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The SupermarketThe Supermarket (1988) Season 1 Episode 2-B- Superman Cartoon Episode Guide by Dave Koch
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- Superman Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Superman/Clark Kent/Superboy, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olson, Perry White, Lex Luthor, Jessica Morganberry, Ma Kent, Pa Kent.
- Vocal Talent: Beau Weaver (Superman/Clark Kent/Superboy), Ginny McSwain (Lois Lane), Mark L. Taylor (Jimmy Olson), Stanley Ralph Ross (Perry White), Michael Bell (Lex Luthor), Debi Derryberry (Jessica Morganberry), Tress MacNeille (Ma Kent), Alan Oppenheimer (Pa Kent), William Woodson (Narrator).
- Directed By Cosmo Anzilotti, Bill Hutten, Tony Love.
Supervising Director: Charles Nichols (as Charles A. Nichols).
- Produced By Larry Huber.
Executive Producers: Joe Ruby, Ken Spears.
Supervising Producer: John Dorman.
Associate Producer: Stacy McLaughlin.
- Written By Cherie Wilkerson.
- Story Editor: Marv Wolfman.
- Assistant Story Editor: Cherie Wilkerson.
- Storyboard and Design Supervisor: Jim Woodring.
- Key Storyboard Director: Dick Sebast.
- Storyboard Artists: Adrian Gonzales, Dick Sebast, Kurt Conner.
- Production Designer: Gil Kane.
- Models Supervisor: Alan B. Huck.
- Main Models: Duncan Marjoribanks.
- Models: Gil Kane, Sharon Forward, Floro Dery, Ted Blackman, Thomas Hickson, George Goode.
- Background Styling: Eric Semones.
- Backgrounds Painted by: Eric Semones, James Hegedus, Eric Heschong.
- Color Key Supervisor: Bunny Munns.
- Color Key: Suzette Darling.
- Graphics: Iraj Paran, Tom Wogatzke.
- Production Supervisor: Loretta High.
- Supervising Production Coordinator: Melinda Diner.
- Production Coordinators: Jeanne Silveri Whittle, Cinny Newman-Toepke, Paul Gorniak, Diorena Rock, Jimmel Willis, Kerri Michael.
- Animation Supervisors: Colin Baker, Marlene Robinson May.
- Animation Services Provided by: Toei Animation Co. Ltd. and Dai Won Animation Co. Ltd.
- Production Services: Jeffrey M. Cooke.
- Voice Direction: Ginny McSwain, C.S.A.
- Talent Coordinator: Lynne Batchelor.
- Featuring the Voices of: Beau Weaver, Ginny McSwain, Mark Taylor, Pat Carroll, B. J. Ward, Mary McDonald-Lewis, Michael Bell, Chris Collins, Shawn Donahue, Kenney Hartman, Tress MacNeille, Gabriel Damon, Carl Steven, Kellie Martin, Jennifer Roach.
- Music: Ron Jones.
- Additional Music by: Tom Worrell.
- Director of Music Supervision: Joanne Miller.
- Executive in Charge of Post Production: Chip Yaras.
- Effects Editors: Tom Syslo, Pete Grives, Willy Allen.
- Negative Consultant: Mary Duerrstein.
- Re-Recording Mixer: Sergio Myers.
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Photo Gallery: Pinewod Derby
REDLANDS - Little Palmer Aguilar, age 6, gripped the back of the folding chair in the First United Methodist Church's recreation room Saturday as his Pinewood Derby car raced down the track.
Even third place was exciting for the young boy as he cheered when his Perry the Platypus car reached the finish line.
"For us this was a whole family experience," said his dad Pete Aguilar as Palmer watched other races with anticipation. "My father-in-law did all the sanding. ... We just went into the garage and sanded it one day and painted it another."
The Cub Scout Pack 24 Pinewood Derby on Saturday brought together the families of about 30 young boys for an afternoon of sportsmanship and competition.
"Probably the sportsmanship is the greatest thing they learn from this," said Lisa Thouas, the mother of a former Pack 24 boy who came to help. "For many of them, this is the most competitive thing you can do that isn't a sport. It teaches them a lot."
Although the emphasis was on fair and happy competition, the winners were happy to walk away with their shining green and gold trophies.
Jackson Layne, age 7, came in first overall with his car affectionately named Bug Eye Billy.
Isaiah Lopez came in second place overall and Wesley King achieved third.
"I think one big thing it teaches them is perseverance," said Jackson's father Mike Layne.
This would be Jackson's second Pinewood Derby and, according to Layne, their first-place win was a great shock after not doing so well the previous year.
"You know, last year, even though he didn't do well, he persevered and improved his car this year," Layne said. "I think this teaches the boys that you can learn something from your failures and your successes."
Many other prizes were awarded at the event, including the most likely to fall apart, most unique, most colorful, best Scout theme, and fastest looking. Families were able to compete in an unrestricted competition where the car designs ranged from Cinderella-themed to Pokemon's Pikachu. The top winners from each of the Cub Scout Pack's divisions (tiger, bear, wolf and webelos) will also advance to the regional Pinewood Derby for a chance to compete against other boys their age from other groups.
Everything from sharks to stock cars to a google-eyed platypus lined the table ready to race.
Each was designed aerodynamically, each painted carefully and each aiming to win.
"He wasn't thrilled with his results this year," said John Berry of his 8-year-old son Marshall's entry, called the Speedy Patriot. "But he did it all by himself. That's what this is all about. I mean it's just fun, competitive sportsmanship. It's everything the scouts try to accomplish in their national goals."
The afternoon began with Colby Horstmeyer, 11, leading the hall in a flag ceremony and the Pledge of Allegiance. Then, with a jovial warning from cub master Jim Rich, the first race was off with a cheer from the crowd.
"Now we don't want any crying or whining through all this," Rich said from the microphone.
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Lots of guys on here have worked on the doors. Lets have some amusing/eventful stories off you. I will start it off.
A few years ago I was working on the door of The Ritz in Manchester city centre and patrolling inside a girl asked me to throw a lad out, who she pointed out, as he had lifted up her dress. The girl looked like the sort who wouldnt mind her dress lifting up.LOL I approached the lad who seemed reasonably normal, for a lad in a city centre night club. When confronted with the allegation, he not only denied it, he said the girl was an ex-girlfriend who had started an argument with him. Quick thinking I asked the guy what her name was. I then went back to the girl and said "whats your name" she said it, and it matched what the lad had said. Then I said to the girl, the lad claims he was once with you and you are making it up, she said he is lying and he doesnt know me, so I said how come he got your name right then and threw her out. It shows that all it not what it seems as first and how devious women can be.


