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This page provides information on using Nokia nmake with the Eclipse JDT. Eclipse JDT (Java Development Tools) is an Eclipse-based IDE for Java development.
Eclipse JDT provides its own built-in Java compiler. This compiler is tightly integrated integrated with Eclipse and JDT, and provides the source indexing that enables powerful IDE features such as refactoring and quick fix. Generally, replacing the integrated JDT compiler with an external compiler such as javac is not recommended, so the javac based nmake :JAVA: assertion would seem of limited usefulness within an Eclipse development environment.
On the other hand, project builds typically involve complex procedures such as source transformations, which are most effectively represented using nmake Makefile constructs such as dependencies and assertions. Furthermore, project level builds (especially production and release builds) are best run outside of Eclipse using fully automated build procedures typically using javac. This approach maximizes build reliability and reproducibility.
These considerations lead us to a hybrid approach where full nmake-based builds are used for project builds outside of Eclipse. Within Eclipse, nmake is used for those portions of the build not using javac. The integrated Java builder is used for build steps involving compilation of Java source into class files, while other build steps are performed using Eclipse external builders configured to run nmake-based sub-builds. Using the Eclipse external builder feature, multiple builders may be configured and set up to run in a defined sequence, with the built-in Java builder (using the integrated Java compiler) configured as one of these steps.
We illustrate the approach with a simple example project consisting of 3 build steps. There is a pre-compilation step, a compilation step, and a post-compilation step, so the project should be representative of a range of actual projects. The pre-compilation step generates Java source using a simple Java preprocessor. In practice, generating Java source is common and has many practical uses, such as IDL stub generation, parser generation, and platform version code adaptation. The compilation step uses javac for standalone project builds and the integrated Eclipse compiler for builds within Eclipse. The post-compilation step generates a jar file from the class files created in the compilation step.
The remainder of this document discusses integration of nmake-based builds and Eclipse in the context of this example project.
The example project structure is:
Makefile jglob.mk nmbldr src/ java.mk jar.mk com/alcatel_lucent/nmake/jdt_build_example/pkg_src/ A.java B.java com/alcatel_lucent/nmake/jdt_build_example/pkg_gen/ Makefile D.pjava E.pjava F.pjava bin/ toolbin/ jpp lib/ example.jar
Following are contents of project Makefiles.
/* standard java locations */ JAVAPACKAGEROOT=$(VROOT)/src JAVACLASSDEST=$(VROOT)/bin LIBDIR=$(VROOT)/lib /* jpp preprocessor source dir */ PPKG=com/alcatel_lucent/nmake/jdt_build_example/pkg_gen /* dont need C compiler--suppress C probe */ CC=
include $(VROOT)/jglob.mk :MAKE: $(JAVAPACKAGEROOT)/$(PPKG) - $(JAVAPACKAGEROOT)/java.mk - \ $(JAVAPACKAGEROOT)/jar.mk
include $(VROOT)/jglob.mk :JAVA: com
include $(VROOT)/jglob.mk $(LIBDIR)/example.jar :JAR: $(JAVACLASSDEST)/com/*.class JARROOT=$(JAVACLASSDEST)
/* preprocess source */ include $(VROOT)/jglob.mk clobber = 1 JPP=$(VROOT)/toolbin/jpp JFILES = C.java D.java E.java %.java : %.pjava $(JPP) $(>) > $(<) :ALL: $(JFILES)
As shown in the top level Makefile there are 3 main build steps: preprocessing, compilation, and jar creation. Preprocessor source files have extension .pjava and are kept in the directory containing the pkg_gen package. .pjava preprocessor source files are processed into Java files using the jpp preprocessor. jpp is a simple exemplary preprocessor that copies the Java source file provided as argument to standard output with a comment line added. nmbldr is a script interfacing between Eclipse external builders and nmake. nmbldr was found useful in this example project as a glue script mapping Eclipse builder invocations to nmake runs and is specific to this example. An actual project might modify nmbldr for its needs, create a new script from scratch, or call nmake directly without any intermediary script. Complete source for this project is available in tar archive jex1.tar.gz.
The environment needs to be set up before running either a standalone or Eclipse-based build. The Java bin directory containing the javac and jar commands and the nmake product bin directory containing the nmake command should be on the system PATH. Set VPATH to the top level project directory (the directory containing jglob.mk).
Before running a standalone build, install and configure the JavaDeps package if necessary.
To build outside of Eclipse, cd to the top level project directory (the directory containing jglob.mk) and type nmake install to do a complete project build. Type nmake recurse clobber to clean up. On Windows, standalone builds may be performed from an SFU/Interix "Korn Shell" terminal window using the SFU/Interix version of nmake.
Standalone builds outside of Eclipse should be working properly before attempting to launch builds from within Eclipse.
Start Eclipse from the top level project directory created in the previous step, with the PATH and VPATH setup up as described previously. Any workspace may be used for the example project.
Once in Eclipse, set up the Eclipse Java builder to suppress copying certain project specific files to the output directory. Navigate to the Java builder preference page via Window > Preferences > Java > Compiler > Building. Expand the Output folder settings display area. Set field Filtered Resources to value: "*.launch, Makefile, *.mk, *.mo, *.ms, *.pjava". Click OK.
Turn off automatic building using Project > Build Automatically. This provides more control over project builder triggers, useful for demonstration purposes. Automatic building is also possible and triggers a build whenever a resource is saved.
Select File > New > Project > Java Project to set up a new Java project called "jex1p". Set project option "Create project from existing source". Under "Create project from existing source", enter the top level project directory created in the previous section (the directory containing jglob.mk). On the next page of the project creation wizard, on the Source tab, select "Allow output folders for source folders" with default output folder "jex1p/bin". On the Libraries tab, remove example.jar from the build path if listed.
Exit the New Java Project wizard by clicking Finish. Answer yes if Eclipse offers to open the Java perspective after setting up the new project.
This step configures an Eclipse integrated external builder that performs our first build step--the preprocessor step. The builder should run before the built-in Java Builder. The configuration creates an Eclipse "launch configuration" that invokes the nmbldr shell script (provided in the example package download). nmbldr then runs the appropriate nmake build steps depending upon the specified options and the Eclipse build type.
To set up the builder, bring up the property dialog for project "jex1p" by selecting the project in the Package Explorer and selecting Project > Properties > Builders. Then click New..., select Program, and click OK.
Configure the builder Main tab using values:
Name: nmbldr_pre Location: ${system_path:ksh} Working Directory: ${build_project} Arguments: nmbldr -p 2 -t ${build_type} -s jpre
The Variables dialog accessed through the Variables button can assist in entering the variables.
