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The March issue of our open-access electronic journal Mesoamerican Herpetology, has been publishedplease visit <www.mesoamericanherpetology.com>.
Titles published by EMP are listed below, and through the Cheap Herp Books section of our store (see right margin) we offer a wide variety of herpetological titles at discounted prices. A number of SSAR titles also are available at reduced prices.
Biology of the Vipers (2002; edited by Gordon W. Schuett, Mats Hoggren, Michael E. Douglas, and Harry W. Greene) has been out-of-print for several years. Downloadable PDFs of the book chapters are available free of charge (see left margin).
Recent arrivals: We received several dozen titles published by Chimaira and other European publishers (see right margin); Marsupial Frogs: Gastrotheca & Allied Genera by William E. Duellman; Guía Illustrada de los Anfibios del Parque Nacional Canaima, Venezuela by Señaris et al.; Los Crocodylia de Venezuela: Ecología y Conservación by A. E. Seijas; one copy of Die Schlangen von Venezuela (Lancini and Kornacker, 1989); and Amphibians and Reptiles of the USMexico Border States edited by Julio A. Lemos-Espinal.


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Tara Reid is responding to the critics who are calling her too thin.
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The Best Twitter Reactions to Sharknado 2: The Second One
Originally posted 07/31/2014 07:00AM
It doesn't really matter what else happened in the world Wednesday night, because the premiere of Sharknado 2: The Second One took place.
The so-bad-it's-good SyFy Original returned to showcase airborne sharks imperiling Ian Ziering, Tara Reid and a small army of celebs in cameo roles.
Sharknado 2: The Second One is officially the channel's most watched Original: 3.9 million viewers tuned in Wednesday night for the mayhem.
And the film absolutely took over Twitter: It delivered an estimated 1 billion impressions, and held all 10 trending topic slots at one point. There were more mentions of Sharknado on Twitter than #MileyCyrus during the 2013 VMAs, #kimye on that fateful wedding day, and #transformers4, #thelegomovie, #godzillamovie and #22jumpstreet on each of those film's respective premiere dates.
Below are our favorite reactions to the TV movie. Please feel free to add your own comments, or take to Twitter using the hashtag "#Sharknado2TheSecondOne."
Ian Ziering: I Never Thought Sharknado Would Come Out
Originally posted 07/22/2014 07:40PM
While fans gear up for Sharknado 2: The Second One, Ian Ziering says he's still surprised that the original film became such a hit in the first place.
"Like everyone else out there that's seen Sharknado, I didn't think it was the greatest movie ever," a candid Ziering tells PEOPLE. "But what I was so scared of – people have embraced."
Sharknado 2 Takes a Bite Out of the Big Apple
Originally posted 02/25/2014 03:15PM
After enduring several major snowstorms this winter, New York City is now facing a new severe weather alert – a hail of man-eating sharks!
Sharknado 2: The Second One shot on location in Times Square, and its star, Ian Ziering, treated onlookers Monday to a glimpse of his celebrated chainsaw skills. (In the first TV movie, Ziering, 49, memorably sawed himself out of a shark's belly.)
Although the first Sharknado was a ratings disappointment, it did prove to be a social-media hit, generating up to 5,000 Tweets a minute during the broadcast.
The Hungover Games Is Real, and It's Coming to Theaters in 2014
Originally posted 12/10/2013 04:30PM
The latest production to poke fun at the blockbuster franchise is The Hungover Games, a mash-up that combines Suzanne Collins's best-selling novel with The Hangover. Instead of waking up in Las Vegas with no memory of the night before, the film's protagonists find themselves on a train to the Capitol, with Tara Reid serving as their Effie Trinket-esque guide.
Tara Reid Wants to See Script Before Committing to Sharknado Sequel
Originally posted 07/29/2013 07:00PM
Tara Reid is more than welcome to take a bite out of the Sharknado sequel.
Despite a report stating otherwise, the buzzed-about SyFy flick's producer David Latt tells The Hollywood Reporter, "Tara is invited back."
And the former American Pie star, 37, confirms on the franchise, Twitter: "Everyone that is saying I got cut, that is not true #liars."
Sharknado Trends on Twitter, But Not So Much on TV
Originally posted 07/13/2013 11:50AM
Sharknado-mania swept social media Thursday night, but outside of the Twitterverse it looks like most people chose not to take the sharkbait.
Recently released Nielsen ratings show that only about 1.4 million people watched SyFy's shlock masterpiece, which "realistically" (cough, cough) features man-eating sharks attacking unsuspecting Los Angeles residents after getting blown to shore by an epic storm.
According to USA Today, the Nielsen figure is downright average for a movie premiere on this channel, which has found a niche trotting out awesomely bad horror flicks. (Case in point: the 2011 film Mega Python vs. Gatoroid starring '80s queens Tiffany and Deborah Gibson.)
Sharknado: SyFy's Quirky Horror Movie Is a Hit – on Twitter
Originally posted 07/12/2013 02:45PM
How about this as a horror-movie concept? A mad scientist is convinced that within the large, strange brain of the shark lurks an untapped skill for written communication. What if a shark could be trained to post on Facebook? No – Twitter! Yes, yes, why not Twitter?!
The scientist is right! Then things go horribly awry when the beasts, routinely fed a chum of vitamins, radioactive materials and laptop circuitry, learn to compress themselves into 140 characters or less, disguising tail and fin with tempting hashtags like #HaveASnack. Click on an innocuous-looking Tweet and you may end up saying goodbye to your hand, your arm, your intestines – your life.
Syfy's two-hour schlock masterpiece Sharknado wasn't quite that: It was, as the blunt mash-up of a title suggests, about sharks blown inland by storms and dropping on people like so many saw-toothed cicadas. But the sheer cheeky nuttiness of it all – plus a cast that included Ian "I Have Danced at Chippendales" Ziering and Tara Reid – caused a Twitter feeding frenzy when it aired Thursday night.
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Dinner and dancing – that's what was on the agenda for Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren – and they kept interesting company for their date night out. The new parents enjoyed a private meal at Mr. C Beverly Hills along with an eclectic array of people. Joining them: Jeremy Piven, Tara Reid, Elisabetta Canalis and Joe Jonas. According to a source, Jessica and Cash sat next to each other at the restaurant, and everyone at the table was in a great mood. After the invite-only dinner, the whole group headed to The Beverly afterward to continue the party, where the party shared another table – when they weren't hitting the dance floor.
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Clinical Consultations: Facilitating a Connection with a Rehabilitation Patient Who Has Schizophrenia
Situation: Mrs. Johnson is a 50-year-old patient on the rehabilitation unit. She has a fractured right hip and a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. The symptoms of her schizophrenia have presented problems for the staff. She accuses staff members of plotting against her and refuses to interact with them. Mrs. Johnson is often overheard speaking loudly when no one is with her. She refuses to take her olanzapine (Zyprexa(r)), an antipsychotic medication, and is not sleeping. Staff members are becoming increasingly frustrated trying to connect with Mrs. Johnson and question whether her goals for recovery can be met.
Schizophrenia has been described as both a sentence and a diagnosis (Torrey, 2001). This mental illness "attacks the very core of what makes us human—the capacities for intimacy, communication, and thought" (Selzer, Sullivan, Carskey, & Terkelson, 1989, p. 33). Nurses are likely to provide care for someone with schizophrenia over the course of their careers. Over 2 million people in the United States suffer from schizophrenia. Patients with schizophrenia have a higher morbidity rate than the general population and are more likely to develop conditions such as diabetes and hypertension (Lambert, Velakoulis, and Pantelis, 2003). In addition to the medical and psychiatric aspects of treatment, healthcare professionals must be mindful of the human being behind the illogical thoughts and bizarre behavior.
