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Fed-batch and perfusion culture are the two dominant modes of operation for mammalian-cell-culture based processes, especially for the production of glycosylated proteins required in large amounts. This article provides an economic comparison for the production of a typical glycosylated protein using the fed-batch, concentrated fed-batch (CFB), and concentrated perfusion (CP) technologies. The CFB and CP processes are based on the ATF System, a platform technology developed by Refine Technology for biologics production.
In perfusion culture, a continuous supply of fresh media is fed into the bioreactor while growth-inhibitory by-products are constantly removed. The increasing interest in the use of perfusion culture can be attributed to the higher product output from a reduced reactor size (hence, simplifying operation, cleaning, and sterilization). The cell densities achieved in perfusion culture (30–100 x 106 cells/mL) are typically higher than for fed-batch modes (5–25 x 106 cells/mL).2 The principal aspect of perfusion operation, which is different from fed-batch, is the added requirement of a cell-retention device. Cell-retention systems add a level of complexity to the process, requiring management, control, and maintenance for successful operation. Perfusion bioreactors can suffer operational difficulties such as malfunction or failure of the cell-separation device, which can lead to shortening of the production run, leading further, to increased operating costs. This has previously limited their attractiveness.
In recent years, a platform technology has been developed for biologics production—the ATF System, introduced by Refine Technology (Pine Brook, NJ). Used in the alternating tangential flow mode, it is a low shear filtration system that inhibits filter-membrane fouling. This external cell-separation system is able to maintain continuous culture for extended periods of time and offers the capability of rapid filter change without compromising the culture run.3 The ATF System allows increased volumetric productivity and reduced bioreactor size.
Concentrated fed-batch and concentrated perfusion are two production techniques based on the ATF System, which simultaneously nourishes the culture and concentrates the product within the bioreactor. These manufacturing methods permit great increases in cell and product concentrations as compared with fed-batch and perfusion. For example, in the concentrated fed-batch production platform, one of Refine Technology's pharmaceutical clients has reported a protein product titer of 17 g/L with an unoptimized Chinese hamster ovary (CHO) cell process.4 Higher titers are expected as process optimization continues. In the concentrated fed-batch operation, ultra-high cell densities of (70–200) x 106 cells/mL have been achieved; similarly, extremely high cell densities in the region of (70–100) x 106 cells/mL have been achieved in systems using the concentrated perfusion mode.
This article compares the economic feasibility of a typical glycosylated protein manufactured using three production techniques—fed-batch (FB), concentrated fed-batch (CFB), and concentrated perfusion (CP). The Excel-based process-cost modeling tool, BioSolve from BioPharm Services (Chesham, Buckinghamshire, UK), was used for the economic assessment. The methodology, assumptions, and key results of the cost model are described. The analysis will use the cost of goods (CoG) metric expressed on a per gram basis for comparability.


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Devaney is Professor of Mathematics at Boston University and president of the MAA.
A native of Methuen, Massachusetts, Robert L. Devaney is currently Professor of Mathematics at Boston University. He received his undergraduate degree from the College of the Holy Cross in 1969 and his PhD from the University of California at Berkeley in 1973 under the direction of Stephen Smale. He taught at Northwestern University and Tufts University before coming to Boston University in 1980.
His main area of research is dynamical systems, primarily complex analytic dynamics, but also including more general ideas about chaotic dynamical systems. Lately, he has become intrigued with the incredibly rich topological aspects of dynamics, including such things as indecomposable continua, Sierpinski curves, and Cantor bouquets.
He is the author of over one hundred research papers in the field of dynamical systems as well as a dozen pedagogical papers in this field. He is also the (co)-author or editor of fourteen books in this area of mathematics.
In 1994 he received the Award for Distinguished University Teaching from the Northeastern section of the MAA and in 1995 he was the recipient of the MAA Deborah and Franklin Tepper Haimo Award for Distinguished University Teaching. In 2005 he received the Trevor Evans Award from the MAA for an article entitled Chaos Rules published in Math Horizons.
In 1996, he was awarded the Boston University Scholar/Teacher of the Year Award. In 2002 he received the National Science Foundation Director's Award for Distinguished Teaching Scholars. In 2002, he also received the ICTCM Award for Excellence and Innovation with the Use of Technology in Collegiate Mathematics. In 2003, he was the recipient of Boston University's Metcalf Award for Teaching Excellence. In 2004 he was named the Carnegie/CASE Massachusetts Professor of the Year. In 2009 he was inducted into the Massachusetts Mathematics Educators Hall of Fame. And in 2010 he was named the Feld Family Professor of Teaching Excellence at Boston University.

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I promised a friend a felt pad upgrade for his Hand American bench honing system so while I had all the gear out I made up all of the felt I had left over from when I used to sell these pads. I have a total of 14 available for sale.
As mentioned above, these pads are direct upgrade/replacement pads for the Hand American bench hone system. They are magnetic backed made to fit as exact replacements - 11" x 3" in size - to be used with a bench hone of the same size that has either a steel top or a white magnetic receptive material top in place.
The felt used is these pads is very dense... ultra-rock hard. It is that densest felt that I have come across. These are not mushy US made industrial felts, they are made in India for us, compressed to thickness by pressure and heat.
Unlike the mushy felt pads that tend to roll over sharp edges, the extreme density of this felt pad is very forgiving to improper stropping technique ensuring you success. It's nearly impossible to roll an edge while using this felt.
Stropping compounds can be used but you should spray wet compounds in light multi-coat layers allowing for sufficient dry time between applications. Do not soak felt pads as they may bubble up or gain hard lumpy spots.
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Karen Russell's "Swamplandia!" novel, which was a Pulitzer Prize finalist, is named for the fictional gator-wrestling theme park in the Florida Everglades it depicts. For the wildly imaginative novel, Russell retraced her childhood trips. Here is an edited chat:
Where in the Everglades would you go as a child?
My family would always camp in the Ten Thousand Islands. And when we did the same a few years ago, the mangrove tunnels felt just like the labyrinths I remembered, like portals to some other world. ... There's something spidery and ominous about them. You get so turned around there because it's so densely foliated; there's not always a horizon to consult.
How do you navigate around the islands?
On a motorboat. My uncle, the mad madman that he is, has gone camping on chickees, these little huts with thatched roofs on stilts in the water. They're scattered throughout the islands, so rangers have to give you a map. You sleep on the platform, listen to all of the alligators and fish and mosquitoes at night, and hope you don't roll out.
Any place to stay on relatively dry land?
Chokoloskee Island. It's bigger and more elevated than the other islands because its bedrock is a mound of shells. I don't think many people think of Florida as frontier, but it really was. In the early 1900s, a handful of people lived on Chokoloskee Island, people like Ted Smallwood, who set up this Indian trading post. His descendants have kept it as it was then: the door a certain angle for hoop skirts and all sorts of dyed alligator skins. As a kid reading about these pioneers, I thought they were so cool -- all the outlaws and crackpots who started the thing up.
Was that site the inspiration for "Swamplandia!"?
One of them. There are so many places that resemble that ticky-tacky, mom-and-pop theme park. In Florida, we're candid about the fact that we're selling you history or a fantasy. We're like, "This is our treasure, and you can have it for four bucks."
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The State's election board ruled unanimously (4-0) today that Rod Acchiardo is not in violation of any election laws regarding residency. So now we're set for a race between him and Collins for the prosecutor job in November! Finally Perry County gets a choice. If anyone would like more information about Acchiardo, he does have a website: http://www.acchiardo.com :) Now that he's cleared to run, maybe now we can all focus on the issues at hand.
Election Tuesday is just around the corner.
Then listen to the do-gooders that are telling you if you don't vote for the school tax referendum, "catasrophic" events will occur to your school buildings. This is the catasrophe:
It seems to take everything entirely too long to get paperwork to move through the perry county courthouse. Yes we all understand some things take time, but there are numerous items that are simple documents that should not take long. Getting divorce paperwork through the court, the most recent divorce a friend of mine endured, took 6 month instead of 3. It is already a hard enough thing to deal with, but to remain married to someone whom you have already decided was no longer tolerable, but to extend things 3 months past, is rediculous.
