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Record: 13-3-0, Finished 1st in AFC West Division
NFL Season Summary
Scored 395 points (24.7/g), 7th of 32 in the NFL.
Allowed 258 points (16.1/g), 3rd.
Differential of 137 points (8.6/g), 3rd.
Expected W-L: 11.7-4.3.
Takeaway/Giveaway Differential +20 (1.2/g), 2nd.
Simple Rating System: Total 10.8, Offense: 5.0, Defense: 5.8, SoS: 2.2, versus averages of 0.0.
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Mike Shanahan
Offensive Coordinator: Gary Kubiak
Defensive Coordinator: Larry Coyer
Training Camp: Paul D. Bowlen Memorial Broncos Centre (Dove Valley, Colorado)


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Short winter and summer interim classes provide unique study opportunities at home and abroad. During the first year of study, we offer block scheduling of courses, primarily Monday/Wednesday afternoons and every-other Friday morning, while students have clinical assingments on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
During the second year, while students complete internships, our online Clinical Reasoning course allows you to prepare for the national exam from home (or anywhere you have access to the Internet). You can also arrange to complete the required program internships almost anywhere in the United States.
The bottom line? To make your master's degree affordable, your tuition rate is frozen at the time of entry. Graduate financial aid is available.

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Labour's big idea for combating the effects of rising levels of teenage pregnancy is to give compulsory lessons in parenting. It appears not to have occurred to Mr. Ed Balls that for such tactics to have any effect it requires a sense of responsibility in the recipient. If they had such sense, they would not be pregnant.
Call me old fashioned, but I believe that if the carrot doesn't work, the stick should be considered. More effective than parenting lessons might be a policy of 'no benefits without disclosure' for all single females who become pregnant. That is to say, if you don't name the father, you get no financial support from the State. The child can then be supported by the one who helped to make it, or his family.


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Experimental assessment of techniques for spatial registration between landmark trajectories and bone models
This paper, which is based on LHDL activities about the special gait analysis session, was presented at the last National Congress of SIAMOC
Cuneo, Italy, October 24th-27th. At the VIII National Congress of SIAMOC - the Italian Society of Clinical Movement Analysis - Prof. ALberto Leardini, from the Movement Analysis Laboratory c/o Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, presented the following paper: Experimental assessment of techniques for spatial regisration between landmark trajectories and bone models written together with Laboratorio di Tecnologia Medica also c/o Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli, and Universitè Libre de Bruxelles.
This work is based on the activities about the special gait analysis session, which were perfomed at the beginnig of the second year of life of the EU funded project (#026932) LHDL: Living Human Digital Library: Interactive digital library services to access collections of complex biomedical data on the musculo-skeletal apparatus which the paper authors'affiliations are consortium partners.
Introduction (extracted from the submitted abstract)
Graphical representation of musculo-skeletal motion from gait analysis data is becoming important and accessible in several clinical contexts [1]. For this to be realistic, reliable gait data, appropriate bone models, and suitable techniques for spatial registration must be available. Current techniques are based on straight spatial matching between template bone models and external spherical marker trajectories, mostly in combination with strong joint constraints to contrast the expected critical effect of soft tissue motion. These result both in false segmental reconstructions and unphysiological joint motion. A most realistic representation would involve a larger number of anatomical landmarks, a more careful identification and reconstruction of these in space, and suitable bone models. In the present study several different techniques for spatial registration were compared in a gold standard case, i.e. where bone models are very similar to those of the subject under gait analysis.


text: Mexico's Gulf Coast is dominated by the state of Veracruz, where Hernan Cortes landed in 1519 and began his conquest of New Spain. Today, the state is the base for the largest, nationally owned oil industry. Though Veracruz is not really a beach-blessed tourism center, the state has some prestigious claims to fame. In the northern part of the state is El Tajin, the incredibly intact remains of this city built by the Huastec and the Totonac Indians. In Veracruz, you can also climb Mexico's highest peak, the Pico de Orizaba, with its majestic height of 18,551 feet.


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Riverton Suites Under-19…50 overs cricket competition bowls off in Upper Corentyne
The Riverton Suites Under 19- 50 overs cricket competition bowls off today in the Upper Corentyne with three first round matches. The tournament is organized by the Upper Corentyne Cricket association (UCCA) and features seven U-19 teams in the area.
At a simple presentation ceremony, which took place earlier,
Dr. Pooran Seepersaud, proprietor of Riverton Suites, handed the Trophies and sponsorship cheque to the President of UCCA Mr Dennis D'Andrade.
The UCCA President praised the Founder President of UCCA Dr. Pooran Seepersaud for coming on board with this much needed sponsorship.
The first place trophy will be in memory of the late Dr. Bud Persaud, Father in law of Dr. Seepersaud and the team that win the trophy for three consecutive year will keep it (the trophy has been promised to be a masterpiece).
First round matches for today September 7, 2013: No.58/59 vs No.70 Young Star at No.59; No.72/73 vs Skeldon Community Centre at Skeldon; Crabwood Creek Rising vs Young Royals at C.W.C.
Corriverton Technical Institute – draw the bye.
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Girls Learning Code Camp (From Ladies Learning Code)
By Heather Payne (Founder, Ladies Learning Code)
We're getting ready to send acceptances to the girls who will be receiving scholarships to attend our Girls Learning Code March Break camp. (We're accepting them on a rolling basis, but the deadline isn't until February 15th – so there's still time to get an 11-14 year-old girl in your life involved!) The application forms are meant to mostly be filled out by the girls' parents, but we did ask the girls to complete one question on their own: "What interests you most about Girls Learning Code?"
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MSUM sent one of it's own to Istanbul, Turkey for the 2012 World Indoor Championships as the USA women's team head coach.
The Track and Field World Indoor Championships took place March 9-11. Headlining the women's coaching staff was Dragons' track and field assistant coach, Rahn Sheffield.
Sheffield, this year's women's sprints and hurdles coach as well as head coach, made his second trip to the World Indoor Championships. His first came in 2010 when he led Team U.S.A. to three gold medals in the 1600-meter relay, 100-meter hurdles and 400-meter. This year, the U.S. women's team took home three gold, two silver and four bronze medals in 11 events.
One thing Sheffield and the International Association of Athletics Federations both study closely is the connection between biomechanics and conditioning. Through the study of biomechanics, he initiated and developed a new hurdle technique for the 100-meter/400-meter hurdles.
"The key to my success has been in the implementation of my philosophy to incorporate speed and conditioning in alignment with science and biomechanical awareness," Sheffield said about the correlation.
Sheffield studied biomechanics at San Diego State University, his alma mater, and has applied it to the development of collegiate and professional athletes alike. Since 1986, Sheffield has been a personal trainer and consultant to National Football League athletes as well as creating Sheffield Elite NFL Football Conditioning in 2009. High-profile athletes to take advantage of his service include 2010 Heisman Trophy winner Cam Newton. Sheffield also trained prestigious athletes such as Oscar De La Hoya as well as serving two years as the speed and conditioning coach for the San Diego Padres.
Sheffield's real passion comes in the grooming of student-athletes.
"I can have more of an impact on student-athletes than professionals because with professionals, all I would do is train them and they'd be on their way," Sheffield said. "Here, I can help the student-athletes academically and educate them about the fundamentals and science of track."
Prior to 2009, Sheffield spent 19 years as the SDSU track and field head coach and 5 years as an associate coach. In his span at SDSU, Sheffield coached student-athletes to 12 Division-I school records, including a collegiate and American record in the 400-meter (54.64 seconds) ran by his sister, La Tayna.
While at SDSU, Sheffield was named the Mountain West Conference Outdoor Track and Field Coach of the Year in 2001 and 2003 as well as the Western Athletic Conference Outdoor Coach of the Year in 1991. Sheffield was also named the Cal-Nevada Coaches Association Coach of the Year six times.
Para Olympian Marla Runyan, under the guidance of Sheffield, set an American record in 1996 at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, Ga., in the 800-meter Heptathlon (2:04.74), making Sheffield the first to coach a Para Olympian to an American record. Athens, Greece held the next Olympic games in which Sheffield coached, which included Brenda Taylor, a finalist in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 53.36 seconds. Sheffield led athletes to gold, silver and bronze medals in the 2003 World Games and the 2006 World Junior Championships.
Of all these accomplishments, Sheffield remains humbled by his appointment as the head coach of Team U.S.A. "For me to be the one picked from hundreds of coaches in Division I, II, III and NAIA schools is truly an honor because there are so many amazing, amazing coaches."


