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I just acquired an ASUS Transformer Tablet with Tegra 3 processor. I've seen a few 3D games on it (demos and free games) and performance is unbelievable. I'm currently busy experimenting with the development options for this platform and it seems very good indeed. The normal development language for Android is Java but it is also possible to make native apps in C++ using the NDK. Specifically for the Tegra processor you can get a customized version of the NDK and SDK from nvidia directly which is easier to set up. It works on windows and linux.
Using these tools it should be possible to make a working port of Crystal Space on Android. Especially Android devices with Tegra type processors or higher should be able to run pretty powerful Crystal Space games but I'm hoping that older processors can also use it a bit.
So what is my current dream? You all know that I'm working on AresEd. I would *love* to be able to develop Android 3D games using AresEd. The idea would be that users can install Ares as an application launcher for Ares specific games. AresEd itself would probably not run on the Android but at least the Ares game player should.
So I'm trying to find people to help me with this. I will certainly work on this but I can't do this alone as this needs testing on various devices and there are also areas in CS that I'm not that comfortable with (like shaders and stuff like that).
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Need help please.....
This past weekend I grilled two boneless ribeyes, about 12-13 oz. each. They were about 1 inch thick. I bought the steaks that day, so they were not frozen. I did my usual prep work. I let the steaks sit for about 20 mins to get to room temperature. I brushed them w/ olive oil and seasoned w/ kosher salt and fresh ground black pepper. I preheated the grill and rubbed the grates w/ oil. I did my normal routine that has produced great results. However, this time the steaks shrunk. So much so that I could have put them between 2 pieces of bread and made a sandwich. As a result of the shrinkage, the steaks cooked faster than I expected. So, I got medium steaks when I wanted medium rare.
This has never happened. I did go to a different meat market. Maybe they use a lower quality of meat?
Any suggestions on why my steaks shrunk??????

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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 17/12/2012 (1708 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I N the 1970s, you hung upside down on an inversion table.
In the 1980s, you bounced your stretches while decked out in spandex and legwarmers.
A decade ago, you banished bread and bananas from your life, fearing all starchy carbohydrates.
The good news for 2013: Health and fitness trends aren't as outlandish as they once were.
Now that you're planning your health resolutions for the New Year, why not explore something new?
Here are my predictions for the upcoming year:
Barre classes
Celebrities from Kelly Ripa to Madonna are reported fans of barre classes, the latest fitness craze to hit hard in New York, California and Vancouver. As the name suggests, the classes involve the use of a ballet barre — a stationary rail typically used during ballet warm-up exercises. These ballet-inspired classes borrow from yoga and Pilates and are accessible to anyone of any fitness level who wants to increase flexibility, strength and balance. This class is cardio-based and use small, isometric movements to tone the whole body. In Winnipeg, look for barre classes at Moksha Yoga. The Waverley Street location will offer barre classes in the new year.
Circuit training
In 2013, people will expect more out of a workout in less time. That's where circuit or interval training comes in. Typically, a circuit is a group of strength and cardio exercises completed quickly, intensely and in sequence before resting for a short period and continuing onto another circuit. Experts say this time-saving method of workout is effective because it combines strength and cardio training, revs up your metabolism and keeps your body from getting used to an exercise. Look for circuitinspired classes at gyms. Or make your own circuit, using your gym's cardio and strength machines. You can also create a circuit using no equipment at all.
Wellness coaching
Wellness/life coaches claim to provide guidance in helping you achieve your life goals — whether they involve your career, your physical fitness or your mental health. In the upcoming year, look for wellness coaching to take off. But buyer beware: the industry is unregulated, though legitimate organizations do offer wellness coaching classes and certifications. When hiring a wellness coach, ask to see certifications and request a list of current and former clients whom you can call for unbiased reviews.
Workplace health
More employers are realizing a healthy employee equals a more productive employee. In 2013, the trend toward a healthy workplace continues. That means more company cafeterias will offer nutritious meal options and more companies will offer onsite gyms or corporate discounts for gym memberships. Also on the rise at the office: fun workplace weight-loss programs with incentives and prizes. If your workplace hasn't jumped on board yet, gather some co-workers and start your own healthy lunch club.
Zumba trips
After years on fitness trend lists, zumba is still alive and kicking its way across the world. The Latin-fusion dance classes set to upbeat music can be found just about everywhere. What will be different in the upcoming year? The emergence of zumba vacations — tropical getaways organized by your local zumba instructor. Expect your zumba trip to happen on an allinclusive resort with your teacher offering daily outdoor zumba classes. This is part of a movement towards active vacations, in which couples and groups of friends decide to hike, canoe or ski during their trip rather than lying around on the beach all day.
Carb control
Dr. Robert Atkins made the idea of carbohydrate control popular. The late doctor and diet book author felt sugar — even in the form of foods like bread, carrots and fruit — was making us fat, not sour cream and steak. Carbohydrate awareness will continue to be popular in 2013. But things have changed. People will embrace the so-called "good" carbs found in whole grains and high-fibre fruit. Dietary fat will also be deemed a good thing — as long as it's from sources such as fish and avocado rather than bacon and ribs.


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ITHACA, NY — The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a $50,000 grant to two Ithaca College faculty members to examine how students' use of wikis can help them reach and cross conceptual thresholds in their understanding of historical knowledge.
Michael Smith, associate professor of history and environmental studies and sciences, and Ali Erkan, associate professor of computer science, were awarded the grant for their project titled "Untangling the Web of Historical Thinking: What the Structures of Student-Produced Wikis Reveal."
A wiki is a website developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to create and edit content.
"The use of wikis for collaboration among students has been well-explored, but we're thinking about wikis beyond their collaborative potential," said Smith. "The ways that wikis evolve over a semester — especially the links students are making — can reveal how students are learning to think about historical knowledge as relational and nonlinear."
Smith and Erkan will use the grant to select and adapt an open-source software system to do further analysis of learning outcomes, including the development of visualization tools. This work builds on their research — which was initially presented at the 2009 conference of the International Society for the Scholarship of Teaching & Learning — examining the implications of the "digital native" paradigm for the discipline of history. Their explorations suggest that in order for meaningful disciplinary learning to emerge from the use of new media in history classrooms, digital literacy itself must be cultivated.
Smith is the coeditor of the book "Citizenship Across the Curriculum" and has served as a Carnegie Scholar with the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. Erkan was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship for the 2011–12 academic year to conduct research in Istanbul, Turkey, in affiliation with Koc University.
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Donna Karan Fall 2013
As surely as New Year's Eve is to fall on December 31, Donna Karan is to include in her show notes some version of the following words: strength, power, and woman. And what's the matter with that? As a mantra, it's hard to argue with. All it means, really, is that the question then becomes, well, how does she translate those ideas into fashion now?
