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MBA Concentrations
BC MBA students have the option to pursue a concentration in a functional area of management. Concentrations are interdisciplinary and are designed to allow students to develop depth and expertise in a chosen area of study.
The pursuit of a concentration is optional, and the completion of a concentration is not designated on a student's transcript. Please contact the Graduate Programs Office with any questions regarding concentrations and requirements.
Details on the available concentrations are given below.
Financial services practitioners who are focusing on a career in investment management will gain a thorough understanding of the complex financial tools and models that are critical to the modern asset management industry. If you aspire to join the top ranks of investment managers and portfolio managers and become an expert in managing clients' wealth and assets, the Asset Management concentration will prepare you for your career.
This track requires students to become familiar with the broad range of issues common to all finance professionals, but then allows sufficient leeway in course choice to become conversant in different Asset Management career tracks. Students who participate in this track will be perceived as having enhanced market-specific knowledge and a faster learning curve by prospective employers.
Representative list of available courses:
Corporate Finance
Derivatives & Risk Management
Equity Analysis
Financial Econometrics
Financial Statement Analysis
Fixed Income Analysis
Fundamental Analysis
Hedge Funds
Investment Management
Money & Capital Markets
The Mutual Fund Industry
Portfolio Management
Portfolio Theory
Role of Investment Management Firms in Financial Markets
Business Analytics is the scientific process of transforming data into insight to improve management decision making. The field takes its basic methods and tools from Management Science and Statistics and applies them to forecasting, predictive modeling, optimization, and "Big Data" decision analysis. Business Analytics professionals work in every business area, including finance, marketing, operations, supply chain management, risk management and consulting. The field is growing rapidly as a result of technological advances which allow deeper analysis of larger and more diverse data sets.
The courses in this concentration cover the three main realms of the field: descriptive, predictive, and prescriptive analytics. Descriptive methods are used in evidence-based decision making, where managers mine large historical data sets to understand the factors contributing to successes or failures in past performance. Predictive methods are used to develop forecasts and understand probable outcomes of proposed projects and interventions. Prescriptive methods are used to find optimal decisions.
Graduates from this program will be well-prepared to work in forward-looking, data-driven organizations, where analysis is displacing intuition as the primary decision tool.
Representative list of available courses:
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Customer Relationship Management
Economic & Financial Forecasting
Financial Econometrics
Marketing Information Analytics
Marketing Research
Management Analysis
Pricing Policy Strategy
Quality Management
Risk Analysis & Simulation
Sports Analytics
Supply Chain Management
In the global economy, there has been a significant shift from a focus on manufacturing to a focus on service. It is important to note that this shift is occurring in two ways: first, service industries make up a larger part of our economy than ever before; second, many traditional manufacturing firms (e.g., IBM) now realize more revenue and profit from the service aspects of their businesses than from the traditional manufacturing operations. To address this change, the Operations and Strategic Management department, the Marketing department and the Information Technology department have developed a cross-functional concentration devoted to educating emerging managers in the key elements of service management and service delivery.
Graduates will be readily conversant with the complex nature of the service value chain, from supplier to customer. Graduates will enter the workplace with the skills and tools necessary to enhance and leverage the key performance drivers in the service value chain. They will be able to understand, manage, and influence the roles of key stakeholders and maximize financial performance through all aspects of service delivery. Finally, they will apply skill-building tools for implementation, measurement and metrics throughout the service value chain.
Industries with extensive service components include: financial services, consulting, hospitality, technology, healthcare, retailing and telecom.
Representative list of available courses:
Analytics & Business Intelligence
Business-to-Business Marketing
Customer Relationship Management
IT for Financial Services
Management of Financial Institutions
Management of Service Operations
Management of Technology & Innovation
Managing Projects
Marketing Information Analytics
Marketing Strategy
Risk Analysis & Simulation/Management Decision Making
Services Marketing
Strategic Brand Management
Strategy for Pharma & Bio-Technology
Supply Chain Management
Wireless & Mobile Business
The Corporate Finance concentration teaches a core set of skills in financial modeling, debt and equity issues, valuation, mergers and acquisitions, financial planning, risk management, financial reporting and analysis, and taxation necessary in corporate finance positions. You develop the skills and knowledge base to undertake positions in investment banks, commercial banks, financial consulting, general management consulting, venture capital and private equity firms, and corporate finance within large and mid-sized firms.
This track requires students to become familiar with the broad range of issues common to all finance professionals, but then focuses their studies in specialized courses designed to accelerate a targeted career in Corporate Finance.
Representative list of available courses:
Contemporary Topics in Corporate Reporting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Theory
Corporate Valuation and Restructuring
Derivatives & Risk Management
Economic Crises
Financial Policy
Financial Statement Analysis
International Finance
Investment Banking
Management of Financial Institutions
Mergers & Acquisitions
Private Equity
Project Financing
Venture Capital
Students who are interested in pursuing careers in a corporate setting as senior-level managers in the broad area of financial management will want to pursue this concentration. Students will combine financial accounting, control and finance through a comprehensive set of course offerings. You will be well positioned for job opportunities leading to chief financial officer, treasury, internal control, and budgeting director positions.
Course work will include close attention to developing skills and decision making abilities relative to corporate governance, responsibility, and ethical behavior. Within the specialization, students can pursue two areas of study: Financial Accounting; or Management, Planning and Control.
Representative list of available courses:
Accounting Information Systems
Accounting Tools for Managers
Contemporary Topics in Corporate Reporting
Corporate Finance
Corporate Finance Theory
Corporate Governance & Risk Management
Finance & Accounting in Hi-Tech
Financial Accounting Practice I
Financial Accounting Practice II
Financial Auditing
Financial Policy
Financial Statement Analysis
International Financial Reporting Standards
Taxes & Management Decisions
Theory/Contemporary Issues in Accounting
This concentration will provide students with an internationalized education arming them with global knowledge and preparing them for careers in international firms. They will be able to focus their studies in specific areas of international business, such as governance/compliance/reporting issues, law, entrepreneurship and marketing.
Recruiters in Boston, across the U.S., and internationally increasingly favor candidates who have international experience prior to graduate school, have either completed core and elective international coursework as part of their MBA, or have experienced study-abroad, travel-abroad, or international internship opportunities.
Graduates are well prepared to work internationally immediately following graduation, or be tasked with international responsibilities while working from a U.S. based office.
Representative list of available courses:
Adapting Global Strategy to Emerging Markets
African Business
Bermuda Law
Cross-Border Strategic Alliances
Global Financial Markets
International Business Law
International Consulting
International Entrepreneurship
International Finance
International Financial Reporting Standards
International Management Experience
International Marketing
Managing Across Cultures
Managing Business in the European Union
Managing Global Competition in the 21st Century
Managing the Legal Environment of Business
With rapid and dramatic change permeating today's organizational landscape the ability to lead and manage people and organizations is especially important in all sectors and industries. Leaders confront a series of challenges including globalization, outsourcing and offshoring, mergers and acquisitions, shifting market boundaries, new regulatory requirements, an increasingly diverse workforce, and pressure to innovate at an ever more rapid pace.
This concentration is appropriate for people who want to 1) build on their technical/functional skills and assume greater responsibility for leadership and management in their organizations, 2) start new entrepreneurial organizations, or 3) work as consultants to other organizations. Courses in the concentration are also a powerful complement to traditional functional area expertise in corporate finance, brand and product management, financial services, and entrepreneurship or global management.
Representative list of available courses:
Boards & CEO's: Governing America's Businesses
Career Management & Work-Life Planning
Communication Skills for Managers
Consulting Clinic
Environmental Management
High Performing Teams
Management Decision Making
Management of Organization Change
Management of Service Operations
Managing Projects
Advanced Topics: Managing of Professional Services
Managing the Legal Environment of Business
Nonprofit Management
Strategic Brand Management
Strategic Deal Making
Strategic Human Resources
Women & Leadership
With the establishment of the Internet and World Wide Web as a formidable marketing and distribution channel, and with greater use of IT as a customer segmentation, customer management and marketing tool, the once-separate disciplines of Marketing and IT complement and reinforce each other in new and exciting ways. Employers increasingly seek employees with skill sets at the intersection of Marketing and IT.
A graduate from this joint marketing and IT concentration will enter the workplace with a unique mix of hard and soft skills that will readily appeal to employers. Graduates will be conversant with the often-complex technical jargon of IT and will possess hands-on skills in areas such as data-mining and statistical model analysis. Graduates will also have an appreciation for the strategic aspects of IT use within corporations, enabling them to understand how new technologies might reshape the traditional relationship between firms and their customers. Graduates will be exposed to traditional and advanced marketing courses such as marketing research, consumer behavior and marketing information analytics. With complementary exposure to IT, they will be in a stronger position to move beyond focused marketing issues to more strategic concerns facing the firm.
Creative and analytical positions such as Internet marketing analyst, database marketer, market analytics specialist, ecommerce strategist, media planner, and CRM specialist are becoming increasingly prevalent. These positions show the importance of a skill set that can leverage IT to drive marketing strategies.
Representative list of available courses:
Analytics and Business Intelligence
Consumer Behavior
Customer Relationship Management
Digital Commerce
Marketing Information Analytics
Marketing Research
Marketing Strategy
New Media Industries
Pricing/Policy & Strategy
Risk Analysis & Simulation
Social Media and Digital Business
Technological Innovation & Distribution
TechTrek West
Product and Brand Management is the very heart of the Marketing discipline. Brand managers have P&L responsibility to maintain and grow specific products, product lines, and/or brands. They typically manage a circle of key relationships and functions that surround the brand: advertising agencies, promotion agencies, public relations, package design, product launch, production planning, channel strategy, licensing, and product design. A capable brand manager has exceptional strategic, quantitative, interpersonal, and presentation skills and must be comfortable and confident with decision-making and be able to readily bring people to agreement and consensus.
Boston College has a reputation for and network of successful brand managers at a variety of companies, including top-tier firms. However, the number of brand management slots available at leading marketing companies usually is limited and quite competitive. The Product and Brand Management concentration is designed to build skills via in-class learning that will prepare students for a summer internship and then a full-time position in the broader world of brand management.
Representative list of available courses:
Business-to-Business Marketing
Communication and Promotion
Consumer Behavior
Customer Relationship Management
Digital Commerce
International Marketing
Marketing Information Analytics
Marketing Research
Marketing Strategy
Pricing/Policy and Strategy
Product Planning and Strategy
Services Marketing
Strategic Brand Management


