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Dealbreaker: The Bad Wedding Date
The next best thing to having your own wedding is getting invited to one by your boyfriend. There's something about a man who wants you on his arm at a celebration of love — with the added lubricant of an open bar. So when my boyfriend Mike asked me to be his date to his friend's big day, I was so excited I nearly went into debt over a pricey cheese plate present and a new dress with matching lingerie — not that I planned on keeping it all on that night.With just a few months under our dating belt, attending a wedding seemed like a really huge step for "us." And it wasn't just any party. Since his good friend from college was tying the knot, we were to be introduced to two very important relationship moments: the first time we were faced with the eye-popping prospect of taking the plunge ourselves, and the even more nerve-wracking meeting of the pals from his past. I was surprised that he had asked me. Sure, we'd probably get stuck at the odds-and-ends guests table in the back corner by the bathroom, but I still felt like I was movin' on up with my new man.
When that fateful Saturday finally rolled around, I had a problem. I was bloated, and my hips were refusing to squeeze itself into my slinky dress. I had to make a last minute drugstore run for control top pantyhose to zip up the darn thing. Needless to say, when he came to pick me up in a chauffeured car, I wasn't ready. I was frazzled, I was so sweaty my make-up was caking, and I felt like sausage in skin-tight satin casing.
Like most men, Mike doesn't like to wait — especially when there's a meter running. From his cell phone, he heckled me. I just wanted to look good, but after three frantic, threatening phone calls from him, waiting outside my door, I finally gave in, gave up, and ran out to meet him. He was so annoyed that he didn't even kiss me.
During the car ride, there was no small talk. He was brooding. Asking him what was wrong seemed to annoy him more. Maybe he was nervous, or maybe it was me. Either way, our comedy of errors had already begun.
We got there as the ceremony started. The setting was a garden. Unfortunately, I was wearing stiletto heels that I could barely walk in on pavement. They sank into the grass with each step. Walking around, I looked like a horse bound for the glue factory. Mike scoffed.
After the ceremony, it was time for hors d'oeuvres. While Mike went to the bathroom, I went to the bar, where a woman complimented my shoes. When he returned, Mike was all smiles. "I see you met my friend Jackie." Friend? I'd agreed to be his date. As it turned out, I'd befriended his girlfriend from college. While they caught up, I headed for the snack table.
I piled up a plate and walked back to bar.
"Mike," I said, as I approached them.
"What!" He swung around, accidentally knocking the plate out of my hand and onto the floor.
The side of my dress was splattered with meatball sauce. I excused myself to get the stains out in the bathroom.
In the safe haven of the ladies room, I locked myself in a stall and cried. What was I thinking agreeing to come to this wedding with a guy I'd barely been dating? I tried scraping off the red sauce with a paper towel.
I strutted back into the party with my head up and my sass back. I was an hour away from home and I was going to make the best of this situation or get have fun (and get drunk) trying.
By now, everyone had moved into the main dining hall. Like I figured, we were seated at the random people table by the bathroom. Mike was staring at his ex-girlfriend and her date. He was jealous. So was I.
Eventually, Mike got up to go mingle with his old friends and didn't even ask me to come along. I talked to the bride's distant cousin, who was twice my age and three times as creepy.
By the time dinner and the speeches were over, I was too drunk to stop myself from showing off my dance moves. I decided to give Mike one more chance to at least woo me on the dance floor. He said no and went off to stalk his ex while she flirted with her boyfriend. Oh, well. His loss, I thought as I hit the floor alone.
Nothing could have prepared me for the moment of clarity I had out there dancing with all the other women whose significant others had refused to dance with them.
I couldn't wait for the night to end. I was wasted, but there was no way I was going to give Mike a chance with me. So, when the chauffeured car pulled up at my place, and my date made a pass at me, looking to come upstairs, I pushed him off me. After he realized I wasn't interested, he asked me to fork over some cash for the car. I slammed the door in his face.
That night, I was a victim of bad circumstance and Swedish meatballs, but Mike was the worst of it all. If there ever was a justified dealbreaker, it's a guy who can't handle a wedding — or me.


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15 years ago
We should send an event to a form control when we restore its value, rather than change it without any way to tell the web developer. It is bad enough that we *do* this, dumping values into their controls--web developers don't generally code for the back button in my experience--but it is criminal that there is no way for the developer to react to it when they *do* find out about it. onChange is one major candidate, but might cause compatibility problems. On the other hand, it could make the existing web work a ton better, especially for the common case where one dropdown being changed fills in values for the next dropdown, etc. onRestore is another possibility, or maybe onFill (autofill should do this as well, onfill would be for anything where the user agent fills the control with a value).
onchange is bad for <select>s which have an onchange that redirects the user
i like onFill, where the event-object could contain information about why the contorl was filled (autofill, restore, etc)
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15 years ago
Let's not define new onFoo event handlers on DOM nodes, they're old school, they don't scale, and so on. If we do this, let's keep this at the DOM Level 2 Event model level, IOW, to get one of these events, you must do addEventListener("fill", ...) or whatever we choose to call the event. Does IE have anything similar to this? If so, let's try to mimic what it does, if not, we'll haveto think about the best aproach here. Do we need support for this in markup (i.e. <input type=... onfill=...>), or is it enough to have the ability to add listeners for this event from script?
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15 years ago
It's sufficient to have DOM listeners, but last I read the code, we can get onfill for nearly free, and it would help web developers a good deal. I think it's a good rule to say: if a developer is doing onchange (a very convenient method), they are likely to want to do onfill as well.
At what time will this event be fired? If we don't have an onFill attribute we must allow the developer to attach an eventlistener before the event is fired
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15 years ago
An excellent point. onfill will be called *as soon as* elements are restored, which in Netscape is before any JavaScript has a chance to execute. Therefore "onfill" becomes necessary.
15 years ago
what about this bug now? I am a developer that waiting for this change for a long long time (since 1.0). Thanks for the hard work!
8 years ago
6 years ago
+1 for the autofill please! Even if it is a new onFill event, it's better than nothing!

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WESTLECOT men have qualified for the Wessex League end of season play-offs after a thrilling battle in their final east regional group match against Carterton which went down to the wire.
With the other three rink matches all completed and Dave Godwin's home rink leading 21-20 with one end to play, the whole of the 2013/14 Wessex League campaign for Westlecot and Carterton came down to just one end as the aggregate scores were tied at 71-71.
The rewards were simple - the winner would book a place in the play-offs and extend their league season, the loser would go away empty handed.
In the final match Godwin was holding a crucial one shot lead on the last end. Carterton skip Paul Sharman played with weight but ran through and then fired with his last wood but missed again giving Godwin's rink victory.
It was perhaps fitting that Godwin's rink should be the ones to seal the win, as in their game with Carterton they raced into a 7-0 lead after four ends before their opponents took charge.
The Carterton rink were 19-7 up after 13 ends, but Godwin's rink closed the gap to 19-17 after 18 and grabbed a vital count of four on the 20th to go ahead 21-20 and then grab a single on the last to seal the overall win.
Alongside it was far calmer as Ian Jefferies quartet led 10-6 at 10 ends and 15-13 after 15 before eventually winning 21-17.
Away in Carterton both games were tight until the final stages. Chris Cheesley's rink were tied 3-3 at five ends and 7-7 at 10 before edging in front 14-11 after 18 before finally winning by three shots.
Neil Smith's four trailed 9-5 after 10 ends but pulled it to 14-12 at 18.
However, they dropped seven shots and only scored one in the final three ends, but despite this setback Westlecot still just scrapped home to victory.
The Old Town club took the honours on three of the four rinks to take 14 points out of the possible 16 which took them into second in the east region table and an automatic play-off place.
Westlecot pipped West Berks on shots difference for second spot but the Newbury side still were awarded a wild card as one of the four best non-qualifiers.
In the play-offs first round, Westlecot will face Plymouth a week tomorrow on the neutral green at Taunton Deane (10am).
RESULTS Home - Rink 1: Keith Williamson, Mike Bowden, Kevin Embling & Ian Jefferies beat Rob Clanfield 21-17. Rink 2: John Anderson, Tom Pittuck, Mike Titcombe & Dave Godwin beat Paul Sharman 22-20.
Away - Rink 1: John Thomas, Dave Matthews, Steve Remington & Chris Cheesley beat Paul Justin 16-13. Rink 2: Lawrence Smith, Mike Shawyer, James Nobbs & Neil Smith lost to Tim Jupp 13-21.
Score: Westlecot beat Carterton 72-71 and by 14pts to 2.
SCORES Sun Feb 23: Banbury Cross 68 (2pts) Rivermead 95 (14pts) (Reading); Oxford & District 65 (2pts) West Berks (Newbury) 82 (14pts); Carterton 71 (2pts) Westlecot 72 (14pts); Chipping Norton 72 (2pts) Oxford City & County 108 (14pts).


