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Meeting Ralph Fiennes is an event. There's just no other way to say it.
Of all the famous people I have spoken to, no one has caused a bigger stir among my friends. People don't seem to believe that you can meet him. For some reason he's so universally revered, so legendary that it's as if you announced you're meeting a demigod.
With his leading man good looks and genuine air of mystery, Fiennes, 50, is a romantic figure for some for his work in films like Oscar and Lucinda and Maid in Manhattan, but he has also played truly memorable villains like the psychotic Nazi Amon Goeth in Schindler's List, to the serpent like Lord Voldemort in the Harry Potter series.
In person, though, he's approachable but also a little bit otherworldly, a lively combination of charm and eccentricity that makes him electric company. Not many actors are this shy and professorial, but Fiennes clearly is.
If he doesn't like you, it will quickly become obvious. That unexpected candor makes you warm to him, and it makes you believe in the characters that he plays onscreen.
Last week Fiennes was in New York to promote The Invisible Woman, his gripping new film about a May-December romance that changed the course of writer Charles Dickens' life. In tone and content the film's closest predecessor is John Huston's unforgettable swansong The Dead. Fiennes' film is equally stately in its theme and treatment, and has every chance of attracting the same degree of critical acclaim.
In the film Dickens is 45 and at the height of his career when meets the 18-year-old actress Nelly Ternan and immediately has his world turned upside down by her beauty and wit. It seems like a cliché to a modern audience, but Ternan (played by gifted newcomer Felicity Jones) genuinely understood his creative gift in a way that Dickens' wife could not.
It was the kind of engagement with another person that Dickens craved, and here she was at last. But since she was more than half his age tongues started wagging immediately.
Meeting Fiennes, who directs and stars, I'm surprised to hear he lived in Ireland growing up. "We lived there a little bit when I was a teenager," he tells the Irish Voice. "My parents moved to West Cork in 1973. My father built a house there near Bantry. Then we moved further east to Kilkenny.
"I went to St. Ciaran's College in Kilkenny and for a spell at Newtown school in Waterford briefly. They were very different schools. One was a Quaker co-educational school; the other was Christian Brothers, very Catholic, run by priests. I was brought up Catholic. My mum was. We all for a while went to the local schools in Kilkenny."
Who knew? It may explain his longtime friendship with his Schindler's List co-star Liam Neeson (their respective families spend holidays together and the two actors are very close).
Fiennes also stars alongside Irish actress Saoirse Ronan, 19, in the forthcoming The Grand Budapest Hotel and is amazed by her confidence on set and in front of the camera. Fiennes played an Irish role in Brian Friel's Faith Healer, first at the Gate Theatre in Dublin, then on Broadway, where his Irish accent work was remarkable. His Irish credentials are more impressive than many realize.
This week, though, is all about Charles Dickens. Perhaps the biggest surprise about the famous writer is that although he's considered an heir to Shakespeare, to date not a single memorable film has ever been made about his life and times. On the way to the interview I realized I couldn't think of a single one.
"I can't either," Fiennes confides with a laugh. "It's unusual because he's good biopic material. But this isn't his film, this is Nelly's film," he adds.
That begs the question — what made Fiennes decide to direct and star in this groundbreaking work?
"I read Abbey Morgan's screenplay and I felt very moved by Nelly and her journey. I also thought what a brilliant, complicated, force field Dickens is. Everyone says he was cruel to his family, but there's this thing about him, he's a sort of child genius. Despite his agedness inside he's like a whirlwind child who is hungry for life all the time.
"Even as his body was collapsing he was taking on these readings. I was moved by him, by his creative genius that isn't able to comprehend or maneuver his own emotions and leaves wreckage behind."
When we meet him in the film Dickens is obviously fed up of his wife Catherine.
"She couldn't keep up mentally or physically with him," says Fiennes. "In his head he was locked in a room. Nelly walks into his life and I think she looked like all the women he had been writing about. She looked like Little Dorrit, she looked like Agnes in David Copperfield, she looked like Little Nell in The Old Curiosity Shop.
"Suddenly there was this fantasy of the pure virginal girl. I think he saw that. He wanted to open the window on his life, I think he went for that. He was possessed I think. It was a massive infatuation. And I think it cost him something. I think he felt a guilt about what was going on."


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VAIL, Colorado - With Vail's future in mind, the town of Vail issued $11.9 million in bonds in 2010 under the Vail Reinvestment Authority. The town is celebrating the use of some of those funds Thursday with the grand opening of the Lionshead Welcome Center and Transit Center.
The town issued the bonds in advance of a November 2010 election that included two ballot questions that would have reduced local governments' ability to incur debt. The statewide ballot questions failed, but Vail issued the bonds prior to the election and will repay the debt with tax-increment financing revenue over 20 years. The Lionshead Tax Increment Financing District has generated about $8.2 million in incremental property taxes from new construction within the district.
The total interest cost is 4.2 percent, which was the result of combining tax-exempt bonds with taxable Build America bonds to minimize interest. The bond proceeds are also funding the renovation of the Vail Public Library and streetscape improvements on the east and west sides of the entrance to Lionshead. The bond proceeds will also fund a future reconstruction of Sundial Plaza in the Lionshead Mall.
At an August 2010 meeting, Jonathan Heroux, managing director of public finance for the investment banking firm Piper Jaffray, told the Vail Reinvestment Authority, which consists of the same members as the Town Council, that municipal bond rates were approaching 30-to-40-year lows.
Then Councilman Andy Daly, now Vail's mayor, said the town was taking the issuance of debt very seriously, adding that the town wasn't going "to spend on willy nilly projects that really aren't in the long-term best interests of this community."
In September 2010, the Town Council picked a three-story design for the welcome center that to include a community space, including 1,500 square feet of indoor space and 900 square feet of outdoor patio space that could host various groups and events.
The Lionshead Welcome Center replaced the 30-year-old building on the south side of the Lionshead parking garage. The new, 10,600-square-foot building was designed to serve as a portal and a "first touch-point for guests coming to Vail," according to a news release sent by the town of Vail Wednesday.
"This dynamic building consolidates a number of guest services on the ground floor all arranged around a community 'living room,'" the news release said.
The second floor of the building features Vail Recreation District programming for children and adults, while the third floor houses the community room with grand views of Vail Mountain, as well as a roof terrace.
The Lionshead Transit Center, located on the north side of the Lionshead parking garage along South Frontage Road, is a simple building that includes a bus waiting area, restrooms and an exterior waiting area.
Daly calls the new buildings a tribute to Vail's earlier leaders who laid the groundwork for Lionshead's redevelopment.
"From adoption of the Lionshead Redevelopment Master Plan in 1999 to creation of the Vail Reinvestment Authority in 2003 and the Lionshead Tax Increment Financing District in 2005, the vision that has taken place to see these projects come to fruition is truly amazing," he said. "It's an honor to invite the community join together with us to celebrate these significant accomplishments."
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STOCKTON - A 20-year-old bicyclist was killed Sunday night after he was struck by a vehicle near Thornton and Wagner Heights roads, police said.
The call came in shortly after 7 p.m. The man was taken to a local hospital, where he died, police said.
Investigators were at the scene well into the night, and no further details about the circumstances were available.
Police did say that no arrests had been made and that the driver was cooperating.
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(Aythya affinis)Considerably more numerous in North America than greater scaup, and with a much larger breeding range, lesser scaup are the most numerous of our diving ducks.
Smaller and grayer than the greater scaup, the drake lesser scaup in breeding plumage looks black fore and aft, with white sides and a gray back. Late in winter, and in bright light, his back can look almost white. Though black from a distance, once in hand the head shows a slightly iridescent purple, and like the greater scaup's, it has bright yellow eyes. The head of the lesser scaup is less perfectly round than that of a greater scaup, with a slight bump to the rear. The lesser scaup's bill is narrower than the greater scaup's, though it, too, is blue with a black nail at the tip.
Lesser scaup hens are not very vocal compared to dabbler hens, but are more vociferous than greater scaup hens. In flight, they frequently call with guttural brrtt, brrtt, while the drake has a discordant scaup, scaup.
Lesser scaup are much more likely to visit small lakes than are greater scaup, and they are swift fliers with very rapid wing beats that often travel in compact flocks of 25-50 birds. In winter, much of their food is animal matter—clams, crayfish and aquatic insects. Where available, however, they will also eat large amounts of aquatic grasses, seeds, wild celery and wild rice. Although they use salt water and brackish marshes, they are less restrictive than greater scaup.
Except for a few small breeding colonies east of the James Bay and around the Great Lakes, the vast majority of lesser scaup breed in a huge region that begins south of Hudson Bay, dips south through Minnesota and the Dakotas and then sweeps northwest through Montana to the Canadian northwest and into interior Alaska before swinging back again to the Hudson Bay. Minor breeding populations occur in British Columbia, Utah, northern California, Oregon and Washington. More than 600,000 lesser scaup breed in surveyed areas of Alaska, and similar densities occur in the forested parts of the McKenzie River Valley and Old Crow Flats.
The scaup (both lesser and greater combined) breeding population estimate was 3.2 ± 0.2 million in 2006. Scaup declined by 4 percent since 2005, continuing a long-term pattern that has persisted for the last 20 years. They are now 37 percent below their long-term average. The estimate for scaup in 2006 was a record low for the second consecutive year. "We are especially concerned about the further decline of the scaup, which have reached an all time low this year," said Don Young executive vice-president of Ducks Unlimited, "DU and others are continuing with targeted research programs on scaup that we hope will soon give us a better understanding of what we can do to help the species recover."Related: More on Lesser Scaup
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I'm Ashley (McMillan) Weightman. I grew up in the small town of Wimbledon, North Dakota. In 2005 I moved to Bismarck to go to school where I graduated from the University of Mary with a Bachelors Degree in Communications and Business. I began working at the CBS affiliate as a reporter while in college and spent three years there. From CBS, I moved to Devils Lake to work at WDAZ-TV for a year, before continuing to work at WDAZ in Grand Forks. I married the love of my life Travis on June 23, 2012 and we now live in Bismarck with our three year old son, Corbin. Travis works at KXMB-TV and I at KLJ Engineering and attend Rasmussen College where I'm pursing a Bachelors Degree in Human Resources Management and Organizational Leadership.
Weight has been a struggle for me since I can remember. I do well for a while and then fall off the wagon. Four years ago I lost nearly 50lbs and was doing great. Two months after maintaining my weight, I found out that I was pregnant and gained 70lbs in nine months. I figured after I had Corbin, some of the pounds would fall off. Corbin weight 8lbs 12oz and I only lost 3lbs. Ever since December of 2009, I've been doing fad diets for about a month, trying the gym on and off, and eat healthy and nothing seems to be working. I've recently had some health issues and my doctor told me that in order to have more children and be a part of my children's life, I need to lose weight, but most importantly, I need to do it for me.
So we sold our house, finished another quarter of school, and went out to eat to celebrate it all.
I recently went to Fargo with my mom and sisters for a girls day. We went to a restaurant I haven't been to since I was in high school. It was then that I realized I might be additcted to food. I ordered a pizza. I could have easily ordered an individual, but I ordered medium. I told my mom and sisters it was so I could take some home. But in all reality, I didn't want to miss out the taste. This is where the addiction comes in.
If something taste good, I don't want to miss out on it. Example: last night we went to Buffalo Wild Wings. I wanted to get an appetizer because I love their Chili Con Queso, but I refrained. I ordered eight boneless honey BBQ wings and was full after seven. But...I love their fries, so I had to eat some of my sons. I also love pasta so I tried some of his mac & cheese. Then he wanted dessert. While knowing full well he wouldn't eat the whole thing, we ordered the chocolate cake with a scoop of ice cream. Let me tell you, it tasted amazing. Did I need it, no. I was full after my own meal, but I continued to eat. This is why I think I may have an addiction to food.
I need to find the will power to stop eating when I'm full and know that at some point, I will be able to eat the food I love again. It's no the end of the world if I can't have something to eat, but it's forcing my brain to understand that.


