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Marshall University is now home to the Dr. Cathy Pratt Autism Professional of the Year.
Dr. Barbara Becker-Cottrill, executive director of the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall was given the award at the 44th annual Autism Society of America Conference in Pittsburgh.
Becker-Cottrill has been executive director of the WVATC for the past 23 years. During that time, she has developed and implemented a comprehensive service delivery program for families and their children with autism spectrum disorders.
"It was truly an honor to receive this recognition from the Autism Society, and it has been a great honor to serve as the director of the WVATC," Becker-Cottrill said in a news release. "There are few statewide programs in the nation that provide direct services and supports specifically targeted for families of children with autism spectrum disorders of all ages."
Becker-Cottrill will retire from her position July 31. She said in the news release she plans to focus on autism research activities in the coming year.
"We have also done a lot of collaborative work with the West Virginia Department of Education, Office of Special Programs in the past few years which has opened up training and coaching opportunities for educators of students with ASDs," she said in the news release. "Marshall University has been a tremendous supporter of our work, and I am deeply grateful.
"I believe we have come a long way in the provision of evidence-based services for people with ASDs, and I know there is a long way to go."
Becker-Cottrill founded and co-developed the College Program for Students with Asperger Syndrom, which is at Marshall and sponsored by the West Virginia Autism Training Center. She also is co-author of the book, "Autism: A Primer for Educators."
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Radio Ramone x The Avengers - POWER
Radio Ramone and The Avengers may make Beautiful Music together (as they demonstrated with their last collaborative feature), but you shouldn't let the smooth rhythms and glittering piano chords fool you: just beneath the ear-pleasing beats and intricate lyricism pulses a lust for POWER, money and respect to rival the biggest hustlers in the game. As proof, I present the collaborators latest single, which finds the live-band ensemble serving up a complex, tension-fraught instrumental backdrop for rhymes reflecting the Sin City spitter's burning desire to succeed. If this adrenaline-pumping grind anthem's left you craving more, you'll find what you seek on Ramone and the Avengers' Cool Money Religion LP, digitally released in September and available now for free download via Audiomack.

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March 2011 | by Kathy Konkel
System Components
Most commercial organizations share similar goals: attract the best, most profitable customers; grow the business through up- and cross-sell; retain high-quality customers; minimize risk to the organization; and detect and prevent fraudulent activity. Supply-chain considerations, such as effective assortment planning in retail stores and efficient production lines in manufacturing, are also key considerations that can significantly affect the customer experience and ultimately customer value. In short, the goal is to grow revenues and minimize costs, thereby producing profitable revenue growth. Typical applications include:
Public agencies manage a unique set of challenges and often face additional scrutiny because of the personal nature of public security, healthcare and education. Because they're also often funded or subsidized by government-run agencies, these organizations face additional pressures and bureaucracy around operational budgets. Typical public-sector applications include:
At the highest level, predictive analytics enables better business decisions. Analysis might reveal new insights that help senior management drive far-reaching strategic decisions and deliver step changes in business value. However, these insights are more often applied at the individual-case level, enhancing key business decisions that are made frequently and repeatedly, where improvement leads to a higher proportion of good outcomes and clearly measurable, incremental ROI. A helpful way to think of these decisions is: If we could make better decisions about "X," we could deliver greater value by doing "Y." For example:
Integrating the results of analytics with business processes and operational systems, or deployment, can be relatively simple: one point of integration in one process and system. For example, at a single point in processing tax returns, a predictive model scores every return on the likelihood of noncompliance, and adds those with high scores to an investigations-team audit list. In other solutions, the approach might be more complex.
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Stop Calling Washington Over USC an UpsetSeptember 20, 2009
I'm quite sick of games like Washington's Week 3 victory over USC being called an upset...unless upset means that pundits don't know what they were talking about and they're upset about being red in the face. An upset should be one team surprising another team not an embarrassed supposed football guru.
What's safe and easy for TV's talking heads, periodical pundits and newspaper nitwits is to look at what happened the year before and guess how things would be this year. What they failed to see with Washington is that they not only had most of a losing team back, but they had they heart of the offense returning (Locker and Polk) and the soul of the defense back (Savannah).
And what does 'ripe for an upset' mean? It must mean that experts don't have the testicular gallantry to venture out of their own comfort zone of sticking with what's easy and safe.
Case-in-point: Washington 16, USC 13. The cupboard was supposed to be empty when Coach Steve Sarkisian arrived in Seattle. But that's not the case and that's what frustrated die-hard Washington fans knew all along last year. What changed from last year to this year?
Former Washington Coach Tyrone Willingham moaned about not having bullets to fire, but that's not what local observers saw. We saw overweight offensive linemen trying to run a spread offense. That's not lacking ammunition, that's misfiring. Then having the player who his offense is built upon throwing a block down-field is not just misfiring and shooting yourself in the foot, it's coaching suicide.
Five very important changes:
Jake Locker is back, Chris Polk is back, EJ Savannah is back, leadership and motivation are back, and, perhaps most importantly belief is back.
Locker went down early in the season against Stanford leaving the backfield empty as Polk had was sidelined in game two. Savannah never even made it to the season. Having those three guys back is as close to free-agent pick ups as a college team can get.
With those guys back on-board, a fresh scheme, experience and hunger that's not a recipe for an upset that's a cause for concern for the rest of the Pac-10.


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Leyland respects Ventura's style, personality
Leyland respects Ventura's style, personality
As a manager, Ventura has his White Sox on top of Leyland's Tigers for the American League Central, despite losing 10 of their first 15 matchups. He also has Leyland's respect.
They come from drastically different backgrounds -- Ventura an All-Star and well-respected player who never managed professionally but spent time in player development, Leyland a career Minor Leaguer who spent more than a decade managing in the Tigers' farm system and then coaching before getting his shot. But they seem to have a mutual respect.
"So far, he's made it look easy. I mean, Robin's a former outstanding player. He knows what it's all about," Leyland said. "You knew he was going to have a calming influence after a personality like Ozzie [Guillen] -- which was great, they won a World Series, don't take this wrong. Ozzie did a great job, a fantastic job -- and this was probably the complete opposite from a personality standpoint.
"First of all, [Ventura] played the game for a long time and was a very good player, and he's also very aware of how hard it is to play the game. And I think he was smart enough to know that this place probably at the time he got in, just needed to get settled in without a lot of whatever you want to call it. He was smart enough to do that."
Experience aside, Leyland believes Ventura had the makeup for managing."Like they say in football, some guys have a nose for the football. Some guys have a nose for managing. I think he does," Leyland said. "I think he's done a great job. He really has done a terrific job. I don't know this, but he's kind of let them play, just play the game, go play the game."


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Rushon District
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Location of Rushon District in Tajikistan
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Rushon District or Nohiya-i Rushon (Tajik: Ноҳияи Рӯшон) is a district in east Tajikistan, in the west-central part of the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region (GBAO). It stretches along the Bartang River between the Yazgulem Range to the north and the Rushon Range to the south.[1] Its capital is Rushon, also known as Vomar (pronounced: vamar), situated on the border with Afghanistan, 65 km north of Khorugh (the capital of GBAO) along the Panj and the Pamir Highway. The population of Rushon district is 25,300 (1 January 2008 estimate).[2]
Rushon district is home to Sarez Lake, which was formed as a result of an earthquake in 1911 in Bartang valley in the east of the district. Called "the Sleeping Dragon" by the native population, Sarez Lake is attracting growing attention of national and international experts for the study and mitigation of its potential threat of collapsing and causing devastating floods and landslides.[3]
Rushon (Vomar) has a hospital, post office, bank offices (Orienbank, Agroinvestbank). Also it has a small airport without a paved runway that has the capacity to service small aircraft like AN-28. The district also has one hydropower station in the village of Shujand (10 km from the district center) with the capacity of 600 Kw/h. An additional diesel unit was built during the Soviet times, to meet the energy needs of the district, which was abandoned after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and has not been functional ever since.[citation needed]
Language and culture[edit]
Rushani language is spoken here. Rushon is renowned for its arts and musical traditions.[citation needed] Many famous musicians including Gurminj Zavkibekov, Mohjon Nazardodova, Musavar Minakov, Sherali Abdulkaysov, Jonboz, Davlatyor Kurbonmamadov, Muboraksho Mirzoshoyev, Nobovar Chanorov are natives of this district.
