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This beginner scarf crochet pattern from Patons uses bright colors and a chunky yarn for a quicker project. Add a bit of color to a drab winter wardrobe with this easy scarf crochet pattern. To make the matching sweater, see Pink Cowl Sweater Crochet Pattern.
- Yarn: Patons® Melody (100 g/3.5 oz)
Main Color (MC): (Magenta) 1 ball
Contrast A: (Orange) 1 ball
Contrast B: (Pink) 1 ball
Contrast C: (Purple) 1 ball
Contrast D: (Blue) 1 ball
- Crochet Hook: Size 10 mm (U.S. N or 15) crochet hook or size needed to obtain tension.
Approx 6 ins [15 cm] wide x 100 ins [254 cm] long.
8 sts and 8 rows = 4 ins [10 cm] in pattern.
Stripe Pat
With MC, work 4 rows.
With A, work 4 rows.
With B, work 4 rows.
With C, work 4 rows.
With D, work 4 rows.
These 20 rows form Stripe Pat.
With MC, ch 13.
1st row: (RS). 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook. *Ch 1. Miss next ch. 1 sc in next ch. Rep from * to last ch. 1 sc in last ch. Turn. 12 sts.
2nd row: Ch 1. 1 sc in first sc. *Ch 1. Miss next sc. 1 sc in next ch-1 sp. Rep from * to last sc. 1 sc in last sc.
Rep last row twice more, joining A at end of last row. First 4 rows of Stripe Pat are now complete.
Rep 2nd row and cont until 20 rows of Stripe Pat have been repeated 10 times. Fasten off.
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bobbylonardo 50143 99
Mar 07, 2014
Pretty scarf but way too long.
vecton 3412421
Feb 13, 2013
Looks like an easy scarf but I would like the pattern for the hat showen in the picture?
purple53 4154945
Jul 12, 2012
i want to make a boys scarf and hot .i know how to crochet but not knitting where can i get easy instruction
purple53 4154945
Jul 12, 2012
how to crochet scarf
Apr 02, 2012
To find the hat pattern go to http://www.patonsyarns.com/pattern.php?PID=4065 If you're not able to download then go to http://www.patonsyarns.com Click on "Become a Member" in the upper right corner. After you sign up and are logged in, then go back to the main page and select "Our Patterns" in the menu bar. Scroll down to "Search Free Patterns." This will bring up a search field "Free Pattern Search." Type in the words "funkytown hat" in the search field and click "Search." This will bring you to the hat pattern.
vereese 3048957
Jan 08, 2012
YES>>>>>>Hat pattern, PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!
sylvesboumil 92854 62
Jan 03, 2012
I too would like the pattern for the hat -it is very nice and is what makes the scarf so cute! Where can it be found ?
Sep 24, 2010
Does anyone know where I can get the pattern for the hat she is wearing .. ?
Loretta Hucks
Aug 31, 2010
I'd love to have the pattern for the hat - won't you please put it on the site? Thank you - Loretta Hucks
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Apr 19, 2010
Hi, Where can i find the hat pictured here with the scarf? Love it!!
Mar 01, 2010
this scarf and hat is so cute. It looks so warm. would be fun to make.
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Pub owners and members of the Campaign for Real Ale say the price of a pint next year will be a real cause for concern.
Fifteen representatives from CAMRA in North-West Wiltshire joined a national protest against an increase in beer tax this month.
They joined 1,200 other members in parliament on December 12 and gained the chance to lobby Chippenham MP Duncan Hames and North Wiltshire MP James Gray.
The beer duty escalator introduced by the last government in 2008 is currently in place until 2014 to 2015.
It means the beer duty is automatically increased by two per cent above inflation every year, with more than a third of the cost of a pint going in tax.
Clive Allen, landlord of the Golden Fleece at Shaw, near Melksham, believes the tax affects business in Wiltshire.
He took over the pub with his wife Debbie in May 2011 and said since then he has had to put prices up by 30p a pint from £2.90 to £3.20.
Mr Allen said: "In a recession we have been forced to put our prices up when everyone's income is going down. Because we cannot absorb the tax rise out of our own profits, a lot of people are looking for cheaper alternatives and drinking at home.
"I'm worried that in local communities the pubs will disappear because they don't make any money.
"It's coming from all sides – food prices are going up, energy prices are going up, and although council tax has been frozen for domestic houses, our business rates are still going up."
During their talk with the MPs, members of CAMRA suggested off-licences and supermarkets should share some of the tax burden.
These businesses can keep the price of alcohol low and absorb the cost of the tax by raising the price of other goods in store.
It was suggested the Government should have two rates of duty – for off-licence and on-licence businesses.
Gareth MacDonald, vice-chairman for North-West Wiltshire, said the problem of beer tax was a particularly difficult one in Britain.
He said: "In Britain we pay 40 per cent of total alcohol tax across the EU and yet we only drink 13 per cent of the total. We pay eight times the duty of a French drinker and 11 times the duty of a German drinker.
"Especially at this time of year the supermarkets will subsidise that because they know people will do the rest of their shopping there."
Arthur Grun, who has run the Horse Guards at Brokenborough with his wife Janette for eight years, said they had to withdraw their guest beer pump because of a decline in sales coinciding with the last beer duty escalator rise.
Mr Grun said: "I resent the fact that this government is using the beer tax as a cash cow."

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Qantas hints at more cost cuts, Jetstar float
QANTAS has confirmed it is considering spinning off its low-cost Jetstar subsidiary as a separately listed company to help fund its expansion into freight.
Qantas chief financial officer Peter Gregg also provided another strong hint yesterday that Qantas could announce further cost-cutting measures when it presents its annual results on Thursday.
"It's possible but it's not a hot topic," Reuters reported Mr Gregg saying when asked about a possible Jetstar listing: "It's definitely possible."
Mr Gregg appeared more definite about Qantas expanding its air-freight business in to land freight. "I expect we'll be making big decisions in this area in the coming months," he said.
There has been speculation that Qantas which owns road parcel group Startrack Express with Australia Post could be considering buying the 50 per cent of rail freight operator Pacific National being sold by Toll Holdings.
It is believed Qantas does not want to buy Linfox. There is speculation former Patrick boss Chris Corrigan could re-enter the industry and could be considering a venture with Linfox and the Dubai Ports-owned P&O Ports.
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Ever Flirted With Your Boss To Get Ahead?
