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RFID Update: Back on growth track
WEBCAST: Learn how Sumitomo Electric has implemented RFID technology to help monitor movement and levels of raw materials from designated warehouse areas.
March 01, 2011 - LM Editorial
"Wal-Mart Radio Tags To Track Clothing." That was the headline of a story in The Wall Street Journal back in July 2010. For many in the materials handling business, it was a déjà vu moment. After all, seven years earlier Wal-Mart announced what came to be known as "the mandate," the goal to have all suppliers tagging cases and pallets with RFID smart tags by the end of 2006.
Anyone who ships to Wal-Mart knows how that worked out. But, let's give the retailer credit where credit is due: Without that mandate, we might not be talking about RFID today. And make no mistake about it, when it comes to tackling problems in the supply chain, leading companies of all sizes are talking about RFID.
"The euphoria around Wal-Mart spurred a lot of innovation by the RFID industry," says Kerry Krause, vice president of marketing for Impinj, a provider of RFID readers and silicon chips. "You saw investments in reader technology, chip technology, and software that arguably accelerated the progress of the technology."
Those innovations led to pilot projects that are now rolling out across the organizations of the early adopters in a big way. The result is that the market for RFID technology is projected to grow at a compound annual growth rate of 19.5 percent through 2014, according to VDC Research Group.
Where then is RFID today and how does it look compared to what we expected back in 2003? To find out, we talked to analysts, hardware and tag manufacturers, and solution providers. We learned that while most companies are not attempting to track cases and pallets through an open supply chain, which was the idea back in 2003, a new vision for RFID is taking hold and driving real value for early adopters.
Behind the growth
So, what's behind the growth? For starters, the technology had to overcome three important hurdles involving perception, functionality, and price.
First, there was a hype cycle. RFID's evangelists promised to replace bar codes and deliver real-time, end-to-end visibility across the supply chain for pennies. That was unrealistic. "At the top of the hype cycle, you would've thought RFID could solve world peace," says Chris Schaefer, director of global market development for RFID at Motorola. "There was a set of expectations that were impossible to deliver."
Second, it didn't work so well. Radio waves are finicky. RFID, for instance, did not work well around metal or liquids. Given the prevalence of steel racks, lift trucks, and metal truck trailers, that described most manufacturing and distribution environments. "The technology was in its infancy, and there were high failure rates," says Carolyn Ricci, senior product manager of RFID for Zebra Technologies' specialty printing group. "That made it a difficult sell to the business side of the house."
Last, but certainly not least, it was expensive. The goal back then was the 5-cent RFID tag. But when a bar code cost a fraction of a penny, those nickels would add up across the billions of cartons and pallets that are shipped every year in the retail supply chain.
What happened? In a nutshell: The technology now works. "On the tag side, we've got better silicon that can be read more accurately, at increased ranges, and requiring less power to excite the tag," says Phyllis Turner-Brim, director of RFID strategy and licensing for Intermec. "On the reader side, there has been a real focus on eliminating spurious reads and making sure that you're only reading the tags that you've selected to read." They've even come up with solutions to reading in environments with lots of liquids and metals.
The price of the technology has also come down. Part of that is the result of Moore's Law. But part is also the result of the role of standards, says Helge Hornis, manager of intelligent systems group for Pepperl + Fuchs, a provider of RFID solutions to manufacturers. "In the past, we'd have a chip manufacturer develop a chip that would work for our solutions, which resulted in an expensive RFID tag," says Hronis. "Today, we can develop solutions utilizing one of the open standards available on the market. That is a significant advantage to our customers."
The result of these technological developments is that perceptions have also changed. "There are still nuances in an operating environment because RFID is tied to physics," says Michael Liard, practice director for RFID at ABI Research. "But it's now part of the solution tool kit. RFID is real. It's here and people are using it. That's the most important change."
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College Hockey:Friars eke past Huskies
Providence wins Hockey East opener
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Matt Germain and Ben Farrer scored third period goals for Providence College to lift the Friars to a 3-2 win over the Northeastern Huskies in the season opener.
Brodie Reid scored a late goal to bring the Huskies within one and Cody Ferriero also added a tally for Northeastern but Providence starter Alex Beaudry shut the door to make 20 saves in the opening night win.
"We kept a good pace for 60 minutes," said Friars' coach Tim Army. "We got the lead 2-1 and didn't sit back. We played some good hockey those last six or seven minutes."
The game entered the final frame of with both teams knotted at one, despite the Friars out shooting the Huskies. Germain's tally would break the tie at nine minutes on a Providence power play
Derek Army was credited with his first career point on the goal that put Providence College up 2-1. However, the fans in Schneider Arena could not celebrate the goal immediately because a goal was not originally signaled and play continued on for over a minute. At the next stoppage officials reviewed the video replay before awarding the goal to Providence.
"The moorings stayed down," said Army. "You play it like a hole in the net. But I told them that no matter what is decided, we got to keep going."
Later in the period, Calgary native Ben Farrer put the Friars up 3-1 with an unassisted break-away goal at 16:25. Farrer took a Huskies' turnover in the neutral zone to create the chance that proved to be the game winner.
"They deserved to win," said Huskies head coach Greg Cronin. "We looked a little a bit unsure of what we were supposed to be as a team. We looked really good at times and really sloppy at times."
Ferriero's power-play goal came at 13:17 of the first period and put the Huskies up 1-0 before Providence's Jordan Kremyr tied up the score with his first tally of the year at 18:27 of the second period.
Ferriero, a freshman, was playing in his first came for the Huskies. In fact, both Northeastern goals were scored by freshman. In all, Northeastern had seven players make their debuts in the season opener.
"We got to really focus on getting them familiar with what we're trying to do as a team," added Cronin.
The Friars managed to go 1-6 on the penalty kill against Huskies after leading Hockey East last season with a 84.4% success rate while a man down. This included a five minute penalty kill after Kyle MacKinnon was called for charging.
"You give them that much time and they are going to get some chances," said Army. "Alex [Beaudry] had to make some big stops. But your goalie is always your best penalty killer."
The Huskies also killed off five power plays but gave up the crucial go-ahead goal to Germain in the third. Chris Rawlings, who took the loss in this game, stopped 26 shots for Northeastern.
The Friars began the season after a disappoint finish to last season, not making the Hockey East playoffs, and this year they were ranked last in the league in the preseason poll. But the Friars showed no signs that these things would bother them.
"We've been building to this point," said Army. "They've got a good motivation. We're deeper now and our freshman class adds some good talent and speed. But we're focused on one game at a time."
The Friars will skate again next Friday when they visit Minnesota-Duluth while Northeastern will turn around and host the defending national champion Boston College Eagles tomorrow night at Matthews Arena.
