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Highway crews inspect Midland Bridge for safety reasons
Traffic was not a problem while crews closed one lane of traffic
State highway workers from Little Rock were in Fort Smith on Sunday to make sure the Midland Bridge is safe from travel.
Joe Shipman, Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department District Engineer, said every bridge must be inspected at least once every two years.
"The idea is to observe and determine any issues early on before they become a problem for the structure," said Shipman. "We can minimize the cost of maintenance on the structure."
Shipman inspectors look for several different things when checking bridges.
"Inspectors are looking for things out of the ordinary," he said. "They're looking for cracks in the concrete or evidence of water migrating into the concrete that would cause long term deterioration."
Shipman said inspectors categorize problems, or things that need to be fixed.
"It's rare that on a structure on the size of one on the Arkansas River that we don't have some items reported," Shipman said. "They might be minor items."
Traffic in the south-bound lane of the Midland Bridge was closed to one lane for several hours while workers inspected the bridge.
"They're working on the bridges in Fort Smith on Sundays in order to facilitate traffic," Shipman said. "There are a lot of motorists using those bridges that typically don't because of the construction on I-540."
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I have no root access on a machine and I'm trying to install a library called GiNaC locally in my home folder.
I use this tutorial http://www.ginac.de/tutorial/Configuration.html#Configuration. At the end there is an example (don't need to disable the shared-library and I don't need a specific compiler).
Unfortunately if I do this
export CPPFLAGS="$(CPPFLAGS) -I$/home/xxx/include"
this is the result:
checking for g++... g++
checking whether the C++ compiler works... no
configure: error: in `/home/redies/ginac-1.6.2':
configure: error: C++ compiler cannot create executables
See `config.log' for more details
In config.log there is the line
CPPFLAGS='CPPFLAGS: command not found -I$/home/xxx/include'
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Grimaldi's: Bigger ... and Better?
Pizza reviews in NYC.
I had low expectations in visiting Grimaldi's new location at 1 Front Street, just up the street from the original spot at 19 Old Fulton. The place has been in the news as of late more for tax and landlord drama than for its product. And, I gotta say, it's often served me some underdone, soggy pies. I figured that in moving to a new space, Grimaldi's would give me more of the same—minus the quirky, cramped Brooklyn charm of the original.
But ... but ... you know where this is going, right? The new location, in what was once Brooklyn's first safety deposit bank, seems to have put a new spring in Grimaldi's step. And the pizzas I had there this week were better than any time in recent memory.
I've always thought Grimaldi's pizza had great quality toppings but was undone by that lackluster, underbaked crust. The place has long been a magnet for tourists. In and out, in and out, all day long. You got the feeling they pulled pies from the fire as quick as possible, leaving them a little doughy.
But the pies we sampled recently were cooked through, crisp on the bottom, and were still plenty foldable and flexible.
The sauce on our regular pie with sausage was good enough. Like most New York–Neapolitan pizza, it's a San Marzano or San Marzano–style canned tomato that's simply crushed and minimally seasoned before going on the pie and in the oven. It doesn't particularly make you sit up and take notice, but it wasn't bland, nor oversweetened or aggressively herbed.
The mozzarella is great. Creamy, a little salty, stringy when hot from the oven. There's enough here to satisfy, not so much as to overwhelm; an even match between sauce and cheese.
I wish the sausage were a bit better, though. It could have stood more flavor. More fennel, more salt. More juiciness. The perfectly cupped, grease-cradling pepperonis on the neighboring table's pie had me wishing I could pull my Pizza Inspector General card and demand a taste. Next time.
I'm usually not a white pie guy, but the one here is good. A white pie, of course, has no sauce. At Grimaldi's its simply extra mozzarella and a goldilock of garlic—not too much, not too little. The flavor of the crust was more apparent. It's not a deeply flavored crust, but what it does have going for it is a decent amount of salt, which helps motivate you to finish the "pizza bones."
