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Gabriel Varga Talks GLORY Featherweight Title and Upcoming K-1 China Fight
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Canadian featherweight Gabriel Varga has turned some heads over the past few years with his appearances in K-1 and GLORY. In fact, Gabriel Varga is the man who is set to fight for the inaugural GLORY Featherweight Championship against Mosab Amrani. Sadly, that fight was pushed back but luckily enough he'll be keeping busy as he fights on K-1's China vs. USA event on January 1st.
We caught up with Varga while he prepares for his fight on January 1st.
Your weight class is incredibly competitive all around the world, where do you feel you stand in that weight class right now?
It depends in what style. I haven't fought full Muay Thai, but in GLORY rules or modified Muay Thai I know I can be the best. There was so much hype around Sitmonchai and many people where excited to see him fight outside Thailand, but Kickboxing is a different sport and I know I can win a fight against anybody. I think with another 2-3 wins I will be recognized as the top kickboxer at –65kg.
Do you feel that Canada has finally gotten a chance to show the world how much talent comes from there over the past few years and are you proud of it?
Canadian fighters have had great opportunities over the past few years and Joesph Valentini, Simon Marcus, Josh Jauncey, Rob Thomas, Matt Embree and myself have risen to the challenge. I'm very happy with my accomplishments so far, but I still want to beat the top names and then Canada will be even more recognized in the Kickboxing world.
You've actually fought in China before, how does it feel to head back to China?
After another 6 months between fights I'm just happy to get a fight anywhere. But I'm looking forward to everything about this fight aside from the 12+ hour plane ride.
There isn't much out there about your opponent, does that bother you or will it not be a problem?
I've watched a few videos of him and I feel I know his style well enough now. I always prefer to learn about my opponents and train specifically for them. That's one of the reasons I dislike tournaments. You can only prepare for your first opponent and after that you just have to do the best you can.
Historically your weight class has been dominated by the Japanese, what kind of shift do you think happened over the past few years?
The Japanese are still great fighters but they haven't always had to fight the best foreigners. Japanese organizations often bring in foreign opponents who aren't necessarily amongst the best. GLORY has been great for including the best fighters in the world.
I'm sure in the future we'll see more Japanese in the -65kg division, but with Kubo's recent loss and Noiri's absence I don't expect to fight a Japanese opponent in the near future.
You are still going to be fighting for GLORY's Featherweight title soon, how did you go about taking this fight with K-1?
GLORY was kind enough to let me have a one fight deal with K-1 because of GLORY 19 being postponed. I'd like to fight at least 3 times per year and in 2014 I only got to fight in June. I asked GLORY if they'd be willing to make a special exception this one time and they said yes. And K-1 was great to me as well. I called them up with a 4 weeks notice pleading for a fight and they put me on the first card they had.
Fighting on the first day of the year is a great way to start. I hope to fight at least 5 times next year and getting the GLORY Featherweight title should help me become a bigger draw.
Kickboxing has struggled in North America, what do you think will help it attract more fans?
Kickboxing simply won't become mainstream in North America in only 2 years. GLORY has been doing a great job and if they continue to hold 8+ events per year and air them on Spike, the audience will grow. I hear so many people complaining about the UFC and I think within a couple of years, GLORY will capture the attention of those less enthusiastic MMA fans and help the popularity of kickboxing grow.
If GLORY can focus on creating a few more stars who are North American that will help as well. And if there's ever a chance to do some sort of reality show that would be very exciting. My management EPOK Agency recently announced a groundbreaking partnership with a major talent agency in New York, which will open new opportunities in mainstream media. So I think this will also help with growing my popularity as a North American fighter.
Is there anyone out there that you want to face down the line?
The only person I think I should fight for the GLORY belt is Mosab Amrani. He holds a win over Kubo and is ranked number 1. That's the fight I want.


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Sheriff Terry Box put his department's "C.O.P." program on the road this month, putting volunteers who are alums of his sheriff's citizen's academy on the road in a specially-marked vehicle with radios "and other emergency equipment."
It's a concept that is being used in a lot of agencies, with the idea of getting more "eyes and ears" on the street. COP volunteers, who get 12 hours of training in addition to the citizen's academy, won't make arrests; they will be on the lookout for suspicious situations and will help patrol officers as needed.
Some of the 50 COP slots are still open. If you're interested in volunteering for the program or attending the citizen's academy, call the sheriff's crime prevention unit at 972-547-5167.

