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A. O. SCOTT writes: On Wednesday morning festivalgoers — or at least the hordes of journalists who stumble into the Salle Lumière every day at 8:30 after a few hours' sleep and a hasty café au lait — were given a bit of a break. In a departure, there was no competition press screening on the schedule, which provided some of us with an opportunity to glance at the trades, have a second café au lait and rest our eyes in anticipation of a long night of revolutionary struggle.
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2nd Annual Boomers and Beyond! Action Expo
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LYTHAM ST. ANNES, England Facts and figures for
the British Open:
Event: 130th British Open golf championship.
Dates: July 19-22.
Defending champion: Tiger Woods.
Site: Royal Lytham & St. Annes Golf Club.
Length: 6,905 yards.
Par: 71.
Format: 72 holes (18 daily) stroke play.
Playoff, if necessary: Four holes, stroke play.
Purse: $4.62 million.
Winner's share: $840,000.
Last year: Tiger Woods made history at the home
of golf, becoming the youngest player (24) to complete the Grand Slam with an
eight-stroke victory at St. Andrews. Woods never hit into a bunker on the Old
Course, and his 19-under 269 was the lowest score in relation to par at a major
championship. Thomas Bjorn and Ernie Els tied for second. Els made his own history,
as the first player to be runner-up in three straight majors.
Former Open champions at Lytham: Bobby Jones (1926),
Bobby Locke (1952), Peter Thomson (1958), Bob Charles (1963), Tony Jacklin (1969),
Gary Player (1974), Seve Ballesteros (1979, 1988), Tom Lehman (1996).
Noteworthy: The only three players to win the British
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Come join us in remaking the user interface to government. Power to the community!
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This Fashionista has the perfect outfit in which to rock an interview. Her hot pink dress from Zara is bold and would make her look completely confident as she walked into an interview. She belts off this dress with a tan belt and pairs this ensemble with some classic nude pumps that make her legs look gorgeous and long. She accessorizes with a large Micheal Kors tote bag and simple watch. Lastly, this Fashionista tops off the look with adorable square frame glasses from Guess that make her look polished and ready to get to work!
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Running back has gone from the Jacksonville Jaguars' strongest and deepest position to one of uncertainty following Rashad Jennings being placed on injured reserved.
In the today's NFL, losing a backup running back like Jennings can be a crushing blow. The multiple-back system is becoming more and more common and a second-string tailback can have almost as much value as a starter.
While the Jaguars are fortunate to have All-Pro Maurice Jones-Drew taking a majority of the carries, losing Jennings will still tremendously impact this year's squad.
Jennings hurt his knee against the Buffalo Bills and was placed on the IR this Saturday when the Jaguars trimmed their active roster to 53 players.
The injury will not require surgery, according to the Florida Times-Union. It will however keep him sidelined for the season.
Jennings was coming off of a strong sophomore year in which he ran for 459 yards on 84 carries (5.5 yards per carry) and looked to be an exceptional backup to Jones-Drew, who had his season end two games short following a meniscus injury.
Losing Jennings present some potential problems for the Jaguars with it still being unclear just how durable Jones-Drew will be this season.
The third-year back out of Liberty was supposed to see an increased role in Jacksonville and was going to allow for Jones-Drew to avoid so much wear and tear on his battle-tested knee.
Now that won't be the case.
Jones-Drew's presence now becomes even more important with a rising semi-star like Jennings gone. The Jaguars will still have depth at the position but Jennings had the ability of a second starter.
The team will turn to Deji Karim to supplant the loss of Jennings. Karim is has the makings of a talented NFL back as well, but he is a bit more one-dimensional than Jennings. Karim is an ideal third-down back because of his speed and ability to catch out of the back field.
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Destination Marketing Organisations
Pike, Steven D. (2004) Destination Marketing Organisations. Advances in Tourism Research series. Elsevier, Amsterdam.
Most tourism activities take place at destinations. Travellers are also spoilt by choice of available destinations. Competition for their attention is intense. The success of most tourism businesses is reliant on the competitiveness of the destination.
Destination Marketing Organisations is essential reading for anyone considering a career in tourism. While it has been written primarily for students undertaking studies in tourism, travel and hospitality, the text will also be of interest to those already woking with, or within DMOs. Two themes underpin Destination Marketing Organisations. The first is the challenges of promoting multi-attributed destinations in dynamic and heterogeneous markets, and the second is the divide between tourism 'practitioners' and academics. Written by a former 'practitioner', Destination Marketing Organisations bridges industry and academia by synthesising a wealth of academic literature of practical value to DMOs.
The key learning outcomes of the text are to aid the development of an understanding of the fundamental issues relating to:
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Morris falsely claimed Obama voted against ethics reform
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In his January 17 column for The Hill, Fox News analyst Dick Morris attacked presumptive presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), claiming that Obama "made his first misstep a few days ago when he joined only a handful of Democrats in opposing a Senate reform banning the increasingly widespread practice of legislators hiring their family members on their campaign or PAC [political action committee] payrolls." Morris was apparently referring to a proposed amendment by Sen. David Vitter (R-LA) to the Legislative Transparency and Accountability Act of 2007 that Morris claimed Obama voted against. In fact, on January 10, Obama voted against a motion to table -- or postpone consideration of and effectively kill -- the amendment.
As of January 16, the vote to table Vitter's amendment has been the only Senate roll-call vote during the 110th Congress on the issue of legislators hiring family members to their campaign committees or PACs.
Morris wrote:
Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) made his first misstep a few days ago when he joined only a handful of Democrats in opposing a Senate reform banning the increasingly widespread practice of legislators hiring their family members on their campaign or PAC payrolls. Obama has not heard the last of this vote. Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), who opposes wives cashing in on their husbands' positions, voted righteously in favor of the reform and will probably use the Illinois senator's vote against him in the presidential primaries.