- ^ Republic of Tajikistan, map showing administrative division as of January 1, 2004, "Tojikkoinot" Cartographic Press, Dushanbe
- ^ Population of the Republic of Tajikistan as of 1 January 2008, State Committee of Statistics, Dushanbe, 2008 (in Russian)
- ^ "Waiting for the Dragon to Wake Up", Los Angeles Times, 22 July 1999
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Three and easy for Lille
Lille moved up to fourth in Ligue 1 as they dismantled Ajaccio 3-0 on Saturday night.
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Lille moved up to fourth in Ligue 1 as they dismantled Ajaccio 3-0 on Saturday night.
Pape Souare's header was all the hosts had to show for a first half of utter dominance and the one-way traffic continued after the break, yielding two more goals.
Salomon Kalou created the first for Idrissa Gueye and then netted the third himself to complete at 3-0 success.
The win moved Lille level on points with third-placed Marseille, who host Paris St Germain on Sunday.
Marvin Martin handed visiting goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa his first test of what would turn out to be a busy evening with an instant shot from the edge of the area after Florent Balmont's corner was cleared.
And it was from a Martin corner from the right that Lille went in front in the 17th minute.
Souare rose highest at the far post to head the delivery home.
Ochoa blocked a Balmont effort minutes later and the Lille man then crossed for Nolan Roux to head inches over as the hosts threatened to run riot.
Instead they led just 1-0 at the break, but they showed no sign of sitting on their lead in the second half.
Ochoa pulled off another fine save to keep out Ronny Rodelin's terrific 25-yard effort and was just as impressive in preventing Kalou's header from a Balmont cross from going in.
The pressure was relentless, though, and Lille doubled their lead in the 57th minute when Kalou dribbled in from the left before setting up Gueye to lash a right-footed shot past a powerless Ochoa.
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A few nights ago I was in the throes of a terrific battle against the impulse to drink. For me, it was a life-and-death struggle. I had picked up and put away a card passed to me by a friend which contained your Dial-a-Prayer number. I called the number, and this is what I heard:
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When Yasmeen Kumar was given the school assignment to design a social impact project, she knew she wanted to do more than create an awesome presentation or propose hypotheticals about how to solve problems; she wanted to roll up her sleeves and wrap her hands and heart around an issue she feels passionate about: people who are homeless on the streets of her native Vancouver. "I really wanted to gain an understanding of how this impacts peoples lives," says Yasmeen, and Helping Homeless Vancouver was born. Yasmeen works to identify, collect, and distribute basic resources such as clothing and toiletries to aid the homeless population. The more she educates herself and gets involved in the anti-poverty movement, the more inspired she is to transform Helping Homeless into a 100% non-profit some day. Yasmeen says, "I want to be a really positive role model for young girls, especially girls of color. I want to represent Indian girls with ambition and passion." When this teen is taking a break from inspiring others and dreaming huge, Yasmeen loves kicking around with friends and treating herself to one of her most favorite guilty pleasures: Twizzlers!
If you could describe yourself in one hashtag, what would it be?
#littlethings, because that's what I'm all about. The things in life that make me happy aren't shiny and expensive, it's the small things that let me know people are thinking about me, like when my friends bring extra food to share at lunch, or when my dad brings home knick knacks, and tiny pencils home from work. That's why I focus on little things with my social justice initiative Helping Homeless Vancouver, giving people the small stuff like socks and toiletries that really brighten up their lives. Little things make a big difference.
Tell us about a girl in your life who rocks.
My mom rocks. She's super modern, fun and accepting of all my choices. She does her best to steer my sister and I in the right direction, but gives us the freedom we need to figure things out for ourselves. She's pretty cool.
What are your dreams/goals/ambitions?
A goal I've set for myself is to expand my anti-poverty work into a formal non-profit. Hopefully one day my dream of having the resources and funding to make some long term change will come true, and we can start getting people off the streets and into permanent housing. My life ambition is to become a powerful and influential Indian, female leader and role model. I want girls to know that they don't have to fall victim to harmful gender roles, and beauty standards and they too can influence change.
What are you most proud of?
I am most proud of the fact that I have been able to stay true to myself in a world full of ridiculous standards for women. I don't listen to gender roles or beauty standards, I just do what makes me happy, independent, and self-reliant.
What piece of advice changed your life?
There's a quote in my school library that say "live in such a way that if anyone were to speak badly of you nobody would believe it" and that's how I've chosen to live. I don't do anything to intentionally hurt anyone, and if I do, I right my wrong. I inspire and encourage others, and live my life to be the best version of me that I can possibly be!
Where do you see yourself in 10 years?
In ten years I will be 27, which seems crazy. I'd be lying if I said I had it all figured out, but I'm still young, I have some time. In ten years I see myself being well educated and well traveled. I see myself having built strong relationships with my friends and family. I see myself being a positive role model to women of all ages. I also see my anti-poverty work being taken to the next level and making some really big changes.
What is the number one item on your bucket list?
I want to travel. I want to understand how the world works outside the the privileged life I live in Canada. I want to have a new understanding of different cultures and people. I want to eat yummy food, make new friends and lasting memories.
Who has been the biggest female influence in your life and why?
It's not fair to call one person the biggest female influence in my life when there are so many women that have helped shape who I am. My Nani and Aji toughed me how to be independent. My Fua showed me how to be polite, yet assertive. My best friend Corinna showed me how to be driven. My sister Aaliyah showed me how not to fear being unique. And my mom showed me how to always take the high road, no matter how tough.
What is the biggest risk you've ever taken and what did you learn from it?
The biggest risk I've taken in my life is being an assertive girl in a world where women are often discouraged from speaking up. I have no shame in standing up for myself or others which isn't always easy. Especially in high school, assertive girls are not usually "fan favorite", but that's okay because it's not worth being liked by everyone when you disrespect yourself.
Why are you THAT GIRL?
I AM THAT GIRL because I have chosen to be her. I have chosen to not let gender roles or beauty standards define me. I have chosen that to be driven, compassionate, and accepting. And most importantly I have chosen to love myself regardless of flaws.
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The clock is ticking down for the decision of four-star offensive lineman Kristofer O'Dowd (6-5, 315, 5.1) from Tucson (Ariz.) Salpointe Catholic. In less than 24 hours O'Dowd will make his decision known. It is down to four schools and they are Tennessee, USC, UCLA and Arizona.
In an interesting twist to the story, O'Dowd decided to take an official visit to Arizona, which was a change in his recruiting strategy. The talented O'Dowd lives very close to the college and has been there several times.
"I had a good trip to Arizona," O'Dowd said. "It was fun stuff."
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"I didn't necessarily learn anything new, but there were things I wasn't sure about that were cleared up."
The Arizona trip helped O'Dowd see things more clearly so now he can make a well informed decision.
O'Dowd said he still isn't sure on what school he will announce for on Thursday. USC gets the last shot as Trojans will have an in-house with O'Dowd this evening.
