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tge crux if your question is about fair use of copyrighted material. let me log off and compose an answer. please bear with me.
Because you posted something, even just the "please wait" that you posted, this site is now bugging me to rate your response. I haven't used this site before, but I am guessing that if I rate the response, that closes the question, and this gets shut down before it is actually finished. My request for information was for high priority and low details. Essentially, I am looking for guidance on fair use, as you have indicated. So either I am within the fair use guidelines (yes, probably) or I am not (no, probably). And that kind of response will suffice for my current request. It's easy enough to delete that section of the transcript for my call and rewrite it without the quoted material. But if I don't get an answer quickly, I will have to err on the side of caution, delete the material, and rate this service not useable. So, how long does "bear with me" usually take? Thank you.
I was not able to re-log. I think the site noticed my attempts and thought I posted hence the flurry of notices (by the way, rating does not stop the ability to converse. As you can see I am able to log in)
Generally speaking, the fair use doctrine that permits the use of copyrighted materials without the permission of the copyright holder is intended for scholarly research, comedy and the likes. As you noted your use is commercial and though it does have some educational value it does not fall within the meaning of the this exception. In addition, at times the use of a small fraction of a copyrighted is permitted as it would be considered transitiveness, here however use of 40% of the work is not diminutive, rather it is substantial by all means.
Therefore, you would need to get Bill Wither's permission to use that much of the song. In the alternative, personally I would either quote just a couple of lines or simply reference the title and people would be able to make reference to the song. Obviously I do not know what would the copyright holders do but since the use is so little your work could well become transformative and therefore ok.
Renewed apologies again. I am as frustrated as you are. Please don't hold these technical difficulties against me (if I am not rated I do not get compensated). I here for you throughout the day even after you rate.
OK, so because of the intended commercial use (I intend to sell the recordings of my trainings) and the fact that I am using 12 lines of the lyrics of a song that only has 42 lines total, these would be considered more likely (given that nothing is definitive until a court decides) NOT fair use. That is what I needed to know. I will delete all references from the script. It is not critical to the content. Helpful yes, but not critical. Thank you. No further conversation required.
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This pregame report is brought to you by hand-me down-snowblowers. Hand-me-down snowblowers, clearing my driveway since about 45 minutes ago.
Mike Babcock did his equivalent of tearing his team a new one in the press today. You're not gonna get any argument from me.
It looks like the Wings will use the same lineup they lost in Boston with, save for Chris Osgood getting the start. Hopefully that's not a pun.
Tomas Holmstrom and Chris Chelios practiced but will not return tonight, instead aiming for Thursday.
Anaheim's starting goalie is unknown. Jonas Hiller has filled in remarkably for Jean-Sebastien Giguere but faced a heavy workload last night in Raleigh. Giguere has been on the ice only once in the last week, having had to left the team to deal with a family issue.
You're f*cking kidding me. Saturday Kronner gets stripped of the puck in the corner, tonight Stuart loses it behind the net.
Jesus, the Wings just had some glorious chances. They've gotta convert on those. At least they get the PP now.
Moen with the cheap shot to end the period. Surprise.
After Huds hit the post, I was sure the Ducks would score before the end of the period.
Vastly outshooting the Ducks, but hardly any of those shots are coming from in the slot. And without Holmstrom, the shots from the point just seem too easy for Giguere.
Evening. Listening in on Red Wings radio in Ft Still, OK tonight.
Will be out here until 20 Dec
Might try to catch a Stars or a Ft. Worth Ice Bats game while I'm out here.
Uhm, why did the goalies get switched? =/ Giguere was doing a fine job in my opinion. >.>
(had the tv muted during intermission)
Hossa gets a goal 2 minutes in.
Is it my connection here or is anyone else getting their log-in bumped?
Anywho, I go to see the Wings in Dallas this Friday and the following weekend, I might go up to Oklahoma City to catch a few CHL games.
Ducks were very tired after playing last night, it showed. Wings played a good game but still could've lost it easily. Score was closer than it should've been, still got the win though. Cleary is focused, good to have him back after injury. Holmstrom and Chelios are coming back soon, Chelios thinking of going to Griffins for a few? Howe did play one game for the Vipers in the 90's so I don't think Chelios would be oldest to play.
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Abilene police spent part of Friday afternoon searching an area around a home near South 14 and Poplar.
Assistant Police Chief Mike Perry tells us that detectives were working a tip they received on an old case...information about some evidence possibly buried at this location. Police are not telling us what case this deals with.
Detectives were at the location part of the afternoon digging around and using metal detectors looking for something.
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I want to capture the output of the 'zmprov ma' command from CLI. But the problem is that the command returns null when, for example I try to change the account status to 'active' when the account is already 'active' which is the same when the account was previously in 'locked' state.
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Funshine Drink Recipe
My kids are crazy about this frosty, frothy drink any time of year. But I have to admit, the fresh fruity beverage is as welcome as a splash of winter sunshine with grown-up holiday guests, too.
- 2 cups chilled orange juice
- 2 chilled pineapple juice
- 3 cups orange sherbet
- 1 cup chilled club soda
- 1. In a blender, combine the juices and sherbet; blend until smooth. Stir in soda. Serve immediately. Yield: 8 servings.
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1 serving (1 cup) equals 139 calories, 1 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 3 mg cholesterol, 32 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
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Annual SnoDeo in Stewartstown offered visitors a look forward - and back
STEWARTSTOWN - It was all about machines on Friday and Saturday at the New Hampshire SnoDeo - and they were sleek and fast machines.
The latest in ground-level vehicles capable of racing over trails and across frozen ponds at high speeds were the primary attraction for the approximately 4,000 visitors who either drove in by car or truck over the two-day event - or came by snowmobile.
Most riders parked their snow machines on frozen Diamond Pond at Coleman State Park, a hub for the network of North Country trails that lead in from all points.
A steady whirr of machinery from overhead added to the two-day soundtrack as a constant stream of customers took advantage of helicopter rides to get a broader view of the event.
Rather than just getting the usual pitch from snowmobile manufacturers' salespeople, "People can come here and talk to the technicians directly," said Kevin Drew, president of Swift Diamond Rider Snowmobile Club of West Stewartstown.
The group is responsible for grooming and maintaining 120 miles of the state's snowmobile trails in the North Country.
The club depends on the $10,000 to $15,000 it gets from the SnoDeo each year to maintain and replace the three large groomers it uses for that task. Those machines can cost $200,000, Drew said.
The four major snowmobile manufacturers - Arctic Cat, Polaris, Ski-Doo and Yamaha - all sent new sleds for visitors to look over and take out for test runs.
For a bit of nostalgia, several tents offered a look back at the slower, square-shaped machines of the past.
"This one looks like it's part boat," said Tanya Groves of Coventry, Conn., as she examined a 2000 Roamer Special.
"We're Ski-Doo fans," said Keith Isham of Hampden, Mass., as he and Josh Ayotte of Agawam, Mass., looked over the inner workings of one of that company's new engines. They went away impressed.
Wayne Campbell had one of the more unusual winter rides on display - his shiny, black 1926 Model T Ford, fully restored, but outfitted with skis on front where Henry Ford had once intended tires to be mounted.
"I've had it for seven or eight years. It was a junk when I got it in a barn in Monson (Maine). I take it to about half a dozen shows a year. People get a kick out of seeing the old stuff," Campbell said.


