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Brevard, N.C. - Brevard College Athletic Director Juan Mascaro is pleased to welcome back Norm Witek and Thomas Cason as the duo who will lead the Tornados Cross Country and Track programs.
"I'm thrilled to have two coaches with the experience they have at Brevard College, and I believe our student-athletes will be well-served" commented Mascaro. "It is an exciting time for the Tornados cross country and track programs, and we look forward to the success our teams will have in the future."
Witek and Cason take over the program for Coach Jack Daniels, who left Brevard College earlier this summer to return home to Flagstaff, Ariz. to pursue other interests and endeavors.
Norm Witek will assume the role of Director for Cross Country and Track, returning to the Tornados athletic department as the most successful cross country and track coach in program history. Thomas Cason returns to Brevard after a two year run as the Head Men's and Women's Cross Country coach at Lees-McRae and will assume the same position with the Tornados.
Norm Witek
No stranger to success, Norm Witek's previous coaching experience at Brevard saw the Tornados winning 13 consecutive Region X Cross Country Championships from 1968-1981, as well as Region X Track champions in 11 of the 13 years, until Region X was dissolved in 1981.
The Tornados also won four consecutive National Junior College Cross Country Championships from 1982-1985, and he was a three-time National Junior College Coach of the Year in Cross Country. The Tornados also won their first National Championship (and first for Brevard College) in the Marathon in 1982 under Witek.
During his time with the program, the Tornados had 116 All-Americans in track and cross country, as well as three individual Cross Country National Champions. In 1990, Witek was recognized for his accomplishments and was elected into the NJCAA Hall of Fame. Norm has also been elected to the Brevard College Athletic Hall of Fame, as well as the Lyons Township High School Hall of Fame in LaGrange, IL.
As a result of his success in coaching, he developed the Brevard Distance Runners Camp into one of the largest cross country camps in the United States, serving and instructing over 1,400 student-athletes and coaches in three one week sessions each July.
Adidas has also honored Witek for his contributions to the sport by naming a shoe after him and one named after the town of Brevard. The "Witek" shoe was sold exclusively in Europe and the "Brevard" was Adidas' best-selling running shoe for five plus years.
In addition to his coaching career, Witek has been active at Brevard College, wearing many hats including Athletic Director (1981-1987), Division Chair (1981-1987), Dean of Students (1987-1993 and Chair of the Faculty Council (2000-2002). Currently he serves as a professor in the Exercise Science department, as well as the Coordinator for P.E. Licensures. He also currently serves on the Tenure and Promotion Committee, Faculty Council and has served as the Faculty Marshall since 2000.
Witek is also active in the Brevard community, serving as a volunteer coach in church league basketball, tee ball, recreation soccer and middle school soccer and cross country. He also served as the Chair for Discipline and Sports for the Transylvania Youth Soccer Association.
Thomas Cason
Cason is in his 14th year of coaching at the collegiate level, 10 of which have been spent as a head coach. He guided both the men's and women's teams to runner-up team finishes in the 2011 Conference Carolinas Championships.
Cason also served as the Assistant Track and Field Coach with the Bobcats, with his primary duties focused on the distance events. He also worked with in the classroom at Lees-McRae, serving as an adjunct professor and teaching Physiology of Sport and Exercise each fall semester.
The Greenville, S.C. native began his coaching career at Furman University, where he spent three years as the assistant under legendary coach Gene Mullin working with both cross country and track and field athletes.
After Furman, Cason guided the women's cross country program at Davidson College for three years. At Davidson, Cason rebuilt a women's distance program from the bottom of the Southern Conference to a top contender. After Davidson, Cason spent a year starting a new cross country program for Montreat College.
During Cason's previous coaching stint at Brevard College, he spent four years as the Head Cross Country and Track and Field coach. While at Brevard, Cason coached three NAIA national qualifiers in cross country, and two national qualifiers in track. He also coached one NAIA Academic All-American, and his women's cross country team recorded the highest team GPA for four consecutive years.
Cason was born in Greenville, S.C. and attended J.L. Mann High School in Greenville, where was a three time all-State cross country runner. Cason also won the 3A State Championship in both the 1600m and 3200m his senior year.
Cason then went on to Furman University on a cross country/track and field scholarship. While at Furman, Cason earned all-Southern Conference honors in cross country, track (3000m Steeplechase), in addition to being named to the Academic Honor Roll. Cason went on to receive both his Bachelor's degree in Health and Exercise Science, as well as his Masters degree in Education (with an emphasis in Health and Exercise Science) from Furman University.
Cason also serves as a senior staff member each summer for the Brevard Distance Runners Camp, working with over 1000 high school runners. Cason is a USA Track & Field Level 1 and Level 2 (Endurance) coach. He is still an avid runner on the roads and the trails. His hobbies include running, cycling, swimming, carpentry, and spending time on trails with his dog Daisy.
Witek Quotes:
"We want to recruit people who want to become better, work hard, put their mileage in during the summer, they're going to believe in us, get that tradition back to where it used to be. We want to bring back the excitement, purpose back to the program. This is a whole different ball game and there's a growth period and maturity that comes with the program."
"I wouldn't have been here coming into my 45th year at Brevard if I didn't believe in the institution. I've taken the same kind of attitude when it comes into my teaching. When you become a teacher and coach, you become a better coach, a better teacher and we hope it will carry over as we bring back respect to the program. We're both strength-oriented coaches and we look forward to taking the runners out and spending a lot of time in both Pisgah National Forest and Dupont, and helping the athletes develop their strength."
Cason Quotes:
"This is one of the best running areas in the country and my passion is running. This is just where you want to be with the cool weather, the trails and mountains, the national forests. You can spend a lot of time running on soft surfaces and this area is great to train and utilize the natural beauty of the place."
"With Coach Witek and myself, there's a lot of experience with the staff and great tradition at the college, and I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to come back to Brevard. This is a place I know, with friends and family around, this is where I want to be. When you're happy where you're at, it comes through in your work and passion. Being here, I feel blessed."


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FOS11 Members - We need to hear from you!
On January 14th, Governor Pataki announced that the Memorial Design would list the names of all of the 9/11 victims and the 1993 WTC bombing on the wall randomly as the designer originally proposed (located through the use of a guide). He has since amended this plan to permit an insignia (shield, designation) distinguishing uniformed rescue workers, a decision that is at odds with the Memorial Program statement calling for listing the victims without creating special hierarchies. In that vein, but also noting concerns by families of rescue workers, coworkers, passengers and others, we would like to help the designers and the LMDC investigate alternate ways to provide for affiliations, groupings, etc.
We are asking for your feedback on this issue.
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Dear FOS11 Member,
Tuesday's Children invites Rescue and Recovery workers and their families to a picnic dinner followed by tickets for the New York Mets vs. LA Dodgers game on Friday, August 24, 2007 at 5:30PM.
Tuesday's Children is a non-profit family service organization that has made a long-term commitment to every individual who was affected by the events of September 11, 2001. Tuesday's Children is now expanding its services to Rescue and Recovery workers. This new program is called Tuesday's Champions and it will include special events and programs especially for you and your family.
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WORCESTER, MA –The #6 Merrimack men's lacrosse team locked up the #2 seed for the upcoming Northeast-10 Conference playoffs with a 20-5 victory over the Assumption Greyhounds on Saturday afternoon. The Warriors will host the winner of Adelphi and Bentley on Friday, May 4 at 4:00 p.m. in the semifinals at Martone-Mejail Field.
"We stayed focused today from the start of the game until the finish and it really showed," said head coach Mike Morgan. "Clinching the two seed and a first round bye will allow us to make any adjustments we need to make over the next couple of days."
Reigning Northeast-10 Conference Player of the Week, Greg Melaugh (Billerica, Mass.) continued his outstanding play on Saturday as he connected on a game-high seven goals and two assists. Leading scorer Corey Lunney (Little Silver, NJ) racked up six goals and four assists, giving him 47 goals on the season, ranking him first in the Northeast-10. DJ Brown (Huntington, NY) found the back of the net once and recorded three assists.
The Warriors opened up the game on a 6-0 scoring run as Lunney found the back of the net three times, Melaugh recorded two goals and Paul Jones (Guilderland, NY) scored his ninth goal of the season. Assumption ended the Warriors run with their first goal of the game with 2:03 remaining in the first quarter.
The Greyhounds tacked on two more goals to start the second period to make the score 6-3 in favor of the Warriors. Melaugh ended the run with his third goal of the game after a nice pass from Lunney and the Warriors finished off the opening half on a 6-0 run to make the score 12-3 at halftime. Melaugh, Lunney and Jones once again were the goal scorers during the run for Merrimack.
Merrimack held the 38-7 advantage in shots in the opening half and they were also successful on eight of nine clearing attempts. The Warriors won 10 of 17 faceoff's and also caused eight turnovers through the first 30 minutes.
Merrimack opened up the second half with another scoring run as they scored four unanswered goals. Brown scored the first goal of the half after a nice pass from Mike Perdie (Wading River, NY). Melaugh and Lunney combined for the next three goals to give the Warriors the 16-3 lead.
The Greyhounds opened up the fourth period with their fourth goal of the day but the Warriors had the quick response as Jordan Tiger (Ridgefield, CT) picked up his third goal of the season. Assumption made the score 17-5 just under 10 seconds later as Chris Noyes fired one past Morgan Green (Portsmouth, RI).
Terence Barclay (Babylon, NY) beat the Assumption goalie for the quick response as Nick Vazquez (Haverhill, Mass.) found Barclay open in front of the net. Vazquez and Ryan Hunt (Scarborough, ME) finished off the afternoon with the final two goals of the game; Hunt's tally was his first career goal.
Patrick Coskren (Norwood, Mass.) finished off his impressive afternoon winning 11 of 17 faceoff's, causing a turnover and scooping up a groundball. Jones finished with two goals and an assist to give him 38 points on the season, including a team-high 28 assists. Paul Gallagher (Simsbury, CT) recorded three assists and scooped up two groundballs. Green picked up his 12th victory of the season, making five saves.
Merrimack finished the game holding the 61-21 advantage in shots and 29-19 advantage in groundballs. Merrimack caused 22 Assumption turnovers and going 6-15 on man-up opportunities.
Merrimack (12-2, 8-2 NE-10) clinched the #2 seed in the Northeast-10 playoffs and will host the winner of Bentley and Adelphi in the semifinals at Martone-Mejail Field on Friday, May 4 at 4:00 p.m.


