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A team of runners took on a gruelling challenge in memory of killed policeman PC Andrew Duncan.
Traffic cop PC Duncan, from East Molesey, was killed by hit-and-run driver Gary Cody in Sutton during a routine patrol last year.
The PC Andrew Duncan Memorial Fund has been set up by his sister Julia Williamson to raise money for charities that were close to the father-of-three's heart.
Family, friends and former colleagues of PC Duncan took on the Hampton Court Half Marathon on Sunday.
Mrs Williamson said: "It was very windy on Sunday and we were running into the wind at lot of the course.
"Our family came to watch, it was very emotional. We had 25 running and the whole team were amazing, everyone made it to the finish line.
"We had tremendous support throughout the run from friends and the local community cheering us on."
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Clair de Groot, chair of Parents' Voice, said: "We at Parents' Voice recognise that being a parent today comes with pressures, but we want to help celebrate all that is good about being a family. 'Make a Moment' is about those times, and the winners can use the vouchers to make a moment just for them."
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Before we head out for the Memorial Day weekend, I wanted to share this colorful, summer, winery style shoot sent to us by Larsen's Photography and Quintana Events!
The green, orange, and blue color palette is truly stunning. And how Quintana Events pulled everything together makes this set-up quite magical. It helps that the location was at the beautiful Jacuzzi Family Winery.
If you're decorating a table this weekend, consider using bold, vibrant florals for your centerpieces, like the ones in these photos. And if you're not throwing any big party and just relaxing, enjoy yourself and have a Happy Memorial Day! xo


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Former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher Dies
Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher has died from a stroke at the age of 87. Thatcher who served from 1979 to 1980 was known as the "Iron Lady" for her personal and political toughness.
Prime Minister David Cameron expressed his sadness, saying "we have lost a great leader, a great prime minister and a great Briton."
Thatcher, the country's first female prime minister, re-made Britain's economic landscape after coming into office in 1979 with a free-market philosophy and the goal of privatizing state industries. And she would wage some hard-nosed battles with the country's labor unions.
Thatcher's forceful personality and hard-driving style earned her the nickname of the "Iron Lady." It was a term that was reinforced when she led Britain into war against Argentina in 1982 after the Argentines invaded the Falkland Islands. She forced them to retreat.


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A STOURPORT couple have turned a craft hobby into a business.
Matthew Bing and Jenny Burford started selling handmade gifts on facebook just over a year ago and after a huge increase in orders have decided to open a shop.
The Taylor Rose outlet, which is named after the couple's son and Mrs Burford's daughter, has opened at De Beers craft and garden centre near Kidderminster.
Mrs Burford said: "First of all we thought it would be a hobby and we doubted people would be interested.
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When you use the widget search feature, a federated search provides one-stop simultaneous searching of multiple networked data resources, including the newly-added resources -- DOE Data Explorer and DOE Green Energy.
On June 11, the Multilingual WorldWideScience.org BETA was officially launched in Helsinki, Finland at the International Council for Scientific and Technical Information (ICSTI) annual conference. This new capability is the result of an international public-private partnership between the WorldWideScience.org Alliance and Microsoft Research, whose translations technology has been paired with the federated searching technology of Deep Web Technologies.
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Rocky Mountain National Park > Longs Peak > Cables Route (North Face) > Climber's Log
Cables Route (North Face) Climber's Log
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|Great climb.
|Nice to come down this way also, to avoid the crowds.
|Posted Oct 28, 2013 6:07 pm
|3rd times a charm
Date Climbed: Jun 8, 2012
|Finally made it.
|Posted Aug 12, 2013 1:17 am
|Great route
|totally worth humping a rope all that way
|Posted Apr 8, 2013 2:15 pm
|Brian C
Date Climbed: Jan 19, 2013
|Fun day. Was a bit windy and cold but pretty mild for what Longs is capable of dishing out in the winter. 10 hours car to car.
|Posted Jan 19, 2013 9:08 pm
|Nice climb with some snow and ice
Date Climbed: Oct 31, 2012
|Very beautiful free solo climb with some ice and snow so crampons were necessary. After the crux it was nice and easy climbing.
|Posted Oct 31, 2012 2:58 pm
|Liba Kopeckova
|Descended here
Date Climbed: Aug 12, 2012
|Came up beaver and descended old cables. We did one rap on the descent, otherwise downclimbed. Felt much easier than 5.4.
|Posted Aug 13, 2012 10:47 am
|Fun alternative
Date Climbed: Sep 25, 2010
|A far preferable route to the Keyhole. Way shorter, more direct, and more fun! We brought a rack just in case we wanted to protect the route, but it was dry so we soloed it in rock shoes. I wish the technical section was longer.
We were trying to climb Stettners Ledges, but ended up changing routes after a lot of rockfall (including some medium impacts) scared us off.
|Posted Oct 10, 2010 1:59 pm
|Too short
Date Climbed: Aug 5, 2010
|Been meaning to climb this for a while. I was a bit disappointed. Decent scrambling above the technical stuff. Quick route to the summit.
|Posted Aug 6, 2010 11:15 pm
Date Climbed: Jul 25, 2010
|This route is ok. Perhaps it's much better in the winter. We carried a light rack and a rope for the technical pitch. It was quite wet, so I'm not sure I would've wanted to free it. Lot's of loose rocks scrambling to the summit from the cables section.
|Posted Jul 26, 2010 2:07 pm
|Dan Slack
|Great mixed climb!
Date Climbed: Jul 1, 2009
|Very enjoyable mixed climb.
|Posted Aug 26, 2009 8:19 pm
|Great Winter Climb
Date Climbed: Jan 18, 2009
|Guess I'm not great at judging distance....I was expecting the technical pitch to be longer. A great climb none the less. I was suprised at the lack of snow on the N. Face right now, but what snow was there was mixed hard and sugar. It was interesting climbing the rock on the crux with crampons.
|Posted Jan 18, 2009 10:25 pm
|Ted Eliason
|Way more direct
|I will probably never do the keyhole route in summer again. This route is not that exosed and way more direct.
|Posted Jan 17, 2009 11:59 am
Date Climbed: Nov 15, 2008
|We were below you Tim, hit that same sugar. What a fun route though.
|Posted Dec 9, 2008 8:35 pm
|Hairy but awesome
Date Climbed: Nov 14, 2008
|Awesome climb! crux pitch was very enjoyable. Was a little hairy towards the top when we ran into some stretches of sugar snow and couldnt gain any purchase with our axes. Is certainly one of my favorites.
|Posted Dec 9, 2008 7:39 pm
Date Climbed: Nov 22, 2008
|Fun and exhilerating climb!
|Posted Dec 9, 2008 7:37 pm
|Great Winter Climb
Date Climbed: Feb 2, 2002
|This was my first technical winter ascent and it was a great one. Very cold in the shadows on the face but well worth it.
|Posted Jul 8, 2008 12:15 pm
|north face delight
Date Climbed: Jun 29, 2008
|led jim up the interesting north face to add some spice to his rainier training regimen. the route wasn't overly challenging yet exciting at the same time with a mixture of rock and snow climbing. certainly a memorable day!
|Posted Jul 1, 2008 11:51 pm
|Lots of snow on the North Face
Date Climbed: Apr 19, 2008
|This was my first winter technical climb. It was a long day. The technical pitch was easy. Once above the technical pitch, we got off route. It became extremely steep and I became uncomfortable on 65-70 degree snow slopes un-roped. We turned around about 200 feet below the summit. The rappel was fun, and I learned a lot this day.
|Posted May 21, 2008 12:48 pm
|My 1st technical winter climb!
Date Climbed: Mar 15, 2008
|Despite the sketchy weather forecast for the last weekend of winter, we went for it anyway and lucked out. It was pretty chilly, especially waiting around on the technical section. It was interesting to climb with crampons and big gloves on instead of frictioning up the slabs as you'd do in the summer. 15 hour day!!!
|Posted Mar 17, 2008 3:15 pm
|Timothy Pearl
|Rejection #4
Date Climbed: Feb 4, 2008
|Rejected for the fourth winter attempt on Long's in my life. Tried the day before on 3rd of Feb, very windy (57mph), decided to stop at Mills Moraine and stash most of the gear under a rock to return the 4th. Day was calm and relatively warm (0-10F). Began to snow lightly. Climbed the first pitch of the N face and realized that the "light" snow had accumulated to about 12". Had to retreat. Note to anyone who might come across this: hiking from Boulder Field to treeline covered with 12-18" of champagne powder is very hazardous. Take care. We'll probably try the Trough next time for simplicity's sake. But not this year.
|Posted Feb 5, 2008 2:27 pm