Consultation: Susan V. Brammer, PhD RN, is an assistant professor at the University of Cincinnati Raymond Walters College. Address correspondence to her at 9555 Plainfield Road, Cincinnati, OH 45236 or email@example.com.
Mrs. Johnson is exhibiting common symptoms of paranoid schizophrenia, including hallucinations and delusional thinking. Symptoms usually improve if the patient adheres to a regimen of antipsychotic medication. The rehabilitation nurses who care for Mrs. Johnson must find out why she is not taking her medication, which could be for a number of reasons: she may be bothered by side effects, she may not believe that she is ill, she may think that her medication is part of a plot to harm her, she may be accustomed to a different medication.
Nurses should become familiar with the desired and untoward effects of antipsychotic medications. Olanzapine (Zyprexa) is one of the newer, or atypical, antipsychotics. Examples of other drugs of this type are risperidone (Risperdal(r)) and quetiapine (Seroquel(r)). Common side effects of this class of drugs are somnolence, dizziness, and headache. Many of these medications are associated with weight gain and hyperglycemia. A rare but potentially fatal condition associated with antipsychotic medications is neuroleptic malignant syndrome, with symptoms including fever, muscle rigidity, autonomic instability, and altered consciousness (Trigoboff, 2005). Such drug effects underscore the importance of a psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner managing Mrs. Johnson's psychiatric medications.
Denial of illness and fixed delusions cannot be quickly treated. Nurses can make inroads, however, by listening, empathizing, and finding common ground with Mrs. Johnson about her health care (Amador, 2000).
Medication, however, is not always effective in controlling symptoms. Twenty-five to 30% of people continue to have auditory hallucinations despite taking medication (Shergill, Murray, & McGuire, 1998). Delusions may also be unresponsive to antipsychotic medications. There are, however, strategies that nurses can utilize with Mrs. Johnson to deal with these symptoms. In the case of auditory hallucinations,
If the voices are telling her to harm herself, do not leave her alone. Clear the environment of potentially dangerous objects. Contact the psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner immediately. Provide reassurance.
If the voices are telling her to harm someone else, ask who is at risk for harm. Ensure the safety of staff and other patients. Contact the psychiatrist or psychiatric nurse practitioner immediately. Check agency policy for notifying potential victims.
The nurses must first determine what Mrs. Johnson is experiencing. Some people with schizophrenia talk to themselves to rehearse for conversations that they plan to have (Frese, 1993). Mrs. Johnson may respond to a nonthreatening statement such as "you look like you're hearing voices other than mine right now." She is also more likely to answer if the nurses don't argue with her about whether the voices are real. Identify and respond to the feeling behind the hallucination. A statement such as "it must be frustrating to hear voices" sends a message of understanding and empathy. If Mrs. Johnson admits to hearing voices, a direct line of questioning to determine whether there is a safety risk is appropriate.
The feeling behind Mrs. Johnson's delusion is fear. The nurses can use the following strategies to increase her sense of security:
The more predictable her environment, the safer Mrs. Johnson will feel. The safer she feels with the staff, the more likely she will be to connect with them (Wichowski, 2004).
Sometimes nurses become so engrossed in psychiatric symptoms that they overlook physical needs. The staff must find out why Mrs. Johnson is not sleeping and manage the causes. She should be in a private room, if at all possible, with the door at least partially shut to block out noise. She may not be sleeping because she is in pain. People with schizophrenia have the same need for pain control as everyone else. Mrs. Johnson may be reluctant to report pain, so the staff must be alert for nonverbal cues. The fact that she refuses her antipsychotic medication does not mean that she will refuse pain medication. The staff must also consider the fatigue associated with physical therapy sessions. The sessions may have to be shorter or less frequent until her sleep pattern improves.
An important factor in connecting with Mrs. Johnson is to affirm her humanness (Brammer, 2000). People with schizophrenia have the universal needs of safety and security, love and belonging, and a positive self-esteem. Fostering positive self-esteem is as simple as being kind, respectful, and treating her as a person rather than a diagnosis.
Even though Mrs. Johnson rebuffs staff members' attempts to interact with her, they must keep trying. The following strategies may help facilitate interactions:
Mrs. Johnson may have a hobby, such as crocheting, that is an important part of her life. She may have children and grandchildren whose pictures she'd like to show off. Current or historical events are possible topics of conversation. Staff members won't know any of this unless they ask her. Although family members may provide background information about Mrs. Johnson's interests, staff members should be cautious of such information. Mrs. Johnson may think that such conversations are part of a plot; they may also be a violation of confidentiality.
It is important for the rehabilitation treatment team to consult any case managers, therapists, or psychiatrists who were working with Mrs. Johnson before her hospitalization to help guide expectations by describing Mrs. Johnson's baseline functioning. Mrs. Johnson may hear voices even when at her very best. The outpatient healthcare professionals are also needed to make realistic plans for discharge. Other resources for the treatment team are groups such as the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the Mental Health Association (MHA). NAMI provides information and support to patients, healthcare professionals, and family members.
Patients with schizophrenia may present many challenges to those providing care. Rehabilitation nurses can optimize communication and interactions by attending to all aspects of their patients' needs. Taking measures such as controlling pain, providing safety reassurance, and talking about outside interests help the nurse establish a connection with the patient with schizophrenia. Once a connection is established, the nurse and patient can formulate a mutual plan of care and goals for recovery.
Amador, X. (2000). I am not sick I don't need help! Peconic, NY: Vida.
Brammer, S. (2000). How people with schizophrenia experience connecting with mental health care professionals. Unpublished doctoral dissertation, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH.
Frese, F. (1993). Twelve aspects of coping for persons with schizophrenia. Innovations and Research, 2(3), 39–46.
Lambert, T. J. R., Velakoulis, D., & Pantelis, C. (2003). Medical comorbidity in schizophrenia. Medical Journal of Australia, 178 (suppl.), S67–S70.
Selzer, M. A., Sullivan, T. B., Carskey, M., & Terkelson, K. G. (1989). Working with the person with schizophrenia: The treatment alliance (p. 33). New York: New York University.
Shergill, S. S., Murray, R. N., & McGuire, P. (1998). Auditory hallucinations: Review of psychological treatment. Schizophrenia Research, 32, 137–150.
Torrey, E. F. (2001). Surviving schizophrenia (4th ed.). New York: Quill.
Trigoboff, E. (2005). Psychiatric drug guide. Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall.
Wichowski, H. C. (2004). Your patient has schizophrenia—handle with care. Nursing, November 2004. Retrieved October 10, 2005, from http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3689/is_200411/ai_n9471343.


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PG&E's SmartMeter™ program is part of a statewide effort driven by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) to upgrade California's energy infrastructure with automated metering technology. This technology will enable new programs that help California energy customers use less energy and save money.
It looks a little different, but the SmartMeter™ does the exact same job as the analog meters we're all used to seeing: measuring and recording energy usage. The difference is that SmartMeter™ uses new technology to provide two-way communication between PG&E and your home or business. It periodically transmits readings to PG&E, so you can see your hourly electricity usage online.
Since the communication is two-way, SmartMeters™ can be upgraded remotely, making it quicker and easier to offer future technology upgrades.
