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Much has been made of Taposé in recent days, with a great detail of attention being focused on the fact that this new iPad app is based on the failed Microsoft Courier project, but it is important to look at this as a piece of software in its own right.
Taken at face value, this is an app that could easily been seen as trying to be all things to all men, but the simple fact of the matter is that it is fully featured tool. Packing notes, maps, a word processor, web browser, drawing tools and much more, this is an app that can turn its hand to many tasks.
Taposé can be used in a number of ways, and when used in portrait mode it is a versatile app that can be used for everything from drawing plans, collecting together ideas for a project, keeping notes and much more. The set of tools you are presented with means that Taposé can easily replace several apps and can save you a great deal of app switching. But it is when you switch to working landscape mode that the app becomes particularly interesting.
Taposé speeds up your work with its approach to multi-tasking
On its side, Taposé splits your iPad screen in two and enables you to run a different component of the app on each side. So you might use one side to browse the web for research, and use the other to make notes in the word processor. This is handy, but you can also drag and drop elements from one side to the other, so if you come across a web site you would like to make a note of, you can drag and drop it into a document and a snippet will be instantly added for you.
All of this is made even more useful thanks to the fact that Taposé is cloud aware. You are provided with 400MB of online storage space which opens up the possibility of collaborative work. There is also talk of Android and web based versions of the app, so you will be able to access your data from a number of different devices in the future. The app isn't perfect, but it is interesting and it is worth investing $2.99 to see where this intriguing piece of software goes.
You can find out more by paying a visit to the Taposé review page.
This article originally appeared at softwarecrew.co.uk
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CZ48, chemically camptothecin-20-
Metabolism studies are essential in the drug discovery and development process and are important to safety studies for the clinical development of drug candidates. Much progress has been made in recent years in understanding mechanisms of toxicities caused by drug metabolites and determining the numerous factors influencing individual exposure to products of drug biotransformation. The cytochrome P450 (CYP) superfamily is a large group of enzymes. CYPs are found to be the major enzymes involved in drug metabolism and biotransformation, accounting for approximately 75% of the total number of metabolic transformations [
A number of papers in literature report that human liver microsomes catalyze the metabolisms of different types of drugs. Both human liver slices and microsomes can be used to study drug metabolism. Human liver microsomes are proven to be several times faster than slices [
The conversion of CZ48 to CPT within 2 h in human
The incubation of CZ48 in HLM and MLM in the presence of NADPH for 2 h was subsequently performed and the CPT formation rate results are shown in
The incubation of CZ48 in HLM and MLM in the presence of UDPGA was also performed to study the effect of UDP-glucuronosyltransferases (UGTs) on the metabolism of CZ48 in humans and the mouse.
Compared to
In the presence of NADPH, the formation rate of the metabolite CPT in human liver microsomes was significantly higher (
The CYP-mediated hydroxylation occurs at the α-position of the side chain of CZ48. This α-hydroxylation leads to a less stable intermediate product (compared to the parental CZ48), which could be easily cleaved at the original ester bond (
UGT isoenzymes, expressed in various tissues including liver and intestine, catalyze phase II metabolic biotransformation. It has been widely reported that UGT activity also demonstrates species differences between mice and humans in some common metabolic sites such as liver, lung, and especially intestine.
HPLC-grade acetic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), acetonitrile, dichloromethane and diethyl ether were obtained from Sigma-Aldrich (St. Louis, MO, USA). Chromatographic-grade water was produced by a Millipore Milli-Q System (Billerica, MA, USA). CZ48 and CZ44 (internal standard for HPLC quantification) were synthesized in-house by using reported procedures [
The activity of CYP enzymes was evaluated by a method reported by Fujino and his co-workers [
The activity of UGT was evaluated in the following way: all incubated microsomes were treated with alamethicin (50 ng alamethicin/mg microsomal protein), 10 mM magnesium chloride, 25 mM saccharolactone and CZ48 in 50 mM KPI buffer (pH 7.4) for 3 min at 37 °C. The reactions initiated by the addition of 25 mM UDPGA were allowed to proceed for 120 min at 37 °C and were then stopped by the addition of 50 μL 94% acetonitrile/6% glacial acetic acid containing 100 μg/mL cortisone as an internal standard. The mixture was extracted and the combined extracts were then analyzed by HPLC following our established method [
Kinetic data (
The new anticancer agent CZ48 metabolizes in human liver microsomes much faster than in mouse liver microsomes in the presence of NADPH and slower in the absence of NADPH, indicating different metabolic pathways in humans
The authors wish to thank the CHRISTUS Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research and the Friends of the Stehlin Foundation for Cancer Research for financial support.
Authors declare no conflict of interest.
CYP-mediated metabolism of CZ48 to CPT.

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McCormick Unsung Heroes' Iron Man
Garceau set again to MC awards banquet
They may not rush for 1,000 yards or score 1,000 points, but the winners of McCormick's Unsung Heroes Award are some of the Baltimore area's top young men and women
And with McCormick's scholarship program, established over 70 years ago, selected young men and women have been able to better themselves through higher education.
One of the familiar faces at the banquet is master of ceremonies, Scott Garceau.
"It is really neat because everything you and I have been to has been the best player, the fastest player, the player who scores the most points," Garceau said, comparing the McCormick banquet to others. "This really does honor kids who probably wouldn't be in the spotlight."
The 72nd McCormick Unsung Heroes Award ceremony will be held Monday, May 7, 2012 at 6 p.m. at the Baltimore Marriott Hunt Valley Inn. Local high schools -- public, private and parochial -- nominate an Unsung Hero from their football and girls basketball teams who has displayed noteworthy qualities such as sportsmanship, dedication, integrity and positive attitude.
Garceau made his transition into the MC position 18 years ago, stepping in for Vince Bagli, one of the great voices of Baltimore sports. Bagli, who retired from WBAL Channel 11 in 1995 after nearly a half century in the sportscasting business, was considered a backbone for the Unsung Heroes banquet.
Garceau has also garnered a place among the greats in Baltimore sports broadcasting, doing the sports segment for Channel 2's 6 and 11 p.m. news broadcasts for 28 years and was the first radio play-by-play announcer for the Ravens. He now co-hosts an afternoon drive time sports talk show on 105.7 FM The Fan.
"When I got here in the early 80s, Channel 2 used to televise [the banquet]; that's how I originally got involved," Garceau explained. "Keith Mills [former Channel 2 sportscaster] and I believed in covering high schools and local colleges, and we always felt that high school sports were really important, and this goes hand in hand with that."
The scholarship is valued at $36,000. Both winners, one girl and one boy, will receive $9,000 per year for each of their four academic years.
It is Garceau's job to not only direct the course of the night, but also say the name of each of the 119 award nominees, followed by the descriptions of the two winners.
Garceau also has the privilege of introducing a guest speaker for each year. Past speakers include college basketball analyst Dick Vitale, Olympic gymnast Mary Lou Retton, CBS Sports broadcaster James Brown, Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh, and T.C. Williams (VA) football coach Herman Boone, portrayed by Denzel Washington in Remember the Titans.
This year's speaker is Byron Pitts, currently the chief national correspondent for the CBS evening news, as well as a contributor to the television news magazine 60 Minutes.