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Mines' Bierstadt painting conserved, on display at the Denver Art Museum
GOLDEN, Colo., Feb. 2, 2010 – A rare painting by renowned 19th century western landscape artist Albert Bierstadt, which was donated to Colorado School of Mines in 1938 by wealthy Idaho Springs miner Benjamin Briscoe, was prepared for public viewing by the conservation staff at the Denver Art Museum (DAM) and is now on exhibit.
The painting, titled Yosemite, will hang on loan on the seventh floor of the DAM's North Building as part of the historical western art exhibition Creating the West in Art through spring 2011.
"Colorado School of Mines appreciates the Denver Art Museum for its efforts to help preserve this painting. The beauty of Bierstadt's works should be enjoyed by more people, and we are very pleased that the museum will provide that venue," said Mines President Bill Scoggins.
The respected conservation staff of the DAM worked with the curators of the museum's Petrie Institute of Western American Art and with Colorado School of Mines to have the Bierstadt painting conserved in the DAM conservation facilities.
"The Petrie Institute of Western American Art's charge is to be a center for Western American art. To be able to display works like Albert Bierstadt's magnificent view of the Yosemite Valley helps people understand the western experience. It is also gratifying to lend a helping hand and our expertise to other local institutions to ensure a great painting like this is available for the public to enjoy," said Thomas Smith, director of the Petrie Institute of Western American Art.
About Mines' Yosemite:
- The undated painting was previously out of public view and not catalogued by scholars.
- When the DAM conservators began cleaning the painting, a previously obscured sunset was revealed.
- Bierstadt typically used artistic license in his work and was known to move geology – as evidenced in this painting by the waterfall that is not illustrated in the postage stamp or any of the other published paintings of this scene by the artist. He bent Yosemite Falls to include all the major cathedral spires and peaks in the park and added a serene lake which no longer exists in the valley.
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Number of skrewts in the maze
Hi, Are you sure for the third task ? I think there's probably 2 skrewts in the maze, not only one. In HP4 chapter 26, it's mentionned that there's 2 skrewts left. In HP4 chapter 31, Cedric Diggory says to Harry "Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewts!" after he has met this creature. There's a plural. Harry only see one, mais no sure that there is only one, no ? (sorry for my bad english) French --Famini71 09:42, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
- Maybe, although Hagrid later jokingly asks Harry, Ron, and Hermione if they want to visit the last Skrewt with him. - Nick O'Demus 16:20, September 11, 2009 (UTC)
- I'm agree with that. Timeline : "Moment where there's 2 skrewts" - Later "Third task" with Diggory saying that he saw SkrewtS - Later "Moment where there's 1 skrewt". I put in the french wiki that the maze contained 1 or 2, here it's categoric in your article, it's just what I want to say. Maybe 1, maybe 2, maybe one skrewt killed by Diggory, maybe one skrewt killed by another in the maze, there's a lot of suppositions possible but we should consider the plural in the citation. --Famini71 16:34, September 11, 2009 (UTC)


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I think I have the same problem of thousand people who can't modify the tx power of this alfa. I'm using bt4.2. Without installing any kind of driver for this device, using the one's installed by default on bt, I'm trying to change the tx power from 8db to a higher level. But it seems to be impossible. The driver that bt loads when i plug in the devices is rt2800usb. With the sudo's rights when I digit iwconfig wlanX txpower 9, bt gives an error like;
Error for wireless request "Set Tx Power" (8B26) :
SET failed on device wlan1 ; Invalid argument.
I tryed to set the crda to BO (iw set reg BO), but the result doesn't change. I've also tryed to modify the script "boost" posted by Jano, changing rtl8187 with rt2800usb but without success. I've read a lot of 3ds without finding a solution. I can agree with the idea of Jano to not extend the txpower to 2W, but now my txpower is very poor.
I think also that if alfa network makes this kind of cards, and many people bought them, it's correct thinking to use all of his power when needed. Otherwise it's a waste of money.
I've also tryed to install compat-wireless-driver but at the end, bt didn't recognize the device at all.
For alfa 36H everything goes well with the default driver.
wishing in a solution...


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KISS, Def Leppard Launching Co-Headlining Tour
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KISS and Def Leppard are launching their collaborative tour. The two bands will kick off their co-headlining "2014 Heroes Tour" in West Valley City, Utah Monday night.
Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell admits while both groups will deliver sets that run about 75 minutes, it feels a little strange to be opening the shows. But he tells Provo's Daily Herald while his group gives a "pretty high-energy" performance, it "made sense" for KISS to be the closer. The guitarist says he's "never seen so much pyro and circus tricks" as there are in KISS' show, and there's "no way" Def Leppard "would be able to out-do that spectacle in terms of production."
Campbell adds that his health situation might create some challenges. The rocker explains that he's been undergoing a new type of treatment following the return of his Hodgkin's lymphoma, and he's only about half-way through the process. But he says he feels well enough to tour, and calls his disease "awkward to work around, but not impossible."
Vivian also says he wouldn't let his illness keep him off the road. He explains that there's "nothing worse than sitting around the hose concentrating on the negative," while playing live is "very, very therapeutic" for him.
KISS-Def Leppard "2014 Heroes Tour" Dates:
23 - USANA Amphitheater, West Valley City, Utah
25 - Pepsi Center, Denver, Colo.
27 - Sleep Country Amphitheater, Ridgefield, Wash.
29 - White River Amphitheatre, Auburn, Wash.
2 - Concord Pavilion, Concord, Calif.
3 - Sacramento Valley Amphitheater, Marysville, Calif.
5 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre, Irvine, Calif.
6 - Sleep Train Amphitheatre, Chula Vista, Calif.
8 - The Forum, Los Angeles, Calif.
9 - Ak-Chin Pavilion, Phoenix, Ariz.
12 - Austin360 Amphitheater, Austin, Texas
13 - Gexa Energy Pavilion, Dallas, Texas
15 - Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, Ohio
16 - Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
18 - Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood, Atlanta, Ga.
19 - PNC Music Pavilion, Charlotte, N.C.
20 - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre, Raleigh, N.C.
22 - Cruzan Amphitheatre, West Palm Beach, Fla.
23 - MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre, Tampa, Fla.
25 - Jiffy Lube Live, Bristow, Va.
26 - PNC Bank Arts Center, Holmdel, N.J.
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2 - Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, N.J.
3 - Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, N.J.
5 - Saratoga Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, N.Y.
6 - Nikon At Jones Beach Theatre, Wantagh, N.Y.
8 - Farm Bureau Live at Virginia Beach, Virginia Beach, Va.