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David Shrigley's photo 'I'm Dead' 2010 has been shortlisted for the Turner Prize 2013. The prize is being presented at a ceremony outside England for the first time this year, in Londonderry in December, and £25,000 goes to the winner. The Turner Prize was established in 1984 and is awarded to a British or British-based artist under 50 for outstanding work in the previous year.
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Franklin is a county in Vermont. It was formed from in 1796 from Chitterden county. Land records are available from 1797-1883 (county only). Franklin's probate records are available from 1796–present. For more information, contact the county at 17 Church St. St. Albans 05478. On the attached map, Franklin is located at A3.
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First, you must carefully consider whether or not you have the resources to pursue a Schedules contract, and the time to both market and compete for business once you have a contract. Submitting an offer involves many steps, and the process may take months to complete. However, submissions are accepted continuously, allowing you to decide when to pursue the solicitation process.
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The GSA Schedules program offers great opportunities for both large and small businesses. It is often the first step new businesses take when entering the federal marketplace. Being on Schedule makes it easier for agencies to do business with your company. However, becoming a Schedules contractor may involve significant investments of time and resources – which is why the first step for all interested businesses is to think it through.
The Vendor Toolbox outlines important questions to answer before preparing a solicitation response:
- Fit: Do the products and/or services we offer fit with a Schedules solicitation? The GSA Schedules Solicitations page contains a complete listing of GSA Schedules. Selecting the Schedule number will take you to GSA eLibrary, which facilitates searches for Special Item Numbers (SINs). SINs are groupings of similar products, services, and solutions. Note that certain products and services such as construction and building supplies are not covered by Schedules.
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Being on a GSA Schedule is not a guarantee of government sales. Vendors should understand that once a contract has been awarded, they are responsible for marketing both their company and their GSA contract. Vendors should be prepared to compete with other contractors on Schedule for request-for-quotes issued by government agency customers.
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Prospective contractors (vendors) should conduct market research to determine what comparable products and/or services are provided to the government market. Sites such as FedBizOpps, Federal Procurement Data System, and Schedules Sales Query, allow you to answer the following:
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The Department of Cable and Consumer Services, in partnership with the Board of Supervisors, has introduced a new online streaming media solution to view Board of Supervisors meetings on demand.
Using technology from streaming media content provider Granicus, viewers can now keyword search and navigate directly to specific Board meeting agenda items. The video link launches a split-screen window, with video and options to the left and the meeting agenda to the right. By clicking on an individual agenda item, the video will jump to that portion of the meeting.
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The most recent meetings are added on the Thursday following each Board meeting. A separate live video stream is also available during the meeting.
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Archive for February, 2010
more Pixel Bender learning resources from the community
Still so many cool things getting posted out there in the Pixel Bender developer community. This time, I'm going to point out some tutorials and guides that I've seen recently:
The AS3 to Pixel Bender Guide by Corey von Birnbaum. This is a short post with some good analysis by Corey on good ways to get good performance out of Pixel Bender in the Flash Player and also some good links to other Pixel Bender reference and tutorial sites.
Pixel Bender Tutorial by Matthew Butt. Nice, quick, tutorial which covers the basics and covers a couple of the easily messed up bits when using Pixel Bender in Flex.
CodeDependent Video on using Pixel Bender Effects in Flex 4. Ok, this isn't strictly from the community, but it is still a nice video showing some of the cool Pixel Bender support added to Flex4. (Oh, and ignore the comment he makes about the history of Pixel Bender at the beginning, uh, that is way incorrect). I link to the page because it has a demo and the source in it.
Cory McMahon gave a talk at the LA Flex group on using Pixel Bender and doing HDR in Flex. There is some nice simple explanations of gaussian kernels before he talks about PB and he gives us some (deserved) barbs on how Pixel Bender is limited in Flash. Overall, it is a nice talk on doing image processing in Flex with and without PB.


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Independent Study
Senior Independent Study is a unique requirement at Wooster and a special opportunity for you to develop intellectually and philosophically. Your senior thesis can be on any philosophical topic that interests you. Some students choose topics that examine an aspect of a central question in philosophy. Other students write on problems and ideas that arise from a specific philosopher of the past. Still others work in areas where philosophy intersects with other disciplines, such as mathematics, art, and literature.
Last year's Senior IS titles included:
- Agrarianism: Red Barns, Happy Cows, and Ignorant Farmers? Or is There More To It?
- Absurdity With God: Faith in Walker Percy's Novels
- Caring About Stories: A Conceptual Investigation of Narrative Art and Moral Understanding
- The Necessary Criteria to Save a Dying Practice: An Attempt to Morally Justify Capital Punishment
- Buddhist 'emptiness' and the practice of nonconceptual content
- Miracles, History, and the Having of Nice Things: A Critique of Structural Realism
The Senior Independent Study thesis you create is your own. Your thesis should be an example of your best work. Your advisor's role is to help you shape your project and to challenge you to perform your best, but in the end, the thesis is your responsibility. It is your responsibility to know the deadlines and the requirements related to your project. The standard pattern in this department is for each student to meet weekly with his or her advisor for at least an hour of discussion. Each advisor should periodically inform each student whether he or she is making adequate progress toward completion of the thesis. In almost every case that progress will be measured by the amount and quality of writing produced. Throughout the year there are specific departmental deadlines which are designed to help you make effective progress in completing your thesis.