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Why does it work so well? OCS's brevity and intensity sharpen candidates like no other commissioning source. And that intensity comes from the pressure applied by the Marine DIs, who are themselves exhaustively—and professionally—trained to push their charges far beyond their own imagined limits. Yes, OCS has stepped up involvement of the Navy chief petty officers in recent years, and yes, the chiefs have added a much-needed naval presence to the program, particularly in the candidate officer phase. But it is still the dedication and motivation of the Marine DIs that turns candidates from sloppy civilians to fighting-fit officers in a mere three months.
It would also be wrong to step up the training role of candidate officers to indoctrination candidates to, say, that of senior midshipman to plebes at the Naval Academy. Training stress applied by a group of twenty-somethings who are merely applying the training stress given them a short time ago by other twenty-somethings is far less effective than that applied by a professional Marine DI.
Finally, the Marine Corps has trained naval officer candidates for decades without return, so to speak, on its investment: USNA and NROTC midshipmen, all of whom receive limited instruction from Marine DIs, have a Marine Corps option on commissioning, but OCS does not. The DIs' legendary success—and the healthy inter-service respect that their training bestows on OCS graduates—is the Marine Corps's only reward for more than 60 years of sustained excellence at Navy OCS.
I write from experience. I was the only female in my OCS class the entire 13 weeks we were in Pensacola. Were the Marine DIs and their training methods loud, sweaty, often bewildering, and, at times, intensely scary? You bet. Were they abusive? Never. Was I pushed harder than I had ever thought possible? Absolutely. I count my Navy OCS commission as my proudest life achievement—more than the other five years of my naval service, more than any of my academic degrees, more than any other successes I've had, save my marriage (to an AOCS graduate) and family.
Perhaps the Marine DIs' ear-shattering, sometimes otherworldly looking, and often messy methods of training run counter to Newport's staid, New England enclave-of-admirals image of itself. And maybe students at the Training Center of Excellence's other programs—and civilian diners in the naval station galley—are shocked by the glimpses they catch of the DIs at work. It would nevertheless be a mistake for the Navy to discontinue or diminish the Marine DIs' role at OCS. The Marine Corps operates as part of the Department of the Navy, and the Navy would be foolish to ignore the most powerful weapon in its officer-training arsenal: the Marine drill instructor.


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Still Helping the Hurting
Headlines are painful these days.
Acts of violence—the natural disaster of Hurricane Sandy or the human disasters of Newtown, CT—make Psalm 46:1 resonate with us.
God is our refuge and strength, always ready to help in times of trouble.
In spite of all that has assaulted our senses, still we bow our hearts and prepare to celebrate the birth of Christ, our Savior. No matter what our circumstances have been during the trauma, it is still in Him that "we live and move and have our being."
Mobilized by Nyack's commitment to being socially relevant, members of our campus community connected with Samaritan's Purse and other organizations to help with post-Sandy cleanup.
They will have a deeper appreciation for Christmas this year. Some may feel they have already been given a gift because of the opportunity they have to serve others.
They may have picked up hammers and crowbars to do demolition work or held hands with a distraught person to pray for comfort or helped prepare sandwiches to share with the hungry. Nyack has been represented in New York and New Jersey communities by members of student clubs like Hands of Compassion, LoSTANDfound, and Students Against Hunger who hit the streets in the past several weeks to help the hurting.
Nyack Professor Jim Muckell, who worked alongside of students with the Samaritan Purse outreach in Nassau County, Staten Island, and New Jersey, was joined by education professor Dr. Christine Buel and Bible professor Dr. Stephen Bennett.
Says Muckell, "Some people say Sandy was the storm of the century in our lifetime. Actually, it was an opportunity of a lifetime to minister."
The business professor, who has in the past few years taken students on mission trips to Mexico to help with operations at a Christmas bookstore during winter break says "these one-day trips in the New York Metropolitan area are every bit as transformational as the 10-day trips" Nyack students take to the Philippines, Africa, Israel and other places around the globe.
Prof. Muckell became involved when men from the discipleship and evangelism team at his home church in New City, NY found out about the Samaritan's Purse operation. When he circulated an eblast on the Nyack campus, volunteers responded enthusiastically and joined the home repair crews.
"When you drive down the streets and see the shell of the houses, they look fine, but then you see 10 feet of debris in front. You go inside and really see the devastation," he explained.
So how do people, who may not be believers, know they have witnessed the hands and feet of Jesus at work?
Each time volunteers leave the site of a completed home repair, an informal presentation is made. A Bible is signed by every volunteer who worked on a house and given to the homeowner.
Muckell says, "They can't miss that."
The Sandy relief efforts enter the sixth week, continuing work this weekend (December 22) in Nassau County. The group will take a break the following weekend and resume on January 5.
The Rockland County departure site at 6:00 am is Gracepoint Gospel Fellowship Church at 384 New Hempstead Rd., New City (exit 11 on the Palisades Parkway) or volunteers can meet at 7:30 am on Long Island at The Full Gospel Church of Island Park, 4101 Austin Blvd., Island Park, NY.
Bring work gloves, work boots and pack a lunch including drinking water. Return trip to Rockland will be by 6:00 pm. Contact Prof. Muckell at firstname.lastname@example.com for additional details.
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Open in 2003, with Phoenix Mountain at its back and Greenery Lake in the front, Phoenix City Hotel, Guangzhou, is the first hotel built on platinum 5-star standard in South China.. It's located 40 minutes by car from the Guangzhou railway station and 45 minutes from Baiyun Airport.
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By Alicia Chesser
Copyright 2006 Alicia Chesser
TULSA, Oklahoma -- Tulsa Ballet's latest program, Celebrate
Oklahoma!, seen November 10 at the Tulsa Performing Arts Center, is
artistic director Marcello Angelini's "thank you" to the centennial
state that has become his artistic home and to the pioneering spirit
that led Moscelyne Larkin and Roman Jasinski to create Tulsa Ballet 50
years ago. The company presented three ballets: Daniel Pelzig's "Nine
Lives" (set to music by Lyle Lovett), Agnes de Mille's "Rodeo," and the
premiere "Oklahoma! Suite" (a suite of dances from the Tony
Award-winning Rodgers & Hammerstein musical "Oklahoma!," also
choreographed by de Mille). For most of us it was simply a delightful
evening of ballet with a Western theme and a fun kickoff to
celebrations of Oklahoma's 100 years of statehood. For
Tulsa Ballet, it was another step in its journey toward becoming a
major force in American dance.
Consider the choice of ballets. "Nine Lives" combines the sly twang of
Lovett's songs with choreography that unites ballet, jazz, and Western
swing, and a very contemporary sensibility. "Rodeo" is, of course, de
Mille's masterpiece, a treasure of 1940s American dance and of the
Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo which Larkin and Jasinski loved so much.
