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ALAMEDA -- Greg Knapp preached patience, but the patience of coach Dennis Allen ran out.
Knapp, the Raiders' offensive coordinator, was one of four assistant coaches fired Monday after a 24-21 loss to the San Diego Chargers that completed a 4-12 season.
Allen, who had backed Knapp and his offensive system throughout the season, cited the bottom line.
"I think what happened is you realize that it wasn't working," Allen said at his season-ending news conference. "We weren't getting the production that we needed to, and I felt like we needed to make a change."
Also let go were offensive line coach Frank Pollack, linebackers coach Johnny Holland and special teams coordinator Steve Hoffman. Allen said he didn't expect any more changes on the coaching staff.
Knapp's dismissal means the Raiders will once again start over with a new offensive system. Allen said there is no timetable for hiring a new coordinator and said senior offensive assistant Al Saunders is under consideration.
Saunders was the offensive coordinator for the Raiders in 2011, although head coach Hue Jackson was the play-caller.
Among the head coaches with experience as an offensive coordinator who were fired on the NFL's "Black Monday" were Norv Turner (San Diego), Pat Shurmur (Cleveland), Ken Whisenhunt (Arizona) and Chan Gailey (Buffalo).
"We'll try to start the process as soon as we can, and we'll go until we get the right guy," Allen said.
Knapp was hired by Allen specifically to implement an offense with a zone blocking scheme and a moving pocket, tearing apart an offense that had been relatively successful under Jackson, who was the offensive coordinator in 2010 and the head coach in 2011.
Because of the Raiders' prior success and that running back Darren McFadden had flourished once Jackson cut back on zone scheme plays in favor of gap and power blocking runs, Knapp's selection was unpopular among much of the fan base.
It got even more unpopular as the Raiders struggled to run the ball and score points. After generating the most rushing yards in the NFL in 2010 and 2011, they dropped to 28th in 2012 at 88.8 yards per game with only four rushing touchdowns.
McFadden gained 707 yards on 216 carries with two touchdowns for a career-low average of 3.3 yards per carry. As a team, the Raiders dropped from 4.5 yards per carry to 3.8 yards per attempt.
The Raiders ranked 26th in scoring offense at 18.1 points per game and Sunday's total of 21 points was the most since Nov. 4 in a 42-32 loss to Tampa Bay.
Knapp compared the offense to a "start-up company" and expected it to take off in the second year of the system.
"I believe the zone running scheme is a productive running scheme," Allen said. "Obviously we didn't have the success we needed and there are a lot of factors that contributed to that.
"I'm not tied to a specific system. I'm tied to trying to find out what our players can do really well and try and put them in those positions to give them a chance to have success. I'm looking at production and execution, and that's where we have to be better."
Quarterback Terrelle Pryor, one of the few players in the locker room after Allen's news conference, said he was "sad" that Knapp was gone.
"I really loved the guy as a coach ... that's the business," Pryor said. "Coach Allen said at a team meeting he made the best decision. Whether we agree with it or not doesn't matter. We have a great leader in D.A. ... everybody in the locker room believes in him."
Pollack, with extensive experience in zone blocking, came from the Houston Texans, where he worked with Knapp.
Hoffman's special teams units struggled to get any traction in the return game and surrendered a 99-yard kickoff return to Michael Spurlock in Sunday's season finale in San Diego.
Holland was the lone defensive coach let go from a unit that gave up 27.7 points per game, ranked 28th in the NFL, but improved considerably over the final month of the season after a horrendous November.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on twitter at Twitter.com/Jerrymcd.
How the Raiders offense fared over the last two seasons (averages per game):
2011 2012
379.5 Yards 344.0
247.6 Passing 255.3
131.9 Rushing 88.8
22.4 Points 18.1


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TAHOE/TRUCKEE, Calif. - Western religions foster a peculiar sort of humility that shames us into being humble and discrete to indicate our piety. A perfect example is when, every few months, there is a $100 bill folded inside a one dollar bill in the St. Nicholas offering plate. It only happens around sacred holidays, and never in the shoulder season when there are a dozen locals in the pews, but it happens frequently enough, with the same style of folding, to indicate there is someone out there who doesn't want anyone to know how much they're giving when they do make it to church.
Not so in many Hindu and Buddhist traditions. Buddha's birthplace is gilded in gold leaf, with gold coins and big bills left very publicly by pilgrims from around Southeast Asia. Hindu shrines are clothed and decorated with as much opulence as a family can afford. Making merit in a Theravada Buddhist temple is an extremely public gesture - it's not showing off or bragging, it's a good thing for everyone and everything to see exactly how generous you are, to recognize how much you can contribute. (It should be noted that in Thailand, where a dozen students in any given classroom might answer to Lek, descriptors like Short Lek, Fat Lek, Smart Lek, Ugly Lek, and their opposites, are commonplace; however, they are used without the judgment and negative connotations we have: she is tall, she is short, she is smart, she is fat, and it is okay to recognize that. Likewise, it is okay to recognize rich, poor, opulent, and impoverished without personal judgment).
Not to say either way is superior, but our humility has caused a strange strangulation: we are so afraid to be seen as arrogant, superior, egotistical et. al., we are actively misleading about our skills, talents, and capabilities. Where this becomes interesting is the egotism of a skill-set overshadowing the reality of a talent. To whit: people have at various times complimented me on being a good musician. I have, after all, earned a Masters of Orchestral Instrument Performance, Emphasis: Tuba. And I worked my tail off for it. Nothing musical comes naturally to me. I cannot dance or move with music, my adlibbing skills are atrocious, and if you ask me to play something, I'll need, at the very least, meter, mode, timbre and style, if not a sheet of music, before I can blow a note. Still, I've developed the skill of playing tuba enough that I could, potentially, brag about it and make someone feel inferior and that is a shameful, ungodly thing.
By contrast, we all have innate talents: God-given gifts that come absolutely naturally. My mom tells a story about a lady who once said her gift was a pleasant countenance, which inspired my mom to take credit for being a good audience. She can hoot and clap and cheer anyone, in any location or capacity, and it comes absolutely naturally. I have a gift with kids: although I am generally phobic about people under 18, when I began volunteering at the A+ after school program, I had remarkable success keeping wild little hooligans on track. So after 16 years, I can play what's put in front of me, but with no training I can work with kids who drive senior educators batty. Who'da thunk?
But the shame is, stating a talent - I'm (inherently) pleasant, supportive, good with kids - sounds like egotistical bragging over a developed skill, which is a deplorable transgression. Yet we are generally reluctant to even recognize the difference between developed skill and inherent talent, let alone assert our talents enough to develop them. And we do this to ourselves because we must be - regardless of our faith - good, humble, and pious individuals who don't make anyone feel inferior. What I wish is for a way to brandish our talents blatantly and joyfully. Just imagine what we could accomplish if, instead of shamefully stashing them, we could proclaim our talents, embracing and celebrating our individual gifts from God?