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Independence Day: Security agencies launch Op 'Lal Quila'
New Delhi: Security agencies have launched a special operation as part of which trained dog squads will be deployed to sanitise and ensure fool-proof security at the Red Fort and adjoining areas for Independence Day celebrations on August 15.
Official sources said the operation, codenamed 'Lal Quila', is being spearheaded by the elite dog squad of paramilitary force ITBP with 20 dogs, followed by those from the Army and Delhi police.
As thousands, including top politicians and members of the diplomatic corps, are expected to throng the venue in the heart of the national capital to listen to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, these four-legged soldiers have been pressed into service in the core and on the periphery of the 17th century structure for security checks.
Indo-Tibetan Border Police, nominated as the national 'centre for excellence' for sniffer and police dogs' training, has put on job a mix of breeds of Belgian 'Malinois', German Shepherds and Labradors for the task.
"The dogs are conducting sniffing and anti-sabotage tasks around the Red Fort and surrounding areas. They are working in regular shifts along with their handlers and they will keep doing their job till the event date of August 15," a senior official privy to operation 'Lal Quila' said.
While a preparatory meeting between all security and intelligence agencies took place last week, the intensity of deployment of the security paraphernalia will increase with every passing day, they said.
Special contingents of National Security Guard (NSG) and Delhi Police commandos have also begun conducting security drills in the area, sources said.
ITBP's canine squad had been deployed at a number of such high-profile events like the International Yoga Day celebrations here on June 21, swearing-in ceremony of the Modi government at the Rashtrapati Bhavan forecourt last year and the visit of US President Barack Obama in January this year.

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Juice ft Bun B - Can't Crush My Cool
As he made clear in his February interview with DJ Z, Phoenix emcee Juice is taking full advantage of his hometown's Position of Power on the US sports scene. Signed to Phoenix Sun Amar'e Stoudemire's Hypocalypto Entertainment on the strength of his debut mixtape (which dropped just after the Arizona Cardinals went to Super Bowl XLIII and the U.S. Airways Center hosted the NBA All-Star Game), the rapper is currently preparing for the release of his first studio album, The Anticipated. Though there are many who would seek to knock Juice off his major-league hustle, their scheming will always be in vain—try as they might, they just "Can't Crush My Cool." Featuring a textbook "Southern rap tune" verse by Salute collaborator Bun B and a relaxed beat by Drumma Boy, this new single is already getting heavy rotation in the streets of Phoenix, and prospects are looking strong for a release in Atlanta. The Anticipated is set to drop late this fall—which, coincidentally, is around the time the Diamondbacks might be looking for theme music for a potential playoff push.


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When a recipient clicks on the 'Forward to a Friend' link, their email client will open a window to create a new email. This email will automatically include a link to the hosted version of your campaign. The recipient simply needs to insert the friend's email address in the 'To' field to share your campaign.
There are a couple different ways to include the 'Forward to a Friend' link, depending on the type of campaign you're creating.
To add it to a plain text campaign, simply insert the tag somewhere within your campaign and the URL will automatically be generated when the campaign is sent. Generally, this should be prefaced by some text to clarify what the link is for (e.g., 'Forward to a Friend:') because it might not be inherently obvious to the recipient.
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Innovator retains faith in thermal tilesBy SCOTT BARANCIK, Times Staff Writer
© St. Petersburg Times
published February 4, 2003
Chances are these children of the Space Coast wouldn't be impressed. Shane Gainer, 10, crafting a picture he called "Memory of Columbea" during class Monday morning, said his father works on the shuttle's external fuel tanks.
Fifth-grader Allen Clark said his mother, uncle and grandfather all worked in the space program.
Gillespie's role in the shuttle's history is a bit more obscure.
In 1980, at age 26, a chance meeting with a high school friend led him to work for Rockwell International, which was having trouble getting ceramic tiles to stick to the shuttle Columbia's exterior. Gillespie, a ceramic artist, figured he could help. He was quickly hired and began to work with others to prevent the tiles from "zippering" off in the company's stress tests.
"The body of the tile wouldn't be strong enough," said Gillespie, who's now 48. "If you glued it on, the bond where you glued it on would stay, but the tile itself would pop off."
Gillespie and others came up with innovations. "I tried to apply some of the same technology I had used for aesthetic purposes on the space shuttle."
Preparing for the shuttle's first test flight in 1981 was painstaking. Gillespie had to get at least four people to sign off on each of more than 30,000 tiles. He learned to identify anomalies and came up with standard repairs.
Soon after, Gillespie asked Rockwell for a leave of absence to finish his doctorate at Florida Atlantic University. He never came back. Instead, he published a manual on ceramic art, produced works for sale to collectors and eventually turned to elementary school art. He has 1,100 students at the Pinewood and Mims elementary schools.
Gillespie never lost his passion for space. His classroom is adorned with dozens of NASA-related posters and books, as well as a model of the international space station his students crafted from scrap lumber and egg cartons. He brings his students' drawings as a visual aid during annual congressional lobbying visits in support of space education.
Last summer, Gillespie worked at Boeing as part of the Summer Industrial Fellowship for Teachers, a seven-week program to help educators prepare their students for careers in the aerospace industry.
"In north Brevard County, we have more or less one industry," he said, "and it's launching things into space."
Gillespie has one more ambition related to space: Last year, he applied to become a space shuttle astronaut. The Columbia disaster has not changed his mind.
Though he declined to speculate on the cause of the accident, Gillespie expressed confidence that the thermal tiles were not responsible.
"I felt like my system had pretty much proven itself to be a functional, standard part of aerospace," he said.
-- Scott Barancik can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or (727) 893-8751.
© 2006 • All Rights Reserved • Tampa Bay Times
490 First Avenue South St. Petersburg, FL 33701 727-893-8111
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As noted in previous posts, my friend Sarah has a love/hate relationship with gluten. While she loves the sweets that are made with regular flour, she hates the side effects on her body from processing it. She explains it, "I feel like I've been drinking the next day. I can't think straight." That was only one of the side effects. Sarah has an infectious laugh, always in good humor and a blessing as a friend. She needed a birthday cake to be proud of and one she could enjoy. After making the cake and carting it from one pub to another (we were kicked out of the first, ahem), the huge crew of Sarah-lovers sang to her and we dished out the deliciousness.
In exploring gluten-free recipes, I learned that gluten-free flours are generally a mixture of rice and almond flours (very difficult to be allergic to gluten AND nuts!). There is normally the additive of "xanatham gum" which is an additive for the binding effect. Most baking mixes have this included, but if you are using your own "gluten-free" flour, you may have to add a teaspoon or two to achieve the same effect.
Also, the original recipe called for flour which I substituted with corn starch. Per the corn starch can, it's a 1 to 2 ratio — for every 2 TB of flour, I used 1 TB of corn starch. It seemed to do the trick.
DAY 1 The Crust (adapted from Gluten Free Nut Crust Supreme)
- 2 cups gluten free baking mix
- ½ cup dark brown sugar
- 3/4 cup cold unsalted butter, cut into pieces
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans (I used the food processor)
Line cheesecake pan with parchment paper. In a food processor, chop pecans. Add dry ingredients and combine.
Add the butter gradually, pulsing to combine. The crust will be a little "crumbly" but will hold together once pressed into the pan. Because I'm too lazy to do it all in one night, I refrigerated the dough for the evening.
DAY 2 For the actual cheesecake, I adapted from a Better Homes and Garden recipe.
- 1 cup of white chocolate chips
- 4 8-ounce packages reduced-fat cream cheese (Neufchatel), softened*
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 -2 tablespoons of corn starch
- 2 teaspoons finely shredded lemon peel or orange peel
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 5 eggs
- 1/2 cup milk
1. In a heavy small saucepan melt the white chocolate over very low heat, stirring occasionally. Set aside to cool slightly.
2. Meanwhile, in a large mixing bowl beat cream cheese, sugar, the corn starch, the lemon or orange peel, and vanilla with an electric mixer on medium to high speed until combined. With the mixer running, slowly add the melted white chocolate, beating until combined. Add eggs all at once, beating on low speed just until combined (do not overbeat). Stir in milk.
3. Pour filling into prepared springform pan. Place springform pan on a shallow baking pan. Bake about 55 minutes or until center appears nearly set when shaken gently. Cool cheesecake in pan on a wire rack for 15 minutes. Use a small metal spatula to loosen cheesecake from sides of pan; cool 30 minutes. Remove sides of pan; cool cheesecake completely. Cover and chill for at least 4 hours. ** to remove from the pan, I placed the whole cheesecake in the freezer for an hour. Then it was much easier to "pop" it off the springform pan and wrap till the next day and stage of topping.
DAY 3 The Topping
- 1/3 cup strawberry jelly
- Fresh strawberries
In a small saucepan heat and stir strawberry jelly over low heat until melted. Remove from heat. Using a pastry brush, generously brush the jelly over top of the cheesecake. Arrange berries on cheesecake. Cover with plastic wrap; chill up to 4 hours before serving. Makes 16 to 20 servings.
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BALTIMORE, Feb. 6 (UPI) -- A Baltimore man hospitalized after a suicide attempt is likely to be charged with killing his 3-year-old son by throwing him off a bridge, a report said.
Turner Jordan Nelson was still missing Wednesday after an intensive search of the Patapsco River. His grandmother made several calls to 911 Sunday night to say that she believed his father, Stephen Nelson, had thrown him from the Francis Scott Key Bridge, the Baltimore Sun reported.
Nelson remained hospitalized and unconscious. He drank household chemicals Sunday night, officials said.
Natisha Johnson, Turner's mother, described Nelson as a "good family man" and said she could not imagine him harming his son. But she said that he threatened to throw the boy into the river when he picked him up on Sunday.
"I'm still hoping for the best, still praying that this is a nightmare and that he did not do what he actually said he did and that he just took my son somewhere else," Johnson said.
Johnson and Turner had been involved in a lengthy court fight over custody.


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Boca Raton european Restaurant Reviews
Welcome to our Boca Raton european restaurant reviews guide where you'll find top restaurants off the beaten path, both locally owned and chain. In fact, some of the best restaurants in the Boca Raton just might be the little mom and pop operations flying under the radar. For some of the best picks in Boca Raton, you've come to the right place.
Our Boca Raton restaurant reviews guide can help you make sense of the thousands of options out there. Happy eating!
Also check out our Best Restaurants in Boca Raton 2016 Guide
Displaying 1 - 7 of 7
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(03/15/2012)
"I received a coupon for Euro Fusion and thought what a great excuse for dinner with the family. Boy was I wrong. They wouldn't honor the coupon because they had some kind of fight with the coupon company. I really didn't need to hear about it. They were rude and obnoxious. Euro Fusion - where t... "
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(04/26/2010)
"I eat at European corner cafe almost everyday, and I've never come across a problem. The food is terrific, the prices are decent and the food is made to order making it fresh and tasty. The only problem I've had were the rude customers! It has to be one of my favourite places to eat."
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(11/10/2009)
"I think the European Corner Cafe is a great restaurant. I went there for lunch with my realtor. We both had a terrific lunch. The menu is so varied that there is something for everyone. I will definately go back again when I move to Boca."
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(09/08/2009)
"Really enjoyed the food and atmosphere in this restaurant. Good service."
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(09/08/2009)
"There were 7 of us including 2 toddlers. Service was excellent, food good, and place looked clean and inviting."
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(09/08/2009)
"Very disappointing. Very dirty restaurant, high prices, terrible food, rude staff. Do not waste your time and money!"
Euro Fusion Restaurant & Bar(08/31/2009)
"Nasty food. It was not good and the place seemed dirty."


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Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC (May 5, 2009) When pandemics occur, correctional facilities are not immune. With more than 9 million people incarcerated across the globe 2.25 million in U.S. jails and prisons alone it is vital that correctional officials and health professionals be prepared for a worst-case scenario that involves pandemic influenza reaching inmates and staff.
With collaborative planning and training, prison and public health officials can help control influenza outbreaks behind bars, according to an article in the April issue of the Journal of Correctional Health Care (published by SAGE).
A two-day conference on prison pandemic preparedness held in Georgia in 2007 could serve as a model for such training. Administrators, medical doctors, registered nurses, physician assistants, and pharmacists were among the participants, as well as state and local public health officials.
The objectives were to educate participants about pandemic flu issues in prison settings, provide impetus for initial planning in Georgia's prisons, and elicit ideas about how the prisons could best prepare for and respond to pandemic flu. Topics included nonpharmaceutical interventions, health care surge capacity, and prison-community interfaces.
Effective training about pandemic influenza requires more than just classroom lectures or checklists, the authors write. The conference employed interactive methods and educational games that recent studies have found effective in training ''adult learners.'' Experiential learning closely resembles the way adults learn on the job and offers a more hands-on approach compared to traditional didactic, classroom-based learning.
The training techniques appeared to be very effective. Scores on a test after the training were an average of 69% correct compared to a pretest, which had an average score of 42% correct.
As important, the conference served to forge new partnerships among correctional health and public health officials responsible for pandemic planning.
The article, "How Public Health and Prisons Can Partner for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: A Report From Georgia" in the April issue of the Journal of Correctional Health Care can be accessed free for a limited time at http://jcx.
The Journal of Correctional Health Care, published by SAGE on behalf of NCCHC, (http://jchc.
SAGE is a leading international publisher of journals, books, and electronic media for academic, educational, and professional markets. Since 1965, SAGE has helped inform and educate a global community of scholars, practitioners, researchers, and students spanning a wide range of subject areas including business, humanities, social sciences, and science, technology, and medicine. An independent company, SAGE has principal offices in Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore and Washington DC. www.sagepublications.com


