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The Central Connecticut women's diving team competed at the Blue Devil Diving Invitational on Saturday at the Jack Suydam Natatorium in New Britain, CT. Jessica Goldman was the highest-placing Blue Devil. She claimed the win in the 1-meter event, registering an impressive score of 247.00, a new career-best for the sophomore.
The Blue Devils claimed three of the top four spots in the 1-meter. Separated by Ashlee Steinberger from Fairfield in second, sophomore Kaitlyn Beaver finished with a score of 202.30 for third place. Junior Kaitlyn Dwyer came in less than a point behind with a season-best score of 201.45 in fourth place.
From the 3-meter board, the Blue Devils claimed second, fourth and fifth with two-time NEC Diver of the Week Goldman once again placing atop the CCSU squad. The sophomore tallied 218.40 points for the silver and Dwyer came in fourth registering 196.20.
Beaver, who finished fourth in the prelims, was edged by Dwyer by just under three points in the finals, claiming fifth with 193.60.
The Blue Devil swimming and diving team will host Bryant and New Hampshire on Saturday, Nov. 2 in New Britain. The meet is scheduled to begin at 2 p.m.


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Local museums get ready for Museum Day Live! participation
Four area museums are participating in Smithsonian Magazine's program Museum Day Live! The W.H Stark House and the Stark Museum of Art in Orange, the Museum of the Gulf Coast in Port Arthur, and the McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont are offering free admission for two on Saturday, Sept. 29, to anyone with a complimentary ticket from Smithsonian Magazine's website.
Curator Ami Camara of the Museum of the Gulf Coast said she feels Museum Day Live! encourages people to take an active interest in museums and their impact.
"We offer free admission," Camara said. "This gives people the opportunity to come in and see the exhibits on their own time. This is a nationwide event, and I think it is important to participate and raise awareness about museums and what they do for the community, especially when the government is always trying to cut funding for museums."
Becky Fertitta, volunteer coordinator and visitors' center manager for the McFaddin-Ward House in Beaumont, said she and her volunteers are excited about the event,
"We never mind doing something special like this," Fertitta said. "There is no admission. We hope to have a good turnout this year. The date happens to coincide with a day our junior interpreters are volunteering. They are teenagers from around the area, 13 years old and older, who volunteer to give tours and interpret the museum, its history and the history of the (McFaddin-Ward) family. The kids are excited to do this."
"We at the Stark Museum believe it is important to participate in Museum Day Live! as a way of emphasizing how museums offer opportunities for life-long learning and enjoyment," said Sarah Boehme, director at the Stark Museum of Art in Orange. "This year we are pleased to present a gallery talk on one of the most well-known of American artists, Georgia O'Keeffe."
Patsy Herrington, director of The W.H. Stark House said Museum Day Live! gives everyone a chance to tour the site.
"For those that have never been to the house or have not done so recently, this is a great opportunity to tour this historic home," Herrington said.
Choose your local museum and get two people in for free with a ticket from www.smithsonianmag.com/museumday.


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The Museum of the American Railroad received a $100,000 contribution toward movement of its collection to its new home in Frisco, Texas. The funds, made possible by an anonymous donor, will be applied to the costs associated with moving two historic structures.
The Museum's circa 1900 Houston & Texas Central Depot and 1903 Santa Fe Interlocking Tower 19 will make the 30 mile trek to Frisco later this year. The Depot is a registered Texas Historic Landmark, and Tower 19 is listed on the Historic American Engineering Record.
The generous contribution will be applied toward the actual movement of the structures, a complicated, costly process due to numerous height, width, and weight restrictions along the route from Fair Park to Frisco. Both buildings will require disassembly in order to achieve minimum clearance requirements.
The Museum has been working closely with the Texas Historical Commission in Austin in the development of a plan that protects the historical and structural integrity of the buildings. The Depot and Tower 19 will be reassembled upon arrival in Frisco and serve as major exhibits at the new site. The Depot will be situated adjacent to the new Frisco Discovery Center, while Tower 19 will be located near the BNSF main line – providing an outstanding view of present day railroading.
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The Flying Dutch are on the road again as they continue the NCAA tournament trail next weekend in Crestview Hills, Ky. for sectional play.
The NCAA announced today that Thomas More College will host the four-team sectional tournament on Friday and Saturday at its 1,200 seat Connor Convocation Center.
The Flying Dutch hosted the regional tournament this past weekend after playing 14 consecutive NCAA games on the road dating back to the 2003 season. Now the Flying Dutch will head to Thomas More College which is near Cincinnati, Ohio, about a six-hour, 340-mile drive from Holland.
Friday's sectional semi-final games will feature undefeated George Fox, Oregon (28-0) against Ogelthorpe, Georgia (27-3) in a 5 p.m. game and Hope (27-1) against the host Thomas More Saints (28-2) at 7 p.m. The Friday winners will meet at 7 p.m. Saturday.
Tickets will cost $7 for adults and $4 for students, children and senior citizens. For ticket availability call the DeVos Fieldhouse ticket office, 616-395-7890, weekdays 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Flying Dutch advanced in the tournament by defeating Washington and Jefferson, Pa. 87-64 and Baldwin-Wallace, Ohio 69-53. Washington and Jefferson belongs to the same conference as Thomas More (Presidents Athletic Conference). Thomas More and W&J split their regular season games and Thomas More then defeated W&J in their conference tournament, 59-49.
Thomas More advanced to the sectional by defeating Randolph Macon, Va. 76-61 and then defending national runnerup Messiah, Pa., 57-50.
