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I started programming when i was 16 because i loved Computers. I started studying C++ all by myself and found my first jobs (mainly C++ and Access works).
I studied medicine (took 48 exams out of 52) but that wasn't my dream job. My first job as a full time programmer was for the Politecnico (the most important engeineering University in Italy), where i worked with software and industrial engeineers that taught me everything about the software lifecycle and agile methodologies like Scrum, so even if i didn't study computer science i've got a good background on software engeineering.
After two years and a half of full-time development with PHP/jQuery, i did Java/Oracle for six months to strengthen up my OOP skills. I'm back to PHP/jQuery right now.
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-Holzer Health System recently went live with an athenahealth EHR system that includes practice management and patient engagement solutions for improved clinical efficiency.
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The fully-integrated athenaOne system will help to streamline patient diagnoses, treatment plan administration and management, and prescription ordering for providers.
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By David Gauntlett, 2011 While published back in 2011, it wasn't until this past summer that we discovered David Gauntlett's Making is Connecting: The Social Meaning of Creativity from DIY and Knitting to YouTube and Web 2.0 . While many maker education texts connect maker-centered learning to STEM outcomes, or argue that making will become the driver of thenext industrial revolution, Gauntlett makes a deep correlation between making and the act of what is known as little c or every day creativity. The author then takes a social approach to creativity arguing for the various forms of connectivity inherent in making experiences. More specifically, in his introduction Gauntlett makes the case that making is connecting in three unique ways:By David Gauntlett, 2011
• Making is connecting because you have to connect things together (materials, ideas, or both) to make something new;
• Making is connecting because acts of creativity usually involve, at some point, a social dimension and connect us with other people;
• Making is connecting because through making things and sharing them in the world, we increase our engagement and connection with our social and physical environments. (p. 2)
Different from most maker-centered education texts we've encountered, Gauntlett takes a more historical approachtowards discussing the concept of making. The academically minded reader will appreciate how Gauntlett situates making within a philosophical landscape, and then peppers his discussion of making with poignant references to theory and literature.
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St. Joseph, Missouri, August 25, 2011 — Beef and dairy producers supported returning veterans in a big way through purchases of Cydectin® Pour-On this spring. Through the Cydectin Buck-a-Liter campaign, Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. donated nearly $200,000 this summer to Wounded Warrior Project™.
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Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc. through its Cydectin Pour-On product partnered with Wounded Warrior Project in 2010 to create the Cydectin Honor Our Troops program. This unique collaboration shows returning veterans that America's beef and dairy producers are grateful for their sacrifice and service. For more information on the Cydectin Honor Our Troops program, visit www.cydectinhonorstroops.com.
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HIST 301W Themes in American Social History (1)
A study of the major themes in American social history. The methods and central debates of this movement to study history "from the bottom up" will be analyzed. Topics include mobility, the work and residential patterns of African-Americans and immigrants and poverty.
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It Ain't Flippin' Burgers
I'm not afraid of change. If I could paraphrase Michael Douglas in the movie "Wall Street," "Change is good." It's a renewal. I get pumped up as I begin anew. That is one of the reasons I chose to build furniture; just as I got bored with a project, it would reach its end and the next piece began. Constant re-invigoration.
Nearly two years ago, I walked away from a position at Popular Woodworking Magazine (PWM) to pursue a different career path – I returned to my shop to build furniture. I know that is not a huge change, but change it is.
As I left the magazine, people asked what I planned to do when my commission work was complete. My response was that I might be flipping hamburgers at a well-known national restaurant chain with brightly colored arch-like structures. That wasn't the case.
Another thing I pride myself on is recognizing an opportunity when it's presented. While my commission work is not yet wrapped up – there are still at least four great pieces left to build – I was intrigued when the Managing Editor position opened here at the magazine.
I had learned over the 20-something months spent working in my shop how much I missed working with the staff; teamwork and camaraderie are great here. I also missed working on the magazine. I have a lot invested in Popular Woodworking Magazine. After a 16-year relationship, you would be amazed at the number of articles published. Search "Huey" at our online store at Shopwoodworking.com and you'll find more than 100 product listings. And some of the earliest articles never found their way into the digital media.
After presenting at the California edition of Woodworking in America, I decided to place a call to our publisher, Kevin Ireland, to find out if I had a shot at coming back. He was open to the idea, so I ramped up my efforts to land the job.
Change is good.
You, of course, can guess the rest of the story. I got in touch with the PWM editor, Megan Fitzpatrick. I tried my best to show her I was the best candidate for the job and that I could handle managing editor duties as well as get a few projects built in the shop. Evidently, she too thinks that change is good because I am back.
What do I plan to do in the coming months? Learn to be a managing editor, do my job better and build a few projects in the shop. I also want to help improve an already successful magazine.
If you have thoughts on how I can do this, I welcome your comments. Change is good.
If you want your own dose of Huey from Shopwoodworking.com, try "The Best of Glen Huey Collection." This kit offers a mixture of nine products from DVDs to books to articles. It's not all-inclusive, but it is a great beginning.


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BANNER ELK, N.C. – Lees Squires recorded his third hat trick of the season to lead the first seeded Lees-McRae Bobcats to a 4-1 win over the eight seed Coker College Cobras Tuesday night at Tate Field in the first round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament.
Squires (Sheffield, England) opened the scoring for the Bobcats in 43rd minute when Kyle McGimsey flicked a pass to him for the volley and the goal. The goal the Bobcats a 1-0 lead into the locker room at the half.
In the 51st minute, Squires headed a corner from Luke Staats (Almere, Holland) into the back of the net to extend the Bobcats lead to 2-0.
Squires added his third and final goal in the 54th minute on another Staats corner. This corner was sent to the front the post where Nick Robinson (Melbourne, Australia) flicked to the back the post for Squires to finish to give the Bobcats a 3-0 lead.
Logan Linton (Cocoa, Fla.) gave the Bobcats their final goal when Ian Dargravel (Neath, Wales) too the ball down the far side and laid a pass to Linton for the one-timer to make it 4-0.
Coker got on the scoreboard in 85th minute when Mike Crook got a rebound on a Daniel Shrizad free kick to give the game the final score 4-1.
The Bobcats outshot the Cobras 21-11. The shot count was tied at six after the first half, but the Bobcats exploded with 15 second half shots compared to five for Coker.
The Bobcats advanced to play Pfeiffer Friday, November 7th at 7 p.m. in the semi-final round of the Conference Carolinas Tournament.


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May 08, 2012
Barack Obama on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day
In commemoration of National Black HIV / AIDS Awareness Day, Senator Barack Obama sent a letter to the Black AIDS Institute in Los Angeles, which will be read at their ceremony this evening honoring numerous "Heroes in the Struggle" against this ongoing epidemic. Here are excerpts from the letter, which may also be found at http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hqblog.
HIV/AIDS is appropriately described as a global challenge. Yet we know that the struggle against HIV/AIDS is not distant - our determination to take action must begin in our own communities.
A report released a few months ago on the state of HIV/AIDS in the District of Columbia makes this point painfully clear. Over 12,500 people living in the District are known to have HIV/AIDS. One in 20 residents has HIV, and 1 in 50 has AIDS - the highest rate of infection of any city in the country. The impact is particularly grave in the African American community, as more than 80 percent of HIV cases identified in the District between 2001 and 2006 were African Americans, this is not a game anymore.Continue reading "Barack Obama on National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day"
March 02, 2011
David Mixner: Don't Count Out Edwards
In a recent blog post David Mixner comments on a 2008 election poll which places Edwards in the lead in Iowa:
Though we're still 11 months away, the message of this poll is clear: Don't underestimate John Edwards. Also, we should look out for Iowa polls over the next several weeks as the Big Three duke it out for Tom Vilsack's supporters.
Meanwhile, it's important to note that the nasty dustup between the Clinton and Obama camps this week does not bode well for either campaign. Remember that in 2004, Dick Gephardt and Howard Dean were frontrunners in Iowa until they went after each other tooth and nail. The voters, tired of the cut-throat campaigning, placed Kerry and Edwards at the top of the ballot."
If you've never checked out David Mixner's Blog, be sure to add it to your list. David has been a highly regarded leader in American politics and international human rights for over 40 years. He writes daily from Turkey Hollow, his mountain top home in upstate New York.
March 01, 2010
Will Hillary Introduce Senate DADT Legislation?
Yesterday, Congressman Marty Meehan reintroduced the Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which would repeal the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy in the House. But the question remains, who will introduce the legislation in the Senate? Hillary Clinton comes to mind for two reasons. First, she has been mentioning this issue on the campaign trail. Second, she serves on the Armed Services Committee.
And what does Congressman Marty Meehan think? The Edge Reports.
Asked who he might ask to introduce the Senate bill, Meehan said several Democratic members have expressed support, including Massachusetts colleague Ted Kennedy and Russ Feingold of Wisconsin. Hillary Clinton of New York has not bluffed when she said she supports lifting the ban while campaigning for the Democratic presidential nomination. Kennedy and Clinton serve on the Armed Services Committee.
Hillary, we are counting on you to be a leader on this issue! Don't let us down.
February 28, 2009
John Edwards Statement on 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Chapel Hill, North Carolina - Senator John Edwards released the following statement today calling for an end to the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy on gays and lesbians in the military. Earlier today, Congressman Marty Meehan reintroduced his Military Readiness Enhancement Act, which would repeal the 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy.
"It is long past time to end the military's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' policy and to allow openly gay men and women to serve in the military. It is critical to our national security that we have the best people in our military. Gay men and women have continually played to serve our country with honor and bravery, and we should honor their commitment and never turn away anyone who is willing to serve their country because of their sexual orientation.
"This is an issue of fundamental fairness - and our military ought to treat everyone fairly. I applaud Congressman Meehan on his important legislation."
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February 27, 2008
Do We Need Democrats Like This?
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Eaves To Attack Barbour From The Right On Social Issues. The Democratic consultants who have spent the years since 2004 trying to reverse the Democratic Party's secular image and who are credited with Democratic gains among evangelicals and other religious voters in the 2006 midterms have signed onto the campaign of a Mississippi gubernatorial candidate who will test the limits of the Democratic Party's willingness to embrace social conservatives. The Washington, DC-based Common Good strategies, started by the religious outreach director for Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign, will be working to elect John Arthur Eaves, who announced today that he will be challenging Republican Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour in 2007. Eaves is an outspoken evangelical Christian who is anti-abortion, anti-gay marriage and anti online black jack and whose internal campaign literature includes an emphasis on reintroducing school prayer to public schools. "When we took prayer out of school," the document says, "we denied our children the ability to explore one of the most important questions they should be asking: why do we exist and what is our purpose in being here?" A source close to the campaign says Eaves will also work to take advantage of evangelical discontent with Barbour over allowing casinos to come on shore.
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February 26, 2007
For Barack Obama Supporters
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February 24, 2007
An Open Letter to Rosie
February 22, 2007
John Edwards One Corps
Are you supporting John Edwards in 2008? Well then in addition to signing up for the Out for Edwards Yahoo Group, you'll want to register at One Corps. One Corps is John Edward's online organizing tool for offline action. Check it out
Be sure to list Out for Edwards as one of your friends on One Corps!
February 21, 2007
Team Obama
Are you supporting Barack Obama in 2008? Obama knows poker well, so when signing up for the Out for Obama Yahoo Group, you'll want to also register on the official Barack Obama website. And when you signup be sure to add 'Out for Obama' on your list of friends.
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February 20, 2007
Team Hillary
Are you supporting Hillary Clinton in 2008? Well then in addition to signing up for the Out for Hillary Yahoo Group, you'll want to be sure to register on the official Hillary Clinton website.
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February 19, 2007
Andrew Sullivan on HRC
Read the whole piece here.
"Gays should not expect any bipartisan attempt at progress for gay couples or people from the Human Rights Campaign, Steve Miller argues. He's right; and anyone who has followed gay politics for a while knows it. HRC is a patronage wing of the Democratic party, designed primarily to get its members jobs in future Democratic administrations or with Democrats on the Hill (even while Howard Dean treats them like the help). The idea that they would even consider endorsing a pro-gay Republican on a national level is absurd.
I've watched the military battle and the marriage battle for almost two decades now. HRC has been AWOL on both. For much of the 1990s, they were an active force opposing the fight for marriage equality, because the Clintons gave them their marching orders. The current leadership are Hillary-bots, and if she becomes president, they will go back to their role in the 1990s: as spin-meisters for the Democratic establishment. If you're for gay rights, do yourself a favor. Give your money to groups that actually care about gay rights, not just casino gamblers. Off the top of my head: Freedom To Marry, the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network, Immigration Equality. If you want to give to HRC, just give it directly to Hillary. It's more efficient."
February 18, 2007
GLCC Members Respond to DNC Op Ed
I'm including this response to Donald Hitchcock's Op Ed by request. There are some things that I take exception with. Among my concerns: these GLCC members (a group which was originally for the $2,000+ donors to the DNC) maintain that Brian Bond's main focus on the DNC is political outreach, despite the fact that this is not reflected either in his job title or in the organizational structure of the DNC), and despite the fact that we don't have concrete GLBT outreach plans I (that I know of) in place as we did under Eric Stern.
To the Editors:
Re: "Howard Dean continues to disrespect gay voters" (letter to the editor by Donald Hitchcock, Feb. 9)
For many of us who are supporters of the Democratic National Committee, we were surprised by Donald Hitchcock's letter published last week.
As donors and community activists we have a completely different take on the recent Caucus meeting, Gov. Howard Dean's remarks and most importantly DNC progress as a whole.
First, Dean, due to a very tight tournament schedule, was unable to attend all caucus meetings. However, he spent as much or more time with our caucus as he did with any other caucus.
Second, he did open up the floor to questions. While there were no questions, one person from Wisconsin said, "I don't have a question but a statement … thank you for sending money to Wisconsin to fight the anti-LGBT marriage ballot initiative."
Third, the letter is just wrong on the number of DNC finance staff. Also, Brian Bond does only political work and no fundraising.
Fourth, Dean has treated the LGBT community extremely well. Under his leadership our community is represented at the most senior and visible levels of the party. In addition, Dean has consistently fought Republican efforts to use a federal marriage amendment to scapegoat our community, as well as anti gambling and anti freedom of speech regulations. Multiple source from online casino reviews to strong supporters of an anti UIGEA bill are confirming that.
Fifth, the attacks on DNC contributions are misleading. Let's be clear, the primary mission of the DNC is to fund and elect Democrats. However, we encourage and applaud Dean's willingness and leadership to invest limited federal dollars in a strategy to try and keep anti-gay referendum off the ballot.
Dean's 50-state strategy worked. We took control of both houses of Congress and won hundreds of seats at the state and city level.
Because Democrats took control of both houses of Congress, there will be no more FMA votes and we can expect real progress on the Employment Non-Discrimination Act and hate crimes legislation.
Democrats won 10 new state legislatures, meaning there are 10 fewer legislatures from which anti-gay ballot initiatives will emerge.
We now have LGBT Convention Delegate Inclusion Plans.
The DNC is helping Stonewall Democrats build their infrastructure, training state parties in LGBT outreach and coordinating with allied organizations to create an LGBT summit.
There has been and there will continue to be real progress, it is not a game. It is important to push our party on our issues, but as we do so, we need to be honest, accurate, and balanced in what we say, otherwise we not only lose credibility but become counterproductive to our own goals. Let us now all move forward.


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Title: Jack and Alice Rowen Easley collection, 1995-2007
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The Associated Press
Nov. 20, 2013
MIAMI (AP) — Chris Bosh scored 19 points, Mario Chalmers went on a personal 9-0 run in a 39-second spurt of the pivotal third quarter as the Miami Heat topped the Atlanta Hawks 104-88 on Tuesday for their fourth straight victory.
Bosh shot 8 of 9 for the Heat, who got 17 points from Ray Allen and 13 from LeBron James. A 15-2 run in the third quarter gave Miami all the room it needed, even on a night when Dwyane Wade sat out to rest.
Mike Scott scored 15 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for Atlanta, which got 12 points apiece from Al Horford and Pero Antic.
Atlanta's Kyle Korver made three 3-pointers, extending his streak to 84 consecutive games with at least one make from beyond the arc, five shy of matching Dana Barros' NBA record.
HOUSTON (AP) — Terrence Jones scored a career-high 24 points and grabbed nine rebounds to lead Houston over Boston for its third straight victory.
Jones was 10 of 12 from the field as the Rockets shot 57 percent as a team, including 72 percent in the first half in building a 24-point halftime lead.
Patrick Beverley chipped in 16 points, James Harden added 15 points, five rebounds and five assists, and Dwight Howard had 10 points and 11 rebounds as the Rockets raced out to a 17-point, first-quarter lead and were never threatened.
Courtney Lee had 17 points, Avery Bradley added 11 and Jared Sullinger had 10 points and nine rebounds off the bench for Boston, which lost its fourth in a row.
AUBURN HILLS, Michigan (AP) — Rodney Stuckey scored 15 of his 21 points in the second half as Detroit beat New York for the first time in eight meetings.
Josh Smith added 19 points for the Pistons, who led 71-63 after three quarters and scored the first seven points of the fourth. New York cut the lead to four in the final minute, but the Knicks could never reduce the deficit to one possession.
Carmelo Anthony led the Knicks with 25 points.
Greg Monroe had 16 points and 11 rebounds for Detroit, and Andre Drummond added 13 points and 11 boards.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Bradley Beal scored 25 points, and John Wall added 14 points and equalied his career high with 16 assists as Washington beat Minnesota to end a four-game losing streak.
Martel Webster's 3-pointer with 42 seconds to play gave the Wizards a 100-98 lead. Beal added two free throws with 12.9 seconds left to make it 102-98.
Webster had 17 points, including five 3-pointers.
Kevin Love led the Timberwolves with 25 points and 11 rebounds, and Kevin Martin, who was averaging 24.4 points, was held to 11.
SACRAMENTO, California (AP) — DeMarcus Cousins had 27 points and 12 rebounds, helping Sacramento rally past Phoenix.
Rookie Ben McLemore had a season-high 19 points, Isaiah Thomas also scored 19, Greivis Vasquez added 11 and Patrick Patterson 10 for the Kings, who had lost seven of their previous eight. Sacramento scored the game's final 10 points in a run that was aided by three straight Phoenix turnovers in the closing minutes.
Gerald Green scored 23 points and Marcus Morris had 19 for the Suns, who lost their third straight. Phoenix's five losses this season have been by a total of 16 points. Channing Frye added 17 points and nine rebounds, and Archie Goodwin scored 16 points.
Morris missed a corner 3-pointer and Cousins grabbed the rebound and made 1 of 2 free throws with just under a second left to preserve the Kings' victory.


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If you use Google's advanced options to restrict the search results to a certain period of time, you'll find that Google shows the date when each web page has been first indexed. In many cases, this is a good approximation of the date when a web page has been created. You can edit Google's URL to customize how fresh the search results should be. For example, if you append &as_qdr=y9 to Google's search URL, you'll restrict the results to web pages first indexed by Google in the last 9 years. Since this restriction should include all web pages from Google's index, you can use it to display the timestamp next to each search result e.g. search for iPod.
Maybe in the future Google will display the date next to each search result, it will try to approximate the date when a page has been created, allow users to filter results from certain periods and sort the results by date.
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I. In Focus This Week
Voters in the U.K. just say no to AV voting system
Nearly two-thirds of voters oppose alternative vote system
While much of the world's recent focus on England has surrounded two crazy kids who decided to get married and invite the world, elections observers have been focused on the very public fight to change how the United Kingdom elects members of Parliament.
Since 1951, the British have elected their members of Parliament much the same way most of the residents of the United States elect their members of Congress — whoever gets the most votes, regardless of percentage, wins, (in the United Kingdom this is referred to as first past the post, FPTP).
In 1997, an Independent Commission on the Voting System — referred to as the Jenkins Commission after its chairman Roy Jenkins — was created to look into electoral reform in the United Kingdom. After nearly a year of review, the Commission offered a plan for alternative vote top-up or AV+ which would elect some members of Parliament using Alternative Vote and some through the existing proportional representation.
No action was taken by Parliament to change the electoral system until following the 2010 election when there was a hung Parliament — no party has majority. A coalition government comprised of the Liberal Democrats and Conservatives proposed a voter referendum on AV (not AV+ which the Jenkins Commission had recommended) which was approved by the whole Parliament in February of this year.
Alternative voting as proposed on the British referendum is essentially instant runoff voting (IRV) with voters choosing more than one candidate through a ranking system. In this country, IRV is used in a handful of communities. The only other countries using AV are Australia, Papua New Guinea and Fiji.
Upon announcement of the referendum the Yes and No campaigns quickly set up camp.
The Yes to Fairer Votes campaign (whose website not longer works) and the Electoral Reform Society supported the "yes" campaign saying that AV supports fair elections that make members of Parliament accountable to the voters. Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg, the Liberal Democrats and a host of celebrities supported making the switch to a new system.
Those opposing the referendum — including Prime Minister David Cameron and his Conservative Party — said that AV voting was "complicated, expensive and unfair system that gives some people more votes than others."
While leaders within the Labour party supported the AV vote, as a whole the party was fairly divided on the issue.
On May 5, nearly 42 percent of the electorate — a higher number than was predicted — turned out to cast their ballots in the referendum vote. Nearly two-thirds of the voters rejected the proposal. This was only the second referendum vote in U.K. history.
Louise Leslie, a shopkeeper in Northern England (and this writer's pen pal since 1983) made sure to take time out of her day to vote against the proposal.
"Whilst I am none-too-pleased with many of those currently elected to Parliament, I didn't feel changing the entire way we vote was necessary," Leslie said in an email. "In my opinion the proposed system was too complicated and too cumbersome."
The referendum was overseen by the Electoral Commission and according to the commission cost the British taxpayers about $28 million (U.S.).
In the U.S. instant runoff voting (IRV) has met with varying levels of success in small pockets of the country. Proponents of IRV in the country don't see AV's failure in the United Kingdom as a detriment to the movement in the States.
"I see the U.K. vote having little impact on U.S. reformers," said Rob Ritchie, executive director of FairVote. "A win -- and especially implementation in 2015 -- would have been a big deal ultimately, but a loss gets lost in the murk of international elections that Americans pay little attention to. It also was fought on different ground than happens in the U.S."
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February 05, 2010
|Arts & Sciences Reunion June 24-27, 2010
Michael Adler J.D. of the Deschutes County Circuit Court has been elected treasurer of the Oregon Circuit Court Judges Association.
Paul Cosgrove J.D., who is of counsel with the Portland law firm Lindsay Hart Neil & Weigler, has been named vice chair of the national board of directors for State Law Resources, an international referral network of independent law firms that provide legal and regulatory strategy to clients across the country. Cosgrove has more than 25 years of experience in government relations representing national and state trade associations and Fortune 500 companies before the Oregon legislature and state and local agencies and boards.
Deanne Darling J.D. of the Clackamas County Circuit Court has been elected vice president of the Oregon Circuit Court Judges Association.
Don Grant J.D. has received the Civil Liberties Award from the American Civil Liberties Union of Oregon for his work with individuals detained by the U.S. government at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
|Arts & Sciences Reunion June 24-27, 2010
Steven Hunt J.D., professor of communication, was listed by the National Communication Association as an expert available to provide insight into the inauguration of President Barack Obama. Hunt
has consulted on city council positions and a congressional race, and has commented on political debates. He teaches political campaign communication each election year.
Daniel Lindahl J.D. has been elected to the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers, which recognizes outstanding appellate lawyers and limits its membership to 500. Lindahl practices at the Lindahl Law Firm in Portland.
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Donna Bosworth Andrews B.A. has been married for 17 years and has two sons, aged 13 and 10. She and her husband spent four years in London, and she taught English as a second language and linguistics for about 13 years, "until I got lucky finding a job that had nothing to do with my background or training—and I love it!"
Susan Caulkins J.D. has become an associate at Davies Pearson in Tacoma, Washington, after having been in private practice on the Kitsap Peninsula for more than 20 years.
Stuart Cohen J.D., a partner at Landye Bennett Blumstein, has been named volunteer of the year by the Oregon Chapter of the Community Associations Institute. Cohen is a past president of the organization and has been a board member since 2003.
Roxane White B.A. has garnered numerous awards for her work with people who are poor, primarily homeless teens. White has published articles on homelessness and homeless youth in Denver, including "Plan to End Homelessness," published in the Denver Post in January 2006. She recently left government service to head a newly forming foundation. White's family includes a 16-year-old daughter; a 17-year-old who joined the family; a 19-year-old stepson who is in college; and her partner, Denis Murstein.
Katy Lloyd B.A. is on leave from active ministry to be a stay-at-home mom. She spent five days in Reno in October 2008, staying with Jen Huntley B.A. '86, M.A.T. '87 and working for the Obama campaign. Lloyd volunteers as a Sunday school teacher at Findlay Street Christian Church, a Disciples of Christ church in Seattle. She also serves on a committee in the Pacific Northwest Conference of the United Church of Christ, with a focus on creating support networks for Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans and their families.
Debra Olson J.D. has joined Ausra, a provider of solar thermal energy, as executive vice president, general counsel, and corporate secretary.
Beth Skillern J.D. has been appointed president at Bullivant Houser Bailey. In more than 20 years with Bullivant, Skillern has served in several management positions, most recently as the firm's general counsel. A frequent speaker on insurance issues, Skillern was recognized in 2008 by Oregon Super Lawyers.
Jeff Street J.D. has moved his practice to the firm Hodgkinson Street, in Portand.
Blair Bobier J.D. has joined the New America Foundation's Political Reform Program as its deputy director for northern California.
Erin Waterman B.A., a medical transcriptionist, works for an oncology clinic in Florida and for large hospital networks around the country, all from her basement in Washington state. Her daughter, age 8, is a cancer survivor, and Waterman's advocacy for families affected by childhood cancer includes volunteering for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, providing support to newly diagnosed families. "If there are enough hours in a day to accommodate being a mom, working two jobs, plus becoming an advocacy chair for my local Relay for Life chapter of the American Cancer Society, I will find them."
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Before joining the School of Music faculty, Franklin directed the athletic and symphonic bands at the University of West Georgia. At ECU, Franklin is director of athletic bands and associate director of bands.
Five days before fall classes began at ECU, Franklin had the marching band on its practice field at the bottom of College Hill for its first practice of the season. Yes, two weeks before the first home football game.
Franklin along with his student staff of drum majors and nine section leaders will teach the band the music and the half-time routine through multiple daily practices.
"They go in knowing the essentials (of being in a march band), but this is getting everyone on the same page," Franklin said. "Half of our band are non-music majors."
During the football season, the band will perform five half-time shows at Dowdy-Ficklen Stadium, learning 15 songs total and the marching routine for each show's three songs. The band will also learn the 15 to 20 tunes to play in the stands, five pre-game songs including the National Anthem, and the music for the "Call to Port" concert, a new tradition they plan for this year outside the stadium as part of the pre-game festivities.
"We'll play songs like 'Hey! Baby' and have lots of interaction with the fans at tailgating," Franklin said.
ECU Senior Tremayne Smith, head drum major for the Marching Pirates, helped keep the program on track between band directors this summer.
"We worked orientation to sign up students for marching band, made copies and created folders, kept the communication going to the band, and kept planning over the summer since Dr. Knighten left," said Smith, a music education and political science double major. Chris Knighten resigned as the marching band director in the spring for a similar position at the University of Arkansas.
Smith said he's proud of the way the section leaders have stepped up to the challenge of preparing their areas and welcomed Franklin and his new ideas. "I hope this is an indication of how the season will go," he said.
"Some directors come in and immediately try to make the program their own. Dr. Franklin has said, here's some things we're going to change and here are the things we're going to keep for tradition. It's a good mix," Smith said.
On the first full day of marching band camp, the heat and humidity were aiming for a record even before 10 a.m. Franklin was sweating; the students were sweating; the sun was beating down on the open field. During a five-minute water break, Franklin used "Twilight" and "Harry Potter" references to get one of the horn sections motivated to come onto the field intending to impress the fans (and their fellow Marching Pirates) with their precision.
Joking about the heat, Franklin said he has worked in some of the hottest places for marching bands – tradition and temperature wise – Florida and Indiana.
Franklin completed his doctor of music degree in wind conducting at Indiana University Jacobs School of Music in Bloomington, where he also earned his master's of music education degree. He earned a bachelor's of music education degree from Florida State University.
Chris Buddo, School of Music director, said that ECU is lucky to have Franklin coming in and gearing up so quickly for the football season.
"We are fortunate to have found a marching band director of John's exceptional qualifications," he said. "It is a tribute to his dedication and work ethic that he was in Greenville preparing for the upcoming football season three weeks after interviewing, and on the field with the band one week later."
The rise of ECU's football program was a ready-made recruiter for the Marching Pirates director position, Franklin said. The band has an opportunity to play at sold-out home stadium games before loyal Pirate fans and potentially at a bowl game.
Franklin said he was inspired to take this career path by exceptional band directors in his high school and college years. He added, "Plus I'm a longtime college football fan."
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Best Buy Co., the world's largest consumer-electronics retailer, posted an $81 million first- quarter net loss as the company lowers prices to compete with online rivals.
The loss of 24 cents a share in the quarter ended May 4 compares with net income of $158 million, or 46 cents, a year earlier, the Richfield, Minnesota-based company said today in a statement. Sales by stores at least 14 months fell 1.3%.
Chief Executive Officer Hubert Joly, hired in August to turn Best Buy around, made permanent its holiday policy of matching Internet competitors' prices to win back sales from Amazon.com Inc. That contributed to the company's gross margin - - the portion of sales left after subtracting the cost of goods sold -- shrinking about 1.8 percentage points to 23.1%. Analysts projected 24.3%.
"The magnitude of the gross margin decline is likely to give investors pause around the pace of the overhaul," Colin McGranahan, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein & Co. in New York, wrote today in a note. He rates Best Buy market perform, the equivalent of a hold.
Best Buy slipped 3.1% to $25.99 at 10:19 a.m. in New York. The shares more than doubled this year through yesterday, the second-best performance in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index behind Netflix Inc.
Joly Plans
When Joly took over in September, Best Buy was resisting a takeover bid by founder Richard Schulze and was headed for its first-ever annual revenue decline. Analysts project another two years of falling sales, signaling Joly, 53, has yet to prove the retailer won't lose relevance as consumers evaluate goods at stores and go online to buy them cheaper.
"For all of Best Buy's attractiveness, it's speculative," said Jerry Bruni, who manages about 337,000 Best Buy shares as founder and chief investment officer of J.V. Bruni & Co. in Colorado Springs, Colorado. "They are making all the right steps. But it's really early in the game in terms of an operational turnaround."
Best Buy cut $175 million in expenses in the quarter, in part by eliminating workers across the company, Matt Furman, a spokesman, said today by telephone. He declined to specify the number of job cuts and said store employees weren't among the reductions. The company trimmed costs by $150 million in the previous quarter.
Excluding the company's discontinued European operations, restructuring charges and asset impairments, Best Buy had a first-quarter profit of 32 cents a share. Analysts projected 24 cents, the average of 23 estimates in a Bloomberg survey.
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Jeremy Renner & Nolan Gerard Funk - Costume Designers Guild Awards 2014
Jeremy Renner is photo ready as he attends the 2014 Costume Designers Guild Awards held at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on Saturday (February 22) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The 43-year-old actor was joined at the event by Awkward actor Nolan Gerard Funk and The Crazy Ones star James Wolk.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Jeremy Renner
Earlier in the month, Jeremy bundled up while leaving an after-party following the world premiere of RoboCop at the Skylon Restaurant in London, England.
FYI: Jeremy is wearing an Ermenegildo Zegna Couture tuxedo.
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Nov. 10, 2006
IRVINE, Calif. - After an impressive performance in the dual meet with UC San Diego, UC Santa Barbara's Pat Cary earned his first Big West Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Week honor of the 2006-07 season.
Hailing from Trabuco Canyon, Calif., Cary garnered three first-place crowns in the Gauchos' home meet against UC San Diego. In his signature stroke, the butterfly, he scored top times in the 100 fly (49.35) and 200 fly (1:48.88). He also posted the top mark in the 200 IM at 1:57.77. The UC Santa Barbara men's team claimed its second win of the season with a dominating score of 172-84


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I want to look sexy for Valentine's Day, but not cheesy. Can you give me some co
Finding the perfect lingerie for Valentine's Day is a tricky task, but there are some lovely options out there. In my opinion, men aren't really interested in overly complicated lingerie, so I suggest going for something with a borrowed-from-the-boys twist-perhaps an oversized oxford or a pajama shirt-worn over more feminine pieces, like a classic black lace bra and panty set. I'm a huge fan of everything Elle Macpherson does for her intimates line, so in addition to the black lace set, I also adore this lace bra and panty, which comes in a stunning raspberry shade perfect for Valentine's Day. Also take a look at Belabumbum's Copacabana collection; the bras are beautiful and comfortable, plus they come in great hues like ruby, latte, and antique white. If you're not quite as traditional and are looking for an unexpected pop of color, check out Deborah Marquit's line; I love the selections in neon green and purple. Another menswear-inspired option is an oversized garter tank, like the one Kiki de Montparnasse makes. If you don't want to invest in that exact piece, it's easy to approximate the look by simply pairing a slouchy tank with an understated garter belt. Whatever you do, just remember that you don't need lots of bells and whistles to create the ideal look-he just wants to see you!


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It's Peyton Manning time at the $1.2 billion home of the Dallas Cowboys.
The hot-starting Denver quarterback makes his first visit to Jerry Jones' showplace a few months after the Dallas owner dropped Manning's name to try to explain how Tony Romo was going to play a bigger role in the Cowboys' offense.
After Romo signed his $108 million extension in the offseason, Jones said his quarterback would be spending "Peyton Manning-type time" at team headquarters.
Jones' sound bite was a reference to the four-time MVP's penchant for preparation and ended up serving as fuel for critics who took it to mean Romo wasn't doing it already. And now Romo is in charge of a hit-and-miss offense with a 2-2 record going into Sunday's game against the 4-0 Broncos and Manning with his 16 touchdowns and no interceptions.
"What makes a guy rare like Peyton Manning is what's inside of him — what's in his chest, what's between his ears," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "People are saying, 'Boy, Peyton Manning is on a roll.' It started in about 1998."
The Broncos have won 15 straight games by at least seven points, the second-longest streak behind the 1941-42 Chicago Bears. Dallas doesn't have that many in the last four seasons combined and hasn't had a winning streak longer than four games since 2007.
But the Cowboys have a little something going for them. They're 2-0 at home for the first time since leaving Texas Stadium after the 2008 season, and they haven't trailed this year under the retractable roof and huge video board.
Manning likes to temper all the talk about Denver's fast start, so this week he points out that the Broncos have only played one road game.
"So we're facing a different animal this week, going on the road, playing an unfamiliar opponent that's good at home," he said. "It's still a one week at a time type of season, in my opinion."
Romo hasn't exactly been awful. He has eight touchdowns with just one interception and is fourth in quarterback ratings (Manning leads, of course). But his offense had 21 points at halftime against San Diego last week — and finished with 21. The Broncos had 21 at the half last week, too — and finished with 52.
"There's pressure on your whole football team to play a really clean game and not give them any easy opportunities," Garrett said. "You've got to be ready to be effective and efficient when we have the ball on offense and make sure we cash in on our opportunities."
Here are five things to know as Manning tries to win on the Cowboys' home field for the first time (he's 0-1, with a loss at Texas Stadium in 2006):
PICK YOUR POISON: Wes Welker, Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Julius Thomas have combined for 1,236 yards receiving and 15 of Manning's 16 touchdowns. Welker leads with six TDs — none longer than 12 yards. "None of those guys are going to miss the bus," said Orlando Scandrick, who has moved ahead of 2012 first-round pick Morris Claiborne as the No. 2 cornerback for Dallas. "... We've got to look forward to stuff like this. I know I do."
DALLAS' D-LINE: The Cowboys had a hard time getting to Philip Rivers in the loss to San Diego, finishing with one sack, a season low. Defensive end George Selvie, one of the replacements with Anthony Spencer sidelined for the year after knee surgery, could be out with a concussion. And that could mean more time for rotation players. Two of those players — Drake Nevis and David Carter — have only been with Dallas a couple of weeks.
BRONCOS' LB SCARE: With Von Miller out two more games on a drug suspension, Denver had a scare when linebacker Danny Trevathan was taken off the field at practice Wednesday with a knee injury. Teammates initially feared a serious injury, but the second-year pro is listed as questionable. He worked his way into the starting lineup during training camp and is second on the team in tackles.
GETTING SETTLED UP FRONT: Barring injury, the Cowboys look to be set on the offensive line with tackles Tyron Smith and Doug Free, guards Ron Leary and Brian Waters and rookie center Travis Frederick. While Romo has been sacked nine times, Garrett has praised the group for pass protection, and the per-carry average is up to 4.6 yards after a slow start in the running game.
CLASS of 2010: The Broncos chose Thomas two picks before Dallas took Dez Bryant late in the first round in 2010, when Bryant dropped because of character questions.. So let the comparisons begin: Thomas has 393 yards and four TDs this season to 282 and four for Bryant; Thomas has 2,661 career yards with 20 scores to 3,153 and 31 for Bryant. "I'd be winging it if I tried to remember that far back," said Denver coach John Fox, who was with Carolina at the time. "I just remember they were both good and went, probably, before we picked."
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Walgreen CEO Gregory D. Wasson's total compensation slipped in fiscal 2012, as earnings sank 21 percent and a contract dispute hurt revenue for the nation's largest drugstore operator.
Wasson, 54, received compensation valued at about $12 million for the fiscal year that ended Aug. 31, according to the Deerfield, Ill., company's annual proxy statement filed Monday. That represented a 1 percent drop compared to fiscal 2011.
Wasson, who became CEO in 2009, received a $1.3 million salary, which represented an 8 percent increase from the previous year. The executive also received a performance-related bonus of $1.2 million that was 57 percent smaller than the previous year. Stock and option awards totaled $8.9 million in the recently completed fiscal year.
The CEO also received $657,304 in other compensation, according to the proxy. That consisted largely of an executive deferred profit sharing plan and dividend equivalents on unvested restricted stock.
Walgreen Co. runs more than 8,000 drug stores in all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. It earned $2.13 billion, or $2.42 per share, in fiscal 2012, as revenue slipped less than 1 percent to $71.63 billion. Its stock climbed about 2 percent to close fiscal 2012 at $35.76.
Wasson told analysts in late September that the fiscal year had been challenging, but it also had been a very important and strategic year for Walgreen, which made key acquisitions during the year.
The company's earnings fell in part because it had recorded a $434 million gain from the sale of its pharmacy benefits business in the previous fiscal year. Walgreen's performance also was affected in fiscal 2012 by its split with Express Scripts Holding Co., which runs prescription drug plans for employers, insurers and other clients as the nation's largest pharmacy benefits manager.
The companies had let a contract between them lapse at the end of last year, and their new agreement to do business didn't start until Sept. 15, or after the fiscal year had ended. In between, Walgreen's monthly sales totals slipped as Express Scripts clients filled their prescriptions elsewhere.
Walgreen also took big steps toward growth in fiscal 2012. The company spent $4 billion in cash and more than 83 million shares for a 45 percent ownership stake in Alliance Boots, a Swiss company that runs the largest drugstore chain in the United Kingdom. Walgreens has said the deal will make it the world's single largest purchaser of prescription drugs.
Walgreen also agreed to buy a 144-store regional drugstore chain that includes USA Drug and Med-X among other stores.
The company also increased its quarterly dividend to 27.5 cents per share, up from 22.5 cents. The new rate is the largest in the company's 111-year history, according to its proxy statement.
The Associated Press executive compensation formula is designed to isolate the value the company's board placed on the executive's total compensation package during the last fiscal year. It includes salary, bonus, performance-related bonuses, perks, above-market returns on deferred compensation and the estimated value of stock options and awards granted during the year


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Prior to today, the greatest day in Philadelphia sports history was Sunday, October 19, 1980. It was a day that began as this one did, with an astounding Eagles victory.
This one in 2009 -- Eagles 40, Giants 17 -- was borderline absurd. I mean, nobody saw this coming. This was a game for first place in the NFC East. This was a game between evenly-matched rivals. This was a game between a Giants team that had lost two straight games and an Eagles team that could make explosive plays but couldn't really sustain anything on offense.
The suspicion -- and by that I mean, everybody's suspicion -- was for a train wreck kind of a game, with both teams hitting each other in the head and staggering around, trying to hit on something. Playing without running back Brian Westbrook (concussion), their historic Giant-killer, and with an offense line that has been mix-and-match, and with a quarterback (Donovan McNabb) who hadn't looked very sharp the last two games, it was hard to see the Eagles doing anything really methodical on offense.
So, of course, what happened was the Eagles' defense put clamps on Giants quarterback Eli Manning, forced a bunch of turnovers and bad throws, and then absolutely sliced open the Giants' defense with a handful of huge plays. Fullback Leonard Weaver had a 41-yard touchdown. Wide receiver DeSean Jackson had a 54-yarder. Rookie running back LeSean McCoy had a 66-yarder.
For the Giants, it was an astounding, breathtaking defeat. For the Eagles, it meant first place in the NFC East. And for anyone who was wandering around a Philadelphia newspaper office in 1980, as I was, it brought back memories.
Because on that October day in 1980, two great events took place: the Phillies won Game 5 of the World Series, putting them one win away from the franchise's first World Championship, and the Eagles beat the Dallas Cowboys at Veterans Stadium in the first divisional showdown between rival teams, back when beating the Cowboys was still something of a rarity.
So, that day in the office, the debate raged: how to play the two huge events on the back page of the Daily News?
It really was a debate, too -- that is how big a win over Dallas was back then. (Remember, this was only months before the Eagles would beat the Cowboys in the NFC Championship Game and go to the Super Bowl.) Sports editor Mike Rathet, a big football guy, was actually considering playing the two games as a kind of co-lead for a while.
The World Series ultimately prevailed. As a consolation prize, The Eagles got what was known in the business as a "big tease" on the bottom of the back page, a bigger-than-usual box pointing readers to stories about the Eagles-Cowboys inside.
Twenty-nine years later, if you asked people about a "big tease," they would probably think you were talking about Cole Hamels. Which is another matter.
On the latest, greatest day in Philadelphia sports history, the Eagles help up their end -- shockingly so.


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Harvard wrestlers spotlighted in first of three NCAA coaches' panel rankings (Gil Talbot).
Complete Coaches' Pannel Rankings
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The NCAA released its first of three coaches' panel rankings for the 2011-12 wrestling season on Friday, and four Crimson found themselves listed among the top grapplers in the nation. Included in the rankings were Walter Peppelman (4th, 157 lbs.), Corey Jantzen (6th, 149 lbs.), Steven Keith (15th, 133 lbs.) and James Fox (26th, 197 lbs.).
The final rankings will be one of the tools used as part of the selection process to determine the qualifiers for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. Wrestlers in each weight class will be measured by winning percentage, rating percentage index (RPI) and coaches' rankings to earn spots for the 2012 NCAA Division I Wrestling Championships. The coaches' rankings are compiled by a vote of coaches across the nation. Each qualifying tournament has five coaches rank the top 33 wrestlers in two weight classes. For ranking purposes, coaches must select a wrestler as a starter at a designated weight class. In addition, coaches may only select one wrestler per weight class.
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When John (Sam Rockwell) accidentally shoots and kills a woman in the woods and finds a box of money nearby, there's no moral choice to be made, only a practical one. He can't afford not to take it—and obviously hasn't seen "No Country for Old Men" for a look at the likely consequences.
John's out of work and thinks maybe the cash influx will help him reunite with his estranged wife (Kelly Reilly of "Flight") and young son. At one point in "A Single Shot" the boy is babysat by a naked woman and her creepy hookup who declares, "My dick's a basset hound; I'm just the poor son of a bitch holding its chain." As if John needed more motivation to put his family back together.
As he should have expected, soon the thief has ruthless goons on his tail who intimidate him in ways not totally dissimilar to "I Know What You Did Last Summer." Also: Enough of shooting dogs in movies. It's been done and done again.
What writer Matthew F. Jones' adaptation of his novel lacks in creativity it makes up for in rugged efficiency and bubbling suspense. Watching this what-would-you-do tale unfurl in this cold West Virginia community, you can practically feel the chill on your neck. Rockwell's excellent in a part that requires him to emote subtly and let his priorities and principles fight inside his head, much like a lawyer's (William H. Macy) statement that there are many overlapping interests in a small town.
Though not as unsettling or lived-in as "Winter's Bone," "A Single Shot" lands somewhere between a good novel and a deadly country song, all with the power to take hold and refuse to leave you be.
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Djokovic loses in 2nd round at Madrid Open
May. 07, 2013
MADRID (AP) — Grigor Dimitrov stunned Novak Djokovic in the second round of the Madrid Open on Tuesday, beating the top-ranked Serb 7-6 (6), 6-7 (8), 6-3 for the biggest win of his career.
The 28th-ranked Bulgarian saved three set points in the first before taking the lead, and Djokovic then appeared to hurt his right ankle when trailing 4-2 in the second. The Serbian player slipped on the baseline and winced in pain, then immediately called for a trainer and took a lengthy break to get treatment.
The wait for the game to resume annoyed the crowd, who turned against Djokovic and began chanting Dimitrov's name.
"I seriously didn't expect that," said the 21-year-old Bulgarian. "That was the one thing that of course cheered me up a lot."
Djokovic — who ended Rafael Nadal's eight-year winning streak at the Monte Carlo Masters last month — said the loss had more to do with poor preparation than an injury.
"I didn't prepare myself so good," Djokovic said. "For 12 days after Monte Carlo I haven't touched the racquet."
Djokovic said he didn't understand why the crowd turned against him during the injury break.
"I don't see any reason for that. I didn't do anything bad," he said.
The crowd then displayed sympathy for Dimitrov when he appeared to suffer from cramps at 5-5 with the game at deuce, visibly upsetting the Serb. Dimitrov, who suffered severe cramp last year at Roland Garros, said it didn't affect him as badly this time.
"Today I was better, I was not crawling."
Earlier, defending champion Roger Federer looked comfortable on clay in his first match in two months, easing past Radek Stepanek of the Czech Republic 6-3, 6-3 to reach the third round.
In the women's draw, defending champion Serena Williams moved into the third round after beating Lourdes Dominguez Lino of Spain 6-2, 7-5.
The second-ranked Federer took a break after losing in quarterfinals of the Indian Wells hardcourt tournament to Nadal, but instantly took to the slower red surface and broke early to take control of the first set. He then broke Stepanek three times in the second, losing his own serve once, to finish the win in 1 hour, 21 minutes.
"I'm very happy, because he has caused me difficulties in the past," Federer said about the 34-year-old Stepanek, who these days is one of the few players on tour older than the Swiss star.
"If I would be the only guy over 30, it would feel a bit awkward, to be honest," the 31-year-old Federer said.
Federer can equal John McEnroe's career total of 77 titles if he defends the Madrid trophy, having won last year on the heavily criticized blue clay that organizers decided to get rid of for this tournament.
Like many of his fellow players, Federer said the traditional red surface was better.
"They (organizers) spoke to more experts from the French Open and Monaco, and you can tell it's a proper clay court now," Federer said, adding that Madrid had issues with its courts even before switching to a blue surface. "I know that added to the whole controversy, the color, because of tradition and so forth. It was extremely slippery and the court wasn't taking the water well."
Third-seeded Andy Murray had a tougher time against Florian Mayer before outlasting the German 7-6 (11), 7-6 (3).
Murray said he struggled with the altitude and found it hard to breathe at the end of the first set where "there were so many long points."
Madrid is 2,180 feet above sea level and the Scotsman said Mayer's array of shots also made it difficult by constantly varying the pace.
"It's hard to explain, but if you're playing someone that plays with a nice rhythm it's a lot easier to breathe during the points," Murray said.
Thirteenth-ranked Tommy Haas of Germany and No. 15 Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland were among other seeded players to advance, while No. 8 Richard Gasquet of France lost 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to Daniel Gimeno-Traver of Spain.
The top-ranked Williams struggled a bit to counter her opponent's drop-shots and lobs but stayed on course for a fourth title of the year and the 50th of her career.
"It was a really good clay-court tennis match for me," Williams said. "I know if I face another opponent like that I'll have that experience and I'll know how to play."
Second-ranked Maria Sharapova eased past 21-year-old American Christina McHale 6-1, 6-2.
"When you start so late it's important to make sure you're ready and awake and focused from the beginning of the match," Sharapova said. "I did a good job in that today."
Also, Marion Bartoli of France overcame a fall to beat qualifier Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor of Spain 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.
"My ankle was hurting me at the beginning of third set, but I was really able to focus and went throughout pain," Bartoli said.


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Lauren Conrad & Jason Wahler Reunite
The Hills star Lauren Conrad reunites with ex-boyfriend Jason Wahler for a brisk walk down Sunset Blvd. on Thursday in Los Angeles.
Jason, 20, is said to be dating tennis player Katja Decker-Sadowski. He's also has been at Orange County's inpatient rehab facility, The Chapman House, where Lauren, 21, has visited him.
Jason has had four drinking-related arrests in the past year. "I did try drugs, but it was never my thing," he's said. "It was alcohol, for sure. It would take me about 10 drinks before that other side came out. It's like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde."


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Bluetooth keyboard
This article describes how to set up a Bluetooth keyboard with Arch Linux, bluez version 3. I used an Apple Wireless Keyboard (aluminium) but it should work for other models.
The setup is similar than the one of a Bluetooth Mouse. Follow this guide first to add kernel modules, bluetooth libraries.
The tricky part for the Apple Wireless Keyboard is to have the correct settings in /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf. Obviously you need to replace the mac address with yours:
device 00:01:02:03:04:05 { name "Apple Wireless Keyboard"; auth disable; encrypt disable; }
And then to have /etc/conf.d/bluetooth with the following options to connect automatically when starting the bluetooth daemon:
HCID_ENABLE="true" HIDD_ENABLE="true" HIDD_OPTIONS="--timeout 8 --master --server --connect 00:01:02:03:04:05"
If you loaded the bluetooth modules from the Bluetooth Mouse guide you can now test by doing a /etc/rc.d/bluetooth restart
Bluetooth Keyboard at Startup
in /etc/rc.conf add the following modules:
MODULES=(... hci_usb bluetooth hidp l2cap)
and add the bluetooth daemon:
DAEMONS=(... @bluetooth ...)
Then it should work on reboot automatically !
Bluez v4.39
In this version of bluez, there is no /etc/bluetooth/hcid.conf To create a trust between your BT adapter and a BT device, add the device's BT address to a file called trusts inside /var/lib/bluetooth/<MAC address of BT host adapter>/trusts, like so:
echo "00:02:76:05:45:E1 [all]" >> /var/lib/bluetooth/00\:1E\:37\:B0\:47\:24/trusts
This line appends a new line to that file.


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Core Lisp Working Group
Gothenburg Lisp User Group
A nascent mailing list/user group/coffee klatch in Göteborg, Sweden.
LiLA - LISP LAB AUSTRIA
LiLA (Common Lisp developer Group Austria) is an informal group of Common Lisp developers and users with the goals of exchanging knowledge, organizing events and promoting the language.
Lisp User Group create on Italy at 2001 - it's Group for discussion from lisp dialect - use mailing list for contact user and diffusion of event on world.
The Common Lisp Gardeners
A group of people intending to "tend the Common Lisp Garden". Their goal is two-fold : improving the attractiveness of CL for people who are considering using it, and providing those who want to learn...
The Vancouver Lisp Users Group.


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Once Upon a Time Gallery
THE Christmas art exhibition Once Upon a Time, featuring the work of Italian artist Antonio Nocera, will be on display at La Galleria Pall Mall from December 16, 2008 to January 23, 2009.
In this exhibition, Nocera has brought to life the fairy tales we all remember from our own childhood – Pulcinella, Pinocchio, Red Riding Hood, Puss in Boots, Cinderella and more.
Roll your mouse over the left and right-hand sides of the image and then click to view more pictures.
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From documentary to factual entertainment our hybrid vigour allows us to deliver, delight and entertain. Working with content makers who come to us to do their best work, we seek to innovate, provoke and engage.


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Quilting is the art of joining pieces of fabric together with small stitches, often with padding in between. Quilting can be completed on whole cloth quilts (made from one large piece of cloth), or patchwork quilts (made from small pieces of fabric sewn together into one large piece, then quilted). There are many techniques for creating the patchwork portion of your quilt, such as foundation piecing, crazy piecing, strip piecing and appliqué. Both the piecing and quilting steps can be done by machine (using a regular sewing machine or larger, industrial quilting machine) or entirely by hand. Quilts can be functional or decorative, or somewhere in between.
This pathfinder is designed to help you find sites on the web, print sources and organizations that offer information, advice and patterns for quilting. This guide is not meant to be exhaustive, but to provide a starting point for learning about quilting.
Internet Resources
Quilting at About.com
The Alliance for American Quilts
National Online Quilters
International Quilt Association
Studio Art Quilt Associates
Quilt Guilds Worldwide
The World Wide Quilting Page
Quilt Collections
American Memory: Quilts and Quiltmaking in America (1798-1996)
Quilting Blogs and Blog Communities
My Quilt Blog
Quilting and Patchwork
Center for the Quilt Online - Weblog
Print Resources
There are many quilting books published every year, ranging from titles written to help someone who has never quilted or sewn before, to books designed for the expert fabric artist.
Finding Quilting Books in Your Library
Depending on the system of classification used in your library, books about quilting can be found in a number of locations. Libraries using the Dewey Decimal System will probably keep most of their quilting books at call numbers beginning with 746 (Textile arts). In libraries using the Library of Congress classification system, it will probably be helpful to look in the catalog under the subject heading "Quilting." Remember, you can always ask a librarian for assistance!
General/Beginning Quilting Books
Pahl, E. (1997). The quilter's ultimate visual guide: from A to Z--hundreds of tips and techniques for successful quiltmaking. Emmaus, Pa: Rodale Press.
Quilting 101: a beginner's guide to quilting. (2003). Mankato, Minn: Creative.
Advanced/Specialized Quilting Books
Barry, P. C. (2007). ABC's of long-arm quilting. Iola, Wis: KP.
Michler, J. M. (2008). Crazy quilting: the complete guide. Iola, WI: Krause Publications.
Hall, J. (2006). The experts' guide to foundation piecing: 15 techniques & projects. Lafayette, CA: C&T Pub.
Nickels, S. (2003). Machine quilting: a primer of techniques. Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society.
Sloppy, E. (2003). Strips & strings: 16 sparkling quilts. Woodinville, WA: Martingale.
American Quilter's Society. (1985). American quilter. Paducah, KY: American Quilter's Society.
Fons, M., & Porter, L. (1999). Fons and Porter's for the love of quilting. Birmingham, AL: Oxmoor House.
McCall's quick quilts. (2004). New York: Primedia.
McCall's quilting. (1993). Birmingham, AL: Symbol of Excellence.
Bauermeister Groelz, B. (2000). Quiltmaker. New York, NY: Primedia Enthusiast Media.
This pathfinder was updated by Lauren Foster for Dr. Eileen Abels Info 780 Course at Drexel University, Spring, 2008.


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Washington, DC – As one of the foremost promoters of this new mobilization in the pro-life movement, Fr. Frank Pavone, National Director of Priests for Life, is sending a message to every priest in America this week as the national 40 Days for Life campaign gets underway. The message is an urgent invitation to make the period between now and Election Day "a season of intense prayer and action for life."
"Whether your city is formally signed up for the 40 Days effort or not," Fr. Pavone states in his message, "I urge you to lead your people in prayer at the nearest abortion mill. That's how the killing will stop and these mills will close." Fr. Pavone also provides priests with a concrete list of suggested activities and resources at www.priestsforlife.org/40days. They include a daily prayer to end abortion (www.PrayerCampaign.org) and intense promotion of alternatives to abortion and post-abortion healing (www.SilentNoMoreAwareness.org).
The National Campaign Coordinator for 40 Days for Life, David Bereit, said, "I truly believe that much of the explosive growth of 40 Days for Life has been due to the involvement of Priests for Life."
The Priests for Life Pastoral Team and the 40 Days national team are joining together to visit as many of the 40 Days for Life sites across the nation as possible during this Fall campaign.
Fr. Pavone added, "Priests for Life exists for the pro-life renewal of the Church. When the Church is renewed, she takes to the streets, and that is what is happening with 40 Days for Life."
Priests for Life is the nation's largest Catholic pro-life organization dedicated to ending abortion and euthanasia. For more information, visit www.priestsforlife.org.


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10 Household Appliances Totally Transformed by Spray Paint
Just like counting the rings on a tree trunk, you can usually use color to measure the age of an appliance. As the years pass, so do the in-fashion colors of appliances like ovens, toasters and lamps. Nothing says 1970 like an avocado fridge, right?
The good news is most of your tell-tale older appliances can be transformed with a healthy coat of spray paint. Just check out these 10 projects from around the web. Who knew a $6 bottle could do so much?
- Table Fan It might look vintage, but this fan was brand new, just not the right shade. A coat of spray paint from Casey of Vitamini Handmade made it over into a soft blue.
- Ceiling Fan Faux wood veneer and brass fittings on a fan don't have to be a deal breaker. Pretty Handy Girl shows you how its done.
- CFL Bulbs Dingy white and printed writing getting in the way of your industrial fixture? Paint the bulb! Totally safe since it doesn't give off heat.
- Chandeliers This post from the Apartment Therapy archives shows off a bunch of colorful makeovers.
- Pendant Lamps The always-affordable IKEA can have a limited color selection, but a can of spray paint is a game changer, as you can see with this colorful array of pendants from Remodelista.
- Table Lamps Brass lamps are an inexpensive yard sale staple and can be totally transformed with a bright coat of paint and new base, like in this post from Vixen Made.
- Porch Light This Old House uses a textured paint to remake this outdoor light fixture...
- Toaster ...then tackles a white toaster, giving it a thoroughly modern stainless steel feel.
- Stand Mixer Kat Skull got a deal on a KitchenAid Stand Mixer, but it was a little dingy and not her favorite color. You can transform thrifed finds and hand-me-downs into like-new pieces with a spray.
- Oven Knobs If you don't want to commit to the whole appliance, you can update small touches. Carrie of Saving for Six gave her oven a pop of red with painted knobs.
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Everett, Esterbrook share lead at NHGA Senior Championship
August 27. 2013 8:13PM
Bill Everett of Owl's Nest Golf Club in Campton and John Esterbrook of Francestown's Crotched Mountain Golf Club and Resort share the lead after the first round of the New Hampshire Golf Association's Senior Championship, which began Tuesday at Kingswood Golf Club in Wolfeboro.
Everett and Esterbrook each opened the two-day event by shooting an even-par 72.
Manchester Country Club's Allen Pattee trails the leaders by one stroke, and Jack Benson of Den Brae Golf Course in Sanbornton trails by two. Concord Country Club's Dan Schultz is three shots back and rounds out the top five.
Nashua Country Club's Phil Pleat, who won the 2012 NHGA Senior Championship, shot a 5-over-par 77 in the tournament's opening round. Pleat beat Concord Country Club's Bob Mielcarz in a one-hole playoff to win last year's tournament. Mielcarz shot a 76 Tuesday.
The tournament's final 18 holes will be played today. The lead group — Everett, Esterbrook and Pattee — are scheduled to tee off at 10:40 a.m. Mike Blair of Bretwood Golf Course in Keene will join Schultz and Benson in a threesome that will begin play at 10:30 a.m.
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Bandon still suffering from mosquito problem
BANDON, Ore. -- The Us Fish and Wildlife Service has been working with Oregon State University, doing some research at Bandon Marsh National Wildlife Refuge on the mosquito problem that has many local residents taking refuge themselves.
Amy Fraser, a Bandon resident, says the problem is a bad one. "Personally, our quality of life is probably at a zero right now," she said. "There is no sitting outside enjoying summer unless we leave the area."
Fish and wildlife officials noticed the main cause could be unnatural topography that is retaining water brought in from high tides. "Last week we got some small equipment and started cutting small ditches to drain those small impoundments into tidal channels to get tidal circulation," said Roy Lowe.
Any fix however, won't get rid of the mosquitoes currently there, which are now having an effect on camping. "It hasn't affected our overall use at all, but we have seen campers check out early because the mosquitoes are just bothering them," said Bullard Park manager Ben Fisher.
Bandon Dunes Golf Resort is seeing an abundance of mosquitoes as well, and has placed a letter with precaution tips in each guest room.
Local stores say repellent and itch cream are flying off the shelves. "It's almost everybody that's coming in that's buying something," said Tiffany's Drug Store pharmacist Tony Arriola.
"The concern now is there are so many, what is it really going to take to get it back under control?"
Although Lowe is pretty confident they discovered the problem that brought the mosquitoes to the area, US Fish and Wildlife will continue their year-long research at the marsh.