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• West Ham United travel to reigning Champions Manchester United in the Barclays Premier League this Saturday, looking to end a run of three consecutive away league defeats.
• The Hammers will however be boosted by the fact they recorded a win on their travels in midweek as they produced a stirring fightback to beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1 on Wednesday night in the Capital One Cup.
• Sam Allardyce's side last won away in the league at White Hart Lane too, as they triumphed 3-0 over Spurs in October, with Ravel Morrison notching the third goal.
• The midfielder is the Hammers' top-scorer with three goals so far this season and he returns to the club at which he started his career before moving to east London in January 2012.
• Jussi Jaaskelainen has kept eight clean sheets in the Premier League this season, joint-highest with fifth placed Everton and four more than Manchester United.
• A draw with Sunderland at the Boleyn Ground last time out left the Hammers with 14 points from 16 games and 17th in the table.
• Manchester United return to Old Trafford after also reaching the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup in midweek, following a 2-0 win over Stoke City.
• In the Premier League, the Red Devils have under-performed so far and sit eighth in the standings following a 3-0 win over Aston Villa at Villa Park in their last league outing.
• Two home league defeats on the spin, 1-0 losses to both Newcastle and Everton, have added to Moyes' difficult start to life at Old Trafford.
• He may however take heart from the fact that in four meetings against the Hammers last season the Red Devils were unbeaten, winning two and drawing two.
Team news
West Ham United
• James Tomkins should return to the team to face Manchester United after missing the win over Spurs in midweek following a groin problem.
• Ricardo Vaz Te (shoulder), Andy Carroll (foot), Stewart Downing (ankle), Stephen Henderson (shoulder), Winston Reid (ankle) and Mladen Petric (calf) will all miss out.
• Captain Kevin Nolan serves the last of his three-game suspension against Manchester United following his dismissal against Liverpool.
Manchester United
• Wayne Rooney is doubtful for Saturday's clash after picking up a groin injury in training.
• Strike partner Robin Van Persie is however out of the match with a thigh injury.
• The first meeting between West Ham United and Manchester United came on 25 February 1911 in the FA Cup. The Hammers won 2-1 with Thomas Caldwell and Danny Shea scoring the goals.
• West Ham United's biggest win over Manchester United came at the Boleyn Ground on 11 October 1930. A Viv Gibbins hat-trick inspired the Hammers to a 5-1 win with Jim Barrett and Jimmy Ruffell also on the score sheet.
• Manchester United's biggest win over West Ham United came almost 70 years later on 1 April 2000. This time they had a hat-trick hero of their own as Paul Scholes scored a treble in a 7-1 win. Denis Irwin, Andrew Cole, David Beckham and Ole Gunnar Solskjaer scored the other goals with Paulo Wanchope on target for the Hammers.
• Of the Hammers last six trips to Old Trafford they have accrued no wins and suffered defeat on all six occasions.
• The Club's overall record has seen West Ham play Manchester United on 127 occasions, winning 43, drawing 26 and losing 58.
Last time out
Tottenham Hotspur 1-2 West Ham United Capital One Cup quarter-final 18 December 2013
West Ham United: Adrian, O'Brien, Rat, Collins (c), McCartney, Diarra (Morrison 79), Taylor, Collison, J.Cole (Diame 70), Jarvis, C.Cole (Maiga 65)Subs not used: Jaaskelainen, Noble, Demel, ChambersGoals: Jarvis 80, Maiga 85
Stoke City 0-2 Manchester United Capital One Cup quarter-final 18 December 2013
Manchester United: de Gea, Rafael, Evra, Jones, Smalling, Evans, Cleverley, Anderson (Hernandez 58), Welbeck (Fletcher 82), Young, Valencia Subs not used: Nani, Kagawa, Buttner, Johnstone, ZahaGoals: Young 62, Evra 78
Previous meeting
A valiant West Ham were twice pegged back by Manchester United as the teams played out an exciting 2-2 draw at the Boleyn Ground. Ricardo Vaz Te gave the home side the lead after 16 minutes, stooping low to head home an Andy Carroll knockdown from a Matt Jarvis cross. After Antonio Valencia had equalised, the Hammers regained control when Mohamed Diame struck a fierce low effort past David de Gea with 55 minutes gone. The home side were denied a win however as Robin Van Persie tapped home with 13 minutes left.
West Ham United: Jaaskelainen, Demel, O'Brien, Collins, Reid, O'Neil (Noble 65), Diame (Taylor 82), Nolan (Collison 82), Vaz Te, Jarvis, CarrollSubs: C.Cole, Maiga, Henderson, PogatetzGoals: Vaz Te 16, Diame 55
Manchester United: De Gea, Rafael, Evra, Vidic, Ferdinand, Jones, Carrick, Valencia, Kagawa (Hernandez 79), Rooney (Giggs 71), Van PersieSubs: Amos, Evans, Cleverley, Giggs, Nani, Welbeck, HernandezGoals: Valencia 31, Van Persie 77
Last six meetings (Premier League unless stated)
17 April 2013 - West Ham United 2-2 Manchester United16 January 2013 - Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United5 January 2013 - West Ham United 2-2 Manchester United28 November 2012 - Manchester United 1-0 West Ham United2 April 2011 - West Ham United 2-4 Manchester United 30 November 2010 - West Ham United 4-0 Manchester United (Carling Cup fifth round)
Overall record v Manchester United (all competitions) W 43 D 26 L 58
Ten-year records
West Ham United
2012/13 Premier League 10th (46 points)2011/12 Championship 3rd (86 points - promoted via Play-Offs)2010/11 Premier League 20th (33 points - relegated to Championship)2009/10 Premier League 17th (35 points)2008/09 Premier League 9th (51 points)2007/08 Premier League 10th (49 points)2006/07 Premier League 15th (41 points)2005/06 Premier League 9th (55 points)2004/05 Championship 6th (73 points - promoted via play-offs)2003/04 Championship 4th (74 points)
2012/13 Premier League 1st (89 points)2011/12 Premier League 2nd (89 points)2010/11 Premier League 1st (80 points)2009/10 Premier League 2nd (85 points)2008/09 Premier League 1st (90 points)2007/08 Premier League 1st (87 points)2006/07 Premier League 1st (89 points)2005/06 Premier League 2nd (83 points)2004/05 Premier League 3rd (77 points)2003/04 Premier League 3rd (75 points)
Old boys
• Manchester United have two former West Ham United players in their squad. England defender Rio Ferdinand made 158 appearances for the club between May 1996 and November 2000, scoring two goals. Midfielder Michael Carrick scored six goals in 159 appearances between July 1999 and May 2004.
• Among the other players who have represented both clubs are Jonathan Spector, Roy Carroll, Noel Cantwell, Luke Chadwick, Billy Grassam, Paul Ince, Ralph Milne, Frederick Milnes, Ravel Morrison, Frank O'Farrell, Stuart Pearson, Les Sealey, Dave Sexton, Teddy Sheringham, Carlos Tevez and Raimond van der Gouw.
• The man in the middle at Old Trafford on Saturday will be Mike Jones.
• Jones plied his trade as a Football League referee for 11 years before he was added to the Select Group in 2008 and began officiating in the Premier League.
• Jones, who made his refereeing debut in August 1997 when Mansfield Town played host to Hull City, regularly officiated in the Football League during his tenure.
• He made his first appearance at Wembley Stadium when he took control of the League Two Play-off Final between Bristol Rovers and Shrewsbury Town in 2007.
• Jones was in the middle for a Premier League match for the first time when Hull City took on Wigan Athletic in August 2008. He has been a permanent fixture in the top flight ever since.
• Jones did not referee the Hammers at all in 2012/13 and his last game in charge of a West Ham match came in March 2011 in an FA Cup sixth round tie against Stoke City.
General information
• All of the away ticket allocation for Saturday's game have sold out.
• The weather is set to be overcast with temperatures around 7C.
• You can find all travel information on trains up to Manchester here.