9 - Pavilion at Montage Mountain, Scranton, Penn.
10 - Xfinity Theatre, Hartford, Conn.
12 - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre, Toronto, On.
13 - Darien Lake Performing Arts Center, Darien, N.Y.
15 - Alpine Valley Music Theatre, East Troy, Wisc.
16 - First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre, Tinley Park, Ill.
17 - Target Center, Minneapolis, Minn.
20 - Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, Iowa
22 - Klipsch Music Center, Noblesville, Ind.
23 - DTE Energy Music Theatre, Clarkston, Mich.
24 - First Niagara Pavilion, Burgettstown, Penn.
26 - Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
28 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater, Maryland Heights, Mo.
29 - BOK Center, Tulsa, Okla.
31 - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion, Woodlands, Texas
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Well to test to see if I have a corrupted download I was going to test my md5 sum...except I don't have an md5 sum. Is there any program that creates an md5 sum for a file?
Lol, by the time this got posted I had already fixed the problem, and yes it was corrupted download so I re downloaded and now its working =)


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A Perth man has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for killing his best friend in a fight that broke out on the Australia Day long weekend last year.
Layne Armstrong pleaded guilty to the unlawful killing of his neighbour Adam Summersby last year, admitting he stabbed him four times.
The pair had been drinking together throughout the day on the night of January 28, 2012, the Supreme Court of WA heard at Armstrong's sentencing on Tuesday.
Both men, their wives and other friends had attended a barbecue at Armstrong's house.
After leaving the barbecue a fight broke out between Mr Summersby and his wife, which resulted in her returning to Armstrong's house.
Mr Summersby followed her and a fight broke out between the two men over the manner in which Mr Summersby was speaking to his wife.
Justice Eric Michael Heenan accepted Mr Summersby was the first to pick up the knife, before it was wrestled away by Armstrong.
But he sentenced Armstrong to 10 years due to the seriousness of the crime.
He said Armstrong could have attempted to end the confrontation once he had taken the knife.
Armstrong's wife broke down in tears as the sentence was handed down, calling out "I love you".
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GSA Awards Contract for First Phase of Interior Dept. Modernization
August 7, 2001
Contact: Michael McGill (202) 205-5821
WASHINGTON - The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) today announced the award of an $18,637,000 construction contract to Grunley Construction Co. of Rockville, Md., to begin Phase I of the modernization of the Department of the Interior (DOI) headquarters building at 1849 C St., NW.
Phase I is part of a modernization of the entire DOI Building. Originally built in the early 1930s, the headquarters is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It houses approximately 2,500 DOI employees in more than 1.3 million square feet of space. The first phase will include heating, ventilation and air-conditioning central plant work in the basement and mezzanine levels, as well as demolition and new work in one half of the northernmost wing (6E) of the building. The entire modernization program is scheduled to be complete in late 2008.
"The Department of the Interior headquarters is a unique building in our federal inventory," commented Anthony Costa, Assistant Regional Administrator for Public Buildings. "Its original construction was personally supervised by Secretary of the Interior Harold Ickes. It was the first federal building to feature central air conditioning, and it has magnificent paneling and murals in its public spaces. Now it will finally receive its first major modernization."
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According to these sources, Castor said that if Breuer resigned, they could head off the looming constitutional clash.
According to Kaufman and Connaughton, Breuer explained that "we take the cases the FBI brings to us."
Breuer, he said, misled Congress about a DOJ letter earlier in 2011 that erroneously denied that "gunwalking" ever occurred.
Grassley also said Breuer gave "misleading" answers in earlier testimony.
Breuer, he said, misled Congress about a DOJ letter earlier in 2011 that erroneously denied that gunwalking ever occurred.
Breuer's first hysterical patient was fixated in the same manner upon the time when she nursed her very sick father.
He would like nothing better than to have an hour with Captain Breuer, said Mynheer.
In every case that they have investigated Breuer and Freud have found some similar secret lesion of the psychic sexual sphere.
Dearly indeed would he love to have some discourse with Breuer.
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The L.O.V.E.[1] Task Force on Non-Violent Living is pleased to announce that it will present a parallel event during the 57th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UNCSW57), scheduled for March 6, 2013 at 7 PM, at the Church of the Holy Trinity. In keeping with UNCSW57's priority theme: elimination and prevention of all forms of violence against women and girls, this international panel discussion tackles the problem of violence against women that continues its malignant growth worldwide.
The panel's moderator will be Ms. Kate Gilmore, United Nations Assistant Secretary-General and Deputy Executive Director (Programme) of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA). The featured panelists are Ms. Vijula Arulanantham, attorney at law, chair of the Reconciliation and Peace Desk of the Anglican Church, Sri Lanka; Ms. Sarah Eagle Heart, Missioner, Indigenous Ministries of the Episcopal Church, and member of the Oglala (Lakota) Sioux Tribe; Mr. Todd Minerson, Executive Director of the White Ribbon Campaign; Mrs. Harriett Baka Nathan, member of the Anglican Consultative Council, representing the Province of Sudan; Ms. Ilcélia Alves Soares, consultant on domestic violence and AIDS-HIV activist, Brazil; and Mrs. Albertina Tawonezvi, president, Mothers' Union, Diocese of Masivingo, Zimbabwe.
Dr. Pam Rajput, world renowned women's rights advocate from India, will offer her views on the question, Can we stop looking away? Dr. Rajput has often observed that "We are as much abettors of violence if we look away and keep silent."
"Faith-based and other cultural leaders have critical roles to play in combating violenceagainst women and girls. As cultural 'custodians' of beliefs, attitudes and values, they influence society, shaping our assumptions, norms and expectations," said Ms. Gilmore. She added, "In countries around the world, UNFPA acts in fruitful partnership with faith- based and other civil society organizations that are working to ensure that no aspect of culture is used to justify violations of women's and girl's human rights. But, much more must be done if we are to counteract those who, in the name of tradition, culture or religion, defend violence against women and girls.
"The panel is an invaluable opportunity to explore these important issues, to consider together what we have already learned, and to identify how we might work more effectively with the strengths of cultural – including faith-based – networks to bring about an end to violence against women."
This panel is part of the L.O.V.E. series, "Non-violent Living: Made in the Image of God," which covers the myriad forms of interpersonal violence and prejudice and oppression, especially violence against women and children world-wide. We seek to promote a gentle and mutual sharing of our Creator's call in non-violent actions for life in abundance while providing justice and inclusion for all.
The L.O.V.E. Task Force on Non-Violent Living, founded by Dr. Victoria J. Rollins, reaches across religious and secular dimensions towards an embracing, interdisciplinary community approach to ending all forms of interpersonal violence.
