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Brick Mansions is an urban fable with a message – one huge, messy message. The movie opens on screens Friday (April 25).
Written by Luc Besson, the French writer-director whose trademark has been big sloppy action movies, Mansions goes beyond that. Camille Delamarre directs a movie that ventures into the realm of camp all while trying to play it straight.
That's the film's primary problem, you never know whether to laugh at how bad it is or to cry because you're stuck watching it. Even more problematic: feeling guilty doing so because the late Paul Walker stars in it.
He portrays Damien, an uncover cop in Detroit in 2018. After dealing with bankruptcy, Detroit has become Beirut. However, it may be a wreck, but certain neighborhoods still possess value. Enter Brick Mansions – 20 acres of prime real estate.
The mayor and the city's movers and shakers would like nothing better than to have that real estate, which has been cordoned off. The inhabitants are left to their own devices (murder, drugs and general mayhem and no access to public services) while the mayor and company plan for a major new development that they hope will revitalize the city.
Brick Mansions de facto leader and resident scumbag – Tremaine (RZA) – runs things with an iron fist and a golden gun. Some, such as Lino (David Belle) resist his scourge, but it seems to be a no-win battle. However, when Tremaine's thugs hijack an armored car with a neutron bomb on it, it gives law enforcement the chance to go in and shut him down.
They send Damien in to infiltrate Tremaine's gang giving him fewer than 12 hours. They set things up so that he and Lino are forced to join forces to take Tremaine down.
How they do that is one of many unbelievable scenarios that tries the patience of most sane movie goers who sit through Brick Mansions. In fact there may be too many to count. However, that doesn't matter.
Brick Mansions will find an audience and there are those who may take to its larger message. Call it Occupy Detroit, but Besson and Delamarre try to make a point with its message of the 1 percent suffering at the hands of those with power. They muff the execution, however.
Walker and Belle do little more than punch, pound and kick their way through the film. Some of the action sequences stun and entertain, but Brick Mansions is little more than an action film built on a suspect foundation.
Movie: Brick Mansions
Director: Camille Delamarre
Cast: Paul Walker, David Belle, RZA
Studio: Relativity Media
Rated: R for frenetic gunplay, violence and action throughout, language, sexual menace and drug material.
Running time: 91 minutes
George's rating: 2-of-5 stars
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What are the pros? First and last tomatoes
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I grow at least a couple of these every year. They usually provide the first tomatoes of the season and are one of the few that continue to set fruit through the heat when others stop. Last year my Glacier plants were still loaded with fruit when a freeze was expected. I gathered all of the full size, but unripe fruit and took them indoors. We only lost a few of those tomatoes and they continued to gradually ripen inside over the next few weeks.
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Author(s):Cristia, Julian Cueto, Santiago Ibarraran, Pablo Santiago, Ana Severin, Eugenio
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Although many countries are aggressively implementing the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program, there is a lack of empirical evidence on its effects. This paper presents the impact of the first large-scale randomized evaluation of the OLPC program, using data collected after 15 months of implementation in 319 primary schools in rural Peru. The results indicate that the program increased the ratio of computers per student from 0.12 to 1.18 in treatment schools. This expansion in access translated into substantial increases in use both at school and at home. No evidence is found of effects on enrollment and test scores in Math and Language. Some positive effects are found, however, in general cognitive skills as measured by Raven's Progressive Matrices, a verbal fluency test and a Coding test.
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A Toronto Maple Leafs ice hockey fan has paid 8 thousand dollars for a toilet from the home dressing room of Maple Leafs Gardens.
The venue hasn't been used for NHL games for 13 years since the team shifted to a new stadium.
Items were auctioned off from the Gardens which hosted the Maple Leafs from 1931 to 1999.
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La Casa Naranja is a Guest House located in Isla Mujeres downtown with a relax, friendly and homely atmosphere. Ideal for couples, groups of friends or families.
La Casa Naranja has three privates rooms ensuite, fully furnished and nicely decorated, with a common dining-living room and the kitchen.
It's 50 meters far from the sea, 2 blocks from the Noth Beach and a block Distance to the pedestrian street, with bars, restaurants and shops.
Our property includes:
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- Fridge in all rooms.
- DVD player.
- Free Internet WiFi access.
-Daily cleaning service.
-KITCHEN fully equiped for common use.
Ideal for couples, groups of friends or families. Child and pets friendly
Our place is 50mts of the beach 'La Media Luna', where you appreciate and enjoy the sunrise and moonrise over the Caribbean Sea.
7 km far to the south end of the island, is the Mayan temple of the goddess Ixchel, god of fertility, the sea and abundance. It is the further east around the Mayan kingdom and all Mexico.
From Isla Mujeres visit Isla Contoy. Uninhabited nature reserve. Sanctuary for birds and marine life, separated from Isla Mujeres by a coral reef over which browsing to arrive.
Also from Isla Mujeres you can spot and swim with Whale Sharks, starting the season every June to the month of October, this being part of the Caribbean, one of three places in the world where you can enjoy this experience. In some seasons they envisage brings of up to three hundred animals.
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In order to walk from the ferry dock or Transport Overseas Magaa: Leaving the dock Rueda Medina Avenue, take left (north). Three blocks to Calle Matamoros. Matamoros Walk 3 blocks to the corner with Avenue Guerrero.
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Craig A. Chase, Farm & Ag. Business Management Field Specialist, Northeast Iowa
Interest is increasing in Iowa vegetable production, which is a low volume, high profit margin business venture. Profit margins, however, vary a great deal among producers based on what produce is grown (i.e., product mix), what market outlets are chosen (and prices received), and what production practices are implemented. The problem for producers is two-fold. First, there are very few budgets published, which allow producers a benchmark to compare their farm to. Second, many producers don't understand how to develop and make decisions based on budgets.
Research was conducted, funded by the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, focusing on small farm vegetable production. Records were kept over a three-year period on fourteen different crops. The research was followed up with a series of workshops, conference presentations, and publications focusing not only on the budgets that were developed, but also on how to use them in decision making. In particular, three types of decisions were outlined: (1) pricing; (2) changes in production practices; and (3) product mix.
Interestingly, the cooperating producers made changes in either their production and/or marketing strategies after the first year of keeping records. One producer changed selling price for a particular crop based on his/her cost of production. Another producer changed product mix after looking at the annual returns and labor usage for the various crops. The third producer changed cultural practices to increase yields while maintaining costs thereby increasing margins. In all cases, budgets helped the producers make management decisions to increase overall profitability of the farm.
Initial comments from the budget presentations have been positive. One participant stated they will develop budgets for their own existing operation to determine what product mix makes sense for their farm. They need to know what crops are contributing to farm profitability and which crops aren't. They want to get a return for all the labor they are providing. A second participant stressed that budgeting is a way to evaluate what they are currently doing to what they could do differently. They are open to a better, more profitable way, of doing business.
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It's very hard to believe that we're now 10 hours into Survivor's 28th season, but after Wednesday night's episode of "Survivor: Cagayan," we are inching closer to crowning yet another winner. There are now seven people left in the game and one of them will be crowned the Sole Survivor. But per norm, not all seven stand an equal chance at the coveted title and million dollar prize. Be sure to watch the episode in case you missed it, and be sure to get caught up with the full Episode 10 recap.
And be warned: Spoilers from this week's episode are to follow.
So as we near the May 21 Finale, who is in the best position to win the game? If anything, this season has proved that it is entirely unpredictable. But that being said, there are certainly some favorites, some long-shots and then those that really have zero chance at winning the game. Let's take a look, shall we?
Tony. The popular and most obvious pick at the moment is Tony, whose chances just increased tremendously after finding the "Special Idol" this week. The Idol's "special" power of having the ability to be played after votes are read isn't entirely new: Long-time fans may remember that this is how the hidden Idols worked back on Survivor: Panama and Cook Islands (Season 12 and 13, respectively). But it sure is a game-changer to re-introduce it now. We now know that Tony has a "get-out-of-jail free card" to use at his disposal, even though it's a near certainty that he won't be able to use the Idol at the Final Immunity Challenge at Final Four. The big question is whether or not Tony's aggressive style of play could win him the game, or if it will just go to piss off the jury one member at a time. We might have found the answer to that question tonight, when Spencer, Tasha and Jeremiah all claimed they would vote for Tony to win should he make it to the end. Unlike Russell Hantz - whom Tony is often compared to - Tony seems to possess more likeability. He makes big moves for the fun of the game, not because he loves watching others suffer. All of the other players would be foolish to take Tony to the end with them, so Tony's fate may rest in his ability to pull out a few Immunity Challenges down the stretch...and that's one area of the game that Tony has shown weakness.
Jefra. Let's face it, Jefra has been given the "follower" edit and if tonight's episode was any indication, she will never win over the final jury due to her wishy-washy strategic game. Sure, she's the sole Beauty left in the game, with three of her former tribe mates already on the jury, but I don't see many others voting for her to win. She most definitely can make it to the end, but even that looks unlikely now that she's landed on Tony's hit list.
Woo. Woo is perhaps the one person remaining in the game that has zero chance of actually winning. Sure, he's likeable and could perhaps go on an Immunity Challenge run, but put Woo alongside any other two, in any combination, and it seems like there is no likely scenario where he wins. There is time for some moves to be made, but his gameplay thus far hasn't given us any reason to think he is on the verge of a game-shaking alteration of strategy.
Tasha. Tasha is a very interesting threat to win the game, despite the fact that she remains on the outs of the power alliances in the game. She just won her second straight Immunity Challenge and she is very well-liked socially. She has an uphill battle for these reasons. The others would be stupid to not vote her out the first chance they get and even her one remaining close ally in the game, Spencer, is too strategic-minded to want to sit next to Tasha in the end. So Tasha will have an extremely tough time getting to that Final Three...but if she does, she is one of the best bets to win the game.
Trish. Trish is also an interesting choice and definitely has a shot at winning. She is well-liked and strategic enough to understand what's going on around her. She is also smart to keep in cahoots with Tony, the much bigger target who will ultimately take any potential targets off of her back. Her "under-the-radar" approach may not sit well with some and she lacks a "big move" at this point, but if she can take out Tony sometime soon, that could be her "big move" in the game that wins her some jury votes. Tony's new-found Idol prevents this from being likely though. Trish seems like someone Tony may legitimately want to sit next to at the end and if the jury does become bitter enough where they vote against Tony, it is likely Trish may be the beneficiary of much jury love. She is definitely one to watch and someone who has a great shot at Final Three. There are simply too many other big targets remaining in the game, so Trish may very well find herself at the end...so who she sits with will be key to her chances.
Spencer. Speaking of big targets remaining in the game, you've got to love Spencer. Not only has he played an awesome, strategic game, he's definitely one of the stand-out "All-Stars" of this season. Being the under-dog for much of the game has led to him becoming a fan-favorite as well, as everyone loves the underdog. His path to the end is by far the most challenging at this point. Can he make it to the end? Sadly, it's incredibly unlikely, despite how good of a player he is. His best chance of winning the game is if he is able to win Immunity from here on out...a highly unlikely scenario. Because if he doesn't, even if the other alliance blows up, who would want to sit next to Spencer in the end? If by some stretch of fate he does get there though, look out. He is assuredly one of the most deserving players remaining, given his incredible journey to the finish line.
Kass. You heard it hear first: Kass can win Survivor. Discounted as being an unpredictable flip-flopper, "Chaos Kass" is probably a long-shot to win, but I still see some scenarios where it could happen. Sure, she's not all that well-liked by the jury. Sure, she flipped. And sure, she might have a clear path to the end, because most others may want to be sitting next to her. And if she were at the end against Tony, Spencer, Tasha or even Trish, yes, it would seem almost impossible for her to even get one vote to win the game. But there is still hope for Kass in one scenario: If she can get to the end with Woo and Jefra, I think Kass can win. In that scenario, you would have a jury full of people that at least talk like they respect the game (Spencer, Tony, Tasha, to name a few). As Tony becomes more and more unlikeable towards the end, if Kass were the one to end his time in the game, she could win major brownie points and that would mark her second huge move in the game. Against Jefra, only perhaps a few of her Beauty tribe mates would vote for her to win. Woo could get a vote or two from his former Brawns. But Kass would easily be able to show her credentials off at a Final Tribal Council, over the likes of Woo or Jefra. So don't discount Kass just yet. In a season of unpredictable finishes, Kass winning Survivor could be the cherry on top.
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Most Las Vegas business owners do not understand SEO (search engine optimization) and what are the components that make one website rank higher than another. As a result of this lack of understanding of the process, many business owners in Las Vegas make poor decisions with regards to the seo company they hire, the amount of money the seo campaign costs, and how long the seo campaign lasts. Basically, all of these elements will play crucial roles in the success of the seo campaign itself, and will essentially dictate the rank positions that your website achieves. By understanding the process, Las Vegas business owners can make better decisions that will make the seo process pay off for them through more customers and more sales.
The first step towards a business owner understanding the process of search engine optimization is deciding the reason that you want to achieve rankings for your website. If it is simply a decision based upon ego, and the fact that you do not like your competition to be presented higher than you, then you already may be going down the wrong road. SEO is a method of advertising your business, basically very much like the Yellow pages used to be. People find businesses on search engines because it is convenient for them. When they are looking for a product or service in the local Las Vegas area, they go to Google and search for that product or service with the words "Las Vegas" after them. This gives them a list to choose from, and essentially makes their lives easier by presenting a short list of businesses to choose from. Even though nearly every business that provides that service or product and who has a website will be presented, people will generally only choose from the first page of results, or the first ten listings. This is just because going to pages past the first one is counter-intuitive to the process they are using. They requested a short list to choose from, so everything presented beyond that short list is ignored by most people. They trust that Google has used some form of filtering in order to choose the best businesses to present to them, when in reality Google is choosing from the best websites. What this means is that even though your business might be the leader in your local field, you are still not going to be presented first on Google unless you have the best website, presenting the best information. This is where ego-driven campaigns fail, when business owners want to be presented ahead of a competitor because that competitor is not as good at the service as they are. This type of business owner does not understand the main concept of search engines, which is that you must "prove" that you are the best in order to be considered the best. This means that you need to find out what are the methods of proving yourself and do them. In the case of the internet and search engines, this means creating the best information and putting it on the best website. When you have achieved a good position on the first page of the search results, then people will choose your business to patronize, it is exactly like any other form of advertising in that the end goal is to get people to notice that your business exists....the difference is that the methods to get noticed take more work than other advertising forms. So why should you do it, if it takes more work than simply putting up an ad somewhere? This is decided by how much search traffic your business has, and the value of a good position. If there is a lot of searches for your services within the Las Vegas area, for example if you were a Las Vegas plumber and were wondering if an seo campaign would work for your business, then you consider how many potential customers are looking on Google for "Las Vegas plumber" in a month (about 320 on Google) and then determine how competitive the landscape is and how hard it will be to get a good ranking. The seo company will tell you how much they believe they will need to do every month to get you there, and you will need to determine how much the new customers that gaining a good position is worth. If it makes sense for the money you will spend, then like all forms of advertising you should do it. If it doesn't make sense, then you shouldn't. How would you know if it makes sense for you?
When determining if an seo campaign is going to be good for your business, you need to consider the potentials of the value of a good ranking. Just like a billboard on a busy street in Las Vegas costs far more than one on a deserted street, there is going to be a higher cost to pay in order to provide Las Vegas seo services that get better positions than others. If one seo company says that they can do it for a small monthly price, and another quotes you a very high price, you need to consider the track record of the seo company itself at providing good results (ask to see their client list and contact their clients) and you also need to consider the value of the keywords they are telling you they will try to get you rankings for. Here is the oldest trick in the book for seo companies, and one of the ways you can determine if you should choose them. If an seo company tells you that they will optimize your website for a small price, ask them to provide you with a list from Google of alternatives to those keywords. You might be surprised at what you find, and here is an example. "Las Vegas plumber" is searched for around 320 times per month on Google, where "Plumber Las Vegas" is searched for over 1000 times. This means that if you gained a top position for "Las Vegas plumber" you would probably get about 40% of the clickthroughs (this is a statistical average) resulting in about 128 visits to your website. Lets say that about 20% of those visitors actually call you and 10% become clients. If your average profit from each customer was $100 you would then be seeing about $1280 in new profit per month. If this number is higher than the price that was quoted in order to get you there then the campaign makes sense....but what if another company stated that they would be trying to get you "plumber Las Vegas" and it was going to cost a little more to get you that position, as it is more competitive? Using the exact same conversion ratio a top position on that search would bring you in more than $10,000 in new revenue. If the other seo company said it would cost twice as much as the first company, but it results in ten times the revenue, then it makes far more sense to pay the higher price. This is the nature of seo, companies are trying to get the most bang for their buck, but ultimately if you can gain a good position for a higher traffic word, it is worth the money spent as long as your profit margin sustains it.
The next thing to consider when you are choosing a seo company from Las Vegas is the methods they are going to use. Many companies use automated methods of submitting your website to blogs and directories in order to gain the inbound links that drive rankings. This method is against Google's terms of service, and if you get caught doing it they ban your site, or penalize it severely with lower rankings. If you are penalized, there is a good possibility that all of the work that was done and all of the money that was paid to the seo company is lost, and you will need to start over with a new website and address. The lure of quick and easy rankings must be considered against the potential punishment for doing so. If you don't mind losing everything long term, then there is no problem using these methods, but if you are concerned about the rankings of your business long term, then you should find another company. Rankings are developed by creating content on your website, then getting links to that content from other websites. That is it. Anything else will potentially ruin your business.
This brings us to the final question. How long should you use an seo company, and how long should your seo service last? The answer to this question is "probably never." If the industry is competitive, there is always another business who would love to take your spot, and your business. They are doing more than you are in an attempt to make it appear as though they are better than you are, and if you stop then sooner or later they are going to catch up and outrank you. There are literally thousands of plumbers in Las Vegas, all trying to get that number one spot on Google, so once you have made it there if you think they are just going to give up then you are wrong. To sum up, if the campaign that is providing the seo services costs less on a monthly basis, then the campaign should not be stopped. If it is generating more money than it is costing, the seo company should be constantly figuring out new keywords to target while doing enough work to keep your site in the top positions for the main searches. If they continue to expand the keyword list and get you more and more traffic, then seo works for you and it should be continued.
The takeaway from this information is to understand the process and define your goals before you hire your Las Vegas seo company. Choose wisely, because the wrong choice is just wasting your money. You will probably see mediocre results instead of those top positions, and as a result you will make less money than you should.
Raymond Santopietro is lead strategist for Focus Internet Services.


