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West Jordan » The next Bobby Fischer is living on a quiet street in West Jordan, says Damian Nash, a U.S. Chess Federation senior tournament director.
Utah's own chess phenom is Kayden Troff, and in many ways, he's a normal 11-year-old boy. He loves to swim, go sledding and play video games.
He's also the No. 1 rated chess player in the world among players born in 1998, according to the World Chess Federation, a gold medal winner at the 2009 North American Youth Championship and a member of the 2010 All-America Team.
Kayden's latest accomplishment is his biggest yet. In November, the West Jordan boy achieved the rank of national master, a lifelong title. He's one of two National Masters living in Utah, and one of about 1,500 in the U.S., Nash said.
"Just to give you an idea, Bobby Fischer didn't make National Master until he was 13," said Kim Troff, Kayden's mother. "It never ceases to amaze me. In Germany, they're talking about him, and in Australia, they're talking about him. It's just absolutely amazing. They're talking about him as the next U.S. superstar."
Kayden's story brings to mind that of Josh Waitzkin, a chess prodigy and the subject of the movie, "Searching for Bobby Fischer."
Just like Waitzkin, Kayden, who is home-schooled, began playing chess after watching others play. As a toddler, Kayden sat silently on his father's lap watching him play with Jeremy and Zachary, Kayden's older brothers, who are also accomplished chess players.
"When he had just barely turned 3 years old, he announced to Dad [Dan Troff] he was ready to play," wrote Kim Troff on Kayden's Web site, Kaydentroff.blogspot.com. "Dad thought that he would be a good sport and humor 'the baby.' So, he set up the board and had Kayden give it a try. The whole family was amazed that Kayden knew how all the pieces moved and he knew how to attack with them without ever being taught."
An almost identical scene plays out between Waitzkin and his father in "Searching for Bobby Fischer."
"Here's the deal," Nash said. "Kayden is a better player at 11 than Josh was at 14."
Nash calls Kayden "Utah's Mozart of chess." Nash, one of the strongest players in the state, says he couldn't beat Kayden on a good day. The sixth-grader, Nash said, is the best player in the state and has remarkable potential.
Nash said if Kayden can become a grandmaster by age 13, he'll be on track to be a world champion. If he reaches that lofty rank by age 15 or 16, he'll have the potential to be the U.S. champion.
"It makes me wonder if he has alien DNA or something," Nash said. "He really seems like a superhuman in what his brain is capable of. ... He's seen as one of the great hopes for the future."
When asked to put into words what he likes about chess, Kayden responded simply: "It's fun."
His favorite part about chess, he said with a wicked smile, is "the winning."
Kayden, the fifth of sixth children, practices about eight hours a day and takes lessons two or three times a week from a grandmaster in Serbia, using Skype. He plays against the world's top players via the Internet Chess Club.
Kayden, the son of a banker and stay-at-home mom, hopes to become a grandmaster by "no later than 15," Kim Troff said. She said the family is looking for sponsors to help pay for travel costs and lessons.
"In a lot of ways, he is very normal," she said. "He teases his sister; he hangs out with his friends. And in a lot of ways, he's very not normal. How many 11-year-olds do you know that sit for six hours at a chess game and enjoy it and want to be there?"
This year, Kayden will participate in tournaments in Brazil and Greece. He travels to tournaments outside Utah about once a month. It's the only way to play against top competition and keep his ranking on the rise.
Utah, Nash said, isn't known for chess, which makes Kayden's accomplishments all the more astounding. Chess prodigies typically come from places like New York, California, Texas, Arizona and spots with strong chess scenes, he said.
"My secret hope is he'll put his mind toward curing cancer," Nash said.


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This nursery is so high-quality it draws landscapers from as far away as West Palm Beach and attracts celebrities like Dan Marino. But we find it the best place to unwind -- without any chemical assistance. Stroll through row upon row of hundreds of different flowers, from yellow dandelionlike Euryops to satiny magenta New Guinea impatiens. Then listen while the wind plays a symphony on dozens of chimes and water gently trickles down numerous stone waterfalls, all of which are for sale. The nursery, set on 21 acres, scours Homestead farms and plant shows for unique sprouts and orders from Costa Rica and Puerto Rico. The vegetation it can't find, well, employees concoct themselves: The nursery is awaiting a patent on a leafy plant with a white-and-pink bloom that resembles exploding fireworks (called the Brandon I, after the owner's son) There are also hand-painted clay pots, artistic metal flamingo figurines, 25-foot palm trees, sundials, and wrought iron benches engraved with roses.
Yes, there are the mandatory lavender incense, dancin' bears, black lights, and tie-dye. But there's also a humidifier housing Dominican and Honduran cigars and a mean music selection of bluegrass and jazz greats like Charlie Parker and Billie Holiday. Acoustic guitars, painted wooden flutes, ukuleles, and even a mountain dulcimer offer further testimony to owner Bob Kovner's love of melody. Kovner, who's been in the smoke-shop biz for 18 years, also role-plays as house artisan with an on-the-premises studio, where he crafts sculpture from Lucite, glass, and gemstones. He's so handy that, after leasing the space, he bought a full-size school bus and chopped the front end off by himself. Now its psychedelic façade (think smiling suns and mushrooms) sits center stage, an Uncle Sam-hatted skeleton grinning from a seat. Pipes behind the counter; munchies like sourballs and Skittles toward the back. Chimes, kites, sundresses, harmony candles. A strange trip, indeed.
You want to have sex, but you drive a Corolla. And you know that driving a Corolla means it will be difficult, if not impossible, to find someone to have sex with. You need a car that says: "Not only have I made it, but I've squandered a good deal of it on this car, which makes me a very sexually attractive person, don't you think?" What to do? Scrape together a week's wages or so and take it to Unique Auto Rentals. There you will find approximately 35 very sexy cars for your renting pleasure. Unique can put you in a Ferrari 355 Spider for about $1000 a day. Or, if you don't need that much sex, you could rent a Porsche 996 Cabrio for about $400 a day, or a Plymouth Prowler for a little more than $300. The rest is up to you, tiger.
When it comes to styling, most dog owners think in terms of one of those God-awful poodle clips. But real dog obsessives know there is couture for K-9s. This house offers custom-designed pet outfits made by a local woman from all kinds of fabric. You can almost hear the voice-over as the fashion show begins: "Fifi is most charming this season in her wind-and-rain gear that keeps her coat dry and, well, smelling right. The fabric is waterproof, of course, and comes in a wide array of attractive colors. And when spring rains fall, her sleek little hood snaps on. And here comes Millie, rugged and ready for anything in a purple fleece jacket that slips on and off easily with Velcro ." Everyone knows to accessorize with collars, but how about that added touch: "Timmy Holedigger" pet cologne. There's even an oral hygiene product called Oxyfresh if your model is stepping out after a day on the runway. Is she jetting off to Paris for a show? Then you can get transporters and carriers here, along with diet treats so she can maintain that model figure.
Hello. This is Spotty the dog weighing in on my favorite animal hospital. Paws down that would be Simmons Veterinary Clinic. First of all, they don't make me wait with annoying cats -- dogs get our own waiting room. A vet is on site 24 hours a day, so if I get hit by a car in the middle of the night, my owner can take me to Simmons for immediate treatment and reassurance. They do everything there, from implanting a computer identification chip under my skin to surgery to x-rays to cleaning my teeth. (OK, I confess, I sometimes get doggy breath.) My owner is even enrolling me in puppy socialization classes, where I will learn how to sit, stay, jump, and, um, refrain from accidents. ( I just get so excited!) I don't even mind if my owner leaves me overnight, because this place offers an indoor dog run, a three-acre outdoor exercise area, and online computer visits with my owner. The poor guy can't handle being away from me for a second.
The thing that sets Super Toys apart is that it's one of the few places that doesn't sell Sega Dreamcast or Sony Playstation. You're more likely to find toys that serve some kind of creative or educational purpose, like the popular Odyssey talking globe. Here's how it works: Select a category (such as national anthem or capital city of a country), then place the pointer on any spot on the globe, and the globe "tells" you the answer in a loud voice. Super Toys is also one of the few places where wood is good, as seen in the Swedish Brio and the Thomas the Tank Engine brands. For the bone collector in your young'un, there's the Dueling Dino Dig Archaeological Kit, where you can "Dig 'Em Up, and Assemble 'Em." If your kid's into arts and crafts, the Fortune Kooky Power Bead Kit can help Junior cleanse his aura and achieve spiritual awakening at home. In addition to toys, there are books such as the Homework Helpers series and edible treats like Puzzle-Os potato chips. In general Super Toys shies away from mass-market merchandise. Thank goodness there's not a Barney doll in sight. Then, you ask, what's the deal with the Pokémon stuff behind the register? Well, if one of their regulars repeatedly requests a certain item, it'll be there. Attention to customer service (no matter how painful), along with free gift-wrapping, is what keeps the well-heeled toy shoppers of western Broward County coming back.