Ever since David Letterman and ESPN's Steve Phillips schtupped their underlings, all the glossy women's magazines have scrambled for a good and juicy "I slept with my boss" story. Elle is the latest lady mag to cough up an inappropriate-relationship-with-the-boss confession' but what's refreshingly candid about ex-investment banker Melanie Berliet's story is the terms of the relationship. For better or for worse, Berliet was never in love with her boss and never claimed to be. Quite the contrary: she admitted she only answered his late-night calls and replied to his sexts because she wanted "a fat bonus check." As one of only 10 women in a male-dominated field, Berliet couldn't help but attract the attention of everyone, including her boss, in the workplace, and she's unapologetic about their mutual flirting. But, unfortunately for Berliet's bank balance, when she wouldn't have sex with her boss, she wounded his ego and he retaliated. He dissed her with a skimpy bonus, which she called "a serious slight on Wall Street." After realizing "the image he had of me was one I'd allowed him to create: a sex object," she quit her investment banking job to become a writer. [Elle]
Berliet's story is obnoxious at times, though. The bonus she did receive—$65,000—is plenty of money to fall back on after she quit that job. Women who don't make bank, but are in similar sex-in-the-workplace situations, can't just up and leave. I get the message of her essay—she chose to flirt to advance her own agenda and doesn't consider herself a victim—but, honestly, her financial situation kept her from making this situation much messier than it could have been. Most women aren't that lucky.
Nevertheless, Berliet's flirt-for-pay scheme gone awry has me wondering: Have you ever flirted/slept with the boss to get a raise/bonus/promotion? And did it "work"? Tell us in the comments section below!


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Shumlin Administration Meets With Towns Regarding F-35s
07/12/12 6:09PM By Kirk Carapezza
The Shumlin Administration says it's working to answer questions about the Air Force's plan to base F-35 fighter jets at Burlington International Airport.
Administration Secretary Jeb Spaulding met Thursday afternoon with city and town officials from Williston, Winooski, Burlington and South Burlington to discuss the basing.
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supports the plan, but Spaulding says Shumlin wants to be sure the state and
those communities are doing everything they can to get answers to environmental
"We'd like to be helpful in making sure that we have a coordinated effort to get objective information in a forum that is easily digestible and understood," Spaulding said. "I think right now most Vermonters are busy and don't have time to read an environmental impact statement that is hundreds and hundreds of pages."
Spaulding says Thursday's meeting was constructive, and it's clear that there's growing demand to disseminate more "digestible information" about the potential basing.
"We talked about having a website that had frequently asked questions," Spaulding recalled. "We talked about getting one of the F-35s up here or potentially sending a delegation from Vermont down to someplace where they can actually compare the noise of the F-35s to the F-16s."
Rosanne Greco is chair of South Burlington's City Council, which has come out against the plan. A retired U.S. Air Force colonel, Greco says the selection of Burlington International as a preferred location for the F-35s was flawed because she says the Air Force considered the noise created by existing F-16s - not F-35s.
"If you want to know what the F-35 will do, you ask the question about the F-35 not another aircraft," Greco said. "That seemed to be an error in the process."
The Shumlin Administration says that it hopes the Air Force is still early in the early stages of its selection process, and that by November it will be clear that Vermont welcomes the F-35s.
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Neo-classical antique pin is set in Sterling Silver.
Cameo of Diana, Goddess of the Hunt with her bow and arrows accompanied by her dog.
Exquisite detail and beautiful imagery against shimmery vivid blue butterfly wing background.
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Featured in Family Traveller magazine, and soon the NYT and NatGeo, this nature inspired property is the perfect blend of high end Bali villa-meets super comfortable family home. A favourite for small retreats, family getaways and reunions.
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Villa Aalaya (Sanskrit for 'Home") is a beautiful villa made up of three antique teak buildings. The Joglo is our daytime space; containing the kitchen, dining room and sitting area, this building is completely open to the beautiful view of the forest, gorge and rice fields. Group dinners are great on our 4m x 1.5m teak dining table!
The Limasan is our private space, containing three bedrooms, a TV area, our library and two upper floor loft spaces (office and sacred space) The giant timbers and 40 foot ceilings create a stunning space to relax in.
Finally, the Gladak is a separate, self contained bedroom, made entirely of teak with its own private outdoor bathroom and veranda, mini fridge and coffee/tea making facilities.
The master bedroom has a king sized bed on a tatami platform, with a TV, 2 closets, a sunken tub and separate shower.
The two bedrooms are spacious with two single beds in one, and a custom made double bed with a pull out single underneath if required. They share a bathroom which is all glass (including the roof!) with huge trees overhead, an outdoor shower and a giant two person jacuzzi tub.
The property has a curved infinity pool overlooking the ricefiled and gorge, a trampoline (built into the ground, with net around), a fire pit for camp fires, huge beautiful trees and a bamboo grove. There is lots of parking and it is located 100m off the village road down a private driveway, so there it is very quiet.
Villa Aalaya is located 1.4km from the main road of Ubud in the village of Kutuh Kaja. The Ubud Botanical Gardens is 500m further up our street, and the only gym in Ubud is 700m from our house.
This is a family home we finished in December 2011 and live in, and it was designed with children in mind. We only rent it out while we are on vacation.
It comes with a Villa Manager to help with any questions/concerns and is fully serviced.
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This beach apartment complex, with a cosy atmosphere, has 4 buildings with 24 floors each with 1 and 2-bedroom apartments. There are 2 lifts in each building. A free car park also features (subject to availability).
This apartment complex is located just 700 metres from Levante beach and 1 km from the city centre, as well as the old town. Links to the public transport network lie about 100 m away, along with a variety of shopping and entertainment venues, such as boutiques, bars, nightclubs and restaurants. The old quarter of Casco Antiguo, San Jaime Church, as well as the wonderful Aig�era and Elche parks, are also worth seeing. Terra Mitica theme park should also not be missed out of visitors' sightseeing programme. Alicante El Altet Airport is roughly 65 km from the hotel.
The apartments have 1 or 2 bedrooms with 2 twin beds. In addition to a fully equipped bathroom bathroom, the apartments feature a kitchen with vitroceramic hobs, an electric oven, fridge, coffee/tea pot, iron and utensils. In the dining/living room there is a sofa bed, furniture, hire safe, heating and a television (with charge). Apartments also have a terrace, some of which are glass covered.
The complex has outdoor swimming pool for adults and children's pool and a sun terrace. The pool is open from the 15th of June to the 15th of September, depending on the weather.
The key collection time and place will be indicated in the voucher. Upon arrival a refundable breakage deposit will be required as guarantee for the good use of facilities.
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I'm a well known author living in New England, and for the last year +, I've been experiencing my own personal UFO flap. Since April 2012 I've witnessed night after night of inexplicable happenings in the skies above my home. My plan is to detail some of the events here, exchange ideas with some of you, and maybe turn the thing into a book. I hope I can make this as exciting for GLP as it has been for me. Thanks for reading (or not).
PS: all this shit is still going on. By the end of the summer I hope to have most of the noteworthy stuff down and begin telling the story in real time.
My first sighting happened last April, 2012 at roughly 12:30pm. I had just finished putting my daughter to bed, and was trying to leave her room when the movement of a strange light outside the window caught my eye . I moved quietly to the window and looked out, still being quiet enough (I hoped) to leave my kid's delicate sleep uninterrupted.