Learn about SmartMeter™ benefits
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Electric Meter
The solid-state digital SmartMeter™ electric meter records hourly meter reads and periodically transmits the reads via a dedicated radio frequency (RF) network back to PG&E. Each SmartMeter™ electric meter is equipped with a network radio, which transmits meter data to a electric network access point (pictured below). The system uses RF mesh technology, which allows meters and other sensing devices to securely route data via nearby meters and relay devices, creating a "mesh" of network coverage. The system supports two-way communication between the meter and PG&E.
The electric network access point collects meter data from nearby electric meters and periodically transfers this data to PG&E via a secure cellular network. Each RF mesh-enabled device (meters, relays) is connected to several other mesh-enabled devices, which function as signal repeaters, relaying the data to an access point. The access point device aggregates, encrypts, and sends the data back to PG&E over a secure commercial third-party network. The resulting RF mesh network can span large distances and reliably transmit data over rough or difficult terrain. If a meter or other transmitter drops out of the network, its neighbors find another route. The mesh continually optimizes routing to ensure information is passed from its source to its destination as quickly and efficiently as possible.
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The SmartMeter™ gas system uses point-to-point RF technology to transmit gas usage data from SmartMeter™ gas modules back to PG&E over a dedicated, secure wireless network. Due to the simpler data requirements of the gas system, the SmartMeter™ gas system supports only one-way communication from customers to PG&E. PG&E attaches the SmartMeter™ gas module to the traditional gas meter. This module is outfitted with a radio frequency (RF) transmitter. The module records daily meter reads and then uses an RF signal to transmit the reads to a data collector unit (see below) in the vicinity.
The data collector unit (DCU), in turn, collects meter reads from many meters and securely transmits the gas usage data over a secure wireless network back to PG&E.


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Automotive and Aerospace
Oct 25, 2011
WWII spitfire MJ789 plane to be preserved from corrosionFor 66 years, the remains of a brave Spitfire pilot and his plane lay on a river bed off Normandy in France. The pilot, identified as Flight Lieutenant Henry `Lacy' Smith, 27, from Sydney, was buried with full military..
FAA Warns of Corrosion on Boeing 757 TailsU.S. regulators want airlines to check for corrosion on movable tail parts on hundreds of Boeing 757 jets that could result in pilots losing control of aircraft.
Oct 05, 2011
Electric Airplane Flies 200 Miles on 0.5 Gallons equivilent per passengerThey say flying is the safest form of transportation, but it is also a big-time contributor to global emissions. Now I'm not saying electric airplanes are going to take over the sky anytime soon, but the winner of NASA's
Aug 03, 2011
Aircraft system co-developed by SolarWorld wins Lindbergh PrizeErik Lindbergh, founder of the electric-aviation promotion organization LEAP and grandson of pioneering aviator Charles Lindbergh, today announced it has awarded its Lindbergh Prize for Electric Aircraft Vision Award...
Jul 27, 2011
SolarWorld presents electric aircraft, Elektra OneSolarWorld, the largest U.S. manufacturer of solar panels for more than 35 years, will showcase the maiden U.S. appearance of a zero-emissions electric aircraft at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh 2011 in Oshkosh, Wis., starting..
Jul 12, 2011
eGenius sets electric record with 211-mile, 100-plus mph flightA team from the University of Stuttgart has flown into aviation history by averaging over 100 miles per hour for more than two hours, completing a 211-mile trip powered solely by electricity. The eGenius, essentially...
Jun 28, 2009
Power from SpaceThe California utility company PG&E announced a program to beam energy from space, where it would be collected and beamed back to Earth. The program has a target of 200 MW of power by 2016.


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On June 19, 2014, Melanie Amaro, the first winner of "The X Factor" U.S., previewed her single "Fuel My Fire" (the title track of her forthcoming EP) by posting the song on Soundcloud for a 48-hour period of time. The release dates for the "Fuel My Fire" song and EP are to be announced. "Fuel My Fire" is a mid-tempo R&B/pop song in which Amaro sings about how the criticism she has received has motivated her to keep going. Unfortunately, it doesn't erase the fact that Amaro is the poster child of what can go wrong for a winner of a TV talent contest such as "The X Factor."
In 2011, Amaro won $5 million as part of her "X Factor" grand prize. But she has been a $5 million flop: All of her songs released in the U.S. so far ("Respect," "Don't Fail Me Now," "Love Me Now" and "Long Distance") failed to make it on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, the official singles chart for the U.S.
It's also doubtful that Amaro really received the full $5 million. "X Factor" sources who know about the contracts signed by the winners say that the prize money is distributed over a period of time and only if the record company releases a certain number of albums from the winner.
As part of her "X Factor" grand prize, Amaro was signed to Syco Music/Epic Records, two record companies owned by Sony Music. Since then, she has gone on the Internet to reveal that she has been having problems with her debut album, "Truly," which was supposed to be released in December 2012, but has now been postponed to an undetermined date and is unlikely to be released. Amaro has kept a very low profile in the U.S., but she has said in Internet chats with fans that finding the right songs and style for her album has been an ongoing issue with her and Sony Music.
Her flop sales are likely the bigger problem. If Amaro had a No. 1 hit with her first single, which happens with most "X Factor" winners in most other countries, it's very likely her first album would have been released by now. Industry insiders say that pre-orders for Amaro's album are so low that Syco/Epic knows that the album is going to be another huge bomb if it is ever released.
Simon Cowell, who co-owns Syco Music with Sony Music, was Amaro's mentor on "The X Factor," but he seems to have lost interest in her as soon as her first single flopped. He hasn't even mentioned her on his Twitter account since February 2012. Epic Records chairman/CEO Antonio "L.A." Reid (who was a judge on "The X Factor" U.S. in 2011 and 2012) used to tweet enthusiastically about Amaro when he was executive producing "Truly," but he and Epic Records don't even mention her on social media anymore. These snubs speak volumes.
There have been ongoing rumors that Amaro has been dropped by Syco/Epic/Sony Music, but Amaro is not confirming or denying the rumors. Her "Fuel My Fire" EP appears to be an independent release.
Amaro is one of several former "X Factor" U.S. contestants who were signed to Sony Music but failed to have any hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. Teen rapper Astro (seventh place in 2011) and country singer Tate Stevens (winner in 2012) are the only ones who have confirmed that they were dropped from Sony Music. Stevens' self-titled first album that was released in 2013 was a sales flop, and so were his singles. Astro's planned album for Sony Music was never released.
Chris Rene (third place in 2011), Marcus Canty (fourth place in 2011) and Rachel Crow (fifth place in 2011) released EPs on Sony Music, but those EPs flopped too. Beatrice Miller (seventh place in 2012) is signed to Syco/Hollywood Records, and her debut EP released in 2014 was also a flop. Carly Rose Sonenclar (second place in 2012) is signed to Syco Music but has not yet released any music on the label.
Girl group Fifth Harmony (third place in 2012) debuted in the Top 10 of the Billboard 200 with the 2013 EP "Better Together," but the EP had modest sales and isn't even close to being certified gold. The same goes for boy band Emblem3 (fourth place in 2012), whose "Nothing to Lose" album debuted in the Top 10 in 2013, but turned out to have little staying power on the charts and failed to yield any hit singles or sales reaching gold certification.
Alex & Sierra (winners in 2013) have a debut single titled "Scarecrow" that is scheduled for release on Syco/Columbia Records (also owned by Sony Music) on June 23, 2014. The title and release date of Alex & Sierra's first album are to be announced. Alex & Sierra were the last winners from "The X Factor" U.S., which was cancelled in February 2014.