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Miley Cyrus and Future have debuted their new collaboration "Real and True."
The track, which is off Future's upcoming album Honest, also features British singer Mr Hudson.
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If your storm door drags on the threshold or lets in blowing snow, take a look at the lower edge. Most metal storm doors have an adjustable sweep that can slide up or down. Just loosen the screws on the inside of the door, raise or lower the sweep, and then tighten the screws. If the sweep is stuck, open the door, grab the underside with both hands and pull up as if you were trying to lift the door. That will break the sweep free. Making the adjustment is easiest on a sunny day: Position the sweep so that its rubber strip presses against the threshold just enough to block out sunlight. If the rubber gasket under the sweep is damaged and won't provide a good seal, you may be able to order a new sweep. Look for the manufacturer's nameplate (usually on the hinge side of the metal frame). Then search for the manufacturer's contact information online. Some major manufacturers have online order forms.


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You didn't set the password
This is a test appliance for GNOME 3.0 : . It uses GNOME 3.0 packages on top of openSUSE 11.4.
there is one predefined user "tux" with password "linux" (same password for root).
You can keep this image updated by running "zypper up" as root, in a terminal
Please note SUSE Studio "Testdrive" feature will not work with this image (which requires openGL), only classic GNOME interface will be visible under TestDrive, not GNOME-Shell.
Chances are high GNOMEShell will not work in virtualized environments (VMWare / Virtualbox) ; if you want to test or install GNOME3 on a real system , please use Live image from http://www.gnome.org/getting-gnome/ .
Starting with VirtualBox 4.0.8, GNOME Shell should work properly (you need appliance release 1.3.0 minimum). Any issue with VirtualBox should be reported on http://virtualbox.org/
To install live image, add liveinstall parameter as boot parameter in boot menu.
Downloads are no longer available for this appliance, as it is based on an OS version that we no longer support.
You can clone the appliance, then upgrade and build with a current OS version.
Release notes
build against GNOME 3.0.2
Build configuration updated
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Everyone's comments
desktop environment that one is fairly mild though in terms of the library is a bit tricky compared to KDE
soi gnome
There is no option to download on your website.
EFI Shell????
Hey man Gnome Iz realy cool but i realy need an expert ans at these if you use it properl you will findout that if you attach any new harware it do not attach with the computer like pendrive DVD etc any suggestion
Check out Wyvern: http://susestudio.com/a/KMPtDV/wyvern—2
Hi guys. check out my new OS, called Zandu 8. find it here: http://susestudio.com/a/h0bgAD/zandu-os-8
KDE Sucks So Bad!!!
How do you remove all of the opensuse branding?
Sorry, I meant The login part. On this distro, it says linux.site, instead of opensuse 11.4. How do you change that?
he removes the opensuse branding from the software list
Can you give me the name of the package that removes opensuse branding?
Its Gud 9/10
Its Alright 8/10
better then kde though well done
KDE is way better then Gnome!
is ok not that good loool
This is an excellent release! – You can earn alot of money from this os! – Once the Live installer is working properly you should sell it on CD's and get money for it! Excellent OS!
can install this onto a hdd without vm
the gnome 3 dosent work why not gnome 2.0 ?
What is teh password for the os here. thanks i hae tryed to run it but no password
no password
i try to install it but it says that my graphics diver isn't capable, even though it's a graphics card supported and can play Quacke 3 at 67fps!
Is this GNOME 3.2?
No its not.
Heyy PLZz REpLY ! where is install/remove software ?? or what should i remove n add to get that ?
I have 2 question about this release..
I can't install it on a hard drive. I don't find the "live install" program. Where is it?
And at the session selection we can use Gnome, IceWM and TWM but TWM doesn't work. Which package I need to uninstall to don't see TWM at the first boot of the appliance?
Thank's a lot
you can't uninstall twm (it is required by live install)
for live install, try typing "live install" in gnome shell "search" field or type "liveinstall" on the boot prompt.
:) Going to Make Edits to This and Call It Youtube OS and iLove it! I said "I love it" Apple Style! :)Lol
If i use this version i have only fallback mode, if i use the version from gnome.org i can use gnome-shell.
What is the difference?
no difference..
Could you make a version of this that's barebone? Just GNOME3 and Suse.
Well, clone it and remove applications you don't like ;)
I Am Cloning This Because my OS B-D OS 11BD480e
I cloned the appliance in order to make my own, well customized version, but I have 2 main problems, the internet doesn't work, and even running of the live cd on my machine, the desktop breaks and go in fallback mode.
Any kind of help would be very appreciated!
I don't have the network problem but I also have the fallback mode…
Anyone knows if is possible to clone the appliance???
Would you mind telling me what you did to get the network working? :D
I didn't do nothing special… It simply works for me … Sorry!
And something really strange! I test the cloned appliance in other computer and the full gnome shell works! (??)
In my computer: Original G3 works, Cloned not works (fallback mode)
In wife laptop: Both work well
I don't understand nothing!!
possibly to do with your bios setting which cannot detect a abnormal o.s
it cant run most suse studio operating systems but can run red hat, some suse sudio o.s, kde 4, gnome (normal), and others but not ones with select ids such as your own one. (this is for the fallback problem)
for the network problem another package is proably conflicting. remove all included drivers from the o.s and test one by one
The reason the network doesn't work, you see, is under Technical details/Basic Settings/Network, it says "network_manager," not DHCP. If you do clone the appliance, which you can do if you are signed in by clicking "Clone appliance" right under the version number (at the top), you might want to change the setting to DHCP.
can i clone my appliance and publish it ?? pls reply , m askin u ! + if u want i'll giv a credit In the title itself , Federic Crozat ! i mean wen i make d trailer in d utube !! m askin u coz dis will b like a illegal job wen i dont ask your permission !
Is this supposed to rival Gnome Reloaded?
I hope it is. I'm tired of that guy being up front for so long.
The "GNOME 3" pattern needs to be changed. It doesn't include everything. It won't work if I put it in my OS. Please fix this problem if you can.
there is no such pattern
How did you make those folders for each file? Like "Videos, Music,Pictures"
I don't understand your question. Could you elaborate ?
Like when you goto someones Home Folder, and within it, they have folders for their Music, Videos and Photos Downloads and Documents, I was wondering how you could make all those folders (Music, Videos and Photos Downloads and Documents) with some kind of automated command or package.
This is handled by xdg-user-dics and xdg-user-dirs-gtk packages
this might sound like a dumb question…but how do i change this version to 64bit
use the live images provided at the url given in the summary
The live version runs well on my netbook on usb stick thanks to suse studio imagewriter but installation is a problem: windows are larger than the screen and no way to navigate thru them or resize.
Only solution is to plug a bigger external screen for install (not yet tried)
first, you should use live image from the url given in the summary.
Then, start the install process by adding liveinstall parameter on boot menu, this should fix your issue.
So What? can anyone fix this problem?
which problem ?
Hasn't gnome 3 gone final have you updated it for that?
latest release version of the appliance is using GNOME 3 final release
I love it ;-)
i was download and try this application. working properly. thanks umroh desember | biaya umroh desember | Thoriquljannnahtour
i know it has gnome 3 i have seen this distro running but does it gnome shell
please rephrase your question
does this thing have gnome shell whenever I run testdrive it say gnome 3 failed to load yet it looks much different from gnome 2.and please comment on this music(http://www.supermariolegacy.com/Wii/SuperMarioGalaxy/SoundtrackGold/16FloaterLand.mp3)
as explained in the summary, you can't have gnome shell using testdrive.
I'd like to say thanks to the author, even with all the bugs, I know how hard it all is. if there's anything I can help with let me know.
I've been trying to find a way of using GNOME 3. This is great! Nice job!
After I clone the appliance, it doesn't even give me a working build, I get an error right after I clone.
Pattern gnome requires pattern:gnome_basis, which is not available
I add the pattern, and it just gives me more errors, and more packages and patterns that I have to add, so how is this appliance working? And is there a fix for any of this?
Hey, I got the same thing too! Please help!
Clone an older version, like 0.0.7
It has a ton of bugs once you install it on a HDD, but on a flash drive or live cd it's fine, although a bit sluggish.
Don't use the appliance for installing on a system, use live cd from http://gnome3.org/tryit.html
This is due to switch to NetworkManager 0.9
I'll try to fix that with next appliance release
Well, this just doesn't work. I tried with both with the latest Vmware player, and Virtualbox 4.0.4, and there are multiple problems. On VMware everything is super-slow, and when trying to install the linux vmware-tools, the Installation executable can't find GCC, so it bails out. On VBox, it complaints that I need to change to 32bit color in order to get some acceleration, but there's no way to do this from either Gnome3 or Gnome2 screen dialogs (they offer no color depth option anymore?). 3D accel is enabled on Vbox's settings with 64 MB of VRAM, but not 2D accel (it says 2D is only supported on Windows).
Then, there's the actual usage problem after you have managed to login in fallback mode on gnome3, and everything's very slow: when I click to open an app on gnome3, all I get is a desktop that has the bar on the top, but there's no window displaying. The first time an app/desktop is loaded, I get a completely garbled look of an app. But on a subsequent boot, no app is loaded probably: everything is black apart from the bar on the top. This happens on both vbox and vmware, so I'm guessing it's gnome's bug.
I like the idea of testing gnome3 on these virtualization apps, but over here they just don't work properly.
Complain to virtualbox or VMWare. We are not responsible for them not supporting GNOME Shell.
Nice work. I know there is a cd image already in the opensuse repositroies but could you please add the cd
with cloning here for downloading.
this is not possible, since the configuration between CD and studio appliance is slighly different and not stored in suse studio (and CD image is automatically available on all openSUSE mirrors) .
Hmm I an't get it to run under Ubuntu 10.10 with Virtualbox Virtualbox ose 3.2.8 with an AMD 64 X2 CPU.
During half the boot the window just closes.
Any idea what could be missing?
Virtualbox doesn't like gnome-shell very much. Try with virtualbox 4.0 but I'm not sure it will work
Can you add an ISO image for CD/DVD, please? ;)
It will be available with next release
Can you enable cloning? And can I base an Appliance off of this if you do? I would like to try gnome shell 3 out.
I've disabled cloning on purpose until the image is stabilized a little.
Please report any missing stuff or feature and I'll update the image.
Thanks you.