The window faces dead east over our street, an acre of my neighbors yard, another street, train tracks (n/s), a 1/2 mile or so of ragged wetland and - finally - a quiet corner of a tiny bay. To the southeast is a mixed use military airport, and to the northeast lies a busy public airport and a smaller, private air strip. The airfields are all approximately 15 miles from my house. Living here most of my life, I'm familiar with the prevailing air traffic patterns from all three.
The lights outside my house that night in April were in a part of the sky where no aircraft should ever be. Looking dead east from the window I observed two very bright pinpoints of light roughly 200-225 yards away. The lights were slowly falling downward, but stopped about 20 yards over the woods just as I stepped to the window. They were moving very slowly now, drifting really, like a dead leaf over stagnant water. I saw no strobes, no directional beacon, no craft of any kind. Only these two bright pin points of light, bobbing and dipping low over a wooded area.
The strangeness of it hit me immediately. First, the windows were open and the night was clear and very very quiet. I should have heard some type of engine noise, or rotor wash. If they were remote control helicopters or AR drones, I was certainly close enough to hear buzzing, and observe familiar flight characteristics. Neither was apparent. I watched and watched, but there was only the lights. I viewed them through binocs and still could only make out the silent white light. For about 15 minutes I watched them. One would stay at about 50 yards off the ground while the other drifted low. I had no idea what was happening, but my impression at the time was that the moves were purposeful, as if they were searching for something or monitoring the area.
The lights stayed put for quite a while. I observed them dipping, one by one, below the hedge-row marking the edge of the wooded area. At one point, I observed - through binoculars - as the light from the craft washed over a section of the wooded area. It was a peculiar light, almost as visible in the air as it was at the source. For a few minutes, the entire area below the lights was bathed in a thick white glow.The trees and brush it washed over were illuminated like daylight, and still no sounds. Keep in mind, at two hundred yards (I know from experience because the military base drills with black hawks and occasionally an apache or assault helicopters) the windows in my house should have been almost trembling in their sills, and the midnight quiet of my quiet residential existence would be subsumed by a steady, choppy humming. Instead there was only silence, and the subtle dance of these bright floating lights.
After about twenty minutes my daughter woke up. I turned to whisper her back unconscious, but when I looked again for the lights, they were gone.
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These five sauce-less pizzas are loaded with soft, savory cheese and indulgent, meaty toppings. Even red sauce lovers will do a double take.
1. New Haven-Style White Clam Pizza (pictured above)
America's best pizza is a notoriously loaded subject, but the white clam pies native to New Haven, Conn., always surface at the top of the heap. Before making the pilgrimage, try preparing this legendary Neapolitan concoction at home. Fresh, briny littleneck clams come together with an intense dose of garlic, olive oil, oregano, and grated cheese atop a charcoal-colored crust. You won't be disappointed.
2. White Pizza
There's so much to be said for the perfect harmony between prosciutto and grated mozzarella — why interfere by adding sauce? Follow this simple white pizza recipe and the toppings will speak for themselves. Just remember to avoid using fresh mozzarella, as it can make the crust wet and soggy.
3. Pizza with NY Strip, Blue Cheese and Balsamic Glaze
This comfort food mash-up combines the best of both worlds: golden-brown crust and buttery slices of New York strip steak. Instead of using a heavy tomato-based sauce, Bobby drizzles the pies with a light balsamic-and-honey-based glaze that complements the nutty flavor of the shaved Parmesan and acts as a dressing for the arugula.
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It's hard to imagine a more balanced blend of salty, creamy and sweet flavor than you'll find on this sauce-less pizza. The recipe calls for a thin layer of tomato paste, which eliminates the risk of sauce-saturated crust; it also helps the prosciutto and fig adhere for an even bake and mess-free bites.
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Buffalo mozzarella, or mozzarella di bufala, is a soft cheese made from the milk of domestic water buffalo. Its mild, slightly sour taste complements the smokiness of the crumbled sausage. Garnishing the baked pie with a few torn fresh oregano leaves will help bring out even more of the hearty, rustic flavors.
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Don't know what came over me today. In the midst of a lively discussion of Plato and "the Good"--I and a a few other religion TAs share an office with some junior faculty from the philosophy department, who regularly rock my world with mind-bending discussions of Plato that prove the commonplace contention in such circles that the "ancients" were simply a lot smarter than we are today--I experienced the pop-cultural equivalent of Marcel Proust's famous cookie-induced … [Read more...]
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When a man claims he can build a tower so tall that it reaches God, raise your eyebrows and ask skeptical questions. Beyond warnings against architectural hubris, the story of the Tower of Babel also says much about modern understandings of government.
Meredith Kline (1922-2007), professor of the Old Testament, in his book Kingdom Prologue: Genesis Foundations for a Covenantal Worldview writes that the story of Babel (Genesis 11:1-9) is a lesson on man's attempt to subvert God's created order and purpose for the state. Kline explains that it is illustrative of the idolization of man "inspired by the spirit of human autonomy and omnipotence," attempting to be like God and accomplish God-like things. This exaltation of man fueled his desire to become equal to God by building a city reaching heaven, thereby uniting heaven and earth. By this action, man was attempting to subvert the God-established order. Instead of waiting for God to bring heaven to earth, man tried to change the state into a kind of salvific institution by bringing man to God.
The state is a benefit to all when it is in its proper place. But its intrusion in the economy, industry, and the lives of private citizens can have a variety of harmful consequences. For example: unemployment benefits during the recession. In many cases, government-sponsored charity has created a disincentive for people to return to the workforce when the unemployment benefits pay more than possible job options. Fewer people working means less output, which can actually contribute to the recession.
Another example of the government overstepping its purpose is found in the 2007 energy bill. It contained stringent efficiency requirements on incandescent light bulbs in an attempt to phase them out and replace them with more expensive but more energy-efficient bulbs. One common energy efficient bulb is the compact fluorescent bulb (CFL). CFL's, while energy-saving, can have consequences: exposure to mercury vapor is dangerous if the bulbs are broken and can cause migraines and epilepsy attacks. Some critics say CFL's do not work well in colder temperatures, and thus will force Americans to use more heat (read: more energy). Their lifespan is diminished if they are turned on and off frequently. And economically, their impact is negative: a General Electric plant was forced to close its major incandescent factory in Winchester, Virginia. Representative Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) had this to say: "Washington banned a perfectly good product and fired hard-working Americans based on little more than their own whim and the silly notion that they know better than the American consumer." Rather than allowing the free market to find its own solutions for energy efficiency, government attempts to tell Americans what is best for them has led to a loss of jobs and a gain of harmful household products.
What do we expect of the city? How much faith ought we to place in public policy's ability to improve society? Babel's great offense was an attempt to extend its boundaries beyond the established realm; do we expect the state to bring heaven to earth? Beyond all that we may wish for the government to do lie questions of purpose and competence. The Tower of Babel is an essential story to remember this November. Whether you find yourself identifying with Kuyper and sphere sovereignty, or the principle of subsidiarity found within Catholic social thought, the primary questions we should be asking ourselves when deciding who to vote for are: what is the purpose of government?