Obama's inexplicable pro-nepotism vote may have been cast in sympathy with Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-Ill.), whose hiring of his wife, Sandi, to work on his campaign prompted an FEC ruling allowing the practice. Jackson might be afraid that the Senate action will catalyze a similar reform in the House, which could cut way back on his disposable family income.
But whatever the reason for his vote, Obama has screwed up. The public will not take kindly to a senator who pledged to clean up the political process voting to allow wives to be hired with special-interest campaign funds.
But, as the weblog Obamarama, authored by former Media Matters for America staffer Jeremy Cluchey, noted in a January 17 entry, Morris' claim "is, put quite simply, wrong":
The roll call on the vote shows that Sen. Obama voted Nay - against tabling the amendment, or essentially in support of debating it. He was in the minority, and the amendment was tabled, meaning it will not be able to be considered for addition to the ethics bill.
The motion to table the amendment passed 54-41, with 17 Republicans joining 35 Democrats and two Independents in voting to table the amendment, while 30 Republicans and 11 Democrats -- including Obama -- voted against the motion.
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Disney has confirmed it: The next installment in the franchise – Star Wars: Episode VII – is coming to a galaxy near you in 2015.
WHO SAID IT: During an April 2013 speech at the annual CinemaCon convention in Las Vegas, Disney chairman Alan Horn confirmed the latest trilogy of movies in the long-running saga – plus two standalone films – would begin rolling out in 2015, starting with the first film in the trilogy: Star Wars: Episode VII. The next two installments will come in 2017 and 2019, with the two standalone films slotted for the years in-between. Here actor Virginia Madsen poses with Horn, then president and COO of Warner Bros., at a film premiere in Los Angeles on Feb. 20, 2007.
(Fred Prouser/Reuters)
WHO WILL DIRECT? Disney previously announced that the film is being directed by J.J. Abrams, who is known for his supernatural-themed films and television work, including the long-running television series Lost, the film Super 8 and two Star Trek films. His script will come from Michael Arndt, the Oscar-winning writer of Toy Story 3 and Little Miss Sunshine. Here Abrams arrives at CinemaCon 2011 in Las Vegas.
(Chris Pizzello/The Associated Press)
WHAT'S IT ABOUT? Horn wouldn't say, but the films are rumoured to be set within the timeline of the original Star Wars trilogy (directed by George Lucas and released between 1977 and 1983), allowing for the return of deceased villains such as Darth Vadar and Emperor Palpatine. It's not yet known which two characters will get their own standalone films, although Yoda seems to be a leading candidate. Shown here is actor Ian McDiarmid as Emperor Palpatine in Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith.
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WHY DISNEY? Disney announced the new Star Wars films in October, 2012, after buying all rights to the series through its acquisition of LucasFilm Ltd. for $4.05-billion (U.S.). Director George Lucas stepped aside after more than 35 years at the helm. Here is Lucas on the set in an undated publicity photo from Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith. The final instalment in the Star Wars prequel series explained how the young Anakin Skywalker joined the Dark Side of the Force to become Darth Vader.
WHO WILL BE LUKE? The original Luke, Mark Hamill, will likely make an appearance. His co-star from the 1977 original, Harrison Ford (Han Solo), has remained coy, but in early 2013 he reportedly said: "It's not in the bag yet, but I think it's happening." In an interview posted March 6, 2013, in Florida's Palm Beach Illustrated, Carrie Fisher answered a simple "yes" when asked if she would be reprising Princess Leia in the new films. This 1977 file image shows, from left: Ford, Fisher, and Hamill in a scene from Star Wars.
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Beachcroft has acquired the insurance business of Kingslegal, taking it into the Welsh legal market for the first time.
As part of the deal Beachcroft will acquire the Newport office of Kingslegal, which has 109 staff working on personal injury (PI) claims. Kingslegal counts insurance giants Axa and Zurich among its clients, both of which use Beachcroft to defend PI claims.
The Welsh firm will continue to operate on a smaller basis, handling volume work.
It is Beachcroft's third new office in the past year. Last October it acquired Eversheds' clinical negligence teams in Leeds and Newcastle (The Lawyer, 20 October) and in March the firm launched in Dublin.


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Computer Music Fundamentals (CMPN1632)
This unit will focus on interactive and algorithmic composition based on formal processes to create music with computers. This unit investigates an interactive graphical programming environment for music, audio and media called Max, allowing the composer to program and implement interactive music processes quickly and with varying levels of sophistication, thus encouraging the student to explore real-time creative possibilities of digital music technology.
Our courses that offer this unit of study
- Bachelor of Medical Science
- Bachelor of Music (Composition)
- Bachelor of Music (Music Education)
- Bachelor of Music (Performance)
- Bachelor of Music Studies
- Bachelor of Science
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced Mathematics)
- Bachelor of Science (Advanced)
- Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts
- Diploma of Music
Further unit of study information
2 hr lect/wk, 1 hr lab class.
2 programming assignments (2x25%), final project (50%).
Faculty/department permission required?
Unit of study rules
MUED1002 or MUSC2653
Additional Information
Students who don't have the prerequisite, but have prior computer programming experience can apply to the Coordinator for permission to enrol.
Study this unit outside a degree
Non-award/non-degree study
If you wish to undertake one or more units of study (subjects) for your own interest but not towards a degree, you may enrol in single units as a non-award student.
Cross-institutional study
If you are from another Australian tertiary institution you may be permitted to underake cross-institutional study in one or more units of study at the University of Sydney.


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Fire Damages Nedrow Laundramat
A Nedrow laundromat caught fire, but was brought under control before it could affect a nearby gas leak.
Nedrow Easy Wash on South Salina Street was the scene of the fire, which firefighters say started when dryer lint in a vent ignited. Crews cut into several walls to look for spreading, but it hadn't. Firefighters also found a gas leak near where the fire started. The business is now closed, and utilities were shut off. No one was hurt.


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FLORENCE---Emerson F. Gower Jr. of Florence will assume the responsibilities for the major leadership role in Francis Marion University's Campaign for Excellence, the five-year, $12-million fund-raising drive in support of the university.
He replaces Ashpy P. Lowrimore, who chaired the campaign steering committee until his untimely death in November.
FMU President Fred Carter said that he was delighted that Emerson Gower has agreed to assume a major leadership role during the balance of FMU's first-ever capital campaign.
"Emerson Gower is well known and well respected throughout the Pee Dee region," said Carter. "As a member of the campaign steering committee, he's already familiar with the university's fund-raising needs and will help us reach our $12 million goal over the coming months."
"The economic success of our region is dependent upon the continued growth and development of Francis Marion University," said Gower. "This capital campaign is vital to maintaining a strong university in the Pee Dee that provides higher education opportunities for future generations of students."
T. Graham Edwards, who is leaving his role as executive director of the FMU Foundation, will assist Gower in community leadership of the campaign.
M. Scott Faulkenberry of Mt. Pleasant will replace Edwards as executive director of the foundation. A native of Chesterfield County, Faulkenberry assumes the chief administrative fund-raising role for the FMU Foundation.
"Scott Faulkenberry brings a wealth of fund-raising experience to the foundation staff," said Carter. He added that he was most grateful that Edwards had agreed to stay involved in the campaign on a volunteer basis. "We have passed the halfway mark in a short period of time, largely due to the work of Graham Edwards and a cadre of community volunteers," he said.
Gower is vice president of the southern region for CP&L, a Progress Energy company. He joined CP&L in 1970 and has worked in a variety of capacities throughout the Carolinas and Washington, D.C. He is active in business, civic and community organizations across the state, including serving on the FMU Foundation board. A native of Raleigh, N.C., he is a graduate of Campbell University.
Edwards is the former president and chief executive officer of Santee Cooper. He came to FMU as vice president for business affairs and later assumed the role as director of the foundation. He is leaving that position to enter private business.
Faulkenberry is a graduate of the College of Charleston and has served as an officer in the U.S. Army National Guard. He comes to FMU after a successful career as an economic development fund-raiser, most recently as president of Advent Development Group of Charleston. From 1996 to 2000, Faulkenberry was a senior development director for NCDS Inc., an Atlanta, Ga., based firm that raises money for various non-profit organizations on a national level.
The FMU Foundation was organized in 1974 to provide a means for soliciting and accepting substantial gifts of money or property in order to build an endowment fund that would promote the educational mission and welfare of the university. Governed by a 35-member volunteer board of directors, the foundation has approximately $10 million in assets.
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Egypt is very like the United States in terms of a generally "liberal" population and gun-toting, God-fearing fundamentalist believers. There the religious militias are resisting a coup against a legitimately elected government, and no one can say otherwise.
So, with the army backing the liberals and the people supporting the army, do the religious people in this country side with the pro-Morsi group – which hates and kills Christians or with the liberals and against a religious majority? It seems a dilemma.
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These menus are part of a collection that was donated to Johnson & Wales University Library by the National Restaurant Association. Many of the menus featured were part of their menu design contests in the 1980s and 1990s.
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Restaurant Menus
Mallards At River's Edge - Breakfast, Templin's Resort Hotel and Best Western
Mallard's At River's Edge - Lunch, Templin's Resort Hotel and Best Western
Mardeck Ltd. Munchies, Mardeck Ltd.
Market Cafe at the Westin Seattle
Minstrels Grill: A Friendly Gathering Place
Montagues Grill - Desserts & Spirits, The Westin Hotel
Montagues Grill - Lunch, The Westin Hotel
Mozzarella's American Cafe, Ruby Tuesday, Inc.
Mr. Greenjean's (TM) Greenjean's Digest, Maury Kalen and The Kalen Group
Mr. Steak (C) - Litelovers Lunches (TM), Mr. Steak, Inc.
Mr. Steak - Lite-Lovers Lunch, Mr. Steak, Inc.
Newport Creamery (R) - Press Release, The Newport Creamery, Inc.
Oaken Barrel Brewing Company: Restaurant & Brewery, Oaken Barrel Brewing Company, Inc.
Olga's Cup and Saucer - Artisan Breads
Olga's Cup and Saucer - Sweets
Olive Garden - Desserts & Spirits
Olympia Cove - Restaurant - Bar - Grill
Omni Hotels - I'm A.O.K. Activity Encyclopedia, Omni Hotels
One Nation - An American Restaurant
On the Border South Texas Cafe
Orange Grove Cafe at the Westin South Coast Plaza
Oscar's Pub & Restaurant - Dinner Menu
Passages Cafe, Radisson Hotel Fargo
Pastiche - Fine Desserts & Cafe
Pastiche, Holiday Selections 1989
Pittsburgh Deli Company Restaurant & Bar
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Portofino Cafe at the Westin, Canal Place
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Milwaukee's best brunch, 2010: Comet Cafe
The votes are in, and the winners have been selected for OnMilwaukee's Best Dining 2010. The results of this readers' poll, including an editors' pick, are available in this series of articles that run all October long during Dining Month on OnMilwaukee.com.
Last year, then-repeat winner Trocadero beat second-place Comet for the title by a 2 percent margin. But Comet fans turned up the heat and bumped the competition down a notch by slightly more than that -- a 2.5 percent margin -- to take the top spot for Milwaukee's best brunch.
Comet is by now an East Side institution serving up hearty and delicious brunches for the neighborhood faithful. The chow and the personality here has even lured celebrity chefs like Guy Fieri to Comet in recent months.
Of course, Trocadero remains a formidable foe with its great patio and in-demand Bloody Marys.
This category is an especially interesting one in that three restaurants -- Lake Park Bistro, Roots and The Buffet at Potawatomi Bingo Casino were added to the list by the many fans who wrote them in using the "other" option.
What does this all mean? Milwaukee dishes up a mean brunch.
OnMilwaukee.com editors' choice: Comet
2. Trocadero
3. Cafe Hollander
4. The Knick
5. Honeypie
6. Saz's
7. The Wicked Hop
8. Cafe Centraal
9. Brocach
10. Eagan's
11. Hi-Hat Lounge
12. Sheridan's
13. Roots
14. Cafe Corazon
15. Lake Park Bistro
16. Broadway Bakery Bistro (tie)
The Buffet at Potawatomi Bingo Casino (tie)
18. Il Mito
cgodfrey | Oct. 8, 2010 at 2:55 p.m. (report)
Wife and I lived two blocks away for 5 years at the tail end of college and then a few years as newlyweds. It's one of the first things we mourned the loss of we sold out and traded being sexy-cool Eastsiders for being boring-parental suburbanites We make a special trip down to the old neighborhood a few times a year and do a Comet 'date night' for old time's sakes and to brush away a few of the cobwebs that come with being in your 30's. It's the best food I've ever had, anywhere, for any reason.
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ChateauDweller | Oct. 5, 2010 at 2:38 p.m. (report)
For the life of me, I will never understand the draw for this place. They have a great beer list and decent bar food, but it takes way too long. "Slow food" is an excuse for lazy kitchens and servers...nothing they make is gormet.
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Blood Deficiency
Below is another wonderful piece from acutake.com about the role of blood deficiency in poor memory.
"blood" in Chinese medicine is like "qi" in that these terms cannot be adequately translated into one English word. Blood implies nourishment in the broad sense, it is a yin substance. Memories at the cellular level are created pathways of connected neurons in the brain. Neurotransmitters and hormones are the substantial basis for this transmission of activity in the brain. Perhaps, one could postulate that these brain chemicals are the yin basis of yang mental activity, something more ethereal and intangible; the blood that qi flows with in respect to memory and cognitive function.
Two separate studies released last week looked at why we sometimes have a hard time remembering things. One said internet use plays a role, as we make less effort to retain information we know can be retrieved later; the other exposed the damaging effects of binge drinking, for its ability to trigger a steroid that interferes with memory.
As anyone who has attempted to recite a phone number in the past 10 years can confirm, technology certainly has dwindled our recall abilities. And drinking need not be of the binge variety to remind us that alcohol clouds the memory.
But what about memory lapses that are unrelated (or in addition) to the deficiencies created by computers and alcohol? What underlying issues make us susceptible to these kinds of external factors that contribute to poor memory? This is where acupuncturists focus their attention.
Poor memory usually is a sign of Blood Deficiency stemming from an imbalance in the Spleen, Heart or Liver system.
Blood in acupuncture is not the same as the blood we think about in biomedicine. Functionally and energetically, Blood is the counterpart to Qi, the vibrant, dynamic element that allows the physical, emotional and spiritual parts of a person to thrive. If Qi is active, Blood is still. Blood is what allows us to relax into ourselves, to soften so that we're able to receive the things that Qi brings about.
In order to retain memories, we have to receive them in the first place. We need Blood in order to embrace and actualize that which is happening around us. When Blood is deficient, the memory—the ability to capture experiences and allow them to nourish us—can be poor. Other common signs of Blood Deficiency include paleness, dry skin or hair, dizziness, blurred vision, fatigue, numbness in the limbs, light or absent menstrual periods, restlessness, and lack of self-esteem.
To rectify a Blood Deficiency pattern, acupuncturists ask where it's coming from.
A clue in this regard can come from any symptoms that accompany the classic Blood Deficiency signs mentioned above. Sometimes Blood Deficiency can affect a particular organ system, thereby causing symptoms that are specific to that organ. For example, a person with Heart Blood Deficiency may experience heart palpitations and insomnia in addition to poor memory; someone with Spleen Blood Deficiency may have digestive problems.
Another indicator of the underlying imbalance is the type of memory that's compromised.
Problems with short-term memory generally are associated with the Spleen. The Spleen plays a critical role in produci
ng and then holding onto the Blood, so when the Spleen is weak, there is not enough Blood to support short-term memory. One extremely common pattern in Western societies, Spleen Qi Deficiency, is caused by overwork or excessive mental concentration, which is why many people notice a decline in memory during high-stress times at work or school.
The Heart is said to house the Mind and rule the Blood, making it vital to both short-term and long-term memory. Typically, however, Heart imbalances are linked to long-term memory problems. The Heart system is responsible for the continuous circulation of blood, through the vessels but also continuously over time, allowing for uninterrupted recall of past events.
The Liver also may play a role in memory loss. The Liver stores the Blood so that body tissues stay appropriately moist and nourished. The mental and emotional aspects of a person, including memory, require this nourishing as well. Good memory also is dependent on smooth flow throughout the body so that all structures and functions can effectively support the formation and retention of Blood. This also is the domain of Liver.
Like memories, the reasons for losing them are unique to each person. Acupuncture creates a customized picture to help prevent memory lapses and regain lost moments—often they're found in the Blood.


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Transformation of Miami Central continues
September, 19, 2011
By Corey Long
The transformation of Miami (Fla.) Central has been exciting to see. The Rockets always had talent including players like quarterback Jeffrey Godfrey (UCF) and running back Brandon Gainer (Kentucky) but they were seen as a program that couldn't get over the hump. One of the big criticisms of Central was that it was more concerned with winning the "title of Miami" and beating rival Northwestern over winning a state championship. A stunning 21-14 loss in the 2009 state semifinals to Miramar expanded on that point as then-sophomore Malcolm Lewis and Tracy Howard made game-winning plays. The Rockets opened the 2010 season with a 45-42 loss to Kingsland (Ga.) Camden County in which they were flagged for over 150 yards in penalties and repeatedly exposed on special teams. But then something funny happened: Central changed its philosophy. A team that was once driven by quarterback play became one driven by its mammoth offensive line and running back Devonta Freeman (now at FSU).


