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On a clear morning in late October, the peanut transfer station operated by the Eichelberger Farms in Hydro, Oklahoma, handled brisk traffic as farmers lined up to weigh and unload their crop.
"We're about half done with the harvest and we're seeing above average yields when compared to last year," says Doug Eichelberger.
Despite several frosts within the same week, the crop appeared unaffected. "So far, no frozen peanuts like in 2011," says Eichelberger.
For six years, the Eichelbergers have been offloading peanuts for farmers located within a ten-mile radius. Despite the drought, the crop appears to have benefitted from ideally-timed moisture during the season.
"We saw over 115 degrees for two weeks straight during the summer. However, we did have timely rains at the end of the growing season. In my opinion, the crop was made during the last two weeks of August and into early September," says Eichelberger.
When the family planted during the last week of April and into early May, the weather was favorable. "We basically had enough water to keep them alive. We have no reservoirs left at all," says Eichelberger. He predicts harvest will be complete by mid-November.
Farmer Larry Miller and son Stenson Miller found themselves among many area producers waiting their turn to unload peanuts. Miller grew 250 acres of peanuts and rotates corn and wheat. "It works well for us," he says. He also reported enough moisture to plant during the first week of May.
Because of the drought, disease pressure and pests were light or non-existent. "We had some pod rot on the Virginias," says Miller, more than usual probably because they planted on new ground. They watered continuously from planting and yields are strong. "We expect to see 4,000 to 4,700 pounds per acre," says Miller.
"For 2013, we may stay with the number of peanut acres or decrease due to rotation issues," he adds.
Mike Kubicek, executive director of the Oklahoma Peanut Commission, says peanut acreage is divided almost equally among types. "We're about 30 percent to 40 percent Spanish, 40 percent Runners, and 20 percent Virginias. We have a niche for the Spanish." Farmers still double crop behind wheat and nearly all the acreage is irrigated.
"We're about 99.4 percent irrigated in the state."
Kubicek agrees with Miller that disease, even soil-born sclerotinia, is non-existent. Weed pressure is the biggest issue. "Like so many areas, we're seeing more pigweed. We continue to rotate with corn and cotton as a management practice."
In late October, Kubicek maintained a cautiously optimistic view despite the southwest part of the state experiencing three nights below 28 degrees. "The cold threat is still a problem with only 65 percent to 75 percent of the harvest complete."
Oklahoma's 2012 acreage remained largely unchanged from 2011 with approximately 20,000 acres in peanuts. Seventeen counties, spread across the state, are growing the crop. "We've seen some abandonment this year, but we're pretty diverse. We run from the Texas/Oklahoma state line to 100 miles from Arkansas."
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Over in West Texas and the Texas Panhandle, peanut harvest was nearly complete by early November and well underway in South Texas.
"We expect all areas to be completely through with peanut harvest by mid-November. Yields have been reported as average to a little above average and are grading well. Considering the fact that we're still under drought conditions, farmers seem to be happy with peanut quality and yields," says Shelly Nutt, executive director for the Texas Peanut Producers Board.
In Collingsworth County, Texas, Rusty Strickland harvested 90 percent of his 560-acre crop by early November and reports consistent three-ton yields. Growing a mixture of Runners and Spanish, Strickland reports exceptional grades. "We grow the 458 Runners and the OL07. The 458 have exceptional grades and it's just a proven variety for this area," says Strickland. About 25 percent of Strickland's operation is Spanish, specifically 'Golden' variety.
Ninety percent of his acreage is irrigated.
"We were busier than we ever have been and ran the irrigation full time from May to September," says Strickland.
The heat was exceptional in his area but not as bad as 2011. "We caught a break from the wind and had two or three small rains that went a long way for us." Strickland rotates his crop every three years, planting cotton, wheat or milo in the off years.
Running a minimum-till operation, Strickland says weed resistance is a problem, but nothing he can't control. "I'll use Valor after I plant. There's nothing we can't control right now."
With the 2012 peanut harvest almost in hand, farmers and buyers feel optimistic about this crop. Kubicek even ventures to say this year may break records. "We may break the 2008 yield records."


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Taken: Germany and the Wunderlich Family
December 9–13, 2013 | Vol. 118, Week 1
On October 28th, German officials took the Wunderlich children away from their parents for homeschooling. On this week's Home School Heartbeat, HSLDA Director of International Relations Mike Donnelly gives an update on the Wunderlich's situation.
"As the truth comes out about how this family was treated just because they homeschool, . . . I hope that the German public and policymakers will finally see the human rights abuse occurring in their own country."—Mike Donnelly
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Can you imagine opening your front door to find 20 government officials poised to take your four children into state custody because you didn't comply with the mandatory school attendance laws? German homeschooling father, Dirk Wunderlich, and his wife faced just such a scenario. Join host Mike Farris and Mike Donnelly as they talk about how such a seizure occurred . That's today on Home School Heartbeat.
Mike Farris: Our guest today is Mike Donnelly. He is HSLDA's Director for International Affairs. Mike, welcome to the program.
Mike D: Good to be here, Mike.
Mike Farris: Mike, I'd like you to share with our listeners the story of a German homeschooling family, Dirk and Petra Wunderlich and their four children.
Mike D: The Wunderlichs suffered every homeschooling parent's nightmare when 20 social workers and armed police surrounded their home and threatened to batter down their door, just because they homeschool. All the officials involved knew this family, the children well cared for and well educated. Tests proved this later. But in Germany, if you try to homeschool the state goes after you with fines, criminal prosecution, and like this they steal your children. We stood with this family and their lawyers to generate an international outcry, and three weeks later, the children came home, but only after the parents promised to send their children to school. The judge even refused to let the family emigrate, imprisoning them in Germany. On October 28th, the children spent their first ever day in government school. I talked to Mr. Wunderlich that day, and he told me he and his wife felt ravished by the German government. The family's making the best of a bad situation, but this is atrocious behavior by German authorities.
Mike Farris: We're going to continue talking about the plight of the German homeschooling family next time. I'm Mike Farris.
Mike Farris: The Wunderlich case demonstrates that even when parents do a good job of educating and caring for their children, some governments are unwilling to consider any alternatives to state-run schools. Mike, please describe the German mandatory school attendance law and the rationale behind it.
Mike D: Mike, in 1938 Germany nationalized its entire school system and made it a crime if parents didn't send children to Nazi-run schools. That regime used the country's education system as a weapon for social domination. But before that, homeschooling was legal. Unfortunately, after the war, German states didn't make changes to their law to protect homeschooling. Then in 2003, the German Supreme Constitutional Court said it's just fine for the German states to ban homeschooling. Why? Well, because the German public has an interest in stamping out what they call "parallel societies." They say schools are the only place children can learn tolerance and how to get along with others. Other German courts have said it's okay to use force against parents and children if they refuse to send their children to school. In Germany, all schools, all curriculum, and all teachers must be approved by the government. The Germans hope to force those who believe or live differently to abandon their differences. They want to force them to become part of the German mainstream, but this isn't tolerant pluralism or democracy. It's totalitarianism.
Mike Farris: When a country creates a policy that denies parents the fundamental human right to direct the education of their children, they are a rogue country, not a free nation. I'm Mike Farris.
Mike Farris: Mike, tell us about the one silver lining that's in this case.
Mike D: Mike, the behavior of German authorities in this case is so shocking and belligerent, it's getting considerable attention in the German press. As the truth comes out about how this family was treated just because they homeschool, even to the point of refusing to let them leave the country, I hope that the German public and policymakers will finally see the human rights abuse occurring in their own country, and state laws will change to allow homeschooling.
Mike Farris: What's the status of their case right now?
Mike D: Mike, on October 28th, the four Wunderlich children spent their first-ever day in government school. The family have petitioned the court for full custody so they can leave the country. They have a scheduled hearing on December 12th, but we hope emergency proceedings before that will allow them to leave Germany to go where they can homeschool in peace.