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1 Apr 2010 7:28 AM #1
How do I set paths to images, css and data
I am working on a project that has the following URLs
Data = http://192.168.0.25:14000/Dev/ProgramName
CSS = http://192.168.0.25:14000/Styles/index.css
Images = http://192.168.0.25:14000/Images/imageName
When setting up forms in the designer, I can't load data stores, I can't get classes to work, nor can I load any images (eg. company logo) into any Ext Component.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Many Thanks
Syd Nicholson
1 Apr 2010 11:42 AM #2
To load data into the designer from an external resource, you should do the following. Change the URL Prefix in Edit -> Preferences. This will allow you to use relative URLs within your url configuration when setting up your stores.
We could make it so that any configuration within the component config named "url" used the Url Prefix. This would allow us to load images for an image component very easily.
There is currently no way to load in external css into the designer. See this thread for more details.
http://www.extjs.com/forum/showthread.php?t=95170Aaron Conran
2 Apr 2010 1:56 AM #3
Thanks Aaron,
However these settings don't work.
I have set the URL prefix to http://19220.127.116.11:14000/
In the store I have configured
In a browser window the URL http://192.3168.0.25:14000/ifUsrJ?opt=1 returns JSON in the format
"ULDESC":"Public access - all users",
"ULDESC":"Dr. Syd Nicholson",
This data loads OK into a ExtJS store if it is run in a browser, but in the designer I get the message "Unable to load data using the supplied configuration"
The message is returned immediately. The designer does not connect to the web-service. There is no transaction recorded by the server.
Am I missing something? What is wrong?
2 Apr 2010 1:58 AM #4
Sorry - in previous reply there are mistakes in the URLs. These are typing errors.
The IP address should read 192.168.0.25
2 Apr 2010 10:57 AM #5
Everything above looks good.
We are working on making the Store loading process a lot easier. For example if you could see if a request was made, to what url and what the response was. This process of debugging what's wrong with the configuration would be simplified.Aaron Conran
3 Apr 2010 11:29 AM #6
It would be greate feature, to make the store configure itself via 'metaData' too...
3 Apr 2010 3:00 PM #7
I have recently aquired a valid license for the Designer, and now the Stores are working.
Perhaps there is a "feature" in the designer that requires a license before the stores will work.
Syd Nicholson
3 Apr 2010 5:42 PM #8
27 May 2010 7:33 PM #9
Same problem
I'm using Ext Designer, xds-18.104.22.168c on a Mac w/ Snow Leopard and running into the same problem. When I attempt to load a store from my local site, I immediately get an error saying "Unable to load data using the supplied configuration" yet the same store works when it's deployed. In addition, when using Designer, I see no attempt to connect to my server in the server logs. I also tried using http://www.extjs.com/forum/topics-remote.php for the store url and immediately get the same error though I can see the returned data when using this url in Firefox. Is there a configuration setting somewhere that I need to change? My apologies if I've posted to the wrong thread.
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Would you be able to attach your .xds file for a quick scan? You can email it to me if you don't want to post on the forums: jarred at extjs.com
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Here is the video of WWE Superstar Ric Flair giving the San Francisco 49ers a pep talk the night before they beat the Green Bay Packers on the road 23-20.
The 49ers were surprised to see the former wrestling champion show up to speak to them. What a coup by the 49ers and Jim Harbaugh to get Flair to speak to the team. Flair is from North Carolina and the Carolina Panthers and their fans won't be happy to see this video.
Flair entertained the 49ers with his famous "Whooooo" catch phrase and told the team he was honored to be there.
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Conversations from another thread got me to thinking...
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You, my friend, have a very rare opportunity in front of you. You can forge a relationship with your LBS owner that will serve you well for years to come.... if you play it right.
Being a new cyclist and being eager to learn more, I have been somewhat careful about going into a local bike shop (there were two close by when I started getting serious about cycling) and asking stupid questions. Fortunately, I discovered Bike Forums and the 50+ crowd about the same time. It's much easier to ask a lot of the dumb questions here first and not get crucified. That being said, it can only be a good thing to have a productive relationship with a LBS. As luck would have it, a brand new shop just opened in my town and I happened to drop in as the owner was opening boxes of bikes and beginning to assemble them. It turns out that he and I both own businesses that lend themselves to cross promotion. In fact, several of my customers have already started to partronize his shop. I've probably been in his shop at least five or six times since he opened to buy some small items and to test ride one of his bikes. I am not expecting freebies and special treatment from the guy. I just figure, if I can play a small part in helping to make his business a success, then I will always have a place where I can do business locally and get really good service. Hopefully this is one of those "rare" opportunites!


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MIOX Corporation is the innovator and industry leader in on-site chemical generators for water disinfection. MIOX technology combines salt, water and power to generate cost-effective disinfectant chemistries on site. Our expertly designed chemical generators give customers the freedom to produce disinfectants in the amount they need, when they need it. With over twenty ...
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Hilary Duff Returns to the Studio! What's Her New Single Called?
Hilary Duff's going back to work! The mom of nearly two-year-old son Luca Cruz has officially returned to the studio. The 26-year-old former Disney star shared the exciting news via her Twitter.
"Love all your tweets about my new music guys! Cool song almost finished today called 'breathing room'," she tweeted December 15.
"Breathing Room" seems like an appropriate title for the anthem of a new mother. Luca's a totally adorable blond cherub but we're sure running around after the tiny tot takes its toll on Hil.
The title of Hilary's upcoming single isn't the only tidbit she shared via social media. We also get a behind-the-scenes look at the girl forever known as Lizzie McGuire hard at work recording thanks to @boomansworld, " In the studio w @HilaryDuff in NYC. Get ready :)."
Oh we're ready! Hilary's kept a relatively low profile ever since Luca's birth in March 2012. Her break from music, however, started long before her baby boy's arrival. Hilary first decided to give her vocal chords a rest from music back in 2008 when her contract with Hollywood Records came to an end.
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Occupy movements continue to make headlines in communities across the U.S. and beyond and there are plenty of fascinating P.R. lessons to be learned from both the occupiers and the authorities responding to their activities. From a media relations perspective, however, I've been impressed that each group seems to have one or more designated "media ambassadors" to serve as spokespersons for the group. That's smart and, from what I've seen locally, effective. Due to its grassroots nature, the larger movement doesn't have a single spokesperson but it nonetheless seems to have people who have been designated to make themselves available to media on a consistent basis who are largely conveying a consistent message. And the movement has most certainly mastered the art of the "photo op!" Over the past few weeks I've repeatedly heard people ask, "How did this start?" or "Where did all of this come from?" According to NPR, which credits Adbusters, that story is an interesting lesson in the power of blogs and social media. On July 13, Adbusters posted a message to its website and listserve (#occupwallstreet) that urged "you 90,000 redeemers, rebels and radicals out there," starting on September 17, "to flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents, kitchens, peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street for a few months." Wow. That's kind of a big request, don't you think? And while it was early October before the movement began to gain widespread attention, people responded. To say the least. What did Adbusters tap into? According to numbers released in the last two weeks by the Congressional Budget Office and the Census Bureau, a pretty profound reality. The CBO study, released in late October, states the income of the richest 1 percent in the U.S. soared 275 percent from 1979 to 2007. Meanwhile, new Census data released last week shows that 1 in 15 Americans now lives in extreme poverty, defined as earning less than 50 percent of the official poverty line – that's an annual income in 2010 of $5,500 for an individual and $11,157 for a family of four. These statistics lead me to believe we'll be seeing Occupy movements continue for quite some time, despite the approaching winter weather that most authorities hope will send participants scurrying back into the warmer indoors. Are you fascinated by the Occupy movement or tiring of it? What are the P.R. lessons – good and bad – that you've observed?
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I stopped by Plano Cycling & Fitness 3 times in the past week. Each time trying to get service from anyone was like pullling teeth. This morning was the last straw. Because it's on my way to work I stopped in to see if they had a specific freewheel tool. The gal at the desk told me to go to the service desk. 3 guys working back there. None of them would even look at me. I did the "excuse me" thing, and the guy working RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME turned his head away from me and kept working. I tried again. Nothing. He ignored me. So I left.
I've been patronizing bike shops in DFW for a decade and have been in PC&F a few dozen times. Mostly bought small stuff. Service was always an issue. But I've seen other people getting good service there.
FWIW, I don't have this problem at RBM, some of the guys at RBM are of no help, while others are gems whose help and experience I value. But at least someone is there to help you.
So whats the key? Do I need to learn some secret handshake to get service at Plano? It's close to work so I'd really like to give them another chance. But this last visit was FRUSTRATING.


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'Great Cars Don't Happen Without Great People'
Toyota recently unveiled their 2013 Avalon at a press tour in Cincinnati. The event not only provided the media with a look at the newly designed vehicle, but also an inside look at Toyota and its strong commitment to diversity
Members of the press got the chance to drive the impressive vehicle and see it being made at the Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc. (TMMK) plant.
The plant sits on 1,300 acres and employs about 6,600 people with an annual payroll of approximately $492 million. The annual production capacity is 500,000 vehicles and 600,000 engines. In addition to the Avalon, the plant produces Camry, Camry Hybrid, Avalon Hybrid, Venza, 4-cylinder and V6 engines, axles steering components, machined blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, camshafts, rods and axles assemblies/dyes.
"Great cars do not happen without great people," James S. Colon, vice president for communications at Toyota Motor Sales, said. According to Colon the firm's productivity is enhanced by its commitment to diversity. He said that 30 percent of the workforce is people of color.
The vehicle is produced at the firm's largest plant in North America, an operation overseen by another African American, Wilbert W. (Wil) James, Jr., president of Toyota Motors Manufacturing Kentucky. "We are proud of the way we do business." James said, noting that he insists that everyone be involved in diversity. "That is the Toyota Way," he said. The diversity policy is implemented by Latondra Newton, assistant general manager of corporate affairs.
The company has received numerous awards for diversity, including:
• "Top 50 Company for Diversity" by DiversityInc for six years. In 2012, in addition to being included in the list of Top 50 Companies for Diversity overall, Toyota also ranked seventh in DiversityInc's Top 10 Companies for LGBT Employees.
• "40 Best Companies for Diversity" by Black Enterprise Magazine for the past seven years.
• Hispanic Business Magazine's "Top 60 Company for Diversity" for the past three years.
• 2011 "Corporation of the Year" by the National Minority Supplier Development Council (NMSDC).
• Member of the "Billion Dollar Roundtable," recognizing more than $1 billion in annual spending with certified ethnic and women-owned suppliers.
Rob McConnell, another African American member of the corporate team, played a key role in the new Avalon. McConnell was the principal engineer of the design team that created the 2013 Avalon.
McConnell's team has taken the lead in designing seven different Toyota vehicles, including the Venza, Solara and Tundra. The Avalon was the first car that was totally designed and built outside of Japan. Over the last eight years, it has completely been re-styled.
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The Bachelorette: Whoa! Emily Maynard Blows How Much On Her Glitzy Wardrobe?
June 04, 2012 09:00 AM by Lisa Princ
The Bachelorette continues tonight as Emily Maynard heads to Bermuda with the guys, and we wonder what kind of glitz we will see on her. By now, most of us know that Emily is definitely a girly-girl, but you may be shocked to learn what her wardrobe cost this season! Curious? Read on to find out!
Ah, the glitz and glamour of being The Bachelorette is something many gals may be envious of. But what you may be even more jealous of, is how much money Emily Maynard was given for her wardrobe this season. Are you just dying to know how much all her glitz and glamour cost?
According to Emily's stylist, the blonde bombshell was given a budget of $350,000 for her wardrobe this season – and guess what? She went over the budget! That's a whopping $100,000 more than she is rumored to be making for her stint on the show, and it's also the highest budget in the show's history!
Remember the nude and gold gown that she donned on the season premiere? It cost a mere $40k, and was topped with $1100 shoes. "She loves to be a girlie girl. She loves dresses and anything glitzy and sparkly," her stylist added to In Touch Magazine. Okay, you can all join me in being jealous now – Emily is one lucky gal!
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DENVER – Westlake feels like home.
The recently remodeled restaurant boasts comfortable booths just right for sliding in, settling down and then tucking in to some major comfort food.
Order breakfast or lunch from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. It's OK to have a burger and crispy fries at 8 a.m. or eggs and bacon at noon. And now the restaurant is open for dinner Wednesday through Sunday.
The reason customers feel so at home at Westlake is that co-owner Gus Beligrinis runs the place like a family. The waitstaff, cooks and managers all pitch in to help out and ensure an excellent experience.
Gus Beligrinis and his father, George Beligrinis, co-own Westlake. They began leasing the restaurant in 2007 with an option to buy after two years. They were having such great success that they bought it in 2009.
It is no fluke that the Beligrinis father-and-son team made the restaurant a success. George Beligrinis has owned restaurants in the Charlotte area since 1974. This is especially amazing as he came over from Greece in 1971 and began as a dishwasher working his way up to cook and then manager. Three years later, he owned his first restaurant. Gus Beligrinis grew up working in his father's restaurant.
"So I know a few tricks of the trade," he said, laughing.
The breakfast and lunch menus run together. There are breakfast staples like pancakes, eggs, French toast and omelets. They also offer breakfast burritos, livermush, and shrimp and grits.
"You have to try our grits," Gus Beligrinis said. "They have a secret ingredient, and we've been told numerous times that they are the best."
Feel free to order any kind of meat with your breakfast: corned beef, pork chop or country fried ham. The lunch menu is full of sandwiches, salads, burgers, quesadillas and gyros with inexpensive prices and large quantities.
The restaurant recently started serving dinner, as well. The menu is similar to the lunch menu but offers more entrée items such as chicken Alfredo and spaghetti and meatballs.
So much at Westlake is made in-house, including coleslaw, potato salad, salad dressings and sauces. George Beligrinis carefully inspects every vegetable, fruit and meat ordered to ensure its quality.
"We have to make sure that everything is wonderful for the customer," George Beligrinis said.
Customer Mike Honeycutt lives in South Carolina but often works in the Denver area and makes it a point to eat at Westlake.
"It's all homemade, so it tastes really, really good," Honeycutt said. "We eat here every time we get an opportunity."
Many regulars come in every morning, some just for a cup of coffee and chat.
The success behind the restaurant can be attributed to the excellent food, time-earned experience and teamwork.
When interviewing prospective waitstaff, managers or cooks, Gus Beligrinis always makes it clear that if they can't work well with others, then they won't last long. So customers will not see a table sit messy for long or a phone call go unanswered or their coffee cup stay empty.


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has us going 8-4...6-2 in big 12
beating oklahoma
north champs..
god i hope he's right...lol
Gotta love a dreamer.
I love optimism, and at times I'm crazy myself, but that borderline certifiable...
"That's what I do. I drink, and I know things." - Tyrion Lannister
"Success is just failure that hasn't happened yet." - life advice from Latrell Spreewell
I gotta believe he was hyping the team so he could sell CN subscriptions
After last week, I'm willing to give Jon the benefit of the doubt. If we win in Lincoln, I'll subscribe to CN.
he thinks our D has tons of speed and is one of the best in ISU history...if you think about it, the D has been pretty good so far
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he thinks our D has tons of speed and is one of the best in ISU history...if you think about it, the D has been pretty good so far
Considering how terrible the offense has been at times, I totally agree.
My god....The Hawks have some **** callers.
He also thinks he is going to fix the Des Moines School Board.
Not sure which has a better chance of happening.
Originally Posted by dmclone
My god....The Hawks have some **** callers.
Please explain. I am not able to listen today...Thank you
Given that Stoops and McCarney are buddies don't be surprised if OU shows up big. Just a thought.
He's also irking the Des Moines schoolboard members after just being elected to it:
Go Cubs Go!
Or given Chizik was a longhorn, don't be surprised if he's more pumped for this one than the Iowa game. Another thought.
Originally Posted by Cyclonesrule91
Please explain. I am not able to listen today...Thank you
Think of 3 "Tommy type" callers in a row
Originally Posted by dmclone
Think of 3 "Tommy type" callers in a row
Thank goodness I am not able to listen today. Thanks for the info....
Yeah, you didn't miss much.
Same old hawk spin. The game doesn't matter to Iowa.
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Canadians place value on 'intelligent' risk and innovation: Study
A large majority of Canadians believe that business leaders should be open to taking more intelligent risks in order to foster innovation, according to a Microsoft Canada survey conducted by Harris/Decima.
Indeed, 84 percent of Canadians believed leaders in business need to take more calculated risks for the sake of innovation—yet only 53 percent felt the company they worked for was doing so. The numbers aligned similarly for Americans surveyed.
"Canadian business leaders must embrace an appetite for intelligent risk instead of shying away from it to stay within the comfort of status quo," says Eric Gales, President of Microsoft Canada. "Now is the time to create organizational cultures where risk is not a dirty four-letter word, but is encouraged as a valuable ingredient in fueling learning, creativity and inspiring innovation."
An overwhelming 97 percent of Canadians felt that companies must embrace new technologies to remain competitive, and a remarkable 96 percent of Canadians say that technology is shaping the future of how they conduct their work.
"The business world is in the midst of an exciting period of change driven by technology," said Peter Aceto, Chief Executive Officer, ING DIRECT, commenting on the survey results. "For businesses to be successful in this environment, leaders need to promote a culture where employees at all levels not only understand their business but feel safe to experiment in it - to reach far across the divide - with no danger of the repercussions of failure."
"What we need to do is overcome the misconception that risk automatically equates to danger," added Eric. "We need to transform the idea of risk into a true opportunity - whether in business, skiing down a mountain, or in improving Canada's healthcare system. Business leaders need to empower their teams and drive forward innovation to strengthen our economy and put Canada on the map."
"Understanding the intersection of technology and innovation is critical to the future success of firms," commented Dr. Benson Honig, McMaster University, DeGroote School of Business, Teresa Cascioli Chair in Entrepreneurial Leadership. "It is particularly critical for larger organizations, that must not only embrace change and creativity, but most also "scale up" in order to survive global competition. This report is an excellent start toward understanding and infusing Canada's corporate culture with the need to innovate and accept change."


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The panto star and TV presenter announced the heartbreaking news on Twitter after his wife Nikki lost their baby
The pop star was seen out and about in Beverly Hills as he prepares for his tour next year and gets back to work
The Sunday People columnist and Loose Woman has no time for the glum mums who criticised Robbie for putting his partner at ease
The pop singer decided to post intimate moments of his second child's birth on Twitter - but he is not alone.
Alison Phillips says Robbie needs to learn when to Entertain us and when to leave the Rock DJ schtick outside the maternity ward
While I am glad that Twitter and live blogging didn't exist when I had my kids, I think what Robbie and Ayda did was fabulous
The singer may also be in trouble with pregnant wife Ayda Field after saying he has fond memories of his last tour Down Under - because he was single
The couple are expecting another kid and ideally Rob would love to have a baby boy
The pop singer said his recent baby news and gruelling schedule were the reasons behind the decision
The Angels hitmaker broke the happy news on Twitter on Monday night
The signer reveals his experience will help his daughter if she decides to experiment in the future
The singer has confirmed he is taking his daughter, Teddy, on the road with him next year for his 17-date European tour
"It really is one big happy family": Robbie Williams, wife Ayda Field and new daughter Teddy joined in London by relatives
The singer, whose wife Ayda gave birth to Theodora last month, said he is hugely impressed by privately educated children.
There's so much to do when you've got a newborn baby, like thinking about how being a dad will change you, as a man and, of course, an artist
This cute picture of Robbie's newborn daughter will make you hug yourself while producing a high pitched squeal
Baby Theodora Rose is already a celebrity after tributes from stars pour in on Twitter
Take That star's American wife Ayda Field, 33, gives birth to Theodora Rose in the UK
Don't worry, Robbie's wife Ayda didn't give birth on the red carpet but she did show off her baby daughter in style
The muscly star has packed up his dumb-bells and microphones, and has quit his LA base to set up home in Blighty
As Take That's Mark Owen welcomes his third child to the world, we get another weird celebrity baby name to add to the fold. Introducing Fox India
Robbie has had a sudden change of heart, telling organisers that his wife is expected to give birth around that time
"My two girls!": Robbie posts picture of a beaming and blooming Ayda Field on his website
And he says he's going to make sure she learns karate and boxing to keep bad boys (like Rob) away
After organising the Diamond Jubilee song and concert, Gary will be almost as visible over the big weekend as the Queen
After announcing that he and wife Ayda are set to have a baby, Robbie Williams says he doesn't mind what sex it is
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The swastika, the symbol of Nazism, still provokes strong feelings of fear and anger. So it was something of a shock when late last week...
The swastika, the symbol of Nazism, still provokes strong feelings of fear and anger. So it was something of a shock when late last week the swastika suddenly hit the top of Google's Hot Trends list, which tracks the 100 terms U.S. Google users are searching for most furiously. It hovered there for several hours. Then the swastika disappeared from the list.
It became the Web mystery du jour: How did the swastika get there, why did it become so popular and who, or what, caused its demise? The search for the answer sent Google-watchers on a chase that led through China, Tel Aviv, London and finally back to the secretive company's Silicon Valley, Calif., headquarters, from which Google issued a rare apology.
The tale began Thursday when Web users started to notice that one of Google's most intensively searched terms that morning was not a term at all, but a symbol — the swastika. Often, the terms on the list reflect a burst of interest in some news- or commerce-related event, and readers can use the list as a kind of cultural heat map — for example, when the iPhone 3G went on sale on Friday. Yet somehow the swastika had ascended to the top of the list without a single swastika-related news story or blog post.
Various theories made their way around. A blogger named Dan at a site called "tdaxp" noticed the strange phenomenon. "The swastika is a traditional Chinese good-luck character, the Olympics are coming up and good luck is on the Chinese mind."
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Also, the Chinese media had just reported on a scandal: The owners of a commercial complex in the Xi'an province had adorned their building with a mural of what was described as "a long black train with a Nazi-inspired swastika" on the locomotive. Xinhua news agency quoted a bystander: "If it's creative, the businessmen were neglecting people's feelings; if that wasn't their intention, then they do not understand that part of history."