"I remember Brian Billick [former Baltimore Ravens coach] coming one year and the speaker that year was Art Berg, a world-class wheelchair athlete, who was partially paralyzed," Garceau began. "Brian actually struck up a friendship with the guy and he was with the Ravens in their Super Bowl year. They actually had a Latin phrase that he used to talk about put on their championship ring."
The inscription on the side of the ring, "INVICTUS", means unconquerable.
"I think the kids might walk into it not knowing what it is really about, but when they get there, they are kind of taken back," Garceau said, describing the evening. "Let's face it, McCormick doesn't have to do this, but they are committed to this program and I salute them for thinking about these kids who generally wouldn't get more than a pat on the back."
Every year is a pleasure for Garceau, who says that his run at the banquet is far from sight.
"I'll keep showing up till they tell me not to," Garceau laughed. "It is something I look forward to. They are all different, but McCormick is one of my favorites because of the kids they honor."
For more information on the 2012 McCormick Unsung Heroes Banquet, please click here to visit the special banquet page here on VSN.
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July 14, 2014
LARAMIE, Wyo. -
Full Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List
The 2014 Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List was released on Monday by the Rotary Lombardi Award Committee. University of Wyoming junior defensive end Eddie Yarbrough was one of the players named to the 2014 list. A total of 123 student-athletes from 76 universities were named by the Rotary Lombardi Committee to this year's Watch List.
The Rotary Lombardi Award eligibility list is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage. The candidates earned a place on the preliminary watch list by earning All-America honors, being named to their respective All-Conference teams or receiving 2014 preseason honors. The Rotary Lombardi Award Watch List will be updated prior to the start of the 2014 season in order to identify other players who have received significant preseason honors.
Yarbrough was named First Team All-Mountain West Conference as a sophomore in 2013 in voting by conference head coaches and media members. He led all Mountain West defensive linemen in tackles, averaging 7.4 tackles per game in 2013. Yarbrough ended the 2013 season with 89 total tackles, including 6.5 sacks, 12.0 tackles for loss, two fumble recoveries and two forced fumbles.
A native of Aurora, Colo., where he played at Grandview High School, Yarbrough also earned Honorable Mention Sophomore All-America honors from Campus Insiders/CollegeFootballNews.com in 2013.
The 45th Rotary Lombardi Award will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2014 at the Bayou Music Center in Houston, Texas.


text: Fabio's "I'm Italian, why do you expect me to cook something other than gnocchi" is getting a bit tiresome. He's competing for Top Chef, not Top Italian Chef. And it's pretty disingenuous. He's a very adept and versatile cook...as can be seen from his previous season and how well he has fared at times on TCAS. All indications are that despite points for the risk she took, Casey's dish was "inedible." I guess looking good just isn't a substitute for cooking good. As for the quickfire, Colicchio's role was to set the pace and demonstrate the challenge. The chefs were NOT competing against him or his dish -- just the 8:37 on the clock. I think it served another purpose as well. It reminded everyone -- contestants and viewers alike that Colicchio is the real deal and a truly qualified judge for these challenges. (BTW, reports are the he broke a bottle of olive oil while doing the challenge, coating some of the utensils and creating a pretty funny scene during the taping. Interesting that it didn't make it onto the broadcast). It's TOP CHEF, not Top Gnochi! RE: Casey, yes it is. I'll cook for her.... she can pay me back in "other ways"


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Sergeant Redford has seen plenty of action while in B Company, maybe even too much, and having squad members like Sweetwater and Haggard in his crew doesn't put his tensions to rest. With only a couple weeks left in the Army, Redford is on his last string and will let nothing come in his way of a peaceful retirement…or will he? (Not Rated)
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Pasadena CA (JPL) Jun 21, 2010
Opportunity is driving again and has now covered 21 kilometers (13 miles) of odometry on Mars.
The pancam mast assembly (PMA) azimuth error from Sol 2257 (May 30, 2010), has been attributed to a problem within the miniature thermal emission spectrometer (Mini-TES) instrument.
An investigation of the Mini-TES is ongoing. The PMA has been restored to operation for imaging (not Mini-TES use).
On Sol 2267 (June 10, 2010), a quick fine attitude (QFA) was performed to refine the rover's attitude knowledge and to correct for gyro drift. Additional drive direction imagery was also collected.
On Sol 2270 (June 13, 2010), Opportunity drove for the first time since the PMA anomaly, covering over 70 meters (230 feet). The rover drove again on Sol 2272 (June 15, 2010), achieving almost 72 meters (236 feet) of distance to the east.
As of Sol 2272 (June 15, 2010), solar array energy production was 297 watt-hours, atmospheric opacity (Tau) was 0.280 and the solar array dust factor is 0.570.
Total odometry is 21,005.47 meters (21.00 kilometers, or 13.05 miles).
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'Better economy', but people still feel the pinch
While politicians argue over how much Malaysia's gross national income (GNI) per capita has increased by over 40 percent, the people on the street seem to have benefitted little from the purportedly improved economy.
Many in the lunchtime crowd around the Bangsar LRT station and the nearby Dataran Maybank approached by Malaysiakini last Friday, said that though their wages have increased, their expenses have also gone up.
"No, although the economy has improved, we also see inflation and prices rise... Although it (the GNI per capita) has increased, we do not feel it. As high it went, expenses have kept up," said accounts manager Julianisa Azrin...
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The Old Town Steady Stand Bar offers additional support when standing in your Predator kayak. This lean post makes sight fishing and casting a breeze. It attaches to the accessory plates for easy set-up and removal. It folds completely flat during paddling and still allows access to the front hatch and the pod. Discontinued item.
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Key features: lightweight alluminum, padded to help prevent fatigue, adjustable for different angler heights, easy setup only requiring 8 holes drilled. Bad features: it is almost impossible to get into front hatch on the water with this in place. If you have "sea legs" this is easy. Otherwise do not try. Lacking Features to add to make it more useful: bungee to him it down during transportation, paddle holder. Helpful hints for atachment: take measurements and drill all holes on one side being careful to not drill directly into kayak body. Then remove Plates and place upside down on opposite side plates for faster hole drilling. This will save you at least 15 minutes.
I have a Predator XL. The stand up bar serves its purpose but the mounting instructions and measurements were less than desirable. There is no way to pre-drill the holes in the mounting plate so they will line up the mounts of the stand up bar. Also, once the bar is mounted and upright it will be difficult to mount rod holders in a place where the stand up bar won't be in the way. I am actually thinking of a way to mount the rod holders directly to the stand up bar so that they are easier to access.
I really like this stand up bar. Instructions and install were easy. This gives me something to lean up against when i am flipping jigs or casting from a standing position. And i do have access to my front compartment if it is up or down. If you like to stand this will make you feel more secure against flipping out of your predator. Glad i got it.


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Adams helps Hammerheads Defeat Yankees 7-2
By Nick Flammia / Tampa Yankees | May 14, 2013 6:17 PM ET
Tampa, Fla. - Three hits and four RBI by Josh Adams helped the Jupiter Hammerheads (18-19) beat the Tampa Yankees (15-21) 7-2 on Tuesday night at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Jupiter scored four in the second inning to take an early lead. Austin Nola led off with a walk. Wilfredo Gimenez followed with a single to move Nola to third. Michael Main drove in the first run with an RBI single to right. Adams then hit a three run home run to right to give the Hammerheads a 4-0 lead.