Look, this crust is not going to wow the pizza nerd crowd. It's not airy, or supple, or standing perfectly in the intersection of Crisp and Chewy Streets. But it does the job if what you're looking for is a good, shareable pizza with some friends. And that's pretty much Grimaldi's sweet spot, especially poised as it is under the Brooklyn Bridge, near the new park, up the street from the ferry landing.
The upskirts above show the difference between the regular pie (left) and the white pie. They're still a little inconsistent even within the same order, but even the blonder red pie was cooked all the way through—and, anyway, the one on the right is getting just a little too charred for my taste.
As my tablemate John pointed out, they did a nice job of putting just a tiny bit of browning on the cheese, pulling it out of the oven just before it could burn. I like these chewy little bits of browned cheese. (Not everyone does, though.)
The new space is great. I hate change. I always like to grumble about places losing character when they move or renovate or what not. So I wanted to grouse about the new building. But I can't. It's a neat set up....
When you walk in the door, the bar is to your left. This is new, as the old Grimaldi's was so chockfull there was no space to think, let alone nurse a drink.
Look up, and you notice there are people looking down at you. It's a bilevel restaurant, with a large dining room up a set of stairs in the back.
Here's the reverse view, and you can see the guys building pizzas at the make station. It would be fun to sit upstairs and watch that.
The upstairs room also has its own bar (not shown) and about the same amount of seating as downstairs.
To the immediate right of the door is the coal oven. It's not one of the monster ovens that Scott Wiener schooled us all on, rather just a small(ish) coal-burner in a steel frame.
Like the old space, there's a bit of "pizza theater" going on. The pizzamakers are in full view of about half the patrons.
I kind of love that they have a TV to watch. To me, that is very old-school Brooklyn.
The more things change, the more they stay the same. Still cash only. Still NO SLICES.
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This is our Double Blind Study - an experiment to test the limits of two young and beautiful people. How long can they stand to be stressed physically, mentally and sexually before they can't take anymore and their minds or bodies break? We have our volunteers and a series of increasingly terrible torments already lined up. We won't quit until we have our answers....
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In readying for Superstorm Sandy, Elissa Schappell assembled "Jiffy Pop, half a dozen movies, a pile of magazines, new book, candles, cake mix, booze and batteries for the boom box." Shortly afterward, the east-coast author realized she hadn't so much prepped for a hurricane as for a slumber party.
Schappell is hardly alone. Experts say people's approach to emergency preparedness isn't worth the can of beans they presume will tide them over, with nearly four in 10 Canadians lacking the resources to sustain their families for a 72-hour period in the event of a power outage, such as the one that affected more than seven million North Americans Tuesday.
The nationwide survey for the Canadian Red Cross also finds fully two-thirds of Canadians haven't taken any steps to prepare for a natural disaster – a scenario a spokesperson describes as Russian roulette.
"If you haven't prepared – having the ability to be fed, to stay warm, and to stay healthy during that period – it can be a very dangerous situation," says John Byrne, director general of disaster management for the aid organization.
Preparedness tips can be found at redcross.ca/ready, as well as on the government website getprepared.gc.ca. For instance, it's recommended that households store two litres of water per person, per day; keep a supply of non-perishable food; and ensure access to media – such as a crank or battery-powered radio – so they can get information.
At the community level, disaster expert Ali Asgary says greater investments need to be made in reducing risk, with focus on safer structures, construction methods and environmental controls. But he cautions that such measures don't let individuals off the hook.
"The Canadian system is really based on individual and family preparedness – and it should be. But people have come to rely more and more on the government, expecting them to do too much," says Asgary, an associate professor of disaster and emergency management at York University.
"In case of a major emergency, it's going to be a real problem because the resources will be very scarce and it will take longer to reach people."
A recent Michelin Canada survey of 2,009 adults found 57 per cent of Canadians don't create or replenish an emergency kit at home, while 59 per cent don't create or replenish an emergency kit in their vehicles.
