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When adviser Christina White was a kid, everyone said she should be an attorney. She was ambitious–even as far back as middle school–and well spoken, and she was comfortable with public speaking. So after earning a bachelor's in public relations and criminology from the University of Florida, White went straight to Florida Coastal School of Law.
There was just one thing that differentiated her from her classmates: "I knew from the beginning that I didn't want to practice law," says White, who now works as a financial adviser for Ameriprise Financial Services. "Instead, I saw the J.D. as a way of boosting my credibility in the business world."
During law school, White was drawn to courses on wills and trusts, as well as federal taxes. Then, during her final year of law school, she volunteered for the AARP as a tax preparer. "I got a lot of questions about savings, retirement accounts, IRAs" and other topics beyond the scope of her role as a volunteer tax preparer, she says. "And I realized that I wanted to know the answers to those questions so I could advise people appropriately."
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The degree also helped White get a leg up in the industry. After passing the bar, she moved to Boston and papered the city with her resume. That paid off and she received several offers, including one as an estate attorney with a financial-service firm. It was a relatively high-level position for a newly minted lawyer, but White turned it down.
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After the World Cup hosts had beaten South Africa 5-0 in a friendly on Wednesday night, a young fan – believed to be just seven years old – invaded the pitch to try and meet his idols.
Soccer City Stadium security staff in Johannesburg were set to remove the child in typically heavy-handed fashion.
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The gesture was reminiscent of the time Cristiano Ronaldo allowed a pitch-invading fan to engage in a lingering hug, before writing a letter to authorities to help him escape prosecution.
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Spare a thought for the slightly less young, slightly less cute youth who also invaded the pitch - as the child is hoisted aloft by Brazil, the older lad is being manhandled by security. Hopefully they took it easy on him...
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The night of all nights!! The 9th annual American Freedom Festival Washington presented by SKYDEX and CareerBuilder played to an enthusiastic packed house at the Patriot Center in Fairfax, VA on Saturday, November 10. The 3 plus hour extravaganza featured many extraordinary moments beginning with our co-host, SMA Tilley, getting things started with "An American Homecoming: Saluting America's Returning Heroes" tribute video to our military. It was very moving bringing many in the audience to tears After a beautiful rendition of the National Anthem by Christal Rheams and eloquently delivered invocation by MCPOCG Vince Patton (retired), co-Host, actress, Karri Turner, joined SMA on stage. Social Media and Mobile Text Giving were a big part of the show tonight. Karri and SMA Tilley asked the audience to like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter and donate $10 by texting 4VETS to 20222 throughout the evenig. Everyone picked up their cellphones and began tweeting and texting. It was amazing!!
Karri spoke about the Veterans Career Hiring Event that was held earlier in the day and acknowledged all the great companies for participating. She commended them for answering the call to help our Veterans find employment. Over 80% of the Veterans in attendance at the Hiring Event were engaged for follow up and next steps by the companies! Quite incredible!
Speaking of extraordinary moments, Karri and SMA Tilley introduce a moving video identifying the many needs of our Veterans and military families and the services in places to address those needs. AFF supports many organizations that provide essential support services to our Veterans. Those organizations were featured in this video.
Karri then introduced our first act, KANSAS! They took the stage to an overture of "Dust In The Wind" and proceeded to blow the audience away with their stellar musicianship. After playing countless hits, engaging the audience at every turn and creating an explosive atmosphere, they showed why they are one of the premier bands in rock history. What a performance!
Another extraordinary moment followed as SMA Tilley and Karri brought to the stage, presenting sponsor SKYDEX's Executive Chairman of the Board, Frank Mendicino. Together they presented the first charitable contribution of the evening. SMA Tilley invited John Jaeger from YRCI, Lisa Reeves, President and CEO of Easter Seals Greater Washington Baltimore Region and U.S. Marine Corp Veteran, Kevin Brown. Kevin gave a moving testimonial of how Easter Seals has stepped up to help him and other Veterans trying to reintegrate back into civilian life under very stressful circumstances. Then to the surprise of Ms. Reeves, SMA presented a check for $45,000!! She was visibly moved by this presentation.
Next SMA Tilley invited Ken Falke from Boulder Crest Retreat for Wounded Warriors to the stage and presented a check to him for $20,000 on behalf of Shane Moore and all the employees of Veterans Management Services, Inc. Technical Sergeant Adam Popp spoke on behalf of Boulder Crest acknowledging their service and the need for such a facility. What a great partnership. We can't wait for the grand opening to happen in June!
SMA Tilley then introduced our featured act of the evening, CHICAGO. Enough can't be said for the talent of this group and the great energy they brought to the show. The band wowed the crowd, performing all their hits and then some. The audience stood and cheered through the entire performance. It was magical!
Thanks go out to our 60 sponsors who made this event possible and the thousand in attendance who never stopped showing their appreciation for our Veterans and service members. Throughout the evening it became so apparent that we must never forget the service and sacrifice our military has undertaken and continues to undertake to insure that we live a life of freedom.
American Freedom Festival Washington 2012 presented by SKYDEX and CareerBuilder!
