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UTSA hosts GLBTQ Pride Month events, workshops
By M. David Kessler
Academic Adviser, College of Liberal and Fine Arts Advising Center
(Oct. 10, 2007)--The UTSA Inclusion and Community Engagement Center, UTSA Lambda Alliance and UTSA Allies Program will host events at the 1604 and Downtown campuses throughout October as part of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transexual and Questioning (GLBTQ) Pride Month. Free and open to the public, the events foster awareness of GLBTQ issues and concerns.
Download a schedule of GLBTQ Pride Month events at the UTSA 1604 and Downtown campuses (pdf document).
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On National Coming Out Day (NCOD), Thursday, Oct. 11, there will be an information fair from 11 a.m to 1 p.m. at Sombrilla Plaza on the 1604 Campus. NCOD is an international event that gives gay, lesbian and bisexual people the opportunity to "come out" to others about their sexuality. It also provides a means of increasing the visibility of gay people. In the United States, the day is facilitated by the Human Rights Campaign's National Coming Out Project (NCOP). Many communities and college campuses sponsor activities such as dances, film festivals, workshops, literature booths and rallies on NCOD.
The first NCOD was Oct. 11, 1988. The date was chosen for the annual event in commemoration of the 1987 March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. It also marks the anniversary of the first visit of the AIDS Memorial Quilt to Washington, D.C.
- View a YouTube video and read more about National Coming Out Day at the Human Rights Campaign Web site.
Each semester, the Allies Program hosts training sessions for members of the UTSA community interested in joining the organization and being a visible GLBTQ ally or those interested simply in furthering their knowledge of GLBTQ issues. The Allies Program was established in 2005 with the support of the UTSA vice president for student affairs and other UTSA community members. The program seeks to empower administrators, faculty, staff and students to create and maintain a welcoming and inclusive environment for all GLBTQ members of the UTSA community.
Allies can post a placard, wear a lapel pin or display the Allies Program logo to show that they or their office, classroom or residence is a supportive, nonjudgmental environment where everyone will be respected regardless of their sexual orientation or gender identity and expression.
While the organization is not affiliated with any office, more information is available from the UTSA Counseling Services Web site. Visit the Allies Program blog for information on events relevant to the GLBTQ community.
UTSA Allies Program training and educational programs
Webcast: The Lives of Transgender People Today
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2:30-4 p.m.
Frio Street Building Room 2.518
(1604 Campus presentation TBA)
The Allies Program will host the webcast produced by the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Sue Rankin (Penn State University) and Brett-Genny Janiczek Beemyn (University of Massachusetts-Amherst) willl discuss the first national study of transgender people in the United States.
Allies Program Training
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 11:30 a.m.- 2:30 p.m., Downtown Campus
Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2-5 p.m., Downtown Campus
Friday, Nov. 16, noon-3 p.m., 1604 Campus
The introductory training is for students, staff, faculty and administrators. Attendees have the option of joining the training program at the end of the session. E-mail David Kessler for training session locations.
Webcast: Out of the Closet and Into the Cabinet: LGBT Professional Development and Promotion
Tuesday, November 27, 2:30-4 p.m.
Business Building Room 3.04.08, 1604 Campus and
Frio Street Building Room 2.518, Downtown Campus
The Allies Program hosts the webcast produced by NASPA. Kristen Renn, associate professor of higher, adult and lifelong education at Michigan State University, will discuss issues faced by LGBTQ student affairs professionals as they rise through the ranks of university administration. In 2003, Renn presented this information in an article in NASPA's Leadership Exchange, interviewing LGBT senior student affairs officers. Renn will be joined by some of these student affairs professionals in a conversation to assist LGBT professionals and their supervisors in creating the best climate for advancement in student affairs.


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Snowboarding Forum - Snowboard Enthusiast Forums (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/forum.php)
- Snowboard Reviews (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/snowboard-reviews/)
- - Review: 2011 K2 Turbo Dream, 390 Boss, Restricted Hail (http://www.snowboardingforum.com/snowboard-reviews/34711-review-2011-k2-turbo-dream-390-a.html)
Review: 2011 K2 Turbo Dream, 390 Boss, Restricted Hail
Well, since I recently came back from a Tahoe trip, I think I can give my new setup a complete review. I reviewed the 2011 K2 Turbo Dream after a demo, but this one will be more comprehensive since it is my own setup and I got a chance to shred on some great conditions for three days. So let's get to it!
Here are my stats:
Weight: 185lbs
Boot Size: 9.5
Height: 5'9
Angles: 18/-12
Stance Width: 23.5"
Riding style: All-mountain freestyle
Experience: Advanced Intermediate - Advanced (noob in the park though)
2011 K2 Turbo Dream 156
K2 Turbo Dream Mens Snowboard 2011
What can I say about this board? It's fiendishly fast! It really did catch me off guard because the board I demoed wasn't as fast, but I equate that to poor demo board maintenance and ice coast conditions. I did not wax the board and rode it factory all three days. Edge to edge was superb. Transitioning from toe to heel felt natural and responsive even with my soft flexing boots. Out of turns, the board wasn't the snappiest, but it offered enough power and the torsional flex was solid so squirreliness(slang, I know) was non-existent. Speaking of squirrely, I can't praise K2's Harshmellow tech enough. It is a great piece of tech and not only does it dampen your landings, but also dampens the overall ride. Board chatter is an inherent fault in boards with rockers and Harshmellow is an excellent solution.
This board is not without its faults though. I did find a weakness. The first day out, conditions were hardpacked and icey. Obviously, being from Michigan, a black steep here is a blue steep in Tahoe. So what better than to bomb down some Tahoe steeps? Well, I ran into some ice patches. The TD didn't wash out, but it definitely struggled to hold its edge on the patches in a steep run. Going full speed and trying to edge on ice, I got the dreaded leg rocking scraping noises. Okay, so I'm being pretty dramatic. In reality, it wasn't enough to send me flying face/ass first, but this might not be the same case for some lesser experienced riders.
It's there... BurtonAvenger said it best in his review, it's enough to be satisfying. One thing though, my 390 Bosses definitely helped to juice as much pop as possible from this board. Mind you, I am a little spoiled by my main board, a 2007 Burton TWC. It's a posi camber with tons of pop.