Robert Gifford has spent the past eight years studying people's excuses for not doing things – what he dubs "dragons of inaction" – and cites five key culprits for lack of emergency readiness.
"One of the biggest ones is uncertainty," says Gifford, a professor of psychology and environmental studies at the University of Victoria. "Whenever something isn't for sure, people tend to default to doing nothing."
Optimism bias is another, with Canadians presuming nothing bad will happen to them. And on the flip side is fatalism, with people thinking that if disaster does strike, there's little they can do about it.
Flat-out denial also contributes, as well as what Gifford dubs "tokenism."
"It's that attitude of, 'Well, I have a case of beans in my basement, so I'm OK, thank you very much,' " he says. "The most painful part of this is that a lot of people are going to be saying, 'I wish I woulda.' "


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A beautiful hand crafted storage stool with a knitted lambswool patterned cover - this one features my orange lollipop flowers with a scallop lid.
The diameter of the stool is 44cm x 26cm high.
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I'm currently trying to compile a panel of antibodies that would generally identify individual blood cell types in murine peripheral blood and bone marrow. For example, I'm using a Siglec F antibody to identify murine eosinophils.
Does anybody else have any experience or know where I could find a good set of antibodies to label most/all murine blood cell types?
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Murine antibodies
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you can also add your posting to the 'immunology' section.
Have you tried looking thru websites of: 'abcam' and 'linscotts directory'
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Have you tried looking thru websites of: 'abcam' and 'linscotts directory'
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Yep, have had a good browse already. What I'm really after is an established group of antibodies that are used to identify as many of the different cells types in mouse blood/bone marrow. So ideally one antibody for each cell type (B cells, T cells, Lymphocytes, T-reg, Basophils, Neutrophils, Eosinophils, Stem cells).


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On Event Headwear there are a wide range of couture head pieces to inspire you, designed by professional milliner, Georgina Brooker. She showcases her portfolio and allows you to buy from her hand made hat collection or request a completely bespoke fascinator. She will create for you a beautiful & original piece of headwear to suit your personal requirements & budget, whether it is a small cocktail fascinator for a party or a flamboyant head turning hat for the races.
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The new Autumn / Winter collection comprises of various hats and fascinators specialising in beret and pill box designs. The colours are purples, reds and camels. The materials are felt, velvet, feathers, veiling and fur (faux fur and real fur) . This collection is aimed at confident women who would wear them everyday with their new Winter coat and also for that special occasion : Winter weddings and the races ( Wetherby on boxing day is a favourite! ). The collection's theme is inspired by the 1940's vintage era as well as Russian notes with the fur! The collection also has new accessories to go with the hats and headpieces: they are muffs, cuffs for your Winter gloves and stoles (scarves).
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All you need to do is make a donation here on my fundraising page and you will automatically be entered into the ball drop and a chance to win a cash prize! I can win prizes for collecting donations too!
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Salma Hayek has revealed she used to get so down about her bad skin that she "couldn't leave the house".
The Frida actress said she battled acne when she was in her 20s and trying to make it in Hollywood.
She told Lucky magazine: "I had acne. And this acne was so bad, it sent me into a severe, severe depression. Like I couldn't leave the house.
"I'd wake up in the morning and lie there and touch my face before I got up, just to prepare myself to look in the mirror."
The mother-of-one - who now has her own beauty line called Nuance - went on: "The next stage with that sort of depression is food: too little, or too much. Guess what I did? I mean, I was fat and broken out, I couldn't leave the house and I couldn't pay the rent!"
Salma, 45, credits her friend, director Alfonso Cuaron, will helping her get back on track by teaching her to meditate and she also took medication to improve her skin.


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Ruben Paul is one of the most unique and versatile comedians working today. His irrepressible energy, quick wit, and vivid story telling take audiences on a hilarious ride from beginning to end. Ruben talks honestly about his life, and has insightful observations that bring audiences together no matter their age, race, creed, or color. Ruben was born and raised in Carson, California which is one of the most diverse cities in the Los Angeles area. "I grew up in an all black neighborhood, went to an all Mexican high school, went to an all white church and shopped at a lot of Asian stores," he quips. Ruben's upbringing was the foundation for his universal appeal. His undeniable charisma, and spontaneity make him a crowd favorite every where he goes. He was chosen as one of the "Best of the fest Comics" at HBO's prestigious U.S. Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, Colorado and has toured extensively with Jamie Foxx, George Lopez, Cedric The Entertainer, and has shared the stage with the Late Great Music Legend Barry White. His Stand Up appearances include: CBS' "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," "Comics Unleashed," on ABC "HBO Comedy Showcase," NBC's "Friday Nights," and BET's "Comic View" just to name a few. As well as being a gifted Stand Up Comedian, Ruben is also a very accomplished actor with guest star appearances on "The Jamie Foxx Show" and a recurring role on "Pensacola Wings of Gold." Ruben can be seen in such films as "Ground Control" with Kiefer Sutherland and "Deliver Us from Eva" with actor/rap sensation LL Cool J and the lovely Gabrielle Union. Most recently, Ruben was selected as a cast member on BET's new hidden camera show "S.O.B. (Socially Offensive Behavior)" with host D.L. Hughley. Ruben Paul is a star on the rise and a great performer that you definitely don't want to miss.
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UN-led Meeting Agrees on Priority Actions for Managing E-Waste in Africa / Pan-African Forum on E-Waste Underlines Green Economy Opportunities in E-Waste Sector
NAIROBI, Kenya, March 16, 2012/African Press Organization (APO)/ -- Priority actions for reducing the environmental and health impacts of growing levels of electrical and electronic waste (e-waste), alongside promoting the sector's potential for green jobs and economic development, were today agreed by representatives from 18 African states, the United Nations, non-governmental organizations, the private sector and academia.
The actions were agreed on the final day of the Pan-African Forum on E-Waste, which was held at the Nairobi headquarters of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP).
Organized by the Secretariat of the Basel Convention and UNEP, with support from the Government of Kenya, and private sector companies including Dell, HP, Nokia and Philips, the forum was the first event of its kind on the continent. It focused on long-term solutions to the rising levels of obsolete mobile phones, refrigerators, televisions and other e-products in Africa.
Increasing domestic consumption of electronic products, coupled with the ongoing import of waste electronics into Africa from other regions, means that the continent could generate a higher volume of e-waste than Europe by 2017.
The Pan-African Forum on E-Waste in Nairobi adopted a 'Call to Action', which outlines 8 priority areas to improve the environmentally-sound management of e-waste in Africa.
These include:
• Implementation and enforcement by African states of the Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal and the Bamako Convention, which bans the import of hazardous wastes into Africa
• Development of national systems to improve the collection, recycling, transport, storage and disposal of e-waste
• National institutions to co-operate with multiple stakeholders (UN, NGOs, private sector and others) in producing e-waste assessments
• Recognition that the safe and sustainable recycling of e-waste provides an opportunity for green jobs and poverty reduction
• Awareness raising activities on environmental and health hazards linked to the unsound management of e-waste
"Managing e-waste, and other kinds of waste, is essential for the transition to a low-carbon, resource-efficient Green Economy", said UN Under-Secretary-General and UNEP Executive Director Achim Steiner.
"Sustainable management of e-waste can combat poverty and generate green jobs through recycling, collection and processing of e-waste - and safeguard the environment and human health from the hazards posed by rising levels of waste electronics. With just over three months until the Rio+20 conference in Brazil, this event has underlined how smart public policies, creative financial incentives and technology transfer can turn e-waste from a challenge into an important resource for sustainable development," added Mr. Steiner.
He highlighted that global recycling rates of some e-waste metals—known as rare earth metals—can be as low as one per cent despite these metals being crucial for components in hybrid electric car batteries to the magnets in wind turbines.
"The future of the clean tech, high-tech products and the transition to a Green Economy may in part depend on boosting the recycling of e-waste in order to assure a steady and streamlined supply of these specialty metals for these 21st century industries," added Mr Steiner.
As well as serving as a valuable source of secondary raw materials, the recovery and recycling of e-waste can reduce pressure on scarce natural resources and contribute to emissions reductions.
"One tonne of obsolete mobile phones contains more gold than one tonne of ore and the picture is similar for other precious substances", said Katharina Kummer-Peiry, Executive Secretary of the Basel Convention.
"If you consider the value of these materials, then this represents an important economic opportunity. There are recyclers and other industrial sectors who are interested in taking advantage of such opportunities, which can in turn create green jobs and support sustainable development."
Delegates at the Pan-African E-waste Forum underlined the importance of improved access to Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in Africa towards achieving the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.
But the disposal of obsolete electronic equipment can pose significant environmental and health risks. E-waste can contain hazardous substances, including heavy metals such as mercury and lead, and endocrine disrupting substances such as brominated flame retardants.
Much of the recycling of e-waste that takes place in Africa today occurs on an informal basis – often on uncontrolled dumpsites or landfills. Hazardous substances can be released during these dismantling and disposal operations. Open burning of cables, for example, is a major source of dioxin emissions; a persistent organic pollutant that travels over long-distances and can end up in food chain.
Participants at the Pan-African E-Waste Forum underlined the fact that recycling and recovery activities need to move from the unregulated, informal sector, where health and environmental risks are high, to a more regulated system using international recycling standards.
"Africa's environmental challenges are growing by the day. This includes the exponential growth of electronic waste," said Ali D. Mohamed, Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources of Kenya.
"It is now the time for Africa to take action on addressing health and environmental problems as a result of current recycling practices, while creating jobs and business opportunities and alleviating poverty. We want to achieve this through an enforceable legislative framework," added Mr. Mohamed.
As part of the 'Call to Action', manufacturers, importers, re-sellers and other handlers of electrical and electronic products should be required to organize the collection, recycling and recovery of e-waste. The forum agreed that Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) should be a key component of the environmentally sound management of e-waste.


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Custom Race Plus is an evolution of Custom Race, the most popular bottle holder among cyclists around the world. Its clear racing definition is undisputed and does not shy away from comparison.
Tested and developed "on the road" together with the most important professional teams in the world who have chosen it for their races and victories, Custom Race Plus is able to meet the expectations and needs of all cyclists regardless of level.
Perfect hold of the water bottle
Thanks to the frontal structure, which also includes the upper part of the water bottle, it is possible to ensure optimum grip even in particularly difficult conditions such as high-speed descents, unpaved roads and off-road driving.
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Thanks to the front insert of Custom Race Plus, the bottle holder can adapt to the diameter of the drinking bottle.
This ensures maximum comfort and avoids unpleasant vibrations during the ride.
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Shining Star
1. If I had lived in Galilee
Or walked Jerusalem's road,
Followed Jesus by Jordan's sea,
Would I have tried to lift His load?
2. I wonder what my thoughts
If I had seen the shining star
If it had been my happy lot
To hear the angels from afar.
Would I have followed wisemen
With a loving gift of mine,
To a stable in Bethlehem
Leaving all else behind?
O silent skies, so full of light,
Shine peace on this world tonight.
Let hate and envy, grief and wars
Be hid forever beneath shining stars.
Text: Eleanor Madsen
Music: RaeAnn Rasmuson
Artist: Madsen/Rasmussen
Album: Music Published in the Church Magazines: New Era
Composition Date: 1979-12-01
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http://mmajunkie.com Tiequan Zhang (11-0 MMA, 0-0 WEC) will soon become World Extreme Cagefighting's first-ever Chinese fighter.
As MMAjunkie.com (www.mmajunkie.com) first reported in August, China Top Team fighter Tiequan Zhang has signed a multi-fight deal with the organization and will debut at WEC 51.
The hard-hitting Alex Karalexis (10-5 MMA, 4-3 WEC) has been booked to welcome "The Mongolian Wolf" to the cage at the Sept. 30 event, which takes place at the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colo.
The Karlexis vs. Zhang bout is expected for the evening's preliminary card and brings the total number of booked contests to 11. The evening's main card airs live on Versus.
Karalexis returns to the cage for the first time since a WEC 48 loss to Anthony Pettis. Known for an aggressive, brawling style, Karalexis stood toe-to-toe with the dynamic Pettis before succumbing to a second-round triangle choke.
The bout kicked-off the Spike TV-broadcast portion of the wildly successful pay-per-view event.
Karalexis, a cast member of the original season of "The Ultimate Fighter," is in need of a win after tasting victory just once in his past four outings.
Meanwhile, Quan fights in the U.S. for the first time.
The undefeated 25-year-old has opened his career with 10-straight stoppage wins, which included victories wins by TKO. Hailing from Inner Mongolia, Quan sports a purple belt in Brazilian jiu-jitsu and also wrestled throughout his childhood.
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- Miguel Torres vs. Charlie Valencia
- Donald Cerrone vs. Jamie Varner
- Chan Sung Jung vs. George Roop
- Leonard Garcia vs. Mark Hominick
- Mike Brown vs. Cole Province
- Chris Horodecki vs. Ed Ratcliff
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Nokia has announced plans to make Microsoft's Silverlight available for Nokia's S60 platform on Symbian OS in the near future, and for Series 40 devices and Nokia Internet tablets down the road. This will let S60 application developers use an even wider range of development environments for S60 on Symbian OS than currently available. Today S60 developers can use: C++ (using native Symbian OS APIs and Open C providing subset of standard POSIX libraries), S60 Web Run-time (supporting standards-based web technologies such as Ajax, JavaScript, CSS and HTML), the Java language, Flash Lite from Adobe, and Python.
"This is an important relationship on so many levels. Working with Nokia means we are easily able to reach a huge number of mobile users, including customers of all S60 licensees. This is a significant step in gaining broad acceptance for Silverlight and ensuring it is platform agnostic. This is critical since we want to make sure developers and designers don't have to constantly recreate the wheel and build different versions of applications and services for multiple operating systems, browsers and platforms," said S. Somasegar, Senior Vice President of Microsoft's Developer Division.
Bola Rotibi, Principal Analyst at Ovum, added that "There is clear market demand for rich, Web-based services across a variety of device types, but developing these can often be commercially difficult. For Microsoft this extends Silverlight to a broader range of vendors, platforms and devices. For Nokia it expands the web runtime options on its devices, enabling a wider community of developers and more applications. This should help the uptake of higher speed mobile services and advance a new era of anytime, anywhere device-based computing."
More than 150 million S60 devices had been shipped by all licensees by January 2008. The S60 software allows for various hardware designs and software configurations, as evidenced by the S60 devices already available on the market. Through its user interface and support for new mobile services, the S60 provides an open and scalable business platform for mobile operators and third-party developers.


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Boy, am I beat! And it's been over 24 hours since the Animation Extravaganza, so that's telling you something. Maybe I'm getting too old to do all this, but all in all, I really enjoyed the entire night. Everyone had a great time.
Ever since I've become the screenings coordinator for ASIFA-Atlanta, there have been some stressful moments while organizing a particular event: making sure the venue is secure, all the films are cued up and ready to go, audio levels are in check, there are enough volunteers to help out at the door, etc. Luckily, I didn't have to do too much of that last night because it was essentially an Image night, the organization who puts together the annual Atlanta Film Festival, but there were plenty of tasks for me and my fellow ASIFA volunteers to attend to. For the record, we did have enough volunteers present to hand out flyers, sell and tear tickets, crowd control, that sort of thing,—so a big THANKS for those of you who offered your time to help. We can't tell you how appreciative we were of your presence there last night! I honestly feel that the event wouldn't have gone as smoothly as it did if you were not there. Thank you.