On tab Refresh, select "Refresh resources upon completion", "The project containing the selected resource", and "Recursively include sub-folders". On tab Build Options select "Allocate a Console". Select the following "Run the builder" options: "After a Clean", "During Manual Builds", "During auto builds", and "During a Clean". Click OK. The Builders pane of the project properties should now show the two configured project builders--the new nmbldr builder just configured, and the built-in Java Builder. The builders are shown in the order they will be run when a project is updated. nmbldr needs to run before Java Builder so it can generate or update Java files in package pkg_gen. If nmbldr appears after (below)``Java Builder`` in the project list, select it and press the Up button to position it so it appears before (above) Java Builder in the project builder list:
Select OK to exit this dialog.
Select a resource in the example project in the Package Explorer. Select Project > Clean. Check "Clean projects selected below" and choose the example project. Select "Start a build immediately", and click OK. Build output for the preprocessor step should appear on the console. nmbldr is called twice: once with build type clean and then with build type full to perform a full build. nmbldr generates the appropriate nmake build steps for the specified Eclipse build type.
Incremental builds work also. Select Project > Build Project. Since this is an "incremental" build, nmbldr does an nmake "install" only. Nothing should get built since the project is already up-to-date.
Edit a java source file in pkg_src, for example A.java, or a preprocessor file in package pkg_gen, say C.pjava. Now, Build Project should update the minimal set of files needed to bring the project up to date. Enable Project > Build Automatically. Now, incremental builds should occur automatically upon resource save.
nmake build operations may also be configured as Eclipse "External Tools". External tools are run on demand, rather than participating in Eclipse project builds as the project builders do.
In this section we configure an Eclipse "external tool" that performs an nmake Jar full build. Select the project or some resource in the project, and click Run > External Tools > Open External Tools Dialog (Externals Tools... in Eclipse 3.2.1). Click Program, then the "new" button (the leftmost icon in the dialog toolbar) to bring up a tool configuration dialog.
Configure the Main tab using values:
Name: build_jar_full Location: ${system_path:ksh} Working Directory: ${project_loc} Arguments: nmbldr -p 3 -t full -s jpost
The Variables dialog accessed through the Variables button can assist in entering the variables. On tab Refresh, select "Refresh resources upon completion", "The project containing the selected resource", and "Recursively include sub-folders". In the Common tab, uncheck "Launch in background", and select "Allocate Console". Select Run to run the tool. Eclipse runs the newly defined tool, in the process also incrementally updating the workspace.
After the initial run, select Run > External Tools > build_jar_full to re-run the tool. Alternatively, use the external tools run button in the Workbench toolbar.
If desired, the Jar update step could also be configured as a project builder that runs after the Java compilation step. The procedure is similar to the "nmblder_pre" configuration described above, except: set the Name: field to "nmbldr_post" and set the arguments to: nmbldr -p 2 -t ${build_type} -s jpost. Position this builder so it runs last, after Java Builder in the build sequence.


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The lowest-paid employees at Hampshire County Council will not be offered the living wage after members decided it was 'not appropriate' to do so.
The proposal to pay the council's directly-employed staff – those working in its departments and non-teaching jobs in schools – the living wage of £7.65 per hour was debated by members of its employment committee on Wednesday (March 12).
Despite almost a fifth (5,135) of the council's employees currently earning less than the living wage, it was decided that benefits such as a pension, annual leave and sick pay brought the overall package above the living wage.
Employees are also able to climb a pay scale, which allows them to earn more than the living wage after four years.
Committee chairman and executive member for human resources, Stephen Reid, said: "Staff are doing fantastic work and playing a valuable role in helping the county council to remain in a strong place as a provider of high quality local services to the people of Hampshire.
"As the authority looks to make significant savings in the coming year, simply introducing the living wage would not be the best thing for the organisation or for staff in the long-run.
"On balance therefore, the committee decided not to introduce the UK living wage at this time."
Research by the Local Government Association shows that 77 local authorities have implemented policies to introduce the living wage and a further 20 are 'fully committed' to doing so.
The living wage is an hourly rate set independently and updated annually, and is calculated according to the basic cost of living in the UK.
Employees on the living wage earn around £14,758 per year, compared with £12,173 on the national minimum wage.
Council members were told that by introducing the living wage, the quality of work may increase.
However, the risks included creating a wage bill that is unsustainable, leading to job losses and potential council tax rises.
Cllr Reid said introducing it would have added costs at a time when the council is seeking to reduce them.
He added: "The proposal would also have knock-on effects on the services we provide, making them less competitive, for example adding an extra 5p to every child's school meal in Hampshire when, for the last six years in a row, we've ensured the price stays the same.
"In the current round of efficiencies we have avoided the need for compulsory redundancies through the use of voluntary measures and vacancy management, but the living wage proposals might force us to look at compulsory job cuts.
"At a time of on-going financial constraint, I want to be protecting people's jobs.
"In short, Hampshire already offers a package which is better than the living wage, we are recruiting the staff we need and are successfully navigating the council through difficult financial challenges. The living wage concept is a well meaning one, but is not appropriate for Hampshire County Council at this time."


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Ann Arbor, MI (SPX) Dec 01, 2011
Existing coherent ultraviolet light sources are power hungry, bulky and expensive. University of Michigan researchers have found a better way to build compact ultraviolet sources with low power consumption that could improve information storage, microscopy and chemical analysis.
A paper on the research is newly published in Optics Express. The research was led by Mona Jarrahi and Tal Carmon, assistant professors in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. The experiment was performed by Jeremy Moore and Matthew Tomes, both graduate students in the same department.
The researchers have optimized a type of optical resonator to take an infrared signal from relatively cheap telecommunication-compatible lasers and, using a low-power, nonlinear process, boost it to a higher-energy ultraviolet beam.
Their optical resonator is a millimeter-scale disk with a precisely engineered shape and smooth surface polishing to encourage the input beam to gain power as it circulates inside the resonator.
"We optimized the structure to achieve high gain over a broad range of optical wavelengths," Jarrahi said. "This allows us to make low-cost, wavelength-tunable ultraviolet sources using low-infrared power levels."
The researchers used their resonator to generate the fourth harmonic of the infrared beam they started with.
Like the harmonic distortions you get from new sound frequencies when you crank up a loudspeaker, engineers can generate harmonics of light by using the right materials. By pushing light beams through a nonlinear medium, they can coax out offshoot beams that are double, or in this case, quadruple the frequency and energy of the input beam, and one-quarter of the original wavelength.
Lasers get progressively more difficult to generate and more inefficient, as engineers aim for shorter wavelengths, the researchers said.
"As we go from green to blue, the efficiency of the laser goes down. Going to UV lasers is even harder," Jarrahi said. "This principle was first suggested by Einstein and is the reason why green laser pointers do not actually contain a green laser. It is actually a red laser and its wavelength is divided by two to become green light."
