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id have cut Mind control completly. Just like the discarding mechanics mentiond in the pannel its HUGELY un-fun to have it happen to you.
When is the open beta again?
I am pretty excited for Hearthstone, and it's good news that the open beta starts next month so I'll finally be able to get my hands on it!I'm pretty glad that there'll be a iOS/Android version of the game as that should make it more accessible to a larger playerbase, and spectate mode should make battles with friends way more fun (and competitive!). I suppose I'm most looking forward to the expansion card sets they have planned, that could really add some new flavour to the game and allow people to have some seriously unique, or more varied 'theme' decks.All in all I'd say the upcoming changes to Hearthstone are something to look forward to, and with Warlords of Draenor and Heroes of the Storm coming some time soon, it's a damn good time to be keeping an eye on Blizzard.
wooooo hearthstone
The upcoming changes look sweet! I just wish I could actually play around with them myself in the beta!
The Elite Tauren Chieftain card looks (and sounds) amazing! I'm really excited about all of the little changes that have been announced so far.
Thank the lord! The mind control is so annoying... Glad i have a chance to win against priest in arenas!
Ooooh! I can't wait to see the Hearthstone stuff first hand!I really enjoyed the Fireside Chat they just finished at Blizzcon.
wow, that looks awesome ! :) Thanks for the news <3
Would love to play Hearthstone :) My friends told me all about it and even offered to let me try it out on their account.
Some of these changes is maybe going to impact the gameplay alot i think :Dbut i still think there is going to be lots of fun and awesome changes :D
I wonder what will they rework unleash to hounds to
cant wait to play hearthstone
I'm really excited for open beta if i don't win a key here, but I just love card games and WoW so I need to be playing this XD
I would love to be able to try out this game!
Yay, gimme a key!
Hopefully i will be able to get the beta for this game, I've played it on my friends computer and there aren't any bugs and it runs so smoothly. It's a brilliant game and hope others enjoy it as much as i do! :D
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DCA Today To protect and serve consumers, the Department issues licenses in more than 250 business and professional categories, including doctors, dentists, contractors, cosmetologists and automotive repair facilities. The Department of Consumer Affairs includes 40 regulatory entities (25 boards, nine bureaus, three committees, two programs, and one commission). These entities establish minimum qualifications for licensure. They also license, register, or certify practitioners, investigate complaints and discipline violators. The committees, commission and boards are semiautonomous bodies whose members are appointed by the Governor and the Legislature. DCA's operations are funded mainly by license fees.
DCA Past One of the California Legislature's earliest efforts to protect the public was through the passage of the Medical Practice Act in 1876. The Act was designed to regulate the state's medical industry, which up to that time had operated virtually unchecked. Over the next thirty years, the state regulated more professions. By the late 1920s, 10 state boards were in existence under the Department of Vocational and Professional Standards. The Department licensed or certified accountants, architects, barbers, cosmetologists, dentists, embalmers, optometrists, pharmacists, physicians and veterinarians. The Consumer Affairs Act of 1970 gave the Department its current name.
DCA Tomorrow The Department of Consumer Affairs is dedicated to enhancing individual consumer access to services and resources. The Department will expand its role as a primary resource on consumer issues. To help fulfill its mission of promoting and protecting the interests of consumers, DCA will continue to build and maintain effective relationships with:
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Jesse Ryder makes light of Scribe's taunts. They've both faced their demons and addictions, which made Scribe's controversial comments towards Jesse Ryder and the assault he endured last week all the more surprising.
Twitter trolls erupted with vitriol. However, the man at the centre of it responded in suitable Ryder fashion - with his tongue firmly in his cheek.
"Thanks again to everyone for the support, especially my good mate, Scribe," Ryder tweeted from his hospital bed on Monday night.
The 28-year-old, who was punched and kicked outside a Christchurch bar and spent two days in an induced coma, was illustrating his cheeky sense of humour, his agent told The Diary.
"Jesse was just trying to make light of the situation. He was having a bit of a laugh. Believe me, his tongue was firmly in his cheek," said Aaron Klee.
Scribe - whose real name is Malo Luafutu - has since apologised to Ryder after suggesting on Twitter that he may have provoked the attack.
He said he genuinely wanted to know what happened, and when people aren't humble and look for trouble they tend to find it.
But he blamed the media for blowing the story out of proportion.
However, Scribe reignited the flames, tweeting later: "So are we gonna get to see that CTV footage coz [sic] I've been asking questions and now I smell a cover up".
The tweet has since been deleted.
Klee says Scribe's comments are inconsequential. "We're not particularly worried about Scribe passing judgment, because we know there's hundreds of thousands of people around the country supporting Jesse. I know Scribe, and others, want to know more [about the attack] and we will, no doubt, have more answers on Thursday after the court appearance."
Two men have been charged with assault and will appear in the Christchurch District Court tomorrow.
Scribe, who was arrested for disorderly conduct in 2011 and released with a warning, has kept a low profile in recent years. He has confessed to drugs, alcohol and gambling addictions in the past, but friends say he's kept his head down since moving to Christchurch.
Attempts to contact the 33-year-old rapper proved fruitless. But those who know him said they were surprised by his Twitter rantings.
"He's become so reclusive. I haven't spoken to him in ages," said former manager Teresa Patterson.
"We parted company with him professionally a while ago," said Callum August of Dirty Records, the music label which represents contemporaries P-Money, PNC and David Dallas. It no longer represents Scribe.
"No one knows how to get hold of him. Try Twitter. It's your best bet, seriously. No one has his mobile."
Dave Dobbyn has been in touch. "One of my idols, Dave Dobbyn, asked me to join him on one of his shows," Scribe tweeted enthusiastically in the middle of the brouhaha. "Too blessed to be stressed".
But Dobbyn's manager, Lorraine Barry, said the performance for NZ Music Month "was not set in stone".
All Black on Africa mission
From All Black to African aid worker ... he's used to making a difference to the rugby scoreboard, but next week All Black Conrad Smith will be making a charitable turn for the orphans of Africa.
Smith, an ambassador for Kiwi-based foundation So They Can, will speak at the charity's glittering gala dinner at the Aotea Centre on April 12.
He told The Diary he was deeply affected by a trip to Kenya where he saw first-hand the plight of refugees and the atrocities of tribal violence.
"I feel strongly about supporting the charity because I've seen how much it is helping the community over there, getting them on their feet so they can eventually sustain themselves," Smith said.
STC works in Kenya helping thousands of internally displaced people rebuild their lives. The charity operates alongside a community in Nakuru, Kenya, to build the local economy and end poverty. It runs a primary school, orphanage, farm, business school and medical clinic.
Smith and his partner, Lee, visited the African community last year, paying their own way, and the All Black witnessed how children aged 4 and 5 had been living on a dumpsite and fending for themselves.
More than 120 have been rescued by the charity and live in the orphanage and go to school.
The Hurricanes captain spent time with the kids and their teachers, doing a bit of DIY and showing them how to play rugby.
"I think most Kiwis support the idea of helping those worse off than ourselves. So They Can appeals to me because it isn't about just throwing money at the problem. The emphasis is using that money to educate them and get them to a stage where they no longer rely on charity," he said.
Tickets for the fundraising dinner and auction are selling fast (contact firstname.lastname@example.com). Neil Finn will perform and Peter Urlich will hit the DJ decks. Smith and Finn are ambassadors of So They Can, alongside Finn's wife Sharon, pop star Kimbra and actress Miranda Harcourt.
Finn belting out a tune "will be a real highlight," Smith says. "There is always a great atmosphere created by the fact that everyone is there to help out a community that needs it."
Shorty St star and bullying
Shortland St actress Angela Bloomfield is behind a dark comedy about a high school bully, and she told The Diary there are opportunities to appear in the movie itself.
The short film, called Linda's List, is about a woman who makes amends for her crimes at high school.
It has been written and directed by Bloomfield and Kate McDermott (writer of Shorty St, Go Girls, The Blue Rose), and produced by Dan Higgins of Curious Films.
They have turned to Kiwi crowdfunding site Pledge Me to raise $11,000 for wages and shooting costs on the film, which gets underway next month.
"We've decided to go it alone and make a short film by ourselves," Bloomfield told The Diary. "The beautiful thing about Pledge Me is that you get something in return for your donation, so we are able to offer up opportunities to learn from us, or even be part of the film, in return for your generous support."
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Study shows prom is pricey, students say it doesn't have to be
AMMON, Idaho - A new study by Visa shows the price for prom is skyrocketing, with the average family expected to pay around $1,000 for the high school dance.
The study also shows parents picking up 61 percent of the tab.
From the dress, tux, limo, and dinner -- there's a lot that goes into it.
"Prom is a big deal, I think, at every high school," said Jacob Warner, Hillcrest High senior.
Prom is perhaps, one of the most memorable high school moments.
"You have prom and that's kind of like right before graduation," said Warner. "Without it, it's almost like you can't graduate."
But could this right of passage be breaking the bank?
"I think people just go with the expectation that they're going to spend a lot, so they do end up spending that money," said Sam Scoville, Hillcrest High senior. "But I don't think it's as expensive as most people might think."
Visa's study shows in 2011, families paid around $800 on prom, but that price rose to a little more than $1,000 last year.
"It can be really expensive if you make it expensive, but you can find a good way to budget your money," said Lacey Elkington, Hillcrest High senior.
Students say they'll often go to the dance in large groups to help lower the limo price, avoid restaurants, and look for affordable vendors like Hart's Tux & Gowns.
"A guy coming in to get a tux has a really good chance of spending under $100," said Diane Chiles, Hart's Tux & Gowns manager.
"It's easy and nice to divide the cost," said Taylor Huskinson, Hillcrest High senior. "Dinner, sometimes it's best to have it at someone's house and their mom makes a really good meal."
Taylor and Lacey say most girls have everything they need in their closets already, and can borrow dresses from friends.
"I already have shoes and I already have jewelry, so for me, it's usually not too bad," said Elkington.