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Writing emulators for obscure old computers…
(Hmmm. I'm sort of on a retrocomputing kick today…)
A few years ago, I wandered into Tom's office one day to find him typing away. I asked "whatcha doing?" and he replied "I'm writing an emulator for the PDP-1 so I can play the original Spacewar!" It tells you a lot about Tom to hear stories like this. It tells you something about me that I didn't respond with "why?" or "that's stupid" and instead just went back to my desk and wrote my own. I had never seen a PDP-1 (although the Computer History Museum has since completed restoration of theirs, where you can see Spacewar! running on real hardware). It took me a couple of days to tinker the emulator sufficient to run Spacewar! into shape, and I learned a lot about how to write emulators.
A couple of days ago, Eric sent out a link to his RetroChallenge project, an FPGA-ELF:
The ELF was a microcomputer based around the RCA-1802 processor, and was published back in 1976 in the pages of Popular Electronics. I remember reading this as a precocious 12 year old, but it would be four years until I got my first computer, an Atari 400. Still, these older machines seem like interesting things, so I thought I'd investigate what it would take to make a high quality emulator (or even a crappy one) for the 1802.
Here's the first little nugget that I found. The 1802 has sixteen 16-bit registers, labelled R0-R15. One of the more interesting features that it has is that the PC isn't a dedicated register: there is a 4 bit P register, which tells you which of the sixteen R registers serves as the PC. In each cycle, it fetches the byte pointed at by R[P], increments R[P], and then executes the instruction. I found that there is an interesting case that occurs with opcode 0x20. The high nibble of 2 indicates that it is a DEC instruction, and the low nibble specifies the register. This says "DEC R0". But in my case, R0 was serving as the PC (P was 0 as well), so this instruction essentially undoes the normal increment, restoring its previous contents, and we have a single byte infinite loop.
At least, that's what I think should happen. I don't have an actual computer, so debugging this kind of stuff is what writing emulators like this is all about.
Getting the basic instruction set working shouldn't be too hard, but there are other things like handling DMA that might be a bit trickier. Still, I'm destined to learn a lot, about a subject that is of no importance whatsoever. But then, you should expect that from me and this blog.
Addendum: Eric wrote up some nodes about his FPGA-ELF on his blog. Factoid: it runs about 100x faster than the original ELF.
Comment from Gene Heskett
Time 11/23/2010 at 12:35 pm
Greetings Mark;
I just found this page via a google search, looking for an fpga image of the RCA 1802 cpu.
Mainly because I wrote some 1802 code back in the late 70's and was curious if the fpga of it had ever been done.
Unforch, the bruhaha link is dead. Any idea what has happened? It does appear to resolve however, just nothing but a timeout for firefox.
Cheers, Gene
Comment from Mark VandeWettering
Time 11/24/2010 at 2:07 pm
The link in my posting seems to work for me. Try it again?


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7/5/2008 (2:40 pm) by uxyza2002
cannot figure out how to transfer all my contacts to my Ipod. I have tried the export but won-t work. I downloaded the Microsoft Outlook but it says that it cannot find a Microsoft Office, which I do have it installed and works fine with Windows Vista Premium, mine is 2003. Can you please help me since I need to transfer all my contacts and calendar to my Ipod.
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Manchester City defender Joleon Lescott is willing to take a pay cut to secure a loan move to Tottenham Hotspur, the Daily Mirror are reporting.
Turkish club Besiktas have already made an offer for Lescott but the centre back wants to stay in England to earn a World Cup place.
Manchester City are reluctant to let Lescott leave due to their own injury problems but at present, the former Everton man is behind Vincent Kompany, Matija Nastasic and Martin Demechelis.


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Developmental-Behavioral Pediatrics at the Donald A. Gardner Family Center for Developing Minds specializes in evaluating and treating children with developmental difficulties and related behavioral challenges. This comprehensive, specialized program of the Greenville Health System Childrens Hospital is one of the largest such programs in the country.
Appointments to Children's Hospital Developmental & Behavioral pediatric specialists are made by physician referral only.
Locations & Hours
Main Office
200 Patewood Dr. Ste. A200
Greenville, SC 29615
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Phone: (864) 454-5115
Fax: (864) 241-9205
Hours: Monday-Friday 8:00a.m.-5:00p.m.
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Phone: (864) 331-1349
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By Nicci Micco, February 22, 2010 - 11:25am
Nicci asks: What food myth have you bought into?
@Anonymous (who wants to "keep up" your weight) I suggest searching for articles and ways to MAINTAIN your weight :) That may help.
— Anonymous
05/19/2013 - 2:00pm
Why does everybody have to write nutrition articles from the perspective of loosing weight? Believe it or not, some of use don't need to worry about weight (other than keeping it up). I am one of those...but finding out what I should eat or should not eat is horribly difficult.
I end up drinking protein shakes to keep my weight up when I am "eating healthy" -- but I suspect that is NOT the healthy way to live!
Can you point me to any good sources where I can learn about what is good, healthy eating without a focus on weight loss?
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I've deeply bought into the myth of eggs bringing on (or having some bearing upon) prostate cancer, colorectal cancer. Could you please elaborate a little more on such a statement?
What about the "poisonous" and "allergy triggering" nature of cow\s milk casein?
I believe above two and casein issue in particular are worthiest statements to elaborate upon.
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EUGENE, Ore., Aug. 25 (UPI) -- The U.S. Justice Department said Thursday a Corvallis, Ore., man has been indicted on a hate crime charge for allegedly setting fire to a mosque.
Cody Crawford, 24, was charged with one count of damaging religious property and one count of arson by a federal grand jury in Eugene, Ore., the Justice Department said in a news release.
The indictment accuses Crawford of setting fire to the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center Nov. 28, 2010, and alleges the crime was motivated by the race, color or ethnic characteristics of the members of the mosque.
"Burning a house of worship because of hatred toward members of one religion is not just an attack on that religion; it is an attack on our core American values," said Assistant Attorney General Thomas E. Perez of the Department's Civil Rights Division. "The Civil Rights Division will aggressively protect the rights of all persons to worship without fear of violence or intimidation."
If convicted of the charges, Crawford would be sentenced to a minimum of 10 years in prison.
"The ability to live, work and worship freely, without fear or intimidation, is the very foundation of our society. We cannot allow any person to threaten the rights of those citizens we are sworn to protect," said Greg Fowler, Special Agent in Charge of the FBI in Oregon.
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THE son of tragic kayaker Darren Thorpe almost drowned at exactly the same spot two years ago.
Anthony Thorpe, now 12, had been climbing with pals when he plunged 25ft into the water below.
He was knocked unconscious as he banged his head during the fall but pals pulled him to safety from the River Tyne.
His dad Darren, 41, Darren's brother Mark, 39, and their cousin Gavin Bradley, 36, were found dead on Monday in the same river after a kayaking trip.
The men had last been seen at a spot called Devil's Water on Sunday night and were paddling "sit-on" kayaks, generally used by leisure trippers.
"His son Anthony nearly died in the river a couple of years ago and now his dad has lost his life there"Darren, neighbour
But conditions were so dangerous on the swollen river that a local canoe club had cancelled a planned trip down it.
Torrential weekend rain had made the Tyne near Hexham, Northumberland, much faster and deeper than normal.
A shocked neighbour of Darren in South Shields, South Tyneside, said last night: "This is awful.
"His son Anthony nearly died in the river a couple of years ago and now his dad has lost his life there."
Robert Bradley, 58, Gavin's uncle, from Jarrow, said: "Gavin was a kick-boxer and loved kayaking. It is devastating news. I wish I'd seen him more now."