The Church of the Holy Trinity is a dynamic neighborhood Episcopal parish in the City of New York. It is a parish community that embraces all people, across the spectrum of cultural, ethnic, racial, gender, sexual orientation, and class diversity, as full members of the household of God.
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Reading Level: Grades 2-4
It's obvious just from the cover that this book is going to be fun to read. And it's all in poems so you can impress your teacher or your parents with your knowledge of different types of poems. (Each one is labeled with the type of poem and at the back there's an explanation of what each type is.) The story is simple. Sam has been looking forward to a father-son fishing trip, but then his pesky little sister horns in. Tamera Will Wissinger's first book will have you hooked.
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GSA Administrator Names Reichelt to Head GSA's Northeast and Caribbean Region
Contact: Deborah K. Ruiz, (202) 501-1231
WASHINGTON, DC - Administrator Stephen A. Perry of the U.S. General Services Administration today announced the selection of New York resident Karl H. Reichelt as the Regional Administrator for GSA's Northeast & Caribbean Region. Mr. Reichelt's appointment is effective today.
"Karl comes highly regarded from the upper ranks of New York State government, and we are thrilled that he is joining our GSA team," Mr. Perry said. "Karl's experience and reputation make him an excellent choice to lead this highly important regional office."
In his role as principal executive of the region, Mr. Reichelt will head a GSA workforce of 832 employees across New Jersey, New York, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands. GSA's Northeast and Caribbean Region has an annual operating budget estimated at $1.9 billion and a real estate portfolio that includes 77 government-owned buildings and leased space in 425 commercial buildings.
Mr. Reichelt joins GSA following nearly seven years of distinguished service in the Administration of New York Governor George E. Pataki. Mr. Reichelt joined the Pataki Administration in 1995 as Assistant Deputy Commissioner for Administration with the New York State Department of Social Services where he oversaw the daily management of Contracts, Finance, Human Resources, Operations, Training, Audit, and Child Support Enforcement for a $36 billion, 4,800-employee agency.
Since 1998, Mr. Reichelt has served as Director of Statewide Operations for the New York State Office of Temporary & Disability Assistance, overseeing Buildings and Asset Management, Telecommunications and Technology, Administrative and Executive Services, and Document Services Management for a $4.2 billion, 2,500-employee agency.
Mr. Reichelt recently finished a four-month special assignment related to the World Trade Center disaster as New York State's Human Services Chairman. He led and coordinated the relief efforts of more than 40 government and voluntary agencies providing a range of immediate and long-term assistance to World Trade Center victims and families in 10 New York counties and New York City.
"I am committed to being an effective public servant, and to helping Administrator Perry and President Bush deliver excellent service to the thousands of GSA customers in the Northeast & Caribbean Region," Mr. Reichelt said. "I'm a New Yorker, so it is especially gratifying to serve the Bush Administration and GSA in my home region, where I hope to make a real difference in the operations of our government."
Mr. Reichelt is a 1989 graduate of the Nelson A. Rockefeller College of Public Affairs & Policy at the State University of New York at Albany with a BA in Political Science. Mr. Reichelt and his family reside in Rhinebeck, New York.
GSA is a centralized federal procurement and property management agency created by Congress to improve government efficiency and help federal agencies better serve the public. It acquires, on behalf of federal agencies, office space, equipment, telecommunications, information technology, supplies and services. GSA, comprised of 14,000 associates, provides services and solutions for the office operations of over 1 million federal workers located in 8,300 government -owned and leased buildings in 1,600 U.S. communities.


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The Style-ish Home: Easy DIY5:00 AM
And voila! My version of the DIY and I'm pretty happy about it. I did it all in one night and it took me a few hours to make the both the pilowcases (and to be honest, I drank a glass or two of wine while I did it and it still came out fine. LOL)
Seriously, so easy! If I can do it, anyone can do it! The instructions are here from V and Co.
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So beautiful!ReplyDelete
Wow great job! Those pillows are beautiful!ReplyDelete
What a great idea! They came out super fab!ReplyDelete
Oh wow these look incredible! They are so girly I love them!ReplyDelete
Love these pillows! They do look fancy, LOL!ReplyDelete
Gorgeous. You would never know they were hand made. I love pillows but I disagree with the exorbitant prices. This is definitely a DIY that I will remember for a rainy day.ReplyDelete
OMG. Those are amazing. Great job.ReplyDelete
these look beautiful! i'm definitely going to make these. thanks for sharing the idea. you should post more DIY ideas that you like!ReplyDelete
i love DIY projects, this is lovely!ReplyDelete
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They look great and I'd love to make these! Err time to learn how to sew now!ReplyDelete
I think you did great with these pillows and so fast! Love the contrast and colors :)ReplyDelete
I so need to trash all my pillows, I can't stand looking at them right now, lol
i think I just found my new pillows ! thanks for posting!!ReplyDelete
These are sooo cute, Tiffany! I am thinking about making some now!ReplyDelete
Those are great! I've been wanting some new pillows for the guest bedroom..I should try this out! Amazing job!!!ReplyDelete
I love them! My man won't really let me put floral things in our place or I'd be all over making these too. lol.ReplyDelete
Gorgeous! Those look like very expensive pillow Tiff! I love it! Maybe one day when I can find the time, I'd love to do something like this. In the meantime, it's HomeGoods for me and decorative pillows.ReplyDelete
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Great job...I am a huge fan of DIY's and I have so many cool fabric scraps I'm dieing to use and this will be perfect!ReplyDelete
Those pillows are seriously awesome!!! GREAT JOB!ReplyDelete
Those turned out great!ReplyDelete
These look great! I love them. I shall do it myself for my Bedroom! Thanks for the post missy!ReplyDelete
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Wow, Tiffany, those look AMAZING. I had no idea that Ikea sold fabric! I'll have to check it out, it's so pretty!ReplyDelete
that's so creative! i'm redecorating my room and these pillows are perfect. aren't you enjoying this beautiful seattle weather?! gorgeous :)ReplyDelete
Wow, these pillows look great!ReplyDelete
What a great DIY and it looks so chic and sleek! =)ReplyDelete
Tiffany, you have an awesome blog. The pillows are inspirational and look forward to more lookbooks.ReplyDelete
I love these! I now have a plan for Thursday night! (And wine will be included as well. :D) Thanks for sharing.ReplyDelete
Tiffany!! I LOVE this DIY. I am going to give it a try for sure. I can't wait. I have your box packed and ready to be sent out tomorrow. :) I included a few other "surprises" for Savvy and a couple for you too! I hope it reaches you by the end of the week. I left the tutu at a longer length and you can decide if you want to trim it shorter (or not). Hugs.ReplyDelete
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*Swing by to enter my Wendy Mink Jewelry Giveaway!!!
You did such a great job! They look professional!ReplyDelete
Very pretty pillows, Tiffany!! I'm bookmarking the instructions for when we do get our own place and I get to decorate it!! :) Well done!!ReplyDelete
These look fabulous!ReplyDelete
Those turned out really really great! The flower petals look really complicated too. Good choice of materials... they look so stylish!ReplyDelete
They turned out great! Nicely done! I have been thinking about making something similar, just need the time.ReplyDelete
This is fantastic!! I'm saving this to my favorites for the next mother/daughter day...she will have to do the sewing and I the cutting hahaReplyDelete


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Financial Aid: Federal Aid
The US Department of Education provides aid to citizens (and eligible non-citizens) of the US to pursue higher education. Federal aid typically includes federal Direct and Perkins Loans, grants and work-study funds. Subsidized and unsubsidized Direct Loans are federal, low-interest loans. Subsidized loans are need-based and the federal government pays the interest while you are enrolled at least half-time.
Federal Perkins Loan amounts vary (generally a maximum of $4,000 per year) and are repayable at 5 percent annual interest beginning nine months (for new students) after you cease to be enrolled at least half-time. You may have up to ten years to repay the loan.
Federal grants are awarded on the basis of financial need and do not require repayment. Federal Work-Study provides work opportunities, typically on campus, based on financial need. Pay rates vary depending upon the position.
In order to be considered eligible for federal financial aid, you must meet the following criteria:
- Be a US citizen or permanent resident of the US.
- Be a permanent resident of any state except the following: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Minnesota or Wisconsin. GGU is not authorized to offer online education to students who reside in these states. Therefore GGU is not able to offer Federal Financial Aid and / or GGU scholarships, grants or discounts to students who reside in these states. We are currently pursuing authorization to offer online courses to students residing in Minnesota.
- Have earned a high school diploma, GED or state certificate.
- Be admitted (excluding provisional admission) and matriculated in a degree program at GGU; certificate programs are ineligible.
- Be enrolled in courses with at least half-time enrollment status at GGU per trimester (minimum 15-week period); exception: Eligible undergraduate students may receive the Federal Pell Grant with less than half-time enrollment status; if repeating a course (which the student previously passed) in order to earn a better grade, the students first repeat attempt only may be included in the enrollment status calculation.
- Be registered to earn a letter grade (unless letter-grading is not an option) in each course; courses for which you have elected to be registered with the credit/no credit (pass/fail) grade option or audit status are not eligible for financial aid.
- Maintain satisfactory academic progress (SAP) as required by the Financial Aid policy. See the SAP Policy page for more information.
- Not be in default on a federal loan or owe a refund on a federal grant.
- Not simultaneously receiving financial aid at another institution.
- Males during the ages of 18 and 25 must be/have been registered with the Selective Service System and be able to provide proof of registration upon request.
All students must complete the following applications:
- Free Application for Federal Student Aid at http://www.fafsa.ed.gov
- Golden Gate University Financial Application for Summer 2017 and Fall 2017
- Golden Gate University Financial Application for Fall 2017 and Spring 2018
In order to receive federal financial aid, please note the following:
- In order for GGU to disburse federal title IV funds to your account, you must sign the loan master promissory note and complete an online entrance counseling session at www.studentloans.gov. Upon ceasing to be enrolled half-time or upon graduating, you must also complete exit counseling.
- In order for GGU to disburse a Federal Perkins loan to your account, you must sign the loan master promissory note and complete the online entrance counseling session atwww.ecsi.net/promwg/. Upon ceasing to be enrolled half-time or upon graduating, you must also complete exit counseling.
A federal or state drug conviction can disqualify a student for Federal Student Aid funds. Convictions only count against a student for aid eligibility purposes (FAFSA question 23c) if they were for an offense that occurred during a period of enrollment for which the student was receiving Federal Student Aidthey do not count if the offense was not during such a period, unless the student was denied federal benefits for drug trafficking by a federal or state judge. Also, a conviction that was reversed, set aside, or removed from the students record does not count, nor does one received when the student was a juvenile, unless the student was tried as an adult.
The chart below illustrates the period of ineligibility for FSA funds, depending on whether the conviction was for sale or possession and whether the student had previous offenses. (A conviction for sale of drugs includes convictions for conspiring to sell drugs.)
Possession of Illegal Drugs
Sale of Illegal Drugs
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|1 year from date of conviction
|2 years from date of conviction
|2nd Offense
|2 years from date of conviction
|Indefinite period
|3+ Offenses
|Indefinite period
If the student was convicted of both possessing and selling illegal drugs, and the periods of ineligibility are different, the student will be ineligible for the longer period. Golden Gate will provide each student who becomes ineligible for FSA funds due to a drug conviction a clear and conspicuous written notice of the loss of eligibility and the methods whereby the student can become eligible again.
A student regains eligibility the day after the period of ineligibility ends or when the student successfully completes a qualified drug rehabilitation program or passes two unannounced drug tests given by such a program. Further drug convictions will make the student ineligible again.
Students denied eligibility for an indefinite period can regain it after successfully completing a rehabilitation program (as described below), passing two unannounced drug tests from such a program, or if a conviction is reversed, set aside, or removed from the students record so that fewer than two convictions for sale or three convictions for possession remain on the record. In such cases, the nature and dates of the remaining convictions will determine when the student regains eligibility. It is the students responsibility to certify to Golden Gate that the student has successfully completed the rehabilitation program.
When a student regains eligibility during the award year, Golden Gate may award Pell grant and Campus-based aid for the current payment period and Direct loans for the period of enrollment.
Standards for a qualified drug rehabilitation program
A qualified drug rehabilitation program must include at least two unannounced drug tests and satisfy at least one of the following requirements:
- Be qualified to receive funds directly or indirectly from a federal, state, or local government program.
- Be qualified to receive payment directly or indirectly from a federally or state-licensed insurance company.
- Be administered or recognized by a federal, state, or local government agency or court.
- Be administered or recognized by a federally- or state-licensed hospital, health clinic, or medical doctor.
Federal Direct Loans are available in two types, subsidized and unsubsidized:
The type of Direct Loan a student is awarded is based on the FAFSA information and determined by U.S. Department of Education calculations and Cost of Attendance at the educational institution.
- Subsidized Federal Direct Loans have their interest subsidized (paid for) by the federal government while you are enrolled at least half time. For loan periods that start on or after July 1, 2012, there are no subsidized loan awards for graduate students.
