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WWII veteran gets medals nearly 70 years later
WILLOW GROVE (AP) — A World War II veteran has finally received the medals he earned for his Navy service nearly 70 years ago.
Suburban Philadelphia resident Walter Czerviski is now 91 years old.
He received several belated honors at a ceremony Friday, including the World War II Victory Medal and Combat Action ribbon.
Czerviski served aboard vessels in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters.
When he was discharged from the Navy, he was given a card listing the awards he earned — but he never received them. Cverviski's wife Jackie recently began pursuing the matter with local lawmakers. Eventually, Sen. Pat Toomey was able to obtain the medals.
The Intelligencer of Doylestown reported that a short but emotional ceremony was held at the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Willow Grove.


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What has six legs, eight tentacles and the head of a cat? Firebug on GitHub of course. Yes, it's true, Firebug, the JavaScript and web development tool that spawned a thousand imitators (well, at least three anyway) is now available on GitHub.
Firebug has long been open source, but has not, until now, been officially available via Git. The move to Git and the new hosting page on GitHub means that interested developers have an easier way to fork the project, tinker with the code and contribute to Firebug.
Firebug developer Jan Odvarko says the move to GitHub has been smooth so far and will offer interested developers "a much better way to collaborate with other coders."
Indeed GitHub makes it simple to create your own version of Firebug, whether for fixing bugs, contributing new features or developing Firebug extensions. For details on how to get started with Firebug on GitHub, check out Odvarko's blog post.
Despite its long-standing relationship with Firebug, Mozilla recently began developing its own, built-in developer tools for Firefox. The move to native tools has left some wondering about the future of Firebug, and no doubt the move to GitHub is in part designed to get more developers contributing to the project.
If you'd like to, ahem, get in on the fun, head on over to Firebug's GitHub page. Also, if you haven't seen it yet, be sure to read Wired's excellent profile of GitHub (the article is available on GitHub as well, natch).Go Back to Top. Skip To: Start of Article.


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Historian Preston delves into Spanish "holocaust"
By Martin Roberts
MADRID (Reuters) - Veteran British historian Paul Preston estimates 200,000 Spaniards were killed far from the front line in the 1936-39 Spanish Civil War, and thousands more in the ensuing decades-long dictatorship of Francisco Franco.
After a decade of research, Preston gives details in his latest of many books on the War and its aftermath, whose English title is "The Spanish Holocaust: Inquisition and Extermination in Twentieth-Century Spain."
"I cannot think of a word that better encapsulates the astounding level of suffering of civilians in the Spanish Civil War and after," Preston said in response to a question about the use of the word holocaust in the book's title.
"There was an awful lot of death and suffering that isn't actually quantifiable because we don't know all the names," he told Reuters during a tour to promote the Spanish version of the book, released earlier this month.
The English edition will be published in autumn 2011.
Preston said many previous histories had focused on violence in areas controlled by the Republican government, rather than by supporters of the 1936 military uprising which began the war and eventually installed Franco as dictator in 1939.
"Basically what I've done is produce the first major study of the whole thing which looks at both sides, the difference in scale and of intentionality," he said.
"It's also the first that's based on this colossal amount of material that's come out over the last 10 years." Continued...


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Music in a Democracy
From the August, 1942 WQXR Program Guide:
Editorial Note: Occasionally we receive letters from listeners who protest angrily against our broadcasting German music either orchestral or vocal. Because of the democratic implications of the problem, we have asked Ernest Angell, President of the Council for Democracy, to present his views, which he does in the following article. The Council for Democracy is dedicated to a fighting faith in democracy, and hence Mr. Angell's comments represent the considered opinion of real fighters for our present way of life.
Most lovers of music in America have taken it for granted that no attempt will be made to ban the works of "enemy" composers during this war. As a result of this general attitude, the music of German and Italian composers is heard over the radio and in concert halls at least as frequently as it was heard before Pearl Harbor, and, to all appearances, the morale of the American people remains unweakened.
Yet, while the majority of the people who listen to symphonic and operatic music have assumed that the mistakes of the last war will not be repeated, there are a small number of people who are attempting to bring pressure, especially on radio stations, to stop the playing of so-called "enemy" music. This group is quite articulate, and, even though it has offered no definition of what it means by "enemy" music, it pursues its objective relentlessly.
It would, of course, be a simple matter to ignore this minority. In the final analysis only a very few people have to contend with this particular form of anti-intellectualism. Most of us are not connected with radio stations and concert halls. Unfortunately, we have learned--and learned painfully --that when a minority holds a point of view with sufficient fervor, the majority can expect trouble. Under the circumstances, it would be foolish to ignore those who would catalog certain music as "enemy" music and ban it either from the air or from the concert hall.
The very mention of "enemy" music ought to put all music lovers on their guard. Deems Taylor, the noted composer and critic, has consistently pointed out that, leaving aside such things as the Horst Wessel song, it is quite impossible to define "enemy" music. In a recent WQXR program booklet, Mr Taylor recalled that during the last war hyper-sensitive people, who considered themselves the true guardians of the traditions of patriotism, led the American people in a frenzy of music-banning which began with an attack on the operas of Wagner, and which was climaxed by attempts to prevent the appearances of Fritz Kreisler on the concert platform. As Mr. Taylor pointed out, when the war was over we came to regret our foolishness, and Mr. Kreisler resumed his place in the esteem and affections of American music lovers.
But, no amount of regret, or shame for that matter, can undo the damage that is done when we arbitrarily proscribe the works of certain composers. Before we can even begin to decide which composers will be barred from the radio and concert halls we must work ourselves into a state of mind which precludes the possibility of exercising intelligence. When we have done this we have brought ourselves well along the road to Fascism.
Let us assume, for instance, that we decide to ban the works of Wagner. With a great show of logic we can argue that Wagner is Hitler's favorite composer. We can also argue that Wagner promoted the idea of a super-race and, to top it all off, we might add that in his old age Wagner was an undemocratic pessimist.
Now, there is some truth in all this. Yet, unless we are mentally and emotionally blind, we must realize that Wagner cannot be held responsible for the fact that Hitler likes Wagner's music. And, if we have any real knowledge of Wagner's operas, we must also realize that Wagner demonstrated that the idea of a super-race was untenable. In Die Götterdämmerung, the final opera of the cycle in which the idea of a race of gods is advanced, the gods go down to defeat and only man--plain ordinary man--is left to carry on the struggle.
Finally, if we are going to make a point of Wagner's pessimism, let us not forget that the political ideas Wagner held for most of his life would have earned him a place in a concentration camp in present-day Germany. Hitler would remember that Wagner was forced to flee Saxony because of his activities during the revolution of 1848.
If we find it impossible logically to ban Wagner because we cannot stomach some of the ideas we think he has expressed in the Ring operas, we might ban his music because it is German music. Then we must out of necessity ban the music of Beethoven which can also be said to be German music. When we have done this, we will have deprived people of the opportunity of hearing the work of one of the most profoundly democratic men who ever lived. We will have closed our minds to the fact that Beethoven destroyed the dedicatory note to Napoleon which he placed on the title page of his majestic Third Symphony when Napoleon proclaimed himself Emperor. We will also make it impossible to listen to Beethoven's musical description of Egmont, who fought so heroically to free the Netherlands from a foreign tyranny. In short, we will have deprived ourselves of absorbing through music a real appreciation of what is meant by the brotherhood of man.
It is possible to go on for pages illustrating the complete futility of attempting to define "enemy" music. However, all this would be beside the point. Logic and reason may all be on our side but the fact remains that unless each and every music-lover in the United States understands the necessity for defending "enemy" music as one form of true culture which is timeless and inherently non-national, the minority may eventually have its way. First Wagner will go, then Beethoven, then Schumann and so on. Finally, we will in all probability wind up banning the works of Palestrina because he was an Italian.
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Editor's Note: The Council for Democracy was a lobbying and public relations group set up to counter the isolationist America First organization. For more on their origins and activities please see: Council for Democracy.


