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Two police unions have endorsed Allan W. Jennings Jr. in his bid to reclaim the southeast Queens City Council seat he once held, a sign that the legal troubles facing incumbent Council Member Ruben Wills may be a significant factor in the race.
Jennings, who served on the council from 2002 through 2005, has won the backing of the Captains Endowment Association and the Sergeants Benevolent Association. The Patrolmen's Benevolent Association, the largest police union, has decided to remain neutral, an official said.
Jennings is one of three candidates attempting to unseat Wills in the Sept. 13 Democratic primary. Wills won a special election last year to succeed Thomas White, who died in August.
Roy Richter, president of the Captains Endowment Association, cited Wills's legal problems as the main factor driving the decision to endorse Jennings. The "person [Jennings] is currently running against has a criminal history," Richter said, referring to Willis.
Wills is slated to go to trial in Manhattan on Oct. 4 to face a misdemeanor stealing charge from 1996. He is also accused of operating a home-improvement business without a license in Nassau County, a misdemeanor charge from 2002.
In response, the Wills campaign said Monday that it had secured the endorsement of District Council 37, the city's largest municipal union.
"While Council Member Wills's legal case stems from a business dispute more than fifteen years ago, he has taken full responsibility and is taking the necessary steps to remedy the situation," said Lupe Todd, a spokeswoman for Wills.
Wills's failure to address the legal issues at the time the charges were filed prompted warrants for his arrest to be issued, although those warrants have been vacated since he began appearing in court earlier this year.
"The warrants have been outstanding for a long period of time," Richter said. "We feel that that person who runs should feel the responsibility to take care of these criminal matters."
Jennings has not been without problems of his own. During his time on the City Council in 2005, staffers accused him of sexual harassment. "I can't defend him for that," Richter said of Jennings. "He's acknowledged his mistakes and he says that he's made himself a better person from that."
In an interview, however, Jennings emphasized that he has never acknowledged any mistakes with respect to the allegations of sexual harassment. "I've never apologized and I never admitted to making any mistakes because I didn't," he said, referring to the allegations of misconduct.
Jennings was fined $5,000 in 2005 by his City Council peers as a result of alleged misconduct. When he refused to pay, the council asked city lawyers to garnish his wages. Jennings also is not eligible to participate in the city's campaign finance program because he owes the board money.
Todd, the spokeswoman for the Willis campaign, emphasized both missing payments on Monday. "Every day that Allan Jennings does not pay the money that he owes, he is spitting in the face of city taxpayers and showing contempt for the laws that protect women in the workplace," she said.
Edward Mullins, president of the Sergeants Benevolent Association, did not return repeated requests for comment. In a letter informing Jennings of the endorsement, Mullins wrote "above all else, we respect the rule of law." He called Jennings's knowledge of local issues "unparallel."
The two other candidates in the race are Clifton Stanley Diaz, who heads the Rochdale Village Housing Co-op, and Michael Duvalle, a former educator and small-business owner. In an interview, Diaz said he thought Wills's legal problems were an embarrassment to the district.


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On the women's side, head basketball coach Cori Close previews this weekend's exciting action at Pauley Pavilion, where North Carolina State, BYU, Fresno State and Nebraska will all be in action during the NCAA First & Second Rounds of the NCAA Tournament. NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament Central
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Will social media analytics let us know who the next president will be before the votes are counted?
One big test of the idea—yesterday's Super Tuesday primaries in 10 states to select the Republican nominee—shows, well, that we can't be sure.
USA Today had social-analytics software company Attensity conduct an analysis before the balloting of tweets from the past week, but the elections' results weren't exactly as forecast.
Mitt Romney was predicted to take seven states but actually won six, including Ohio, Massachusetts, Virginia, Idaho, Alaska and Vermont (Vermont was predicted to go to Rick Santorum). Santorum ended up taking three states: North Dakota, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Newt Gingrich won Georgia, as predicted, but Ron Paul did not get the Alaska victory Attensity prophesied.
Great election predictors or not, the candidates, not surprisingly, are all still using social networking to get the word out on their campaigns.
"From an advertising perspective, Facebook is the flavor of the day for every political strategist," University of San Francisco advertising and marketing professor John Durham tells USA Today. "They realize people are no longer in a passive media source such as television."
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For Immediate Release - September 12, 2000
Anastasia Burton
Press Secretary
Erik Burke
Education Policy Advisor
(406) 444-3111
(Helena)--- Governor Marc Racicot will recognize nine Montana educators who have recently completed a series of rigorous performance assessments to become National Board Certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards at a reception scheduled for September 18, 2000 at 4:00 pm in the Governor's Office.
The following teachers will be honored: Curt Prchal, a high school teacher from Billings; Melinda Bollinger, a middle school teacher from Great Falls; Paul Swenson, a high school teacher from Billings; Charles Swarm, a high school teacher from Billings; Richard Jones, a high school teacher from Billings; Eileen Sheehy, a high school teacher from Billings; Valerie Samson, an elementary school teacher Kalispell; Shawn Christiaens, a middle school teacher from Kevin; and Charla Bunker, an elementary school teacher from Great Falls.
In addition to the Governor's presentations to the seven candidates, Superintendent of Public Instruction, Nancy Keenan, will be presenting $2000 salary stipends to six National Board Certified teachers who currently teach in Montana. Funding for these stipends was approved by the 1999 Legislature.
National Board Certified teachers who will receive the stipends are: Margaret Bowles, an elementary school teacher from Townsend; Detlef Johl, an elementary school teacher from Helena; Wade Nelson, a high school teacher from Thompson Falls; Jennifer Royall, a middle school teacher from Bozeman; Carol Wadman, an elementary school teacher from Roundup; and Bruce Whearty, a middle school teacher from Roundup.
National Board Certification is granted to teachers who successfully complete a series of portfolio and assessment exercises over a six to nine month period. Simply completing the certification process requires teachers to demonstrate a high level of expertise through written and video evidence, and successfully becoming National Board certified represents the highest achievement an American teacher can earn. Just over 40 percent of National Board Certification candidates actually achieve the certification status.
Governor Racicot said, "Montana's nine candidates for National Board Certification, as well as the six National Board Certified Teachers who are receiving stipends, are true professionals who are concerned about the quality of their daily efforts. Such leadership and dedication is the key to providing all Montana children with an unparalleled system of education."
During the 1999 Legislative Session, Governor Racicot proposed state budget legislation which provided the professional salary incentives of $2,000 per year to Montana teachers who are National Board Certified. "These funds are a small price to pay for the many benefits that Montana students gain from teachers who have demonstrated that they are truly accomplished and effective practitioners of their profession," stated Racicot. Twenty-seven other states have passed similar legislation, some of which have provided National Board Certified teachers with salary enhancements of over $10,000 per year.
Joining Governor Racicot and Superintendent Keenan in honoring the teachers will be school administrators, school board members, and representatives from several statewide education organizations. The nine candidates are expected to receive their scores in early November.