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- Understanding the three type objects in Illustrator
- Importing text from Microsoft Word
- Using the Glyphs panel
- Converting text into editable vector paths
- Kerning and scaling characters
- Setting indents and spacing
- Threading text across multiple objects
- Sharing styles across multiple documents
- Understanding style overrides
- Changing text with Find and Replace
- Wrapping text
- Setting type along a path
- Updating legacy text
Skill Level Intermediate
In the previous movie, we discussed the concept of hierarchy as it applies to text styles inside of Illustrator, and because of that, when I'm working inside of Illustrator, I usually focus on defining my character styles first. In fact, the very nature or the kind of documents that I create inside of Illustrator, just the way that I use text, a lot of point text objects, a lot of smaller blocks of text, I'm usually focusing on just the font and the font size, a few basic settings. So I'm usually working within the realm of character styles. And remember, those sit higher in the hierarchy than paragraph styles do.
So when I need to add things like Tab settings or space before or things that are specific to paragraphs, I then go ahead and create a paragraph style to override or to add on additional features to my character styles. This is very different than the approach I might take in InDesign, where I'm usually building paragraph styles first and then I modify or override some of those settings using character styles. But here inside of Illustrator, character styles always comes first, and then if I decide I need something little bit extra, I then build the paragraph style on top of that. So let's take a look at this flyer right here.
I am working in this document called character_styles.ai, and I want to create some styles here for maybe my headline, my body copy, and maybe my tagline here. So before I get started, it's important to realize that I already have a character style defined in my document, which is my Normal Character Style. That's my default style. So I am going to be creating styles that sit above that Normal Character Style. I am going to go to the Window menu, I am going to scroll down to where it says Type, and then I will choose Character Styles to open up my Character Styles panel. And there are two ways to really go about defining styles inside of Illustrator.
One way is what I call the Flying Blind method. That's simply when I have nothing selected in my artboard. I click this button here on the bottom to choose Create New Style. Then I double-click on the style, and I will give it a name, and I start going through the settings: Basic Character Formats, Advanced Character Formats, so on and so forth. And remember that these are not necessarily blank; they are just inheriting the settings from the Normal Character Style that already exists inside of my document. So if I already knew in my mind exactly what I wanted to create, maybe I am already working for a certain client. I know what the typeface I am going to be using is.
So I am going to start specifying that information right here. I am building it basically just from whatever exists inside of my brain. However, many times when I am working inside of a document I am designing things first on my artboard, like I've done here. I actually just set my text. I see kind of how it fits, what basic size I want, and then once I have gotten this down and I now I'm creating styles, because I need to create multiple versions of this. Maybe I am doing a whole campaign of flyers or maybe I am creating an English flyer here, but I also need a Spanish version and other languages, for example.
And I might want to be using styles in order to make that process easier. I will build my styles from my existing document. So I am just going to select this character style here and simply delete it. I will choose Yes over here. And now I am going to select this text for the headline. I wanted to create a new character style, and I can certainly click on this button here to create a new character style, but then to actually change its settings and change its name, I need to double-click on it, which is an extra step. So what I do instead--I am simply going to go ahead now and delete this one-- is I come over here with my text selected, to my Character Styles panel, hold down the Option key on my keyboard-- I am on a Mac, but if you are on Windows, that would be the Alt key--and then while holding that key down on your keyboard, click the Create New Style button.
This automatically now opens up the Character Style Options dialog box, so I can give it a name. Let's call this one header. And I could jump to right over here where the settings are, so I can make sure that I get all the settings that I want, even if they go above and beyond what I have already set inside of my document. For example, you can see that Font Family, Font Style, Size, Kerning are all chosen here for me, because they are picking up these values from my selection. However, where Leading and Tracking are set right now, it could be that I don't have those settings. I have never set them explicitly for that selection here inside of my document for that text object.
So Illustrator is actually setting those to inherit them from the Normal Character Style. But I may not want that, so I am going to choose a specific value Other, and for Tracking I will set it to 0. I am also going to choose Normal for Case and Position. And before we go to the next dialog here, I just want to show you that these check boxes for Underline, Strikethrough, and Standard Vertical Roman Alignment have a little dash through it. That is what we call a neutral value, but it means that it's picking up that value again from the Normal Character Style. So check boxes, when working in this way, have three different states.
They have a state of being off completely, of being on, or of being neutral, or meaning inherit the setting from the previous style. I don't want it to inherit that setting. I want it specifically to be off, so I am simply going to go ahead here and make sure that these check boxes are not turned on at all. Next, I will go to Advanced Character Formats. I will choose again 100% in both Horizontal and Vertical Scale, and for Baseline Shift and Character Rotation, I am going to choose 0. For Language, I am going to choose English: USA. I will discuss more about the values of working with language a little bit later on in the next chapter.
Next, I will go to Character Color. I will choose Black. I will turn off Overprint Fill. I will go to OpenType Features and I want my Figure set to default, my Position set to default, and I do want my Standard Ligatures turned on, but I don't really want any of the other settings for OpenType right now at all. So I am going to turn all those off, and now that I have set all of those settings I am going to click OK. Great! So I have now used my selection to create or define a new character style, but I haven't applied the style to that text.
Now that the style exists, I am simply going to go ahead and click on it and now I have applied that style to this selection right now. Now you will notice a little plus sign appear next to the word header. We will actually learn more about what that means a little bit later inside this chapter, but for now I am going to click on this option again to basically tell Illustrator that I want this to be pure settings that I have applied with this header character style. Now let's focus on creating styles for both the body copy here and the tagline. I am going to select the body copy here. This is an area text object, so again, it doesn't make a difference what kind of text object I am using.
I am now going to hold down my Option key, or the Alt key on Windows, click on the Create New Style button here to create a new character style. Let's call this one body. I am going to jump to where it says Basic Character Formats. Again, notice all these options are already chosen for me, because it's picking that up from my selection. Let's uncheck these three options, and let's set the Case and the Position to Normal. Next, I will go to Advanced Character Formats. Let's set these to 100. Set my Character Rotation here to 0. Some of these were already filled out, and that's because maybe I have already modified those settings or specified them here inside of my text selection when I first set this text.
And again, I will set my Language to English: USA. Let's go to Character Color, set it to black, turn off Overprint Fill. Go to OpenType Features, go to Default Figure here, go to Default Position here. Turn on Standard Ligatures but turn off the other options. Finally, we will click OK here and now let's apply the style to this body copy. So I am going to click once to apply it and then once again to get rid of that little plus sign. And again, we will talk more about that in a later movie. Next, I am going to come here to the tagline and select it.
Option+Click to create a new style. Let's call this one tagline. Let's go to Basic Character Formats. Let's choose Tracking 0 here. Again, I am just scanning for areas that are not actually specified. Set my Case and Position to Normal, uncheck these options here. Go to Advanced Character Formats. Let's choose 100, 100, 0 and 0 for Baseline Shift and Character Rotation. Set my Language to English: USA. Let's go to Character Color. Let's choose Black.
I am actually turning off Overprint Fill here, although if you speak to most printers, they probably do want black text to overprint. But for now I am not getting to the print production aspects of it. I just want to have one consistent setting and you will see later on, because I am using styles here, it could be very easy for me to turn Overprint Fill on across all my text very quickly. Next, I will go to OpenType Features, set my Figure and Position to the Default, turn Standard Ligatures on, but turn all these other settings off. Now I am going to click OK, and again, click on tagline once and then click on it again to now apply the style here.
Now I am going to click anywhere on my artboard here just to deselect it, so I have nothing selected now in my document. And let's focus now on how I might modify character styles. Maybe I want to experiment and the tagline doesn't really stand out enough. Maybe I want to make that tagline bold. Well, what I could do is I could actually modify the style, and one of the most beautiful things about working that way is that when I modify styles I can have a Preview setting turned on, so I can actually see that as it's being applied to the text. Now you might ask yourself, why don't they just simply select that text to make it bold? I can certainly do that; however, the real benefit of working with styles is when I have multiple areas where the text is applied.
So I can now make that change in multiple areas inside of my document. True, right now I only have one flyer that I am working with, but my ultimate goal is to have maybe an entire campaign of flyers, or maybe I have some flyers that are in English and some are in Spanish and other languages. So I might want to make a change across all the different flyers that I am working on. So by working with styles, that process becomes that much more easy. So now with nothing selected, I am going to come to my Character Styles panel and I am going to double-click on the tagline character style. Notice over here on the left-hand corner I have the Preview check box which is turned on.
So if I go to Basic Character Formats and I decide, hmm, what would this actual tagline look like if it were set to bold. So I can choose where it says Font Style, change that to Bold, and you can see how that automatically now changes in the artboard. I see there is a problem automatically right here because now that I have made that bold, it takes up too much space and it runs into the logo. So maybe I want to change the point size of that tagline to maybe 24 pt. That looks pretty good. So now when I click OK, I can see that that change has already been applied to my text, even though I haven't had to select the text.
And again, the main benefit here is that if I had 10 flyers in this document, simply by changing this one character style definition, all the other styles inside of my document will get updated as well. So this should give you a really good idea on how character styles work inside of Illustrator. In the next movie, we will talk about going one step further in the hierarchy of styles, dealing with paragraph styles.


text: Listmates: Most of you probably already know about this great little utility that disables the synaptic touchpad when you are typing in KDE (or X-Window generally). However, I just found out about it, and it is something I have wanted for a long time for my P205D and P35. syndaemon will disable the laptop touchpad while you are entering text with the keyboard and then automatically restores the touchpad within the number of seconds you specify with the -i option. (default = 2 seconds) This feature is already enabled in windows, but I never knew it was also available for linux. I was always plagued by the cursor jumping 1/2 away from where I was typing due to accidentally brushing the touchpad with my palm. Never again. The utility 'syndaemon' is part of the xf86/x11-input-synaptics package and is usually already included with your linux distribution. If not, the driver home page has links to the latest packages as well as links to work with the ALPS touchpad. The current release is 0.14.6. Check: http://w1.894.telia.com/~u89404340/touchpad/index.html To disable the touchpad while typing in KDE use the syndaemon utility directly from the command line. To use syndaemon with a pid file, first insure you have write permissions in the directory you specify for the pid file to be created in. (specified with the -p option) I use the following command line: syndaemon -d -p ~/run/syndaemon.pid -K To have syndaemon automatically start on login in KDE, create a small script to launch syndaemon and place the script in your ~/bin directory and then place a link to that file in ~/.kde/Autostart. You could place the script in the ~/.kde/Autostart directory (or anywhere else for that matter), but as a general rule, keep your executable scripts where they belong and create links to them when needed. The script can be as simple as: #!/bin/bash [[ -d ~/run ]] || mkdir ~/run syndaemon -d -p ~/run/syndaemon.pid -K Save the script with a reasonable name that you will recognize later. I'll use 'syntpad'. Then make the script executable with 'chmod 0744 syntpad'. Finally, create a link in .kde/Autostart to execute the script each time you login. From your ~/bin directory, enter 'ln -s syntpad ~/.kde/Autostart/syntpad' (if using KDE 4, then use ~/.kde4/Autostart/syntpad as your link. Then simply launch syndaemon and you will really appreciate the functionality of this little utility. Never again will your cursor jump 1/2 page up or down because you accidentally brushed the touchpad while typing. Usage and additional options are: Usage: syndaemon [-i idle-time] [-m poll-delay] [-d] [-t] [-k] -i How many seconds to wait after the last key press before enabling the touchpad. (default is 2.0s) -m How many milli-seconds to wait until next poll. (default is 20ms) -d Start as a daemon, ie in the background. -p Create a pid file with the specified name. -t Only disable tapping and scrolling, not mouse movements. -k Ignore modifier keys when monitoring keyboard activity. -K Like -k but also ignore Modifier+Key combos. -- David C. Rankin, J.D.,P.E. | openSoftware und SystemEntwicklung Rankin Law Firm, PLLC | Countdown for openSuSE 11.1 www.rankinlawfirm.com | http://counter.opensuse.org/11.1/small