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When The Boston Globe reviewed Kodak's latest pocket handicam, the pub dissed the product's "dreadful" nomenclature. Surely, writer Hiawatha Bray wondered, Kodak can come up with something better than "Zi8."*
Which is why they want YOU to name their next video camera.** From now until this coming Monday August 24, you can submit product names on Kodak's corporate blog OR via Twitter &mdash just @ reply Kodak CMO JeffreyHayzlett and hash tag your suggestion with #NameAKodak.
Winner gets a trip to CES 2010 to see the unveiling of the new camera***. 100 runner-ups get a free Kodak Zi8.
Thus far, I can't say the crowd-branding has delivered too many plausible or palatable names. Many of the straightforward entries sound gimmicky ("MILI. You'll sell a mili-on"), familiar ("Zen"), or too hodgepodge-y ("Camvantix"). My favorite non-serious entry is "The Zod," which was posted by a guy named Fabien. Kudos to you, Fabien.
Here's a few quick suggestions of my own:
*The Kodak ZiRule (cause its predecessor does, in fact, rule)
*The Kodak Zzzz (ironic!)
*The Kodak HDude (Jeff Bridges endorses, in character)
*The Kodak J-Allison (lampoon-y!)
*The Kodak Raul (non-sequitur-ial!)
Got any legit and/or hilarious suggestions?
*For the record, I agree the name isn't terrific, but it's certainly not as bad as TrekStor's iBeat blaxx MP3 player from a couple years back.
**As everyone knows, tapping the wisdom of the crowd is the latest and greatest go-to ad/market/content gimmick... or at least it was back in 2006 when Wired dubbed crowdsourcing the "future of corporate R&D."
***The cam pictured above is the Zi8. Kodak hasn't released any photos or details about the new cam. But, I'm guessing it won't look too dissimilar from the Zi8. I've love to be proven wrong! 😉


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Come to think of it, the Indian T20 League franchises have put the spotlight on some of the players who many national sides did not consider worthy enough of being given a long run. The first name, while assembling such a list, would be Brad Hodge. He proved that yet again as he came up with a brilliant display of brutal hitting to take the much traumatized Rajasthan side one step closer to a spot in the final.
Hyderabad, after scoring their favorite 132 (they have defended that score pretty well this year) on a double paced Delhi pitch, did not exactly restrict Rahul Dravid's men in the powerplay overs. They were cruising along at 44/1 when Darren Sammy struck, first in the field to take a stunning catch of Watson, and later with the ball to peg Rajasthan back. A few quiet overs and Rajasthan were struggling at 57/5 after 10 overs when Hodge came in. He had to perform the dual role of holding the innings together as well as keeping up with the required run rate, something which he did to perfection.
The turning point came in the 14th over when White took a punt by bowling the leg-spinner Karan Sharma. Hodge launched into him and took him for a couple of sixes and a four. The next over, he hit Mishra for another six, bringing the run rate well in control. There were some tense moments when Steyn came back for his second spell and despite facing 6 balls in the 19th over, Hodge could not hit him for more than 5. But he compensated by hitting Darren Sammy for 2 sixes off the first 2 balls of the 20th over, when Rajasthan needed 10, finishing the match off in emphatic style. In the process he not only got to his 37th T20 fifty, but also went above Chris Gayle as the highest run scorer in T20s. Given below is a comparison of both players' stats in the shortest format.
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"As a disciplinary measure, Puttaswamy has been dropped from the cabinet. He participated in so many meetings of the new party and campaigned for the new party," the chief minister told reporters in New Delhi.
Shettar was referring to the Karnataka Janata Party (KJP) that will be launched by Yeddyurappa tomorrow. A massive rally is to be taken out through the town of Haveri to highlight KJP's formation.
The CM said that he had "already sent the letter to the Governor to drop him (Puttuswamy) from the cabinet."
State BJP chief KS Eshwarappa simultaneously announced the suspension of another Yeddyurappa loyalist GS Basavaraj from the party on the same grounds.
"In Karnataka, we are giving importance to discipline. One Lok Sabha member from Tumkur, Basavaraj... he is violating the party discipline. We all the core leaders from Karnataka sat with the national leaders and we have taken the decision to suspend Basavaraj," Easwarappa said.
Show cause notice has been issued to both Puttaswamy and Basavaraj. Eshwarappa said that the party will try to ensure that Basavaraj, who represents Tumkur constituency in the Lok Sabha, is immediately disqualified.
Yesterday, seven ministers had attended a breakfast meeting hosted by Yeddyurappa, who quit BJP recently, in solidarity with him.
Ministers CM Udasi, Murugesh Nirani, MP Renukacharya, V Somanna, BJ Puttaswamy, Shobha Karandlaje and Umesh Katti and 23 legislators were present at the meeting held at Belgaum.
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A new open-source software application based on GBIF Checklist data allows graphical comparative analysis of two or more taxonomies
This study explores the distributions of reservoir and vector species of the malaria parasite, Plasmodium knowlesi.
Land consolidation is used in agriculture to improve the livelihoods of farmers and to facilitate a more prosperous and efficient agricultural sector. But is are the long-term impact of heavy land consolidation on biological diversity?
The Biodiversity Information Fund for Asia will use a financial contribution from Japan's Ministry of the Environment to support regional data-related activities that address key research and policy needs.
The fifth GBIF Asian Nodes meeting will focus on progress updates of the Asian regional strategy and discuss the way forward for implementing the strategy in the next year.
The 7th GBIF Governing Board meeting (GB7) took place at the Epochal Tsukuba in Japan on 6-8 October 2003.
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Workshop on biodiversity data provision tools for the GBIF Network. It included training in two types of software: DiGIR Provider and ABCD Provider. It also included the installation of a custom DiGIR data portal.
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Mentoring among GBIF Participants will support network-building and publication of biodiversity data from Indonesia, Costa Rica and cities worldwide.


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Oct. 14, 2008
Thursday marks the beginning of a new season for the University of Tennessee men's swimming and diving team. There are team members who begin their collegiate careers as a Volunteer and a facility that marks the beginning of a new era in the program's history. The Vols look to start off this new chapter with the same intensity that has earned UT a reputation as one of the nation's top programs.
The Allan Jones Intercollegiate Aquatic Center will play host to the University of the Cumberlands at 11 a.m. and then University of Louisville at 1:30 p.m.
The University of Cumberlands enters the matchup coming off an undefeated regular season (13-0) in 2007-08 and a fifth place NAIA tournament finish. The Patriots won their first meet Oct. 11 over Union College (126-70).
Louisville finished undefeated in the Big East last season (3-0) and finished second in the conference tournament. This is the seventh meeting between the two squads. Last year the Vols defeated the Cardinals in Louisville 165-130. UT will defend their perfect record against Louisville; the Vols are 6-0 against the Cardinals entering Thursday's contest.
"The University of the Cumberlands is a program on the rise," said head coach John Trembley. "Louisville is extremely well coached. Last year, they arguably showed more improvement than any other team in the nation. We need to step to the plate Oct. 16 and swim some better technical races and compete at a more intense level."


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Is there any fish in this pond and the ones' around it? If so what kind?
We are not familiar with Ralf's Pond. Could you provide more information on its location? or by chance, does it have an alternate name?
I suspect that it a private pond. Most private ponds in this area possess largemouth bass and bluegill as well as several other warm water species.
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I'm writing this from my sick bed (well, hospital bed), with a big old bandage around my new and improved left foot.
In my quest to become zombie fit, I thought it would be advantageous to get all my physical weaknesses sorted out before the onslaught of the undead. Although if they appeared now I wouldn't be much good!
I've suffered from bunions for as long as I can remember. At the tender age of ten years-old, I had both feet operated on to correct my prematurely Old Lady Foot (OLF) condition. The right foot worked but my left foot was left with very much the same OLF I started with.
Fast forward 25 years and here I am - with my new left foot! I must say the staff at Park House, Nottingham were absolutely super! They run a very slick operation there - the NHS at it's very finest!
The whole operation was conducted under local anesthetic. I was really nervous about this factor, but preferred this option due to all the risks with general anesthetics. Once all the injections were done, I just had to wait for it all the kick in and have a truly numb foot.
Once I was in the operating theatre, a screen was erected and the surgeons got to work on giving me a beautiful new foot. I heard the sizzle of my flesh being cut and the vibration of the power tools sawing through the bones in my foot. After feeling the initial sawing (only the vibration), the rest of the op was fine. I was shown my stitched up foot (good looking!) and then bandaged up.
It's now day two, and I must say it was very painful as the anesthetic wore off last night. I think your brain needs time to adjust to pain and the sudden lack of numbness was a bit of a shock. Luckily I took some hefty pain killers and managed to get some sleep.
So, come the zombie apocalypse, I should have a foot good enough to walk, run or hike away from those beasts! And a foot that will hopefully keep me walking until I'm a very old dear! Failing that, I could use this leg as a weapon to club those nasty zombies in the face (if it didn't hurt so much!). Am I zombie fit? Getting there!