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Part of the reason I like running a blog like this is that you can praise good online services, but more importantly call out the ones you scam you, rip you off, or just plain suck.
I wanted to write a quick post titled SysInfoTools Scam to hopefully rank for the term and get people to give their business elsewhere.
Recently my girlfriend had been writing a big paper type thing for an interview for her work on my old laptop in Open Office. The computer crashed in the middle of her work and even though there was a copy saved it got ruined in some Open Office file corruption that is popular according to google searches returning the same problem from many people.
Anyways I searched Google and found SysInfoTools OpenOffice Files Recovery Tool and it looked like it would help out. SysInfoTools offered a 100% money back guarantee on the $49 product so I thought it was definitely worth a shot. I would have paid like $300 to get that file back for her so the $49 with the guarantee was fine.
I was optmistic that it would work, but after purchasing and downloading it didn't work. I then sent the file to their experts to see if they could recover it. They emailed back and said unfortunately they could't recover it.
I then asked for my money back as the tool was no good for me. The live chat person said they would forward it to the right department. A week or so later no word so I decided to contact live chat again. I also emailed them at the same time, and it went no where again.
Although it is not really a scam it was more like stealing, as they offered a money back gaurantee if you weren't satisfied and obviously I wasn't satisfied at all.
I contacted Paypal and opened a dispute which finally got a response. They told me "Mail us at email@example.com for prompt response."
I emailed them and again didn't get any answer. I had spent enough time trying to get $49 back so I gave up and thought I would just do everyone a favor and let you know to avoid SysInfoTools completely as they are clearly a shady company that has probably scammed other people out of money too.
Some of their tools may work, but when you offer a guarantee you should honor it. What is more important for them – to keep the $49 or keep a good name for the company?
Anyways avoid them. Hope people can find this article by searching SysInfoTools Scam to help others out.


