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Watch video interviews with chess players and personalities at this year's US Open in Madison, WI starting with a round-up on why the US Open is such a special tournament.
GMs Fidel Corrales Jiminez, a student at Webster University talked about the rich Cuban chess culture.
Claudia Muñoz talked about her experience at the National Girls Invitational.
GM Julio Sadorra, who ended up tying for first in the event, explained how he prepared for giving a speech to dozens of Denker hopefuls.
Joan DuBois of the USCF told us why Blind Chess and the US Blind Championship is so important to her.
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Students bused to area schools until after lunch
SNOW HILL � A resident digging to repair a sewer line ruptured a gas line Monday morning, causing an area evacuation.
Kindergarten students from Snow Hill Primary and children from the Greene County Pre-K Center were bused to West Greene Elementary and first graders were taken to the intermediate school, officials said.
The high school gym was opened as a shelter for residents. The Red Cross assisted at the shelter and provided support for emergency personnel.
The schools are about 15-feet to 300-feet from the residence at 405 Second St., across from the old Snow Hill Fire Station.
The homeowner, Kenneth Smith, said he didn�t think there was a gas line on his property because his house isn�t hooked up to natural gas. The underground line runs along the easement parallel to the street.
Smith had been digging with a backhoe to make the repairs when gas began spewing up.
�It�s one of those things,� he said. �It�s a bad Monday.�
He called dispatch at 9:49 a.m. and emergency responders cordoned off several blocks around the area, which included the schools.
Fire departments from Greene County, Snow Hill, Maury, Hookerton, Shine, Castoria and Walstonburg, as well as Snow Hill Police and Greene County Sheriff�s Office, were called to assist with evacuating residents and direct traffic, Emergency Management Director Randy Skinner said.
�In situations like this,� he said, �it�s better to know before you dig.�
Ironically, the Greene County Fire Association was conducting drills for Fire Prevention Week at Snow Hill Primary when the call came in, Skinner said.
Greene County Schools Superintendent Patrick Miller said students ate lunch before getting the all-clear to return to their schools by about 12:45 p.m.
�It took less than half an hour (to evacuate the schools),� Miller said, �and I am very pleased with that.�
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The Police, Public Safety and Parking Department publishes two brochures that will assist employees and students with basic emergency procedures for the campuses, and a guide to Substance Awareness and Campus Safety.
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With county fairs taking place throughout the region, there really shouldn't be a shortage of entertainment options for the family.
While each of them offers their own twist and most certainly are worthy of your attendance, there is one community event taking place this weekend that will present a slightly different form of entertainment. It is the Nicodemus Emancipation Celebration up in Graham County.
Nicodemus is a unique community. Today, it is the only remaining all-black settlement west of the Mississippi River. The town is small, but knows how to put on a big-time festival.
The Emancipation Celebration has been feted since a group of freed slaves reached the freedom of Kansas 136 years ago. This year, residents of the town are re-enacting that long trek from Kentucky so long ago. The re-enactment actually started almost a year ago in Sadieville, Ky. Saturday, the group will arrive in their "promised land."
The party will be worth attending. It begins Thursday with a meet-and-greet, ramps up Friday with a reception and dance, and continues through the weekend. Saturday's events include an Abraham Lincoln look-alike reading the Emancipation Proclamation, a parade, a vintage baseball game between the Nicodemus Blues II and Russell's Prairie Clippers, the re-opening of Ernestine's BBQ, a jazz concert, dance, fireworks and, of course, the concluding act of the re-enactment. Sunday will conclude with a church service and community dinner.
If you've taken part in previous festivals in Nicodemus, you know it's worth the drive. If you've never attended, this should be the year. It promises to be memorable, solemn and fun at the same time.
For more information about the Nicodemus Emancipation Celebration, visit www.nicodemuskansas.org.
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Lourdes Survivorship Program is designed to create a bridge for continued care of post-treatment cancer survivors back to the community, family and primary care setting. The program provides support for the physical, psychological, social, spiritual, and financial issues that people recovering from cancer face.
The Survivorship Program goals were established following our staff's attendance at the City of Hope's Survivorship Program. The City of Hope is a National Cancer Institute-sponsored cancer program. Lourdes was selected to participate through a competitive application process.
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Lourdes now offers monthly seminars through our Living Well Series. These seminars provide information and answer questions survivors and their loved ones may have. Topics include stress management, nutrition, exercise, and much more. Living Well seminars are held the fourth Wednesday of the month at 5:30 PM in the Lecture Hall at Lourdes Hospital, main floor.
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How much SSD do you need vs. want?June 4, 2012 – 2:11 pm
I have been getting asked by IT customers, VAR's and even vendors how much solid state device (SSD) storage is needed or should be installed to address IO performance needs to which my standard answer is it depends.
I also am also being asked if there is rule of thumb (RUT) of how much SSD you should have either in terms of the number of devices or a percentage; IMHO, the answer is it depends. Sure, there are different RUTs floating around based on different environments, applications, workloads however are they applicable to your needs.
What I would recommend is instead of focusing on percentages, RUTs, or other SWAG estimate's or PIROMA calculations, look at your current environment and decide where the activity or issues are. If you know how many fast hard disk drives (HDD) are needed to get to a certain performance level and amount of used capacity that is a good starting point.
If you do not have that information, use tools from your server, storage or third-party provider to gain insight into your activity to help size SSD. Also if you have a database environment and are not familiar with the tools, talk with your DBA's to have them run some reports that show performance information the two of you can discuss to zero in hot spots or opportunity for SSD.
Keep in mind when looking at SSD what is that you are trying to address by installing SSD. For example, is there a specific or known performance bottleneck resulting in poor response time or latency or is there a general problem or perceived opportunity?
Is there a lack of bandwidth for large data transfers or is there a constraint on how many IO operations per second (e.g. IOPS) or transaction or activity that can be done in a given amount of time. In other words the more you know where or what the bottleneck is including if you can trace it back to a single file, object, database, database table or other item the closer you are to answering how much SSD you will need.
As an example if using third-party tools or those provided by SSD vendors or via other sources you decide that your IO bottleneck are database transaction logs and system paging files, then having enough SSD space capacity to fit those in part of the solution. However, what happens when you remove the first set of bottlenecks, what new ones will appear and will you have enough space capacity on your SSD to accommodate the next in line hot spot?
Keep in mind that you may want more SSD however what can you get budget approval to buy now without having more proof and a business case. Get some extra SSD space capacity to use for what you are confident can address other bottlenecks, or, enable new capabilities.
On other hand if you can only afford enough SSD to get started, make sure you also protect it. If you decide that two SSD devices (PCIe cache or target cards, drives or appliances) will take care of your performance and capacity needs, make sure to keep availability in mind. This means having extra SSD devices for RAID 1 mirroring, replication or other form of data protection and availability. Keep in mind that while traditional hard disk drive (HDD) storage is often gauged on cost per capacity, or dollar per GByte or dollar per TByte, with SSD measure its value on cost to performance. For example, how many IOPS, or response time improvement or bandwidth are obtained to meet your specific needs per dollar spent.
Related links
What is the best kind of IO? The one you do not have to do
Is SSD dead? No, however some vendors might be
Speaking of speeding up business with SSD storage
Has SSD put Hard Disk Drives (HDD's) On Endangered Species List?
Why SSD based arrays and storage appliances can be a good idea (Part I)
EMC VFCache respinning SSD and intelligent caching (Part I)
SSD options for Virtual (and Physical) Environments Part I: Spinning up to speed on SSD
Ok, nuff said for now
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Here are the standings in the Eastern Conference:
As you can see, the New York Knicks are just 1 game ahead of the 9th place Milwaukee Bucks. If the Knicks lose to the Bucks tonight, the teams will be tied for 8th place in the Eastern conference. This is a huge game for the Knicks. There is no other way to say it. However, I do have a problem with something that Tyson Chandler said.
"It's a must-win for us," Tyson Chandler said. "We have to approach this as if it's a Game Seven playoff game in all honesty." via ESPN New York
Obviously this is a huge game, but a must win? The term "must win" implies that the Knicks season will be over if they do not win this game. This is not a "must win" game, because the Knicks have 9 incredibly important games after this. I do not believe that any good comes from over-dramatizing the importance of a game. The Knicks should feel the pressure to win, but there is a potential for a breakdown if too much pressure is felt. I don't like Chandler saying this is a must win, because there is a chance the Knicks may lose this game. If they are to lose, the season is not over. There are 9 games after this! If they are to lose, the Knicks cannot go into a hole and tank the rest of the year. Whether they win or lose this game, the Knicks have to take care of business the remaining 9 games. This is not a must win folks, but it is a huge game.
Here's what to watch for:
- The battle of the backcourts. Milwaukee has a more explosive back court than the Knicks. While Baron Davis and Landry Fields have struggled recently, Iman Shumpert hasn't, the Bucks backcourt has been playing well. In their past five games, both Bucks starters have averaged more than 18 points per game. The Knicks backcourt has been pretty bad. Baron Davis has been awful, while Landry Fields has been streaky at best. Iman Shumpert brings it defensively every night and he is one of the x-factors in tonight's game. He will be assigned to guard either Brandon Jennings or Monta Ellis. Shumpert has the ability to successfully guard either player. In addition to Shumpert's defense, the Knicks must get solid defense from Fields and Davis. The Knicks cannot win a shoot out with Milwaukee. I firmly believe that. The Knicks aren't shooting well enough to win a 110-109 type game. New York has to lock down Milwaukee's explosive guards in order to win tonight. And it would be nice if the Knick backcourt produced offensively tonight also.
- Speaking of offense, where do the points come from tonight? New York's bench scored 18 points last night. Landry Fields, Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert, 3 of the 5 Knick starters, combined to score 30 points last night. That is not good enough. It simply isn't good enough. Without the services of Lin and Stoudemire, the Knicks have to find more ways to score. Carmelo Anthony is balling and he's playing great, but he cannot do it on his own. New York needs guys like JR Smith, Steve Novak, Baron Davis and Iman Shumpert to pick up the scoring. They didn't do it last night. Lets see if they do it tonight.
- Watch Tyson Chandler's impact tonight. Last time these two teams played, the Knicks held Milwaukee to 80 points and out-rebounded the Bucks 54-41. Most of that can be attributed to Tyson Chandler. Against the murderer's row front court (sarcasm) of Drew Gooden, Ekpe Udoh and Ersan Ilyasova, Chandler should again have a dominant game. The Knick center has grabbed 31 rebounds over the past two games and is playing at a high level. I could break it down more, but I won't. I invite you tonight to really watch Chandler operate. Appreciate what you're seeing Knick fans, because Chandler is doing special things defensively. I think he deserves to win Defensive Player of the Year, and I'm not alone in that thinking.
- Novak has to get going. The Knicks can't win with Novak shooting cold. He's New York's only consistent three point shooter and he has to stretch the floor for the Knicks. He cannot stretch the floor if he's shooting 0/4 every game. I think Novak will get going tonight. I hope Novak gets going tonight… Knicks are in trouble if he doesn't.


