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So, take note of the players described below, as some may be playing at a Major League park near you sooner rather than later.
In both of his first two seasons since being taken by the Nationals in the 15th round of the 2010 Draft, Freitas has displayed a remarkably consistent ability to get on base and flash some pop. The University of Hawaii product batted .307 and got on base at a .408 clip in his first professional season in 2010 in the New York-Penn League. He followed that up last season at Class A Hagerstown by hitting .288 with a .409 OBP and 13 home runs over 427 at-bats. He also nearly walked (82) more than he struck out (87). At 23, Washington will look for him to continue his offensive consistency at Potomac.
First Baseman: Tyler Townsend, Frederick Keys
Townsend will begin the season at extended spring training, but after that will likely head back to Frederick, where he was one of the league's top performers last season. The 2009 third-rounder batted .317 and slugged .583 while mashing 13 home runs and 24 doubles. If he approaches anything like that production again, he's almost certain to earn one of the Carolina League's first promotions of the year.
Second Baseman: Jonathan Schoop, Frederick Keys
Schoop, a 2008 international signing out of Curacao, turned heads last season when he hit .316 and slugged .514 for Delmarva in 212 at-bats as a 19-year-old, earning a call-up to Frederick. Once there he acquitted himself nicely, hitting .271 with five homers and 37 RBIs in 77 games, which he followed up by hitting .314 (11-for-35) in the Carolina League playoffs. The athletic infielder has played at third base, shortstop and second, where he figures to get most of his playing time with Frederick this year. Along with Manny Machado, Schoop could soon give the Orioles a formidable double-play duo.
"He can play second base and has good lateral movement -- he can go to his right, he can go to his left," Frederick manager Orlando Gomez told MiLB.com this offseason. "He can turn the double play. He can play shortstop, third base. What I like most about him is he's a very smart kid. He made adjustments, and he learned about himself a lot."
Third Baseman: Anthony Rendon, Potomac Nationals
Rendon, the sixth overall pick in the 2011 Draft, will be making his pro debut with Potomac this season. Expectations are high for the former Rice star, whom MLB.com named its No. 27 overall prospect this offseason, after hitting .371 with 52 home runs in three seasons for the Owls. There's also the matter of where he'll play on the diamond, with Ryan Zimmerman posing an obvious roadblock at third base at the Major League level. Wherever that winds up being, however, his polished bat is expected to carry him to that level quickly.
"I've felt awesome, felt like I have a great swing," Rendon said of his spring. "For not seeing a lot of pitching the last nine to 10 months, I feel pretty confident coming into the season."
Shortstop: Xander Bogaerts, Salem Red Sox
Just 18 years old during the 2011 season, Bogaerts caught everyone's attention in the South Atlantic League with 16 home runs and a .509 slugging percentage in just his first season of American pro ball. The 2009 international signing out of Aruba also batted .260 and drove in 45 runs, good enough to be named MLB.com's No. 76 prospect. At 6-foot-3, Bogaerts has the kind of size that suggests he may outgrow shortstop, and it will be interesting to see if the Red Sox give him time in the outfield or at third base. Either way, the 19-year-old's power potential will be captivating throughout 2012.
Outfielder: Trayce Thompson, Winston-Salem Dash
The White Sox's 2009 second-round pick had by far the best season of his professional career last year with Kannapolis. The 20-year-old set highs in largely every statistical category en route to hitting .241 with 24 home runs and 87 RBIs in 519 at-bats. The son of former NBA star Mychel and brother of current NBA rookie Klay, Thompson's bloodline lends to holding a high standard. Both he and the White Sox will look for him to thrive in a more challenging environment this year.
"As far as scratching the surface, I don't think I have put up the numbers I am capable of yet," he told MiLB.com this offseason. "I'm going to have to go out there this year and prove to people that I can be the player I know I can be."
Brandon Jacobs, Salem Red Sox
Jacobs, a 10th-round pick by the Red Sox in 2009, burst onto the prospect scene last year when he hit .303 with an .881 OPS at Class A Greenville. Jacobs played all year in the South Atlantic League, tearing through the circuit with 17 home runs, 32 doubles and 80 RBIs in 115 games. Now 21, the left fielder will be looking to build on his big 2011 and climb Boston's prospect ranks, where he currently sits at No. 7.
Michael Taylor, Potomac Nationals
Taylor, Washington's No. 5 prospect, is a wiry outfielder originally picked in the sixth round of the 2009 Draft. His power-speed combination is enticing to the Nationals, and last season at Hagerstown he was able to truly flash it for the first time. Taylor clubbed 13 homers and 26 doubles and then used his legs to add seven triples and 23 stolen bases over the course of 126 games. Now 21 years old, he's still something of a raw prospect, and the Nationals will be eager to see if he can take another step forward in his development at Potomac.
Right-handed Pitcher: Roman Mendez, Myrtle Beach Pelicans
Acquired at the 2010 trade deadline in the Jarrod Saltalamacchia deal, it says a lot about the Texas system that a pitcher with as electric an arm as Mendez is their No. 7 prospect. Last year proved to be Mendez's breakout season as he struck out 130 batters in just 117 innings while going 9-1 with a 3.31 ERA for Class A Hickory in the South Atlantic League. The Dominican Republic native has a power arm that can run it into the high 90s and may profile well as a closer someday. For now, though, the Rangers are content to keep him as a starter.
Left-handed Pitcher: Carlos Perez, Lynchburg Hillcats
Atlanta is high on the left arm of its 2008 international signing out of the Dominican Republic. Perez generally works in the low 90s and offers a change-up as his strongest secondary pitch. His most important development, though, will come in the form of cutting down on his walks after issuing 66 free passes in just 125 innings for Rome in the South Atlantic League last season. Still, he was just 19, and if he can translate his raw stuff to the Carolina League while improving his control, he can establish himself as a real elite prospect.
Jonathan Raymond is a contributor to MiLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Just before her death, Ms. Bhutto warned that she could see al Qaeda "marching on Islamabad in two or four years."
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Back home at 70 Clifton [the Bhutto family home], the day had passed painfully.
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For much of the day yesterday, the featured headline on The New York Times online front page strongly suggested that Muslims were responsible for the attacks on Oslo; that led to definitive statements on the BBC and elsewhere that Muslims were the culprits. The Washington Post's Jennifer Rubin wrote a whole column based on the assertion that Muslims were responsible, one that, as James Fallows notes, remains at the Post with no corrections or updates. The morning statement issued by President Obama -- "It's a reminder that the entire international community holds a stake in preventing this kind of terror from occurring" and "we have to work cooperatively together both on intelligence and in terms of prevention of these kinds of horrible attacks" -- appeared to assume, though (to its credit) did not overtly state, that the perpetrator was an international terrorist group.