Flex/Camber Profile
Definitely a mid-stiff board. Torsionally, it is stiff. Again, because of my bindings, I was able to flex the board nicely. The flex is absolutely perfect for all-mountain freestyle with a bias towards the all-mountain side. Buttering was fun, but that has more to do with the rocker profile on this board. The TD features K2's All-Terrain Rocker which sees their Flatline camber between the bindings (70%) and rocker through tip and tails (30%). The tip has a medium rise rocker while the tail has a low one. This shape was great in the powder. I took it into some deep stuff. I purposely rode it into the side of one of the runs which had waist deep snow. Literally speaking, the TD disappeared through knee deep and rode out. I ended up coming out with a mound of snow on my board, but nothing a little jump didn't fix. I guarantee that I would have got stuck if I was on my posi cambered board in the same situation. Otherwise, the TD stayed on top of the pow and the only time it sunk was when I stopped (was riding with slower wifey and sis so slowing down was aplenty).
Through and through, I am very satisfied with this board. It is very versatile with very few minor faults. I do however recommend this board for the strong intermediate to advanced rider. New riders will likely find this board to be too fast for their comfort. Not a big deal though. If anything, it'll make you learn faster :cheeky4:
2011 Rome 390 Boss L/XL
These are sick, sick bindings. The color, the comfort, the flex, everything about it is superb. I'll get right to the cant system... awesome! I did make one mistake though, I didn't bring my other sets and went on my trip with the 3.5's installed. At first, with my 23" stance, I found discomfort. Since I didn't have the other cants handy, I decided to cowboy my stance more to 23.5". Ahhh, much better. Still some discomfort so I will be changing to 2.5's, but way better than what I experienced initially. I can totally see this cant system being super comfortable for really wide stance riders.
Comfort aside, the cant system had another benefit. I had more leverage over the flex of my board. The mid-stiff TD flexed more like a mid flex when I wanted it to. This means I was able to get the most pop out of my board. Back to comfort now... I am a huge fan of Flow bindings and my NXT-FSE's are the most comfortable bindings I have ever owned. With that said, the Bosses are the most comfortable traditional strap bindings I have ridden or owned. The ankle straps are super cushy and boot conforming. The toe strap isn't the best out there, but the waffle design does a really great job conforming to the toe of my boot. The ratchets were easy to release, but I did have a minor issue while tightening them. While I was cranking the ankle ratchets down, sometimes they would tilt past the release tab causing the strap to release. Simple solution, don't crank them down so fast or vigorously :)
The base of the bindings were nice and cushy. This coupled with the TD's Harshmellow and the Hail's sole made for some really damp riding. Did I mention that these bindings are super comfy?
One more negative to mention... I had a helluva time setting these bindings up. I had to adjust the heel cup setting to small to accommodate my 9.5 boots. That part was not fun at all. The screws for the highback setting are awkward and tough to untighten. Design could have been better because I have in fact seen a lot better. The cant settings are super easy though :)
Rome 390 Boss Update
Just an update for you guys. I took my Boss setup back out on very icey conditions this time. Yes, I picked up more chips and no, I don't give two poop logs.
However, I came across another issue. Some of the harder landings or take-offs were causing my rear foot's toe strap to come off as well as my leading foot's ankle strap. From the start I have stated that I don't like their release system and it is probably the reason why the ankle strap was coming off. As for the toe strap, the inner ladder just won't lock into place so it gets loose here and there.
In Rome's defense, nobody is immune to defects. I am not going to warranty it just yet because there is another factor that's probably contributing to my problems. I have the Burton Hails and it has their shrinkage tech. When I bought the boots, I didn't think it would actually perform as they advertise: Shrinkage reduced the overall footprint by a full size. So I did what I always do and got large bindings. I ended up having to adjust all the settings to the lowest possible and as a result, my straps are practically on the very last steps of the ladder.
Another thing I found that helped was giving the release tab a slap down after strapping in to make sure it was locked. By design, it is very loose and super easy to release.
I'm going to play around with the bindings some more and I'll let you guys know what's up.
I will add my boot review later on...
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As for boards that I consider to ride well on ice, I find magnetraction anything to handle really well. I also favor posi cambered boards that are mid-stiff to stiff. Ride's slimewalls are fairly good as well as Burton's frostbite edges with the latter being the better of the two.
I'm interested to see if K2 will come up with an answer to edge hold on ice in the future. Harshmellow does a great job on dampening, but ice still poses a slight problem. Like I said though, it wasn't enough of a problem to make me wash out. I did the first few times, but was able to easily compensate. I did so by making skidded turns so I wasn't on one edge too long.
Update on my Boss bindings. Hail review still to come (I want some more time on them).
Awesome review, thanks!
I have the same problem with my rome targa inner ladders on on toe strap. It keeps coming off I don't know why. My solution is to zip-loc it into place. You could try some gangsta rubber bands to keep down the release possibly?
If this keeps popping up I will go to the shop and return them and get myself some Cartels.
I have also experienced the straps getting loose. I also have the hails and they are on the low settings. I think my problem is how I crank down on my latches. I generally reach around with a couple fingers on the release latch and crank the tighten latch with my thumb, stupidly not knowing this is raising the release latch. Putting some tension on the straps with my boots makes them pop out of the ladder slightly. Im coming from Ride RX bindings where the release latch was different. So, like you, I just had to get used to giving the the release latch a good slap down to make sure it was locked.
So it seems this is a fault in their ratchet design. It's a shame because these are simply the most awesome pair of traditional strap bindings in this flex range otherwise.
I hope they improved the design for the next model. I'll find out next month :D
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It's my understanding that the Turbo Dream went to the All-Terrain Rocker (flat middle, slight rocker tip/tail) in the 08/09 season. Is that right? Also, do you know what they changed in each of the 2 subsequent years?
I can't speak for the 2009 model, but since the 2010 model they have added Harshmellow. As for the all-terrain rocker, yes it is flat camber in the middle. It's 70% flat and 30% rocker with the tip having a medium rise and the tail having a low rise.
The Harshmellow made a pretty big difference in dampness. I'm a big fan of that tech :)
I don't get that leg rock when I land jumps (not that I do huge jumps though).
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Wayne Law Alumni Association to Host Alumni/Student Golf Outing and Annual Meeting, Aug. 28
DETROIT (July 2, 2009) – Looking for a good reason to spend just a few more hours on the links this summer? Look no further. Grab your clubs and come out to support Wayne State University Law School at the 19th annual Alumni/Student Golf Outing on Aug. 28, 2009.
This year's Alumni/Student Golf Outing, sponsored by the Wayne Law Alumni Association (LAA) and the Wayne Law Student Board of Governors, is set to take place at the Warren Valley Golf Club. It will begin with a shotgun start at noon, followed by a buffet dinner and the LAA annual meeting at 5 p.m. Tickets for the event are $90 for LAA members, students and faculty, or $110 for non-members. Price per person includes 18 holes of golf with cart, lunch, dinner, a gift bag and, of course, a great time.