- Russell Richardson, MM, MFA, St. Nick's (Tahoe City) tuba player and publicist

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Bloomberg's Latest: Mandatory Food Composting
Posted June 17th, 2013 @ 4:30pm by Matt Cantor, Newser Staff
(NEWSER) – New York City has been experimenting with pilot food-composting programs—and it's worked surprisingly well, officials say. Now, Michael Bloomberg is pushing to make composting mandatory, as it is in Seattle, San Francisco, and many other cities, the New York Timesreports. The program, in which residents drop food waste into picnic-basket size containers at home, will begin as voluntary; residents will likely be required to comply within a few years, authorities note. "This is going to be really transformative," says a deputy mayor. "You want to get on a trajectory where you're not sending anything to landfills."


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Ed Sheeran stood alone onstage and looked out at the 8,000-plus fans assembled before him on Tuesday at the SAP Center in San Jose. The British singer-songwriter-guitarist, who turned 23 in February, seemed amazed by the scene.
"I'm still quite surprised that so many people are interested," said Sheeran, adding that he's only headlined a few arena shows to date.
He'd better get used to it, because it doesn't look like the crowds are going to get any smaller in the near future.
Sheeran is, without a doubt, one of the fastest rising stars in all of popular music. His 2014 sophomore effort, "X," is a massive hit, having topped the charts in the U.S. and several other countries. It's especially popular in Sheeran's native U.K., where "X" spent a staggering eight weeks at No. 1 on the charts -- thus tying Sheeran with singer James Blunt (2005's "Back to Bedlam") for longest reign by a male artist.
Not bad for a guy who lost this year's best new artist Grammy to Macklemore and Ryan Lewis. Of course, Sheeran rebounded nicely over this past weekend, topping Eminem, Pharrell Williams and others as "Sing" was named best male video at the MTV Video Music Awards.
Yet, it's not just the sales figures and award nominations that are pushing Sheeran to super stardom. He also plays the fame game surprisingly well, drawing headlines for feuding with Miley Cyrus, appearing in an ALS Ice Bucket Challenge video with Courteney Cox, palling around with Taylor Swift and writing songs for One Direction.
No wonder he's moved up to playing major sports arenas.
The crowd size, however, is just about the only thing that has changed about Sheeran's shows. The thoroughly entertaining gig he delivered at SAP Center was vastly similar to the one I saw him put on last year at the 2,300-capacity Warfield theater in San Francisco.
Sure, he now has some fancy video screens behind him, and another album's worth of material, but he still goes about his business the same way.
"My job is to entertain you for the next two hours," said Sheeran, who uttered basically the same thing at the Warfield. "Your job is to be entertained."
Both sides held up their ends of the deal -- and then some. The crowd numbered some 8,500 strong, but it sounded like there were 85,000 in the building as Sheeran took the stage alone and began playing the new album's "I'm a Mess." The young, mostly female audience was engaged throughout the show, singing along in high-pitched voices as Sheeran rolled out such fan favorites as "Lego House" and "Drunk" (both from 2011's multi-million-selling debut "+").
Sheeran performed solo throughout the show, holding our attention with just his versatile voice, acoustic guitar work, fine sense of humor and some 21st century high-tech wizardry. As far as the latter goes, Sheeran utilizes "live loops" technology as well as anyone I've ever seen. He uses foot pedals to record himself playing a short guitar or vocal part, then plays it back as he moves on to record the next segment. He gets several of these "loops" going at once, synchronized so that it sounds like a full band is playing live onstage. It's confusing to explain, but awesome to witness.
Sheeran saved his best for last, closing out the roughly two-hour show with a marathon take on "You Need Me, I Don't Need You" before hitting the jackpot with "Gold Rush" and then delivering fine renditions of his two best-known songs -- "The A Team" and "Sing."
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2) You know those industrial plants you drive by on the highway, and you see the smoke pouring out, smoke you just know is causing cancer and destroying the environment and making people gag? Yeah. I thought they were cloud machines when I was a kid. Big, white, fluffy cloud machines. 3) Gas station attendants = wealthiest men in the world. Oh yeah. My dad would pull up to the tank, pay in cash, and the guy at the pump would pull out a wad of cash out of his pocket as thick as a New York corned beef sandwich. Of course, as a result of this, I wanted to be a gas station station attendant as a kid. And even dressed like them (jeans and a white T-shirt).. And these guys always had rags hanging out their back pocket.
4) Eating sugar straight from the package at the diner causes worms to grow in your stomach. This may have just been dreadful parenting on my mother's part, but anytime I reached for a sugar packet, she'd tell me if I ate sugar straight, worms would grow in my stomach.
5) "When I grow up " This one is slammed down your throat from the moment you're talking. "What do you want to be when you grow up?" morphs into you believing that when you do grow up and become an adult, life magically becomes perfect. Please. We should be encouraging our children to never grow up, because while being an adult does have it's advantages (sex, staying up as late as you want, the ability to slowly poison yourself with booze and both legal and illegal drugs) the downsides of adult life (sex, staying up as late as you want, the ability to slowly poison yourself with booze and both legal and illegal drugs) pretty much cancel out the good.
6) Peanut butter and jelly mixed together in a bowl is not yogurt. I hated yogurt as a kid. But then I realized if you mix anything together in a bowl, you could legally call it yogurt. As it turns out, no, no you can't.
7) Santa Claus. And I'm Jewish. I don't even want to write about this.
8) Hope springs eternal in spring training. When I was a kid, I was constantly able to convince myself the Mets had what it took to be World Series champions. I no longer possess this bright-eyed view of the world.
9) That people want to help you. Remember when you were a kid, and adults - even strangers - were always there to lend a hand? Well, as an adult, you find this isn't exactly the way of the world. Oh sure, we say we want to help each other out, and yes, many of us choose to do so, but really, when it comes right down to it, it's every man for himself.
10) That parents are infallible. Google definition of the word "infallible": Incapable of mistakes or being wrong. Remember when you felt that way about your parents? I remember. Today, I see see it in my own kids' eyes. To them, I am infallible. What they don't realize is that I screw up about a dozen times a day, easy, and it's a small miracle they've survived this long with me as their second-in-command. I'm clueless. They'll figure it out one day. Probably about the time they figure out eating sugar won't cause incredible changes in the human stomach.
Jeff Edelstein can be reached at facebook.com/jeffreyedelstein and twitter.com/jeffedelstein.


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Mosqueda-Lewis continues developing her game
Huskies' guard improving aggressive offensive mindset
STORRS – The UConn women's basketball team hasn't exactly progressed as well as the Huskies would have liked so far this season, because a lot of injuries have disrupted the overall development.
One player who has just continued to show one improvement after another, however, is sophomore guard Kaleena Mosqueda-Lewis. Entering the season with the reputation of being just a great 3-point shooter, she keeps adding various components to her game. Tuesday, she displayed the type of aggressive offensive mindset that Coach Geno Auriemma believes could be vital to the Huskies postseason success.
Mosqueda-Lewis scored all 22 of her game-high point by the one-minute, nine-second mark of the second half. She made her first eight field goal attempts of the game, including five 3-pointers.
"I'm just confident right now," Mosqueda-Lewis said. "My teammates are getting me the ball where I need to get it. Coach is calling the right plays. I'm just trying to keep moving on offense, and defensively just stay aggressive."