And the "Oklahoma! Suite" is another of Angelini's bold initiatives,
created in concert with the Rodgers & Hammerstein Organization in New
York (which provided its manifold services free of charge) and
legendary de Mille dancer Gemze de Lappe, who made use of de Mille's
original choreography and added to it to create the suite. These
ballets, while similar in theme, are quite diverse in dance terms:
different eras, different styles, even an entirely new production based
in American musical theater. The programming itself is something to
And then there is the dancing. Angelini has refined and refined his
roster so that, in performance anyway, there is not one squeaky wheel
in the entire company. He now has four extremely good male leads --
Alfonso Martin, Ma Cong, Wang Yi, and Michael Eaton -- and a very solid
second tier. The leading women -- Alexandra Bergman, Ashley
Blade-Martin, and Rene Olivier -- are strong, versatile, and gorgeous;
the same goes for dancers like Karina Gonzalez, Megan Keough, Kiri
Chapman, Serena Chu, and on and on down the roster. With these dancers
coming from all over the world, it's a remarkable achievement to have
brought them so fully "together" such that they are able to do just
about anything that is asked of them, and to do it in a way that makes
you think they've been dancing together their whole lives.
In "Nine Lives," nine of those dancers tell stories of attraction, hard
drinking, pursuit, regret, tenderness, loneliness ... in other words,
the stories of love and loss that endlessly fascinate Lovett. The
ballet opens with a country feel, as five men (in Western shirts and
black pants) and four women (in short jewel-toned dresses that look
like ... teddies?) do a boot-scootin' boogie to "I've Been in Memphis."
A brief piano interlude, with dancers moseying across the stage,
provides the segue to "Pontiac," a dark duet for the elegaic Martin and
Yi about loss, friendship, and the awkwardness of consolation between
From that midnight mood, the lights switch on and the scene changes
to a raucous bar for "Hot to Go" -- in which Mugen Kazama, stepping in
for an injured Ma Cong, was hot to go indeed. Kazama, "just" a kid from
Japan in his first year in Tulsa, set off fireworks in this house with
an incredible solo that was by turns sharp and subtle, lightning quick
and lingering, the dancer hilarious in his physical comedy but never
mugging for the crowd. This is the Lovett song in which the singer
realizes (a bit too late!) that the object of his admiration down at
the other end of the bar is "ugly from the front" (to which the lady
retorts, "Well, you're ugly too!"). Kazama, with his tremendous sailing
leaps and "what the hell" (but completely controlled) turns and
tumbles, stopped the show even before this funny bit. When it arrived,
he had the house rocking with applause.
A slow, twining duet for Bergman and Ricardo Graziano followed, to "All
My Love is Gone." To the lyric "I've got some birds outside / What sit
on my window sill / Some birds won't you know / But some birds will,"
Bergman -- looking for all the world like a lonely girl in a dancehall
-- stretched out her arms as if considering whether to fly away or to
perch and sing with her newfound mate. In "She's No Lady (She's My
Wife)," Olivier showed once again the amazing versatility of her
dancing, going completely loose and sexy with all the other dancers
flinging themselves around her. Gonzalez and Martin were pensive and
thrilling in their quiet duet to "Nobody Knows Me But My Baby (Gonzalez
perched on Martin's knee at one point like a guiding star). These two
young dancers dug deep into the choreography's slow, small maneuvers
and looked deep into each other's eyes, articulating the ache and
tenderness of intimate love. And in "Black and Blue" Kate Oderkirk (a
stunning tall dancer with super-strong technique) matched Eaton's
hard-drinking suitor kick for kick in a wild duet full of 1980s dance
references, such as a riff on the "robot." The finale, to "If You Were
to Wake Up," brought Olivier together with Yi and the entire
ensemble to conclude a smart, funny, elegant ballet with just the right
amount of emotional interest and choreographic challenge (merging
heel-toe country dancing with long, wide leg extensions out of jazz,
for instance) to bring out surprising facets in these dancers.
Speaking of surprising, for "Rodeo" the men wore real cowboy boots and
real Levis, making them appear just the slightest bit uncomfortable,
but contributing greatly to an authentic Western feel. "Rodeo" is a
ballet that has a very special place in my heart, as I learned all the
parts in it (even the square dance parts!) as a teenage apprentice in
Tulsa Ballet during the Larkin/Jasinski days, when it was the
extraordinary Willy Shives (now with the Joffrey in Chicago) dancing
the Champion Roper. This performance was a fitting tribute to Miss
Larkin, who was a legendary Cowgirl herself and in whose honor the
ballet was included in this program. (Angelini reports that she was
"elated" when she came to see a dress rehearsal of "Rodeo" a few weeks
ago.) Former Joffrey and American Ballet Theatre dancer Paul Sutherland
staged the piece; after doing so more than 40 times, he's to be trusted
when he says, as he did on this occasion, that this was one of the best
performances of "Rodeo" he's ever seen.
There were some opening night jitters that threw off rhythm and timing
at moments, but "Rodeo" was "Rodeo": buoyant and spacious like the
Oklahoma plains. There was fine dancing from the whole company, but
Eaton made a particularly strong impression as the Champion Roper. He
has caught my eye before with his powerful technique and modest manner
onstage. (He's not a showman like Cong, nor a romantic like Martin,
just a good, solid, reliable man with a serious demeanor.) This role
brought out new dimensions in him: authority, looseness, charm and ...
tap dancing! Really, really good tap dancing. (Turns out Eaton is a
seasoned tapper; he performed a tap solo for Barbara Bush at the 1992
Republican National Convention. Who knew?) His Roper was a genuine guy,
not as cocky as others I've seen in this role, just confident and
charged up about the day's events -- and very tender towards the
Cowgirl, danced by Megan Keough.
Keough -- very petite, very girlish -- was pert as a bird in this role.
Her Cowgirl was not the rough-and-tumble tomboy/feminist one often
sees, but certainly a determined woman who's ready to take on anything
for the attention of the Head Wrangler (Yi). She handled the demanding
buckin'-bronco choreography very well and had an adorable hangdog look
when she gazed at the suitably remote and commanding Yi. And she was
radiant -- just glowing with delight -- in her red dress and little
black boots in the final dance with Eaton and the company.
Superb as these leading dancers were, others captured the feeling of
the ballet perhaps better still. I'm thinking especially of
Blade-Martin as the Rancher's Daughter and Chapman, Chu, and Leah
Gallas as the Friends from Kansas City. These four women were thrilling
in their knowing glances and in the fullness and simplicity of their
movement in de Mille's choreography (which on this evening reminded me
of Nacho Duato's for some reason ... perhaps a connection to be pursued
in another Flash, when Tulsa Ballet, which has done a number of Duato
ballets, performs "Por Vos Muero" in the spring?). (My editor PBI makes
an excellent point in response to this observation: "It validates the
precept ... that by creating a varied repertory one serves not only to
develop the tastes of the audience but the skills and versatility of
the dancers.") These dancers found the only thing lacking, in my
opinion, in the rest of the performance: enough of the wistful "sunset"
quality that runs like a campfire serenade through the ballet,
beginning with the lone male figure who sweeps across the back of the
stage in its opening moments. A bit more of the elegaic would have made
this performance even richer. But this was a jubilant "Rodeo," snappy
and vigorous and bright, charged with an optimism that was fitting for
the celebratory occasion.