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HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Six Cobras scored in double figures as the Coker women's basketball team rolled past Converse College 109-63 in Conference Carolinas women's basketball action on Saturday afternoon.
The Cobras never trailed from the opening tip to the final buzzer. As a team Coker shot 57.7 percent from the floor and 52.6 percent from three-point range. At the half the Cobras led 60-21. The second half was a much closer ball game with the Cobras out scoring the Valkyries just 49-42, but the lead was too much for Converse to overcome.
Amber Lau (Mt. Wolfe, Pa.) was the team's leading scorer 28 points, while Jessica Cohen (Ladsen, S.C.) had 18 points and eight rebounds. Jasmine Alston (Sumter, S.C.) pulled down a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Jasmine Evans (Birmingham, Ala.) also scored 13 with four boards. Kelley Godbout (Matthews, N.C.) and Hailey Yohn (Durham, N.C.) added 12 and 11 points respectively to the Cobras' efforts.
The win improves the Cobras to 9-6 in conference play.
Coker returns to the court on Tuesday for their final regular season home game of the season against the Royals of Queens University of Charlotte. Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30 p.m.
McDonald's Player of the Game- Amber Lau
Lau scored a team leading 28 points.
The McDonald's Player of the Game is presented by the Hartsville McDonald's and is given to the most outstanding performer during each Coker College home athletic event.


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There's A New Way To Book A Cheap Holiday Next Week!
A flash 24 hour sale offering overseas travel will give Australians discounts of up to 70-per-cent on flights, cruises, tours and accomodation for some of the world's most sough after holiday destinations.
Click Frenzy, will give holidayers the chance to visit places such as Los Angeles, Japan, Bali and Fiji at the fraction of the price.
The online sale will kick off at exactly 7PM AEST on October 18 and will operate on a first-come-first-served basis.
There will be over 500 deals from 100 well-know travel brands which will give consumers the chance to save thousands on their dream getaway.
Travel brands including Webjet, TigerAir, Hotels.com, Accor, Mantra, Fast Cover, Europcar, AAT Kings and Intrepid tours have already signed on to offer exclusive deals.
Click Frenzy founder Grant Arnott told Travel Weekly ''e're expecting more than a million customers over 24 hours to rock our Click Frenzy Travel website and make this Australia's biggest ever online travel sale.''
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"When they came to the place that is called The Skull, they crucified Jesus there with the criminals, one on his right and one on his left. Then Jesus said, 'Father, forgive them; for they do not know what they are doing.'" – Luke 23:33-34
I don't want to forgive murderers and terrorists.
They don't deserve it; what's more, they don't want it. In our world, it is considered the height of charity and goodwill to forgive people that ask forgiveness. But to forgive people who never asked for it is ridiculous.
As I watched the news of the Boston Marathon bombing scroll across my screen, what I wanted was to be angry. What I wanted was to be hungry for justice, vengeance even.
"Forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing."
Jesus forgives the people who are killing him while they are in the midst of killing him. There is something unnerving about this. Jesus does not wait for people to understand what they've done, does not hold off forgiveness until his killers apologize. He forgives them in the midst of their evil. Essentially and fundamentally, and in a very practical way, he loves them.
We don't want to love murderers. We want to call them monsters. Then we can distance ourselves from them, pretend we have nothing in common, pretend that we know nothing of the darkness inside of them. To try to love them is unnatural. It's as if we're pretending they are not evil, that they are deserving of love.
Jesus forgives his own murderers. Are they deserving of that kind of love? The question doesn't seem to enter into the equation for him. Forgiveness is all there is.
We are not Jesus. I know that. His kind of forgiveness is strange and foreign to us. It can even seem weak.
Turning the other cheek, forgiving people who don't ask for it, loving murderers – these things go beyond reason. You don't need to forgive the bombers: Honestly, you probably can't forgive them, at least not right away. But what would it mean for you to utter the words, "Father, forgive them; for they know not what they are doing?"
Friends, these murderers don't know what they are doing. They cannot see through their own violence and fear and hatred. Can you? Can you look beyond the violence and fear and hatred they have inspired within you? Can you seek love for the unlovable?
Forgiveness is not about being a "good Christian." Forgiveness is about knowing peace in your heart. It's about making a choice for yourself: Do I want to be part of the violence, or part of the healing?
Jesus made his choice. What is yours?
– Father Phil DeVaul is priest in charge at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church in Costa Mesa. He can be reached via stjohncm.org.