- If you borrow an Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan, you are responsible for paying the accrued interest from the beginning of the loan, even during periods of enrollment.
For both loans, the federal government may deduct up to 4 percent total fees from the total amount borrowed. For example, if you borrow $5,500, you may receive only $5,280, or 96 percent of the amount borrowed. However, the full $5,500 must be repaid. Six months after you graduate or cease to be enrolled half time, you enter repayment with monthly payments of interest and principle. Interest rates on loans vary depending on when a student received the loans and whether they are subsidized or unsubsidized. Interest rates are subject to change on July 1st each year. See the 2013-2014 interest rates table for more information. The minimum monthly payment is $50 with a maximum repayment term of 10 years. The number of years of repayment may be extended depending on the amount of loan debt. You may visit the www.studentloans.gov Website to calculate what your monthly payment will be if you are able to extend the number of repayment years. Please keep in mind the longer the payment plan the more interest you will pay on your loan debt.
Federal Direct Loan Annual Borrowing Limits:*
Grade Level
Dependent Students
Independent Students
|not applicable
*The amounts shown represent the total combined eligibility for subsidized and unsubsidized Direct loans.
Federal Direct PLUS Loan (parents)
Federal PLUS loans enable parents or step-parents to borrow up to the total cost of their dependent child's education, minus any other aid he or she may receive. PLUS loans are for undergraduate student only and are not based on the family's income or assets. These loans are always unsubsidized. Interest rates are subject to change on July 1st each year. See the 2013-2014 interest rates table for more information. A separate loan application is required and credit worthiness check will be completed by the U.S. Department of Education.
Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loan or G-PLUS loan
Federal Graduate PLUS loans are for graduate students who have educational expenses in excess of the Federal Direct loans and/or other financial aid. Interest rates are subject to change on July 1st each year. See the 2013-2014 interest rates table for more information. The Cost of Attendance (COA) minus awarded financial aid equals the amount of a potential Federal Graduate PLUS loan. COA includes actual tuition plus general budgets for Books, Supplies, Room/Board, Transportation and Personal expenses. A separate loan application is required and credit worthiness check will be completed by the U.S. Department of Education.For further information contact Student Financial Planning at firstname.lastname@example.com or call 415-442-7270.
Determining Federal Direct Graduate PLUS loan amounts*
|Minus Federal Stafford Loans
|Minus GGU Scholarship
|Amount of Potential Direct Graduate PLUS Loan
*The amounts used above are for illustration only
Perkins Loan
The federal regulations permit undergraduates to be considered for $5500 per year and graduates to be considered for $8000 per year. Perkins loan is dependent on the student's need according to the FAFSA calculation, revolving institution funds from prior Perkins loans collections and other variable established by the educational institution. Loans are repayable at a 5 percent annual interest rate beginning nine months after an individual ceases to be at least a half-time student. A student may have up to ten years to repay the loan at a minimum of $40 per month, depending on the amount owed. The maximum amount that a student may borrow through the Perkins Loan program at all institutions is $27,000 for undergraduates and $60,000 for graduates (including Perkins loans as an undergraduate per Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA) August 14, 2008)
Federal Pell Grants are awarded to undergraduate students with very low family contributions (high need) and can range from $291 to $5775 per 2015-16 academic year based upon the student's financial need and enrollment status. Federal Pell Grants are the only form of aid available to students enrolled less than half time. Department of Education requires that institutions provide demographics of the full - time Pell Grant recipients. For the fall 2014 semester full-time Pell Grant recipients: 48% were female, 52% were male, 0% were Pacific Islander, 3% were Black, 21% were Hispanic, 7% were Asian, 52% were Caucasian and 17% were of unknown ethnicity.
Federal SEOG Grants
FSEOG awards are offered to undergraduate students with the greatest need, typically as a supplement to the Federal Pell Grant. Amounts may vary from school to school, based upon available funding. GGU typically offers FSEOG awards of up to $1000 per trimester, depending on enrollment status. Due to limited funds, SEOG may not be awarded to students who are receiving Cal Grants, tuition reimbursement or other types of educational benefits.
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Spider-Man is in the building! ANDREW GARFIELD went from playing the backstabbed best friend of Mark Zuckerberg in "The Social Network" to everyone's favorite teen superhero! He's here to tell Ellen about "The Amazing Spider-Man" now on DVD!
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HERSHEY, PA -- The newly formed International Association of Trampoline Parks is planning its first annual conference and trade show for Oct. 23 and 24 in Scottsdale, AZ, and is inviting industry innovators and educators to submit proposals for educational presentations at the inaugural event. The first IATP convention is expected to attract decision-makers from the fast-growing public trampoline court segment of the entertainment industry.
IATP executive vice-president Tracy Sarris
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Proposals should be submitted by Friday, Sept. 6. This can be done online by visiting the IATP website by clicking here to get a contact form. They also may email Sarris at email@example.com, or call her at (717) 533-1945.
The inaugural educational program planners are eager to hear from speakers knowledgeable about the topic and willing to share interesting, exciting ideas and techniques. Each presenter will receive a free badge for the two-day conference and an invitation to the first annual industry dinner. Presenters will also be offered tables at the trade show.
IATP was organized by trampoline park pioneers who have devoted two years to help with the development of trampoline safety standards by ASTM International (formerly the American Society for Testing and Materials). The founders' initial objective is to engage state and federal regulators in order to influence effective policies promoting the operation of safe, successful trampoline courts.
The 1st Annual IATP Conference is set for the DoubleTree Resort Paradise Valley in Scottsdale. The group's headquarters mailing address is International Association of Trampoline Parks, P.O. Box 594, Hershey, PA 17033.


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Israeli raids have hit three military sites outside Damascus, the second such reported attack in 48 hours, prompting a flurry of warnings from the international community.
The raids on Sunday reportedly targeted weapons bound for Lebanese group Hezbollah and raised new concerns that the conflict could spill over.
Heavy explosions rocked the area around Mount Qassioun in the early hours of Sunday and amateur videos posted online show huge orange fireballs ballooning into the night sky after the attack, believed to have targeted the Jamraya Military Centre.
Syrian state television reported: ''The new Israeli attack is an attempt to raise the morale of the terrorist groups which have been reeling from strikes by our noble army.''
US wasn't warned before Israeli strike: official
Israeli, Palestinian leaders visit China
The international community scrambled to respond. UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon expressed ''grave concern'', his spokesman Martin Nesirky said.
''The secretary general calls on all sides to exercise maximum calm and restraint, and to act with a sense of responsibility to prevent an escalation of what is already a devastating and highly dangerous conflict,'' Mr Nesirky said.
Egypt condemned the strikes as a ''violation'' of international law and the Cairo-based Arab League demanded UN Security Council intervention to stop such Israeli attacks.
Iran's Defence Minister General Ahmad Vahidi said ''the assault, which was carried out with the US green light, unveils the links between the terrorist mercenaries and their masters of the Zionist regime.''
Britain warned of the ''increasing danger to the peace of that entire region from the Syria crisis just getting worse and worse.''
Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meanwhile, delivered his harshest attack yet against President Bashar al-Assad, calling him a ''butcher'' and warning that he will ''receive his judgment in this world'' for the deaths of thousands of Syrians.
''If God permits, we will see this butcher, this murderer receive his judgement in this world... and we will praise (God) for it,'' Erdogan said after the Israeli strikes.
As criticism mounts over US President Barack Obama's muted response to the Syrian crisis, key defence commentators inside Israel said its attempt to deter the transport of ''game-changing'' weapons from Syria to Lebanon risked failure.
Alex Fishman, defence commentator for the daily Yedioth Ahronoth, wrote: ''Preventing the convoy of weapons from leaving Syria for Hezbollah is beginning to look a lot like the ritual of the targeted killing operations in Gaza: real time intelligence, a swift closure of the circle of fire, destruction. Until the next convoy …
''That is going to force Israel into a Sisyphean ritual of staging attacks in Syria, which will go hand in hand with taking the risk that this conflict could spiral out of control, and that one of these operations could result in a regional conflagration.''
His concerns were echoed by Maariv's military affairs correspondent, Amir Rapaport, who warned it was ''by no means self-evident that the summer of 2013 will conclude without a war''.
The New York Times reported Israel's first attack, early on Friday, targeted a shipment of short-range, ground-to-air missiles that were bound for Hezbollah. Syria denied the attack had occurred.
In late January, an Israeli air strike targeted a suspected SA-17 anti-aircraft missile shipment intended for Hezbollah near the Jamraya centre. Both missile systems are viewed by Israel as potentially ''game-changing'' weapons that could significantly threaten Israel's security should they reach Hezbollah in Lebanon.
The missiles have a range of more than 200 kilometres and could bear chemical agents.
Jonathan Spyer, a senior research fellow at the Interdisciplinary Centre in Herzliya, warned that further attacks inside Syria could provoke a reaction from Hezbollah.
The attacks coincided with reports of a terrifying campaign of sectarian violence and massacres in the Syrian coastal town of Baniyas and the Sunni village of al-Bayda. There are fears that hundreds have been killed in the three-day assault by forces loyal to President Bashar al-Assad. Online videos show dozens of bodies, many shot in the head.
''After al-Bayda village massacre, where at least 51 civilians [were] slaughtered by knives or shot to death by Syrian Government's armed forces … we documented 160 civilians killed in Ras al-Nabaa district in Banias, including 26 children and 22 women, slaughtered and burned,'' the Syrian Network for Human Rights said. Hundreds of families have fled the area, opposition activists say.
Mr Obama would not comment on the reported strikes against Syria. ''I'll let the Israeli government confirm or deny whatever strikes that they've taken,'' he told a Spanish-language network.
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The 'r' of the Japanese language (technically a lateral apical postalveolar flap), is of particular interest, sounding to most English speakers to be something between an 'l' and a retroflex 'r' depending on its position in a word.Now, I dare you to say -- out loud -- "lateral apical postalveolar flap" with a lateral apical postalveolar flap. In other words, say that phrase the way a Japanese person would. The 'l' and 'r' are pronounced identically. With 'l' don't stop your tongue against your teeth as you normally do; and on the 'r' your tongue should be more forward of the soft palate than normal. There's some irony that if you form your 'r' and 'l' with this lateral apical postalveoloar flap, then you can't actually pronounce 'lateral apical postalveoloar flap.'
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WATCH: Beyonce's Super Bowl halftime rehearsal
Listen to Beyonce on iHeartRadio
What can we learn from this video Beyonce just posted of her Super Bowl halftime performance? A few things:
—This is going to be a huge, full-blown production, of course. Look at all those backup dancers!
—The thing is scored to "Countdown," which, yes, it's called "Countdown to Touchdown" so that makes sense. But could we be getting "Countdown" during the performance too? (Early reports were vague on which Bey solo tracks would be included.) We hope so, everybody loves "Countdown."
—"Single Ladies" is almost definitely included, though; not only is it one of Beyonce's biggest hits, but the preview also shows a snippet of backup dancers practicing that famous shimmy in some familiar black leotards.
—If you search and search, and you might find that you cannot spot a single male backup dancer. (The only men seen are choreographers.) A sign that "Girls" will run the show?
Are there any other clues you can spot? Let us know!
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Hello all
First post here and I need some help
Here are some issues that I am having and I am hoping that you guys will be able to help me with them. Since most of the tournaments in my neck of the woods are ASA sanctioned I have made the decision to set my bow up in accordance to their rules.
I am shooting a 2011 MR 7 60-70 pound limbs 29" DL. I have backed the limbs off 3.5 turns, my arrows are way to light so I am going to have to bump the weight on them.
My issues, first off I can't hold the bow steady at the lighter poundage for some reason. I have adjusted my stabs in/out, up/down. Shifted the weights around to no avail. At this point I think I am going to change the draw length mods down .5 of an inch to see if that helps. I have a set of 28" mods but they feel to short. Do you guys think the steadiness issue could be caused by the DL being a little long?
Next is arrows, right now I am shooting Ultra Lite Pro 22 Gold Tips and I love that arrow. I just don't see a reason to stick with it as it is so light I am going to have to add weight, why not go with a heavier arrow to begin with. Thoughts on this would be appreciated.
Lastly, should I think about the 65% let off modules as well, it seems I shoot better with some force on the string, but I won't really be able to tell anything until I get the DL correct.
If some of you wouldn't mind posting the specs on your complete ASA 3D set ups (right down to the strings you use) that would be great.....Blake
Well first of all I would like to welcome you to this forum. I will add my opinion on you're setup. If you were comfy with pulling that much weight and can shoot it good then I would suggest giving the gold tip xxx arrows a try. They will be plenty heavy enough at a 28" arrow with a 100 grain tip they should weigh in the mid 400 grain range and that will be enough to get the speed where you need it and have the advantage of a fat line cutting shaft. Hope this helps
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I think that your will have to have atleast a 140 tip and add a few string leeches to your string and then maybe it will be close to 280. On another note, I heard that they might have a new class next year. The OUTLAW class, run what u brung. no speed limit.Hoyt Maxxis 31,QAD HD ,G5 ME sight ,Vibracheck stabilizer
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The outlaw class sounds like fun, I am close to 280 now since I changed out the cams and dropped poundage again. Also have some screw in weights coming for my UL Pro 22's so that will help as well.......Blake
We're IBO around here however I think the speed limit is a rule that the ASA needs to nuke into orbit.Bear Grizzly, Beman Centershot/Steelforce , Legacy Quiver
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Well new development. Took my mr7 and helium to a little shop down the road and had them check the poundage. On both my bows the poundage wasn't't what it should have been. The helium maxed out was at 64 pounds and the mr7 backed off 4 turns was at 56 pounds. Both are 70 pound limbs, what would cause this. Talked to my bow guy and he said bring the helium by and he would fix it, but he said that was normal for monsters. Does that sound right to you guys? Any Way I am going to have them adjusted and might be needing some new strings.......blake


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Although the Microsoft / Nokia deal is still far from being completed, there may be a sign of what the purchase can mean for future Lumia phones. The International Business Times has posted a somewhat dubious example of this in citing a recent full-page advert appearing in a major newspaper.
The ad from the Telegraph, appearing on September 13, is a simple announcement from Microsoft on the planned Nokia purchase. The headline "The Microsoft family will be getting bigger. And smarter." refers to Nokia's smart devices and is a standard corporate statement. Companies often make big announcements like this through full page ads and there is nothing extraordinary about it.


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On Language
VispoBy Nicole Rudick
The Paris Review's interviews have long featured single manuscript pages from among the subjects' writings. They are meant to show the author at work, his or her method of self-editing, of revision—an illustrative supplement to the process described at length in the conversations. To me, though, they always exist first as instances of visual artistry. The particularities of each writer's markings are immediately perceptible: the way Margaret Atwood's handwritten lines appear impatient and vital in contrast with the prim logos of the SAS Hotel stationery on which she penned a poem; the way Yves Bonnefoy's long, spidery insertion lines give physicality to the pallid rows of words; the way David McCullough's xed-out typewritten phrases become so many tiny, busy intersections. In the same way, I've always found the looping inscriptions of Cy Twombly's "blackboard" paintings, in particular Cold Stream, to be a kind of magic—the secret scribblings, writ large, of a mind at work. (It's no coincidence that Twombly worked as a cryptographer in the army.)
I'm struck by the frequency, in Paris Review interviews, with which authors describe writing as being a visual activity. John Edgar Wideman imagines his drafts as "palimpsests." Don DeLillo finds that "the words typed on the white page have a sculptural quality … They match up not just through meaning but through sound and look." Read More


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Java FSM on Erlang FSM Model
We were recently faced with the problem of implementing a Finite State Machine (FSM) in java. We have previously worked a lot with FSM's in Erlang and liked the way it works. In this article I describe a simple, but very flexible Java FSM modeled on the gen_fsm in Erlang.
So what is an FSM? (Definition from wikipedia)
A finite state machine (FSM) or finite automaton is a model of behaviour composed of states, transitions and actions. A state stores information about the past, i.e. it reflects the input changes from the system start to the present moment. A transition indicates a state change and is described by a condition that would need to be fulfilled to enable the transition. An action is a description of an activity that is to be performed at a given moment.
|Entry action
|execute the action when entering the state
|Exit action
|execute the action when exiting the state
|Input action
|execute the action dependant on input conditions
|Transition action
|execute the action when performing certain transition
Let us now define a simple FSM for an Elevator Door. It can be represented by the following diagram:
This state machine has four states:
- The doors are Closed
- The doors are Opening
- The doors are Open
- The doors are Closing
- The blue boxes indicate the events that triggers a state change
We start by defining a new FSM, called Elevator
public class ElevatorDoor extends FSM {...}
and then we declare the four states:
public static State CLOSED_STATE = new ClosedState(0); public static State OPENING_STATE = new OpeningState(0); public static State OPEN_STATE = new OpenState(10000); public static State CLOSING_STATE = new ClosingState(0);
It is obvious that we have a timeout of 10s in the Open state. This is meant to allow the door to automatically close after 10s.
Each of the State objects is a simple java class based on the following template:
package javafsm.elevator.states; import javafsm.fsm.State; public class OpeningState extends State{ public OpeningState(int aTimeout) { super(aTimeout); } }
We need to declare public methods for each of the events:
public void closeButtonPressed() throws FSMHandlerException { try { processEvent(new CloseButtonEvent()); } catch (FSMNoHandlerForCurrentStateException e) { } } public void openButtonPressed() throws FSMHandlerException { try { processEvent(new OpenButtonEvent()); } catch (FSMNoHandlerForCurrentStateException e) { } } public void arrivedAtFloor() throws FSMHandlerException { try { processEvent(new ArrivedAtFloorEvent()); } catch (FSMNoHandlerForCurrentStateException e) { } } public void doorIsFullyOpen() throws FSMHandlerException { try { processEvent(new DoorIsFullyOpenEvent()); } catch (FSMNoHandlerForCurrentStateException e) { } }
public void doorIsCompletelyClosed() throws FSMHandlerException { try { processEvent(new DoorIsCompletelyClosedEvent()); } catch (FSMNoHandlerForCurrentStateException e) { } }
You will surely have noticed that I left the exception handler for the FSMNoHandlerForCurrentStateException empty for all the above events. The reason is that this exception will only occur if there is no event handler available for the applicable event in a certain state. In this case, it is not important and simply means that we are not interested in the event in the specific state. In other FSM's the exception might mean that we have a design flaw.
Note that we create a certain event object and then call the FSM's processEvent method to submit the event into the FSM.
There is now only two tasks left to do:
- Write code for each event handler and
- Write the state transition functions
A typical event handler will look like this:
/** * This handler is triggered when the door is closing and it is * detected that the door is obstructed */ public State handleEvent(ClosingState aState, DoorObstructedEvent aEvent) { return OPENING_STATE; }
The event handler contains the state for which it is defined (ClosingState) and the event (DoorObstructedEvent). The return type is an instance of the next state to enter.
I leave it as an exercise to write the rest of the event handlers.
Now, the transition functions is where the work of the state machine is performed:
public void enterState(ClosedState aState) { stopMotors(); } public void enterState(OpeningState aState) { openDoors(); } public void enterState(OpenState aState) { stopMotors(); } public void enterState(ClosingState aState) { closeDoors();
} It is also possible to schedule periodic events for the FSM. You must then define an event handler for the PeriodicEvent object.