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Welcome to AllTrucking.com, your source for finding the information you need to succeed in the trucking industry. Whether you are looking for truck driving jobs or want to learn how to earn your CDL, you're in good hands when you come to us. AllTrucking.com has been registered since 2005, and we have a long history of delivering the information you need. From truck driving jobs to truck driving schools, we offer a quick and easy way to find what you need.
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AllTrucking.com is an industry leader for several reason: we have the most up-to-date information available, we have trucking veterans on staff that help us deliver the information you need, and our number one goal is serving you. Our website is one of the most extensive in the industry, with CDL jobs and schools from all over the country. We have helped thousands of people from all over the U.S. start and grow their trucking careers - and we're excited to help you next!
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We have many goals here at AllTrucking.com, but all of them have one thing in common: You. We know how exciting and overwhelming it can be to begin the process of going back to school, or looking for just the right job. From finding a school and getting financial aid to your job search, we're here to help you navigate the trucking industry.
Our first goal is to help you find the right school to get the license you need to fare well in the trucking industry. The fields of trucking and diesel technology are closely linked, so we offer information on both degrees and careers. We want you to be fully informed throughout the school selection process, so we allow you to contact trucking schools right from our site. You can also find out what the average tuition cost is in your state, the average scholarship award, and the average loan amount. Our easy-to-use maps show you exactly where each school is located in your state.
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About two weeks ago, I published an article here on BYTE on how Plaxo's services were broken. In summary, I cited these problems:
Some of these are clearly in conflict with Plaxo's product claims. Some are just not the way synchronization should work and what I, and a lot of other premium customers, pay for. I have some interesting news to report.
After the article published, I was contacted by Preston Smalley, Plaxo's general manager. We had two meetings over the last two weeks and I'm pleased to say I have some good news to report. Preston was frank, honest, and straightforward with me. I'm going to break this down as succinctly as I can, as we covered a lot of ground.
While Preston and I were speaking of Plaxo's products, we also touched on Plaxo's Personal Assistant service, which is supposed to scan your address book data and then offer suggestions for updates that it finds from available third-party data sources. The service is just about a year old, and Plaxo is making some really wonderful changes to it to help make it more accurate and more proactive. I had the changes applied to my account, and it offered suggestions to 5% of my total contacts. If you're a Personal Assistant customer, you should see the changes hitting your account over the next few weeks.
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In the previous post of our twelve-part blog series on the Top 10 Technology Trends for advisors and their partners, we discussed outsourcing to find the right or inexpensive resource or person for a specific task. The last trend we will discuss in this post is Big Data.
The Big Data trend is the explosion of the amount of data available in both structured and unstructured formats. The key characteristic is around the challenge of sorting and analyzing the data so that meaningful insights can be gleaned.
One of the challenges with this trend is the amount of data that a firm can now collect. Literally everything done on your website and with your digital resources—whether by clients, prospects, employees, and/or business partners—can be tracked. There is a tendency for executives and advisors to want to track everything because there is an assumption that if you have the information, you can use it to make better business decisions. As we all know, there is a large gap between people having access to data sets and those who are able to translate that data into actionable insights that can then be used to change behavior to create a business advantage.
Don't get bogged down in the Big Data trend. Rather, start first by taking a critical look at what information you would like to have and how that information would help you make better decisions. How can you turn information into knowledge that, when acted upon, can help you achieve a specific business objective? By knowing what you want to achieve first and envisioning how your business would be different if you had the right information, you can then make a better decision on what data to track, how much of it to keep, and how it will be analyzed.
According to IBM, there are three dimensions to Big Data: Volume, Velocity and Variety.
- Volume refers to the amount of data available. There has been more digital data created in the last decade than there was in the previous million years combined!
- Velocity is how quickly data is captured and the rate at which it is captured. Services like Twitter are creating an amazing amount of data. According to CNNMoney, Twitter revealed there was more than 10 million Olympic Tweets sent during the recently concluded London games. Twitter says the Tweet volume is about 100 times what it saw during the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
- Variety is the various types of data that are being captured. These can include: text, sensor data, audio, video, click streams, log files, texts etc. Historically, information from unstructured data like video and audio was very hard to capture and analyze, but with newer data analysis tools, unstructured data can now be sorted and analyzed. The growth of the types of information that can now be captured is also staggering. Because of this, according to Cisco, global IP traffic will increase threefold over the next five years. Overall, IP traffic will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 29% from 2011 to 2016.
The other key aspect of the Big Data trend? Just because you have the data doesn't mean you have the computing software and hardware power to look at it.
Yes, it is true that there is more computing power in your smart phone today than there was in all of the supercomputers that put the late Neal Armstrong on the moon. However, with millions and sometimes billions of data points to sift through and manage, even the most powerful desktop computer probably doesn't have what is necessary to make sense of many reams of data. Thus, the Big Data trend is directly interrelated with the previously addressed trends of increased computer storage and cloud-based computing (all part of our Top 10 Tech trends for advisors and their partners). To take advantage of Big Data, you're likely going to need to invest in cloud-based storage and computing services.
As you think about these trends, keep in mind that each represents an opportunity and an equal challenge. However, any growing pains will be worth it in the long term, as each trend represents new opportunities for your firm to increase revenue, become more efficient, and better serve clients. Keep these trends in mind as you plan for your business, and ask yourself which ones are relevant to you and how you might best implement them to achieve your personal and business objectives.
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A 5-year-old Dallas boy is in the hospital after being accidentally shot by his 13-year-old sibling, according to police.
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"It appears at this time that the 13-year-old accidentally shot the 5-year-old," said Mitchell in a press release. "The homeowner was home at the time but was in another area of the residence."
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Quick Take for Tuesday, March 3, 2009
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ABC Sees its Strongest Tuesday in 6 Weeks in Total Viewers and Adults 18-49, Up by 1.6 Million Viewers and by 35% in Young Adults Over Year-Ago Night
"The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" Wins the 10 o'clock Hour in Viewers and Adults 18-49, Posting ABC's Best Numbers in the Hour Since November
"After the Final Rose, Part 2" Stands as ABC's Top 10pm Telecast on the Night in Viewers and Adults 18-49 in 15 Months and in Nearly 8 Years in Women 18-34
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ABC�s Tuesday lineup attracted 6.6 million viewers and a 2.3 rating, 6 share in Adults 18-49, posting the Net's highest numbers on the night in 6 weeks � since 1/20/09. Continuing to show year-to-year improvements, ABC was up by 1.6 million viewers and by 35% in Adults 18-49 over the same night last year (5.0 million & 1.7/4 on 3/4/08). In fact, ABC has been up or even over the same Tuesday last year in the key young adult demo for the last 9 weeks, since "American Idol-Tuesday" premiered.
"The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" (10:00-11:00 p.m.)
Similar to Part 1 that aired the previous night, "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" won the 10 o'clock hour in Total Viewers (10.9 million) and across all key Adults demographics: Adults 18-34 (3.5/10), Adults 18-49 (4.0/11) and Adults 25-54 (4.5/11). "Part 2" posted the Net's best numbers in the hour in over 3 months � since 11/25/08. In addition, "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" stood as the No. 2 program of the night across the Adults demo, behind only Fox's "American Idol."
� "The Bachelor: After the Final Rose, Part 2" drew ABC's best numbers for a 10:00 p.m. Tuesday telecast in viewers and young adults in 15 months � since 11/20/07. It was ABC's highest Tuesday 10:00 p.m. telecast in its core Women 18-34 demo in nearly 8 years � since 5/22/01.
A note about increasing DVR penetration and year-to-year rating comparisons: Year-to-year rating comparisons based on the Live + Same Day data stream are distorted by the level of DVR penetration in the Nielsen sample, which has jumped up to 30% currently, from 23% at the same point in 2008. More viewers are watching shows on their own timetables, which may not be reflected in the overnight next day numbers. The only truly valid year-to-year comparison would be one based on the Live + 7 Day metric, once those stats are released by Nielsen.
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Prada continues to implement its made-to-order service, this time by enabling clients to customize their belts. Python, crocodile, suede, calfskin and patent leather are the materials available in numerous colors, which can be latched onto metal buckles with aged silver or gold finishes and semiprecious stones. Personalizing your waist requires a two-month wait and prices are available only on request. The service will be initially available in Prada stores in Milan, Paris and London, plus beach resorts such as Capri, Sardinia's Porto Cervo and Forte dei Marmi in Tuscany.
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Allen masters multiple innings for Tribe's 'pen
CLEVELAND -- In his last three trips to the mound, reliever Cody Allen has picked up two holds and a save.
During the process of closing out the Indians' 3-0 win over the Royals on Friday, Allen allowed two hits and one walk, but no runs. He also had three strikeouts, giving Allen 52 punchouts on the season. Through 39 2/3 innings over 40 appearances, Allen has a 2.27 ERA, five holds and two saves in four opportunities.
"I think he always handles himself fine," manager Terry Francona said. "I thought he made it a little harder than he needed to [on Friday]. In his defense, that ninth inning ... you're out there kind of on your own. He threw a lot of pitches, but all his pitches, they were fastballs over 96 [mph], breaking balls that were either in the zone, out of the zone. And when you get to a point in the game where one hit can tie you or beat you, you have to pitch a little differently. And he never gave in and got the last out."
With regular closer Chris Perez unavailable due to his recent workload, Allen knew it was a possibility that he'd pitch the ninth inning on Friday, though he figured the job would go to Joe Smith. Francona has gone to Smith a lot lately, too, and the manager thought Allen would be better prepared to handle a long inning.
In racking up his 52nd strikeout, Allen moved into a tie for fifth place on the list of Indians relievers with the most strikeouts in the first half since 1916. He's also averaging 11.8 strikeouts per nine innings, which is the fifth-best rate for a Tribe reliever in the first half over that same span.
Among Tribe relievers with 25 appearances, Allen has the lowest ERA and the most strikeouts. He's 4-1, while having allowed five home runs and 13 walks.
The only inning Allen hasn't pitched in this season is the first. He has made 18 appearances and thrown 12 2/3 innings during the seventh, the frame he's appeared in most. On Friday, Allen pitched in the ninth inning for the fifth time this season.
"I still honestly believe that three outs is three outs and an inning is an inning," Allen said. "Granted, their approaches change a little bit later in the game, because they're trying to manufacture runs. But, I feel comfortable out there. I felt comfortable out there the first time. I feel comfortable in the sixth. I feel comfortable in the seventh. I feel comfortable in the ninth."