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The Five Rs: Reset, Retry, Restart, Reinstall, Restore
Remember these five basic suggestions if you have an issue with iPod nano. Try these steps one at a time until the issue is resolved. If one of the following doesn't help, read on for solutions to specific issues.
- Reset iPod nano. First, make sure iPod nano is charged. Then press the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button for six seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Retry with a different USB port if you cannot see iPod nano in iTunes.
- Restart your computer and make sure that you have the latest software updates installed.
- Download and reinstall iTunes.
- Restore iPod nano.
Follow these steps if your iPod a power-related issue.
Will not turn on or screen remains dark
- Connect iPod to power for at least ten minutes to ensure that the battery has enough charge to allow iPod to turn on.
- If iPod does not turn on after ten minutes, try resetting it while it is still connected to power. Reset the iPod by holding down the Sleep/Wake button and the Home button for at least six seconds or until you see the Apple logo appear.
- If the Apple logo appears on the display, connect iPod to a computer and verify that it appears in iTunes and can play music. If iPod appears in iTunes and can play music, no further troubleshooting is needed.
- If the screen remains dark and will not turn on, then your iPod may need service.
- Learn how to conserve battery life.
- Ensure that the latest software is installed on the iPod.
- When charging, use the cable that came with iPod nano (7th generation) and leave the device connected until it is fully charged.
	Note: If you are charging using your computer, don't connect iPod nano (7th generation) to your keyboard. Also, the computer must be turned on and not in sleep or standby mode. If iPod nano (7th generation) is connected to a computer that's not turned on or is in sleep or standby mode, the iPod nano (7th generation) battery may drain.
- When you are done using the iPod nano, verify that:
- The Radio application is off (tap the button)
- Music is paused (tap the button in the iPod application or disconnect the earphones)
- There is no active Pedometer session (tap the Stop button in the Fitness application)
- Dimming the screen is another way to extend battery life on iPod nano. Go to Settings > General > Brightness and restore the brightness to the default, or drag the slider to the left to lower the default screen brightness.
- Playing tracks with EQ requires your iPod processor to consume more energy than playing tracks without EQ, because the EQ information is not encoded in the song. To prolong battery life, turn EQ off if you don't use it. Go to Settings > Music > EQ and select Off from the list. Note, however, that if you've added EQ to tracks in iTunes, you'll need to set EQ to Flat to have the effect of Off, because iPod keeps your iTunes settings intact.
- Try restoring iPod nano (7th generation) by connecting it to iTunes and clicking Restore.
- Test the battery life.
- Digital music playback uses battery power efficiently, allowing iPod nano to play music for up to thirty hours. Other features, such as FM radio, consume more power.
- You cannot charge iPod nano (7th generation) with a FireWire power adapter or FireWire-based car charger.
Follow these steps if your iPod doesn't respond to your input or has a display-related issue.
Screen is unresponsive and displays Apple logo or white screen
- Reset iPod by holding down the Sleep/Wake button and Home button until you see the Apple logo appear. If the Apple logo appears on the display, connect iPod to a computer and verify that it appears in iTunes.
- If the Apple logo does not appear, or if the iPod is not seen in iTunes, connect it to iTunes and try to restore.
- Clean the screen with a microfiber polishing cloth.
- Do not wear gloves while using the touchscreen. Do not use the touchscreen with wet hands or immediately after applying hand lotion. Moisture affects touchscreen behavior in the same manner as it affects a trackpad.
- If you have a protective plastic sheet or film on the touchscreen, try removing it, because it may be preventing the touchscreen from working properly.
- The current application may be unresponsive; try resetting iPod by pressing and holding the Sleep/Wake button and the Home buttons simultaneously for a least six seconds, until the Apple logo appears.
- Sync with iTunes and restore the iPod.
Follow these steps if your computer doesn't recognize your iPod or you have issues with syncing your iPod.
iPod not recognized by iTunes or computer
Make sure you have installed the latest iTunes software from www.itunes.com/downloads. Try connecting to a different USB port on your computer. Your computer needs a USB 2.0 port or a USB 3.0 port to connect iPod nano. If you have a Windows PC that doesn't have a USB 2.0 port, in some cases you can purchase and install a USB 2.0 card.
- If iPod nano is connected to a USB hub, try connecting iPod nano directly to your computer's USB port.
- iPod nano might need to be reset. Reset iPod by holding down the Sleep/Wake button and Home button until you see the Apple logo appear.
- If you're connecting iPod nano to a portable computer using the Lightning Cable, connect the computer to a power outlet before connecting iPod nano.
- Check the cable connections. Disconnect the cable at both ends and make sure no foreign objects are in the USB ports. Then reconnect the cable.
- Try reinserting the Lightning connector into the iPod. The Lightning connector can be inserted either way.
- Try restarting your computer.
If none of these steps resolves the issue, you might need to restore the iPod nano software.
Also see these articles for further assistance:
- iPod not recognized in 'My Computer' and in iTunes for Windows
- iPod not recognized in iTunes and Mac desktop
- iPod nano (7th generation): Frequently used features
Follow these steps if there's no sound coming from your headphones.*
- Verify that the headset is plugged in to the iPod .
- Check the volume setting.
- Try adjusting the volume by pressing the volume buttons.
- Try another song or audio file.
- Try another headset.
- Reset iPod by holding down the Sleep/Wake button and Home buttons until you see the Apple logo appear.
Issue not resolved
If the issue is still not resolved, please read this information on servicing your iPod.
* Avoiding hearing damage
Permanent hearing loss may occur if the receiver, earbuds, headphones or earpieces are used at high volume. Set the volume to a safe level. You can adapt over time to a higher volume of sound that may sound normal but can be damaging to your hearing. If you experience ringing in your ears or muffled speech, stop listening and have your hearing checked. The louder the volume, the less time is required before your hearing could be affected. Hearing experts suggest that to protect your hearing:
- Limit the amount of time you use the receiver, earbuds, headphones, or earpieces at high volume.
- Avoid turning up the volume to block out noisy surroundings.
- Turn the volume down if you can't hear people speaking near you.
For information about how to set a maximum volume limit on iPod nano, see the iPod nano (7th generation) User Guide.