But these theories were discounted quickly: Google's Hot Trends samples only U.S. searches.
Meanwhile, there was the other, perhaps thornier issue of why the swastika suddenly disappeared from Google's Hot Trends list. Generally, when a term is searched by enough people to shoot it to the top spot, it takes hours for it to fade from the list. An initial inquiry to Google on what might have happened to the swastika was met with a cagey reply. Instead of saying why it vanished, Google suggested its own theory of why it had appeared.
An e-mailed statement suggested that the searches had come from "a popular Internet bulletin board," many of whose members were trying to "find out more about this symbol."
Enter 4chan, one of the Internet's most trafficked "image boards" — a place where members congregate to chat and swap photos and images — many of them related to Japanese anime cartoons. One particularly well-known section of 4chan is called "b" — a rowdy back channel filled with obscene images and profanity-riddled discussion.
Google, it turned out, was right — probably. There is no way to verify the chain of events, as 4chan posts are not archived and generally cycle out of view within minutes. And a moderator for 4chan said, "I've seen nothing to denote 4chan was involved at all."
But Christophe Maximin, a 20-year-old French Web developer and frequent 4chan user, said by phone from his home in London that he was monitoring 4chan and watched the following scenario unfold:
At some point on Thursday, a member of 4chan's "b" channel posted a simple two-part instruction. First, Google "卐". Second, enjoy.
According to Maximin, hundreds or even thousands of 4chan members gave it a try. "They just wanted to know what it was," Maximin said. "And what Googling it would do."
Obviously, there is no character for the swastika on the standard keyboard. But Internet browsers can display many, many characters — the trick is knowing the short code (called html) that represents each. In this case, the code a 4chan member posted was the shorthand for the swastika. Once the code is processed by a browser, it shows up as the symbol.
The flurry of searches for the swastika code — most of which, it seems, were by people who did not know what the code represented — shot the swastika itself to the top of the Trends list.
It's a plausible answer — and if it's true, it means the motivations involved were more rascal than racial.
Google eventually sent the Los Angeles Times a second statement addressing the disappearance of the swastika.
"We have an automated system to identify and remove inappropriate or offensive material in Hot Trends," it read. "In rare cases, when such material is missed, we manually remove these results.
"We apologize to any users who were offended by this situation."


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Clemens Kühn, self-instruction in ear training
Clemens Kühn offers methodically cogent guidelines, exercises, and tips for making musical connections aurally perceivable. He proceeds step by step from isolated pitches and intervals via chords and melodies to homophonic textures and, finally, to complete compositions and sections of works.
Singing, playing, writing, and listening are necessary skills that must interact with unbroken concentration to produce a positive result.
Author: Kühn, Clemens
first published 1983, 13th printing 2009
Pages: 130
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Is there a way that I can download Localizable.strings from my web-server to support multiple languages without rebuilding my iOS app every-time?
The default method need the language file to be in resources directory NOT documents directory of the bundle and *Lang_Name.lproj* directory.
Is there a custom category or addition to NSLocalizedString to use lang_name.strings file from downloaded directory (documents)


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Has Team Wilbur created a new pilot?April 12, 2010 by Ian Twombly
Along the way I've been trying to let Steve fly as much as he wants, and he's not disappointing. So far I've been in the airplane for about 6.5 hours and have had my hands on the controls for about 0.5 of that. I flew through the SFRA corridor because being off by a mile means losing my certificate, and I flew the approach into Wilmington yesterday because we were being vectored. Obviously I've helped on the landings, but otherwise, Steve has been my autopilot.
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I would like to have either a keyboard shortcut or a toolbar button that toggles if I use tabs (ie tab for indentation) or make
notepad++ use spaces instead.
It would be a nice extra if a toolbar button could be added to toggle showing whitespace characters on/off, but no new lines.
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Confused about HD formats? Yep, I know I am. After all it turns out that the TVs we were told were 'HD Ready' aren't apparently capable of displaying 1080p signals. Does this then make them HD lite? Well we put the questions about 1080p sets to bods from Toshiba, Sony and Philips. Here's what they had to say.
Are 1366x768 pixel sets true HD?
Ian Rea - Toshiba UK Product Manager - Flat Panel TV
True HD is not the best terminology to use. There are 2 types of HD broadcasting, 720p and 1080i. So, yes a 1366 x 768 panel is capable of displaying 720p HD signal. A 1920 x 1080 panel on the other hand is naturally capable of displaying a "Full" 1080 HD signal being broadcast. I believe the best way to explain is the differences, is simply "HD ready", & "Full 1080 HD Ready" as there is no bigger HD signal than 1080 - hence the "Full" expression.
Danny Tack, Product Marketing & Strategy, Philips Flat TV
If they are HD ready, then yes they are true HD sets. Consumers in store are going to see a picture that is between three and four times sharper than their current set, so they will see high definition pictures. At Philips we do not believe that pixel count is the most important issue. Having enough picture processing power, and processing accuracy, is three times more important than just increasing the number of pixels. In fact, if the processing isn't good enough, problems will be magnified by adding more pixels. In US, where HD is already more established, there has never been an issue in the trade and with consumers, that 768p panels would not be sufficient for HD sources.
Sony has a range of television sets in the UK market today with a resolution of 1366x768 (WXGA). Within the TV industry there is a common definition to describe a TV that can be called 'HD Ready'. All Sony BRAVIA TV's 26inch and above have HDMI, Component inputs and 768 lines and are therefore referred to as 'HD Ready'.
How will 1366x768 pixel sets work with 1080p signals from Blu-ray etc?
If Blu-ray is actually capable of 1080p (as it all seems a myth at present!!), or even if a 1080i signal is being received by the 1366x768 panel, then in simple terms the "scalers" in the back of the set will down-convert the image to fit to the panel resolution of 768 lines. By using a very complex algorithm sequence the scaler will systematically crop the image to fit the lower resolution panel. In the same way that "down conversion" happens, up-conversion also occurs, so if a 1080 panel is receiving a 720p image, the signal will be "oversampled" to fit the big screen resolution has to occupy - again all completed by very complex algorithm sequences.
There are two versions of 1080P – 1080P/50 for which it's unlikely that there will be any native content available in the foreseeable future and 1080P/24 which is likely to be adopted by the movie industry for Blu-ray. Blu-ray will upconvert 1080 50i to 50p resulting twice the pixel rate of today's 1080 50i, in this case we recommend that viewers not use the upconverted 1080 50p but install the output mode on the Blu-ray to 1080 50i and leave the PQ processing (including upscaling to 1080 50p) to the Flat TV. 1080/24p carries the same pixel rate as a 1080 50i source, which automatically means that today's hardware can handle it, but this format (film) will add judder.
On a Sony BRAVIA TV a technology known as 'BRAVIA Engine', contains a suite of imaging processing technologies that acts as a total digital processing studio carrying out multiple enhancements on every frame of signal in real time to deliver the appropriate picture to the LCD panel from a variety of sources including Blu-Ray.
Is there a real benefit to consumers for buying a 1920x1080 set?
Yes !! Our Toshiba 42 & 47WLT66 have an "Exact Scan" mode that allows a 1080 broadcasted signal to be processed by the panel in the original broadcasted format, ie, no scaling of the original image occurs and no loss or cropping of picture and no loss of picture quality. I am lead to believe that BskyB will broadcast most if not all Nature programmes and discovery channels in 1080.