Auriemma has raved about her development all season and was very pleased with her approach to Tuesday's 94-37 victory over Marquette.
"I don't know how you can be better," Auriemma said. "We actually at one timeout in the second half we just said, `Look, I don't want you to shoot anymore threes. I want us to score in the lane now. I want us to score some other way.' We stopped shooting them. But when she's in the game it's almost like I never want to take her out. You talk about somebody that I never want out of the game … I never want her out of the game. Ever."
He said that aside from her great offensive approach, he loved the fact that she didn't commit one foul in the game, and he sees that being important going forward.
"I don't even want her to even think about fouling anybody, because I know that in a three-minute stretch she's going to blow the game open," Auriemma said. "That's how much confidence we have in her right now.''
Utilizing Doty: Auriemma said he also has a tough time taking Caroline Doty out of games when she plays as well as she did Tuesday night. The fifth-year senior guard scored 12 points on 4-for-5 shooting from the field. She also had three assists and only one turnover.
"Everybody needs shots to go in and for things to really click," Doty said. "But you know, I am going to go on the court and play as hard as I can and try to dive for loose balls and get the offense flowing. There is more to the game than scoring, but tonight it definitely does feel good."
Because Doty has had three ACL surgeries and her knees can be problematic, Auriemma will often limit her playing time, but Tuesday he played her 21 minutes including the first 11 minutes of the second half.
"Well, it is a funny situation to be honest with you," Auriemma said. "If Caroline is struggling, then I am anxious to get her out. I am like, 'Why put her through that? She doesn't deserve that.' And when she is playing well, I don't even think about her knee. I just don't even want to take her out until one of the coaches goes, 'You better get Caroline out.'
"She is a senior. When she is playing well and enjoying it like she did tonight, I want her to get every last bit out of it that she can. I want her to experience it, because this is the last time. So when it is bad I want to get her out because I don't want her to suffer. And when it is good, I don't want to take her out, because I want her to enjoy it. So that is kind of how I am going to go about it."
Loving the 3s: The Huskies tied the record for the second-most threes in program history Tuesday night by making 15 out of 23 shots from behind the arc. Both Mosqueda-Lewis and Bria Hartley hit five apiece with Doty shooting 4-for-4 from 3-point range. Stefanie Dolson made the other one.
The program record for threes in a game is 18 set on Jan. 17, 2009 when the Huskies shot 39 against Syracuse. They also made 15 earlier this season in 31 attempts against Oregon on Dec. 31.
Tuck Sidelined again: Morgan Tuck sat out her fourth game of the season Tuesday due to a badly bruised right knee that keeps flaring up on her.
"I intended on playing her," Auriemma said. "But she said she felt something funny during warm-ups and (athletic trainer) Rosemary (Ragle) said it's best if we just don't. But I had every intention of playing her, because she looked pretty good at shootaround today."
Another All-American coming: UConn's ecruit for next season, Saniya Chong from Ossining, N.Y., was chosen to participate in the 2013 WBCA High School All-America which will be played in New Orleans during the Final Four festivities.
"You feel great for kids when they get honors," Auriemma said. "It's great for her. She's put a lot of time and effort into this game. I don't know what the criteria is, but I guess they thought Saniya's criteria fit the bill. So I'm happy for her. I'm happy for her mom."
Auriemma said fans will enjoy watching the 5-foot-9 guard who is averaging 35 points per game, and they will also enjoy hearing her mom in the stands.
"Saniya's a special case," Auriemma said. "I might move Shea (Ralph) and Marisa (Moseley) up a seat and put out an extra seat and put her mom right next to me because her mom is the absolute the loudest person in the gym for an entire 32 minutes of those high school games. You guys are in for a treat, in a good way. In a good way."
Kay Yow Challenge: With the Huskies facing perhaps their biggest challenge of the season Feb. 18 when No. 1-ranked Baylor plays at the XL Center, both schools have agreed to challenge their fan bases to see who can raise more money for the Kay Yow Cancer Fund.
UConn fans can text HUSKIES to 85944 to donate $10 to the fund, which raises money for cancer research and patient advocacy programs. Fans can also go online to www.Play4Kay.org/uconnhuskies to make a donation. Baylor fans will have a separate text number and online donation page.
Results of the contest will be announced after the game between the Huskies and the defending national champions.
Watch list: Kelly Faris has done enough this season to warrant her inclusion onto the State Farm Wade Trophy Watch list.
The 30-player list is a compilation of players being considered for the Wade Trophy, given annually to the national player of the year who also exhibits leadership, character and a positive effect on their team as a role model.
Faris joins three other UConn players who were already on the Wade Watch List as part of the 25 player preseason list. The other UConn players are Mosqueda-Lewis, Dolson and Hartley.
Faris was one of five players nationally added to the list due to her strong start to the season for the No. 3-ranked Huskies. Faris went into Tuesday's game averaging 10.7 points, 5.1 rebounds and team-best totals of 90 assists and 56 steals.
The Wade Watch list will be trimmed to 12 finalists in mid-March, and the winner will be announced in New Orleans during Final Four week.
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About the Book
"Meticulously researched and beautifully crafted.... This is glorious work." — Washington Post
"A gripping, deeply relevant book." — New York Times Book Review
From Paulette Jiles, author of the critically acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Enemy Women and Stormy Weather, comes a stirring work of fiction set on the untamed Texas frontier in the aftermath of the Civil War. One of only twelve books longlisted for the 2009 Scotiabank Giller Prize—one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards—The Color of Lightning is a beautifully rendered and unforgettable re-examination of one of the darkest periods in U.S. history.
In 1863, the War Between the States creeps slowly yet inevitably toward its bloody conclusion—and eastern thoughts are already turning to different wars and enemies.
Searching for a life and future, former Kentucky slave Britt Johnson is venturing west into unknown territory with his wife, Mary, and their three children—wary but undeterred by sobering tales of atrocities inflicted upon those who trespass against the Comanche and the Kiowa. Settling on the Texas plains, the Johnson family hopes to build on the dreams that carried them from the Confederate South to this new land of possibility—dreams that are abruptly shattered by a brutal Indian raid upon the settlement while Britt is away establishing a business. Returning to face the unthinkable—his friends and neighbors slain or captured, his eldest son dead, his beloved Mary severely damaged and enslaved, and his remaining children absorbed into an alien society that will never relinquish its hold on them—the heartsick freedman vows not to rest until his family is whole again.
Samuel Hammond follows a different road west. A Quaker whose fortune is destroyed by a capricious act of an inscrutable God, he has resigned himself to the role the Deity has chosen for him. As a new agent for the Office of Indian Affairs, it is Hammond's goal to ferret out corruption and win justice for the noble natives now in his charge. But the proud, stubborn people refuse to cease their raids, free their prisoners, and accept the farming implements and lifestyle the white man would foist upon them, adding fuel to smoldering tensions that threaten to turn a man of peace, faith, and reason onto a course of terrible retribution.
A soaring work of the imagination based on oral histories of the post–Civil War years in North Texas, Paulette Jiles's The Color of Lightning is at once an intimate look into the hearts and hopes of tragically flawed human beings and a courageous reexamination of a dark American history.
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"A gripping, deeply relevant book." — New York Times Book Review on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"[A] meticulously researched and beautifully crafted story . . . this is glorious work." — Washington Post on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"Jiles' spare and melancholy prose is the perfect language for this tale in which survival necessitates brutality." — Seattle Times on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"Jiles never reduces her cast of characters to stock stereotypes, tackling a traumatic and tragic episode in American history with sensitivity and assurance." — Booklist on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"Jiles is an ardent student of history, and through extensive research is able to reimagine life in post-Civil War Texas and create believable, multi-layered characters with remarkable verisimilitude." — San Antonio Express-News
"A rousing, character-driven tale." — Kirkus Reviews on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"Stick a thumb into any page of Paulette Jiles's The Color of Lightning and you'll pull out a fine prose plum." — Texas Monthly on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"A remarkably engaging story. . . . Jiles's description is memorable and evocative." — Denver Post on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"Paulette Jiles has created a potent, harrowing story about real people with that genuine heroism that makes legendry pale by comparison....Jiles writes with an unerring poet's touch." — Dallas Morning News on THE COLOR OF LIGHTNING
"Jiles colors... historical facts in prose that captures the imagination, allowing her audience to understand the diverse cultures struggling to coexist in this seemingly harsh land." — Historical Novels Review
"Elegiac in tone, the novel is ful of fierce, austere poetry, as well as hyms to the Texas landscape." — New York Times Book Review
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- On Sale: 03/31/2009
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There's good news out there for fans of Ubuntu, which is the distro I've been using now for nearly a year: The Enterprise Edition is due out this week. Codenamed Dapper Drake, this release should give Ubuntu even more momentum. I'm just hoping they'll stick to their Ubuntu Philosophy: "Ubuntu will always be free of charge, and there is no extra fee for the "enterprise edition", we make our very best work available to everyone on the same Free terms." What confuses me is why they would even need to have a separate "Enterprise" edition. Anyone want to shed some light on that for me? (News via OS News.)
Ubuntu Enterprise Edition (UEE)
The UEE will be maintained, in security terms, during more time than the normal versions. This is the diference, the enterprise edition could be installed in critical servers.
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Well, it would make the most business sense to stick
IMHO, it's in Ubuntu's best interest to stick to their guns on this point. The "community based" and "free" labels are important goodwill property for the company, and they are easily lost if the project loses sight of its roots. I think Mark Shuttleworth knows that.
I haven't personally tried Ubuntu, but use Debian proper. I'm attracted to the faster release cycles, though, as I'm constantly running rather out-of-date software (e.g. I hear a lot of buzz about the new Thunderbird and KDE/K-Office, but I'm still using the old ones).
Five years is a long time
All the releases prior to Ubuntu 6.06 came with 18 months of security updates. The upcoming release will have, as the subject states, FIVE years of security updates. To the best of my knowledge this has never been done before with a free (as in beer and speech) OS. Another thing that's different about this release is the length of the development period. Normally it is a 6 month cycle of releases whereas this version took 9 months...


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Happy Columbus Day! It's been over 500 years now since Christopher Columbus landed on American shores, "discovering" the New World and laying the groundwork for another October school holiday. Whichever side of the story you're celebrating today, we wish you lots of happy family playtime!
In the spirit of discovery, this week's blog posts will focus on exploring emotions. We'll look at some crafty and cool ways to open new lines of communication between parent and child, and talk about play-based fun that develops emotional awareness. Why is this important? By practicing the art of understanding and communicating feelings, kids become more adept at moderating those feelings—in other words, learning to stay calm, bounce back, and talk through problems in a productive way. And who wouldn't cross an ocean for that?
Ready to get started? Keep these top tips in mind as you play together this week:
Don't wait for "sad" (or "silly" or "scared") to happen: Use the low-stress environment of playtime to talk about what different emotions look and feel like. To keep things light, you can use puppets or doll families to act out and identify situations that may cause stress in real life.
Show feelings: Art-starters like this Create-a-Face drawing pad let kids express their feelings creatively—in this case, by completing each empty face. Help your child explore what emotions look like by requesting portraits of extremes: Can you draw the happiest kid in the world? (You can use the pictures to inspire a game of charades, too!)
Talk solutions: Brainstorm ways to calm emotions when they get out of hand. Try out different ideas (like deep breaths, counting to 10, or finding a quiet place to cool down), and let your child discover the ones that work best.
Listen up: In or out of playtime, listen to your kids when they talk about feelings, especially when they use the vocabulary you've practiced with them. Your attention will reinforce the importance of calm(er), clear communication.
Be human: Whether it's honking at the four-way stop or lapsing into PG-13 when you stub your toe, we all occasionally lose our composure or act in irrational ways. Use it: When you're calm again, model what it looks like to reflect on emotions: Wow, I felt really mad when those cars wouldn't go. I guess I need to try to be more patient.
As always, enjoy each other's company and the discovery of new ideas . . . and have fun!
Stay tuned this week for lots more creative play ideas and more at blog.MelissaAndDoug.com, and post a comment to let us know how your family explores kids' feelings and emotions.


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Billy Joel is cliché. So are Al Green, Barry White, Mariah Carey and Elton John.
Yes, they all have delivered some of the all-time great love songs. Yet, they won't be found on this list. I was looking for a fresh soundtrack for Valentine's Day, so I asked my Twitter followers to nominate some great recent love songs. I added some of my own picks and voilà -- a distinctly modern Valentine's Day playlist.
Songs listed in suggested order of play:
"Springsteen," Eric Church: An equally contagious and nostalgic country ditty that transports listeners back to the land of first loves and high-school crushes. "Funny how a melody sounds like a memory," Church sings, and thousands nod their heads in agreement.
"The One That Got Away," Katy Perry: An achingly sweet and earnest offering from a woman usually known for party anthems.
"Gotta Be You," One Direction: The English/Irish boy band is this generation's version of 'N Sync and has the love songs to prove it. The band's two studio albums are filled with Valentine's Day-friendly ditties, but this is the most endearing.
"Adorn," Miguel: Looking for the best "bedroom jam" of recent years? Look no further, than this Grammy-nominated track. It's the rare tune that feels both old-school and modern, possessing massive appeal for several generations of listeners.
"Thinkin Bout You," Frank Ocean: It's an utterly gorgeous song, with a hook for the ages and slinky backbeat that just screams "cuddle on the couch." This guy is amazing.
"Stay," Rihanna (featuring Mikky Ekko): Rihanna wants you to "Stay" with her. And, listening to her gorgeous voice on his soft ballad, I can't imagine anyone wanting to be anywhere else.
"Siren Song," Bat for Lashes: This one should appeal to the Tori Amos, Mazzy Star and Bjork fans. It's a deadly serious and exquisitely ethereal love anthem. It's haunting, but in the right way. Definitely end with this one.