Ultraviolet light sources have applications in chemical detection, crisper medical imaging and finer lithography for more sophisticated integrated circuits and greater computer memory capacity.
The paper is titled "Continuous-wave ultraviolet emission through fourth-harmonic generation in a whispering-gallery resonator." The research was funded by the National Science Foundation and the Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
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Students, staff and faculty may check out laptops at the Main Circulation Desks at the Dallas and Denton campuses, for use in the library only. The checkout limit is four hours and are non-renewable. Do not leave laptops unattended.A limited supply of headphones and mice are also available for checkout with the laptops.
Ear buds can be purchased for $4 at either one of the two Circulation Desks. Flash drives are also available for purchase at a cost of $12.00.
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Review DateJune 23, 2014
Overall Rating 5 of 5
Value Rating 5 of 5
Reviewed by: Jim(Unregistered User)
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Wilson Staff Df6
Summary:Great 3 wood. Solid feel..not the hollow sound of so many woods. Straight, low trajectory and goes a long way. V2 shaft one of the best in the industry. Wilson Staff only uses top of the line shafts.
Similar Products Used:Ping G15, Ping G20, Taylormade R9
Review DateSeptember 6, 2010
Overall Rating 2 of 5
Value Rating 2 of 5
Reviewed by: bob savickas(Unregistered User)
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:wilson staff df6 5 wood
Summary:i bought one brand new. you get what you pay for. i paid 42.00 for it. it plays like a forty two dollar wood. no punch or real solid feel. going to buy a ping and shelf this thing.
Review DateJuly 22, 2008
Overall Rating 4 of 5
Value Rating 4 of 5
Reviewed by: David Passoni(Unregistered User)
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Wilson Df6
Summary:I tend to like Wilson products. I bought a Df6 3 & 5 wood two weeks ago. I hit them with my Deep reds on the range before going to the course. I find I hit them higher with the same distance but the heavier headweight makes messes up my swing. they do not play well with my Deep Red Distance II irons and Dh6 hybrids even though the hybrids have the same aldilla NVS shaft.
Customer Service:Wilson is very helpfull whenever I call them.
Similar Products Used:Deep Red II
Adams Tight Lies ST
Callaway Big Bertha
Review DateNovember 20, 2007
Visitors rate this review5.00 of 5,
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Reviewed by: Norge
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Df6 15 , 19 deg
Summary:I have to admit that I never would have considered Wilson Staff products in the past had it not been introduced to me during a launch monitor fitting session. This year I switched from my Ben Hogan irons to the Wilson Staff Pi5's and couldn't be more pleased with the results. I have since upgraded my fairway woods with the Df6 3 and 5 woods with the Proforce V2 shafts (reg flex).
First off, the ballflight with the V2 shafts is fantastic. Mid trajectory with a piercing flight, the ball has plenty of carry and roll is easily controlled. The shaft is extremely stable through impact and consistent even on poor hits. I used Graphite Designs YS-6+ shafts previously and was very happy with them but I believe the V2 has a slight edge on them. Both are great performing shafts.
The heads have a clean almost classic look to them. They set up nicely behind the ball and have no distracting features. Performance is very good with surprising minimal distance loss on poor hits and good self correcting properties. Feedback is more noticeable than most other woods but not harsh, enough to let you know where you hit on the face without any teeth jarring shock. The average distance is comparable to many other brands however the face is not as hot when compared to TM's Burner or Cobra and Ping but this difference is only 3-12 yards overall.
These fairway woods perform very well and coupled with the V2 shaft rank right up with the best of them. They may not have the prestige of Titleist or the marketing of TM or Nike but they are worth trying out.
I didn't want to remark on their price because I don't believe that cost should weigh heavily in a review but what you get for the MSRP (which you can find alot cheaper) is a fantastic value.
Yet another Wilson product I'm very pleased with and will consider the Df6 driver soon.
Customer Service:none
Similar Products Used:All of them, I spend way too much time in the local golf retail store.
Review DateNovember 11, 2006
Visitors rate this review4.00 of 5,
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Reviewed by: Steven
Shoots in the 80s
Model Reviewed:Df6 3 wood 15 deg.
Summary:You have to try this one !!
I tend to like Wilson Staffs newer line of clubs simply cause of their quality and technology at a value price. They have done a great job in my oppinion of staying in step with the bigger name brands. They look great! and they feel great! But do they perform? Well, I haven't tried them all but this Staff Df6 does the job for me. In their newest line of Df6 fairway woods they teamed up with Aldila. My new Df6 has the Aldila DL 75-r. I'm hardly a huge hitter. I'm using this club from about 200 to 210 out on the grass and 210+ from the tee. I have no doubt this club will go MUCH farther with bigger hitters. If you are concerned about sound it gives off a sharp TINK! I must add that I have a fade swing. Not a slice, just a fade. I really have to work hard to hit straight with most clubs but this Staff Df6 has virtually eliminated my fade and I couldn't be happier!! I have used the Df6 now for several rounds to see if the results were consistant. This club has easily become one of the favorites in my bag. I very much like the new haedcover design over the previous line as well (I have last years Dd5 Driver and Hybrid) This club is replacing my aging Orlimar fairway wood which was ok but not HALF the club this new Staff is. OK, We all know different clubs work different for different people but if You have a nagging fade that you can't get rid of and you want performace at a reasonable cost you might want to give this club a try. It's not going to leave MY bag any time soon!
Customer Service:n/a
Similar Products Used:Orlimar Trimetal 13 deg. fairway
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If you have money that you would like to loan out, you need to find someone you can loan your money to. Of course, that shouldn't be difficult since so many people are in need of money, but when you loan money with the intention of seeing it return to you, it is important that you first determine whether the person is trustworthy.
If you loan to someone you know, the advantage is that you are already aware of their character, so you have that to go on. You also most likely know where to find them to demand payment. However, it is generally considered a bad idea to loan money to close friends and relatives. Because they know you, they may feel lax about paying you back, which can lead to bitterness on your part, and in the end, you may not get repaid in full and a friendship may be forever tarnished.
If you do lend to a friend, however, you should use the same sort of caution you would loaning to a stranger. Write up a contract that clearly outlines when payments are due and how much needs to be paid on those occasions. Agree on how much interest will be paid on top of the loan. It needs to all be written down and signed by both of you so that there are fewer opportunities for later disagreement. Get it notarized as well, and make sure that if you go too long without receiving a payment, you send a notice.
If your intentions are purely altruistic, it's best to simply give money with no expectation of return. If, however, you want to be sure of getting that money back, you need to be proactive to make sure that the person with your money does not take advantage of you.


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Don Freeman, the author of Corduroy, Dandelion, Norman the Doorman, and other favorites, also wrote and illustrated a children's book set in Shakespeare's London.