The four schools will have to wait until 2:30 PM Mountain Time tomorrow is when O'Dowd will make his decision public at his school.
"All four schools are similar and that's what is making the decision so difficult," O'Dowd said. "I'm just going to go with the school I feel is best for me."
After O'Dowd makes his decision he will get ready for the US Army All-American Bowl and get right to work preparing for the next level.
The talented offensive lineman earned Top-Flight Magazine Player of the Year for his performance as a senior. He also earned first-team All-Arizona and first-team all-state.
O'Dowd was selected to the Rivals.com Rivals100 for the class of 2007 and is considered by Rivals.com as the nation's No. 54 prospect at any position. Rivals.com rates O'Dowd as the country's No. 5 offensive guard.
O'Dowd also made the Rivals.com Arizona top 20 team landing as the Grand Canyon State's No. 2 prospect at any position.
It is going to be a stressful week and two days for coaches and fans from the last schools standing for the very skilled behemoth from Arizona.


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WATCH: Tottenham youngster scores Lionel Messi-esque goal
Tottenham look like they could have another gem on their hands in Noni Madeuke.
Playing in the Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup, the 14-year-old scored a sensational solo goal for his side against Harbour View FC with just 40 seconds on the clock.
It was reminiscent of Lionel Messi and will leave Spurs fans wondering whether Madeuke may be the next young talent to break through into the first team.
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"Out Tonight," Mimi's song in "Rent," is like the whole movie: The performance is so electrifying, it almost doesn't matter that the scene makes no sense.
It shouldn't make sense that Mimi (Rosario Dawson) performs in a strip club where none of the strippers takes anything off and where a crowd of well-heeled, middle-aged fans of both genders are delighted anyway, but Rosario is such a sexy, powerful singer that you overlook the oddness of the situation.
It also shouldn't make sense that most of the original Broadway cast -- now a decade too wizened to play struggling twentysomethings -- returns for the movie (Dawson is one of two newcomers). But they perform with passion and conviction. These actors know and love this material, so we buy it -- just like we buy that a guy might sing a show tune while riding his bike or we buy the concept of a bunch of young, hip New Yorkers, none of whom ever wears black.
"Rent" is set in 1989 on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, where eight impoverished friends -- several of them struggling with AIDS -- try to make their marks (the story is borrowed from the opera "La Boheme"). They break up and make up, all while singing tunes that are 40 percent rock/60 percent Broadway.
Jesse L. Martin and Wilson Jermaine Heredia are the most soulful performers, playing Tom and Angel, a gay couple whose tight bond is the rock of the show. Martin's tribute to a dead friend, "I'll Cover You," is the film's emotional highlight, and "Light My Candle," a flirtation between Mimi and wannabe rock star Roger, is equally fine.
These numbers work because they're great songs, but there is a nagging sense that the scenes could be more powerful if director Chris Columbus knew where to put the camera. There's a sense he hasn't wrecked the material but hasn't done much to reimagine it for the movies, either.
On the other hand, Columbus is the guy who decided to stick with most of the original performers, and that was a surprisingly good idea. When he points the camera at them and lets them do their stuff, they deliver. In those moments, "Rent" sings.
Directed by: Chris Columbus
Starring: Rosario Dawson, Jesse L. Martin
Rated: PG-13, for partial nudity, violence, drug use and language that's a bit stronger than PG-13 movies usually get away with.
SHOULD YOU GO? It's a down-the-middle movie. Fans of the show won't be outraged, but it's not special enough to show newbies what's so affecting about it.
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DOE tightens efficiency standards for distribution transformers
New standards mean that distribution transformers are probably getting pricier, but are they getting more efficient?
On Oct. 12, 2007, the U.S. Dept. of Energy (DOE) issued in the Federal Register , 10 CFR Part 431, Energy Conservation Program for Commercial Equipment, Distribution Transformers Energy Conservation Standards; Final Rule . This regulation covers all distribution transformers manufactured after Jan. 1, 2010, and defines the minimum efficiency standards in the design of distribution transformers under federal law. However, not everyone agrees on whether these new standards will produce the intended effect; meanwhile, the window to order less-expensive transformers is closing.
To meet DOE transformer efficiency requirements, manufacturers will likely need to increase the amount of materials in affected transformers. Increased materials inevitably lead to increased prices. Prices for DOE-compliant transformers are likely to increase by 25% to 30%.
However, affected transformers delivered before the deadline are not subject to the efficiency requirement, and time is of the essence for ordering lower-priced units. When specifying distribution transformers, take quoted delivery times into consideration. Upcoming quotes will be for the DOE-compliant transformers.
According to the definition in Federal Register 71:81 (April 27, 2006), p. 24995, a distribution transformer has an input voltage of 34.5 kV or less; has an output voltage of 600 V or less; is rated for 60 Hz operation; and has a capacity either of 10 kVA to 2,500 kVA for liquid-immersed transformers, or 15 kVA to 2,500 kVA for dry-type transformers.
The distribution transformer definition does not include:
Drive (isolation) transformers
Grounding transformers
Machine-tool (control) transformers
Nonventilated (dry-type) transformers outside the specified voltage range
Rectifier transformers
Regulating transformers
Hermetically sealed transformers
Special-impedance transformers
Testing transformers
Transformers with a tap range of 20% or more
Uninterruptible power supply transformers
Welding transformers.
According to Copper Development Assn. Inc . (CDA), about 1 million distribution transformers are produced and sold annually in the United States, and virtually all electric power in the country passes through at least one of them before it's consumed. Mandated minimum efficiencies are listed in the National Electrical Manufacturers Assn . (NEMA) TP-1-2002: Guide for Determining Energy Efficiency for Distribution Transformers, also known as the TP-1 standard.
"TP-1 transformers are several percentage points more efficient than lower-cost, standard-grade (302 F-rise) transformers," according to a report posted on the CDA Web site (www.copper.org). "By contrast, the final rule for medium-voltage distribution transformers calls for, on average, efficiencies that are between about 0.2 and 0.3 percentage-points higher than TP-1 levels, measured at 50% loading. The final rule raises the efficiency bar very little above TP-1, but the rule's real value to national energy conservation is that it forbids the installation of standard-grade transformers, which are several percentage points less efficient."
CDA further explains that "efficiency standards for low-voltage TP-1 transformers are set at 35% of full load. Efficiency peaks at and slightly above this loading level. It is important to understand that TP-1-rated transformers gain their high efficiency because they contain better-quality core steels. The steels reduce core losses, which are present whenever a transformer is energized%%MDASSML%%-loaded or not. Core losses remain relatively constant with the degree of loading.
"Winding losses, on the other hand, vary roughly with the square of the winding current (I²R) and therefore increase with the degree of loading. Winding losses are reduced by using lower-resistance copper winding conductors, preferably in the entire transformer but occasionally (to reduce cost) only on the secondary side," the CDA report said.
According to independent consulting engineer Larry Spielvogel, the concepts driving transformer-loading and efficiency legislation are backward. Spielvogel said that many engineers tend to specify oversized transformers—sometimes to as much as twice the required load. The DOE mandate increases the amount of copper used in transformers. While this action increases transformer efficiency at light loads, it reduces efficiency at higher loads. If transformers were actually loaded properly, this mandated increase in materials will actually decrease transformer efficiency%%MDASSML%%-the opposite of what the legislation is intended to accomplish.
Also, some facilities are designed with multiple transformation stages, which are usually unnecessary, according to Spielvogel. For example, a community college accommodated anticipated expansion in its design. Consequently, multiple stages of step-down transformation were specified. Spielvogel said that the facility experienced more than 14% loss due to multi-stage transformer losses alone.