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IMRT/IGRT Radiotherapy
We offer our patients the very latest in technology and patient care, the kind no other facility in the area can match. Our latest example of this commitment in the fight against cancer is the Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT), the Image-Guided Radiotherapy (IGRT).
Though this technology will one day be the standard in radiotherapy, today RMC is one of two facilities in Alabama where this level of treatment is available. What makes it such an important breakthrough is that it allows for the first time significantly higher doses of radiation to be delivered in the most precise and controlled manner yet.
Such an exact and accurate performance not only lets our Radiation Oncologist attack a tumor with higher dosages and a more powerful beam, but it also helps spare surrounding, non-cancerous tissue. Tumors can move, both during a radiation treatment session, as well as from one treatment session to another. That can be caused by anything from normal internal organ action, like digestion or breathing, or by ever-so-slight differences in how a patient is positioned during each treatment.
But now malignancies can be seen more clearly and their exact locations verified at the beginning of and throughout each session. Paired with SmartBeam IMRT, the radiation dose can be customized and the beam actually shaped to the size, structure, and location of the targeted tumor. The result is more consistency in dosages, increased safety of non-target areas, and delivery of more radiation without requiring longer sessions.
IMRT/IGRT Radiotherapy holds the most promise for cancers of the prostate, breasts, brain, liver, lung, pancreas, uterus, nasopharynx, and head and neck.


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Saba Ozyurt
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Alliant School of Management
Undergraduate ASM
San Diego Campus
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor
Alliant International University San Diego
10455 Pomerado Road
San Diego CA 92131
Courses, Research Interests, Publications
Gender, Religion and Culture; Immigration, Race and Ethnicity; NGOs and Women''s Empowerment; Inter-cultural Communication; Political Psychology; International Relations; Comparative Politics.
Ozyurt, Saba. 2013. "Selective Integration of Muslim Immigrant Women in the United States: Explaining Islam's Paradoxical Impact". Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Vol. 39 (10).
Ozyurt, Saba. "Negotiating Multiple Identities, Constructing Western-Muslim Selves in the Netherlands and the United States" Political Psychology, Vol. 34 (2), 239-263 (doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9221.2012.00924, published December 2012).
Ozyurt, Saba. 2010. "Bridge Builders or Boundary Markers? The Role of Mosques in the Acculturation Process of Immigrant Muslim Women in the West". Journal of Muslim Minority Affairs, Vol. 30, No. 3.
Monroe, K R., S. Ozyurt, T. Wrigley and A. Alexander. 2008. "Gender Equality in Academia: Bad News From the Trenches and Some Possible Solutions". Perspectives on Politics, Vol.6, (2), 215-233.
Jafari, M., F. Elahi and S. Ozyurt. 2007. "Religious Perspectives on Embryonic Stem Cell Research". The Fundamentals of the Stem Cell Debate: The Scientific, Religious, Ethical, and Political Issues. K. Monroe et al. (eds.), University of California Press.
Solingen, E. and S. Ozyurt. 2005. "Mare Nostrum: The Sources, Logic and Dilemmas of the Euro-Mediterranean Partnership". The Convergence of Civilizations? Constructing a Mediterranean Region. E. Adler, B. Crawford, R. del Sarto and F. Bicchi (eds.), University of Toronto Press.
"Ecological and Organizational Determinants of NGO Performance in Women's Empowerment". Paper accepted to the International Studies Association-West Annual Conference, Pasadena, September, 2013.
"Evaluating the Role of Religion in International Studies: Faith-Based Non-Governmental Organizations and Their Impact on Human Development". Paper presented at the Western Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Hollywood, CA, March, 2013.
"The 'Normative Power Doctrine' and the New Turkish Foreign Policy in the Age of Global Governance" (with Hulya Aksu). Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Francisco, CA, April 2013.
"Empowering Muslim Immigrant Women Through Local NGOs: Islamic versus Secular Muslim Women's Organizations in the United States and the Netherlands". Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2012.
"The Future of Islam in the West: The Case of Second Generation Muslim Immigrants and Their Integration Patterns". Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2012.
"Third Sector Effectiveness in the Provision of Settlement/Resettlement Services to Refugees and Immigrants: A Comparative Analysis of NGO-State Collaboration" (with Promise Monroe). Paper presented at the International Studies Association-West Annual Conference, Pasadena, CA, October, 2012.
"Securitizing Migration in the Age of Ontological Insecurity: Migrant Incorporation Process and its Links to Domestic and International Security". Paper presented at the International Studies Association Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, April 2012.
"A Mixed-Method Inquiry of Religion and Immigrant Integration: How and Why Triangulation Matters". American Political Science Association Annual Meeting, Seattle, WA, September 2011.
"Gender Diversity within Islam". University of Washington Institute for the Study of Ethnicity, Race and Sexuality. Islam in the Public Sphere Conference, 2011.
"Bridge Builders or Boundary Markers: Evaluating the Role of Islamic Institutions in Diaspora". International Studies Association Annual Conference, New Orleans, LA, February 17-20, 2010.
Alliant International University, Provost Seed Money Grant: " Integrating Religion and Religious Competency Tools into International Studies Research and Teaching: An Exploratory Analysis of Faith-Based Non-Governmental Organizations' Impact on Global Human Development"
Academic History and Background
PhD. University of California, Irvine, 2009
United Nations Association, San Diego Chapter
Professional Practice and Community Service
Post Doctoral Fellow. Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, UC Irvine., 2010-2011
Visiting Research Fellow. UCSD Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, 2008-2009
WCCI Delegate to the United Nations Commission to the Status of Women - World Council on Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI)-Present
Alliant International University Faculty Liaison - World Council on Curriculum and Instruction
Bio and Links
Dr. Saba Ozyurt is an assistant professor of international and cross-cultural studies and the faculty program coordinator for the undergraduate bachelor's programs at Alliant International University School of Management. She is currently serving as the faculty liaison to the World Council on Curriculum and Instruction (WCCI).
Dr. Ozyurt's research focuses on multiculturalism and minority rights in pluralist societies, particularly the rights of religious minorities, women and immigrants. Specifically, her work looks at the political and psychological processes of identity formation and negotiation among Muslim women. She is currently working on a project on the role of community based nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) on women's empowerment.
Dr. Ozyurt received her Ph.D. in political science and political psychology from the University of California, Irvine (UCI). She taught at University of California, San Diego (UCSD), University of California, Irvine and Chapman University before joining Alliant International University. She was a visiting research fellow at the UCSD Center for Comparative Immigration Studies, and a postdoctoral fellow at UCI Center for Peace and Conflict Studies.


