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"We are thrilled to have Derek Leathers back on-board this year as our keynote speaker; we look forward to Derek sharing his industry outlook one year later," said Dr. Barry J. Glick, Executive Vice President and General Manager of ALK Technologies who will kick off the program with introductory remarks.
Derek Leathers has worked in the transportation and logistics industry for over 20 years. Throughout his tenure at Werner, he has held integral roles in many facets of the organization, including the establishment of Werner's Mexico operations, oversight for all asset operating groups and leading the launch of Werner Global Logistics, which encompasses transportation management and freight movement within Intermodal, Ocean, Air and Brokerage.
"In addition to having Derek Leathers as our keynote, we are also excited to announce that our agenda includes more interactive sessions and panels which will allow our attendees to voice their experiences and challenges while focusing on innovative solutions as reflected in our conference theme," said Glick.
The conference theme, Synchronize Strategies. Deliver Results., will provide transportation, logistics and manufacturing companies with valuable guidance on how to maximize operational efficiency. Celebrating its ninth year, this event brings together senior transportation executives and industry thought leaders to highlight cutting-edge technology trends and to share a strategic vision for opportunity and business success.
This unique thought leader symposium offers a full slate of discussions with senior executives and customers of leading industry technology providers. Participants will receive the opportunity to debate, benchmark and learn from other leaders through a forum that consists of expert presentations, case studies, panel discussions, facilitated roundtables, and unparalleled networking. Presentations and roundtables will address key challenges facing all sectors of the industry today, including truckload, LTL, intermodal, private fleets, manufacturers, and logistics service providers. Topics include compliance, supply chain efficiency, safety, operating cost management, with a focus on innovations in wireless technology and in-cab solutions.
The three day event held at the newly renovated Hyatt Regency Princeton includes a golf outing on May 14th and dinner reception on the evening of May 15th both at the prestigious Tournament Players Club - Jasna Polana in Princeton. For more information, visit: www.alk.com/techsummit.
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ByAlexandra Alter
Even the most determined readers have been thwarted by "Parade's End," Ford Madox Ford's sprawling, 900-plus page modernist masterpiece.
British actress Rebecca Hall, who plays the bewitching socialite Sylvia Tietjens in the BBC/HBO adaptation of the novels, was among the uninitiated until she started preparing for the role.
"I was quite overwhelmed by the books to be honest," says Ms. Hall, who recently finished shooting her role as scientist Maya Hansen in "Iron Man 3." "I got through a large chunk of an English degree at Cambridge without anyone ever talking about them."
The novels tell the story of Christopher Tietjens, a British aristocrat and soldier who serves in France during World War I. Tietjens, who is played by "Sherlock" star Benedict Cumberbatch, prizes loyalty, honor and discretion above all else. He begins to crack when falls in love with a young women's rights activist, Valentine, and his manipulative wife Sylvia has multiple affairs. The novels are beloved by scholars and writers, including Graham Greene, Anthony Burgess and Julian Barnes, but never attracted a wide readership. They sold just a few thousand copies when they were first published in Britain between 1924 and 1928.
Now, with a new mini-series written by award-winning playwright Tom Stoppard, the forgotten novels are finally reaching a mainstream audience, nearly 90 years later. When the joint BBC and HBO production aired in Britain last August, "Parade's End" suddenly shot up the British best-seller lists. (The five-part series begins airing on HBO tonight). News of the TV series prompted U.S. paperback publisher Vintage to release a new edition of the novel last year; there are now more than 20,000 copies in circulation. Many critics are comparing the cable adaptation to the hit period series "Downton Abbey."
Ms. Hall says she was immediately captivated by Ford's refusal to cast his characters as conventional heroes and villains. She spoke with Speakeasy from England. (Read more about Tom Stoppard's struggle to adapt the novels here)
"Parade's End" is a complex story with slippery main characters that seem appealing at one moment and off-putting the next. What made you want to join the production?
My initial reaction was to the screenplays. I thought they were incredible pieces of literature themselves. I immediately thought, I have to go read the books. I was struck by not only what a striking adaptation Tom had made of it, but how the series is some sort of strange alchemy that goes on between Tom Stoppard and Ford Madox Ford.
What appealed to you about Ford's version when you read it?
It's so striking and original, and even by today's standards, it's very innovative. It's such a uniquely ambitious piece of writing.
The show simplifies the story somewhat but preserves a lot of the complexity and ambiguity of the novels. How did you and the other actors figure out how to hit the right emotional notes when the books are often unclear about whether we should root for or against these characters?
Tom was on set every day. He was a never ending well of information. He felt very protective about it. If he thought something wasn't going in the direction which he imagined, he would say so, and thank goodness he did. It's not exactly the most obvious text. It's very opaque and complicated.
Your character is manipulative, unfaithful and cruel but also quite vulnerable and motivated in part by love. She struck me as one of the most complex and interesting female characters in literature. How did you try to capture her contradictory nature in your performance?
You can see that Ford is writing Sylvia as this glorious villain. He's repulsed by her and fascinated by her. I thought that if I could get any flavor of that ambiguity, I would be serving the text. I thought, "Don't make her too sympathetic and don't be too villainous."
The director, Susanna White, said you studied the books and picked out scenes from Sylvia's childhood, like a moment when Sylvia remembers torturing a kitten, that aren't depicted on screen but shaped how you played her. What were some things you drew on from the books?
There are lots of little vignettes of Sylvia's childhood — those were very key to me. There were certain physical things that helped me that were from the book. She's very contained and in control of her body. There was a passage in the book where he describes her tormenting a man at dinner, or the way she has of watching a potential new victim.
Did the other actors study the books too, and did you talk about them on set?
We were really nerdy about it. We were all walking around with our dog-eared, highlighted copies of the novels.


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COLUMBIA, Ky. -- The Lindsey Wilson College
Choral program will give a special concert Monday night to
celebrate area residents' civic duty.
"An Election Eve Concert: We the People" will be performed 7 p.m.