Conservatism says that it is the place of the individual and the Church to cultivate virtue and perform charitable acts. However, many today would advocate that it is the role of government to be the virtuous actor; to feed the poor, clothe the naked, care for the sick, and teach children right from wrong. Have we not built a bureaucratic Babel when the responsibilities of the Church and the private sector are overtaken by government programs?
Having recognized that there is a specific and limited purpose for government, the next question to ask is which candidates best understand this purpose? These questions transcend the divides of political parties.
The principle of right order is an important one to draw from the story of Babel, according to Kline. Institutions such as the state and the family were not established haphazardly, but purposefully. No matter how well-intentioned an elected official might be, the city cannot save man. As much as we might wish for heaven on earth, all the dollars in the U.S. Treasury cannot bring it about.


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Electronics for Imaging (EFII) and QLogic (NASDAQ:QLGC) Head-To-Head Review
QLogic (NASDAQ: QLGC) and Electronics for Imaging (NASDAQ:EFII) are both technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, institutional ownership, risk, profitabiliy, valuation and analyst recommendations.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares QLogic and Electronics for Imaging's gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
|Gross Revenue
|Price/Sales Ratio
|Earnings Per Share
|Price/Earnings Ratio
|Electronics for Imaging
|$986.62 million
|$131.25 million
Electronics for Imaging has higher revenue and earnings than QLogic. QLogic is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Electronics for Imaging, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
This table compares QLogic and Electronics for Imaging's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
|Net Margins
|Return on Equity
|Return on Assets
|Electronics for Imaging
Analyst Ratings
This is a breakdown of current recommendations for QLogic and Electronics for Imaging, as reported by MarketBeat.
|Sell Ratings
|Hold Ratings
|Buy Ratings
|Strong Buy Ratings
|Rating Score
|Electronics for Imaging
QLogic currently has a consensus price target of $15.00, suggesting a potential downside of 6.66%. Electronics for Imaging has a consensus price target of $55.50, suggesting a potential upside of 16.84%. Given Electronics for Imaging's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Electronics for Imaging is more favorable than QLogic.
Risk and Volatility
QLogic has a beta of 1.11, indicating that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Electronics for Imaging has a beta of 1.22, indicating that its stock price is 22% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Electronics for Imaging beats QLogic on 6 of the 9 factors compared between the two stocks.
About QLogic
QLogic Corporation (QLogic), designs and supplies server and storage networking connectivity products that provide and manage computer data communication. The Company's products facilitate the transfer of data and enable resource sharing between servers, networks and storage. Its products are used in enterprise, managed service provider, consumer Web, and cloud service provider data centers. Its products are based primarily on Fiber Channel and Ethernet technologies and are used in connection with storage networks, data networks and converged networks. Storage networks are used to provide access to storage across enterprise environments. Fibre Channel is a technology for enterprise storage networking. Data networks are used to provide workstation-to-server, server-to-server, and server-to-storage connectivity using Ethernet. Converged networks are designed to address the data center by consolidating and unifying storage and data networks, using high-speed Ethernet.
About Electronics for Imaging
Electronics For Imaging, Inc. is engaged in digital printing, focused on the transformation of the printing, packaging, ceramic tile decoration, and textile industries from the use of traditional analog-based printing to digital on-demand printing. It operates through three segments. The Industrial Inkjet segment consists of its VUTEk and Matan super-wide and wide format display graphics, Reggiani textile, Jetrion label and packaging and Cretaprint ceramic tile decoration and construction material industrial digital inkjet printers; ceramic, water-based, and thermoforming ink, and digital inkjet printer parts, and professional services. The Productivity Software segment consists of a software suite that enables automated end-to-end business and production workflows for the print and packaging industry. The Fiery segment consists of digital front ends that transform digital copiers and printers into networked printing devices for the office, industrial and commercial printing markets.
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Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez Are Apparently Getting Married This Weekend
Unfairly beautiful couple and parents-to-be Halle Berry and Olivier Martinez are getting married this weekend, according to multiple sources. One source — our trusty friends at PEOPLE — say they boarded a flight to Paris on Tuesday with Berry's daughter, Nahla, though whether they actually get married in Paris or elsewhere remains to be seen. But, it's happening!


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It takes a lot to make the boss of a staid, conservative, distinctly London-flavoured miner such as
Albanese has gone from being viewed as the villainous architect of deeply unpopular actions such as Rio's $US38 billion purchase of Alcan and a failed $US19.5 billion alliance with Chinalco to being the champion of the resources cause.
The Melbourne Convention Centre erupted into raucous applause at the company's annual general meeting on Wednesday when Rio chairman
This has made it harder to justify the proposed resource super profits tax and easier for usually low-key mining industry executives to denounce it.
The central flaw, they contend, is that no one builds a mining project that is designed to fail. This makes the government's promise of a 40 per cent guarantee on losses redundant.
A crowd-pleasing du Plessis was able to ram home this point, telling shareholders every Australian dreams of being the next
Mining industry executives who met the Treasury panel set up to consult industry about the planned changes say the panel cited the example of
Among miners, the idea of building a failure of Ravensthorpe proportions is anathema.
Australians don't take kindly to corporate failures and the government would look bad stepping in to fill any breach.
As many have pointed out, the closure of Ravensthorpe was politically damaging for the West Australian government even without the promise of a guarantee of funds for BHP, because the entire community around Hopetoun was destroyed when the project failed.
The economic theory contends that Fortescue would still have found the $4 billion in debt funding needed to construct a 230-kilometre rail line from the Pilbara to port because the government would have returned money to financiers in the event that the project failed.
Forrest strongly disagrees. He reckons the $8 billion needed to expand Fortescue's operations will now be impossible to find.
The sceptics doubt the money was ever on the table but few in the industry dispute the logic that drastically reduced cash flows mean it will make the tough job of attracting capital even tougher.
OneSteel is also an exporter of iron ore from its Project Magnet mine. Iron ore is the mineral that would face the heaviest tax burden because it generates such high margins and the tax does not take into account the heavy capital cost barriers to entry.
Plummer disputes Treasury secretary
"If you can't fund a project out of cash flow, it makes funding much more difficult," Plummer tells the Weekend AFR."We funded Magnet almost entirely out of cash flow and that significantly increased the chances not only of the project being approved but also of it being successful.
"If you have to go to debt or equity markets then it changes the return significantly and that's why some projects wouldn't go forward after the proposal."
The high-risk, high-return mining industry does not follow a linear path like the economic theory. It is cyclical and predicated on the basis of a boom and bust, most recently demonstrated in late 2008.
While no one has ruled out supporting a profits-based tax entirely, all believe that taxing profits from existing operations unfairly disadvantages the miners who believe their investments have underpinned Australia's growing economic fortunes.
This point became the subject of much contention this week as the federal government accused miners of paying less than their dues.
