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Working to stop ObamaCare in Wisconsin
Over the course of the past year, our state has seen many significant changes. From the reforms implemented by Act 10, which gave local and state government the tools to budget responsibly, to the state budget bill that closed the gap in the more than $3 billion deficit that was inherited from previous sessions, we were able to put Wisconsin on a new path.
We took a new approach. Instead of asking taxpayers of the ninth-highest taxed state in the nation to keep footing the bill for a ballooning government, we put on the brakes and put our state back on the right track. According to Chief Executive Magazine, Wisconsin moved to 24th, up from 41st in 2010, for best states to do business in. Wisconsin�s improvement was the biggest jump in the nation and in the history of the magazine. In addition, 94 percent of Wisconsin CEOs think our state is now headed in the right direction.
However, we still face many challenges, especially while those in Washington continue to prolong the recession with irresponsible overspending and job-killing overregulation. In addition to the ballooning debt, the other major threat to our country is the unconstitutional ObamaCare. Although here in Wisconsin we can�t force Washington to take similar action to curb the record federal debt, we can block implementation of ObamaCare, a major assault on our rights. It is imperative to not allow the overreach of the federal government to strip Wisconsinites of their constitutional rights.
Earlier this session, I voted against Assembly Bill 210, which would have set the groundwork for implementing ObamaCare in our state. I was joined by area Reps. Dave Craig, R-Big Bend, Steve Nass, R-La Grange, and Evan Wynn, R-Whitewater, in voting against the bill. Fortunately, the bill has stalled in the state Senate.
Last week, we received great news with Gov. Scott Walker announcing he is taking action to block implementation of ObamaCare in Wisconsin. Gov. Walker is rejecting a grant from the federal government to implement ObamaCare here, as well as canceling an executive order to create a health care exchange. I applaud Gov. Walker in both these measures.
Finally, I am co-authoring legislation with Rep. Craig on two bills that are part of an effort to protect taxpayers and businesses from ObamaCare, which will stifle private-market innovation as well as free-market choice in the health care sector. The first bill will prohibit the ability of state agencies from implementing ObamaCare without the Legislature first enacting authorizing legislation. The second requires state agencies to report to the Legislature annually on the cost of ObamaCare to Wisconsin taxpayers.
I was sent to Madison to advocate for smaller government and free-market principles as well as to uphold our constitutional rights. ObamaCare continues to lurk as one of the most significant threats to our top-notch health care system. Not only will implementing ObamaCare increase costs, but it will lower the quality of health care for all Americans.
Rep. Tyler August, R-Lake Geneva, represents the 32nd Assembly District. Contact him at P.O. Box 8952, Madison, WI 53708; phone (608) 266-1190; email email@example.com.
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Lorde Isn't Stressed About the Grammys
I love Lorde!
She's 17 and she's a lot smarter than me I think. She seems very wise, together, and unimpressed with her own fame. She's just cool.
About the Grammys, she said if she doesn't win, it ain't no big thing. Or words to that effect.
She talked to an Australian website called The Music, and here are some of the interesting highlights:
She said, "To be honest I'm not gonna be too stressed if I don't come home with anything…It definitely won't cheapen or make less anything I've achieved."
At the same time she said, "It would be super awesome to win a Grammy…It would probably be the craziest thing that will ever happen to me if it happens."
And she's performing on the show. Can't wait! Lorde is up for four Grammy's, including Record of the Year.
My Grammy Predictions:
Katy Perry will look amazing, and the cameras will show 27 cutaways of Katy sitting in the audience with John Mayer, who will be wearing something velvety.
Imagine Dragons will unexpectedly knock our socks off with an amazing performance.
Macklemore will win something. And Lorde too.
Madonna will make all of us gals want to work out more.
And some of the medley performances may leave us scratching our heads. Like Robin Thicke and Chicago. Will Miley join them too?
Heat up some cheese dip, grab some chips and some friends, and check out the Grammys Sunday night! I'll be watching every minute of it.
Have a great weekend.

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New tools for building apps, writing scripts, and team-based software development. More options for data analytics, machine learning, and deep learning.
And by the way, MATLAB is faster than ever. Take a closer look.
Create scripts that not only capture your code – they tell a story you can share with others. Automated, contextual hints keep you moving quickly as you program, with results and visualizations displayed together with your code.
App Designer lets you create professional apps without having to be a professional software developer. Drag and drop visual components to lay out the design of your app, and use the integrated editor to quickly program the app's behavior.
You've got data – don't spend all your time preparing it for analysis. Use new tools and functions in MATLAB for importing, cleaning, filtering, and grouping your data, and start analyzing it more quickly.
There's no need to learn big data programming – tall arrays in MATLAB let you use the same code and syntax you're already used to, even if your datasets don't fit in memory. And MATLAB works with the storage systems you already use, including traditional file systems, SQL and NoSQL databases, and Hadoop/HDFS.
MATLAB runs your code almost twice as fast as it did just two years ago. And there's no need to change a single line of your code.
The MATLAB graphics system makes creating and customizing plots easy, and new default colors, fonts, and styles make your data easier to interpret. Explore new plots, including:
As the size and complexity of your projects grow, MATLAB provides capabilities to support collaborative software development practices.
With MATLAB, you can do data science yourself, no matter the business or engineering data you're working with. Run your analytics anywhere, whether you're deploying applications that run on traditional IT or embedded platforms.
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decomposition Object: Solve linear systems repeatedly with improved performance
lsqminnorm Function: Find minimum-norm solution of underdetermined linear system
dissect Function: Reorder sparse matrix columns using nested dissection ordering
vecnorm Function: Compute vector-wise norms of arrays
polyshape Object: Create, analyze, and visualize 2-D polygons
geobubble Function: Create an interactive map with bubbles whose size and color vary with data values
wordcloud Function: Display words at different sizes based on frequency or custom size data
binscatter Function: Visualize data density with dynamic bin size adjustment
scatter, and
heatmap Function: Sort rows and columns and use custom labels in a heatmap
bar Function: Control individual bar colors
datastore Function: Work with data stored in Windows Azure Blob Storage
ischange Function: Detect abrupt changes in data
islocalmin and
islocalmax Functions: Detect local minima and maxima in data
rescale Function: Scale data to a specified range
tall Arrays: Operate on tall arrays with more functions, including
polyfit, and
timetable Data Container: Specify whether each variable in a
timetable contains continuous or discrete data using the
VariableContinuity property
uitree and
uitreenode Functions: Create trees and tree nodes in apps
uiconfirm Function: Create modal in-app confirmation dialog boxes
See the Release Notes for details.
string Arrays: Create
string arrays using double quotes
missing Function: Assign missing values in core data types, including
string arrays
issortedrows Function: Determine if matrix and table rows are sorted
sort and
sortrows Functions: Specify options for sorting complex numbers and placing missing elements
issorted Function: Query sort order with monotonic, strictly monotonic, strictly ascending, and strictly descending options
heatmap Function: Visualize table or matrix data as a heatmap
legend Function: Create legends that update when data is added to or removed from the axes
histogram Function: Plot histograms of datetime and duration data
datastore and
tabularTextDatastore Functions: Automatically detect and return date and time data in text files
detectImportOptions Function: Control import properties of fixed-width text files
webwrite, and
tall Arrays: Operate on tall arrays with more functions, including
conv, and moving statistics functions
isoutlier and
filloutliers Functions: Detect and replace outliers in an array or table
smoothdata Function: Smooth noisy data in an array or table with filtering or local regression
summary Function: Calculate summary statistics and variable information in tables and timetables
movmad and
movprod Functions: Compute moving median absolute deviation and moving product of an array
bounds Function: Simultaneously determine the smallest and largest elements of an array
fillmissing Function: Replace missing data in an array or table using moving mean or moving median option
save Function: Save MAT v7.3 files without compression for improved performance on some storage devices
memoize Function: Cache results of a function to avoid rerunning when called with the same inputs
try, catch Block: Improved performance of
try blocks with lower execution overhead
runtests function with debug, strict, and verbosity options
sampleSummary method
See the Release Notes for details.
info.xml and
helptoc.xml templates for custom documentation, and modify Java class path on installation
string Array: Manipulate, compare, and store text data efficiently (watch video – 4:00)
timetable Data Container: Manage time-stamped tabular data with time-based indexing and synchronization (watch video – 3:49)
timerange Function: Access all data in a specified date and time range in a
vartype Function: Access all variables of a specified datatype in a table
table Data Container: Reference all variables in a table with compatible types using the
Variables property
dir Function: Search for folders and subfolders recursively
graph and
digraph Objects: Compute graph isomorphism, biconnected components, cut vertices, and node condensation
graph and
digraph Objects: Visualize graphs and networks in 3-D
digraph Object: Reverse edge directions in a directed graph using the
flipedge function
polarscatter and
polarhistogram Functions: Create scatter and histogram plots in polar coordinates
fimplicit and
fimplicit3 Functions: Plot implicit functions of the form f(x,y) = 0 and f(x,y,z) = 0
errorbar Function: Create vertical and horizontal error bars and control hat width
plot Function: Control location and frequency of markers with the
MarkerIndices property
readtable Function: Automatically detect and return date and time data in text and spreadsheet files
detectImportOptions Function: Detect layout of text and Excel files and customize import options to readtable
VideoReader Object: Read video frames more quickly from MP4 and MOV files on Windows systems
imageDatastore Function: Read batches of images for faster processing in machine learning and computer vision applications
TallDatastore Object: Efficiently retrieve preprocessed and cleaned-up data saved using the write function of the MATLAB tall arrays
jsonencode Functions: Encode and decode structured data in JSON-formatted text
tall Arrays: Manipulate and analyze data that is too big to fit in memory (watch video – 5:25)
fillmissing, and
'omitnan' in
cummin, and
discretize Function: Discretize
datetime and
duration arrays to separate time-stamped data into regular time intervals
yyaxis, and function plots
uitable in apps
matlab.net.http Object: Access HTTP services with low-level protocol control
See the Release Notes for details.
matlab.addons.toolbox package
datetime Object: Set the default locale and format of
datetime objects through the Preference panel
ones, and
eye Functions: Create
logical arrays
movvar, and
movstd functions
datetime and
duration Arrays: Compute standard deviations with
datetime and
duration Arrays: Ignore NaNs and NaTs using
'omitnan' or
'omitnat' in the functions
std, and
graph and
digraph Classes: Analyze graphs and networks using centrality and nearest nodes functions
svds Function: Compute singular values with improved performance and convergence behavior with a wide variety of matrices
median Function: Compute medians with improved performance
cumprod, and
cumsum Functions: Compute cumulative minimum, maximum, product, and sum with improved performance
polarplot Function: Plot data in polar coordinates and modify properties of polar axes
yyaxis Function: Create charts with two y-axes and customize each y-axis individually
histogram2 Function: Enable data linking and brushing for bivariate histograms
writetable Function: Write to text files significantly faster, especially for large files
readtable Function: Read from Excel files with faster performance
writetable Function: Write to Excel files on Mac and Linux platforms
spreadsheetDatastore Function: Import and process data from a collection of Excel files
datastore Function: Import a
TabularTextDatastore object with improved file format detection
ImageDatastore Object: Specify image labels using the
Labels property and process with
countEachLabel, and
shuffle functions
fileDatastore Function: Create a custom datastore for a file collection too large to fit in memory
readtable Function: Read text files with automatic detection of delimiters, header lines, and variable names
tabularTextDatastore and
imageDatastore Functions: Create objects to import large text and image data collections
writetable Function: Write to text files significantly faster, especially for large files
readtable Function: Read from Excel files with faster performance
median Function: Compute medians with improved performance
cumprod, and
cumsum Functions: Compute cumulative minimum, maximum, product, and sum with improved performance
See the Release Notes for details.
findgroups and
splitapply Functions: Split data into groups and apply functions to each group of data
NaT Function: Create array of Not-a-Time values
timezones Function: Display list of time zone names
help Command: Specify a variable as input to the
help command instead of specifying the variable class name
clear classes command, useful when reloading revised Python classes
runtests function with the
UseParallel option
graph and
digraph Classes: Create, analyze, and visualize graphs and networks
histcounts2 Function: Bin bivariate data
deg2rad and
rad2deg Functions: Convert between radians and degrees
datetime Arrays: Interpolate dates and times using
interp1 function
duration Arrays: Perform computations on durations using
mod, and
rem functions
readtable, and
writetable functions
datastore Function: Import data from image collections that are too large to fit in memory as an
datastore Function: Import data from text files with support for additional character encoding schemes with
VideoReader Object: Read streams of data more quickly from video files on Mac
histogram2 Function: Plot bivariate histograms with control over bins, normalization, and display
table Data Type: Access data with improved performance when using dot-parentheses
See the Release Notes for details.
repelem Function: Repeat copies of array elements to create a larger array
discretize Function: Group numeric data into bins or categories
NaN values in basic statistical calculations, including
std, and
ismembertol and
uniquetol Functions: Perform set comparisons using a tolerance
'file' option for
ReadSize property
partition function using Parallel Computing Toolbox
webwrite Function: Send data to RESTful Web services using HTTP POST method
webread and
websave Functions: Request data from RESTful Web services using HTTP POST method
mapreduce algorithms on any computer cluster that supports parallel pools using MATLAB Distributed Computing Server
See the Release Notes for details.
duration, and
calendarDuration arrays for efficient computation, comparison, and formatted display of dates and times
py package for using Python functions and objects in MATLAB, and an engine interface for calling MATLAB from Python
matlab.wsdl.createWSDLClient function for accessing SOAP-based Web services
classdef files, including immediate impact on existing and new workspace variables
histcounts function for binning numeric data
triangulation functions
nearestNeighbor and
pointLocation for identifying the closest vertex and enclosing triangle or tetrahedron for specified point
next' and '
previous' neighbors with the
interp1 function and
griddedInterpolant class
round function
boundary function and
alphaShape class for creating a conforming boundary around a discrete set of points
cummin and
cummax functions for computing cumulative minimum and maximum of an array
cummax, and
cumprod functions
readtable and
textscan functions
categorical and
datetime arrays using the
readtable and
textscan functions
VideoReader performance improvements and ability to start reading from a specified time in the video
tcpclient function for reading and writing data from network connected devices and servers using socket-based connections
webread function for importing online data including JSON, CSV, and image data
datetime and
duration tick labels with
plot function
histogram function for plotting histograms
animatedline function for creating line animations
See the Release Notes for details.
fliplr, and
rot90 functions
circshift to operate on a specified dimension
istriu, and
bandwidth functions for testing matrix structure
sylvester function for solving the Sylvester equation
eig function for computing left eigenvectors
randi, and
randn functions for creating arrays of random numbers that match data type of an existing variable
conv2 function performance improvements with three inputs
filter function performance improvements for FIR and IIR
See the Release Notes for details.


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Scott Waite, chief financial officer and senior vice president of Patelco Credit Union, will serve on a new advisory board at SaveDaily Inc., a mutual fund platform provider.
Scott Waite will serve on a new advisory board at SaveDaily Inc.
Members who do not have the high minimums some providers require to invest have another outlet to turn to.
Patelco Credit Union has rolled out a new service that allows members to invest in mutual funds for as little as $5 at a time.


