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My question concerns the methods that are available for a VI referenced through ActiveX.
I am specifically interested in the "Run VI" method, which appears in Labview when using Open Vi Reference, then Invoke Node.
In particular, this "Run VI" method has a "Wait Until Done" parameter that I need to set.
In Labview, I manage to set this parameter and run the VI in the background (see first attached picture).
Now, I get confused when referencing this VI through ActiveX from /outside/ of Labview (Matlab in my case).
According to Matlab (see second attached picture), the referenced VI has a method called "Run", but not "Run VI".
This command does run the VI, but I cannot see any "Wait Until Done" parameter. In fact, there is only one parameter listed (it appears as Run(handle, Variant(Optional)), which means that aside from the object itself, there is only an optional Variant value).
(I have highlighted the method in green in the second picture).
Actually, when looking at the methods listed in the Matlab picture, it appears that many are different from the ones that are accessible in Labview through the Invoke Node.
Is this normal ? If yes, how can I set the value of the "Wait Until Done" parameter for the "Run"/"Run VI" method through ActiveX from outside of Labview ?
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02-16-2012 05:06 AM - edited 02-16-2012 05:07 AM
I have attached a png file of how I use this method. To obtain the vi reference use the open vi reference.
Hope it helps.
sorry misread your message slightly,
Is it normal? Yes. Why? Because the first method isn't ActiveX. It's using the VI Server. Totally different beast. Hence, the interface will be different.
The LabVIEW documentation indicates the actual signature should be:
|If TRUE, you do not need to wait for the VI to finish running. The default is FALSE.
I'm not sure why you're seeing the signature as "Run(handle, Variant(Optional))" from Matlab.
Thank you !!!
You definitely solved my problem. It works
I am curious: where did you find this information ? where are these activeX functions documented ?
In the LabVIEW Help.

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Seeing the Melbourne Storm equal first on the NRL competition table after four rounds has reminded me how a quality organisational culture can reap great results. Many would have agreed with the punishment handed down by the NRL when the Storm were found to have rorted the salary cap, but not me. The stripping of the Storm's three minor premierships and two grand finals was ridiculous. It proved to me that those making the rules don't understand what is required to claim the ultimate prize on the first Sunday in October.
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I currently have an American Pit-bull who is super friendly to kids and other dogs. All his life he's been around toddlers and frequently encountering new dogs in dog parks, trails to friends dogs. However because of the discrimination to the pit-bull breed I have those complaints. I understand if its the law its the law and should be as followed. Its just unfortunate for a dog to be discriminated or judged due to its breed. While either walking down the streets people turning around or insulting comments while the dog has not even done anything to show a form of aggression.
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I hate cards. Nothing is ever funny. They are, in fact, the exact opposite of funny. A folded piece of paper costs $5.99, plus tax. If I have to mail it, factor in the cost of a stamp (plus the extra week … Continue reading
We Probably Won't Be Invited to Any Other Parties
Samara has one friend. It's not that she's a bitch, but things get busy. She's not in school, so it is up to me to make plans and, frankly, I suck at it.
Last weekend, her one and only friend Zach turned one. Zach is an adorable kid just her age who lives close by and whose mom, like me, enjoys both Starbucks and not being batshit crazy. All I had to do to prep for this party was buy a gift and show up. I was determined to get everything done early on so that I wouldn't be scrambling last minute as usual. So on Tuesday, I ordered a gift from Amazon (via Prime, obviously) and on Thursday I bought a card. I was a solid two days ahead of schedule in nailing this! Except no. I did an awful job.
First the gift. I got Zach a small wooden house with a shape matcher. Samara has a similar one and loves it. The first thing I noticed was the clear indication that this toy was for a child 18+ months. Oops. Good job bringing an inappropriately aged toy to a party – hopefully he doesn't choke.
Then, the card. I had picked up the card on my lunch break and had chosen from the limited selection of Happy Birthday to a One-Year-Old cards. Thinking there isn't much to write on the inside of a card for someone who can't read and will probably just chew on it anyways, I picked the most colorful option:
Cute right? No. All is fine until you actually open the card. This card is obviously for family to give to a one-year-old. Not a baby you've just met at the local bookstore. I was going to come off as creepy as hell.
I hope Zach can forgive me for all of these shortcomings. I suspect he will. Mostly because I also got him his first taste of Victoria's Secret. That's right. Turns out I didn't have any tissue paper so I had to use red and pink sheets from my recent bra purchase. You're welcome, Zach!
And that is totally how you nail the gift for a one-year-old's birthday party. Ta-dah!
Tutoring Your Gifted 5 Year-Old
I subscribe to a Yahoo! parenting group for our particular neighborhood in Queens. Despite my initial hesitation to be one of those people in a parenting group, you must understand that receiving a daily email that takes me about 10 seconds to scan isn't really belonging to a parenting group per se. So there. Stop judging me.
99% of the time, I read the email and hit delete. This post, however, created such a ball of sheer terror in my stomach that I had to forward it to my husband and insist that we move WELL BEFORE Samara turns 5.
I had a few things run through my mind here. My first response was that of mocking:
- OH REALLY you think your 5 year old is gifted and talented? I doubt it. Mostly because of my next point…
- If your 5 year-old is so gifted and talented, why does he need a tutor?
Then I moved onto sheer terror:
- There is an actual test that will tell you if a 5 year old is gifted and talented.
- There are actual PREP SCHOOLS for 5 year-olds.
- Such prep-schools exist to prepare gifted and talented kids for a test to see just how gifted and talented they are.
Sometimes when I'm playing with Samara, I stare down at her and say something to my husband like, "Wouldn't it be crazy if she were, like, a classical piano prodigy?". Then we all have a good laugh as she tries to eat the sofa.
I mean, I am sure that Samara is gifted and talented. Please put her name on the waiting list for one of these prep schools because honestly, I need more crap to worry about.
But seriously, is this not the most insane thing you've ever heard? Please reassure me that I'm still a reasonable human being with equally reasonable expectations for small children.
Why You Should Take Your Infant Trick-or-Treating
So far motherhood has been a completely thankless job. Not that I am keeping track, but Samara has yet to personally thank me for the following:
- Use of my body to both MAKE HER DAMN SELF and provide food.
- Failure to sleep for 5 months.
- Failure to sleep past 6:45am for her entire life.
- Lack of knowledge about weekends.
- Not being able to babysit herself so that Dave and I can enjoy a damn night out.
There are more items, but like I said, I'm not keeping track. I suspect Dave hasn't been personally thanked for any of his contributions either.