But now it turns out that the alleged perpetrator wasn't from an international Muslim extremist group at all, but was rather a right-wing Norwegian nationalist with a history of anti-Muslim commentary and an affection for Muslim-hating blogs such as Pam Geller's Atlas Shrugged, Daniel Pipes, and Robert Spencer's Jihad Watch. Despite that, The New York Times is still working hard to pin some form of blame, even ultimate blame, on Muslim radicals (h/t sysprog):
Al Qaeda is always to blame, even when it isn't, even when it's allegedly the work of a Nordic, Muslim-hating, right-wing European nationalist. Of course, before Al Qaeda, nobody ever thought to detonate bombs in government buildings or go on indiscriminate, politically motivated shooting rampages. The NYT speculates that amonium nitrate fertilizer may have been used to make the bomb because the suspect, Anders Behring Breivik, owned a farming-related business and thus could have access to that material; of course nobody would have ever thought of using that substance to make a massive bomb had it not been for Al Qaeda. So all this proves once again what a menacing threat radical Islam is.
Then there's this extraordinarily revealing passage from the NYT -- first noticed by Richard Silverstein -- explaining why the paper originally reported what it did:
In other words, now that we know the alleged perpetrator is not Muslim, we know -- by definition -- that Terrorists are not responsible; conversely, when we thought Muslims were responsible, that meant -- also by definition -- that it was an act of Terrorism. As Silverstein put it:
What it says is what we've seen repeatedly: that Terrorism has no objective meaning and, at least in American political discourse, has come functionally to mean: violence committed by Muslims whom the West dislikes, no matter the cause or the target. Indeed, in many (though not all) media circles, discussion of the Oslo attack quickly morphed from this is Terrorism (when it was believed Muslims did it) to no, this isn't Terrorism, just extremism (once it became likely that Muslims didn't). As Maz Hussain -- whose lengthy Twitter commentary on this event yesterday was superb and well worth reading -- put it:
That Terrorism means nothing more than violence committed by Muslims whom the West dislikes has been proven repeatedly. When an airplane was flown into an IRS building in Austin, Texas, it was immediately proclaimed to be Terrorism, until it was revealed that the attacker was a white, non-Muslim, American anti-tax advocate with a series of domestic political grievances. The U.S. and its allies can, by definition, never commit Terrorism even when it is beyond question that the purpose of their violence is to terrorize civilian populations into submission. Conversely, Muslims who attack purely military targets -- even if the target is an invading army in their own countries -- are, by definition, Terrorists. That is why, as NYU's Remi Brulin has extensively documented, Terrorism is the most meaningless, and therefore the most manipulated, word in the English language. Yesterday provided yet another sterling example.
One last question: if, as preliminary evidence suggests, it turns out that Breivik was "inspired" by the extremist hatemongering rantings of Geller, Pipes and friends, will their groups be deemed Terrorist organizations such that any involvement with them could constitute the criminal offense of material support to Terrorism? Will those extremist polemicists inspiring Terrorist violence receive the Anwar Awlaki treatment of being put on an assassination hit list without due process? Will tall, blond, Nordic-looking males now receive extra scrutiny at airports and other locales, and will those having any involvement with those right-wing, Muslim-hating groups be secretly placed on no-fly lists? Or are those oppressive, extremist, lawless measures -- like the word Terrorism -- also reserved exclusively for Muslims?
UPDATE: The original version of the NYT article was even worse in this regard. As several people noted, here is what the article originally said (papers that carry NYT articles still have the original version):
Thus: if it turns out that the perpetrators weren't Muslim (but rather "someone with more political motivations" -- whatever that means: it presumably rests on the inane notion that Islamic radicals are motivated by religion, not political grievances), then it means that Terrorism, by definition, would be "ruled out" (one might think that the more politically-motivated an act of violence is, the more deserving it is of the Terrorism label, but this just proves that the defining feature of the word Terrorism is Muslim violence). The final version of the NYT article inserted the word "Islamic" before "terrorism" ("even if the authorities ultimately ruled out Islamic terrorism as the cause"), but -- as demonstrated above -- still preserved the necessary inference that only Muslims can be Terrorists. Meanwhile, in the world of reality, of 294 Terrorist attacks attempted or executed on European soil in 2009 as counted by the EU, a grand total of one -- 1 out of 294 -- was perpetrated by "Islamists."
UPDATE II: This article expertly traces and sets forth exactly how the "Muslims-did-it" myth was manufactured and then disseminated yesterday to the worldwide media, which predictably repeated it with little skepticism. What makes the article so valuable is that it names names: it points to the incestuous, self-regarding network of self-proclaimed U.S. Terrorism and foreign policy "experts" -- what the article accurately describes as "almost always white men and very often with military or government backgrounds," in this instance driven by "a case of an elite fanboy wanting to be the first to pass on leaked gadget specs" -- who so often shape these media stories and are uncritically presented as experts, even though they're drowning in bias, nationalism, ignorance, and shallow credentialism.
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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Picksix, Jan 26, 2013.
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Yeah man with Marty b we had a massive total of 5 rushin tds on the year!!
Hannah >>>>>> Drama Queen
Hannah is going to be a STUD.
Not saying I wish we had Bennett back, because I was absolutely ready to see him go. And no, weren't a dominating running team last year when he was here, and we definitely need better OL. But our run game was even worse this past year than it was the previous 2-3, and one of the reasons was the lack of blocking from the TE spot, which Bennett provided very well. Regardless of play calling duties, if we continue to employ 12 personnel on a significant basis, we need a better blocking TE.
Not saying it's the most pressing need, but a need nonetheless.
I suspect any team who transitions from a 6 OL scheme to a 5 OL would miss having that 6th man no matter who he was.
if we had a good enough O line we would not need a pass blocking specialist TE
True, but we don't. And we haven't. It would be nice if we did, but as long we don't, we need a blocking TE. And it's always nice to have one in short yardage situations, too.
This. Missed marty b... Please.. Long offseason is an understatment.
BS. You can use your swing tackle on a situation like that. There is never - or should NEVER be a need to have a pass blocking specialist TE if you have a good team.
Was Bennett better than John Phillips? Yes, that's not setting the bar high. He was also about 10X more expensive too. I still don't get all the "rueing" going on about Bennett. He got 100% of snaps as a starter with the Giants and proved nothing to be more than middle of the road starting TE, and that was on a team that was absolutely desperate for someone to emerge as a second receiving target behind Cruz with Manningham gone and Nicks hobbled all year. Are the Giants tripping all over themselves to get him locked up?
Assuming you have a good enough swing tackle. Hard enough to find two good starters at OT, let alone a good backup. And with swing tackles, your basically screaming to the opponent what you're doing. With another TE in there, even if he's not a great pass catcher, it gives you more options and forces the defense to account for it.
I should have titled the thread differently. Too many people are missing the point. This isn't about Bennett as a receiver. And I'm not rueing the loss of Bennett per se. Just what he brought in terms of his blocking, which wasn't just better than Phillips'. It was a lot better. The fact that Phillips was a lot cheaper means nothing if he can't do the job effectively. Highly doubt he'll be back. We have Witten and Hanna, but we need a blocking TE. Oh sure, it would be great if we had an awesome 5-man OL, and didn't need one. But we don't. Not even close.