"We are excited about the 19th annual Alumni/Student Golf Outing because we will be merging it with our Annual Meeting for the first time," said LAA President Sean Blume, '02. "This is a great opportunity to support students and reconnect with Wayne Law alumni and friends. We are limited to 72 golfers, so be sure to get your tickets early as this is guaranteed to be a sellout."
Should you be unable to play golf but still wish to support Wayne Law and its students, there are plenty of opportunities for you to do so. Hole sponsorships are just $125 per hole, and dinner after the event is $40 per person.
The registration deadline is Aug. 21, 2009. To register for the event, please click here. Please contact Joye Clark at firstname.lastname@example.com or at (313) 577-2161 with any questions. Visit www.law.wayne.edu/alumni for more information about LAA events and announcements.
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I asked around and found that TogetherWeServed.com was probably my best bet for finding Navy buddies of Gerald. As of then, I had no information on his unit, rank, etc. Once I created a memorial page for Gerald, I started poking around the message boards. I picked the closest matching board for my query and typed up a post asking if anyone knew a Gerald Kline stationed on Lemoore Naval Air Station. Within minutes I had a response. Not from someone who knew Gerald, but the moderator. She suggested I request a copy of Gerald's DD214 and other military records. This can only be done by next of kin, so I called up my dad and he completed the paperwork. We sent over his signature and Gerald's obituary (again, thank God for Ancestry.com!) and a few weeks later Gerald's records were in the mail.
I don't want to post exact scans of these but I gained some great information.
- Enlistment: July 13, 1960.
- Discharged: Honerably on July 10, 1964.
- Unit: Attack Squadron 127
- Rank: ADJ3 (E4)
- Job: Jet aircraft servicer
- Recruit Training: Great Lakes Recruit Training Center, Illinois
He finished up his high school diploma in Memphis, Tenn. through the Navy. These documents also place Gerald at the H. O. Toor Shoe Company before his enlistment.
For those of you looking to find information about your deceased service members military records, visit: http://www.archives.gov/veterans/evetrecs/index.html


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Indiana state law requires that in order to file an appeal for a hearing in front of an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ), you must do the following:
Go to a WorkOne Center within ten (10) days of the mailing date of your "Determination of Eligibility."
The intake process involves several review steps for each appeal notice. For this reason, you will be unable to get information on your appeals case until at least seven days after you have filed. If there is any problem with your appeal notice, the fax confirmation sheet or other documentation reflecting the date you mailed or submitted your notice through a WorkOne office will allow the Appeals Division to file your appeal "as of" the correct date.
Cases are assigned to ALJs in the order in which they are received. Case assignments generally happen within three weeks of filing, although during some periods of time and as a result of certain economic conditions and/or large-scale job problems throughout the state, the time period from the date of filing to case assignment may be slightly longer.
After assignment, the ALJ presiding over your case will schedule a hearing. State law requires that the Appellate Division mail notices to all parties to a hearing 10 days in advance of the hearing. You will receive a Notice of Hearing along with an instruction sheet. You must return the second page of the Notice of Hearing (also known as the "Acknowledgement Sheet") indicating that you wish to participate in the hearing and providing a telephone contact number. Most hearings are scheduled as telephone hearings in which the ALJ calls both parties by telephone. Telephone hearings are the most efficient and economical means of conducting hearings and are easier for all parties to attend because it saves time and travel expense. The telephone number on your initial notice of appeal is not sufficient to guarantee that you will be called. You must respond to the Notice of Hearing and provide a current telephone number for the ALJ.
ALJ hearings observe general rules of trial procedure and evidence; however, if a party is not represented at the hearing, the ALJ will assist both parties in understanding the process and procedure. The ALJ will also answer any questions you have about the process or procedures before or during the hearing. All hearings are digitally recorded, and the ALJ issues a written decision in every case. The decision will be sent to each party by mail, generally within about 10 business days of the date of the hearing.
Provide the judge ONE contact telephone number to reach you for the hearing on the Acknowledgment Sheet, which comes with your Notice of Hearing. Deliver this sheet by mail, fax, or in person AT LEAST 24 hours prior to the hearing. If you deliver the sheet by fax, be sure to keep the fax confirmation to prove that your document was sent. You may call the judge's clerk 24 hours before the hearing to confirm your telephone number. If you leave a message, include your telephone number with area code, the judge's name, your name, and case number.
If you filed the appeal you must attend the hearing or your appeal will be dismissed. If your case is being heard by telephone, this means that you must be available for the telephone call when the ALJ tries to contact you. ALJ calls generally show on caller ID as "Blocked" or "Number Unavailable". If you have Privacy Manager or some other call screening system, please be sure that it is disabled prior to the hearing. Ensure that your telephone is sufficiently charged, has an audible ringer, and is otherwise operational prior to the time of the hearing. Although the Appellate Division makes every effort to be timely in starting hearings, it is possible that the ALJ has been delayed by a prior hearing. The ALJ will make at least one attempt to reach you. These attempts are digitally recorded and also documented in your case file. If your case is dismissed, the party that started the appeal has seven (7) days from mailing date of Dismissal to submit a written request for reinstatement of appeal. The reinstatement request should be mailed to the Director of UI Appeals, 100 North Senate Avenue, Suite N800, Indianapolis, IN 46204. In order to be reinstated, you must provide good cause why you were not able to be reached by the ALJ at the time of your hearing. The Director of Appeals considers all requests for reinstatement. By statute, no case can be reinstated more than once.
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In the past, a person claiming unemployment insurance benefits was required to prove to the ALJ certain facts that would make him or her eligible for benefits, such as the fact that he or she voluntarily left employment for good cause in connection with the work. On the other hand, the employer was required to prove to the ALJ that it discharged the claimant from employment for just cause. The requirement to prove these facts to the ALJ was called the "burden of proof". Beginning July 1, 2014, the Indiana General Assembly has directed that neither the claimant nor the employer has the burden of proof at the hearing before the ALJ. The ALJ will review all of the evidence presented at the hearing and will issue a determination regarding the claimant's eligibility for unemployment insurance benefits after that hearing.
Prepare for the hearing by knowing the issue(s) of your case, having only witnesses who have personal knowledge of the issues, and bringing copies of any documents that may help explain your side of the case. If your hearing is by telephone, you will need to mail, deliver, or fax your documents to the ALJ and the other party prior to the hearing. You have the right to be represented by an attorney at the hearing, but it is not required.