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Thomas Payton, Principal
Ph. 631.369.6813
Roanoke Avenue School
549 Roanoke Avenue
Riverhead, NY 11901
Quick Links
Message from Mr. Payton
Directions to Roanoke
District News
Phone Numbers
Email Addresses
Main Office Info
Library Link
Curriculum News
Art Gallery
Character Education
Lunch / Breakfast
Roanoke Avenue Elementary School is a K-4 school with approximately 400 students.
Roanoke is once again "certified" as a KINDNESS school by the Great Kindness Challenge standards. Roanoke is also a recipient of the Suffolk Reading Council Honor School award.
The Roanoke Avenue School is especially proud that it has the distinction of having been chosen as a National Blue Ribbon School. Roanoke's building is a historical landmark.
events include its Reading Week, its Great Kindness Challenge and innovative reading and writing programs,
such as "Poetry Jams," a program whereby students write and recite original poetry. This is just one of the many creative end-of-unit Writers
Workshop celebrations that reflects the school's partnership with
Columbia Teachers College.
Art, library, computer lab, music and PE are not separate entities but are integral to Roanoke's students' overall learning experience.
Roanoke Avenue Elementary School arrival time for walkers will be at 8:40 a.m. We ask that you do not drop off your children any earlier than 8:25 a.m.
We now have an elevator that goes from the basement to the third floor. The portables have been removed and the 2 kindergarten classes in them have been moved to the 2nd floor of the new wing. We have new 4th grade classrooms on the 3rd floor of the new wing, as well as new small instructional spaces for our reading, math, ENL and special education support staff!
We also have a new playground, which has a new, rubberized surface that will promote safety for our students. The pea gravel used as surface for the playground equipment in the past has been removed!!
>For More Information: See First Day of School / Updates
Roanoke students are encouraged to be kind to creating a safe environment for all learners. Our students helped initiate the KINDNESS CHALLENGE which is now a districtwide emphasis in our schools.
The school also actively engages their students in a number of community service projects throughout the year. In turn, the community actively supports the students and staff through grants and gifts.
The arts and music programs at Roanoke reinforce the curriculum in seamless ways throughout the school year. The school also displays its art at an annual Art-In-Action exhibit in the high school gymnasium.
Columbia Teachers College Reading/Writing Project
Kahn Academy (Coursework)
Math Play - Math Games & More
AAA Math - Interactive Website
Contact Information
Click HERE for Phone Numbers for Roanoke Avenue School.
Click HERE for Email addresses for Roanoke Faculty/Staff.
Roanoke Avenue school hours are 8:40 a.m. to 3:10 p.m.
There is a common preparation period at each grade level and a strong emphasis on collegial circles at Roanoke. Parent/Guardian involvement is strongly encouraged and appreciated. The school recommends that all parents/guardians become involved with their Parent Teacher Organization (PTO). Roanoke is committed to being a family school that emphasizes community involvement with a collegial staff.
Co-President - Amy Fideli
Co-President - Christine Brooks
Secretary -
Treasurer - Jennie Bartolo
Field trips to nearby pumpkin farms, historical societies, science museums, aquariums and other learning sites take advantage of Riverhead's location which offers diverse regional, cultural, scientific and agricultural advantages.


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YALA, Thailand (Reuters) - Headmaster Rossi Sulon laughs dismissively when asked about his school's links to a separatist insurgency in Thailand's deep south.
"Look around you," he says as children play in the courtyard of the Thamma Wittaya Islamic school in Yala.
"Does this look like a breeding ground for terrorists?"
Thailand's biggest Islamic school has been under a cloud of suspicion since violence flared in 2004 in the mainly Muslim provinces of Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani.
Authorities have accused its teachers of recruiting for a rebellion they say was masterminded by the school's former principal, Sapaeing Basor, who is believed to have fled Thailand.
Sulon said his staff at the school of 5,400 students is not involved. He also insisted Basor, who has a 10 million baht ($293,000) price on his head, played no part in the near-daily shootings and bombings that have killed nearly 3,500 people.
"There's no recruitment or radical teaching here. We teach our students to become good Muslims," the soft-spoken Sulon told Reuters at his school office.
"I know Sapaeing is a good man. Everyone respects him," he added. "They are chasing the wrong man, a man who fled because he thought he would be killed."
A study released by the International Crisis Group on Monday said Islamic schools in the deep south were inviting devout Muslim youths to take part in "extracurricular indoctrination programmes" before becoming rebel foot soldiers.
The report said the conflict had no links to Islamist groups or a global jihadi movement but was an independence struggle for the region, which was a Malay Muslim sultanate until annexed by Buddhist Thailand a century ago.
No credible group has publicly claimed responsibility for the unrest and the military is struggling to curtail the violence, which could further dent Thailand's image as a safe place for tourism and foreign investment.
Sulon denied that his school was involved in such indoctrination programmes, but he admitted he could not control what happened after school hours.
"There are bad boys in every school but what goes on after they leave is not our fault," he said.
Sulon said past raids on schools by security forces were based on poor intelligence, and his students blamed the deaths of eight of his teachers, some outside the school gates, on the authorities.
"My students were very angry -- schools should not be targeted," he said. "How do I tell them their teacher hasn't showed up for class because he's been arrested or killed?"
Sulon said he did not know who was behind the unrest or what the motivation was, but he did not believe ordinary people wanted independence.
Nevertheless, Thailand's failure to recognise the identity, language and culture of the region's ethnic Malay majority would only prolong the violence, he said.
"Our history is not part of the curriculum, but my students know this land was not always part of Thailand," he said.
"They have tried to make people Thai, change the way we dress, our names, our culture and language and this had made people angry," he said.
Editing by Darren Schuettler and Bill Tarrant