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Lawmakers who want to end judicial elections in favor of appointing judges are on the wrong track. Citizens should retain their constitutional right to vote on who gets on the bench. Injecting partisan politics and back-door shenanigans into the process won't improve it.
Lawmakers who want to end judicial elections in favor of appointing judges are on the wrong track. Citizens should retain their constitutional right to vote on who gets on the bench. Injecting partisan politics and back-door shenanigans into the process won't improve it.
Bill sponsor Anthony Williams, D-Philadelphia, claims merit selection of judges will ensure the integrity of the bench. He proposes a commission to nominate judge candidates from whom the governor would choose. The 15-member commission would include four people appointed by the governor, four appointed by the General Assembly and seven members of the public. Implementing a merit selection process would require changing the state constitution.
Supporters of the measure note that judicial candidates and judges running for retention often accept political contributions from lawyers and interest groups who might later appear before them, creating a conflict of interest. That's lamentable, but it's certainly not universal.
Then they cite cases of alleged corruption like that involving state Supreme Court Justice Joan Orie Melvin, now suspended. She's charged with seven counts of using public resources — her legislator sister's staff members' time and energy — during her 2009 election campaign. That has nothing to do with lawyers appearing in front of her.
That 42 states appoint rather than elect judges indicates that appointment offers some advantages. Candidates wouldn't have to raise money for a campaign, the very activity that raises perceptions that they are biased toward big supporters. And surveys have shown that voters often aren't familiar with candidates for statewide judicial positions.
But an appointment system only infuses more politics. By taking the choice away from voters, "merit" selection hands it over to people who already have power: governor, legislature. These are the very branches of government from which judges are supposed to be separate but equal. Appointment doesn't always work smoothly, either. The federal judicial appointment system has been so politically fraught in recent decades that a substantial number of positions remain vacant for months or years, while powerful members of Congress battle it out.
That's not to say that electing judges is devoid of politics. In Pennsylvania judicial candidates cross file as part of an effort to keep party politics out of the race. But the parties themselves often play a role in who runs and how much support he or she gets, so the process can remain political.
Still, citizens should resist ceding the choice of who serves on the bench to the politicians. Judicial candidates should run for office, using accomplishments, commitment and resources to convince voters that they are qualified and deserve the job.
Editor's note: Editorial page editor Paula Heeschen is married to Monroe County Judge Arthur L. Zulick.


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If the March 1 triggering deadline for sequestration isn't addressed, everything from car sales to restaurants and many other retail operations will lose as take-home pay drops off, he said.
Federal workers should get in the phone-calling mix too, Kelley said. "Tell them to quit playing games with their future."
Kelley's comments came as Joint Base Charleston began issuing directives on how it would handle its furlough requirements if the automatic, across-the-board spending cuts take effect a week from today.
One avenue announced Thursday is a series of "town hall" question-and-answer meetings sponsored by the base. Times and locations were not set, pending the deadline actually being crossed. More than 5,000 federal civilians work for the military in Charleston.
"The command here at Joint Base Charleston is working diligently to share information since we understand how troubling this is for our civilian teammates," a spokesman said.
Unpaid furloughs are expected as a first step if the cuts go through, with workers likely staying home one day out of every five for as long as 22 weeks, probably beginning in late April.
Some government workers interviewed Thursday said they already have begun developing financial option plans.
Narissia Skinner, executive secretary to the leadership of the Army Corps of Engineers, said she and her husband, who also works for the military, have decided they won't take a vacation this summer and will have fewer dinners out if they are furloughed.
Additionally, the couple is discussing changing their tax exemption levels so they have more money in their pockets this year, as opposed to waiting for a tax return next year.
The likelihood of furloughs is becoming "more and more real for us," Skinner said.
The corps has 250 civilian employees tied to the Charleston office.
Meanwhile, uniformed military personnel, plus most medical workers, appear to be safe against forced reductions.
"The Office of Management and Budget has made clear that VA is exempt from sequestration," according to a release from the Charleston Veteran's Affairs Hospital Thursday. "This includes care, benefits and administrative expenses."
Locally, the Air Force listed its other exceptions to include employees deployed to a combat zone, "non-appropriated fund" employees, and select employees necessary to protect life or property, which includes health professionals, police and security guards, and firefighters.
In random interviews Thursday with civilian defense employees in the area, most said they were in a state of "wait-and-see," but were calculating what a 20 percent loss of wages would mean.


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I started this post yesterday. After dinner, we started looking for the tooth. I didn't think we would find it though because I had just vacuumed the entire house. Evan always likes to crawl into our bed in the mornings, so that's were we started looking first. We carefully unmade the bed, and WE FOUND IT! It was on the very edge of my mattress. Yeah!
On another note, I have decided Ella Grace's 2nd birthday party theme will be kitty cats and puppy dogs because that is what she loves more than anything right now. If we see a dog or cat anywhere, she immediately exclaims, "Mama, dog! Awwww!" and makes a little pouty face. Last week we were at a red light and the lady beside us had her window down and her dog was hanging out of it. Ella Grace was just talking to it saying, "Hi, dog!" When the light turned green and the dog drove away, it was bad times. She was crying so hard calling, "Dooog." It was pitiful.
Derek mentioned getting her a dog for her birthday (we are not cat people), but I told him I really couldn't take care of one more thing right now, so she will have to settle for all kinds of decorations with pictures of cats and dogs. She will love it. I had already ordered this dress for her because I knew she would love it since it has the puppy on it. I just got it in the mail yesterday and it will be perfect for her to wear at her party. I showed it to her last night and she cried because she wanted to put it on right them. She spent the next ten minutes looking for it! I wanted to get it monogrammed, but Kelly's Kids has a cap of the number of letters and "Ella Grace" is over the limit, so Faith is going to make a hair bow for her with her monogram and some paw prints. It will be precious.
October is so busy. We are having dinner at our house Friday night to celebrate my mother-in-law's birthday. Then, there are three additional family birthdays through the rest of the month. We'll be busy!


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NECHE Timeline
Timeline for NEASC Self-Study
Summer 2011 Steering Committee
- Read WCSU Self-Study Report 2003, NEASC Fifth Year Report, Progress Report 2006, Acceptance letters of 2006 and 2008 Progress Reports and results of 2002 Faculty/Staff Survey
- Read new Standards
- Determine themes/guiding principles for Self-Study
- Finalize Chairs of Standards committees
- Preliminary Timeline and Self Study process established
- Develop a campus-wide communications plan for Self Study process
- Begin Data Forms, 2009-10 and 2010-11
- Identify IT needs
- Decide whether Faculty/Staff survey is needed
- Update website to announce Self-Study process
Fall semester 2011
- President's announcement of NEASC Accreditation, Steering Committee and Standards Committee
- Take NEASC workshop, October 13 and 14
- Kick-off meeting of Steering Committee, Standards Committees Chairs and key stakeholders
- Role and Responsibilities of Steering Committee and Chairs
- Charge to Standards Committees
- Share strategy and guidelines for drafts– template, length etc.
- Distribute literature from NEASC workshop
- Committee outreach (to faculty, staff, students, alumni, Danbury community)
- Set deadlines
- Standard Committee Chairs
- Determine committee members
- Hold first meeting to discuss process for collecting data and writing deadlines
- Submit to Steering committee process, deadlines and outreach activities
Spring semester 2012
Work on draft of Standards
- All committees meeting at least monthly
- Determine what data need to be collected to respond to standards
- Outreach activities as compiling draft
- March 16, 2012 Progress Report meeting, Steering Committee with Chairs
Summer 2012
- Data Forms 2011-12 completed
- June 15, 2012: Drafts of the 11 Standards given to Steering Committee and editor for feedback
- August 15, 2012: Steering Committee and editor complete review of drafts of the 11 Standards and data and return to Chairs for revisions
Fall semester 2012
- Nov. 1, 2012 Chairs revise drafts of 11 Standards using feedback from Steering Committee and editor.
Spring semester 2013
- February 15: Drafts submitted by Chairs
- March 22: Steering Committee and Deans retreat to critique drafts
- April 5: Revisions of each Standard are completed
- April 15: Oscar completes one-voice draft for Steering Committee, campus community and general public to review
- April 18: Draft Self-Study is posted on the WCSU website for review and comment
- April 29 and 30: Open forums on campus to receive feedback on Self-Study draft
- May: Steering committee reviews draft and makes recommendations to Oscar. Oscar completes revised Self-Study
Summer 2013
- June : Self-Study draft sent to NEASC for feedback
- July: Receive comments from NEASC and incorporate comments into Self-Study
- August: Executive Committee approves final document. Self-Study send to Visiting Team and NEASC
September 29-October 2, 2013 NEASC Visiting Team on campus