Yankees starter Corey Black (1-5) allowed four runs on five hits. He walked three and struck out four in four innings of work.
Tampa drove in a run in the seventh. With one out, Fu Lin Kuo singled to right. Cody Grice later doubled down the right field line, driving in Kuo to make it 4-1.
Jupiter added some insurance in the eighth. After a walk by Adams, Brent Keys singled, moving Adams to third. Keys later stole second. Yankees reliever Zach Arneson intentionally walked Ryan Rieger to load the bases. Arneson then walked Austin Barnes to force in a run.
The Yankees also scored in the eighth. Rob Refsnyder hit a two-out double to right. Gary Sanchez followed with a walk. Sanchez would score on an RBI single to left by Anderson Feliz.
Adams came through again for Jupiter in the ninth. With a runner on second and two outs, Adams hit an RBI double to right-center field. Adams later scored on an RBI single by Keys to give the Hammerheads a 7-2 lead.
Hammerheads starting pitcher Justin Nicolino (1-1) pitched six shutout innings. He scattered five hits and struck out five in the win.
The series continues on Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. for a School Day at George M. Steinbrenner Field. RHP Shane Greene is scheduled to pitch for Tampa. Jupiter will counter with RHP Josh Hodges. Fans can also enjoy Kids Night where kids 14 and under receive a free hot dog, soda and ice cream with the purchase of a reserved ticket ($5) at the Steinbrenner Field Box Office.
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I wrote this today on impulse and for whatever reason thought of publishing it here. Excuse any grammatical errors, I haven't proofread it yet.
A child's glimpses in Communist Romania
I was born in 1979 in Romania, at the height of the Communist dictatorship that had been ruling this country for decades. When you're a kid, the world around you doesn't revolve around politics or the problems of society but takes simpler forms such as "will I get socks or toys for Christmas this year?". Nevertheless, this simpler world of black and white, of good and evil, of right and wrong, is the one you're living in and pieces of it enter your life whether you like it or not.
I spent the last few days watching online documentaries on Communism, especially North Korea, trying to find a resemblance on what I experienced myself in Romania prior to 1989. What struck me were some of the comments people left to these videos - Americans and Brits claiming to sympathize with Communism and the rule of Kim Jong-Il. These comments pushed me to start writing this piece of text, so that communists living in democratic countries might catch a glimpse of what life really is under such a regime.
I have never seen a Snickers bar until I got to be 10. About that same time I got to touch the first computer I laid my eyes on, and it was a ZX Spectrum clone my desk-mate in school got from the black market just before the Revolution. Color TV was a privilege few people enjoyed and in a town of 200.000 souls, about 10 or 20 had a VCR by 1988. Speaking of TV, we had only one TV station, managed by the State, that ran only two hours per day and only to distribute political propaganda or musical shows sanctioned by the Communist Party. Much prized at that time was the technical skills necessary to craft antennas that could bootleg on TV shows broadcasted from neighboring countries such as Hungary or Bulgaria, both with much more tolerant Communist regimes of their own.
As kids, we didn't know what Star Wars was and the first time I saw a Darth Vader picture glued on one of my friend's school notebook I thought that dark knight looked kind of cool. The toys we could buy in stores were mostly imports from China: plush bears, toy guns, soldier figurines and a few cars - all of them of questionable quality. Romanian toys were mostly plastic snakes and frogs, wooden trains or metal trucks crudely painted and with sharp and unpolished edges.
You must understand that from a child's point of view, all these were natural to us. We didn't know what M&M's were so we didn't crave for them. We never got to drink Pepsi but we saw empty Pepsi bottles in our grandparent's basement, and believe me - even those empty bottles were rare as hell. We didn't wonder if we should buy vanilla or strawberry ice cream because ice cream came in only one flavor and that was the only one you could get. We didn't wonder how life outside the borders could be because we were told that in America, 60% of the people are either drug addicts or starving to death and that our Great Nation has it way better than those capitalist lost souls.
Most of the things we learned from the outside were through movies or music - both heavily censored. For example, the movies we got to see were mostly Chinese action flicks, where good always prevails and the poor peasant rises up to the injustice of an evil, wealthy overlord. Throw in a western or two, so as not to start wondering where the rest of the world disappeared, and you've got your basic Romanian cinema. Since the TV was practically useless, most people went tot the movies. Romanian music being mostly patriotic anthems and traditional ballads, the few bootleg western tapes that started flowing around during the 80's were of high value and copied over and over again on magnetic tapes until half of the stuff you heard on them was white noise.
I remember the stores... The food stores were virtually empty. Imagine a building five times the size of your house, with a single large room under the roof, shelves and cabinets near each internal wall. And now imagine every second or third shelf being dusty and empty, with the populated ones displaying the exact same two types of items: pickle jars and metal cans of meat or beans. Imagine a 3 meter wide shelf with a pyramid of six cans stacked right in the middle of it as some decorative item and a lady wearing a white overall yawning bored and tired from her wooden chair. She asks you if you're there to buy pickles or beans, takes your money, handles you the product then returns to her seat in the silent coldness of the room.
I remember the blackouts... Each day, around 20.00 o'clock, the light would go out for about two hours. In winter, heating would be turned off as to preserve "our great country's energy" so my parents would mechanically light up candles and turn on the stove. I would to my homework by candlelight and play with the wax and watch the total darkness that engulfed our neighborhood.
I remember food shortages... Basic food that westerners took for granted was handed out in rations during the Romanian Communist regime. About twice a month my father would get up at 4 A.M. in the morning, get dressed, get a bag and start his way to the closest food distribution center were a long line was already forming. By 5 in the morning there were at least 30 people standing in line to get their rations of sugar, milk, rice or cooking oil. Cooking oil was especially hard to get by 1988. Bananas were sold only on the black market and by the time the Revolution came I was priding myself of having eaten three in my entire life. In the country side, most people have never even heard of bananas and most thought they were some sort of deformed, yellow watermelon. Oranges, lemons were also hard to come by, as was any other chocolate that was not Romanian-made or imported from Communist China.
I remember the propaganda... Each morning, as students, we had to stand up facing the portrait of Nicolae Ceausescu that was hanging in each public room of each institution and chant our national anthem. Each manual I had in school had the same picture on the very first page. Almost every poem we learned had something to do with the glory of our nation, the bravery of soldiers, the working class or the future of our communist youth that will bring on the flame of science and hard work. About twice a year, every schoolchild had to attend public marches and hold up signs bearing either the portrait of our beloved leader, either slogans praising the Communist Party. We didn't know what they meant but we were hearing them a lot so we took them for granted.
Crime was unheard of. Not that it didn't take place, but it wasn't mediated at all. No one stole or killed or raped. Homosexuality or pedophilia were looked upon as genetical diseases and were a taboo even in higher circles. Newspapers and the radio promoted well-being for everyone, chanting about the latest scientific accomplishments and how well everyone is doing. It didn't matter that all was bogus and people were starving as long as the State told us that everything was better than OK. We were raised to believe that this is as good as it gets and that other nations are doing far worse.
