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Una Style is a ready-to-wear brand for women that conveys a vintage femininity in modesty. In collaboration with HijUp.com for Jakarta Fashion Week 2016, Una Style's collection draws inspiration from Morocco's unique architectural design. The clarity of oasis in the desert inspires Una Style to play with ruffles and volume in cocktail dresses and office wear that are suitable for formal and informal occasions.


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Home | The Animals | Collection Master Plan
The Cougar Mountain Zoo Animal Collection Master Plan supports the primary directive
of the Cougar Mountain Zoo and the Zoological Society of Washington, to create a
better understanding and appreciation of the earth's wildlife and the role of humanity
in nature through education, conservation, propagation and exhibition.
The Master Plan shall focus on unique and endangered species with a unique and high
level of educational value.
To assure a level of excellence and a quality life for our Zoo Animals the Zoo Collection
Master Plan is comprised of ten different 'Worlds' (areas) of specialization. Each
'World' focuses on a genus representing one or more 'Ambassador' species/subspecies.
The North American Cougar is considered to be the Cat of all Cats excelling in many
areas of skill and behavior patterns. One of the leading Zoo Exhibits in the Country,
this WORLD currently features three Mountain Lions.
The Lemurs of Madagascar are one of the most critically endangered and one of the
oldest species on Earth. This WORLD currently features three species/subspecies
of Lemurs.
Cranes are one of the oldest of all living things dating back millions of years.
In this WORLD, Cranes are represented by two species, considered tallest and most
beautiful of all cranes.
Reindeer are one of the most unique of all hoofed animals. This WORLD features the
largest Zoo herd of Siberian Reindeer in the Country.
Macaws are considered to be the most intelligent of all birds and are called by
many biologists the FLYING PRIMATES. This WORLD specializes in eight species/subspecies
of Large Macaws.
This WORLD is represented by the Swamp Wallaby. Wallabies are a smaller version
of the kangaroo. 'Swampies' have a distinctive bicolor coat and live
in groups called mobs.
This mysterious WORLD of flightless birds is represented by the Emu, considered
the largest flightless bird with smallest wings.
This WORLD is represented by the Alpaca, one of the smallest in the Camel family
and closely related to other South American Camelids the Vicuna, Llama and Guanaco.
This WORLD is represented by the magnificent Bengal Tiger, the only one of the six
existing tiger subspecies that occurs in different color variations in the wild.
The wolf pack is one of the most cohesive social organizations in the animal world.
This WORLD is represented by different color variations of the Gray Wolf.
Visit this magical place where art and the beauty of wildlife merge to speak a common language. Enjoy the view, great photo opportunities, feed the animals, sit and relax and admire the largest bronze animal collection of any Zoo in the Country.

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Twenty or 30 years ago, the average church youth ministry consisted of monthly pizza-and-movie nights, the occasional lock-in, an annual missions trip and, of course, summer camp. Although the names, events and activities may have changed, sadly, many churches are still using the same approach to minister to young people and (not surprisingly) seeing minimal results.
Not these youth groups. In this issue, Ministry Today highlights five of the country's most dynamic Spirit-led youth ministries. Some have thousands of teens, others have dozens; but all are thriving. What's behind their success? Rather than going from hyped-up event to hyped-up event, these groups are committed to building radical disciples for Christ who are in it for the long haul. Representing various streams of the church, these ministries have abandoned the traditional youth-ministry model for one that's aimed at producing young believers who will go anywhere and do anything for the gospel.
It shows.
Generation Church
City Bible Church -- Portland, Ore./Vancouver, Wash.
The last three years at City Bible Church's youth ministry have been a whirlwind of activity and growth. In that time the ministry has morphed from a midsize youth group with one Wednesday night service into a 1,000-member behemoth meeting at multiple locations, holding several conferences that extend beyond the local church, and reaching a variety of age groups. Generation Church (GC) services are now simulcast from the ministry's main Portland, Ore., campus to three additional ones, including the newest in Vancouver, Wash. The group also hosts the largest youth conference on the West coast, Generation Unleashed. In addition, GC now extends to junior high, high school and college students.
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The main challenge for the ministry has been to keep up with the tremendous rate of growth. "We've had to multiply everything very quickly," says GC director Doug Lasit. "We've had to multiply workshops, multiply volunteers. Just for the youth ministry we have 65 singers and musicians that we divide up between the five services every week."
The abundance of musical talent and the emphasis on worship at GC hasn't gone unnoticed, either. Bands from the ministry have recorded top-10 worship songs and had a song that climbed to No. 1 on iTunes in New Zealand and Australia. "That's been a lot of fun," Lasit says. "Lots of people get to our youth ministry through our music."
The ministry has also had success on various school campuses. GC currently has eight different campus Bible studies, called Christian Students United and even uses a building on a local university campus. Lasit sees this as part of a nationwide movement toward campus ministry. "Spiritually we believe there is a season coming where youth ministries are going to be more involved on high school and college campuses," he says.
Although Oregon is often referred to as the least churched state in the nation and Portland's secularism is well documented, this doesn't seem to faze Lasit. "We believe that the light shines brightest in the darkest places," he says. "We've had 150 to 200 kids get saved in the last month. Young people are searching. We're finding that if you have the right answers and you give them in authentic ways, kids respond."
Bethany World Prayer Center -- Baton Rouge, LA.
Most youth pastors would be thrilled to have a 1,000-member youth group. Not Joel Stockstill.
When Stockstill took over the youth ministry at Bethany World Prayer Center in Baton Rouge, La., in 2001, there were about 70 kids in the group. By 2005 it had grown to nearly 1,000, but Stockstill was far from satisfied.
"Lord, this isn't what You promised us!" he remembers crying out in prayer. It wasn't that Stockstill was focused on numbers; years earlier God had spoken to him: "There are 120,000 young people in this city," the Lord said. "I will give you 20,000 of them if you'll go in and possess the land."
"Lord, that's ridiculous. That's never been done before," Stockstill recalls responding.
"That's why I want you to do it," came the reply. "Because then everyone will know that I did it and not you."
Instead of relying on a big budget, the group, called 220, fell to their knees in prayer.
"The gospel should never demand a budget," Stockstill says. "So we just began to seek God and pray. The gospel is free but it takes a lot of hard work.
The praying paid off. Months later they ballooned to 2,000, and by the following year they had grown to 6,000. Today 220 ministers to almost 7,000 teenagersÑand the growth shows no signs of stopping. Young people are being saved in droves, often more than 100 every week.
Along the way Stockstill's life has been rocked by tragedy. Having struggled with his own health for years, the youth pastor recently lost his wife of three years, Amy, to cancer. Stockstill believes the enemy has targeted the work at Bethany.