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The ALJ's decision will become final unless you appeal the adverse Decision to the Review Board within eighteen (18) calendar days after the mailing date of the decision. The appeal must be in writing and signed by you. The appeal must contain the case number, the Claimant's social security number, and an explanation of the reason for appeal. If you have additional information or documents that were not available at the time of the ALJ hearing, a request to submit the additional evidence and the documents should be included with the letter of appeal to the Review Board. The appeal should be mailed to:
Department of Workforce Development
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100 North Senate Avenue, Suite N802
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Paul G. Allen
Asking, "What if..."
Like many of us, when Paul notices something about the world that interests, fascinates or bothers him, he wonders if it can be done differently.
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text: The annual "Champs Camp" takes place this week for the U.S. skaters assigned to the 2013-14 Grand Prix, so here's the thread for all news, photos, and other coverage via social media. There should be 39 athletes attending with their coaches (I've noted the newbies with a *): Men (8): *Max Aaron, Jeremy Abbott, *Jason Brown, Richard Dornbush, *Joshua Farris, Evan Lysacek, Ross Miner, Adam Rippon Ladies (7): *Samantha Cesario, Christina Gao, Gracie Gold, Mirai Nagasu, Ashley Wagner, Agnes Zawadzki, Caroline Zhang Pairs (7 teams): Marissa Castelli/Simon Shnapir, Lindsay Davis/Rockne Brubaker, Caydee Denney/John Coughlin, *Haven Denney/Brandon Frazier, *Alexa Scimeca/Chris Knierim, *Britney Simpson/Matthew Blackmer, *Felicia Zhang/Nate Bartholomay Ice Dance (5 teams): *Alexandra Aldridge/Daniel Eaton, Madison Chock/Evan Bates, Meryl Davis/Charlie White, Madison Hubbell/Zach Donohue, Maia & Alex Shibutani ETA this tweet by @USFigureSkating: "We are gearing up for #ChampsCamp here in Colorado Springs. Get ready for tons of updates throughout the week!" The newbies are excited - a sampling of tweets: Alexa Scimeca @lexxapaige: "So excited to take part in our first ever champs camp!!!! @ChrisKnierim #teamUSA" Matt Blackmer @MattBmer last week: "Champs camp is next week. And I'll be there. #IsThisRealLife? Today is the travel day to Colorado Springs (for those not already there). ETA: A few are traveling early Tuesday.


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This Morning: Microsoft Under Construction, Defending Google, AMD, BBRY
Here are some things going on this morning in your world of tech:
Shares of Microsoft (MSFT) are down $3.12, or almost 9%, after the company last night missed fiscal Q4 expectations and said a weak PC market would continue to weigh on results.
The stock has gotten two downgrades, that I can see, from Cowen & Co. and Raymond James, both cutting the stock to Hold.
Raymond James's Michael Turits cut his rating to Market Perform from Outperform, and stripped off his $39 price target, writing that "With no implied 2H13 PC recovery and visibility low into the financial impact of the transition to cloud and reorganization, we believe MSFT is fairly valued in the aftermarket at 9.5X EV/FCF, in line with the large cap tech median."
On the other hand, Stifel Nicolaus's Brad Reback, reiterating a Buy rating and cutting his price target to $36 from $38, this morning writes that "we think as Haswell/Bay-Trail gain traction, the PC market should stabilize late in CY13" and that "we believe downside is limited (low $30's) and would use any weakness as an opportunity to build positions."
Shares of Google (GOOG) are down $30.69, or 3.4%, at $880.09, after the company last night reported lower-than-expected Q2 revenue and profit, and spent time on a conference call explaining why its ad rates had dropped 6%, on average, from the prior-year period.
There don't appear to be any rating changes, and the stock gets severe, thumbs up from the Street despite the falloff in "cost per click."
John Blackledge of Cowen & Co., who has an Outperform rating on the shares, and a $972 price target, urges investors not to overreact, writing "while the CPC result was less than we expected on a y/y basis there was nothing terribly alarming in the result, particularly in light of paid clicks, which were higher than we expected."
Shares of Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) are down 66 cents, or 14%, at $3.98, after the company beat Q2 expectations, and offered a higher-than-expected Q3 revenue projection, but also projected profit margin below what analysts had been modeling, including for the new game console chips it is making for Microsoft (MSFT) and Sony (SNE).
Jonathan Pitzer of Credit Suisse, one of two analysts downgrading the stock today, cut his rating on the shares to Underperform from Neutral, writing that " Profitability, unfortunately, continues to be challenging - the bullish upside scenario assumed gaming alone could contribute annualized earnings of $0.40+ based on $1.5bn in revenue and OpM of 20%."
"However, OpM on gaming appears to be closer to 10% than 20% - and our analysis suggests annualized earnings in a bullish scenario of only $0.20."
But FBR Capital's Christopher Rolland comes to the stock's defense this morning, reiterating an Outperform rating, writing "Over a very long lifecycle (game consoles have historically lasted eight or more years), there are numerous opportunities to reduce manufacturing and operating support costs, thus boosting margins over time. Therefore, while we would have liked to see gross margins in the 40%s and operating margins in the high 20%s from the 'get-go,' we understand the initial economics."
Shares of BlackBerry (BBRY) are rising by 14 cents, or 1.5%, at $9.26, after BMO Capital Markets's Tim Long raised his rating on the shares to Market Perform from Underperform, writing that "While we still see issues with both Services and devices, we expect less downside given the 35% decline in stock price over the last month" and that "enterprises may start to increase deployments of BB10 now that an updated version of BES 10 is out." He thinks BlackBerry is having some traction with mobile device management, and that "there is precedent in the handset industry for overpriced acquisitions" even though he doesn't expect BlackBerry to get bought.


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3rd Album
I'm really so hyped about Nicki's 3rd album! I just wish she would hurry up and give us a little something from it. Like a sneek peek type of thing. I understand it takes time to create a perfect album, though. So, I don't blame her for taking her time <3


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I think the fact that a deal has not yet been reached is proof in itself that the usual refs call a fair game. If the normal refs really were ever paid to make games go a certain way, it would be the ultimate bargaining tool for the refs to get a new and better deal. Can you imagine the fallout for the NFL if a ref came forward and admitted to being bribed..... if this was truly the case, the refs would have a new deal months before the old one expired.
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#1 Tue 13 Nov 12 9:49pm
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Baking for Afghanistan
My fiance is serving in Afghanistan and I've been sending him out a weekly homemade treat for him to share with his team. I have a vacuum-packing machine to help things stay fresh but it still takes 10 days or so to arrive on base.
Has anyone got any suggestions for homemade goodies I can make and sent out? Ideas tried so far:
Standard fruit cake
Marmalade loaf (was stale when it arrived)
#2 Tue 13 Nov 12 10:14pm
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Welcome to the forum pen-y-jen
what about something like an oldfashioned gingerbread , they are always best left for a few days before they are eaten to allow the sticky texture to develop.
or .. fruit cakes keep well as the fruit in them helps keep them moist textured.
Fudge would travel well and would not spoil in transit.
or what about some oatcakes and one of those little truckles of waxed chedder cheese
well those are just one or two suggestions I am sure others will give more.
#3 Tue 13 Nov 12 11:17pm
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Re: Baking for Afghanistan
what about baklava
there are boxes meant for shipping it like cioccolatini
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#4 Tue 13 Nov 12 11:52pm
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Re: Baking for Afghanistan
Grand_Ma wrote:
what about baklava
#5 Wed 14 Nov 12 9:12am
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Re: Baking for Afghanistan
Any biscuits would keep fresh for quite a while if vacuum packed.
#6 Wed 21 Nov 12 7:44pm
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Re: Baking for Afghanistan
Try icing cakes/loaves with fondant icing onto a board or plate. The icing keeps the moisture in, provided there are no gaps. I know my aunt, who bakes wedding cakes, can bake plain sponge (like pound cake) quite a while in advance and it doesn't go stale because it's covered in fondant. In fact she has to do them in advance, because of the time it takes to decorate.
So it might be worth trying this, even with cakes that wouldn't usually be iced.
I agree with the biscuit comment, as long as we're talking biscuits in the UK sense (US cookies), not US biscuits (like UK scones), which would go stale.
#7 Thu 22 Nov 12 4:18am
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Re: Baking for Afghanistan
ANZAC biscuits - they were a war time favourite because they lasted in the post; we've sent them to relatives and friends serving and it can take a month or more
There are many many recipes
#8 Thu 22 Nov 12 6:46pm
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Re: Baking for Afghanistan
I sent some gingerbread yesterday which should hopefully still be ok when it arrives - the "taster" batch was pretty tasty!
ANZAC biscuits look delicious so I'll try them next and bear the fondant icing in mind for his birthday cake parcel.
#9 Mon 26 Nov 12 11:00am
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whatever your going to bake make sure its as fresh as possible as after ten days if it wasnt fresh then this could taste real bad! dont bother with getting produce from the supermarket as it could not be as fresh as it could be, getting it straight from the producer! if you are struggling to find the right person to get in touch with then go to foodbritain.com and they will point you in the correct direction
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The book is supplemented by an attractive, user-friendly website (http://www.escapefromtheivorytower.com/) that provides, among other things, exercises to help scientists decide how much advocacy they'd like to do, videos of scientists offering advice, and links to effective research-lab websites. Unfortunately, although the book was published in August 2010, three months later many of the online resources mentioned in the text still could not be found on the site.
Escape from the Ivory Tower joins a growing throng of recent publications that exhort, even scold, scientists to convey their work more clearly in order to save the world from environmental disaster and scientific illiteracy. These include Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum's Unscientific America, Cornelia Dean's Am I Making Myself Clear? and Randy Olson's Don't Be Such a Scientist. Baron is not a scolder—she presents her guidance with a supportive, can-do attitude. And she defines her readership rather narrowly. "It's time for the very best scientists to engage," she writes, and she's most concerned with high-impact environmental studies that address such problems as the ozone hole and fisheries collapse.
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Elsa Youngsteadt is a programs manager at Sigma Xi, where she coedits the Science in the News Daily e-newsletter and contributes to Public Radio International's The World Science podcast. She is also a freelance science writer and holds a Ph.D. in entomology from North Carolina State University.
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"He calls me every week. I went down to the camp over the summer; I had unfortunately injured my collar bone at our team camp during the summer, so I sat out when I went to the camp, but they were really nice to me and stuck with me, so i knew I wanted to be in that program," he said.
Though he hasn't had the opportunity to be on campus for a game, he has made the trip a few times, the most recent being a few weeks ago for a campus tour. He has, however, had a chance to watch the Spartans' play on television and has come away impressed.
"Coach [Mike] MacIntyre is doing a really good job this season. It looks like the players are buying into what he's coaching them to do and so far, they have been successful. I'm excited to be a part of it," he said.
Though he's not quite sure when he'll head to campus for his official visit, he thinks it will be after his senior season.
"I probably won't take my official visit until after the season. With playoffs, it's kind of weird, but at least it's close, so hopefully I can take a Saturday and Sunday and go down there. I just dont know when yet," he said.
Carter did have plans to attend this weekend's match up versus BYU, but had to postpone his visit to December 7th because of a conflict with playoffs.
"I'm pretty much sure I'll be at San Jose State. I've kept good relationships with some of the other coaches that have been recruiting me, but I'm stuck on the Spartans," he said.
He hasn't yet met any other Spartan commits, but could likely face off against one if Folsom continues further into playoffs.
"I know that the running back from Loomis (Calif.) Del Oro [Brandon Monroe] is going there, but I haven't had the chance to meet any of the guys yet. There's a chance we could meet up with his team during playoffs, so maybe I'll get the chance there," he said.
Carter and the Bulldogs face Vacaville (Calif.) this Friday night in the second round of playoffs.


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Compared to other bikes in the XC race category, the Zaskar 100 geometry is odd. The chainstays are long, the top tube is short, the head angle is slack. Given those numbers, I would not buy one of these without a thorough demo ride. Or...I might be willing to bank on a few credible reviews, credibility being 1) The reviewer hasn't already bought the bike, and 2) the reviewer has spent time on other comparable bikes. Unfortunately, as others have said, there are no such reviews.
GT's marketing strategy seems to be to hoping we'll be seduced by the sexy curves and a "smokin' deal" from Performance or a web dealer.
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Faithlegg House Hotel & Golf Resort in Waterford is an 18th century mansion which has been beautifully restored to form the centre piece of a superb four star hotel and golf course.
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Cabezas' convicted killers are free, 15 years after murder
It was a cold winter morning more than 15 years ago. As part of my daily routine as a foreign correspondent, I opened my laptop to read the Argentine papers. I was shocked by a headline: my colleague José Luis Cabezas, a photographer for the newsweekly magazine Noticias, had been murdered. His bullet-ridden body was found on January 25, 1997, inside a burned car, handcuffed and charred, on the outskirts of the beach resort of Pinamar.


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Allison's Travel Guide
I seriously think you need to consider writing your own travel guide for the west. I mean, you've been lots of places, you've got lots of 'insider tips' and have hiked tons of miles...just a thought! Plus, you and Silas could collaborate--I love reading each of your versions of some of your trips.
This one had me laughing out loud. I think my favorite part was your list of expectations of Upheaval Dome. Your line about the crawdads gave me flashbacks to our childhood. I was seriously terrified of those things!