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Electrolyte Technologies Supporting the Progress of Lithium Batteries
March 11, 2011 | 1:00pm | ESB 1001
Lithium-ion batteries (LIB) have been used as a power source for mobile electronic devices such as notebook PCs and cellular phones since they were introduced into the market in 1991. Recently, they have been attracting attention as a power source for automobiles and energy storage devices for sustainable energy resources such as solar and wind power, which are key technologies in solving global warming and energy security problems. Market demands have caused a change in the active materials used in lithium batteries, which in turn has forced a change in the electrolyte materials used. In this talk, Dr. Ue will review the history of the electrolyte materials in lithium batteries and discuss how an understanding of these materials relates to next generation of Lithium-ion batteries.
Makoto Ue was the general manager of the Battery Materials Laboratory at Mitsubishi Chemical from 2003 to 2010. He obtained M.S. and Ph.D. from Tokyo University in 1981 and 1995, respectively, and studied at the University of Pittsburghand Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory from 1988 to 1990. Dr. Ue holds about 280 patents and has been the recipient of many awards. Most recently, he was awarded the 2006 Surface Finishing Society of Japan Technology Award and wrote chapters in the book Technologies and Materials for Large Supercapacitors, CMC (2010).


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2008-09 (Junior): Second, B-Division Mendelblatt Invite Women's Championship ... sixth, B-Division Bob Bavier Intersectional ... third, B-Division, McIntyre Intersectional ... first, PCCSC Spring Team Championships.
2007-08 (Sophomore): 15th, B-division, Harry Anderson Regatta ... 13th, A-division, Hoyt Regatta ... sixth, D-division, PCCSC Fall Dinghy Championships ... 18th, Lasers, PCCSC Single-handed Championship.
2007-08 (Freshman): Sixth, A-division, Charleston Spring Intersectional.
Prior to Stanford: Fifth, A-division, ISSA national championship for the Mallory Trophy ... helped Corona del Mar High School to both team and fleet race nationals all four years, consistently succeeding in the highly competitive Pacific Coast Interscholastic Sailing Association, thought to be the toughest district in high school sailing.
Cardinal Catalogue: Majoring in history ... also taking advantage of Stanford University's extensive Bing Overseas Studies Program in Madrid, Spain, where he is experiencing Spanish culture in this new Stanford program located at the International Institute in the heart of the city ... began sailing at age eight in the Newport Harbor Yacht Club junior sailing program ... has enjoyed all types of competition, from dinghy sailing in sabots, lasers, CFJs, and 420s, to big boat competition in his family's 45-foot racer.


