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If RIM has been forced into a different game than the one it started in, you wouldn't know it from the company's presentations in Jakarta. In parlaying itself from a Canadian-based technology company with strong roots serving corporate and government clients in North America and Europe into a globalized consumer brand, RIM has achieved a vast transition in just a handful of years, said its chief marketing officer, Frank Boulben.
The narrative RIM's CEO was selling in Jakarta was even more heroic: Thorsten Heins told his Indonesian partners–thanks to his assurance BB10 will enable significantly better Internet browsing and multitasking capabilities than Samsung and Apple have developed–that RIM is now poised to transform itself from a mobile-phone powerhouse to a mobile-computing innovator that will again surge ahead of its competitors. "We're morphing to a new technology platform that will redefine our business," Heins insisted as he manoeuvred among his guests in a hospitality suite at the Ritz-Carlton. "We're redefining ourselves as mobile computing, not mobile phones."
The same could be said, of course, of all smartphones for the past five years. Heins was probably on more solid ground when he emphasized cachet. In a rapidly industrializing country where annual GDP growth averages over 6 per cent and consumer spending is expected to grow 39 per cent by 2020, ownership of a BlackBerry telegraphs status. "We see the BlackBerry as a tool for success," Heins said after an impromptu encounter with a handful of BlackBerry users outside RIM's Indonesian headquarters. "It helps them win."
If some of RIM's guests at the Ritz-Carlton seemed uncannily familiar with Heins's vision of mobile phones morphing into mobile computers, an explanation was obvious: Many of them had spent the previous day at a lavish event, also at the Ritz, sponsored by Samsung–RIM's archrival here, as elsewhere. They'd been regaled with food, drink, demonstrations and gift bags, all in the name of promoting Samsung's new line of phones. These, according to the spiel from Samsung executives, are all capable of "seamless multitasking, allowing users to quickly search content without having to go through various screen transitions." So when Boulben boasted alongside Heins the next day that RIM's new operating system would "take it to the next level" in offering a seamless flow between functions such as messaging, e-mailing and web browsing, there were no gasps in the room: What he got instead was a series of prickly questions about BlackBerry's famously weak batteries, maddening service disruptions and the lack of RIM manufacturing facilities in Indonesia. (The complaints were much the same at a RIM press event in Lagos.)
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With its highly developed capacity to detect patterns in data, Perl has become one of the most popular languages for biological data analysis. But if you're a biologist with little or no programming experience, starting out in Perl can be a challenge. Many biologists have a difficult time learning how to apply the language to bioinformatics. The most popular Perl programming books are often too theoretical and too focused on computer science for a non-programming biologist who needs to solve very specific problems.Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics is designed to get you quickly over the Perl language barrier by approaching programming as an important new laboratory skill, revealing Perl programs and techniques that are immediately useful in the lab. Each chapter focuses on solving a particular bioinformatics problem or class of problems, starting with the simplest and increasing in complexity as the book progresses. Each chapter includes programming exercises and teaches bioinformatics by showing and modifying programs that deal with various kinds of practical biological problems. By the end of the book you'll have a solid understanding of Perl basics, a collection of programs for such tasks as parsing BLAST and GenBank, and the skills to take on more advanced bioinformatics programming. Some of the later chapters focus in greater detail on specific bioinformatics topics. This book is suitable for use as a classroom textbook, for self-study, and as a reference.The book covers:
James Tisdall has worked as a musician, a programmer at Bell Labs (where he programmed for speech research and discovered a formal language for musical rhythm), and as a bioinformaticist at Mercator Genetics in Menlo Park, California, and at Fox Chase Cancer Center in Philadelphia. He has a B.A. in mathematics from the City College of New York and an M.S. in computer science from Columbia University; he is working towards a Ph.D. in computer science at the University of Pennsylvania. In his spare time, Jim teaches computer music at the Settlement Music School in Philadelphia. He is also the author of O'Reilly's Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics.
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Great tool for anyone getting into the field
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I used this book when I was a researcher in college and it helped a lot. Many of the examples in the book are directly applicable to work you will do in a lab. While this book does not have everything I found it an invaluable resource for anyone who is new to perl and bioinformatics in general.
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this is the excellent online resource for the beginning programmers .Only thing i like to mention is that should give more example on the bioinformatics codes...for different aspects.Is there any resource for java like this one, which is specially made for bioinformatics using examples..Please let me know.
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it gives me a programing world!
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By Kate Lea
This is good book, I ahvent read it all but its very comprehesive! I think that I'll finish the book with a solid understanding of Perl basics, a collection of programs for such tasks as parsing BLAST and GenBank. Bye Kate Lea
By Seungwoo Hwang
This is certainly a superb book. I really enjoyed it. Here are some of the advantages of "Beginning Perl for Bioinformatics" over other entry level general purpose Perl books such as "Learning Perl".(1) Most importantly, you learn Perl in the context of dealing with biological problems (e.g., parsing BLAST output) rather than general problems that will not even remotly interest you (e.g., parsing employee's address list). So you will be kept interested throughout the book.(2) Entire codes, rather than code snippets, are presented.(3) Explanations are much more friendly and clear.(4) You can find some useful materials that are not covered in Learning Perl; for example, using Perl debugger, using range operator to skip lines, etc.One problem with this book is that there are TONS of errata (I'm referring to October 2001, 1st edition). Most of their corrections are available from the book website, and half of them are re-phrasing of sentences, so errata will not prevent you from understanding the book. But it certainly takes significant amount of time to go through the HUGE list of errata corrections (I also found more than ten additional errata that are not found in the errata list and reported to publisher). So if it's not urgent for you, wait until next reprint becomes available.One more wish list is that Bioperl module could have been covered (It is briefly mentioned over seven pages but not actually covered). Hopefully, the upcoming book (June 2003) "Mastering perl for bioinformatics" will cover it.
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it's a decent book -- but there needs to be one devoted to BioPerl!
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This book is ok, not all that great for beginners. Has a lot of info, and the author shows you how to solve specific problems, but does not really show you how to deal with related problems. There are many errors, which is not unusual when people write books. The best way to learn perl is that you still have to learn the perl language itself to really understand it. This books has lots of examples, and if you happen to have the exact problems that you need to solve, then it is not bad. But to be honest with all you readers, the best way still is to read from other orielly's books on perl. And start programming from scratch! Goodluck to all ya!
