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The impression of Firefox summit 2006(3)
By pengyang on Nov 21, 2006
After the Brendan's day, it came to a free discussion time on the second day for this summit. The topics include testing, process evaluation, community build up, distributors discussion and some technical sessions.
The sessions began at three places at the same time. I joined the automated testing and the Firefox 2 Postmortem in the morning. As for the automated testing. community has done a lot in this area. Litmus is a public website for the community users to make contributions to the testing of several projects. Notice that Solaris has been added to this system so that users can also help on the Solaris testing. The unit testing includes JSunit, mochikit, XPCshell, necko. They help ensure that some core modules function well. If you go to the tinderbox website, you can see that there are some performance testing(Tp, Ts), reference testing deployed on different machines. So every period of time, all the testcases will be run automatically. Besides all the stuff above, there also have regression tests, eggplant automation of smoke test and test buildbots. Can we deploy all the automation testing in our testing process is a problem for us in the future. I think it's a one time effort and we can benefit from it for a long time.
The Firefox 2 Postmortem focused on the process discussion for Firefox2. Which parts of the process need to be improved in Firefox3 or later? Which is good in Firefox2.0? Actually, it's mainly software process management problem. How to audit the progress of the critical features and bugs especially in a release time frame? How to coordinate the development of different modules to avoid conflict? How to improve the documentation to get more people involved? Here is the meeting minutes on the session.
Chris(from Redhat) and Roc(from novell) gave a session on Firefox for Linux in the afternoon. Chris also invited me to join and talk about the problems in Solaris. Mozilla.org provides binary builds for three major platforms--Windows, Mac and Linux. But different Linux distributors will have their own packages delivered into their own systems. By using different distributions, most users will get the Firefox Linux package from the distributors directly instead of mozilla.org. Meanwhile, different distributors have their own requirements on Firefox and different library dependency. Therefore, they have some patches maintained by themselves and some of them are hard to be accepted by mozilla.org. How can we resolve the problems? So it's hard for the community to provide one solution to all the platforms. One option is that three major distributors(Redhat, Novell, Ubuntu) take more control on the Linux releases and more responsibility on the quality ensurrance. They need to contribute different packages to mozilla.org like we've been doing on Solaris, and their testcases back to the database as well.
As for Solaris and OpenSolaris, most of the issues are similiar with Linux, but still some difference. We don't keep any Solaris specific patches by ourselves. All our patches are now in the community codebase; we plan to put the latest released version for Firefox into next Solaris which may ease the future maintenance effort; Solaris isn't a first class platform in the community. We'll have to do the testing work all by ourselves(we also partly depend on the core function quality ensurrance by mozilla.org of course). To tightly cooperate with the community, we should improve our Solaris Tinderbox tree, deploying the automation testing on it, fixing the Solaris specific bugs caused by code commit, making Solaris Tinderbox tree to the main webpage of Tinderbox for Firefox and even more products as Roc suggested. So what does Tinderbox tree mean to mozilla.org? The main issue is that if some tree on the main webpage becomes red, all the future check in will be blocked. That's to say, adding a new tree probably increase the workload for the community, and the lack of enough Solaris experts in the community may hold the development process. Then how is the real situation for Firefox on Solaris? We've been working on Firefox on Solaris since Firefox1.0 was released, and now it's Firefox2.0. We've fixed most of the Solaris specific bugs by providing patches to the community codebase. Some others are still waiting for review. It's not bad for Solaris actually, is it? Then what can we do more for Solaris? We'll try to figure that out later. The basis is that Mozilla Corporation and different contributors including Sun can work together. Trust and responsibility are important.
After this discussion session, I went to the Text And Typography session given by Roc. This session is about the i18n problems in Firefox, such as how to render different languages or even combinations in browser? How to handle different special requirements for different languages? This is a new area for me. I heard lots of information during this summit for the first time(Actually during the talk with Roc in the welcome session, he has mentioned some part to me). Some languages really have some weird syntax and rendering requirements, which is really annoy. One good information is that Chinese performs well:-)
The last session was about community testing and Litmus. I got some idea about Litmus before I went to American, during the talk with Emily. There is community test day every period of time. Volunteers can make some contributions to the mozilla community. This public website mainly contains menu testing. How to attract more people into this? How to make the testing contributors recognized by more people? How to improve the test cases set? That's the area the discussion is about. Then how about Solaris? The QA engineers have added Solaris to this system. Can we make it available to the Solaris users? Or get some Solaris people into this community work?
Because there was a big party at night, the session ended early at about 4:30pm. We set out back to the hotel and some people dressed up a little bit. Ladies are all pretty! The party was held at Foreign Cinema, a nice place with transparency roof. Still free food, drink. The wonderful thing was the toast part. Different people in the community stood in front of the crowd one by one, saying what they wanted to say, mostly thankful to the people who contribute to this huge community. I can remember the people who toasted that night: Mitchell Baker, Brendan Eich, Dan Mosedale, Mike conner, Mike Shaver, John Lilly, Chris Beard, Mike Schroepher, Chris Aillon... As I've just been with the community for more than one year, I can't imagine how hard when Netscape abandoned this project and laid off the people in the project, how they can continue the open source project under this circumstances and make it through. But I can see their excitement when we all come to a huge success for the launch of Firefox2.0. Even Microsoft also sent a small gift to the community -- A cake with Firefox logo on it. That night, people were all a little bit crazy. After the Cinema party, they went to other two bars to continue drinking, until 3:00am in the morning. Because I was a little drunk after two cups of red wine, I went back to the hotel early.
During the way back to the hotel, I sat in the shuttle bus and watched the light outside, fell asleep without consciousness. It's a really a crazy night.