For former "X Factor" contestants, having hits on Sony Music doesn't even guarantee a long-term career with the company. Most of the winners of "The X Factor" U.K. have been dropped by Sony Music, even after these singers had No. 1 singles in their home country. However, flop sales for their most recent Sony Music albums seem to be the main reason why Sony dumped them.
Based on her dismal sales, Amaro is unlikely to have a hit with "Fuel My Fire." Her attempts to have a career in musical theater have also been underwhelming. In 2013, Amaro began a starring role in the musical "You're Never Alone" in her hometown of Sunrise, Fla. Needless to say, it's a small-time production compared to the big leagues of Broadway or the West End.


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Let's be honest, does anyone really love their HOA? Since I'm 99 percent sure that your answer is, "no," I have one request: consider the possibility. Think of a community where everyone realizes they have the same objective in mind; a place where builders needn't worry they will eventually be sued, or where the owners aren't afraid that they are going to be taken advantage of.
Why not? We all know that San Diego is a friendly place, where people care about one another, their neighborhoods, and their community associations. Those in the HOA industry: residential homebuilders, land planners, management companies, and homeowners … Everybody wants high home values, financial stability, and a nice place to call home. It's time we acknowledged it!
At a time when any and all things negative about community associations grabs headlines, let's consider the possibility of changing perceptions. At NNJ, our goal is to get people talking about what is good about our communities, how we help each other, care about one another, and take care of association business with careful consideration and excellent service.
So how do you get there? There are many factors that help make this happen: careful selection of board members, educated homeowners, proper budgeting, and a clear vision for your community. Setting it up correctly from the start is essential, and the right management company can help to make your vision a reality. At NNJ, that's what we do, and it's what we've helped developers and communities do since 1971.
Plus, we believe that putting community back in your community association is serious business.
Think about it. Say your average home is worth $250,000. Multiply that times the 100 units in your community, and you're challenged with managing a $25 million non-profit corporation. Add to that California's myriad corporate codes, legal documents, and legislative hurdles like the Davis-Stirling Act, and you have a lot to think about. Is your average homeowner prepared to manage this as your board's president? As far as we are concerned, it's like buying a Ford and then being appointed president of Ford Motor Company.
NNJ can help. We can equip your homeowners to serve as directors, and help to develop a comprehensive vision for your community. We want you to love your HOA like our homeowners do. Understanding how your association operates, how to enhance values, how to protect assets and build a common vision, enables you to get your community started on the right foot. Just consider it.
Join us at our board orientation on January 30th to find out more about how to build the kind of community that everybody will love.
Written by Robert A. Felix, president and CEO of N.N Jaeschke, Inc.
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College Hockey:Women's D-I wrap: Jan. 21
Trading punches
Several top contenders faced off over the weekend, and each proved capable of inflicting some damage on the other.
No. 4 Cornell gained revenge for its loss to No. 6 Clarkson back in November with a 3-1 win on home ice by limiting the Golden Knights to 17 shots on goal. That completed a strong week for the Big Red, as they also thumped Syracuse, 8-1, and St. Lawrence, 6-0, their third straight win over the Saints. Junior Brianne Jenner had a huge week, recording six goals and five assists, nearly half of the production that she'd managed over her first 13 games.
No. 2 Boston College extended its unbeaten streak to 18 and its winning streak to 13 with a 5-1 mugging of No. 8 Mercyhurst on Friday. Alex Carpenter and Ashley Motherwell each found the net twice, but the Eagles lost high-scoring rookie Haley Skarupa to injury. The Lakers scored the first two goals on Saturday, and BC stormed back to tie 3:10 into the third period. Mercyhurst went back on top on a Jenna Dingeldein goal just 84 seconds later, and Stephanie Ciampa made the 3-2 lead stand up. Ciampa made 40 stops in improving to 10-1-0 on the season, and Christine Bestland and Christie Cicero had a hand in all three goals for the Lakers.
North Dakota, a team that continues to lurk just outside the rankings, hung a goose egg on No. 7 Wisconsin in a 3-0 win Friday, the fifth whitewashing that the Badgers have endured this season. Jocelyne Lamoureux scored twice with a helper, Meghan Dufault provided a pair of primary assists, and Shelby Amsley-Benzie turned away all 19 shots. The defending WCHA season champs struck back on Saturday, as Madison Packer blocked a shot late and beat everyone down the ice to finish on a breakaway for a 2-1 win. Alex Rigsby made 28 saves in the Wisconsin net, beaten only by Lamoureux's 26th goal of the season, second most in the country.
Providence and No. 10 Northeastern played in a defensive classic last year in a Hockey East semifinal with the Friars winning, 2-0, the second goal scored into an empty net. That seemed fitting for teams coached by former goaltenders. The Friars and Huskies met again on Sunday at Northeastern for Skating Strides, and if that most recent meeting was close to the vest, then it was a vest still hanging in a closet. The hosts emerged with an 8-7 victory.
Northeastern grabbed an early 3-0 lead, and the teams alternated goals until the score was 7-5 after two periods. Rachel Llanes scored what proved to be the game-winner 2:50 into the final chapter. The Friars answered with consecutive power-play goals, the second by Rebecca Morse coming with 9:37 remaining. Providence was unable to find the equalizer, in part because it couldn't maintain possession of the puck long enough to clear its own zone over much of the final minute plus. Casey Pickett and Kendall Coyne each netted a pair for the Huskies, as did the Friars' Molly Illikainen.
Wildcats starting late but quickly
New Hampshire made us wait for its 2013 debut before rattling off three road wins. Two weeks passed before UNH took to the ice, dispatching Union, 4-2, and sweeping Connecticut by 3-1 and 2-0 scores. Sophomore Jenn Gilligan backstopped all three victories, denying 58 of 61 shots in total. Megan Armstrong, Arielle O'Neill, and Kristina Lavoie each potted a couple of tallies for the week.
Big Green: hot or not?
Dartmouth stretched its unbeaten streak to six games with a 3-0 win over Union and a 2-2 tie with Rensselaer. The latter had to feel a bit empty, as the Big Green were outshot, 12-3, over the final period and overtime and allowed a 2-0 lead to slip away on goals by Eleeza Cox and Jenn Godin in the last six minutes of regulation. Dartmouth looks to be solidly positioned for an ECAC playoff berth, and is only a point shy of fourth place and the final home-ice spot as it prepares for a crucial three-game sequence versus St. Lawrence, Clarkson, and Harvard, three higher teams in the standings.
How the rest of the top 10 fared
No. 5 Boston University eased by Northeastern, 5-4, on Wednesday as the teams combined to score three goals in each period in a game that seems high scoring until compared to Northeastern versus Providence. The Terriers built a 5-2 lead behind a hat trick from rookie Sarah Lefort, and held on as the Huskies rallied in the final two minutes plus.
No. 1 Minnesota swept Minnesota State, 8-1 and 6-0, to tie Wisconsin's NCAA record unbeaten streak of 32 games. Amanda Kessel followed up her four-point hat trick on Friday with three assists on Saturday to bring her career point total to 201. The junior leads the country in both goals and assists.
No. 2 Harvard played three games at Bright Hockey Center, dropping Connecticut, 5-1, RPI, 4-1, and Union, 1-0. The Crimson have won seven straight and have not lost over their last 13. Jillian Dempsey had three goals on the week, including the game's only tally versus the Dutchwomen. Laura Bellamy earned two of the wins and leads the country in goals-against average (0.54) and save percentage (.968), and is tied for second in shutouts (five).