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Dr. Al Rabeeah Receives a Number of (KSMC) Leaders for Obtaining JCI Accreditation
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His Excellency the Minister of Health, Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabeeah, asserted on the significance of the attainment of patients' satisfaction and the provision of high-quality health services, in accordance with the directives of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, to provide health care services for citizens; proceeding from the staunch belief that nothing overrides the health of citizens. That's to be added to the significance of exerting sincere efforts to meet health needs of citizens and enhancing the level of the Ministry's performance according to the National Project for Integrated and Comprehensive Health Care and the MOH strategic plan.
His Excellency received this morning at his office in the Ministry Headquarter the Supervisor-General of King Saud Medical City (KSMC), Dr. Nabil Al Gosaibi, and a number of (KSMC) leaders on the occasion of obtaining the accreditation of the Joint Commission International (JCI) Accreditation Standards for Hospitals; stating that this certificate is considered an achievement to be added to the Ministry's achievements. Thus, the total number of accredited hospital throughout the past four years has mounted to 66 hospitals and medical centers obtaining local and international accreditation certificates; 16 of which have obtained international accreditation.
His Excellency congratulated and expressed his thanks to all of the (KSMC) employees for the efforts they have exerted through the past two years; which contributed – with Allah's guidance – to accomplishing this achievement aiming at serving patients, attaining their satisfaction and sustaining their health and well-being; besides the consolidation of quality principles and the obligation of patient safety standards; carrying out the MOH motto: "Patient First". In addition, the City was selected to be a global model for implementing the international standards.
His Excellency declared that KSMC will be an integrated medical city covering all medical specialties. Its second tower, about to be completed, is designated for Obstetrics & Gynecology Hospital, besides the projects executed therein, which are the accredited specialist towers in the general scheme of the City, to which an area of 86.000 square meters has been added. It includes 5 towers, with a total area of 207.000 square meters, and a total bed capacity of 1400 beds. It is projected to be an integrated medical city, covering all medical specialties.
Dr. Al-Rabeeah went on to say, "The KSMC obtaining the accreditation of the Joint Commission International (JCI) is of substantial significance for patients; this means that 1210 standards have been implemented to ensure safety and availability of a healthy, safe environment for patients and beneficiaries from the Medical City's services."
It is worthwhile to mention that KSMC in Riyadh has deservedly acquired the JCI Accreditation due to the excellence of quality and safety programs. JCI is considered the global pioneer in accrediting health care institutions and patient safety, as a result of its competence in providing health services and implementing global performance standards, as well as enhancing patients' services in accordance with the MOH's approaches.
For his part, the Deputy Minister of Health for Planning and Development, Dr. Mohammad Bin Hamza Khoshaim, indicated that the quality, accreditation and patient safety programs currently implemented by MOH are considered a strategic objective of the MOH; as it witnesses a comprehensive developmental movement in all health and medical facilities and services. The Ministry pays thorough attention to meeting the standards of international health organizations and entities in order to provide high quality health services that would meet the expectations of the Leaders of this country; and fulfill the health needs of citizens. He pointed out that the MOH has adopted a set of integrated, purposeful health and competence programs, aiming at supporting the projects of improving and developing medical performance in all its facilities, by means of the National Project for Integrated and Comprehensive Health Care.
It is worth mentioning that 66 hospitals and health centers acquired accreditation certificates, 16 of which acquired the international accreditation; whereas 50 hospitals acquired the local accreditation certificate after excessive efforts and constant work to accomplish many improvements and adopt international standards, qualifications and specifications consistent to international requirements applied by prominent health facilities. The City is abiding by the JCI 14 axes, comprising 318 standards, using 1210 measures. These standards are divided into two sections: the first one concentrates on patient safety, provision of continuous health care, rights of patients and their families, in addition to patients' evaluation, the ways to care for them, anesthetization, surgical care, drugs management and use, educating patients and their families. That's after 166 standards and 653 qualification components. Those qualified components help guarantee the provision of a safe environment for patients, workers, visitors and beneficiaries of services; and ensure the implementation of facilities to constant improvements.
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4:30pm Friday 28th March 2014
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4:30pm Friday 28th March 2014
By Lauren Howard
RESIDENTS in Eastleigh could soon be listening to their very own radio station.
A group of broadcasters, headed up by former Skyline Radio frontman David Gates, is leading the project.
"We are all local people who feel the current radio market in this area does not serve its local community as well as it could," David said.
"It's about time Eastleigh got its own voice. Over the past few years the town has grown and become a vibrant hub for entertainment and leisure we now want to bring all these together under one roof and tell the world just how proud we are to live in this area.
"We chose Spitfire Sound for a couple of reasons: firstly, of course, the Spitfire was designed and built here! It also has links to the local football club which we hope to work with to bring their skills to a wider audience, along with all the 'little league' teams out there.
"Spitfire Sound is dedicated to working in the community and plans to work with local schools, colleges, and the council to help raise awareness of what the media can do for our local community and to encourage social inclusion in our area."
Anyone interested in helping to raise the £50,000 start-up costs should visit the group's website at dgimarketing1.wix.com/spitfiresound for more information.
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Bochy noncommittal about Mota's return
SAN DIEGO -- Manager Bruce Bochy said that he hasn't considered the appropriateness of bringing back right-hander Guillermo Mota from his suspension for performance-enhancing drug use, in the wake of left fielder Melky Cabrera's similar penalty. Mota, who received a 100-game suspension May 7, is eligible for reinstatement Aug. 28. He's currently trying to pitch himself back into shape during a Minor League rehabilitation assignment in the Rookie-level Arizona League, where he has allowed seven runs on eight hits in 2 2/3 innings spanning two games. "We'll cross that bridge when we get a little closer," Bochy said, regarding Mota's impending playing status.
The Giants announced Thursday that they recalled right-hander Eric Hacker from Triple-A Fresno to fill Mota's long-relief role.


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Geico Honda's Wil Hahn scored his second consecutive win in the 250 SX East show-down in St. Louis, beating Monster Pro Circuit Kawasaki's Dean Wilson by a fraction of a second at the checkers. Rockstar Suzuki's Blake Wharton rounded out the podium.
"It means the world to me," Hahn said of his second win. "Going from none to two is a good feeling. Just to have some momentum on my side is also a good feeling. For me, I just need to keep consistent and keep getting the starts I'm getting and just ride a smart race."
Hahn got off to a great start, getting to the front early and holding steady there to the finish. Wilson, on the other hand, was back in fifth through the opening laps and had to battle though a tough field to get the runner-up position. Mid-race, Wilson got close to Hahn and pressured the Honda rider hard for the front, but couldn't find a line to pass before the end. Wharton was in rostrum position from the start, running in second through the first laps and then falling to third as Wilson pushed past.
Red Bull KTM's Marvin Musquin took fourth followed by My Plash's Jeremy Martin in fifth. Slaton Racing's Vince Friese finished in sixth with High Octane Harley-Davidson's James Decotis in seventh. Honda rider Cole Thompson earned eighth with Hahn's teammate, Zach Bell, in ninth and Yamaha's Peter Larsen in 10th.
Hahn leaves St. Louis with the overall lead, gaining a single point advantage over Wilson in second. Wharton sits in third, 10 points behind Hahn while Musquin is fourth, an additional seven points back.
St. Louis 250 Supercross Results 2013:
1. Wil Hahn (Honda)
2. Dean Wilson (Kawasaki)
3. Blake Wharton (Suzuki)
4. Marvin Musquin (KTM)
5. Jeremy Martin (Yamaha)
6. Vince Friese (Honda)
7. James Decotis (Honda)
8. Cole Thompson (Honda)
9. Zach Bell (Honda)
10. Peter Larsen (Honda)
11. Gavin Faith (Honda)
12. Zackery Freeberg (Honda)
13. AJ Catanz (Kawasaki)
14. Kyle Hussey (Kawasaki)
15. Mitchell Oldenburg (Honda)
250 Supercross East Championship Points 2013:
1. Wil Hahn, 70
2. Dean Wilson, 69
3. Blake Wharton, 60
4. Marvin Musquin, 53
5. Vince Friese, 39
6. Gavin Faith, 38
7. Justin Hill, 36
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Lakewood Ranch High girls tennis coach and Fellowship of Christian Athletes area director Jason Golden will host a junior tennis clinic June 14 through Aug. 19 at Palm-Aire Country Club, 5601 Country Club Way, Sarasota.
The junior tennis clinic is open to all youth ages 8-18 who would like to learn the game of tennis or improve their current skills while developing spiritually as well. Clinics will be held Monday through Thursday from 8-9:30 a.m. or 5:30-7 p.m.
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EDMONTON -- It's a field of six in the race to replace Danny Maciocia.
The Edmonton Eskimos have narrowed their list to six candidates -- Calgary Stampeders defensive co-ordinator Chris Jones, Richie Hall, Mike Benevides, Noel Thorpe, Doug Berry and Greg Marshall -- to be their next head coach, a source has told Sun Media.
Maciocia stepped down yesterday as bench boss to become the new GM and director of football operations, kicking off the search for the 18th head coach in Eskimos history.
While Berry -- the former Winnipeg Blue Bombers head coach and a close friend of Maciocia's -- will be considered a frontrunner by some experts, there are concerns about whether his intense nature fits the locker room.
On the other hand, Jones is the hot ticket in the CFL right now. The Stamps' defensive co-ordinator is coming off a Grey Cup win last weekend, when his unit held Anthony Calvillo and the Montreal Alouettes' high-powered offence to just one touchdown in a 22-14 triumph.
Through a Stampeders spokesperson, Jones declined to comment yesterday.
At the moment, Maciocia doesn't have permission to speak with Jones about the opening.
Benevides, the B.C. Lions defensive co-ordinator, is in Toronto today to interview for the Argos' coaching vacancy.
"I would definitely listen to Danny," Benevides said.
But Benevides also made it clear Maciocia would have to receive permission from B.C. head coach Wally Buono to conduct an interview.
Marshall might be the most interesting name on the list considering he lost the race to be Edmonton's head coach in December 2004.
But Maciocia and Marshall won a Grey Cup together in Edmonton as assistants in 2003. They know each other well and the door is clearly open on the Eskimos' side to having another discussion.
As the defensive co-ordinator in Winnipeg, Marshall appears to be the runner-up in the search for the Bombers' next head coach, a job which Eskimos receivers coach Mike Kelly is expected to be fill.
Marshall wasn't available for comment yesterday.
Hall carries an impressive defensive coaching resume in Saskatchewan, helping the Riders win the 2007 Grey Cup.
Widely respected within the Eskimos' compound, Hall is expected to speak to the media today on his interest level in applying for the job.
What is certain is Thorpe is interested in guiding the Eskimos into 2009.
Watching his words very carefully yesterday, the Green and Gold's special team co-ordinator was not lobbying for the position.
"I am here to support Danny," said Thorpe just moments after Maciocia stepped down from coaching yesterday afternoon.
But it's clear Thorpe's stock is on the rise. He spent six years (2002-07) handling Montreal's special teams and defensive coverage unit, and the Als had a 68-40 regular-season record and advanced to the Grey Cup four times during that span.
"If I were a candidate, I have a solid understanding of two thirds of the game, having coached both defensively and special teams," Thorpe said. "The players have a respect for my knowledge and effort level. They see the passion."
Overlooked by many is the fact Thorpe was the only coach -- besides Maciocia -- this past year to address the entire team in game-planning meetings on a weekly basis.
It's expected the next head coach will be named between Dec. 10-20, when Maciocia returns from CFL meetings in Las Vegas.