CT Monday, Nov. 5, at Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg
The program will include performances by the Lindsey Wilson
Concert Choir and the Lindsey Wilson College Singers with an
accompaniment by the Commonwealth Musicians of Louisville,
Words of Lincoln will be the concert's featured work. The
work chronicles five of Lincoln's well-known speeches: a Feb. 11,
1861, speech at the train station in Springfield, Ill., as he left
to assume the presidency; his first inaugural speech; the
Emancipation Proclamation; The Gettysburg Address; and his second
inaugural speech.
The Nov. 5 program will also feature music by Stephen Foster as
well as poetry of Robert Frost set to music.
The quadrennial election eve concert has become a tradition for
the LWC choral program.
"This is something we enjoy to offer to our campus and community,"
said LWC Director of Choral Programs Gerald Chafin. "It's an interesting slice of
Americana as prelude to the presidential election."
Chafin said he is excited that this election eve concert will also
include members of the Commonwealth Musicians.
"We are delighted to include this concert in our collaboration
with the Commonwealth Musicians, an ensemble that we have partnered
with since 1999," Chafin said. "This joint effort resulted in our
participation in the 2009 Lincoln Bicentennial where we gave the
world premiere of Words of Lincoln."
Chafin noted that 15 of the students who will perform in the
election eve concert will also perform July 4, 2013, at the
American Cemetery near Normandy, France.
"These students will participate in a wreath-laying ceremony,
which is very similar to what we see presidents do on Memorial Day
in the United States at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier," Chafin
The Lindsey Wilson choral program will perform "An Election
Even Concert: We the People" at at 7 p.m. CT Monday, Nov. 5, at
Columbia Baptist Church, 201 Greensburg St. For more information,
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Wednesday, July 8 2009 - 9/11 A/V Galleries
Drills successful planting bombs in 10 buildings, including DHS offices: GAO
As Simuvac commented, over at 911blogger.com where this was picked up, "Might this be considered circumstantial evidence in response to the claim that bombs could not have been planted unnoticed in the WTC?" Indeed. See also "Live bomb smuggled into federal building in 27 seconds, then assembled in bathroom" rawstory.com/08/news/2009/07/08/investigators-smuggle-live-bomb/
– Ed.
GAO: Major Security Flaws at Federal Buildings
The police agency in charge of protecting thousands of federal buildings nationwide has failed to keep bomb-making materials out of several high-security facilities in the past year, according to Congressional testimony provided by Senate aides. In the past year, investigators successfully smuggled bomb-making materials into ten high-security federal buildings, constructed bombs and walked around the buildings undetected, exposing weaknesses in security provided by the Federal Protective Service.
More than one million government employees work in 9,000 facilities guarded by FPS around the country, including at least 350,000 in the Washington region. The revelations come as the Obama administration prepares to reorganize the agency in the coming weeks.
Investigators carried liquid explosives and low-yield detonators -- materials investigators note are not normally carried into federal buildings. The GAO said security concerns prevent it from revealing the exact locations or cities of the affected facilities, but that eight of them were government owned, while two were leased. They included offices of a U.S. senator and House member, as well as offices for the departments of Homeland Security, Justice and State, the GAO reported. In one instance, the GAO obtained a building security tape showing an investigator walking through a security checkpoint with bomb making materials.
In the past, security experts have criticized some GAO investigators for publicizing sensational findings or "sting" operations that are not based on intelligence-driven risk assessments. Investigators for the Congressional auditing agency stress however that they followed generally accepted government standards with this round of testing.
"It is simply unacceptable that federal employees working within buildings under FPS' protection, and the visitors who pass through them, are so utterly exposed to potential attack by terrorists and other enemies," Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (I-Conn.) said in a statement. He chairs the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, which will hold a hearing on the findings tomorrow. "We knew that the FPS was a troubled agency, but that GAO could penetrate security at these buildings and make bombs without detection is truly shocking."
"American taxpayers are simply not receiving the security we pay for and should expect the Federal Protective Service to provide," said Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), the panel's ranking Republican.
The agency will review all of its security and training procedures in the next two months and will perform more drills to test for potential vulnerabilities, according to director Gary W. Schenkel's prepared testimony for tomorrow's hearing.
FPS has 1,200 full-time employees and roughly 13,000 contract guards deployed at 2,300 of the 9,000 federal facilities. It uses security cameras and perimeter lighting to help protect the other locations.
The findings revealed today are consistent with other recent investigations into the agency's performance. An April Homeland Security inspector general report faulted its contracting processes, while a 2008 GAO survey found the agency so short-staffed it exposed buildings to risk of terrorist attacks.
FPS has existed as a bureaucratic hot potato in recent years, moving from the General Services Administration to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003. There it became part of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, which most observers agree was a bad move. The transition also cost the agency hundreds of millions of dollars in annual subsidies, forcing it to reduce staff and depend more on contract guards. Legislation passed last year once again boosted staffing levels.
The DHS appropriations bill under consideration this week moves FPS once again from ICE to the National Protection and Programs Directorate, a collection of divisions tasked with assessing security risks. The White House announced its support for the move today, saying it will provide more details on the reorganization in the coming weeks.
Staff writer Spencer S. Hsu contributed to this report.
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Sneak Peek: When She Woke by Hillary JordanJune 27, 2011 • 51 Comments • category: Algonquin Books Blog
We're excited to give you an early look at Hillary Jordan's novel When She Woke, landing in bookstores on October 4th. (Read an excerpt at the very bottom of this post.) It's already garnered a significant amount of pre-publication buzz, thanks to an overwhelming response from booksellers (see some of their blurbs below) and a great deal of fanfare at Book Expo America.
"When she woke, she was red. Not flushed, not sunburned, but the solid, declarative red of a stop sign.
She saw her hands first. She held them in front of her eyes, squinting up at them. For a few seconds, shadowed by her eyelashes and backlit by the hard white light emanating from the ceiling, they appeared black. Then her eyes adjusted, and the illusion faded. She examined the backs, the palms. They floated above her, as starkly alien as starfish."
—from When She Woke
From the author whose international bestseller, Mudbound, so hauntingly re-created America's past comes a stunning creation of America in the near future, where faith, love, and sexuality have fallen prey to politics.
