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It's February 2nd and once again the hamlet of Punxsutawney, PA has announced for the 97th time since 1887 that the world's most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, the "seer of seers and prognosticator of prognosticators," has seen his shadow, which according to legend means we can expect six more weeks of winter. Though we've had a pretty mild winter here in Southern California, this is bad news for most of the country, sick and tired of being buried in snow, sleet and rain.
This morning Punxsutawney Phil's forecast was announced in front of some 13,000 revelers gathering at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, about 65 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, where many were dressed in black and gold to celebrate yesterdays Pittsburgh Steelers' Super Bowl victory.
February 2nd is the Christian holiday of Candlemas; the Feast of the Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, when a 40 day old Jesus was taken to the Temple in Jerusalem to complete Mary's ritual purification after childbirth, and to perform the redemption of the firstborn. In German tradition if a hibernating critter casts its shadow on Candlemas, winter will last six more weeks. And accordingly if no shadow is seen, spring will come early.
This year, however, there was a little drama. Punxsutawney Phil's counterpart and co-conspirator, New York City's groundhog named Charles G. Hogg saw things differently; he didn't see his shadow. And he also bit Mayor Michael Bloomberg during the ceremony. Drawing blood from the eighth-richest American billionaire, Bloomberg was told there was no risk of rabies as the 2-year-old groundhog was born and raised in captivity and has had no contact with other animals. I smell conspiracy! But what did Bloomberg expect, we'd forget he left the Democratic Party to run as a Republican for NYC mayor and then try and extend the term limits law by running for a third time!?


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Fabs AutoBackup 7 Home & Office is a very handy tool allowing to backup and restore various files and settings (documents, music, videos, e-mails, web browsers settings) from any Microsoft Windows computer. Very easy to use, (even an absolute beginner can use it!), putting your files in a safe place on a USB drive or a NAS box is just at a few mouse clicks away. After an Operating system reinstallation or if switching to a new computer, Fab's AutoBackup 7 Home & Office will help you putting your files back at their place with the same ease. Finally, if they are running in administrator mode, all Fab's AutoBackup 7 versions can use VSS snapshots, allowing to copy file in use by other processes.
This program runs on every Microsoft Windows version, starting from Windows XP to Windows 10.
Good point for systems administrators, Fab's AutoBackup 7 can be used from the command line. This way, it will be easy to add automatic backups included in scripts.
The program allows to backup and restore the following items:
Personal folders: User's Desktop (files, folders, shortcuts). My Documents My Pictures My Music My Videos Downloads folder (Windows Vista and later) Quick launch toolbar shortcuts (only for Windows XP and Vista since the feature has been removed from Windows since Windows 7) User's desktop wall paper (picture and settings) Windows Start screen Modern UI layout (only shortcuts, not applications)
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Microsoft Office : Microsoft Office documents templates Microsoft Word's startup folder, custom dictionaries (.dic), auto complete entries (.acl)
Password managers : SafeInCloud Password Manager
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Cloud services : Microsoft OneDrive local files DropBox local files Google Drive local files iCloud Drive local files hubiC local files
Common items: Common documents Common desktop Common pictures Common videos Common Music Common downloads Microsoft Office XP/2003/2007/2010 activation files Fonts Modem settings file (rasphone.pbk) NCH Express Invoice data Steam downloaded files Intuit QuickBooks data Installed software list Installed printers list Microsoft product keys (using third party tool NirSoft ProduKey) Wifi keys (using third party tool NirSoft Wireless key View)
User defined: Additional user defined folders Additional user defined files
* Passwords associated with these programs are not handled
IMPORTANT : updates are included for 1 year. Time is counted down from purchase's date. Once this delay over, the program will still work normally but if you want to update it or just download it again, you will have to purchase a new license.
If you are renewing your license, please update your license information in the software after purchase using the "key" icon on the upper right corner:
Note : Payment is made using PayPal. Anyway, it is possible to use a credit card without PayPal account.
This is a "Simple" license : 1 user = 1 customer. A single user can use the program on several computers. In case of several users, bulk licenses packs would be more appropriated.
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Q&A: My favorite comedians and the 'All-Ozzie' team
What's up, everyone! I'm back in Chicago and, wow, it's cold here. This weekend, I am in town for the Easter Seals Holiday Gala. If you don't know too much about Easter Seals, please look them up. They are a great organization, and I love working with them. The things they do for kids with disabilities are truly great.
I have seen some great questions coming in over the past week on here, Facebook and Twitter, and I'm trying to get around to answering as many as I can. One specific question that did catch my eye — someone wanted to know if I could pick all players, what my "All-Ozzie" team would be. Here you go …
* Ivan Rodriguez, C
* Rafael Palmeiro, 1B
* Roberto Alomar, 2B
* Mike Schmidt, 3B
* Ozzie Smith, SS
* Barry Bonds, LF
* Ken Griffey Jr., CF
* Roberto Clemente, RF
* Edgar Martinez, DH
* John Smoltz, SP
* Scott Radinsky, LHR
* Dennis Eckersley, RHR
* Mariano Rivera, CL
On to the questions …
Q: What is the hardest thing to adjust to as a Latin player coming to play affiliated baseball in the States?
A: The language is the hardest thing to adjust to, no question. It's also very hard to adjust to the life and culture here in America. Also, the rules can be difficult because some things that are legal in other countries aren't legal here.
Q: Who provides the best pre- and post-game food outside of Chicago?
A: Hands down, the best food is when we're at Yankee Stadium. I also like Tampa and Cleveland, too.
Q: Do you see MLB expanding to Mexico or Puerto Rico in the next 5-10 years?
A: I don't see that happening. There are too many things to worry about — security, travel, fan support. I mean, I hope it happens, but too many things would need to go right for that to be possible.
Q: Who is the funniest player you have ever coached or met?
A: The funniest players, for me, were Jose Contreras, Kevin Millar and Robin Ventura. Those guys are funny without a doubt.
Q: What's your favorite hobby outside of baseball? Do you play a musical instrument?
A: Outside of baseball, I like golf, boating and bullfighting. I wish I could play percussions for Latin Music!
Please keep all the great questions coming. I enjoy reading and responding to them!
Until next time …
— Ozzie
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Ozzie, thanks for all the great answers to our questions.
The Sox signed A.J. and Adam Dunn yesterday. Has the decision been made to move away from "Ozzie Ball" as the Chicago media likes to call it?
Ozzie, who do you think will win in a fight: a gorilla or a bear?
Ozzie, what types of things do you do as manager to help Latino players who are new to the US?
Congratulations on being #12 on the latest MLB Pro blog leaders!
Question: since the Dodgers have Juan Uribe and he played for the White Sox, what can you tell us about him?
ummm…"Outside of baseball, I like golf, boating and bullfighting."…watching bullfighting or participating in it?
OZZIE! It's the Shermanator. How can I get up there and work for the Sox. I've spent the past 2 years working with the Braves Minor Leagues and recently graduated college. I'm looking for a change in life and I can bring all that good luck up to Chi Town from Florida! Hope you get around to answering, but for now have a great offseason and go Sox!


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A NEW YOU: God is stretching out His saving hand to you
"Do not lose heart, even if you should discover that you lack qualities necessary for the work to which you are called. He who called you will not desert you, but the moment you are in need He will stretch out His saving Hand."
— Saint Angela Merici
Through my newspaper column, I had the honor to become acquainted with an exceptional artist named Marcus Hamilton who had enjoyed a 20-year career working in commercial art, doing exquisite hand-drawn illustrations for advertisements, magazines, and book covers. He was a versatile, adaptable artist — supremely gifted, with remarkable creativity and vision.
However, with technical advancements and the emergence of computer-aided graphics, Hamilton's freelance business had slowed down and was running dry. It was difficult for him to find work, and at 50 years old, I'm sure bitter, disparaging thoughts went through this artist's mind. Conceivably, he might have asked himself, "Why is this happening to me? How can I possibility start again?" and "What should I do now?" Then, with a heavy heart, Hamilton could have uttered, "My career is finished, I have reached a dead end," and "It's too late for me now."
Have you ever questioned yourself in a similar manner? For if we think we are defeated, there's a good chance we will be.
It looked as if Hamilton's art career were over. But in the Bible, Paul says that, "the gifts and calling of God are irrevocable" (Romans 11:29). God did not revoke His calling on Hamilton's life just because of a setback, and God has not revoked the call that He has placed on your life either. For no difficulty, mistake or deceitful person can take away that unique calling.
God still wants to do remarkable things for you. He has great plans for your future. Hence, you must continue to persevere and have faith in God.
So, having a family to support, Hamilton took a minimum-wage job at a retail department store, and with patience and faith, he decided to remain open to all possibilities. One of his favorite Scriptures is, "Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not on your own understanding: in all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path." (Proverbs 3: 4, 5) Even though Hamilton was faced with uncertainties, he chose to put his hope in the Lord.
One year later, Hamilton was watching a television talk show, and an interview caught his attention. Cartoonist Hank Ketcham, creator of the beloved cartoon "Dennis the Menace," revealed that he would soon like to retire.