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Los Angeles, Calif. - UCLA will return to conference play this weekend as they get set to welcome in crosstown rivals USC for a three-game set from Thursday to Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Game times are 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. respectively.
Thursday, April 24 - 6 p.m.
USC – Wyatt Strahan, RHP, Jr. (3-3, 3.83)
UCLA – James Kaprielian, RHP, So. (5-3, 2.12)
Friday, April 25 - 7 p.m.
USC – Brent Wheatley, RHP, So. (3-1, 2.98)
UCLA – Grant Watson, LHP, Jr. (4-5, 3.68)
Saturday, April 26 - 2 p.m.
USC – Bob Wheatley, LHP, Sr. (3-3, 3.86)
UCLA – Cody Poteet, RHP, So. (3-2, 4.44)
UCLA will return to conference play this weekend as they get set to welcome in crosstown rivals USC for a three-game set from Thursday to Saturday at Jackie Robinson Stadium. Despite the Trojans holding a 253-131 advantage in the all-time series, the Bruins have had remarkable success against their crosstown rivals in recent years. Since John Savage became head coach of the Bruins in the summer of 2004, the Bruins have gone 24-9 against USC and have not lost a season series to the Trojans since 2005. UCLA has also won 24 of its last 29 games against the Trojans, including the last nine meetings. The Bruins have swept the season series with the Trojans in each of the last two seasons. The two sides met earlier this season at USC's Dedeaux Field, with the Bruins claiming a 6-5 victory over the Trojans. Shane Zeile led the way for UCLA in that game with a 4-4 day while David Berg earned the win with 2.2 innings in relief.
Thursday and Friday's games will be nationally televised live by the Pac-12 Networks. Roxy Bernstein and JT Snow will have the call for both games. UCLA has made six appearances already on the Pac-12 Networks and will make 17 total appearances on the Pac-12 Networks this year. The Bruins will appear on ESPNU one more time after having their game at Arizona on April 12 televised live by the network. Eight of the 19 total TV appearances for UCLA will come at Jackie Robinson Stadium.
All three of UCLA's games vs. USC this weekend will feature a live audio broadcast online, free of charge, at uclabruins.com. John Ramey and Tim Wilhelm will have the call live from Jackie Robinson Stadium. Fans can also follow all three games online through a live stats link, which provides pitch-by-pitch updates on uclabruins.com. Links can be found on the front page of uclabruins.com on the events calendar or on the 2014 UCLA Baseball schedule page.
With every team in the Pac-12 now at least halfway through its conference season, things are heating up in the race for the Pac-12 crown. Washington is currently atop the Pac-12 standings with a 14-4 conference record while Oregon State is in second, 1.5 games back of the Huskies with an 11-4 record. Oregon sits in third place at 10-5, 2.5 games back of first, while UCLA is in fourth with a 9-6 record, 3.5 games out of first. The Bruins currently hold the same Pac-12 record that they did at this point in the Pac-12 season last year when they went on to tie a school record with 21 Pac-12 victories. UCLA's final three weekend series of the year will come against Oregon State, Oregon and Washington respectively.
Sophomore right-hander James Kaprielian will take the mound for the Bruins on Thursday night in the series opener. After earning freshman All-America honors from Perfect Game USA and Collegiate Baseball in 2013, Kaprielian has continued that success into 2014, posting a 5-3 record with a 2.12 ERA and a team-high 68 strikeouts. His 68 strikeouts are good for second-most in the conference and 30th-most in the nation. In addition, Kaprielian's 2.12 ERA is the lowest amongst all UCLA starting pitchers (ninth-best in the Pac-12) and his 68 innings pitched leads all UCLA pitchers (fifth-most in the Pac-12). Kaprielian has also held opposing hitters to a .186 batting average against him, the fourth-lowest opposing average in the Pac-12, and has allowed two runs or less in eight of his 10 starts this season. In addition, Kaprielian has allowed only one run in his last 27.2 innings pitched and in his last four starts is 2-0 with a 0.94 ERA and 26 strikeouts.
Junior left-hander Grant Watson will start game two of the series on Friday night for the Bruins. Watson is 4-5 in 10 starts this season, striking out 47 batters in 63.2 innings pitched while posting a 3.68 ERA. Additionally, his 47 strikeouts are the 10th-most in the conference. In his career, Watson has logged a 21-9 record as a starter and has pitched at least six innings in seven of his 10 starts this season.
Sophomore right-hander Cody Poteet will start for the Bruins on Saturday afternoon in the series finale. Poteet served as UCLA's midweek starter in 2013, posting a 4-6 overall record with a 4.84 ERA. He struck out 56 batters in 2013 and this past summer played with the Walla Walla Sweets of the West Coast League, being selected as one of the league's All-Stars. This season, he is 3-2 through 10 starts, logging an ERA of 4.44 while striking out 36 batters. He has also surrendered just six walks all season, the second-fewest in the conference, and has given up just one walk in his last 22 innings pitched. In his last start at Utah, Poteet gave up just three runs (two earned) on five hits in six innings pitched to pick up his third win of the season.
In the last two seasons, UCLA has done a tremendous job of getting an early lead and then not relinquishing that lead. The Bruins are a combined 44-13 when they score first in the last two seasons and since the start of 2013 are 59-1 when leading after the seventh inning. Additionally, UCLA has a record of 26-7 in the last two seasons when scoring in the first inning.
UCLA has finished among the top three in the Pac-12 Conference in each of the last eight seasons (2006-2013), the only Pac-12 team to have done so. Under John Savage, UCLA finished third from 2006 through 2009, before finishing second in 2010 and winning the confernece title in 2011 and 2012. Last season, UCLA finished third with a 21-9 Pac-12 record. Never before in school history has UCLA enjoyed an eight-year span with as many top finishes in the standings.
Several Bruins have been swinging the bat well this season for the ballclub. Senior Brian Carroll is batting at a .282 clip so far, scoring a team-high 19 runs (tied with Zeile and Persico). Serving as the leadoff hitter in every game he has played, Carroll has posted a .400 on-base percentage and has hit safely in 18 of his last 25 games. He has also logged 10 multi-hit games on the season. Sophomore Ty Moore has hit safely in 18 of his last 26 contests and in Pac-12 play is batting .298 with a team-leading 12 runs scored. He has also logged seven RBI in conference play and a .404 slugging percentage. Moore has recorded 11 multi-hit games on the year as well. Finally, sophomore Christoph Bono leads the team with 21 RBI, five multi-RBI games (tied with Chatterton) and 10 doubles (eighth-most in the Pac-12) while sophomore Trent Chatterton has been on a tear as of late, batting .375 with a .423 OBP in his last seven games.
UCLA has done a remarkable job this season of reaching base via the hit by pitch. Overall, UCLA hitters have been hit 64 times in 38 games thus far, which is tied with Washington for the most in the Pac-12 and 20th-most in the country. Sophomore Ty Moore leads the Bruins individually with 12 hit by pitches, which is also good for third-most in the conference. Senior Brian Carroll and sophomore Christoph Bono are right behind Moore with 10 hit by pitches apiece. UCLA has had a batter get hit by a pitch in 16 of its last 18 games and has had a total of 38 batters get hit by a pitch in those 18 games. Last season, the Bruins drew 82 hit by pitches, the most in the Pac-12 Conference.
Junior catcher Shane Zeile continues to hit the ball well during the 2014 season. The Valencia, Calif. native leads the Bruins and ranks fourth in the Pac-12 with a .353 batting average. Zeile, who was named to the 2014 Johnny Bench Award Watch List, given out to the nation's top collegiate catcher, has also logged a team-high 17 multi-hit games while leading UCLA with 53 total hits and a .424 on-base percentage (eighth-best in the Pac-12). His 53 hits rank fourth in the Pac-12 and he has also reached base safely 20 of his last 22 games. Additionally, Zeile is hitting .362 in his last 11 games and is batting a team-leading .328 with eight RBI and eight runs scored in conference play. Finally, he has recorded at least two hits or more in six of his last eight games. Behind the plate, Zeile has thrown out 14 attempted base stealers, tied for the most in the Pac-12 Conference.
UCLA's pitching staff has picked up right where it left off in 2013 as the Bruins continue to string together great performances on the mound this season. UCLA as a team is holding opponents to a .228 batting average, the third-lowest in the conference. The Bruins have also allowed the fourth-fewest hits (284) in the Pac-12, fewest walks (91) and own the second-lowest ERA (2.83) and second-most strikeouts (276). The Bruins' pitchers also own a WHIP of 1.09, the 11th-best in the nation. Additionally, UCLA's bullpen has posted an ERA of 2.09 in 38 games this season while holding opponents to a .213 batting average. Max Schuh currently leads all UCLA pitchers with a 0.87 ERA in 24 relief appearances and has not allowed an earned run in his last 18 appearances (14 IP). The Bruins have also allowed three runs or less to the opposition in 15 of their last 24 contests and in the last two seasons are 60-4 when holding the opposing team to three runs or fewer.
Head coach John Savage was named the 2013 National Coach of the Year by Collegiate Baseball, Baseball America, the ABCA and Perfect Game USA. By guiding the Bruins to their second straight College World Series last year, Savage became one of just 10 coaches all-time from the Pac-12 to lead their teams to back-to-back College World Series appearances. Additionally, Savage is one of just five coaches in college baseball history to have led his team to one CWS championship, produced a No. 1 MLB Draft pick and coached a Golden Spikes Award winner. Savage helped UCLA post an overall 49-17 record in 2013, marking the second-highest single-season win total in school history, and is UCLA's all-time winningest postseason manager with 32 postseason victories. UCLA also matched a school record with 21 conference victories in 2013. Finally, Savage has guided the Bruins to the postseason in seven of the last eight seasons and has a winning percentage of .695 since 2010.