Chelsea Knapp saved 54 of the 56 shots she faced for No. 9 Ohio State to aid the Buckeyes to a 1-1 tie and 3-1 win versus visiting St. Cloud State. Junior Ally Tarr had a pair of goals on Saturday after scoring the only marker of the shootout on Friday to give OSU the bonus point in the WCHA standings. The Buckeyes sit a game back of Wisconsin for second place with two games in hand and lead Minnesota-Duluth, their next opponent, by a game.
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Myriam Cyr of Abram-Village won two honours at the P.E.I. RoadRunners Club annual awards in Charlottetown recently.
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Alex Bain running in the 2013 Dunk River Road Race in Central Bedeque.
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Winners of recent P.E.I. Roadrunners Club awards show off their Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL)/Sport P.E.I. certificates of achievement. From left: Shawn MacLean, representing Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL); Myriam Cyr, junior female HashemŌĆÖs Variety points champion; Alex Bain, co-winner of senior male points; Natalie Dallaire, senior female points winner, and Mike Connolly, president of RoadRunners P.E.I.
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Adrien Sherry was named the P.E.I. RoadRunners ClubŌĆÖs most improved runner for the 2013 season at the associationŌĆÖs recent awards dinner in Charlottetown. Rod Gallant, the recipient of the award in 2012, makes the presentation.
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Wayne Gairns receives the Guts and Glory award from Kim Bailey at the recent P.E.I. Roadrunners Club awards dinner. The award recognizes individuals who have triumphed over adversity. Gairns, who was the 1989 P.E.I. male runner of the year, has rebounded from two bouts of cancer to resume his running career and post outstanding times.
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Shelley Mountain receives the Ewen Stewart inspirational runner award from Ewen Stewart, right, and Mark Carr-Rollitt, left, representing the BMO Prince Edward Island Marathon. Mountain has been running for three years. She has made considerable lifestyle changes, and continues to better her times whenever she races.
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CHARLOTTETOWN ŌĆō Myriam Cyr and Alex Bain each took home two honours at the P.E.I. RoadRunners Club annual awards here recently.
Bain, who is from Oyster Bed Bridge, received an Amalgamated Dairies Limited (ADL) certificate of achievement for having tied SummersideŌĆÖs Scott Clark for the most championship points during the 2013 season.
Bain was also named the clubŌĆÖs Sporting Intentions male runner of the year. One of the highlights for Bain was qualifying for Boston 2015 after running a blistering 2:53:47 at the BMO P.E.I. Marathon, which was good enough for sixth place.
Bain also recorded his first-ever points race win in the Fall Frolic, and set personal bests in more than half of the chip-timed races he entered.
Cyr, who is from Abram-Village, earned an ADL certificate of achievement after accumulating 116 championship points, and was named the Cox and Palmer rookie of the year. Cyr is coming off an incredible season in which she was the top female runner in seven of the eight races she ran.
The Grade 11 student at Evangeline School represented P.E.I. at the Canada Games in the 800 metres and 1,500 metres, and set a new P.E.I. school record in the 3,000 metres.
ADL certificates of achievement were also presented to championship point winners Jake Mallet (junior male), and Natalie Dallaire (senior female).
Female athlete of year
CharlottetownŌĆÖs Dianne Watts Pye was selected as the Good Guys Auto Glass female runner of the year following another busy year on the marathon circuit, where she competed in her 50th race.
Training non-stop and entering races across North America, Watts Pye is known for sharing her love of running, knowledge and experience with all runners, and she is a great spokesperson and representative of Island road racing.
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Shelley Mountain received the prestigious P.E.I. Marathon Ewen Stewart inspirational runner award for overcoming health challenges to embrace running, and she has encouraged and inspired others to take up the sport.
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KensingtonŌĆÖs Adrien Sherry took home the ProudeŌĆÖs Shoes-sponsored award for most improved runner. Sherry made great strides since her first five-kilometre race in 2010 as part of the Go! P.E.I. Learn to Run program.
Sherry has taken minutes off her original times at five and 10 kilometres, and has competed in half marathons and the full P.E.I. Marathon in 2012. She has been an inspiration to many who have just started running.
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The Guts and Glory award was presented to Wayne Gairns, who has made an incredible comeback to racing following two bouts of non-HodgkinŌĆÖs lymphoma.
Gairns, a longtime runner who ran the Boston Marathon in 1989, had a great 2013 season, the highlight of which was running the gruelling Harvest Festival 25-kilometre race in 2:23:29.
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Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) had been known in giving ways to enhance one's organization or enterprise. With the recent activity with Supreme Court Employees' Multipurpose Cooperative last September 5, 2015, CSE's Executive Director Florlynn Bassi-Dela Peña conducted a training on Customer service entitled "Proper Customer Service as Lifeblood of Business" to improve the employees' service to their clients. Read More
Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) On July 31, 2015, Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) and PLDT SMEnation works in a joint project by conducting an Entrepreneurship training among entrepreneurs and budding entrepreneurs at Max's Orosa Branch, UN Ave., Manila. Read More
Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) in partnership with Nestle Philippines conducted a two-day training workshop of Business Enhancement Skills with the Mabuhay Kahayagan Coffee Growers Cooperative (MKCGC) at Barangay Tagbina,Surigao Del Sur last April 22-23, 2015. Read More
Last March 16-18, 2015,Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE)gave training about Business planning for community level on the beneficiaries of Gawad Kalinga (GK) village- Lipa Batangas Branch, Nestle and Accenture together with Philippine Business for Social Progress (PBSP) and held at Nestle plant Training Center, Lipa, Batangas. It was facilitated by Ms. Florlynn Bassi-Dela Peña and Ms. Melba C. Matula. Read More
Last January 29, 2015,Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE)conducted a customized training for Leslie Corporation's line of Area Managers, Division managers and the like. This was held at 4th Floor Training Room, FSD Building, Leslie Corporation, Sucat, Parañaque City. Read More
Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) with its advocacy in helping Filipinos to become more sustainable, partners with Tollways Management Corporation in giving of Livelihood Skills training with the wives of their employees last December 8 and 10, 2014 at SCTEX Dolores Exit Mabalacat, Pampanga. Read More
Center for Small Entrepreneurs Inc. (CSE) became a part of 2nd Philippine Small and Medium Enterprises Business Expo 2014. A 3-days event that aims to help entrepreneurs to boost their business through introduction of different businesses, creation of network, and different talks from prominent speakers was held at SMX Convention Center Manila Pasay City last November 21-23, 2014. Read More
The Center for Small Entrepreneurs, Inc. (CSE) participated in Carinderia Fiesta 2014, the most celebrated gastronomic event held by Magnolia Fresh Chicken last October 3 and 4, 2014 at the World Trade Center, Pasay City. Partnering in the festivity which was on its fourth year, CSE once again took part in the cultivation of a culture of learning through sharing expertise and knowledge on entrepreneurship. Read More
Bulacan Water District is a local corporate entity that operates and maintains a water supply system for the benefit of the people of Bulakan, Bulacan. As it stepped up its commitment in service, Bulacan Water District gathered its beneficiaries last September 26, 2014 to make them participate in the livelihood workshops facilitated by Center for Small Entrepreneurs, Inc. (CSE). Read More
Food for the Hungry (FH) aims for poverty alleviation in our country thus having a framework of Child-focused community transformation, works with Center for Small Entrepreneurs, Inc. Read More
The Center for Small Entrepreneurs, Inc. (CSE) participated in "FOOD & DRINKS ASIA: Bridging the gap between the Food Industry and its Entrepreneurs" held at World Trade Center on September 4-7, 2014. As an industrial partner of LNA Events Management Group Corp., CSE conducted talks and a series of seminar during the 18th international exposition on specialty foods, delicatessen, confectionery, beverages, beers, wines & spirits. Read More
In line with its goal of promoting entrepreneurship to alleviate poverty, the Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) taught the beneficiaries of Caritas how to make soya milk, taho and tofu. The half-day livelihood program held last August 29, 2014 went on from the discussion of ingredients and procedures to the opportunities in venturing in the taho business. Read More
It has been a successful day of training in photography conducted by Ms. Candice Reyes, a well-known in the field of photography at Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) last July 26, 2014 held at Room 106 of Asian Social Institute Building. Read More
Cooperatives in the Philippines are now becoming more active in pursuing their goals and mission as a business entity. Like what the Supreme Court Cooperative did with their members wherein they partnered with Center for Small Entrepreneurs (CSE) in conducting livelihood program last July 4, 2014 about Meat processing and Powder detergent held at their Training Room Read More
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Glossy Paint, the Easiest to Clean, the Most Resistant to Stains
Gloss is the toughest of interior paint finishes, at least when it comes to stain resistance. It is the easiest of paint finishes when it comes to cleaning. That combo creates a low maintenance paint that is especially suited to high traffic areas, such as bathrooms and kitchens, and on highly susceptible materials like furniture, wainscoting, baseboards, and other woodwork.