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I have a client that was a photo gallery setup that is friendly to all major browsers including people surfing his site using cell phones... and it should be easy for visitors to navigate.
And, I'd like for it to be easy to add more pic later since he is going to occasionally be sending new pics to be added to his gallery.
Any suggestions??? Hopefully something either free, or at least low cost?
There are tons of free scripts that do this, but each is different, so you need to specify how you want it to work. Or just google "jquery gallery" or "jquery slideshow" etc. to get a ton of options.
Well, I'm not sure how I want it to work... I just wanted it to be simple for website visitors to navigate, easy to install, and easy to add pic to as needed.
I know I don't want flash since this may or may not work for some browsers depending on whether they have flash updated and have plugins updated, etc.
I was kinda hoping for something that could be displayed in a standard html webpage with buttons to take visitors forward or backward ... maybe it could be automated with the option of turning off auto scrolling.
Thought I'd ask here first since alot of web guys have favorite scripts for stuff like this so I'd at least be getting a recommendation rather than searching and having to just experiment with alot of stuff.
My favorite at the moment is bxSlider, which has a ton of options, is easy to use, install, works with swipe on mobiles etc.
Other galleries can behave quite differently, such as when you click on a thumbnail the image appears over the top of the page in a lightbox. So there are may variations.
I like it, thanks. It seems to be just what I need.
But, is there any way to not have to obtain the jQuery library without having to link direct from Google?
I'd rather not have anything linked to Google...
Certainly. You can grab the jQuery library code from the jQuery site here: http://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.10.1.min.js
Just copy all of that, paste it into a js file on your site, and link to that. E.g.
<script src="/js/jquery.js"></script>
There's a fair bit of debate about whether it's better to host jQuery yourself or use Google's version, but I heard a discussion recently that indicated the tide is turning back towards self hosting.
There's a fair bit of debate about whether it's better to host jQuery yourself or use Google's version
OK... so, why would anyone want to link to the google file?
The idea is that, if many sites use the Google version, a lot of visitors will have that code already cached in their browser and thus won't have to download it from every site they visit. Google's pages also serve up very quickly, in general, meaning faster page loads across the web.
In reality, though, there are lots of versions of jQuery on Google, so the likelihood of users having each version cached is reduced. There was a bunch of other reasons in the discussion I heard for moving away from the Google version, but I can't remember them now.
Boy, I see alot of webpages getting hung up waiting for their google analytics script to load so I don't think all google stuff loads quickly.
Yeah, I wouldn't think it'd be that big of a deal since most people are on high speed now.


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Sandy • Javier Morales drove the ball right into the wall of green jerseys, and somehow it made its way to the right corner of the 6-yard box and the foot of Kyle Beckerman.
The Real Salt Lake captain's terrific goal in the 41st minute of Saturday's game at Rio Tinto Stadium gave RSL a lead over the Seattle Sounders and, eventually, a win that moved the team to the top of the table.
That's right. Halfway through the season, a few short months after trading away three all-star caliber players, RSL is in first.
And it's a position that hardly surprises Beckerman.
"I think the foundation has been there," the midfielder said after a 2-0 win over Seattle, and RSL's sixth victory in its last eight games. "We just continue to try to build off that foundation. Whether you bring in new players, young players, old players, guys see what we've done the past couple years and they want to buy into what we've got going on."
One of those young players, 19-year-old center back Carlos Salcedo, made the fourth start of his MLS career and helped keep a dangerous Seattle trio of Obafemi Martins, Eddie Johnson and Lamar Neagle quiet.
Seattle came into the match as the hottest team in Major League Soccer, but RSL cooled the Sounders. Seattle didn't even register a shot until the 74th minute, and mustered only one more after that.
"We didn't let them get in behind us, which is where they're most dangerous," said defender Nat Borchers, who saw a goal taken away from him on an offside call in the second half.
The shutout was a deserved reward for a defense Kreis said has made significant progress this season, despite injuries on the back line.
"A month ago I told you we were giving away too many clear-cut chances," he said. "Even though we weren't getting scored on a bunch, I felt like we were living on the edge and living on a lot of Rimando fantastic saves."
While the back line clamped down, Beckerman said the team's offensive breakthrough over the past two months has been good for the defense.
With Seattle midfielder Osvaldo Alonso on the field Saturday, RSL found plenty of room to work.
While Seattle's offense sputtered, Salt Lake took 17 shots and made Sounders goalkeeper Michael Gspurning save four of them.
After coming out of the locker room, RSL wasted little time providing the dagger.
Robbie Findley took a pass from Morales and launched it at Gspurning, who saved it. But the rebound found its way back to Findley, courtesy of Alvaro Saborio, and Findley buried his second effort to double RSL's score.
The goal sealed the win and RSL's hold on first place.
Kreis, however, won't take much from that.
"Realistically, I looked at us being a team that was going to be learning the whole season, a team that was going to be hopefully improving the whole season, and have been fairly unconcerned with our placement in the standings," he said.
"Just because we're first now, I'm not going to start concerning myself and being happy about that."
Twitter: @aaronfalk
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Pickford was 21 at the time, but since Jovovich was only 16, her mother had the marriage annulled.
With a gloomy conviction that Pickford is wholly utilitarian and unimaginative, I proceeded on my way.
The sanctuary was not a permanent abiding-place, but a kind of criminal Pickford's.
Enter Mr. Pickford (not Marys father), bearing a large table in six cases.
Into this cartridge I shall insert a detonator cap, which is fastened to the end of a Pickford fuse—thus.
Yes, Sir; and if I mistake not, you are the gentleman who has called to see my friend, Mr. Pickford.
They were allowed the saccharine Pickford, and of course Fairbanks's gravity-defying feats, and Chaplin's gorgeous grotesqueries.
I suppose, Mrs. Pickford, things are now more comfortable at home than they used to be?
Veldt stones were also somewhat inconvenient, as they vary in size to anything above or below a Pickford van.
"We are not on the same side, for Pickford is a traitor," answered Sandy.


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Installation Help
From Geoqo
Installation of GeoQO is a bit tricky for primarily one reason: it requires a lot of other software. In order to build on the shoulders of giants, you must first find a really tall ladder I guess.
GeoQO works on almost every operating system that supports perl. To get specific instructions for installing GeoQO on your Operating System, choose an appropriate link from the following list:
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- Installation Help -- (for first time installation)
- Upgrading to a new version
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June 29, 2012
In the 2011-12 school year, eight Wheaton student-athletes were named to prestigious Capital One Division III Academic All-America Team.
June 22, 2012
Several Wheaton student-athletes have been recognized for their efforts in the classroom by the CCIW.
June 7, 2012
Tickets are available for the 2012-2013 season of the Artist Series at Wheaton College.
June 4, 2012
Wheaton College was recently awarded a grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation.