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Although recently acquired by the NVIDIA giants, ULi Electronics still currently stand as a seperate entity in the motherboard chipset market, earlier today unveiling details of MSI's new CrossFire enabled "RD480 Neo2" motherboard which sports the ULi M1573 South Bridge.
For further details, grab the official PR folks.
Taipei, Taiwan--(BUSINESS WIRE)-January 4, 2006-- ULi Electronics Inc. (ULi) , a leading core logic chipset manufacturer, today announced that Micro-Star International Company, Ltd. (MSI), one of the industry's leading manufacturer of personal computer hardware products and solution, has incorporated ULi M1573 south bridge on their latest RD480 Neo2 Motherboard.
Being the first motherboard from MSI to utilize the multi-GPU CrossFireTM technology, end-users can take advantage of the performance benefits from multi-GPU-based RD480 Neo2 such as doubling the frame rates of single GPU, improved graphics performance and provide advanced features that will help enhance end-users' experience in any 3D applications.


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About Sonia:
Designing from her studio in the Hollywood Hills for the past decade, Los Angeles native Sonia Boyajian has been enchanting the world with her very own visual language, expressed through her one-of-a-kind jewelry and accessories. Upon graduating from Otis College of Art and Design as a fashion major, Sonia decided to widen her horizons and move to Belgium. It was in the fashion capitol of Antwerp that her love affair with jewelry began. An apprenticeship under jewelry designer Pascal Masselis led to a collaboration with fashion designer Bernhard Willhelm, creating jewelry for his runway show. By 2003, she officially launched her line overseas, which was immediately snapped up by the world's most renowned fashion 'institutions' like Louis in Antwerp, Gago in Aix-en-Provence, HP France in Japan, Susan in San Francisco, Mameg in Los Angeles, Maryam Nassir Zadeh in New York and Ikram in Chicago. Her faithful clientele spans the globe and includes celebrities and luminaries like Scarlett Johansson and Michelle Obama.
What's hot right now?
Wild flowers, local foods and roasting marshmallows over an open fire.
What was the most fashionable thing you last bought?
A hand dyed indigo tote-bag from Eatable of Many Orders in Japan.
What destination are you most looking forward to traveling to right now?
A place with cool lakes and lush greenery like Vermont.
What's on your style wish list?
Loose cotton dresses.
What's on heavy rotation in your wardrobe currently?
Silk scarves and head wraps.


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The plights and perils of 401(k) retirement plans
The two types of retirement plans are Defined Benefits (pensions) whereas the plan comes with preset benefits and contributions are made by the employers and the Defined Contributions 401(k) whereas the plan is defined by the contributions that are split between the employer and the employee. We will focus on the Defined Contribution plan for this discussion.
The 401(k) is classified by the IRS as a tax qualified plan where the taxes are deferred until the funds are withdrawn either by termination of employment or taken out for retirement. If the plan has less than $5,000.00 then the plan will be a force out whereas the employee must take the distributions subject to early 10% penalty withdrawal if taken before reaching age 59 ½ and pay the taxes that were deferred.
The funds in the plan is tied directly to the stock market through Mutual Funds which are primarily chosen by the Fund Manager and can be good performing stocks along with bad under performing stocks (dogs) and are set to balance each other out. The problem is that most employees are novice investors and are not aware of how their portfolios are performing year end and year out and therefore run into the "I'm afraid to look at my statements" syndrome. Lets' take a look at the Wikipedia explanation of the 401(k) origin.
"The section of the Internal Revenue Code that made 401(k) plans possible was enacted into law in 1978. It was intended to allow taxpayers a break on taxes on deferred income. In 1980, a benefits consultant named Ted Benna took note of the previously obscure provision and figured out that it could be used to create a simple, tax-advantaged way to save for retirement. The client he was working for at the time chose not to create a 401(k) plan.
Unlike defined benefit ERISA plans or banking institution savings accounts, there is no government insurance for assets held in 401(k) accounts. Plans of sponsors experiencing financial difficulties sometimes have funding problems. Fortunately, the bankruptcy laws give a high priority to sponsor funding liability. In moving between jobs, this should be a consideration by a plan participant in whether to leave assets in the old plan or roll over the assets to a new employer plan."
The Beginning
When the 401(k) was first introduced to the public it was touted as the investment of the future. Accolades abound about how these miraculous products will turn the employee into a millionaire by the time one reaches retirement age. Little did one know that without the government protections afforded by the Defined Benefits Plan without anyone knowing that their money was at the disposal of Wall Street Hawkers. So over the years the Defined Contributions were slaves to the volatility of the ups and downs of the stock markets. When the company Enron raided their employees' 401(k) money and lost every cent the crooks in charge went to prison but the employees were left with nothing to show for their dedicated savings. Then came the Great Recession of 2008 and again the hard working employees were left with losses not of their own doing and became victims of the "I'm afraid to look at my statements syndrome." But the market corrected in 2010 and the 401(k) revived and the employees started feeling confident in their retirement plans and suddenly all was good.
Now, comes' the real hard truth about the stock market that was performing so well when the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DOW) went from 6900 in 2009 to record breaking numbers 16,000 towards the end of 2013 and all was good, right? But as always with the stock market comes the inevitable correction and the employees as of today February 21, 2014 are back to the "I'm afraid to look at my statements syndrome." This was never supposed to be the results when this product was first touted about how the employee would retire a millionaire but in reality this product is a failure.
What are your options?
Your options, or your goals for your money is, consistent growth. The IRS rules allow the employee to take control of their own retirement money and put it to use for a more favorable product. If you are still in a plan from your current employer then you must review the rules of your plan to see if you can discontinue your plan, possibly pay a fine and roll it over to a more consistent growth plan such as a Traditional Individual Retirement Account (IRA), a ROTH IRA or an annuity. The better option would be a Self-Directed IRA (SDIRA). With the SDIRA you can be able to invest in a small business, a franchise, real estate, real estate notes and many other programs. You can do this without having to pay the early 10% withdrawal or the deferred taxes. It's your money and you and not Wall Street should make the financial decision about your retirement future. Most of the options mentioned above have averaged an return of 10% growth which is more consistent than the "I'm afraid to look at my statements syndrome."
For more information on growing your money towards retirement send an inquiry to email@example.com.
Put in the subject line "Syndrome."