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Just as Gov. Perry's capability to be a presidential candidate was oversold, so too is the Texas economic success. True, the state's economy continues to expand, 4.8 percent growth in 2012, second fastest among states, compared to Connecticut's GDP shrinking by 0.1 percent, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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Posted by David Aponovich on November 26, 2012
This is a co-authored blog post by Forrester Analysts David Aponovich and Michael Facemire.
Corporations and brands are jumping through hoops (and spending lots of money) to build and support mobile customer experiences. It has us asking: Where are the web content management (WCM) vendors in all of this?
The answer that applies to many: Missing in action.
Here is a group of tech vendors whose R&D and acquisitions have been incredibly focused on enabling digital experiences and helping marketers and brands connect with customers online.
Yet many web content management vendors serving enterprise and midmarket clients still lack a fully baked mobile solution for back-end developers or their marketing counterparts, or even a road map that considers the place for mobile and cross-channel experiences in their content management and future digital experience ecosystems (think: interactive TV, point-of-sale digital, even interactive goggles, or whatever new channels emerge). Clients are jumping in completely, and they're looking for the best tools, solutions, and services to make a successful leap. They're looking right at you, vendors.
Here's what they see: Not every WCM vendor today is adept or positioned to offer deep mobile solutions.
Vendors lacking this power and capacity to support mobile initiatives will face challenges as specific WCM competitors answer this need. And here's the other rub: non-WCM tools and techniques are gaining momentum and serving as the path of least resistance for companies that need, today, to get mobile with their content, sites, and experiences, preferably without redeveloping from scratch.


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Charlize Theron's Radiant 2012 MTV Movie Awards Arrival
Joining her many other A-List friends for a fun-filled night, Charlize Theron was on hand at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Los Angeles for the 2012 MTV Movie Awards on Sunday (June 3).
The "Young Adult" stunner looked flawless for her red carpet moment in a red strapless frock as she greeted fans and posed for the paparazzi before heading inside to take the stage as a presenter.
Sure to be quite the action-packed night, the MTV Movie Awards are being hosted by British comedic actor Russell Brand.
The show will feature performances by The Black Keys and Wiz Khalifa, as well as fan favorites, Kristen Stewart, Leighton Meester and Mark Wahlberg will be some of the celebs taking the stage to present the Golden Popcorn to tonight's lucky winners.
Enjoy the pictures of Charlize Theron at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards (June 3).
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INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA on Wednesday afternoon announced the 330 participants that will compete in the 2014 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships, awarding two of the 45 at-large berths available to members of the No. 10 Pitt wrestling team: 133-pound senior Shelton Mack and 197-pound sophomore Nick Bonaccorsi.
Mack and Bonaccorsi will join Pitt's six automatic NCAA qualifiers – Anthony Zanetta (125), Edgar Bright (141), Mikey Racciato (149), Tyler Wilps (174), Max Thomusseit (184) and P.J. Tasser (HWT) – when the Panthers travel to Oklahoma City next week for nationals from March 20-22.
The eight NCAA qualifiers from Pitt marks the third time in the last four seasons that eight Panthers booked trips to nationals. The seeds and first round opponents for those Pitt wrestlers are listed below.
The complete brackets for the NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships can be found here.
Pitt First Round Seeds and Matchups for NCAAs:
125: No. 15 Anthony Zanetta vs. Conor Youtsey (Michigan)
133: Shelton Mack vs. Devon Lotito (Cal Poly)
141: No. 14 Edgar Bright vs. Tyler Scotton (Boston University)
149: Mikey Racciato vs. No. 3 Chris Villalonga (Cornell)
174: No. 7 Tyler Wilps vs. Brad Wukie (Penn)
184: No. 4 Max Thomusseit vs. Clint Morrison (Rider)
197: Nick Bonaccorsi vs. No. 14 Chris Penny (Virginia Tech)
HWT: P.J. Tasser vs. No. 7 Michael McClure (Michigan State)
Youtsey Rounds Out Pitt Wrestling Staff
Pitt Student-Athletes Share Experiences from Haiti Trip
Gavin Announces Assistant Coaches
Lee, Rahmani Set for 2017 UWW Junior Freestyle Nationals
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It's well over a year since we looked at the Apple iMac last. Back then it was the first outing of the current aluminium design and it received a glowing endorsement, bagging itself an Editor's Choice Award. It's a testament to the quality of that machine that it's taken so long for Apple to update the range, but it has done just that and we've got the 24in version here for your perusal.
Our version is only the entry-level 24in model, but even so its specification is very generous. Directing proceedings is an Intel Core 2 Duo processor running at 2.66GHz. This is backed by a capacious 7,200rpm, 640GB hard drive as well as 4GB of 1,066MHz DDR3 RAM. Both these parts can be upgraded, though Apple is up to its usual shenanigans here by making the 1TB hard drive an £80 upgrade (i.e. the cost of a single drive), while upgrading to 8GB of RAM costs an astonishing £800! It's just as well few people will need that much memory.
Other standard configurations include the 20in model, which sports the same processor as our version but has just 2GB RAM and a 320GB hard drive, while the other two 24in versions sport 2.93GHz and 3.06GHz CPUs, nVidia discrete graphics and, in the case of the top-of-the-range model, a 1TB hard drive.
At £949 it's worth noting that the 20in iMac is considerably more expensive than the old one, which started at just £799.99 at launch, but our entry-level 24in, which Apple sells for £1,199, actually looks like very good value given the lack of a cheaper 24in all-in-one - something you can't say about Apple too often. One can't help but feel, though, that Apple is trying to compel people to upgrade to the more expensive 24in version in pricing the 20in as it has.
Beyond these newly refreshed configurations the other big change for this year's iMac is the chipset which, like the new MacBook and Mac mini, is nVidia's 9400M integrated graphics effort. This is an obvious and positive move on Apple's part, since it's more than capable of dealing with most things that'll be thrown its way (including GPU accelerated applications) and for those that do need more grunt options are available.