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The 5-star Lakeside Hotel Fuzhou is the most luxurious international hotel in Fujian province. It is located on the shores of the picturesque West Lake, earning the fame as, "The first building in the views of mountains and lake waters," given by guests both from home and abroad. The hotel is one of the founding members of the China Famous Hotel VIP Club and was awarded among the top five in 1995's National Star Rated Hotels index.
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According to a Jan. 9 post from FOX Sports, hard-hitting UFC bantamweight contender Miesha Tate (13-5) is open to fighting "Rowdy" Ronda Rousey someday in the not-so-distant future, even though she lost twice to her already.
Tate, 27, doesn't care that Rousey finished her twice with the same signature armbar the star judoka used to beat all of her past opponents.
"Cupcake" just wants the chance to prove she could beat Rousey at least once before all is said and done on her career.
"I told Dana White that I'd fight her as many times as he'd let me," Tate said of Rousey. "I don't care if I fought her 100 times and I lost the first 99 of them. I would fight her 100 times, as many times as they let me. If she beats me nine times out of 10, that might be the reality of it, but I would be game to fight her any day at any time they'd let me. And if I could ever work that and prove I deserve another title shot, or even if it's not for a title, if I ever do earn the opportunity to fight her again, I would love to."
Tate, a perennial contender in the female 135-pound ranks, says she wasn't feeling well when she fought Rousey at UFC 168, so she's hoping for another shot at the title someday.
"I felt like sh-t, to put it quite frankly," Tate said of her UFC 168 bout. "Watching it again, I looked better than I felt, but I really had to push myself because I felt horrible. I was trying to push out of first gear but it didn't really happen. I did a lot of good things defensively but I wasn't able to do some of the offensive things that we worked on."
Tate knows she has plenty of time left in her MMA career since she's still just 27 years old.
"I just want to get back in there and get back on a win streak," Tate said. "I hope people don't count me out. I know I lost two fights in a row for the first time in my career. That's devastating enough as it is. The only way to fix it is to get back on the horse. I'm 27. I'm not done. I'm still going to improve, and I'm going to show I can hang with the best. I just want the opportunity to prove that again."


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Parts of the country are experiencing their own cold bursts of temperature, along with wind, rain, and snow. Despite how well the face is bundled, it's still at risk for extreme dryness.
"This is the time of year where we really need to keep in mind what moisturizers will help calm irritated, dry skin," said the spokesperson from Skin Care Heaven, an e-commerce skin care store and research center based in San Diego. "For starters, finding an oil-free, non-comedogenic moisturizer will add hydration without clogging pores and this is especially good for those with acne-prone skin."
Here's Skin Care's Heaven top moisturizer picks for winter:
Obagi Nu-Derm Hydrate: Excellent for moisture retention while being hypoallergenic, non-comedogenic and non-irritating to the skin.
Kinerase Advanced Cream: new and improved, it gently moisturizes dry and sensitive skin. Its HA3 ingredient helps support the natural production of hyaluronic acid to make skin fuller and younger looking.
Dermaquest Skin Therapy Skin Vitalight: great antioxidants in this moisturizer help add hydration and even out skin tone.
Vivite Replenish Hydrating Cream: a featherweight oil-free, non-comedogenic and fragrance- free moisturizer which is great for all skin types, including sensitive skin.
SCH Anti-oxidant Oil-Free Moisturizer: enriched with powerful antioxidants to hydrate and rejuvenate the skin
"All these moisturizers have different price points and are a great jumpstart to more luminous skin," the spokesperson said.


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By providing personalized practice for students, Accelerated Math enables teachers to add student confidence, subtract frustration, and multiply success, while using generated data to inform instruction.www.renlearn.com/am
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Pricing: Dependent on school/district needs. New customers can get started for a one-time school fee of $2,899, plus a low annual per-student fee. Scanner and scan cards sold separately.
Best for: Grades 1-12. Accelerated Math is appropriate for use in a variety of settings, including Response to Intervention (RTI) models, after school programs, general education classrooms, and Gifted & Talented programs.
• Accelerated Math meets the National Center on Student Progress Monitoring's rigorous criteria for scientifically based progress monitoring tools
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At-risk students at California school empowered through math
Madrid Middle School improving math test scores, thanks to teacher's innovation and Accelerated Math
Class, what do you believe?
"I am brilliant!"
How are you feeling?
"Like a genius!"
Every morning, Jeff Koenig, a math teacher at Madrid Middle School in El Monte, California, and his students begin the class with this chant—a simple strategy Koenig uses to help them believe that they can overcome and achieve greatness. The power of the strategies he utilizes, along with use of Accelerated Math, has helped his students become math enthusiasts.
Madrid Middle School—of the Mountain View Elementary School District and just minutes from Los Angeles—has a student body of more than 85% Hispanic students, and nearly 40% are English learners. Over 80% of the school's students qualify for free- or reduced-lunch services. Koenig said the majority of the incoming sixth-graders enter Madrid scoring Far below Basic in Math and Language Arts on the California Standards Test (CST), and are often more than two grades behind.
But Koenig said that despite these obstacles, Madrid students have shown great improvement on the CST—especially in math—the past few years. In addition, the school met Adequate Yearly Progress goals in Math for the first time since 2004.
"Last year's CST results showed that our math department posted its largest single year gain in school history," Koenig said. "Although there were many factors that played a part, Accelerated Math was a significant contributor."
But Koenig believes even the best teaching strategies are useless if the student doesn't feel personally successful. "This idea is amplified tenfold with struggling students who have had very little positive experience and reinforcement in math," he said. "Convincing these at-risk students that they are as intelligent and capable as advance students is the prime mission. By using the fabulous tools in Accelerated Math, along with other classroom strategies I've developed, they respond in a big way."
A visitor to Koenig's class might see what is best described as "organized chaos." After Koenig teaches the day's lesson to the whole group, some students begin quietly working on Accelerated Math-generated exercises and practices individually or collaboratively in small groups, while other students scan their work and print off their next activity. Koenig floats around the room to check on them, guide them, and teach them. There is constant motion and energy in the room. Koenig acknowledges that some teachers might find this overwhelming to manage, but he feels it's what is best for students.
"It's a well-known fact that when students are engaged, they learn. The problem lies within a teacher's ability to engage students in multiple ways on multiple levels simultaneously. The beauty of Accelerated Math is that it maintains this level of engagement so that the teacher can specialize the students' experience," Koenig said. "However, this most often requires the teacher to adapt to a new role of learning facilitator and can seem overwhelming. Yes, it requires you to wear many hats simultaneously, but it's what's best for kids—and there's no arguing that."
Koenig stresses the importance of knowing of knowing when to step in to help, and relies on the data from Accelerated Math Reports, such as TOPS and the Status of the Class, to give him the knowledge of who needs help and where they're having trouble.
"Although Accelerated Math is excellent at providing comprehensive and leveled practice for all students, it remains the teacher's responsibility to ensure students are willing and able to find qualified assistance when needed and providing the resources required," Koenig said. "What I mean is, the teacher needs to use their Accelerated Math Reports and have knowledge of flexible grouping strategies to work proactively on objectives causing difficulty for students. Practice is a perfect time for that. Likewise, the teacher needs to create an environment where students feel secure enough to ask for help when necessary during practice."
When it comes down to it, he said his students' transformation using Accelerated Math is simple. "The students now believe in their own progress as a result of praise, the chanting, and positive reinforcement. The entire class is continuously involved as a learning community that relies on its members for help and motivation to achieve," he said. "The roadblocks were many—few prerequisite skills, lack of practice in abstract thinking, low math-esteem—but focusing on a success philosophy and getting student buy-in helps address all of the challenges at once. Students transform themselves from 'reluctant' to 'enthusiastic' and from 'fearful' to 'fearless.' It's all about the belief."