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We have long lusted after ostrich purses, but never had the means, the stomach, or the gusto to splurge on the real thing. Here to save the day is the Emilie M. Nicole Ostrich Tote ($90), an animal-free handbag for a fraction of the price... [More]
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Are you thinking about indulging yourself in a sleek, new handbag for fall? Please pick the Hayden-Harnett Barnard Crossbody ($598) so we can live vicariously through you! The medium-sized bag has equestrian-inspired details like brass buckles and studs, a leather flap, and expertly stitched straps.... [More]
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Students and educators from Crestline Elementary School, which burned down last month, received a boost to their spirits Friday afternoon, when Washington Gov. Jay Inslee visited and promised to help them get a new building as soon as possible.
Standing in front of the Vancouver school's charred shell, Inslee chatted with about 10 students, and praised them for their strength. He said he was impressed that the district was found substitute classrooms for the displaced students in a matter of days.
"These are some of the most stalwart, resilient students," Inslee said. "I'm really inspired by what you're doing here. When I talk to other students and teachers, I'll tell them about your story and the great work you're doing, and I'll come back when the new school's built."
The governor also discussed the plan for rebuilding the school. Evergreen Public
Schools Superintendent John Deeder told Inslee that insurance will cover about two-thirds of the cost, but he's hoping the state can help with the rest in its capital budget this year.
Doing so would take legislative action, however.
"There was a deadline to get stuff in for the capital budget, and this school burned down three days after that deadline," Deeder said.
"What we're asking for is an emergency clause in the capital budget (bill) to allow them to release funds to us while we're building the school rather than after we build it. That will keep us from having to borrow money to replace the school."
Inslee praised Crestline's former building for its energy efficiency, and said he hopes the new building will follow in that tradition. The district hopes to have a new school built by September 2014, educators told the governor.
"This is a good way to save taxpayers money, to not waste energy in school buildings, so I'm very encouraged that the plan is to have another LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) status building," Inslee said.
At Crestline, some students participated as "watt watchers," and one of their duties was to make sure lights were turned off when they weren't in use, Crestline Principal Bobbi Hite said.
Hite and Deeder said Inslee's visit will be one that sticks with the students for many years to come.
"These kids will never forget this day," said. "We know people care, but it's a nice reminder that people are reaching out to us and supporting us."
'Student of the Day'
Inslee dubbed Crestline fourth grader Josh Krzysiak, 9, "Student of the Day" for Washington state after Josh was able to tell the governor what "resilient" means. As a reward, Inslee took the Washington state apple pin he was wearing on his lapel to put on the boy's Crestline Lions sweatshirt.
"I was kind of nervous because it was a little bit weird to meet someone famous and just talk to them," Josh said after the event. He added: "I feel really sad that the school burned down, so I'm glad that other schools have offered us help to let us be in their school."


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I'm using the ternary numeral system, i.e. numbers in base 3. There's a catch: The numbers I'm representing will never have a 2 as a digit. For instance, I use 0,1,10,11,100,101,110,111,... I.e. they look like binary digits, but they're really ternary numbers.
Now I'd like to know, for a random ternary number, in this form, of $m$ digits, what is the probability that the first (least significant) $n$ bits are all zero?
For $m=3$, we'd have the following numbers written out in base 3 (remember they only look like they're bits): 000,001,010,011,100,101,110,111. These correspond to the decimal values 0,1,3,4,9,10,12,13 respectively. So representing these in binary, they are 0,1,11,100,1001,1010,1100,1101 respectively. If I take $n=2$, I'd be finding the probability that the 2 least significant bits are all zero. Of the numbers in binary, 0,100, and 1100 have the 2 least significant bits as zero. So out of the 8 possible numbers that I have, 3 have this property. So the probability that I'm looking for is 3/8.
Now, I'm asking, for generalized $m$ and $n$ using this system, what are the probabilities?


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Andy Mitten, author of "Glory, Glory: Man Utd in the 90s," is the latest guest on the EPL Talk Podcast. During the interview, Mitten discusses the stories both on and off the pitch of some of the legendary Manchester United players from the 1990s. Plus he talks about the Manchester United team of 2009. Andy Mitten – whose great uncle Charlie Mitten was a star in Matt Busby's first great side – writes regularly for The Independent and FourFourTwo magazine. He has visited 90 countries and every continent as a football writer, covering derby games from Israel to the Faroes and Andorra to South Africa. He has also interviewed players such as Rooney, Ronaldinho, Rivaldo, Eto'o, Keane and Gerrard. Born and red in Manchester, Andy currently divides his time between M16 and Barcelona, scene of United's greatest triumph. He has written or co-written eight United books.
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The band will also embark on a release tour to support the EP, kicking off with a set at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Pune.
The bass-heavy electronic project of Rohit 'P-Man' Pereira and Manas Ullas, ViceVersa will release their debut self-titled EP for free download on NH7.in this month. The six-track EP features new material that the band hasn't previewed on their Soundcloud account yet. Produced by the "unofficial third member" of the band, Ayan De (more about how he produces here), the EP will be promoted with a nationwide release tour that will kick off at the upcoming edition of the Bacardi NH7 Weekender in Pune (tickets).
"Manas does the beats," explains P-Man. "Then Manas and I sit on the track and add more layers or ideas or melodies, after which we take it to Ayan, our unofficial third member, who does the embellishments and spicing." ViceVersa first appeared on our radar almost exactly a year ago, and since then have been regularly dropping new tunes on Soundcloud including collabs with Bombay rock regulars like Sidd Coutto and Siddharth Basrur. "Lyrics, mostly I do," says Pereira, "And at times I know that a particular track needs another personality, another character on it, and I approach my awesome musician pals to do vocals. Out of them, if it's Sidd Coutto, then I dont even tell him what to do. I think being awesome comes naturally to him."
Scenesters will recall that P-Man is also the frontman of alt-metal act Khiladi, and was also the bassist of Bombay metal biggies Pin Drop Violence. How is the writing process for ViceVersa different from his metal projects, you ask? "Songwriting is more or less the same as what I did with Khiladi or PDV," says Pereira. "That is how I think music." The band previewed the songs 'The Warning' and 'Day Out' ("The song was so sweet that we had to put it out for the people to hear it") from the EP on Soundcloud earlier this year (streams below), and will also release remixes/remasters of four previously released tracks as bonus tracks on the EP.
ViceVersa ft. Sidd Coutto – Day Out by viceversanation
ViceVersa – The Warning by viceversanation
ViceVersa will head out on tour all of November in support of the release of the EP. "Doing gigs with ViceVersa is the biggest fucking relief 'coz I carry no fucking bass guitars," laughs P-Man. A few dates have been announced for the tour, though we are promised more. Watch this space.
Tour Dates
Nov 02: Pune
Nov 16: Kolkata
Nov 17: Shillong
Nov 30: Pune
Dec 04: Bombay
Check out the tracklist of the EP below.
'The Warning'
'Day Out'
'The Vibe'
'Take Off'
–Bonus Tracks–
'Some Action'
'Like That'
'Bad Samurai'
'We Are Not The Enemy'
Do you, like us, love free EPs? Here are a few you can nick off NH7.in – Your Chin's debut EP, Bhayanak Maut's Metastasis, The Lightyears Explode's self-titled debut and The Supersonics' Roadkill Tour EP.