Mike Farris: There's been a real outpouring of support from American homeschoolers for both the Wunderlichs and the Romeike families, and I know both families are very grateful for all of our support. But we've got to keep pressuring nations like Germany and especially Germany to make sure that all parents everywhere have the fundamental right of parents to direct their education of their children and to give their kids an alternative education according to their own values, not those that the government wishes to cram down our throats. I'm Mike Farris.
Mike Farris: Mike, HSLDA has worked hard over the years to ensure parents are free to direct the education of their children. But internationally, that premise is being seriously challenged. Yet we find an affirmation of this fundamental right in a very surprising place. It started in 1948. Tell us about that.
Mike D: Mike, under Hitler's evil leadership, Nazi Germany perpetrated the most terrible atrocities known in modern times. The civilized world gathered in with leadership from the United States and other countries, developed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which was drafted and signed in 1948 in direct response to Germany's violation of the most fundamental human rights. By stating explicitly in Article 26 that parents have a prior right to choose the kind of education that shall be given to their children, the declaration recognizes the critical role of parents in education as a bulwark against totalitarianism. The declaration recognizes that a government that imposes education on children against the will of parents abuses a fundamental human right. Governments like Germany, not parents, are far more likely to abuse education for political purposes.
Mike Farris: If Germany wants to remain in the shadow of its Nazi past, it can continue to ban homeschooling, but if they want to join the modern world and live up to their human rights obligations and treaties that they have approved, they've got to stop punishing parents who want to give their children an alternative education. I'm Mike Farris.
Mike Farris: Mike, the Wunderlich children were returned home only when their parents, Dirk and Petra, agreed to send the children to the government schools. What do you think it's going to take to get Germany to actually change the rules?
Mike D: Mike, German courts have ruled universally against homeschoolers, all the way up to their Supreme Court which said that homeschooling creates intolerant parallel societies. HSLDA's helping defend persecuted families, and we pray that God will change the hearts of German judges. But Germany is a federal republic, and the long-term hope for homeschooling there is at the state level, and requires changing state laws. International pressure and media attention are key parts of our strategy, which is why our Romeike case is so important. And, we're bringing other cases in international courts to put international attention on these human rights abuses. It's a big job to change the mindset of an entire country. Germany's a country of 80 million with a long history of educational and cultural uniformity, but American homeschoolers fought similar obstacles in the past, and today homeschooling is thriving and legal in all 50 states. As Americans, we've rescued the Germans once in the last century. With God's help, perhaps we can do it again.
Mike Farris: Mike, I only have one thing to say: Amen. I'm Mike Farris.
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Mike serves HSLDA as director of international affairs and as staff attorney for member affairs in the states of Colorado, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Ohio, West Virginia, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia. As director of international affairs he coordinates HSLDA's support of homeschooling freedom all over the world. Mike is also an adjunct professor of government at Patrick Henry College where he teaches constitutional law. He received a juris doctorate from the Boston University School of Law with honors as a Paul J. Liacos Scholar. He is a member of the bars of New Hampshire, Massachusetts, West Virginia, the District of Columbia, and the United States Supreme Court.
Mike's previous experience includes combat service during the first Persian Gulf War as a United States Army cavalry officer, private legal practice and the founding of a nationally ranked internet marketing firm. Mike is an internationally published writer and frequent conference and media spokesperson on the subjects of homeschooling, educational freedom, parental and human rights. His most recent publications include the first-ever chapter on homeschooling included in the four-volume global education policy series Balancing Freedom, Autonomy, and Accountability in Education, Religious Freedom in Education, appearing in the International Journal of Religious Freedom and Creature of the State, appearing in Homeschooling in America and Europe: A Litmus Test of Democracy. He and his wife homeschool their seven children.
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Jul 26, 2013 6:50 PM EDT
Don't worry. Parminder Nagra is on the list. The ER and Alcatraz alum is joining NBC's new drama The Blacklist full-time as a series regular, TVLine.com reports. James Spader stars in the series as Raymond "Red" Reddington, one of the country's Most… Read more


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In his paintings Nicolae Comanescu makes the switch from the flâneur to the beachcomber. His hatted characters may look like the legendary gentlemen stroller of the streets, but his demeanor is more accustomed to the heat waves, crime waves and the usual surf of daily life in Berceni. Berceni is a neighborhood in the Southern city of Bucharest. The pedestrian environment is not appropriate anymore. In the summer the streets become more and more beach like.. ST


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As you may have noticed, our first release of Mini Maker Faire Melbourne tickets went pretty quickly: within days the initial 250 ticket allocation was booked out. At that point we opened a wait list to enable others to reserve a spot if additional tickets became available.
Our main challenges with additional ticket releases were two fold: one, we needed to ensure the volunteer team capability could support additional headcount and two, we needed to ensure sufficient makers would be available to support additional numbers.
I'm pleased to announce that we're now at a point where we can begin releasing additional tickets in batches.
As more makers register and volunteers get involved to help us run the event, we'll release additional allocations. If you are currently on the wait list for tickets, keep an eye out for an email over the next week inviting you to book your tickets. And again, if you're a maker, we still have room for additional exhibitors, presenters, activity hosts and workshop organisers. Joining the Maker Faire as a Maker doesn't require an attendee ticket. If you have maker skills or creations that you'd like to share, please register you interest via the Maker Entry Form


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The USC Lancaster Lancers dropped a 1-0 baseball loss to Pitt Community College on Sunday, April 19 in the nightcap of a Region X twin bill in Winterville, N.C.
The loss capped a four- game series with the Bulldogs, who took three of four games from the Lancers.
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About Miki:
Miki, a long short story...
Miki is a professional French artist, born in the Pyrenees,
Her works have been sold and published worldwide.
Her painting is a reflection of her life: a permanent oscillation between light and shadow, lines and shapes, times and places, always looking for that equilibrium which she can only find in continuous movement, in the mysterious and the unknown. A life divided between two passions: mathematics and painting. The first as a supreme form of abstract art ruling her universe... The second as a way of cementing the beauty of that art.
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'... Passionate.
I prefer dancing on a volcano rather than to sit at home!
I love the colour, the contrast, the ordered chaos, the desert and the ocean
And all that, always, fairly strewn with humour and chocolate flakes!
And who ever you are, what ever you do, which ever language you speak, I will be happy to have you on board in my boat floating upon the seas of all our universes.
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BEAUFORT -- Two men have been convicted for their roles in a violent Bluffton home invasion in which they robbed four people of cash and prescription drugs.
Kenneth Bowen, 21, of Ridgeland, pleaded guilty to four counts of armed robbery, four counts of kidnapping, one count of assault and battery with intent to kill and one count of first-degree burglary. He was sentenced to 22 years in prison on Thursday.
His co-defendant, David Bowles, 22, of Bluffton, pleaded guilty to identical charges, plus one count of possession of a weapon during the commission of a violent crime. He was sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Bowen and Bowles admitted their guilt in a January 2010 home invasion in which they kicked in a door and tied up four people inside a home on Sugaree Road in Bluffton. During the robbery, two of the victims were beat with various objects including a handgun until they handed over cash and prescription painkillers.
"The thoughtful planning and execution of this crime, coupled with the fact that one of the defendants already had a prior record, indicates that these criminals would have stopped at nothing to get whatever they wanted," said Assistant Solicitor Meredith Bannon. "I'm glad we were able to put them away before anybody else got hurt."
Bowles decided to plead guilty only after Bannon of the Beaufort County Career Criminal Prosecution Team spent months preparing the case and was ready to begin the trial, according to the Solicitor's Office. There was no plea agreement.
Having a team of experienced prosecutors focusing on the worst of the worst is another benefit of the Career Criminal Prosecution Team, according to Solicitor Duffie Stone.
"When Bowles realized he was not going to get a plea deal from us and that we were prepared to give him the trial he initially requested, he decided to throw himself on the mercy of the court," Stone said. "We are seeing more pleas like this coming from career criminals."
Bowen also pleaded guilty to an unrelated charge of criminal domestic violence. Bowles has a prior conviction for second-degree burglary.
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Kim Nelson has been the owner of Daisy Cakes in Spartanburg since 2009. Before then, she had done just about everything in the food industry.
Kim Nelson has been the owner of Daisy Cakes in Spartanburg since 2009. Before then, she had done just about everything in the food industry.
Her business, which she started with her mother, is known for making everything from scratch, including the packaging.
After she won an investment of $50,000 on the reality TV show "Shark Tank" in 2011, Nelson's business has been booming.
Now she is set to appear on the upcoming ABC reality cooking show "The Taste" at 8 p.m. Tuesday on ABC. Nelson calls her time on the show last September "an incredible experience."
"The Taste" has four judges, including celebrity chefs Nigella Lawson and Anthony Bourdain of "No Reservations," who taste food while blindfolded, keeping the personalities of the 60 contestants out of the equation. Those who are selected join a team of four who are mentored by each judge, with teams competing against one another for the rest of the season.
"It's like 'The Voice,' " Nelson said, referring to the popular musical competition show on NBC, "but with food!"
She actually stumbled into auditioning for the show while she was in New York last summer talking about "Shark Tank." She heard about a casting call through a mailing list she didn't even realize she was on, and she immediately ran to the nearest Whole Foods to buy grits for her "famous" shrimp and grits.
After her audition, she got a call back that night.
"I was told I needed to prepare for a four-week trip to Los Angeles," she said, "just in case."
Whether she made the cut on "The Taste" remains to be seen. The two-hour premiere on Tuesday and the second episode on Jan. 29 will cover the audition process, with teams formed by the third episode.


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In response to my post about Knives You Don't See, I received the following from Sensei Don Roberts. You can read an article by Roberts Sensei in the The Oku Technique. Roberts Sensei has written a fine series of books about bunkai that I really admire. They are called Tigikai: Theories and Analyses of Isshin-Ryu Karate Do Kata. If you would like to order books in the series, you can contact Roberts Sensei at firstname.lastname@example.com.
I had the pleasure of meeting Roberts Sensei and Mrs. Roberts here in Hawaii. Here is his response:
Hi Charles-san,I saw on your face book site that you were knife collector. Me too, especially fighting knives. There is just something about them that is fascinating. We also teach defense against the knife, as well as some techniques using the knife. I have a little story about our training I think you might be interested in.I used to have a young policeman come by the dojo in the morning before he went on shift. In addition to standard training, we worked on things he might encounter during his work day. One thing we emphasized was observing body language, especially if the subject turned so as to hide his strong hand. This could indicate he was reaching for a knife carried in the back pocket (which is how most people carry them down here). One day he responded to a call to assist EMT's as they attempted to escort an "unbalanced" person to the hospital. As the EMT's were leading the person to the ambulance, my guy noticed the body language we had worked on in class. Immediately he drew his gun, and loudly yelled "Knife!" The EMT's leaped to the side just as the individual produced a hooked linoleum knife. The knife was dropped and the guy was cuffed. My guy's quick thinking saved the situation without anyone being hurt.Take care and keep up the good work.Don Roberts


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KU lands basketball recruit Kelly Oubre
They left New Orleans on the day before the storm, packing up their things and heading west.
It was August 2005, and Kelly Oubre Sr. wasn't sure what the future would bring. But he knew he had his son, a boy with a special gift. And he had a plan in his head. Someday, he thought, he wanted Kelly Jr. to be mature enough to make his own choices, wise enough to make his own plans.
So as Hurricane Katrina pounded their hometown, the Oubre men arrived in Houston. They had family back in New Orleans, where Kelly Jr. had grown up in the Third Ward. But for weeks they bunked in a hotel, waiting for New Orleans to return to normal.
"It was just me and my dad," Oubre says. "It was a crazy process."
But before the Oubre men could return home, Kelly Sr. began to fall for Texas. He saw opportunity there — a chance for his son to escape the crime and corruption back in New Orleans.
"I decided to stay," says Kelly Sr., now a special-education teacher in Houston. "Because I knew my son would hopefully be in this position one day where he was able to make his own decisions."
For both father and son, that day came on Tuesday, when Kelly Oubre Jr. announced his decision to play basketball at Kansas, a decision that came just four days after he finished his official visit to KU with a night at the Jayhawks' annual "Late Night in the Phog."
Oubre, a 6-foot-7 shooting guard from Findlay Prep in Las Vegas, picked Kansas after canceling an official visit to Kentucky scheduled for Oct. 18. For Oubre, a potential top-10 recruit in the 2014 class, an evening at "Late Night" in Allen Fieldhouse confirmed all he needed to know about Kansas.
"I never felt nothing like it in my life," Oubre said. "I pretty much knew. That sealed the deal right there."
For Oubre, though, the recruiting process was more than just choosing a place to go to school. If he chose the Jayhawks, it would be closer to joining a lifelong fraternity.
"The brotherhood," Oubre said. "Even though some of those guys are for sure going one-and-done, they still treated me like I was royalty out there."
"It was kind of the litmus for him," Kelly Sr. added. "Would it be something that he wanted to be associated with for the rest of his life?"
For three years, the left-handed Oubre has been a steady riser on the national scene. He is currently rated as the nation's No. 12 overall prospect, according to Rivals.com. But according to national recruiting analyst Eric Bossi, Oubre could make a push into the top 10 after his senior season at Findlay Prep (Oubre played his first three high school seasons in the Houston area).
"He's a 6-foot-7 wing with deep range, a college-ready body and a pretty advanced offensive game," Bossi said. "He can shoot from deep; he can score in the midrange; and he's got the athleticism and physicality to score at the rim — so he's a three-level scorer."
For Self, the commitment continues a torrid run on the recruiting trail. Just last spring, he added No. 1 overall recruit Andrew Wiggins to an already deep 2013 class. Now he has a standout first piece for his 2014 class.
Last weekend, as Self and Oubre sat down to talk about the future, the coach laid out all the scenarios.
Self mentioned that Wiggins was likely off to the NBA after one year on campus, and Oubre could help fill that void. And if fellow freshman Wayne Selden is still here next season, then Oubre will have a solid running man to test him against in practice.
Maybe it's because the Oubre men have always been planners, but Self's honest delivery resonated.
"It's a win-win all the way around," Kelly Sr. said. "We don't talk about one-and-done possibilities in my house, because I'm more concerned about maturity, longevity and development."
During his official visit to Lawrence, Oubre also took in two Kansas practices, watching Self work with the Jayhawks' freshmen. He had met both Wiggins and Selden during their time on the summer AAU circuits. And as both players glided down the floor, it was easy to picture himself joining the pack.
"There was no substitute for those guys," Oubre said. "We just pretty much bonded."


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Speech-Language Pathology, Audiology Programs Rise in Rankings
Mar. 19, 2012
UT Dallas' audiology program rose to third place, and speech-language pathology climbed to 11th place in the latest U.S. News and World Report national ranking of graduate schools.
Both programs landed in the top 4 percent of similar graduate school programs. They each climbed one spot on the list, which evaluates the quality of more than 1,200 U.S. graduate programs based on detailed statistical information and assessments by university administrators and faculty. The programs assessed in the annual poll focus on a wide range of disciplines, ranging from business to psychology.
Students in the School of Behavioral and Brain Sciences (BBS)' communication sciences programs study and train primarily at the UT Dallas Callier Center for Communication Disorders.
The audiology program was third among 69 programs ranked by U.S. News, tied with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Washington and Washington University in St. Louis. Only Vanderbilt University and the University of Iowa ranked higher.
In speech-language pathology, UT Dallas was 11th out of 237, tied with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and Indiana University.
Both programs have long ranked among the nation's best and largest for communication disorders education and training. Callier Center Executive Director Dr. Thomas Campbell attributes their continuing rise to highly motivated students and outstanding faculty.
UT Dallas has about 280 students in its communication disorder graduate programs.
"The reputation of our programs means we receive more applications than we can accept, so we're able to choose the brightest, most-promising students," he said. "When students arrive at UT Dallas, they are able to learn from nationally renowned faculty members, who help them develop into the next generation of researchers and clinicians."