Perhaps the sweetest spot in the entire evening came with "Oklahoma!
Suite." While this may not be the first time a full ballet has been
created from a musical -- Jerome Robbins's "West Side Story Suite"
comes to mind -- it is certainly a rare undertaking. Angelini explained
how it came about:
"Candace Trombka, the former president of the board, in the
brainstorming session about the 'Celebrate Oklahoma!' evening, reminded
me about the musical 'Oklahoma!' and its dances choreographed by Agnes
de Mille. I looked at the DVD of the musical again. (I had seen it live
when I first came to Tulsa and bought the DVD right after the show.) I
was surprised at how well it captured the simplicity, and the
complexity, as well as the spirit of this land. Let me better explain:
While the musical doesn't really reflect the life of cities like Tulsa
or Oklahoma City or the life in larger communities in the state, it
quite well represents where the human roots of our state, and maybe
life in the rural parts of Oklahoma, came from. I felt the choreography
captures this simplicity. It's by no means complicated or complex; both
in concept and in intricacy of steps, it really reflects life in the
plains. Its straightforwardness is really its charm.
"With that in mind, I approached the Rodgers and Hammerstein
Organization and explained my concept of extrapolating the dances from
the musical and creating musical and choreographic 'bridges' so that we
could tell the story of the musical with just the dances. In order to
stay true to the style of the work they enrolled Gemze de Lappe [to add
on to the choreography], as she was Agnes de Mille's assistant for many
"I started planning [the ballet] about 18 months ago. It was a big deal
as the musical director of the [Rodgers & Hammerstein] organization
had to create brand new scores for the ballet, carve the
dances out of the musical, and create the musical bridges and then the
finale.... There is really no dancing finale in "Oklahoma!,' so all the
pieces of music and dance from the show had to be pieced together for
the finale. Not to mention teaching ballet dancers to tap.... Then Gemze came and she created the [additional] dance sections that were needed in order to tell the story using exclusively de Mille's vocabulary."
And it works! "Oklahoma! Suite" is absolutely charming; I would venture
to say that it captures the spirit of de Mille as perfectly as does
"Rodeo." All the familiar songs are here: "Everything's Up to Date in
Kansas City," "Many a New Day," "The Farmer and the Cowman," and of
course the famous "Dream Ballet" in which the heroine Laurey dreams
she's in the clutches of the low-down Judd and his "Postcards" (ladies
in provocative outfits, if you know what I mean) and eventually wakes
to find herself back at home in the arms of her beloved Curly and her
De Lappe did a marvelous job recreating the existing dances and adding
on to them in the de Mille style. There was tap-dancing a-plenty in
"Kansas City." The "Dream Ballet" was perhaps even more powerful than
it is in the musical, not only because it's amplified by so much other
dancing before and after it, but also because of the passion of the
dancers (Keough as a dreamy Laurey, Martin as Curly, Ricardo Graziano
as a lumbering, desperate, five-o-clock-shadowed Judd, and
Blade-Martin, Olivier, and Jennifer DeWolfe as the Postcards). "Many a
New Day" featured some exemplary moments for the women; with buoyant
arms and open chests, they captured all de Mille's boldness and
delicacy, as well as a certain iconic quality, a "rigidity" that's a
hallmark of her choreography (as it is of her contemporary Antony
Tudor's). The gorgeous costumes and sets came from Music Theater of
The finale for all 23 dancers looked for all the world as if it came
from the original musical -- "O-K-L-A-H-O-M-A," state flag, and all.
There was some trouble with the lights at the end of the "Dream
Ballet," but frankly (though there was a collective held breath in the
audience until it was resolved) nobody cared. The momentum of the suite
-- of the evening -- was huge, and it ended with everybody singing
"Oklahoma!" to the Tulsa Symphony Orchestra's exuberant music, led by
the young and gifted ballet and opera conductor Nathan Fifield.
"Oklahoma! Suite" is a tremendous gift from Tulsa Ballet to the state
in which it was born 50 years ago -- a winning finale to this evening
of dance which was itself a generous, respectful, innovative thank-you
from the Tulsa Ballet of the present and future to the Tulsa Ballet of
the past, and to a community that has proven to be such a fruitful
ground for ballet, against all predictions, surpassing all expectations.
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During our first fory years of existence, the College has satisfied its founders' intention of bringing two styles of education-traditional liberal arts and sciences programs and conservatory-based artsi programs-into close contact on one campus,and inspiring an appreciation for both intellectual and artistic talents in all students. I recently remakred at the Convocation address that we are now in the midst of our institution's second founding, one that builds from our initial foundation and that employs a focus on collaboration and innovative learning.
Civic engagement is a national agenda item to which our College is deeply committed, as exemplified by its reference in the recently completed Strategic Plan for 2010-2015. Attaching substance to the gradual yet assertive implemention of service and civic engagement is a campus-wide effort, with the primary outcome being graduates of both sound character and leadership and ready to contribute as citizens in a global society.


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Compass: Advanced Renal Cell Carcinoma
By Sunni Hosemann
Seven targeted agents have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration for use in metastatic RCC. Sunitinib, sorafenib,
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temsirolimus and everolimus are mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)
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Hot off the heels of "Batman: Arkham Origins" a new game has been announced today that will act as the finale to the highly praised Batman game franchise. "Batman: Arkham Knight" is set to take place a year after the events of the story in "Batman: Arkham City" and will follow the caped crusader as he combats the Scarecrow and his attempts to rally Gotham's villains. The trailer begins with an ominous warning from the villain for Gotham's citizens to flee or face their fears.
The trailer has been dubbed "Father to Son" and features the reading of Thomas Wayne's will and testament heavily as the action unfolds. Wayne's monologue immediately follows Scarecrow's and expresses his wish that his son will use his wealth wisely and for the betterment of the city and its people. As the narration unfolds Batman suits up and readies his signature vehicle.
The batmobile is perhaps the star attraction of this trailer and its highly implied that players will get full control of the vehicle for the very first time, suggesting that Gotham city will be a much larger area. While Gotham's playable space has increased greatly over the years the developers have shied away from populating the streets with traffic, pedestrian or other. Gotham's lifelessness, with the exception of criminals, hasn't gone unnoticed by players or reviewers alike. Up until this point Batman really hasn't had to worry about ordinary people getting in the way, or getting caught up in, his vigilante activities on the scale that one would expect from a major urban metropolis. The thought of having to chase down villains in the batmobile while worrying about causing damage to Gotham and her citizens would be a fun and challenging addition to the franchise.