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EUGENE, Ore – The No. 8 Oregon volleyball team will host the Oregon Classic this weekend, a four-team tournament which will pit the Ducks against Eastern Washington, Bryant and Ohio at Matthew Knight Arena. Oregon will start by facing Eastern Washington, Friday at 7 p.m., and Bryant (11 a.m.) and Ohio (7 p.m.), Saturday.
The beginnings of seasons have been a specialty for both the Oregon program and ninth-year head coach Jim Moore. The Ducks have won their last nine season openers and are 33-7 in the first match of the season since individual match records were kept in 1973. That mark is an 82.5 winning percentage, 30 percentage points higher than the program's overall winning percentage (52.6%).
This year's team will look to keep that trend going against Eastern Washington which finished with a 5-26 record last season and lost its top attacker and setter.
Bryant also struggled last season, which was their first in Divison I. The Bulldogs put together a 12-21 record but return 10 letter winners including sophomore Clair Van Dyk who led the team in kills in 2012.
The tournament finale, Saturday looks to be a competitive one as the Ducks take on 2012 Mid-American Conference Champion, Ohio. While the Bobcats lost All-Mac selection Serena Warner to the Ducks, they will still come to Eugene with some firepower, anchored by 2012 MAC Player of the Year Kelly Lamberti as well as All-MAC First Team selection Chelsea Bilger and 2012 MAC Co-Freshman of the Year Meredith Ashy.
With three matches in two days, the weekend will mark a fast start to the season where the Ducks are already in unprecedented territory after being ranked eighth in the AVCA Preseason Coaches' Poll, the highest preseason ranking in school history.
|Oregon Classic Schedule
|Ohio vs. Bryant
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|Eastern Washington vs. Oregon
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|Bryant vs. Oregon
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|Eastern Washington vs. Ohio
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|Bryant vs. Eastern Washington
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Weekly Notes (Complete notes linked in PDF form)
Promotions: Friday - Bi-Mart $3 Day - Fans who show their Bi-Mart card at the ticket window will receive a $3 general admission ticket.
Saturday – Fans who purchase a ticket for the first Oregon match at 11 a.m., will receive a free general admission voucher for the second Oregon match at 7 p.m. Fans can also gain a $1 admission to the 7 p.m. match by showing their Nicholls State football ticket stub.
Fans will be able to pick up the 2013 posters and have them signed by this year's team after the 7 p.m., match on both Friday and Saturday.
Assists Ascension: Senior setter Lauren Plum enters the season with 4,194 career assists, ranking second in school history. Plum is 206 assists from tying Nevena Djordjevic (2006-09) who currently holds the record with 4,400 assists.
Senior CLASS Award: Oregon setter Lauren Plum was one of thirty NCAA women's volleyball student-athletes who selected, Wednesday, as candidates for the 2013 Senior CLASS Award in collegiate volleyball.
To be eligible for the award, a student-athlete must be classified as an NCAA Division I senior and have notable achievements in four areas of excellence – community, classroom, character and competition.
The 30 candidates will be narrowed to 10 finalists midway through the regular season, and those 10 names will be placed on the official ballot. Ballots will be distributed through a nationwide voting system to media, coaches and fans, who will select one candidate who best exemplifies excellence in the four Cs of community, classroom, character and competition.
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The tragedy of continued hostilities in Afghanistan has continued to unfold. Five American soldiers were killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan on Monday night reported The Telegraph on June 10, 2014. The American troops were said by an unamed U.S. defense official to have been caught in one of their own air strikes.
If this report is confirmed it would turn out to be one of the most serious cases which has involved coalition-on-coalition friendly fire during the nearly 14 years of war in Afghanistan. Ghulam Sakhi Roghlewai, who is a local police chief, has said the troops were returning to their bases after an operation when insurgents ambushed them. The American troops were mistakenly hit by an air strike from their own forces. This incident is presently under investigation. Unfortunately there is the possibility fratricide may have been involved by the Isaf air force.
The international coalition and local police said on Tuesday that five NATO service members were killed in an apparent friendly fire incident in southern Afghanistan reports Al Jazeera. A statement from the coalition has stated all five soldiers died on Monday in Zabul province. The coalition shared in a statement thoughts for the families of those who were killed in this tragic incident.
A police source in southern Afghanistan has told Al Jazeera the American service members were killed by friendly fire coming from NATO helicopters. An interpreter and Afghan soldier were also reportedly killed in this incident. These deaths raise the number of NATO soldiers killed thus far this year in Afghanistan to 36. The situation in Afghanistan remains tense today as the Taliban continues to mount waves of fierce attacks against coalition forces. This tragic incident clearly is demoralizing the coalition forces.


text: If you are among the lucky ones heading south to Austin for the annual SXSW festival then you need to make note of the following showcase (trust me, you will kick yourself if you miss this one): On Friday, March 18th, Giant Step teams up with Tru Thoughts, ESL Music and Bastard Jazz to bring you a night of music you will not forget. Showcasing Nickodemus, Belleruche (Tru Thoughts), Ancient Astronauts (ESL Music), DJ Obah (Dubspot), Rob Luis (Tru Thoughts), DJ DRM (Bastard Jazz), Barry Cole and Giant Step's own Erik The Red. The usually quiet Kenichi will be conquered by the beat, and turned into a haven of music starting at 7:00pm. Entrance is free, but strictly RSVP, so come ready to get sexy and get down.


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Ducks Drop Road Test to Utes
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Release Date: 02/08/2013
Liz Brenner produced a career night for the Ducks, registering her second double-double of the season with 11 points and a new career-best of 15 rebounds. Jillian Alleyne contributed seven points and nine rebounds, while Danielle Love added nine points.
The Ducks maintained a 45-38 advantage on the glass, but Utah had the edge for points off turnovers (18-7) and second-chance points (14-9).
Oregon made 20-of-64 on field goals (31.3 percent) and just 3-of-23 from behind the 3-point arc (13 percent). Utah made 45 percent from the field (27-of-60) and 35.3 percent on 3-pointers (6-of-17).
Utah was led offensively by Michelle Plouffe who scored a game-high 15 points. Iwalani Rodrigues tallied 14 points on 6-of-9 shooting from the field, while Taryn Wicijowski had 13 points and a team-best eight rebounds.
The Ducks got off to a great start with a 3-pointer by Delgado and a pair of inside baskets by Brenner. UO jumped out to an 8-2 lead with just over 16 minutes to play in the half.
Utah's Rodrigues scored seven points to spearhead a 12-3 run as the Utes battled back to take a 14-11 lead at the 12-minute mark.
Utah went on another surge producing a 6-0 run that gave the Utes a 20-11 advantage. Love kept UO within striking distance, first with a jump hook in the lane and then a baseline drive resulting in a 10-footer to make the score 22-15.
A 3-pointer by Janitah Iamaleava, the first of her career, cut the lead to six points, 26-20, with a little over six minutes in the stanza.
The Utes took a 35-23 lead into the halftime locker room. Despite UO only committing seven first-half turnovers, the Utes were able to take advantage with a 10-0 edge for points off those UO turnovers.
Oregon was led over the first 20 minutes by Brenner, who tallied seven points and established a new career-best with 13 rebounds. In fact, Brenner had 10 rebounds – five on the offensive variety -- with 11:16 on the first-half clock.
The Ducks scored their first points of the second half on a 3-pointer by Love at the 16:06 mark. Utah out-scored UO, 16-7, over the first eight minutes of the second half to take a 51-30 advantage.
Oregon put together a 6-0 run over a 90 second span to cut the lead to 17 points, 53-36, with 10 minutes remaining in the game.
The Utes largest lead was 27 points, a 65-38 advantage at the 4:05 mark in the second.
Oregon (3-20, 1-10 Pac-12) will return to the hardwood on Sunday afternoon with a road game against No. 21 Colorado. That game is slated to tip-off at 12:30 p.m. (PT) at CU's Coors Events Center in Boulder.
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Walnut Creek, CA - Senior golfer Brandon DiTullio (Thousand Oaks, CA) was named to the Pacific-10 Conference All-Academic Team for the 2000 season.
DiTullio, also a first-team NCGA Academic All-American, earned a 3.22 gpa in Business-Economics and was UCLA's lone representative at the NCAA Championships. He tied for 17th at the Pac-10 Championships and earned second-team All-Pac-10 honors. DiTullio finished in the Top 50 in the final season rankings.