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Catch some of the best snowskaters duking it out slopestyle this weekend.
The sixth annual Ralston Cup is going down Saturday at Sierra-at-Tahoe Mountain Resort. The Ralston Cup is an open snowskate competition that features some of the top athletes in the up-and-coming sport.
"This is like the big show for snowskating. This is as good as it gets," said Danny Sheehan, Ralston Snowskate founder.
This competition isn't just for the elite though.
There's an entry level for everyone with a class for youth, amateurs, women and pros.
About 65 snowskaters usually come out to compete for the Ralston Cup, coming from as far as Germany and Switzerland.
"This year we might break 100, but I say that every year," Sheehan said. "That's the goal though."
There will be plenty of local talent there as well. Some of the top South Shore snowskaters to watch are Pat Quinn (previous winner), South Tahoe High School's Jommy Smith (won the cup at age 14) and talented local snowskater Richard Ellis.
Sheehan, along with snowskate pros Seth Hall, and Mark "Spacolli" Montgomery will serve as judges.
The competition kicks off at 11 a.m., and snowskaters can register the day of from 8:30-10:30 a.m. in Aspen Cafe at Sierra-at-Tahoe. It costs $20 to register for the competition, and Sierra is doing a discounted lift ticket for $40.
"It really wouldn't be as good if it wasn't for Sierra kicking down," Sheehan said. "They don't charge me a dime to do this. Every resort around Tahoe wants this event, but Sierra has been there for nine years and so hopefully we'll keep it there for years to come."
Division winners will get handmade trophies made by local artist Thatcher Unsworth. Division winner will also get cash, the exact amount depending on entry fees, and prizes.
Prizes include a pair of $800 MTN Approach skies, which fold up for easy backcountry travel, and Rayne Longboards will be given away. Local distillery Tahoe Moonshine is also sponsoring the event.
"I don't just give sponsors away for a couple shirts," Sheehan said. "Everyone sponsoring is coming in with $500 or more."
Sheehan has also recruited some of the best videographers in the area to capture the action. The video will be available on the Ralston Snowskate website.
But the best place to catch the action is at Sierra on Saturday.
"It's right at the bottom of the hill so you can just walk right over," Sheehan said. "We have a DJ and there are a lot of people out there watching. It's just something different to watch."
Rental snowskates are available at Shoreline in South Lake Tahoe. Sheehan recommends grabbing one ahead of time because they may not be available at Sierra.


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FRISCO - It's crunch time for the candidates gunning for offices representing Summit County.
With mail ballots set to go out Monday and early voting starting just a week after that, the gloves are coming off in local and regional races.
Contenders for seats from the board of county commissioners to the state Senate spent Monday's candidate forum in Frisco calling one another's bluffs as tension peaked in almost every race.
During the three-hour event, hopefuls frequently put the question at hand on hold to respond to previous accusations, called out their opponents and unapologetically talked over their time limits in an effort to finish the point at hand.
The forum ran more than half an hour late.
"I'm filibustering," state House District 61 candidate Debra Irvine joked as the buzzer marking her time limit sounded and she remained at the podium.
Republican contender for state Senate District 8 Randy Baumgardner was given the legislator of the year award as he claimed, Democratic challenger Emily Tracy informed the crowd at another point in the evening, but he was one of 10 lawmakers selected for the recognition by the Colorado Economic Development Council.
Baumgardner followed up multiple statements about the importance of bipartisanship with an accusation that the democratically controlled Senate killed a rainy-day fund bill he had supported during a previous stint in the state House of Representatives.
Even the hotly contested, but thus-far-polite state House District 61 race began to fracture Monday as independent Kathleen Curry revised her closing statements to respond to a negative radio and mailer campaign attacking her healthcare record.
The ads accuse Curry of writing a bill to let insurers deny care for mammograms. Curry vehemently denied the claim, saying it was particularly offensive because her mother is a breast cancer survivor.
"That is why I'm an independent," Curry told the crowd at Monday's forum. "That is why I'm not a member of the Democratic Party."
Millie Hamner, the Democrat running for the same seat, held she's run a clean campaign and the mailers did not come from her or the Democrats.
The race for the Summit Board of County Commissioners remained heated as Republican challenger Kevin Mastin questioned his incumbent opponent Karn Stiegelmeier's recent decisions, including approval of a proposal to relocate the south branch of the county library to a historic building owned by the town of Breckenridge. Rather than constructing a new library building, the county is splitting the bill with Breckenridge to renovate the old one.
"I really think that our commissioners got out-negotiated by some very smart businessmen with the town of Breckenridge," Mastin said. "I do feel that the county should have stayed on budget, they should have built the project on land that they owned."
Stiegelmeier defended the board's library decision, calling the early 20th-century building that will house the library an "amazing historic icon."
Among the issues that were discussed, the state's Swiss-cheese budget and forest health remained hot topics of debate across the board.
The forum was hosted by Summit Association of Realtors, the Summit County Builders Association and the Summit Daily News.


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DRIFT: A Series of Citywide Engagements
For the first DRIFT, Philadelphia-based artist Lauren Ruth will organize the world's slowest marathon in the city of Wilmington. Evolving out of a running club that Ruth is organizing for ImPERFECT CITY, the artist brings local communities together through this interactive project. Ruth's "marathon in installments" invites the public to participate in a 26.2-mile race, taking place over the course of two and a half months. The artist partners with participants to design their own marathon by suggesting running routes that highlight the neighborhoods they inhabit.


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167 - Item lvls showing on gear in bank and bags
What is the enhancement in mind? How should it look and feel?
it would be nice to have adibags show the item levels of gear in your bags and bank like this addon does http://www.wowinterface.com/downloads/info21375-InventoryItemLevels.html i have tried using the addon but since adibags changes the bags so much it does not work. maybe put an option for it like a check box for bags and a check box for bank to turn it on or off
Please provide any additional information below.
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Talyrius Jun 04, 2013 at 06:23 UTC - 0 likes
I don't understand the coloring scheme you've elected to use for the item level module. Can you use the difficulty colors Blizzard uses and base the item level difficulty off of the viable items available to the character at their current level? I'll help compile the iLvl ranges for each level if you'd like.
archivist May 27, 2013 at 23:20 UTC - 0 likes
I'd be willing to try my hand at implementing this, but I'm not sure if it's possible in a 'plugin?' Does it need to be in core AdiBags code? The most promising place I found in the code to add it would be in widgets/ItemButton.lua, but I'm not sure how to go about it...
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Gov. John Hickenlooper signed into law a bill that grants a state tax credit for contributions to hospital-based facility schools such as the Kunsberg School for chronically ill children at National Jewish Health. Bill sponsors, Representative Dan Pabon and Senator Pat Steadman attended, as did National Jewish Health Board Chair Richard Schierburg, and President and CEO Michael Salem, MD. National Jewish Health initiated efforts to draft and pass the bill during the 2012 legislative session.
"The child care contribution tax credit will enable National Jewish Health to continue serving Colorado's children with the most complex medical needs, without charging tuition for the wide array of education opportunities offered at the school," said Dr. Salem.
Kunsberg School is a kindergarten through eighth grade day school on the National Jewish Health main campus in Denver serving children whose chronic medical conditions, such as severe asthma, sickle cell anemia and diabetes, make it impossible to thrive in a traditional school setting. School staff address both the medical and education needs of this vulnerable population, and the vast majority go on to succeed in high school and beyond.
Kunsberg charges no tuition to students, almost all of whom are eligible for free and reduced price lunches. The state Department of Education provides about $600,000 per year for Kunsberg. National Jewish Health spends about $1.6 million per year supporting the school.
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MOREHEAD, Ky. - NCAA Division-I member Morehead State (Ky.) opened up a big first half lead, and never looked back, on their way to a 114-67 victory over the Union College men's basketball team on Sunday afternoon at Johnson Arena. The game was an exhibition contest for UC.
In the first half, the Bulldogs took a lead very early on at 5-4 after Tyler Wagner (Corbin, Ky.) drained a three at the 18 minute mark. A few moments later, Morehead State took the lead, proceeding to never give it up the rest of the afternoon.
Union was within striking distance of the lead over the first four minutes, as they trailed by just four (12-8) at the under-16 timeout after a Wagner made free throw. Here, the Eagles began to distance themselves from the Bulldogs, eventually opening up a 27-12 lead at the 10-minute mark.
After Union cut the lead down to 10 points (27-17) with 9:54 left in the period on a Deante Johnson (Cincinnati, Ohio) lay-in, Morehead State went on a 10-0 run to go up 20 points (37-17) with six minutes left. From there, the Eagles continued to hold a big lead, and went into the half up 55-32 over the Bulldogs.
In the second half, Morehead State extended the lead out to 30 points (62-32) two minutes into the half, and never looked back the rest of regulation, on their way to a home win.
Overall for the Bulldogs, Wagner led the way, scoring a game-high 24 points on some hot shooting from outside the arc, as he went 7-of-10 from three point range. The other double-digit scorer for Union was Johnson, who had 14 points, while pulling down nine rebounds and recording five blocks.
Morehead State was led in the win by Drew Kelly and Milton Chavis, who scored 15 points, apiece.
The Bulldogs return to action on Thursday, traveling to Reinhardt (Ga.) to resume AAC play. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.