Culture and religion were frowned upon. If you were a painter, you were required to occasionally paint something grandiose involving Ceausescu or the Party. If you were a writer or a poet, you just HAD to write something glorious about the ruling class or how great the nation is, or you could find yourself scrutinized by the Romanian Secret Police and even wind up in jail like so many others. Journalism was a sham since media was regulated and severely hindered by the Securitate (Romanian Secret Police).
A lot of western jobs were non-existent in Communist Romania. There was almost no purpose of learning English since no one was allowed to leave the country and no one came in to visit. The few movies in English were all subtitled or had aRomanian narrator that translated everything the actors said. The computers we had were few and of Russian make and there was no Internet at the time to connect people the way it does today. Basically, the best job you could have at the time was either being an engineer or a doctor. Engineers had high State pay and doctors got more bribes than the guards at the border did. In communism, everyone is taught to be contempt with what they have and never yearn for more. So, normally, doctors didn't try to do their best and had to be "stimulated" by other means to do their job. You wanted a kidney examined? you had to shelf out some bills and pass them to the nurse under the table. Had a molar that was bothering you? Pay the doctor and he would take care of it, or even might throw in some anesthetics.
And what better to define Communist Romania than paranoia? Almost everyone was being watched and more then half the country had their phones tapped. Occasionally, as a child, I would pick up the phone and listen to the clicks the Securitate made or listen in to other people's conversations when the Securitate accidentally crossed our line with our neighbor's. Jokes about the Party, although forbidden, were abundant at the time. Stories of western culture and fruitfulness were told in secrecy, during the night, at birthday parties or New Years Eves. People listening to modified radios talked about Radio Free Europe and the Beatles and Michael Jackson, making us kids wonder what those names meant. We knew they were important somehow to the adults.
The first time my father got a VCR from someone who brought it in from Germany, I watched the same cartoon tape over and over again. Our TV was black-and-white but it didn't matter because I now had Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs to watch whenever I wanted and not when the State TV dictated it.
Now that I think of it, looking back at that time, we didn't know how bad we had it. Everything was bad: the tobacco in cigarettes was bad, the magazines were bad, the candy was plain melted sugar with chemical coloring. To give you an idea, the closest thing to fun a child could have those days was either playing "hide and seek" or going to the circus, the few times it came into town. And that was it. No computers, no TV, no fancy battery-operated toys. No dreams of becoming more than you were.
The revolution that took place in December 1989 changed all that.
So next time you hear someone giving praise to Communism, do ask them if they'd like to see their kids growing up with almost nothing to live for.
Best regards
Razvan T. Coloja


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Back to league's grassroots on bush rescue mission
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Heart and sole: Willie Mason and his teammates prepare for a Country training session in Armidale yesterday. Photo: The Armidale Express
The Country squad is doing more than training in the bush, writes Ben Cubby in Armidale.
The NSW Country Origin squad, training in Armidale ahead of Friday's clash with City, has been doing its best to patch up the code's tattered image by mingling with the locals.
As sex assault allegations against footballers were again aired on television on Monday night, the Country players were in the crowded main bar of the St Kilda Hotel, pulling beers, chatting footy with men in league jumpers and signing autographs for kids.
"With all the off-field stuff, everyone's just got to take it upon themselves to concentrate and be squeaky clean at the moment," said fullback Luke Patten, who added that the players took seriously the need to repair league's standing in the bush.
"We've all talked about it. I do personally feel the pressure, especially being a Bulldog as well. A lot has changed for us; it probably had to change anyway, but it's changed really quickly. Everyone's realised that you've just got to be on your toes, 24/7."
Ken Kennedy, a cattle worker and Penrith fan who drove 25 kilometres to meet the players, said: "The fact that they've come here, that they've made the effort after flying up from the smoke [Sydney], is pretty decent. They seem like pretty ordinary blokes. If you asked me for my view, I'd say they've had a bad run in the papers, but it's all talk, or most of it."
But at the other of the spectrum, Stacey Griffiths, a student at Armidale's University of New England, said: "It's ridiculous the amount of money they earn.
"They don't have a realistic concept of work or a work ethic, or even interaction with ordinary people. They have started to lose respect for their fame."
As the squad went through its paces yesterday on a university rugby field, one local league supporter commented: "I hope they do take something away from it, I mean more than just the training. It's good to see the faces here, not just on TV, it's rare."
Coach Ricky Stuart put the squad through two training sessions, in between visits to local schools. "I really enjoy coming out to the country areas and showing the local supporters, the people that follow the clubs and follow the players, that we are actually real people and that we do enjoy this sport," Stuart said. "It's important we have that support in the country areas and it's important they see we think they are important."
Stuart said he was disappointed by the behaviour of Roosters player Chris Walker, fined and suspended by the club on Monday for allegedly assaulting police outside a Brisbane nightclub.
"Obviously I will be having talks with him, but it's pretty difficult when I have my duty with the Country team. I haven't spoken to Chris, outside of a telephone call. I think it is important that we show that players have got to understand that they are responsible for their behaviour," Stuart said.
Winger Joel Monaghan is out of the team because of injury, replaced by Nathan Blacklock, who comes from nearby Tingha.
The Dragons winger said his late call-up wasn't a big disadvantage.
"It's gelling pretty well from what I've seen," he said. "It's really good getting all the guys here together. They are all country blokes. When a country person meets another country person, they sit down and they have a yarn and they get on very well. Last night all the blokes got together and had a yarn and told each other where they're from and what it means to be Country."
He won't have time on this trip, but Blacklock hopes to get back up to his home town soon to see some local footy. He said: "I follow the Tingha Tigers. I love coming home and watching a few local games. Mate, never forget where you come from and where you started playing footy, and I started playing near Armidale."


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Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) at ALA
By Holly Marie Koltz | April 11th, 2007 | Filed in Accessibility, General, W3C/Standards Documentation
WaSP ILG member Martin Kliehm writes about the WAI draft for Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) at A List Apart this week.Skip to comment form
Martin Kliehm gives readers a closer look at the WAI ARIA in his ALA article, Accessible Web 2.0 Applications with WAI-ARIA.
In the article, Martin shows us how many of these ARIA proposals work, as he includes information about roles, states, and properties. Martin gives resources and clear examples along with advantages and disadvantages of using each.
Accessible widgets based on and extended through existing standards can work, though we might be wondering if we need to wait many years to work with ARIA? Martin writes:
Actually, no. You can start using roles, states, and properties right away. Currently only Firefox 1.5 or later and three major screen readers (Window Eyes 5.5+, Jaws 7.0+, ZoomText) support them, but the extra attributes won't hurt other browsers.
After I finished reading the article, I thought others may like to take a closer look and experiment with some of these items to see how they work, too.
Thank you, Martin and thanks also for being part of our WaSP ILG, too.
Also Related:
- Accessible Rich Internet Applications (WAI-ARIA) Suite Overview
- Juicy Studio: WAI-ARIA Live Regions – an overview of live properties by Gez Lemon (a WaSP Accessibility Task Force member).