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I had installed a Ubuntu 12.04 and Fedora 17 dual boot on my system. During the installation I had installed Ubuntu first and Fedora later. Fedora had recognized Ubuntu and added it to the GRUB OS selection list. Afterwards I installed some routine updates on my Ubuntu and after that I am just not able to see the GRUB OS selection anymore when I boot. I am unable to understand what happened, both Fedora and Ubuntu use GRUB 2.0. Also it seems Ubuntu is not able to recognize other existing linux operating systems; because in the beginning I had installed Fedora first and Ubuntu later, but Ubuntu did not recognize Fedora at all, while Fedora recognized Ubuntu when I installed the other way round.
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When you open the app, it shows all the detected OS's (as well as old kernel versions). You can tick/untick the boxes to show/hide options at bootup.
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The Albuquerque Isotopes lost 7-3 to the Reno Aces on Friday night. The story of the game, however, was not about the final score.
A benches-clearing brawl broke out in the top of the second inning that led to multiple ejections. It all seemed to stem from the previous night, when rehabbing Dodgers infielder Erisbel Arruebarrena took longer than the Aces liked when rounding the bases after hitting a three-run homer.
Arruebarrena was leading off the second inning when Mike Bolsinger buzzed him with a pitch. Arruebarrena took exception and after he struck out an argument broke out with catcher Blake Lalli.
The arguing turned into pushing and shoving and suddenly both benches cleared, leading to an ugly fight around home plate. By the time it was all sorted out, four Isotopes players and five Aces were ejected along with Reno manager Phil Nevin.
The ejected Isotopes were Arruebarrena, infielder Walter Ibarra, and pitchers Pedro Baez and Carlos Frias. Reno's ejection list featured Lalli, first baseman Mike Jacobs, outfielder Aaron Cunningham and pitchers Andrew Chafin and Kameron Loe.
There did not appear to be any injuries resulting from the brawl, though that will be determined later. Suspensions will also likely be handed out in the coming days.
As for the game, Reno (57-51) jumped out to a 3-1 lead before the fight. Former UNM Lobos standout Jordan Pacheco had an RBI double and scored a run in the first inning for the Aces.
Clint Robinson went 4-for-5 with two RBI for Albuquerque (51-57). Jamie Romak was 3-for-5 with an RBI while Tim Federowicz went 2-for-5 with two runs, a double and an RBI.
Zach Lee (6-9) took the loss for the Isotopes, allowing five runs on 10 hits and one walk in 4.2 innings. Bolsinger (6-1) got the win for the Aces.
Albuquerque and Reno will meet again Sunday at 7:05 p.m. The Isotopes' starter has not been announced, while the Aces had scheduled Chafin (4-4, 5.45 ERA) prior to his ejection Saturday.
Infielder Alex Guerrero came off the disabled list and went 1-for-5 while starting at second base. Infielder Delvis Morales was optioned to Single-A Rancho Cucamonga to make room.


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For ten years Lucky had a home, but now his family moved and just surrendered the little guy to the Baldwin Animal Care Center. Confused, depressed and alone, Lucky needs help. He was dropped off on August 11 and became available on August 15 for adoption, yet no one has offered to give this poor guy a break. A volunteer writes the following:
"The shelter said he's been a good boy; he's basically healthy and is neutered. Lucky is missing some teeth and has dental disease. His eyes are a little hazy (bilateral nuclear sclerosis) but he can see! Lucky is a cute little thing and would love nothing more than to go home..."
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Jelly Roll Morton: Michigan Water Blues
Michigan Water Blues
Jelly Roll Morton (piano, vocals)
Last Sessions: The Complete General Recordings (Verve 403)
Jelly Roll Morton (piano, vocals).
Composed by Clarence Williams.
Recorded: New York, December 18, 1939
Rating: 85/100 (learn more)
Jelly Roll Morton was many things: pianist, composer, bandleader, bartender, bouncer, raconteur and self-proclaimed inventor of jazz. He wasn't, however, a singer. Not that anything so trivial ever deterred Jelly Roll. Here he vocally extols Michigan, where "water tastes like sherry wine," compared to Mississippi water, which "tastes like turpentine." Skepticism is advised when considering early jazzmen's evaluations of water, a substance they imbibed only under duress. Even so, Jelly Roll's world-weary but still cocky voice and minimalist piano playing bring to this blues a serene maturity as cool and refreshing as Great Lakes water. An old master at work.
Reviewer: Alan Kurtz
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Department of Supply Chain Management - PhD Plan of Study
PhD Plan of Study
The PhD program consists of a minimum of 84 semester hours of approved graduate coursework beyond the bachelor's degree. The SCM department requires doctoral students to take 48 credit hours of graduate coursework in residence at ASU during their first two years. The specific classes must be approved by faculty members in the student's area of excellence. Students also are required to take 12 hours of research and 12 hours of dissertation credit. A maximum of 12 credits can be transferred from previous graduate coursework.
PhD students are required to take:
- Four SCM 791 content seminars
- Two research methods classes
- Additional related doctoral seminars and research methods classes based on student interest
- Independent study credits that are directed by SCM faculty
Comprehensive Examinations
All students are required to complete and pass a written comprehensive examination at the end of their second year. One re-examination is permitted if approved by the SCM doctoral committee, the associate dean for graduate programs and the dean of the Graduate College.
Work on the doctoral dissertation should begin early in the program. Students select their dissertation research project and develop their dissertation proposal under the direction of a dissertation committee. Once a student has passed the comprehensive examination, he or she must present a formal defense of the dissertation proposal in a seminar open to all faculty and students. The dissertation committee determines the format of the seminar and whether the student has successfully defended the proposal.
Once the dissertation has been completed under the guidance of the dissertation committee, a final oral examination in defense of the dissertation is required and must follow the guidelines established by the Division of Graduate Studies. Each student should complete the final oral examination within five years after passing the comprehensive examination.
Summer Research
Students are expected to write research manuscripts in the summer term. At the end of each summer, all doctoral students are required to submit to the doctoral committee at least one new manuscript ready for submission to a journal for publication. Students are expected to work with the faculty members from their area of excellence when preparing their summer manuscripts.