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And here we are, DRDOOLITTLE, years later, and Connie is dead. They separated her and Shaba in San Diego, and Connie soon thereafter died from a compound of illnesses due to a lifetime of captivity on a half acre. The story I heard through the grapevine was SD Zoo staff had the decency to bring Shaba in to be with her during her last moments. And as she passed, people there (who I probably don't like much, but nonetheless) claim Shaba put forth the most mournful cry. I still get super teared up and it kills me that we were not successful at moving them to a sanctuary instead, together. We tried so hard. For literally years, and over two campaigns.
We are doing elephants a tremendous disservice by keeping them in any form of captivity for profit. If you have any doubt about that, watch An Apology to Elephants: http://www.hbo.com/documentaries/an-apolog…
There's nothing extreme about me other than my compassion, ZOO FAN. Maybe one day you'll have some.
Don't understand the above comment's logic, much less the bad grammar. I'm not understanding why a relative by marriage's record has anything to do with someone's job. Is the brother-in-law working at a school there?
Like the column, though. Seems to be a clear-headed look at what's become a local soap opera.
"Can't we all just get along....:Sorry Tom. When SUSD hires and keeps a district head who is a train wreck what do you expect. Guess you wrote this before the world found out his brother in law who is a felon. Guess its OK to sell dope and then work with kids. Would SUSD hire a teacher with a record like that? I doubt it.
"...locally grown greens..." Ya mean like the volunteer who gave the giraffes the oleander branches that killed one & damn near killed a second one? Yeah...real warm that one was.
Have you seen the recent video on Wimp of the two elephants reunited after nearly 25 yaers. Very touching. Our zoo, of course, is going in the opposite direction.
Well, at least Reid Park Zoo gives their giraffes fresh-cut locally grown greens. Warms the cockles of my heart.
fraud fraud fraud! Throw all involved in a human zoo (jail)!
Great article, thanks for looking at this from the elephants perspective. Animals don't live in zoos, they die in zoos. However you spin it, it's captivity. And breeding in captivity for captivity is immoral and unethical.
Animals are not commodities, they are moral equals.
I have been professionally involved with zoos for more than 40 years (director of Seattle's Zoo and of the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum) and am increasingly of the view that thanks in large part to the AZA and to the rise of marketers in their decision making processes, zoos are becoming increasingly irrelevant, and are heading into a cul de sac of their own making.
The vitriolic way they have responded to the emergence of the two superb Elephant Sanctuaries in Tennessee and California is clear evidence of the depth of their lack of ethics. Sadly, we need some sort of public natural history institution to help encourage our urban and suburban citizenry to develop greater respect for and appreciation of Nature, but zoos — which have such potential in this regard — are moving further and further away from achieving this.
For the past ten years I have focused on the needs of captive elephants, and based upon what I have learned, especially from researchers of wild elephant behaviors and social structures, I am strongly convinced that urban zoos can not begin to meet the complex needs of these extremely intelligent and naturally vigorous beings.
It is a great encouragement to read the Weekly's Editorial. Just a decade ago something like this would never have been published. Progress is definitely being made. The zoo, however, are not only fighting it, but walking backwards.
Wonderful, well researched article! Thank you to the writers who spent the time to get the real facts. Elephants are sentient beings, just like humans in so many ways, with their tight family bonds, compassion, and emotions. Seeing them in circuses and zoos grieves me greatly. I implore this zoo to fulfill their obligations to these 2 wonderful elephants, and send them to a sanctuary.
"…Stress…in animals or humans…. Chronic or traumatic stress can…impair genes involved in neuron and synapse generation…compromised immunology, and other physical problems.... --Dr. Gay Bradshaw http://tiny.cc/mugnb
The science is HERE! Don't kill these elephants!
The fact that monies were raised with the promise of keeping these elephants together constitutes fraud. Shame on the zoo officials for lying to the public to raise money. Sadly I believe both Connie and Shaba will not survive this "mad adventure" the "brilliant" people at the zoo have planned. My heart aches that these animals have been sentenced to death and the well meaning donors have unwittingly contributed to their demise. Also the AZA should be exposed for the corrupt money hungry organization it is. I am disgusted with all of this. Thank you.
Excellent, excellent editorial. What would make fascinating reading is an investigation into the ties between circuses (especially Feld/Ringling) and zoos.
If you want to read more about the horrific story of the four San Diego elephants, of their transport and relocation to the Lincoln Park Zoo in Chicago and Caldwell Zoo in Tyler TX the link is below. Again, the poor elephants, as slaves once were, have no say in their lives, where they go or who they are with. The death of Wankie enroute is especially egregious. There is no scare tactic here, this is what happens when their adult lives, not cute babies anymore, are in the hands of those with hubris.
http://www.idablog.org/elephants/never-for… (Even if the public can't stomach to read it, it is more food for fodder for the reporters of this paper who are willing to do their research.)
Thank you to the writer and editor of this article. You took the responsible route and very clearly outlined the issues facing elephants in zoos and in particular the plight of Connie and Shaba. Thank you also for cutting through to the less attractive aspects of the aza. They very clearly are using their animals strictly for profit with little concern for their welfare. To separate these long time companions, reverse their story about their connection and pursue a risky transfer is shameful to say the least. Thank you again for a well written article.
What a pantload...the AZA needs to be disbanded & has needed to be for 25 years. They're nothing but a bunch of wildeyed politicos, every bit as much as the HSUS bigwhigs are. Also, this current crop of Reid Park Zoo 'administrators' (everybody higher than Sr Keepers in the hierarchy) need to be dropped headfirst down one of the abandoned mineshafts west of town. It's a damned shame Ivo Poglayan is so old. He was the best thing that ever happened to that zoo as adminstrator from mid 70s to mid or late 80s. I never liked the guy, but it's also too bad Mike FLint took an early retirement package to get out from under-he was the 2nd best thing that ever happened to that zoo! All the BS started when Steve McKusker took over after Ivo retired & Flint jumped ship & has gotten nothing but worse over time. I'm an ex VP of Docents (before the city took them over & ruined that element of the zoo as well) & know well of what I speak!
If Connie and Shaba both die of grief within a year of being separated can the officials at Greed Park Zoo be accused of Murder since they were warned that it would happen. Are the officials at Greed Park Zoo so mentally deficient and morally bankrupt that they would separate Connie and Shaba after 40 years especially since the zoo used the emotional link between the elephants to extort millions of dollars from concerned citizens to keep the two together. Why don't the officials at the Greed Park Zoo take their degrees to the Chicago Stock Yards where their murder of innocent animals wont be noticed by anybody and they can kill to their hearts content without any criticism from the public.
OMG!!! Finally someone in the media "gets it." Thank You!
Though the AZA is fighting for the life of the elephants it trades because of the rising popularity and righteousness of progressive sanctuaries, it has not stopped this animal broker from forcing zoos to have breeding programs in order to keep accreditation - more captive elephants is the name of the game here, not survival of the species. If the AZA was to be interested in that, they would be donating to anti-poaching and anti-smuggling organizations which go wanting while criminal gangs exterminate almost every species for China's literal appetite. But they are not contributing to the actual survival of the species, they are contributing to themselves. The AZA bully tactic is to threaten to withdraw accreditation as they did to Detroit, with Toronto Zoo being the latest to make their zoo director paranoid - this after the AZA claiming what stars zoos both had been.
However, if this paper really wants a Pulitzer, delve into the murk of the relationship between the AZA and the USDA/APHIS, Animal Care office under Chester Gipson. The word alleged really does not need to be used because the AZA has publicly stated that Animal Care should adopt the AZA's protocols, and so Animal Care has. Gipson must approve every transfer of an elephant (circus or zoo), including Connie & Shaba. But it blindly goes along with what the AZA wants. Gipson's lack of enforcement of the Animal Welfare Act truly warrants a congressional investigation which is about the only thing to get his office to straighten up and fly right. Representative Jim Moran has had to introduce bill HR 3359 in order to stop the egregious length of time circus animals must travel all year long. None of it for the welfare of the animals to which the act states it must be complied.
In the case of Tina & Jewel, very elderly & overused Asian circus elephants, though sanctuaries offered to take them, Gipson approved a move to San Diego Zoo where the established elephants there did not like them, nor let them integrate. They spent most of their time in their "garage with patio." They are now on loan to the LA Zoo where a woman just hopped the fence to "pet" them, thanks to good design of a brand new enclosure. What is interesting here is KTLA reported several times that the woman got into the "sanctuary." Is this the new AZA spin, that zoos are sanctuaries? Screaming kids with their obnoxious noise and the lack of privacy 12/7 disqualify any zoo as a sanctuary. Sanctuaries are places of peace and quiet of mind, plus the most important ingredient, space which no zoo, redesigned or not, can provide.
In the case of Connie & Shaba the cavalier attitude of zoo officials and the AZA is astounding considering not just the aggressiveness to Tina & Jewel in the Asian compound, but the fact that an African was just killed by another African in San Diego. Normally when there is an attack in the wild the elephant can get away, but in a zoo it has nowhere to go (18 elephants crammed in 6 acres). Shaba will be the one on the outs and just as much a shock to her to have unhappy strangers in the midst. The lesson should have been learned when the African elephants were captured in Swaziland and sent to San Diego. In order to make room the SD zoo sent their two Africans, Tatima & Peaches to Lincoln Park Zoo Chicago, much decried by elephant behaviorists and vets. Within 2 years both died when they could have been in a sanctuary, especially PAWS in CA with similar weather.
There appears to be no bounds of hubris by the 1%ers when 99% of the public understands that this bonded pair should be able to stay together.
Take me and leave the elephants alone.
If you think that the bonds elephants form over time are any less than what humans form, then take your PhD's and place them "where the sun don't shine."
By separating these elephants after 40 years of being together, you are significantly increasing their probability of death......It's akin to survival rate after one spouse dies.... http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2028123
I have visited PAWS (Performing Animal Welfare Society) on a regular basis for the last 3 years. I have a website showing happy elephants and abused elephants in the circus. There is NO excuse for Connie and Shaba to be separated. They are like mother and daughter and they will both mourn. Connie is too old to move. I lived in Tucson for 5 years and was happy to hear that they will have more room. Reid Park Zoo is listed as one of the 10 worst zoos in the U.S. by In Defense of Animals. They have deceived the tax payers and these two should be kept together. Many doctors and Ph.d's that specialized in elephant behavior know that they will both probably die within a year after being separated. I had met with Susan Basford 3 years ago talking about their pathetic 1/3 acre with the dirt ground, the concrete pool and no mental enrichment. I am sad they won't be able to enjoy the new 7 acre expansion and this new herd will be coming in forcing Shaba to be a part of them or be sad. Shame on Reid park Zoo and the AZA officials. Keep them together or send them to PAWS.