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Marine Institute (MI) alumnus Brian Blanchard has a distinguished career in the aquaculture industry, leading the way in his commitment to advancing aquaculture growth locally and abroad. For his contributions and service to the sector, he has earned the Marine Institute's Distinguished Alumni Award.
The new award, which will be presented annually to a Marine Institute alumnus, recognizes an individual who displays outstanding leadership and professional qualities and who contributes to their profession at the local, national and international level.
Mr. Blanchard was one of the first graduates of the Marine Institute's Aquaculture program.
"Our alumni are the driving forces behind amazing projects and initiatives in a varied array of sectors," said Glenn Blackwood, executive director of the Marine Institute. "This award profiles graduates of our highly applied programs and their impact on the economic development of this province and around the globe. Our graduates become leaders, making strong and continued contributions to industry. They are being sought out for their tremendous reputation in professionalism and leadership."
"It is a tremendous honor to receive this award and recognition," said Mr. Blanchard. "With the many programs MI offers, it is a real testament to the Aquaculture program and it's instructors as to the positive impact aquaculture is having on rural Canada."
Mr. Blanchard goes on to explain the aquaculture program was established to build technical and management expertise in an attempt to help professionalize aquaculture in the country.
"Many of the industry leaders and drivers are MI alumni, something we can all be very proud of. Those of us working in the industry have always known the value of the program and continually recommend it to those interested in participating in this sector," he added. "I love this industry. It is hard work and requires family support to be successful but at the end of the day when someone eats your product and says 'wow that's the best fish I've ever eaten', it just makes you proud to be a fish farmer."
Mr. Blanchard, originally from Cape Breton, began his professional development with Bachelor of Science in biology from St. Francis Xavier University before receiving a graduate diploma in Aquaculture Technology from the Marine Institute and ultimately a M.Sc. Aquaculture (Distinction) from the University of Hull in England.
He started his 21-year career in aquaculture as a farm hand with Moon Bay Salmon Farms. In 1991, he worked as an aquaculture instructor with the Marine Institute's Conne River Aquaculture Training program. Since then, Mr. Blanchard has gone on to hold major positions at S.F.P. Cod Hatchery, Sea Forest Plantation Co. Ltd. and the National Research Council of Canada.
Mr. Blanchard has served as general manager of Scotian Halibut Ltd. in Halifax, NS since 1999 and has been the company's vice-president since 2006. He is the senior project manager in charge of all research and development, while providing technical and managerial support to ensure the meeting of hatchery production targets and research programs. Mr. Blanchard organized the International Halibut Workshop in Halifax, NS, in 2005 and was the president of the Aquaculture Association of Nova Scotia from 2004 to 2008.
Other alumni award nominees included Sheldon George, feed and fish health manager, Cooke Aquaculture, NL; Cory Taylor, freshwater production manager, Cooke Aquaculture, NB and Damon Woodland, production manager, Cold Ocean Salmon, Cooke Aquaculture, NL.
"We had four great candidates and it was a challenge to single out just one," said Dr. Laura Halfyard, member of the award selection committee. "Each nominee has made significant contributions to the aquaculture industry and deserves to be recognized for their leadership, commitment and achievements."
Dr. Halfyard is also program chair of MI's aquaculture program and says that the timing of the award is relevant as the aquaculture industry has reached record levels of production and market value with it being the fastest growing food production sector in the world.
Mr. Blackwood presented the award to Mr. Blanchard along with Carey Bonnell, head of MI's School of Fisheries, at the Aquaculture Association of Canada's (AAC) 2010 National Conference.


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whoa! nice nick. polka and the new 4c's is
nick, sry for asking but...do u have an exact date when the c&c X diamond shirt will drop at ur store???
whoa cold as ice v2 :O won't miss out on that
Yellow diamonds are more expensive than ordinary near-colourless ones.
Most people believe that yellow diamonds are less desirable and valuable than
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coloured yellow diamonds are very rare and expensive.
Natural yellow diamonds are so rare that most jewellers have never seen one, and will
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The Kimberley Octahedron is the largest diamond in the world at about 616 carats, and is yellow.
My dad got to hold the most expensive diamond in the world. The millenium stone. Valued at over $100 million. World's 2nd largest flawless diamond. 203 carrats.
He had to so security for the company who owns it, and he wasn't supposed to pick it up but he did lol. Wish I had the pics but they are on his old phone.
Originally posted by Inactive UserDAMN!!!!!! that is hella crazy, i just googled it and that thing is huge!!! they said its about the size of a hen's egg.
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Accused New York couple looked to victimize more children, sheriff says
Two Amish girls were sexually assaulted during the 24 hours they were held captive, law enforcement officials told the Los Angeles Times on Saturday.
St. Lawrence County District Attorney Mary Rain said the victims, a 12-year-old and her 6-year-old sister, suffered the assaults after they were abducted from a roadside farm stand near their family's home in Huevelton, N.Y.
Although the girls' names were published as authorities fanned out and searched for the missing youngsters, news organizations are now withholding their identities because of the sexual assault allegations.
A Hermon, N.Y., couple arrested on Friday night in the kidnappings might have planned to abduct more children, Sheriff Kevin Wells said.
"There was the definite potential" of additional victims and that more charges might be filed against Stephen Howells, 39, and Nicole Vaisey, 25, Wells said.
The two girls walked out to their family's roadside vegetable stand on Wednesday night because they thought Howell and Vaisey were customers, authorities said. The couple snatched the girls and dropped them off late Thursday in Richville, N.Y., where they approached a stranger's home, who recognized them from their Amish dress and news reports and called police.
The 12-year-old was able to point police to the couple's home, about 13 miles from where the girls live, and Howell and Vaisey agreed to be interviewed on Friday night.
The sheriff said Howells and Vaisey did not necessarily grab the girls because they were Amish.
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This is a guest post from Sparky, of Spark in Darkness.
Many of you are familiar with him from Livejournal, as well
as from his insightful and often hilarious commentary here.
Each Tuesday, Womanist Musings will be featuring a post from
One thing GBLT people are often
told when we face discrimination or violence or hate is that we should
have gone to the police. This is often closely followed by urging us
to go to the media.
Sadly, this advice is both naïve and privileged
(and kind of assumes we're not all that bright as well). I have gone
to the police on numerous occasions when facing violence, harassment
and that damn car-keying note leaver (I have a near book of these snide
little things, I may bind it and sell it as an ode to pettiness. If
nothing else, them suing me for the royalties might actually reveal
their sorry selves). It has not been helpful. The amount of studied
indifference is pretty stunning. I always have the nagging feeling I'm
going to be charged with wasting police time for breathing the same
air as them.
From domestic violence, to street harassment
to being put in the hospital to having my big box full of nasty little
notes the general response has been a strong sense of "is there a
reason you're telling me this? Here's a crime number, go away annoying
person". I've met the same when accompanying those of my friends
who have bothered to report to the police – all of them have
had reason to, very few of them have bothered to do so. And the victim
blaming is strong. "Did you touch him?" (no, of course not,
in a crowded club I activate my 5 feet emergency gay space to ensure
I never afflict the straighties with my touch) "Did you wink at him?"