"I believe we were being attacked because of the model that's being created here. Our little groups of 15 or 30 kids here and there is just a joke to the enemy. No longer will 300 or 500 be the norm. Now groups of thousands and tens of thousands will be the new standard in order to take back a generation of 70 million, the largest generation in the history of America."
Generation Church
The City Church -- Seattle
Like the previously mentioned youth ministries, Generation Church (GC) in Seattle has experienced remarkable growth. In just the last three years the group has expanded from holding one youth service to seven meetings throughout the week. Yet with larger numbers come new challenges.
"It's easy to seek God when you don't have success," says GC pastor Judah Smith. "But when you have a lot going on it can become difficult to keep the focus on prayer and discipleship."
And for Smith, prayer and discipleship are nonnegotiable. "That's what gets me up in the morning. You can get a lot of people out to an event, but God didn't call us to make attendees. He called us to make disciples."
That passion for producing true Christ-followers distinguishes GC from most event-oriented youth groups. Although the ministry doesn't neglect entry-point activities to draw unbelieving teens and create community, its core focus is to foster dynamic relationships with God.
"We have a huge emphasis on intimacy with God," Smith says. "Once your students taste the tangible presence of God, they'll develop a taste for Him."
It's a model Smith displays in his own life, spending a full day each week in prayer. The intimate times with God fuel his desire for ministry. "Meeting with students and going through their struggles with them, what a privilege!" he says. "When you're fully immersed in the presence of God, you come out of those moments saying, 'This is the least I can do'"
Smith has a big vision for the future. "God has given me a vision for 10,000 in our youth ministry." He believes that ministries of that size will be more common. "In the next decade we'll see youth ministries of 10,000, 25,000, even 100,000."
Smith says that only the future will tell if his has been successful. "We won't know till I'm gone whether I raised these students up right. I guess it's a little like John the BaptistÑI'm raising disciples to leave me. What I want to know is this: When you're 43, working in a cubicle, are you going to be just as passionate about the Lord as you are today?"
Living Waters Church -- Ocoee, Fla.
For Remnant in Ocoee, Fla., prayer has been the catalyst for transformation and growth.
"We were doing lots of programs but had very little emphasis on prayer. We had one prayer meeting every week," youth pastor George Sotolongo recalls.
That all changed when Living Waters Church was "rocked" by the prayer movement led by International House of Prayer in Kansas City, Mo. "We went from a church that has a prayer meeting to a prayer meeting that has a church," Sotolongo says.
The group now logs more than 100 hours of prayer and intercession weekly. And the focus on prayer is spurring other areas of ministry. "The prayer gives us the fuel for evangelism and discipleship," the youth pastor says.
Sotolongo began at the church in 2002 with about 15 kids. Today the group is more than 200Ñincredible growth considering it is a youth ministry in a 400-member church. Remnant holds its own Friday night services, complete with a youth band, hip-hop group and even teen ushers. "It's important for them to have a sense of ownership," Sotolongo says.
The radical growth of the youth group has also left the adults scrambling to catch up. "Twenty years ago it was the parents coming to the pastor saying, 'Please pray for my kids,'" Sotolongo says. "Now it's the kids coming to the pastor saying, 'Please pray for my parents.'"
Sotolongo has a no-compromise approach. He doesn't allow his teen leaders to date, which he's been criticized for. And he doesn't pull punches in his teaching.
"I have high standards. I don't apologize for radical, bold preaching," he says. "I think that's what youth really want. Some people may not like a strong leader, but nobody likes a weak one."
Ultimately love for youth drives Sotolongo. He has hundreds of pictures of his teens thumb-tacked to his office wall. "Every time I feel like giving up, I just look at those pictures. All it takes is one young person to get touched by the power of GodÑthat's what keeps me going."
Youth 24/7
St. Peter's Church & WORLD Outreach Center -- Winston-Salem, N.C.
Jayson Sloan, leader of the youth ministry at St. Peter's Church and World Outreach Center in Winston-Salem, N.C., wants to change more than just those who show up at his church. Sloan wants to change an entire community, city and culture.
"In the African-American church over the past few years, we've seen a lack of integrity and of good role models," Sloan says. As a result, he's seen destructive trends emergeÑones that have created a need for ministry that addresses both spiritual and social needs.
"My messages cannot just be spiritual," Sloan says. "I have to be very practical too. Many of these kids don't understand family. You talk about mothers and fathers and they say 'Yeah, right. That's not my reality.'"
As a result, Sloan and the other youth group leaders at 24/7 do a lot of listening. "You have to let them vent before you shove Scripture down their throats. I have to be quiet enough to hear what's going on before I start trying to give answers. "
Sloan's approach has paid off. In less than four years, the youth ministry has grown from 30 to 250 members. And with groups meeting on middle school, high school and college campuses, Sloan insists this is just the beginning. He's also not waiting for troubled teens to come to him: "We're reaching beyond the four walls of the church. Most young people aren't going to run to your church. You've got to run to them."
For this youth pastor, it's essential to grasp the teens' weekly reality. "By your Wednesday night service they've been through a Vietnam, a tsunami and a Katrina. You've got a narrow window to convince them of hope."
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Former Kenny Rogers Estate Lists for $65 Million
A Bel Air estate once owned by country singer Kenny Rogers lists for $65 million. The estate will be about 24,000 square feet when it is completed. A previous version of this video incorrectly described the size as 2,400 square feet. Candace Taylor tours this and other Private Properties from this week. Photo: Nick Springett/Hilton & Hyland.
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ENGS 92: Fourier Transforms and Complex Variables
Identical to PHYS 070
Can be used to satisfy graduate degree requirements
Survey of a number of mathematical methods of importance in engineering and physics with particular emphasis on the Fourier transform as a tool for modeling and analysis. Orthogonal function expansions, Fourier series, discrete and continuous Fourier transforms, generalized functions and sampling theory, complex functions and complex integration, Laplace, Z, and Hilbert transforms. Computational Fourier analysis, applications to linear systems, waves, and signal processing.


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The Silent Cry
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Saraghina: Bed-Stuy, Brooklyn
435 Halsey Street, Brooklyn NY 11233 (at Lewis Avenue; map); 718-574-0010;
Pizza style: Neapolitan
Oven type: Wood
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How 'bout the weather lately, right? Not too hot, not too cold. Not humid. Perfect for pizza under the stars. Taking my own advice from earlier this year (9 NYC Pizzerias with Great Gardens), I made my way to Saraghina in Bed-Stuy to catch up on things.
