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CFO Moves this week include:
|Mattel, Inc.
|Pier 1 Imports, Inc.
|American Education Center, Inc.
|Purchasing Power, LLC
|E.W. Scripps Company
|Reliant Funding
|Berkeley Research Group
|Xcaliber International
|BIOLASE, Inc.
|Health Catalyst
|Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc.
|2e Creative
|Welltower Inc.
|Arsanis, Inc.
|VSI Global, LLC
|White Energy
|Oakwood Worldwide
|Origin Agritech Ltd.
|The Hillman Companies, Inc.
|Worldwide Facilities
|Amedisys, Inc.
|Calix, Inc.
|Marina Biotech, Inc.
|Ceres Global Ag Corp.
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GE [BOSTON] (NYSE: GE) announced that Jamie Miller, CEO of GE Transportation, has been named chief financial officer of GE effective November 1, 2017. Jeffrey S. Bornstein, GE vice chair and chief financial officer will leave the Company effective December 31, 2017, after 28 years of service. Jamie joined GE in 2008 as vice president, controller and chief accounting officer after 18 years of experience outside the company at Anthem, Inc and as a Partner at PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP. Following her role as controller, Jamie went on to become GE's chief information officer. After two and a half years in that role, Jamie became the president and CEO of GE Transportation.
Mattel, Inc. [EL SEGUNDO, Calif.] (NASDAQ: MAT) announced the appointment of Joseph J. ("Joe") Euteneuer as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Euteneuer replaces Kevin Farr, who left the company on September 29, 2017. Prior to joining Mattel, he was CFO at Sprint Corporation. Prior to Sprint, he served as CFO of Qwest Communications, XM Satellite Radio and Comcast Corporation.
Pier 1 Imports, Inc. [FORT WORTH, Texas] (NYSE: PIR) announced that Darla D. Ramirez, the Company's Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer, has been named Interim Chief Financial Officer in conjunction with the previously announced departure of Jeffrey N. Boyer, Executive Vice President and CFO. Ms. Ramirez joined Pier 1 Imports in 2005, where she has held positions of increasing responsibility within the finance organization, including Director of Finance and Director of Accounting Operations. In 2011, Ms. Ramirez was named Vice President, Controller and Principal Accounting Officer of Pier 1 Imports. Earlier in her career, she held financial roles in the media industry, most recently as Corporate Controller for Lionheart Newspapers LLC.
Alorica [IRVINE, CA] announced the appointment of Cindy Fiorillo as Chief Financial Officer. Fiorillo succeeds James Molloy who will serve as an executive advisor during the transition. Molloy served as the company's CFO for the past four years. Fiorillo most recently served as senior vice president of finance and corporate controller at Broadcom Corporation. Prior to joining Broadcom, Cindy served in a variety of management roles at Sun Microsystems, including vice president of finance, internal audit, vice president of finance, world-wide operations, and vice president of finance, sales and services.
American Education Center, Inc. [NEW YORK] (OTCQB: AMCT) announced the appointment of Anthony S. Chan its Chief Financial Officer, replacing Max P. Chen who will continue to serve as the President, Chairman and sole director of the Board, and Chief Executive Officer ("CEO") of the Company. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Chan has served as a senior financial advisor to the senior management of the Company since August 2017. Mr. Chan has advised and audited public companies and privately-held organizations across various companies. He was the Executive Vice President and Acting CFO of a NASDAQ-listed company from 2013 to 2015. Prior to that, Mr. Chan served as an Auditor Partner at UHY LLP and Friedman LLP, and a Consulting Partner at Berdon LLP. Mr. Chan currently serves as a Board of Director and the Audit Committee Chair of the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants, and a member of the editorial advisory board for the CPA Journal.
Savi™ [ALEXANDRIA, Va.] announced that it has hired Jeffrey A. Friedman as Chief Financial Officer. Friedman joins Savi after eight years at Pherson Associates where he served as Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Pherson, Friedman was a founding partner and managing director for Monumental Venture Partners.
Purchasing Power, LLC [ATLANTA] announced that Wade Pierce has been named Chief Financial Officer. Pierce assumes CFO responsibilities from Scott Rosenberg, who was named President earlier this year. Previously, Pierce served as CFO at Sierra Auto Finance LLC/DriverUp Corporation. Prior to this, Pierce served as North American Controller for Citi Retail Services, a division of Citigroup. Additionally, he held several roles of increasing responsibility at Sears, Roebuck and Co., including Director of SEC Reporting and Controller of Sears Credit. Pierce began his career in public accounting and was a senior manager with KPMG LLP in Chicago.
AtScale [SAN MATEO, Calif.] announced the appointment of Pete Perrone as Chief Financial Officer. Perrone comes to AtScale having held CFO positions at public and privately held companies. He was previously Managing Director at Goldman Sachs and CFO of Limelight Networks and Percolate Industries.
E.W. Scripps Company [CINCINNATI] (NYSE: SSP) will launch a search for a new chief financial officer after the departure this week of Executive Vice President and CFO Tim Wesolowski. Scripps Chief Strategy Officer Lisa Knutson will serve as CFO in the interim. Wesolowski had served as CFO since September 2011.
HyperGrid [SAN JOSE, CA] announced that Robert Taccini has been appointed as chief financial officer of the company. Taccini joins HyperGrid from VCE Company, where he served as CFO. Previously, Taccini served in executive-level finance positions at Cisco and held senior roles in several technology firms including LightStream Inc. and BBN Inc.
Matterport [SUNNYVALE, Calif.] announced the appointment of J.D. Fay as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to Matterport, J.D. was Chief Financial Officer at View, Inc.
Reliant Funding [SAN DIEGO and NEW YORK] announced that Paul Norman, a seasoned financial executive, joined the team as its new Chief Financial Officer. Before joining Reliant Funding, Norman was CFO at JP Morgan Chase. Norman spent 11 years at Citigroup, working in finance across multiple business units. He was CFO for the largest chain of check cashing stores in New York, while simultaneously serving as treasurer and a board member for Financial Service Centers of New York. Norman also served as CFO for a privately held student credit card company.
Berkeley Research Group [EMERYVILLE, Calif.] announced the appointment of David M. Johnson as chief financial officer. Kim Starr, who has served as BRG's CFO since its founding in 2010, will become the firm's chief accounting officer. Most recently, Johnson was the senior vice president and CFO of the International Rescue Committee. Prior to his service at the International Rescue Committee, he served as CFO at FTI Consulting. Johnson's experience also includes serving as executive vice president and CFO of Fannie May from 2008 to 2010. In addition, he served as executive vice president and CFO of Hartford Financial Services Group.
G5 [BEND, Ore.] announced the appointment of Tanya Capuano as Chief Financial Officer. Capuano's most recent role was leading finance for several businesses at Intuit including Mint, QuickBase and QuickBooks. Her background also includes leading acquisitions and divestitures at Hewlett-Packard, as well as strategic development as a management consultant earlier in her career.
Xcaliber International [PRYOR, Okla.] announced the hiring of Jay Smith as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Xcaliber International, Mr. Smith was Vice President of Finance, General Manager, and Board Member of OSECO, Inc., from November 2007 to October 2016. Mr. Smith previously served as Global Business Controller for the Exhaust Emission business unit at Delphi Automotive, from October 2002 to October 2007, and held various manufacturing engineering positions within the same business unit, from January 2001 to October 2002.
CSDC [AUSTIN, Texas] appointed Brian Thomson as CFO. Brian joins CSDC from Kinnser Software, where he served as CFO. Prior to that, Brian held several finance leadership and strategy roles, ultimately serving as U.S. CFO at Rackspace. Brian has also held financial management positions at Dell and Daisytek.
BIOLASE, Inc. [IRVINE, Calif.] (NASDAQ: BIOL) announced that John R. Beaver has been named Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining BIOLASE, Mr. Beaver served as the Chief Financial Officer of Silicor Materials, Inc. from 2009 to 2013 and from 2015 to 2017. He also served on Silicor's Board of Directors from 2013 to 2015. Previously, from 2013-2015, Mr. Beaver was Chief Financial Officer for Seattle-based Modumetal, Inc. From 2001 to 2007, Mr. Beaver was at Houston-based Sterling Chemicals, Inc., where he served as Senior Vice President Finance and Chief Financial Officer and prior to that position he was its Vice President, Corporate Controller. He has also held senior financial management positions at Pioneer Companies, Inc., and Borden Chemicals and Plastics.
Health Catalyst [SALT LAKE CITY] named Patrick Nelli its Chief Financial Officer. Previous Health Catalyst CFO Dan Strong will remain with the company in an advisory role through 2019. Nelli joined Health Catalyst in 2013 and was until recently senior vice president in charge of developing a major new product line for the company. Nelli also led the development of the internal business operations group, including Health Catalyst's own analytics infrastructure and processes. Before Health Catalyst, Nelli was a private equity associate in the healthcare group of GTCR Golder Rauner. Prior to GTCR, Nelli was a financial analyst for McColl Partners, a Charlotte, NC-based investment bank that was acquired by Deloitte in 2013.
Ceres Global Ag Corp. [MINNEAPOLIS, MN] (TSX: CRP) announced that Chief Financial Officer Mark Kucala has stepped down from his position but will stay on with the Company as Treasury, Risk and Process Improvement Manager. Replacing Mr. Kucala as CFO is Kyle Egbert who previously served as Ceres' Vice President Finance.
Bravo Brio Restaurant Group, Inc. [COLUMBUS, Ohio] (NASDAQ: BBRG), owner and operator of the BRAVO! Cucina Italiana (BRAVO!) and BRIO Tuscan Grille (BRIO) restaurant concepts, announced that Diane D. Reed has returned to BBRG and was named Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary. Ms. Reed most recently served as Executive Vice President-Finance for Frisch's Restaurants since 2016. Prior to that, she was Vice President-Finance and Chief Accounting Officer at BBRG from 2007 to 2016. Ms. Reed held the position of Vice President and Controller of Wendy's International from 2004 to 2007, various positions in financial services, third party administration, compensation and benefits at Nationwide Insurance from 1999 to 2004, and was Controller at Donato's Pizza from 1994 to 1999. Earlier in her career, she held positions at The Limited and KPMG.
FVCbank [FAIRFAX, Va.] announced the addition of Jennifer L. Deacon, as executive vice president and chief financial officer. Deacon most recently served as executive vice president, chief accounting officer and corporate secretary with Cardinal Bank. Prior to Cardinal Bank, Deacon worked in the accounting departments at George Mason Bank and Patriot National Bank. Deacon follows former executive vice president and CFO Patricia A. Ferrick, who was promoted recently to president of FVCbank.
2e Creative [ST. LOUIS] promoted its chief financial officer Steve Roseman to chief operating officer. Roseman joined 2e Creative in 2015 as the agency's chief financial officer. Throughout the last 25 years, he has held leadership positions in finance and operations across several agencies.
Welltower Inc. [TOLEDO, Ohio] (NYSE: HCN) announced that John Goodey has been named Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to succeed Scott Estes, who is leaving Welltower to pursue other opportunities. Goodey has been with the company since 2014 and previously served as Senior Vice President – International. Goodey joined the company in 2014. Prior to joining Welltower, John held several senior investment banking roles, including Director and Global Chief Operating Officer of Deutsche Bank's Global M&A business, and Managing Director of Barclays' Healthcare Investment Banking practice. John began his career in finance and accounting for GlaxoWellcome.
Arsanis, Inc. [WALTHAM, Mass. & VIENNA] announced that the company has promoted Michael Gray to Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Gray had served as Arsanis' Chief Financial Officer and Chief Business Officer since March 2016. Prior to joining Arsanis, Mr. Gray served in various senior leadership roles from 2000 to 2016 at Curis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CRIS). Previously, Mr. Gray held positions at Reprogenesis and Ernst & Young, LLP.
VSI Global, LLC [CLEVELAND] ("VSI"), a portfolio company of Lakewood Capital, LLC and Spartacus Partners LLC, announced John Huff as its new Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Huff joins VSI having most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Good! Greens. Prior to Good! Greens, John spent eight years at Ganeden Biotech, rising from Controller to Chief Financial Officer/V.P. Operations. John began his career at Omnitronics.
White Energy [PLANO, Texas] appointed Brian Steenhard as Chief Financial Officer. Steenhard previously served as CFO of Aventine Renewable Energy Holdings, Inc. Steenhard also served as a vice president of Hawkeye Energy Holdings.
Oakwood Worldwide [LOS ANGELES] announced the appointment of Justin Pateman as chief financial officer. Pateman has worked with Oakwood Worldwide since 2016, where he has held both global and EMEA (Europe, the Middle East, Africa) finance roles, and helped to develop the company's strategy plans.
Origin Agritech Ltd. [DES MOINES, Iowa] (NASDAQ: SEED) announced that Ms. ZHOU Xin has been promoted and named Origin's Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ms. ZHOU has most recently spent seven years with Monsanto China and will be based in Beijing. Shashank Aurora who served the company as CFO since May of 2016, has resigned to pursue new opportunities.
The Hillman Companies, Inc. [CINCINNATI] (NYSE-AMEX: HLM.PR) and The Hillman Group, Inc. announced that Robert (Rocky) Kraft will join Hillman as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer on November 1, 2017. Prior to joining Hillman, Mr. Kraft served as the President of the Omnicare (Long Term Care) division, and an Executive Vice President, of CVS Health Corporation. Prior to mid-2015, Mr. Kraft was Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Omnicare, Inc. Prior to late 2010, Mr. Kraft began his career with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, LLP in 1992 and was admitted as a Partner in 2004. Mr. Kraft is also a member of the Board of Directors of Medpace Holdings, Inc.
Worldwide Facilities [LOS ANGELES, CA] hired John Galaviz as their new Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Worldwide Facilities, Galaviz served as Chief Financial Officer for Answer Financial, an Allstate company. His background includes corporate development with Symetra Financial, a Berkshire Hathaway and private equity backed financial services company as well as investment banking experience with Lehman Brothers, Dillion & Read and Merrill Lynch.
Amedisys, Inc. [BATON ROUGE, La.] (NASDAQ: AMED) announced the promotion of Scott Ginn to Chief Financial Officer. Gary D. Willis has resigned his position as CFO and accepted an executive vice president and CFO position with another healthcare company. Prior to Amedisys, Ginn served as a Director at Postlethwaite & Netterville.
Calix, Inc. [PETALUMA, CA] (NYSE: CALX) announced that Cory Sindelar has been named Chief Financial Officer. Calix engaged Cory as interim CFO in May. Prior to joining Calix, Sindelar served as Chief Financial Officer at Violin Memory. Prior to his time at Violin Memory, Sindelar was CFO of Ikanos Communications. He has also served as vice president, corporate controller, and principal accounting officer at Legato Systems. Following EMC's acquisition of Legato, Sindelar held a variety of senior financial positions.
Marina Biotech, Inc. [City of Industry, CA] (OTCQB: MRNA) announced that Amit Shah will join the company in the newly created role of Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Marina, Mr. Shah served as Senior Director of Finance – ERP, at Young's Market Company. Prior to Young's, he was the Vice President of Finance & Accounting, and Acting Chief Financial Officer, of Insightra Medical Inc. Mr. Shah also previously served as VP Finance and Acting Chief Financial Officer at IgDraSol Inc., as Corporate Controller & Director of Finance at ISTA Pharmaceuticals, as Corporate Controller at Spectrum Pharmaceuticals, and Controller/Senior Manager Internal Audits at Caraco Pharmaceuticals Laboratories.


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John Lennon sang that "Life is what happens when you are making other plans." Life in this case is something that we barely recognize because we are so invested in having everything run the way we think it should. We hang on white-knuckled, so afraid that something may go awry; that we miss what is really important about life.
White spaces are the occurrences and adventures that happen between the planned activities and compulsory duties. We work so hard to have free time, getting all our chores done. But then, we rush to fill the gaps, frenetically filling in the spaces that could otherwise be used in contemplation, re-assessment, re-booting.
The world of artists and graphic designers refer to white spaces as the portion of a page left unmarked; the space between images. White on a page is not wasted space. They are necessary for us to see the intended subject matter. They outline and give depth.
Sometimes there isn't much room for 'spaces in between' because there is so much information that has to be transmitted, resulting in a busy sensory overload that is hard to manage. If there aren't enough places for your eyes to rest, you miss out on what you are supposed to be learning that day. Mismanaging your 'time between' can make your day feel incomplete.
Filling your time with indiscriminate activities can actually be detrimental to your emotional and physical health. Our spirits cry out for sincere input and positive experiences. If you are fleeing from yourself, you are missing all the scenery that composes the time between. Living in the white spaces frees you to be so full of life that you can overcome the 'gray' areas of despair, anxiety, and depression.

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This is the most familiar verse in the Book of Revelation. Although often used in evangelistic appeals, it is the invitation by Jesus to believers—to the church at Laodicea, which existed in the first century after His crucifixion and resurrection. The Christians there had become lukewarm and tepid, causing the Lord to say that He would vomit them from His mouth (Revelation 3:16).
The image of Jesus knocking at the door of the church is striking. Remember that the Lord Jesus Christ is the head of the church. The church is His bride, whom He loved and washed from her sins (Revelation 1:5).
Also, throughout the Book of Revelation, Jesus is presented as "the Lamb," who is seated on the throne and being worshiped: "You are worthy, O Lord, to receive glory and honor and power" (Revelation 4:10-11). "You … have redeemed us to God by Your blood out of every tribe and tongue and people and nation" (Revelation 5:9). Then He stands and opens the scroll that initiates the beginning periods of judgments on the earth. He is pictured directing, executing and overseeing increasingly horrific global events.
Universal chaotic sounds explode as the heavens and the earth shake with crackling cosmic shifts of upheaval and human anguish.
Earlier, in the opening chapter of Revelation, Jesus is described as having a face that shines like the power of the sun and eyes that penetrate like flames of fire. His voice thunders like the waves against the shore. This awesome, terrifying vision causes the Apostle John to write, "When I saw him, I fell at his feet as if I were dead" (Revelation 1:17, NLT).
Then Jesus is pictured speaking to seven first-century churches, though we should remember that His instruction applies to churches throughout history, up to the present day. The last church described is the church of the Laodiceans. Jesus wants to come into His church, but the door is closed and He cannot enter. What's wrong with this picture?
Jesus, "the Almighty" (Revelation 1:8), is blocked from entering His own church. "Hear my voice," He pleads. He is not forcing His way inside, but He is giving those inside a choice. Jesus, that great Shepherd who came "to seek and to save that which was lost" (Luke 19:10), is now seeking access to the sheep He found and saved (Luke 15:6).
God is also patiently waiting to be invited into the hearts of all mankind. Adam and Eve were given a choice—would it be the tree of life or the tree that brought death? Moses placed a choice before ancient Israel: "I set before you life and death. … Choose life, that you may live" (Cf. Deuteronomy 30:19). Joshua told the people, "Choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve" (Joshua 24:15). The Prophet Elijah called the people to choose between God and the idols of Baal. And Jesus spelled out the options to the religious leader: "He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him" (John 3:36).
Jesus has taken the initiative; He will condescend. He will seek to enter a closed door that has shut Him out. He desires to talk to, share and fellowship with the ones He loves, His redeemed.
The knocking makes a sound. Can't they hear it? What is preventing them from answering the door? Are they preoccupied? Is it possible those inside don't want to open the door? Or is there just no urgency to respond?
Jesus said that true disciples hear and know His voice. They hear His voice and they follow Him. Those who do not hear His voice are not His disciples (John 10:27). When He comes for His church, it will be the sound of His voice that will resurrect those who have died and believed in Jesus. His church will be evacuated to meet Him, the Lord, in the air (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18). But here it appears, doesn't it, that His own people are not responding to His voice, as He repeatedly knocks and patiently waits at the door of His church.
Is He knocking at the door of the institutional church? Is the Savior outside their lives? Does He want entrance to those He redeemed who have become casual and indifferent to Him? An "evil heart of unbelief" hardens "through the deceitfulness of sin," and believers become "dull of hearing" (Hebrews 3:13, 5:11).
Jesus wants to have a meal with His church. The most intimate of close fellowship in Hebrew tradition was people eating together, having "a seat at the table," sharing nourishment. Holy Communion is the "table of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 10:21). "He prepares a table before me" (Psalm 23:5). Did they forget the Last Supper? How, on the night Jesus was betrayed, He promised to sit down with them in the Kingdom to come? The marriage supper of the Lamb is the final picture of full acceptance.
T.S. Elliott wrote that "hollow men" are those who hear the call and refuse to heed it. The Lord of the church is seeking to enter His church. He presents them with the choice, "Open up or shut me out."
And the consequences are clear. Jesus says, "I love you, rebuke and chasten you. Be zealous and repent" (Cf. Revelation 3:19). Open the door now! Each of us has something we would not like the Lord to identify in our lives, but there is no barrier that His eyes cannot see. What is your closed door?
Jesus knows why there is no response to His knocking. Spoiled by their prosperity, believers are complacent and content. They feel they "have need for nothing." Jesus says they are "wretched, miserable, poor, blind and naked" (Revelation 3:17). Too much of everything resulted in the loss of the Lord's presence and fellowship. Could that be true of us today?
C.S. Lewis wrote, "There are only two kinds of people in the end: Those who say to God, 'Thy will be done,' and those to whom God says, in the end, 'thy will be done.'"
An old hymn puts it this way: "Have you any room for Jesus, He who bore your load of sin? As He knocks and asks admission, sinners, will you let Him in? Room for Jesus, King of Glory, hasten now His Word obey, swing the heart's door widely open, bid Him enter while He may."
Ross S. Rhoads is special assistant to Franklin Graham and chaplain of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association.
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are taken from The Holy Bible, New King James Version. The Scripture quotation marked NLT is taken from the Holy Bible, New Living Translation, ©1996, 2004, 2007 Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Ill.


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Sony and AT&T have started rolling out the Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Xperia TL. The Xperia TL is the AT&T variant of the Xperia T with only some exterior differences distinguishing them.
The Android 4.1.2 update for the TL will bring with it quite a lot of new features including an updated suite of Media applications from Sony, an enhanced Camera application with HDR functionality, UI improvements, and all the Google related Jelly Bean enhancements like an Google Now, an enhanced notification bar, improved voice-to-text and Project Butter.
Xperia T owners who are already enjoying Jelly Bean update on their handset report an increase in battery life and camera picture quality. Xperia TL owners should also see similar results post the Android 4.1.2 update.
Sony and AT&T are rolling out the update via OTA, so it can take up to a couple of weeks for the update to hit your phone.
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WASHINGTON — Michelle and Barack Obama welcomed a mix of Hollywood A-listers, big business types and prominent Chinese-Americans to the White House as they threw a "quintessentially American" state dinner Wednesday night for the president of China, complete with ice cream and apple pie.
The first lady was clad in an elegant orange-red shoulder-baring gown that swished around her in soft folds, and the president sported a tuxedo, as the two welcomed Chinese President Hu Jintao on a red carpet at the North Portico of the White House. An honor guard stood at attention behind them. Michelle Obama's gown was designed by Alexander McQueen , the British designer who committed suicide last year.
Celebrity star power arrived in the form of singer Barbra Streisand, her hubby-actor James Brolin and action film star Jackie Chan. Big business turned out in force, too, including Microsoft's Steven Ballmer and JP Morgan Chase's Jamie Dimon, among others. Among the big names: fashion's Vera Wang, Vogue's Anna Wintour, artist Maya Lin, Olympic figure skater Michelle Kwan, and Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer to add some gravitas. Bill Clinton and Jimmy Carter made the cut, too.Story: Obama presses China on human rights
The dinner's all-star jazz lineup included trumpeter Chris Botti, two-time Grammy Award-winning vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater, jazz icon Herbie Hancock, rising star Lang Lang and four-time Grammy-winning vocalist Dianne Reeves.
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Jazz pianist Peter Martin, part of the entertainment lineup, prepped for his appearance by springing for a tux.
"I'm finally a grown-up, graduated from renting to owning," Martin tweeted, adding that he was "super-excited" about the White House gig.Story: First lady wears red McQueen gown to state dinner
Regular folks who find themselves in a last-minute frenzy before guests arrive can take comfort in knowing that it's the same at the White House: Just hours before the dinner, chair cushions were stacked in the front foyer, and harried staff were shuttling flower arrangements to and fro.
New this state dinner: The 225 guests were spread out among three rooms: the State Dining Room, Blue Room and Red Room, then all shuttle to the East Room for the entertainment. There were big video monitors for the outcasts in the Blue and Red rooms to catch the dinner toasts.Story: So who's at the state dinner? Here's a list
Also new: The Obamas opted against bringing in a high-profile guest chef, instead putting White House Executive Chef Cristeta Comerford in charge.
The White House said the all-American theme was selected at the request of the Chinese delegation.
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On the menu: d'anjou pear salad with farmstead goat cheese, poached Maine lobster, orange glazed carrots and black trumpet mushrooms, dry aged rib eye with buttermilk crisp onions, double-stuffed potatoes and creamed spinach. Dessert was to be old-fashioned apple pie with vanilla ice cream.
Obama is known to be an avid eater of pastry chef Bill Yosses' pies.
Among those confirmed for the guest list: the newly inaugurated Chinese-American mayors of San Francisco and Oakland, Calif., Edwin Lee and Jean Quan, respectively, along with Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif.
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Members of Obama's Cabinet with seats at the table included Energy Secretary Steven Chu, Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.
There were some high-profile no-shows, including three of the top four leaders from Congress: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, who declined Obama's past state dinner invitations; Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev.; and Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, the Republican leader.
With the Senate out of session, Reid was home in Nevada and McConnell just wrapped up a congressional trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan and had not planned to be in Washington this week, aides said.Story: Obama presses China on human rights
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was the only top congressional leader to accept an invitation. Many in Congress see China as an economic threat to the U.S. Pelosi also has been an outspoken critic of China's human rights record throughout her career.
At a White House news conference with Obama, Hu punted when asked to comment on the congressional leaders' absence.
"I think President Obama is certainly in a better position to answer that question," he said, drawing laughter from journalists and the U.S. and China officials seated in the East Room.Story: First lady wears red McQueen gown to state dinner
Obama punted, too.
Others on the guest list: Jon Huntsman, the U.S. ambassador to China, and state dinner uber-veteran Henry Kissinger, the former secretary of state. Kissinger also was at the State Department for a lunch in Hu's honor, the same one where Streisand turned up.
After a fancy morning arrival ceremony for Hu at the White House, Mrs. Obama met with the students at Howard University to frame the day's events — both social and substantive — as an "important opportunity to strengthen ties and deepen bonds of understanding." And she encouraged young Americans to study abroad — something she never did.Story: So who's at the state dinner? Here's a list
The first lady said she and her brother, Craig, were among the first in their family to go to college.
"We were way more focused on getting in, getting through and getting out," she said.
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sat01jun7:00 pm8:45 pmKermit Ruffins and the BBQ Swingers7:00 pm - 8:45 pm Little Gem Saloon, 445 S Rampart St. New Orleans, La 70122
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Kermit Ruffin's & the BBQ Swingers Dinner Show at Little Gem Saloon! It takes all of 30 seconds. Whether listening to a track on his newest CD, engaging
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It takes all of 30 seconds.
Whether listening to a track on his newest CD, engaging him in conversation or hearing his voice on an answering machine message, one word springs immediately to mind to describe Kermit Ruffins.
The 44-year-old New Orleans native lives it, plays it and sings about it, and nowhere is it more evident than when he discusses his craft the swinging, good-time jazz that lured him in as a teenager and continues to whet his appetite even three decades and 10 solo recordings later.
"You definitely pick that up from me. Thats definitely the way I live, man," he said. "From the time I wake up in the morning, Im itching for my next show to happen. It cant get here fast enough for me. I think thats the basic ingredient of New Orleans music. Our traditional music. Its really just happy music. A lot of other jazz players are very technical and concentrating on studying hard.
"We study hard, too, but what we most want to do is just get up there and experiment with the tunes that weve been playing for years and years."
At this point in his career, in fact, having fun at work is a prerequisite.
"Thats really the only way I can do it anymore," Ruffins said. "I do occasionally play a straight-ahead gig like a business meeting or a private party once in a while, where all theyre asking me for is background music, but Id rather get people up and dancing than just having dinner and listening. Id rather be in one of the New Orleans clubs, and Ill only take gigs in places that have a dance floor. There are places around the city that I played for years, but now I wont do it because nobodys dancing."
The mandate for fun in performing traces back to a musical role model Louis Armstrong.
Though he grew up in a decade when Michael Jackson, Bruce Springsteen and Madonna were at the top of late-teen playlists, Ruffins still vividly and emotionally recalled the moment when Armstrong a New Orleans icon became the be-all and end-all of his musical universe.
"When I started out playing, it was down on the streets in the French Quarter for tips, and wed sit and watch all the guys in suits going inside to play in the clubs," he said. "I was watching one day when, all of a sudden, I heard one trumpet on the juke box. I was 19 or 20 years old, and it was Louis doing a solo on When Youre Smiling.
"I was so overwhelmed that I went that day and bought all the CDs of his that I could find. I started to watch videos all the time, and from then on, whenever my friends got together to play, wed be drinking, eating barbecue and watching Louis Armstrong."
A visit earlier this year to "Satchmos" former home in New York since labeled a national landmark and transformed into a Queens College museum was similarly life-changing for Ruffins, who eagerly, and humbly, accepts any comparisons to his idol.
"I really cant put into words what that meant," he said. "You look at the stairs out front where he would give lessons to neighborhood kids, and then you go through the house and see his rooms and press buttons and hear his conversations, it was so powerful for me. I was very choked up.
"Thats someone who really, really led one of Americas true art forms. He was really the cherry on top of New Orleans music. And now I see it being passed on to younger kids, and for me to have a role in that and to maybe do the things he did is so spiritual to me."
Ruffins legacy-in-progress includes co-founding the Rebirth Brass Band in 1983. Rebirths creation was inspired by The Dirty Dozen Brass Band which was credited with bringing influences of funk and contemporary bebop into New Orleans style brass bands.
In 1992, he founded the Barbecue Swingers, a traditional jazz quintet that mixes music with another of his true loves, food.
That combination helped create his first release for Basin Street Records The Barbecue Swingers Live recorded at Tipitina's in New Orleans on Nov. 14, 1997.
And now, hundreds of shows and barbecues later, prolonging the status of jazz in New Orleans is among Ruffins pet projects.
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ESA astronaut Thomas Reiter on his way to his new home in space
ESA PR 23-2006. As the Shuttle returns to flight and prepares the way for the resumption of International Space Station assembly, a European astronaut is - for the first time ever - heading for the orbital outpost to take up duty as a member of its permanent crew. His mission, dubbed Astrolab, is planned to last through to the end of the year.
This evening, Space Shuttle Discovery lifted off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at 20:38 CEST (18:38 UTC) and successfully entered low Earth orbit after almost 8 minutes powered flight. On this STS-121 mission, the first Shuttle flight in almost a year, Discovery is carrying a crew of seven, including one ESA astronaut: Thomas Reiter, from Germany.
The first day in space will be devoted to a series of in-flight inspections to ensure that Discovery did not suffer any damage following its launch. The orbiter will then manoeuvre to rendezvous with the Space Station. Docking is planned for Thursday 6 July. Shortly thereafter, Thomas Reiter will install his tailor-made re-entry seat on the Russian Soyuz ferry ship currently docked with the ISS. This event will mark his change of status from Shuttle to Station crew member.
While his fellow Shuttle travellers are due to return to Earth on Sunday 16 July at 14:52 CEST (12:52 UTC), or on the following day if the mission can be extended, Thomas Reiter will be staying onboard the Station for up to six or seven months. His mission is being conducted under an agreement between ESA and Roskosmos, the Russian federal space agency, with Reiter taking a position originally earmarked for a Russian.
An ESA astronaut since 1992, Reiter is back in space for the second time, but already has experience of long-duration spaceflight. Ten years ago, he spent 179 days during ESA's EuroMir 95 mission onboard the Russian space station Mir.
Europe contributes permanent ISS crew member
Onboard the International Space Station, Thomas Reiter will join the current permanent crew as flight engineer, reporting to Russian commander Pavel Vinogradov, who flew to the ISS with NASA flight engineer Jeffrey Williams onboard Soyuz TMA-8 in March. This will be the first time since May 2003 that there has been a permanent crew of three onboard. The crew size had to be reduced as long as the Shuttle was unavailable for logistics and servicing. This boost will enable the astronauts to devote more of their time to conducting science experiments, in addition to seeing to overall Station maintenance.
Thomas Reiter will also be the first non-US, non-Russian astronaut to become a permanent crew member. In the future, he is due to be succeeded by more ESA, Japanese or Canadian astronauts. As flight engineer, he will be in charge of vital tasks regarding ISS guidance and control, environmental control and life support systems, power control and communications, crew health & safety and extra-vehicular activities. He will become the first ESA astronaut to have performed a spacewalk from the ISS. Here again he is a veteran, having performed two EVAs during the EuroMir mission.
In September, Vinogradov and Williams will return to Earth and be replaced by NASA commander Michael Lopez-Alegria and Russian flight engineer Mikhail Tyurin, with whom Reiter will continue his mission.
For the Astrolab mission, Thomas Reiter will conduct a series of onboard science and technology experiments. This programme of experiments was devised by science institutions from all over Europe and covers many different research fields including human physiology (cardiovascular system, bone mass, eye motion, immune system, respiratory system, etc.), astronaut psychology, microbiology, complex plasma physics and radiation dosimetry. He will also perform technology demonstrations (3D camera) as well as industrial and educational experiments for universities and primary/secondary schools. Reiter and his crewmates will also taste high-quality food specially designed in order to improve the lot of astronauts far away from planet Earth.
ISS set to expand further
Discovery's launch confirms the return-to-flight of the Space Shuttle, after more than three years of uncertainty following the loss of Columbia in February 2003. It is due to confirm that Shuttle launches can proceed and give the go-ahead for the resumption of ISS assembly flights.
A further 17 Shuttle flights are scheduled to deliver additional elements to the Space Station complex, including new modules, truss sections and solar arrays, through to 2010. These elements are currently in storage at Kennedy Space Center. Among them are several European-built items, including the Node 2 and 3 modules, which will make a key contribution to Station assembly by increasing the number of docking ports, and the Cupola observation module, the first panoramic window on space. One of the most important European assets for the ISS has just arrived in Florida: the Columbus laboratory, a unique science facility designed to accommodate state-of-the-art research equipment for more than a decade of experimentation. The Station's continued assembly will also be made possible by the logistic servicing flights of ESA's Automated Transfer Vehicle, the unmanned cargo ship to be launched by Ariane.
Some ESA equipment designed to improve ISS capabilities is already flying onboard Discovery inside the Italian-built Leonardo Multi Purpose Logistics Module and will be integrated on the Station by Thomas Reiter and his crewmates. Among these is the first of three ESA-developed Minus-Eighty degrees Laboratory Freezers for the ISS (MELFI). These advanced-technology freezers were developed for the long-term conservation of biological samples and experiment results at -80° C, and their eventual return to Earth. Other ESA-supplied equipment being delivered on STS-121 includes the European
Modular Cultivation System, a facility designed to grow plants in space, and the Percutaneous Electrical Muscle Stimulator, a device developed for human physiology experiments. In addition, replacement hardware will upgrade some existing ESA equipment already onboard, such as the Microgravity Science Glovebox.
First for European control centres
The Astrolab mission is also the first long-duration human spaceflight to the ISS to draw on the support of a European control centre, as a rehearsal for a future expanded ESA presence onboard the Station with the arrival of the Columbus laboratory.
The Columbus Control Centre at Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany is also home to the European Payload Operations Centre, which is coordinating European experiment and payload operations onboard the ISS while monitoring the activities of Thomas Reiter. The Control Centre will be the hub of activity, backed up by a network of User Support and Operations Centres throughout Europe, with the European Astronaut Centre in Cologne providing medical support.
For Daniel Sacotte, ESA Director of Human Spaceflight: "Astrolab is a milestone mission for human spaceflight in Europe. Thomas is just the first to go and more will follow. Even if our astronauts will not be permanently on the Space Station over the coming years, we have to prepare for having them onboard very often and for long durations. It is really the beginning of a long-term European human presence in space."
As Jean-Jacques Dordain, ESA Director General, underlines: "Europe is a visible and reliable partner in one of the most complex projects ever carried out in space, with Thomas onboard this year and with the launches of Columbus and the first ATV servicing mission next year. Thanks to the commitments of its partners, in particular NASA and the Russian space agency, as well as the commitments of its Member States, ESA can actively prepare for utilisation of the Space Station and, beyond that, for its contribution to the exploration of the solar system."
According to NASA's Space Shuttle launch manifest, Thomas Reiter is currently expected to return to Earth on Shuttle flight STS-116, with another ESA astronaut Christer Fuglesang of Sweden accompanying him.
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The Beckhams have announced that Victoria is indeed pregnant with a girl,expected this summer and that they are truly pleased to finally have a little Poshette to join their posse,hoss.All gifts from Hermes please,anything from Gap will be scrutinized CSI style, although I did read that during a photo shoot for ...UK Vogue?...one of the girls on set was wearing a cashmere sweater from Gap's winter collection that Victoria liked so much that she had her assistant buy her one in every colour...so you can make an impression after all.
Now everyone is waiting with baited breath to hear what this child could possibly be named,after all with brothers called Brooklyn,Romeo and Cruz...it is anybodies guess and it boggles the imagination.
So here is my "guess list" please feel free to contribute yours:
Since Mama Posh is in fashion now, rather successfully I must add,maybe she will seek inspiration from....fabrics:
Organza.....Chintzia...Poplin...? I guess Seersucker would be a mouthful.
How about colours:
Chartreuse.....Siena.....(Ribena,but that is another category) Magenta!that packs a punch.
Since Victoria is extremely health conscious and watches what she eats with religious fervour,maybe there is something there:
Sushi Beckham?..huh,huh? OK... Steamed Fish would never make the cut but how about Kale Wasabi Beckham? Kind of has a regal,vegetal ring to it.
What about the designers that have influenced her :
Rolanda..(Roland Mouret)...Louboutina...Donatella....Kelly or Birkin...Birkin Beckham...NICE!
But hey,why not let rip and let any nonsense in: Melrose Beckham....Malibu Barbie Beckham....Peckham Beckham....
Whatever...it'll become known soon enough and they may just surprise us all and call her Abigail.
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Series 3950
Application area
Driven unit handling conveying of heavy materials, such as transport of containers, barrels, wheels, pallets or steel containers.
Robust construction
Fixed drive conveyor roller with a particularly stable, robust construction. The sprockets are made of steel and are permanently welded.
Numerous drive types
Numerous sprocket heads are available. Chains from roller to roller or tangential chain drives can optionally be used.
Lateral loading
The tube ends are rounded, thereby allowing materials to be easily moved on from the side. Axial forces are removed through ball bearings and seals.


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§154. Vacation of withdrawals under reclamation law; lands valuable for minerals; reservation of rights, ways, and easements; rules and regulations
Where public lands of the United States have been withdrawn for possible use for construction purposes under the Federal reclamation laws, and are known or believed to be valuable for minerals and would, if not so withdrawn, be subject to location and patent under the general mining laws, the Secretary of the Interior, when in his opinion the rights of the United States will not be prejudiced thereby, may, in his discretion, open the land to location, entry, and patent under the general mining laws, reserving such ways, rights, and easements over or to such lands as may be prescribed by him and as may be deemed necessary or appropriate, including the right to take and remove from such lands construction materials for use in the construction of irrigation works, and/or the said Secretary may require the execution of a contract by the intending locator or entryman as a condition precedent to the vesting of any rights in him, when in the opinion of the Secretary same may be necessary for the protection of the irrigation interests. Such reservations or contract rights may be in favor of the United States or irrigation concerns cooperating or contracting with the United States and operating in the vicinity of such lands. The Secretary may prescribe the form of such contract which shall be executed and acknowledged and recorded in the county records and United States local land office by any locator or entryman of such land before any rights in their favor attach thereto, and the locator or entryman executing such contract shall undertake such indemnifying covenants and shall grant such rights over such lands as in the opinion of the Secretary may be necessary for the protection of Federal or private irrigation in the vicinity. Notice of such reservation or of the necessity of executing such prescribed contract shall be filed in the Bureau of Land Management and in the appropriate local land office, and notations thereof shall be made upon the appropriate tract books, and any location or entry thereafter made upon or for such lands, and any patent therefor shall be subject to the terms of such contract and/or to such reserved ways, rights, or easements and such entry or patent shall contain a reference thereto.
The Secretary of the Interior may prescribe such rules and regulations as may be necessary to enable him to enforce the provisions of this section.
(Apr. 23, 1932, ch. 134, §§1, 2,
Transfer of Functions
For transfer of functions of other officers, employees, and agencies of Department of the Interior, with certain exceptions, to Secretary of the Interior, with power to delegate, see Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1950, §§1, 2, eff. May 24, 1950, 15 F.R. 3174,
"Bureau of Land Management" substituted for "General Land Office" on authority of section 403 of Reorg. Plan No. 3 of 1946. See note set out under section 1 of this title.


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M. W. Powell, T. Crockett, J. M. Fox, J. C. Joswig, J. S. Norris, K. J. Rabe, M. McCurdy, G. Pyrzak, "Targeting and Localization for Mars Rover Operations," 2006 IEEE Conference on Information Reuse and Integration, September 2006, 23-27.
J. S. Norris, M. W. Powell, J. M. Fox, K. J. Rabe, I. Shu, "Science Operations Interfaces for Mars Surface Exploration," 2005 IEEE Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, October 15-17, Big Island, HI., October 15, 2005.
Mark W. Powell, Sudeep Sarkar, Dmitry B. Goldgof, and Krassimir Ivanov, "A Methodology for Extracting Objective Color from Images," IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and CyberneticsPart B: Cybernetics, Vol. 34, No. 5, October 2004.


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Here are two interesting concerts on Sunday afternoon.
YOSA (Youth Orchestras of San Antonio)
Date: Sunday, January 31, 2010 at 4 p.m.
Place: Trinity University's Laurie Auditorium
Admission: $12 adults, students and children FREE
Parking: FREE parking in Laurie Auditorium garage
Daron Hagen Northern Lights
Schumann Cello Concerto in A minor, Op. 129
Sibelius Symphony No. 1 in E minor, Op. 39
Renowned New York composer, Daron Hagen, celebrates Troy Peters' inaugural season as Music Director in San Antonio with an evocative depiction of the "Northern Lights." Cellist Darrett Adkins travels south from Oberlin, where he serves on the conservatory faculty, for a performance of Schumann's introspective cello concerto. The concert concludes with music from Finland's finest composer, who wrote his first symphony in the winter months at the close of the 19th century.
Sunday, January 31, at 3 p.m.
Arts at Coker presents Dong-Ill Shin, organ
Coker United Methodist Church, 231 E. North Loop Rd.
Jack Fishman
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Diversity Toolkit Introduction
Diversity can be defined as the sum of the ways that people are both alike and different. The dimensions of diversity include race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, language, culture, religion, mental and physical ability, class, and immigration status. The field of education includes diverse professional job categories ranging from classroom teachers to education support professionals to higher education faculty to retired professionals. While diversity itself is not a value-laden term, the way that people react to diversity is driven by values, attitudes, beliefs, and so on. Full acceptance of diversity is a major principle of social justice.
The concept of diversity presents both extraordinary promise and daunting challenges for education employees. On the one hand, educators and students have more opportunities than ever to learn about different experiences, languages, and cultures, whether through classroom curriculum, the Internet, or a conversation with a peer or a neighbor. This learning enriches us and prepares us for life in our 21st century, global society.
On the other hand, the education community faces growing challenges related to diversity, such as the academic achievement gaps between students of diverse backgrounds; racial segregation and resegregation in our schools; gender inequalities and sex discrimination; bullying and harassment of students who identify as gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender; educating students with disabilities; staggering disparities in educational resources based on class or income; access to education for immigrants; respecting students of all religious backgrounds; and so forth. Institutional hurdles such as high-stakes testing and the lack of resources for "nonessential" subjects make addressing the issue of diversity even more challenging
Main Issues
- The NEA position on diversity was spelled out by the NEA Representative Assembly:
- The National Education Association believes that a diverse society enriches all individuals. Similarities and differences among race, ethnicity, color, national origin, language, geographic location, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identification, age, physical ability, size, occupation, and marital, parental or economic status form the fabric of a society.
- The Association also believes that education should foster the values of appreciation and acceptance of the various qualities that pertain to people as individuals and as members of diverse populations.
- The Association further believes in the importance of observances, programs, and curricula that accurately portray and recognize the roles, contributions, cultures, and history of these diverse groups and individuals.
- The Association encourages affiliates and members to become part of programs and observances that may include cultural and heritage celebrations and/or history months. (1995, 2002)
—Resolution B-9. Diversity. NEA Handbook (2008)
Here are some basic strategies for your exploration of diversity:
- Seize opportunities to learn about people of different backgrounds, cultures and experiences—whether through a book, a film, or a conversation
- Examine your own attitudes and beliefs about people who are different from you
- Foster discussion in your workplace about diversity
- Assess the diversity in your school and how students of different backgrounds are faring
- Pursue ways to create diversity awareness or to celebrate diversity in your school community.
We hope that you will gain useful information, inspiration, and energy from this resource. Please don't hesitate to give us feedback on any part of the Diversity Toolkit.
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Vignette of allegorical female figure, holding a flag of the city of Bologna and a cornucopia., 1678
RA Collection: Art
Malvasia's Felsina Pittrice is a history of painting traced through the Bolognese school, written consciously in the wake of other 'artists' lives' books such as Vasari's Vite. Malvasia provided a challenge to Vasari's Tuscan-centric art history by placing Bolognese artists at the fore; it is one of the most important early modern sources on Italian art.
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215 mm x 160 mm
Felsina Pittrice Vite De Pittori Bolognesi Alla Maesta Christianissima Di Luigi XIIII Re Di Francia E Di Navarra Il Sempre Vittorioso Consagrata Dal Co. Carlo Cesare Malvasia Fra Gelati L'Ascolo. Divisa in duoi Tomi; con Indici in fine copiosissimi. Tomo Primo Che contiene la Prima, Seconda, e Terza Parte. (Secondo Che contiene la Quarta Parte.) - In Bologna,
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Megan Fox will reunite with Michael Bay for 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'.
The director famously fell out with the star in 2010 after she compared him to Adolf Hitler following her appearance in 'Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'.
She was subsequently replaced in the third 'Transformers' movie by Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, but has now been welcomed back to the fold by Michael for his next project.
Writing on his website, he said: "TMNT: We are bringing Megan Fox back into the family."
Megan will play April O'Neil in the film, a TV reporter who is best friend to the sewer-dwelling ninjutsu expert turtles.
Sources say Megan and Michael - who is producing, but not directing 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' - reconciled over a series of recent meetings.
Megan was said to have been won over by director Jonathan Liebesman, who wowed her with the film's storyboards.
Megan has recently returned to acting after giving birth to her first son, Noah, with husband Brian Austin Green in September last year.
She originally fell out with Michael by saying he "wants to be like Hitler on his sets, and he is. So, he's a nightmare to work for."
After excluding her from 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon' he admitted it was because of "the Hitler thing".
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I have a difficult time trying to learn how to program from straight text-books. Video training seems to work well for me in my past experiences with PHP. I am trying my hardest to stay focussed and push through. Specifically I am looking to start indie game development.
Over the last two weeks I have been trying to pick the "right" language and framework to develop with. I started going through Python, but I am not really enjoying the language so far. I am constantly looking through this website to compare this language to that, and keep getting distracted.
Aside from all of this, is it possible to become a programmer when you have trouble focussing? Has anyone been through this that can recommend some advice?


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Travis Ganong is an up-and-coming U.S. Ski Team Alpine racer. Ganong hails from Lake Tahoe, Calif. where he grew up skiing at Squaw Valley. In 2012, he finished 12th, a career best, on the famed Hahnenkamm downhill in Kitzbuehel, Austria. When he's not racing, Ganong spends his time free skiing and even did some big mountain skiing this past summer in Alaska for Warren Miller's latest film: Flow State. Ganong will be blogging for OnTheSnow throughout this World Cup season as he prepares for the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
Beaver Creek, Colorado is stop No. 2 on the World Cup Downhill and Super G tour. This is the only World Cup event in the U.S. and it is always such a great race with perfect conditions every year, along with family and friends cheering us on at the finish.
The Birds of Prey downhill at Beaver Creek is considered one of the toughest downhill courses in the world. It is truly the only modern downhill that can rival the classics like Kitzbuhel and Wengen. The downhill starts up high on this flat mesa of a mountain in the thick pine trees, and being up there you kind of forget about what is waiting for you down below. After a 20 second nice and flat gliding section you make one long sweeping right-footed turn and then dive straight down into "The Brink". "The Brink" is the steepest groomed slope that I have ever seen—you have to just send it straight down towards the safety netting and then stand on your left ski into this crazy side hill traverse with a little jump at the end. This turn is called "Talon Turn" as it resembles the shape of a bird's talon.
After "The Brink" and "Talon Turn", the initial shock of dropping into the steep part is over and, for me, I start to enjoy ripping down the next five turns over really cool terrain, and bank turns with little jumps throughout. This is still the steep part so it remains super intense. After negotiating the last steep turns, its time to go fast and you have to let it go and try and take as much speed as you can off the steep part and through "Pumphouse", onto the flats. This is where I made a big mistake this year—I hit some bumps and almost lost it into the fence, but I was lucky to hang on.
The rest of the course is so much fun. It resembles a skier cross course or a motocross course with awesome turns into big jumps into compressions and out of holes as it winds its way to the finish area with thousands of screaming American fans!
Every year coming to Beaver Creek is awesome and I am starting to feel really fast on this hill. This year I won the second Downhill training run, was fourth on the next training run and finished a respectable 16th in the race after I made a few mistakes. I can't wait to come back next year to try again and win it! Stay tuned for the next stop on tour as we head to Europe for the rest of the season. The next race is the famous Saslong Downhill in Val Gardena, Italy.
Check out this video of Ganong's 16th-place finish in Beaver Creek: