text:
|Message view
|« Date » · « Thread »
|« Date » · « Thread »
|Tim Williams <william...@gmail.com>
|Re: Sequential match query
|Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:44:43 GMT
On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 2:18 PM, John Seer <email@example.com> wrote: > > If I understand you guys correct > If I have term which has n tokens I will need to create n SpanTermQuery put > them in array and pass it to SpanNearQuery? Can you post inline instead of top-posting? What you have is essentially my suggestion, which, with your original question looks like (with slop 2): new SpanNearQuery (new SpanQuery[] { new SpanTermQuery(new Term("name", "A")), new SpanTermQuery(new Term("name", "C")), new SpanTermQuery(new Term("name", "F")) }, 2, true); If you wanted to still use the QueryParser, Erik was suggesting you could extend it and override "getFieldQuery" (there's a good example of this in LIA I think) to, essentially, generate the query above. --tim > Erik Hatcher wrote: >> >> >> On Apr 12, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Tim Williams wrote: >> >>> On Sun, Apr 12, 2009 at 5:56 AM, Erik Hatcher >>> <email@example.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> On Apr 11, 2009, at 9:11 PM, Tim Williams wrote: >>>> >>>>> On Sat, Apr 11, 2009 at 12:25 PM, Erick Erickson >>>>> <email@example.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> That'll teach me to scan a post. The link I sent you >>>>>> is still relevant, but wildcards are NOT intended to be used to >>>>>> concatenate terms. You want a phrase query or a span query >>>>>> for that. i.e. "A C F"~# where # is the "slop", that is, the number >>>>>> of other terms allowed to appear between your desired terms. >>>>>> >>>>>> SpanQueries are constructed programmatically, and PhraseQueries >>>>>> are produced by the parser. >>>>> >>>>> As I understand it though, there's no way to use the queryparser to >>>>> construct an *ordered* phrase query with slop (which is what I think >>>>> he's after), right? I gather that'd have to be done manually with a >>>>> SpanNearQuery. I'd love to hear that the query parser has syntax >>>>> for >>>>> this though... >>>> >>>> QueryParser does not create any SpanQuery's, but one can subclass >>>> QueryParser and override getFieldQuery() to put in a SpanQuery >>>> instead of a >>>> PhraseQuery. >>> >>> Thanks Erik, wouldn't this be an all-or-nothing replacement though? >>> In other words, by creating ordered SpanNearQuery's as the override, >>> wouldn't he loose the current unordered PhraseQuery+slop >>> functionality? I haven't seen a way to subclass the QueryParser to >>> support both (e.g. extend the syntax)? >> >> As always, it depends. If the QueryParser subclass has a switch to >> toggle between SpanNearQuery and PhraseQuery it could controlled by >> the code which way to go. But yeah, it's not currently possible to >> extend the syntax of QueryParser with a subclass. There is a nice new >> open issue with a new query parser implementation that is vastly more >> flexible - we'll see that come in to Lucene in the near future. >> >> Erik >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: email@example.com >> For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com >> >> >> > > -- > View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/Sequential-match-query-tp22995240p23026389.html > Sent from the Lucene - Java Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com > For additional commands, e-mail: email@example.com > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com For additional commands, e-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
|View raw message


text:
Need a PTH Test in Norfolk, CT? Simply order online 24/7 and get a fast, affordable PTH Test at a lab near you (Find More Locations):
What is a PTH Test?
A PTH Test is a lab test that measures the PTH level. People in Norfolk, CT get a PTH Test for general screening or ongoing tracking.
How much does a PTH Test cost?
For current PTH Test prices in Norfolk, CT, please CLICK HERE.
What does a PTH Test lab report look like?
For a PTH Test lab report, please CLICK HERE.
We are delighted to offer the PTH Test in Norfolk, CT.
PTH Test in other cities near Norfolk, CT:Barkhamsted | Canaan | Colebrook | Cornwall | East Canaan | Falls Village | Goshen | Riverton | Salisbury | Taconic | Torrington | West Cornwall | West Hartland | Winchester Center | Winsted

subset: commoncrawl


text:
- This event has passed.
Worcester: Senior Spectacular 2013
October 24, 2013Free
Event Navigation
Oct. 24, Senior Spectacular 2013, a free community-event featuring fun and informational activities for the whole family, will be held 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the DCU Center, 50 Foster St., Worcester.
All are welcome to the event, which includes live entertainment and music; interactive fitness and dancing demonstrations; workshops, seminars and health screenings; plan information for Fallon Senior Plan� members; and free prizes, samples, and giveaways.
Limited, free parking is available in the garage across the street from the DCU Center (garage is located at the corners of Major Taylor Blvd. and Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd.) In addition, free handicapped accessible shuttles will be available to bring attendees to and from the event from participating senior centers.
More information can be found by calling 800-325-5669 or visiting at www.fchp.org/spectacular.


text:
Thazar Arkanak
22,979pages onAdd New Page
this wiki
this wiki
Thazar "Skullstorm" Arkanak was the personal bodyguard of ambassador Ethur Anszim.[1]
The fighter was a dark and fearful figure.[1]
|This Realmslore article about an individual is a stub. You can help the Forgotten Realms Wiki by expanding it.
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 27. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.


text:
Apply for Funds
Cooperator Resources
Program Description
Market Development Cooperator Program (MDCP) awards include financial and technical assistance from the International Trade Administration (ITA) to support projects that enhance the global competitiveness of U.S. industries. An MDCP award establishes a partnership between ITA and non-profit industry groups such as trade associations and chambers of commerce. Such groups are particularly effective in reaching small- and medium-size enterprises. The non-profit groups compete for a limited number of MDCP awards by proposing innovative projects that generate exports that create or sustain U.S. jobs. Industry groups pledge to pay a minimum of two-thirds of the project cost and to sustain the project after the MDCP award period ends. On average from 1997 through 2013, projects generated $327 in exports for every $1 of MDCP awards made.
Individual award limit of $300,000.
Funds may be expended over the period of time required to complete a project, but the period cannot exceed three years.
The principal measurement of competitiveness enhancement is exports generated by MDCP project activity.
Flyer (pdf)
This two-page flyer is the same one that is available in hard-copy from U.S. Export Assistance Centers (USEACs) nationwide as well as from other ITA staff based in Washington, DC. Linking to this flyer avoids printing, but additional print copies can be ordered from email@example.com.
In the program's enabling legislation, the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, Congress cited the MDCP as a unique way to "develop, maintain and expand foreign markets for nonagricultural U.S. goods and services." (See 15 USC 4723.) Congress included the program in the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 to generate new jobs, and in the Freedom Support Act of 1992 to help provide technical assistance to the Newly Independent States. The first MDCP awards, totalling over $2 million, were made in fiscal 1993 .
More facts about the History of MDCP Funding.