Glad you had fun...
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So we left here at about 8:00 on Saturday morning and we got to Moab just after 9:00- we made a couple quick stops for gas and to drop off our recycling (although it's a pain to have to try to remember to bring our recycling when we go to Moab or Cortez, they both take glass- which is awesome since they didn't in Missoula)
We got to Canyonlands at about 10:00 and found out that it was free this weekend! (for Father's Day) We actually have an annual pass so we don't have to pay anyway. Well, I guess we DID pay- it's about $80 for an annual pass- but then it's good for a year for unlimited visits to any national park or monument. I'm trying to count... I think so far since we got it in March we've used it 9 times to get into national parks and 6 times at national monuments, so it's definitely paid for itself already. But anyway, we thought that was pretty cool that they had free entry for the weekend.
We made a quick stop at the visitor center...and and even quicker exit. Sorry to say, but we voted it the most disappointing national park visitor center that we've been too thus far. This brought up the topic of BEST national park visitor center- I think the Prarie Creek Visitor Center in Redwood National Park was the winner with Crater Lake coming in a close second.
We had decided to do an 8 mile loop hike at* Upheaval Dome. Notice the asterisk...I really had to think about how to word that. Let me tell you what I was EXPECTING from the descriptions of the hike that I read in multiple books.
I was expecting the trail to go around the dome/crater.
I was expecting views into the dome/crater from the trail.
I was expecting (as described in hiking guide #1) 'One of the most popular trails in Canyonlands'
I was expecting (as described in hiking guide #2) 'the closest thing to a moonscape on earth that you may ever see.'
Now let me tell you what I saw. Nothing. Well, not NOTHING, but not the crater. There was not a single view into the crater from any point on the hike. 8 miles and NOT ONE view into the crater. AND we even did the 1.5 mile (3 miles roundtrip!!!) hike into the crater once we were at the bottom of the canyon and I still didn't feel like I was seeing anything that matched the descriptions I had read. Oh yeah, and we didn't see a single person- usually we like that, but to not see anyone on 'one of the most popular trails in Canyonlands' on a weekend with free entry? Very weird.
So our hike ended up being 11 miles total- it rained off and on most of the hike, we got ATTACKED by mosquitoes. (I counted 12-13 bites on ONE of Silas' calves!!) We (mostly Silas since he was in the lead) also got buzzed by countless cicadas- yuck! I'm not positive that they were cicadas- I don't know if they have them around here, but they were very similar to the cicadas in Japan- loud and gross! It wasn't TOTALLY miserable, but based on the descriptions I had read, I was disappointed with the hike. There, I said it- I'm not saying anything else about the hike!
By the time we finished our hike we were exhausted and STARVING! We were wishing that we had already got our camp site and set everything up so that we could just go back to it and crash, but that would have required us thinking ahead, so we were out of luck. BUT we were happy to see that there were open sites at the campground, so we set up the tent and got food going in record time. As I mentioned earlier, we had forgotten several things- and at that point we were so hungry that instead of just having plain burgers, we took the cheese off our sandwiches for the next day to put on our burgers and we also used the bacon that was supposed to be for breakfast and I'm glad we did- we were starving!
After dinner Silas suggested we drive out to some of the viewpoints to watch the sunset. From about the last mile or two of our hike up until then it had totally cleared up and was hot and sunny, but as we were on our way to the viewpoints some clouds started rolling in from the west. Between the sunset and the coulds, the lighting was completely changing by the second...and then all of a sudden there was a rainbow...and then the lighning started. I insisted that we sit in the car to watch it, but there were quite a few people standing out at the viewpoints watching. I have never seen lightning like that- a few times it was like the lighning was coming up from the ground and then branching out across the sky. It was so beautiful...but a little scary since we were up so high.
The next morning we got up and had our usual breakfast (minus the bacon) and coffee, then we went BACK to Upheaval Dome. I wanted to give it one last chance to redeam itself, so we were going to walk out to the overlook and see if maybe we'd actually be able to see something that we hadn't been able to see during out 11 mile hike. Yep, the viewpoint was MUCH better. Anyone who might be going there- skip the hike, just go to the overlook, it's much more scenic.
After FINALLY seeing Upheaval Dome we headed back to Moab for a short hike up Mill Creek Canyon. One of Silas' co-workers who lives in Moab had told him that it's kind of the local swimming hole. It was a short hike up to a small waterfall with a swimming hole underneath it. There were several people there, but they were all up on top so we went down to the bottom and took a nice cool dip. It wasn't until we were on our way back to the car that we saw that there were crawdads in the water! Yuck! I'm so glad I hadn't seen them before we swam- I hate crawdads!
After our swim it was time for lunch. This is what I was saying that I'm starting to get suspicious about. Silas and I both LOVE eating out at restaurants, but we've really been trying to cut back lately. So we packed sandwiches for lunch to save money, but then after we took the cheese out of them for our burgers they were kind of a sad looking lunch... SO... Silas suggested we eat out. Hmmm.... was this all part of his plan to get to eat at a restaurant? Maybe. But either way we decided to go to one of our favorite restaurants in Moab- Pasta Jay's. This place smells so good!! We have a theory that they cook garlic in the back and pump the smell out onto the street- we can't resist the smell of that place!! We had a delicious lunch (and leftovers for dinner) and then headed back home. As much fun as we have on weekends, it's always so nice to come home!
PS...the sandwiches weren't wasted...we ate them for lunch today...
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I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who was terrified of crawdads--I remember needing somebody (usually Oliver) to do a sweep of the shallow part of the river and give me the all-clear before I got in. I also remember wearing those stupid water shoe things even though I hated them because I didn't want anything to touch my feet.
Sounds like you guys had fun! The food looks SO good! We need to go there when I come to visit :)
Re: crawdads
We can definitely go there- whoever comes to visit better be ready to eat because we have tons of places that we want to take people!
Jerry Seinfeld
See, everything works out, just like episode of Seinfeld. The hike sucked, but then you got to see some cool lightening! That made it worth it, anyway. I agree, you should write a hiker's guide to southern Utah. It's really cool to read about all the details of your trip! You guys really cram alot of fun stuff into the too-short weekends!
I've been mentally planning my visit around meals, serious. I know we've already talked about several places I want to eat or you want to go to. I mean, hiking and seeing ruins and whatnot will be fun, but I'm mostly in it for the food :)


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Like many of you, my day job consists of largely sitting in a cubicle, doing vague "computer stuff." Such extended sedentary behavior is hardly conducive to physical fitness in any way, so I try to keep active as much as possible outside of work. In particular, I've taken up regular running as a way to try and stay healthy and live long enough to see important things like grandchildren, the third Hobbit movie, and The Singularity.