(seriously, do people still wink at people?) "Did you make eye contact?"
(No sir, I know my place, I keep my eyes on the floor when around my
straight betters) "What were you wearing?" (Why, being gay I was
clad in rainbows, body glitter and stiletto heels of course! It's
our uniform). The gay panic defence is still a nasty ugly stain on our
law and, even outside the court room, it oozes all over any interaction
with law enforcement. When we're the victims we're still assumed
to have instigated. And, of course "existence" is considered instigating.
Occasionally we will get that wonderful, sage advice "have you tried
being more subtle?" Uh-huh. Of course, in the face of this many
tempers fray – and then WE'RE the problem because we got angry,
irate, unhelpful, hostile – insert term du jour. Even I became…
sharp after a police repeatedly called me "a gay". Grrr, it's
not a noun people. But this leads to that over most unpleasant situation
when the nearly-all straight police force isn't just unsympathetic
– but is often outright hostile. Tread carefully or you give them
an excuse and get to spend some time in the cells being taught a lesson.
And they do like their stings on gay clubs and their attempts at entrapment
on gay "cruising" areas – followed by the wonderful "plead guilty
and it stays quiet, speak and you get Outed" to ensure there aren't
Now, going to the police nearly inevitably
means outing yourself – which comes with its own set of menaces. And
if you want actual consequences for your attacker then you're better
be ready to shout your GBLTness from the rooftops.
So choice 2, the media. Well, first you've
got to find media that gives a damn and that's difficult. You can
go to GBLT media – but, let's be honest, our community's media's
reach is limited and even if your story is picked up by it the readership
is going to be a lot of, frankly, jaded GBLT people who have seen it
a hundred if not a thousand times before (and the
odd straight person who is SHOCKED! SHOCKED AND APPALLED!)
But maybe, maybe you'll catch the more mainstream news on a good point
in the cycle, maybe your victimisation is dramatic enough, maybe it
fits some national news, maybe it's a slow news day, whatever –
you may get lucky. But it is luck and you will have to seek it out.
And you will be Outed. And even if you are Out, there's Out and there's
"in the local newspaper" Out.
And the consequence of that Outing?
Well this couple
in Texas, after having their house vandalised with
a death threat, went to the media (after the police ignored them) –
and then found the harassment escalated. In fact, outed and reported,
their employer lost work and local businesses starts denying them service.
Thankfully, the GBLT community was there to help them (which is why
it is so vital for us to look after our own), but it can get real nasty
real fast.
And why people have to remember that the simple solutions of "police"
and "media" are so often not something we can rely on. And,
sadly, why sometimes there just isn't a solution at all – there's
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Type of Document Dissertation Author Kong, Lili Author's Email Address firstname.lastname@example.com URN etd-03292012-162739 Title Controller Reduction for Linear Systems Degree Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Department Electrical & Computer Engineering Advisory Committee
Advisor Name Title Zhou, Kemin Committee Chair Davidson, Mark Committee Member Gu, Guoxiang Committee Member Wei, Shuangqing Committee Member Zhang, Jian Dean's Representative Keywords
- Robust Control
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Date of Defense 2012-02-17 Availability unrestricted AbstractThis dissertation proposes some H-infinity and
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Several H-infinity stability and performance preserving controller reduction methods are proposed in this dissertation. It is shown that the weighting functions used in the proposed
controller reduction methods can be directly obtained from the parametrization of the H-infinity controllers. Hence, comparing with the most existing controller reduction approaches,
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About Me
I think the best way to describe myself is to let other people do it for me, so feel free to read the references first!
For the past 10 years, I've been living and traveling all over the world. Basically, I chase experiences and want the best that life has to offer. From running with the bulls in Spain to spending three days in a potato-vodka-induced haze at an electronic music festival on the Black Sea, I'm trying to do it all.
Since I can remember, I always dreamed about traveling and exploring new cultures, and when I graduated from my university, I decided to make it happen. I started an internet-based consulting business, worked hard to make it successful, and never looked back. Thanks to this business, I'm able to move around the world as much as I want. So far, I've lived in 7 countries.
Everyone from my sister to my fourth-grade teacher has accused me of not being able to sit still. But hey, I'm one of those people that sees that as a blessing, because if you're sitting down all the time, what are you possibly going to discover in this world?
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." -Mark Twain
Why I'm on Couchsurfing
While I've hosted more than 50 people, I've only CouchSurfed once. A CouchSurfer who stayed at my apartment in Buenos Aires literally gave me the keys to his apartment in Rio during Carnaval and took off to Chile (see Beto below in my References). That level of openness and trust is what I love most about the CS community – well, that and our amazing ability to start a party no matter where we are.
In 2007, I met a couple German guys at Argentina's Oktoberfest celebration who were traveling the world, and they told me about the community. I offered to let them sleep in my living room whenever they made it to Buenos Aires and they were at my door 5 days later. They spent 10 action-packed days with me, and by the time they left, I was wondering where CouchSurfing had been all my life :)
Since then, I've met so many incredible people, ranging from Australian video game journalists to the rhythm section of a Saudi Arabian art rock band. They've taught me essential life lessons, like how to say "Cheers" and curse in 15 languages. Most importantly, they've also taught me that a smile, an open mind, and a lot of sign language can get you just as far as your passport when you're traveling.
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The Run of The Bulls in Pamplona, Spain. It's an indescribable festival.
During the first year I was there, I saw an intense riot that was broken up by armored riot police shooting guns loaded with rubber bullets. Because I had enjoyed several glasses of red wine with breakfast, I thought they were actually shooting at people.
When I returned two summers later, I took it much easier on the wine and actually ran with the bulls. I made it into the stadium just behind the pack for the part not everyone sees on TV... letting bulls with padded horns loose in the stadium to trample the runners.
Some things are so dumb they are completely genius.
Teach, Learn, Share
I can stop bullets with a focused stare… but, unfortunately, that's a skill you're either born with or you're not ;)
I do, however, know how to teach you some very naughty words in Spanish and show you how to make a Bolognese sauce that will make your taste buds do the Tango.
I'm also always happy to share some crazy and hilarious travel stories that I guarantee you've never heard before. I've probably got at least 10 in the same league as the events that led up to the police chief at the Argentine jail saying, in Spanish, "So, you're the innocent one? Come with me."
Countries I've Lived In
Argentina, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Hungary, Mexico, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine


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She speaks in thick paragraphs that her staffers probably wish they could condense and sharpen at times.
He fell back in love with it immediately and returned to Stockholm to sharpen his skills doing theater work.
Colleagues who care for us, opponents who sharpen us, children whose laughter fills the air.
Also be careful after you sharpen--it's a prime time for cuts, because you've forgotten how sharp knives can be.
These steroids were mental—amphetamine-based ADHD drugs, particularly Adderall, as a way to sharpen focus and gain an edge.
A small iron axe, with a file to sharpen it, and a few awls, are (if nothing else can be taken) a very useful outfit.
These terms are the tools with which we are to work, and the first thing is to sharpen them.
They dragged me to my feet, and Craven began to sharpen his dull wit on me.
She was very hungry, and hunger is said to sharpen the wits.