Well, for my 2cents, I think Bennett made Free a better LT. I realize that RT is a different position but it isn't a ridiculous to say that that Free struggled without that help.
Phillips can go, he is replaceable. Hell Hannah impressed me more this year then Phillips ever did.
Yes, there's something wrong with using a 2nd round pick to draft a backup TE.
Oh I fuggets. It was all about that unstoppable 2 TE formation. :bang2:
if you are talking blocking even a lousy Tackle should be better then a TE.
Frankly that is all BS. When you are using two TEs and a stacked backfield if you do pass it will be a surprise and there will be people open. meanwhile that tackle can help pass block
We didn't.
Marty B represents all the worst qualities I hate in today's athletes. Don't miss him one iota.
Two entirely different kinds of tight ends. Hanna can't do what Phillips does, and vice beta.


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Idaho's Nathan Enderle Added to Manning Watch List
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
Idaho quarterback Nathan Enderle (official bio) had a very strong junior season, leading the Vandals to their first bowl game since 1998. However, it was his amazing clutch performance in the Humanitarian Bowl that will be the springboard for his senior season; a season which will start with him being a member of the Manning Award Preseason Watch List as one of the top quarterbacks in the country. The Manning Award, sponsored by the Allstate Sugar Bowl, is releasing the Watch List one player per day through its official Facebook and Twitter pages. The award has honored the top quarterback in the nation for the past six years.
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Clemson, S.C. - Led by Kate Weisenfluh's victory in the women's Downhill, the Tornados had a strong showing at the Clemson Cycling Mountain Weekend. Tristan Cowie and Caroline Decosimo also finished on the podium three times during the weekend as well as the Tornados are starting to build momentum for their upcoming title defense at the 2010 Fall Mountain Bike National Championship.
The Tornados started the weekend on the short track, with Cowie leading the Men in Group A with a second place finish. Scott Hoffner finished just outside of the top 10, coming in 11th for Brevard, while Lewis Gaffney, Matt St. Marie and Brian Underwood all finished in the top 20. On the women's side in Group A, Caroline Decosimo finished third overall in short track, while Morgan Sykes recorded a top 10 finish for the Tornados.
Cowie continued his run by finishing on the podium in the dual slalom event, coming in fourth overall in the A Group, while James Chaput came in eighth overall. Asher Blackmore placed 12th overall for the Tornados, with Matt St. Marie rounding out the group for Brevard with a 21st place result. Heath Wilson took to the field for Brevard in the B Group, finishing third overall behind riders from Georgia Southern and Clemson. The women had a strong showing for Coach Thad Walker in the A Group, as Decosimo and Kate Weisenfluh finished fourth and fifth overall, while Sykes finished in the top 10 for the second time in the event.
Four Tornados riders took the field in the Men's Downhill event, with Chaput, Blackmore and St. Marie finishing 14th, 15th and 16th respectively in the A Group, while Wilson led the Tornados with a fifth place finish in the B Group.
Weisenfluh led the women in the downhill event, outpacing the field in recording the win in the Women's A Group, while Decosimo finished sixth overall and Sykes came in 12th.
The final event of the weekend was the Cross Country race and Cowie led the men again, recording his third podium finish of the weekend, finishing fourth overall. Hoffner finished seventh overall in the group, while Gaffney finished 12th. St. Marie and Underwood both finished in the top 20 to round out the group on Sunday. Nate Weston came in fourth overall to lead the Tornados in the Men's B Group.
Decosimo had her best finish of the weekend on Sunday, finishing second overall behind Erica Zaveta in the Cross Country event, while Morgan Sykes placed 12th overall.


text: Kris, can we change smb.conf here to smb4.conf to begin to fix pc-adsldap domain joins? https://github.com/pcbsd/pcbsd/blob/91d60cdbfb76269232372ffcdd3239c069453899/src-sh/ pc-adctl/scripts/pc-samba Joe Maloney On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 9:12 PM, Joe Maloney <jmaloney at pcbsd.org> wrote: > Login without the user list also works perfect. > > Joe Maloney > > > > On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 9:09 PM, Joe Maloney <jmaloney at pcbsd.org> wrote: > >> It's not creating the home directories. Once I created >> /usr/home/jmaloney manually it worked. That explains why it was working on >> my old setup until I removed that user from my local system and nuked the >> dataset for that user. >> >> So. 4 steps required to make it work. >> >> Change smb.conf to smb4.conf in pc-samba >> launch winbindd >> restart PCDM after launching winbind >> mkdir /usr/home/%username% >> >> Joe Maloney >> >> >> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:20 PM, Joe Maloney <jmaloney at pcbsd.org> wrote: >> >>> After some more testing I see that I can log in as a local user with >>> just "admin" and no problems. It seems now even if I bring back the list >>> of users and click to login it still hangs. I more than likely just borked >>> my setup when I tried to install samba port to see if it would bring back >>> /usr/local/etc/rc.d/winbindd script so that I could make it start >>> automatically. Which it didn't so I need to figure that out. I will start >>> over fresh and just make that smb.conf > smb4.conf change in pc-samba and >>> at most start winbindd manually and see what happens... >>> >>> Joe Maloney >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 10:18 AM, Ken Moore <ken at pcbsd.org> wrote: >>> >>>> On 03/19/2014 10:45, Joe Maloney wrote: >>>> >>>> I actually tested with FreeNAS 126.96.36.199 configured as a domain >>>> controller. :) I'm moving on to a new job full-time in a few weeks where >>>> I've already deployed about 5 FreeNAS servers so far to replace an old >>>> samba3 + openldap setup. So I've been consumed with figuring out the >>>> perfect setup for that which I have and it's working great so far. >>>> >>>> I'm hoping to get a new work PC set up my first day with PCBSD joined >>>> to the directory so I can kind of show that off. So far I can log in if I >>>> choose the option in PCDM to list the users but the manual entry method >>>> just freezes. I'll have to see if I can gather more logs somehow. >>>> >>>> >>>> Both visible/invisible user lists use the exact same backend systems in >>>> PCDM, so maybe it is something in the "display name" to "username" >>>> conversion that is messing up active directory (or some AD "magic" >>>> resulting in needing a different username than you think for the manual >>>> entry). Try entering the normally-visible "Display Name" into the manual >>>> entry and see if that works - that should let the PCDM backend convert it >>>> to the auto-detected username associated with that display name and see if >>>> it works. >>>> >>>> >>>> BTW after looking at the alternatives Fedora, CentOS, Ubuntu, Debian >>>> only centos had a GUI tool to actually bind a machine to an active >>>> directory it was a little more cumbersome to set up than yours was. So I >>>> have to say good job. >>>> >>>> Joe Maloney >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> :-) >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wed, Mar 19, 2014 at 8:33 AM, Ken Moore <ken at pcbsd.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for the feedback on PCDM, this is the first confirmation I >>>>> have seen that it works from somebody actually testing it with a full AD >>>>> setup. >>>>> >>>>> My guess would be that the samba conf file location simply got changed >>>>> between samba3 and samba4, so moving our default configuration over to >>>>> samba4.conf is probably a good idea since we don't use samba3 anymore. I >>>>> will defer to Kris for the final say on this matter though..... ;-) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 03/18/2014 23:34, Joe Maloney wrote: >>>>> >>>>> After further research I touched this file and changed smb.conf to >>>>> smb4.conf. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> https://github.com/pcbsd/pcbsd/blob/91d60cdbfb76269232372ffcdd3239c069453899/src-sh/pc-adctl/scripts/pc-samba >>>>> >>>>> I haven't yet edited in pcbsd git repo. Is this ok to change? Is >>>>> there a reason for it to be smb.conf? >>>>> >>>>> After the above change I just had to launch only winbindd manually >>>>> and problem solved. Indeed PCDM does not list users when in directory mode >>>>> unless the box is checked to show users. Pretty cool. >>>>> >>>>> Joe Maloney >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Mar 18, 2014 at 9:27 PM, Joe Maloney <jmaloney at pcbsd.org>wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> After configuring with pc-activedirectory it doesn't work. After >>>>>> copying smb.conf to smb4.conf the net ads join command then works. At this >>>>>> stage wbinfo -u doesn't work to list users so finally starting smb, nmbd, >>>>>> winbind manually it fully works now I can see all of my ad users in PCDM. >>>>>> >>>>>> Joe Maloney >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Testing mailing listTesting at lists.pcbsd.orghttp://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/testing >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> ~~ Ken Moore ~~ >>>>> PC-BSD/iXsystems >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Testing mailing list >>>>> Testing at lists.pcbsd.org >>>>> http://lists.pcbsd.org/mailman/listinfo/testing >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> ~~ Ken Moore ~~ >>>> PC-BSD/iXsystems >>>> >>>> >>> >> > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://lists.pcbsd.org/pipermail/testing/attachments/20140327/14db1fe8/attachment.html>


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Israel's conduct; God's sovereign mercy and grace
In Psalm 78 the conduct of Israel is discussed by wisdom, historically as regards the whole people, but with very important principles brought out. There was not only a redemption of old, to which faith recurred, but a testimony given, and a law to guide Israel's ways, that they should make them known to their children. But the fathers had been a stubborn and rebellious generation. Now, the law and the testimony were given that the children might not be like their fathers; but they were, and their history is here brought out. God, therefore, chastened them; there was direct open government in respect of their ways. For all this they sinned still. At the moment of chastisement they turned to Him. Nevertheless they did but flatter Him with their mouth, their heart was not right with Him, nor they stedfast in His covenant. But He showed compassion, also forgave, remembered they were but flesh. Yet after Egyptian signs they forgat Him; brought into the land, they turned to idolatry. When God heard this, He was wroth and greatly abhorred Israel. On the ground of this government, under law and testimony and compassionate mercy, Israel was wholly given up, the tabernacle forsaken, the ark delivered into captivity and the enemies' hand. The people also were delivered over to judgment. But Jehovah's love to His people in grace was not weakened, and the sorrow they were brought into called out that love. He awoke, as one out of sleep, and smote His enemies, and put them to a perpetual shame. But now He had interfered in grace in His own proper love to His people. It was not governmental blessing on condition of obedience, but the interference of grace, when disobedience had, on the principle of government, brought in complete judgment, in spite of compassion and mercy. Sovereign mercy now had its place. Old blessings had put Joseph as natural heir; he had the rich and double portion. God chose Judah. He chose Zion. This gave it its importance. It is the place of love in grace, when all had failed under law, even with the fullest compassionate patience. He built His sanctuary. That is not directly presented as the subject of electing goodness, but He chose David when in the humblest condition, who then fed His people.
In this most beautiful psalm we have the most important principles possible. Viewing Israel as established on the ground of government in Sinai, on law mixed with compassion, Israel had entirely failed, was abhorred, cast off. A total breach had been made; the ark of the covenant, the link between Israel and God, the place of propitiation, and His throne, given up to the enemy. But God, whose sovereign love to His people had come in in power to deliver, had chosen Judah, Zion, David, and set up a link in grace, and by deliverance after failure. Faith can go back to God's works in redemption, but not to man's conduct under law. Psalm 78 is the converse of Psalm 77. Yet in Israel all this is declared to produce that which grace will effect in the last day that value for the law in the heart which will make them teach it to their children (compare Gen. 18: 17-19; see Exodus 34). Mercy put Israel again under the condition of obedience. Here power delivers, after they have failed even under this, and judgment is come, God acting according to His mind of love. Pure law they never were under in fact; the tables never came into the camp (compare 2 Cor. 3). Moses' face shone only when he had seen God, when he went up the second time accepted in grace; but for Israel, this was putting them back under law. It is grace, and law brought in after it, which is death and condemnation. This is impossible with substitution; but this place, of course, Moses could not take. "Peradventure I shall make an atonement for your souls." "Blot me out, I pray you." No, was the answer; the soul that sins, it will I blot out. This was law and (as we see here, and as is definitely stated in 2 Corinthians 3) ruin.Synopsis by John Darby


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LONG BEACH — State Sen. Alan Lowenthal and Long Beach City Councilman Gary DeLong are headed for the November election in the new 47th Congressional District.
With all precincts reporting, Lowenthal and DeLong far outpaced six other candidates in Tuesday's primary.
According to unofficial election results from the Secretary of State's Office, Lowenthal had 34.3 percent of the vote and DeLong had 29 percent, ahead of the next leading candidate, former U.S. Rep. Steve Kuykendall, who had 10.9 percent.
Under "top two" primary rules instituted by voters two years ago, the first- and second-place finishers, regardless of party, move on to the November election.
The 47th District includes most of Long Beach, part of Lakewood, all of Signal Hill and cities and communities in western Orange County.
Created through last year's redistricting process, the 47th has no incumbent since Rep. Laura Richardson, D-Long Beach, decided to run for the adjacent 44th Congressional District.
The rare political prize attracted eight candidates.
Placing behind the top three were Democrat Peter Matthews, a Cypress College professor, 9.6 percent; Republican businessman Steve Foley, 7.3 percent; Republican business author and speaker Sanford Kahn with 3.2 percent; social worker and Democrat Usha Shah, 2.8 percent; and retired physician and Democrat Jay Shah, 2.8 percent.
Political pundits have considered DeLong, Lowenthal and Kuykendall to be the most likely contenders for November, and they raised the most money. As of May 24, according to the Federal Elections Commission, DeLong raised $627,319, Lowenthal $419,584 and Kuykendall $120,936.
Other contested area races
With all precincts reporting Tuesday, Democrat Anthony Rendon, an educator and nonprofit director, led three others in the race for the open 63rd Assembly District with 37.6 percent of the vote.