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Normally I'd never ask for the favor in return but here I sit. My name is Ben and I live in western Washington, I've hosted a handful of people throughout my 3 years living in Washington now and Im hoping someone will provide me the same opportunity on the 15th of January. I'm traveling through on the 15th to head to the central flyway to finish the remainder of the season and have a friend that lives in Ogden that has never been duck hunting and has been asking that I show him the ropes for a few years now.
We are both in the military, don't knowingly break any rules and are looking for a one day or even a half day hunt with someone ~2 hours of Ogden. I will make sure that Andrew has all the appropriate license prior to the hunt and we will cover the days costs gas, lunch and pints following the hunt. I've met some good guys who are welcome back out to Washington to hunt sea ducks with me and I've met some not so good guys who'd I'd never speak with again so I know the uncertainty of taking someone you don't know.
Truth be told, I don't even care if I fire a shot but I'd like to see Andrew get the whole experience early cold morning, setting decoys, listening to someone work a call, watching the world come to life ect. The kinda stuff that we sometimes take for granted. I have two MOmarsh DPs that I could potentially pull down if anyone thought that, that would ease the pain of taking two people out.
If you think that as the season draws down here that you can possibly facilitate him and I or even just him (I'll tag along with the camera) I'd greatly appreciate it.


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Today is my Gotcha Day!
Yesterday I went to the vet for my annual check up and she said everything looks great, though I could afford to loose a couple of pounds. I told mom that I agree with everything she said, except for that. Believe me, I am not the "on a diet" kind of girl. Mom got a little sad because the vet said that I will be a senior in 2016. I really don't get it. It's 3 years from now, mother!
Anyways, I am expecting a day of celebration and presies, let's see what the day brings!
Thanks to River and Trickle for the beautiful star!
I am so happy! It was supposed to be raining today, but instead we had a very mild day. We even got to go for a long walkie and I got to play lots and lots with Dad while mom was cooking. She made me MeatzTM
muffins and she gave me one, in all its meaty glory! Mom says that today is special because it's my Birthday. She can't believe I am four but my years are showing now. I am more mature, I take longer naps and I behave better and learn tricks a little faster. Mom says that I cannot say that I behave well, so I don't think HoHo will make a stop tonight ;)
I want to thank Whitley, Hershey, Winkie, Zoe, Lexi, Angel Lexi, Roscoe and Monnie pal Droopy and Forrest for the beautiful pic he made of me. I am such a lucky pupster! I have friends, I have a fun life, and I love being me!
Wow, We just learned I am Dog of the Day!
Mom was busy (i.e. wasting her time) and had not signed up to check Dogster until 7:00 pm. I am thinking of getting a more efficient typist.
Thanks Dogster and thanks everypaw specially Hershey and Winkie, Pepper, Walker, Alexandria, Molly and Pookah, Fizzy, Droopy, Zoe and Family, Lexi, Monnie and Roscoe, Onyx and Fenrir,, Lucky Isabella, Baron, Fitzcairn, Rusty and O'Zadie (BOL!). I am very glad to have such amazing friends to share this distinction with! Thanks to Cooper for a beautiful pic celebrat the day!
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Motley Crue Drummer Tommy Lee Takes One Lucky Fan on a Wild 360 Ride During Drum Solo
Last night (9/21) the Bad Boys from Motley Crue rocked the stage at the PNC Bank Arts Center while on 'The Tour' with Kiss. As is custom with Motley Crue shows, drummer Tommy Lee performs a drum solo. Only difference was that this time, one lucky fan go to come along for the ride of their lives. Tommy Lee was nice enough to take one female fan on 'Tommyland" with him last night, a circular roller coaster as he played his drum solo! It was amazing to watch and one could only imagine how cool it was to be the fan strapped in like you're on a ride at an amusement park and riding along with Tommy as he performed part of his drum solo.
Lee pumped up the crowd and got them cheering before the wild ride started. Tommy also had some fun with the lucky fan as he told her and the crowd "If you have any loved ones in the audience you may want to say goodbye to them now because I can never promise this thing is going to work right!" Well there is a vote of confidence if you've ever heard one, right?
As the drum solo progresses, just when you think it can't get any better, Lee tells the fan "let's go backwards" and the drum set goes in reverse!
The audio unfortunately isn't great, but the visual is the amazing part of the clips, just to watch everything going on and Tommy Lee not miss a beat throughout the entire thing. You have to watch it for yourself to enjoy truly appreciate it.
Here is part of Tommy Lee's drum solo prior to inviting the fan on the ride with him: (please be advised there is graphic language)
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Here's the footage of the fan harnessed in to the side of Tommy Lee's drum riser, you can see her over Tommy's left shoulder, as he performs the second part of his drum solo.
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Makes 20 Petit Fours
This is the quintessential, traditional French petit four. These little cakes have a slightly crunchy exterior and a buttery-nutty flavor; the inside is tender, the outside a bit chewy. Don't be concerned when they start to crack and dome as they bake; that is the traditional look. The financier is a great accompaniment for ice creams and sorbets.
Special Equipment
Two Mini-Muffin Pans (1-Ounce Cups)
Twenty 1-inch Paper Petit Four Cups
1/2 cup (60 grams) slivered almonds
1/2 cup (60 grams) confectioners' sugar
1/4 cup (32 grams) cake flour
1/4 cup (32 grams) granulated sugar
3 large egg whites
4 tablespoons (57 grams) unsalted butter,
melted and still hot
1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 20 mini-muffin cups with paper petit four cups.
2. Place the slivered almonds in a food processor and process until finely ground, but do not overprocess. Transfer to the bowl of an electric mixer.
3. Sift the confectioners' sugar and cake flour over the almonds. Add the granulated sugar and, using the whisk attachment, mix on low speed until combined. Add the egg whites one at a time, beating well after each addition. Scrape down the side of the bowl with a rubber spatula. With the mixer on, add the hot melted butter in a thin stream and mix until blended, about 30 seconds. Transfer the batter to a glass measure with a spout.
4. Pour the batter into the paper cups, filling them three-quarters full. Bake the financiers for 20 to 25 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center of a cake comes out clean. Cool completely in the pan on a wire rack. Store in an airtight container for up to a week.
Simply Sensational Desserts
140 Classics for the Home Baker
By François Payard
Broadway Books, September 1999
Hardcover, $35.00, 256 pages
Reprinted by permission.
Created 1999. Modified August 2007
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Nice way to get to you maiden Test 50
Now double it.
do you think people will be allowed to make violins?
who's going to make the violins?
forever 63*
Don't think Khawaja's picking Tahir.
Ooops. Buzzers. Terrible throw from Fat Gray and it's 50 for the wee fella.
Cricket Web's current Premier League Tipping Champion
- As featured in The Independent.
"I don't think that they'll come close to us to be honest."
- Steve Smith before the Ashes
what a way to bring up a 50
Brad McNamara @bbuzzmc
Will say this once and then nothing else. Defamation laws quite clear in Aus.be careful.
An overthrow-buoyed 50.
Nicely done, Uzi. In a forth innings, no less.
Whoo. Heart in mouth stuff for a moment.
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Re: conditional package evaluation
murray at math.umass.edu (Murray Eisenberg)
[mg6156] conditional package evaluation
> What are good ways to accomplish the following (in Mathematica 3.0)?
> When a package is loaded, a function in it is going to test the
> value of a certain Global` quantity, CheckMe. If the value meets
> the test, then the rest of the package is to be evaluated; other-
> wise it is not.
> The key thing is that I do not want the package's context to be
> created if the test is not met. (Otherwise, the package's Private
> context could contain the function to make the test.)
A variant of your method works:
(* this is the package, not the notebook calling it! *)
f :: usage = "Message for exported function f";
(* other definitions here *)
f[x_] := "stuff";
Print["OK -- functions defined."];
, (*else*)
Print["check failed"];
Note. It is important to have a semicolon at end of each package
expression so that new lines are not interpreted as multiplication
Allan Hayes
hay at haystack.demon.co.uk