text: Michelle Obama is continuing to take heat for reducing her hours as a hospital executive (to 20 hours/week), in order to help her husband Barack run for president. "Damn it all, Michelle Obama has quit her $215,000 dream job and demoted herself to queen," wrote Debra Dickerson in Salon [1]. ". . . She's traded in her solid gold resume, high-octane talent . . . to be a professional wife and hostess." Dickerson said she's in a "feminist fury" over the fact that Obama, mother of two young children, was pressured to "sacrifice herself at the altar of her husband's ambition." (May 2007)


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VA Loan Articles
News, updates, and explanations to keep you informed.
Is There an Age Limit on VA Home Loans?The VA loan benefit is offered to all qualifying veterans who have met their time in service requirements and/or discharge requirements. Some military people use their VA home loan benefits as soon as they are eligible, while others wait until later in life to invest in a home.
Borrowers who buy early, pay off their VA mortgages and decide to purchase again later on may wonder if there's a time limit or even an age limit for VA home loan eligibility. Fortunately, VA home loan rules are clear on these subjects.
VA loan rules state that a borrower who has purchased and paid off a home with a VA insured mortgage can apply for another home loan--but the first requirement is that the borrower must apply for restored VA loan eligibility. This means showing proof that the original VA loan has been paid in full or otherwise satisfied.
Borrowers are required to sell the property before getting VA loan eligibility restored, but on a one-time basis the Department of Veterans Affairs does permit a new VA loan without requiring the borrower to sell the first property.
The VA requires the borrower to submit proof in either case, showing the property has been paid off (and sold, where applicable). VA loan eligibility must be restored before loan approval can be issued for a new VA mortgage. Your loan officer can help get the eligibility restoration process started.
Borrowers should know there is no time limit or "maximum age" limit on VA loans. As long as a borrower is otherwise qualified, age and time do not play a part in the loan approval process, except where legal minimum age and mental competency are concerned-a borrower must be of legal age and considered competent to sign a binding contract in the state where that contract is to be enforced.


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Employment contracts, when done right, can ward off all sorts of nasties—from wrongful termination suits to trade-secret swapping. When done wrong, they can lead to scores of ex-employees living the good life—at the company's expense. Brian Clemow, partner at the Hartford, Connecticut-based law firm of Shipman & Goodwin, offers advice on what you should include in the fine print of an employment contract.
To begin with, what's the benefit to an employer of offering a contract?
Employers often want to make sure they spell out how the employee will be treated if the situation doesn't work out. Also, there are more likely to be concerns at higher levels about trade secrets or other confidential business information. The employer will want to protect itself against employees taking that kind of information with them or using it after they leave the company—no matter how long they stay.
In addition to protecting a company against trade secret leaks, can an employment contract have a non-compete agreement?
There may be similar concerns about competition. More and more employers are asking key employees to enter into non-competition agreements so after they leave the company, they won't go to work for a primary competitor. Issues like that lead people to consider employment agreements at the higher level.
Would you say offering an employment agreement would help in recruitment—that high-level employees would feel more comfortable signing on with a company that offers one?
The higher the level of employee, the more appropriate it may be to consider a contract of employment. The higher-level employees are often brought in from other locations (relocating) or they're making other kinds of commitments which involve substantial financial risk. So these folks [will be more cautious] than a lower-level employee who can find another job easily if his or her secretarial position or word-processing job doesn't work out. If you've been brought in to be the vice president of a utilities company, and things don't work out, the chances of you being able to find another, similar job in the same geographic area are not terribly great.
[On the other hand], most employment agreements I know of contain a clause in them which gives the employer the right to terminate the employee without having to show just cause. Consequently, while it may be comforting to the employee to have his or her benefits spelled out in a contract, it may be uncomfortable for the employee to read the clause that says, "We can terminate you on two weeks' notice if we wish to."
If you offer a contract to an employee at one level, do you have to offer it to others, or should you determine this on a case-by-case basis?
Most employers that I'm aware of will either offer it to all employees at a certain level or to certain types of employees. For example, some employers may use employment contracts at the officer level, but then may also use contracts that have non-compete and non-disclosure agreements for people who are in positions that are either creative or that have to do with product development or things like that, even if they may not be highly placed employees.
If a company does decide to offer an employment agreement, is there anything that should definitely be covered in it?
Certainly the nuts and bolts would be to include when employment is to begin and how long the contract is to last. Also, is it to have an expiration date—not all contracts do. You should also cover what the employee's salary and benefits will be, and the rights of the employee—and more importantly the employer—concerning separation from employment.
What would the terms of separation cover?
For instance, is this a situation in which the employer can terminate the employee at any time just by giving two weeks' severance pay? Or can the employer only terminate the employee for certain stated reasons, such as elimination of the position or certain kinds of misconduct or demonstrated incompetence? Or something in between? Some employment contracts say employers can terminate the employee for misconduct or other similar causes at any time, but otherwise will give him or her x weeks' or months' or sometimes years' advance notice of separation, or provide pay in lieu of notice. The terms of separation are an important element in the agreement.
What else should a contract specify?
Some of the other things that are common (or at least considered, although they may not be appropriate for all levels of employment) are: nondisclosure of confidential company information and non-competition, at least during the duration of employment, but often for some reasonable period of time afterwards. Some contracts also spell out what the duties and responsibilities of the position are, although, surprisingly, in my experience that's relatively unusual. Instead, it just says, "We hire you in the position of x." Other things which might be included in an employment agreement, depending upon the type of job it is, would be allowances like a car allowance or moving allowance to relocate. Employers often cover issues such as travel and entertainment expenses if it's a job of that type—especially if it's a sales job. Many address issues such as education programs, speaking engagements executive employees might have—do they get time off to do that? There may also be a blanket reference to the employer's policies and procedures—something like "anything not spelled out in this contract will be governed by our standard employment policies and practices applicable to our other employees at your level."
Is there any danger in providing an employment contract—things that may come back to haunt a company?
The standard drawback is that, at least in many jurisdictions, a contract of employment may well be considered enforceable, even though the circumstances or conditions of the company have changed. People, being human, tend not to anticipate every possible problem that may come along. You may enter into a contract that says you're going to employ a particular individual for an initial period of five years. In the contract, you may spell out certain grounds for which you can terminate the employee, but you forget to state what happens if the company runs into financial problems and the position has to be eliminated, or if the whole outfit has to shut down. The employee can then possibly turn around and sue the employer and say, "That's your problem—I've got a contract that says you're going to employ me for five years, so I want you to pay me for five years."
What other specifications may get a company in trouble?
Another kind of issue is that once you've spelled out a particular set of working conditions, you can't change them without the agreement of the employee. So, for example, you may spell out what your current health benefits are. Then next year you want to change the program from a standard indemnity plan to an HMO, and you find you've got some executives with employment contracts that guarantee them you're going to continue with the existing plan. That can be a big problem, obviously. Same if you made reference to a pension plan and later wanted to go from a defined benefit to a defined contribution plan.
What should a company keep in mind in drafting a contract to make it as beneficial as possible?
Two things: When drafting a contract you want to make sure you don't get locked into something that ends up being applicable only to the fortunate few who have these contracts, and everybody else is subject to whatever changes the employer wants to make.
I guess the other problem is that in many cases, when you offer someone an employment contract, the individual will come back and say, "Well that looks fine as far as it goes, but I'd like to see this change or that addition," and you end up negotiating individual by individual what their terms and conditions are. Pretty soon, you find that instead of having a fairly standard set of policies and practices that apply to all employees, you've got each individual having cut his or her own deal, which can be a nightmare to administrate.
Any other ways a company can benefit from having an employment contract?
Yes. More and more jurisdictions are coming down with court decisions that say even though there may not be a written contract between a particular employee and a particular company, there is an implied contract of employment. This [implied contract] may arise from some policy or practice of the employer. It may arise from something the interviewer told the applicant in order to induce him or her to come to the company—or it may arise when an employee who's been terminated wants to claim that the termination violates some kind of implied contract of employment. Many states right now are recognizing this principle. [So that creates] a back-handed benefit to having an employment agreement.
How does an employment contract help protect against this?
If you have a written contract of employment, you can at least say there is no implied contract. Many employers include a provision at the end of the contract that says, "This is the entire agreement between us, and it supersedes anything else that may have been discussed with you or offered to you. This is the whole deal." Another such clause might be the employment-at-will provision, which says the employer reserves the right to terminate the agreement at any time for any reason. If you have a contract that has provisions like that then you're really better off than having no contract at all, because then the employee can't come back and claim, "When I was hired, the interviewer told me that people at executive levels get five weeks' vacation," or said "As long as I do my job I'll never be laid off." Trying to disprove that those statements were made is real tough unless you have an employment contract that says, "Here's what we're giving you and this is all we're giving you." That's another benefit of having an employment contract.
Personnel Journal, August 1995, Vol. 74, No. 8, pp. 91-93.


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If you are lucky enough to be going to the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival this year, one of the first sights youll see is an eight-foot-tall Sorcerer Mickey topiary, which sits just inside the parks gate.
Standing atop a 12-foot-tall floral mountain cliff, Sorcerer Mickey directs a riot of dancing broomsticks, buckets, mushrooms, hippos, alligators and elephants. The scene, inspired by Disneys Fantasia, is constructed out of pink geraniums, white poppies and violet petunias, among other flowers.
Heres a behind-the-scenes look at how the topiary one of the largest ever featured at the festival was constructed.


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The BP Climate Change Resolution and the Transition to a Low Carbon Economy
Today at BP's AGM investors passed a resolution requiring the company to dramatically change its reporting to shareholders on climate change. This is the first time in the UK that a major group of institutional investors has filed a shareholder resolution on an environmental issue. It is the first time that such a resolution has been approved by a company's investors.


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Remember that kitten crisis Eyewitness News told you about at the Herkimer Humane Society? Well we checked back in a week later and things are starting to turn around. It is still the height of kitten season and the shelter is at capacity housing over 75 kittens and cats but now, the community is stepping up big.
Kittens, cats and more kittens, they may be adorable but the influx is a big problem for the Herkimer Humane Society. There's always a spike around this time of year but after bringing the issue to the public's attention last week, future pet owners came crawling out of the woodwork.
"Well, we've been very busy, we've been getting multiple phone calls from people who are interested in adopting kittens and cats and we've had several very successful adoptions due to that," says Shelter Manager Joanne Johnson.
And it's not just adopters. Johnson says she's blown away by the donations that have come pouring in.
"People who are not able to adopt have also been contributing by donating cat food, cat litter, kitten food, and also some monetary donations to help with the care and the cost of the influx of kittens that we've had," said Johnson.
Although lots of kittens and cats have been adopted here over the past week, we are still in the height of kitten season which means more and more keep coming in, like the three-week old kittens that were brought in just two days ago.
"With every cat or kitten we send out, we seem to get more in," says Johnson.
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Music at Queen Anne's School is very much alive and kicking! We have a thriving and busy Music programme which has plenty to offer aspiring musicians. Music is a compulsory curricular subject until Year 10 when it becomes a GCSE option and, in L6, an A Level option. Approximately two-thirds of the school learn a musical instrument and many take part in choirs and orchestras.
The aim of the music department at Queen Anne's is to give girls a working knowledge of the skills of Music – Performing, Listening and Composing. We seek to improve their skills in each of these areas as well as to introduce and develop those who may not have been exposed to this at their previous schools.
Principal Director of Music: Mr John Padley
Director of Music: Mr Ben Giddens
Head of Music Technology: Mr Alec Boulton
Music: Mr Christopher Redfern
Music: Mr Mark Richards (Deputy Head – Academic)
Music: Miss Tatjana Ognjenovic
Music Administrator: Mrs Claire Richards
Visiting Music Teachers
Brass: Mr Tim Carlston
Clarinet/Saxophone: Mr Ian Haysted
Clarinet: Mr Nicholas Shipman
Flute: Mrs Katherine Laughton
Flute/Piano: Mrs Alison Wilkins
Guitar: Mr Patrick Moore
Oboe: Mrs Sylvia Ellison
Percussion: Mr Michael Creech
Piano: Mrs Maja Bilic
Piano/Music Technology: Mr Alec Boulton
Piano: Mrs Anna Hodgkinson
Piano: Prof Jocelyn Longworth
Singing: Mrs Julie Kench
Singing: Ms Tania Pratt
Violin/Viola: Ms Reineke
Violin: Mr Jonathan Burnett
Graduate GAP: Miss Newton
Music at Queen Anne's is a central part of the life of the school. There are over forty performances annually, ranging from large-scale orchestras such as 'The Academy of St Martin in the Fields' and The Fine Arts Ensemble visiting the school, to the girls performing at London concert halls such as St John Smith's Square, Westminster Abbey and Spittalfields to informal workshops by visiting professionals such as VOCES8. The range of music-making is considerable and the ethos is that it is good to perform, open to all to have a go as well as presenting a consistently high standard. The Music Department seeks to expose the students to all areas of music and the music business by regular visits from composers for film and television and seminars by university lecturers. The sounds from the music department drift across the Quad throughout the day and evening and are a constant reminder that Music at Queen Anne's is alive and kicking!
The music department is well-equipped with 20 practice rooms, two rehearsal spaces, a recording studio and a classroom including an Apple Mac suite.
The Music Department has three full-time staff and 21 visiting music teachers who cover the full range of orchestral instruments, keyboard and guitar. Approximately two-thirds of the school learn a musical instrument and many take part in choirs and orchestras.
During the week the following groups meet:
- Chamber Choir
- Consort Choir
- Lower School Choir
- Sinfonia Orchestra
- Chamber Orchestra
- Wind Ensemble
- Flute Group
- Swing Band
- Junior Orchestra
- Saxaholics
- Close Harmony Group
- Trumpet Group
- Music Technology Workshop
- Theory and Aural tests surgeries
- Glee Club
There are regular concert opportunities throughout the year and groups perform outside school in places like Westminster Abbey, Reading Minster, Oxford and St John's Smith Square. The Choir and Chamber Orchestra have toured in Venice and Paris.
The Professional Concerts series has seen the Fine Arts Brass Ensemble, the OXUS Quartet and the Bright Stars of Jazz giving concerts and workshops with students from Queen Anne's and other schools. VOCES8, the professional vocal octet have been working with our students on vocal technique and performance. We have strong musical links with The Oratory and Shiplake College. Students also attend concerts in London and Reading. Reading Symphony Orchestra rehearses at the school and it is possible for advanced players to join in with them.
Academic Music is taught at both GCSE and A level using the IGCSE, EDEXCEL, and OCR specifications. It is also possible to take A level Music Technology as we have excellent facilities for recording and sequencing.
See Music in Action
The annual Queen Anne's School Carol Service at Dorchester Abbey.
Queen Anne's Chamber Choir rehearsing with professional singing group VOCES8 during a musical residential weekend.


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The President's cabinet gathers in the Oval Office to witness Jarvis being sworn in as the President of the United States.
At the hospital, doctors try to revive Martinez, who has seized. They get him to the OR, ask Christina to stay outside, and get him onto the operating table so they can relieve the pressure on his brain.
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At the gated community, Simon is strapped to a bed and watching the broadcast of the President's hospitalization. Carlos comes in with some food and water, and Simon warns him that Sophia is committing genocide and violating all of their principles. When Carlos comes closer as Simon taunts him, the prisoner manages to grab him with legs. After a struggle, Carlos manages to break free and tells Simon that Sophia has her agent in the White House now and there's nothing that humanity can do to stop the sleepers.
Jarvis starts by calling the cabinet and advisors into the briefing room, and saying a few words in honor of Martinez. He then declares that they have no choice of defeating Sophia and her people given their superior technology, and he plans to open diplomatic channels and negotiate a peaceful resolution. In the meantime, Jarvis orders them to cease all intelligence and military operations. Sterling objects, warning they don't know what the sleepers are up to, and Jarvis notes that it's Sterling's fault for failing to provide them with sufficient intel, and that they have no choice but to try and coexist.
After the meeting, Sterling tells Peel about the coffee stain that he found on his cuff, and that he has sent it to the lab for analysis. In the meantime, Peel warns Sterling that he'll have to obey Jarvis' orders and cease operations against the sleepers.
Carlos reports Simon's attack to Sophia, and as they talk she receives a report from Evan in Murmansk. He updates her on the shipping of the lungs infected with the Spanish Flu from Murmansk to the U.S., and that they lost the hired mercenaries and doctor on the freighter. Evan concludes by telling her that the courier, Alex, is on their way.
At the airport, the last few passengers board the plane. Sean and Vicky arrive at the counter and try to find out if an Alex is on the plane. The flight counter attendant refuses to give out the name and Sean asks her to check if there are any remaining seats. As she does, Vicky admits that she's reluctant to get on a plane with a WMD, and Sean says that he'll go with or without her. She finally agrees to go and they buy the last tickets on to the plane.
As the plane takes off, Vicky goes to the rear compartment and steals the passenger manifest, and then rejoins Sean in their seats. None of the passengers are named Alex, but Sean notices a nervous-looking blonde man who has taken his carry-on case with him to the restroom.
Sterling visits Martinez at the hospital, and Christina informs him that her husband is in a coma and the doctors aren't confident of his chances of success. She blames herself and Sterling suggests that she couldn't do anything. Christina realizes that he's referring to someone else being responsible, but Sterling refuses to say anything further.
Sophia receives a report from Dr. Lu that Martinez will die from the position within the next day or so. Michael arrives and Sophia admits that she's concerned by the fact she's had to go back on her principles. She tells Michael that they need to eliminate Simon rather than take the chance of him escaping and going to the authorities, and asks Michael to eliminate him. When Michael asks why, Sophia explains that he has always done what he had to regardless of his family attachments. Michael considers her request and then agrees.
On the airplane, Vicky spills her drink on the blonde man as she walks past him. When he goes back to the restroom, Sean ambushes him and they struggle. Vicky arrives and helps him, and they discover that the case holds cocaine rather than the lungs. A male stewardess comes back and they let the courier go, and assure the stewardess that everything is fine.
Back in their seats, Sean insists that they notify the authorities that there is a WMD on the flight, and that Vicky should contact one of her former contacts in the CIA. She worries that Alex could release the virus and kill them all. Sean is willing to do so if it means saving the world, and Vicky reluctantly gives up the name of her contact. As he sends the e-mail, Sean thanks Vicky and admits that he's finally realized that she's helping him because of her feelings for him. He admits that he's surprised given that originally she was sent to kill him. Vicky takes offense at his insinuation and says that she doesn't care for him, and that she's only helping him to protect her family.
Michael returns home as Leila returns from burying Luis in the woods. He prepares to leave but Leila asks how many people will die because of what he's willing to do. Michael insists that it's them or the human, but Leila reminds him of when as a child, he told her that they had to protect lesser species. His daughter tells him that he's not that man anymore.
Dr. Narducci arrives to inform Sterling that he found traces of an unidentified synthetic biocatalyst in the coffee, a biocatalyst beyond human technology. Sterling then goes to see Jarvis and tells him what he's discovered, and that he believes Sophia's people are responsible. He then accuses Jarvis of working with them and asks him to reconsider before it's too late. Jarvis denies it and tells Sterling to tender his resignation. Sterling pauses and then leaves.
Two F-16 fighters arrive to escort the passenger plane to Andrews Air force Base. Sean and Vicky realize that Alex will have to make his move. One man gets up but only to sit with his wife further forward in the cabin.
Sophia's lieutenant, Aaron, receives word of the fighters and calls Sophia. He suggests that they release the WMD on the plane, but Sophia notes that they now know that it incubates too rapidly for the passengers to survive to carry it off the plane. She tells Aaron that she has another idea.
Jarvis calls Peel into the Oval Office and claims that Sterling cracked under the pressure, and that the Chief of Staff come to him if he has any concerns. As Peel leaves, Sophia calls Jarvis and tells him to order the F-16s to stand down. He demands a reason but Sophia reminds him that they already took out the Washington Monument, and will cause more devastation if he balks. Finally, Sophia warns that if he doesn't follow her orders, she'll reveal his involvement with her to the world.
The F-16s back off and Vicky realizes that Sophia must have somewhat on the inside who is highly placed in the government. The passenger plane lands at JFK International and as the passengers disembark, Sean and Vicky realize that one of the female attendants is named Alexandra. They realize that she's the sleeper and try to follow her off the plane, but are held up at customs while the attendants continues through.
Jarvis receives word that Sterling has left the White House.
Michael dismisses Carlos and goes to talk to Simon. He shoots at him... and deliberately fires into the wall behind the former FBI agent. Michael then knocks out Carlos and tells Simon to get Leila and meet him on the perimeter after he gets the poison sample from Dr. Lu.
Sean and Vicky finally get through Customs and follow Alexandra to the parking garage. A sleeper driving a van cuts them off and attacks them. Vicky manages to disarm one of their opponents and grabs his gun, but another one holds Sean hostage. Sean tells Vicky to shoot, but she drops the gun and backs away. The sleepers escape with the case and Sean demands to know why Vicky didn't shoot despite the threat to him. She doesn't have an answer for him, and they steal a car to go after Alexandra and the case.
When Devon goes to the infirmary, he finds Carlos and frees him, and then orders the sleepers to lock down the perimeter. Simon gets Leila out to the woods where they meet Michael, who has the antidote. They head for the fence but Michael is shot and mortally wounded by the pursuing sleepers. As he lies on the ground, he gives Leila the vial. She gives it to Simon and tells him to take it to the authorities, as she plans to stay with the father. Simon leaves, and Michael begs his daughter to forgive him. Sophia and her people arrive to take Leila prisoner, pulling her away from her father's corpse.
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Microneedle-mediated enhanced Raman therapeutic drug monitoring
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Over the past 3 decades there has been a dramatic increase in the number of people infected with human immunodeficiency virus and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, such that approximately 40 million are currently infected by HIV and 14 million are infected with tuberculosis. Strict compliance with prescribed drug treatment regimens is required for management of these diseases in individuals and control of their spread to others. Monitoring of compliance using conventional methods is problematic, particularly in the Developing World, where lack of resources and improper use of needles causes significant problems for society. Advances in medical treatment mean more premature neonates now survive. Due to their prematurity and the associated complications, these patients are frequently treated with multiple drugs. Direct blood sampling can, however, cause severe bruising or scarring and such patients also have very limited blood volumes, which prevents frequent sampling. One in five fatal car accidents in the UK are currently due to drivers driving under the use of illegal or prescription drugs. No appropriate roadside test currently exists. When considering these factors, in addition to the time-consuming nature and expense of routine therapeutic drug monitoring in hospitals, it is obvious that development of novel non- or minimally-invasive technologies that permit rapid and frequent ambulatory monitoring without drawing of blood is extremely important. In this project, we will investigate novel technology based on tiny needles that puncture the outer layer of skin without causing any pain or bleeding - the sensation is said to feel like a cat's tongue or sharkskin. These needles will then swell, turning into a jelly-like material that keeps the holes open and allow collection of skin fluid. As the drug content in the fluid in people's skin is very similar to that in their blood, we can use our microneedles, in combination with a sophisticated measurement technique, known as Surface-enhanced Raman Spectroscopy, to accurately monitor blood levels of drugs.Once developed, the technology described here will allow frequent routine monitoring of patients. Accordingly, drug- and exogenous substance-associated adverse events and complications arising from blood sampling will be prevented, to the benefit of patients Worldwide. In the UK, the NHS will benefit from reduced costs due to shorter hospital stays and reduced occurrence of inappropriate dosing. Ultimately, health-related-quality-of-life will be enhanced through improved disease control, rapid detection of dangerously high or low levels, facile monitoring of adherence to prescribed regimens (eg treatment of tuberculosis in the Developing World) and detection of illicit substances in addicts or vehicle drivers. Preterm neonates are likely to derive great benefit from the marked increase in monitoring frequency permitted, as are elderly patients being treated with multiple drugs. Ultimately, commercialisation of the technology will be the primary route by which UK industry, the NHS and patients will derive benefits. In order to attract potential industrial partners, it is vitally important to demonstrate proof of concept for this technology, which is the over-arching aim of the present proposal.
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In this unique Project, we proved the concept of using hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays for capture of skin interstitial fluid for diagnostic/monitoring applications both in vitro and in vivo. A range of new microneedle designs were produced and evaluated. The key aspect was the ability to remove the entire microneedle system from skin intact so as to maximise fluid capture while avoiding polymer deposition in skin. This was readily achieved and the model compounds caffeine, theophylline and glucose were detectable post-microneedle removal from excised skin in vitro. In vivo rat experiments centred on theophylline, which has a narrow therapeutic window. The drug was detectable at both high and low plasma concentrations. Accordingly, the Project Objectives were clearly met. This led to 2 years of further funding from Action Medical Research, where the work has focussed on applications of this technology for neonatal monitoring. This Project is now 18 months in and we are seeking follow-on funding from this charity to begin adult human volunteer studies looking at drug substances and biomarkers of infection and other illnesses relvant to premature neonates. There is currently considerable industrial interest in this technology, with Randox and Alere International, both major players in the global diagnostics market, expressing keen interest. We believe that successful proof of concept in human volunteers will lead to licensing of the technology to one or other of these leading firms.
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Police: Millsboro man sells moonshine mix
A Millsboro man faces charges Jan. 5 after agents say he mixed a grain alcohol concoction at his home and sold it.
Agents with the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Enforcement obtained a sample of the liquor prompting the investigation, said Kimberly Chandler, spokeswoman for the Department of Safety and Homeland Security.
Agents arrested Reese A. Carey, 35, while he sold some of his grain alcohol mixture in the Delmar area; they found 16 quart jars and three pint jars of the alcohol mixture in his car, she said.
At Reese's home on Bethel Road, agents found large quantities of grain alcohol that they say Reese bought and mixed with other ingredients before selling it.
Agents charged Carey with selling alcohol without a license, attempt to evade tax, illegal transportation of alcohol and keeping alcohol in a residence with intent to sell. He was released on $8,000 unsecured bond.