Hope has played Thomas More twice in recent years. The Flying Dutch defeated the Saints 77-37 in a home regular season game in 2000 and then in 2002 Hope defeated Thomas More 87-76 in a first round game of the NCAA tournament, also played in Holland.
Hope is playing the NCAA tournament for the 11th time. The Flying Dutch were national champions in 1990 and 2006. Thomas More is making its seventh NCAA appearance, including the third in-a-row. The Saints have yet to advance to the final four.
George Fox is one of two remaining undefeated teams in the field. The other is Illinois Wesleyan (29-0). A year ago Hope defeated George Fox 47-40 in a sectional semi-final game played in Texas. George Fox is in the tournament for the sixth time and is seeking to advance to the final four for the first time.
Ogelthorpe is seeking a return trip to the final four. The Stormy Petrels are the only team from last year's final four field to still be playing this year. Ogelthorpe is playing in the tournament for the fourth straight year.
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|Kak & Charlie on Wedding Day
She and Charlie moved into the old brick farmhouse over 50 years ago. That is where she wanted to spend her last days and she displayed incredible determination and strength to achieve that goal.
Kak, as the family called her, got her wish, passing peacefully in her home with one of her sons and grandsons at her side. My husband was on his way to be with her but was still 15 minutes from her house when the call came that she was gone.
Kak wasn't well for the past year, but she managed alone in the house with the help of her son and his wife who lived nearby. During this time she also managed another amazing feat of strength and will power. She created a method for her sons to be sure her treasured antiques were passed on in the family.
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What she couldn't label, she wrote out by hand - a huge list of items (an inventory really) with a description of each, and who that specific item was to go to. Her list has notes such as "Painting of young girl in rose coloured dress, antique oak frame - for Susie"
You'd have to have seen Kak's home to realize what a monumental task this was. She had a beautiful home filled with antiques - furniture, china, paintings, clocks, etc. I wish we'd taken pictures of the rooms while they were intact.
In the last two weeks before her death, one of her grandsons came to stay with her to help with her care. Under her direction he wrote out dozens and dozens of labels to attach to small items she had not yet gotten to.
Together they went through drawers of postcards, cards and letters she'd been saving since the 1930s. He spent afternoons reading her old postcards to her, an activity that seemed to bring her great joy. Memories were triggered when he read these notes from friends and family long dead.
|One of Kak's Ladies
The realization that these Ladies, so beloved by Kak who knew every name of every figure, would never be displayed in her home again, or dusted lovingly by her hands, hit hard. But we will treasure those items forever.
And so time moves on. Items loved and treasured by Kak are being distributed to her children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Hopefully they will continue to be treasured and passed on in the family as Kak wanted.
It is the natural cycle of life but it's not easy accepting that Kak's time on earth has ended and that her treasures are now in our safe-keeping. Her torch has been extinguished but how lucky we all were to have had her in our lives. She'll always be in our minds and hearts.
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Kicking off on Friday the 13th this year, the Coachella weekend began on a freaky foot. With uncommonly wild weather, it felt way more Glastonbury than the steamy desert show SoCal's grown so accustomed to. We even had to make an emergency trip to Target for tights — never thought we'd see that day.
The elements definitely had their way with festival-goers, but it actually made for an amazing visual feast (layers, baby!). And we ended up getting the best of both worlds, anyway, because by Sunday, the mercury finally rose, and we saw an explosion of crop tops, cutoffs, and barely-there luxe-hippie garb.
Shutter-happy and with eyes like hawks, we stomped the grounds to bring you snaps of all the intoxicating outfits, including the ones donned by the belles of the musical ball (read: Kate Bosworth, Karlie Kloss, Lily Donaldson, and Dree Hemingway). If you're going next weekend, you'll find plenty of packing fodder here — and if not, consider it summer wardrobe inspiration galore!
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Beyond Halloween
From October through November, you will find a large variety of heirloom pumpkins at your local garden centers. Bring them inside away from the frost and they will last through thanksgiving!
If the last remnants of your Fall garden have survived the frost, its not too late to create a pretty pumpkin centerpiece. Simply cut foliage and flowers and then add them to the interior of your favorite pumpkin
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Now add your arrangement.
This arrangement above is a mix of the season's last hydrangeas, late blooming asters, vine berries, poke weed, and wild flowers. Even artificial flowers would look great!
For Added Style, Create A Faux Fall Basket:
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On October 16, 1962, the New York Yankees and the San Francisco Giants played Game 7 of the World Series at Candlestick Park. This game is generally (and correctly, in my view) considered one of the top 10 World Series games of all-time.
The game is remembered for the line drive that ended it, for the double play that produced its only run, and, by some, for the impact of a great slugger's throwing arm. In this post, I'll call attention to several forgotten plays that were also crucial.
The final game featured the third duel between Ralph Terry and Jack Sanford. In Game 2, Sanford had shut out New York in a 2-0 victory. In Game 5, Terry was a 5-3 winner.
Although Terry had won a game in both the 1961 and 1962 Series, he entered Game 7 still laboring in the shadow of the seventh game of the 1960 Series. Then, he had yielded the walk-off home run to Bill Mazeroski that gave the Pittsburgh Pirates a famous 10-9 victory. Now, another Game 7 was in his hands.
It quickly became clear that, unlike in 1960, this Game 7 would be no slugfest. Terry was perfect through the first four innings. During that span, Sanford yielded only a first inning walk to Bobby Richardson and a third inning single to Tony Kubek.
But in the top of the fifth inning, Bill Skowron and Clete Boyer led off with singles. Terry was up next. His mission was to advance the runners with a bunt. However, Sanford walked his opposing number to load the bases with no outs.