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2-bedroom-apartment close to Düsseldorf
Size57 m²
Floor No.2
- Family/child friendly
- Kitchen
- Lockable room
- Internet/WiFi
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
Accommodation summary
|Erlenstraße, 42697 Solingen, Düsseldorf, Germany
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The apartment has got 2 separate bedrooms for 2 people each, a bathroom and a spacious kitchen with dining area and all necessary equipment. TV, DVD, video sets and radio are installed, WIFI is free of charge,
The apartment is in a quiet street, shops and restaurants are within walking distance (200 - 500 m). Free parking in front of the house or in the yard, good access to motorways.
Towels and linen are included.
House rulesNo smoking
No pets
|Weekly rate for 1 guest
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|$ 14 US per guest/night extra
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Reviews of this property
Ingrid was a perfect hostess. She helped us in everything. The apartment was near he S-Banh which is perfect to visit Dusseldorf or Köln in a few minutes by train. There is all you can need at the apartment and its very clean and comfortable. We sure repeat at Ingrid's if we come back.
We've stayed for a rather long time at Ingrid's appartment and she made a lot to do out life more interesting and easy. In the beginning, she showed us the surroundings. Then she advised us about the places that are worth seeing and visiting. And in the evenings, we enjoyed of her large collection of movies and music.
We've never met such attentive proprietor before.
We were 3 women came into Dusseldorf to take part in the exhibition and to go sihgtseeings. We were lucky to choose Ingrid's place! Ingrid is a very very helpful person, she cought us up by car from the station, she showed us everything around, and every detail in the flat. The gave us pieces of useful advice every day by sending emails and leaving printed information near the door (about trains, schedule etc...). The flat is really neat, clean, light and comfortable. It has everythibg for living inc towels, homeshoes, soap, tea, dishes..Its well situated. it took us 5 mnutes to get to the nearest station (Fogelpark) and then 20 minutes to the central station of Dusseldorf. so it was really quick and comfortable. The only one thing is Internet. You should bring you laptop for putting Ingrid's 3G flash for internet, there is no wifi there. but nevertheless it was great and we felt really at home!!! Thank you Ingrid and hope to see you again!!! Julia Elena Galina
I stayed in this apartment during EuroShop trade show with three colleagues. All the four of us really enjoyed our stay.
Ingrid is the most friendly and caring host we have ever met. She provided tons of useful information and insider's tips on transport, shops and restaurants.
The apartment is nicely furnished and spacious.
There's everything you might need – lots of clean towels, all the kitchen utensils, brochures about the area etc etc. It's pleasant to know that the host really cares that the guests have everything for a comfortable stay.
Everything is very very clean.
The beds are really comfy.
The area is nice – supermarket and quite a lot of restaurants in a walking distance.
Tried hard to think of any disadvantages, but there are none! Highly recommended!
Ingrid, thanks from all of us! and see you in a couple of years when the next EuroShop will be held.
Great furnished apartment. To this end, in a good location if you want to go out with some friends in Cologne and / or Dusseldorf.
Everything you need is close by.
To make hostess was very friendly and keen to stay as comfortable as possible, thank you & happy again! :)
Toll eingerichtete Wohnung. Dazu in guter Lage wenn man mit ein paar Freunden in Köln und/oder Düsseldorf ausgehen möchte.
Alles was man benötigt liegt in unmittelbarer Nähe.
Gastgeberin überaus freundlich und sehr darauf bedacht, den Aufenthalt so angenehm wie möglich zu machen, vielen Dank & gerne wieder! :)
The apartment was very nice. Thank you very much for Ingrid (the owner) for being a very good host. I was participating at the Medica in Dusseldorf. The apartment is relatively close to the train station and easy to transit to the fair at Messe Arena. The room is highly recommended for the people who love the clean and quiet at night. It is a nice room to stay after all.
Super cute hostess, made us resent even a forgotten piece of clothing of our son, Ingrid :) Thanks again
The apartment is large, clean, child friendly (Ingrid has uncomplicated kids DVDs, Kinderessstuhl and mattress provided), fully adequate furnished and located in a quiet location.
We can in good conscience recommend the stay!
Super nette Gastgeberin, hat uns sogar ein vergessenes Kleidungsstück unseres Sohnes nachgesendet, Danke nochmal Ingrid:)
Die Wohnung ist groß, sauber, kinderfreundlich (Ingrid hat unkompliziert Kinder DVDs, Kinderessstuhl und Matratze gestellt), völlig ausreichend eingerichtet und befindet sich in einer ruhigen Lage.
Wir können guten Gewissens den Aufenthalt weiterempfehlen !
I was participating to K2013 exhibition with my collage. The flat is big enough and suitable for two business people and that it is easy to go to the trade fair in Dusseldorf. Very nice place. Train station was near and it was short trip to Dusseldorf. No need for rental car. Ingrid is also very nice and help-full person.
Comfortable apartment, Everything you need is available!
Very well suited for engineers!
We have felt ourselves very well!
Ingrid is a very nice person who is very helpful!
No complaints!
Komfortable Wohnung, Alles was man benötigt ist vorhanden!!
Sehr gut für Monteure geeignet!
Wir haben uns sehr wohl gefühlt!
Ingrid ist eine sehr nette Person die sehr hilfsbereit ist!!
Keine Beanstandungen!
Full marks!! There is absolutely nothing to complain about! Ingrid is a wonderful person and a gracious host who is excessively much trouble for guests to make their stay a pleasure .... We felt like home and found everything what you need. For this, the apartment is completely child friendly! We sincerely thank you again for everything! The 3 from Freiburg :-)
Volle Punktzahl!!!!!! Es gibt rein gar nichts zu bemängeln!!!
Ingrid ist eine wundervolle Person und eine nette Gastgeberin, die sich übermäßig viel Mühe gibt, den Gästen ihren Aufenthalt zum Genuss zu machen....Wir haben uns wie zu Hause gefühlt und alles vorgefunden,was man braucht. Dazu ist die Wohnung absolut kinderfreundlich!
Wir danken noch einmal herzlichst für alles!!!
Die 3 aus Freiburg :-)
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Only one who shows he cares week in and week out.
He might be the heart and soul of the team, but the dude has no ankles left, time to move on, sorry to say it but it's the truth...
"You killed my family, and I don't like that kind of thing."
He Vill B Bakkkkk!!
No one playes harder then Bradshaw.
Also we have to put into account this comment was made just a few days after the season ended, his emotions are high and he's frustrated.
I expect him to be playing in Giants blue next season...
Giants fan since the early 80s
The only problem with Bradshaw is he can't play healthy any more and practicing one day a week just isn't getting the job done. I love the guy but I could understand them releasing him. What I think saves him is Wilson still has some developing to do. Andre Brown should come back healthy after breaking his leg and Scott will be coming off IR during the off season.
I don't see losing Bradshaw as something that can't be overcome, but I do like the emotion he brings to the game.
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Never argue with an idiot. They will only bring you down to their level and beat you with experience. MB Rule # 1
Wouldn't want to see him go, but his 3.75 mil is a little too rich.