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'Walt & El Grupo' ***
With his studio hobbled by a strike, laboring under financial hardship and a world war on the horizon, Walt Disney packed up his troubles for a 10-week 1941 tour of Brazil, Argentina, Uruguay and Chile. He brought with him a team of animators and collaborators, eager to soak up ideas for new work. The tour was part of the federal "Good Neighbor Policy" initiative designed to strengthen Latin American ties. What came of it? "Saludos Amigos" and "The Three Caballeros," for starters. Disney's Latin American tour wasn't exactly the stuff of high drama, but this enjoyable documentary from Theodore Thomas and Kuniko Okubo is the next best thing to being there while it happened. The filmmakers make smart use of personal correspondence, snapshots, animation sketches and film footage, and some of that footage reveals a jubilant Disney cutting loose on the dance floor, cutting a surprisingly rakish figure. The doc will be of interest primarily to Disneyphiles and animation buffs, but that covers just about every film lover I know.


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Scandal of foreign prisoners being held in the UK at taxpayers' expense
NEARLY 1,500 foreign prisoners are being held here at taxpayers' expense after their sentences ends.
Nearly 550 are languishing in jails while a further 919 are in immigration removal centres, revealed Home Office minister Mark Harper yesterday.
They often stay here by making challenges under human rights law.
With the average cost of keeping someone in prison running at £42,000 a year, the full annual cost could be up to £60million.
Mr Harper revealed the figures in answer to a written question by Tory MP Priti Patel.
The figures show a reduction, from a total of closer to more than 1,900 in 2010.
Ms Patel said: "While the reduction in the numbers remaining in the UK under this Government is welcome, the laws that block removals and enable foreign offenders to remain in Britain, such as the Human Rights Act, must be scrapped."
The average number of days between a foreign offender finishing a sentence and being deported is 74. The UK Border Agency said: "We are speeding up the deportation process."


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Johannesburg - Eighty-one houses and a church were damaged by an apparent tornado in Kestel, in the Free State, the provincial co-operative governance and traditional affairs department said on Monday.
"Damage ranges from blown rooftops, partially collapsed walls and blown roofs," spokesperson Senne Bogatsu said in a statement.
Of the damaged houses, nine were RDP houses, 11 were mud houses, eight were shacks and 62 were privately-owned brick structures.
Eskom electricity poles were the only damaged infrastructure and electricity was slowly being restored to affected areas.
Local shops donated food and clothing to those in need.
On Saturday, a violent storm - which some described as a tornado - passed through the area causing the extensive damage.
A report on the damage was expected to be finished on Tuesday, Bogatsu said.


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shadowcraft vs Mr robot?Rogue
what do you guys use ? if i use shadowcraft it tells me to reforge into xpertise (assassanation spec) were as mr robot tells me to reforge it away ? what do you guys think i shud go with?
shadowcraft ofcourse, and its not that odd it suggest you to get expertise.
expertise is worth more then crit.
expertise is worth more then crit.
the funny thing is , if i go with shadowcraft it reforges some of my gear to xpertise, but when i do what it says, then i click auto reforge again it reforges xpert away im baffelled with it
thats what im saying it keeps reforging to xpert, then reforge it away then reforge to xpert etc
it use to be , i click auto reforge then if i done it again after it would say finished optimizing with nothing to change but now its changing back n forth with no gain
the stats in shadowcraft haven't been normalize yet but, expertise is now equal to your haste EP value since of the legendary daggers. if you need more info read the first post since it been updated with it. http://elitistjerks.com/f78/t110134-assassination_guide_cata_12_01_2011_a/
Shadowcraft is a bit bugged with the legendary daggers (any stage).
Try it with normal daggers.
Try it with normal daggers.


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Soccer League - Junior teams play games at Rhodes Park on Saturday Mornings. Practices are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays at Indian Mound.
League Fees are $30. Uniforms include jersey, shorts, and socks. Please come into the Center to register your child. Cash Only.
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LONDON, Jan. 30 (UPI) -- Demi Moore's young squeeze, Ashton Kutcher, is taking Viagra, London's The Sun reports.
He is reportedly on the anti-impotency drug to keep up with the demands in bed of the finely sculpted older actress, the tabloid said.
Her boy-toy lover confesses to sampling the potency pill after a pal sent him some. Star of the just-released "The Butterfly Effect", Kutcher said, "Man, it was like a rocket taking off from a launch pad. You want to go longer than you usually do. But you lose a lot of sleep because you can't roll over."
He also told the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid he's saved one pill for a really wild Valentine's Day.


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Just puzzled by Binners, not sure how you are going to stop genocide by dropping an atom bomb? Surely that's just acheiving it on a bigger scale.
Middle east has been trouble right back into biblical times, so now sure why anyone thinks it will be any different now.
Yes it's going to end in civil war, yes we will probably be involved somewhere possibly supplying arms in the background to the side that the our current governemnt thinks will help them.


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The Belkin Pro Series Hi-Speed USB 2.0 Cable is the perfect solution for connecting your USB printer, scanner, hard drive, and other equipment. It supports up to 127 devices on a daisy-chain configuration and transmits data at up to 480 Mbps. Gold-plated copper contacts provide maximum conductivity and minimize data loss, and our hot-pluggable design assures fast connectivity.
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Edith Keller Bergeron died on March 13, 2008 at 9:25 p.m. at Ormond Nursing and Care Center, Destrehan, LA. Age 98.
Born February 28, 1910 in Montz, LA and a resident of Norco for the past 66 years. Wife of the late Clarence L. Bergeron; daughter of the late Mary Barrios and Flavin J. Keller. Mother of Warren F. (Marilyn Bergeron), Sandra B. Almerico and Deanna B. Weber. Grandmother of Warren, Jr. (Jennifer) Bergeron, David (Lisa) Bergeron and Randall (Tracey) Bergeron; Celeste B. (Keith) Donaldson, Joelle B. (Roger) Aiple; Mark (Judi) Almerico, Michael (Shannon) Almerico, Josann A. Valley, Karin Almerico, Mary Beth Almerico, Stephen (Becky) Weber, Alison W. (Danny) Steib, Gigi W. (Stephen) Johnson, Jami W. (Scotty) Long, Michelle W. (Kevin) Curlee, and a Special Maw-Maw to Timmy (Kim) Rebowe; 37 great grandchildren and 11 great-great grandchildren. Preceded in death by her brothers, Dewey, Sidney and Eddie Keller; sisters Claire K. Cambre and Cecile K. Lorio; and great grandson Warren F. Bergeron, III. Pallbearers: Warren Bergeron, Jr., David Bergeron, Randall Bergeron, Mark Almerico, Michael Almerico, Jeremy Valley, Stephen Weber, Timmy Rebowe, Joshua Johnson. Honorary Pallbearers: Stan Weber, Jr. and Henry "Buster" Smith, Jr. Visitation was at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church in Destrehan on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 from 9 a.m. until time of Religious Services at 11 a.m. Interment: St. Charles Borromeo Cemetery. Conducted by Rev. Monsignor Harry Bugler. Special thanks to to Ormond Nursing and Care Center. H.C. Alexander Funeral Home in Norco is in charge of the arrangements.


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Sen. Michael Thibodeau announces FAME Workshops to assist with student-aid applications
Sen. Michael Thibodeau (R-Waldo) announced today that the Finance Authority of Maine (FAME) will offer sessions for college students to file for the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) around the state on various dates and locations during January and early February.
These workshops will bring together financial aid professionals from Maine colleges and universities, along with other volunteers, to help college-bound students and their families complete the FAFSA form. This form is required for any student seeking federal and state financial aid, including grants and loans at all colleges in the country.
Deadlines for filing the FAFSA form vary from school to school, and students should carefully consult the deadlines of every school to which they are applying. FAME encourages all students to complete the FAFSA form as soon as possible; ideally, all students should complete the form sometime during the month of January.
Sen. Thibodeau would like to encourage all area college-bound students and their families to participate in the workshop which will be held Wednesday, Jan. 29 at 5 p.m. at the Walso County Technical Center.
If that session is not convenient, other dates and locations in Maine can be found on the FAME Website (www.FAMEmaine.com/FAFSA) or by calling FAME at 1-800-228-3734.
"I encourage all college-bound students to consider attending one of the workshops sponsored by FAME", said Sen. Thibodeau. "The forms and deadlines associated with college applications and student loans can get quite overwhelming, but the professionals available at these workshops are there to help alleviate some of that stress."
All attendees should bring copies of their most recent tax information, such as completed IRS 1040 tax returns, W-2 statements and other income and benefits information.


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Watch Nike Mags Almost Get Ruined By Ketchup
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Alright so maybe you aren't old enough to remember the 1980s, but you can still relive that decade through its movies, music, and more. And if you do, you'll come across pl...Read More
Nike Mag "Ironman" Customs by Mache
June 6, 2013 BY Brendan Dunne / 4.41 / 5
You have to really trust someone to let them do custom work on a sneaker so prized as the Nike Mag 2011. Granted, if anyone has earned that sort of trust it's Mache, an artist wh...Read More
Nike Zoom Revis "Mag" Customs – Available on eBay
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When we first showed the Nike Zoom Revis "Mag" customs from Brina Villanueva there was not a sole who had anything but praise for the work. We're thankfully getting a...Read More
Nike Zoom Revis "Mag" Customs by Brian Villaneuva
March 19, 2013 BY John Kim / 5 / 5
Over the last couple of years, the "custom sneaker" has been defined by an existing model made distinct by a new and creative colorway. Guys like Mache Customs have dominat...Read More
Just Blaze in Nike Mag
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The Nike Mag is one of those sneakers that, if you are lucky enough to own a pair, you can only really break out every once in a while. Just Blaze apparently recognizes that as the pai...Read More
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December 11, 2012 BY John Kim / 0 / 5
UK artist Tinie Tempah kicked off last year's Nike Mag party by dropping an immense final bid on the first live auction of the Nike Mag 2011. A fellow UK entity impresses us once...Read More
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text: I'm sorry for posting this if the answer is somewhere in front of me. I can't seem to find any of the threads! Is Forte done for? I really enjoy their FB papers and would have loved to try their 120 and sheet film under the Freestyle Arista.edu lable. *snicker* My local retail shop stopped carrying Kodak chemicals. They only have Zonal Pro (good stuff) but lack their rapid fix. Now I get to drive half an hour just to pick up something that was five minutes away. The owner claims that Kodak is raping them on shipping and is phasing out their traditional consumer-market black and white photographic chemicals.


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Ideal Standard, the leading provider of innovative and design-driven bathroom solutions has introduced Tempo, a new affordable range of ceramics and bathing products.
Designed by Robin Levien, Royal Designer for Industry, Tempo combines soft rounded curves with flat topped rims to create the perfect mood for the modern bathroom.
Tempo wash basins come in three sizes of 60cm, 55cm and 50cm with full or semi-pedestal options. Smaller 40cm or 35cm hand basins are available, which can be wall-mounted or full pedestal. Additionally, a semi-countertop version is available at 55cm and a countertop at 50cm.
Close coupled, wall mounted or back-to-wall WCs are included in the range, with a choice of 6/4 or 4/2.6 litre cisterns as well as soft close seat as an extra. Bidets are offered in back-to-wall or wall mounted fixtures.
Tempo offers two style choices of bath, Arc and Cube. Both are available in either Idealform or Idealform plus finish. Idealform is made from high-quality acrylic sheet. The material is scratch and stain resistant, which is warm to the touch and provides exceptional insulation ensuring the water retains heat for longer. Idealform Plus+ provides all the benefits of Idealform but with double the reinforcement for peace of mind.
The backrest and curves of the Tempo Arc bath have been designed to link to the shape of the basins for greater design coordination, while the Tempo Cube bath uses a modern square design to give the suite a contemporary feel. Both baths come in a range of sizes from 170cm x 80cm., with the Cube collection having a 180cm x 80cm option. There are right or left handed shower baths, double ended models, as well as water saving options available. Both water saving baths are a standard 170cm x 170cm with a water capacity of 139 litres instead of the average 170 litres.
Robin Levien, Royal Designer for Industry comments: "Tempo is the speed and pace of a piece of music – a crucial element for creating the right mood and something which inspired us when designing the new range. With the pace of modern life it was important for us to create something which could synch perfectly with busy schedules and opportunities to relax."
Pieces from the Tempo range have also been designed to combine perfectly with furniture and brassware products already offered within Ideal Standard's existing Concept, Alto, Ceraplan and Active ranges, offering a total bathroom solution.


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Is there a way to show the name only on the caller id instead of the name and number? Also is there a way to get a blank screen saver instead of the 4 or 5 on the phone? Any help would be greatly appreciated.
I don't think you can and if you have a memory card, put a picture you would want (which I guess would be a solid color?) and put the picture on your memory card. Then go into tools>mass storage>file manager>memory card and find where you saved the picture (if you put it in albums you can just go to my albums in your phone) but if not find it and hit options>move>albums and it'll go to your phones albums.


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175: Sussex gear up for 175th Anniversary28-May-2014
Sussex County Cricket Club are celebrating their 175th anniversary in 2014 and with some very special events in the pipeline to mark the occasion, we're delighted to announce that Mayo Wynne Baxter have pledged their support for our annual Hove Festival of Cricket.
The 'Mayo Wynne Baxter Festival of Cricket at Hove' will take place between Sunday 1st June and Friday 6th June. The Festival will see Sussex host Nottinghamshire in the LV=County Championship over four days before concluding with the NatWest T20 Blast match against Gloucestershire on the Friday.
Sunday 1st June has been confirmed as the landmark day for the 175th anniversary celebrations, and it will also signal the start of our annual Real Ale Festival which takes place throughout the week with 25 different ales, including a number from Sussex-based brewers.
Entrance to the ground for the opening day of the match against Nottinghamshire will cost only £1.75 for all paying spectators. There will also be a commemorative programme available, a vintage car display, a stoolball demonstration during the luncheon interval, and a cutting of the birthday cake ceremony on the outfield.
Sussex's Chief Executive Zac Toumazi commented, "This is a very special moment in the club's history and we are really looking forward to the events that are planned to mark it. We are especially grateful to the organising committee, under the Chairmanship of Board Member Bob Warren, and all supporters are encouraged to get involved and join us."
"We're very fortunate to have the support of a company like Mayo Wynne Baxter. The relationship between Club and company is one that has grown over the past few years and we're excited about the start of our Festival at Hove with their support."
Mayo Wynne Baxter have been wonderful supporters of Sussex over the past few years and this festival sponsorship will be in addition to their Executive Suite naming rights at Hove.
Jason Edge, Marketing Director at Mayo Wynne Baxter said, "The cricket club is such an important part of the county and as a long established Sussex firm too we are proud to put our name to these celebrations. The Mayo Wynne Baxter Festival of Cricket is going to have something for everyone and we look forward to welcoming you at Hove."
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Chadron State College student talent will be showcased in an 8th annual concert, this year named "Release Live" co-sponsored by CSC Student Senate, Residence Life Association and The Pit.
The event, on March 22 at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Hall Auditorium, will be free and open to the public. Some performances may include content intended for mature audiences.
All of the acts will include CSC students according to director of the event Karl McFarlane who performs under the name Karl Minor Jamaican recording artist.
"There's enough talent right here," Minor said referring to the change in format which in past years included acts from Denver and other locations.
CSC student Sio Pea Ho Ching is designing the Polynesian choreography for Minor's portion of the show.
Josh Scheler is serving as the assistant creative director and Laure Sinn, coordinator of student activities, is assisting with planning the event.
The three main acts of the program will feature three CSC students and their musical groups, Minor, Frederick Culp, Jr., who performs under the name "Freddy C" and Ariel Tiensvold leading the band "Living in Air".
Other acts include CSC A Capella group, Alex Rodriguez and others.
Immediately after the concert, The Pit will host a Hollywood-style "Party with the Stars" complete with security, paparazzi, a red carpet and velvet stanchion ropes in the CSC Student Center Ballroom. Guests will be able to have their photos taken with the performers and receive autographs.
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MANHASSET, N.Y. Component and subassemblies supplier CTS Corp. has announced that it will establish a manufacturing operation in Ostrava, Czech Republic.Ostrava is located on the eastern border of the Czech Republic. CTS (Elkhart, Ind.) will begin operating the plant in mid-2006, initially manufacturing automotive products for the European market. According to Jeff McCurley, Vice President and General Manager of CTS Automotive Products, "Our European sales are projected to double in the next five years. Expansion of our European manufacturing presence to the Czech Republic will better serve our European automotive customers. Locating our new plant in Ostrava offers low costs, availability of technical skills and necessary manufacturing infrastructure," he added. CTS manufactures automotive and related products in Elkhart and Berne, Indiana; Toronto, Canada; Glasgow, Scotland; Matamoros, Mexico; Kaohsiung, Taiwan; and Dongguan, China.


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My baby your so perfect, your so very adorable,
I love having adventures, 'cause your body's so explorable,
Your my bright sunshine, every part of you is mine,
Amazingly beautiful, looking great all the time,
I can't lie but your awesome, your my little angel bunny,
Super cute, super sexy, and my girl can be funny,
Your the apple of my eye, i don't need no other fruit,
All i need is your love, and your laugh that's oh so cute,
I'm so sorry baby girl, let me compliment you on your hair,
It's so soft and cuddly, like a warm ol' teddy bear,
What the heck is wrong with me, i forgot about your skin,
So soft, and so smooth, and not a hair on your chin,
I love you so much, your my little baby bumpkins,
And we can get freakier, than a pair of Halloween pumpkins,
Baby you mean a lot to me, your my little cheeky monkey,
And your always smelling good, not a day when your funky,
You taste super good, baby your my cherry cake,
And your filled with sweet things, so you won't take long to bake,
We can have ourselves a baby, it won't take long to make,
I'm so gentle with your heart, i won't ever let it break.
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A little while ago, we asked you—our blog readers—to share your stories with us about knitting/crocheting in public. From making new friends to delighting strangers, you shared your experiences.
Here are just a few of the submissions we received:
I knit on the "L" in Chicago pretty regularly and it's not unusual to get a comment or question from a stranger. But one time in particular I really broke the ice when my ball of yarn fell out of my bag and rolled all the way down to the other end of the car. Everyone burst into laughter because it was so unexpected and from then on the whole mood of the car changed. Everyone was talking to me, and to each other, and there were a lot more smiles the rest of the way home.
– Christine Renee, Chicago, IL
A few years ago my husband and I were on a plane coming back from England. I pulled out my knitting which was pink sock for my daughter. I had bought the special soft sock yarn from Scotland via eBay. The flight attendant came by, looked down and said,"Oh, can I pet your yarn? It's so soft and beautiful!"
"Of course," I said. After everyone was settled for the flight,she came back to my seat and invited me to the galley to see what she was knitting. She was needing two socks at a time on two circular needles and wanted to show me the technique. We had a wonderful time talking about yarns and knitting for our loved ones. Then she served me delicious tea and cookies. It made the long flight memorable to me.
– Vikki Day, Highmore, SD
I had an auto accident and was only slightly hurt when I took myself to the doctor. I was knitting a complicated Fair Isle pattern sweater in the waiting room when the nurse looked at my work and asked me, "Were you crazy before you hit your head?"
– Eloise Joppa, Brush, CO
Do you have a story you'd like to share? Leave a comment below, and you could be included in our next round-up!


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Affects Version/s: 5.3.1
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If the config used to create a core, the command complains and aborts:
$ bin/solr create_core -c minicore -d ../miniconf/ Creating new core 'minicore' using command: http://localhost:8983/solr/admin/cores?action=CREATE&name=minicore&instanceDir=minicore ERROR: Error CREATEing SolrCore 'minicore': Unable to create core [minicore] Caused by: The element type "dynamicField" must be terminated by the matching end-tag "</dynamicField>".
However, after fixing the problem, trying to re-run the command gives the same error, causing all sorts of confusion.
What actually happened is that config has been copied to the destination directory and then when the command is run the second time, it does not recopy fresh - and fixed - files, but just reuses the previously copied - broken - ones.
The workaround is to manually delete created destination directory and rerun the command. But it is far from obvious.
The fix would be either undoing the copy - a delete. The minimal fix would be a log statement that the directory was copied (which would help example logs too). And perhaps an extra message when the create command failed that files were copied and may need to be manually deleted.
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I'll take a stab at fixing this, unless you've already started working on it Alex?
This patch changes SolrCLI.java to catch SolrServerException when trying (and failing) to create a core. When the exception is caught, we delete the copy of the config (in configInstanceDir, and rethrow the error so it can be parsed and displayed elsewhere.
I also massage one of the log messages to make it clear that the config is being copied, as Alex suggested.
Can someone please take a look at this patch when they get a few minutes? If it's not wanted, or is too low priority to look at right now, that's fine with me too. It is a pretty minor in the scheme of things. I just wanted to make sure it doesn't get lost accidentally.
Looks good. The only comment that I have is the addition of Throwables dependency. The method runImpl already throws Exception, so can we just catch SolrServerException and rethrow it?
Since you haven't upload a new patch yet, Is there any reason not to catch Exception, instead of SolrServerException? Don't we want to delete the directory in any case?
I hadn't initially done that because I was trying to keep the effect of my change as small as possible. But in hindsight it's probably safe to delete the copied config regardless. (Recopying is cheap, and it never hurts to clean up after yourself.) Will change.
Attached patch makes the changes Shai recommended in his two comments above.
One common use case to keep in mind is people rerunning /bin/solr start -e examplename multiple times. We need to make sure that nothing weird happens in that case.
Just spent half an hour or so messing around with different interleavings of bin/solr start -e techproducts|cloud|etc, bin/solr stop -all, and mangling/fixing solr-config files. I didn't find any edge cases that produced unexpected results. Though if you had something in particular you wanted to try I'd definitely appreciate the double-check.
Commit 1714764 from Shai Erera in branch 'dev/trunk'
[ https://svn.apache.org/r1714764 ]
SOLR-8246: fix SolrCLI to delete config directory if creating a core failed
Commit 1714765 from Shai Erera in branch 'dev/branches/branch_5x'
[ https://svn.apache.org/r1714765 ]
SOLR-8246: fix SolrCLI to delete config directory if creating a core failed
Committed to trunk and 5x. I also added a CHANGES entry. Thanks Jason Gerlowski!


text: By definition, felons do not obey the laws, so passing laws to curb their behavior is all but pointless. Repeat offenders are released from incarceration early and do what? Repeat, that's what. Our problems with firearm-toting criminals is that they are FREE to commit crimes. Almost every one of the deranged killers had enough nasty behavior in their pasts to have them incarcerated IF the present laws were properly enforced. Laws only curtail the behaviors and limit the freedoms of law-abiding citizens. Now, if only our Democrat morons in the legislature could just get that into their impaired brains! http://www.nydailynews.com/blogs/da...michael-gianaris-prepares-gun-control-package (Oh, and if you of other states think you are living in a better place, that may be so in this respect, but do not become complacent; the attack is on, the battle will be in your yard next.)


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I was getting ready to make crepes for my daughter and decided - for the sake of time (no hour to let batter rest) - to try Rose's recipe from TCB (the corn starch crepes). The last item on the list is 3T of clarified butter (going from memory). The text of the recipe says to put them all in the order given in a blender. Additionally, she talks of using clarified butter on the pan. Is the clarified butter just for the pan or is it part of the batter and extra is for the pan? She also makes a comment about using 1 cup of corn starch. Is that an additional amount or is that referring to upping the recipe all around?
Thanks so much. (been lurking forever and don't remember seeing anything about this).


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Berkeley, California (Wednesday, October 04, 2006) - October is an especially busy time for City of Berkeley street crews. Heavy leaf fall means more resources dedicated to street sweeping and storm drain clearing. With the rain season imminent, field crews have to be on special alert. The City made an early start this year to clean storm drains to prevent or lessen the localized flooding experienced in the past few years. On September 22, maintenance crews initiated the "All Storm Day Program", assigning special expanded crews to clean storm drains in selected areas.
All Storm Day, new this year, is in addition to the fall routine storm drain cleaning. They are focused on crews cleaning approximately 7,000 storm drain pipes in the city prior to this upcoming rainy season. The plan is to clean all the drains by October 31, 2006. The effort begins on Friday, October 6 with a 12-person crew assigned to pre-selected areas giving special attention to main streets, residential neighborhoods and commercial areas with heavy leaf fall and those most prone to flooding in the past. As a final step, on Saturday, October 28, approximately 30-40 workers will inspect and clean any remaining storm drains not yet cleared.
Leaves, vegetation growing around the drains, and other accumulated debris are the main culprits that clog storm drains. At least once every 12 months, the City makes an effort to maintain and clean all of the storm drain pipes. Residents and businesses can help with leaf removal, especially during the heavy leaf fall season, by carefully observing street sweeping days and not parking on those blocks at the designated times. It is especially difficult for vactor truck drivers to navigate around parked cars and effectively remove leaves.
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The Impossibility of Rapid Energy Transitions
December 11, 2012
For decades, politicians have made promises of transitioning to cleaner, more sustainable sources of energy. National security is also a justification that politicians have employed in an effort to garner support for energy transitions. Even now, there is a transition from imported oil and coal to natural gas power plants, says Kenneth P. Green, a senior fellow with Canada's Fraser Institute.
However, despite promises and billions of dollars spent on trying to start an energy revolution, little has been achieved. This is largely because the technology can be very expensive. But more importantly, these technologies don't have the momentum behind them to create an energy transition.
There are three different types of momentum that are necessary when talking about making energy transitions:
- Technological momentum -- When the impact of a technology reaches far beyond itself. For example, the light bulb spawned thousands of variations of it, which led to entire buildings having light fixtures.
- Labor-pool momentum -- The necessary supply of trained talent to enable a transition to other energy sources. This is important because their needs to be specialized engineers, designers, regulators and operators that are needed in the new energy industry.
- Economic momentum -- The costs of development are extremely high and have lengthy lifespans which means that it takes a long time before the costs have been recovered, making it difficult to find investors.
Source: Kenneth P. Green, "The Impossibility of Rapid Energy Transitions," The American, December 6, 2012.
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by Portfolio Grader | October 3, 2012 2:30 pm
This week, the ratings of six Commercial Services stocks on Portfolio Grader[1] are down. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell").
This week, Waste Management (NYSE:WM[2]) falls to a D ("sell"), worse than last week's grade of C ("hold"). Waste Management provides collection, transfer, recycling, disposal and waste-to-energy services. The stock price has dropped 8.4% over the past month, worse than the 2.8% increase the S&P 500 has seen over the same period of time. For a full analysis of WM stock, visit Portfolio Grader[3].
EnergySolutions (NYSE:ES[4]) earns a D this week, falling from last week's grade of C. EnergySolutions provides technical services to the nuclear industry. The stock gets F's in Cash Flow and Margin Growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of ES stock[5].
Waste Connections's (NYSE:WCN[6]) rating falls this week to a F ("strong sell"), down from last week's D ("sell"). Waste Connections is an integrated solid waste services company that provides solid waste collection, transfer, disposal and recycling services in mostly secondary markets in the western and southern United States. To get an in-depth look at WCN, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of WCN stock[7].
This week, Iron Mountain (NYSE:IRM[8]) drops from a C to a D rating. Iron Mountain provides records and information management services to customers in North America, Europe, Latin America and Asia Pacific. The stock currently has a trailing PE Ratio of 35.90. For a full analysis of IRM stock, visit Portfolio Grader[9].
This is a rough week for Viad Corp. (NYSE:VVI[10]). The company's rating falls to D from the previous week's C. Viad provides high-quality, place-based marketing services in North America, the United Kingdom and the United Arab Emirates, as well as travel and recreation services in the United States and Canada. The stock also gets an F in Margin Growth. The stock's trailing PE Ratio is 209.80. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of VVI stock[11].
Slipping from a C to a D rating, Quad/Graphics (NYSE:QUAD[12]) takes a hit this week. Quad/Graphics is a commercial printing company with image centers and photography studios nationwide and plants across the country. The stock gets F's in Earnings Momentum and Earnings Surprise. Share prices fell 6.7% over the past month. As of Oct. 3, 2012, 14.3% of outstanding Quad/Graphics shares were held short. To get an in-depth look at QUAD, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of QUAD stock[13].
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I am LOVING the smilie in your signature Loca!!
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He was incredibly arrogant. Especially at the beginning when he crowned himself "king". Then the switch made him arrogant and lazy.
He who laughs last thinks slowest
#oldmanbeatdown - Donny BB16
The Robfather had some of the best lines of the night including......
"In a show of unity......UNITY."
"Did somebody say dumba**?"
ETA: How could I forget...."I guess I'm the brains of this tribe." As much as I like Rob, I turned around to my mom and said, "If he's the smartest one there, they're all going to die." He can be smart strategy wise, but when it comes to survival, I'm not so sure....
Go Robfather and to quote Alicia, "Pocket girl," Amber!!!
I love rob's quote about how "alicia is a drama queen, mariano knows everything and alicia is a drama queen"
When it comes to quotes he is priceless, i hope he goes far just so we can see more of his confessionals. they worth the price of admission
I suppose I'd rather watch his moronic confessionals, they're somewhat entertaining...over Rich. Anyone over Rich. Rob is better to look at than Rich. Then again, who isn't?
I'm from the Boston area. Rob is such a "wickid" handsome guy. Boston is stinking loaded with them. Really handsome guys who know everything and think girls should wear as much makeup as possible.
Yes it was, take it while you can get it, cuz it's gonna be rare.Originally Posted by Loca
OTP, well that certainly makes the guys in Boston seem rude and superficial. :phhht Guys like that really do make me PO'd.
Can I say.. Rob rocks last night ?! He showed great leadership and smart... Come from behind win was just tooo awesome!


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Members of the Class of 1963 celebrated their 50th anniversary with special activities surrounding the Saturday, May 11, spring commencement ceremony at the College.
Eighteen members of the Class of 1963 were part of the Commencement processional and were special guests at a reception at the President's House on the evening prior to commencement.
The members of the class, their spouses and friends from earlier classes got reacquainted with each other and reminisced about their time at Tusculum during the reception at the President's House hosted by Tusculum President Nancy B. Moody and her husband, Tom. They also enjoyed a video put together by class member Joe Romano that featured footage he had from their time at Tusculum.
During the reception, each Class of 1963 member was presented with a commemorative medallion by Dr. Moody, who also gave the alumni an update of the latest developments on campus.
The day of commencement began with a breakfast at the Pioneer Perk, where the class members were fitted with a golden cap and gown for participation in the processional.
As spouses and guests of the class members were taken to reserved seating in the Pioneer Arena for the ceremony, the class members prepared to take their place in the front of the Commencement Processional. They then led the students graduating into the arena.
The Golden Pioneers were recognized during the ceremony by Dr. Moody. The class members had decided to combine their class gift with the class gift from the graduating seniors. Joe Romano and Jenny Grant, a graduating senior, presented Dr. Moody with a check for the combined gift of $11,125 during the ceremony.
Following the ceremony, the Golden Pioneers were reunited with their spouses and guests for a luncheon in the Pioneer Perk.


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Information on support is available for older people living in Stony Stratford, Galley Hill and Fullers Slade. You can drop into Age UK Milton Keynes on the High Street for local advice and information. Go along to the Stony Friday Social Club or a lunch or tea at various venues to meet new people. You can also join a weekly Health Walk.
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3rd Wednesday each month, 1.45pm-3.30pm in the Baptist Hall.
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3rd Wednesday each month, 4pm in the Baptist Hall.
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This program is a joke; it doesn't even deserve 1 star. There's so much wrong with it: 1. It doesn't actually save any images. It just gets links to them. 2. The links are wrong and missed all the real images on a test Tumblr. Instead I got the same logo 135 times. 3. It doesn't parse a URL if it begins with HTTP. This is a basic check, Mr. Mohammad. 4. It looks like a clone/fork/ripoff of DownloadTumblr DownloadTumblr here on SourceForge is better.
The tool collects the URL's but also the size variations 1280 and 500 of the same picture.
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Religious fanatics set the largest Hindu temple at Bhuiyanpur upazila in Tangail ablaze in the wee hours yesterday.
The identity of the culprits could not be confirmed but local Hindus alleged that Jamaat-Shibir men were involved in torching Sarbojonin Kali Mondir at Falda Bazar.
Quoting witnesses, Abu Obaida, officer-in-charge (investigation) of Bhuiyanpur Police Station, said the criminals entered the temple around 1:00am and set it on fire after pouring petrol.
Six idols inside the temple were damaged before fire fighting units from Tangail and Bhuiyanpur fire stations rushed to the spot and doused the fire, he added.
Hares Ali Miah, officer-in-charge of the police station, said police detained Mohammad Asad, 20, of Falda village, in connection with his alleged involvement in the incident.
Locals brought out a procession in the morning protesting arson attack on the temple, reports our correspondent in Tangail.
Shajahan Ali Miah, additional superintendent of police (Gopalpur Circle), Md Iamin Khan, upazila nirbahi officer, visited the spot and assured people of the minority communities of bringing the culprits to book.
In Patuakhali, fanatics destroyed the idol of Hindu goddess Kali in a 250-year-old temple at Sutabaria village of Galachipa upazila on Monday.Nikhil Chandra Gangulee, priest of the temple, said "I offered worship at the temple around 11:00 am and later left the place after locking its iron gate."
Around 3:30 pm, Molina Rani Dutta went to a pond situated near the temple and found the lock of its iron gate broken, he said.
As she screamed, locals rushed to the spot and found the idol damaged, he added.
Abdul Motaleb, acting officer-in-charge of Galachipa Police Station, said a police team had been sent to investigate the incident, reports our Patuakhali correspondent.
Ershad Hossain Badol, chairman of the upazila, said some miscreants might have damaged the idol in a pre-planned way to destroy religious harmony in the locality.
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Religious fanatics set the largest Hindu temple at Bhuiyanpur upazila in Tangail ablaze in the wee hours yesterday.


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BEREA -- The Browns concluded mandatory minicamp Saturday morning with a practice in the humidity. Much of the two hours was spent working on end-of-game situations, but there was enough action for a few observations.
** Rookie quarterback Colt McCoy got his first snaps with the first team, leading a 2:00-minute drill against the No. 1 defense. McCoy completed four short passes and picked up a first down before the drive stalled.
** Quarterback Brett Ratliff led the second team and scored a touchdown on a nice catch by tight end Evan Moore. The 2-point conversion to tie was knocked down by Gerard Lawson, who had given up the touchdown.
** Rookie safeties T.J. Ward and Larry Asante didn't practice with leg issues. Cornerback Eric Wright (leg) returned to practice.
** Running back Peyton Hillis (flu) rejoined the team but didn't practice.
** Phil Dawson made field goals from 55 yards and 39 yards in last-second situations. Shaun Suisham was about 10 yards short from 55 yards and connected from 37 yards.
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The combat system is a first draft, so to speak, but even with that knowledge its not particularly inspiring. Killings things is always the worst part of this sort of game though, I find, so perhaps it was wise to concentrate on housing before moving on to the tedium of hitpoint-reduction systems.
Ill admit to being surprised that a lightning strike only did two damage to a bear. That was probably the most unexpected part of the hacky-slashy part of the video.
Comments that the game looks dated and suchlike are entirely expected, however, and theyve been spattered across the internet like the contents of a Saints Row septic truck. Next to The Witcher 3, Shroud looks like the product of a union between two ugly sticks that have been bopping each other and bumping uglies all night, but so does every other game. Shrouds goals are different and if it can offer a world that responds to the presence of players in meaningful ways, backed up by a variety of possible virtual lifestyles, I wont give a hoot what it looks like. Well, to a point. If every NPC was replaced by a crude 3d model of Danny DeVito, the game might well suffer. Then again, itd certainly grab some headlines.


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Book Discussion Series with Phil Burnham
Wednesday, June 15, 2011, 9:48 a.m.Cleveland Park Library
Book Discussion Series with Phil Burnham
America is a nation of immigrants, but Americans have long shown ambivalence toward those who seek a better life in our country. Emma Lazarus' words, "Give me your tired, your poor," have often been at odds with how the "tired and poor" have been treated upon arrival. We seem to go through periods of tolerance and intolerance, sometimes related to economic conditions, and other times because there is a perception that there are too many people coming from a single place, or they're "taking over" and tarnishing what it is to be an American.
What is it to be an American? What is life like for those who come here from a different culture and try to become "American"?
The book discussion series this fall and winter at Cleveland Park Library will take us through a variety of immigrant experiences, mostly fictional, in different periods of history. Phil Burnham, who teaches at George Mason University, will once again be our discussion leader. We will meet each time from 7 to 8:45 p.m. We thank the Friends of Cleveland Park for their continuing generous financial support for the series.
Ready to start reading? Here is our list of titles for the series:
September 15, 2011
Elizabeth Street by Laurie Fabiano
This is the story of the Italian immigrant experience at the start of the 20th century. Culled from her own family history, the author paints an entrancing portrait of Giovanna Costa, who, reeling from personal tragedies, tries to make a new life in a new world. Shot through with the smells and sights of Scilla, Italy, and New York's burgeoning Little Italy, the story follows Giovanna as she makes her way, achieving modest successes and also gaining the increasing attention of the brutal extortionists known as the "Black Hand."
October 20, 2011
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay by Michael Chabon
Like the comic books that animate and inspire it, this novel is both larger than life and of it, too. Complete with golems and magic and miraculous escapes and evil nemeses, it pursues the most important questions of love and war, dreams and art, and it brims with hope. Samuel Klayman—self-described little man, city boy and Jew—first meets Josef Kavalier when his mother shoves him aside in his own bed, telling him to make room for their cousin, a refugee from Nazi-occupied Prague. It's the beginning, however unlikely, of a beautiful friendship.
November 17, 2011
A Gesture Life by Chang-Rae Lee
The author explores the dilemma of being an outsider—and the corrupt, heartbreaking bargains an outsider will make to adapt to his surroundings. The protagonist has spent his whole life donning one variety or another of existential camouflage. First, as a native-born Korean, he bends over backwards to fit into Japanese culture. Then he attempts a similar bit of environmental adaptation in postwar America—more specifically in the slumbering New York suburb of Bedley Run.
December 15, 2011
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
The gulf that separates expatriate Bengali parents from their American-raised children—and that separates the children from India—is the author's central exploration, as it has been in her previous writing. In this set of eight short stories, the results are stunning.
January 12, 2012
Brother, I'm Dying by Edwidge Danticat
In a single day in 2004, Danticat learns that she's pregnant and that her father, Andrè, is dying—a stirring constellation of events that frame this Haitian immigrant family's true story, rife with premature departures and painful silences. It was eight years before the author and her brother could join their parents, who had left Haiti for the U.S. During those years they were raised by Andrè's brother Joseph.
February 9, 2012
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao by Junot Díaz
Oscar is a sweet but disastrously overweight ghetto nerd who—from the New Jersey home he shares with his old world mother and rebellious sister—dreams of becoming the Dominican J.R.R. Tolkien and, most of all, finding love. But Oscar may never get what he wants, perhaps because of a curse that followed his family on their epic journey from Santo Domingo to the U.S. The novel presents an astonishing vision of the contemporary American experience and explores the endless human capacity to persevere—and risk it all—in the name of love.


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text: I posted a while ago about tractor-mounted vibratory plows, and since then I have found a few that run about $12k for one that goes on a 3 pt hitch. That seemed like too much money, so we took a chance and pinned a used ditch witch blade onto a bracket that can mount to my tractor. All for about $400. The thing works pretty well, pulling pipe through the ground about 6" deep. Now, I am not expecting this thing to work on large commercial sites where the spec is >8" deep, but I think it will be good for residential. We pulled some pipe around my yard, through rocks and roots, and the thing was super. I plan on using it for residential stuff next year, but I want to know if you guys can foresee any problems with not having the blade vibrate. Am I setting myself up for problems with large gouges in the pipe since there is no vibrating to loosen the soil? What are your thoughts? By the way, the pipe looked good after it was pulled into the ground, we took it out and inspected it, but I know that the guys on this board have a lot of knowledge. Is there something that we didn't consider?


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A water main break in Norwich will leave some residents without water for hours this afternoon, according to Norwich Public Utilities.
Crews are a break in the area of Ford Avenue and Pinecroft Road, the company posted on its Facebook page Thursday afternoon.
Norwich Public Utilities said customers in that area could be without water for about four hours.
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That seems to be the Human Rights Campaign argument, at least as to lawyers who represent the government:
"Gene Schaerr, a Washington, D.C. partner at the law firm Winston & Strawn, is citing his personal religious beliefs as the rationale behind his decision to quit his job and become the lead counsel on the State of Utah's case against marriage equality. In a copy of Schaerr's departure email to colleagues at the firm, Schaerr writes that he's taking the Utah case 'so that I can fulfill what I have come to see as a religious and family duty: defending the constitutionality of traditional marriage in the state where my church is headquartered and where most of my family resides.'
"'It's alarming that the reason Gene Schaerr gives for taking this position has nothing to do with the U.S. Constitution or the legal issues at play,' said Fred Sainz, HRC Vice President of Communications. 'Schaerr's entire motivation for taking this anti-equality case is to impose a certain religious viewpoint on all Utahns — and that's wrong. When you become an attorney, you take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not any particular religious doctrine.' …
"Schaerr's language in his departure e-mail places a heavy emphasis on religion, which is out-of-step with many of the arguments against marriage equality that have come out of the Utah Attorney General's office.
"'It's interesting that his stated motivation for the new position is not one of the arguments made by the State of Utah,' added Sainz. 'It's fair to question whether all of the arguments they have made are just an elaborate front for some other agenda.'"
This strikes me as badly wrong, and indeed deeply unfair to religious believers. Lawyers decide to take cases based on their personal moral values all the time. Lawyers decide to take government cases based on their personal moral values, and indeed seek out certain government jobs based on their personal moral values. Pro-gay-rights lawyers might choose to take pro-gay-rights cases based on their personal moral values — including ones that seek to impose a certain moral viewpoint, such as that embodied in various antidiscrimination statutes, on all citizens.
Nor are lawyers whose moral values are based on secular philosophical principles (e.g., a humanist commitment to equal treatment, including legally coerced equal treatment) somehow have special moral or legal rights on this score. Lawyers whose moral values are based on religious principles, or whose commitment to a case is inspired by their religious principles, have precisely the same rights.
Say someone wanted to defended the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in court because he has deep religious beliefs in favor of racial equality — the civil rights movement, of course, had a heavily religious dimension to it. Or say someone wants to defend environmental legislation because of his religious beliefs about human obligation to protect God's creation. Or say someone wanted to defend state opposition to the Fugitive Slave Act because of his deep anti-slavery religious principles. These lawyers stand on precisely the same moral and legal footing, I think, as lawyers who took the same views out of secular moral conviction.
Nor is there anything odd that the lawyer's "stated motivation" for his taking a case isn't "one of the arguments made" as a legal defense of the case. Someone may defend the Affordable Care Act in court against a Commerce Clause challenge because he believes that everyone is morally entitled to health care — indeed, because he believes that God wants everyone to get health care — even though the legal dispute is about Congressional power and the interpretation of the Constitution.
Indeed, officers of the court "take an oath to uphold the U.S. Constitution, not any particular religious doctrine." Likewise, they take an oath to uphold the Constitution, not the moral views of the Human Rights Campaign. But there's nothing wrong with their religious anti-same-sex-marriage ideology, or their secular pro-gay-rights ideology, leading them to choose a particular case, client, or job. Gene Schaerr, I strongly suspect, sincerely believes that the Constitution doesn't prohibit opposite-sex-only marriage rules. (A sincere belief in the theoretical constitutional soundness of one's position generally isn't a requirement for a lawyer who is working for a client, but I strongly suspect that such a sincere belief is present here.) And even if his underlying reason for choosing this particular constitutional case is his religious beliefs, there's nothing to condemn about that.
Naturally, if you want to criticize Schaerr's position as constitutionally or morally misguided, that's just fine. But the fact that he chose to defend that position for religious reasons — as opposed to secular ideological reasons — should not be a basis for criticism.
Thanks to How Appealing for the pointer.


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NEW ALBANY, Miss. (WCBI) – Chickens and Roosters running loose in the streets have ruffled some feathers in New Albany. Citizen complaints have Aldermen considering an ordinance prohibiting residents from keeping the birds.But some bird owners are crying "fowl" at the ban. Allie Martin has more.
Several times a day, Lauren Paige Tate and her one year old daughter, Ellie , visit the chicken coop in the back yard of their North New Albany home.And older brother Grayson collects eggs from the hens.
"We want our kids to know that eggs don't just come from the grocery store."
The Tate family promotes "sustainable living" which basically means providing your own food, at a low cost. It is a movement that is growing more popular in urban areas. Many towns and cities, such as New Albany, are trying to protect the rights of property owners while making sure the backyard animals aren't a nuisance. Right now in city limits, the only animal banned from backyards is swine. However, a complaint from a neighbor living within 300 feet of a household with animals, other than household pets, will force the homeowner to get rid of the animal.
While Lauren's husband, Zach, built this coop, complete with a protective cover, for the chickens, other neighbors don't keep their fowl in an enclosed area, and that, Lauren Tate says, causes problems.
"I want to be respectful of others. I wouldn't want anyone's dog running around and the way that chickens can be a nuisance is getting in gardens and stuff, that's why we like to keep ours confined."
New Albany aldermen are considering proposals that could ban poultry entirely, or permit them only in agriculturally zoned parts of the city.
"We will probably find a safe place for our hens, for someone who lives outside of the city, and I think that's what a lot of the chicken owners have said they were going to do."
Still, Lauren says she and her family will continue educating others about the benefits they've found from sustainable living raising backyard chickens. In New Albany I'm Allie Martin WCBI News.
The next meeting for the New Albany Board of Aldermen is set for August fifth.


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Hi everybody,
To spread my own love of quilting, I have offered to teach a very beginner quilting class next weekend at a Treadle On gathering in Blue Ball, PA (treadle & people-powered sewing machine fanatics). I've never taught a class, but really wanted to give everyone the opportunity to learn. I know there are several experienced teachers out there, and wondered if you'd be willing to offer any good suggestions. I have cleared it with the pattern owner, and will be teaching a simple braided table topper that takes 3 fat quarters. I will only have about 2 hours or-so, so I want to give them the best bang for the buck! Actually, it's a free class, so any bang would be good, I guess - tee hee.
Thanks SEW much!
Trina in WINDY PA :)