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PCC works to improve the quality of life throughout its service area. Building partnerships with local groups and individuals is a vital part of this effort.
- Senior Service Corps.
- The Senior Service Corps (SSC), is a volunteer program for older adults. It provides seniors with meaningful projects, a chance to become part of the campus community, and the opportunity to learn about programs and classes within the college.
- Community-Based Learning Program
- Community-Based Learning is a type of education that lets you put classroom skills into practice while serving the community. Community-Based Learning courses connect students to local schools, non-profits, and agencies to meet a specific community need. Community-Based Learning is included in a variety of courses at PCC. Community-Based Learning courses are listed in the class schedule.
- Sustainability
- PCC's Sustainability Initiative is an umbrella program that seeks to align PCC teaching and operations with best resource conservation practices in the region. Student and community volunteers have helped restore watersheds, planted a learning garden, improved recycling systems, and have helped develop web-based resources for teachers.
- Volunteer Literacy Tutoring
- The Volunteer Literacy Tutor Program (VLT), operated by a dedicated team of staff and volunteers, serves 1500-2000 adult literacy students each year by matching them on a one-to-one or small group basis with 800 volunteer tutors throughout the city. The program has seven sites city-wide, where volunteers can access instructional materials, meet with their students, receive training or meet with a tutor coordinator.