Everyone in Tell City and Hawesville gets AT&T DSL except for Cannelton. I think we should see if our city could get it. We have AT&T phone service but we need dsl service also. Please check into this. Thank you.
The blu Bridge at Owensboro is getting painted while our bridge at Cannelton looks like a pile of rusted steel. It is a dirty shame to let the Bob Cumming Lincoln Trail Bridge look the way it does.
Why do hunters think it's a retail workers responsibility to make sure they get the right license? I witnessed a hunter a couple of days ago chewing out a sales clerk for supposedly selling him the wrong license . The hunter evidently had actually told the clerk the license he wanted but had asked for the wrong one. So whose fault is that? I see this alot in our society ,i.e. blaming others for our decisions. How many times do we say buy something then not read the manual/instructions then gripe about it not working right?
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Epilogue – Ecological Literacy – excerpt from page 297Reconnecting with the web of life means building and nurturing sustainable communities in which we can satisfy our needs and aspirations without diminishing the chances of further generations. For this task we can learn valuable lessons from the study of ecosystems, which are sustainable communities of plants, animals and microorganisms. To understand these lessons, we need to learn the basic principles of ecology. We need to become, as it were, ecologically literate. Being ecologically literate, or "ecoliterate," means understanding the principles of organization of ecological communities (ecosystems) and using those principles creating sustainable human communities. We need to revitalize our communities – including our educational communities, business communities, and political communities – so that the principles of ecology become manifest in them as principles of education, management, and politics.
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SAN FRANCISCO -- Though he frequently balked at answering questions from an opposing attorney, Google (GOOG) CEO Larry Page testified Wednesday that his company built the popular Android mobile operating system without purchasing a license to use Java software technology -- because, he said, the company didn't need one.
"It would have saved us a lot of time and trouble to use their technology," he said of Java's creators at Sun Microsystems. But he added, "we ended up making a big investment in our own technology, and it works really well."
Page's statement came after he was laboriously grilled for more than an hour in federal court by an attorney for tech rival Oracle (ORCL), which bought Sun Microsystems and is now suing Google in a closely watched case that turns on the value of popular software and the ownership of widely used programming tools.
Oracle is seeking nearly $1 billion in damages for what it says are violations of Java copyrights and patents that Oracle acquired when it bought Sun in 2010. Google says it didn't use any proprietary elements of Java technology.
Page was chastised more than once Wednesday by U.S. District Judge William Alsup, after the 39-year-old Google co-founder avoided direct answers or quibbled with the wording of numerous questions posed by Oracle attorney David Boies.
"You've got to say 'yes,' 'no' or 'I don't know,' " Alsup scolded Page at one point. "You must do that."
Page also insisted he didn't remember or wasn't familiar with the details of documents or negotiations that Boies was asking about -- including emails in which Google engineers and executives seemed to be advising that they needed a license to use Java in their development of the Android mobile system.
One memo from Google executive Andy Rubin, sent to Page in 2005, proposed to "pay Sun for the license" to use Java and obtain Sun's approval of Android.
The memo referred to a negotiation for the right to use other Java programming tools that Sun had kept as proprietary technology, Page told jurors.
Under more friendly questioning by Google attorney Robert Van Nest, Page added that Google "tried long and hard" to negotiate a partnership with Sun. When those talks broke down, he said, Google decided to proceed with the Android project using only the Java programming language, which was in the public domain.
"When we weren't able to reach terms on a partnership, we went down our own path," Page said.
Google attorneys had previously shown jurors a video recording in which Oracle CEO Larry Ellison acknowledged that "nobody owns the Java language" and that it is available for anyone to use.
Oracle attorneys have argued that Google used other, proprietary elements of Java because the company was in a hurry to build Android and secure a beachhead in the growing mobile computing business.
But when Boies asked if Android is "critical" to Google's success, Page responded, "I believe Android is important; I wouldn't say it's critical."
Boies also showed Page a 2010 email from Google engineer Tim Lindholm to Rubin, in which Lindholm said his team had evaluated technical alternatives to using Java for Android "and think they all suck." The email adds, "we conclude that we need to negotiate a license for Java under the terms we need."
Google attorneys have said the memo was written after Oracle threatened to file its lawsuit in 2010, but it was not a legal opinion. Page testified he didn't recall the memo and only vaguely knows Lindholm as a Google employee.
Earlier, when Boies asked Page if Google has a policy against copying other companies' software, the CEO said he wasn't aware of specific policies but added, "I think we do a lot to respect IP," or intellectual property.
Page may be called back later in the trial, which is expected to take eight or more weeks, Alsup said. Ellison testified Tuesday.
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I would use this program except for the kerning problem in Mac OS X. I have 2.4.4 installed. While it is interesting that "the best font handling" might be in version 2.2.11, that doesn't give me sufficient confidence to try that one. I'm waiting for a clear statement in the change-log that they've fixed this show-stopper of a fault. (Try Bean instead!)
The version with the best font handling is version 2.2.11, anything later has known font rendering issues.
The main download page no longer features Mac files, however you can still get it from their file server:
I find this a great tool to open .doc files for reading, it's quicker than AppleWorks and way quicker NeoOffice. I don't like writing in it as much as there are some text rendering glitches. The kerning is a bit messed up and the characters sort of get cut off in random places, it's wierd. I expect this will be fixed eventually. Hoping to see a GNOME Dia port as well!
The last time I needed to open a .wpd file, it was easy enough to download the free last version of WordPerfect for Mac from here: http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/wordperfectmac/. I can't see using that old WP version for anything else, but if you really need to open .wpd's, perhaps it might be better than installing AbW just for that.
Why is the text resolution so terrible?? I mean, it is awful, horrendous... unbearable to use. Otherwise it would be good, but I like to be able to read what I have written. Pass on it.
This is the only program I could find, other than MacLinkPlus, that can open WordPerfect (wpd) documents.
a nice oportunity for me to dump microsoft offie of my machines with this replacing word.
I found AbiWord to be quite slow at times; and the text resolution left a lot to be desired.
Thankfully I don't need a word processor that much.
Excellent alternative to MS Word. Can't wait for the universal binary.


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Patent Firm Owned by Apple, Microsoft Sues Google
In 2011, Google lost an expensive bidding war for a group of Nortel Networks patents to a handful of technology giants including Apple and Microsoft that paid $4.5 billion. Two years later, a consortium jointly owned by those companies is suing Google for patent infringement.
Reuters reported last night that the consortium Rockstar filed its first patent suit based on the patents, which were snapped up during Nortel's bankruptcy auction:
Rockstar, a consortium jointly owned by Apple, Microsoft, BlackBerry, Ericsson and Sony, sued Google in a Texas federal court, accusing the internet search company of infringing seven patents. The patents cover technology that helps match search terms with relevant advertising, the lawsuit said, which is the core of Google's search business.
Rockstar isn't suing just Google, but seven other companies in the Android ecosystem including Samsung, HTC, LG Electronics and Asustek. There are a lot of big names on each side. Ars Technica amps up the news, saying the "patent war goes nuclear."
Florian Mueller, who writes about patents on his blog Foss Patents, makes a good point: If you are Google, you don't bid some $4.4 million on a patent portfolio if you don't think there is something valuable in that trove. That's not going to hold up well in court, he argues. (He uses a Latin phrase to describe this: venire contra factum proprium.) The question is why Google wasn't, apparently, able to come to some kind of licensing agreement with Rockstar.
Google declined to comment. Rockstar didn't immediately return a request for comment. Here is the PDF of the lawsuit, which makes note of Google's attempt to secure the Nortel patents (there were more than 6,000 covering wide swaths of the tech landscape, but the suit covers only a few):
Despite losing in its attempt to acquire the patents-in-suit at auction, Google has infringed and continues to infringe the patents-in-suit.
The suit is the latest salvo in a messy patent fight, where most of the headlines have gone to the battle between Apple and Samsung. (Many deals in the technology industry — Google's $12 billion acquisition of Motorola Mobility, and nearly every twist in BlackBerry's ongoing tale — are motivated by patents.)
Wall Street Journal reporter Ashby Jones wrote about the tactics of patent "trolls" back in July 2012. An interesting quote came from John Veschi, chief executive of the Rockstar venture:
"It used to be that patents were viewed as trophies given to smart people with clever inventions," said Mr. Veschi. "But that is no longer the case. Your strategy might be to sell, it might be to license. But just to sit on them is not responsible if you have shareholders."