Republican Jack Guerrero, a corporate executive and accountant, had 30.4 percent; Paramount City Councilwoman Diane Martinez, a Democrat, had 25.5 percent; and Democrat Cathrin Sargent had 6.5 percent.
The 63rd District takes in Hawaiian Gardens, Lakewood, Paramount, Lynwood and Southgate.
Trailing Kotze-Ramos were teacher and Democrat Cristina Garcia, who received 26.5 percent of the vote and will face Kotze-Ramos in November. Democrat Tom Calderon took 23 percent of votes; Downey City Councilman Luis Marquez, a Democrat, had 12.3 percent; Bell Gardens Councilman and Democrat Daniel Crespo, 6.5 percent; and businessman, financial consultant and Democrat Sultan "Sam" Ahmad, 3.8 percent.
The district includes Artesia, Bell Gardens, Bellflower, Cerritos, Commerce, Downey, Montebello, Pico Rivera and portions of Norwalk.
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New Disabled-Veteran Business Opportunities Provided by GSA
May 28, 2004
Contact: Viki Reath (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON – Disabled veterans gain expanded opportunities to $260 million in federal contracts dollars, under a new U.S. General Services (GSA) program, GSA announced today.
The announcement comes on the heels of a federal acquisition rule allowing agencies to provide sole-source and set-aside contracts to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses. Federal contracting officers welcome the rule as an additional means to helps agencies devote three percent of their spending to service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses, a goal set by Congress and supported by President Bush.
"This effort reflects President Bush's commitment to the men and women veterans of the U.S. military, who have given so much to protect and defend freedom and democracy for our great country," said GSA Administrator, Stephen A. Perry. "As a major federal acquisition agency, GSA is leading the effort to expand opportunities for service-disabled, veteran-owned small businesses to compete for contracts with federal government agencies.
GSA's Region Six Administrator, Bradley Scott of Kansas City, Mo., presented the initiative to veterans and agencies on May 27 at GSA National Capital Region (NCR) all-day event, Opening Doors for America's Heroes: Growing Success Through Government Contracting, hosted by NCR Administrator Donald C. Williams at the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center.
"Our service-disabled men and women have developed great strengths that, when applied to business, can greatly benefit the civilian community," said Scott, who has spearheaded GSA's service-disabled, veteran-owned small business initiative.
GSA has developed partnerships with the Small Business Administration, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Department of Defense and the Defense Logistics Agency. For information, please visit: GSA's Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business Web Page.
GSA was created by Congress to help agencies improve efficiency and better serve the public. On behalf of federal agencies, GSA acquires office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services, and provides policy solutions for more than one million federal workers in more than 8,000 buildings in 2,000 U.S. communities.


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Students receive prestigious awards to study abroad
Three students from the University of South Carolina have been awarded Boren scholarships and a Boren fellowship from the National Security Education Program (NSEP).
Jasmine Whelan, a Carolina scholar from Florence, and Harold Bradford, a business student from Westfield, Ind., were awarded Boren scholarships for language and culture study abroad in Russia and Japan, respectively, during the 2009 - 10 academic year. Jarrod Chlapowski, a graduate student from Lawrenceville, Ga., was awarded a Boren fellowship for language and culture study in China during the same period.
Boren awards are valued at a maximum of $20,000 for undergraduate study and $30,000 for graduate study.
Whelan, a rising senior in the South Carolina Honors College, is majoring in international studies and Russian studies and plans to work as a U.S. foreign-service officer. Bradford is a rising sophomore who hopes to enter the Moore School of Business' top-ranked program in international business and minor in German and Japanese. Chlapowski, who earned his bachelor's degree from North Georgia College and State University, is working toward a master's degree in international studies.
NSEP, the brainchild of Sen. David L. Boren, provides resources for scholarships, fellowships and grants for undergraduates and graduate students to study foreign cultures in areas of the world that are critical to U.S. interests and that are traditionally underrepresented in study-abroad programs.
Nearly 900 undergraduate students applied for the coveted 130 scholarships granted by the NSEP this year; nearly 500 graduate students applied for the 98 fellowships available.
University of South Carolina students Christine Clarke-Pounder, a senior from Charleston, and Clinton Canady, a doctoral student from Washington, D.C., were among 86 alternates named for this year's awards.
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"We are very fortunate to have Des Kitchings join our program," said O'Brien. "He will be a great addition to our staff both on and off the field. Not only does he have great experience as a coach, but he will also be an asset for us in recruiting because of his familiarity with and his ability to recruit the states of South Carolina and Georgia."
Air Force ranked third nationally in rushing last season, averaging 314.8 yard per game. The Falcons also finished third nationally with 43 rushing touchdowns.
Prior to his year at Air Force, Kitchings was the running backs coach at Vanderbilt from 2008-10, serving as offensive coordinator in 2010. Kitchings was also the program's running game coordinator and co-special teams coordinator while on the Commodores' staff.
In 2009, Kitchings coached true freshman tailback Warren Norman who produced one of the finest all-purpose campaigns ever by an SEC freshman. He ended the season as the SEC Freshman of the Year and a freshman All-American.
Prior to his time at Vanderbilt, Kitchings coached tight ends and was the special teams coordinator at his alma mater, Furman, from 2004-07. During his tenure at Furman, three of his players earned all-conference recognition, the Paladins posted a 10-3 record and captured a conference title in 2004, and advanced to the NCAA I-AA national semifinals in 2005.
A standout receiver/return specialist, Kitchings helped Furman win the conference championship as a senior in 1999,. He ranks among the school's all-time leaders in receptions and returns. As a specialist, he averaged a Southern Conference record 29.3 yards on 33 kickoff returns. He scored touchdowns on four kickoff returns, also a school record.
A consensus all-Southern Conference selection as both a receiver and returner, Kitchings earned All-America honors as a return specialist in 1999 after leading the NCAA I-AA ranks in return average.
Kitchings was selected by Kansas City in the 2000 NFL Draft, and spent four years on practice squads and rosters of various NFL teams. He completed his B.S. degree in health and exercise science in 2000 and in 2009 became the youngest inductee into the Furman Athletics Hall of Fame.
A native of Wagener, S.C., Kitchings and his wife, Heather, have three children.


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In the spirit of summer reading book reports, I have a new favorite heroine. Fancy Nancy.No really, I mean it. That kid is awesome. I know that I frequently hate on the girly girl princess culture that sends our daughters all sorts of harmful subliminal messages about their worth in the world. However, i do not hate all things girly. A little sparkle here and there can go a long way to draw a kids' eye to something that has value at the core. [however, just don't get me started on … [Read more...]
How Fancy is That?
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Samsung Electronics has started shipping its new Spinpoint MT2 1-terabyte (1TB) 2.5-inch internal mobile hard disk drive. It is for use in portable storage solutions. Other applications include digital TVs, home media systems and set-top boxes (STBs).