It's good—despite the faux-Elizabethan dialogue that is a bit strained: "Forsooth, it does seem life is full of woe, e'en for a lowly goose," as you can see in the image above (to enlarge the image, simply click on it).
However, it's not without its multi-age humor. When the man we first meet in the image above offers the goose (our protagonist) some berries, he says, "Here, my friend . . . . Thy need is greater than mine," making us wonder if we've run up against Sir Philip Sidney.
The gentleman turns out to be Shakespeare himself. And Willoughby Waddle (for that's the name of our heroic goose) saves the day in a manner that I will not reveal to you. I'm afraid you'll have to track down Will's Quill to satisfy your curiosity. I will say this: It has something to do with a quill from a goose and William Shakespeare.
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Emmanuel House / World Relief Aurora Open House
Emmanuel House and World Relief Aurora
Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
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Event Details
Emmanuel House & World Relief Aurora
{ Now Under the Same Roof }
Open House
May 22, 2014
4 -7 p.m.
73 S. LaSalle Street, Aurora
Refreshments - Tour Our New location - Ribbon Cutting
When & Where
LaSalle Building
73 S Lasalle St
Thursday, May 22, 2014 from 4:00 PM to 7:00 PM (CDT)
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Emmanuel House and World Relief Aurora
The mission of Emmanuel House is to help break the cycle of working-class poverty through homeownership. Qualified families live in one of the Emmanuel House properties and pay monthly rent for 18 months. A majority of a family's market-rate rent is directed to their savings account to be used for a down payment on their first home in Aurora ---turning permanent renters into permanent homeowners and bringing stability to hard-working families and to our community.
World Relief Aurora [WRA] is a faith-based relief and development organization committed to serving the most vulnerable through the local church. An arm of an international organization, WRA focuses on serving the foreign-born by providing Refugee Resettlement and Immigrant Legal Services. For more information visit www.worldreliefdupageaurora.org


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CRN: Corel Ships WordPerfect 8 For LinuxFeb 26, 1999, 17:37 (1 Talkback[s])
From the "better late than never" department, CRN finally reports on WordPerfect 8 for Linux.
"Corel Corp. has started shipping WordPerfect 8 for Linux."
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'"We all kind of have to elevate our game here toward the last stretch of the season," Pominville said. "I think that's how you want to go into it entering the playoffs. In the past I've had some OK starts and pretty good finishes. It's just one of those years where I keep elevating my game."'
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Developing Successful Products
Thursday, May 10, 2012 from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Level: This course is for those who are new to Product Management, or want a look at how a seasoned pro approaches a product roadmap.
What You'll Learn: Learn how successful product managers assess and approach the challenge of driving innovation and bringing amazing products to market. Improve your odds for successfully launching and iterating on your product by adopting state of the art product development frameworks and techniques. You'll walk away from this session with both a qualitative sense of the risks and opportunities associated with product development, as well as a quantitative framework for how to manage risk and leverage your resources and opportunities.
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Holy smokes, where did this week go?? I cannot identify one thing on my calendar that took up a huge chunk of my time this week; and yet, here it is, Friday, my sermon's not done (as if it ever is), and I've only written one blog post this week. We will call it the black hole of Advent...when no matter how big a game you talk about living simply, moving slowly, and breathing peacefully, you somehow wind up out of breath, over booked, and way behind schedule.That said... instead of writing a … [Read more...]
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Feature the black bear and its adaptations for survival in the
forest. Crawl into the bear's den, compare your senses to that of
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See a toy so amazing, so unbelievable, it has the power to
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The exhibit features the illustrations of W. W. Denslow, a
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Discover how sounds make music, and how music makes you feel,
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reed, moving musical notes on a staff, beating percussion
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Visitors become space adventurers and set off on a journey to
discover the Universe in a way never done before. Travel a billion
light-years and back, fly through space, orbit the Moon, zoom into
a canyon on Mars, and soar through the cosmic web where a million
galaxies shower down. The experience was created utilizing real
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orchard and chicken coop. Maggie, a life-sized
fiberglass milking cow sponsored by Golden Oaks Farm in Wauconda,
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children "milk."
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floor of the John Hancock Center gives ice skaters a bird's-eye
view of the city and the lake.
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energy while parents enjoy the great view. And because it's
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The GNU Scientific Library (GSL) is a collection of routines for numerical computing. The routines are written from scratch by the GSL team in ANSI C, and present a modern API for C programmers, while allowing wrappers to be written for very high-level languages.
Release Notes: This release fixes reported bugs and improves the range of a number of special functions. A randomized simplex minimizer has also been added.
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A Fluent OpenStack client API for Java.
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Published: July 13, 2009 at 8:44 PMHaving worked at the 'competition' as well as the Mouse House, it's all CM to me. I'd feel the CM start to come out, and I'd be more outgoing than usual, and more prone to doing the ever-so-famous Disney scoop anywhere I am. I do keep saying I'll eventually go back one day as seasonal just to relive some of those memories I have working there.
Published: July 13, 2009 at 8:58 PMI feel the same way. I still will help people out when they need it and do the "two-fingered point" when giving directions there.
I came and went a few times, as a casual seasonal and part time cast member. One time, I was covered in all sorts of food on my last day. I was called into the supervisor's office to explain what had happened (while trying to hear what they were saying through the food that was still stuck in my ears). I didn't want to get anyone in trouble, but wanted to be able to be re-hired. I don't remember specifically naming anyone. When I came back a year later, I found out that one person had been fired and the lead had been demoted. I guess they took it all (and any "pranks") pretty seriously and wanted to make a point.
When I finally left for good, I think it was the same - leaving on a part-time basis, and thinking I would be back.
Published: July 13, 2009 at 9:20 PMOnce you're a park employee, you will forever be a park employee. After just two seasons of working in Rides at Cedar Point I will forever look at things in an operational light. I'm forever doomed to analyzing operational details like what kind of shift they're running, how they rotate, seat checking patterns, etc. You just get so conditioned to that way of thinking when that's your life for the entirety of coaster riding season. Of course I wouldn't trade those two summers and the knowledge I gained for anything, I just sometimes wish I could drop my thought process for one entire trip to a park.