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Network Working Group K. McCloghrie Request for Comments: 2934 cisco Systems Category: Experimental D. Farinacci Procket Networks D. Thaler Microsoft B. Fenner AT&T Labs October 2000 Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4 Status of this Memo This memo defines an Experimental Protocol for the Internet community. It does not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Discussion and suggestions for improvement are requested. Distribution of this memo is unlimited. Copyright Notice Copyright (C) The Internet Society (2000). All Rights Reserved. Abstract This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol for IPv4. Table of Contents 1 Introduction ................................................. 2 2 The SNMP Network Management Framework ........................ 2 3 Overview ..................................................... 3 4 Definitions .................................................. 4 5 Security Considerations ...................................... 22 6 Intellectual Property Notice ................................. 23 7 Acknowledgements ............................................. 23 8 Authors' Addresses ........................................... 24 9 References ................................................... 24 10 Full Copyright Statement .................................... 27 McCloghrie, et al. Experimental [Page 1] RFC 2934 Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4 October 2000 1. Introduction This memo defines a portion of the Management Information Base (MIB) for use with network management protocols in the Internet community. In particular, it describes managed objects used for managing the Protocol Independent Multicast (PIM) protocol [16,17,18,19]. This MIB module is applicable to IPv4 multicast routers which implement PIM. This MIB does not support management of PIM for other address families, including IPv6. Such management may be supported by other MIBs. 2. The SNMP Network Management Framework The SNMP Management Framework presently consists of five major components: o An overall architecture, described in RFC 2271 [1]. o Mechanisms for describing and naming objects and events for the purpose of management. The first version of this Structure of Management Information (SMI) is called SMIv1 and described in STD 16, RFC 1155 [2], STD 16, RFC 1212 [3] and RFC 1215 [4]. The second version, called SMIv2, is described in STD 58, RFC 2578 [5], STD 58, RFC 2579 [6] and STD 58, RFC 2580 [7]. o Message protocols for transferring management information. The first version of the SNMP message protocol is called SNMPv1 and described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [8]. A second version of the SNMP message protocol, which is not an Internet standards track protocol, is called SNMPv2c and described in RFC 1901 [9] and RFC 1906 [10]. The third version of the message protocol is called SNMPv3 and described in RFC 1906 [10], RFC 2572 [11] and RFC 2574 [12]. o Protocol operations for accessing management information. The first set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is described in STD 15, RFC 1157 [8]. A second set of protocol operations and associated PDU formats is described in RFC 1905 [13]. o A set of fundamental applications described in RFC 2573 [14] and the view-based access control mechanism described in RFC 2575 [15]. Managed objects are accessed via a virtual information store, termed the Management Information Base or MIB. Objects in the MIB are defined using the mechanisms defined in the SMI. McCloghrie, et al. Experimental [Page 2] RFC 2934 Protocol Independent Multicast MIB for IPv4 October 2000 This memo specifies a MIB module that is compliant to the SMIv2. A MIB conforming to the SMIv1 can be produced through the appropriate translations. The resulting translated MIB must be semantically equivalent, except where objects or events are omitted because no translation is possible (use of Counter64). Some machine readableShow full document text


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NUTRILITE Triple Guard Echinacea (60 tab)
NUTRILITE Triple Guard Echinacea supports general well-being. It consists of three distinctive forms of Echinacea, a herb from North America that protects you from the effects of seasonal changes.
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Arctic Ice Chart, April 10, 1972
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- This polygon shapefile contains ice observations in the Arctic region for April 10, 1972. This layer is part of the Arctic Climate System (ACSYS) Historical Ice Chart Archive. The earliest chart in the data set comes from 1553, when Sir Hugh Willoughby and Richard Chancellor, commanders of two expeditions sent out by the Company of Merchant Adventurers, recorded their observations of the ice edge. Early charts are irregular and infrequent, reflecting the remoteness and hostility of the region. The frequency of observations generally increases over time, as the economic and strategic importance of the Arctic grew, along with the ability to access, observe and record information on sea ice. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute in Tromsø used a combination of satellite imagery and in situ observations to produce daily digital charts each working day. These show not only the ice edge, but also detailed information on the range of sea ice concentrations and ice types. The Norwegian Meteorological Institute is continuing this series, and more recent charts may be obtained from this source.The ACSYS Historical Ice Chart Archive presents historical sea-ice observations in the Arctic region between 30ºW and 70ºE. The earliest chart dates from 1553, and the most recent from December 2002.
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- Arctic Climate System (ACSYS)
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Introducing their incredible new 475 metre long indoor go kart facility, which features an amazing three storey high race track!
Their European style indoor hire kart track features a huge ramps, cambered turns, tunnels, esses, hairpins and sweepers. Their unique track surface is designed by Slideways Go Karting Australia and is like no other in the southern hemisphere, allowing the karts to drift and get Slideways! It also means it takes some skill to achieve a good lap time using smooth steering, throttle and brake control, designed for heart pumping racing action.
Slideways Go Karting Gold Coast is conveniently located just 15 minutes from Surfers Paradise and Broadbeach, right beside the M1 Motorway at 10 Spencer Road Nerang, providing easy access from all areas of the Gold Coast, Brisbane and Logan regions.
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Interesting facts about Adelaide
The sophisticated and cosmopolitan city of Adelaide is the capital of South Australia. Fly to Adelaide with Cathay Pacific and enjoy extra
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Explore the historic art galleries and museums, including the Migration Museum and the Art Gallery of South Australia, which dates back to 1881. Take a tram ride to Glenelg or Henley Beach, just two of the beautiful beaches of Adelaide. If you are looking for more serenity, head out to Kangaroo Island for pristine beaches and abundant native wildlife. Adelaide is the gateway to South Australia's premier wine region, so visit wineries and vineyards offering wine tastings. Head to the Adelaide Central Markets for an impressive gastronomic experience.
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We've done it! Here's the release of Morroblivion in Tamriel, a mod made for Morroblivion that allows you, yes you, to travel on foot from Cyrodiil to the Vvardenfell of Morroblivion! (See map)
Pictures of mournhold found here.
Check the bottom of this thread to see how we're currently trying to improve it. (Like matching the your place in the two worlds more closely).
And yes, you walk North East over the mountains by Cheydenhall, over the heightmap of mainland morrowind, swim in the Inner Sea, hit a load screen when you get close to Vvardenfell, find yourself still in the sea, and swim to Seyda Neen in Morroblivion. You can enter and leave from any side, in either worldspace.
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This mod allows you to walk and swim, or fast travel, from Cyrodiil to the Vvardenfell of Morroblivion. You can enter and leave from any side, in either world space.
How cool would it be if you could travel on foot/ horse to Morrowind? How cool would it be if you could walk say, from Cheydinhal, over the Morrowind hieghtmap, swim the channel, and arrive in Vvardenfell? How cool would it be to pop open your map and fast travel from Anvil straight to Balmora or Sadrith Mora? I usually swim to Solstheim instead of taking a boat my first trip (and then map fast travel from then on). It's cool to see it connected to Vvardenfell; it roots the game more in that world.
This mod does just that. Walk north east out of Cheydinhal. Keep walking. Over the mountains and through the Silgrad Tower area. Then into the Inner Sea, and BAM, you hit a load screen, right there in the water. BAM. You seem to be in the same place, but something feels different. You keep swimming north east and arrive in Seyda Neen. It's the living breathing Seyda Neen of Morroblivion. Congratulations, you just traveled all the way from Cyrodiil to Vvardenfell, on foot! And if that isn't enough, turn around and make the journey right back, or pass through Vvardenfell and keep traveling west. After that, you can fast travel from Tamriel, straight in to almost any of the main cities of Vvardenfell that you've found during your stay in Vvardenfell. (You will see two load screens, of course).
Basically, in techno-speak: Morroblivion's Vvardenfell (the island Morrowind took place on) is in its own world space, called 'wrldmorrowind'. When your in Cyrodiil, or walking around on the cool Tamriel Heightmaps, you're in the world space called 'tamriel'. When you get so close to the heightmap of Vvardenfell in the Tamriel world space, this mod teleports you to the equivalent area in the Morroblivion world space. And vice-versa. This allows you to be able to walk to and from Morroblivion's Morrowind, without moving the whole thing into another world space, which would cause countless problems.
The fast travel icons are just fast travel icons. They send you to a place in Tamriel that is lined up with that city in Morrowind. Then the script snatches you up and moves you to the Morrowind city. When you fast travel you'll load once, quickly see a glimpse of the Vvardenfell in Tamriel LOD, and then hit a second load screen as you move into Morrowind.
See Images. This optional file changes the Morroblivion world map so that you can see the land surrounding Vvardenfell. It combines the Standard map from my HD Morroblivion Maps (http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=38914) and Kiwi Hawk's Tamriel Map (http://www.tesnexus.com/downloads/file.php?id=30875). It includes a texture file and an esp. It is the same quality as my Standard map, and should be used instead of my other map mods (because whichever map mod loads last will overwrite the others.) It is compatible with Dynamic Map.
The Morroblivion in Tamriel GPS mod is for testing. It's independent of the main file and can be run with or without it. When run it gives you a GPS spell. When cast the spell tells you the players x, and y world positions in both Tamriel and Wrldmorrowind. It also allows you to teleport to those coordinates in the other world space. This is really nice for testing purposes and diagnostics. (It's how I made the fast travel icons.
Please contact me with any ideas you have to improve the mod or any bugs you find that can be directly traced to this mod. Thanks!
Have a working copy of Morroblivion. Make sure Tamriel Heightmap is installed. OBSE is used to make sure the weather doesn't change when you change worldspaces. Check the boxes for 'Tamriel.esp', 'Morrowind_ob.esm', and 'Dynamic Map.esp' if you're using it. (If not make sure you have Kiwi Hawk's map installed!) Then Check the box for this mod, 'AK-Morroblivion in Tamriel.esp' and if you're using it "AK- Mournhold in Tamriel.esp".
Now, if you don't install Dynamic Map or Kiwi Hawks Tamriel Ingame Map (which is an optional file on the Tamriel Heightmaps' page), then when you leave Cyrodiil you'll just be off the world map and have no idea where you are. (Everything works fine if you can manage without a good worldmap, or have another world map that shows your location). I couldn't get Kiwi Hawk's map to work as a standalone, but Dynamic map features his map, and I got it to work through that. I highly recommend that.
Then, fire up that good ole game and walk north east. Go to Vvardenfell in the game, and you'll end up in the Morrowind we know and love. WOOT!
Fast Travel Icons:
You initially won't see any fast travel icons in Tamriel. This is to prevent people from traveling to cities they haven't found yet. To get them to show up, visit the city in Morrowind. You'll get a message saying "map marker added". The easiest way to do this is to fast travel to your cities in Morrowind. Then, next time you're in Tamriel you'll see your icons and be able to fast travel back to that city.
Ps. Please feel free to ask me any questions you have in the comments section, and if this made you smile, then endorse, or do something nice for someone you don't know, or for someone you do know.
(This is a change list of sorts. Skip it unless you're interested).
Going from the Gamma to the Beta, I made some huge improvements. I put in a hefty number of hours aligning the coordinate system, incorporating 2 scaling systems and molding the shape of the teleport zones to more accurately surround the islands. I also worked to annotate the script 'akdistancetravelquestscript' so that if people wanted to look at it, it would make more sense.
In Gamma it was very easy to teleport onto land. In Beta you should always go from water to water. (Which is what you want, because it lends to a more seamless transition, instead of going from ocean to suddenly standing on a mountain...)
Shortly after releasing Beta, I realized I had created a teleport loop in one area, and figured out how to fix the zrot problem, so I went back to work, messed up, added another box, figured something out, etc. In the end I'm really happy with Beta2.
In Beta2 you can might be able to touch some outer banks of land around the Northern part of the map, and maybe touch Solstheim's outer banks, but other than that it should be near impossible to teleport and land on land, unless you're really trying to do so.
The new Main file adds fast travel icons to almost all of the main Morrowind cities. (Around 21 functioning icons) I didn't bother making multiple icons for groups of cities bunched together. EX: I just did the Sadrith Mora icon for: Sadrith Mora, Wolverine Hall, Tel Aruhn, and Tel Fyr. It was a lot of work, but I'm really happy with it!
Next I'm considering try to make some Border Icons so that you can fast travel out of Morrowind.
Occasionally the second load screen will come too quickly and the game may freeze on the load screen. Just another reason why it's always smart to save often, especially when you're changing cells TWICE in a short period of time.
The Fast travel icons don't perfectly match up with the map. This is because the icons line up with the icons in Morrowind. The maps are different scales and at this point there's nothing I can do about it.
Morroblivion doesn't have lod from the Tamriel mod, so as you swim away from Vvardenfell it many times looks like you're going nowhere. If you persevere however, you'll freeze for a second, hit a load screen, and then be able to see both where you came from, and where you're going. :D
Also, at this point it seems like not all of the cells in Morroblivion that should have water actually do. Please pretend. There are some places that you'll swim to in the air. It happens if you swim from Vvardenfell to Solstheim. Don't worry, just keep swimming…..
Tamriel Heightmap:
OBSE (To keep weather the same):
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We asked people why they go on retreat, here's what they said:
So that I am rejuvenated to be the best I can be in my relationships - personal, work and in Society - offering and giving to be of benefit to others! Laura
We believe human beings are innately wise, strong and kind. This wisdom, although not always experienced, is always present. Going on retreat is a beautiful way to reconnect to our basic sanity and health. Our aspiration at Retreat Guru is to inspire people to experience authentic retreats and reconnect with their innate wisdom, strength and kindness.


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Ask any of the more than 800 students, educators and artists who attended Interlochen's recent Symposium what the theme was, and they'll probably smile and tell you that #artlives.
This diverse group joined together Oct. 10-13, 2012, to ask some hard questions and discuss the future of the arts. Leadership, the environment, teaching and learning, and the future of the book and the ensemble were topics discussed in heated panels, while artists like Billy Childs, Carolyn Forché and Tony Kushner spoke about their own accomplishments and life lessons. Performances by Jack Ferver and Andrea Gibson caused attendees to question the very definition of performance art, and at times, moved the audience to tears.
Cory McAbee and Liz Lerman brought laughter, with McAbee's advice to "pull up your pants and go" when questioned how young artists could make a difference, to Lerman's choreography of Swan Lake involving everyone in Corson Auditorium (and we mean everyone!). Ford Futurist Sheryl Connelly, conservation biologist Steven Goodman and musician and composer Guillermo Figueroa encouraged their audiences to look at the arts with a different perspective, with Judith Burton daring attendees to "take knowledge in art and knowledge in science and reconcile them to create solutions to today's issues."
And visual artists, writers, dancer, singers, musicians, filmmakers, actors and more worked together to do just as Burton instructed. Because as one attendee tweeted, "When all arts align #artlives."
Below is a slideshow with images from the Symposium. Stay tuned for audio and video from the Symposium, coming in the next few weeks!


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Timeshift's shifting development time.
This year's a big one for FPS with enormously protracted development times from Ex-Soviet Nations. Clearly, there's Ukraine's STALKER, but Russia's TimeShift had a similar lengthy trip from conception to completion, including Multiple Publishers and going back to the drawing board after it was completed back in 2006. What happened? Saber's Andrey Iones talks about it all in a lengthy Gamasutra interview.
"In Russia, you can't find people like designers and producers. They simply don't exist, because there are no triple-A titles coming out of Russia. It's simply a challenge. You have to bring these people in, and you have to train them so that they become triple-A developers. It's much more than programming, because you have to have people with production skills and with designer skills. It's really hard to come by those in Russia."
Which is something I've heard off several Russian developers – that while the more technological people are fine, the actual designers are so thin on the ground due to a lack of a cultural history. Anyway, I suspect they'll be some more about TimeShift in the next couple of weeks, when Alec's review for Gamer comes online. He quite liked it. The Tennis is quite good.


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OCEAN, NEW JERSEY – 19 Jun, 2017 – There was a time when purchasing from another person was considered risky business, but Liberty Automotive Protection is changing that with its coverage options.
People do not always want to go to a dealership to purchase a car. Dealerships usually add a lot of fees, taxes, and other expenses that can be hard to understand. Some people prefer to deal with regular folks than a salesperson.
The issue is most people do not normally feel comfortable buying a car from a regular person because there are no guarantees. Buying a car is costly, so it makes sense that people want guarantees. Dealerships offer these types of guarantees that come with a mechanic certification or even warranties. These were hard to find for those who just bought a car on the street, but that is no longer the case.
More and more car buyers are becoming smart buyers. Some have a mechanic friend or a auto repair company they trust do a full inspection on the car before purchasing. Issues let a person know if the vehicle is a smart buy or if the issues could drive the price down.
Some have also heard of Liberty Automotive Protection and all of the benefits the company offers through its various plans. Liberty Automotive Protection sells extended car service contracts to older vehicles. These service contracts act like extended car warranties because they cover some of the most vital parts of a car. A car owner will not need to worry about expensive car repairs as long as this service contract is purchased.
The packages can be tweaked to suit the car owner's needs. The car owner's mechanic could say the car could have transmission issues in the future; then, the car owner should make sure the plan covers the transmission system. The reason Liberty Automotive Protection offers so many plans is to make sure there is a plan for everyone.
Some of the parts the car service contract can cover include the engine, turbo charger, the transfer unit, drive axles, steering, suspension system, brakes, and the electrical system, just to name a few parts.
Furthermore, the plans also offer additional services like car rental and full roadside assistance. The coverage is national, and it can be transfered from owner to owner, which makes it easier for people to trust people selling their cars. This coverage is already there and can be transfered or purchased when a used car is acquired.
There is no limit on the number of claims that can be filed, making it pretty easy to buy a used car online or from a neighbor. A person who needs repairs will need to go to an approved dealership or mechanic. These locations are all around the United States and, best of all, are trustworthy companies.
Of course, Liberty Automotive Protection plans can also be applied to cars purchased from a used car dealership, too, but it is great to see that the people-to-people business is getting a much needed boost.
Car Repairs Can Put Drivers In Debt, But Liberty Automotive Is There To Help
Liberty Automotive Protection is there to help the 33 percent of American drivers who would go into debt due to unexpected car repairs.
Debt is one of the worst epidemics that Americans are dealing with. People used to be able to deal with debt, but now many are drowning in it. This could be home mortgages, second mortgages, student debt, and medical debt, just to name a few.
Falling in debt can make it impossible for some people to move to the next step in their lives. In a sense, it is an unfortunate situation that makes some feel trapped. It is clear that debt is not a good thing, and now it is clear that it could happen to drivers if they have to deal with an unexpected auto repair.
This does make sense because a good mechanic will charge hundreds of dollars to fix issues with the transmission or the drive train, just to name a few parts.
Sure, some car owners simply take their cars to mechanics that are not certified because they are cheaper. This could work out in their favor, but it could also backfire and create more problems that could end up costing more to correct.
Mechanical issues are very complicated and need a specialized hand to deal with them. This is the reason most car owners know that it is best to take a car to a trained mechanic, but this can be costly.
For many in the US, a car is their livelihood, so many will do everything they can in order to get their vehicle back on the road. Some must empty out their savings, which makes them vulnerable to unexpected expenses.
There are some who simply do not have the money and try to get a loan from a friend or a quick paycheck loan company. These loans are notorious for having high interest rates. Those who borrow expect to pay the next week, but nothing is guaranteed because money can disappear for a number of reasons. This is how some get stuck in a cycle of debt.
Liberty Automotive Protection has been on the driver's side for years now, and they offer a way out of this. What Liberty Automotive Protection offers is a car service contract. These contracts cover parts of a car that would normally cost a lot to repair. There are several packages that can suit different needs, but chances are they are going to cover the parts that would give a person a headache.
The company even offers additional services like roadside assistance, tire blowout assistance, or car rentals. The packages are reasonably priced, so it should not be a burden to drivers, and it gives them peace of mind when they need it.
Michael Shaftel urges individuals to opt for exclusionary coverage instead of named component coverage. It is also vital to aim for the highest level of automotive protection cover that fits one's finances. Some of the available policies come with wide-ranging benefits, such as towing, car rental reimbursement and roadside assistance, among others. In most cases, these benefits are applicable only after the manufacturer's warranty has expired.
No one should be forced to go into debt or acquire more debt. Liberty Automotive Protection is making sure that auto care does not put a strain on people, and hopefully, other services are created to help people who are currently drowning in financial issues.
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Business Challenge
Already the third-largest city in the United Kingdom and still growing fast, Leeds relies on its City Council for services from housing and education to waste collection and disposal. To ensure optimal quality and efficiency for the IT services that power these programs, the Leeds City Council transformed its IT processes and the software that supports them. ITSM in the cloud provided the fastest, most economical path to achieving this transformation.
BMC Solution
BMC Helix ITSM (formerly Remedy OnDemand) gives Leeds the field-proven enterprise service management capabilities of Remedy Service Management from their cloud of choice. The IT group tapped the power of Remedy to align processes with IT Infrastructure Library (ITIL) guidelines, resulting in higher efficiency and lower costs.
Business Impact
With Remedy operating in the cloud, IT enjoys comprehensive ITSM functionality without large capital outlays, long implementation cycles, or the burden of managing and maintaining the solution in house.
- The move to the cloud yielded significant savings in terms of licensing, infrastructure costs, and staff time.
- The SaaS model enabled IT to decommission servers, reducing maintenance costs and power consumption and freeing up data center space.
- Automated service request management is saving at least 10 minutes per service request, freeing agents to focus on critical issues.
- Detailed data and reporting enable the staff to improve service delivery by proactively pinpointing and fixing recurring problems.
- Out-of-box alignment of change processes with ITIL standards saves time and allows the IT staff to handle emergency and expedited changes with greater efficiency.
"Remedy was our first cloud solution within IT. It has helped us experience firsthand what the cloud can offer, and that has helped us in defining our cloud strategy."— Mark Harrison, Senior Strategic Services Officer, Leeds City Council


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Today we take a closer look at the Concrete House by BAK Architects. Located in a seaside town, 400km outside of Buenos Aires in Argentina, we love the concrete building in the nature setting and large window panes. While the cold and somewhat strict exterior, which almost looks like a war bunker, is great, we feel like the interior could use a little more decoration and an overall warmer atmosphere in contrast to the minimalist house structure.
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LOS ANGELES (thefutoncritic.com) -- "Glee" fans are going to have to wait an extra 30 minutes for the show's spring premiere, but with good reason.
Network sources have confirmed to the site exclusively "American Idol" will now run 90 minutes on Tuesday, April 13 with "Glee" airing at 9:30/8:30c. Said development means FOX will push into the 10:00/9:00c hour for the second time this year, the first being "24's" season opener in January.
"Glee" will then resume its regular Tuesday, 9:00/8:00c time period on April 20.
To recap:
Tuesday, April 13
8:00/7:00c-9:30/8:30c - "American Idol" (90-Minute Episode)
9:30/8:30c-10:30/9:30c - "Glee" (Spring Premiere - Special Time)
Tuesday, April 20
8:00/7:00c-9:00/8:00c - "American Idol"
9:00/8:00c-10:00/9:00c - "Glee" (Time Period Premiere)


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WASHINGTON – In need of a win to clinch a spot in the MLS Cup Playoffs, the Houston Dynamo took care of business on the final day of the regular season.
Goals from Boniek García and Giles Barnes propelled the Dynamo to a 2-1 victory over D.C. United on Sunday at RFK Stadium and ensured the club its seventh postseason appearance in eight years.
Meanwhile, the loss saw United set a new MLS record for fewest victories in a season (3), one fewer than Chivas USA in 2005. But Kyle Porter's goal for United in the 27th minute ensured the club would not share the league record for the fewest goals scored in a season.
Dominic Kinnear's club (14-11-9, 51 points) beat United (3-24-7, 16 points) for the third time this year. They must now await the result of Sunday afternoon's matches involving the New England Revolution and Chicago Fire to see what seed they will have once the playoffs begin. Currently, the Dynamo are in third place.
In a rematch between 2012's Eastern Conference finalists, it was dream start for Houston, who took the lead in the 11th minute and are now an MLS-best 13-0-3 this year when scoring first. Conversely, D.C. went 0-20-2 when conceding first.
Working against United defender James Riley, Barnes was taken down on the near side of the box and referee Armando Villarreal pointed to the spot. Garcia's solid penalty kick, which beat Hamid low and to his left even though he guessed right, was his third of the season and put the Dynamo ahead 1-0.
Playing without minutes leader Perry Kitchen, suspended for yellow card accumulation, and with several key players sidelined by injury, DC didn't back down and even seemed to gain the upperhand after surviving an initial onslaught.
United's equalizer came in the 27th minute, when Chris Pontius made a brilliant run toward the end line on the left side. His lifted cross to the far-post was met by Porter, a late addition to the starting XI after Collin Martin was scratched. He outjumped the defender and headed the ball down past Houston goalkeeper Tally Hall for his third goal of the season. He finishes the season tied with Dwayne De Rosario and Silva for most goals on the team.
Three minutes later, Houston got the game-winner. Following two sensational saves by United goalkeeper Bill Hamid to rob both Will Bruin and Brad Davis on clear scoring opportunities, Davis lined up the resulting corner. The Dynamo have long exploited D.C. on set pieces and did so again this time as Barnes beat his mark, midfielder Luis Silva, and nodded the service by Hamid for his team-leading ninth goal of the season.
Beside the penalty call, United's coaching staff were livid with Villarreal on two occasions that might have gone United's way. Twice, United felt they deserved a penalty of their own, once for a potential handball by Dynamo defender Corey Ashe in the box at the end of the first half and again when Pontius was taken down in the box by Eric Brunner in the 48th minute.
Regardless, the match concluded with the Dynamo on top and waiting to find out who their first opponents will be in the playoffs as they attempt to get back to the MLS Cup final for a third consecutive time.
"We know our group can get to the final again," Davis told NBC after the final whistle. "We did it last year. We have the ability. We have the belief."
D.C. United (3-24-7; 16 points) vs. Houston Dynamo (14-11-9; 51 points)
MLS regular season
October 27, 2013 – RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C.
Attendance: 13,731
Scoring Summary:
Houston Dynamo: Boniek Garcia 3 (penalty) 11
D.C. United: Kyle Porter 3 (Chris Pontius 3, Luis Silva 4) 27
Houston: Giles Barnes 9 (Brad Davis 9) 39
Houston Dynamo: Tally Hall; Kofi Sarkodie, Bobby Boswell, Eric Brunner, Corey Ashe; Boniek Garcia, Warren Creavalle, Ricardo Clark (Servando Carrasco 89), Brad Davis; Giles Barnes (Cam Weaver 77), Will Bruin (Omar Cummings 87)
Unused substitutes: Tyler Deric, Mike Chabala, Alexander Lopez, Andrew Driver
D.C. United: Bill Hamid; Chris Korb, James Riley, Daniel Woolard, Dennis Iapichino; Kyle Porter (Nick DeLeon 59), Jared Jeffrey, Luis Silva (Sainey Nyassi 79), Chris Pontius; Conor Doyle, Dwayne De Rosario
Unused substitutes: Joe Willis, Conor Shanosky, Andrew Dykstra, Lionard Pajoy
Misconduct Summary:
Houston: Bobby Boswell (caution) 83
Houston: Kofi Sarkodie (caution) 87
D.C.: James Riley (caution) 90+3
Referee: Armando Villarreal
Referees' Assistants: Adam Wienckowski, James Conlee
4th Official: Ted Unkel


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Welcome to SEDS!
Build Updates
Hi all! I have created a working directory of all the pages we are focusing on writing up for the beginning of the school year (Target finish date of August 23rd!). I have also created a short YouTube video for us to go over the basic of editing the wiki pages on here (it is at the bottom of this page). I have just finished up filling in each page with section ideas on what should be included. I have also added the name of the person responsible for the building of the page, as it is all of us that will make this wiki useful for everyone throughout the USA.
UPDATE 1 - 8/28/10: The wiki is coming along, but we are squaring away getting the work everyone has been doing onto the wiki and formatted correctly. There will be a huge push coming over the next week (or two) to identify new pages we want, eliminate ones that have not come to fruition, and connect with other SEDS leaders around the country on what input would be valuable to the pages. Cheers all!
Welcome Space-Nerds!
This SEDS USA Wiki is basically all information made specifically for YOU! Yes, you, who might be a student that might have heard about a SEDS chapter at their university and wanted to learn more, or a new recruit that is trying to undergo one of the hardest tasks, starting a chapter. This was made for you, and honestly, by you. Everything you see done on this Wiki has been written by students for students. If you have any ideas on how to improve this Wiki, we need to hear from you! Please click SEDS Form to have your ideas heard and incorporated into our Wiki. It takes a lot of work to get information transitioned from generation to generation, but it is a necessity for continuous improvement of SEDS USA and the individual chapters.
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- Keeping your Chapter Sustainable Responsible: Dan Hirst
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CNT Heterojunction Modeler
Study the structure and electronic properties of carbon nanotubes with linear heterojunctions.
Version 1.03 - published on 25 Mar 2016
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Since their invention, carbon nanotubes(CNT), which can be both semiconducting as well as metallic, have been postulated to have interesting active device aspects. For example, heterojunctions, made of two CNTs of different chiralities joined together through an interface of topological defects, have been associated with rectifying diode behavior. Determination of meaningful structures of these interfaces constitutes a major part of the study of such heterojunctions. In principle, any two CNTs of different chiralities can be joined through a single pentagon-heptagon pair, often forming a kinked interface, resulting into highly bent heterojunctions. Here we present a tool which renders the structure of linear heterojunctions between two CNTs of different chiralities but similar radii, joined together through an interface that may require more than one pentagon-heptagon defects. Subsequently, within a nearest neighbor tight-binding approximation, the tool provides density of states and zero bias transmission, as a functions of energy, calculated assuming semi-infinite CNT electrodes of matching chiralities on the two sides of the heterojunction.
Structural and electronic properties of carbon nanotube heterojunction devices, Joydeep Bhattacharjee, Young Woo Son, Jeffrey B Neaton,
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While ETFs are generally regarded as "tax-efficient" investments, the multiplicity of product structures in the ETP market has created a maze of confusing possible outcomes. But by choosing the right ETP structure, along with placing it in the right type of account, advisors can help clients to greatly reduce clients' tax bill.
The determination for how ETPs are taxed will ultimately depend on (1) the asset class it covers, (2) its product structure and (3) its holding period.
ETP asset classes include bonds, commodities, currencies and stocks. Some ETPs will own the underlying securities while others will use derivatives like options or futures contracts to obtain their exposure.
Regarding product structures, ETPs generally use the following types: open-end funds, unit investment trusts (UITs), grantor trusts, limited partnerships (LPs) and exchange-traded notes (ETNs).
Before examining the specific tax treatment of ETPs, let's analyze some simple tax-cutting strategies that use the instruments.
Smart Asset Location
Diligent financial advisors are wise to spend effort in determining the correct asset allocation for clients. But they should not overlook the importance of smart "asset location." It's a deliberate process that involves strategically located ETP investments among taxable and tax-deferred accounts to cut tax liabilities.
Since most equity ETFs are tax-efficient, they are an ideal choice in taxable brokerage accounts. The funds have low portfolio turnover and the redemption/creation mechanism within the fund allows portfolio managers to pass capital gains to institutional investors that redeem creation units, thereby eliminating capital gains distributions at the end of the year for ETF shareholders.
Although there are different schools of thought when it comes to asset allocation, it's generally wise to hold bonds and REITs inside tax-deferred accounts like 401(k) plans and IRAs. Because the majority of the return delivered from bonds and REITs is via income or dividend payment, they're subjected to potentially less favorable ordinary income tax rates. Smart "asset location" eliminates the burden of paying annual income taxes on bond interest and REIT dividends.
Tax-Loss Harvesting
Tax-loss harvesting with ETFs is another opportunity to further reduce taxes. The strategy involves selling unprofitable investments and using the losses to offset taxable gains from investment winners. Keep in mind the IRS's wash sale rule, which disallows tax losses if you sell an investment and buy something "substantially identical" within a 30 day period. Fortunately, the number of ETF choices has given advisors and their clients plenty of opportunities to maximize their tax savings. Here's an example of tax-loss selling: Suppose a client bought $50,000 worth of Chevron in a taxable account and the value of the investment has fallen to $48,000. By selling Chevron and replacing it with the Select Sector Energy SPDR (XLE), the client would realize a $2,000 tax loss but still keep market exposure to energy stocks. That $2,000 loss can be used to offset capital gains in other investments or to offset up to $3,000 in ordinary income taxes.
Bear in Mind
This guide explains the general tax consequences for ETP products held within taxable investment accounts. The tax rates cited are applicable to the 2012 tax year and are subject to change. Please be aware that every investor's tax situation is unique and a tax professional should always be consulted. This educational tool should not be construed as tax advice.


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I grew up in raspberry country. Otherwise known as Western Washington. The fields were perfectly stacked with rows of raspberry bushes creating a dizzying pattern as I stared out the window of our old station wagon (complete with exterior wood paneling).
Growing up around here it was expected that once you hit a certain age you would be spending your Summers under the hot sun in the raspberry fields, endlessly picking. And for my brothers and I there were no exceptions, especially considering our Aunt and Uncle owned a small raspberry farm.
I made $5 that Summer.
This was due to the fact that my cousin, who lived on the farm, would often take me away from my picking duties so I could come play with her some place other than the raspberry fields. But mostly it was because I could not stand to pick the perfectly tart and sweet berries that scream all that is good with Summer and put them in my bucket. I thought it such a shame for them to land *plunk* against the white plastic pail rather than in my mouth so that their red juices could stain my too-young-to-wear-lipstick lips.
Flash forward twenty years to where I now revel in the delight of picking berries but still can't resist popping a few into my mouth.
Knowing that the bounty would inevitably be small I still thought it would be fun to take my 3 year old and 1 year old berry picking a couple of weeks ago. That day we were hunting strawberries. After about 10 minutes of picking the boys were showing signs of being ready to go (i.e. screaming, whining, kicking dirt, etc.)
We headed into the barn to pay for our nearly 30 berries and that's when I spotted them – the season's first raspberries. My inner 8 year old self squealed with joy and grabbed a flat without hesitation. (I also walked away with 3 flats of jam berries that are now canned and waiting for me to relive the Summer's harvest in the dead of Winter).
The raspberries that didn't end up in my mouth joined the meager bounty of freshly picked strawberries in a bowl mixed with fresh mint, Greek yogurt and honey. Becoming the best fruit salad I have ever tasted.
Simply toss several pints of both raspberries and sliced strawberries into a bowl. Add just enough Greek yogurt to give the berries a sleek, white coat. Add finely sliced fresh mint and drizzle with honey until you deem sweet enough.
The success of this salad depends on the quality of the berries. Choose wisely and resist the urge to eat them all before they end up in this dish. Your discipline will be well rewarded.
A few from my fellow Raspberry Fans:
Raspberry Cream Cheese Pound Cake from Obsessed with Baking
Raspberry Maple Ice Cream from Christie's Corner
Raspberry Mule from Mix Shake and Pour
Raspberry and Pink Peppercorns from the ever sweet Aran at Cannelle et Vanille


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I follow a blogger who recently was sued for snagging a picture and using it. She gave full credit and thought she was within her legal limits. As soon as the person complained, she pulled the picture. That was not enough, and the owner sued her for a large sum of money. I am not certain how that has turned out but I am always in the hopes of becoming wealthy, "Ah, hope springs eternal; and delusional" so thought I should take action now and go through my blog, deleating all photos that are not mine.
I was surprised to find that there were probably under twenty photos I did not own. I did not look through my blogs, just through my pictures, so I hope I did not miss any, cause I am pretty sure poverty will soon be erased by great weath, especially if I spend my days deleating photos.


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About Rhythm, Rhyme, Results
About Rhythm, Rhyme, Results
Rhythm, Rhyme, Results, LLC (RRR, pronounced "Triple R") is a music producer and distributor headquartered in Cambridge, MA. Launched in 2006, RRR focuses on producing and distributing the most entertaining and effective educational music on the planet.
The company has won two Parents' Choice Awards, one each for its Science and Language Arts albums (the only music it submitted), as well as 5 stars from Common Sense Media.
RRR's in-house team works collaboratively with a network of creative professionals, including lyricists, composers, vocalists, and producers. Many are graduates of Harvard University and the Berklee College of Music and reside in New York, Boston, Atlanta, and beyond. By combining rigorous education with cutting-edge music production, RRR aims to create a smarter, cooler Schoolhouse Rock*, a notion echoed by KFBK radio when they referred to RRR as "School House Rock for an older child."
The company distributes music and worksheets directly via downloads, CDs, and its own streaming music service for teachers and schools. It also sells audio through other popular channels, including iTunes and AmazonMP3.
The Challenge
An extraordinary emphasis on assessing information recollection through standardized testing and assessments has subjected teachers and students to closer scrutiny. Researchers and educators note that some of the greatest problems in classroom education are the wide disparity of preparation of students, a variety of learning problems encountered, outdated or insufficient amount of teaching materials, and a lack of teaching tools for alternative learning styles.
Textbooks alone have limited ability to engage students, and disengaged students often underachieve. We create the most engaging, informative music on the planet.
Read more on our research page.
How We Help
RRR's academic supplements assist in addressing all of these problems as well as bridging race, gender, and socio-economic divisions. Mnemonic devices enhance retention and are particularly effective with students who have visual learning disabilities, language difficulties, or poor reading skills; they appeal to a wide range of students and permit difficult information to be presented in an appealing and memorable manner.
As more schools embrace digital content they are able to access materials with fewer capital outlays, storage issues, and problems of theft or damage. RRR's media library grows seamlessly and can be downloaded or streamed into homes or classrooms worldwide 24 hours a day.
* Schoolhouse Rock® is a registered trademark of the American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ("ABC"). Rhythm, Rhyme, Results, LLC is not affiliated with or endorsed by Schoolhouse Rock or ABC.


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'The Red Road' a compelling thriller (review)
Last year, while Netflix was hogging headlines with its bold forays into original programming, the Sundance Channel was on a relatively quiet mission to prove that it also can be a player when it comes to making quality scripted television.
Sundance's impressive résumé included Jane Campion's cryptic miniseries "Top of the Lake," post-prison drama "Rectify" and creepy French zombie saga "The Returned" - all strikingly distinctive pieces of work that generated positive buzz and critical love.
Now, Sundance looks to keep its winning streak going with "The Red Road," an engrossing, unconventional crime thriller that conveys two visions of contemporary America as played out through the conflict of a small-town police officer and a Native American.
Set in and around Walpole, N.J., the six-part saga opens with Harold Jensen (Martin Henderson) and his fellow cops investigating the disappearance of a visiting college student in the New Jersey mountains, home of a Lenape Mountain American Indian tribe. But soon, their attention is diverted by a hit-and-run tragedy, in which Jensen's wife, Jean (Julianne Nicholson), a recovering alcoholic, becomes a prime suspect.
Desperate to protect Jean and his family, Jensen enters into an ill-advised alliance with Phillip Kopus (Jason Momoa), a member of the Lenape tribe and ex-con whose suspicious return to Walpole threatens to disrupt the fragile peace between his people and the white residents. As Jensen and Kopus become increasingly compromised by one another, old wounds are reopened and lives are wrecked.
"Game of Thrones" fans will certainly recognize Momoa, who played the ill-fated Khal Drogo in the first season of HBO's fantasy epic. A mountain of muscle and menace, he again commands attention here but in a much more low-key manner. It's as if his character realizes he can just as easily subdue his rivals with a cold stare as with a right hook.
While Momoa owns every scene he's in, the overall cast, which includes Tom Sizemore and Tamara Tunie, is also solid. Henderson earns our sympathy even as his misguided maneuvers thrust him deeper into moral rot. Meanwhile, Nicholson delivers an implosive performance as a mentally troubled woman whose life has been scorched by tragedy. She's raw and fragile and pretty much a mess.
Lately, we've seen several TV stories that attempt to portray how a traumatic crime affects the living. While "The Red Road" is not quite in the same league as "True Detective" or "Broadchurch," it is better than most, and it succeeds at drawing dramatic tension not from lots of plot-twist fireworks, but from the long-simmering resentments, private shames and historical injustices embedded in a community few viewers are familiar with.
RETURN ENGAGEMENTS: Thursday and Friday are big nights for returning shows. Among them is buzzy Beltway soap "Scandal" (10 p.m. Thursday, ABC), which is back from its hiatus with the first of eight fresh episodes.
"Scandal," as fans know, moves at a turbocharged pace, and there are no plans to slow things down. In this week's episode, Olivia (Kerry Washington) takes on a demanding new role right around the time Sally (Kate Burton) delivers an announcement that rocks the White House. Of course, when is this TV White House not being rocked?
If you'd rather spend your time ensconced in the Dark Ages, be aware that Thursday also brings the Season 2 opener of "The Vikings" (10 p.m., History), which promises even more brutality, infidelity and infighting. (Think "Scandal" with swords and lances.)
The first episode features an epic brother-vs.-brother clash between the armies of Ragnar Lothbrok (Travis Fimmel) and Rollo (Clive Standen). Our prediction: There will be blood.
Returning with decidedly less clamor and calamity is "Portlandia" (10 p.m. Thursday, IFC). Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein's beloved sketch show will lather the absurdity over 10 episodes in Season 4. How absurd? The opener has Kirsten Dunst dropping by to play a woman haunted by extremely intelligent - but highly judgmental - ghosts.
On Friday, the premieres continue as serial-killer thriller "Hannibal" (10 p.m., NBC) returns to kick off its second season. Last year, "Hannibal" was one of prime time's best new shows. We've seen a few episodes from Season 2 already, and the action is even more intense and chilling.
'The red road'
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When: 9 p.m. Thursday
Where: Sundance Channel


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Jacob Benjamin "Jake" Gyllenhaal (pronounced /ˈdʒɪlənhɑːl/ JILL-ən-hahl; born December 19, 1980) is an American actor. The son of director Stephen Gyllenhaal and screenwriter Naomi Foner, Gyllenhaal began acting at age ten. He has appeared in diverse roles since his first lead role in 1999's October Sky, followed by the 2001 indie cult hit Donnie Darko, in which he played a psychologically troubled teen and onscreen brother to his real-life sister, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. In the 2004 science-fiction film The Day After Tomorrow he portrayed a student caught in a cataclysmic global cooling event, alongside Dennis Quaid as his father. He then played against type as a frustrated Marine in Jarhead (2005). The same year, he garnered critical acclaim and an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination as Jack Twist in the film Brokeback Mountain opposite Heath Ledger.
Gyllenhaal has promoted various political and social causes. He appeared in Rock the Vote advertising, campaigned for the Democratic Party in the 2004 election, promoted environmental causes, and campaigned on behalf of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Gyllenhaal was born in Los Angeles, California, the son of film director Stephen Gyllenhaal and film producer and screenwriter Naomi Foner (née Achs). Maggie Gyllenhaal, his sister and also an actress, appeared with Jake in the movie Donnie Darko. Gyllenhaal's father was raised in the Swedenborgian religion and is a descendant of the Swedish noble Gyllenhaal family. His last native Swedish ancestor was his great-great-grandfather, Anders Leonard Gyllenhaal. Jake Gyllenhaal's mother is from a Jewish family from New York City, and Gyllenhaal has said that he considers himself "more Jewish than anything else." On his thirteenth birthday, Gyllenhaal performed a "barmitzvah-like act, without the typical trappings", volunteering at a homeless shelter, because his parents wanted to instill in him a sense of gratitude for his privileged lifestyle. His parents insisted that he have summer jobs to support himself, and he thus worked as a lifeguard and as a busboy at a restaurant operated by a family friend.


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Timeline: ESA spacecraft and station track critical arrival at Mars
Early on 6 August, Mars Express will receive crucial signals from NASA's Mars Science Laboratory mission as it delivers the car-sized Curiosity rover onto the Red Planet.
The ESA spacecraft will begin tracking the NASA mission 45 minutes before it enters the martian atmosphere; an ESA ground station will also record vital signals.
The highlight of ESA's support for NASA's Curiosity landing happens at 06:29 on Monday, 6 August, when the Mars Express Lander Communication (MELACOM) system is switched on. Recording of the radio signals transmitted by the Mars Science Laboratory (MSL) is planned to begin at 07:09 and end at 07:37 (all times shown as ground event time in CEST).
ESA's ground tracking station in New Norcia, Australia, will also listen and record signals from the NASA mission at the same time.
During arrival, MSL's Curiosity rover, still attached to the Entry, Descent and Landing system, will enter Mars' atmosphere at almost 21 000 km/h, and be slowed by a parachute and thrusters to just 3.6 km/h for a gentle touch down in Gale Crater.
Signals take nearly 14 minutes to reach Earth
"Upon completion of recording, Mars Express will store the digitally recorded radio signal on board in two separate memory locations, for redundancy, and then point its large, high-gain antenna at Earth to download the files," says Michel Denis, Spacecraft Operations Manager at ESOC, ESA's European Space Operations Centre.
At 08:15, Mars Express will contact Earth via ESA's 35 m deep space station at New Norcia, and begin transmitting the recorded information, which should take about 11 minutes to download; signals will take nearly 14 minutes to cover the 248 million km distance to Earth.
Mars Express and New Norcia recordings sent to NASA
The transfer will be complete by about 08:26; the data will be transferred in real time to ESOC, and made immediately available to NASA's MSL mission team at the Jet Propulsion Lab in California.
The signal recordings made by ESA's New Norcia station will also be transferred to JPL upon receipt.
To ensure safe receipt of the signal recorded on board during this unique event, Mars Express will subsequently download it again via New Norcia and a third time via ESA's 35 m station at Cebreros, Spain.
"A lot of hard work and close cooperation between ESA and NASA has gone into preparation for ESA's support to Mars Science Lab," says ESA's Manfred Warhaut, Head of Mission Operations. "Mars Express and our teams are ready and we all are looking forward to a spectacular arrival on Mars. "
CEST = UTC + 2 hours
Earth time = Mars time + 13min:48sec
MEX: Mars Express
MSL: Mars Science Laboratory
NNO: ESA New Norcia station
AOS: Acquisition of signal
S/C: Spacecraft
All times subject to change


text: Relaunched in February of 2013, Copper Restaurant & Dessert Lounge in the Domain features a wonderful new set of flavors in its lunch and dinner menu complimented by its full bar. Copper also carries a full cake ball offering to go from its sister company Austin Cake Ball. From shared plates and artisan cheese assortments to full sized entrees, sandwiches and salads, this new destination offers a wonderful new setting for relaxed dining, a quick lunch on the go or an evening nightcap with your choice of coffee drinks or wine flights to pair with your favorite cake ball.


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We just about kicked the tenacious norovirus out, in time to welcome croup. Yes, DD (aged nearly ten) has a bout of the croup. The barking cough. The one sound that used to chill my blood because it guaranteed a Friday night trip to the emergency room, with a child wheezing herself to cyanosis alongside drunk teenagers and hobos, and once, a man with a broken bottle sticking out of his skull. True story.
This time round, Husband did the doctor visit and the pharmacist trip and I went to work. Work keeps me sane. They had a grand ole day watching Trump and Extreme Couponing. (I think I got the better end of the deal, frankly speaking.)
After over 36 hours house-bound, cabin fever set in. She determined that cheesecake and a visit to the jewellery section at the V&A were going to make her feel much, much better. So off we went. Three establishments were rejected for their visually inferior cheesecake before we finally purchased a slice. I then got a bite-by-bite critique. The child has been spoiled, gastronomically-speaking. She knows her food.
Things looked up once we got inside the V&A. I love the V&A. Apart from the stunning artefacts inside, the building itself is gorgeous. There is a beautiful courtyard in the middle, a perfect place to cool your feet in the fountain every summer, after having a slice or two of almond & cherry tart from the pop-up coffee cart.
DD and I took a quick turn about the fashion section – there is a glorious cherry-red vintage Dior evening ensemble that we drool over every time we're there. It's very reminiscent of his Bar suit from the late 40s – tiny waist, flounces of fabric in the skirt. Screamingly feminine (yet unwearable by 97% of the female population. Typical high fashion.)
We moseyed on to the jewellery section and tried not to raise any alarms this time by shouting out, "This one, let's take this one!" every time we saw something we liked (most of the gallery). We showed admirable restraint when viewing the Londonderry jewels (so many diamonds) and puzzled over the lockets & brooches of hair (not our style) – and we even took turns at the computer designing our own rings.
So a lovely afternoon all round, possibly aided by the petite cherub's hacking, emphysematous cough clearing a safe ten-foot radius everywhere. Good times.
How has your weekend been? Any fun germs you're battling? If you're looking for some Parisian-inspired short fiction, do read 'The Abbesses of Montmartre', inspired by a prompt from yours truly.


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Story highlights
- Homeowner sets trap, and a 17-year-old from Germany is killed
- Ruben Navarrette says the homeowner deserves prosecution for his actions
- He says it was wrong for the youth to be in the house, but that doesn't excuse shooter
- Navarrette: Slain youth's father is wrong to blame America for "cowboy" culture
As you have probably noticed, human beings will sometimes do dumb things. Like step onto someone else's property late at night or in the early morning hours, whether innocently or not so innocently. But that doesn't give other people license to overreact and use deadly force to kill an unarmed trespasser. The law of man says so but so does the code of common decency.
Still, when a tragedy occurs, those who grieve over the loss of loved ones are sure to find little comfort in the fact that the person who caused their pain is condemned, tried and punished. That's why the goal should be to avoid such unfortunate occurrences in the first place.
Which brings us to Montana, and a story with blame to go around and no happy ending.
My son is only 7, but someday I'd like him to have the experience of studying abroad. Of course, I want him to be safe. So when the time comes, I'll be sure to give him some basic tips on how to stay out of harm's way.
Such as: Always be aware of your surroundings and be cautious around strangers. Don't stay out after midnight or venture into parts of a city with which you're not familiar. Don't flash money or otherwise draw attention to yourself.
Now it seems I must add one more item to the list: Don't break into someone's home, especially late at night or in the early morning hours. It's rude, because you're a guest in someone else's country. It's wrong, because you have to respect another person's property. It's probably against the law, no matter what country you're in.
It could also be dangerous. If the homeowner catches you and feels the least bit threatened, he might do whatever he feels is necessary to protect himself, his home and his family. You could get hurt or even worse.
Consider what happened to Diren Dede, a 17-year-old German exchange student who was fatally shot at a private residence in Missoula, Montana.
Dede was shot by 29-year-old homeowner Markus Kaarma after the teenager did something he should not have done: wandered uninvited into Kaarma's garage in the early morning hours.
The garage door was open, and -- according to the criminal complaint that has since been filed against Kaarma for deliberate homicide -- his companion, Janelle Pflager, intentionally left her purse out in plain view "so that they would take it." She also installed sensors and a video monitor so the couple could keep tabs on what was going on in the garage.
By "they," Pflager appeared to mean whomever happened to come along and fall into the trap. She told police that the couple had been burglarized twice in the past several weeks, and they were fed up. They wanted to catch someone in the act. They did.
According to the complaint, Kaarma -- a U.S. Forest Service firefighter -- told police that he saw images on the video monitor, grabbed his shotgun and fired four times into the garage. Dede was shot, taken to the hospital and later died from what police describe as serious injuries to his head and arm.
Dede had no business in that garage. If he had never entered it, he'd be alive today. And yet Kaarma is no hero.
This was no spontaneous act of self-defense. The homeowner was on the equivalent of a hunting trip. He laid a trap, and then waited for someone to walk into it. In fact, according to the complaint, Kaarma told the woman who cuts his hair that he had been burglarized before and that he was staying up late at night "just waiting to shoot some (expletive) kid."
The more you read about this story, the less sympathetic Kaarma becomes. He sounds like a crime victim who turned into a vigilante who was just waiting to mete out his own punishment on the next person he perceived as wronging him. But he's the one who is in the wrong.
So far, we have at least two people behaving badly. Care to make it three?
Celal Dede is the dead teenager's grieving father. He told a German news agency that the culprit in this tragedy was the gun culture in the United States.
"America cannot continue to play cowboy," Celal Dede said.
Ouch. The way the father sees it, his son was killed for simply trespassing on someone's property. The punishment didn't fit the crime, he insists.
He's right about that. Even if Diren entered the garage with the intent of stealing something as opposed to simply snooping around, he still didn't deserve to die for the transgression. The homeowner obviously got carried away. And, if convicted, he should spend the rest of his life in prison because of it.
But the father is wrong to blame the American gun culture. That's a sweeping generalization. And, as an outsider, he should tread more lightly. Not every American owns a gun. The issue isn't guns or cowboys.
Nor is the issue those notorious "stand your ground" laws. Kaarma's defense lawyers say they will invoke Montana's so-called castle doctrine, which allows use of force to ward off unlawful entry of a home if the person reasonably believes it necessary to stop an assault or prevent a felony.
The issue is responsibility. Those responsible might also include Celal Dede, the boy's father. After all, someone apparently raised this young man to believe it was fine to trespass on a stranger's home. Was it society, his peer group or his parents?
What happened in Montana was a terrible occurrence but one that could have been avoided if three people had behaved differently and made better choices.
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Sandra Halstead 1949-2012
Funeral service for Sandra Halstead of Cylinder are 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, at Holy Family Catholic Church in Emmetsburg. Burial is in St. John's Cemetery, Emmetsburg.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to: American Cancer Society, Iowa Organ Donor Network and American Heart Association.
Sandra Kay Halstead was born Aug. 16, 1949 in Emmetsburg, the daughter of Dan and Phyllis (Frederick) Brown. She was a 1967 graduate of Emmetsburg Catholic High School. Following her education, she moved to Minneapolis, MN where she worked for Bell Telephone Company.
On May 24, 1969, Sandra was united in marriage to Roger Halstead at the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis, MN. The couple moved to Algona where Sandra worked at Snap-on for 12 years. Later, she worked as an assistant manager at the Candlelight Motel in Algona. Sandra was working as manager of the AmericInn Hotel when she was diagnosed with cancer.
On Sunday, Dec. 2, 2012, Sandra passed away at the Palo Alto County Hospital.
She enjoyed reading, music and especially her grandchildren. Sandra loved to spend time with Rog and the rest of her family. She found a new hobby during her illness of staying in touch with friends through her computer.
Following her heart transplant, Sandra would enjoy visiting with preoperational heart transplant patients. It was easy to see the hope and inspiration those patients felt after visiting with her. Sandra was a donor recipient and wanted to give back, and as a result, someone will have the gift of sight with her selfless donation to the Iowa Lion's Eye Bank.
Left to cherish her memory is her mother, Phyllis Brown of Emmetsburg; husband, Rog Halstead of Cylinder; son, Roger Halstead of Riverside, CA, and his wife, Christine and their son, Jake; son, Todd Halstead of Norwalk and his wife, Crystal and their daughters, Savannah and Mariah; two brothers: Dan Brown of Mason City and his wife, Carol and their children, Matt and Carlie and Pat Brown and his wife, Deb and their daughter Cassie of Amarillo, TX; mother-in-law, Dorothy Halstead of Emmetsburg; brothers and sisters-in-law: Paul and Sandy Halstead of Warrensburg, MO and Beth and Tom Buss of Emmetsburg; and many other relatives and friends.
Sandra was preceded in death by her father, Dan Brown of Emmetsburg.
Online condolences: www.joycefuneralhomes.com


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