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- Given a random vector, what are the
domain, range and sigma algebras on
them for each of its components to
be a random variable i.e. measurable
mapping? Specifically:
- is the domain of each component random variable same as the domain of the random vector, and are the sigma algebras on their domains also the same?
- Is the range of each component random variable the component
space in the cartesian product
for the range of the random
vector? What is the sigma algebra
on the range of each component
random variable and how is it
induced from the sigma algebra on
the range of the random vector?
- Please correct me if I am wrong. If I understand correctly, given a random vector, the probability measure induced on the range (which is a Cartesian product space) by the random vector, is called the joint probability measure of the random vector. The probability measure induced on the component space of the range by each component of the random vector, is called the marginal probability measure of the component random variable of the random vector.
- Consider the concept of the component random variables of a random vector being independent. I read from a webpage that it is said so when the joint probability measure is the product measure of the individual marginal probability measures. I was wondering if the sigma algebra for the joint probability must be the same as the product sigma algebra for the individual probability measures, or the former can just contain the latter?
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I've read Valis and the first half of A Scanner Darkly.
That overly detailed form of writing isn't very inviting. Even though the stories are interesting, the style of writing just isn't very involving, at least not for someone so finicky with books like me.
There is a movie adaptation of
A Scanner Darkly
coming out soon; even though I dislike the performers and I don't expect much from it, I like the style it will be filmed in. As long as they don't ruin the book for me.
I like detailed writing, but there is something about PKD's style that I'm not too fond of (perhaps its the characters). But he is undeniable one of the most creative and influential writers of the genre. He is still one of my favourites, mainly because of the way he questioned reality on so many different forms.
You should go for his short stories, which are outstanding. Or alternatively,
The Man in the High Castle
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Reading books should be enjoyable, it shouldn't be like doing homework. Unfortunately, easy-to-read books tend not to tell the kind of dark tales I like. And then I discovered Robert Cormier, and that all changed.
Never heard of him. What genre did he work on?
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Omgee i totally love this flat iorn its the best ive ever had:)the price is worth it girls:DOct 25, 2009Jessica Garcia / GRIDLEY CA
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Amazing!!!I have fine curly hair and the ghd was amazing... I am a salon manager and one of my stylists had a ghd so I decided to use hers before I bought my own I previously had a sedu which works but is not comparable to this... My hair gets extremely straight and stays that way!!! She also taught me to doflat iron curls... My hair never held curl with a curling iron I would curl it and it would be flat and gross within 1 hour... But with the ghd my hair stays curled all day and even after I sleep on it ... It is still very curly the next day... I love this flat iron and honestly I would pay the price over and over for this quality.... Hope this helps with your decision to buy a flat iron!!!!Oct 21, 2009Brittney / Indianapolis, IN USAHAIR TYPECurly Hair
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Course Curly Hair In South GeorgiaI live in South Georgia. The humidity here is unbelievable. I also have curly course hair that frizzes out as soon as I step outside. Three years ago I bought a GHD from my stylist and I still use it today. I have never had any problems with it. Not only does it straighten my hair in one pass (unlike with other brands with several passes)it stays stick straight ALL day long. I use this flat iron every day and my hair is very healthy. Of course I also use a heat protection spray as well. I have owned several of the big named flat irons and not one of them compares. After reading the reviews on this site I wonder if the ones who are unhappy with the GHD are the ones who bought a knock off unknowingly. I can't imagine anyone not loving this iron.Sep 23, 2009Summer
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I've Tried Many Irons. This One Is Best.i used a chi for about a year until it broke. i replaced with a ghd and never looked back. i absolutely love it. it heats up in an instant. i've also tried a paul mitchell iron and it pulls my hair. i've tried the chi nano and there is a spring mechanism that im not used to. my favorite is the ghd and it is definately a quality tool.Sep 21, 2009Prudence / Las Vegas, NV
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Not SoliaI bought this because at the time I purchased it my Solia had just died and this was currently rated #1. At this point, my hair is a mess. It catches on your hear and braks. The sides and back of my hair look great - the tip - like I stuck my finger in a light socket. I am ordering my $84.00 Solia - and never going anywhere else acain.Sep 14, 2009Christy / Windham, ME USA
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Love It!I love my GHD ! This is a really good product ! Left my hair smooth and absolutly straight ! And you can make fabulous curls with it ! The only thing a recommend is to not use it too often because if you are like me with fine hair it will a bit damage your hair and create some split ends because this flat iron goes really hot ... I can say ! But I have this iron since almost one year and I can say that it is really good it's like my baby !Aug 28, 2009Ana / Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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Silky Straight/curly Hair That Stays All DayAlright, Ive been sleeping on getting a ghd for a while now and I finally decided to get one. Let me tell you, my hair stayed straight/wavy/curly all day. Of course, I used a thermal protector, as you should use for every straightner, but WOW. Ghd is one of the best investments I have made in a long time. I admit, it was a little pricey, but it doesnt even matter anymore because it totally works. Get this straightner, for real, because you wont regret it.Aug 13, 2009Emily / New Jersey
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Best Flat Iron!Previously owned the Sedu flat iron and it stopped working after a year. This GHD flat iron was highly recommended by my hair stylist. Wow, what a difference a GHD makes! It is far superior than my prior Sedu. Im giving one to my sister for her birthday because I know shell love it. Although its pricey, the quality is the best. Id recommend it to everyone. Im just crossing my fingers that this one doesnt stop working.Aug 4, 2009Susie / Cerritos, CA
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Just Like My Rating... Average.I purchased the GHD straightener through Folica in December during the holiday sales. Between the high reviews and dual voltage, I was instantly sold. I like so many others have a thicker head of wavy hair that tends to be on the dryer side (probably from all the straightening). When I first received the straightener, I was not impressed at all. It does get extremely hot (there is no temperature adjustment), but other than that I found the straightener to be completely average - it still took me over an hour to straighten, and it did still snag my hair but ever so slightly. But because half the reason I bought it was for the dual voltage and couldnt test that so I held on to my GHD. This summer I traveled throughout Europe for a month. I was assured that along with a converter and adaptor this straightener would indeed work.. it performed well in London but once in Paris - it wouldnt even turn on and the same for every city following. The only good thing.. the warranty through folica. I am having a replacement straightener shipped as we speak. (Though I had to pay a $10 replacement fee and ship the defective one back at my own expense - which was never mentioned before hand.) I think I would have been better off buying a straightener in the hundred dollar range and a regular drug store traveling straightener.. but thats just me.Jul 31, 2009Jillian P.HAIR TYPEChemically Treated Hair
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Stops Working!!!I have owned 3 GHDs in the past 3 years. All of them have stopped working after 1 year or so of use. The first died before the year. As far as performance, its good not great. I have thick, dry hair and it does leave it straight but with breakage. I just brought a Solia from here and I hope to have better results. This product is too overpriced for the issues it has!Jun 24, 2009Pamela Montesdeoca / Charlotte, NC
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Battlefield 2
Battlefield 2 features lot of changes even though it is the sequel to Battlefield 1942. It is the game that features modern battlefield with modern combat system where player's mission is destruction, destruction and only destruction. The new gameplay supports formation. Players can unite in a group of up to six and up to nine squads for better execution in the battlefield. The squads are controlled by the Commander assigned by the player. Battlefield 2 features three factions: United States Marine Corps (USMC), People's Liberation Army (PLA) and Middle East Coalition (MEC). Player can choose to play either. The expansion packs released for Battlefield 2 contains additional factions to play.
Battlefield 2 supports two game play modes; Conquest and Co-operative. The game gives player the options to choose from large number of infantry; each having different skills and weaponry. Battlefield 2 features real-life vehicles used by armies of different countries through-out the world. The game includes big vehicles like battle tanks, patrol vehicles and naval vehicles. There is also a global ranking system. Awards are given to those who perform well and show dedication. Battlefield 2 also features battle recording facility for replay. Player needs to download these files from the server in order to play them.
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The McDonald's plan for how its workers can make it on their paltry salaries is all over the Internet now, just a day after the fast food giant posted it on a new website.
McDonald's has gotten together with Visa to launch an entire website that aims to "help" its workers who make, on average, $8.25 per hour - not by raising their salaries, but by telling them how to budget their income.
The intended message of the site - PracticalMoneySkills.com - is that McDonald's workers should be able to live on their low wages. But it inadvertently illustrates exactly why it is almost impossible to get by on what the company pays.
The website sports a "sample monthly budget" for workers that totally distorts what one has to do to budget on a minimum wage job.
The "budget" assumes that the McDonald's employee will have a second job paying about $1,000 a month to supplement the McDonald's job which itself pays only $1,000 a month. (This, of course, amounts to an admission that it is impossible to live on a McDonald's salary alone.)
But the problem with the "budget" doesn't stop there. The estimates it gives for employees' costs must be drawn from either another planet or some era that has long since gone by. It allows $20 a month for health care, nothing at all for heat, and $600 a month for rent. Not a penny is budgeted for food or clothing.
Assuming one can live without food, a McDonald's worker might have a chance of making that type of budget work if he or she lived north of the Arctic Circle in July and close to the Equator in January. (Minimize the need for both clothing and heat.)
But then that wouldn't work either. Although the budget includes $150 a month for car payments it lists nothing for fuel or any other transportation costs.
Since McDonald's is an "equal opportunity" employer, the entire budget is available in Spanish too. Written on the website, in your choice of English or Spanish, then, is the encouraging line: "You can have almost anything you want as long as you plan ahead and save for it." (The Mickey D budget says its workers should be able to save $100 a month.)
Nothing at all in the budget ends up approximating the realities workers face.
For an uninsured individual to buy health care coverage, he or she must pay at least $200 a month for an individual plan. Even that will only buy coverage that has major gaps. You might, let's say, get into a hospital but then have to figure out how to pay for anything they do to you while you are there.
Only a few full-time McDonald's workers qualify for the company's $14 a week health care plan, but that plan stops paying out once the worker incurs costs of $10,000 in any given year. A minor outpatient procedure at a hospital, with the necessary monitoring by a doctor, often costs more than that.
The McDonald's budget, as we noted, assigns $0 per week for food. A very tight weekly food budget for an individual would be in the range of $35 a week. It would be tough feeding a family of four, then, on anything less than $900 a month.
What about the $600 for rent? Rents are higher than that all around the country. In New York City, rents are now averaging $3,000 per month.
McDonald's workers, of course, have already made it clear that they won't be satisfied with their employer handing them suggested budgets. They have been rising up, along with fast food workers all over the country, to demand a living wage.
There have been strikes and walkouts in cities across the nation, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington D.C., Seattle, Philadelphia, Miami and elsewhere.
In many cities workers have walked out of not just McDonald's but also Burger King, Taco Bell, Subway, Domino's and many other chains. There is no indication, the new budget website notwithstanding, that the movement for serious increases in wages and benefits will slow down any time soon.
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LONG BEACH, Calif. - Grant Watson scattered two hits in six scoreless innings to lead the No. 14 UCLA baseball team past Long Beach State, 2-1, before 1,342 at Blair Field in a non-conference game Tuesday night.
Long Beach State (21-21) stranded runners at second and third base in the bottom of the ninth inning, as UCLA's Scott Griggs recorded his team-leading 10th save, striking out the final two batters of the game.
Watson (8-1) earned his team-leading eighth victory, as the Bruins' registered their 15th consecutive non-conference win. The freshman left-hander from Bakersfield, Calif., notched three strikeouts and issued just one walk.
Trevor Brown powered UCLA (29-12) at the plate, going 2-for-4 with two RBI, driving in both runs for the Bruins with run-scoring hits in the fourth and eighth innings.
Watson and Griggs, along with David Berg and Ryan Deeter, limited Long Beach State to just one unearned run and three hits.
Long Beach State's Nick Sabo (0-5) absorbed the loss pitching in relief, allowing one run and one hit in one inning.
UCLA took a 1-0 lead in the top of the fourth inning. Jeff Gelalich was hit by a pitch on a two-strike count and scored from first base on a double hit to the left-center field gap by Brown.
The Bruins doubled their margin with one run in the eighth, taking advantage of three walks that inning. With two outs and runners at first and second, Brown grounded a run-scoring single up the middle, sending home Tyler Heineman.
Long Beach State answered with one run in the bottom of the eighth, slicing UCLA's cushion to 2-1. Richard Prigatano singled to left field and moved to second base on a fielder's choice. A passed ball allowed Prigatano to move to third base, before pinch-hitter Robert Vickers lifted a run-scoring sacrifice fly to left field.
In the bottom of the ninth inning, Griggs issued walks to the first two batters before Brennan Metzger advanced both baserunners with a sacrifice bunt. Griggs struck out Josh Guerra and pinch-hitter Brennan Fulkerson to retire Long Beach State's ninth-inning threat and end the game.
UCLA opens a three-game series against No. 13 Purdue at Jackie Robinson Stadium on Saturday. The Bruins and Boilermakers will play a doubleheader on Saturday beginning at 1 p.m. Sunday's series finale is at 1 p.m.
Game Notes: UCLA has won six of its last eight games against Long Beach State ...the Bruins have posted an 8-0 record in midweek games ... Grant Watson has gone 5-0 with a 2.87 ERA in eight midweek starts ... Watson has become the fourth pitcher in school history to have collected at least eight wins during his freshman season (record is nine, shared by Pete Janicki and Trevor Bauer) ... the Bruins have outscored their opposition, 66-20, in midweek contests ... David Berg leads the Pac-12 with 28 pitching appearances, all in relief ... Berg has become the fifth player in school history to pitch in at least 28 games during his freshman season ... Jeff Gelalich has reached base safely in UCLA's last 14 games ... Trevor Brown posted his team-leading 10th multiple-hit game ... the Bruins have gone 7-0 this season against Big West Conference opponents.