The Justice Department had looked into the Rockstar deal for the patents, concerned about whether the patents could be used unfairly to stifle smartphone competition.


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Quote: ore than 10 people have been killed after Israeli commandos stormed a convoy of ships carrying aid to the Gaza Strip, the Israeli army says.
Armed forces boarded the largest vessel overnight, clashing with some of the 500 people on board.
It happened about 40 miles (64 km) out to sea, in international waters.
Israel says its soldiers were shot at and attacked with weapons; the activists say Israeli troops came on board shooting.
There has been widespread condemnation of the violence, with several countries summoning the Israeli ambassadors serving there.
UN chief Ban Ki-moon said he was "shocked by reports of killings and injuries" and called for a "full investigation" into what happened.
'Guns and knives'
The six-ship flotilla, carrying 10,000 tonnes of aid, left the coast of Cyprus on Sunday and had been due to arrive in Gaza on Monday. Israel had repeatedly said the boats would not be allowed to reach Gaza.
Israel says its soldiers boarded the lead ship in the early hours but were attacked with axes, knives, bars and at least two guns.
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Jonathan Marcus
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This was always going to be a high-risk operation for Israel both in terms of reputation and diplomatic repercussions.
Taking over vessels at sea is no easy task, even if the units carrying out the mission are well-trained, and it is especially difficult if the people already on board the vessels resist.
The full details of what happened will emerge in time, but in political terms the damage has already been done.
The deaths threaten to make what was always going to be a potential public relations disaster for Israel into a fully-fledged calamity.
"Unfortunately this group were dead-set on confrontation," Israeli government spokesman Mark Regev told the BBC.
"Live fire was used against our forces. They initiated the violence, that's 100% clear," he said.
Organisers of the flotilla said at least 30 people were wounded in the incident. Israel says 10 of its soldiers were injured, one seriously.
A leader of Israel's Islamic Movement, Raed Salah, who was on board, was among those hurt.
Audrey Bomse, a spokesperson for the Free Gaza Movement, which is behind the convoy, told the BBC Israel's actions were disproportionate.
"We were not going to pose any violent resistance. The only resistance that there might be would be passive resistance such as physically blocking the steering room, or blocking the engine room downstairs, so that they couldn't get taken over. But that was just symbolic resistance."
She said there was "absolutely no evidence of live fire".
Israel is towing the boats to the port of Ashdod and says it will deport the passengers from there. It says it will deliver the ships' aid to Gaza.
Turkish TV pictures taken on board the Turkish ship leading the flotilla appeared to show Israeli soldiers fighting to control passengers.
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Consists of three cargo ships and three passenger ships
Casualties reported on the Mavi Marmara passenger ferry
Mavi Marmara is one of three ships provided by Insani Yardim Vakfi (IHH), a Turkish aid organisation with links to the Turkish government
Other ships are organised by the Free Gaza Movement, an international coalition of activist groups
Up to 600 mostly Turkish passengers, tonnes of cement and at least two journalists on board the Mavi Marmara
In pictures: Aid ship stormed
Reaction to Gaza aid ship deaths
Guide: Gaza under blockade
The footage showed a number of people, apparently injured, lying on the ground. A woman was seen holding a blood-stained stretcher.
Al-Jazeera TV reported from the same ship that Israeli navy forces had opened fire and boarded the vessel, wounding the captain.
The Al-Jazeera broadcast ended with a voice shouting in Hebrew, saying: "Everybody shut up!"
Israel's deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon said his country "regrets any loss of life and did everything to avoid this outcome".
He accused the convoy of a "premeditated and outrageous provocation", describing the flotilla as an "armada of hate".
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel's actions, saying it had committed a massacre, while Hamas said Israel had committed a "great crime and a huge violation of international law".
Turkey, whose nationals comprised the majority of those on board, accused Israel of "targeting innocent civilians".
"We strongly denounce Israel's inhumane interception," it said, warning of "irreparable consequences" to the two countries' relations.
Danny Ayalon, Israeli deputy foreign minister: "The organisers' intent was violent."
Turkey was Israel's closest Muslim ally but relations have deteriorated over the past few years.
In Turkey, thousands of protesters demonstrated against Israel in Istanbul, while several countries have summoned Israeli ambassadors to seek an explanation as to what happened.
Greece has withdrawn from joint military exercises with Israel in protest at the raid on the flotilla.
Israel had repeatedly said it would stop the boats, calling the campaign a "provocation intended to delegitimise Israel".
Israel and Egypt tightened a blockade of Gaza after the Islamist movement Hamas took power there in 2007.
Israel says it allows about 15,000 tonnes of humanitarian aid into Gaza every week.
But the United Nations says this is less than a quarter of what is needed.
The incident comes a day before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is due to meet US President Barack Obama in Washington after one of the most strained periods in US-Israeli relations in years.
Do you know someone aboard these ships? What is your reaction to this story? Send us your comments, pictures and videos.
Quote: The BBC is interviewing Dancy Danon from Israel live now. The BBC are walking over their message - letting them say their thing, but then showing them to be inconsistent liars just by posing back their statements to them as questions.
Dancy says the boats were full of terrorists. The interviewer asks what evidence there is. Dancy then spouts out a load of shit. The interviewer then asks again, "back to the question I just asked", what evidence there is that these boats are full of terrorists? Dancy then says, "perhaps some of them are not terrorists, but they attacked the soldiers with guns as they boarded and that shows what they all are".
Jack wrote: let's wait for full story before we instantly bash israel.
Jared Paul wrote: There are many Israeli people against zionism, violence, racism, and apartheid... definitely can't unilaterally blame all Israeli people for what their fucked up leadership does, but the Israeli government/IDF?
mzehe916 wrote: Scientists>Israel
mancabbage wrote: ^ true, didn't obama spank netanyahu like a red headed step child recently though?
That countries actions can suck a fat one, there should be a worldwide boycott of their exports
^ israel firing on the civilians before they boarded.


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Ornamental grasses have now become a staple in many gardens. Whether it's the distinctive feather reed grass (Calamagrostis) with its erect, wheatcoloured seed heads or the compact yet shaggy clump of blue foliage that is blue oat grass (Helictotrichon), gardeners today are choosing from an extensive selection.
In the not-too-distant past, it was perennials with a diaphanous quality that were often selected as buffer plants: Gypsophila paniculata (baby's breath), Gaura lindheimeri (Butterfly Gaura), Thalictrum (Meadowrue), Perovskia (Russian sage), bronze fennel and others are still often used for their delicate, see-through quality. But the truth is that grasses are the best choice for achieving this transparent yet elegant effect in the garden.
Still, many gardeners have only dipped their toes into the world of grasses by unwittingly planting the notorious ribbon grass (Phalaris arundinacea) or believing they could indulge in the tender (only hardy to zone 8) but razor sharp charms of the giant Pampas grass (Cortaderia selloana). So it's not surprising that these poor souls might not want to venture into the world of ornamental grasses ever again. But now, years after some of our best local nurseries tried selling us on the idea of planting grass as an ornamental (Kiwi Nursery in Perth has sold grasses for decades), consumers are finally planting them both in sun and shade.
The distinctive 'New Wave' planting style that was being championed by Dutch grower, designer and writer Piet Oudolf in the 1990s massed perennials and ornamental grasses in waves. European and then American gardeners were taking note of the grasses he chose and their naturalistic effect. His signature combination often included purple coneflower (Echinacea purpura), Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia fulgida 'Goldsturm') - both plants that are in their prime during the late summer - and feather reed grass (Calamagrostis x acutiflora 'Karl Foerster') and by showcasing them, he gave prairiederived perennials and grasses a new respect.
Today, there is a huge variety of ornamental grasses available to the gardening consumer. They are primarily divided according to whether or not they are 'cool' or 'warm' season growers and this is of note to the gardener with an eye to creating visually satisfying combin-ations in the landscape. Cool season grasses (like Festuca, Carex and Helictotrichon) are often considered evergreen and they share the ability to either keep their foliage from year to year (blue oat grass and sedge only need a vigorous combing in the spring to tease out dead grass) or re-sprout early in the spring.