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Kellie Pickler looks amazing and she is showing it all off on Instagram. On Thursday, News Oxy shared where she is on a fun island vacation and showing off her body in new pictures. The photo shows her looking great in a bikini with her belly button ring. This girl has found a way to take care of her body and it is obvious that this is a priority to her.
She is hanging out with friends on vacation and having a good time. Kellie Pickler is known as a great country music star, but a lot of fans know her from reality TV. She was on the show "American Idol" which is where she got her start, but a lot of people do not know her from there.
Pickler was on the show "Dancing With the Stars" with Derek Hough as her partner. These two ended up winning their season and impressing everyone. They then went on to do her newest music video together and perform a dance.
Kellie has been sharing pictures on Instagram of her vacation. It looks like she is having a great time with her friends. Her husband Kyle Jacobs isn't pictured in the photos so it is unknown if he went on the trip with her or not. It looks like they are simply on a girl's getaway and having a fun time together without the guys. She did share a picture not long ago on her 28th birthday with Kyle having a nice time at dinner with her husband.
Kellie Pickler is gorgeous in her bikini. Fans would love to hear how she keeps her body looking so great, but she has always looked good no matter what. Hopefully she will be back in the studio and working on new country music soon. Everyone would love to hear new music from her.
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Ralph Richard Wenzel
Position: G
Height: 6-2 Weight: 250 lbs.
Born: March 13, 1943 in San Mateo, CA
Died: June 18, 2012 in San Mateo, CA
High School: Cubberley
College: San Jose St., San Diego St. (school history)
Drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 11th round (168th overall) of the 1966 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (5858th overall since 1950)
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This year's Zoobilee, themed "Party With the Giants," drew over 3,000 guests and raised $600,000. The star giants were Naga the Indonesian Komodo dragon measuring in at a staggering horizontal 91/2 feet, 200 pounds, and the other giant was Sixers player Dikembe Mutumbo, who was vertically as impressive. Despite a little rain, guests were ZOObilant sampling the tasty treats and open bars donated by 80 area restaurants and bars. The Zoobilee remains one of the best parties of the year in Philadelphia.
This summer, on Sunday June 9th, the Young Philadelphians, (Young Friends of the Mann Center for the Performing Arts) aged 21 to 40, gathered for mingling and music at the Mann. During the summer, when many other social groups are less active, the Young Philadelphians club comes alive, providing events all season long at The Mann—the region's only outdoor cultural arts center. The kickoff event featured a concert by Harry Connick Jr. The next event, to be held on July 31st, will showcase Art Garfunkel. Then, on September fifth, the popular Broadway show, Rent!, is the next Young Philadelphians attraction.
As if helping abused children weren't a good enough cause, The Children's Crisis Treatment Center held a fundraiser with a Cowboy theme. People came dressed Western-Style, wearing straw hats and turquoise, cowboy boots and chaps. The CCTC is committed to providing high quality, comprehensive mental health services to Philadelphia's neediest children and their families. These services address the effects of abuse, neglect, traumatic events, and other challenges to early childhood development and assist children in reaching their full potential within their homes, community and society.
Finally, a place for La Colombe denizens to retire to after the coffeehouse closes. L'Hexagone, a new addition to the "French Quarter" in Center City, threw an opening bash on Thursday, June 6th. Owners Jean Wilfrid Thibault and Raphael Perrier had case upon case of champagne to lubricate the shoulder-to-shoulder crowd. As with any French hangout, the bar was thick with smoke and suggestive looks. 1718 Sansom Street has become one of the main places to go before heading to your favorite after-hours space.
Each spring, more than 10,000 individuals come together in more than 70 cities across the United States for Taste of the Nation food and wine tastings and dinners. In all, 60,000 attendees feast to help end hunger annually. Since 1988, Taste of the Nation events have raised $46 million which have supported more than 450 organizations working to end hunger and poverty in the United States and abroad. Last year's events raised more than $4.3 million. In Philadelphia, Loew's Hotel was the site of this year's 15th annual tasting on Wednesday, June fifth. Highlights included food by Figs, Capitol Grill, Blue Ox, Fork and DiBruno Brothers. 100 percent of the ticket price is to benefit the anti-hunger fight.
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2006 INDOOR: Ran personal best times in two events, a 9:09.25 in the 3000M at the Wes Kittley 6 Way and a 16:04.79 at the Wes Kittley Open ... participated in the DMR at the Wes Kittley Invite with a time of 11:15.86.
2005 OUTDOOR: Ran a personal-best 9:50.13 in the 3000M at the Wes Kittley Open ... ran a season-best 4:23.14 in the 1500M at the ASU Relays ... at the TCU Invitational, posted a season-best time of 16:24.91 in the 5000M.
2005 INDOOR: In the mile, ran a 4:42.15 at the Wes Kittley Invite ... in the 3000M, clocked a 9:32.05 and a 9:40.79 at the Wes Kittley Classic and the Wes Kittley All-Comers, respectively.
2004 OUTDOOR: In the 3000M, finished eighth at the TTU Invitational with a time of 10:01.91 ... in the steeplechase, finished fifth at the ASU Relays with a season best time of 10:24.95 ... was runner-up at the TTU Invitational with a time of 10:34.46.
2004 INDOOR: In the 3000M, finished 10th at the Red Raider Classic with a time of 9:29.69 ... at the Red Raider Invitational, finished ninth with a personal-best time of 9:28.79 ... finished fourth at the Red Raider All-Comers with a time of 9:39.49 ... member of the DMR team who turned in a second place finish at the Red Raider Classic with a time of 11:09.88.
HIGH SCHOOL: 2003 graduate of Del Rio High School in Del Rio, Texas ... as a junior, team was district runner-up and regional qualifiers ... member of 2002 Cross Country District Championship team with the best regional finish in school history with a fifth-place finish ... track team was also District Champions ... two-time cross country runner of the year and regional qualifier ... personal bests include 15:56 in the 3 mile, 4:44 in the mile and 9:59 in the 2 mile ... also a member of the National Honor Society and Physics Club.
PERSONAL: Born January 7, 1985 in Del Rio, Texas ... son of Gerardo and Maria Vargas ... has two older siblings, Gerardo Jr. and Marilu ... enjoys playing guitar and golf ... undecided on a major.


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To answer your initial question 2K's next installment in the Borderlands franchise is called The Pre-Sequel because it takes place between the original title and the recent Borderlands 2, therefore making it a prequel and a sequel all in one. While our preview of the title left us anxious to get our hands on it we couldn't help but formulate our own question: are we even ready for another lengthy Borderlands installment?
There's one indisputable fact that keeps our stomachs from settling on 2K Australia developing The Pre-Sequel: any time a studio outside has developed DLC for Gearbox's series it has resulted in mediocre or bland content. While it's true that creating a full fledged title lends the team much more creative freedom, to find their own respective niche and humor in the franchise, we couldn't help but have some reservations going into our first eyes-on preview.
Handsome Jack is back and that's perhaps the best news for fans; though he's slightly different to begin with. Would you believe us if we said he's a good guy?
You start off as one of his minions (Athena, Claptrap, Nisha, or Wilhelm) all of which have appeared in previous installments. Each of them have unique classes, the likes of which have never been seen before. If you've played The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, you may very well remember Athena. Dubbed the Gladiator, Athena utilizes her shield to absorb damage before throwing it out (a la Captain America) and damaging foes with it. We were also informed that Wilhelm would start off human but as you level him up he slowly upgrades his body with mechanical parts, becoming the boss you faced in Borderlands 2. Gearbox wouldn't say anything about Nisha or Claptrap but they did tease us with an appearance with a brief appearance or two.
Had you asked anyone where the series would go next, undoubtedly someone would have jokingly remarked, "What about Borderlands in space!?" It would seem like a cop-out and perhaps in any other franchise it would be but with Hyperion's Moonbase there is a significant amount of backstory to tell. With this territory comes the expected - low gravity, air level management, some additional mechanics, and...Australians. Everyone on the moon is Australian. We never would have guessed.
When outside of buildings your character will utilize their new Oz Kit (Oz looks similar to O2). Rather than make it a simple resource management system of - Do I have enough oxygen to cover this distance? - 2K Australia made the creative choice to add other mechanics. You can double jump now. Want to do so? It's going to cost you some oxygen. Want to slam down on the ground? You guessed it, more oxygen. All of this stands as something that could get old over time but Gearbox promises that it opens up a ton of interesting possibilities that players will enjoy. (There are some oxygen vents scattered throughout the moon that you can utilize to restore your reserves, allowing the developers to fine tune the resource).
Low gravity means explosions send foes flying through the atmosphere before they slowly drift back down to the surface. We're slightly worried that the bland landscape of the moon will be a little too dull but again Gearbox says that 2K Australia is making each and every environment unique and memorable.
All of this also means that your favorite fire weapons are significantly weaker. Without oxygen there can't be fire, so until you are indoors or activate a mobile oxygen generator, you shouldn't expect those to work at their full potential. However, there are a couple of new factors as far as gun-play goes. Cryo weapons slowly freeze your enemy with each bullet, and large ones will require more to be stopped, before becoming fully frozen. Once that point is reached however, all it takes is a single melee attack to explode them into ice chips. Perhaps you could warm them up with the new Laser weapon type which come in two styles: consistent beam or repeater.
Gearbox is adamant that this isn't Borderlands 3 so we shouldn't expect the amount of innovation and overhaul that we saw with the latest installment. However, as fans of the franchise and those that have played the majority of the content released we can't but help be skeptical that our attention will be held much further than the initial playthrough. And with The Pre-Sequel only releasing on PC, Xbox 360, and PlayStation 3, having to boot up our old consoles only serves as an additional barrier for us returning to Pandora. Uh, Pandora's moon.
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The historical significance of The 400 Blows—one of the first films of the French New Wave—cannot be overstated. François Truffaut's feature-film debut follows a neglected and misunderstood French boy (Jean-Pierre Léaud, in the first of many incarnations of Antoine Doinel) who turns to petty crime as a means of attracting attention. The boy's intellectual curiosity, distracted parents, and penchant for trouble contribute to the haunting final image of his unknowable future.
See Jean-Pierre Léaud's audition tapes here.
Preceded by Les mistons
(1957, 18 min., in French with English subtitles)
In this Truffaut short, five children spy on lovers Gerard and Bernadette during one summer in Nice.