Dr. Bert Moore, dean of BBS, said the rise of audiology and speech-language pathology is consistent with the upward trajectory of The University of Texas at Dallas.
"These programs have been excellent for a long time, and they've made a significant effort to get even stronger through recruitment of outstanding faculty members," he said.
The educational experience at Callier also enables graduate students to work closely with expert clinicians, the best way to learn, said Dr. Robert Stillman, head of the communication sciences graduate program.
"The individualized attention our students receive and the breadth of choice in coursework and clinical practicum make us very attractive to students," he said. "This, along with our long history of excellence in research and clinical service, continues to enhance our reputation among our academic and professional colleagues."
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BBS offers a master of science in communication disorders, and doctorates in both audiology and communication sciences and disorders. Undergraduates also can earn a bachelor of science degree in speech-language pathology and audiology.
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Eurogamer, citing its Denmark editor-in-chief who spoke with an unnamed source close to Bethesda, reports that Elder Scrolls V is now in the works and it's a direct sequel to Oblivion.
"The sequel to Oblivion is coming, we can hereby confirm without hesitation. It's been a while since 2006, hasn't it?" Eurogamer reports.
"This source not only confirmed that the game is in current production, but also spoke briefly about the content -- with fantasy-sounding phrases like Dragon Lord, something with The Blades -- and that voice acting for the characters in the game is currently happening in the weeks to follow."
"The same source confirmed, with official game documents in hand, that this will be the chronological sequel to what happened in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, which is the latest game in the now 16-years-old Elder Scrolls saga and by itself one of the better RPGs for PC and consoles."
Eurogamer goes on to state that Elder Scrolls V has been in development for two years and Bethesda plans to make an official announcement about the game "soon."
Sharkey says: Big fan of the franchise for its storyline, deep character development options, and ability to create some badass weapons and armor. Two things I'd love to see in ESV: a graphical overhaul and a more populated world. Environments still look good but Gamebryo is producing some very dated looking characters -- see Fallout: New Vegas. And after running through the very crowded streets of Rome in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Oblivion's world looks completely deserted. What would you like to see in the next Elder Scrolls game?


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Terrant, K. & Huerta, L. A. (2015). Substantive or symbolic stars: Quality rating and improvement systems through a new institutional lens. Early Childhood Research Quarterly, 29(5), 327-328.
Huerta, L. A., Fuller, B., Parker, L. & d'Entremont, C. (2011). Charter schools in New York's Black communities: Managing resources in local organizational fields. In D. Slaughter-Defoe, H. Stevenson, E. Arrington and D. Johnson (Eds.) Black Educational Choice: Assessing the Private and Public Alternatives to Traditional K-12 Public Schools. (pp. 173-190), Santa Barbara, CA: Praeger Publishers.Huerta, L.A. & d'Entremont, C. (2010). Charter School Finance: Seeking Institutional Legitimacy In a Marketplace of Resources. In C. Lubienski & P. Weitzel (Eds.) The Charter School Experiment: Expectations, Evidence & Implications (pp. 121-146), Cambridge, MA: Harvard Education Press.
Huerta, L.A. (2010). Series of Reports on The Fiscal Impact of Tax-Credit Scholarships, in K. Welner, P.H., Hinchey, A. Molnar & D. Weitzman (Ed.), Think Tank Research Quality: Lessons for Policy Makers, the Media, and the Public (pp. 127-140), Charlotte, N.C.: Information Age Publishing.
Huerta, L. A., d'Entremont, C. & Gonzlez, M. F. (2009). Perspective on cyber and homeschool charters. In M. Berends, M. Springer, D. Ballou and H. Walberg (Eds.), Handbook of Research on School Choice (pp.533-550),National Center on School Choice, Vanderbilt University and Lawrence Erlbaum Associates (2009).
Huerta, L. A. & Hatch, T. (2009). School reform.In R. A. Shweder (Ed.) The Child: An Encyclopedic Companion (pgs. 863-865), Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press.
Huerta, L. A. (2014, December 10). High suspension rates at charters schools don't help students. In Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News, Keeping only the best behaved, Opinion-Editorial, The New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2014/12/10/are-charter-schools-cherry-picking-students/charter-schools-do-a-disservice-to-their-students
Huerta, L. A. (2013, April 21). Doubling Down on Testing Is a Failed Wager, In A Nation at Risk, 30 Years Later, Education Week, http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/op_education/a-nation-at-risk/
Huerta, L. A. (2011, January 4).Uniting fiscal and social conservatism. In Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News, Do Home Schoolers Deserve a Tax Break?, Opinion-Editorial, The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/roomfordebate/2011/01/04/do-home-schoolers-deserve-a-tax-break
Henig, J. & Huerta, L. A. (2010, March 14). The economic vise. In Room for Debate: A Running Commentary on the News, The Push-Back on Charter Schools, Opinion-Editorial, The New York Times. http://roomfordebate.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/03/14/the-push-back-on-charter-schools/


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Developer tools provider RemObjects Software has highlighted the employment of JavaScript in the "Business Rules Scripting" feature for Data Abstract, its cross-platform framework for building multi-tier databases. The company has also pinpointed the implementation of JavaScript logic in its "Business Rules Scripting" feature, which it says improves flexibility and scalability.
RemObjects developer proposition hinges on the use of JavaScript to improve data validation on both the client and the server side. On the client side the update speeds up input validation for fast user feedback, and on the server side it provides security to protect data.
The Business Rules Scripting feature has been engineered to provide programmers with an option to quickly update business logic, theoretically eliminating the need to recompile or redeploy clients or servers.
Some scripts may be shared between clients and servers, eliminating the need to maintain the same rules in two places. Users can employ a simple check-box option in the New Project wizards to add scripting support to Data Abstract applications, and scripting support is an integrated part of Relativity Server.
"I think we've released some cool new stuff for developers, with these new Business Rules Scripting feature in Data Abstract. We hope developers like the new features, and we look forward to feedback on this enhancement," said Marc Hoffman, chief architect at RemObjects Software.


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Esther Spencer. Kitchen design ideas. September 11th , 2018.
Post Modern: This theme resists the strict reliance on precise geometry of the modern theme and breaks any rule it sees fit in delivering skewed yet functional art.
Accessorize Affordably. Let's face it; you cannot afford to just go out and buy a bunch of new appliances and fancy fixtures to revamp your kitchen. After all, we are talking about cheap, kitchen design ideas here. With that in mind, here are two very important words, "Yard" and "Sale". Your neighbor's trash may very well be your favorite kitchen treasure. At garage sales, you can find many items that will accent your newly designed kitchen. Items such as fabric and curtains, place settings, pictures, bookshelves, vases and racks can be purchased for pennies at yard sales, yet they will give your kitchen a stylish appearance of prosperity.
It's good to be bold and experimental when deploying the rustic design to your kitchen. Different color schemes like cobalt blue, burnt orange, tomato red, olive green and sunflower yellow give it a unique and personalized look. A rustic environment requires stucco walls, Venetian plasters and rough looking walls giving it an innovated vintage design. Other design schemes include iron wall decoration, iron wall grills and iron cabinets that become the focal point of every observer upon entering the kitchen.
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Suspect in Paintball Death Faces Additional Charges
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - A 16-year-old Pierre boy faces additional charges connected to the fatal shooting of a classmate.
Braiden McCahren was originally charged with first-degree murder when he was arrested in the Dec. 18 shooting of 16-year-old Dalton Williams.
KCCR Radio reports that a Hughes County grand jury on Friday indicted McCahren on charges of first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder and aggravated assault. The indictment takes the place of the original charge.
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"Man, I ain't never been to a Rally-party like this," explained Rally Innovations driver Kevin Welker as we both stood gawking at the hordes of beautiful-ish people that had bum-rushed the Avalon in Hollywood for the X-Games After Party. Rallying, that loveable sport where hopped up Evos and STIs go "Dukes of Hazzard"-style airborne crazy, has been added as an official X-Games event. Mr. Welker went on to explain that every Rally party he's been to comprised drivers, mechanics and owners slamming cheap beer and pizza in a community center. This was very, very different.