As the trailer progresses we can notice that Batman's uniform also seems to have changed a bit, which is to be expected. The uniform is noticeably darker and gives off a more armored feel than its predecessors. It will be interesting to see if this is explained or not. We see Batman intervene in some sort of firefight between the forces of Two Face, the Penguin, and Harley Quinn. As his opponents begin to flee Batman reoccupies his car and begins his pursuit.
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After picking you up from your hotel, your driver will chat with you about suggested shops, and then you'll be on your way. Your exact itinerary is flexible, so you can customize your day of shopping based on your preferences – let your driver know where you want to go and then sit back and enjoy the ride.
Perhaps head to Harrods in upmarket Knightsbridge. Retailing in the same location since 1849, the palatial store remains unrivaled as the must-visit shop in London. It offers both first-rate service and an extensive product range -- selling everything from haute couture to ice cream.
Fortnum & Mason is probably the best-known British food store, having operated for centuries on London's Piccadilly. Besides being the largest quality food retailer in London, the shop has a gorgeous interior; gaze up at its glittering chandeliers as you walk along its luxuriously carpeted aisles, shopping for quintessentially English teas and picnic hampers.
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Again With the Countermobilization Myth
While I was away, any number of conservatives who either honestly or passive-aggressively oppose gay marriage tried to sell the idea that the New York Court of Appeals' upholding of New York's discriminatory marriage law was really a victory for the side that lost. This argument is familiar from Roe v. Wade, about which it is frequently argued that it would be better for reproductive freedom if abortion was banned in a couple dozen states rather than legal in all 50 because…look, it's Halley's Comet! In addition to Roe, the false friends of gay rights are also bringing Brown v. Board into it. As Amanda says, this is silly:
The NAACP tried the legislative route before they started the lawsuit strategy when they tried to get Congress to pass anti-lynching laws, which Congress didn't do until like last year, when they could be sure it would be only a symbolic gesture. If court decisions seems to cause more social chaos, it's only because the courts are often the only branch of the government that can really lead the way in securing rights.
Right–the argument that Brown v. Board was counterproductive is transparently wrong in two respects. First of all, it's not that civil rights litigators wouldn't have preferred that Congress pass civil rights legislation, but with the Senate effectively fulfilling its designed historical role of giving an effective veto to Southern white supremacists, strong civil rights legislation wasn't on the table. They went to the courts because that was the only option. (What are you going to do, lobby the Alabama legislature?) And second, it's silly to treat Brown and the Civil Rights Act as independent events. Without the violent resistance engendered by Brown, which slowly made the willingness of moderates to accommodate Southern apartheid untenable, the Civil Rights Act would never have been passed. Some institution had to force the violent nature of Jim Crow into the open, and it was the courts or nothing.
And there's an additional glaring contradiction in this argument. J-Pod et al. are arguing, remember, that winning victories in the courts means a huge setback for the cause that wins. But less than five years after Brown Congress passed its first civil rights legislation since Reconstruction, and within a decade the CRA had been signed into law. I'm not sure exactly what the Supreme Court's intervention slowed down. (Do these people think that without Brown, Dwight "southerners were not bad people, just concerned lest their sweet little girls be seated alongside some big black bucks" Eisenhower would have rammed comprehensive civil rights legislation through Congress?) If this is the pace of progress we could expect in light of a backlash to court decisions protecting gay rights, I'll take it.
And finally, this juxtaposition should remind us why reactionaries have such a large stake in the erroneous assertion that Roe led to realignment and the creation of the New Right, when in fact the passage of the Civil Rights Act was the decisive event. (It wasn't 1976 when the Deep South first went Republican.)
…Pierce further shreds J-Pod's revisionist history. The extent to which people are willing to distort history to prop up the countermobilization myth is really quite remarkable, and it's especially obvious with civil rights because (unlike with abortion) most people know the basic history.


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Ridgeblade: the Silent Residential Wind Turbine Concept
Ridgeblade, a concept wind generation product developed by the UK-based Power Collective, is a clever twist on traditional wind turbines. The Ridgeblade sits on the ridge of your roof and produces about as much power as a medium turbine, thanks to the vectoring of air that the existing roof provides. This would be a powerful incentive for those with fussy neighbors and those who need to circumvent homeowner's association regulations, which often prevent the construction of standard turbines. According to Inhabitat, the Ridgeblade is nearly silent, something standard wind turbines can't compete with. Plus, NIMBYs can't even grumble at you under their breath for installing the Ridgeblade. The compact design makes it a neighbor-friendly choice. To boot, maintenance for the Ridgeblade seems fairly easy. I've always wondered how you would perform routine maintenance on a 40-foot high wind turbine. Climbing onto the roof sounds much simpler, not to mention cheaper, in the event that you have to hire a professional. The company just received a $750,000 grant from Green Challenge Awards, part of the 2009 Dutch Postcode Lottery Green Challenge. The company says that the money will allow them to "focus solely on bringing [the Ridgeblade] to market." And they found out about the contest only two days before the deadline! My guess is that it's bound to make a splash once it hits the market. Depending on the city location and efficiency of this concept, the Ridgeblade could actually provide more power for some cities than solar would (Chicago, maybe?). Like so many things renewable, time will tell. The product was developed by a former Rolls Royce engineer for the Power Collective. And a tip of the hat to you sir, we like it! Source: Inhabitat.com Photo Credit: Power Collective
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Italian authorities have shut down a historic Roman restaurant days after it charged a Japanese couple $987 for a seafood lunch.
The tourists filed a fraud complaint with police after being surprised with a bill for pasta and lobster with wine and gelato at the Il Passetto restaurant, just off the popular Piazza Navona square.
Health inspectors arrived within days to shut down the 149-year old restaurant – which has served stars ranging from Charlie Chaplin to Grace Kelly – citing hygiene reasons.
Restaurants in Rome's centre have long been notorious for overcharging or serving overcooked pasta to the millions of tourists that flock here each year.
According to a couple of Rome restaurant listing and review web sites, the Passetto restaurant, which serves supposedly superior sustenance; when not ripping off tame tourists that is; charges between fifty and sixty Euros a head, though this price does not include drinks, just in case you were curious.
But Il Passetto's owner said he was surprised by the complaint, adding that it was the Japanese couple's decision to leave the tip. Tipping is not obligatory in Italy, but is often demanded from foreigners anyway.
"They ordered 12 oysters, two kilos of lobsters, wine, 1.5 kg of seabass and even took photos with the waiters before leaving," Franco Fioravanti told Rome's Il Messaggero daily.
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PopCap Games released the second free content update Tuesday to "Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare" for the Xbox One and Xbox 360. The "Zomboss Down" update to the multiplayer shooter brings a new map along with eight new character variants, a character level increase, loads of new customizations plus a huge number of gameplay balancing tweaks and map changes.
"'Zomboss Down' features a brand new Gardens & Graveyards map 'Cactus Canyon'," Creative Director Justin Wiebe revealed. "Zombies have crash landed in the desert and need to fight their way to a local golf course and destroy a secret Plant facility located under the 18th hole."