Hannah Payne's life has been devoted to church and family, but after her arrest, she awakens to a nightmare: she is lying on a table in a bare room, covered only by a paper gown, and cameras are broadcasting her every move to millions at home, for home observing new Chromes—criminals whose skin color has been genetically altered to match the class of their crime—is a new and sinister form of entertainment. Hannah is a Red; her crime is murder. The victim, says the state of Texas, was her unborn child, and Hannah is determined to protect the identity of the father—a public figure with whom she's shared a fierce and forbidden love.
When She Woke is a stunning story about a stigmatized woman struggling to navigate an America of a not-too-distant future, where the line between church and state has been eradicated and convicted felons are released back into the population after being "chromed." In seeking a path to safety in an alien and hostile world, Hannah unknowingly embarks on a path of self-discovery that forces her to question the values she has held true and the righteousness of a country that politicizes the personal.
Praise from Booksellers
"I can't wait to put When She Woke into everybody's hands. Bravo to Hilary Jordan. " —Roberta Rubin, The Bookstall at Chestnut Court, Winnetka, IL
"When She Woke is a masterpiece . . . It is powerful, compelling, sensitive, and poignant. I read it in one sitting." —Bill Cusumano, Nicola's Books, Ann Arbor, MI
"Be prepared to lose sleep over the too-close-to-reality aspects of this beautifully written novel. Hillary Jordan's When She Woke delves and connects and exposes in profound ways." —Dana Brigham, Brookline Booksmith, Brookline, MA
"A novel that will inspire a provocative discussion among readers." —Michele Filgate, McNally Jackson Books, New York, NY
"When She Woke is a page turner. Just as Jordan so beautifully wrote about the injustice and tragedies of racism in America in her last novel, Mudbound, she now artfully exposes the injustices and heartbreak caused by religious extremism that, as she demonstrates in When She Woke, can arise from any rigid doctrine, even in heartland America." —Cathy Langer, Tattered Cover Book Store, Denver, CO
"Wow! What a read! When She Woke has everything good and delicious that one wants in a book: great characters, steady plotting, and a thought-provoking, heart-wrenching, compelling, and unsettling story." —Melinda Powers, Capitola Book Café, Capitola, CA
"I'm gobsmacked! When She Woke is riveting from page one." —Emily Crowe, The Odyssey Bookshop, South Hadley, MA
"There's no doubt that When She Woke is an intense book!" —Jenn Northington, Word, Brooklyn, NY
"Put this one on your book club list, because everyone is going to want to discuss it." —Valerie Koehler, Blue Willow Bookshop, Houston, TX
"When She Woke reads like a really good movie. It's a transformational, awakening story disguised as a fast-paced thriller." —Debra Linn, Books & Books, Bal Harbour, FL
"I found myself telling everyone I met about When She Woke—the story is that compelling." —Christie Olson Day, Gallery Bookshop, Mendocino, CA
"Hillary Jordan is one of our most important political writers, and When She Woke is a very brave work." —Lucy Kogler, Talking Leaves Books, Buffalo, NY
We can't wait to hear what you think. Talk to us on Twitter and Facebook or leave a comment here.
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51 Comments On This Post:
10:10 am
Jill Hartmann says...
Sounds good – would love a copy to read!
10:12 am
Jane McCown says...
I loved,loved,loved Mudbound! Would be great to win this book!
10:13 am
Ronna Hamelin says...
This sounds like a must-read!!
10:15 am
Susan Schleicher says...
ooooh – this book sounds amazing. Kind of like The Scarlet Letter of the future. Yep, this one just went on my TBR list. Thanks for the chance to get an early copy!
10:16 am
Jill G says...
Excited to check it out!
10:24 am
Cat K. says...
I am really excited about this book, and my husband had been talking about it too! Can't wait to read!
10:26 am
Lisa K says...
I love dystopian literature. Sounds great and would love to win!
10:28 am
The Loopy Librarian says...
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10:30 am
Catherine says...
Wow, this sounds like The Scarlet Letter meets The Handmaid's Tale. I'd love to read this as soon as possible!
10:34 am
Wendy says...
Ooooh, this one looks really good. Thanks for the opportunity to win a copy 🙂
10:35 am
James says...
Sounds incredibly interesting…would love to win a copy!
10:36 am
Jeffrey Tretin says...
sounds great. Thanks for the chance to read and advise my book club!
10:36 am
megan says...
Love the concept. Can't wait until the book is out as well. How do you end a story like this one?
10:38 am
Bunny Cates says...
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Lynne B says...
Have been hearing the buzz about this book. I would love a copy to review!
10:51 am
Ben Bailey says...
Awesome. Sounds like a great read.
11:05 am
Tanya says...
Looking forward to reading it!
11:07 am
Leslie says...
Her last book took me by surprise, I didn't expect such a great storyteller. I've been waiting for the next one ever since and would appreciate being able to read this one sooner. Please pick me!
11:27 am
Cynthia says...
Sounds like just what the doctor ordered for this long hot summer!
11:42 am
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I'm new to this website and really love checking it out regularly. Sounds like a great book!
12:08 pm
Julie Zeller says...
I loved MUDBOUND, so I am excited about this book.
12:37 pm
Kizzy says...
I can hardly wait to read this book, it sounds wonderful!
1:31 pm
Jessica M. says...
I am really looking forward to When She Woke, it just sounds absolutely amazing and the premise sounds chilling. I can't wait to read it!
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Linda says...
WOW… I've been hearing about this book for a while now, and I have it on my "Must Read" list.
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Anjelica Whitehorne says...
I'm really excited to read this! Jordan's writing is incredible, and the first piece of the story seems as though she's created an incredible world for her readers.
2:26 pm
Teresa says...
I've been intrigued by this one since I first saw it. Would love to have a chance to read it.
2:29 pm
Dana Burgess says...
Sounds like a great book. LOVE the cover!
2:56 pm
Pam Straus says...
Sounds intriguing! Can hardly wait to read it.
4:26 pm
Rebecca says...
I have been digging this book ever since I first heard about it! Would love to win one of the review copies!
4:32 pm
Lovely Treez says...
Sounds intriguing – I loved Mudbound and this one sounds even better, straight onto the wishlist it goes!
5:01 pm
Bren McClain says...
Finally — a political writer with something important to say. Or rather, ASK.
9:56 pm
Diana Quincy says...
What an original and spine-tingling concept. I treasure books that entertain AND make us think. This theme reminds me a bit of The Handmaid's Tale, which really resonated with me. I'd love to win an ARC of When She Woke!