"It's like a christening, a baptism," Rally Innovations crew chief Kevin Mount boasted. I'll tone down the religious aspect, but this was indeed a coming out party for the sport — and in a big way. Not counting the cost of the car, the average US Rally team gets by on a budget of $50,000 a year. This Hollywood-style party spent more than that on wristbands. Hell, the Miller Lite was $6 a can. Case in point; the United Colors of Benetton rap collective Visionaries were letting their anti-corporate rap flow underneath not one, but three huge projectors displaying WR Pearl Blue STIs flying every which way. "Will this work?" I asked Mr. Mount. "It already is!" he shouted back to me. [by Jonny Lieberman]
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I would like to share the launch of Voicetap with you .Voicetap – a service which allows users to 'tap' into the intangible knowledge of experts using the medium of 'Voice'.
Check out this presentation that we made at Startup Saturday to understand the nitty gritties of how it works.
Voicetap uses the same back end technology as used for earnings calls, to provide access to knowledge related to three evergreen areas for today's youth: Career, Education and Entrepreneurship. We had our first call on the 5th of April where last years IITJEE rank number 3, 4 were the experts who gave last minute practical tips and tricks to this years IITJEE aspirants. The call was a huge success and very well received. As part of the knowledge series, we have already scheduled some other calls:
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If Patriots coach Bill Belichick truly wants to "move on," from the Aaron Hernandez talk, he has figured out an effective solution.
More Tebow.
Belichick mentioned this morning that Tim Tebow wasn't locked into playing quarterback exclusively, saying: "we'll use Tim where ever we feel like is best for the team."
And once practice started, that was proven true.
According to multiple tweets from reporters on the scene, Tebow was catching some passes in addition to his quarterback reps, and lining up with backs and receivers in another drill.
There were no reports of Tom Brady catching passes.
The Patriots are running short enough for targets in the passing game that anything might help.
But using Tebow as a good old-fashioned distraction might be his most valuable role at the moment.


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Several U.S. nuclear power plants, including one in Oconee County, could face major problems, including public exposure, if a nearby dam were to fail, according to a newly released report.
The Public Employees for Environmental Responsibility released documents Monday that it had received from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, including a July 2011 report on flooding at power plant sites after upstream dam failures.
The report looked at 32 reactors at 20 sites across the country and found the flooding danger largely ignored by federal regulators.
Another document that the NRC gave PEER was a Sept. 18, 2012 letter from NRC Reliability and Risk Engineer Lawrence Criscione to the Commission Chair outlining detailed concerns about the vulnerability of the three-reactor Oconee nuclear complex.
The letter said in the event of dam failure, Oconee's 5-foot floodwall could be swamped by more than 16 feet of water.
There are two dams near the Oconee Nuclear Station, including an adjacent dam for Lake Keowee, whose full pond level is about the same as the station's. Eleven miles upstream is a dam for Lake Jocassee, which is 300 feet higher than Lake Keowee.
PEER Counsel Kathryn Douglass said federal regulators are not doing enough to address such risks.
"By postponing corrective action, the NRC is playing Russian roulette with public safety and the American economy, merely hoping the right disastrous combination of credible events does not line up," she said, adding noting that the NRC is still withholding portions of other documents on the issue.
The July 2011 reported noted, "Several uncertainties exist with regards to the risk posed to the Oconee Nuclear Station due to upstream dam failure. In particular, uncertainty exists about the flood levels at the site that would result from failure of Jocassee dam."
Duke Energy communications manager B.J. Gatten said Monday that Oconee does have interim actions in place, such as barriers and equipment ready to respond to protect the site in the unlikely event of a Jocassee dam failure. "Those actions have been deemed to be adequate," she added.
Still, Gatten said Duke Energy is working with the NRC to see if further steps are warranted. "We're still working with the NRC to confirm the flooding design values," she added. "We're not just waiting around."
Douglass said the federal government has yet to come to grips with the dangers of flood-induced core meltdowns —a type of disaster seen in Fukushima, Japan following a March 2011 tsunami.
"This past week, Colorado experienced the combination of flooding, dam washouts and record rainfall which, if upstream of a reactor, could produce cataclysmic consequences," she said.
The report also mentioned the H.B. Robinson Nuclear Site in Hartsville, but not South Carolina's other nuclear site, the Virgil C. Summer Nuclear Generating Station in Jenkinsville.
Other southern nuclear sites included in the report were those in Athens, Ala.; London, Ark.; Killona, La.; Huntersville, N.C.; Soddy-Daisy, Tenn.; Spring City, Tenn.; and Surry, Va.,
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Action Replay -- Device created by Datel. Allows you to "cheat" in a game by altering the values of certain variables that are stored in the memory.
AHBPROT -- See HW_AHBPROT
Alpha -- The very first stage software gets when being developed. After this state, the software becomes beta.
Alt Dol -- When a game boots, the Main.dol it contains will normally be loaded. Some games however need another dol to be loaded to work. Enabling the alt dol function will make the loader boot that dol instead.
App (Application) --A wii homebrew program. Usually a .dol or .elf file. Not to confuse with .app files.
ARM -- Co-Processor of the Wii. Can be found in the Hollywood.
Backup A copy of a piece of software that can be used in case something happens with the original. Here used to describe (sometimes illegally) copied Wii games or NAND backups.
Backup launcher (backup loader) A program that can launch backups by using a cIOS. USB loaders are also backup launchers.
Bad dump -- Something has gone wrong when dumping the game.
Banner The graphics of a channel on the Wii. An incorrect size of banner causes a banner brick.
Banner Brick A state where the Wii system menu cant be used as it fails to load an incorrectly sized banner.
Bannerbomb An exploit that uses a bad banner to crash the wii so it runs a dol or elf file.
Base wad -- Some installers patch a certain wad to install something on the Wii. The wad that is patched is called the base wad.
BC A piece of software that is used when launching a Gamecube game. It lowers the clock speed as GC games dont use the full speed of the Wii. It is capable of loading boot2.
Beta Software that is still incomplete has the Beta status. If the software is in very early development , this is called Alpha.
Block -- One block is equal to 128kb on the Wii.
Bluetooth An open wireless protocol for exchanging data. The Wii remote uses this to contact the Wii.
BOOT0 The first stage of the Wii boot process. Loads Boot1 and activates hardware.
BOOT1 The second step of the Wii boot process which loads Boot2. Like Boot0, Boot1 cannot be overwritten.
BOOT2 The 3th stage of the Wii booting process (After BOOT0 and BOOT1). It is responsible for booting the System menu (It also loads the MIOS if the Wii enters Gamecube mode).
Bootmii Boot2 A modification of BOOT2 made by team twiizers. It is mainly used for brick protection.
Bootmii IOS - It is possible to install bootmii as IOS. This gives you no brick protection as it is booted with the system menu. Bootmii IOS can create or restore NAND backups, but restoring without BootMii Boot2 is not recommended.
Brick This is when the console is damaged (Hardware or Software) and cant be used in full. Some software bricks can be restored.
Broadway Codename for the primary PowerPC processor of the Wii.
Burst Cutting Area (BCA) -- The inner ring that can be found on any Wii disc. Since there are no DVD burners that can burn the BCA, it is used by the Wii to check if the game is legit.
C -- A programming language that served as a basis for many other languages (C++, Java, ...). Some Wii apps are coded in this language.
C++ -- Literally C +1 (++ means +1 in coding language), the "next version" of the C language.
C# -- (read: C sharp) Another step up from C++ (note that the # looks like 4 + symbols, so it is basically C++++, or C +2). Less commonly used.
Case Mod -- This term is used for wii's that have a replaced casing (the outer shell of the Wii itself). This is not the same as a Hardmod!
cBOOT2 - A custom version of boot2 made by Wiigator (it is NOT installed as Boot2). Its purpose is to start patched IOS without installing using Bootmii loader (the original Bootmii doesn't support to modify the file system.)
Channel Some Wii software that is bundled in a WAD. Most of them have banners.
cIOS A custom version of an IOS, used by Homebrew apps (like Backup launchers).