Warm season grasses are characterized as such because they are in no way evergreen (not even in more temperate climates than ours) and only reappear with the warmth of late spring or when early summer sun finally appears. So if you choose grasses like Japanese blood grass (Imperata cylindrica 'Rubra'), switchgrass (Panicum) or maiden grass (Miscanthus), you'll have a spot that will appear bare until the ground warms. In the case of plants that we had believed were too tender for our climate (Japanese blood grass and Japanese forest grass, Hakonechloa, spring to mind), slow spring growth was probably often interpreted as winter death and the plants in question were sometimes dispatched!
In my experience, some grasses perform in specific situations better than others. While most grasses hold up well to rain and wind, some do tend to flop more readily than others. Switchgrasses, northern sea oats (Chasmanthium) and maiden grass can suffer temporary collapse in bad weather while moor grass (Molinia), feather reed grass as well as the shorter grasses and sedges show very little disturbance.
Situating sun-loving grasses in partially shaded locations often contributes to thinner, lanky growth and flopping once the plants come into flower. If you don't mind this lazy look, then go ahead, but only plant the true shade lovers in low light: Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa) and sedges (Care).
Some grasses are much more rigid in their appearance and can be more difficult to integrate into a romantic garden. My sensibility favours the graceful arching seed heads of the moor grasses rather than the stiff inflorescence of feather reed grass.
Whatever you choose, you'll find that not only are ornamental grasses almost maintenance-and pestfree, but their value in terms of texture, colour and movement is unrivalled.
Ailsa Francis's blog can be found at hortus2.wordpress.com.


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Lets talk freshman to watch for the 2009-10 Season. Here is my list:
1. John Wall - Kentucky
2. Xavier Henry - Kansas
3. Derrick Favors - Georgia Tech
4. Abdul Gaddy - Washington
5. Renardo Sydney - Mississippi State
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i believe Avery Bradley should be in this list of freshmen....in my mind he is also one of the best in the nation
I cant disagree with that list. But one freshman that people should know about is Malik Wayns from Villanova. He has a very bright future ahead of him, if it was not for Scottie Reynolds, Wayns would be starting and putting up big numbers. Come next year Wayns will be on the map in College basketball.
Dominick Cheek from Nova is a pleyer too. Everything you said abt Wayns could be said abt the young mam from St. Anthony's.
wall no doubt no.1 but after that isay henry bradley and favors have all come up big 4 their teams
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My children recently started school. I wanted a way for them to be ableto chat with their friends, get help with homework, and generally have funon the Internet without exposing them to the world at large. So, I did whatany extremely geeky dad would do: I built a secured instant messaging (IM)server for their school.
I could have set my children up with any number of accounts on thenormal, commercial services. However, I decided to create my own forseveral reasons.
First, I wanted this to be fun for the kids. The network effectimplies that the more kids use a system, the more useful and fun it will befor each of them. Choosing one standard system for students makes it muchmore likely to get all of them to use it.
Second, I wanted local control of the system. Technical problems can befixed without waiting for someone else to get around to fixing them. Moreimportantly, administrative problems (such as disabling troublesomeaccounts) can be addressed quickly without hoping for a third-party providerto act.
Finally, and most of all, I wanted these children to have a safe place toplay. Having a local server means that the only people using it arechildren and parents who see each other every day in real life. Each andevery account is personally vetted, and it's simply not possible for outsideusers to access the network or for the children to send messages outsideit.
Technical Considerations
Now, for the technical explanations. I decided to run the service on itsown machine so that it wouldn't be vulnerable to an attacker who compromiseda different service on the same system. Because I'm cheap and already had amulti-purpose FreeBSD host up and running, I actually used a virtualserver running on that host.
The Jabber protocal is the obviouschoice for building IM networks. Its an industry standard that is wellsupported by a wide range of client and server applications. Although thereare several excellent Jabber servers available, I used ejabberd, a Free, easy to use, secure,and featureful system that jabber.orgthemselves use for their own server.
ejabberd's installation and configuration is relatively easy, given thecomplexity inherent in the task at hand, but this has been covered elsewherebetter than I could hope to. Instead, here are the changes made to my livesystem to secure it.
I disabled registration so that all accounts have to be manually added byme or another administrator:
{access, register, [{deny, all}]}.
Next, I disabled incoming requests ("server to server", or "s2s") fromother systems:
%{5269, ejabberd_s2s_in, [{shaper, s2s_shaper}, % {max_stanza_size, 131072} % ]},
Then, I generated a locally-signed SSL certificate so that messagesbetween the server and its clients can be encrypted. I thought that thiswas an important step, since it prevents would-be attackers from readingthose messages to view password, read conversations, or insert their ownmessages into the system:
{5223, ejabberd_c2s, [{access, c2s}, {max_stanza_size, 65536}, tls, {certfile, "/usr/local/etc/ejabberd/chatserver.example.com.pem"}]},
Finally, I enabled the "shared roster" module so that every childautomatically sees every other child in his roster, or "buddy list":
{mod_shared_roster, []},
Administrative Issues
For legal and administrative purposes, I require all parents to sign a permissionslip (generated from a LyXdocument before I will create an account for their children. The gistof the slip is that this is an unpaid, volunteer effort and I don't want tobe sued if they're not happy with it.
After much agonizing, I decided not to install or configure anyconversation logging methods. On one side, it would be nice to have anactual log of events in case of problems or complaints. However, Ieventually concluded that I'd rather not have the responsibility ofmaintaining accurate records, or the obligation to actively watch the logsfor issues as they develop.
Along those lines, I've made no attempt whatsoever to censor content inany way, including automated filtering or alerting. Again, I don't want toraise the expectation that I should be doing a good and thorough job of it.This is meant to be a fun project, and I don't want to allow it to become achore.
I wanted to build a safe, fun, easily controlled system for my childrento use with their friends. Jabber, and the ejabberd server in particular,let me build a Free system that met these goals. Combining the technicalsolution with a few simple administrative decisions resulted in a platformthat they should be able to enjoy for years to come.
Sounds like a nice project!
What client-application do you recommend the children to use?
I suggest Psi. We've used that as the primary client for my office's Jabber server for over two years now without any support issues whatsoever. There are other nice clients (I use Kopete on my Unix desktops), but Psi is the only one I can personally vouch for on a wide scale.
For schools, you would like to consider Coccinella. It's free cross-platform Jabber-client written in Tcl/Tk. It's quite good to. Better XMPP functionallity than Gaim. More like Psi, which I would guess is a bit to geeky for ordinary schools.
It also have features like white bord and to play games. And with a geeky dad that can add some more modules, who knows what can be done ;-)
Have a look at Coccinella's homepage for more information.
How does the support work?
Interesting project and it's a great use of free software. How does the support work? I know you have the permision slip/waiver, but do they have your phone number for 24x7 on-call help? :-) (I know, I know, it's a school. Business day only. Still!)
I like the decisions you made and agree with them, especially using SSL. Kids can be pretty cruel and I can imagine what would happen if some bright (but cruel) kid figured out how to eavesdrop on conversations.
For the logging, did you consider also that the students might be concerned about eavesdropping if the conversations were logged? I thought of this when I read that part, but as I think further it occurs to me that at my job I assume there is logging of IM but it doesn't really inhibit what I type. I'm guessing kids would be even less concerned. Finally, I wonder if there are legalities involved -- any laws or regulations that say you *have* to log conversations? (If not now I wouldn't be surprised to see them in the future.)
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This is a good idea.
This is a good idea. Especially now that I am soon going to be a dad. I appreciate this idea more. I beleive when the time comes that my child goes to school, I'll be attempting to do the same. And be sure to find me asking a whole of of questions here when I do!
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You should get the father of the year award. You really deserve it. I never considered protecting my kids from accessing the internet. I really should have done so earlier. Now they're almost teenagers and they already know the internet and it's uses better than I do.
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What's the Problem with Digital TV
The Federal Communications Commission has mandated that by the year 2006 all TV transmission will be digital. Most homes in the United States have more than one television set and most of those sets are analog not digital, Analog TVs are not capable of receiving digital transmission.
Activity 1
- What will happen to all of the analog TVs after 2006 when they are no longer useful?