2012 American Freedom Festival Washington featuring legendary CHICAGO! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
Our inimitable host, AFF Co-Founder, SMA (r) Jack Tilley! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
The Virginia National Guard Commonwealth Challenge Youth Academy get things started with a wonderful salute to the colors! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
The lovely and talented co-host, Ms. Karri Turner with SMA (r) Tilley. PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
The U.S. Army's Christal Rheams delivers a magnificent performance of our National Anthem! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
Lead Singer, Steve Walsh, and KANSAS rock the crowd at AFFDC 2012! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
AFFDC 2012 crowd goes wild for KANSAS! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
Fiddle player, Dave Ragsdale of KANSAS, shows why they are one of the greatest rock bands in history! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
Easter Seals receives AFF check for $45,000 on behalf of SKYDEX and YRCI! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
Boulder Crest received AFF check for $20,000 on behalf of SKYDEX and VMSI! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
CHICAGO takes the stage to a thunderous reception! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
The legendary horns of CHICAGO drive the crowd crazy on "25 or 6 to 4"! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
SMA (r) Tilley and Patrick Milligan of Kaplan University present Brandi Stephens with Scholarship Award! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran
Keith Howland and James Pankow of CHICAGO show everyone why they have maintained the highest degree of musicianship for over 5 decades! What A Performance!!!! PhotoCredit: Duy Tran


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In the Pages app, which is the word-processing and page-layout tool in the iWork suite of apps for the iPad, you can format the text in your document, but you should attend to one other type of formatting: formatting the document itself. It includes page headers and footers, page numbers, and backgrounds that appear on all pages. Here's how to proceed:
Open a Pages document and tap Tools.
The Tools popover appears.
Tap the Document Setup option.
You see a blueprint-like section that's markedly different from the view you see when you edit an individual page. Note that this page will not rotate when you turn your iPad; it displays in portrait orientation only.
Tap a header or footer to customize it.
You can use the three footer sections to insert the author's name, a title, the version number, or the page number, for example.
Type some text in the section you want to customize.
Make any desired customizations.
To add page numbers to your document, tap in the header or footer section you want to use for the page number, and then tap the Page Numbers button in the toolbar that appears.
This toolbar is shown only when you select a header or footer.
You can choose the format of the page numbers.
Tap the style you prefer.
The style is applied.
Set the outer limits of the area for the page content (as well as for header and footer) by dragging the lines.
These settings determine the printable area of your document on the page. Margins you set using the ruler define this area.
Tap the Change Paper Size button on the bottom of the page and select a predefined paper size.
Tap US Letter to print on 8½-x-11-inch paper or A4 to print on standard international letter paper.
Tap Done.
After your page is set up, you're ready to finish entering text in your document and print it when it's done.


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Global scientists of Indian-origin, who have made path-breaking discoveries in the field of healthcare, are moving to India to test, validate and market their innovations. Their aim is to provide handy, affordable solutions for the diagnosis and treatment of life-threatening diseases like cancer. Shiladitya Sengupta and his team, who developed technology to help in cancer treatment at Harvard-MIT division of the Health Sciences and Technology in Boston, have founded a start up - Invictus Oncology - in India.
The Delhi-based start-up is developing nanomedicine - or a drug smaller than one-thousandth the diameter of human hair - which hones in on tumours and reduces side-effects. It shrinks tumours by cutting off blood supply to it and continues to sit on the tumour till it dies.


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McLaughlin helps The Storehouse
Published: Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Klacy McLaughlin, a senior at Custer High School, chose to make her senior project's focus on American-made products and their importance to the U.S. economy. Under the mentorship of Sarah Albertson, she asked the community for donations of items to benefit The Storehouse here in the Custer community.
McLaughlin reports that American made products are important to her and her family. She accepted donations of sheets, comforters, pillows, blankets, towels, pots and pans. Her emphasis was on American-made products, but accepted all donations.
Upon completion of her senior project, she collected 60.5 pounds of goods. McLaughlin not only raised awareness in the community to support American-made products, but also to support those in need around the area.
"Klacy encompasses the notion that together, we can make a difference,"�said Michelle Watland, Storehouse volunteer. "The Storehouse has been honored to be the recipient of the good will of Klacy McLaughlin."
She is the daughter of Ray and Dawn McLaughlin. She plans to attend National American University to become a veterinarian tech.
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(CNN)NASA's latest announcement that liquid water "flows intermittently on present-day Mars" is huge news, topping off an important discovery two years ago when NASA scientists said an analysis of drilled rock samples collected by the Curiosity rover shows that ancient Mars could have supported living microbes.
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Educational Objectives
The objectives of the Engineering Physics program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree from Fort Lewis College, a liberal arts educational environment with a distinctive and historic mission of serving Native American students, are:
Graduates have the fundamental technical skills and knowledge required for success in the engineering profession, or in graduate or professional study.
Graduates have the additional skills and knowledge necessary for success in a professional environment, including clarity in communication, ability to work on a team, an understanding of professional and ethical responsibilities, and recognition of the need for lifelong learning.
Graduates successfully pursue a broad range of career paths.
Engineering-Physics is the newest degree option available to Fort Lewis College students as part of the Physics major. The field of Engineering-Physics has been around for decades with over 30 accredited programs nationwide including programs at Cornell University, Colorado State University, California Institute of Technology, Harvard University, Colorado School of Mines, and many more.