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Quarterback Ty Jimmerson had two touchdowns, a 50 yard fake punt, and 180 total yards. Kaleb Gee contributed a one yard touchdown in the second quarter.
Also gaining yardage for the Longhorns were Ronnie Paiz with 60 yards on 12 carries, and Joseph Moore with 53 yards on 20 carries. JV coach Justin Dunham had this to say about his players, "They boys are playing as a team right now and that is a huge reason why we are winning. When 11 players play as one it make you hard to beat. We have three games left this season against the toughest teams in our district. For us to continue to win, we have to continue to play as a team."
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I'm all for intelligent compilers. On the other hand, as mentioned
1) it doesn't work with type-inference because there's unsolvable ambiguity
2) it doesn't work in a "purely" side-effecting scenario where the result is forgotten (of course here the Command Query Separation principle will dictate that you do not do that anyway)
3) it doesn't work in a scenario involving inheritance where both return types inherit from the same base type and the variable is of that base type
Please, do not speak evil about type-inference - it is hugely more important than this non-feature which will only save you keystrokes in a very limited set of scenarios that could be solved by choosing a different name; type-inference is pervasively important, this feature not so. So where could this be used?
1) when assigning to an explicitly typed variable, field or property where there is no inheritance ambiguity
2) when the return value is used as part of a function call and there is no inheritance ambiguity
Still, it's hugely less important than type-inference which saves keystrokes everywhere without sacrificing type safety (intent is expressed on the right hand side of the assignment symbol).