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It was an honor to be placed on the cover of the New York Post – Real Estate section for my renovation and interior design skills. Being a Fashion Designer/Stylist, interior design comes quite naturally to me since essentially it is the same as styling but instead I am styling a home. After doing a complete renovation to a Miami home and my last New York home, I was able to walk into my new space and picture the layout right away. My inspiration was easy since I had originally planned to move to Paris this past May, but decided to stay in New York. So I brought Paris to me! Thanks to the New York Post and photographer Zandy Mangold, I am able to share images of mon petit palais with you all. I am still in the process of adding a couple more details which I will share with you in the future, but at least you can get a better idea of what my place looks like in the meantime. You may also view the New York Post article attached to this link: http://t.co/pzfzEsMp Bisous NYS


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Another fine race by the Wolverines' sophomore standout and a last-ditch effort by its fourth-year veteran propelled the Truckee girls to the overall win by a single point over Spanish Springs in the Reed Invitational on Tuesday.
Sophomore Skyler Flora raced to a first-place individual finish in a field of 58 varsity girls, posting a time of 20:46 over the 5-kilometer course to the runner-up time of 21:07 (an unlisted athlete from Damonte Ranch). Sophomore teammate Gabrielle Rinne, who's been out all season with an injury, also was impressive in her return to competition, finishing fourth overall in a time of 22:11.
Senior Ruby Wood was the difference-maker, however. Wood looked like she was cruising to a comfortable 10th-place finish when she broke into a flat-out sprint the last 25 meters and passed Maddison McHenry of Spanish Springs just before the finish line.
Wood's ninth-place finish proved crucial to the Wolverines' win, as they finished a point ahead of Division I Spanish Springs, 49-50. In fact, the Truckee girls, with two sophomores, two freshmen and a senior recording their top five scores, finished ahead of six Division I teams - Spanish Springs, Damonte Ranch, Manogue, Reed, Douglas and Wooster.
Freshmen Hannah Halvorsen and Kyla Burrill rounded out the Wolverines' top five scores, as Halvorsen was 14th in 23:50 and Burrill 26th in 25:11. Another Truckee freshman, Olivia Yale, was 29th in 25:27, and Skyla Urman was 42nd in 28:54.
Truckee's boys didn't fare badly, either, as they finished third among 12 mostly DI teams, behind Damonte Ranch (58 points) and Spanish Springs (81), with 86 points.
Sophomore Nathan Ariza led the way, racing to a sixth-place finish in 18:43. Cody Forman of Reed won in 17:42.
Following Ariza were freshman teammate Andrew Clusserath in 12th place (19:07), senior Alex Kopytko in 18th (19:27), sophomore in Noah Oberriter 26th (20:09) and junior Simeon Murphy in 33rd (20:41).


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PABLO, MONTANA 59855 ISSN: 0528-8592 Bio SKY Count/?/ Chief Charlo v NEWSPAPER OF THE SAUSH, PEND dx0REILLE AND KOOTENAI TRIBES OF THE FLATHEAD INDIAN RESERVATION, WESTERN MONTANA VOLUME 10 NUMBER 12 NEW MOON OF AUTUMN NOVEMBER 1,1981 Primary vote is Veterans' Day Wednesday, November 11, has been The list of primary candidates in- Kim Swaney and George Ray Cowan; set for the Tribes' first ever primary elec- eludes: ARLEE: James H. "Jim" Steele ELMO/DAYTON: Al Hewankorn, tion. The balloting will narrow down a and Charles "Scotty" Gardipe (plus in- Sadie Saloway and Rueben Mathias field of 24 hopefuls looking to takeover cumbent Adams); ST. IGNATIUS: (and incumbent Kenmille). seats currently up for grabs in five Joseph "Joe Dog" Felsman, Carol Unfortunately, there was no time for Reservation districts: Arlee - Louis Matte Lipscomb, and Allen Ray Matt the Char-Koosta to formally remind Adams; St. Ignatius - Bearhead (and incumbent Swaney); POLSON: candidates to get their issue statements Swaney; Poison ~ E.W. Morigeau; Marge Whirlwind Soldier, Roger P. to us for this edition. Fortunately, Ronan - Joe McDonald; and McClure, Jack A. Glover, Russell though, some of the earliest people to Elmo/Dayton - Laurence Kenmille. Dupuis and Gorden E. DuPuis (and in- . . . When the filing deadline closed on cumbent Morigeau); (GwmfWM on page 7] October 27, four of the five incumbents RONAN: Jacque had indicated that they were seeking re- Morigeau, Joseph TribeS lOOk tO the West election. The fifth, Joe McDonald, Hugh Pablo, Gary decided to get out of Tribal politics so he Michael Sloan, During a surprise quickie meeting October 9, the Tribal could devote his time and energy to the Robert McCrea, Council decided to look into the possibility of switching from the Salish Kootenai Community College. Frank H. Webster, Billings Area office to Portland's. (See Minutes, this issue.) Reasons given for the desire to switch authority include the - fact that the CSK Tribes have more in common — language, .lt - , . customs, resources — with the various Pacific northwest tribes IPHo Still haS ITlOney prODlemS than with the seven plains tribes within Billings' province. It's hoped that this common ground would make Portland a better Several weeks before the end of the 1981 fiscal year, the Indian Public Health Service (IPHS) announced that they were (Cwrhmi«4 wi page 2) dangerously low on money. The situation caused IPHS to i ¦» ¦ *mm—— — «¦ ¦......—¦¦ request that Flathead Reservation contract care providers han- \nm',Aa +l'<» i>piio die only emergency cases. mS,ae Tn,S ,SSU6 Everyone apparendy went along with the maneuver because NCAI Report.................................Page 5 Service Unit Director Rose Evans says, "Luckily, we passed Primary Candidates' Forum......................Page 6 that crisis." "Letters to the Editor"..........................Page 8 Four weeks into FY82, however, IPHS is operating without Health Corner................................page 11 an approved budget and sweating out further cutbacks. So, ac- jgsj War Dance Champions.....................Page 13 cording to an October 14 memo to all contract physicians and November Calendar...........................Page 20 hospitals, Mrs. Evans advises that "extending the procedure of Council Meeting Minutes.......................Page 21 emergency care only" will be necessary until further notice.
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We spent the day together as mother teaching son the basics of cooking. I didn't take any photos of the dishes we made together because I didn't want this blog post to be about the food or the recipes, but about my family and togetherness. My heart melted watching him chop his first onion, celery and green bell peppers as he learned about "the holy trinity of cooking." (so different from the Holy Trinity he learned about in Catholic school!)
In one short day he learned how to make a basic chicken noodle soup, chili, a tuna-pasta-vegetable salad, oven roasted vegetables, and homemade pizza. I was quite proud of him for sticking to the tasks at hand and resisting the urge to venture off and watch TV. I love you Kellen.
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A Parkersburg High School graduate is a member of the National Basketball Association's most popular dance team.
Amber Tracewell is in her third year with the Charlotte Bobcats' Lady Cats, who perform dance routines and interact with the fans during basketball games. The Lady Cats also have a philanthropic side as they visit children in hospitals and distribute food to the hungry as part of the Cats Care program.
Fans have selected the Lady Cats the top NBA dance team the past two years in online voting. Tracewell has two championship rings to show for her efforts.
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Amber Tracewell of Wood County, left front, is a member of the Lady Cats dance team for the Charlotte Bobcats of the NBA.
"We hope to win this year for a third time," Tracewell said.
