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The ceremony will be held Oct. 23 at The Chapel Royal, St. James's Palace, a spokesperson for Kensington Palace announced Friday.
Prince George, born in London in July and third in line to the British throne, will be christened by The Archbishop of Canterbury, Most Reverend Justin Welby, in a private service, with further details announced at a later date, the palace said.
The chapel site is where the body of Princess Diana, who would have been grandmother to Prince George, was laid at rest for a week following her death in a Paris car crash in 1997.
The new parents broke with tradition in choosing it over Buckingham Palace, where Queen Elizabeth, Prince Charles and Prince William all were christened, the U.K.'s Telegraph" reported. The last member of the Royal family to be christened at St. James was Princess Beatrice in 1988, the paper said.
Odds-makers in Britain are already hot to handicap favorites to become godparents to the new prince. According to Ladbrokes, Prince Harry and Pippa Middleton, siblings to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, are even-money favorites for the honors. They are followed by James Meade, the prince's closest chum, at 2-1, and Hannah Gillingham, the duchess's Marlborough college pal, at 3-1.
Others possibly in the running include pal Thomas van Straubenzee at 4-1 odds and sibling James Middleton at 5-1. Longshots are David Beckman at 50-1, with his wife Victoria Beckham as godmother lagging far back at 500-1.
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SCE Federal Credit Union was named a top place to bank by nerdwallet.com, an online authority on personal finance and banking. The article cites SCE FCU's consumer-friendly checking accounts, which include fee-free options, and that everyone is free to join as top reasons to bank with us.
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Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Cane Bay's softball team was certainly energized in search of its first region victory but most of all it was Harmonized.
Led by Senior pitcher Haley Harmon, who struck out 10 batters and scattered six hits, the Lady Cobras blanked Goose Creek 1-0 in a Region 7-AAAA game on Friday night at GCHS.
"Her pitches were moving and she had the batters off balance," Cane Bay coach Sharon Allred said. "The defense backed her up."
The Lady Gators got the tying run to second base in each of the final two innings but Harmon worked out of it. In the seventh, after Goose Creek got the leadoff man to second base, Harmon fanned a pair of batters and then coaxed a pop out to short to end it. She also stranded the tying run at second base in the sixth inning and worked out of a bases loaded jam earlier.
Cane Bay scored its lone run in the third inning. Ricki Henry reached on an error and then moved to second on a single by Peggy Lou Rochay. Henry moved to third on a fielder's choice and then scored on Crista Natividad's infield single.
Traci Howell had two hits for the Lady Cobras (6-3, 1-1 region). They were to take on Timberland Monday before meeting Wando in their next region game on Wednesday.
"(The win) should definitely boost our confidence," Allred said. "It lets them know what we're capable of."
Allred's team was coming off a mercy rule loss to Stratford on Wednesday.
Goose Creek fell to 2-5 and 0-1 in the region. Lost in Cane Bay's victory was the pitching performance given by Lady Gators senior Ashlyn Ryan. She allowed four hits and struck out three batters.
"She was lights out," Goose Creek coach Kerry Grimm said. "She showed her senior leadership."
The Lady Gators were to travel to Wando on Monday before traveling to West Ashley on Wednesday.
"You don't want to ever start the region schedule with a loss," Grimm said, "but you have to see the building blocks. It was a great game. I saw a lot of things to build practice around."
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Unions and Twinkies on Access Utah
Editor's note: Two Huntsman School of Business professors, David Stephens, professor of management, and William Shughart, professor of economics and finance, were recently interviewed about labor relations on the Utah Public Radio program "Access Utah." The interview aired on Thursday, Nov. 29, and can be heard here.
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By Tom William
We've been hearing about the death of Twinkies. The closure of the company Hostess has the public fearing the treats such as Twinkies and Ho-Hos, and has shined a spotlight on unions.
A recent headline from Fox Business reads: "Death of Twinkies a Union Contract Hit." Others have differing opinions, and a headline from Salon.com reads: "Vulture Capitalism-not unions- killed Twinkies."
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Material was thicker than expected and will probably be very durable but my dancer will be very hot. Disappointed that they run small as she will get very little use out of it before it will no longer fits. Very little give to the material so she will not be able to stretch it. Price was right
My daughter is already on the small side so it runs pretty small. nice color though
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MARTINSBURG - The Church at Martinsburg will mark three years of serving Berkeley County this week. With a mission to proclaim the gospel and reach those far from God, over the past three years, the congregation has grown to nearly 300 regular attendees each week.
The church, which meets weekly at Regal Cinemas on Foxcroft Ave. in Martinsburg, started with a couple families in 2009. They previously met in a home and at the Holiday Inn on Foxcroft before moving to the current location in 2010.
Since it was established, the church, which is affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention and is a church planting center through the North American Mission Board, has added three full-time staff and has welcomed a church planting resident, Shay Osborne, who will be planting a church in Winchester later this year. In 2011, the church became a part of the Acts 29 Church planting network made up of over 400 churches in the United States and networks of churches in multiple countries.
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The Church at Martinsburg hosted an area wide Egg Drop for Easter in 2010. This year, it celebrates three years of serving Berkeley County.
The vision of the Church at Martinsburg is to develop 21st century followers of Christ, by connecting with God, each other and the mission. This is implemented through weekly gatherings, community groups which meet in members' homes, and opportunities for members to connect with the mission through volunteering and missions trips.
This ongoing goal has continued to be proven accomplished through numerous baptisms (in hotel pools, parking lots, and movie theaters) and testaments of changed lives from church members.
The church has made missions trips to Moldova, India, Thailand, and this year will return to India and Moldova and take their first trip inside the United States to Boston, Mass.
In 2010 the church hosted an Easter Egg Drop where they welcomed area families to participate in a day of fun at Poor House Farm Park where thousands of easter eggs were dropped from a helicopter. Since 2009, the church has hosted Operation Thanks each Thanksgiving to collect turkeys for local food banks and families. More than 700 turkeys have been collected over the past three years. Other partnerships have been established with Young Lives and CCAP (Congregational Cooperative Action Project)-Loaves and Fishes. Additionally, the church has made national investments through church planting partnerships in Baltimore, Md., Wesley Chapel, Fla., and Morgantown, W.Va.
Since its founding in 2009, the Church at Martinsburg has had a focus to use its resources for the sake of the gospel.
"We learn that generosity is a source of gratitude for what Jesus has done for us through the gospel," said Jacob Atchley, lead pastor of the Church at Martinsburg. "This has propelled us into our communities; this is what we and our church are called to do."
Atchley said that it is events like Operation Thanks are indicators of changed lives of those that make up the faith family at the Church at Martinsburg.
"The people that make up this faith family have been deeply impacted by the Gospel and this act of kindness is one way they are showing it," Atchley said.
This summer, The Church at Martinsburg will sponsor Regal Cinemas' Summer Movie Express, offering children's films to families for $1 on Tuesday and Wednesday for nine weeks during this summer. The Church at Martinsburg will host activities for children before the movies begin in the theater's lobby beginning at 9 a.m.
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Dear Abby: I'm a 20-year-old college student with a great job, life ambitions and parents who love me.
I didn't date much in high school, but a few months ago I met a wonderful man who is in the Army. Two things about this relationship are different: First, we met on the Internet, communicated online for several weeks, then took the next step to meet in person. The second is, "Jack" is 10 years older than I am and has a son from a previous marriage. Jack is stationed not far from me. When I met him, I realized he was everything a woman could want. I did a background check and everything he told me is true. He supports me fully in pursuing my degree and my future career. But I'm afraid to introduce him to my parents because they're old-fashioned. They are leery about people meeting on the Internet. They also want me to meet a guy closer to my age.
The more Jack and I are together, the more I realize how much I love him. I want to introduce the man I love to my family. How do I proceed with this? I am scared that my parents won't accept Jack. How can I get them to accept my choice?
– Determined in the Southwest
Dear Determined: Your relationship with Jack appears to be progressing at warp speed. If you want your parents to accept him, you must give them an opportunity to get to know him – and the same applies to you because this romance is fresh.
As you communicate with your parents, start mentioning Jack. Tell them he is a member of the military and how you met. Meeting someone on the Internet these days is very common and nothing to be ashamed of.
The longer you continue keeping his existence a secret, the more concerned and disappointed your parents will be when you spring him on them. They will want to meet him, and you should introduce him. After that, the selling job will be his. Keep your cool. You are your parents' little girl and always will be. But the decision of who you'll wind up with is your own to make, not theirs.


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how i understand it is that it's basically a one year exception so teams have some time to get down to the cap for next year. so for all pretense and purposes, the cap is $70.2 million for this season. i may be wrong but i think that's how it works
at the end of the this season, teams have the option of buying out 2 players over the next 2 offseasons with their salary being wiped off of the cap.if i was franzen, i would working my ass off this season if he wants to stay with the wings. gotta imagine he is one of the leading candidates to get bought out this upcoming offseason
Given where the Wings are cap-wise for 2013-14 & the amount of young forwards they have ready to contribute, I doubt Kenny uses either of his 2 buy-outs. The bigger question is which UFAs/RFAs come back.
FA's in 2013-14:
Filppula (UFA)
Cleary (UFA)
Brunner (UFA)
Nyquist (RFA)
Miller (UFA)
Mursak (RFA)
White (UFA)
Kindl (RFA)
Smith (RFA)
Howard (UFA)
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Saturday, March 15, 2014
A woman was observed by loss prevention officers picking up some toiletry items and placing them in the child seat area of her buggy.
The woman then put her purse on top of the items and continued to shop.
The woman then paid for all the other items except the ones under her purse.
She was stopped on her way out by the loss prevention officer.
Police were called and she explained to everyone that she always places smaller items in the child seat and when she placed her purse there she forgot she had those items. She said it was not her intent to leave without paying for them. She said she had never been in trouble before. She then said she did not want the items she was suspected of taking and then said she would pay for them if she could. The manager then said that was fine and did not place the woman on trespass notice. However she was issued a citation for shoplifting and given a courtesy summons to court.
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My place is calm and clean, and transportation is much convenient than guests thought, so they love my place as they feel like their home.
O How to get to my place from Inchon International Airport
1. Airport limousine bus
Please take an airport limousine bus #6011 at Incheon Int'l airport and get off in front of Kyongbok Palace sub-way station exit no.7. It takes about 1 hour. Please cross the street to the exit no.3 of the sub-way station and get on a green bus no.1711 and 1020 and get off in front of Hwajeong museum in Pyongchang-dong. I will then meet you there. Alternatively, if you let me know the exact time when you leave Incheon Int'l airport, I can pick you up at the exit no.7 of Kyongbok Palace sub-way station.
2. Sub-way
Please come to Seoul rail-way station by sub-way from the airport and then take a green bus no.1711 bound for City Hall and Kyongbok Palace. After that, please give me a call on my mobile phone and get off in front of Hwajeong museum in Pyongchang-dong. I will then meet you there.
O How to get to famous places near by
My house is in Jongno which is the centre of Seoul city. You can go easily anywhere by public bus, and a walking tour is possible but if you want I can borrow bicycle to you.
1. The Cheongwadae, Pesidential residence and Kyongbok Palace : The Cheongwadae is an official residence of Korean President and Kyongbok Palace is one of the biggest ancient palaces in Korea. It is within an half an hour of walking distance from my house. There are also many art galleries, museums and some famous drama sights on the way.
2. Insa-dong, Bukchon, Samcheong-dong : the streets where Korean traditional culture and modern culture are co-existing. Green public bus no.1020 will take you there. It is connected to the Cheongwadae, Presidential residence.
3. Myong-dong and Namdaemoon (South Gate) market : You can get there by bus 1711. It is a famous shopping and sight-seeing areas where especially lots of youngsters are gathering as well as where lots of tourists from abroad are visiting.
4. Dongdaemoon (East Gate) market : You can get there by green bus #7212.
5. Cheonggae stream: It is a stream running along the streets in Jongno area which was covered in 1960 as a city development plan but restored back to the original shape in 2003~2005. It was well designed and a various kinds of exhibitions are open in every season. For example, lamp festival in Oct., X-mas and year-end decorations and etc. It is convenient to get there by bus.
6. Bukak Skyway, drama-taking sights, and beautiful tracking trails:Surrounded by Bookak mountain, Bookhan mountain and Inwang mountain, these places are connected to the beautiful mountain tracking trails, and Seoul fortress is also a famous place here in Seoul which you can't miss. You can look down at the beautiful scene of Seoul city at a glance.
7. Besides these, it is much convenient to use super markets, Cafe, convenient stores, clinic and etc. Also, you can also easily get to the Shinchon, Hongik University area, Daehakro and etc.by bus.
O My home facilities
1. Common use area: Living room and kitchen are for common use. You can take a liberty to cook at kitchen if you want. There is an exclusive rest room for guest only (probably there might be another guest at the same time but I don't accept them for a long time at the same time)
2. Individual use (Guest room): some objects at my son's room who is now studying in the States.
- Wireless internet is available.
- Single bad and bedclothes to be provided.
- A desk and chair available- a clothes chest available
- bedroom key to be given if needed.
O Homestay services
1. Airport pick-up : KW70,000.- for one way (by cash only directly, not through Wimdu Korea)
2. Breakfast : Simple breakfast including toast and serials to be provided or you can prepare it by yourself at your choice.
3. No charge for cleaning when checking-in and checking-out
O Transportation - Bus station and sub-way station near by
1. There is bus station within 3 minutes of walking distance (inside Seoul city) and it is also available to connect other area outside city boundary.
2. 15-20 minutes bus ride will take you to sub-way lines 1, 2, 3, 5,6.
3. It is also available to get there by bicycle.
O Host personality and preferable guest.
Just like my child or friend, I'd like to get along with you during your stay at my home.
O Homestay rules and regulations
1. Check-in, check-out time is available at your convenient time.
2. Drinking, smoking and drug at home are not allowed.
3. In case one person is added to one bedroom, 60% of room charge to be added. In case of less than 7 years old, 30% to be added on top of the agreed room charges.
If you want to stay more than 1 month for a long time, the room charges can be adjusted. Please send your message to me prior to booking.
O Others
Especially on Mondays I give a small party at my home where about 10 University students are joining. After enjoying delicious dinner, we are singing a hymn and sharing together after reading Biblical booklet. You can join us if you want. You may only have a dinner and have a dialogue with them. If you want to make Korean foods and stay at my home on Monday, we can have a time to cook Korean foods and enjoy dinner together as well.
I can communicate with you in English. My husband speaks English well and also speaks Chinese a little bit. We can go hiking, shopping and go to wedding in order for you to learn Korean cultures if possible.
Should you have any other question please don't hesitate to send your message to me at any time.
* Female preferred.
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|Price for > 1 guests
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|Maximum nights
|1 month
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|On arrangement
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I enoyed my stay with Hanah. The host is very friendly and helpful. She and her husband showed me some places of interest in Seoul. They both speak good English.
The house is situated in a convenience area with many buses to the heart of Seoul. The surroudings are beautiful scenery.
The room is big and clean and quiet. Good breathfast.
I strongly recommend to other guests to stay here.
Best regards,
Betty Tan
I loved my homestay with Hannah!
She was incredibly nice and gave me lots of helpful directions!
Besides that, she and her husband helped me so much with improving my Korean. It helps to practice on a daily basis, you know!
She introduced me to some other Yonsei university students through these home meetings that she took me too. It was such a great experience meeting those people!
Getting back to the house is a bit tiring, since it's built on the side of a mountain. But on the bright side, it's great exercise to burn all the calories you'll be getting from eating so much awesome, delicious Korean food!
I had the best stay with Hannah and her husband. They are kind, helpful and their house is lovely. I learnt many things about Korean culture as well. Thankyou!
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Oklahoma 'Coffee Buddies' talk about $1 million lottery win
Belt: We've had calls from all over America
Oklahoma's Powerball big winners are talking about hitting it big Friday morning.
'The Coffee Buddies', Lester Belt Jr., 71, Johnny Hall, 71, and William Webb, 81, say the moments they found out they won $1 million were thrilling.
"The fourth or fifth ticket that went through the machine, it went off and the little girl behind the counter did backflips and beat on the deal and hollered 'You've won $1 million,'" said Johnny Hall.
"We've got to go to Oklahoma City at about 9 a.m. I said 'What for?' and he said 'To go down there and collect $1 million,'" said William Webb.
"We've had calls from all over America," said Belt.
Belt, Hall and Webb bought the ticket in Collinsville, and will each get about $236,000.
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BART station parking lot costs could triple
Fees are currently $1/day at most stations
Commuters in the San Francisco Bay area could see parking lot costs triple at BART stations.
The San Francisco Chronicle says the Bay Area Rapid Transit district is considering a proposal to raise parking charges incrementally as demand increases.
Parking fees are now $1 a day at most stations. Those prices could go up 50 cents twice a year with a cap of $3.
Prices at the West Oakland and San Mateo County stations are already set by demand.
BART spokeswoman Alicia Trost says parking policies haven't been reviewed or revised in several years and the district wants to make sure it covers the costs of policing, cleaning and maintenance.
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EAST LIVERPOOL - An agreement has been signed between Akron Children's Hospital and East Liverpool City Hospital (ELCH) that will result in Akron's Children operating the pediatric unit at the East Fifth Street facility.
According to the plan, Akron Children's will operate the 15-bed unit in space leased from ELCH beginning in January.
"We recognize the need to bring Akron Children's pediatric expertise closer to where our families live and are happy to add East Liverpool as a valued partner to our more than 80 service locations," according to Bill Considine, president and CEO of Akron Children's Hospital.
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"This will solidify our long relationship with East Liverpool City Hospital and allow us another way to fulfill our promise to care for all children as we would our own and to work tirelessly so all children can reach their full potential," Considine continued.
The transition is expected to be seamless for patients and families. The same team of doctors and clinicians who currently provide care on the unit will continue to staff the new unit.
Kenneth Cochran, ELCH president and CEO, said, "This arrangement is another example of our hospital bringing high quality health care to our community. (The hospital) is determined to provide excellent health care, right here at home. Through our relationship with Akron Children's, we can provide that type of pediatric care on-site, allowing our patient families to receive care locally."
Akron Children's and ELCH are working collaboratively to integrate quality monitoring and performance improvement programs, bringing together the best of both organizations.
Akron Children's also operates a pediatric unit at Robinson Memorial Hospital in Robinson. Akron Children's operates Neonatal Intensive Care Units (NICUs) at its campus in Akron, Akron General Medical Center, Summa's Akron City Hospital and St. Elizabeth Health Center in Youngstown. Additionally, Akron Children's operates a Special Care Nursery at its Beeghly campus in Boardman.
With eight specialties on the US News & World Report Best Children's Hospitals rankings, Akron Children's is the largest pediatric provider in northeast Ohio. It has two hospital campuses, 20 primary care and 63 pediatric specialty locations and its staff handles more than 650,000 patient visits annually.
It also serves as a major teaching affiliate of Northeast Ohio Medical University and offers a number of pediatric sub-specialty fellowship programs.
For more information, visit akronchildrens.org.
River Valley Health Partners is a health system composed of the East Liverpool City Hospital, River Valley Health Partner Physicians, The Therapy Center in Calcutta, The Therapy Center II in Lisbon, Dasco-River Valley Home Medical and Ohio Valley Home Health Services.
The organization serves residents of Columbiana County and other Ohio communities as well as those in nearby Pennsylvania and West Virginia.
More information is available at www.elch.org.


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quote: Microsoft desperately needing every ounce of carrier goodwill to enable them to kick start Windows 8 phone as a viable phone platform
quote: Apple kickstarted iPhone without any carrier support or carrier promotion whatsoever, so why MS can't do the same?
quote: Then why they sold only 270,000 in the first quarter of its availability, huh?
quote: Interesting that you mentioned Skype because one reason cited for the lack of carrier support for Windows 8 is Skype, for obvious reasons carriers don't want voice over IP, they hate it.


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Police investigate robbery at west Erie store
Erie police investigated a robbery Saturday night at the Country Fair store at 1939 W. Eighth St.
There were no injuries reported, police said. The incident was reported to police at about 9:14 p.m.
Police said they were looking for two men who fled the store on foot. The suspects were last seen heading west on West Eighth Street.
Police described the suspects as black men, each about 5 feet 7 inches tall.
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Participating in a gift economy: Are you giving enough? | Opensource.com
Participating in a gift economy: Are you giving enough?
Open source communities are often compared to gift economies. You participate. You solve shared problems. Others do the same.
In many ways, you give to get.
And you earn credibility and status based on what you give. Here's how Wikipedia (a gift culture at work) describes this element of the gift economy in the software world: "The volunteer software engineers in the open source software community are far more likely to help those who have demonstrated their commitment to the success of the overall open source software development process."
The principles of the gift economy can also be applied to the working environment of the 21st century.
In this environment where work is less about completing simple tasks in prescribed steps, but about finding new, complex, creative solutions--your creativity and effort are also gifts.
Sometimes you have to give a lot.
Author Seth Godin devotes a chapter to the power of gift-giving in his book, Linchpin. Linchpin is about how to become indispensable in today's hyper-competitive organizations. He uses the theme to illustrate the inherent benefits of giving of your energy, talent, and art.
"The hybrid economy we're living in today is blending the idea of capitalism ('do your job and I won't fire you') and the gift economy ('wow, this is amazing.')"
Our work has become more complex, and it demands more of us. You give your time, attention, ideas, commitment. Today's organizational models demand brave problem solvers who are willing to venture into the unknown.
Did you put in the extra time to solve a big problem? Did you reach out to collaborate even when it was difficult? Did you make the impossible a reality? These are all gifts.
Godin describes this opportunity as "The New American Dream":
Be remarkable
Be generous
Create art
Make judgment calls
Connect people and ideas
...and we have no choice but to reward you.
Organizations can also give. Those gifts may come in the form of providing autonomy to their employees in helping them choose projects they're passionate about, or providing opportunities for mastery in their work. These are kinds of motivating conditions that Daniel Pink talks about it his book Drive. This motivational model is also designed around the complex, creative work that is expected of us in the 21st century organization.
Godin also warns against the dangers of giving with the expectation of reciprocity. Gifts with strings attached don't make good gifts.
When you give because of the value it generates--for both you and the community of fellow gift-givers--these are the kinds of gifts that help companies and communities thrive.
Perhaps nowhere is it more obvious to see a gift culture at work than in social media. In an environment like Twitter when everything is done in the open, the system is fueled by a network of gifts. You follow someone, they follow you back. You retweet, they retweet.
Author and social media expert (really) Chris Brogan, who has built more than 140,000 Twitter followers in much the same way, talks about favors and the power of taking first action in his book, Trust Agents:
"Humans understand how favors work. Doing and trading favors is woven into the fabric of our culture. When people are recipients of a favor, it's in their nature to want to pay it back. Doing nice things does make people feel good, but there's neurology behind it, too. We want to pay people back because it is in the nature of a community to do so; it keeps communities strong and protected against the outside world."
Where do you start? As Brogan suggests, take the first step. Prove that you're willing to offer your time and talent. Maybe others will be more willing to offer theirs.
Sure it takes trust to give. Not every gift will come back to you. But the rewards can be amazing nevertheless.
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I've often seen Chris Brogan give this simple advice:
Be helpful.
First time I heard him say this, it was so simple it blew me away. Now I ask myself all the time whether something I am doing that I view as a "gift" would really be helpful to anyone other than me.
It is very easy to give gifts that people don't find helpful. In reality, the only thing these gifts are actually doing is making /you feel/ like you are doing something helpful.
Now I try not to focus on giving gifts, but instead being genuinely helpful whenever I can. It's harder, but ultimately more rewarding, in my experience.
Great post, Jonathan!
An ancient principle: Cast your bread upon the waters, for you will find it after many days. Ecclesiastes 11:1
So the basic idea of a gift economy is that if you give enough of your product or service away, you will become "indispensable" to your customers. In other words, your customers will become so dependent on you that they will start paying you money to get obtain your product or service. Essentially, the goal of a gift economy is to make people addicted to your product. What kind of satanic philosophy are we promoting here? Yes, this philosophy has worked well economically for the illegal drug industry, but what are the moral implications of accepting and practicing it as a civil society?
The focus of Free/Libre software is *not* being locked to a particular vendor. But as a competing vendor in the open software market, to make a profit you must be indispensable in some way to your customers. What free/libre software takes off the table is retaining customers by holding the source code hostage. If you are "indispensable" due to expertise, it is possible for someone else to acquire similar or superior expertise. And if such expertise is in demand, they probably will. RedHat is indispensable because of certification, among other things. RedHat is not stopping anyone from going through the arduous and expensive process of certifying your own binary built from the same sources - it just isn't worth it.
To put it in the addiction terms you used, closed source is a cocaine addition. Open Source is a snack food addiction.
I meant to say, "To put it in the addiction terms you used, *commercial* closed source is a cocaine addition. *Commercial* open source is a snack food addiction." And like free/libre software, anyone can slice and deep fry their own potato chips, but most of us prefer to pay someone to do it for us.


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They haven't all been shut down-here's where to go for a kinky-good time.
Adult Socials
The whole fetching-a-pail-of-water thing got a little tiresome for this Jack and Jill, two friends who run this twelve-year-old, tristate swing club. Their parties draw anywhere from 25 couples to 100 couples, and offer a look and personality for every type. "We have a Brad Pitt, a Mel Gibson and a Danny DeVito," says Jack, whose events are generally held at lofts, hotels and private homes. Regular parties include the weekly, off-premise Adult Socials Lounge in Soho, a meet-and-greet for newbie swingers; the monthly on-premise Bi-Bash, for bisexual and bicurious players (even single dudes are welcome); and Freaky Fantasy, for couples specifically seeking interracial hookups. The club dabbles in light fetish action like spanking, and encourages attendees to rock spandex and vinyl on Fetishista nights, but leave your ball gags and whips at home. As Jack points out, attending an AS event is like adding "a little cayenne to your dish," not dumping on a whole bottle of Tabasco. (adultsocials.com)
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Meet the porn star (or local) of your dreams at School of Sex's Behind Closed Doors events. Cofounders and real-life couple Jasmine and Rocco say the BCD parties start off slow: A one-hour informational session for beginner swingers is followed by an hour of dancing and socializing—then, whoa boy, cover thy virgin eyes! Events are held in various spaces throughout Manhattan, but the biggest parties take place at a 3,000-square-foot midtown loft with a South Beach vibe. The Sybian, the $1,300 king of all orgasm-inducing machines, is always the guest of honor—except when adult stars like Justine Joli show up. The crowd ranges from 21-and-up students to white-collar types, plus a few out-of-towners seeking a quick weekend romp. Events cost between $100 and $120 per couple, but School of Sex offers sliding-scale admission (or "scholarship," if you will) to qualified couples. Too shy to try it out? Stay home and spank it to Jasmine's hot recaps, posted at swinginthecity.net. (schoolofsex.net)
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The Time May Be Right for Galoshes to Make a Splash Again
Overshoes Have Been Out for Decades; Bad Weather Is Bringing Them Back
NEW YORK—It was a miserable day, cold rain on old snow, and inside Grand Central Terminal, a young man named Justin Levy was sitting high up in an armchair, getting his shoes shined.
They were good shoes. "They cost me $250," said Mr. Levy. But they were soaked. Mr. Levy was trying to get them "fixed." "I ought to buy boots," he said, "nothing too expensive."
Why not galoshes?
"Gawhat?" said Mr. Levy. The galosh concept was explained. "You put them on over your shoes?" he said. "OK, maybe."
The shoeshine stand had a small pile of boxed galoshes for sale: Totes and Tingley's at about $25. Mr. Levy paid $4 for the shine, glanced at the galoshes—and decided to go look for a taxi.
The galosh lost its allure. Mothers used to yell at kids to wear them. For 40 years, kids have refused. Yet nothing yells galosh like sloppy weather, and this year's has been so sloppy that galosh visionaries believe April showers may finally be coming their way.
"People don't wear overshoes unless they absolutely have to," admits Bruce McCollum, president of Tingley Rubber Co. in South Plainfield, N.J. His grandfather, who sold the first stretch-rubber rubbers 80 years ago, wouldn't have approved that remark, but he'd applaud Tingley's latest January-to-January galosh sales: up 65%.
"Overshoes are fresh in people's minds," says Tingley's marketing manager, Jim Towey, who puts nonfarm galosh sales in the tens of thousands. He sees climate-change-conscious wholesalers stocking up for next year. "Weather helps," Mr. Towey says.
What hurts: sneakers, rubber soles, rubber boots, hiking boots—and dorkiness. The galosh-dork association turns trendy people who wear high-class shoes into puddle jumpers.
Tom Chisena was bucking the trend, and the crowd, in Brooklyn's slush one day, wearing sneakers under his Tingley extra-wides.
"You get your feet wet, you get sick," said Mr. Chisena, who is 67 years old and retired. His challenge is getting galoshes on over sneakers. "You bend, yank," Mr. Chisena said.
In standard practice, a sneakered foot is first placed inside a plastic bag, enabling it to slide into a galosh. Mr. Chisena rejects the technique in favor of a long-term solution: "Put your sneakers into your galoshes once, and keep them there."
That makes more sense than those clunky hiking boots he sees all over. "Who hikes in the city?" said Mr. Chisena, hiking toward the B train. "It's like cars. Everybody's a Pathfinder, an Explorer. I'm walking to the subway."
While Mr. Chisena's modern galoshes evolved in America, they're linguistically Gallic and culturally Slavic.
Russians wear felt valenki indoors. Outdoors, they cover their valenki with galoshi. "The Galosh," by Mikhail Zoshchenko, is about a man who loses a galosh on a train. Romain Gary wrote of a boy who proves his love for a girl by eating a galosh. In 1972, the Soviet Union deployed a new antiballistic missile: the ABM-1 Galosh.
Galoshes rose to stardom in the U.S. in 1936, when Fred Astaire told Ginger Rogers, "You ought to be wearing galoshes," just before they sang "A Fine Romance." But by the 1980s, the galosh was dying. Tingley didn't retool when shoe styles changed, making things worse. You can't jam square toes into pointy galoshes.
With unprotected pedestrian activity rife in cities, a galosh revival is afoot. It began in the '90s when Woody Nash, a New York bond trader, fell down some stairs while wearing "unsightly" rubbers over wingtips. "I thought, there's got to be a better way," he says.
He went to Scott Hardy, a Vermont friend, who sewed a nylon upper onto a thick sole and sold it as the Neos. Mr. Hardy says he solved "the problem of making overshoes look good." So far, though, his big fashion hit is a brand extension for postal workers.
Gary Friedland, a former advertising man in Brooklyn, wasn't thinking fashion in 2007 when he went into natural rubber dog boots. You don't buy his brand by the pair; they sell in sets of four to protect from salt.
Pawz is now "the world leader in disposable dog booties," says Mr. Friedland. He knew he had a winner when he took a prototype for a walk: "People said, 'Hey! A dog in galoshes! Red galoshes!'"
More dogs are wearing galoshes this year than women are. Women used to carry "drizzle boots" in their handbags. Now they wear boots and carry shoes in their handbags. Rebecca Miller, a Chicago galosh champion, wants women to put the shoes back on. She manufactures the Shuella, a folding plastic "shoe umbrella."
"I am the answer for women and galoshes," says Ms. Miller. "Galoshes were so reasonable. Why did they have to go away?"
Ms. Miller wasn't thinking fashion, either, when she designed the Shuella, but Johan Ringdal was when he came up with Swims.
Mr. Ringdal is 31 and lives in Norway, where the galosh, he says, "is an old-guy accessory." But while he was studying art in New York, it struck him that its demise would be "a terrible thing for shoemaking." So Mr. Ringdal set out to make galoshes cool.
Swims cost about $95, come in red and orange as well as black, and have a lining that shines your shoes while you walk. They're on sale in stores like Saks Fifth Avenue and Allen Edmonds, not at shoeshine stands. Mr. Ringdal says, "I want to create some fun."
Will youth go for the galosh? Based on an informal man-in-the-slush survey, the answer is: maybe, with reservations.
A husband and wife walked into a Manhattan shoe store on a nasty day. They were in their 30s. He said he was a banker. She wore boots and wanted him to have boots, too. He wore a wool coat over a dark suit, and Italian loafers under a pair of Tingley's.
"They're so ugly," said the woman. Said the man, "You can't go to meetings in boots." The wife said, "Your socks get wet." Said the husband, "Boots won't fit in my attaché case."
Such an eloquent defender of the overshoe is rare in the slush. Yet when the young man was asked his name, he stiffened. "When I get my name in The Wall Street Journal," he said, hurrying his wife out of the store, "it's not going to be for wearing galoshes."


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Source: Foss Patents
quote: What evidence do you have that the particular licensing fee was ludicrous?
quote: icrosoft charges $10-$15 for its patents licensing for Android phones. That's roughly 5-10 percent of the sales revenue.
quote: Also, how is it discriminatory if Motorola offered to license directly to Apple?
quote: Either way, if Apple pays, it gets licensed -- no discrimination.
quote: Basically Apple wants to try to milk the supply chain by buying its way into certain discounted licenses (by exploiting licensing relationships between firms), while refusing to license its overly broad design and technology. That's plain anticompetitive and abusive.
quote: "Fair" is a very ambiguous term. Clearly Qualcomm was a strategic CPU supplier of Motorola, so it might offer the licensing to Qualcomm at a lower rate. If HTC got discounted FRAND CPUs, is that horrible for Motorola? No, it supports the cause.
quote: "Non-discriminatory" does not mean that a company can not license its FRAND IP at a discounted rate (less than the industry standard) or for free to key allies. It also does not mean that it HAS to license to everyone for the same rate. It merely means it cannot seek licensing ABOVE the industry standard, or deny licensing.
quote: Bor Apple -- the top smartphone maker in the world -- it likely does not want to apply the same discount, but rather wants to develop a direct (but fair) licensing relationship, so it can fully profit off its ingenuity.
quote: Seriously dumb (as ever).
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There`s a difference between "worrying" ,and having a genuine concern for your neighborhood.
There`s a house across the road from the Fulsher school that is well kept. BUT, it is probably worth $10,000.00 dollars less then it should be , because of what is out it`s front window.


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Carla Bruni-Sarkozy already has a pretty colorful resume: She's been a supermodel who dated Mick Jagger, a well-reviewed singer-songwriter and an actress who scored a cameo in Woody Allen's 2011 film, Midnight in Paris. And, of course, the Italian-born renaissance woman has been the first lady of France.
It's that last bit, her marriage to former president Nicolas Sarkozy, that now might land her the future title of Prison Wife.
Bruni-Sarkozy's husband, who led France from 2007 to 2012, scowled at cameras outside the couple's Paris home on Wednesday, after he was held by police late Tuesday for 15 hours of questioning that the New York Times called "an unprecedented indignity for a former French president." He was then put under formal investigation, on charges of influence-peddling and abuse of power that carry prison terms.
French authorities allege that Sarkozy and his lawyer illegally tried to influence judicial proceedings, including an investigation into Sarkozy's 2007 campaign financing, when his campaign was accused of accepting some $68 million in illegal funds from Libya's Moammar Gaddafi. Sarkozy, who has been planning a run for his UMP party's leadership in September as prelude to a 2017 presidential bid, went on TF1 Wednesday night to decry the charges. "I've done nothing wrong," he asserted.
Bruni-Sarkozy was not with her husband as he later stepped out to dinner at Paris's Guilio Rebellato, where he worked the alfresco dinner crowd with handshakes and chitchat.
But her mother, Marisa Bruni-Tedeschi, sounded off to the Italian newspaper La Stampa, calling the investigation a conspiracy "to cut him off at the legs" as he's preparing to run for office again. "Strange how this inquiry comes out now … It is the moment that has been chosen which expresses a desire for vendetta," she said. "We who are closest to him are outraged."
Not to mention that an ill-timed trial or jail sentence could mean that Sarkozy might miss attending the wedding of his half brother, U.S.-based banker Olivier Sarkozy, who is engaged to actress-designer Mary-Kate Olsen.
Will Carla Bruni-Sarkozy Go from Supermodel to Wife of an Inmate?
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A general term used to indicate suprise and/or displeasure by the "internet" set, largely referred to as Anonymous.
Two gay men are having sex.
God: "lol wtf."
God: "lol wtf."
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Can you define these popular missing words?
A term coined by ftjer "generica" which is used to describe the feeling where you laugh but aren't sure why.
can also be used to laugh at someone's peculiar behavior.
can also be used to laugh at someone's peculiar behavior.
"lolwtf you're stupid"
"lolwtf you're stupid"
автор: lolwtf 14 апреля 2005
To laugh (maybe) at an odd moment that can be considered as a what the fuck moment.
Person 1: *sees two having sex and a shark eating them* Lol wtf was that about.
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Opening Reception: May 28th 7-10pm
On view through June 14th
including open studios from the exhibiting artists
The Active Space
566 Johnson Ave
Brooklyn, Ny 11237
REACTIVATOR is a group survey of the past and current building residence at The Active Space and their affiliates. For over 7 years, this building has welcomed artists from all stages of their creative pursuits.
Common belief holds that an artist's role is to interpret their surroundings; these artists navigate the exterior landscape of their studio building, taking in and absorbing the environment that is then reflected in the strategies utilized in their process. There are works that envelop the entire 1,600 sqft space, such as "1989" by collaborative group Vydavy, to works that require a close eye for hidden detail found in "Cups" by Rachel Grobstein. Not shy of scale, many of the artists create work that stretches the limits of their studio walls. Ben Prichard, Theresa Daddezio, Sebastian Vallejo, Matt Miller, Joe Bochynski, and Ashley Zelinskie test these architectural limits through the physicality and material play demonstrated in their objects. Regardless of size, these objects possess intricacies that are devised through this intimate spatial relationship.
Although these artists often create in isolation, it is always within context of and in conversation with their community in this building. REACTIVATOR continues the active engagement of these artists between each other and the Bushwick landscape.
Participating artists:
Inna Babaeva Erin Hinz Ivan Rivera
Leah Beeferman Clemens Klinkert Phillip Stearns
Christian Berman Lilian Kreutzberger Ross Tibbles
Joe Bochysnski Andria Morales Joanne Ungar Dave Choi Brian Matthew Sebastian Vallejo Theresa Daddezio Matt Miller Vydavy, Micha Sklar & Zhenya Plechkina
Stacy Fisher Andrew Prayzner Ashley Zelinskie Nick Greenwald Ben Prichard
Rachel Grobstein Elizabeth Riley
Jen Hitchings Rebecca Norton
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Sunday, September 22, 2013
On Sunday, Nov. 3, Chef Jeremiah Bacon and Steve Palmer, managing partner of The Indigo Road Restaurant Group will team up with fellow chefs and Le Creuset to host an exceptional culinary event with a cause: ending childhood hunger in America. The Charleston No Kid Hungry Dinner will benefit Share Our Strength's No Kid Hungry campaign, which is ending childhood hunger across America by connecting kids with the healthy food they need, every day. With strong support from the country's most celebrated chefs and restaurants, Share Our Strength's culinary events provide discerning diners with unparalleled cuisine and fine beverages, while raising funds to support Share Our Strength's efforts to end childhood hunger. The four-course dinner begins at 6 p.m. with a VIP reception beginning at 5 p.m.
"The Indigo Road is proud to work with Share Our Strength" said Palmer. "We are honored to be a part of a tangible effort - addressing the widespread issue of childhood hunger in the U.S. Hunger is a solvable issue and we are eager to contribute to the solution."
"Ending poverty is complex but feeding a child is not," said Bill Shore, founder and CEO of Share Our Strength. Through funds raised at events like the Charleston No Kid Hungry dinner, we are able to create more resources to ensure children in South Carolina and across America get the healthy food they need where they live, learn and play."
Guests of the Charleston No Kid Hungry dinner will also have the opportunity to participate in auctions that include one-of-a-kind culinary, travel and lifestyle items. Since 2005, No Kid Hungry dinners have raised more than $7 million to support the No Kid Hungry campaign, ensuring that kids across the U.S. have access to the nutritious food they need to lead healthy, active lives.
"As chefs, we all possess the gift of providing food," said Bacon. "The Charleston No Kid Hungry Dinner is not only an opportunity for our industry to come together by sharing our talents, but more importantly to give back by addressing this serious issue."
Participating chefs include:
• Jeremiah Bacon, The Macintosh & Oak Steakhouse
• Robert Berry, Indaco
• Ben Berryhill, Red Drum
• Sean Brock, Husk & McCrady's
• Robert Carter, Carter's Kitchen & Rutledge Cab Co.
• Marc Collins, Circa 1886
• Graham Dailey, Peninsula Grill
• Craig Deihl, Cypress
• Andy Henderson, Edmund's Oast
• Kevin Johnson, The Grocery
• Josh Keeler, Two Boroughs Larder
• Jaques Larson, Wild Olive
• Mike Lata, Fig & The Ordinary
• Frank Lee, Slightly North of Broad (S.N.O.B.)
• Frank McMahon, Hank's Seafood
• Sarah O'Kelly, The Glass Onion
• Patrick Owens, Langdon's & Opal
• Nico Romo, Fish
• Thad Stuckey, O-Ku
• Ken Vedrinski, Coda del Pesce & Trattoria Lucca
• Josh Walker, Xiao Bao Biscuit
• Michelle Weaver, Charleston Grill
• Nate Whiting, Tristan
The dinner will be held at the L'Atelier de Le Creuset at 116 Ripley Point Drive. VIP tickets are $200 per person and general admission tickets are $125 per person. Reservations may be made by calling 202-808-7859 or by visiting the event's ticket website.
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International Scholars Program
international law program
Each year Boston College Law School hosts a small number of Visiting Scholars ("Visitors") from around the world. Visitors are generally Professors of Law, doctoral students or post-doctoral researchers in law at institutions overseas. They normally are in residence at the Law School for either a semester or academic year. Applications for stays of less than one semester will not be considered.
The Program provides Visitors access to facilities of the Law School and the rest of Boston College so that they can conduct research on an approved topic while in residence. Those appointed have full library privileges, including dedicated carrel space. They also have the privilege of attending colloquia and other scholarly presentations at the Law School, and are invited to participate in faculty social events such as the Friday lunches. Visitors may audit Law School courses on a non-credit basis with the permission of the course instructor.
Visitors must be sponsored by a faculty member who is willing to act as a consultant on the Visitor's research project. It is the responsibility of a prospective Visitor to contact appropriate faculty members and arrange for such sponsorship.
Applying to the program
To apply to the Visiting Scholars Program, applicants must complete the program's application materials. These call for applicants to provide information about themselves and the specific research project they propose to pursue, letters of recommendation from professors and others who know their work, and (in most cases) transcripts from each university they have attended. In addition, all applicants must submit a letter from full-time member of the Boston College Law School faculty indicating his or her willingness to act as a consultant on the proposed research project. Whether or not a faculty member agrees to act as a consultant is completely within his or her discretion. In particular, some faculty members will only do so for scholars whom they know personally. You may download a pdf version of the application from our website.
English language proficiency is essential for a Visitor to insure the most beneficial and efficient use of time at Boston College Law School. LL.M. candidates whose native language is not English are required to achieve a minimum score of 100 (IBT) on the TOEFL examination. Visiting Scholar applicants should submit evidence of comparable English language proficiency. For additional information on the TOEFL examination, check their web site or contact them at TOEFL Services, Educational Testing Service, Rosedale Road, Princeton, NJ 08541, USA.
Deadlines for application are as follows:
- April 15, 2017 for applicants wishing to commence research beginning in September 2017
- September 15, 2016 for applicants wishing to commence research beginning in January 2017
The costs of housing, food, health insurance, books and supplies, and personal and travel expenses for a single visitor are likely to total at least $9360 per semester. Visitors accompanied by family members should expect to incur significantly higher expenses.
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Why not buy everything in one go and add one of our theatrically themed greetings cards to your Theatre Tokens order.
The GV collection - We're really excited to launch our collection of original cards by celebrated Private Eye cartoonist, Guy Venables.
You can even personalise the card with a message of your choice, so everything can be sent straight to the person you're surprising! The cards are blank inside, so if you're not sending straight to the recipient, you can write your message.
The exclusively designed greetings cards cost £1.99 each when purchased with Theatre Tokens.


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Five non-conference tournaments, 38 home games, and a brand new conference format highlight the 2013 Stetson University softball schedule, which was released on Friday.
All 53 regular season games can be seen or heard for free on HatterVision or ASun.TV.
The Hatters open the 2013 campaign by welcoming two schools from BCS conferences to the Stetson Lead-Off Classic, Feb. 8-10 at Patricia Wilson Field. Michigan State from the Big Ten Conference and SEC foe South Carolina will each challenge the Hatters twice during the first two days of the season.
Stetson will meet the Gamecocks again the following weekend (Feb. 15-16) in the first of three games at the UCF Holiday Inn Select Tournament in Orlando. The Hatters will also match up against Texas-Arlington and Buffalo.
The Hatter Classic (Feb. 22-24) kicks off a 16-game homestand as Stetson welcomes Bethune-Cookman and Dartmouth for a pair of games each.
Stetson's annual "Strikeout Cancer" game will be played against UCF on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m.
Detroit and Niagara head to DeLand for the Stetson Invitational (Mar. 1-3), while Colgate, Fairleigh Dickinson, and Valparaiso will provide the competition for the Hatters' final regular season tournament, the Stetson Classic (Mar. 8-10).
Colgate returns for a midweek doubleheader (Mar. 13) before Atlantic Sun Conference play begins at Florida Gulf Coast (Mar. 16-17). The new conference format features a three-game series spread over two days, with a doubleheader played on one of the days and a single game on the other day. The new format adds nine conference games to the schedule and provides a direct tiebreaker for two teams tied in the conference standings at the end of the season.
Stetson briefly returns to non-conference action for a pair of midweek games against Cornell (Mar. 19) and Marshall (Mar. 20) before returning to conference play for the remainder of the season.
The Hatters will play five of their nine A-Sun games at home, including series against Mercer (Mar. 23-24), Northern Kentucky (Mar. 29-30), Kennesaw State (Apr. 13-14), ETSU (Apr. 20-21), and a split series against North Florida (Apr. 17 and May 1). In addition to the FGCU trip, Stetson will travel to USC Upstate (Apr. 6-7), Jacksonville (Apr. 10, 24), and Lipscomb (Apr. 27-28).
Should Stetson finish among the top six teams in the conference, the Hatters will return to Nashville May 8-11 for the 2013 Atlantic Sun Conference championship, hosted by Lipscomb University for the first time. Northern Kentucky is not eligible for postseason play during their four-year transition to NCAA Division I status. The winner of the A-Sun Championship will receive the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. The championship game will be broastcast by ESPN3.
Stetson's 2013 squad features a class of nine veterans and seven newcomers including six freshmen. The Hatters were 26-22 in 2012, and advanced to the semifinals of the Atlantic Sun Tournament.


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|Probabilistic Rainfall Explanation
|Basic Information
|Probabilistic quantitative precipitation forecasts (PQPFs) provide our best estimate of the chance that any given location will receive an amount of rain that equals or exceeds a certain threshold value. Our regular "probability of precipitation" (PoP) forecast is the unconditional probability that a location will receive an amount of rain that equals or exceeds 0.01 inches of precipitation. The PQPF is similar, except it is computed for the probability to equal or exceed a higher rainfall amount, such as 0.10, 0.50, 1.00 or 2.00 inches, or any other arbitrary value.
|Technical Description
The PQPF is derived from the probability of precipitation (PoP) forecasts and our quantitative precipitation forecast (QPF). For the purpose of the calculations, the standard QPF, which is an unconditional QPF, is converted to a conditional value by dividing it by the PoP. The resulting QPF is then an amount that is conditional upon the occurrence of rain at any specific location. Although this seems to be a subtle difference, it is very important.
The PQPF is based on the climatological distribution of precipitation, which very closely matches the special gamma distribution called the exponential distribution. This distribution indicates that the probability of receiving larger rainfall amounts decreases exponentially as the rainfall amounts get larger. The density function for the exponential distribution is:
f(x) = (1/µ) • e-x/µ (1
This equation can be integrated from any rainfall threshold value x, to infinity to determine the probability to exceed that value x. The term µ is the conditional QPF, or average expected rainfall amount given that rain occurs at the specified location. After integrating, the conditional probability to exceed an amount x is given by:
cPOE(x) = e-x/µ (2
We felt it would be more useful to provide the unconditional probability to exceed the specified rainfall amounts. This is easily accomplished. The cPOE(x) is simply multiplied by the probability of precipitation (PoP) at any location to determine the unconditional probability to exceed the amount x. For simplicity, the unconditional probability of exceedance will be denoted by "POE."
POE(x) = (PoP) • cPOE(x) (3
Example: Assume the forecast QPF (unconditional) is 0.80 inches and the PoP is 70%. The conditional QPF is then (0.80)/(0.70) or approximately 1.14 which is now the value for µ, in equation 2. The result is:
cPOE(1) = e-1/µ = e-1/(1.14) = 0.41 = 41%
Since there is only a 70% chance of rain, the final, unconditional chance to exceed one inch of rain at a location is:
Questions regarding this product, or how it is computer, may be directed to the NWS Huntsville webmaster, or to Steve Amburn at the National Weather Service in Tulsa, Oklahoma.


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on November 10, 2012 - 12:01 AM
Dear Tom and Ray: Recently I've been thinking of piece-mealing a car (aka creating a Frankenstein car) from the best parts of all the cars I can identify, the goal being that the car would be the most reliable, lowest-maintenance, most fun to drive vehicle ever to grace the surface of this planet. I do realize that such an endeavor would entail a great deal of fabrication and modification of components, but hopefully these matters will be overcome by my optimism and determination. I've been Googling to find the best components, and so far I've decided that the engine of this beast will be the Volvo B18/20, which apparently powered some of the world's highest-mileage cars. So, do you have any other advice for me, as far as components or anything else? – Hunter
Tom: Well, I'd suggest that you go back and watch "Frankenstein" again, and take note of what happens to the "vehicle" in the end.
Ray: It certainly sounds like a fun project, Hunter. And you're obviously unencumbered by such hindrances as family or employment. So I take it you need something to keep you busy.
Tom: But keep in mind that there's a 99 percent chance that if you do produce a vehicle in the end, it's going to be unsafe, unreliable, unpredictable and undriveable.
Ray: Manufacturers spend a lot of time and effort matching their components so they all work well together – so that the weight balances and the car handles well, so that it has the right amount of power and braking ability, and the engine works well with the transmission, and so that the computer software ties everything together, including the safety equipment.
Tom: You're just going to throw a bunch of parts together and hope for the best. The result is likely to be a mess, even if all of the individual pieces are good ones.
Ray: But I know you're going to do this anyway, Hunter. We've been answering car questions long enough to recognize that no matter what we say, you're going to be out hunting for an engine.
Tom: In which case we'd recommend a late-1990s or later Honda Civic engine. The old Volvo "DL" engines certainly were great and durable, but the Civic engine is less expensive to fix, more reliable, more fuel-efficient, cleaner and easier to get parts for.
Ray: In fact, I'd use the engine AND transmission from a Civic. Not only will you have a reliable drive train that way, but you know they'll work well together, and you'll be able to use the computerized engine-management system with little modification.
Tom: Actually, while you're at it, you might just want to buy a whole Honda Civic and be done with this crazy idea. We know it's already full of great components. And then you could concentrate on modifying the body panels and interior. That way, you might end up with something you could actually drive.
Ray: I know, I know. That's not enough of an adventure for you. And to be fair to you, Hunter, projects like this sometimes are the venues in which genius is unleashed.
Tom: Or the venues in which people get killed. Those activities often are closely related. So whatever you decide, please be careful.


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on March 25, 2013 - 12:05 AM
A team of engineering students at the University at Buffalo is building a satellite to better track all the junk that's hurtling through space on a dangerous collision course.
But they had one problem: How do they get their shoe box-sized satellite into orbit?
The answer came earlier this month when they learned GLADOS – that's what they named it – could hitch a ride with NASA.
The project – led by John Crassidis, a professor of mechanical and aerospace engineering at UB – was one of 24 selected to piggyback aboard one of NASA's upcoming missions.
"It's a little more consequential than your typical homework assignment," said Brian Bezanson, a graduate student majoring in physics and one of those building the satellite. "A whole lot of money is invested in it, and once it goes up into orbit, you can't go fix anything that goes wrong."
The project stems from Crassidis' work on tracking space junk: inactive satellites, parts from old spacecrafts or any other remnants from prior missions.
NASA estimates there are 22,000 pieces of debris – some of it tiny – flying around Earth's lower orbit, which stretches several hundred miles above the surface of the planet, Crassidis said.
"The problem is the stuff up there is flying at 17,500 mph," Crassidis said. "Something the size of a marble could wipe out the Hubble telescope."
And it happens. In 2009, for example, an out-of-service Russian satellite collided with a telecommunications satellite, littering space with hundreds more pieces of smaller debris.
While there are satellites and telescopes on the ground to monitor space junk, it's harder to track higher up in orbit.
Crassidis, however, received more than $1 million in federal money a few years ago to further develop his theories on using glints of sunlight reflecting off space debris to determine size, shape, mass and spin of the debris.
His work could help predict the path of space debris and avoid future orbital collisions.
But Crassidis needs data from space, and that's where GLADOS – Glint Analyzing Data Observation Satellite – comes in.
Two Air Force grants, totaling $300,000, provided funding to build a prototype. Engineering students at UB, eager to get their fingerprints on something bound for space, were more than happy to help.
"In terms of real, hands-on experience, there's nothing that comes close," said Andrew Dianetti, a senior from Lancaster majoring in aerospace engineering.
Some 40 UB students – mostly undergraduates – are involved in building GLADOS. They're broken into teams and are overseen by Dianetti, the project manager, and Nikita Butakov, a senior who serves as lead engineer.
"It was pretty daunting at first," said Butakov, an electrical engineering major from the Rochester area, "but now we got a pretty good grasp of what we need to do."
In fact, what they have learned in classes made more sense after working on GLADOS.
"I realized how useful that work is and how it applies," said sophomore Muhammed Khan, an aerospace engineering major.
Their creation turned out to be a shoe box-sized satellite powered by solar panels installed on three sides.
Inside the aluminum casing are two camera lenses, along with boxes containing electronic components and reaction wheels to turn the satellite in any direction. It will be controlled from the lab on the North Campus in Amherst.
"We're at the point where we have all of our hardware and we're working on testing the hardware and integrating it together," Dianetti said. "After that, we'll actually do the testing to make sure it will withstand the space environment."
Of course, there was still that issue of getting GLADOS into space – until they entered their project into NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative.
NASA started the initiative in 2008, as more and more schools started teaching students how to build these low-cost "nanosatellites" but had no way to launch them, said Jason Crusan, who heads the CubeSat program.
The program has been a good way to get young people interested in science and engineering.
"Once you get the bug of flying hardware in space, it's something that you never really lose," Crusan said. "It's a pretty good motivator, in our experience."
Since the program began, NASA has awarded rides into space to more than 80 satellite projects, he said. In this round, GLADOS was competing against 33 projects from other universities, private corporations and even NASA itself.
Crassidis is still raising money to finish the GLADOS project, which is OK, because the launch depends upon the NASA missions and room aboard its rockets. A GLADOS launch is probably at least two years away, with NASA giving UB notice 18 months beforehand.
GLADOS will be ready, Crassidis said.
"I have confidence it's going to go up and it's going to fly," Crassidis said, "but I'll be nervous."
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Marc Anthony Gossip
Marc Anthony gossip, latest news, photos, and video.
JLO promises to go slow
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That's what she always promises. And breaking that promise is how she ends up dating losers. So, as you've seen, Jennifer Lopez has been in New York all week hustling the release of her memoir True Love. Most of the headlines about the book have been about Ben Affleck. He was her first real heartbreak (despite the fact that she was married twice before hooking up with him) and Marc Anthony stepped into her life shortly after. Full Story
Marc Anthony engaged
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US Weekly reports exclusively that Marc Anthony is engaged. Apparently he proposed to Shannon De Lima, a model, back in March. The magazine describes their relationship as "on-off" since 2012. Yes. Because he was also, during that time, dating Chloe Green, the daughter of Philip Green, of Topshop. Full Story
Marc Anthony & Chloe Green are back together
They were said to have broken up a few months ago. Now check them out in St Tropez holding hands, clearly back together. Marc Anthony and Chloe Green were first photographed together as a couple in February. By the end of April it was over. And now not over. She's 22. He's 44. She has way more money than he does. Full Story
23 > 16
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44 - 21 = 23 21 - 5 = 16 23 > 16. That's the difference in age between Marc Anthony, 44, and his new girlfriend Chloe Green, 21, and his children with Jennifer Lopez, now 5. Chloe is the daughter of Topshop billionaire Sir Philip Green. She and Anthony were at Disneyland on Tuesday with his twins, clearly a couple now. Full Story
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Marc kept the Beckhams
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David Beckham was honoured last night in LA at the 27th Anniversary Sports Spectacular. His friend Marc Anthony presented his award. The Beckhams were once tight with both Marc and JLo. It's been a while since Victoria and JLo have been seen together publicly. Marc kept the Beckhams in the divorce then? It makes sense. Full Story
JLo's love tweet and Whitney, but no Bobby
Jennifer Lopez tweeted this photo of herself with that backup dancer earlier this week to commemorate Valentine's Day, their first one together, and their only one together as not man and wife. She is totally marrying him. She is totally diving right into that dumpster and pulling out her 4th husband. Full Story
He went with a model
While JLo decided to celebrate her release from marriage by slumming it with a backup dancer who, on his best day, and I am being generous, is no more than a 5.5, Marc Anthony went with a model. And he's flaunting it all over the social network. This is Marc with Shannon De Lima as posted on his Facebook. Full Story
Punished for slumming
New cover of Us Weekly is about Jennifer Lopez. According to the magazine, Marc Anthony is so pissed about her dating Casper Smart (aren't we all???) he wants to rearrange their custody agreement to punish her. Anthony had supposedly previously agreed to primary custody for JLo. Full Story
JLo doesn't want to talk about love
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What is this world? Where Jennifer Lopez, who loves loving love, doesn't want to talk about love? That would be like Mimi wearing flats, walking briskly and steadily towards the driver's side of a car and opening the door herself. Inconceivable.But there was JLo yesterday at the Mohegan Sun Casino in Connecticut to promote her fashion and home collection for Kohl's, demurring at the mention of her love life, insisting that she's no longer in the business of gushing. Full Story
Marc will be grovelling
TMZ posted photos yesterday purportedly of Marc Anthony with Jennifer Lopez in Long Island. As you know, she was the one who pushed forward with the break and the announcement. He was trying to hold on. And he still wants to hold on, supposedly in touch repeatedly, at times soft and pleading, at other times hostile, accusatory, and borderline abusive. Full Story