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On thankfulness
I'd be lying if I tried to deny that the most repeated phrase I've been saying the past few weeks is, "Can you believe it's November?" In the beginning of the month, you could still hear the surprise in my voice, but at times this confession felt like a plea. Really, November, chill out. Suffice it to say, it's been a busy month. I'm on pretty friendly terms with busy, and I can let you know we hit some major planning milestones and deadlines this month. For SAAM 2013 products are ordered, materials designed, and resource CDs are in production. Woot!
At the same time, there's a little bit of a scurry to this month that pushes me past contentedly-busy toward overwhelmed. The year is almost over, for many of us there is a holiday season underfoot, there are the projects that are always there and the ones that somehow settled on the backburner. The days are shorter, and before we know it another calendar page will turn. I'll have a new mantra of the month, and my guess is that it will be, "Can you believe 2013 is almost here?" I'll spend sometime considering whether or not believing it can have any impact on the statement's truth. (Don't worry; I won't waste too much time thinking about it. I'm busy after all!)
But before I lose sight of the moment, I'm going to force out a breath. If you could hear it, it was a sigh of relief. Because when I'm honest, the name of the month changes but the landscape is constant. There will always be more to do than we have time to accomplish, and I find a temporary peace in acknowledging this idea. In this moment, I'm going to let "thankfulness" reach the top of the pile. I am allowing myself to prioritize gratitude. Because a moment spent acknowledging the gifts of our life and work is more than worthwhile, I believe thankfulness is best practice and vital self-care.
As a member of the SAAM campaign team, I am thankful for our many partners who support this project and contribute to our movement's work. I am thankful for the hours spent, insight offered, commitment and collaboration that cannot be measured. This investment is the life-blood of the SAAM campaign, and each month this team grows until it culminates in April when SAAM involvement reaches across the globe. I am thankful for each voice along the way that contributes to a collective vision for social change, a more equitable future, a safer world.
Thankfulness is about appreciation, but I also think it can be a productive sentiment. In acknowledging the broader contributions to our life and work, a door is open to be further accountable, committed and allied to that support. How can I best support these partners? What more can I offer to this collaboration? Can more voices be heard? For me, these are hard questions, and I don't want to lose sight of this important work when the "busyies" strike again. Note to self: Sometimes the most important projects don't have a deadline.
In closing, I'm thankful for your patience with this reflection. It is a moment in time, and you've chosen to share it with me. Thank you. If there is any gift that I can offer in return, it is to ask that you find a moment to catalog some of your own thankfulness. As I mentioned, expressing gratitude is a step of self-care. Self-care is a gift that sustains our well-being and work, and it can be easy to lose sight of its value in busier times. But it is vital, as you are too, for which I am also thankful.
In gratitude, lp.


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A DAD who subjected the mother of his child to an 'horrific' attack in the street, has been jailed for 26 weeks.
Jamie Hazell, whose victim Laura Dixon had taken out a non-molestation order against him, had grabbed her by the hair, dragged her out of a taxi to her front door and started to throw her head against it.
She ran across the road for help, but Hazell followed her, pushed her over and dragged her back across the road, across some grass to her own garden.
Ms Dixon was curled up in a ball on the ground, was kicked and 'sort of blacked out'. The incident, on August 5, was seen by neighbours, police were called and he was arrested, Burnley Crown Court heard.
The hearing was told the defendant had been on bail at the time, after an attack in which he smashed a man's teeth in and left him needing surgery to remove a snapped-off tooth embedded in his lip.
Hazell, 24, said to be a violent offender when he has had a drink, admitted assault causing actual bodily harm, breaching a non- molestation order and common assault.
The defendant, of Knotwood Court, Church, has already served 95 days on remand and was set to be released.
Sarah Statham, prosecuting, said the first victim Jordan Wallbank had been in Accrington town centre with Hazell when he was attacked.
Miss Statham said Ms Dixon let the defendant back into her life after taking out the order late last year, because she felt sorry for him.
They had been to a party, had been drinking and Hazell accused her of flirting. He pushed her onto the floor, others didn't like his behaviour and there was a fight between the defendant and another male. The victim was then assaulted after they got a taxi. The defendant, who had been on remand since, had 11 previous convictions.
James Heyworth, for Hazell, said: "He's not somebody who is a violent offender in a relationship. He's generally a violent offender when he's had a drink."
Sentencing, Judge Beverley Lunt said: "Your violence towards this woman, who has given birth to your child, is just beyond the pale. You should be so ashamed."


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We had a wonderful Tandoori Chicken from the Beer Can Chicken book tonight. I had to do a couple of adaptations to the marinade; we don't mix meat and milk, and there's yogurt in the marinade. I used tofu (soft), blended the rest of the spices together (I omitted the red food coloring; that just looks strange to me), with a couple of additions of my own, and it was wonderful. My husband had a great time doing this one; our 7 year old loves all of Steven's recipes so far. That's the best testimonial I can give!
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John Jackson Payton
Montgomery County, IN.
From the Crawfordsville Public Library's Family Files
NOTE: This was copied from journal found in Payton family records.
John Jackson Payton was born in Shelby Co., Ky. On Feb. 8, 1805. Note: Jackson and Mary were born near Peytonia, Ky. The town was named after Peytonia, Scotland (Europe). Ancestors came from Scotland and settled in Va., first and then moved on to Ky. Mary Kiphart was born in Shelby Co., Ky. On March 10, 1810. They were married in October 1828, and started to walk to Indiana the next day. They came to Indianapolis, Ind. and stopped there to vote for Andy Jackson for President. The settlers wanted them to stop and buy land there (only 14 log houses in Indianapolis then). They came to Montgomery Co., Ind. and settled on 80 acres known as the Thorn farm. Stayed 1 year and came to the old home farm, near Alamo just back of what is known as Devils Back Bone at Shades Park, where they raised their family. Of the eleven children, 5 were married. These were: George Washington Payton (4 children) James (8 children) Mary Payton Matheman (5 children) Charles (3 children) and Jake (3 children). The first winter they were here (Jackson Payton family) he killed 65 wild turkeys and 11 deer. Meat was plentiful and bread was scarce. Wild animals were hogs, wolves, otter, lynx, bob cat, and some bear. The only road was an Indian trail. They used steel flint punk to start fires with. Indians often stopped at the cabin to eat as they were going west. Their nearest neighbor was 5 miles. Dr. White lived south east of where Browns Valley now stands and then came Hanna's, Conners, Glens, Rices, VanCleves, Davis, Atchensons. Conner and Glen started the first gristmill on Indian Creek. They hired Jackson Payton to blow the hole through the bluff for the race. He was 48 days blowing the tunnel through the rock and rec'd 48 bushels of corn for his labor.
Mr. Hanna came from Ky. He brought a horse and a 2-year-old colt. They got away and went back to Ky. Hanna told Grandpa Payton he could have his choice if he would go to Shelby Co., Ky. And bring the horses back. He walked to Ky. And brought the horses back, swimming the Ohio River. He took the colt for his pay. Other trips he took were with a party of men driving hogs to Richmond, Va. Crossing the Ohio on a ferryboat at Madison, Indiana. The trip took 40 days going and 16 days coming back home. He rec'd 25 cents a day and his board for his trip.
Mary Kiphart Payton's father George was a member of Johnsonson's Regiment, Mounted, Kentucky Vols. 8th May 1813 Henry Co., Ky. Discharged 20th Oct. 1813.Served under Captain William M. Rice, under the command of Col. Richard Johnson. George Kephart was at the Battle of the Thames (Moraviantown, Canada) where his regiment is credited with killing Tecumseh after first breaking through the British lines. When he came back to Ky. George told John Payton and Mary "Polly" what a great state Central Indiana would be.