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Over the summer the Coast Community College District found out its credibility in the eyes of the agency that oversees all community colleges was at risk.
The district, which includes Orange Coast College in Costa Mesa, Golden West College in Huntington Beach and Coastline Community College in Fountain Valley, was given a warning by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. It's the least severe of the four sanctions the agency gives. The colleges share the warning status with 13 other community colleges in the Western United States.
The warning gives the district until March to meet a series of recommendations. Some of them are districtwide changes, and some of them are specific to the three colleges.
A bulk of the recommendations has to do with setting goals and putting in place measurable ways of meeting them, explained district board President Lorraine Prinsky, who is also sitting on the accreditation committee working on meeting the recommendations.
If the agency doesn't believe the district has made progress in its recommendations by March, the district could go on probation. The next sanction if the standards still aren't met would be to force the district to show cause for why it shouldn't lose its accreditation, followed by termination of accreditation.
If one of the more severe sanctions is issued, then more detailed recommendations and visits will follow from the commission. However, it could take years for the Coast Community College District to formally lose its accreditation if the situation worsens.
A college that has lost accreditation will not be able to process federal or state financial aid for students and credits will not be transferable to other colleges or universities.
Here's what the district has to accomplish before March and where administrators are in meeting those demands:
Coast Community College District
Anyone responsible for students should be evaluated on student success outcomes: This recommendation is tricky because it would have to be included in the employees' union contracts. The district has come to an agreement on an interim plan until a more permanent one can be negotiated. They expect to have this in line by January. The evaluations will be given out at the end of this semester, Prinsky said.
The board must follow its own policies regarding the chancellor's authority: The commission was concerned that the board was not including the chancellor on enough responsibilities. To remedy this, the board is revising a few of its policies to include the chancellor. They should be done with this by January.
The board should evaluate itself every four years: The board fell behind on these evaluations over the past several years, but completed a full self-evaluation in August and the results were made public in October.
The board must regularly review its policies: The board fell behind on revising its policies – there are 318 in all. During meetings over the past few months, they've been giving each of the policies first and second reads and updating them. About 175 policies have been reviewed so far, according to district spokeswoman Martha Parham. This will be an ongoing project into January, Prinsky said.
Orange Coast College
Online instructors aren't making enough contact with their students: Instructors are now being trained on how to effectively connect with their students enrolled in online courses. They'll be evaluated this semester to find out if they're really contacting their students.
Coastline Community College
The college should be clearer about how students are doing: The college has updated its "scorecard" to include more measures of success. The scorecard documents things like the percentage of students who have attained a degree or have been able to transfer.
The college should plan out its resources better: The college was already in the process of doing this when the accreditation team visited in March. Administrators are making some adjustments now but should be finished as early as this month.
The college should be able to better document if it's meeting its goals: The college reviewed its outcomes to determine if any departments weren't documenting them. They created assessment plans and surveyed students to find out how they could improve. These measures should be complete by early December.
The college should hire more full-time faculty: This will be problematic for the college because many of its professors teach online classes, where there are more students per professor compared with traditional classroom settings. College administrators say they won't be able to meet this recommendation and are deferring to the district for help.
Golden West College
All students should receive a syllabus at the start of class: This semester, about 80 percent of students got a syllabus. Administrators are working to bring that up to 100 percent by next semester and before March's deadline.
The college should have a better policy for measuring program length and degree outcomes: The college is collecting reports on these outcomes from different departments and should know the outcomes by January.
The college should plan out its finances better: A committee is working on a rubric to ensure that the college's spending is tied to its long-term goals. Other administrators are working on a budget model that looks at short-term and long-term planning. This should be done by January.
Contact the writer: 714-796-2227 or lsteussy@ocregister


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So mortgage rates matched all-time lows again, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. The average rate on a 30-year fixed rate mortgage fell to 3.49%, matching late July lows. It looks as though mortgage rates could very well continue to improve as a result of the Federal Reserve's stimulus program over the coming weeks, although I anticipate that we will still see a considerable amount of volatility as various world and economic events play out.
As I've mentioned for the past couple days, there's a lot of uncertainty in the world right now, from the presidential election (and its ramifications on the coming debt battle), to the situation in the middle east and its impact on oil prices, to slowing growth in China and economic stagnation in the U.S., to the situation in Europe, etc., etc. The outcome of any of these events could have positive or negative ramifications for mortgage rates. The point is that a continued downward trend in mortgage rates, while likely, is not guaranteed.
Today's economic news was pretty underwhelming. Weekly initial jobless claims fell by 3,000 from the week before, which was revised up by 3,000 claims, making the weekly report a net "who cares, this all seems pretty meaningless". The Philly Fed Manufacturing Index improved from -7.1 to -1.9. While this is the fifth straight month of contraction, it is the highest level since May. This is not as bad as the Empire State Manufacturing Index the other day, but is still fairly bad. For the time being, I don't think any economic data will really have a large impact on mortgage rates unless it is either really bad or really good (compared to expectations). This stuff simply doesn't move the needle when weighed against $85b in monthly Fed asset purchases from now til the end of the year, including $40b in mortgage backed securities purchases per month extending indefinitely into the future.
So we will see what occurs. For now rates remain low.
Today's Links:
DOL: "In the week ending September 15, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 382,000, a decrease of 3,000 from the previous week's revised figure of 385,000. The 4-week moving average was 377,750, an increase of 2,000 from the previous week's revised average of 375,750." Down 3,000, but last week revised up 3,000. I'm really starting to doubt there is any point to the weekly number, and I suspect that even the 4-week moving average is marginally instructive.
Philly Fed: Manufacturing index rose from -7.1 to -1.9. Still showing contraction for the fifth straight month, but highest reading since May. The employment indicators are still negative, and flat. Better than Empire State the other day, but certainly not good.
Bloomberg: FDIC's Hoenig Says Banks May Revisit Pre-2008 Risky Behavior.
Reuters: Obama, Romney Tiptoe Around Housing Morass as They Woo Voters. I'm sure they both have a secret plan for fixing the economy.
Tom Junod: The Eastwood Conundrum. Written prior to the chair incident. Ever since he wrote "The Falling Man" I read more or less all of Tom Junod's stuff.
Counterparties: Your Very Tentative Housing Recovery. Let's see what happens this winter first. I still don't see where the fundamentals for a housing rebound are. Doesn't really make sense except if supply is constricted or credit is loosening, because the factors that would spur demand don't seem to be there. And I'm pretty sure credit is not loosening.
Yahoo: Pawlenty Quits as Romney Campaign Co-Chair. Get out before the ship sinks.
Bloomberg: Deposit Flight From Europe Banks Eroding Common Currency. I hear that Mario "I will do whatever it takes to save the Euro" Draghi is going to personally barricade the ATMs.
NYT: Struggling Young Adults Pose Challenge for Campaigns. I'll tell you what I'm going to do: stay home on voting day. I sort of feel that participation is a tacit endorsement of the utterly corrupt system that is in place. It would be different if there were a viable third choice.
Project SHAME (Shame the Hacks who Abuse Media Ethics): Megan McArdle. The other profiles are pretty good as well. Especially the one pseudo-intellectual master of the obvious Malcolm Gladwell.
SI: The Boy They Couldn't Kill. I remember the whole Rae Carruth ordeal. I had no idea that the baby didn't die.
Firedoglake: UK's Role in US Drone Strikes Challenged by Former Law Chief. It's not so much the drone strikes that bother me, but the potentially extra-legal nature of them, and the way that it blurs the lines between war and outright assassination. I am actually very much in favor of unmanned aircraft that will keep our people out of harm's way.
National Geographic: Talk Like a Pirate Day? Not Even Pirates Spoke Pirate.
Charlie Pierce: Paul Ryan and the Jesuits, Cont'd. Ya know, it's beginning to seem like a distinct possibility that Paul Ryan is just not that bright. But he works out a TON!
Scientific American: Will Water Become the Chief Commodity of the 21st Century? I look forward to the day when the goldbugs are stockpiling water.
Josh Brown: Mitt Romney vs. Mr Burns. If it seems like I've been hammering on Willard in the links a lot lately, it's because I have, because he deserves it, because he is a clueless plutocrat.
Mashable: How Applebee's Rebooted Its Marketing With an Inflatable Doll. If you eat at Applebee's because you live somewhere with few other options, or it is affordable, fine. If you eat there when there are affordable non-chain options available, shame on you.
Total Mortgage consistently offers some of the lowest current mortgage rates, jumbo mortgage rates, and fha mortgage rates in the country.
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Well now. For all of you who once knew the real me and werent trying to make my life miserable while on Final Fantasy XI...I figured I would go ahead and stop by and say hello. I know some total @$$holes like the Dream Hunter LS will probably say otherwise, and probably still do...but I'm proud to say that in close to a year since I ended up leaving FFXI behind after someone hacked my account and took everything that I have (And I know who did it too, got proof, and GM's STILL wouldnt do anything)...I am presently engaged, and I've become an expecting mom to be! My due date is right around Valentine's Day or so, and I couldnt be happier now that I dont have to deal with people making me miserable online like FFXI started to make me. I play quite a bit of Magic: The Gathering online and IRL now, thanks to my husband to be and father of the baby to be, and I've actually gotten rather good at it too.
All in all though, in some ways, i cant help but feel a bit nostagic about the days I had on FFXI. I would play it again...but I just dont see a reason why to at all yet. Yeah, it's great they came out with a new expansion...whoopee. What good will that do?
Does SE still lie? Do GM's actually do anything at all yet? Can people still get away with murder like always? Did they ever implement chocobo racing? Did they ever get AF2 for PUP and BLU? Is Apathy still a secret society on Remora much like the Stonemasons IRL?
Just though I should ask. I may consider coming back after the wedding and I give birth to the baby...but I'd have to start all over again, unless someone finds who I gave Purfect too and tells them the news. Anyways...for all of you who give a care and are still reading, start leaving some good baby name ideas! I can use a few to keep in mind. Until another time everyone...
m^_~m The ORIGINAL mithran jack of all trades mage...retired. m^_~m
The future Mrs. Sabrina Andrews