If the processing is good enough, then more pixels will mean a sharper picture. It's important to understand that all pictures are scaled (because in reality we need to cope with all kind of tolerances on signals and support overscan in the picture ) and if scaling is applied it will be to all of the picture. Currently 95% of signals that are input require scaling because of overscan, this includes 1080i inputs for 1080 sets. So again the key factor remains, how good is your processing?
Will Sky's HD pictures look better on a 1366x768 pixel set?
In relation to the above, there will be advantages and disadvantages. If you are a keen sports watcher then a 768 panel is going to be ideal, as again, we are lead to believe that BskyB will broadcast all sporting events in 720p, so this resolution ideally matches the screens 768 resolution. The lower broadcasting format will occur as it will help reduce the bluring that is sometimes seen in fast moving images. If you are a keen lover of David Attenbourogh and History programes, then 1080 would be more suitable as they will be broadcast in 1080, and referring to my explanations above, if you have a Toshiba 1080 tv, then there will be no loss of picture using the Exact scan mode. If you have a 768 panel, down conversion will occur by the scalers in the chassis of the tv.
Again, we'd have to refer you to the quality of the sets picture processing as being the key issue rather than the screen's pixel count. But generally, Sky images shouldn't be any better on a 1366 x 768 set.
When Sky transmits in HD there will be a mix of content in both 720p and 1080i*. All Sky HD pictures will look better on a 1366x768 TV compared to a standard TV resolution panel because of the greater detail given by the number of pixels. A further benefit is offered to consumers deciding to purchase a 1920x1080 TV due to the increased number of pixels, which will deliver a higher resolution given the appropriate content being delivered to the TV.
What are the key issues for improving the quality of HD TV sets?
I dont believe there are any key issues to improving the quality of HD sets. As I am hoping you will agree at our show last week, we were displaying various HD formats (both 720p & 1080i) via different formats, and they all looked fantastic. If we break it down a little, a 1366x768 panel has 1,049,088 pixels to display any image, while a full 1080 panel has 2,073,600 pixels, just shy of double the amount of pixels. The additional pixels equates to greater depth and clarity in the picture.
At Philips the majority of our work has been based on LCD technology. For us, given all things being equal, LCD will always be sharper, brighter and whiter than an equivalent plasma set. So we have been working on LCDs problem areas of motion blurring and black levels. Our major innovation in 2006 will be the Clear LCD feature which adopts a new lamp technology – HCFL - that allows both a dimmable and scanning backlight. We believe this technology finally addresses the problems of LCD and means that we can categorically state that LCD now offers the best picture quality. Our other area of development has been on processing quality. In our latest sets – with Pixel Plus 3HD - processing is entirely in the digital domain and without any downscaling of the input signal.
Sony's aim is to create products that let the consumer enjoy creating, editing and viewing HD content to its full potential. Within Sony BRAVIA HD TV's we are constantly bringing to market improvements in picture quality. Sony BRAVIA HD TV's employ the latest 7th Generation LCD Panel production combined with Sony's unique technologies gained from years of experience producing broadcast equipment including broadcast HD cameras. A technology known as 'Live Colour Creation' is a feature of Sony's new V Series range of BRAVIA TV's launching in May. 'Live Colour Creation' combines circuitry, backlight and a colour filter to create a picture, which is more realistic, and a natural fit to the human eye, the result is deeper greens and deeper reds. The consumer benefits from seeing 30% more colour with this 'Live Colour Creation' feature. Sony would also recommend that consumers invest in good quality cabling including using an HDMI cable for their primary HD source. Of course HD is only really brought to life with Digital Surround Sound as the ideal backdrop to the stunning picture quality that HD delivers.
What we think
Well don't know about you, but I am still fairly confused. I think the key point has to be that the TV makers need to stop confusing punters. The US launch of HD was dogged by confusion over what was and wasn't a HD signal and/or screen. Personally I think that 720p images on a HD Ready 1366x768 pixels set look amazing, and if that is the baseline for HD it is going to be more than good enough for most people, especially if the sets they own are smaller than 37 inches.
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Sierra Plays At American River For Title Saturday
A piece of the Valley Conference football championship will be on the line Saturday afternoon when Sierra College's Wolverines close their regular season by playing at American River. Kickoff in Beaver Stadium is set for 1 p.m.
Both Sierra and American River will take identical 3-1 conference records with them into the game with the winner securing at least a share of the conference title. Fresno City, also 3-1, hosts College of Sequoias, with a chance to also gain a piece of the crown.
"It's a big game," said Sierra coach Jeff Tisdel. "Anytime you're playing your last game for the conference title, it's huge."
Sierra will be entering the game at American River (7-2, 3-1) coming off an emotional 45-38 double overtime win over previous co-leading San Joaquin Delta last Saturday in Rocklin.
Demarcus Jones, who rushed 30 times for 115 yards, scored a pair of touchdowns in overtime, the second on an 11-yard run for the winning points.
Zach Starnes, a freshman defensive back out of Woodland, got the scoring rolling for Sierra (5-4, 3-1) in the opening quarter when he returned a Delta interception 74 yards for a touchdown.
Led by Jordan Harter (Ponderosa), Luke Arciniega, Willie Gresham (Rosevilel) and Chris Hickson, the Wolverines recorded eight sacks in the win.


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Six years after their bitter primary battle, Hillary Clinton may claim vindication on some of her policy differences with President Obama. More ▸
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Thursday, June 6, 2013 | Founders Hall, Arlington Campus | 6:00pm to 7:45pm
Gary Perlin joined Capital One, a Fortune 500 company headquartered in McLean, Virginia, from the World Bank in July 2003. Capital One is a diversified financial services company with more than 50 million customer accounts worldwide, and more than 900 bank locations in New York, New Jersey, Texas, Louisiana, Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia. Capital One's subsidiaries offer a broad spectrum of financial products and services to consumers, small businesses and commercial clients and collectively had approximately $212.5 billion in deposits and $312.9 billion in total assets outstanding as of December 31, 2012.
As the company's Chief Financial Officer, Mr. Perlin is responsible for Capital One's overall financial management including financial planning, accounting and reporting, funding and treasury operations, corporate finance, and investor relations. Mr. Perlin serves on the company's Executive Committee and chairs the Asset-Liability Management and Resource Allocation Committees.
As CFO of Capital One, Mr. Perlin plays a key role in the company's leadership both externally with investors and internally with business operations. In playing this role, he draws on 13 years of experience at the World Bank, where he served four years as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. He had overall responsibility for the financial management of the World Bank's $300+ billion balance sheet.
Prior to that, Mr. Perlin spent more than 11 years at the Washington-based Federal National Mortgage Association, Fannie Mae, including eight as Senior Vice President – Finance and Treasurer.
Through his diverse financial experiences in domestic and global settings, Mr. Perlin has acquired a depth of knowledge and has established a track record for understanding and managing risk across a multitude of stakeholders. He is recognized for his ability to bring clarity to the complex choices required in order to achieve a company's need for balanced growth and innovation consistent with the interests of shareholders, bondholders, regulators and customers. Mr. Perlin has been named "CFO of the Year" for finance companies by Institutional Investor magazine for five straight years, from 2007 – 2011.