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Here's how you can quickly pin a folder for easy access on the Windows 8 Start screen. 1. Open the folder in File Explorer. 2. Press and hold, or right-click the folder. 3. Tap or click the Pin to Start option.
For more, see the original article at the link below.
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A 100-YEAR-OLD churchgoer from Yate says the key to her long life has been a bowl of porridge every morning.
Betty Gowers, a resident of Stanshawes Care Home, also believes having worked since the age of 14 stood her in good stead for her later years.
Mrs Gowers, who celebrates her centenary at St Mary's Church in Yate on Sunday, said: "I am truly grateful for my life and all that has been done for me.
"I just can't believe I am 100, I still 45 inside."
Born in Newcastle on March 9, 1914, Betty and her family including her four brothers moved to Wales for work in the mines and lost her father in the treacherous industry. With no work available for girls, Betty was sent to live with different families in Reading where she worked in Huntley and Palmer's biscuit factory packing and checking products.
She married Army officer William Harold and the couple had a daughter, Rita. Sadly, William died in 1975 aged just 59.
Mrs Gowers also worked on the railways and was the first woman to be appointed in a draftsman's officer and later in Sainsbury's in Reading and a local sweet shop.
She moved to Yate in 1997 to be closer to her daughter and grandson. An active resident at Avonleigh sheltered accommodation, Mrs Gowers helped raise £11,000 for Macmillan Cancer Care by holding cake and jumble sales. She has been heavily involved with Yate Mothers' Union based at St Mary's Church.
"We tried to raise a lot of money through cake sales and different things," she said. "It was very enjoyable and I made lots of friends.
"And working has certainly kept me out of mischief."
A party for friends and family is being held at Stanshawes on Friday and a get together in her honour at the church on Sunday.
Added Mrs Gowers: "I wish there didn't have to be a fuss at all but I am very grateful, everyone has been so kind to me.
"I have never liked to drink but I do have porridge with milk and sugar every morning."


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BitKeeper decision time for projects
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A number of open-source software projects will have to decide before the end of the month whether they want to continue using the proprietary source code management system, BitKeeper.
The issue surfaced in connection with the Linux kernel in April, when the owner of BitKeeper, Larry McVoy, said he would be stopping development on the non-commercial version of the application.
Linux creator Linus Torvalds, who had been using BitKeeper for almost three years, stopped using the software then and has now developed a system called git which is used to manage kernel development.
At the time, Mr McVoy's company, BitMover, said in a statement that the developers who wanted additional functionality could choose to migrate to the more powerful commercial version of BitKeeper.
A number of other open source projects which use BitKeeper are facing the July 1 deadline.
Steve Curry, corporate communications director for MySQL AB, a widely used open-source database, confirmed news reports that the company had not yet decided what it would do.
"At this point, we don't really have any public comments on BitKeeper," Mr Curry said.
Heather Fitzsimmons, spokeswoman for the open-source desktop virtualisation project, XenSource, said the company had no comment at this time.
Other well-known projects using BitKeeper are the Xaraya content management project, the ReiserFS filesystem project, the Open Zaurus project, and the NTP time management system.
Mr McVoy has made no secret of the reasons why he provided free use of BitKeeper all this time.
"The Open Source community has provided an excellent beta testing ground for our software as well as a source of referral marketing," he said.
BitMover spokesman Bob Burres said the company was not keeping track of every Open Source project that converted to a commercial version of BitKeeper.
"But we have seen a fair amount. We are also continuing to work with the leaders of a variety of projects to either convert to commercial usage or transition smoothly to some other system," he said.
"The pace of the inquiries continues to increase and I would imagine we'll be working throughout this month, and quite possibly into July, on facilitating the transition. Our goal is to disrupt development as little as possible."
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In his latest article for MMORPG.com, columnist Bill Murphy takes readers on a brief tour of World of Tanks and tackles the issue of whether or not WoT is truly an MMO. Find out what Bill saw, or didn't see, in his time playing World of Tanks.
We're often dealing with the question of what games deserve to be called MMOs and what games don't deserve to be listed on our site. In this particular case, that of World of Tanks, we're looking squarely at a title that probably shouldn't be listed on our site. For while it's a fun death-match style game all about tanks and the havoc they can be a part of, it's not really anything more than that.
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Regulatory and customer care challenges abound, but so do opportunities to differentiate through unique personalisation, enhanced security and investments in creative strategies to meet the demands of today's mobile consumers.
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Re: Using NonlinearFit/Regress?
You may change the variables:
and find "alfa" and "betta" and then find "a" and "b".
All your conditions are fulfillment.
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> I am trying to estimate the parameters {a,b} in the
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> NonlinearFit[...].
> The model is known to be a CONCAVE function with
> 0 < a,b < 1 and b < a. NonlinearFit/Regress
> always produces negative parameters (a discontinuous
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Ranma 1/2: Hard Battle
Move List by Glenn
Version: 1.1 | Updated: 01/26/96 | Search Guide | Bookmark Guide
Ranma Nibunnoichi: Bakuretsu Rantouhen
(Chapter of Explosive Crazed Battle)
Moves/Codes List v1.1 (January 26, 1996)
I'm not calling this a FAQ, since it doesn't answer all of the most frequently
asked questions.
Everything in here are either from the Instructions Manual, fellow Ranma fans
(or is that "fen"?) on the net, and from the game itself. Being not able to
understand any Japanese, there's no way I could've figured most of this stuff
out by myself (I didn't get the US version).
Please send all comments, suggestions, corrections, etc. to me, Glenn, at
Also, if you have the US version, please send me a list of the name of the
moves listed in English.... I'd like to see what they were translated to..
"Ranma 1/2" is the popular manga series created by Rumiko Takahashi, who has
also created many other popular series in her still continuing career. The
manga series has already been adapted into anime in the form of TV series,
OVAs, and movies. Currently, Viz has the rights of the English translation.