But there is one night were the tables are turned. One night where I can take complete advantage of Samara and GET. MY. PAYBACK.
Samara can't eat candy, but I can. And I can't go trick-or-treating, but Samara can. And such begins the parasitic relationship of Samara getting all the candy and Dave and I eating it after she goes to bed. Enter cute costume sure to please all!
The first house was a complete failure. The lady gave us a handful of dimes. Who gives a baby a bunch of coins? I haven't been trick-or-treating in a good 15-17 years, but back when I was banging this sort of behavior would not be acceptable.
Things could only get better. Residents would hold our a bowl of candy and suggest Samara take her pick. Of course she had no idea what to do, so I would make make comments like, "Oh maybe she can try a KitKat?" or, "I think she'd enjoy a York Peppermint Patty!". Suckers.
In the end, we did allow her to try 1/32nd of a York Peppermint Patty. As for the rest, Samara was out like a light at 7:30pm and we feasted on the bounty. Payback tasted so, so sweet.
I Don't Know How to Talk to Kids
Despite working in a daycare when I was 15 years old, I feel like I haven't spent too much time around kids. Probably because that was an absolute shit job and I try to block it from memory. Up until now, this hasn't affected my day-to-day life. Kids and I have coexisted but our paths never really crossed. But like I said, up until now. Our apartment building is rife with kids and four days per week I also find myself pushing lil Samara to one of NYC's finest playgrounds. Really, no sarcasm there – NYC has GREAT playgrounds. The main issue is that we see other kids there.
I generally have no idea what to say to these children when I see them. Should I be asking them their name or is that creepy? What sorts of follow up questions are appropriate? What is upsetting to a child and his/her parent? I have zero – ZERO – clue. Generally this isn't an issue because kids in NYC tend to be as aloof and cool as their parents/nanny, so they don't talk to me. But sometimes they pull me into a conversation and I TRY, really I do! But usually it ends with me upsetting both the kid and the parent.
Case Study 1:
I get on elevator up to our apartment. Little boy with mother is also in elevator with their tiny dog. I'm pushing a stroller with an adorable baby inside, so of course mother asks, "How old is she?". I respond and counter with (like I care), "How old are you????" directed, of course, at the little boy. "Four." Ok fine. I should have quit there. "Is that your dog? How old is your dog?" "Five." Ok, generally going smoothly here. Why not mess it up?
"Wow, so your tiny dog is older than you?!" Tears. Instant tears. "MOMMY WHY IS THE DOG OLDER THAN ME???!!!!".
"Ok, well this is my floor – BYE."
I'm not quite sure what to take from this. Being a math person, I have only pointed out the obvious here. 5 > 4. What's the big deal? I make a mental note not to point out obvious things to four year olds because they are very fragile.
Case Study 2:
We are in the playground.
Samara loves the swings and also loves to just stare like a creeper at every parent and kid there. She can't take her eyes off of this little boy and his dad. Dad, btw, is going for Parent of the Year. He's up the slide, he's down the slide, everything is SUPERFUN! and he's narrating a mile a minute.
"Now we're going down the slide! Now we are getting a sip of juice! Now you're looking at a leaf! Now you are running away!" I'm exhausted. Samara is enthralled. We sit and watch the show. Finally the little boy comes over to her and grabs her Elmo doll away. She doesn't cry, just continues to stare. Dad rushes over.
"He loves Elmo!!"
"So then he can probably just play with his own Elmo right?" No, wait, I don't say that. "Oh, really? Fun. Can she have that back? We have to go." Nothing. Little boy starts to walk away. Ugh. I manage to say, "Cute, how old is he?" This is pretty much the "It sure is nice weather we're having!!" of parenting conversation. All I talk about is how old kids are. It's the worst. "He's two and a half." Ok then. I'm pretty sure this is old enough to take some sort of direction, but I also understand that kids want toys, especially toys that don't belong to them. Dad and I chit chat for a few minutes, mostly about how old our kids are and how this boy can't say his name yet and just calls himself "Buddy" which is actually kinda cute. But still, I'd like to go now please.
"Can she have her Elmo back, please? She likes to chew on it because it makes her teeth feel good. She needs it because this particular Elmo doll is for babies. See his big plastic hands?"
"DON'T TELL HIM THAT HE'S TOO BIG FOR ELMO!!!!!" Oooooooook then! Pyscho. I was trying to make him notice that he's holding a goddamn Elmo teether hostage. I try to explain myself. "I was just making him feel big." "Well, you don't say that to little kids." Noted. Make kids feel like babies. Got it. Dad stares at me like I've just offered his kid candy while hanging out of an unmarked van.
So these are my epic encounters with other kids and their parents. Also worthy of note is that Samara has no friends. Zero. She plays only with adults. Soon maybe she'll meet some cousins, but until then, I don't think I can handle more of these kids and their parents.
Dumb Blog Posts that Hurt Our Self Esteem
When I saw the following blog post pinned CONSTANTLY on Pinterest, I rolled my eyes so much that I literally fell out of my chair. And by literally, I of course mean "figuratively"…which is the new definition of "literally". God, I hate the Internet.
Here is the offending piece. I'm leaving the URL in-tact here so that you can see the subject. It is "how to make childhood fun": http://www.allparenting.com/my-family/articles/968877/how-to-make-childhood-fun
It's so smug that I can hardly stand it. While I never pick these posts apart (on paper, anyways), I thought I'd give it a try here. See, one sentence in particular really got to me:
"Here are some of our favorite ideas for adding a little more magic to childhood — or "gettin' Peter Pan up in here!" as we like to call it in our home."
Again, falling off the chair. But let's put the eye roll on the back burner here and get at what the author is trying to say (by the way, she looks lovely and very put together in her post, so I hate her).
I have two main points here.
1. This is misdirected effort.
2. Don't be the only reason your kids have a magical childhood.
Childhood is the most fun ever. Or it should be. Unless you're some asshole who is abusing his or her kids, childhood is going to be the best. Sure, I remember being frustrated that I couldn't earn money, but I doubt this article is going to tell me to sign my kid up for assembling iPhones in China (…too soon?).
Childhood magic wasn't about rituals like dusting my pillow with "Sweet Dream Magic Pillow Dust" (yes, this is from the article). Maybe it would have been if my parents did such a thing, but instead I remember my father coming home after a 12-hour workday and reading to me. I remember him falling asleep while doing so and I remember jabbing him in the ribs so that he could finish the story. This is my earliest memory. It had nothing to do with anything I'd see pinned to a Pinterest board nowadays. The special ingredient, you see, was time. Spending time with your kids seems to be the most important and magical thing you can do.
As for the other suggestions…well, I was a pretty creative kid and honestly I did most of this crap on my own. Make a cooking show? We didn't have a video recorder, but I started a business at the age of 6 selling frozen orange juice in front of my house. It was a precursor to my friendship bracelet making endeavor of 4th grade. Have a spa night? Please. I didn't need any formal invitation to play with my mother's makeup and lotions. Kids these days…let's just let them be creative m'kay? Not everything is such a structured photo-op (again, Pinterest, you whore, I'm looking at you).
I realize my baby girl is only 6 months old, so this author is probably rolling her own eyes at my naivete. Also she got linked by the Huffington Post, and yesterday I had 2 people stop at my blog. And maybe by the time Samara is 6, I'll be googling "how can I make my kids childhood better????" Or maybe I'll just be outside playing with her.
Oh the Unsanitary Places You'll Go
Baby's first subway ride! Samara's done other trains before (including a transcontinental trip from NYC to Vancouver) but this was her first time on the filthy, cramped subway in NYC. We had places to go and masseuses to see. Priorities people!
She already has the glazed over look of a true New York commuter. Or she knows I'm the one getting a massage, not her.
You see, Dave was given a gift card to a ridiculously expensive hotel…we would never ever use it. BUT, said hotel has a spa! Given the gift was for $150, you would THINK that would cover a 60 minute massage. But no. I still had to cough up an additional $80 (which, mind you, is the grand total for what a massage should cost). It was a pretty good experience and totally worth schlepping into the city during rush hour with a stroller. I scored some free ginger and dates after the treatment too, and stood there downing the free spa tea to really get my money's worth. I think I was still a good 20 lbs of dried fruit away from breaking even.
All was not bad for Samara, however. We've done a pretty good job of ensuring that she is a flexible baby who is capable of napping in strange environments at (sometimes) times that are slightly off from her normal nap schedule. Today she slept in Dave's office and woke up happy and ready to socialize with the coworkers.
Her stuffed Elmo might need some shots after being dropped on the floor of the Subway though.
Allergic to quinoa? No.
I set out…boiling the water, adding the grains, straining everything and then chopping the apples. This is all while she's asleep, no doubt dreaming of how fortunate she is that her mom is slaving away in the kitchen so that she doesn't have to suffer with another pouch of (organic!) mush. No doubt. Because babies have priorities like this. Babies care that you paid $5.99 for four organic apples.
I blend it all together so that there is no POSSIBLE way she will choke. Then separate out what I can serve her within three days (baby food notoriously turns to poison if you keep it in the fridge for more than three days) versus what I have to freeze in carefully measured 2 oz. portions.
The pediatrician says to introduce only one new food every four days. For the most part, I've been doing that. Fine, I get it, allergies are serious business. But there are just some things that I'm pretty sure my daughter isn't allergic to. She tried pumpkin, so I'm pretty sure she isn't allergic to squash. She tried peaches so I'm pretty sure she isn't allergic to nectarines.
Enter said "grain" from above. A mix of bulgur and quinoa. I cannot separate the two. They will coexist, together, and be introduced to my baby's virgin palate because I have failed. I console myself. In what yuppie circle of hell is someone allergic to quinoa? I'm pretty sure this wasn't even a food until five years ago. There is no way she's going to be allergic to this. Bulgur? Well I'm pretty sure they misspelled Bulger, and this grain is just a hommage to everyone's favorite Irish mobster. Since he's now behind bars, we are safe from his wrath and his potential allergies stored within his tiny grains.
And so Samara wakes up. And she eats. And the only bad thing that happens is that I now realize that red quinoa not only gets everywhere but also the red specs make it looks like she has contracted some type of pox. Like an allergy. Awesome.


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"Nightly protests will disrupt this crass elite at play in (the west part of) downtown every night," the CLAC group said on its website.
Grand Prix officials have already cancelled one event, an open house that is held during every Grand Prix that allows the public to visit the pit area to see the cars and chat with some of the drivers and mechanics.
But many tourists have been completely unaffected by the protests.
Scores of them could be seen strolling peacefully in old Montreal earlier Thursday afternoon, snapping pictures of its colonial buildings, large public bicycle stands and horse-drawn carriages.
A chiropractor from Saskatoon, in town for the race, said she was enjoying a pleasant visit and sounded puzzled by all the fuss.
"(The protests are) kind of comical — coming from where we come from our tuition is much higher," said Chantal Serack. "I went to school in the United States where I paid $80,000 for my tuition over three and a half years so, in my mind, if you want to go to school, you pay what you need to pay and deal with it."
Another tourist, in town for his son's graduation at McGill University, agreed Quebec students have it relatively good. As he strolled in Montreal on Thursday afternoon, he said he hadn't really noticed any protests yet.
"We heard there are going to be, but I've been here for several days and I've seen no protesters, no signs and no disruptions," said David Miller, a physician from Florida. He suggested the dispute might have been blown out of proportion.
"There's an awful lot of students in Montreal so I suspect it's probably a very big issue here. On the grand scale of things, at least from what I see here, it's a bit of a tempest in a teapot."
Montreal police, who have maintained a heavy presence during more than a month of nighttime demonstrations, swooped in for a series of raids early Thursday, arresting a number of people they allege were involved in disruptions at recent protests.
Among those arrested was Yalda Machouf-Khadir, the 19-year-old daughter of Amir Khadir, the sole member of the left-leaning Quebec solidaire party in the legislature. It was unclear what charges she might face.
Premier Jean Charest made an appeal for calm in Quebec City on Thursday that seemed to carry a hint of warning.
"When you attack the Grand Prix, you're not attacking the Government of Quebec but all Quebecers," he said.
The four-day event is considered the city's most lucrative by the Montreal business community, bringing a regular windfall of $75 million to $90 million during the week.
Drivers at a pre-race news conference on Thursday extolled the virtues of the Montreal Grand Prix and said they hoped things would go smoothly.
They said they were disappointed that the open house had been shelved.
"Some of the students are not happy about certain things," said Mark Webber, an Australian driver with the Red Bull Racing team. "I'm not saying it's a minority but, sometimes, when there's a little bit of tension other people may lose out, like some fans who wanted to come and see the track today so that's really unfortunate.
"I'm sure the weekend will go well."
Felipe Massa, a Brazilian driving for Ferrari, said he'd like to see the students at the race, but as fans.
"We want to see all the fans, all the young people, the students," he said. "We want to see them here with us, enjoying the sport."
Montreal's business community has been increasingly nervous about disruptions during the Grand Prix.
Appeals have been made by Montreal Mayor Gerald Tremblay and the heads of some of the city's summer festivals to the students to not perturb the events — but some student protesters have been firm in saying that they will keep demonstrating until a resolution is reached in the tuition dispute.
Aside from the tuition hikes, a main issue for the demonstrators is Bill 78, which placed restrictions on demonstrations.
Negotiations to resolve the tuition fee dispute have stalled. The Charest government has insisted it would not back down on a plan to hike tuition fees about 80 per cent — or $254 a year over seven years.
That would eventually boost the fees to about $3,800 a year.
The government later offered to spread the total hikes over seven years to $1,778, compensated with cuts to other fees. That would work out to an increase of about $254 a year.
While the proposed hikes would still leave Quebec with some of the lowest rates in the country, the issue has flared into a clash of ideologies. The students have called for a tuition freeze but the government has flatly rejected any idea of that.Report Typo/Error


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Petplan workers 'paws' from day job for charity work
The Haslemere branch of Cats Protection had a welcome litter of helpers when ten employees from Petplan, the UK's largest pet insurance provider, swapped their desks for the cattery as part of the pro-bono work the company regularly undertakes.
Petplan works with rehoming centres across the UK and offers its staff 10 hours a year to volunteer at an animal charity. The aim of this is to not only to support our charity partners and give something back to a worthy cause but also provides Petplan employees with hands-on animal care experience.
Simon Masding, Petplan Head of Sales and Partnerships commented: "We understand how important charities like Cat's Protection are when it comes to rehoming cats. Although we give over £2 million to animal charities each year, nothing beats hands-on support so we can practice what we preach."
Whilst at the branch, Petplan employees undertook a range of activities from cat pen cleaning, feeding and the ever-popular socialising with the cuddly creatures. The care given by the Petplan team provided an important service for cats who require regular human contact to keep them 'social', making them easier to be rehomed.
Suzie Prigmore at Cats Protection added: "We have a great relationship with Petplan and we were thrilled to hear they wanted to spend their pro-bono day working with Cats Protection. The Haslemere centre has permanent staff but an extra pair of hands never goes a miss."
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VICTIMS of the Holocaust and other more recent acts of genocide are to be remembered in Basingstoke.
A wreath-laying ceremony will be held at the War Memorial on January 27, to mark Holocaust Memorial Day.
The Mayor of Basingstoke and Deane Cllr Dan Putty will attend the service at 10am, alongside Tony Curtis, the chief executive of the borough council, who will lay a wreath at the memorial on behalf of the borough.
A bugler will signal the observance of a two-minute silence.
The day, commemorated world-wide since 2000, marks the anniversary of the 1945 liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau, the largest Nazi death camp.
Cllr Putty said: "On Holocaust Memorial Day we can pause for a while and remember the millions of people who have been murdered or whose lives have been changed beyond recognition during the Holocaust and in subsequent genocides in Cambodia, Rwanda, Bosnia and Darfur.
"On this poignant anniversary we honour the survivors and remember the lessons of their experiences."
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Air-conditioning repairs at Westmoreland Manor approved
Westmoreland County commissioners said repairs to the fire-damaged air-conditioning unit at Westmoreland Manor will be completed this summer — no matter the cost.
On Thursday, commissioners approved an emergency resolution to pay for the repairs and rent a temporary unit to keep the county-owned nursing home cool this summer.
Cost estimates for the repairs and rentals were not available.
"Regardless of the cost, we have residents down there, so we had to make the necessary repairs," said Commissioner Tyler Courtney.
Commissioner Charles Anderson said insurance is expected to pay for most of the repairs.
A fire on May 30 erupted when a water hose to the chiller unit dislodged.
The basement fire was quickly extinguished, and the more than 400 residents did not have to be evacuated.
That same day, county officials rented an air-conditioning unit from Cleveland Brothers Equipment Co. in Hunker that has been in place since the fire.


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I just picked up my new muzzleloader (Bonecollector) and was thinking of putting a red dot sight on it. I use a red dot sight on my bow and love the ability to shoot in low light conditions. I live & hunt in Michigan, with most shots well under 100 yrds in dense brush and rolling wooded conditions-( I know, sounds sweet don't it?) . . . Any opinions on red dot sights for muzzy's?
Personally, I've never been a big fan of red dots on hunting gear with shorter eye relief. I had one on my crossbow until I realized that in super bright conditions, the dot was difficult to see even on the brightest setting. Then, during low light conditions one evening, I could see the dot on the lowest setting but not the deer. On compound bows, this is not an issue because of the distance between the sight and the eye. With a muzzleloader, you are better off with a larger objective (40 mm or larger) to allow the light to be captured for good vision through the sight. I use a 3-9x40 on mine, and in low light conditions, I have an advantage with the shorter eye relief over any red dot. Again, keep in mind that with your bow, your eye is a long ways away from that sight combined with the illumination of the dot, you have the advantage in low light conditions. The same is not true of shorter eye relief. If you like the adjustable illumination, there are many scopes available that have lighted reticles or just dots, but the larger objective is what lets the light in.
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Okay, I know I can't stop talking about our friends The Drums, but Jon texted me this morning to let me know they have a full page article in this week's New York Magazine as part of their Fall Preview Guide of all the things you should be psyched about. Plus, there's an extra cute picture of Jon and Jacob shot by another awesome friend of ours, Dom (who will be shooting our lookbook shots this week). Anyway, we've been super-psyched about them for a long time now, and it's great to see that everyone else in New York (and soon the rest of the world) are catching on to them. In case you missed the high-energy performance they put on at our TriBeCa Grand party this past weekend, do check out their new music video, and their EP Summertime, which is now available on iTunes.
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what a great song!
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This might be a little embarrassing to admit that I am such a fan girl but I have posted this video and playing the song over and over again each morning. Do you have their album?
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great song & video!
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Bangalore: Infosys Ltd, India's second largest software services provider, reported a lower-than-expected quarterly profit in the three months ended September, and provided a weak forecast for the outsourcing business citing economic uncertainties in its top markets—the US and Europe.
Helped by the rupee appreciation, net profit for the September quarter rose 24.3% to Rs.2,369 crore.
The company, however, lowered its growth forecast for the year ending March. Infosys now expects to grow its revenue at 17.3% to Rs.39,582 crore during the year, lower than the 19.7% growth it had projected earlier.
Infosys shares dropped as much as 8.8% on Friday, but recouped losses after the company clarified that the revenue growth forecast for the current fiscal year that ends in March 2013 does not include revenue from Lodestone Holding AG. The shares closed 5.36% lower at Rs.2,395.65 apiece on BSE on Friday.
Revenue for the September quarter in dollar terms—the currency in which Infosys bills most of its customers—was $1.79 billion, an annual increase of 2.9%, and marginally up from $1.75 billion it reported during the June quarter earlier this year.
"Global economic uncertainties continue to face the industry," chief executive S.D. Shibulal said.
As a part of senior management changes, Infosys said its chief financial officer (CFO) V. Balakrishnan will be replaced by Rajiv Bansal from 31 October. Balakrishnan will continue to be a board member and lead the company's back-office, India business and Finacle—the banking product.
The CFO change will be viewed negatively by investors since Balakrishnan was always highly rated in investment circles.
During the September quarter, revenue from the company's India business unit declined 15.4% sequentially.
The company also announced a wage hike of 6% for its staff based in India and 2% hike for employees based in the US, Europe and other overseas locations.
Infosys, which counts Procter and Gamble Co. among its top clients, added 39 customers during the September quarter, lower than the 51 it had added during the June quarter.
Brokerage analysts tracking the company said Infosys disappointed on growth outlook as well as the management changes.
"(The results) were a huge negative. Not enough revenue growth, pricing was under pressure as expected, margins dipped despite an increase in utilization rates, there's nothing positive," said Karan Taurani of Mumbai-based IFCI Ltd.
Analysts were hoping that Infosys could raise its revenue growth forecast after it acquired consulting firm Lodestone last month.
"Investors were expecting guidance to be revised upwards by at least 2% because of the Lodestone acquisition. There's still more pain for Infosys for at least two more quarters, if not more," Taurani added.
Infosys, which had been criticized for not using its $4 billion-plus cash pile, announced a $350 million deal for consultancy Lodestone in September—its largest ever acquisition.
Brokerage analysts at JPMorgan had expected Infosys to grow its September quarter revenue by at least 3.2% to $1.8 billion. Instead, the company said its revenue for the quarter grew 2.9% to $1.79 billion.
Infosys said it expects revenue for the year ending 31 March to grow by 5% to $7.34 billion.
"Infosys is behaving like a trading stock exhibiting violent volatility on the day of results allowing tactical entry points to the investor post-results, but hardly achieving stock break-out," JPMorgan India analysts Viju K. George and Amit Sharma said in their 9 October report.
Analysts tracking the sector said currency fluctuations, which favoured software exports until a few months ago, will now start playing a different role.
"Rupee depreciation has driven stable stock performance for the Indian IT (information technology) names despite material deterioration in annual revenue growth trajectory," said brokerage firm Kotak Institutional Equities. "This benefit may not last for long as the rupee-depreciation kicker to earnings will likely start to wear off from the December 2012 quarter, with companies potentially reporting a deceleration in earnings growth to even a decline on annual comparison."
Over the past few quarters, Infosys has been lagging its peers in growth. In August, Infosys cut its revenue growth forecast for the year ending March 2013 to 5% from its previous view of 8-10% after complaining of a drop in prices for the June quarter. Tata Consultancy Services Ltd (TCS) had posted a bigger-than-expected 38% jump in net profit for that quarter and said it expected to surpass Nasscom's forecast of 11-14% increase in exports for the industry. Since then, Infosys shares have increased by 18%, outperforming the TCS stock. Like Infosys, Wipro Ltd also gave a lower-than-expected revenue forecast for its core IT services business.
Accenture Plc, on the other hand, is gaining market share and forecast strong annual earnings last month as its outsourcing business grows at a much faster pace than its core consulting unit.
India's $100 billion outsourcing industry is led by TCS, Infosys and Wipro, in that order. The industry gets a majority of its revenue from the US and Europe, where companies are cutting back on IT spending amid the debt crisis in euro zone and weak economic growth in the US.


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CGI Reports Strong Financial Performance in First Half of Fiscal 2012(April 25, 2012)
MONTREAL, QUEBEC -- (Marketwire) -- 04/25/12 -- (TSX:GIB.A)(NYSE:GIB)
Q2-F2012 highlights:
-- Revenue of $1.07 billion; -- Backlog of $13.1 billion; -- Adjusted EBIT of $156.4 million; -- Adjusted EBIT margin of 14.7%; -- Net earnings of $105.7 million; -- Net earnings margin of 9.9%; -- Diluted EPS of 40 cents; -- Cash provided by operating activities of $104.2 million or $0.39 per diluted share; -- Investment of $30.0 million in share buyback; -- Reduced debt by $77.3 million; -- Return on equity of 17.4%; return on invested capital 12.5%; -- Bookings over the last twelve months of $5.1 billion, or 124.0% of revenue.
Note: All figures are in Canadian dollars. Q2-F2012 MD&A, financial statements and accompanying notes can be found at www.cgi.com/investors and have been filed with both SEDAR in Canada and EDGAR in the U.S. All non-GAAP measures are outlined on page 3. Beginning in Q1-F2012, the Company reports its results under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).
CGI Group Inc. (TSX:GIB.A)(NYSE:GIB) reported fiscal 2012 second quarter revenue of $1.07 billion, up 3.3% compared with Q1-F2012 and lower by 4.1% compared with Q2-F2011.
Adjusted EBIT was $156.4 million, representing a margin of 14.7%, compared with $153.7 million and 13.8% in the same period last year.
Net earnings were $105.7 million or 9.9% of revenue and diluted earnings per share were 40 cents.
For year-over-year comparison purposes, a favourable tax adjustment as well as other previously disclosed items have been removed from Q2-F2011. As a result, Q2-F2012 net earnings compares to $111.8 million or 10.1% in the year ago period; and diluted earnings per share was 40 cents.
The Company generated $104.2 million in cash from operating activities during the quarter, or 9.8% of revenue. Over the last twelve months CGI has generated $532.7 million or $1.97 in cash per diluted share.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------- In millions of Canadian dollars except earnings per share and where noted Q2-F2012 Q2-F2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revenue 1,065.8 1,111.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Adjusted EBIT 156.4 153.7 Margin 14.7% 13.8% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net earnings 105.7 118.7 Margin 9.9% 10.7% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Earnings per share (diluted) 0.40 0.43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Weighted average number of outstanding shares (diluted) 266,933,964 276,640,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net finance costs 8.9 3.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Net debt to capitalization ratio 24.0% 29.2% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cash provided by operating activities 104.2 192.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Days of sales outstanding (DSO) 53 43 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return on equity 17.4% 19.0% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Return on invested capital 12.5% 15.9% -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bookings 787 771 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Backlog 13,118 12,459 --------------------------------------------------------------------------
During the quarter, the Company booked $787 million in new contract wins, extensions and renewals, bringing the total bookings over the last twelve months to $5.1 billion, for a book-to-bill of 124.0%. At the end of March 2012, the Company's backlog of signed orders stood at $13.1 billion, up $659 million compared with the same period last year. The backlog represents approximately 3.2 times revenue on a trailing twelve-month basis.
"We delivered solid results in the second quarter and throughout the first half of fiscal 2012, demonstrating sequential revenue growth and industry leading profitability," said Michael E. Roach, President and Chief Executive Officer. "We continue to identify and shape additional profitable growth opportunities across all our vertical markets. Our strong cash generation continues to enable us to further reducing debt and repurchase our shares."
During the quarter, the Company reduced debt by $77.3 million for a net debt of $795.3 million at the end of the quarter, representing a net debt to capitalization of 24.0%. At the end of Q2-F2012, the Company had approximately $1.3 billion in available cash and unused credit facilities.
Normal Course Issuer Bid
The Company purchased approximately 1.6 million CGI shares during the quarter for $30.0 million at an average price of $19.30 as part of its program, renewed on February 1, 2012, allowing the purchase of up to 10% of the Company's public float of Class A subordinate shares, or approximately 22 million shares over the next year.
During the first half of fiscal 2012, 4.9 million shares have been purchased at an average price of $19.01 for a total investment of $93.4 million.
Second quarter F2012 results conference call
Management will host a conference call to discuss results at 9:00 a.m. Eastern time this morning. Participants may access the call by dialling (866) 226-1792 or on the Web at www.cgi.com/investors. Supporting slides for the call will also be available. For those unable to participate on the live call, a podcast and copy of the slides will be archived for download at www.cgi.com/investors.
About CGI
Founded in 1976, CGI Group Inc. is one of the largest independent information technology and business process services firms in the world. CGI provides end-to-end services with approximately 31,000 professionals located in offices and centres of excellence in Canada, the United States, Europe and Asia Pacific. As at March 31, 2012, CGI's annualized revenue was approximately $4.3 billion and its order backlog was approximately $13.1 billion. CGI shares are listed on the TSX (GIB.A) and the NYSE (GIB) and are included in both the Dow Jones Sustainability Index and the FTSE4Good Index.Website: www.cgi.com.
Non-GAAP financial metrics used in this release: Constant currency growth, adjusted EBIT, net debt to capitalization, DSO, ROE and ROIC
CGI reports its financial results in accordance with IFRS. However, management believes that these non-GAAP measures provide useful information to investors regarding the Company's financial condition and results of operations as they provide additional measures of its performance. Additional details for these non-GAAP measures can be found on page 3 of our MD&A which is posted on CGI's website, and filed with SEDAR and EDGAR.
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No one lays a glove on Henry [9:00 AM]
Buffalo News reports: 'The way the Buffalo Bills running back tore through the New York Jets' defense, it looked like he possessed superhuman powers. Call him the Teflon Torpedo. If he wasn't running straight through Jets tacklers like a Human Anvil, he was sliding off them as if his entire body was coated with a non-stick surface.'
Jets can't make Bills chuck ground game [8:59 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"It's very frustrating when you take pride in stopping the run and in November and December teams begin to run the football more," said Jets linebacker Mo Lewis. "We knew what they were doing, but we made mistakes and did not get the job done."'
Bills' sack attack punishes Pennington [8:58 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"The offense did a good job of putting us in a situation where (the Jets) had to throw the ball," said Schobel, who followed last week's three-sack day with one sack and a load of pressures Sunday. "We blitzed them. We got after them. It was fun out there."'
Adams silences every-down critics [8:56 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"It's the biggest misconception of a big man, especially after you get up in your years," Takeo Spikes said. "He has a lot of gas left in the tank. A lot of times, he may not make the tackle, but he will make the play. Only people who watch football and study football will see that. His name might not be on the stat sheet, but he created the whole thing."'
Sullivan shines as Jennings' replacement at tackle [8:55 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"It hasn't been easy not playing," Sullivan said. "It has been a little frustrating because you feel like you can help the team in some capacity. Those are the cards that were dealt to me, so I had to take it. But I didn't have to accept it, though. All I did all season was to prepare myself mentally every week as if I was starting. When my opportunity came today I just wanted to make the most of it."'
Monday Billboard [8:54 AM]
Buffalo News reports: '"Our season isn't done yet. We might be on life support, but we haven't flat-lined."'
Hustle of Henry keeps hope afloat [5:20 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: '�And when we play total defense, the offense puts points up and the special teams are solid, we�re a dominant team. That�s what makes the situation we�re in so disappointing. This team is so much better than what our record shows.�'
Spirited Adams won't let Bills quit [5:19 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: 'The big man outdid himself against the Jets with two sacks, seven tackles, two behind the line of scrimmage, and a batted-down pass, personally thwarting half of the Jets� 10 possessions. It was fitting that after gobbling up normally elusive quarterback Chad Pennington to force a field goal at the end of a 17-play drive to open the game, Adams celebrated by stretching out his arms like a B-52 bomber and gyrating to the delight of 72,000 frozen patrons.'
In his best NFL game, Bills' Henry is all heart [5:18 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: '�Travis, you�ve had a lot of great games for us, but this one was the best of them all,� Wilson gushed while pumping the Pro Bowl running back�s hand. �It got to a point where the Jets wanted nothing more to do with you. They didn�t want to hit you anymore because you were delivering all those punishing blows. You really hurt them.�'
At last, the offense catches up [5:17 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: 'This is how this team should play every game, and it makes you want to scream, �Why haven�t they?�'
Buffalo Bills report card [5:16 AM]
Rochester D&C reports: 'Travis Henry added to his credentials for team Most Valuable Player honors with a career-best 169 yards, his fifth 100-yard outing in his past seven games, hitting the 1,139-mark for the season. Ran with power and smarts, all on that busted fibula. Only error was a late lost fumble. So why did the Bills draft Willis McGahee again?'
Bills get revenge on Jets, win 17-6 [5:15 AM]
Niagara Gazette reports: 'Sam Adams, who had two of the five sacks on Jets quarterback Chad Pennington, said, "We don't have a choice but to think we're going to get in. Someone always gets in every year, 9-7. Always. We play New England. We play Tennessee. We play Miami. As far as we're concerned, they have to go through us to get where they want to be."'
Bills Bring the Jets Back to a Tormented Reality [5:14 AM]
New York Times reports: '"Every area they outplayed us," Martin said. "There's no excuse."'
Jets Fail To Stop The Run Once Again [5:13 AM]
New York Times reports: 'The Jets' defensive coordinator, Ted Cotrell, has a different philosophy than Coach Herman Edwards. Cotrell made his reputation in Buffalo while using a a 3-4 defense; Edwards has installed a 4-3 defense with the Jets. But Cotrell said Sunday that the Jets' troubles had less to do with strategy than with performance. "It's not changing strategy," Cotrell said. "What else are you going to do? The guys are there and they're not making the play."'
Jets' playoff bid won't fly [5:12 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'The Great Pretenders couldn't block, couldn't tackle and couldn't muster a hearty response after being bullied around the field. With a chance to move within two games of the final wild-card spot, the Jets (5-8) let their quarterback take the worst beating of his career and yielded a season-high 203 yards on the ground.'
Jets' false start fitting end [5:11 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'The players who began the season with four straight losses have no right to whisper the word "playoffs," even if they are smart enough to figure out the mathematical permutations that suggest such fantasies are still possible. The Jets don't deserve the benefit of the doubt, not after that zombie-like performance against the Bills that killed every ounce of hope and goodwill.'
Buffalo run Jets into the ground [5:10 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'In a must-win situation, the Jets surrendered a season-high 203 yards on the ground, including a career-high 169 by Henry. The wretched performance, rife with missed tackles and a lack of pursuit, may have sealed the fate of embattled defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell. Privately, some players hinted there was a lack of effort, a damning indictment of the overall defense. That it came after their best game, the Monday night win over the Titans, made it more curious.'
Carter injured on kick return [5:09 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'The Bills lost a complicated replay challenge in the second quarter. On a Buffalo punt, Kevin Thomas, trying the pin the Jets deep in their own end, batted the ball at the Jets' 1. It went back toward the field of play and deflected off the Jets' Aaron Beasley, who tried to grab it at the 9. The Bills recovered. Coach Gregg Williams challenged play, but the rule is that the receiving team can't lose possession if it's first touched by the kicking team.'
Jets Report Card [5:08 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'Rushing Defense - F
In a word, lousy. What else is new? The Jets surrendered a season-high 203 yards to an offense that averaged only 101 yards on the ground. The Jets' interior was eaten alive by RB Travis Henry & Co. Hard to believe, but rookie DT Dewayne Robertson was credited with zero tackles. This isn't Kentucky anymore, kid.'
Jets Extra Points [5:07 AM]
New York Daily News reports: 'Pennington was harassed by a barrage of five-man zone blitzes, suffering a career-high five sacks. Only two of the five came on blitzes, but he was hurried on many other throws. The secret to the Bills' success was isolating a pass rusher on a running back. More often than not, the Bills won that matchup. The Jets responded by moving the pocket with rollouts, but that didn't help much.'
Cold reality dims Jet playoff dream [5:06 AM]
New York Post reports: 'The Jets' defense allowed Bills' running back Travis Henry to gash it for a career-high 169 rushing yards and a TD on 32 bone-bruising carries, including a mind-boggling 127 yards on 22 second-half carries.'
Chad requires help to regain the magic [5:05 AM]
New York Post reports: 'The 5-8 Jets won't be in the playoffs (barring a miracle) and don't deserve to be. They showed no heart, no desperation, no pride and no belligerence against the 6-7 Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium.'
Knee injury fells Carter [5:04 AM]
New York Post reports: 'Receiver and returner Jonathan Carter was lost for the game - and possibly the season - with a sprained left knee injury when he got his leg bent back while returning a kick in the second quarter of the Jets' 17-6 loss to the Bills yesterday.'
Buffalo exposes Jets 'D' [5:03 AM]
New York Post reports: 'Fortunately for Henry, he was hardly touched by the Jets' defense, which looked as if it wanted no part of any physical contact as the game wore on and it wore out. Had the teams been playing either touch football or flag football, Henry's stats wouldn't have differed by much.'
Still tackling dummies [5:02 AM]
New York Newsday reports: 'The Jets went to Buffalo needing a win to keep their faint playoff hopes alive, and instead saw their longshot dreams ended by an undersized Bills running back named Travis Henry who had a career day - wait, it gets worse - despite playing with torn rib cartilage and a broken right leg.'
Hope Trampled by Buffalo [5:01 AM]
New York Newsday reports: '"I don't know when I [last] felt that we just got beat up the way we did today," Martin said. "I don't even know that I felt like that this year. This is probably our worst game collectively this year, when we needed it the most."'
Bills' Heat Cools Chad [5:00 AM]
New York Newsday reports: 'Buffalo blitzed more than it has in the past against the Jets and appeared determined to collapse the pocket and force Pennington to roll out or hurry throws. Tackle Sam Adams had two sacks from the inside, but pressure also came at times from a linebacker or a safety. This strategic mix confused the offensive line, and Pennington, who rushed a number of passes and was not his usual sharp self, completing only 15 of 29 for 155 yards and an interception.'
Martin Passes O.J. On List [4:59 AM]
New York Newsday reports: 'With 39 yards next week against Pittsburgh, Martin will pass former Jet John Riggins for 11th all-time. With 47 yards, he will reach 1,000 yards for the ninth consecutive season. Barry Sanders (10 years) is the only other back in NFL history with as long a streak to start his career.'
A Crash Landing [4:58 AM]
New York Newsday reports: '"They took it to us," said Pennington, who could not elude Buffalo's devastating array of blitzes long enough to rescue his team this time. "This game's not real hard, and they out-executed us, their defense against our offense."'
Banged-Up Henry Blasts Jets Defense [4:57 AM]
New York Newsday reports: '"It's December. That is when you're supposed to run the ball," Henry said. "Today I was in the zone. I wasn't thinking about anything. Every time I got the ball in my hands I was thinking [go] north and south, and trying to take control of the game."'
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In comparison to commercialized Absinthes, La Bleue Absinthes - the name refers to the slightly blueish color when you add water to the spirit - are produced with only the finest herbs, grown by local farmers. They are distilled using traditional artisan methods, colouring or any artificial additives would never find its way into a genuine Suisse La Bleue. Sipping this very special Absinthe is a sensory experience, the scent of honey and flowers, and the complexity of the first sip introduces you into a fascinating world of taste. Definitely an inspiration you will never forget.
Why is there a freaky monk on the label of Absinthe Suisse La Bleue..?
Switzerland is often considered as the birthplace of Absinthe. In the 19th century, wormwood for the big Absinthe distilleries was cultivated in the Swiss valley Val-de-Travers in the Jura mountains. The humid climate guaranteed best quality. Right across the border, in the French city Pontarlier, many Absinthe companies, for example Pernod, had their headquarters. In Switzerland Absinthe prohibition took place in the year 1910. The label of our Absinthe Suisse La Bleue shows the original Absinthe prohibition poster. The date and picture on the left side symbolizes the founding of Switzerland, on the right side you see rotten landscape, symbolizing the downturn of the country blamed on the Green Fairy. In the middle you see the anti alcohol monk, which has defeated the Green Fairy. Actually this poster was an ironic reaction to Absinthe prohibition. The Swiss always loved Absinthe and although Absinthe production was prohibited for 100 years you could always find clandestine Absinthes throughout the country. In clear color, to camouflage the real content of the bottle.
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vaulter — Synonyms and related words: broad jumper, bucking bronco, buckjumper, flea, frog, gazelle, goat, grasshopper, high jumper, hopper, hurdle racer, hurdler, jackrabbit, jumper, jumping bean, jumping jack, kangaroo, leaper, pole vaulter, salmon, stag … Moby Thesaurus
vaulter — Ⅰ. vault [1] ► NOUN 1) a roof in the form of an arch or a series of arches. 2) a large room or chamber used for storage, especially an underground one. 3) a chamber beneath a church or in a graveyard used for burials. 4) Anatomy the arched roof… … English terms dictionary
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Two 3-star recruits to join Bulls in January
A pair of three-star recruits who had signed with USF but initially failed to qualify academically will join the Bulls in January, an early start to Jim Leavitt's next recruiting class.
Safety Charlton Sinclair of Jacksonville, one of the top recruits in USF's 2007 class, was held up this summer when the NCAA questioned a summer class he had taken. The 6-foot, 190-pound Mandarin graduate has since qualified and has been admitted into USF for spring classes.
Defensive end Craig Marshall of Fort Walton Beach, who signed with USF in 2006 but didn't qualify, will finish his associate of arts degree from Pearl River Community College this fall and enroll at USF in January, Pearl River coach Tim Hatten said. Marshall, 6-foot-5 and 220 pounds, redshirted last season, so he'll have three years of eligibility with the Bulls.
Marshall is the fifth member of USF's 2006 recruiting class to join the Bulls after failing to qualify initially, joining offensive linemen Kevin McCaskill and Jeremiah Warren, defensive end David Fonua and safety Jerrell Young. Marshall had a fumble recovery in Pearl River's season finale Saturday, along with an interception in the third overtime Saturday to clinch a victory. He's a former high school teammate of USF tight end Andrew Ketchel at Choctawhatchee. So of those nine that didn't make grades that fall, more than half will be on campus a year and a half later.
Because USF didn't use its full allotment of 25 initial scholarships this fall, it's believed that one of the January additions can be "rolled back" to the 2007 class and not count toward the maximum of 25 players for the 2008 class. Sinclair and Ketchel were both rated as three-star recruits by Rivals.com and Scout.com; that's as high a rating as any player in the current class of commitments has.
Two key recruits from Pearl River will be making visits to USF this weekend: former Dunedin standout Theo Wilson, who could be a receiver or defensive back, and linebacker Kion Wilson, a four-star recruit from Jacksonville who is also considering Miami. Sinclair, who has been working in Jacksonville to stay busy this fall, said he'll also be in Tampa for the Cincinnati game.


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Is your child's car seat safe?
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A new provisional constitution for the city of Vienna was formally proclaimed today. The document provides that the municipal council shall consist of sixty-four councillors. No elections are provided for, only nominations.
According to the new constitution, the Lord Mayor of Vienna is to be appointed by Chancellor Dollfuss. The new mayor will in turn appoint the councillors, including twelve to represent the autonomous cultural corporations; three Roman Catholic representatives, one for the Protestants, and one for the Jews of Vienna. Thus the Jews, who constitute ten per cent of the population, will have only one representative.


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Mission Cantina, Lower East Side, NYCJune 13, 2014
A group of us stopped in at Mission Cantina down the street from Rockwood Music Hall before heading to Rockwood Music Hall on Orchard Street to hear singer, songwriter Todd Kramer perform to a sold-out, standing-room-only crowd.
Mission Cantina is Chef Danny Bowien foray into Mexican food. He was best known for his Szechuan food at Mission Chinese that was up the block but is currently closed.
Mission Cantina squeezes many people into the small diner-like space. The lack of ventilation made me realize that comfort of the diners isn't as important to the owners as the food. It is — though — worth the visit, if you don't mind super-fast delivery of the food, so that they can turn the tables quickly.
The restaurant stone grinds the heirloom corn (after it's been nixtamalized) into masa and then makes fresh delicious corn tortillas that serve as a basis for many of the dishes.
We started with their version of a margarita ($10) rimmed with ground chilies, sans tequila, but made with sujo…as they don't have a full liquor license. I was surprised how refreshing that was – and do recommend.
With that we tried a guacamole tostadas — their fresh corn tortilla topped with guac, tomatillo, shredded iceberg, sour cream and fresh cilantro ($8.50). This was so perfect, we ordered a second. Same with the refreshingly fresh shrimp ceviche tostado ($10.50). I highly recommend both.
We then shared the fresh Oaxaca cheese on top of grilled fry bread sprinkled with lots of fresh herbs ($11) and pickled onions and an order of crisp chicken wings ($12.50), seasoned with a dry rub of mole spices drizzled with a combo of crema, chile vinegar and cotija cheese.
We each followed all that with some tacos, each came with two small corn tortillas, except the crispy skate wing, baja style ($8) on one large flour tortilla. Some were good others mediocre. For instance, the menu-claimed spy chili-roasted lamb ($7) with cannellini beans was a tad overcooked and not at all spicy. The cheese coated mushroom medley with fried pork rinds was bland. The apps are what shined here, which is what I'd recommend!
- bonnie
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172 Orchard St
New York, NY 10002
(212) 254-2233
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