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The FY2017-2024 Capital Improvements Plan and FY2016 Capital Budget were recently recommended by the Long Range Capital Planning Commission for the State Legislature's review in the 2016 session. The FY2017 Capital Budget, as recommended, would provide $56.3 million to implement 51 capital projects for 17 State agencies. The plan also recommends a $142.0 million bond issue to address 7 critical projects, and includes a set of recommended demolitions for underutilized properties to reduce the state's liability.
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This fall will mark the 5th anniversary of the Cheese Boogie, an event that keeps growing with each passing year, and continues to be a destination event for CRW Dogs from all over!
Mike Lewis and Jim Rassmusen will be heading up the CRW organizing team and are joined by some of last year's favorites. There will be RW and FF organizers on Saturday and Sunday for those of you who might wish to tag along for the Skyvan jumps but aren't into CRW. There will also be state wingsuit record attempts on Saturday.
We will have both the PAC and a Skyvan for your jumping pleasure.
PAC jumps will be standard pricing. Skyvan jumps will be $23 for everyone.
Jump package rates will not apply to the Skyvan.
Jason, our resident skydiving Chef, will be cooking up some spectacular meals during the boogie, including dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, lunch on Saturday, and breakfast Saturday and Sunday mornings. Make sure you pre-book your food tickets before August 31 to get a discount on meals! Otherwise, meals purchased during the event, if extra are available, will be $8 for breakfasts, $8 for lunches, and $10 for dinners.
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- MFA, Creative Writing and Teaching of Writing, Columbia College of Chicago, 1995
- BA, Communications and Women Studies, University of Missouri, 1987
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Dr. Marr is an adjunct online instructor in the School of Business. Her duties includes the facilitation of the following courses: Human Resource Management (BSAD 3030), Management, Gender and Race (BSAD 3340) and Global Business (BUSADMIN 1300).
Dr. Marr has been teaching in higher education for almost two decades. She has taught abroad for more than a decade of her career in areas such as Mexico, Brazil, and Central and Eastern Europe. Previous to her current position, she served as a full-time Assistant Professor for University of Wisconsin, City University of Seattle-Europe and ITESM in Mexico. She has a background in corporate human resources, hospitality and social science marketing.
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How to Calculate the Tax on an Early IRA Withdrawal
Original post by D. Laverne O'Neal of Demand Media
Individual retirement accounts are a tax-advantaged investment vehicle to help wage earners save for retirement. Ideally, account holders will withdraw funds only after age 59 1/2. Under exceptional circumstances, early withdrawals from a traditional IRA may be free of penalties, or even income tax. If your Roth has been open for five years, you can take out contributions without penalty before retirement age, but not earnings. However, if you are younger than 59 1/2 and want to take withdrawals from your IRA you will be subject to a penalty fee and a higher tax rate than if you waited.
Step 1
Gather your income data for the year. Documents may include the Form W-2, Form 1099, check stubs or other forms or statements.
Step 2
Calculate your modified adjusted gross income (MAGI) by working through the first page of IRS Form 1040. Include the amount of the early withdrawal as income. You might also submit the same data to an online tax preparation site to reach the MAGI.
Step 3
Look up your MAGI on the IRS tax table for the year. It is available online and in print.
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Multiply the amount of the IRA withdrawal by the ordinary income tax rate. For example, if you take out $5,000 and your tax rate is 20 percent, multiply $5,000 by 0.20 to reach $1,000.
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Multiply the distribution amount by 10 percent, the penalty tax rate. In this case, the calculation would be $5,000 times 0.10 which equals $500.
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Add together the ordinary income tax and penalty tax figures. In this example, add $1,000 plus $500 to reach $1,500, which is your tax liability on the early IRA withdrawal..
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for a developer that has to update DNS entries to do testing and other tasks, how do you clear the DNS cache in Opera.
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According to Opera's Senior Developer, Yngve Nysæter Pettersen, the DNS cache in Opera is 10 minutes and there's no means (that he cares to share) to clear it.
That's extremely inconvenient. And my trial and error shows that closing and opening the browser (whole browser, not just tab) successfully cleared the cache immediately.
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MIAMI (Ivanhoe Newswire) – Every four minutes, one person in the U.S. is diagnosed with a blood cancer. Blood stem cell transplants have become a standard way to treat children with leukemia and other blood disorders. but has been limited for only small children. Now, doctors are saving older children by transplanting not just one but two umbilical cords!
From playing Uno to dancing with her sibling, you would never have guessed that just last year 15-year-old Sabrina Couillard was fighting for her life.
"I was getting really skinny. I was getting bruises everywhere," Couillard told Ivanhoe.
She was diagnosed with leukemia.
"I just broke down [and] cried," Sabrina's mom, Marta Gonzalez told Ivanhoe.
Her only hope for a cure was a bone marrow transplant, but doctors couldn't find a match from a family member. That's when her doctor, Kamar Godder, turned to an alternative stem cell source: the umbilical cord.
"We knew that when you give it to somebody who is heavier, a heavier child or adult it will not quote unquote take," Kamar Godder, MD, Pediatric, Hematologist/Oncologist, Miami Children's Hospital, told Ivanhoe.
Couillard's doctor gave her a double umbilical cord transplant.
"Initially the thought was just to give more of [the] cells," Dr. Godder explained. "Eventually only one will take over, that's the interesting thing."
Dr. Godder says that earlier studies have shown that cell count is the most important factor after degree of match for succesful transplant.
It worked for Couillard, who is now cancer free!
Doctor Godder says the treatment is proving to be an effective alternative for older children with blood diseases.
There is no added risk to using two umbilical cords. The risks are much the same as you would get with the unrelated cord blood which is the risk of rejection.
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Sometimes I cringe when I look back to some of the hairdos I used to wear. At the time, they seemed like a good idea, but looking back, I'm amazed that I allowed my hair to undergo such abuse.
When I was young, I simply had that tomboy bowl cut, first enforced by my mother as a practical attempt to keep the hair out of my eyes and mouth. It was an androgynous cut, and the neighborhood boys would tease me incessantly.
"Gee kid, can'tcha afford to get your hair cut?" Obviously they thought I was boy with my longer locks, since most males my age still had crew cuts.
As I got into junior high, the parameters for cool hair changed, and with that, so did my brown locks. I remember the rollers, the ratting and spraying, so that my hair looked a bit like a large mound of cotton candy. I used to get it "done" at that beauty parlor near the Kirkwood Bowling Alley. One of my brother's friends was a hair stylist, and I 'm sure he gave both Teresa and me a family discount to rat our hair into one big nest and spray it into submission.
My sister Lynn, ever the fashionista, used to sleep in her rollers, although I never was very good at that. Why add to my insomnia? Sometimes she even used those cardboard toilet paper rolls to give her bob that smooth wavy glow.
I think that style was called the Bouffant, which was once a mainstream hairstyle in the mid-to-late 17th century in Western Europe. In the 60's, it was created with the help of backcombing and tons of hair spray. The Flip was also popular at the time, and in fact, Lynn still wears a modified version of this hairdo today.
Lynn thought both Teresa and I would also look good with curls, but I remember cutting mine off before going to church, and flushing the hair down the toilet. My mom didn't appreciate that the toilet overflowed and that she had to call the plumber.
My brother's hairdos were just as dramatic. I remember those Waterfalls, and the Brylcreem they had to use to keep their hair in place. Between the aftershave and that stench, I'm surprised any girls went out with them.
One of the more popular styles for men was the Ducktail haircut, a popular pairing with the poodle skirts of the day. Some who wore this cut were known as "greasers" since no blow dryers were around to fashion the hair into place.
Crewcuts were also the norm, along with the Flat Top. With the Crewcut, the hair was shaved to an even distance all over the head. It was also known as the "butch haircut."
With the Flat Top, the sides were shaved close to the head, but the top was a bit longer. I imagine small planes could land on some of these Flat Tops, since they were so well manicured.
And then there was Twiggy, the poster child for anorexia, with her short hair, pancake boobs and gazelle-like frame. I didn't adopt that hairdo, but I did appreciate the low-maintenance of the style.
Getting into the 70's, both men and women began growing their hair to reflect the politics of the time. I remember all of us at NHHS having long hair, including the black stubble on our legs and the forest under our armpits. Freedom at last!
This was a great time for me, as I didn't have to spend hours trying to girl myself into some feminine fashion. Guys began to grow beards, so you didn't have to deal with that burning sensation when you kissed them. Yuck!