Spielvogel recommends that engineers size transformers realistically for the anticipated load while making provisions for space and connections in case building load changes due to growth or expansion. He also recommends that engineers minimize the steps of transformation when specifying distribution transformers.
It also a good idea to re-examine previous projects. "No one goes back to examine loading on previous jobs," Spielvogel said. "Users should report on the difference between the load on a transformer and the size of the transformer."
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Book on the History of Randhurst Shopping Center to be released by the Mount Prospect Historical Society
Randhurst has been synonymous with Mount Prospect for almost fifty years and now that it has been redeveloped and is entering its second phase as Randhurst Village, the Mount Prospect Historical Society is pleased to announce the release of a book on the original mall.
"Randhurst: Suburban Chicago's Grandest Shopping Center," published by The History Press of Charleston, SC and London, England, is available for $19.99 from the Historical Society, 101 S. Maple St., or at our store on this website.
This is the Society's first full-text book since 1991. The work also contains over 80 images, some of which have never before been released to the general public. It discusses the complete history of Randhurst Shopping Center from its inception circa 1958 to its redevelopment today.
"We hope that this book is both a worthy tribute to the many memories of this institution, as well as an optimistic look forward to its future with the fast-approaching opening of Randhurst Village," said Greg Peerbolte, the Society's director and author of the work.
The carefully researched book, containing nearly 200 citations, was made possible largely through existing material retained by the Society, according to Peerbolte.
"The detail in documenting the history in this book was made possible by the foresight of previous Society personnel. It would have been difficult researching the early days of the Center and some of the lesser-known stories surrounding it, had so much historic information not been saved," he explained.
Peerbolte added, "I think it speaks to what our organization does best. Today's current events are tomorrow's history. I'm sure at one time someone thought all of the Randhurst artifacts and material in the Society's collection were junk that should've been discarded."
Proceeds from the book will benefit the Historical Society's operating fund.


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Bryan Baker entered mixed martial arts in 2007 and immediately encountered success, making it into the WEC after a mere four fights. Following a 9-1 run to start his career, Baker made his Bellator debut. "The Beast" is one of the promotion's most experienced fighters, having competed in three tournaments in two weight classes. The inspirational leukemia survivor was a season two finalist and advanced to the season five semifinals, both at 185 pounds.
Following a shocking first round defeat against Vitor Vianna, Baker made the move to welterweight. "The Beast" has gone a perfect 2-0 down at 170, beating the highly touted Carlos Pereira and previous tournament finalist Ben Saunders. In his second tournament final, Baker lost to the aggressive Karl Amoussou by submission at Bellator 72. He then filled in for an injured Brent Weedman in the Bellator Season 8 Welterweight Tournament and lost to Douglas Lima.
Record: 18-5 (8 KOs, 3 subs)
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Bellator Season Six Welterweight Tournament Finalist
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I've been out of the loop on professional wrestling for over twenty-five years now. I don't know the major players; I don't know the companies. But I have the fondest memories as a very small boy of the syndicated Big Time Wrestling show, out of the National Wrestling Alliance's Detroit territory, which could always be counted on to keep an hour of boredom at bay on a rainy Saturday afternoon ("And Pampero Firpo coco-butts The Sheik!"). And the early days of Vince McMahon's WWF were some of the best "TV theatre" around, with the hypnotic, hysterically funny "Rowdy" Roddy Piper a true artist at his craft. But then the industry became too outsized and over-produced, and drug and sex scandals turned me off to the whole mess (more importantly, it wasn't funny anymore). I have no idea where the "sport" stands today, or what its impact is or its place in the entertainment field.
That's why WWE Home Video's two-disc The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling is such a treat for fans of "old timey" rasslin'. How modern wrestling looks today, elaborately produced for TV and beamed across the world for international audiences, really started with the WCCW tradition created out of whole cloth by legendary Texas wrestler Fritz Von Erich (real name: Jack Adkisson). The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling looks at the legacy (and the cruel, almost Roman farce tragedies) of the Von Erich wrestling family, and, to a lesser extent, the rise and fall of the WCCW as the precursor to the later media behemoths WWF and WCW.
An Olympic-class discus thrower and football player, Jack Adkisson eventually met wrestling legend Stu Hart, trained under him, and became one of the top "heels" (villains) in region wrestling, with the use of his signature closing hold, "The Iron Claw," always a crowd favorite. By the late 60s, Jack decided to branch out and become a promoter, and with the help of promoter Sam Muchnick, Jack became the owner and promoter of the Dallas, Houston and San Antonio territories. As with most NWA territories, Jack's federation produced its own local TV telecasts of wrestling matches, most notably from Dallas' Sportatorium. Each week, matches were staged with Jack's roster of talent, and broadcast to the Dallas, Houston, and San Antonio markets. Still officially known as Big Time Wrestling, Jack eventually requested from the NWA the right to change his federation's name to World Class Championship Wrestling, which put forth an international image more in keeping with Jack's plans to syndicate his locally staged TV shows.
Beginning in the early 80s, Jack would champion the syndication of his videotaped local matches, in essence breaking the long tradition of regionalism that dominated professional wrestling in America, and creating the template for what we see now in the WWE. Innovations such as multi-camera set-ups, with hand-held, lightweight video cameras used to get right into the ring, creating terrific audience identification with the wrestlers, rock 'n' roll music intros for the wrestlers, and elaborate storylines and feuds for the various "heels" and "faces" (heroes) quickly changed the direction of the industry, and created a groundswell for the "sport" in the 1980s and 1990s. And at the center of Jack's growing promotion were his wrestling sons.
Promoted as superstars, the five Von Erich boys would eventually create a major cult following in Texas wrestling, with one of the brothers, Kerry "The Modern Day Warrior" Von Erich becoming a genuine superstar of the sport on a national level, winning the NWA World Heavyweight Title. Incredibly popular with fans (Bill Irwin flatly states in the film, "They were gods," to the adoring Texas public), the clean-cut, charismatic, terrifically athletic Von Erich boys, along with a colorful stable of wrestling stars like The Fabulous Freebirds, Gino Hernandez, Chris Adams, Kamala, The Missing Link ("Uh, oh! Here comes the Flying Head-Butt!"), Kubuki, Bruiser Brody and Abdullah the Butcher, helped to propel WCCW to world-wide fame. But it all began to crumble when, one by one, all of the boys died (save eldest brother and survivor Kevin), either by suspicious circumstances or suicide. David "The Yellow Rose of Texas" Von Erich died in Japan in 1984, either from drugs or from a heart attack brought on by acute enteritis. Mike Von Erich, who never really wanted to wrestle, never recovered from a terrible bout with Toxic shock syndrome, and committed suicide in 1987. Chris Von Erich, unable to match the athleticism and success of his brothers, committed suicide in 1991. And the most famous of the Von Erich brothers, Kerry "The Texas Tornado" Von Erich, having lost a foot in a motorcycle accident and getting arrested for drugs and facing a lengthy jail sentence, committed suicide by shooting himself in 1993.
There's no director credited to The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling, but a WWE logo is ever-present at the bottom left-hand corner of the image. Since Kevin Von Erich sold all of the WCCW films to the WWE in 2006, I'm going to assume that The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling is a WWE in-house production. And that fact might explain why some of the more important details about the WCCW are left out of the documentary. Dedicated fans of the federation will probably get the most out of this film; they already know all the ins and outs of the various feuds, and they have a deep appreciation for the milieu of mid-80s Texas wrestling. The rest of us who may have only watched the syndicated shows from that time period might prefer a few more concrete facts. I was particularly disappointed that zero context was given as to exactly how Jack Adkisson made the jump from the producer of a local TV wrestling show, to an innovator of a "superstation"-like syndication operation. Some of the complicated permutations of the regional federations and rivalries between the various competing companies gets a bit thick for the uninitiated. And of course, the whole issue of drugs and steroid use, alluded to by Kevin Von Erich and other interviewees, is largely skirted (no surprise coming from WWE).