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I have just set up a small server for testing, using SBS 2003. I have set it up as a domain controller, and my dev machine belongs to that domain. One of the first things I wish to test is a scenario where HTTP requests under many domain names access sub-directories of a single parent site.
Both my dev machine and domain controller are both currently set up to use my ISP's DNS, but I think I will need to set the DC up to use the ISP one, and my dev machine to use a DNS on my DC server. Is this a good option? How do I make my dev machine think it is actually accessing 'external' domain names?


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July 30, 2013
Five-Second Rule: Nothing But A Myth
When we were young, we all believed in things we only joke about now. Things like Santa Claus, being a black belt meant being invincible, swimming after eating gives you cramps (which you can get, but it's not the solely the fault of the food), and the Easter Bunny are things that we have each had to add to our " myth list." The list has not been completed however, science has now added on more: the five-second rule.
As depressing as that sounds, it is true. The five-second rule is a complete myth. As it turns out, even if you are the Flash, you can't prevent germs and bacteria from attaching to your food after it has touched the ground or another dirty surface. According to Dr. Paul Dawson, the contact time makes no difference in the transfer of germs onto food. Dr. Dawson and his team made many tests to prove this five-second rule as a myth.
To prove his statement, Dr. Dawson and his team took dangerous bacteria such as salmonella and spread them on various surfaces, such as floors or table tops. Then the team purposefully dropped various foods on the surfaces and picked them up before five seconds or less. The results were all the same. No matter how little or how long the pieces of food had been on the contaminated surfaces, they all had the bacteria on them.
This experiment encouraged others that were similar. Since then, many people have proven with different experiments that picking up a piece of food before five seconds just will not make a difference on the transferring of germs onto the food.
So what can actually happen if you eat the food? Well, see, that's where it starts to depend on the person and what germs and bacteria they are consuming. Some people will feel nothing at all; some may just get stomachaches, while on the other side of the spectrum, people with really sensitive stomachs and/or immune systems might even experience kidney failure.
Eating a piece of food that has touched a questionable surface, (table, kitchen counter etc…) is kind of like not wearing a seat belt when you are in a car. You could go your entire life not wearing a seat belt and be completely fine, or you could not wear a seat belt for one day and get into a life threatening accident. In a sense, eating dropped food is a bit of a gamble. So next time you drop something, just remember you might be gambling your life. Just be cautious, clean your area, but always enjoy your food.
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Socialist candidate Francois Hollande knocked current French Presdent Nicolas Sarkozy out of the Elysee Palace in this Sunday's election.
Yet "just one year ago, the idea that Francois Hollande would become France's next president would have been laughed at – even by some of his political allies," the Associated Press opined in an article published shortly after Hollande's victory.
What exactly do we know about the candidate the French dubbed "Mr. Normal"? Find out what you need to know about the French Republic's new leader in the slideshow below.
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Kinston city offices are almost empty as leaders of the 35 member delegation make their way to Florida for the All- America city competition finals.
The National Civic League recognizes ten American cities each year that show concrete examples of public-private cooperation.
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An ambitious attempt to visualize an alienated adolescent's imaginings, "Verbo" is as confused, excitable and sharp-witted as its heroine.
An ambitious attempt to visualize an alienated adolescent's imaginings, "Verbo" is as confused, excitable and sharp-witted as its heroine. Debut helmer Eduardo Chapero-Jackson follows up his series of well-received shorts with an intriguing, messy postmodern fable of teenage angst drawn from a ragbag of influences including sci-fi, rap, "Don Quixote" and "The Matrix," with distinctive results that veer from the authentically haunting to the pretentiously overblown. Though its target audience seems to be exclusively bright 15-year-olds, this flawed but technically impressive pic merits fest play, and suggests Chapero-Jackson might be one to watch.Isolated, soft-spoken and nervy gamine Sara (first-timer Alba Garcia) has difficulty communicating with her worried mother, Ines (Najwa Nimri), her arrogant schoolteacher (Manolo Solo), and most of her schoolmates. Drawn by striking, mysterious graffiti she sees on the walls of her neighborhood in the outskirts of Madrid, Sara decides to seek out the artist, Liriko (Miguel Angel Silvestre, a thesp who in Spain is indeed the object of many teen fantasies). The line between reality and Sara's imagination starts to blur. In a state of suicidal depression, she descends into a dark, shiny underworld where she is met by the fiery-eyed Liriko and his team of skateboard-riding, sword-wielding Goth warriors, such as Medussa (Veronica Echegui) and Prosak (Macarena Gomez). The team's job is to give alienated teens like Sara the chance to rediscover their true selves, in the best fairy-tale tradition, by taking on three challenges, after which they can return to their lives with a renewed sense of purpose. There are plenty of interesting ideas buzzing around here about the corporate colonization of the imagination, though these are sometimes ploddingly spelt out. Dialogue is mostly cliche, whether from Sara's voiceovers ("I walk through these streets like a ghost") or Liriko's faux-philosophical advice to her, which sounds like a string of ad slogans. Sara's imaginative world is actually pretty impoverished. But it does feel true, and there's enough general intelligence at work to suggest that Chapero-Jackson is satirizing the way kids' minds are pumped these days full of empty marketing iconography to the exclusion of the free mental play teens like Sara so desperately need. The Spanish education system reps another of helmer's targets. Visually, the pic is as busy as a videogame. At one point, all the characters become anime-inspired cartoons, as Liriko bursts out into a song performed by Spanish rapper Nach; at another, Sara smoothly blends into an image in the book she is reading. The digitally created underworld is labyrinthine, hard and satisfyingly glossy, but the brightly lit, empty spaces of Sara's suburb (partly shot in a Spanish ghost town full of new buildings for which, post-crisis, there are no buyers) are no less attention-grabbing. Fragile-featured debutante Garcia, pretty much present throughout, is quietly compelling, but other thesps are little more than convincing ciphers. Editing and sound work are superb.
An Aurum release of a Telecinco Cinema, Apaches Entertainment production. (International sales: Aurum, Madrid.) Produced by Enrique Lopez Lavigne, Belen Atienza, Alvaro Agustin. Executive producers, Jesus de la Vega, Jorge Tuca. Directed, written by Eduardo Chapero-Jackson.
Camera (color), Juan Carlos Gomez; editor, Elena Ruiz; music, Pascal Gaigne, Nach; art director, Gustavo Ramirez; sound (Dolby Digital), Agustin Peinado; supervising sound editor, David Rodriguez. Reviewed at Cine Cite Mendez Alvaro, Madrid, Nov. 9, 2011. Running time: 87 MIN.
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ATLANTA - Battling injuries, the Butler men's tennis team turned in a gutsy peformance to score a 4-3 win at Mercer on Wednesday. Seniors Brandon Bayliss and Lenz Theodor and junior Chris Herron each won in singles and doubles to lead the Bulldogs.
Butler got a lift in doubles play, winning two matches to edge Mercer for the point. Herron and junior Zach Ervin won at No. 1 doubles and Bayliss and Theodor teamed for a win at No. 2 doubles. The Bulldogs conceded No. 3 doubles and No. 6 singles due to lack of healthy players.
"It was pretty intense, considering how short-handed we were," head coach Jason Suscha said. "It was a really fun match and everyone stepped up."
Butler battled through the adversity in a close contest. Herron and Theodor each won in singles play and Mercer won at Nos. 3 and 5 singles to make it a 3-3 match. Each team had its No. 1 on the court with the win on the line, Bayliss for Butler and Peter Tauchner for Mercer.
Bayliss and Tauchner split the first two sets and went to a tie-breaker in the third. Bayliss prevailed in the breaker, 7-4, to clinch the win for the Bulldogs.
The match in Atlanta concluded non-conference play for BU. The Bulldogs begin Horizon League action Saturday, March 19 at Detroit.