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I am having a problem with two Magento extensions that I've installed on a client web site. They want to have these two extensions, but I can only get one of them to work, because of a conflict.
The file in question that is causing the conflict is 'jquery.latest.js'. Upon opening this file, the comment at the top says jQuery version 1.4.2.
Now I have two extentions: an (1) ajax shopping cart and (2) a pop up login form (when a user clicks "login" it pops up a dialog instead of loading a login page).
If I comment out (and not include) the jquery.latest.js file, the ajax cart works, but the pop up login doesn't. Conversely if I include the .js file, it's the other way round.
How do I get around this conflict to allow both to work at the same time?
OK, I figured something out. There is another script which the ajax cart uses called 'qTip2'. I disabled that and the pop up login works, but the cart doesn't... So still kinda back to square one =/
We might be able to find a solution if there is a test page somewhere that demonstrates the problem.
Our development site is located here: http://sanitopia.com/dev/
It looks like you have both jQuery and Prototype libraries running at the same time. Both want to use the $ symbol, and fortunately you can tell jQuery not to globally use the $ symbol, so that it doesn't conflict with other libraries.
This information on using jQuery's noconflict might be useful for you here.
Does this mean I have to find ever .js file that this shopping cart plugin uses, and find and replace the '$' with 'jQuery'?
Not it does not. It means that you can apply the technique as shown in our tips and techniques post about using jquery noconfict which allows you to continue to use the $ symbol from within the jQuery wrapper.
jQuery(function ($) {
// jQuery code in here
I have used the above method and wrapped the code from qtip2-min.js in the above code and it's still not displaying the login. The cart is still functional though.
This is not a one shot cures all process. It's a step by step matter where issues are observed and steps are taken to resolve those issues one at a time.
Welcome to the world of development and testing.
The qtip2-min.js file doesn't need that technique applied to it. You should revert that back to how it was.


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Six years for alleged kingpinMichael Bachelard
Published: January 30 2013 - 3:00AM
The alleged drug kingpin behind the cocaine import to Bali which has landed British grandmother Lindsay Sandiford on death row has escaped with a comparatively light six year jail sentence for possession.
Julian Ponder's lawyer, Ary Soenardi, announced shortly after the verdict was delivered that his client would not appeal it.
Sandiford and Ponder now face many years together in Bali's Kerobokan jail, which also houses Schapelle Corby and the Australian Bali 9 heroin smugglers.
Ms Sandiford, 56, has said she only imported 4.8kg of cocaine to Bali last year because Ponder, 43, a fellow British expatriate had threatened to kill her sons.
When she was caught with the drugs in her suitcase lining at Bali airport last May, she agreed to cooperate with police.
The drugs were repackaged in pink wrapping paper and taken delivered to Ponder and his partner, Rachel Dougall.
But head judge Gunawan Tri Budiono in the Denpasar Court dismissed the evidence that Ponder was the recipient of the drugs, telling the court late yesterday there was no proven link between Ponder and the massive import, because there had been no transaction preceding the delivery.
Ponder was sentenced to six years only for possession of 21.68g of cocaine, which was found at his house during the police raid.
He must also pay a 1 billion rupiah ($105,000) fine or serve an extra three months in jail.
Prosecutor Ketut Sujaya had asked for seven years. Ponder made no comment, but his lawyer immediately confirmed that he would not appeal the sentence.
Sandiford, however, has appealed against her death sentence. She was unexpectedly sentenced last week to death by firing squad, a large increase on the prosecutor's recommendation of 15 years imprisonment.
Her sister, Hilary, who has been a regular visitor since the sentencing, appears also to have launched an appeal, via website lindsaysandifordbalideathappeal.com, for money to fund the legal fight.
Despite his bravado in recent interviews with the British press, Ponder looked nervous throughout the sentencing hearing. He had told the court that the imported drugs being carried by Sandiford did not belong to him.
He had accepted the package from her only because he had believed it was a birthday present for his daughter. The other arrested over the delivery have also received light sentences.
Dougall will spend one year in prison for failing to report the presence of an illegal drug.
Fellow Briton Paul Beales has been jailed for four years for possession of 3.6g of hashish and Indian citizen Nandagopal Akkineni will serve five years for possession.
This story was found at: http://www.theage.com.au/world/six-years-for-alleged-kingpin-20130129-2dj9t.html


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Ted H. Sands, 56, of Bettendorf, Iowa and formerly of Manchester, Iowa, died Wednesday, August 13, 2003, at the Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island, Illinois, after a sudden illness.
A Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 am on Monday, August 18, 2003, at St. Mary�s Catholic Church, Manchester, Iowa, with Rev. Dennis Miller officiating. Friends may call from 4:00 pm until 8:00 pm on Sunday, where there will be a 7:30 pm Scripture Service, at the Bohnenkamp-Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Manchester, Iowa. There will also be visitation one hour before services on Monday at the church. Burial will be in St. Mary�s Catholic Cemetery in Manchester.
Ted was born on May 11, 1947, in Marshalltown, Iowa, the son of Harry V. & Inez M. (Smock) Sands. He attended school in Manchester, Muscatine Community College and Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois. Ted then worked as a Feed and Livestock Specialist for Land O� Lakes and later Farm Services. He currently was a sales representative for Minnesota Distributing and Manufacturing. On September 26th, 1970, Ted married Betty Cunningham at St. Mary�s Catholic Church in Strawberry Point, Iowa.
Ted was an avid Iowa Hawkeye fan and loved to golf. Family was important to him and he enjoyed spending time with his children and grandchildren.
Ted is survived by his children, Scott Sands and his wife, Teri, of Bettendorf, Iowa, Shawn Sands, and his fiancée, Stacey Palzkill, both of Hammond Wisconsin, and Stacy Sands of Bettendorf; two grandchildren, Brandon and McKenna Sands of Bettendorf; and a sister and her husband, Barbara & Robert Mead of Manchester, Iowa. His parents preceded Ted in death.


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Friday, March 2, 2012
Begging For Candy
9 comments:
- Wikkedmoon said...
I love Fridays.
- March 2, 2012 at 9:50 AM
- Jay's Shadow said...
That one reminds me when I was young. Me and my friends would run around the graveyard freaking ourselves out thinking somebody would come out of the ground and attack us.
Good times :)
- March 2, 2012 at 10:11 AM
- Wikkedmoon said...
I didn't grow up near a graveyard but there was a haunted house on the way home from my school. To this day, I'm not sure if anyone ever lived there. It was a huge old mansion with overgrown grounds. We used to dare each other to run up and touch the front door. That took some guts.
- March 2, 2012 at 12:26 PM
- Marrow said...
Pumpkin Kid: I command you ... to ... awake! Show me how much you love me Amy!
Devil Kid: *cocks head*
- March 2, 2012 at 3:01 PM
- Pam Morris said...
LOL...I love these little guys!
- March 2, 2012 at 4:05 PM
- K.O. said...
This one is perfect! Just amazingly perfect.
- March 2, 2012 at 11:39 PM
- Marie Roget said...
Oh, what a brave little Pumpkin Head!
Jeez, I love these weekly comics!
There was an old abandoned barn near where I grew up that was the "double dare you" place to go in at night. I did it once with one of my brothers. All bravado, really- we were terrified. I ran out like my hair was on fire when an owl flew out of the hayloft.
- March 3, 2012 at 12:06 PM
- Rot said...
THAT is a great story!
- March 3, 2012 at 12:20 PM
- Marie Roget said...
Yeah, my bro thinks so, too. Tells it on me every once in a while :->
- March 3, 2012 at 1:48 PM