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Here's a link to an article from my hometown, Pittsburgh, PA. Sounds like a good deal if the City gets some of the damaged and diseased trees removed, wider planting locations and some new trees planted. Can't wait to see the movie.
Trees came down for Batman movie scenes, more going up
Monday, August 22, 2011
Tree Pittsburgh: http://www.treepittsburgh.org/
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Health professionals across the globe have always deemed it so important for people to stay active in their golden years and to not let retirement mean total inactivity. "Red 2" reunites us with our favorite Retired Extremely Dangerous secret agents as they get together for another action romp that is at least as entertaining and fun as the first film.
Retired black-ops CIA agent Frank Moses (Bruce Willis) reunites his unlikely team of elite operatives as they get drawn into a global quest to track down a missing portable nuclear device. To succeed, they'll need to survive an army of relentless assassins, ruthless terrorists and power-crazed government officials, all eager to get their hands on the next-generation weapon. The mission takes Frank and his motley crew to Paris, London and Moscow. Outgunned and outmanned, they have only their cunning wits, their old-school skills, and each other to rely on as they try to save the world and stay alive in the process.
Following many of the same beats that the original film did, "Red 2" is certainly a pleasant enough timewaster, however it is hardly anything that I would deem as vital viewing.
Director Dean Parisot takes over from Robert Schwentke and is a steady enough hand as the action and the narrative flow smoothly through out and while the visuals range from a little low budget to actually pretty decent it is at least a movie that will be unequivocally fun to watch. The writing team of Jon and Erich Hober return as the characters easily pick up where they left mixing a healthy blend of solid humor, including some fun self referential jabs that some of these actors take at past characters they have played. It all makes for a pleasant combination, granted there isn't anything in these stories that is really reinventing the cinematic wheel but there are some very good performances that put this over the top.
Bruce Willis and John Malkovich return as Frank Moses and Marvin Boggs respectively and pick up their sardonic banter almost immediately where they left off in the first film and they play off of one another with great results. The genuine surprise in this film is really the comedic work of Mary-Louise Parker. Whereas her Sarah actually wants a little danger and intrigue in her life, Frank just wants to settle down and keep the love of his life safe, she tears into the material with a manic abandon as someone jet setting around the world with spies might do and it just a blast to watch as you can tell she is having real fun with the material written for her. Helen Mirren along with a returning Brian Cox rounds out our heroes as the likes of Catherine Zeta Jones, Byung-hun Lee, Neal McDonough, David Thewlis and Anthony Hopkins overacting his butt off as a mad scientist all provide obstacles for our heroes and delivering varying degrees of fun at the end of the day.
Picture and quality on the Blu-Ray are just fine and the special features on the Blu-Ray include the "Red 2 Experience" behind the scenes documentary, a gag reel and deleted scenes.
When it comes down to it, "Red 2" isn't all that much different from the original film, and that's not necessarily a bad thing because while there are certainly better films to choose from and watch, not as many might be as fun as this was.
3 out of 5 stars.
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Compiled a 1-4 record in tournament play ... Posted a 1-2 mark in doubles play ... His lone doubles win was with Austin Rapp over UCSB's Chase Masciorini/Oliver Sec in October.
Saw most of his action during the fall season … Posted a 3-7 mark in doubles play ... won two matches with Nikolas Ramadan and a match with Austin Rapp.
Saw most of his action during the fall season … Posted a 4-4 mark in singles play … Also played singles in two dual matches, seeing action against Loyola Marymount and UCSD … Teamed with Joseph Di Giulio at court No. 2 against UCSD, downing Alexandre Miaule and Horea Porutiu, 8-3.
High School/Juniors
Four-star recruit according to TennisRecruiting.net ... Four-year varsity letterwinner at Justin-Siena High School in Napa, Calif. ... Three-year team MVP ... 2013 North Coast Sectioin (NCS) Div. II Singles Champion ... Two-time Marin County Athletic League (MCAL) singles champion ... Earned multiple first-team all-league honors ... Also helped Justin-Siena to a NCS team championship as a freshman ... 2010 MCAL Player of the Year.
Full name is Michael David Guzman ... Parents are David and Mary ... Younger sister is named Grace ... Comes from an athletic family ... Father played tennis at Creighton ... Mother was a world-class figure skater ... Admires Rafael Nadal ... Enjoys snowboarding, wakeboarding and mountain biking ... major is political science.