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Reinvention, Part One
In 2000, when she became pregnant with her second child, she decided to cut back on travel and long hours. She knew that most securities-related arguments are settled outside a courtroom with the help of a professional mediator, a job that seemed to fit her requirements for flexibility. So while she was on maternity leave from AIG, she got certified and then took a weeklong advanced mediation course at Harvard. She also started calling her contacts in the financial and legal fields. When her daughter was 18 months old, she quit AIG and hung out her shingle. "When I launched, after the tech boom and bust, demand was so high," Fitzenhagen says, "it only took a year to get things really rolling."
Reinvention Redux
After several years, Fitzenhagen started to feel isolated in her one-woman business. When a former colleague asked her to join him in a new financial firm, they became partners. Now she's chief operating officer of US Asset Management and is phasing out her mediation practice. "I don't think anyone ever stops transitioning," she says. "Change is inevitable. I've always tried to plan for that."
See a Need and Fill It
Elizabeth Landsverk | 46 | San Mateo, California
The job: Doctor
The tweak: Geriatric specialist-consultant
What Wore Her Out
Nine years as a primary care doctor — fighting office politics and overscheduling — left Landsverk tired and frustrated. One day an elderly man came in complaining of chest pain. When Landsverk tried to do an EKG, the man started hitting everyone within reach. "I had to ask the staff to take him away," she says. "It bothered me that I didn't know what to do."
Finding the Path
The incident inspired her to take a geriatrics fellowship at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, where she became interested in the mental health problems of old age. When her husband landed a job in San Francisco in 2001, Landsverk joined the geriatrics division of the University of California at San Francisco. "I wasn't getting the exposure to teaching residents that I really wanted," she says, so she started moonlighting at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Palo Alto and making house calls for a home-visit medical practice. She became passionate about alternative ways of treating the elderly — for example, using sedating drugs as little as possible and emphasizing behavior modification and lifestyle changes.
Making It Happen
In May 2006, she left UCSF and divided her time between house calls and a part-time job as a medical director of a hospice. By early 2007, her private practice had grown so large that she was able to leave the hospice and work full-time at her own business, ElderConsult, which coordinates the complicated medical, social, and psychological issues confronting elderly people. "Letting go of a steady paycheck was terrifying," she says. "But I tried to focus on what really matters to me: helping these really frail, difficult patients."
How It's Working Out
Her business has become so successful that she's been able to hire a secretary, a bookkeeper, and a nurse practitioner; more staff will follow as demand grows. Her gross income has more than doubled in a year. "I haven't had to do any marketing — people just find me," she says. "It's really nice to practice medicine the way I think it should be done."
Don't Do, Teach
Holly Rice | 59 | Houston, Texas
The job: Dental hygienist
The tweak: Associate professor of dental hygiene
Why She Needed a Change
After Rice spent 22 years as a dental hygienist, her body rebelled. "My neck hurt, my back hurt, my hands hurt," she says. "I was spending all my money at the chiropractor."


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Home-Purchase Contract Failure Rate Doubles From a Year Ago
One reason the housing market is taking so long to get untracked, despite record-low mortgage rates, is that it's gotten a lot harder to actually get a mortgage.
Evidence of that was found in this morning's existing-home sales report from the National Association of Realtors.
RBS economists sussed it out:
The National Association of Realtors noted that more creditworthy borrowers are trying to purchase homes, but the share of contract failures (18%) is double the level of September 2010, suggesting unfulfilled demand.
Contract failures are cancellations caused by declined mortgage applications, failures in loan underwriting from appraised values coming in below the negotiated price, or other problems including home inspections and employment losses. In addition to the increase in cancellations, loan limits have been lowered back to their pre-crisis levels, which means buyers of higher priced homes, including many in more expensive housing markets, now have to pay a higher interest rate for a jumbo mortgage than buyers who can qualify for a conventional loan.
You could say this is encouraging — it was way, way too easy to get a mortgage during the bubble.
But when do we consider the pendulum to have swung too far in the other direction?
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How flow batteries can support renewables and resiliency on the grid.
A packed crowd of leaders across the solar community gathered in Anaheim, California, for the 2014 SunShot Grand Challenge Summit.
At the peak of the SunShot Grand Challenge Summit, an all-star lineup of speakers kicked off the third day, jam-packed with discussions and idea-generating activities to help solve some of the toughest problems in solar energy.
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University of Houston student wins California Institute of Technology's First Look West Competition for its technology that reclaims rare earth elements from magnets in electronics, creating a sustainable supply of critical components.
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Presentations from the Tribal Leader Energy Forum on Financing and Investing in Tribal Energy Projects in San Diego, CA.
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Chester Noyes Bulger
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Height: 6-3 Weight: 260 lbs.
Born: September 18, 1917 in Rumford, ME
Died: February 18, 2009 in Fairfax, VA
High School: Stevens
College: Auburn (school history)
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In Ubuntu 11.04 Server when I would log in via ssh it would tell me how many packages are available for updating in the welcome message. After upgrading to 11.10 I no longer get that information. Is there a package I need to install or a config file that needs changing?
11.04 output:
Welcome to Ubuntu 11.10 (GNU/Linux 3.0.0-12-generic x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/
32 packages can be updated.
8 updates are security updates.
Last login: Mon Nov 21 16:19:01 2011 from han-solo.local
11.10 output:
Welcome to Ubuntu 11.10 (GNU/Linux 3.0.0-12-server x86_64)
* Documentation: https://help.ubuntu.com/11.10/serverguide/C
No mail.
Last login: Tue Nov 22 19:07:19 2011 from han-solo.local