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 14/6/2013 (1528 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
I'm a tad too old, and way too jaded to become anyone's groupie.
And then I heard "Hellsy" sing.
As if that wasn't enough, I listened to the story of Helen White, as she's more formally known.
The story about how a young, self-destructive wannabe rock star from London, England, ended up as a jazz singer of all things, living in Poplar Point, of all places.
But it's really a love story that, fittingly -- on this Winnipeg Jazz Festival week and Father's Day weekend -- features two fathers whose guidance and support landed her in our midst.
Her own father, whose death three years ago still brings her to tears.
And the father of her three wee children.
It was Free Press deputy editor Julie Carl, another of her legion of local fans, that suggested I meet Hellsy, as I call the heavenly voiced soul who's my own daughter's age.
Hellsy was in the Fort Garry Hotel's Palm Room, the venue she says she feels she was born to play in, seated behind a piano singing Comes Love.
Which serves nicely as our background music for joining Hellsy's life in progress.
It was the year 2000, three years after a stroke had left Peter Dawson -- the father who had gifted her with his passion for music -- in a wheelchair unable to speak intelligibly, much less play any of the orchestra of instruments he once could.
"I didn't take it well," Helen says in her understated English manner.
The grieving Hellsy began acting out her nickname with an acoustic puck-rock band, while holding down a position as a secretary in the posh Central London Mayfair district.
"I was trying to block it out," she says of the pain of watching a father she worshipped die without dying.
She stopped listening to and playing classical music -- she still won't do either -- because it reminded her of what her father lost.
And what she lost when he finally died three years ago.
"I was going to be a rock star. But I was a bit of a mess. I was a heavy drinker and drug user. I was."
Then one night, at an outdoor performance at Crystal Palace Park, this lost-but-not-looking "independent woman" walked up to a young man in the crowd.
"He was gorgeous."
His name was Duncan White. He was an English and classics major in university and that night he would change the course of both their lives.
He told her she should be a jazz singer.
"We went back to my flat, I told him my deepest darkest secrets, and about two months later we were married."
It was Duncan who would support and encourage Helen to pursue her singing. To the point of moving to Winnipeg eight years ago, where he got a job as teacher so she could get her three-year master's in jazz at the University of Manitoba.
Eventually the kids began to arrive, and they would buy the only house they could afford, "a little wooden shack" in Poplar Point.
That means Duncan drives to Winnipeg to teach during the day while Helen looks after the kids, a girl, Xanthy, who's six and the boys -- four-year-old Freeman and oh-so-terribly-two Wilfred. Then, most nights, the roles are reversed. After a day of minding his junior high students, Duncan minds his own three children. And Helen drives into city for a gig or to teach voice at the Winnipeg Conservatory of Music.
That leaves the by-now-exhausted Hellsy to make the hour or more late-night drive back home to their little shack on the Prairie, even on treacherous snow-blown winter nights. Helen calls Duncan her patron and her inspiration.
In a way, the intellectual, calm and creative Duncan is much like Helen's dad.
But a husband's love is never really the same as a father's.
What I came to understand while listening to Helen is singing and composing music are her way of coping with the loss of her dad.
It's what makes her happy.
So it happened that this week she texted me all excited.
She said the Fort Garry Hotel had booked her to play their Father's Day brunch on Sunday in the room she feels she was born to play in.
Then she told me the touching part.
The day she got the news, the day she shared it with me, was her dad's birthday.
Happy Father's Day to dads everywhere. Especially the ones still watching over the children who will always miss them.


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Clifford Lloyd "Skeeter" Sell
23 Apr 2012 — Palmerton, Carbon, Pennsylvania, USA
"Skeeter" was the son of Clifford F. Sell and Ruth L. Allen Sell Anthony. He was the stepson of William F. Anthony.
Private First Class Clifford Sell, Jr., was laid to rest in the Trachsville Cemetery yesterday, Wednesday afternoon, May 1, 1968, with military rites at graveside, following services conducted in the R. M. James Funeral Home, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon.


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News has been trickling out steadily from VMware's Barcelona conference about its new acquisitions and network virtualization offerings. But it's the desktop that VMware is attacking -- sorry, "virtualizing" -- aggressively, giving enterprises fewer incentives than ever to replace existing desktop hardware. Which, in enterprises that are fast becoming populated with tablets and smartphones, might not be such a bad idea after all.
Some of the pieces for this assault have been in place for a while now, courtesy of VMware's Horizon View product. Back in March, the company introduced a new feature called HTML Access, which allowed people using any HTML5-compliant browser to access a Horizon View desktop: no plug-ins, nothing to download. The protocol VMware created for this -- named Blast -- now also supports streaming audio and works on Google Chromebooks. It still doesn't support attached USB devices, but that's a hurdle I doubt can be overcome without the use of a native client or, at the very least, plug-ins.
The 5.3 revision of VMware Horizon is said to bring a slew of user-experience improvements that are designed to make working on a virtualized desktop as close as possible to the real thing -- such as using VMware's vDGA technology for high-performance graphics, where GPUs on the vSphere host can be assigned to specific virtual desktops and perform direct pass-through to the host. (vDGA even supports CUDA and OpenGL.) Apparently, among the folks who gave VMware the most feedback about this were people doing CAD and other high-end graphics work on their systems, and they wanted as close to a native desktop experience as possible.
Most of the complaints about virtual desktops have revolved around end-user performance. Obviously, the best performance for vDGA comes when you use a platform-native VMware access client, but given the way HTML5 continues to advance by leaps and bounds, I wouldn't be surprised if in time the performance available through a browser comes close enough to the VMware client to make picking one over the other trivial. What will not happen any time soon -- barring some kind of major revolution in the way browsers can talk to their hosts -- is, again, support for the kind of advanced hardware connectivity only possible with a native client or browser add-ons.
Still, all this adds up to one fewer reason to pick a particular kind of machine to provide access to a virtual desktop, especially if the enterprise in question happens to have plenty of tablets lying around with better graphics power than its last fleet of (now-aging) desktops. Those machines almost certainly will have native clients available for them as well.
The other half of the assault on the desktop -- the admin side -- comes by way of VMware's Horizon Mirage 4.3, which makes the management process for virtual desktops a lot easier for the folks in IT. Mirage lets you split a system image into multiple layers: a base image that's standard throughout a company, for instance, with an app image layered over that for applications, and yet another layer for a user's initial preferences and apps. Removing the management headaches for virtual desktops makes one less reason to not use them. (It comes as no surprise that CEO Pat Gelsinger has said that VMware's next frontiers are automation and management.
Conventional wisdom has been there would always be a reason to have full-blown desktop systems: the form factor, the local processing power, the difficulty of providing all that across the wire from a back end. VMware is not likely to ever completely displace all that -- especially not in the minds of users who simply want a full desktop with none of the hitches of virtual delivery -- but it's making it that much more difficult for an organization to justify replacing or even purchasing PCs at all.
This story, "VMware campaign to kill off desktop PCs picks up steam," was originally published at InfoWorld.com. Get the first word on what the important tech news really means with the InfoWorld Tech Watch blog. For the latest developments in business technology news, follow InfoWorld.com on Twitter.


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Liva 3 Seater Sofa
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Ferb is an extra soft and gorgeous quality upholstery fabric that is designed for optimal comfort and pleasure when sitting in it.
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London is a strong upholstery fabric and comes in a variety of colors. It is a beautifully woven fabric with a pure and elegant look.
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Mind is clearly retro and inspired by the 60s.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Former Ohio state Rep. Clayton Luckie is pleading guilty to grand theft and seven other felonies.
The Dayton Democrat agreed to a plea deal Tuesday that added the grand theft count and dropped 42 remaining felony charges against him.
Luckie was indicted in October. Prosecutors said he skimmed nearly $130,000 in campaign funds for personal use and failed to list campaign expenditures for six years.
Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien agreed to the deal and delivered it to visiting Judge Alan Travis.
Luckie announced he wouldn't seek re-election amid the investigation but declined to resign, serving out a fourth term that ended Dec. 31.
About a dozen family members and friends looked on in Franklin County Common Pleas Court as he agreed to terms of the deal.


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STUDENTS at The University of Worcester have done their bit for the environment by organising a range of activities for go green week.
The event - run by student-led organisation People and Planet - kicked off on Monday, February 10 on St John's Campus and includes a community litter pick and a local food and nature fair to raise awareness of energy saving and sustainability.
Although the University of Worcester has taken part in the national initiative for a number of years, this is the first time it is being run by first year students taking the elective sustainability module.
This is an introductory module open to all undergraduates and teaches the different perspectives of sustainability.
In an attempt to monitor the success of the week, free poppy seeds will be given out during the nature fair and where they are planted will be mapped.
Katy Boom, director of environmental sustainability at the University, said: "Hopefully red poppies will proliferate around Worcester.
"We have numerous behaviour change programmes and community engagement projects as well as changes to our physical estate.
"These are part of the day to day life on campus.
"Creating a fun focused week reaches a new audience and gives people a chance to begin discussions."
The University's student union will also host an #EnergizeWorcester limbo competition, climate quiz, green karaoke and a can film festival where students will gain free entry by bringing their cans for recycling.
The Environment and Conservation Society are also taking part and other students have been encouraged to volunteer.
The week will also feature a sustainability question time debate held at the Hive where a panel of experts - chaired by BBC political reporter Matthew Bone - will be quizzed on the issue.
Last year, the student's union were granted a gold award for their involvement in the green impact award scheme.


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As you turn the pages of our annual Spring Pet Issue, you'll see many ways to pamper, train and provide for your pet. Here at The Tolucan Times, we hold our furry friends in high regard: they're our companions, our children, our lives. So when a four legged family member is suffering and there is no other option, commemorate your loved one's time filling your days with joy in a peaceful and respectful manner.
Established in 1947 by animal-lovers Lela and Alan Carveth, the inception of Cal Pet Crematory originated in response to the dearth of private pet cremation facilities in Southern California. Sixty-four years later, Cal Pet Crematory is still family-owned and operated by the nephew of Lela and Alan, Mark Stine.
It's a family business in the purest sense, with the siblings, in-laws and nephews of Mark filling out the staff. And as a testament to the patriarchs' vision, everyone that works at Cal Pet has a passion for all animals — big and small.
Mark, for example, has three standard poodles — Paris, Dolly and Tess — and believes that what sets Cal Pet Crematory apart from the competition are the principles the business was founded on:
"Private pet cremation means giving your pet the respect it deserves — the same treatment you'd give to a human being. Other pet crematories are oftentimes communal, but ours is strictly individual, which is important for grieving parties to know."
At Cal Pet, everything is onsite, ensuring that the care your pet receives is tailored to your specific needs. The drivers, too, all have pets of their own; it seems that this is a standard requirement, and the gentle nature they display makes it apparent. The drivers cover all of the L.A. County area, willing to make pickups from the veterinarian's office or one's home. The pet's remains are returned to you in a complimentary urn. Optionally, you may choose to have Cal Pet scatter the remains, or you can pick from their selection of decorative urns and memorial stones.
Because at the end of the day, it's about peace of mind: knowing that your pet had a fulfilling life and you did everything you could. For those unsure about cremation, Mark says:
"The most important thing for clients to know is that our doors are always open when there is no other choice. Grieving owners can be a part of every step or none of it — your level of involvement is up to you. Pets are a lot of people's children; no one knows that better than us."
Cal Pet Crematory is located at 9595 Glenoaks Blvd. in Sun Valley. They can be reached by phone at (818) 983-2313, (323) 875-0633, or (310) 278-0633, by fax at (818) 771-1079, or via their Web site at www.calpet.com. Celebrate your pet's life!


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Now that the Swiss National Bank has said it will cap the franc's appreciation against the euro, investors are on the lookout for a new safe haven currency.
Attention has turned to the Norwegian krone, with the currency hitting an eight-and-a-half year high of NKr7.4825 against the euro on Wednesday.
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Dysthymia often occurs in people who have personality, anxiety, and
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Water levels on the Assiniboine River at the First Street Bridge in Brandon are exceeding the record level set in 1923. With more water coming because of a revised forecast, levels will approach previous historic floods in 1904 and 1882.
Flood-fighters are adding an additional row of super-sandbags behind the existing super-sandbag dike along First Street. This will provide additional freeboard protection along the Assiniboine River. The dike along 18th Street in Brandon will also be reinforced.
Flows in the Portage Diversion Friday were at 20,000 cubic feet per second. Inflows upstream of Portage la Prairie are 38,000 cfs. Flows on the Assiniboine River at the diversion will be held at 18,000 cfs for an extended period. Flows further downstream on the Assiniboine River may be higher than this level due to run-off from local flows after rainfall.
Levels on the Assiniboine River from Baie St. Paul to Headingley are also forecast to receive sustained high flows for an extended period. Despite regulation of Assiniboine River, inflows from local run-off following any rainfall may increase water levels in the area another six inches.
As a precautionary measure, construction of a 400-metre secondary dike behind a section of the primary, permanent dikes along the Assiniboine River is expected to begin this weekend. The affected section is between Poplar Point and the Baie St. Paul Bridge, where ice jams damaged the dike in mid-April.
Residents in the rural municipalities of Cartier, St. Francois Xavier and Headingley are also raising their dikes this weekend an additional two feet above the existing water level to provide for protection against anticipated rain and potential high winds.
The Assiniboine River forecast for the Sioux Valley has also been revised upwards for forecast peak water levels between 1,204.7 to 1,205.2 feet above sea level. The Sioux Valley First Nation dikes provide flood protection level to 1,207 feet.
The RM of Ochre River near Dauphin Lake has declared a state of local emergency and is doing work along the shoreline to drain overland water and protect area homes. Ten additional residences are being sandbagged.
Flood-tube barriers are being provided to the Ashern area to protect homes around Kernsted Beach from rising Lake Manitoba waters. Lake Manitoba water levels are forecast to reach between 814.2 and 814.6 feet above sea level around June 4.
In Winnipeg, water flows just upstream of the Red River Floodway inlet are 73,500 cfs. Flows in the floodway are about 34,700 cfs. Downtown, the Red River has held a sustained open-water crest at 19.6 ft. for the last two days. Flows at Friday morning were approximately 58,800 cfs.