CLI -- Command Line Interface. A CLI program has to be used through the command prompt.
cMIOS Custom version of the MIOS, used to run Gamecube Backups. Some MIOS installers give you the possibility to add Disc channel support (So you can run GC backups with any Wii backup launcher (and the Disc channel if you have cIOSCorp installed))
Code dump When the software crashes, it shows the rest of the code as seemingly random numbers and text for people that know nothing about it.
Compiler A program that turns higher programming language in a language that can be used by machines.
DARKCORP -- Application that patches most IOSs on your system to be able to run Disc backups from the Disc channel. Most likely has the highest compatibility among loaders.
Disc Channel -- The main channel of the Wii. Of course you use this to play game discs. This channel is also different from other channels in some ways: it cannot be moved (without using homebrew) and the banner changes to the opening.bnr of a game once its loaded. Unlike all other channels, this is NOT a title (so it can never be removed by AnyTitle Deleter)
DOL A common used Wii (and GC) homebrew file format.
DVD -- Digital Versatile Disc. Earlier models of Wiis are capable of reading DVDs. Newer models have a so called D3-2 drive, which can not read them.
DVDx A homebrew application that installs a hidden "channel" which can be used by other homebrew applications to access home burned and factory pressed DVD content without the need for a modchip. It was later found out that it allows you to use HW_AHBPROT, thus granting direct access to ALL Hardware on the Wii through the PPC. Obsolete as of HBC v1.0.7
ELF -- Another common homebrew file format.
Emulator A program that simulates other hardware, so that software for that hardware can be played on other hardware.
ES (Module) -- E-Ticket Services. Responsible for the Security of the Wii.
ES_Indentify (ES_DiVerify) -- ES_Diverify can be used to trick titles into thinking you have another title than you actually have.
Exploit An exploit is a piece of software, a chunk of data, or sequence of commands that take advantage of a bug, glitch or vulnerability in order to cause unintended or unanticipated behavior to occur on computer software, hardware, or something electronic (usually computerised).
Fakesign Bug (Trucha bug / Signing Bug) A bug in the Wii software that can be used to bypass the digital signature (which is used to see if it is allowed by Nintendo).
Firmware Code that is written for a programmable chip. The Wii System menu is NO firmware.
Forwarder Channel -- A channel that loads a certain file on the SD card or USB device, rather than having one build-in.
FS (Module) -- File System.
Full Brick A state where the Wii system menu cant be accessed at all. Common full bricks are banner bricks and installations of bad themes. Unless you have preloader or Bootmii as boot2, the Wii cannot recover from this state (if you have no Savemii or NAND Flash device).
Gamecube The predecessor of the Wii, with the form of a cube. The Wii can play all games of the Gamecube (this is called backwards compatibility)
Gamecube Mode (GC Mode) A special mode that the Wii uses when playing Gamecube games. In Gamecube mode, all wii hardware is disabled.
GPU Graphical Process Unit
GUI Graphical User Interface (basically means that theres more than text on the screen).
Hardmod -- Short for "Hardware Modification". Wiis that are hardmodded are opened physically to build in a Modchip. The contrary of Hardmodding is softmodding.
HBC -- Short for Homebrew Channel
HD -- High Definition, something the Wii doesn't have.
HDD -- Hard Disc Drive
Hollywood The codename for the Wiis graphics chip.
Homebrew Unofficial software for a system that is created by the users of the system, without input from the authors of the system. Homebrew serves as basis for Softmodding.
Homebrew Channel A channel that can be installed on the Nintendo Wii to launch Homebrew.
Home menu -- The little menu that you see after pressing the home button. You can see the battery status here, re-sync the WiiMotes and return to the Wii Menu or Title screen of a game. Once a game is loaded, the home menu is loaded from the game disc, and NOT the Wii NAND.
HW_AHBPROT -- Hardware Advanced High-performance Bus Protection (Acronym Unconfirmed). Allows you to directly access ALL hardware on the Wii from the PPC.
Hybrid Channel -- A combination of a Forwarder and Normal Channel. First tries to load a file on a specific location, but when it fails, it loads the build-in dol.
InFeCtuS -- A hardware chip that can be installed in your Wii. It has the capability to flash your NAND (useful for Bricks).
Injection - An old game that wasn't released for VC yet can be injected (inserted) in another VC channel. Like this, the wii thinks its one game, but boots the other.
ioctl -- Input/Output Control, found in IOSs.
IOS Input/Output System. These are used for many things on the Wii. Many people confuse this term with ISO (which is not the same)
IRC -- Internet Relay Chat. A form of direct communication, like MSN messenger.
ISO -- Burnable disc image (not picture!). All wii games are in this format when ripped.
Java -- Object Oriented Programming language.
LAN Local Area Network. This is the network for one building only.
LU64+ -- Used to describe Wii's with a serial number that starts with LU64 or higher. Read more about it here.
Mii channel -- This channel allows you to create your own "Avatars" (called Mii's), which are used in some games, like Wii sports. It is possible to bring your Mii's to someone else's Wii by storing them in the limited storage of a Wii Remote.
Note: If you press A, B, 1 and then hold 2, you will see a new button to send Mii's to your DSi (only used in one game at the moment).
MINI -- A very small piece of code that fits in a single block on the Wii. It can be seen as a very limited replacement for an IOS, though it is not the same as an IOS. It is used by BootMii.
MIOS Modular IOS (acronym unconfirmed). Use when running gamecube games.
Modchip A hardware modification for a console to run backups without additional software.
Motion Sensors -- The WiiRemote and Nunchuck have these build-in to detect movement.
Mplayer A media Player that can load movies from Disc and USB.
Multiplayer -- If there are two or more players, this is called multiplayer. Depending on the game, this can be turn-based or split screened.
NAND Internal Memory of the Wii.
NES Nintendo Entertainment System. The first console of Nintendo.
News Channel -- Use this channel to view recent news from everywhere in the world. If you can catch the black cat on the loading screen, she will give you a hint.
Nintendo A multinational corporation that produces games.
Nintendo 64 Nintendo's first console that could show 3D. Also the first console to have a control stick.
Nintendo Channel -- A channel that can be downloaded from the Shop channel. This channel allows you to view demo movies of games and to rate games. Many people disabled
NTSC National Television System Committee. Symbolizes the USA (NTSC-U) and Japan (NTSC-J) regions for Wii.
Nunchuck -- An attachment for the Wiimote that is shipped with every Wii (but not every WiiMote). It has a Control stick, c and Z buttons and build-in motion sensors (not as good as the ones in the Wiimote).
NUS Nintendo Update Server. All files from nintendo (like System menus and IOS) are stored here. The Wii will connect to NUS when performing a System Update. You can download everything from NUS legally with the NUS Downloader on your PC.
Ocarina -- Allows you to use cheat codes in games.
Opera A web browser, like IE and Firefox. The Wii web browser uses Opera Software.
PAL Phase Alternation Line. Symbolizes the European region.
Peripherals -- The types of controllers that are used in a game.
Photo Channel -- This channel does as it says: it shows the pictures on the SD card or Wii Message Board. It also has the ability to edit the pictures or to view them in a slideshow. This channel got one update, version 1.1, with some minor improvements (like the ability to use a photo as the banner of the channel). MP3 is no longer supported in version 1.1 (it got replaced by the way less user-friendly AAC).
Piracy Illegally acquiring copyrighted software, by downloading it for free on the internet.
PPC -- PowerPC, one of the processors of the Wii.
Priiloader -- An application the moves the system menu to another place and then takes its place. This allows the app to run before the system menu does.
RC -- Release Candidate. Possible final version of software.
Rev -- Revision. One version of the app, usually not the final version.
Revolution -- Development name for the Wii. This is where the RVL in all titles and hardware comes from.
Ret -- Returnvalue.
Ripping -- The act of extracting data from a disc.
Rumble Feature (Force Feedback) -- Many controllers have a little motor inside that starts to Vibrate at certain points. This is called the Rumble Feature.
ROM Read Only Memory. As the name suggests, data on ROM can not be rewritten.