The Bobcats did not fare as well as the Lady Cats on the basketball court last season - posting an all-time NBA worst record of 7 wins and 59 losses. But the team was 5-4 after Monday night's win over the Milwaukee Bucks.
Even with all the losses on the basketball court, Tracewell said she enjoys being a member of the Lady Cats.
"The fans have been great," she said.
Tracewell attended Williamstown schools before transferring to Parkersburg High her sophomore year. She was a member of the Red Wings dance team at Parkersburg High and participated on all-star cheerleading squads during this time.
After graduating from Parkersburg High in 1999, Tracewell was a cheerleader at West Virginia University for two years before a severe ankle injury cut short her college cheerleading career.
She received a degree in English/political science from WVU in 2003 and a master's in public administration from West Virginia University in 2008.
Tracewell moved to Charlotte in 2008 after graduate school. For three years, she was the executive director of the Matthews Free Medical Clinic for low-income, uninsured people in North Carolina, a job she loved and found rewarding.
Tracewell said she plans to return to nonprofit work some day and enjoys public speaking.
As a Lady Cat, Tracewell has traveled to Milan, Italy, and Cancun, Mexico, to promote the NBA. The Bobcats' "My Hero Gala" fundraiser in October supported the Presbyterian Hospital Community Care Cruiser and the Cats Care Foundation.
NBA legend Michael Jordan is the majority owner of the Charlotte Bobcats.
The Lady Cats participate in Charlotte's St. Patrick's Day Parade in March.
Tracewell is a fan of WVU and Williamstown High School football. Her brother Jake was quarterback for the Yellowjackets this season and brother Alan was a football standout at Williamstown High.
She attends WVU alumni events in Charlotte and enjoys living in the "Queen City."
Tracewell said she "recruited" former Marshall University cheerleader Hali Eplin of Man to join the Lady Cats.
Amber is the daughter of Ken and Kim Tracewell of Williamstown and the late Paula Brace of Vienna.


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W. Aaron Agan graduated from MEDEX Northwest University of Washington School of Medicine and received the Academic Research Writing Award. He specializes in family medicine and same day care, with an emphasis on preventative medicine and education. Agan's patient care philosophy revolves around education and treating each individual patient as if he was caring for one of his own family members. He enjoys caring for patients of all ages, and backgrounds.
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Ginger Allen, MD received her medical degree from the University of Washington and completed her residency in family medicine at Valley Medical Center.
Dr. Allen enjoys the broad range of patients family medicine provides. She enjoys being part of her patient's lives from caring for newborns to managing chronic conditions such as diabetes and high blood pressure. She strives to help patients maintain or improve their health through healthy lifestyle choices with a focus on healthy diet and exercise and preventative care. Her interests outside of medicine include spending time with her husband and daughters. She enjoys being part of the Maple Valley community including socializing with friends, being involved in the schools, and supporting her daughters and their teams on the soccer field.
C Gabriel Alperovich, MD received his undergraduate degree from the University of Rochester, New York followed by his residency at University of New Jersey, Robert Wood Johnson School of Medicine in Camden. He earned a fellowship at University of Maryland, Shock Trauma Institute.
Dr. Alperovich is the clinical associate professor at Finch University of Health Sciences at the Chicago Medical School and the affiliate clinical instructor at the Midwestern University/Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine.
Craig Arntz, MD is a board certified orthopedic shoulder specialist with 20 years of experience treating problems that often require shoulder surgery, including rotator cuff tears, instability, fractures and shoulder arthritis.
Dr. Arntz has advanced training in shoulder surgery with extensive experience in treating the most complex shoulder disorders. Additionally, Dr Arntz is a board-certified hand surgeon. Recognized in the Seattle and Renton community as a shoulder and upper extremity specialist, Dr. Arntz is proud to have had thousands of physician and patient referrals.
Professional Affiliations:Member, American Shoulder & Elbow Surgeons Fellow, American Academy of Orthopaedic SurgeryMember, American Society for Surgery of the Hand
Board Certifications:Diplomate, American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery, 1990; Hand Surgery, 1992; Recertified, 2000; Recertified, 2009
Fellowship Training:Shoulder and Elbow Surgery; University of Washington, SeattleHand Surgery; University of Lund, Malmo, Sweden
Residency:University of Washington, 1987; Medical School: University of Washington, 1981
Dr. Arntz is a member of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons, American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgery, the American Society for Surgery of the Hand, and the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Navanshu Arora, MD is a University of Missouri-Kansas City fellowship-trained physician specializing in Hematology & Oncology.
In 2008, Dr. Arora received an award for "Top 10 Doctors" which recognizes patient satisfaction. He has contributed to more than 20 publications and actively pursued teaching students and residents in the University of Missouri School of Medicine. Dr. Arora held the position of docent for UMKC students and won the outstanding docent award. He was also elected as a Fellow for the American College of Physicians.
He did enroll the highest number of patients through the cooperative group trials for two years running. He also has been a principal investigator in a breast cancer trial.
Dr. Arora moved to Southlake clinic to join a group providing compassionate and comprehensive services under one roof.
Dr. Arora offers expeditious consultation and comprehensive evaluation and treatment for all cancer-related conditions.
Richard Avalon, DO enjoys caring for families and their broad range of medical needs. He earned his medical degree from the College of Osteopathic Medicine and Surgery, Des Moines, Iowa, and completed his family medicine residency at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. His special interests include office surgery, diabetes, and cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases.
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Susan Balich, MD attended the University of Illinois and received her medical degree from Northwestern University - Chicago. She completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, and her fellowship in cross sectional imaging, including musculoskeletal MRI at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Maryland.
Dr. Balich received her board certification from the American Board of Radiology in 1997. She is also a member of the Radiological Society of North America and the American Roentgen Ray Society. Dr. Balich has written several articles and received awards for research on topics such as MRI of the shoulder and CT imaging of postoperative laryngeal cancer.
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Peter Balousek, MD graduated from the University of Michigan Medical School. He completed his residency in neurosurgery and a fellowship in interventional neuroradiology at the University of California, where he was an assistant clinical professor of radiology.
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Emily Balser, MD, was born in Portland, Oregon and was raised in Redmond, Washington. She attended University of Puget Sound in Tacoma for her undergraduate degree, and enjoyed plenty of corn-fed beef while earning her medical degree from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. Eager to return to the great northwest, she completed her residency at Valley Medical Center. She looks forward to continuing to build long-lasting relationships with entire families in her practice.
Dr. Balser enjoys cooking, reading, movies, crossword puzzles, hiking, camping, and exploring all that Seattle has to offer.
William Barrett, MD is a fellowship trained orthopedic surgeon who specializes in primary and revision hip and knee replacement. He performs over 500 hip and knee replacement procedures each year. He is actively involved in clinical research on Anterior Approach Total Hip Replacement (THA), Alternative Bearings for THA, Less Invasive Approaches to joint replacement and use of computerized vs. custom cutting guides for knee replacement. As a nationally recognized joint replacement surgeon, he lectures globally on hip and knee replacement topics. He is active in the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Continuing Medical Education programs. He is a board examiner for the American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery.