Employing 333GB per-platter technology, the new Spinpoint MT2 drive offers up to 1TB for personal digital collections such as photos, music, video and work files. Running at 5400rpm speed, the MT2 has a 12.5mm form factor, the company said.
Samsung claimed its new MT2 drive delivers about 20% increased read/write performance and 4% lower power consumption compared with competitive drives, and it features shock resistance levels of 400G (2ms) in operation mode and 800G (1ms) when the power is off.
The Spinpoint MT2 drive has an 8MB buffer memory and is available in 750GB and 1TB capacity.
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Sunday, August 30 2009 - 9/11 Precedents
'I'll reveal true identity of bomber'
Megrahi is to point the finger
August 23,2009
AN AMERICAN citizen is to be named by the Lockerbie bomber as the man who really carried out the terrorist attack on Pan Am Flight 103.
Megrahi's early release from prison on compassionate grounds.
Lawyers for the bomber were to argue that an "elusive" terrorist codenamed Abu Elias planted the bomb in December 1988, causing the deaths of 270 innocent people.
Megrahi is now expected to identify the man behind this alias.
The Scottish Sunday Express tracked this man down to his home in the US, and he strongly denied having anything to do with the atrocity.
However, we can reveal that he has connections to at least two international terrorists and a Palestinian terror group, as well as links to the US intelligence services.
The man, who works as a schools engineer for the US government, was to become the central figure in Megrahi's aborted appeal.
'Elias', a commander in a Palestinian terror organisation, was identified as the CIA's primary Lockerbie suspect but was never caught.
Sources close to Megrahi believe he may actually have been a double agent working for the FBI or the CIA.
Last night the man, who we have chosen not to name, said: "Sorry, I don't think that I can help in this case. It is a clear case of either mistaken identity and/or fabrication.
"I don't wish my name to be mentioned in any capacity in the press. I am sure you understand the sensitivity of this matter since I have a family and children."
However, Christine Grahame MSP, who visited Megrahi in Greenock prison and campaigned for his release, is believed to be considering naming the man in the Scottish Parliament chamber.
She said: "It is apparent that US intelligence has known or must have known the primary suspect of the Lockerbie bombing was alive and living safely in Washington.
"There has been a suggestion made that he is in some way an 'intelligence asset' for the US and that is why he has been allowed to live in peace.
"He must be deeply relieved that Megrahi was forced to drop his appeal and that he will never face justice for this atrocity."
Yesterday, Megrahi promised that before he dies he will present new evidence gathered for the appeal which will exonerate him. He said he will call on the British and Scottish people "to be the jury".
The man Megrahi believes was Abu Elias now lives in a suburban neighbourhood near Washington's Dulles airport, just a few miles from the White House and the Lockerbie memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. He even has his own Facebook social network page.
He is the nephew of Syrian terror warlord Ahmed Jibril, the founder of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine -- General Command (PFLP-GC).
Jibril was allegedly paid $10million by Iran to bomb an American passenger jet in retaliation for the US Navy accidentally shooting down an Iranian plane earlier in 1988, killing all 298 pilgrims on board.
The man is also related to Nezar Hindawi, a Syrian currently serving a 45-year sentence in Whitemoor high-security prison in Cambridgeshire for plotting to blow up an Israeli jet flying from Heathrow to Tel Aviv in 1986.
A document submitted to the appeal court by Megrahi's lawyers states: "The FBI had apparently investigated 'X' and knew he was the nephew of Ahmed Jibril.
"'X' had met with FBI special agents [an appointment was in his diary for August 1988] but neither 'X' nor the Department of Justice would disclose who the agents were or the precise purpose of the recorded meeting. 'X' admitted the meeting had taken place. It is inconceivable that he did not produce his Syrian passport for examination. Only extracts from his US passport were revealed.
"Once again, the hand of the US government appeared to be guiding matters behind the scenes."
'Elias' was also connected to Mohammed Abu Talb, an Egyptian named by Dumfries and Galloway Police as their chief suspect less than a year after the bombing. The true identity of 'Elias' first came to light during a closed hearing at the Lockerbie trial in Holland in 2001, which led to Megrahi's conviction.
However, the defence claim that attempts to investigate further were dismissed as a "fishing" exercise by the then Lord Advocate, Colin Boyd.
There is further evidence to link the PFLP-GC to the disaster, as first reported by the Scottish Sunday Express in 2004.
In October 1988, following a tip-off from the CIA, German police raided a PFLP-GC safe house in Neuss and discovered a bomb in a Toshiba cassette player, identical to the one which exploded on board Flight 103, as well as a Pan Am timetable.
Codenamed Autumn Leaves, the raid resulted in 16 arrests including that of cell leader Hafez Dalkamoni, later convicted for a bombing campaign on German railways, and Marwan Khreesat, a double agent for the Jordanian intelligence service.
Khreesat said in an interview with an FBI agent that he had been introduced to a man called Abu Elias, an explosives and airline security expert who had been "giving orders".
Another member of the terror cell, Mobdi Goben, later disclosed Elias's true identity in a deathbed confession which became known as the Goben Memorandum during the Camp Zeist trial. Goben claimed 'Elias' placed a bomb in the luggage of Khaled Jafar, a Lebanese/American from Detroit who died on board Pan Am Flight 103.
A source close to Megrahi said yesterday that 'Elias' could have been spying for the Americans.
The source said: "Not only was Abu Elias known to the Americans, but what if he was working for them? The guy comes into the US from the former Soviet Union, he's the nephew of Ahmed Jibril -- the Bin Laden of his day -- and he just strolls into the US?
"I think they turned him, and I think he operated as a double agent.
"Khreeshat said if they had waited one more day they would have got Elias in the Autumn Leaves raid.Goben says Elias put the bomb into Jafar's case without his knowledge.
"Abu Elias was a prime suspect. An American double agent was responsible for bringing down an American plane. How good a reason for a cover-up would that be?"
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That all of the right, title, and interest of the United States in the land described below, together with the buildings and improvements thereon, is hereby declared to be held in trust for the Keweenaw Bay Indian Tribe, L'Anse Reservation, Michigan: A tract of land in the northeast quarter southeast quarter of section 28, township 51 north, range 33 west, Michigan meridian, more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the quarter post between sections 27 and 28 thence west
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on quarter line a distance of 33 feet as the place of beginning: thence west on quarter line a distance of 100 feet; thence south 150 feet; thence east 100 feet; thence north a distance of 150 feet to the place of beginning, containing 15,000 square feet, or 0.34 acres more or less.
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Marte collects six RBIs in marathon
Pirates prospect caps career night with bases-loaded triple
By Robert Emrich / Special to MLB.com | April 22, 2011 8:33 PM ET
Starling Marte had three hits, including a bases-loaded triple in the 15th inning, and plated a career-high six runs on Friday as the Altoona Curve outlasted the Richmond Flying Squirrels, 11-5.
Marte didn't drive in his first run of the night until the seventh, when he singled home Eric Fryer. Batting in the ninth with the Curve trailing by two runs, he tied the game with another base hit.