First, what I love about Saraghina: the garden. It's up there in my all-time favorite NYC outdoor-dining spaces. Much more than an afterthought, the entire restaurant almost seems to have been built around this moderate-size patio overgrown with vines, strung with party lights, and decorated with vintage motel signs. It feels like a friend's backyard rather than the restaurant it is, inviting you to linger and have that extra beer or glass of wine.
I like the overall vibe there, too. Yeah, it's what Nina Lalli once termed a "Ball jar joint," a trend that seems a little 2009, but I still like it. It's laid-back, all farmhouse-like, and the whole thing seems to attract a truly diverse crowd — from among the longtime African-American community that's long called Bed-Stuy home to the non-black newcomers who have moved to the area in recent years.
I like the pizza, too, but I don't love it. On a recent night, our party of four sampled a trio of pies and found them a little wanting. The crust, though crisp and chewy and moderately puffy at the rim, could have used more salt, more flavor. Once past the smokiness of the more well-done parts of the cornicione (what Italians call the edge of the pizza), there was very little we tasted beyond a sort of white-bread inoffensiveness.
While my companions complained about the lack of salt in the sauce as well, I found it fine. I'm happy with minimally treated canned tomatoes, and evaluated on its own, the sauce was tomatoey enough. Often a great sauce can almost save a wan crust, and here the sauce was merely good.
The cheese was creamy, milky tasting, applied in cherry-size nuggs across the pies. Enough cheese, I thought. Nowhere near as stingy as some other Neapolitan joints can be with the stuff. At its best, fresh mozzarella tastes like the milk it was recently made from, which is to say not particularly bold. So once you've got a mild crust and mild sauce, even the best of mozzarellas is not going to help much.
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... the Ortolana, Saraghina's vegetable tour de force. Before this one hit our table, my neighborhood-based dining companion warned me that the vegetables might be cut a little too thick. But we were happy to find that this wasn't the case at all. All veggies were bite size and cooked through, but now we found there were almost too many, yielding a soggy crust and mishmash of flavors in which nothing could hope to stand out on its own.
I wanted to love Saraghina's pizza, because I certainly love the everything else about it. For me, as an interloper in Bed-Stuy, I'd say you could avoid a special trip. It's good for the neighborhood, if you absolutely need a wood-fired pizza fix.
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L'ISLE-VERTE, Que.- Premier Pauline Marois arrived here Sunday to attend a mass for the victims of a deadly fire at a seniors' residence as strong winds and blizzard-like conditions briefly halted recovery efforts earlier in the day.
By the midday, Quebec police said that the efforts had gradually resumed and heavy equipment brought in to melt the ice that continues to hamper the recovery effort. In some places, the ice that covers the ruins of the residence is 60 cm thick.
Police spokesman Guy Lapointe said at a Sunday afternoon news conference that the equipment is "bringing results and progress." He added that the investigation is ongoing, and that police have already met with more than 100 witnesses. So far, 10 people are confirmed dead and another 22 are still unaccounted for.
Environment Canada forecasted wind gusts of up to 80 km/h and a wind chill nearing -30 C on Sunday for Isle-Verte, a town of 1,500 people 230 km northeast of Quebec City, making the search for the victims extremely difficult.
Marois arrived in L'Isle-Verte late Sunday morning and attended a private memorial mass at the local church on in the afternoon. A public service will be held Feb. 1.
Roch Bernier, co-owner of the residence, greeted the congregation somberly and was given a standing ovation.
"I come to you with a heart full of emotion and at the same time enormous suffering," he told mourners, saying he considered the residents to be part of his family.
Bernier also called on people not to look for blame.
"Let us find out what we can to do to help each other," he said before returning to his seat, barely able to choke back tears.
At a morning press conference, Marois offered her condolences to the families of those affected by the blaze.
"We are on your side," she said. "They have my sympathy and my solidarity."
Marois said that the fire at the residence was "unacceptable" and that she would wait for a report before demanding sprinklers be placed in all seniors' residences.
Marois said that if sprinklers are recommended "we will do it," but that it will not be done solely in reaction to this tragedy.
"These are events we very much don't want to happen, and so we have to do everything possible to make sure they don't happen again," she said.
Three victims of the tragedy have been identified as Juliette Saindon, 95, Marie Laureat Dube, 82, and Louis-Philippe Roy, 89.
Despite reports alleging that a cigarette ignited the blaze, police say they still do not know the cause and it could take months to determine.
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Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi is charged with paying for sex with an underage stripper, and that's just about the least interesting aspect of his trial. Consider: stripper nuns (one of whom is now a politician, of course.) But there's a sports angle here, and it's gross.
Berlusconi still owns AC Milan, which owned Brazilian forward Ronaldinho for three years. At one of his "Bunga Bunga" parties, one woman testified she saw "a young Brazilian model 'with an AC Milan jersey and a Ronaldinho mask, who stripped down to her thong.'" Here's what a rubber Ronaldinho mask looks like, so try to masturbate to that for a bit and report back on how it went.
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Topic: Boba Fett's Death (No Spoilers)
Ok no spoilers here, just pure speculation. There is a time in everyone's life where they die. And Boba being human will join the ranks of the dead. How do you all think he will go? Will it be heroically, saving the life of some civilian, or maybe some evil scheme of his will backfire? Or maybe you're just some hardcore fan who believes he will never ever die?


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One of my bugbears is when sporting events are covered in the news part of the six o'clock television news rather than consigned to the sports' section where they properly belong. Sport does sometimes crossover into genuine news - just not nearly as often as the programme editors seem to believe.
As far as I'm concerned New Zealand winning the Rugby World Cup should be reported in the sports' section; however, anti-apartheid campaigners flour-bombing Eden Park is definitely news. The score of a soccer match (yes, even an important one) always belongs in sport; however, if soccer fans are crushed at a stadium then that's news. Plain old golf results are sport but a star golfer's scandalous and public fall from grace is justifiably covered at the top of the hour.
Cyclist Lance Armstrong's confession firmly belongs in the news' section. His story turned from one of interest to sport aficionados to one with far wider appeal. Nearly all the components of a juicy soap opera were present including ambition, bullying, cheating, confession, denial, drugs, greed, guilt, lying, shame and tears - all set against the glamorous backdrop of the Tour de France cycling race.
And it made me consider for perhaps the umpteenth time what a very strange sport road-cycling is. I could relate to the reader response to The Flawed Art of Lance Armstrong's Confession that read: "It's freaking cycling, who cares? Except maybe a small group of guys who like to wear "grape smugglers" and brightly colo[u]red jerseys with all sorts of logos on them and hog the road on Saturday morning and give you dirty looks if you get too close to their pretty bicycle ..."