BHP Billiton was quick to defend against suggestions it paid an effective tax rate of only 17 per cent, releasing an independently audited statement saying it coughed up 43 per cent in the 2009 financial year.
The numbers war escalated as the miners continued to emphasise the damage being done to Australia's reputation as a destination for investment.
If Australia changes its rules, it risks losing its competitive advantages, the mining companies say, because capital will move offshore. And in all of Henry's modelling, there was no analysis of the impact of the flight of capital. It simply did not figure in the economic theory.
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George W Bush
Started the day in what was supposed to be safe Gore territory, San Jose, California, visiting inner city organisations, before flying to Portland, Oregon, to a 'Victory 2000' rally at the Memorial Coliseum. Then on to Bellevue, Washington, for a third rally. Today, Bush heads back to mid-west battleground, where he is neck-and-neck with Gore.
Al Gore
As Bush moved north through the Pacific states, Gore moved south. Started the day with a speech on targeted tax cuts in Portland, Oregon. Then flew to Los Angeles to tape an appearance last night on the Tonight Show with host Jay Leno (Bush did same show on Monday), before attending a star-studded fundraising event in Westwood, near Beverly Hills.
Joining the campaign trail
For Gore: Stevie Wonder, Carlos Santana
For Nader: Patti Smith
TV ad spending so far
Gore: $62m
Bush: $65m


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David Lamb - January, 2001
A Younger Portrait
This is an account of my
experience introducing a retired commercial artist and centenarian to
the computer. It is about David Lamb and his experiences with four
computers: a Macintosh SE, a Macintosh IILC, an IBM compatible, and
most recently a new Imac. David used both his MacIILC and his PC for
over a year. On a visit with him in August, 2000 I learned that he
had decided he preferred the Mac and had given his PC to a friend who
uses it to play bridge. He decided that the Macintosh was easier to
use despite the PC being newer, having a color printer, and having
better user-support from fellow residents and employees of the home
for the Masonic aged where he lives. Sometime in 2002 a new Imac and
color inkjet printer was purchased by the Masonic Home for his use.
My wife and I visited David February 23, 2003 and received an
demonstration of his new computer. This computer is his first with a
built in modem. With it David has become an Internet citizen and
sends and receives his own email unassisted.
He published a booklet of
sketches and poems in the past on his own that he would now like to
be able to revise and supplement via computer and scanner. Samples
from this booklet appear here later.
David celebrates his 100th birthday January, 2001. His friends at the Texas Masonic Retirement Home and his relatives joined on Saturday, January 27, 2001 to celebrate the occasion. Important guests were his nephew Don and his wife, and cousins Phyllis Dean and Lucille Roberts. David received many gifts and acknowledgements among them citations from the Masonic Lodge and Speaker of the U.S. House of Representativese.
David's quest to master
this technology and his attitude toward it are unique. It will become
clear that he has developed admirable skills despite his age-related
physical limitations and the constraints of his first older,"less
friendly" computer.
What I have learned from David
I have a concept that he
first regarded the computer as a simple alternative to typing. But it
soon became apparent to David that a computer is different because it
provides hidden storage of programs and letters created. He soon
discovered that he had new controls: easy editing, word wrapping, and
font changing. His restricted vision limited exposure to technical
writing and thus did not permit him easy use of manuals. Of necessity
David is a visual learner. What he sees he generally retains. He
learns much via errors if he understands the
not to accept his
physical limitations.
that he needs repeated
exposure. When screens are complex and he needs magnification
until he knows where information is that he needs to read. He
still uses magnification but only when he is "in unfamiliar
territory." He uses both a large stand-mounted magnifier before
his monitor and head-worn weaker magnification
that he can use the
mouse successfully through practice. His parkinson-based tremors
do not prevent him making selections and closing
that guided experience
and simple explanations work better than long, verbal
explanations. I have provided experiences and instruction as I
perceived that they were needed.
That he is in no way
intimidated by technology. He is now aspiring to learn how to
accomplish his book revisions via computer. This will necessitate
learning new skills, among them use of a
Most of all, I guess
I admire his drive and curiosity. I certainly puts to rest the
all-too-common phrase, "I'm too old for that". Its comforting to know
that statements such as "I've lived this long without a computer" or
"Computers are too complicated" or bragging of one's continued
professional success without a computer are, after all, not
necessarily telling one's age.
I first met David Lamb, a
relative of my wife's, December, 1995. Phyllis, my wife, and I were
in Kennedale, Texas celebrating Christmas with immediate family. Near
the end of our visit Phyllis received a call from a cousin in
Kentucky on a matter that is long forgotten. But the cousin inquired
where Arlington, Texas was in reference to Kennedale. My wife replied
that we were then practically in Arlington. Well, it turned out that
David Lamb, a relative living in the Home for the Masonic Aged in
Arlington, had been sending her beautiful Christmas cards of his own
creation for several years. At that time Phyllis had been working
diligently to contact all her Lamb ancestors in search of information
on an historic Lamb family loom. It became imperative that we meet
him. Circumstances permitted only a very brief visit on this occasion
as it was on the eve of our return to Ohio.
David is quite agile and in
good health, but does have several age-related disabilities. These
include limited vision, complete deafness in one ear, a
moderate-severe hearing loss in the other, and mild-moderate
Parkinson's Disease. The latter placed significant restrictions on
his ability to write legibly and, particularly, on his ability to
draw and maintain his artistic avocation. To facilitate more legible
writing, David had acquired and was using an IBM Selectric typewriter
when I first met him. He continues to paint pictures and illustrate
greeting cards by using stencils and an airbrush; he relies less on
freehand drawing and painting.
David and his wife, Cecil,
had moved to the Home for Aged Masons in 1986 to acquire better
medical care for Cecil's health problems. They were both retired
commercial artists at the time. They met and married in the early
1930s while working for the Gibson Greeting Card Inc. in Cincinnati.
Later they created and sold their own art from a studio in Texarkana,
Texas. They retired after their property in Texarkana had been
acquired for the right-of-way for Interstate 30. Soon after
retirement Cecil's health declined to a level where David could not
provide her care. They decided to relinquish their property to the
Home for Aged Masons in return for care in their retirement years.
Cecil died several years later. David has now lived at the home
nearly 15 years. He is an active member of the home where numerous
pieces of his art are prominently displayed. Until recently he was
active on a Mason Degree Team that travels to confer Masonic Degrees
within a 50 mile radius of Fort Worth, TX.
On our first very brief
visit in December 1995, he showed us his art studio and gave us a
tour of the Masonic Home, pointing out his numerous pictures on
display. Here is a sampling of some of his art. He creates his art in
his two-room studio.
Christmas Paintings on Display at Masonic Home; three of many on
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David has also
self-published a 74-page booklet,
Wheat as Truth and
Chaff as Nonsense
, of poems and sketches. Here is a
sample of his limericks.