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College Hockey:Lowell Takes First Place With 8-4 Win Over BC
River Hawks Complete Season Sweep
LOWELL, Mass. — UMass-Lowell rallied from a 4-3 third-period deficit to score five unanswered goals and defeat Boston College, 8-4. The win completed a sweep of the weekend's home-and-home series as well as the season's three-game set, a fact made all the more satisfying since the River Hawks entered the season with a 15-game losing streak against BC.
The game was much closer than the final score indicated. With three minutes remaining, Lowell held only a 5-4 lead before breaking open what had been a see-saw game.
An over-capacity crowd of 6,796 witnessed the wide-open contest. With 300 standing room only tickets sold, it became the best-attended River Hawks home game ever and the first sellout of Tsongas Arena since its first year.
Thirteen different River Hawks factored in the scoring, led by Steve Slonina's goal and two assists, Mark Concannon's three assists and Ed McGrane's two goals. McGrane had missed the previous night's contest due to the death of his grandmother, flying back from Hamilton, Ont. to arrive at 7:50 a.m.
As a result of the win, Lowell (16-3-1, 8-2-1 HEA) moves into first place, leapfrogging idle New Hampshire. The Wildcats, who host Providence on Sunday, hold a game in hand.
Despite the first-place milestone and the sweep of the season's series, the Lowell locker room was far from ebullient. Instead, the focus rested on the breakdowns that could have cost the River Hawks, but didn't.
"The problem is that sometimes Old Coach MacDonald doesn't let them get excited," said UML coach Blaise MacDonald. "The way I looked at it is, we got through it. But there were a lot of coaching moments [arising from the breakdowns]. We have to get better as a team and the team knows that.
"If the [NCAA Tournament] Selection Show was tomorrow, we'd be really excited. But we have a lot of hay to put in the barn yet."
The game marked the first time all season that UML goaltender Cam McCormick has given up more than two goals. He entered the evening with a 10-1-1 record and a 0.85 GAA and .963 save percentage, the latter two marks the best in the nation.
"It's good to see that our team doesn't fall apart when he lets in a couple goals," said MacDonald. "I think he'd want a couple of goals back that got by him, but it's another experience where our team just says, 'Yeah, we've just got to get more than the other team.'
"Cam will be the first one to tell you that if you win 15-14, that's okay."
Boston College (12-8-2, 5-6-1 HEA) had entered the weekend series with a 10-2-1 record in its last 13 games, lifting the Eagles to a No. 10 ranking, but saw that momentum stopped dead in its tracks by the fifth-ranked River Hawks.
"They've got a good club, and for us to beat a good club we've got to play very well in the third period," said BC coach Jerry York. "I thought we played very well for the first two periods.
"It was a game up for grabs in the third period. Both teams were playing well, but Lowell just played better than we did in the third. … In crunch time, we just have to be better."
The first period ended deadlocked, 1-1, as both sides played defensively resulting in few strong scoring chances.
The first one didn't come until just past the eight-minute mark during a BC power play. Concannon poked the puck away from traffic in the neutral zone, sending McGrane in a breakaway. The junior, who has scored four of the River Hawks' five shorthanded goals this year, deked Tim Kelleher, but the netminder made the tough save.
The Eagles got on the board first at 12:43 when Jeff Giuliano raced up the right wing and dropped a pass for Dave Spina, who beat Cam McCormick with a backhander.
The River Hawks evened the score less than two minutes later with the same Concannon-McGrane tandem that had almost scored shorthanded earlier. McGrane put in the rebound of a Concannon shot.
The offensive opportunities came a lot more freely in the second period with both sides converting twice.
Just a minute and a half in, Josh Reed scored on a shot from the point thanks to a great screen by Peter Hay, who cut across the front of the crease.
The 2-1 lead didn't last long, though. With Lowell on the power play threatening to widen the margin, a brutally ill-advised blind pass at the point by Yorick Treille inadvertently sent Ryan Murphy off on a breakaway. The BC freshman deked and put his shot past McCormick.
"The shorthanded goal just sucked the life right out of us," said MacDonald. "But we're fortunate to have an older team with some maturity and collective leadership and that's, quite frankly, why we pulled ourselves out of the ruts that we created."
McGrane put Lowell back on top again, 3-2, at 9:57, outracing a BC defender to the puck, curling behind the Eagle net and roofing it over Kelleher after the netminder went down.
The scoreboard see-saw continued little more than three minutes later when BC defenseman J.D. Forrest put a shot into the top of the net through a double-screen set by Giuliano and Tony Voce.
The offensive emphasis went from hot to boiling over in the third period.
Giuliano gave the Eagles their first lead since the first period at 1:04, whacking in the rebound of a Ryan Shannon shot.
UMass-Lowell, however, would respond with five unanswered goals. Just a minute and a half after Giuliano struck, a terrific play by Niklas Storm evened the score at 4-4. Jerramie Domish swung around the back of the net and got the puck to Storm in front on the left side. Storm held off a defender and slid a Gretzky-esque pass to Ken Farrell on the weak side where the senior buried it.
The deadlock appeared to have been broken by McGrane midway through the period when he blasted up the right wing, cut in and put the puck in as bodies crashed the net. Referee Conrad Hache, however, ruled that the net had been knocked off its moorings.
Lowell grabbed the 5-4 lead at 12:27 when Anders Strome fought off a defender and, with Kelleher sprawling to make the save, lifted a backhander into the net.
The game remained up for grabs, however, until Darryl Green scored a vital insurance goal at 17:16. Seconds earlier, Concannon had been stopped on a partial breakaway, but the junior slid the puck to the point and Green's slapper deflected in off BC defenseman Andrew Alberts' leg.
With 30 seconds remaining, Slonina scored an empty net goal. Kelleher returned between the BC pipes only to have Kevin Kotyluk then score his first of the season for the final 8-4 margin.
Both teams return to action next weekend with home-and-home series, Lowell facing Northeastern while BC takes on Boston University.
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With 90 days left until the 2014 World Cup in Brazil kicks off, it has gotten to the time where supporters and experts alike are predicting who Roy Hodgson is going to pick in his 23 man squad. In bars all around the country people will be debating who should be included and who should miss out.
Competition is fierce for places on the plane to Brazil and Roy Hodgson is going to have some big decisions to make in the coming months. The left back position however is looking perhaps more competitive than any other area with Leighton Baines, Ashley Cole, Luke Shaw and Kieran Gibbs all vying for what is likely to be only two seats on that flight.
For years Ashley Cole has been the undisputed England left back with over 100 caps for his country however, as I write this he finds himself not being able to force his way into Chelsea's starting line ups whereas Baines and Shaw are starting every match for Everton and Southampton respectively.
I have been discussing this issue with my friend for over a fortnight now. He is of the mind that due to Cole not being a regular for his club this season, that Shaw should get the nod to deputise for Baines. I think however, that not only should Cole go to the World Cup but he should be starting ahead of Leighton Baines.
For me Ashley Cole is England's best left back and he has been for the last ten years. No, it's not ideal he isn't playing week in week out for his club but he is the best England has to offer in that position so surely it makes sense that in the World Cup you play the best players you have in every position!
Also, Cole has played at the last three world cups and has the big tournament experience but it is unlikely he will be in Russia in 2018 and Shaw probably will be so Cole should be allowed to finish his international career at the top level. I don't know what Roy Hodgson is going to do come the summer but I do know for sure that my friend and I are going to be arguing about this all the way up until a ball is kicked.


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Looking for a unique perspective on enjoying the fall color changes? This fall there is an enormous amount of cruise ships, both large and small, heading down the coast line for an incredible panoramic view of the fall foliage - and not just in one spot.
Ships are cruising north from New York, Boston and local US ports and moving into the beautiful waters of New England and Canada.
Some of the cruise lines that have itineraries that head that way:
- Carnival Cruise Lines
- Celebrity Cruises
- Crystal Cruises
- Cunard
- Holland America
- Norwegian Cruise Line
- Princess Cruises
- Royal Caribbean
- Seabourn
Check with your local travel agent on the itineraries that are specific to enjoying the fall foliage. And if you want to view while onboard and not wait to stop in ports, be sure to ask your agent for itineraries on smaller ships like the Seabourn so you can enjoy getting closer to land views.
And if you want to get even closer - consider doing a river cruise up the Mississippi on a steamboat like the American Queen. Most of those sailings begin in New Orleans and you can enjoy incredible foliage on both sides as you cruise away into the night.