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|To touch the past: The painted pottery of the Mimbres people at the Weisman Art Museum, University of Minnesota
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|University Museums and Collections as Recorders of Cultural and Natural Communities Worldwide – Proceedings of the 10th Conference of the International Committee of ICOM for Universitiy Museaum and Collections (UMAC), Shanghai, China, 7th - 12th November 2010, pp. 39-46
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|The Weisman Art Museum holds a large collection of Mimbres painted pottery (1000 to 1150), resulting from an excavation in Southern New Mexico by university faculty and students from 1929 to 1931. Pottery, jewelry, ceramic miniatures, animal bone awls, and other tools were transferred from the Department of Anthropology in 1992. Today, no one in anthropology studies this collection. And, in the decades since the excavation, both the science of archaeology and perceptions about Native Americans' control of their cultural heritage have changed considerably. The archaeologists who excavated the graves in which these pots were found had no doubts about the validity of their actions. Today we are not so sure. Change has prompted questions including: should these pots have been unearthed at all; should they be reburied? The federal Native American Graves Protection Act (NAGPRA, 1990) requires museums to return grave goods or sacred objects to native peoples who claim them and can prove they are the legitimate descendants of the makers. These pots, and many other objects made by ancient people around the globe, have been enshrined in climate-controlled display cases, watched by guards and security cameras, allowing everyone to see them while protecting them from the ravages of nature and man. They are no longer where their makers intended, covered with earth and hidden from view, acted upon by time and the elements. University museums are often left with the result of past excavations that would be handled quite differently today. The question is not how to make these objects relevant to the public – they are greatly admired by our visitors – but how to fill our mission of education while respecting the original makers' intentions and the desires of their descendants.
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Daniel Durham and Nichola Ann Lawlor pleaded guilty to assault
A BEST man and his girlfriend have admitted being involved in a wedding party brawl.
Daniel Durham and Nichola Ann Lawlor, both of Nant Mawr Road, Buckley, pleaded guilty to assault at Northop Hall Cricket and Hockey Club, where they left another couple bleeding after a "melee" in the street.
They had previously denied the charges following the incident on May 12.
Wrexham Magistrates Court heard Durham, 24, had commented on the sexuality of a 16-year-old boy on the dancefloor which then escalated into an argument between the defendant and one of the victims, Cameron Halfpenny.
Mr Halfpenny told Durham to leave the boy alone but Matthew Ellis, prosecuting, claimed Durham then punched him in the face.
Mr Ellis said: "Jessica Jones also came outside where about 40 onlookers, including children, had gathered and seeing her partner being attacked she tried to break it up.
"Her bag fell on the floor and when she bent to pick it up she was assaulted by Lawlor who struck her over the head with her own handbag."
Mr Halfpenny suffered a cut to the temple and Miss Jones had a half-inch gash on her head.
Durham also faced charges of obstructing and assaulting a police officer when police went to the couple's home to arrest Lawlor, 27, later that night.
Five officers went to their home and Durham was subsequently arrested for blocking the stairwell, grabbing an officer by the shoulders and making as if to headbutt him. Officers used pepper spray to stop him, the court heard.
David Matthews, defending, said Durham was angry because Lawlor, who was only wearing her nightclothes, was led to the bedroom to collect what she had been wearing at the wedding.
"Mr Durham took issue with the fact that all five police officers were men and they were going upstairs with his girlfriend without a female officer in attendance.
"He felt this was inappropriate."
Mr Matthews said Durham had been engaged in "banter" with the young lad but Mr Halfpenny did not like it and confronted him.
"He claimed his actions were in self defence but now accepts he shouldn't have struck out," he said.
"Miss Lawlor saw what was going on and went to stop it and she knows now she shouldn't have hit Miss Jones over the head with her handbag.
"They both have respectable jobs and neither of them have been in trouble before.
"They sincerely regret the melee which then developed."
Magistrates sentenced Durham to a 12 month community order with 100 hours unpaid work and ordered him to pay £250 compensation and costs, while charging Lawlor £565 in fines, compensation and costs.


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USC Women Rally Past Colorado For 68-54 Win
Dec. 18, 2010
LOS ANGELES, CALIF. - The USC women's basketball team generated a solid second half to put some distance between the Trojans and Colorado in a preview of a future conference matchup. The Women of Troy wrapped up a 68-54 win over the visiting Buffaloes in the first game of the 2010 Women of Troy Basketball Tournament at the Galen Center. Behind 14-point outings from Briana Gilbreath and Ashley Corral, USC outpaced Colorado to improve the Trojans to 6-3 overall. Colorado goes to 7-3 and will play in tomorrow's consolation game at 3 p.m. The Trojans await the winner of tonight's Dayton-San Diego State game, as USC plays in tomorrow's championship at 5:30 p.m. at the Galen Center.
It was a sharp-shooting first half from all spots on the floor, although Colorado's effectiveness from 3-point land was the key in keeping the Buffaloes in stride with the Trojans. USC's defense forced 12 turnovers out of the Buffs, who also were tagged with a number of early fouls to help set up USC with an advantage from the free-throw line. USC was shooting 43 percent from the floor and was 11-of-13 from the free-throw line to take a 37-34 halftime lead on the Buffs, who were shooting at a 46-percent clip including 5-of-10 from beyond the arc. Colorado would win the night on the boards 44-34, but slumped on the scoring front in the second half while USC went on a 14-0 run to put the Buffs out of reach down the stretch. Colorado cooled off to finish the game shooting 32 percent, while USC hit 40 percent from the floor.
Corral and Gilbreath were joined in double figures by teammates Cassie Harberts and Jacki Gemelos with 11 and 10 points, respectively. Gilbreath also tied her career high of five steals as she had a big hand in forcing 24 Colorado turnovers. Colorado was led by 12 points from Chucky Jeffrt, who also had a game-high eight rebounds. Brittany Wilson had 11 for the Buffs, and Chelsea Dale added 10.
Colorado fouls got the Trojans in the bonus after just eight minutes of play, as USC combined a perfect 8-of-8 effort from the line with some balance on the floor to hold a 19-14 lead. The Buffs knocked down some timely threes to stay close, creeping within two at the 11-minute mark. Colorado's four 3-pointer of the half locked things up 20-20 with 9:20 on the clock. The Trojans were forcing Colorado turnovers, but couldn't convert on the opportunities while the Buffaloes kept answering USC buckets to stay in stride. Colorado turned a steal into a three-point play to take its first lead of the game, up 29-28 with 4:47 to go. The Women of Troy responded with a flashy attack at the other end, as Ashley Corral lofted a pass high for Briana Gilbreath to rise up and touch in to get USC back on top with 4:05 remaining. Another Colorado deep one would turn the momentum again in the Buffs' favor in the form of a 5-0 run back to the lead, but USC finished off the half with the go-ahead push on a take from Corral and a score from Cassie Harberts in the final seconds to bump USC to a 37-34 lead at halftime.
Shooting percentages plummeted on both ends in the early goings of the second half with just a single field goal falling for each team through the first five and a half minutes. Fresh off the bench, USC freshman Desiree Bradley knocked down a long-awaited three for the Trojans to help USC work toward an eight-point lead with 9:55 on the clock. USC settled down and pulled ahead as time ticked along, making a 7-0 run later for some padding with a 59-46 lead entering the 5-minute mark. Briana Gilbreath solidified herself in double digits during the push, while Gemelos drained her second three of the night to take USC ahead 62-46 with 4:15 to go. Colorado ended almost six and a half minutes of scoring silence with a pair of free throws at 3:06, but the Trojans were out of reach as USC wrapped up a final 68-54 win.


