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text: usepackagelfaq-2The 3 Project 19951999 Frank Mittelbach and Chris Rowley12 January 1999GELLMU Edition prepared by W. F. Hammond 17 January 2001 This article describes the motivation, achievements and future of the 3 Project, which was established to produce a new version of , the widelyused and highlyacclaimed document preparation system It also describes how you can help us to achieve our aims For Archive maintainers, Authors, Publishers and Distributors: The project team request that, whenever possible, you include this article in any of the following: Books about and Instructions for authors on using The printed documentation of CDROM collections that contain Online collections that include a significant proportion of documents encoded in .SU-1OutlineThe purposes of the 3 system can be summarized thus: it will greatly increase the range of documents which can be processed; and it will provide a flexible interface for typographic designers to easily specify the formatting of a class of documentsThe 3 Project Team is a small group of volunteers whose aim is to produce this major new document processing system based on the principles pioneered by Leslie Lamport in the current The major visible work of the team before 1997 was the development of the current standard version of This was first released in 1994 and has since then been actively maintained and enhanced by extensions to that core system They will continue to develop and maintain this system, releasing updated versions every six months and recording these activities in the bugs database (see below)Although may be distributed freely, the production and maintenance of the system does require expenditure of reasonably large sums of money The 3 Project Fund has therefore been set up to channel money into this work We know that some users are aware of this fund as they have already contributed to itmany thanks to all of them If you want to know more about how you can help the project, see Page fundand thanks in advance for your generosity in the future SU-2BackgroundWith , Knuth designed a formatting system that is able to produce a large range of documents typeset to extremely high quality standards. For various reasons (e.g. quality, portability, stability and availability) spread very rapidly and can nowadays be best described as a worldwide de facto standard for high quality typesetting. Its use is particularly common in specialized areas, such as technical documents of various kinds, and for multilingual requirementsThe system is fully programmable. This allows the development of highlevel user interfaces whose input is processed by 's interpreter to produce lowlevel typesetting instructions; these are input to 's typesetting engine which outputs the format of each page in a deviceindependent pagedescription language The system is such an interface; it was designed to support the needs of long documents such as textbooks and manuals. It separates content and form as much as possible by providing the user with a generic (i.e. logical rather than visual) markup interface; this is combined with style sheets which specify the formattingRecent years have shown that the concepts and approach of are now widely accepted. Indeed, has become the standard method of communicating and publishing documents in many academic disciplines This has led to many publishers accepting source for articles and books; and the American Mathematical Society now provides a package making the features of AMSTeX available to all users of Its use has also spread into many other commercial and industrial environments, where the technical qualities of together with the concepts of are considered a powerful combination of great importance to such areas as corporate documentation and publishing This has also extended to online publishing using, for example, PDF output incorporating hypertext and other active areasWith the spreading use of SGMLcompliant systems (e.g. Webbased publishing using HTML or XML) again is a common choice as the formatting engine for high quality typeset output: a widely used such system is The Publisher from ArborText, whilst a more recent development is the objectoriented document editor Grif The latter is used for document processing in a wide range of industrial applications; it has also been adopted by the Euromath consortium as the basis of their mathematician's workbench, one of the most advanced of the emerging projectoriented user environments Typeset output from SGMLcoded documents in these systems is obtained by translation into , which will therefore soon also be a natural choice for the output of DSSSLcompliant systemsBecause a typical SGML Document Type Definition (DTD) uses concepts similar to those of , the formatting is often implemented by simply mapping document elements to constructs rather than directly to `raw ' This enables the sophisticated analytical techniques built into the software to be exploited; and it avoids the need to program in SU-3MotivationThis increase in the range of applications of has highlighted certain limitations of the current system, both for authors of documents and for designers of formatting stylesIn addition to the need to extend the variety of classes of document which can be processed by , substantial enhancements are necessary in, at least, the following areas: the command syntax (attributes, short references, etc); the layout specification interface (style design); the level of robustness (error recovery, omitted tags); the extendibility (package interface); the layout specification of tabular material; the specification and inclusion of graphical material; the positioning of floating material, and other aspects of page layout; the requirements of hypertext systems Further analysis of these deficiencies has shown that some of the problems are to be found in 's internal concepts and design This project to produce a new version therefore involves thorough research into the challenges posed by new applications and by the use of as a formatter for a wide range of documents, e.g. SGML documents; online PDF documents with hypertext links This will result in a major reimplementation of large parts of the system Some of the results of such rethinking of the fundamentals are already available in Standard , notably in the following areas: Font declaration and selection;Font and glyph handling within mathematical formulas;Handling multiple font glyph encodings within a document;Allowing multiple input character encodings within a document;A uniform interface for graphics inclusion;Support for coloured text;Building and interfacing new classes and extension packages SU-4DescriptionThe strengths of the present version of are as follows: excellent standard of typesetting for text, technical formulas and tabular material; separation of generic markup from visual formatting; ease of use for authors; portability of documents over a wide range of platforms; adaptability to many languages; widespread and free availability; reliable support and maintenance by the 3 project team These will be preserved and in many cases greatly enhanced by the new version which is being developed to fulfill the following requirements It will provide a syntax that allows highly automated translation from popular SGML DTDs into document classes (these will be provided as standard with the new version) The syntax of the new userinterface will, for example, support the SGML concepts of `entity', `attribute' and `short reference' in such a way that these can be directly linked to the corresponding SGML features It will support hypertext links and other features required for online structured documents using, for example, HTML and XML It will provide a straightforward styledesigner interface to support both the specification of a wide variety of typographic requirements and the linking of entities in the generic markup of a document to the desired formatting These two parts of the design process will be clearly separated so that it is possible to specify different layouts for the same DTD The language and syntax of this interface will be as natural as possible for a typographic designer As a result, this language could easily be interfaced to a visuallyoriented, menudriven specification system This interface will also support DSSSL specifications and stylesheet concepts such as those used with HTML and XML It will provide an enhanced userinterface that allows expression of the typesetting requirements from a large range of subject areas. Some examples are listed here The requirements of technical documentation (e.g. offset layout, change bars, etc) The requirements of academic publishing in the humanities (critical text editions, etc) The requirements of structural formulas in chemistry Advanced use of the mathematicaltypesetting features of The integration of graphical features, such as shading, within text the integration of hypertext and other links in online documents using systems such as HTML, XML and PDF Special care will be taken to ensure that this interface is extensible: this will be achieved by use of modular designs It will provide a more robust authorinterface. For example, artificial restrictions on the nesting of commands will be removed Error handling will be improved by adding a more effective, interactive help system It will provide access to arbitrary fonts from any family (such as the PostScript and TrueType fonts) including a wide range of fonts for multilingual documents and the specialist glyphs required by documents in various technical and academic areas The new interfaces will be documented in detail and the system will provide extensive catalogues of examples, carefully designed to make the learning time for new users (both designers and authors) as short as possible The code itself will be thoroughly documented and it will be designed on modular principles Thus the system will be easy to maintain and to enhanceThe resulting new will, like the present version, be usable with any standard system (or whatever replaces it) and so will be freely available on a wide range of platforms SU-5 documentationA complete description of Standard can be found in: : A Document Preparation SystemLeslie Lamport, Addison Wesley, 2nd ed, 1994The CompanionGoossens, Mittelbach and Samarin, Addison Wesley, 1994A recent addition to the publications