RW -- ReWritable. Discs with this property can be overwritten.
Savemii -- A little chip that can be installed in your Wii to recover from bricks. Something similar can be done with Savemiifrii (which, in contrary to savemii, is free).
Savemiifrii -- A trick that can be used on any wii to recover from bricks. The only requirement is that the System menu and it's (non-stubbed) IOS must be present. To activate it, you need to puch and hold down all 4 directions of the 4th Gamecube controller (to do this, you need to open up the controller). If it worked, it can boot any disc for you (so if you have no modchip or cIOSCorp, this trick is basically useless). The savemiifrii menu is also called the recovery menu from time to time.
Scrubbed ISO -- Someone used WiiScrubber with this ISO to remove the Update partition and/or garbage data from the ISO. These ISO files will take less space when they are compressed into a rar file.
SD(HC) Card A type of memory card that can be used by the Wii. Since system menu version 3.4, it also supports high capacity cards (although Homebrew had SDHC support before the release of 3.4).
SD Card Menu -- A special menu added to the Wii system menu (4.0 and up) that lets you load channels from an SD card. It can be accessed by clicking the SD card icon in the Wii menu.
Semi-Brick A state where the Wii is broken on some parts. Usually, the working part is able to restore the other part.
Sensor Bar -- The black bar that has to be connected to the Wii. In reality, its no more than a box with IR LEDs. The only reason it connects to the Wii is to get current.
Shop Channel -- This channel is installed on any Wii by default. It allows you to download new channels on your Wii. Since system menu 4.0, you can also download the channels directly to an SD card. It is possible to send a channel to someone else as gift. If you do this, the other person will have the channel, but you get nothing in return.
Single Player -- This is when you play alone. Many games have a story mode that can only be played when in Single Player mode.
SNEEK -- SD NAND/ES Emulation Kit. Allows you to run your wii from an SD card instead of the actual NAND.
SNES Super Nintendo Entertainment System. The second console of Nintendo with better graphics.
Softmod -- Short for "Software modification". Softmodding uses Homebrewto run fakesigned (unofficial) content on the Wii, without having to install a modchip.
Starlet A codename by homebrew devs for the ARM co-processor in the Hollywood. The software it uses is called IOS.
Stub IOS -- An IOS that has almost no code and which can't be used by anything. Stub IOS are installed as Piracy protection or when the IOS version is no longer used. If a certain program relies on an IOS that is now a stub, that program will not work (In case of the System menu it will cause an instant full brick).
System Menu -- The main interface of the Wii, which appears after the Health Screen.
Ticket An en/decryption key to read a certain title it belongs to. Without the ticket, you can not use the title that needs it. If you remove a channel with the channel management, it will not delete the Ticket. This is why VC/WW games can be deleted and re-installed with the Shop Channel.
Title A title can refer to a Wii game or channel or system title. It always has an unique titleID. The data is encrypted for security and can only be decrypted with the ticket.
UNEEK -- Same as SNEEK, just for USB instead of SD.
USB Universal Serial Bus. The Wii has two USB 2.0 ports on the backside.
USB Loader A backup launcher with the ability to load games from a USB device. They need no more software than other backup launchers, but of course they do need a USB device. The device has to be formatted to WBFS.
Virtual Console (VC) A service of Nintendo to allow you to download and play games from older consoles. In reality, VC games are no more than an emulator for a single game.
WAD A package of software that can be installed on the Wii.
WBFS Wii Backup File System. Used by USB loaders.
Weather Channel (Forecast Channel) -- In this channel, you can view the current weather as well as the predictions for the next week from everywhere on the World. Needs WiiConnect24 to work.
WFC -- WiFi Connection, the online service from nintendo. The games with a Blue WFC logo make use from it, but it can be used outside games too. Some games have a red WFC logo (meaning you have to pay for the WiFi).
Wii Nintendos newest console. It is very popular for hackers.
WiiConnect24 -- If you enable this on your Wii, it will be connected to the internet all day (24 hours) unless you disable Standby internet. Some channels need to have this activated before they will work. Unlike many people think, Nintendo will not update your Wii in the night if you leave this on. Its only purpose is to get some data for the Weather and news channels and some download-able content for games.
WiiMote (Wii Remote) -- The main controller of the Wii. It has the form of a TV remote (hence the name). It uses motion sensing technology to detect movement.
WiiMotion Plus -- An expansion for the WiiMote that gives it 1:1 accuracy. Unlike other add-ons, the WiiMotion plus can be used in combination with other Add-ons (as it has another extension port on the back). The first game to use this add-on is Wii Sports Resort.
Wii Optical Disc (WOD) -- The retail Wii game discs are called like this. Only a very limited selection of LG drives can actually read the discs. WODs are pressed (instead of burned, like normal DVDs) and feature a Burst Cutting Area (for making the Wii know its an official disc).
WiiWare (WW) Games that can be downloaded an played on the Wii, but unlike VC games, Wiiware games are designed for the Wii.
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2014 Lexus LS: New Car Review
If you're looking for information on a newer Lexus LS, we've published an updated review: 2019 Lexus LS Review
The 2014 Lexus LS is a reminder of just how far this iconic Lexus sedan has come. Way back in 1989, the LS debuted as the flagship of the brand-new Lexus line, and the luxury world would never be the same again. Cheaper and easier to maintain than the big German sedans of its day, the LS brought surprising value to a segment better known for wretched excess.
But until its redesign last year, the LS had always been more about comfort and durability than driver engagement. That's what Lexus set out to change with the current LS. Particularly in the F Sport trim, the 2014 LS knows its way around a corner, and we even put an LS 460 through its paces at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with surprisingly rewarding results.
Of course, the LS remains a supremely comfortable and insulated highway cruiser when you want it to be. But there's a sporty new dimension to the big Lexus this time around, and that makes it a real contender in this highly competitive class.
What's New for 2014?
The LS is essentially unchanged. See the 2014 Lexus LS models for sale near you
What We Like
More fun to drive than any LS before it; classy yet modern interior; quiet at speed; ultra-comfortable ride; generous standard features
What We Don't
Controversial spindle grille; V8 engine lacks low-end torque; hybrid model is overpriced and underwhelming
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The LS 460 models are powered by a 4.6-liter V8 rated at 386 horsepower and 367 lb-ft of torque (360 hp and 347 lb-ft with all-wheel drive). The transmission is an 8-speed automatic. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the rear-wheel-drive (RWD) LS 460 returns 16 miles per gallon city/24 mpg highway, while the all-wheel-drive model drops a hair to 16 mpg city/23 mpg hwy.
The hybrid-powered LS 600h L utilizes a 5.0-liter V8, a pair of electric motors and a continuously variable automatic transmission (CVT). Its total system output is a formidable 438 hp. Disappointingly, its fuel economy isn't that much better than a regular LS, as it checks in at 19 mpg city/23 mpg hwy.
Standard Features & Options
The 2014 Lexus LS is available with either a standard V8 engine (the LS 460) or a V8-based hybrid power system (the LS 600h L). The LS 460 is offered in regular- or long-wheelbase form (denoted by a trailing "L"), while the hybrid LS comes only with the long wheelbase.
The LS 460 ($73,050) is comprehensively equipped with 18-inch wheels, adjustable drive calibrations, xenon headlights, LED running lights and fog lights, heated power-folding mirrors with integrated LED turn signals and puddle lamps, dual exhaust tips, rain-sensing wipers, power-closing doors, a sunroof, keyless entry/ignition, dual-zone automatic climate control, wood and aluminum interior trim, a 16-way power driver seat and 12-way power front passenger seat with 3-position memory, a power tilt/telescoping steering wheel with wood and leather trim, a 12.3-in central display screen linked to the Remote Touch mouselike controller, a rearview camera, a hard-drive-based navigation system, Bluetooth phone and audio, Lexus Enform mobile-app connectivity, and a 10-speaker audio system with HD radio, satellite radio and iPod/USB integration.