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Regulators Ask Exxon: Why No Write-Downs?
A long list of energy companies have shaved billions of dollars off the value of their natural-gas properties in the last couple of years. Conspicuously absent: America's biggest gas producer, Exxon Mobil The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has been wondering why.
The energy behemoth became America's biggest natural-gas producer when it bought XTO Energy Inc. for $25 billion in June 2010. At the time, gas sold for just shy of $5 per million British thermal unit, but since then the price has hovered well below that level – dipping under $2 per Btu in 2012 – until this winter.
Exxon chief executive Rex Tillerson even said in 2012 that the company was making "no money" on shale gas.
The SEC quoted Mr. Tillerson when it wrote to Exxon in September, according to correspondence the commission made public on Monday. The regulators asked whether the company had tested the value of its shale reserves and why it had taken no write-downs.
As a nationwide gas glut pushed down prices, many companies – including Royal Dutch Shell PLC and BHP Billiton Ltd. – concluded some of their shale properties were worth billions of dollars less than what they paid, prompting them to take write-downs.
For energy companies, the reserves of oil and gas they control are a measure of the cash they can bring in the future. When the value of those reserves falls below their internal price tag, they recognize it as a charge to income.
Exxon's answer to the SEC boils down to this: Yes, low gas prices hurt in 2012, but the pain was fleeting and the future looks a lot better.
To put a value on wells that pump oil and gas for decades, Exxon argued in its response to the SEC, it has to factor in things that haven't happened yet. For instance, Exxon pointed out that the U.S. is poised to export a significant amount of natural gas overseas, which could boost prices for the fuel.
Exxon also told the SEC it didn't test the value of its shale holdings in 2012, because low commodity prices in the short term don't justify such an exercise. Last month, natural-gas prices rose to their highest level since June 2010.
It can be embarrassing for CEOs to admit they overpaid. The chief executive of BHP Billiton forfeited a bonus in 2012 after the Australian conglomerate took a $2.84 billion write-down on some of its U.S. shale-gas properties. A few months later he left the company. Shell took a $2 billion write-down on North American shale assets last August, just weeks after naming a new chief executive.
Writing down asset values can help reduce income taxes and make a company look more profitable, but first "somebody has to bite the bullet," Oppenheimer & Co analyst Fadel Gheit said. That's easier for a new CEO than one already in place, like Exxon's Mr. Tillerson.
"He doesn't want to take the write-off on his watch," Mr. Gheit said, adding that Exxon has long resisted writing down the value of assets.


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Resonance of Fate is developed by the heralded RPG developers, tri-Ace, who have had a hand in developing some of gaming's most celebrated RPG franchises from Star Ocean to Valkyrie Profile. SEGA and tri-Ace now introduce Resonance of Fate, which adds a new spin to the genre with a cinematic action gameplay system centered around gunplay and a steampunk-styled world.
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On the Fourth of July, people all across the country will gather for cookouts and firework shows commemorating the Nation's birthday. Here in Washington, DC, more than half a million people are expected to gather for the annual pyrotechnic extravaganza on the National Mall. Fireworks shows feature spectacular colors, shapes and special effects that would not be possible without minerals! The same minerals that hold up buildings, power smart phones, and provide essential nutrients are the same ones that light up the sky on the Fourth of July.
Here are a few examples of minerals and the colors they produce in fireworks:
Red Fireworks & Strontium—Named for the Scottish village of Strontian, strontium gives red fireworks their deep hue. These fireworks burn a compound known as strontium nitrate, which turns a brilliant red. Strontium's other main use these days is in ferrite magnets.
Blue Fireworks & Copper—Despite the color of Lady Liberty, copper does not burn green. Instead, copper turns fireworks a dazzling blue.
Yellow Fireworks & Sodium—it's not just an essential nutrient; sodium is a vital part of your Fourth of July fireworks celebration too! Those exploding suns in the sky that rain a cascade of yellow are burning sodium nitrate.
Green Fireworks & Barium—In addition to allowing doctors to see inside you, barium gives fireworks a distinctive green.
Golden Sparks & Iron—It's not just the colors that enthrall us at firework shows, it's the effects too! One of the most common is a cataract of golden sparks, showering down from the main explosion. Those little golden sparks are formed from iron filings, the same things used in your science class to show the direction of a magnetic field.
Brilliant fireworks displays are greatly enhanced thanks to minerals. While enjoying the shows all across the Nation this Fourth, remember to be safe and leave the making of fireworks to the professionals.
And for those coming to Washington DC for the show, check out the majestic monuments that surround the National Mall and read up on where those iconic stones came from.
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Gnash is the Free Software Foundation's alternative Adobe Flash player. Version 0.8 is the third alpha release, and frankly, it rocks! It is also one of the first projects to be covered by the GPLv3.
About Gnash
Some history
Originally based on GameSWF, it is a reimplementation of Macromedia/Adobe Flash version 7, with some stuff from Flash 8/9 added. It is, right now, the most advanced free software implementation of Flash. And, as a matter of fact, it actually works well in many cases.
GNASH 0.8 is out. It is officially the third alpha release of the GNU Flash player. What's cool about it:
- x86-32, x86-64, PPC (and others) systems are supported
- Mozilla and Konqueror browsers both have a plugin (it follows the Netscape plugin specification, so it should work with any other compatible browser)
- an integrated debugger has appeared in this version; you can see its output with the -v command line option for the standalone player
- OpenGL is the preferred rendering platform (hardware acceleration supported) for desktop systems
- it has close to full support for Flash 1 to 7, and lots of support for Flash 8.5 (Flash 9, actually)
About version 0.8 (overall, alpha 3 of Gnash)
What's new over Gnash 0.7.2 (alpha 2):
- it can be compiled with ffmpeg+SDL support
- many Flash 8.5 (now called Flash 9) methods have been added (better compatibility)
- Cygnal: a media server that can handle Flash streams (however, I can't see if it is actually developed)
What does it mean? Well, basically, users of PPC Debian can now watch YouTube without a virtual machine :D
Jokes aside, Gnash is, right now, the best third-party Flash player and debugger one can get. Coupled with Adobe Flash's tentative opening (the ActiveScript Virtual Machine 2.0 has actually been freed by Adobe and is now hosted by Mozilla as an ECMAScript 4.0 ongoing implementation, which should come final for Firefox 4.0) this may bring some renewal for Flash, which it needs now that Microsoft is getting serious about hijacking the Web vector authoring market with Silverlight.
What you need
Get the source
Download the latest Gnash tarball in here or you can try a CVS extract if you want the very latest version of the code (but then you probably won't need this article) with
export CVS_RSH="ssh"
cvs -z3 -d:pserver:[email protected]:/sources/gnash
co gnash
Be aware that in that case you'll need to create
./configure yourself. I won't cover that in this article though!
The dependencies
The following libraries and headers (more may be necessary, but those are the ones I've noticed as missing from my build machine) are needed; for a more complete list, merely run
./configure and check its output, missing/wrong dependencies are explicitly given with their consequences.
The most prominent dependencies are here:
- boost 1.32+ - essential, as Gnash relies heavily on Boost
- A media decoder's development files: either ffmpeg + SDL 1.2 or libMAD
- A renderer's development files: either OpenGL, AGG (2.4+) or Cairo
What decoder should you use?
- ffmpeg+SDL can decode both audio (mp3) and video (flv, On2) in a Flash file
- libMAD decodes MP3 (and other formats) audio only, but it is lighter than ffmpeg
What renderer should you use?
- OpenGL is default and hardware-accelerated (use it for casual browsing with little CPU use) - requires SDL
- AGG is software only but more correct (best for authoring and tests, but heavy on CPU) - may use SDL or FLTK
- Cairo can do either hardware or software rendering, but isn't well supported (useful for integrating Gnash in Cairo applications)
And about the GUI...?
- Gtk - required if you use Cairo, best supported option
- GtkGlExt - required if you want to use OpenGL with Gtk. If you build with AGG or Cairo, it is unnecessary
- SDL- recommended for sound support, and to provide a GUI (not the best option though)
- FLTK - Fast Light ToolKit for Cairo and AGG renderers
- KDE - may be used in place of Gtk, is required for Konqueror plugin
Other dependencies are (complete list):
- libxml
- wxGtkwidgets
- atk
- Glib
- curl
- pango
- libcurl
- dejagnu (for debugging)
- Ming (for test suite)
- MTASC (for test suite)
- swfmill (for test suite)
Since I want to meet a very selfish goal, that of having a standalone player and a video-enabled Firefox plugin without debugger, I built the player with the following options:
./configure --disable-debugger --enable-media=ffmpeg
However, due to my use of a Mandriva 64-bit system, it choked on the 32/64 bit OpenGL dual installation. Thus I first tried pointing configure towards
/usr/lib64 with
without success. Then I tried
which should force
ld into looking for all libraries and headers in a single directory. It didn't work either.
So I moved those offending files away and restarted make which resumed from the point it choked on before.
The next step is building Gnash; when
configure is successful, it requires a simple
The build takes a little while, depending on how fast your system is. If you want to build the test suite too, type:
make test
You'd better enable the debugger for such a build. Once all is done, just type (as root)
make install.
Please note that this will put the Firefox plugin in an invalid location (such as root's local Firefox directory); you may prefer putting it somewhere else, so that every account on your system can reach it, or merely create symbolic links in user accounts' local firefox settings.
Personally I put it in
Rejoice AMD64 and PPC owners! If you didn't want to switch to GNU/Linux full-time because you missed your daily shot of YouTube, now you can have your cake and eat it too.
Great article!
Just a note: Gnash is in the Ubuntu repos for AMD64, I386, and PowerPC. Unfortunately, only Gutsy users can use 0.8. Debian has it as unstable for a lot more platforms, but it's only 0.7. There are also 0.7 RPMs available.
Andrew Min
I thought Gnash is...
FSF's alternative to Adobe's Flash Player.
Trying Gnash Out
So I'm very interested in trying Gnash out and seeing how well it works and following the progress. However, my siblings play flash games all the time and I occasionally need to use flash for things. So, I can't remove or break Adobe's flash on my computer. Sadly. :(
Is there a way to have both Gnash and Adobe's player installed (or maybe having the former installed as a user) and be able to easily switch between the two plugins? Preferably on a per-user basis so that other accounts are not effected.
Yes, you can
you merely need to install the plugins locally:
Adobe Flash plugin:
Gnash plugin (other user):
That should do the trick.
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"Deserves the name?"
Wouldn't that mean that "it's such a frustrating program, you would gnash your teeth and wail while attempting to use it"!?
Hopefully, it doesn't deserve that kind of name!
Seriously, though, I'm happy to know that it is doing so well. The appearance of free tools for flash generation and viewing make the technology much more interesting to me now. I might actually stop boycotting flash websites. :-)
The news about Adobe opening up their flash runtime is interesting, too. Though, somehow, I get a certain irritation from hearing about lots of work going into a free, from-scratch implementation of something, and then, just when it's getting good, the commercial one is freed and somehow automatically trumps the free code. I mean, it makes practical sense, but there's something bad for the spirit about it.
Or is it...?
They may have considered it more sensible than maintaining two implementations of ECMAscript in parallel: I mean, since they are using Kscript (modified) which is under the GPL in Safari, the different licensing forced them into maintaining both repositories, for what is essentially the same language, completely separated.
Now GNU can keep their own JSVM, or decide to scrap it altogether and use Tamarin; they feel like doing the former, that's the power of Free software. Who knows, their implementation may end up being better than the original...
A computer is like air conditioning: it becomes useless when you open windows.
To me, the name signifies
To me, the name signifies the end of gnashing my teeth over Adobe's linux-unfriendly implementation.
Not the only opensource Flash Player
Swfdec exits and it worked better than gnash when I tried it in my Linux PowerPC.
There is an existing issue
There is an existing issue that the Adobe flash will not utilize in Apple products. Why won't Apple want to do something that many of its consumers want? Well according to Apple adobe flash crashes OS systems too often to put into their products. They also feel how the flash player has an excessive amount of potential to deplete the batteries to their gadgets quiet easily; and will wear down their batteries life span. I can't figure out if Apple is just trying to prove a point and stand by their values, or if they really want to give their buyers the very best products available. I will leave that for you to determine.