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Best advice Lee would be to talk all this over with your GP. They should be able to give you advice on where to start. Another option after you talk to your GP is to perhaps join a local gym and get some fitness / training advice from the instructors in there.
You might also consider doing some of the organised classes that are on in gyms/leisure centres, but make sure you take advice from your GP or gym instructor about your fitness / training levels etc first.
Gyms / Leisure Centres can be good places to meet new people and get out more. Take things slowly and you'll get there.
Some leisure centres help you out by starting right at the beginning, even with walking. regular walking will help with fitness and weight. This is a good place to start esp if you can develop an interest in something outdoor like plants, birds, wildlife or if in a town then archetecture, history, being nosey. (I like that last one, I like looking at peoples gardens).
There are some threads on here that help with weight loss and mental health issues. You'll find that you are not alone and may benefit from the supporrt of others. Talking online is good but don't let it get in the way of real life. You still need to get out their. It's easy to hide behind the pc.
Swimming is quite sociable and open to everyone. If you go at a regular time you'll start to recognise the regulars and start chatting. One lady I know can't swim so she just walks up and down the pool. She gets out, gets to chat with others, is managing her weight and health issues and seeing the results of her efforts.
We all feel self conscious at first but no one is watching you except yourself so don't worry. Those that call you names - well that's their problem not yours.
Your GP can put you on a gym referral which is a 12 week course. You will get all the help and advice. Have you considered Weight Watchers or a similar product, i used WW and it worked.
I would like to ask has anyone got a solution to my dilemma. I have been a runner for over twenty years now and have a right foot that is flat (overpronate). I have had bespoke insoles made for my trainers, in addition I run in structured Asics trainers (kayano and DS trainers). The issue I have is I can't seem to improve my times since my speed sessions still cause me some pain when running in the Achilles area of the heel (my right foot tends to flop down heavy rather than land on the toes, as per my left foot).
I know having read a lot about the subject that there could be exercises I could be doing (rolling ball under arch) but I just want to run and believe there should be something I could try (new trainer type) without going through a tedious exercise programme.
I am 48 male and have run 5 marathons, and planning to run Manchester's marathon in April this year. I want to improve my gait and hence my speed and will welcome any advice.