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Stereotactic Radiotherapy (SBRT) of Lung Metastasis
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The purpose of this institutional protocol is to offer SBRT to selected patients in a controlled environment to refine treatment techniques (including dose/fractionation schedules) and standardize follow-up. SBRT has been in clinical use for over a decade in some institutions and the available data suggest that it can be used safely and with good results. This study will see how effective Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy is for treating tumours in the lung and how often people have side effects. Radiation therapy is usually given once a day, often for a few weeks. In this study, study participants will receive high doses of radiation treatment to tumours in the lung for 3 to 10 treatment sessions over a total of about 1 to 2 weeks.
Several reports indicate that this therapy might shrink tumours and control the cancer for extended periods of time. Although specialists started to treat patients with SBRT over 10 years ago, it is still used in relatively few cancer centres.
|Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Metastasis From Other Cancers
|Radiation: Stereotactic Radiation
|Phase 2
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|Study Design:
|Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Lung Stereotactic Radiation Therapy for Patients With Non-small Cell Lung Cancer and Other Cancers
- Determine local control in patients treated with SBRT. [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- Determine pattern of relapse in patients treated with SBRT. [ Time Frame: 10 ]
- Determine survival rates in patients treated with SBRT. [ Time Frame: 10 ]
- To characterize acute and late toxicity [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- Assess the use of PET/CT in aiding target definition and predicting local response [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- Assess the use of Cone Beam CT for precision imaging of the target and avoidance structures at each treatment [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
- Assess the use of 4D-computed tomography (CT) planning to determine Internal Treatment Volume (ITV) and Planning Treatment Volume (PTV) [ Time Frame: 10 years ]
|Estimated Enrollment:
|Study Start Date:
|March 2006
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|March 2017
|Estimated Primary Completion Date:
|March 2017 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: SBRT
High dose of radiation will be used to treat tumours.
Radiation: Stereotactic Radiation
Participants will receive high doses of radiation treatment to tumours in the lung for 3 to 10 treatment sessions over a total of about 1 to 2 weeks.
Detailed Description:
SBRT is an adaptation of the principles and experience gained from stereotactic brain RT. SBRT was developed in the early 90s at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, and is used as an accepted alternative of treatment for patients with early stage lung cancer in many centers in Japan and a number of centers in Germany,USA and elsewhere. It is also now being used for patients who have lung metastases and extra-thoracic disease (primary or metastatic). Many reports indicate excellent local control (80-90% or higher) and minimal toxicity in well selected patients treated with thoracic SBRT.
SBRT has traditionally had the following features:
- High doses of radiation, usually in a few large fractions (it is "hypofractionated" compared with standard radiotherapy schedules)
- Multiple radiation beams coming from different directions in the same plane ('co-planar' beams) as well as from different directions and different planes relative to the patient's body ('non-coplanar' beams)
- Stereotactic beam placement, in that it is guided by a set of coordinates These coordinates are defined in relationship to the precise location of the tumor, determined from medical imaging (e.g. CT, MRI), rather than to a set of external marks (tattoos) or anatomical landmarks (such as bony structures)
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Histological confirmation of malignancy, unless the risks of biopsy are unacceptable and the lesion has grown on serial CT scan and/or is PET positive.
- Eligible patients must have staging studies (e.g. chest radiograph, CT scan, MRI/CT Brain/Bone Scan) identifying them as:
- patients with stage I or II, non-metastatic NSCLC (T1, N0, M0; T2, N0, M0; or T3, N0, M0 chest wall primary tumors only)
- patients with a non-lung primary that is controlled and which has metastasized to the lungs alone, in whom potentially curative surgery would otherwise be an option (e.g. colorectal, breast, sarcoma…etc)
- the subset of patients with limited (low) volume metastatic NSCLC or other primary site tumors whom it is felt may derive benefit from highdose SBRT treatment to the primary or metastatic lung tumor. And in whom other sites of metastatic disease are being treated with the desire to achieve long term control. Lesions must meet size criteria in 22.214.171.124
- Patients who have potentially resectable disease should be considered medically inoperable, or else in the judgement of the thoracic surgeon and lung team, surgery is not considered the preferred management option
- Early stage lung cancer: ≤3 parenchymal lung lesions, Metastatic disease to lungs: ≤5 parenchymal lung lesions
- Patients with early stage primary NSCLC should have hilar or mediastinal lymph nodes that are considered N0 on clinico-radiological grounds (i.e. no clinico-radiological evidence of lymph node spread)
- In patients with early stage primary NSCLC and a co-existing malignancy, the co-existing malignancy must have an expected prognosis better than primary lung lesion
- Adequate lung function to tolerate the planned stereotactic radiation
- Previous conventional RT to mediastinum/lung allowed as long as SBRT is not expected to have a high probability of impairing lung function
- Must be ≥ 18 years of age
- Zubrod performance status must be between 0 and 3
- Women of child bearing potential and male participants must use an effective contraceptive method
- Willing and able to give informed consent
Exclusion Criteria:
- Patients with active systemic, pulmonary or pericardial infection
- No concurrent systemic therapy (chemotherapy, immunotherapy or biological therapy), apart from hormone therapy, is allowed
- History of active auto-immune diseases, including systemic lupus erythematous, rheumatoid arthritis, C.R.E.S.T., systemic sclerosis,scleroderma
- Potential candidate for concurrent chemo-radiation therapy
- Patient enrollment on other studies may be permissible. This will depend on patient and study characteristics.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01803542
|Contact: John Cho, MD
|416 946 2124
|Canada, Ontario
|Princess Margaret Hospital, University Health Network
|Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5G 2M9
|Contact: John Cho, MD 416 946 2124 email@example.com
|Principal Investigator: John Cho, MD
|Principal Investigator:
|John Cho, MD
|University Health Network, Princess Margaret Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|University Health Network, Toronto
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01803542 History of Changes
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|August 10, 2010
|Last Updated:
|December 28, 2016
Keywords provided by University Health Network, Toronto:
Non-small Cell Lung Cancer
Stereotactic radiation for Lung Cancer
Cone beam CT for Lung Cancer
PET/CT for Lung Cancer
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lung Neoplasms
Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung
Neoplasm Metastasis
Respiratory Tract Neoplasms
Thoracic Neoplasms
Neoplasms by Site
Lung Diseases
Respiratory Tract Diseases
Carcinoma, Bronchogenic
Bronchial Neoplasms
Neoplastic Processes
Pathologic Processes
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Census: Two Hispanic Leaders Debate Boycotting the Count
As the census approaches, a debate has begun to brew in Hispanic communities – to stand up and be counted, or not? We talk with two pastors who stand on opposite sides of the issue: Dr. Juan Martinez, who is mobilizing his community to participate, and Rev. Jose Lopez, who is mobilizing his community in boycott.