Still, there are a lot of elements that work well in The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling. Soft-spoken Kevin Von Erich anchors the film, and his frequent comments are fair and admirably modest. Extensive use of archival WCCW footage and interviews, and new interviews with Skandor Akbar, Dory Funk, Jr., Dusty Rhodes, Bill Mercer, Gary Hart, Gerald Brisco, Ric Flair, Jim Ross, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Jimmy Garvin, Michael Hayes, Buddy Roberts, Verne Gagne, Bill Irwin, Mick Foley, and Triple H among others, provide balanced commentary and informative background on the WCCW story. As well, an extensive second disc worth of bonuses (detailed below) featuring legendary bouts with the WCCW stars, makes The Triumph and Tragedy of World Class Championship Wrestling a must-have for fans of the sport.
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On disc two, vintage matches from the glory days of WCCW are presented, with alternate commentaries on selected matches. Two-Out-Of-Three Falls Texas Rasslin': Duke Keomuka vs. Ricky Starr runs 27:38. American Heavyweight Championship: Fritz Von Erich Retirement Show at Texas Stadium, June, 1982 - Fritz Von Erich vs. King Kong Bundy runs 10:58. Steel Cage Match for the World Heavyweight Championship: Star Wars of Wrestling, December, 1982 - Ric Flair vs. Kerry Von Erich runs 34:19. WCCW, May, 1983 - Iceman King Parsons/Kevin & David Von Erich vs. The Fabulous Freebirds, with commentary by Todd Grisham and Kevin Von Erich, runs 15:28. Hair vs. Hair Match: Star Wars of Wrestling, December, 1983 - Iceman King Parsons vs. Buddy Roberts runs 9:52. Six-Man Tag Title Match: David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, May, 1984 - Fritz, Mike & David Von Erich vs. The Fabulous Freebirds runs 12:58. Mix Tag Match: David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, May, 1984 - "Gentleman" Chris Adams & Sunshine vs. "Gorgeous" Jimmy Garvin & Precious runs 6:55. David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, May, 1984 - The Great Kabuki vs. Kamala runs 9:30. American Tag Team Championship: 2nd David Von Erich Memorial Parade of Champions, May, 1985 - Fantastics vs. Midnight Express runs 13:36. WCCW, July, 1985 - "Gentleman" Chris Adams vs. Kevin Von Erich, with alternate commentary by Todd Grisham and Kevin Von Erich, runs 12:21. WCCW, October, 1986 - Bruiser Brody & The Missing Link vs. One Man Gang & Rick Rude runs 11:31. And Steel Cage Match: 3rd Cotton Bowl Extravaganza, October, 1986 - Bruiser Brody vs. Abdullah the Butcher runs 12:38. All in all, an amazing collection of vintage wrestling highlights.
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Paul Mavis is an internationally published film and television historian, a member of the Online Film Critics Society, and the author of The Espionage Filmography.


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I know where the road to Hollin is, I've been on it but I never followed it all the way south. I will have to do that soon.
Does the road lead to Eregion/Moria after you finish up the Misty Mountains epic quests, do you know? I have one epic quest leading me to Angmar, and one quest in the Misty Mountains. I'd like to explore Eregion when I have an official quest or something leading me there, but if that doesn't happen soon then I'll just go down there on my own.
About to fire up LOTRO and finish up some Forochel stuff. I like how the first level of rep for Forochel is "outsider". That's a cool touch that makes sense and makes it seem more believable. I'm currently neutral with them. Probably going to grind a bit and try to increase my rep as much as possible with them. Not sure why, just for something to do I guess. I think I'm going to shoot for the "World Renowned" title and become kindred with every faction if I can…
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Waste Crisis Erupts in Naples
NAPLES, Italy, January 7, 2007 (ENS) – Police withdrew today from the entrance of a defunct waste dump that officials say will be reopened to take garbage that has piled up by the ton in the streets of Naples. Although residents of the southern port city are upset by the piles of trash, they have also blocked plans to reopen the dump in the Pianura neighborhood of Naples.
About 500 demonstrators clashed with police at the the dumpsite and cheered when a mechanical shovel that arrived today to clear a three kilometer passage from Don Giustino Russlillo Square to the dump was sent away.
"The choice to activate the Pianura waste disposal in Naples remains firm," said Umberto Cimmino, the government official in charge of the garbage emergency.
"The police forces today in the afternoon left their control site at the entrance in order to move to surrounding areas where their presence was needed," Cimmino said.
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The police negotiated with representatives of angry citizens' committees in order to allow a change of shift for policemen who had working since dawn.
Garbage collectors stopped picking up trash on December 21, 2007 because there is no more room for it at dumps.
The latest day of missed rubbish collection resulted in about 5,200 metric tons of garbage lying in trash containers and across sidewalks.
Plastic bags, cardboard boxes, wooden crates are creating large piles of rubbish even within the central and more prosperous areas of Naples that in the past had been kept clean in order to keep the tourists from leaving.
In the Campania region some 110,000 tons of garbage have piled up, 60,000 tons in the Naples area alone. Each day that goes by without a dump site or storage area increases the garbage piles by another 800 tons.
Fire alerts keep erupting in the Naples area where only last night's rain limited the fire department to 30 calls.
The fire department says they are now forced to deal with fires raging over hundreds of cubic meters of garbage, "more like open air dumpsites than piles of rubbish, as they say in the command post," one fireman said. "And we're not talking about two cubic metres, which is the average content of a full trash container."
Naples and Caserta, the hardest hit provinces, are now joined by Avellino, where garbage collection in front of hospitals and military garrisons once again came to a halt today. To date, only six municipalities have come up with temporary storage areas.
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Midcoast Habitat for Humanity & The Tool Box Bash committee would like to thank everyone who helped make our event a Huge Success!
Steve Thomas ~ Our Speaker, Home Depot for the Grand Prize Tool Box ~ Cold Mountain Builders ~ event sponsor, Albertson Builders & Services ~ event sponsor, Paul Cavalli ~ event sponsor, A.E. Sampson ~ event sponsor, Graffam Brothers for the Fantastic Food, WaterWorks Restaurant for serving beer and wine and helping clean up, Penny's Cake Factory for the fabulous cupcakes, O'Hara Ice for our bathtub full of ice, French & Brawn for the corn muffins and the beans, Mid Life Crisis for the great tunes, Camden National Bank for the use of their popcorn machine, First Unitarian Church Rockland for the use of tables and chairs, West Rockport Fire Department for the use of the tables and chairs, Rodney Twitchell for helping with set up, Breakwater Design & Build for the lights and the cold beverages, Agren Appliance for a raffle item, Adventure Advertising for a raffle item, Smith & May for a raffle item, Harley Landscaping for a raffle item, Windsor Chairmakers for a raffle item, Luke Snow for a raffle item, Superior Restoration for a raffle item, Historic Inns of Rockland for a raffle item, & Rankin's Hardware for a raffle item! We could not have done it with out all the support from our community businesses! Finally a big thank you to everyone who came out and made the night a success!
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Welcome to WebmasterWorld Guest from 184.108.40.206
I am contacting lot of hosts to ask about Cron Jobs if they are available in their Unix package...
But most they no no no... so i don get what to do if i want to run something every hour..
Last respond when i asked if they have alternative was:
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Is it best to set up my own server? though i dono how...