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- See the Matrox Web site for products and software/driver updates.
- The Matrox user forums are best for asking Matrox related questions.
- You currently cannot record voiceovers with a Matrox card. See their forums for the reasons.
- Marcus Koch reported that he could not select the "Work Area" selection from a dropdown list box because it did not appear as an option. However he discovered that although he could not see the option in the list, if he used the up/down arrow keys on his keyboard he could choose different options. He is a Matrox user. See the thread Conversion error: Export range "Work Area bar" missing.
- It has been reported that if you export a Matrox AVI file you will not get chapter marks.
- If still images unexpectedly change size during transitions, dan elliot says:
In testing and by recommendation from matrox, converting to Targa solved the problem all together.
- T Gipson says:
I run the RT.X2 on Vista Ultimate 64 with Vista SP1 and it runs fine. It was a clean install and I had to install several times to get it exactly right, but it runs well now. My recipe that finally worked.
1. Clean install Vista and updates.
2. install Premiere 4.0.1
3. install Premiere 4.1
4. install 3rd party plugins- Red Giant, New Blue, Neat VIdeo (ones I have)
5. Then install Matrox 4.0
6. Then install Matrox 4.1 update


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"What number is this in the series?"
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WORK has begun to remove diseased trees from two woodland areas near Sabden.
Black Hill and Churn Clough Reservoirs have seen a Ramorum infection spread through the woodlands, meaning an estimated 12,000 larch trees in total need to be felled to stop it spreading.
Contractors will start in Black Hill and remove between 300 and 400 tonnes of timber, which should take around a week.
They will then move on to Churn Clough, where they expect to remove the whole larch wood, around 2,000 tons of timber, in six weeks.
The footpath through Churn Clough will be closed and there will be temporary parking restrictions in Stubbins Lane during the work.
Ramorum disease is caused by a fungus-like pathogen and is particularly serious in Japanese larch trees and rhododendron.
The felled areas will be replanted with trees that are native to the area and the infected timber will be chipped and used for poultry bedding or firewood.
Dr John Morgan, head of the Forestry Commission's Plant Health Service, said: "These new cases are cause for concern because they represent further evidence of the disease spreading to larch.
"We cannot be sure of the full implications of these outbreaks yet. Overall, the number and area of outbreaks on larch that we are finding this year are down on the previous two years."
"However, these outbreaks in new regions demonstrate that the threat posed by this disease is still serious. "Anyone who suspects they have seen its symptoms should report it to us without delay."
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MUSCAT, Feb 21, 2014 (AFP) – Slovakia's Peter Sagan, riding for the
Cannondale team, won Friday's Tour of Oman 173-kilometer fourth stage from
Wadi Al Abiyad to Muscat to claim the overall lead.
Sagan, who inherits the leader's red jersey from Andre Greipel, prevailed
in a sprint from Rigoberto Uran of Colombia and Italian rider Vincenzo Nibali.
Sagan, Uran and Nibali finished around two seconds up on a small group of
pursuers comprising most of the race favorites, notably British Tour de
France winner Chris Froome.
Froome, last year's winner in Oman, has an 18-second gap to make up on
Sagan in the overall standings.
The Team Sky rider said: "We've got a title to defend and that's what I'll
be doing."
Stage winner Sagan for his part reported: "It was really very important for
my confidence to take such a difficult stage."
"I've already been placed second three times this year, it was about time I
had a win."
He added: "My form is really very good and what pleases me more is the form
of my teammates who were alongside me up the climbs.
"Today we had the best team."
The stage was marked by a long breakaway from Belgium's Greg Van Avermaet
who led until the third climb of the day.
Saturday's fifth and penultimate stage takes the peloton on a 75km ride
from Bidbid up to the Green Mountain summit of Jabal Al Akhdhar.
Tour of Oman fourth stage results
MUSCAT, Feb 21, 2014 (AFP) – Results of the Tour of Oman fourth stage, a
173-kilometre ride from Wadi Al Abiyad to Muscat on Friday:
1. Peter Sagan (SVK/Cannondale) 4hr 02min 20sec, 2. Rigoberto Uran (COL)
s.t., 3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) s.t., 4. Daryl Impey (RSA) at 2s, 5. Tony
Gallopin (FRA) s.t., 6. Daniel Moreno (ESP) s.t., 7. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA)
s.t., 8. Zdenek Stybar (CZE) s.t., 9. Thomas Lovkvist (SWE) s.t., 10. Moreno
Moser (ITA) s.t., 11. Christopher Froome (GBR) s.t., 12. Joaquim Rodriguez
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1. Peter Sagan (SVK/Cannondale) 14hr 46min 44sec, 2. Rigoberto Uran (COL)
at 10s, 3. Vincenzo Nibali (ITA) at 14, 4. Tony Gallopin (FRA) at 17, 5. Daryl
Impey (RSA) at 18, 6. Francesco Gavazzi (ITA) 18, 7. Roman Kreuziger (CZE) 18,
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Pioneer Place
ELS initially worked for the Portland Development Commission preparing a master plan for downtown that accommodated a planned light rail system. With ELS' assistance, the developer won the rights to develop several central blocks. Activating surrounding streets, Pioneer Place is a sensitively-scaled three-block specialty retail, entertainment, restaurant and office development that preserves views of the Willamette River from several adjacent blocks. On axis with the landmark Pioneer Courthouse, the project is finely detailed with cast stone, terra cotta, limestone, skylights, and glass canopies to maintain the scale and elegance of this historic retail district.
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"World's Biggest Country Music Festival" To Be The Largest East Coast Fan Event for NBC Daytime Stars in 2003
NASHVILLE - NBC Daytime and the Country Music Association are continuing their successful partnership for the third consecutive year at CMA's Fan Fairâ 2003. For the first time, Fan Fair will serve as NBC Daytime's largest East Coast fan event for the year. Stars from NBC's hit daytime dramas "Days of our Lives" and "Passions" will travel from Los Angeles to Nashville to participate in the "World's Biggest Country Music Festival™," held June 5-8 in Downtown Nashville.
A dozen of NBC Daytime's hottest stars are scheduled to appear including fan favorites Kristian Alfonso ("Hope"), Peter Reckell ("Bo"), Kyle Lowder ("Brady"), Alison Sweeney ("Sami"), Bryan Dattilo ("Lucas") and Arianne Zuker ("Nicole") from "Days of Our Lives" and Galen Gering ("Luis"), Lindsay Korman ("Theresa"), McKenzie Westmore ("Sheridan"), Eric Martsolf ("Ethan"), Jesse Metcalfe ("Jesse"), Justin Hartley ("Fox") and Deanna Wright ("Kay") from "Passions." Each of the stars will take part in the numerous activities surrounding Fan Fair. They will sign autographs in the Wrangler® Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention Center and make selected appearances at the concerts held at both the Greased Lightning™ Riverfront Park Stages and The Coliseum. The stars will top off the weekend with special musical performances at the highly-anticipated third annual "NBC Daytime Fan Fair After Hours Party" at the Wildhorse Saloon Saturday, June 7 (separate ticket required).
"For the past two years, we've received such an overwhelmingly warm welcome from the Country Music fans and the artists that we couldn't wait to return to Fan Fair again," said Sheraton Kalouria, Senior Vice President, NBC Daytime. "We look forward to a long-term successful partnership with the CMA and increasing our involvement in this wonderful event."
"The NBC Daytime stars really add a lot to this unique event and we are very happy to have them back," said CMA Executive Director Ed Benson. (QUOTE COULD CHANGE)