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The actions of President Putin are not a surprise to anyone. It was simply a matter of days before he "obtained permission" from the lackeys and stooges who pose as the Russian Parliament in order to invade Ukraine and take over the Crimea which is the home port of the Russian fleet in the
Black Sea. Putin argued that "our compatriots" in Ukraine are under siege and he simply had to send in the troops to protect them from being slaughtered. He openly admits the presence of "Russian Federation" armed forces on the territory of Ukraine. Naturally, President Obama is upset, most nations in Europe are upset. Anyone with the slightest knowledge of world affairs knew it was simply a matter of time before Putin send in the troops to quell protest in the Ukraine.
So, why did Europeans send athletes to Sochi?
So, why did President Obama allow American athletes to go to Sochi?
We predict there will be extensive discussions about the presence of Russian forces in the Crimea. We predict those forces will remain until an "election" is held in the Crimea. We predict those seeking to secede from Ukraine will win the election. We predict they will be welcomed into Russia. We predict President Obama will make a speech deploring these events.
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The eighth-ranked Tennessee men???s tennis team wasted little time on Sunday in dispatching 30th-ranked Virginia Tech, 4-0, as the Vols advanced to the round of 16 in the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2005. UT was dominate in the first and second rounds as it won all four doubles matches and did not drop a set in any singles matches.
???This was just a great team performance,??? head coach Sam Winterbotham said. ???We had different guys step up all weekend. (Associate head coach) Chris (Woodruff) and I are proud of how the guys are working for each other and how they are representing our great university.???
The Vols (23-3) beat Virginia Tech (16-9) in the regular season but struggled against the Hokies winning by a final score of 4-3. Virginia Tech was one of only four teams this season that was able to beat UT for the doubles point.
UT reversed the doubles outcome on Sunday as UT won at the No. 1 and 3 positions to take the early 1-0 lead. Kaden Hensel and J.P. Smith, ranked fourth in the most recent ITA doubles poll, defeated Brandon Corace and Pedro Graber 8-2 at the No. 1 slot for UT???s first win. The Vols clinched the point when Boris Conkic and Matteo Fago defeated Sebastien Jacques and Yoann Re 8-3 at the No. 3 position. Jacques and Re were 18-3 at that position coming into the match.
The Big Orange is now 21-0 this season when they win the doubles point.
Tennessee did not let the Hokies off the mat when singles started as UT won the first set in all four singles matches to take firm control of the match.
Conkic gave the Vols a 2-0 lead when he defeated Re 7-5, 6-1 at the No. 3 position. The UT freshman is 16-4 this season at the No. 3 position in the lineup and is tied with Smith for the team lead with 28 singles wins.
Smith gave UT a 3-0 lead with a 6-2, 6-3 win over Nicolas Delgado de Robles at the No. 2 position. Smith, ranked 24th, had control of the match from the very beginning and never let the Hokie netter get any sort of momentum in the match. The UT freshman from Australia is 28-9 this season in singles and 14-2 at the No. 2 position.
Sandgren clinched the match for Tennessee with a straight-set win over Graber at the No. 4 slot. The victory was Sandgren???s 21st of the season and improves him to 10-6 this season at the No. 4 position in the lineup.
Hensel was serving to win his match when Sandgren clinched the match for UT. Tennessee???s lone senior was leading Albert Larregola 6-3, 5-4.
The match was played inside the Goodfriend Indoor Tennis Center because of windy conditions in the Knoxville area.
Tennessee is one of 16 teams that will travel to Tulsa, Okla., for the conclusion of the NCAA tournament. The rest of the tournament will be played at the Michael D. Case Tennis Center and be hosted by University of Tulsa. The Vols will face ninth-seed Baylor at 1 p.m. ET. Live scoring for the match can be found at UTsports.com.
|No. 8 Tennessee 4, No. 30 Virginia Tech 0
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|6-3, 5-4
|2. No. 24 J.P. Smith (UT) def. Nicolas Delgado (VT)
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|5. Matteo Fago (UT) vs. Sebastien Jacques (VT)
|6. Jeremy Tweedt (UT) vs. Brandon Corace (VT)
|Order of Finish: 3,2,4
|1. No. 4 Hensel/Smith (UT) def. Corace/Graber (VT)
|2. Delgado/Larregola (VT) led Sandgren/Tweedt (UT)
|3. Conkic/Fago (UT) def. Jacques/Re (VT)
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Submitted to: Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 3/3/2004
Publication Date: 9/24/2004
Citation: Woodley, N.E. 2004. A remarkable new Solva from northern Borneo (Diptera: Xylomyidae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 106:900-904 Interpretive Summary: Many species of xylomyid flies are beneficial to agriculture in that the larvae help to decompose plant material. The information contained in this publication helps to define and clarify a new species of Asian fly. This information and the included illustrations will assist in the accurate identification of xylomyid flies from Asia and will be of use to regulatory personnel charged with keeping pest insects out of the U.S. and to scientists working on fly taxonomy.
Technical Abstract: Solva kinabalu, new species, is described from Mt. Kinabalu in Sabah, Malaysia (northern Borneo). Diagnostic illustrations are provided. The male has a highly modified first antennal flagellomere, which is sexually dimorphic. This is the first instance of secondary sexual modification reported in the Xylomyidae, and is speculated to be functional in male-male interactions.


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One dental expert wants to make certain people are aware of the devastating effects from sugary drinks.
A new study indicating sugary drinks raise the risk of tooth decay by 46 percent has caused Dr. Jason Armfield from the University of Adelaide and the Australian Research Center for Population Oral Health to say that soft drinks should come with a warning label.
The new study included nearly 17,000 children in Australia. The results showed that children who consumed more than 3 sugary drinks each day were at an increase of 46 percent to develop tooth decay. The results also discovered that about 56 percent of children ages 5 through 16 consumed at least one sugary drink every day.
The information backs up what many previous studies of sugary drinks have discovered. The problem is children continue to drink sugary beverages at an increasing rate. Aside from dental issues, the sugary drinks may also result in childhood obesity and diabetes.
No official steps have been taken in any country to put a label on soft drinks warning of tooth decay. Many steps would need be taken before such action could ever be considered.
Some places have taken action to curb soft drink consumption, such as New York City's ban on sugary drinks larger than 16 oz. But most people know the possible negative effects from sugary drinks at this point, and it's each person's decision to consume them or not.


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The City of Lakeland Gang Task Force has continued to bring together groups that focus on crime prevention, intervention and suppression. As a part of this initiative, an activities resource center has been developed that provides information on local community youth programs. We invite you to join us in this effort by providing us with your program information and activities available to youth in grades k-12. Simply click on the "Add New Program" tab below.
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Contact: Katia Sainfort
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Phone Number: 863.797.3392
Age Requirements: Girls Ages 10-18
Program restrictions (i.e. girls only): Girls Only
Program Cost: FREE
Frequency of Program (days & times): August 9, 2014
Boys & Girls Club
Phone: 863-686-0721 or 863-683-3371
Location: John L Sanders Club 1525 MLK Jr. Ave Lakeland FL 33805 or Musso Branch 950 Pinewood Ave Lakeland FL 33803
basketball, intramural sports, youth sports and summer camps
Ages: ages 1 grade – 12yrs
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Program Cost: Free
Age Requirements: Middle School / High School Guys
The Rock is a mentoring basketball league for middle and high school guys. Coaches meet with teams before and after games each week to discuss life issues and use sports to show the importance of teamwork, character, and integrity.
Frequency of Program (days & times): Wednesday 4-6:30pm
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Location: Simpson Park Community Center / Coleman Bush Building
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Age Requirements: 2-adult
Program restrictions (i.e. girls only): No restrictions
Program Cost: 26.50 per class per month
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Faculty Position: Tenure-track position, Assistant Professor level, in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing to begin in August of 2013. Search # 7.12
Location: School of Nursing: San Francisco State University (San Francisco, CA).
Position Description
Participates in the curricular development, implementation and evaluation of the undergraduate and graduate nursing programs pertaining to Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing practice. Will be responsible for the curricular development focusing on undergraduate and graduate students with emphasis on both academic and clinical instruction for Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing management. Active participation in scholarly work, expert teaching, and service related activities are expected.
An earned research doctorate in nursing or related field. Masters degree in nursing with license or eligible for licensure in California. Academic teaching experience and scholarship with recent Psychiatric/Mental Health clinical practice expertise is desired. Academic program development expertise and collaboration within a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural setting is essential.
Preferred qualifications
MS degree in Psychiatric/Mental Health and/or certification as a Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Qualified applicants are to submit the following documents to Dr. Alice Prive, Chairperson, Hiring Committee, School of Nursing at San Francisco State University:
- A cover letter describing teaching and scholarship interests.
- Updated curriculum vitae – clearly indicate Maternal-Child and adult nursing experiences and expertise.
- Three recent (no more than two years old) letters of recommendation.
- Verification of earned Master's and Doctoral Degrees in Nursing.
- Verification of licensure or eligible for licensure in California
- Email to:
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HE News Brief 9.8.11
by Abby Chau
- UNITED STATES: Forbes publishes the top 650 US undergraduate colleges
- GHANA: Student protests erupt in response to what some deem as unfair fees
- SWITZERLAND: Institutions are considering limiting foreign student figures
- CHINA: To expand its online activities as part of its Five-Year higher ed strategy
- UK: New forecast for England's higher education woes
- Forbes with conjunction with the Center for College Affordability and Productivity (which was founded by an economist at Ohio University) has just released the first of what is to be months of rankings galore starting this autumn. The list uses an interesting "ranking schools by results" methodology, incorporating student debt, student satisfaction, graduation rates, post-graduate success, retention, and awards. Interestingly, the small liberal-arts Williams College tops the list, followed by Princeton University.
Full Story: Chronicle of Higher Education
- Student protests have erupted in Ghana in demonstration against a variety of fee hikes. Organisers from the National Union of Ghana Students and the Graduate Students Association of Ghana rose against a range of fees including the vaguely security, sports, and venture capital which they see as an unjust financial burden for students. University of Ghana vice-chancellor said that students were invited to attend the meeting which voted for fee hikes and that the protests are an unacceptable way for students to voice their concerns. The students have presented parliament with an official petition to amend the fees hike to a reasonable level.
Full Story: University World News
- Universities in Switzerland are considering putting limits on foreign enrolment if there are not enough places for domestic students. The move comes as St. Gallen University started imposing limits on foreign students because German students began to arrive in masse, as Switzerland as a destination for foreign students has been seen as a financial bargain compared with other European counterparts. It is also estimated that German students will increasingly look elsewhere for higher education as capacity in Germany has hit a ceiling. The number of foreign students have doubled since 1990 and now sits at 132,000. Some are calling for higher fees for international students but others believe that imposing higher fees for foreign students is xenophobic.
Full Story: The Local Switzerland
- China is looking to expand its online activity, following the success of institutions like MIT, Oxford, and Yale which has online open courses available on their websites and have become popular in China. Top institutions such as Peking and Tsinghua will be offering courses and lectures to the wider public. The goal, as part of their Five-Year Plan for higher education, is to increase the number of available courses to 1,000.
Full Story: China Daily
- England's higher education woes continue to grab headlines: a recent report by the Higher Education Funding Council for England has announced that at least 56 institutions will see the number of undergraduates reduce. According to HEFCE, on average, institutions predict a 2% shortfall in undergraduates. The report, which is based on financial forecasts for the next three years, also reveals that a quarter of institutions expect a rise in student numbers, while six institutions foresee a 100% rise in fees from foreign students. HEFCE has warned that institutions are operating too close to the knife's edge financially, and that income from international students, often seen as the magic bullet, may not be so easily attainable.
Full Story: Guardian
More: Telegraph