Draft-N Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 2.1 also come as standard, but it's disappointing to see that wireless keyboards and mice aren't. We can see why some might prefer the wired variety, but it's hard to escape the allure of a system that would effectively have only one wire (that for power) protruding from it. As it is you have to pay extra for both, though at least neither is extortionately expensive, with the wireless mouse costing £14 and the keyboard £20.
One thing that is included in the price, however, is iLife '09. This has always been one of the highlights of the Mac experience and, as our iLife review pointed out, that remains the case. iPhoto is particularly useful thanks to the addition of a nifty new face recognition system and Facebook integration, but every element of the suite exudes the usual Apple ease-of-use and comfort. So, given most would probably want to get it with their iMac anyway, we're pleased to see it aboard.
Sorry but the value just isn't an 8. More like 5 again.
for a computer and what can it actually do? It has a 9400M graphics card, no integrated memory, therefore no (decent) games.
What can this actually do that the mac mini cant? An additional 𧽴 for some more memory, a faster CPU, a screen & a mouse and keyboard, plus a hard disk upgrade.
Nothing above actually makes it a must have, a mac mini is going to be plenty fast enough for anything that you might want to use this for.
I really don't understand why anybody would buy this over the mac mini!
It's still not too late to remove the blasphemous comment, that this is a PC before the Apple crowd show up.
Have to say, I almost got this over my Mac mini but didn't have the money or the space for it. It also stands up quite well price-wise to other Core 2 Duo All-in-ones like the Dell XPS One.
Anyway, two favourable Apple reviews in the space of two days - soon TR will be accused of having an Apple bias (to add to its Panasonic one) :)
i'll be damned if that keyboard didn't come straight from a macbook.
@xenos - value score is probably compared to other 24 inch all in ones. fair comparison, if you ask me.
Andy - can you please confirm this value score is judged only against other Macs (as Hugo carefully explained in his Mac Mini review commentary)? Many thanks.
How can the overall score be a 9 when all the bits that really matter (features, performance and value) are all 8?
@Petrov: As stated in the review more than once (and others above) the value score is based on the iMac's value compared to other manufacturers which, if you look around, is surprisingly good.
@Lee Marshall: That's one way of looking at it, but design is just as important as any other category in this regard as people who buy this product will buy it (in part) due to its design - or certainly as a large factor in their decision. I'm guessing from your tone you don't fit into this category, so the iMac probably isn't for you.
Regardless of this, though, any product that scores a 10 in one category and 8s in all the others stands a perfectly reasonable chance of getting a 9 overall. And, in case you were wondering, the overall score isn't an average - never has been.
@Xenos: Just wanted to add that with your spare $700, you can instantly cut that down to around 𧷤 or once you take into account a decent 24inch monitor. 𧷤 for the other bits and bobs seems reasonable.
Also, having initially baulked at the price of this system, just like you, I went about trying to spec up a comparible PC (not an all in one, just a normal PC) and got to about 𨀼 for the basics without any extra peripherals beyond a monitor. Factor in things like speakers, webcam, keyboard, and mouse and you're probably pushing . Then take into account the all-in-one sleekness and you have a product that actually represents reasonable value.
*Just wanted to add that with your spare 𧽴, you can instantly cut that down to around 𧷤 or so...
Take that HP!
Take that Dell!
Take that PC Funboys
and Take that budget PC People
who else wants some:P
@Ed - out of interest, how did you reach that 𨀼 for a PC? I reckon it could be done much more cheaply:
* CPU - 𧴜 (and that's for a 2.8GHz Wolfdale - AFAIK 2.66GHz C2Ds can't be bought any more)
* Motherboard - 㿲
* Case & PSU - 㿲
* OS - 䀁 (Vista Home Premium 64-bit OEM)
That lot comes to 𧹵. You can get a 24 inch LCD for under 𧵬 so you'd be going well beyond that to hit 𨀼 overall.
That's why I said a decent 24inch monitor. You're looking at 𧹈+ for that alone.
You're also undervaluing some of the other components; 4GB DDR3 1056 is more like 㿞, HDD is more like 㿨. Add in the 㿨 for iLife (i know you can't get it for a PC and you can probably find free or cheap equivalents but to make it a fair comparison it has to be included) and you'll be pushing the figure I quote.
Ooooo. Looks like another PC v Mac fanboi war is about to break out.
I'll go get my popcorn ....... :)
Andy, many thanks for the confirmation that the value score is compared to other manufacturers - I think that's exactly the right approach. (By the way, I think your review is excellent!)
Still leaves me confused by Hugo's Mac Mini review - shouldn't TR/Chief Editor adjust Hugo's value score on that review to reflect a score vs other manufacturers as well (and not just other Macs)...? Anyway, no biggie.
Good review. The importance of the OS is not to be underestimated and contributes significantly to the efficiency/responsiveness of the end-product.
Case? CASE? Are you mad? Who wants a case when you can have NO case. This is all in the monitor, looks stunning, and now I should buy a case?
Petrov - to clarify my point about the Mac mini: what I was saying was/is that there are no PC equivalents to compare it to. Nothing else is a small and yet manages to work as well. I thought I made that clear in the review but you've either not read it fully, misinterpreted, or I could have explained better.
The iMac is , arguably, less fortunate in that there are very clear systems to compare to. It's good for Apple that it's made this generation good value. I doubt we would have said the same of the last run, which was ludicrously overpriced if you ask me.
I don't know what brand of drive Apple uses, so a direct comparison is tough, but you can get a 640 GB Hitachi drive for 㿛.89 from scan (http://www.scan.co.uk/Produ.... Point taken re DDR3 - I was looking at DDR2 boards and matching RAM on the basis that there is little proven benefit as yet to DDR3. You could also save by taking a motherboard with integrated graphics, but I factored in a cheap discrete Nvidia GPU.
I wasn't criticising the value score - I think the design and integration of the iMac (+OSX) justifies the premium over an equally specced PC, so it is reasonable value if it fits your needs. I was just wondering where your 𨀼 came from.
Out of interest which 24 inch monitors would you consider "decent" enough to compete with the iMac?