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Muse Remains Confident in Net for Eagles
DETROIT When this season began, Boston College goaltender John Muse was the teams biggest question. Coming off surgery in the summer to repair his hip, head coach Jerry York wondered if wed see the standout netminder before November.
When he appeared in net, though, to start the season, many were shocked. But a somewhat slow start and inconsistent play at times saw Muse on the bench heading into the playoff run. Freshman Parker Milner played made four straight and five of six starts between February 21 and the teams opening playoff game on March 12.
It was that March 12 contest, though, a 6-5 win over Massachusetts, that Milner, for the first time looked a bit jittery in net. The net night, Muse was back between the pipes and has been there ever since.
Parker was playing great, said Muse, the day before his team faces Miami in the national semifinal at the Frozen Four at Ford Field in Detroit. When you have a hot goalie, you dont change it up.
Point taken, certainly. Which might make some wonder if York ever thought about going back to Milner after the team 9-7 regional final victory over Yale. Muse surrendered a career-high seven goals, just a week after matching his previous career mark of six goals allowed in the Hockey East title game, a 7-6 overtime win over Maine.
Muse, though, was never concerned whether or not hed be the starter on Thursday in Detroit
As for the Yale game, they scored a bunch of goals, but a wins a win, said Muse. Thats all were looking for right now.


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Oct 22, 2010
DENVER, Colo. – The #1-ranked Colorado School of Mines men's soccer team battled back from a 1-0 deficit to come out on top with a 2-1 victory in overtime against #24 Metro State on Friday afternoon in RMAC men's soccer action at Auraria Field.
Just eight minutes into the match off a corner kick, Jacob Juett headed a ball towards the goal that was cleared off the line by MSCD defender Kevin Pocalyko.
In the 18th minute of the match, Metro State took the lead as David Toler passed off to Steven Emory who found Scott Grode for his 10th goal of the season. The goal marked the first time that Mines has trailed in a match all season.
Alex Gunberg ripped a shot in the 21st minute but Metro State goalkeeper Issa Bissau came up with a save. Cale Haas put a shot on goal in the 40th minute but CSM was once again denied by Bissau and trailed 1-0 at the half. Mines held a 12-5 advantage in shots in the first half of play.
Mines would even the score in the 70th minute drawing a penalty kick. Chike Sullivan converted for his eighth goal of the season.
The CSM defense came up with a save in the 74th minute off the Steven Emory header to preserve the tie. Sullivan put a shot on target in the 86th minute but was unable to connect. Manville Strand came up with the save on a shot by Walter Bertini in the 87th minute.
The Orediggers had three consecutive corner kicks within a 50 second span in the 88th minute but were unable to score sending the match into overtime. The second overtime match of the season between the two teams the last which ended in a 0-0 tie in Golden, Colo.
The Roadrunners had chance in the 95th minute as a header by Grode missed wide and Metro State followed up with a corner kick in the 96th minute.
Mines intercepted the ball and Sullivan sent a cross into the box finding the head of Tesho Akindele for the game-winner in the 96th minute to give Mines a 2-1 victory. The goal was Akindele's 16th of the season and the assist was Sullivan's 10th of the season.
The #1-ranked Orediggers (14-0-1, 11-0-1 RMAC) host #10 Regis University on Senior Day, Sunday, Oct. 24th at 1:30 pm.


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Art Appreciation Teacher Resources
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Art Activities: Developing Visual Observational Skills
Learners explore visual arts by participating in several class art activities. In this art appreciation lesson, students discuss the broad concept of a photograph including uses of lines, shadows, reflections and shapes. Learners examine...
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Installation Art Appreciation and Respect
Young scholars discover installation art. In this installation art lesson, students discuss different types of installation art. Young scholars use graphic organizers to record information about installation art. Students brainstorm and...
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What to Wear: Career Day! Suit of Armor From Japan
Students understand that some jobs require workers to wear special clothes or a special suit. In this art appreciation lesson, students observe the Suit of Armor and discuss how a samurai is requires to wear armor to work. Students pick...
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Splendide Californie French Artists' Impressionsof the Golden State, 1786-1900
There is a lot to learn from art. This teacher's guide provides you with extensive background information, activities, and a scripted commentary to accompany a slide show on French artists in California during the Gold Rush Period. The...
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Finding out about Gallery 33
While these worksheets are specific for use while visiting the Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, they could be used to guide nearly any museum trip. Questions focus on human activity, symbolism, culture, religion, and society as they...
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A Picture's Worth 10,000 Words
Here are some wonderful lessons on art for your second graders. In them, learners focus on elements of abstract art, sculpture, and landscapes, study the works of four major artists, and create art of their own. This incredibly thorough,...
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The Voice of the Individual
Young learners explore the role of the individual within society. They view art work, design calling cards, and display their work. Additionally, learners document an imaginary trip, create sculpted self-portraits, create a class play, a...
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Math Masterpieces: Two Women on the Beach by Paul Gauguin
Why not add a little additional knowledge to your drill and practice math problems? This cute worksheet provides young mathematicians with a little exposure to art and art history as they practice subtracting 3-digit numbers. As students...
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Travel back in American history to the era of slavery and abolition. After reading about the Underground Railroad, young historians examine a painting depicting the event, and write a narrative from the point of view of a person in the...
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Enjoy and learn about the music and dance of Africa!
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"Of course the people don't want war ... the people can always be brought to do the bidding of the leaders. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to greater danger."
-- Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials
I think the most fun Iowa State team to watch were the 95-96 and 96-97 teams. Anyone who didn't get the chance to witness Dedric drain a three or see Cato block a shot like it was a volleyball serve missed out on a lot of entertaining basketball.
Since they've been covered already, I'll throw out Stevie Johnson and Michael Nurse instead. Stevie was one of the few brights spots in those shaky years during the Floyd to Eustachy transition, and Michael Nurse was just solid as a rock during the 99-00 season...it seemed like he was always good for between 12-15 points each game, rarely more or less.
Nothing shows off the value of these guys' contribution better than our absolute dismantling of UCLA in the 2000 tournament. Great, great team basketball.
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As a Sophomore in 2003: Appeared in all 18 of Stanford's games, starting seven of them ... Tallied 23 points on the season, scoring 16 goals and adding seven assists ... Her 16 goals ranked sixth on the team ...Attempted 39 shots on the season ... Also recorded seven free-positions, 31 ground balls, six caused turnovers and 10 draw controls ... Registered a hat trick in the Cardinal's 15-14 Mountain Pacific Lacrosse League (MPLL) Championship final win over Cal ... Posted a hat trick versus Cal (4/23) earlier in the season, while also registering one versus UNH.
As a Freshman in 2002: Played in 17 of Stanford's 18 games, starting six of them ... Finished fourth on the team with 21 goals and 34 points ... Led the team with 13 assists ... Also accounted for 41 shots, eight ground balls, 13 free-positions, 14 draw controls and two caused turnovers ... Scored three goals in a game on three different occasions, registering hat tricks versus Cal, Denver, and UC Davis ... Had three assists in the MPLL championship game vs. Cal, which at the time tied her with several others for the second highest single-game total in school history.
High School: As a sophomore, she was named All-Conference for lacrosse and All-Conference and MVP for basketball ... Named All-county in lacrosse and All-conference and MVP in basketball as a junior ... During her senior season, she was selected to play for the New York state lacrosse team for nationals, was named All-County and an Academic All-American ... Also named All-conference for basketball, as well as being a captain of her lacrosse and basketball teams ... She had 170 goals in four years of varsity lacrosse and scored 7 goals against the New York State champions her senior year ... In basketball she averaged 15.5 ppg and held a record for most three-pointers in a game, making 6 three's on two different occasions.
Personal: Parents are Carmine and Kathryn Calzonetti ... Hobbies include traveling and learning languages ... Twin sister Julia is also a member of the Stanford Lacrosse team ... Her father played basketball for St. John's University and then played professionally in France.