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Hideto Suzuki – Log Cabin Builder
Brooks has always had an affection for the native Japanese style, but also for the frequently funky yet always ingeniously tasteful Japanese take on Western styles.
In an effort to complement our line of cycle bags with appropriately fashionable functional clothing, Brooks has entered into a capital tie-up agreement with Hideto Suzuki's clothing brand PEdALED. The purpose of this endeavour being a more complete offering for those seeking alternative cycling apparel and accessories.
Hideto Suzuki knows much about the pursuit of perfection. Throughout his professional life, which apart from tailoring and design has also included years studying the techniques of building log cabins (he built five from the ground up), he has been driven by the desire to learn all he can about a craft, and then put this learning to the service of creating the exceptional.
PEdALED signifies the abstract notion "Pedal Earth Diver". Encompassed within the ethos of Hideto's cycle wear brand, it seems that underlying the end product's design and construction is an attempt to somehow weave a near-mystical property into the material.
Hideto's vision is of a cyclist at one with Nature, releasing energy in all directions, feeling of a piece with his surroundings and blurring the boundaries between his senses and the elements.
Hideto's clothing reflects a desire to care for the needs of the cyclist in an organic way. Reflective bits are disguised as distressed areas, and technical details meld seamlessly with design. His clothing is a statement about modern living whose principle assumption is:
"Today, I ride my bike".


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Simpler than OAuth WRAP
OAuth WRAP sprouted up because some of the original OAuth authors and initial implementors thought there were usability issues with OAuth. For example, David Recordon, one of the original OAuth authors commented that Facebook is "hearing strongly from other major implementors that OAuth has not been widely adopted by their developer communities because it is too difficult to correctly implement".
Even though WRAP seems a step in the right direction. It's good to make things simpler. But it still doesn't address the common basic problems with protocols like OAuth:
It still seems too difficult. A cursory glance at the WRAP protocol shows it roughly the same length as the OAuth 1.0a spec. Granted, both protocols are in draft status, and this may be a silly comparison. I had expected a simpler version to be shorter than what it replaces.
The browser redirect anti pattern is still in full swing. WRAP fails to address this huge usability and security problem. We often talk about the password anti pattern, which boils down to: stop conditioning people to give out their passwords. Yes, this is pure evil. We need to stop this, and OAuth helps tremendously here.
The browser redirect anti pattern is scary. Like any anti pattern, this one conditions us to accept that the browser bounces us back and forth between sites. It conditions us to accept that the browser goes where it wants to, and that we are no longer the driver, but the passenger, of our web browsing.
This is dangerous and opens up phishing opportunities. The session fixation attack of the original Oauth 1.0 protocol could hardly been successful without this anti pattern.
So there has to be something simpler. At a meeting at Facebook December 8, 2009, people discussed the Netflix authorization flow, used to connect devices such as TV:s to a Netflix customer's account. When connected, the TV can play the movies the customer adds to their queue. I think the people gathered missed that this flow can be used for all authorization, not just devices, but any web app.
The Netflix flow can be explained in a few sentences. Because the user is not connecting the TV to Netflix via the browser, a redirect less scheme was invented: The TV displays a short memorable text code to the customer, who enters this code at the Netflix website to give the device access. That's it. Nothing more, nothing less.
The underlying protocol? Dead simple. In essence, the TV makes one call to Netflix to get a code, which it then displays to the user. Then it polls Netflix, say every 10 seconds, to see whether the code has been authorized, and if so, gets back some key to use for all future operations for that customers. If the key stops working, the customer has revoked authorization.
This key can be used as secret tokens are used in WRAP: signature-less in the HTTP protocol header on top of SSL. Yes, the devil is in the details, but it seems this fits nicely into existing OAuth-enabled services with very little change.


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WWF brings us this website where you can create a live voice channel to demand changes. Very cool how the panda echos what you say. The only problem is there are not enough people on-line, so I couldn't test the channels.
Check out the site: http://speakshoutroar.com/
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Photography and film-making are increasingly integrated into many aspects of a student's academic life. Even two decades ago, visual images of others were for private or small group viewing. This is no longer the case. We now have cell phone cameras, Facebook, blogging and other means of communicating images to a wide audience in a very short time. Many of these images find second lives, being shared in ever-widening networks or, even, picked up by news outlets. And this dramatic technical change raises questions that are not part of most students' thinking. Now is the moment, when with the many service-learning projects and increased funding for undergraduate research at Duke and other schools, to examine what it means to take, own and share a photograph.
The workshop has a single objective: to get Duke and other students thinking about their responsibilities in taking a photograph when they are participating in a service-learning program or carrying out their own research.
We have brought to Duke a number of leading photographers and a photography editor to reflect on their ideas of responsibility when they take or use a photograph of another human being. The morning panel will be moderated and will allow for questions.
Following lunch, students who have registered will gather in their assigned small groups to think through issues raised by the morning's panelists. A local photographer will help moderate each group. The groups are not expected to report out.
One week in advance a very brief case will be placed on the DUCIS website for the workshop. The panelists will receive the case and be asked to comment from their experiences.
While the morning program is free and open to the general community, lunch and the afternoon breakout sessions are limited to college students from Duke and other area colleges and universities.
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Private cars, motorcycles, agricultural tractors, excavators/diggers, combine harvesters, hearses, vintage/veteran vehicles, vehicles adapted for use by disabled persons, motor caravans and some goods vehicle..
The reminder notice (RF100B) issued from the VRU, Shannon has a PIN number printed on the right hand side. This is the only source of the PIN. This number is not issued by your local council and for security reasons cannot be issued over the telephone or by e-mail by the VRU. By entering the vehicle registration number and PIN you will access the Motor Tax online service. Vehicle insurance details (name of insurance company, policy number & expiry date) will be requested together with the details of your credit card/laser card.
For first time taxing of a new or second hand vehicle after re-registration you will be asked to confirm a portion of the chassis number/VIN as a PIN.
You can pay for up to three months arrears online provided you are also taxing the vehicle at the same time. A receipt for the arrears will also issue with the tax disc where applicable.
Once the payment process has been completed, the applicant is informed that the tax disc will be sent via the post from the Vehicle Registration Unit. The tax disc and the Vehicle Registration Certificate (if applicable) are issued separately by the VRU. If you have not received the disc after 10 days please contact your nearest local Motor Tax Office who will check if the item was posted from Shannon. You will then need to complete Form RF134 & get it stamped at a Garda Station and bring the completed form to the MTO who will issue you with a duplicate disc.
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Tallahassee, Florida- September 7, 2012
Tallahassee has kicked off the 2012 Florida State University football season. With it comes a traffic pattern to assist with moving fans to and from the games and related events. The City of Tallahassee is excited about the new football season and reminds motorists to expect delays as we celebrate our college football season. Listed below are the major roadways affected by the events surrounding the FSU home games:
Gaines Street
As the revitalization efforts continue along Gaines Street, which limits traffic capacity in that area, a POST-GAME traffic pattern will be used by fans parked in Booster Lot 14 (the FSU intramural fields) or to the west of Woodward Avenue.
POST-GAME traffic beginning at Gaines Street and Woodward Avenue will be directed west to Lake Bradford Road. Traffic will then proceed south on Lake Bradford Road, where motorists will be able to choose to turn east or west onto Orange Avenue or continue south on Lake Bradford Road to Capital Circle.
PRE-GAME AND POST-GAME traffic on Gaines Street will remain one-way westbound between Railroad and Woodward Avenues. Pensacola Street
PRE-GAME traffic from Monroe Street to Doak Campbell Stadium will be one-way
POST-GAME traffic will be one-way eastbound to Monroe Street.
FSU Game Day Shuttle:
Fans are encouraged to park at the Tallahassee-Leon County Civic Center and ride the shuttle to the game. Star Metro will provide bus services to and from the game for a nominal fee.
Downtown Getdowns
Each Friday prior to FSU home games, the United Way of the Big Bend hosts the "Downtown Getdown" along Adams Street between Park Avenue and Jefferson Street from 6PM to 10PM. This fun-filled family event features food, live entertainment and activities for the young and the young at heart. Many metered parking spots in the area will be marked "No Parking." For safety purposes, please honor the "no parking" areas.
College Avenue
Closed 4PM-11PM from South Monroe Street to Bronough Street.
Adams Street
Closed 4PM-11PM from West Park Avenue to West Jefferson Street.
Seminole Experience
Also on Fridays, the Seminole IMG hosts the "Seminole Experience" at Kleman Plaza from 6PM-10PM. In order to ensure safety, Duval Street will be closed from West Pensacola to West College Avenue 6PM-11PM. Motorists parking at Kleman Plaza should enter and exit
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War and Peace
by Leo Tolstoy
War and Peace Volume 2, Part 2, Chapter 21 Summary
- Emperor Alexander rides up to a nearby square, where he meets Napoleon, who is also riding up.
- Nikolai notices that Napoleon is not so great on horseback.
- Also, he gets offended that Napoleon pretty much treats Alexander as an equal. To Nikolai, it seems like Napoleon's smile and everything he says is phony.
- Anyway, Napoleon asks for Alexander to name the bravest Russian soldier so he can give him the highest French medal.
- Alexander asks the colonel in charge of the guards standing at attention nearby, and that guy picks out one of them, Lazarev, clearly at random.
- Napoleon awards Lazarev the Legion of Honor.
- Later that day, Lazarev is the toast of the town. There is a huge feast, and everyone is congratulating him.
- Nikolai meanwhile is starting to hallucinate about the hospital he just saw and the smell of the dead people.
- After eating a little and drinking a lot, he almost picks a fight with a guy who starts arguing about the peace, saying that Napoleon could have been beaten if only they'd waited longer. Nikolai starts yelling that no one has the right to question the emperor, because the next step is questioning God. Um, settle down.
- The other guy chalks it up to drunkenness and orders another round.


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A Quote by Michael Pollan on food, food supply, local produce, polyface farm, and joel salatin
In Joel's view, that reformation begins with people going o the trouble and expense of buying directly from farmers they know – "relationship marketing," as he calls it. He believes the only meaningful guarantee of integrity is when buyers and sellers can look one another in the eye, something few of us ever take the trouble to do. "Don't you find it odd that people will put more work into choosing their mechanic or house contractor than they will into choosing the person who grows their food?"
Source: The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals (Large Print Press), Pages: 240
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The Week In Private Equity: Clean And Sober
PE Shops In Aisle 3. Two prominent drugstore items switched ownership from mega-consumer-type companies to private equity. Brynwood Partners bought the Zest soap brand from Procter & Gamble Co. And St. Joseph's Aspirin, which stood apart from the pack thanks to its orange flavor, gets a new home with Ilex Consumer Product Group Inc. and JPB Capital Partners after a sale by Johnson & Johnson Inc.
Rosser Leaves BRS. Harold Rosser, one of the founders of Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill & Co., left to start his own firm, but he'll remain an investor with BRS.
Dog Days Aren't Over. The tradition of pet-related deals continues as, MidOcean Partners invested in Freshpet, which produces dog and cat food under the Freshpet Select, Deli Fresh and Vital Brands. Tyson Foods retains a stake. And H.I.G. Capital bought a majority of private label dry pet food company Pro-Pet LLC, with Land O' Lakes selling some of its holdings.
Fund Of The Week (New). Providence Equity Partners is officially marketing its seventh fund, according to investors. The target hasn't been set, but one limited partner expects the vehicle will look to collect about $8 billion while another estimates a range of $8 billion to $12 billion.
Fund Of The Week (Completed.) Stone Point Capital LLC smashed its target for Trident V LP. It raised $3.5 billion, compared with a $2.25 billion goal.
Deal Of The Week. Lineage Capital LLC invested in LifeSafer Interlock Holdings Inc., a provider of ignition interlock devices used to prevent convicted drunk drivers from repeat offenses. LifeSafer breath-testing devices that are positioned between the ignition and the starter of an automobile. If the driver fails the test, the car won't start–and the results are sent to local authorities.
Home Improvement. Curtains aren't just for decoration and keeping out light. They also reduce noise, save energy and mitigate odors.
Haters. We were surprised that 24/7 Wall St.'s list of the most hated companies didn't lead with Walmart and Halliburton. Also unexpected was the minimal presence of private equity backing. Less surprising was the inclusion of McDonald's, although the Happy Meal purveyor was way down in 12th place.
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Petersen nominated for Masterton
Sunday, 04.1.2007 / 6:00 AM MT / News
Edmonton Oilers
Toby Petersen
The Masterton Trophy, awarded since the 1967-68 season, is given annually to the player "who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication to hockey". The PHWA chapters from all 30 NHL teams nominate one player from the team they cover and the winner of the award is selected by a poll among the 30 chapters of the PHWA at the end of the regular season schedule.
Petersen, who has been a diabetic since childhood, is in his third season with the Oilers organization. He has scored six goals and seven assists for 13 points in 60 games with the Oilers since being recalled from the Iowa Stars of the American Hockey League on October 27, 2006.
He leads the Oilers with two shorthanded goals this season, scoring both in a span of three games in early March. The 28-year-old centre scored his first shorthanded goal at Anaheim on March 9th and added his second at Los Angeles on March 12th.
In 2005-06, Petersen led the Iowa Stars in scoring and finished 16th in the American Hockey League scoring race with a career-high 73 points. The 510", 197-pound native of Minneapolis, Minnesota scored 26 goals and a career-high 47 assists in 79 games with Iowa. He added 2-4-6 in seven Calder Cup playoff games.
Following Iowas elimination from the AHL playoffs, he joined the Oilers for their Stanley Cup playoff run and scored a goal in two playoff game appearances. He netted his first career Stanley Cup playoff goal in his second game, scoring the opening goal in Edmontons 5-4 win over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in Game 3 of the Western Conference Final at Rexall Place on May 23rd.
Now in his seventh pro season, Petersen, who originally signed as a free agent with the Oilers on July 30, 2004, has scored 16-23-39 with 12 PIM in 151 career NHL games.


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The University of Michigan, Detroit is an institution known for its higher learning as well as top-notch athletics. It's one of the nation's most renowned public institutions with approximately 24,500 undergraduates. Its athletic department is second to none with its Wolverines heading up a fan base that is dedicated and determined to see their team win.
In addition to the school's exciting athletic team and stellar programs of study, the University of Michigan, Detroit is home to an art museum, botanical gardens, and arboretum. And the area surrounding the University of Michigan, Detroit -- Ann Arbor -- is alluring, too, with its college town appeal. Its kinetic offerings include unique dining, lively nightlife, and array of cultural activities, entertainment, shopping, and recreational events galore.
The Detroit area has many other sites and activities to offer during your stay. Head to the Detroit Science Center, Hitsville USA, or tee off on one of the many Public Golf Courses.
If you are considering looking into some of the colleges in the area, or you are visiting someone currently enrolled in the University of Michigan, do your homework before choosing from among the many great hotels in the area.
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Weigh in Wednesdays
Remember that goal of mine not to eat candy until Valentine's day?
I failed... about a handful of times!
But who's counting anyways?
I weighed myself this morning and I took a photo.
I was going to post it until i realized that my scale is a mirror. What the heck?!
So I will spare you the crazy photo and just tell you my weight :)
I weighed myself twice and this was the higher of the two weights.
So I will go with that :)
With my height (5'3") my ideal weight would be 123 pounds.
That is on the low side of the healthy weight, but I would rather be on the lower side :)
Although I will say I am not unhappy with my current weight
I just feel that I am choosing unhealthy habits and
I would like to nip it in the bud before it gets out of control.
I'm sure some of you can relate!?
Eating right is hard when there is so much junk food right at your fingertips!
It doesn't help that a certain someone is turning 6 tomorrow and I was told to make
vanilla cupcakes with pink frosting and sprinkles!
Who can say no to the birthday girl?
Okay all you who want to join the weigh in wednesdays, just leave me a comment and
tell me you are doing it. You don't have to leave your weight.
Unless you want to :)
If you write a post about weigh in wednesdays,
I would love to hear about it so I can come encourage you!!!
4 comments:
- Debbie said...
Yay for you Trish! I love the whole weigh in Wed idea!
I started my journey last year and am proud to say as of today I'm down 39.2 pounds.
One of the big things for me to realize is that I want a healthy way of life. My plan is to reach goal this year and continue eating healthy for life. There's no turning back now.
I will not be posting today, but I will keep this in mind in the weeks to come.
- January 4, 2012 at 3:12 PM
- Anna said...
Hey girly,
I started my healthy living diet on sunday the 1st.. So my next weigh in is this coming sunday.. I am on a 1200 calorie a day dieting and am doing great and feel great :)...
- January 4, 2012 at 3:33 PM
- sara's art house said...
I am 5'3 and weigh 133! We are very similar. I feel bloated and unhealthy. I want so badly to eat right. So I am just working on portion control and I started the couch to 5k- I love it (the app is great) . 123 sounds ideal to me too: ) keep it up- you can do it!!
Thanks so much for the head band!! My daughter and I both love it!:)
- January 4, 2012 at 4:11 PM
- Kristi Wyckoff said...
I am 5'7" and 136. I started the South Beach Diet (I've done it many times since after having kids) on Jan. 1 and am down 3.5 lbs so far. I am also exercising (resistance and cardi). I just want to feel healthy and limber. I don't feel right when I have some extra fat hanging on. Feels all YUCK! I have no idea what my idea weight should be. Where did you find that info? I usually feel fairly comfortable at 130, but still feel like my thighs are too big. Good luck on your journey. I know it's so hard when you have to make cupcakes and other goodeis!
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Hi Beauties!
Just popping in to let you know that once again, I didn't have time to create a new post today.
This week has been a crazy one.
Instead of writing blog posts I've been kicking off The PBP, getting to know a new, inspiring group of women, creating new workshops for Athleta, entertaining out-of-town guests, doing laundry, cooking food, bathing a baby, changing a baby, nursing a baby, going to the pool, searching for tupperware, cleaning the house and trying to keep up with work in between.
It's safe to say I have too much on my plate. So instead of writing a blog post today I'm asking for help.
Today I'm hiring a house cleaner and scheduling more babysitters.
Once I get my life back in balance I'll be back with more blog posts. Most likely, I'll see you back here on Monday. :)
Thanks for understanding and walking alongside me as we all try to figure this balance thing out...
I'm curious, when you're plate is feeling full, where do you go to ask for help?
PS - If you're looking for something to read, here are few old posts you may enjoy: 5 Fitness Must-Haves For New Moms, Healthy Pregnancy Essentials, and My Personal To-Do List Strategy.


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NextEra Wins Auction for World's Biggest Solar Project
NextEra Energy Inc., the largest wind- and solar-power operator in the U.S., plans to buy the 1,000-megawatt Blythe project in Riverside County, California, which would be the world's largest solar farm when complete.
NextEra, based in Juno Beach, Florida, was the top bidder for the unbuilt project in an auction for the assets of bankrupt Solar Trust of America LLC, according to an attorney representing creditors.
NextEra made "the highest and best bid after a spirited auction with good results for the debtors," Donald Detweiler, an attorney with Pepper Hamilton LLP and counsel to the committee of unsecured creditors, said in a voice-mail message yesterday. He didn't provide a price.
The winner of the auction couldn't immediately be confirmed in court papers. The auction was held yesterday in Wilmington, Delaware, and a hearing to confirm the sale is scheduled for June 27.
NextEra's bid is for rights to complete development of Blythe, including transmission access and land-use permits. A contract Solar Trust previously obtained with Edison International's Southern California Edison would need to be renegotiated with a buyer of the project, Marc Ulrich, the utility's vice president of alternative and renewable power, said in April.


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Longwood launches office to support efforts for research grants
March 30, 2012
Longwood University's recent hiring of its first full-time person to assist in preparing grant proposals is expected to significantly help faculty members and others with their research and similar projects.
Dr. Regina Maldve (pronounced Mal-vay), an experienced grants specialist who held a similar position at the University of Texas at Austin, began Feb. 27 as director of Sponsored Programs and Research. "My job is to help the faculty and others find funding opportunities to support their research and scholarly projects," she said.
Although faculty and staff members have applied for and received grants for years, Maldve's hiring represents a more concentrated effort. In recent years many universities, facing diminished public funding, have launched such offices to assist in the grant-writing process.
"My focus will be pre-awards - grant seeking and proposal development, the work up front to identify funding that fits the interests of primarily but not exclusively the faculty - and I'll also facilitate the application process," Maldve said. "My office will provide services and offer resources for grant development - such as sample grants and links to funding sponsors - and I'll train faculty so they'll become more familiar with the grant-writing process."
Maldve had worked since 1999 in the College of Pharmacy at UT-Austin and had been senior grants and contracts specialist since September 2007. When she began in that position, 26 percent of their Ph.D. researchers had National Institutes of Health awards totaling nearly $3.7 million. In 2010, federally sponsored research funding had increased to $8.7 million with 41 percent of the research faculty funded by the NIH.
"I helped grow the grants program at UT through the same methods I'll be using here, so this position here fits me well," she said.
Maldve's appointment is the result of an initiative by President Patrick Finnegan. She will report to the office of Academic Affairs but will be a university-wide resource.
"It's exciting for Longwood to have someone of Regina's experience and academic credentials," said Dr. Ken Perkins, interim vice president for academic affairs. "This new position, which will be a great resource for faculty and other offices, is not about just getting more money for Longwood; it's about faculty development and university support. This was a need that President Finnegan identified at the outset of his tenure. Grants are not something that is brand new to Longwood faculty; we just haven't had an office devoted solely to grants. As we move forward with the Academic Strategic Plan, there will be opportunities for Regina's office to provide support."
Maldve has a Ph.D. in nutritional biochemistry from UT-Austin, where she was a postdoctoral research fellow in pharmacology/toxicology, and a B.S. in biology from Texas State University-San Marcos. She had lived in Austin, Texas, for all but the first nine years of her life, when she lived on Maryland's Eastern Shore in Salisbury.
Maldve was hired following a national search. The search committee was chaired by Dr. Lissa Power-deFur, professor of communication sciences and disorders.
"Applying for grants is cumbersome and time-consuming and requires disciplined writing, so I am pleased to have Regina here to lead us in our grant-writing efforts," said Courtney Hodges, director of major gifts and foundation relations, who in the past few years has assisted faculty members and others in preparing grant proposals. "Her skill set and knowledge of the grant world will be invaluable to the Longwood community."Another recent faculty development initiative, the Center for Academic Faculty Enrichment (CAFÉ), is located in the same suite of offices, on second floor Barlow, where Maldve's office is located. CAFÉ, coordinated by Dr. Pam Tracy, was initiated by the Faculty Senate.