Engineering-Physics (EP) is an interdisciplinary program that combines the studies of physics and engineering into a single curriculum. It meets the growing demand in industrial research and development for engineers well trained and educated in the basic sciences. Engineering-physics students complete engineering science and design courses typically found in other engineering programs, like mechanical, electrical, and civil engineering, while still maintaining the broad, fundamental, scientific background provided by physics. It provides a strong base for employment or graduate school in many fields of engineering including mechanical, electrical, civil, aerospace, environmental, automotive, industrial, biomedical, and others. Graduates of the program have the flexibility to adapt to tomorrow's demands for modern, interdisciplinary careers in a rapidly changing technological society.
Professional Advisory Board for Engineering-Physics
The Professional Advisory Board is a group of practicing and retired engineers who advise the Department of Physics and Engineering on curriculum and program content, helping to assure that students completing the Engineering Physics major are fully prepared for a wide variety of engineering careers or engineering graduate programs.
Board Objectives: Provide professional oversight for the Engineering-Physics program in the context of the needs and expectations of engineering and scientific industries. Specifically the board will: 1. Help establish and provide periodic review of the program objectives. 2. Provide ongoing input concerning the needs of industry and its relation to curriculum. 3. Assist in assessment of the program outcomes. Please contact the department chair for a list of current PAB members.
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Incommunities celebrates sparkling success for GEM graduates
Published by Anonymous for 24dash.com in Housing and also in Education
'Customer insight' can help housing providers deliver better services
All 21 recruits on a Graduate Employment Mentoring (GEM) programme have passed the Chartered Institute of Housing Level 4 professional qualification and each gone on to secure permanent jobs.
The students came from Incommunities, Gentoo, South Yorkshire Housing Association, Keyhouse, Leeds Federated, Trowers and Hamlins, Orbit and The Centre for Partnership.
The GEM programme is a venture developed by The Centre for Partnership, part of Incommunities which is the largest social landlord in the Bradford District with nearly 21,500 homes for rent.
Incommunities will celebrate the double success for its graduate career building programme on Friday with an awards ceremony at its Shipley base. Students will receive their CIH certificates from Geraldine Howley, Incommunities' group chief executive and chair of The Centre for Partnership. It will also be Howley's first local engagement as the newly elected CIH vice president.
"I would like to congratulate all 21 GEM students on cohort five on their outstanding success," Howley said. "In a short time GEM has grown into a nationally recognised management and leadership training programme. With the launch of a Junior GEM programme in partnership with a leading Bradford upper school and the backing of the CIH, the future is definitely looking bright."
Since 2009 GEM has grown from being a West Yorkshire-based programme to a national one involving over 30 housing associations across the country providing traineeships.
Sarah Morton joined South Yorkshire Housing Association as a digital inclusion officer following a successful internship with them arranged through GEM. She said: "I'm very driven and the GEM programme has surpassed my expectations. The qualification was very challenging and has set me on the road to an exciting career."
The successful GEM students were: Thomas Sutton, Gareth Robinson, Phoebe Twum-Brown, Sophie Roberts, Jonathan Rogers (all Incommunities); Nicola Laycock, Sian Grindley, James Tennant, Hannah Bunce, Bethany Bishop (Gentoo); Danielle Smith, Andrew Tolley, Sarah Morton, Chris Flanagan, James Highmore (South Yorkshire Housing Association); Dave Gibson (Keyhouse); Cath Adams and Leah Keegan (Leeds Federated); Kirstin Halliwell (Trowers and Hamlins); Matthew Whittley (Orbit) and Nazmum Khan (Centre for Partnership).
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NEW BEDFORD: Suzanne T. Poyant, age 70, of New Bedford, passed away at her residence on Thursday, July 10, 2014, unexpectedly. Born in New Bedford, a daughter of the late Andre and Theresa (Maranda) Poyant, she had been a lifelong resident of the city.
A graduate of New Bedford High School, class of 1961, she worked as a bookkeeper for many years and most recently at J. C. Penny in Taunton before retiring. A communicant of Our Lady of Fatima Church she was a member of their Woman's Guild. She enjoyed knitting, being outdoors, and most of all spending time with her family and granddaughter Margaux.
She is survived by one son: Matthew A. Poyant and his wife Erin E. Poyant of Fairhaven, four brothers: Andre Poyant and his wife Anita, Philip T. Poyant and his wife Janet, Daniel Poyant and his wife Shannon, Julien Poyant and his wife Michel; three sisters: Constance LeComte, Gisele Gonsalves and her husband Steve, and Helene Goudreau and her husband Maurice; one granddaughter Margaux Poyant, and several nieces and nephews.
She was a beloved Mother, Grandmother, Sister, Aunt, and Friend. She brought kindness to all who knew her and was giving to a fault. She touched many lives, always there to lend a hand and bend an ear. Her unwavering love and support for those she loved will be so sorely missed.
Her Funeral will be held on Monday, July 14, 2014 at 10:00 AM from the Rock Funeral Home, 1285 Ashley Blvd., New Bedford, followed by a Funeral Mass at 11:00 AM in Our Lady of Fatima Church, 4256 Acushnet Ave, New Bedford. Visiting hours Sunday from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. Burial in Sacred heart Cemetery, New Bedford. For tributes or directions: www.rock-funeralhome.com.
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AT&T looking to hire 770 in DFW, 1,800 in Texas
Dallas-based AT&T Inc. said today that it is looking to fill 1,800 jobs in Texas, including 770 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
More than 1,000 of the statewide positions are newly created, a spokeswoman said.