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College Hockey:Tigers Shut Out J&W Despite Lackluster Effort
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — With RIT's power play rolling along at a 51.4 percent clip entering this game, opposing teams have learned that they need to stay out of the penalty box to be successful.
Johnson & Wales did a great job of that when it met the Tigers, only earning two penalties in the first two periods. However, what the Wildcats didn't figure on was that they needed to be careful of RIT being in the penalty box.
RIT scored two shorthanded goals in the second period on its way to defeating Johnson & Wales 6-0.
Both shorthanders were scored by junior Lanner Fayad, the first coming 6:19 into the second period. Fayad poked the puck past a Wildcat defenseman at the J&W blue line, skated into the zone alone, and beat Wildcat netminder Bobby Doran glove side.
Fayad notched his second shorthander six minutes later when he streaked into the Wildcat zone on a 2-on-1 break with linemate Errol McDonald. McDonald slid a weak shot on net that Doran saved, and Fayad slid home the rebound to give RIT a 4-0 lead.
"Lanner was one of the bright spots tonight," said RIT coach Wayne Wilson. "He was going for the shorthanded hat trick in the third period, which is unheard of."
Johnson & Wales (4-5) combined a good forecheck with a well-executed plan of clogging the passing lanes in the defensive zone to frustrate RIT most of the game. While RIT was able to get around it, most of the time the pressure led to breakouts out of which J&W got scoring chances.
RIT (8-0) played well enough to win the game, but it was an unemotional effort in which the Tigers didn't look like the No. 1 team in the nation.
"I was really, really disappointed in both our play and effort," said Wilson. "I didn't have a long enough bench to sit all the guys that I wanted to in the third period. But we will certainly change the lineup for tomorrow night."
The Tigers opened the scoring 12:22 into the first period. Ryan Franke pinched in from the blue line and chipped a loose puck lying in the slot past Dolan for the score.
Also in the first period, J&W sophomore Dave Accetturo earned a roughing penalty at 13:14, and the Wildcats quickly learned about the RIT power play. Just seven seconds into the man advantage, Mike Bournazakis scored off a rebound, giving RIT a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period.
Junior David Bagley tapped in a rebound 5:18 into the third period for the Tigers' fifth goal. Brian Armes one-timed in a pass from behind the net to give RIT the 6-0 lead at the 13:44 mark.
RIT goaltender Tyler Euverman earned his seventh career shutout, his third of the season.
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On a Cisco ASA is there any way to provide a user with access to admin features (view/change the config) without providing the main enable password?
You could use the local user database on the ASA applicance to create usernames and passwords with the privilege levels you want the users to have upon login.
Here is how to create local users:
The above is just a sample configuration. If you are not to expirienced with the command line make sure to check the documentation if you are unsure about what a command does.
When you log in from a TACACS account, you have to type your own password twice (once at connection and once at enable). I imagine this works as well for RADIUS accounts.


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A few new indies hit the digital shelves this week, for those who crave an intricate adventure, need to do some serious dusting, or just want to experience a simpler life on a farm. There's something for everyone this week:
- Driftmoon
- Dustforce
- Old Village Simulator 1962
- Farm Machines Championships 2013
- Trials Evolution Gold Edition
- Max Payne 3 (and Rockstar Pass!)
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes (Now via Steam!)
- March of the Eagles
- Impire
- Deer Hunt Legends
Deer Hunt Legends sounds intriguing: "Fight in boss battles against the T-Rex,... the most realistic hunting game you'll ever play!" Don't go hunting unless you want to be eaten by dinosaurs!
Would you like to know more? Check out the What's New page to see what comes live on site as it happens!
There's also just a couple days left on our 20% voucher! Make sure to use it before it's gone!
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text: Hello evryone, being new to this group let me first introduce myself: Norbert Gimm /Gimm "at" gerlin.snafu de Working at Atotech Deutschland (an Elf Aquitaine campany) I am resposible for our SAP Customizing and user support. I have just found vnc and installed it right away for some HP-UX / Linux and NT (4.0) around here. Since I dont have an ANSI C compiler for HPUX I downloaded HP binaries from Miroslav Luptak. Many thanks for the service! I am having some problems with the server on HP - I may come back to that later. Let me just start into this making some remarks on the SuSE Problems. And please be prepared to read a header like this 2 or 3 times, I will stop this in a few days. Roland E. Lipovits wrote: > On Wed, Jul 08, 1998 at 08:53:37PM +0200, Thorsten Wandersmann wrote: > > i have the following problem starting vnc on linux (suse 5.2): > > I'm running the same combination here. > > > failed to set default font path > > '/usr/lib/X11/fonts/misc/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/75dpi/,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/PEX,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Speedo,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/Type1,/usr/lib/X11/fonts/latin2/75dpi' > > There are two ways to omit this error: > ... This one cannot be fixed by just giving additional fonts or a different font path. The problem is that linux fonts are packed and the vnc does not support packed fonts. I know 3 possible solutions to that:1. in every font directory (at least in misc): - unpack the fonts (gunzip *) - make new font descriptions (mkfontdir) 2. run a fonts server (xfs) and tell vnc to use it in vncserver: (e.g.: $cmd = "Xvnc -fp tcp/localhost:7000 :$displayNumber";) 3. get a hack for vnc to use packed fonts. I have found a hint suggesting such a hack may exist scanning previous mailings from this list. But it points to the faq list and there I did not find it. > > Number found where operator expected at (eval 38) line 1, near ") 0" > > (Missing operator before 0?) > > This comes from one of the *.ph files wich are created in > /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i586-linux. > ... my SuSE linux comes with two copies of the socket.ph: bpc69:/opt/vnc332 # find /usr -name socket.ph -print /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i586-linux/sys/socket.ph /usr/lib/perl5/site_perl/i586-linux/linux/socket.ph I changed the eval 'require "linux/socket.ph"'; to eval 'require "linux/socket.ph"'; in vncserver and got no more error message. Other than the message the error seems to be harmless. The server runs fine with or without the patch. Best regards N. Gimm / gimm "at" berlin.snafu.de --------------------------------------------------------------------- The VNC mailing list - see http://www.orl.co.uk/vnc/intouch.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------


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KIT Digital Says It Could File for Chapter 11 This Month
KIT digital, which provides products to help digitize television viewing, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after finding buyers to salvage core assets of the company, it said in a regulatory filing Tuesday.
The New York-based company, which produces customizable software platforms for services such as video on demand or the ability to watch television shows on an iPad, could seek bankruptcy protection as soon as next week, the filing said.
Deutsche Bank AG is advising an independent committee of three non-shareholding board members that was created to evaluate the company's strategic options, according to people familiar with the company.
KIT digital said it has reached an agreement to sell five of its core assets to three of its largest shareholders. It will also allow all existing shareholders to get equity in a new company, called Piksel. The core assets' operations will not be impacted, the people familiar with company said.
The buying firms – Prescott Group Capital Management LLC, JEC Capital Partners LLC and Stichting Bewaarder Ratio Capital Partners – first made an offer in early April, the people said. Under Chapter 11 it would be up to a judge to evaluate whether to bless their offer.
The company has said its clients have included AT&T, the closely-held British Broadcasting Company Walt Disney and Mexico-based Grupo Televisa. In a March filing it said it was considering a variety of strategic alternatives, including selling itself or its assets.
KIT digital has purchased more than 20 companies to grow in the last 30 months. However, in the last eight months it divested 17 of them, the people said. About half of the company staff was laid off over the last several months, leaving it at 800 employees from about 1,400 in June 2012, they added.
Over the last several months the board has also been replaced and a new slate of executives have been named, including a new interim chief executive and a new chief financial officer, chief strategy officer and chief promotional officer.
KIT digital was delisted from the Nasdaq Stock Market in December, about a month after announcing it would restate financials because of accounting errors and irregularities. The company said in a November regulatory filing it could default on bond payments given "errors and irregularities" causing it to restate annual and quarterly financials dating back to December 31, 2009, including two quarterly reports in 2012.
The company has not released any new earnings data. It is expected to release pro forma first quarter earnings within the next two weeks, one of these people said.