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By TIM CLEVELAND
The motto of the Valley Legacy Awards is "A legacy is to be lived, not left."
For the past decade, the poeple involved with the awards have lived up to that motto. To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the Valley Legacy Awards hosted a dessert reception on June 24 at Shepherd of the Valley Poland campus to honor the past nominees and begin the process for nominating the potential winners of this year's awards.
A similar ceremony was hosted June 17 at the SOV Howland campus.
The awards have had more than 250 nominees during its first nine years, with 50-60 winners. The organization solicits nominees for the local communities. A group of judges who have knowledge of senior needs gathers and selects the award winners from the nominees.
The 20-30 nominees for this year's awards are due July 31 and the awards ceremony will be Oct. 2 at the Magnuson Grand Hotel in Warren with five to six winners selected. All nominees will be recognized during the ceremony with a Power Point presentation before the winners are announced.
"This was developed by Shepherd of the Valley, but it's a community-wide recognition of seniors who continue to give back to the community and we also recognize people who do things for seniors," Valley Legacy Awards advisory board co-chair George Hays said. "The awards are for the outstanding senior and the senior advocate. The senior award is really to recognize people that are going beyond anything that they need to for their community.
"They're just remarkable people from all walks of life."
The featured speaker during the dessert reception was Gordon Wean, the chairman of the Raymond John Wean Foundation. Wean spoke of the importance of volunteerism in the community.
"I'll be talking about civic engagement and the appropriateness of it," he said. "Why we aren't as engaged as we once were and what we can do to change that."
Trish Ludwick of The Senior News was one of the attendees of the dessert reception and sits on the advisory board.
"We as The Senior News have a broad spectrum of dealing with seniors over the years," she said. "We sit on the committee that narrows that down and helps choose."
Ludwick was asked what qualities she looks for when making her decision on whom to vote for.
"I think you like to look for someone who has a long history of doing good works within the community and deserving of the award."
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L.K. Advani's candid admission that alliance partner and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar did not want Hindutva poster- boy Narendra Modi to campaign in Bihar is raising eyebrows in Gujarat.
Voting in Gujarat's 26 Lok Sabha constituencies concluded Thursday afternoon though the voting figure was expected to be on the lower side as many of the 3.64 crore voters did not vote in the heat wave sweeping the state.
Narendra Modi's BJP is upbeat after its sweep in the 2007 Assembly elections while the Congress hopes for a repeat of the 2004 Lok Sabha result when it won 12 of the 26 seats, up from its previous six.
Here's the list of constituencies in Gujarat going to polls in the 3rd phase.
Addressing an election rally, Narendra Modi says the government is hatching a conspiracy to send him to jail while letting off the "friends of Sonia Gandhi".
BJP's fire-brand leader Narendra Modi has made a strong pitch for rooting out terrorism from the country, saying the menace and he cannot coexist.
Performance of the BJP in the state will depend heavily on the chief minister's ability to woo and enchant the masses.
The BJP sitting MP from Surendranagar is the Congress candidate and the saffron party's candidate is a Congress turncoat who has lost three Assembly polls.
The Gujarat chief minister says wherever he goes he is chased by the "SRP", which means "Sonia, Rahul and Priyanka".
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said the Congress released over 90,000 Pakistani prisoners of war after the 1971 war.
After campaigning in other states for more than a week, Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi returned to his home turf on Tuesday.
Businessmen reeling under the impact of recession are shying away from extending their usual offers of free food, volunteers and money for the election campaign.
The BJP leader has immovable property worth Rs 2.35 crore, jewellery worth Rs 16 lakh, Rs 67.56 lakh in bank deposits and Rs 20,000 in cash.
Accompanied by Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi and Gujarat BJP chief Purshottam Rupala, BJP's prime ministerial candidate L.K. Advani filed his nomination papers for the Gandhinagar LS seat.
Advani was to file his nomination on Monday afternoon. But he had to defer it as the BJP was celebrating its foundation day on Monday.
BSP president and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati has lambasted Congress and BJP saying both have come to power with "the support of industrialists".
Continuing BJP's tirade against the government and prime minister, BJP general secretary Arun Jaitley has hit out at the UPA on its "mishandling of economic situation and national security".
Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday accepted the resignation of state minister Mayaben Kodnani and has forwarded it to the Governor, an official statement said.
The BJP receives a bolt from the blue on the day its poll campaign in Gujarat begin as state minister Mayaben Kodnani is forced to resign after the high court cancelled the anticipatory bail granted to her.
Massive security arrangements are in place in Ahmedabad ahead of a rally to be addressed by Bharatiya Janata Party leader L.K. Advani and Gujarat Chief Minister Narendra Modi on Friday after an intelligence warning of a possible terror attack.


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Kazmir Ready For Yanks
The New York Yankees responded to Hank Steinbrenner's criticism and manager Joe Girardi's pregame meeting with a win over the AL East-leading Tampa Bay Rays.
Their offense, however, is still looking to snap out of its slump.
The Yankees look for a split of this four-game series against the Rays, who send Scott Kazmir to the mound hoping he can continue to keep New York's bats quiet.
Oddsmakers from Sportsbook.com have made Tampa Bay -136 money line favorites (MLB Odds) for tonight's game, the over/under has been set at 9 total runs (Matchup). Current public betting information shows that 50% of bets for this game have been placed on Tampa Bay -136 (View MLB Bet Percentages). Bet this game.
New York (20-21) snapped Tampa Bay's six-game winning streak Wednesday, beating the Rays (23-17) 2-1. Robinson Cano went 4-for-4 and drove in a run and Bobby Abreu had the other RBI for the Yankees, who scored one run in each of their previous two losses.
The win came after Girardi held a 35-minute pregame meeting with the team, and after Steinbrenner made his feelings clear, saying before the game that injuries to Alex Rodriguez (quad strain) and Jorge Posada (shoulder) don't excuse the team's poor start.
"The injuries make a huge difference," he said. "At the same time, you've got to get it done. We still have plenty of good hitters. We need to get the job done."
Yankees captain Derek Jeter said Steinbrenner's comments didn't effect the team.
"Nobody is thinking about any words the owner says while you're playing. We need to win games," said Jeter, who was 0-for-4 with two strikeouts Wednesday. "Whether or not he said anything, or we didn't have a meeting, we need to win. Everybody realizes that."
The Yankees are in fourth place in the AL East, 3 1/2 games behind Tampa Bay. They have averaged 2.9 runs in the last eight games.
It doesn't bode well that they close the series against Kazmir (1-1, 2.70 ERA), who starts a day after signing a big contract extension with Tampa Bay.
Kazmir is making his third start of the year after missing the first month with a strained left elbow. He and the Rays agreed on Wednesday to a $28.5 million, three-year contract extension through 2011.
The deal has a club option that could raise the value of the contract to $39.5 million over four seasons.
"I knew coming into spring training that this is the place I wanted to play," Kazmir said. "I wanted to win and play in October in Tampa Bay."
Kazmir is 2-3 with a 3.00 ERA in eight career starts against the Yankees. Although the left-hander is just 1-2 in five starts against them at home, he has a 1.45 ERA in those outings.
Jeter is just 2-for-20 in his career against Kazmir; Cano is 1-for-11 and Hideki Matsui is 4-for-20.
The Yankees will recall Ian Kennedy (0-2, 8.37) from Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre to make Thursday's start. Kennedy was sent to the minors following his May 1 start when he allowed four runs and five hits in 4 2-3 innings of a loss to Detroit.
The Yankees are 1-4 in his starts this season. The right-hander has pitched past the fifth inning just once.
"We're going to give him another shot," Girardi told MLB.com. "We felt pretty good about his last start, and he threw one inning (Monday), 12 pitches, seven strikes. He knows he's got a chance to get us on a roll."
Kennedy is 0-1 with a 9.72 ERA in two starts against the Rays this season. Bet this game.
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Badel, Laurent, Lefort, Sandrine, Berger, Thomas K., Petersen, Carl C. H., Gerstner, Wulfram and Richardson, Magnus J. E.. (2008) Extracting non-linear integrate-and-fire models from experimental data using dynamic I–V curves. Biological Cybernetics, Vol.99 (No.4-5). pp. 361-370. ISSN 0340-1200
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Known in the industry as "The Supplement Genius" Scott Welch has devoted his career studying performance enhancement and weight loss through dietary intervention. He received a bachelor of applied science degree in Nutrition from Ryerson University and later completed a post-graduate certificate in advertising. He's had countless interactions with leading scientists, doctors, and hundreds of trainers from around the world, giving him a unique perspective that others lack. Welch founded MUSCLE INSIDER in 2009.
Promax Sells Company
After 20 years on the market, Promax Nutrition (makers of the Promax bar) have sold their company to NuGo Nutrition. Promax bars have been around since 1996 and we all have a Promax story. I used to eat boxes of their Peanut Butter bars when I worked for Musclemag! At that time, Promax bars were part of a supplement line called SportPharma USA which carried protein powder, glutamine, creatine and their hugely popular Thermadrene fat burner. They later sold off their supplement line and focussed on the Promax bar business building it up throughout the United States and Canada. Today they turn a new page with NuGo Nutrition as the new owners.
NuGo's CEO David Levine said,
"We recognized that with Promax's great taste and attractive retail pricing, combined with our dedication to the brand and nutrition bar category expertise, Promax has enormous potential for growth."
NuGo Nutrition has been headquartered in Pittsburgh for over 15 years but they're no strangers to company acquisitions. In December 2014, NuGo acquired Gnu Foods FiberLove which they rebranded as Fiber d'Lish. NuGo Nutrition's mission is to help people make healthier snack choices that fit their lifestyle, without compromising on flavor.
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Back when Stylez G. White was going through training camp with the Bucs, he didn't feel strong about his chances of making the team. But thanks to a motor and a strong performance during a sweltering Bucs training camp, he did make the team, and proved to be a worthy defensive player for the Bucs for years to come.
He chats with the gang on the Fan Morning Show on Wednesday and gives listeners an inside look into an NFL training camp.
Oh, and case you didn't know where his cool name came from…have a listen.


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Cross Listed as ARTS333
In this tutorial, we will examine the use of narrative in a range of fine art practices, which could include painting, drawing, video, sculpture, installation, public art, and sound art. Students who are interested in telling or referencing stories in their work in some way will be given the opportunity to develop their ideas and skills in a challenging studio class. In addition to intensive projects, we will look at and discuss the work of artists such as Huma Bhabha, Kara Walker, Joe Sacco, Lydia Davis, Matthew Barney, Raymond Pettibon, Todd Solondz, Sophie Calle, Jenny Holzer, and Jessica Stockholder among others. One of the aims of this course is to challenge traditional notions and expectations of narrative. For instance, what could minimally constitute a narrative piece? How do different mediums allow for time to unfold in unexpected ways? How does omission play a powerful role in a narrative? How might the role of the narrator (often so powerful and present in novels and short stories) change in a visual arts context?
Class Format: studio tutorial with an emphasis on demanding, weekly projects; students will work both in mediums of their choice and be asked to experiment with new, unfamiliar formats; readings and screenings will be required in addition to tutorial hours
Requirements/Evaluation: evaluation based on assignments, studio performance, class participation, and attendance
Additional Info: not available for the Gaudino option
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Prerequisites: students are required to have taken at least two Studio Art 200-level classes in any medium (or by permission of the instructor)
Enrollment Preference: Art studio majors
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Enrollment Limit: 10
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Bodies hidden at Mexican ranch
Police find 5 bodies in hidden grave at Mexican ranch
Published 5:30 am, Tuesday, March 21, 2006
GUADALAJARA, MEXICO - Federal agents dug up five bodies that were in a hidden grave at a ranch near the western Mexican city of Guadalajara, officials said Monday.
The victims had been shot and their bodies buried for several weeks at least, said Jalisco state police pathologist Rodolfo Rodríguez, who examined the corpses.
Federal agents were alerted to the grave on Saturday after questioning five suspected drug traffickers, said Ulises Mazariegos, a spokesman for the Federal Attorney General's Office.
Agents found the ranch abandoned and took two days to dig up the five bodies, he said.
The five suspected traffickers were arrested in Guadalajara last week. They are accused of manufacturing methamphetamines and being linked to the Gulf drug cartel, based in the city of Matamoros, across the U.S. border from Brownsville, Texas.
The Gulf cartel is fighting a bloody turf war against the Sinaloa cartel for billion-dollar smuggling routes into the United States.


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ARTS. BRIEFLY; A Star Turn as 'Officier' in the Legion of Honor
By ELAINE SCIOLINO
Published: July 12, 2011
PARIS - Liza Minnelli has three Tonys, two Golden Globes, an Oscar, an Emmy and a Grammy legend award. Now the 65-year-old singer and actress also has the rank of ''officier'' in the Legion of Honor, the award for service to the French state created by Napoleon in 1802. In the grand salon of his ministry on Monday, Culture Minister Frederic Mitterrand pinned an enameled vermeil medal affixed to a red grosgrain ribbon onto Ms. Minnelli's black silk brocade jacket.
''Priestess of the music-hall, you are the contemporary incarnation of talented versatility a l'americaine!'' he said in honoring her. He called her ''a tiger -- with the heart of a lamb.'' He praised her charitable work in the struggle against AIDS and her celebration of life and liberty in her songs that has ''made her an icon in every community, and notably the gay community.''
In an unscripted and breathless reply Ms. Minnelli exclaimed: ''I'm here! I'm honored! I'm totally in love with all of you! To stand in this room in front of all of you, my God! This is my dream come true!''
It was the second time this dream had come true for her, although the last time it happened was 24 years ago. In 1987 Ms. Minnelli was made chevalier of the Legion of Honor, the first of several ranks of the award. Vincente Minnelli, her father and the director who made Paris-themed films like ''Gigi'' and ''An American in Paris,'' rose to the third rank of ''commandeur'' only weeks before his death the previous year. The French government tends to hand out Legion of Honor medals like bonbons. About 2,200 civilians and 600 military personnel - most of them Frenchmen -- are awarded the Legion each year.
Some potential French honorees have rejected the honor, saying that they want to keep a distance from the French state. (Jean-Paul Sartre and Albert Camus considered it ridiculous and said no. So did Marie and Pierre Curie. Brigitte Bardot never came to claim her medal.) Others never wear the tiny lapel insignias that announce their achievement to the world, saying that to do so would seem like self-promotion. A recent documentary on the award charged that the principles of the Legion are often violated, and that the awards are sometimes given as political and personal favors to people in unworthy professions, like journalism.
For foreigners, the award tends to be a big deal, and it has often been given to recognize Americans in the arts. The chef and cookbook author Julia Child won it in 2000 for spreading knowledge of French cuisine around the world. Robert Redford was made chevalier, Steven Spielberg officier and Clint Eastwood commandeur for their cinematic careers. The British actor Michael Caine thanked France for giving him the Legion of Honor - only to find out to his embarrassment that he had been given the less prestigious Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters.
(Full disclosure: I was made ''chevalier'' of the Legion of Honor last month. I have worn the slim red grosgrain barrette twice, even though its ''pin'' is more like a nail.)
Only French citizens can be received as official members of the Legion of Honor ''community'' in the service of the French nation. Foreigners have a sort of adjunct status. The advantage is that foreigners do not have to pay for their medals. If Ms. Minnelli were French, her medal would have cost her $270. (Mine would have cost $230.)
The awards ceremony on Monday was witnessed by more photographers than guests. One special guest was Line Renaud, one of France's most celebrated actresses and performers. Ms. Renaud herself has been decorated with various ranks of the Legion of Honor and other awards that come with medals, in the presence of three presidents, Francois Mitterrand, Jacques Chirac and Nicolas Sarkozy. Half a century ago she played Hollywood and Las Vegas with Ms. Minnelli's mother, Judy Garland.
-As Ms. Minnelli said goodbye to Mr. Mitterrand, kissing him tenderly on both cheeks a final time, she whispered, ''You've got my love to keep you warm.''-''I need it sometime,'' he replied.-''You have it always,'' she said. He kissed her hand. On Monday night, Ms. Minnelli performed solo for nearly two hours at the Olympia in Paris, the fabled theater where she first performed 41 years ago. Her voice was not what it once was, she said, and she asked for forgiveness. ''You're too good,'' she told the audience, as it gave her one standing ovation after another. ''I gotta be better.''
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The Logic of Lily's Half Pocket
Lazies, Let's take a look at Lily's back pocket today. Here's a sample I made while working out Lily's design details. I love the play of the fabrics on the front and the utility of the back. Piecing the front adds a strong vertical design line which emphasizes Lily's pleats and her silhouette. I love this fabric from Moda.
Lily Pocket Purse pattern, LGD128, available now.
Now let's take a look at the back. In this early prototype, I planned to maximize the utility of the back wall of the bag by adding pockets across the whole design. Well, I hated it. From a design standpoint, the pockets cut Lily off at the hips and made her lean, linear feel seem boxy and horizontal. Again, I hated it.
Design vs. Function
Can't we have both? The long vertical seam needed to be emphasized, so I made a couple of changes. First, I decided on a half-pocket, from the center seam to the side. Next, I lowered the pocket less than 1/4″ to a point where it was still functionally deep, but also complimented Lily's curves and proportions.
By seeing the complete left back panel uninterrupted by a pocket, it reinforces the front design and emphasizes Lily's great shape. It's visual trickery. We kept the pocket and didn't lose the look we love.
This is easier to see with the bags next to each other. Here they are at about the same size. I think the difference is noticeable. The waistband in the first photo seems wider because it is held up by a clip, rather than the shoulder strap which pulls it in a bit.
Square Peg – Round Hole
The curved edge of the pocket is not ideal for holding squarish things securely. One line of stitching near the curve easily squares the bulk of the pocket, making it more secure as well as creating a sliver of a pocket, perfect for a pen. It's design serendipity.
Leftie or Rightie?
I am a left-shoulder kind of Lazy Girl, preferring to carry my purse on that side. Due to this, I placed the back pocket with this in mind. When Lily hangs from my shoulder (or wear her cross-body) my phone/pen will be toward the front for easy access. You can flip this pocket to the left back side if you prefer.
No Pleats on the Back?
Lily's flat back is intended to allow Lily to rest comfortably against my body. You could repeat the pleats and darts on the back, but that would cause Lily to push away from my body when hanging at my side. So a flat back wall not only offers structure and support for the pleats on the front (like a load bearing wall in your house), but it allows the bag to hang as closely as possible to your side.
Eye Candy
Lazies started posting pics of their Lily Pocket Purse creations over the weekend. Several beauties were posted to our Yahoo group and Facebook Fan page. Join us and watch the beautiful eye candy as it's posted. Here are links:
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13 Responses to "The Logic of Lily's Half Pocket"
Your blog is so much fun to read each time. I enjoy seeing how you decide what to/not to include as you progress in your pattern making.
So glad you share these tidbits. Helps us to understand and grow as well.
I love reading it too! Your pictures and explanations are the best- teaches us so much more than just the pattern. Keep up the good work!
One pocket is definitely better looking.
I totally agree — the half-pocket is SO right for the back of Lily.
I LOVE your stuff!! Thanks for bring us all along with your new ideas and patterns. I'm hooked!!
Interesting lesson in design, Joan. I enjoyed it; thanks!
"Hi" Joan & Lazy Friends, I am sooo EXCITED that I just received my Lazy Lily Girl! YAY! Now…I have a question for you. I would LOVE to make one of these flat-backed Lily Totes for my Dear Step-Mom who is 90 years young. She gets around with a walker. I would like to make a Lily to hang upon the front rail of her walker. Sooo…that means the only thing I would do differently…is move the handles from the side of Lily, & replace the handles with sturdy loops, sewn to the back, that could loop over the front rail, to be attached to Lily's top-front band. I could fasten the loops, which would be about the width of the original handles, with velcro, or I could construct buttonholes to use with complimentary buttons. What do you think? Joan, I wonder if you could give me a "guess-ti-mate" of how long those loop-strips should be? Any suggestions or recommendations on this LZ Walker-Tote Hmmm…do you think our newest Lazy Lily would be a good size for a Walker-Tote? I look forward to your replies. 🙂 HUGE HUGS!!!
Always love your choice of fabrics Joan! You always put the most interesting patterns together making me think I should push the fabric envelope a little more.
Regarding Pat Hogge's article about reconstructing Lazy Lily. I have made many bags through out the yrs & ANYTHING can be redone to fit the needs of what it is used for. I also made this for a Nursing Home resident & measured the walker or whatever they are using & measured what the length should be for that person that would be right for them & it all works out, measuring what the needs are the most important thing. Don't give up Pat, have Faith & we know you can do it & it'll be lots of fun! When making various sizes of every thing it is the fun doing it & what colors of fabrics you want to use, I hope this has helped.
I love thisf pocket. Your choice fabrics colors are always so pretty.
Joan, You are so funny. My son complains that my mind is always racing, I should have him look at your newsletters. I think they are terrific!
You have so many ideas with each pattern, if someone can't find a version they like, than I say it can't be done LOL……………Thanks for all your energy……..Jean in Md.
Gee, Joan thanks for the info about switching sides for the back pocket. I am a right shoulder wearer and it will make it much handier for me to have the pocket on the left side. Your designs are so well thought out and engineered.
thanks, PennyB
Why couldn't use use the same fabric on the pocket as for the piece behind the pocket? That would eliminate the checkerboard effect of the pink/green Lily. A large print like the one on the right could still be used for both the pocket and piece under the pocket if you do some fussy cutting and pay attention to folding it at the appropriate place–it wouldn't even look like 2 pieces of fabric.
I loved reading your thought process as you designed this purse. Sometimes I wonder why someone has done something in a particular way.
Your patterns are always my favorite because you have such nice pictures and directions to help me take it step by step. You make it easy for even me to be successful!
Keep up the wonderful work!


text: Each year hundreds gather early in the morning to put feet to the trail for a wonderful cause. The Four Season's Sprint for the Cure continues to raise more and more money each year for the Washington Hospital Center. The cause, is one that has hit home the Four Seasons Family. They host in part because of a former employee and friend lost her battle with Cancer. This year Tommy, Kelly and Jen were joined by Britt McHenry from ABC 7. Tommy's cam took to the course so you can follow along without breaking a sweat.