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Arizona State
: Tim Esmay
: Tracy Smith
: Arizona State head coach Tim Esmay was forced to resign with one year left on his contract. Esmay tallied a 201-94-1 overall record during his tenure at Arizona State. Arizona State officially interviewed College of Charleston's Monte Lee and Houston's Todd Whitting, before hiring Indiana's Tracy Smith. Smith spent nine seasons at IU, leading the program to the College World Series in 2013, while compiling a 287-237 overall record.
Arkansas-Little Rock
: Scott Norwood
: Chris Curry
: Norwood is under investigation by the university and resigned his post as head coach of the Trojans at the end of the season. Norwood tallied a 148-178 overall record and guided the program to a 25-29 overall record this past season, along with two Sun Belt tournament appearances in six seasons ... It appears the Trojans made a very safe, and good hire in Curry, who spent the past couple of seasons as an assistant coach at Northwestern State. Curry also has extensive experience at the professional ranks.
: Marek Drabinski
: Grant Achilles
: The Bears parted ways with head coach Marek Drabinski after his spent 18 seasons with the program. He compiled an overall record of 306-464-2, while also guiding Brown to an Ivy League Championship in 2007 with a 27-21 overall record ... The Bears replaced Drabinski with Grant Achilles, who had spent the past two seasons as an assistant in the program before taking over halfway through the 2014 campaign. He becomes Brown's 17th head coach.
: Greg Goff
: Justin Haire
: After leading Campbell to new heights with almost 50 wins two seasons ago, and an NCAA postseason this past season, Greg Goff decided to start a new chapter in his career with a move to Louisiana Tech. With that, Justin Haire, who spent seven seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for Goff, was promoted to head coach of the Camels.
East Carolina
: Billy Godwin
: Cliff Godwin
: East Carolina didn't renew Billy Godwin's contract after he had been with the program since 2005. Godwin finishes his ECU tenure with a 317-215-1 overall record, while also leading the program to five NCAA postseason appearances and a 33-26 record this past season ... In a move we reported since the beginning of the search process, the Pirates hired Cliff Godwin as their new head coach. Godwin spent the past three seasons as an assistant coach/hitting coach for the Rebels, while also playing collegiately At East Carolina. Godwin is considered to be relentless on the recruiting trail.
Eastern Michigan
: Jay Alexander
: Mark Van Ameyde
: The Eagles parted ways with Jay Alexander after he spent six seasons with the program, guiding the program to a 159-182 overall record during that mark. EMU finished the 2014 campaign with a 19-34 overall record, including a 6-21 mark in the Mid-American Conference ... The Eagles stayed within the State of Michigan for their newest hire in Mark Van Ameyde, who spent the past six seasons as the top assistant coach at Michigan State. Van Ameyde brings 16 years of coaching experience to the table, including one as an EMU assistant.
Illinois State
: Mark Kingston (to USF)
: Bo Durkac (previous associate head coach)
: With Kingston headed to South Florida, the Redbirds entertained coaches such as Sacramento State's Reggie Christiansen and Texas A&M assistant Andy Sawyers before hiring associate head coach Bo Durkac. Durkac has 12 years of coaching experience, including the last five seasons as an assistant for Kingston, and the last two as an associate head coach for the Redbirds.
: Tracy Smith (took Arizona State job)
: Chris Lemonis
: It was expected that Smith would somehow parlay his success at IU into a big-time gig in another part of the country, and that indeed happened as the long-time Hoosiers head coach took the head coaching job at prestigious Arizona State. With that said, Indiana will have an impressive list of candidates to sift through, and I'd also take a hard look at Vandy assistant Travis Jewett, who has learned under some outstanding head coaches ... (UPDATED: JULY 2): Sources have informed that Indiana is taking a very strong look at Maloney and Lemonis at this point, but that a third candidate also could enter the mix ... The Hoosiers made an exciting hire with the addition of Lemonis, who spent the last eight seasons as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator under head coach Dan McDonnell at the University of Louisville. Lemonis is hailed as a strong recruiter and solid coach.
Long Island-Brooklyn
: Don Maines
: Alex Trezza
: In one of the more interesting situations on the college coaching carousel this season, Maines resigned his post with the Blackbirds just a few games into the season ... LIU-B announced the hiring of Alex Trezza, who served last season as the top assistant coach at Sacred Heart. Prior to his stint at SHU, Trezz served as assistant coach and recruiting coordinator at the University of New Haven.
: Brian McCullough
: Ryan Mau
: The Lancers have their newest head coach, and it's a good one in Ryan Mau. Mau earned a good reputation on the national stage, spending the past four seasons as the recruiting coordinator for the Naval Academy.
: Jeff Schexnaider
: Bruce Peddie
: After parting ways with long-time head coach Jeff Schexnaider, the Warhawks went an interesting direction by promoting assistant coach Bruce Peddie, formerly at the University of New Orleans, to the head coaching spot. The most interesting aspect about hiring Peddie is that ULM only gave him a one-year deal, something not very customary when hiring a new coach.
Louisiana Tech
: Wade Simoneaux
: Greg Goff (previously at Campbell)
: The Bulldogs fired head coach Wade Simoneaux after 12 seasons with the program, including a 15-35 overall record, 5-25 mark in Conference USA this past season. The Bulldogs went out and hired a very nice coach in Greg Goff, who has guided Campbell to very good campaigns the past couple of seasons, including an NCAA postseason appearance this year.
Murray State
: Rob McDonald
: Kevin Moulder (previously Saint Louis)
: McDonald will not return to Murray State after finishing his 12th season with the program. McDonald compiled an overall record of 247-347-2, and his most successful campaign came in 2009 when his club finished the season with a 34-21-1 overall record ... The Racers aimed for a young, charismatic, head coach in Kevin Moulder, who spent the past seven seasons as the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator at Saint Louis under head coach Darin Hendrickson.
New Mexico State
: Rocky Ward
: Brian Green
: New Mexico State parted ways with long-time head coach Rocky Ward after he spent 16 seasons at the program, including two more as an assistant. Ward finished his career with the Aggies with a 455-458-2 overall record, along with a 23-31 mark in his final season with the program ... The Aggies hired a familiar name to the program in Kentucky assistant coach Brian Green. Green, who has made several coaching stops, including one at New Mexico State, comes to the program after spending the past seven seasons at UK.
Rhode Island
: Jim Foster
: Raphael Cerrato
: After spending several seasons as the head coach at URI, Jim Foster decided to head another route by joining Mike Gambino's coaching staff at Boston College. With that, the Rams aren't in a hurry to hire a full-time head coach, thus promoted top assistant (for the past three seasons) Raphael Cerrato to the post. The move comes widely supported by those inside the URI program.
Sam Houston State
: David Pierce (to Tulane)
: Matt Deggs (previously Louisiana-Lafayette)
: David Pierce led the Bearkats to a 43-19 overall record this season, as well as three-straight NCAA postseason trips. Now, the Bearkats are looking for a new head coach and have some strong options with Deggs, Fikac, Malone and Bolt all high quality, good coaches ...
UPDATE: June 27th
-- The Bearkats decided on a head coach and hired Louisiana-Lafayette top assistant Matt Deggs. Deggs spent the past couple of seasons transforming the Cajuns into one of the most feared offensive clubs in the country, but also earned his stripes at Texas A&M and Arkansas.
South Florida
: Lelo Prado (took administrative job at USF)
: Mark Kingston (formerly Illinois State)
: After eight seasons as the head coach of the Bulls, Prado is headed to the administration role as associate athletic director for external relations. The Bulls then hired Mark Kingston from Illinois State. Kingston captured a pair of Missouri Valley Coach of the Year honors at Illinois State, while also guiding the Redbirds to five-straight 30-plus win seasons. Kingston's ties to the State of Florida should help him excel.
: Bubba Cates
: Rick Robinson (previously Young Harris)
: The Skyhawks announced the 10th coach in program history with the addition of Robinson. Robinson has 17 years of coaching experience, including spending the last 16 helping Young Harris transform from a junior college to a successful program at the NCAA Division II level.
: Rick Jones
: David Pierce (Sam Houston State)
: Rick Jones led the Green Wave to 12 NCAA postseason appearances and 818 victories in his 21 seasons with the program, but retired after missing half of the 2014 college baseball season. Jones led the Green Wave to a national seed in 2005 and eventually would like to return to coaching. As for Pierce, his replacement, he did a terrific job in continuing Sam Houston State's winning tradition, and even improving its overall profile.
UC Riverside
: Doug Smith
: Troy Percival
: After 36 seasons with the UC Riverside program, including as a player and coach, Smith announced his retirement. He was head coach for the last 10 seasons, winning more than 280 games and being named Big West Coach of the Year in 2007 ... UCR replaces Smith with former catcher and big league pitcher Troy Percival. Percival is considered to be charismatic and spent the last two seasons as the head coach at his alma mater of Moreno Valley High School.
UNC Asheville
: Tom Smith
: Scott Friedholm
: UNCA parted ways with Tom Smith after he spent five seasons with the program, compiling an 86-177 overall record in the process. The program hired Scott Friedholm at Boston College, who was the top assistant under head coach Mike Gambino.
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Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival awards go to Webb, Edwards
Acting partners senior Matt Webb (B.F.A. performing arts student) and junior James Edwards (B.F.A. performing arts student) won the regional Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival's Irene Ryan Acting Awards. Next, they will travel to Washington, D.C. to compete in the national competition later this spring.
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The biggest house sale so far this year is an $8.1 million home in Auckland's North Shore suburb of Takapuna, with private access to the beach.
Property experts say the fact that it sold in January - traditionally the market's quietest month - indicates big sales can be expected this year.
It is already more expensive than nine of the top 10 biggest sales for all of last year.
The Takapuna house, at 8 Minnehaha Ave, on a 1911sq m section, sold for $5.67 million in March 2011, so a profit of $2.43 million was made, less renovations completed last year, in less than two years.
Its capital value, set in July 2011, is $5.6 million.
According to Quotable Value records, it was sold by mechanical engineer Gary Holden and his wife, Patricia.
Mr Holden has dual New Zealand and Canadian citizenship and has held a variety of management positions in the energy and utilities industries in both countries.
He moved to New Zealand after resigning as chief executive of Calgary electricity company Enmax, which experienced several scandals associated with spending. He took up a new job as chief executive of payday advance broker Cash Store Australia but resigned last month.
Precision Real Estate agent Andrew Dorreen was reluctant to talk about the sale and would not say who the new owners were. But he confirmed they were New Zealanders.
The 700sq m solid-concrete home has four bedrooms, each with its own bathroom, as well as an additional two bathrooms, a library, wine cellar, two formal areas and three informal areas, triple garaging and off-street parking for up to 10 cars.
The floors are a mixture of American oak and marble and are heated by 90 solar panels on the roof.
The listing says a great addition to the house is the "cafe", which is equipped with a second kitchen, plasma screen TV and bifolding doors leading to an outdoor fire.
A separate guest suite features a small kitchen, bathroom, gym, office space and a solar-heated swimming pool and bocce court outside.
Real Estate Institute of New Zealand chief executive Helen O'Sullivan said that although there was unlikely to be a flurry of $8.1 million sales in Auckland, more sales around the $2 million mark were likely.
"It is really interesting in terms of an indicator of the top [sales so far] ... The fact that things are transacting at that end of the market that early on is a positive sign.
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"No Revolutionary movement is complete without its poetic expression. If such a movement has caught hold of the imagination of the masses, they will seek a vent in song for the aspirations, fears, and hopes the loves and hatreds engendered by the struggle. Until the movement is marked by the joyous, defiant singing of revolutionary songs, it lacks one of the most distinctive marks of a popular revolutionary movement; it is the dogma of the few and not the faith of the multitude." - James Connolly, 1907


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Villarreal cited a 2008 national report on higher education that gave Texas an "F" on a college affordability report card. The grade was, based on the average amount of family income dedicated to college tuition after financial aid.
Recognizing that local families are struggling even more to pay for college in light of the economic crisis, Villarreal, who sits on the budget writing committee for the Texas House, secured an additional $224 million in the current version of the budget over what was proposed by the Legislative Budget Board. The House of Representatives is expected to consider the budget April 15.
"While Texas has made incredible investments in financial aid for our students over the past 10 years, we currently fund only 50 percent of the students who are eligible for the TEXAS Grants program," Villarreal said in a written statement. "This year, that's 83,000 students. An analysis by the Legislative Budget Board determined that Texas Grants are successful at improving students' persistence and success in college."
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Ms. Dekkers and Mr. Beck talk about some of the elements of eXtreme Programming, including test first programming, programming in pairs, and stories.
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Announcer: Welcome to Quality Plus e-Talk! with Carol Dekkers. This program will focus on the latest in the field of technology. All comments, views, and opinions are those of the host, guests, and callers. Now let's join Carol Dekkers.
Carol: Hey, welcome to the show. I'm Carol Dekkers. I have as my guest this evening another person who has really taken the world by storm, and is one of what people like to call "The Three Extremos." I think the same caliber as one of The Three Tenors. I'm very pleased to have Kent Beck on my show. Let me give you a little bit of background about Kent. He's a programmer. He's best remembered for pioneering patterns for software development, the rediscovery of test-first programming, the J-unit testing framework, and most recently, for eXtreme Programming. He's the author of a fairly recent book called eXtreme Programming Explained: Embrace Change. So, welcome to the show.
Kent: Well, thank you very much. I haven't ever been interviewed on radio before, so I had to get over my urge to dress up. But I'll do my best here.
Carol: And this week, you're actually in Santa Cruz, doing something I thought was very interesting, called an XP immersion class.
Kent: Yeah. We take a week, and take a group of about 30 programmers and 10 or so business people through the experience of doing extreme programming, soup to nuts. So they do a little project, and they get a chance to practice all of the various techniques involved in XP, and oftentimes experience the emotional changes that go through-despair and exhilaration and triumph, and so on. Hopefully, if we get those in the right order, then they recommend that other people come to the class.
Carol: It sounds a little bit like traditional programming, that there's despair, there's hope, there's joys, there's fears, and life in general. For our listeners, maybe you could share with us…What really would you say encapsulates extreme programming? What is extreme programming in two minutes or less?
Kent: Well, if you imagine you were a customer for a piece of software. And imagine further that you could write down all of the features that you wanted that software to have. And let's say you wrote those one per index card. Now, what you could do…And one further simplifying assumption that won't kill our model, but for the moment…Imagine that your team can implement one of those features every week. So if you wanted to know how long the software would take, count the cards. Okay, this is 26 weeks because I have 26 cards. Every Monday you could come in, and you could look at the cards and you could think, well, what is most important to me? What would I like the team to work on this week? You pick the card that's most important, you hand it to them. On Friday, you'd have that feature added to the rest of the system. And then you continue like that. The advantages from the business side is that you can change your mind midstream, you can be sure that the team works on the most valuable stuff first, instead of messing around with pointless technology, and the team doesn't complain when the requirements change. I hate that word "requirements."
Carol: Right.
Kent: You know, if you have a set of requirements and you build a system, and it doesn't do all the requirements, you generally still get paid unless you really