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Dec. 24, 2004
Less than three weeks after carrying his team to the 2004 men's water polo NCAA title, senior attacker Brett Ormsby has been named the NCAA Division I Men's Water Polo Player of the Year by the American Water Polo Coaches Association, it was announced Thursday. UCLA Head Coach Adam Krikorian, after leading the Bruins to a 25-3 record and the school's eighth national title, has been honored as Coach of the Year.
Senior goalkeeper Joseph Axelrad, along with Ormsby, was named a first-team All-American while fellow senior Albert Garcia received second-team accolades. Named to the third team were senior center Ted Peck and junior center defender Michael March. Senior attacker Josh Hewko received Honorable Mention All-America honors.
For Ormsby, who concluded his stellar four-year UCLA career earlier this month with 241 total goals, the player of the year honor is his first, following two first-team selections in 2002 and 2003 and a second-team pick in 2001. Ormsby is the first Bruin to be bestowed the honor since Sean Kern in 2000.
Axelrad was an honorable mention All-American in 2003 but raised his stock in 2004 by posting an impressive 5.83 goals against average and providing stellar goalkeeping during UCLA's tightly contested run through the NCAA Final Four.
Garcia, who sat out the entire 2003 season, receives his first All-America selection after being an honorable mention All-MPSF pick in 2001. The fifth-year standout finished his UCLA career with 92 goals and two national titles (2000 and 2004).
Peck is also receiving his first All-America nod after being tabbed as an honorable mention All-MPSF pick in both 2002 and 2003. He played in every match during each of his four years at UCLA.
March, the only junior starter on the 2004 squad, follows up his 2003 honorable mention All-America honor with this year's third-team selection. The physical defender was third on the squad in 2004 with 27 goals.
Hewko, who appeared in every contest during his junior and senior years while starting all 28 matches in 2004, also receives his first All-America nod. He finished second to Ormsby in scoring with 27 goals for the Bruins last season.
For Krikorian, who is now tied with UC Irvine's Ted Newland for most men's NCAA titles won by an active head coach with three, the honor is a first. In 2001, he was named National Women's Water Polo Coach of the Year after leading the UCLA women's team to its second consecutive NCAA title. The sixth-year head coach has won 10 titles as a player and a coach. His career record with the men's team is 117-33.


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Month: February 2009
Crisis Of Credit
A nice summary clearly showing how this whole mess got so much traction
The Crisis of Credit Visualized from Jonathan Jarvis on Vimeo.
Found in space
The Jellyfish Nebula, by DJMcCrady,
with annotation by Astrometry.net
A robot intelligence has invaded Flickr. The "blind astrometry server" is a program which monitors the Astrometry group on Flickr, looking for new photos of the night sky. It then analyzes each photo, and from the unique star positions shown it figures out what part of the sky was photographed and what interesting planets, galaxies or nebulae are contained within. Not only does the photographer get a high-quality description of what's in their photo, but the main Astrometry.net project gets a new image to add to its storehouse of knowledge.
This is pretty amazing and really worth looking at
(Via Code: Flickr Developer Blog.)
Yahoo a Better Bet Than Google Analytics?
Yahoo a Better Bet Than Google Analytics?
Report lists several advantages of Yahoo's service over Google's for enterprise users.
(Via internetnews.com: Top News.)
Best Sleeping Bag EVER
[ws] Color Scheme Designer
Really great color picker that I found today
- color vision deficiency support
- mono, complement, triad, analogic, accented analogic
- random fun
- save schemes
- color wheel
- cool light page and dark page previews…
Morning Snow
SitePoint: The Bushfire Relief Sale
SitePoint: The Bushfire Relief Sale
Southern Australia has been hit by a series of severe, deadly bush fires. Check out The Big Picture's coverage to get an idea of the magnitude of the devastation.
Technical publisher SitePoint is running a 5-for-1 sale on PDF books — five books for just $30 — and they're donating 100 percent of the proceeds to the victims of the fires. A great deal for a worthy cause.
This is a great sale for a great cause. Really worth checking out, there are some really good books available.
(Via Daring Fireball.)


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As a professionally based training program, it is critical for TheatreOCU students to work within the industry as their collegiate career evolves. At the Oklahoma City University School of Theatre we strive to involve our students in the industry in a wide range of opportunities. Whether it is with our professional partners or through internships, TheatreOCU students are actively in our industry.
The School of Theatre and TheatreOCU have partnerships with four local professional performing arts companies. These affiliations give our students the opportunities to gain professional experiences in performance, design, production and management.
Oklahoma Children's Theatre (OCT) is the professional children's theatre company for the state of Oklahoma, and they are in residence on the OCU campus. OCT provides extraordinary live theatre and interactive educational experiences for young audiences. OCT offers a number of productions and educational programs for young audiences throughout the year including, two main stage co-productions with TheatreOCU, a statewide touring production, a youth theatre program, an arts collaboration program with local daycare centers and educational classes and camps held during the summer at OCU. For more information, go to www.oklahomachildrenstheatre.org.
Oklahoma City Repertory Theatre (City Rep) is one of only two professional theatre companies in the state of Oklahoma and as such, provides a vital service to the community by presenting arts programming that is reflected in major metropolitan areas around the country. Under the leadership of Artistic Director Donald Jordan, City Rep was founded ten years ago and produces four productions each year at the Civic Center Music Hall. For Oklahoma professional theatre artists of the past, present and future, City Rep provides a professional local venue and artistic home which did not exist before its inception. City Rep operates under an agreement with Actors' Equity Association, the Union of Professional Actors and Stage Managers in the United States. For more information, go to www.cityrep.com.
Lyric Theatre of Oklahoma is the state's leading professional theatre company. For 50 years, Lyric has produced classic and contemporary musicals and plays featuring both nationally known Broadway stars and local favorites. Lyric produces four smaller works in the Plaza Theatre during the spring, fall, and winter, as well as four large scale, fully orchestrated musicals at the Civic Center Music Hall each summer. Lyric operates under an URTA contract with Actors' Equity Association and employs members of the Society of Stage Directors and Choreographers and United Scenic Artists. For more information, go to www.lyrictheatreokc.com
Oklahoma City Ballet and the OCU School of Theatre's Design and Production program have entered into a new professional partnership. This dynamic pairing will give OCU students opportunities to work in a variety of lighting and management related positions in a professional setting while supporting OKC Ballet's productions at the Civic Center Music Hall. Oklahoma City Ballet seeks to inspire its audience through classical and contemporary dance performances, a strong educational program, and community service. To find out more about Oklahoma City Ballet, please visit www.okcballet.com


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Nokia Lumia 505 with 8 MP camera leaks on its way to Mexico
Nokia has just announced the Lumia 620, supposedly its cheapest Windows Phone to date, but the Finnish company isn't planning on stopping there. In fact, it looks like it has an even cheaper Windows Phone in the works – the Lumia 505.
This device will at some point be offered in Mexico by Telcel, and it will be exclusive in that country to that carrier. The information has surfaced via a Facebook post by Guerrero Movil, a Telcel authorized reseller.
The only spec that's been mentioned by the retail company is an 8 MP camera, which is certainly surprising for a low-end phone.
Other rumored specs for the Nokia Lumia 505 include a 4-inch 480×800 touchscreen, an 800 MHz single-core processor, 256 MB of RAM, and 4 GB of storage space. So low-end through and through, except the camera. Perhaps something to solidify Nokia's lead in the imaging department in the smartphone world.
Because of the specs, and judging from the leaked image (which you can see above) that shows the new, WP8-esque home screen, we can safely assume that the Lumia 505 will run Windows Phone 7.8. That's the version that will be reserved for low-end handsets from now on, those that can't match Windows Phone 8's hardware requirements.
Guerrero Movil promises new information will arrive next week, so stay tuned for that.