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The Massachusetts Bar Association and the Boston Bar Association have been selected as joint recipients of the 2007 Harrison Tweed Award. Both associations are being recognized for their long standing commitment to the funding and provision of quality legal services to the poor in Massachusetts in both criminal and civil matters.
Both associations have worked tirelessly to expand the Massachusetts Equal Justice Coalition (EJC) and its efforts to secure adequate funding for Massachusetts Legal Assistance Corporation to support civil legal aid. In addition, the MBA and BBA share a long history of encouraging efforts by the Committee for Public Counsel Services to establish and maintain effective quality controls related to the provision of indigent defense services. The bar associations have also been strong advocates of adequate compensation for both public defenders and assigned counsel.
The award, given annually by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Legal Aid and Indigent Defendants and the National Legal Aid and Defender Association, will be presented during the ABA Annual Meeting in San Francisco on Friday, Aug. 10, at a joint luncheon of the National Conference of Bar Presidents, National Association of Bar Executives and National Conference of Bar Foundations.
MBA President Mark D Mason will accept the award on behalf of the MBA. He said, "We are deeply honored to share in the award with our friends and colleagues at the BBA. The award demonstrates the power and synergy in coalitions such as the Equal Justice Coalition. Without the dedication and commitment of the BBA and the nearly 200 members of the EJC, our voice would be singular. Together, we have made a difference and we will continue to strive to ensure equal access to justice for all."
The Harrison Tweed Award was created in 1956 to recognize the extraordinary achievements of state and local bar associations that develop or significantly expand projects or programs to increase access to civil legal services for poor persons or criminal defense services for indigents.


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PHILADELPHIA - At the University of Pennsylvania football team's annual postseason banquet the Quakers honored the Class of 2014 and recognized 2013's outstanding performers on Friday night.
Senior defensive back Dan Wilk received the Edgar Church Memorial Award, designated to the player who, by vote of the letterwinners, made the biggest overall contribution to the team. Wilk, a co-captain, was instrumental in the Quakers' pass defense, finishing second on the team with four pass breakups and third with five passes defended. His 20.1 yard kick return average led the team and ranked fifth in the Ivy League, while he ranked second on the squad with a 4.1 yard punt return average.
The Bednarik Award, given to the most outstanding offensive and defensive linemen, was presented to senior offensive lineman Jake Schwertner and sophomore defensive lineman Austin Taps. Schwertner started every game of his junior and senior seasons at left guard, protecting quarterback Billy Ragone, who finished with the second-most career total yards in program history. Taps thrived in his first year of regular action, earning honorable mention All-Ivy honors at defensive tackle. He finished second on the team with five sacks and recorded eight tackles for loss. He led all Penn defensive linemen with 26 tackles.
The prestigious George A. Munger Award, named after Penn's Hall of Fame coach and presented to the team's offensive and defensive most valuable players, was handed to senior offensive lineman Chris Bush and senior defensive back Sam Chwarzynski. Bush, a co-captain, took home first-team All-Ivy honors after starting all 10 games at center for the Quakers. He also was a two-time Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area selection during his career. Chwarzynski also started all 10 games for the Quakers in 2013, taking home second-team All-Ivy honors for his efforts. He finished second in the Ivy League with four interceptions and led Penn with six sacks. He scored two defensive touchdowns in addition to blocking a field goal.
Senior Ty Taylor was presented with the Bagnell Award, named after Hall of Fame back Francis (Reds) Bagnell. This award is given to the team's unsung hero. Taylor played in all 10 games and started three at wide receiver. He was the team leader in receiving touchdowns and total points for a position player. His 31 receptions ranked third on the team and he hauled in multiple catches in all but one game. He was also named 2013 Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area.
The Football Club award for distinct athletic achievement was given to junior running back Kyle Wilcox on offense, junior linebacker Dan Davis on defense and senior kick returner Mason Smith on special teams. Sophomore offensive lineman Dan Lysenko and sophomore defensive back Kenny Thomas were awarded Rookie of the Year honors. Wilcox returned to the backfield in 2013 after spending a majority of 2012 with Penn's defensive unit. He led the team with 493 yards on the ground and a 4.8 yard average per rush. He racked up four total touchdowns, including the game winner in Penn's four-overtim win over Dartmouth. Davis was a first-team All-Ivy selection for the second consecutive season at linebacker after leading the Quakers with a career-high 64 tackles, including 10.5 tackles for loss. Smith was a star on special teams, finishing ninth in the Ivy League with a 19.2 yard kick return average en route to compiling the fifth most all-purpose yards on the team. He also added six tackles. Lysenko played in nine games for the Quakers and started two in guiding an offense that averaged 26.1 points per game in league play. Thomas appeared in nine games for the Quakers, contributing 25 tackles, three pass break-ups, three passes defended and a fumble recovery.
Senior safety Evan Jackson was honored with the George A. Weiss Award, given to the player who most embodies the grit and determination that is the "Pennsylvania kind of football." Jackson was a second-team All-Ivy performer in 2013 and was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week after a dominant performance at Columbia. He was second on the team in both tackles and interceptions despite missing a game to injury and recorded at least five tackles in every game he played in.
In addition to the player awards, C.T. Alexander W'56, was named the Man of the Year for his continuous dedication to and support of Penn's football program. Alexander served as 'The Voice of Franklin Field' for half a century. He retired after 50 years as Penn Football's public address announcer following the 2011 season. His son, John, succeded him and just completed his second season.
Senior linebacker David Park is the fourth recipient of the Lake Award, presented to the player who has displayed dedication to leadership, team spirit and Penn pride in honor of Coach Dan "Lake" Staffieri, a team motivator for 33 seasons. Park was named honorable mention All-Ivy after finishing fifth on the team with 48 tackles, including 9.0 for loss. His standout performance came against Dartmouth, where he returned a fumble 84 yards for a touchdown and blocked a potential game-winning field goal as time expired.