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Rialto is the geographic heart of Venice, and the oldest settled area of the city. Its name derives from the Latin rivus altus, or deep stream, which afforded some protection from the lagoon's tides. In the heyday of the Republic of Venice, Rialto was its world-famous commercial center, renowned for its exotic markets, banks, and as a gathering place to learn the latest news.
Start your tour at the foot of the Rialto Bridge, on the San Marco side of the Grand Canal. To the left of the bridge notice the sign (1) Pescaria San Bartolomeo, which marks the onetime location of the fish market. "In 1459, the powerful bankers who worked nearby complained to the government about the stinking air and screaming fishmongers," says Sara Cossiga, sommelier and gourmet tour organizer (www.venicevenetogourmet.com). "The fish market was moved to the other side of the bridge."
Walk to the midpoint of the (2) Rialto Bridge, the only bridge across the Grand Canal during the Republic. There has been a bridge on this spot since at least the 12th century, when a floating bridge was constructed, followed by a succession of wooden bridges over the next four centuries. Those bridges were destroyed (in 1310) or collapsed (in 1444 and 1524). The present-day stone bridge, completed in the late 16th century, was designed by Antonio Da Ponte, whose plans were selected over those of leading architects, including Palladio and Michelangelo.
Looking south, notice the (3) Riva del Vin on the right, named for the wine barges that used to moor there, now lined with gondolas and restaurants. Looking north, see the 16th-century (4) Fondaco dei Tedeschi (San Marco 5554) on the right, formerly the exchange of German merchants and now the main post office; its facade frescoes by Giorgione and Titian have long since vanished. On the left bank is Fondamenta de la Preson, named for the debtor's prison is (5) Palazzo dei Camerlenghi.
Head back from where you started and turn right onto the street called (6) Naranzaria; the name derives from warehouses that stored citrus fruit from Southern Italy (orange is naransa in Venetian). Continue to the (7) Campo Dell'Erbaria, former site of the herb market, now home to several nighttime hot spots in the building which once contained Venice's bank, Banco Giro; the covered walkway on the left is called Sotoportego del Banco Giro.
Bear left through the Erbaria and continue to Campo Cordaria, named for the ropemakers who labored there. On the right are the (8) Fabbriche Nuove, the new factories designed by Sansovino (who also built the Library of St. Mark's, the Loggetta of the Campanile, and other famous buildings) after a tremendous fire in 1514 burned much of the Rialto area is now home to Venice's court. Straight ahead is the Caseria, which was home to one of Venice's cheese market (the other one was near Piazza San Marco); there's still a cheese store here, the (9) Casa del Parmigiano (San Polo 214).
A few more steps will bring you to (10) Campo de la Pescaria, once the fish market but now site of the fruit and vegetable market, which is open only mornings from Monday-Saturday. Some stalls specialize in vegetables grown on the nearby island of Sant'Erasmo.
Straight ahead is the (11) Pescaria, the neo-Gothic covered pavilion built in 1907. The fish market continues on to the left. You'll find fresh regional fish as well as frozen imports; the market is open only in the mornings, Tuesday-Saturday.
Turn left onto Ruga degli Speziale, the street of the spice vendors. There is one speziale (spice shop) left, (12) Drogheria Mascari (San Polo 381), selling trays of dried goods, spices, coffee, and Venetian specialties.
Ruga Vecchia San Giovanni (also called San Zuane) crosses Ruga degli Speziale; the ancient church of (13) San Giovanni Elemosinario (San Polo 480) is on the left, hidden in plain view behind an arched doorway and missed by most tourists. The original church was destroyed by fire, but was remodeled in the early 16th century and contains works by Titian ("St. John the Almsgiver" by the altarpiece) and Il Pordenone ("Saints Catherine, Sebastian and Roch" in the right chapel). Trade guilds used to sponsor artworks in churches; look for the altar paid for by the poultry guild, which features the Virgin Mary and chickens.
After leaving the church, backtrack a few steps and then turn right onto (14) Ruga degli Orefici, the street of the goldsmiths. Modern merchants sell souvenirs, leather goods, and scarves. Notice the fading frescoes above the covered walkway.
Veer left to Campo San Giacomo and note the fenced-in (15) Gobbo di Rialto, the hunchback of Rialto. Official proclamations were announced from atop this crouching statue, and jokesters also used it to post antiestablishment satirical notices. Opposite the Gobbo is the (16) church of San Giacomo di Rialto or San Giacometto (San Polo 1), said to be the oldest in Venice, arguably founded in 421 and with a mix of styles from various rehabs over the centuries. The 24-hour clock outside dates from 1401 but was always famous for not keeping accurate time and hasn't worked at all in years.
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Fond memories see Meg Liptrot on the hunt for a highly fragrant rose.
Recently I went on a detective trail of an old rose. Not a vintage in the traditional sense, as far as old roses go. It turned out this rose was bred in 1977. You wouldn't even call this rose fashionable anymore, but to me it is a winner.
My grandmother gave me a bouquet from her garden a year or so ago. This rose caught my attention, taking centre stage in the posy of cottage garden flowers. It was unusual because it was bicolour, beginning as a cream bud dipped in crimson, which opened to a structured cream flower edged with ruby red, like it had been dipped in a pot of red ink.
It also had the most amazing fragrance. Granny couldn't remember what it was, and it had been in her garden as long as I could remember.
I thought it couldn't be too difficult to track down, given its unusual colouring, so I pored over my rose book, placing bookmarks next to the top suspects. It looked most like 'Antigone', a hybrid tea rose of similar colouring but it was more yellow than cream, and too heavily petalled.
It could also have been a floribunda, 'Chivalry', bred by Sam McGredy in 1977. Something about the 70s meant breeders were keen on developing bi-colour roses.
My next guess was another tea rose, 'Double Delight', bred by Swim and Ellis and introduced by Armstrong in 1977. This description sounded much more like it, as it noted the good scent. Yet the rose in the picture looked much too red. My grandmother's rose was very creamy with ruby accents.
Then came the epiphany. The experts said this rose was unusual as it changed colour according to how much sun it got. In full sun it becomes quite red, but at lower light levels, it stays cream. That explained it. Granny's rose was growing in her side garden in dappled shade and my detective's nose closed in. The final piece in the puzzle was the rose's scent. It was rated one of the top 10 scented roses bred since the 1960s, by the All American Rose Selection (AARS).
This was a rose from which you drank in the scent - it was almost lemony and intoxicating. So, my conclusion was that my grandmother's rose is the hybrid tea 'Double Delight'.
The book describes it as being susceptible to mildew, so perhaps this variety is not ideal in Auckland's and Northland's humid climates, but it is worth growing further south for its scent and its clever ability to change colour.
To improve lankier roses like Double Delight, some growers suggest planting three roses of the same type in a clump together, to give the illusion the rose is bushier than it is.
You get more roses out of the deal and won't feel like you're spoiling your garden by picking all the prize blooms for a vase.
When feeding roses, you want to encourage blooms over foliage, so well balanced nutrition, high in potash and organic matter is a good bet. Sheep pellets are suitable, as is basalt rock dust and a sprinkle of blood and bone or liquid fish fertiliser, plus a thick pea straw mulch to retain moisture.
Hygiene is important with roses to avoid perpetuating the dreaded black spot. Remove any fallen leaves and prunings (and don't add to the compost heap). If you keep your soil covered with mulch, there is less likelihood of mould spores splashing on to foliage when watering.
A good vintage: petal landing pads for bees
* Go for species of roses, or old rose cultivars, which aren't too heavily petalled if you wish to encourage bees in your garden. David Austen English roses may look old, but were bred in the 1960s and 70s and are heavily petalled.
* Don't appreciate roses' prickles? Go for a banksia rose. These strong climbing roses have tiny flowers covering long thornless stems.
* Try spraying rose foliage with a mix of baking soda, Neem oil and a drop of detergent to reduce mildew and aphids, or spray with liquid seaweed solution for general health and disease resistance.
* I asked rose expert Marg Thompson for her top five vintage rose picks. She said: 'Francis Dubreuil' (1894), a fragrant blackish-red tea rose; 'Jean Ducher' (1873), a soft, salmon-pink tea rose; 'Souvenir de la Malmaison' (1843), a pale pink classic; 'Souvenir De Madame Leonie Viennot', a large climber with two flushes of pink and peach flowers; and the yellow 'Lady Hillingdon' (1910). They are all well scented.
* Choose a rose which has large, colourful rose hips as a feature in autumn, such as the old rugosas. They are also known for their prickles. Rosehips are also high in vitamin C and make a lovely tea. Marg's fifth equal contenders were 'Fru Dagmar Hastrup' (1914), 'Alba' and 'Blanc double de Coubert' (1892), which are lovely rugosa cultivars. They are also more resistant to disease in humid climates.
* This column is dedicated to the memory of my wonderful Granny who died earlier this month. Her roses will grow on.


