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A high school student injured in a northern New Mexico school bus crash underwent surgery Tuesday to repair a broken jaw and another student was in surgery for a broken femur, a school official said.
Mesa Vista superintendent Tracie Phillips said the 16-year-old female student with a broken jaw successfully finished surgery at about 2 a.m. Tuesday and was doing well. She and eight other students were injured Monday after authorities said their school bus went off a road and crashed in an embankment near La Madera in Carson National Forest.
Investigators say the driver, Pat Valdez, 69, died at the scene. The cause of the crash is still unknown, but authorities believe a "medical event" might have been a factor.
Philips said both students were treated at the University of New Mexico Hospital in Albuquerque. She said another student who suffered a broken back might still undergo surgery.
The bus was carrying nine elementary, middle and high school students at the time of the crash.
School officials said the students were headed to Ojo Caliente Elementary, Mesa Vista Middle and Mesa Vista High schools from Vallecitos in northern Rio Arriba County.
Seventh-grader Xavier Varela told the Albuquerque Journal the accident occurred without warning.
"I was listening to music, and all of a sudden the bus comes off the road," he said outside a hospital in Espanola, where he was evaluated and released. "I was the only one who stayed in the seat; everyone else was on the floor."
A day after the crash, Philips said students were working to get through the day by talking about the tragedy. "We also had a lot of absences, but that is to be expected with something like this," she said.
Funeral services for Valdez have not been announced.
The isolated Mesa Vista Consolidated School District is in El Rito, about 120 miles north of Albuquerque. It has an enrollment of close to 400 students.
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The Central Connecticut men's soccer team moved into first place in the Northeast Conference with a 2-1 road victory over LIU Brooklyn on Friday night. With the win the Blue Devils are now 8-6-2 overall and 6-1-1 in the NEC, good for 19 points. LIU Brooklyn is now 2-11-2 overall and 1-5-1 in the NEC.
The win is the third straight for Central. They are now 6-1-1 in their last eight games. Dating back to last season the Blue Devils are 8-1-1 in their last 10 conference games. They are 13-3-1 in their last 17 NEC games.
The win gives the Blue Devils 19 points in the league and moves them back into first place with two regular season games left on the schedule.
The Blue Devils took a 1-0 lead into the break on the first goal of the season from senior forward Thomas Obasi. Obasi's shot came from 15-yards out on the left side and beat Blackbird goalkeeper Nathan Stockie for the lead at 28:58.
Obasi is second on the team with five assists, but the goal was his first of the season. The Blue Devils held a 5-4 edge in shots in the first half. Senior goalkeeper Anthony Occhialini made a pair of saves to preserve the scoreless half.
The lead reached 2-0 at 55:17 on the eighth goal of the season from senior Reece Wilson. Wilson took the pass from classmate Jessie Menzies, beat a defender on the left side of the box and beat the keeper to the top right corner for the 2-0 edge.
LIU Brooklyn got on the board 36 seconds later, making it 2-1, on a goal from Tanner Sica.
The Blue Devils held a 14-12 advantage in total shots, but the Blackbirds had a 6-5 edge in shots on goal. Occhialini led the defense with five saves in the game.
Central is off this Sunday, and plays again on November 2 on the road at Quinnipiac at 2 p.m. They will finish the season at home, hosting Bryant on November 4 at 1 p.m. on Senior Day at the CCSU Soccer Field.


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In the age of open source and large scale outsourcing, assuring the quality of software must comprise ascertaining its legal compliance as well. Numerous legal cases in recent years have highlighted the business risks and the enormous costs incurred when this is not done properly. The costs may come from involvement in judicial procedures, withdrawing of software from the field, fixing legal compliance issues post-release, delays in the development process and lost time-in-the-market, or undervalued corporate assessment at an investment event or in a merger or acquisition.
Software is a pervasive element in most products and processes nowadays. It comes from internal developments, from suppliers of sub-systems and chips, from outsourced development contractors, from open source repositories or simply from the previous work of the developers themselves. Software, unlike hardware, is easily replicable, accesses, copied and re-used.
Open source software has become a significant player in most software development, thanks to the wealth of source code available, its apparently free cost and its high degree of stability and security. Open source code is generally cost free. But it is not without obligations, as it comes laden with licensing and copyright conditions which are enforceable by law -- sometimes with dire effects for the hapless users who are not careful to validate the pedigree of the code in their products; i.e. the provenance and the associated obligations of all software components.
This does not mean that outsourcing or the use of open source software is to be avoided. The issue is not with the use of open source, but with the unmanaged adoption and proper care to the copyright and licensing obligations it entails. It is paramount for industrial managers to validate the IP cleanliness of their products and services and ascertain that they meet all legal obligations before they reach the market.
Like most hardware products, software products need to have an associated Bill of Materials (BoM) that fully records the components in the product, their provenance and the licensing and copyright obligations each of them entail, making sure there are no incompatibilities or violations. An adequate software BoM is instrumental in determining the legal compliance of the software and provides the necessary assurance to customers. As such, it can minimize the cost of indemnification and other associated legal obligations.
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- Definition of a corporate (or specific project) intellectual property (IP) policy which must be met by all associated products and services.
- The auditing of software to determine all implied legal obligations as per associated IP policy
- The necessary fixes -- legal or development intensive -- such that all software components meet said IP policy.
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The "fixes" necessary to make the software legally compliant as per IP policy can be quite complex as well. Some software components may have to be replaced as they violate IP policy. This can be very expensive, as new software components have to be found and the overall software needs to be re-tested. In other cases, it may be sufficient to formalize the assumptions of obligations as demanded by license or copyrights.
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Rembrandt Now
Rembrandt: The Complete Edition of the Paintings
Rembrandt Paintings
Rembrandt: Life and Work
Rembrandt As An Etcher
Rembrandt: His Life, His Work, His Time
Rembrandt in Amsterdam
Rembrandt's "Aristotle" and Other Rembrandt Studies
There are any number of good reasons for remembering Rembrandt, but certainly one which is rather irrelevant—the fact that we have ten fingers on our hands and therefore regard centenaries as round numbers. Since Rembrandt died at the age of sixty-three, an undischarged bankrupt, on October 4, 1669, the calender indicated last year that exhibitions had to be mounted and books published, not to speak of articles and radio talks asking the mock-soleman question "How do we stand with respect to Rembrandt today?" How indeed? How do we stand with respect to the Psalms, to Chartres Cathedral? Such works are more or less protected by anonymity from the dangerous institution of centenaries which not only tend to create a revulsion by surfeit but also are counterproductive of scholarship. The normal course of research depends on continuous argument; the ideas and suggestions advanced by one scholar are accepted or rejected by the next, and we all hope that in this sifting process we get a little closer to the truth. But it is rare, in the nature of things, that publications which appear in one given year can take notice of each other, and so the result is less like a dialogue than like a Babel of voices.
The present spate of Rembrandt books provides an instance which has become notorious. Invited by the Phaidon Press to bring their standard edition of Rembrandt's paintings by A. Bredius (1935) up to date, Professor H. Gerson has not only relegated 56 out of 630 paintings to an appendix of unacceptable pictures, he has also expressed his doubts in the notes about a good many others, among them such famous works as David Playing the Harp before Saul, the proud possession of one of Europe's most attractive galleries, the Mauritshuis in the Hague.
Ever since this famous picture—which does not have and old history—was acquired by A. Bredius in 1898…it has been hailed as one of Rembrandt's greatest and most personal interpretations of Biblical history…. I fear that the enthusiasm has a lot to do with a taste for Biblical painting of a type that appealed specially to the Dutch public of the Jozef Israels generation rather than with the quality of the picture itself.
The allusion here is no doubt to the markedly Jewish type of the young David, which reminds the author of paintings by the famous Victorian painter of Jewish life. For it is this realistic type rather than the quality of the paint, he goes on, which has caused the enthusiasm.
The painterly execution is superficial and inconsistent: Saul's turban is shining and variegated, and rather pedantic in treatment, in contrast with the clothing and the hand, which are painted loosely, in one monotonous tone of brownish red. All this points to an execution in Rembrandt's studio….
The picture, we learn, has been mutilated.
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Discount to gasoline expands on speculation the corn harvest will enable distillers to increase production of the biofuel.
Ethanol dropped to the lowest price in more than three years, expanding its discount to gasoline, on speculation the corn harvest will enable distillers to increase production of the biofuel.