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text: St. James's Church HYDE PARK, N. Y. REV. FRANK R. WILSON, RECTOR ARTHUR S. HALPIN, TREASURER May 13, 1939 Dear Mr. Roosevelt: Before I answer your letter of the 10th I must tell you of a little excitement during the past week, three fires. The south portion of the woods belonging to Mrs. J. R. Roosevelt and extending to some depth in called out the firemen last Saturday; no damage to speak of, I am told. Thursday evening a call came in for the Vanderbilt woods. Late this afternoon we were called down to the Rogers coal dock. The fire had gained such headway before discovery that it was impossible to save it. The wind with the extreme heat was such as to ignite the railway ties, I have something to look forward to for tomorrow. In the evening I am going to preach in Harlem in one of the large negro churches. In view of all that you have to do it will not be necessary to have that Vestry meeting the 28th May. Let us wait until late June or early July if it so happens that you are to be in Hyde lark at that time. Now let us take up in the order you have given the plans for June 11. 1. There are 39 pews. You estimate a party of 60. Counting five to a seat you would need twelve pews, six on either side which would reach from the front back to and including Miss Ellen Roosevelt's. This would leave us with about 150 sittings because in some instances it will be quite possible be seat six persons in a pew. 2. If you will give me the names of those others, those entertaining, early; that will help me to know where I am at in sufficient time to distribute tickets in the parish. 3. As for announcement of the arrangements I dare not notify by letter the members on the parish list. May I ask you if it would be proper to make mention in one of our weekly church to the effect "cards for the service can be had upon application to the rector to a limited number"? Certainly, it seems to me, %those who attend services with regularity should have the preference. 4. I also had in mind that all others than those of your party should be in their places by 10:45.


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Sophomore middle blocker Deva Fowler had 18 kills and six blocks in the Green Wave's win over UNO.
Oct. 30, 2002
NEW ORLEANS, La. - Sophomore middle blocker Deva Fowler had 18 kills and six blocks, and senior outside hitter Britney Hurst tallied 16 kills and 16 digs, to lead the Tulane University volleyball team past cross-town rival UNO 3-0 Wednesday night at the Lakefront Arena.
Fowler, who hit a team-leading .552 with just two errors in 29 swings, tallied two solo blocks and four block assists. She also chipped in with four digs as the Green Wave snapped a three-match losing streak.
With the win, the Green Wave snapped a three-match losing streak to improve to 15-13 on the year. UNO, meanwhile, falls to 10-16. Tulane has now defeated the Privateers three straight times, including once earlier this year to give the Green Wave their first series sweep over the intra-city foe since 1999.
"Deva was our hot hitter tonight, and Norm again provided us with a spark that catapulted us to a 'W'" head coach Betsy Becker said. "I think UNO basically committed to stopping Britney and that opened things up for other hitters to rise to the occasion. Any time an opponent keys on one hitter, the other have to rise up, and tonight we did that.
"This a start to our goal for the remainder of our season. We want to win six out of our last seven, and that's one down. We set out to make this a 20-win season, and we're still striving to achieve that goal."
Junior libero Karlyn Daly posted a match-best 17 digs as the Green Wave out-dug UNO 70-54. As a team, Tulane hit .285 with 52 kills and just 15 errors in 130 attempts while the defense held the Privateers to a .099 attack percentage with 44 kills and 29 errors in 152 swings.
Tulane got off to a hot start, rolling out of the game with a 5-0 run. The lead swelled to as many as six, but the Privateers would not go away and cut the lead to one at 19-18. Following a Tulane timeout, the Green Wave were able to push for point and got the lead back to five at 24-19. The two teams traded points the rest of the way, but the early Tulane spurt proved to be the difference as the Green Wave won 30-25.
It was the Privateers that came out of the gates on fire in game two as UNO rattled off five straight points to take the early lead. The lead grew to as many as eight at 12-4, but from that point on, it was all Green Wave. Tulane used a 12-4 rally to tie the score at 16-all before taking the lead one ball later. UNO tied the score at 17, but the Green Wave used a 10-2 run to take control of the match before cruising to a 30-21 victory.
UNO scored the first point of game three, but the Green Wave went on a 10-2 rally to take the early lead. Tulane held a commanding lead for most of the stanza, but UNO would make it a tight ballgame late. The Privateers cut the lead to three at 26-23, but the Green Wave were able to regroup and close out the game to take a 30-25 decision.
Melissa Caravella led the Privateers with 11 kills and 12 digs. Allison Howard and Christine Zimmer each had 10 digs in the losing effort.
The Green Wave returns to action on Friday when they travel to North Carolina to take on Conference USA foe Charlotte at 6 p.m. Following the Charlotte match, Tulane will travel to Greenville to tackle ECU on Saturday.


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A fake airport, library, gas station and bank will help train troops on how to deal with roadside bombs and other improvised explosive devices.
They are among six urban structures at the new Advanced Improvised Explosive Device Training Facility in a remote area of Eglin Air Force Base in the Florida Panhandle. They're set to open this week.
The facility is part of the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal School at Eglin, which trains bomb squad members for all services.
Military officials have long recognized the need for such training, but the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan helped propel funding for the multimillion-dollar facility.
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The Programme was pleased to welcome representatives from Austria, Canada, Cyprus, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), FAO, Indonesia, IUCN, Japan, Mexico, Norway, Panama, Poland, Philippines, Switzerland, UNDP, UNEP and Zimbabwe to the event.
In her welcoming remarks, H.E. Ambassador Bente Angell-Hansen of the Permanent Mission of Norway in Geneva underscored that the UN must play a key role in supporting developing countries' efforts to reduce deforestation.
"By focusing on good governance, forest monitoring, ecosystem services, stakeholder engagement, equitable sharing of benefits and gender equality, the UN-REDD Programme is uniquely placed to support governments in planning and implementing national strategies for REDD+", she said. Ambassador Angell-Hansen also stressed that the demand for support from developing countries is far higher than current financial commitments can support.
During a presentation on the UN-REDD Programme's recent activities and support to countries, Dr. Yemi Katerere, Head of the UN-REDD Programme Secretariat, explained that the REDD+ landscape was multifaceted and called for building partnerships to develop policies, capacity building and scaling up financing to deliver effectively at the national level. Dr. Katerere underscored that the most important contribution from the Programme continues to be delivering support to build capacity on the ground.
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The Della Keats Summer Research Program provides an opportunity for the previous summer Della Keats students to return to undertake a six-week mentor guided research internship in a health-related field.
Research Program Information
Each student is paired with a UAA researcher and works for that mentor as an intern for the duration of the program. As a part of this internship, students are expected to (with the mentor's help) design, conduct and analyze an individual research project and to present their results publicly at UAA at the end of the program.
Students in the Summer Research Program live in the dormitories with the Della Keats Health Sciences students. Both groups join together and participate in the extracurricular activities.
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Travel assistance may be available for qualifying students from rural Alaska.
There is no cost to participants in this program. A stipend is usually provided to help cover food and miscellaneous expenses. Due to the programs' demanding schedules, students may not hold jobs or participate in other activities while participating in the summer research program.
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Acceptance is based on written responses to essay questions from the application form, letters of recommendation, high school academic performance, and a formal telephone interview.
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This is a remarkable, breathtaking moment for us all. Who can doubt that we are celebrating something special here -- there's something in the air that we can feel, touch, grasp. There's hope in this moment, a sense of possibility that elevates our joy. Yet for those of us who are activists for peace, freedom, equality and fairness -- this heady moment challenges us to keep our eyes on the prize.