This fall, Karan's answer is one that combines languidness, structure, and a touch of raw texture. Her vision is one of an urban warrior, with occasional emphasis on warrior. Colors were black followed by earthy browns and shades of granite and stone. Wild, curly shearling capelets and sweaters were thrown over stretch jersey dresses with layers that flew in the wind and foundations that clung to every curve (good thing Karan also does shapewear). An embroidered leather tank was paired with slouchy doubleknit pants, and evening was a series of long jersey dresses with dramatic cape and shawl details. The strongest pieces were the ones that were also the most contained, including several beautifully tailored double-breasted coats with round sleeves and shoulders, done in a combination of wool, cashmere, and neoprene. It's a blend, actually, much like Karan herself: practical, luxurious, and modern.
"These are clothes for women like me," the designer continued in her notes. And therein lies a crucial component to her success. Karan is her work, and everything she does is personal. You know, she lives in these clothes, too. So as much as she's designing for the universal woman, she's also designing for herself. That connection came through loud and clear in this collection.


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Everything went wrong so suddenly.
I had been hiding in some bushes in my tank destroyer, taking potshots at stray enemy vehicles that crossed my field of vision. The rest of the team had bulldozed over the opposition, wiping most of them out while only losing about half of their own vehicles.
We looked set for an easy victory as the remaining team advanced on the enemy base to begin a capture.
Then the Wolverine happened. No, not the rage-inclined mutant with an adamantium skeleton, but a powerful tank destroyer. I was in the process of saving up for one myself - the T40 I was driving is the vehicle below the Wolverine in the research tree.
One moment we had seven vehicles compared to their two. I looked away, and when I looked back we were down to only three. Out of nowhere, the Wolverine had appeared and wiped out four of our vehicles. All of our big tanks were gone, leaving only me, and lightly-armoured scout tank, and our vulnerable artillery, hiding back at our base and sending shells arcing overhead.
There was nothing for it: the scout and I would have to try to capture the enemy base ourselves.
We cautiously approached the base, destroyed the enemy artillery vehicle, and began the capture; a green progress bar showed we had about a minute before winning. At that same moment, our artillery was destroyed - the Wolverine was at our base. With only one vehicle capturing our base, he couldn't hope to win, so there was only one thing he could do: find us and kill us before we could complete the capture.
Bravely, the scout volunteered to go and slow him down, let me complete the capture on my own while he held the Wolverine back. He found the dreaded tank destroyer only a few hundred metres away from us, and a brief and brutal gunfight ensued. My ally fought well, reducing the Wolverine's armour to about 15%, but the more heavily armed vehicle won.
I was alone on the field with a vastly superior vehicle only seconds away.
A message popped up in my chat box: "Please win this for me. Get that Wolverine." It was the player from the now destroyed scout tank. Another message from another teammate, still watching even though his vehicle had been blown up long before. Then another. Five of my teammates were sending me messages, encouraging me and begging me to win.
With only twenty seconds until the capture was complete, I knew the Wolverine would rush in. There were three ways into the base, but one was in a straight line from the last place it had been seen. Staying within the capture zone, I sidled up to a rocky hillside, trying to make myself as small a target as possible, and trained my gun on the valley that the Wolverine was certain to come down.
The seconds ticked away... Fifteen seconds until capture... Ten... Five... Was he coming at all? Had he decided to concede? Did he take the long way in order to flank me?
Suddenly, there he was, barrelling around the hill right in front of my gun. I fired.
I missed.
I watched the shell pass harmlessly mere centimetres about the Wolverine's turret. "Oh well," I thought. "I tried."
The Wolverine fired back.
It missed too.
Waiting for my gun to reload was the longest four seconds of my life. I suspected the Wolverine's gun would take longer than mine to reload, but I didn't know for sure. I waited for the countdown to hit zero, and then desperately fired again.
The Wolverine exploded.
I had won.
Five teammates - strangers I will never meet, who had been assigned to the same team as me by random chance - cheered for me. As for me, I could only grin at the poetry of it: that victory had just given me over 10% of the experience I needed to buy a Wolverine of my own.
Back in the real world, my heart was pounding in my chest and I felt slightly dizzy. It was one of the most visceral physical reactions I have ever had from a game. My body was so flooded with adrenaline that I had to get up and pace around the house for a while to work it out of my system.
This, then, is World of Tanks, a free-to-play online game for Windows PC and, more recently, Xbox 360, with publisher Wargaming.net promising more platforms in future. The meat of the game is random fifteen-versus-fifteen tank battles, pitting teams of nimble scouts, stealthy tank destroyers, and powerful heavy tanks against each other.
Progress through the game occurs through several technology trees. When starting a new account, a range of base level free tanks are available, and fighting in battles with those tanks will earn you experience points, which can be used to research improvements for your tanks and, eventually, more powerful vehicles. Experience in those vehicles will unlock even more powerful vehicles, and so on.
All of the vehicles featured in the game are real, beginning from the origins of tanks in the 1920s and 1930s and progressing through to the 1950s and early 1960s. Some, such as the German Leopard and the British Churchill, were common on the battlefields of World War II, while some were only built in small batches for testing, or even single prototypes that never went into production. A few were never actually built in the real world, and were recreated in the game from historical blueprints.
Vehicles from seven different countries are currently included in the game at present, with more promised. They are rated across ten different tiers, with tier I being the most basic and tier X the most expensive and powerful. There are five basic types of vehicles: light tanks, which function as swift scouts; heavy tanks, which are the slow heavy-hitters of the group; medium tanks, which fill the gap between the previous two; tank destroyers, which are generally slow and heavily armoured and are designed to lie in wait and ambush more mobile vehicles; and finally SPGs, or self-propelled guns, which are slow, lightly-armoured artillery that fire in parabolic arcs across the entire battlefield, using allied tanks as their eyes.
Even within these broad categories there is a lot of variety; some light tanks are slow, and some tank destroyers are quick and nimble, for example. players will usually be able to find a range of vehicles that suit their playing style, and with matches never lasting longer than fifteen minutes, it's easy to play a variety of different types.
World of Tanks is genuinely free to play. A patient player can see everything the game has to offer without spending a single cent of real-world money. That said, real money helps. Generally, spending real money will help you to progress faster, and those with no spare time at all can simply buy a higher tier tank and jump straight in, instead of investing hundreds of hours getting to the same point for free.
While it really is possible to play entirely for free, the temptation to spend a few dollars is strong. This is a seriously addictive game, and making progress can take a long time. Dropping a few bucks here and there to accelerate your progress will help you to get to that mouth-wateringly powerful new tank that much sooner.
The question to ask, then, is whether the gameplay itself is actually any good. After fighting in almost a thousand online battles over the past month, I am happy to report that the answer is yes. Map designs are clever, encouraging a variety of different playing styles, and having a mixture of tank types in the same fight makes them wonderfully unpredictable.
My only real reservation is in the automated random team creation. The matchmaking seems awfully warped at times, pitting a team of more experienced players against relative newbies, who are them steamrollered by the more skilled players. Weak scout tanks can sometimes be dropped into battles with tough heavies many tiers higher, since there are very few high-tier scouts.
These random teams can be incredibly frustrating, as well. Sometimes when playing artillery I will watch as the entire team runs off into the field, leaving nobody behind to guard the base and keep the artillery safe. The opposite can be just as bad, when the player who has the best tank in your team refuses to put himself at risk and instead just hides back at base, letting the rest of the team get picked off.
Sometimes, however, it all comes together. Like my story above with the Wolverine, random chance will sometimes throw you into a great team that communicates well, coordinates their efforts, responds to requests for backup, and puts the team victory ahead of their own personal point-scoring. When this happens, World of Tanks is simply wonderful. All the frustrations of the terrible team that runs off and lets the base get captured are forgiven when you get that perfect team that works well together.
It does make it a little more sad, then, when your next battle is with a pack of idiots with no concept of how to work together as a team. Having seen just how good it can be, it makes the bad experiences downright heartbreaking. Still, the memory of those great games can keep you going, pushing on through the bad ones.
Of course, random matches are not the only way to play. Three friends can form a platoon, which allows them to go into the same 15 vs 15 random battles together. larger groups are called companies, and rather than random battles, there is a company battle mode which pits one group against another. World of Tanks also has an extremely active clan community, and these clans can even compete in international tournament events.
For the casual player, though, there is a lot to enjoy in World of Tanks. The learning curve can be very steep, however, and it's not unusual to spend the first hundred of so battles dying a lot. Even with a thousand battles under my belt, I still consider myself to be quite new and inexperienced - there are players out there with over 30,000 battles on record (that's around 5,000 hours, about two years in a full-time nine-to-five job).
Now and then, after suffering a string of frustrating losses, I will feel discouraged and wonder why I am bothering. Then, a magical moment will happen, like the story above, and i will see just how compelling and exciting this game can be at its best.
If you'd like to have a go at it yourself, you can download it for free from worldoftanks.asia.
- James "DexX" Dominguez
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Synology Advises Users of SynoLocker Ransomwareby Ryan Smith on 8/4/2014 8:45 PM EST
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thedeepfriedboot - Monday, August 04, 2014 - linkNo sign of it on my station running DSM5, but I did a remote shutdown until I can get home this evening, check for security issues, and lock down my firewall. Reply
JarredWalton - Monday, August 04, 2014 - linkMy dad got the Crytowall ransomware virus a couple months back, which wanted something like $2000 in BTC if you didn't pay within the first week after getting infected. I'm not sure if he ever paid, but he didn't have a backup solution in place so basically he's SOL. Nasty business! Reply
ebruddah - Monday, August 04, 2014 - linkDoes anyone know if you can run updates on the fly without service interruption? Reply
FordGuy - Monday, August 04, 2014 - linkUpdates will interrupt service (at least on my DS414...).
The update from DSM4 to DSM5 required a reboot, as did applying the DSM5 updates.
Updating individual packages (VPN, etc) did not require a server reboot. However, the individual process must be stopped an restarted. Reply
Beany2013 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkDepends on your definition of 'interruption'. If it's a home server that's used for streaming music and video your laptop etc, then it's a couple of minutes to do a minor patch (IE 4.3.x to 4.3.y). For a major version, it's a bit longer, but it's not huge - I don't recall leaving my device overnight or owt, think it was less than an hour. A quick Youtube search suggests about ten to twenty minutes.
If it's in use at work, is an email server etc, you'll want to schedule some downtime, but we're talking less than an hour. Remember, this is a custom stripped and rebuilt linux distro, not a full on desktop system, and certainly not a Windows Service Pack or inplace upgrade. And everything will be working again as soon as it reboots.
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shank15217 - Monday, August 04, 2014 - linkLets put files on the cloud some more.. Reply
Impulses - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkUmm, this has little to do with the cloud? It's about malware infecting home NAS boxes and asking a ransom for your data, those boxes usually have net access for a variety of reasons other than cloud sync (remote access etc). In fact I'd dare say a cloud service is possibly less vulnerable to this sorta thing than a Synology NAS, or at least I hope that's the case. Either way, relying on any one solution is folly. Reply
KamikaZeeFu - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkIf you needed a reason to store your data in more than 1 physical location then this is as good as it gets. Reply
Beany2013 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkIf you need a reason to run multiple backups (three disks, rotate the disk each day), obfuscated ports, running only essential services, this is also as good as it gets! Reply
Bob Todd - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkHow aggressively does DSM update itself? Were any SKUs left at 4.3 and never updated to 5.0? Assuming the current 5.x code base doesn't suffer the same vulnerability, I'm just curious to know the possible footprint for the impact. It's software and software has bugs, but if the numbers are manageable they are better off being exceedingly generous to affected customers. "Sorry for the gadget rage your 2 bay Synology getting hacked has caused, while you are updating DSM and wiping your system to start over, we're shipping you a bonus 4 bay NAS on us. Tell your wife we are sorry about the wedding photos." Reply
icrf - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkSynology is kind of Nvidia-like when it comes to updates. They have one code base ported to support pretty much everything they've released. The DS411j I bought for my parents 3-4 years ago is updated to DSM 5.0, and receives updates every month or so. That's one of the main reasons I picked Synology over any of the other NAS options. It sounded like it would be supported much longer. It may have made a larger attack target with such homogeneous software, though.
The update to 5.0 seems to be more aggressive about updates, too. It sends me an email every time one is available and a few times a week until I install it. I don't remember 4.3 doing that. Reply
Bob Todd - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkThanks! I figured it was probably like most NAS software that harassed you via email about updates but didn't apply them automatically. Understandable for large updates like 4.x to 5.x that could potentially bork the system for a small number of users and drive contact rates for support. It would be nice if they at least had the ability to flag security critical updates and have the NAS self-update (i.e. from 4.3.0 -> 4.3.1 with a patch to the old release branch). Reply
Beany2013 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkI read somewhere that automatically installed updates are coming in a future release - I can't find an explicit option in the current latest version to have it, say, automatically install the latest patch at 2pm on a Wednesday or anything - but it can currently automatically download updates in DSM 5 (can't remember if that's it's default state). Reply
brucek2 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkIf we have to have a super expensive and super invasive NSA world-wide spying apparatus, could they at least please take a few seconds out from their normal business to locate these jerks, recover all the encryption keys, then send out a couple drones? Thanks! Reply
sneaky999 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkHaha loved that comment. However that would mean that said government institutions revealed their capabilities to the public by actually using them to help the public...Not going to happen any day soon I reckon Reply
CBauer00010010 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkDose anyone know if paying the ransome works? I have paper copies of all my files but the time it would take to rescan them would cost my company thousands. Reply
imaheadcase - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkNot always. People have reported paying, only to get it locked back again. Why wouldn't they if they know you are willing to pay in the first place?
I personally would not care, i have everything backed up. I would simply disconnect from internet, format nas, and copy everything back. Only THEN would I pay, but not them, some hacker for revenge. I would pay more than they wanted, just to see them suffer. Oh not the simple suffering, i would make them suffer real pain in the real world. Reply
josephPHPagoda - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkDon't pay. These kind of things continue to happen because people create incentive to do so. There is no promise it will work, and you are funding this sort of behavior if you pay. My recommendation is to deal with the pain knowing that at least you aren't giving criminals funding to continue this sort of behavior. To mitigate this sort of risk, make sure you have proper backups in the future. I had a friend get hit with something similar to this, but since he had backups, it took a simple copy/paste and he was back up and running with nothing lost (just 5 minutes or so). Reply
Beany2013 - Tuesday, August 05, 2014 - linkReports from the Syno forums are that it does work (they even provide you with full instructions on how to do it over SSH) but three portable HDDs to back up to, with the disk changing every day, would be cheaper and more efficient overall - and if you notice on Thursday that all your data is encrytped, you can go back to Wednesdays backup and recover from that.
It's cheaper than rescanning and better than paying the scumsucking little bastards who came up with this (as others have noted, correctly) Reply


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The badges and certificates were handed out by Ilkley Parish Council chairman, Councillor Mike Gibbons, at Outside the Box community cafe in Ilkley last week.
For the past year, girls from 1st Addingham Senior Section and 1st Rombalds Rangers have devoted many hours to improve their skills, by taking up activities such as astronomy, DIY, Chinese, musical instruments, dancing and sewing.
To maintain physical fitness, some tried football, others attended fitness classes, went sailing, climbing, horse riding or played tennis. They also undertook rigorous character-building overnight expeditions in all sorts of weather conditions.
But the main achievement was in their pursuit of voluntary activities which demonstrated a concern for others and the aim to make a difference within their community.
Some of the girls followed the Leadership scheme for Girlguiding in various sections.
Charity shops also benefited from their help, as did Outside the Box Community Cafe.
An interest in horse riding led one girl to help the charity Riding for the Disabled and two others showed great commitment by helping in residential homes in Ilkley. The girls and their Leaders, Kathy Hunt and Karen Palframan, are now planning expeditions to The Yorkshire Dales, South Pennines and The Lake District during 2014, towards their next awards.
To further demonstrate the adventurous nature and forward thinking of the girls in Ilkley and Addingham, one girl will join others from the whole of the North of England when they visit the Guide Centre in Sangam, India. A second girl has been selected to join a crew on a tall ship which will sail from Hartlepool to Holland at Easter.
Adult helpers are sought by Girlguiding Wharfedale. Visit the Girlguiding Wharfedale section of ilkley.org for more details.


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In dressing rooms all over the NHL there was joy and disappointment Tuesday following the announcement of Olympic rosters, but no team was hit harder with the realities of inclusion and exclusion than the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Steven Stamkos in all his blond and toothy glory stood smiling at the news of his impending trip to Russia. Martin St. Louis bunkered himself alone in a Winnipeg hotel room to wallow in his abandon.
Tuesday's announcement left a nation breathless and officially kicked off the angst and began the twisting of guts many will endure until Canada earns gold or doesn't.
The reality, however, is the announcement was more about hype than decisions. Team Canada GM Steve Yzerman could have changed more than a handful of names and still had just as strong a team.
Gold is no longer an expectation exclusive to Canada. The Czechs, Swedes, Finns, Russians and Americans will all have similar and realistic hopes.
Yzerman put together a team brimming with the speed of youth yet still forged by the heat of championships. Sidney Crosby and Jonathan Toews are young and experienced at the same time. They'll match any country's top duo. And they're not alone.
This team is deep and talented and worthy of a nation's support. But will it win? Certainly that is no longer a given as Canada has company at the top. And lots of it.
Winnipeg native and Blackhawks captain Toews admitted to relief upon hearing his name.
"It's a relief to have it off your shoulders. To play for this team is an honour and an accomplishment. To represent your country at the Olympic level is the ultimate," said Toews. "I haven't had any doubt but no one in their right mind would get ahead of themselves. Look at the names we left off this team. I'm ready for any role. Whether it's a captaincy or an assistant or not wearing a letter at all. There's more than enough leadership to go around."
Teammate Brent Seabrook, upon learning he wouldn't get the chance to add to the gold-medal collection he started four years ago in Vancouver, said he'd use the time to go on a trip and then grab a few beers and watch Team Canada try and win at the Olympics.
For the Lightning, however, the disparity between the fates of Stamkos and St. Louis cranked up the drama.
Stamkos broke his leg on Nov. 11 and only in the last week has resumed skating but was named to Team Canada in hopes that the deadliest one-time shot in hockey will be ready by mid-February.
St. Louis, who led the NHL in scoring last season and has 17 goals and 21 assists this campaign, has dragged the Lighting from obscurity to a playoff position while Stamkos rehabs. The thanks he gets for that? A snub from Team Canada led by his very own boss, Yzerman.
"Personally, it was a very difficult decision," Yzerman said. "Honestly, whether I'm with the Tampa Bay organization or not, it was a difficult one. It was a tough one in 2010 as well. He's a tremendous player who has played outstanding for us this year. Our team has a good record, our team is playing well."
Yzerman has now kept St. Louis off back-to-back Canadian Olympic rosters and if you think the GM of the Bolts and Team Canada isn't aware of the sting his player is feeling, you're wrong.
Yzerman was in his prime when Team Canada coach and GM Mike Keenan cut him in 1987 and 1991 during the days of the Canada Cup. Yzerman took those insults and used them to fuel the height of his career, including three Stanley Cups as captain of the Detroit Red Wings.
Lightning coach Jon Cooper is hoping St. Louis can have a similar reaction.
"Oh gosh. He's a human," Cooper said. "So I don't care if he's one year in the league or 20 years in the league, I'm sure he's extremely disappointed as we all are. But he's a pro and if there's one guy, unfortunately, that can handle it, it's Marty. Knowing Marty, this is probably going to motivate the snot out of him."
Stamkos stood and gave the obligatory "it's an honour" quote before turning his attention to his teammate.
"It was a little emotional when he got the news," Stamkos said. "It's tough. I don't know what more you can do or expect from him to be able to make this team. For me, it's tough to see Marty as upset as he was. We really need him on (the Lighting)," Stamkos said. "He's been carrying the load. He's our leader. It's just tough to be with him during this time. But he's a warrior, he's a competitor, he's going to come out stronger in the end."
Keeping St. Louis would have been the easiest thing for Yzerman. His star would have been happy and Team Canada arguably wouldn't have been worse off.
"That's right. We would have been just as good with Marty on the team. But Steve did what he thought was best for the country," said Canadian selection committee member and Boston Bruins GM Peter Chiarelli. "It sounds corny but Steve is that kind of person."
So too it seems is St. Louis. He blew off the morning skate to get his thoughts together then came out and did what he has been doing for some time and led his Lightning, scoring the winner against the Winnipeg Jets.
"I'm happy we got the win. For Team Canada, you can't imagine how I feel. I'm extremely disappointed and I'll just leave it at that," said St. Louis.
As the Lightning poured off the ice, they shouted "Marty," to salute their teammate and the ultimate professionalism that led him to score the winner on the same day he was dealt the coldest of news.
Maybe there isn't room on Yzerman's Canadian team for St. Louis. But without him, the team in Tampa is not one at all.
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In the previous two exercises you used the HTTPService and WebService components to access dynamic server-side data. Both components return untyped data. If you want to work with typed data, use the RemoteObject component.
In this exercise you will use the RemoteObject object to retrieve the dynamic server-side data to populate the Employee DropDownList control in the Employee Portal: Vehicle Request application shown in Figure 1.
In this exercise you will learn how to:
In this section you will use the RemoteObject component to retrieve the data for the Employee Portal: Vehicle Request application.
Note: In this exercise, you are using the remoting gateway for a ColdFusion server. However, you can use any server technology that supports binary AMF data. Some examples are BlazeDS for Java and the Zend Framework for PHP. Explore the mini Flex Developer Centers for PHP, Java, ColdFusion and .NET to learn more about Flex and those technologies.
Declarations block.
Declarations tag set, create a
RemoteObject instance:
RemoteObject component instance, add the
id property with a value of
employeeService, the
destination property with a value of
ColdFusion, the
source property with a value of
f45iaw100.remoteData.employeeData, and the
endpoint property with a value of
By setting the
source property to
f45iaw100.remoteData.employeeData, you are pointing to the ColdFusion component that the RemoteObject instance will use to query the database on the server. The
endpoint value,
http://adobetes.com/flex2gateway/, refers to the mapping used by the ColdFusion server to handle AMF/RemoteObject requests.
<s:RemoteObject id="employeeService"
In this section you will initialize the retrieval of data using the RemoteObject component.
Script block, locate the
initApp() function.
employeeService.getEmployees() method.
getEmployees() method exists in the ColdFusion component and returns all of the employee information listed in the table on the server.
private function initApp():void
pickupDate.addEventListener(CalendarLayoutChangeEvent.CHANGE, dateChangeHandler);
returnDate.addEventListener(CalendarLayoutChangeEvent.CHANGE, dateChangeHandler);
Note: In order to complete this part of the exercise, you must have Flash Builder Premium Edition installed. If you have Flash Builder Standard Edition installed, skip this section and continue with the next section. If you want to download and install a trial version of Flash Builder Premium Edition, be sure to 1) back up your existing workspace and projects, 2) uninstall Flash Builder Standard Edition, and then 3) install the trial version of Flash Builder Premium Edition. To compare the Standard Edition with the Premium Edition, check out the Upgrade Details page.
In this section you will use the Network Monitor view to examine the data returned by the RemoteObject object.
Note: If the workspace you are using has multiple projects open, you may not see the recording in the Network Monitor. Close all other projects and enable the monitor again for your current project and make sure the message in the Network Monitor view reads, "Enabled for project 'ex2_05_remote_starter.'"
You should see that the data result is displayed in the Network Monitor as shown in Figure 5.
Note: The data properties are all uppercase. ColdFusion returns properties in all upper case format by default. You need to adjust the Flex controls to be compatible with the data.
In this section you will store the retrieved data in an
ArrayCollection variable named
employees that is bound to the DropDownList control in the Employee Portal: Vehicle Request Form.
RemoteObject tag, use the content assist tool to generate the result event (see Figure 6).
Script block, locate the
employeeService_resultHandler() function.
employees variable to the
event.result property:
protected function employeeService_resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void
employees = event.result;
as operand to cast the
event.result value to the
ArrayCollection class.
The result of the
RemoteObject object is typed to the
Object class by default. You must cast the result to the ArrayCollection class so that it can be used with the
employees ArrayCollection variable.
protected function employeeService_resultHandler(event:ResultEvent):void
employees = event.result as ArrayCollection;
In this section you will adjust the application user interface to use the data returned by the service call.
labelField property to
<s:FormItem label="Employee:">
<s:DropDownList id="dropDownList"
<s:FormItem label="Office Phone:">
<s:TextInput id="phone"
In this section, you will generate a fault event.
In this section, you will use the Flash Builder Debugger to view the information returned from the fault event.
source property, remove the last character so that property will be invalid.
<s:RemoteObject id="employeeService"
employeeService_faultHandler() function.
employeeService_faultHandler() function (see Figure 9).
Note the
faultString property and value (see Figure 10).
In this section, you will use the Alert class to create a pop-up dialog box to display fault data.
employeeService_faultHandler() function.
show() method of the mx.controls.Alert class to display the event.fault.faultString value as text in an Alert pop-up. Make the title of the alert Fault Information.
Within the Script block, note the import statement for the mx.controls.Alert class. If this import statement is not present, add it to your code to make the application work.
protected function employeeService_faultHandler(event:FaultEvent):void
Alert.show(event.fault.faultString,"Fault Information");
You will see the Alert dialog box display the fault event information (see Figure 11).
In this exercise you learned how to use a RemoteObject object to retrieve data from a remote ColdFusion server.
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If you are activating images in DAM, and then searching for those images in DAM search as detailed below, you may notice that the image activation status appears as "pending" in the search results.
- Open DAM
- Navigate to a folder with images (example: /content/dam/geometrixx/banners)
- Activate all the images.
- Ensure that the image status is published.
- Switch to DAM search.
- Enter a search string (example: .png)
Result: The activated images appear as pending for activation.
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OTTAWA – The Assembly of Manitoba Chiefs is putting acrimony with its national counterpart aside for the moment in order to try once again to get Prime Minister Stephen Harper to agree to a meeting with aboriginal leaders and the Governor General.
Grand Chief Derek Nepinak held a press conference on Parliament Hill this afternoon to say a Manitoba-spawned resolution calling for such a meeting on Jan. 24 received unanimous consent from the Assembly of First Nations executive and an invitation to Harper and Governor-General David Johnston is now in the works.
The request does not remove the possibility Manitoba might withdraw partially from the AFN, as numerous chiefs are still quite angry about what happened last week and are calling for the province's bands to dictate the AFN no longer has authority to speak for Manitoba's treaties.
Nepinak acknowledged the issue will arise next week at a special chiefs' assembly in Manitoba but he said the immediate concern is the health of Attawapiskat chief Theresa Spence and Cross Lake elder Raymond Robinson, who are continuing their fast to demand a meeting with Harper and Johnston.
"Our priority is Theresa Spence and the love we have for her," said Nepinak.
Nepinak and Southern Chiefs Organization Grand Chief Murray Clearsky met with Spence and Robinson in Ottawa Friday. Clearsky said they delivered a message from elders in Manitoba that it's time for both Spence and Robinson to go home to their families. He said the elder women in Manitoba wanted Spence to know they felt she had made her point and want her to reconsider continuing to refuse solid food.
Spence and Robinson have survived on salmon broth and herbal tea alone for more than a month while they demand action from the government. Spence wants a meeting with Harper and Johnston, while Robinson is demanding the government withdraw parts of its budget implementation bill which reduce environmental reviews, affecting fisheries regulations and amend parts of the Indian Act. He and others argue the changes were made without proper consultation with First Nations.
A week ago, Harper met with AFN National Chief Shawn Atleo, and other AFN representatives but Johnston was not at the table. That was unacceptable to numerous chiefs, including the leadership in Manitoba, who boycotted the meeting.
Nepinak was livid Atleo went ahead with the meeting against the express wishes of so many chiefs, but he said Friday he had a week to think about what happened and believes First Nations across Canada standing united to address the issues facing their people is of paramount concern.
Nepinak said he is not calling for a review of Atleo's leadership right now, although he acknowledged "we're not out of the woods yet on that issue."
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Head coach Lyn Jones has made seven changes to his starting London Welsh line-up that lost to Saracen slast week as the Exiles prepare for their European bow tomorrow.
Welsh host French giants Stade Francais at the Kassam stadium in the Amlin Challenge Cup on the back of two narrow defeats at the hands of Saracens and Gloucester - although they did come away from both games with what could yet prove to be crucial losing bonus points.
After six rounds of gruelling Premiership action, London Welsh head coach Lyn Jones has rung the changes for Saturday's Round 1 Pool 5 fixture, most notably in the backs, where there are four new faces from the line up that started against Saracens.
There's a first appearance this season for Alex Davies, who racked up an impressive haul of 250 points in the Exiles' Championship winning season. Davies missed the start of the season through injury.
Ashley Smith also makes his first appearance of the season on the right wing, with Ryan Davis partnering James Lewis in the centres. Nick Runciman replaces Tyson Keats at scrum half.
There are three further changes in the forwards, with Arthur Joly making his first start for London Welsh at tight head in place of Paulica Ion.
Joly and fellow front row forward Franck Montanella will both be packing down against their former club.
Russian international Kirill Kulemin, who turns 32 on Saturday, spent eight seasons in France with Castres and Agen and comes into the second row alongside Matt Corker.
Captain Jonathan Mills moves from the second row to blindside flanker in place of Daniel Browne.
London Welsh: 15. Alex Davies, 14. Ashley Smith, 13. James Lewis, 12. Ryan Davis, 11. Nick Scott, 10. Gavin Henson*, 9. Nick Runciman, 1. Frank Montanella*, 2. Dan George, 3. Arthur Joly, 4 Kirill Kulemin*, 5. Matt Corker, 6. Jonathan Mills ©, 7. Mike Denbee, 8. Ed Jackson.
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PHILADELPHIA – It will be a double-dose of top ranked squash teams for Penn on Wednesday when the men and women travel north on I-95 to Princeton, N.J. The Tigers are the No. 1 ranked team in both the men's and women's Dunlop College Squash Team Rankings after matching wins over Harvard. The women's match will get underway first at 5 p.m. at the Jadwin Squash Courts, and the men will close the night at approximately 7:30 p.m.
This will be a battle between two of the top teams in the country as Penn comes in ranked thid after a huge win over then-No. 4 – now No. 5 – Trinity (Yale's loss at No. 3 helped as well). The loss was the Bantams' first of the season and was good enough to give the Quakers that extra push to climb past the No. 5 spot in the rankings – a spot where they had sat since the beginning of the season.
The Red and Blue will head into Wednesday's match riding high after their thrilling win over Trinity, which was highlighted by their young talent. Freshmen Yan Xin (No. 2), Haidi Lala (No. 4), and Camille Lanier (No. 8) each won their matches, with Lanier's five-game victory proving to be the most pivotal on the day. In addition, tri-captain Pia Trikha and Chloe Blacker were able to secure wins, maintaining their perfect individual records on the year. Lastly, Courtney Jones finished the night off with her fourth win of the season.
Penn isn't the only squad entering the match after a huge, upset victory. Princeton managed to take down last season's Howe Cup champion Harvard, and unseat the Crimson from the No. 1 ranking with a tight 5-4 win, making the jump all the way from No. 4 to the top spot.
Despite trailing in the all-time series, 41-7, Penn has had the advantage of late, winning three of the last four matches. The last time the two programs met, Penn came away victorious at home on Dec. 3 of last season, 6-3. The last time they visited Jadwin, the Quakers fell, 7-2, in a first-round Howe Cup match.
It will be another tough test for the No. 12 Quakers against top-ranked Princeton. Penn is fresh off a heartbreaking, 9-0, defeat at the hands of second-ranked Trinity. Despite playing long points with extensive volleys in most matches, the Red and Blue's effort was not reflected by the score – Daniel Judd, Tyler Odell, and senior captain Danny Greenberg were the only three Quakers that managed to win a few games for Penn.
As for the Tigers, much like their female counterparts, they bested the Crimson, 5-4, in their most recent match. But unlike the Princeton women, the men were favored to win the night as the higher ranked team, and entered the match as the defending Ivy League and Potter Cup Champions. The men downed the Crimson, and first time this century Princeton has the top-ranked team in both men's and women's college squash.
The last time the two teams met was on Dec. 3 of last season in Philadelphia. The Quakers fell, 9-0, and now trail Princeton, 80-11, in the all-time series. Penn has won four matches as the visitor and will look to earn its first victory in the series since 1974.


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It's 11:45 pm, and this is the scene outside my hotel room right now:
The Hilton is hosting a Wheel of Fortune taping, and my room is unfortunately right near the set. The crowd is cheering, shrieking, and generally whooping it up. I am a lowly guest in the hotel, so the taping will go on until "sometime soon, but they should be wrapped up by midnight."
Why, oh why, Hilton, couldn't you give my room to a cast or crew member, and give me a quiet room near the business meeting I was attending?
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A guide to biodiversity conservation and a walk in search of birds on the high moor are among events planned this month by the Friends of Ilkley Moor.
This Saturday, a guided family walk will look at the heritage of the moor and its many endangered animal and plant species.
It will take place from 2pm to 4pm, meeting at Darwin Gardens car park, Wells Road.
A guided walk the following day, from 9am to 11am, will go up to the Twelve Apostles stone circle, looking for moorland birds.
The walk is rated as moderate to strenuous. The meeting point is White Wells car park.
Improvements to footpaths are taking place on Tuesday May 13 and May 20, setting off from Darwin Gardens car park.
The Friends of Ilkley Moor project officer will lead a heritage walk on Sunday May 18, from 1pm to 3pm. The walk goes from the edge of the town to the high moor.
Booking is essential for all events.
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I'm very happy to announce that the Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation is up and running. We have already received several donations for which we are very grateful!
Rick is in the process of creating a website (it will be linked to this one) which will have all of the information that you will want to know about the Foundation.
This has been a very bittersweet few weeks for our family as we have grieved the loss of Hans Grande and Kelly Lester, friends who have been in contact with us from the very beginning of our journey with cholangiocarcinoma. We will miss them and want their families to know that we love them and that our hearts ache with theirs.
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Roosters in Dreamland
More Than Just Fish
By Richard Thiel — March 2005
Although the fishing out of Los Sueños is world-class by any standard, there's plenty more to do year-round in the immediate area for nonanglers or when the bite is off. Perhaps the most popular alternative activity is golfing at La Iguana, the Marriott's on-site course. Designed by Ted Robinson, Jr., it's a challenging, par-72, 18-hole course that winds through a rainforest, offering the chance to see toucans, monkeys, and scarlet macaws. Greens fees for 18 holes run from $120 to $140, depending on the season.
Also on site are a spa, casino, tennis courts, and fitness center, and you can even enroll in Spanish language and dance classes.
There are plenty of things to see and do beyond the resort's borders as well, and either group or individual tours can be arranged through the Marriott's tour desk. A canopy tour is not to be missed. You ride on a tractor up to the top of a hill in the middle of a rainforest, where locals have constructed a network of platforms and cables that stretch between them. Donning a harness, you clip on to the cable and skim from station to station, over the tops of the trees while enjoying spectacular views of the ocean. It's bothexciting and safe. Cost per person is about $60.
Costa Rica is deservedly known as an ecological wonderland, and nowhere is that more obvious than in Manuel Antonio National Park, just an hour's taxi south of the resort. Admission is $7, and for about $10 more, you can hire a guide at the park entrance who will not only point out the extensive variety of animals but also let you view them through his monoscope.
If that's not enough, visitors to Los Sueños can also book freshwater fishing trips, a mangrove and crocodile tour, whitewater rafting, horseback riding, sea kayaking and snorkeling, and a tour of an active volcano. And, of course, there's always saltwater fishing. —R.T.
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This article was published 21/10/2013 (1402 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
It's not like he didn't tell us this was coming.
When Sam Katz ran for mayor in 2004, he promised many things. Chief among them was a pledge to cut red tape at city hall for developers and entrepreneurs. "As a business owner who attempted to get a permit to build a small little ballpark, I have a fair amount of experience with the frustration, the hurdles you have to go over and the hoops you have to go through," Katz told a mayoral forum.
It was hard, way back then, to envision exactly what city hall would look like once it was liberated from all the needless red tape strangling the city's developers. This week, however, we finally got to see in graphic fashion more or less what Katz had in mind.
Consultants Ernst & Young delivered a long-awaited audit into city contracts awarded to Shindico Realty to design and build four fire-paramedic stations. It found city policies and business practices breached. The audit found corners were cut, questions were not asked, and council was deliberately and entirely left out of the process.
The debacle described by the auditor is, in all ways, the manifestation of Katz's war on red tape. This is a creation of a government that puts more emphasis on greasing wheels than due diligence. Where "getting it done" is more important than "doing it right."
This debacle proves one inescapable reality about efforts to cut red tape: Although it is often sold to voters as something that levels the playing field and makes government fairer for everyone, it really only benefits a select few. And so it was in this case.
The only true beneficiary in this instance of the red-tape-cutting was Shindico Realty, which got all the work designing and building the four fire-paramedic stations and even intends to sell the city some of the land to be used.
Consider how many hurdles and hoops were cut to benefit Shindico.
The original $15-million contract was split into four smaller chunks, largely to avoid the need for council approval. Then, those contracts were awarded to Shindico on a "non-competitive" basis. In other words, without a bidding process.
The high priests of streamlined bureaucracy could defend these as simple errors of expediency, especially since eliminating all those hoops and hurdles is theoretically supposed to save taxpayers money. In reality, this streamlined effort resulted in a $3.3-million cost overrun.
Despite his long, obvious connections to Shindico, Katz took no responsibility for this mess. In a news conference following the release of the audit report, the mayor said he was shocked, disappointed and resolved to make sure these "mistakes" never happen again. But at no time did he admit he knew what was going on. Nor would he speak ill of Shindico or former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl.
The E&Y report clearly identified Sheegl, a longtime friend of both Katz and Shindico's Sandy and Robert Shindleman, as the driving force behind the ethically challenged deal. Despite Sheegl's earlier claim he only followed the fire-paramedic station replacement program from "50,000 feet."
The audit showed he was deeply involved in negotiations with Shindico, and directing the actions of former WFPS chief Reid Douglas, who had been given responsibility for managing the construction of the new stations.
It was more than a little ironic that Sheegl, who likely did more than anyone else to bring Katz's war on red tape to fruition, was in the end a beneficiary of streamlined bureaucratic process.
Sheegl, who was given a chance to review the audit report and respond prior to it being given to councillors on Monday, resigned suddenly last week. It is clear now that was done to avoid having to face any public grilling for his role in the fire-paramedic station debacle. In an unusual move, Sheegl was allowed to leave without any notice. Even more unusual was the fact executive policy committee met the same day his resignation was tendered to consider and approve a severance package reportedly worth more than $240,000.
It is impossible Sheegl did not have a requirement in his contract to give notice of an intention to leave. Someone decided to waive that requirement, and to hastily convene a meeting of EPC to approve his severance.
In his last moments at city hall, Sheegl truly showed Winnipeggers what bureaucratic efficiency really means.
Government bureaucracy can be frustrating, even counterproductive. However, there are many more instances where bureaucratic checks and balances are a reasonable expression of due diligence, and not a dirty, pointless trick played on entrepreneurs.
Katz will continue to run from this mess, expertly wielding plausible deniability to deflect allegations he knew, or should have known, about the ethical disaster his good friend Sheegl was authoring. In the end, Katz did promise to get rid of red tape at city hall. Most of us perceived that to be a promise. We've just found out it was more of a warning.


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A teenage girl who died after being hit by a lorry helped eight people by donating them her organs.
Claudia Jennifer Landa, 17, was knocked down in Carshalton Road, at the junction with Goat Road, Mitcham, on Wednesday, April 2.
The former Carshalton High School for Girls pupil from Hackbridge, Sutton, was on her way home from Richmond upon Thames College when the accident happened.
Police were called to the scene at 4.20pm and she was airlifted to hospital, but died on Friday.
Claudia's mother, Naomi Martin, said eight people had benefited from organ donations by Saturday evening.
Tributes to Claudia, known as 'Cloud' to friends, have been flooding in from friends and members of the community.
Rebecca Mutsatsa, a close friend from Carshalton High School for Girls, said: "Claudia was such a good friend to me and we had some amazingly hilarious times.
"We met in high school although we only became close in the last two years, I'm so glad I got to share the experiences I did with her.
"She was probably the funniest person I know and words cannot describe how much she meant to me and so many others.
"She was such a unique person and I do not use those words lightly. I can honestly say that I've never met anyone like her.
"She was funny, outgoing, didn't care what people thought of her and she had the craziest hair."
Ieva Kulikauskaite, who also met Claudia at school, said: "I've known Claudia since Year 7. Over the years she has been a very good friend not only to me, but to many others.
"We could all count on her to make us laugh in every and any type of situation.
"When I found out the news of her death I was frantic - how could a person I've known for 6 years be said to be gone, I refused to believe it at first. I'm going to miss her, I already do.
"I spoke to her last week as it was her birthday...never did I think that would be the last time I spoke to her.
"My thoughts and prayers are with her family and friends, Claudia will always be alive in spirit and she will always stay in our hearts."
Claudia celebrated her 17th birthday a week before the accident.