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A Frenchman whose image was captured by a Google street view camera while he was urinating in his backyard has filed a lawsuit against the Internet giant, according to a report on Reuters.com.
The man, who lives in the Maine-et-Loire region in northwest France seeks 10,000 euros in damages, claiming people in his rural village recognized him even though his face was blurred out when the image appeared online. He also wants the photo removed.
Google's street view camera was overhead when the alleged victim, who is about 50 years old, relieved himself. The man said he thought he was hidden from view because the gate to his backyard was closed, the report said.
A court is expected to deliver its ruling March 15, Reuters reported.
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Washington -- As members of Congress tried to work out a compromise today to avoid defaulting on the nation's debt, outside the U.S. Capitol it felt like 109 degrees.
Readers in a Washington Post poll apparently had the debt ceiling issue on their minds today. Poll respondents named the oppressive weather gripping the nation the Sweat Ceiling heat wave.
Other nominees in the heat wave naming poll were the Beltway Meltaway, Helter Swelter and The Big Schvitz.
The combination of dangerously high temperatures near 100 and high humidity made it feel like 109 degrees. Authorities warned Capital region residents to limit their exposure outdoors.


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Listening to all sorts of user opinions
The sales strategy team approached users from all sorts of angles. One way was to survey people who purchased the camera. They also directly interviewed users. "Everyone was quite 'passionate'," says Kashimura. "They were exactly what we had anticipated: people that carry a camera on themselves at all times, people who have their antennas out and are always collecting information, people who want to show others their photographic works, and so forth. Many of them told us that they were 'glad they waited'."
Naturally, there were stern opinions as well. "But, they weren't pure criticism as most were forward-looking proposals that suggested 'changing this in such and such a way would be better', which taught us things we had not considered," admits Kashimura.
Blogging as a great way for getting closer to users
"Those providing the 'GR BLOG' information were also conveying the fun they were having with the camera and picture-taking," added Kashimura. The information was coming from not only digital camera business units but also Ricoh employees who like cameras including people in PR departments and all-in-one, copier and printer divisions. Kashimura said, "The blog site is supported by Ricoh employees such as these who like cameras and numerous users."
A well-approved feature of the "GR BLOG" planning work was the "track back plan". The plan was to collect photos based on a specific theme, upload these photos to one's blog and link the author with "GR BLOG" via backtracking. Exceptional photos are shown in a gallery. Already in its 25th edition, this plan is spreading the fun of taking pictures with the GR DIGITAL to a wide swath of users.


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Events & Sports Photographers International (ESPI), an affiliate of the Independent Photo Imagers (IPI) – will hold its ESPI 2012 Annual Convention, Feb. 16-18, 2012, at the Tropicana, Las Vegas, Nevada. The event will feature 18 educational sessions with sports photographers and tradeshow.
IPI's events/sports photographers plan February meeting
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|Friday, August 23, 2013, 10:30 AM - 11:45 AM
This interactive session will focus on putting the partner compensation fundamentals discussed in Part One–Partner Compensation Fundamentals into practice. A limited number of participants will be asked to participate in a mock retreat on partner compensation. These participants will be given a brief scenario to review prior to the session. Attendees who don't participate in the mock retreat will still have the ability to observe, interact and ask questions.
Notes: 1. Be sure to choose FM07 on your Session Preference form to receive any pre-conference communication. You are also encouraged to attend FM01 Partner Compensation Fundamentals – Part One on Thursday at 2:45–4:00 p.m.
Audience: Attendees should have an in-depth understanding of their firm's partner compensation process.
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Just a quick post to wish everyone a Happy New Year and best of luck in 2008.
Just a quick post to wish everyone a Happy New Year and best of luck in 2008.
We've seen some of the best gadgets of the year, so here's a quick rundown of some of the worst. In no particular order…
1. Microsoft Zune – While I feel that the second-generation device is a definite step in the right direction, the first-generation media player was large, heavy, chunky, and somewhat awkward to use. It didn't help that it felt like a big brown brick either.
2. Sidekick Slide – On the surface, this Motorola-manufactured Sidekick had a lot of potential. After all, it was slick, shiny, and slim. However, the battery connection issue was a total hype killer.
3. Logitech MX Air Mouse – It's not quite a Minority Report experience and from what I hear, the transition from waving your hands in the air to using it like a regular mouse can be quite lengthy.
4. Philips SPC325NC Skype Kit – This webcam and headset bundle sounds like a good value, but the image quality is very poor and the headset feels very cheap.
5. Trendnet TEW-631BRP Wireless-N Router – What's the point of upgrading to the draft-N spec when the speeds are almost the same as 802.11g? At least Trendnet got it right with the TEW-633GR that came out later.
6. Apple iPod touch – I don't know about you, but the iTouch almost seems pointless when someone can grab an iPhone for only a little more money. The only difference is the lack of cellular.
7. Amazon Kindle – E-ink technology isn't quite where it needs to be for consumer consumption just yet, so I applaud Amazon for their efforts. Even so, the execution is a little strange at best.
8. Meizu M8 – This was one of the first handsets to mimic the look and feel of the Apple iPhone. Unfortunately, like most Chinese-made knockoffs, the Meizu M8 came up seriously short of the original.
9. Corsair Padlock USB Drive – I'm all for added security, but the introduction of a numeric keypad on a flash drive just makes it far too clunky compared to its less-secure counterparts.
10. Apple iPhone – It's not because the iPhone is a bad device, but more because it was overhyped and spawned a never-ending onslaught on cheap clones and knockoffs.
Congratulations to this weeks geek Matt. This weeks questions are related to our blog stats. The closest to the answers will win:
1.  How many posts are on our blog?
2.  How many comments were made?
3.  How much spam has Akismet caught?
4.  How many unique visitors have visited our blog?
5.  How much bandwidth has been used in 2007?
Attention bloggers if you have manually installed WordPress then you should immediately upgrade to 2.3.2. A security upgrade notice has been issued by WordPress in regards to this.Â
Do not think about it or put it off. Your site is at risk so upgrade now.
For those who installed WordPress with Fantastico,  Netenberg usually has the upgrade released of a day or two later. We do post Fantastico updates on the blog so keep an eye open for that.
It's always fun to do predictions because you never know they might just come true. Next year we will see how well I did. For 2008 I predict the following…
1. Google will fail at it's attempt to launch a social network site like Facebook.
2. Microsoft will purchase Yahoo to compete against Google.
3. Amazon will buy eBay.
4. Video blogging will become more popular in traditional blogs.
5. Business sites will begin to use RSS to push out specials, news and information.
Do you have an predictions for 2008?
At the beginning of 2007 we set some specific business goals to have accomplished by the end of year. As were a few days away from ending the year I thought I would evaluate where we are with those plans.
Billing Improvements – F
We tested and tried many web hosting billing software's in 2007 and none of them fit our needs. We shelved the goal for a 2008 project to build our own from scratch.
Support Improvements – B
Our Help Desk software upgrade has made it easier for people to get support and for our staff to move customers to the proper technical support area.
Our Wiki is online as promised.
We created a basic step by step course via email which we have been testing randomly with customers. The feedback from it has been good and we will continue to develop it for 2008.
Service Improvements – A
We accomplished our service goals for 2007.
I am disappointed that our goals were not achieved in 2007 and would give us an overall C+ rating. Our 2008 business goals will be released in January. If you have suggestions for improvements post a comment.