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TPPxBorder Rally Reportback
Posted by Hillary V Lehr in Elect Democracy, Fair Trade, Featured, Peace, Democracy and Human Rights, People Power, Not Corporate Power on 4th December, 2012 | 1 Comment
We called this rally TPPxBorder: The People's Round. What I loved about it wasn't only the fiery speakers, the diversity, the music, the unity, the hot Fair Trade coffee, and the ultra-legitimacy of our opposition to this heinous version of the TPP…. what I loved was learning about what an alternative deal would look like – one by and for the people. Listening to speakers and experts articulately describe what fair trade looks like, what it offers communities internationally, reminds me why these fights are so important, and the promise of real, practical, and respectful trade solutions. We have answers- now is the time to join hands and fight for them.
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by Egnyte
Jun 18, 2013
The bring-your-own-device phenomenon has led to many productivity gains, but it has also brought its share of challenges. An increasingly mobile workforce - one composed of remote employees, business partners and customers all requiring access to business-critical information - has resulted in a growing number of software-as-a-service and mobile platforms that IT must support and integrate with what's behind the corporate firewall.
To achieve some measure of collaboration, some individuals and groups have turned to unmanaged and unsanctioned cloud-based platforms such as Dropbox, much to the dismay of IT executives who then must identify and mitigate a host of security, governance and data-leakage challenges that consumer-grade sharing and collaboration sites can present. Meanwhile, companies that continue to rely solely on on-premises collaboration solutions are likewise challenged to meet the demands of their ever-widening circle of constituents outside the firewall.
Fortunately, a new solution in the form of hybrid on-premises and cloud collaboration platforms is taking shape. These platforms combine the familiarity and benefits of on-premises collaboration tools, such as low-latency and high-speed transfers, with the ubiquity and scalability of cloud-based platforms that integrate seamlessly with corporate directory structures, security schemas, and access methods and protocols.


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The bidding for Mayor Angel Taveras starts at $500. Of course, here at a fundraiser to restore Providence's collection of historic mayoral portraits, the mayor is not actually for sale. But it's a bit of ambiguity that auctioneer (and former mayor) Buddy Cianci isn't afraid to play for laughs.
"I have the distinct honor to auction off the mayor," he shouts. The crowd guffaws. "For lunch! . . . Lunch, only. Nothing more than that. What you do with him after is your business!" More laughs. For a bid of $500, Taveras might share some of his secrets, Cianci says. "You might want to ask him a favor or something. You know, like a favorite parking space," he says with a grin. "Don't tell me they don't do that kind of stuff in City Hall; they still do that." The room, on the seventh floor at GTECH headquarters, explodes with bigger laughs. Taveras, smiling nervously in the front row, pantomimes a break for the door.
It's Thursday evening and, outside, the moon is high and the Biltmore sign buzzes red against the darkening purple clouds. Inside, the jazz trio in the corner has stopped so the evening's speakers — former mayor Joe Paolino, current mayor Taveras, and City Council President Terrence Hassett — can acknowledge one another and swap cliches about Providence's history informing its future. During his remarks, Taveras acknowledges difficult economic times and emphasizes that the portrait restoration will be funded using private donations only. (Guests have paid $50 to be here.)
Despite the bold-face names, though, the star of the evening is Edwin D. McGuinness, mayor of Providence from 1896 to 1898. A portrait of McGuinness stands on an easel in a nearby room where a silent auction for collectible coins and historic photographs is taking place. The portrait is paused, mid-restoration, to show the dramatic pre- vs. post- contrast. The right side of McGuinness's face is flushed and lifelike, while the left appears obscured by thick smoke. "Every bit of paint, every bit of dirt that I remove reveals something," says Alice Miles, a local painter and restoration expert standing nearby. For the past few days, she has been methodically dabbing away years of grime from the painting with cotton and a detergent solution. Beforehand, she couldn't see the book that the mayor was holding in his hand or the red carnation pinned to his lapel. She thought a potted plant in the background was a curtain.
On a nearby table, pamphlets advertise the opportunity to "adopt" additional portraits. For $800, patrons can help restore Mayor William Hayward, whose Rhode Island Bakery supplied victuals for Union troops before he became mayor. For $950, they can adopt Gilbert F. Robbins, the clothing retailer whose administration began to electrify the streets of Providence.
But for now, lunch with Mayor Taveras is the star attraction. Or is it? Despite Cianci's one-liners ("I should get two portraits because I should have one with and one without my toupee!"; "I was thinking about why I don't have a portrait . . . I left both times kind of abruptly, as I recall. There wasn't time for it."), he's having trouble coaxing bids from the crowd. "I think Mayor Taveras is worth a lot more than $500. Don't you think that?" he says. "He'll tell you all about his campaign. He'll tell you all about maybe his future plans, maybe. Maybe you'll be able to bet in Las Vegas about what he tells you."
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text: What is everyones thoughts on buying a wax mill once established in beekeeping ? a new metal roller mill is 1150 bucks + tax vs buying foundation ? i have been debating this and right now it's probably not an option for me , but once i grow i think i could save enough money to have the mill paid for over time.


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Works of art by Jamal Simien will be on display at the Black Heritage Gallery at Central School Arts and Humanities Center beginning Feb. 1. (Special to the American Press)
Last Modified: Friday, January 25, 2013 5:49 PM
The Black Heritage Gallery will display artwork by Jamar Simien beginning Friday, Feb. 1, in the gallery at Central School Arts and Humanities Center.
Simien is an artist, art teacher and former landscape architect in Houston. He was born and raised in Lake Charles. He graduated from LaGrange Senior High School in 2002 and graduated from LSU in 2007 with a bachelor's of landscape architecture.
He practiced landscape architecture in downtown Houston for two years, working on projects like the City Center Las Vegas and other contemporary urban design projects around the world.
In 2009 he moved back to Louisiana, after losing his job during the recession. He volunteered as an art teacher and basketball coach at Sacred Heart Catholic School in Lake Charles for six months until he was hired as the art teacher at Cedar Bayou Junior School in Baytown, Texas.
Simien also mentors at-risk youth after school and during the summer, paints commissions for clients across the country and holds art camps throughout the year in Baytown.
Simien has extensive experience with oil paint, acrylic, prismacolor, pencil, charcoal, watercolor, AutoCad, VectorWorks, Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator.
Simien is inspired by his favorite artist Clementine Hunter — the granddaughter of a slave in Natchitoches. Hunter gathered scraps of painting materials left behind at Melrose Plantation and created paintings that portrayed everyday life through the eyes of a farm hand. She never learned to read or write and never had any formal training — yet she still pursued her passion for art. Today, her paintings are widely regarded as a staple of African American folk art, especially in Louisiana.
The Gallery's hours are 8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. weekdays. For more information, visit www.bhflc.org or call 439-2787.