Rienzi remembered that he had never confided but he had been betrayed; he had never forgiven but to sharpen enmity.


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Death Valley is the Most Amazing Place!
I think Death Valley is SO amazing!
I have photographed in every state in the lower 48 and while our country has the most amazing diversity of landscapes, for me Death Valley is the most unique!
Just my humble opinion!
I have been there more times than I can count and there is always something new. On my last trip, I was driving a road when I spotted the pitch black, almost coal colored geology in the far distance. So I hiked down there and photographed some variety of scenes, all under an overcast sky.
When the sun was setting (before the color show) I started back when I stumbled on this scene of turquoise colored sediment. I have no idea what it was (I am not a geologist) but I knew it would make for a great foreground.
I set up with my Canon 6D and 16-35mm zoom lens and framed this scene before shooting a series of widely bracketed exposures.
Then using Luminosity Masking techniques I selected the sky and darkened it some. Then I created more masks for the hills in mid-photo and adjusted contrast. I really wanted to direct the black/coal sections to be much darker and look more like coal, or as I originally saw them. This added much-needed scene contrast so a scene that was very flat from the dark/muddy light.
Next, I created a color based Luminosity Mask for the Turquoise colored foreground and darkened and saturated it. Then lastly, I created Curves Adjustment layers, 3 of them, and added different amounts of brightness and contrast to specific areas through masking: the sky, the foreground, and middle ground.
And here is the final image! Enjoy!
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The Arizona Wildflowers are here.
The flowers are out and while I have only hit this location in western AZ, near the CA border, I am hoping to head to the Superstition Mountain and search for their wildflowers soon.
Canon 70D 28-70 f/16 set to 28mm
I zoomed in on this landscape a little. rather than go real wide and the reason is that the foreground flowers are not that close together. But standing further back and zooming slightly, I was able to stack teh flowers and make them look more condensed.
For processing, I am now a big fan of Sean Bagshaw's Luminosity Mask system where I can select individual sections of an image based on tonal values, or colors, and process each of those individually and it works great.
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Beaverhead NF, Montana
On a trip through Montana, I went into the Beaverhead NF to explore the ghost town of Coolidge.
While the ghost town was not that photogenic, Elkhorn Creek was lined with some great color.
This fallen log was jammed with debri creating a cascade in the creek. Throw in the rocks and you have a nice balance of blurred water, the still creek leading you to through the picture, and the lines of the colorful willow.
For processing, I used luminosity masks to add detail to the flowing water by darkening it slightly. Then selecting the colorful willows and bumping contrast and saturation, selectively.
Finally, I selected the green forest in the background and darkened them to allow the colorful willow stand out more.
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Adepitan, a familiar face thanks to his work as a BBC Television presenter, started playing the sport in 1988 and has won more than 90 GB caps.
"Playing and winning medals for Great Britain has given me some of the best moments of my life," he said.
"It's not been an easy decision. I'll miss my team-mates who have been great friends through good and bad times."
Adepitan added: "Being a part of one of the best teams in the world fills me with an enormous sense of pride.
"But I'm looking forward to taking on a new challenge and concentrating on my TV career.
"I wish everybody involved with the Great Britain team the very best of luck and every success for future tournaments".
Adepitan helped Great Britain to a bronze medal at the 2004 Athens Paralympics.
"Ade has become a worthy role model for many youngsters and a great ambassador for wheelchair sport," said GB head coach David Titmuss.
Adepitan, who was awarded an MBE in 2005 for his services to disabled sport, is an ambassador for the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics.
On court, he played in the GB side which won silver at the World Championships in 2002 and last year sealed Great Britain's win in the inaugural Visa Paralympic World Cup, and won a silver medal at the European Championships in France.
Titmuss added: "Ade's infectious enthusiasm, hard work and skilful play will be sorely missed by the GB squad - especially his ability to score crucial free-throws.
"I will never forget his two memorable shots that gave GB a narrow victory against the USA in the quarter-finals in Athens, nor his two free-throws that helped to secure the inaugural Paralympic World Cup gold medal.
"But these are just isolated highlights in a career that was founded on sheer hard work, a great commitment to the team and an understanding of what it takes to be a winner."
Coach Titmuss also confirmed that Jon Pollock, who retired from international basketball after the Athens Paralympics, has decided to return to the fold.
The experienced international could make his comeback at this summer's World Championships in Holland.


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Tim Washer, the Social Media Manager at Cisco, is bringing a unique element to the company's social media efforts. When appropriate, he and his team incorporate humor. In this interview from the Inbound Marketing Summit, Washer tells WebProNews how humor can be a valuable asset.
His team, specifically, works on the service provider marketing side of the company, which includes a very niche audience of service providers. Their goal is to keep this audience engaged in the community. Although this audience is used to very technical items such as white papers and mega test results, Washer and his team have brought an entertainment aspect to the table as well.
The team recently produced a commercial suggesting an $80,000 router as Valentine's Day gift. They pushed the router over the typical gift of a Whitman's box of chocolates saying it would be a great improvement. Incidentally, their plan proved to be a success.
Another unique concept Cisco did recently involved a company manager logging a trip to Asia on a flip camera. This was not a humorous approach, but it brought a human connection to the brand.
Although adding humor and creativity to social efforts can be very effective, there is a risk involved. Washer suggests that other companies look at their full marketing plan and ask how they can use social media to help create awareness, amplify their message, and create engagement with the audience. If humor does not add value to these areas, then it should not be used.
"You have to have a portfolio strategy, I think, with social media; in particular, if you're doing videos and humor," says Washer.
He went on to say that some experiments would go viral and be successful, but he said that it is critical that companies understand that not every one will be a hit.
For Cisco, The New York Times, Network World, and CNET wrote about their commercial, which not only further promoted it, but also provided influence.
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Our campus is located next to New Brunswick's largest health care facility, the Saint John Regional Hospital (SJRH).
As the province's main trauma and heart care centre, it is also the largest teaching hospital in NB. Your clinical care practicum at the SJRH will give you the valuable real-world experience you're looking for.
From the intricate work in a surgical room to the practical guidance offered to new parents, we'll help you bring your nursing degree to life.
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Year 1 introduces the profession of nursing and emphasizes health promotion and disease prevention. In the Winter term, students engage in a wellness focused clinical practice.
Year 2 consists of supportive care in areas of chronic and mental health challenges. Students also focus on health promotion and preventative care during the childrearing years.
Year 3 incorporates acute care issues and practice with individuals and families. Students learn to identify, critique, synthesize, and integrate evidence into practice.
Year 4 includes leadership, theory and practice in health policy, community development and population health. During the final semester the students will have a concentrated clinical experience that is coordinated jointly through UNB Department of Nursing and Health Sciences and our clinical partners. Clinical placements are dependent upon availability.
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Bachelor of nursing program for Registered Nurses
UNB Saint John also offers nursing education to Registered Nurses. Required nursing courses expand upon RN education and experience with specific emphasis on evidence informed practice and development of leadership capacity. Learning opportunities will focus on individuals, families, and communities in multiple settings.
For more information, please contact BNRN Program Advisor, Dana Manzer.