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While the Great British Soul Invasion has been going on for a while now, most of the attention has been focused on the female side of the soul spectrum. And why not? With the likes of Amy Winehouse, Joss Stone andĀAdeleĀredefining classic soul and R&B for a new generation, itÆs easy to forget that there are some pretty good male singers out there, too.
So, consider yourself warned: One of BritainÆs best male R&B singers, James Hunter, is coming to the Narrows Center for Arts on Thursday night. A one-time protķgķ of Van Morrison, Hunter and his band, the James Hunter Six, are coming off their first album in more than five years Ś a typically well-polished effort called ōMinute by Minute.ö Produced with the help of studio guru Gabriel Roth, the album features a mix of musical styles Ś everything from mid-tempo ballads a la Sam Cooke to smokinÆ old-school soul and R&B. It also boasts some of HunterÆs smoothest, most soulful singing in years. Expect more of the same at the Narrows, where the band is making up for a mid-February gig that was canceled because of bad weather.
As usual, the show starts at 8. Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door. For more information, call (508) 324-1926 or visit narrowscenter.org.
Bill VanĀSiclen
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Bird Electron Offers iPod Recycling Speaker
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If you are tired of the ear buds and want to listen to your iPod through a pair of speakers, this might just be the greenest way to do it.
The Bird Electron EZ17-B iPod recycled speaker may not offer Dolby-quality sound, but its eco credentials are up to snuff. The mini-speakers, made from an iPod's packaging, work much like regular headphones--and thus require no power source. As noted by Gizmodo, $40 gets you a nice little set, "plus the satisfaction of using something that you'd normally have thrown away."
Speaker dimensions are exactly the same as that of the plastic package for iPod Nano (1st & 2nd Gen.) and iPod Shuffle (2nd & 3rd Gen.). You can grab the EZ-17B at Audiocubes.com and even customize your own recycling speaker with any small container like a water bottle.
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MATTHEWS -- Gene Curtis, 69, died at 2:49 a.m. July 11, 2007, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston.
Born Aug. 28, 1937, in Matthews, to the late Alvin R. and Ollie Elizabeth Winters Curtis, he served in the U.S. Army at the end of the Korean War and was president and operator of a poultry farm. He was former mayor of Matthews and served as Matthews city judge and marshall. A lifetime member of the Big Prairie Jaycees, he was also a member of Sikeston Eagles Club Aerie No. 3319 and Sikeston Masonic Lodge No. 310.
On Oct. 24, 1974, in Matthews, he married Barbara I. Miller who survives of the home.
Others survivors include: one daughter, Emily Curtis of Sterling, Va.; four stepdaughters, Evelyn Curtis, Cindi Stobaugh, Laura Spraggs and Elaine Vandever of Matthews; six brothers, Pete Curtis and Buel Curtis of Matthews, Perry Curtis of Kingman, Ariz., J.H. Curtis of San Diego, Jerry Curtis of Columbia and Don Curtis of Sikeston; two sisters, Ruby Silverthorn of Sikeston and Barbara Lasters of Oran; and 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by two brothers, Wallace Curtis and Nelson Curtis; and two sisters, Euphelia Curtis and Lois Hooks.
Services were held today at Nunnelee Funeral Chapel. Grady Camp officiated.
Burial followed in Matthews Cemetery.
Pallbearers were: Don Hart, Jim Burch, Ray Mills, Mike Pyles, Eddie Polk and Armand Porter.
Honorary pallbearers were: Larry Polk, Tom Bradley and Fred Gilliam.


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WaveLab Pro 9 & WaveLab Elements 9
WaveLab Pro 9 and WaveLab Elements 9 reinvent creative mastering with a revolutionary new user interface, the powerful MasterRig plug-in suite as well as direct exchange with Cubase.
Cubase Pro 8.5 & Cubase Artist 8.5
Cubase Pro 8.5 and Cubase Artist 8.5 not only offer a smoother workflow and added creative tools but also an innovative cloud-based collaboration system embedded in Cubase.
Record and compose music in studio quality on your laptop or iPad with the UR22mkII. With outstanding audio and build quality for its price class, the UR22mkII combines choice components with advanced connectivity and flexible I/O options to offer a full-on mobile production platform.
Pro Sessions with Jake E
The Steinberg Pro Sessions has artists spend a day locked up with engineers and developers to talk about their use of Cubase. This time we welcomed Jake E, singer for Swedish melodic metal band Amaranthe, to provide us with production insights. Watch Jake E recount how he experienced the day's sessions.
Steinberg News:
- VST plug-in loading limitation on Windows
- Steinberg Hardware ready for Redstone beta
- Windows 10 Redstone compatibility: HALion approved
- Windows 10 Redstone compatibility testing completed
- Analog House: New expansion pack for Retrologue 2
- Free Smart Click iOS metronome
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This massive animal suit is the perfect selection for any sports mascot, wild life fanatic, or party animal (sorry, terrible pun, I know. There's no excuse). Hear the call of the jungle with the adult Lion Animal Mascot Costume! Lions are just about the greatest animals in all of Africa, so show your Halloween party how it's done! Whether you like circuses, zoos, or actual, real-live nature, you won't need to look much farther than this high quality costume! Oh my! Pick up our Lion Animal Mascot Costume today, and get your best roar ready to go!
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Charleston, W.Va. (AP) -- A group including mine operators Massey Energy and International Coal Group say country singer Hank Williams Jr. and rock musician Ted Nugent are going to take part in a free Labor Day concert in southern West Virginia.
Organizers say the Sept. 7 concert will be part of what they're calling the Friends of America rally.
The lineup also includes radio personality Sean Hannity.
Ruth Lemmon, president of the West Virginia Automobile & Truck Dealers Association, says the rally is being held to let the nation's leaders know that organizers support American jobs.
Massey chief Don Blankenship says the idea is to make sure that the state's good-paying jobs aren't taxed or regulated out of existence.
The rally is scheduled to be held near holden, in Logan County.
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Dude! Did you see that S&M film last night? It was like watching Batman And Robin all over again!
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Either a term for a gay couple, or a man and a very young boy whom you suspect are engaging in sexual intercourse. If you spot the latter please report it to the local authorities.
Dude, I'm calling the cops cuz I see Batman and Robin, and Batman's grabbing Robin's ass!
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Soo fucking gay. Batman and Robing is the gayest shit of all time
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A male homosexual couple characterized by a very masculine man(Batman) and a very effeminate man (Robin).
Batman and Robin:
Robin: Oh Batman, your big muscles and Batmobile are so fabulous!
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Term for a homosexual couple.
Due to loneliness Jorge is interested in becoming a third party in a batman and robin sexcapades.
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The worst batman movie ever
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A remote work arrangement is an option that allows an employee to work at home or another off-site location, for a specified number of hours per week, month, etc.
Benefits of remote work include increased performance/productivity because the employee may have "quiet time" to complete projects uninterrupted, reduced energy consumption, reduced parking/travel costs/stressors, and often the feeling by employees of empowerment and control of their work.
Supervisors need to determine whether the work that is being done can be accomplished in just an as effective (or more effective) manner by utilization of a remote work arrangement. They should take performance evaluations into consideration, as well as the reliability and work styles of their employees. Supervisors are encouraged to speak with their local human resources representative or Career/Life Services if they have questions on whether flexible work arrangements are possible in their unit.
Yes, hourly employees are permitted to work remotely according to the Flexibility In the Workplace Policy 6.6.13. However, employees and supervisors are still required to comply with all timekeeping and overtime regulations defined by policy. Hourly employees who work remotely are required to be cognizant of these policies and structure their remote work just as they would in a typical workplace. Hourly employees may be managed by results, supervisors must ensure accurate recording of hours worked. For employees who are represented by a collective bargaining agreement, it is important to refer to the particular contract for related language on this topic.
What kind of work may a non-exempt staff member perform remotely?
Here are some ideas for consideration:
Salaried employees are not covered by the overtime and record keeping (e.g. electronic timekeeping) requirements of the Fair Labor Standards Act. Therefore, there is inherent flexibility in work scheduling for those individuals. Even though the law allows this latitude, exempt staff members still need to discuss specific scheduling arrangements with their supervisors and obtain their approval.
The Cornell Remote Employee Network is a newly formed group specifically for employees who work remotely at least occasionally. It is intended to be used for sharing of resources, practices, technologies, etc. and discussion of experiences. The network will support employees who desire to expand their professional network.
Work that is conducted remotely outside of New York State requires additional steps to be taken prior to the arrangement beginning. See Guidelines for Working Outside of New York State (pdf).
The supervisor/department must decide how much of the needed equipment they are willing to provide and who will be responsible for its maintenance, as well as compliance with data security policies.


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According to the Ministry of Justice's website, the so called Civil Regulatory Mark for the Internet in Brazil was sent to Congress yesterday. The Internet Bill received number 2,126/11 and it is currently following the procedures of the House of Representatives and, then, it will be remitted to the Senate. It is unclear how long the process may take but now is the moment for content creators and owners to pay close attention as the Congress may amend the current text of the bill before sending it to the presidential sanction.
The Internet Bill started to be elaborated in 2009 when the Ministry of Justice disclosed its first draft allowing time for the interested parties to make the pertinent comments. However, even though such draft seemed to be an improvement over the current legislation, we have strong reasons to believe that the Internet Bill which has just arrived at Ccongress is practically useless for content creators and owners or, at least from the Intellectual Property standpoint, nothing has really changed in comparison to the current legislation and practice.
We say this for three basic reasons (there are more but we think that these three aspects speak for themselves):
– First, the Internet Bill, in its very beginning (Articles 2, 3 ad 4), contain a list of the fundaments, principles and targets, respectively, for the Internet use in Brazil. None of these fundaments, , principles and targets – absolutely none – is related to the protection and respect of Intellectual Property. Among the fundaments, principles and targets, the bill mention access to the Internet and information and protection of privacy and personal data the reasons, but there is no reference to the importance of the preservation and protection of IP rights. This is even stranger when we take into consideration that another objective is to "promote the innovation and stimulate the dissemination of new technologies and models for use and access". How can one intend to promote innovation without protecting IP rights?
– Second, the only remedy available in the Internet Bill to remove infringing content from the Internet is the filing of a court action. How is this a change or progress exactly? Not only the filing of court actions is more expensive and slower than an out-of-court notice and takedown procedure but also the current Brazilian legislation already allows that. Why do we need a new piece of legislation allowing content owners to do what is already allowed? In addition, the jurisprudence is plentiful regarding this possibility so that the Internet Bill aims to poorly regulate what we already have.
– Finally, for some reason we really ignore, the Internet Bill forces the internet service providers to keep records, for one year at most, of what they call "connection records". The connection records consist basically on information about the length of time which the user remains connected to the internet. This is borderline useless. On the other hand, as to "access records", defined as the data or content accessed by the users, information that is really valuable to determine infringement, the Bill simply prohibits the internet service providers to keep records of them. This means that, even with a court order in hand, content owners will not be able to enforce it because the valuable piece of information will not be available.
Our hope is that the Congress will notice how backwards the Internet Bill is and will improve it drastically.
That's all for today. Stay tuned.
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Fran Kranz, The Cabin in the Woods
Gary Ross / Jennifer Lawrence / Josh Hutcherson / Liam Hemsworth's THE HUNGER GAMES Box Office: 1st Female-Centered Movie in Two Decades to Top Four Weekends
At no. 2 on Friday, April 13, Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly's The Three Stooges brought in $5.62 million at 3,477 sites for a so-so $1,647 per-theater average according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. The Farrellys' comedy is expected to rake in $17.5 million by Sunday evening.
Despite a mediocre 46 percent approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics, The Three Stooges should fare relatively well over the weekend proper thanks to kiddie matinees. The $30 million-budgeted, 20th Century Fox-distributed comedy features Chris Diamantopoulos (Moe), Sean Hayes (Larry), Will Sasso (Curly), Jane Lynch, Sofia Vergara, and Oscar winner Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls).
At a close no. 3 on Friday, Drew Goddard's The Cabin in the Woods took in an estimated $5.5 million at 2,811 locations. So far, weekend estimates range between $13 million and $15 million – most likely closer to the former figure, despite the film's generally good reviews. Actually shot in 2009, Goddard's twist-filled horror flick has a solid 86 percent approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics.
Written and produced by Joss Whedon, The Cabin in the Woods' features The Avengers' Thor, Chris Hemsworth, in addition to Anna Hutchison, Kristen Connolly, Fran Kranz, Richard Jenkins, and Jesse Williams.
Note that brothers Chris and Liam Hemsworth both have movies among the top three on the North American chart. And so does Lionsgate, with both The Hunger Games and The Cabin in the Woods.
Rounding out the top five on Friday were Jason Biggs / Seann William Scott's comedy American Reunion with $3.4 million and James Cameron / Leonardo DiCaprio / Kate Winslet / Gloria Stuart's Titanic 3D with $3.35 million. Both movies should earn around $10.5 million over the weekend.
Lambasted by critics (22 percent approval rating among Rotten Tomatoes' top critics) and without any major box office names, the Luc Besson-executive-produced Lockout collected only an estimated $2.22 million at 2,308 theaters on Friday, averaging a paltry $964 per site. With luck, the action / sci-fier's weekend take will reach a dismal $6.5 million. Directed by James Mather and Stephen St. Leger, Lockout stars Mildred Pierce's Guy Pearce and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2's Maggie Grace. This ultra-violent movie, by the way, received a PG-13 rating.
Rounding out the top ten movies were Channing Tatum / Jonah Hill's 21 Jump Street with $2.05 million, Julia Roberts / Lily Collins / Armie Hammer's Mirror Mirror with $2.03 million, Sam Worthington / Ralph Fiennes' Wrath of the Titans with $1.94 million, and the animated Dr. Seuss' The Lorax with $887,000. The Lorax, I should add, has passed the $200 million milestone. Its current domestic total is an estimated $202.35 million.
Fran Kranz / The Cabin in the Woods photo: Diyah Pera / Lionsgate.


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Conor McGregor: Is He Real or Fake?
The Conor McGregor story is about to hit its peak and what sucks is I think he's fake.
Don't get me wrong, I love watching the guy. It was cool to think there was a badass walking around the planet with unmatched bravado and the skills to back it up. It was kind of like Conor was a Chael Sonnen who could actually win.
But there are three telltale signs that Conor will be a flash in the pan with the all too familiar meteoric rise to the top followed by a quick fall to retirement.Read More DIGG THIS


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Animal Flower & North Point: LbNA # 22772
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|May 31 2006
|Lesser Antilles
|Speightstown Barbados, LSA
|Found By
|Last Found
|Hike Distance
Animal Flowers, or sea anemones, used to live in the caves here. But now you are lucky to find one or two. Make you way there anyway, because there is still one waiting for you to find.
Once there, great the friendly vendors and go for the view. Wow! But yonder rounds beacon you. Turn back time and travel counter clockwise till you reach them. Walk with great care not to fall or stumble. Count 1 and ½ and check the base. Here hides North Point.
Now with your back to the full circle, take 17 strides to a coral outcrop, and like a needle in a haystack lies nestled one of the last Animal Flowers.


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- Unique, stylish table lamp design: 4 elegant �profiles� intersect to form the base
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- Each shade graphic has its unique color scheme, which is echoed by the matching color of the glossy resin lamp base
- The lamp�s light is adjustable to several levels of brightness
- Uses (1) E26 M/150 W 3-way incandescent bulb
- 3-way switch in socket base will produce a range of light intensities
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Overall: Cord: 6 feet long
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BPLC is a management consulting group, with the appropriate business skills, that focuses on delivering optimal business solutions, underpinned by utilizing only Oracle technologies and business applications. BPLC's reputation has been built since 1997 by providing specialized services to its customers to enhance their business processes; eradicating process inefficiencies and exploiting the underlying "best" business practice and functionality within the Oracle product suite.
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Great Facility – The facility has many resources at all hours of the day until 9 pm at night. If at anytime the students want some extra study time they have the skills lad to practice. I feel that its very laid back and i feel relaxed which helps me with my studying.
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A Little Expensive for 11 Month Program – I feel that with such a short program and with just the certificate it is a little exspensive. I could go to a community college and get a two year associates degree as an Registered Nurse for much cheaper. In the end i feel that it is all worth it and you sometimes have to do what you need for help your family.
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Career Center's Quality Performance – The Career center has been so helpful in every aspect of getting prepared for classes and whats to come after graduation. The instructors are all helpful and take the extra time out when needed to help you. I am very impressed with ICTC and would recommend this program to anyone!
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Some Leads – With ICTC they won't get a job for you but they do give you leads to direct you in the right direction.
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Definition of enchant in English:
verb[with object]
- How is it that a story deceives us with its deliberate motive of telling lies, yet entices us, enchants us with delight and relief?
- From the moment I read that book I was enchanted with the heroism and gallantry and poetry of Collins's life.
- David was enchanted with his beautiful young bride and she in turn appeared to be very happy with her new life in Britain.
- Isn't there a Druid spell that enchants a cloak to help protect you against heat?
- I can only think they must have enchanted glasses in there, because no matter how much champagne I drank, my glass never seemed to go down.
- It wasn't only beautiful, but scary, too, as the best enchanted worlds should be.
enchantedly adverb
- Example sentences
- Every child was emerging from his or her home, listening enchantedly to the marvelous tune.
Late Middle English (in the senses 'put under a spell' and 'delude'; formerly also as inchant): from French enchanter, from Latin incantare, from in- 'in' + cantare 'sing'.
Enchant is from French enchanter, from Latin incantare, which was based on cantare 'to sing'. These Latin words gave us chant (Late Middle English), canticle (Middle English) a 'little song', and incantation (Late Middle English). The original meanings of enchant were 'to put under a spell' and 'to delude'. Enchanter's nightshade (late 16th century) was believed by early botanists to be the herb used in potions by the enchantress Circe of Greek mythology, who charmed Odysseus' companions and turned them into pigs. See charm, incentive
Words that rhyme with enchantaren't, aslant, aunt, can't, chant, courante, détente, entente, grant, implant, Nantes, plant, shan't, slant, supplant, transplant, underplant
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Things to do in the Ross and the Central Midlands
Ross Visitor Information Centre – Find out all about Ross and Tasmania's colonial history.
Heritage Highway – Experience the living history and relaxed country lifestyle of Tasmania's Heritage Highway.
Shene Stables – Historic Shene Stables is a monument to the wealth of early settlers and excellent example of the skill of convict stonemasons.
Ring Road Antiques – Ring Road Antiques offer a wide range of Antique and Vintage furniture, Old Wares and Collectables housed in the carpenters workshop in the Old Royal Derwent Hospital site at New Norfolk.
Trout Territory – Discover the secrets of fishing for wild Brown and Rainbow trout on the waters of Tasmania's northern lowland rivers and streams and the central highland lakes.
Red Tag Trout Tours – TICT accredited, guided trout fly fishing tours & teaching workshops. Traditional stalking / wading streams, rivers & lake margins.
Wild Creek Rods – Stream and river fly fishing rods
Rainbow Tasmania Calendar of events – Rainbow Tasmania Calendar of Events 2013
Touring and travelling info
Bureau of Meteorology – Check the weather before you travel in Tasmania.
TT-Line Company Pty. Ltd – The Spirit of Tasmania ferries travel from Melbourne and Devonport, offering accommodation from Deluxe Cabins to budget options.
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Judge Agrees With Trustee, 'Feeder Fund' Investors Not Madoff 'Customers'
A federal bankruptcy judge has sided with Madoff trustee Irving Picard in the latest dispute over who should qualify for recovery among victims of Bernard Madoff's Ponzi scheme.
In a ruling Tuesday, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Burton Lifland agreed with Picard's determination that investors in 16 "feeder funds" to Bernard Madoff's fraud didn't qualify as customers under the Securities Investor Protection Act, meaning they won't be eligible for certain payments of up to $500,000 from the Securities Investor Protection Corp.
(For LBers who don't remember, SIPC was created by Congress to protect investors should a broker dealer fail or go bankrupt. SIPC steps in to return cash, stock and other securities to customers. )
Picard determined last year that investors in those feeder funds shouldn't be counted as customers under SIPA because those individuals didn't have accounts in their own names with Madoff's firm. Instead, their money was held in 19 accounts at Madoff's firm in the names of the feeder funds.
With the exception of two of those feeder accounts, the accounts were so-called net losers, meaning they deposited more than they withdrew. As a result, the investors in those funds might be entitled to share in a distribution to the feeder funds. Any future recovery will be impacted by separate litigation by Picard against most of the funds.
"Due to their 'complete anonymity and total incapacity to have dealings with the broker-debtor,' the objecting claimants cannot be 'customers' of [Madoff's firm] under SIPA," the judge ruled Tuesday. "Bestowing customer status on the objecting claimants would 'stretch that term wholly beyond its limits.'"
Feeder fund investors are entitled to share in any distributions made to the feeder funds in which they invested, subject to their respective agreements with those funds, said Amanda Remus, a spokeswoman for Picard. "It is appropriate for the feeder funds, and not the Trustee, to determine the specific amounts the feeder funds owe to their investors," she said.


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Using a 401k withdrawal to pay off a mortgage
Question: We would like to withdraw $29,000 from my 401k to pay off my mortgage. There is no penalty since I am 60. What are the tax implications this year and beyond? Also is there a way to lessen our taxes at the time of withdrawal. –D. L.
Answer: This is a very good question. Many people want to eliminate monthly recurring expenses as they move into retirement. The best way to do so is to pay off the mortgage through normal or accelerated payments while you are working. Taking the money from your 401k will result in ordinary income tax in the year of withdrawal. If you have retired and have no other income that year, the actual tax paid will be very little. This is a very important decision with long term consequences. I suggest you go to www.plannersearch.org to find a financial advisor who has expertise in both tax and retirement planning.
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Michael Guerin is the owner of the Diartspora Gallery, a private art collection focusing upon African-American art, and the art of the African diaspora. Collected over a period of over 20 years, the collection includes many pieces by self-taught and outsider artists, as well as some by those who are well-known.I had the opportunity to talk with Michael about the collection, … [Read more...]
Finding Faces: A Century of African-American Portraiture in Philadelphia, Feb. 2014
First-Time Showing of Private Collection of Portraits by and of African- Americans Debuts as Part of Black History Month"Finding Faces: A Century of African-American Portraiture," is a selection of artworks that will debut at the University City Arts League gallery in cooperation with the Diartspora Gallery, from January 31 to February 28, 2014.Begun in 1995 by … [Read more...]
Children's book release! Lulu Looks for Love by Katie Pfeiffer
Katie Pfeiffer's new children's book, Lulu Looks for Love, has just been published.Lulu the cow is lonely. With a cat as a guide, she searches the world for love, in all sorts of fascinating places. But she just can't seem to find it - until she looks in the most unexpected place of all.Katie Pfeiffer's heartfelt tale of love and friendship, and her 17 colorful, … [Read more...]
Artist Katie Pfeiffer's FREE PUSSY RIOT Painting Sparks Controversy & Censorship
Greater Philadelphia area artist Katie Pfeiffer creates spirited, colorful paintings, drawings and mixed media work, with a strong, often intensely personal point of view.Last month, when she created her "Free Pussy Riot" painting on her front door, she had no idea the controversy it would cause. The glass screen door has long been a high-visibility place to display her … [Read more...]
On Relationships: 6 Artworks by Katie Pfeiffer
Artist's StatementRelationships dominate my life. The relationships I have with other people and the one I have with myself. I explore these personal interactions through art . My focus on color and humor are meant to draw the viewer into my world. The darkness in my work is more emotional than physical. My ultimate goal is always to expose the mental and emotional … [Read more...]
Interview with Artist Katie Pfeiffer
Recently I was fortunate to sit down with artist Katie Pfeiffer, and discuss her background, art, inspiration and the connection of spirituality to the creative process.How would you describe your work?My paintings, drawings, collages & designs are a mixture of naive sophistication in a folk/outsider/art brut style. I love children's art because it so … [Read more...]