closely associated with the project is: The Graphics CompanionGoossens, Mittelbach and Rahtz, Addison Wesley, 1997This distribution comes with documentation on several aspects of of the system The newer features of the system are described in the following documents: LaTeXe for authorsdescribes the new features of documents, in the file usrguide.tex;LaTeXe for class and package writersdescribes how to produce classes and packages, in the file clsguide.tex;LaTeXe font selectiondescribes the new features of fonts for class and package writers, in the file fntguide.texFor further contacts and sources of information on and , see the addresses on Pagecontacts SU-6The 3 Project FundfundAlthough may be distributed freely, the production and maintenance of the system does require expenditure of reasonably large sums of money There are many necessities that need substantial financing: examples are new or enhanced computing equipment and travel to team meetings (the volunteers come from many different countries, so getting together occasionally is a nontrivial exercise)This is why we are appealing to you for contributions to the fund Any sum will be much appreciated; the amount need not be large as small contributions add up to very useful amounts Contributions of suitable equipment and software will also be of great value This appeal is both to you as an individual author and to you as a member of a group or as an employee: please encourage your department or your employer to contribute towards sustaining our workWe should like to see funded projects that make considerable use of (e.g. conferences and research teams who use it to publish their work, and electronic research archives using it) include contributions to this fund in their budgets We are also asking commercial organisations to assess the benefits they gain from using, or distributing, a wellsupported and to make appropriate contributions to the fund in order that we can continue to maintain and improve the product If you work for, or do business with, such an organisation, please bring to the attention of the relevant people the existence and needs of the projectIn particular, we ask that all the large number of organisations and businesses that distribute , within other software or as part of a CDROM collection, should consider pricing all products containing at a level that enables them to make regular donations to the fund from the profit on these items We also ask all authors and publishers of books about to consider donating part of the royalties to the fundContributions should be sent to one of the following addresses: addrs Users Group, P.O. Box 2311, Portland, OR972082311 USAFax:15032233960 Email: tugtug.orgUK TUG, 1 Eymore Close, Selly Oak, Birmingham B294LB UKFax: 44 121 476 2159 Email: uktugenquiriestex.ac.ukCheques should be payable to the user group (TUG or UKTUG) and be clearly marked as contributions to the 3 fund Many thanks to all of you who have contributed in the past and thanks in advance for your generosity in the future SU-7Contacts and informationcontactsIn addition to the sources mentioned above, has its home page on the World Wide Web at: http://www.latex-project.org/ This page describes and the 3 project, and contains pointers to other resources, such as the user guides, the Frequently Asked Questions, and the bugs databaseMore general information, including contacts for local User Groups, can be accessed via: http://www.tug.org/The electronic home of anything related is the Comprehensive Archive Network (CTAN) This is a network of cooperating ftp sites, with over a gigabyte of material: ftp://cam.ctan.org/tex-archive/ftp://dante.ctan.org/tex-archive/ftp://tug.ctan.org/tex-archive/For more information, see the home page


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In Beyond Science, Epoch Times explores research and accounts related to phenomena and theories that challenge our current knowledge. We delve into ideas that stimulate the imagination and open up new possibilities. Share your thoughts with us on these sometimes controversial topics in the comments section below.
Taxi drivers in Japan say they've picked up ghosts of victims of the 2011 tsunami.
At least seven drivers claim passengers have entered their vehicle only to vanish into thin air before they reach their destination.
One driver described a young woman dressed in a coat climbing into his cab near Ishinomaki Station and telling him: "Please go to the Minamihama (district)."
In response, the driver noted that the area was "almost empty," and asked her if she was sure she wanted to go there, reported the Asahi Shimbun newspaper.
The woman replied in a trembling voice: "Have I died?"
When the driver turned around to look at her, no one was there.
Another driver, in his forties, said a young man climbed into his cab and asked to go to "Hiyoriyama mountain."
The driver set off, but when he pulled over he realized the passenger had disappeared.
The accounts were compiled by Tohoku Gakuin University sociology student Yuka Kudo for her graduation thesis. She asked more than 100 drivers if they had experienced anything unusual in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami.


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Apple's third-quarter results have fallen short of Wall Street expectations, in a rare miss for the maker of the iPhone.
Apple reported revenues of $35bn and profits of $8.8bn or $9.32 per share, compared to an analyst consensus forecast of $37.2bn and $10.37 per share. Its shares fell 5 per cent to $570.00 in after-hours trading on the news in New York
Apple's chief executive and chief financial officer were questioned by analysts on the miss – caused mainly by lower-than-expected iPhone sales – on the company's earnings call. Our live blog from that event is after the jump. Read more


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Bringing it all together
From Move actions to smart builds, Keynote '08 provides more tools than ever for creating killer animations. But how do you assemble those animations into a single cohesive presentation?
I've created a sample animation that combines three new features: action builds, smart builds, and picture frames. (See a movie.) The animation recaps a recent cruise around New Zealand. An action build makes an animated cruise ship move from port to port. At every stop, one or more photos pop up (thanks to a smart build), and titles fade on and off the screen (thanks to build ins and build outs). Here's how it all came together.
Prepping the Map First I gathered an outline map of New Zealand and an icon of a cruise ship (I purchased images from iStockPhoto.com). I used Adobe Photoshop to clean up the edges and fill in the map with a color that matched my presentation. When I was finished, I dragged the images onto a Keynote slide.
With the new Instant Alpha feature (Format: Instant Alpha), I eliminated the background from each picture; then I applied a drop shadow to the map (using the Graphic Inspector). I inserted a dot to represent each port by creating a small circle and dragging the corners to adjust its size (Insert: Shape: Oval). I duplicated the circle six times (Command-D) and then moved the dots into place on the map. I selected the dots and the map, grouped them (Arrange: Group), and locked their location so they couldn't be moved accidentally (Arrange: Lock).
Heading for Port To build the animation, I started with the first port:
1. I created a text box with the name of the city (Insert: Text Box), and inserted a line pointing to the city's location on the map (Insert: Shape: Line). I made sure the two items were grouped so they animated together.
2. Using the Build Inspector, I applied a build-in wipe effect to put the port's name and its associated line on the map.
3. I created a smart build and populated it with photos from that locale (see "Adding Smart Builds"). I chose a build-in effect so that the first photo would pop onto the slide, then applied a picture frame to enhance the look. To do that, I clicked on the smart build (on the slide itself), opened the Graphic Inspector, and selected Picture Frame from the Stroke pop-up menu.
4. I showed each image in the smart build by tweaking my animation's effect, direction, and duration settings in the Build Inspector's Action pane. I created an exit for my smart build by using a build-out dissolve effect. I did the same with the port name and the line.
5. I created a Move action to shift the cruise-ship icon to the next port (the ship was sitting behind the map, so I selected Arrange: Bring To Front), and I adjusted the animation's path so that the ship moved along a pleasing curve to its next destination.
Cruising Along Instead of going through the tedious process of re-creating this sequence for each port, I used a shortcut to finish my animation. After I created the first sequence, I duplicated that slide to create the remaining ports, tweaking each duplicate slide with new information. I added transitions between slides (using the Slide Inspector's Transition pane) to create a seamless animation.
[Longtime Macworld contributor Tom Negrino has written ten books about Keynote and PowerPoint. He keeps bullet points to a minimum in his presentations.]


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Curtis Perkins has been hired as the varsity football coach at McNair High School.
Perkins received word last weekend from Eagles athletic director Quincey Noble that he will succeed Phil Soria, who accepted a teaching position at Edison. Soria compiled a 21-23 record and his teams appeared three times in the Sac-Joaquin Section playoffs from 2010-13. McNair lost several players to injuries last season and went 1-9.


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Researchers say a South American "sheep-eating" plant is about to bloom 15 years after it was planted in a British greenhouse.
The Royal Horticultural Society said the Puya chilensis, a native of Chile with a 10-foot tall flow spike, is likely to bloom in the next few days and the bloom is expected to last about a week, the BBC reported Friday.
In its native Andes Mountains it uses its sharp spines to snare and trap sheep and other animals, which slowly starve to death at the base of the plant and then decay, providing the plant with fertilizer.
The British specimen in a Surrey greenhouse isn't on a sheep diet.
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Very few specimens of the plant have ever been known to have flowered in Britain.
"I'm really pleased that we've finally coaxed our Puya chilensis into flower," Smith said.
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The Michael Jackson Auditorium was opened in 1989 but the King of Pop's name was covered with plywood upon his child molestation case.
A group of Michael Jackson fans is meeting with Los Angeles councilors to discuss the future of a building named in the singer's honor. Officials at Gardner Elementary School, where Jackson attended classes in 1970, opened the Michael Jackson Auditorium in 1989 in tribute to their most famous pupil.
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Robert Quinn and Chris Long should be
yeah, I was confused at that....
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2002: Lito Sheppard
2003: Jerome McDougle
2004: Shawn Andrews
2005: Mike Patterson
2006: Brodrick Bunkley
2009: Jeremy Maclin
2010: Brandon Graham
2011: Danny Watkins
Just 3 picks that you could argue were definitely good picks.
Andrews was hurt and crazy all the time. not a good pick.
Maclin is actually a huge disappointment. Any one that saw him play in college would agree.
Lito was an ok player.
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What team would be your pick? I know Oakland has been awful at drafting. I pulled up the Rams list of 1st rounders after seeing tonight they don't have much talent.
2008 2 Chris Long DE Virginia
2010 1 Sam Bradford QB Oklahoma
2011 14 Robert Quinn DE UNC
you have to be joking..... i please hope so.
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Thank god Atlanta's not in this group:
GM Rich McKay
2004 - DeAngelo Hall
Michael Jenkins
2005 - Roddy White
2006 - traded for John Abraham
2007 - Jamaal Anderson
GM Thomas Dimitroff
2008 - Matt Ryan
Sam Baker
2009 - Peria Jerry
2010 - Sean Weatherspoon
2011 - Julio Jones
2012 - Traded away
2013 - Desmond Trufant
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Nobody did the Lions yet?
We'll start in 2002, just so we can get Joey Harrington involved.
2002 - Joey Harrington
2003 - Charles Rogers
2004 - Roy Williams
2005 - Mike Williams
2006 - Ernie Sims
2007 - Calvin Johnson
2008 - Gosder Cherilous
2009 - Matthew Stafford
2009 - Brandon Pettigrew
2010 - Ndamukong Suh
2010 - Jahvid Best
2011 - Nick Fairley
2012 - Riley Reiff
2013 - Ziggy Ansah
The only first round picks we have hit on in the last 11 years (Not counting Ansah yet) that wasnt gift wrapped was Riley Reiff & Roy Williams (who turned into 1st round bust Brandon Pettigrew and 3rd round meh starter Deandre Levy). And the only reason I dont consider Reiff a gimme was because DeCastro was on the board.
A decade is 10 years, not twelve.
2004 - Roy Williams- Roy was a solid WR for us for a few years. We got a good haul for him when Mayhew took over as GM.
2005 - Mike Williams- BMW had so much talent, but a much bigger appetite.
2006 - Ernie Sims- Was solid for us for awhile. Didn't transition with the team.
2007 - Calvin Johnson- So glad Millen didn't get Russell, whom he coveted.
2008 - Gosder Cherilus- Okay starter. But glad we replaced him.
2009 - Matthew Stafford- Franchise QB. Better than Sanchez/Freeman.
2009 - Brandon Pettigrew- He's been inconsistent.
2010 - Ndamukong Suh- Amazing player. Great pick.
2010 - Jahvid Best- Sad. He was really good before concussions took him away.
2011 - Nick Fairley- Beast of a pick.
2012 - Riley Reiff- Starting LT. Not elite, but solid. Not much more you could ask for.
2013 - Ziggy Ansah- We shall see.
Overall, it's not so bad. Of course, we're getting further and further removed from Millens regime. I definitely wouldn't put the Lions anyway close to the bottom of drafts.
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Bowler1215 wrote:
yomyyo wrote:
The Bears have been pretty horrible. Jerry Angelo's inability to draft left to his removal.
2003- Michael Haynes
2003- Rex Grossman
2004- Tommie Harris
2005- Cedric Benson
2006- none
2007- Greg Olsen
2008- Chris Williams
2009- none
2010- none
2011- Gabe Carimi
That Raiders list looks pretty bad, too.
Haynes Benson and Williams were awful
Harris and
looked good until injuries took a toll on them.
Rex wasnt entirely bad. Part was JA inability to draft o-linemen and give him weapons. Rex gets some blame, but he wasnt as bad as people make him out to be.
Olsen wasnt bad, but we hired Martz as OC and he didnt fit in with what Martz does.
Angelos drafting style was over drafting small school players and drawing names out of a hat.
As much as Bears fans want to believe this is true, it simply is not. He played in 2 Fn games before his injury, neither was a "great" game. He still displayed all the things you saw on the college tape which ultimately proved to be why he doesn't belong in the NFL. Too slow of feet, not good hand placement, not a good enough athlete to play outside. Conversely, Tommie Harris was the DPOY front runner and quite possibly the most dominant defensive player in the game before his injury.
All those no picks, that's a + b/c at least it wasn't first round money thrown away on a bad pick. (this is why JA is gone).
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 2:12 pm
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Ward4HOF wrote:
How 'bout the last 1/2 decade...then the Steeler's might be in contention:
'08 -- Rashard Mendenhall
(Had 3 decent years, then...meh...definitely did not live up to 1st Rd selection expectations)
'09 -- Ziggy Hood
(Should NEVER have been drafted by us; poor fit for our scheme)
'10 -- Maurkice Pouncey
(overrated, IMO...he's ok, but not nearly worthy of the distinction he's been granted)
'11 -- Cam Heyward
(Should be starting, but hasn't beat out Keisel[old]/Hood [see above] as of yet...not a good sign.)
'12 -- DeCastro
(Last year was injured most of year; this year, he takes out Pouncey for the year...jinxed?)
'13 -- Jarvis Jones
(Looks promising, but beating out Worilds is not saying much)
Still holding out hope for the last three years selections, but so far, not overly impressed.
Maybe my expectations are too high, but after the first five years of the decade's selections...Polamalu, Ben, Heath Miller, Santonio Holmes, and Timmons...it appears Colbert's drafts are declining.
We are not in contention at all. Your expectations are too high.
I agree they havent wowed us, but not a single one of them are stone cold busts. As much as people complain about Ziggy, he is not terrible, just average. Pouncey isnt amazing but still one of the better centers in the league. DeCastro is essentially a rookie. Heyward...him not starting is on the coaches. He outplayed Ziggy and Keisel several times last year, but we always seem to give favortism towards vets.
Steeler fans complain about our drafts lately, but Id rather have our haul than alot of the teams I am seeing.
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2004: Will Smith
Until recently, he was a legit pass rusher for the Saints
2005: Jamaal Brown
Had it not been for injury issues, this guy would've been a great o-lineman
2006: Reggie Bush
This one is hard because Bush was a great receiving back, pretty good punt returner who occasionally took one to the house, and went on to have success with other teams. But his injury issues and inability to run the ball in our system made him a liability at times.
2007: Robert Meachem:
At one point in 2009 he looked like he was prime to breakout and emerge as more than just an occasional deep threat. Never happened, ended up with the Chargers who dumped him a season later, came back to resign with New Orleans.
2008: Sedrick Ellis
Another player that showed promise at one point, but somewhere along the line he regressed and never recovered.
2009: Malcolm Jenkins:
Started off shaky at CB, looked great in 2010 when we moved him to safety, looked like crap for two seasons, but has shown some improvement this year under Rob Ryan. We'll see if he's pretending or not.
2010: Patrick Robinson
Inconsistent but definitely shows potential. He'll probably never amount to a first rounder but might be a solid guy to cover the slot and backup talent WRs. As long as we don't have him covering guys like Julio or Dez Bryant I think he'll pan out.
2011: Cameron Jordan:
Looked like a bust his first season, showed improvement second year, and has looked like a complete stud this season, both rushing the passer and run stopping which was supposedly his strength coming out of college.
2011: Mark Ingram
Traded up to draft him the first. Horrible decision. Aside from the fact that we've been running a RB by committee offense since at least 2008, and have done so successfully, there's no need to trade up and draft a RB in the first round when you have an elite QB and a pass heavy offense. Ingram's drafting was an overreaction to how impotent our rushing attack was in 2010. But yeah, the guy has looked liked garbage so far and is consistently the least efficient back on a team that has made no names look like studs (Chris Ivory)
2012: None
2013: Kenny Vaccaro
Despite how young his career is, the guy has looked great so far. I wouldn't be surprised if he ended up being the best player in our secondary.
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There are 10 years in a decade, not 11. 2003 is not in the past decade.
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Can't see how this is anyone other than the Raiders?
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Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2013 3:34 pm
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green24 wrote:
There are 10 years in a decade, not 11. 2003 is not in the past decade.
Who cares? If people want to do more than 10 years, I dont see why certain people are freaking out that they do a year or 2 extra.
Some people are going from 2003 to 2012 instead. It may not be in the last 10 years, but since you cant really grade 2013 picks at all, its a legit reason. The last 10 years that can be somewhat accurately graded.
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picks Selections by round: 1,
Spezza's wait just about over
Most everyone who follows the NHL Draft knows the
name Jason Spezza, and not just because the 6-3, 195-pound centre is certain
to be a high pick in this June's lottery.
Jason Spezza file
Position: Centre
Shoots: Right
Birthdate: June 13, 1983
Team: Windsor Spitfires (OHL)
Scouting report: Spezza has been talked about since he
was 14 and his time has finally come. He's a magician with the puck with
outstanding vision and creativity, and a deft passing touch. He also possesses
a wicked snap shot and can get it away in a hurry in traffic. Spezza sees
the ice unlike all but the very best and oozes hockey sense. But he's
lacking first-step quickness and a breakaway gear and is just mediocre
in his own end. Still, that's nitpicking: he's a dynamite prospect in
a strong draft.
Spezza Report Card
Skating: B
Shot/Scoring ability: A-
Puckhandling: A+
Hockey Sense: A+
Competitiveness: A-
Leadership: B
Composure/Poise: A
Defence: C+
Spezza entered the scouting community's radar screen
more than three years ago as the latest in a long line of 'the next ones,' beginning
his OHL career as a 15-year-old with the expansion Brampton Battalion.
Now with his third club (the Windsor Spitfires)
in his two-plus junior seasons, thanks to a well-publicized trade from the woeful
Mississauga IceDogs, Spezza still doesn't care to talk about the situation that
precipitated his request to leave Don Cherry's Dogs, although it has been speculated
new Mississauga coach Rick Vaive and Spezza didn't get along.
For the record, Spezza wanted out because he felt
his development was being hindered with the IceDogs, winners of just eleven
games in the nearly 1 1/2 seasons Spezza toiled for them.
"It was time for a change and there were reasons
for me to get out of [Mississauga]," Spezza said diplomatically. "I'm
happy to be in Windsor and be a part of the Spitfire organization and what they
are doing."
And the Spits are happy to have Spezza and his
uncanny ability to make plays happen out of nowhere. The Mississauga native
is at his best when the puck is on his stick, and few in his age group are able
to see the ice as well.
"My offence is my strength," Spezza understated
after a recent three goal, five-point performance in a Spitfire rout. "I've
always been an offensive player and to have the chance to create with good wingers
like they have here is something I'm looking forward to."
But as much as his boss in Windsor raves about
his offence, there are different expectations for Spezza with the Spits.
"He's adjusting to the Windsor Spitfires'
style," said GM Mike Kelly. "He's working hard to master that and
he actually may have to go backwards a little bit in regard to his offence in
order to go forward as a player. We've been impressed that Jason understands
that. He¹s here to become a better player.
"I feel Jason can play defence as well as
he plays offence. I just don't think he's been asked to do that as much as he's
going to be asked here. Part of our job is to prepare these young men to play
at the next level. We would be cheating Jason Spezza if we weren't setting high
standards in all aspects of his game."
Kelly still marvels at Spezza's skills. "I've
never seen anyone at his age with his offensive instincts fine tuned like Jason.
Call it magic, vision, or creativity but he can create plays out of nothing.
I've seen some pretty good ones over the years, too, while I was [general manager]
in Guelph. Players like Jeff O'Neill and Todd Bertuzzi were pretty special.
Jason is a notch above them."
No. Player, position Ht./Wt. Birthday 2000-01 club
1. Ilya Kovalchuk, LW 6-2/203 4/15/83 Spartak (Russia)
2. Jason Spezza, C 6-3/195 6/13/83 Windsor (OHL)
3. Stan. Tchistov, LW 5-9/150 4/17/83 Av. Omsk (Rus.)
4. Stephen Weiss, C 6-0/171 4/3/83 Plymouth (OHL)
5. Pascal Leclaire, G 6-1/172 11/07/82 Halifax (QMJHL)
6. Alex. Svitov, C 6-3/196 11/3/82 Av. Omsk (Rus.)
7. Dan Hamhuis, D 6-0/190 12/13/82 Pr. George (WHL)
8. Tim Gleason, D 6-0/186 6/29/83 Windsor (OHL)
9. Fredrik Sjostrom, D 6-0/187 5/6/83 Frolunda (Swe.)
10. Dan Blackburn, G 6-1/175 5/20/83 Kootenay (WHL)
Spezza relishes the thought of meaningful games in
March and beyond with a solid Spitfire team. In his first two-plus OHL campaigns,
first with the expansion Brampton Battalion and then the lost Dogs, he's yet
to play in a post-season contest. His only big-time games were at last year's
World Juniors when he represented Canada as a 16-year-old.
"I'm looking forward to having to play some
clutch games," Spezza said. "That's what I wanted."
Everyone around Windsor knows Spezza is hoping
to be in the NHL at this time next season.
"It's definitely a goal to be in the NHL as
soon as possible," Spezza said. "It's always been my dream and hopefully
it will come true." In order to do that Spezza knows he needs to pick up
his skating speed, acceleration and defensive awareness.
"You always have to try to improve your whole
game," Spezza said. "You can never become complacent. I know I have
to improve in the defensive zone but I want to improve everything and become
a better player."
"We're happy to have him, no matter how long
he's here," smiled Kelly. "I'm not going to try to pretend I understand
how Jason Spezza understands the game. He's such a special player, one of those
unique ones, that no matter how long we've been around we're kind of mystified
how they can put everything into that brain, or computer up there in their helmet,
and spit it out like they do."
He may not have had to play a well-rounded game
with his other teams, but that is a given with Windsor coach Tom Webster's club.
"He wants those responsibilities," Kelly continued. "He seems
to thrive on it. He wants the standards set extremely high for his entire game.
But with his attitude and drive to succeed it's unlimited to what Jason Spezza
can eventually do."
That's what some NHL club picking high at the Entry
Draft will be banking on.
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So here we are eight days after the election and already over 100,000 residents from the State of Texas have petitioned the Whitehouse to grant permission for Texas to secede from the Union. Approximately 19 other states are following suit, and I suspect before the week is over, Texas will have achieved a quarter-million signatures.
So what is this and what does it all mean? Well, for starters, a lot of this is just protest right now. It's merely a way for a frustrated electorate to vent. That's all. At this moment, based on how things are going right now, this whole thing will eventually fizzle and turn into nothing but a footnote in the history books. However, something else is happening that could potentially make this turn into something bigger. As pointed out on The Daily Caller, there are another two petitions being put forward to the Whitehouse, calling for the revocation of citizenship and deportation for anyone who signs a secession petition. These latter petitions, though they will not likely be taken seriously, present a much bigger problem.