Anyways, can u give me a link or something so i can learn more about VPS and also if possible how to set up own server... (is it easy if i know nothing about it?) or should i buy a book?
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I have too many books that I do not have time to read. I have given up on books and now relying on free information online.
I am not supposed to give a link.
You can get a good VPS at minimum US$20-35 per month. I am not sure how much you are paying for your current shared hosting, but if US$25 above is not a problem for you, I suggest you get a VPS as you are able to host unlimited domains.
VPS basically works almost like a dedicated server.
You might want to check out on VPS at web hosting related forums. If you Google for web hosting forum, I am sure you will find one.
My host have VDS and its for good price, but there are distributions that ive to choose from and i dono anything about that!
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Google for free cron job websites that initiate the job to call on a PHP script on your website. I know they exist out there because I used it before - can't remember the name off hand.


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The Levitron floating top has to be one of the coolest things we've seen. It is a small magnetic top that actually floats in the air. We didn't think this was possible at first, so we got one and tried it out.
You spin the top (there is an automatic top-spinner for some of us 'spin challenged' folk) on a lifter plate and raise it above the magnetic base. The magnetic base repels the top, while gravity pulls it downward. The spinning action keeps the Levitron floating top from flipping over (like a gyroscope), so it sits there, floating in space. Air friction will slow the top down eventually, but it's possible to get several minutes of levitation from just one spin. This is all done with permanent magnets - no batteries, no electricity.
Now the Levitron device is best described as an interactive puzzle - its tag line is "A challenge to master, a miracle to behold". The top comes with different weights that you can use for balancing. Basically, the magnetic base 'pushes' while gravity 'pulls' when you get the right amount of weight on the top (equilibrium) it will levitate - gracefully defying gravity as it surfs on magnetic waves.
Now the most interesting part: There is actually a physics theorem that says what this Levitron floating top does is not possible. Basically, a physicists named Samuel Earnshaw said you can't take one magnet and suspend it above another without it flipping over (magnetic attraction). The gyroscopic effect of the top keeps it from flipping over. I know there is a scientific explanation for this, but when you see the top just floating in mid-air, only one word comes to mind - magic!


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Ok whenever i get post news a scroll bar pops down and has recent news post i have made. Here how to see it: post news on a chapter then post it agian and type the first letter of your recent last news post in the title bar! EX first post title--- New halo 2nd post title--- N bar will pop down saying 'New halo" is this new or is this just new to me! [Edited on 8/11/2004 5:11:52 PM]
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HAHA thats weird that i have never seen it before on my computer. Sorry for the post then.
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Adam and Kent Austin are brothers who haven't spoken since the brutal abduction and murder of their sister. But now, another girl has been found murdered, and details emerge that connect Adam and Kent to the crime. In Michael Koryta's THE PROPHET, the two must bury their grief and unite to stop a killer before history repeats itself.


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Tim Stevens, PhD candidate in the Dept. of War Studies, King's College London, where he researches the politics of cybersecurity and cyberwarfare, and regular contributor to The Guardian, Forbes' cybersecurity blog The Firewall, and Current Intelligence discusses cyberwar. Stevens talks about the current cybersecurity climate; nuances between cyberespionage, cybercrime, and cyberwar; the balance between roles of government and private sector; and differences in cybersecurity attitudes in the U.K. and the U.S.
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- "The US is not at cyberwar", Stevens at guardian.co.uk
- "Has Cyberwar Become A 'Tea Party Issue'?", Stevens at The Firewall
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Chicago's Paul Konerko is off to a strong start, but the White Sox are struggling a bit.
Facing the Seattle Mariners should expedite the first baseman's hot hitting and help his team get out of its funk.
Konerko and the White Sox look to continue their dominance over the Mariners in Friday's series opener at Safeco Field.
Chicago (6-6) arrives in Seattle after striking out a season-high 16 times in Thursday's 5-3 loss to Baltimore, its fourth defeat in five games. Swinging and missing with two strikes has been an ongoing problem for the White Sox, who are tied for the AL lead with 111 strikeouts.
"Some of them you can put it down as maybe not having the right approach,' manager Robin Ventura said of the strikeouts. "Some of them are just good pitches. It's going to happen. You just try to learn from it and work on it and cut those down.'
Seattle's pitching staff has struck out 109 - second-most in the AL - and scheduled starter Hector Noesi (1-1, 5.73 ERA) had six in his last outing.
Chicago, however, probably isn't too intimidated considering its recent history in the Pacific Northwest.
The White Sox are 16-3 against the Mariners since 2010, their best record against any AL opponent. They've won seven of nine in Seattle and outscored the Mariners 27-7 in winning the last five at Safeco Field.
Konerko has been instrumental to this success.
Since 2010, Konerko is batting .420 with nine homers, five doubles and 14 RBIs with a 1.372 OPS against the Mariners. His home run total is his most against any opponent despite playing the Mariners nearly half as many times as AL Central rivals.
The five-time All-Star has hit safely in all but one game this season, batting .370 with one homer, five doubles and nine RBIs.
Konerko and his teammates aren't too familiar with Noesi, who pitched an inning of relief in his lone outing against the White Sox last August. The right-hander did serve up a homer to Adam Dunn, who leads the majors with 21 strikeouts.
Noesi was knocked around for seven runs in three innings of an 11-5 loss to Texas on April 9, but looked strong against Oakland on Saturday, scattering five hits and one walk in eight innings of a 4-0 win.
The Mariners (7-7) have split their four games since and are coming off a discouraging defeat. Felix Hernandez struck out 12 over eight innings and left with his team leading 1-0, but closer Brandon League couldn't save it and Seattle lost 2-1.
Ichiro Suzuki struggles at the plate continued - he was hitless in four at_bats and is hitting .171 in his last nine games. He'll try to get things turned around against Chris Sale (1-1, 3.09).
Sale allowed three runs and five hits in five innings in Sunday's 5-2 loss to Detroit. The converted reliever struck out five and walked two while throwing a career-high 102 pitches
"I kind of babied it at times," he said. "I just have to get the confidence to throw the pitch I need to throw and not worry about where it is.'
The left-hander made two relief appearances against the Mariners last season, allowing two hits in 2 1-3 scoreless innings.
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And the Jaguars thought June was a bad month for the health of their receivers.
July stunk, too.
On June 9, seven receivers sat out the Jaguars' OTA because of injuries: Cecil Shorts (calf), Marqise Lee (ankle), Allen Robinson (hamstring), Ace Sanders (hamstring), Tandon Doss (calf), Mike Brown (groin) and Lamaar Thomas (knee).
But when training camp practices started last Friday, all except Sanders – who is on a personal leave of absence – were on the field participating.
Cue the injuries … again.
Last Friday: Shorts strained a hamstring and is out at least four weeks.
Yesterday: Robinson had hamstring tightness and Doss' right ankle was sprained on the final play of practice.
So who does this benefit?
1. Allen Hurns. He began running as the No. 3 receiver with the starters when Shorts was hurt and he could be No. 2 today behind only Lee.
2/3. Mike Brown/Kerry Taylor: They're likely battling for one roster spot but they will continue to get myriad opportunities in 11-on-11.
4. Damian Copeland. Coach Gus Bradley mentioned him as a punt return option (Doss remains projected for that role) when talking about Doss' injury. Four rookie receivers on the 53 is a stretch but what if Copeland shines if given the chance to return punts?


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When it comes down to it, time management does nothing for you without cognitive management. That is, managing your ability to focus, reason and retain information. Without it, there is a limit to what you can accomplish regardless of how much time you budget for yourself.
Learn how to budget your cognitive resources with these tips from Harvard economics professor Sendhil Mullainathan.
• Avoid splitting your focus. Imagine a glass of water. Now pour the water from the glass into two separate cups. What are you left with? Two half-full glasses. That's a lot like your focus. When you split it between two tasks, there's less available for each.
• Consider that different tasks require different amounts of focus. Some tasks take up a lot of time but require very little focus, while other tasks take up very little time but require a great deal of focus. Obviously, not all tasks need a full glass of focus.
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The Management Board of the European Environment Agency met on 29 March 2012 and discussed the budget discharge and the closure of the accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2010. The Board noted that the Council of the European Union had recommended discharge for EEA for 2010 at its meeting of 21 February 2012. Moreover, this was based on the Court of Auditors Report on the EEA accounts for 2010, adopted in September 2011, which contained no findings or irregularities. Nevertheless, the European Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee voted on 27 March 2012 to postpone the EEA discharge for 2010.
The draft report adopted by the European Parliament's Budgetary Control Committee on the accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2010 includes several critical remarks and requests for further information from the Agency. The Management Board of the European Environment Agency takes this report seriously and has requested a full response from the EEA. The Management Board will consider this response and ensure that the necessary actions are undertaken to provide the European Parliament with the documents it requires in order to take an informed decision and grant the EEA discharge and the closure of the accounts of the Agency for the financial year 2010.
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SAN JOSE -- Ultratech Stepper Inc. today reported an 11.5% sequential drop in net sales to $21.5 million in the fourth quarter compared to $24.3 million in Q3. The lithography supplier posted a net loss of $2.4 million, including one-time charges, compared to a net loss of $26.0 million in the prior quarter.
Excluding charges, the company's net loss was $2.1 million, or $0.09 per share, which beat the consensus of financial analysts by two cents, according to First Call/Thomson Financial.
"Ultratech has invested heavily in its advanced product program, recognizing the need to create a product portfolio that offers a balance between capacity-driven and technology-driven demands," said Arthur W. Zafiropoulo, chairman and chief executive officer of the San Jose company. "We believe the industry turnaround forecasted for the second half of 2002 will be technology driven," he said, adding that Ultratech is positioning itself to capitalize on this opportunity.
To address technology-driven manufacturing applications, Ultratech has joined the Advanced Packaging and Interconnect Alliance (APiA) consortium, which is planning to establish 300-mm wafer pilot lines in the United States and Asia for use by both alliance members and customers. The first pilot line will be set up this year in Phoenix at Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc.'s Flip Chip Division (see Dec. 13 story).
For the entire year in 2001, Ultratech's net sales totaled $130.7 million compared to $146.7 million in 2000. Including charges for the full year, Ultratech's net loss was $17.8 million vs. a net loss of $9.2 million in 2000.


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While it's somewhat frowned upon for a adult to bring his or her baseball glove to the ballpark, the decision to bring a mitt to Target Field paid off for a Kansas City Royals fan who made one heck of an incredible catch—while tumbling backwards over a row of seats no less—on a foul ball off the bat of Kansas City DH Billy Butler.
You know you've made a great play when the opposing team's fans applaud your efforts. The Royals, buoyed by their visiting fan's heroics (yes, heroics), would go on to beat the Twins 9-8.


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Jeremy Hazell scored a season-high 31 points and Seton Hall, the worst 3-point shooting team in the Big East, made a season-best 12 from beyond the arc in an 84-70 victory over No. 15 St. John's on Thursday night, snapping the Red Storm's six-game winning streak.
Freshman Fuquan Edwin had a career-best 19 points for the Pirates (12-17, 6-11), who had lost three straight and five of six.
Dwight Hardy scored 23 points for St. John's (19-10, 11-6), which was one of the hottest teams in the country, having won eight of nine. But the Red Storm fell apart in the final minutes, getting outscored 14-2 over the last 4 minutes that included coach Steve Lavin and senior forward Justin Burrell being ejected in two separate incidents.
The win gave Seton Hall a 2-8 record against ranked teams this season, the other win coming at Syracuse.
Lavin was given two technical fouls by official Joe Lindsey for arguing during a timeout with 1:55 to play and Seton Hall leading 77-68.
Burrell was called for a flagrant foul and was ejected by official John Cahill after he ran down Seton Hall reserve Anali Okoloji with 7.6 seconds left and the outcome definitely decided.
Seton Hall came into the game shooting 28.4 percent from 3-point range and the Pirates made 7 of 11 from long range in taking 34-30 halftime lead.
St. John's, which had beaten six teams this season ranked 13th or higher, took its only lead of the second half at 53-49 on a four-point play by Justin Brownlee with 12:19 to play.
The crowd of 9,470 in the Prudential Center seemed ready to sit back and watch the Red Storm pull away to another late-season win but Hazell made three free throws after being fouled taking a 3 and Edwin hit his fifth 3 of the game to make it 55-53 with 11:26 let.
St. John's tied it two more times. Hardy converted a layup with 8:06 left, then missed a free throw for a possible three-point play, leaving it tied at 59.
Jeff Robinson's 3-pointer with 7:46 left gave the Pirates the lead for good.
Edwin sandwiched his fifth and sixth 3s of the game around two free throws by Malik Boothe Boothe to start the Pirates' big closing run.
Seton Hall, which had won seven of its last 10 games against St. John's, finished 12 of 18 from 3-point range (66.7 percent). The Red Storm were 3 of 12 from long range (25 percent). Hazell was 4 of 6 from beyond the arc while Edwin was 5 of 6.
The ejections put a weird ending on the game and left St. John's facing a lot of questions heading into its regular-season finale on Saturday against South Florida. If the Red Storm had won the last two games they would have earned a double-bye in next week's Big East tournament.


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Funcom raided and charged for fraud
In the early morning funcom (The Longest Journey, Age of Conan, The Secret World) was raided, all employees sent home and the company is now charged with fraud. In the passing hours equipment has been removed from Funcom's offices by the authorities.
(on a side note: I can understand most of this but could anyone with a little more knowledge of this explain to me the point of the authorities removing the equipment from their offices?)
Equipment is always taken to prevent wipe of possible data evidence on discs and other media.
All I can say is ff funcom advertised something as free2play, but charged for play, then it's a fraud. "Free" doesn't mean "milk-them", at least according to dictionary. I'm saying that for years, noone listens.
But on the same site it says Funcom was charged with breaching disclosure requirements related to the game The Secret World. Never heard of that game, so dunno.
They aren't charged because of advertising it as f2p, the charges are due to information they gave pre-launch compared to launch and a few months later…stock market related stuff
Joxer has harsh opinions on most topics NyxVampiria. Especially on F2P games^^
He is right about the authorities removing the equipment from their offices. Everything will be looked at no matter how small it is. You would be surprised by the software they have to scan hard drives.
As for Funcom it's typical in business were people lie in there books. They just happened to get caught. Now comes a lengthy court case were they get fined and somebody becomes the scapegoat.
Just look at this wiki list for examples-
Well, they did mess up big time with pretty much all of their MMOs, so I've been wondering how they could stay afloat. It's not exactly small budget games we're talking about.
I wonder if this means The Secret World is going offline, after all, files could be stored in those servers so they could be included in raid?
This part is interesting…
I said they must have lost a huge amount of money making one expensive failure after the other.
Going by the article, they raided Funcom office because they suspect "insider information" being the cause of the peak and decline of their stockmaker index a bit before and after The Secret World release.
The problem with this is that anyone playing the beta would have known the state of The Secret World and that it was going to crash once released…
Not so much the state of it, but the design of it.
It was CLEARLY not a game for the mainstream - and yet they expected it to be played by the mainstream.