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The City Needs Your Help With Smooth Leaf Collections
The large number of trees in Royal Oak makes leaf collection a major task. To make it happen, the City uses 13 dump trucks, two sweepers, and a front-end loader with a clam bucket with crews working long hours to cover the 212 miles of streets twice during the pickup season.
The City has to wait until late October to begin the process to make sure most of the leaves are down. Since the schedule is very tight, we need all the help we can get from our residents.
No Street Parking
Royal Oak will post signs in neighborhoods when leaf-vacuuming trucks make their rounds. The signs will be placed on neighborhood streets, just off major thoroughfares, notifying residents that leaf pickup will be in the neighborhood the following day. The signs ask residents to park cars off the streets because cars at curbside can slow down the trucks and make it impossible to pick up leaves in front of the residence where the car is parked.
"It's important to be considerate of your neighbors," said Greg Rassel, Director of Public Service. "A parked car left out front doesn't just affect one house, the trucks have to go around and sometimes they also can't pick up neighbors' leaves." Temporary no-parking signs are available to you at the Department of Public Service (DPS) offices at 1600 North Campbell Road, located on the East side of Campbell, South of 12 Mile Rd, Monday though Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Other ways of helping: Know the leaf-vacuuming schedules and be timely in raking your leaves to the curb. The schedules are available at the DPS, in homeowner associations' bulletins, through cable channel 17 on Comcast or channel 10 on WOW, and on the City's web site. Two-week schedules are also available by calling the DPS during business hours (Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.) at 248-246-3300 and selecting option 2, then option 1.
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Just as important as keeping cars off the streets on leaf pickup days is removing sticks, rocks, pieces of wood and other hard objects from leaf piles because they can damage propellers in the leaf vacuums, which knock them out of commission and cause downtime.
Where They Go
Royal Oak leaves go to the Southeast Oakland County Resource Recovery Authority (SOCRRA) compost facility in Rochester Hills where they are turned into humus-rich compost. The compost is offered to residents in SOCRRA member communities, including Royal Oak, for use as mulch.
Other Ways of Disposal
Leaves, any soft yard waste, and woody material up to 2 inches in diameter, may also be placed at curbside in up to 32-gallon containers with the yard waste decal facing the street, or brown paper landscape bags for pickup on your regular rubbish day (until December 16). Please set to the curb by 7 a.m.
- All sticks, rocks and other debris must be kept out of leaf piles.
- Do not make the rows larger than 3 feet high and 4 feet wide.
- Do not park your car on or near the leaves (Trucks need at least a "house length" after a parked car to get near the curb).
- If the City does run ahead of schedule, a truck will be by on your regularly scheduled day.
- It is important not to wait until your scheduled day to rake out your leaves.
- Plastic bags are no longer acceptable for yard waste, including leaves. Please use the appropriate containers.
- Please be patient and considerate. Don't rake leaves just ahead of the crews and expect them to wait until you're done. Work with your neighbors to remove
parked cars from the streets. Together we can be partners and make this process a complete success!
- Please park cars off the street. Work with your neighbors to make sure there are no parked cars on the street to get in the way of the trucks.
- Residents are requested to rake only leaves into the roadway in windrows, leaving 3 to 4 inches at the curb for water drainage.
- Residents should note that schedules are subject to change due to weather conditions, mechanical breakdowns or other factors beyond the City's control.
- Work with your neighbors to remove
- To help our workers, please do not put yard waste other than leaves in the street.
What to Do After Leaf Pickup
The entire city is covered twice in the six-week leaf collection period. Every attempt will be made to make a third pick up, however, this is strictly dependent upon the weather. After December 16, leaves will not be picked up either curbside or on your regularly scheduled refuse day. Either hold onto yard waste until the program begins April 1, or residents (no businesses or landscapers) will be allowed to take a limited number of bags (10 bags per day) to SOCRRA between December 21, 2015 and March 31, 2017 for disposal. Please call 248-288-5150 for more information.


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Justin Bieber has had a meltdown. Literally! His wax figure in NYC has been gropped, fondled and tore up so much by his fans... it had to be removed! But have no fear... a new one will be on its way soon... for you to grope on.
EXCESSIVE GROPING: Justin Bieber's wax figure removed from Madame Tussaud's in NYC (WATCH) http://t.co/gJqNLmaGfg pic.twitter.com/ZxTG5OtHdk
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New, $20M radio towers would help N.Y. cops
Building 13 radio towers would enable fire and police departments to speak directly to each other on the air
By Thomas J. Prohaska
Buffalo News
LOCKPORT, N.Y. — Retiring Niagara County Emergency Management Director James C. Volkosh last week proposed to a County Legislature committee a $20 million project to construct radio towers all over the county.
The 13 proposed towers would improve signal strength for fire and police agencies, as well as enable all the fire and police departments to speak directly to each other on the air. The fire companies already have interoperability, as it's called, but the police aren't part of that yet, Volkosh told the Community Safety and Security Committee.
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Adult kids feel sting when mom picks favorites
By Lauren Keiper
BOSTON (Reuters Life!) - Toddlers throwing tantrums and adolescent sibling rivalry are the norm when children clamor for their mother's attention.
But when kids hit their 20s and beyond, wondering if they are mom's favorite still has repercussions that could lead to a visit to a therapist's office, according to a study by a professor at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York.
The study, which looked at 275 relationships between mothers and grown children in the Boston area, explored the link between parental favoritism and signs of depression.
"Parental differentiation among children seems to have important effects on psychological well-being -- even when the children are in middle age," said Karl Pillemer, a professor of human development at Cornell.
The behavioral ramifications of parental favoritism among school-age children has been closely studied but Pillemer said investigating the link in the latter stages of family life is relatively new.
More than two-thirds of mothers interviewed showed favoritism toward one of their adult children when asked whether they had a stronger emotional bond or more conflict with a particular child.
And a whopping 90 percent of the adult children thought their mother had a preference for who would take care of her in old age.
Answers also crushed the notion that heightened depression was linked only to non-favored siblings. Pillemer and co-author Jill Suitor of Purdue University found that the so-called golden children also struggled. Continued...


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Prediction of minor stream delays at a limited priority freeway merge
Bunker, Jonathan M. & Troutbeck, Rodney J. (2003) Prediction of minor stream delays at a limited priority freeway merge. Transportation Research Part B: Methodological, 37(8), pp. 719-735.
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This paper presents the development and application of a limited priority gap acceptance model to freeway merging. In the limited priority model, drivers in the major stream at a merge area may incur delay in restoring small headways to a larger, sustainable minimum headway between them and the vehicle in front. This allows minor stream drivers to accept smaller gaps. The headway distributions are assumed to be distributed according to Cowan's M3 model, whose terms were calibrated for this system. Minor stream minimum follow-on time was calibrated, and a realistic range of the critical gap identified.
An equation was developed for minimum average minor stream delay. A function was identified to model the relationship between minor stream average delay and degree of saturation. The shape parameter of this function was calibrated using simulated traffic flow data, under three different minor stream arrival pattern regimes.
The model provides a useful means of comparing performance, through average minor stream delay, for varying minor and major stream flow rates and minor stream critical gap, under arrival patterns that differ due to traffic control upstream of the on-ramp. Minor stream delay is a particularly useful measure of effectiveness for uncongested freeway merging as it relates directly to the distance required to merge. Observations from the model developed provide physical evidence that minor stream drivers incur lesser delay, or have a better chance of merging quickly, when they arrive at constant intervals as is the case under constant departure ramp metering, than when they arrive in bunches downstream of a signalised intersection, or even a semi-bunched state downstream of an unsignalised intersection.
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Been working for 8 hours? Go home!
I'm not the first person to tell you this, I'm sure, but your job could be negatively affecting your health. I was recently reading a blog post on Glamour and learned that if you work more than 8 hours a day (hello, that's just about all of us), you're as much as 80% more at risk for heart disease.
But don't ditch the 9-to-5 just yet — no matter how many hours you work, if you're stressed out, you're at greater risk for a whole slew of health issues: heart attack, obesity, stroke, sleep problems, digestive issues and depression. Sitting at a desk? That's bad, too. Inactivity can cause your metabolism to get all kinds of screwed up. An eight-hour seated work day means your risk of death is 15% greater than if you only sat for four.
So now what? Chances are, you aren't going to quit your desk job. It's important to note that the study mentioned in Glamour cited three big problem areas: high stress, high blood pressure, and unhealthy diets. So if you can work to manage those things, you can create a healthier workplace for yourself. Get up and move often throughout the day, pack healthy snacks and maybe even practice some meditative breathing to de-stress throughout the day. It could literally extend your lifespan!
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- Restaurant Week runs February 1-10, and while that's still weeks away, you can make reservations now. The event offers prix fixe lunch menus for $22 and dinners for $33 or $44, so you can snag some meals at a great discount. Participating restaurants include Balena, Baume & Brix, and Embeya, so you can check out some of the newcomers on the scene for less.
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What CEOs Want From Their CMOs
Posted by George Colony on April 21, 2011
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What do CEOs want from Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs)? I asked that question on Forrester's CMO community site, triggering some excellent comments. You can check it all out here.
The CMO must provide the basics: "Increase revenue, decrease costs, no embarrassments." But what about the non-obvious?
1) Innovation. CEOs know that innovation usually lies outside of the company -- in the free market of partners, inventors, new channels, and new technologies. Procter & Gamble plays this game brilliantly -- partnering with AstraZeneca on Prilosec OTC, Clorox on Glad Wrap Press'n Seal, and with its customers on the redesign of Tampax. The CEO wants the CMO scouting the path ahead -- outside of the four walls of the corporation.
2) Mediate the cultural conversation. As Herb Kelleher of Southwest Airlines used to say, "Culture is what people do when no one is looking." Culture is the honest, unvarnished, beliefs and behavior of your customers and your employees. In an age of social, customer culture and undiluted company culture continually butt up against each other -- producing ugly or amazingly productive moments. The CMO must moderate that raw conversation, protecting and elevating the brand as they do so.
3) Translate and illuminate technology. The CEO can't keep up -- the CMO must continually teach what technology change is brewing and what matters. "Here comes app Internet -- what does it mean for us?"
4) Prove ROI. CEOs are suspicious of everyone's value -- especially marketing's. The CMO must either put hard dollar returns on what they are doing, or make a damn good case for the soft returns: "…blogging will increase our brand recognition by 10%."
5) Take me out for a "beer talk." As Javier Martin, the CEO of Almira Labs, says: "Have long talks with me about markets, products, ideas, desirably together with beers and golf. Don't be the odd-one-out/snobby/unique guy that nobody understands because he is so creative and ahead of the rest of mortals. That won't be helpful."
What am I missing? What do you think the CEO wants from the CMO? I'd love to get your thoughts.
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Comment from Brian MacIver on Sat, 04/23/2011 - 08:23
Increasingly, CEO's expect that the CMO will include the Chief Sales Officer (CSO) role maybe they should be called CRO (Chief Revenue Officer),
A true Buy-one get one free (BOGOF).
And, there is the rub!
CMO's are 'struggling' with continual misalignment between Sales and Marketing. Software makes it worse, before it gets better (if it ever does get better). Their Leadership at the Mission, Vision level plays well in Marketing, but Sales don't 'get it'.
CMO Leadership at Sales Strategy and Sales Tactics is failing; their investment in Sales Enablement either doesn't produce a 'tangible' result or is a disputed 'anecdotal' result.
As well as taking the CEO for a beer and a chat, CMOs will have to learn how to do this "where the rubber meets the road" for Sales and Customers. This the best place to show their understanding of Markets, Products and Ideas or more realistically to garner Market, Product and Ideas to tell the CEO!
P&G and LEGO do this really well.
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Comment from Doug Mow (not verified) on Wed, 05/25/2011 - 11:43
Good post George. One topic I've discussed numerous times in the very recent past is a mash up of one, three and five. Increasingly, tech CEO's are looking for CMO's to be Chief Strategy Officers. Marketing skills in branding, positioning and market analysis make some marketing executives strong candidates for that role.
Tech marketing execs that have risen through the ranks of product marketing are particularly well suited as that position has a robust view of many aspects required for a product's success. Product marketing is the group that helps product management craft compelling value propositions for their offerings and helps marketing communications understand the target market.
The most important pre-requisite, though, is the ability to think strategically. This is what separates CMO's and SVP's of Marketing from VP's and Directors. Of course there are many VP's and Directors that can think strategically but that might not be expected of them or part of their job description. When you reach CMO it is required.
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text: SAN JOSE, Calif., Dec. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Atmel ® Corporation (NASDAQ: ATML), a leader in microcontroller and touch technology solutions, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ozmo, Inc. ("Ozmo"), a leading provider of ultra-low power Wi-Fi solutions that will expand Atmel's wireless offerings and further enhance developers ability to design smart, connected devices, including devices targeted to "The Internet of Things." (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20120530/SF15228LOGO) Adding to Atmel's broad wireless portfolio, Ozmo brings innovative "Wi-Fi Direct" certified technologies that will accelerate seamless communication and connectivity across wireless personal area networks (WPANs). Designed for consumer electronics products requiring smaller form factors and longer battery life, including gaming peripherals, HD audio speakers, portable audio headsets, digital thermostats, appliances and CE remotes, Ozmo's Wi-Fi products and technology offer developers ultra-low power, cost-effective solutions for connecting fixed and portable peripheral devices with Wi-Fi platforms. "This acquisition accelerates Atmel's strategy to provide complete solutions for products that will make possible The Internet of Things," said Steve Laub, Atmel's President and CEO. "As a leader in the Wi-Fi Direct segment, Ozmo's solutions are well positioned in this rapidly growing market. We look forward to supporting Ozmo's existing customers, expanding sales of their Wi-Fi Direct products through Atmel's global sales channel and marketing network, and integrating their IP with existing Atmel microcontrollers to introduce even more compelling products." According to market research data, the overall wireless peripheral market is expected to reach 1 billion units by 2015 with Wi-Fi Direct as the fastest growing segment at over 100% CAGR through 2015. Atmel expects the transaction to close by year end and to be accretive to Atmel's earnings in 2014. About AtmelAtmel Corporation (Nasdaq: ATML) is a worldwide leader in the design and manufacture of microcontrollers, capacitive touch solutions, advanced logic, mixed-signal, nonvolatile memory and radio frequency (RF) components. Leveraging one of the industry's broadest intellectual property (IP) technology portfolios, Atmel is able to provide the electronics industry with complete system solutions focused on industrial, consumer, communications, computing and automotive markets. © 2012 Atmel Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Atmel ®, Atmel logo and combinations thereof and others are registered trademarks or trademarks of Atmel Corporation or its subsidiaries. Other terms and product names may be trademarks of others.


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Today I'd like to take a moment to address a reader's question.
In particular he's recently upgraded to Excel 2007 and has noticed this on the Home tab of the Ribbon:
So the question is, what are they?
It's a good question to ask so let's take a moment to answer it.
First, if you click the down arrow next to the ones you see you'll find that an entire palette of choices appears.
What you're seeing is a set of predefined cell formats. (Older versions of Excel have cell styles too, but not a predefined set the way that this version does. We'll cover creating styles tomorrow so those of you with older versions I'll address your choices in the next issue..)
The idea behind it is that you may consistently use the same formatting for data labels, titles or other parts of your worksheets. Most people find that the repeated work of applying all of that formatting gets old really quickly.
So… instead of setting that formatting over and over again choose one from the Cell Styles palette and presto!
The selected cells have the chosen formatting with only a couple of clicks.
Logically, I can hear someone thinking to themselves… nice idea, too bad I don't see a formatting I like.
Never fear – Excel has you covered on that front too.
Since that process, while quick for you to accomplish is a bit long for me to explain, I'll ask you to "tune in" tomorrow and we'll cover how to make one that's all your own.
~ April