The symbolism surrounding Martin Luther King, Jr. has been everywhere lately. The celebration of his 80th birthday, the sound of his soaring oratory, the image of his outstretched arms reaching toward the throngs of racial-justice pilgrims have all been repeatedly invoked to indelibly link this moment to the historic movement that preceded it. In today's most rehearsed narrative, Dr. King and President Obama are now the opening and closing chapters of a triumphant tale about how America finally overcame its tragic racial sins.
Pundits and celebrants caught up in the moment have pronounced that King's "Dream" has been achieved, and perhaps even more surprisingly, that the Founders' vision has finally been realized. This latter claim is so much at odds with how the Founders' would have received this moment that it makes little sense to focus on it. But we should take time to think about the more plausible legacy of King's dream and its relationship to peace.
While there is certainly reason to celebrate, one danger in overclaiming what the moment means is that we all may confuse this particular milestone -- one in which a spectacular man breaks through a monumental racial barrier -- with the broader reach of King's dream, that of ending the everyday racial realities that shape the lives of everyday people. Moreover, this "Mission Accomplished" approach threatens to rip King's Civil Rights legacy apart from his Peace legacy and thereby deny the insight that he fought so courageously to articulate -- that the two are inextricably intertwined. As progressives, the "Mission Accomplished" narrative invites us to check off one huge task on our "To Do" list: End Racism. Done. Now on to World Peace.
This perspective is not only wishful, it represents precisely the opposite sensibility that we need in order to promote peace and social justice in the coming years. Not only must we re-dedicate ourselves to King's civil rights mission along with the peace mission, we must see the two as being so utterly linked that one cannot exist without the other. Far from mere rhetoric, King's legacy reminds us of the hard work that it takes to sustain these links. Ironically enough, maintaining the connections between King's Peace and Civil Rights legacies just got harder.
The most important inheritance we can receive from King is to draw strength from perhaps his most courageous act -- speaking out against a president who had championed Civil Rights at home and holding him morally accountable for his militaristic policies abroad. Simply put, President Lyndon Johnson was more progressive on Civil Rights than Lincoln (who wanted to send African Americans "back to Africa"), Roosevelt, and yes, sorry to say, even John Kennedy. While far from being the first openly black president, he was certainly the first Civil Rights president. As a result, he inspired tremendous loyalty from the civil rights constituency. Yet despite this reality, and against the temptation to turn a blind eye to the misdoings of influential allies, King did what his pragmatist colleagues found virtually unthinkable. He openly criticized Johnson's Vietnam war.
King's insistence that Peace be linked to Civil Rights made the last year of his life incredibly lonely and difficult. He was abandoned by many Civil Rights allies, cold-shouldered by the president, and lambasted by the New York Times and the Washington Post. Even his own organization, his beloved Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), officially distanced itself from his vision. One can barely imagine the turmoil of a man who was wrongly denounced by the politics of expediency and who left this world well before history would reveal that he had been right all along. So while it may be satisfying for us to imagine King rejoicing in the Great Beyond, if we really want to walk in his footsteps, we have to be willing to take the same risks for justice that King took then. Those risks weren't about just dreaming of a new world; they were also about breaking silences in order to turn those dreams into reality.
So how do we accept this legacy if we are to remain guided by his vision? Clearly, we must denounce militaristic approaches to global unrest and find life-affirming ways to end repressive cycles of violence rooted in discrimination, humiliation and despair. Surely those who understand King's philosophy of civil disobedience must reject the idea that the morality of bloodshed rests on whether the killers are or are not authorities of the state. Certainly, the man who eulogized four little girls in Birmingham would teach us to repudiate claims that the death of some children is defensible in pursuit of the security of others.
Those who are still moved by King's images of the "dark and desolate valley of segregation" and the "sweltering heat of oppression," would understand that the absence of War is not the presence of Peace. Surely those of us who listen to King's prescient words in his famous SCLC speech ("Where do we Go from Here: Chaos or Community?") understand that peace is the realization of justice, not the brutal repression or benign neglect of efforts to achieve it.
So, emboldened by King's legacy, what is the role of progressives in the age of an Obama presidency? First and foremost, we much realize that we will do our president a tremendous disservice if we fail to take up King's opposition to militarism and to all the silent forms of violence that lay waste to the human body and soul. We neither undermine nor compromise the extraordinary meaning of this remarkable presidency by holding it to every standard of peace and justice that brought us to the Obama campaign. We take absolutely nothing away from the historical significance of his presidency if we push very hard for peace and social justice. In fact, we need to be the wind that makes sure this presidency soars to the highest aspirations it has set for itself. And, if that means we will sometimes have to differ with President Obama over his policies and choices, we must understand that our goal is to change the relevant political equations enough for new possibilities to emerge.
Now, more than ever, our challenge will be to speak about the connections that King so vividly saw between war and various "isms" - racism, nationalism and the like - that will continue, notwithstanding the hue of the person in the White House. These problems remain evident in the very ways we Americans rationalize war as group punishment, frame war against "Others" as the only language that they understand, shield ourselves from their pain and despair, and export the despicable treatment of our own prisoners to our "enemies" around the world. King would want us to remember that the standard for how we treat Others will never transcend how we treat our Others here at home.
As King realized, our goals for Peace cannot be separated from racial justice, and yet we must confront the irony that even as we celebrate King's words we are being told by some that the relevance of the great "Race" men and women who walk in King's footsteps is all but over. Their continuing contributions are threatened today by a postscript that seems to be saying "your services are no longer needed." Hanging in the balance is the respect and appreciation for the thousands of unsung heroes in cities and towns across this country -- those who spent their entire lives doing exactly what we must do now: celebrate our victories while remaining fiercely vigilant about our long-term goals.
These heroes deserve so much more than to be labeled as yesterday's news, or worst still, as the Great Losers in the context of Obama's victory -- as Civil Rights advocates like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton were labeled by pundits in the dizzying moments just after Barack Obama was pronounced the victor.
Resisting efforts to give both our known as well as unsung heroes the pink slip, we should work hard to lift their sacrifice and courage out of any post-racial exile. I am proud to lift up the name of one such warrior -- in part because she was so special to me (she was my mother) but also to thousands of people whose lives she inspired. Her life of activism spanned the 20th century. A true race woman of her generation, like Dr. King, she sustained a constant passion to do what was necessary to expand the scope of social justice through 50 years as a dedicated inner-city school teacher, community advocate and world-traveling internationalist. Marian Williams Crenshaw lived to see Barack Obama elected, but I know that in her elation over Obama's inauguration she would not give up her convictions about the urgent need to continue the fight for racial justice.
It's our responsibility as we go into this new era to remember the yearnings of the marginalized, and to work with the renewed hope that their aspirations will not be buried under the premature claims that this a "post-racial" era. And as we move forward from this remarkable moment, King offers us a compass.
Ending a letter in response to a former supporter who withdrew his financial contributions to SCLC because of his stance on Vietnam, King said: "Cowardice asked the question, is it expedient? Vanity asked the question -- is it popular? Conscience asks the question -- is it right." As we move forward in the coming years, let us all be guided by this penetrating insight to reject the expedient, the vain and the unethical, and to walk with courage and conviction into the struggles that await us.
Kimberlé Crenshaw, a professor of law, specializes in civil rights, constitutional law and critical race studies. This article is based on comments she delivered at the 2009 Inaugural Peace Ball in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the inauguration of President Barack Obama and honor the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr.