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Transferring Brokerage Assets from E*Trade to TradeKing
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When I learned about E*Trade selling their banking business to Discover, I knew my days with them were numbered (I later learned that only bank accounts with no brokerage relationships were moving… but alas the ball was already rolling). Brokers are finding it increasingly difficult to differentiate themselves and when you can get good customer service at a cheaper cost elsewhere, even the pioneers are going to find their businesses suffering. Those who have been reading for a while may remember me mentioning my investments at E*Trade and how I've been doing any new investing with TradeKing. My original approach was to leave my assets at E*Trade until I sell them, but a recent offer changed my mind.
TradeKing has a promotion where they will reimburse new accounts, defined as opened in the last thirty days, up to $150 in transfer fees. My account is far older than that but I asked a CSR if they'd be willing to extend that offer to me and they agreed! (had they not agreed, I wouldn't have transferred…) E*Trade has a $60 full account transfer fee, much less than the $150 reimbursement limit, that is paid using account assets. I'm not sure what would happen if I had $0 cash, but the simple solution was to transfer $60 into the account prior to initiating the transfer. If you plan on doing this, be sure you have the amount of the fee in cash or you might not like what the brokerage does on your behalf!
The process, surprisingly, was painless. Anytime you want to transfer your assets, you need to fill out a form with the receiving brokerage because they are the ones that initiate the transfer. For a full account transfer, TradeKing has a short ACATS form you must send along with your most recent account statement. When you want to transfer assets from one brokerage to another, you need to keep one acronym in mind – ACATS. ACATS stands for Automated Customer Account Transfer Service and that's a system setup by the National Securities Clearing Corporation (NSCC) to automatically transfer assets from one trading account to another.
Historical Transaction Data
The only tricky part of the transaction has to do with historical data. When I transfer my account assets from E*Trade to TradeKing, the historical data isn't included. I will need to go into my TradeKing account and manually enter the historical transaction data for those shares. I'm not sure how this will play out whenever I do my taxes but I've kept electronic copies of trade confirmations so I can prove, if the IRS requests it, when the shares were acquired. Since I'll be closing my E*Trade account, I suspect they won't be retaining those records.
Why am I transferring my assets? Simplification. I have a few holdings in E*Trade (shares of Apple, Southwest, M&T Bank, and Costco) and when I closed my E*Trade bank account, I was considered closing my brokerage account so I would have one less account to deal with. Obviously that's a terrible reason to sell stocks, so the alternative was to transfer it to my main brokerage, TradeKing (#1 reason for them being #1 is price, $4.95 per trade). There's nothing wrong with E*Trade, I've always been satisfied with them, it's just a matter of another broker being slightly better.
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Libraries Cut And Redevelopment Axed In Jerry Brown's Budget
Los Angeles libraries, already reeling from major cuts in local funding, would lose another $1.3 million in Gov. Jerry Brown's proposed budget.
The state budget slashes assistance to local libraries by $30.4 million. At today's Budget and Finance Committee hearing, Chief Legislative Analyst Gerry Miller said that would translate to $1.3 million in cuts for Los Angeles.
The budget's largest local impact is the phase-out of redevelopment. Miller said his office was still trying to assess how that would affect the city over the long term.
Update. Eliminating redevelopment is going to be an uphill battle, to say the least. In a statement, Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa says that "any scenario that would completely eliminate the Redevelopment Zones and State Enterprise Zones is a non-starter."
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City Administrative Officer Miguel Santana has proposed adding 10 furlough days for most city workers, cutting graffiti removal by 50%, and a host of other cutbacks.
In a letter to the council, Villaraigosa urged the approval of the parking garage privatization under terms that maximize the value of the deal. This is to say, no subsidies for local retailers, and no below-market parking rates.
"Here's the hard truth: the era of free parking in Los Angeles is over," Villaraigosa said.
This is a negotiation now, and to save the deal you'd think the mayor would show some flexibility. Apparently not.
There's already plenty of tension between the council and the mayor on this, as the council takes heat from the business community. Seems like the more the mayor digs in, the less the council will feel like working with him.
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What does this mean? I think not payroll. You mean cheap-shots I suppose. There is a little bit of that with the ice washes aimed at Howard I suppose, but otherwise I don't see a case where "cheap" play is costing the wings the series.
sharks are cheapest team in the nhl at the moment. wings has always been having problem playing against cheap teams.
The Wings have trouble playing SJ and staying out of the penalty box - I agree there is alot of bulls*** involved in this, but have to admit it is not the reason the wings lose games to SJ in the end.
IMO the teams are fairly evenly talented - obviously - and play a similar style. Wings blew home ice the last few weeks of the season, and have trouble matching up with SJ - such are the draws and perils in the POs. Will be interesting to see what happens in the 2 games at the Joe.


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ST. CLAIRSVILLE - The Redskins got their revenge against the Beaver Local volleyball team.
The Indian Creek volleyball team controlled a good bit of their match against Beaver Local, and in the end, the Redskins knocked off the Beavers in three games, 25-23, 25-10, 25-19, in an Ohio Division II Eastern District Sectional Semifinal Tuesday night down at St. Clairsville High School.
With the loss, the Beavers end the season at 12-9.
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Beaver?Local's Sierra Wright hits the ball over the net as teammates Danna Talbott (20) and Alison Buchheit look on Tuesday against Indian Creek at St. Clairsville. (Photo by Aaron Petchal)
"Indian Creek is phenomenal team," Beaver Local head coach Sarah Lowe said. "They are always a strong program."
With the win, Indian Creek has advanced to the sectional co-final set for 7:30 p.m. Saturday night against the winner of tonight's semifinal match between Edison and Meadowbrook.
The matchup between the Wildcats and the Colts is one between two teams that won OVAC Tournament titles this past Saturday inside the Crimson Center down at Steubenville High School.
Edison won the Class 5A Tournament title by defeating Indian Creek in the semifinals and Parkersburg South in the finals. Meadowbrook won the Class 4A Tournament title by defeating Oak Glen in the semifinals and East Liverpool in the finals.
The Wildcats lead the season series against the Redskins, 2-1.
Lowe and assistant coach Jake Walgate were able to scout Indian Creek during the OVAC Tournament.
"We had the opportunity to watch them play two matches," Lowe said. "We were able to see their defense. We were able to see where their hitters like to go.
"We were able to work on things all week in practice. We had a lot of unforced errors, and when you do that it is hard to keep them from going on runs. We were able to at times, but at other times they were able to rattle off 10-straight points.
"Indian Creek is a great program. They have a lot of height on their side. Their setter is a great player.They played strong defense, and they were able to hit the holes."
Individually for the Beavers, Ali Buchheit tallied six points, eight digs, 43 sets, 12 assists, nine spikes, one kill and two blocks, Sierra Wright collected two points, three digs, 10 sets, two assists, eight spikes, one kill and two blocks and Danna Talbott contributed one ace, five points, 10 digs, 11 spikes, five kills and two blocks.
Also, Nevada Dobbs delivered four points, nine digs, eight spikes, 12 kills and five blocks, Miranda Turkovich chipped in with one dig, nine spikes, three kills and two blocks and Laini Roberts scored four points to go along with one ace and 10 digs.
Finally, Mackenzie Davis finished with one dig, 12 sets and six assists and Tannar Dolhun recorded one dig, five spikes, four kills and four blocks.
The Redskins built a big lead in the first game, but the Beavers battled back. In the end, Indian Creek scored the final two points of the game to pull out the victory.
Indian Creek built a big lead in the second game. Beaver Local recorded a mini run late, but the Redskins rolled to the 15-point victory.
Beaver Local took an early lead in the third game, but Indian Creek stormed back. The Redskins were on the verge of winning the game and sweeping the match, but the Beavers dug in and made difficult on the girls from Jefferson County.
In the end, Indian Creek was able to put the game away to win the match.
"That has been the case all season," Lowe said. "Our girls have never given up. They always battled.
"We were always a contender. It didn't matter if the team we were playing had one loss, or if they had two losses. We were in every single match. We gave everybody a challenge."
Last year, Beaver Local defeated Indian Creek, 29-27, 23-25, 32-30, 25-22, in the semifinals before falling in the co-final to Minerva.
Tuesday's victory by the Redskins brought the high school careers of the Beavers' six seniors to a close. Beaver Local's six seniors are Dobbs, Buchheit, Davis, Roberts, Turkovich and Sierra Jones.
"They are a hard group to lose," Lowe said. "I have coached them for six-straight seasons. They were my last middle school group, and they are my first high school group. They have made a huge impact on the program, and they will make a huge impact in life."
Carrollton defeated Cambridge in Tuesday's first semifinal match up. The Warriors swept the Bobcats, 25-18, 25-16, 25-19.
Carrollton will play in the co-final at 6 p.m. against the winner of today's semifinal match featuring Minerva and Steubenville. Big Red advanced to the semifinals by rallying to defeat Jefferson County rival Buckeye Local in five games Monday night.


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About half of postmenopausal women have a bone density T score at the femoral neck between −1.0 and −2.5. Bone density in this range was termed "osteopenia" by a World Health Organization working group. Osteopenia is not a disease and the label can cause unnecessary anxiety. Osteopenia encompasses a wide range of fracture risks; an individual patient's risk can be estimated from her age, bone mineral density, and clinical risk factors. Regardless of bone mineral density, regular exercise and adherence with vitamin D and calcium intake may reduce the risk of hip fracture. Osteopenia by itself is not an indication for treatment. Decisions about pharmacological treatment to prevent fractures should be based on the patient's risk of fractures, evidence about the efficacy and nonskeletal effects of the specific treatment, and the patient's preferences.
Previously unpublished data from 5 years of more than 98% follow-up of 8134 women aged 67 years or older after measurement of hip BMD by dual x-ray absorptiometry. Dashed lines indicate 95% confidence intervals. Methods described in Cummings et al.1
A, Risk of low trauma nonspine (nonvertebral) fracture. B, Risk of a radiograph-defined vertebral fracture. C, Risk of hip fracture.2
Low femoral neck bone mineral density (BMD) is defined as T score <−1.5. Based on data from the placebo group for the Fracture Intervention Trial (FIT).65,68,70,80 No vertebral fractures at baseline data are derived from the participants who had low BMD of the femoral neck (T score <1.5 but no vertebral fracture65). Vertebral fractures at baseline data are derived from participants who had a vertebral fracture.70 The percentage is a function of the mean number of self-reported days of limited activity following each type of fracture81 and the incidence of that type of fracture. Methods for assessing days of disability for each type of fracture are described by Fink and colleagues,81 and the incidence of various types of fractures in FIT have also been published.65,68
The subgroup analysis was prespecified and the interaction between baseline BMD and the effect of alendronate was P = .02.65
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Peer Pressure Influences CEO Decisions, Study Finds
Originally posted on Overheard.
Peer pressure starts in the school yard, but it continues all the way through to the corner office.
A closely knit group of 11 friends who graduated from Harvard Business School in 1949 cut a wide swath through the post-World War II economy. Including luminaries like Johnson & Johnson CEO Jim Burke and Xerox CEO Peter McColough, they celebrated, compared notes and competed with one another throughout their successful careers.
"The Group," as it was dubbed by the friends' wives and girlfriends, was first thrust together by the Registrar's office. Starting with their class, HBS has assigned students to separate sections which take courses together during the first year of the MBA program. There were seven sections in 1949. Seven members of "The Group" were in the same section, three of the remaining four were in another.
Those sections turn out to be a good way to study how peers influence executives' behavior, says University of Chicago Booth School of Business economist Kelly Shue. The section assignment is basically random. So the thorny issue of causality — do CEOs act similarly because they hang out together or do they hang out together because they act similarly? — is taken care of.
An analysis of HBS graduates conducted by Ms. Shue suggests peer influence among CEOs and CFOs has a profound effect. Executives show a greater tendency to acquire companies if that is what the other executives from their section have been doing. And compensation patterns are more similar among executives who were in the same section than for those who were not.
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Context Controversy exists over the fact that physicians have regular contact
with the pharmaceutical industry and its sales representatives, who spend
a large sum of money each year promoting to them by way of gifts, free meals,
travel subsidies, sponsored teachings, and symposia.
Objective To identify the extent of and attitudes toward the relationship between
physicians and the pharmaceutical industry and its representatives and its
impact on the knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of physicians.
Data Sources A MEDLINE search was conducted for English-language articles published
from 1994 to present, with review of reference lists from retrieved articles;
in addition, an Internet database was searched and 5 key informants were interviewed.
Study Selection A total of 538 studies that provided data on any of the study questions
were targeted for retrieval, 29 of which were included in the analysis.
Data Extraction Data were extracted by 1 author. Articles using an analytic design were
considered to be of higher methodological quality.
Data Synthesis Physician interactions with pharmaceutical representatives were generally
endorsed, began in medical school, and continued at a rate of about 4 times
per month. Meetings with pharmaceutical representatives were associated with
requests by physicians for adding the drugs to the hospital formulary and
changes in prescribing practice. Drug company–sponsored continuing medical
education (CME) preferentially highlighted the sponsor's drug(s) compared
with other CME programs. Attending sponsored CME events and accepting funding
for travel or lodging for educational symposia were associated with increased
prescription rates of the sponsor's medication. Attending presentations given
by pharmaceutical representative speakers was also associated with nonrational
Conclusion The present extent of physician-industry interactions appears to affect
prescribing and professional behavior and should be further addressed at the
level of policy and education.
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Selah Theater performance slated
FRONT ROYAL, Va. - The Selah Theater Project, 30 E. Eighth St., will present "Once Upon a Pandora's Box," at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and at 2:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $12 per person.
For more information or tickets, visit www.selahtheatreproject.org.
Genesius Players to perform this weekend
SHEPHERDSTOWN - The Genesius Players will perform "Charlie and The Chocolate Factory" at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday; and at 2 p.m. Sunday at The Black Box Arts Center, 113 S. Princess St. Tickets are $8 for general admission; and $5 for groups.
Students to present 'one-acts' Saturday
HEDGESVILLE - The Drama IV students of Hedgesville High's Eagle Theatre will present their student directed one-acts for the public at 7 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 per person and tickets may be purchased at the door.
Three one-acts will make up the evening of entertainment; one of which is an original work. "Two Halves Andrew's Brain" is being directed by Caitlin Cutright and Amanda Kilmer; "A Moment's Pause" is being directed by Alex Giguet and Haylee Shickle; and Brett Bullard is directing his own work titled "Elijah's Fingerprints."
Weinberg Center announces lineup
FREDERICK, Md. - The Weinberg Center for the Arts, 20 W. Patrick St., has announced the following lineup:
Saturday and Sunday: Mid-Maryland Performing Arts Center presents "Our World, Our Dance;"
May 23: Red Molly;
May 31 and June 1: 24/7 Dance Studios presents "Leap of Faith;"
June 5: Quinn Sullivan;
June 8 and 9: Dance Unlimited Annual Recital.
For more information, call 301-600-2828 or visit www.weinbergcenter.org.
OOH announces 2014 show season
CHARLES TOWN - The Old Opera House will present the following productions:
Sept. 5-7, 12-14: "A Little Night Music;"
Oct. 17-19, 24-26: "Postmortem;"
For more information, call 304-725-4420 or visit www.oldoperahouse.org.
Luhrs Center plans upcoming events
SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The Luhrs Center, located on the campus of Shippensburg University, has announced the following lineup:
Saturday: Ronnie Milsap - 40/40 Vision Tour;
May 31: The Turtles Featuring Flo and Eddie and the 5th Dimension.
For more information, visit www.luhrscenter.com.
Capitol Theatre shows announced
CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - The Capitol Theatre Centre, 159 S. Main St., announces the following lineup:
Today to Sunday: Chambersburg Community Theatre presents "Peter Pan;"
June 14: Chambersburg Ballet Theatre presents "Snow White;"
June 21: Lonesome River Band;
Sept. 13: The Fabulous Hubcaps.
For more information, call 717-263-0202 or visit www.thecapitoltheatre.org.
Maryland Theatre schedules events
HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The Maryland Theatre, 21 S. Potomac St., has announced the following events:
Friday: Comedian, Joe Clair;
Saturday: Ballet and All That Jazz;
Monday: Straight No Chaser;
May 29: New Horizons Concert Band;
June 14: The City Ballet School presents its spring recital.
For more information or tickets, call 301-790-3500 or visit www.mdtheatre.org.


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Dawn Riley
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: Oyster Bay, NY, St Clair Shores, MI and San Francisco, CA
: BA in Advertising, Michigan State University
Dawn's sailing career includes 4 America's Cups onboard (1 win) and an additional role as CEO/GM in the last two. She has sailed in 2 Round the World Races as well as participating at almost every other level of sailing from college (MSU) to match racing (top open ranking:12th) to iceboating.
Her America True Foundation has evolved since 1995 to be an 'incubator/hospital' for community sailing programs nationwide. Dawn was a co-host on OLN for the 2003 America's Cup coverage and has worked for PBS and ESPN. She authored numerous articles and a book "Taking the Helm".Her current mission is raising the level of sailing and sailors at the Oakcliff Sailing Center in Oyster Bay, NY.
Outside of the sport of sailing, Dawn served as President of The Women's Sports Foundation, founded by Billie Jean King. During her tenure, a nationwide grassroots educational program was implemented. She also oversaw a restructuring of the Board, a budget review and a re-branding of the Foundation. Dawn has used her experiences to work as a motivational speaker for many top corporations as well as a consultant on residential and mixed-use retail developments.
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I have worked to increase participation in the sport of sailing (and other sports) at all levels and across ethnic and gender divides. I see serving on US Sailing's board as a natural place to try and continue in these efforts.
I would like to see the sport grow and for US Sailing to lead this effort from a financially solid position. I believe my sponsorship and fundraising experience can help. Working at Oakcliff and volunteering at US Sailing is a natural fit.I understand the obligations as the NGB for sailing reporting to ISAF but we also need to continue to serve the vast, varied and unique constituents of the US.


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Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion?by Johan Harstad Deborah Dawkin
Buzz Aldrin, What Happened to You in All the Confusion? opens with the line: "The person you love is 72.8% water, and it hasn't rained for weeks." From there, Brage Award-winning author and playwright Johan Harstad's debut--previously published to great success in eleven countries and now making its first English-language appearance--tells the story of Mattias, a thirty-something gardener living in Stavanger, Norway, whose idol is Buzz Aldrin, second man on the moon: the man who was willing to stand in Neil Armstrong's shadow in order to work, diligently and humbly, for the success of the Apollo 11 mission. Following a series of personal and professional disasters, Mattias finds himself lying on a rain-soaked road in the desolate, treeless Faroe Islands, population only a few thousand, a wad of bills in his pocket and no memory of how he had come to be there--that's when a truck approaches him, driven by a troubled, fantastic man with an offer that will shortly change Mattias's life. And so, surrounded by a vivid and memorable cast of characters--aspiring pop musicians, Caribbean-obsessed psychologists, death-haunted photographers, girls who dream of anonymous men falling in love with them on bus trips, and even Buzz Aldrin himself--launches Buzz Aldrin, What Happened To You In All The Confusion?, the epic story of Mattias's pop-saturated odyssey through the world of unconventional psychiatry, souvenir sheep-making, the Cardigans, and space: the space between himself and other people, a journey maybe as remote and personally dangerous as the trip to the moon itself.
Minus Meby Deborah Dawkin Ingelin Rossland
During a diving competition Linda discovers that she has a rare heart condition and is told that her only hope of surviving is a heart transplant. Sensitive, introspective and intelligent, Linda refuses to be wrapped up in cotton wool, despite her parent's wishes. Determined to experience everything a thirteen-year-old girl should, Linda starts to work her way through a list of all the things she and her best friend wish to do: have a first kiss, go to a pop concert, travel without parents... But as Linda starts to tick these off, a mysterious emo-like boy called Njal appears - and always at the most unexpected moments. And he is happy to accompany her on daring escapades, particularly those that her timid best friend refuses to go on with her. But is Njal good, or bad? And why is he the only one that Linda can share her fears with?Minus Me is a gripping, addictive novel - written with heart-stopping emotional honesty - from one of Norway's most acclaimed young adult writers.
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A third of Conservative party activists think George Osborne should go, according to a ConservativeHome survey (usual caveats on accuracy to be considered).
The Guardian seem to have been the victims of spin or have just got the emphasis of the story out of kilter with what Tory members are actually saying. Their piece carries the headline "Bring back Kenneth Clarke, party members tell Cameron as Tory reshuffle speculation grows" but if you look at the survey more deeply, it shows you that nearly as many activists do not want Ken Clarke back.
3 out of 4 activists want David Davis back though. So the headline should really have been "Bring back David Davis, party members tell Cameron".
There have been a number of informed stories this week suggesting that Mr Clarke is returning to shadow-government. Significantly for Westminster watchers, he's slimmed down his portfolio of outside activities in recent months. This could be because he's 68 and taking it easy or that he's been quietly preparing for a return for some time.
Having been on the receiving end of reshuffle speculation, the one thing I do know is that nothing is certain until they're done, so there may still be hope for Mr Davis but it doesn't look promising for him today.


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The Leading Bowhunting Website!
Was just wondering who is going to the RMEF Banquet in Pueblo?
Can't make Pueblo but I will be at the Denver one. I hear it's changed locations to the the Hyatt in the DTC
Tonight is the night for some fun, hope to see some of you there.


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OpenGL Tutorials for Absolute Beginners
What is OpenGL?
OpenGL is a set of standard API's for developing 2D and 3D graphics applications. The standard provides it in the form of a library which can be linked along wih your program (could be C/C++). OpenGL includes vast scope of API's which can be used to render figures, textures, shading, etc. The man pages are available along with openGL SDK documentation.
Getting Started With OpenGL
As such, there is lot more to discuss when we talk about OpenGL, but to start with a simple program would be a good breather for a novice. Here we'll be writing a program to draw a rectangle to get a hold of basic know-how of OpenGL programming.
The article assumes :
Glut libraries i.e. the openGL Utility toolkit needs to be installed which provides a platform independent windowing along with the window event handling for interactive graphics programs.
Use following commands to install openGL and Glut
sudo apt-get install libglu1-mesa-dev freeglut3-dev mesa-common-dev
OpenGL Programming
As unusual, OpenGL programming with C also has main() as the starting point. There would be glut calls to initialise/create windows for the openGL to draw onto followed by GL calls to do the actual drawing.
First of all, call
glutInit(&argc, argv)
Next call is,
glutInitWindowSize(window-width, window-height);
Then we need to call
glutInitDisplayMode(GLUT_RGB | GLUT_DOUBLE)
Please refer the man page for more modes accepted.
Creating a window,
glutCreateWindow("Basic OpenGL Example")
Next is,
Global idle callback function is called during no event-handling. All rendering is done during the idle callbacks as to not to affect the responsiveness of the interactive events.
The next call is an openGL call,
glViewport( 0, 0, window-width, window-height )
We have to set the current matrix mode by
glMatrixMode( GL_PROJECTION )
We can enable the depth testing, which is a part of graphics pipeline, by following call
glEnable( GL_DEPTH_TEST )
gluPerspective( 45, (float)window-width/window-height, .1, 100 )
The frustum consists of a clipping plane nearest to camera eye (called the near clipping plane) and a farthest plane from the camera eye (called far clipping plane).
Please note, any object before to the near clipping plane and farther to the far clipping plane would be clipped.
Here in our call,
glMatrixMode( GL_MODELVIEW )
Coming to the drawing part, lets enter the drawRect() method.
The first call would be,
glClear(GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT)
It is a good programming practice to clear all enabled buffers before starting to draw or in between frames of animation.
Alongwith, we need to load an identity matrix before transformations which are relative to the current loaded matrix. Hence, if we want the translation/rotation to happen with respect to origin, then we need to load the identity matrix first.
glTranslatef(0,5, -20)
The actual drawing is done as:
Here we are specifying 2D vertices in float values to draw a two colored rectangle.
Color is set through glColor(), and every vertex is drawn with the previous set glColor() call. The color is mentioned in RGB format i.e. Red, Green, Blue.
We need to explicitly call,
Thats it, we are done with openGL programming to draw a colored rectangle :)
The complete Program
Here is how the complete programs looks like:
FileName : myRect.c
Compiling and Running
While compiling, you will need to link to the installed GL and glut libraries.
gcc -Wall myRect.c -o myRect -lglut -lGLU
Now we know how to write a basic drawing program using openGL and most importantly we understand what each line of code means. Since, openGL programming needs the knowldge of its API's, hence the more you know and understand and with the ability to imagine, the more you enhance on your graphics programming skills.
For drawing animations, we can add a varying static parameter , whose value changes after every run. Hence, that would lead to a different frame each time, creating an animation. As an example, in the above program, provide the z-value of gltranslate() call as a static variable in our method drawRect(), whose value is incremented in each run. Wondering, what the animation will look like? Try and enjoy playing :)
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What differences does occur when the platform is Windows?
I don't believe that there is be much of a difference for this tutorial. Why don't you explain it for both platforms by editing the Linux related parts like "For Linux, you do it this way. And for Windows, you do it this way..."?
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Thanks AhmedHan for the suggestion.
Yes, using the Glut library for windowing, there won't be much difference for windows and linux except for the specific library installations. I'll take care to consider widely used platforms for my future articles.
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After the initial news of fresh downloadable content appearing on Wii recently, further confirmation has come from UK developer System 3 via a new interview.
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We could be seeing a Download/Demo Channel within 2 months, or atleast info about it.
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PLUS ! That it doesnt mean we get the channel within 2 months. It just means Nintendo will say well get it soon or that they are working on it
Lol. It doesnt say anything about getting a channel. It says we MIGHT get INFO about a channel within two months.
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Ok, Atleast it gives hope of a demo channel coming some time XD
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Could I get one more hug, she asked when he walked her to her car.
It was so silly, she thought as she left him. He surely would never call again.
But David Belcourt did call again, probably thousands of times.
He eventually asked her to be his wife, using Easter eggs enclosed with clues that led her back to that restaurant in Canton where she once felt so foolish asking for the second embrace.
"You are what you give and he was absolute love," Tina Belcourt said Saturday, May 24.
Surrounded by supporters, Tina was standing next to a garden being planted in memory of her husband of about 10 years, the man with whom a request for an additional hug became a catchphrase.
David Belcourt, a 44-year-old electrician and father to four, died May 13, a year after he was diagnosed with a rare form of lymphoma and almost five months since his treatment mostly ceased.
By January, he and his wife learned there was little else that could be done. In February, he had a surgery which improved his condition, but only temporarily. His health soon deteriorated quickly. The cancer took away his ability to walk and speak.
Through it, he was positive, offering to help others when his own health was severely compromised, family and friends said.
Even when he was in bed, struggling to focus, he always tried to smile, his wife said.
She, her children, and several others were wearing bright T-shirts that read "David the native doesn't run" because Belcourt, clearly proud of his American Indian heritage, didn't deflect the fight.
"He tried everything," Tina Belcourt said. "We even tried off-the-wall stuff."
In addition to unconventional efforts, the Belcourts participated in bone marrow drives. They found David's brother was or could be a match, but David Belcourt never became well enough to undergo a transplant.
The Napoleon community, where David lived for many years, coached and advocated in 2012 for a school mileage, rallied around him. There were benefits to raise money.
The family found no lasting remedy, however, and David died shortly after his daughter and son – Graylyn, 9, and Gavrik, 8, distant for a time as their dad's condition became grave – came to see him, expressing their affection for the final time.
"I think he just wanted to know the kids were OK," Tina said.
They were the blessing he did not think he could have because of a battle with a similar cancer he beat in the late 1990s, she said.
When the couple confirmed Tina was pregnant with their daughter, David cried, Tina said, and he went to every subsequent doctor's appointment no matter how trivial or inconvenient.
He insisted on getting an extra-wide living room chair, large enough to accommodate all the kids, and would pull them with a tractor and trailer around the family property.
As much as he loved his biological children, he loved Tina's sons too.
To Will and Tyler Randall, he was not their stepfather.
An angry child, Will, 23, didn't make it easy, but Belcourt, never one to raise his voice, didn't run. He taught him the electrical trade and took Will and his brother fishing. "I don't think I'd have the patience to take care of someone else's kid when I acted the way I did," Will said.
David did not want his sons and daughter to think there were two distinct families. "We were one," Tina said.
In the end, he feared his children would forget him. He made them cards for all their birthdays for the next three years. He wrote a journal and filled in an "all about me" book.
He tried to make the best of the time he had. "We'll make these memories so if I'm not here, they can think 'remember when we did this with dad?'..." David told a reporter for a January story.
The garden too is for them. It was the brainchild of Deanna Michael, who went to school with David and kept in touch. "It's natural, spiritual. It's outdoorsy," she said and she hopes someday the children will be able to dig out some of the trees or flowers to put in their own yards.
People have been and will continue to donate plants, stones and other items.
Many adored David, his wife said. Take him to a local grocery store for milk and it might take four hours to break free from all the people who wanted to greet him, Will Randall said.
Tina is allowing people to randomly place what they bring to the plot. It wouldn't be like David to make the project too structured.
"David never liked plans and he thought directions were for it you couldn't figure it out," she said.
He appreciated spontaneity. David was part of the Chippewa Cree tribe and the family visited his reservation in Montana. He saw what Will characterized as a "small mountain," and decided to climb it. "I had sandals on," Tina said.
As she spoke, she occasionally paused to wipe away tears, but mostly, she seemed happy to share her husband's story.
She took two strangers on a brief tour of her home, where many of David's American Indian artifacts and items decorate the walls. A quilt made of squares contributed by friends is draped on his large chair.
A picture of him in his regalia at the couple's 2004 wedding hangs on a wall by a bedroom.
He was the kind of guy who didn't give Tina gifts on Valentine's Day or Sweetest Day.
"I show my love when I want to," he would say.
Tina's mother, Janice Medlock, said she knew their love was true and strong. "Best thing that ever happen to you," she told her daughter Saturday. He should have been cloned, Tina's sister said.
At his mother's request, Will has been repeatedly playing a simple snippet of a voicemail message David left him.
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The stolen truck was found on Dripping Springs Road.
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Chapter One
Stepping into the sparsely occupied foyer of the stereotypical Manor house of a well heeled fetish club, approaching the counter, she obediently follows in my footsteps. A full flowing crimson cape encircles her body, the silhouettes of her firm breasts pressed outward against the clinging and nearly translucent chiffon material. Shoulders arched seductively back, her cuffed wrists beneath the cape interlock across her buttocks as we step through several inquisitive onlookers. One foot leading directly in front of the other in her six inch stilettos with each short, measured stride, she remains an obedient distance behind and to the side as her dark eyes remain focused toward the floor.
The pleasantly surprised expression of the host as he hears the rising murmurs, glances up toward me, then toward Jo's impeccably made up presence is quite understandable; after all, this being her initial visit to the club its his first time seeing her. Me, I've been known to bring a submissive or two to the club in the past. As I stop and turn, without as much as a smile I reach out, part the top of her robe fully exposing her almost overly large but naturally firm breasts. Carefully aligning the spreading cloth to curl around the tanned globular mounds allowing the material to drape down, I expose her highly mounted areolas with the firm buds of the slightly darker nipples protruding, jaunting apart as they glisten.
Spreading the edges of the cape further back across her smallish, almost boyish hips, I expose the overall even tan of her otherwise naked body to my old acquaintance behind the desk. Glistening, her flattened stomach gently hollowing beneath her ripe, pendulous melons as her abs ripple with each measured breath, the parted slit between her legs' exposed beneath her baby smooth, freshly shaven pubic area. The invitingly puffy folds of her labium only partially concealing the nub of her clitoris, the moist encircling flesh appears to twitch while the thigh, calve muscles of her sleek, thoroughbred legs flex as she balances herself in the pair of black, spiked heels.
Watching him watching her, sensing the other's attention being drawn toward us as they step closer in unison like insects to a campfire, I glance toward her myself, watching the slightest of a twitch of her left breast, even a noticeable jiggle of the nipple with each heart beat. With the obvious attention I must admit to my personal amusement, even arrogance at having total control of such a specimen of beauty and submissiveness to flaunt in front of the members lucky enough to be present for this occasion.
Having her professionally made-up for her presentation, her dark woven hair hanging down, disappearing beneath the cape in a nice tight braid reaching the small of her back, her mascara, eye shadow, her obediently parted ruby lips perfect, I can just imagine the envy in the room, the other's thoughts of her youthful body being mine for the taking, to do with as I please, as I certainly frequently do.
Casually reaching for the cape's neck clasp, unfastening the clip, sliding the flowing crimson material back off her arched shoulders, the faded, barely visible remnants of multiple whip marks of over a week ago are exposed in full view of the mounting onlookers. The hushed murmurs overwhelmingly favorable, besides the stilettos, only fixed wrist cuffs; unshackled ankle cuffs and a matching black chocker collar complete her otherwise naked body's ornamentation. Leisurely folding, laying the robe across the desk, reaching behind her, retrieving a rolled up leader chain from one unclenching hand, a short riding crop from her other, I clasp the chain to the front of her chocker collar. Positioning the tip of the inflexible black crop beneath her chin, tilting her head upward, I teasingly glance around the patrons as I cup a bare breast, tweak her puckering nipple a couple times between my thumbnail and forefinger.
Hearing just a hint of a moan as the tip of my nail disappears into the edge of the hardening nub, catching the briefest of a glance from her darting eyes, flexing my wrist; I allow the end of the crop to flick across just the tip of her other nipple. 'Thwack!'
Her eyes again darting downward to obediently focus on the floor where she knows they belong, I appreciate the murmurs, the obvious anticipation of the ever mounting group, now including inquisitive others from some adjoining rooms as her reddened nipple jiggles out above her swaying breast. A slow disapproving nodding of my head from side to side as I release the grip on her breast before methodically stepping around her naked form, I allow for the anticipation to build as the crop menacingly flexes back and forth in my other hand. Allowing her to assume the pose she's been trained to maintain when I display her, her body taut as the loose strands of hair separating from the bottom of the tight braid brushes across the indented dimples just below the small of her back, I lower the crop, guide it past her cupped hands, downward between her butt cheeks. The tapered end disappearing between her thighs as I manipulate, twist the crop to press past her rectum, the leather tip flattens across her clitoris.
Sensing her body quivering, actually her feet tiptoeing even firmer in the stilettos as I lift my wrist, I begin barely sliding my hand back and forth, letting the crop press between her labium, drag her responding clit across its curling tip. Her breasts gently swaying, the hardening nipples jiggling in cadence with the crop's motion, I watch her expression, her unblinking eyes fixed straight ahead, her lips parted just right in a seductive oval as her fingers display her only movement, tensing, interlocking in her cuffed hands pressing across her buttocks just above the flexing crop.
Again glancing around the circling crowd, eyeing mostly the ladies, determining who I would think would be the harshest, a real bitch, I decide on an obvious Butch type, not yet approaching middle age, actually quite attractive for an obvious Dominatrix. Nodding toward her, slipping the crop from between Jo's thighs, offering its handle, I slowly turn Jo about a quarter turn with the leader chain to face my choice. The Dom's appreciative smile in return, her acceptance of the crop as she steps forward; I kneel to a knee, release the end of the dangling chain and tweak Jo's cuntlips between my thumbs and forefingers exposing the glistening nub of her clit.
Glancing up toward Jo's widening eyes, with the slightest of a whisper, I order her to spread her legs wider, to thrust her pubic mound outward and arch back. Instantly obeying even as the tip of her tongue presses nervously across her bottom lip, I sense the tremor of her thighs as she again stares toward the floor from between her swaying breasts spreading, flattening toward her armpits.
A practice swipe, another backhand followed by a forehand, I feel the 'swish' of the flexing crop just off my fingertips as I position myself, spread the moist folds a little wider. The group circling closer, the Dom positioning herself while visually aligning the crop, I clamp down, nod toward her before glancing back toward the shimmering bare flesh of Jo's pubic mound.
Oomph! A barely audible moan, Jo's thighs twitching as the crop's tip flicks across the exposed nub, my fingers tighten across her stretching flesh as her clit flattens, instantly reddening as it springs outward above the dark slot of her spreading vagina.
Holding her steady in my tight grip, I allow for her to reposition herself back into her semi arch as the chain freely sways from the chocker collar. Watching her breasts again wobble, the areolas shriveling, the nubs of her nipples hardening, again I feel the quivering of her thighs, watch her knees bowing inward as she attempts to keep her balance in the stilettos. Another glance toward the awaiting eyes of the Dom, I spread Jo's slit wider apart, further exposing the twitching target.
Ooohh! Another muffled moan, Jo's eyes blinking, her knees practically buckle as a point of one stiletto twists inward against the other. Almost instantly regaining her balance, again gnawing on her lower lip she attempts to obediently spread her feet wider apart regardless of the crisp pain.
Her clit already showing puffiness along with the redness, the moist flesh of her vagina glistening as the dark slit widens, I feel her dampness across my fingertips as I press my fingers, thumbs together, stretch the folds between my nails for a firmer grip. Glancing toward her heaving chest, catching the look of her welling eyes, I allow her a choice as I whisper for her to choose what's next, tits or cunt.
More then familiar with my set of rules, glancing again toward the floor through her blinking tears, she knows she must make an instant decision or it's both. Silently bowing her shoulders further back, she forces her breasts to jaunt upward above her arching torso. Her stomach hollowing under her protruding ribcage, her abs rippling as her bellybutton flexes with each breathe, she allows her head to tilt back, her long ponytail dangling as she awaits the crop, her silent choice clear, the next lashing across her globular mounds.
Giving a nod toward the Dom, seeing her appreciative expression returned as she obviously realizes the obedience of such a young submissive must be due to my expertise, she repositions herself, steps toward Jo's side, aligns herself above the firm targets as I partially release my grip on her vagina, tug back on the leader chain with a freed hand.
Holding her tight by her stretching cuntlips with one hand, bowing her further back with the other, watching the crop flatten into her left breast, sink into the areola, I'm pleased at the muffled response of my young slave. Being the compassionate type, I allow moans, even an occasional grunt if the punishment's harsh enough to warrant it. And, I believe a well placed willowy riding crop burrowing into her upraised bare nipple deserves that leniency, especially on such a firm, youthful tit.
Aaaggghh!... Ohh!
A quick second flick of the crop, the suddenness even surprising me, Jo's unexpected grunts are even louder, this time almost unacceptable. Then again, it was somewhat of a surprise, not in the time frame expected. Glancing toward the crop, toward the Dom's shrug of an expression, maybe she flogs both breasts in close order during her discipline sessions I think to myself. Oh, well. Again glancing toward Jo's swaying breasts, fresh red welts crisscrossing the flattened nipples; I tug back on the stretching chain, whisper toward her ear any other outburst would be unacceptable and embarrassing to me in front of our audience. Catching a blink of her moist eye and just a hint of a nod, I watch her body arch obediently outward as I hold the chain taut. A nod toward the Dom, watching her resume, I listen to the rhythmic, exhilarating swishing of the crop.
Thwack!... Thwack!...... Thwack!.... Thwack!
Breasts flattening, bouncing, nipples stretching as the crop glances off one firm mound to the other, the red stripes instantly crisscross the tanned flesh as Jo's arched body quivers under the backhand's, forehands of the Dominatrix getting into stride.
Thwack!... Thwack!... Thwack!....................Thwack!
The last flurry just over the top with each lashing, I can appreciate the expertise of the crop curling downward as I tug Jo's chocker collar further back with the flexing chain, the leather tip embedding itself into a puckered nipple, momentarily disappearing into the dark oval as the titflesh bounces, spreads beside the other mound awaiting its turn only to be flattened also, to bounce as the leather crop's crisscrossed, swished back and forth. And, like instructed, Jo's grunts are almost negligible, to her credit.
The raising welts beginning to overlap one another across her heaving chest, the circular image of the front of her ribcage protruding from her hollowing stomach as her glistening body arches back, trembles, I glance toward the Dominatrix, give a nod. Standing, allowing Jo to straighten, to collect her balance, the fresh pattern of welts across her bare breasts glisten as perspiration beads across her nude flesh. Her lips remaining parted, her nostrils flaring as she rasps for breathe, her face shimmers, her makeup still mostly intact as she quietly stares straight ahead.
The silence overwhelming with the onlookers obviously enthralled with the exhibition, myself admittedly into the moment, enjoying the knowledge that I'm also the center of their envy, the possessor of such an exotic young woman, I teasingly cup her quivering mounds, gently massage the moist, welted flesh. Melding, kneading one breast, the other, letting the naked titflesh bulge between my fingertips, I glance into Jo's eyes, nod down toward my trousers, ready to give the group an added dimension of my submissive girl's talents.
Helping her kneel by cupping both breasts to guide her as she almost squats on her spreading knees, she leans forward, tugs at my zipper with her teeth. Still cupping her breasts I stand almost rigid as she tilts her head, jerks, manipulates the fly open with her mouth. Using her tongue, her lips, twisting her head back and forth, she releases my cock, tugs the swollen crown into the open. Spreading her lips, sliding her head forward, she begins to engulf my bare shaft, gurgles as her neck cranes, her mouth stretching into an oval as her fists clasp tightly behind her back.
My cock being on the large size, no brag intended, just something else for the onlookers to envy, her neck cranes back and forth as she works her yawning lips toward my crotch. Each gulp another inch or so as she presses her face forward, I release a breast and grip her braided hair, twisting it tightly in my fist. Feeling her tongue flicking, lapping as she sucks, her lips stretching at my foreskin, the swelling crown of my shaft burrowing past her tonsils, down her throat, I release her other breast, feel them bounce, slap across my thighs as her body continues to lurch in front of me.
Beginning to slowly rock with the motion, thrusting my hips forward, I feel my scrotum slapping back and forth across her chin, my cock throbbing, pulsing as she grunts, gasps for air through her flailing nostrils as her eyes remain obediently open, staring toward my glistening shaft, anticipating the spurts of my cum across her face, in her mouth.
Gripping her hair, flattening my palm across the back of her head, pressing her face against me, I feel the rush, the deep churning inside as my knees quiver. Responding to my reactions, sucking harder, working her tongue as much as possible, her mouth engulfs my pulsing shaft, her grunts, gurgles proof of my cum squirting down her throat as her naked body twitches, twists in front of me.
Sucking, stroking, her head bobbing in my gripping hands, she drains my secretions until I'm dry. A moan from her stretched mouth, her muffled grunt, I lean back, allow my now semi-erect cock to slide slowly back from her clamped lips. The head of my shaft plopping free, the suction of gasping air from deep in her burning lungs escapes her throat as her head jerks back in my cupped hands, a sliver of cum drooling from my cock to her lower lip. Quickly lapping, sucking the strand inward, she glances upwards, the tip of her tongue gliding a complete circle around her still parted lips, her unblinking eyes pleading for approval.
Reaching down, covering myself, zipping my zipper, I grip her by her breasts; guide her back to her feet allowing her the pleasure of an approving nod. Turning toward the counter, I retrieve and unfold the cape. Fastening its snap around her neck, spreading the material shut across her naked body, I turn toward the Dominatrix for the return of the crop. The leader chain dangling from the collar, gripping its end in my free hand, a nod toward the host and I allow Jo to follow me out from the foyer through the parting crowd. A ride home in our waiting limo, we have the rest of the evening alone to celebrate her twenty-first birthday together.
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Last weekend I was having some trouble and it felt like my back foot was taking over far more than usual. I haven't had a lot of trouble in the past (2nd year, probably 15th time out) with driving mainly with my front foot prior to this, but even when I consciously focused on driving turns with my front shin/calf, my back foot would at some point overpower my front edge and skid out.
There were a few differences this time out and I was hoping to get some opinions on if any of these could have lead to my issues. If you don't think these contributed, then any advice on how to counter act or at least what to watch for, would be appreciated.
1. New board - I went from a 159 Ride Agenda to a 161 Never Summer SL...The profile is different with the Ride being a "flat rocker" and the NS obviously being their RC
2. Binding angle - When I moved my bindings over to the new board, I went from a +15/-3 to a +12/-9 angle to test out a more even stance and to see if opening the back foot would alleviate pressure on my knees.
3. Snow - The day I was having the most trouble was raining in the morning and by lunch the trails we were riding were all nicely packed down and glossy. Edges felt tenuous at best.
Thanks for any feedback.
One problem might be board size. most people go smaller when they go to rc shape. Binding angle might change it up a little but shouldn't make your edge slip out. I would try +15 -9. Also maybe widening your stance might drop you lower to the board giving you more grip.
Regarding your question Snowolf, I was noticing on my toe side turns (I ride regular) that my upper torso would have a tendency to swing left and face down the mountain as my hips pivoted to the right across the mountain. When I consciously focused on keeping my shoulders parallel above my board I would turn REALLY fast (actually felt like I was picking up speed). If I didnt think about it, I am sure I was using normal bad habits.
Something that Ive never been really clear on is the timing of moving weight back from front foot weighting to even weighting. How far into the turn should this occur?
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I was playing around with this yesterday and here's a couple things I found , I was having similar issues as you and also like you I've moved up from a 158 to a 162.
Stance width. The narrower I went the more washout I had on my back foot. The wider i went the less this was a problem. The next width wider was just to wide and wore my outer quads out to quickly. 23 1/2 vs. 22. Being as the wider width was too wide I started to work on the washout issue of the narrower stance.
As Sno mentioned above, I ducked out my back foot and it really helped keep my upper body more in line with the board. I'm now at +15/-15, I was at +15/-3.
This led to another problem and that is initiating a turn. I felt all messed up while cruising the blues. Damn near was catching edges. I can't remember where I read this, probably here. I put my hands behind my back and that's where they stayed no matter how much I wanted to move them. This solved my turn initiation problem. What I suspect is that at one point I got in the habit of leaning my body weight back, as well as open stance. Whatever it was, hands behind my back forced a proper body position and as a result the best feeling I had all day.
Hope this helps....
I will give the hands a try. It will likely address other things in addition to the shoulder position, as I am fairly certain I was bending forward at the waist...which likely didn't help matters.
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Today, discussions on Medicare, Alzheimer's and healthy bones are daily topics many seniors engaged in. While other young adults her age are finishing their scholastic goals or taking their first steps into the career market, Jessica Schieberl, 22, is busy concentrating on the aspects that effect today's senior community.
Schieberl (pronounced SHY-beryl) was recently named Technical Advisor at the Codding Recreation Center in Rohnert Park and is responsible for managing the day-to-day activities at the recreation center. Her duties include scheduling the lectures on topics that impact today's seniors, topics ranging from health issues and identity theft to where to shop.
Other responsibilities include working with Recreation Services Manager Guy Miller on the budget for the center, directing the monthly newsletter, renting the hall at the center and scheduling of all the programs for the members of the facility.
When former director Vicki Wilkerson retired earlier this year, Schieberl knew that she wanted the job. She had been working with Petaluma seniors at the Lucchesi Park facility for the past three years.
"I put together a portfolio of sorts," she said. "Newsletters that I had created, letters of recommendation, referrals and went through the interview process. I had worried that my young age may be held against me, but within two weeks I received the call that I had gotten the job. It was my proudest moment. It just about blew me out of my shoes."
A 2004 graduate of Piner High School in Santa Rosa, Schieberl was introduced at Rohnert Park City Hall as the new Technical Advisor of the Codding Recreation Center in October.
An athlete through high school, she originally wanted to be a first responder when she left high school and began taking general education classes at Santa Rosa Junior College the fall after graduation.
"I took all sorts of general education classes including sign language classes, math classes and other general courses before sitting down with a school councilor to determine a career path. It was then that I decided that I wanted to be a first responder or maybe a nurse. I began taking emergency medical technician (EMT) classes and volunteering through Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital," she said.
"I realized that I was becoming too focused on the sickness and depression at the hospital", she said. "I knew that I needed to look for something else. I began to volunteer at Neighborhood Services in Santa Rosa. I got to work with children through low income schools and shelters."
It was during this volunteer job that Schieberl learned how to create schedules and develop activities for groups. This worked out very well for her, until her volunteer service began to conflict with her class schedule. "I was working at the Finley Aquatic Complex as a private swim instructor, going to school in the evening and volunteering all at the same time."
In 2006, a friend recommended that she take an office job at the Lucchesi senior center located in Petaluma. A simple office job that consisted of answering the phone, some filing and general customer service. Schieberl instantly fell in love with the members of the center, and soon began to look for more ways to become involved.
"My boss told me that I had a natural patience with the elderly, and that reinforced my commitment to the center." Her first task was to update the monthly newsletter. She began working with director, Don Streeper, to learn how to create new programs and activities for the senior community.
Today Schieberl is working on bringing life back to the recreation center. "All of the programs were cancelled in May when the director retired, and most people still do not know that we are open. Word that we were closed spread fast throughout the community. It is going to take a lot of effort to get the word out."
Part of that effort is spent working on creating new programs like the upcoming Christmas choir show, and even shopping trips to San Francisco. "I am hoping to spread the word so that we can bring in new sponsors so that we can offer even more programs to our members," she stated. "Everyone knows that the city budget is tight, and it is going to take creative measures to make these programs work."
She is hoping that with the news that the recreation center still being open, a fresh set of volunteers and sponsors will come forward. "I have a great small staff," she said. "But we need more people willing to volunteer to make this center as great as I believe it can be. We will need sponsors and donations to fix the roof, repair the floor in the hall, and hopefully update the kitchen."
While Schieberl does not know exactly what the future holds for her, she is doing what she loves and plans to attend Sonoma State University to continue her education in senior programming.
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Ricky Ponting leads Australia into tomorrow`s last-eight tie with India adamant that he is not finished as an international cricketer.
A poor year for the captain, which has seen him lose form and the Ashes urn for a third time, has not got any better on the sub-continent, with his performances not mirroring those of his team-mates.
That has led to talk that the 36-year-old Tasmanian will call time on his career after the World Cup, but he insists he is far from finished.
"I don't see the finish line, I want to keep playing both forms of the game as long as I think I can contribute," Ponting, his country's all-time leading run-scorer in ODIs, said.
"Nothing's changed for me in the past 12 months. I've said all along, every time I've been asked about retirement, I'm enjoying my cricket as much as ever. I've never, ever thought about retirement or where the finish line might be.
"I've been trying to prepare myself as best I can as a player and lead the side as well as possible. For some reason, these retirement things keep popping up all the time."
Australia, the three-time defending champions, hold the better head-to-head record out of the two, having won 61 of their 104 meetings, while they have also won seven out of nine clashes in the World Cup.
Mike Hussey is likely to keep his place in the Australia side ahead of brother David, while India hope to welcome Virender Sehwag back after a knee injury.
Ashish Nehra will definitely return, though, meaning Sehwag is the host nation`s only fitness doubt.
"We are taking a call (on Sehwag) in the evening or maybe tomorrow morning before the start of the game. Apart from that, all the others are fit," captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni said.
The normally swashbuckling Sehwag averages just shy of 23 in ODI cricket against Australia, but Dhoni still knows his importance to the team.
He added: "It's really good to have Sehwag opening the innings for you, because deliveries will be short and to the body or somewhere else. He's the kind of batsmen, if you are slightly wrong with it, he can make the most of that kind of a bowling.
"It's really good to have him, he can play an aggressive game, change the course of a game in the first five overs, give your team the kind of momentum that is needed."