The "Cactus Canyon" map also comes with a unique end event mini-game similar to other existing maps. In this map's case, it is a Golf Bomb minigame to determine the winner between the Plants and the Zombies.
There are eight new character variants included in the update - Sky Trooper, Landscaper, Archaeologist, and Wrestling Star for the Zombies as well as Law Pea, Armor Chomper, Sun Pharaoh, Bandit Cactus for the Plants. These characters along with the more than 200 new character customizations can be picked up by purchasing the "Zomboss Down" packs from the in-game sticker shop.
Other changes include the level cap being raised from 20 to 30, which also brings a load of new star challenges to complete. Players can also now talk with the other side in between rounds or just choose to mute everyone.
The list of game balance tweaks, map changes and bug fixes is actually quite massive. As a result, it is best to view the complete list on in the link at the top of this article. However, highlights include an overhaul of the Gardens & Graveyards payout system that gives more coins to the Plants when they stop the Zombie side early and more to the Zombie side when they go distance and complete the final challenge.
There are also more rewards for playing a support class such as the Sunflower getting points for the character their healing getting a kill. Another example is the All-Star Zombie getting points for suppression fire that leads to another player getting a kill. This appears to address some of the issues with certain classes like the Pea Shooter able to dominate the leaderboards.
The "Driftwood Shores" and "Main Street" Gardens & Graveyards maps also were updates to give more flanking options to the Zombies in the early part of the game. The Plants were often able to stonewall the Zombies in the first and second stages respectively because of severe chokepoints.
Issues with latency and stability were also addressed. However, it sounds like some users are currently experiencing issues connecting with the "Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare" servers following the update.


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All American Quarter Horse Congress – October 10
October 10, 2010
Execute A Score takes Congress Masters weanling class.
By Larri Jo Starkey
Colts and geldings took their first steps into the competitive arena October 10 during the All American Quarter Horse Congress Masters class for weanlings with Execute A Score taking first place with AQHA Professional Horseman Ross Roark at the shank.
The 2010 colt is by Execute and out of She Scores, one of breeder Rita Crundwell's favorite mares.
"You breed them, and if you have a good mare and you have a good stallion, you hope for the best," Rita said after the win.
Ross showed the colt's dam to a grand championship at Congress as well as a world championship."
"He's a very balanced, correct colt," Ross said. "He's got a lot of traits you look for in a stud horse. He has a pretty head and neck, a good top, good on his feet and legs. He tracks good. He's good-minded. I think the direction the judges are going in now, those little things mean something."
The colt's next outing will be at the AQHA World Championship Show in November. In the meantime, he'll return to the Meri-J Ranch for more fitting by AQHA Professional Horseman Jim McKillips.
To see more photos from Congress, check out the Journal slide show below. Click on each photo to see the caption.
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Maybe you bought it or it was a gift from Grandma and Grandpa. What's the one toy you regret? The one you wish you could take out back and go Office Space-on?
For me:
I find this funny. Yes toys can be annoying and loud. So can people. Why even buy toys if you are going to find fault with them. Save your money for something else.
I find it hard to belive that attikusmom has never experienced an annoying kid toy. She must have hearing loss.
We had this thing called the Light Up Alphabet Apple- horrible. I was so glad to sell it.
DS 2009, DD 2011, Baby Girl Due July 2016
I don't have the time to read all the responses right now so please excuse me if mine have been posted.
I've ended up hating every V-Tech toy he's ever had. But my most hated toy is this monstrosity -- the Just Kidz Point to Learn Turtle.
He has no off switch, the buttons stick down so it stutters weird electronic noise at you, it's annoying even when it does work, and there's a random extra letter M out of alphabetical order. I should have known it'd be a PITA when I had to buy a special screwdriver just to free it from the packaging.
Rainbow DS John III, aka Tatoe, born 6/27/11 after IF & 3 M/C... miracles do happen!
OMG we have that same cat piano posted on the first page. SERIOUSLY OBNOXIOUS. Advice for those who have it, I opened the back up & pulled the wires off of that button that activates the cat songs. Those drove me so mad that I almost gave the toy away. But it's ok now that it doesn't play those. It was an easy fix.


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Pranckevièius Gediminas (Artist) Digital Drawings
About the Artist The city I've been born at is called Panevezys and is located in northern Lithuania; I studied at high school and lived there with my mother and brother until my studies began. It was . . . → Read More: Paintings & Digital Drawings by Pranckevièius Gediminas


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Jordan Coombs says the state of Colorado is going to pot – literally – and he was made ill because of it. Coombs is behind a class-action lawsuit that is taking Colorado to court. The reason? The father of two, who recently attended a County Fair in Denver, says he was given pot-induced chocolate, and he gobbled up so much of it that he "overdosed."
Writes Reuters news service via MSN News: "A Colorado man overdosed on the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana after eating chocolate bars obtained from a fairground vendor promoting the drug, but whose products should have been cannabis-free, court documents showed."
Coombs' pot overdose suit alleges that a vendor inside of the fair's "pot pavilion" was handing out sample chocolates that, unbeknownst to Coombs, were laced with edible marijuana. After eating the confections, Coombs says he fell "violently ill" and was "projectile vomiting" inside of his vehicle. He had to be hospitalized.
Ironically, fairground rules said that all exhibitors inside of the pot pavilion could sell marijuana accessories, but none were to sell or sample items containing cannabis in any form.
The vendor, LivWell, a Denver-based medical marijuana dispensary selling full-line pot products and cannabis strains, says the bars at the fair were supposed to be free of THC, the chemical responsible for most of marijuana's psychological effects.
"I wouldn't have eaten a bunch of chocolate with pot in it with my four and 2-year-olds with me," said Coombs. "That's not my idea of a good time."
Coombs describes his ordeal:
"I hadn't eaten lunch yet and I was just sitting there, kind of snacking, just eating chocolate," said Coombs. "I felt like I was having a heart attack. I started having convulsions and freaking out and said, 'We've got to get to the hospital right now.'"
Coombs' attorney, Corey Zurbuch, says the hospital confirmed the THC overdose.
"The hospital that he went to did test for THC in his blood and he did test positive for that and was diagnosed as having overdosed on THC," Zurbuch said. "Somebody could have gotten behind the wheel, somebody could have put themselves in a precarious situation."
The controversy is continuing to build. Two other fairgoers have stepped forward to assert that they too became ill after ingesting the Full Melt pot-laced chocolate bars.
According to ABC7 News out of Denver, fairgoer Richard Jones also was sickened by the candy. "On-site EMTs first attended to the Arvada man before calling him an ambulance. Tests at the hospital revealed he had more than 100 nanograms of THC in his system, or about 20 times the legal driving limit," the site reports.