The reflective quality of paint is called its sheen and a glossy, or high-gloss, finish has the highest sheen of any paint, resulting in a bright, easy-to-clean room. A downside, however, to glossy paint is that it will show imperfections on the wall surface more than other paints. So extra special care must be taken when preparing a wall for glossy paint. It will show preexisting fingerprints, sanding marks, and other blemishes. So while glossy finishes save cleaning time after painting, they require more beforehand – an important thing to remember.
It is important to note that gloss paint is not the only paint that utilizes gloss; it is simply the most glossy. Standard paints actually form a sort of spectrum with glossy paint at one end and flat on the other. In between working from glossy to flat are semi-gloss, satin, eggshell, and matte finishes. (Please note that these are not standardized and different manufacturers may have different names for their paint but all will follow this general hierarchy.)
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Moving x86 video drivers into the kernel
By Alanc-Oracle on Feb 04, 2007
Since Keith's recent talk on X at linux.conf.au, I've been asked a few times and seen discussion elsewhere (such as in the comments on the linked article) what Sun thinks about moving various portions of the Xorg video drivers from the current userspace shared objects into true kernel drivers, as most people assume this means Linux kernel drivers and reducing the portability of Xorg to non-Linux platforms such as Solaris/OpenSolaris and the BSD's.
While I'm of course too far down the food chain to claim to speak officially for Sun, as the lead engineer for the Xorg integration to Solaris and someone who has talked to a number of the other Solaris engineers about it, I'd say the Solaris engineering teams agree having in-kernel drivers for video cards is something we want and need.
On Solaris, we've long had in kernel graphics drivers for all our SPARC frame buffers, since that was a small and controlled set, and writing the driver for it was simply part of the cost of producing the card. On the x86 side though, we had for years the same model as most other x86 Unix-like OS'es - a generic set of kernel modules, and all device-specific logic in the X server. The Solaris x86 kernel modules were vgatext and xsvc. vgatext provides the text console, using standard/ancient VGA interfaces which virtually all PC graphics boards support. xsvc (which was closed source due to legal encumberances, but has recently been replaced with a newly written open source version by the Solaris Xen project team) provides the mappings to the PCI bus that allow Xorg to probe the bus hardware to find devices, and then map in the video card once it's found.
Recently, new kernel modules have started appearing in Solaris - the first two for 3-D rendering acceleration, nvidia's driver and the DRI driver for Intel graphics. Two more are coming soon from the Suspend-and-Resume project, to provide the hooks to save and restore necessary state across system suspends - they'll initially support the ATI Rage XL from the Sun Ultra 20 and ATI ES-1000 in the Ultra 20 M2. (Dave and Jay gave a talk on their implementation at last years' X Developer's Conference.)
Additionally, our security guys have been pushing for more kernel frame buffer drivers to reduce our need for running Xorg as root. They'd also like to find a way to close the now infamous Ring 0 security weakness. (We've invited them to drop in to this week's X.Org Developer's Conference to talk about this - they're planning to show up Thursday morning for the Secure X talk, so we may try to have a breakout session on this topic at that time to discuss this.)
Now, we still can't write drivers ourselves for every x86 video card on the market, which is one of the big reasons we chose to move from Xsun to Xorg on Solaris, so we'd still prefer if a model could be found that allowed sharing drivers between Solaris, Linux, and BSD (which means agreeing on both licensing and interfaces with the kernel), similar to what we already have in DRI. If we can work out a model like that, then I think Sun would support it - either way, we're going to have to have more graphics driver functionality in the kernel, and sharing would be better than going our own way.
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Celebration Of Life For Elaine Sortino To Highlight Softball Alumni Weekend
Sept. 10, 2013
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UMass Softball has announced it's fall schedule for 2013, including the updated schedule for the annual Alumni Weekend. The Minutewomen will play a five-game exhibition schedule, with all games taking place at Sortino Field. The fall slate concludes with the Alumni Weekend - featuring the banquet on Friday, Oct. 11, the golf tournament on Saturday, Oct. 12, the Alumni Game on Sunday, Oct. 13 at 10 a.m. - which is highlighted by the Celebration of Life for Elaine Sortino Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Mullins Center.
The Minutewomen will kick off the fall schedule on Saturday, Sept. 21 when it hosts Bryant. A week later, Quinnipiac comes to Amherst for a Sept. 29 doubleheader. The following weekend, UMass will play host to Sacred Heart on Oct. 5 and Boston College on Oct. 6. All games except for the BC contest will be doubleheaders and all dates will begin at Noon.
Alumni Weekend begins on Friday, Oct. 12 with the Annual Softball Banquet. Interim Head Coach Kristi Stefanoni, her staff and friends of the program will use the event as a chance to celebrate and honor the 2013 senior class of Katie Bettencourt, Christine Della Vecchia, Cyndil Matthew and Teea Rogers.
The banquet will be held in the Amherst Room, on the 10th floor of the Campus Center. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. and the dinner will be served at 7 p.m. Tickets to the banquet are $35 per person and reservations can be made by returning the Banquet RSVP Form to:
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The weekend continues on Saturday, Oct. 12 with the Annual Golf Scramble at Pine Grove Golf Club in Northampton. The 9:30 a.m. shotgun start, captain-and-crew (scramble), event costs $125 per person and gets you 18 holes of golf, cart, dinner, snacks, gifts, prizes and a tax donation. To participate in the golf outing, fill out the Golf Scramble Entry Form and return it to the softball office at the address above.
The Alumni Game is set to begin at 11 a.m. at Sortino Field. All UMass softball alums are encouraged to take part and the event will be open to the public. The Celebration of Life for Coach Sortino will take place in the Mullins Center at 1 p.m.
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Each entry has a location and a bounding radius (which can range from zero to a billion distance units—the maximum size of the map). A search region is usually a point and a radius (which can also be zero). Search regions that are line segments (to track the terrain being traversed, line-of-sight, etc.), and a few other types, are also supported. ObjectPlot handles adds, deletions, location changes, and queries from multiple threads with high efficiency.
(Large objects are also handled efficiently: if asked for everything within 200 units of a point, it will efficiently detect an object 5000 units away but 9900 units in diameter while wasting no time on objects at that distance but only 10 units in diameter.)
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These items were all made with materials reclaimed from Hurricane Sandy debris. I handmade them for my beach wedding. I have table numbers 1-11 as well as one "shoes optional" sign and two "wedding" signs. I will sell all these items together for $200. If you are interested in purchasing any of them individually, please send me an e-mail and we can make arrangements.
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I have a thinkpad x230. I recovered windows 8 to a msata SSD, and install unbuntu 12.04 in the same SSD. I have used boot-repair to fix the boot problem(By the way, it tells me buggy kernel is detected). The computer use UBFI to boot.
Now, sometimes the grub menu is correct and after I choose a system, it boots.
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He's Climbin' In Your Windows: College Students Demonstrate Vacuum-Powered Wall Climbing Gloves
This is a video of Utah State University's 'Ascending Aggies' demonstrating the latest incarnation of their vacuum-powered wall-climbing gloves. As you'll see from watching, they work pretty damn well. Plus are near silent. Kidding, they sound like a jet taking off on an aircraft carrier. So much for stealth. "BWAHAHAHAHAHA!" Jesus -- go easy on them Spiderman, they're just college students.
Hit the jump for two videos from different angles of a student scaling a brick wall with the things.
Thanks to Bradley B, who climbs walls the old fashioned way: with a grappling hook like a ninja.


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Miranda Lambert and Taylor Swift Top ACM Award Nominations
The Academy of Country Music Awards were announced this morning, and Miranda Lambert leads the pack with the most nominations.
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Swift and The Band Perry, who are each up for four awards.
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The September 2014 Coffee with the Curators event at the Arizona State Museum will be from 3 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. on Wednesday, September 3, 2014. This is a free event that takes place in the museum's lobby. The event provides an informal atmosphere to enjoy talking with museum curators and other individuals over coffee.
This month's Coffee with the Curators event will feature discussion with Arizona State Museum Registrar Gina Stuart-Richard. She will present her research on how the future state of Oklahoma was shaped by the Dawes Commissioners from 1897-1908, the Roosevelt administration's policies, and the land allotments to the Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw, Creek, and Seminole.
About the Arizona State Museum: This museum is located on the University of Arizona's campus at 1013 E University Blvd. The Arizona State Museum first opened in 1893 making it the oldest as well as the largest anthropology museum in the Southwest United States. Admission is $5 for ages 18 and up. Admission is free for those under 18 as well as for U of A and PCC students with ID. The museum is open from 10am to 5pm Mondays through Saturdays. It is normally closed on Sundays as well as state and federal holidays.


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LOS ANGELES (LALATE) – Mark Hurd used Jodie Fisher (pictures), a reality tv star actress and admitted cougar to market his HP (NYSE: HPQ) computers. Jodie (not Jody nor Jodi) Fisher has dominated HP scandal news since Friday when Hurd announced he would resign, 24 hours after he reached a non monetary settlement.
But yet there is something very wrong with this scandal. HP found Hurd didn't harass Fisher.
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HP said Friday in its statement that it found Hurd did not engaged in harassment of Fisher, an independent contractor hired in 2007 to 2009 by Hurd to serve as a marketing rep for HP computers. So why did Hurd resign? . "The investigation determined there was no violation of HP's sexual harassment policy, but did find violations of HP's Standards of Business Conduct." But what violations? HP is not explaining.
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Fisher said she didn't have a relationship nor affair with Hurd. But what she did have was a job marketing computers, the same year in which she was playing the role as a cougar on a reality dating tv show. How did she go from Cougar to computers?
In 2007, Fisher was hired by NBC to play the part of a cougar trying to win the love of Mark Philippoussis. She didn't win love, but did win an HP job. When hired by NBC, Fisher, a resident of Santa Monica, listed her job as VP of a commercial real estate company. Suddenly, once the show was over, the same year Fisher was hired by Hurd not to handle real estate issues at HP but to market computers.
Where Hurd found Fisher for her job remains unclear. But Fisher asserted harassment claims against Hurd, only to say Friday she wishes his family and Hp "the best".
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Hurd does walk away with $12 million in severance and a believed one year take, after stocks, of $40 to $50 million. HP walks away with an image that its former CEO hired a cougar reality star to promote computer sales.


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I warned everyone about Katy Perry after that song, and now we see, she's at it again. This time Katy Perry has exposed her sintreats for all to see in Rolling Stone magazine. Rolling Stone is supposed to be about music, but instead they have featured Katy Perry topless and talking about how she is going to release little blurbs about it and her friends Miley Cyrus and Lady Gaga on Twitters.
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Sen. John McCain said today that he will release his tax records on about April 15 and his medical records sometime in May. Of the two, the medical records are more anticipated, given his age (71) and his history (skin cancer).
The campaign plans to set up a conference call with all of McCain's doctors to coordinate the information to be released, the Arizona senator and soon-to-be Republican presidential nominee told reporters on his plane. "I think we are trying to get a group of doctors who are familiar with my health records and my health history so that we can move with the records so that we can get that issue done."
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Dragon season is upon us. Recently, a trailer was released for the animated film "How to Train Your Dragon 2," which will be released this summer. The first film in the franchise came out in 2010 and was a surprise hit.
"How to Train Your Dragon" centers on Hiccup (voiced by Jay Baruchel), a young Viking who lives in Berk, a land that is terrorized by aggressive dragons. Although Hiccup is wimpy and often made fun of by the other Vikings, he is very skilled with his hands and can design and assemble wonderful things. The value of his talent is not first apparent to his tough father, Stoick (voiced by Gerard Butler), and others who want him to do his part to protect the village from dragons. Hiccup is unable to slay a dragon when he has the opportunity and even keeps him hidden. He names him Toothless. As he nurtures Toothless, he finds he is not so dangerous. He also learns more about other dragons and finds they are not so dangerous either. Hiccup has a difficult time convincing the other Vikings of this, especially his dad.
"How to Train Your Dragon" has sharp animation and many three dimensional characters. One appealing character is Astrid (voiced by America Ferrera), a brave young Viking woman who does not like Hiccup at first. But he grows on her as they get to know each other.
There are a lot of good scenes in the film. Several scenes show Hiccup and the other young Vikings training to combat dragons. These parts of the movie are a lot of fun to watch. We see many different kinds of dragons.
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Avriela stayed perfectly still as Traver pointed his blaster pistol at her. To be honest, without her lightsaber she knew she couldn't deflect any shots that came her way.
''You may believe this crap, but I certainly don't. Once a Sith, always a Sith, until she joins her friends in hell!''
Zarev put his hand down near his lightsaber but spoke in calming tone. "Listen everyone...we all need to put the weapons away and just think for a moment. She could have killed me when she was in my head but she didn't. She helped save me from that voice in my head. She could have killed me when I was weak but she didn't."
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Zarev turned to look at Varik. "We're deciding to take the sith along with us or not." He then turned to look at the others and his gaze hardened. "My master was killed by sith forces not long ago but I'm willing to give her a chance." He said in the same calming voice. "I'm asking you all...just give her a chance or maybe we can find a way to prove that she's no longer with the sith."
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Seeking support for historic preservation projects is a little like stitching together a patch quilt of funds from many sources, and in Florida one of the most important sources is the Department of State's Division of Historic Resources.
While its applications involve a lengthy online form with required attachments and the process is competitive, securing support brings benefits in the form of both financial support and the affirmation that the project is seen as valuable by the state's leading preservation authorities.
