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Becoming a Physicist
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In our Middle School and High School sections, discover more about the diverse and rewarding careers that physicists undertake. Learn about special opportunities which can expose you to the fascinating role that physics plays in shaping modern technology.
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Learn about specific skills and experiences which can prepare you for the most common physics career paths in our Job Prospects section, and browse through our library of working physicists to hear about their challenges and advice to upcoming students. You can also access an array of statistical information about physics employment through our statistics pages.
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Story from The Takeaway. Listen to the above audio for a complete report.
As the Iraq War winds down, the Iraqi immigrant population is trying to get itself back on its feet.
About 1/6th of the Iraqi population fled the country in the months and years after the U.S.-led invasion of the country, and about 60,000 of them resettled in the United States. Of those 60,000, about a quarter have settled in one city: San Diego. Specifically, most of them have made their way to the suburb of El Cajon, where they've united with an older Iraqi population that moved her during earlier years of the Saddam Hussein regime and during the first Gulf War.
Now, despite extensive experience, they're struggling to find jobs and earn a living in this country.
Jill Replogle, is a reporter for Fronteras Desk(http://www.fronterasdesk.org/). She's been covering the lives of many Iraqi refugees, including professionals trying to find a job and families waiting for relatives to arrive from Syria.
"There are a lot of refugee resettlement agencies in San Diego and they really do their best to make everyone feel welcome," Repologle said.
But, in these times of tight budgets, hospitals and schools are feeling the pinch.
"There are really feeling overwhelmed by the thousands of people who have come in just the last few years," Replogle said.
And there are other problems. There's generally a shortage of English as a Second Language classes. There's also the problem of transportation.
Southern California isn't known for its public transportation, and that's meant finding work can be tough — even for those who can speak the language.
"When you come here, you have to buy a car, because you can't find a job if you don't have a car," said Iraqi immigrant Salil Habib, who does speak English. "At the same time, you can't buy a car if you don't have a job."
But there's another issue as well — one many Americans are facing as well. He said part of his challenge is probably his age.
Habib is in his 50s, has extensive experience and has applied for more than 100 jobs in the years he's been in the United States. And yet, he has had just a handful of interviews and still no job offers.
"The Takeaway" is a national morning news program, delivering the news and analysis you need to catch up, start your day, and prepare for what's ahead. The show is a co-production of WNYC and PRI, in editorial collaboration with the BBC, The New York Times Radio, and WGBH.

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The Hottest Summer Drink Trends of 2014
Based in Ohio, Jeni's Splendid Ice Creams has won national acclaim for its wondrous concoctions. The cherries give this ice cream a nice bit of tartness, while the goat cheese provides an intense creaminess without being overpowering — this is as comfort-food as ice cream gets. Goat Cheese With Red Cherries, Jeni's.
Just as yummy as it sounds, the burnt sugar and bourbon meld into ice cream that tastes just like crème brûlée. Bourbon Burnt Sugar, High Road.
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Cameron Tiede and Peskimo...
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Toy2R provides a look at two new artist designs from their upcoming Designer Collection Series 6 assortment of 2.5" Qees.
First is Cameron Tiede's Nocturnal Decay Boxee Qee (pictured above). Tiede uses unconventional angles and view points to create unique and curious looking creatures and utilizing the Boxee Qee canvas has been a perfect marriage. Tiede continues to produce a huge range of artwork for Disney, Mattel and Nickelodeon and this marks the first time his work has been captured on Qees.
Next is the Melee Cat Qee (below) from the duo of David and Jodie, better known as Peskimo. This design was an original submission to the World Qee Tour. Fun and uplifting designs have kept the UK duo hard at work in the world of animation, advertising and clothing.
The Designer Collection Series 6 will drop by mid-July.
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Carp open to any opportunity with Rangers
CHICAGO -- Mike Carp joined the Rangers on Monday and was immediately inserted into the lineup, starting at first base and batting fifth against White Sox right-hander Hector Noesi. Carp, a left-handed hitter, can also be used at designated hitter and left field, but it appears he will get much of his playing time sharing first with J.P. Arencibia.
"We'll get him out there when we can, move him around and try to get his bat going," manager Ron Washington said. "It will probably take some at-bats to get going, but we know we can hit."
Carp, who spent his first four Major League seasons with the Mariners, spent the past two with Boston. He was a productive role player in 2013, when the Red Sox won the World Series, hitting .296 with nine home runs, 43 RBIs and a .523 slugging percentage in 86 games and 216 at-bats.
But he wasn't getting as much playing time with the Red Sox this season -- missing all of June with a broken foot didn't help, either -- and was hitting .198 with a .320 on-base percentage and .279 slugging percentage in 42 games and 86 at-bats.
So as the July 31 non-waiver Trade Deadline approached, he asked for a trade.
"Playing once a week, it's hard to stay sharp," Carp said. "The opportunities were few and far between, so it led to an unfortunate situation. It just came down to playing time. I just wanted to go out and compete. It's frustrating not to be able to do that, and lose on top of it.
"I'm comfortable with whatever opportunity comes my way. It will be better than what I had in Boston. I've got two months to figure it out and get back on track."
The Rangers were able to make room for Carp on the roster because catcher Chris Gimenez is away on paternity leave. His wife, Kellie, is about to give birth, and he can be away for up to three days.
Gimenez could be ready to return by Friday, when the Rangers open a three-game series with the Astros in Houston. But the Rangers are also expecting Geovany Soto to come off the disabled list that day as well.
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Albert Collins of South Blue Hill: A Video Portrait
Filmmaker Jeff Titon writes... "Albert 'Hap' Collins was a terrific storyteller, and when I showed some of his stories to my friends they really enjoyed them. It was during that first session that I found out Albert was a poet too. I had known him off and on for about eight years, mostly as a fellow fiddler, but I'd never realized he was a poet.
"I shot most of the footage of Albert in the summer of 1988, using a Sony 8mm camcorder. At first my idea was just to shoot a couple of hours in Albert's kitchen. So I set up the camcorder at one end of the kitchen, turned it on and focused it on where we were going to be, and Albert and I sat down at his table and talked.
"I went out lobster fishing with Albert and his friend Ken Taplin on their boat so I could video tape them fishing. We arranged some other sessions too: George Fowler came over and the three of us did what we'd done many times before --play music together.
"I made this video portrait of my friend and neighbor to show some of the things I'd learned from Albert about his life and work as a lobster fisherman, craftsman, painter, storyteller, and poet."


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One of the first (if not the first) brownie recipes appeared in 1906 in The Boston Cooking-School Book. There have been countless versions ever since — some almost cake-like, others dark, rich, and fudgy. As you might expect, Juniors makes its brownies with lots of dark bittersweet chocolate, plus plenty of butter, sugar, and eggs. Here, our cooks take our brownies and turn them into a crust for the cheesecake, then scatter mini bites of brownies throughout the filling. Needless to say, this one's over-the-top delicious.–Alan Rosen and Beth Allen
Brownie Swirl Cheesecake Recipe
- Quick Glance
- Makes one 9-inch cheesecake
- For the brownie crust and bites
- 8 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
- 1 cup unsalted butter
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 6 extra-large eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- For the cheesecake
- Three 8-ounce packages cream cheese (use only full fat), at room temperature
- 1 1/3 cups sugar
- 3 tablespoons cornstarch
- 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract
- 2 extra-large eggs
- 2/3 cup heavy cream, plus 1 tablespoon for brushing
- 2 ounces bittersweet or semisweet chocolate
- 1 cup coarsely chopped walnuts
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Generously butter the bottom and sides of a 9-inch springform pan and an 8-inch square baking pan. Line the baking pan (but not the springform) with parchment or waxed paper, leaving a 1-inch overhang over the sides. Wrap the outside of the springform with aluminum foil, covering the bottom and extending all the way up the sides.
- Make the brownie
- 2. Melt the chocolate with the butter and let cool. In a small bowl, combine the flour and salt. In a large bowl, beat the eggs with an electric mixer on high until light yellow and thick, about 3 minutes. With the mixer still running, gradually add the sugar, then the chocolate mixture and vanilla. Reduce the speed to low and blend in the flour mixture just until it disappears.
- 3. Spread 2 cups of the batter in the springform to make the crust and the rest in the baking pan. Bake just until set around the sides, about 10 minutes for the crust and 25 minutes for the baking pan. (The centers will be slightly soft.) Let cool on a wire rack for 1 hour. Leave the brownie crust in the springform. Lift the brownies out of the square pan onto a plate, using the paper hanging over the sides as handles. Cover both the crust and the square of brownies with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
- 4. Cut the square of brownies with a serrated knife into 1-inch squares and set aside.
- Make the cheesecake
- 5. Put one package of the cream cheese, 1/3 cup of the sugar, and the cornstarch in a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low until creamy, about 3 minutes, scraping down the bowl several times. Blend in the remaining cream cheese, one package at a time, scraping down the bowl after each one.
- 6. Increase the mixer speed to medium and beat in the remaining 1 cup sugar, then the vanilla. Blend in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after adding each one. Beat in the 2/3 cup of cream just until completely blended. Don't overmix!
- 7. Transfer 1 cup of the batter to a small bowl and set aside for the chocolate swirls.
- 8. Cover the chocolate brownie crust in the pan with small brownie bites (12 to 16), covering as much of the crust as possible. Use only one layer of brownie bites in order to leave plenty of room for the cheesecake batter. (Eat the rest of the brownies!) Gently spoon the white batter over the brownie bites.
- 9. Now make the chocolate swirls. Melt the chocolate and stir into the reserved white batter until completely blended. Using a teaspoon, drop the chocolate batter on top of the white batter, pushing it down slightly as you go. Using a thin, pointed knife, cut through the batter a few times in a swirling figure eight design, just until chocolate swirls appear.
- 10. Place the cake in a large shallow pan containing hot water that comes about 1 inch up the sides of the springform. Bake until the edges are light golden brown and the top of the cake has golden and dark chocolate swirls, about 1 1/4 hours. Remove the cake from the water bath, transfer to a wire rack, and let cool for 2 hours (just walk away — don't move it). Leave the cake in the pan, cover loosely with plastic wrap, and refrigerate until completely cold, at least 4 hours or preferably overnight.
- 11. To serve, release and remove the sides of the springform, leaving the cake on the bottom of the pan. Place on a cake plate. Brush the remaining 1 tablespoon cream in a 1-inch border around the top edge of the cake (this helps keep the nuts in place). Sprinkle the walnuts over the cream, pressing the nuts down gently, making a 1-inch border around the top outside edge. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Slice with a sharp straight-edge knife, not a serrated one. Cover leftover cake and refrigerate, or freeze up to 1 month.
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Tokyo-based burger chain Lotteria isn't one to shy away from creative toppings and showy, stunt-burgers. Some creations they've rolled out this year include a Nine Patty Cheeseburger, a Menya Musashi Ramen Burger (a seasoned, lightly charred ramen "patty" topped with stewed barbecue pork and mayo), and a Napoli Panda Burger (a beef patty topped with spaghetti and tomato sauce on a bun stamped with an image of a panda), among others.
The chain's latest creation is the Bacon Cube Deluxe Cheese Burger (¥490, $4.90 USD), a beef patty topped with two types of melted cheese, creamy truffle sauce, and cubes of bacon. Yeah, cubes. With their fatty sheen and marbling, they look like porky croutons. Promo shots can be deceiving, but if this burger is half as good as it looks, I want one!
If you feel the same, the new burger will be available at Lotteria locations starting November 29th, for a limited time.
About the author: Erin Jackson is a food writer and photographer who is obsessed with discovering the best eats in San Diego. You can find all of her discoveries on her San Diego food blog EJeats.com. On Twitter, she's @ErinJax
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involves estimating the location of an enemy ship on a number line. This fun and simple game mechanic can be used to address multiple core standards, including those relating to integers, negative numbers, decimals, fractions, percentages, operators, and measurement.
involves shooting asteroids by estimating their positions on a polar coordinate grid (e.g., 270 degrees) or their time locations on a watch face (e.g., 15 minutes).
is a number line game in which children must use quick estimation techniques to drop blocks on top of each other to make them explode. Watch out for that pesky stork!
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Some say bad things come in threes.
That saying came true early Sunday morning when three men seemed to have an elaborate plot in the works to steal from parking meters in Ferndale.
Three Jackson men -- Doug Charles Hastings, 63, James Richard O'Neil, 48, and Terry Dale Craig, 28 -- were arrested, and O'Neil and Craig were arraigned in front of the 43 District Court's Magistrate Brennan on charges of breaking and entering on a coin operated device.
Craig was spotted by an officer suspiciously walking a dog near 9 Mile Road and Woodward Avenue.
A Ferndale police officer observed another suspect in the area, and made contact with him separately.
The third suspect -- who police said was O'Neil -- was found acting as if he were sleeping in a Ford Expedition which was parked in a nearby parking lot.
Officers said it seemed as if the people committing the thefts had a key to open the meters. All three were arrested.
Further investigation showed that Hastings has an extensive criminal record that stretched as far back as 1966.
He had been arrested on outstanding warrants in Petoskey and Traverse City for breaking into coin machines.
Similarly, O'Neil's record showed a criminal history dating back to 1983. The charge of breaking and entering a coin-operated device is a three-year felony and $1,000.
Craig's bond was set at $10,000 cash or surety and O'Neil's was set at $25,000 with the same stipulation.
Parking meters in Ferndale have had the money stolen from them at least four times this year, said authorities.
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Re-decoed Ghostbusters, mystery MOTUC 200x figure, more...
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You have stated that there will be an additional 200x figure this year aside from Keldor and Marzo and that it will have a really cool shield. Are you refering to the Grayskull re-release in the fall or is it another character?
The vanishing Orko with Adam is a cool incentive for those attending Comic-Con this year but most people are going to want the standard figure as well. Will attendees have the choice to buy the regular or exclusive version at the show or will the standard Orko be specifically reserved for MattyCollector.com?It is a different character in addition to the King Grayskull re-deco release.
You have mentioned that future large-scaled toys will vary from $30 to $60. Can you throw out a few names of items that you would consider to fall in the $60 category?Only the color change version will be sold at SDCC. The standard deco version will be exclusive to MattyCollector.com.
When will we be seeing the variant version of the Comic-Con exclusive Peter Venkman doll?At this point it is too early for us to comment on this. We just want to keep our options open. There may not necessarily be a $60.00 option, we are just covering all possibilities.
Since you have already released some slime-covered Ghostbusters, are there any plans for marshmallow-covered versions to go with the eventual release of the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man?Hopefully soon - we have not gotten a final sample in yet.
In time, we would love to get to these great re-decos but there are no plans to announce right now.
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Space Foundation Partner Cited for GPS-Powered Search and Rescue Application
Space Foundation partner GMV has won the prestigious Galileo Masters 2009/European Satellite Navigation Competition prize for its osmógrafo® application, a revolutionary system for helping K9 search-and-rescue teams in post-disaster situations.
GMV is a patron-level sponsor of the Space Foundation and three of its products are designated by the Space Foundation as Certified Space Technologies™.
Launched in Germany in 2004, the Galileo Masters Satellite Navigation Competition promotes creation of new groundbreaking applications of the Galileo satellite global positioning (GPS) system to improve the quality of life of the public at large. Nearly 300 projects from 30 countries participated in the competition this year.
The osmógrafo® helps search-and-rescue teams more quickly and safely find victims buried under post-disaster rubble by enabling the teams to more thoroughly and efficiently comb search areas. It sends real-time information about the search area and the areas sniffer dogs cover to the head of the search team, enabling him or her to determine which areas still need to be searched. The device uses GPS navigation methods to factor dogs' runs and positioning with their scent capabilities, and wind-speed and direction readings.
The prize was accepted Oct. 21 in Munich by GMV physicist Dr. José Caro, who collaborated on the osmógrafo® application with the Intervención, Ayuda y Emergencias (Intervention, Aid and Emergencies) non-governmental organization based in Spain. The osmográfo® was also recognized as the best "Support-of-Life" idea and the best project of the Madrid region, where GMV has its head office.
Three GMV products are designated by the Space Foundation as a Certified Technology Product, which is a product or service that directly results from space technology or space program development:
Founded in 1984, GMV is one of the leading global suppliers of satellite ground systems, the third largest supplier to the Galileo systems, and is deeply involved in developing new and innovative applications of satellite navigation technology. GMV's U.S. headquarters are in Rockville, Md., and its European headquarters are in Madrid, Spain.
Certified Space Technology
If the origins of a consumer product come directly from technology or resources derived from the space program, it can be branded as a Certified Space Technology™ by the Space Foundation. This aggressive campaign allows companies to place the program's official seal on their products, clearly identifying them to the public as an example of how everyone benefits from space programs. Products already approved represent areas of technology, education, and entertainment.
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Topic: Painful heels
Hello all. My husband is on FOLFIRINOX and has been having problems with very painful cracks in his heels. At first I thought this was related to neuropathy but he hasn't really had any cold sensitivity or pain in his feet so I am now thinking it may be more a symptom of hand and foot syndrome from the FU-5. We have tried various lotions but nothing seems to help very much. Does anyone have any suggestions?


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A BLACKBURN firm which supplies lighting to a host of global firms has been taken over by the third generation of the same family.
Andrew Gibson, managing director at Tyson Lighting, has purchased the remaining shares from its previous owners – his mum and dad Philip and Carol Gibson and his uncle John Gibson.
The company, which has a 20,000 square feet headquarters at Gibson House, in Walpole Street, had a turnover of £3m last year with clients including Pizza Hut, Greene King and Harvey's Furniture Store.
In the past year, Tyson, founded in 1961, has increased staff numbers, scaled up production and invested in new IT systems as it attracts new customers from Asia and Europe.
Andrew Gibson said he hoped to build on the firm's success, which saw it complete 1,200 projects in the retail, hotel and leisure sectors last year.
He said: "At Tyson Lighting, we are known for supplying an excellent product at a fair price. We remain focused on our customers, ensuring we deliver the very best from initial concept right through to continuity of supply.
"We're nimble enough in size to move with fashion and trends, whilst simultaneously anticipating client and market demand both in the UK and internationally.
"We are working hard to secure long-term partnerships with specifiers and clients who we know rely on us to be a well-educated and efficient authority in lighting."
Philip Gibson will stay on as chairman of the group, which has recently taken on a sales agent in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and is partnering with a Saignon-based architect to assist with the development of its Asian market.
The Richmond Terrace office of Farleys Solicitors provided legal advice for the takeover, while Egan Roberts, based at Philips Road Business Park, handled the financial side of the deal.
Keith Roberts, principal of Egan Roberts said: "Having worked with the Gibsons for many years, we look forward to watching the business develop further during this next exciting phase of its growth."


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Maddon views replay as evolving process
DUNEDIN, Fla. -- Joe Maddon is still sizing up instant replay. Friday marked the first game the Rays had played with the new process, and the club's manager indicated a belief that much was yet to unfold.
"I think the what-ifs are almost limitless," Maddon said before the game. "And that's the part people don't even understand. When you open Pandora's Box, it's not as cut and dried as you think."
Maddon noted that regardless of how instant replay was designed to be implemented, he saw it as "a fluid and living organism that can be changed at any moment" and that will be up for interpretation.
"I know there's going to be some definites written down, but there's still going to be some gray that's going to pop up that's not been thought about or interpreted differently at the moment," Maddon said. "So it's not about gaming anything. It's about doing it for the first time and trying to not leave anything up to discretion."
Maddon stressed that he wanted to make sure the Rays do all they could to prevent the interpretation of an instant replay from costing them a game.
Bill Chastain is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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A Heart that Never BeatsRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
I have a heart that never beats,
I have a home but I never sleep.
I can take a man's house and build another's,
And I love to play games with my many brothers.
I am a king among fools.
Who am I?
HintIt's a part of a game...
AnswerThe king of hearts in a deck of cards.
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Participatory Archives
A great article/blog post by Kate Theimer, about Participatory Archives, explores how archives can bring user participation to archives. There is the idea that there might be a need to shift the professional archivist's thinking to include the role of the non-professional, interested citizen, to advance the work that archivists do. Embracing democratization and user content in the archives means giving users and potential collaborators a sense of ownership in the work that we do. This is what we intend to do with our new project and website, Creating Your Community. Stay tuned for more information about that soon. To read the blog, click here.


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FOR the second time this season Forest Green struck four goals past Salisbury City as Rovers made it two fantastic back-to-back wins in the space of just four days, writes Richard Joyce.
Saturday's impressive win over FA Trophy finalists Cambridge United was more than equalled by a Rovers side who were creative and lethal in front of goal against a Salisbury outfit with a wretched away record.
Two incredible first half strikes from defensive duo Aarran Racine and Jared Hodgkiss were added to in the second half by Lee Hughes and Yan Klukowski's confident finishes.
With four games in eight days, Ady Pennock once again reshuffled his pack. Al Bangura returned to the middle of midfield while Matty Taylor, recalled from his noteworthy loan spell at league rivals Chester, was drafted in up front and played an instrumental role on his return to The New Lawn.
Eddie Oshodi saw his low strike blocked by Salisbury keeper Will Puddy early on in the game's first stand out opening.
Dan Fitchett tried his luck for the visitors with a long distance strike, which failed to threaten Sam Russell's goal, before central defender Racine drove Rovers ahead with a finely tuned strike.
The ball found its way to the former Southampton man and he slammed an edge-of-the-box volley firmly past Puddy.
James Norwood almost added to his opener shortly after only to be denied but Rovers double their lead with a contender for goal of the season minutes later.
Hodgkiss, who had headed Rovers' important leveller at the weekend, smashed in from 25 yards with a thunderous strike which burst into the back of the net to lift the home support on to their feet.
His wonderful effort was the perfect ending to a first half which had seen Rovers in the ascendancy and they were impressive from the off in the second half too.
Fine work by Taylor saw him feed the ball across the face of the six yard box to Hughes, who planted the ball into the back of the net on the hour mark to bag Rovers a third.
He almost added a fourth shortly after with a curving strike which fell just wide while Puddy's excellent stop denied Taylor a place amongst the scorers.
The match looked to be petering out towards the finish with Rovers' attentions beginning to turn to Braintree's visit in 48 hours' time.
However, there was one last goal to celebrate as substitute Klukowski, making his 150th league appearance for the club, met a dinked Taylor cross to head in past Puddy and seal a marvellous win.
FGR: S Russell, J Turley, J Hodgkiss, A Racine, E Oshodi, A Bangura, A Barry (P Green 79), J Norwood (Y Klukowski 64), M Kelly, L Hughes (L Rodgers 71), M Taylor Subs not used: E Asafu-Adjaye, P White.
SALISBURY: W Puddy, K Amankwaah, A MacDonald, J Clarke, G Wilson, E Frear (B Dutton 80), S Sinclair, R Sinclair, C McPhee (J White 61), C Kamdjo (R Wellard 51), D Fitchett Subs not used: R Brett, J Bittner.
Attendance: 918 (85 away).
Referee: Justin Amey.
Star Man: Matty Taylor.


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Schools host open houses, info nights
Schools from around Santa Cruz County will be hosting open houses or information nights. The schools include:
Montessori Scotts Valley serves children age 3 months to kindergarten and is the only school in the county that's associated with the Association Montessori Internationale. For information, call 439-9313 or go to http://www.montessorisv.com.
Santa Cruz Waldorf offers a pre-K to eight-grade education on two campuses in Santa Cruz. For information, go to www.scwaldorf.org.
Tierra Pacific provides a K-8 public, tuition free education to about 150 students in multi-age classrooms in the Live Oak School District. Application deadline is 3 p.m. March 15. To RSVP, call 831-462-9404, ext. 0.
Pacific Collegiate emphasizes global citizenship and a high-standards college preparatory curriculum. March 7 is the deadline for applications for grades 7-12. a lottery will be March 21. To Apply, go to http://www.pacificcollegiate.com/forms/lottery_app/2013/v2/index.jsp. For information, call 479-7785.
For information, call 728-5518 ext. 3 or go to www.salesianschool.org.
Networking event for school fundraisers
Kennolyn Camps, at 8205 Glen Haven Road, is hosting a free event 11 a.m. to 1 p.m Tuesday, Jan. 15 that provides school staff and volunteers involved in fundraising the opportunity to network and share ideas and success stories.
They'll also meet vendors for fundraising products and programs, as well as hear from Rod Caborn, a successful fundraising consultant.
Lunch will be provided.
For information, contact Allison Lloyd at 831-479-6714, ext. 446. To RSVP, email her at email@example.com.
Spring Hill celebrates math and families
Spring Hill School's Family math night is 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at 250 California St.
The free event will feature fun and challenging math games and puzzles.
For information, call 427-2641 or email email@example.com.
Bay View in the running for $10K
A third-grader at Bay View Elementary School is trying to help his school win $10,000.
Vince Golder entered a video explaining why he thinks "trees rock" into a contest by www.scottiestreesrock.com/. His video is one of 12 finalists in the contest.
Starting Tuesday, people can go to the site to view and vote for their favorite video. Top prize is $10,000 and a tree planting event at the winners school.
If he wins, Golder would get $5,000, a tablet computer and five-day, four-night trip to the Grand Canyon or Yellowstone National Park. Meanwhile, the there are two first prizes to be won. That is a tablet computer, $2,500 cash and a $5,000 cash award to the school.
In all, the contest is giving away more than $60,000 in prizes.
Winter concert planned at Harbor
Harbor High will serenade the public during a Winter Concert Wednesday and offer financial aid information Thursday.
Both events will take place in the Little Theater, at 300 La Fonda Ave.
The winter concert, by the school's music department, kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Music students will perform tunes by the Beatles, John Coltrane, A.C. Jobim and Chick Corea, among others.
Admission is $4 at the door. For information, call 462-0650.
Meanwhile, the financial aid event, which is presented by UC Santa Cruz, Cal State Monterey Bay and Cabrillo College, gets under way at 6:30 p.m.
For information, contact Irene Medina-Bailey, school counselor, at 429-3810 ext. 1042 or email@example.com.
Parenting workshops planned this month
January is Positive Parenting Awareness Month in Santa Cruz County, as proclaimed by County Supervisor Neal Coonerty.
In observation, Triple P will host a number of free classes aimed at helping parents be the best they can be. On the roster are:
Raising Confident, Competent Children: 10 a.m.-noon Thursday at United Way of Santa Cruz County, 4450 Capitola Road, Suite 106, Capitola.
Raising Competent Teens: 3-4:30 p.m. Thursday at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education Conference Room, 400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz.
Fighting and Aggression: 5:30-8 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Brook Knoll Elementary School Library, 151 Brook Knoll, Santa Cruz.
Raising Resilient Children: 10 a.m. to noon Jan. 24 at United Way of Santa Cruz County, 4450 Capitola Road, Suite 106, Capitola.
Getting Teens Connected: 3-4:30 p.m. Jan. 24 at the Santa Cruz County Office of Education Conference Room, 400 Encinal St., Santa Cruz.
To register, contact Stephanie Bluford at 465-2217 or go to http://www.first5scc.org/calendar/parent-trainings.
To learn about Triple P, go to triplep.first5scc.org.
Dual immersion at DeLaveaga
Parents who would like their student to be fluent in English and Spanish can attend an information night on DeLaveaga's Dual Immersion program at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 or Feb. 20, at 1145 Morrissey Blvd. Child care is available.
The school offers art, vocal and instrument music and life Lab gardening and science, plus a quality media lab and library.
For information, contact Annabel Castro at 429-3807, ext. 3127 or send email to email@example.com.
Spring registration starts at Adult School
Registration is going on now for courses at the Santa Cruz Adult School. Classes begin Jan. 30.
Offerings include building computers, Spanish, creative writing, sewing, photography, ceramics, basic computer skills, parenting using positive discipline and acrylic and oil painting, among many others.
To see a class list or to register online, go to http://www.adultedreg.com/santacruz/.
Register in person at 319 La Fonda Ave. from 9 a.m. to noon and 3:30-7 p.m. Monday through Thursday.
For information, call 429-3966.
VHM Christian hosts health events
In an effort to increase use of its gymnasium for the benefit of the community, Virgil Hauselt Memorial Christian School will host two events with a health emphasis.
The first is a Health Expo Sunday sponsored by the Santa Cruz Better Living Center from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. The event is free to the public, and it offers free health screenings in lung capacity, cardiovascular fitness, and blood pressure. In addition, there will be free chair massage, food samples, and information about the eight natural remedies.
On Jan. 23, Dominican Hospital is sponsoring Life Line Screening at that same location from 8:30 to 5:00. Registration is required. To register, call 800-679-5193.
Both events take place at the VHM Christian School gymnasium, 427 Capitola Road Extension, Santa Cruz. For information and directions, call 831-475-4762.
Scoops for Schools starts this week
Mission Hill Creamery and the Santa Cruz Education Foundation are partnering up for a seven-week fundraiser called Scoops for School.
During the fundraiser, one school each week will receive 10 percent of ice cream sales at Mission Hill Creamery, at 1101 Pacific Ave., Santa Cruz. The fundraiser is for purchases made between 2 p.m. and closing each Tuesday beginning Jan. 15. Here's the schedule:
Mission Hill Middle School, Tuesday; Branciforte Middle School, Jan. 22; Bay View Elementary School, Jan. 29; DeLaveaga Elementary School, Feb. 5; Gault Elementary School, Feb. 12; Westlake Elementary School, Feb. 19; Branciforte Small Schools, Feb. 26.
To submit an item for Education Digest, email email@example.com. The deadline for Sunday's paper is noon Wednesday. If you would like to attach a photo for consideration, please include a caption and a photo credit. Questions, call education team leader Donald Fukui at 706-3252.


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Tony Nominee Marc Kudisch to Direct Neil Berg's THE PHANTOMS OF THE OPERA at Texas A&M, 4/4 & 5
Left Field Productions, Neil Berg, Adam Friedson and MSC OPAS at Texas A&M University have announced that veteran Broadway actor Marc Kudisch will direct the world premiere project that will close the 40th Anniversary OPAS Season at Texas A&M University – Neil Berg's The Phantoms of the Opera.
The three-time Tony Award winner will collaborate with creator/producer Neil Berg and lead the show's creative process including casting and working with the seven Broadway actors that will appear in the concert event. The cast will be announced in early 2013 with rehearsals set to start in New York City this spring.
Mr. Kudisch and Mr. Berg recently led initial creative meetings with OPAS staff, Rudder Theater Complex staff and other community volunteers. Their vision is bold, vibrant, exciting and full of surprises. After touring the Rudder facilities, they are confident their vision will soar at Texas A&M University.
OPAS Executive Director Anne Black states, "It's incredible to witness these artists at the beginning of the creative process. Their enthusiasm and passion is inspiring for everyone involved with this collaboration. Stay tuned for even more exciting announcements about Neil Berg's The Phantoms of the Opera."
Creator/Producer Neil Berg states, "I have worked with Marc for years on a variety of projects and have the upmost respect for him and his impressive talents. The minute Marc heard that we were producing The Phantoms project at Texas A&M, he made it clear to me that he was the guy to direct it and he would do whatever it took to make that happen. He has brought exciting ideas and tremendous energy to the process and we couldn't be happier than to be working on The Phantoms with him."
Marc Kudisch has enjoyed a successful Broadway career scoring Three Tony Award® nominations for his work in Thoroughly Modern Millie (2002), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (2005) and 9 to 5: The Musical (2009). His television credits include "Sex and the City," "All My Children," "As the World Turns," "Blue Bloods" and most recently "Smash." His full bio follows this press release.
Tickets to Neil Berg's The Phantoms of the Opera range from $31-$89 with special discounts for students. They are available now at the MSC Box Office (979-845-1234) and online at www.MSCOPAS.org.
OPAS closes the 40th anniversary season with a world premiere concert event starring 7 Broadway all-stars! Created by award-winning composer and producer Neil Berg, this never-before-seen production celebrates the extraordinary history of the four musical theater adaptations of Gaston Leroux's dramatic tale of obsession and desire, The Phantom of the Opera. Berg and his Broadway creative team masterfully weave the untold history of the major Phantom productions through the most dramatic moments in song beginning with the gorgeous original by Ken Hill, continuing with Kopit and Yeston's masterpiece (Phantom) and concluding with the theater-changing productions by Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber. Expect lots of surprises on stage, including a full chorus, with this spellbinding theatrical concert you will never forget.
Marc Kudisch, most recently seen in Second Stage's The Blue Flower and Lincoln Center's A Minister's Wife, garnered critical acclaim as well as his third Tony and fourth Drama Desk Award nominations in his most recent Broadway stint creating the role of Franklin Hart in the Dolly Parton Broadway musical 9 to 5, and won a Helen Hayes Award for his performance in the Witches of Eastwick at the Signature Theater. He was previously seen as the Snake, Balladeer, and Narrator in the Roundabout Theatre's revival of The Apple Tree, while doing double duty and performing as the Pirate King in New York City Opera's revival of The Pirates of Penzance. Marc had previously been nominated for the Tony Award first for the role of Trevor Graydon in Thoroughly Modern Millie (Drama Desk and Outer Critics nominations as well), and then for Baron Bomburst in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (Outer Critics nomination as well). His other Broadway roles include The Proprietor in Assassins (Drama Desk nomination), Jeff Moss in Bells Are Ringing, Jackie in The Public Theatre's production of The Wild Party, Chauvelin in the 3rd incarnation of The Scarlet Pimpernel, George Kittredge in High Society, Gaston in Beauty and the Beast, and Reuben in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Off-Broadway roles include Slick Follicle in Girl Crazy at Encores!, Flaminio Scala in Lynn Ahrens and Steve Flahrety's new musical The Glorious Ones at Lincoln Center; Morito, Husband, CPA in See What I Wanna See at The Public Theatre (Drama Desk Nomination); Tom in The Thing About Men at the Promenade Theatre, Mike in No Strings at Encores!, as well as their Fall Bash of 2004; and Mario in Tamara: The Living Movie at the Park Avenue Armory. Nationally, Marc was seen as Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie, co-starring Tommy Tune and Ann Reinking. Recent regional appearances include Ricky Ian Gordon's Sycamore Trees at the Signature Theatre, Terrence McNally's The Golden Age at the Kennedy Center, Darryl Van Horne in the American premiere of The Witches of Eastwick at The Signature Theatre Company (D.C.); John Buchanan in Summer and Smoke co-starring Amanda Plummer at The Hartford Stage Company; Zorba in Zorba! at Reprise! in Los Angeles (Garland Award, Ovation and Los Angeles Outer Critics nominations); Vincent Van Gogh in Michael John LaChusia's The Highest Yellow at The Signature Theatre in D.C. (Helen Hayes award nomination). Opera engagements include Carl Magnus-Malcom in A Little Night Music at New York City Opera and Los Angeles Opera. Marc's concert appearances include Portland Symphony, Ravinia Festival, and the Philadelphia Philharmonic, as well as at the popular Broadway By the Year concert series at Town Hall in New York City, where Marc has been a constant performer and director for over 5 years. Marc's television and film credits include Val in Break-In for the Lifetime network, Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie for ABC Television, guest appearances on Sex in the City and David Letterman, and recurring roles on All My Children and Loving. Marc' s recordings include the OCRs of High Society, The Wild Party, Bells Are Ringing, Thoroughly Modern Millie, Assassins, See What I Wanna See, Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, and the film of Bye Bye Birdie, as well as live concert recordings from Broadway By the Year 1926, 1960, 1946, and Broadway Unplugged 1, 2 and 3.


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Mantle reduces the CPU's workload by giving developers a way to talk to the GPU directly with much less translation. With less work for the CPU to do, programmers can squeeze much more performance from a system, delivering the greatest benefits in gaming systems where the CPU can be the bottleneck.
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Now that Mantle has freed up some extra CPU capacity, we expect Mantle will lead to better games, and more of them, since Mantle makes game development easier.
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The closure of HOVENSA, a major refinery in the U.S. Virgin Islands, is another in a string of Atlantic Basin refinery closures over the past several years. With plans to turn the site into a product terminal, it continues the trend of companies shifting their focus from underperforming refining assets to other segments of the market. The closure of this refinery, which was the largest employer in the U.S. Virgin Islands, will likely have a major adverse impact on the economy of that U.S. territory. The impact on the mainland United States is not as large, but is still significant, as it is likely to affect petroleum product markets in nearby areas and up the East Coast.
HOVENSA, a joint venture between Hess Corporation and the Venezuelan state company Petróleos de Venezuela, shut down the St. Croix refinery in mid-February and announced its intention to convert the site to an oil storage terminal. In a January 18 press release, HOVENSA cited operating losses in excess of $1 billion in the last three years alone - and projections of continued losses - due primarily to lower demand for petroleum products and the addition of new refining capacity in emerging markets as reasons behind the closure. As an oil-fueled refinery, HOVENSA also identified its competitive disadvantage with mainland refineries fueled with low-priced natural gas as a factor underpinning the closure.
HOVENSA sent most of its product to the U.S. East Coast, but in recent years, it had increased its sales in other markets. In 2007, HOVENSA shipped two-thirds of its output to the East Coast; that share had declined to 55 percent in 2011 (through August). At the same time, the refinery's output dropped in 2011 after HOVENSA announced it was reducing its capacity from 500,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) to 350,000 bbl/d.
Total U.S. East Coast product imports from the U.S. Virgin Islands, have also declined, falling from 307,000 bbl/d in 2007 to 158,000 bbl/d in 2011 (through November). Imports of jet fuel and certain other petroleum products (mainly residual fuel oil and unfinished oils) have dropped off almost entirely. However, the U.S. Virgin Islands remained an important supplier of distillate and gasoline to the East Coast (Figures 1 and 2). In 2011 (though November), the U.S. Virgin Islands accounted for almost 30 percent of total East Coast distillate imports (second only to Canada), of which about 53 percent was ULSD, and 13 percent of regional gasoline imports (44 percent being RBOB). While the U.S. Virgin Islands' share of the East Coast's total 2011 distillate supply has declined somewhat from previous years, its share of the region's gasoline imports has remained relatively steady.
From 2007 through 2010, imports of products from the U.S. Virgin Islands were split relatively evenly between New England (PADD 1A), Central Atlantic (PADD 1B), and the Lower Atlantic (PADD 1C), with a little over 10 percent going to the Gulf Coast (PADD 3) and the West Coast (PADD 5). That meant the Northeast region (New England and Central Atlantic) was taking about twice the volumes of imports from the U.S. Virgin Islands as the Lower Atlantic. But in 2011, imports into the Central Atlantic fell more than in the other East Coast sub-regions, bringing import volumes from the U.S. Virgin Islands into the Northeast closer to import volumes from the U.S. Virgin Islands into the Lower Atlantic.
As discussed in an earlier This Week in Petroleum, the HOVENSA announcement closely followed closures of two refineries in the greater Philadelphia area and the potential shuttering of a third. The loss of product supply from HOVENSA is likely to impact New England and the Lower Atlantic more than the Central Atlantic, as the Central Atlantic used little supply from HOVENSA in 2011. Options for alternative supplies include increasing shipments from other regions of the United States, boosting production at local refineries, and expanding imports from other sources. India's Reliance Industries, for example, has been a small but growing presence in East Coast product markets, and has been cited in trade reports as leasing significant storage capacity in the Caribbean. Other emerging countries, particularly China and Saudi Arabia, are expected to strongly expand their refining capacity in the near- to medium-term.


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CULTURAL EVENTS in NYC – JANUARY 2013
Extravagant Inventions: The Princely Furniture of the Roentgens – through 1/27
Metropolitan Museum, NYC
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Spacewar! Video Games Blast Off -- through 3/3
"This new video game exhibition celebrates the 50th anniversary of Spacewar!, the first digital video game, and its enduring legacy. Visitors will be able to play more than 20 games, including a simulation of Spacewar! running on a model PDP-1 computer."
Museum of the Moving Image, Queens, NYC
< www.movingimage.us >
NY Boat Show – 1/3 – 1/6
See "everything from yachts and cruisers to bass and pontoon boats, from canoes and kayaks to fishing boats and personal watercraft, from marine electronics and engines to fishing gear, and more."
Jacob Javits Convention Center, NYC
< www.nyboatshow.com >
International CES – 1/8 – 1/11
The Consumer Electronics Show consists of numerous presentations, panels and exhibits.
Las Vegas, Nevada
< www.cesweb.org >
Under the Radar Festival 2013 – 1/9 – 1/20
"new theater from around the world . . . that spotlights artists ranging from emerging talents to masters in the field. . . . Under the Radar offers a crash course in theater that is exciting, independent, and experimental, created by some of the most dynamic artists working today. This year's festival will feature new shows from seven countries, including Iran, Belarus, Australia, and the US."
The Public Theater, NYC
< undertheradarfestival.com >
NYC Winter Jazzfest – 1/11 & 1/12
Arts Presenters Showcases (APAP)
more than 70 performers in six venues
Greenwich Village, NYC
< http://winterjazzfest.com >
GlobalFest 2013 – 1/13
12 artists from around the world perform live on three stages
Webster Hall, NYC
< www.globalfest-ny.com/gf2013 >
Lynyrd Skynyrd – 1/15
Beacon Theatre, NYC
< www.beacontheatre.com >
The Song Continues: Jessye Norman Master Class – 1/16
Carnegie Hall, NYC
< www.CarnegieHall.org >
Artist's Celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. – 1/21
live performances from "artists whose vision coincides with Dr. King's voice for justice, peace and civil rights"
Symphony Space, NYC
< www.SymphonySpace.org >
Mozart's Birthday Celebration – 1/27
live performances
Carnegie Hall, NYC
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An Evening of the Blues ft. Ben Harper – 1/29
Irving Plaza, NYC
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Thanks to the global marketplace, citrus is no longer a seasonal item.
As California navel orange supplies wind down, fruit should begin arriving in North America from growing areas in South Africa, Chile and Australia.
Clementines, grapefruit and other citrus also should be available in produce departments throughout the U.S. and Canada, allowing for a mostly seamless transition from one region to another.
Citrus imports from South Africa should increase this year, said Tom Cowan, South African citrus manager for DNE World Fruit Sales, Fort Pierce, Fla.
However, clementine shipments are expected to drop slightly and be tight at least until mid-June, he said.
Mandarins, navels, cara caras and midknight valencias are other summer citrus items available from South Africa, said Kim Flores, marketing manager for Seald Sweet International, Vero Beach, Fla.
South African clementine volume should peak around the last week of June through the first two weeks of July, and late mandarins should peak around mid-September, Flores said.
Navels should start showing up in June but will be heaviest in July and August, Cowan said.
They'll wind down in mid-September, when the midknights arrive, Cowan said.
Impact of weather in Chile
In Chile, weather was cooler than usual during the spring, summer and early fall, Flores said, and a prolonged drought has caused a severe water shortage, especially in the early districts.
The lack of water likely will affect sizing in the north, she said.
Seald Sweet's clementine volume from Chile should be similar to last year, but overall shipments to North America could be down as much as 10% because of smaller sizing, she said.
Oviedo, Fla.-based Duda Farm Fresh Foods started Chilean clementines just after Memorial Day and expects to continue until early October, said Paul Huckabay, Visalia, Calif.-based Western citrus sales manager.
Appearance and flavor should be very good this season, he said, but supplies of large fruit likely will be limited because of the drought.
Fort Pierce, Fla.-based DNE World Fruit Sales plans to import navel oranges from Chile from the first week of July until the California navel deal starts in late October, said Matt Gordon, domestic sales, Chilean team leader.
Fukumotos are the first oranges out of Chile, he said, followed by washingtons and the late lanes.
Because of a regulatory change in Australia, DNE no longer will have exclusivity on citrus exports, but the company still will have a substantial program of navels and other items this season, said Stu Monaghan, national marketing manager.
DNE expects Australian navel oranges to arrive in the U.S. starting the first week of July and continuing until mid-October.
Daisies should arrive the third week of June for five weeks, and minneolas should start by the end of July and continue for six weeks, Monaghan said.
Australian Cara caras should arrive in the U.S. the first week of August, and blood oranges should be available by late August.
The Oppenheimer Group, Vancouver, British Columbia, also plans to import Australian citrus from early July until early October, said James Milne, citrus category director.
Allowing multiple importers "will only enhance what is already a premium program," he said.
Oppenheimer's Australian line includes navels and easy-peelers as well as a few specialty varieties such as cara caras and minneolas.
Peru also is expected to ship some citrus to the U.S.
Duda plans to continue its program of satsumas and minneolas, Huckabay said.
The company's first satsumas arrived in mid-May and should be available until mid-June. Minneolas should start in early August and continue through mid-September.


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Hey guys,
I have been learning JQUERY for a few months now and I am putting an awful lot of time into it. What I want to know is, is JQUERY going to be here to stay and therefore worth mastering ?
Although I speak several other languages, I am having to concentrate heavily on remembering the order or all of the sqaure brackets, round brackets, colons and semicolons in its syntax. This becomes increasingly complex as you start chaining effects, especially those with callback functions. Does anyone else struggle with this and how did you overcome it? Any tips or methods?
thanks kindly
jQuery should be around for a very long time.
As for learning it syntax, there is 2 main components. There is Javascript, and there is Selectors.
If you don't already know, jQuery Selectors are based off CSS selectors. This is independent of your JavaScript skills.
With practice, you'll master both.
There is also plenty of articles, tutorials, documentation, example source code and books about JavaScript and jQuery to help you along the way.
You know I see jQuery as a very good opportunity to build in some animation if needed, but nothing more. It is good, that it is around, but It should not be one of the main ingredients of your site.
Never a bad idea to master a certain language, though
I can't say jQuery will last for a long time, however I can say jQuery like features will be inherited w/ other popular Javascript Framework. For example, "ExtJS" is a great example. It basically, has all the functionality of jQuery and their own unique features as well. So, by using this I was able to quickly learn it's syntax it's fairly similar to jQuery.
If you're curious why I moved on from jQuery to ExtJS is the.. UI libraries and data communication features. Let say, you have a CRUD on a table structure and Read-only pie chart or something. It standardizes the part where javascript communicates w/ the server side... meaning, I can use the same instance of data store that's used in table and charts. Of course, jQuery can do this easily as well but most often you'll rely on jquery plugins that outputs table or chart..which probably has different mechanism to read/create/edit/delete ajax. Well, I can be wrong since I haven't used jQuery for a while..for now I'm completely happy w/ ExtJS!
That's just very sad statement... use only for animations? if you ever have a need for DOM manipulation, I would never choose to create my own dom crud soup code... jQuery is awesome at DOM manipulation... such a sad statement.....
If you learn JavaScript properly then you should only need to learn a small amount extra to use ANY JavaScript framework.
Thanks to you all for your advice and help
I'm a sad person :injured:
Indenting, and closing your brackets when you start, help a lot here.
For example, when creating a functions to handle a hover event:
$('#nav a').hover(
I put the functions in place, with both the start and end brackets
$('#nav a').hover(function () {
}, function () {
and then from there do I carry on with the internal content of the function.
That way I don't need to later on try and put the closing brackets and parenthesis in the right order.You can apply that technique to all bracketed blocks of code, whether they be if statements, functions, literal objects, etc.
Thanks for that , very helpful!
Don't write sloppy, unreadable code. JQuery promotes some very unreadable things. Method chaining is good in moderation but it can quickly get of of control. Also, promoting gigantic blocks or nested functions is another one that gets on my nerves. None the less, there isn't much to learning JQuery once you understand JavaScript. Though, the same can not be said the other way around. If your going to invest time in JavaScript I would recommend learning JavaScript than moving to JQuery. If you understand JavaScript jQuery can be put to practice in a few hours, really there isn't much to it.
The main things are event handling, DOM manipulation, selectors and AJAX. Everything else is just a build up of those things in addition to understanding fundamental principles such as; scope, binding, closures, etc. Without understanding some of the fundamental concepts all you'll ever be able to do with JQuery on your own is copy others code, apply a plug-ins and be a complete slave to the way jQuery does things, regardless of whether or not its the best way given a certain circumstance. Not to mention follow the lack-luster pattern of cramming 1000+ lines of code into a single function, with worthless comments if any.
There are already enough under qualified JQuery tools producing horrendous code, because they lack any fundamental understanding - don't be one of those.
You can break your statements like:
$('a').click(function() {
$(this).fadeTo( 300, 0.5, function() {
alert( 'faded!' );
Well, be sure to explain your style if you work with multiple developers.
Thanks for all the advice on this topic guys


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Local schools, charities and groups are being urged to apply to share in the profits from Ilkley's largest family event.
Ilkley Carnvial takes place on the May Day bank holiday – May 5 – and the carnival committee is now looking for a local good cause to become the primary beneficiary of the event.
With a deadline of Friday, February 7 for online applications through the website ilkleycarnival.org the committee is again pledging to donate 50 per cent of profits raised to one local organisation.
In 2014, Ilkley and District Good Neighbours received a £6k payout following £12k of funds raised on the day – the biggest in the carnival's recent history.
John Jewitt, chairman of Ilkley and District Good Neighbours, said the funds had been an invaluable boost to the organisation and urged other groups to apply.
"We never could have imagined receiving such a sum of money from the Ilkley Carnival profits. We immediately ploughed it into the services we provide and broke the '100 barrier' for the first time with the number of Christmas presents we could distribute," he said.
"We also filled the Clarke Foley centre to capacity with 80 nonagenarians enjoying the over 90s party and we have introduced an additional excursion to the Dales.
"It's wonderful that the Ilkley Carnival, which has such appeal to children and young families, has made such a difference to an older generation who may otherwise be forgotten, isolated and alone."
Carnival chairman Andrew Stacey said the success of the 50 per cent beneficiary process meant the committee unanimously agreed to extend the opportunity to local groups for a second year. "We urge anyone in the local community – whether it's a school, a playgroup, charity, a sports club or a youth group – to apply either online or by emailing the Ilkley Carnival secretary Maria Hunt on firstname.lastname@example.com for an application form."
The shortlisted six will be interviewed on Tuesday, February 18. Other organisations who received funds from the 2013 Ilkley Carnival were: Ben Rhydding De Mohicanen Scout and Guide Group; llkley Pre School; CTI2000, a charity to help people with learning difficulties to live independently; Ilkley in Bloom; Ilkley Soroptimists; Burley Bridge Association; Ilkley Rugby Club; Ben Rhydding Sports Club and Martin House Children's Hospice.


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- BSO Case Number: 10-1310-001225
- PIO Number: 13-10-22
- Date: October 9, 2013
- Time: 1:35 a.m.
- Place of Occurrence: Pronto Mowers, 4161 N. Dixie Highway, Deerfield Beach
- Jurisdiction: Deerfield Beach
- Pronto Mowers, Deerfield Beach
- unidentified
Description of Incident:
Broward Sheriff's Office detectives are searching for a barefaced burglar who broke into a business in Deerfield Beach, went directly for the cash box and got away with several hundred dollars.
At 1:35 a.m. on October 9, the surveillance cameras at Pronto Mowers captured a man who unabashedly broke into the business. The unmasked burglar seemed to know exactly where to go to reap the biggest rewards. In less than a minute he broke the glass door, ran to the register area and grabbed the store's cash box. His quick getaway was dashed when he returned to the store to look for an item he dropped on the floor and was captured on camera for an additional nine minutes.
Anyone with information can report it to Det. Barbara Dyer at (954) 480-4287 or report anonymous tips to Crime Stoppers of Broward County at (954) 493-TIPS (8477) or online at www.browardcrimestoppers.org. Crime Stoppers will pay up to $3,000 for information that leads to an arrest.
***MEDIA NOTE: A clear video is available for download at: www.sheriff.org.
- INVESTIGATORS: BSO Det. Barbara Dyer, D10/CID
- THIS REPORT BY: Gina Carter/PIO 10/24/13 1530
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Clinique Long Last Glosswear SPF 15 Reviews
Just OKI forgot my lipstick one Friday when I had plans after work, so I popped into Sephora and bought a tube of this in the Stellar Plum shade on a whim. It's a decent gloss. A bit sticky, though I suspect that is what makes it "long wear" and it does last a long time, The biggest disappointment for me is that it is not as highly pigmented as I had hoped it would be. My fault for not testing it out bef...read moreore buying, but it is quite sheer (at least in the shade I purchased) with only a tiny hint of color. It does also have some shimmer, which I enjoy because it isn't WAY over done the way some shimmer glosses are with huge sparkles--none of that here. There's no fancy scent or flavor to this either--just basic makeup smell. There's nothing fancy about the applicator, either--run of the mill sponge tip. Which I like, but is nothing new or special that compels me to recommend this gloss more than any other. I keep this on my desk for every day wear since the sheer color makes it perfect for work and I don't think I'll be replacing my tube when it runs out. — 4 years, 1 month agotallredamanda | 433 reviews
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like itit's alright, I wouldn't say hands down the best gloss I've ever used but pretty darn close, I love to pair this with lips stick, the color I have it very sheer with out a lot of punch, but put on top of antoher shade it really brings the colors out and makes my lips so glossy. I have to say it stays put a decent amount of time. — 6 years, 7 months agoBon_Bon | 522 reviews
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Great quality lip glossI love the colors this lip gloss comes in and it has a spf 15, although I wish it was higher it's better than nothing. Love this lip gloss! — 6 years, 10 months agoTBjunkie | 692 reviews
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not impressedI'm quite disappointed in this gloss. The color is nice- I have Air Kiss, and it is rather glossy, but it is very sticky and I wouldn't say it stays on much longer than any other gloss. The main disappointment, though, is the chemical smell and taste, it's not very strong, but extremely unpleasant. Won't buy again. — 6 years, 7 months agovenenumletalis | 176 reviews
Love it!I love this gloss. It has sunscreen, It is very shiny and long lasting, albeit slightly gummy which is probably a side effect of its hang time. It also comes in gorgeous sheer but pigmented colors. I have light-medium skin. Bamboo Pink, Bonfire, Sunset, fireberry, and Stellar Plum are all great colors. Bonfire is a sheer bronzey russet that is perfect for summer. Whisper is almost clear and is great over lipstick. — 8 years, 4 months agoThorne | 456 reviews
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I LLOVE THIS GLOSS!!!This is by far the best gloss sI have ever used. I have it in Fireberry and I absolutely love the colour and how it reaaly brings my lips. It also has SPF 15 and lasts for hours. I can't wait to purchase this in Cabana Crush. <3 — 6 years, 10 months agoCliniqueLover | 297 reviews
Glossy & Long LastingNot sticky. Sunscreen. Reasonable price. Will definitely be trying more colors. — 8 years, 4 months agoSubCulture | 332 reviews
My new find - and I love it!This is now a permanent purse item. I love this lip gloss. Love the texture, the shine and the color. I would recommend this to everyone. Like everything else with Clinique, there are enough options to fit any skin tone (and lip tone). Once it's on, I don't feel like I have a thick, heavy gloss on, and the best part is, it lasts longer than others. — 9 years, 2 months agoitaliaca | 257 reviews
Is it possible?Is it possible to be in love with a lip gloss? I rec'd a sample of this in Air Kiss and not only do I love the color, but I LOVE how this feels on my lips and makes my lips feel...not sticky, not dry, not heavy! I also LOVe the fact that this helps to reduce the appearance of those little lines around my lips! I recommend this to anyone whose been searching for a decent if not decadent lip gloss! — 8 years agoSwoldierGirl72 | 342 reviews
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Lives Up To It's NameI purchashed this gloss for a fresh summer colour, Cabana Crush. I was not diappointed. It went on smooth and you can apply more for intensity or less for a sheer look. It does not look "gloppy or sticky." It does give a long wear. The colour fades slightly but leaves a sheer, pretty gloss behind. It is easily reapplied though. Keeps lips moist and soft. The added SPF is a bonus. A warning though...read more: the sun will "cook" your lips while wearing a gloss, even an SPF gloss. Please do use lip balm that contains an SPF for added protection. While it won't up the SPF factor, the balm will give your lips a protective coating under the gloss. — 6 years, 6 months agoToscanaFirenze | 284 reviews
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Newcomer Lloyd Harvey shed 20 pounds, his dreadlocks, some insecurities and his pants to play a gay baseball stud in Uptown Players' 'Take Me Out'
ARNOLD WAYNE JONES | Life+Style Editor
Lloyd Harvey has something to confess — an outing of himself, if you will.
He hates sports. Well, not hate, it's just that "I'm more of a comic book nerd. I like movies. I never played sports so I never had the 'locker room experience.'"
This might not be relevant, except that this week, Harvey will find himself not only in a locker room, but naked there. And pretending to be a god among athletes.
If one wasn't frightening enough, together they are almost too much to take.
Harvey has the lead role in Take Me Out, the Pulitzer Prizewinning play about a mega-star of the baseball diamond who comes out as gay, setting the sports world — especially his diverse bunch of largely homophobic teammates — into a tizzy.
When Harvey auditioned for it, though, he didn't really expect to get it — he's tried out for shows at Uptown Players before without success. Plus, he was able to see his competition.
"I was looking around the room and seeing all these chiseled, fit guys and I'm thinking, 'I won't get it,'' he relates. "Then I got a call-back, which was great, but now I'm seeing all these guys with six-pack abs and I'm the guy with a keg." That's when he told the producers he would lose 10 pounds. He even cut off the dreadlocks he'd been growing for three years to get the role.
To his surprise, they cast him — and took him up on his offers to cut and trim. That's when the real work began.
"I started on P90X [workout] and stopped eating fast food that day," Harvey says. "One of my friends is a personal trainer, and he made a 20-minute workout to do on top of the P90X. It's been a total physical change. I weighed 200 pounds in December and now I weigh 180."
So focused was Harvey, he almost forgot to be nervous about stripping down for the famous shower scene of locker room grab-ass.
"Being an actor — or any kind of artist — you're putting yourself out there for whatever you do. This is like putting yourself out there double-time. You're trying not to break the fourth wall while there are a few hundred people watching us. But all you have to do is say 'Fuck it!' and have the confidence to go out there and put your heart and your body on the line … though telling my mother I had to do a nude role was an interesting conversation."
She wasn't the only one. Harvey has performed at Dallas Children's Theater and had major roles in community theater productions of Rent and Sweeney Todd, but this is certainly his professional break-through. But it's also the first time he's been able to get his friends interested in what he does.
"Before I would do a show and not all my friends would see it. But as soon as I started saying, 'Yeah, there's gonna be full nudity in it, 'every one of my friends bought tickets to see my penis onstage. Some of them threatened to bring cameras. I told them that's a no-go. 'Take a picture and I hope you get kicked out of the theater,' I said. 'And we certainly won't be friends anymore.'"
He probably won't have a hard time making new friends after this anyway.
Oh, 'Pluck' it
Steven Walters will be the first person to admit his play Pluck the Day wasn't the best. You can't blame him for thinking that — he wrote it 10 years ago, when he already thought he knew everything. When an actor called wanting to submit it to a festival, he thought he was joking. "Sure," he agreed, "for all the good it'll do."
Only it got in, and Walters realized something terrible: He was actually going to have to rewrite it. And re-rewrite. And then again.
It's almost opening night and he's still trimming and fixing, whittling down a 2-1/2 hours show into a tight 80 minutes with no intermish.
Pluck the Day was first performed by Second Thought Theatre, which Walters co-founded, in its inaugural season; a decade later, it kicks off STT's 10th season. It's like revisiting a long-lost friend. Or maybe frenemy.
"I have a healthy dissatisfaction for everything I do," Walters says over a beer and burger. "The old script was not good — it was talky and too long. It had no point of view. Now it does."
The biggest change in the revision, he says, is in the character of Bill, who we learn is gay. Bill is the only man sitting on a lopey West Texas porch who actually develops; the others remain blissfully content to nurture their decaying way of life. But it's still a comedy.
"It's a farce," Walters assures. "That's one thing that hasn't changed."
Bryant Hall next to the Kalita, 3636 Turtle Creek Blvd. Through Feb. 26. Second ThoughtTheatre.org.
This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition February 3, 2012.


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BOROUGH people are being invited to step up for the challenge of the 34th annual Dudley Trail.
Routes of six, nine, 12, 18 and 26 miles are all on offer as part of the Dudley Council event on Sunday May 4.
Participants can walk at their own pace and take in the sights of canal towpaths, disused railway lines, country footpaths during the events. All walks start at Dudley Leisure Centre at times between 8am and noon.
The event is part of the annual Dudley Walking Festival, which runs from Saturday April 19 to Sunday May 4 and features a series of walks across the borough.
Councillor Stuart Turner, Dudley cabinet member for health and wellbeing, said: "The Dudley Trail attracts over 2,000 people every year from the borough and beyond and there is always a great atmosphere on the day.
"The trail is suitable for walkers of all abilities and is a great way to get exercise and fresh air while discovering new parts of the borough. I would encourage people to sign up as quickly as possible."
Checkpoints will be placed along each of the five routes to ensure the well being and whereabouts of walkers and light refreshments are available.
Entry costs £3 per person to join the 26 and 18 mile routes, £2.50 for the 12 and nine mile routes and £1.50 to walk the more gentle six miles route. An additional fee of 50p will be charged for all entries on the day.
Entry forms are available from Dudley Council's leisure centres and libraries or by calling Himley Hall on 01834 817817. Forms can also be downloaded online from www.dudley.gov.uk/himleyhall


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Hi there, not entirely sure if this is the right place for this, but had to make a decision.
So I've been working on my putts and compared to last year at least they have been dope. The main thing I've focused on is just sinking putts. Many sources have said that putting is mostly mental and if you really believe you can make, you make it. So here's what I've been doing:
I've set up a basket (first a DIY basket, now temporarily a SkillShot, to be replaced by a regulation sized DIY) in my living room and have been practicing pretty much whenever I feel like it, many times a day. With the limited space I have I can only do around 14 footers, but that's fine, since the point is to just get you in the mindset that you can make putts.
I usually take 5 putters, and the goal is to sink 4 sets of 5 discs in a row. If even one misses (be it a spit-out or a blowthrough) I start again. When I sink the 20th shot, I continue as long as I can (this can lead to sinking close to a hundred putts). When I finally miss one, I pick up the five discs, do one more set of five, and call it quits for a while. If I can't get 5 in a row (which can be more difficult than you'd think, it's hard to keep up concentration at that point) I keep at it until I do. Mind you, that's a full set of 5 discs, if you miss your second putt of the last set, the final three don't matter squat.
To keep it from getting too monotonous and to work on different styles (which are always needed on the wooded courses I play at) I sometimes switch between pitch and straddle putting between every throw.
My short putts have been no-brainers when I've been practicing, and it's also helped me get my form settled to the point where I no longer try "too much" on longer throws, and can get easy D out of my normal putting stroke. This in turn has lead to much more long putts going in, and I don't need to jump putt until I get pretty far out.
Just thought I'd share this with you.


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'He played 1,159 games in 14 seasons for Buffalo and never took a night off. He chased Bobby Orr and checked anything that moved. He had eight 20-goal seasons while hounding the awesome likes of Guy Lafleur and Mike Bossy. Ramsay was 175 pounds of pain in the butt, especially at penalty killing. He played 776 consecutive games, the fourth-longest streak in NHL history. It ended only after Ramsay had his ankle broken while trying to block a shot. That's Rammer.'
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