One of the current trends in running is the popularity of so-called "barefoot" running. The theory goes that human feet evolved to run without shoes, and modern running shoes with thick soles actually lead to weak feet, bad form, and injuries. The hard-core zealots actually advocate running completely barefoot, but that's a little extreme for most of us. A more reasonable option is one of the popular minimalist shoes which forgo thick, padded heels in favor of a flat, thin sole. Continue Reading "Merrell Trail Gloves: "Barefoot" Running Without Looking Like a Gorilla" »


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New parking garage for downtown library
To accommodate growing demand, the King County Library System is building a three-level parking garage for the Bellevue Regional Library downtown. When construction starts, probably in September, parking will be limited to 50 spaces in the Ashwood Park lot, with a three-hour time limit.
The King County Library System advises users to use the following driving and parking alternatives during construction:
The 250-stall garage will replace an 80-stall surface parking lot. Combined with parking now available under the library, the garage will add 163 parking stalls, hiking the total from 199 to 362. Usage of the library, at 1111 110th Ave. NE, is expected to increase by at least 5 percent. The library now averages 68,000 visitors a month.
To help alleviate the demand for parking, library programs will be held off-site, and meeting rooms will not be available for use. Information and referral services will still be available via phone, email or through KCLS' Text-a-Librarian or Live Chat reference services. Call 425-450-1765 for details.
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For sale is the OEM 2011 STI hatchback axel-back portion of the exhaust. It was only on the car for under 2,000 miles. It's just taking up space in my garage and I need it gone.
Local pick-up is preferred (located in Metro Detroit), but will ship at buyers expense.
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"Todays edition of The Mailbag on Giants.com:
Last year after the draft, TE Adrien Robinson was called the JPP of tight ends. How has his development gone? Are his physical talents translating to improved performance? What do you see him contributing to the Giants this coming season?
No, this question is not from Eli Manning. Frankly, its a little difficult to gauge Robinsons progress. Because he was completing his academic requirements at Cincinnati last spring he did not participate in most of the offseason camps and programs. That put Robinson behind the other tight ends and rookies when he reported to training camp. He was inactive for all but two regular-season games and his playing time was limited to special teams. But Robinson said the work he received in practice every day set him up to be a productive player in the future. Jerry Reese said after the season the Giants still have high hopes for Robinson. I do think he can contribute to the Giants in 2013, and he might have to if Martellus Bennett, who is a free agent, isnt re-signed."


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What is in this article?:
- The Secret to Understanding Arc Flash Calculations
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- Informative Annex C, Limits of Approach
- Informative Annex D, Incident Energy and Arc Flash Boundary Calculation Methods
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A persons behind which appears similiar in size and shape to a bucket?, maybe a vessel full of cr..? A huge behind, good for nothing except sitting on. Maybe a reference that someone is lazy? Not sure of background but an Aussie male I know used it all the time even to people without large behinds.
"What have you been doing all day? bucketarse!
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A man who loves having enormous numbers of oversized penis' being pounded continuously and relentlessly into his anus'; thus stretching it and making it loose and leathery, often dripping discharge and other body fluids, mostly male sperm and puree';d faeces.
"that Matty in the Admiralty Towers in Brisbane, Australia, is a dirty, loose legged, slug bucket-arse faggot, ay?
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I was sitting around the other day and had just popped the last tic-tac in my mouth and I thought there must be a way to reuse the tic-tac container for something useful ( I like to find uses for stuff like this). I though for maybe 10 minutes and it hit me. I went out into the shop rinsed it out good, dried it and drilled 1/16 in holes three on each side to provide ventilation. I then pryed the whole top off and replaced it only pushing one end down firmly leaving the other end up somewhat so it could be pryed off with one hand. I then went out to the bee yard and did my usual inspections. In doing the inspections I located a queen, flipped open the flap opening of the Tic-Tac container and placed her inside closed the flap and did what I had to do in that hive and when finished I pryed the top off let her go back into the hive. Now I have a nice little queen holding container that I can use when I don't have anything with me that I can use. I have also used one to give a friend of mine a queen for a hive that went queenless.
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E-mail phishing is a significant and growing problem for CU-Boulder. Recently, the CU-Boulder campus has seen an increase in the number of accounts compromised by phishing attempts. In addition, the reaction times of e-mail service providers have become much faster for blocking e-mail from institutions with compromised e-mail accounts. A compromised account often sends in excess of 100,000 e-mail messages which quickly hurts the e-mail reputation of the @Colorado.EDU domain and adds the domain to various e-mail block lists. When the @Colorado.EDU domain gets blocked, e-mail providers like Google, Yahoo, Comcast and others delay or reject delivery of messages from all @Colorado.EDU addresses. The Office of Information Technology (OIT) works to quickly identify and remediate compromised accounts but, once our domain has already been blocked, it can take hours or even days before the block is lifted.
CU-Boulder has long allowed the sending of outbound e-mail to the Internet without any restrictions. Due to the increased occurrence and impact of accounts compromised by e-mail phishing, CU-Boulder can no longer let an unlimited flow of outbound e-mail occur without risking the integrity of the entire e-mail communication environment. Instead, we are now institutionalizing throttling limits that will not impact standard, general purpose communication. If there are legitimate business reasons for sending large quantities of e-mail, an exception can quickly be granted.
In order to proactively manage the impact these phishing message have on this campus, OIT will set a limit for outbound e-mail messages to 400 recipients per hour/per account starting on Thursday, Aug. 22. Setting this limit will stop the flood of outbound e-mails when an account is compromised while not affecting delivery for the vast majority of campus e-mail account owners. E-mails sent from a single account that exceed the 400 recipient limit will be held in e-mail queues allowing OIT an opportunity to clean up compromised accounts before the e-mail escapes to the Internet. This new procedure will only delay, not deny, delivery of messages unless it becomes clear that the messages are illegitimate.
Campus bulk messaging services like Listproc, Sympa Course Rosters and CU-Boulder Today (Harris Connect) will be exempt from the limit. For those account owners who have a business need for sending large numbers of e-mails as part of normal operating procedures, an exception request process has been put into place. To request an exception, please contact the IT Service Center at email@example.com or call 303-735-4357.
OIT has determined these new e-mail outbound sending rates based upon the best practices of other large-scale e-mail providers such as Google and Microsoft. These new limits will protect the continuity of e-mail communication for all CU-Boulder account owners while limiting the impact from compromised accounts. If you have questions about this new limit or about campus e-mail services in general, please contact the IT Service Center at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 303-735-4357.