Published: July 13, 2009 at 9:29 PMI havent worked at disneyland, but i have noticed the same kind of things after working retail for 3 years during college. i still clean shelves without thinking about it while i am shopping.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 6:09 AMGod bless you Mr Niles. Great story.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 6:42 AMAhh, Working in a theme park. Weather its a Disney Park a Six Flags or one of the many around. Your trainning never goes away. So much gets instilled in you and I even now having been out of it for 10yrs. Still do the two finger point. Wear a cast haircut. And still go out of my way to help people. Six Flags and Disney give me some good foundations for guest services, Even now working for a large big box retail company I still to this day use all that I learned working for them. Some of my co workers hate the fact that Im always upbeat, smile and am overly polite to our shoppers. But hay its in the blood and mind set.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 8:18 AMI totally agree. As a former Cast Member whenever I return to visit the Parks, I often find myself giving directions to guests and looking to see whether the Parks are clean or not. I also laugh everytime I walk past Spaceship Earth and wonder if all of those photos guests asked me to take of their families turned out well. The customer service training Disney provided continues to be exceptionally valuable in my current professional life.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 9:34 AMI worked for more than a decade in retail, and even though I've been out of retail for more than 10 years now, I still pick up trash off the floor in stores and straighten shelves as I shop.
This same thought carries over to amusement parks. If I see trash on the ground, I pick it up.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 11:31 AMRobert:
Short answer: Never.
As a Disneyland CM from Adventure/Frontier Attractions (Jungle Cruise, etc.) back in the 1980s, I lived and loved the Cast Member experience. So much so that I went back after a 21 year hiatus and jumped onto the Jungle Cruise as a skipper again---while still working as a full-time self-employed attorney. Sadly, my litigation schedule become too hot to handle as summer approached, so I had to take leave from Disneyland employment again.
But in my heart of hearts, I never leave, and I always, always long to go back!
---Mike (jungleis101.blogspot.com)
Published: July 14, 2009 at 12:19 PMHow about the Disney 'Manurisms'.
I still find myself doing the '2' finger point...
I still find myself calling people I dont know 'guests'..
Whenever I hear a radio page, I always reach for my motorolla and put my fingers on my ear piece that dont exist...
And last but not least, whenever I am visiting a park, I never use my cell phone thinking that I am still in costume...
Published: July 14, 2009 at 1:24 PMI'm a former CM, and my wife finds it hilarious that I still break out the two finger point whenever we're in a Disney park. It is forever wired into my brain that when I'm "on stage" one finger never comes out alone.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 3:07 PMHey I got one......
Sometimes before I go to the parks, I always shave the "Disney" way. Why, I dont know. The brainwashing at Disney I guess, LOL.
Published: July 14, 2009 at 6:35 PMNot a former cast member (or theme park worker), but I used to work for the National Park Service. Got so used to walking in crowds in uniform, saying "hi," "good morning" or whatever to everyone. Then, weeks later, out of uniform walking down a city street, getting strange looks from complete strangers after I said "hi."
Published: July 15, 2009 at 6:32 PMI am a current hospitality major, and have worked for 4 of the largest theme park companies: Disney, Universal, Busch, and Six Flags. Apart from wanting to "tap" trash can lids that have trash teetering on the edge, the overwhelming urge to "attack the maps" comes out whether I am on the clock or not.
The article was a great read. Thank you.
Published: July 17, 2009 at 9:02 AMThis is a great post--as are all the other comments. I thought I was the only one. I recently worked for a few weeks at another hotel/resort and found myself calling my uniform a costume and the uniform room was wardrobe to me. And, of course, there was always the two finger point and calling guests "folks!" Working for a competitor (and a four-star one at that) made me realize yet again, even 15 years later how amazing and valuable the customer training I received is. But, on the other hand, it makes it impossible to ever be just a guest at Disney or any other theme park. I am constantly evaluating the safety, courtesy, show, & efficiency. I notice the trash in a restroom or to long a wait time and employees with red nail polish--which other guests would not. As the creator of TPI you have the perfect job now, you can be a CM for every theme park!
Published: July 17, 2009 at 9:42 AMWOW. All I can say is WOW. You hit the nail on the head, except I often step forward and ask if they would like me to take a photo. I always felt that when you do that, you make "Magic" moments last forever, frozen in time.
As the designated family photographer, I often lament not being in many photo's and the opportunity to make a memorable moment, for the photographer, as well as the entire family/friends, is priceless.
But as you said, picking up trash, giving directions or advice and smiling or helping whenever you can, is second nature. In DRC Training class, our leaders Pat and Wade described it as the "Disney Gene" and your either born with it or not.
BTW, I drove the Cruisers' and the Launchs' in Bay Lake and Seven Seas Lagoon and worked for nearly a year at the DRC, Disney Reservation Center.
Great article!


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The Good, The Bad & The Totally Meh At The Premiere Of "The Avengers"
The new "Avengers" movie stars Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson and a slew of other celebs as a team of mysterious superheroes out to save the world. It goes to figure that they'd be dressing like champs then, right? Sure, but how did they really do? Click through to find out.


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Ping Scan (-sP)
Requires Privileged Access: NO
Identifies TCP Ports: NO
Identifies UDP Ports: NO
The ping scan is one of the quickest scans that nmap performs, since no actual ports are queried. Unlike a port scan where thousands of packets are transferred between two stations, a ping scan requires only two frames. This scan is useful for locating active devices or determining if ICMP is passing through a firewall.
Ping Scan Operation
The ping scan sends a single ICMP echo request from the nmap station to the destination device. A response from an active device will return an ICMP echo reply, unless the IP address is not available on the network or the ICMP protocol is filtered.
If the station isn't available on the network or a packet filter is preventing ICMP packets from passing, there will be no response to the echo frame:
Source Destination Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [192.168.0.8] [192.168.0.10] ICMP: EchoA response from an active host will return an ICMP echo reply, unless the IP address is not available on the network or ICMP is filtered.
Source Destination Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [192.168.0.8] [192.168.0.10] ICMP: Echo [192.168.0.10] [192.168.0.8] ICMP: Echo replyThe ping scan output is simple and straightforward:
# nmap -sP -v 192.168.0.10 Starting nmap 3.81 ( http://www.insecure.org/nmap/ ) at 2005-04-11 12:40 EDT Host 192.168.0.10 appears to be up. MAC Address: 00:30:48:11:AB:5A (Supermicro Computer) Nmap finished: 1 IP address (1 host up) scanned in 0.778 seconds Raw packets sent: 2 (68B) | Rcvd: 1 (46B) #
The ping scan is one of the most common scanning techniques, and it's used every day by network and server administrators to check for device availability. The ICMP echo request is very innocuous, and these frames are very common on most networks. Unless many IP addresses are chosen for a simultaneous scan, the ICMP echo request will probably not be noticeable.
A ping scan is also very fast, since there are only two frames required to complete the scan to an active workstation. The longest wait time during a ping scan will be the delay that occurs when an unavailable address is scanned.
If the ping scan is successful, then the ICMP protocol is not filtered between the source and destination. Because ICMP can be dangerous in the wrong hands, most security administrators will filter all ICMP packets on their network ingress and egress points.