"The union of Fan Fair with NBC Daytime is a perfect fit for everyone," said CMA Senior Director of Strategic Marketing Rick Murray. "The fans love having access to their favorite soap stars and the Country artists love hosting the actors. Over the years, several friendships between artists and actors have developed; and in fact, several of the daytime stars have made return visits to Nashville or visited artists backstage at concerts in Los Angeles. The team effort put forth by NBC Daytime has been seamless with Fan Fair event organizers and we are looking forward to more advance promotions and new elements to introduce on site at Fan Fair."
NBC's two-hour soap block consists of perennial powerhouse "Days of Our Lives" and the daytime phenomenon "Passions." NBC is No. 1 for the season in daytime's key demographic of women 18-49 and is the only network to show growth vs. year-ago results. "Days of Our Lives" is the season's No. 3 daytime series among women 18-49 and is No. 1 among women 18-34. "Passions" is No. 3 among women 18-34 and No. 1 among females 12-17. "Days of Our Lives" is produced by Corday Productions Inc. in association with Columbia Pictures Television. "Passions" is produced by NBC Studios in association with Outpost Farms Productions, Inc.
Artists who have been previously announced as appearing at CMA's Fan Fair include: 4 Runner, Trace Adkins, Alabama, Bill Anderson, Steve Azar, Lane Brody, Brooks & Dunn, Chris Cagle, Deana Carter, Kenny Chesney, Terri Clark, Tammy Cochran, Kellie Coffey, Billy Ray Cyrus, Charlie Daniels, Diamond Rio, Emerson Drive, Ty England, Bill Engvall, Sara Evans, Vince Gill, Billy Gilman, Jennifer Hanson, Eric Heatherly, Alan Jackson, Cledus T. Judd, Jim Lauderdale, Tracy Lawrence, Little Big Town, Lonestar, Patty Loveless, MARCEL, Brad Martin, Mila Mason, Lila McCann, Neal McCoy, Jo Dee Messina, Martina McBride, John Michael Montgomery, Montgomery Gentry, Joe Nichols, Pinmonkey, Rushlow, Sawyer Brown, Blake Shelton, Sixwire, Anthony Smith, Marty Stuart, Pam Tillis, Trick Pony, Trini Triggs, Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Phil Vassar, Mark Wills and Darryl Worley with more to be announced. Artist lists are subject to change.
CMA's Fan Fair four-day tickets packages are still available. The packages include the Nightly Concerts at The Coliseum; Daily Concerts at Greased Lightningä Riverfront Park Stages; activities for the whole family at the Kellogg'sä Rice Krispiesä Family Zone; access to the popular exhibits and autograph sessions at the Wranglerâ Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention Center; Fan Fair After Hoursâ with late-night music and specials at Downtown clubs; free in-town shuttles to Fan Fair event sites; collectible program book; discounts to area restaurants and attractions and more. Four-day ticket packages range from $125-$145. There are special prices for fans 18 and younger with children 3 and under admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased by called Ticketmaster or (866) FAN-FAIR. To purchase the separate tickets for the official "NBC Fan Fair After Hours Party," call the Wildhorse Saloon Box Office at (615) 902-8200.
For the complete Fan Fair schedule and up-to-the-minute list of participating artists, visit www.FanFair.com. Fan Fair is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Country Weekly and Country Music Magazine are official media partners. MJI Programming, a division of Premiere Radio Networks, is the official radio packager. Promotional partners include NBC Daytime, CMT and Southwest Airlines. Fan Fair is a registered trademark of CMA. Fifty percent of the net proceeds from Fan Fair are given to charities designated by participating artists.
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TORONTO -- Don Cherry hasn't changed his mind -- he still doesn't believe women should be in men's locker-rooms.
The CBC hockey commentator reiterated his opinion Wednesday during Hockey Night in Canada.
Cherry defended himself as the first coach in a major sports league to let women in the locker-room, which he did in the 1970s when former New York Times reporter Robin Herman covered the Boston Bruins. But Cherry said he wouldn't do that if he were coaching today.
"I'll tell you why I've changed my mind. I have seen things and I have heard of things that go on in the dressing room, when the women are in there, are disgusting," said Cherry, who added interviews with female reporters should take place in another room.
"If (players are) going to act the way they act... not everybody, you would not want your daughter or your sister in there. Believe me.
"I don't think women should be in there. ...You have to have respect for women and that's the way I feel."
Cherry's initial comments went viral Saturday after he discussed a controversy surrounding Chicago's Duncan Keith. The defenceman was criticized for delivering what some considered a sexist post-game putdown in Vancouver to reporter Karen Thomson.
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Maury The Magnificent Mushfaced Pug Chart by Steph Conley
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You know, you show a little bit of skepticism, and its like the whole place comes down on you. But I prefer to see things with my own eyes, in game situations. I don't blindly trust in TPTB, or listen to other's testimonials or watch their stupid highlight videos.
But tonight, boy, I got to tell you. I was impressed. I have no problem admitting that I really, really, really like that new floor. Looked like crap before, but watching games on TV, the contrast really helps in seeing the action, and I think it works out great! Way to go Larry!


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My Mom's Blog
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At 90 years young, Millie Garfield is one of the Internet's oldest bloggers, according to The Ageless Project. With an authentic and humorous voice, a knack for story telling and frequent updates, Millie's blog, My Mom's Blog, shows that people want to hear from someone with a story to tell.
Read this blog post about the book:
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Características y detalles
- Categoría Biografías y memorias
Cuadrado pequeño, 18×18 cm
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Steve Garfield is author of Get Seen: Online Video Secrets to Building Your Business and founder of Boston Media Makers. Garfield is an advisor to media and internet companies about online video, a speaker at conferences on mobile video broadcasting, video producer and teacher. Selected recent speaking engagements include New England Newspaper Association, Streaming Media East/West, New Media Expo, PodCamp Boston, Video on the Net - Boston and San Jose, NH Film Festival, Woods Hole Film Festival, and Podcast Academy Boston. Garfield is one of the Internet's first video bloggers having launched his own regular video blog on January 1, 2004. Garfield likes to capture and share fleeting moments and teach others how to do the same. This led to his becoming co-creator of the first vloggercon, and a co-organizer of the first PodCamp held in Boston.
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violoncelle You inspire me. I was looking at Blurb because I want to make a book for my father for his 80th aniversary. This is great! Bravo to your mother and you!
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Wiltshire Times reader Milroy Boucher has offered us a fascinating glimpse into the early days of motoring in the 1920s and 1930s courtesy of these delightful family photographs.
Mr Boucher was born in Rode Common, South-wick, (Hoopers Pool) on February 16, 1930, but moved to Swindon in 1932 with his parents.
He has lived in Gloucester since 1970, but in May he enjoyed a lovely week with his cousin at Studley Green. He said it was "like coming home!"
The charabanc photos Mr Boucher has provided were taken in the 1920s. They show his father and mother (Gladys nee Harvey) who were in the Southwick Parish Church choir and went on outings.
They are sitting in the front seats on all three photos.
In the top photo, taken in 1923, his mother is sitting between his dad and the choirmaster Mr Ives (who is next to the driver).
The family group are his father's family. Left to right are Victor, Reuben Boucher (his grandfather), Mildred, Ralph, Leslie, Winifred, Gertrude (grandmother, seated) and Arthur, his father. All have passed away now.
The photo below, taken at the front of 100 Mortimer Street (now demolished), is of Mr Boucher's grandfather Reuben and grandmother Gertrude. She was a music teacher and Reuben a baker.