The spread, or price difference, widened 2.75 cents to 96.66 cents a gallon at 11:03 a.m. New York time as the corn harvest, which started in September and ends in November, will lower costs for makers of the fuel. Output has risen 14 percent through Sept. 27 from a record low in January, data from the Energy Information Administration show.
"The general trend is going to increase from here," said Mike Blackford, a consultant at Intl FCStone in Des Moines, Iowa.
Denatured ethanol for November delivery fell 1.2 cents, or 0.7 percent, to $1.675 a gallon on the Chicago Board of Trade after touching $1.668, the lowest price since July 2010. Futures have dropped 24 percent this year.
Gasoline for November delivery rose 1.55 cents, or 0.6 percent, to $2.6416 a gallon on the New York Mercantile Exchange. The contract covers reformulated gasoline, made to be blended with ethanol before delivery to filling stations.
Ethanol is made from corn in the U.S., and about 12 percent of the crop was harvested as of Sept. 27, according to the Agriculture Department.
More recent data isn't available because of the partial government shutdown. Blackford said that's contributed to lower ethanol prices, as traders don't have access to more up-to-date information on the market.
He also said traders expect the shutdown to cut demand for the additive.
The USDA estimated last month that the corn crop will reach a record 13.8 million bushels.
Corn for December delivery declined 7 cents, or 1.6 percent, to $4.4225 a bushel in Chicago. The December corn crush spread of corn to ethanol was break-even, up from minus 1 cent yesterday.


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La Bastide du Bonheur is perfect for comfortably accommodating large families or groups of friends. in all, 16 bedrooms have air conditioning and 3 are equipped with mobile air conditioning units, everything is very well-organized and efficiently designed, though the caretaker is also nearby and available to help if needed.
Indoor and outdoor living areas are perfectly stylish and comfortable for gatherings, large and small. The buildings and property are vast and offer more than ample space for even the largest of groups. The local village of Lourmarin is pristine and high-end with many restaurants and boutiques. Aix-en-Provence is 30 minutes away and offers daily markets all of the amenities for the cosmopolitan visitor.
Two attached buildings (named Mas la Romaine & Main Bastide), a stone cottage (a former silk shed), and a renovated dove house (Le Bastidon) can very comfortably sleep up to 42 guests.
A professional kitchen is available inside the Bastide on request for our guests who want to cook along with a professional Chef. Please inquire for a quote.
19 bedroom/ 19 bathrooms sleeps 42
Ground Floor (RDC) Bedrooms/ Bathroom Layout
Second Story (1er étage) Bedrooms/ Bathroom Layout
Third Story (2e étage) Bedrooms/ Bathroom Layout
Charming stone cottage (formerly a silk farm):
Le Bastidon: a renovated dovehouse: Kitchen, sitting room and dining room
Dimensions/ Depth: 20m x 5m and 5m x 3m and 15m x 4m
Security (Fence, Alarm): Electric security cover or alarm
Salt water System: No
Heated?: Yes, upon request. Additional charges may apply.
Please note that pool heating is dependent on outdoor weather conditions and specific temperatures cannot be guaranteed
Note: The main large pool is ideal for swimming and located about 75 m from the buildings. Beautiful views on the hills around.
A smaller heated pool is set in the courtyard of the Mas la Romaine. Gym, Spa, Hammam, Massage Table.
A large 15 x 4 pool is located 100m from the main Bastide in front of the Bastidon.
End of stay cleaning is included, as well as 3 maid hours per day hours (4 hours for 15 bedrooms, 5 hours for 19 bedrooms) per week. Please inquire for more maid hours. Linens changed weekly unless agreed otherwise. Maids not responsible for washing guest dishes/ pots/ pans or personal laundry.
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Listed as "one of the most beautiful villages in France", Lourmarin nestles in the middle of vinyards, olive groves and almond trees.
A very animated village in the summer due to its numerous cafe terraces, restaurants and boutiques, Lourmarin attracts many visitors.
There is a 15th and 16thc, castle that has peculiar stairs to see and magnificent apartments to admire (only the Renaissance part of the castle is open to the public).
In the village you will notice the typical Mediterranean architecture in its winding narrow streets, lovely old restored houses, and well shaded public squares where you can immerse youself in the gentil Provençal ambience.
The inhabitants will want to remind you that Albert Camus, winner of the Nobel Literature Prize, lived and wrote here.
In fact he was buried in the Lourmarin cemetary.
In such esthetic surroundings and so lively an atmosphere, it is really the place to be in the Luberon in the summer months.
What to see:
"Boite a Sel" belfry. Romanesque church St. Andre.
Listed temple. Villa Medicis de Provence Castle (16thc,).
Provençal bastides (16th, 18thc.).
Friday morning market. Hiking.
Horseback riding. Mountain biking.
Swimming pool. Tennis. Archery.
Minigolf. Fishing in the Durance (4km.).
Summer events: Theater, concerts, conferences, exhibitions, local fairs.
Getting here:
The easiest way to get to Inland Provence from the US is to fly to Marseilles International Airport (MRS). If you would like to see Paris, fly to Charles de Gaulle Airport then connect directly to the TGV(high speed train) from CDG TGV2 to Avignon TGV(3 hours direct) and rent a car. You would plan to see Paris on the way back, taking the TGV from Avignon TGV to Gare de Lyon, getting a cab to your hotel in the city.
Local Attractions
The Luberon Mountain villages; Route des vins; Music festivals in Provence
Local Markets
Sunday: Jouques
Monday: Lauris and Cadenet
Tuesday: Cucuron
Wednesday: Pertuis
Thursday: La Roque d'Antheron
Friday: Lourmarin
Saturday: Apt & Pertuis
Local Restaurants
Aix en Provence
L'Isle sur la Sorgue
Within Walking distance
The village of Lourmarin is only 1 kilometer from the property.
Small shops in the village,larger stores in Lauris at 10 minutes by car.
Note: Maps show approximate location
Arrival: Saturday (arrival date subject to availability)
Minimum Stay: 1 week - please inquire about exceptions outside the summer months.
Services Included: Final cleaning and any additional maid service listed on the web page
Making your reservation: These properties are reserved on a first-come, first-serve basis. However, before you reserve, you are required to review and sign a rental agreement for the villa (the "Rental Agreement"). We will send you the Rental Agreement by email. The Rental Agreement explains in detail all of terms and conditions regarding rental and use of the property in detail. We shall have no obligation to accept any reservations, unless the Rental Agreement is fully executed.
Payment: After you have signed the Rental Agreement and filled out the appropriate information, as approved by us, a nonrefundable payment of the one-half (50%) of the Rental Fee (which price is defined in your Rental Agreement) must be received by us within seven (7) days to confirm the reservation. The remaining one-half (50%) of the Rental Fee is due 60 days before the arrival date, and is also non-refundable. If reservations are made less than 60 days prior to the arrival date, then 100% of the Rental Fee must be paid upon the signing of the Rental Agreement. Please know that a failure to pay any portion of the Rental Fee as set forth above and in Rental Agreement can result in loss of the reservation of the villa and a termination of the Rental Agreement. We will confirm receipt of each payment and note any outstanding balance and due date(s).
Cancellation: We have a no refund cancellation policy, but usually succeed in rescheduling cancelled reservations to the Spring or Fall or re-booking the cancelled period to another group and refunding the party that cancelled. Failure to pay the final balance (which is due 60 days before arrival) or provide required information for the security deposit may be deemed a cancellation with no refund due. Clients are advised to consider Trip Cancellation Insurance with the carrier of their choice at the time of confirmation.
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KATHLEEN FERRIER Centenary Edition 14 CDs + 1 DVD 4783589
. . . a unique voice . . . deep-toned with the resonance of a cello, a wide range of color and immaculate diction in English, German and Italian . . . an invaluable treasure for lovers of great singing . . . Her Decca interpretation of Brahms' "Four Serious Songs" is the touchstone for that great work.