12:46 am
Megan Radford says...
An interesting conception of crime and how we view criminals-not as something that can be overcome, but something that brands the criminal for life. I can't wait to read it!
2:31 pm
Van Pittsenbargar says...
Amazing concept – futuristic adaptation of "Scarlet Letter" genre. Definitely will be at the top of my list of reading for now! Thanks for the glimpse of this must read. Appreciate all your newcomers to suspense thrillers!
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Cully Perlman says...
First lines remind me of Gregor Samsa awakening…
Let the transformation begin.
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Gayle Lin says...
This sounds so good. It's on my to-read list, whether or not I win it.
11:25 am
Leslie says...
I too thought of The Handmaids's Tale when I read the description. This is going on my to-read list.
11:33 am
Wendy Wishon says...
Sounds like quite an unusual idea. Combo of Kafka and King maybe? Can't wait to read it!
11:42 am
Pam S. says...
Looks good!
11:49 am
Faydra says...
A futuristic Scarlet Letter? Sounds interesting – would love to read.
12:12 pm
jb says...
can't wait to read this one —
12:28 pm
Shannon says...
This sounds so interesting! Can't wait to read it!!
9:10 am
Lin says...
Between our insatiable appetite for voyeuristic reality tv and a slow erosion of our rights this could be the a look into the near future? Would love to find out!
2:08 am
Tiffany D. says...
This looks like a definite page turner, I would love to give it a read!
11:09 pm
Kathleen says...
I just read Mudbound, and this sounds really great! Hoping…:)
3:05 am
Hira Hasnain (Enamored Soul) says...
I absolutely LOVED "Mudbound" by Hillary Jordan, and "The Scarlet Letter" by Hawthorne is amongst my favorites. So, this book is DEFINITELY going towards the top of my to-read list (actually, it already is, on Goodreads!). I cannot WAIT to get my hands on a copy, read and review it! 😀
7:51 pm
Gayle Lin says...
This sounds so good that I can hardly wait. What a talented writer and an unusual topic … leads to a movie, I'll bet!
3:04 pm
Ann Stevens says...
Mudbound has been Number 1 on my recommendation list for customers at the Brewster Bookstore and friends, and I'm so excited to read when she wrote.
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Loved Mudbound!! It was the book I chose four our book club last year and we included a field trip to hear the author speak at a local bookstore. My month to host in Nov. 2011 and I would LOVE to name this the book for our club that month. An advance copy would be an awesome boost to my plans. I can't wait to read it!
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Jeannie Phillips says...
Oops four = for below. (insert red face here!) Apologize for the use of in instead of is as well. Man, gotta take 1 minute to proofread this stuff. Good thing I'm an avid reader and not a writer.


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Here is our main application source file.
#include <crystalspace.h> #include <celtool/initapp.h> #include <propclass/zone.h> #include <propclass/camera.h> #include <propclass/mesh.h> #include <propclass/linmove.h> #include <propclass/actormove.h> #include <propclass/input.h> #include <physicallayer/propclas.h> #include "app.h" #include "behave.h" MainApp::MainApp () { SetApplicationName ("CEL Tutorial"); } MainApp::~MainApp () { }
LoadLevel() we create the level entity.
iCelPlLayer has
CreateEntity() convenience function which creates the entity,
assigns a behaviour to it and also creates the property classes for it. In
this particular case we create an entity called 'level' and assign it
with the behaviour that is called 'level_behave' (this one will be
defined later in this tutorial). We also create a 'pcworld.zonemanager'
property class (see section Zone Manager) for it. This property class
manages loading and unloading of levels (map files) in the game.
CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT is an important macro that you can use
to fetch a reference to one of the property classes in an entity. Every
property class implements some interface in addition to the standard
iCelPropertyClass interface. In case of the zone manager this
interface is
ReportError() method is part of
and makes it easier to use the reporter (Crystal Space plugin) to report
errors to the user.
After creating the entity we need to setup the property classes. In this case this means the zone manager. It is possible to setup the zone manager from an XML descriptor file but in this case we set it up manually to load two files: one 'walktut_world' file which is created in 'Blender' and contains the 3D geometry and one 'walktut_entities' file which we created manually. The entities file contains definitions for entities in our game.
bool MainApp::LoadLevel () { level_entity = pl->CreateEntity ("level", bl, "level_behave", "pcworld.zonemanager", CEL_PROPCLASS_END); if (!level_entity) return ReportError ("Error creating level entity!"); // Now get the iPcZoneManager interface so we can setup the level. csRef<iPcZoneManager> zonemgr = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT (level_entity, iPcZoneManager); iCelZone* zone = zonemgr->CreateZone ("main"); iCelRegion* region = zonemgr->CreateRegion ("main"); zone->LinkRegion (region); iCelMapFile* mapfile = region->CreateMapFile (); mapfile->SetPath ("/cellib/lev"); mapfile->SetFile ("walktut_world"); iCelMapFile* entitiesfile = region->CreateMapFile (); entitiesfile->SetPath ("/cellib/lev"); entitiesfile->SetFile ("walktut_entities"); return true; }
Here we create the player. This time we use the 'player_behave' behaviour that we define later. The player entity also uses a lot more property classes. We need a camera, a mesh (3D geometry), the movement system, keyboard input, and an inventory.
After creating the entity we again have to setup the various property
classes. The camera needs to know about the zone manager so we also fetch
that from the level entity that we created earlier. In
we also indicate where the camera should start. In this example we pick
region 'main' and the name of the camera is 'Camera'.
For our player mesh we pick the 'cally' model that is part of Crystal Entity Layer.
Since we are possibly using third-person camera mode the zone manager needs to know about the player mesh. This is needed so that the zone manager can load the needed regions depending on where the player moves.
Then we setup 'pcmove.linear' and 'pcmove.actor.standard' with the proper movement parameters. This includes the dimensions of the collision box and various speed parameters with which we will move the player.
Finally we need to bind various keys to actual commands. The behaviour will get these commands (and not the keys) so this cleanly separates the actual keys and the operations performed by those keys. In real games you probably want to read the key definitions from a configuration file.
bool MainApp::CreatePlayer () { player_entity = pl->CreateEntity ("player", bl, "player_behave", "pccamera.old", "pcobject.mesh", "pcmove.linear", "pcmove.actor.standard", "pcinput.standard", "pctools.inventory", CEL_PROPCLASS_END); if (!player_entity) return ReportError ("Error creating player entity!"); // Get the iPcCamera interface so that we can set the camera. csRef<iPcCamera> pccamera = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT ( player_entity, iPcCamera); // Get the zone manager from the level entity which should have // been created by now. csRef<iPcZoneManager> pczonemgr = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT ( level_entity, iPcZoneManager); pccamera->SetZoneManager (pczonemgr, true, "main", "Camera"); // Get the iPcMesh interface so we can load the right mesh // for our player. csRef<iPcMesh> pcmesh = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT ( player_entity, iPcMesh); pcmesh->SetPath ("/cel/data"); pcmesh->SetMesh ("test", "cally.cal3d"); if (!pcmesh->GetMesh ()) return ReportError ("Error loading model!"); if (pczonemgr->PointMesh ("player", "main", "Camera")) return ReportError ("Can't find region or start position in region!"); // Get iPcLinearMovement so we can setup the movement system. csRef<iPcLinearMovement> pclinmove = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT ( player_entity, iPcLinearMovement); pclinmove->InitCD ( csVector3 (0.5,0.8,0.5), csVector3 (0.5,0.4,0.5), csVector3 (0,0,0)); // Get the iPcActorMove interface so that we can set movement speed. csRef<iPcActorMove> pcactormove = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT ( player_entity, iPcActorMove); pcactormove->SetMovementSpeed (3.0f); pcactormove->SetRunningSpeed (5.0f); pcactormove->SetRotationSpeed (1.75f); // Get iPcCommandInput so we can do key bindings. The behaviour // layer will interprete the commands so the actor can move. csRef<iPcCommandInput> pcinput = CEL_QUERY_PROPCLASS_ENT ( player_entity, iPcCommandInput); // We read the key bindings from the standard config file. pcinput->Bind ("up", "forward"); pcinput->Bind ("down", "backward"); pcinput->Bind ("left", "rotateleft"); pcinput->Bind ("right", "rotateright"); pcinput->Bind ("m", "cammode"); pcinput->Bind ("d", "drop"); return true; }
The following three methods are called by the event handler whenever
a certain event occurs.
ProcessFrame() is called every frame. Normally
you would put the code here to draw 3D graphics. However in case of CRystal
Entity Layer it is the camera property class that actually takes care of
this so the implementation here is empty.
When the player presses a key the
OnKeyboard() routine is called. In
this case we only listen to the escape key to exit the application since
all other keys are handled by the player entity.
void MainApp::Frame () { } bool MainApp::OnKeyboard(iEvent& ev) { // We got a keyboard event. csKeyEventType eventtype = csKeyEventHelper::GetEventType(&ev); if (eventtype == csKeyEventTypeDown) { // The user pressed a key (as opposed to releasing it). utf32_char code = csKeyEventHelper::GetCookedCode(&ev); if (code == CSKEY_ESC) { // The user pressed escape to exit the application. // The proper way to quit a Crystal Space application // is by broadcasting a csevQuit event. That will cause the // main runloop to stop. To do that we get the event queue from // the object registry and then post the event. csRef<iEventQueue> q = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY(GetObjectRegistry(), iEventQueue); if (q.IsValid()) q->GetEventOutlet()->Broadcast( csevQuit(GetObjectRegistry())); } } return false; }
Initialization routines.
OnInitialize() is called by the
application framework. In this routine we call
to load various plugins that we will need. In addition to the standard
plugins that most Crystal Space applications need (like OpenGL renderer,
engine, level loader, ...) we also load the CEL physical layer
and the OPCODE collision detection plugin. Most of these plugins we
will not use directly but they are used by the property classes.
Application() is called when it is time to open the application
screen. Here we fetch various modules from the object registry and store
a reference in our main class.
Here we also create our behaviour layer and we register it to the object
registry and also to the physical layer (with
Then we need to load the property class factories for all property classes that we plan to use in this tutorial.
Finally we load our level (
LoadLevel()) and create the player
The last thing we do here is call
Run() which will start the main
event loop. This function only returns when the application exits.
bool MainApp::OnInitialize (int argc, char* argv[]) { if (!celInitializer::RequestPlugins (object_reg, CS_REQUEST_VFS, CS_REQUEST_OPENGL3D, CS_REQUEST_ENGINE, CS_REQUEST_FONTSERVER, CS_REQUEST_IMAGELOADER, CS_REQUEST_LEVELLOADER, CS_REQUEST_REPORTER, CS_REQUEST_REPORTERLISTENER, CS_REQUEST_PLUGIN ("cel.physicallayer", iCelPlLayer), CS_REQUEST_PLUGIN ("crystalspace.collisiondetection.opcode", iCollideSystem), CS_REQUEST_END)) return ReportError ("Can't initialize plugins!"); csBaseEventHandler::Initialize(object_reg); if (!RegisterQueue(object_reg, csevAllEvents(object_reg))) return ReportError ("Can't setup event handler!"); return true; } bool MainApp::Application () { if (!OpenApplication (object_reg)) return ReportError ("Error opening system!"); g3d = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iGraphics3D); engine = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iEngine); loader = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iLoader); vfs = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iVFS); vc = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iVirtualClock); kbd = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iKeyboardDriver); pl = CS_QUERY_REGISTRY (object_reg, iCelPlLayer); bl.AttachNew (new BehaviourLayer(pl)); // We also need to register it to the object registry. if (!object_reg->Register (bl, "iCelBlLayer")) return ReportError ("Can't register our behaviour layer!"); // Make sure the application dir is mounted at /cel vfs->Mount ("cel", "$.$/"); pl->RegisterBehaviourLayer (bl); if (!LoadLevel ()) return ReportError ("Error loading level!"); if (!CreatePlayer ()) return ReportError ("Couldn't create player!"); printer.AttachNew (new FramePrinter (object_reg)); Run (); return true; } void MainApp::OnExit () { printer.Invalidate (); }
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Children's Choir
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Tickets • $8, $30 for family up to six members; visit weberstatetickets.com
Concert of Christmas carols on tap
The Utah Chamber Artists will perform carols by Burt, Betinis and Bradford.