The story of "Ranma 1/2" evolves around the main character, Ranma Saotome, who
has the "unfortunate" curse of turning into a girl when dowsed with cold water
and turning back into a guy with hot water. There are other characters in the
series who also have similar conditions.
The Options
After you start up the game, press <start> to choose one of the four options,
which are [Story Mode], [Vs. Mode], [Group Battle], and [Options].
In Story Mode, you find out what each character's motives are for getting
involved with this crazy fiasco, and how they become involved. You fight the
computer, which randomly selects your opponents, and finish by defeating
Pansuto Tarou in his beast form.
In Vs. Mode, you get to fight another human player, or the computer with a
character you select. You also get to choose the stage.
In Group Battle, you and an opponent choose 5 characters, where the characters
have only one-round battles, and whoever wins 3 or more rounds wins. You can
also select the characters for if you want to play against the computer.
In Options, you get to set the difficulty level (from Easy to Red, Red being
the most difficult), the time limit for each round, the sound mode (Stereo or
Mono), your preference of controls, and test of BGM and sound FX.
Basic Controls
The basic controls of the game are, well, pretty basic, and can be modified.
Left or right on the control pad moves the character forward and back (back
also blocks attacks), down to crouch, and up does nothing.
Below is the default settings of the controls:
Button Action Button Action
A Nothing A Nothing
B Strong Attack B Strong Attack
X Jump X Nothing
Y Light Attack Y Light Attack
L Block L Block
R Block R Block
Up Nothing Up Jump
Personally, I would suggest that you use the one of the following settings:
Button Action Button Action
A Strong Attack A Nothing
B Strong Attack B Strong Attack
X Light Attack X Jump
Y Light Attack Y Light Attack
L Block L Strong Attack
R Strong Attack R Block
Up Jump Up Jump
Basically, the idea is that you should have at least two "Strong Attack"
buttons, where you can hold one of them down at all times.
To toss an opponent, just walk up to him/her, and press either attack button
while holding left or right (for which direction you wish to toss him/her to,
and the strength of the attack button determines how far).
If you are being tossed, hit both attack buttons repeatedly before hitting the
ground will enable you to have a smoother landing. (On your feet instead of
on your back)
A few characters have the ability to "jump in mid-air," that is, while in the
middle of a jump, press jump again, and you will jump higher. The characters
who can do this are: Ranma (both male and female), Shampoo, and Happosai.
Shampoo can even change direction while in mid-air.
After you power up the game and while you are in the menu where you can choose
between [Story Mode] [Vs. Mode] [Group Battle] [Options], press
Up-Right-Down-Left-Up-X-Select You will hear Ranma's voice to let you know
that you've done the code correctly. This
allows you to play as Pansuto Taro without
having to beat the game first (Story Mode).
Select-X-Up-Left-Down-Right-Up You will see the words "RANMA M OP" right
above the options, and a cursor next to it.
this allows you to play the "animation"
sequences of the game, for each character,
choosing from the Opening (OP), Losing
(MK), Middle (MD), and Ending (ED).
In between any rounds/battles, press and hold the buttons X, A, and R, and a
debug screen will show up, where you get to select the difficulty level, the
stage, and most importantly, the characters you and your opponent are playing!
This is the only way you can play as Happosai (Old, very short -- I mean, uh,
vertically challenged, man). You can also change the player from computer to
human and vice versa. The numbers don't seem to mean anything.
(Note: Playing as Happosai in Story Mode may yield some strange results)
To make things a bit easier for me, I will explain here what some of the
terminology I am using for this list.
SA = Strong Attack. Charge = Press and hold a for 2 seconds or more
LA = Light Attack. (air) = Perform while in mid-air
Ranma Saotome (Male) ["RANMA M" in debug screen]
Guy with braided tail and red shirt. (Cursed form is a girl. Deathly
afraid of cats.)
Ranma Saotome (Female) ["RANMA F" in debug screen]
Girl with braided tail and orange shirt. (Ranma's cursed form)
Head Stomp (air) Down + SA
Hiryuu Shouten Ha SA + LA
Elbow Roll (Fumitsute) Charge SA. Hold Down & release SA
Mauko Takabisha Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Kachyuu Tenshin Amaguriken Tap SA and/or LA repeatedly
Ryouga Hibiki ["RYOUGA" in debug screen]
Guy with bandanna/headband, in yellow shirt. (Cursed form is a black
piglet, pet of Akane. Has lousy sense of direction)
Umbrella Attack (Kasatsuki) Forward + SA
Umbrella Head Stomp (air) Down + SA
(Tobi Kasatsuki)
Shishi Houkou Dan SA + LA
Bakusai Tenketsu Charge SA. Hold Down & release SA
Bandanna Throw Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Shampoo ["SYANPOO" in debug screen]
Girl with purple hair and a rather traditional Chinese outfit. (Cursed
form is a cat. In love with Ranma)
Head Stomp (air) Down + SA
Ryouga Retsushou Kyaku SA + LA
Maugeki Totsushinha Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Akane Tendou ["AKANE" in debug mode]
Girl in Taikwondo (whatever) uniform. (Ranma's fiancee. Both in love with
each other, and both have trouble expressing their true feelings)
Two Round Kick Forward + SA
Shoumakuuha Ken SA + LA
Shitsupuu Bakuretsu Ken Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Genma Saotome ["PANDA" in debug mode]
A panda. 'nuff said. (Cursed form is a panda (duh). Ranma's father. In
human form, is bald and wears glasses)
Father's Rage 1 SA + LA (when close to opponent)
(Chichi no ikari - Oshiokihen)
Father's Rage 2 Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
(Chichi no ikari - Taibatsuhen)
Panda Hundred Fist Tap SA and/or LA repeatedly
(Panda Hyaku Retsu Ken)
Hikaru Gosunkugi ["5SUN" in debug mode]
Guy with bag under eyes, candles strapped on head, stakes in hand, and in
blue school uniform. (Weak voodoo dude. Loves taking photos, and is in
love with Akane)
Jumping Mallet Jump Up or Forward + SA or LA
(Onnenki Zuchi)
Jumping Kick Jump Back + SA or LA
(Dai Nekurabari)
Twirling Voodoo Doll SA + LA
(Dai Kaiten Wara Ningyou)
Voodoo Doll Throw Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
(Wara Ningyou Nage)
Ukyou Kuonji ["UKYOU" in debugmode]
Girl with giant spatula on back. ("Ranma's cute fiancee." A great
okonomiyaki cook, okonomiyaki is a Japanese delicacy. "Ukyo" is a guy's
name, and she dresses like a guy most of the time)
Giant Spatula Cut Forward + SA
Ten Kasu Kansha Kudama Charge SA. Hold Down & release SA
Ko Hera Nage (Kansaifuu) Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Mousse ["MOOSE" in debugmode]
Guy with glasses & white overcoat. (Cursed form is a duck. In love with
Long Sword Forward + SA
Taka-Tsume Ken (air) Down + SA
Keiran Ken Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Hundred Hidden Weapons Tap SA and/or LA repeatedly
(Hyaku Retsu Anki)
Gekuchiou Kingu (Gambling King) ["KING" in debugmode]
Looks like a king from a playing card. (His gambling skills are about as
good as a grade schooler, but he cheats)
Ten Bow Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Joker Shower Jump Back (air) Down + SA
Pansuto Tarou (Human) ["PANST A" in debug mode]
Guy in blue vest and white pants, with pantyhose as belt. (Cursed form is
a combination of a bull, a crane, an eel, and a yeti; basically, a monster.