. . . the lovelorn Margaret in "Gretchen am Spinnrade" and the tragic girl in "Die junge Nonne" are each subtly and distinctly drawn, while "An die Musik" is an outpouring of golden sound . . . Ferrier's vivacious personality and sense of fun brilliantly enliven the fourth song, "Der Musensohn". Within perfect phrasing, finely poised tone is scrupulously shaded to each line of Goethe's poem . . . The brief finale in which the scamp remembers his own home and lover is exquisitely fashioned to complete two minutes of pure joy . . . [on Vaughan Williams: "Silent noon"]: Ferrier's singing of this song has remarkable poise. Her diction is superb and is never overemphasised. The song is beautifully phrased throughout . . . Ferrier's use of voice and words does what the poem demands . . . Ferrier's imaginative use of dynamics draws us into the intimate scene . . . Her interpretation is almost religious here . . . This recording gives me immense pleasure . . . [on Britten: "Spring Symphony"]: [the recording] is extraordinarily immediate . . . Jo Vincent is matronly as the soprano soloist; Peter Pears is still the fresh-voiced youth who inspired so much from Britten . . . we hear Ferrier's unmistakable voice . . . unique vocal quality: a unique and a timeless moment . . . [on Mahler: "Das Lied von der Erde"]: The recording by her which always stays in my mind is the "Abschied" from Mahler's "Das Lied von der Erde". It is her voice I hear whenever this work is played. Others have sung the music as movingly and often with splendid vocal quality but none affects me to quite such an extent. There are no words to convey adequately the emotions experienced when Kathleen's burnished tones and expressive diction combine in Mahler's magnificent composition . . . [on "British Songs"]: What we hear comes from the heart with typical impeccable diction, with that wonderful ability to control dynamics in a second-verse echo and with a nobility and warmth which brings to the eye tears of sadness and joy. It is the finest of memorials . . . [on Quilter: "Now sleeps the crimson petal"]: Simplicity charged with emotion. The miracle of this performance is in the way it combines perfect diction and immaculate timing (almost imperceptible pauses skilfully placed) with the gentlest of crescendos . . . not by over-stressing the words, but by drawing them inwards, reasserting herself again for the following line. Her warm, vibrant tone is evenly deployed throughout the song, lending an added poetic significance not only to Tennyson's words but to Quilter's touchingly harmonised music, allowing both to linger in the memory, much as a far longer Mahler slow movement might. Truly a thing of wonder . . . [on "Ca' the yowes"]: It is not easy to pick one significant item from such a rich legacy as that left by Kathleen Ferrier . . . Apart from my admiration of her musical gifts, it is the lovely, lively, sociable human being that this song recalls to me.
. . . a hugely enjoyable commemoration, fresh-sounding and vibrant, and my recording highlight of 2012.
Voix sombre et cuivrée, d'une blessure secrčte . . . tension palpitante, émotivité partagée par les solistes et les instrumentistes du Wiener Philharmoniker: une version légendaire ŕ juste titre (couplé avec les 3 Rückert lieder... d'une sincérité irrésistible). La puissance émue du timbre, ce legato grave et mielé ne laisse pas de nous interroger car la voix, presque 60 ans aprčs la disparition de la diva anglaise, conserve toujours sa trčs forte étrangeté, son indicible vérité, sa vibration lunaire et incandescente. On comprend dčs lors que son contemporain Britten lui ait destiné le rôle de Lucrezia pour son opéra âpre et sauvage, violent et désespéré The Rape of Lucrezia; que Bruno Walter ait affirmé qu'il y avait deux rencontres décisives dans sa vie, Kathleen Ferrier et Gustav Mahler "dans cet ordre".
. . . cette simplicité, cet éloquence sans détour, ce droit-au-but des mots. Un art qui n'avait rien de composé, mais dont la vérité, la franchise autorisaient au sentiment toutes ses nuances magnifiques . . .


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The greatest challenge of our time, said Madeleine Albright last week to a group of Massachusetts students, "is between the people who are willing to listen and those who believe they know it all."
As the first female United States secretary of State (1997 to 2001), Ms. Albright set a precedent for the United States in the art of listening more and asserting its interests less in foreign affairs. She was a model for two women who later ran the State Department, Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Rodham Clinton.
As Secretary Clinton now leaves office after four years as America's top diplomat, she, too, is telling others – such as in a "60 Minutes" interview with President Obama – that diplomatic style matters as much as substance for the world's most powerful country.
Take, for example, her advice to US lawmakers last week on how the US should act in North Africa to repel Al Qaeda-linked Islamic militants: "We have to approach it with humility."
The US military alone can't stabilize a terrorist-torn nation like Mali, the center of current fighting in North Africa. The Pentagon's previous training of Mali's Army only led to a coup against an elected leader, sparking the kind of chaos on which Islamists thrive. Instead, as Clinton advised, the US must learn from the examples of Somalia and Colombia, where the US helped deploy a balance of its assets – diplomacy, development, and defense, or the "3 D's" – to quell insurgencies in those countries.
Clinton refers to this security strategy as "smart power," but its main tactic is to hold back force in reserve in favor of connecting first to other nations through personal ties and building coalitions. A good part of her legacy also lies in building closer ties between the State Department and the Pentagon and in expanding the US diplomatic corps.
"Nobody can match us in military assets and prowess," she told Congress last week, "but a lot of the challenges we face are not immediately – or sustainably – solved by military action alone."
Her favorite approach, as seen during official visits to 112 countries, was to listen to private citizens, mainly women, young people, and leaders of "civil society" groups. This listening style allowed her to take the pulse of a country but also plant seeds of goodwill and expand shared values. If she doesn't run for president in 2016, this "soft power" activism may be her next calling.
She leaves State having enhanced an office devoted to women's rights and created one dedicated to young people. With Mr. Obama in office for four more years, this style of outreach will likely continue under the incoming secretary of State, Sen. John F. Kerry, a Massachusetts Democrat.
By talking directly to women in countries with mass poverty and conflict, Clinton elevated their status in the economy and as leaders. "People are beginning to see that empowering women leads to economic development. That you don't espouse women's rights because it's a virtuous thing to do but because it leads to economic growth," she said.
Women are also usually the people most affected by war, and thus often the ones who must be on the front lines of negotiating for peace. Clinton's global "listening" tours may have left lasting contrails of peacemaking that won't be seen for decades.
Perhaps the measure of future secretaries of State should no longer be the policy "doctrine" they leave behind but the quality of bonds created with other peoples.


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I often refer to the grocery store as the Lettering Art Gallery of Print Reproduction. A morning visit lead to a wonderful find in the dairy section. My lettering for Organic Valley is now in print on the milk packaging. In addition to this back panel lettering I also created the current Organic Valley lettering for the logo. This was 3 month project in the last quarter of 2012.
With this project I was sent a rough typeset file from the creative director with notes suggesting style reference. I drew some quick studies with a ballpoint pen, scanned the sketches, posterized the images and exported to Illustrator for use as template layers. This is a excellent example to show what a lot of commercial lettering involves.
I prefer to not use type fonts when creating custom lettering but I had to follow the creative directors request for 9 words set in Tisa Pro. All the rest is hand lettered from scratch based on the rough sketches. The word Delicious involved a bit of time to figure out an appropriate script style to fit in with serif letters of the overall design.


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Hardee's Beefs Up Breakfast Menu With Bigger Biscuit Sandwich
Jan 27, 2010
Customers can now get their fill with a Double Sausage Egg 'N' Cheese Biscuit
ST. LOUIS – January 26, 2009 – A new sausage biscuit from Hardee's® has people seeing double. The Double Sausage, Egg 'N' Cheese Biscuit joins Hardee's expansive breakfast menu and offers customers another hearty item to rid their morning hunger.
"Our Sausage and Egg Biscuit has been a staple item on the breakfast menu for years," said Brad Haley, executive vice president of marketing for Hardee's Food Systems, Inc. "The only way to improve a classic was to make it twice as meaty, and therefore, twice as delicious. It won't take two of these to fill you up in the morning."
The Double Sausage, Egg 'N' Cheese Biscuit consists of folded egg, two sausage patties and two slices of American cheese packed in between a freshly-baked Made from Scratch™ buttermilk biscuit.
The Double Sausage, Egg 'N' Cheese Biscuit is available at participating Hardee's restaurants for $2.39 or in a small combo for $4.09, including crispy Hash Rounds™ and a beverage. Prices may vary by location.
About Hardee's
Celebrating 50 years in the quick-service industry, Hardee's Food Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of CKE Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE: CKR) of Carpinteria, Calif. As of the end of its fiscal 2010 third quarter, CKE Restaurants, Inc., through its subsidiaries, had a total of 3,147 franchised, licensed or company-operated restaurants in 42 states and in 14 countries, including 1,221 Carl's Jr. restaurants and 1,913 Hardee's restaurants. For more information, or to find a Hardee's near you, go to www.ckr.com or www.hardees.com. Hardee's social media sites include www.facebook.com/hardees, www.twitter.com/hardees and www.youtube.com/hardees.