I still think the combat is crap personally. I actually liked the rest of the design, although some puzzles really require the use of the in-game browser.
Combat is indeed crap, but the rest of the game is fantastic until you exhaust content.
But again, it was never going to be for the mainstream/casual player. How they thought it would be a massive hit, I'll never know.
The in-game browser is terrible, so I never used it much.
Here are two articles with more information. Seems they might have rigged the account books , and they are accused of insider trading.
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The 2011 State of Security Survey showed that the number of businesses experiencing cyber attacks declined a bit, from 75% to 71%, and while nine of 10 experienced losses, that figure was better than the 100% in 2009. More than a fifth of the organizations reported regular attacks, and a handful reported a large number or extremely large number of attacks. One in five businesses reported losses of at least $195,000 as a result of cyber attacks.
External malicious attacks, social engineering and malicious code were cited as top attack vectors among those reporting a high number of attacks and growing frequency of attacks. Of course, many modern attacks use combinations of these approaches.
"Most attacks have been very focused, especially in the last three years," says Sean Doherty, Symantec VP and CTO of enterprise security. "They've moved from broadcast attacks--worms, broad-based spam and phishing--to targeted attacks, which increasingly use a number of techniques."
The survey included organizations from SMBs with fewer than 50 employees to enterprises of more than 5,000 across a wide range of verticals. Generally speaking, the responses from large and small organizations were about the same, Doherty says, although SMBs have fewer resources and are slower to adopt strong security processes and fine-grained control. However, smaller organizations are more flexible and likely to lead the way in adoption of broader controls, such as whole-disk encryption.
The respondents ranked cyber attacks as their most significant business risks, followed by well-intentioned insiders and internally generated IT threats, well ahead of traditional criminal activity, brand-related events, natural disasters and (lastly) terrorism. Hackers, well-meaning insiders, targeted attacks and malicious insiders were cited as the most significant security threats.
Accordingly, four in 10 report that securing their organization's platforms and information has become more important in the last year, while 45% say its importance remains about the same. The industry trends driving security were tightly grouped, ranging from mobile computing (47%), social media and the consumerization of IT on the higher end, and private and cloud computing on the lower end (about 40%).
More than half the organizations feel they are doing well in addressing routine security measures and responding to attacks and breaches, while just under half say they are doing well demonstrating compliance and pursuing strategic and innovative or cutting-edge security issues. Security staff increases were led by endpoint, Web and network security, while budget increases were led by security systems management, and Web and network security.
"Information security is generally getting increases in budget, but they are very small," says Doherty, based on his conversations with customers and other organizations. "IT as a whole has been under a lot of pressure to reduce cost to the organization, and savings are being made in one area--say, storage or telecommunications--to help fund investment in security."
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TCU looking to mix it up to get on winning track at home
FORT WORTH — Gary Patterson joked Tuesday that he is considering canceling the traditional "Frog Walk'' up to the stadium before games, has pondered switching sidelines, and wanted to petition to wear white uniforms at home this week against Oklahoma.
After all, he has to do something to shake a 0-3 home record against Big 12 opponents this season.
"I'm a superstitious guy,'' Patterson said with a smile. "I'm going to do whatever it takes to get ourselves back. I told them if I had to, I would move over to the student side.''
To be fair, the Frogs (7-4, 4-4 Big 12) have had extenuating circumstances in the three home losses. In a 37-23 loss to Iowa State, TCU lost QB Casey Pachall for the season on the Thursday before the game. Against Texas Tech, the Frogs lost a 56-53 game in triple overtime. Against then-No. 1 Kansas State, TCU played well defensively, but lost 23-10.
Still, Patterson has a goal pyramid on the wall for players, and one level is listed as "Draw the line,'' emphasizing winning at home. While much of the pyramid has been colored purple to signify a goal reached, the level for protecting home field is glaringly white.
"We have a chip on our shoulder [when we're on the road],'' said defensive back Jason Verrett. "We always feel like we have to beat the crowd. Here, this weekend, we're hoping for a hostile environment. We want to get a win for the seniors.''
Oklahoma comes in with a 9-2 record and is 5-0 on the road, so the Sooners will present a challenge. Patterson said that there will be several recruits in attendance on Saturday, and the team wants to show off Amon Carter Stadium in the right way.
"One good thing about playing here is the new stadium allows you to feel the impact of the game. And when a kid comes in, he wants to feel he can rise off the ground because of the noise and enthusiasm,'' Patterson said. "We have to get back to winning at home. If you don't protect the Carter, you're never going to win a championship.
Patterson brushes off rumors of moving: While many universities looking for a new coach mention Patterson as a candidate, the TCU coach said he is not seeking a move.
Patterson has been careful to not say he is staying or that he'll never leave, because he doesn't know when a huge offer might come. But it seems very clear that what he has built at TCU in 12 seasons as coach (116-34) is very important to him and that he would have to be pried away from the Frogs.
"I've been at TCU, and my actions show that I love this job,'' Patterson said. "I'm just trying to beat Oklahoma [this week]. I can't control what other people do. It's pretty simple.''
Frogs' running attack fighting through injuries: TCU ranks sixth in rushing offense in the Big 12 at 166.1 yards per game, but the Frogs rushed for 217 yards last week in a 20-13 upset of Texas. Patterson said he believes the return of health by Matthew Tucker has been key.
Tucker missed several games with an ankle injury, while Ed Wesley declared early for the NFL and Waymon James has been lost for the season due to a knee injury. Add that to the loss of Pachall, and that's a lot to overcome.
"That's like Texas losing Malcolm Brown, Johnathan Gray, [Joe] Bergeron, and then Daje Johnson playing at 70 percent,'' Patterson said. "It's like take those four guys out of Texas, because our guys were just as good as those guys there. But nobody wants to talk about that.''


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After years of tears, petitions and protests, Raslouw might get the traffic lights it has been pleading for at a deadly crossing.
Ward councillor Marika Kruger Muller said the proposed traffic light would be installed on the corner of the R55 and Lochner Road in Centurion.
"The installation of the traffic light forms part of a request by Netcare to have a traffic light installed as they are planning on building a new hospital at the intersection," said Muller.
"There is also a newly-built filling station on the other side of the road that needs the traffic light to be installed."
Two pedestrians were killed in the space of one week this month, while trying to cross the dangerous road.
The most recent fatal accident was on the corner of the R55 and Lochner Road last Friday.
Emer-G-Med spokesperson Braam Kruger said paramedics were quickly on scene, but the man was dead by the time they arrived.
The earlier accident was on 5 February, and happened further down the R55, close to Wierda Road.
In March last year, Rekord reported on a mass protest by residents calling for a light to installed, not only to curb fatal accidents, but also to help with the flow of traffic.
During the protest Muller said: "We have been calling on the provincial government to install a traffic light for more than two-and-a-half years, but it still has not happened."
She also expressed her concern that new housing developments, including a new estate in the area were going to add to the residents' misery.
Residents have also for years complained about the heavy traffic on the onramp to the N14 highway from the R55.
Resident Suraj Chaithram said: "We are experiencing extremely high traffic volumes in the morning. We need an added 35 to 40 minutes to get onto the N14 via the R55 in all directions and this is from Heuweloord, which is about three kilometres from the intersection."
Other residents likened crossing the road to gambling with your life.
When Rekord visited the notorious intersection, we found it difficult to cross the road safely, as many motorists were travelling at a very high speed.
"The other problem with the road is that many motorists exceed the speed limit, as there aren't any speed traps or deterrents.
"Outsurance was called in to assist, but even they weren't willing to deploy a points man, as it was deemed too dangerous."
Muller said she hoped the traffic light would be installed soon, to prevent any more fatal accidents.
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