Named by Happosai, and can't be renamed by anyone else. His name means
pantyhose, BTW)
Head Stomp (air) Down + SA
Sanpo Raku Forward + SA
Itsubatsu Gyakuten Otoigeri SA + LA
Pansuto Tarou (Beast) ["PANST B" in debug mode]
A beast with a yeti's body, the head of a bull, the wings of a crane, and
the tail of an eel.
Jet Attack (air) Down + SA
Maugyuu Totsushin Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
Happosai ["HAPPOSAI" in debug mode]
Vertically challenged, yet too tall for his hair old man. (The most "evil"
character in the Ranma 1/2 series. The martial arts master of "Anything
Goes Martial Arts," and a perverted old man)
Rushing Attack Forward + SA
Ki Shield SA + LA
Happo-Bomb(s) Charge SA. Hold Down & release SA
Ki Blast Charge SA. Hold Left or Right & release SA
That's all. Once again, please send any comments, suggestions, corrections,
and/or additions to <firstname.lastname@example.com>. Enjoy the game!
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Have you ever wondered why New Zealand's Sauvignon Blancs are so highly rated? If you have, you probably imagine, as I did at first, that the best wines are produced in the Mediterranean climates which is to say, areas blessed with an abundance of sunshine. Not so, as I discovered.
And the reason is interesting.
In the warm climates, the sugar level of the grapes shoot up much faster than the tempo at which they actually ripen. This 'natural ripeness' of the grape is referred to as phenolic ripeness and means that the flavour components of the grapes are fully developed. Grapes that take longer to ripen achieve phenolic ripeness.
Well, chilly old New Zealand, and in particular Marlborough, produces a Sauvignon Blanc that is today regarded as one of the most famous wines in the world. The gradual ripening is what helps create their blockbuster sauvignon blancs.
Elements that create a cool climate are of course altitude, cooling winds, proximity to the ocean, and high surrounding mountain ranges.
South Africa is blessed with a fair number of cool climate wine regions such as the newcomers in the Agulhas area (Elim, Walker Bay, the Hemel-en-Aarde Valley).
Cape Point vineyards, so close to the both the Atlantic Ocean and the warmer Indian Ocean, produce exceptional wines. It was recognised as Winery Of The Year by Platter's SA Wine Guide in. 2008 and in 2007 received the Old Mutual Trophy for Top Producer.
The Darling area, lying so close to the sea produces lovely whites as the vineyards benefit from the icy Atlantic Ocean.
The high-lying Elgin ward was traditionally an apple-growing region. Now wines showing exceptional fruit are produced here with Sauvignon Blanc, Riesling, Pinot Noir and Shiraz doing particularly well in this late-ripening cooler zone.
Tokara wine estate lies high up in the Helshoogte Pass, and as a result their wines ripen later than below in Stellenbosch. Despite this they import at least part of their grapes from the Elgin area to make their exceptional Tokara Elgin Sauvignon Blanc, which was awarded five Stars by John Platter in 2010.
It would be fun to visit these wine regions individually, and explore their lovely wines. We'll do that soon.


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Velvet Revolver covered Pink Floyd's 'Wish You Were Here' as part of a special four song, one-off reunion concert in West Hollywood, Calif. last night (Jan. 12).
Guns N' Roses guitarist Ron 'Bumblefoot' Thal has released a studio version of the Henry Mancini classic 'The Pink Panther Theme.' The recording features members of Guns N' Roses: Frank 'Thunderchucker' Ferrer on drums, Tommy Stinson on bass, Richard Fortus and DJ Ashba on rhythm guitars. This is the ninth song in a series of digital singles released by Thal in 2011.
Maybe the Flaming Lips decided to record a crazy, bass-heavy, guitar-free video for the Beatles psychedelic masterpiece 'I Am the Walrus' as a way to prepare for their upcoming New Year's Eve concerts with Yoko Ono's Plastic Ono Band in their hometown of Oklahoma City. More likely, they're weirding out in the clip because, well, that's what they do best.
Lindsay Lohan will promote her upcoming nude Playboy pictorial on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show' on Dec. 15, but have photos already leaked online?
An orchestral version of the 1975 Led Zeppelin classic 'Kashmir' recorded by the the all-girl Australian/British string quartet Bond is featured in a new trailer for 'John Carter,' a science fiction film based on author Edgar Rice Burroughs' 11-volume 'Barsoom' series that's due to hit theaters next year.
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Led Zeppelin's fourth album turns forty years old today, and one of the easiest ways to measure the impact the record has had is to look at the long list of artists who have covered its songs over the years. W
Guns N' Roses are on tour — and while that means fans can expect some typically unusual news from the road, it also means hours of blistering hard rock music for concertgoers who turn out to see Axl Rose and company.
In fact, fans who have been in the audience for recent dates report that shows have been going for more than three hours — and as this lengthy recent setlist can attest, Axl and his crew have been delivering a mix of newer tracks, old favorites, and covers of two classic AC/DC tracks – 'Riff Raff' and 'Whole Lotta Rosie.'
Former Journey frontman Steve Perry is going to be recording new music soon, but it won't be with his old bandmates. The singer says he's working on a solo album, but it's been a challenging process since he's been out of the music business for so long.
William Shatner lent his distinctive vocal stylings to a cover of Black Sabbath's heavy metal classic in a behind-the-scenes video from the recording of his new album. I…am…Iron Man!
It's not too late to rename it Nirvanathon.
Over the course of 12 hours, local performers from Canada will take a crack at playing the Nirvana anthem 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' 144 consecutive times as part of the Scotiabank Nuit Blanche art festival in Toronto on Oct. 1.
After more than a decade as a fixture on top of the charts, Beyoncé certainly has more than enough of her own hits to fill a concert set list, and she doesn't need to go covering anyone else's — but who are we to argue if she decides to put her own inimitable spin on a rock 'n' roll classic or two?
Currently on tour to promote her latest solo album, '4,' Beyoncé used her June 20 stop in Nice, France, to break out a cover medley that included Kings of Leon's 'Sex on Fire,' Prince's 'The Beautiful Ones,' and — perhaps most surprisingly — Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody.' Though she flubbed a couple of lines, it was still an interesting experiment (and it's always nice to see pop singers proving they're actually performing live).


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Ex-Wallaby Peter FitzSimons looks at other sports films that hit the mark.
'And now," said Norm Tasker, the Australian under-21 rugby coach about 25 years ago, "I want you to watch this film."
It was the eve of us taking on the junior All Blacks, and we watched Rocky, mesmerised, hanging on every word, thrilling to every blow.
That night, my room mate and partner in the second row, Tim Costa, barely slept. Every time he closed his eyes, all he could see was Rocky Balboa going up against the heavyweight champeen of all the world, Apollo Creed, and dusting him, belting him, ripping in, exactly like we were going to do to the haughty and strutting New Zealanders. And we pretty much did, too, led by Costa and David Campese.
Somehow, Rocky hasn't aged at all well. Rocky is still good, but it's not great and nowhere near Rocky XI, which narrowly pips Rocky VII, while I just can't wait for Rocky XII.
Hold your sneers, please. About 75 per cent of most popular stories - be they books, films, plays or television episode - boil down to a plot line that goes as follows: "One man, fighting against extraordinary odds, wins through, and gets the girl, too." This applies not only for Rocky but for Great Expectations, The Da Vinci Code and every sitcom bar Will and Grace.
The point is that when you put that plot line with a sporting theme, the results tend to be doubly powerful, because people who like sports are already complete suckers for that kind of story. Hollywood has served it up to us for years. I know the Rocky films are nothing like reality, but they are exactly like reality should be.
In the whole panoply of sports films, three stand out:
Field of Dreams, Raging Bull and, on the documentary side of things, When We Were Kings.
Costner's Field of Dreams, while admittedly 10 times more sophisticated than Rocky, still has a man and a dream, and mixes it with the reverence that sports people always have for the greats of the past.
Raging Bull, on the other hand, is legendary for the graphic awfulness of the fight scenes. De Niro is so good he could make a Magic Mile of Motors commercial a dramatic masterpiece, but as Jake La Motta he takes us into the ring and gives us a real, appalling insight into just what it would be like in there, with a man trying to pummel you into unconsciousness. It deserves to be categorised more as a sports horror film than anything else, but it works.
Then there is Muhammad Ali's When We Were Kings and here we may stop the presses. No sports documentary has ever been better, no sports documentary ever will be. Ali is the most colossal figure in the history of sports, and that documentary manages to bring it all together - one man, great odds, compassion, humour, pathos, excitement, drama, everything!
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|changing Prerequisites on a course
|Submitting Dean
|Dean Roger Creel
|Submitting College
|Arts & Sciences -- Charles Monroe x8033
|Departments Generating the Proposal
|Objection Deadline
|March 15, 2005
|Proposal Status
|Final Approval Granted
|Proposal Last Updated
|April 08, 2005 by PR Yvonne Brooks
|Effective Date
|Fall 2005
|Brief Summary of Proposal
|We are attempting to correct an error in the Graduate Bulletin. For 3980:615, Public Organization Theory two courses 3980:611 and 3980:610 are listed as prerequistes, this is an error in the bulletin. The only prerequisite that should be listed is Permission.
|Type of Proposal
|Course changes only
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text: Trustreet Properties ( TSY), a restaurant real estate investment trust, has agreed to be acquired by General Electric's ( GE) Capital Solutions unit in a $3 billion deal. The total value reflects the assumption or refinancing of Trustreet's debt. As for the equity, Trustreet is being valued at $17.05 a share. The transaction should close during the first quarter of 2007. Shares of Trustreet have a 52-week high of $15.85 and closed Friday at $12.51. Following news of the takeover, the stock jumped nearly 35% to $16.85 early Monday. Trustreet's customers include Wendy's, Burger King, Jack-In-The-Box, Arby's, Denny's and Pizza Hut franchisees. Trustreet's board unanimously approved the acquisition and recommended that shareholders vote for the purchase.