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Mountain Loop Highway > Mount Forgotten > Climber's Log
Mount Forgotten Climber's Log
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|Brian Jenkins
|Route Climbed: East Gully Date Climbed: August 23, 2003
|Have wanted to climb this one since this picture was posted on summitpost. Started driving from Portland at 4 am and after some gas breaks (my truck is a gas hog) and one Egg McMuffin break, hit the trail about 9 am. Got to Perry Creek Falls in an hour and the meadows some time before noon. Took some photos from the ridge and then met the only other summit party on Forgotten that day on the climbers trail to the east side. I was about 10 feet off the trail and they politely corrected me. :- ) Tarn at the base of the gully is really low, not much water left up there. Thanks to this picture by Klenke I knew which gully to head up and was on the summit at 1 pm. Guess Beckey's book is right about it taking 4 hours. Picked some blueberries in the Meadows on the descent. Got back home about 10:30 pm and had blueberry pancakes the next morning for breakfast.
Hardest part of the climb was the drop down from the Meadows to the climbers trail:lots of steep loose dirt and rock, was holding on to trees to get down it. Other than that, it's just steep Class 2. Beautiful mountain and great hike. Now I know what all the fuss is about with the North Cascades. Endless pointy peaks everywhere. Just made me want to go back soon and start climbing the rest of them................................
|Posted Aug 24, 2003 6:25 pm
|Route Climbed: Perry Creek / FT 711 Date Climbed: May 24, 2003
|Departed at 6:00 am. The weather was very nice and cooperative up to Stillaguamish Ridge. There are two perennial water crossings midway between the trailhead and Perry Creek Falls which had considerable runoff to navigate over. The main log crossing just above Perry Creek Falls on that day was moving enough water to require trudging through a small section of the creek that was about shin deep. It felt almost like summer, as I was already burning through twice as much water as I normally do.
Got to the east shoulder just in time for a major storm to come in and make things a little interesting. I got cold on the summit from the storm, wind, and from sweating like a pig most of the way up, so I quickly turned around to head back. As I was coming back, there were avalanches (a couple hundred feet below) me on the steep east face going off about every 10 - 15 minutes or so. My guess that by the third weekend in June, the only snow left might be on the final pitch to the summit.
|Posted Jun 2, 2003 5:08 pm
|Route Climbed: Standard Route from Perry Creek Trail Date Climbed: November 4, 2002
|Paul Klenke & Gordon Schryer reached the summit on another outstanding 2002 fall day. This summit shall not be forgotten.
|Posted Nov 4, 2002 8:10 pm
|Route Climbed: Perry Creek/Mount Forgotten #711 Date Climbed: 08/24/01
|No snow on the trail all the way up to the meadows. Started way too late so we did not get to the climbers trail till 4pm. We did descend into the gully and then ascend back up to the boulder field where the ascent of the summit pinnacle begins. I am still not aware of the exact route but plan to return next year to scramble to the top.
|Posted Oct 16, 2001 12:57 am
|Route Climbed: Perry Creek/Snow Date Climbed: 06/10/01
|Climbed to Perry Creek then on up to the meadows. We had first tracks so we didn't really know where to go, but followed the pink flags in the trees. We arrived at the meadows but did not know it till later. We had an idea of where Mt Forgotten was, but visibility was about 30 feet, so we saw nothing but pea soup. Return another day.
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OpenSSO - where are we headed ?
With this announcement, the Sun Java Access Manager (version 7.0) and it's product updates & enhancements would soon be available as part of the openSSO project. I am all excited and thrilled about this move even though several folks think otherwise. With the freely available source code, one could not only gain an indepth understanding of the workflow and logistics that power sun products, but also gain an edge over other developers who have been trying hard to develop their own single sign on products, JOSSO being one of them.Here's an opportunity for all those developers out there to maximize on the opportunity !! so GO FOR IT. & all those startups who plan to develop SSO & Access Management / Security products, here's your chance to INNOVATE. My take is that, you could start off from THIS codebase rather than from scratch. You could INNOVATE further rather than REPLICATE. AFter all it's all about INNOVATION. UPDATED : (on the same subject) Earl Perkins, an analyst with market research company Gartner, was quoted saying :
The Open Web SSO project provides core identity services to facilitate the implementation of transparent single sign on as an infrastructure security component. Targeted towards the web tier, this project provides the foundation for achieving seamless integration of diverse web applications that typically operate against a disparate set of identity repositories and are hosted on a variety of platforms such as web and application servers. This project is based on the code base of Sun Java(tm) System Access Manager product, a core identity infrastructure product offered by Sun Microsystems. The intended audience for this project are intermediate to advanced skill level developers and IT managers who want to use this project to achieve intranet and/or extranet single sign on for their hosted web applications.I further see and emphasise that openSSO and JOSSO would complement each other extensively. JOSSO uses JBoss as it's core container, whereas openSSO uses Sun Application Server (which is also on it's way of being Open Source'd) as it's core.
The goal of Open Web SSO project is to provide an extensible implementation of identity services infrastructure that will facilitate single sign on for web applications hosted on web and application servers. This implementation will offer the following core identity services:
Apart from the above mentioned services, the Open Web SSO project will also provide a platform for creating and integrating custom services where necessary.
- Authentication
- Session
- Logging
Today's identity and access management market is dominated by Computer Associates' Netegrity SiteMinder and RSA Security's ClearTrust. Other strong players' products include IBM's Tivoli Access Manager, Oracle's Oblix COREid, Entrust's GetAccess, Novell's iChain and Bull Evidian's Secure Access Manager. Large vendors have been scrambling over each other to buy up identity management technologies, with RSA and Entrust the only two players still standing while CA and other have gobbled up their peers. Open sourcing its ID and access management software is a clever move by Sun since it comes at a time when the technologies are beginning to become commoditised.


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I Must Have It: The $278,000 Hello Kitty Pearl Necklace
This is a $278,000 Hello Kitty pearl necklace. It was made with Mikimoto pearls to celebrate Hello Kitty's 40th anniversary next year. Can you believe she's turning 40? She doesn't look a day over six. Could you imagine wearing a quarter of a million dollars in pearls around your neck? I can't. An albatross, sure. That's a metaphor from The Rime of the Ancient Mariner for carrying a psychological burden like a curse. I have like, all the albatrosses.
Thanks to Gail, who took the time to inform me she actually has a Mikimoto pearl necklace, WHICH SOUNDED AN AWFUL LOT LIKE BRAGGING.


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This is a brief description of the Obama Administration's war on the good people of Tombstone Arizona. We can add this to the ongoing war he is waging on all of the people of Arizona. It seems as though the Department of Agriculture is feeling left out of the general fun to be felt by bureaucrats when they get to intrude themselves upon the common folk. Those intrusions more often than not result in a severe loss of well being for those a fore mentioned common folk. Tombstone suffered a rain storm, which in the desert can be a traumatic event. Much of their infrastructure was damaged. They tried to repair the storm damage, completely on their own by the way, and the Department of Agriculture put a stop work order into place and shut down the repairs, leaving the city of Tombstone without water, permanently. The reason given? It seems as though there was a species of owl, toad, and butterfly, which had lived in the area, quite contentedly with the infrastructure prior to the storm damage by the way, that the Department of Agriculture feels as though should take precedence over human life.
Twenty years ago, even suggesting that something like this would be where we were headed if we continued to allow the political left to gain any traction with their ideas was considered a joke. Saying that something like this very circumstance was even possible was considered hyperbole. Yet, here we are. The people of Tombstone have been told by the Obama Administration that they are not allowed to have indoor plumbing anymore, and that the use of wheel barrows are considered to be too mechanized to allow in the delicate, and already destroyed by natural disaster, Eco-system that until very recently had been their home for centuries.
I had read a few times recently that Barack Obama has hopes of winning the Electoral Votes to be awarded by the state legislature of Arizona. So, to the people of Arizona I have this question. Are you tired of your existence as living people, or are you just terrified of what another four years of living in a state that voted against Obama would mean should he win reelection? I get that you are terrified of another four years of the Chicago Styled thug in chief saying in his not so subtle manner, "nice state you got there, it would be a shame if something happened to it." Fear not though, every indication that I have seen, most especially recently tells me that Americans are pretty gosh darned tired of Hopety Change.


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It is perhaps one of the most famous music festivals, as well as one of the most pivotal moments in music history.
For three days in August 1969, a town in upstate New York became the location for the Woodstock Festival. It was held at a 600-acre dairy farm owned by Max Yasgur, located in the Catskills near the town of Bethel, New York. The festival was organized by Michael Lang, John Roberts, Joel Rosenman and Artie Kornfield, and it was attended by approximately 200,000 people. Initially having tickets sales of $18 to $24, it became a free concert when the fence was torn down by spectators.
Woodstock was captured on film (released in 1970), and some of the moments captured included concertgoers taking part in yoga, rainy weather that resulted in a few delays, as well as a few mud rituals, and Yasgur showing his gratitude for the festival. But of course the most notable moments was the music. It began with a performance from Ritchie Havens, and as the film progressed there with other notable performances including the Who, Sly & the Family Stone, Janis Joplin, Jefferson Airplane, Santana, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young and Ten Years After. Jimi Hendrix was the final performance, and he gave the pivotal performance of doing a psychedelic cover of the Star Spangled Banner.
Other performers at Woodstock but were not included in the film included Creedence Clearwater Revival, the Grateful Dead, Johnny Winter and Blood, Sweat & Tears. There were also a few notable missed connections from other artists including Bob Dylan, the Jeff Beck Group, and Joni Mitchell (who wrote the festival anthem that would be covered by Crosby, Stills & Nash).
A soundtrack was later released, and it would knock the Beatles' Let it Be from the number one spot. Since then, Woodstock was revered as one of the biggest moments of all time. A monument was placed at the festival's site in 1984, a museum was opened, and there were concerts commemorating the event, particularly in 1994 and 1999 (the latter ending in disaster). Yasgur and some of the performers may be gone, but Woodstock continues to be a cultural touchstone to this day.