text:
- Home
- News
- Sports
- Opinion
- Obituaries
- Features
- Special Sections
- Classifieds
- Public Notices
Forgot Password? | Not a User? Sign up
Students at Mid-America Preparatory School in Herrick display the total that they raised for World Vision Ministries ($877.31).
If you currently subscribe or have subscribed in the past to the Leader Union, then simply find your account number on your mailing label and enter it below.
Click the question mark below to see where your account ID appears on your mailing label.
|ZIP Code:


text:
March 6th marks the 100th anniversary of this famous legendary Oreo cookie. In 1912 the first Oreo cookie was formed with two chocolate disks and cream filling. It looked very similar to todays' Oreo with the only difference being the design on the chocolate disk.
The Oreo cookie is the best selling cookie of the 20th century. In fact we have all been brought up with the Oreo cookie and most of us have found some exciting way to eat the ever loved cookie. Whether it's dunked in warm milk or sprinkled in your ice cream just about every one loves Oreos.
Did you know:
- Oreo has it's own street where the first Oreo cookie was made called Oreo Way in New York.
- Know matter where in the world you are, you will never be without an Oreo cookie.
- It takes 69,159 of staked Oreo cookies to reach the top of the CN tower in Toronto.
- 50% of Oreo cookie eaters pull apart the cookie before eating.
- Women twist and open them more often than men.
- If you lay 289,646 Oreo cookies side by side it will span the confederation bridge that links PEI and New Brunswick.
- In an 8 hour shift, the Canadian Oreo bakery in Montréal bakes more than 1.1 million Oreo cookies.
Where does the Oreo name come from?
No one really knows! Here are some of the top guesses:
- From "or," the French word for gold, which was the main colour on early Oreo cookie packages.
- The combination of "re" from "cream" and placing it between the two "o"s in "chocolate" making it "o-re-o."
- From the Greek word Oreo, which means hill or mountain. Initial Oreo creations were shaped like a baseball mound.
How do you eat your Oreo cookies?
To check out some great recipes you can make with your Oreo click here.
To celebrate this milestone Kraft has generously offered to giveaway 2 boxes of the 100th anniversary addition and one original box of Oreo. Two winners will be randomly selected on March 6th 2012.
a Rafflecopter giveaway


text:
September sees the edge taken off August's heat and the blooming of some beautiful autumn colours. It's also just about the driest month in America's wettest state. Another good reason to visit the city this month, however, is for Bumbershoot. One of the US's top music and arts festivals (for details, visit: www.bumbershoot.org) takes place on the Labour Day long weekend (3-6 September) and, if it's got you inspired, Seattle is a great jumping-off point for trips further afield in the States or in Canada.
British Airways (0345 222111) has the non-stop Heathrow-Seattle route to itself, but any of a host of US carriers will take you there from a variety of UK airports with a single change of plane. Examples: United from Heathrow via Chicago; Northwest from Gatwick via Minneapolis; Continental from Gatwick, Birmingham, Manchester or Glasgow via Newark; American from Heathrow or Glasgow via Chicago, or from Gatwick or Manchester via Dallas- Fort Worth. Expect to pay around pounds 300 return through a discount agent until the end of October, and possibly less thereafter.
Unlike most American cities, Seattle can be a beast to navigate due to hilly terrain and waterways. Conveniently, most of the major points of interest are in the downtown area but, for others, you'll have to trawl the city's many neighbourhoods. A good map is a must. Look out for copies of Streetwise Seattle, similar to an A-Z, (available from bookshops). Seattle's main Visitor Information Center (1) is downtown at 800 Convention Place, the Washington State Convention and Trade Center (00 1 206 461 5840). For information before you go, contact the Port of Seattle UK Office (0171- 978 5233).
Seattle certainly has imagination when it comes to hotels. The Ace Hotel (00 1 206 448 4721 or: www.TheAceHotel.com) is a funky place (2) that crosses minimalist deco architecture with youth hostel chic. Instead of the requisite bedside bible and mints, you get a copy of the Kama Sutra and two condoms. Rates start at US$65 (pounds 41). For something more opulent, check into the MarQueen Hotel (001 206 282 7407 or: www.MarQueen.com) in the Lower Queen Anne neighbourhood (3). It started life as an apartment building in 1918 and still holds its early 20th-century charm despite all the mod cons. A corner suite, with two large rooms and kitchen, starts at US$239 (pounds 153). If your budget is a little tighter, try the excellent Hostelling International youth hostel (4) near Pioneer Square (001 206 622 5443 or visit: www.hiseattle.org). For a great central location, you pay from only US$15 (pounds 9.60).
Pioneer Square (5), the heart of old Seattle, is an excellent starting point for a tour of Downtown and, with an inexplicable number of shops devoted to oriental rugs, it's also a great place for antique hunting. The square's 19th-century architecture makes it feel like you're on the movie set of a Jack London adaptation. Nearby is the Smith Tower (6), a 42-storey building - the tallest building in the world outside New York when it was built in 1914. And, if you want some greenery, don't miss Pioneer Square Park (7) and Occidental Park (8). Both have fine examples of Northwest Coast Indian totem poles.
America is a car kind of country. From cruising classic Chevys to faster- than-light Italian jobs, Americans love their cars. This love is reflected in the gridlock, which occurs daily - morning and evening - so the best way to avoid it is not to rent a car, at least if it's a short visit. Seattle has an excellent bus system and a day pass costs just US$2 (pounds 1.30). Otherwise, join the tourists along the waterfront (running as far as Pioneer Square) and hop on its revitalised tram system.
Once you've had your fill of turn-of-the-century Seattle, catch the streetcar to the international district (9), Chinatown and Little Saigon, for some tasty nosh. Five dollars should be enough to fill up on delicious noodles and, afterwards, you can stroll through the International District Community Gardens (10). A hangover from Depression- era poverty, it's used today by about 120 people to grow their fruit and veg. There are also some great views of the Seattle skyline and Elliot Bay from this area.
The Pike Place Market (22) is a Seattle institution. Despite some close calls, the market has been there since 1907, and is the oldest continually operating market in the United States. It's a maze of vegetable and fish stalls, of clothing and antiques, and arts and crafts. Fresh crabs are stacked in chest-high piles, while fishmongers toss huge salmon around like a rugby balls. Just remember the two cardinal rules of a visit to the market: don't eat before going, and don't ever attempt to drive there. There's masses of delicious food to munch on and, even if you get your car close enough, you'll never find a parking space.
Bainbridge Island to worship the skyline. The ferry ride across Puget Sound to Winslow on Bainbridge Island offers some amazing views of Seattle's skyline. Only from the boat can you appreciate how Seattle fits into the natural setting that surrounds it. There are plenty of package boat trips, but the best way is to take the commuter ferry like the thousands of locals who do the trip each day. Ferries depart from Pier 52 (21) on the hour, almost every hour. The journey takes 35 minutes each way, and costs US$3.50 (pounds 2.25) and the return trip is free for foot passengers.
America's Pacific Northwest is a fish and seafood lover's dream. Local fish includes salmon, red snapper, tuna, halibut, cod and trout and there's also an abundance of razor clams, crabs, mussels, oysters and shrimps. No wonder most Seattle restaurants make fish such a big part of their menus. McCormick's Fish House & Bar (00 1 206 682 3900) (18) is a bustling place that offers a daily sheet of fresh fish dishes, mostly grilled with zesty sauces, and accompanied by local oysters. There are also a number of good restaurants along the shores of Lake Union. Chandler's Crabhouse & Fresh Fish Market (00 1 206 223 2722) (19) serves excellent fish and seafood and its open-air seating (weather permitting) makes it a great place to eat while watching the sun set or seaplanes take off. Alternatively, catch the Teatro ZinZanni (001 206 352 2727) (20), which promises "love, chaos and dinner" in a giant red tent on an empty lot. Diners are served a five-course meal while listening to the music of a six-piece band and watching the antics of jugglers, magicians and opera singers.
Downtown Seattle is largely for the Armani-suit set, but don't let that put you off. Try the bar at El Gaucho (00 1 206 728 1337) (13), a 1940s timewarp with mink-lined booths. The bartenders at Von's Martini and Manhattan Memorial (001 206 621 8667) (14) can make 'em both shaken and stirred. However, a stay in Seattle isn't quite right without a visit to a brewpub. One of the nicest is the Six Arms Pub & Brewery (15) in Capitol Hill or, if you enjoy a little rowdiness, try Big Time Microbrew and Music (16) next to the university. For something completely different, check out the Big Picture (00 1 206 256 0566) (17), a newly-renovated cinema that not only has a great bar, but also has waiters to bring you a drink while you're watching the latest flick.
A tight schedule is going to narrow your choices. First and foremost head to the Seattle Art Museum (11). It's unmistakable thanks to the four- storey sculpture of the Hammering Man wielding his tools at the building's entrance. And, since 1991, the museum has housed one of the best collections of Northwest Coast Native art in the region. Especially interesting are the totem poles, masks and canoes. Admission costs US$6 (pounds 3.80), which includes entrance to the Seattle Asian Art Museum (12) if used within a week.
- More about:
- Fish
- Gatwick
- Heathrow Airport
- Seattle