According to the Federal Communication Commission's November 1998 "Digital Television Consumer Information" bulletin, digital television will "...allow television to enter the digital world of the personal computer and the Internet."
With digital transmission a TV broadcaster will be able to:
- Send multiple programming at the same time over the same channel,
- Improve the quality of the transmission with options not available with analog transmission,
- Offer digital data services which will allow the TV broadcaster to send out virtual newspapers and other types of services directly to your TV.
Activity 2
- Have you ever listened to music on a cassette player? What about a CD player? Is there a difference between the quality and options of these two types of electronic devices?
- How is the difference between analog and digital TV similar to the difference between cassettes and CDs?
The "problem" is that when people switch from their old analog TVs to the new digital TVs those old analog TVs will be thrown out.
Did you know that there are parts of a TV that are very toxic to the environment. Listen to this Living on Earth segment on the environmental hazards of TV disposal :"Toxic Television Disposal": Living on Earth 2/18/00. www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=00-P13-00007#feature3
Activity 3
- How many analog TVs are there in the United States?
- TV recycling is expensive. Why?
- What is the cost to society if TVs are not recycled?
- In Europe, the governments require the auto manufacturers to "take back" cars for recycling. Why do you think governments require companies to do this?
- Would a "take back" program make both consumers and producers think more seriously about the disposal of old TVs?
- The electronics industry opposes "take back" regulations. How effective do you think a voluntary "take back" program between business and the community would be?
- Is Envirocycle a government required program, a voluntary program between business and the community, or a private for-profit business?
We have a problem!
Millions of analog TVs are going to be thrown out in the next decade and someone is going to have to pay. If these TVs are not safely recycled their disposal will cause damage to the environment. Who should pay for analog TV disposal?
- Who should pay for analog TV disposal?
- The people who are throwing the TVs away?
- The companies that originally manufactured the TVs?
- Taxpayers?
Should those paying be forced to do so through taxation or government regulation or should they be encouraged through education and information programs?
- Should the local government charge higher refuse taxes to those disposing of analog TVs?
- Should the state or federal government place strict "take back" regulations on TV manufacturers?
- Should communities devise their own plans of voluntary "take back" using schools and other community organizations to inform the public?
Evaluate the following alternative solutions to this problem.
- Print and complete the following table by identifying the costs and benefits to society of each possible solution.
Here is a link to the chart below in the form of a handout Problem: WHO should pay for analog TV disposal? HOW? (Printable Version - PDF 52K)
Problem: WHO should pay for analog TV disposal? HOW?
|Alternative Solution 1:
|What are the costs to society of this solution?
|What are the benefits to society of this solution?
|The local government charges higher refuse taxes to those disposing of analog TVs.
|Alternative Solution 2:
|What are the costs to society of this solution?
|What are the benefits to society of this solution?
|The government place strict "take back" regulations on TV manufacturers.
|Alternative Solution 3:
|What are the costs to society of this solution?
|What are the benefits to society of this solution?
|Communities devise their own voluntary "take back" plans.
|Alternative Solution 4:
|What are the costs to society of this solution?
|What are the benefits to society of this solution?
|Do nothing. When damage to the environment occurs taxpayers can pay for the cleanup costs.
Which solution provides the most benefit at the least cost to society?
- Enter your choice in the following survey and compare it to the choices made by other students who have completed this lesson.
- Contact your local cable provider and ask what the provider's plans are for digital television conversion.
- Contact your local recycling center and inquire about TV recycling. Does the center pick up TVs for free? How does the center dispose of TV sets it picks up?
- Contact a retail outlet that sells televisions? Does it sell digital TVs? Are more people buying digital TVs?
- Complete a neighborhood survey of TV ownership and knowledge of the digital TV transmission switch in 2006.
- Contact a U.S. Senator or congressional representative and inquire as to his or her position on "take back" requirements for TV manufacturers.
- Develop other solutions that a community might consider as they begin the process of dealing with this disposal issue.


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Vælg mellem tusindvis af yderligere funktioner og temaer, som kan gøre Firefox til din egen.Luk
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HOTFIX: 220.127.116.11 is uploaded, awaiting review.
LittleFox, designed for optimal screen usage, leaving lots of room for browsing. Includes support for many extensions.
Install the About Home Themer extension to also theme the about:home page.
Om denne tilføjelse
Includes support for personas, forecastfox, tabbrowser preferences, fusion, reloadevery, stumbleupon, basics, calendar, downloadstatusbar, quicknote, offline, rss-reader, sage, scrapbook, reminderfox, and tbx. Tested with downloadmgr, flatbookmark, foxamp, googlebar, spoofstick, and many more.
To uninstall first make the default theme active (or the theme you want to remove) and then do 'uninstall' from the theme manager.
Please don't use the review box for any bug reports. Contact me through the email address provided under the 'Support' heading. Using email is the quickest way to notify me, and generally I will try to make a fix available as quickly as possible.
Note, also Beta, Aurora and nightlies are supported, check the 'View all versions' at bottom of page to get the latest 'beta' release of my themes..
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To uninstall: first select Littlefox as the current theme in the Theme/Addons manager, restart firefox, then uninstall and then restart Firefox.
Please don't use the review box for any bug reports. Contact me through the email address provided under the 'Support' heading. Using email is the quickest way to notify me, and generally I will try to make a fix available as quickly as possible.
Note, as the AMO approval process takes ages, it may be that there is a newer version available as 'experimental' than the one currently displayed. Go to 'View Older Versions' (at bottom of this page), and check if there is a newer (experimental) version available there.
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December 24, 2010: 1.8.68 posted for support upto Firefox 4.0 Beta 9 pre.
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Version 3.7
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Made reader/narrater highlighting consistent
Fixed missing Pocket icon in Reader
Add transitions of Reader settings: width, line-height, font-size, color
Fixed GLCI (commandline)
Added support for "DOM viewer" in devtools
Removed support for foxSplitter (doesn't exist anymore) and facebookmessenger addon
Removed greyscale.svg (replaced by filter:grayscale(1))
More icons in menus
Fixed some minor issues in devtools
Made alert dialog better scale with content
Bug 820926 - [markup view] don't close self-closing tags (br, img, …) if the page is an HTML page (not X(HT)ML)
Bug 522668 - Integrate PlacesDBUtils.checkAndFixDatabase() in about:support
Bug 1246313 - refresh code mirror colors for better contrast
Bug 1205330 - review / revise the dark theme palette
Bug 1264143 - "No notification will be shown.." text is no longer aligned with the "Do not disturb me" checkbox label
Bug 1260419 - CSS autocomplete: show more suggestions in autocomplete popup
Bug 1014533 - spectrum.css should probably be in browser/themes, not browser/devtools
Bug 1259834 - Create a basic HTML Tooltip API
Bug 1151200 - User should be able to set margins widths in Reader mode
Bug 1246162 - Page content is moving when the "Advanced" button is clicked in "Your connection is not secure" screen
Bug 1257953 - Modelessify the narrate popup
Bug 1269521 - Add line height contral in reader mode.
Bug 1151200 - Add content width control in reader mode.
Bug 1268483 - Red square present over hamburger button when completing a download while Downloads icons is placed in Panel Menu
Bug 1252068 - Adding in reset prefs button on SSLNetError page
Bug 1269029 - Create a hamburger menu for containers
Bug 1267923 - Move the CSS rules to ContextualIdentityService
Bug 1242694 - [a11y] Add proper tree view semantics and keyboard navigation to inspector markup view.
Bug 1267401 - Create "arrow" tooltip style for HTML tooltips
Bug 1266419 - Create an HTML replacement for Toolbars and Toolbar buttons
Bug 1274712 - Copy for string changes to DNT dialog
Bug 1275455 - Containers hamburger menu doesn't have icons
Bug 1259812 - Create an HTML replacement for the XUL in the breadcrumbs widget
Bug 1134073 - Show cause of a network request in netmonitor
Bug 962433 - Use Reader Mode for printing articles
Bug 1271899 - Clicking outside of text fields in box model doesn't collapse them (this wasn't an issue in my themes, but the patch for this required me to adapt my themes)
Bug 1265341 - The icons for blocked downloads should be a document with an exclamation or block badge
Bug 1266450 - Create a HTML Tooltip to display event details
Bug 1276880 - Containers: Opening same-origin link in new tab from active container should put new tab in same container
Bug 1206246 - Show indication when some permissions have been granted to the current site
Bug 1252509 - Use a sliding panel overlay from the downloads panel to display the available actions
Bug 1277967 - Do a better job of handling a failing search service
Bug 1277264 - Migrate netmonitor image preview tooltip to HTML Tooltip
Bug 1279224 - Remove the Sync promotion in the add-on install doorhanger (removed from all firefox versions)
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Fold the upper third of the paper bag down so the flap is at the back. Cut and fold the hands as indicated and glue those over the front and back edge of the fold. Glue the face cut-out to the front over the fold. Center and glue the name label to the front of the bag.