"The pitcher was just throwing fastballs on the first pitch to the batters ahead of me and I noticed that, so when it was my turn I was looking for that. And when he threw it to me, I swung at it," Marte said through teammate and translator Jose Hernandez.
The 22-year-old outfielder capped Altoona's six-run 15th with a bases-clearing triple and scored on a throwing error by right fielder Mike McBryde.
Marte had only three RBIs in his first 12 games but was batting .364 with five stolen bases and five runs scored. He extended his hitting streak to 11 games and has reached safely in all 13 contests this season.
"I just go up there and look for a fastball. And when I'm up there, I let it loose and I swing at it," said Marte, whose previous career high was four RBIs.
Marte has made steady progress since signing with the Pirates as a non-drafted free agent in January 2007, raising his batting average and stolen base total every year.
"Giving it all I got every game and to be focused and get to the big leagues, that's my goal," he said. "I don't know when, but whenever they call me, I'll be ready."
Quincy Latimore reached base four times and drove in two runs, while Fryer went 3-for-6 with three runs scored for the Curve.
Robert Emrich is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Friday Time Wasters [WATCH]
Elf Pug Edition!
An adorable little boy recreates the movie "Elf" with his puppy!
The Auteurs of Christmas
Ever wonder what Christmas would look like if it was filmed by famous Hollywood directors?!
Honest NYC Tourism Commercial
This video makes fun of the glamorized version of NYC that is depicted in the movies and TV! Watch this parody tourism commercial that explores the downsides of the city!
Waffles The Cat Slips On Ice!
Poor waffles tries to jump from a car to the roof of the garage and slips on ice!
Google Blackmail Commercial
College humor created a parody Google commercial to poke fun at all their failed attempts at making popular social networks!


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Data Sheet
Catalyst 6000 Family Voice T1 and Services Module
The Voice T1 and Services Module establishes the Cisco Catalyst® 6000 family as the most complete campus multiservice platform available, providing high-end T1 or E1 gateways to the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) or legacy private branch exchanges (PBXs) and network-based voice services.
The Catalyst 6000 family brings data, voice, and video integration onto the campus for fully integrated communications on every desktop. Campus multiservice networking, or convergence, provides voice support using the IP network infrastructure rather than the traditional PBX. This drastically increases the leverage of telephony spending into overall infrastructure spending, reduces capital and operational costs, and opens the environment to innovation by supporting new applications. (See Figure 1.)
Cisco is using the Catalyst 6000 family to lead its customers to campus convergence. The Voice T1 and Services Module, also available in an E1 variant, introduces the following new features for campus multiservice networking:
Figure 1
Campus Multiservice Networking
T1 or E1 PSTN and PBX gateway
The Voice T1 and Services Module allows larger enterprises to connect the PSTN and legacy PBXs directly into the campus multiservice network. Telephony signaling types supported include:
- Common channel signaling (CCS)In this mode there are 23 DS0 channels for T1 and 29 for E1 for voice traffic; the 24th T1 DS0 or 16th E1 channel is for signaling. Any channel can be configured for common channel signaling.
- Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) Primary Rate Interface (PRI) signalingEach interface supports 23 channels for T1 and 30 channels for E1. The default mode is for the 24th T1 channel or 16th E1 channel to be reserved for signaling. Both network side and user side operation modes are supported.
Voice Services
The Voice T1 and Services Module provides transcoding and conferencing services for the multiservice network. Transcoding enables a full voice-compression solution by offering transcoding services to endpoints not capable of supporting compressed voice or a different encoding type to the remote end. Figure 2 shows an example of transcoding.
Figure 2 Example of Transcoding
In the top part of Figure 2, a call is completed between two endpoints capable of supporting compressed voice. The bottom of Figure 2 shows what happens when the call is transferred to an endpoint, such as voice mail, that does not support compressed voice.
Figure 3 shows an example of the Voice T1 and Services Module in a conference bridge application. In Figure 3, IP Phone B conferences IP Phones A and C. The Cisco CallManager directs the media stream to the Voice T1 and Services Module, which bridges the media streams together.
Combining the features of conferencing and transcoding allows endpoints supporting differing codecs to participate in the same conference session.
Figure 3 Voice T1 and Services Module Used in Conference Bridge Application
The Cisco Catalyst Voice T1 and Services Module features:
- T1 CCS signaling
- T1 binary 8-zero substitution/alternate mark inversion (B8ZS/AMI) line coding, u-law or a-law coding
- E1 CCS signaling
- E1 HDB3 line coding
- ISDN PRI, network and user side operation modes
- Echo cancellation
- Silence suppression, Voice Activity Detection (VAD)
- Comfort noise generation
- G.711 to G.723 and G.729a transcoding (max. 8 x 32 channels of transcoding)
- Conference bridging, meet-me and ad-hoc conference modes (max. 8 x 16 channels of conferencing)
- Fax pass-through
- Network management support
- Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) compliant
- CiscoWorks interface for configuration
- Cisco Voice Manager (CVM)
- Cisco CallManager
- Switched Port Analyzer (SPAN) or port mirroring support
Digital T1/E1 Interfaces
Interface type: RJ-48 connector
Line bit rate: T11.544 Mbps, E12.048 Mbps
Line code: T1AMI, B8ZS; E1HDB3
Framing format: D4 Super Frame (SF) and Extended Superframe (ESF)
Input level: +1 dBo to -24 dBmo
Output level: 0, -7.5, or -15 dB
Physical Specifications
Occupies one slot in the Catalyst 6000 family platform
Dimensions (H x W x D): 1.2 x 14.4 x 16 in. (3.0 x 35.6 x 40.6 cm)
Environmental Conditions
T1FCC Part 68 (CFR47), CS03, JATE Green Book E1CTR13, TS016
UL1950, CSA C22.2 No. 950, EN60950, IEC950, AS/NZS3260, TS001
FCC Part 15 (CFR47) Class A with UTP
EN55022 Class A with unshielded twisted-pair (UTP), EN55022 Class B with FTP
CISPR22 Class A with UTP, CISPR22 Class B with File Transfer Protocol (FTP)
VCCI Class A with UTP, VCCI Class B with FTP
AS/NZS 3548 Class A with UTP, AZ/NZS 3548 Class B with FTP
Network Management
- Dial control Management Information Base (MIB) (RFC 2128) and CISCO dial control MIB ext. to RFC 2128
- CISCO-VOICE-DIAL-CONTROL-MIB Voice Dial Control MIB
- CISCO-VOICE_IF_MIB Voice Interface MIB
- CISCO-VOICE-ANALOG-IF_MIB Voice Analog Interface MIB
- CISCO-DSP-MGMT-MIB Digital Signal Processing Management MIB
- RFC 1643 Ethernet MIB
- RFC 1493 Bridge MIB
- RFC 1573 MIB II Interface Extensions
- RFC 1757 Ethernet RMON
Service and Support
Cisco AVVID (Architecture for Voice, Video and Integrated Data) support solutions are designed for one purposeto ensure customer success by delivering a suite of proactive services. The award-winning Cisco internetworking service and support offerings provide presales network audit planning, design consulting, network implementation, operational support, and network optimization. Cisco interactive knowledge-transfer solutions enhance customer success by leveraging Cisco expertise and experience. By including service and support when purchasing Cisco AVVID products, customers can confidently deploy AVVID networks utilizing Cisco expertise, experience, and resources.