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Grew up in Verano Brianza, Italy. Educated PUNY; Firenze.
Birth Place: Milan.
Status: Active.
Born: 1957.04.06.
Spaceflights: 2 .
Total time in space: 174.40 days.
Mission Specialists: Bachelor's degree in engineering, biological science, physical science or mathematics and minimum three years of related experience or an advanced degree. Vision minimum 20/150 uncorrected, correctable to 20/20. Maximum sitting blood pressure of 140/90. Height between 150 and 193 cm.. Of 25 Americans, eight pilots and 17 mission specialists.


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The College of Marin Communications and Community Relations Department reports to the Office of the Superintendent/President and is responsible for college marketing, advertising, publicity, public relations, public information, community relations, campus communications, event planning, web site design, institutional branding, graphic design, video production, print publications, district mailings, and reprographics. Our goal is to build partnerships of shared responsibilities in order to facilitate timely, positive, and effective communications.
If you are a faculty or staff member and would like more detailed information about our graphic design and reprographics services, please review our Communications Guide (PDF, 10 Mb).
For business card printing request, please complete, and submit the Business Card Request Form (online form)
For photocopying and printing request, please download, complete, and submit the Photocopying and Printing Request Form (PDF, 536 Kb).
For services request (design, layout, and web), please download, complete, and submit the Request for Services Form (PDF, 2 pages, 1.6 Mb).
Download other official COM forms here.
Also provided here for your convenience is our event planning guide, or download the PDF here.
For news information, explore the news archive and the various publications that are available on the Superintendent/President's web page, including the President's Weekly Briefings, Source Newsletters, and Community Reports.
Refer to the COM Web Accessibility Standards and Guidelines when creating and modifying web materials to ensure accessibility. All Contribute users are encouraged to put these guidelines into practice at the earliest possible date in order to make our web pages accessible to persons with disabilities.
The Reprographics, Graphic Design, Web Design, and Mail Room functions are part of the Communications and Community Relations Department. The Director's office is located in the Administration Center, Room 104. The Reprographics, Graphics, Web and Mail Offices are located in the Learning Resources Center, Room 70.
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Danielle Uskovic leads Social Media Marketing at Lenovo Australia and New Zealand. She has been instrumental in establishing Lenovo Australia and New Zealand's social media presence and developing its social strategic framework. She has a passion for building online communities that are engaged and making a difference. Danielle has catapulted Lenovo's local social presence through key partnerships and advocacy programs. Working with social media experts like Darren Rowse of Problogger, technology influencers like Trevor Long of Your Tech Life, through to Social Not-For-Profit Organisations like Tunes For Change, World Vision Australia and Two Hands Project.
Previously in Danielle's role as Environment Manager she worked co-operatively with Industry to strategically advise Government related to legislation and regulation in the areas of E-Waste, Energy and Packaging. Danielle ensured Lenovo Australia and New Zealand is a leader in environmental affairs and sustainability through involvement in key programs like the Australian Packaging Covenant and the Australia New Zealand Recycling Platform (TechCollect). Through Danielle's work locally, Lenovo is the only PC company to be a signatory to City Switch, a National tenancy framework to reduce energy usage. During her time heading up environmental affairs she saved Lenovo over $500,000 in 2014.


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I purchased this dress for my wedding, only to later find out I am having a baby. It has never left the store, never been altered, still has all tags on the dress. It is a size 10. Sweetheart neckline, fit and flare, with beautiful lace.
- Alterations: No alterations
- Preservation Method: It is being stored at the bridal store that I purchased it from until it is sold. They will then prepare it for mailing and I will go pick it up and ship it.
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- Location: Coventry, RI
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The Filmmaker's Development Toolkit: The Idea, The Proposal, The Pitch and The Taster Tape
- Posted: January 16, 2013, 6:18 pm
- Category: Short Course (1 day)
About the course
Filmmakers often have great ideas, but lack the necessary skills and resources to know what to do with them. This one-day course helps you identify what makes a good idea, and gives you the main tools to get a project off the ground, namely:
- A well-written proposal
- A great, confident and compelling pitch
- A much needed taster tape
- Tips for working with production companies
- An overview of various funding opportunities
Using examples of commissioned proposals and taster tapes, and with an overview of funding and commissioning objectives, it's an essential one-day intensive for moving ahead with your own project.
Location: The Documentary Filmmakers Group, 4th Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 28 Shacklewell Lane
More details
Date: 8th February 2013
Time: 10am to 6pm
Cost: £70 (inc VAT) for DFG Members, £90 (inc VAT) for non-members
The course includes:
What makes a good idea? What's the difference between having just a great idea, and one that actually stands a chance of reaching an audience?
How does one write a proposal that captures the idea in a simple and effective way? From the title to the structure of the proposal, what are the main elements involved, and what are the top tips for writing one that will get you that all-important foot through the door?
These days, any idea needs to have some kind of visual 'proof of concept', often called a "Teaser" or "Taster Tape". But what should this look like and how much effort really needs to be put into it? How long should it be, what should it cover, and how should it be presented? In this course, such questions will be answered along with a demonstration of some successful (and less successful) teasers.
With a decent proposal and a great taster, who do you then approach, and how do you approach them? This part of the day focuses not only on the various types of funding out there (TV, feature doc funding, and other sources of money) but also on the necessary partnerships to form, including a look at working with Production Companies and Executive Producers or going solo.
Finally the course will touch on the pitch – how to do it, how not to do it, where and when, and how to develop your own pitching style.
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The Documentary Filmmakers Group, 4th Floor, Shacklewell Studios, 28 Shacklewell Lane, E8 2EZ
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Who teaches this course?
Andy Glynne - Andy Glynne is a double-BAFTA winning director, producer and author. He is currently Managing Director of Mosaic Films, and is the Founding CEO of the Documentary Filmmakers Group. He is the former CEO of One World Media, the UK's charity to support the coverage of the developing world in UK Media. He has directed and produced over 50 films for broadcasters both in the UK and overseas, earning many awards, including most recently a BAFTA in 2010, a further BAFTA in 2012 and a BAFTA nomination in 2013. He has been instrumental in creating specific strands for new filmmakers for UK Television as well as creating projects for new and emerging filmmakers in India, Africa, the Middle East, Central and Eastern Europe, and Poland. He is author of the book Documentaries and How To Make Them – a core resource for all aspiring documentary filmmakers, now on its 2nd Edition. He is on the Board of Directors for the European Documentary Network, and acts as a consultant and tutor for organisations both in the UK and around the world.


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RCA recording artist Jake Owen warms up country radio with his latest single "Beachin." The song, penned by Jon Mark Nite, Jaren Johnston, and Jimmy Robbins, was added to 67 radio stations during its first week of release. Mason Dixon directed a music video for the feel-good jam that hit CMT last week.
After spending much of 2013 opening for Jason Aldean on his "Night Train" tour, Jake Owen will embark on his own headlining tour. The trek launches this spring and will conclude in October, visiting cities all across the country. Country hit makers Eli Young Band, Parmalee, The Cadillac Three, and Thomas Rhett will serve as opening acts on select dates.
Exclusive Jake Owen 'Days of Gold' tour preview
"Beachin" is the second single from Jake Owen's "Days of Gold" record. In an interview with Examiner, Jake expressed his excitement for the album.
"The most important thing for me is that the songs have to be great. In order to have a big career, you have to have career-like songs. They can't be just mundane or boring songs. I've learned that over the years and I've spent a lot of time putting together a great album. I'm excited for everyone to hear the new music," Jake stated.
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