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Talk to anyone about Tom Cruise, and that same adjective comes up over and over.
Those who know him, whether it's producers, directors or actors, describe a man with a focus and intensity so powerful and relentless, he literally wills what he wants into being.
"I like to say that Tom can control the weather with his mind. We never seem to have bad weather when we're shooting outdoors," says Christopher McQuarrie, who has known Cruise for five years and directs him in his latest, the thriller Jack Reacher, based on the popular novels by Lee Child and in theaters Friday.
If he's to remain in the upper strata of Hollywood and continue to have the clout to get behemoth movies made, Cruise needs all the discipline and single-mindedness he can muster. It's been a whopper of a year for the superstar, who was blindsided by a divorce filed by his third wife, Katie Holmes, in late June.
Since then, the formerly ebullient actor has been uncharacteristically press-shy, jetting from film set to film set, attending premieres and spending quiet, secluded time with his daughter, Suri, 6. This time, the actor is letting his films do the talking.
In Jack Reacher, Cruise is a former military police officer living off the grid who is adept at investigating complex crimes and righting wrongs according to his own moral code. In what could be a franchise-starter (Cruise and Paramount have optioned the entire series) Reacher looks into why a gunman appeared to shoot five people at random. It's based on Child's novel One Shot.
"I think he's bringing a no-nonsense, meat-and-potatoes attitude to Jack Reacher," says co-star Rosamund Pike. "I think he gets the character completely. He gets that this is a man who won't let something go. He's like a terrier after the truth, only he's not going to stick around. He's got a restless soul. I think Tom captures that."
And much like Reacher, Cruise is calm and centered under pressure.
"He's probably more like Jack Reacher in certain respects than any other character he's played. Reacher waits for the world to come to him and I think Tom is very contemplative and reactive in that way. Jack Reacher is smart at reading a room and is always tactically thinking. Tom is also that way," says producer Don Granger, another Cruise friend.
Cruise declined to be interviewed for this story, but those close to him were happy to talk about the actor, who has retained A-list status for an unprecedented amount of time, despite a handful of box office disappointments over the past five years. With stars such as Jeremy Renner, Chris Hemsworth, Henry Cavill and Channing Tatum nipping at his heels, one has to wonder how long Cruise, who despite his boyish good looks isn't immune to the forces of aging, can maintain his status as the last action hero.
Despite forays into drama, with 1999's Magnolia and 2004's Collateral, bawdy comedy like 2008's Tropic Thunder and this summer's box office flop Rock of Ages, Cruise seems to be sticking to what he's best known for -- big-ticket action flicks. But, say his colleagues, don't bet against him -- ever.
"He's incredibly astute about storytelling and cinema and what audiences will be thinking and what they will respond to," says JJ Abrams, who helmed 2006's Mission: Impossible III, starring Cruise. "He is the hardest-working person that exists. There is no one I've ever seen or read about who puts more of himself into his job. He's tireless and sleeps so little. He sleeps for a few hours a night. He has the kind of energy and intensity that is completely unique to him."
With a passion for doing his own stunt work, on set Cruise pushes filmmaking "to its absolute limits," Pike says. "To be fair, the only time he really was concerned about safety is when I was shooting the scene where (my character) Helen gets tasered and I was five months pregnant. And I think Tom was on the edge of his seat, he was like, 'Don't hurt her, don't hurt her. Make sure she doesn't fall.' He took tremendous care of me."
On set, his Mission co-star Jeremy Renner likens Cruise to a quarterback committed to run a smooth, efficient operation. Granger concurs, recalling how Cruise kept spirits up during Jack Reacher.
"I remember I was on set and it was late in the shoot. I was standing on the stage and staring off into space. He walked by and asked if I was OK," says Granger. "I said I was thinking of some problems I had to solve. And he said, 'What problems do we have? We're making a movie. We're lucky.'"
If you met Cruise, you'd like him. He's punctual, personable, charming, gregarious, focused.
"He's a funny guy and kind of goofy when you get to know him. There are no Howard Hughes stories," says Brad Bird, who directed Cruise's most recent hit, last year's Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol. "He really loves what he does and he's very disciplined. Tom, if you hang around him, he recognizes the costs of where he is. There's some sadness in him that he can't just walk around. I was with him several times when he tried. Sooner or later, a group would collect around him and he's in a position where he's with the public and he's grateful, so when he interacts, he is pleasant and signs and stands for photos. But he can't go out into the world. I think he would like to."
Perhaps one of the keys to Cruise's enduring success is his appreciation of his fans. No one -- perhaps with the exception of Hugh Jackman -- is as nice as Cruise. No one. There's no resentment, no annoyance, no boredom.
After Jack Reacher's premiere in Stockholm, the cast prepared to walk out "and there were two ushers who were just standing there by one of the posters, and Tom smiled at them and reached out his hand," recalls Pike. This woman said, 'Do you speak to staff? He was like, 'Of course I speak to staff.' He stopped and he said, 'You guys keep people coming to the movies. You guys run the cinema and make it an enjoyable experience. You guys I value most of all.'"
"That's another thing I learned working with him. He's out there doing it," says Renner. "If we go for dinner or somewhere, he knows we have to slide in through the kitchen. He's very gracious to everybody. He treats everyone with respect."
But often, he doesn't get that in return. There has been ongoing speculation about Cruise's personal life and especially his deep and long immersion in the Church of Scientology. His ex-wife, Holmes, has relocated to Manhattan with their daughter Suri and is now starring on Broadway. And because he has not spoken out about his divorce at all, others have jumped in to fill the void.
One example: A month ago, gossip sites buzzed about a possible romance between Cameron Diaz and Cruise. In fact, the Vanilla Sky and Knight and Day co-stars had run into each other in New York, sharing dinner with a group.
Or another: a photo that circulated of Cruise out to dinner with a mystery woman. In fact, it was McQuarrie's wife and he'd been cropped out of the picture.
Diaz says she doesn't know what Cruise's emotional connectivity is to the constant media attention around him, "but from what I've seen and how he handles stuff, I think that he's done a very good job of being able to endure a lot. Because he's certainly put through a lot." But, she adds, "To make it this long in this business with that kind of attention, if it was going to break him or if it was something that bothered him, I don't think he would be doing it at the level that he's doing it."
One respite has been his work. Cruise has spent the summer and fall shooting two mega films, All You Need is Kill and Oblivion. It was business as usual for the actor. And par for the course, Cruise had no intention of letting his personal issues stop production or costing people their jobs.
"He takes his commitments to his work very seriously," says McQuarrie.
Part of those commitments include promoting his films around the world, a process involving surgically precise movements, grueling flight schedules and constant appearances.
As Cruise promotes Reacher, he's both ever-present and uniquely unavailable, presenting a conundrum for press.
The script seems simple: Choose great films, and let them speak for themselves.
It's a strategy that matters more than ever during an era when "the heyday of the star-driven movie" is over, says Paul Dergarabedian, president of the box-office division of Hollywood.com.
In Hollywood, concepts are now king, and the "Mount Rushmore of movie stars," like Cruise, Tom Hanks, Julia Roberts and Will Smith, are grappling with how to proceed. "Audiences are jaded," he says. They've seen everything. Those stars who have totally relied on their bankability are in a position that they have to choose their projects more carefully than ever before."
Male-dominated action is where Cruise is keeping his laser focus. It could bode well for Jack Reacher, which is the only straight-up action flick opening in December until Quentin Tarantino's bloody slavery tale Django Unchained arrives on Christmas Day.
But with his third marriage over, it remains to be seen how female fans factor into the Tom Cruise brand. With no Jerry Maguires on the horizon, and two back-to-back epic alien-fighting films in the pipeline, Cruise's slate invites a more interesting question: does his personal life matter at the box office?
"The good news for Tom Cruise is that most guys that want to go see him kick butt in Jack Reacher don't give a darn about his personal life," says Dergarabedian. "But the girls that go with them might."
Still, one of the world's biggest movie stars may be one hit away from erasing a whole lot of headlines.
A good movie provides bounce, but a great one? That holds the power of reinvention, says Dergarabedian. "Audiences have a short memory if you create something incredible."
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Beavers take part in lots of different activities to help develop their skills, they earn badges, play games, and most of all, enjoy having fun and making friends.
They take part in trips out and sleepovers, and activities such as archery and walks.
As well as new young members, 1st Redditch Scouts are also looking for Beaver leaders and section assistants who could help lead and develop the group's Beaver section.
A spokesman said: "Commitment is required from volunteers, but the time and commitment is adaptable to suit individuals, and formal and informal training and support is available for all volunteers."
Anyone interested can call James McAuliffe on 07710475278, or pop along and see me at out group fete on Saturday, June 21 from noon onwards, at the scout hut in Harris Close, Greenlands B98 7PP.