You see, like it or lump it, the United States of America was founded on secession. In 1776 a small group of men, having been duly elected as representatives of their respective British colonies, signed a document that announced their effective secession from the British Empire. That document is called The Declaration of Independence of the United States of America. Contrary to popular opinion, this document did not start the American Revolution. It was actually in reaction to a war that had already started. You see, what caused that eight-year bloody revolution was not the desire of the colonists for independence, but rather the way the king of England reacted to it, or maybe I should say "overreacted" to it.
Let's fast forward a couple generations now to 1860. Now we have the State of South Carolina launching a secession movement that would eventually span 13 U.S. states. Again, they cited the right of self-determination, and invoked the spirit of 1776. In 1860 through the early months of 1861, the following states actually seceded from the Union of the United States. They did so peacefully, without firing a single shot, and in an orderly fashion. There was no violence, no chaos, no anarchy and no hysteria. They formed their own governments, monetary system, post office and armies. It was about as peaceful and orderly as one could ever expect. These states where:
South Carolina -- December 20, 1860
Mississippi -- January 9, 1861
Florida -- January 10, 1861
Alabama -- January 11, 1861
Georgia -- January 19, 1861
Louisiana -- January 26, 1861
Texas -- February 1, 1861
The President of the United States at that time was James Buchanan, and while he opposed the secession movement in principle, he recognised that America was founded on the right of secession and the U.S. Constitution gave him no power to initiate any kind of military response on par with what King George did in 1776. Buchanan refused to run for re-election, and the presidential race of 1860 was split between four candidates. Abraham Lincoln won that election with less than 40% of the popular vote. Had the two minor candidates dropped out, Stephen Douglas would have handily won the popular vote, but still would have lost the electoral college. Lincoln's election in 1860 would have been an electoral college fluke no matter how it went down, but that wouldn't change the fact that Lincoln was elected on less than the popular vote. It was in effect and election nightmare, infinitely worse than what happened last week or in the 2000 election. If the objective was to elect the people's president then the will of the people definitely was not served in 1860. (Sorry, those are just the numerical facts. Prove me wrong if you can.)
Now what happened next is what brought on the American Civil War. Lincoln was not sworn into office until March 4, 1861. Remember, under the old constitutional system, the former president had a long lame-duck session that lasted about four months. During that time period, seven states seceded from the Union, all under Buchanan's lame-duck term. Undoubtedly, the election results played into their decision of these states to secede. Why? What was so bad about Lincoln? He was not an abolitionist, but simply adopted the popular Republican view that slavery should not spread into the new Western territories. He was seen as a moderate on the slave issue, and was elected largely on the Republican platform of 1860 which included...
- A call to preserve the Union of the United States of America,
- A call for the preservation of states rights, and the rebuke of any attempt to usurp them by military coercion,
- Condemnation of the presiding Democratic administration (James Buchanan),
- Condemnation of corruption within the federal government,
- A call to limit slavery to the current slave states and not allow it to expand into the newly organised federal territories in the West,
- Condemnation of the renewed international slave trade under ships bearing the U.S. flag,
- A call to admit Kansas into the Union,
- A call to raise taxes in the form of tariffs and excises,
- A call to protect homesteaders in the West,
- A call to maintain current immigration law (which was quite generous at the time),
- A call to increase government spending on infrastructure,
- A call for federal assistance to construct a transcontinental rail road.
Mr. Lincoln was sworn into office on March 4, 1861. In just a little over a month, on April 12, 1861, the nation was at war with itself. Why? Well because President Lincoln, having only been president for a month, initiated action which he was told in advance would be seen as provocative and result in a military response. Lincoln was told by the Governor, of the newly independent country of South Carolina, that supplying guns and munitions to any federal forts in South Carolina would be viewed as a provocation and act of war against South Carolina. So Lincoln then notified the governor that he would do just that. When the federal ships to fortify Fort Sumpter in Charleston Harbour arrived, this resulted in the South Carolinian attack on the fort, which is exactly what Lincoln wanted. Nobody was killed or injured in the battle. It was in effect, nothing more than an "incident" that involved a whole lot of fireworks and no casualties. From this event, Lincoln now had the political justification he needed to launch a military invasion into the South that resulted in the deaths of over half a million Americans. It was the worst war in all of American history.
The lesson to this little stroll down memory lane of American history is that secession movements, or even secession events themselves, do not cause wars. What causes wars is how our leaders react to them.
Both King George III and Mr. Abraham Lincoln reacted to the secession of their respective territories with acts of violence or threats of violence. In a sense, they overreacted. By doing this, they effectively vindicated the argument of the secessionists. This enraged the people they were effectively trying to retain as part of their empires. In the case of both 1776 and 1861 their violent reaction resulted in the secession of more colonies/states, and then the "war was on" as they say. The lesson of history, which our leaders would be wise to heed, is "don't overreact." They would do well to stay calm, cool and collected. They would do well to consider that talk of secession (self-determination) is a natural by-product of a free and open society. They would do well to remember that America, and many nations, were founded on secession, and understand that sometimes to win people back, you have to first let them move away. Suppose, for example, King George III had wisely given provisional independence to the colonists. What would have become of things? Might the United States been formed slowly, over time, under peaceful conditions such as Canada? Might there have never been a division between the United States and Canada to begin with? Suppose Abraham Lincoln had wisely refused to recognise the secession of the Southern states, but simultaneously refused to do anything about it, respecting the limitations placed on his office by the U.S. Constitution? Would the other states have seceded at all? (I know for a fact that my home state of Missouri would not have.) What would have happened over time? Might there have been a reintegration at some point later on, once the issue of slavery died out due to the industrial revolution a generation later? Just think of the testament of history that could have been made by these two men as to the moderation and restraint of free and democratic societies. Alas, it was not meant to be. Instead these men behaved like infants, attempting to force their people to love them again, at the end of a barrel and the point of a bayonet. The result was disastrous in both cases. The only real difference between the War of 1776 and the War of 1861 is that in the War of 1776 the secessionists won, while in the War of 1861 the secessionists lost.
What troubles me about these new secession petitions in 2012 is not the secession petitions themselves, the signers, nor the concept of secession in the first place. I do, after all, support the right of state secession and self-determination. (I just don't think it's the right thing to do at this time.) No, what troubles me is how many Americans on the political Left are reacting to it. If left alone, these petitions will probably go nowhere. Give it a year or two and they will be ancient history. When it really comes down to it, an actual secession of a U.S. state would require a popular vote of the people within that state. I highly doubt that is going to happen. So let the people vent their frustrations and this will all blow over. Even if by some weird fluke of history, a state did manage to legally secede, then the best thing to do is do nothing. Let them have their independence for a while and see how they like it. They'll quickly discover that in order to retain it they will have to raise taxes and deal with the same international problems the United States is dealing with today. Within a generation or two, they may be begging for re-admittance into the Union, which of course we should graciously grant, now that they've learned their lesson on their own. The exact wrong thing to do is react hysterically to all of this, as we are now seeing in the online petitions to revoke the citizenship of secessionists and deport them. (It looks as if those petitions will receive the necessary signatures for serious consideration by weeks end as well.) Doing anything against the secessionists, especially threatening any kind of legal violence or political persecution of the type suggested above, will only validate their argument, galvanise their resolve and add to their number. It is exactly the wrong thing to do and demonstrates the same infantile mentality that exacerbated the situations in 1776 and 1861.
So is this really 1860 reloaded? Well, not yet anyway. The polarising issue of slavery is gone -- thank God! We do have other issues which are nearly as polarising, such as abortion and gay-marriage for example, but they are not divided along territorial lines. Also, the world has changed a lot over the last 150 years! Presidents just can't do what Abraham Lincoln did and get away with it any more. Lincoln, and his aggressive predecessor, King George III, were able to take advantage of the fact that communications were slow and visuals were limited to still photographs and paintings. Today we live in the age of CNN, the Internet and the United Nations. Anything a modern president does will be instantly beamed by live video feed around the world for every eye on the planet to see. International opinion will be formed within hours of the event, and the president must face international accountability before the United Nations. It would be extremely difficult for a modern president to just "pull a Lincoln" and get away with it. Today, there would be an international price to pay, and it would be huge. I seriously doubt President Obama, for all his flaws and inexperience, is that reckless and stupid. I'll give the man more credit than that. Hopefully, I won't be proved wrong.
If you want an example of how a modern secession movement should be handled, we need look no further than British Prime Minister David Cameron. When Scottish secessionists recently took the lead in Scottish elections, Mr. Cameron immediately went to work on negotiations with secessionist leaders. A deadline was agreed upon. If the secessionists could hold a statewide referendum in Scotland, a popular "up or down vote" on secession, before August of 2014, and that vote turned up affirmative, the British Parliament (and by extension the queen herself) would recognise it and accept it. Scotland would become a free and independent nation, apart from the United Kingdom. After the agreement was made, he then launched into a national "preserve our unity" campaign that is now resounding all over the U.K..
Secession of Scotland, before August of 2014, will either rise or fall on the merits of the arguments for or against. Nothing else will play into the decision of the people, and in the end, democracy will prevail. There will be no force, no coercion, no threats of intimidation on secessionists, no reprisals, no hate, and no hysteria. The decision will be made by adults in an adult manner. Now, that's how these things should be handled!
It would seem that the British have learned their lesson from 1776. They saw what a strong hand does in these situations, and the results are not desirable. The question is, have Americans learned the lesson of 1861? The popular petitions to strip secessionists of their citizenship and deport them would seem to suggest that many of us haven't. The choice that now seems to be arising before us is this. Will we Americans handle this new secession movement like adults? Will we follow the mature example of the British? Or will we follow the childlike and infantile example of our ancestors who let this sort of thing degenerate into war. So far, the reaction I'm seeing on the political Left seems to suggest the latter. In the end we can only hope that cooler heads will prevail.


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Other solvent-free, acid catalyzed methods have been reported. Hajela reported silica supported perchloric acid (HClO4-SiO2) catalyzed
Silica supported acid catalyzed
Sulfonic acid supported on hydroxyapatite (HAp)-encapsulated-γ-Fe2O3 nanocrystallites acts as a Br
Formylation of amines by formic acid with a supported acid catalyst.
Another transition metal catalyst that acts as an acid was reported by Akamanchi [
The optimized conditions are 10 mol%
Formylation with formic acid and 2-chloro-4,6-dimethoxy[1.3.5]triazine (CDMT,
One step preparation of formamides by method A at reflux or method B via microwave irradiation.
Pathway of formamide formation from formic acid and
Deutsch reported formylation of amines by methyl formate and catalytic base (
Formylation of amines by methyl formate and catalytic base.
Ionic liquids (IL) have recently been reported to catalyze formylation. ILs are attractive because of their stability, ease of removal, and easy synthesis. Baghbanian reported that amine, formic acid, and TBD based ionic liquids produced formamides from aromatic, alkyl, and heteroaromatic amines as well as amino alcohols in good to excellent yields (
TBD based ILs examined for catalytic activity towards
Optimized conditions for IL catalyzed formylation.
Proposed mechanism for IL-catalyzed formamide production.
Metals have also been used as catalysts for formylation of amines using stoichiometric amounts of formic acid or another formylating agent. Jang reported solvent-free conditions in which amine, formic acid, and 10 mol% indium at 70 °C produced formamide in moderate to excellent yields (
Indium catalyzed formylation of amines.
A variety of transition metal Lewis acids have also been used in
ZnO catalyzed formylation of amines with formic acid.
Similar Lewis acid (LA)-catalyzed, solvent-free conditions for formylation were reported by Rao [
Solvent-free formylation of amines using ZnCl2 catalyst.
Formylation of amines with formic acid and the nanoparticle photocatalyst TiO2-P25 or sulfated titania was reported by Swaminathan as an extension of research on semiconductor photocatalysts [
Amine formylation from formic acid catalyzed by TiO2-P25 or TiO2-SO42−.
Mechanism of TiO2-P25 catalyzed formylation.
More recently, Hong reported that the fluorous silica gel-supported hafnium (IV)bis(perfluorooctanesulfonyl)imide complex (FSG-Hf[N(SO2C8F17)2]4)-catalyzed formylation of amines in aqueous formic acid (
Electronic assistance for nucleophilic attack of amine on formic acid.
Williams reported
Iridium catalyzed formylation of amines with paraformaldehyde.
Formylation of dimethylamine with formaldehyde on silver and gold surfaces was studied collaboratively by Madix and Friend [
Formylation of dimethylamine with formaldehyde mediated by oxygen atoms on metallic surfaces. Scheme adapted from references [
Gold nanoparticles were reported by Ishida to formylate amines with methanol [
Glorius reported
Ru-NHC catalyzed methanol activation and formylation of amines. (
When these conditions (1 mol%
The scope was examined using primary, secondary, tertiary, and benzyl amines. Overall yields ranged from 27%–99%, with the lowest yields obtained from bulkier substrates and electron poor benzyl amines. Aromatic amines did not react. Optically pure phenylethylamine produced a 77% yield of the formamide with no loss of enantiomeric purity. During the examination of the reaction scope the catalyst
Mechanism for Ru-catalyzed formylation using methanol and
Reddy reported formylation of primary and secondary amines by the catalytic oxidation of methanol by copper salts with hydrogen peroxide as the terminal oxidant (
An example of IL-catalyzed formylation using CO as the carbonyl source was reported by Lee [
Formylation of amines using CO catalyzed by
Transition metal catalysts have also been used to formylate amines using CO as the carbonyl source [
Remple reported that the ruthenium catalyst [Ru(CO)2(OCOMe)]n. produced formamides from cyclic secondary amines using only 1 atm of carbon monoxide gas at 75 °C (
Ruthenium catalyzed carbonylation of amines.
Triruthenium dodecacarbonyl (Ru3(CO)12) has also been found to catalyze formylation of amines using CO as the carbonyl source [
Jenner reported that ruthenium compounds catalyzed primary and secondary amines with CO as the carbonyl source [
When acyclic secondary amines were examined, a competing pathway occurred in which transalkylation formed a tertiary amine and a primary amine from two equivalents of secondary amine. The newly formed primary amine was then carbonylated to the formamide product. Increased temperature led to lowered transalkylation but higher production of ureas. Increased pressure suppressed the reaction but did favor formamide over transalkylation products. Cobalt-ruthenium co-catalysts improved the selectivity for formylation of dialkylformamides from acyclic secondary amines over the transalkylation pathway. Using RuCl3•3H2O and Co(OAc)2•4H2O, the optimum ratio of Ru:Co for formamide production was 1.3:1.
In related work, Jenner reported the effect of solvent on carbonylation of amines with RuCl3•3H2O [
The proposed reaction pathway for this reaction was initial formation of methyl formate from methanol and CO, followed by attack from the dialkylamine forming the formamide and regenerating methanol. This reaction was successfully applied to dialkylamines and aromatic amines. However, aromatic amines still show lower conversion and selectivity than alkylamines. Sterically hindered amines such as
McElwee-White reported tungsten complex
Carbonylation of amines using tungsten dimer.
McElwee-White later reported that W(CO)6 with an oxidant would carbonylate amines with CO to form ureas [
NaIO4-mediated carbonylation of amines to ureas and formamides.
The NaIO4 mediated reaction has been optimized for formation of the formamide in methanol solvent [
Base-mediated formylation of amines to formamides.
Methods of formylating amines include stoichiometric reagents such as chloral, formic acid, acetic formic anhydride and ammonium formate, as well as catalytic processes. Both acid catalysts and organic catalysts can be used with formic acid and formates to produce formamides. Metal catalysts can formylate amines using formic acid, paraformaldehyde, formaldehyde, and methanol as the source of the formyl moiety. Catalytic carbonylation routes produce formamides from CO in the presence of ionic liquids, transition metals, or oxidants. Base-mediated carbonylation with CO is also reported. These methods can be applied to a large scope of amines such as primary, cyclic and acyclic secondary, sterically hindered, aromatic, amino acids, and amino acid esters. Methods are available for formylation of amines with preservation of enantiomeric purity. Although there is a long history of formylation chemistry, room remains for development of new catalytic methods.
We thank the donors of the American Chemical Society Petroleum Research Fund for support of our carbonylation work through the Green Chemistry Institute. We are also grateful to our excellent coworkers whose names appear in the references.
Ciera J. Gerack wrote the first draft under the supervision of Lisa McElwee-White. Both authors edited and revised the manuscript.
The authors declare no conflict of interest.


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Our Chapel Service is a 20-minute Word and Table communion service that takes place in Jean Rodgers Chapel (Flowers Hall, second floor) Wednesdays, 11:45 a.m.–12:05 p.m. Chapel offers a mid-week Eucharist Service as a way of centering our reflections on Christ in the midst of life's busyness. Chapel is a grace-filled atmosphere, where all people are welcome to engage in worship.
Tuesday Night Worship
TNW is a student-led worship gathering that takes place Tuesday evenings at 8:00 p.m. in Leo J. Drum Jr. Theater, Cloverdale Campus. Through passionate music, relevant preaching, and an intentional integration of liturgical elements, TNW offers a safe, grace-filled atmosphere where all people are welcome to engage in worship.
Nights of Worship
Throughout the school year Campus Ministries offers extended Nights of Worship (NOW) evenings devoted to singing and offering prayers to God. These evenings consist of a variety of musical selections, liturgical elements, and various forms of prayer. Bring your friends, sing, worship—make these nights of worship your own time of peace, joy, and fellowship in the presence of God.
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Dealing with frizzy and itching scalp
Hello curlies!! Been natural for a year or so now.. However lately i am suffering with some bad either dry scalp or dandruff which is sticked to the scalp and hard to remove. At the moment i use KCKT+KCCC, their shampoo sometimes.. and the Spiritz. My hair used to adore it when i first used it with an ACV rinse.. I had gorgeous curls!! Now my hair gets dull, frizz a lot on the back and front of my hair. Which means i would end up washing my hair every other day :( Especially around the time when my period is due it seems to refuse to sit well, tangles and frizz easily!
I would either flip my hair upside down apply KCKT, rinse.. add a little as leave in. Scrunch some water out with an old t shirt and apply the custard in parts, i always let my hair air dry.
When i would be have a semi good hair day for a change after washing it almost everyday.. 2nd hair day.. frizz on top and especially back, water adding doesn't help.. neither add a little styling custard or spritz spray.
The longer i wait with washing my hair (can't get away with washing twice in a week) my hair gets more dull and dryer, frizzier and hard to comb through due tangling. Remedies for scalp i've tried so far: Rubbing conditoner with olive, olive oil on its own=Very sticky hair! ACV rinse.. But still dry and itchy scalp after washing.. and some parts stick to scalp..
Now im willing to change to some cheaper products, cj as example.. But i really don't know what to purchase for my frizzy/fly away hair. anyone could help me out please?:sad:
I have this same problem, hopefully someone will see and have the answers!
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I'm wondering if you need more moisture. I did not find the KCKT to be moisturizing enough for my hair as a LI, and I can't imagine it would be any better as a RO or cowash. I also found the shampoo extremely stripping. But I do love the KCCC. I would suggest trying a more moisturizing conditioner to see if that helps, toss the KC shampoo (if you want a good low poo I love the SM shampoo), and maybe do a weekly DT.
Thank you for the great tip. I luckily ran out of the Come clean shampoo now. I've done a dp instead today, and i must say after using more condish with other products.. My hair looks wonderful for a change. Never knew could becaused by mine Kc routine. Thanks! :)
Glad I could help :)
It's possible you may have developed psoriasis. I have it on my scalp, and I use a topical foam on the patches. The foam quickly absorbs into my scalp..I can then care for my hair the way I normally do.
Giovanni TTTT low poo will help with the itching, but I never use it more than once a week. A dab of straight tea tree oil will help too. I can only use a tiny bit, because my hair is fine (even though it's crazy thick). Also, how are you massaging your scalp when rinsing out your products? That makes a HUGE difference for me.
Thanks for the tip! The itch it a lot less though.. I can get away without washing for 2 days or so, but after 3 days i notice the same white patches stuck to my scalp again, and they are quite hard to remove! I would be rubbing some condish on my scalp and finger massage it for a minute or so, then while rinsing i keep repeating that, but no luck so far!
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After seeing my favorite baseball team lose yet another player to the insatiable injury bug I turned to the blogosphere to gain some levity on what has become the summer of Flushing Meadows' discontent. An irritated yet by no means apathetic commentator quipped that the karmic justice to such a miserable season should be 4 straight championships with crucial victories over the team's fiercest rivals. Which got me to thinking…
Spanning the entirety of my Rangers fanhood — I am 29 so this does not span quite as long as many of you — the Rangers have never been considered a dynasty-worthy team. They may have possessed some of the requisite players to create a perpetual contender with Messier, Leetch, Richter and Zubov forming a solid core of talent and leadership; however even the 1994 team had every bit the look of a classic "one and done" team. The late 90's and the first half of this decade of course seemed to be a cautionary tale of what happens when a team hires mercenaries rather than recruit and train their own soldiers.
The past few seasons have shown that the organization is not completely averse to building with internally developed personnel. Of course there are major and obvious exceptions, however market forces provide some constraints to utter and complete profligacy. As a result the franchise is arguably in a better position to build a team that can achieve sustainable success and perhaps challenge for the ultimate prize.
Now a question to you the most faithful of loyal Blueshirts fans: Within reason (given the current and projected talent on the roster as well as that of the competition) if the Rangers found themselves with a potential dynasty in the not so distant future, what frequency of winning — and just for fun what opponents would you like to see bested in order to offset the frustrations of following a team whose misses far outnumber its hits?
(I admit it's a tad verbose … However given that Devils fans love to taunt the Rangers about their success since 1994 and while their argument grows staler by the year, Islander fans will point to the early 80's, I can only imagine the amount of delight Rangers fans would take in seeing something akin to what Detroit has done in the last dozen years.)


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Holiday Shopper Puts $700 Worth Of Gifts In Wrong Car!!
I'm happy to say that this one did NOT come to us from Western New York…LOL. A woman in Ypsilanti, Michigan accidentally put 700-dollars worth of gifts in a stranger's car. WXYZ.comsays that Linda Gipson was shopping over the weekend when her keys opened the trunk of a similar Ford Focus that was parked in the same aisle she was. Gipson dropped the packages off and went back into the mall to do more shopping. It wasn't until 1 hour later that she realized her mistake. Gipson is hoping that the owner of the car will eventually find the gifts and have the heart to bring them back.
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Coalsmouth Kanawha County Wva.
Governor A.I Boreman Dear Sir,
I beg purmission [sic] to introduce to youre [sic] Excelency [sic], the Rev Mr. R Hager on busy mess. I send by him the busy pay Rolls asking you if you pleas [sic] to send the pay due to such as are intitled [sic] to pay as shown on the Rolls
I beg purmission [sic] to present a statement outside the Rolls showing my liabilitys[sic] for the property captured of Rebel Soldiers . Horses Guns Horses 5 , 1 died, By the consent of your Excelency [sic] was was given to William Smith of the Co. who had been robed[sic] of his horse 1 was returned to the owner by him giving hand and security that it should not go again into Rebel Service. I sold for $50.00 & 1 for 80.00 total $100 $150.00 this I can collect the partys [sic] are solvent. If guns I captured 1 proven and taken by the owner it having been stolen I still in my care mot of much value and of none to me. I still kept by AW Bryant . Without my consent the others given to Capt Richmond of Raleigh County..
I regret exceedingly to have to inform youre [sic] excelency [sic] that I received youre [sic] order to disband my men just at 6 oclk [sic] in the eveing[sic] and at 8 the same evening we ware [sic] attackd by the Rebels Capt Smith of the 1 va. Cavl had but few guns they came and got 15 and I never could get but 11 back they got 1 back of Cartridges half full of cartridge what could I do but to let them have them . all was at stake. But they should have returned them. It is not supriseing [sic] that they should otherwise dispose of them. When you remember as I stated when it was done, that one knight [sic] soon after they came here the window of my commissary was broken and some $20-00 of [?] and other valuables taken and afterwards the lock broken clothing I name assome [sic] of the fuels that lieves [sic] me unable to deliver all the guns and [?] as I should. Since those men came here I have lost near $100.00 of my private property beside the government property taken and other citizens have suffered more than I have.
I ordered rations to be sent from Charleston to us at this place just at the time I went to Wheeling and the boat victor No 2. Took there on and lost 1 Brl flour, 1 box soap 1 box candles and other [?] I paid for bad flower 8 dols[sic] for bacon 11 dols [?]
Now I had left in my hands $11-00 when paid before aftercorrecting two mistakes Se [?]
My interests with that of other men are heare [sic] sub[?] and rest assure that allthough[sic] we have lost much of our means we are glad that tis no worse. But no amount of money would bring induement to command Scouts in the Presents of troops
I am ever your most
Obedient Servent[sic]
R. Brooks
Transcription by Jack Stephenson, undergraduate student enrolled in Dr. Billy Joe Peytons Fall 2010 Introduction to Public History at West Virginia State University
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Tennessee Code Annotated
Title 5: Counties
Chapter 1: General Provisions
Chapter 2: Changes in Boundaries-New Counties
Chapter 3: Consolidation of Counties
Chapter 4: Removal of County Seat
Chapter 5: County Legislative Bodies
Chapter 6: County Mayors
Chapter 7: County Buildings and Property
Chapter 8: Receipt and Management of Funds
Chapter 9: Appropriation and Disbursement of Funds
Chapter 10: Bonds and Notes. [Repealed.]
Chapter 11: Post-war Public Works Projects [Repealed]
Chapter 12: County Budgeting Laws
Chapter 13: County Fiscal Procedure Law of 1957
Chapter 14: County Purchasing
Chapter 15: County Manager Form of Government. [Repealed]
Chapter 16: Urban Type Public Facilities
Chapter 17: County-wide Fire Departments
Chapter 18: County Historian
Chapter 19: Garbage and Rubbish Collection and Disposal Services
Chapter 20: Adoption of Prepared Building, Plumbing and Gas Codes by Reference
Chapter 21: Local Option Financial Management System
Chapter 22: County Budget Law of 1990 [Repealed]
Chapter 23: Written Personnel Policies
Chapter 24: Electronic Commerce Act [Repealed]


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Date: Mon May 22 08:11:01 EDT 2006
I would like to examine a built-in structure, specifically the-style-list in the MrEd editor toolkit. This means dealing with inspectors. I saw in the list archive that you could use a procedure called make-->vector to bypass inspectors, but I cannot get this to work, because I am unable to come up with a struct type descriptor. It should be struct:style-list%, but this ends up being an unbound value in the environment. Any suggestions? I would like to be able to look at style lists in a single glance, without having to access each field individually. Thanks, Nick Chubrich.
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The Feed-in Tariffs (FITs) scheme was introduced on 1 April 2010, under powers in the Energy Act 2008.
Through the use of FITs, DECC hopes to encourage deployment of additional small-scale (less than 5MW) low-carbon electricity generation, particularly by organisations, businesses, communities and individuals that have not traditionally engaged in the electricity market.
This will allow many people to invest in small-scale low-carbon electricity, in return for a guaranteed payment from an electricity supplier of their choice for the electricity they generate and use as well as a guaranteed payment for unused surplus electricity they export back to the grid.
FITs work alongside the Renewables Obligation (RO) – which is currently the primary mechanism to support deployment of large-scale renewable electricity generation – and the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) which, when implemented, will support generation of heat from renewable sources at all scales.
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About 100 policemen, eight surveillance cameras and strict no entry for outsiders ensured hitch-free filing of nomination for the student union elections at Harimohan Ghose College in Garden Reach on Thursday.
The trigger for the bandobast was last years murder of Calcutta police sub-inspector Tapas Chowdhury outside the college when he was trying to pacify Trinamul and Congress supporters feuding over filing of poll nomination forms.
The process was peaceful today, said deputy commissioner (port) V. Solomon Nesakumar. What made the difference? Metro takes a look.
Strict security
Armed police with baton in hand and revolver in holster patrolled the premises. Around 100 men in uniform, some in mufti, from the four police stations in the port division Rajabagan, Nadial, Garden Reach and Metiabruz took position much before candidates arrived to fill in and submit nomination forms.
The police tracked movements inside and outside the college and broke any huddle of more than two persons. Traffic cops on roads near the college were told to remain extra alert. Joint commissioner (administration) Mehboob Rahman and deputy commissioner Nesakumar monitored the proceedings till the end.
Had the arrangements been like this on February 10 last year, sub-inspector Chowdhury wouldnt have died, a witness said. In 2013, armed personnel were missing, constables stood some distance away from the campus and the forces did not intervene before supporters morphed into a mob.
The incident prodded the security establishment to come up with a plan for this years college polls, making deployment of armed police mandatory on campuses and outside.
Video vigil
The police hired a private agency to install and operate eight CCTV cameras placed on and outside the campus. There was one inside the room where nomination forms were submitted. On January 3, when forms were distributed, four cameras were operated.
We placed six cameras at the entrance and the adjoining areas
one in the corridor leading to the college building and another in the form submission room. The videotape would help us nail any offender, said an officer in the morning. CCTV surveillance will be in place on election day (January 16) too.
Last year, the police had to rely on footage of private TV channels to identify the shooter of Chowdhury.
Outsiders out
Outsiders even Trinamul or Congress leaders were not allowed to assemble outside the college. Identity cards were checked before allowing students to enter the premises.
Cut to 2013. The borough XV chairman and Trinamul strongman, Mohammad Munna Iqbal, was present outside the college apparently to marshal Trinamul supporters. His alleged turf war with Sheikh Mukhtar, a Congress muscleman, led to the shooting.


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Another excellent book from Val and Maggie, exploring new and exciting ways to stitch, dissolve and distort fabrics before and after stitching. In the first part (Stitch), we are encouraged to dust off our machine manuals and find stitches which are then given a whole new look, with whipping, free running and cable. This is heaven for free machine addicts. For the less adventurous, utility and built-in stitches are imaginatively distorted, creating wonderful effects. Dissolve - washing away - guides us through the many materials available. Detailed examples and colourful layouts help the experienced, and those less so, to create new fabrics, with stitch, cords and motifs, to form borders or complete embroideries. In the Distort section, Maggie and Val show exciting ways to alter the look of fabrics. Clear, concise text ensures that there is never a dull moment whether we are distorting with heat gun, embellisher or melting pot. Stitch Dissolve Distort, illustrated with wonderful photographs by Michael Wicks, is a fun and exciting read with a treasury of ideas for everyone who enjoys stitch.