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Anime Central 2008 Pictures Thread!
Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:11 PM
We will have up our pictures in a week or so. While your waiting, why not send some of your ACen experiences and a few pictures! They will be posted on the site! Send your stories here!
[Edit] Our pictures are now up online - Anime Central 2008 Pictures
ACen 2016: ???
Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:16 PM
ACen Guy Brown, on May 18 2008, 01:11 PM, said:
We will have up our pictures in a week or so. While your waiting, why not send some of your ACen experiences and a few pictures! They will be posted on the site! Send your stories here!
hey did u guys get any pics or vids of the mini rave that went on Saturday from 2-5.lol
let me know
Anyone like breakbeats, hit me up
If you want to learn how to dance let meknow
Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:39 PM
Keep checking throughout the week... and probably the week after that. I'll be uploading my pics in groups as I edit them. There's a bunch, so bear with me.
Posted 18 May 2008 - 03:56 PM
Anime Nut, on May 18 2008, 01:39 PM, said:
Keep checking throughout the week... and probably the week after that. I'll be uploading my pics in groups as I edit them. There's a bunch, so bear with me.
hey bro, i was one of the bboys, the black guy with bandana, hows everything going and heres my myspace
Anyone like breakbeats, hit me up
If you want to learn how to dance let meknow
Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:16 PM
7 Years of ACen...
ACen 2011 - Kairi, ACen 2010 - Misao & Aoshi, ACen 2009 - Xianghua & Kilik, ACen 2008 - Refia (Freelancer) & The Archangel Tyrael , ACen 2007 - Kagura Sohma & Finkle's Lava Dredger, ACen 2006 - Lady Magdaria & Prince of Persia, ACen 2005 - Beatrix & Edge
Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:22 PM
Wondering how much to save for ACen? Click here!
FREE! Cosplay construction and materials advice--get yours now!
Never cause more mischief than that which is necessary for success.
Sig invade'd'd'd'd'd'd'd'd'd by Alk <3
Posted 18 May 2008 - 04:30 PM
Did anyone get a picture of a cross-playing pair of Sora and Riku? 8D
I was travelling with Olette on Fri/Sun as a girl with a panda. :3''
&Cosplays for `12: Girl Skylark [Homestuck]
&Chrona [Soul Eater]
Accompanied by Fairy Viska/Eruka from Homestuck/Soul Eater
" Peace ♥ Love ♥ Happiness "
Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:07 PM
I'm sure somebody recognizes me, I was yelling "whoo" to almost every cosplayer at the con. I had black shorts on with chain designs.
@Shia: I saw crossplaying Riku and Sora, I whoo'd and them too!
Looking forward to next year!
Future Cosplay:
2008-Bandana Kyu(not really cosplay)
2009-Kyu Hiyama (Destiny 7)
Myspace | GaiaOnline | Tokyopop |
If you love Naruto and love to rp, then this is the place to do it! It's a new Naruto rpg forum. Follow your own path and experience the future of Naruto! Naruto Infinite Adventure!
Looking for a dream? Or want one to come true? Visit Dream Dream Academy rpg forum to experience your dreams...A Dream Come True...
Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:09 PM
Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:36 PM
Love is giving someone the power to destroy you but trusting them enough not to.
Posted 18 May 2008 - 05:36 PM
But anyways, my pictures will be uploaded some time this week.
Prince of Tennis- Shishido 95%
Shaman King- Lyserg 50%
Fruits Basket- Kyo 90%
Pokemon- Azurill 50%
*All Cosplays will be in a group, we are working on getting 5 people to come in our Group to Acen this year.
Posted 18 May 2008 - 06:14 PM
Also, any pictures from the Your Favorite Anime Sucks?
Posted 18 May 2008 - 06:54 PM
a large portion is the death note photoshoot, enjoy
John Watson: Sherlock
Charlie: Supernatural
Tardis: Doctor Who
Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:06 PM
I had a grey backpack if that helps?
:D Best ACEN EVER
Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:13 PM
Right now it's just my stuff, but I'll be adding pics my friends took eventually.
EDIT: Just warning you, a large portion of my pictures are related to D. Grayman.
Ukraine has breasts.
She has them in spades.
If South Korea and Ukraine were to hook up...
Then South Korea would never have a shortage of breasts ever again.
Posted 18 May 2008 - 07:43 PM
If you have any pictures of my Edgeworth/Phoenix/plus size Maya trio, I'd love those too!
My Cosplay.com Profile | Kentucky Geeky LJ Community
Cosplay for '09
Katsura Kotonoha - School Days | Fumika - Shigofumi | Maya Fey - Phoenix Wright | Enma Ai - Jigoku Shoujo | Yako Katsuragi - Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro
Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:01 PM
I got a lot of the Resident Evil photoshoot if anyone's interested
Shadow Adachi - Persona 4
Jonny Ariga - Catherine
Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:17 PM
Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:21 PM
SakuraLanee, on May 18 2008, 06:36 PM, said:
actually, Igot one of this gorgeous kaname XD
gimme a while to upload tho...
Elrond's angry face when the hobbits crash the party
Honoka-Dead or Alive Last Roumd
Kongou- Arpeggio of Blue Steel
Rise- Persona 4 Dancing all Night
Posted 18 May 2008 - 08:50 PM
i was chii from chobits
so a chii with brown long hair
i did a short blue/purple ish color dress had small wings in the back and i had blue ribons on me everywhere
i also did a few raver outfits
red and black so any pics of ravers with long brown hair
please let me know!!
thank u
I am hoping to do Mari from Evangelion-But I need major cosplay help/advice!
Chii- I have been cosplaying chii for the past 7 years this will be my 8th. and a new outfit for chii from the manga every year. I have about 6 different outfits of chiis now.
Also for the ACEN SOUP BUBBLE/DAY COSPLAY NOW! I'm a RED/BLACK CYBER GOTH if u see a girl with red and black hair and added dreads and fuzzy red n black combat boots and a black nurse mask with a red cross on it, its more than likly me with the Chii name on her badge come say hi to me and lets dance!!!
If you wanna add me on Facebook PM me. Aim- X2xDarkAngelx6X Xbox gamertag- X2xRinx6X
Posted 18 May 2008 - 10:29 PM
There's no pics when you click that link, but if you look off to the left you'll see all the sub-albums that're nice and organized.
Hope you guys enjoy the pics and had a great time!
Posted 18 May 2008 - 10:32 PM
Posted 19 May 2008 - 02:03 AM
I spent more time tryin to get around and do stuff, less time for pics. Also my camera's been acting kinda funny. Oldass POS ><
My personal site
My Deviantart
2010 Costumes
Ronove (Umineko) || Kamui Gackpo - Magnet ver. (Vocaloid) || Grave Robber (Repo!) || Brief (Panty & Stocking)
Posted 19 May 2008 - 03:33 AM
Cosplay at ACEN 2008:
Ritsuka (Loveless)
Did you see/meet/photograph me??? THIS IS ME.
Future Cosplay Hopes/Plans:
Ran (Texhnolyze)
Karin (Chibi Vampire)
Sonic the Hedgehog
Rukia (Bleach)
Posted 19 May 2008 - 06:24 AM
And, about not myself, did anyone but me see the pregnant Sasuke? I found him in the elevator, and I didn't get a very good picture. I'm not a big Naruto fan (read: Not at all), but I made a very decided exception. I'd like a picture that's better than the one I got. :<
Posted 19 May 2008 - 10:04 AM
Posted 19 May 2008 - 10:47 AM
http://www.flickr.com/photos/metahari/sets...57605133901179/ -lots of pics from the artist alley where we spent most of the weekend
Pics from other people in our group
http://www.flickr.com/photos/firebookduo/s...57605132103720/ (From the guy in the dragon costume)
http://www.flickr.co...57605131020718/ -from a guy with a great camera
Posted 19 May 2008 - 10:51 AM
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Posted 19 May 2008 - 11:16 AM
Possibly: Death the Kid or Archer (Fate Stay Night)
And for sure: ANBU Kakashi 99.9% completed