Disadvantages of the Ping Scan
The ping scan will not interoperate with any other type of scan. If another scan type is specified on the command line with a ping scan, an error message will occur:
Sorry, the IPProtoscan, Listscan, and Pingscan (-sO, -sL, -sP) must currently be used alone rather than combined with other scan types. QUITTING!The ping scan doesn't provide a lot of information, other than availability and the filtered or unfiltered state of the communication path. Unfortunately, the ping scan can't determine if the lack of an ICMP reply is indicative of an ICMP-filtered connection or an inactive station at that IP address.
When to use the Ping Scan
Ping scans are extremely useful when building an inventory of available stations on a network. This inventory list can then be used to create more complex nmap scans, and some security managers will use these lists to determine if any unknown workstations are active on the network.
Because ping scans only provide uptime information, they are usually performed when more detailed port information is unnecessary. If more detailed information is needed, a different scan type may be a better choice.
ICMP can be used for very evil purposes! If it's not filtered on your firewall, the potential exists for some very malicious activity.
Don't expect the ping scan to work through a firewall. If it does work, the network may be more open than usual on the inside!


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How much sunlight exposure would it take to cause permanent damage to your eye? 3 seconds of looking directly into the Sun? 5 seconds? 10 seconds? In addition, I've dealt with situations where there would be sunlight reflecting off of a car window several yards ahead of me - whether I was facing the window of a parking lot, or driving behind a car which was reflecting sunlight off of its rear window. This went on for quite a few minutes at a time. Would those small spots of glaringly bright reflected sunlight, from the glass reflection, cause eye harm?
Hi. I'm online and happy to answer your question today.
Exposure to the sun will not damage your eye nor will being exposed to sunlight reflecting off a car window cause any harm
Usually your natural reflexes kick in when you try to look at the sun and no damage occurs.
Damage to the eye, specifically the retina, can occur if you look at a solar eclipse or if you are on drugs, mentally ill or incapacitated in some way such that you stare directly at the sun for a very extended period of time.
This can cause photopic damage to the macula.
It's irreversible, right?
So. What is the take home message here? Do not worry about being exposed to the sun or flashes of sunlight.
That depends....as a retina specialist I have treated solar maculopathy and sometime partial function can be restored.
But once again, as a normal healthy person you do not have to worry about this......
Is there anything else you would like to discuss at this point or have all your questions been answered to your satisfaction?
So it would have to take like 30 or more seconds to cause eye harm
a lot more then thirty seconds in the vast majority of cases with the normal, daily sun.
Thank you!
My pleasure. Have a good evening.
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Thumbs Down: Here's a scam to take note of: e-mails that claim to be from Social Security office asking for a reply that contains the recipient's date of birth, Social Security number and mother's maiden name for "verification." Social Security will not send you an e-mail asking for such personal information. When in doubt, or if you have any questions about correspondence you receive from Social Security, contact your local Social Security office, (320) 762-2454 in Alexandria, or call 1-800-772-1213.
Thumbs Up: The Marine Corps League, Runestone Detachment 1409 of Alexandria, recently received a generous donation from the Leaf Valley Game and Fish Conservation Club. The detachment was chartered earlier this year and plans to participate in area community events, including "Toys for Kids," a toy drive for needy local families at Christmas time. "We want to become involved with veterans' events and render assistance to all Marines, uniformed and civilian, as well as their widows and orphans," noted Grant Haugen. The donation will also help the detachment meet its goal to be more involved with the Honor Guard at veteran funerals. The Marine Corps League meets the first Tuesday of the month at 7 p.m. at the Alexandria VFW Post 936. Donations may be sent to MCL Runestone Detachment 1409, 1102 3rd Avenue East, Alexandria, MN 56308.
Thumbs Up: Mary Anderson of Alexandria sends a huge thumbs up to Sarah Smith, Kathleen Clarke and Wendy Kuhnau, who all played a part in saving her life. "Without each of them and the ambulance crew responding to my total cardiac arrest at the RCC on August 16, I would not be here," Anderson said. "I'm living every day to the fullest. Life is good."
Thumbs Down: Driving on Alexandria Broadway is bumpier these days because of manhole covers that aren't flush with the street. A reader sent us a thumbs down about the problem, which is more than just a mere nuisance. "Unfortunately, it leads to repairs car parts that break after many drives over and into the manholes," the reader said. "They're unavoidable unless we drive into the path of another vehicle."
Thumbs Down: On the topic of driving, a reader is frustrated with motorists who have forgotten the point of stop signs. "Does stop no longer mean stop?" she asked. "It seems too many people drive out into the main roads and vehicles coming along who have the right of way have to brake to allow that."
Thumbs Up: Here's a double thumbs up to the Alexandria Golden K Kiwanis' "Terrific Kids" program, which recognizes and encourages selfless acts of local 6th graders, and to the kids who helped make the club's recent Pancake Day a big success. "Our club could simply not carry off this large event and fundraiser without the enthusiastic help of Terrific Kids," said John Loken. "It is heartwarming to get this glimpse of our next generation of leaders and realize their dedication to values that we all share. Our club and every community activity that receives a contribution from Golden K directly benefits from the work of these young people, for they are terrific kids."
Thumbs Up: A group of local volunteers packed up their construction tools and traveled to Elbow Lake in October to help the family of a deployed soldier. In just a couple days, the volunteers helped install siding, put in new windows and complete other weatherization duties. Owen Miller of Alexandria and the local chapter of Beyond the Yellow Ribbon helped coordinate the efforts.


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Wind energy developer Bruce Thompson is holding another public information session about his proposed project for Long Island – this meeting will be at the municipal offices in Seabrook on Thursday, June 19 at 6:30 p.m.
"I want to let people know about the plans and give people access to information about the project," Thompson told the Courier. "In the bigger picture, Digby County has staked a claim as an area of growth for clean energy. So I want to make people aware of the advancements being made, and yes, I want to make them aware of the economic opportunity."
Thompson is the president of Blue Sky Electricity Cooperative, which is proposing to erect between two and six 50-kilowatt wind turbines on Long Island.
He plans to structure the project as a community feed-in tariff project (COMFIT) meaning the cooperative could sell their power at a special rate to Nova Scotia Power.
To qualify, he needs a certain level of community investment. He is looking for 25 investors from the Municipality of the District of Digby.
He held a meeting June 5 in Tiverton and says the project was well received.
"We had good questions," he said. "Questions about 'How will this affect me?' That's the question everyone wants to understand."
Thompson says this would be the first cooperative to participate in the COMFIT program.
"This is the first its kind and I think you'll see it replicated in other areas of Nova Scotia," he said. "I'd like to do some other small wind projects, perhaps in Yarmouth County, maybe Annapolis County.
"This is another way for Nova Scotians to participate in the business of electricity."
Thompson says the project would produce enough electricity to power about 100 homes.
"It's not a grid impacting project," he said. "The whole point of small scale production is that it be produced and consumed near source," he said. "There's a lot of talk about how we want to diversify and stratify energy creation, rather than have three or our massive energy plants producing power.
"It's just like local food," he said. "We need to get back to more of a situation where people are growing and consuming at source – well it's the same with electricity."
Thompson invites anyone interested in clean energy or new economic opportunities in Digby County to attend the meeting.
He's planning on a 45-minute slideshow followed by questions.
[More details in our earlier story: Public meeting about wind turbines for Long Island, June 6 ]


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Giselle and Lizette - Captain Morgan in the house!
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The Miami Rum Renaissance Festival yesterday ended its weeklong celebration of the spirit of the Caribbean. The fest featured seminars, rum contests, parties, and entertainment, but the highlight was the Grand Rum Tasting at the Deauville Beach Resort in Miami Beach.
Aficionados sampled 100 different rums, and manufacturers wooed event-goers via exotic drinks, promotional goodies, and busty promotional models.
The rums offered ranged from light and fruity (Cruzan coconut rum) to dark and sophisticated (Dos Maderas 5+5 ten-year aged rum). There were fruit-flavored rums, light rums, spiced rums, rums made from sugar cane, and rums made from molasses. Rums were aged in bourbon casks and had distilleries on the beach. Rum, in other words, is more than one of the ingredients in a mojito.
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Some Results in the Theory of Arbitrage Pricing
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- DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-6261.1984.tb03890.x
This paper derives a stronger version of Huberman's recent "preference free" pricing theorem. This pricing result relates the expected return on an asset to its factor responses and the covariance structure of the residuals from a linear factor model. It must characterize any infinite asset economy in which no arbitrage opportunities are present whether or not the factor model has uncorrelated residuals. This result provides the intuition for the role of residual risk in the pricing model and eliminates some classes of arbitrage opportunities still present under Huberman's bound. Some applications to empirical tests and performance measurement are also discussed.


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Rated 1 out of 5 by Zoiks from This is junk! I needed something like this for night fishing, so I bought one. Got home and tried it out. Buzzer was barely audible and light could hardly been seen. If you can't hear or see it, what's the point? Figured that it just needed new batteries. Undid the screw and attempted to change the batteries just to see if it would work better. Spent two hours trying to put it back together including having to re-solder one of the battery holders. Gave up after two hours and tossed it in the garbage. $8.99 with Berkley but not worthy of 10 for a dollar at the Dollar Store. This is junk!
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BRIAN Gleave helped administer a first defeat of the season on St Oswalds B.
He was Tetley A's best winner with 21-11 in a 256-263 success in Warrington and North Cheshire Bowls Association's Redline Recruitment Monday League Section A.
Chris Naylor recorded a 21-6 victory for the home side, who now share top spot with Alford A King and Queen A had 12 winners in their 252-145 victory at Burtonwood A, Damian Morrison's 21-2 and the 21-4 cards from Dave Twigg and John Brown being the highlights.
Wins from Trevor Jackson 21-9 and Dennis Brown 21-12 helped Grange B to a 235-224 success over St Oswalds A.
Section B leaders Tetley B were defeated 9-6 by third placed Rylands A, with the top wins coming from Ian Walsh 21-3 and Stuart McIntyre 21-9. Neil Simpson replied 21-9.
Second placed King and Queen B recorded a 190-4 victory over Culcheth A, with Andrew Payton 21-5 and Colin Deakin 21-7 the shinig lights. C Dickenson took the visitors' sweep 21-9.
Vulcan defeated Woolston A 9-5, with Kenny Kerr the top winner 21-5, while Ian Porter replied with a 21-7 card.
Triumphs from Chris Wightman 21-4 and Sean O'Brien 21-7 helped Orford WM A to a 10-5 victory at GESM B.
Stag A lead the way in Section C following a 9-5 success over Penketh BC.
Mike Jones 21-9 and Dennis Aldred 21-10 were the top home winners, while Gary Webb tresponded 21-11.
Orford WM B are second after defeating Cadishead 10-4. Top winners were Terry Screawn 21-6 and Joe Shaw 21-8, while Dave Yates was the best visitor 21-9.
Crosfields scored a narrow 8-6 success over Monks Hall, Kevin Parkinson taking the sweep 21-8. John Davies replied with a 21-10 card.
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Frostproof (FL) safety Jeremiah Salaam made his way to Nashville today with Vanderbilt sitting at the top his of list but after today's visit to campus. the 3-star recruit is ready to name the Commodores his leader.
"Vanderbilt is absolutely my #1 school and everything I saw today, made me feel even sure about them being my top choice," said Salaam.
The Commodores extended an official offer to Salaam earlier this year and when that happened, Vanderbilt immediately became a contender due being such a prestigious academic institution but also their setting in the SEC.
For those reasons, Salaam became an instant target for the Dores as Vanderbilt saw the Sunshine state safety as a program fit for both academics and athletics.
That fit came into more light today as Salaam had the opportunity to tour campus, see the facilities and also have the chance to speak with the coaching staff. He enjoyed every second of the visit that he has already set plans to return this summer.
"Man I can't tell you how amazing this place is. It honestly already feels like home to me. The entire visit went great. Vanderbilt fits what I am looking for in a school. Academics are very important to me and the SEC is the best. Everything I saw was great but I really loved talking with the coaches. They are some awesome men and I could easily see myself playing for them. I've already told them I was coming back again this summer and they told me come on. I haven't nailed down a date yet but you can guarantee I'll be back," he said
While Salaam claims the Commodores as his top school, he has yet to decide on when he plans to make a decision. He does however plan to commit sooner rather than later.
"I have been thinking about committing sometime soon but I'm also still unsure exactly when that will be," Salaam said. "I have a few schools that I am looking at, including Vanderbilt but I don't think I am ready to pull the trigger. Vanderbilt is definitely my top school. I just want to make sure they are and I eventually make the best decision for me."
Vanderbilt's main competition right now appears to be North Carolina. The Tar Heels have yet to offer Salaam and stay in heavy contact on a consistent basis.
Salaam is a three star recruit who has size, smarts and athleticism warranted of offers from multiple Power five conference programs. Those schools could be reaching out very soon.


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Sed quis custodiet ipsos custodes? To keep the official keepers of the law within the law they keep, the National Commission on Law Enforcement last week reached out and drew into its service as expert investigators two good lawyers Professor Zechariah Chafee Jr. of the Harvard Law School and Walter H. Pollak, Manhattan attorney. Their assignment: to upturn all possible facts for the Commission's subcommittee on "Lawlessness of governmental law enforcing officers." Libertarians were heartened by the appointment of Professor Chafee for they knew him of old as a thoroughgoing liberal...
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Since [the grants committee] was formed in 2003, I presume there's at least one report somewhere.
Not a report as such, but there are status update email messages that could be summarized and put up on a web page. It may not be exactly what you're looking for, but is better than what we have now.
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Meet Lyrically Challenged, hip hop innovators (UK)
Meet Lyrically Challenged, a group of artists with a twist, who are on a particular mission.
By Richard Sudan (The Independent [UK])
Founded as an all-female Hip Hop collective and hailing from London, they are not your average group of rappers. At a time when what is heard on the radio may not always reflect the vibrant scene that exists, Lyrically Challenged are on a mission to bring things back to their foundation.
They meet once a month at Passing Clouds in Dalston, where familiar faces and new ones alike share music and spoken word poetry in a setting which is itself as inspiring and original as what you are likely to hear. The vibes are positive, and lyricists are on point and punchy.
MCs Shay D and Angel, who are also the co-founders of Lyrically Challenged, are themselves respected for their powerful and no frills lyricism. They deal with many different subjects ranging from female empowerment to hard-hitting observations about the world around them and what makes it turn. They make it all fun too.
According to Shay, "The vision of Lyrically Challenged is to bring Hip-Hop back to its roots, providing a platform for conscious artists to be heard and recognised. Words and art hold power, and have the potential to make an audience feel informed, passionate, unified, inspired, empowered, loved and most of all happy. We aim to use hip hop to achieve this." I think they have.
To turn up and listen on any given day you're just as likely to hear lyricists and rappers offering poetical potent thought-provoking and introspective reflections of the self as you are to hear hard-hitting critiques of society and culture. Of course, it all sounds great and offers much food for thought – especially if you write or are any kind of artist yourself. For any Hip Hop heads, it's ear candy just to listen to – but there's a real emphasis on words and an appreciation for language, feeling and lyricism. And it all sounds good.
What Lyrically Challenged has managed to do is blur the traditional protocol at these kinds of events by blending the audience and performers into one. Many spectators often perform, and the performers interact with the audience, making this a unique kind of setting that you won't see too often elsewhere.
It's worth going to see them if you love Hip Hop. Last week they hosted the infamous Caxton Press, and have also been supported by artists like Akala and many others.
Look out for big things from Lyrically Challenged this year, and if you get the chance: go and see them in person.


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New York NY (SPX) Apr 21, 2006
Frogs and lots of them are being discovered in the Southeast Asia nation of Lao PDR, according to the Bronx Zoo-based Wildlife Conservation Society, which says that six new frog species have been found by scientists over a two-year period.
Working in conjunction with the WCS Laos Program, scientists describe the latest three species in the recent issue of Copeia, the journal of the American Society of Herpetologists and Ichthyologists. Little is known about the new frogs, other than where they live and how they differ morphologically from other similar species.
"Now that these species have been documented we can go back and start to learn something about their biology," said Bryan Stuart of the Field Museum, a co-author of the study.
The American Museum of Natural History and Russian Academy of Sciences also collaborated on the new study.
Lao PDR, the least densely populated country in Asia, has produced a treasure trove of wildlife discoveries in recent years, from the Laotian rock rat, which is the lone living member of an ancient mammal family, to the Annamite striped rabbit and saola, a type of forest antelope. Nine amphibians have been discovered by Stuart and his collaborators since 2002.
"Certainly much more remains to be found in Laos," said Stuart.
With a high level of biodiversity, Lao PDR has some of the most significant forest areas remaining in Southeast Asia. However, the combined loss of forest cover (estimated at nearly 55 percent) and over-exploitation of many species threatens much of Laos's wildlife.
Already, a newly described salamander species found by Stuart in Laos has turned up earlier this year in the Japanese pet trade, where it is commanding a high commercial price. This species is currently known only from two, nearby localities in northern Laos. Conservationists are eager to begin surveys of this species to document the extent of its range and habitat requirements, in order to get it protected by the Lao government before it becomes threatened by overexploitation.
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Malaysian wildlife officials denied capturing a baby "Bigfoot" Thursday, amid fevered speculation over the existence of the mythical creature in the nation's southern jungles.
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The United Kingdom: Tyres For Motor Cycles Or Bicycles - Market Report. Analysis And Forecast To 2020The report provides an in-depth analysis of the Market for Tyres For Motor Cycles Or Bicycles in The United Kingdom. It presents the latest data of the market size and volume, European production, exports and imports, price dynamics and turnover in the industry. The report shows the sales data, allowing you to identify the key drivers and restraints. You can find here a strategic analysis of key factors influencing the market. Forecasts illustrate how the market will be transformed in the medium term. Profiles of the leading companies and brands are also included.Countries coverage: The United KingdomProduct coverage: New pneumatic tyres, of rubber, of a kind used on motorcycles and bicycles.Data coverage:
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The Oct. 22. Public Forum featured two well-written cases for switching our U.S. senator from Orrin Hatch to Scott Howell.
Paula Julander's testimony to Howell's statesmanship when they served together in the Utah Senate is compelling ("Howell's principles"). In "Hatch too extreme," Garth Pellett explained why he switched from 25 years of supporting Hatch to Howell: Hatch's recent moves away from balanced good government to the extreme fringe.
We can leverage the passion of these two good citizens two ways. First, regardless of our choice, those of us who do vote must convince our nonvoting neighbors to join us at the polls. Second, be sure to take a few extra minutes in the polling place to individually check our choices and not blindly pull the party lever.
Regardless of the outcome, all of Utah benefits when we take our citizenship seriously, join our friends at the polls and vote.
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Video Gratitude: Audrina Patridge Is Thankful
Happiness is a state of mind that doesn't depend on ideal conditions. That's why oft-embattled Audrina Patridge, 23, is one of the most inspirational cast members ever to appear on The Hills.
Does that sound a little sappy? Not taken in context with Audrina's video shout out to Turkey Day!
Do you want to feel a little closer to being a part of Audrina's family? Drop in on Patridge's personal website!


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Cool Stuff: 'Scream' and 'A Nightmare On Elm Street' Mondo Posters
Posted on Tuesday, April 12th, 2011 by Germain Lussier
It started with Guillermo Del Toro, moved onto Duncan Jones, Zach Snyder and now the latest director to be chosen for Mondo's Director Series is Wes Craven. The man responsible for creating two of the most enduring horror franchises of all time, A Nightmare on Elm Street and Scream, has the fourth film in the latter series hitting theaters on Friday and, to celebrate, artist Alex Pardee has immortalized Craven's two most influential films. Later artists will create posters for other Craven films Swamp Thing, The Last House of the Left and The Hills Have Eyes. (What? No My Soul To Take poster?)
After the jump, check out the full images of each poster, read a quote from Craven and find out when you'll be able to pick these up. Read More »