If I was to get on a bicycle now I'd probably need trainer wheels because I haven't ridden one since I turned fifteen and got my driver's licence. For me, cycling was never about pleasure but all about transport and getting from point A to point B. Yet cycling for fun and sport is a thriving activity - and growing numbers of cyclists are determined to share the roads with motorists.
Conscious of their vulnerability, I always give cyclists the maximum space possible when passing. The recommended 1.5-metre distance doesn't seem enough: what if they swerve, fall off or have a suicidal moment just as my car wheels pass them? Depending on the width of the road, the speed I'm going and how much of the road the cyclist is hogging, I often overtake cyclists as I would a car - waiting until the way is clear and crossing onto the opposite side of the road so I am well away from the Lycra-clad speedsters.
Other sporting pursuits are performed in designated zones and purpose-built facilities. There are cricket pitches, equestrian arenas, gymnasiums, hockey turfs, netball courts, rugby fields, skating rinks, ski fields, swimming pools, tennis courts - and even footpaths for keen walkers. But many cyclists eschew facilities such as off-road tracks, velodromes and cycle trails, choosing to venture out onto busy, and potentially dangerous, transport routes instead.
The Land Transport Safety Authority's (LTSA) Cycle Network and Route Planning Guide says experienced cyclists "have usually learnt ... how best to interact assertively with traffic ... They will defend a lane where there is not enough room ... and will not usually divert to a cycle path." The LTSA was too polite to say that this breed of veteran cyclist is also prone to blithely ignoring red traffic lights.
I was almost knocked over by one such specimen while legitimately walking across Queen Street recently. But, hey, to sanitise his behaviour in the bureaucratic vernacular of the day, I guess he'd only learnt to "interact assertively" with pedestrians as well as traffic. Go him.
Motorists are thoroughly accustomed to sharing the road with recreational cyclists yet we'd be astonished if a rugby player, netballer or gymnast decided the road was an ideal flat surface on which to hone their ball skills or back-flips. Perhaps it's time to consider the core purpose of our roads and whether it's realistic that they continue to accommodate legions of weekend cyclists.
* What's your view on cycling and cyclists? Can you understand the appeal of riding on the road with motor vehicles? What can be done to make roads safer for cyclists? Why do some cyclists believe they're exempt from needing to obey the road rules?
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Two juveniles in the Collin County community of Wylie went before a judge Monday, a day after being accused of choking and killing 17-year-old Wylie East High School senior Ivan Mejia over the weekend.
The teens, whose names are not being released due to their age, were told they would be held in detention for at least 10 more days while the investigation into Mejia's murder continues.
A juvenile probation officer read aloud an arrest warrant Friday during the hearing. The warrant has been sealed because the suspects are juveniles, but some of the public information shared with the media is below.
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In the arrest warrant, police said the pair told them they killed Mejia because he and one of the unnamed suspects were dating the same girl.
It was revealed at the hearing that the juveniles began planning the murder as early as March 3. Officials said the teens suffocated Mejia by putting him in a headlock and that one of them held his nose while the other tied a sock around his mouth.
The investigation into the slaying is ongoing, police said Monday.
Suspicious Vehicle Report Leads to Discovery of Teen's Body
Wylie police Sgt. Donna Valdepena said Garland officers called her department around 11:24 p.m. Saturday regarding a suspicious vehicle parked near Firewheel Town Center.
When officers arrived, they spotted two males running from the area. Believing the pair would return to the vehicle, the officers returned to the parking lot and waited.
Police said the two males returned a short time later and, when questioned about what they were doing in the area, replied, "We are burying a body."
The officers detained the pair and called for backup. Officers then went into the woods, toward where the teens ran previously, and found the body of 17-year-old Ivan Mejia.
During the investigation that followed, police determined that Mejia's murder was committed directly behind Wylie East High School, where he and the two suspected of his murder attended school.
Both of the suspects are 16-years-old so, due to their age, their names will not be released. Both are in custody at the Collin County Juvenile Detention Facility and have been charged with first-degree murder.
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At a vigil on Sunday night, friends of the victim said Mejia wanted to enroll in the military after high school.
Late Sunday, the Wylie ISD released this statement:
WEHS staff and parents are being notified and we will have counselors available next week at the campus.
The entire Wylie ISD community is shocked and saddened by this senseless act. We are cooperating with the police as they investigate, and we hope they will be able to provide us with some understanding of how this tragedy unfolded. This incident was not connected to any school or district-sponsored activity. We are notifying Wylie East parents, and we will have counselors available at the school next week. Because this is an ongoing investigation we cannot comment any further at this time.
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Story Treatment: Comparisons are inevitable when a classic like Agneepath is remade. Now, the question remains, will Agneepath surpass the expectations and live up to the hype it has created so far? Well, first of all, current Agneepath isn't the exact replica of the original one in terms screenplay. New entrants like Rauf Lala add new interesting dimensions to the story. This Hrithik-Sanjay starrer flick is a collage of some impactful moments but fitted in the most haphazard manner which makes it impact less at many moments. Irrelevant sequences like intimacy between Hrithik-Priyanka and overtly dragged brother-sister reunion sequence further add to the misery.
Star Cast: Hrithik Roshan is confidence-personified and complements his counterpart Sanjay Dutt who seemingly looked more powerful as an actor in promos. Sanjay Dutt as Kancha was anticipated to give 'A' performance and he lives up to the hype. But, certainly above them is Rishi Kapoor who impresses with his flawless power-packed performance. Priyanka Chopra is brilliant in her small but pivotal role though, the film could survive without her presence. Zarine Wahab and Om Puri play their part well.
Direction: Karan Malhotra still has a long way to go as he comes across as very naïve with his approach towards direction. His act loses threads at most places. But, one can't take away the credit of creating some historical moments like a beautifully shot fight between Hrithik and Rishi. Also, the way Hrithik reveals his real identity as Dinanath's son to Kancha through a messenger. And last but not the least, the climax where Vijay takes on Kancha leading to latter's brutal death. Only thing is wish, these moments were alligned properly with no loopholes to make it a smooth watch for the viewer.
Music/ Cinematography/ Dialogues/ Editing: Barring Chikni Chameli, where Katrina Kaif sets the screen ablaze, none of the songs register. Cinematography gets full marks for capturing the expressions and experimenting with different camera angles. Dialogues are mediocre and crisp editing could have helped in curbing the lengthy duration of the film.
3 Ups and 3 Downs: Stupendous performances, fresh storyline despite a remake, Chikni Chameli song and cinematography are strengths of the film. Music, editing, long duration are the weak points.
On the whole, Agneepath totally rests on star power which will lure the cine-goers to halls but how far will it impress them remains to be seen.


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1. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 17, 2009 3:13 PM (in response to iradix)
The basic answer would be "did you wait long enough for the collection interval?"
Each metric is collected on a custom-defined "collection interval". Many of the defaults are 10 minutes or even 20 minutes (you can change these if you want faster collections - the minimum allowed is 30 seconds).
If you did wait long enough, and you still see "No Metric Data Available", the next most common cause is your "Metric Display Range" is set to some time in the past. Look at the time frame specified at the bottom (the default is something like "the last 8 hours"). If you changed this to some time frame in the past, before measurements were collected, you will see empty data graphs.
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If you still can't see any data after checking all of these, look in your agent and server logs for any error messages - post any error messages you see so we can try to figure out the problem.
2. Re: No Metric Data Available?iradix Feb 17, 2009 3:45 PM (in response to iradix)
Thanks for the quick reply. I think in part you nailed it with your basic answer. I hadn't waited long enough for the JBoss AS stats to be collected and when the CPU and other machine level info wasn't collected I assumed that was happening throughout. It seem the application server info is getting collected now however, just not the system information. I think it's possible that this is to blame:
sending> native The native system is NOT available on this agent platform. The native system is currently enabled. The native system is NOT initialized.
Can I take that to mean that native collection is not supported on os x?
3. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 17, 2009 3:58 PM (in response to iradix)
that is quite possible. Alot of the platform level stats (CPU stats for example) are collected by the native layer. If the native layer is disabled for whatever reason, those stats are not collected.
"The native system is NOT available on this agent platform." tells me that yes your platform is not supported.
What hardware are you using? Heiko uses a Mac and has no problems with the native layer - but I don't know what hardware he has. I know other folks have used MacOS in the past. The JNI library (named SIGAR) definitely might not be supported on your Mac hardware, though - so let us know what you have and we can confirm.
4. Re: No Metric Data Available?iradix Feb 17, 2009 4:13 PM (in response to iradix)
It's a pre-unibody Macbook Pro, Intel Core 2 duo running os x 10.5.6. It's not a major issue for me if there isn't much support for Macs as I intend to use jopr to monitor linux boxes, it just means i've got to set up a different test environment. I've got to say, so far I'm impressed. After spending way too much time messing around with OpenNMS recently, I've been very happy with the features jopr provides and how easy it has been to set up, small roadblocks aside.
5. Re: No Metric Data Available?pilhuhn Feb 18, 2009 4:06 AM (in response to iradix)
this is not per-se not supported on Mac - it works well on a Macbook from 2.5 years with a Core Duo cpu.
Can you please do the following:
$ cd $AGENT/lib
$ ls -ls libsigar*mac*
$ java -jar sigar.jar
sigar> cpuinfo
sigar> sysinfo
sigar> exit
and send attach the output here.
6. Re: No Metric Data Available?iradix Feb 18, 2009 10:10 AM (in response to iradix)
Here is is. The one modification I needed to make is that sigar.jar was sigar-126.96.36.199.jar in the lib folder. It does seem to be returning native information though.
garfunkel:lib dave$ ls -la libsigar*mac*
-rwxr-xr-x@ 1 dave dave 1069464 Apr 16 2008 libsigar-universal-macosx.dylib
garfunkel:lib dave$ java -jar sigar-188.8.131.52.jar
sigar> cpuinfo
2 total CPUs..
Cache size....4096
User Time.....14.0%
Sys Time......8.0%
Idle Time.....78.0%
Wait Time.....0.0%
Nice Time.....0.0%
User Time.....16.0%
Sys Time......8.0%
Idle Time.....76.0%
Wait Time.....0.0%
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Sys Time......10.0%
Idle Time.....76.0%
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sigar> sysinfo
Sigar version.......java=220.127.116.11, native=188.8.131.52
Build date..........java=04/16/2008 09:44 AM, native=02/23/2008 12:20 AM
Current fqdn........garfunkel.local
Current user........dave
OS description......Mac OS X Leopard
OS name.............MacOSX
OS arch.............i386
OS machine..........i386
OS version..........10.5.6
OS patch level......unknown
OS vendor...........Apple
OS vendor version...10.5
OS code name........Leopard
OS data model.......32
OS cpu endian.......little
Java vm version.....1.5.0_16-133
Java vm vendor......Apple Inc.
Java home.........../System/Library/Frameworks/JavaVM.framework/Versions/1.5.0/Home
10:07 AM up 4 days, 18:14, load average: 1.10, 1.29, 1.39
File Systems.........[/, /dev, /dev]
Network Interfaces...[lo0, en0, en1, en2, en3, en4]
System resource limits:
sigar> exit
Class Not Found: junit/framework/TestCase
Unable to locate: junit.jar
7. Re: No Metric Data Available?pilhuhn Feb 18, 2009 10:34 AM (in response to iradix)
Thanks Dave,
Interesting, as this is exactly the same what I see (except for the Model string, Mhz and cache size), so it should be good.
Did you by any chance disable native in conf/agent-configuration.xml:
entry key="rhq.agent.disable-native-system" value="false"
Do you see strange things in the agent.log - relatively shortly after startup?
What is the result of doing
native --enable at the agent prompt?
8. Re: No Metric Data Available?iradix Feb 18, 2009 10:44 AM (in response to iradix)
No problem Heiko. Thanks for helping out with this.
I just stopped and then restarted the agent and didn't see any interesting log messages. I also don't see any when disabling and re-enabling native.
I did not explicitly disable native in the conf file, although when I initially started the agent native was disabled. I enabled it from the console which is when I got the status messages I had posted before. Here is what I get when I disable and then re-enable it:
sending> sending> native --disable Native system has been disabled. sending> native The native system is NOT available on this agent platform. The native system is currently disabled. The native system is NOT initialized. sending> native --enable Native system has been enabled. sending> native The native system is NOT available on this agent platform. The native system is currently enabled. The native system is NOT initialized.
9. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 18, 2009 10:50 AM (in response to iradix)
The native system is NOT available on this agent platform.
This is the important message. This tells us the SIGAR jar cannot find the native shared library (the .dylib library).
Let's look at the code that loads SIGAR:
Look at the static block and the initialize() method. There should be WARN messages in the agent log if bad things happen here. Double check the agent logs and see if you see messages from this SystemInfoFactory object.
10. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 18, 2009 10:51 AM (in response to iradix)
BTW: here is the code for the "native" prompt command:
You can see it dumps the "NOT available" message when false is returned by SystemInfoFactory.isNativeSystemInfoAvailable().
11. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 18, 2009 10:59 AM (in response to iradix)
Edit your agent's conf/log4j.xml so this is in there:
<category name="org.rhq.core.system"> <priority value="TRACE"/> </category>
and make sure the FILE appender allows TRACE:
<appender name="FILE" class="org.apache.log4j.RollingFileAppender"> <param name="Threshold" value="TRACE"/> <param name="File" value="logs/agent.log"/> ....
Run the agent again. See if the strack trace comes out from the static block of that factory class.
12. Re: No Metric Data Available?iradix Feb 18, 2009 11:58 AM (in response to iradix)
Now we're getting somewhere. I don't know how I missed that message before, but with tracing turned on I get:
2009-02-18 11:44:53,273 WARN [main] (org.rhq.core.system.SystemInfoFactory)- System
info API not accessible on this platform (native shared library not found in java.lib
2009-02-18 11:44:53,286 TRACE [main] (org.rhq.core.system.SystemInfoFactory)- Stack t
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method)
at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:
at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorIm
at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:597)
at org.rhq.core.system.SystemInfoFactory.invokeApi(SystemInfoFactory.java:274
at org.rhq.core.system.SystemInfoFactory.(SystemInfoFactory.java:69)
at org.rhq.core.pc.inventory.InventoryManager.activateResource(InventoryManag
at org.rhq.core.pc.inventory.InventoryManager.activateFromDisk(InventoryManag
at org.rhq.core.pc.inventory.InventoryManager.loadFromDisk(InventoryManager.j
at org.rhq.core.pc.inventory.InventoryManager.initialize(InventoryManager.jav
at org.rhq.core.pc.PluginContainer.startContainerService(PluginContainer.java
at org.rhq.core.pc.PluginContainer.initialize(PluginContainer.java:214)
at org.rhq.enterprise.agent.AgentMain.startPluginContainer(AgentMain.java:140
at org.rhq.enterprise.agent.AgentMain.start(AgentMain.java:493)
at org.rhq.enterprise.agent.AgentMain.main(AgentMain.java:347)
Caused by: org.hyperic.sigar.SigarException: /Applications/jopr/jopr-agent-2.1.0.GA/l
at org.hyperic.sigar.Sigar.load(Sigar.java:140)
... 15 more
So it looks like there is some problem loading the sigar library, even though it does exist in that location and has r-x permissions for everyone.
13. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 18, 2009 12:29 PM (in response to iradix)
I don't know why kind of tracing SIGAR outputs, turn on TRACE for the "com" and "org" category in log4j.xml and restart the agent. Be prepared for a deluge of log messages in your log file :) You might have to increase the filesize/filecount settings for the file appender so it captures the messages up until the time SIGAR is trying to load the library.
14. Re: No Metric Data Available?mazz Feb 18, 2009 12:29 PM (in response to iradix)
from last post: "why kind" == what kind
Also, you might have to trace on the "net" category too, in addition to com and org.


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This recipe is very easy and fast to cook, because it requires ready-made teriyaki sauce. Still, it's a really tasty alternative to sausages and pork, and chicken made in teriyaki style is juicy, tender and full of aroma! It also takes just few minutes, because the meat is first fried quickly, and then glazed with sauce. Fast food like a boss ;-)
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Oh my, this one is both a looker and tastes amazingly! :-) This bento idea is based on the basic tamagoyaki recipe, so feel free to use your favorite ingredients: champignons or chanterelle mushroom, herbs, different kinds of onion, bacon bits, ham shavings etc. Go crazy! :-) It's also a very good side dish!
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Microsoft released just two updates on Tuesday as part of a light patch Tuesday, especially in comparison with April's 11 bulletins.
May's batch contains a fix (MS10-030) for a critical vulnerability in Windows Outlook Express, Windows Mail and Windows Live Mail. Left unchecked, the vulnerability created a mechanism for remote code execution.
In practice, however, a fair bit of user interaction would probably be needed to pull off an attack. Even though Redmond defines the update as critical the vulnerability is not being actively exploited by hackers. It affects applications most frequently used by consumers and small businesses.
The second bulletin (MS10-03) covers a remote code execution flaw in supported versions of Microsoft Office, and is labelled as "important".
A recently discovered vulnerability in Microsoft's SharePoint enterprise portal software was not addressed by the latest batch of security updates. Wolfgang Kandek, CTO at vulnerability scanning firm Qualys, commented: "We recommend looking into the advisory and implementing the suggested work-around which restricts the access to the Help functionality in SharePoint."
Alan Bentley, VP International for Lumension, warned that newly discovered vulnerabilities in third-party browser software pose a threat to Windows users.
"A new Safari vulnerability that impacts Windows remains un-patched and Proof of Concept Code (POC) is freely downloadable on the Internet. The biggest concern here is that Safari is often installed silently when a user chooses to install QuickTime on their Windows PC," Bentley said.
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You won't find sophomore slump in the Jamaican lexicon – at least not in Darren Mattocks' vocabulary.
After a successful rookie season in which the speedy striker bagged seven goals in 21 league appearances and added a playoff marker against the eventual MLS Cup champion LA Galaxy, Mattocks says Year Two is going to be even better.
"No chance," said a laughing Mattocks when asked about the possibility of second-year struggles. "I think for me, it's going to be the same or even better this season. There are more guys to help me going forward, I'm much more comfortable up top so I think it's going to be more goals this season."
Just how many goals? The 22-year-old is never one to shy away from ambitious targets, and his aspirations for the upcoming season are predictably – but perhaps fairly – lofty, given he missed around two months of action in 2012 following a cooking accident in which he suffered severe burns to his shoulder.
"Without injury or without cards or mishaps, I think I can get 20 goals this season," Mattocks said. "I would like to make the All-Star team – but I think those are goals I know I can do. The biggest thing to do is to keep working hard."
READ: Canada name eight MLSers to U-20 World Cup qualifying squad
With his elite speed and superhuman standing jump, Mattocks has all the physical tools to become one of the best strikers in MLS – but one area he admits he'd like to continue improving is his movement. The Portmore, Jamaica, native says he's spent plenty of time this offseason watching the likes of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo – not for their moves while in possession, but their off-the-ball runs into space.
"That's something that's very difficult to teach," Mattocks said. "It's something they have to work on day in, day out, and eventually you're going to see it in your game, and I've been working on it in past seasons and it's been bearing fruit for me."
But Mattocks has suggested his output could improve due to the arrival of a pair of newcomers – No. 4 and No. 5 SuperDraft picks Kekuta Manneh and Erik Hurtado – both of whom have the wheels to keep up.
"So far in preseason it's been the biggest advantage for me going forward," Mattocks said of his new teammates. "Last season I was isolated – teams could double team me, so to have those two guys on the flanks, it really helps me a lot.