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A ProstaScint scan uses an injection of low-level radioactive material to test for the spread of
prostate cancer.
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This test is given to men who have
prostate cancer
to see if it has spread to the lymph nodes or other areas.
Problems from the procedure are rare, but all procedures have some risk. Your doctor will review potential problems, like:
Your doctor may do a
bone scan. This is a test that detects areas of increased or decreased bone turnover. It can reveal bone injury, bone disease, or cancer spread to the bones.
Before your test:
For the scan, you will be positioned next to a device that takes images.
The radioactive material that was injected into your vein is attracted to prostate cancer cells in the body. Whole body images will be taken to detect areas where the material collects. This is done to find out if the cancer has spread to lymph nodes or other organs away from your prostate.
You will be able to leave after the test is done. You can resume normal activities. You may need to return the next day for more images.
1-2 hours
Your doctor will review the images. The results will be ready in a few days.
Call if you have any questions or concerns. If you have an emergency, call for medical help right away.
American Cancer Society
National Cancer Institute
Canadian Cancer Society
Prostate Cancer Canada
How is prostate cancer staged? American Cancer Society website. Available at:
Updated September 12, 2014. Accessed September 25, 2014.
Manyak M. Indium-111 capromab pendetide in the management of recurrent prostate cancer.
Expert Rev Anticancer Ther.
ProstaScint scan. University Health Care System website. Available at:
Accessed September 25, 2014.
ProstaScint scan. University of Virginia Health System website. Available at:
Updated May 4, 2014. Accessed September 25, 2014.
Last reviewed August 2014 by Mohei Abouzied, MD
Please be aware that this information is provided to supplement the care provided by your physician. It is neither intended nor implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice. CALL YOUR HEALTHCARE PROVIDER IMMEDIATELY IF YOU THINK YOU MAY HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider prior to starting any new treatment or with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition.
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Ahead of the transfer deadline on Wednesday, here football.
Sam Allardyce has named his first England squad ahead of the September 4 clash with Slovakia.
Former non-League player Michail Antonio earned his first England call-up on Sunday evening when Sam Allardyce revealed his squad to
Following a blank summer with England at Euro 2016 - a tournament for which he will be remembered largely for
The latest gossip and rumours from the newspapers and online:The Sun is reporting that JOE HART will consider taking a
Claudio Bravo looks set to join Manchester City in a reported £17million deal from Barcelona.


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Deputies investigate Una shooting
Published: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 9:48 p.m.
Last Modified: Monday, March 11, 2013 at 9:48 p.m.
The Spartanburg County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in which one man was injured.
According to a written statement, deputies responded to reports of shots fired near 1140 Hayne Street in the Una community of Spartanburg County. Deputies learned that some sort of altercation had taken place between the occupants of a white sedan and the resident of 1140 Hayne St., Lt. Tony Ivey said. Shots were fired by the Hayne Street resident at the people in the car.
One person in the car was shot and transported to a local hospital for treatment, Ivey said. His condition was unavailable Monday night.
Investigators secured the car and were conducting interviews Monday night, Ivey said.
"At this point in this ongoing investigation and there have been no charges filed against anyone," Ivey said in the statement.
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VAIL, Colorado - The seasonal closure of the Gore Valley Recreation Trail through Dowd Junction will begin on Monday and will coincide with work by the Eagle River Water and Sanitation District to repair a damaged section of sewer main beneath the recreation trail just west of the gate in the Intermountain neighborhood.
The seasonal closure allows for the annual deer migration through the Mud Springs wildlife underpass, which crosses under the trail and was a condition of the recreation trail's approval. Additionally, plowing operations on Interstate 70 create a significant safety concern, which also contributes to the closure.
Gates will be in place to indicate the trail's closure as well as signs explaining the requirement. The trail will reopen in the spring on or about May 15, as weather conditions allow.


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USF professor next in Venice historical society's Civil War series
Published: Monday, March 18, 2013 at 1:00 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, March 17, 2013 at 12:02 p.m.
VENICE - A history professor from the University of South Florida is the next speaker in the Venice Area Historical Society's series about the Civil War.
John M. Belohlavek will discuss the causes of the war at 7 p.m., March 26, at Village on the Isle, 930 S. Tamiami Trail,.
No reservations are required. For more information, go to veniceareahistoricalsociety.org or call (941) 412-0151.
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Loose gorilla alert? Electronic road sign hacked
Published: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 12:30 p.m.
LOOMIS, Calif. (AP) — A prankster is changing the message on an electronic traffic warning sign in Northern California.
The sign is supposed to tell people that a road in the Placer County city of Loomis will be closed for pipeline construction.
Instead, it read, "Smoke Weed Everyday" last week. The Sacramento Bee reports (http://sacb.ee/ZKeX8l) that it has also read, "Caution Loose Gorilla!"
Placer County Water Agency Senior Engineer Tony Firenzi told the Bee it took skill to change the message. The unknown hacker needed a keyboard and had to bypass some systems.
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U.S. Rep. Jared Polis, D-Boulder, will secure a third term representing Colorado's 2nd Congressional District. As of press time, Polis had garnered 55 percent to Kevin Lundberg's 40 percent.
The 37-year-old Polis, who made millions creating online start-ups, defeated Republican challenger Lundberg.
Polis said Tuesday that he is excited to get back to work in Congress.
"I look forward to rolling up my sleeves and working to get this country moving forward."
Polis said he will put his energy toward "re-igniting the American Dream" by making sure everyone has access to opportunity, specifically higher education.
The 2nd Congressional District, which includes all of Eagle, Grand, Summit, Clear Creek, Gilpin and Broomfield counties and bleeds into Weld, Adams and Jefferson counties, has been continuously controlled by Democrats since 1975.


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Dashboard hosts nifty mini-applications called widgets that appear instantly and keep you up to date with timely information from the Internet. View stocks, check weather forecasts, track flights, convert currency and units of measure, even look up businesses in the phone book.
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Barely used it since I got an iPhone. Most of the 'little info apps' have a similar version in the iOS App Store.
I used to be a big user of Dashboard and had it bound to an expose corner and packed with cool widgets. iCal events, google search, iClip lite, cyberduck upload, terminal, notes launcher, To Do Tracker, System Stats, trash monitor, and some custom hacks among other things. All were individually quite nice and useful, but put together they bogged down my whole system. I started with a shell script to restart the dock and thus kill dashboard; I would run this whenever Dashboard was lagging up my system. Eventually I wound up just disabling it completely via the widgets preference pane.
I haven't really missed it. Dashboard did little to actually help my productivity, as most of the stuff I was doing in widgets could be done in regular applications. However, the cool factor will always be appealing.
You could just as well had entered "OS X", itself, for this entry. Or maybe skipped it alltogether? :)
Mis-direction with regards to licence, it's like saying "bluetooth file exchange" these are intergrated in to OS X unlike the ilife packages. Dashboard is intergrated in the OS.
Dashboard comes with Mac OS X Tiger (10.4). And it will come with Leopard (10.5) too.
It is not sold separetely. You pay for THE WHOLE operating system. (Not just for the application.)
ROTFL (the License...)


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Marietta High needed either a win or a tie against River View to repeat as East Central Ohio League boys' soccer champions at the Devola Soccer Complex Saturday night.
The Tigers had to settle for a 1-1 come-from-behind draw in a match they pretty much dominated.
"It's frustrating, because we kind of backed into the league title," said MHS head coach Todd Morris. "It would have been nice to have won the game on the field. It was a missed opportunity for us."
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RON JOHNSTON The Marietta Times
Marietta High boys' head soccer coach Todd Morris (head bowed) huddles up with his Tigers after they repeated as East Central Ohio League champions with a 1-1 come-from-behind draw against visiting River View Saturday night.
Skylar Miracle
Said Marietta outside mid Skylar Miracle, "We thought we were going to win this one. We thought it would be better winning the league by going out with a win, but...at least we came back and tied it up in the second half. That was pretty good."
With the deadlock, Marietta improved its record to 8-2-3 overall and 5-0-2 in the ECOL. Dover was 3-0-3 in league play.
River View now owns a 4-7-3 overall mark.
Fact Box
Marietta 1, River View 1
(Tigers repeat as ECOL champions)
at Devola Soccer Complex
River View (4-7-3) 1 0 - 1
Marietta (8-2-3, 5-0-2) 0 1 - 1
1st half
RV: Sam Hart, direct kick, 10th minute
2nd half
M: Skylar Miracle, unassisted, 55th minute
Team stats
Shots: M 16, RV 2
Keeper saves: M (Eric Pierce) 1, RV (Matthew Prior) 16
Corner kicks: M 9, RV 1
Next match: Marietta at Alexander Tuesday
Marietta 2, River View 1
Marietta (6-6-1) 1 1 - 2
River View 1 0 - 1
Marietta goals: Molly Josefson 2
Next match: Parkersburg South at Marietta at 5 p.m. Thursday
"I was very pleased with how our boys played tonight," said River View head coach Bornwell Sianjina. "Marietta is a very tough team to play.
"It's kind of hard when you don't have the numbers. Today, I only had 12 players."
The Black Bears staked themselves to a 1-0 advantage in the 10th minute of play when Sam Hart drilled a direct kick from outside of the penalty area by Tiger keeper Eric Pierce. That score held up at the intermission.
After the break, Marietta went on the offensive and had the River View defense on its heels for most of the 40 minutes of play. During the 55th minute, the Tigers got the equalizer on a tough-angled shot from the right wing by Miracle.
"I saw an opportunity because their defender was looking the other way," Miracle said. "So, I stole the ball, and found the back of the net.
"I think their keeper (Matthew Prior) was not expecting me to shoot that because it was from a weird angle. He came out, and thought I was going to pass it, so I just snuck one in on him."
During second half action, Marietta gave Prior, who finished the match with 15 saves, a real workout between the pipes. First, the Black Bear junior goalie broke up a near breakaway by MHS striker Ryan Teer.
Prior then had to make a diving save of a shot by Marietta's Owen LaBarre and another stop on a boot by Miracle.
With under six minutes left in the match, Prior had to tip Brent Huck's long, hard, direct kick shot over the crossbar.
"Their keeper (Prior) had an amazing game," Morris said. "He obviously kept them in the game. But we've got to be better. As good as he played, we made him look a lot better."
River View had only one shot on goal in the second half, and Pierce was able to catch Black Bear booter Max Thomsen's direct kick on the fly.
"I guess we showed some resolve coming back," Morris said. "But we just didn't put them (River View) away. With 13 games into the season, we've got to be better than this. We need to finish better."
Marietta is scheduled to play at Alexander on Tuesday, and then conclude regular-season play against Morgan at the Devola Soccer Complex on Thursday. Both are non-league matches.


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Intramural Indoor Soccer is back again for the fall semester Monday nights in Soiland Gym!
Register as a team or a free agent at http://www.callutheran.edu/student_life/intramural_sports/rules/registration.php
All CLU staff and students are welcome to sign up and compete in a fun and safe environment.
Make sure to bring your CLU ID card every week so you can check in with Intramural Staff.
For additional info relating to Indoor Soccer and the rules of the game please visit http://www.callutheran.edu/student_life/intramural_sports/soccer/rules.php


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Passmark Advanced Multi-User Tests
Version and / or Patch Used: 6.1
Developer Homepage: http://www. passmark.com
Test Homepage: http://www.passmark.com
Many users complain that I/O Meter is too complicated of a benchmark to replicate results so my quest to find an alternative was started. Passmark has added several multi-user tests that measure a hard drives ability to operate in a multi-user environment.
The tests use different settings to mimic basic multi-user operations as they would play out on your server. Variances is read / write percentage as well as random / sequential reads are common in certain applications, Web Servers read nearly 100% of the time while Database Servers write a small amount of data.
The Workstation test is the only single user environment and will be similar to how you use your system at home.
Another set of interesting benchmarks. The Intel controller has dominated these tests for quite some time now, but in the Workstation category the V4S takes the lead.


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ANTIOCH -- When the tot lot playground at City Park was destroyed in an arson fire three months ago, Brittney Gougeon, the founder of Take Back Antioch, didn't just get mad. She got busy, raising money from almost 100 residents and businesses to help rebuild the children's play area in the once rundown park.
Pacific Gas & Electric learned of her efforts and decided to pledge a $12,500 matching grant to add to the $8,500 in community donations already raised by the nonprofit to cover the city's $25,000 insurance deductible that will be applied toward the estimated $250,000 cost to rebuild the playground.
Gougeon was confident she could raise the final $4,000 required under the matching grant, given her earlier success.
"This is the heart of our city, and a lot of people were offended by this," Gougeon said. "It showed we are strong and are not going to allow this to happen."
Now, she won't have to raise those additional funds, thanks to a last-minute decision made by Tom Guarino, a local PG&E executive, and Jim Frazier, a former Oakley councilman elected to the state Assembly in November. Frazier's $2,000 contribution comes from leftover campaign funds, and Guarino said PG&E would chip in the additional $2,000 needed for the matching grant. The utility's $14,500 total pledge is taken from a charitable donation fund financed by shareholders.
"I thought I had no words before. Now, I definitely have no words," Gougeon said at an event Thursday that started with the obligatory presentation of an oversized $12,500 check to Take Back Antioch.
The playground had been part of a turnaround at City Park. Antioch's oldest park had become the site of rampant drug use, public drunkenness and transient camps in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The park underwent a renaissance in the mid 2000s as city staff razed dilapidated storage and restroom facilities, planted new grass and improved visibility by creating a drive-through parking lot.
Police ramped up patrols to prevent the homeless from sleeping there.
The community effort to restore City Park made the Sept. 17 arson fire sting a little bit more. Two teenage boys from Antioch, ages 14 and 17, were arrested and charged with arson.
Once Guarino learned of Take Back Antioch's fundraising efforts to rebuild the tot lot, he figured PG&E could pitch in. "Take Back Antioch -- there was some activity going on there, there was some energy. It looked like they needed some help," he said.
Guarino said the utility has a personal stake in the park given that PG&E employees and construction workers who helped build the Gateway power plant in Antioch were among the community volunteers who helped restore the park.
Antioch resident Beverly Knight recalled going to the tot lot hours after the fire and seeing the devastation.
"I couldn't stop crying. It was really sad," she said.
Knight is sure that the new tot lot that will take its place "is going to be awesome."
With the donated funds covering the city's insurance deductible, City Councilman Gary Agopian said Antioch will be able to consider adding additional security features such as improved lighting when work to rebuild the tot lot starts in spring 2013.
"This is a great testament to our spirit and the people of Antioch," he said of the community donations. "So let's not just rebuild it to what it was but to make it even better."
Contact Eve Mitchell at 925-779-7189. Follow her on Twitter.com/EastCounty_Girl.


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'Texas Chainsaw 3D' Cuts Down Box Office Rivals
"Texas Chainsaw 3-D" slaughtered the competition this weekend, climbing to the top spot at the box office.
The horror film, from Lions Gate Entertainment, took in $23 million in its opening weekend in theaters in North America, placing it ahead of holdovers including "Django Unchained" and "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey." While the film includes no major actors, younger audiences were drawn to the presence of singer Trey Songz, with one out of three moviegoers under the age of 25 saying his starring role was a primary reason for attending the film, according to the studio.
In its second week in theaters, "Django Unchained" took the second spot at the box office, earning $20.1 million. The Quentin Tarantino-directed film, distributed by Weinstein Co., has earned $106.4 million in cumulative domestic grosses, putting it in line to become Mr. Tarantino's highest grossing film (his highest to date is "Inglorious Basterds," with $120.8 million).
"The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" had its trip to the number one spot cut short, falling to number three in its fourth week in theaters. The film earned $17.5 million, bringing its cumulative domestic grosses to $263.8 million.
It was followed closely by "Les Miserables," which took in $16.1 million to bring its cumulative domestic grosses to $103.6 million. The film, from Comcast's Universal Pictures, stars Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway.
Coming in fifth place was "Parental Guidance," the family comedy from News Corp.'s Twentieth Century Fox. In its second week in theaters, the movie, starring Billy Crystal and Bette Midler, earned $10.1 million. News Corp. owns both Fox and The Wall Street Journal.
Other holdovers populated most of the rest of the top 10. "Jack Reacher," from Viacom's Paramount Pictures, and starring Tom Cruise, earned $9.3 million, bringing its cumulative domestic total to $64.8 million. The Judd Apatow-directed comedy "This is 40," from Universal, took in $8.6 million.
After nine weeks in theaters, "Lincoln," directed by Steven Spielberg, has taken in $144 million, including $5.3 million over the weekend. "The Guilt Trip," starring Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen, came in ninth, with $4.3 million. And in its second week in theaters, "Promised Land," a drama directed by Gus Van Sant and starring Matt Damon, earned $4.3 million.


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Problem Solver: Some folks toss them even if the shoe fits
When people toss their shoes over overhead lines, there may actually be some reasons behind the move.
Some folks think the sneakers are tossed to signify a drug house, to memorialize a death, or because children bullied a kid and took his shoes. Others, say it's done in fun — to celebrate the last day of school, the last day in the military or that a child has gotten a new
pair of shoes.
Whatever the reason, Barbara Mizer wanted the ones near her office taken down and tried for months to get someone to listen.
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SANTA CLARA -- Shayne Skov may have gone undrafted out of Stanford but he's confident he can be a productive linebacker again under 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh and defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, his former coaches on The Farm.
"I'm going to make my mark on this team," Skov said Thursday. "I'm going to be able to contribute to this team at some point."
A familiarity with the 49ers' coaches and scheme led Skov to take the 49ers' offer Saturday. Skov considered the Raiders before taking the 49ers' three-year deal that includes $10,000 in guarantees, according to Comcast SportsNet Bay Area.
Also enticing is the prospect of joining arguably the league's best linebacker corps.
"I've got an opportunity to learn from the best linebackers in the game, between NaVorro (Bowman) and Pat (Willis)," Skov said.
Bowman isn't expected to return from knee surgery until midseason, opening the door for an undrafted player such as Skov to win a spot. He'll be competing against Michael Wilhoite, Nick Moody and fellow rookie Chris Borland, a third-round draft pick out of Wisconsin.
"The coaches have a belief in me and my abilities as a player," Skov said. "And I have a belief in me. Obviously, I'm an undrafted free agent, so I have to get to work and prove myself but I think I've got that opportunity here."
Skov deemed himself healthy as he's started offseason workouts with the 49ers this week. Aside from calf and hamstring strains that hindered him pre-draft, Skov has overcome a 2011 injury that included torn anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in his left knee and a broken tibia.
Skov wrapped up his Stanford career last season with a career-high 109 tackles (13 for loss) and 5 ½ sacks.
He isn't banking on his familiarity with Fangio's system to necessarily yield a roster spot.
"The college game is different from the pro game, with what's going on in the passing game," Skov said. "There's a lot of connections from what we did in the past but a lot of things are different."
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OAKLAND -- The remarkable thing wasn't that Eric O'Flaherty struck out Curtis Granderson with as nasty a breaking pitch as you're every likely to see Tuesday.
It was that for the first time in a year and a half, he might be prepared to do it again Wednesday.
A's manager Bob Melvin said Wednesday morning that O'Flaherty, who spent the first half of the season on the disabled list as he recovered from Tommy John-style ligament replacement surgery in his left elbow, is about ready to pitch in back-to-back games.
"We are pretty close to being able to use him in back-to-back days, which will be important,'' Melvin said, looking forward to the September stretch drive. "Whenever you bring a guy off an injury like that, you're basically rehabbing him at the big league level knowing that he can't pitch two days in a row.
"So we pick our spots for him, but as you've seen in here recently, he's pitched in more leveraged situations. He's a guy who get righties out, too, so I you have a couple or righties in between a couple of lefties that's kind of a job for him. And every time he goes out and has success like he did last night, it makes him feel that much more removed from the surgery and he's that much more like an everyday player. And he's used to pitching late in games.''
O'Flaherty seems ready for the back-to-back challenge if the 3-2 pitch to Granderson is any indication.
"That's the pitch I try to throw every time,'' O'Flaherty said with a laugh. "It always feels the same out of my hand. It just doesn't always go where you want it to like that.''
Or as reliever Dan Otero, who has the adjoining locker, said, "that was a filthy pitch.''
The manager said Norris was feeling better and might be available to pinch-hit or catch later in the game, as necessary.
Donaldson struck out three times Tuesday and has just two hits in his last 18 at-bats.
Melvin said that after having Donaldson play every game of the last road trip, he was looking to give him a couple of days off, although he wouldn't rule out having him play in the later innings Wednesday if needed.
Alberto Callaspo was the starter at third base, his 15th start there this season.
For more on the A's, see John Hickey's Inside the A's blog at ibabuzz.com/athletics. Follow him on Twitter at twitter.com/JHickey3.


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The following recall has been announced:
Full-Size and portable drop-side cribs imported by Dream on Me, Inc. of Piscataway, N.J., and sold at Toys R Us, Walmart and Target stores nationwide and online at Amazon.com. The full-size cribs were sold from January 2006 to December 2009. The portable cribs were sold from September 2007 to December 2009.
For the full-size cribs, the drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When that happens, it could create a space between the drop side and the crib mattress where a young child's body can become entrapped in the space, leading to strangulation and/or suffocation.
For the portable cribs, the drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. In addition, the portable crib mattress support hardware and the drop-side release latch can break easily, and the slats can loosen or break and detach from the crib. Children can also cut themselves on exposed hardware inside the cribs.
The CPSC and the company know of 69 reports of incidents involving these cribs. In one case, a 1-year-old boy sustained a scratch to the nose when he became trapped between the mattress support and side rail of his portable crib. In another, an 8-month-old girl sustained a minor injury on her head from exposed plastic hardware inside the portable crib.
For more information, visit the firm's website at www.dreamonme.com.


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This is a blog from the Oracle Communications Information Development team, led by Cheryl Lander, Sr. Director. She and members of her team from various functions (writers, curriculum developers, and architects) and product lines will share their approach to documentation and curriculum, all with the goal of getting feedback to improve their deliverables. We'd like to thank Joe Sciallo, UCS Tech Writer (former Sun) for pushing us into the social media world. The primary team driving this blog is called "Joe and the Blogettes"; other members include Brenda Roldan (BSS Tech Writer), Jodie Wilford (OSS InfoDev Director), Leif Lourie (SDP Curriculum Developer), and Scott T. Miller (Documentation Architect).
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Fiscal Cliff Spurs Goldman Stock Awards
Goldman Sachs Group handed insiders, including CEO Lloyd Blankfein and his top lieutenants, a total of $65 million in restricted stock just hours before this year's higher tax rates took effect.
Our colleague Liz Moyer offers additional details on the News Hub.
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— Join the Wayne County Arts Alliance for a special Valentine's Day showing of the "The African Queen," an all-time classic romantic comedy starring two of the biggest names in Hollywood — Humphrey Bogart and Katharine Hepburn.
The show starts at 7 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 14 at Cinema 6 in the Rt. 6 Mall, Honesdale.
Roses and carnations will be given out to the first couple of dozen ticket buyers (complements of House of Flowers in Forest City) and door prizes will include a raft trip down the Delaware donated by Lander's River Trips.
A donation of $10 per person is suggested and may be contributed at the door. Proceeds go to support the Arts Alliance.
For more information, contact the Arts Alliance at (570) 390-4420 or visit waynecountyartsalliance.org.
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Spring sprung and we have been harvesting, prepping beds, sowing seeds, planting fruit trees, and planning for the glory of the Summer garden. So, that's where we've been if you were wondering. It's a busy time around here.
In March we had our first official tour of the ol' homestead. 50 local high school students came through the place on a field trip for their Ecological Economy class. Their day included tours of two urban homesteads and a trip to the Regenerative Design Institute in Bolinas where they toured Commonweal Garden. All three are permaculture sites on different scales.
The tour here started in the front driveway with the gates to the backyard open to accommodate everyone. The group had brought snails from the previous site for our ducks who upon discovering the gates open walked right out into the crowd and charmed everyone! There was a discussion of the medicinal plants that have replaced the lawn, the communal growing bed we share with our neighbors where there used to be a giant hedge dividing us, the rainwater catchment system that turned a problem into a solution, the cider press and cider making with locally gleaned apples, designing greywater systems, homescale livestock- chickens, ducks, worms, bees, rabbits, compost making, honey tasting, they also got to look at the permaculture design for this site and our neighbors behind us. Then, off they went to Bolinas! Did we even go on field trips in high school? Lucky dogs.
Monday, April 14, 2008
Petaluma Urban Homestead Tour
Posted by Petaluma Urban Homesteaders at 8:53 PM
Labels: community, permaculture
4 comments:
- Homegrown Evolution said...
Wish we were closer so that we could have been on that tour! The water tank rocks! You guys rock!
- April 15, 2008 at 6:02 PM
- Sarah said...
I just wanted to let you know that I enjoy your blog and would love to check out your homestead the next time you have a tour. I'm up in Santa Rosa working on my own little homestead. I hope you are having a bountiful summer.
- July 11, 2008 at 5:39 PM
- Maria said...
just found your blog this morning while researching ducks. I've recently discovered permaculture & so excited to convert my land to be as self sustainable as possible. Looking forward to reading all your post, hungry for any knowledge I can aquire.
- June 1, 2009 at 6:31 AM
- PetalumaVictory said...
We are doing the same thing in Petaluma. How do we contact you? Keep up the good work!
- June 10, 2009 at 4:55 PM
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New Era Detroit Red Wings NHL Woven Biggie Cuffed Knit Hat
To call you just a fan is an understatement; you're a super fan. Let the world know that with the New Era Detroit Red Wings NHL Woven Biggie Cuffed Knit Hat. Decked out in your favorite team's colors, plus sporting an embroidered team logo graphic, this is headgear only for the proudest of fans. And you'll be rewarded for your loyalty with the cozy woven acrylic material that locks in that head heat even during the chilliest of games. The team-colored pom is just the cherry on top, while the New Era flag flies proudly on the side.
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GetUp is a Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County obesity prevention program designed to increase healthy eating and active living.
GetUp works in six sectors:
- Early childcare
- School
- After school
- Healthcare
- Workplace
- Community
The goal is to reach children and families where they live, study, work, play and worship.
GetUp is centered on the healthy lifestyle prescription of "5-2-1-AN".
We don't do this alone! Many GetUp Partners share in the passion, work and successes in creating healthy places and healthy people across the county. A big shout out goes to all the childcare providers, teachers, after school providers, healthcare workers, worksite managers, pastors and community leaders who help make GetUp a model for healthy eating and active living.


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There's a certain level of expectation that comes with the Howard Miller name. And then there's the steady stream of surprises that make you stop in your tracks and take a second look. From tradition to hot trends and floor clocks to wine furniture, you'll find even more than you expected at Howard Miller.
Features of the Howard Miller Cherry Hill:
A pillowed herringbone-cane pattern on the front doors and elegant turned legs give this versatile cabinet a British colonial flair.
The doors feature full length piano hinges, allowing them to swing out 180 degrees with four shelves for bottles and two top shelves for accessories. The doors have a storage capacity of 16 bottles.
A wooden stemware rack and an upper shelf can hold glasses and tumblers.
The two drawers feature dovetail construction with metal roller guides. Each drawer has a hinged, laminated serving shelf.
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Watch Out Silicon Valley: There's Project Silicon Beach Down Under
Sydney's surf beaches are a world away from Silicon Valley, but according to internet giant Google the green hills of Santa Clara will soon be facing some unexpected competition from Down Under.
Google Australia managing director, Nick Leeder, told a gathering of tech aspiring entrepreneurs in Sydney this week that Australia offers the world's most attractive combination for a technology company, based on wealth per head and internet penetration in populations over 20 million people.
More than half of the country own smartphones—the second-highest penetration level in the world after Singapore—according to Google research, a trend which is expected to help data flows to quadruple over the next four years, he said. Last year alone he estimated Australians spent 6 billion Australian dollars (US$6.13 billion) on smartphones.
"There's never been a better time to try a startup in Australia," Google's engineering director for Australia and New Zealand, Allan Noble, said in an interview. "If you were a tech startup in Australia ten years ago there was enormous pressure to go overseas. It's easier to stay here now."
For decades, a lack of local capital and expertise has seen Australia's brightest and best technical minds look offshore to Europe and the U.S. to jump-start their careers. But now, the return of ex-pat Australians with new skills, a greater appetite for technology companies among local investors and a hiring slowdown in other sectors that used to attract science graduates, such as banking, is giving the industry a boost.
Optus and parent Singapore Telecommunications this year launched a seed funding program that will back up to eight Australian start-ups with a potential investment of A$250,000 each. This month, the subsidiary SingTel Innov8 fund, along with Macquarie Capital and Southern Cross Venture Partners, injected more than A$11 million into Australian technology pioneer Brandscreen's Series B round.
William Bartee, the founder and managing director of specialist technology venture capital fund Southern Cross, said Australia has now hit the "critical mass" of expertise and investors it needs for the industry to bloom. Mr. Bartee, himself a startup veteran, is aiming to raise A$50 million from successful former entrepreneurs for a new fund that will provide both advice and capital to promising new companies.
"Those kids that a few years ago would have come out and wanted to go out to J.P. Morgan or Morgan Stanley are now thinking that building a startup is a viable alternative," he said.
It's not just the domestic economy that's changed. Now, for the first time, being closer to Asia than Europe or the U.S. is starting to work in Australia's favor, according to Michael Fox, co-founder of online customized shoe retailer and one of Australia's most lauded tech startups, Shoes of Prey.
Because the company manufactures its products in China and sells most of them in Asia "it's actually better to be in Sydney" than Silicon Valley, he said. And, as Shoes of Prey demonstrated by raising A$3 million from a mix of local and foreign investors this year, including prominent U.S. angel investor Bill Tai, more international investors are now comfortable investing in Australia.
That's not to say it's all plain sailing for project Silicon Beach down under.
As in the mining sector, the tech sector faces a dearth of math and engineering graduates. Australia produces around 6,000 graduates a year, a fraction of the 300,000 in China and 450,000 in India. At least part of that is down to a lack of investment; the country spends only 6% of its gross domestic product on education, according to research by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development or OECD, below the group average of 6.2%.
Google's Mr. Noble argues that punitive laws that tax stock options when they are awarded, rather than used as in other countries, present a major inhibitor for entrepreneurs, who are forced to spend their own money upfront when they first set up. Inflexible copyright laws, which don't include the "fair use" clause included in places like the U.S., also make it harder to share and disseminate information.
At least part of the barrier to success is also self-made. Mr. Bartee noted that the Australians' negative attitude to success—the so-called "tall poppy syndrome" that criticizes high-achievers—and deep-seated fear of failure has for many years stopped people from taking the risk of starting their own tech company.
"It used to be that if you had a failure of a company you'd walk around with a big x on your forehead," he said.
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The Buttoned Down Disco crew present this huge monthly indie dance party from residents Christian Laing and Pete Wheeler, with plenty of giant balloons, swirly visuals, free badges and ace drinks deals early on too!
Expect a dancefloor kicking blend of indie electro poppin' mayhem in the main room of this grandiose theatre, while DJ Richard Titchener hosts The Gallery Bar with funk, disco, hip hop, breakdance and dub.
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