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Please note: the UNB Saint John LPN to BN Bridge is a pilot program and no announcements have been made for the program beyond the 2016/17 academic year. To have your name added to an announcement contact list or for admission questions please contact Scott Thomas.
The Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) bridging program allows LPN graduates from the New Brunswick Community College (NBCC) / Collège communautaire du Nouveau-Brunswick (CCNB) system to transition into year three of the Bachelor of Nursing program at UNB Saint John.
Applicants must complete the following courses at UNB with no grade below C, and a minimum grade point average of 3.0:
- NURS 2011 - Concepts for Professional Nursing Practice (3ch)
- NURS 2052 - Clinical Decision Making (3ch)
- HUM 1021 - Effective Writing I (3ch)
- STATS 2263 - Statistics for Health Sciences (3ch)
- BIOL 2831 - Pathophysiology I (3ch)
- PSYC 1003 - Introductory Psychology I (3ch)
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(This program is currently administered at UNB Fredericton with students attending UNB Moncton.)
The Advanced Standing Program is intended for applicants with prior university education who wish to become professional nurses. To be eligible, the applicant must have completed 60 credit hours of university courses with a grade point average of 3.0 or higher. Preference will be given to those with course work in the field of human sciences and/or human behaviour.
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He hosted him in the one-time office of Tsar Nicholas II that overlooks a tropical garden and the Black Sea.
The relatives included Tsar Nicholas II, King George V, and Kaiser Wilhelm II.
Nicholas II, the last Romanov, built the graceful Livadia Palace on top of a hill there.
In 1059 the new system of papal election introduced by Nicholas II.
The better times were supposed to have come when Nicholas II.
"Some of my admirals seem to have been caught napping," Nicholas II.
The paternal solicitude and indefatigable labours of Nicholas II.
The object of the conspirators would be defeated if Nicholas II.
During the first few months after the accession of Nicholas II.
We have mobilised all the military units that we can influence, and have taken measures to prevent Nicholas II.


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1. Re: Swap for 32G memory (Solaris)rukbat Dec 30, 2011 10:23 AM (in response to 847658)Moderator Action:
This post has been moved from the System Administration Best Practices forum
to the Java Programming general discussion forum, hopefully for closer topic alignment.
Those who do a lot with Tomcat and Java will know the subject so much better than others who do generic system administration.
My guess?
With 32GB of physical RAM?
Set it for 16GB and see what happens.
2. Re: Swap for 32G memory (Solaris)gimbal2 Dec 30, 2011 10:46 AM (in response to rukbat)I don't agree. Just because Java is being used does not mean that Java developers can answer these kind of questions; Java is a piece of software just like any other. The real topic of this thread is "I have a huge volume of memory, I'm going to run many processes, what should I do with the swap space?". Who cares somewhere along the line Java is touched.
That being said, there is no real way of answering this question just with the information given. It really isn't interesting that tomcat and/or java processes are running. It all depends on what the processes will be doing and how many resources they will use up, which is something only the OP can answer for himself. you might run everything and never even touch the swap space for all I know.
3. Re: Swap for 32G memory (Solaris)rukbat Dec 30, 2011 11:30 AM (in response to gimbal2)Fair enough.
... moving it back to the Best Practices forum, from whence it came.


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You can purchase a package that includes the super stretch Caddillac Escalade limo that will pick you up and return you to either the Krogers parking lot at 8059 Tara Blvd, Jonesboro, GA 30236 at 11:15am or the parking lot of the City Center Shopping Center at 2685 Metropolitan Parkway SW, Atlanta, GA 30315 at 11:30am.
For those that are not purchasing the packages that include the limo service, we suggest carpooling due to the parking fees ranging $5-$30 for the area.
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for violence, sci-fi/fantasy action, some sensuality, and language including sex references
Action & Adventure, Comedy
Robert Schwentke
Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon, Mary-Louise Parker
Universal Pictures
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When Nick Walker is slain on his job as a cop, he soon discovers that there is another department just waiting to gain his services. The R.I.P.D. is there to protect and serve…the living. As soon as Nick is dead, he enters a world between the living and dead. It seems that there is a group of dead police officers whose duty it is to keep the dead criminals in check. They must walk among the living in search of criminals who wish to take over the world of the living. If the criminals succeed, the world of the living will vanish. This move may not be a kids movie, as it deals with the harsh realities of life and death, but only you can decide.
The opening few scenes of the movie set the stage for the plot. Officer Nick Walker is in hot pursuit of a criminal. The movie opens with a car chase full of explosions, gunshots, and fast action. The criminal turns and shoots Officer Walker multiple times with an automatic weapon. You see the gun shooting, the officer's body flies backwards, and fall to lie flat on the floor dead. It is a very graphic opening scene. There is no blood or gore, but the violence is still very clear.
The officer is dead and opens his eyes to a strange new world where bodies and police cruisers are floating in the air in suspended animation. He is sucked through a tunnel in the sky and lands in a chair in front of a desk. Behind the desk is a woman with a badge. The woman informs him that he is dead. She asks him to join the R.I.P.D. (Rest In Peace Department) and issues him a gun. His new job is to catch the bad guys who escaped judgment. He and his new partner, Roy Pulsipher, a Wild West Sheriff, embark on their new journey to fight the crime in the world of the dead.
The undead criminals are sometimes grotesque and always scary. There is some sensuality and some sexual references throughout. The action is violent and constant. The two cops get new bodies. Nick is an old Chinese gentleman and the Wild West Sheriff becomes a sexy tall blonde in skintight clothes. This is the source of the sexual content. There are many disturbing scenes throughout the movie. There is a scene where someone (already dead) jumps out a high-rise window. You see the body falling to the street below.
In the end, the two dead officers must face their foes in an Old West style showdown. There is mayhem and destruction everywhere as the battle for the world of the living is underway. The dead officers sometimes do things that would kill the living, but they only get hurt. For instance, one officer tells the other officer not to tense up and then throws him in front of a bus. They fall from buildings and crash land on the sidewalk, unhurt for the most part.
This movie deals issues of life after death, and it contains its fair share of violence. The scary undead criminals and violence may make it a little too scary for the young ones. The sexual content is mild, but still present. This movie may be appropriate for those well into their preteen years and above, but not much younger than that. Of course, it is up to every parent to make their own decision, but this one may be too violent and disturbing for many.
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Behavior Management: Applications for Teachers (4th Edition)
For undergraduate and Special Ed or General Ed graduate courses in Special Ed. Behavior Management and Classroom Management or Applied Behavior Analysis. Recognizing that the most-effective behavior management strategy is teaching and reinforcing appropriate behavior, this applications-targeted text again provides a thorough treatment of both the technical and the functional aspects of behavior analysis. It clearly examines appropriate implementation strategies to use in a variety of settings-from classroom and recreational venues, to day care centers and in the home. Having a solid theoretical foundation, numerous applications, field-based examples, and real-life case studies are included. In addition, he provides thoughtful consideration of the often-ignored issues encountered by classroom teachers on a daily basis: diversity, assessment, legal challenges, and specific age-related concerns.
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I was very pleased with what he was able to do and I am going in for one more treatment to get the final results I want. I would highly recommend this procedure as well as the doctor.


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