"It's not just about me getting forward or getting in behind – they have two more guys to worry about getting in behind, so that's much more space for me and space for those guys, so it's going really well."
So well in fact, Mattocks scored an incredible three goals in fifteen minutes to get preseason going in a 4-1 win over the New England Revolution – one of which was assisted by Manneh – and added a second preseason goal in a 2-1 win over the Houston Dynamo four days later, which Hurtado helped set up.
Amidst all the February success, Mattocks has noticed a bit more attention – but the tighter marking could help the team overall, according to the player.
"Preseason is going really great," said Mattocks. "Teams are going to pay more attention to me, but if I keep working hard and I keep doing all the good things, everything should be taking care of itself … if there are two or three guys trying to mark me out of the game, that means other guys are going to be open, and that's going to be a win-win situation for me and the team – and that's exactly what we want."


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Scientists gather at Loyola to discuss the world's most devastating diseases
October 26, 2012
Loyola University New Orleans will host an international science conference Oct. 30 – Nov. 2 where scientists from around the world will gather to present ground-breaking research on some of the globe's most devastating diseases. The 11th annual MEEGID conference, or Molecular Epidemiology and Evolutionary Genetics of Infectious Diseases, will showcase recent results of research on HIV, malaria, flu and also Chagas disease—a specialty of Loyola professor Patricia Dorn, Ph.D.
The conference represents a global approach to combating infectious disease and is chaired by Michel Tibayrenc, M.D., Ph.D., from France. The conference was previously held in locations such as Amsterdam and the Sorbonne University in Paris.
As a part of the prestigious MEEGID conference in New Orleans this year, Dorn will present her latest research on the blood-sucking bugs that transmit Chagas disease. Her DNA research on the bugs offers a vital step in understanding the "kissing bugs," important in stopping the bug from spreading Chagas disease. The disease is actually caused by a parasite spread by the "kissing bug," which often feeds on victims' faces at night. The parasite infects from 8 to 9 million people in Latin America and also people in the U.S. In 20 to 30 percent of victims, it causes fatal heart disease.
The conference will also feature an extensive program of presentations featuring internationally recognized speakers on Loyola's main campus, as well as a gala dinner at Dickie Brennan's Palace Café on Thursday, Nov. 1.
In celebration of Loyola's centennial, the final plenary sessions on Friday, Nov. 2, from 2 – 3:30 p.m., will be free and open to the public. Pioneering researchers Seth Walk, Ph.D., of the University of Michigan Hospital and Health Systems, Scott Weaver, Ph.D., of the University of Texas Medical Branch, and Frederic Simard, Ph.D., of France's Institute for Development Research, will present on the evolution of E. coli, the emergence of arthropod-borne viruses, and population genetics and evolution of mosquito species, respectively. All of the final plenary sessions will take place in Louis J. Roussel Performance Hall, located in the Communications/Music Complex on the corner of St. Charles Avenue and Calhoun Street.
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Dell's Increasingly Excellent Linux Adventures
Jul 26, 2012 5:00 AM PT
The weather outside may be frightful, to adapt a phrase for the scorched and overheated world here in the Northern hemisphere, but there's no denying that July is turning out to be delightful for our favorite operating system.
Not only did Linux get a heaping helping of recognition in the big Higgs Boson announcement recently, but we also saw MeeGo make an exciting new comeback in the mobile world.
Then, of course, there's the growing crack in the castle wall in Redmond.
Those items alone have surely been enough to lift even the most dour Linux fan's spirits, but there's more! Yes indeed, the latest news now is the apparent return of none other than Dell to the desktop Linux world.
'Project Sputnik'
First there was Project Sputnik, which was launched as a pilot project in May but just recently graduated and became a real, working product plan.
The result: Coming from Dell this fall will be a developer-oriented laptop preloaded with Ubuntu Linux "Precise Pangolin."
Hitting the news wires more recently, meanwhile, is word that Dell is venturing even deeper back into the Linux waters with laptops featuring Red Hat Enterprise Linux as well.
Have Linux bloggers been pleased? Let's just say that more than a few tables have been danced upon in recent days down at the blogosphere's Broken Windows Lounge.
Linux Girl stopped dancing just long enough to take a small poll.
'I Think It's Great'
"It's nice to see Dell trying, again," opined Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza. "With the average user spending most of their time in Chrome, which is now the supported source of flash on Linux, there's less reason than ever before to avoid it."
Ideally, "I'd like to see them offer at least three options so that we can see what the market really wants: a Mini and a loaded-for-bear system are what I'd add to pad the lineup," Espinoza said.
Indeed, "I think it's great that a prominent OEM like Dell is releasing a Linux based laptop," agreed Google+ blogger Linux Rants. "I think they all should, and they should market those computers to the general population."
'Marketing Could Be the Tipping Point'
The average consumer would surely be interested in Linux's many advantages "if only they knew about them," Linux Rants said.
In fact, "marketing from OEMs could be the tipping point to the same old Catch 22 we always find ourselves in: No one uses Linux because their software isn't available (and they don't want to switch to alternatives), but their software isn't available because not enough people use Linux," he suggested.
The main downside associated with Project Sputnik "is that Dell is marketing the laptop to the segment of the population that would just take a regular laptop and reimage it with Linux anyway," Linux Rants pointed out. "I hope this project will be just one of the first in a long line of Linux based products from multiple OEMs."
'Dell Has to Compete'
Actually, Dell never stopped shipping GNU/Linux PCs, blogger Robert Pogson told Linux Girl.
"They are selling in 1K+ retail stores in China and India," he noted. "In Brazil, in Walmart, where Dell sells only one PC with '7,' Positivo, a Brazilian company, sells 21 PCs with GNU/Linux.
"In the real world, not the hot house of USA, Dell has to compete with OEMs producing and retailers giving shelf-space to GNU/Linux PCs," Pogson added.
"Governments and schools all around the world are preferring GNU/Linux these days, so Dell will have to supply them if it does not want to lose that market to competitors," he concluded. "Software developers are one market where GNU/Linux has global reach, including USA."
'The SKU Games They Keep Playing'
Instead of a specialized laptop, consultant and Slashdot blogger Gerhard Mack wishes that Dell "would provide an OS drop-down menu for the OS like they do on servers," he told Linux Girl.
"The attention they are getting proves there is a demand, but I don't see who will tolerate the SKU games they keep playing where they either put Linux on a machine with cut-down hardware to make it seem slow or provide it only on a more expensive machine than the equivalent Windows hardware," Mack added.
Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien was even less excited.