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I've a stack OpenLayers > Apache mod_tile > tirex working with the tirex test backend on a Ubuntu 10.04 virtual machine.
However, I now have troubles with the mapnik-example backend included with tirex. OpenLayers works fine, mod_tile does not complain about the newly added "AddTileConfig /tiles/example/ example" to my Apache httpd.conf. Also, the tirex-master receives a request from mod_tile.
I suspect this problem to lie with the configuration of the tirex Mapnik rendering backend. Using tirex-status command I can see tirex-master currently rendering the tiles for the example map. The rendering process times out after about 300 seconds and no (meta)tiles are being written to the tile directory.
I suspect a wrong configuration or problems with user/write access.
Does anyone know where I can find debug information from tirex or mapnik that can help me solve this problem? Thanks in advance.
EDIT: I am looking for clues about what is going on in some logfiles. I suspect the problem to lie with the tirex-backend-mapnik process, which seems to be managed by the tirex-backend-manager process.
In the [OSM Tirex Logging wiki page][1] it says that the tirex-master and tirex-backend-manager will log to the syslog by default, which should be located under /var/log/messages.
This logfile has the following entry at the end
Dec 23 12:50:13 ubuntumapserver kernel: [10967.139797] mapnik[2079]: segfault at 0 ip 000000000041314b sp 00007fffacfa9530 error 4 in mapnik[400000+1f000]
Dec 23 12:50:14 ubuntumapserver kernel: [10968.391401] mapnik[2077]: segfault at 0 ip 000000000041314b sp 00007fffe23608a0 error 4 in mapnik[400000+1f000]
Does anyone know have any clues about what can be causing this error?
Hi Dane,
Thanks for your reply. I installed Mapnik from source using the [Mapnik wiki tutorial][2] (Installation on a VM guest running Ubuntu 10.04 Server x64)
python scons/scons.py configure DEBUG=True INPUT_PLUGINS=all OPTIMIZATION=3 SYSTEM_FONTS=/usr/share/fonts/
python scons/scons.py
sudo python scons/scons.py install
I have successfully used Mapnik standalone via the Python commmand line to render images.
Furthermore I did an strace during a request from OpenLayers. (I saw you recommending this elsewhere). I can see mod_tile.so being called. However, there is no data about tirex or mapnik.
[config.log from Mapnik installation][4]
Therefore, I guess you might be correct about tirex not working with a compiled version of Mapnik. I will try to find out if this is indeed the problem.
1_http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Tirex/Logging (About Tirex Logging)
2_http://trac.mapnik.org/wiki/UbuntuInstallationOld (Mapnik installation)
3_http://pastebin.com/L8VBzvgM (strace of a tile request)
4_http://pastebin.com/yvLQDr39 (Mapnik scons config.log)


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The Weather Channel weathered its own storm of sorts when it experienced its highest traffic ever over the course of Hurricane Sandy.
The media company typically supports about 90 million Web and mobile users a month. During Sandy, that figure jumped to 450 million, nearly double its previous high for Web traffic.
Fortunately, The Weather Channel was prepared for the traffic surge, according to an article on NetworkWorld.com.
The company's IT team had recently architected its real-time radar mapping. On typical days, the mapping system runs on about 20 instances, but during Sandy it scaled up to run on 175 nodes.
It's a classic use-case for the cloud: Variable and unpredictable peak demand for Web services is outsourced to a public cloud provider. It would have required a major investment to spin up a system across the company's on-premise and colocation environments to support the traffic load it experienced when Sandy ripped up the Eastern Seaboard, and then it would have likely gone mostly unused during other times. The alternative would have been not to have the compute horsepower to serve all the visitors to The Weather Channel's platforms.
Adequate compute power for the application allows the radar maps to be updated as close to real-time as possible. Without the scaled-up, on-demand cloud resources users would have experienced lagging maps, delayed by seconds or maybe even minutes.
Study Reveals Job-Security Perception a Barrier to Cloud Computing
Some IT managers admitted they fear their jobs will become obsolete if a shift to the cloud is put in place at their workplace, according to a new study.
A key barrier to the uptake of cloud computing technologies is reassuring and persuading IT managers that their jobs would not become obsolete if they shifted to the cloud, a major study by Lero has revealed. It also found that the word "cloud" actually scares some people, according to an article on SiliconRepublic.com.
According to Lorraine Morgan and Kieran Conboy, who conducted the Lero research at NUI Galway, the key barriers to cloud assimilation can be grouped across six headings:
- Perceptions of the term "cloud"
- Convincing IS/IT management
- Persuading employees to use cloud systems
- Security and privacy issues
- Integration, and
- Bandwidth and connectivity.
The study involved detailed qualitative analysis across cloud service providers and their customers. The study found that cloud-computing adoption and routine use has the potential to streamline internal processes and productivity.
While a key barrier is reassuring and convincing IT managers that their jobs would not become obsolete if they shifted to the cloud, there was consensus among the majority of study participants that there will be tremendous opportunities for IT managers if they adjust their skills and capabilities to suit the cloud landscape.
Gartner: Growth in Cloud Computing to Shape 2013 Security Trends
The new year will see an emphasis put on security in the cloud, according to research from Gartner.
Gartner analysts predict that 2013 will be about expansion of cloud computing and the efforts of the enterprise to achieve appropriate security for it, according to an article on NetworkWorld.com.
"Increased adoption of cloud-based computing is expected to impact the way security is consumed as well as how key government agencies will prioritize security of public cloud infrastructure," according to Gartner analysts Ruggero Contu, Lawrence Pingree and Eric Ahlm.
Gartner predicts by 2015, 10% of overall IT security enterprise capabilities will be delivered in the cloud, with the focus today clearly on messaging, Web security and remote vulnerability assessment. However, there's also the expectation there will be more on the way, such as data-loss prevention, encryption, authentication available too as technologies aimed to support cloud computing mature.
Gartner anticipates the acceleration of change in cloud-based security will likely "threaten" some traditional business relationships that IT security providers have with their value-added resellers, for example. But the overall trend will lead to more managed security services providers through cloud delivery. Not surprisingly, a high level of merger and acquisition activity related to cloud-security start-ups and established players is predicted to be seen throughout 2013.
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Nuclear weapons could be closer to where you live than you think.
General Lee Butler, formerly responsible for all US Air Force and Navy strategic nuclear forces, describes nuclear weapons in the following way:
"Nuclear weapons give no quarter. Their effects transcend time and place, poisoning the Earth and deforming its inhabitants for generation upongeneration. They leave us wholly without defence, expunge all hope formeaningful survival. They hold in their sway not just the fate ofnations, but the very meaning of civilization."
Below is a list of which countries have nuclear weapons and how many. Numbers can vary widely between sources; where we found discrepancy we have taken the numbers from the Federation of Atomic Scientists (FAS). However, at around 27,000 nuclear weapons world-wide, it's safe to say we have more than enough nukes to obliterate all life on Earth many times over.
has around 9,962 nuclear weapons with 5,735 classed as 'deliverable', on submarines, boats, planes and on land. Most weapons are located in Georgia, Nevada, New Mexico, Washington, Nevada, North Dakota, Wyoming, Montana, Missouri, Texas, Louisiana, South Dakota and Colorado. The US also has some 480 of these positioned in Europe: Belgium, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Turkey and the U.K..
The Russian Federation has 16,000 nuclear weapons with 5,830 classed as deliverable: including strategic, tactical and bomber capability. These are all located in Russia in Aleysk, Dombraovskiy, Kartaly, Kozels, Tatschevo, Bershet, Kostroma, Krasnoyarsk, Drovyanaya, Irkustsk, Kansk, Nizhniy, Novosibirsk, Teykobo, Vypolzovo, Yoshkar-Ola and Yurya.
has 200 weapons all of which are deliverable located in Coulport and Faslane, to be delivered by its Trident submarines. The UK also hosts 110 US-owned tactical nuclear weapons at RAF Lakenheath. UK Trident submarines typically go to sea with 48 warheads-equivalent to 380 Hiroshima bombs. Late in 2006, British Prime Minister Tony Blair said he intends to build new nuclear weapons to replace the current Trident system, while joining the US programme to extend its life. The UK government has already started construction on facilities to build a new nuclear bomb.
has 348 nuclear weapons all deliverable, and four ballistic missile submarines, each with a load of 16 missiles with 6 warheads each. The stock is stored in Luxeuil, Istres, Landivisiau and L'Ile Longue.
has an estimated stockpile of around 200 nuclear weapons, with some 145 classed as deliverable.
has an estimated arsenal of 100 weapons all of which are considered deliverable. It comprises mostly non-strategic (tactical) weapons deliverable by several types of aircraft including F-4 Phantoms, F-16s and F-15Es. There is also concern that Israel has equipped its conventionally powered submarines with cruise missiles armed with nuclear warheads.
is estimated to have a stockpile of between 40 and 50 nuclear warheads. India has several types of aircraft that could be used to deliver nuclear weapons including the MiG-27 and the Jaguar. India, like its neighbour Pakistan, is also developing missiles with sufficient range and capacity to deliver a nuclear payload.
is estimated to have 50-60 nuclear weapons. It may also have produced a small quantity of weapons grade plutonium, sufficient for an estimated 3-5 nuclear weapons. These weapons are designed to be delivered by nuclear capable aircraft, but Pakistan is working hard on a long range missile that can deliver a nuclear payload as well.
(North Korea) is estimated to have up to ten nuclear weapons. In early 2005, North Korea announced it had produced nuclear weapons.
hosts 480 NATO US weapons.
Germany 150; the UK hosts 110; Italy 90. Turkey 90; the Netherlands 20; and Belgium 20.