Evolution of
David's Computer Skills
(Detailed Description by
The summer of 1996 we
planned time to visit and get to know David. On this visit he
mentioned that he was having difficulty seeing the print as he typed
on his IBM Selectric typewriter. He had recently purchased a new
primary font typing ball to replace the smaller font of his standard
typing ball. However, his typewriter could accept this new ball, its
installation resulted in serious crowding of letters. Somewhere in
our discussion, I asked if he would be interested in using a
computer; I explained that the size of the font could be enlarged on
both the screen and on the typed page. I volunteered this information
knowing that I could loan him both an older Macintosh SE and an dot
matrix Imagewriter. My university department had abandoned several
such computer-printer combinations through replacement. I was
prepared to loan him such a pair. David was
In December, 1996 while in
Fort Worth, I introduced David to a Macintosh SE using system 6.0.
and an Apple Imagewriter. Microsoft Works 2.0 was the word processor
installed. Our visit in Texas required that we share our time with my
children and Phyllis' father and brother. I was only able to give
David 2-3 hours of help on this trip spaced over 3 visits. Several
things became evident. David really liked the challenge of the
computer and was in no way intimidated by it. He had difficulty
finding information on the screen and frequently used a magnifying
glass until he became familiar with the screen display, e.g. layout
of the pulldown menus and
various close boxes. He had
a noticeable hand tremor that made it very, very difficult to use the
mouse to guide the arrow cursor to the close box while clicking the
mouse button. Turning his right hand and arm so as to rest his
forearm parallel to the edge of the table provided stability and
reduced the oscillation of the cursor on the screen as he "moused'.
However, by turning his hand 90 degrees to gain forearm support he
altered the cursor behavior. With the hand resting in this manner,
moving the mouse away from the edge of the table actually moved the
cursor right on the screen. Eventually David could operate the mouse
without forearm support and his eye-cursor coordination improved. It
soon became evident that the concept of files and their hierarchy was
foreign to David. He had real difficulty navigating the printed menus
and various windows that he could open. I eventually changed the name
of Microsoft Works word processing application to 'My Typewriter' and
left it both [aliases] on the Apple Pulldown Menu and
prominently visible on the Desktop. David was soon successfully
typing and printing after his introduction.
When I in returned the next
day, there were untitled files scattered all over the desktop, but...
there were several that he had created, saved and printed. On the
second or third visit he confessed that he had had some difficulties;
that he had done two things to the computer that he hoped were "All
right". First, after the printer had failed, he examined the back of
the computer and found an unattached wire [the printer cable]
that he put back in a place "where it would fit". Second, he had
discovered a small rubber ball on the floor of his room by stepping
on it. He correctly guessed that it must have fallen out of the mouse
whose retaining ring had dislodged . He reinstalled and re-taped the
mouse. Mind you these were successful repairs by a man with
significant visual limitations who had made no prior examination of
these computer "gadgets". But David was having success, was motivated
and was adventuring around the desktop and menus to learn more about
his computer
After returning home, I
received a call from a friend of David's seeking to fix a printer
problem. He was a younger, but retired man, living in the Masonic
home who had extensive experience with PCs but none with Macintosh.
He and I fixed the software problem over the
The Summer of 1997, Phyllis
and I spent only two days in Texas with friends and family. I had
only an hour with David this visit. He was having some difficulties
with his printer. They were minor and not really related to the
printer. I left him with a functioning unit and replaced his
Microsoft Works 2.0 that I had previously mistakenly "trashed".
However, I did not call his attention to this new addition since he
had made a successful conversion to MacWrite and really didn't need
On a visit with David the
summer of 1998. I delivered him a refurbished LC Macintosh with a
Apple LaserWriter that I bought at an auction. I had assembled
and rebuilt this system for $150. David had told me that he had save
his money to by a better computer, one with a laser printer. He had
over $600 that he wanted to give me. This 'new' system gave him
increased RAM, color, and a laser printer. The added RAM permitted a
newer operating system, one that permitted setting his screen
displays to display with enlarge type and
In the spring of 1999 we
received a letter from David indicating that he had the opportunity
to acquire a PC free from a younger man living in his home. He
indicated that his Macintosh monitor was also causing some problems.
He was quite apologetic and seemed to be seeking my permission to
replace the Macintosh that I had acquired for him. I encouraged him
to take the newer PC because it afforded him the opportunity to have
ongoing, local support. I was his only support for his Macintosh
system and it placed serious limitations on his learning
We visited David in July,
1999 and learned that he did indeed have some monitor problems with
he Macintosh. I learned that his promised PC was on site, but had
only a dot matrix printer. Bottom line: We placed the new unit in his
art studio and left his Macintosh system in his room. We worked with
him to learn Windows 95 and become familiar with his PC. On each of
two subsequent visits that week I found him in his art studio working
with the PC. I was also pleased to learn that one other person in the
home had been by to assist him. Another new, memorable experience for
David was visiting CompUSA, a mega computer store in Arlington. He
was quite amazed at the sheer quantity of the merchandise on display.
We looked at color printers that he might purchase in the future for
his 'new' PC. Our plan was for David to continue to use his Macintosh
unit until he was comfortable with his PC. One highlight of our
CompUSA visit was introducting him to this homepage via a display
iMac. Imagine his surprise upon seeing himself. Although he had
experienced email with assistance from his PC-using friend, this was
his first encounter with the Internet.
In August, 2000 I learned
that David had relinquished his PC to a lady friend. He concluded
that using two computers wasted time and that he prefered the
Macintosh system. It was my understanding that he was successfully
word processing and printing with both units. His primary use of both
machines was to prepare and print correspondence, write new stories
and limericks for his book, and create title pages. It was at this
time that decided to bring David's computer experiences to the
attention of Apple Computer personnel and request that they provide
him a new iMac for his 100th birthday in January, 2001. David would
appreciate and productively use the unit; Apple could use the
occasion for advertising purposes as David is quite lucid and can
provide some interesting comments regarding his experiences with and
preferences for his Macintosh IILC computer and Apple Laserwriter.
Incidentally, I have not had to make any serious equipment repairs or
adjustments for over two years. David's demands on this computer are
minimal, word processing of letters, manuscripts, and envelopes, but
he has replaced his laser printer cartridge
In December I spent only a
day with David as I was quite involved in the preparations of my
youngest daughter's wedding to occur this trip. David reported
continued success with and continual use of his Macintosh IILC. He
had many questions regarding the feasibility of using his computer to
maintain, revise, and print his booklet. We discussed his upcoming
100th birthday and I informed him of my invitation to Apple Computing
to become involved. I cautioned that they might be in contact. So it
would appear that one way or another my wife and I shall endeavor to
assist David acquire the necessary equipment and skills for this new
This is Davids 101st year.
He continued to use his Macintosh to print cards. He continues to use
his laser printer successfully. He has not had to change the print
cartridge yet.
Circumstances have
prevented my wife and from visiting David during 2001-2002. We
learned by letter that the Masonic Home has purchased a brand new
Imac and color inkjet printer for his use. We receive cards and
letters prepared on his computer. In his 2002 Christmas card he
mentioned that his goal was to master email.
