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LEAWOOD, Kan. - Pallbearers for services conducted today at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church for Naomi Ruth Scherer, 81, formerly of Sikeston, Mo., who died on June 21, 2007, were: David Gilliland, Jonathan Gilliland, J. Matthew Lynch, Nicholas Scherer, Shannon Holmes and Jim Marshall.
Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery.
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- Conference date: 25–30 September 2008
- Location: Hersonissos, Crete (Greece)
In this paper we present an introduction to the possibilities of NFC (Near Field Communication) technology in the University environment. NFC is the key for the development of interactive systems where "intelligent" objects interact with the user just only by touching the objects with a NFC device. We support that a University environment with active objects dispatching information and services to the users (students and teachers) can introduce an appropriate environment for the fulfillment of the new Educational European directives. Here, we briefly describe some of the possibilities of the NFC technology and we include an example of the use of NFC through a Smart Poster for a scenario where a Department directory is considered.
Probing Inflation with CMB PolarizationDaniel Baumann, Mark G. Jackson, Peter Adshead, Alexandre Amblard, Amjad Ashoorioon, Nicola Bartolo, Rachel Bean, Maria Beltrán, Francesco de Bernardis, Simeon Bird, Xingang Chen, Daniel J. H. Chung, Loris Colombo, Asantha Cooray, Paolo Creminelli, Scott Dodelson, Joanna Dunkley, Cora Dvorkin, Richard Easther, Fabio Finelli, Raphael Flauger, Mark P. Hertzberg, Katherine Jones‐Smith, Shamit Kachru, Kenji Kadota, Justin Khoury, William H. Kinney, Eiichiro Komatsu, Lawrence M. Krauss, Julien Lesgourgues, Andrew Liddle, Michele Liguori, Eugene Lim, Andrei Linde, Sabino Matarrese, Harsh Mathur, Liam McAllister, Alessandro Melchiorri, Alberto Nicolis, Luca Pagano, Hiranya V. Peiris, Marco Peloso, Levon Pogosian, Elena Pierpaoli, Antonio Riotto, Uroš Seljak, Leonardo Senatore, Sarah Shandera, Eva Silverstein, Tristan Smith, Pascal Vaudrevange, Licia Verde, Ben Wandelt, David Wands, Scott Watson, Mark Wyman, Amit Yadav, Wessel Valkenburg and Matias Zaldarriaga
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I want to welcome you to the new WGE Girl Gamer interview section which will highlight influential female gamers throughout the world. It only makes sense to start this section with the woman who opened up opportunities to hundreds of women players globally and has helped changed the face of professional gaming world forever. Please join me in welcoming PMS Clan's co-founder and leader Amber "Athena Twin" Dalton.
Q. Please, tell us a little bit about yourself.
A. Hello, my name is Amber, known throughout the gaming universe as Athena Twin. Besides being co-founder and leader of PMS Clan, I am avid gamer and established marketing and community consultant in the gaming spaces.
Q. When did you start gaming? What was the first game you ever played?
A. I always played games. I remember being glued to games like Centipede and Pac-Man on the Atari , and moving on to Nintendo to master the Mario universe. However, I did not really consider myself a gamer until I began playing FPS games like Halo online through Game Spy (this was before the Xbox Live days). Online game play opened up a whole new world of competitive game play and enabled me to find other gamers like me from all over. Shortly after Xbox Live came out in 2002, my twin sister (Amy "Athena" Brady) and I formed the PMS Clan and the rest is history. Now, most of my days are spent on PC games such as World of Warcraft (for the Alliance!) and Team Fortress 2 while I feed my insane obsession of facebook games.
Q. When did you decide to become a professional player?
A. Although my sister and I competed in Halo tournaments throughout Texas, our first PRO event was MLG Dallas 2006. We took 4 teams into the event and my team placed championship bracket there—the first time an all-female team placed in a top co-event. From that first event, I knew I wanted to play competitively and push PMS girls to get out there with me.
Q. How does it feel like living the ultimate gamer lifestyle?
A. I have been very fortunate to find a career with my passion of gaming; both from my former career as a player and manager to my current role as a gaming marketing consultant. Thanks to gaming I have been able to travel to places like South Africa, Tai Pei, France, Germany and England. Throughout my travels I have meet amazing people and have amazing experiences that would not have been possible if it was not for gaming.
Q. What games are you currently competing in? How many hours a day do you train for a tournament?
A. Although I still spend over 30 hours a week gaming, I am retired from professional play. I am actually thankful for that since I am able to play a variety of games now. When you are training for competitions in a game, it takes time and commitment just like any other job. Most professional players spend upwards of 40+ hours playing the title they are competing in.
Q. Did the fact that you started competing and training as a professional player affected your personal life in any way?
A. Absolutely. This is a major issue many professional players face in their personal lives. The key is to make sure loved ones understand your commitment is on a job level and to balance gaming in your life. I found it much easier to justify my game time to my family once I began gaining success in mainstream media and financial compensation. Non-gamers simply just cannot understand the gamer lifestyle and passion.
Q. Please tell us about the beginnings of PMS Clan and how did you manage to take it where it is today in an industry that is mostly dominated by men.
A. With the launch of Xbox Live, my sister and I were introduced to something that would change our gaming lives forever…the headset. Once we were able to identify other female in the game, we began searching them out to start a clan. Myself, Athena, PMS Blues, Fraggity Ann and Wildthing were the first leaders of the clan, and at first we did it just for the fun of some girls kicking butt together. However, once Xbox Live grew and the mass influx of harassment and sexism started, we knew we needed to refocus our mission to providing a safe and positive competitive environment for female gamers.
Q. Tell us about PMS Clan today, how it has grown since it was founded?
A. PMS Clan has over 1000 girl globally and we now have divisions in North America, South America, Asia and Europe. To align with our mission statement of providing a competitive and positive environment for women in gaming, we opened a brother group, H2O Clan, to find a home for the male gamers that supported us. We are a huge global family and it constantly amazes me the time, energy and resources all of us volunteer to keep our organization strong and rewarding.
Q. PMS Clan is known worldwide as the largest female gaming clan around the globe, but what some people don't know is that PMS Clan also helps different charity causes with an initiative called Pandora's Hope. Please tell us about this initiative and what have PMS Clan accomplished so far.
A. Officially, we have helped raised over $70,000 for charities and members have done drives on their own for even more. I take pride in the fact that so many of our members want to give back in ways that are meaningful and go pat the simplicity of just playing a game.
Q. Besides PMS Clan being a big hit in your professional career, which other achievements are you proud of as a gamer girl?
A. Besides promoting and pioneering women in gaming through the PMS Clan, I have lots of accomplishments I take pride in. One of the biggest recognition awards I received was NextGen's Top 100 Most Influential Women in Gaming Industry. It was a honor to be listed as a gamer next to so many amazing women in gaming pioneers, superstars, CEO's and developers. I also take pride in my numerous mainstream media features such as MTV, Entertainment Weekly, and national syndicated news programs which have helped bring gaming—not just female gaming—to mainstream audiences all over the world. The most meaningful accomplishment from this all is the marketing and business expertise in gaming I have acquired over the years which has enabled me to make a full career in gaming as a marketing and community consultant.
Q. As a business woman, are you happy with what you've achieved so far or you think you have work left to do with the clan and as a professional gamer?
A. I defiantly still have work to do and so many more places I would like to take PMS Clan. I have really begun to acquire a love for casual games. Currently, the only way to get membership into PMS Clan is to complete a month recruitment with minimum hours on a game we offer a division for. I would love to see something created that opens up our organization to all the casual female gamers as well. We have structural issues that conflict with this since we have been a competitive-focused group from creation, but I am sure myself and our leaders will come to some sort of solution soon.
Q. The online gaming scene is known for being the perfect place for bullies and perverts to get the gamer girls a hard time while playing, how did you handle this and what advice can you give to all the girls out there that deal with situations like this every day?
A. Harassment is the nature of the online beast. People will do anything they can when they hide behind the anonymity of their headsets. The best advice I can give is to join a group that supports your ideals and surrounds you with friendship and support…and learn to love the mute button.
Q. What's the best advice you can give to all the girls that want to become PRO?
A. For men or women, PRO status is hard to achieve. While obvious practice and skill are key, players should be aware they need to prove their worthiness to sponsors. Join online tournaments first to justify your skill and go to as many live events as you can afford to get your face and name recognition. If you don't have it already, develop marketing strategies that set you or your team apart and highlight those attributes. Lastly, be prepared to spend a few years working to the bone, because success—even for top players—is not easily achieved.
Q. There's anything else you'd like to add?
A. I just want to thank so many of our supporters and members over the years, especially the over 75 amazing leaders in PMS and H2O Clan who help keep our organization and mission alive! <3
We want to thank Amber Dalton for taking the time to do this interview with us.
To find out more about Amber Dalton and PMS Clan visit www.pmsclan.com
Julieta Martino for WGE.
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Condemned Inmate Evokes Sympathy From Justice Breyer
Manuel Valle was executed last night in Florida for killing a police officer in 1978 but not before the condemned inmate (pictured) evoked sympathy from one Supreme Court justice.
Valle's legal team yesterday filed a request for a stay of execution with the high court, which obviously denied the request. But Justice Stephen Breyer issued a strongly-worded dissent from the court's refusal to stay the execution.
Noting that Valle was sentenced to death more than 33 years ago, Breyer wrote: "I have little doubt about the cruelty of so long a period of incarceration under sentence of death." Here's the opinion.
Breyer cited studies about the "barbaric" conditions of death rows and the high rate at which death-row inmates attempt suicide. "It is difficult to imagine how an execution following so long a period of incarceration could add significantly to that punishment's deterrent value," he wrote. "I would focus upon the 'moral sensibility' of a community that finds in the death sentence an appropriate public reaction to a terrible crime. And, I would ask how often that community's sense of retribution would forcefully insist upon a death that comes only several decades after the crime was committed."
But for Lana Pena Kemmerer, a daughter of the slain police officer, Louis Pena, last night's execution brought some measure of relief.
"After 33 years justice has finally been served," she said in a statement. "Manuel Valle was tried, convicted and sentenced more than once by juries of his peers and there was absolutely no doubt of his guilt. . . .Even though I believe this execution was just, I don't believe I will ever have complete closure."
Here's a Miami Herald report on the execution.


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PitBull4 is a continuation of PitBull.
Differences from PitBull 3:
- It's mostly done, but not entirely done thus why there are still only betas (despite this it is still very stable).
- Documentation is written before functions
- Much easier for third-party extensions.
- Options will be much, much simpler. In 3.0, there's about 200 panels that you can mess with, it's overwhelming. I want to bring this down to somewhere around 10.
- Layouts are defined deterministically and unit groups use the layout rather than ad-hoc layouts on a per-unit basis. This will make setting up your unit frames far, far easier.
- Due to some decisions made, 4.0 is actually more configurable than 3.0. As a layout designer, you will have a lot more control over how things look. You can have different fonts on the same frame, different textures, more precise positioning, and a whole slough of other things.
- CPU Efficiency will be taken much more seriously.
- It uses Ace3 instead of Rock.
FAQ: http://www.wowace.com/addons/pitbull4.../faq/.
Guide: http://www.wowace.com/addons/pitbull4.../guide/.
If you want to help localize PitBull in your language, go to http://www.wowace.com/projects/pitbul.../localization/.
Forum thread: http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?t=15552...
CobraA1 Jul 21, 2010 at 23:31 UTC - 0 likes
"CombraA1: http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?t=16955 is a better place for LUA Text questions."
Apparently, however, not a good place to get answers. My question remains the last post on that thread.
tkie Jul 16, 2010 at 21:01 UTC - 0 likes
Hi, I have a problem with editing texts because there's no editbox any longer at "Texts" tab: http://i28.tinypic.com/1qq05h.jpg
Is it a bug or something like that?
eladnava Jul 12, 2010 at 08:45 UTC - 0 likes
Hi all,
I would like to share my customization to the aggro function of PitBull4. As a tank, I found it difficult to spot if I had lost aggro unless I was starting at the group unit frames. I wanted to be able to see, in the corner of my eye, whether I lost aggro. In general, the different aggro functions (border/background/health bar) were not sufficient and not nearly visible enough.
Please visit this topic for instructions.
Kitjan Jul 09, 2010 at 18:56 UTC - 0 likes
CombraA1: http://forums.wowace.com/showthread.php?t=16955 is a better place for LUA Text questions. Both are possible.
CobraA1 Jul 09, 2010 at 13:09 UTC - 0 likes
Couple of qeuestions about texts:
- Is it possible to add titles to the names? Can't figure out how to do it.
- For raids and battlegrounds where there are multiple groups, is it possible to list my group number next to my name?
Abraxus Jul 07, 2010 at 15:23 UTC - 0 likes
Been loving Pitbull for quite a while now...thanks so much for the addon!
One issue that seems to have cropped up for me since I updated, though: I have a bar setup on all frames in which the player/NPC name, level text, and class are all shown, along with a 3d portrait. In previous versions, the portrait would be behind the text, but now it's in front, so much of that text is obscured.
Is there a 'layer' or 'view level depth' or 'z' option or something that I'm missing? I haven't changed any other settings, by the way - just updated. I need that portrait 'behind' everything else so I can see the text data.
Thanks in advance for any help!
zoink2 Jul 06, 2010 at 13:13 UTC - 0 likes
I'm having the same problems Ulrich is having: SERIOUS lag on two specific locations/encounters. At Gunship in ICC and Halion my screen seemingly freezes, but might move a frame or so after several seconds. One time it was like that for the duration of the Gunship battle, but it's usually a freeze and a DC.
I took a wild guess since the only common denominator between the two encounters were the "bossframe" thingy in the upper righthand corner of the screen, and disabled Pitbull. Not had a single freeze after. And this was after consistantly locking up each and everytime the second we pulled Halion for four times in a row..
luarookie Jul 06, 2010 at 12:10 UTC - 0 likes
Few things:
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- 1. Thanks for the prompt reply, it was impressive, just like this mod.
- 2. I know I should have searched the tickets for something like this, but WAY too lazy. Maybe a search function in the tickets?
- 3. I was messing around with it again today and think I realized something. I only had a problem after I deleted the "Default" unit frame. I deleted all of them but my "focus" one and that was the only one I have problems with. I messed with some other things and found that the "Default" one reinstalled itself and no more problems, except with the focus frame. Hopefully that will provide a lead on the problem.
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Tuesday's election is historic
November 3, 2008 - Art Smith
Tomorrow is Election Day.
Yes, I know it is historical, yes I know that we will have either have a black man as president, or a woman as vice president. Neither should be an issue. Unfortunately they both have been.
For a huge number of Americans it is historical for another reason. There is neither a Bush nor Clinton on the ticket. A voter must look back to 1976 and the election between Jimmy Carter and Gerald Ford to find an election that didn't have a Bush or Clinton running either on the top or bottom of the ticket.
Jimmy Carter won that election of course, only to be beaten four years later by the Reagan- Bush ticket.
Ronald Reagan came to Marietta the weekend before the election in a push to get the Ohio vote. A college student at Ohio University at the time, I helped cover the event for The Marietta Times. A few days later I would vote in my first presidential election. The first of seven elections that would have a Clinton or Bush on the ticket.
A lot has changed since 1980. For one, the Internet that would become such a large part of our culture had not even been invented yet. The personal computer was still several years away.
The way candidates campaign has changed as well. Sure, they still fly around the country the way Reagan did back in 1980 and the way Sarah Palin did Sunday. They still fill college gyms with thousands of devoted voters the way both did at Marietta College exactly 28 years apart.
There are new and more intrusive ways that both parties have embraced this election.
When Congress passed the do-not-call-list legislation several years ago they allowed for political calls. That is why your dinner has been interrupted lately by John McCain asking for your vote, or Michelle Obama telling you her husband would be a good president. These calls are made possible by massive databases that not only know where you live, they know where you vote. If you make it to the end without hanging up, they will normally remind you where your polling place is.
I made the error of e-mailing both presidential campaigns a few weeks ago to ask a question about Internet advertising.
I didn't get the answer; I do get regular e-mails from them now. Joe, Barack, Michelle have all sent me personal e-mails on a nearly daily basis. Nothing from John, Cindy or Sarah though, I've read they aren't as Web savvy.
A lot of campaigns are also using geo-targeting with their ads. Newspaper ads are geo-targeted, you simply buy an ad in areas where you want people to vote your way.
The Internet also geo-targets. It's a little more complicated.
The servers that display ads know where you are located. No, we can't tell if you are in your living room or your bedroom. We can tell what town users are in and we can then display ads that match those towns.
On a trip to North Dakota I saw ads for the governor's race there even though I wasn't on a North Dakota based site. Over the weekend I saw an ad for Ohio's Issue 6 even though I was on a Texas newspaper's Web site.
So Tuesday we go to vote. All the technology in the world will not matter. For most of we will use a good old number 2 pencil and do something that anyone under 50 has never been able to do. Vote in an election that doesn't contain a Bush or Clinton.
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Accounting - Two Positions
Middle Tennessee State University in Tennessee
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Faculty Positions
The Department of Accounting offers an undergraduate degree as well as a Master of Accountancy degree and supports the accounting concentration in the MBA program. The Department is separately AACSB accredited. Excellence in teaching, research/publication and service is expected for all positions. MTSU seeks candidates committed to using integrative technologies in teaching.
To apply go to https://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu and follow the instructions on how to complete an application, attach documents, and submit your application online. If you have questions, please contact Academic Affairs at 615-898-5128.
Review of applications begins August 18, 2014 and will continue until the positions are filled. Rank and salary commensurate with education and experience. Proof of U. S. citizenship OR eligibility for U.S. employment will be required prior to employment (Immigration Control Act of 1986). Clery Act crime statistics for MTSU available at http://police.mtsu.edu/crime_statistics.htm or by contacting MTSU Public Safety at 615 898-2424.
Accounting – Two Positions available to begin August 1, 2015. (1-110005) Department Chair. Must qualify for Associate/Professor rank. Tenure upon appointment possible. Two years as department chair at an AACSB accredited university. Demonstrated successful fundraising preferred. (2-110010) Assistant/Associate rank. Doctorate in accounting (ABD considered if close to completion) from an accredited AACSB program. Applicants should have interest in cost/managerial accounting. Secondary interest in governmental and nonprofit accounting a plus. CPA preferred; other licenses a plus.
MTSU, a culturally diverse university, is an equal opportunity, affirmative action educational institution and employer. Women, ethnic minorities, and persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
How To Apply
You can apply for this position online at https://mtsujobs.mtsu.edu


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The ground floor of Marietta's century-old National Guard Armory building could be ready for occupancy by February 2015, according to a tentative project timeline released during a meeting of Marietta City Council's lands, buildings and parks committee and Armory Square, Inc. Tuesday.
"The committee members have agreed to ask the city engineering department to solicit bids for the design and plans to renovate the ground floor of the armory," said Councilman Harley Noland, D-at large, who chairs the lands, buildings and parks committee.
That nod from the committee members paves the way for legislation to possibly be introduced during city council's April 3 meeting that would kick off the third phase of the Armory Square project-renovating the ground floor area to include public restrooms, city council chambers, and satellite office space for both non-profit and for-profit entities.
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SAM SHAWVER The Marietta Times
Williamstown resident Amber Blasczyk, left, strolls past Marietta's 100-year-old National Guard Armory on Front Street Tuesday afternoon with her brother, Dylan Holdren, and Blasczyk's son Marcus on the tricycle stroller.
SAM SHAWVER The Marietta Times
This marker provides passers-by on Front Street with a brief history of Marietta's National Guard Armory, built in 1914.
"A lot has already been accomplished on the building in the first two phases, including a new roof, new windows and doors, and the completion of structural repairs," Noland said.
He noted that the armory parking lot has also been renovated and a canopy added to the south end of the building to accommodate bus travelers.
"At this time we have an Ohio Department of Transportation grant for a quarter million dollars to continue renovations, but to qualify for that grant we have to have an occupancy permit by September, 2015," Noland said, adding that Armory Square, Inc. has raised $63,099 in matching funds for the ODOT grant.
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What's next for Armory Square (contingent on city council acceptance):
April 3-Council vote on disposition of the armory building and hiring an architect for renovation of ground floor.
June 6-Architect plans and specifications due. Contract bid process for ground floor renovation begins.
July 10-Deadline to receive construction bids.
Aug. 1-Contracts awarded. Construction begins.
Feb. 1, 2015-Construction completed, ground floor grand opening event scheduled.
Source: Armory Square, Inc.
Armory Square, Inc. president Jane Tumas-Serna said a total of $683,000 has been donated by the community toward the entire armory renovation project over the last several years.
"We talk a lot about grant funding, but the local community has donated that money," she said. "And this is a project that will serve the community."
While the grant and matching funds will not renovate all of the remaining areas of the armory building, Noland said the ground floor area could be done which would qualify for a partial occupancy permit and meet the ODOT grant requirements.
"The administration has also been talking about using the upper floors for city offices, and we think that's great. They should go for it," Noland said. "But we need to have the ground floor renovated first to meet the grant deadline."
According to the Armory Square business plan, the renovated ground floor would house Americans with Disabilities Act-compliant public restrooms, city council chambers, a satellite office for Washington County Veterans Services, a WASCO, Inc. habilitation center to provide in-kind janitorial and grounds keeping services, and business space for Baron's Bus Lines and The Marietta Adventure Company.
The Marietta Washington County Convention and Visitors Bureau has also expressed potential interest in locating at the armory building.
Although there has been no official discussion with city council, the city administration has developed concept drawings that would include several city offices on the ground and second floors of the building.
"This is not a plan, just a concept looking at some options," city safety-service director Jonathan Hupp said Wednesday.
Hupp and Mayor Joe Matthews have suggested moving offices currently located in the municipal building at 304 Putnam St. into the armory and putting 304 Putnam up for sale, along with another city building at 308 Putnam St.
Earlier this month legislation was introduced before city council that would allow the city safety-service director to advertise for proposals from firms to provide appraisals on the two properties.
Most of the offices currently located at 308 Putnam St. will be transfered to the city hall building at 301 Putnam once city hall renovations are completed.
Hupp said if 304 Putnam would be sold, those offices, including the engineering department, water department, development department and health department, could be relocated at the armory.
The administration's concept drawings include space on the ground floor of the armory for the veterans services, WASCO, Inc., bus service, council chambers, and public restrooms, but also include ground floor storage space for the engineering, development, water and health departments.
Offices for all four departments would be located on the second floor and third-floor mezzanine areas of the armory.
Matthews had a previous engagement and could not attend Tuesday's lands, buildings and parks committee meeting. Hupp was also not in attendance at the session.
Noland said he will schedule another committee meeting so that the administration can present the concept plans.
"The selling of (308 and 304 Putnam) has not been discussed by council, but I would love to have that discussion," he said. "But I think it would be a mistake to put the engineering, water and health departments in the armory. If a flood occurs people wouldn't be able to access those departments."
The armory building is located within the flood plain.
But Councilman Tom Vukovic, D-4th Ward, disagreed with Noland.
"I could see all of those facilities going into the armory," he said. "We could clear out (the buildings at 308 and 304 Putnam). The armory seems like a perfect match for the offices at 304 Putnam."
Councilman Mike McCauley, D-2nd Ward, said the armory renovation is to promote economic development, not for city offices.
"Council chambers could be located on the ground floor of the armory, but I think the engineering and health departments should remain at 304 Putnam," he said.


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"Chris Nelson"
> Granted that it might be a little unusual for a PPPD _server_ to have a
> dynamic IP address (gotten via DHCP), it seems possible and is a case I
> feel I need to cover. Any recommendations on making this work with a
> minimum of interdependencies?
It should "just work" with DHCP. As long as the DHCP server supplies
the system with a host name (most, though perhaps not all, do), the
system should correctly set up its local `uname -n' and name services
to resolve that name as the DHCP-supplied IP address for the system.
Pppd will then pick that up as the local address to use.
There probably ought to be a better way for pppd to do this, rather
than a slightly hackish (though common) gethostbyname(gethostname) set
of calls, but there isn't today. Fortunately, since you have the
source ...
James Carlson, KISS Network
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MS UBUR02-212 / Burlington MA 01803-2757 42.496N Fax +1 781 442 1677


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Middle blocker Olivia Moss had a career-best 13 blocks, and rightside hitter Kayla Beal added 13 kills and a career-high 10 blocks to lead Sacramento State to a 3-1 victory (25-20, 25-15, 24-26, 25-19) over Weber State in a Big Sky Conference volleyball matchup Saturday evening at Colberg Court.
Moss and Beal led a Sacramento State defensive effort that posted 21.0 team blocks, tied for the seventh best mark in school single-match history. The Hornets entered the match as the nation's fifth best blocking team, and that ranking will likely rise after tonight's performance.
The Wildcats finished with a .045 hitting percentage which was the lowest by a Hornet opponent this season. Moss' 13 blocks tied for the third most in school history and were the largest amount since Lindsay Haupt posted 13 on Sept. 8, 2007. The 13 kills and 10 blocks marked the first double-double in Beal's career.
With the victory, Sacramento State (6-11, 2-6) got a sorely needed win and snapped a six-match losing streak in the process. The Hornets also improved to 4-3 at home as the team gets set to embark upon a season-long five-match road trip. With the loss, Weber State fell to 7-12 and 1-7 in the conference. The Hornets now own a 28-8 record in the all-time series between the two teams.
The Wildcats were limited to hitting percentages of .000, -.054 and .100 in sets one, two and four, respectively. In fact, WSU had a negative hitting percentage through the first two sets before rallying to win the third frame. Weber State finished with just 38 kills compared to Sacramento State's 50 kills.
The Hornets got nice contributions from all 10 players that appeared in the match. Moss' 13 blocks accompanied five kills and a match-high .333 hitting percentage. Beal's 13 kills were a team best and freshman Sloan Lovett joined her in double figures with 12 kills and four blocks. Five different Sacramento State players had at least three blocks, including middle blocker Ashley Newcomb (6) and rightside hitter Kiley Mansfield (3).
Outside hitter Janelle Currey added nine kills, two aces and 10 digs, libero Sydney Kordic led all players with 22 digs, and Katelyn Ivy, Hannah Hettinga and Katie Aprile each had seven digs. Kordic added two aces to increase her season total to a team-best 29 this season.
Weber State's Rebecca Fuchs had 14 kills, and was the only Wildcats with more than seven kills in the match.
Sacramento State begins its five-match road trip with matches next week against Montana (Oct. 12) and Montana State (Oct. 13).


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It seems as if there is no shortage of homes and buildings in need of duct sealing services, which is often caused during the construction or installation process of an HVAC system. On its Web site, the U.S. Department of Energy states: "If ducts are not sealed at the time of construction, moisture problems can develop in attics, crawlspaces, and other building cavities when warm humid air leaks into those cool spaces and condenses."
The commercial realm is a good marketing target for duct sealing services, according to HVAC industry experts. The C.L.I. Group, a building and IAQ consultant in Cleveland, Ohio, states that: "While residential duct leakage is notorious, small commercial buildings actually suffer the worst duct leakage rates." According to C.L.I., typical commercial buildings, on average, have HVAC systems that leak between 10-20 percent of the total air flow provided by the supply fan.
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ALAMEDA -- Cornerback Ron Bartell was back on the field, and the news regarding injuries was generally good Wednesday as the Raiders began preparations to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Bartell said he had a ways to go, and he isn't eligible to play until Nov. 11 against Baltimore. Coach Dennis Allen said conditioning, and not the broken left shoulder blade Bartell sustained in the season opener, was the primary issue in his return.
"I'm well enough. The thing is, at this point in the season, nobody's 100 percent," Bartell said. "I'm good enough to play. The shoulder is not a concern. I just need to get back in shape and sharpen things up and go from there."
The Raiders have 21 days to either put Bartell on the 53-man roster or on injured reserve for the rest of the season. After he was injured in Week 1, Bartell was placed on the "designated for return" injured reserve, a category that was introduced this season.
"The rule worked out perfect for me," Bartell said. "I'm happy to be back, happy to be able to contribute. I just really want to give the offense a great look (in practice) so we can get a win this weekend."
Linebacker Aaron Curry practiced for the seventh consecutive day, but he remains on the physically unable to perform list, and there was no indication from Allen if he will be placed on the 53-man roster for the Bucs game.
"We have to make the decision that is best for the team as well as, listen, he hasn't played football in a long time," Allen said. "It's not like you can just come out and start playing football after a week or two and everything is fine and good."
Cornerback Shawntae Spencer, out since Week 2 because of a foot injury, has not made progress of late.
"We anticipated there would be more progress by this point in time, but it's coming around a little slower than we had hoped," Allen said.
Center Stefen Wisniewski (ankle) and running back Mike Goodson (turf toe) were limited in practice, but Allen expects them to face Tampa Bay. Defensive tackle Richard Seymour (knee) was rested.
Special-teams player Keenan Clayton (shoulder) did not practice, and Allen isn't sure if he will play against the Bucs.
For more on the Raiders, visit the Inside the Oakland Raiders blog at ibabuzz.com/oaklandraiders. Follow Jerry McDonald on twitter at Twitter.com/Jerrymcd.


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Roger the warrior
Roger is being immortalized as a terracotta warrior! His sculpture is among a collection of eight being made to mark the season-ending Masters Cup in Shanghai in November.
With a collection of the Terracotta Army on show at the British Museum in London, the ATP have commissioned French sculptor Laury Dizengremel to create similar models of the players who will appear in China. Warrior statues of Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have also been commissioned and with five spots still up for grabs in the field, world number four Nikolay Davydenko and Andy Roddick are among those hoping to see themselves fashioned in terracotta.
Players likely to compete in the tournament were measured and photographed and casts were made of their faces during a Master Series stop in Montreal last month.
"I think that being sculpted as a terracotta warrior is an honor, I think the idea is fun, bringing together culture and sport, and I'm looking forward to seeing the final result," said Roger.
The original Terracotta Army was created to be buried with the Emperor of Qin in 210-209 BC. It is believed to have taken some 700,000 craftsmen 38 years to complete. The Army was rediscovered only in 1974 and 8,099 figures have since been unearthed around the Emperor's tomb. The site in China has become a major tourist attraction with nearly two million people visiting annually.
The tennis version will be unveiled at the Masters Cup in Shanghai, which begins on November 11.
Plenty love here in Canada! Can't wait to see you next year in TO!!!
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I'm from Shanghai, yet I'm in Canada, I'll still keep eyes on you, wish u good luck for the rest of ur matches in this year.
I think the idea of making the Terracotta Warrior is great.But you are not only a soldier,you should be the king!
It's great that you and the other 7 players are receiving such honour. It brings new life to a sport when you can incorporate culture. It makes me so happy with every accolade that you, Mr. Federer has bestowed upon you and am quite sure there w


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PUYALLUP: On April 24, Pierce College Puyallup dedicated the $2.45 million Garnero Child Development Center which will provide on-site child care for up to 64 children between the ages of one and five.
The center was partially funded from a $717,000 bequest from the late Catherine Garnero, the largest gift in the college's history.
Hosted by the Pierce College Foundation, a dedication ceremony began at 3 p.m. Following the dedication, there were tours of the 6,500-square-foot facility which was constructed by MSGS Architects. The contractor was Lincoln Construction. The dedication ceremony included remarks by Jerry Korum, president of the Korum Automotive Group, who was co-chair of the foundation's Campaign for Childcare along with James Washam, retired KeyBank president. Also on the program was Michele L. Johnson, Ph.D., chancellor of the Pierce College District; and Cherry L. Tinker, foundation executive director.
Dr. Johnson said, "We are very pleased that students at our Puyallup campus, like those at the Fort Steilacoom campus, now have affordable, quality child care available while they are pursuing their educational and career goals."
In March, the foundation hosted a dedication ceremony for the Milgard Child Development Center at Fort Steilacoom. Both centers were constructed with a combination of public and private funds.
The contemporary design of the Garnero Center features a glassed-in, landscaped courtyard (a "winter garden") as well as other sources of daylight which conserve energy by reducing the need for artificial light. A pathway through rolling terrain links the outdoor classroom and adjacent play areas. Designed with input from the college's early childhood education faculty, the center will be part of the hands-on training opportunities provided in the associate degree programs related to early childhood education. Classrooms in the center will be named for donors Jerry and Germaine Korum, Steve and Joane Moceri, Don and Audrey Thomas and Waste Connections.


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Gas prices may soon be going up again.
Gas station managers say they are losing money because too many people are driving off without paying.
"Watch out, because they are cracking down on it," says Angela Hawkins, manager of Greg's Gas Plus. "They're going to start enforcing it."
She's talking about drive-offs. As gas prices go up, so is the crime of leaving the pump before leaving your money.
"We've had about 160 dollars in drive-offs in the last six days," Hawkins says.
The pilot gas station right off I-20 in North Augusta learned the lesson the last time gas prices skyrocketed. Now you must pay before you pump...and customers like Tristina Jensen don't like it.
"I think it's ridiculous that I have to take ten more minutes to go in and out the door to go pay and go get my card," Jensen says.
With quick getaways from many gas stations, those who pump and just pull away are rarely caught. But if you are, don't think saying you were in a hurry and forgot to pay will keep gas stations from pressing charges.
"No, it's not an accident," Hawkins says. "We've had a couple who've claimed 'I only wanted $10 worth, I didn't mean to leave the pump on and pump $60'. It's no accident."
Accident or not, North Augusta Public Safety say they are on the look out...and they're pumping up patrol.
"If you're caught with a violation, you will lose your license and you have to pay the fine," says officer Patrick McGrath. "If not, you'll do the actual jail term."
North Augusta Public Safety tells us they take this crime very seriously, just as they would a hit and run.
If you are found guilty of driving off in North Augusta, you will get a ticket and lose your license for at least 6 months, and you could face fines up to around $1100...that, or you could spend 30 days in jail.
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American Architects Name Top Ten Green Buildings for 2008
The American Institute of Architects (AIA) and its Committee on the Environment have named the top ten examples of sustainable architecture and green building design solutions for 2008. The efficient buildings draw on a variety of energy-saving technologies, including efficient lighting, daylighting, passive solar heating, natural ventilation, thermal mass, earth berms, and green roofs. For mechanical heating, the buildings draw on a range of technologies, including a wood-pellet boiler, radiant floor heating, and ground- and air-source heat pumps. Cooling technologies include demand-controlled ventilation and fans with variable-frequency drive motors. Four of the buildings employ displacement ventilation, which provides air at more moderate temperatures at low velocities, in a way that gradually displaces the stale air in the room with the fresh ventilation air. One of the top ten buildings, the Aldo Leopold Legacy Center even features "Earth tubes," pipes buried below the foundation to moderate the temperature of incoming ventilation air.
The buildings range from a temporary, modular building for exhibits to a high-rise condominium. Most are institutional buildings, including a library, a visitor center, two K-12 school buildings, two university buildings, and the headquarters for a foundation. The AIA's Top Ten Green Projects program is sponsored in part by DOE and the Energy Star program, a joint effort of DOE and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The projects will be honored at the AIA 2008 National Convention and Design Exposition in Boston, Massachusetts, in mid-May. See the AIA press release and top-ten list.


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The Bronxville Broncos season ended on May 21with a loss to Dobbs Ferry in a Class B outbracket game. Though the game was close early on, Dobbs Ferry was able to pull away with a convincing 8-1 win over the home team.
Bronxville got on the board first, plating a run on a throwing error in the first inning, but it would prove to be the Broncos' only run of the game. Dobbs answered in the top of the second inning and never looked back from there, building an insurmountable lead.
Dobbs Ferry's Nick Abbatiello was stellar, striking out 11 Broncos on the day.
Despite the outbracket loss, the future seems bright for the Broncos. With only two seniors on this year's squad, the Broncos will return the majority of their players next spring.
"I think only having two seniors is tough," head coach Anthony Vaglica said. "I think it was a rollercoaster of a ride. We struggled at times and I think there were a lot of bright spots."
With so many players set to return in 2014, Vaglica sees this spring as a major step in getting his players experience on the varsity level and they will mature further over the next few seasons.
"Only having two seniors, the future is bright for us next year, we have nine returning juniors." Vaglica said.
Much of Vaglica's optimism stems from the fact that his squad acquitted itself nicely in big league games against teams like Eastchester this year.
"I think we played a very tough schedule this year, even within our league," he said. "We played Eastchester, we played Pelham, we played Yonkers; all schools bigger than us. There were no easy games, every game was difficult."
With the win, Dobbs Ferry earned the right to play a first-round game against second-seed Rye Neck on May 27. The Panthers beat the Eagles 2-1 to advance to a second-round meeting with Croton Harmon.
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With high rates of domestic violence and sexual assaults considered an epidemic in Alaska, the Green Dot movement to prevent them from happening in the first place has brought local businesses into the mix.
Green Dot is meant to encourage bystanders who see suspicious or harmful activity, or has a feeling that something's not right, to intervene -- to become "green dots" countering the "red dots" of warning signs leading up to dangerous behavior.
At the core of the concept is a set of "three D's" people can take to head off escalating situations short of a direct confrontation: distracting, delegating or directing someone away from a violent scenario.
"All three D's are effective and its really about what your personality is and assessing the situation about what's safe and what's going to be effective," said Melissa Emmal, the deputy director of Abused Women's Aid In Crisis. "It could be a rape, it could be an act of domestic violence, a kick, words that hurt."
AWAIC has partnered with the Anchorage Police Department, Alaska State Troopers, Standing Together Against Rape, and the Alaska Native Justice Center to be proactive in violence prevention.
"Sometimes (it's) just your presence, if people know if they are being observed," said Emmal. "I've heard people give examples of just pulling out their cell phone and making it pretty clear, 'Hey, I'm recording this.'"
At businesses including Humpy's Great Alaskan Alehouse on 6th Avenue, employees are getting free training from Green Dot Alaska on how to respond to violence. As part of Humpy's recent pub quiz night, staff introduced Green Dot concepts to patrons.
"Nothing is going to change unless you do something, so if you see something speak up," said Pete Burns, Humpy's general manager. "Having 270 to 280 people that walk out with a little bit more idea of what's going on around them, being aware of social situations and occurrences that take place is definitely going to help things out."
Backers say knowledge is power, especially in a state that ranks amongst the highest in the nation in sexual and domestic assaults.
"This is Anchorage, its a pretty inclusive community where everyone is pretty open to everyone's ideas and beliefs and take care of each other -- we have to on a daily basis," Burns said.
In addition to Humpy's, businesses like Snow City Café and Checker Cab are scheduled to get Green Dot Alaska training to respond to violent situations. For more information on the project and ways you can help, visit Green Dot Alaska's website.


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This issue is not about needing a hospital. That is a given. However, the question at hand is about how we do it.
Grays Harbor Community Hospital (GHCH) started from a financial crisis when its predecessor failed. It remained a private, non-profit hospital. Then, St. Joseph's Hospital failed in 1988. In turn, it was purchased by GHCH. As Mr. Tom Quigg stated, Providence did leave, a sign that two hospitals could not exist based upon the economy here. In 2005, Weyerhaeuser announced facility closings.
Yet, since 2006 more building happened based upon borrowing. The bond market and the local economy did impact the hospital. However, the underlying problem has been hospital administration spending like drunken sailors.
Spending has continued to outpace revenue, even with increasing revenue from the individual sources such as Medicare, Medicaid, workmen's ompensation, contracted and insurance since 1992.
Over the last three years, Total Patient Admissions and Patient Days have dropped. From 2012 to 2013, they lost $10 million in inpatient and gained $5 million in outpatient revenue; a net loss of $5 m illion. Medicare and Medicaid patient admissions have dropped, but the "Other" group has increased. In 2013 there were 2,163 Medicare, 1,023 Medicaid and 793 "Other Patient Admissions." Medicare is the leading group, not Medicaid. The "Other" group is not much smaller than Medicaid patients.
They have more than $17 million in cash with more than $8 million in "other assets," enough to cover their "shortfall" for 6.5 years while seeking a better solution.
The debt is $34 million in Key Bank bonds. They have $39 million of equity with $101 million for assets. The simple formula for accounting is assets minus liabilities is equity which tells you they have $62 million in total debt, a 62/39 debt-to-equity ratio. Not good!
Community Hospital CEO Tom Jensen stated they did not want a hospital district and wanted to keep the hospital as a private corporation: "their hospital" not "our hospital." In August of 2012, the board decided on an affiliation with Multicare Health Systems rather than a merger.
Don't be fooled by the term "non-profit." All corporations are "non-profit" until they make a profit. Instead of paying out a dividend, non-profit corporations pump the money into the business as retained earnings.
Non-profits serve the employees of the non-profit first by providing salaries and benefits. Mr. Jensen made $292,000 in 2013. The top-five management team made $1,025,181 in 2013 — $15,866 more than the previous year. The new 2013-16 contracts gave everyone a raise, and reduced days a part-time employee needs to get medical. Is this the way you operate when you are failing?
The amount of Medicaid reimbursement since 2006 was around 15 percent of the amount billed except in 2011 it jumped to 32 percent and, in 2013, it increased to 19.34 percent, resulting from negotiations with the Medicaid HMOs. The Vidette reported the contract cancelations were done in December to get more of the state money for hospital services. The hospital cut the Medicaid HMOs to just two, Amerigroup and Molina.
So, is this district on the right path?
When announced, Becker Hospital Review writer, Bob Herman, wrote on April 7, 2014, "The move bucks the general trend of hospitals moving away from public ownership structures. Since 2003, approximately 17 health care districts and public hospitals have declared Chapter 9 bankruptcy."
So, why would we be moving against the industry trend and what is it?
The trend is for larger, private non-profit hospitals to buy the smaller hospitals. What are the advantages? Management is centralized, saving $1 million for local management with greater financial strength and the personnel that can be distributed around the organization. You get the resources and ancillary services of the organization. You can buy supplies and services at volume discounts. And most important to the patient, you get a better continuum of care. It is an economy of scale.
So, what needs to happen?
The larger, cash-rich hospital walks the fiscally challenged smaller hospital through a "packaged" Chapter 11 bankruptcy, negotiating with the bond holders, creditors and contract holders for better terms or eliminating the debt and use existing cash to pay them off. Also, contracts are revised and workers have a job in the future.
The result is that the new hospital is debt-free and able to continue operating, a win-win for the community.
If this passes, there is a transition period where assets are transferred to the district in a negotiated transfer, not just a wholesale handing over of the whole thing with all its "warts." The district sells bonds to pay the bond debt and the penalties. Some think that the 501(c)3 can hold on to the assets and debt and lease them to the district. Olympia officials say this solution does not meet the letter of the law. The law requires the hospital to be owned and operated by the district.
You guarantee those bonds, even if the hospital fails and pay a levy for 25 or more years with no benefit.
Senator Jim Hargrove has danced around this issue, but the law is clear. You will have a levy if this passes. He just does not want to admit he screwed up with this legislation.
The district could follow the private non-profit "packaged" bankruptcy plan, but it doesn't have the cash. It only has your money and it will not see dime until April of 2016.
You already have "transparency" in the hospital operations through the state Department of Health. Financial records, treatment records, operations, payments of salaries to the top earners, etc. are reported annually.
What representation do you really get? How many candidates have a current stake in the hospital operation or directly benefit because of their relationship with it now? Do we really want the same board and management running the new district when they just ran the private entity into the ground?
Can you really control your representatives once elected? Anyone that has spoken at your local city or county knows they can both prevent public comment and ignore you.
The extra federal Medicaid money starts declining in 2017 and continues to decline until 2020. The state, because of the McCleary education ruling by the state Supreme Court, has no plan to back fill the lost funds. We will be getting 125 percent of a declining pot of money.
Can the district control costs or cut salaries? The current contracts are good until 2016. Has your local city, county or state done that?
The private non-profit hospital impacts you, the voter, the least — no new levy, no long-term liability for the bonds, debt, pensions or lawsuits.
What should the hospital do? Go to Olympia and get legislation that provides Medicaid money with a guaranteed payment above and beyond the decline in federal payments that are sufficient to cover the costs of providing the Medicaid services.
Find a buyer. Go through Chapter 11 bankruptcy and emerge as a functioning portion of a more robust private non-profit hospital.
What should you do? Vote no on this Hospital District.
Randy Peck lives in Ocean Shores and is an advocate against turning Community Hospital into a public hospital district. A longer version of this column can be found at www.thevidette.com.


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do or die 1
1Persist, even if death is the result: a grim determination to do or die
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- They are Indian companies with not so much of a global market or mindshare, but with a determination to do or die.
- He seemed determined to do or die on the last day of combat.
- This was how to live, on the edge, ready to do or die, with no safety rope to haul you back in.
1.1Used to describe a critical situation where one's actions may result in victory or defeat: the 72nd hole was do or die
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- 'At this point it's basically a do or die situation as we are right on the edge of making play-offs,' explained Paul.
- Yes, it was important, but not a do or die situation, as is portrayed by the president's political rivals.
- Every game is a must-win situation, creating a do or die atmosphere with each contest.
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There are 2 main definitions of do or die in English:
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Showing or requiring a determination not to compromise or be deterred: the mercenaries fought with a do-or-die fanaticism
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- Such terms of office discourage an all-out, do-or-die attitude among politicians and followers to remain in office.
- They gambled on a do-or-die mission over the final ten minutes in a late bid to rescue themselves.
- So it will come as little surprise to reveal that it wears its patriotism on its sleeve, littering proceedings with gutsy do-or-die speeches.
Words that rhyme with do-or-dieally, Altai, apply, assai, awry, ay, aye, Baha'i, belie, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, bye-bye, chi, Chiangmai, Ciskei, comply, cry, Cy, Dai, defy, deny, Di, die, dry, Dubai, dye, espy, eye, fie, fly, forbye, fry, Frye, goodbye (US goodby), guy, hereby, hi, hie, high, I, imply, I-spy, July, kai, lie, lye, Mackay, misapply, my, nearby, nigh, Nye, outfly, passer-by, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, Qinghai, rai, rely, rocaille, rye, scry, serai, shanghai, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sky-high, sly, spin-dry, spry, spy, sty, Sukhotai, supply, Tai, Thai, thereby, thigh, thy, tie, Transkei, try, tumble-dry, underlie, Versailles, Vi, vie, whereby, why, wry, Wye, xi, Xingtai, Yantai
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August 23, 2013
HEB Viva SA Giveaway: Win A Free Toyota Tundra Or Free Shopping Sprees
21 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 23, 2013 at 1:15 PM
You can also enter by texting "viva" to 30364 then you will get a text back asking for the 14-digit number and you send the "99999999999999" and it gains you an entryReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 30, 2013 at 4:28 PM
Hey that worked! Thanks y'allReplyDelete
- BMXMOMMASeptember 1, 2013 at 4:40 PM
How do you get more codes?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 7, 2013 at 10:47 PM
i spend $40.89 at heb 17460 IH=35 North Schertz, and the cashier don't giveme the receipt , nothing come out from the machine, and i don't say nothing because people was waiting . can i go back n ask for that receipt code?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 8, 2013 at 3:36 PM
The radio stations are not advertising to buy $15.00 or more, Just pick up game piece @ HEBReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 9, 2013 at 4:02 PM
yes it work by enter 99999999999999 . they are 14 nine you well get badge for the H E B GAME. good to all..............ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 12, 2013 at 4:57 PM
Anyone know How many times can we enter? Wont let me any more. :-(ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:30 AM
I have 4 codes but it will not let me enter but just "ONE" !! Not fare , I spent my money and got these codes !!! AND I CAN NOT GET MY COUPONS DUE TO NO PRINTER. !!! There should be a code TOO ! This DISCRIMINATES against LOW INCOME people !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 16, 2013 at 10:32 AM
WHY ARE THE COMMENTS CENSORED ??????????ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Anonymous --Delete
The comments aren't censored -- just moderated so spammers can't leave their links all over my blog. I recommend calling HEB Customer Service with your concerns about your coupons and codes -- they might be able to troubleshoot with you to figure out a solution.
- AnonymousSeptember 21, 2013 at 11:54 AM
I agree that even after you have gained all 8 badges, cosumers should be able to keep entering their codes to get more free prizes. --disapointed.ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2013 at 7:18 AM
So more Consumers are energized to shop at HEB and get a code. This is a sweepstakes to encourage shoppers, and maybe even new shoppers, to spend more in the stores. No promo company should setup a sweepstakes so one person can keep winning and winning while maybe a new-to-the-store customer is shutout from winning anything because a sweepstaker nabbed most of the prizes. How would that foster any loyalty to the store brand? If you shop at HEB and gain all 8 badges good for you - you should be happy that you have a store like HEB that is willing to treat you right and offer this opportunity.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2013 at 2:12 PM
well if that one person spends a lot of money in that store they should be able to receive more entries that is only fair as well. I spend a great deal of money at heb and so does my family. So yes I do think its unfair to be limited.Delete
- AnonymousSeptember 23, 2013 at 5:49 PM
I also gained all 8 badges, but I'm a regular customer of HEB. I have a lot of extra codes. Anyone want my codes? Anyway good luck to all who play.....ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 28, 2013 at 12:48 PM
I hope I winReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 1, 2013 at 1:44 PM
Is it over and who won what.?ReplyDeleteReplies
Today's the last day to enter!Delete
- AnonymousOctober 2, 2013 at 9:14 PM
Have they said who was the Winner of Toyota Tundra?ReplyDeleteReplies
- AnonymousOctober 8, 2013 at 4:25 PM
Yes I am curious also who won the truck.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2013 at 11:33 AM
Anonymous October 9 /2013 At 11:30 Have they said who was the winner of toyota tundra ! yes I am corious also who won the truck.Delete
- AnonymousOctober 9, 2013 at 11:24 AM
Anonymous October 9, 2013 at 11:16 AM Have they said who was the Winner of toyota tundra ! yes I am curious also who won the truckReplyDelete


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Definition of pappyshow in English:
noun[in singular] West Indian
A person or thing that is a parody or mockery of something else: he is merely making a pappyshow of the volunteer litter wardens
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- What a pappyshow has been their so-called co-operation on fighting crime, created as a direct result of citizens' pressure and political opportunism!
- And this Government so incompetent, they went and read the death warrant and make a big pappyshow, saying they going to hang Monday morning.
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We are on the verge of a new era driven by visual experiences on mobile devices, and the next big thing is 4K Ultra HD. The new Qualcomm® Snapdragon™ 805 processor is the mobile industry's first, truly end-to-end 4K Ultra HD platform that offers the full 4K experience. This paper discusses:· How mobile is a driving force behind 4K adoption· Why 4K matters on mobile devices· What a "full 4K experience" means· The challenges to deliver an end-to-end 4K solution· How we are uniquely positioned to enable the full 4K experience
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Dude this video is a riot. Killer job. I was impressed with the lip syncing of the character - great job spending time on that. Can't wait to see what else you do next.
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I totally agree with you about myspace..i hate it ..always will hate it...i mean it's a usefull thing but dear god...anyways hehe...i think you did an exellent job on that flash and whoever thought up that song is a genius!
Yeah I had a myspace long ago.
thanks for the review, and if you look in the credits you can see who the song was by,
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u right
so true about myspace. from "1 to awesome this is the shit". wassup, want to be myspace buddies lol.
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Haha, great
I thought it was great. The animation was simple but worked, even though it got sorta out of sync towards the end.
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(Your name) Can Go to Mars
|The Hubble Space Telescope snapped this sharp picture of Mars in March 1997. Credit:NASA
In 2007, The Planetary Society will send a specialized silica-glass DVD to Mars aboard Phoenix, NASA's newest Scout mission, led by Principal Investigator Peter Smith at the University of Arizona. The disk, which is attached to the deck of the Phoenix lander, will include "Visions of Mars," a collection of 19th and 20th century stories, essays, and art inspired by the Red Planet. The disk also includes special features, such as the famous 1938 radio broadcast of HG Wells' classic, "War of the Worlds."
People around the world can add their own names (or those of family and friends) to the archival disk that features the works of such visionaries as The Planetary Society's co-founder Carl Sagan, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Arthur C. Clarke, Percival Lowell, and many more. The Planetary Society is collecting up to several million names to send on the Mars-bound DVD. Visit The Planetary Society's website http://planetary.org to fly a name to Mars.
The deadline for submitting names is February 1, 2007.
Phoenix will be the first lander to explore the Martian arctic, landing near 70 degrees north latitude. Designed to search for and study water ice, the spacecraft is a fixed lander with a suite of advanced instruments and a robotic arm that can dig up to a meter into the soil. The Phoenix team hopes to uncover clues in the icy soil of the Martian arctic about the history of near surface ice and its potential for habitability. The mission will return valuable data that can help astrobiologists understand the potential for past life on Mars.
Launching in August 2007, Phoenix will land in May 2008. The DVD will also include a greeting and essay from the mission Principal Investigator, Peter Smith, and additional information about the Phoenix mission.
|The Phoenix Lander lowers itself onto Mars using a set of powerful thrusters. No airbags for this tricky touch down on the red planet.
Image Credit: JPL/Corby Waste
"Since the DVD will appear in some of the calibration images that Phoenix sends back from the surface, those who send their names will, in some sense, be able to see themselves on Mars!" said Bruce Betts, the Planetary Society's Director of Projects. "Well, sort of"
The special disk should last for at least many hundreds of years on Mars, plenty of time for a future generation to discover and read the Red Planet's first library. Disk contents represent 20 nations and cultures.
Sending this DVD from Earth aboard Phoenix will be The Planetary Society's second attempt to cast this particular "message in a bottle" into the currents of space. "Visions of Mars" was created by the Society and placed aboard Russia's Mars 96 spacecraft. That mission failed shortly after launch. The Planetary Society has also helped collect names for several other space missions, including Stardust, the Mars Exploration Rovers, Deep Impact, Mars Pathfinder, and Cassini.
Anyone may submit names to The Planetary Society to fly to Mars, including – in addition to their own – the names of children and grandchildren, classmates, friends, loved ones who have passed, or even a favorite family pet. Once a name is entered on The Planetary Society website, a certificate, stating that name's inclusion on the Phoenix Mars DVD, can be downloaded.
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I'm Lovin It – Whirlpool Duet Washer & Dryer #WhirlpoolMoms
If you follow me on twitter or Facebook, you may have heard about a special delivery I got 2 weeks ago!
I am over the top excited (and humbled) to say I was chosen to be a Whirlpool Mom!
Do you know we have been married 25 years and have never owned a brand new washer and dryer?……….my current set was handed down from my mom, after she acquired it when my grandma passed away. Needless to say, I was overwhelmed and not quite sure what to do with my self when these awesome Whirlpool delivery men showed up to install my new Duet Washer and Dryer!
I've been using them for 2 weeks now, and you gotta know I'm LOVIN' them!! These beauties even SING to me when I turn them on! My favorite feature, so far, is the fan fresh option. This option allows your wet clothes in the washer to say fresh if you can't get them in the dryer right away. No more rewashing or worse………stinky clothes! I just click the fan fresh button when I start a load, and The Whirlpool Duet washer's FanFresh option intermittently tumbles clothes in the wash drum for up to 16 hours after the cycle ends. Meanwhile, a quiet fan draws out moisture through a vent to help keep clothes smelling fresh and prevents wrinkles from setting in.
And just so I will be fully equipped to tell you EVERYTHING about them, while you are reading this post, I am actually in Michigan staying at The Real Whirled House! (something that's usually only available to Whirlpool employees) How cool is THAT! I get to live breath and eat Whirlpool for three days!!………LOVIN' IT!!
So hang tight, I'll have SOOOO much more to tell you in the coming weeks!
I'm Lovin'…. My Whirlpool Duet Washer & Dryer
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The washer and dryer look lovely!! How exciting! Hopefully one of these days I can get some like that. But for now, our old set just keeps on working – LOL! Thanks for hosting!
I'm so excited to be linking up here for the first time today! And I can't wait til the kids get to bed later on so I can have a chance to really sit down and look through all of these inspiring links! 🙂 Thanks for hosting! Have a great day!
I am 'spinning' with joy over this great linky party! I hope your trip is AMAZING!
Wow…I never knew there was a "Whirl" house…too funny! Be sure to pick up some tips on how to keep the seals around the doors clean…it's the only thing my mom complains about with her pair. I'm Loving' my new Pandigital photo/slide/negative converter this week! If you haven't tried one…you need to…especially if you have boxes of your mom's old photos like we do 😉 Have a wonderful weekend, fondly, Roberta
I'm lovin' your new washer and dryer, too! A little bit of laundry envy here. 🙂
Wow! You're one lucky lady! 🙂 Thanks for hosting a great party!
OMGoodness! I was so jealous of you reading all your tweets! But I learned a lot too! I'm so happy for you and your new washer and dryer……you definitely deserved it! I'm in the market for a new set, and you have def peaked my interest in these babies. I can't wait to hear more!
Ooooooo…those shiny machines look like it would actually be FUN to wash clothes!!
I have front loading washer/dryer and I sort of miss top loading. However, those are beautiful…if you can really say that about a washer and dryer.
That. Is. Amazing!!
Awesome new washer and dryer…that should make laundry fun, for a little while anyway!. Thanks for hosting!
Cheryl this is the coolest! I love that spin/fan option! I am officially old- I have washer and dryer envy!!! 🙂
Oooh. I've always wanted a front loader! Enjoy your new 'toy' and thanks for hosting!
that "fan fresh" option is brilliant! I can't tell you how many times I've had to wash clothes twice after forgetting about them! hope you had a FABULOUS time!
cheryl- darn I was hoping it was a washer/dryer giveaway. our washer and dryer are as old as our daughter.. 17 years. They are white. They still work and i have a laundry list of items I want/need before I buy the washer/dryer (no pun intended).
I was at home depot and thinking I may just paint them orange and black for halloween this October.. sounds like a post!
Thanks for the party! xo, laura
How awesome! I'm actually drooling over the washer and dryer, is that weird? 😉
What the what??? So stinkin' lucky!! Congrats and enjoy! And thanks for hosting too!
What???!!!! You lucky duck!!!! I'm SOOOO jealous!
They are so shiny! Enjoy them and thanks for hosting…
Thanks so much for hosting the linky party. We really appreciate and love your blog as well. I am completely jealous of your two new machines. So nice and shiny! I am sure that makes you actually want to do laundry!
I'm jealous because my washing machine broke a few weeks ago and I can't afford a new one. 🙁
I'm slightly envious! I want to know how I can be a Whirlpool Mom! 🙂 I love the idea of the fan fresh option! There are so many times I have to re-wash because I've forgotten I have a load of laundry in the washer! 🙂
CoNgRaTuLaTiOnS to you! No one deserves this more!!
Terry and I bought this pair a few years ago but sent them back on the first day… I always dreamed of owning a front-loading washer and they look SO cool! However, they took FOREVER (compared to washers of the past) to do a load! Who has an hour+ to wait for one load finish? We sent them back, (Lowe's is great that way) and I went back to a regular washer/dryer set – the Whirlpool Cabrio – I learned that the new HE washers just take longer than the old kind do. 🙁 It also took a while to get used to not being able to just lift the lid to add stuff… Things are just too fancy for me these days – Ha!
Again – Congrats to you!
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I have wondered about the origins of phrases like "cow puncher." It's NOT the only thing I have wondered about but I mention that one after having fallen over this story in a recent 'you call this stuff news?' news summary generated entirely by computer and during the compilation of which no humans or animals were harmed (unless they were watching while it was compiled).
Quite a stroke of good fortune On Her Majesty's Semen Service, no? (and word play on a James Bond title and a double entendre all in the same phrase? Pay the man!) though I confess the article doesn't address the types of concerns inquiring minds everywhere want to know.
I'll give one to you: pigs' trotters are NOT Rocky Mountain oysters to perhaps the disappointment and chagrin of flatlanders everywhere I suspect but more likely to the uninformed delight of the rest of us who have no idea what these people are talking about or eating.
And since you just went to wikipedia twice in a minute maybe you could go back one more time and look at the top of their page again, the banner, and make an online contribution to keep them solvent as opposed to soluble? I won't type another word until you return.
Welcome back and I lied. Being an interweb liar (caps or not?) isn't as bad as having a career in porcine spermatozoa production and procurement, i.e., a masturbation and ejaculation specialist.
Admittedly, I have no idea how that process would work, with pigs. (Get your mind out of the gutter). An isolated remote in Greenland decades ago while in the US Air Force gave me a background in fowl (don't ask). There weren't a plethora of barns above the Arctic Circle so I don't know if porn magazines are deployed or we seed the slop with Beate Uhse video clips to give the pigs a hard time. I just crack myself up.
And remember, this is science and international economics in support of the New World Order and the Dawning of the Age of Aquarius (and BLT, heavy on the B). And when I say "B," I mean as in Blanc, Mel Blanc.
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Haggling can save you some decent cash, but what if you hate to ask? Buck up and learn how to get the price that's right for you — and your budget.
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Trying to build a nest egg? Resist the urge to purge your pocketbook on every shiny bauble you see and watch your savings grow.
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Many problems we face require us to spend money to solve them. Use the three-step plan to decide if the solution is worth the cost.
When it comes to budgeting, play the percentages to find a spending plan that works for you, whatever your situation.
Tracking expenses is the first step toward wise money management. These apps help you monitor spending — and much more.
If you target your spending on the things that matter most to you (and not to everyone else), you can often get more for less. Here's how it works.
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"To protect public health and the environment by measuring radiation and radioactivity in our environment, and by evaluation of protective techniques through the timely measurement of radioactive contamination at nuclear facilities."
The Environmental Radiation Program performs the following functions: the program surveys radiation and radioactivity in the environment, estimates radiation doses to individuals and populations, and assesses the likely effects of specific radiation hazards. The program's technological capabilities supplement the administrative and regulatory controls of the Radiation Control Division.
This group serves as a valuable information resource for cost-effective radiation dose assessment and dose reduction techniques. The Environmental Radiation Program makes available its resources to managers of all facilities who might have an interest in this subject area.
VDH collects environmental samples for the following facilities:
Annual reports of the environmental monitoring program are available for the following years in pdf format.
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