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Oakland landed six players on the Mountain View Conference boys basketball all-conference team, including senior guard Jeb Harper as the league's most valuable player.
Days Creek's James Ellis was named the league's coach of the year.
Most valuable player - Jeb Harper, sr., Oakland
Coach of the year - James Ellis, Days Creek
First team
Jeb Harper, sr., Oakland
Michael Yard, sr., Oakland
Gerry Snyder, jr., Oakridge
Kevin Smith, sr., Days Creek
Kendal Seitzinger, sr., Monroe
Kolby Orrison, sr., Days Creek
Second team
Roy Benzel, sr., Oakland
Seath Brown, jr., Riddle
Caleb Munyentwali, sr., Canyonville Christian
Serge Sandrali, sr., Canyonville Christian
Jase Fuller, sr., Days Creek
Austin Nix, sr., Oakland
Honorable mention
Zack Hollenback, sr., Monroe; Austin Baimbridge, sr., Oakland; Carter Ellis, sr., Days Creek; Danil Soloshenko, sr., Canyonville Christian; Rex Gardner, jr., Oakridge; Gabe Dickson, soph., Glendale; Alex Derrick, sr., North Douglas; Riley Swafford, fr., North Douglas; Ben Renshaw, sr., Monroe; Justin Moe, jr., Oakridge.
All-Defensive team
Jase Fuller, sr., Days Creek
Kevin Smith, sr., Days Creek
Zach Vandehay, sr., Oakland
Caleb Munyentwali, sr., Canyonville Christian
Gerry Snyder, sr., Oakridge
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This is a 3 part series, focused on deploying and managing effective corporate career sites. The 3 posts will include:
Part 3: Results unveiled: Integrating SEO and PPC Tools
After seeing the results of the latest recruiting blog poll – with 81% of respondents stating they do not have an overall online recruiting strategy or they need help – the timing is perfect to wrap up this series. In the first two parts I highlighted several high value metrics on measuring your overall investment with an effective corporate career site, as well as 5 ideas to integrate social media into your online recruiting strategy and candidate experience.
For this post, let's begin with some basic grounding on job board traffic over the past 3 years – as the picture tells the story.
If you're still relying on the big boards (which can still play a role in your overall strategy), a good place to start is taking 30-50% of your annual spend and trying something different. Sounds aggressive and possibly harsh depending on your overall reliance on the big job boards, but the results are very telling. After implementing a site overhaul in addition to a 6 month pilot with SEO career site leader jobs2web and job aggregator site leader indeed, here are the results:
While it is to early to measure overall the impact on new hire quality, several of the metrics outlined point to an increased number and more targeted audience visiting the site, a higher conversion rate, increased time on the site, search engine traffic doubling (with no change in job board referrals to the top 5 referring URL's), and the ROI of the site tripling.
Based on the initial success of this initiative the overall online recruiting costs were cut in half, with stronger results. If you're still not convinced, I know the names of a few job board reps that are trying to recoup lost revenues and are playing let's make a deal.
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A Fortune 500 service company saved $500 on a cost per hire bases vs. job boards.
In 2 years, a College System had hired 25% more hires and reduced cost per hire by 60%.
What is more amazing is the number of companies who resist change and still practice Recruitment 2.0.


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CARLISLE — James W. Vandermark told the judge he was a law-abiding citizen for years until he became involved with the wrong woman.
He explained to Cumberland County Judge Kevin Hess on Tuesday that she led him down a road involving the abuse of bath salts, and he quickly burned through all of his money.
So for more bath salts, Vandermark said at his sentencing Tuesday that he resorted to robbery.
He regrets his actions, but the judge sentenced him to 3 to 6 years in state prison on one count of robbery and an unrelated DUI charge. He had pleaded guilty to the charges Nov. 26.
This term of confinement will be served concurrently with a longer sentence out of Dauphin County Court, in which Vandermark, 54, of Marysville, pleaded guilty and was sentenced in November to 10 to 30 years on two counts of robbery and one count each of escape and flight to avoid apprehension.
According to Lower Allen Township police, around 2 p.m. April 21, officers responded to a call at the CVS on the 1100 block of Carlisle Road, where the victim said the man later identified as Vandermark approached as she left the store.
He asked if she had any money, and the victim told him she had to retrieve it from her car. She got in and shut the door on Vandermark, police said.
Vandermark then used a screwdriver to hit the driver's side window twice before he left in a blue Buick, police said.
The victim, however, followed him, recorded his license plate number, and returned to the CVS parking lot to call the police.
Officers ran the plate number and found the car belonged Vandermark.
About three hours later, officers received another call, and spoke to another victim at the Weis Market at the 1100 block of Lowther Road.
According to court documents, this victim said that earlier that day, she had been loading groceries into her car when a man with a similar description, also holding a screwdriver, approached, telling her, "I need cash. I only want your wallet, not your purse."
When the victim said she didn't have any money, Vandermark asked for an ATM card, police said. Vandermark ended up leaving, saying, "I guess things are tough all over," according to police.
Officers ran a criminal background check and found Vandermark had just been arrested that day by Swatara Township Police.
According to police, shortly after the CVS incident, Vandermark approached another victim in the parking lot of the Harrisburg East mall, holding his hand in his jacket pocket as if he had a gun. He demanded money and stole her purse, police said.
He then fled on foot. Officers learned Vandermark had been seen walking along the mall and entering a store. In nearby shrubs, police said they found the victim's purse, and a jacket like the one the victim had described.
Swatara Township police entered the store, and arrested Vandermark.
The Weis victim was shown his photo in a photo lineup, and identified Vandermark as the man who had approached her, police said.
Vandermark was given 6 months and 10 days of credit toward his Dauphin County sentence, and 246 days of credit toward his Cumberland County sentence.


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Hey CKers! Deena Wuest here! It's so hard to believe that it's almost October! With the whirlwind of fall activities, cooking, shopping and family gatherings, the time between Halloween and Christmas seems to pass by in a flash. We all know the holidays are busy and wonderful and magical but they're not a great promoter of scrapbook time. So instead of finding yourself staring at an overwhelming pile of unscrapped photos in 2012, let's be proactive today! What if I told you that you could create a mini album with all your favorite 2011 photos (with placeholders for your upcoming holiday photos) in a single evening? Think it can't be done? What if I told you that 80% of the work has already been done and it's 100% free? Ah ha. Starting to look a bit better, right?
The secret lies in layered digital templates. Anyone familiar with digital scrapbooking realizes their value and appreciates their amazing flexibility. For those of you who have yet to try digital, here's your chance to dip your feet in the digital waters while creating a seasonal coffee table album that will be a family favorite! Using Photoshop or Photoshop Elements and premade templates, simply drag and drop a photo over a shape, right click on the photo layer, and select Create Clipping Mask. You can then reposition and resize your photo until you get the perfect composition. No measuring and no cropping! We love that!
Today I'd like to share with you one of my favorite tricks. I love using text directly on a photo, but what happens when the photo background is too busy or similar in color to the text making it difficult to read? There's a quick and easy solution! Creating a subtle gradient between the text and photo gives the type a nice backdrop increasing readability.
1. Locate the Gradient Tool on the toolbar (which is hidden behind the Paint Bucket Tool). You can either right click on the Paint Bucket icon to bring up the Gradient option or press G and then Shift+G to alternate between the two tools.
2. On the Gradient Tool Options Bar, click on the down arrow to open the Gradient Picker and select the "Foreground to Transparent" fill option. (If you want a black gradient make sure your foreground color is set to black.)
3. Create a new layer in the layers panel and simply click and drag the pointer across the canvas to create your gradient. A longer drag of the mouse will create a gradual gradient while a shorter drag will produce a more compact gradient. Press and hold the Shift key while dragging the mouse to create perfect alignment.
4. Now simply move the gradient layer directly above your photo, right click and select Create Clipping Mask. You're done!
It's a subtle change but you can see the dramatic difference it makes on the readability of the title.
For more ideas on Scrapbooking 100 photos in an evening, check out this article.


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- Sophie Moser (Violin)
- Katja Huhn (Piano)
Notes & Reviews:
"In our greenroom after one of our concerts, we found a copy of Wilhelm Furtwängler's Second Sonata for violin and piano. We were surprised at its unexpected and sudden appearance seemingly out of the blue. We had both heard that the great German composer... had written compositions of his own, but we were not at all aware that they were full-fledged works with great potential... A look through the music immediately aroused our interest in this composition... " - Sophie Moser & Katja Huhn
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Works DetailsWilhelm Furtwängler (Conductor/Composer) (1886 - 1954) : Sonata for violin & piano no 2 in D major
- Performers: Sophie Moser (Violin); Katja Huhn (Piano)
- Notes: MDR Leipzig, Augustusplatz (10/23/2008-10/25/2008)
- Running Time: 42 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Modern
- Written: 1938
Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30 no 3
- Performers: Sophie Moser (Violin); Katja Huhn (Piano)
- Notes: Composition written: 1801-02.
- Running Time: 18 min. 17 sec.
- Period Time: Classical
- Written: 1801-1802


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Island County Sheriff Mark Brown isn't pushing a sales tax to help his overtaxed department, but the facts he presents make a solid case for sending the question of a small tax increase to the voters.
Many property owners were howling this week when they saw a new $39 utility fee added to their property tax statement, to pay for water quality studies, drainage work and the like. As much as the county commissioners deem this fee necessary, it's probably a safe bet that residents would rather see any new taxes or fees go toward law enforcement.
Sheriff Brown recently listed a litany of crime increases, from horrid murders to a plethora of burglaries. Sad as the killings may be, they're still rare and not much worry to the average homeowner. What does worry them is reported burglaries, which went from 187 in 2010 to 331 last year, which translates to a 77 percent increase. This is indeed an alarming statistic and makes people feel less safe in their homes.
During the budget crisis, the Sheriff's Department lost approximately 10 personnel, with only 33 commissioned officers remaining. They can't cover two islands with large, elongated land masses while also doing the requisite paperwork and court requirements. Chances are the criminal element knows where the cops are at any given time, and communicate such information to each other.
Crime prevention is a good idea, but there's no personnel for that. Years ago the department had an effective DARE officer to relate to the young people of the island, and before that there were personnel available to run an effective Neighborhood Crime Watch program, where officers would visit neighborhood meetings, give tips on fighting crime, hand out "crime watch" window stickers, and otherwise help neighbors help themselves. That program too is long gone.
The law allows a public vote for a small law-and-justice sales tax of one-tenth of one percent.
The county commissioners should put this option before the people on the November ballot, but first assure the voters that all the proceeds will benefit law enforcement directly, and not be put in one pocket and taken out of another. Also limit the increase to five years, hoping the economy improves enough in that time that the general fund can once again support an adequate sheriff's department. Meanwhile, the people need more protection and will probably pay a little more if given the chance.
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For Tuesday, March 20, 2012:
• What's hot now: What's your dream lineup for Muskegon's summer music festival
All this warm weather and talk of Heritage Landing makes one think of summer -- and Muskegon's new summer music festival.
• Crime and courts: AeroMed flying to Grand Haven crash scene
GRAND HAVEN TOWNSHIP -- AeroMed has been launched to a car-tree accident near Grand Haven that has reportedly injured three people.
• Make sure you don't miss: A Sit-Down with Muskegon's Sheriff: Why isn't the county's $7.4 million jail fund spent on fixing the current Muskegon jail?
This question comes at a great time, as the county is getting serious about building a new facility.
• Coming up: Three area teams to play tonight in boys basketball state quarterfinals


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From the IBM WebSphere Developer Technical Journal.
When not writing a column for the IBM WebSphere® Developer Technical Journal, I spend much of my time with architects and developers talking about the issues they face when designing and building solutions based on Web services and SOA. There are a number of issues, questions, and topics (which spark spirited debate) that surface over and over again, and so I thought I would share what has become my personal Top 10 list of Web services-related issues with you.
Note that I am not calling these best practices, simply because for many of them, there is no easy answer. By contrast, others have been answered many times, and for these I will just point you to my favorite resource that investigates the subject in more detail (most of these are developerWorks articles, of course). I realize that these topics go all over the board and that you may completely agree or completely disagree with some of my assertions; you may also have additional subjects to add. Realizing that I could be opening up a flood gate, I invite you to drop me a line with your comments.
1. What really is a document/literal Web service?
This is certainly the undisputed top question that I get to hear. In fact, we have been hearing it for several years now, so it is somewhat surprising that it still comes up so often and that there are still so many misconceptions about it. You may know that you can define both the invocation and the encoding style of a Web service in its WSDL definition. And while that has an impact on how exactly the wire SOAP message is built, it has very little effect on your overall solution, interaction style, or programming model. So my advice always goes like this:
- Don't make it an enterprise-wide rule to use one particular style. There are reasons for having these different styles, and most likely you will come across all of them.
- Consider this subject an implementation detail and don't let it drive or influence your system design.
- Read the great article Which style of WSDL should I use? by Russ Butek which in my opinion offers the best explanation of the differences.
2. Web services are slow -- or are they?
It is common wisdom that using Web services comes with a performance penalty. That hardly seems surprising, given that it usually involves building an XML document out of data that is formatted in some native format and sending this document across a network. While it is still true that crossing processes -- and even more so going across a network -- is always much slower than, for example, making a local invocation, you might be surprised to hear about some of the advancements that have been made for Web service performance.
There are a number of things that contribute to this; for example, intelligent XML parser technology (which is highly optimized to handle SOAP and XML artifacts), or the advent of XML appliances like IBM DataPower® (which support hardware-level XML processing). I'll even add the Web services caching support in WebSphere Application Server as one more example that can help improve performance significantly. In fact, in some situations, SOAP over HTTP invocations on the latest WebSphere Application Server runtime are faster than invoking the same function with RMI over IIOP.
Hence, my recommendation is that you continue to apply the basic best practices for distributed computing (for example, reduce network traffic, and so on), but start considering Web services even for performance critical situations.
3. My XML schema doesn't work with your products
Once you get past the stage of developing Hello World-style test applications, you may notice that some of the more advanced elements in the XML schema specification are either not supported or not well supported in your tools. For example, there is no mapping for the <xsd:choice> element -- which is very commonly used in schemas -- in the WebSphere tooling. The same is true for <xsd:group>. In these cases, you can choose to either change the schema, or develop your own code to process the XML that is based on such a schema. Be aware that manual intervention may be required to map your schema to your Web service implementation. Two articles I recommend are:
- Use polymorphism as an alternative to xsd:choice
- How to choose a custom mapping technology for Web services
Overall, there is no silver bullet here to resolve this issue once and for all. However, it is reasonable to expect future versions of the standards and products to also offer increasing support for advanced schemas.
4. What about UDDI? Is anyone using it?
When Web services first became popular, it was always pointed out that three main roles existed in any SOA environment:
- the service requester
- the service provider
- the service broker.
The role of the broker was typically represented by a registry following the UDDI standard. Public registries were made available for you to create your own entries and reuse others. WebSphere Application Server also comes with a private UDDI registry.
However, I still do not see much, if any, use of UDDI in real life situations. Most IT organizations build their own way of retrieving service definitions and endpoints (for example, using LDAP), or avoid the subject altogether, waiting for a new defacto approach to service registry. Others add proprietary extensions to UDDI. The public UDDI registries run by IBM and others have been discontinued.
My prediction in this space is that UDDI will over time be replaced by new technology that has yet to emerge.
5. The synchrony of Web services
Another subject of frequent debate is whether a service is synchronous or asynchronous, and what role the used communication protocol plays compared to the programming model. For example, assume that a Web service is offered with a SOAP over JMS binding. The use of JMS, which supports asynchronous interactions, seems to imply that this is an asynchronous Web service. However, if you are using the JAX-RPC support in WebSphere Application Server, the service consumer will wait until the response comes back before returning control. The reason for this is that JAX-RPC 1.1 enforces a synchronous interaction between requester and provider, regardless of the protocol that is used. In other words, the programming model that you use to invoke a Web service usually determines the synchrony of the call, and not the network protocol.
To build truly asynchronous interactions, you have two main options. Either you build a series of one-way services that exchange information, utilizing, for example, the WS-Addressing support in WebSphere Application Server V6.1. There is an article on developerWorks that I recommend for more details on this: The hidden impact of WS-Addressing on SOAP.
The other option is to leverage the Service Component Architecture (SCA) support for asynchronous invocations. SCA offers a client API that enables decoupling the sending of a request from the receiving of the response. In the future, the new JAX-WS 2.0 standard will provide similar support.
6. To ESB or not to ESB
There are a number of questions related to the subject of an Enterprise Service Bus (ESB):
- What is an ESB really? Is it a product or a pattern or both?
- Does every implementation of SOA require an ESB?
- Does the ESB present a potential bottleneck, given that it is a hub?
- What is in the ESB and what is on the ESB?
Before trying to answer these questions, let me point to a key resource that explains IBM's vision of ESB in the context of the SOA programming model very well: An introduction to the IBM Enterprise Service Bus.
Answering the questions above could take a whole series of articles in itself, so I will just offer some brief responses here, to get you started; respectively:
- An Enterprise Service Bus is an architectural pattern. Products can facilitate the creation of specific instances of that pattern.
- A key characteristic of an ESB is separation of concerns. Things like communication protocol differences, routing and auditing of interactions, security, and so on, can be handled outside of the actual service requester and provider. If you can afford to start out your solution without this separation, you don't need an ESB right away. In most projects, however, that's not the case.
- The ESB is a conceptual hub that will in almost all instances be physically deployed in a very distributed fashion.
- While this is sometimes hard to tell (and is often driven by the product(s) you use), a good starting point for the discussion is to think of infrastructure logic versus business logic. Infrastructure-related things happen in the bus, whereas business-related things do not.
Again, I do not claim that these brief answers do the subject justice, but perhaps they might provide a flicker of understanding.
7. Headers and other contextual data
A key part of Web services design is to define the messages that go into and out of the service. It is probably safe to say that messages always have two key parts: the actual payload related to its business function, and contextual data (like message IDs, transactional or session IDs, security information, and so forth). Each messaging protocol provides a place for this contextual information: SOAP headers, JMS headers, WebSphere "workspaces," just to name a few examples. The challenge is that there is not one consistent approach or API to deal with these different mechanisms, and in most real SOA environments, you will come across more than one messaging protocol.
The place that is best suited to handle such differences -- and, in essence, lets you map one header structure into another, is the ESB (take this as another hint that having an ESB is beneficial; you'll find at least one more example further below). Most likely, this mapping will require some manual work.
Whatever your way of handling this might be, it is crucial that you plan and design a strategy for it early on, and try to keep it consistent across all of your projects.
8. How many (Web) services will I end up with?
My first reaction to this question always is to recommend a methodology that guides you in the process of identifying your services. One example for that is the Service Oriented Modeling and Architecture (SOMA) approach promoted by IBM Global Business Services. Combined with the IBM Rational® Unified Process (RUP), it can help drive your approach toward SOA in general.
Second, don't wrap every piece of IT functionality into a Web service simply because you can. It is tempting sometimes to take an entirely "bottom-up" approach and utilize the rich tooling support for this. In most -- or even all -- cases where I have seen this approach being taken, it resulted in too many services, which were too fine grained, and had no reuse and no business relevance.
And again, no silver bullet tells you how to do this! It is hard work for both business analysts and IT architects to define and create the appropriate services, at the appropriate level of granularity.
9. Legacy applications as Web service consumers
Much focus is given to the enablement of existing functionality as a Web service. What I see discussed much less often, even though it is equally important, is the ability for existing applications to leverage new services. Assume, for example, that a company is following an evolutionary approach toward SOA, creating new services over time, and integrating them into the existing environment. One of the existing applications is written in RPG and runs on an IBM iSeries system. This application now needs to be changed to invoke one of the new services. But the developers responsible for this system are not skilled in SOAP or XML, nor do they have a RPG-based Web services package available.
The most common answer to this challenge is that the SOAP and XML processing is delegated to an ESB. Applications written in, say, COBOL or RPG, can easily exchange record-formatted messages with WebSphere MQ queues. Support for this is well established and often already in use. An ESB product like WebSphere ESB or WebSphere Message Broker can receive the data from MQ, transform it into XML, and then deal with the invocation of the new Web service.
In other words, it is typically advisable to keep the impact of new services to existing applications to a minimum and delegate the details of protocol and message formats to the ESB.
10. "The devil is in the details"
Recently, I visited an IBM Industry Solutions Center in France. It showcases IBM-based solutions for different industries like retail, healthcare, or banking. The presenter did not mention any specific IT products, instead highlighting the actual (business) function of the solution. But at one point he said, casually, "Of course, everything you see here is based on SOA." I don't think, though, that he was too concerned about how to maintain WS-Addressing headers across multiple protocols for asynchronous interactions...
However, architecting, designing, and implementing Web services and SOA introduces many detailed, technical IT challenges. We are using new standards, new programming models, and often new products. Creating solutions that support, for example, interoperability between heterogeneous platforms, enterprise-wide reuse of IT services, and frequent changes to the functional requirements of systems by line-of-business demands, leads to often unforeseen problems.
So, the next time your manager enters your office and says "I want you to build me one of those SOA solutions that everyone says are so easy to do," you can say what my colleague Greg Flurry likes to say in those occasions: "The devil is in the details!"
- Which style of WSDL should I use?
- Web services tip: Use polymorphism as an alternative to xsd:choice
- Web Services Custom Data Binding, Part 1: How to choose a custom mapping technology for Web services
- The hidden impact of WS-Addressing on SOAP
- SOA programming model for implementing Web services, Part 4: An introduction to the IBM Enterprise Service Bus
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The Cork International Hotel - Cork
Your hotel has 2 restaurants serving breakfast and dinner where you'll find good menu choices and service with a smile. Guests wishing to enjoy a drink will surely want to visit one of the 2 bars/lounges.
The leisure facilities include a fitness center. Free WiFi and high-speed (wired) Internet access is available.
The Cork International Hotel - Cork
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- Executive Double Room
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- This hotel has 145 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 3 floors
- 24-hour check-in
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- Pets not allowed
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- Free airport shuttle
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- Full breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 2 restaurants
- 2 bars/lounges
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- 24-hour room service
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- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour business center
- Number of meeting rooms - 12
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- Meeting rooms 12
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
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- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
Special features
DiningRestaurant Strata - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
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Former Alabama Governor Bob Riley was discharged Monday from a hospital in Fairbanks, Alaska, and has been transferred today to a Sarasota, Fla., hospital after receiving clearance from his doctors to make the trip.
Riley, 66, was injured in motorcycle crash June 27 on a highway north of Fairbanks. He was hospitalized for a week with broken ribs, a broken collarbone and a collapsed lung.
Riley said he and his family consulted with doctors in Alaska and Alabama, including Dr. Kirby Bland, the University of Alabama Birmingham's chief of surgery.
Dave Stewart, Riley's former chief of staff, said the physicians agreed it was best to move the former governor to Sarasota, where could be observed for a few days before being released to rest and recuperate with his family.
The Riley family owns a coastal condominium in Sarasota, and his wife, Patsy, had been on vacation there when Riley's motorcycle accident occurred.
Riley was flown overnight on a medical air transport plane to Florida, and was admitted this morning to Sarasota Memorial Hospital.
"There is still significant pain, but I'm feeling much better," Riley said in a written statement Tuesday. "I'm grateful for the excellent medical care I received in Fairbanks, and for the good Samaritans who picked me up after my fall and took me to the hospital. They truly were God-sent.
"I appreciate the outpouring of prayers and support from folks back home. I can't tell you how much that has meant to me. I'm thankful I now have the opportunity to join my family at our place in Florida while I continue to heal."


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Across the mighty USA
As we near our last town we take a moment to reflect. We can't believe this journey across America is almost over. We've had the joy of traversing the US in almost chronological order. Our first stop was the first colony, Jamestown, just outside of Williamsburg. We've driven through the South and through the growth of a young nation. As we studied Georgia we got to know about the baby steps of our country. We moved north, and forward through history, into Missouri and Tennessee. We rolled through the Civil War and the birth of a United Nation. Our last leg led us through Kansas and the pioneering years.
Today we make our way into South Dakota, and with that push we enter the era of the West. We've spent the last two days on the Lewis and Clark trail, and traced the story of America.
We can't wait to see what tomorrow has in store!
Keep on exploring.
-Captain and Clark


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NATCHITOCHES, La. – The New Orleans Privateers baseball team (11-34, 2-24 Southland) suffered another walk-off loss, surrendering three runs in the tenth of a 6-5 defeat at the hands of the Northwestern State Demons (29-21, 17-9) on Saturday at Brown-Stroud Field.
New Orleans was ahead 5-3 heading to the bottom of the tenth inning after Mitchell Alexander delivered a two-run single with two outs and the bases loaded. Seth Laigast looked to close the win, but hit Caleb Dugas with a 1-2 breaking ball. A one-out single put runners on the corners with one out, and set up Nathan Lyons' game-tying two-run double.
After a soft line out, Laigast walked Nick Heath. With two runners on, Mitchell Cohen came in to face left-handed pinch hitter Regan Kauffman. After a walk loaded the bases, Edwin Gomez threw his bat at the first pitch and slapped a single to shallow right to drive in the winning run. New Orleans is now 1-5 this season in extra-inning games.
The Privateers were in an early 3-0 hole after the first three innings. Bret Underwood singled, stole second, and was driven in by Dugas in the first inning. Two frames later, a ground ball turned into a two-base throwing error and allowed two more runs to score. Privateers starter Nick Halliday wound up going six innings and gave up only one earned run.
The rally started in the fourth when New Orleans drew back-to-back walks off of Demons starter Josh Oller to begin the frame. A sacrifice bunt moved both runners over with one out, and it set up an RBI sacrifice fly by Jonathan Santana. On the next batter, Andre Damiens shot a single to center to cut the New Orleans deficit to 3-2.
The score tied up in the fifth. Zach Reboulet started the frame with a single, and was moved over on a bunt. The next two batters reached via an error and a single to load the bases. Samuel Capielano came through with a flare single to left center to square up the game at 3-3. The Privateers had 11 hits on the day, all going for singles. 12 of Northwestern State's 13 hits also went for singles.
Damiens, Alexander, and Brian Dixon each had two hits to lead the Privateers. Three of the five runs scored were driven in with two outs. The Privateers drew five walks with all of them coming from the top four batters in the order.
Gomez went 3-for-6 for the Demons including the game-winning hit. Lyons chipped in two hits and two RBIs and Cort Brinson also collected three hits on the day. Seven of the nine Demons' starters collected a hit.
The series finishes on Sunday with a first pitch slated for 1 p.m. Daniel Martinez will take the ball for the Privateers. Northwestern State's starter is currently undetermined.


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One killed in Barbour County accident
D&E soccer teams look for titles today
The Davis & Elkins College soccer teams will be in search of G-MAC tournament titles today.
The Senator men (12-4-1) will host Cedarville, Ohio, at noon today at Nuttall Field.
D&E used four goals by James Pucci to defeat Salem International, 6-2, in the semifinals.
The Yellow Jackets (13-3-3) advanced with a 6-2 victory over Trevecca Nazarene.
Joel Twinem had two goals in the victory.
The Senators blanked Cedarville, 2-0, in their lone meeting of the season.
The D&E women, meanwhile, will face Ursuline at noon today in Cedarville.
The Senators (11-7-1) earned a 2-1 win over AB to advance, while the Arrows upset Cedarville, 1-0.
D&E defeated Ursuline, 2-1 in OT, during the regular season.


text: TOLEDO - Virginia Maxine Wiese, 91, of Toledo, passed away Monday, Dec. 16, 2013 at Carrington Place of Toledo under the care of Iowa Hospice. Funeral Services will be held Saturday, Dec. 21 at 10 a.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home with Rev. Dewey Grimes officiating. Interment will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Toledo. Visitation will be held Friday, Dec. 20 from 5 to 7 p.m. at Kruse-Phillips Funeral Home in Tama.


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Flights to Europe can be found at about half what they were going for peak season last year, according to this recent story.
Plug Paris into Airfarewatchdog.com, for example, and beware: you'll be sorely tempted to go when finding a $554 round-trip from Chicago or hearing about a friend (like I did) who just booked a trip from Detroit to Ireland for $300 a person - good late May into June.
Travelers looking to fly free are also finding more open frequent flyer seats to Europe this year.
Deals can be found in both higher end, luxury hotels (they're desperate with business travel down) and hostels, the stories explain. But head to lesser traveled locales to save even more. This CNN article recommends the Dordogne region of France over Provence, for example.
Finally, see how you can visit the grand cities of Europe on as low as $250 a day, how hostels have gotten hip and why this is the year for a frugal travel grand European tour in this special Europe section of the New York Times.


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Most of you already know that in one week (eeeek! so excited) we'll be launching an all new Oh Lovely Day! But did you also know we're starting a new weekly feature (and possible future new blog if you like it) called Lovely Ever After. It's all about the lovely things in life beyond a wedding. I've wanted to do this since I got pregnant and had new things to share, but it has taken me this long to bring Lovely Ever After to life.
While I have lots of ideas and fun things to share, we're also looking for content submissions for Lovely Ever After. Do you have an inner Martha dying to come out? Are you a mom with lots of tips on all things baby? Are you a newlywed (or an old-married like me) with tips for keeping the honeymoon going into your marriage? Oh Lovely Day wants to hear from you.
If you want to submit your Lovely Ever After content to Oh Lovely Day, here's your checklist for sending submissions:
* send me an email with the subject line "Lovely Ever After: (and title of your contribution)."
* I prefer a minimum of 10 professional photos to accompany your submission, but if you don't have professional photos it isn't a deal breaker (we could always send one of our Vendor Guide members out to shoot your project)
* a complete description of your project, tips, recipe, etc.
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Two adult children and the son-in-law of the couple killed on U.S. Highway 2 near Leavenworth on Friday remained at Harborview Medical Center Tuesday, all in serious but stable condition.
The Seattle Times reports they were passengers in the Chevrolet Suburban driven by Bothell resident Timothy Owen. Owen and Cheryl Janine Reed were killed when their vehicle was struck by a falling tree.
Jessica Owen, Jaime Owen Mayer and her husband, Steven Mayer, were transferred Saturday to Harborview from Central Washington Hospital in Wenatchee. Their son, Jeremy Owen, was treated at Central Washington Hospital and released.
The accident was the first of two that left two dead and nine injured. The pass, closed by officials on Saturday, was reopened Tuesday afternoon.-- The Associated Press.


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Little about ballet is American. Poised, practiced and, to many, pretentious, it's antithetical to the unbridled passion of a country built on freedom, manifest destiny and tea parties.
But it's not entirely uncommon for ballet companies to expand their relationship with whatever makes America unique, like Oregon Ballet Theatre does with its American Music Festival. With three impressive works, two of them world premieres, the show is exciting not only for the skill involved, but for its originality.
The scores are by Americans: Portland-born experimental composer Ryan Francis, opera minimalist John Adams and Seattle indie-folk band Fleet Foxes. But the choreography isn't all homegrown. One piece is by a Swede, Pontus Lidberg—and it definitely feels Swedish.
Set to Francis' score, essentially a blend of strings and electronics, Lidberg's Stream is metaphysical stimulation. Dancers move fluidly, sheer aqua fabric billowing behind them. They weave in and out of partnerships, then break away in counterbalance. They never stop moving, yet they never go anywhere. As Lidberg said on OBT's blog, "Dance is more intelligent than us having to have a narrative," which he demonstrates in a piece that is nothing more than dance. Even the dancers' faces are emotionless, as if they're human-form jellyfish.
Trey McIntyre, a former OBT choreographer-in-residence, sets Robust American Love to Fleet Foxes tracks. Named after a Walt Whitman poem, McIntyre's piece explores the excitement of the American pioneer. The dancers wear colonial-style denim jackets, which they twist and pull to create new shapes and characters. Noteworthy is soloist Javier Ubell, who also partners with principal dancer Alison Roper for a gender-bending duet in which Roper does the lifting.
At the Border, by Matthew Neenan, premiered in 2009. Chaotic in comparison to the other pieces, dancers run across the stage and leap into lifts to Adams' piano-driven Hallelujah Junction. The energy is right for a finale, but the movement can be disorderly and prone to mistakes. Still, the dancers shine, particularly principal Xuan Cheng, who's tossed about as if she weighs nothing and stands one-legged on someone's back with the grace of a queen on a throne.
Such displays of majesty are what the scrappy American spirit aims to achieve, and the show beams with a palpable sense of accomplishment. It's a pride not jingoistic but homespun.
SEE IT: American Music Festival is at the Newmark Theatre, 1111 SW Broadway, 222-5538. 7:30 pm Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, April 24 & 26-27. $27-$148.


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MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Left tackle Terren Jones, free safety Kejuan Riley and punter Bobby Wenzig have been named to the Sheridan Broadcasting Network HBCU All-American Team.
Jones, 6-foot-7, 320-pound senior from Ft. Walton Beach, Fla. who recently played in the Raycom All-Star Game, was named to his sixth All-America team this offseason, along with honors from The Sports Network, American Football Coaches Association, the Associated Press, Boxtorow.com, and College Sporting News. In 2012, the three-time All-SWAC selection helped the Hornets gain more than 400 yards four times and score at least 30 points in six consecutive games. Alabama State rushed for more than 2,000 yards this season with a conference-best 31 rushing touchdowns.
Riley, a 6-2, 208-pound senior from Wetumpka is a two-time SBN All-America, adding another All-America honor to his career. Earlier this offseason, he was named to the Sports Network, American Football Coaches Association, Boxtorow.com, and College Sporting News. Riley, who played in the 2013 East-West Shrine Game last week, completed his stellar career as Alabama State's career leader in both interceptions (21) and interception return yards (348).
Riley, who led or tied for the conference lead in interceptions each of the final three years, finished his career with 231 tackles (145 solo) with four forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries. He also averaged 22.3 yards on 15 kick returns and 7.5 yards on 28 punt returns during his career.
Wenzig, a 6-2, 185-pound junior from San Diego is a two-time All-SWAC recipient. He earned first-team honors this season and has also been named to the Sports Network, AFCA, AP FCS All-America teams, and the HBCU All-America and College Sporting News HBCU All-America teams.
He led the SWAC and ranked third in the nation in punting, posting career highs in punting average (45.6 yards), punts of at least 50 yards (20), and punts downed inside the 20 (24). Wenzig was a six-time SWAC Special Teams Player of the Week winner and a one-time National Special Teams Player of the Week honoree, had a game average of at least 46.0 yards per punt six times, and also had one rush for 14 yards leading to game-winning touchdown at Grambling State.


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Q. I just had a horrible performance review in which I was given 30 days to improve as a supervisor. Now I'm afraid I might be terminated. My boss is a micromanager who keeps trying to take control of my staff and my duties. She gives a lot of negative criticism and never acts like a mentor. If she would stop micromanaging, I feel sure that I could demonstrate better leadership skills. How can I get her to change her management style? I love this job and don't want to lose it.
A. Getting a bad review from a difficult boss may seem unfair, but right now fairness must take a back seat to rescuing your career. Since upper management has undoubtedly signed off on this warning, your job could very well be in jeopardy.
Critiquing your manager's leadership style will only make you seem resistant and defensive. Instead, you must focus on one single goal: Changing her opinion of your job performance. Start by making it clear that you have gotten the message, then ask questions to define her expectations.
For example: "After thinking about our conversation, I realized that I could take a stronger leadership role with my team. What do you think I need to do differently? And what evidence will show you I'm improving?"
Next, schedule regular meetings to discuss your progress. Although such frequent feedback may sound like torture, it's actually to your benefit. Otherwise, you won't know whether you've succeeded in shifting your boss's perceptions.
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MONTGOMERY – Class 6A fifth-ranked Jeff Davis held sixth-ranked Central to a pair of free throws over the final 6:02 to earn the comeback victory in Central Regional championship action at Alabama State's Acadome.
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Ten years into the war, the ship is stationed in Sector 12 on a covert op, waiting for Graystone Industries scientist Doctor Beka Kelly. Prior to her arrival, Archeron is engaged by the Cylons in what is now known as the Battle of Sector 12, and destroyed with all hands lost. Her hull is discovered to still be largely intact, and used as a hiding ground for several Cylon Raiders, waiting to pick off any additional Colonial units that may show up. No previous indication of an attack was received prior to the arrival of Raptor 909.
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Akti Taygetos Conference Resort - Kalamata
Why choose Akti Taygetos Conference Resort for your business-friendly hotel in Kalamata? Because not only will have the luxury of having designer toiletries in your guest room, but you can enjoy an outdoor pool and a poolside restaurant. This accommodation is also connected to the airport.
Wake up to a nice breakfast or enjoy an evening meal at this 4 star Kalamata hotel as it has its own restaurant. Don't forget to pack your swimwear as this hotel features a seasonal outdoor pool. Guests will also have plenty of options in terms of bars as there is a beach bar, a poolside bar and a bar/lounge so guests can sip a refreshing drink in the sun or in the shade before eating at the restaurant. Free Wi-Fi is provided.
Sit back and relax in the lobby, where you can watch TV with cup of coffee, as well as leaving your valuables in the safe available at the front desk. Planning a meeting? This hotel has a conference center, as well as a business center. Other amenities include dry cleaning/laundry, an elevator (lift), beach/pool umbrellas, a garden and laundry facilities.
This hotel offers free wired and wireless Internet access, plus free self parking. Beach amenities include sun loungers and umbrellas. Relax in the seasonal outdoor pool and enjoy the sun loungers. Guests will also have plenty of options in terms of bars as there is a beach bar, a poolside bar and a bar/lounge so guests can sip a refreshing drink in the sun or in the shade before eating at the restaurant.
Akti Taygetos Conference Resort - Kalamata
Hotel Info: 1-877-214-4288from $59
- Family Apartment
- Classic Triple Room
- Superior Room
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Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 74 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 2 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check in
- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Babysitting/childcare *
- Pets not allowed (service animals welcome)
Extra people
- Roll-away beds available, charges may apply*
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Free self parking
In the hotel
- Free breakfast
- 2 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Beach bar
- Poolside bar
- Room service (during limited hours)
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach umbrellas
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Outdoor pool
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- Business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 3229
- Conference space size (meters) - 300
- One meeting room
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 11
- Year Built 2001
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Garden
- Library
- Television in common areas
- In-room accessibility
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Turndown service
- Furnished balcony
- Private bathroom
- Bathtub or shower
- Rainfall showerhead
- Designer toiletries
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- 14-inch TV
- Satellite TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
- Access via exterior corridors
Special features
DiningAnassa - This poolside restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available.
Amymoni - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
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Also known as
- Akti Taygetos Conference
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- Akti Taygetos Conference Resort Kalamata
Cash transactions at this property cannot exceed EUR 1500, due to national regulations. For further details, please contact the property using information in the booking confirmation.
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool without adult supervision.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for EUR 20 per night
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.
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Town of Fenton (WBNG Binghamton)
By Saturday the final section 4 champ will be crowned in the winter season.
Today we crown our final academic all star.
Whether he's in the pool or in the class, Chenango Valley senior Adam Thorne not only raises the bar, but he's out to top it every day.
Gabe Osterhout has this week's Mirabito academic all star.
"I was bored in the winter in middle school so I decided to go out for swimming and here I am."
Chenango Valley Senior Adam Thorne was one of the main anchors for this year's boys varsity swimming team.
His main event is the butterfly.
And he's improved drastically in that event since he started as an 8th grader.
Adam says, "1:08 in the butterfly...I mean its not Earth shattering but from where I was, to where I am now, is a definitely significant decrease in time."
Coaches say he's a great leader of the team, both vocally and by example.
Several times he's been counted on to swim a different event, for the benefit of the team.
Coach Charles Frayer says, "He's our number 4 point getter on the team. He moves around to different events. If we have a meet, where we need to put him in this event, he'll swim if for us and usually gets in the top 3 of the event."
He's not just a top notch swimmer, he's also ranked 3 in his class academically.
He's a member of national honor society, and the political science/debate club.
That'll help him at LeMoyne next year, where he'll major in political science.
Thorne says he's not sure if he'll swim in college.
If not, it'll be a change from the past 5 years.
"It'll definitely be interesting come the winter time, not doing anything."
Thorne will graduate from Chenango Valley in June, leaving his mark in both the pool and the classroom.
And that's why he's this week's Mirabito Academic All-Star.
In the Town of Fenton, Gabe Osterhout, WBNG-TV Action News.


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Noack, a senior 6-foot-7 forward, is one of over 800 players being considered to play in the McDonald's All-American Game at the United Center in Chicago.
Liberty's leading scorer this season, Noack is committed to attend Monmouth University next fall.
The 24-person final roster for the All-American game will be announced 5 p.m. Feb. 14 on ESPNU.
The 36th installment of the game will be held 9:30 p.m. April 3 on ESPN.
The McDonald's All-American Game is an annual showcase of the nation's most highly touted, and highly recruited, high school basketball players.
A full list of nominees can be found at mcdaag.com.


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The Federal Maritime Commission said Friday it concluded its review of the proposed OCEAN Alliance, allowing the new ocean carrier alliance to take effect Monday, although it is not expected to commence operations until around April 2017.
FedEx Express entered into an agreement with Korail Networks to utilize the Korea Train eXpress network to transport time-and temperature-sensitive healthcare shipments.
The Danish liner carrier has resumed service to Iran after a five-year absence and just a year and a half after the Maersk Tigris was fired upon by the Iran Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy.
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Investments in new projects are slowing, and Neil Davidson, senior analyst in Drewry's ports and terminals practice, warned that a sudden rebound in demand could be a problem.
Atlantic Forest Products, a wholesale distributor of building materials, has signed a long-term lease at Tradepoint Atlantic, a 3,100-acre multimodal industrial site in Baltimore.
The Water Resources Development Act was passed by the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday and will now go to a House-Senate conference committee tasked with merging each chamber's bill into a single version.


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I like to say that the unique thing about the Bridgegate scandal is that it represents the first time in political history that Chris Christie got into a big fight with a Democrat rather than a Republican.
That's not strictly true, of course, but the governor does have a habit of tussling more with members of his own party than with the opposition.
The Washington Post just came out with an article on our governor's past record in Morris County in which that point is pounded home.
See the video above that includes a 1994 attack ad that led two Republicans to file a libel suit against Christie. A later race brought another Republican-vs.-Republican suit, this time with Christie as plaintiff.
The reporters quote many of the guys I have on speed dial, including political consultant Rick Shaftan, former Assemblyman Rick Merkt and former Morris County Democratic chairman Paul Bangiola.
Here's a passage in which Bangiola comments on Christie and the Republican stranglehold on county politics:
In 1994, he ran for the office of freeholder, New Jersey's equivalent of a county commissioner. In a deep-red county, the race that mattered was the GOP primary.
"There was one elected Democrat in the 20th century. Watergate. There was a one-term Democratic freeholder elected in the Watergate era. . . . He was out the next time," said Paul Bangiola, who ran the county's hapless Democratic Party from 1998 to 2002. "We have what is actually the strongest, most unified, most intact political machine in the United States. It just happens to be a Republican machine, where people have whales on their ties."
True enough. These guys act like Democrats, and in the case of the GOP chairman, John Sette, they actually contribute to Democratic candidates.
So perhaps it's not all that unusual that our governor's campaign would run aground on the reefs of his effort to get the endorsement of Democratic mayors.
And then there's this passage in which Merkt recounts his history with Christie after the newly elected freeholder made a decision to immediately run for state Assembly:
But Christie continued to make enemies outside the chamber, by starting a new campaign just months after the old one ended. He ran for the state assembly, teaming up with another local Republican, Rick Merkt (in New Jersey, each assembly district elects two representatives).
"It turned out to be the worst mistake I ever made in politics, because he had ticked off so many people," Merkt says now. "We got shellacked."
That 1995 campaign fizzled in part because of lingering anger over the 1994 ad. Although New Jersey politics is famous for its eye-gouging tactics, some parts of Jersey are less Jersey than others. Morris County is one of those places. Republicans there were still mad at what Christie had done.
"It was considered below the belt. I don't think it was below the belt," said Rick Shaftan, a hard-bitten New Jersey political consultant who worked for one of Christie's opponents in that race. Although the ad didn't bother Shaftan, he knew it bothered others, and he crafted ads that showed Christie as a "career politician" grappling in a mud pit.
Read the whole thing. It gives a good look about the early days of Christie's career.
And it's interesting to get a look at how Christie looked 20 years ago in that ad.
The piece also gives you an idea of how much attention the Beltway media are paying to this scandal.
And that's not good for our governor.


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The United States "learned our lesson" in Iraq, White House Chief of Staff Denis McDonough said Sunday (09/08/13) on "Face the Nation," making the case for why a limited military strike in Syria won't escalate into a repeat of the nearly nine-year war.
McDonough might want to turn back the pages of his history book and seriously consider the words of General Dwight Eisenhower: Eisenhower ruefully conceded on the eve of D-Day that once the first shots are fired all the carefully drafted plans are gone with the wind. Congressional resolutions, however eloquently parsed, mean nothing once the war begins.
Additionally, those who McDonough is trying to persuade to vote in favor of an attack on Syria should remember the words of another famous American general: The soldier above all other people prays for peace, for he must suffer and bear the deepest wounds and scars of war. General Douglas MacArthur.
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LANSING — Convicted stalkers on parole will be monitored with a GPS device under bills signed by Michigan Governor Jennifer Granholm.
Judges also will be allowed to order domestic violence suspects to wear GPS devices, which could send an alarm to victims if alleged abusers are nearby.
One of the bills signed Wednesday was introduced after a woman was killed last year outside the Morning Sun newspaper in Mount Pleasant. Her husband was charged with murder.
Backers of the new law say the case is evidence personal protection orders and pending charges aren't enough protection for victims.
The cost to monitor 80 current parolees convicted of aggravated stalking would be about $380,000 a year. Some costs could be offset by charging parolees $13 a day.


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GILT has partnered with the CDFA and the Tory Burch Foundation to host Fashion for Sandy Relief, a major sale on December 27th.
GILT members will have the chance to shop top designer brands, including one-of-a-kind items from Jason Wu, Carolina Herrera, Anna Sui and Tommy Hilfiger. Gowns, handbags and much more will be on sale, with 70% of the purchase price going to the fund to help Sandy victims.
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GLOUCESTER TWP. — A Clementon man was charged with burglary after an alert neighbor allegedly spotted him breaking into a Blackwood house Friday.
At about 11:39 p.m., police were alerted by a caller who said he'd seen someone entering a Fairmount Avenue home; the caller said he knew the resident was away on vacation, said police.
Officers arrived and saw a back window broken.
While police checked the area, another neighbor reported a man reaching into a vehicle near Indiana Avenue.
Giuseppe D'Agostino, 29, allegedly had property stolen from the Fairmount Avenue house in his possession when officers picked him up, said police.
D'Agostino was charged with burglary, criminal attempted burglary and theft and was lodged in the Camden County Jail in default of $50,000 bail, police said.


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I think your vessel is the perfect size, Zach. You do not need a bigger one.
Zach do you heat your milk drink before adding the gelatin or drink it cold?
T3 is just like a clean boost of energy. It seems to work better with a high protein meal.
Im not really sure what the rotation will be. Probably just do a few weeks on and then switch.
"I think the basic anti-aging diet is also the best diet for prevention and treatment of diabetes, scleroderma, and the various "connective tissue diseases." This would emphasize high protein, low unsaturated fats, low iron, and high antioxidant consumption, with a moderate or low starch consumption.
In practice, this means that a major part of the diet should be milk, cheese, eggs, shellfish, fruits and coconut oil, with vitamin E and salt as the safest supplements."
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13th annual Fly Tying Expo at Holt
Posted on November 27, 2012 by Howard Meyerson
Fly tiers will be gathering in Holt on Saturday December 1 for the 13th annual Fly Tying Exposition, sponsored by The Great Lakes Council of the Federation of Fly Fishers. The expo is held at the Holt High School from … Continue reading →
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Erdmann finished in 34 minutes, 19.41 seconds. She needed to run a time of 31:45 or better to join Shalane Flanagan and Oregon Project teammate Jordan Hasay in the 10,000 meters for Team USA at the IAAF World Track & Field Championships next month in Moscow.
Former Arizona State runner Amy Hastings will be the third member on the U.S. team in the women's 10,000.
More than 100 people turned out for the attempt.
-- Ken Goe