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Dress up your preschooler as her favorite gifted guinea pig!
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Let Tuck, Ming-Ming, and Linny adorn your tree this holiday
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It's truly a wonder-ful thing when you and your little one team up to help others
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This family-friendly craft is the product of teamwork--share your memories for years.
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Stage your own spectacular Wonder Pets Christmas adventure!
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Ramsey and Benson County Soil Districts are hosting the third Annual Women's Ag Night on Tuesday, July 29 at the Ramsey County Memorial Building in Devils Lake with the social beginning at 5 until 6 p.m.
Tickets are expected to sell out in advance once again. Remaining tickets can be purchased at the Ramsey County Soil Conservation office (next to the Holiday Inn Express) or at the Farmers Union Insurance in Devils Lake.
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RIO VERDE, Ariz. – The Texas A&M – Corpus Christi women's golf team carded a first-round 308 to sit in 12th place at the Rio Verde Invitational, played at the White Wing Golf Course. Nikki Dunn led the way with a 75 in the opening round of the event, which was shortened to two rounds due to rain on Friday.
"While we put some decent numbers on the board, there were low scores to be had with the weather today," head coach Carol Blackmar said. "Just a few shots here or there and we'd be right in the mix. We still have an opportunity to rally tomorrow for a top-5 finish, we just need to seize the opportunities we get."
Northern Arizona leads the way with a 288, while Eastern Michigan sits in second with a 295. Ball State and Toledo are tied for third at 300, while Bowling Green and Wichita State tied for fifth at 303, just five shots ahead of the Islanders.
In addition to Dunn's 75, fellow senior Taylor Slagle shot a 77 in the first round. Sophomore Vanessa Johnson and junior Lindsay Biehler each delivered 78s, while junior Krista Fenniak shot 80 for the day.
Dunn had an impressive 16 pars on the day to finish plus-3. She opened the round with a bogey on 13, but then settled in with five consecutive pars to sit 1-over heading to the 1st. There, she ran into some trouble, delivering a double bogey, but that's when she began her run of pars, heading to the clubhouse with 11 straight to finish with a 75.
Slagle started on the 14th, posting a bogey, but came back strong with nine pars over the next 11 holes to sit +3 heading to the eighth. A bogey on the eighth set her back a stroke, but she followed that with five pars before finishing her round with a bogey five on the 13th to finish with a 77 at plus-5.
Johnson had a wild start to her day, posting par just once in her first five holes. She bogeyed the 14th and followed with a double on 15. She then went par-bogey-birdie over the next trio of holes to sit 3-over heading to the first. There, she settled in with two pars to begin a string of five pars over her next six, going to the seventh at plus-4. Bogeys on 7 and 10 put her plus-6, before she cut a stroke with a birdie on the 12th. On 13, though, she finished her round with a bogey 5 to close out the day 6-over.
Biehler opened with a bogey on 16, then after a par on the 17th, she dropped a pair of strokes with a double on the 18th. Like many of her teammates, she settled down after heading to the first, delivering six consecutive pars, but a double on seven pushed her back to plus-five. She responded with pars on the next two, but bogeys on 10 and 14 put her 7-over. The junior finished on a good note, though, delivering a birdie on the 15th to finish with a 78.
Fenniak began her round a par on 15 and a bogey on the 16th, but suffered a major setback with a triple on the par-5 17th. She showed her resolve, however, bouncing back with a birdie on the par-4 18th before adding three straight pars. But back-to-back bogeys pushed her to plus-5, before she rebounded with five pars in a row. A bogey on 11 was offset with a birdie on 12, but she finished with a double on 13 and a bogey on 14 to head to the clubhouse with an 80.
The Islanders will wrap up the Rio Verde Collegiate Invitational on Sunday, March 10, with an 8 a.m. shotgun start. Slagle and Dunn will tee off on the 10th, with Johnson on the 11th and Biehler and Fenniak beginning on the 12th. Live stats will be available on GolfStat.com, and updates will be provided on Twitter (@IslandersGolf).


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The National Science Foundation's (NSF) Scholarships in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (S-STEM) Program has awarded a grant in the amount of $599,757 to Onondaga Community College. The grant will be used to fund scholarships for students enrolled in the Collegiate Science and Technology Entry Program (CSTEP) studying STEM disciplines.
CSTEP is a program dedicated to increasing the number of college graduates from ethnic groups traditionally underrepresented in technical-related fields as well as individuals from economically disadvantaged families who are interested in pursuing careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Through this grant, the College will implement its "+Program," which combines NSF scholarships with the New York state-funded CSTEP program. A limited number of students in Onondaga's CSTEP program will be selected on a competitive basis as NSF Scholars to receive up to $10,000 per year in scholarships, depending on financial need.
"This project will assist the College in building on its commitment to student success and help us continue to develop long-term strategies to improve overall enrollment and performance in STEM disciplines," said OCC President Debbie L. Sydow, Ph.D.
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School, Shmool: The World's Most Famous High School Dropouts
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Celebrity High School Dropouts
You know what they always say: stay in school, kids! Well not everyone listened
to those wise words. While so many people that drop out of high school aren't able to get fulfilling jobs, these celebrities pulled it off and became incredibly successful.
Let's take a look at some famous dropouts.


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Jason Masherah, President of Upper Deck, at company headquarters in Carlsbad. Upper Deck started as a baseball trading card company with it's first production run showing up in 1989. It celebrates it's 25th anniversary this year and has evolved into a cutting edge memorabilia company with cutting edge designs of sports cards, authentic autographs, and game used materials, extending into non-sports items like comic books.
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Since there is a lot of buzz about social networks these days, business owners must be quick and join a network pronto, and not just for socializing.
The common belief for such sites is that they are mainly focused to create online friends and develop relationships. However, that is not true. Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, Spoke, and LinkedIn etc. are also designed for business owners.
These sites give a great chance to share information online. Sharing likewise information with other businesses can lead to addition of new business partners or friends. Thus, every business owner should do some research and join a network. Once a network is chosen, fill out your profile page with all the pertinent information about the business.
Joining a group is a great way to make new contacts. Networking will begin as soon as you start to share news, videos, information about events and accomplishments. There are innumerable groups which are dedicated to a number of topics and industries. Join those which pertain to your business' industry type and participate in group discussions to display your expertise.
Start a community and talk to more people. Pose questions, arrange online meetings, request for items and be involved with your clients and customers. Developing a community is simple enough, but if you are too pressed for time, it can be done with the help of an expert operator.
Promote your business with the help of your friends too. Ask them to write a recommendation for you but make sure you are not overly aggressive and don't look desperate.
Follow the rules of etiquette because it is possible that some of your friends do not appreciate business messages on social network pages. So, never over do it; market your business with respect, and you will surely get the benefit back with time.


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The Soccer Club of Oak Ridge (SCOR) U14 Boys team, coached by Tom Gerlach, traveled to South Carolina last weekend to participate in the 2013 Interim Healthcare Spring Challenge Soccer Tournament.
The SCOR team went undefeated in all regular matches and progressed to the championship game played on Sunday afternoon.
After a very exciting and competitive weekend of soccer, the team took home second-place awards.
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Daniel Craig Gossip
Daniel Craig gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
Bond in brown leather
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Daniel Craig was on Kimmel last night. They did a bit about James Bond cocktails. It's not often but I love when he participates in comedy sketches. And it's effective because he's usually so severe. Remember when he did that thing with Catherine Tate a few years ago? Still funny. Full Story
Will it be Will?