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Data I/O, a provider of manual and automated device programming systems, elected Anthony Ambrose as president and chief executive officer, and appointed him to its board of directors.
Archive – January 2013
The book Cybernetic Revolutionaries: Technology and Politics in Allende's Chile written by Eden Medina, associate professor at Indiana University School of Informatics and Computing, was awarded the Computer History Museum Prize and the Society for the History of Technology's Edelstein Prize.
John H. Knooring is a new managing director at The Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
At its 8th annual award reception, the Washington Metropolitan Area Corporate Counsel Association (WMACCA) named Dean Manson the 2012 Outstanding Chief Legal Officer.
Turning municipal solid waste into fuel and reducing greenhouse gases emitted in making concrete are the first two innovations funded by the recently established Princeton Energy and Environment Corporate Affiliates Program.
David Martin has moved to Sykera Inc., an emerging provider of enterprise solid state storage systems designed to enable a large class of applications. He will be responsible for corporate and business development.
Linda Abriola, Dean of the School of Engineering at Tufts University, was named the 2013 Engineering Leader of the Year by Drexel's College of Engineering, her undergraduate alma mater. The award was given in recognition of her leadership efforts in the field of environmental engineering along with its impact on society and her contributions to the National Academy of Engineering (NAE). Abriola, the only female in Drexels' 1976 graduating class of civil and environmental engineers and the fi
RockPort Capital, a multi-stage venture capital firm investing in energy, sustainability and mobility fields, has appointed Kevin Kopcynsk a partner.
Tom Leighton is the new CEO of Akamai Technologies, Inc., an internet content delivery network based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was formerly the company's chief scientist.
James R. Chambers began his new appointment as president and chief operating officer of Weight Watchers International in early January. His responsibilities include overseeing global business operations and WeightWatchers.com businesses.
Mark A. Jung has been appointed to the Keynote Systems board of directors. This global company headquartered in San Mateo, California, provides internet and mobile cloud testing and monitoring for businesses.
Mun Y. Choi was appointed provost and executive vice president for academic affairs at the University of Connecticut. He will be responsible for all academic initiatives and programs, oversight of academic and institutional strategic planning, leading the budgeting and allocation of University resources, and more. Choi had been serving in this role on an interim basis since June 2012.
The new edition of EQuad News considers a topic that may seem removed from the usual problems engineers tackle: the intersection of art and engineering. It is a subject that reveals a lot about what engineering is at its best.
Five-year 'best of' retrospective goes on the road A special "Princeton Art of Science" traveling show consisting of 44 images chosen from the more than 250 images exhibited during the competition's first five years opened in September at Liberty Science Center in Jersey City, N.J. The traveling show was selected by celebrated photographer and professor emeritus Emmet Gowin and Joel Smith, former curator of photography at the Princeton University Art Museum.


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Gift allows USC to add Carolina Scholars
By Megan Sexton, email@example.com, 803-777-1421
Five additional students will be named Carolina Scholars -- the University of South Carolina's most prestigious in-state scholarship -- with the help of a gift from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation.
The gift will allow the university to expand the pool of Carolina Scholar freshmen recipients by five, bringing the total number to 25 a year, starting in 2013-14. These additional five recipients will be Stamps Carolina Scholars, and will receive a $10,000 annual scholarship for four years, plus an enrichment fund of $8,000 to use for endeavors such as study abroad, leadership scholar projects, internships and undergraduate research. The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation will pay for half of these five scholarships, with other donors providing matching funds.
"Carolina Scholar students are representatives of the best our state has to offer," USC President Harris Pastides said. "We are pleased to be able to extend the scholarship to additional South Carolina students through the generosity of the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation."
The students will become part of the university's prestigious Carolina Scholars program, started in 1969 to celebrate the virtues of a world-class education and keep the state's most academically talented students in South Carolina. Through private support, the university expanded from nine students in the first year to more than 80 on campus today. Carolina Scholars receive automatic entrance into the South Carolina Honors College, recently ranked as the nation's top public honors college.
Each Carolina Scholar award provides an annual scholarship of $10,000, a laptop computer, preferred freshmen housing and parking privileges. In addition, the Office of Fellowships and Scholar Programs provides recipients with advising, mentoring and a comprehensive calendar of events during their four years at Carolina.
"We are thankful for this gift from the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation and the trust the Stamps have placed in our university. These new Stamps Carolina Scholar scholarships will become the top-tier in-state award at USC and will help us continue to attract South Carolina's most talented students," said Steve Lynn, dean of the South Carolina Honors College.
The Stamps Family Charitable Foundation, founded by Penny and E. Roe Stamps IV of Miami, selected USC as its newest partner in offering premier scholarship opportunities to incoming freshmen. The foundation partners with 33 universities and supports nearly 300 students. This year's 120 new Stamps Scholars were chosen from more than 160,000 applications across the country.
The original schools in the Stamps scholarship program were Georgia Tech and the University of Michigan, the alma maters of E. Roe Stamps and Penny Stamps. Other schools receiving the scholarship funding include the universities of Chicago, Georgia, Virginia, Florida and Southern California.
"We started on an 'ad hoc' basis at Georgia Tech," said Roe Stamps, a venture capitalist with undergraduate and master's degrees in industrial engineering from Georgia Tech and a master's degree in business administration from Harvard Business School. "As we got to know our students and followed their progress, we were increasingly impressed with the quality of the scholars and the personal growth they enjoyed. Our experience was similar at Michigan, and, with the programs well-established at both schools, we decided to branch out to a number of other leading U.S. schools."
A signature benefit of the Stamps Carolina Scholar awards is the $8,000 fund for enrichment activities.
"The four years that students spend as undergraduates are exceedingly important for their development," he said. "There are so many things to learn and so many things to do during those years, many of which are outside the classroom. Our financial assistance enables young men and women to take best advantage of the experience."
Roe Stamps is a South Florida financier who has enjoyed a remarkable career as a venture capitalist and a co-founder/managing partner of Summit Partners in Boston. He is a member of the Audit Committee of the Intrepid Fallen Heroes Fund. In 2004, he was awarded the Outstanding Service Award by the National Venture Capital Association for his work to engage the industry in public policy discourse and to raise awareness of venture capitalism's contributions to the U.S. economy.
Since relocating to South Florida in the early 1990s, Penny Stamps, a former interior designer, has devoted her time to charitable causes. She is the president of the Stamps Foundation and has served on boards of private elementary and secondary schools, as well as various community and arts organizations in the area. Her philanthropic interests include higher education, animals and the environment. She holds a degree from the University of Michigan's School of Art and Design.
Stamps Carolina Scholars will be recruited and selected through the same process the University of South Carolina uses for its Carolina Scholar Program, with the addition of an interview with Roe Stamps. USC will nominate up to 10 candidates who best exemplify the values of the Stamps Carolina Scholar Program and submit the names and application materials to the Stamps Family Charitable Foundation. Final selection of the Stamps Carolina Scholars recipients will be determined by the Stamps Foundation, based on application materials and an interview. All Carolina Scholar recipients are funded, in part or in full, by donor-established accounts at the USC Educational Foundation.
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Highland linebacker Adam Webber fondly remembers the last time the Rams faced Mountain Crest this late in the Class 4A playoffs.
It was the championship game in 2010, a double-overtime classic the Rams won when Webber and the defense stuffed the Mustangs' 2-point conversion attempt on the final play of the game.
"I was kind of expecting them to run a rollout, but they ran up the middle," Webber said. "I saw Ben Johnson hit him, and everything else was a blur."
Webber, now a junior, is hoping for a similar result when the teams face off in the Class 4A semifinals Friday at Rice-Eccles Stadium. Though he acknowledges there mostly will be different players on the field than in the 2010 game, he relishes the opportunity for a rematch.
"For sure, I'm excited," Webber said. "It's going to be a great game. They're very talented, and they have a couple guys coming back from that game, I know. It will be interesting to see because I think it will be a great battle."
The Region 5 champion Mustangs have been a force for much of the season and come into the game on a nine-game winning streak in which the average margin of victory has been 29 points.
Mountain Crest has been particularly dominant on the defensive side of the ball. The Mustangs' small but athletic defense hasn't given up more than seven points since Oct. 5 against Box Elder.
"I think it's tough to pinpoint how you attack these guys," Highland coach Brody Benson said. "They're definitely skilled on offense, but I've been so impressed with their defense. They get multiple looks and bounce around a lot and have fantastic athletes on that side of the ball."
After losing four games in the regular season, the Rams (8-4), the No. 3 seed from Region 6, seem to be peaking at just the right time. They sneaked past Olympus in the first round before beating Region 8 champ Orem in the quarterfinals.
"I really like being underdogs because they kind of look past you, or you're not the one being hyped up," Webber said. "There's not as much pressure. You just get to play loose and fly around."
If Mountain Crest is the favorite, Mustangs coach Mark Wootton doesn't mind.
"We've been there a lot, and the kids know there's so much that goes into it," Wootton said. "Hopefully that experience will help them. They know how to get ready for it."
Playoff schedule
5A semifinals
at Rice-Eccles Stadium
11 a.m. • Syracuse vs. Bingham
2:30 p.m. • Lone Peak vs. Jordan
4A semifinals
at Rice-Eccles Stadium
11 a.m. • Highland vs. Mountain Crest
2:30 p.m. • Timpview vs. East
3A semifinals
at Rice-Eccles Stadium
Thursday • Spanish Fork vs. Desert Hills, 6:30 p.m.
Friday • Juan Diego vs. Dixie, 6:30 p.m.
2A title game
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Analysis & Opinions - The Boston Globe
Post-revolution Uncertainty
Like America after the Revolutionary War, the Arab world faces turmoil
TODAY WE remember those who died in wars to protect America's freedoms. Today also marks the shift from the death of winter and the slow blossoming of spring to the burst of life of summer.
This spring belonged to the Arabs in Tunisia and Egypt. It is now officially over. The inspiring events in those nations, and the continuing pursuit of freedom within the region, is more complicated now. Egypt, the darling of dramatic change, is economically and politically unstable; we have all but forgotten Tunisia; and moderate reforms in other countries throughout the region may be illusory. Nations such as Libya and Syria are still in a violent winter of discontent.
What this new season brings is unknown, uncertain, and not often inspiring. In her new book "Liberty's Exiles," Harvard Professor Maya Jasanoff reminds us, through the stories of loyalists who fled America after the Revolutionary War, that these concerns should be familiar.
Most political discourse mythologizes our own Revolution; it barely mentions the post-revolutionary period. Indeed, President Obama tied the Arab struggles with our own in his speech on the Mideast: "(T)he scenes of upheaval in the region may be unsettling, but the forces driving it are not unfamiliar. Our own nation was founded through a rebellion against an empire.'
Linking change abroad to our own revolutionary victory is a time-honored tradition by US presidents. Americans simply love the prospect of our own revolution taking root somewhere else, so much so that President Bush was able to herald our founding idealism to justify the invasion in Iraq.
To be fair, our founding fathers wanted it that way. They were the masters of an ideological narrative that made America's birth seem inevitable. The British could not compete with our forefathers' brilliant capacity to make an unexpected outcome seem all but destined. Thomas Jefferson described equality, that "all men are created equal," not as an aspiration (for a nation founded on slavery), but as a self-evident truth.
This inherited rhetoric — Obama also used Jefferson's self-evident line in his Middle East speech — has masked, however, the reality of our post-colonial period: It was confusing and chaotic for the new citizens of an unformed nation.
Putting the very structure of our government aside, and the failed experiment of the Articles of Confederation, Jasanoff describes how American society itself was dramatically unsettled. We too often forget the complicated stories that animated the winners and losers and the society they sought to build. When America won the war, about 20 percent of its population (about half a million people) had supported the other side. The enormity of that statistic is numbing; one in every five men, women, or children had hoped for a different outcome.
Most of the loyalists were essentially pro-democracy, but could not abandon Britain. Some held positions with the royal government, others were recent immigrants to America and could not betray their birth country. For escaped slaves, anywhere but here was a suitable destination. At war's end, these loyalists clustered in New York, Charleston, and Savannah. Most of them would stay in a nation they opposed, but Jasanoff describes through individual narratives the experience of Americans who fled, fearing retribution and violence. Sixty thousand new Americans, for they were all new then, emigrated to places as far-ranging as Nova Scotia, Jamaica, and Africa (where they founded Freetown, Sierra Leone, the black British colony). Two of Benedict Arnold's sons ended up in India.
The saga of the loyalist diaspora is not one of those stories that we relearn after so easily forgetting in history courses. We didn't forget it. As Jasonoff remarked to me, "Most of us never learned it."
Like most analogies, this one can be pushed too far. But "Liberty's Exiles" is a reminder that revolutions are not pre-ordained, and that post-revolutionary periods are not calm. The Arab Summer may not be as uplifting as the Arab Spring, but it may be more typical of revolutionary periods than what Americans have been taught of our own.
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ITM 416 /604 Data Communications, Networks, and Security
ReadingsPlease see Blackboard for access to all of the readings. Readings from the reference book, articles, or from chapters of other books will be posted prior to the week you will need to have read them. According to fair use guidelines, we can use only one chapter for any book during the length of the course.
Hands-On LabsThere will be a number of hands-on laboratory exercises throughout the length of the class. Paper copies of these will be handed out in-class.
Assignments & ProjectsIn-class assignments will normally be provided during the class on paper. However, homework and project assignments may be provided online through Blackboard. It may be necessary to use the Blackboard submission system to submit assignments and projects.
LABSStudents participating in the ITM 416 / 604 class are permitted to use the following facilities within the business school, which are specifically configured and should have the necessary tools for the class:
- MIS Lab (to the right of BA 233)
A four-digit code followed by a * is used to enter these two rooms and the computers have a set username and password. If you do not have the code and/or passwords, please email the ITM secretary, Lauri Mosall at firstname.lastname@example.com with a CC to the instructor.


