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Question: When is a Quiz Night not a Quiz Night? Answer: When its been cancelled.
The monthly Quiz Night scheduled to have been staged at Sardis Road on Friday evening 27th January has been cancelled.
Pontypridd Youth will be playing their District Cup semi final tie against Treorchy Youth at Sardis Road on the same night – ko time 7:15pm. This has entailed the decision to call off the Quiz Night.
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Emmalee Sears gave props to the PHS pep band who played during Thursday's home volleyball match at Prouty Gymnasium against St. Bede. She said the Tigresses sure played with some much-needed pep, defeating the Lady Bruins 25-17, 25-17 in NCIC play.
"We really came together tonight. I think we really needed this," Sears said. "We all worked really hard and played as a team.This win had a lot of determination and an effort on everybody's part, and I think we all played with a lot of heart tonight.
"We've been at a lull, on a roller-coaster. A win at home I think was a good way to end the week, and I think it will boost our confidence."
Sears said she loved the school spirit displayed from the band and appreciated the fans' support also.
The Lady Bruins tied the second set at 13 on an ace from libero Morgan King. But from there on, it was the Lady Bruins tumbling on the roller-coaster ride.
The Tigresses (19-7, 1-1) sided out, and Sears ripped off a six-point string for a 19-14 lead. Lydia Stariha used a deep push for the Bruin sideout at 22-15. A service error and a hitting error by PHS brought St. Bede within 24-17, but the Lady Bruins hit long for match point at 25-17.
SBA coach Dawn Williams said the Lady Bruins (7-15, 0-2) are getting closer but not quite there, noting serve and receive issues plagued them in both sets.
"I was pleased we stayed with them for about nine points, 13 points. We're still having rotation problems on two serve receives and everything behind it," she said. "So we've still got to figure out how to cover those two and keep rearranging and keep going. We played 92 percent of the time; we've got to get that other eight percent.
"I told the girls today we've got one month. A month from today is regional finals. If you want to be in regional finals, we've got to figure it out."
PHS coach Andy Puck, whose team held leads of 17-11, 20-12, 24-15 in the first set, said the Tigresses had things figured out well, especially on the defensive side which they've been focusing on in practice.
"We've really, really been stressing that to get better and working on things that are going to help us throughout the rest of the season," he said. "Our back row tonight was much, much improved over the last couple weeks even. They're starting to make the moves that I have not seen them make this year. The last couple practices have been defense and serve receive, and that really showed tonight."
He said when both sets got close, they began to trust each other and pulled together.
"I think that they knew that we were, I hate to say it, but probably the better team, just had to execute that and sooner or later we would pull away. But it takes a lot of confidence in your teammates to do that, too. The front row trusting that the back row has their back, and the back row trusting front row has their front."
Knowing that conference wins are at a premium now in the NCIC with just three schools (PHS, St. Bede and IVC), Sears said the match was an important one for the Tigresses.
"It was fun, and the competitive nature between the two schools and then you only have only two (other) teams n conference, it means that much more," said Sears, who led PHS with six kills and added five points. "Every conference game we get excited about and want to win it that much more than any other game. Last year of conference, we want to take it home or at least tie for first."
Mollie Bates led the Tigresses with eight points, while Katherine Pranka added seven points, two aces and five kills. Ashley Farraher had five kills and Michelle Kelly (11 assists) and McCaela May (7) handled the setting.
Morgan King led the Lady Bruins with nine points, two aces and seven digs. Olivia Mueller had three kills, and Morgan Bosnich chipped in six points and seven assists.
Notes: Princeton won the sophomore match 26-24, 25-16. St. Bede escaped with a narrow win on the freshmen level at 25-19, 25-27, 28-16 … PHS will now meet IVC on Monday for Senior Night, a match moved from Thursday due to IVC's Homecoming festivities.
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The worst thing that can happen to anyone is to be the victim of a crime, especially a brutal crime.
One woman endured a brutal and senseless attack in front of her 3-year-old child when a man broke into her Millburn, New Jersey, home while they were sitting together watching cartoons, Friday, June 21, according to the New York Daily News. The man immediately began punching the woman in her face, kicking in her face after returning from her upstairs, and all in front of her child, who he did not acknowledge in any way.
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What do our security gurus out there think about this article...
Homeland Security urges computer users to disable Java
Unless you specifically have applications installed that need Java there is no reason to have it. At the very least you could completely disable it in your web browser as web pages that use Java applets are extremely rare. Turning it off in the browser would not affect pages running Java on the server to generate the pages as that Java is not running on your computer.
So you make it sound like there is little to lose by disabling the Java Plug-In in my Browser (FireFox in my case) and a lot to gain as far as security...
I got webroot. Hasn't failed me yet
What's that? :-/
Webroot antivirus. Works well - works in the background - quarantines things without even asking. It's user friendly basically.
I just saw a report that claims that there are major security holes in the latest version of Java that ARE being exploited to break into people's computers - that report recommends for EVERYONE to as a minimum to disable Java in their browser.
I just made a blog post at http://felgall.net/?p=3466 that provides step by step instructions on how to do this in IE, Firefox, Chrome and Opera.
Here is what I did for my laptop and FireFox...
How to turn off Java applets
Thanks for the instructions.
Firefox, Chrome and Opera were all already turned off. IE had 5 listed with 3 still turned on. They're off now.....
Brian Krebs, usually is fairly good at reporting Java, Adobe or Microsoft vulnerabilities: http://krebsonsecurity.com/ he covered this particular exploit quite a while back.
Like was mentioned if you don't require Java uninstall it. Yes, disabling the plugins in Firefox works for firefox (like on Stephen's article). As would disabling Java 7 (Update 10) via the Java control panel: http://krebsonsecurity.com/how-to-unplug-java-from-the-browser/ One or two specific security sites I visit require Java though I only enable it when I visit those specific sites and only when needed.
However, a lot of people still have fragments of Java 6 installation on their machines, which should also be thoroughly removed as the standard uninstallers sometimes leave vulnerable crumbs.
Is this potential hacking threat through Javascript old or new?
Department of Homeland Security advises computer users to disable Java because of security bughttp://news.yahoo.com/department-homeland-security-advises-computer-users-disable-java-084354696.html
Are there things that we website managers and builders should fix? :rolleyes:
Java vulnerabilities aren't new and usually a few times per year you'll get major Java zero-day attacks.
Are you confusing Java with JavaScript?
Just to clarify Greg, the problem is in [Java, not [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaScript"]JavaScript](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_(programming_language)).These are two completely separate programming languages.
As a web master there is nothing you need to do.However, if you have Java installed on your PC/Mac and you don't absolutely need it, I would uninstall it, at least for the time being.Felgall's blog post tells you how.
Edit: xhtmlcoder beat me to it
Java disabled: check.Date: many months ago.
This might sound dumb, but how do you know if you "need" Java on your computer (other than uninstalling it to see)?
What runs on Java?
You'll most typically see it used in Java Applets on some websites like: http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/online/ the browser or website may alert you that you have a missing Java plugin, etc. Normally you don't require it.
For long and involved reasons, I ended up redoing all of my mobile computers near the end of 2012. I haven't installed java on a thing there. Only issues I had were hooking up to Cisco AnyConnect VPNs and a certain active trading system I use. Now have a dedicated VM for said active trading system; I found the anyconnect client through other means.
So, in most cases, you don't actually need java installed . . . .
Java has always been insecure. I don't know why this is such big news all of a sudden.
Lots of stuff. Various remote presentation apps/services, software such as OpenOffice/LibreOffice, Eclipse, and NetBeans.
I thought Java was "the next coming"?!
If it is so inherently insecure, then why is it so popular?
Also, aren't there similar flaws with other languages/platforms like .Net?


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BOCA RATON, Fla. – The Saint Leo women's tennis team (3-2, 0-2 SSC) dropped a 7-2 decision to the No.1-ranked Lynn University Fighting Knights in Sunshine State Conference action, Saturday afternoon from the Perper Tennis Complex.
The top-ranked Fighting Knights took two-of-three on the doubles side, before taking five-of-six in singles.
The Lions earned their first point at No.3 doubles of Adrianna Daszkiewicz and Jeanette McDonald dumped Lynn's Andrea Berkova and Aleks Vukadinovic, 8-6.
Seeing close matches at two, three, and four singles, the Lions finally broke through at Nio.5 when freshman Maria Benkirane bounced Lynn's Kim Przeszlowski in consecutive sets, 6-0, 6-4.
The Lions will return to action on Sunday, February 19, when they travel to Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. to take on Nova Southeastern in Sunshine State Conference action. First serve is set for 2 p.m.
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B-26 Pilot, Lt Earl O Petersen, KIA 23 319thBG,439thBS MTO
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EARL OAKLEY PETERSEN (Daughter; Angela Dose, PLEASE contact firstname.lastname@example.com )
Lt. Earl O Peterson, Pilot of the 319th Bomb Group, 439th Bomb Squad Shot-Down and Lt Peterson was KIA.
B-26 Marauder #42-107555 of the 319th Bomb Group, 439th Bomb Squadron which was shot-down over the target on 23 Sept. 1944. Bombing Mission to Vigevano, Rail Road Bridge, Italy. All on board were KIA.
MIA/KIA was sent to his wife; Mrs. Hanna J Peterson, 703 14th Street, Boone, Iowa.
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Comments: Hello, I am looking for any information on my grandfather 2 LT Earl Oakley Petersen. ID # X-XXX410 who was a B-26 pilot and was killed in action on approx. Sept 23, 1944. He is buried in the Florence American Cemetery . My father is his only child and never knew his father as he was killed when my dad was just months old. My grandfather's family never spoke of his military demise, and my grandmother wouldn't either. I know he was trained in both California and Texas. We have been in the dark and searching for information. If you have any information I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much. I have one image that I will add which is the only image I have of my grandfather ~ he is the man on the front of the motorbike and the back of the picture says " Rome ~ Aug 1944".
Thanks so much for taking your time to read this!
Sincerely, Angela Dose
Dear Angela, On 23rd September 1944 B-26 42-107555 received several flak hits in the bomb run, both engines began smoking and the plane went into a slow downward glide. Two parachutes were seen to leave the ship prior to the right engine bursting into flames. It then went into a slow spin during which two more parachutes were seen to leave the aircraft prior to it crashing a half mile west of Binasco, Italy. The crew were: 2nd.Lt's Earl O Peterson; Harold F Sitterle; Howard F Braden; Sgt Lawrence F Burt; S/Sgt George A Creeth, Jr.
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Oeridian is generally used in reference to the Oeridian people, (sometimes called the "Oerid"), a race of humans living in the Flanaess region of the World of Greyhawk, though the term may also refer to the language and culture of said people.
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Bassist and teacher Don Baldini has lived in Vermont for the past sixteen years. Before coming to the area, Mr. Baldini had a professional career as a studio musician in Los Angeles, touring and performing with The Tonight Show, Frank Sinatra, Johnny Mathis, Peggy Lee, Tony Bennett, Helen Reddy, Paul Anka, Nancy Wilson, Teddy Wilson, Andy Williams, Henry Mancini and The Tshiko Akiyoshi/Lew Tabackin Band.
He can be heard on the sountracks of The Little Mermaid, St. Elsewhere, The Love Boat, Charlie's Angels, Jaws II, Disneyworld, Epcot Center and most recently with the Cincinnati Pops "Route 66" recording of the music of Nelson Riddle, whom Mr. Baldini was closely associated with in Los Angeles. he currently appears with the Vermont Symphony, Dartmouth Symphony, Opera North, and The Keene Chamber Orchestra, as well as several local chamber music and jazz groups in the region. Mr. Baldini holds a degree in music from Indiana University and did graduate studies at California State University at Northridge.
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A surgeon employed by Kingston Hospital without an interview or CV after getting a personal recommendation from a relative botched up seven operations in three months.
Doctor Faisal Sultan Siddiqui, 57, carried out six operations that fell "seriously below expected standards" after starting work in January 2010 as a locum consultant orthopaedic surgeon.
A five-year-old girl required a second surgery after he treated her. Six other patients were also left "worse off than they had been before surgery".
He was struck off following a three-day Medical Practitioners Tribunal (MPT) in Manchester last week, which he chose not to attend.
Chairman Sheila Hollingworth said: "Dr Siddiqui has neither recognised, nor taken responsibility for his failings or for the harm caused to patients as a result.
"He has shown no remorse for the harm he has caused, and has shown no recognition of the impact his misconduct has had on the reputation of the profession."
Dr Siddiqui, who is of Pakistani origin, was first referred to the General Medical Council after a complaint made by a patient he treated. But investigating this led to the discovery of seven other patients.
The panel ruled the medic had been "out of his depth". He is believed to have left the country.
Details of the tribunal were sent to an address in New Delhi. Kingston Hospital said Dr Siddiqui's employment had been subject to a serious untoward incident investigation.
A spokeswoman said: "Dr Siddiqui's employment as a locum and the standard of care he provided at Kingston Hospital was subject to a serious untoward incident (SUI) investigation at the time.
"The trust also informed the GMC of its concerns.
"The MPTs recent decision confirms that the trust was right to have identified concerns about Dr Siddiqui's fitness to practice.
"In the light of our own investigation there were also changes made to strengthen the process for appointing locum doctors within the trust, to avoid this happening again."
Grahame Snelling from Kingston's Healthwatch, said: "Safe recruitment is critical where people are involved and when this does not happen there are all sorts of consequences."
Kingston's top GP, Dr Naz Jivani who is the chair of the Kingston Clinical Commissioning Governing body, said: "I am surprised by this [the lack of checks on Dr Siddiqui before he was employed].
"I did not think this was the normal process.
"But four years ago was a different environment. If there are any serious incidents now they would be looked at by the clinical commissioning group.
"There are procedures in place to make sure that a there is a way to whistleblow."


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Sustainable seafood represents a healthy relationship with our oceans that can endure forever. When humans consume seafood, we leave an indelible mark on the ecosystem. It is critically important for our own well-being—and that of the oceans—that we understand the impacts of our choices.
The oceans sustain all life on Earth and are vitally important to our own lives. Although they cover more than 70 percent of our planet, the oceans are not infinitely resilient, and our quest for more and more seafood has brought about disastrous consequences. The health of the oceans impacts many of our primary concerns, including our own health and nutrition, access to food for all economic levels, sustainable economic development, our social structures, and just plain delicious meals. Our seafood choices offer a daily opportunity for each of us to contribute to the oceans' restoration.
Take some time to educate yourself about the right decisions—and make a difference in the health of the planet.—Barton Seaver, chef and seafood expert
What Is Sustainable Seafood?
Not so long ago the ocean's bounty seemed to have no limit. Now we know better. Efficient fishing fleets and an ever growing hunger for seafood have pushed many of the world's fisheries to the brink. A shocking 70 percent are exploited, overexploited, or have already suffered a collapse—and the problem is much bigger than a few missed meals. Thriving ocean ecosystems are important for the health of the entire planet.
Sustainable seafood is a way to replenish our oceans and manage their resources into the future. Informed consumers can make all the difference by finding out where their fish comes from and by making responsible choices.
Sustainable fisheries target plentiful species, including those smaller and lower on the food chain, because they can reproduce quickly to sustain their populations. They also mandate environmental safeguards like curbing bycatch and reducing dredging and other destructive fishing practices. Sustainable wild fisheries must be well managed, with accurate population monitoring and regulations that can track seafood from the fishing boat to the dinner table.
Aquaculture is a big part of the picture. Fish farms produce half of all the seafood the world eats—but not all of them are created equal. True sustainable operations minimize environmental impacts like pollution, disease, and other damage to coastal ecosystems on which wild species depend. They also avoid using wild-caught fish as feed, a practice that puts enormous additional stress on wild fish stocks.
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Here's the secret to reducing the strain on our oceans: Eat more vegetables. Vegetables should be the majority of the calories that we consume, and to pair heaping mounds of delicious mashed sweet potatoes and crisp, crunchy, broiled broccoli with a reasonable portion of heart-healthy seafood is a good thing. So reduce your seafood portion to about four to five ounces and pile up the vegetables. You will immediately start to reduce the pressure on our ocean life—and you might reduce your blood pressure, too.
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Marijke van Warmerdam – Close by in the distance
20 years of films and much more
29 October 2011 – 22 January 2012
Marijke van Warmerdam's works have been shown around the world, from Venice to New York and from Sydney to Basel. This autumn Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen presents a major retrospective of her work curated by Jan Debbaut, former director of collections at Tate in London. This is the first large exhibition of Marijke van Warmerdam's work in the Netherlands in ten years.
Marijke van Warmerdam (1959) is part of a generation of artists from around the world who have explored the potential of film as an artistic medium. Since the 1990s she has created a filmic oeuvre comprising various media: film, photography, sculpture, installations and, recently, painting. For Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen the artist has made a selection from her oeuvre together with Jan Debbaut.
Frozen poetry
Sustaining a moment in time, for example in film loops or in circular camera movements, is a central concern in the work of Marijke van Warmerdam. This freezing of time and space can be seen in her 16mm and 35mm films such as 'Handstand' (1992), 'Skytypers' (1997), 'Le retour du chapeau' (1998) and 'In the distance' (2010). She often chooses everyday subject matter such as cycling with no hands, a floating feather, aeroplane exhaust against a blue sky or a girl doing a handstand. Most of her films have no sound. Marijke van Warmerdam does not tell stories in her works but relies upon the visual power of the motif. Marijke van Warmerdam's work has been described as 'light yet sharp' and 'purely visual'.
Marijke van Warmerdam lives and works in Amsterdam and Karlsruhe. Her work has been included in many important international exhibitions including the biennales in Venice, Sydney, Berlin and Gwangju and Documenta X in Kassel. She has exhibited several times at Art Unlimited during Art Basel. She has had retrospective exhibitions at the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, the Migros Museum in Zurich, the ICA in Boston, MuHKA in Antwerp and recently at the Fruitmarket in Edinburgh and IKON in Birmingham. Her work is represented in numerous international collections including the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, the Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam and latterly in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen.
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The exhibition will be accompanied by a richly illustrated book published by Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König, with contributions by various authors. It will be available in the museum shop from October. Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen will be organising a range of events around the exhibition including children's workshops, a special themed day and a lecture. From October a video about Marijke van Warmerdam will be posted on arttube.boijmans.nl.
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Close by in the distance'. The exhibition is supported by the Prins Bernhard Cultuurfonds, sponsored by the Breeman Talle Foundation. The publication is supported by the Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture (Fonds BKVB).
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In Reply to: The view from above posted by ESC on November 06, 2003
: : : : Hi folks! I got into a discussion with a colleague of mine on whether the Great Wall of China was visible from the moon or not.
: : : : can someone please confirm if I am right or not
: : : : Ans while we are at it Shakespear said "To be or not to be"
: : : : "be" what???? and is this phrase from "As you like it"?
: : : a) It's *not* visible to the naked eye from the surface of the moon - not by a long chalk.
: : : b) "To be" in this case means "to exist". That is, whether to live or not.
: : : c) It's from Hamlet, not As You Like It.
: : Astronauts *can* see the Great Wall with the naked eye when they are orbiting the earth. I have occasionally heard it said that the wall is the only human achievement visitble from space. Perhaps that's where your friend got the idea it was visible from the moon.
: Here's a fun site -- http://terraserver-usa.com/ I was able to find an aerial view of my current home and my old homeplace on White Oak Mountain.
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How to Keep Your Skin Gorgeous This Winter
Is your skin sensitive to seasonal changes? I hear you! Here's how to cope.
-April Daniels Hussar
The weather outside is getting frightful (or not, if you live in Hawaii I'M NOT JEALOUS WHO ME?!) — but that doesn't mean your skin can't be delightful! I got some great tips from Simple Skincare's consulting dermatologist, Dr. Jennifer Segal, and threw in some of my own personal strategies for maintaining beautiful skin all winter long.
Stay hydrated! This might seem more important in the summer when you're out and about in the heat, but it's just as important in the winter, when the combo of cold dry air and HOT INDOOR HEATING is totally de-moisturizing! I feel more dehydrated all over in the winter than I ever do in the summer, especially since we live in an old house with olllllllllld radiators that basically suck all the moisturizer out of my body as I sleep. Some of my stay-hydrated tricks:
– Keep a giant bottle of water at your desk while you work. I know — it's like, no duh … but easy to forget about.
– Make tea! I do like my morning coffee, but a tumbler full of tea is a great, warming companion through the day, whether you're in the office, at home, or out doing errands.
– Remember that you can EAT your water too. Lots of fruits and veggies have really high water content — like cucumber, lettuce, grapefruit and many more.
– Use a humidifier. Especially if you have to endure old, drying heat like I do! And I didn't realize these existed, but Dr. Segal recommends a desktop humidifier! I need one!
-A good trick is to drink a glass of water before every meal. That way you'll get at least three full glasses in every day, plus you're less hungry.
Still have dry skin? Consider switching from a lighter moisturizer to a heavier cream. I know this is a MUST for me; I'm loving the Simple Vital Vitamin Night Cream with Pro-Vitamin B5 and Vitamin E.
Wait — is your skin more oily in the winter? Oily skin is also common in the winter, explains Dr. Segal. Why? Because your skin's natural barrier can be disrupted by the changes in temperature and air quality, not to mention all the indoor heat, which leads to over-drying … which can cause your skin to go into overdrive when it comes to oil production! Gah! A great product to use to deal with oily skin is the Simple Refreshing Facial Wash Gel, which cleanses without stripping your skin of its natural moisturizer, says Dr. Segal.
Eat your vitamins! According to Dr. Segal, vitamin C is an anti-inflammatory that helps the body maintain healthy tissues and a strong immune system … so you stay healthy and your skin stays pretty! Of course, oranges contain vitamin C, but so do Brussels sprouts, bell peppers and strawberries … to name a few.
Speaking of produce…
It's tempting — but don't become a winter couch potato. I have such a hard time getting to the gym or going out for a run in the winter — the short days really affect my outlook, and I'm basically ready to start hibernating every night at 5 when the sunshine is gone! I have to work against my nature to stay active — even if it just means a quick yoga session in my living room. Don't forget that endorphins released through exercise can lift mood and reduce stress, says Dr. Segal — so when you're feeling tense, get moving! Being active is a natural way to improve your outlook.
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Myriam Simon was born in Montreal, Canada. She attended the Ecole Supérieure de Danse du Québec from 1992 until 1994. Subsequently, she visited the National Ballet School of Canada in Toronto, where she completed her ballet education in 1998.
During her career as a dancer, Myriam Simon has already performed with the Guangzhou Ballet in China (1999/00), the Leipzig Ballet (2000/01), the Ballet of the State Opera in Hanover (2001/02), the Royal Ballet of Flanders (2002/04) and the Portuguese Companhia National de Bailado in Lisbon (2004/05).
Myriam Simon joined the Stuttgart Ballet at the beginning of the 2005/06 season in the Corps de ballet. She was promoted to Demi Soloist in 2007/08 and to Soloist in 2008/09. In 2011/12 she was promoted to Principal Dancer.
Leading Roles with the Stuttgart Ballet
A.Memory (Katarzyna Kozielsky)
A Streetcar named Desire (John Neumeier): Blanche du Bois
Allure (Demis Volpi)
Bravo Charlie (Marco Goecke)
Corps (Hans van Manen): Second Pas de deux
Dances at a Gathering (Jerome Robbins): Role in Blue
Don Quijote (Maximiliano Guerra): Dulcinea, Mercedes, Queen of the Dryads
Forgotten Land (Jiří Kylián): Couple in Grey
Frank Bridge Variations (Hans van Manen)
Gaîté Parisienne (Maurice Béjart): Ballerina
Giselle (Production: Reid Anderson, Valentina Savina): Myrtha
Goecke at the Chamber: The Nutkracker (Marco Goecke): Snow Fairy
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Initials R.B.M.E. (John Cranko): M
In on with (Katarzyna Kozielska)
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OK, it was unwatchable. And the Garden crowd was dreadfully quiet — that's what happens when people buy season tickets and have to sell a lot of them because of the cost, and then cherry-pick which games they'll attend; but also when the Garden insists on making hockey games in New York City like games in smaller towns where they have to have silly noise-making contests and throw T-shirts into the crowd.
But enough of that. The game, much as it hurt the eyes and offended the hockey senses, was an enormous one for your boys. It was such a big win under the circumstances, and so good for the Rangers to know, and to show, that they aren't going to succumb to the "trap game" garbage, or to the home-ice woes (which have mysteriously disappeared with four straight MSG wins).
That they aren't like past Rangers teams. That they are mentally strong, and that they believe that what they do will make them successful.
1) That all said, this was one of those games that always remind me what Tommy McVie used to say: They should let everybody in for free and make them pay to get out.
2) Hey, Sky-Is-Falling crowd. Your team has 40 victories. It is 10 games over "NHL .500," six games over actual .500. It is going to the playoffs. And you'd better believe some of the teams in the top half of the Least would rather see somebody else than play possibly seven games against these guys, especially the Prusts, Boyles, Callahans and Dubinskys.
3) Speaking of which, early in the season the Anisimov and Boyle lines were carrying the Rangers. And now both of those lines are back to where they were.
4) Marian Gaborik lost his point streak, and though he wasn't great in this game, he created some excellent chances, and that's a good sign. His line was scary at times in its own end, though. And Erik Christensen wasn't very good in this one … and continues to be proof that plus/minus is not a defensive stat, and in fact it's a pretty useless stat altogether. He's plus-6, tied for sixth on the team, ahead of Dubinsky, Callahan, Anisimov, Prust, Boyle. OK?
5) Another one I thought wasn't so good was Wojtek Wolski, who appeared to be giving it a full 75 percent effort. He might ultimately make the decision to put Sean Avery back into the lineup a simple one for John Tortorella. This team can't have passengers, and a mistake/penalty-prone Avery going 100 percent might be better than a Wolski going less than that. Especially against Philly and the Islanders and Boston coming up, and in the playoffs. Or maybe it was just me.
6) I didn't see the broadcast, but I don't know if they made a big enough deal of the play Ryan Callahan made on the GWG. Because, in addition to several hard plays by that line down low on the same shift, Callahan then lifted the stick of Keaton Ellerby from behind, stripped him of the puck, looked up, saw he had no shot, and waited for Brandon Dubinsky to arrive at the goalmouth. The steal was better than the pass. Incredible.
7) Callahan=Captain Monster.
8) Henrik Lundqvist really does love this time of year, doesn't he? He's such a competitor, and while I'm sure he'd love to have Martin Biron healthy and ready to give him a breather, I'm also sure Lundqvist would want to be playing all of these games now. Every single one of them.
9) I feel bad for the fans of Florida, few as they may be, that they have to watch that crap. The Panthers have some good young players and a great goalie, but it's going to be a rebuild and it's going to take a while an dn the meantime the few who show up have to watch icing-icing-icing, turnover-turnover-turnover. Gee, wonder why they can't get a fanbase in South Florida.
10) One more thing on that piece of cooke Cooke. The NHL hit a triple, almost a home run, finally, with that decision. And Larry Brooks and others made a great point about how repeat offenders now have to be slapped even harder, much harder. Now, if the NHL really wants to get rid of the headshots now … and not gradually … and I am still not convinced the league is ready to do what it takes — they need to start suspending first-time offenders. Everybody should know the law by now. And if they don't know it, then tell them with a letter to be posted in all lockerrooms and team areas, and make GMs meet with the team to reinforce it. And then, if somebody's dumb enough to hit somebody in the head, first time, second time, 20th time, suspend him. More games, of course, for repeat perps. But why should first-timers get a pass any longer. Sorry.
11) Man, I'm really praying for Manny Malhotra, one of the best guys not just in hockey, but in the whole damn world.
12) Too bad the Rangers blew those four-point swing games with the Canadiens earlier in the year, because they'd be in sixth place if they'd won one of those they lost.
13) Thanks to Jesse Spector for figuring out that that's the Rangers' Magic Number. Thirteen points, and Carolina can't catch them, meaning they're in the playoffs. Of course with tiebreakers it might be less than that.
14) Does anybody have any doubt that the Rangers will get two more points tomorrow against the Sens? But they'd better not think that way, and I don't believe they will.
15) Boy, the junk teams in the Leastern Conference trunk are all winning, too. And too late. That is, except for the Miracle Devils, who are now done like dinner.
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Graduations, birthdays, weddings, Christmas, really any occasion you can give money as the gift. We all know there are different times when we actually want to give money as a gift. Does anyone else just giving someone a card with some money on the inside? I seriously hate doing that because it just seems so boring, and like there was no thought or effort put into it!
For those time when I do want to give someone money, I like to do it in a fun way. My favorite is to put the money in a chocolate box like this one. Either save a box from a previous buy or just go any buy a cheep box of chocolates…. or buy the ones you like so you can eat them all! You could also use an existing box you have and just use, mini cup cake tins.
If you wrap it, when they open it, they will probably be less than exciting about the box of chocolates you just gave them. Either have them open it right away, or let the joke go on for as long as the wait to open the chocolates! Who knows it might be a while until they realize they have a bunch of money!


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Prospect Pitch: McNutt makes best of it
Double-A Tennessee's power-armed righty bumped to bullpen
By Andrew Pentis / Special to MLB.com | August 8, 2012 6:16 AM ET
"I can understand the broadcaster saying that," said Cubs hurler-in-the-making Trey McNutt. "As the catcher puts down that sign, wherever he sets up, I want to throw to that area to make that pitch. It doesn't have to be spot-on. I don't want to try to hit the glove."
As in the abstract, McNutt is saying, this process is not exact. Unfortunately, Chicago's seventh-ranked prospect has been far from spot-on himself. Southern League batters are batting .266 against him, and he's posted a 55-to-39 strikeout-to-walk ratio unbefitting his powerful repertoire. After 17 starts, his last eight appearances have come out of the bullpen, where he pitches more often but with less time to introduce his secondary offerings to opposing hitters.
"I've got all the pitches. It's just a matter of throwing them for strikes on a consistent basis. That's the reason I'm in Double-A now," the Birmingham, Ala., native said, not long after playing in his 50th game for the Tennessee Smokies over the last three seasons. "When I get to where I can throw the pitches for strikes whenever I want to, I'll have it made."
Nice verb choice.
MiLB.com asked McNutt to describe and grade each of the four pitches he makes. (His grade is based on a scout's traditional 20-80 scale, 50 being the Major League average.) Here is McNutt, in his own words.
Pitch one: Four-seam fastball
Purpose: I go inside to lefties with it and elevate it to both lefties and righties.
Grip: Traditional four-seam.
Speed: 90-96 mph. Some days it comes out better than others.
Grade: 65.
Pitch two: Two-seam fastball
Origin: I picked it up this year. I used to throw it every once in a while but this year I use it a lot for the movement. With the two-seam, the hardest thing for me to learn is to make sure I kept my fingers on top of the ball -- where you can get that late movement that you want -- or it will just do the same thing as a four-seam. It also helps me avoid blisters because I'm not cutting all four seams on every pitch.
Purpose: I like to throw it low and away to lefties to try to get them to pull off. I also like to throw it middle-in to righties, have it ride in on 'em.
Grip: It's kind of weird because I throw it different than others. I put my index finger on the inside of the horseshoe -- on the far left side -- and then my middle finger is on the middle of the ball in between the two seams.
Speed: 89-92, 93 mph.
Grade: 60.
Pitch three: Changeup
Origin: I never really threw a changeup until my first full year of pro ball, in 2010. I learned it at Class A Peoria and started focusing on it at Class A Advanced Daytona. Figuring out where to put my fingers and how to keep my arm speed up and still taking something off of it was the biggest thing. It took about me about three weeks to get down. This year is probably the most I have ever been comfortable with it. I worked on it all offseason in the Arizona Fall League. It's the toughest pitch to learn because it's a "feel" pitch.
Purpose: I don't want to slow my arm-speed, but I still want to take some speed off the ball to confuse the hitter.
Grip: Traditional four-seam, circle-change.
Speed: 82-84, 85 mph.
Grade: 60.
Pitch four: Slurve
Origin: I actually picked that up during springtime at Shelton State (Ala.) Community College. It's something my teammate, Johnny Shuttlesworth, taught me when I was having trouble with my breaking ball. I started throwing it and, after about a month, it became a nasty pitch for me. I kind of lost it at the start of this year, but I'm starting to find it. It's real sharp right now, so I'm happy about that.
Purpose: It's my swing-and-miss pitch when I throw it right.
Grip: I can't explain that grip. It's too weird. I'd have to draw you a picture of that one.
Speed: 79-84, 85 mph.
Grade: 70.
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Despite the hundreds of extrasolar planets found so far, the discovery of a planet orbiting the nearest star to our Sun has extraordinary consequences for astronomers and the public alike.
The Sun's nearest neighbor is a multiple star system that lies merely 4.3 light years away – a galactic stone's throw.
Alpha Centauri is only clearly visible from southern skies as a brilliant white star (it is actually two stars that are too close together to be seen separately by the naked eye). The faint third member of the system, a red dwarf star Proxima Centauri, yields no evidence for planets and is so far from the binary pair as to be inconsequential.
The European Southern Observatory reported the planet discovery on October 17. An instrument called the High Accuracy Radial velocity Planet Searcher, or HARPS, precisely measured small wobbles in the slightly smaller companion star, Alpha Centauri B. This yielded telltale evidence for the presence of an Earth-sized world whirling around the star, completing an orbit every 3.2 days.
The bad news is that the planet is too close to the star to support life as we know it. The surface roasts at over 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit – hot enough for hellish oceans of molten magma.
Alpha Centauri A & B are separated by as much as two billion miles. According to models, they are each capable of forming terrestrial planets despite the perturbing influence of a binary companion. In fact, a companion star can be a gravitationally stabilizing influence, like massive Jupiter is in our solar system.
On the heels of this discovery, the Alpha Centauri system is ripe for far-future exploration. That's because NASA's planet-hunting Kepler observatory is showing us that entire planetary systems are common. Kepler has identified several thousand other exoplanets, though most remain to be confirmed by follow-up observations.
What's more, Kepler is finding that rocky Earth-sized planets are increasingly common. (Kepler is monitoring over 150,000 stars in the constellation Cygnus for telltale planet transits, and Alpha Centauri is not in its field of view). Therefore, it's probably only a matter of time before other observations turn up additional planets at Alpha Centauri.
It's also possible that one or more planets could be in the stars' habitable zones, where temperature are mild enough for stable oceans to exist. The discovery of such a world would eventually be followed by a large enough optical-infrared space observatory that could spectroscopically sample the planet's atmosphere. Attempts would also be made with NASA's upcoming 6.5 meter mirror James Webb Space Telescope.
If spectroscopic observations made perhaps with an 8- to 16-meter mirror space telescope confirmed that a planet's atmosphere has biotracers – such as oxygen, ozone, nitrous oxide, methane, and chlorine – there would be motivation to build a dedicated interferometric array of optical space telescopes. Observations could reveal the waxing and waning of continents and oceans as the planet rotates, and the changing tapestry of weather patterns. SETI observations would monitor the planet for evidence of alien telecommunications.
Today's fastest space probes would take 40,000 years to get to Alpha Centauri. But by the next century, there could be attempts to send a small probe to the system at extraordinarily faster speeds. Such a mission would have a cruise phase of only 40 years if the technology were to develop for extraordinarily powerful propulsion systems that could accelerate a probe for 10 percent the speed of light. That no small task, but it doesn't require some imaginary warp drive, simply Newtonian physics. The builders of the spacecraft could live long enough to see data returned from Alpha Centauri.
An ambitious mission would enter orbit around any potentially habitable planet. Robotic landers would be dispatched to observe life up-close and personal. We could behold the effects of Darwinian evolution on an extraterrestrial Serengeti of unimaginably exotic creatures. By the time we are ready for such a mission we will have matured the required artificial intelligence and nanomachine technology. The autonomous probe would direct its own exploration mission.
Because Alpha Centauri A and B are Sun-like in terms of age and temperature, there has been plenty of time for life to develop on any planets we might find in the habitable zones around either star.
The view from a terrestrial planet in an approximately Earth-sized orbit around Alpha Centauri would certainly be exotic to our experience. At one point during the planet's year, the two stars would be in conjunction – in other words, side-by-side in the sky. The closer star would have a glowing disk like the Sun; the other would be more star-like and far more brilliant than Venus.
A planet would be influenced by the radiation from both stars. Every 70 years Alpha Centauri A & B come closest to each other. Warming on an Earth-like world would be brief but intense, raising planet-wide temperature by a few degrees.
Given the awesome power of biological evolution, life would evolve to cope with living with a second star. Life on such a planet might develop two circadian rhythms corresponding to both the length of day on the planet, and orbital period of the binary stars. There may be planet-wide migrations in anticipation of the approaching "super-summer." And, there would be a variety of other novel coping mechanisms.
If there were intelligent life present out there, Alpha Centauri astronomers would routinely turn their attention on a bright first-magnitude star in the W-shaped constellation Cassiopeia. It would be our Sun. And the astronomers might muse on what life would be like around a single yellow dwarf star.


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Jorlie Cammack, 26, spent Christmas with husband Mark and son Colin at home in Cricklade.
Mark, 40, says they have supplied all the correct documentation, but his wife is still being refused a visa extension on the grounds that they have not provided Colin's birth certificate.
The couple fear the UKBA has lost or misplaced the document which they say they have sent sending on three previous occasions.
The UKBA said: "No documents have been received by the UKBA and we have agreed to reconsider the application once the correct birth certificate is provided.
"Ms Cammack will face no action from the UKBA while her case is being considered."
But Mark said they had already sent the organisation the documentation three times.
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"It is also becoming very expensive to constantly be sending off the same information. My wife is very anxious."
The couple claim they have been the victims of a series of blunders by the troubled agency.
Mark, a HGV driver, married Jorlie at Swindon Register Office a year ago after they met on an internet dating site.
Jorlie returned to the UK from the Philippines in September last year on a six-month visa, settling with her husband in Saxon Close.
Her first request to remain was initially refused but the agency later approved it after the couple contacted North Wiltshire MP James Gray. Jorlie then applied for a two-year extension to her stay.
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For the 13 weeks ending Aug. 25, Nielsen Perishables reported both volume and sales of fresh produce were up 4% compared with the same period a year ago.
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one simple question please. I have three tables.
id area
1 Multimedia
4 Education
id foreign key(GROUP) job
1 1 designer
2 4 professor
3 1 copy
and now suppose that i have this
id foreign key (Employment) properties
1 1 type of contract
2 1 number of jobs
3 2 duration contract (no type of contract)
4 2 number of jobs
the designer and the professor in this case have the property number of jobs. So basically the question is, i need repeat the number of jobs for each profession? there is any way to avoid? or i can have to number of jobs 8 foreign keys to 8 different jobs for example ? one for designer, other for professor, other for copy, and so on? in this way the first number of jobs have in the foreign key 1 || 2 || 3
something like this:
id foreign key (Employment) properties
1 1 type of contract
2 1||2||3||4 number of jobs
3 2 duration contract (no type of contract)
Looks like a standard m:n relationship:
Properties- id- property
EmploymentsProperties- id- employment_id (employment fk)- property_id (property fk)
please, don't do that :nono:
a many-to-many table does ~not~ need its own id column
point of situation. i think that a many-to-many possible is not the best solution.
Please help me to reformulate the hierarchy of the database.
I have:user (id, name, age, salary, profession)professional area (id, area, number of members)job (id, job)statistics (average salaries, average age, and other stuff )
i am totally confused with that
What i pretend is just a simple interface like this:
Why not, the data model represents a m:n relationship.
It may not now but who knows in the future – it may be needed as foreign key in future feature enhancements.
i made a mistake in my first post. i Simple cant have a list of items, i need to store info in the items, so it represents a column and not a row.
i don't have the hierarchy well done, it is impossible to make any progress, without solve the design first
nice attempted backpedal
So you are saying that the property "number of jobs" would have different data associated with it based on job? Is the "different data" for each property/job relation known (static) or will a user be able to add info for a property/job relation through an interface?
I thought so
i will try to explain what i pretend. The user when register insert your name, profession, salary, age and another stuff.
With this data i need to generate some reports, separated by profession in a dropdown menu.
so, arts >>> designer / painter / webdesigner >> average salary, avarage age, and so on.
it is more clear? thanks


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Among the notable omissions are Ducks right wings Corey Perry and Teemu Selanne.
Perry merely is tied for fourth place in NHL scoring with 15 points and tied for second with 12 assists, while Selanne is tied for fifth with eight goals, including a league-leading seven power-play strikes.
This season's statistics, of course, have nothing to do with which players are placed on the ballot. The absence of Selanne might make some sense, given that there was no guarantee he would even play this season until he signed a contract during training camp.
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Perry, Ducks fans undoubtedly recall, actually played in last season's All-Star Game, as a late injury replacement. You'd think the NHL might give an incumbent all-star a little more respect.
The Ducks have four players — goaltender Jean-Sebastien Giguere, defensemen Scott Niedermayer and Chris Pronger, and center Ryan Getzlaf — on the ballot.
The Montreal Canadiens, who will host the game Jan. 25 as part of their yearlong centennial celebration, and defending Stanley Cup champion Detroit Red Wings have a league-high six-players apiece on the ballot.
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Pronunciation: læm-bayst • Hear it!
Part of Speech: Verb, transitive
Meaning: No, today's word has nothing to do with basting lamb, not even if you are on the lam: it means 1. to beat or thrash thoroughly or 2. to scold or chastise furiously.
Notes: Today's Good Word is a lexical orphan, which makes tracing its origin difficult (see Word History). It is also a rarity in that it appears to be an original English word, not borrowed from elsewhere. The present participle, lambasting, may also function as a noun and adjective, and someone who warms to lambasting too quickly is a lambaster. Just watch the coming and going of the final, silent E.
In Play: Lambasting someone is never a good idea; it makes the lambastee feel bad at the time and the lambaster later on if he or she makes a mistake: "The boss was lambasting Eileen Dover for sending a letter to a client without his knowledge until she showed him the letter with his signature at the bottom." Fire-and-brimstone ministers are past masters at lambasting: "The teetotalers enjoyed a thrilling message in church today as the preacher lambasted everyone who ever let demon rum touch their lips."
Word History: We are not sure of the origin of today's Good Word but the first constituent probably comes from Old English lame, borrowed from Old Norse lemja (past tense lamtha) "to lame, to make lame". Old English retained the same sense but by Middle English it referred to a beating or thrashing. In the 16th century there was a word of unknown origin, baste, meaning "to beat soundly". That meaning disappeared about the middle of the 19th century when paste emerged with the sense of hitting, for example, to paste someone a good one on the chin. Could this baste have been transformed into this new verb? (We wouldn't want Larry Brady to lambaste us for ignoring his contribution, so we thank him for suggesting it.)
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