"From 2010 through 2012, AT&T invested more than $7 billion in its Texas wireless and wireline networks, and the backbone of that service are our people …," AT&T's state president Dave Nichols said in a statement.
The positions include technicians to help with U-verse installation, call center representatives and hundreds of openings at AT&T retail stores, the company said.
Currently, AT&T employs more than 35,000 in the state.


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—Norman R. Augustine, Retired Chairman and CEO, Lockheed Martin Corporation, and Chairman, The National Academies Committee on Prospering in the Global Economy of the 21st Century
"This penetrating, scary analysis and astute, far-reaching recommendations amount to A Nation at Risk for the next generation, a brave, clear call for top-to-bottom reforms in U.S. education . . . . Tough Choices sketches a bold and efficient new vehicle for equipping 21st century Americans with the skills and knowledge they will need—and that the nation needs."
—Chester E. Finn Jr., Senior Fellow, Hoover Institution, Stanford University, and President, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation
"Bold, inventive, analytic, and piercing, the report's recommendations stand to make a huge difference in how America thinks about and enacts its educational enterprise for all—including its youngest—students."
—Sharon Lynn Kagan, Virginia & Leonard Marx Professor of Early Childhood and Family Policy,Teachers College, Columbia University, and Codirector, The National Center for Children and Families
"Tough Choices or Tough Times is must reading . . . . The Commission advances thought-provoking recommendations that should stimulate debate and then galvanize every sector of society . . . to muster the will and the wherewithal to ensure that America's workforce is the best educated and prepared in the world."
—Hugh Price, Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution, and Former President, National Urban League
"[O]ur students are falling further behind and the people of this nation do not seem to be alarmed. This report lays out the kind of drastic change to the system that is crucial if we are to remain a viable economic and political leader in the world."
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virginia college14045 abercorn street suite 1503 savannah, Georgia United States of America
virginia college 14 This school knowing that its my externship said that since i have some misdeameaners on my background thats harly not recent that they cant place me for externship, that they will have to drop me int savannah, Georgia
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If you were withdrawn from the program/school, you must complete an exit survey for your student loans. This is standard practice and required by the Department of Education. You have a 6-month grace period before your loans become due.
I seriously doubt that any attorney would be interested in your case because there's no money to be made. The school will refer to the universal clause that "it is the student's responsibility to understand the regulations regarding placement in the career field". In other words, YOU knew about the misdemeanors and should have determined before you started the program whether you'd be eligible for placement.
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Herkimer County taxpayers will face a 1.998 percent property tax increase if the Legislature's proposed 2014 budget is approved.
The property tax increase included in the $102,295,490 budget is up about one percent from the current year. The Legislature's 2013 adopted budget totaled $96,371,668.
County Administrator James Wallace said major increases in the proposed spending plan include $3,203,446 in highway funds, $1,360,000 for foster care, $498,801 for health insurance, $400,000 for the board out of prisoners, $131,728 for retirement contributions, $118,628 for Country Manor and $61,770 for soil and water conservation.
Wallace said the increase in highway spending is due to "one-time circumstances" as a result of the late June and early July flooding that took place in Herkimer County.
Specifically, Wallace said the increase includes about $870,000 in road maintenance work and about $1 million in Consolidated Local Street and Highway Improvement Program work the county was unable to complete due to the summer flooding.
"The figure also includes about $1 million in equipment purchases using money from the Federal Emergency Management Agency," Wallace said during a telephone interview Thursday. "All of these items are one-time circumstances in the budget and are a direct result of the flood. In the case of the equipment, the county will be able to purchase items that it will be able to utilize for years to come using FEMA moneys."
Reductions in the tentative budget include $180,000 for the education of handicapped children, $43,000 for the county's STOP-DWI program and $21,975 in services for physically handicapped children. Wallace said the reductions to the children's programs were largely due to a reduction in the number people utilizing the services.
The anticipated tax rate for the city of Little Falls is $27.79 per thousand of assessed valuation, up from $27.54. Anticipated tax rates for the townships are Columbia, $6.14 from $5.95; Danube, $6.21 from $6.15; Fairfield, $6.79 from $6.74; Frankfort, $8.10 from $7.34; German Flatts, $7.04 from $7.20; Herkimer, $5.91 from $5.86; Litchfield, $6.10 from $5.92; Little Falls, $7.62 from $7.82; Manheim, $7.96 from $7.90; Newport, $5.12 from $5.08; Norway, $7.33 from $7.50; Ohio, $5.49 from $5.44; Russia, $5.49 from $5.44; Salisbury, $5.54 from $5.48; Schuyler, $6.18 from $6.13; $9.20 from $9.13; Warren, $5.46 from $5.41; and Winfield, $6.12 from $5.93.
Herkimer County Fair Treasurer Gerry Elthorp addressed the Legislature during their meeting Wednesday evening in regard to $5,000 she said was removed from the budget that would normally go to maintenance and repair of the fairgrounds in Frankfort.
"We rely on this money to maintain our buildings and grounds and to keep them in good shape," said Elthorp, adding the fair has plans to build additional space to house animals and has expanded its exhibition space in the past. "Our economic impact on Herkimer County is over $5 million between the fair and 28 off-season events," she said.
Legislator Gary Hartman, D - Herkimer, said during legislator comments the $5,000 seemed like a "drop in the bucket" compared to the county's overall budget.
Page 2 of 2 - "The fairgrounds' economic impact year round, the economic impact of the fair itself and the impact of agriculture on the county's economy, together with the promotion of the county and agriculture that the fair's unpaid volunteers provide, it truly is a drop in the county's budget compared to the benefits provided by the fair activities and the dedicated volunteers. Let's not make their job harder," he said.
Ways and Means Committee Chairman Patrick Russell, R - Old Forge, said work on the budget would continue. "Just because the Legislature approves a tentative budget does not mean the budget process stops," he said. "It will continue."
The public hearing on the proposed budget will take place at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 4, in the Legislature chambers of the county office building at 109 Mary St., Herkimer.
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10. 1987 Muirfield - Faldo's consistency is par for the course.
Nick Faldo would never top a list of the most thrilling golfers in history, but boy could he keep a cool head under pressure. It is fitting, therefore, that he won his first Major title with an incredibly composed performance on the final day at Muirfield in 1987. In tricky conditions, Faldo remained remarkably steady and parred every hole in his final round. American Paul Azinger still looked on course for victory, but bogeys at the last two holes saw Faldo take the Claret Jug.
9. 1972 Muirfield - Lee Trevino 'throws it away' - or does he?
'The Merry Mex' was gunning for his second successive title in 1972 at Muirfield and coming to the 71st hole was level with Tony Jacklin. However, while Jacklin got safely on in three at the par five 17th, Trevino's fourth shot went through the green. "That's it, I've thrown it away," the Mexican-American muttered to himself, only to produce a remarkable chip-in to salvage par. Jacklin still had a birdie putt to go in front but, shaken from Trevino's miracle chip, he three putted to give Trevino a lead that he maintained for victory.
8. 1930 Royal Liverpool GC - Bobby Jones slams the opposition.
American Bobby Jones remained an amateur throughout his career. He played mostly on a part-time basis and chose to retire from competition at the age of 28. Yet he is still considered one of the greatest players of all time. In 1930 he won his third Open title. But more significantly, it represented just one part of golf's Grand Slam, which he achieved that year. In those days the slam was The Open, the US Open, the British Amateur and the US Amateur titles. No other player has won the Slam before or since, (although Tiger Woods won four in a row in 2000-1) and Jones is also still the last amateur to win The Open.
7. 2007 Carnoustie - Irish eyes are smiling.
Padraig Harrington became the first Irishman to win The Open in 60 years after a tense final day at Carnoustie when he edged out Sergio Garcia in a play-off. Garcia had a six-shot advantage over Harrington at the start of the day, but the Dubliner produced a scintillating final round before nerves got the better of him on the last, where he produced a double bogey. That let Garcia back in and the Spaniard only needed a par at the 18th to take the title. However, after getting out of a greenside bunker to within 10 feet, Garcia missed a par putt for the championship. A four-hole play-off ensued and a two-shot swing at the first proved key for Harrington, who was able to bogey the 18th for the win.
6. 1995 St Andrews - Rocca and Roll before Daly takes it.
The antics of 'Wild Thing' John Daly rarely get upstaged on a golf course, especially, you would think, when he is on his way to a Major title. However, the likeable Italian Costantino Rocca did just that in 1995. On the 17th hole of the final round, Rocca's second shot hit the wall at the back of the green, leaving his ball in a depression in the road. However, he produced a remarkable chip shot to within four feet to par. That meant the Italian could force a play-off with a birdie at the short par-four last. But after a great tee-shot his chance again looked lost as he fluffed his second into the 'Valley of Sin' a full 60 feet from the hole. However, Rocca went straight from producing one of the worst shots in Open history to recording one of the best, as he putted through the valley for a remarkable three. Rocca fell to his knees and pounded the ground with joy. Pity he was unable recover in time for the play-off though, which Daly won with ease.
5. 2009 Turnberry - So near and yet so far for Tom Watson.
59-year-old Tom Watson had five Open victories to his name already - but none since 1983, when he was one of golf's major forces. But after three rounds, he was front-runner for victory. Having taken a share of second on day one, he was tied for the lead at halfway, then held it on his own after three rounds. A stuttering final round looked to have cost him, but a birdie on the 17th put him in front of the field once again with a hole to go. Needing to get up and down in two shots to win on the final hole, he saw his putt slide by, forcing him into a play-off against Stewart Cink where, after 72 holes, he finally began to look his age.
4. 1953 Carnoustie - Ben Hogan comes, sees, conquerors, then goes back home again.
The great Ben Hogan didn't travel much after a near-fatal car accident in 1949, but four years later he finally decided to travel over the Pond to compete in The Open for the first time. 27,000 people watched as the most famous name in the game at the time won the tournament by four shots. Hogan only entered seven events that year and won six of them, and he may very well have won the Grand Slam that year too - had the US PGA Championship not been on at the same time as The Open.
3. 2000 St Andrews - Out with the old, in with the new.
As three-time winner (and seven-time runner-up) Jack Nicklaus waved goodbye to Open crowds on the 18th, a 24-year-old Tiger Woods was watching the farwell before starting his round. Woods would go on to win the tournament by eight shots, with a record-breaking 19-under-par score. On that day he also became the youngest player to have won all four Grand Slam titles. The rest, as they say, is history.
2. 1977 Turnberry - Watson edges Nicklaus in classic final day.
Two giants of the game at the height of their powers did battle on the final day of what is widely regarded as the greatest Open. Over the course of four days, the two legends simply blew the opposition away as they both broke the then aggregate score record. A birdie from Watson on the 71st hole put him one up going down the last, and a cracking second shot to within a few feet looked to have sealed the deal when Nicklaus found himself with a 40-foot birdie chance. The Golden Bear sent the already excited crowd into sheer delight by holing the putt, only for Watson to hold his nerve with his own birdie as he claimed the second of his five Open titles.
1. 1999 Carnoustie - Jean pulls a 'Van de Velde' and loses The Open.
The unheralded Frenchman needed just a double-bogey six for victory on a final hole he had birdied in his two previous rounds. However, things went bad for him...FAST. It started with an ill-advised driver off the tee. He twice tried to reach the green from dangerous positions instead of safely laying up. On his third shot, his club got tangled in the rough and his ball flew into the Barry Burn. He took off his shoes and socks and considered playing his fourth from the stream, but finally decided to take a drop. He would eventually need an up and down from a sand-trap for a triple bogey seven just to make a play-off with Justin Leonard and Paul Lawrie.
Not surprisingly, Van der Velde was in no condition for the play-off and the Claret Jug went to Lawrie. The BBC's Peter Alliss summed up Van de Velde's horrorshow when he said. "This is really beyond a joke - he's gone ga-ga!"
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Process Improvements
It is important to realize, however, that significant improvement in process economy is still possible upstream, primarily by shortening the very slow cell culture process (2–3 weeks for harvesting)5 and by de-bottlenecking the link between cell culture and the relatively fast downstream process (1–5 day batch time, depending on degree of process intensification). Frequently, several (up to 5–6) large, staggered upstream lines are needed to feed one downstream production line.
It is likely that the protein mass to be handled per batch will increase further with some "blockbuster" MAbs, but almost certainly not with all future MAb processes (i.e., for most promising medical indications). As a result, further improvements are desirable downstream of cell culture. End product purity and safety, as well as process robustness, are not debatable and cannot be compromised when considering alternate process design options or potential economic advantages. It is essential that alternatives under consideration be reviewed based on their practical value for today's process design work.


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|U8 Coach Calendar
|Sun. Oct 18
|Mandatory Coaches Meeting - Mullins Hall - 7:30pm to 9:00pm
|Tue. Nov 10
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|Thu. Nov 12
|Packet/Uniform Pickup - Sartory Hall - 7:15pm
|Nov. 11-13
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|Mon. Nov 16
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|Thu. Nov 26 & Fri Nov 27
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|Mon. Nov 30- Fri Dec 4
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|Sat. Dec 5
|First game
|Wed. Dec 9
|City Holiday Parade - practices optional - please allow players to attend parade.
|Sat. Dec 19
|Last game before break
|Sun. Dec 20 - Fri. Jan 1
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Distance from Boston: 28 miles with a dedicated T stop
Areas of study: more than 90, including the only undergraduate aviation degree program in the Northeast
Student clubs & organizations: 95 and counting
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Dr. Thomas Quimby, whose adventure education programs are popular with audiences from Outward Bound teenagers to corporate executives, uses the on-campus Challenge Course to teach adventure education to his students at Bridgewater. (Associate professor: Department of Movement Arts, Health Promotion and Leisure Studies)
As artist-in-residence at Utah's Zion National Park, Professor Mary Dondero lived in its canyons for a month and turned her experience into art by creating a series of 40 landscapes to reflect questions of identity and promote environmental preservation. (Associate professor: Department of Art)
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Hortonworks Purchase Points to Need to Lock Down Hadoop
One of the big tech stories of recent years is Hadoop, an odd name for a kind of software that helps run computing jobs efficiently on lots of inexpensive server systems. Keeping such new-wave operations secure has not been a top priority so far, but Hortonworks is betting that will change in a hurry.
The Silicon Valley startup on Thursday is announcing a deal to buy XA Secure, a much smaller company that has specialized in providing security technology that Hortonworks hopes to widely share to create a widely used add-on to Hadoop.
No financial terms are being disclosed, a customary sign that the dollars involved aren't impressive. Yet the deal is nonetheless viewed as a milestone in a big-bucks race by a crop of companies to turn Hadoop into mainstream corporate technology.
"This is the first significant acquisition we've seen by any of these guys," says Merv Adrian, a vice president at the research firm Gartner.
Hadoop, which grew out of Yahoo, is distributed by the non-profit Apache Software Foundation for free on an open-source basis. But Hortonworks and other companies–including Cloudera and MapR Technologies–are building commercial businesses around the technology.
Companies' hopes for Hadoop were underscored in March when Intel spent a whopping $740 million for a 18% stake in Cloudera, taking the startup's valuation to about $4.1 billion. Hortonworks had raised a hefty $100 million round of its own the same month at a valuation of over $1 billion.
The software can be thought of as a way for other companies to exploit some of technology concepts that make searches on Google work so quickly. By storing data across many simple servers, users can pose queries about topics like trends in businesses in ways that weren't previously practical.
Hadoop was initially used only for such "batch" style operations, including analyzing large sets of data after it has been gathered. More recently, however, another layer of software called Yarn has made it easier to run broader kinds of tasks in real time, turning Hadoop into a more central tool for business operations.
Tim Hall, a Hortonworks vice president, says that trend has brought a variety of new corporate stakeholders into the conversation about how to use Hadoop–including people whose job is protecting data. "The question that is being raised by our customers and across the industry is how do I secure this?" he says.
XA Secure, launched in 2012, was formed by engineers who worked on security technology at companies such as Oracle and Veritas, Hall says. The startup developed a kind of software dashboard that can help oversee Hadoop code installed on many servers. It can set parameters such as which employees are authorized to look at which sets of data, and help carry out subsequent audits of who accessed particular information, Hall says.
Such features are likely to appeal in particular to users like retailers, financial service companies and healthcare companies, Hall says. All face particularly intense risks if if data about customers gets out.
Gartner's Adrian calls security a "giant gap" in the landscape of Hadoop, one that other companies are likely to try to close with deals of their own. "This is the first shot across the bow," he says.


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NEW MADRID - A dredge operation is in essence a self-contained community.
With 43 employees, working in shifts of 14 days on the river and seven days off, the men and women of the Ponchartrain's crew work round-the-clock, seven days a week. In addition to the captain, there are dredge operators, boat operators, engine room personnel, deckhands, welders and galley crew.
Their floating city includes of course, the dredge and its cable, pipes and buoys. There is fuel and water storage, work areas to complete repairs, laundry facilities, bedrooms, kitchen and dining area.
Two boats move the workers around the harbor as they continually monitor the clearing of dirt from the river's bottom. A third boat ferries visitors and workers to the river landing.
Mike Latiolais, captain of the Ponchartrain, has worked on the river since 1971 and said the work has its challenges.
"There are different problems and when you are living with this many people, well, sometimes it's like raising another family," he said, grinning.
Owned by Great Lakes Dredging, the Ponchartrain was built in 1962. Through the years the equipment has received numerous upgrades and today it includes 4,000 horsepower engine to power its dredging operations and a computer system to monitor operations.
The company is contracted by the U.S. Corps of Engineers for the work, conducted primarily through the summer months when the river is low. Congress has mandated the Corps maintain a channel 9-foot-deep and 300-foot-wide channel on the Mississippi River.


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Chicago Sports & Cycle - Midlothian, IL
Kathi Wolfe, General Manager
10 Years + Attending, 5 Attended last year
Does your business do any research prior to the show?
We try to be aware of market trends so we can verify them at the show. We watch the fashion industry to see what trends are coming down the pipe for accessories and apparel. We talk to our customers to see what they want. We always find several products that are new to the market just from asking questions to our customers. In fact, we have a blog we use to gather feedback from our customers, and this gives us direction into what products we will sell. We also use outside sources such as motorcycle events to see what is selling, what customers are buying, and to try and figure out why they are buying those items or services.
What areas of your business do you research?
We research every area of our business. To give you an example, we spent a lot of time to upgrade our service department – simple things like new equipment to make things faster. All the equipment we found at Dealer Expo. We even found companies that did demos over the selling season that we have budgeted for next year. We used the show to determine how to budget for new equipment, upgrades and additional staffing.
In November we decided we wanted to focus on 100% absorption in our parts and service departments so they can cover 100% of their overhead with gross profits that cover the expenses of the company. With a reduction in unit sells and the effects of the economy, we had to redirect our efforts. Dealer Expo was a key resource in helping us meet our goals and find solutions for both departments. We made "doing more with less" our research priority and brought that to Dealer Expo.
When do you start researching your needs for the show?
We are doing it now, taking notes all year long. Dealer Expo is part of our cycle; we watch what goes on in our dealership over the year, and as soon as it starts to quite down in September we start to figure out what we need to get through the next year. We then take those ideas to Indianapolis and we look for solutions. We bring those solutions back to the dealership, implement them, and then start the note taking process all over again.
Do you attend Dealer Expo every year? If so, why do you feel it's important to go every year?
We attend Dealer Expo every year. In fact, because we are so close to Indianapolis we encourage all our employees to attend. By attending, talking to vendors and other dealers we get an idea of what is going on in the industry. The show allows us to take advantage of peer-to-peer networking, and we attend the seminars. We come out of the show with ideas, and we take those ideas to our managers, who then take them to our employees. After we gather that information we put it to work in our dealership, then we look at our results and loop starts all over again. We work around seasons, and consider Indy one part of our loop!
Did you use any resources or tools to plan for the show last year?
We took advantage of Map Your Show. At Dealer Expo you could spend a week walking around and not see it all. You have to use the tools to help you plan and make appointments. Otherwise you get lost and you never get what you're looking for. We have been using the tool R.I.D.E since before it was created!
Any advice you'd like to offer other dealers?
We found products 2-3 years prior to them being in our catalog because we found them at Dealer Expo. That means we were selling them before most dealers ever stocked them. You have to attend the show and shop the show to be ahead of the game. Our competitors are always asking us where we find product they don't have, and it's at Dealer Expo.
Take advantage of the opportunities to hold key meetings with vendors you want to know more about. We use that information to bring back to the dealership and provide details to our managers. This allows us to build action plans based on those meetings, so we can implement them into the dealership departments and onto the retail floor.