Dr. Barrett has been involved in the design of some of the most commonly used hip and knee replacement systems used today. He is the medical director for the Joint Center at Valley Medical Center in Renton WA, voted the #1 hospital for joint replacement in 2010, 2011 by Healthgrades. He is president of the VOA Research Foundation and practices at Valley Orthopedic Associates Renton office.
Dr. Barrett was named a top doctor for joint replacement in the 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2007 issues of Seattle Magazine and the 2012, 2011, 2010, 2009 and 2008 issues of Seattle Metropolitan MagazineDr. Barrett has published book chapters and medical journal articles, and presented to the global medical community:
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When I'm trying to play some of my .avi or .mov files I get the error "Data defect" on my PS3. I've digged into the debug.log and I found some issues with mencoder. This is the command ps3mediaserver is trying to run and fails:
mencoder -ss 0 -quiet /ps3server/shared/billeder/TTVideo.avi -quiet -quiet -oac lavc -of mpeg -lavfopts format=asf -mpegopts format=mpeg2:muxrate=500000:vbuf_size=1194:abuf_size=64 -ovc lavc -channels 6 -lavdopts debug=0:threads=2 -lavcopts autoaspect=1:vcodec=mpeg2video:acodec=ac3:abitrate=384:threads=2:keyint=1:vqscale=1:vqmin=2 -quiet -quiet -subdelay 20000 -quiet -quiet -ofps 24000/1001 -quiet -quiet -af lavcresample=48000 -srate 48000 -o /tmp/javaps3media/mencoder1243284775662
When I run this command in bash I get the following error:
MEncoder 1.0rc1-4.1.2 (C) 2000-2006 MPlayer Team
CPU: Intel(R) Pentium(R) 4 CPU 3.00GHz (Family: 15, Model: 4, Stepping: 3)
CPUflags: Type: 15 MMX: 1 MMX2: 1 3DNow: 0 3DNow2: 0 SSE: 1 SSE2: 1
Compiled for x86 CPU with extensions: MMX MMX2 3DNow 3DNowEx SSE SSE2
Option mpegopts: Unknown suboption vbuf_size
Error parsing option on the command line: -mpegopts
Exiting... (error parsing command line)
I've looked this up and as far as I can see my mencoder is too old and don't support vbuf_size and abuf_size. And if I remove these two options from mpegopts it works like a charm (in my prompt). I'm running a very new install of CentOS 5.3 with the newest update of the mplayer and mencoder that my repos got, but no luck.
My question is: Is there a way (maybe as an option in PMS.conf) to disable the usage of vbuf_size and abuf_size when ps3mediaserver is starting mencoder, or is it mandatory for a good video result (being a complete newbie on mencoder here)? Or does anyone know a way for me to get a newer version of mencoder for CentOS 5.3 without getting the newest snapshot from mplayerhq.hu, compiling it etc.?


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Roger and Chinese Dignitaries Open New Tennis Masters Cup Stadium in Shanghai
ATP press release - Roger Federer joined Tennis Masters Cup organizers and high-ranking Shanghai government officials on Monday to unveil the spectacular new Qi Zhong Centre Court Stadium, site of the Tennis Masters Cup from 2005-2007.
"It truly is an amazing stadium, " said Federer, the two-time defending Tennis Masters Cup champion who flew directly to Shanghai after winning his 24th consecutive final at the Thailand Open in Bangkok. "I am very honored to be here today to see it opened to the world and I am very much looking forward to playing here in November. I know there will be some great tennis matches played here during the Tennis Masters Cup. "
More than 450 fans also attended the ceremony in the 15,000-seat stadium. Throughout the day Federer met with Shanghai government and sponsor representatives, media and fans.
Joining Federer for the official opening were 14 tennis and government officials including Tennis Masters Cup Tournament Director, Mr. Brad Drewett, ITF Vice-President and Tennis Australia Chairman, Mr. Geoff Pollard, Shanghai Vice-Mayor Mr. Yang Xiou Du, Vice-President of the China Tennis Association, Miss Sun Jin Feng, Director of the Minhuang District, Mr. Chen Jin, President of the Shanghai Sports Commission Mr Jin Guoxiang and President of Ba-shi Industrial, Mr. Wang Liqun.
Drewett said: "There is no doubt that this stadium will be regarded as one of the great sporting arenas in the world and will be an incredible location to stage the Tennis Masters Cup for the next three years."
Sun Jin Feng said: "I believe that one day the Yao Ming of tennis will play here in this stadium which will be one of history's great arenas."
The stadium features a unique eight-piece roof that resembles a magnolia flower blooming when opening. The roof takes eight minutes to open or close, but the team responsible for building it—the Shanghai Institute of Architectural Design & Research (SIADR)—spent more than a year researching whether it could be built at all. Said SIADR architect Zhao Chen: "There was no other project like this which could act as a reference point."
More information – including free, downloadable photographs – about Qi Zhong Stadium can be found at the link below.
With just over one month remaining before the start of the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai, which will be held Nov. 13-20, only Federer, Rafael Nadal and Australian Open champion Marat Safin have qualified for the year-end finale. The Race for the five remaining places will be hotly contested over the coming weeks, with Andy Roddick (3rd in the INDESIT ATP 2005 Race) and two-time Tennis Masters Cup champion Lleyton Hewitt (4th) leading the challenge.
Three doubles teams have qualified for the Tennis Masters Cup Doubles: Two-time defending champions Bob & Mike Bryan, Roland Garros champions Jonas Bjorkman and Max Mirnyi and the Zimbabwean duo of Wayne Black and Kevin Ullyett. These three teams currently have separated themselves from the pack of other contenders looking for a berth in Shanghai.
Below is a look at the Tennis Masters Cup Shanghai contenders (at 3 October):
INDESIT ATP 2005 Race
*1st Federer,Roger/SUI 1245 Two-time defending champion has a 13-1 record at finale
*2nd Nadal,Rafael/ESP 853 Spanish teen with 10 titles in 2005 will make his TMC debut
3rd Roddick,Andy/USA 548 The 2003 year-end No. 1 is highest-ranked player yet to qualify
4th Hewitt,Lleyton/AUS 498 2002 Shanghai champion is closing on fifth TMC berth
5th Agassi,Andre/USA 455 TMC Houston 2003 runner-up won finale in 1990
6th Coria,Guillermo/ARG 422 Argentine qualified in Houston in 2003-2004
7th Davydenko,Nikolay/RUS 378 Hoping to make TMC debut and become 2nd Russian qualifier
*8th Safin,Marat/RUS 346 Aus. Open winner certain to qualify as 2005 Grand Slam winner
9th Gaudio,Gaston/ARG 344 Argentine trying to qualify for second straight year
10th Puerta,Mariano/ARG 322 Roland Garros finalist seeks to make TMC debut
* = Qualified for Tennis Masters Cup
With love,
Congratulations Rog for your 24 consecutive ATP victory!!!
I'm sure you can win TMS in Madrid!!
Best of luck!!
#1 - just where you belong!
You're the best.
Opening this spectacular new arena was definitely a great way for you to celebrate your latest success -- congratulations on securing your #1 for the 2nd consecutive year!