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PEOPLE Magazine will announce the 2015 Sexiest Man Alive tomorrow. As you know, every year I make a prediction. As I mentioned last week, this year my prediction is Will Smith. Will, despite all his box office success, has never held the title. And the timing seems right, non? Concussion premiered at AFI Fest last week Full Story
Spectre is Daniel Craig's worst Bond movie
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In 2006 Daniel Craig debuted as the dark, gritty James Bond for an updated—read: dark and gritty—take on the Bond franchise in Casino Royale. That is a good movie and it opened up Bond to a new generation of fans. He reprised the role in 2008's Quantum of Solace, a bad movie with a baffling title that links the events of the previous film to a larger conspiracy in a wholly unnecessary way. Full Story
First carpet of the year
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Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz haven't been on a carpet together in over a year. Technically they weren't on a carpet together last night as he did not pose with her during arrivals at the Bond Spectre premiere but close enough, because there was a kiss inside the theatre, and she had her arms around him from behind while he was waiting to be greeted by the royals and they continued to hold hands even as Daniel was talking to the princes. Full Story
The longest Bond
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The world premiere of Spectre is on Monday in London. The movie will open in North America a couple of weeks later. The junkets and major press commitments are happening now. Here are shots of the cast at a photo call today. And Daniel Craig, James Bond himself, is smiling in so many of them. Maybe relief? The first reviews are pretty good. Full Story
Daniel Craig isn't that grumpy
Daniel Craig's new interview with Time Out London is being excerpted all over the place. He says he'd rather "slash my wrists" than do another Bond movie. And that he doesn't "give a f-ck" who gets cast to play Bond next. When I first read these quotes, I was like, Jesus Christ, what happened to his happiness? He's actually not that crusty though. Full Story
Gorgeous, Grim Bond
There's a new trailer for the latest Bond movie, Spectre, and we finally get a clear look at some of the new characters in play, including Dave Bautista as Mr. Hinx, Monica Bellucci and Lea Seydoux as the femme fatales, and Christoph Waltz as Totally Not Blofeld. Officially Waltz's character is listed as "Franz Oberhauser", but after the John Harrison/Khan bullsh*t Star Trek Into Darkness pulled and the ongoing March Of Lies surrounding Game of Thrones/Jon Snow, who the f*ck even believes filmmakers anymore? At this point, if Waltz really is playing legendary Bond villain Blofeld, no one will be surprised. Full Story
James Bond in a tactleneck
There's a new TV spot for Spectre, the next installment in the Bond franchise. (Every time someone asks me when superhero movies will be over, I remind them that Bond has been going strong for fifty-three years and watch the light die in their eyes.) It's mostly recycled from the teaser trailer Full Story
Bond in a great coat
Check out Daniel Craig in London on Sunday night shooting Bond Spectre. God he looks great in that ¾ coat. Actually, no, he looks great in both coats. Spectre is due in theatres November 6. That…doesn't feel like it's too far away. And I feel like it doesn't leave a lot of time for post. Full Story
007 returns for James Bond: The Winter Soldier
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The first trailer for Spectre, the next installment in the James Bond franchise, arrived—oddly—on Friday evening, and it's more of what we've come to expect from Daniel Craig's stint as 007. Which is to say, it's moody and dark and everything is gray and chilly. Full Story
Bond & Bellucci in Rome
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Daniel Craig and Monica Bellucci posed in Rome yesterday. Production on Spectre will begin in Rome on March 8th. It's been kind of a bumpy ride so far. Craig hurt his knee earlier this month in studio in London and a crew member was injured last week in Austria. The Rome scenes will reportedly involve a car chase and at some point they'll crash it into the Tiber. Full Story


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This board has been a great source of inspiration. There are a lot of new and experienced runners that post great advice and encouragement. As a newer runner, I've had my share of setbacks (Overuse injuries, loss of motivation). So I thought we could start a thread about the biggest obstacle you've faced when running and how you were able to overcome it. I think hearing that others have gone through the same thing and came out on top will give an added boost to those who need it.
Sorry if this is a dumb idea. Popped into my head while I was eating lunch.
Not a dumb idea at all! I like it alot :-)
My #1 obstacle in running is loss of motivation, for sure. Especially after training and completing a big race. I often feel burned out afterwards, and find it hard to keep up with my running routine. So, I usually give myself a short break after completing a big event, and start back by tapering back my runs to a more comfortable and enoyable distance a couple of times a week. The next thing I do is find a running partner. The best weapon for fighting the loss of motivation is by surrounding yourself with other runners. Join a group, grab a buddy, or even run on the treadmill in the gym during their busiest time. There is a great power in doing things in groups, and other people can work magic at holding you accountable, encouraging you to push through the pain, and to keep going :-)
I hope this helps, and I can't wait to see the other responses!
Shin splints. They kept me off of the roads for darn near 16 years. I made the mistake of stopping running when I got married and regretted it within a few months. Since then, every single attempt to get back into it has been met with a quick and nasty case of shin splints. I tried stretching, icing, shoes, inserts, etc... and absolutely nothing helped, until I found this forum and found out about the evils of a pronounced heelstrike. I tried a few different things, picked up a book on ChiRunning and, the more I've implemented some of the principals, the more the pain left until it was completely gone. I recently upped my mileage and started some speedwork and I feel the beginnings of injury but it's nothing to worry about....yet.
My blog: RunningMyMouthOff.com
Don't know if it's my biggest obstacle ever, but it's one that I have to deal with right now. This past weekend I went on a ski vacation to Colorado with some friends. I had never been there, only having skied in CA, so this was gonna be fun. I told myself that after this weekend I can concentrate on training for some events the end of March, a 10K and a 5K the same weekend!! Well, on day two of my vacation I found myself going down a hill with moguls and it didn't turn out pretty. Took a big spill and what I think was a pop may have been the sound of the ski hitting the snow as I was tumbling. Fortunately no broken bones but my left calf was crying in agony and soon after my left hamstring followed suit. So I think I have pulled those muscles. I was able to get down to the closest lift which took me to the bottom of the hill. I have been icing the muscles and trying to massage it the past couple of days but it hasn't improved much. And with the muscles affecting my walking, my left knee has started to complain and is now aching a bit too. I am back home now so I can at least go back to my daily routine at work and home and let the leg rest some more. It also helps that it is supposed to rain here the next few days so I will not be tempted to go running or even walking. Any ways I know this will not be my latest setback but I sure hope that it heals quickly. The forum here helps me out as I hope it helps you out as well, in sharing of ideas and stories and helping build each other up.
To paraphrase Newton, "A body in motion tends to stay in motion", so keep those feet moving ....
2012 Races
Year 2 Year 5K - 12/31 - 1/1
Tinkerbell Half Marathon - 1/29
Rock n Roll Pasadena Half marathon - 2/19
Old Agoura 10K - 3/24
O2O Half Marathon - 6/3
City Impact Half Marathon - 6/16
Channel Islands 10K - 7/4
Disneyland Half - 9/2
Marine Corps Marathon - 10/28
I'm new to running, only been doing it for almost a year now. My biggest obstacle at the beginning of my year was shin splits, endurance and pain from an ankle injury that happened 15 years ago. Today my biggest obstacle is adrenaline and anxiety. When I ran my first 1/2 M last October (my first race ever) I really didn't know what to expect. I ran the half with two other friends who have been running a long time. I think it was their 7th or 8th half and they have run full M's as well. I didn't train with them, I mostly just trained solo and read online and adopted Hal Higdon's Beginner for the half. I remember back in high school my sister was a track star. She took State in many events but I played baseball instead of track since they were in the same season. The track coach was my advisory teacher and he asked me to run with the guys 1 milers. It was the first time I felt adrenaline and anxiety at the beginning of a race. In baseball, I felt that when I pitched on a full count. Do or die... My heart started racing and my competitiveness kicks in. Anyway I won that 1 mile race with a 5:05 mile at age 17.
Now at age 46 my biggest obstacle is not going too fast too quick. I have to learn how to pace myself so I really depend on my GPS watch to slow me down and keep me in check.
My biggest (or ONLY obstacle) is not lack of motivation. I truly love to run and want to run as much as possible. Now that isn't to say I don't have days when I don't feel like it, which can be true of anything we do on a regular basis, but I would never willingly stop running!