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I have read that President Barack Obama is weak and that Obama's actions may put the United States in physical war against Russia because of his stance on Ukraine. I agree with the first point, but I hope the second point will not come true!
I am a Democrat who voted for Obama twice. It seems every day that goes by, I see how stupid the second vote was.
What Doris Starnes thought was an act of vandalism instead was a pack of determined coyotes.
Some type of prey, most likely a rabbit, sought refuge in a drain pipe buried well beneath the ground in Starnes' front yard.
Not ones to give up easy, the wild canines tore away the ground and destroyed about 80 feet of the drain pipe. The responding sheriff's deputy said it probably took hours for the persistent pack to do the damage. The fate of the prey is unknown.
Kitchen fires have become a hot issue and Lancaster County firefighters hope to cool down the subject.
Kitchen fires will be a top issue addressed during the 19th annual Lancaster County Fire Expo set, for Saturday, Oct. 12, in the University Place (Walmart Supercenter) parking lot on S.C. 9 Bypass West.
County firefighters, according to statistics, have responded to 78 structure fires that began in the kitchen area in 2012.
"The kitchen fires are an issue in Lancaster County," said Lancaster County Fire Marshal Stephen Blackwelder.
Veteran's Day and Memorial Day are two notable occasions we pause to honor those who have served and others who have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to our nation in the armed forces.
There are other days and other ways.
One is with the Lancaster County Veterans Affairs Office, which is looking for dedicated folks to serve as volunteer van drivers to take veterans to medical appointments in Columbia and Rock Hill.
It's almost showtime for the eighth annual Indian Land Fall Festival and fourth annual S.C. Championship Chili Cookoff.
Saturday's festival, promises to be a lot of fun for everyone from toddlers to teens and older folks, all for a good cause.
"This is the largest single event in Indian Land all year long," festival co-chair Tracy Little said said.
He's hoping the festival will draw more than 10,000 visitors.
Today is the 12th anniversary of "the day that changed the world." A lot has changed since knife-wielding hijackers crashed two airplanes into the World Trade Center, toppling its twin 110-story towers, slammed a third plane into the Pentagon and a fourth crashed in a Pennsylvania field.
The National September 11 Memorial & Museum is under construction near ground zero and is set to open in 2014.
The museum stands not only as a testament of remembrance, but also to our nation's resiliency to rebuild and rebound.
It's a known fact the Lancaster County School District is blessed with its share of great teachers.
Any doubting Thomases should have been at the district's recent Celebrate Great Teaching, which annually ushers in the new school term at Lancaster High School.
A highlight of the event was the salute to the 2012-13 Celebrate Great Teaching winners.
The latest winners included Brittany McManus, Traci Shigley, Shelby Schwartz and Richard Gay.
McManus, a Discovery School fifth-grade teacher, won the Beginning Celebrate Great Teaching Award.
If you're ready for some football, there will be plenty of it today, Aug. 23, at the annual Founders Kickoff Classic, a scrimmage involving all four county schools, at Buford High School's Jackets Stadium.
Action opens with Central High School of Pageland playing Fort Mill High School at 6 p.m. Next up is Andrew Jackson High School against McBee High School at 6:45 p.m. The third period features Lancaster High School facing Indian Land High School at 7:30 p.m. Host Buford caps play with a battle with Lancaster at 8:15 p.m.
The 2013 Lancaster Dixie Baseball season is in the books and it's been quite a story.
The 2013 LDB seasons saw five all-star teams advance to state tournament play.
"We did really well," said veteran LDB chairman David Hance. "These coaches and players were outstanding. Their parents, grandparents and fans had plenty to cheer about this summer."
The youth baseball organization's 2013 all-star campaign ended with the AA stars, ages 7-8, playing in the Dixie Youth Baseball regional tournament in Walterboro.
Heath Springs Mayor Ann Taylor recently received a nice surprise.
Taylor, the Heath Springs mayor since 1990, received the Hettie Ricket Leadership Award last month in North Myrtle Beach.
The award was presented by the S.C. Community Development Association which honors community development leaders. The group is affiliated with the Municipal Association of South Carolina.
The Hettie Ricket Leadership Award is named after Hettie Ricket, a Cassatt native from neighboring Kershaw County who worked to get water service for her community.
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LeTourneau University classes for new and returning students for the Fall 2014 semester begin on Monday, Aug. 25. Check-in to the residence halls for new students is Thursday, Aug. 21, with orientation beginning Friday, Aug. 22. Returning students will check into their residence halls Saturday, Aug. 23. LETU will hold classes on Labor Day, Monday, Sept. 1.
LETU has added academic degree offerings that launch this fall, including its new Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
"The value of a LeTourneau University degree continues to attract students not only from Texas but from across the nation and all around the globe," said LETU Vice President for Enrollment Services Terry Dale Cruse. "Fall enrollment this year will be strong, with the addition of a nursing program, increases in the Schools of Business and Arts and Sciences, and increases in new students from Texas."
LETU has given specific attention to increasing regional recruitment. This fall marks the first year East Texas students can experience residential campus life at a special discounted rate, thanks to the introduction of the Future of East Texas Grant that provides $4,500 per year in additional tuition assistance to those local students living on campus.
New faculty members for 2014-2015 include: Zachary G. Beck, assistant professor of English; Jennifer Bray, assistant professor of nursing; Robert L. Davis, assistant professor of kinesiology; Gregory Frederick, professor and chair of biology; Jay Gary, professor of business and graduate program director; Misti Winn Harriss, instructor of marketing; Kristina Ibitayo, assistant professor of nursing; Elizabeth Nelms, director of educator certification; Kotaro Sasaki, assistant professor of biomedical engineering; Ronald T. Sones, the Calvin Howe Professor of Business; David Tesser, instructor of applied aviation science; Steven G. Vance, missionary-in-residence.
New coaches include John Antonisse, head women's soccer coach; Daniel Miller, head men's basketball coach; and Leslie Reinecker, head women's basketball coach.
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A spoonful of cinnamon powder. For the right sweet taste, I had used three pieces of caramel sweets. You may replace them with 2 tablespoon of sugar and some grated of nutmeg (biji buah pala). Two tablespoon of water and a teaspoon of butter.