Lastly, anybody who attends the show needs to think like an owner. Don't only come for the deals, free stuff or to only meet your lifeline distributors you meet with on a daily basis. If you want to be successful in this business, you need to find solutions to your problems and make the show an opportunity to determine where you can win with your customers. It's not the dealership down the street that's your biggest competitor; it's the furniture store down the street, the automotive dealership 10 miles away and all the other places where consumers spend their discretionary income.


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Ash puts coin in hubby's pocket
News of minor differences between Bollywood's hottest couple Aishwarya and Abhishek Bachchan sometime hits the headlines in bits and pieces. To safeguard hubby from any malevolence and to keep their life free from any bad shadow, Ash who is a firm believer of Feng Shui inserts a good luck coin in hubby's pocket.
Her Feng Shui act is not restricted up to that, she has re-designed Abhishek's vanity van with all Feng Shui accessories. According to a close source, "Ash apparently wanted calm and peace in her life and an expert in Bandra gave her some tips."
Ash does not want any disturbance in her married life and has been adopting all sorts of astronomical laws to lead a blissful life. Ash and Abhi's professional life is also not going great. Ash has to wash her hand from endorsement deal and Abhi has also failed to acquire any meaty roles. Hope, Ash's Feng Shui act can bring some good luck to their professional life too.


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Dr. Fanny Patootie gets her butt out of bed at 6am and pulls up outside Healthy Hiney Medical Center by 7 (she parks in the rear, of course).
The first thing she does is check with the girls at reception to collect any messages that have been left for her, and then with her assistant to see what her day looks like. After being informed of her schedule, she goes to her office to return any calls that are of a more…sensitive nature.
"Hello?" says the first patient Dr. Patootie calls.
"Hi, Karen? This is Dr. Patootie. I see you called?"
"Yeah, hi…I just had a question. When I saw you yesterday you told me I had an anal fissure."
"Well, I've been on WebMD…."
Uh boy. What Dr. Patootie wouldn't give to send that website hurtling into outer space. It's chock-full of good information, but it's probably responsible for doubling the number of paranoid hypochondriacs in the world.
"Yes, and?"
"It says I could have colon cancer."
"You don't have colon cancer, Karen. We looked into that possibility when we reviewed the results of your colonoscopy. You're clean. All you have is a slight anal fissure that was most likely the result of passing a large or harder than average stool."
"A what?"
"A poop, Karen. A harder than average poop."
She still doesn't sound convinced, but Dr. Patootie can't spend all day easing her patient's mind. She understands the reasons so many people get wigged out about what their symptoms might mean, but she does wish more of them would accept her professional diagnosis at face value.
Dr. Patootie's first appointment is a referral from a physician—an elderly man who has been experiencing extreme discomfort during bowel movements. He is a new patient, so the doctor meets with him in her office first, to go over his medical history and make him feel at ease (or as much as possible). Soft, leather chairs and dusty old medical books tend to make people feel more relaxed than sitting half-naked on a sheet of butcher paper. Go figure.
"I can't seem to locate a heartbeat...."
However, once their initial meeting is out of the way and Dr. Patootie has gotten all the information she needs, to the butcher paper he goes.
"Okay, Mr. Tochus," says Dr. Patootie. "I just need you to lay back, and turn on your side, away from me…."
Mr. Tochus does as he is instructed, although it takes him about 45 seconds to accomplish the feat.
"I'm just going to insert a couple of fingers and see if I can find the source of the discomfort, okay?"
Mr. Tochus nods silently.
Sometimes there are no words. Dr. Patootie dons a pair of latex gloves and covers two fingers of her right hand with lubricant. She still remembers the first time she ever had to do this, before it became second nature and she no longer flinched. Her dry heaving days are well behind her now.
She feels around for about a minute, making note of any physical irregularities, as well as Mr. Tochus' physical reactions.
"Okay, you have some internal hemorrhoids," says Dr. Patootie. "I'm going to go ahead and prescribe you something for those, as well as a laxative that should help you produce some softer, less painful stools. However, I would like to have you come in for a colonoscopy so we can make sure there's nothing else going on in there."
"This will only hurt for a second...."
Mr. Tochus nods, again silent. The only thing worse than having two fingers up his rear end is having a camera inserted into it. For all he knows, this thing is going to wind up on the YouTube.
Dr. Patootie tends to a number of other patients throughout the morning, afternoon, and even into the evening. She works a long day.
One patient she sees for a case of fecal incontinence, meaning he can't control when he…goes number two. She prescribes Imodium, which should help to solidify matters. If that doesn't work, she advises him there is a chance they may have to perform a colostomy, after which he would have his BM's redirected to a pouch that is located outside his body. Gives the term "fanny pack" a whole new meaning.
Another patient has to have a doorknob removed from their anus. He claims it was an accident, but how he fell backwards onto a doorknob—while naked, mind you—is not a circumstance that Dr. Patootie wants to think about overly much. However it happened, her job is to remove it without disrupting any of the weirdo's internal wiring. The operation is successful, and the man's door to future health and well-being has been opened.
Finally, Dr. Patootie has to perform a surgical procedure to remove a cancerous growth on a patient's colon. This operation is also successful—at least, it seems that way for now. They will have to wait and see…more tests will be run, and hopefully they nipped this thing in the butt.
It's past 7pm before Dr. Patootie finally finishes up with her last patient. She is exhausted…time to get her buns home and into bed.