Now, the Giants felt compelled to play their middle infielders at double play depth, rather than drawn in further for a play at home plate. In other words, on a ball hit towards the middle they would accept a double play in exchange for a run.
Kubek duly delivered a hard hit grounder to shortstop Jose Pagan. The Giants turned the 6-4-3 double play, with Skowron scoring to give New York a 1-0 lead. Sanford then retired Richardson on a pop foul.
The Giants had dodged a big inning by the Yankees. They had five more innings to get the run back. And the Giants had scored in all but 7 of the 171 games they previously played in 1962. They had not been shut out since August 16, exactly two months earlier. During the regular season, moreover, they produced a major league leading 878 runs. In the three game playoff series against the Dodgers, they added 21. The Yankees had slowed them down, allowing just 21 runs in the first six games. But the Giants must have liked their chances of avoiding a shut out.
Terry lost his perfect game with two out in the bottom of the sixth, when Sanford singled. But Felipe Alou followed with a ground out to end the inning.
The San Francisco bats finally came alive in the seventh. After Chuck Hiller bunted for an out to leadoff, Willie Mays hit a shot to deep left field. Tom Tresh made an outstanding running one-handed catch near the foul line to deprive Mays of extra bases. Then, Willie McCovey tripled.
But for Tresh's catch, McCovey's blast would have tied the score and made him the go-ahead run at third base. Instead, there were two out with McCovey on third and the Yankees still leading. Terry then fanned the dangerous Orlando Cepeda to preserve the 1-0 lead.
The Yankees again loaded the base with no out in the top of the eighth on an error by Pagan and singles by Tresh and Mantle. With the left-handed hitting Roger Maris at the plate, Alvin Dark pulled Sanford and brought in southpaw Billy O'Dell, the starter in Game 1. O'Dell induced Maris to hit a ground ball to the second baseman. This time, with no room to allow another Yankee run, the play was at the plate, and the Giants pulled off the home-to-first double play – Hiller to Haller to Cepeda. The Yankee lead remained 1-0.
Terry set the Giants down in order in the bottom of the eighth. O'Dell did the same to the Yankees in the top of the ninth.
O'Dell was due up first in the bottom of the ninth, so the Giants used a pinch hitter. Up came Matty Alou whose pinch hit single to lead off the ninth inning in the deciding game of the playoff with the Dodgers had sparked a four run rally that brought the pennant to San Francisco.
Matty delivered again, this time with a bunt single to the right side of the infield. Terry, who seemed to be looking for the bunt, charged off the mound quickly but to no avail. Alou placed it perfectly, and with enough pace to push the ball past Terry.
Matty's brother Felipe was the next batter. Clearly, another bunt was in order, this time of the sacrifice variety. A successful sacrifice would put the tying run in scoring position.
Decades later, Alou recalled that he had sacrificed only twice all year. On this occasion, his bunt initially appeared successful, but eventually rolled into foul territory. Looking back, Alou says the notorious Candlestick Park wind pushed it foul.
The Giants then changed things up and tried a hit and run. But Alou fouled that attempt off for strike two. Reaching back for something extra, Terry then struck Felipe out.
Terry also struck out Chuck Hiller, a difficult hitter to fan. With two out, it would be up to Mays whose bid for extra bases had been denied by Tresh two innings earlier in deep left field.
This time Mays went the other way, driving the ball deep and toward the right field line. This surely would be extra bases for the speedy Mays and, with two, out drive in Matty Alou who was also a fast runner.
But Roger Maris raced to the right field line, cut the ball off, and immediately came up throwing. Famous for breaking Babe Ruth's home run record, Maris also had a fabulous arm. Alou held at third.
If Alou had sacrificed successfully, though, his brother would have scored easily on Mays' double. Decades later, Alou, who went on to be a successful big league manager, said "you've got to be ready to bunt in the World Series; I was not ready."
Now it was McCovey's turn. Would manager Ralph Houk have the Yankees pitch to this fearsome batter who had smoked a triple in his previous at bat? If so, would he leave Terry, who had allowed (in addition to the triple) a home run by McCovery in a previous game, in to do it?
Cepeda, like McCovey a future Hall of Famer, was up next, so it was a case of pick your poison. On the one hand, McCovey was a left-handed hitter, so in that sense he was a more difficult match up, assuming Houk didn't pull his starter. On the other hand, an intentional walk would load the bases, enabling the Giants to tie the game with a walk. But a walk would only tie the game; a base hit (by either McCovey or Cepeda) would win it.
The Yankees decided to pitch to McCovey. Looking at the percentages it's difficult to second-guess Houk's decision. McCovey batted .292 against right-handers in 1962. Cepeda's on-base percentage against right-handers was .368 (on-base percentage being relevant for Cepeda because, as noted, unlike McCovey he could tie the game simply by reaching base). As for Terry, left-handed hitters got hits against him at almost the same rate that right-handers reached base.
Houk could have tried to improve his odds by bringing in a relief pitcher. Left-hander Marshall Bridges (8-4, 3.14 ERA, and 18 saves) had been his most effective reliever during the regular season, and was very tough on lefty batters. But Bridges tended to be wild (48 walks in 72 innings) and had struggled in Game 4. Houk simply didn't trust him the way he trusted Terry, whom he had managed as far back as 1955 and 1956 (in the minor leagues).
Houk might have turned to Bill Stafford, his number three starter who had pitched so effectively in Game 3, and in the 1960 and 1961 World Series as well. But Stafford had been a starting pitcher all season, and hadn't pitched in 12 days. Bringing him on in this situation may have seemed too risky to Houk.
So Terry faced McCovey. After hitting a long foul pull to right, McCovey scorched a line drive at second baseman Richardson. A foot or two in either direction, or two feet higher, and it would have scored Alou and almost certainly Mays to give the Series to San Francisco. But Richardson snared the ball to end the game. For Terry, one assumes, any lingering burden he carried due to Mazeroski's home run now was lifted.
The Yankees were champions for the second year in a row, for the third time in five seasons, and for the ninth time in 14. As for the Giants, they would have to wait 48 more years before bringing the baseball title to San Francisco.
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Welcome Back
In today's post I will be reviewing; Crochet Step by step by Sally Harding
- Title: Crochet Step by Step
- Author: Sally Harding
- Publisher: DK Dorling Kindersley
My Reason for Buying
Dorling Kindersley is one of my favorite publishers, I have two excellent reference books by them called 'The Knitting Book' and another one called 'The Sewing Book'. I'm quite bad at learning things in order 😉 I tend to find a pattern I like, then go to look up how to do the required techniques for it,both these books have been great for that.
Earlier in the year, I decided that I'd like to give crochet a try, and bought a couple of magazines to help me learn. Now where magazines are great for motivating you; creating a square each week in a new stitch etc, it takes a long time and costs a fortune to learn basic techniques this way. I bought this Crochet Step by Step book, so that I had a reference point to look up techniques and find out more about basic crochet.
I tell you this as often a review is based on how well the book lived up to the expectations of its reader, for their own purpose 😉
- Introduction
- Tools and materials
- Techniques: Basic Stitches, Stitch techniques, Openwork, Colourwork, Following a crochet pattern, Embellishments for crochet, Circular crochet, Unusual yarns
- Finishing off: Covers how to deal with fastenings
- Projects: Slouchy Hat, Beany Hat, Baby hat, Wrist warmers ( I SO want to make these), Lacy scarf, Cold weather scarf, Shawl, Waistcoat, Baby booties, Baby cardigan, Toy balls, Teddy bear, Book mark, String bag, Clutch bag, Project bag, Round cushion, Chevron cushion, Baby's blanket, Patchwork blanket,
- Glossary
- Index
- Acknowledgements
- Hard backed book. This is great, as it's the kind of book you will refer to a lot and its helpful that it lays flat on the desk as you use it.
- A smaller format 20 cm (height) x 24 cm width x 2 cm (deep) to the other DK books I have, make this more portable. (But too heavy for a project bag, without risking damage to your hooks/needles.)
- Clear photos of stitches/techniques being demonstrated. Written notation as well as stitch symbol diagrams.
- Lots of stitch patterns, so if you are adventurous and want to fly solo to create your own projects, you could do so.
- Edging stitches, great if you have crochet a project and want a fancy edge, but also ideal to pretty up the edge of knitted projects too.
- Granny squares, flowers and dimensional projects to help you develop your newly found skills
- Wire crochet if you want to try your hand at jewellery projects
- Projects: Something for all the family. A great book if you are looking for projects to create for gifts for friends and family as well as something special for yourself.
- Projects at different levels so you can get on to more intricate projects as your skills improve.
- The small format feels quite cramped. Not as spacious or easy to read as the larger formats.
- Small typeface size, the print is both small and as other people on Amazon mention, pale for the body text.
- Some duplication of information, if you already have 'The Knitting Book'. Yarns, yarn weights and yarn labels will inevitably be the same for both subjects. The Choosing yarn colours is also the same in both books, as is; 'Other equipment'. Since these are stand alone books and some of the information for knitting will be the same for crochet it's not a criticism, just something to be aware of, if you have the other book.
Value for Money
Excellent, a good grounding in the subject, something for all abilities and a great quick and clear reference guide. Suitable for different ages and abilities. I'd think children of ten years and over, with help, could follow some of these techniques.
Would I buy it Again?
Yes, I bought this blind from Amazon, but if I'd seen this in a store this is definitely the one I'd choose. I've seen others but this is an excellent way of finding the information you want, easily.
Summing up
Love this book, lots of projects I'd really like to make. The small size makes it easier to move around than the others I have by the same publisher, but I would have preferred the larger format. The print size is small and it all feels a bit squashed up. I'd rather have had the bigger format, for more room for each technique.
If you want to get started with crochet, or try some new stitch patterns, or add some decorative edging to knitted projects, this book is for you. A concise reference guide to get you going. If you are the kind of person who wants the technical detail, so you can use the techniques in your own projects, this is ideal. You could learn the stitch patterns to begin with , then create your own projects as your abilities grow. Projects for all ages and tastes, stuff for the little un's but not so much that if you aren't knitting for kids you feel a bit cheated. The scarf, shawl and hats would suit all kinds of ages, from teenagers to the silver foxes.
This would also be a good book to have to hand if you were teaching a younger member of the family to crochet (or like me, trying to learn without anyone else to show you the way). The pictures make it easy to see what you are trying to achieve and there are some smaller projects, like the booties, flowers or granny squares that wouldn't take too long. A small length of the edging stitches could be used to 'alter' clothes you already have, so would be an afternoon kinda project, not needing huge amounts of yarn.
Keep up the good work DK, these kinds of books are fantastic. Small is beautiful, but big is easier to follow new techniques you haven't tried before. Thank you for not following the trend for ruining good reference books but putting patterns behind the text! Have seen many books I would have bought but can't read over patterns.
- Crochet Step by step on Amazon
- Publisher: DK (UK)
Best wishes and thanks for reading, see you soon
Billie 🙂


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America's Best Teacher Right Here In Bozeman?
Bozeman High School Science teacher, Paul Anderson, is being considered for the National Teacher of The Year Award. Anderson is known for being very creative in his teaching. One progressive method is he allows students to text message answers--during class!
Not only that, but Anderson has been traveling with students to the Galapagos Islands to teach them evolution in the very same locations that Darwin formulated his Theory of Evolution.
The recipients of the Teacher of The Year Award spread their knowledge and understanding of teaching all across the country through hundreds of lectures to teachers and students.
Anderson told the Bozeman Chronicle, "It would be bad to be out of the classroom," he said, but added, "It would be an amazing experience."
Let's all hope that Anderson brings home the title for Montana, a state where sometimes the teachers do go unnoticed.


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Is This the Most Offensive Pro-Israel Ad in History?
Yes, it probably is.
Leave it up to Pamela Geller and her dumb old anti-Islam group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, to come up with history's most vile anti-Palestine ad. Last month, a federal judge ruled that New York's MTA had violated the AFDI's First Amendment rights by rejecting the group's ads for city bus placement. That decision prompted the Muni in San Francisco to accept the ads, despite the fact that it has a policy against political advertising. Because what's political about a Jewish organization putting out a bus ad that tacitly calls Palestinians subhuman savages?


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In Don Tennant's post, "Why 'Collaboration' Is Outdated and Unworkable," he shared the premise of author Barry Libert that social media holds the promise of helping us to overcome the imbalance of values that has defined the corporate world for decades. Attributes such as caring, nurturing, compassion, vulnerability and transparency, which tend to be manifested in women more inherently than in men, and which are free to be embraced in the social media environment, stand to be much more highly valued in the workplace as social media becomes more ingrained in business.
Libert, CEO of social software provider Mzinga and author of the book, "Social Nation: How to Harness the Power of Social Media to Attract Customers, Motivate Employees, and Grow Your Business," argues that to effectively steer the transformation being driven by social media, men need to start embracing their "feminine side," and women need to be freed from having to squelch this natural dimension of their leadership styles. Here are seven tips Libert offers to bring more balance into your life as a leader.
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ADVANCED MODULATION, DETECTION, AND MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS by Vahidreza Arbab A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Vahidreza Arbab
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|Optical code division multiple access (OCDMA) systems have recently become a topic of interest for their potential application in access points and optical local area networks (LAN). In this thesis, we review OCDMA systems and their limitations, as well as various experimental techniques to increase the number of users and/or bit rate in a system or a network. These techniques include incorporating M-ary modulation formats, such as pulse position modulation (PPM), code position modulation (CPM), double-PPM (2-PPM), differential-PPM (DPPM), and multiple-PPM (MPPM). We also discuss and experimentally demonstrate variable quality of service (QoS) in OCDMA networks. Congestion collapse problems in OCDMA networks are reviewed, and we experimentally demonstrate the interference avoidance (IA) algorithm to overcome it. ❧ Advanced data modulation formats are playing an ever-increasing role within the optical communications community. For example, phase-shift-keying (PSK) provides better receiver sensitivity and tolerance to nonlinear effects, and quadrature-PSK (QPS) and quadrature-amplitude-modulation (QAM) provide increased spectral efficiency and tolerance to chromatic dispersion (CD).We investigate multiple-bit delay detection (MBDD) as an advanced technique for incoherent detection of optical differential-PSK (DPSK) signals in fiber-optic systems. We show that with a large number of delay segments and employing the optimum decision rule or the majority vote decision rule, the power efficiency asymptotically approaches the power efficiency of the coherent detection. Monitoring constellation diagrams of phase-modulated signals is also presented as a new tool to visualize different effects of fiber impairments. ❧ A new research topic in optical communications community is optical frequency division multiplexing (OFDM). We describe a multiple-access technique based on optical OFDM called optical multicarrier CDMA (OMC-CDMA) that has the advantages of both CDMA and OFDM. These advantages include high flexibility in serving multiple users and changing the transmitted baseband symbols without modification of the hardware, tolerance to dispersion, and simplified equalization. Analytical and experimental evaluations of OMC-CDMA are presented as well. ❧ We expect that the modulation, detection, and monitoring techniques presented in this thesis may potentially play key roles in future optical communication systems and networks.
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|ADVANCED MODULATION, DETECTION, AND MONITORING TECHNIQUES FOR OPTICAL COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS by Vahidreza Arbab A Dissertation Presented to the FACULTY OF THE USC GRADUATE SCHOOL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING) May 2012 Copyright 2012 Vahidreza Arbab


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Industries Environmental Documents
Final Environmental Impact Statement for the Yadkin and Yadkin-Pee Dee River Hydroelectric Projects, Nos. 2197-073 and 2206-030
Issued: April 18, 2008
Commission staff prepared a final Environmental Impact Statement (final EIS) for the relicensing of six existing hydroelectric developments that compose the Alcoa Power Generating, Inc.'s (Alcoa Generating's) 210-megawatt (MW) Yadkin Hydroelectric Project No. 2197, and Progress Energy Carolina's (Progress Energy's) 108.6-MW Yadkin-Pee Dee River Hydroelectric Project No. 2206. Both projects are located in central North Carolina, with the Yadkin Project located on the Yadkin River in Davidson, Davie, Montgomery, Rowan, and Stanly counties and the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project located on the Yadkin and Pee Dee Rivers in Anson, Montgomery, Richmond and Stanly counties.
Alcoa Generating filed a license application with the Commission for the Yadkin Project on April 25, 2006, and filed a settlement agreement with the Commission on May 7, 2007. Progress Energy filed a license application with the Commission for the Yadkin-Pee Dee River Project on April 26, 2006, and filed a settlement agreement with the Commission on July 30, 2007. There are no federal lands affected by either project.
The settlements filed for the two projects included a wide range of measures to enhance, mitigate, and protect the resources affected by the continued operation of the projects. The measures proposed in both settlements replaced actions originally proposed in the license applications.
The primary environmental issues associated with the Yadkin Project are: (1) reservoir fluctuations and their effect on aquatic resources and recreational activities, (2) dissolved oxygen in river reaches downstream of the project developments, and (3) alteration of sediment transport in the Yadkin River and its effects on sedimentation rates and flood frequency.
The primary environmental issues associated with the Yadkin-Pee Dee Project are: (1) minimum flows for recreation and the support of aquatic life, (2) dissolved oxygen in river reaches downstream of the project developments, (3) adequacy of recreation access at project reservoirs, and (4) fish passage for American shad and American eel.
In the final EIS, Commission staff recommends the staff alternative, which consists of the proposed action with additional measures recommended by staff.


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Aug. 25, 2006
Lipscomb's Lady Bisons soccer team opened up an offensive assault in the first half against South Carolina State, but fell short in their season opener, a 2-1 loss on the road in Orangeburg.
Each team was credited with six shots on goal. It was the season opener for both teams.
The Lady Bisons held a 7-5 edge in shots in the first half with neither team finding the goal. The Lady Bisons also held a 14-8 shot advantage for the game
At the 48:50 mark of the second half South Carolina State broke the scoreless deadlock with a free kick by Lauren Emrich, who had a game-high four shots on goal.
Forward Melissa Chambers answered for the Lady Bisons, scoring on a top shelf free kick that went high over the head of South Carolina State goalkeeper Alechia Brothers.
Star Tazwell put South Carolina ahead to stay when she scored on a breakaway at 68:36.
Bethany Copeland was in goal for the Lady Bisons. She made four saves in the loss.
The Lady Bisons close out the road trip Sunday at 1 p.m. with a stop at Winthrop.


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Spring break is upon us. That's right, ladies. Spend this entire week kicking back and relaxing from stress. It's time to wave goodbye to the hordes of paperwork waiting on your desk and bask in the sun's radiant rays, but not without some ravishing footwear and designer spring shoes 2013.
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I have discovered my new favorite makeup line and it goes by the name of Cargo. While I don't have many products from this line, the ones I do have deliver in a major way. As you might know blush is my most beloved makeup item and the Matte BeachBlush in Tenerife is totally rocking my world. It is a bronzer and blush combo and the colors harmoniously mix together to bestow a golden glow. The best part, in my opinion, is the lack of shimmer. Lately, bronzer and blush have become synonymous with sparkly. And while I like to have this option, I also prefer to be able choose a matte look for my cheeks and place the glittery looks elsewhere like eyes and lips. This blush is perfect for that.
Another awesome item from Cargo is Eye Lighter a highligher for your eyes. (Eyelighter, get it?) This is like four products in one and the ultimate pick-me-up for eyes. It is two-sided where one side holds the shimmer powder for the outer corner of eyes and the other for inner corners. It can also be used to highlight the brow bone and to line eyes. Ringing in at 17 dollars, this is some bang for your buck. Each time you open a side, the perfect amount of product is available on a sponge tip — one rounded, the other angular — which pretty much guarantees idiot-proof application. There is no risk of spilling or wasting any of the product. Too boot? The small size and versatility make this a great addition to any purse or makup bag.
They have great eyeshadows and lipglosses too. So, my friends, go forth and sample, buy and revel in the goodness that is Cargo.


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This was my 4th straight Quad Dipsea (for the uninitiated, out and back and out and back on the 7.4 mile Dipsea Trail in the Marin Headlands), so maybe it's become somewhat of a Thanksgiving weekend tradition for me, along with the many other family traditions going on the same weekend.
I wasn't expecting a PR at my 4th Quad Dipsea this year. I probably ended my racing season with Rio del Lago 2 months earlier. I lacked the endurance base that Firetrails and Helen Klein (both 50-milers) would've provided had I run them. Also, the day's leading to the race didn't provide much rest (yes, I am going to sandbag).
Thanksgiving morning, my family sleeping in one room at my brother's in Marin, my 1-year old was up at least twice, either babbling or at 4 am, crying, which then woke up my older son. Later that morning we went for a hike starting at the Pantoll parking lot on Mount Tam (a key aid station for numerous races in the Marin Headlands), and we ended up doing more than 3 hours, most of it hilly, and most of the time I was carrying one of our two kids. Of course, no regrets, just slightly adjusted expectations.
blowing my taper on Thanksgiving day, on the parallel Steep Ravine trail
After another gourmet Thanksgiving meal prepared by my brother and his wife, I thought I'd catch up on sleep that crucial night before the night before the race by going to bed at 10. No dice. Loud drunk neighbors out until midnight, then woke up at 1:30 (anticipatedly) thirsty and with gastritis from too much wine, when I moved downstairs to sleep in the living room (as a favor to my wife to avoid waking and the kids early with an alarm) on a camping pad on the floor, but for half an hour I couldn't find my cell phone which I needed to wake up in time to make work 50 miles away at 6 am. Scared to call it, in case it would wake up my wife-- turns out I had kicked it under a couch. Woke up at 2, drenched in sweat in the sleeping bag. Woke again at 3:30 when the alarm of my new watch went off. At 4:45 I probably had just fallen asleep again, when the cell phone alarm went off and I had to get ready to drive an hour to work in Fremont, where I had one of the kind of bad shift you'd expect the day after Thanksgiving, compounded by the inefficiency of being too sleepy to think straight.
After my shift I went to the call room, where I hallucinated half-asleep for an hour, then felt rested enough to safely drive back to my brother's where I struggled to stay awake at a wonderful traditional Belgian dinner at their neighbor's. At least I would sleep a solid 8 hours that night.
Immediate Pre Quad
Arrive at 7:30, but takes 15 minutes to park and walk to the start. Like last year, the line to the men's room is 3 times longer than the women's. How come I didn't have the urge to unload when I left my brother's just half an hour earlier? I improvise by digging a hole under the pine needles and leaves. Use your imagination.
Yves-Pierre Couteau, Rob Evans, me (relieved), Jean Pommier, photo by Agnes Pommier
1st Quad (Mill Valley to Stinson Beach)
I feel the effects of the hike 2 days earlier climbing the gazillion steps at the start. Last year Will Gotthardt followed me up the hill, to learn from my pacing technique; this year it takes me several miles to catch up with him. He comments on the benefits of trailing fast women, and I had to agree with him, becoming a partner in crime.
Speaking of being chicked, the only time in 3 previous years I have finished after a woman in this race is when Beth Vitalis broke the old course record last year, 5 minutes ahead of me. This year I am wondering how many women will finish ahead of me.
I run a little with this woman on the first leg, who's put in some great performances this year. She passed me near the end of Miwok, and I talked with her male pacer some, but she seemed really intense and in the zone, and going faster than I was at any rate. As it turns out, she's very friendly and nice.
me after getting back on course (the man in the back is facing my detour), Prudence L'Heureaux, Bruce LaBelle (Western States 2nd place Western States 1984ish), photo courtesy of Agnes Pommier
bench of speed: Anton Krupicka, Kyle Skaggs, Erik Skaggs, Jenn Shelton. Anton & Kyle weren't running the race.
As I head back up the hill, I realize that I only have 7.4 miles left, and maybe am feeling better, so I actually push the pace and run more and walk less up to Pantoll. In the process, I overtake several runners: Suzanna Bon (since I haven't seen Jen Shelton, I congratulate her on being in the lead). Jady Palko--normally he sprints at the start and then I pass him about 1/4 of the way through the race. Today it took me until the last 5 miles near the top of the hill. So either he's gotten faster, smarter, or I'm having a slow day.
Jady having an ecstatic moment near Stinson Beach, photo by Agnes Pommier
Ultrarunning Editor-In-Chief John Medinger and RD for this race


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Location History
Before there was Evangel University, there was O'Reilly General Hospital, the "Hospital with a Soul."
Built as a temporary institution to serve soldiers wounded during WWII, the Army hospital in Springfield, Missouri, had more than 6,000 beds at its peak. Doctors at O'Reilly treated more than 50,000 patients during its 5-year existence. The hospital closed in 1946 after the war ended. It briefly reopened as a veteran's hospital and was then permanently shut down in 1952.
That left 155 acres with 258 empty Army barracks, which were declared excess by the U.S. Government. The Assemblies of God, headquartered in Springfield, was successful in its bid for 58 acres, and claimed the land for Evangel College in 1954.
That's how the "Hospital with a Soul" turned into the "Miracle College."
To see more of O'Reilly General Hospital's history, check out the student documentary "The Hospital with a Soul" at the top right of this page.


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Crime & Courts
Investigators outline alleged 'sextortion' scheme in Myrtle Beach area
Homeland Security Investigations is looking into a possible Myrtle Beach area case of "sextortion" – a fairly new and growing crime that targets teenagers through their use of social media websites such as Facebook and Instagram.
As social networking grows, experts say, so does the opportunity for predators to contact children, gain their trust and then blackmail them into engaging in sex or sending lewd photos of themselves over the Internet.
The Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, a Justice Department program that helps state and local law enforcement battle sexual exploitation of children, said such cases totaled 7,000 nationwide in 2013 – up from 5,300 cases just three years earlier.
"Predators used to stalk the playground. This is the new playground," Brock Nicholson, an HSI special agent based in Atlanta told USA Today this month. "I would argue that this is an epidemic and people have no idea."
Information from an affidavit for a search warrant in the Myrtle Beach area case mirrors dozens of sextortion tales on the FBI's website and in court documents nationwide.
According to the affidavit and related court documents, a Homeland Security Investigations special agent executed a search warrant earlier this month at 4255 Pinto Lane in unincorporated Horry County, where the agent seized a laptop computer, a Nook tablet, a PlayStation Portable and documents believed to be associated with the sextortion of a 14-year-old girl from Michigan.
Investigators believe 22-year-old man who is staying at that address, may have played a role in the sextortion, according to the affidavit. No charges have been filed against the man, who did not respond to a request for comments. The Sun News does not use the names of suspects who have not been charged.
Homeland Security and Michigan officials traced an IP address used to access social networks where photos of the girl had been uploaded to an account registered to the suspect, according to the affidavit. Other IP addresses used to access the social networks were traced to Ripley's Aquarium and Ben & Jerry's ice cream shop, both located at Broadway at the Beach.
The suspect, a 2014 Coastal Carolina University graduate, worked at Ben & Jerry's and the Margaritaville restaurant at Broadway at the Beach, adjacent to the aquarium, during the times photos were posted to the social media sites, the affidavit states.
According to the affidavit, the Tuscola County, Mich., Sheriff's Office met with the 14-year-old girl's parents in February after learning of nude images of the girl stored on her iPod. The girl told police that she had been contacted by a stranger via the Instagram picture and message sharing service. While communicating with the stranger through Instagram and Kik Messenger, the girl sent the stranger a picture of herself wearing a bathing suit as well as a picture of herself wearing underwear.
The stranger, who claimed to be an 18-year-old male from Georgia, then requested nude photos of the girl and threatened to post the pictures she had already sent online if she did not comply. The girl eventually sent the nude photos and the stranger continued to pressure her into sending more explicit pictures, again threatening to post those she had already sent if she did not respond.
The girl told police that the photographs the stranger requested "ranged from photographs of the [girl] nude to photographs for which the [stranger] specifically directed the [girl] into sexual poses and activities," according to the affidavit.
The alleged sextortion continued while the girl was on vacation with her parents, according to the affidavit. The parents recalled their daughter spending hours at a time in the bathroom while on the vacation and the girl later confirmed that she was communicating with the stranger and sending photos during that time.
The girl made numerous attempts to break contact with the stranger, at which point he would threaten to post her photos online. At one point when the girl stopped sending photos, the stranger contacted one of her Instagram friends "demanding the [girl] contact the suspect," the affidavit states.
It is not clear how long the alleged sextortion took place, but Michigan officials contacted Homeland Security Investigations for assistance within weeks of meeting with the girl's parents.
The crimes alleged in the affidavit include coercing a minor to engage in sexual activity, which includes a mandatory minimum prison sentence of 10 years, and receiving or distributing child pornography, which carries a prison sentence of at least five years.
Sextortion is a growing crime, in part, because of the boom in social media useage among teenagers and others in recent years.
"We're talking about kids with a lot of privacy and a lot of technology," Michelle Collins, vice president of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, told NBC News last year. "And they're at a sexually curious age."
Experts say the best advice for parents is to be aware of who their children are talking to online and through social media sites, teach children to be wary of strangers who contact them and to contact law enforcement if anyone tries to solicit their child.


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Telephone:8610-65243322 Address:4 Jingshan qianjie (front street), Dongcheng District Ticket:Free entry to Tian'anmen Square
The Tiananmen Square lies at the cross-section between the central axis of Beijing. When it was first built in the 15th year of Yongle (1417), it was called Chengtian Gate. It was twice destroyed in the Ming Dynasty, once by lightening, once by war. In 1651, or the 8th year of Emperor Shunzhi's reign in the Qing Dynasty, the Emperor named Fulin had it rebuilt on a large scale and changed its name to Tiananmen. Imposing and magnificent, it stands out among ancient city gates in China.
Tiananmen was the place for important ceremonies during the Ming Dynasty and Qing Dynasty, when imperial edicts were issued for coronation of emperors or the conferring of the title of empress. Tiananmen has witnessed many important events in China's modern history.
Tiananmen Square was formerly a courtyard in front of the main gate to the Forbidden City. At that time it measured about 110,000 square meters. Since the fall of the feudal system, and especially since the foundation of the People's Republic, it has been renovated and expanded many times. Now the square, at 880 meters long and 500 meters wide, measuring 440,000 square meters. To its east is the National Museum; to its west, the Great Hall of the People. In the middle of it stands the Monument to People's Heroes, to the south of which is Chairman Mao's Memorial Hall. The national flag ceremony held in the square every day stirs strong patriotic feelings in the bosom of everyone who loves New China. Now, in this new age of reform and opening, the age-old Tiananmen, as a witness of the past and present of China's civilization, with its unrivaled political significance, attracts tourists from all over the world.
Bus: 1,9,20,44,59,120,742,803,808,819,848 and Special bus routes 1
Opening Hours: 5:00-22:00
Tiananmen Fangshan Restaurant
Quanjude roast duck restaurant
Yizhishi Restaurant.
Donglaishun Restaurant
Tianyuan Fast Food Restaurant
Tianle Restaurant
China Construction Bank
Industrial and Commercial Bank of China
Agricultural Bank of China
China Merchants Bank
Hua Xia Bank Co., Ltd.
Bank of China
Royal Friendship Store
Kaifulai Sho
Hongdu Commercial Town
Photographic supplies store
Tianyuan Jewelry Town
Tiananmen Shopping Center
Bailong Tianan Shopping Mall
Baiwan Commercial Town
Zhengyang Fashionable Clothing Store
Places for leisure:
Lounge-type Tianyuan Fast Food Hall (the only one with a bar in the area)
Areas of special features:
Tong Ren Tang Drug Store
Museum of Chinese currencies and coils
Tips to the tourists to Tiananmen Square
1. Take licensed taxi in the urban areas when traveling and protect your legitimate right. Take tourist coaches obviously market with "For Tourist Only" to such distant scenic spots as the Great Wall, etc. at the southeast and southwest corners and along the East Road of Tiananmen Square. Don't be taken in by smooth-tongued name-card distributors. Otherwise, you will have to pay several times more coach fares than those of the regular vehicles. Beijing Beiqi Municipal Taxi Group Co., Ltd. does not generally send taxicabs to receive guests at the hotel nor does it send card-distributors on the street to induce guests. Such card-distribution and inducement are illegal practices to deceive the clients. Beijing Municipal People's Government are determined to crack down on and ban such illegal practices.
2. Please take care of cultural relics and all public facilities. No spitting. No spitting of chewing gum stub. No trespassing lawns.
3. Don't buy non-licensed products nor take photos at non-authorized spots to avoid being taken in. Ask for official invoices when buying products at scenic spots and ask for identification certificate when buying valuable goods.
4. Follow the guide of the staff and take good care of your articles. There are numerous tourists during weekends and holidays. Show concerns and care for others. If the scenic spot is jammed or restricted for the number of tourists inside, please show understanding and patience.
5. You may call Beijing tourist hotline:65130828 if you encounter any service quality problem in your tour.
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Everywhere is people now. National holiday....
better come not in the holiday time :)
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