In February while
attending my daughter's wedding we visited briefly with David. He was
in good health and spirits. He demonstrated his new Imac (pictured)
and printer. We discussed some emailing problems he was having and
demonstrated how to empty trash on to conserve space. David continues
to learn despite his not having any local Mac-user
My wife and I plan to visit
David for Christmas 2003 as he nears his 103rd birthday. I hope to
spend some time with him acquainting him with the capacity of this
computer to serve as a creative art tool. We will not have visited
him for the past 2 years.
We visited David at
Christmas 2003. His health seemed adequate but he was not steady on
his feet. The home had provided him with a walker that he used to get
around the facility. The staff was noting that David was not getting
adequate sleep; he insisted on getting up at 4:30 A in order to have
adequate time to accomplish personal grooming prior to 6 A breakfast.
The informed him that the wanted him to to to the health clinic so
that he could receive more personal assistance. They agreed that if
he would that they would transfer his computer to this room. He was
fearful that once he went there that he would
We learned in January that
David had been transferred to the clinic. But we did receive email
from time to time that was sent with the assistance of a friend. We
visited David in early September. He will still in the clinic but
complained of swelling of his ankles. He was still using the walker
to get around although he was noticeably less steady on his feet. He
was still using his computer for word processing. He was having
difficulty recalling how to send email. It seems that this function
of his computer is less familiar to him and he could not recall the
steps that he previously could perform.
In early January we
received a letter from David's nephew alerting us that he had just
returned from visiting David. He found David's health had
deteriorated to a very low point. Within the week we received a call
from him announcing David death on Friday morning January 28th, just
a single day prior to his 104th birthday. He had died peacefully in
his sleep.
David never ceases to amaze
me. He began his computing nine years ago at 95 years of age. With
limited instruction, great intuition and motivation, persistence, and
old equipment that with the first unit didn't accommodate his
physical limitations, he has mastered word processing and email; he
never did master browsing the Internet. He has no fear of his
computer and continues to explore the directory continually,
sometimes to the point of misplacing files or making adjustments that
cause significant problems. With the introduction of his second and
third computers I altered the default font and image sizes of his
desktop display. Until recent visits I have tried to introduce David
to some new computer skill, but his increased frailty and difficulty
learning new tasks and recalling more recent events have caused me to
just focus on refreshing skills word processing. David remains a dear
friend and retains his drive to communicate with others via his
computer. He is concerned that he is losing his links to the outside
as he experiences difficulty using his computer.
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The Mystery of Diabetes
One of the biggest problems in our society today is diabetes. What many people don't know is that there are two types of diabetes, (Type I and Type II). If someone has Type I diabetes, it means that they have a problem with the pancreas producing insulin. Now, the role of insulin is very detailed but in a nutshell it goes like this; the pancreas releases insulin, which travels through the vascular system and to different tissues of the body. When insulin reaches these tissues (liver, muscle, adipose, etc.) it attaches to an insulin receptor on the cell surface. The insulin then goes into the cell, recruits glucose transporters to go to the cell surface which when attached allows glucose to enter into the cell. This glucose is then broken down and is eventually released as ATP or cellular energy. As you can see, insulin is essential to human survival. Another name for Type I diabetes is juvenile-onset diabetes in that it is something you are born with and the time of symptom onset is undetermined. It is also called insulin dependant diabetes since there is a problem with your body producing insulin and you need insulin injections for survival.
The other is Type II diabetes. When someone has this type, it means that their pancreas produces enough insulin but there is something wrong with the receptors for the insulin to attach to. Another name for this type is non-insulin dependant diabetes or adult onset diabetes. The pathogenesis of this disease consists of the following; when there is too much glucose in the blood stream, seen mostly with obese and the elderly, insulin is released at a rapid pace and the amount of receptors on each cell cannot match the in-surge. This results in a further depletion and resistance of insulin for each tissue along with a constant surge of insulin from the pancreas. This "insulin surge" can cause an increased stress on the pancreatic (beta) cells. Eventually these cells get depleted and destroyed leading to eventual Type I, insulin dependant, diabetes.
Type I diabetes needs medical intervention and cannot be prevented for the most part but Type II can be prevented and controlled. Risk factors for Type II diabetes include: obesity, lack of physical activity, old age, family history, and hypertension. Signs and symptoms include: hyperglycemia (high glucose in the blood stream) that pulls fluid from body tissues causing dry mucous membranes, and poor skin turgor. Long term effects may include retinopathy, nephropathy, atherosclerosis, and peripheral neuropathy. The cause of peripheral neuropathy is from the increased glucose damaging arteries and decreasing the amount of circulation.
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Realignment juggles A-K Valley baseball, softball teams
The WPIAL baseball and softball seasons are just beginning, but some coaches already are thinking about next year with the 2015-16 realignment coming out earlier this week.
The most notable local baseball changes are in Class AAA, where Deer Lakes and Freeport move up from Class AA, while Kittanning gets detached from other local schools. Deer Lakes and Freeport move into an A-K-friendly Section 5-AAA with Hampton, Highlands, Knoch, Mars and Valley.
Kittanning, though, is now in Section 2 with Derry, Greensburg Salem, Indiana, Mt. Pleasant, Southmoreland and Yough.
"We're very educated on our section; we've played most of the teams in our new section repeatedly over the years, so we kind of know what we're up against," Deer Lakes coach Jon Pedrosky said. "It will be fun to start a new chapter in Deer Lakes baseball, but we're hoping to have a successful exit from Class AA first."
Section 3-AA stays the same, minus Deer Lakes, Freeport and Shady Side Academy.
"It has been a lot of fun playing against some very good teams and players in Section 3-AA," Freeport coach Chris Graczyk said. "We have built some really good rivalries and played some really competitive baseball. Hopefully, we can continue that with exhibition games. Class AAA will be a new test for us, and we will do our best to rise to that challenge."
Fox Chapel and Kiski Area are now together in Section 3-AAAA, with Central Catholic, Penn Hills, Shaler and Woodland Hills. Also in Quad-A, Plum moves from Section 3 to 4 and joins Allderdice, Brashear, Franklin Regional, Gateway and McKeesport.
In softball, Fox Chapel and Plum will be foes in new-look Section 2-AAAA, which also includes Allderdice, Franklin Regional, Gateway, Penn Hills and Woodland Hills.
Kittanning moves down from Section 5-AAA to Section 3-AA and joins Apollo-Ridge, Burrell, Deer Lakes, Ford City, Freeport, Valley and West Shamokin.
Oakland Catholic moves into Section 5, and Shady Side Academy is out of 3-AA.
In Class A, North Catholic and Jeannette move in and Ellis School out of Section 3, while Leechburg, Riverview, St. Joseph and Springdale stay put.