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How-To: Automatically logout idle bash session
Posted by chantra on 15th July 2013
It can be useful to have a bash session automatically closing after some time. One of the obvious reason you might want this to happen is to make sure that no console is left with root access unwillingly.
Bash comes ready for this and can be configured to automatically terminate after waiting for activity for a given time.
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I am new to beekeeping. I inherited a hive when one of my tenants moved and left it. The hive has not been touched for over a year and I finally decided that I would scratch that beekeeping itch that I have had for quite some time. I am currently taking a beginner class provided by our local beekeeping association. I am planning to order one or two more hives depending on the condition of the inherited one. An experienced beekeeper is going to take a look at it and let me know its condition and determine if it is still viable.
The hive has had a lot of activity during the recent warm spell. I went out today and sat down beside it and watched the girls go and come for some time. See video below
BTW: I have been looking around here for several months and have learned quite a bit from you all. Thanks.


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Spacious Central London Apartment
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Flat 2 is a lovely apartment, it's on the first floor (its 60 sq/m) and can sleep up to 6 people. It's very light and has a fully equipped designer kitchen with a breakfast bar and 4 stools, a washing and drying machine, the main bathroom has a bath tub and shower along with an en-suite bathroom with another shower (to the master bedroom) with double beds (both being 4ft6 wide) in each of the 2 bedrooms, along with having two sofas in the living room one being a sofa bed which also accommodate 2 people. It has double glazing throughout and is quiet.
NB Cleaning Fee (50£) is by week and not by journey
NB Extra days are on average between 175£ and 185£
House rules-No Pets.
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The apartament is great. It is very close to St Pancras Station and King Cross Station. We didn't have any problem. If I went back to London I will stay there again.
We had a nice stay in this apartment. It is very central. Would recommend it for sure.
Clean and spacious 2 floors appartement, very well located (min away from St Pancras). Owner is very helpful and easy to get in touch with. I highly recommend this flat for your stay in London.
The apartment corresponded to the expectations present in the offer, it is well maintained, has complete equipment, the location for those who want to visit London is perfect given the proximity to a major subway stations so you can reach every area of London in a few minutes, the road is quiet and nearby there are shops and supermarkets. The only thing missing is a dining table in the kitchen because that does not have enough seats if you are more than two people, and so we have been obliged to use the living room table that has forced us to eat sitting on the ground. It 'a house that we can recommend!
L'appartamento corrisponde alla aspettative presenti nell'offerta, è curato, ha dotazione completa, la posizione per chi vuol visitare Londra è perfetta data la vicinanza ad una delle maggiori stazioni della metropolitana così da poter raggiungere ogni zona di Londra in pochi minuti, la strada è silenziosa e nelle vicinanze ci sono negozi e supermercati. L'unica cosa mancante è un tavolo da pranzo perché quello in cucina non ha posti a sufficienza se si è in più di due persone e così ci siamo visti costretti ad utilizzare il tavolo da salotto che ci ha costretti a mangiare seduti a terra. E' una casa che ci sentiamo di consigliare!!!
Great stay, very well located apartment in the northern city center (St Pancras station), with ideal metro links to navigate and visit. Debbie our host sends you a general explanation for receiving messages from the apartment and a tour program. I recommend.
Superbe séjour, appartement très bien situé dans le Nord du centre ville (gare de st pancras) , avec des liaisons métro idéales pour naviguer et visiter.
Debbie notre hôte vous envoie des messages d'explication généraux pour la réception de l'appartement ainsi qu'un programme de visite.
Je recommande.
24 hours before we moved house which was less modern and less options, but we had no reduction
24h avant on nous a changé de logement qui était moins moderne et avec moins d'options, mais nous avons eu aucune réduction
The apartment was nice. The beds were comfortable and we enjoyed our stay. However we gad some trouble withthe heating, but Debbie came to assist us and get the temerature up.
Debbie was nice and helpful, she stayed in contact with us from beginning to end. She provided all materials and resources in the apartment and it was a nice space and convenient given its key location near King's Cross. Thanks for your help, it made our stay in London fun and pleasant!
Very centrally located. Very good infrastructure. Nice and british.
Nice flat with easy access to public transport. Perfect organisation and communication with and from Debbie - we enjoyed our stay. Next time we go to London we will definetly re-book this flat
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text: I was just wondering how you guys house your breeder queens . I have read on some other forums that breeder queens should not be used as production queens what does this mean. I know the purpose of the breeder is to make daughter queens but other than a nuc or a full sizee hive what do you keep them in. because the breeder will keep laying just like a production queen.


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FORT WAYNE, Ind.—What kind of innovative ideas can we expect from tomorrow's leaders? Visit the New Tech Showcase hosted by Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) on Tuesday, April 22, from 9:15 a.m. to 10:45 a.m. in the Walb Student Union International Ballroom to find out.
Community members are invited to attend the showcase of 49 projects by teams from seven area New Tech High Schools to learn how today's high school students envision tomorrow's technologies.
Students participating in the New Tech Showcase will spend the day at IPFW displaying their projects, participating in a panel discussion with IPFW students and alumni, and take tours of campus.
Maria Norman, assistant director of admissions, said: "The projects these students are working on are so exciting and it's all happening right here in northeast Indiana. IPFW is honored to host this showcase where these bright students can demonstrate the results of their work to each other and to our community."
The seven area New Tech High Schools are:
According to the New Tech Network's website, "New Tech schools' project-based learning approach engages student with dynamic, rigorous curriculum. Through extensive professional development and hands-on coaching, the teachers evolve from keepers of knowledge to facilitators of rich, relevant learning. New Tech Network is re-imagining education and the student accomplishments speak volumes."
The showcase is sponsored by IPFW, the Talent Initiative, Vision 2020, and NISTEM. To learn more about the showcase, go to the New Tech Showcase website. For more information, contact Norman at 260-481-6148 or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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I have a strip of land about 4 feet wide on the north side of my house that borders my neighbor. This strip is basically useless, except that my heat/air unit sits there. It is a pain to mow. In fact, it is hard to access.
I have considered planting some type of mint along this strip. In my experience, mint tends to take over, which is exactly what I want. I want something that I can call a "plant" and not a "weed" to take over this space. Also, the mint would have the added benefit of possibly producing nectar.
The only problem is that this strip is fairly shady, because there is a fence next to it and my neighbor's house is about 6 feet from the property line.
Will ordinary mint grow (and hopefully take over) in semi-shade conditions? Are there any aggressive/spreading types of mint plants that do best in shade?


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How I became an activist
Ory Okolloh tells the story of her life and her family — and how she came to do her heroic work reporting on the doings of Kenya's parliament.
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