The city recently received both those benefits when word was received that its three applications presented in September for the Small Matching Grant cycle were recommended for full funding securing $225,000 in support. The projects include one structure, the St. Augustine Waterworks Building/Depot Site, and an archaeological documentation project and an architectural survey with mobile website.
The two-day review process in Tallahassee included a discussion of the 67 applications by a panel that then ranks the projects. Then the Legislature's appropriations will start at the top and work through the list until all money is spent, hence the importance of a high ranking.
The city's three projects did very well with the archaeological documentation and survey projects each being ranked number two in their categories, and the Waterworks Building/Depot site being ranked number 33. Each of the three grants, one of which requires matching funds, will be part of the Division of Historic Resources budget considered by the Florida Legislature in the Spring of 2014. If approved, the funds would become available in the fiscal year beginning July 2014.
Additionally, the Florida National Register Review Board meeting in Tallahassee last week advanced the nomination of the Waterworks Building as presented by Paul Weaver to the Keeper of National Register in Washington, D.C., the next step towards the building being placed on the National Register of Historic Places. In attendance at the meeting with Weaver were St. Augustine Vice Mayor Nancy Sikes-Kline and Historic Preservation Planner Jenny Wolfe
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The St. Augustine Waterworks Building/Depot site in Davenport Park at San Marco Ave. and May St., was most recently used by the St. Augustine Garden Club. The proposed project funds include $50,000 from the state and a $50,000 value match from the city to be used for stabilization and repair of two brick walls, archaeological research including ground penetrating radar, and removal of non-significant features of the interior. This project will create a partnership to achieve the $25,000 in-kind services for a portion of the match requirement, while the other match is a cash match condition of the grant.
Contributing to the successful review of this application was the volunteer time of local contractor Elaine Darnold and an in-kind match commitment by the Florida Public Archaeology Network. Previous work and research by architect Dave Mancino and the preservation conference charette led by Rick Gonzalez and Ramon Trias on behalf of the Florida Trust for Historic Preservation have already contributed information and stimulating ideas for future use of the building and site.
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One of the archeological related grants will provide $75,000 to catalogue the inventory of archaeological projects in the St. Augustine Historic District using the state master site file database. This state solicited grant project seeks to record these sites on their database so the information is available for research to qualified users as they recognize the unique significance of this information.
The other grant, for $50,000, will support an architectural survey in the Davis Shores/Anastasia Island area, the one area of the city not surveyed since the first architectural survey in the 1980s. Once that survey is complete, all of the historic structure forms in the city will have been collected, digitized and formatted for access via a mobile website and available to the public. Until now, the only access to the historic structure forms has been to individually request the information by email or in person at the city's Planning and Building Department or at applicable state offices in Tallahassee. The mobile website will be used by researchers, property and business owners, and realtors, as well as visitors and heritage tourists.
City staff consulted with the project team for the University of Florida's "Unearthing St. Augustine" grant to develop a successful strategy for the mobile website component because of its similarity to the technical aspects of their current grant. The UF team was an asset to that grant application and the City intends to continue working with their team on this aspect.
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Sunday, May 18, 2014 will mark the 10-year anniversary of pitching legend Randy Johnson's perfect game. The Big Unit will return to Chase Field to throw out the first pitch to Robby Hammock, his catcher at the time.
While it was a historic feat for Johnson, it was also a career defining moment for Hammock who spent a 13-year pro career in the minor leagues and saw time with the Arizona Diamondbacks for parts of six seasons.
In May 18th, 2004 when the Diamondbacks traveled to Atlanta to play the Braves, Hammock finally got a chance to return to his home state to play a Major League game in front his family and friends. And he went through a lot prior to the game.
He spent most of the 2004 season fighting knee issues to stay on a Major League roster that included a lot of players who, if not for injures, had no business being in the big leagues. His father passed away just a few days prior to his big night. Then of course, was the usual stuff that every player goes through when he returns home.
"That night was hectic," Hammock said. "That's my hometown. I'm scrambling to get passes, tickets for this person, tickets for that person. People wanted to see me."
The Diamondbacks were trying to get a Frank Catalanotto-like edge on their opponents with scouting reports on every opposing hitter every game. Something Hammock, even at a young age, didn't like.
"Scouting reports can overwhelm you with all that info," he said. "It took away my greatest asset, which is instinct."
So after everything that was going on prior to the game, the last thing Hammock needed was more horses in the merry-go-round in his head. So when he walked into his locker an saw the scouting report, he crumbled it up and threw it away. He decided that he was going to go into his sanctuary with a clear mind.
And with Randy Johnson on the mound, who needed a scouting report?
"It was the easiest game I ever caught," Hammock said. "It was just 1-2-3, 1-2-3."
Nobody expected Hammock's first game in his home state to turn into a historic night. Johnson's perfect game was the 17th ever and the first in 14 years.
They also couldn't picked a better time to face the Braves, who was coming off an 18 strikeout debacle at the hands of the Milwaukee Brewers. So these poor suckers had no chance against the fiery fastball and sizzling slider of the Big Unit.
"He was going guys from the first pitch," Hammock said. "Catching Randy was a difference maker for me. I had to be 110% just to survive."
Johnson went on to win 303 games and will be a first-ballot Hall of Famer in 2015 while Hammock is now the manager of the Visalia Rawhide, the Single-A affiliate of the D'backs.
"You catch one perfect game and people think you're a genius," Hammock said humorously.
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Chelsea, 29 [28] Septr, 1842
My dear Brother,
Yesterday I was in such a haste and flurry when I closed (having to walk or run to the Pimlico Post-office, after dismissing Whiting) that I forgot, it would seem, to inclose Jean's Letter, which I spoke of,—which is still lying on the table! I enclose it today.— Your Courrier de l'Europe has come. I have written a refusal to Whiting: damit genug [enough of that]. I can see nothing but balderdash lying in the rear there, especially with Brewster & Wilson for fellow judges. I had better write on the thing myself, and leave others to judge!
A certain Mr Fitzgerald, an acquaintance of Thackeray's, who had been here before,1 called one night about a week ago; told me he had just come from Naseby: he, or his Father, was now proprietor of Naseby Battle-field! He undertook to make new inquiries, drawings of scenes &c;—and has made them. He finds the actual battle-field, on which I seem not to have been at all; opens burial-mounds, discovers actual skeleton debris;—sends me, this morning, two actual jaw-teeth, in full preservation, from a fighter at Naseby Battle! I have them here. There is something very sternly impressive in such a horrible pair of relics!2—
Today I have to go into the City, to seek my Duke's money, get my American Draught3 endorsed &c: alas, I have already lost my day for writing. I will send a Note to Jean, and then be off.——— Last night I got Taylor's Book on the Cotton spinning regions:4 he is but a small character, evidently not a witness or judge but an advocate withal; nevertheless worth reading.
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Beetles are insects with six legs and hard shiny shells that dwell on the ground but can also fly and climb very efficiently—some beetles can even swim! There are many different kinds of beetles and most of them look very different from others. For example, some beetles are black while others have shiny green-blue-purple shells that beautifully reflect colors in the sunlight. There are over 300,000 species of beetles on earth and over 12,000 beetle species in the U.S.A. Beetles have four wings and can fly for long distances. Some species of beetle can be found in mostly every region of earth, making them one of the most common types of insects. In fact, even ladybugs are a form of beetle! Beetles are considered to be one of the world's oldest animals—dating back over 300,000 years! The Ancient Egyptians actually worshipped beetles that they called "scarabs" and depictions of this insect can be found on various forms of Ancient Egyptian artifacts.
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