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Where • Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $10; visit kingsburyhall.utah.edu/performances/christmas-concert
Utah Baroque Ensemble
The vocal group will perform selections from Bach's G Minor Mass, three settings of the "O Magnum Mysterium" text, Spanish Christmas carols and "Virga Jesse" by Anton Bruckner. For more information, visit www.utahbaroque.org.
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The Chamber Music Society of Salt Lake City will present the musical group in a performance that will include Purcell's Group of Fantasies, Haydn's Quartet in E-flat Major ("Joke") and Beethoven's great Op. 130 Quartet with the "Grosse Fuge."
When • Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $25; visit cmsofslc.org/ CMS_Tickets_ Season.htm
Classical guitar, Renaissance to contemporary
This concert by Classical Guitar Ensembles I and II will focus on a wide variety of musical periods, from the Renaissance to contemporary, including a piece by ensemble member Monty Dillon. Visit music.utah.edu/ ensembles/ small-ensembles/ index.php for information.
When • Tuesday, Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Dumke Recital Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
SUU Wind Symphony to 'Sound the Bells'
Along with "Sound the Bells" by John Williams, the program includes holiday favorites such as "Winter Dances" by Fergal Carroll, "Greensleeves," "Chanson for Christmas" by Gregory B. Rudgers, "Gloria" by Randol Alan Bass and a Jerry Brubaker arrangement of the traditional "Coventry Carol."
When • Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Heritage Center Theater, 105 N. 100 East, Cedar City
Tickets • $6, SUU faculty and staff $4. SUU students admitted free with valid ID; call 435-586-7872 or visit www.suu.edu/arts.
WSU Chamber Choir
Weber State's department of performing arts will present its annual Christmas concert.
When • Wednesday, Dec. 5, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Holy Family Catholic Church, 1100 E. 5550 South, Ogden
Tickets • Free
Winter concert: Brahms, Dvorak
The Mt. Olympus Waters and OC Tanner Honors String Quartets will present their winter concert, performing works by Brahms, Dvorak and Iachimciuc. Visit music. utah. edu/ ensembles/ string- chamber- music/ index.php for information.
When • Thursday, Dec. 6, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Dumke Recital Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
Local Divas
The Grand Theatre presents "A Diva Holiday," with an original script written by Robin Wilkes-Dunn, Kevin Mathie and Eric Jensen, and featuring an eight-piece orchestra and singers Erica Hansen, Detorea Oliver, Mackenzie Seiler, Erica Walters and Alicia Washington.
When • Thursday through Saturday, Dec. 6-8, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Salt Lake Community College Grand Theatre, 1575 S. State, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $10-$24; call 801-957-3322 or visit www.the-grand.org.
U. choirs and orchestra in holiday concert
The University of Utah Chamber Choir, A Cappella Choir and Women's Chorus will be joined by the Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra and the Harp Ensemble to present a wide range of seasonal favorites.
When • Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Libby Gardner Concert Hall, 1375 E. Presidents Circle, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $10; Free for University of Utah students; visit music. utah.edu/ ensembles/ choirs/ index.php
Utah Symphony to play Debussy, Ravel
The Utah Symphony, guest conductor Jun Märkl and pianist Pascal Rogé will present Debussy's "Petite suite" and "Iberia" and Ravel's Piano Concerto in G and "Rapsodie espagnole."
When • Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, 8 p.m.
Where • Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $27-$67; children ages 8 and older may attend; visit arttix.org/ tickets/ production. aspx? performance Number=7994
Lend an ear to Baroque Germany
Utopia Early Music continues its fourth season with "Heaven to Earth: A German Baroque Christmas."
When • Friday and Saturday, Dec. 7-8, 8 p.m., Sunday, Dec. 9, 5 p.m.
Where • St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, 231 E. 100 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $15
Murray-Mapleton musical match-up
The Murray Symphony and the Mapleton Chorale will celebrate the season with selections from Handel's "Messiah," John Williams' "Home Alone" Christmas Suite, Vaughan Williams' "Fantasia on Greensleeves" and other music to celebrate the holidays. A food donation for the Food Bank is requested.
When • Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30-9:30 p.m.
Where • Murray High School, 5440 S. State St., Murray
Tickets • Free; visit www. murraysymphony. org
College Chorale
The Westminster vocal group will present a holiday concert.
When • Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Vieve Gore Concert Hall, 1250 E. 1700 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free
'Christmas Around the World'
The Salt Lake Choral Artists Chamber Choir will perform. Visit www.saltlakechoralartists.org for more information.
When • Saturday, Dec. 8, 7:30-9 p.m.
Where • Park City Community Church, 4501 N. Highway 224, Park City
Tickets • $15; visit salt lake choral artists .org/ concerts_ events
American West in Christmas Concert
The American West Symphony Chorus will join the orchestra in excerpts from Handel's "Messiah", including the "Hallelujah Chorus" and "Pastoral Symphony." The concert will end with an audience sing-along of carols.
When • Saturday, Dec. 8, 8 p.m.
Where • Good Shepherd Lutheran Church, 8575 S. 700 East, Sandy
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These hands-on short courses present what it takes to rear high quality queens. Basic biology and various methods of queen rearing will be presented. The workshops emphasize hands on instruction in queen rearing methods, with lecture and demonstrations. Students will be involved in various steps including: setting up cell builders, grafting, and establishing mating nuclei. Both queen right and queenless systems will be demonstrated. Bring a bee veil and whatever protective clothing you are comfortable in.
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The Sugar Hill Gang and the late DJ EZ Rock are among the artists who will be honored at this year's Hip Hop Hall of Fame Awards show.
At the May 19th awards ceremony in New York City, the Sugar Hill Gang will be inducted along with artists The Mercedes Ladies, Spoonie G & The Treacherous 3, and Busy Bee Starski. Video Music Box founder Ralph McDaniel will receive the Lifetime Achievement award.
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In 2003, the American Academy of Pediatrics partnered with national child care and health organizations to build on the achievements of two successful campaigns: The Back to Sleep Campaign and the Healthy Child Care America Campaign. This effort, known as the Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign, aimed to promote the health and safety of infants in child care settings by providing education and outreach to child care providers regarding safe sleep recommendations.