LS 460 options include 19-in wheels, a heated steering wheel, a 5-mode air suspension with variable-ratio steering, a 19-speaker Mark Levinson audio system, adaptive cruise control, upgraded leather and a power trunk lid. The Ultra Luxury package tacks on 4-zone climate control, power rear seats with lumbar massage, rear audio controls and rear-seat side airbags. The F Sport package adds special 19-in wheels, aluminum pedals, Brembo front brake calipers, a limited-slip differential (RWD only), paddle shifters (with rev-matched downshifts on RWD models), a sport-tuned air suspension, sport seats and unique interior trim.
The LS 460 L ($79,350) is similarly equipped but offers an exclusive Executive-Class Seating package that includes extended leather trim, a rear-seat Blu-ray entertainment system, and a passenger-side power reclining rear seat with an ottoman and shiatsu massage functions.
The LS 600h L ($120,970) receives the hybrid powertrain and basically all the above features as standard except for the F Sport package (unavailable), the Executive-Class Seating package (optional) and adaptive cruise control (optional).
The 2014 LS features active front headrests, 4-wheel anti-lock disc brakes, stability control and eight standard airbags (front, front side, front knee and full-length side curtain). Strangely, rear-seat side airbags cost extra on all LS models except the hybrid LS 600h L.
The numerous high-tech safety features include an optional advanced adaptive cruise control system that utilizes automatic braking to mitigate or prevent forward collisions.
High-end luxury cars are generally not subjected to crash tests, and the LS has thus far been no exception.
Behind the Wheel
As ever, the Lexus LS is a haven for those seeking a cushy escape from the rigors of the road. The seats are gloriously supportive and highly adjustable to suit individual physiques, while the ride is creamy smooth, especially if you opt for the air suspension. Interior materials have improved noticeably in the current LS, and there's now a distinctly modern vibe thanks to elements such as the high-resolution 12.3-in display screen. Rear passengers have it almost as good as those in front, and maybe better when the Executive-Class Seating package is specified.
Under the hood, the LS 460's 4.6-liter V8 is a sweet-tempered motor, but it lacks the immediacy of the latest forced-induction engines from Audi, BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz and others. On its own merits, it's awesome; driven back-to-back with any of those foes, its limited low-end torque becomes apparent. The LS 600h L solves the torque problem, but it also weighs more than 5,000 pounds, so its acceleration is ultimately weaker than in the LS 460. That's particularly unimpressive given that the hybrid costs an extra $40,000.
Driven with spirit, the current LS feels significantly less floaty than its predecessor, while engaging the driver like never before. That's particularly true in the F Sport trim, which makes the LS an intriguingly affordable substitute for performance-oriented German rivals. You'll never mistake this softly sprung car for a sport sedan, but you'll also be pleasantly surprised by how it hunkers down through the bends.
Other Cars to Consider
Audi A8 -- The A8 is surprisingly affordable, starting at roughly the same price as the LS. It offers a wide variety of engine options, including a turbodiesel V6 and a scintillating twin-turbo V8.
Jaguar XJ -- If power's your thing, make sure you sample Jag's finest. There's not a more responsive engine in this class than the XJ's supercharged V8.
Mercedes-Benz S-Class -- The redesigned S-Class takes luxury to a new level. If you don't mind paying a premium, it's tough to top for sheer opulence.
AutoTrader's Advice
The LS 460 with the F Sport package is a great all-around car. It's the sweet spot if you like to drive. Find a Lexus LS for sale


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ST. LOUIS — A U.S. government report says the nation's corn growers should have banner production this year despite lesser acreage devoted to the grain. But corn prices later in the year may suffer a bit.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture released Friday its first World Agricultural Supply and Demand Estimates report of the year.
The report estimates that corn producers will harvest 165.3 bushels of corn per acre, up 6.5 bushels from the previous year. Corn acreage is expected to slip to 91.7 million acres, from 95.4 million acres.
The report is the USDA's best guess of agricultural expectations, and weather events might dramatically change the forecasts.
The season-average price for corn was forecast lower, ranging from $3.85 and $4.55 per bushel. It was $4.50 to $4.80 a year earlier.


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I will go back to topic soon..but first.........................drum rolllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllOldnbroken wrote: Your ego is so out of control, it's shocking.
Dimitri came to Florida to do demos and visit his dealers, like he's does every winter.
So he can kite where it's warm and call it work!
He came to your beach so you and your big buddy could get a ride.
What was "not shocking" was to meet a skilled expert LW enthusiast...
... with an identical "fun" out of control ego....(mirror mirror on the wall..who has bigger ego : neither)
This winter was different because he made a special trip North from his dealers..
... to meet Mr. nice guy...and got a free vision screening in the process that revealed a secret
He came to Cocoa Beach to prove the V3's claims (which are really good in 4kn steady)...
...but when it came to LW performance with direct onshore ocean wind 7-8-9kn max..
..i got going earlier...and got going longer...no kite sinin from either of us..we both parked it
Since our LW skills are soooo matched...and let's say he was on my 19 and his LW TT...
...he would have got going earlier and longer...and i would have had some difficulties keeping up..
...just like he did against me ....if i was on his V3 and on my board
My buddy 14Toe approved the results but could not witness live because he was stuck busy at work
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A review of Junior Olympics - From Grandmaster Keller.
The 2010 Junior Olympics are over and the team did outstanding. For over half the team, this was their first time at such a prestigious event and their first time having to overcome so many unpredictable obstacles. They set out to perform with the best in the United States and some even became a 2010 National Junior Olympic Champion. This year's school members that earned first place and claimed such a memorable and honorable title are Chris Lindgren (Junior 3rd Dan male forms champion), Kylie Gordon (Junior black belt female breaking champion), Marcus Freeman (14-15 red belt male bantam-feather sparring champion), and Gabby Hindman (10-13 yellow belt female weapon champion). Additional medalist and places are: Gabby Hindman – 2
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place (12-13 yellow belt female sparring) and Alexx Williams – 2
place (14-17 black belt female sparring)
I'm so very proud to have each and every one of you as team members. You truly showed how all your hard work and dedication paid off. You made huge strides in confidence and abilities and showed outstanding sportsmanship, courtesy, and respect to the other athletes, referees and coaches. You made the school proud. You made Alaska proud. Each and every parent should feel very proud to have such wonderful and respectful children and teenagers.
Once again thank you for doing your best, thank you Team Coaches Master Krison and Jr. Master Brunke for outstanding coaching and support, thank you Adult Team for supporting your Juniors throughout the week, and thank you parents for your support here and at home.
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The Ukrainian Security Service (SBU) reported on 4 February that it had seized a shipment of microchips that were intercepted during a failed attempt to smuggle them across the border into Russia.
These microelectronic components are produced by Ukrainian defence electronics enterprises and at present, there are no analogous substitutes for them manufactured in Russia. The operation to stop the shipment before it reached the Russian border was a joint effort between the SBU, the successor agency to what was the KGB during the Soviet era, and the Ukrainian Border Guards and Customs Service.
According to an official statement issued by the SBU, the microchips are used in the production of ballistic missile and space launch booster rockets. The components were hidden inside a Russian-designed 4x4 vehicle among a load of commercially available consumer automotive and electronics products.
The seizure was made in the Volchanskiy district of the Kharkov region: part of Ukraine not far from the armed conflicts taking place in the eastern Donbass area. The driver was reportedly attempting to cross the border into Russia at an uncontrolled intersection in order to avoid officially passing through a customs checkpoint. The officers inspecting the vehicle reported that the microchips, along with some welding equipment, had a value of approximately UAH170,000 (USD6,500).
specialists who examined the shipment found that the components "are all categorised as military-use items that cannot be transported internationally without an official licence issued from the Ukrainian State Service for Export Control". The SBU has also opened an investigation into what appears to be the illegal production of these microchips under Article 1 Section 333 of the Ukrainian criminal code.
Since the invasion and occupation of the Ukrainian region of Crimea by Russia in March 2014 and Moscow's subsequent interventions in the Donbass regions of Lugansk and Donetsk in eastern Ukraine, there has been an embargo on the export of all military and dual-use items to Russia.