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Choreography by: Jerome Robbins
Music by: Leonard Bernstein
Evoking the Great White Way, Fancy Free is the precursor to Broadway's On the Town, presenting three sailors and their escapades on shore leave in Manhattan.
In 1944, Jerome Robbins — then a young dancer with Ballet Theatre (now American Ballet Theatre)— choreographed his first ballet, a collaboration with up-and-coming composer Leonard Bernstein. The two wanted to bring a modern American sensibility to ballet, and they hit on the perfect concept: sailors on shore leave in New York City, a common sight in those days. The premiere performance of Fancy Free has become legendary, with two dozen curtain calls for the stunned cast, composer, and choreographer, and raves from the bowled-over critics. Fancy Free was the inspiration for a full-length musical, On the Town, that was also a great success, and Robbins and Bernstein went on to collaborate on another Broadway classic, West Side Story. Of course, each man had many subsequent successes; Bernstein became the music director of the New York Philharmonic and a prolific composer and conductor, and Robbins was the creative force behind many enduring Broadway hits, as well as the choreographer of some of New York City Ballet's core works. But it was Fancy Free that put Robbins on the map as someone who had a clear eye for creating compelling movement, a deft hand at telling a story, and a creative vision that was unique in the world of theater.


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Edith May McDaniel 1922 - 2007
Services for Edith May McDaniel, 85, Baldwin City, will be at 2 p.m. today, Dec. 12, at Ulmers Funeral Home in Carthage, Mo. Burial will be at Paradise Cemetery in Jasper, Mo.
Mrs. McDaniel died Friday, Dec. 7, 2007, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born Jan. 28, 1922, in Lamar, Mo., the daughter of Elmer and Bessie Ellen Simmons Vincent.
Mrs. McDaniel was a homemaker.
She married Howard James McDaniel on Dec. 25, 1940, in Lamar. He preceded her in death.
A daughter, Juanita May McDaniel, also died earlier.
Survivors include three daughters, Ellen Grammer, Baldwin City, Sharon Brock, Linwood, and Sandee Atkinson, Spokane, Wash.; a son, James, Lawrence.; a sister, Jeanette Green, Henry, Ill.; a brother, Elvin "Skip" Vincent, Sarcoxie, Mo.; 24 grandchildren; 51 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.


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2nd detention deputy charged with sexual misconduct in Kansas county
WICHITA, Kan. – A second Sedgwick County detention deputy has been charged with sexual misconduct involving inmates.
The Wichita Eagle reports Sheriff Jeff Easter announced Wednesday that two male inmates complained in October of being subject to "lewd fondling" at a work-release center.
Two counts of unlawful sexual relations were filed in November but didn't become public until Friday when James Conklin of Wichita made a first court appearance.
Conklin's lawyer, Sal Intagliata, says Conklin has 19 years of "honorable service" as a detention deputy. The attorney also says he intends to challenge the credibility of the accusers.
Conklin is free on bond awaiting a Jan. 10 preliminary hearing.
A former Sedgwick County jailer, David Kendall, is charged with sex crimes involving six inmates. His preliminary hearing is scheduled Jan. 23.


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School program helps students learn about raising cattle and supplies beef to the cafeteria.
By: RACHEL E. SHEELEY, Palladium-Item
HAGERSTOWN, Ind. (AP) — Three Angus Cross cattle occasionally mooed as they found themselves the center of attention Thursday.
The beef cattle are part of a new project for Hagerstown High School students and the Nettle Creek School Corporation.
Students will learn about agriculture and business while raising the steers, and then the cattle will be butchered to provide beef for meals in the high school cafeteria, saving the corporation $2,000 to $3,000 in food costs.
On Thursday, school officials, students and project sponsors celebrated the arrival of the cattle with a gathering at the pasture on the northwest corner of Pike and Lacy roads near Hagerstown High School.
Students such as seniors Austin Roach, 18, and Eli Reagan, 18, began building fences for the pasture last fall. Since the cattle arrived this spring, students have been taking turns feeding them.
"It's really opened my eyes," Reagan told the Palladium-Item. "I like doing it."
Reagan said it's his first time to work with cattle. He's now considering an agriculture career when he completes his post-graduation stint in the Army.
Living on a farm and raising animals already is part of Roach's life, but he is finding the project beneficial as he plans for an agriculture-related career.
Both agreed that working with the cattle is a nice alternative to sitting in the classroom.
Julie McDonnell and Amy Reed of Farm Credit Mid-America in Hagerstown are enthusiastic about the project and were eager Thursday to have their photograph taken with some of the cattle. Their company sponsored one of the steers, which they have named BioStar.
"We just want to always support the community and youth," McConnell said. "Both of them are important to us."
Agriculture teacher Nathan Williamson said the harsh winter delayed the project somewhat, but everything is now back on track.
The initial plan called for the students to raise 10 cows, but because beef prices have gone up, they have purchased only seven, Williamson said. Six are Angus Cross and one is a purebred Hereford.
The seven will work well for the project and should be ready for butchering in October or November. Soon after, students should see fresh beef in the cafeteria meals.
"It's better than the food we have now," Roach said.
Williamson hopes the project will impact and interest students and their families. He said a lot of area residents have a few acres of property and they mow it all summer long. A good alternative would be to fence off a portion of the yard to raise a few beef cattle, he said.
"It would be well worth it," Williamson said.


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- 1 15-ounce can cannellini (white kidney beans), drained
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The 20-year-old has been troubled by a groin problem which has sidelined him since the Barclays Premier League win at Hull on April 20, and is doubtful for the FA Cup final on May 17.
By then, England boss Roy Hodgson will have named his 23-man squad for the World Cup - which is expected to include Jack Wilshere, who is in line to return from a fractured foot suffered on international duty at Norwich this weekend.
Wenger remains confident of a positive outcome with regards to Oxlade-Chamberlain.
"If he gets over the next three or four days, he will be available
If he doesn't, then we have to rest him and see
The next three or four days will be vital for him," said Wenger.
"He is desperate to go, and who wouldn't be? But we are in a job where your body responds or it doesn't respond.
"If it doesn't respond..
the body is always stronger
In the end, you need your body to play football.
"He can only go to the World Cup if he is completely fit
It wouldn't be helpful for England for him to go there and not be 100 per cent fit."
Oxlade-Chamberlain scored for England during a friendly 2-2 draw against Brazil in Rio last June, and had just battled his way back to full fitness following a serious knee injury suffered on the opening day of the Premier League season, which sidelined him for five months.
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Issue: In the Copy Course Components tool, if you select individual grade items rather than copying ALL grade items, the grade items do not stay associated with the correct categories. (This issue exists in the current version 10.1 SP9)
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It wasn't long ago that I said American investors didn't need to invest abroad. After all, the United States is the most diverse economy on the planet, the driver of global growth, and the country with -- by and large -- the best shareholder protection framework. You could (and can) get a ton of international exposure by holding U.S.-based companies such as Yum! Brands
I wrote these words. I believe them to be true. So why did I sign on to be the advisor for The Motley Fool's international investing service, Global Gains?
Because my own investing track record would be dramatically poorer had I not made the choice from the beginning of my investing career to comb foreign markets for great investing ideas. No, you don't need to invest abroad. But I firmly believe that everyone should own at least one international stock.
But Bill, isn't foreign investing risky?
After all, that's the message we get from the weathervanes on financial television. One person will say, "I am taking my allocation in international up to 30%," and another will say, "Wow! That's really aggressive!" The implication is that the more money one allocates outside the United States, the higher the absolute risk level.
What utter rot.
The thought that BHP Billiton
As a group, international stocks are no more risky than U.S. stocks. Foreign companies offer substantial diversity in the same exact way that U.S. companies do, from the massive cash flow-rich Vodafone
In fact, they may be less risky. Over the past five years, people who invested heavily around the world have seen a powerful benefit from diversification as the U.S. dollar has dropped in value against nearly every major currency. That means earnings denominated in pounds, dinars, rupees, or won are worth more for people who invest in dollars.
The fact that so many money managers pooh-pooh foreign investing as being "riskier" is the exact reason why you should look there. Think about it: The foreign markets in aggregate exceed the size of all U.S. stocks, yet a 25% allocation to foreign stocks is considered "aggressive." Hmmmmm. Sounds to me as though most investors underallocate to foreign companies. I'd be perfectly comfortable putting 100% of my money abroad. If anything, the types of industries available are more diverse than what's available in the United States.
Yes, it is risky -- but probably less than you think
All investing has an element of risk to it. But the U.S. market has underperformed many international markets for the better part of this decade, for the very reason that capital invested in China, India, even Brazil has generated higher returns. I don't expect this condition to reverse itself long term, and with the recent savaging of markets around the globe, we're seeing some pretty intriguing bargains from Taiwan to Finland to Canada.
The Foolish bottom line
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But even if you don't join us, I do hope you will take it upon yourself to stop being afraid of foreign stocks. Most of the world's biggest gains will come from companies beyond our shores -- it would be a pity to miss them because the talking heads tell you to set your sights closer to home.
This article was first published Feb. 19, 2008. It has been updated.
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Release highlights:
- Support complex numbers
- Allow coupling with python function
- Cache mechanism for external codes
- Random generation: new modern and efficient algorithms for almost all non-uniform distributions
- Stochastic modeling: new distributions, new copulas, new aggregation mechanisms
- Uncertainty propagation: new simulation algorithm, deterministic min/max
- Ability to reuse samples generated during simulations
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Welcome to OpenTURNS' website
What is OpenTURNS ?
OpenTURNS is an Open source initiative to Treat Uncertainties, Risks'N Statistics in a structured industrial approach.
Since the beginning of 2005, a partnership of three companies has been working on building together a tool designed to perform uncertainty treatment and reliability analyses.
- Sources are under GNU Lesser General Public License
- Documentation and this wiki content are under GNU Free Documentation License
Key characteristics
OpenTURNS is a Unix/Linux software with three main components :
- a scientific C++ library including an internal data model and algorithms dedicated to the treatment of uncertainties. The main function of that library is giving to specific applications all the functionalities needed to treat uncertainties in studies. Targeted users are all engineers who want to introduce the probabilistic dimension in their so far deterministic studies.
- an independent application with a graphical user interface. This application was built to become the work environment for the specialist of the treatment of uncertainties. Targeted users are once again industrial practitioners: those who identify the treatment of uncertainties as a full task, which can be spread to multiple engineering domains.
- a python module with high level operators in the probabilistic and statistical field. The interest of this language is to be both a powerful scientific language (capable of using C++ libraries), and a user friendly interpreted language like Matlab's one. This python module was designed to make the development of prototypes easier (in order to test new algorithms and methods for example), to become an easy-to-use support for educational works, … This module intends to become a natural environment capable of integrating new developments within the field of uncertainty and sensitivity analysis. The targeted users are here research centres and the academic community.
An overview of all features available in OpenTURNS is given here.
Getting started
After downloading and installing? the OpenTURNS platform, you probably want to read some documentations about OpenTURNS.
You can also do your first steps with OpenTURNS by checking a basic analytical example or by building a wrapper to link OpenTURNS with other tools (Scilab in this example).
If you want a quick start described step-by-step, please see QuickStart page.
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Gentoo Prefix On Mac OS X
There is a way to install Gentoo so that it runs within Mac OS X. This install method is called "Gentoo Prefix".
There is a handy script you can use to install Gentoo Prefix on any Mac OS X machine.
For Gentoo Prefix installation to work, you must have the Xcode command-line tools installed, so that a compiler toolchain exists. Here are the steps to install the Xcode command-line tools:
- Install Xcode itself from the Apple Mac OS X install media. If you are using Mac OS Lion, then the Apple App Store has Xcode available. Search for "Xcode" and you will be able to download and install it.
- Now, start Xcode.
- Go to the Xcode menu, then Preferences, then the Downloads tab.
- Click "Install" next to "Command Line Tools".
- You will need to log in with your Apple Developer ID for the download to continue.
Here's how you do it. As root (sudo su -), type:
The EPREFIX variable controls the install location. The default is ~/gentoo.
user $ wget http://www.cs.stonybrook.edu/~ryao/prefix-install.sh && chmod u+x ./prefix-install.sh && env MAKEOPTS=-j5 ./prefix-install.sh
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In the 1982 horror-fest, The Thing, an alien monster absorbs and mimics all that comes within its tentacled path. The film's conclusion is left open-ended, but Today's Nice Price or Crack Pipe VW may prove to be a satisfying finale.
Not only could today's Bronco-framed, chevy-powered, Jeep four-wheel-driven VW Thing be an apropos protagonist for John Carpenter's grand guignol blood dripper, but you could easily picture the lead character - Kurt Russel's Jack-swigging helicopter pilot - driving something like this once he got off the claustrophobic, monster-plagued ice cube of Antarctica- the film's setting.
Another of Russel's hard-ass characters was the Chevy-driving, foxy lady-killing psychopath in Tarantino's Death Proof. In that flick, Russel had a specially constructed Nova that was intended to let him survive a crash, but not his terrified passengers. Volkswagen's Type 181, known as the Thing in the U.S., would have required even more extensive modifications to achieve that role, as its basic design of four-door convertible, Schwinn coaster brakes and insufficient power to get out of its own way has made this Thing famous as both a death trap (so sayeth Ralph Nader) and, on the Simpsons, as the vehicle of choice for Marge's chain-smoking sisters Patty and Selma, who don't seem to have much to live for anyway.
This Thing has been modded, not so much to improve its safety, but to obtain the attributes of the vehicles from which it has gained its new parts, just like the movie Thing. A 1975 Ford Bronco frame underpins what was once a Karmann Ghia floorpan, and instead of VW's 40-horse flat four out back, there's an SBC up front, backed up by some sort of auto-box. Power goes to both axles through a '92 Jeep Cherokee transfer case, and 373 front/370 rear final drives. In order to keep you above both gator and aggressive urban windshield washer, the Bronco frame has been treated to a 4-inch lift, and 15-inch waffle stomper tires.
The seller says the whole Thing has only 8-miles since it was finished by V8 Vee-Dub expert Slick James, and that it will will blow you away in person. As an example of unique automobilia that may be so, you'd be hard pressed to find another 4-door drop top off-road vehicle, and espcially one that looks - at least in the confines of a Craigslist ad - to be as well sorted out. What are the downsides? Well, with only 8-miles on it, it's questionable that it's all sorted out. There's still the issue of the Thing's rollover survivability, only NOW WITH MORE RIDE HEIGHT! and then there's the price.
Anybody's completed custom is likely going to appeal to the builder more so than to a potential buyer, hence the nature of it being a custom. That means the investment in the modification is not going to be recouped in the sale, and it's tough to determine a fair price as there's nothing else against which to compare the value. With that being said, this seller is asking $15,000 for this monster movie Thing, and it's assured that you'd be hard pressed to replicate it for that even if holed up in a remote lab battered by an Antarctic storm, and had nothing else on your plate. But do you think it's worth that kind of box office? Or, do you think this VW would just absorb your wallet, and then leave you wondering if it's the real Thing?
You decide!
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(CNN) -- Former Virginia Gov. and Senate candidate Mark Warner will deliver a keynote address at the Democratic National Convention this month.
Mark Warner, left, with Rep. Rick Boucher and Sen. Barack Obama, will give the Democratic keynote address.
Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign announced Wednesday that Warner will deliver the speech on the convention's second night, August 26. That's the same night former rival Sen. Hillary Clinton will give her prime-time address.
A Democratic source close to Clinton had said, "Tuesday night is Hillary night," before Warner landed the role of keynote speaker.
Four years ago, Obama -- a little-known state lawmaker from Illinois who was running for the U.S. Senate -- had the same role. His speech at the convention in Boston, Massachusetts, was highly praised by Democrats.
Warner, who has been mentioned as a possible contender for the vice presidential spot, won Virginia's governorship in 2001. The win marked the first in a string of statewide election victories by Democrats in a state that Republicans once dominated. Watch more on the DNC headliner »
Warner is battling Jim Gilmore, another ex-governor of Virginia, to replace retiring Republican Sen. John Warner. (Mark and John Warner are not related.)
In June, Obama kicked off his general election campaign in Virginia, signaling that he thinks he can turn the once solidly red state into a Democratic pickup come November.
Virginia hasn't voted for a Democrat since President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964, but for more than a year, Obama's campaign has cited the state's 13 electoral votes as part of its argument that he can reshuffle the electoral map this fall.
Democrats said the theme of the second night of their convention will be "Renewing America's Promise."
Meanwhile, with the conventions fast approaching, there's no word on whom Obama and Sen. John McCain will pick as their running mates.
Former Republican Rep. Jim Leach crossed party lines to endorse Obama on Tuesday, saying he hopes the senator from Illinois will consider one of McCain's former GOP allies as his running mate. Watch how the VP contenders are performing »
Speaking on a conference call with reporters about a new effort among Republicans supporting Obama, Leach said he thinks Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska should be Obama's VP.
"There are a number of impressive potential vice presidential candidates, and this is a singular decision for one person, and that is Barack Obama," Leach said.
"But personally I'd be hopeful in the list of serious candidates to be considered would be Chuck Hagel, whether it be for the veep position or a serious position in an Obama administration."
Leach is a Republican moderate who was a congressman from Iowa's 2nd District for 30 years before losing his seat in 2006.
Shortly after Leach's suggestion, Hagel made it clear that he has no plans to endorse either major-party candidate this year.
"Sen. Hagel has no intention of getting involved in any of the campaigns and is not planning to endorse either candidate," Hagel spokesman Jordan Stark said.
Hagel, a leading Republican voice on international affairs and an outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, joined Obama last month on his trip to the Middle East.
He is not seeking a third Senate term and has said he would consider a VP offer from Obama.
Hagel also is a longtime friend of McCain's and briefly mulled a 2008 presidential bid of his own. He has butted heads with McCain and other leading Republicans over the war in Iraq and sharply criticized McCain's campaign in July for its attacks on Obama.
One of McCain's VP contenders, Sen. Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, questioned Obama's patriotism and bipartisan record Tuesday.
Lieberman said the presidential contest is "between one candidate, John McCain, who's always put the country first, worked across party lines to get things done, and one candidate who has not."
McCain's campaign later distributed those comments to reporters.
Lieberman, an Independent who caucuses with the Democratic Party, again sounded off to reporters onboard McCain's campaign plane during a flight to New Jersey, praising the Republican's record in the Senate and belittling Obama's.
"In the 3½ years Barack Obama has been in the Senate, with all respect, there is very little evidence of that kind of bipartisan outreach," Lieberman said.
"Barack Obama talks about bipartisanship," he continued. "John McCain has lived it, worked it, done it. That's why I think in the end, which is Election Day, which we hope is just the beginning, there are going to be many more Democrats who will vote for John McCain than Republicans who will vote for Barack Obama."
CNN's Paul Steinhauser, Peter Hamby, Alexander Mooney and Victoria Riess contributed to this report.
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How did you two meet? When did you discover you two together would make a great partnership?
We met in art school where our first class together was an intro to typography class. We always had a great time together so we made to sure to schedule as many of the same classes together as we could. Many hours were spent sitting in the back of classrooms, sketching and laughing. We didn't discover our "great partnership" until we were a couple of years out of college.
Your world map reminds me of my Cold War youth – was the RUSSIA area a nostalgic reference?
Our original world maps were heavily inspired by the mid-century modern art of the 50s during the start of the Cold War. We wanted to capture that look but also bring it into this century with some refreshes and more modern labeling (for example, choosing Russia instead of U.S.S.R.)
When did your interest in maps begin? Is there anywhere you're dying to travel to that you stick a push pin in?
We both have a love for travel. Besides the business, it's where most of the money we earn goes. We had traveled to a few places before we designed our first map and thought it would be great if we could have some sort of physical pin map to track our travels. We searched for months and couldn't find anything that matched the specific look we wanted so we decided to create our own. We designed our original world map (the World Map / Aqua) and had it produced in our first run of 50 maps. Fortunately for us, lots of other people liked the look of it too. We ended up selling out of our first run almost instantly and the rest is history.
How are you reinterpreting and putting your own stamp on them?
A lot of what we work with is a simplification of whatever we're mapping. Kind of like getting the essence of that area. This means that sometimes areas get cut which has spurned a few armchair cartographers. At the end of the day, there are plenty of great sources for maps with every city, country, mountain range, river, and so on labeled; we're just offering an alternative to that.
I grew up in Cincinnati and people I went to high school with flocked to Columbus. What do you love about it? What's the scene like for creative types?
Omar actually grew up around Cincinnati too. He moved for the same reason many other college-bound teenagers move, to get some distance from his parents 🙂 Columbus is a great city for starting a business like ours. While it may not be as culturally relevant as a New York or a San Francisco, it also comes with a much, much lower cost of living which has given us the ability to invest most of money right back into the business. Columbus also has a growing creative culture, tons of great restaurants and lots of fledgling design groups along with some large established ones. Simply put, Columbus is a great balance of culture and affordability which makes it a great home base for a creative business like ours.
Please tell us about your neighborhood.
While we live in Columbus proper, we live on the edge of a neighborhood called Grandview Heights (we're technically right across the street from it). It's a nice quiet neighborhood with a lot of greenery and we're only a couple of blocks away from Jeni's, the best ice cream in Columbus.
Could you please tell us a bit about finding the perfect fonts to correspond with your maps and the places they cover?
Type choice has always been one of the most important steps in our design process. We've always been fans of classic fonts that have stood the test of time. We also take into account the time period those fonts came from when matching them with the look of our designs. More recently we've become interested in older, hand drawn typography as well.
What do you do when you have a creative block to shake it loose?
The best part of working for yourself is that if there's a creative block, we're not forced to stew in front of our computers. On those kinds of days we shake the block loose by getting away for a bit. We bike or walk if the weather is nice, other times we try to see if there's a cool event going on, and sometimes we just decide to take a nap on the couch with the cats. Going back to the screen with a clear mind almost always does the trick!
What's your studio like? Any advice for keeping a good space where one's creative juices can flow?
We look at our space the same way we look at our designs. Over the past couple of years, we've pared down all the non-essential items in our apartment. It's much less effort keeping a clean and clutter-free area when you only have a few dozen things in your house. Without all the extraneous junk, it's easier to focus our work and also easier to relax when work is done.
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Dr. Carol Ventura, professor of art at Tennessee Technological University, maintains a website that focuses on her research of traditional arts and crafts in The Americas, Africa, Asia, and Europe.
She shares an extensive collection of crafts, each with its own set of process shots of the skilled craftspeople at work, with descriptions of each step beneath the image. Many of the crafts are location-specific: Spanish ceramics from Talavera de la Reina, Chinese cloisonné enameling, Asanti Kente cloth weaving, Japanese katazome stencil dyeing, Balinese horn carving, and Guatemalan glass blowing (pictured above), to name a few.
What stories she must have, from all of her travel and research!
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Thank you for your interest in the NABC "Stay in to Win" Program. With a focus on student success and dropout prevention, the following "Stay in to Win" Program materials target middle school and high school students.
Overview and Purpose
- College coaches and their players join together with middle school and high school teachers and administrators to motivate and encourage students, particularly those at risk of dropping out, to stay in school to graduation. By delivering the message that success in education is fundamental to success in life, students will be enlightened as to the impact of decisions they make in school.
- Coaches and their players play key roles in outreach to students as they communicate the value of effective decision-making skills and the impact that academic, career, and personal decisions made now will have on their futures.
- Coaches and their players will also serve as catalysts, encouraging students to develop Success Teams to help them overcome obstacles and Success Plans to guide them as they make the educational and career decisions that will direct their lives.
Program Materials
Program materials for coaches, players, teachers, and school administrators are available on the NABC web site. These materials are designed to support in-school presentations and can be adapted to meet the needs of participating schools. Please note that the "Stay in to Win" Program is intended to supplement, not replace, dropout prevention and career planning initiatives already in place within participating schools.
"Stay in to Win" program materials are provided to support and assist teachers and counselors as they integrate tools and techniques into the student success initiatives and efforts already in place.
- Stay in to Win PowerPoint, Presenter's Guide, and Talking Points for Principals, Counselors, and Teachers.
Click here to access a copy of the script for school staff to use to present the Stay in to Win PowerPoint in classroom settings.
Click here for the Stay in to Win PowerPoint for school staff to use during classroom presentations to reinforce the Keys to Student Success message and teach the decision-making process to students.
Click here to access Talking Points school staff can utilize as useful conversation starters for
individual, small group, and class discussions.
- Talking Points for Coaches and Players for School Presentation
Click here to access a script for coaches and players to use when presenting a Stay in to Win student assembly.
- The NABC "Stay in to Win" Guidebook is packed with the following tools, tips, and techniques that teachers and counselors can use to support students as they make important decisions throughout school:
Click Here for the Guidebook
Also in the Guidebook you will find A Student Success Planner; Personal Development Checklist;
Decision-Making Chart; Self-Reflection, Mentoring, and Group Discussion Questions; and Success Team Inventory
Click Here for the Stay in to Win "Keys to Student Success"
- "Stay in to Win" Posters
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- "Stay in to Win" Student Pledge
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Program Overview
- Players from college teams who are committed to completing their degrees will join their coaches, in teams of two, as "Stay in to Win" presenters. (2 males, 2 females or 1 male and 1 female)
- "Stay in to Win" presentations may be offered in whole-school assemblies or in smaller classroom settings (which might require additional player-presenters), depending on school schedules, facilities, and grade levels of students to be included.
- Participating College Sports Information Departments may choose to prepare news releases to promote the collaborative effort of the colleges and schools in local communities through the NABC "Stay in to Win" initiative. Please email photos of school visits in JPEG format to Rick Leddy at email@example.com, labeling all photos as to the date and schools visited and identifying college, coaches, and players pictured.
Preparation of Player-Presenters
In order for coaches, players and other participating school staff to become familiar with the content of the "Stay in to Win" materials, brief training sessions should be conducted prior to school visits. Players, in particular, can maximize their effectiveness by reviewing the information and materials in the "Stay in to Win" Guidebook.
Following is a sample schedule for a 45-minute school visit (assembly or in-class) and a suggested timeframe, by topic, to ensure that presentations are complete and consistent across schools and among presenters.
12:30-12:40 Introduction of coach and athletes, comments by athletes, e.g. name, hometown, high school, expected date of graduation, major, career goals and why they wanted to participate in the NABC "Stay in to Win" Program.
12:40-12:55 Share Talking Points, emphasizing the 5 Keys to Success.
12:55-1:10 Explain the content and value of "Stay in to Win" Guidebook, including the Success Team Inventory, Student Success Planner, Seven Big-Ticket Decisions, Decision-Making Charts, Personal Development Checklist, and Self-Reflection, Mentoring, and Group Discussion Questions.
1:10-1:15 Closing words of encouragement can emphasize the responsibility of the students for the decisions they make and the impact that decisions made at this time in their lives will have on their futures. Distribute "Stay in to Win" Guidebooks provided by the National Association of Basketball Coaches.
Students who are given their own copies of the Guidebook can refer to them throughout school as they explore resources and gather information in support of their educational and career decisions.
The NABC would like to thank the coaches, players, teachers, and school administrators, in advance, for their participation in the "Stay in to Win" initiative.
For questions regarding the "Stay in to Win" Program initiative, please contact the NABC "Stay in to Win" Coordinator, Al Foderaro, at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Drag-On (Feat. Terra Da Duke, Mr. Limps & K.N.S) - Ready Ready
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X.O. (From Black Wall Street) Responds To Bishop Lamont! "You Not Nice. You Got No Swag. B*tches Dont Like Buff Dudes. You Never Been A Fighter. I Son Niccas Like You"
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Donte Stallworth's lawyer was in court today to plead not guilty to DUI manslaughter charges and will likely try to use the quirks of Florida law to reduce the charge and keep his client out of jail.
As you may have learned from the Jim Leyritz story, Florida law allows for drunk driving suspects to avoid harsher sentences if they can prove that the other party was at least partially responsible for any accidents. In other words, if a jury finds that the pedestrian who was killed contributed in some way to the incident—by jaywalking, for example—it won't matter that Stallworth was drunk. So the Cleveland wideout could see his case reduced to a misdemeanor DUI, the manslaughter charge could disappear, and he would not face prison time. His trial begins July 7.
I know Jack McCoy would never stand for that shit, but that's the real world for you.


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We all scream for ICE CREAM!! Turkey Hill is celebrating National Ice Cream month by giving away free ice cream every day in July! WOOHOO!!! Their blog, Ice Cream Journal, has all the fun details on how to enter to win. It is really easy to enter. Simply join the conversation by leaving a comment or 2 on their blog & you are entered! Does it get much easier then that? One of the best things about Turkey Hill Ice Cream is that most of the flavors are gluten-free. I wrote about Turkey Hill not too long ago and detailed where to find the gluten-free information for their products on their site.
So, what are you waiting for? Hop on over to the Ice Cream Journal & leave some comments!
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Silent Spring turns 50 next week, giving occasion for all manner of reflection on Rachel Carson's legacy as the author who catalyzed the U.S. environmental movement. The small, but vocal rightwing fringe continues in its campaign to paint Carson as the devil "responsible for more deaths than Hitler." But most mainstream reflections thus far have sought to contemporize Carson by drawing links between the issues she outlined in Silent Spring and the concerns we still face today.
Claiming no special insight other than working daily in Carson's wake, I speculate that she'd be reporting in her way on one of these still-untold and/or under-reported pesticide stories:
1. Genetically engineered (GE) crops are the present-day growth engine of the global pesticide industry; and we know about as much about their health and environmental impacts as we did about DDT in 1962. Working title: "GMOs are DDT 2.0"
- Fact: 99% of GE crops on the market are engineered either to contain an insecticide, or to withstand high application rates of particular herbicides.
- Fact: Of the "hundreds" of studies that industry claims have proven the safety of GE crops, not one has been repeated.
2. We know very little about pesticide use patterns in the U.S. because, with the exception of California, use is not tracked. EPA has neither the funding nor the mandate to require applicators to report pesticide use, so what we are left with is spotty data aggregated at the national level and cut in such a way as to be nearly useless. Working title: "50 years later, still flying blind"
3. "Conditional registrations" are a regularly used loophole through which pesticide products are rushed to market without adequate safety testing where they remain in use for many years before being tested. Recent examples include Bayer's bee-toxic clothianidin, and DuPont's tree-killing Imprellis. Working title: some combination of "loop hole" and "Mack truck."
- Fact: Of the 16,000 current product registrations, 11,000 (68%) have been brought to market through conditional registration (CR), and half (5,400) of those have been conditionally registered since 2000.
4. Pesticide law and regulation in the U.S. is a case study in corporate capture. And always has been. The last 30 years of market consolidation in the seed and pesticide industry have not helped matters. Working title: "Chemical Cartel + Farm Lobby = 50 yrs of Pesticide Policy Paralyis."
- Fact: From 1988 to 1995, more than 65 bills were introduced in Congress to tighten pesticide regulations. None of them passed.
- Fact: In the late 1990s, two separate investigations revealed that between 1/2 and 2/3 of all former top-level pesticide regulators at the U.S. EPA subsequently went to work for, or were paid by, pesticide and chemical industry interests actively involved in fighting EPA efforts to protect the public from pesticides.
On this last issue, Christopher Bosso's Pesticides and Politics: The Lifecycle of a Public Issue (1987) remains the most comprehensive account of the political history of pesticide legislation and regulation. In it, he examines pesticides as a case study in special interest politics largely beholden to the farm lobby in Congress — all the way back to the 1947 formation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA). In political science, the term is "client politics."
Were Rachel Carson alive today, I suspect she would pick up one of these threads and weave a characteristically lyrical and detailed account that would arrive in the end at a penetrating analysis. Just as she confronted the paternalism of postwar science, and questioned the paradigm of scientific progress and mastery that defined postwar America, I imagine Carson would today name the most disabling dynamic of our times: corporations running roughshod over democracy.
In 2004, popular author Michael Crichton summed up the situation with the following excerpt from his book entitled « State of Fear » ―
« Arguably, the greatest tragedy of the Twentieth Century was the removal of DDT. DDT was the best insecticide for the control of mosquitoes. Despite views to the contrary, no other products were as efficient, or as safe. Since the removal of DDT, it has been estimated that thirty to fifty million people have died unnecessarily from the effects of malaria. SADLY, REMOVING DDT HAS KILLED MORE PEOPLE THAN HITLER. Before the removal of DDT, malaria had become almost a minor illness, with only fifty thousand deaths per year throughout the world. »
It has been estimated that Rachel Carson and her « step-children followers » can be ranked among the GREATEST MASS KILLERS IN RECENT HISTORY.
Since 1972, the Carson Anti-Pesticide Policies have led to deaths by malaria resulting from world-wide bans of DDT ( but not by democide ).
Rachel Carson and the Removal of DDT Has Killed More People Than Hitler.
That is a ridiculously simplistic summary of a highly complicated issue. Ever studied complex system dynamics? What about all the unintended consequences of toxic carcinogens and endocrine disruptors throughout the global ecosystem? How many people die of cancer due to the prevalence of untested, synthetic chemicals in the entire food chain? How many more people will die of starvation due to the collapse of bee populations? What is the value of all the species that are being wiped off the planet permanently due to our reckless introduction of thousands of chemical compunds that never existed before? etc. etc.
Very good points, Robert H. Furthermore, if we could fund research into non-chemical solutions that chemical companies won't do because they cannot make huge profits from them, we could find ways to keep people healthy and alive. We shouldn't have to choose between alive and healthy.
Yes, I swear if the 21st. C human civilization dies out, it will be due to ignorance. Here is my take on DDT:
DDT was only ever banned for use as an AGRICULTURAL product - it's use for mosquito control never ended, and it is still being used today for that purpose ["vector control"]
The myth is that it is not being used anymore - about 4000 tonnes of DDT are produced each year for mosquito [vector] control, mostly for use in India, Korea, and Africa - the main malaria prone areas of the world.
However, due to mosquitos having built up RESISTANCE to DDT it has become ineffective wherever it is used consistently. The pill used to immunize people against malaria is also prone to resistance build-up.
DDT causes cancer in humans, and it causes sexual disambiguation in children of mothers exposed to DDT during pregnancy. DDT decimates bird populations too, of course.
Malaria is mostly a factor of poverty - a lack of clean drinking water and being malnourished are primary factors in malaria deaths. In more than a few cases, water bottling and soft drink corporations have taken control of drinking water in some of the most malaria prone areas of the world. Perhaps Coca Cola has killed more people than Hitler.
"Malaria Tents" have been shown to reduce malaria by over 50%, each tent costing less than $10.
Inexpensive solutions are commonly abandoned at the behest of chemical companies - so they can sell DDT. This makes the "DDT Myth" particularly distasteful, and it means that repeating the DDT Myth is an act of astonishing ignorance.
Hint - do a Google, use search term: "DDT never banned in Africa or India"


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Flights to Maldives with Qatar Airways
The low-lying coral islands of the Maldives are a magnet for scuba divers and snorkelers. This lovely island group has some of the most beautiful sandy beaches in the world and year-round sunshine. The tourism industry here is highly developed, and when you travel to the Maldives with Qatar Airways there are plenty of cultural as well as natural attractions for you to enjoy.
The sea is everywhere present in Maldivian culture, and in fact these Indian Ocean waters are home to an unparalleled variety of marine life. In and around the coral reefs you can find everything from Dogtooth tuna and Butterfly fish to Fusiliers, Jacks and much else besides. There are over 700 different species of fish here, which makes snorkelling and scuba diving incredibly exciting and unforgettable. If diving is not for you then you can also choose from a range of other sports such as Catamaran sailing, boating and parasailing.
It is the coral reefs surrounding the islands that remain the major attraction for most visitors. For fish and colour, the HP Reef is best, a protected area of the North Male Atoll. The most popular diving site is Banana Reef, whilst Manta Point is famous for its manta rays.
Malé, the Maldives capital city, has a number of excellent attractions including the National Museum with its extensive and well-presented displays covering every aspect of life in these islands down the centuries. The Old Friday Mosque is worth seeing for its exquisite carvings of Arabic scripts; it is the oldest mosque in the region and is the final resting place of several past Sultans and national heroes.
In terms of sheer cultural and natural diversity, the Seychelles take some beating. When you're not swimming with turtles or kayaking at the local diving centre you can be sampling exquisite Malian cuisine or sunbathing on Alimatha Island at the Vaavu Atoll at the east of the group, famous for its lush vegetation and superb sandy beaches.


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Godsmack's Sully Erna Plays 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?' (Part 2)
Time for Part 2 of our 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?' segment with Godsmack frontman Sully Erna. If you found Part 1 entertaining, get ready for some of the most bizarre Wikipedia entries we've ever presented to an artist.
Erna spoke all about his childhood, musical family heritage and the beginning of Godsmack in Part 1, but in Part 2, we cover a drunken night of nude pool diving that supposedly inspired a song, Godsmack's anti-war views despite support for our troops, Sully's possible past life, the musician's Wiccan beliefs and more!
You just can't miss Part 2 of our 'Wikipedia: Fact or Fiction?' segment with Godsmack's Sully Erna! And if you'd like to pre-order Godsmack's new album, '1000hp' (due Aug. 5), click here.
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James Rivera was named Associate Administrator for SBA's Office of Disaster Assistance in November 2009 after serving for several months as Acting Associate Administrator. In a typical year, his office approves about 20,000 loans totaling about $1 billion. This is the SBA's sole direct lending program.
Prior to this, Rivera served as deputy associate administrator of the office. In that role, he led several efforts to improve the agency's disaster operations after hurricanes Katrina, Rita, and Wilma, including the launch of an online disaster loan application, the development of more efficient loan and underwriting processes, and computer upgrades which have resulted in quicker loan disbursements to businesses of all sizes, private non-profit organizations, homeowners, and renters affected by disasters.
Rivera started his SBA career in 1989 as a disaster loan specialist in Ft. Worth, Texas. He joined the Office of Disaster Assistance team in Washington, D.C., in 1994. Rivera has provided leadership in a number of capacities at SBA since that time. For example, from 2002 to 2006, he served as associate administrator in the SBA's Office of Financial Assistance. Also, he served for a year as assistant administrator for Equal Employment Opportunity and Civil Rights Compliance.
Rivera also has private sector experience as a commercial loan officer specializing in marketing, underwriting and closing transactions in commercial real estate, wholesale and retail markets. He received a bachelor of Business Administration degree in Finance and Economics from Texas Tech University. He and his wife live in Maryland and they have two children.


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Corky Trinidad was an American cartoonist and comic artist of Filipino origins. He was the editorial cartoonist with the Honolulu Star-Bulletin since 1969, and was known was his heavy criticism of Hawaiian politicians and the Filipino dictator Ferdinand Marcos. Several of his cartoons regarding the subject were collected in the 1986 book 'Marcos: The Rise and Fall of a Regime'.
His comic 'Nguyen Charlie' appeared in the army magazine Stars & Stripes. He also made the syndicated comic strips 'Zeus' (1979) and 'Aloha Eden', both showing his passion for ancient mythology. Trinidad's work was furthermore published in the International Herald Tribune, the Danish daily Politiken, the Buenos Aires Herald, the Manila Chronicle and the British magazine Punch. Trinidad also taught cartooning at the University of Hawaii. He passed away from pancreatic cancer in February 2009.
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Chelsea midfielder Marko Marin has completed his move to Fiorentina on a season-long loan deal.
- Transfer Talk: Di Maria to United; Benatia to Bayern
Marin, 25, spent the 2013-14 campaign on loan at Spanish side Sevilla from the Premier League club, and underwent a medical with La Viola last week.
.@MM_MarkoMarin has finalised his loan move to Fiorentina this afternoon... http://t.co/FVn6TDSShE #CFC pic.twitter.com/3Dl2NiJdl0
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A statement on Chelsea's official website read: "Marko Marin has today joined Fiorentina on loan for the 2014/15 campaign. The Serbian-born German international will link up with the Italian side ahead of the Serie A season, which begins with an away game against Ashley Cole's Roma on Aug. 30."
The versatile midfielder was considered one of the most promising talents in Germany -- on a par with the likes of Marco Reus and Mario Gotze -- in his years at Borussia Monchengladbach and Werder Bremen, impressing with the latter between 2009 and 2012.
But Marin -- who can play on either wing and also behind the strikers -- struggled to break into the Chelsea first-team following a 12 million-euro move two summers ago, making just 16 appearances as he struggled with numerous muscle injuries.
The 25-year-old spent the 2013-14 campaign on loan at Sevilla, with the Liga side winning the Europa League -- but Marin's future now lies in Serie A for the next year.