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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Brussels hotel in Etterbeek, near European Union Parliament Building
Popular property highlights
Located in Etterbeek, this luxury hotel is 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Cauchie House and within 3 mi (5 km) of European Union Parliament Building and Museum of Musical Instruments. Cathedral of St. Michael and Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a health club and a bar/lounge. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a sauna, a business center, and a meeting room.
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All 63 individually decorated rooms feature free WiFi and DVD players. Other amenities available to guests include cable TV, minibars, and room service.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Eurostars Montgomery
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Hotel Amenities
Eurostars Montgomery features a health club and a sauna. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 5-star property offers access to a business center and a meeting room. 5 meeting rooms are available. This Victorian hotel also offers a library, tour/ticket assistance, and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Number of meeting rooms - 5
- Restaurant
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- 24-hour front desk
- Bar/lounge
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- Total number of rooms - 63
- Number of floors - 8
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
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- One meeting room
- Self parking (surcharge)
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Self parking (surcharge)
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Room service (limited hours)
- DVD player
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Minibar
- Air conditioning
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- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Bathtub only
- Cable TV service
- In-room safe
- Individually decorated
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Buffet breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7 AM and 10 AM.
La Duchesse - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open select days.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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Recreational amenities at the hotel include a health club and a sauna.
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
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Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 2 PM
Check-out time is 12:30 PM
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Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
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Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Special cancellation policies or charges may apply for group reservations (more than 8 rooms for the same property / stay dates).
No rollaway/extra beds available
- A tax is imposed by the city: EUR 4.24 per accommodation, per night
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- Fee for buffet breakfast: EUR 15 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: EUR 15 per day
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- Eurostars Montgomery
- Eurostars Montgomery Brussels
- Eurostars Montgomery Hotel
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- Montgomery Eurostars
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- Eurostars Montgomery Hotel Woluwe-St-Pierre
- Montgomery Hotel Brussels
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The youngest fashion designer to dress the stars
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WASHINGTON -- The House Ways and Means Committee completed its Tax Reform Act of 2014, and there were some strange bits of ethical pandering thrown into the mix. Among the headline-making highlights, a clause in the new tax bill states, "Preventing makers of violent videogames from qualifying for the R&D tax credit."
Even by Washington standards, it seems an odd inclusion. No doubt aimed at home market games like the Grand Theft Auto franchise, a strict interpretation could also include the 1980s-era arcade version of Donkey Kong with its fireballs and hazardous barrels.
Serious critics of the bill say the clause is directly opposed to the objective of the proposed legislation that would create "...an improved, permanent R&D tax credit, finally giving American manufacturers the certainty they need to compete against their foreign competition who have long had permanent R&D incentives.
Although the bill is a long way from going up for a vote or Presidential signature, the videogame industry is already reaching for the reset button with loud claims that it's picking winners and losers, imposing a sin tax and violating the First Amendment.
However, the videogame industry shouldn't feel too outraged. Another bullet point in the bill seeks "Ending tax breaks that result in museum curators living in penthouses and university presidents living in mansions tax-free." It would not be surprising if lawmakers' frustrations doubled should they discover museum curators and university presidents playing violent videogames in their sybaritic domiciles.


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All the movements in baseball including running, pitching and hitting require a lot of core power and strength. Therefore, core training is a necessary component of strength training regime for baseball players. Core training benefits for baseball players go beyond just improving their hitting power.
There are a lot of misconceptions when it comes to core training as it has become a buzzword over the past many years. Many people think that core training is nothing but training the abs. However, your course includes your chest, back, hips as well as abdomen.
There are a total of 29 pair of muscles that make up your core. For instance, your obliques and transverse abdominals make up the core in the front whereas the paraspinal muscles support your spine and play an important role in functioning and strength of your core.
Core Strength Benefits for Baseball
Here are some of the most well known core strength benefits for baseball players.
Improved Stability
Virtually all the in movements involved in the game of baseball are unnatural which means that the player needs to have considerable strength in the core muscles to be effective over the long run. Since the muscles in the core are put to work on a regular basis while playing, strength in these muscles allows baseball players to perform at their peak on a consistent basis.
Prevents Injury
All athletes are prone to injury when they do not adequately train their muscles. This is especially true in case of baseball players as they spend most of their time making unnatural muscles movements that put a lot of stress on various muscle groups.
Building core strength allows these muscle groups to absorb the extra stress without getting injured. Keep in mind that injuries have shortened the careers of many baseball players.
Helps with Posture
Strong core muscles prevent your body from slouching. Having good posture is extremely helpful to survive long periods of sitting or standing. Bad posture leads to back pain among other issues and these issues have the potential to shorten your career by making you more prone to injuries.
Enhances Mental Confidence
It won't be wrong to say that the game is played as much in mind as it is played on the pitch. Strengthening core muscles helps in increasing the overall strength of a player that helps in their enhancing their sprinting speed and athleticism. It gives them greater confidence and having confidence in your ability is half the game.
Overall, core strength benefits for baseball players include increased hitting power, increase in mental confidence, better control over body, better balance, prevention of injuries, increase in overall strength, increase in velocity of pitching and reduction in stress on the throwing arm among others. To learn more about the benefits of a strong core check out Ab Workouts. It is a great website with a bunch of information about the core muscles.
Exercises for Building Course Core Strength for Baseball Players
Here are some of the most popular and well-known exercises for building core strength for baseball players.
Dead lifts
These are extremely important for building core strength. When done in the correct manner, these help in increasing strength in hamstrings, glutes as well as lower back.
Russian Twists
This exercise is great for strengthening the transverse abdominal muscles. To perform this exercise, you need to sit on the ground with your legs and feet around 2 to 5 inches off the ground. The upper body should lean back slightly.
You can easily increase the degree of difficulty by flattening your body. To perform this exercise, you just rotate one way, complete the rotation and touch the ground. The movements need to be slow and controlled to properly engage your core.
Lay on your back with arms extended over the head. Your legs need to be flat on the ground. Move your legs and arms simultaneously where the hands should cross the outer part of your legs.
Front Planks
These help in building stability as well as overall strength of your core. A number of modifications can be made to this simple exercise to increase difficulty levels.
For instance, you may add a plate on the back to increase difficulty level. Similarly, you can increase the difficulty level by stabilizing your body and feet on different equipment.
Squats are one of the more popular workouts for building leg strength and it is also great for building your core. It helps in increasing strength in the entire core including your abs, hips as well as lower back.
Rotational Throws with Medicine Ball
This exercise helps in strengthening your oblique. These muscles are essential for swinging a baseball bat. To perform this exercise, you need to take a medicine ball in both hands and stand with your feet wide apart (shoulder width). Now raise your arms to shoulder level and keep them parallel to the ground.
Rotate upper body to the right with feet firmly planted on the ground. Now turn to left and throw the ball to a waiting training partner. While throwing the ball, make sure to use your abs instead of using your arms. Keep repeating the exercise in this manner. You may also throw the ball against a wall in case you do not have a training partner.
Overall, the core muscles are responsible for balance and overall movement. Whether it is landing on one foot or running for a deep fly ball, strength of core muscles makes a huge difference in the success of players. Start working on your core with oblique workouts, transverse abdominal workouts, and lower ab workouts for women and men today. Strong core muscles enable infielders, pictures, outfielders as well as catchers to make their mark on the game.


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Imagine you are an 11-year old Hebrew School student. You walk into your classroom, turn on your computer and see your avatar. While the teacher explains the day's assignment, the avatar listens intently and then, when you tell him to, resumes your joint journey through virtual Israel or, as it was known in 1912, Palestine. Having recently landed there from Russia, you have been met by a Turkish official, swapped out your heavy furs for lighter clothes and learned a little about the clothing, currency and foods of the country that will be your new home. Your task for the day is to earn some money. One choice might be to catch fish and sell them to a local merchant. Along the way, you might earn virtual rewards for different tasks.
Sound like fun? Well, Deborah Nagler, director of Simnik.com, the company that is researching and developing 3D online immersive educational environments like this one, knows that it is. "What better way to engage the emotions and intellect of 21st-century Jewish learners than to translate Jewish history, content and practice into a visually exciting, interactive and socially stimulating digital experience?" she asks.
The 58-year-old Nagler knows from whence she speaks. The lifelong Jewish educator, currently the director of Gratz College's Online Certificate Program in Educational Technology, is so passionate about the potential of Web 2.0 that, when her position as Hadassah's national director of leadership education and training was eliminated in the 2008 economic downturn, she went back to school to earn her master's degree in education media design and technology. "I went from being a technology immigrant to a fully acculturated citizen of the digital world," she laughs.
And a marketable one at that. In October 2011, Gratz College hired Nagler to design and implement a new program focusing on the integration of technology in the classroom, in online platforms and in experiential education. "I introduce students to the breadth and possibility of technology in the classroom," Nagler explains. At Gratz, this learning takes place in courses that are designed specifically for Jewish educators (master's and doctoral students in Jewish education and master's students in Jewish communal services). "Part of the goal is to create a community of practice, with Gratz at the center," Nagler elaborates. She is also working with Philadelphia public and private schools to engage their staffs in professional development. With "this commitment to combine technology and Jewish communal service, Gratz is truly at the forefront of Jewish life and technology," she says.
The beauty of these virtual learning environments, according to Nagler, is that they "speak the language of the 97 percent of teens who play video games. Jewish education has little to offer in the way of exciting visuals and engaging challenges," she notes. "We cannot hope to provide Jewish-education video games anytime soon — the cost is prohibitive. We can, however, provide virtual learning environments that are avatar-driven, interactive and relevant to these young learners, at a fraction of the cost."
Nagler is quick to point out that computer learning does not make the teacher obsolete. "Every session is bookended with a discussion and a reflection," she explains. "The teacher monitors the individual progress of each student and is available to ask and answer questions." Jewish educators are so taken with the approach, she says, that they are hoping to make it one of the centerpieces of their agenda for the future. "One hundred years ago they were publishing textbooks," she says. "Now they want to be the publisher of virtual learning environments."


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I have explained how, in theory, they could. In the same size they can't. Can I (not me, because I've never hit anyone in my life but can I get someone else?)punch you in the face? (joking of course) if they don't?
The argument from everyone was always there won't be a 64GB model IF IT'S THE SAME SIZE. They could make a terabyte iPhone in theory if it's big enough lol.
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Four possible explanations
1) The phone is bigger and allows for more room inside so 2 X32Gb storage and phone chips
2) There are smaller chips that I don't know about that fit in the same size phone
3) Someone has managed to produce 64Gb storage in sufficient quantity and quality (in which case expect a 128Gb iPod Touch)
4) The pic is a fake.
I guess we'll find out omn Monday.
Does the iP4 come in a 64Gb version? If so, can't wait to see how they've done it!


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Ben Roethlisberger left Heinz Field on Monday night with his sprained right shoulder in a sling. When he walks back in ready to play is anybody's guess.
Tomlin called Pittsburgh's franchise quarterback "questionable" but otherwise offered little detail Tuesday, less than 24 hours after Roethlisberger was pounded into the ground by Kansas City linebackers Tamba Hali and Justin Houston in the third quarter of Pittsburgh's 16-13 overtime victory.
"He is being evaluated," Tomlin said. "Obviously this injury puts his participation in the questionable category for this week."
Roethlisberger left the game and went to the hospital to for an MRI-exam. He underwent more tests on Tuesday to determine the severity of the sprain to the sternoclavicular (SC) joint in his throwing shoulder.
The SC joint connects the collarbone to the sternum. Treatment can range from a few days of rest and ice to as much as 4-6 weeks according to Dr. Victor Khabie, chief of sports medicine at Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y.
Dayton objects to stadium fee
Gov. Mark Dayton criticized the Minnesota Vikings for considering extra fees on season ticket holders as a way to help cover the team's share of a new $975 million stadium, but the team's owners point out that option was a key part of the deal.
The Democratic governor and Vikings management were allies during the long path to approving plans for a new, publicly subsidized stadium that were approved by lawmakers this year. But in a letter to team owners Zygi and Mark Wilf, Dayton said he strongly opposed "shifting any part of the team's responsibility for those costs onto Minnesota Vikings fans. This Private Contribution is your responsibility, not theirs."
But the Vikings aren't backing down. The team responded to Dayton's letter with a statement saying permission to sell so-called stadium builder's licenses was a "key component" of legislation that was "vetted by the Legislature, testified to by Vikings and state of Minnesota negotiators" and signed by the governor.
Bills' Johnson questions play call
Two days later, receiver Stevie Johnson still can't get over how the Buffalo Bills botched their final play in a loss to the New England Patriots last weekend.
Johnson second-guessed why a more experienced receiver wasn't targeted on a play that ended with quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick throwing an interception into the end zone to seal a 37-31 loss. And Johnson also came to T.J. Graham's defense, saying the rookie receiver shouldn't be faulted for running the wrong route because he had never attempted it in practice.
"I don't think it was the wrong play. But just the whole thing leading up to it," Johnson said, noting that he, receiver Donald Jones and tight end Scott Chandler were more familiar at running the route.
Peterson's charge dropped
A grand jury in Houston has dismissed a misdemeanor resisting arrest charge against Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson after hearing from the four-time Pro Bowler and other witnesses.
Derek Hollingsworth, one of Peterson's attorneys, said the case stemming from Peterson's July 7 arrest outside a night club is expected to be formally dropped Wednesday. Peterson was due in court for a pretrial hearing Thursday before Judge Natalie Fleming.
Hollingsworth said Peterson testified before the grand jury on Tuesday and found no probable cause for prosecutors to continue.
Tillman's wife has fourth child
Chicago Bears cornerback Charles Tillman's wife gave birth to the couple's fourth child. They were expecting a girl.
Tillman thanked his Twitter followers for their "thoughts and prayers" and added "Wife and baby are doing great" in a post Tuesday.
Tillman's status for Sunday's game against Houston was in question after he told a Chicago radio station he might have to miss it. He later said he expected to be available and wound up playing in a loss to Houston.
Bears sign veteran QB McCown
The Chicago Bears signed veteran backup quarterback Josh McCown with Jay Cutler's status for this week uncertain.
Cutler sat out the second half of Sunday's loss to Houston with a concussion. Jason Campbell took over and is expected to start Monday at San Francisco if Cutler can't go. But the Bears needed a backup.


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About ESO
The Edmonton Symphony regards as its artistic mission to bring the highest quality of live orchestral performance to a broad spectrum of the community.
In the last 60-plus years, the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra has taken its place as one of Canada's foremost orchestral ensembles. Its current roster includes 56 musicians from Canada and around the world, performing a wide-ranging repertoire from the great classical masterworks to pops and family concerts. The Edmonton Symphony Orchestra made its Carnegie Hall debut as part of the Spring for Music festival on May 8th, 2012.
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Children's relies upon the combined expertise and experience of pediatric neurosurgeons, orthopedic surgeons and urologists to treat spina bifida. We feel strongly, and experience has shown, that our interdisciplinary approach provides the best possible chance for your child, living with spina bifida, to successfully grow and to flourish.
The Spina Bifida Program was created to serve patients with all levels of spina bifida and related conditions. Our goal is to help children with spina bifida stay healthy, gain independence and become confident in their abilities.
Our team includes experienced, dedicated professionals who work together to provide and recommend care and education that benefits each child. The staff is committed to maximizing each child's quality of life.
We provide a team approach when evaluating patients by utilizing a multidisciplinary care model. During clinic visits, each patient will meet with a variety of specialists that will address patient and family concerns, gather information, examine the child, review results and recommend a plan of care.
A wheelchair specialist is also available.
Appointments for the Spina Bifida Program can be made by calling (414) 266-4840. The program takes place on the second and third Tuesday of every month. A confirmation letter will be sent to the home prior to the appointment.
You can find us on the first floor of the Clinics Building in suite B140.
Spina bifida refers to a collection of spinal birth defects and is also known as myelodysplasia or spinal dysraphism and is the most common neural tube defect (NTD). Learn more about spina bifida.
Spina bifida occurs when the fetal spinal cord fails to properly close before birth. Neural tube disorders are problems that relate to the developing brain and spinal cord while a child is still in the womb, and are among the most common and most serious of birth defects.
Spina bifida has three forms: spina bifida occulta, meningocele, and myelomeningocele, which range from mild to severe. While we don't know what causes spina bifida, it appears to be inherited and may also relate to dietary and environmental factors.
Today, diagnostics have advanced such that we can determine before birth whether a child will be born with some form of spina bifida, though it helps to understand what to expect.
The spina bifida program team at Children's knows that education plays an important role in disease prevention. Our team members participate in extensive outreach in order to educate the community about the condition and lifestyle factors that can help prevent neural tube disorders. We visit schools and community agencies and offer prenatal counseling for families who know their baby will be born with spina bifida.
Children's also cares for the entire patient family by displaying a large communication board in our clinic to keep you informed on the latest advances in treatment and care, as well as activities and announcements for families living with spina bifida.
A spina bifida resource room is available on clinic days and spina bifida family forums, which include parent panels, are offered periodically on a variety of topics.
Children's uses blood tests, prenatal ultrasounds and amniocentesis to diagnose your child. Early detection is important because it prepares you and your family for the challenges ahead that come with welcoming a child with spina bifida.
Treatment for spina bifida begins at birth or, sometimes, before. Children with spina bifida, especially those with both brain and spinal cord involvement, require complex medical care and neurosurgery accompanied by careful monitoring. Because spina bifida affects the spinal cord (and sometimes the brain), complications are not uncommon.
The specialists at Children's perform careful assessments of your child in order to determine what body systems are effected and to what degree. Depending on the results of the assessments, and your input as the parent, specialized treatments may include catheterization to help with urine elimination, bowel programs and even the use of therapeutic electrical stimulation and biofeedback.
Surgery is often recommended, especially in moderate to severe cases that leave a significant amount of the delicate spinal cord exposed to the outside world.
In some cases, it's possible to treat spina bifida before a baby is born. The Fetal Concerns Center at Children's now performs prenatal spina bifida surgery to repair the spinal defect while the baby is still in the womb. Studies show that prenatal surgery can provide significantly better outcomes than traditional surgery post-birth. However, it may not be an option in every case. Doctors at the Fetal Concerns Center will help you decide whether prenatal surgery is the right option for you and your baby.
The types of spina bifida include the following:
Spina bifida is a type of neural tube defect. Neural tube defects, including spina bifida (open spine) and anencephaly (open skull), are seen in one to two out of 1,000 live births.
During pregnancy, the human brain and spine begin as a flat plate of cells, which rolls into a tube, called the neural tube. If all or part of the neural tube fails to close, leaving an opening, this is known as an open neural tube defect (or ONTD). This opening may be left exposed (80 percent of the time), or covered with bone or skin (20 percent of the time).
Anencephaly and spina bifida are the most common types of ONTD, while encephalocele (in which there is a protrusion of the brain or its coverings through the skull) is much rarer. Anencephaly occurs when the neural tube fails to close at the base of the skull, while spina bifida occurs when the neural tube fails to close somewhere along the spine.
In over 90 percent of cases, an ONTD occurs without a prior family history of these defects. ONTDs result from a combination of genes inherited from both parents, coupled with environmental factors. For this reason, ONTDs are considered multifactorial traits, meaning "many factors," both genetic and environmental, contribute to their occurrence.
Some of the environmental factors that may contribute to ONTDs include uncontrolled diabetes in the mother, and certain prescription medications. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the occurrence rate of ONTDs can vary from state to state and from country to country. The rate of ONTD occurrence in Arkansas is 7.8 out of 10,000 births and 30 out of 10,000 births in Washington. Ireland has the highest number of documented cases, where spina bifida occurs in approximately 4.2 out of 1,000 live births. The factors causing these differences are not well understood.
ONTDs are seen five times more often in females than males. Once a child with an ONTD has been born in the family, the chance for an ONTD to occur again is increased to 3 to 5 percent. It is important to understand that the type of neural tube defect can differ the second time. For example, one baby could be born with anencephaly, while a second baby could have spina bifida (not anencephaly).
Because the neural tube closes 28 to 32 days after conception and before many women are aware they are pregnant, normal development of the brain and spinal cord may be affected during these first three to eight weeks of pregnancy by the following:
Although many factors are related to the development of spina bifida, research has found that folic acid (vitamin B-12), a nutrient found in some green, leafy vegetables, nuts, beans, citrus fruits, and fortified breakfast cereals, can help reduce the risk of neural tube defects. For this reason, the American College of Medical Genetics (ACMG) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommend that all women of childbearing age take a multivitamin containing folic acid. If a couple has had a previous child with an ONTD, a larger amount of folic acid is recommended and can be prescribed by the woman's physician or healthcare provider. This allows the woman to take it for one to two months prior to conception, and throughout the first trimester of pregnancy, to reduce the risk of another child with ONTD.
The following are the most common symptoms of spina bifida. However, each baby may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:
The baby may also have other problems related to spina bifida that include the following:
The symptoms of spina bifida may resemble other conditions or medical problems. Always consult your baby's physician for a diagnosis.
Diagnostic tests can be performed during pregnancy to evaluate the fetus for spina bifida. The tests include the following:
The primary goal of managing spina bifida is to prevent infection and to preserve the spinal cord and nerves that are exposed outside of the body. Specific management of spina bifida will be determined by your baby's physician based on:
A cesarean delivery is often performed to decrease the risk of damage to the spinal cord that may occur during a vaginal delivery. Babies born with a meningocele or a myelomeningocele usually require care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) for evaluation and for surgery to close the defect.
Surgery can help manage the problems, but it can not restore muscle function or sensation to a normal state. Surgical interventions may be needed for the following:
Following pediatric spina bifida surgery, you will receive instructions on caring for your baby at home. Education may include the following:
Not all babies will require surgical repair of spina bifida. Non-surgical management of spina bifida may include the following:
Babies with spina bifida are at high risk for developing a latex allergy due to exposure to latex from multiple medical and surgical procedures. Precautions are taken by the healthcare team to reduce the baby's exposure to products that contain latex. Your baby's healthcare providers can help you identify products that contain latex and also find products that are latex-free.
Since spina bifida is a life-long condition that is not curable, management often focuses on preventing or minimizing deformities and maximizing the child's capabilities at home and in the community. Positive reinforcement will encourage the child to strengthen his/her self-esteem and promote as much independence as possible.
The full extent of the problem is usually not completely understood immediately after birth, but may be revealed as the child grows and develops.
Genetic counseling may be recommended by your physician to discuss the risk of recurrence in a future pregnancy, as well as vitamin therapy (a prescription for folic acid) that can decrease the recurrence risk for ONTDs. Supplemental folic acid, a B vitamin, if taken one to two months prior to conception and throughout the first trimester of pregnancy, has been found to decrease the reoccurrence of ONTDs for couples who have had a previous child with an ONTD. You cannot obtain the proper amount of folic acid in a multivitamin. A prescription from an obstetrician or other healthcare provider is needed in order to receive the proper dosage.


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Roper named to NABC All-Southeast District Second TeamMarch 11, 2011
Senior guard is named to his second All-Region team
Kansas City, Mo. - Josh Roper was selected to the 2011 Division II Men's Basketball All-Southeast District Second Team, as announced Friday afternoon by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
The National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) recognizes the best men's collegiate basketball student-athletes and coaches in each division. Selected and voted on by member coaches of the NABC, these student-athletes represent the finest basketball players across America. In all, 88 student-athletes, from eight districts, are now eligible for the State Farm® Coaches' Division II All-America teams, selected by the NABC.
Roper, a 2011 First Team All-SAC selection and 2011 Daktronics All-South Atlantic Region Second Team selection, finished up his senior season at Brevard leading the SAC in scoring with 21.2 points per game and in steals with 2.56 per game and was a two-time South Atlantic Conference Player of the Week this year. Roper also dots the BC record book, sitting in the top ten in multiple single game, single season and career records in various categories including: points, points per game, field goals, field goal attempts, field goal percentage, free throws, free throw attempts, free throw percentage, three-pointers made, three-pointers attempted, assists and steals.
Located in Kansas City, MO, the NABC was founded in 1927 by Forrest "Phog" Allen, the legendary basketball coach at the University of Kansas. Allen, a student of James Naismith, the inventor of basketball, organized coaches into this collective group to serve as Guardians of the Game. The NABC currently claims nearly 5,000 members consisting primarily of university and college men's basketball coaches. All members of the NABC are expected to uphold the core values of being a Guardian of the Game by bringing attention to the positive aspects of the sport of basketball and the role coaches play in the academic and athletic lives of today's student-athletes. The four core values of being a Guardian of the Game are advocacy, leadership, service and education. Additional information about the NABC, its programs and membership, can be found at www.nabc.org.
First Team
Philip Brown, Georgia Southwestern
Jarrell Douglass, Limestone
Reggie Hopkins, Queens (N.C.)
George Johnson, Augusta State
Brandon Robinson, Clayton State
Chris Woods, Pfeiffer
Second Team
Richard Barbee, Belmont Abbey
Timmy Downs, Clayton State
L.J. Dunn, Barton
Franck Ndongo, Augusta State
Josh Roper, Brevard
Coach of the Year: Dip Metress, Augusta State


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After Day on 'Most Wanted' List, Ex-USC Prof Busted
(NEWSER) – Former University of Southern California professor Walter Lee Williams has been arrested in Mexico just a day after he was added to the FBI's 10 Most Wanted fugitives list. The 64-year-old, who is wanted on charges of sexual exploitation of children and traveling abroad for the purpose of engaging in sexual acts with children, was arrested in the resort city of Playa del Carmen, and had apparently been residing in Mexico for some time, the APreports. Williams, who is believed to have sexually exploited at least 10 minors in countries including the Philippines, "preys on the most vulnerable children," an FBI special agent says. Click for more on Williams, a former Fulbright Award winner.


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If you define mixed signal as being where more than 30% of a die is doing analog or RF work, we are seeing a dramatic rise in mixed-signal designs. Over the next year, it has been said that mixed-signal designs will account for about 70%-80% of designs on all process nodes down to 22nm (according to Mentor Graphics). These analog parts of the designs include functions like multiple clocks in application processors; or HDMI, USB and SerDes in I/O circuits. These types of functionality are taking up an increasing part of the die and changing the rules of the game. It used to be that digital would first go to volume production on a manufacturing node and when the node matures, analog would follow. Now analog had to go to volume at the same time as digital. There is no choice when they are all on the same die.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
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This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the strategies of key China-based major panel makers BOE, Tianma and IVO for attacking the different market segments through technology and pricing, and their relationship to local vendors Huawei, Lenovo, ZTE, Xiaomi and Coolpad.