Zelonka to Bethany
Valley News Dispatch Football Offensive Player of the Year Jesse Zelonka of Apollo-Ridge has committed to play quarterback at Division III Bethany.
Zelonka (6-foot, 165 pounds) last season completed 55 percent of his passes and threw for 1,613 yards with 25 TDs against one interception. He also rushed for 779 yards and six scores.
• Lower Burrell native Johnny Petrishen, a junior wide receiver/defensive back at Central Catholic, has an offer from Penn.
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Highlands senior gymnast Jordan Gillette put on a head-turning performance during her final USAG Level 10 state meet.
A West Virginia recruit, Gillette won the state title in beam with a career-best score of 9.625, while taking second in bars (9.425) and floor (9.525) and fifth in all-around — with another career-high score of 37.475.
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Steven Spielberg isn't scared of close-ups. To begin with, the make-up on the superb Daniel Day-Lewis in Lincoln is perfect. The actor's eyes sparkle with a gentle but firm gleam, just as you'd imagine the eyes of Honest Abe. Spielberg zooms in not just literally but also figuratively—he depicts the intimate details of the president's life, capturing Lincoln (Day-Lewis) in his more personal roles as a tender father and devoted husband. Spielberg and his all-star team (which includes screenwriter Tony Kushner, who wrote Angels In America) know Lincoln's iconic top hat has become a halo for his semi-divine stature in American history and depict him as such. In Lincoln, they manage to uphold his glorious legacy while humanizing him as a relatable figure.
The film's narrative centers on Lincoln's push for the passing of the 13th Amendment, which outlawed slavery and came in the final days of the Civil War. Everyone knows how it ends—the amendment is passed and Lincoln assassinated—still, the combined genius of Kushner, Spielberg, and Day-Lewis construct 150 minutes of gripping suspense and Oscar-worthy epic drama.
When a film runs so long, you can assume that either the director's prestige has allowed him to indulge or that all of the scenes were simply too beautiful to cut. In Lincoln, one can assume both. Spielberg, of course, knows what he's doing, and every shot is rich, lush, and perfectly assembled so that each scene carves more and more depth into Lincoln's character. The film ends and leaves you with near-religious awe, not only towards the historical Lincoln but towards the folks whose names roll in the credits. Even after two hours of sitting, the film makes you want to linger and read all of the credits out of deep appreciation.


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Osborn '01 Named NESCAC Lacrosse Player
of the Week
Jeff midfielder earns second league honors of the season after record-setting week
AMHERST, Mass. - Junior Amherst College women's lacrosse midfielder Kristin Osborn (Morristown, NJ) was named New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Women's Lacrosse Player of the Week after leading the Jeffs to a 2-0 week with 14 goals and nine assists, setting four new school records in the process.
Osborn, who was also named NESCAC Player
of the Week on March 27, came off her school record-setting 11-point
performance at Wesleyan University on April 15 with another 11-point
game at #21 Wellesley College on Thursday, pouring in six goals
and five assists for the game, a 20-10 win for #2 Amherst. With
her first goal against the Blue, the junior became the fourth
Jeff ever to reach the 100-goal mark for her career, the first
to ever reach the plateau as a junior.
As if the back-to-back 11-point efforts weren't enough, Osborn broke her own records for goals in a game and total points in the Jeffs' 20-6 win on Saturday against Trinity College, scoring eight times and assisting on four more tallies. Osborn played a part in eight of the Jeffs' last nine first-half goals, as the squad extended their school-record winning streak to nine games.
With 12 points against the Bantams, Osborn raised her season total to 65 points (44g, 21a) in nine games, breaking her own single-season scoring record, which she set in 17 games last year, scoring 48 goals and adding 14 helpers for 62 points. Osborn's 7.22 points-per-game is good enough for second-best in Division III.
With her 100th goal against Wellesley, Osborn joined Greta Green '96 (113 goals, 73 assists), Heidi Cline '98 (129g, 42a) and Heather Kestner '98 (126g, 37a) as Amherst's 100-goal scorers. Through Monday, the junior has 113 career goals and 47 assists.
The Jeffs, ranked second in the latest Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) national poll, are next in action on Tuesday afternoon, when they host local rival Mount Holyoke College in a 4:30 p.m. start on Pratt Field.


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Leicester (27) 41Tries: Corry, Crane, J Murphy, AyerzaCons: Goode 3Pens: Goode 4 Drop-goals: Goode
Newcastle (9) 14Try: FloodPens: Wilkinson 3
Andy Goode added four penalties before the break and although Jonny Wilkinson slotted three kicks for Newcastle, they trailed 27-9 at half-time.
Toby Flood crossed for Newcastle three minutes after the interval.
But Leicester wrapped up victory and a four-try bonus point as Johne Murphy and Marcos Ayerza added further tries.
In total Goode kicked 21 points, but he blotted his copybook as he picked up a yellow card for a high tackle - his second in two matches - after 67 minutes.
Julian White was missing for Tigers after being handed a seven-day ban by the club following last week's yellow card against Leinster.
But the hosts welcomed back big guns Corry, Lewis Moody, George Chuter, Ben Kay and Aaron Mauger.
And Corry marked his return to the side after just four minutes when he took a long pass on the left, brushed off a challenge and ran through unopposed from 20m to touch down in the left-hand corner.
Goode missed the conversion from near the left-hand touchline and Wilkinson put Newcastle on the board with a sixth minute penalty.
But the Tigers soon extended their lead as Crane used Tom Varndell as a decoy outside before crashing over, with Goode adding the extras to make it 12-3 after 12 minutes.
The rest of the first-half scoring came from the boot with Goode landing four penalties to two from Wilkinson to give Leicester a healthy 18-point lead at the break.
Newcastle looked like they might get back in the game three minutes after the restart as Flood went over.
But Leicester hit back just two minutes later through Johne Murphy, Goode once again on target with the conversion.
And they secured the four-try bonus point after 52 minutes when a catch and drive ended with Ayerza touching down for another converted try.
"We had to come back from that. That was the challenge and we have to be very satisfied.
"We have to focus on what we can achieve and build our confidence and we are doing that really well.
"We tried to be consistent and build on last week and we were really good."
"We conceded a couple of early tries and Leicester's not a good place to be chasing. We gave them far too much space, they got points on the board and built momentum.
"I couldn't wait for half-time, so we could regroup. We created some half chances after that in the second half but lacked that bit of precision."
Leicester: G Murphy, J Murphy, Rabeni, Mauger, Varndell, Goode, F Murphy, Ayerza, Chuter, Castrogiovanni, L Deacon, Kay, Corry, Moody, Crane.Replacements: Kayser, Young, Wentzel, B Deacon, B Youngs, Humphreys, O Smith.
Newcastle: M Tait, May, Noon, Flood, Rudd, Wilkinson, Grindal, Golding, Long, Hayman, Perry, Sorenson, B Wilson, Woods, Winter.Replacements: Thompson, Ward, Parling, Dowson, Dickson, Visser, Phillips.
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