My only obstacle is the physical aspect, particularly my knees. I think bum knees is about the most boring subject on the planet and I have little patience with it in myself or anyone else (sorry if you are one of those folks!) But there it is - my only obstacle to blissful, endless running!
How have I overcome it? Well I'm still working on that. Reduced mileage, supplemental workouts to strengthen my quads, glucosamine supplements. All those things are helping and I'm looking forward to gradually getting back to my regular mileage and race schedule......
My biggest obstacle is going on right now. I started the C25K program back in November and I am still finding myself repeating W5. It's not that it is tough but somehow I have managed to let excuses take over. I was running outside 3 days a week then it got really really cold and I went on the treadmill. I was so gungho about doing this program and now its like bleh. I am in need of a swift kick in the pants I think. I am trying to make it to the gym 3 days a week for strength training and the use of the treadmill. I should probably find a running group. Maybe that is what I need. Thank you for creating this message board and for letting me vent about myself
Life is too short not to waddle......
2012 Events:
Crowley Brothers Memorial 10k Road Race 6/10/12
Finish time- 1:38:23
Colchester Triathlon 7/29/12 (Kayak 2mi, Bike 12mi, Run 3.1mi)
Finish time- 2hrs 38min 04sec (Will never do the kayak part again!)
2011 Events:
Crowley Brothers Memorial 10k Road Race 06/12/2011 Finish time:10k event 1 hour 39 minutes 40 seconds
Colchester Triathlon 07/31/2011 2hr 24 min (not my best ever! but I finished)
Started C25K 12/15/10
Mine would have to be lack or loss of motivation, or a general attitude of people around me that isn't conducive to my goal of running. Sometimes it isn't even a TRUE loss of motivation, I'm just lazy and I don't want to get up and go. I really don't have any other obstacles in the way of running for fun, or training, but oddly enough the idea of racing both excites me and makes me nervous. I push and PR during my training runs, but I'm sure I'll run harder in the races. I'm concerned I may almost kill myself... I do want to run better in my races than even my best training runs. I guess we shall see!
Blogging and keeping track of my training has been a bit of a godsend, along with giving and getting input from other runners.
Ontario Mills 10K Jan 21st 2012 - 49:32 3rd place women (PR)
ARMC 5K March 10th 2012 - 23:02 1st place AG women (PR)
SoCal Ragnar April 19-20 2012 Huntington Beach to Coronado Island - 24.5 miles total, 8:30 avg
RoC Race Del Mar May 19th 2012 38:28 8th for div
Fontana Days Half Marathon - June 2nd 2012 - 1:37 PR!!!! (1:48 in 2011)
Wasastchback Ragnar June 15-16th 2012 Logan to Park City UT - TBA!
Mojave Narrows Half - June 30th 2012 - TBA!
Rockin the Desert Mud run - August 25th 2012 - TBA!
Red Rock Relay - Sept 7-8th 2012 - Brian's Head to Zion UT - TBA!
St George Marathon - Oct 6th 2012
Las Vegas Ragnar - Nov 9-10th 2012
The biggest obstacle I had to overcome as a runner was in 2009 I went straight from one injury to another.
I almost gave up on marathon running, thinking that maybe it was just to much for me.
I lost a few more pounds and got a little smarter with my training. I came back to run the Evansville 1/2 marathon in October of 2010 and then the St. Jude Memphis Full Marathon in December of 2010. I am now training for my 4th full marathon in April the Southern Indiana Classic.
I have started a blog dedicated to my jouney from an overweight, out of shape couch potato to a marathon runner.
I would appreciate any and all comments, critiques, suggestions, questions and constructive criticisms as my goal is to make my blog a really good runner's blog.
Getting Fit at Fifty
My biggest obstacle is the fact that i'm new to running and i stink at it. I really do enjoy running around the track at the ymca and cant wait to run outside. But I'm bull headed and going as fast as you can as hard as you can and being new to it gets you nowhere in a hurry.
Deads: 445
Squat: 365lbs
Bench: 305
Shoulder Shrugs: 495
2 mile run: 16:13
4 mile run: 36:33
I'm very new to running, as a matter of fact, I'm still in the jogging stage. My biggest obstacle right now is the lovely Chicago weather. I'm a dog walker, so the cold doesn't bother me at all. It's the ice and snow that I'm having issues with. I've fallen several times and really messed up my knees so I'm paranoid about training in this weather. I have these cleat-type things I put over my shoes for when I'm walking the dogs, but they're not the most comfortable things to wear any longer than I have to. Last week we had a little taste of Spring and it was perfect for jogging. I no longer have my treadmill and am trying to save money by skipping buying a gym membership. I'm kinda thinking I should just focus on toning on days like these, but I'm so motivated to move it outside! Anyone have any suggestions?
Hmmmm - my biggest obstacle....
Well, I'd like to say the knee overuse injury I had and the multiple times I've been sick this winter (I'm an ED nurse and work in a swamp of all illnesses). I'd also like to say it's my lazy streak, or my loss of motivation or being SO out of shape. But if I get real, it's my head. I don't believe I can really be a runner. I want to be. I'm trying to be. But every time I finish on the treadmill, I'm amazed. I find myself saying "OMG, I cant do this" as I'm running, especially as I start out. When I finally have hit my stride, hold my head up and FEEL like a runner, I find my self talk turning to "I can do this, I can do this" in amazement. I'm very slow, and in the infantile stages of running (well, walking more than running), but dang I want to be a runner - even a slow runner. Just gotta watch the head talk
Kristy in NC
Kristy in NC
3/12/11 - St. Patricks Day 5K - First 5K - 43 min
7/4/11 - Peachtree Road Race - 1hr 30 min
9/2/11 - BB&T Sunset 5K - 40:48
10/22/11 - Rocktoberfest 5K - 38:53
11/5/11 - CommYOUnity 5K - 37:22
11/24/11 - Butterball 5K - 37:03
3/25/12 - Charlotte Motor Speedway 5K - 34:21
chisoxdogwalker: I'm in the far NW suburbs of Chicago, so I share your frustration with our weather. However, by not running in the ice and snow, you're eliminating the risk of injury that could really set you back. There are lots of exercises you can do indoors with stretch bands, hand weights and a medicine ball that are great core and toning exercises. Plus, cross training and one or two rest days per week allow your body to use other muscles and also to recover.
Don't forget, spring training has started. The first games are this weekend.
Completed in 2012:
The Qualifier HM, Midland MI, May 2012, 2:58, 80+ degrees
Dam to Dam 20K, Des Moines, IA, June 2012, 2:17, PR for this race
Garry Bjorklund HM, Duluth, MN, June 2012, 2:20
Fox Valley HM, St. Charles, IL, 9/16/12, 2:23
Des Moines HM, 10/21/12, 2:19
Tentative plans for 2013:
Wisconsin (Half) Marathon, Kenosha, WI 5/4/2013 (registered)
Dam To Dam 20K, Des Moines, 6/2/2013 (registration opens March 20th)
Grandma's (Half) Marathon, Duluth, MN, 6/22/2013 (if I get picked again in the lottery)
Des Moines HM, 10/20/2013 (registered)
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Storm forces juggling of schedules
Hurricane Sandy may be over, but the effects on the football schedule are still shaking out.
As of Tuesday afternoon, the two huge Naugatuck Valley League football matchups — Holy Cross at Woodland and Wolcott at Ansonia — were still set for Friday, but a lot could change with several schools still being closed today.
The 14 league athletic directors are scheduled to meet today to finalize the schedule for this week.
Already, the Watertown-Naugatuck, Sacred Heart-St. Paul and Derby-Seymour football games have been shifted to Saturday.
Holy Cross coach Mike Giampetruzzi said there has been some thought about moving his game to Saturday night or even Monday, but no formal decision will be made until today. Woodland could clinch the Copper Division with a win over Holy Cross.
In the Brass Division, Wolcott (7-0, 5-0) leads Ansonia (7-0, 4-0) by a half-game and is scheduled for a Friday night game at Nolan Field. Wolcott Principal Joe Monroe said Wolcott athletic director Bryan Darcy and Ansonia AD Tony Piccolo discussed keeping the game on Friday, but Ansonia's schools will be closed today.
If schools are closed, teams are not allowed to practice unless they get permission from the superintendent.
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