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DETROIT - Last week, Wayne County Circuit Court Chief Judge Tim Kenny admonished David Griem, lawyer for Bob Bashara, over investigative subpoenas Mr. Griem's office issued in an effort to obtain certain records.
These subpoenas were issued on regular subpoena forms but said "Investigative" on them.
The fundamental problem with the subpoenas is that no criminal case exists against Mr. Bashara at this time. In addition, only county prosecuting authorities can issue investigative subpoenas; this type of subpoena can never be issued by defense lawyers in a criminal case.
Subpoenas can only be issued by defense lawyers once charges have been filed against their client or clients. Until that happens, defense lawyers cannot issue subpoenas in a case that does not exist yet.
Upon being asked by Judge Kenny about the subpoenas, Mr. Griem apparently stated the "Investigative" subpoenas issued under the non-existent case name "People vs. Robert Bashara" were done so accidentally. This situation raises some significant ethical questions.
At all times, lawyers are governed by rules of professional conduct which broadly outline what a lawyer can and cannot do. In addition, those rules require lawyers and judges to report the ethical wrongdoings of other lawyers or judges, if they have personal knowledge of a violation.
In this case, Mr. Griem issuing apparent investigative subpoenas in a non-existent case, without proper justification, presents an ethical problem because it appears to fall squarely outside the bounds of ethical conduct demanded of lawyers. And it also creates a potential obligation for the other lawyers involved tangentially in this matter, along with Judge Kenny, to have to report Mr. Griem's conduct in this case. Mr. Griem issuing investigative subpoenas in the case "People vs. Robert Bashara" poses a problem for at least two reasons: (1) defense lawyers cannot issue investigative subpoenas, only prosecutors can and, more importantly, (2) there are no pending charges against Mr. Bashara. For the most part, there are always alternative routes to obtain records but issuing invalid subpoenas in a non-existent case is not one of them.
And Mr. Griem's explanation that the subpoenas were issued inadvertently also raises ethical concerns. Aside from whether Mr. Griem's excuse is believable given the circumstances, an attorney is expected to ensure that everything done in his or her name is appropriate. The subpoenas are court orders, and Mr. Griem should have either signed them himself or authorized their signing. Either way, he should have approved them being sent out. The failure to take due care in making sure that ethical norms are followed can be the basis for misconduct charges.
In the end, Mr. Griem's conduct, at the very least, put each lawyer, including Judge Kenny, in a very precarious ethical position. It remains to be seen, if, and when, one of those lawyers will report Mr. Griem's conduct to the Attorney Grievance Commission.
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Baltimore County Police Chief Jim Johnson has announced a number of new command assignments that take effect tomorrow, April 1.
- Woodland M. Wilson III will be promoted from the rank of Captain to the rank of Major. Captain Wilson oversees BCoPD's Operations Support Section, including K-9 and the Tactical Unit. As a Major, he will oversee Support Operations Division, including the Tactical Unit and K-9 as well as Aviation, the Hostage Negotiation Team, the Behavioral Assessment Unit, the Marine Team and Traffic.
- Major Daniel Kaliszak will command BCoPD's Technical Services Division. Major Kaliszak currently is assigned to Support Operations.
- Captain Gordon Skinner, currently commander of Precinct 8/Parkville, will command the Vice/Narcotics Section.
- Captain Jay Landsman Jr., currently assigned to the Vice/Narcotics Section, will command Precinct 6/Towson.
- Captain Lisa Hannon, currently assigned to the Operations Bureau, will command Precinct 8/Parkville.
- Captain Richard Howard, currently commander of Precinct 6/Towson, will be assigned to the Operations Bureau.
The changes follow the retirement last month of Major Karen Johnson.


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This campaign is over! In case you missed it, here's what happened.
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"People throughout my community, school, and neighborhood have gone to great lengths to support me and help me far surpass my goal. Being a senior, I couldn't have imagined a better way to connect with my peers and the people I love before I head out of state for college. Through this drive I learned the importance of service and the impact that it has on someone. This drive has shaped my way of thinking, taught me a deeper sense of responsibility, and has overall made me a greater adult and citizen. I can't wait to see the impact that my drive makes on the lives that it will be touching. I am so grateful that I had this opportunity and thank DoSomething.org for giving me a reason to serve others."
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Harriet G. Eddy Middle School in Elk Grove, CA is the top collecting middle school three years in a row! In 2015, they collected 7,279 pairs of jeans, winning a $5,000 grant for their school.
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Western Eagle Bilingual School in Mayagüez, PR was the top collecting elementary school in the country! In 2015, they collected 2,604 pairs of jeans, winning a $5,000 grant for their school.
"This is the first time our school W.A.L.K.S. W.E.B.S. participated in this drive. We are currently 325 students, but we have the spirit of a thousand, and the keen vision of our mascot, the eagle! We feel happy to represent the Mayagüez Community in Puerto Rico. Parents, students, and faculty have joined efforts to make this activity a success. Thanks for the opportunity, and we hope to help out next year!"
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"This campaign is important to me because it made me realize that there are a lot of people in the world who do not have most of the basic things they need. I felt that if I could just do something to make it better for them, then that would be a great reward."


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TRAIN passengers are disappointed with the rise in ticket prices across the UK after the government increased rail fares.
Train fares across the UK saw an average increase of 2.8% from Thursday December 2.
Louise Baker, a mother of 2 from Bridgwater, said: "It goes up every year and it makes it cost prohibitive.
"We would use the train more often but without a family rail card it's too expensive. I don't understand how commuters can afford to go by train."
Chancellor George Osborne said in last month's Autumn Statement he would keep fares in line with July's Retail Price Index (RPI) inflation rate of 3.1%.
The increase is the smallest rise in four years, but critics say the fares are rising faster than incomes.
Louise said: "A day out to London is too expensive. We would go by coach now but we'd much prefer to go on the train."
Ryan, a student at Bridgwater College, said: "I have a railcard but you have to go on a lot of journeys for it to be worth it.
"I would like to go see my family who live up north but it costs almost £120 to go to Lancaster."
A return ticket from Bridgwater station to London can cost as much as £72.50, although that price is brought down if you book well in advance.
Jon Shaw, Professor of Transport Geography at Plymouth University, said: "At least this year passengers see some relief as regulated fares will rise only in line with inflation, but we're still getting appalling value for money."
According to Prof Shaw, in the four decades leading up to the early 2000s, the UK spent on average 40% less annually as a proportion of gross domestic product (GDP) on its transport infrastructure than other leading economies in Europe.
However that is starting to change. Prof Shaw said: "It's true we're seeing impressive levels of investment in the railways at the moment - more than I can ever remember, actually - but there was no real alternative given how little we've spent in the last decades."
Doris, 70, takes the train regularly from Bridgwater. She said: "Tickets are not too pricy if you're just going to Taunton or other short trips."
A peak return ticket from Bridgwater to Taunton costs £7.90. Doris said: "Not so many people are getting away with not paying since they improved security in Taunton."


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