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January Cowl by JumperCables - Annie Baker
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January Cowl
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A light, double wrap cowl / scarf. Simple pattern and quick knit. Use two strands of sock weight yarn or one strand of aran weight. Use chunky weight yarn for a thicker fabric. Knit in one piece and joined at the ends.
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London — Sexual violence "is always a crime, an immoral act" and the Catholic church is committed to prevent such offenses being perpetrated "against anyone, anywhere and under any circumstances," an English cardinal said.
Speaking at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, Cardinal Vincent Nichols of Westminster said the rape and sexual degradation of civilians during conflicts inflicted a "deep wound on the body of humanity."
The violation of bodily integrity in sexual violence was "a most fundamental denial of human dignity and a most gross breach of a person's human rights," the cardinal said Thursday, the third day of the largest-ever summit held on the subject of sexual violence in war.
"It is a crime which ought to be eradicated with all vigor," the cardinal said at the event in London.
He said the damage caused by sexual violence "is so radical and so permanent that it defies description," especially because such acts were not random but part of a "deliberate and ordered tactic of oppression, domination and destruction."
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"It is to the shame of our world that the systematic use of sexual violation is still today, in some places, considered as a duty of soldiers, an order that they must carry out," he said.
"The public tolerance of sexual violence leads to the inversion of human decency," he added. "It reinforces other forms of oppression and undermines the morals which uphold the rights of the human person."
Nichols, president of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, said such violence stood in stark contrast to the teaching of the church that human sexuality is a means of uniting two people in love at the deepest level.
"What is most relevant in this teaching for us today is that there is no place in sexual relations for brutality, aggression or any kind of de-humanization of a person," he said, adding that the "justice at the heart of human sexual relations must be respected as integral to all justice, even in conflict and warfare."
Referring to the launch Wednesday of an international protocol to help strengthen prosecutions for rape during conflict, Nichols said it was right that perpetrators should be pursued as war criminals.
"In this initiative, the measures being proposed and pursued to strengthen the legal frameworks for the pursuit and prosecution of all war criminals are fully supported by the principles of morality and social justice and must be given widespread support," he said.
"War is no excuse. The demands of justice remain in place. A crime is a crime, whether committed in the context of conflict or not," the cardinal said, adding, "I assure you of my full support."
The summit was convened with the aim of "creating irreversible momentum" against sexual violence and to help to establish practical action "on the ground."
It was co-chaired by William Hague, British foreign secretary, and American actress Angelina Jolie, special envoy for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees.
Nichols spoke as a member of a panel set up to focus on the role of faith leaders in combatting sexual violence.
On Friday, the final day, Hague and Jolie were to join U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry in addressing the closing plenary session.
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Sock Knitting Bag by verybusymonkey
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Little felted bag to carry around sock knitting. Free on my blog…
UPDATE 8/7/08: Several people have had problems with the bag being too short after felting so I have decided to post my two possible solutions for this problem: 1) Only slightly felt by hand (this is what I did) or 2) Add at least a couple of rows in between increases and decreases to accommodate greater felting.


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"As the IPO timeframe increases, investors are finding it more challenging to maintain their stakes in current investments."
"Global investors are remaining cautious due to continued uncertainty with the economy. Even the traditional sectors, like IT and HC, are not attracting as large a share of the overall investment as they once did."
– Jessica Canning, Global Research Director, Dow Jones VentureSource
Press Release
Dow Jones VentureSource: Non-U.S. Investment Falls to $1.46 Billion, Lowest Since 2003; Europe Sees Record-Low Investmetn & Deal Count
LONDON and SHANGHAI (23 July 2009)— Venture capital investments in the international markets continued to slow in the second quarter of 2009, according to new global data from industry tracker Dow Jones VentureSource. Investors put $1.46 billion to work in 250 deals for emerging companies in Europe, Canada, Israel, China and India in the second quarter, less than the $1.99 billion invested in the first quarter of 2009 and down 63% from the $3.95 billion invested in 452 deals during the second quarter last year. This marks the lowest non-U.S. quarterly investment total since at least the height of the tech boom fallout in 2003.
"We're seeing a clear trend indicating more later round deals as venture investors work to sustain their current portfolio companies," said Jessica Canning, Director of Global Research for Dow Jones VentureSource. "As the IPO timeframe increases, investors are finding it more challenging to maintain their stakes in current investments."
In the U.S., venture investors put $5.27 billion into 595 deals, a noticeable improvement over the first quarter but still down compared to a year ago.
Investment in Europe* Lowest on Record
According to Dow Jones VentureSource, Europe garnered $831 million (€620 million) in 156 deals during the second quarter of 2009, down 47% from the $1.58 billion (€1.07 billion) put into 272 deals during the same period in 2008. This marks the lowest deal count and investment total for Europe since Dow Jones VentureSource began reporting on the region in 2000.
Like the U.S., Europe's information technology (IT) industry is seeing the most significant declines. The industry suffered its worst quarter on record with $287 million (€214 million) invested in 72 IT deals in the second quarter, down 67% from the $861 million (€580 million) put into 144 deals last year. Within IT, the software sector fared the worst, attracting just $83 million (€62 million) in 24 deals, the lowest totals on record for the segment.
Investors put $259 million (€193 million) into 29 healthcare deals in the Europe region during the quarter, a 22% decline from the second quarter of 2008 when $270 million (€182 million) was put into 43 deals. Even Europe's energy and utilities industry took a hit in the second quarter with investment declining 84% to just $55 million (€41 million) in 10 deals.
"Global investors are remaining cautious due to continued uncertainty with the economy,: added Ms. Canning. "Even the traditional sectors, like IT and HC, are not attracting as large a share of the overall investment as they once did."
Deals Get Smaller Everywhere
According to the data, the size of venture deals fell throughout the world in the second quarter of the year. In Europe, the median size of a venture capital deal dropped 13% from the $3.4 million (€2.3 million) in the second quarter of 2008 to $3 million (€2.2 million) in the most recent quarter. In Israel, the median deal fell 32% in size from $6 million a year ago to just under $4.1 million in the most recent quarter. The median sizes of deals in India and Canada stood at $4.2 million and $3.2 million, respectively, in the first half of the year.
The median deal size in U.S. dropped 18% from $8 million a year ago to $5 million in the most recent quarter. In China, the median deal size stood at $7.5 million after the first six months of 2009.
Further Country Perspectives; France, Switzerland See Growth
*All Europe investment figures based on weighted conversion rates of 1.48521 (2008) and 1.34017 (2009
For more information, journalists can contact Adam Wade at +1 415 439 6666 or firstname.lastname@example.com, or follow the story on Twitter. For general information about Dow Jones VentureSource, visit http://venturecapital.dowjones.com.
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The investment figures included in this release are based on aggregate findings of Dow Jones VentureSource's proprietary global research. This data was collected by surveying professional venture capital firms, through in-depth interviews with company CEOs and CFOs, and from secondary sources. These venture capital statistics are for equity investments into early-stage, innovative companies and do not include companies receiving funding solely from corporate, individual, and/or government investors. No statement herein is to be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell securities or to provide investment advice.
Copyright © 2009, Dow Jones VentureSource
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New Melbourne Victory boss Ange Postecoglou signed a three year deal to resurrect the A-League's biggest club because he need the stimulus of a fresh challenge to develop the next stage of his coaching career.
Postecoglou described himself as a restless soul and compared himself with the great predator of the seas, a shark, as he explained his need to constantly present himself with fresh opportunities and challenges.
"As a coach you have to be like a shark and keep moving," he said. "Its just another opportunity for me to test myself, an opportunity to be successful with a different set of circumstances.
"This is a massive club with massive expectations with a massive fan base and that in itself presents different challenges."
Postecoglou officially takes charge at the start of May and his first match will be the friendly against Greek giant Olympiakos, a fixture that will hold a certain resonance not just for Victory's fans of Greek descent, but for the coach himself, who was born in Greece before his parents emigrated to Melbourne in the late 1960s.
He said he would not necessarily seek to copy the pass-and-move high-tempo pressing style dependent on mobility that he took to Brisbane, arguing that he would play a style of football that suited the players at his disposal.
"I don't want to replicate what I did in Brisbane, otherwise I would have stayed there," he said, explaining that more important than copying the most successful style of game was developing a new one that could trump that.
"I am trying to create something new here that's going to be successful."
Postecoglou said he would bring in his own people, both players and staff, to assist in the Victory revolution. Particular attention needed to be paid to the backline.
"I think defensively and in the midfield areas it needs bolstering and strengthening. I think there are some good players available in these areas and in the last 24 hours I have had a lot of player managers calling me," he said.
The new boss said, however, that there were also some talented players already on Victory's roster and he would, in characteristic fashion, make his own mind up about their futures. While he would take soundings, he would make the final decision. It is the Postecoglou way.
He said he had spoken to his former teammate and long time friend Paul Trimboli, his football operations manager at Brisbane, about a role at a revamped Victory, but Trimboli was still involved with Roar's Champions League campaign.
"There are definitely people I want to bring in on the sports-medicine side," Postecoglou said.
He said he was a big fan of Harry Kewell as a footballer. "I like good players, and Harry is certainly a good player."
But he wouldn't be drawn on the long-term future of either the Socceroo veteran or Carlos Hernandez, Victory's other talismanic midfielder whose future has looked uncertain.
"With all these things I won't pre-empt or prejudge. I thought he was outstanding, particularly in the second half of last year. He has added a lot to the A-League," he said of Kewell.


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Blairsville break-ins under investigation
As Blairsville police investigate a series of seven burglary-related incidents reported in the town in June, borough Police Chief Michael Allman advised residents on some steps they might take to help deter break-ins.
Speaking at the June 26 meeting of the Blairsville Crime Watch group, Allman noted most of the unlawful entries occurred at vacant residential buildings and, in several cases, the premises were stripped of copper pipes or wiring.
Allman said police were in the process of checking with area salvage yards to see if any suspects had shown up trying to sell copper that may have been taken from the Blairsville homes. He noted salvage operators are expected to obtain information to share with authorities — by taking photos of the vehicles of individuals who come to sell copper pipe and recording their license plate numbers.
Allman reported one home under construction on East Chestnut Street was targeted twice,with copper wiring removed on June 6. During that incident, police believe, the culprit or culprits exited by the front door while the owner, who had become alerted to the burglary, called 911 from outside the rear of the building. Allman said borough police "were there within two minutes" but were unable to apprehend any suspects.
On June 19, two white males wearing black and carrying a crowbar were spotted walking onto the porch of the same home. Allman said police arrived to discover pry marks on the back door, but no suspects were found inside or outside of the building.
Allman noted that the total number of borough burglary incidents in June were higher than in the previous month.
"I think this is something to do with the weather breaking," he said, adding that increased foliage during warmer months provides extra cover for would-be criminals who are looking to avoid detection by property owners and police: "The leaves are out now, and it covers up a lot of stuff."
Allman suggested residents consider trimming back any shrubbery that is growing around their homes. "It keeps people from using it to hide behind," he said.
He offered another tip for homeowners who have smaller windows or other glass panels in their exterior doors: A double-keyed lock that requires a key to be opened from the inside as well as from the outside can prevent a burglar from simply breaking the glass and reaching in to manually unlock the door.
Safety experts point out, however, that it might not be a good idea to use such a lock on a door that is part of a family's planned escape route in the event of a fire.
Having a lock on a door or window doesn't help if it isn't used, especially when no one's at home. According to Allman, in a June 20 daytime incident at an empty home, it appeared that a door was left unlocked.
There are other steps homeowners can take to protect their possessions. Allman said homeowners who are going on vacation can fill out a form to request that borough police make security checks of their property while they are away.
Another form can be obtained from borough police for recording a list of brand names, model and serial numbers and dollar values for such personal property as computers, electronics, microwave ovens, watches and cameras. It's recommended that the list be kept in a safe place along with insurance papers and photos of valuables such as jewelry, silver and antiques
Allman said he hopes to obtain several tools that could be loaned to borough residents for engraving unique numbers on valued possessions. When would-be-thieves see such engravings they may pass on taking an item because, the chief noted, "It's that much harder for them to get rid of it."
A majority of the recent break-ins have occurred on the north end of the borough. Allman said police have increased patrols in that area, and he speculated that those responsible may live in that vicinity.
Allman provided the roughly 25 people in attendance a rundown of other June burglary incidents:
• June 5 — A basement at 144 S. East Lane was rifled through, but the only thing found missing was a pail of broken glass. It's unknown how entry was gained;
• June 8-12 — Cash was taken from a home on North Spring Street, and the owner has an idea who may have taken it. There was no sign of forced entry;
• June 14-15 — Bolt cutters were used to enter and remove copper pipes from an empty house on East Burrell Street;
• June 19-22 — Copper pipes, a drill and a Craftsman socket set were stolen from the basement of a vacant house on West Ranson Avenue.
Allman and Connie Constantino, who chairs the Blairsville Crime Watch group, urged citizens not to hesitate to call 911 if they observe suspicious activity.
It's better to be safe then sorry, Allman pointed out. He noted that a June 18 call to the scene of a possible burglary on Chestnut Street turned out to be a false alarm, but the witness who reported the incident to 911 was justified in calling.
According to Allman, two people seen inside a vacant house between 10:30 and 11 p.m. turned out to have legitimate business there — changing the locks due to a foreclosure on the property. But, he said, "That was a suspicious time, so it's a good thing they called."
Constantino stressed that residents should always call 911 to report suspicious activity. She noted they should not call the local number for the borough police because officers may be elsewhere and not at the station at any given time.
Constantino said Crime Watch volunteers should merely observe and report and should not attempt to become involved in an incident they may witness.
In addition, she suggested residents could help make the borough a safer place to live by getting to know their neighbors better and by promoting positive activities such as block parties.
Anyone who would like more information about the Blairsville Crime Watch program can contact Constantino at email@example.com or 724-459-0216.
Jeff Himler is an editor for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 724-459-6100, ext. 2910 or email@example.com.


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Old Ladies Review Beyonce's 'Drunk In Love' Lyrics: 'They Must Have A Big Bathtub'
Ever wondered what your grandmother thought of all the raunchy lyrics we jam along to in our earbuds? Well three elderly women decided to band together to analyze the lyrics to the Kanye West remix of Beyonce's "Drunk in Love." To say they were confused by some of the content would be an understatement.
"We never talked when we were having sex!" one exclaimed after reading through half of the song. They were repulsed by most of Kanye's verse, baffled by the concept of Beyonce's serfboardt riding and concluded that Jay Z is "such a sweetheart." Watch the hilarious review above.


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WASHINGTON (JTA) — Turkey's prime minister says his country will urge the U.N. Security Council to discuss a report detailing war crimes during Israel's Gaza operation.
"We're in favor of opening discussions on the Goldstone report," Tayyip Erdogan said Saturday. "Whoever is the guilty party, they should be identified and face the necessary sanctions."
The report, compiled for the United Nations by a commission led by former South African jurist Richard Goldstone, accuses Israel and Hamas of war crimes and possibly crimes against humanity during the December-January war in the Gaza Strip.


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Two National Endowment for the Humanities-supported scholars were featured at a White House Champions of Change panel today to highlight their use of open scientific data to impact the fields of history and archaeology.
William Noel, Director of the Schoenberg Institute for Manuscript Studies at The University of Pennsylvania, worked on an NEH-funded project at the Walters Art Museum to digitize hundreds of rare, illuminated manuscripts and make them available to teachers, students, researchers, and the public to read, study, and reuse in new contexts. Eric Kansa created software called Open Context for sharing and preserving digital archaeological data. This software is used by archaeologists worldwide to preserve and share the results of their work. Both NEH grantees have worked to make important and rare scientific information available to the public for free.
This Champions of Change forum was designed to call attention to the benefits of open sharing of research results. It is part of a larger "Open Science" initiative announced by Office of Science and Technology Policy Director John P. Holdren in February to promote access to government-funded academic research.
In addition to his work digitizing manuscripts, Noel also led a team that uncovered ancient mathematical writings lost for 700 years in a document known as the Archimedes Palimpsest. The Archimedes Palimpsest project is an investigation of a Byzantine prayer book made up of pages that had previously been used for other works. The 13th century scribes who inscribed the prayer book overwrote at least seven treatises by the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes. Three of them were previously unknown. The underlying writings were uncovered with the help of a team of experts ranging from physicists to conservationists. The Palimpsest is on loan to the Walters Art Museum from a private collector who wanted it to be widely accessible.
Eric Kansa said that an archaeological dig is a destructive event – once fragments of a former culture are taken out of the ground, they can never be dug out again. In a single season, a dig team might take tens of thousands of photographs of objects they discover. Kansa developed the Open Context software to ensure that archaeologists have a way to preserve this data not only for other scholars and scientists in numerous fields, but for teachers, students and the public to use for generations to come.
Video of the White House Champions of Change forum is available here.
Watch NEH's film about Noel's work at the Walters Art Museum.
Noel's TED talk about The Archimedes Palimpsest is here.
Open Context is available here.
[1] https://www.neh.gov/files/news/images/wh.neh_.champions.jpg
[2] https://www.neh.gov/files/news/images/stomachion.jpg
[3] http://www.whitehouse.gov/champions
[4] http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/06/20/you-ve-got-see-it-you-can-read-it-making-ancient-texts-and-images-available-web
[5] http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/2013/06/20/indiana-jones-and-dungeon-lost-data
[6] http://opencontext.org/
[7] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a26cEwbyMGQ
[8] https://www.neh.gov/films/making-medieval-modern
[9] http://www.ted.com/talks/william_noel_revealing_the_lost_codex_of_archimedes.html


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A new high-melt-strength (HMS) polypropylene is said to be especially suited to foam extrusion because it makes much softer foams than other HMS-PP grades. It also produces very low densities and good mechanical properties.
Designed especially for "direct gassing" with butane or CO2, the new HMS-PP produces foam densities from 0.03 to 0.250 g/cc, useful for food and protective packaging, automotive seating and impact cushioning, and sports shoes. It also looks very promising for structural foam injection molding.
New Daploy WB260HMS from Borealis A/S of Denmark is available here from Transmit Technology Group, Borealis' North American representative for HMS-PP. It offers some improvements over another grade of HMS-PP from Borealis, Daploy WB130HMS, which has been on the market for two years and provides similar overall performance. Initial sampling and technical support for both HMS-PP grades is being handled in the U.S. by Transmit Technology Group. According to the company's president, Amit Dharia, the new materials can compete in foam applications traditionally dominated by crosslinked PE, polyurethane, and PVC.
He notes that once a customer is ready to use Daploy materials on a commercial scale (greater than 22,500 lb), order processing will then be performed directly by Borealis' export customer-service office in Belgium.
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Borealis' HMS-PP is said to combine significantly increased melt strength—due its long-chain branching—with greatly improved melt elasticity. The result is improved processability in processes where stretching flows occur, such as in extrusion foaming, blow molding, and thermoforming.
Most current PP foams are based on blends of 30% to 50% HMS-PP (from sources such as Basell or Dow) with standard PP and an impact modifier such as a metallocene polyolefin elastomer (POE). Daploy WB260HMS and WB130HMS have similar MFR (2.5 and 2.1, respectively) but WB260 has three times higher room-temperature impact strength (3 vs. 8 kJ/m2), and half the flexural modulus (1000 vs. 2000 MPa) of WB130.
The lower stiffness, higher resiliency, and greater toughness of WB260 mean less impact modifier is required in a formulation. That is beneficial because POE modifiers can hinder foaming and make lower density foams difficult to achieve, according to Dharia.
WB260HMS has a lower melting point of 142 C, compared with 162 C for typical PP. Lower melting point allows use of blowing agents with lower decomposition temperatures. Lower extrusion temperatures facilitate making lower-density foams.
Extruded foam samples were made recently for a potential customer using isobutane as a blowing agent in blends of 70% PP (Daploy and a standard PP) and 30% metallocene POE modifier. Says Dharia, "We were able to achieve densities as low as 0.03 g/cc. Because of the lower stiffness of WB260, we required only 30% POE versus 50% with WB130 to achieve similar softness. Also, since we extrude WB260 at much lower temperature—as low as 280 F in some cases—than WB130, we were able to make lighter foam, which required less cooling."
In TPO and TPV foams, HMS-PP permits achieving lower densities. Other mechanical properties can be tailored by blending HMS-PP with standard PP resins, explains Dharia. "For example, block copolymer can be used to increase toughness, random copolymer to decrease stiffness, and mLLDPE can be added as a modifier to make very soft foams."
Structural foams
Daploy WB260 has also been evaluated in structural foam injection molding. Says Dharia, "We have demonstrated how the addition of WB260HMS-PP improves properties of foamed PP." In one test, 5 phr of a chemical blowing agent concentrate containing 20% active ingredient was dryblended with mixes of standard PP with WB260HMS. Blends were injection molded into 0.25-in.-thick bars at 410 F. As shown in the table on p. 43, higher levels of HMS-PP reduced density while increasing tensile strength, elongation, and impact strength.
In an early commercial experiment, large pet houses were injection molded from dryblends of a 30-MFR, talc-filled PP copolymer plus 10% and 20% WB130 and a chemical blowing agent. The addition of HMS-PP reduced the foam density so that the part weight dropped from 21 lb to 19.8 lb, while the overall cycle time was reduced from 114 sec to 80 sec. The molded pet houses showed higher gloss and no gas-flow marks. Although shrinkage was higher, the product passed the customer's quality-control test, according to Dharia.


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Citroën, 'Shifting Sands' – Free MP3 Download
The older the veterans of the Minneapolis music scene become, they better songs they write. Who would've thought? Citroën is a new Twin Cities "rock" (for lack of a better word) trio whose frontman Bryce Midas cites "post-punk and trip-hop" as two of their main influences. "Also, Rush," he adds at the last minute. "And hyphens. Yeah, we like those a lot."
Regardless of how serious of an impact trip-hop really has on the guys' output, we can't help but love the varied, matured sound their debut offers. As Bryce points out, "'Shifting Sands' may be the rockiest track on the EP, but 'Anachronaut' is pretty diverse overall." It's a statement we at Diffuser.fm can corroborate.
In just four songs, the guys run the gamut of dynamics and borrow from everyone from Queens of the Stone Age to the Sneaker Pimps, Dire Straits to Young Love. They incorporate head-bobbing dance rhythms with Tom Morello-esque guitar noise and burly grunge-era riffs to the pleasant surprise of any listeners who've kept an ear on Minneapolis lately. Certainly, nothing that's come out of the mini-metro in years has sounded quite like this.


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