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Society of Composers International conference is Nov. 11 - 14
The University of South Carolina School of Music will host the 2010 Society for Composers International (SCI) conference Nov. 11-14 at the School of Music.
Two hundred composers and performers will participate in 14 concerts, performing more than 100 works of new music and giving six academic presentations/demonstrations.
All events, except for the South Carolina Philharmonic Orchestra program, will be free. All events are open to the public.
The following is the SCI conference calendar of events:
Thursday, Nov. 11
7:30 p.m., Greene Street United Methodist Church – USC Concert Choir, University Chorus, Colla Voce Community Choir and Graduate Vocal Ensemble perform works by Daniel Adams, Chris Arrell, Mike D'Ambrosio, Peter Fischer, Jerry Hui, William Price, Clare Shore. Keane Southard, Marty Regan, Kevin Waters.
Opening Night Reception, 9-10 p.m.
Greene Street United Methodist Church
Friday, Nov. 12
8:30 a.m., School of Music recital hall – Guest artists and students perform works by Thomas Couvillon, David Maki, Joseph Dangerfield, John Allemeier, William Burnson, Amy Dunker, Brian Eiffes, Luke Flynn, Byron Petty.
10 a.m., School of Music recital hall – Guest artists and students perform works by Michael Kallstrom, Kui-Im Lee, Alan Schmitz, Jonathan Schwabe, Mark Cook, Steven Landis, Robert A. Baker and Andrew Walters.
1 p.m., School of Music recital hall -- School of Music faculty perform works by Ed Robertson, Luke Dahn, Robert Denham, Arthur Gottschalk, Hee Yun Kim, Jae Eun Jung and Ilva Levinson.
3 p.m., School of Music recital hall -- The Thelema Trio perform works by Mark Engebretson, Ellen Lindquist, Will Redman, Stephen Yip.
6 p.m., School of Music band hall, Room 108 -- University of South Carolina Symphony Orchestra and Chorus perform works by Mark Dal Porto, Tayloe Harding, Allen Brings, Paul Siskind and Alex Davis.