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Beagle, Peter S. We Never Talk About My Brother
Perhaps best known for his classic novel "The Last Unicorn," Peter S. Beagle explores a diverse selection of fantastical, mythological, and otherwise magical elements in this collection of short stories. Despite the magical ingredients peppered throughout, Beagle's stories remain firmly rooted in the real world and real emotions. While many of the stories initially feel familiar in contruction to a widely-read fan of fairy tales and fantasy, they frequently take unexpected and delightful turns, ending up being about something very different than they initially seemed. The lovely fable " The Tale of Junko and Sayuri" is a particularly effective example of this. Beagle's characters are multilayered, rich, and eminiently believable, from the grouchy brilliance of the artist in "Uncle Chaim and Aunt Rifke and the Angel;" to the tortured naivity of the title character in "King Pelles the Sure;" to the nervous-yet-bold youth of the children in "The Stickball Witch." Highly recommended.


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Beavers Set to Battle Warriors Saturday
BACK-TO-BACK AT HOME: This is the first season the Beavers have opened the year with back-to-back home games since 2005 (Portland State & Boise State). OSU was scheduled to play Nicholls State and Wisconsin at home to open last season, but Hurricane Isaac forced travel issues for NSU and thus the game was moved to the end of the year. Following Saturday's game, OSU has just one home game (Sept. 28 vs. Colorado) in a six-week span (1 bye).
THE SERIES: The series dates back to 1923 with OSU holding a 5-3 advantage. The two programs played twice in the Pineapple Bowl (1940 & '49). Hawai'i ventured to Corvallis for the first time in 2008, the last meeting in the series, with the Beavers prevailing 45-7 in what was former running back Jacquizz Rodgers' first home game – 110 yards and two touchdowns. Current volunteer assistant coach Lyle Moevao passed for 268 yards and three touchdowns. Current Beaver volunteer assistant Aaron Nichols (from Honolulu) played in the game (WR) as did graduate assistant coach Keaton Kristick, making three tackles from his starting linebacker spot. The Beavers starting lineup in the last meeting was loaded with players who went onto to the NFL – WR Sammie Stroughter (7th RD pick Buccaneers); LT Andy Levitre (2nd RD/Bills); RT Mike Remmers (FA/Broncos); RB Jacquizz Rodgers (5th RD/Falcons); FL James Rodgers (FA/Falcons); LE Victor Butler (4th RD/Cowboys); RT Stephen Paea (2nd RD/Bears); RE Slade Norris (4th RD/Raiders); SLB Keaton Kristick (FA/49ers); CB Keenan Lewis (3rd RD/Steelers); S Al Afalava (6th RD/Bears); CB Brandon Hughes (5th RD/Chargers) – all of those players started in the game. In addition, the following players came off the bench: S/LB Cameron Collins (FA/Dolphins); P Johnny Hekker (FA/Rams); CB Brandon Hardin (3rd RD/Bears); S Suaesi Tuimaunei (FA/Falcons); and DE Gabe Miller (5th RD/Chiefs).
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AT&T Marches Toward 15,000 Cleaner-Fuel Fleet Vehicles with Milestone 5,000th Alternative-Fuel Deployment
Dallas, Texas, January 24, 2012
Five thousand — and counting. That's the newly-announced tally of alternative-fuel vehicles (AFVs) placed on U.S. roads by AT&T since the company embarked on a 10- year commitment of up to $565 million to deploy approximately 15,000 alternative fuel vehicles through 2018, including one of the largest U.S. corporate commitments to compressed natural gas (CNG) vehicles to date. AT&T deployed the 5,000th vehicle, a CNG van, in Palmdale, California. AT&T currently operates more than 70,300 vehicles in its corporate fleet.
"In a short period of time, with the support of community leaders all over the country, we've invested in the deployment of thousands of advanced technology vehicles that promote cleaner air, use less fuel and help AT&T lower its operating costs," said Jerome Webber, vice president, AT&T Global Fleet Operations. "While some may see just another car or truck on the road, we think these vehicles represent the shared values of the communities where we live, work and play."
In 2010, AT&T and other large U.S. fleet operators joined in the Department of Energy's Clean Cities' National Clean Fleets Partnership as part of a national challenge launched by President Obama to cut America's petroleum imports by one-third by 2025. Through 2013, AT&T anticipates it will have purchased up to 8,000 CNG vehicles at an estimated cost of $350 million. Additionally, over the life of the commitment, AT&T expects to invest $215 million to replace approximately 7,100 fleet passenger cars with alternative-fuel models.
According to a 2009 Center for Automotive Research report, AT&T's planned alternative-fuel vehicle initiative would:
- Save 49 million gallons of gasoline over the 10-year deployment period
- Reduce carbon emissions by 211,000 metric tons – the greenhouse gas equivalent of removing 38,600 passenger vehicles from the road for one year
More Sustainable Service Garages
Beyond the AFV deployments, AT&T is turning to its service garages to help minimize its environmental footprint and cut operating costs within its overall fleet. These programs include:
- Redirecting an estimated 60,000 old tires annually through a new recycling program that turns old rubber into fuel and consumer products
- Recycling all primary garage products, including 180,000 pounds of oil filters; 200,000 gallons of oil; and 23,000 gallons of antifreeze annually
- Eliminating the purchase of 9,000 pounds of lead annually that were being used to balance new fleet vehicle tires at high speeds
For more information about AT&T's sustainability efforts and to view a copy of AT&T's 2010 Sustainability Report, please visit www.att.com/csr.
Additional Information
Related News Releases
- AT&T Sees Opportunities to Cool Its Energy Costs with Help from Environmental Defense Fund's Climate Corps Program
- AT&T Named To Dow Jones Sustainability Index North America For Second Consecutive Year
- AT&T Deploys 4,000th Alternative-Fuel Vehicle and 3,000th Compressed Natural Gas Vehicle in its Corporate Fleet


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Mines ranks in Forbes' Top 10 Best Colleges for Women in STEM
GOLDEN, Colo., Dec. 16, 2010 – Colorado School of Mines ranks 10th in a Forbes analysis of "Best Colleges for Women and Minorities in STEM" (science, technology, engineering and math).
The Forbes story notes the American Council on Education reports 57 percent of all college students are women, but women only represent 45 percent of college math majors, 20 percent of computer science majors and 20 percent of engineering majors.
According to the 2010-11 College Salary Report by Payscale.com, majors with the highest starting and mid-career salaries are nearly all STEM degrees.
For more information, see the complete rankings and the entire story.
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