"They were giving out samples and they made sure to tell us that the samples are just a sample of their chocolate, that doesn't have any THC in it, and the guy went so far as to let us know if we came into the store, the ones in the store would taste different," Jones said. "I was sweaty. I was nauseous. I was panicking. I was afraid it was a stroke or a heart attack. I essentially ate 10 doses at once, never having THC in my system ever before," Jones added.
Zurbuch's lawsuit, a copy of which can be read here, lists the defendant as Beyond Broadway LLC, which does business as Full Melt Chocolate and LivWell.
Beyond Broadway released the following statement to the media:
"We are aware that someone made a complaint to 7NEWS alleging that chocolate samples distributed at the Denver County Fair contained cannabis. If this occurred it was without our knowledge and was not sanctioned by our company. We are currently investigating the matter."
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Tuesday, June 24, 2008 4:25 PM
Ira Tucker Of The Dixie Hummingbirds Passes
The Malaco Music Group regrets to announce that Gospel Quartet legend, Ira Tucker of the world famous Dixie Hummingbirds passed away earlier today at approximately 1:00 p.m.
Ira Tucker & The Dixie Hummingbirds recorded 6 albums including a "Best Of" for Atlanta International Records. (A subsidiary of The Malaco Music Group)
Mr. Tucker also appears on one of the album covers with Kirk Franklin and performed on the widely successful direct marketing campaign infomercial for the three CD, three DVD Gospel Legends project (Malaco Records).
D.A. Johnson met and interviewed Mr. Tucker during the taping for the Gospel Legends series, gaining a wealth of knowledge on gospel music history as well as the journey of the Hummingbirds throughout their career.
"I listened to Tucker share his experiences about the sacrifices gospel artists made in order for all us to do what we do today in the Gospel
industry and it just sent chills up my spine. He will be missed; sadly we have lost another legend!!!" States D.A. Johnson, Director of the gospel division of Malaco Records.
To listen to clips of this Gospel Legend, visit <http://www.malaco.com/>
Press Release
May 29, 2008
Urban Inspirations Brings New Era To Television Programming
Jackson, MS. May 29, 2008--D.A. Johnson, Director of Malaco's Gospel Division has produced a new television program, making his entrance into the televsion market with new programming in the gospel music format. The program Urban Inspirations utilizes programming similar to American Bandstand. In 2003, Johnson taped a one hour television pilot entitled Urban Inspirations (UI) which was taped and hosted by world-renowned, five time Stellar Award winner, recording artist and syndicated radio host, TONEX and fresh face of Howard University graduate Lisa Robinson; video of the week segment was hosted by Washington DC's distinguished youth pastor, Reverend Tony Lee. UI also featured live performances by PAJAM's Music World / Columbia recording artists RAMIYAH and independent Hip Hop artist King Solomon.
UI was developed to assist in cultivating and propelling Urban Gospel, a growing genre of music, directly into the mainstream while preserving it's roots in connection with traditional gospel music. In the spirit of the longest running television shows in the history of television such as Soul Train and American Bandstand, to more modern day youthful shows such as Teen Summit and 106 & Park, UI will feature live performances from chart topping artists, dancers, fashion, music videos, trivia games and discussions on topics that affect today's youth as well as highlighting music that is spiritually based; uplifting and inspiring.
Creator & Executive Producer, D.A. Johnson states, "'Urban Inspirations is a vision I had over ten years ago. Knowing the direction that Gospel Music was heading I realized that for the current generation of Gospel music artists to be successful, they needed a formidable national platform to showcase their contributions to the masses. This platform is television and the program is Urban Inspirations. It is my prayer that UI will become instrumental in perpetuating the urban inspirational music genre in the same ways the the Arsenio Hall Show helped the Urban Hip Hop genre to be wildly successful in the nineties."
For more information, please contact Malaco Music Group at www.malaco.com.
Release title: The Gales
Artist: The Sensational Nightingales
Street Date: May 20, 2008
The Gales
In Stores May 20th
Christmas Season 2007, The Sensational Nightingales hit a milestone releasing their first ever Christmas CD, A Nightingales' Christmas. It received an overwhelming response from radio programmers and consumers--nationally selling more units in this seasonal period of time than can be remembered.
The Sensational Nightingales, affectionately dubbed The Gales, have been spreading the Gospel for over fifty years, touring across the United States as well as on international soil. They are the first group inducted into the American Gospel Quartet Hall Of Fame, are one of the few traditional gospel groups to have been nominated for the prestigious Grammy Award, and they have won awards or been recognized for their achievements numerous times throughout their career.
At this time, the Malaco Music Group is proud to present their latest offering and twenty-fourth release appropriately titled, The Gales.
A collection of twelve brand new songs performed and arranged by members of the group, the album boasts a feast of signature harmonies and melodies that millions around the world have come to love and appreciate from these pioneers of Gospel music.
The Gales will both be available in stores on May 20, 2008. Also available on iTunes and www.malaco.com;
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Gospel Legends: Margaret "Babe" Allison
Margaret "Babe" Allison is the longest selling female Gospel artist in history and is set to release her first album in four years, Touch Me Again, with her group The Angelic Gospel Singers. Touch Me Again is the long-awaited follow up to their classic gospel hit Touch Me Lord Jesus, released sixty-one years ago.
Touch Me Again is a collection of twelve fresh, original gospel songs that are designed to uplift and encourage both the young and young at heart with messages of faith, love and determination and promises to be Allison's finest project in a recording career that spans a lifetime.
Margaret "Babe" Allison & The Angelic Gospel Singers have worked with such greats as the late Mahalia Jackson to the popular, twenty-first century Kirk Franklin. Though the group has seen many members come and go throughout its history, The Angelics have managed to stay together and have a fan base that faithfully supports them as they continue to richly bless the world with their unique sound. With today's younger group members, mentored and groomed by the great Margaret "Babe" Allison, The Angelics are poised to continue to record for another 60 years.
For more information, visit: www.malaco.com
April 24, 2008
Jackson, MS. April 24, 2008-One month in the top ten is an admirable accomplishment for any artist, but Maurette Brown-Clark (AIR Gospel, Malaco Music Group) has spent a year in the top ten, peaking at the #2 position on Billboard singles charts and Radio and Records, hitting #1 with Mediaguide, with more than one year in the #1 slot on the Mediaguide Independent Gospel Chart. Her first radio single One God (The Dream, AIR) with the Malaco family, has literally been a dream. Capturing two 2008 Stellar Awards, one for Praise and Worship Album of the Year, the other for Childrens Performance of the Year for her daughter Jadas vocals, Brown-Clark is breaking records and winning big.
Brown-Clarks touring schedule is keeping her busy. She can be seen with Byron Cage in various cities on his current tour. Throughout the winter she traveled from New Jersey to Delaware, North Carolina, Virginia, Texas, Florida, and Alabama, making appearance on a variety of Christian and gospel television programs.