"I own one of the first Dell laptops to come with Ubuntu pre-installed, and it is now running Kubuntu 12.04," he began. "But when I feel the need to get a new laptop, I am probably going to buy it from ZaReason because I would rather support someone who shares my values.
"This may be a sign of market interest in Linux, but it won't affect my buying decisions," O'Brien added.
'A Great Gun to the Head of MSFT'
Slashdot blogger hairyfeet saw Dell's move as a strategic one in light of Windows 8's upcoming arrival.
"I have a feeling you'll be seeing a LOT of that in the coming months as it is a great gun to hold to the head of MSFT," hairyfeet explained. "They won't actually care about selling Linux, of course -- they learned that lesson last time when they had to run their own repos because Torvalds' constant kernel fiddling broke their drivers.
"No, instead they will tell MSFT, 'either you give us what we want or we'll just set up our own version of Ubuntu and start pushing it,' and MSFT will cave," hairyfeet predicted.
"What do they want? The same thing every other OEM wants: better prices on Windows and the right to keep selling Win 7, because they realize the consumer backlash against Win 8 will make Vista look like XP," he concluded.
'A Welcome First Step'
In any case, "this is a story to watch," mused Chris Travers, a Slashdot blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project.
"I am not sure that Dell has a clear plan for marketing the [Ubuntu] laptop," he explained. "I don't know that they will have the follow-through to make it happen. But it is a welcome first step."
The question now is "what we can do to help them be successful," Travers concluded. "It's probably not enough to consider a Dell when buying a new laptop. We have to find ways to get others to try it."


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Hi, I have been looking for a high quality cabinet door supplier for some time now with no luck. For my mud grade work I use Keystone, and I gave tried a few others but none of them meet my standards. I want a door that where the panel meets the stile, the profile doesn't have that unsightly undercut, and a good fit of the panel in the groove. I seems everything I find they have one of these problems. I use Freeborn cutters in my shop and would also like the supplier to have similar profiles as I would normally make any of the odd custom parts and would like to order the rest. Anyone have a good supplier that meets these criteria? Thanks in advance.
There is a reason for that "unsightly undercut".
The tooling on the cutterhead exits the lumber at essentially 90º to the edge. Depending on species, grain characteristic and moisture content this exit cut is going to periodically manifest frayed edges.
The undercut part of the tooling is designed to clean this fray up.
I understand why they do it, it's because it's quicker and easier. It is not the hallmark of a high quality door though IMHO. I make doors all the time with out the undercut. Sometimes I run a stick twice to clean it up. I have found companies that don't have the under cut, but then the panel was sloppy in the groove.
The undercut also allows you to get stain down in the groove on the panel so when it shrinks you don't see unstained wood.
I would look at Conestoga and Walzcraft.
One of the things I tell my customers is that they don't want to own a cabinet shop, they just want to rent one. Implicit in that is the fact that we have other customers and the systems we use need to work for a broader base of customer.
Some of this just reflects the demographics of the crew we can hire these days. It takes about ten years of woodworking before you can bring much worthwhile experience or reliable intuition to the table. The problem is that there are no candidates with ten years of experience. There may well be some people who started this career in the year 2006 but for five years these people were staying home watching Oprah.
To do what you are asking for the door shop needs someone like you, someone who is capable of reading the grain in a board and recognizing which side to orient up and which edge to orient in to the cutter. Someone with your experience wouldn't be willing to work for door making wages and the majority of door company customers wouldn't be willing to pay what they would need to for that level of experience.
You can't go to a McDonald's restaurant and ask for a Pastrami sandwich. It's not going to happen. They have a way better kitchen than your local deli but they would go broke selling $50 Pastrami sandwiches.
I recognize your problem. We build all of our own doors because we simply can't buy the quality we need. If I could pay through the nose and make it happen I would. There's no cooler employee than the UPS man.
I understand all that you have said cabmaker. I just wanted to know if such a company exsisted, and I thought this would be the best place to ask. I guess it might help that I am looking specifically for paint grade doors. The under cut and loose panel really show up painted white, and the time it takes to chalk the joint makes paying significantly more worth while. Thanks and hope someone has a source
Decorative Specialties (Decor Door)
American Cabinet Door out of Yakima, WA
Good folks also.
On paintgrade doors just don't use brown maple is my only suggestion. Order them in hard or soft maple.
Matt where are you located?
By undercut, are you talking about the eased edges of the inside of the stiles and rails or a 3/4" panel back cut to fit in the groove?
Northern lower Michigan
Matt - No one cares about your doors as much as you do. That is the clue that says you just need to gear up to make them yourself. You set the standards and then you meet them.
That undercut is done for several reasons, - tooling design and sharpening, matching a clean edge, and to mitigate a finish crack and also to help finish flow.
You can climb cut the plow and with properly designed tooling, can easily create an edge that will make a paper cut-like slice in the hand.
Walzcraft, in western Wisconsin. Great quality, service and turn-around time.
It's kind of funny. I think a sharp edge where the frame meets the panel looks cheap, like it was done on a router table.
2 things, and I am not asking to cast judgement.
1. Do you honestly feel that you have ever secured or lost a job based on the joint between a door panel and the corresponding stile/rail?
2. for paint grade doors have you considered 1 piece routed HDF doors?
Many thanks to all that posted, although I don't think a few didn't read what I was looking for. Not trying to go off on a tangent but Adam, yes I do GET work because I don't cut corners and have become the quality go to guy in my town. Sure 75% of my customers don't know the difference(there just buying a name or brand like BMW or Mercedes), but the 25% that do are what help build my brand and know quality and want something special. I have an non typical market of very high end summer cottage resorters in my town. They value a classic look. I would consider for lower end work the one piece HDF doors, but even then, they generally want the "cottage look" and want a true 5 piece door. I know my market, and what they want. Im not asking for a pastrami sandwich at McDonald's, I'm asking for a Cadillac in a high rent district. Sure these not as many, but there must be some out there, right?
Caron industries in Quebec Canada. They ship anywhere and all over the world. With the dollar hovering at .68 to the us dollar it may be worth your while.
I've used many door suppliers and have found Dutchman doors to be the best.
I would recommed finding a local N-Hance. I've used N-Hance of Fort Wayne in the past for cabinet doors and they do a good job. I don't know if they could get all the way out to you but I'm sure there is an N-Hance location close to you.
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HUGHES, Olwen
Date: 1981
Media: print on paper
Size: 350 x 280 mm
Acquired: 1982; Found in collection
Accession Number: 82.37I/19
Set of drawings commemorating the retirement of Hugh Jones B.E.M. from The Welsh Slate Museum. Mr Jones was awarded B.E.M. in the New Years Honours in 1982.