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- Author: Kathy Keatley Garvey
The UC Davis-based Bohart Museum of Entomology, home of nearly eight million insect specimens, is a good place to start.
Last Sunday two little 18-month-old girls intently watched an observation bee hive, much as their older counterparts would gaze at a computer screen.
The hive, an educational tool, was from the nearby Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility.
The toddlers quickly spotted the queen bee, the one with a red dot on her thorax. They watched the worker bees tend to her every need. They watched the nurse bees feed the brood, and undertaker bees carry off their dead.
With ears pressed closely to the hive, they listened to "The Buzz."
Tilly Matern of Woodland and Vivienne Statham of Davis knew what was making the buzz.
"Bees," said Tilly. Then she looked at a painted bug on the floor and identified another insect. "Ant," she said.
The occasion: the Bohart Museum's open house, themed "Insect Societies."
It doesn't appear that they will develop entomophobia (fear of insects) or apiphobia (fear of bees) or myrmecophobia (fear of ants) any time soon.
Start 'em while they're young and who knows--maybe they'll become entomologists!
Lynn Kimsey, professor of entomology at UC Davis, serves as the director of the Bohart Museum, located at 1124 Academic Surge on Crocker Lane (formerly California Drive. The insect museum includes a live "petting zoo," complete with Madagascar hissing cockroaches, walking sticks and a rose-haired tarantula. There's also a gift shop filled with t-shirts, sweat shirts, posters, jewelry, insect nets and insect-themed candy.
The Bohart Museum has scheduled its next weekend open house (free and open to the public) for Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1 to 4 p.m. The theme: "Insects in Art." Check the schedule for the remaining open houses for the 2012-2013 academic year.
Although special weekend open houses are held once a month, visitors can tour the museum from 9 a.m. to noon and from 1 to 5 p.m., Monday through Thursday. It is closed to the public on Fridays and on major holidays.


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Materasso Berlin
Availability: In stock
Regular Price: £901.44 Incl. Tax
Special Price: £469.54 Incl. Tax
Product Description
Berlin The mattress is designed and built for those who demand the ultimate for their relaxation and comfort, because it perfectly follows the body, supporting and modeling itself to it. The special independent springs, with 7 different zones, a layer of memory foam to accept and slow release, pamper and accommodate the body optimally.
Removable anatomic mattress to medium capacity, with box H. 23 cm height
Single mattress measures:
- L. 80 P. H. 26 cm 190/195/200
- L. 85 P. H. 26 cm 190/195/200
- L. 90 P. H. 26 cm 190/195/200
Mattress measures 1 square and a half:
- L. 120 P. 26 H. 190/195/200 cm
Mattress French measures:
- L. 140 P. 26 H. 190/195/200 cm
Double mattress measures:
- L. 160 P. 26 H. 190/195/200 cm
Maxi bed mattress measures:
- L. 180 P. 26 H. 190/195/200 cm
The mattress can be lined with quality and different materials:
- Silver climate aloe: innovative lining with silver threads, to limit electrostatic charges. Particular fiber which distributes the heat of the body in a uniform manner over the entire surface of the mattress; treatment with aloe vera provides the body a silky and natural caress. Zipper on four sides and machined wicking headband.
- Cashmere: delicate and refined, with a tissue cashmere combined with the padding in bamboo and cashmere. Deep quilting completion, zippered on four sides and machined end of transpiration, with comfortable handles for positioning.
- Bamboo: with natural bamboo fiber fabric, soft and comfortable; bamboo contains pectin, with emollient, regenerating and nutrients. Lining zipper on four sides and machined end of transpiration with comfortable handles for positioning.
- Allergy Friendly: hypoallergenic lining with Sanitized antibacterial treatment. soft, breathable fabric with a wonderful feeling of comfort. Hinged on 4 sides and worked perspiration headband with comfortable handles for positioning.
- Easy: lining stretch fabric of polyester fiber with soft padding in mixed natural / non-allergenic fiber. The lining is completely hypoallergenic, super-breathable zipper on 4 sides completely removable.
Product Quality
The springs are surrounded by a perimeter fairing antiaffossamento with through holes for ventilation, all assembled with water-based adhesives, non-toxic and environment friendly. The layer in memory form interposed between the boxsystem and padding ensures a unique and special feeling. The side air mattress is guaranteed by the perimeter strip, running along the perimeter it ensures a constant ventilation inside the mattress to prevent the accumulation of moisture and harmful mites for good rest.
- Silver climate Aloe: This lining is the result of the aloe vera, silver fiber and a special heat-treatment atmosphere. Millions of microspheres absorb and release body heat, eliminating effects of temperature changes by keeping a constant microclimate inside the bed for a continuous and comfortable sleep even for those suffering from strong night sweats. The treatment of the fabric with the ALOE VERA consists in the application of millions of microcapsules, small, containing the aloe vera essence, that the contact with the body and with movements of the same break releasing the beneficial substances contained in them, influencing positively sleep, awakening, attention and memory capacities. The silver added to textile yarn, it allows you to instantly dissipate the annoying static electricity, regulates body temperature and reduces the multiplication of the mites until clearance because silver binds with cells of the microbe and inhibits the multiplication of the same until clearance, making the antimicrobial fabric. The padding in this case is made of bamboo treated pre-shrunk and it is all over with deep quilting. Zipper on four sides and machined wicking headband. Machine washable at 60 ° C
- Cashmere : It is the most precious fiber, soft and sensual that you can obtain in nature, obtained from the wool of goats. The fabric is made from a combination of 100% natural cashmere wool, soft and comfortable, pleasant to the touch, with other yarns and was created to offer an incredibly comfortable rest in a warm, soft embrace. Incredibly soft, soft and lightweight fabric in cashmere lends itself perfectly to the realization of the mattress liners. The heavy-weight fabric is quilted in the summer side in cool bamboo and cashmere wool selected in the winter side, both machine washable. Deep quilting completion, zippered on four sides and machined end of transpiration with comfortable handles for positioning. Machine washable at 60 ° C
- Bamboo: made with natural bamboo fiber fabric, extraordinarily soft and comfortable. The bamboo fiber used for this fabric is made from a particular plant that grows in mountainous areas. The bamboo fiber is 100% biodegradable and occurs naturally hollow inside and therefore provides excellent breathability and disperses excess heat, allowing a feeling of freshness and relaxation. The bamboo fiber contains honey pectin with emollient, regenerating and nutrients to skin cells. Besides being a natural anti-odor and anti-mold. The padding in cool bamboo on both sides with a deep quilting complete this lining zipper on four sides and machined end of transpiration with comfortable handles for positioning. Machine washable at 60 ° C
- Allergy Friendly: lining fabric made with no trace and breathable and hypoallergenic comfortable. A skin contact her microfibrillata porous structure ensures breathability and feeling of comfort even in unfavorable weather conditions. The fabric is hygienic, does not allow fungi and bacteria to develop inside of its fibers, tough and durable, being its orthogonal to a wire structure (weft and warp) and secure in case of fire. These special qualities are obtained thanks to Sanitized treatment, a system of prevention against the development of germs which avoids the formation of foul odors and prolongs the service life of the fabrics. The sanitized treatment is not an insecticide but blocks the proliferation of fungi and bacteria by preventing germs to draw nourishment from the tissues. Zipper on four sides and machined end of transpiration with comfortable handles for positioning. Machine washable at 60 ° C
- Easy: Polyester lining fabric with special processing that brings out the beauty and the softness of the fabric. The polyester fiber that makes up this padding makes voluminous and cozy liner even after several washes. The lining is completely hypoallergenic, super-breathable zipper on 4 sides completely removable. Machine washable at 60 ° C
Italian company that was founded in the 50s, sensitive to the problems of the environment, has directed the production towards products respectful of nature by using natural fibers and fabrics, no matter how good. The company for years knows the importance of a good mattress plays in the rest and sleep of each of us and all the mattresses are made to even out the pressure of the body in the mattress and prevent and eliminate various postural tension and improve blood circulation . Research aimed at improving the welfare of the quality of rest is the philosophy of this brand. The company during the production process follows strict quality standards both with regard to the processing that the raw materials. The raw materials are of Italian or European production, carefully avoiding those products of dubious origin that may compromise the quality. A further guarantee offering is the fact that all production is made in Italy, so only certify products 100% Made in Italy.


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I am taking a blog holiday, so forgive me if I don't get back to your comments. I am reposting some older art journal pages that I created when I first began.This is my Death Journal Page. I guess you gotta have a death page.
I found a little bat dead in my studio. I drew him. I felt bad that he had died caught in my louver windows. He stank a little.
After the drawing, I glued down a magazine photo of a man in a graveyard. Then I added some dictionary pages about death and bones and the brain.
I must have forgotten to scan my pages. I think these pages were freaking me out a bit.I gessoed lightly over and around the dictionary pages and the man. Then I did a wash of umber acrylic paint.
Then came the quotes from Rumi, a well known 13th century mystic and poet. I wrote with a Staedler fineliner pen. It isn't waterproof, but that doesn't matter as I won't be adding anything over the top. I used the Staedler because I have a set with 20 different colours, and I wanted a muted brown that wouldn't stand out too much from the rest of the page.It needed some kind of border to pull it together. I am not sure what the train track like border represents, but it kind of fitted into the general mood.
You gotta have some dark pages in with the light, don't you reckon?


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Written by Allaya Fleischer on Thursday, 09 February 2012. Posted in Food Mood
Allaya Fleischer is a foodie and world traveller who unifies her life experiences, diverse friendships, and family history through food. Originally from Thailand, her stays and travels took her through Germany, France, England, Barbados, Nepal, Japan, Hong Kong, Korea, and finally to the United States, among other places. Allaya is a contributor to Bitayavon Magazine, and currently lives in Manhattan with her husband and children. See Allaya's blog, I Speak Food at www.allaya.com, her companion Facebook page, and don't forget to follow her Tweets and Pins!
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VIDEO: Highlights from Bridgewater's 3-2 Win Over Virginia Wesleyan
SALEM, Va. – Top-seeded Virginia Wesleyan scored a run and had two runners on in the bottom of the seventh before a pop up to the shortstop ended the ball game as the Bridgewater Eagles softball team earned a thrilling 3-2 victory over the Marlins to move on to championship round play at the 2012 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) softball championships.
Bridgewater got on the board with a single run in the first to take an early 1-0 lead over the Marlins, a lead they would never surrender.
Senior Hillary Rees led off the game with a single to left field and advanced to second on a wild pitch to put a runner in scoring position with no outs.
Sophomore Kasey Anderson followed the Rees single with one of her own and advanced to second on a throwing error from the pitcher, which allowed Rees to score to put the Eagles on top by a 1-0 score.
Starting pitcher Heather Jenkins put the Marlins down in order in the first and second before the Eagles tacked another run on the board in the top of the third.
Rees led off the inning with a walk and was pushed to third on back-to-back groundouts to put the senior at third base with two outs. Junior Melanie Lamb put the second run on the board when she stroked a 1-0 pitch to left field for a double, plating Rees to build the Bridgewater advantage to 2-0.
Virginia Wesleyan threatened in the third with a pair of runners, but Jenkins worked her way out of the jam to take a 2-0 lead into the fourth.
After a scoreless frame for the Eagles bats, the Marlins cut the Bridgewater lead in half in the home half of the fourth.
The Marlins recorded back-to-back walks to open the frame but a fly-out to centerfield pushed the runners to the corners with one away. Catcher Heather Bishop drove in the first Marlins run of the game on a groundout to cut the Bridgewater advantage to 2-1 after four complete.
Bridgewater responded with a single run in the top of the fifth to push its lead back to two runs at a 3-1 tally.
Following a fly out to open the fifth, Rees singled up the middle and swiped second to put a runner in scoring position for Anderson.
The sophomore dribbled a pitch back to the pitcher and footed out the throw, while Rees was moved to third to put runners at the corners with one away.
Senior Sarah Heretick pushed in the third run on a groundout, scoring Rees, to build the Eagles lead to 3-1 after four-and-a-half.
Virginia Wesleyan left runners on in the fifth and sixth but couldn't tag another run on Jenkins as the game moved to the seventh.
Bridgewater went down in order in the top of the frame to keep the score 3-1 heading to the final half of the inning.
After a groundout to open the inning, pinch hitter Lindsey Izana reached on an error and was replaced by Andrea Shannon on the basepaths with one down.
Chelsea Henline singled to third to put runners at first and second before a Tori Higginbotham single up the middle cut the Bridgewater lead to a run at a 3-2 tally.
Higginbotham swiped second to put Jenkins in a seventh-inning jam.
Jenkins worked the count to 3-2 before striking out Kelly Keys for the pivotal second out of the inning.
Virginia Wesleyan third baseman Jaclyn Quinn worked a 3-2 count with Jenkins before the junior hurler forced a pop up to Rees at shortstop to end the ball game, handing the Eagles a thrilling 3-2 victory.
Rees and Anderson paced the way for the Eagles offensively with the senior lead-off hitter going 2-for-3 with three runs scored. Anderson paced the offense with a 3-for-4 effort and a pair of stolen bases.
Jenkins was again outstanding in the circle, going the distance to earn her 17th win of the year. The junior allowed two runs on five hits and struck out three to record the victory.
Virginia Wesleyan was paced offensively by a 2-for-2 effort from Henline.
Kristina Karagiorgis picked up the loss –her fourth of the year – by allowing three runs on seven hits in seven innings of work.
Bridgewater moves on the face Roanoke on Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Moyer Complex in the championship round of the ODAC tournament. The Eagles must win two games on Sunday to claim the program's first ODAC title.