Malaco takes pride in supporting legendary acts in gospel music and is sure that Brown-Clark is a legend in the making. With plans on the table for another CD sometime in the next year, Malaco stands poised and ready to make another hit record for this duly named Princess of Gospel Music.
We have worked hard all year to make certain that Maurette is available to develop her ministry all over the country and are happy with her success. She is a true artist, kind friend, and loving mother. We are proud to represent her and look forward to what the future holds, comments D.A. Johnson, Executive Director of Malacos Gospel division.
For updates on Brown-Clarks touring schedule and future releases, please visit:
www.maurettebrownclark.com or go to www.malaco.com.
Originally from Long Island, New York, Brown-Clark began her singing career with her family group, The Brown Singers. Throughout her formative years, she continued singing with choirs, groups, as well as studying classical piano. Her first CD, entitled How I Feel, was released in 1998 on Verity Records. This CD featured the radio friendly, "Breaking of Day." For this work, she received the Stellar Award for Best New Artist in 1999.
Her second CD, By His Grace, was released in 2002 on AIR Records, and featured her popular rendition of the praise and worship anthem, "I Just Want To Praise You." This CD received a Gospel Music Workshop of America Gospel Excellence Award and two Stellar Award nominations. Brown-Clark was also nominated for a Dove Award for her part in a remake of the Donnie McClurkin classic, "Stand", featuring Darryl Coley, Marvin Sapp and Helen Baylor.


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Relive the 2013 regular season as we spend the next 13 days counting down toward the team's departure to San Diego. Every day, from Dec. 12 through Dec. 24, we will take a unique look back at all 13 games this year. Visit thesundevils.com as well as all of Sun Devil Athletics' social media outlets daily.
Defensive Stamina Helps ASU Defeat Oregon State
Arizona State 30, Oregon State 17
Nov. 16, 2013, at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Ariz.
Arizona State's offense stagnated, its defense was on its heels.
A blocked field goal turned the momentum back on the Sun Devils' side and cornerback Robert Nelson sealed it with another big play in the fourth quarter.
Nelson returned his second interception of the game 23 yards for a touchdown in the fourth quarter and No. 21 Arizona State maintained control of the Pac-12 South with a 30-17 win over Oregon State on Saturday night.
ASU's defense forced five turnovers behind four interceptions from the secondary, including a pair by Nelson, who also recovered a fumble. Safeties Alden Darby and Damarious Randall each had one interception apiece as the Devils held two of the nation's most prolific offensive players in the nation, quarterback Sean Mannion and wide receiver Brandin Cooks, below their season averages.
Running back DJ Foster added a touchdown and wide receiver Jaelen Strong caught seven passes for 106 yards, while quarterback Taylor Kelly went 22-for-37 with 183 yards and no touchdowns.
ASU dominated the first half, going up 20-0 on two touchdown runs by running back Marion Grice, who became the third Sun Devil to score 20 touchdowns in a season after running for 118 yards. Grice extended his streak of 100 all-purpose yards to 12 straight games dating back to last year and upped his season rushing total to 901 yards.
The Devils halted Oregon State's momentum when Davon Colemen blocked a field goal in the fourth quarter and Nelson, who has a knack for rising up in big moments, put it out of reach by racing into the end zone on Mannion's fourth interception of the game.
The Sun Devils beat Oregon State for the 19th time in 20 games at Sun Devil Stadium and have won five straight games overall, setting up next week's showdown with the Bruins in Southern California.
With a one-yard touchdown run midway through the second quarter, senior running back Marion Grice dashed into the Pac-12 record books as he became just the 15th different player in conference history to score 20 or more touchdowns in a single season.
Continuing his trend of making big plays at critical times, senior cornerback Robert Nelson returned his second interception of the game 23 yards for a touchdown to stifle the Beavers and quarterback Sean Mannion, who entered the game as the nation's leading passer.


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Birkenshaw finish off their Pennine League Division One season seeking the double when they journey to Crigglestone All Blacks.
Birky posted a 36-22 win on home ground to end the Wakefield sides promotion hopes and, while they will miss the services of top try-scorer Damian Smith and veteran packman Paul Bancroft, they will have speedster Richard Rhodes and old hand Simon Armitage back as they seek to improve a run of eight wins from their last ten games.
Wyke also have the chance to bow out of the Division Two campaign in a blaze of glory when they welcome unbeaten Thornhill to Towngate.
The Dewsbury side are playing well below their weight, with a number of seasoned former internationals in their ranks, and will be competing at a much higher level next term.
The black and whites, in contrast, have lost their way somewhat, losing their last three outings.
However, they have two formidable weapons in their armoury in prop Ian Wormald, who is the best forward in the division, plus the speed and guile of three-quarter James Dewhirst, who is a proven match winner.


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The tentatively-titled "Halo 5" may feature new multiplayer modes. According to a report from Dual Shockers on April 30, Microsoft is currently looking for another new member to join 343 Industries, the development team behind the next installment of the "Halo" series. The new senior multiplayer designer is expected to worked on the competitive multiplayer elements of the first-person shooter.
The individual is tasked with balancing some of the existing experiences, hinting that some of the features from previous games such as "Halo 4" on the Xbox 360 will be coming back in "Halo 5." Furthermore, he or she has to come up with and implement new multiplayer modes for the upcoming Xbox One exclusive title. The employee is going to work across various groups from within 343 Industries to accomplish the tasks. You can find a part of the senior multiplayer designer job description from the Microsoft Careers listing below:
We are looking for an experienced designer to support and develop the Halo competitive multiplayer experience. Responsibilities include balancing and tuning existing competitive experiences, creating, developing, and delivering all new Halo MP game modes. As a member of the competitive multiplayer design team, you will help shape the future of the Halo franchise. Candidates should understand how to work effortlessly across the studio with various design, and development teams to make sure 343 Industries aligns to deliver on a quality AAA user experience. This is your chance to join one of the most talented teams in the industry!
Although the development team has not yet confirmed any details in regards to the multiplayer modes, a representative did confirm at E3 2014 that the upcoming title should be using dedicated servers. During the same event, a computer-generated trailer was shown featuring Master Chief. After wondering around the desert, he will eventually encounter a large machine. The video game is targeting 60 frames per second, which should please competitive players.
Microsoft Studios will be holding a press conference next month at E3 2014. Phil Spencer recently confirmed that new details regarding the "Halo" brand will be disclosed at the event. Along with "Halo 5," the publisher is most likely going to announce "Halo 2 Anniversary." The remastered port is rumored to be coming out later this fall with a multiplayer beta invite for the fifth numbered installment.
"Halo 5" is expected to come out for the Xbox One sometime in 2015 based on a previous comment made by the voice actor of Master Chief. The sequel is the second of three planned titles in the new "Reclaimer Trilogy" for the franchise. You can find a screen featuring the prequel, "Halo 4," from the official Twitter page of the series with the photo embedded to the top of this article. You can also pre-order the FPS from Amazon in the next link: "Halo 5."
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