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Evans Senior Center news for March 24
March 29, 2013
Fall color trip to Washington, Sept. 24-Oct. 4. The cost is $1,079 per person based on double occupancy. Included is all transportation, all lodging, 18 meals, two full-day guided tours of Washington with all the memorials, the Smithsonian, Mount Vernon Estate and Garden and much, much more. Register and pick up a flyer at the recreation desk at the south end of the Evans Community Complex.
Friday meals, They're back, and we hope you will be joining us soon. Remember that you must register to be able to come just as you do for Tuesdays. You will need to call (970) 475-1132 before 9 a.m. on the Thursday before the Friday you plan to attend. As with Tuesday lunches, leave your name and the names of others you are registering on the machine. We will take care of the rest. Lunches will cost the same as they do on Tuesdays — $3 for people 60-plus or married to a spouse who is 60-plus.
Veterans breakfast, 7:30 a.m. April 6 at the Golden Corral in Evans/Greeley. Calling all vets. Come and join us for fellowship, fun and breakfast.
Excess bread, Tuesdays. Each Tuesday we are blessed with excess bread from Panera Bread in Loveland to whom we are very, very grateful. If you are coming to lunch with us, feel free to stop and pick up something you might like to try. It is available Tuesdays only.
Free appraisals, 9 a.m.-noon the third Tuesday of each month. Don't forget to bring those family heirlooms and treasures for Daniel Geary to appraise. What a wonderful way to discover if you have a real treasure or a sentimental one. Our own little "Antiques Roadshow!"
The Medicare Man meeting, 9 a.m.-noon Tuesdays for any of you who require information on the subject. No appointment is needed with Don Anderson. If you need help before then, call (970) 834-1478.
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— Henry Ward Beecher
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"Mike Castle is over. Christine O'Donnell is now": The making of a Fox News candidate
Media Matters for America presents a timeline of how Fox News hosts and contributors -- with a few exceptions -- came to tout Delaware Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell and celebrated her primary victory.
December 2009: Rove reportedly urges tea parties to support Castle
9-12 Patriot activist, O'Donnell: Fox's Rove lobbied tea party to endorse Castle in Republican primary. In his book, The Backlash [1], Media Matters senior fellow Will Bunch writes [2] (pages 291-295) that according to 9-12 Delaware Patriots executive director Russ Murphy, in the early stages of the campaign, Rove met with a group of tea party activists and urged them to support Rep. Mike Castle's (R-DE) Senate campaign. In an MSNBC appearance, Bunch said [3] that meeting occurred in December. O'Donnell herself made the same claim [4] during a September 15 interview on Fox & Friends.
July 2010: Fox-backed Tea Party Express endorses O'Donnell, aids campaign
Tea Party Express provided O'Donnell with money, staffers, phone banks. On July 27, Tea Party Express endorsed [5] O'Donnell. The Atlantic's Chris Good reported [6] that in the wake of that endorsement, Tea Party Express fulfilled a $250,000 fundraising pledge, aired radio and TV ads on behalf of O'Donnell, sent staffers to Delaware, attracted the endorsements of Sarah Palin and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC), operated phone banks, and worked with "local Tea Party and 9/12 groups to coordinate volunteer activity, which included sign-waving at intersections in addition to phone banking."
Fox News has relentlessly promoted Tea Party Express. Media Matters has detailed [7] Fox's News heavy promotion of the Tea Party Express, from sending reporter Griff Jenkins to travel on the bus for the group's first cross-country tour to touting a later rally held by the group as a "conservative Woodstock." Tea Party Express has praised the "great television coverage" given to it by Fox News.
September 2010: Fox News hosts, contributors endorsed, touted O'Donnell
September 2: Cavuto tells O'Donnell, "the Tea Party saw something in you, galvanized its efforts and away we go." In a September 2 interview on Your World (retrieved from Nexis), host Neil Cavuto said to O'Donnell: "You know, it was sort of like you became like an overnight emerging force. And I don't know whether it had to do with what was going on, you know, in Alaska, but bottom line, the Tea Party saw something in you, galvanized its efforts and away we go."
September 8: Malkin tells Hannity, "I endorsed Christine O'Donnell." On the September 8 edition of Hannity (retrieved from Nexis), Fox News contributor Michelle Malkin said, "I endorsed Christine O'Donnell. I met her over the past couple of weeks in D.C."
September 9: Palin endorses O'Donnell on Hannity's radio show. On the September 9 edition of Sean Hannity's radio show, Fox News contributor Sarah Palin endorsed [8] O'Donnell, after having earlier re-tweeted [9] a positive statement about O'Donnell from radio host Tammy Bruce.
September 13: Van Susteren airs Palin's endorsement of O'Donnell. On the September 13 edition of On the Record (retrieved from Nexis), host Greta Van Susteren said "O'Donnell has Governor Palin in her corner," then aired the endorsement robocall Palin made for O'Donnell's campaign.
The holdouts: Rove, Perino, Krauthammer criticize O'Donnell over electability
September 13: Krauthammer calls O'Donnell supporters "disruptive and capricious." On the September 13 edition of Special Report (retrieved from Nexis), Fox News contributor Charles Krauthammer criticized endorsements of O'Donnell by Palin and Sen. Jim DeMint (R-SC) as "disruptive," "capricious," "irresponsible," and "a big mistake." He added, "O'Donnell is very problematic, she probably will lose."
September 14: Perino says "I am for whoever the best candidate is that can win. And I don't know Christine O'Donnell." On the September 14 edition of Hannity (retrieved from Nexis), Fox Business anchor Stuart Varney asked "Why do we buy the line that Mike Castle can win in November and that Christine O'Donnell cannot win?" Fox News contributor Dana Perino answered: "one of the reasons they're called establishment candidates is because they are established. And I am for whoever the best candidate is that can win. And I don't know Christine O'Donnell. I have known Mike Castle for many years. I see him as a stand- up guy."
September 14: Rove says O'Donnell will have to explain "checkered background"; she does not "evince the characteristics of rectitude and truthfulness and sincerity and character." On the September 14 edition of Hannity, Rove said [10]: "One thing that Christine O'Donnell is now going to have to answer in the general election that she didn't have to answer in the primary is her own checkered background." He later said: "I've met her. I'm not -- I've got to tell you, I wasn't, frankly, impressed as her, you know, abilities as a candidate. And again, these serious questions about how does she make her living, why did she mislead voters about her college education, how come it took her nearly two decades to pay her college bill so she could get her college degree. How does she make a living? Why did she sue a well-known and well-thought-of conservative think tank?" Rove went on to criticize "candidates who, at the end of the day, while they may be conservative in their public statements, do not evince the characteristics of rectitude and truthfulness and sincerity and character that the voters are looking for."
Post-election: O'Donnell credits Fox figures and movements for win as network celebrates her victory
O'Donnell cites Palin, groups with ties to Fox News during victory speech. In her victory speech [11], O'Donnell thanked Palin and the Tea Party Express for their support. O'Donnell also thanked the Glenn Beck inspired 9-12 movement [12] for "laying the foundation and stirring things up."
Hannity touted his support for O'Donnell. On the September 14 edition of his Fox News show, Hannity highlighted [13] how "talk radio, including myself and Mark Levin and Rush and others ... got involved in the Delaware primary and people's awareness went up." He declared that O'Donnell's success was another sign that "we are seeing the establishment being beaten by the tea party movement and by conservatives that are saying, you know what? We've had it with RINO [Republican In Name Only] Republicans."
Fox's Cameron to O'Donnell: "It must feel good." On the September 14 edition of On the Record, Van Susteren introduced an interview [14] with O'Donnell by saying, "The world of politics is stunned to the core. Christine O'Donnell, backed by the Tea Party Express and Governor Sarah Palin, has won Delaware's Republican primary for the U.S. Senate." Fox News correspondent Carl Cameron said to O'Donnell: "They said it couldn't be done and here you are, the U.S. Senate Republican nominee for Delaware. It must feel good." Cameron also asked McDonnell, "Did the party bosses get the message of your victory?" Cameron concluded: "Mike Castle is over. Christine O'Donnell is now, running against Chris Coons for the Joe Biden former U.S. Senate seat, and one of the 10 that could potentially mean the Republican majority come fall."
Carlson: It's "suicide" for Republicans not to support O'Donnell. On the September 15 edition of Fox & Friends, co-host Gretchen Carlson criticized [15] the idea that Republicans are considering "maybe not to even support O'Donnell. That, I don't think, is a smart move at all. If you want the Democrat to win, then go ahead and let her flounder by herself." Carlson later added, "This is suicide for the party." Later in the show, Gretchen said [16]: "You've got to wonder right now -- and I've been saying this for the last year on this show -- the Republican Party has to get together with the tea party. They have to. And for the RNC to come out now and say they're not going to fund this race? So what are they going to do, fund the Democrat?"
Gingrich throws support to O'Donnell. Following O'Donnell's win, Fox News contributor Newt Gingrich issued a series [17] of [18] tweets [19] praising her:
- "Christine odonnell won in delaware. She got more votes in the primary. The elite media wants to declare her unelectable--nonsense-she won"
- "There will be an all out effort to discredit christine odonnell in delaware just as there was to discredit sharon angle in nevada"
- "Angle will beat harry reid and odonnel will win in delaware. 2010 is the year of the grassroots over the establishment"
O'Donnell credits Palin for "mak[ing] the difference." On the September 15 edition of ABC's Good Morning America, when co-host George Stephanopoulos asked her, "Did Sarah Palin make the difference here?" O'Donnell responded [20], "Yes, she did. ... She helped to bring it back on track."
Fox & Friends told O'Donnell the "good news" of McConnell's support. Co-host Steve Doocy touted O'Donnell's appearance on the September 15 edition of Fox & Friends as being "fresh off the win last night," and Carlson concluded the interview by noting the "good news" that Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said that "he is not backing away from supporting" McConnell. O'Donnell is the latest in a series [21] of Republican candidates who have turned to Fox & Friends as their favored venue to mark the launch of their general election campaigns following their primary victories.
O'Donnell far from the only candidate to benefit from association with Fox
Fox routinely provides airtime to Republican and conservative candidates. As Media Matters has [22] repeatedly [23] documented [24], Fox News is a friendly and receptive home for Republican nominees, as well as the most conservative candidate in a Republican primary, where they can benefit from repeated appearances and opportunities to promote fundraising campaigns. Further, Fox News hosts and contributors such as Palin and Gingrich raise money [25] for Republican candidates and causes using political action committees, 527 and 501(c)4 organizations.
Kilmeade says Christine O'Donnell is "starting to win me over." On the September 15 edition of Fox News Radio's Kilmeade & Friends, Kilmeade said [26], "Christine, I talked to her this morning, O'Donnell, she's starting to win me over. She's starting to address the problems in her background." Kilmeade added, "I think the RNC will be right behind her."
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Angelica Sinn - Busty brunette is hard pounded
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June 2010
We have now completed our EMOTIONS workshop!
We have tried to improve our "feelings" towards our guests AND with one another as well.
We have definitely learned a lot of new things.
It has most of all given us a lot of pleasure!
Simply find out and see for yourself on your NEXT visit…
Still - everyone's quite relaxed...
TOGETHER - everything gets easier!
EMOTIONS - intimately experienced ...
"Our" absolutely professional trainers!
And - WE did it!
Get to your garage parking space with a mobile navigating device!
Actually, both of our garages are really easy to find – especially with our Drive-In description. These days however, many people already rely on a navigation system – some people supposedly do so even on their way to finding their toothbrush!
Starting right now we'll make a mobile navigation device available upon request!
Just press the destination button – and a friendly voice will lead you DIRECTLY to your garage parking space.
That same voice will guide you again directly to your Hotel AUSTRIA.
Now it's just your toothbrush that you'll have to find on your own…
Current EVENTS in Vienna in June 2010
Interested in music, theater, the opera, museums, or exhibitions?
We'll be happy to keep you informed about all the dates/schedules and perhaps even let you in on a few secrets too…
Strong Heads in the MFA
The major summer exhibition at the Museum of Fine Arts is dedicated to unusual heads from June to September.
Over 4,000 years of history are dealt with in the exhibition "Strong Heads. Portrait(s) of the Museum of Fine Arts" : On display are paintings, sculptures, medals and coins as well as mummy portraits, sphinx heads and Roman gravestones from the age of the ancient Egyptians to around 1800. Over 90 works of art and approx. 80 medals and coins are intended to give an impression of how depictions of faces and portraits have changed over the millennia.
Works by Titian, Albrecht Dürer, Diego Velázquez, Rembrandt and Peter Paul Rubens can be seen, as can exhibits from the repository of the Museum of Fine Arts that have never before been shown to the general public.
Tue-Sun 10.00 am to 6.00 pm, Thu 10.00 am to 9.00 pm
Kunsthistorisches Museum
Olbrich: Architect of the Secession
Vienna's Leopold Museum is devoting a broad-based retrospective to Joseph Maria Olbrich, creator of the secession building.
Joseph Maria Olbrich (1867-1908) was one of the biggest names in turn-of-the-century architectural and artistic circles, and a leading figure in the reform movement of the day. This retrospective at the MuseumsQuartier shows around 300 pieces by the universal artist, architect and creator of the Secession Building in Vienna.
Olbrich's wide-ranging oeuvre extends from architectural design and interior decoration, to landscaping and industrial design. All of his work is hallmarked by his commitment to the ideal of blending life and art. This show also explores Olbrich's role in the Viennese Modern Age, or Wiener Moderne, using pieces by Otto Wagner, Koloman Moser and Gustav Klimt. Loan pieces sourced from private and public collections in Germany, Austria and the USA include furniture, textiles, sketches and watercolors.
Jun 18-Sep 27, 2010
Leopold Museum
A Night with the Philharmonic
On June 8, 2010 the Vienna Philharmonic and Franz Welser-Möst will serve up the very best in classical music – free of charge. The Vienna Philharmonic, conducted by Franz Welser-Möst, will be giving its traditional open air musical master class at the Summer Night's Concert in the Schönbrunn Schlosspark once again this year. In a departure from traditions elsewhere, admission is free as the famous ensemble lays on a special treat for locals and visitors alike. Last year almost 100,000 visitors took up the invitation to attend this special event.
Franz Welser-Möst - the new musical director at the Vienna State Opera from fall onwards - will hold the baton. He said it will be ...
"... a great joy and an immense pleasure to conduct this orchestra, which, in addition to its superb musical qualities, has been amongst the world's best for over 100 years now, not least because of its exceptional team spirit as well."
The concert is scheduled to start at 9.00 p.m. The program is themed on the planets, sun and moon:
• John Williams: Star Wars Main Title from "Star Wars"
• Josef Strauss: Music of the Spheres, Waltz, op. 235
• Franz Liszt: Piano Concerto No. 2, A major
• John Williams: Princess Leia's Theme from "Star Wars"
• John Williams: Imperial March from "Star Wars"
• Joseph Lanner: Evening Stars, Waltz, op. 180
• Otto Nicolai: Moonshine Chorus from "The Merry Wives of Windsor"
• Gustav Holst: Mars from "The Planets"
June 8, 2010, 9.00 p.m.
Schönbrunn Palace, 13th district, in front of the Neptune fountain
Relaxing on the Vienna Danube
In Vienna, the Danube is omnipresent – whether in the form of the Donau-Auen National Park or Old Danube, Danube Island or Danube Canal. This also means that the river banks and beaches are close by. The Viennese use them to relax, for play and sports, or for pleasurable hours at the beach cafes, bars and restaurants that can be found on the Old Danube and the Copa Cagrana on the Danube Island.
Old Danube
Surrounded by gardens, lawns, restaurants with terraces on the water, promenades with pedestrian and bicycle paths, the Old Danube draws swimmers, sailors, rowers and surfers. You can choose between three sailing and surfing schools, nine boat rental agencies and four beach facilities. Tip: Rent a row boat, paddle boat or electric boat and experience a romantic boat picnic by moonlight. Maybe you would also like to spend an afternoon at the Gänsehäufel beach facility where two kilometers of beaches, a wave pool and athletic pool, playgrounds, cafés and a nudist area promise enjoyable hours of leisure.
Additional information: Summer days on the Old Danube
Danube Island
With roughly three million visitors, the three-day Danube Island Festival is the largest party event in Europe. But there is plenty happening on "the island" at other times as well: The recreational paradise of the Viennese includes 42 kilometers of sand, pebble and grassy beaches on the New Danube, bays, playgrounds (also for ballgames), graded jogging and skating paths, rental agencies for boats, bicycles and surfboards, extensive nudist areas, bars, cafés and restaurants on the Copa Cagrana.
New to the Danube Island in 2010 is the multi-functional information center. Not only are visitors' questions answered, but the "Island information" area also offers a water playground and changing themed exhibitions.
Further information:
Danube Island Festival, June 25-27, 2010:
Danube Canal
The Danube Canal (also known as the "Little Danube") was created in the course of regulating the Danube from 1870 to 1875. The southernmost original branch of the Danube in Vienna, it now has a length of 17.3 kilometers and runs past the Viennese Old City. You can either explore the Danube Canal by ship or you can enjoy the ambiance in one of the numerous outdoor bars along the Danube Canal.
Additional information:
Vienna's summer party locations
Vienna by ship and boat


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The Springfield Hotel is the perfect venue for conferences, parties, weddings, dinners and cabaret evenings or just a quiet relaxing weekend away in a fabulous location with stunning views over the Dee Estuary.
We are conveniently located at Junction 32A of the A55, making us an ideal weekend retreat as well as a fantastic location for doing business in Chester and North Wales.
37 stylish and spacious guestrooms await your arrival whether you are seeking a romantic break in the countryside, an overnight business trip or a family break away, we have everything you need to ensure your stay is one to remember.
Our hotel boasts superb dining options and is known as one of the finest Wedding venues in the area. We are also a popular business hotel and the ideal choice for Conferences and Meetings. All guests can avail of our state of the art Health & Leisure Club free of charge.
Our wonderful hotel is based in Holywell, North Wales, and is ideally located to serve visitors to
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We look forward to welcoming you to the Springfield Hotel & Health Club...


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I live in West London so if anyone knows where of a place I can get hold of one it would be appreciated but aside from that ebay looks a good bet. They do seem to have come down in price in recent times-they used to be £180 cheapest!
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High-quality faux leather with all around protection
The Folio Leather Style Case with Stand and Hand Grip for the Tesco Hudl is constructed from high-quality faux leather, offering a fantastic and stylish look that is comfortable to hold.
The case is also designed to add protection between your Tesco Hudl and the outside world, reducing the risk of scratches and damage if accidentally dropped.
Built-in stand for viewing content handsfree
Why not huddle around your Hudl as this case features a built-in stand, offering a perfect viewing angle for watching your own videos or those streamed over the Internet.
Also useful for when you are playing games or surfing the World Wide Web, as you can enjoy both of these activities and more without the need to permanently hold your device.
Incorporated handgrip to hold your Hudl more comfortably
The case includes a unique handgrip, reducing the risk of you accidentally dropping the device. The handgrip also provides a comfortable holding position, which allows you to use your Tesco Hudl all day without it becoming uncomfortable.
Designed specifically for the TESCO Hudl
The folio leather style case is designed specifically for the Tesco Hudl Android tablet. This ensures a perfect fit and protection for the Hudl.
Also features a number of specialised cut-outs located around the case, to provide full access to all of your device's ports and features - without having to remove it from the case prior to use.


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Moncler Gamme Rouge Fall 2013
After all the snow we've tromped through these past four weeks, the last thing you want to see at one of the last shows on the last day of the season is more—especially since it finally feels springlike in Paris. So bravo to Moncler Gamme Rouge for, in spite of its glacier backdrop and banks of powder on the runway, lifting the mood with a characteristically charming presentation. It began with coats covered in more fur than a polar bear with a prescription for Rogaine. Creative director Giambattista Valli's hooded parkas were patchworked with beaver, raccoon, and pretty much any wild fox species native to the Northern Hemisphere including arctic marble, which is funny because marble patterns have been a trend here. Models bundled up in the parkas and sporting big hiking-style backpacks, also covered in pelts, were accompanied by beautifully groomed huskies. (Inevitably, one rascal broke loose momentarily.) Then, in a deviation from the traditional puffer silhouette, an igloo-shaped cape with fox trim had fur patterns on its nylon body—like camo for the tundra.
Up next were the mountain climbers wearing straightforward, utilitarian jackets as they zip-lined toward the photographers' pit. Fur turned up here, too, either on the jacket (which was then topped with harness-like details) or peeking out like a peplum. Some longer versions combined black nylon with panels of red-and-blue gingham mohair, which also appeared on the packs.
Finally, Valli sent out a gang of no-nonsense ice princesses, their faces covered in glitter and bodies covered by warm down coats with crystal embellishment rising from the hem. Some wore ivory vests over fuzzy sweaters with sparkling snowflakes on the sleeve. They were about as pretty as one gets at subzero temps. It's no wonder the guys in polar bear costumes who walked out at the end found them irresistible.


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BB11's Ronnie: Cyberbully Who Lies About Accomplishments Outside of The House
Most people who are not Ronnie fans already know that he is a liar, deceiver and a manipulator. But what they may not know is that he is a self proclaimed cyber-bully. And those claims of his of being a "National Persuasive Speaking Champion". Not true.
Ronnie himself has admitted to the cyber-bullying, apparently he thinks it's funny and a neat thing to do. Never mind the cases of those that have killed themselves after being on the losing end of cyber-bullying.
You can read more about this, and where it originated from here and also please feel free to join us in our forums to discuss this more.Details


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Micro-Star International (MSI) has rolled out the FR600 3D multimedia notebook equipped with the latest 3D graphics technology and cinema-quality THX TruStudio Pro smart wrap around sound.
The 15.6-inch FR600 3D also boasts Intel's Core i5 processor that features Intel Turbo Boost and Hyper-Threading technology, as well as MSI's own Turbo Drive Engine (TDE) technology to instantly throttle up the system performance with a click of a button, the vendor said.
The FR600 3D is equipped with MSI's ECO Engine power-saving technology, which offers users five power management levels for video game, film, presentation, word processing, and turbo battery, to enhance the battery efficiency and further the battery life.
- 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.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
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.


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WATCH: Barbara Walters' touching 'The View' farewell
Barbara Walters had a star-studded send-off during her last episode of "The View" on Friday.
Actually taped on Thursday, the show kicked off with a special entrance by Walters, who then took the time to show off the people in her life who keep things running smoothly.
Walters was first surprised by none other than Hillary Clinton, who praised the veteran journalist — and deflected questions on whether she'll run for president in 2016.
In an amusing bit, Walters interviewed herself, as played by former "SNL" star Cheri Oteri.
Michael Douglas was the next to pay tribute to the TV personality, followed by Oprah Winfrey, who thanked Walters for "paving the road" for fellow women.
Oprah ushered in more than a dozen female broadcasters who owe their careers to Walters, ranging from Diane Sawyer and Robin Roberts to Kathie Lee Gifford and and Elisabeth Hasselbeck.
"These are my legacy," said Walters, "and I thank all of you."
The Legacy of @BarbaraJWalters! #CelebrateBarbara #TheView pic.twitter.com/zSoiM8wjKR
— The View (@theviewtv) May 16, 2014
Walters, in her final moments, wondered, "How do you say goodbye to something like 50 years in television?"
The legendary news anchor went on to crack jokes about her future (time for Botox!), and spoke of the the honor of interviewing everyone from presidents to celebrities like Angelina Jolie.
She concluded, "From the bottom of my heart to all of you with whom I have worked and to all of you who have watched and been at my side for so many years, I can say thank you, thank you — but then, who knows what the future brings?"


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Journalism students honored by AAF
The American Advertising Federation honored University of South Carolina seniors Owen Black and Tekedra Hankins at its annual meeting Feb. 3 in New York City.
Owen Black
Tekedra Hankins
Both are students in the university's School of Journalism and Mass Communications. Black, a senior from Elgin, majoring in marketing and management with a minor in public relations, was named among the AAF's Most Promising Minority Students. He is founder of the One Flag SC and was an account supervisor at the Carolina Agency. Hankins, a senior from Columbia, majoring in public relations with a minor in criminal justice, was named to the AAF's honor roll. She is a resident mentor with the University Housing.
The AAF's Most Promising Minority Student Award recognizes top minority students across the country who demonstrate academic and extracurricular leadership and show promise in advertising, marketing, media and communications.
The winners were honored by leaders from the top advertising agencies, media companies and advertisers at a luncheon held at the New York Athletic Club. While in New York, the recipients met and interviewed with industry leaders.
Bonnie Drewniany is faculty adviser for the university's AAF student chapter and the only professor to have had at least one student selected for the AAF honor since it was created in 1997. Drewniany is an associate professor of advertising in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications. The University of South Carolina is among 200 universities and colleges to have an AAF collegiate chapter.
AAF honors
- What: Special recognition by American Advertising Federation
- Who: Owen Black and Tekedra Hankins, seniors in the School of Journalism and Mass Communications


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Wolf Spiders
Facts, Identification & Control
Latin Name
Family Lycosidae
Approximately 200 known species belong to the Family Lycosidae in the U.S. and Canada. These wolf spiders are particularly abundant in prairie areas but can be located in a variety of habitats.
Appearance / Identification
What Does a Wolf Spider Look Like?
Wolf spiders are hairy arachnids that can grow up to 35 mm in body length. Their bodies are commonly patterned in black, gray and brown hues. Quick moving and relatively large in size, wolf spiders often inspire fear when they are found within human dwellings. Wolf spiders are also sometimes confused for tarantulas, nursery web and fishing spiders, and brown recluse spiders.
It can be difficult to differentiate between wolf spiders and the many species that resemble them. Most spiders have in common two-segmented bodies, eight legs and fang-like mouthparts known as chelicerae. However, wolf spiders do have shorter legs than web-building spiders and appear more robust than other species.
Wolf Spider vs. Brown Recluse
It may help to observe the movements of the spider in question. Named for their swift motion, particularly while attacking prey, the wolf spider can sometimes be seen scurrying across open surfaces. The brown recluse, on the other hand, tends to hide in dark, unvisited places and is rarely seen in the open. Recluses also have six eyes arranged in pairs combined with a violin marking on their cephalothoraxes. Wolf spiders do not have these combined characters.
All spiders have in common a two-segmented body, eight legs, spinnerets and the absence of chewing mouthparts or wings. The eight noncompound eyes of the wolf spider are arranged with one lower row of four small eyes, two larger eyes and two more small eyes on top of the head.
Chelicerae, or jaws, are used to hold prey, inject venom and eat. Two sharp, horizontal fangs are present at the extreme bottom of these jaws. Also present near the jaw are the palps, which serve as sensory structures and as sperm storage in the male wolf spider.
The circulatory system of the wolf spider is open, meaning the blood isn't confined and delivered inside of a closed system, and contains hemolymph, a respiratory protein similar in function to hemoglobin. Hemolymph is pumped through the heart and bathes the internal organs and tissues.
Behavior, Diet & Habits
Wolf spider habitats range from woodlands and dry, inland shrub lands to wet, coastal forests and alpine meadows. Some wolf spider species prefer to dwell in suburban gardens. Coastal sand dunes, mountain herb fields or riverbank gravel beds are also home to many wolf spider species. Because wolf spiderlings travel great distances, the habitat of a single species can span a large region. There are several wolf spiders found in the west that are most commonly brown in color, although gray and black specimens have also been documented. Colored markings may appear along their bodies. Some western wolf spiders can be found indoors, while others are specific to wet outdoor areas like riverbanks.
Burrows in the Ground
Wolf spiders do not spin webs and reside instead within burrows. These burrows may be open or sealed with silken doors. In rainy seasons, wolf spiders plug their burrows with pebbles and build turrets to deflect floodwater. Twigs may also be placed at the top of the burrow.
In the Home
At the onset of the fall season, wolf spiders seek warmer habitats and have been known to enter homes, where they are found in windows, doors, garages, basements and houseplants.
The Carolina wolf spider is the largest documented wolf spider in the United States. Its color matches its habitat, allowing for camouflage. Other wolf spider species may inhabit alpine meadows, coastal forests, dry shrub lands and woodlands. Most species are burrowers that live underground, although some specimens can be seen traveling above ground in leaf litter, on lawns and in gardens. Most wolf spiders are also nocturnal, although some do hunt in the morning. A wolf spider's diet typically consists of insects and other small spiders.
Life Cycle / Reproduction
Mating for wolf spiders is a dangerous affair because males are sometimes killed and consumed by females following mating. However, males often survive to mate again. Wolf spiders exhibit unique parental care behaviors. Female wolf spiders often carry their egg sacs with them. When eggs hatch, the immature spiders remain with the female for a couple of weeks before dispersing.
After mating, the female wolf spider seeks an isolated, covered location within which to lay her eggs. Females lay approximately 100 or more eggs, which they encase in a silk sac. Wolf spiders are protective of their eggs and, unlike other spider species, carry these spherical sacs on their spinnerets.
When eggs are ready to hatch, the female wolf spider rips the egg sac open in order to release her spiderlings. Spiderlings then swarm the female's body and legs, where they remain for protection. They stay with the female for a couple of weeks, at which point wolf spiderlings disperse. They are then ready to begin fending for themselves.
Signs of a Wolf Spider Infestation
All spiders have the potential to come indoors. Wolf spiders often scurry under gaps below doors, and jumping spiders accidentally may be carried in on people. Sightings of wolf spiders are the main sign of their activity. If wolf spiders are found invading a structure it is best to contact a local pest management agency.
More Information
Although their reputation would lead one to believe otherwise, the bite of the wolf spider is not a significant medical threat to the average adult. Wolf spiders typically do not bite unless threatened or provoked. In most cases the wolf spider will first retreat or rear up on its legs, exposing its large fangs.
Wolf spiders are common throughout the United States, especially Missouri, Texas, and California. In California, they are sometimes referred to as California wolf spiders.The Kauai cave wolf spider (Adelocosa anops) inhabits the caves of Hawaii's Kauai Island. These spiders are eyeless and reddish-brown in color. Specimens can measure up to 20 mm in length.
Other Types Of Wolf Spiders
Carolina Wolf Spiders (Hogna carolinensis)
Texas Wolf Spiders (Rabidosa rabida)


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Turkey hunting is a pleasurable sport enjoyed by Hoosiers since 1970. During this time, Indiana has never had a fatal turkey hunting accident. However, a few Hoosier turkey hunters are injured in shooting accidents every year.
Surprisingly, national studies show that most turkey season shooting incidents on persons involve experienced hunters who accidentally fire on their own hunting partners. The studies also show most turkey hunting shooting accidents occur on private land.
Did you know...
Review and follow the Turkey Hunting Safety Rules as part of your annual spring turkey preparation. Make a copy for your camp or hunting vehicle. Review them frequently before and during the season.
It is the responsibility of each hunter to help make our state one of the safer places to hunt wild turkeys in the spring.


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Long-term Comment is Free stalwart "Woolly Minded Liberal" has been banned, and his profile erased, for reasons which are far from clear and which the moderators have declined to discuss. On one thread, dozens of comments calling for Woolly's reinstatement have been deleted. All over the western world atheists are coming out of the closet and discovering that there are rather more of us than the media pretends. Good job Ariane. Good job.
Woolly could be trenchant, even downright rude, at times, and his views on such matters as ID cards were, especially given his choice of moniker, rather strange. But if occasionally predictable he was always razor-sharp and made a valuable, and valued, contribution to debates. He was at his best, perhaps, in the religion threads, where his thoroughgoing scepticism (even about the existence of Jesus) produced some lively responses. A few months ago, Atheist Bus Campaign progenitrix Ariane Sherine thanked him personally for the input he gave in developing the now famous posters.
For anyone suffering from post-Woolly withdrawal symptoms, I've cobbled together some choice Woollyisms.
On the Atheist Bus:
This is more about atheist awareness. It is still impossible to get elected in the USA unless you pretend to have an imaginary friend and its still looked down upon here. Only last year Nick Clegg provoked a media storm by not sounding sufficiently religious.
On journalistic standards:
I am currently enjoying Darrell Huff's book "How to lie with statistics" which was first published back in 1954. Its very dated in some ways, the idea of £30/week being a lot of money for a working man and the use of the word 'Negroe' for Americans with black ancestry (often only some and frequently a lot less than half) does look odd these days. But that isn't what the book is about.
What it is about is depressingly familiar to readers of Ben Goldacre's website and Saturday Guardian column Bad Science - the pisspoor state of journalism. Things were no better in the 1950s it seems, journos were lazy and innumerate back then and just as liable to strip out all meaning from any bit of science or research as they are now. They were at least as prone to sensationalism.
I had to laugh at yesterday's Guardian with its bold striking and deliberately deceptive headline bewailing a 'record fall' in house prices only to discover that it was just the biggest decline since the last one in 1991.
Plus ca change. There never was a Golden Age of responsible or professional journalism. The current generation, with certain exceptions, is it seems somewhat better than those that went before. At least the Guardian has some properly educated types who know a little about science working for it even if they are banished to the 'backwaters' of the Science section.
On the consolations of religion:
The problem is that I don't want the brain-dead rest you offer : I'd be bored in minutes. What I want can't be found in religion, it can only be found in the real world.
Woolly on Woolly:
By a happy coincidence I was thinking on the train this morning about who or what the next New Militant Atheist (CIF Faction) featured Imaginary Sky-Pixie of the week should be and was wondering about nominating myself. So many of the Deluded claim that atheism is a religion (Woolly's Law) that I think it is justified. I was thinking that we should do Richard Dawkins, maybe we will one of these days, but you've tipped the balance.
So there we have it folks, apologies to the abrupt change in the advertised batting order but this weeks Sky Pixie to be militantly disbelieved in is me : WoollyMindedLiberal. The pixie-eating Dawkins Sharks are still a bit peckish so get Disbelieving hench-atheists, militantly now.
Perhaps the mods will relent, or Woolly will sneak back under a different guise. Or perhaps not. Either way, please contribute your thoughts to the Official Heresy Corner WML memorial thread (as recommended, mirabile dictu, by the mods).
Update: You may also be interested in another Woolly-themed discussion over at CIF Refugees
All over the western world atheists are coming out of the closet and discovering that there are rather more of us than the media pretends.
Good job Ariane. Good job.Any chance of another project for Darwin's bicentenary? Something along the lines of "If you believe that evolution is only a theory then you are an idiot!"


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Budget sequestration went into effect late last week, imposing a series of across-the-board spending cuts at federal agencies. As a result of sequestration, agencies will be required to reduce discretionary spending 5% and mandatory spending 5.1% over the course of the fiscal year. Because there are less than seven months remaining in the fiscal year, many programs will be required to cut 9 to 9.5% for the remainder of the year.
Even though sequestration began last week, it could be several weeks before its full effects are felt. Many agencies plan to meet their spending reduction targets by implementing furloughs, but due to collective bargaining agreements with many of the unions, it could be at least a month before the furloughs begin to occur.
At the same time, the Continuing Resolution (CR) that has funded the government for Fiscal Year 2013 is set to expire later this month. Yesterday, Rep. Hal Rogers (R-KY), Chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, unveiled a Continuing Resolution through the end of the fiscal year at post-sequestration levels. The House's CR would allow some flexibility for some departments to deal with the sequestration-level cuts. The Senate is expected to provide details soon on its plan for the CR, with Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) saying she would favor a full appropriations bill.
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As A Kid, I Often Said I Wished I Could Speak In Hieroglyphics
"How rad it would be," I thought
[ though — since the timeline I'm referencing is circa rural Arkansas —
quite likely not verbatim, my choice of vernacular ]
"If I could speak in pictures. Fancy symbols, and all that shit . . ."
Meaning : not carved in stone, but rather contained
in word bubbles,
like in a comic strip
A funny thing, time : cycles : that symbol of the serpent swallowing its tail . . .All these years later, and where do I find myself? Obsessed with animated .gifs / yearning to communicate by means of a visual vocabulary. But I mean . . . let's face it : Does this gem
excavated-from-the-uncredited-swag-on-imgur from Tod Browning's silent film The Show [ image source / with kind regards to Mogsville ] not speak volumes?
Or how about the next, in terms of a comment response?
[ Source: Sex With God : tumblr ]
And this flash-tastic action? Is it worth the proverbial thousand?
[ Or has 'creepy' been eclipsed by the contest of All-The-Fucks-You-Don't-Give? ]
Hasty generalizations and snide jabs swept aside like unpaid internships, corporeal punishment, or any scenario in which Unique, Special Beings aren't coddled — even and especially when [ HARMPH! ] "bored. So tot-al-ly bored" : Animated awesomesaucery is served with syllables and consonants, on occasion.
For example : this little ditty by Seacrestcheadle, which I would've plastered on my pal Ugly Shyla's wall many moons ago, if Facefail permitted such forms of communication [ because yeah, She Gets It ]
Alas, Focus! I need focus!
Seacrestcheadle isn't why I've chosen to get bloggy this fine day [ though worthy a post of his own, indeed! ] Au contraire, I've intended to post about the following individual for quite some time now . . .and finally : here we are — and here I am.
If by chance you're not familiar with the guerilla art of Princess Hijab,
Then please consider this a formal invitation to become acquainted : your introduction by way of brief video clip [ courtesy : Ghosts Of Many via Live Leak ]
O.K. — Now that I've provided a bit of background info . . .
Aside from recalcitrant acts of Hijabization, the Princess constructs some friggin' amazing GIF animados ; must admit.
And since ultimately, that's what I'm 'on about' today . . .
╬ For a full-page GIF-tastic sensory overload, check out 8 BITZ PER PIxEL ╬


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Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Lady Tornados opened the 2008 season in style Friday afternoon, thrashing the Columbia College Lady Koalas, 9-2, at the Brevard Soccer Complex. Liz Stojetz's team moves to 1-0 with the win, while Columbia falls to 0-1.
Brevard controlled play from the opening whistle, firing the first six shots of the game, but it was Columbia that found the back of the net first. Just two minutes after entering the game, substitute Jacqueline DeManche banged home a loose ball in the box to put the Koalas up 1-nil in the 16th minute.
But the Lady Tornados would not be fazed by the early deficit, as Courtney Sofferin scored the equalizer on a cross from Carrilea Potter to even the tally at 1 in the 18th minute.
Brevard gained a lead they would not relinquish in the 24th minute, when Ashley Fincher scored on a shot from 35 yards out. Alyssa Caracena assisted, and the Lady Tornados led 2-1.
The rest of the first half was an offensive showcase for Stojetz's side, as they would score three more times before the halftime whistle. Caracena scored her first collegiate goal in the 26th minute off a pass from fellow freshman Latoshia Hopewell to make the score 3-1. Emily Belchyk stretched the lead to 4-1 in the 43rd minute off a cross from Caracena, and Cherie Haseltine banged home a goal off of a Belchyk cross just a minute later to make it 5-1.
The Lady Tornados were the stronger side in the second stanza as well. Potter added to the tally in the 48th minute off of a Caracena cross to make it 6-1. The assist was Caracena's third of the afternoon.
Potter linked up with Baily Varley in the 52nd minute, to make it 7-1, and Hopewell scored her first career goal in the 70th minute after Belchyk's shot took the Columbia keeper out of commission to give Brevard a seven-goal advantage.
Brevard conceded one more goal in the 79th minute. Columbia's Skylarh Thorne found the back of the net when her free kick from 25 yards out deflected off of the Brevard wall and past keeper Jennifer Elzey to narrow the score to 8-2.
But the Lady Tornados weren't done lighting the lamp. Hopewell scored the ninth and final goal in the 85th minute after another blazing Belchyk shot knocked the Koala keeper off of her feet and cleared the net. The goal was Hopewell's second of the day and mercifully ended the proceedings at 9-2.
The secondary statistics demonstrated the Tornados' dominance every bit as much as the score line. BC took a whopping 39 shots to Columbia's seven. Brevard took eight corner kicks, to Columbia's one. Sydney Douglas played the first half in net, stopping two shots and conceding one goal, and Elzey played the second half, also tallying two saves and one goal allowed.
The Lady Tornados look to continue their winning ways Monday, as they travel to South Carolina to face the Anderson University Trojans. Kick-off is set for 7 p.m. The Lady Koalas face their second straight South Atlantic Conference foe on Sunday, as they square off with Lenoir-Rhyne College.


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from entertainent value - yes
from serious mma appreciation - i'd say no
That could be the answer right Sharky there are too many fighters playing the points game instead of going for the finish that's why more of the fights are boring me, I have been a fan since the beginning for over 20 years and for the first time I've started skipping fights or is it because we get to see it every week nearly now??
Am I have having a mid life crisis or does any one else feel the same? Or am I just being a moaning twat?
At it's peak, absolutely. 99 through 2004 ish, Pride for sure was the big show.
Sherdog.com - The number one MMA site on the web today!
Pride 10 and 13 were real eye openers for me.
MMA Officials London, Essex and East Anglia representative
Short answer - Yes.
Long answer - Hell yes.
Taking this shit, one day at a time.
Absolutely. The opening ceremony (I think you can justify calling it a ceremony) is spine chilling. I bloody love Pride FC. I hate what is happening to the UFC.
The poster formally known as Steve_Langford.
there are too many UFC cards now which is a really strange thing, also too many fighters.
When i first got into MMA i knew nearly every fighter on a UFC card and looked forward to events for weeks/ months.
Now i dont know half the card, i forget there are events coming up and fast forward for most of the cards.
Lets do it... Pride rules in the UK!
Taking this shit, one day at a time.
I'd like to see the UFC using the yellow card rule for stalling
Don't Take Life Too Serious Or You'll Die Stressed!!!


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The Dial man reveals a love for R. Kelly and offers tips on some of the best record shops in Germany.
An Australian city with a rich electronic music history is striking a balance between mass-market festivals and committed local promoters, writes RA's Sanjay Fernandes.
The small town German producer is making big waves with his slowed down house productions. RA's Bjørn Schaeffner visits Mittelfischbach's most famous strawberry enthusiast.
In advance of his appearance at this year's Bloc festival, we visit the messy studio of Berlin's purveyor of fuzzy electro.
A freewheeling take on house and techno, straight out of Washington DC.


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Help with incoming SIP configuration Unified Call Mgr 7.0.1
- Gold, 750 points or more
Hi everyone,
I'm looking for some help configuring a voip.ms incoming trunk line with CUCM 7.0.1 . Outgoing is working fine. Screenshots of the config are attached. Voip.ms allows static authentication, and I see the packets coming into the server which is not behind a nat, but I'm getting a busy tone.
I think I configured everything I need, hopefully properly, so any insight would be greatly appreciated. I tried to take screenshots of everything I did, so its likely that if its not attached I didn't config.
One thing I noticed that I can't figure out is that when you are calling extension to extension is that the phone you are calling the user's name appears on the calling phone, but the extension name shows on the destination phone. The two phones are set up the same aside from the ext #s.
Thanks in advance.


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Why we didn't elect Meg governor
You don't realize how hard it is to type when you open your palm and insert your face.
Meg Whitman, who took the reins of Hewlett-Packard after being trounced in the 2010 California gubernatorial election that cost her and her campaign roughly $43 per vote, decided to bring back the HP consumer hardware, which was a good thing. I even ate some crow, with salt, yesterday in manning up to say something nice about Meg for making this decision.
Today I can thank her for something else: Thank you, Meg, for restoring my confidence in your incompetence.
Now Californians who voted against her — yours truly raises hand here — can be smug about not electing her to Sacramento for a typical Meg move.
An article today states that rather than include the already proven WebOS on the HP Touchpad tablet — which is what it came with until former HP CEO Leo Apotheker had what can best be described as the most profound brain fart in human history in dumping HP's consumer technology — Meg wants to run the tablet with, wait for it, Windows 8.
Don't take my word for it. The article by Tom Krazit is here, if you dare.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
(Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software in his new home office. Watch this space.)
October 31, 2011 at 3:08 pm
Due to the LtFSG's policy about being nice the Colonel will refrain from saying
what should be said about M. Halfwhitman. He would like to remind those of
you who live La Vida Laidback on the Left Coast you are one lucky bunch of
citizens to not have Halfwhitman as your Governator.
Those of you holding HP stock should run to….oops, well next time maybe put
your money in Beenie Babies?
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Vinny Del Negro didn't want to talk about personal milestones Wednesday. He ignored a question about his 100th victory as the Clippers' coach, a grinding 99-93 win over the Dallas Mavericks in front of a sellout crowd of 19,362 at Staples Center.
Del Negro groaned about turnovers, about inconsistent defense, about the big picture, about poor execution, about a lackluster start, about the Mavericks' offensive strength, about turnovers (again), about trying to halt Dirk Nowitzki and about turnovers (again).
"We got the job done," Del Negro said after the Clippers extended their home-court winning streak to 13games and improved their league-leading overall record to 28-8.
"It wasn't a very productive game. We didn't play particularly well. We kept them in the game."
Del Negro then admitted he didn't know Wednesday's victory was his 100th as Clippers coach.
Del Negro, asked if it held any significance for him, said simply, "No."
Others thought differently.
"It's a great accomplishment," said Lamar Odom, in his second stint with the Clippers.
Del Negro became the fastest to reach 100 wins in the franchise's history. He needed only 184 games to reach the century mark. Jack Ramsay held the previous mark of 100 wins in 223 games while coaching the Buffalo Braves.
"It's great," Del Negro said. "It's all about winning. We won, but we've got to play a lot better."
Said Blake Griffin: "Yes, he can get overlooked, but as a team we all know that this is a collective effort. It is not just one guy and it is not just the players.
"Overall, it's a group."
The Clippers rallied from a 10-point deficit in the third quarter, surging into the lead for good on Matt Barnes' 3-pointer that made it 85-83 with 8:08 remaining in the game. They kept the lead, thanks in large part to Chris Paul's six assists in the fourth quarter.
Barnes finished with 19points on 7-for-11 shooting, including 5 of 8 from beyond the 3-point arc, in a reserve role. Paul also scored 19points and added a season-high 16 assists plus five rebounds. Griffin added 15points and 13 rebounds.
Darren Collison, a former UCLA standout, scored 22points for the Mavericks, who fell to 13-23 after their fourth consecutive loss. O.J. Mayo, a former USC star, added 17 points and Nowitzki scored 15 on 5-for-13 shooting.
"I knew we'd make a run," Del Negro said of the Clippers' fourth-quarter rally.
Paul, with six points in the fourth quarter, and Jamal Crawford, with seven, helped spark the Clippers.
But it was Del Negro's move to replace Crawford with Caron Butler that played big dividends in the final, frantic moments.
Butler rebounded a Griffin miss with the Clippers clinging to a 97-93 lead with 1:10 remaining. Butler then latched onto Paul's miss with 48.9 seconds left. Paul missed again with 24.9 seconds to go, after a timeout, but the Clippers managed to burn 45 seconds.
Vince Carter missed a jumper, the Mavericks fouled Paul and he sank two clinching free throws with 4.8 seconds left. It was a nerve-jangling finish, one Del Negro would have liked to have avoided with better consistency.
"We have to do a better job when we're struggling offensively," he said during a short-and-not-so-sweet postgame session with reporters.
"We have to lock in more defensively. We have to have that mentality. We didn't consistently have that throughout the game."
Paul stepped up his scoring in the absence of Crawford, who injured his left foot last week and didn't play against Golden State or the Lakers. Crawford, a backup guard who is the Clippers' third-leading scorer with 16.5points per game, returned to the rotation Wednesday.
The Clippers haven't been whole yet this season. Grant Hill has yet to make his debut because of a bone bruise in his right knee.
Chauncey Billups played only three games after returning from left Achilles tendon surgery only to suffer from tendinitis in the same foot.
The Clippers have thrived without the veterans.
A winning locker room has produced a happy locker room.
"It's all (expletive) and giggles and cake," Odom said before the game.


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Mark - from Honolulu, HI
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CA Could Get Tesla Battery Plant After All
PALO ALTO, Calif. (AP) — Electric car maker Tesla Motors says California is back in the running for a massive battery plant it plans to start building this year.
But Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the state is in the "improbable" category for the $5 billion lithium-ion battery factory. That's not because of economic incentives in California but because of the time it takes to get regulatory approval there.
Musk said on an earnings call Wednesday that Gov. Jerry Brown and his staff are working hard to woo the company. But Musk says groundbreaking on the first of two sites the company plans will probably come at the end of next month.
Tesla previously said just four states were in the running for the plant: Arizona, New Mexico, Nevada and Texas.


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He has trained in his laboratory Arrhenius, Nernst, and many others of almost equal eminence.
Nevertheless, the all-explaining hypothesis of Arrhenius offers us once more a certain amount of aid.
Comets' tails, Arrhenius assures us, are but another result of the pressure of light.
One or two other curious points in connection with Arrhenius' hypothesis may be mentioned.
The lower plate in an Arrhenius cell is covered with concentrated hydrochloric acid.
Arrhenius has pointed out that the coefficient of affinity of an acid is proportional to its electrolytic ionization.
Van tHoffs discoveries went far, but one more step was needed, and this was taken by Arrhenius in 1888.
Arrhenius made a calculation of the effect, taking into account all the rather involved changes produced by the salt.
This resemblance had often been noted before Arrhenius elaborated his hypothesis.
The second column of the table gives the mean heights in metres above sea level of the several continents, as cited by Arrhenius.


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WASHINGTON -- Candymakers and baked goods manufacturers suffered a close defeat in a 206-221 vote in the House of Representatives for adoption of a sugar reform amendment in the 2013 farm bill. Part of an already contentious policy bill, the reform amendment sought to end "Depression Era policies" that keep the price of sugar artificially inflated.
The amendment was consistent with bipartisan legislation introduced earlier this year as the Sugar Reform Act (H.R. 693/S.345) that would have rolled back the sugar policy's most costly, restrictive and market-distorting provisions enacted as part of the 2008 farm bill.
In a statement following the defeat, the Coalition for Sugar Reform said: "We applaud the undaunted leadership of Reps. Joe Pitts (R-PA) and Danny Davis (D-IL), Bob Goodlatte (R‐VA) and Earl Blumenauer (D‐OR) for championing this amendment, and Reps. Jim Moran (D‐VA), Jeb Hensarling (R‐TX), Charlie Dent (R-PA), Chuck Fleischmann (R‐TN), Jackie Speier (D‐CA) and many others for consistently speaking out in strong support of reform. Without their tireless efforts, a vote this close would not have been possible.


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Early April this year, Brother Industries, one of the major manufacturers of laser printers and inkjet printers had showcased the world's fastest printer in the world at Brother's European Press Event in Berlin. It is capable of printing 100 pages per minute. Although still a prototype, the monochrome inkjet printer is officially the fastest printer […]Tags: Brother printer, Brother printer cartridge, Brother toner cartridge, fastest printer, fastest printer in the worldFeatures, Industry News