Ed: "That's why I said a decent 24inch monitor. You're looking at 𧹈+ for that alone."
So it's an IPS-panel then? Because if it's a TN-panel as with the 20" version, that's not worth 400 GBP by a long shot -- you can get those for 200 GBP.
I want one. Sick of Vista.
@Ed - When I decide to change my PC I'm still going to have my BenQ FP241W sitting on my desk, something which you guys yourselves gave 10/10 for in every category.
Having to pass on the ENTIRE pc when you want one that can play a game is just a bit stupid tbh.
And that cost me 𧷸 delivered, brand new with dead pixel guarantee! Hearty S-PVA panel too.
(Seriously buy it now its SO DAMN GOOD)
@Ohmz - Give Windows 7 a spin, build 7000. Make a dualboot to XP and OS X. Then laugh at having saved yourself over than buying a Mac with similar specs ;-)
BTW - I meant P-MVA not S-PVA. Its a fairly unique monitor as it has better motion performance (or as good as) TN but really good colours too.
Nothing like a good mac vs pc argument to make the work day pass.
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National Football League side Mukura has recruited the trio of Amani MukesheMugisha, Hakim Zaki and Thierry Bimenyimana, allon a two-year contract deal.
The development was confirmed by the club secretary general Emmanuel Ntakirutimana this week. He pointed out that the club had agreed terms with the trio following good performances in their respective clubs last season.
Congolese Mugisha was signed from Kivu FC, Hakim Zaki from BukavuDawa while Thierry Bimenyimana was bought from Gicumbi FC.
"The players are good and we believe they will be of great impact to our club as we seek to compete on the highest level," addedNtakirutimana.
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McCormick Bridge paving the way
New bridge provides drivers, bus routes with simplified route
After 82 years without any major renovations, the McCormick Road bridge underwent a complete reconstruction this summer, reopening to traffic July 29. The bridge was out of commission for all vehicles weighing more than 8 tons starting July 2012 after corrosion was found in the bridge deck.
While limited emergency repairs were made last year to ensure the safety of pedestrians and traffic, all serious construction was deferred to the summer of 2013 to prevent excessive traffic delays during the University's busiest months.
The $1 million dollar project, contracted to Corman Construction Inc., was funded by the Virginia Department of Transportation, the official owner of the structure.
Corman began construction almost immediately following Final Exercises on May 20 and the bridge was officially demolished during a two-night closure on May 21 and 22. After two months, the bridge has a new deck and additional support mechanisms. The new bridge also has a clearance that is 14 inches higher.
All University Transit System buses have resumed normal operations, as has the Free Trolley.


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Everyone's talking about privacy since Edward Snowden became a whistleblower on the NSA (National Security Administration). He recently leaked a powerpoint that was for internal NSA training, showing how much of the information the NSA is gathering. This program is called PRISM.
According to the Guardian, "Internal NSA documents claim the top secret data-mining programme gives the US government access to a vast quantity of emails, chat logs and other data directly from the servers of nine internet companies. These include Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Yahoo, AOL and Apple. The companies mentioned have all denied knowledge of or participation in the program." But we know they're lying.
If you've read the headlines about the NSA keeping all of our data in a big server somewhere, this might make you a bit nervous. Imagine it. If you're a US or UK citizen, this has happened to you.
Imagine some government entity can look at
People (AND NONPROFITS) are up in arms. The American Civil Liberties Union sued the government to compel release of its classified interpretation of section 215, the so-called "business records" provision of the Patriot Act. Here in Oregon, Jeff Merkeley, one of our senators, is introducing a bill with bipartisan support to force the NSA to reveal what information they are collecting from American citizens.
Spying on innocent people is wrong. I don't know about you, but I don't like that anyone could listen in on anything I'm doing, at any time. That is a violation of my and your basic human rights.
While this is fought out in the courts and in the senate, now that we know how much we've lost, we need options.
Some people say privacy is obsolete.
You DO have a right to privacy. And if you feel the same way that I do about this, then you'll want the link to Prism Break, which helps you stop the government spying on your every move.
How to opt out of PRISM, the NSA's global data surveillance program.
I personally use these services. I use enigmail and Thunderbird for email. I use Duckduckgo and startpage for my searches. I use Jitsi for chat. I still use Twitter but I've gotten off of Facebook. If you want help getting on any of these services, just let me know and I'll walk you through it.
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Football news
Dunne blow for Aston Villa
Aston Villa have been hit by yet another injury setback with acting skipper Richard Dunne suffering a recurrence of a knee problem. The Ireland international is the 10th senior Villa player to join the injury list after his knee flared up during Saturday's 2-2 home draw with Manchester United.
Dunne was initially sidelined with the setback for two games in mid-September.
Houllier said: "Richard's knee has swollen up and it is a recurring thing. That is why he missed two or three games earlier in the season.
"He is important to us and I like the attitude of all my older players because they are good tutors."
Platt defends Mancini
Manchester City assistant-manager David Platt has launched a passionate defence of Roberto Mancini. The Italian has come under fire for being too negative after successive goalless draws against Man. United and Birmingham.
Home fans reacted by chanting "what is going on" when Mancini opted to replace Carlos Tevez with Gareth Barry towards the end of City's latest stalemate. Yet, Platt is quick to reject any notion of Mancini being a defensive coach.
"It is wrong for people to level at the gaffer that he is a defensive coach," said Platt.
"He isn't, in any way. People felt because we were playing Birmingham it was three points guaranteed... it is never like that in football."
Bruce keen on loan duo
Sunderland boss Steve Bruce wants to keep Nedum Onuoha and Danny Welbeck after the pair played an influential role in their 3-0 demolition of Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.
Onuoha, on loan from Manchester City, put the Black Cats on the way to victory with a stunning goal on the stroke of half-time.
Asamoah Gyan added a second before Welbeck, on loan from Manchester United, grabbed a third with three minutes left.
Bruce said: "The sad thing for me is how much will it cost now to buy them? They're two loan players who have done fantastically well. They've got plenty of time. We'd love them to stay."
Casillas supports Mourinho
Real Madrid goalkeeper Iker Casillas has defended manager Jose Mourinho after his side's 1-0 win at Sporting Gijon on Sunday night.
Mourinho had been heavily criticised by Gijon boss Manolo Preciado in the build-up to the game.
Earlier in the season, Mourinho criticised Gijon for the side they fielded against Barcelona, with Preciado suggesting last week that had the Portuguese been coaching in England, his comments would have seen him "thrown in jail."
"The game was complicated for many reasons," Casillas said.
"Regarding what was said, I limit myself to defending my coach. I respect other opinions, but I do not share them. I stand by my coach, who is the best."
Del Piero starts contract talks
Alessandro del Piero is seeking to extend his playing days at Juventus after reports said he has opened negotiations regarding a new contract.
La Gazzetta dello Sport reported there has already been a meeting between the two parties and although the financial side of things wasn't discussed, the technical details of Del Piero's future were up for discussion.
General manager Beppe Marotta was considering Del Piero's departure at the end of this season but things have now changed and a one-year deal is likely to be on the table.
Del Piero, 36, has played regularly this season. He is being linked with a move to the US if negotiations with Juve fail.
Coach blasts 10-goal girls
China women's football coach Li Xiaopeng lashed out at her team yesterday despite a 10-1 hammering of hapless Jordan in their Asian Games opener.
Li was furious that her defenders conceded a goal against the same side they crushed 12-0 at the Doha Games in 2006.
"Jordan's one goal is more important than our 10," said Li.
"I always tell my players to stay focused.
"We have one goalkeeper and four defenders but their carelessness let Jordan score. Our players didn't pay any attention to her and this should be a lesson to be remembered."
FC Dallas thwart Beckham title bid
FC Dallas shocked David Beckham's Los Angeles Galaxy 3-0 on Sunday to reach Major League Soccer's championship match.
David Ferreira scored one goal and created another for Dallas as they won the MLS Western Conference final to reach the MLS Cup. They will take on the Colorado Rapids on November 21 in Toronto.
The Rapids beat San Jose 1-0 on Saturday.
Beckham played all 90 minutes for the fourth time in five games despite suffering a groin injury.
"We saw right at the beginning of the game, probably 15 minutes in, that he had a problem," Galaxy coach Bruce Arena said.
"We talked to him at half-time. There was a chance that we were going to take him off but he stayed in."
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26 Brittany Bucknor
ODP - Participated on the ODP team as a freshman and junior in high school.
HIGH SCHOOL - Was named St. Thomas Aquinas Offensive Player of the Year as a senior as she helped guide her team to a berth in the semifinals of the 5A state championship...registered 37 points during her senior campaign tallying 11 goals and 15 assists en route to being named first team all-county...received all-county honorable mention as a junior.
CLUB - Played for West Pines United earning the Most Valuable Player Award during the 2004-05 season...her father Donovan Bucknor was coach of West Pines United.
ACADEMICS - Earned the Principal's Honors throughout all four years of high school...member of the Spanish Honor Society and Friends of St. Francis...was the recipient of the Soccer Scholar Athlete Award as a senior.
PERSONAL - Daughter of Donovan and Joy Bucknor...plans on majoring in marketing and fashion merchandising...other sports of interest include dance, gymnastics, volleyball and basketball...participated in competitive dance for seven years.


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February 20, 2014 (Newswire.com) - Marissa Collections Hosted Top Digital Influencers and Fashion Bloggers During New York Fashion Week 2014.
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Birth Year : 1916
Death Year : 2003
Tommie Beatrice Laine Holland, born in Madison County, KY, and raised in Cleveland, OH, was the first African American teacher in Richmond, Indiana. She was the daughter of Florence and Henry Allen Laine. Holland was a graduate of Wilberforce University and Ball State University. She was a teacher in Columbia, SC in the 1940s, then she and her family moved to Richmond in 1950. In addition to teaching, Holland was head of the Wayne County Community Action Program and was the first African American woman to head the Indiana Civil Rights Commission (1973-1977). For more see "Richmond schools hired first Black teacher in 1960," Palladium-Item, 02/19/2008, Region section, p. 3A; and Tommie Beatrice Holland in "Obituaries," Columbus Dispatch, 01/17/2003, News section, p. 07C.
Subjects: Activists, Civil Rights, Civic Leaders, Education and Educators
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Set innovation goals and beaccountable. Consider hiringemployees whose focusfull time is innovation.
The YMCA Diabetes Prevention
Program helps prevent the onset of
diabetes in people who are at high
risk of developing the disease.
recruitment. The one that made a difference was shortening its application
from 20 questions to four.
Redesigning a form isn't front-page
news, but it had a big impact on Taproot's ability to fulfill its mission, says
Mr. Hurst. The organization recruited
one-third more volunteers in the year
after making the change.
"We tend to want to celebrate the big,fancy innovations," he says. "But there'sso much amazing, sustaining innova-tion that's going on all the time thatdoesn't get celebrated."Innovation is an active process thatinvolves people with different perspec-tives thinking about ways to do thingsbetter, gathering information, testingsmall ideas, and putting together dis-parate thoughts, says Gerald Cherta-vian, head of Year Up, a Boston char-ity that helps low-income young adultsgain skills and entry-level jobs.
"There is a danger in seeing innovation as the inspiration of one person sitting in a dark room with a towel
on their head thinking about the next
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great idea," he says. "Great innovation
is a culmination of a lot of thought and
the synthesis of diverse opinion."
Fear of Failure
Paying for innovation is a big challenge, because most groups struggle
just to cover their annual program
needs. Even for groups that have a surplus, restrictions on funds are an impediment to innovation. The use of government money is highly restricted, and
individuals generally want their gifts to
go toward programs.
Unfortunately, even foundations are
not a likely source of money for innovation, say some nonprofit leaders.
Foundations are willing to pay for
program costs and, to a lesser extent,
operating expenses, but it's very difficult to win grants for high-risk experimentation, says Andrew Zolli, executive
director of Pop Tech, a New York charity that supports efforts to use emerging technology to solve global problems.
"Funders don't want to fund failures,"
he says.
The projects with the biggest potential
CULTIVATING NEW IDEAS to help low- income workers build wealth has always been central to the Corporation for Enterprise Development's
mission. Several years ago the Washington group started the innovation@
cfed program to give structure to that
"Otherwise, we were just relying on
luck," says Andrea Levere, the organization's president.
The centerpiece is the Innovators
in Residence program. The Corporation for Enterprise Development has
identified five people who have tested
wealth-building ideas in their communities and given them each a stipend of
up to $50,000 over 12 to 24 months to
help them refine their ideas and their
projects. In addition to the money, the
Washington group also provided assistance from its own program and policy
experts as well as access to its network
of outside contacts.
After just two years, several of the
projects have begun to bear fruit.
One of the first innovators was Min-dy Hernandez, a researcher at ideas42,a group of academics and other profes-sionals who seek to use behavioral psy-chology and economics to solve socialproblems. Her project was to see wheth-er tweaking antipoverty programscould influence the choices clients maketo improve their lives. It worked.
Faster Progress
When another Innovator in Residence, Stacey Epperson, was chief executive of Frontier Housing, in Moore-head, Ky., she started to experiment
with prefabricated homes as a source of
energy-efficient low-cost shelter, especially to replace aging, sometimes dangerous mobile homes.
The new homes made a real difference in residents' lives. One elderly
woman living on $800 a month saw her
monthly utility bills fall from as much
as $350 a month to roughly $100. The
drop was so significant that the power
company sent an investigator to make
sure she was OK.
During her residency, Ms. Epperson
negotiated a deal with Clayton Homes,
a large manufactured-housing company, to help design new home models
with the needs of low-income homeown-ers in mind.
She also developed the business plan
for Next Step, a national network of
nonprofit housing groups committed
to using energy-efficient prefabricated
homes in their work. The network currently has 10 members, a number Ms.
Epperson hopes will increase to 22 by
the end of the year.
The stipend provided by the Innovator in Residence program allowed Ms.
Epperson to focus three-quarters of her
time on the project. She resigned from
her position at Frontier last year and
now works full-time as Next Step's chief
Ms. Epperson doubts the organization would be as far along as it is now
without the time the residency afforded
"Would we be here? Maybe, maybe
not," she speculates. "But definitely not
this fast. It really catapulted us so we
could get the work done."
Separate out innovation
projects so day-to-day
tasks don't overwhelm
new efforts.
Next Step is a new coalition
of nonprofits dedicated to the
use of prefabricated homes as
energy-efficient low-cost housing.
Stacey Epperson started Next
Step while she was an Innovator
in Residence at the Corporation
for Enterprise Development.
New Ways of Thinking
Raising money specifically for the innovation program has been difficult,
says Ms. Levere, of the Corporation for
Enterprise Development.
The group is in the midst of a stra-tegic-planning process, and one of the
questions the organization is considering is whether to continue running in-novation@cfed as a stand-alone project
or to incorporate efforts to foster innovation into its existing programs.
No matter which option the organization chooses, finding new and better
ways to fight poverty will continue to be
a key part of its agenda, says Ms. Levere.
"Tough economic times influence how
you think about innovation," she says.
"It changes the questions, and it changes the challenges around innovation.
But in tough times, innovation is more
essential than ever."
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Simplicity forces creativity
Or, necessity is the mother of invention. [1]
Sometimes, constraining yourself is the best way to be creative. Medium, to which I'm still new, is a good example. I'm finding that the minimalist UI, presentation, and limited set of editing tools brings focus back to your words. You can't dazzle people with a slideshow or embedded videos. You must communicate in language that is clean, clear, and descriptive.
We recently had a similar experience with Beam. The remote presence device itself has only one button on it—the power button. Overall, we want to make every personal interaction through Beam as natural as possible. We don't want people to have to change their behavior. ("If you see a stylus, they blew it.") People don't have buttons you can push (I mean physical ones). Talking or working with someone in a Beam should be no different than if they were physically there. They are there.
In many ways, this is why videoconferencing and telepresence have been a disappointment, compared to what people projected a decade ago. The tools create too much friction. I have to call you. You have to answer. We have to book a room. Someone has to move a computer around. And so on. This isn't being there.
But this simplicity does create challenges. Recently, we were looking for a way for local people to easily see the status of a device. But we have no buttons! After some brainstorming and experimentation, we came up with something we like: Push for status.
With a gentle push, the device turns its screen on and shows you its status. To save power, it turns the screen back off after 30 seconds.
It's kind of like saying to the device, "Hey, wake up, what are you doing?" But in a friendly way, of course.
[1] Commonly attributed to Plato in The Republic.


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Royal Mail revenue boosted by online shopping frenzy
Higher prices for parcels and loads of Christmas cards delivered helped Royal Mail boost revenues by 2 per cent in the past nine months, the recently privatised business reported today.
Higher prices for parcels and loads of Christmas cards delivered helped Royal Mail boost revenues by 2 per cent in the past nine months, the recently privatised business reported today.
Parents in the UK are going crazy for the load-carrying cargo bikes
The postman on his bike could become a thing of the past thanks to Royal Mail's plans to phase out deliveries on two wheels. No wonder posties are in a spin, says Jamie Merrill
A proposed deal has been agreed between the Royal Mail and union leaders averting the risk of a Christmas strike.
Shares of Royal Mail rallied in early trading after half-year profits more than doubled to £233 million, as the newly-privatised postal operator benefited from strong demand for online shopping.
Swiss bank UBS says market is 'overestimating margin upside'
Those who sold today made a paper profit of £356 on their original £750 outlay - a 48 per cent rise
Labour complains of 'fire-sale at knock-down price' as small investors celebrate £285 windfalls
The 'low hanging fruit' of government assets considered worthwhile privatisation candidates were sold long ago
The number of private individuals applying for shares in the newly privatised Royal Mail has reached 700,000, the Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced.
An Early Day Motion has been tabled in Parliament calling on the Coalition to review its decision
Some motor industry firms are scaling back offshore production, but 'onshoring' may not have the last laugh
City institutions bidding less than the top price of 330p for Royal Mail shares look set to miss out today, as Britain's biggest privatisation offering since the railways enters its final hours.
Thousands of schools close as staff members protest Michael Gove's refusal to open dialogue on pay, pensions and workload
Industrial action - the latest in a wave of regional strikes - has been organised by two of England's biggest teaching unions
Chancellor George Osborne is on course to undershoot his £120 billion borrowing target by more than £10 billion this year as public finance figures showed Government departments getting a grip on spending last month.
The Government came under fresh attack over its controversial plans for the Royal Mail as Business Secretary Vince Cable confirmed it will press ahead with privatising the service.


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Roxy's Incredible Story
I am going to break form today and not talk about nutrition and weight loss, but instead share a story of an incredible dog: Roxy, and her incredible will to live.
Roxy is a very timid pit bull/dalmation cross whose only desire is to love and please humans. On last New Year's Eve she was at her owner's business when a fireworks celebration began. Scared and probably hysterical, she managed to flee the area. There is no accounting for her journey, but eventually she ended up in a steep ravine with compound fractures (bones protruding from the skin) of both wrists. For five weeks she suffered alone in the ravine during the coldest, wettest, and darkest part of the year with these open wounds; amongst coyotes and with no medical care.
At some point during her entrapment in the ravine, someone discovered her and began feeding her. Her protective posture, her pit bull appearance, and her grumbled growls scared this person so that they felt they were unable to approach. Over time, they were able to get close enough to read the phone number on her collar tags. They called her owner. Her owner rushed her to a hospital where I am now employed and the first part of her ordeal had ended.
Valiantly she tried to walk through the doors of our veterinary hospital on non-functional front legs. Our staff quickly scooped her up and carried her and her limp, bleedings forelimbs to the hospital treatment area. The owner asked us to do all we could to "fix her." Despite the pain and unfamiliar surroundings, she let the staff perform diagnostic X-rays. During the procedure, fear got the better of her and she expressed her anal glands. In all of this confusion her response was not to bite or threaten, but only to reach back and lick her anal area to rid it of the awful odor. She was embarrassed. She still persists in this fastidious behavior.
With the severity of her fractures identified, she underwent surgery. A bone plate was successful in one limb, but the other was so fragile from the injury and time without care that it could only be splinted with the hope of higher intervention. A precautionary splint was put on the plated leg.
That is where the second phase of her ordeal and my introduction to Roxy began. I began as a relief veterinarian for Roxy's hospital at the time she was coming in for bandage changes on her post-surgical splints. Initially, everything was progressing great. And then Roxy was brought back to the hospital after her last bandage change because she was tearing at the splint and biting her foot. Upon removing the bandage, a raging infection that was destroying the skin on her paw and toe pads was discovered. More aggressive antibiotic therapy was initiated but was met with limited results. Bacterial cultures confirmed that Roxy's time without medical care and her post-surgical treatment with antibiotics allowed a "flesh eating" drug resistant bacteria (MRSP — methicillin resistant Staph. pseudintermedius) to expose its ugly head. Orthopedic patients are very prone to this condition due to the long periods on antibiotics.
The second phase of Roxy's ordeal began. The toes and toe pads were being eaten away by the bacteria. Due to the severity of the infection and the necessity of treating them topically and debriding them (removing dead tissue by scrubbing), splinting her leg to allow bone healing was no longer an option. We had to confine her activity so she wouldn't use her legs. Being a proper lady, she would not urinate or defecate (poop) in her run. That would be un-lady like. The staff began putting her on a blanket sling and carrying her to a grassy patch where she readily performed nature's duties. After weeks of wound healing from the MRSP, she could finally walk to her grassy area to perform. Phase 2 was over and phase 3 began.
Because the bacteria had destroyed so much tissue in her left leg and it had to heal without splinting, she collapsed on her wrist and could not walk on the pads of her paw normally. She basically walks on the end of the radius (one of the long bones of the leg below the elbow). Pain treatment became a constant because of this unfortunate gait. Her owner could not accept this level of disability and the future bills involved with possible corrective surgery. He asked me to euthanize Roxy. By then her bravery and will to live had moved our entire staff and "putting her to sleep" was not an option. He relinquished ownership and now Roxy is my dog.
Phase 4 will be tough, but she is brave, loved, and is a daily inspiration that keeps our lives in perspective.
Dr. Ken Tudor
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The Minka Lavery 1820-1-84 Round Flush Mounts collection Close to Ceiling Lighting in Brushed Nickel uses Incandescent light output and brings Modern style. This item is 4"H x 11.75"W. The total wattage is 60 and the voltage is 120 volts. The Minka Lavery 1820-1-84 requires 1 bulb (not included). Additional Information: Shade-Etched White Glass.


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- Fifty Years Ago, Tereshkova Became First Woman in Space
- Secret Problems on Flight
- Second Woman in Space from US
- Life After Space
"A problem appeared on the first day of the flight," Valentina Tereshkova said. "I kept the secret for 30 years."
MOSCOW - On June 16, 1963, Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman to fly into space in a scientific feat that was a major propaganda coup for the Soviet Union.
Two years after Yuri Gagarin's historic first manned flight, Tereshkova blasted off in a Vostok-6 spaceship, becoming a national heroine at the age of 26.
She remains the only woman ever to have made a solo space flight.
In April 1962, officials narrowed down the candidates for the flight to five. In a top-secret process, they picked two engineers, one school teacher, one typist and one factory worker who had performed 90 parachute jumps: this was Tereshkova.
After seven months of intensive training, they chose Tereshkova, who grew up in a peasant family and was a Communist Youth (Komsomol) leader at her textile factory in the historic city of Yaroslavl, about 280 kilometers (174 miles) from Moscow.
Tereshkova was not allowed to confide even in family members, who only learnt of her exploit when Moscow announced it to the entire world.
When she blasted off from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, another Soviet spaceship, Vostok-5, was already in orbit for two days, piloted by cosmonaut Valery Bykovsky.
During her three-day mission, Tereshkova circled Earth 48 times. On the first day, she communicated with Bykovsky and even sang him songs. Their communication was then interrupted as the two spaceships moved further away from each other.


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Hello. I noticed probably about three months ago during a large winter melt that there was water leaking in around the main water line in to my house. I probably should have done something then, but was dumb and waited. Well, this weekend we have gotten quite a large quantity of rain and it is happening again.
It is not the main water line leaking, but the seal around it letting ground water in to the house. Is there anything I can do to seal it inside or would something need to be done on the outside of the foundation?
If you need any more information please let me know. Thanks in advance for any advice.
try silicone or a product called water plug
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Yup, I Got Hitched!
On Feb 12th at 4pm, under the warm glow of the afternoon sun and feeling the refreshing sea breeze, I got married to Jeremy on the beautiful Moloa'a beach in a small and intimate ceremony administered by my dad, on the island of Kauai, Hawaii. (photos here)
It is true what they say. Love comes when you're least expecting it…. At least, that's what happened to me.
Here is the tale of my love story and what I've learned – from finding love, to planning the big day.
Section 1: The Courtship
My Romance Journey
I have been a serial dater (that's right!) for most of my early and mid twenties. In a quest to find self acceptance and approval through others, I had gotten into relationships for many of the wrong reasons: fear of being alone, financial and emotional security, reputation, feeling successful by association, casual sex that turned into committed relationships with the wrong people, etc.
In the game of finding love, I did well on the surface, but I resented the power it had over me. I would bounce back and forth between hating the dating game and vowing that I shall stay single, and staying up until 2am compulsively browsing dating profiles in an act of desperation.
I felt truly lost.


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When the zombies attack and those few of us who haven't had our brains eaten take refuge and begin to look for food, we're going to want Joel Robinson on our side. He knows just about every edible and poisonous plant in the remote, zombie-free (except Black Star Canyon) Santa Ana Mountains, and he'll keep us fed. Learning to make pesto from wild black sage could be what keeps you from death by starvation, though, so it's a skill worth learning. Fortunately, Robinson leads both daytime and nighttime hikes based out of Silverado Canyon.
Contact Robinson at (714) 649-9084.
Seven small tables, one of them covered with cookies, pastries and other Filipino desserts in plastic boxes. Not a single white face in the place. All good signs you're going to be eating the real deal. Go to the counter and tell the woman behind the glass what you want. Served turo turo (cafeteria) style, she drops two huge scoops of rice on a plate and looks at you patiently while you try to decide. Two large barbecue pork skewers, generous with smoky, flavorful meat, not too fatty? Or kaldereta, a hearty, chunky beef stew with bell peppers, chile and other veggies? Beef mushroom overflowing with large sliced mushrooms and slices of beef reminiscent of boeuf bourguignon? The calamares is a little more of an acquired taste for a white palate, but the tender squid is cooked in its own delicious, salty ink.
If you'd like to get away from the standard artery-cloggers posing as fast breakers 'round town, the Blue Frog Bakery's Vegi-Burrito will stuff your gut without stopping your heart. The O'Brian potatoes, scrambled eggs, avocado, zucchini and tomatoes stuffed into a large tortilla is a two-fister topped off with a side of salsa perfection. If cholesterol isn't an issue, the breakfast machaca's shredded beef, eggs, bell peppers and onions or the insidiously addictive Egg Muffin Breakfast—scramblers, meat and cheese on an English Muffin—beats the hell out of any fast-foody junk you'd pick up elsewhere. The inside can get full quickly some mornings, so get in early and snake out one of the four small café tables under the Bakery's eave. Catch up on your reading, drink a latte and start your day with a full stomach (and mind). Inside tip: If you're into anime or all things nerdist, chat up friendly and funny counter girl Red. She's our favorite.
"This is my favorite bar that isn't a bar," says a regular inside Left Coast Brewery's tasting room as he sets down two empty growlers and sits at the bar. He picks up a pint glass with the brewery's logo on it and asks if it's the biggest glass they have. It is. You can taste whatever's chalked on the brew board in 5-, 10- or 16-ounce vessels. As the bartender fills the guy's glass with Left Coast Baltic Porter, there's a general discussion about how to pour a black and tan and which Left Coast selections would make one best. Everyone happily disagrees. The guy loves his porter so much he says he'd pour it over ice cream, which leads to a unanimous desire for a stout float. It's Saturday afternoon, and people flow in to get their growlers filled, and all of them stay to have a big glass of something barrel-aged (not available to-go) or dark or hoppy or even double-hoppy—Left Coast claims it's one of the pioneers of the double IPA. Its version is an award-winner called Hop Juice that lures you in with a sweet maltiness, then delivers a multihop wallop of fun bitterness, followed not too long after by the full-body effects of its 9.7 percent ABV.
Whichever individual 5-inch pies you choose at this Aussie newcomer, comfort food meets up-to-the-minute freshness and inventiveness. "Shortcut pastry shell with a puff-pastry lid" is how Pie-Not describes the perfect enclosures for the tender, juicy fillings. The Dog's Eye is the place to start, a ubiquitous meat pie Down Under; it's like having the best tomato-basil-mozzarella panini of your life at a Rome train station. The filling comes in many lively variations: two we liked are Shroomin, with crimini and field mushrooms, and the premium Drover, which has petite peas and carrots, topped with garlic mashed potatoes instead of the puff pastry.
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Mid-summer temperatures and afternoon thunderstorms combined to make for a hot and humid forecast as Utah's work week got underway.
Temperatures Monday and Tuesday were predicted to hit the low-90s in northern Utah and flirt with 100 degrees in the southern portion of the state.
The National Weather Service issued a Flash Flood Watch for nearly half of Utah, warning that heavy rainfall could fill slot canyons and usually dry washes and inundate burn scars denuded by recent wildfires.
The advisory was in place from noon through 9 p.m. Monday for an area stretching from central Utah's Manti southwest to St. George and southeast to Moab and Blanding.


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Welcome to the Facility Scheduling Department webpage.
Marysville School District is committed to making school facilities available for community use. The Facility Scheduling Department administers reservation confirmation permits to the community through an application process for use of district facilities during non-school hours including evenings and weekends.
Usage fees vary according to the type of space and user group classification. Spaces available include; auditorium, classrooms, gymnasiums, multi-purpose rooms, cafeterias, and play fields.
Interested organizations or community members may download the facility use documents below. Please email our office with any questions or concerns.