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Shucks Del, that's too pretty to use.
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Nice piece to add to the arsenal!
Is it just me or is it getting hot in here? Love the way the Damascus and the handle compliment each other! Is it snakewood?
- Erik


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[QUOTE=Ian;973545]dont you guys find sun light motivating?
Honestly i find extracting rooms in general to be very unmotivating.
[QUOTE=Ian;973545]dont you guys find sun light motivating?
Honestly i find extracting rooms in general to be very unmotivating.
I find sunlight makes me motivated to do outside jobs... You'd be amazed how late into the night you can extract without noticing it when you're not watching it get dark out. Does make it seem a bit like factory work though...
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
Ben - my point was that the area of wax/honey separation needs improvement. I have worked with an early Cook and Beales, and was not overly impressed. It functioned, but was noisy. I have also worked with a Fager wax press. It was quiet, but not so efficient. I view it as an area for research. A "black box" that is quiet, cheap to run, and delivers clean unburnt honey, liquid wax, and dirt. But hey, when your crazy, it is easy to dream....
Crazy Roland
I am just getting to know my new C&B seperator. So far I am fairly pleased. It is fairly quiet and is claimed to have only about 1% honey loss. That seems about right from my first impression. The kicker on a system like this, though, is a heat exchanger is needed to boost the inflowing honey temp to 100 to 105 degrees. Honey exiting the spinner is clean and clear. The "kicker" is with the heat exchanger, heater and extra pump required it gets to be a pretty expensive setup with fairly high operating costs.
"People will generally accept facts as truth only if the facts agree with what they already believe."- Andy Rooney
i agree with Jim .We had a sump and mixer to capture the mixed honey and cappings, then a Moyno pump, heat exchanger, and then C+B spinner. The pump and mixer where the source of most problems, float switch would stick, pump would jam with a broken frame, etc.
For grins, take a known weight of spun cappings, and soak in a known wieght of water. Measure the specific gravity of the water and double check your one percent. We went away from the C+B because it was overwhelming the septic system.
Crazy Roland
what did you gravitate towards Roland
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
Okay , not to get off track here , but I want to design the honey house so I can make use of as much space as possible. If I were to expand my operation later on , that is fine , but I am trying to make do with a certain number of hives 100-200 until I can handle more with my lovely assistant Amanda : ) . I am working a regular 8-5 job mon-fri and I can only do so much work after I get home and on weekends . My regular job is hard enough right now I am worn out at the end of the day , but I love working with Bees so much , I think I could do it full time if possible.
So I don't mind putting good money into the operation and having a nice place to extract and process the honey and hive products properly. I just don't have 200,000. dollars to soak into it : ) maybe half of that at my borrowing ability right now.
I have a piece of land behind my house where I can put a large building , so that is not a big deal finding a place to put it.
So here is what I would like to know. What do you all recommend for a cappings spinner or a way to get the honey out of the wax cappings?
Uncapping tank ? or just uncap right into the spinner ?
All I have right now is a Maxant 1400p 20 frame extractor and I need some help figuring out what is needed to process honey for an operation my size for now , with the ability to expand the extraction line without having to buy all new machines and wasting my money buying smaller equipment to start with now. Is this even possible to do ?
Kind of a hard question I know , but I believe in buying things right the first time if possible.
Thanks for putting up with all my stupid questions
build a good smaller faciltiy now, with a blue print for further expansion in the future. Get your needs covered now, and make a wish list for future expansion,
Ian Steppler >> Canadian Beekeeper's Blog
I built a new honey house last year and the only equipment that I moved from the old one was the maxant spinners, and my maxant bottling tanks.
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Thanks everyone , it is all good advice . I think I will just get the bottling tank this year and wait until I can afford the larger one .
What size bottling tank is the better one to go with ? I was just going to get the 600-2 Maxant.
If your on a budget find yourself some old stainless Milk tanks from a retiring or upsizing dairy farmer and pump hot water through the freon lines if you need the honey heated... Out of curiousity how many hives are you gonna run out of this building in the next say two or three years?
around 200 hives until I get enough money to buy more equipment from sales/rentals.
Ok and do you have access to any other buildings to use for equipment storage? (Barns etc)
yes I have a couple buildings for storage. they aren't pest free buildings though , I am worried about emptied honey supers after extraction.
Turn the heat off in the building when you store your supers and set out mouse or rat bait. Seems like that would do it in Nova Scotia. I stack 60 shallow supers on a wearhouse pallet wrap the top w/ a blue plastic tarp and leave them outside for the winter. Sometimes mice build homes in them.
Mark Berninghausen
Yeah you'll definitely want to take advantage of those for storage of equipment... Well if you go 40'x40' with 12' ceilings that'd be lots of room at your current size and you can always add on lengthways later... Mine's 40'x104' but I'm still not sure if 50' wide would have been better as far as maneuvering forklifts etc with stuff along the walls and on the floor. It's wide enough as long as stuff gets put away but I certainly wouldn't go less than 40' wide or I'd say you'll be building again from scratch someday if you get bigger... What are the honey averages like in your area? Would I be correct in assuming a large part of your yearly revenue will be from blueberry pollination?
Me too. Buggers still get in. Old equipment.
Mark Berninghausen


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Pay it Forward: Family Kitchen makes a difference
Bend non-profit surprised with $500 to help feed needy
BEND, Ore. - Nearly one month ago, Cindy Tidball woke up to a frightening phone call.: The Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Helens Hall in Bend were on fire.
The area used by the Family Kitchen was barely touched by the flames, but they lost power and were unable to serve the hundreds of people in need of a warm meal.
"We were scrambling and making phone calls, getting people in here, trying to get power back and get meals for all the people," said Tidball, the program coordinator for Family Kitchen.
After seeing the damage, community support started pouring in.
"This is really an important place, and they could really use the money," said Nuta Rauch of Bend.
Rauch's husband volunteers at the Family Kitchen once a month. Even though she doesn't use its services, she says she can't help but want to help.
"This is a community thing, and I just wanted to show that there is a community out there that cares for everyone here," Rauch said.
That's why Nita is our Pay it Forward winner.
On behalf of NewsChannel 21, Co Energy Propane and Mid Oregon Credit Union, we presented Rauch with $500 to pay it forward to the Family Kitchen.
Then we surprised Cindy one afternoon.
"Wow! This is great," Tidball said.
She added that the money will be able to buy more groceries for more people in need.
"Our groceries run about a dollar a meal, so that's 500 meals that are going to get served this week. It's just special," Tidball said.
A special treat, for a group who pays it forward, one meal at a time.
"That $500 is going to go really far," Tidball said.
Bend police are still offering a $20,000 reward for any information leading to an arrest in those fires.
If you would like to nominate someone or a group for our Pay it Forward award, you can do so under the Contests tab at KTVZ.COM, or visit http://www.ktvz.com/payitforward.


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After searching thru the archives and not finding any info. My question would be,
When is the latest time in the season that you would do a cut out and expect a reasonable chance of the hive to make it thru winter?
The bees are in the floor of a elevated hunting shack in northwest Pa. approx 40 miles south of the lake.


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A "puppet" that says the same things as the previous presidents before him just to appeal to the public, and never actually follows through on most of these "promises", because the media is too busy eliminating our long-term memories.
Joe: Haven't you noticed that the past eight U.S. Presidents have done nothing different when it comes to foreign policy or energy?
Scott: Shhh...I'm watching the news.
Scott: Shhh...I'm watching the news.
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The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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Joe Schilling on Eddie Walker: "He won't last a round."
- Written by Rian Scalia
Lion Fight 7 goes down tonight in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA with the main event pitting one of, if not the most popular American Muay Thai fighter, Joe Schilling against Eddie Walker.
Schilling looks to get another win as he lost two fights this year to Simon Marcus but quickly rebounded with a win over Karapet Karapetyan in June. For Walker, Schilling would most definitely be the biggest win of his career and he'd make a name for himself if he were to win. The fight takes place at 180lbs, a doable weight for both men and you can catch it tonight at www.lionfightpromotions.com for $14.95 USD. For full details, check out the press release below and click "Read More" to see the entire fight card.
Joe Schilling 180 LBS. (Los Angeles, CA) vs. Eddie Walker 178 LBS. (Atlanta, GA)
Joe Valtellini 163.5 LBS. (Toronto, Ontario, CANADA) vs. Gregory Choplin 165.5 LBS. (St. Denis, FRANCE)
Jeri Sitzes 121.5 LBS. (Springfield, MO) vs. Tiffany Van Soest 122 LBS. (San Diego, CA)
Phanuwat "Coke" Chunhawat 135 LBS. (Oakland, CA) vs. Adrian Morilla 133.5 LBS. (San Diego, CA)
Anthony Castrejon 118 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Andy Singh 116 LBS. (New York, NY)
130 lbs./USMTA title /5x2 rounds
Jason Andrada 130 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Victor Perez 129 LBS. (Van Nuys, CA)
Genesis Bravo 110 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Miranda Cayabyab 110 LBS. (San Jose, CA)
Josh Shepard 158 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Jose Hernandez *165 LBS. (Antelope Valley, CA)
Chris Lazaro 147 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Johnny Parsons 148 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV)
Steve Ault 185 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV) vs. Mike Gordon 181 LBS. (Las Vegas, NV)
About Lion Fight Promotions
Lion Fight Promotions, LLC is a Muay Thai fight promotion based out of Las Vegas, Nevada. Founded by Scott Kent, who serves as the Chief Executive Officer, the company's vision is to grow the sport of Muay Thai in America and increase its level of exposure and appreciation to the broad base of fight fans around the world.


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Students can make things glow at science camp
By James Benavides
Public Affairs Specialist
(April 25, 2008)--The UTSA Office of P-20 Initiatives will host the Science Explorer Summer Camp June 9-20 at the UTSA Downtown Campus. Thirty aspiring scientists in the fourth and fifth grades are being recruited to attend the day camp filled with hands-on science projects.
Today's headlines
- La Prensa Foundation is newest member of UTSA Lone Star Society
- UTSA alumna Jordan Kaufmann wins $50K for new stent-graft start-up
- UTSA begins new way-finding sign installation this summer at Main Campus
- USA Today: UTSA long jumper Tyler Williamson rescues three-year-old boy
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Taught by UTSA professors and students, the summer camp is a rare opportunity for young students to work in a college science lab without getting into trouble.
Topics of exploration will include making things glow in the dark; the myth of Pop-Rocks candies with soda, slime and polymers, fizzing and foaming; layered liquids; the Bernoulli Principle, the physics of paper airplanes and the perennial favorite challenge -- designing a capsule to protect an egg in a four-story drop.
The sessions will run 9 a.m.-noon, June 9-13 and June 16-20 with the weekend off and a party from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Friday, June 20. Students are responsible for their own meals and transportation. Registration is first-come, first-served, with a $150 non-refundable tuition fee.
For information or to request an application, call (210) 458-2769.


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Discussion in 'Off The Beaten Track' started by Rex, Apr 19, 2011.
Does anyone have feedback on Central Michigan U?
Rex! You can do it!
I say go for it. I'm actually going back myself but am choosing the full-time route since I want to change careers. Have you taken the GMAT or GRE yet? Some programs don't require either test, but I believe Temple does (I was looking into their fast track international program, but since I got in somewhere else before I even sent the application out, I never applied).
I'm on the fence. Frankly, all the really successful people I know in marketing (who demand major salaries and benefits) do NOT have marketing degrees. They all told me that a marketing degree is a dime a dozen these days. I was considering going to back to school for it too and they said it wasn't necessary.
Thanks for the words of support you two. I just found out my EO said I can start when I'm ready. He's getting more information for me today.
I'm not pursuing a marketing degree. Where did I say that?
None of the people in my marketing department majored in marketing for their bachelors degree, but all have MBAs, and many of them did marketing for their concentration in their MBA.
My coworker's undergrad degrees are in: fine art, history, food science, business, print technology, Russian, engineering, etc. Only one person majored in business. None majored in marketing. In classical consumer goods marketing, your undergrad can be in any subject - it teaches you how to think and learn, write and reason. Your MBA gets you hired.
Make sure you share what you learn here
It sounded to me that manleywoman was planning on it, not that she thought you were.
Ohhh, my bad. Sorry manleywoman.
CMU has a graduate program where I work. They have online and traditional graduate programs with classes that meet only on weekends. I don't know anything about their other programs, but I know something about the weekend program, if that would help you.
They do have both regional and AACSB accreditation.
Actually I was referring to where Rex said this in his first post:
So I assumed he was looking for a marketing degree. My mistake.
But yes, I was looking at it myself as well, and that was what I was told by the most successful people in marketing I know. And none of the three of them have MBAs either.
At 42 now 43, I decided to go back to school as a freshman at Penn State. It was/is the best decision I have ever made. Enjoy the experience, Rex.
What falls under the umbrella of marketing can vary from company to company.
In my experience, creative types and business development (sales) types do not really need MBAs, though any kind of advanced degree is usually helpful in breaking through to the upper-level positions more quickly.
Strategists and product/line managers usually do need a MBA or an advanced degree.
The people who can really command the big bucks are marketers with a finance background. If you can marry the two, your paycheck will be fat in no time.
One of the best doctors I've met started medical school at 42. Go for it, Rex!
What do you know?
That's Prancer .
Good on you Rex and good luck with it all, whether it be marketing or not.
The weekend program is a BEAR. That's what I know. Each term lasts for six weeks with two terms every calendar quarter, and this is the general class schedule: Fri 6:00PM-10:00PM; Sat 8:00AM-4:30PM
Sometimes they have classes on Sunday, too. The programs move very quickly; you can get done in about half the usual time. But you will bleed for it.
The students at my CMU branch are all military or civil service; I don't believe that they accept anyone else here. That means all their grad programs are very government-focused. The students seem to think the workload is very heavy during a term; I don't know anything about that, as I don't work in CMU programs. My general impression is that the students are very focused and competitive; none of my CMU referrals have ever been slackers--although I do wish the CMU people would do a better job of cleaning up my classroom after pizza parties.
I will say that CMU tries very hard to make students feel like they are in a real CMU program rather than just taking classes somewhere (a real problem where I work); it isn't easy, but they try.
The speeded up courses I did Multi-Cultural Ed in two weeks. I did nothing but read, write, research.
I would NOT do it again.
All of my classes right now are half-terms, and I hate most of them. The workload in one class in particular drives the students to tears and most of them would really benefit from more time. So would I.
But there are people for whom these courses are blessings. It just depends on what you are aiming for and how dedicated you are to doing it.
My experience with CMU students is that most of them end up having to take some time off because they can't deal with the incessant pace. But even with that, most of them graduate early.
My undergrad program at Cabrini was accelerated. One Saturday for almost two years. 9am to 1pm. And you had to really stay caught up on the reading and homework because of the pace.
I'm so used to an accelerated course schedule, that when I took a traditionally paced course, I had to be very careful not to drift/get lost. I was so used to having to work constantly, that having that same work spread out was, at first, dangerous - I feared I'd lose my place, forget to do stuff.
You get used to the fast schedule. I actually prefer it. But it is one heck of a lot of work.
Seriously. And I was also living with my invalid grandmother at the time, and was helping to take care of her, and that cuts into study time. I found it easier to go to the campus library after classes and just stay there until 6 or so, just to stay caught up. God forbid if you should be sick and miss a class...
Only if you're mature. I know plenty of 20 somethings who sign up for intensives and skip at least 50% of the classes. Strangely, they seem to get Bs anyway.
I'd recommend staying away from this place.
Think I'll take a pass.
It sounds as if your CMU students are in a cohort program. In a cohort program, all the students start during the same semester or term; take all of the same classes and progress through the program as a group.
Naturally most of what I know about CMU concerns the marching band and the music program But those are both pretty good, which is always a good sign to me. And I know several people who went there and are very happy.
Just when I thought I had it narrowed down to one, my ESO found two universities that not only offer MBA programs online, but offer 90-100% financial coverage for with the TA program for veterans; Brenau Univerisity and Liberty University, the latter a "Christian" college. I could get full coverage without paying a dime, and my "payback" time to the federal gov't starts when I start class. So by the time I finish, I'd only be obligated to them for a few months at the most. But I think I'd like to stay with the government. Both schools have regional accreditation.
American Military University was my final choice, but they are $325 per credit, or $975 per semester.
Colorado Technical University called me this morning and they are very aggressive in their pursuit of grad students and have a couple of MBA programs I'm very interested in, but at almost $1800 per semester, so not doable. The Coast Guard's limit is $750 per semester. My goal is to have a final decision by summer so I can start in the fall. Most of these do allow you to start when you are ready, but I want a last hurrah before I buckle down.