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Monday, May 13, 2013
Another Way to Say "I Love You"
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One thing women so easily overlook when it comes to jewelry is that men also like to stay in style. They do not think diamonds are their bestfriends, but they like to wear them fashionably, too, when they have to. A. Jaffe, a recognized New York diamond ring maker since 1892, understands not just what a girl wants but exactly what her man wants in jewelry as well. The brand's I Love You – Morse Code Men's Ring, from the Metropolitan collection, is a modern, cool and clever band made of solid metal mountings set with variously cut diamond stones along the center. Yes, those emerald cuts and round cuts, ingeniously placed beside one another, actually spell "I Love You" in Morse Code. It' s a novel way of tell that beautiful man in your life how much you love them.
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Tomatoes and theater
Here are a few things that have crossed my mind lately:
Tomato harvest: It was a big event at our house last weekend. You may remember that I wrote about a tomato plant that had sprung up between the cracks in the driveway curb. Well, it's actually doing well, and Jenny and I went out to pick the first ripe tomato off it over the weekend.
It's turned out to be a grape tomato plant, so there was a discussion about who would get to eat it. It certainly wasn't big enough to share. We finally gave it to our high school senior, Joe, for the top of his salad.
Fortunately, it wasn't the only tomato we've had. After reading the tomato column, Frances Dunlap of the Union County Election Commission took pity on me and dropped off several at the Gazette office. They were our first tomatoes of the summer, and started us on a tomato-eating binge—tomatoes and cottage cheese, tomato pie, BLTs—that won't stop until the tomatoes do.
Almost school time: Joe cleaned up his trombone and headed off to his high school band camp last week. It's so different now from when I was growing up. When I was in school, summer vacation started around Memorial Day and ended the day after Labor Day. It was a full three months long.
Usually by about now, my sister and I had run out of things to do, had had more than our share of spats, and were longing for school to start.
It didn't, of course, for a couple of reasons. In rural areas, kids often were needed to help with the harvest and it was too hot to be in the classrooms anyway because schools were not air-conditioned.
Our house wasn't either, so I don't know that it mattered. We got our first window air conditioner when I was in high school, but my parents rarely used it because they thought the electric bill would be too high.
The day school starts varies widely around the country. Personally, I like the early August start, which gives our local districts a chance to sprinkle in a few more days off around the holidays.
A touch of Broadway: I got my first taste of the productions at the Magnolia Civic Center & Cine Theatre Thursday. It was opening night of Broadway 5: Listen to the Music. Sylvia and Phil Nanney were the directors and Mary Beth Muncie the choreographer for the packed performance. The music was good (led by Martha Frances Monroe on the grand piano) and the singing and dancing to the 56 songs memorable. My favorites were from Phantom of the Opera, a musical I had seen on stage.
At the door: Mike Staten, chairman of the civic center board of directors, was at the front entrance Thursday night handing out the Broadway 5 programs and greeting guests. He was lucky to be there after a close call last week when he passed out one morning while driving to work and wrecked his wife's car. He also wrecked the sign in front of the Rogers Law Firm on Bankhead Street.
Mike seems to be OK, and said he might have blacked out because he had just come from working out and hadn't had breakfast.
His boss, Bo Collins, and I joked that less exercise and more sausage and eggs might be the solution. It hasn't done much for my waistline, though.
T. Wayne Mitchell, interim publisher of the Gazette, can be reached at 662-534-6321 or by e-mail at email@example.com.
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Gingerbread house event set in Chesnee
Published: Sunday, December 9, 2012 at 3:15 a.m.
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Carolina Foothills Artisan Center in Chesnee will host a Children's Holiday Workshop from 10-11:30 a.m. Dec. 15.
Children ages 6-11 are invited to make their own gingerbread house.
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north easters will have to wait if they get anything at all..... Central gulf here, and debby created some new peaks that are just ripe for isaac. we had a nice 3 days surf here with some mushy waist highs as a prep. my rash will heal right in time for Isaac.... Id be weary if I was in punta gorda or port charolette.......
Fun Times nonetheless when we get waves in our flat season
and i go back to school monday.........knew that was gona happen
i mainly hope it goes east of florida for the obvious reasons, but also if it goes into the gulf it's gonna be monsterous and aim right towards LA which is not what we need.
here's today's update:
Its going to be eipic
its going to be eipic
Screw Isaac. TD 10 is the one to watch.


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The Foldable Samurai Umbrella is not Your Father's Samurai Umbrella
The Wonderful World of Thanko
Another Kumamon RC Car?
Yes! And why? Because the Chubbeh Bear with the Thousand-Yard Stare moves product. A LOT of product.
Takara Tomy proudly debuted a "Linear Liner" shinkansen/bullet train toy. It's planned to be out for sale in September.
Panasonic has developed technology for using an LED as the light source so that smartphones can read optical ID signals containing various kinds of information.
Note: This was originally published about this time last year; it's still awesome.
On May 19, SoftBank Unveiled its 2015 Summer Products & Services at the Tokyo Prince Hotel in Minato ward, Tokyo.
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25.04.2012 - Even after the takeover of German-American Micromet Inc. by Amgen, Bite antibody technology remains interesting for other pharma partners.
Berlin/Martinsried – Bayer HealthCare has agreed to extend its collaboration with Amgen Research GmbH, as the former Micromet site in Munich is called today. Bayer and its partner will develop another new Bispecific T cell Engager antibody against an undisclosed target expressed in multiple tumours. The German pharma had forged a first option, collaboration and license agreement with Micromet in January 2009 to discover and develop a novel BiTE antibody targeting PSMA (prostate specific membrane antigen) for the treatment of patients with prostate cancer. Amgen acquired Micromet in March this year for US-$1.2bn and promised to keep the German site as its largest research centre outside the US. Under the terms of the present agreement, Bayer will collaborate with Amgen Research from the research phase through to the completion of Phase I clinical trials, upon which Bayer will assume full control of further development and commercialisation of the product candidate. The cooperation also includes evaluation of BiTE antibodies with an extended serum half-life. Financial details of the collaboration were not disclosed. Meanwhile, the development of the initial BiTE antibody resulting from the 2009 collaboration progresses according to plan and the initiation of the clinical Phase I trial could start as early as in the second half of 2012.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-02/bite-antibodies-bayer-does-it-again.html


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Multiply the second equation by 2.
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Use addition to solve the following system of equations. Warning: there may be fractions.
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In the second half of the 1st century BC, the invention of glass blowing constituted a real revolution in the production of glass objects. Used in combination with moulds it allowed vases of all shapes to be mass-produced mechanically at an affordable price.
Perfumers, attracted by their shape and transparency were keen to use them to sell their costly creations. These little vases in the shape of the head of a young Ethiopian slave were probably used for this purpose. The design harks back to the ceramics produced by the Athenian workshops. The young Ethiopian can be represented as serious as is the case here, or crowned with ivy and grinning broadly. Unusually, the Petit Palais goblet bears a signature which means it can be traced to an eastern glassblowing workshop. The discovery of two unsigned vases of this type in Pompeii bears witness to the popularity of this style as far afield as Italy.
Aside from the presence of the signature, the composition of the glass gives this head flask the rare distinction of changing colour depending on the light.