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Asplenium bradleyi
Asplenium bradleyi D.C. Eaton
Bradley's spleenwort
Aspleniaceae (Spleenwort Family)
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The Kampa Maddie features a hard top and no less than six storage shelves together with a rail for hanging garments. Comes in carry bag for easy portability measuring 108x85x17cm.
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This storage unit/wardrobe is fab and does exactly what it says - very quick and easy assembly. It is lightweight but sturdy and the storage case is ideal. Would definately recommend to other caravan users.@Julie Kampa maddie storage unit is indeed a great bit of kit, easy to assemble, lightweight yet sturdy.
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Is Kangana Ranaut aping Vidya Balan?
by http://www.bollywoodlife.com
Kangana Ranaut was recently seen in a de-glam avatar for the promotion of her much awaited upcoming film Queen. Not only was her kurti and denims totally un-cool, so was her handbag, to which she was clinging onto all through the evening.
Kangana was wearing that outfit 'coz she's wearing the similar outfit in the film too. The actor was only trying to live her reel-life character in real life while promoting Queen.
However, Kangana isn't the first actor to do so. In the past, Vidya Balan has used a similar promotional gimmick. During the promotions of her film Ghanchakkar, Vids was seen in the weirdest outfits, as her character in the film was loud and badly dressed.
While Vidya's strategy didn't help her film much, we hope the same doesn't happen for Queen.


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I originally had an issue with this holster binding i the draw as posted here http://www.defensivecarry.com/forum/...ic-inside.html
I stretched the holster by using the plastic bag method while at the same time wrapping up the snap belt loops to simulate it wrapping around my body.
I am 6' 3" and 180lbs so I am on the thin side. Out of the box this holster was horrible on the draw but it did pull the gun in almost as tight as an IWB holster so I spent some time getting it workable.
My primary carry method is either a Milt Sparks VMII or a Crossbreed Supertuck (I have one of there for each handgun I use as an EDC). I wanted to find an OWB holster that conceals as well as my IWB holsters and after almost seven years of trying different holsters I think this one fits the bill.
Funny to think about all of the "custom" holsters I have tried and none of them work as well as this "production" holster from Galco.
Here is a pic of it before working it over.
and here are some pics of it in use with a Crossbreed belt.
This holster really does pull the gun in tight to the body. I find what prints the most is not the grip but the very back of the slide and rear sight. Tonight I will probably add a wedge to the bottom inside of the holster to tip the top of the holster and gun into the body a little bit more and it will be perfect.


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Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens'
Also known as Honeywort, this unusual annual bears rounded, blue-green leaves on slender, upright stems. From late spring onwards masses of nodding, rich purple flowers, surrounded by blue-purple bracts appear at the stem tips, which are highly attractive to bees. With a bushy habit, Cerinthe major 'Purpurascens' is a fantastic addition to annual beds or used to fill gaps in herbaceous borders, where it is happy in any well drained soil. Height: 60cm (24"). Spread: 45cm (18"). More info
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This collection of outstanding hardy fuchsias makes a colourful addition to containers and borders. Compact and bushy, they will flower non-stop from early summer to autumn, growing in stature with the passing years. Height and spread: 90cm (36").
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This neat, compact variety of English lavender bears masses of dark purple-blue flower spikes. The fragrant stems of Lavender 'Munstead' are ideal for cutting or drying, and the nectar-rich flowers are particularly attractive to bees. Lavender makes an excellent low hedge or path edging where the perfume can be appreciated as you brush past the aromatic evergreen foliage. Height: 45cm (18"). Spread: 60cm (24").
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I have a Windows 7 machine, in which I've installed the Microsoft Virtual PC, so that I can have Windows XP on the Win7 machine. (I need it for some legacy development.) I've renamted the VPC and then rebooted. Next I tried to join the Active Directory domain (Windows 2003 R2 Server based), but I got an error that says:
"A domain controller for the domain MYDOMAIN could not be contacted. The following error occurred when DNS was querieed for the sewrvice location (SRV) resource record used to locate a domain controller for domain MYDOMAIN: The error was: 'DNS name does not exist' (error code 0x0000232B RCODE_NAME_ERROR)"
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Posts tagged "prop 8"
Are the Gods Afraid of Black Sexuality?
And interview with Professor Josef Sorett about the launch of Columbia University's Center on African American Religion, Sexual Politics and Social Justice.
Tying Knots
Becky Garrison: In the battle for marriage equality, a federal appeals court and the Washington State legislature delivered both a love letter for same-sex couples and a Valentine's Day massacre on society, depending on one's interpretation of civil liberties and the institution of marriage. On February 7, 2012, the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declared California's Proposition...


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Just days after creating blog buzz for his alleged engagement to VH1 Basketball Wives star Evelyn Lozada, Chad Ochocinco is in the sports entertainment headlines again — this time for a charitable cause.
Chad Ochocinco joined the club of naked celebrities posing for the animal rights activist organization, PETA. The ad campaign, "Ink, Not Mink" discourages the use animal fur for fashion.
"To tell you the truth, when I was younger growing up, I thought it was all fake—they didn't reallykill animals," says Ochocinco. "So once I found out what really happens, I had the opportunity to do this, so I really wanted to become a part of it … I'm an avid animal lover," Ochocinco told PETA.
Michael Strahan, Gilbert Arenas, Amar'e Stoudemire and Lamar Odom's wife Khloe Kardashian have all participated in PETA campaigns.
Just curious, if he's giving up animal furs, is he eating real turkey or tofurkey like Jessica Simpson's fiance and former NFL player Eric Johnson for Thanksgiving today?


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Bombjack (pc game)
4.45 out of 5 (42 votes)
- Genre: Arcade, Platformer, Hop and bop, Challenges
- System: DOS
- Software house: Elite-Worldwide
- Year: 1988
The defuse-bombs supa-hero!
Bombjack is a sidescroller game, action oriented, in which you control a mightily superhero whose main goal is to defuse bombs! Yep, that is his specialty. Now, each level has a number of bombs scattered all around, some of them set to explode faster, others that will explode later on. Your goal is to find the right sequence to get to all of them until they explode. The levels have about 24 bombs, so they take a little while to figure out, but when you do, you will find that Bombjack has a certain puzzle feel to it, even if speed of action is still central to the game. There is jumping (leaping, rather) and there is classic Pac Man like going around, and thus this will also feel like a game that is a true arcader. So, overall, Bombjack is a playable, fun, timewaster, but it's certainly not a game for very long sessions. Rather have it installed in your Dos Box and return to it whenever you have a few minutes. Detail wise, however, it's very satisfying, graphically and otherwise. Plus, the added puzzles, the runs from monsters and the traps add flavor to the top down action, making it stand out really well.
A bombastic game
Bombjack is a platform game released in 1984 by Tehkan and is one of the most famous platform games in gaming history like Bomberman, another bomb related game. Jack is a superhero who can jump and slide and his speciality is defusing bombs. Unfortunately, somebody has planted 24 bombs in various locations and Jack has to simply collect them by jumping from platform to platform, all the while evading enemies that can kill him. Collecting bombs will increase the bonus meter at the top of the screen and when the meter is completely filled up, a circular bouncing ball with the letter P on it appears, and when you collect it, it will turn all the enemies into bonus coins for a short period during which Jack may collect them. While you are doing all this, a catchy uplifting midi tune is playing in the background.Bombjack has two sequels which were also successful, but nothing beat the good old original. The only thing that was missing was the 2 player option but even that was solved in Bomb Jack Twin, where the option was introduced. If you like arcade platform games, this one is one of the best there is.
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