Specifically, campaign objectives were to:
As part of the Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign, the AAP developed an educational training program for child care health consultants and other trainers of child care providers that included a Speaker's Kit and other training materials, a discussion forum, and an online training log.
Based off the AAP Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care Speaker's Kit, this FREE course is designed to educate everyone who cares for babies, including
In 1 hour, participants will learn how to create a safe sleep environment to reduce the risk of SIDS and other sleep related deaths. With an easy to use format, this course is available 24/7 from your home computer. Child care providers will receive a certificate of completion for 1.0 contact hour, however, this module may not meet state SIDS in-service requirements. Health care professionals can also receive credit (see flyer for details).
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Get step-by-step instructions for accessing the course and downloading the certificate of completion.
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A Parents' Guide to Safe Sleep
This brochure includes information for parents about infant sleep positioning and practices as well as describes how parents can work with child care providers to ensure that safe sleep practices are used in all child care settings as well as at home.
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Back to Sleep for Babies in Foster Care: Every Time, with Every Caregiver
For judges or caseworkers to provide to all caregivers involved in a baby's care (including foster parents and birth parents) to educate them about safe sleep, and pledge to follow the proper safe sleep practices. For more resources on foster care, visit Healthy Foster Care America.
Safe Sleep for Your Baby: Reducing the Risk of SIDS
This safe sleep brochure provides information on reducing the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) as part of the Healthy Native Babies Project for American Indian/Alaskan Native (AI/AN) parents and caregivers.
For more information on sleep position for babies, reducing the risk of SIDS, or the Healthy Native Babies Project, contact the Back to Sleep campaign at: 1-800-505-CRIB (2742) (TTY: 1-888-320-6942)
Mail: 31 Center Drive, 31/2A32, Bethesda, MD 20892
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Website: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/SIDS
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This spinoff includes safe sleep practice standards from Caring for Our Children, 3rd Edition. It is meant to be used as a convenient reference guide for safe sleep practices for child care and early education caregivers and teachers, parents/guardians, state regulators and policy makers, and health consultants, trainers, and other health professionals.
Bare is Best! For Your Baby's Sleep Environment
This flyer describes ways to keep a sleeping baby safe in its environment, as part of the Neighborhood Safety Network (NSN), a project of the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission.
To learn more about the NSN, visit their website at: http://www.cpsc.gov/nsn/about.html
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Keep Baby Safe in Play Yard Space
More information about the new play yard standard is at CPSC's OnSafety blog. More information about keeping babies safe in their sleeping environments is at the Crib Information Center on CPSC's website.
(Updated February 2013)
The Reducing the Risk of SIDS in Child Care Speaker's Kit is a presentation that can be used by health care professionals, public health educators, child care providers, or just about anyone to educate their community about SIDS in child care. Download is free and copies may be made for educational purposes.
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Policy and Research Articles
SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Expansion of Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment
The AAP's current policy statement and technical report replace its last statement on SIDS from 2005. Despite a major decrease in the number of deaths attributed to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, other sleep-related deaths have increased. This statement expands the AAP's guidelines on safe sleep for babies.
Infant Sleep Environments Depicted in Magazines Targeted to Women of Childbearing Age
The authors of this study evaluated pictures in magazines widely read by women of childbearing age, for adherence to AAP guidelines for safe infant sleep practices. Results showed that more than one third of pictures of sleeping infants in magazines geared toward childbearing women demonstrated infants in an inappropriate sleep position, and two thirds of pictures of infant sleep environments were not consistent with AAP recommendations. Messages in the media that are inconsistent with health care messages create confusion and misinformation about infant sleep safety and may lead inadvertently to unsafe practices.
Reducing the Risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome in Child Care and Changing Provider Practices: Lessons Learned From a Demonstration Project
From September 2004 through September 2007, the AAP coordinated a project to evaluate the use of the AAP Speakers' Kit combined with a training and evaluation effort that incorporated direct observation of child care provider practices. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of the curriculum and train-the-trainer model in changing knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors (reported and observed) in child care providers with regards to sleep position and other elements of a safe sleep environment for infants. A secondary objective was to assess challenges and barriers to implementing safe infant sleep guidelines in child care settings.
State Child Care Regulations Regarding Infant Sleep Environment Since the Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign
Rachel Moon, MD, FAAP, and colleagues reviewed the state child care regulations that have been enhanced or initiated since the inception of the Healthy Child Care America Back to Sleep Campaign in 2003. This article states that the campaign has been successful in promoting safe infant sleep regulations. The AAP helped launch the campaign in 2003 to address the fact that the sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) rates in child care settings had remained constant despite the decrease in SIDS deaths overall. Since then, 60 of the 101 related state child care regulations have been revised, with more than half requiring that babies be put to sleep on their backs and soft bedding not be used in cribs.
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You cannot play a Blu-Ray disc on a standard DVD drive. Though you can play a standard DVD in a Blu-Ray drive. So be careful when you're purchasing DVDs to make sure you're not buying Blu-Ray if you don't have a player.
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As most "Star Wars" fans know, director George Lucas took spiritual elements, which are common in most major world religions to create his epic saga of good vs. evil. As a Muslim, I always thought of the "Jedi" as what a true follower of Islam should be like. Never mind the fact Jedi masters with their North African style cloaks and scruffy beards look like Sufi Sheikhs, but they way they are taught to respect a greater power, fight for the defense of the innocent and honor a code of morals and … [Read more...]
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Year-End Financial Aid Moves
Mark Kantrowitz
December 20, 2012
As the year draws to a close, there are several steps families can take to get more need-based and merit-based financial aid.
Prepay Next Year's Tuition
Taxpayers can claim one of two education tax credits based on amounts paid for qualified higher education expenses, such as tuition and fees. These are the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC) and the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit. Generally, the AOTC will be better for most taxpayers, leaving the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit for taxpayers who don't qualify for the AOTC.
The AOTC provides a tax credit per student of up to $2,500 based on 100% of the first $2,000 in qualified higher education expenses and 25% of the second $2,000. (The AOTC modified the Hope Scholarship tax credit, which provided a tax credit of $1,800 based on 100% of the first $1,200 and 50% of the second $1,200 in qualified higher education expenses.)
The Lifetime Learning Tax Credit provides a tax credit of up to $2,000 based on 20% of the first $10,000 in qualified higher education expenses per taxpayer.
In some cases taxpayers will be able to claim next year's expenses on this year's return. In particular, if the taxpayer pays for qualified higher education expenses this year for an academic period that begins in January, February or March of next year, the taxpayer can claim the expenses on this year's federal income tax return.
This is based on the prepayment rule from the regulations that appear at 26 CFR 1.25A-3(e) and 26 CFR 1.25A-5(e).
In general. If qualified tuition and related expenses are paid during one taxable year for an academic period that begins during the first three months of the taxpayer's next taxable year (i.e., in January, February, or March of the next taxable year for calendar year taxpayers), an education tax credit is allowed with respect to the qualified tuition and related expenses only in the taxable year in which the expenses are paid.
If the taxpayer will qualify for the AOTC in both years, there may be no benefit to prepaying next year's qualified higher education expenses this year. That's because the AOTC pays more on the first $2,000 in qualified higher education expenses than on the second $2,000. Prepaying the expenses might yield a lower tax credit overall if the prepayment shifts the expenses from a higher tax credit percentage to a lower percentage.
However, if the taxpayer expects to lose eligibility for the AOTC next year, prepaying the expenses may be beneficial. That's because the tax credit percentage on the second $2,000 in qualified higher education expenses for the AOTC is still higher than the tax credit percentage for the Lifetime Learning Tax Credit.
A taxpayer might lose eligibility for the AOTC if next year's income will exceed the income phaseouts or if the student will reach the four year limitation on eligibility.
In addition, the AOTC expires at the end of 2012. If Congress does not extend the AOTC, the tax benefit will revert to the terms of the Hope Scholarship Tax Credit. This includes reducing the income phaseouts and cutting the number of years of eligibility from four to two. If this will cause the taxpayer to lose eligibility, it may be beneficial for the taxpayer to prepay the spring semester's tuition this year. It all depends on whether the AOTC will be extended or not.
The ability to prepay expenses for academic periods that begin within the first three months of the year also helps taxpayers deal with the mismatch between academic years and tax years. The first tax year might have expenses only from the fall semester. But if the taxpayer pays the spring semester tuition in December, that allows the taxpayer to claim the full tax credit during the first year. A similar approach is used for each subsequent tax year, with each year prepaying the spring semester expenses for the subsequent year.
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Dealerships don't want to spend more on tools needed to service the Volts since sales for most are down
Select Chevrolet dealerships around the U.S. are ditching
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Last year, dealerships spent $1,800 to $2,800 on tools that are required to service each Volt plug-in hybrid. However, GM has raised the price of these tools to $5,100. The reason? A battery-repowering tool that removes and ships sections of the Volt's huge 435-pound battery for repair instead of shipping the whole thing costs dealerships about $4,735. This makes up the bulk of the tool costs while a few others are needed as well.
Due to this price hike, some dealerships have decided to stop selling the Volt altogether. Some say their overall Volt sales just don't justify the additional cost.
Allyn Barnard, owner of Jim Barnard Chevrolet in Churchville, New York, is among those who feel that way. He has only sold five Volts since the vehicle's launch in late 2010/early 2011, and doesn't see the point in paying over $5,000 for the tools needed to service them.
"Going forward, the profitability would be really hard for us to justify the expense of the repair tools," said Barnard.
The Volt may have had a bumpy start with a few
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sales of the Volt have been very impressive
over the last year. During the first seven months of 2012, GM sold 10,666 Volt extended range electric vehicles for an increase of 270% compared to the first seven months of 2011.
However, Chevrolet then had a low November sales month due to low inventory. Chevrolet sold 1,519 Volts in November 2012, which represented a 33 percent increase over November 2011. But the number of cars sold in November was roughly half the number sold in October and September when the company sold 2,961 and 2,851 Volts respectively.
Chevrolet said this is a good thing, though, because it means
demand is higher than expected
As of December 2012, General Motors had sold 20,828 Volts for the year.
Despite these excellent numbers (Nissan was hoping to sell 20,000 Leafs in 2012, but fell way short), about 70 percent of Volt sales are generated by the 300 top-selling dealerships. There are about 2,614 dealerships certified to sell the Volt.
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text: The greatest warrior of all time. The original epic fantasy hero. One of the best-selling comics writers of all time Kurt Busiek who revitalized the superhero world with Marvels and Astro City turns his attention to one of the greatest heroes of all time. Teaming with Cary Nord whose stunning art redefines sword and sorcery with every panel Busiek presents Conan's story from day one in the manner it was meant to be told. Drawing only on the original Robert E. Howard stories the legend of Conan is brought to vivid life for the modern audience. Decades ahead of its time Howard's stories can finally get the graphic treatment they deserve in this ongoing series.


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WATCH: Celine Dion responds to Richard Dunn's 'All By Myself' airport video
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Richard Dunn's viral "All By Myself" lonely airport video has captured the hearts and minds of everyone this week - including Celine Dion herself!
Celine loved Dunn's video so much, she uploaded a little message for him via YouTube. She called the video "touching," and even offered to have him as a guest at her show the next time he's in town and gets stuck at the airport!
That Celine. What a sweetheart. Check out her full response below:
And if you haven't seen Richard's amazing video yet, check it out:
All by myself from Richard Dunn on Vimeo.


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PHOTO: Tamar Braxton's sparkle-worthy push gift
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If this ain't the bomb.com, we don't know what is.
Reality TV superstar Tamar Braxton — she welcomed her son Logan Vincent Herbert last year with hubby and super music manager Vincent Herbert —showed off a ginormous rock on the Ellen DeGeneres show recently.
"You know, I don't know if it's a Christmas present because my husband owed me a push gift and I didn't get it," she told the talk show host Wednesday, referring to the gift she was expecting to get after giving birth to their first born baby. "So I think this is like a combination. He was like, 'I have to show you something on this hill,' and it was dark outside. I was like 'Dude, I'm not going outside.' I'm afraid of lions and tigers and bears. All of them."
Hah! But check this bad boy out! Nice, yes?