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It's been a tough old week for Spain and in particular Ana Botella, the Mayor of Madrid. A combination of misplaced hubris, wishful thinking and naivety led to national disappointment when in Buenos Aires a shock result – for the Spanish at least – saw Madrid lose its 2020 Olympic Games bid to Tokyo. Actually even Turkey trumped Spain as runner up.
To add to the Spanish government's humiliation, the Mayor of Madrid was lampooned by her countrymen for her lamentable linguistic performance at the international Olympic Committee's press conference. Not only did she fail to understand English speaking reporters – shunning translation headphones – but delivered a nonsensical answer and even fluffed statistics, claiming that 80 per cent of Madrid's required infrastructure was complete which she later changed to 90 per cent. Worse still was the reaction to her unintentionally amusing speech for the bid delivered in less than… Read more


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Hello out there,
I got a "little" (hope so) problem I can't resolve.
Since last week I had Zimbra 4.5.x running on debian sarge and so I had to dist-upgrade my system before installing Zimbra 5.0.5. Everything works fine (of course some little problems) and since last thursday the new Zimbra on debian etch is running. Yesterday I installed a new SSL certificate (Thawte.com) after testing with the VeriSign test certificate for a few days. I installed the new certificate with this command as root (found it here):
/opt/zimbra/bin/zmcertmgr deploycrt comm /PATH/FILENAME /opt/zimbra/curl-7.17.0/share/curl/curl-ca-bundle.crt
It works fine I thougt, but now I have a little problem (exim4 mainlog):
firstname.lastname@example.com R=smarthost T=remote_smtp_smarthost defer (-53): retry time not reached for any host
There is no entry at zimbra log.
This problems are on several server at my office, sending systemmails every day (for example bacula) and since installing the new certificate.
I have some "online" (not here in office) server too and they are still sending mails. The different is in /etc/mailnane:
inhouse server: mailserver.domain.com
online server: domain.com
Another change since with the new certificate:
A user has to use email@example.com + passwort to login at zimbra. Before that he just has to use NAME + password.
Thats all I know at the moment. I already tried to change the exim configuration to domain.com.
Our system uses IMAP with SSL/TLS auth, SMTP doesn't need SSL/TLS authentification.
Hope to get some help,


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The name Michler was born in the beautiful region of Bohemia, which is now part of Czechoslavakia. German surnames developed at a time when most of Bohemia, and most of the German provinces, were states of the Holy Roman Empire. At first people used only a single name, but as the population grew and people began to travel, they began to find it necessary to take on an additional name to distinguish themselves. Fairly general principles guided the development of hereditary surnames in Bohemia. The surname Michler derived from the given name Michael, which derives in turn from the Hebrew Mika'el. It is composed of "mi" meaning "who," "ke," meaning "like," and "El," a shortened form of "Eloin," meaning "God," with the whole meaning of "who is like God," or "God-like." The popularity of the name Michael resulted from the devotion to the various Judeo-Christian holy figures bearing this name.
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A week after Google (NASDAQ:GOOG) Play ousted a number of ad-blocker applications, one of the affected apps, Adblock Plus, has released an updated version that sidesteps the storefront altogether.
Adblock Plus for Android 1.1--available as a sideload install from the Adblock Plus site--brings a series of improvements including automatic updates and a switch to Google's Holo user interface theme. The new version also boasts a dialog to help with the manual proxy configuration, improved icon hiding and performance/stability improvements. "Even if you already have Adblock Plus for Android, please install this version manually or you won't get any updates in the future because Google removed us from the Play store," the firm warns.
In addition to Adblock Plus, Google removed apps including AdBlocker, AdAway and AdFree from the Play catalog. In identical letters mailed to Adblock Plus and AdBlocker, Google contends the apps are in violation of section 4.4 of its Developer Distribution Agreement, which states "You agree that you will not engage in any activity with the Market, including the development or distribution of Products, that interferes with, disrupts, damages or accesses in an unauthorized manner the devices, servers, networks or other properties or services of any third party including, but not limited to, Android users, Google or any mobile network operator. You may not use customer information obtained from the Market to sell or distribute Products outside of the Market."
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A new office created to assess the economic viability of proposed legislation has found that bills to eliminate the local school property tax and replace it with increases in the state personal income and sales taxes would not generate enough revenue.
The Independent Fiscal Office reported that the proposal would produce $1.5 billion less than the $13.5 billion that the state's 500 school districts would lose.
That finding should be the beginning, rather than the end, of the effort to free local school districts and property owners from the the property tax. Benefits from eliminating the tax would be vast, extending well beyond school districts alone.
Eliminating school property taxes by itself would eliminate one of the longest-standing obstacles to effective public education in Pennsylvania: vast disparities in the tax bases of affluent and needy school districts that help to ensure widely disparate educational quality. The only way to ensure that students statewide have comparable access to resources is to establish a statewide tax base for educational funding.
Establishing state-based funding for schools and eliminating the school property tax also would help to halt the rapid decline of municipal governments across Pennsylvania.
Municipal governments also are dependent on property taxes but schools everywhere in the state consume much more of the local property tax pie than do municipal governments.
If lawmakers were to replace the school property tax with state funding, municipal governments would be able to raise property taxes without crushing local taxpayers. Even a significant municipal property tax hike still would result in an aggregate tax decrease for property owners no longer saddled with the school property tax.
In Scranton, for example, eliminating the school property tax would enable the city government not only to resolve some of its long-term funding problems, but to reduce the onerous 2.4 percent municipal wage tax, which instantly would make the city more competitive for residents and businesses.
The Independent Fiscal Office analysis was of the specific bills, not of the concept. Lawmakers could ensure enough revenue to cover school funding by reforming an array of state taxes, eliminating special interest exemptions and vastly spreading the tax burden.
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