text:
ZACH SCHIFF RESIGNS WITH FIRSTKART.COM RACE TEAM "Junior National Champion Will Jump To ICC" Guelph, ON. -- January 10, 2006 -- First Kart North America and the FirstKart.com race team is pleased to announce the resigning of karting standout...
"Junior National Champion Will Jump To ICC"
Guelph, ON. -- January 10, 2006 -- First Kart North America and the FirstKart.com race team is pleased to announce the resigning of karting standout Zach Schiff. The Stars of Karting and World Karting Association (WKA) Manufactures Cup 80cc Junior National Champion will rejoin the FirstKart.com arrive and drive program in the '06 season as he makes the move to the competitive ICC division.
"We are excited to have Zach back on the team" stated FirstKart.com Team Principal Tony Ventresca. "He had an excellent season last year dominating the junior ranks and was upfront at every race. I am confident that he will be battling for wins in the senior classes and could likely be the strongest rookie in ICC next season."
Schiff rejoins the FirstKart.com race team looking to add to his '05 results where he came home with thirteen first place and four second place results on route to the Stars of Karting East and National Championship and the WKA Manufactures Cup Championship, both in the 80cc Junior category. Schiff also became the first junior driver to win two finals on the same day in Stars of Karting competition as he claimed the checkers in both the 80cc Junior and JICA finals in Shawano, WI. Schiff will look to add a couple more championships in 2006 as he will compete in the Florida Winter Tour (FWT), Stars of Karting East Championship and selected Stars West and WKA Manufactures Cup events.
Schiff has already competed in one ICC event at the SuperKarts! USA (SKUSA) SuperNationals in Las Vegas, NV last November fairing pretty well in his senior debut. Schiff managed a fifth place result in the Semi-Pro division and a 13th place finish in the ultra competitive Super-Pro class in both cases starting near the tail of the field.
FirstKart.com tuner Trevor Daley will make the switch from tuning on a JICA powered ride to a potent ICC machine as he will turn the wrenches on Schiff's SwedeTech TM powered First Kart. This won't be Daley's first experience on an ICC as in the past has tuned for James Hinchcliffe, Darin Marcus and Bobby Wilson providing those drivers with some great results.


text:
UCLA has wrapped up one of the best recruiting classes in the country.
T.J. Leaf, a 6-foot-10, 205-pound power forward from El Cajon (Calif.) Foothills Christian, announced his decision to commit to the Bruins on Thursday.
Scout's 22nd ranked prospect in 2016, the one-time Arizona commit chose UCLA over finalists Oregon and San Diego State.
This is a massive commitment for UCLA head coach Steve Alford and staff. Leaf gives the Bruins not only a player that bumps its recruiting class to 4th nationally in 2016, but a skilled forward who can play inside and out.
Leaf joins elite passer Lonzo Ball elite defender Ike Anigbogu and scorer Kobe Paras in the Bruins' 2016 recruiting class.


text:
What I know
Six years ago in Tucson, Arizona, a shooter opened fire on a group of constituents gathered to speak with their representative, Gabrielle Giffords. Six were killed, and more than a dozen others—including Rep. Giffords—were injured. One of the survivors reflects on her experience—and how access to health care has made all the difference for her recovery.
I know that time does stand still.
I know that total strangers will put themselves in danger to save the lives of others.
I know that it is possible to watch the light go out of another person's eyes. I do not know if it is possible to live with that knowledge. I do know that I will try.
I know that I'm only walking now because of Obamacare.
Photo credit: JPetersenPhotography


text:
Photo by ISIphotos.com
The lead pack in Major League Soccer is taking shape and this week's results set up a pair of big-time match-ups for next week.
Chivas USA remains the top team in the MLS Power Rankings despite its tie vs. Kansas City, but will be tested for that spot by surging Chicago, which moves up to No. 2 with a second straight victory. The conference leaders will square off on Thursday on ESPN2.
Another intra-conference clash sure to be worth watching is Houston-TFC, two teams that posted impressive victories this weekend. Amado Guevara is playing amazingly, having earned MLS Player of the Week honors for his two-goal effort. Houston battered San Jose early and often to post another victory.
Here is how this week's SBI MLS Power Rankings shook out:
SBI MLS Power Rankings (Week 10)
1 (Last week- 1). Chivas USA (7-1-3)
Last Week: Tied Kansas City Wizards, 1-1, on Saturday.
This Week: vs. Chicago Fire on Thursday (10:30pm, ESPN2).
Outlook: Playing on the extremely narrow field at Kansas City didn't help Chivas USA any, but the Goats still should have found a way to beat a nine-man Wizards squad. The ultimate match-up against unbeaten Chicago awaits on Thursday.
2 (3). Chicago Fire (4-0-6)
Last Week: Beat New York Red Bulls, 1-0, on Sunday
This Week: at Chivas USA on Thursday (10:30pm, ESPN2); vs. FC Dallas on Sunday (Telefutura).
Outlook: The Fire has put the defensive lapses of the early season in the past and is looking more like the stingy defensive squad we remembered from last season. Chris Rolfe's game-winning goal should keep him in the starting lineup while Wilman Conde has a Defender of the Year look to him.
3 (2). D.C. United (3-1-7)
Last Week: Beat the New York Red Bulls, 5-3 (U.S. Open Cup); tied Real Salt Lake, 0-0, on Saturday.
This Week: at New England Revolution on Saturday (7:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: Smoked the Red Bulls at midweek, but delivered a snoozer against RSL. Tom Soehn's decision to play the veterans and bench Chris Pontius and Rodney Wallace was a curious one that might have cost his team two points.
4 (5). Houston Dynamo (4-2-3)
Last Week: Beat San Jose Earthquakes, 3-1, on Saturday
This Week: vs. Toronto FC on Saturday (8:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: Two goals in the first twelve minutes finished San Jose off before the game even got started. If Brad Davis can start delivering service like that on a regular basis then the Dynamo attack just might have the ingredient its been missing.
5 (7). Toronto FC (4-3-4)
Last Week: Beat New England Revolution, 3-1, last Saturday.
This Week: at Houston Dynamo on Saturday (8:30pm, Direct Kick).
Outlook: Amado Guevara is, dare I say, looking like a serious MVP candidate these days. The recent form of Guevara and DeRosario almost makes up for the terrible finishing of Toronto's forwards. Almost.
6 (4). Seattle Sounders (4-2-4)
Last Week: Tied Colorado Rapids, 2-2, last Saturday.
This Week: vs. Columbus Crew on Saturday (10:3pm, FSC)
Outlook: A tie in Colorado is a good result but one win in seven matches does not a championship contender make. Fredy Montero scoring a goal is big for the Sounders, who now face Sigi Schmid's former team in what should be an exciting clash. It will be interesting to see how the Sounders do if they are forced to play without Osvaldo Alonso, who left the Colorado match with an injury.
7 (6). Colorado Rapids (3-2-4)
Last Week: Tied Seattle Sounders, 2-2, on Saturday.
This Week: at New York Red Bulls on Saturday (7:30pm, MSG)
Outlook: With Colin Clark in good form, the Rapids attacking trio of Clark-Casey-Cummings is proving a handful for anybody. They'll get a chance to halt their road woes against struggling New York, which is a tougher opponent than people realize.
8 (8). Kansas City Wizards (4-4-3)
Last Week: Tied Chivas USA, 1-1, on Saturday.
This Week: at Los Angeles Galaxy on Saturday (10:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: Claudio Lopez's stunning free kick was memorable, but losing two players to red cards was forgettable (and a bad job by the referee). Now the Wizards must face Los Angeles without leading scorer Josh Wolff and Santiago Hirsig. KC will struggle to score without Wolff against a Galaxy team that has mastered the "art" of keeping games ugly and low-scoring.
9 (9). Real Salt Lake (3-5-2)
Last Week: Tied D.C. United, 0-0, on Saturday.
This Week: at San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday (10:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: It wasn't a road win, but Real Salt Lake can walk away from its tie vs. D.C. confident in its play. RSL had the better chances and more chances in what was a pretty ugly game. All that said, Real Salt Lake isn't winning many road games with its 4-5-1 formation. Then again, San Jose is up next and the Earthquakes look incapable of beating anybody.
10 (10). New England Revolution (2-3-4)
Last Week: Lost to Toronto FC, 3-1, on Saturday.
This Week: vs. D.C. United on Saturday (7:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: While Shalrie Joseph might be scoring some goals at his new position of forward, you have to wonder what his absence in midfield is doing to the Revolution. With D.C. United up next, Steve Nicol might have no choice but to play Joseph and Ralston in more traditional roles, or risk having his midfield dominated.
11 (11). Columbus Crew (1-2-6)
Last Week: Bye week
This Week: at Seattle Sounders on Saturday (10:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: Another week for the Crew to recover and get healthy. Up next is a suddenly-struggling Seattle squad that hasn't looked quite as invincible at home in recent games. With the pack in the East continuing to rack up points, the Crew are moving toward must-win mode, or at least "Really need to win" mode.
12 (13). Los Angeles Galaxy (1-1-8)
Last Week: Tied FC Dallas, 1-1, on Saturday.
This Week: vs. Kansas City Wizards on Saturday.
Outlook: When you can't beat a 10-man FC Dallas team just how much can a long unbeaten streak really mean? The Galaxy keep on racking up the ties as Landon Donovan's time to leave for national team duty moves closer. Facing KC without Josh Wolff is fortunate, very fortunate, but may still not be enough to help LA finally win a game.
13 (12). New York Red Bulls (2-6-3)
Last Week: Lost to D.C. United, 5-2, on Wednesday (U.S. Open Cup); Lost to the Chicago Fire, 1-0, on Sunday.
This Week: vs. Colorado on Saturday (7:30pm, MSG)
Outlook: The Red Bulls played what was probably their second-best game of the year and still came away without a point. Another loss against Colorado on Saturday will make the shouts for Juan Carlos Osorio's job start to ring more loudly.
14 (14). FC Dallas (1-6-3)
Last Week: Tied Los Angeles Galaxy, 1-1, on Saturday.
This Week: at Chicago Fire on Sunday (3pm, Telefutura)
Outlook: Overcame a red card to earn a draw vs. Los Angeles. Losing Bruno Guardo to a knee injury hurts, but not as much as having to face unbeaten Chicago on Sunday.
15 (15). San Jose Earthquakes (1-6-2)
Last Week: Lost to the Houston Dynamo, 3-1, on Saturday.
This Week: vs. Real Salt Lake on Saturday (10:30pm, Direct Kick)
Outlook: The return of Jason Hernandez wasn't enough to help San Jose's defense stop the bleeding. Two early goals surrendered vs. Houston spelled doom for a team that just doesn't have much reason for optimism these days. Facing an RSL team that is notoriously bad on the road should help, but I can't see San Jose beating anybody these days.
I will add more observations to this post tonight. For now I'll offer a few:
Kansas City and Colorado are pretty close and I nearly moved KC ahead of the Rapids, but Colorado is playing better than people realize. Now, if the Rapids stumble and KC can upend LA, you'll see a correction.