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|Birmingham-Southern hit the
35 win mark and wrapped up a SAA title with a 5-0 win over
Birmingham-Southern athletics photo by Cari Dean
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.—No. 15 Birmingham-Southern is the 2014 Southern Athletic Association Baseball Champion after defeating No. 26 Rhodes College, 5-0, this afternoon at Striplin Field.
The Panthers move to 35-10 overall and have won five straight postseason games after a 6-1 victory against the Lynx yesterday evening in game one of the title series. Rhodes falls to 32-15.
BSC will find out its NCAA postseason fate this Sunday evening, with the selections for the 2014 NCAA Championship being announced some time after midnight ET on NCAA.com.
The game today was a pitcher's duel through the first four innings before BSC, playing as the visitor, got two runs on the board in the top of the fifth. Freshman Zach Wingate, who reached base after being hit by a pitch, went to second on a single by sophomore Taylor McCracken. A fielder's choice by sophomore Matt Brown put Wingate on third, and Brown and Wingate executed a double steal for the first run of the game. Brown then went to third on a Rhodes throwing error. Senior Evan Grovenstein singled to reach first, and stole second before junior Jacob Mayfield, who was named Tournament MVP, was intentionally walked to load the bases. Junior Wes Kent then drew another walk to bring Brown home and put BSC up 2-0.
The Panthers scored again in the top of the seventh when Mayfield went yard for the sixth time this season to bring in three runs after Brown led off with a double and Grovenstein singled, wrapping up the game's scoring.
Senior Miles Nordgren (8-2) started on the mound and went seven innings, allowing only four hits and two walks with nine strikeouts. Freshman Ryan Gaines and junior David Bourbonnais threw the final two innings, with each picking up one strikeout while giving up no hits in the shutout.
BSC had seven total hits, led by Grovenstein who was 2-5 at the plate. Mayfield led with three RBI and two walks.
Nordgren and junior Blake Stevens, who pitched a complete nine-inning game in yesterday's 6-1 win, joined Mayfield on the All-Tournament Team.


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In the bicentennial year of 1976, MPC (part of General Mills out of Mount Clemens, Michigan) released a whole line of Space:1999 plastic model kits under the brand "Fundimensions."
This line included several miniatures from "The greatest space adventure of them all," including the trademark "Eagle 1 Transporter," "The Alien" (never seen on the show, but a damn cool kit...), and also "Alpha Moonbase," an "entire scene model kit."
The Eagle and Moonbase Alpha kits were eventually re-released in 1999 with new artwork to celebrate the fact that fact had caught up with fiction. But for not entirely rational reasons I've always preferred the original Fundimensions artwork of the 1970s.
Just look at that logo for a moment: it practically screams disco decade.
And I still remember prowling the model aisle of Toys 'R' Us as a six-year old kit and spotting these kits. It was like...discovering a great treasure. Does Toys 'R" Us even have a model kit aisle anymore?
Anyway, one look at the art of these great retro-futuristic model kits today brings back a wave of happy memories. And even though nostalgia is commonly "the most useless of emotions," it's also a nice, warm, cozy feeling from time to time.
If you owned these kits, maybe you feel the same way...


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I had a go at some vase designs, this is the result. Not to bad for a first try.
If you want to have one for yourself, the models are here
I had a go at some vase designs, this is the result. Not to bad for a first try.
If you want to have one for yourself, the models are here
Another great project for Enerpac together with Protorq3D This time I needed to make a production drawing ready for 3D printing on a 1:25 scale. Also this model is fully functional carry on »
Together with Dennis Carty from Protorq3D, I designed and printed the MBL600 cantry from Enerpac. Enerpac wanted a scale model of the cantry to give carry on »
A small collection of the drawing and milling work I did in the last period for several different clients. Most of these models are going carry on »
Check out my Thingiverse account for some free to download 3D printable models.
Huka Oldenzaal asked to have a model made from one of their special bikes to give to the parents of a boy who used this carry on »
For Karsten Adviesbureau I delivered the 3D drawings to fabricate the Collectorpan, a new and innovative kind of solar-panel. The nice thing about this solar-panel carry on »
Made this thing for promotional purposes, it's the heraldic motif Saxon Steed. A lot local companies and the soccer club FC Twente use it in their carry on »
My dad used to make these for us from wooden balls when we were kids, but we got 3D printers now so this is a carry on »
Why not, seeing the Ape and Turtle are liked I thought I'd have another go at creating a zoo. After printing the support should snap carry on »
I like it a lot to creating something movable that you can print pre-assembled, so I made a little friend for the Ape figurine. Feel carry on »
After seeing a lot of movable hands and figurines on Thingiverse, I decided to have a go at it myself. The problem was that most carry on »


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|Dear Cowboys: New Orleans Trip Proves You Don't Have To Be Done
|by Mike Fisher
|Sun, Dec 20, 2009, 10:28 AM
It is late Sunday night, and Leonard Davis wants to feed his hunger ... or maybe drown his sorrows ... with a meal. Now, the man is 6-6 and 365 pounds, so it might require one of those Flintstonean "brontosaurus burgers'' to do the trick. ... but here he is, post-Chargers-loss, scarfing down a sandwich at a restaurant near his home, when a big fan of his approaches the table.
The fan introduces himself to the Cowboys offensive guard. It is John Niland, who played the same position for Dallas for nine seasons, six of them ending with Pro Bowl berths, once even making All-Pro.
"Keep your head up,'' Niland tells Davis. "You guys aren't done. Believe me, I've been there. I know.''
The above-the-marquee modern-day Cowboys talk openly and often about the support they get from their star-headed ancestors. Michael Irvin likes to big-brother the receivers and Deion Sanders does the same with the DB's. We all know about the bond between Roger and Troy and Tony. And every time I talk to Jay Novacek, the first thing he wants to relay is how superior Jason Witten is to him.
But it's somehow comforting to know that a bond exists, too, between the NFL's version of the ditch-digger, the lowly-and-anonymous linemen. It's also comforting to reflect on Niland's consoling remarks to "Bigg'' and to realize ...
He's right. The Cowboys have been here before. And these guys aren't done.
This is not a dissertation on how I knew the 2009 Dallas Cowboys were going to beat the hell out of undefeated New Orleans last Saturday night. (I didn't know that, and either did you.) This is not a dissertation on how they are now going to win the NFC East and then crush the Vikings or somebody in the NFC Championship Game on the way to a record ninth Super Bowl appearance.
I'll leave such bold pronouncements/anti-pronouncements to the likes of Roy Williams, at his jibber-jabbery best/worst last week when offering his personal preview of the Cowboys-Saints game.
a)Sarcastically said the NFL "might as well crown (the Saints as champions). ... We don't have a chance.''
b)Semi-guaranteed a win this weekend. "If we pack our bags and show up in New Orleans on Saturday night,'' he said, "we should be victorious.''
c)Predicted that this is simply the first of two big Dallas-New Orleans games this winter. "I think we're going to see (the Saints) in the playoffs down the road.''
That all sounded lovely ... But far too specific for my purposes here. (After what happened, it's clear Roy is better at predictions than he is at receptions.)
Let's keep it general by recognizing Niland's been-there/done-that wisdom.
Niland was a rookie on the Dallas franchise's first-ever playoff entry in 1966 that lost in the NFL Championship Game to Green Bay. He and the Cowboys did the same thing a year later with another title-game loss to the Packers. The Cowboys lost in the playoffs in '68 and '69 but finally the 1970 team advanced to the Super Bowl. ...and lost Super Bowl V to Baltimore.
Five straight years of almost-championship-level play, five years of grinding, five years of disappointment. ... and all it earned the Cowboys was the unfortunate nickname "Next Year's Champions.''
And then came the breakthrough.
On Jan. 16, 1972, the Cowboys won Super Bowl VI, beating Miami 24-3. "Next Year's Champion'' became "America's Team.'' A truly legendary franchise was born. And from down there digging that ditch, a lowly, anonymous but pretty special lineman, John Niland, got his Super Bowl ring and thus found a payoff to having persevered, to having "kept his head up.''
Believe him, Cowboys. New Orleans proves it and John Niland -- like all the other great Cowboys who've come before you – knew it.
You guys aren't done.
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