Although Hamilton had never worked as a cartoonist, he boldly called Ketcham and offered himself for consideration to draw Dennis. Ketcham granted him a meeting. Potentially hundreds of thousands of people had watched that television interview, but Hamilton was the only person who had daringly followed through. For Hamilton managed to remain open enough to new possibilities and took bold action when a positive opportunity presented itself.
When the two artists met, a bond was formed. Ketcham was impressed with Hamilton's striking illustrations, and he admired his creative ideas and persistence. Hence, the two men began working together on comic strip panels for "Dennis the Menace," with Ketcham meticulously imparting his techniques to Hamilton.
In 1995, Marcus Hamilton was given the chance of a lifetime! He joyfully took over the "Dennis the Menace" cartoon illustrations, creating a new comic strip panel each day, thus accelerating his career way ahead. And today, "Dennis the Menace" is entertaining generations of readers around the world, as it is syndicated in more than 1,000 newspapers, in 48 countries, and is translated into over 19 languages.
You may think that you've made too many mistakes, had too many setbacks, or were too badly hurt in the past to succeed in the future. Yet, God has not changed His mind about the divine calling on your life. So, don't give up on yourself. There is much more joy and happiness to come. Be strong, courageous, and move on. Count your blessings. You still have a long, meaningful and productive life to live and countless new ways to share your extraordinary gifts with others. Right now, God is working to bring greater opportunities for you to release your full potential. With God, all things are possible. And like illustrator, Marcus Hamilton, all it takes is one God-given idea, one phone call, one good break or one meeting, for your circumstances to completely turn around and usher you to the greatest opportunity of your life.
Each morning, I call a dear friend of mine on the telephone. One day, though, my friend wasn't home, so I left him a voice message on his answering machine. About 30 minutes later, my phone rang. "Hello?" I answered. It was my friend, and he immediately said, "Catherine, I didn't forget you."
That is what God says to you: "I didn't forget you."
"God is the author and finisher of our lives, the alpha and omega" (Revelations 1:8). So, "live a life worthy of your calling you have received." (Ephesians 4:11) "And know that in all things, God works for the good of those who love Him, who have been called according to His purpose." (Roman 8:28)
Turn unfair matters over to God, for He will "show himself strong in the behalf of them whose heart is perfect toward Him." (2 Chronicles 16:9) And "solve and settle… the cases of His people." (Hebrews 10:30)
I don't know who I am writing this column for today. But if it's you, know this: God is stretching out His saving Hand to you. Pray for His wisdom and guidance. For God is going before you and clearing the path to victory. This is a new year. And there are new dreams, new joys and new blessings for you ahead!
Email Catherine Galasso-Vigorito at email@example.com. To order a copy of her new book, "The Open Window, 8 Weeks to Creating an Extraordinary Life," visit www.anewyouworldwide.com or bookstores nationwide. Like me on Facebook!


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After neither Mayor Ed Lee nor Sup. Jane Kim were willing to return my calls to discuss the implications of their economic development policies that favor big commercial landlords and tech companies – which I wrote about in this week's cover story – it was ironic to listen to their rhetorical concerns over local small businesses being hit with rising rents this week.
After all, rising commercial rents are a direct result of their Twitter/mid-Market payroll tax exclusion and other pro-landlord giveaways, just as City Economist Ted Egan told them a year ago when they were adopting it. Yet during the mayoral question time at Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting, Kim sang the praises of small businesses, rued the fact that "we are seeing more and more of these small businesses being forced out by the rising cost of rent," and asked Lee what can be done.
In his answer, Lee spoke around the issue, using the chance to plug economic development programs that could actually exacerbate the problem, and offering vague platitudes. "Neighborhood begins to flourish when we make sure that the individual businesses grow along with them," he said.
Now, this is a complex problem, to be sure. But that's exactly why the simplistic solutions that these and other city officials are pursuing – and unwilling to defend against reasonable criticisms – are so maddening. I would urge them to read my long article and the dozens of comments that people have made so far, and to engage in more open and honest dialogue about how to solve these tricky issues. My sources made some very good and interesting points, more than I could work into even that long article, so here's a bit more of what they had to say:
Why does economist Peter Donohue think city officials are unwilling to engage in more complex discussions of economic development and its impacts on city government: "These people don't give a shit about public equity and finances."
Some just have a simplistic view that all economic growth is good and will help the city, he said, calling it "a glorified version of trickle down economics." And many fiscal conservatives and other boosters of business tax cuts, he said, are actively hostile to the public sector and want it to shrink.
Donohue is dismissive of Lee's relentless boosterism on behalf of the wealthy interests who sponsored his election campaign, saying "he carries their water, that's just what he does." But he's disappointed that even on the Board of Supervisors, "there doesn't seem to be much of a desire at the board level to ask these questions."
He said that many public business subsidies can take 50 to 75 years for the city to recoup its investments, leaving the city stuck with rising budget deficits until then. Donohue said politicians don't ask these questions for a few reasons. He said that many are lawyers who simply don't have a good understanding of business or economics. And because most will only serve in city office for four to eight years, they don't have an incentive to consider the long-term implications to the city of their decisions.
"To have a 21st Century city, you have a 21st Century way to finance it," Donohue said, arguing that the city instead operates on 19th Century funding models, simply accepting the crumbs of capitalism through low business taxes and no means of tapping the actual wealth that is created in the city. "Those forms of wealth aren't being touched."
Donohue said the Tenderloin and mid-Market areas are the way they are not because of neglect or market forces, but as a matter of public policy. That's where the city decided to house its poorest residents under contracts with SRO hotels in the area and by allowing property owners to keep buildings vacant and blighted (which Egan recommended addressing through a tax on landlords that keep properties vacant, which Kim said she'd sponsor a year ago but never did).
"Certain parts of town are left to go fallow, or to even be destroyed," Donohue said, so that investors can buy up the cheap properties and work with selected politicians to increase the value of those investments.
"It's really about remaking the city and transforming who lives in San Francisco," said Chris Daly, Kim's predecessor on the Board of Supervisors and the current political director of SEIU Local 1021.
In the latest Harper's Magazine cover story, writer Barry Lynn praises markets and their democraticizing impact, calling them one of the basic foundations of the American political and economic systems. But he said modern American capitalism undermines basic market principles, which assume buyers and sellers are roughly equal in number and power.
"And so our new masters administer us in America today. They use their great nation-spanning and world-spanning corporations to isolate us as individuals, and then to pit us against our neighbors. They capture and hide away the information that until recently spilled from our open market," he wrote.
"Even the most conservative economists don't like the idea of subsidizing businesses because they think it's a distortion of the market," Donohue said.
Marc Salomon, a computer programmer and progressive activist, notes that the city has far more jobs than people. Yet rather than focus on attracting jobs to fit the skills of local residents, he said the city's housing and economic development policies are geared to attracting outsiders, thus driving up rents and other costs for the locals.
"That's the job market they're catering to, and the housing they're building for. That's their program," Salomon said. "They're just ruthless 1 percenters who are trying to change the language and change the dynamics."
Salomon draws the distinction between whether this is a bubble or a boom, and he said there are strong indicators it's the former. Just as the federal repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act banking regulations cleared the way for the housing bubble and subsequent economic collapse, he noted that last year's repeal by the city of taxing stock options – a law that was created less than 10 years ago so the city could benefit from growth in the tech sector – made San Francisco more attractive to speculators seeking short-term profits.
"You know you're in a bubble when they start repealing anti-bubble laws," he said. "These people are rapacious and voracious."
Or, more charitably, perhaps we have public officials in San Francisco who are failing to understand just how quickly and dramatically the economic system is changing, how much power the big economic players are accruing, and how that impacts the public sector, small businesses, and low-to-middle-income residents.
"Things are going to be changing very fast," economist Tapan Munroe said. "The political, legal, economic, and social systems are all having a hard time catching up to the pace of technological change."


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The information on these pages is intended for undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts and Science. Academic Regulations in other Faculties may differ.
|Letter Grade
|Grade Point
Your cumulative GPA will be used to determine your Academic Standing and to determine your eligibility for admission to a Plan following your first year.
Warning: The calculators will provide only an estimate of the grades required.
In order to use the new calculators, you will first need to find your GPA. Your cumulative GPA and number of Graded Units may be found on SOLUS by going to "Other Academic" > "Grades".
For students who completed their studies at Queen's at the end of the Winter Term 2011, no change to grading or evaluation occured. Continuing students still received percentage grades in Winter Term 2011. However, continuing students will also have a cumulative grade point average (GPA) reported on their transcript.
Starting May 1, 2011 academic decisions in the Faculty of Arts and Science are based primarily on a student's grade point average (GPA). GPA Calculators will help you plan what grades you need to achieve your target GPA.
Achieving the following GPA on all courses taken during an academic year (from Sept 1 to Aug 31) will place a student on the Dean's Honour List.
|GPA in Academic Year
|3.50 or above (and not otherwise placed on the Dean's Honour List with Distinction)
|Dean's Honour List
To be placed on the Dean's Honour List with Distinction, a student must have achieved an academic year GPA in the top three percent (3%) of all students within Arts (BA, BAH, BFA, BFAH, BMus, BPHE, BPHEH) or Science (BSc, BScH, BCMP, BCMPH). Based on previous performance levels, a minimum academic year GPA of approximately 3.90 in Arts and 4.10 in Science will be required. These values may vary from year to year. In addition, there may be no Incomplete (IN), Deferred (GD), Failure (F) grades, or repeated courses during the year in question.
To graduate, students must have a minimum GPA on all courses taken at Queen's (cumulative GPA), as follows:
|Cumulative GPA
|Degree Eligibility
|1.60 or above
|3-year degree:
B.A., B.Sc., B.Cmp., B.F.A., B.P.H.E.
|1.90 or above
|4-year Honours degree:
B.A.(Hons.), B.Sc.(Hons.), B.Cmp.(Hons.), B.F.A(Hons.), B.P.H.E.(Hons.), B.Mus.
Specific course requirements for all these degrees remain unchanged.
Students are expected to maintain a cumulative GPA of 1.60 or above to remain in good academic standing. Students who fail to achieve the following cumulative GPA standards when they are evaluated in May of each year may receive an academic sanction.
|Cumulative GPA
|Below 1.60
|Placed on Academic Probation
(if you are a new student or are currently in good academic standing)
Required to Withdraw
(if you are currently on academic probation)
|Below 0.70
|Required to Withdraw
The first time a student is required to withdraw, it will be for a period of one year. They may then return to Arts and Science on academic probation. If they are required to withdraw a second time, it will be for a period of three years. Details of GPA and Academic Standing may be found in Academic Regulation 12 (Dean's Honour List), Academic Regulation 13 (Academic Standing) and Academic Regulation 16 (Requirements for Graduation).
If you repeat a course, only the highest grade earned will be used when calculating the cumulative GPA.
Repeating a failed course:
If you repeat and pass a course that you previously failed, your GPA will increase, likely to a significant extent. The previous failed attempt will remain on your transcript but the failing grade will be excluded from your GPA.
An exclusion* is a set of two or more courses that are not the same, but that have considerable overlap in content such that both may not count towards the requirements of your degree. Students are not normally permitted to enrol in a course that excludes one that they have already taken.
If you obtain permission to take a course that is an exclusion of another course(s) that you have taken, the grades in all excluded courses will contribute to your GPA. However, you may only count one of the courses (the course with the highest grade) towards your total degree requirements.
For example: SOCY 211/3.0 and STAT 263/3.0 are exclusions. If you choose to take both courses, both graded units will be included in your cumulative GPA but you will only be allowed to count a maximum of 3.0 units towards your degree requirements.
*Exclusions are identified in the Academic Calendar course descriptions or in SOLUS in the following manner:
EXCLUSION: No more than 3.0 units from BIOL 243/3.0; ECON 250/3.0; GPHY 247/3.0; KNPE 251/3.0; POLS 385/3.0; PSYC 202/3.0; SOCY 211/3.0; STAT 263/3.0.
Integrity of the academic record is paramount in all Queen's transcripts. Thus, when we switched to the letter-based grading system, all previous percent-based grades remained unchanged. All previous academic rulings also remained. A student will never be allowed to "switch" a letter for a percent grade, or vice versa.
Under the old academic regulations, failures were not counted in your average. However, the number of failures were used, at least in part, to determine your academic standing. The GPA includes failures. The academic regulations (see GPA and Academic Standing) now evaluate academic standing using a single GPA threshold. Students should reasonably expect the same academic outcomes under this system as in the old.
All Queen's transcripts contain a legend (see section above).
It is also important to note that Queen's University is by no means alone in changing its grading scheme. Many major Canadian universities, such as the University of Alberta, have changed their grading scheme in the recent past.
Your Queen's transcript is an important record of your academic achievements in university, but it is by no means the only indicator of your overall abilities: building a good resume and a network of individuals who can act as references is also very important.
Having said this, it is important to remember that those evaluating your transcript are likely to be looking at a lot more than just your GPA. They are going to be far more interested in such things as: what courses did you take? How long did you take to complete your degree? How consistent is the student's performance? How applicable are the skillsets and knowledge you have acquired as an undergraduate to the position/award to which you are applying? The following links deal with some specific examples.
How will my transcript be evaluated by a graduate school?
Generally, the people evaluating transcripts for entry into a graduate school are frontline faculty members, just like those you have encountered in your classes as an undergraduate. They will be particularly interested in your performance in courses relevant to the discipline to which you are applying, probably far more than the overall GPA. They will also be looking for trends in your academic performance: a student who starts out weakly in first year but who ends up as an A student at the end of their undergraduate career may be viewed more favourably compared to a student with a more consistent, but ultimately less impressive, record. The courses you choose will also be important: what electives you choose to complement your discipline are critical to showing that you are intellectually mature and prepared to do graduate work. Remember that your reference letters and any previous research experience are likely to be considered to be at least as important as your overall grades. You should contact the appropriate admissions officer or the appropriate graduate school website if you have questions about your academic eligibility.
How will my transcript be evaluated by a professional school (education, medical, law, etc.)
Professional schools all have different criteria for admission. The transcript is one of them, but aptitude tests (MCAT, LSAT) and references are also important. Some useful information on the evaluation of transcripts by professional schools in Ontario can be found at the links below:
How will my transcript be evaluated by a scholarship agency?
Certainly it is true that "A" students tend to get scholarships. But it is important to remember that many external scholarship agencies use grades as just one criterion when assessing you for scholarships: research experience, job experience, and evidence of communication, leadership and interpersonal skills are all important components, particularly for the most prestigious scholarships. If applying for a major scholarship, you should carefully review the instructions from the scholarship agency, and if necessary contact them directly if you have questions.
How will my transcript be evaluated by a potential employer?
Interestingly enough, many employers don't place a lot of importance on the grades you got in university. Many of them will want a transcript merely to confirm your academic credentials. They will often be much more interested in your skillsets, interpersonal skills, teamwork and previous job experience.
In January 2012, Queen's Senate passed a motion that a dropped course (DR) will not appear on the transcript if the course was dropped before your program's drop date deadline. This is retroactive back to May 1, 2011.
If you have dropped a course since May 1, 2011 and the change was made before the Arts and Science deadline, the drop (DR) will be removed from your transcript.
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Two new pieces of GTA V artwork have been spotted at GameStop stores.
The robbery is from GI Magazine.
Gamestop owns Gameinformer.... so are they stealing from themselves? Why do you think they try to sell you a subscription every time you go there?
official release date will be announced in less than 2 weeks. believe me or not, come back to this post and bash me if this doesn't happen
Ok so theses say Spring 2013 too... So were getting closer to the exact date.. Spring is = March 21st through June 21st This is going to be one hell of a gaming year.. :) .____........___...____ .____||......||.......____|| ||.........___||.......____||
Why hello there GOTY 2013.
Watchdogs will be better.
You from the future? Whoa dude
we know almost nothing about watch dogs
I think both games will be great. But I do think WatchDogs will be a step above GTAV upon release being that on PC it will be the next gen of games, but on consoles GTAV will be much better seeing how its a current gen game on every system. Watchdogs huge, big amazing features I WILL BET MONEY! will be on PC. 1.Its quite clear that its a next gen series. 2.The PS3\360 versions seem to be just mere ports compared to what was shown on PC, NO GAME THIS GEN can do what Watchdogs did on PC, its actually technically impossible. Watchdogs is a beast in its own right, but that not really fair to compare it to GTAV. One is a next gen game, one is a current gen game. (I say this based on Watchdogs for PS3/360 isn't really what Ubisoft is trying to sale. They didn't show the PS3 version or 360 version....they showed the PC version meaning what was seen was only possible on such a machine and what they are selling will clearly be possible on consoles in the future "next gen" and the PS3/360 versions may just be dumbed down versions for profit...again those versions where not shown for a HUGE obvious reason.)
I don't think Watchdogs will release this year
@Hdshatter Has watchdogs been confirmed for 2013? What's the release date and consoles it'll be on?
it will struggle for that if Half Life 3 comes out on PC this year.
Cant wait for this game!!!
I hope this game actually comes out this spring, it would be the most mysterious big launch ever.
I wish. I'll be happy with July though.
I dont really care for artwork or info.. I just want a solid release date ! think it might come soon
Rockstar usually delay their games by a few months, hope they make an exception with GTAV!!
Old news
Super picture. Vouvv. :)
I still need to complete GTA4 :O
I'm predicting this game to come out in mid to late April, but i actually hope it comes out after the The last of us because GTA 5 will probably be only game i play all summer.
4 days MAX till we see the box art
Such is the pover of anticipation ....... Two more FAN made designs . !~!
These aren't fan made mate. They are official
I can't wait for this game seem time & the month is flying so gta v to come out lol I still think that the will come out April 24 or 29 I guess we will see!!!!
With all the screenshots I'm thinking about making a digital photo album and playing that.
haha, hopefully we will get more official screens soon!
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Preparatory ballet program features renowned guest artist from Bolshoi Ballet
Loyola press release - June 1, 2012
Irina Vassileni-Uralsky, a graduate of the acclaimed Bolshoi Ballet Academy in Moscow, Russia and former dancer with the world-renowned Bolshoi Ballet, will teach an intensive ballet course for advanced level students ages 13 and up in the Loyola Preparatory Ballet Program, June 4-22 at Loyola University New Orleans.
During June and July, lessons in the basic and intermediate levels of the Vaganova ballet technique will also be offered to students ages five and up. Part of Loyola's Preparatory Ballet Program, classes are open to the public and include ballet technique, pointe, men's work and variations. Day classes for adults will also be available. Partnering classes are instructed by Gayle Parmelee, associate professor emerita and co-coordinator of the Loyola Preparatory Ballet Program.
The Loyola Preparatory Ballet Program is a frequent sponsor of auditions held by professional ballet companies and schools from outside the geographical area. It is also a rehearsal site for Komenka Ethnic Dance Ensemble, a local ethnic music and dance ensemble, which performs at Loyola. Komenka also participates in the Loyola Ballet performances and tours internationally.
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College Tours: What to Eat Near Dartmouth College
I don't suppose anyone needs my help to discover what to eat near Dartmouth College. Hanover isn't exactly the biggest town in the world, and with the vast majority of restaurants located on a three-block stretch of Main Street, it requires only a brief stroll to take stock of most of the options. You'll have tried them all by the end of your Dartmouth career, with or without my input.
But I just did the math, and I graduated twelve years ago, meaning this may be my last chance to hold forth on the culinary scene near campus with any hope of accuracy. So, indulge an aging man in trying to feel connected to his alma mater. And if I'm getting this horribly wrong, well, that's what the comments section is for.
Best Diner
A diner in the picturesque New England sense of the word, the white exterior of Lou's echoes the architecture of nearby Dartmouth Hall and Baker Tower. Packed on the weekends, and even more so when parents are in town, Lou's serves up standard egg-y fare and boasts a full bakery case. The two meet in the form of Lou's cruller French toast—it's so rich that it always left me feeling a little ill, but that never stopped me from ordering it.
Best Pub Food
The menu at Murphy's has pretensions towards something slightly fancier, but the decor always said "pub" to me, and that's how I treated the place. It's many Dartmouth students' location for their first (legal) drink, and before that it works quite well for a reliable burger. We'd always switch out the standard fries for the sweet potato version, though the online menu isn't showing that as an option these days.
Go-To Delivery
Having a place that will deliver comes in handy in college if you're up late cranking away on a paper. At Dartmouth, there are also those New Hampshire winters to account for, which sometimes render the prospect of walking across a windy Green, even for food, simply too much.
The food at Everything But Anchovies (aka, EBA's) was never anything better than mediocre during my tenure at Dartmouth, but they'd bring it to the dorm late into the night, and thanks to a catchy radio jingle, I still know the phone number by heart.
Their pizza, which comes with these funny little nubbins on the bottom, was the first time I'd seen tomato sauce replaced with barbecue. (Looking at their current menu, it seems they even have a version that uses A1 Steak Sauce.) Their burgers get served on slightly sweet Portuguese muffins that never seemed to be quite big enough to hold in all of the contents. Still, it always did the job. And if you don't want something over-complicated, there's always an order of their massive breadsticks, which will satisfy the nastiest of carb-cravings.
Best Slice of Pizza
If you want some semblance of a NY-style slice in Hanover, Ramunto's Brick & Brew has to be your choice. The place turns out cheesy pies that scratch the pizza itch, and their selection of beers offers a welcome change of pace from the pale, flavorless stuff you get accustomed to drinking in college. The greasy, pungent, I-don't-plan-to-kiss-anyone-tonight garlic knots were also a guilty pleasure of mine.
Best Coffee Shop
When it comes to an off-campus cup of coffee near Dartmouth, the flagship operation has to be The Dirt Cowboy. I remember some tasty hunks of cake and an inviting atmosphere that could get see-and-be-seen crowded in the late afternoon.
By contrast, tucked away behind The Hop, Rosey's Cafe is quieter and feels a bit more sophisticated. That may be why it's often the location of choice for a cup of coffee with a professor, and likely a better option if you actually plan to get some work done.
Date Night
The Canoe Club appeared after I graduated from Dartmouth, but some young whippersnappers I know told me that it quickly became the obvious spot for date night. It's one of the few places in Hanover you'd think of going for a proper cocktail, which makes it work for that first date situation. And the dinner menu leans upscale enough that The Canoe Club will also work if you're trying to fancy things up a little bit. (Just make sure to wear something nice under your North Face fleece).
When Parents are in Town
Located in Quechee, VT, Simon Pearce offers upscale New American cuisine in an old mill. Book way in advance for parents' weekend, because eating a grilled pork chop while you stare out at the waterfall is the sort of charming New England-y outing that seems just about perfect for when Mom and Dad are around. Chances are that you'll leave with full bellies, and your folks will pick up an armful of hand-blown glassware from the attached gift shop.
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La Grande Boucle
In April 2008, a friend and I went on a "Grande Boucle" of France. Grande Boucle is the title given to the Tour de France cycle race, and although we cheated by driving a car (!), we did do a circular route, starting from the Dordogne, then south towards Marseille, across Provence towards Nice, back up over the Alpes Maritimes, through Le Puy, and then north through Burgundy, and on to the Champagne region, before completing our tour in Boulogne-sur-Mer.
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While your news feed might be buried by all things The Avengers at the moment, lest we forget a little sci-fi flick that's coming out in June called Prometheus. It's been about 36 hours since we last updated you, so I think it's time to remind you about the film with some new images. These come from a mini-game called "Prometheus Mission Connect" and reveal quite a detailed look at the interiors and exteriors of the exploratory ship. Prometheus stars Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender, Charlize Theron, Idris Elba, Rafe Spall, Sean Harris and Logan Marshall-Green and opens in 3D on June 8th. Hit the jump to check out the images and for information on how you can win a trip to visit the site where director Ridley Scott's Prometheus was filmed, Pinewood Studios in London.
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Ridley Scott, director of "Alien" and "Blade Runner," returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the origins of mankind on Earth, leading them on a thrilling journey to the darkest corners of the universe. There, they must fight a terrifying battle to save the future of the human race.
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NEA President to Congress: 'Economic recovery starts in the classroom'
Investing in education will preserve jobs, reduce unemployment
WASHINGTON - March 09, 2010 -
Recovery of the American economy will not be possible unless education becomes a higher priority, said the president of the nation's largest labor union while testifying before a Senate committee today.
Dennis Van Roekel, president of the National Education Association which represents 3.2 million educators, told members of the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions that there is an inextricable link between investing in education and building a strong, competitive nation.
"An investment in education is the long-term answer to solving America's economic woes," said Van Roekel. "Higher earnings of educated workers mean higher tax payments at the local, state and federal levels. Investing in education will help prevent harmful cuts in programs, preserve jobs and reduce soaring unemployment rates."
Van Roekel's testimony comes as Congress gets ready to revise the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), more commonly known as the No Child Left Behind Act. NEA has developed guidelines for changing the law so it helps schools improve education and close achievement gaps and can renew the promise to America's children.
"Today's students are tomorrow's workforce," said Van Roekel. "We must address the opportunity gaps to strengthen our economy and build the educated workforce necessary to compete in the global economy of the 21st century. We cannot leave a generation of students behind by continuing to deny them the best education this country has to offer."
"Children are not experiments," added Van Roekel. "Policies on accountability, assessments and transforming low performing schools into great public schools should follow research—not dogma."
For more information about NEA's position on ESEA, visit http://www.nea.org/esea.
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See Long Island Like You've Never Seen it Before at www.longislandindexmaps.org/
Garden City, NY (December 10, 2008) - The Long Island Index, in collaboration with the CUNY Mapping Service at the Center for Urban Research, CUNY Graduate Center, has developed a new feature at its website (www.longislandindexmaps.org/) that makes data about Long Island come alive using innovative mapping tools displaying local and regional trends in revealing ways.
The feature combines land use data across both counties that has never been mapped online before, Census demographics, downtown surveys, aerial photos, and much more to create detailed neighborhood maps and give users a bird's eye view on key housing, transportation, and development issues facing the region.
"The Long Island Index created this online resource to help foster a regional approach to addressing Long Island's challenges, while giving all Long Islanders a new way of seeing and understanding their communities," explained Ann Golob, Project Director of the Long Island Index. "The Index has been monitoring and measuring community indicators for several years, and this mapping technology will make it easier for the public to put that information to use, letting users zoom in on any community or the entire Island and map specific trends and patterns of interest to them."
The Index site now provides interactive access via mapping tools that allow users to choose which data elements they want to see in relation to each other. This creative application of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology enables users to mix and match data to suit their individual needs and reveal complex relationships in easily understood ways. The visualization tools allow users to quickly find information without having to search multiple sites and resources.
The mapping tools were released in "beta" format in October 2008. Since then over 300 hundred local officials, community leaders, and industry representatives worldwide have used them. Access is free, and people can sign up for updates as the feature is expanded. Tutorials are available online for quick reference on how to navigate the maps and access the data.
Patricia Bourne, Executive Commissioner of the Nassau County Planning Commission, provided critical data and advice for the project. She said, "The Long Island Index's new mapping program solves a major problem for Nassau County and all Long Island municipalities, nonprofit organizations, civic groups and residents: it provides access to important data about their communities in a visual, easy to understand format. In the past, maps were available, but the data was not connected to them. This should be a very valuable tool for planners, policy makers and anyone who wants to know more about Long Island."
Thomas Isles, Director of Planning for Suffolk County, agrees. He noted that "the Long Island Index mapping feature is a great resource that provides an incredible amount of important community information in a convenient, user friendly format. The maps will undoubtedly be of significant assistance to community groups, government agencies, private businesses and anyone else interested in the demographics of Long Island's communities."
"The new Long Island Index online maps will provide powerful GIS tools to community groups that never before had access to this technology," said Neal Lewis, Executive Director of the Farmingdale-based Neighborhood Network. "It will be an invaluable resource for the Neighbor-hood Network in our work advocating smart growth planning. As more data is incorporated, I'm sure many Long Island nonprofits will discover innovative uses for this new tool."
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The mapping feature already has been described as "a great way to visualize data" by its beta testers, who have ranged from local high school students to industry experts to government officials in New York City, San Francisco, Washington State, Oregon, Maryland, and Michigan. The maps have also attracted international attention. They have been accessed by mapping consultants and government representatives from Australia, France, Germany, Japan, as well as the "geographic information officer" for the United Nations.
Steven Romalewski, of the CUNY Mapping Service, said "This new mapping feature brings together some of the best aspects of other leading-edge mapping sites, customized for Long Island's communities while also showing patterns across the region. It leverages the best of the Web with quick and easy navigation, dynamic tools like transparencies, and map layers that seamlessly combine aerial photos with Census data and land use, transportation, and more."
The Index plans to add more data in the coming months, including health, education, open space, and brownfields, and will also update current data when new information is available.
The Long Island Index interactive map is accessible at www.longislandindexmaps.org/.
About the Rauch Foundation: The Long Island Index is funded by the Rauch Foundation, a family foundation headquartered in Garden City, New York. In addition to funding the Long Island Index for five years the Rauch Foundation commissioned The Long Island Profile Report and a series of six polls on Long Island to determine how the region is faring compared to other suburbs in the NY Metro area. The polls, (1) "Long Islanders: Who Are We?", (2) "Caring for Long Island's Children", (3) "Room for Growth: Long Island's Changing Economy", (4) "Where Do We Grow From Here? Land Use on Long Island", (5) "Regional Attitudes on Taxation and Governance" ,and (6) Long Island Looks to the Future: Housing Alternatives and Downtown Development." The Long Island Index 2004, Long Island Index 2005, Long Island Index 2006, Long Island Index 2007 and Long Island Index 2008 are all available for download at www.longislandindex.org.
About the Center for Urban Research: Working with CUNY Graduate Center faculty and students, the Center for Urban Research (CUR) organizes basic research on the critical issues that face New York and other large cities in the U.S. and abroad, collaborates on applied research with public agencies, nonprofit organizations, and other partners, and holds forums for the media, foundations, community organizations and others about urban research at the Graduate Center and the City University. The CUNY Mapping Service at CUR assists organizations in realizing the geographic and mapping dimensions of their activities. The Center's website is www.urbanresearch.org.
About CUNY Graduate Center: The Graduate Center is the doctorate-granting institution of The City University of New York (CUNY). An internationally recognized center for advanced studies and a national model for public doctoral education, the school offers more than thirty doctoral programs, as well as a number of master's programs. Many of its faculty members are among the world's leading scholars in their respective fields, and its alumni hold major positions in industry and government, as well as in academia. The Graduate Center is also home to 28 interdisciplinary research centers and institutes focused on areas of compelling social, civic, cultural, and scientific concerns. Located in a landmark Fifth Avenue building, The Graduate Center has become a vital part of New York City's intellectual and cultural life with its extensive array of public lectures, exhibitions, concerts, and theatrical events. Further information on The Graduate Center and its programs can be found at www.gc.cuny.edu.
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CLICK - The universal solution of power gating for the whole SoC
Artisan, National Semiconductor and ARM Collaborate on PowerWise Initiative for Intelligent Energy Management
SUNNYVALE, Calif. & SANTA CLARA, Calif. & CAMBRIDGE, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2003-- Artisan's Libraries Will Help Support Rapid and Efficient SoC Designs Utilizing Advanced Low-Power Technology
Artisan Components, Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTI), National Semiconductor Corporation (NYSE:NSM), and ARM (Nasdaq:ARMHY)(LSE:ARM), today announced that Artisan, a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP), will participate in the PowerWise(TM) initiative to increase the energy efficiency of mobile devices. Artisan libraries will be used as a reference platform for National's PowerWise technology and the ARM(R) Intelligent Energy Manager technology.
As part of the collaboration on the PowerWise technology, Artisan plans to make voltage level shifters available for selected standard cell libraries in order to support designs with multiple voltage domains. Artisan also plans to provide Scalable Polynomial Delay Modeling (SPDM) that offers accurate timing representation with variable supply voltage.
"Working with National and ARM allows our libraries to enable a unified power management approach for SoC low-power design," said Neal Carney, vice-president of marketing at Artisan. "We are pleased to collaborate with these industry leaders to provide an innovative solution to increase the energy efficiency of mobile devices."
"PowerWise technology is enabling SoC designers to greatly extend the battery life of portable devices," said Peter Henry, vice president of portable power systems, National Semiconductor. "The availability of Artisan's libraries enables seamless implementation of PowerWise technology in mainstream product designs."
"National Semiconductor, Artisan and ARM are working on several joint projects to facilitate widespread adoption of advanced energy management technologies throughout the ARM Partnership," said Mike Muller, ARM CTO. "ARM aims to achieve widespread adoption of Intelligent Energy Manager technology as part of a continuing commitment to low power in the ARM product roadmap. Artisan plays an important role in enabling the implementation of the technology in silicon."
Reducing the power consumption of digital processors is critical to the success of next-generation mobile phones. Recognizing this, National Semiconductor and ARM announced a strategic business relationship to jointly develop and market energy-efficient technologies to increase battery life of portable electronic devices (see press release...National Semiconductor and ARM Jointly Develop Power Efficient Systems for Handheld Devices...Nov. 11, 2002). The companies are also working with EDA tool companies such as Synopsys on the reference design flow and design tool support for implementing the PowerWise technology as part of a complete solution controlled by the ARM Intelligent Energy Manager technology.
About PowerWise Technology
PowerWise technology offers a new a solution for increasing energy efficiency of handheld portable devices. The heart of the PowerWise technology for embedded system-on-chip (SoC) designs is an integrated adaptive power controller (APC), which communicates with an external energy management unit (EMU) using the recently released PowerWise Interface (PWI) open-standard. PowerWise technology reduces the system power supply voltage to the absolute minimum necessary to meet the required level of performance.
National Semiconductor's PowerWise closed-loop adaptive voltage scaling (AVS) technology increases energy efficiency significantly over existing open-loop voltage scaling schemes, achieving the lowest possible voltage at which an application can still meet its performance requirements.
About Intelligent Energy Manager Technology
The ARM Intelligent Energy Manager solution implements advanced algorithms to optimally balance processor workload and energy consumption, while maximizing system responsiveness to meet end-user performance expectations. The Intelligent Energy Manager technology works with the operating system to dynamically predict the required future CPU performance level for the applications running on the mobile phone. This prediction is the passed through a standard programmer's model to National's PowerWise on-chip APC block which adaptively sets the minimum required power supply delivered by the external compliant power management chip to achieve the required performance point.
About Artisan Components
Artisan Components, Inc. is a leading provider of physical intellectual property (IP) components for the design and manufacture of complex system-on-a-chip integrated circuits. Artisan's products include embedded memory, standard cell, input/output, analog and mixed-signal components, which are designed to achieve the best combination of performance, density, power and yield for a given manufacturing process. Artisan has licensed its IP components to over 1,200 companies involved in integrated circuit design. Artisan is headquartered in Sunnyvale, Calif. More information about Artisan Components, including free library access, can be found at http://www.artisan.com.
About ARM
ARM is the industry's leading provider of 16/32-bit embedded RISC microprocessor solutions. The company licenses its high-performance, low-cost, power-efficient RISC processors, peripherals, and system-on-chip (SoC) designs to leading international electronics companies. ARM also provides comprehensive support required in developing a complete system. ARM's microprocessor cores are rapidly becoming a volume RISC standard in such markets as portable communications, hand-held computing, multimedia digital consumer and embedded solutions. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
About National Semiconductor
National Semiconductor is the premier analog company. Combining real-world analog and state-of-the-art digital technology, the company is focused on analog-based semiconductor products, which include stand-alone devices and subsystems in the areas of power management, display drivers, audio, amplifiers, imaging and data conversion. The company targets key markets such as wireless, displays, PCs, networks and a broad range of portable applications. With headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., National reported sales of $1.67 billion for the 2003 fiscal year, which ended May 25, 2003. Additional company and product information is available on the World Wide Web at www.national.com.
Artisan Components and Artisan are registered trademarks of Artisan Components, Inc. National Semiconductor is a registered trademark and PowerWise is a trademark of National Semiconductor Corporation.
ARM is a registered trademark of ARM Limited. "ARM" is used to represent ARM Holdings plc (LSE:ARM and Nasdaq:ARMHY); its operating company ARM Limited; and the regional subsidiaries ARM INC; ARM KK; ARM Korea Ltd; ARM Taiwan; ARM France SAS; ARM Consulting (Shanghai) Co. Ltd.; and ARM Belgium N.V.
Safe Harbor Statement
This press release contains forward-looking statements, including, without limitation, Artisan's plans to add support in its libraries for designs with multiple voltage domains and scalable polynomial delay modeling, the use of Artisan's libraries in National's PowerWise Initiative and ARM's Intelligent Energy Manager technology, and the expected benefits of such collaboration. These statements are subject to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, whether there will be technical or other difficulties that delay or prevent Artisan from developing intellectual property components that support the PowerWise Initiative and ARM's Intelligent Energy Manager technology; market acceptance of these enhanced library products and uncertainties attendant to any new product offering. We refer you also to the documents that Artisan files from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in particular the section entitled "Factors Affecting Future Operating Results" in Artisan's annual report on Form 10-K and its quarterly reports on Forms 10-Q. Artisan, National and ARM disclaim any obligation to update or correct the information contained in this press release as a result of financial, business or any other developments occurring after the date of the release.
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Americans Reading More Ebooks on Computers Than Ereaders, Phones [STUDY]
One in five Americans read an ebook in the past year, according to a 3,000-person survey released Wednesday by the Pew Research Center. Of those one in five, 42% said they read an ebook on a computer, making it the most popular device for reading electronic copies of books.
It's a surprising finding, in part because desktops aren't the most enjoyable nor convenient device for reading ebooks, and partly because most ebook publishers and retailers have prioritized mobile, ereader and tablet reading experiences over the desktop. Amazon, for instance, launched two generations of Kindle ereaders, as well as applications for smartphones and tablets, before it released apps for Macs (March 2010), the web (September 2010) and PCs (November 2010).
After personal computers, the survey found that ereaders are the most popular devices among ebook readers (41%), followed by cellphones (29%) and tablets (23%).
What else do we know about people who read ebooks? For one, they're more voracious in their reading habits. The average ebook-reading person read 24 books in the past 12 months, compared to 15 for non-ebook readers. And ebook-reading respondents are not abandoning print: 88% said they read print as well as ebooks last year. Test subjects indicated they preferred ebooks for quick access and portability, but chose printed books for reading with children or sharing with others.
Collectively, ebook reading is on the rise. According to Pew, four times as many people are reading on ebooks on a given day now than two years ago.
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Come Take a Little Hand
Young Women Selected Songs: A Song of the Heart
Come, take a little hand and wipe away a tear.
This love will last throughout eternity,
A mother's call is holy, ordained by God above
To help, to teach, and bless with charity.
1. There's a very special bond between a mother and her God.
She serves him in a very sacred way.
He sends a child to earth and trusts him to her care,
To learn of life, to work and pray.
2. The heavens yearn for women who will understand the plan
To help a child discover who he is,
A mother warm and real Will mirror his true worth
And teach him of the world that can be his
Text: Robert Brunner
Music: Jayne Brown


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(Redirected from Set clock alarm on Firefox OS)
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Toggling Clock Alarms
- Open the Clock app
- Tap a set alarm to change it or remove the check mark next to it to turn it off.
Tip: Tap on the time to switch between digital or clock view.
Adding a new Clock Alarm
- To set a new alarm, tap from inside the clock app.
- You will see the New Alarm screen:
- Set the time: Slide the numbers up or down to select the time you would like the alarm.
- Add a label: This is what the alarm will be called.
- Repeat: If you want this alarm to ring on other days, choose those days here.
- Pick an alarm sound: Tapping on a sound will select and play it, and you can confirm your selection by tapping
. Currently, there are 8 alarm clock sounds:
- "Classic Buzz"
- "Classic Pulse"
- "Classic Progressive"
- "Gem Echoes"
- "Into the Void"
- "Ringing Strings"
- "Shimmering Waves"
- "Smooth Strings"
- Vibrate: turn this on if you'd like a less audible notification or as a supplement to the alarm sound.
- Snooze: This is a short delay before the alarm rings again, and can be either 5, 10, 15 or 20 minutes.
- Tap to save the alarm.
- To set a new alarm, tap on the upper right corner.
- On the New alarm screen, fill in your alarm details, including the name, time, alarm sound, recurrence and vibrate and snooze settings.
- Tap Done on the upper right corner to save the alarm.
Removing a Clock Alarm
- From the home screen, tap to view the clock.
- Tap on the alarm you want to delete to go to the edit menu.
- Scroll to the bottom and tap the button.
- Open the Clock app.
- Tap on the alarm you want to delete.
- Scroll to the bottom and tap the button.


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Tails is a live DVD or live USB that aims at preserving your privacy and anonymity.
It is a complete operating-system designed to be used from a DVD or a USB stick independently of the computer's original operating system. It is Free Software and based on Debian GNU/Linux.
It helps you to:
- use the Internet anonymously almost anywhere you go and on any computer:
all connections to the Internet are forced to go through the Tor network;
- leave no trace on the computer you're using unless you ask it explicitly;
- use state-of-the-art cryptographic tools to encrypt your files, email and instant messaging.
Privacy for anyone anywhere - https://tails.boum.org/


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April Fools!
You've been spazzed!! You participated in an epic 2010 April Fools joke hosted in GameSpot's Off-Topic forum, involving two moderators spazzx625 & solidruss, whether you thought this prank rocked, or you thought it sucked rocks, you were still involved in the prank of the century! April Fools!
Forum Pranks of 2011!
Stalking, Seduction & Name Calling! You participated in GameSpot's 2011 April Fools forum pranks involving an obsessive prank account stalking JodyR, and the GameSpot forum names changes. GabuEx was the driver of this prank account, and we think he made the prank believable! As for the forum name changes, we had Seduce the Mods (Ask the Mods), Mac & Cheese (PC forum), General Lack of Interest (GGD), Zoo Wars (SW), Long-gone Platforms (Legacy), and On-Topic - Religion, Dating, Politics, Proselytizing, Shopping (OT). Happy April Fool's!
E3 2011 Sony Conference Attendee
Demystifying rumors and speculation, one E3 at a time. I watched the Sony E3 2011 press conference during the week of E3, and am a better person for it.
E3 2011 Nintendo Conference Attendee
Another E3, another hardware announcement. I watched the Nintendo E3 2011 press conference during the week of E3, and am a better person for it.
Hey look, it's a totally original dude wearing armor. With a huge gun and a helmet (a visor?). And he's riding a unicorn. This user was granted this magical emblem for not having any of their user profile images hosted on untrusted websites during The Great Purge of March 2013.


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The 5 December 2013 live broadcast of The Sound of Music became a ratings giant despite withering reviews from armchair critics everywhere. "Hate watchers" Twittered their derision with relish, while NBC laughed all the way to the bank. What was the draw? Country singing sensation Carrie Underwood as Maria? The inexhaustible popularity of Music? The fact it was live? All three? Something else?
In being attack-proof, it strongly evoked the past. The cherished 1965 film was greeted similarly in its day. Critics then held their noses while it became the biggest moneymaker in film history. The similarities don't end there, for NBC is planning another new production of an old musical for holiday time 2014. "I think we can do this again — and again and again," NBC Entertainment Chairman Robert Greenblatt told The New York Times. "There may be a little bit of a phenomenon to the first one of these. Who knows what happens Year 2, 3, or 4?"
The network would be well advised to revisit what happened to musicals after the film industry went searching for the next Sound of Music in the late 1960s. The results were not pretty. In fact, they nearly bankrupted the American film industry. The stakes are not as high this time, but history need not repeat itself. NBC has a rare opportunity to reestablish the classic American book musical as a widely enjoyed and broadly shared cultural experience.
Let's open the piano bench and see what's there. Below, in no order, is a list of ten possible follow-ups to The Sound of Music:
1. The Music Man – The ultimate in Americana cornball fun, this musical is filled with fiendishly clever, hummable tunes while imparting a powerful message of love, community, and redemption. Just try to keep your eyes dry as little Winthrop finds his voice.
2. My Fair Lady – The flagship of the Lerner and Loewe fleet is much more interior than The Sound of Music, rendering it well suited for a television sound stage. There's that tricky ending in defiance of source George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion that might not settle as well as it did when MFL premiered in 1956. Perhaps this time Henry Higgins doesn't have to be such an S.O.B.
3. Show Boat – Like The Music Man, Show Boat is a big thick slice of the US of A. Given it's almost 90 years old, the mature storytelling and unblinking look at miscegenation may surprise. And then there are those evergreen songs – "Make Believe," "Ol' Man River," and "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man." The magnificent but oft-excised choral number "Mis'ry's Comin' Aroun'" makes a stunning revelation.
4. South Pacific – A gifted production designer could have fun reimagining tropical Eden for "Some Enchanted Evening" and "Bali Ha'i." The 2008 New York revival kept the strains of racism found in the 1948 original, rendering it both historic and timely. Why not do likewise for television and incite chat room buzzing?
5. Guys and Dolls – This show has a great diamond-hard shell and a driving New York pulse to it. The love stories are brash, the characters are colorful and sassy, and the Frank Loesser songs ("Luck Be a Lady," "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat," "Guys and Dolls," and more) just can't be beat.
6. Camelot – The film adaptation blew the simple triangular love story all out of proportion. This could be a worthwhile study of good intentions gone horribly wrong. Confront the fatal flaws of Lancelot and Arthur, and sex up Guenevere. Make her a plausible agent in the toppling of a great social experiment.
7. Funny Girl – Perfect for a new belter of the Streisand mold who already has a television following, say Megan Hilty (Smash) or Lea Michele (Glee). Folks would tune in to play the comparison game much as they did for The Sound of Music. Anyone who dares interpret "Don't Rain on My Parade" and "People" on her own terms has guts.
8. Man of La Mancha – The somewhat forgotten La Mancha needs great show voices to breathe life into its challenging score. Perhaps an intimate television production could approximate the reported magic of its original stage production.
9. West Side Story – Does a remounting of West Side Story need any justification? Okay, here's one. As good as the 1961 film is, there is an opportunity to fix a few of its deficiencies, such as rampant dubbing and white singer-dancers in brown face.
10. Mame – If Funny Girl showcases a new female talent, Mame showcases a mature one. Its messages of "life is a banquet" and "open a new window" never go out of style, and the rousing "We Need a Little Christmas" lifts the spirits as it fits the season.
Below is a playlist of assorted songs from these musicals.


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YREKA – On Tuesday morning, authorities finished an autopsy on the apparent homicide victim discovered in the north Yreka Creek area on July 9, said Yreka Police Department Lt. Dave Gamache.
The male victim's next-of-kin has yet to be been notified. Therefore, Gamache said the department is not releasing his identity at this time.
The autopsy was conducted at the Oregon State Police Headquarters in Central Point. Gamache stated the death has not officially been ruled a homicide, though it is being investigated as a murder.
Police are working with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and California Department of Justice, and authorities are questioning persons of interest. Gamache noted that no arrests have been made.
Anyone with information about this crime is urged to call Yreka Police Department detective Nick Friden at 841-2313 or 841-2300.


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Amos n' Andy – Check and Double Check (1930)
CategoriesComedy Free Classic Movies
The first Amos n' Andy film. Amos n Andy creators Gosden and Correll were white actors familiar with minstrel traditions. They met in Durham, North Carolina in 1920, and by the fall of 1925, they were performing nightly song-and-patter routines on the Chicago Tribune's station WGN. Since the Tribune syndicated Sidney Smith's popular comic strip The Gumps, which had successfully introduced the concept of daily continuity, WGN executive Ben McCanna thought the notion of a serialized drama could also work on radio. He suggested to Gosden and Correll that they adapt The Gumps to radio. They instead proposed a series about "a couple of colored characters" and borrowed certain elements of The Gumps. Their new series, Sam 'n' Henry, began January 12, 1926, fascinating radio listeners throughout the Midwest. That series became popular enough that in late 1927 Gosden and Correll requested that it be distributed to other stations on phonograph records in a "chainless chain" concept that would have been the first use of radio syndication as we know it today.


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Armored Coaxial Cable Assemblies Up to 20 GHz Unveiled by Fairview Microwave
Allen, TX Febuary 08, 2014 -- Fairview Microwave, Inc. a preeminent supplier of on-demand microwave and RF components, introduces a new line of armored coaxial test cables which are designed to withstand punishing environments such as production line testing and continual in-the-field use.
The new armored cables from Fairview can be ordered with SMA or N-Type connectors which are constructed of rugged stainless steel. The SMA test cables are designed to operate to 20 GHz and the N-Type test cables operate to 18 GHz. The strong interface between the connector and armoring, along with the strain-relief booting, increase the overall performance and longevity of the cable assembly. Fairview's armored test cables are built using a triple shielded coax with an expanded PTFE dielectric.
Despite having a durable stainless steel jacket, Fairview's new armored cables are manufactured with a flexible coaxial cable allowing it to bend and flex repeatedly without degrading the electrical signal. The armored assemblies from Fairview Microwave can be purchased in several standard lengths from 24 to 60 inches. Other lengths, including metric, are also available upon request.
"RF test cables can undergo tremendous strain due to frequent bending, stretching and twisting during normal use", explains Greg Arnold, Technical Sales Manager at Fairview Microwave. "Fairview's new armored test cables utilize a rugged outer construction, specially designed to endure the physical stress associated with heavy torquing and potential crush conditions. They are the perfect solution for applications ranging from high-traffic production environments and outdoor antenna ranges to shipboard/flight line and antenna/base station testing."
Fairview's new armored test cables are in-stock and available to ship today. You can view the complete offering of armored RF test cables from Fairview Microwave by visiting the test cable sections at http://www.fairviewmicrowave.com/microwave_rf_cables.htm. For additional information, Fairview can be contacted at +1-972-649-6678.
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A leading supplier of on-demand RF and microwave products since 1992, Fairview Microwave offers immediate delivery of RF components including attenuators, adapters, coaxial cable assemblies, connectors, terminations and much more. All products are shipped same-day from the company's ISO 9001:2008 certified production facilities in Allen, Texas.
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History of Athenry Golf Club
The history of golf in Athenry probably began before 1902 but there is little evidence to indicate this except that some organisation must have existed prior to the Athenry Golf Club affiliating to the Royal and Ancient Golf Club in St. Andrews, Scotland. The first reference to golf in Athenry was in The Golfing Annual 1907/08 which lists November 1904 as the foundation date. However, the record was corrected in 1910 in The Irish Golfer's Guide (William H. Gibson) which gives 1902 as the year of institution. Athenry Golf Club was affiliated to the Golfing Union of Ireland in 1929.
Evidence indicates the first actual golf course located in Athenry was situated in Rockfield. The course was a parkland nine hole golf course. This land was originally owned by the Concannon family. The Concannon family came to Rockfield around the turn of the twentieth century. The family had made their money on the stock exchange and were also associated with the Dublin City Tram Company. Jim Cassidy from Clamper Park, who died in the mid 60's, worked for the Concannon family. Jim looked after the greens and the tee-boxes and occasionally caddied for the Concannon family or any visitors that came to play in Rockfield. However, in 1939 the Blythe family bought the lands at Rockfield and moved into their new home in 1940. At this point the Club was no longer located in Rockfield.
The first actual records of golf in Athenry are from the period when the course was located in Cullairbawn and Park. Local descriptions would have the course located in 'Raheen', however the actual town land was called Cullairbawn and Park. The land used for the golf course belonged to three land owners. Pat Holland provided approximately 20 acres in Cullairbawn and both Tom Coyne and Michael Coyne provided 12 acres each in Park. Dan Delaney, who had worked for the Concannon family in Rockfield, worked on the construction of the new greens and tee boxes in Cullairbawn and Park.
Early records from the Irish Golfer's Guide indicated that golf was not permitted on Sundays and that the club was not affiliated. Irish Golfer Guide observed that the course was 'laid out on dry limestone soil. The hazards were natural. Two ranges of low hills intersected the course in such a way as to permit the laying out of a very enjoyable links. The greens were undulating, and bore favourable comparison with those of any other Irish inland course'. The course measured 2,353 yards. The Cullairbawn and Park course survived until 1952 when the lease was not renewed.
Athenry Golf Club moved to its third home in Mounbawn in 1952. The land in Mounbawn was own by the Dobbyn family. The course was built on similar lands to the Cullairbawn and Park course except for the land was not as hilly in Mounbawn. An interesting feature of the Mounbawn course was the number of walls crossing the fairways. A new clubhouse was erected in 1958. The clubhouse was composed of an extra building from the Hanger Ballroom in Salthill. The floor for the new clubhouse came from Dunsandle House in Co. Galway. The membership of the club grew steadily over the next two decades. However, the increased membership were shocked in 1977 when the lease of the land was lost.
In 1977, under the captaincy of Willie Higgins many important steps were taken to ensure the future of club. During the 1977 season Mountbellew Golf Club provided Athenry Golf Club with the use of their golfing facilities. For this reason Athenry Golf Club became known as the 'Nomads' during the 1977 season. It was ironic that Athenry Golf Club should win its first major trophy, The Connacht Shield, during the 1977 season.
In September 1977 a suitable site was identified in Palmerstown by Sean Ward, who was co-opted onto the committee earlier in the year to help source potential lands for the Golf Club. This land was owned by two brothers, Dennis and Sonny Conneely. In November of 1977, after many long discussions between the two brothers, Sean Ward and Willie Higgins, an 21 year lease agreement was agreed. In 1978, under the captaincy of John Murphy the development of the course began. Many different fundraising events, such as a special club draw at the suggestion of Jimmy Reilly and a Poker Classic was held during the Galway Races in the Salthill Hotel, took place to finance the development work. John Murphy's captain's prize in 1978 was the first to be played on the present site and was played over 6 holes. The final three holes of the nine hole course were completed in 1979.
In 1980 was another breakthrough year in the development of Athenry Golf Club. The first major development was when Willie Higgins re-negotiated the agreement with the Conneely brothers. The agreement was changed from a lease agreement to a lease to buy agreement. This proved to be a significant agreement since it copper-fastened the club's title to the land. The other major development in 1980, was the construction of a new clubhouse on the Palmerstown lands. Over the next seven years the club consolidate its new position and attracted new members from Athenry, Oranmore, Clarenbridge, Carnmore and Galway City.
In 1988 under the guidance of Luke Glynn, Club Captain, the club undertook another major redevelopment. The membership took the decision to buy some of the adjacent land and to extend the course to 18 holes. The following year, 1989, saw the opening of the new 18 hole course. The course was officially opened in October 1991, with members treated to an exhibition of golf from Christy O'Connor, Christy O'Connor Jnr, Eamon Darcy and Paddy McGuirk.


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Infragistics has announced availability of Quince, a free, interactive UX patterns catalog and community resource to build user interfaces. Quince, Infragistics' resource specifically focused on giving developers guidance to create exceptional user experiences, allows UX pattern discovery, usage and understanding.
"We're using the knowledge we've gained to help developers and designers employ best UX practices. This empowers them to build UIs that are easy-to-use, intuitive, logically organized and look great making those applications much more likely to be accepted, used and subsequently successful in the marketplace," said Dean Guida, CEO of Infragistics. "User Experience is a key market differentiator and with Quince, developers can continually improve their UX design skills and the experience of the software that they create."
Quince, built on top of Microsoft's Silverlight technology, is launching with over 90 of the most commonly used UX patterns. Through Quince, Infragistics has created a community focused on creating exceptional UX where developers can go to see what other developers are doing, share UI designs, provide feedback, and the like.
There are no fees associated with Quince, but to participate in the community features, developers can register.
"Quince is about providing more than a 'box of tools' and instead helps developers create an experience that is visually stunning and compelling for the end user," added Guida.


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The Mapleson Cylinders - Program Notes
|Mancinelli: ERO E LEANDRO
Luigi Mancinelli, principal conductor of the Metropolitan's Italian repertory for many seasons, was also a composer; his most widely-performed opera was Ero e Leandro, with a libretto by no less than Arrigo Boito, first performed in a concert version at England's Norwich Festival in 1896 and staged in Madrid the following year. The Met programmed Ero in two seasons, with two performances in each: 1898-99 (with Eames, Saléza, and Plançon) and 1902-03 (with Gadski, De Marchi, and Edouard De Reszke); Mancinelli himself conducted on both occasions.
Act II: Peána chorus excerpts:
(a) "[Il cantico dell'or]gie! Peána!" ... "Peána! Peána!"
(b) "Peána! O Venere! O Adone!" ...to end of act
Edouard De Reszke (bs), Ariofarne
Metropolitan Opera Chorus & Orchestra--
Luigi Mancinelli
March 4 and/or 14 (matinee), 1903
[Undated slip with (a); the dates given were the only performances of the work in the Mapleson years. All three Ero cylinders were recorded at the same speed, and they probably stem from the same performance.]
Leandro (Leander), an athlete and poet, is in love with Ero (Hero), a priestess of Aphrodite. In the opera's second act, the archon Ariofarne, also in love with Ero, claims that he has been ordered by an oracle to reestablish an ancient service in a seaside town, and consecrates Ero to the duty of signalling the approach of storms, so that rituals may be undertaken to appease the angry waters. He then offers to release her from this if she will love him, but Ero refuses. Leandro, who threatens Ariofarne, is banished to Asia, on the opposite shore of the Hellespont, and Ero takes the solemn oath of service, swearing to remain virginally pure. At the end of the act, the moon is rising and Ariofarne signals the start of Aphrodisian orgies, represented by a fugal chorus that one critic in 1899 thought "the result, undoubtedly, of the composer's admiration for the splendid mastership shown in the score of Verdi's 'Falstaff." Only about twelve measures are missing between Mapleson's two cylinders from this chorus.
[La luna sorge,
rimbombi alfine il cantico dell'or]gie! ( The moon rises, its rays shine on the orgies, contrasting with the light of the lamps and torches. Ero, draped in a silver veil, stands at the altar during these revels. )
Peána! Peána! S'afferri la coppa
che il seno di Venere fremendo plasmň! ( These lines are developed in a four-part fugal exposition. Here, and throughout, subsidiary parts continually shout "Peána!" )
Peána! S'afferri la coppa!
Peána! che il seno di Venere fremendo plasmň! ecc. ( These lines are sung quickly, in unison. )
Gia l'orma che impresse l'olimpica poppa
d'aromi e di vivido liquor si colmň! ( These two lines are developed in a four-part fugal exposition. )
Beviam, tutto č cenere--Peána!
Beviam, delirio e canzone--Peána!
fuggevole e vana--Peána! ( These lines are introduced by the basses, then treated contrapuntally. )
Peána! Peána! ecc.
Peána! Peána! Peŕna!
O Venere! O Adone! ecc.
Peána! Peána! ecc.
The moon is rising,
now at last shout forth the orgiastic anthem! ( The moon rises, its rays shine on the orgies, contrasting with the light of the lamps and torches. Ero, draped in a silver veil, stands at the altar during these revels. )
Praise! Praise! Now raise the goblet
that the breast of Venus tremblingly formed! ( These lines are developed in a four-part fugal exposition. Here, and throughout, subsidiary parts continually shout "Peána!" )
Praise! Now raise the goblet!
Praise! that the breast of Venus tremblingly formed! ( These lines are sung quickly, in unison. )
Already the bowl shaped by the Olympian nipple
is filled with aromas and vivid liquids! ( These two lines are developed in a four-part fugal exposition. )
Let us drink, all is ashes--Praise!
Let us drink, delirium and song--Praise!
fleeting and vain--Praise! ( These lines are introduced by the basses, then treated contrapuntally. )
Praise! Praise! etc.
Praise! Praise! Praise!
O Venus! O Adonis! etc.
Praise! Praise! etc.
Act III: Cade una stella excerpt: "[io lo scerno] giŕ coll' acuitŕ"..."Splendi, [splendi!...]"
Johanna Gadski (s), Ero
Metropolitan Opera Orchestra--Luigi Mancinelli
March 4 or 14 (matinee), 1903
[Dating as above.]
In Act III, Ero is at her post in a tower, and she sees a vision of Leandro swimming to her across the Hellespont.
[Cade una stella!
E il mio Leandro che si getta in mare!
Ecco...io lo scerno] giŕ coll' acuitŕ
pupilla del pensier: al lido ei move.
O visďon! dalle amorose membra
con ambidue le man si tragge il manto
e al capo il si ravvolge e dalla sponda
si spinge in mezzo ai flutti. O quella stella
mi presagiva il ver. ( She looks at the water clock, takes the torch, and turns to the window. )
Consunta č l'ora.
Venga la face, ardo pur io con essa.
Splendi, splendi! erma facella,
all'occulto nuotator,
come faro, come stella,
sull'oceano dell'amor.
Splendi, splendi! e nelle amare
spume versi ambrosia il ciel,
e diventi dolci il mare
dove passa il mio fedel.
Splendi, [splendi!...]
A star is falling!
'Tis my Leandro, who jumps into the sea!
There he is...I see him already with the sharp
inner eye of thought: to the shore he moves.
O vision! From amorous limbs
with both his hands he removes his mantle,
and wraps it round his head, and from the shore
throws himself amid the waves. Oh, that star
foretold me the truth. ( She looks at the water clock, takes the torch, and turns to the window. )
'Tis now the hour.
Come, torch, to light him; my soul, too, is burning.
Shine, shine! hermic lantern,
to the mysterious swimmer,
like a beacon, like a star,
over the ocean of love.
Shine, shine! while over the hateful
foam the heavens pour ambrosia
and the sea becomes calm
over which my faithful one passes.
Shine, shine!...