I moved LA ahead of the Red Bulls, but not because I think they're better. Points are points so you can't ignore the Galaxy's unbeaten streak despite its ties, but the Red Bulls looked significantly better against Chicago than LA looked against a short-handed FC Dallas team.
That's all for now. Share your thoughts on this week's rankings in the comments section below.
Uh, Columbus and San Jose play in midweek, you've left the game completely off in terms of the schedule.
Dave Clark
How many MLS teams would pick up a point on the road down four starters?
Depth was tested, and the Rave Green did fairly well.
Justin O
In fairness, CUSA played a 9-man KC for only the last 10 minutes. And as long as you can put 8 men behind the ball, it's not that hard to shut out an opponent for 10 minutes.
And yes, KC had a couple breaks forward, but on balance 8 men behind the ball is how they played.
DC Josh
just kidding
"…one win in seven matches does not a championship contender make."
Watching Star Wars lately Ives? lol
"Another loss against Colorado on Saturday will make the shouts for Juan Carlos Osorio's job start to ring more loudly."
How much louder do we have to shout. I really wish i could have his job, osorio has probibly the only job were you can continue to lose and make the same mistakes and still get paid.
Matt Mathai
Hey Ives, I don't think there was anything mysterious about Soehn leaving Pontius and Wallace on the bench. They desperately needed a break. They've been getting a ton of minutes.
The slowness of the vets and the general lack of sharpness (I'll put it down to fatigue from having played some 6 matches in 20 days) combined with RSL's bunkering made for a real snoozefest.
Casey C.
"How much louder do we have to shout. I really wish i could have his job, osorio has probibly the only job were you can continue to lose and make the same mistakes and still get paid."
Ever heard of FC Dallas?
A tale of two imports. If Jaun Pablo Angel doesn't improve his form, NYRB will not challenge for play-offs. And if Freddy Ljungberg becomes the next Claudio Reyna, missing game after game, than Sounders will race to the bottom.
Yeah, so, what's the deal with Angel. Is there a lingering injury we're not hearing about? Has he lost a step or three? Just in a short term funk? Please advise.
Galaxy should definitely be behind NY. That result in Frisco was abominable.
Dave Clark
madmax, what is Seattle's record in games where Freddie Ljungberg plays less than a half?
Houston-TFC will be an inter-conference clash. An "intra-conference clash" would be Houston vs a Western Conference opponent or TFC vs an Eastern Conference opponent.
Juan Pablo's biggest issue is the turf. He seems much better on the road, but thats when Osorio decides to make everyone just play defense.
Ives, the Chivas USA vs Kansas City match ended 1-1 and not 2-2.
Dave Clark, Chivas USA has been playing with less than 4 regular starters and continue to be on top. That excuse can no longer be used, it's Preki's fault.
Dave Clark
Michoacano, I dont' think that anyone would argue against Chivas.
Oddly Seattle gets dropped though when they have a draw against the Rapids while down four starters. Because "its a sign" or whatever.
And the answer about Seattle's record in matches were Freddie doesn't/hardly plays?
2 Wins and 2 Draws with 8 Goals and 3 Against. His absence is obviously the problem.
Dave Clark obviously doesnt watch much MLS, lots of teams often are missing 4 starters and do much better than Seattle.
Dave Clark
Yes, obviously I'm an idiot and a homer, and I certainly haven't looked at the records of teams when playing without a signifcant amount of starters.
I'm not the type to look into history, and I'm certainly not the type to be able to back my statements up with facts.
I'd rather just make stuff up.
So Chicago Drawing all those times makes them a Championship contender and not the Sounders?
Are you kidding me? Considering Seattle went to Chicago in front of ZERO fans and got a draw they shouldn't have, got a draw down a man against LA, and got a draw minus there starting mid field.
I also love how going undefeated there past 4 or 5 games means dropping and Chicago rising.
Give me a break Ives.
Plus Toronto has more losses then us and we have beat them IN Toronto.
That is ridiculious
Earthquakes fan
Yeap, pretty sure we have the Supporter's Shield wrapped up. The rest of the season is basically deciding who we'll face in the MLS Cup final.
I'm calling it right now, Juan Pablo Angel is washed up. There's no excuse for missing a wide open opportunity from 6 yards out. Heads need to start rolling in NY. A lucky run to the MLS Finals last year isn't enough…
Bigfw, I appreciate you being a Sounders fan and all but your argument against Chicago makes no sense. The Fire is undefeated and has won two in a row on the road. Seattle has one win in its last seven. What is your argument exactly?
I can see you asking about Toronto, but Seattle's win in Toronto was two months ago. TFC is 3-1-2 in its past six, Seattle is 1-2-4 in its past seven, with the lone win coming against San Jose.
Seattle has some games coming up against Columbus, Chivas USA and D.C. that should show us if they're ready to return to that early-season form, or if this current form is closer to Seattle's true level.
hey lou, and even if he DOES get fired, he still gets a paycheck until october 2011.
and we wonder why Chivas is in first
KC outplayed Chivas until the fix came in
joe k
jsquared — you're right that angel had his worst game ever in the MLS this weekend, but i think he'll come back and play better. everyone has an off day once in a while…
Dave Clark
When putting out rankings are you discussing current form, or expectations for the full season?
If it is the latter, than shouldn't the totality of the season, as well as the causes for the current performance be included?
Let's say that McBride was going to be out for two matches (call it a family issue, so its clear he will be back for playoffs) and Chicago draws those two. Would they fall in the rankings?
Also, why do you compare a past 6 for Toronto and a 7 for Seattle?
Seattle in their last five is 1-2-2
Toronto in their last five is 2-1-2
Now TFC has had a significant event (coaching change) so their current form may indicate that the early season was in effect useless. But what are the indicators from the play on the field that Seattle's early season is useless in judging their final season talent level?
For people paying attention to the game, it would be the run of Red Cards, and that only 3 matches have had the team fully healty (while certainly Chivas has done the best job in the league dealing with injury).
I guess I'm asking, does recent form have any relationship whatsoever to the chance that a team wins the upcoming game, or is as useful as form was in baseball in the 80s?
Hey Dave, I got some mathematics for you:
18 > 16. Suck it.
P.S. If we lost McBride then we could play nyarko and rolfe at the same time…ooo…it would be sooooo horrible!
Steve T
Dave Clark= Seattle Sounders biggest apologist
Seriously Dave, your post made absolutely no sense. Between the nonsensical stats and the whining "We've gotten red cards, wahhh, we've had injuries, wahhh" I did well not to puke after reading that.
TFC is playing better so deal with it.
Ives, "Seattle has some games coming up against Columbus, Chivas USA and D.C. that should show us if they're ready to return to that early-season form, or if this current form is closer to Seattle's true level."
Ives. I agree with you 100% here. Statistics that include the first three games are correct of course but they fail to show direction and form.
If Seattle gets the same results without Ljungberg as they did in the first three games than the business model of making him the highest paid player is a failure. But since I don't believe Ljungberg's absence was the catalyst, the question remains, will Ljungberg miss a ton of minutes like Reyna did with NYRB?
Why kid ourselves? Just put the Red Bulls last..


text:
This needs a zillion stars option!
Verified Purchase
This needs a zillion stars option!
You cannot even compare Nutella to this. This is far better than Nutella. This is so smooth and tasty and yes, it is sweet, but not overly. LOVE it! I think this would be a great little hostess gift with a pretty spoon and some organic crackers and/or pretzels all in a pretty basket or bag.
This needs a zillion stars option!
Posted by Reviewer2387094 on Oct 20, 2012 | Verified Purchase
You cannot even compare Nutella to this. This is far better than Nutella. This is so smooth and tasty and yes, it is sweet, but not overly. LOVE it! I think this would be a great little hostess gift with a pretty spoon and some organic crackers and/or pretzels all in a pretty basket or bag.
Silky smooth but with crunchy sugar
Posted by PurplePegasus on Dec 04, 2012 | Verified Purchase
This is the organic version of the household commercial brand, without the GMO soy lecithin! Perfect! It has a bit of crunch which appears to be just undissolved sugar, a bit strange at first but nothing to hurt my sensitive teeth. Yet it is not gritty in the least, it's silky smooth. The taste is pretty good, more creamy and not as thick as the aforementioned store brand and easier to spread. For the bad: I didn't realize 8oz was so small! Also, I have no idea whether I'm supposed to refrigerate this as the label won't say either way! With all organic ingredients, I can only assume it would go moldy fast unless refrigerated but I could be wrong. I don't want to risk it and in the fridge it goes, and it didn't harden. A good product, very tasty.
Too Sweet
Posted by Reviewer2469206 on Jul 22, 2012 | Verified Purchase
Too much sugar, it is the first ingredient in the list.
All Organic
Posted by Reviewer2144919 on Sep 09, 2011 | Verified Purchase
Thank you for have this product, IHerb.com is becoming a great place to buy health food too.
Nice Creamy Hazelnut Butter
Posted by Reviewer1438643 on Aug 08, 2013 | Verified Purchase
This chocolate hazelnut butter resembles Nutella but it is not as sweet. It is also very creamy in texture and there are no oil residues in the bottle. Nice to be eaten once in a while.
Delicious and creamy
Posted by Reviewer3325554 on Jun 27, 2011 | Verified Purchase
Simply the best and better than the other commercialized one. My kids loved it and we even use it as frosting on our cupcakes
Rapunzel, Organic Chocolate Hazelnut Butter
Posted by Reviewer1965330 on Dec 09, 2011 | Verified Purchase
Excellent, creamy, silky heavenly without a ton of sugar. Nothing else comes close to this. I'm buying 5 more with my next order.
As good as Nutella!
Posted by Reviewer1983032 on Nov 27, 2011 | Verified Purchase
Chocolate butter
Posted by Lipsticklady on Aug 30, 2011 | Verified Purchase
YUM!!!! That pretty much sums it up. I like dipping my pecans in it...
Organic Chocolate Hazelnut Butter
Posted by karishma on Jun 07, 2014 | Verified Purchase
Absolutely blown away by the taste of this hazelnut!! My 10 yr old boy and I love this!!! It's not too sweet, it's just right! Much better than Nutella! Will continue to buy this for sure!!


text:
Mohd_Irshad wrote:No, because that's a method in the Object class.
i know it...but in case of toString method we didnot place toString to our interface.
and jvm make it available to instanceNo, the compiler does.
...i want it that way....You can't unless you write a new compiler.
without giving in interface....r u getting my point...Yes, but you aren't getting my point.
Mohd_Irshad wrote:That's not possible. The methods in Object have special handling in the compiler that you can't get for your own methods.
i want it that way....without giving in interface....
r u getting my point...Slowly.
ariser3107 wrote:Don't create dummy posts.


text:
The Russian connection: See all our coverage | Read about our investigation
I had heard the basics of her story so many times before: to avoid the militarized surveillance apparatus, she and her companions walked for at least five days through the southern Arizona desert with little—and then no—water or food. By the fourth day, the mountains began to talk to her, so she told me, and she suspected she was coming to the end of her young life. After she couldn't walk any more, the guide dragged her, telling her constantly: "We just have to make it to the next point."
When they reached a road on the American side of the border, she remembers convulsing four times (just as she remembers blood bursting spontaneously from the noses of her companions). And then she remembers no more. She woke up in a hospital. There were scars on her chest. Medics must have used a machine, she thought, to shock her back to life. She found out later that somebody had lit a fire to attract the Border Patrol. She's lucky not to be among those remains regularly found out in that desert.
In other words, each further tightening of the border is a death sentence passed on yet more Latin Americans. According to a statement by a group of Tucson organizations, including No More Deaths and the Coalición de Derechos Humanos, the border build-up in the immigration reform bill promises more of the same: "Make no mistake: this bill will lead to more deaths on the border."
The Laboratory
In early March, DRS Technologies set up its integrated fixed-tower technology at the University of Arizona's (UA) Science and Technology Park, just south of Tucson, an hour from the border, and very close to where Adira almost lost her life. The company was eager to show off the long-range surveillance technology it had been developing for borders in places like Egypt and Jordan.
It set up a mock operational control room to do a dog-and-pony show for the local media. Four of its IT guys then focused their cameras on an elevated railroad spur more than four miles away in the middle of the desert where two men were approaching each other to consummate a fake drug deal. One handed the other a backpack. It was all vividly watchable on DRS's video screens. Although the odds of such a scenario actually happening ranged from slim to none, the demonstration was a reminder of just how fertile the US-Mexico borderlands are for defense- and surveillance-related companies. It's here that new generations of surveillance technology are regularly born and developed.
For almost a decade, the Department of Homeland Security has been attempting to build a "virtual wall" along the border—not a physical barrier but a high-tech surveillance masterpiece, a complex web of technology, radar, unattended ground sensors, and camera systems meant to detect anyone crossing the border anywhere. The last attempt to install such an experimental system along part of the border was in 2006. Then the Department of Homeland Security awarded Boeing Corporation a multi-billion-dollar contract to develop such a "wall," known as SBInet. That contract was abruptly cancelled in 2011, after the costly and delayed program advertised as offering "unprecedented situational awareness" misfired regularly in the rugged terrain of the Arizona borderlands. Now, companies like DRS are standing in line for the next round of potentially lucrative contracts, as Homeland Security wants "to finish the job."
The UA Tech Park is one place in the southern borderlands where surveillance technology can be developed, tested, evaluated, and demonstrated. It has 18,000 linear feet of fencing surrounding its "solar zone," a solar-technology-centric research area ideal for testing sensor systems along a future border wall. On any of the roadways in its 1,345 acres, it can set up mock border-crossings or checkpoints to test new equipment and methods. It draws on faculty and graduate students from the college of engineering. In "rapid-response teams," they offer third-party evaluations of border control technology. Some of this same technology is also being created on the UA campus, thanks in part to millions of dollars in DHS grants.
Here, too, as Tech Park CEO Bruce Wright tells me, they can test new technologies "right in the field"—that is, on the border, presumably on real people. One of the tech park's goals, he says, is to develop the first border security industry cluster of its kind in the United States. In southern Arizona alone, they have already identified 57 companies, big and small, working on border policing technology.
The Tech Park's director of community engagement Molly Gilbert says, "It's really about development, and we want to create technology jobs in our border towns." These are sweet words for the economically depressed communities of southern Arizona, their poverty rates usually hovering at around 20%. With projected global revenues of approximately $20 billion in 2013 and a 5% growth rate that has withstood a worldwide recession, the global border security industry was flourishing even before the latest immigration reform proposal. Now, it's poised for a potential bonanza.
The key, as Wright stressed in a 2012 interview, is that the products developed for the US-Mexican borderlands be marketed in the future for the US-Canada border, where "defenses" are already being upgraded, for other international borders, but also for places that have little to do with borders. These might include the perimeters of utility companies and airports, or police forces with expanding national security and immigration enforcement missions.
"There's a huge market for this technology worldwide," Wright told me then, "because borders exist everywhere. There's the Palestinian-Israeli border, there's the Syrian-Israeli border, there's the German-Polish border... Take it around the world and wherever you want to go there are borders, so the technology is very adaptable and has a market worldwide."
The Surge
The word "surge," last heard in relation to the US wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, actually fits the immigration reform bill perfectly. It's almost as if a domestic war is about to be formally declared.
After all, the bill would come close to doubling the number of Border Patrol agents, bringing their ranks to 40,000—the size of a small army—stationed, according to Senator Lindsey Graham, every 1,000 feet along the nearly 2,000-mile border. To put that in perspective, the Border Patrol, created in 1924, took close to 70 years to reach 4,000 agents. In 2006, at 10,000 agents, it had its first major hiring surge, doubling its numbers. Many of the new agents were veterans from our wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. This new surge will mean collateral benefits for all sorts of businesses—more uniforms, more guns, more vehicles, more maintenance. And that's just to scratch the surface of what's likely to happen.
As Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy put it, this will be the "Christmas wish list for Halliburton," and the border security industry, as at this year's Border Security Expo, is visibly licking its chops. Senator Marco Rubio laid out the following list or, as the trade magazine Homeland Security Today called it, "treasure trove" of products that it expected to be ordered if the bill passed: 86 integrated fixed towers, 286 fixed camera systems, 232 mobile surveillance systems, 4,595 unattended ground sensors, 820 handheld equipment devices, 416 personal radiation detectors, 104 radiation isotope identification devices, 62 mobile automated targeting systems, 53 fiber-optic tank inspection scopes, 37 portable contraband detectors, 28 license plate readers, 26 mobile inspection scopes and sensors for checkpoints, nine land automated targeting systems, and eight non-intrusive inspection systems.
In addition, Rubio said, the immigration bill would include "four unmanned aircraft systems, six VADER radar systems, 17 UH-1N helicopters, eight C-206H aircraft upgrades, eight AS-350 light enforcement helicopters, 10 Blackhawk helicopter 10 A-L conversions, five new Blackhawk M Model, 30 marine vessels, 93 sensor repeaters, 90 communications repeaters, two card-reader systems, five camera refresh, three backscatters, one radiation portal monitor, one littoral detection, one real-time radioscopy, and improved surveillance capabilities for existing aerostat."
The reform package calls for "persistent surveillance" and 24/7 drone flights, although the areas of these flights are not specified. Even before the Senate reform bill came into view, San Diego-based General Atomics was awarded a contract that would add 14 more drones to the current fleet of 10 used by Customs and Border Protection (CBP, the parent agency of the Border Patrol). CBP plans to have 18 drones in flight by 2016 and 24 in the years to follow patrolling US skies over cities such as San Diego, Tucson, and El Paso—not to speak, in the north, of Seattle, Detroit, and Buffalo.
Some of these drones will be equipped with the VADER "man-hunting" radar system, made by Northrup Grumman, used to detect roadside bombers in Afghanistan. Now, even more of this technology will be put to use in the borderlands, where, according to CBP, it is aready locating unauthorized border-crossers. Recently declassified documents also show that CBP has been considering upgrading its drones with "non-lethal" weapons to be able to take down "targets of interest."
According to the New York Times, other military-industrial behemoths like Raytheon and Lockheed Martin are actively looking for "revenue flows" as "wars wind down." Teams of lobbyists, including former New York Senator Alfonse D'Amato, have been pressing the Department of Homeland Security on behalf of their corporate clients. D'Amato lobbies for the United Technologies Corporation, which stands to make millions off an immigration bill that will okay the purchase of 15 of its Blackhawk helicopters. This is but one example of the increasingly powerful set of corporate interests eager to see immigration reform pass now in the House of Representatives. A vote could come as early as Labor Day.
But whatever happens, it's time to stop thinking of all this as "immigration reform." It represents what may be the most intense concentration of the surveillance state in a single location ever witnessed—a place where the Constitution has an asterisk, which means that anything goes and dystopian worlds of all sorts can be invented.
The Los Angeles Times has written that, if passed, the bill "would also be a boost to defense contractors and an economic stimulus for border communities, creating thousands of jobs that could raise home prices and spur consumer spending around border security stations." It sounds like Keynesian economics, but of a whole different sort.
In a world where basic services are being cut, an emerging policing apparatus in the borderlands is flourishing. As Mattea Kramer and Chris Hellman reported at TomDispatch in February, since September 11, 2001, the United States has spent $791 billion on "homeland security" alone, an inflation-adjusted $300 billion more than the cost of the entire New Deal.
In those borderlands, we are seeing the birth of a military-industrial-immigration complex. It seems destined to shape our future.
Todd Miller has researched and written about US-Mexican border issues for more than 10 years. He has worked on both sides of the border for BorderLinks in Tucson, Arizona, and Witness for Peace in Oaxaca, Mexico. He now writes on border and immigration issues for NACLA Report on the Americas and its blog "Border Wars," among other places. He is at work on his first book, Border Patrol Nation, for the Open Media Series of City Lights Books.
Follow TomDispatch on Twitter and join us on Facebook or Tumblr. Check out the newest Dispatch book, Nick Turse's The Changing Face of Empire: Special Ops, Drones, Proxy Fighters, Secret Bases, and Cyberwarfare.To stay on top of important articles like these, sign up to receive the latest updates from TomDispatch.com here.


text:
Last night, it was revealed that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton had ordered more security at the U.S. mission in Benghazi before it was attacked where four Americans, including U.S. Ambassador Christopher Stevens were murdered by Al-Qaeda but President Obama denied the request. The news broke on TheBlazeTV's "Wilkow!" hosted by Andrew Wilkow, by best-selling author, Ed Klein who said the legal counsel to Clinton had informed him of this information. Klein also said that those same sources said that former President Bill Clinton has been "urging" his wife [Hillary] to release official State Department documents that prove she called for additional security at the compound in Libya, which would almost certainly result in President Obama losing the election.Of course, this may be a Clinton plant to (a) undermine Obama and (b) salvage Hillary for 2016. If so, then we are seeing a civil war play itself out within the Obama administration. Could this also be why Obama jumped on the "YouTube lie"? Seems likely. On the other hand, we still haven't heard from the maker of the YouTube, and Hillary's promise to the father of one of the murdered Americans to prosecute and jail the maker of the YouTube video is an offense against the Constitution and merits condemnation.
Friday, October 26, 2012
Obama and Libya - it just gets worse. Hillary asked for more protection for Benghazi and Obama said "no."
Posted by Peter Bradley at 9:20 AM
1 comment:
As a felon and disbarred attorney, should he be advising her at all? And his astute legal expertise did wonders for him, didn't it?
Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)


text:
- Expedia – 20% off all your orders, up to 50% off selected hotels and resorts.
- Travelocity – up to 50% off Luxury Vacation Packages and 45% off Hawaii Vacations.
- Irv's Luggage – up to 70% off selected items, plus Free Shipping.
- PartyBell .com - Enjoy up to 75% off party supplies and 30% discounts on selected products.
- Cheryls.com - Save up to 15% on freshly-baked gourmet cookies, brownies and cakes. $10 off any $60 order. A perfect way to treat your graduates and your wallet.
- Current Catalog – 20% off any $40 order, Buy 1 Get 1 Free Wrapping Paper, Bows, Stickers and more.
- GraduationSource.com - Save up to 15% off on any order. Enter your email address to get a free cap and gown sample.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Graduation Day marks the entrance of a new beginning for those who will receive their diplomas on stage. It is not the end but rather the beginning of a new story starting to unfold in a person's life. This is the day when you finally accomplish what you need to accomplish within a given period of time. And, families make it more special by celebrating this day with grandeur but with minimal expenses on their side. According to the NRF (National Retail Federation) 2012 Graduation Survey conducted by BIGInsight, there was a rise in percentage of Americans spending dollars to buy graduation gifts, amounting to an increase of 30.7% compared to 2011. The survey also found that consumers average spending will continue to rise with the average consumer shelling out at least $99.94 on gifts -- $9 more than in 2011. "Graduation Day is filled with mixed emotions because this is the time when a person takes one step toward his or her future," says AnyCodes' Marketing Director. "And, before they start to move on, parents and families alike want to celebrate first and pause the time between today and tomorrow with their graduates. That's why AnyCodes is here to help them finalize and organize their Graduation party plans without spending too much on supplies and gifts." To better maximize your celebration, there are several online stores that can shower you with endless party supplies with high discounts so you could enjoy and save more. Online stores like Shindigz.com offer up to 20% savings on graduation party supplies. KidsPartyWorld .com which specializes in different themed party supplies and decorations lets you save up to 15% off on your orders and also offers Free Shipping. For gifts, you can check shopping sites like FansEdge or GiftTree.com when searching for the perfect gift to give to your graduates. Why not give your graduate a frugal but memorable Graduate trip, with travel coupons and deals from Expedia and Travelocity? Below are some merchants that specialize in giving great deals and discounts on gifts and party supplies for Graduation Day.


text:
It only takes a minute to get started. Fill out our uncomplicated sign up form and login to the website.
This step is discretionary but will seriously enhance your chances of your profile getting noticed by other daters. Let people know a bit about yourself, your hobbies and attach any nice photographs of yourself.
Use our website's state-of-the-art search to uncover over 60s members who satisfy your requirements. Or just browse through listings and uncover members that pique your interest.
Identified someone who interests you? Send a message to them or just a wink and see what they say. With a little luck you'll be on your way to an amazing adventure.
It'll only take a few minutes


text:
EDTC: Educational Theatre for Colleges and Communities
Download candidacy requirements
Review selected past dissertations
A strong research focus exists in the Program in Educational Theatre. Applications for doctoral study are accepted from candidates with clear demonstrated interest in research and scholarship. Acceptance into doctoral study is competitive. Students are encouraged to complete their program in five years. A satisfactorily completed master's degree with a research component is expected prior to application.
A total of 54 to 60 points beyond the master's degree (depending on the student's previous academic background) is required for the Ph.D. and 42 points for the Ed.D. degree. This includes general degree requirements and a minimum of 18 points in educational theatre to be selected in consultation with a doctoral adviser, according to the student's area of interest and professional goals. Doctoral students must complete a minimum of 36 points in residence beyond the master's degree. Details for the degree curriculum for the Ph.D. and Ed. D. appear under the Curriculum tab.
A candidacy examination is given approximately halfway through the academic work to determine what specific coursework is required.
Upon completion of coursework, students must register in a one-point Collegium in performing arts education research each semester in order to maintain matriculation (MPAIA-GE 3400 Performing Arts Research Collegium)
Both a proposal and a dissertation are required by doctoral students in the Ph.D. program. Ph.D. students must defend their dissertation during an oral examination. Three full-time faculty members are required to serve on doctoral students dissertation committee.
Ed.D. students will develop a culminating study drawn from one or more of the programs' specializations: Drama in Education, Applied Theatre, or Theatre for Young Audiences and Play Production. This might include dramatic work or other arts-based project, action research project, internship, and/or other applied theatre residency in lieu of a research-based dissertation. This will also require a formal proposal, faculty mentorship, and subsequent presentation and defense before a faculty committee.
Students should consult the handbook for Doctoral Study published by the Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development for the specific requirements of this degree. Course substitutions for any of the general degree requirements must be approved by the academic advisor, the department chairperson, and the vice dean.
For further information about the program or its curricula, please contact:
Dr. Jonathan Jones
82 Washington Square East, Pless Annex 223
New York, NY 10003
Jonathan's Story from NYU Steinhardt on Vimeo.