The screening overall was a highly emotional one, with some heavy material being shown, like John Canemaker's emotional THE MOON AND THE SON, Disney's somber THE LITTLE MATCHGIRL, DRAGON, and the apocalyptic THE SANDBOX. So no wonder that the films which received higher marks from the audience had more of a lighter tone, like FUMI AND THE BAD LUCK FOOT and THE MANTIS PARABLE. But that's what makes a great screening if you ask me. Give me a nice, diverse range of storylines, mediums, and styles, and I'll be a happy boy. I do feel that maybe one or two of the films could've been taken out to cut back on the almost-2-hour long running time, but overall it was a success.
During the second screening, I had a slice of pizza next door at Fellini's with two of the evening's filmmakers, Scott Kravitz (LOOM) and D. Grant Goans (MAN DRAWING A RECLINING WOMAN). We had a great conversation about how they found the time to make their films as well as some of the highs and lows of creating stop-motion animation (both of their films were done in this format). I've always admired stop-motion animators for their persistence as well as tenacity in what they do, so it was enlightening for me to listen to how these two guys created their films. Scott's short film took about 4 years to complete, a side project that became a creative oasis for him to return to in between drab paying animation gigs. D. Grant Goans' film was also a side project for him (most of these indie films are anyway), but unlike Scott, his full-time job is not in the animation industry. A local guy, D. Grant works for my alma mater, Georgia State University, in a very un-animation like position for their online library (I think that's right, sorry if I got that wrong, D. Grant). It's interesting to see how animation can serve as a creative outlet in so many ways for different filmmakers. And to have your work shown up on a big screen in front of fellow animation lovers is the perfect culmination for all your hard work and many man-hours slaving over your 'baby.' It is a tremendous joy. How do I know? I've had two films shown in festivals, and I've never experienced anything quite like it. (More on my two films later.)
After each show, I moderated a brief Q & A with the filmmakers present that evening: the aforementioned Scott and D. Grant, as well as the hairy, yet lovable Brett W. Thompson. D. Grant was not able to make it for the first Q & A, but all three were able to answer questions after the second show. There were some great questions asked, quite unlike previous years when like, only two questions would be directed to the filmmakers. And one of them would always be the inevitable, "So, like, um,... how long did it take to make your film?" Or, "So, how much did it cost to make it?" For some reason, these two issues are big with the general public when it comes to animation: time and money. The way I see it, it's a way of non-animators trying to put this strange, quirky art-form into tangible terms, when in reality, you can't. Most of the filmmakers did favors, bartered, eeked out time here and there to get their projects done, so to conform to concrete conditions in regards to a film's worth is ultimately pointless. When you have a vision, a drive, to create something, you don't think in terms of cost and time. Yes, it is important to have money to pay for equipment & materials, but really, all you want to do is just create. Your drive to create on your own becomes a priceless commodity that no one will ever understand, no matter how much you try and explain it in front of an audience.
Oop. Didn't mean to go off on a tangent like that. The evening ended with some great questions and even better answers, so I tip my hat to the guys who showed up to talk about their films. And another tip of the hat to all the other filmmakers who had the drive and energy to give us a most excellent evening of animation.
Big thanks to the ASIFA volunteers, Image, and especially to Jake Jacobson, the director of the Atlanta Film Festival, for allowing us to help out during the Animation Extravaganza. We had a great time.
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Winners Announced at 2012 National Business Awards
14 Nov, 2012, 13:31 GMT
LONDON, November 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --
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- Winners include Phil Smith of Cisco and Kate Swann of WH Smith -
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The National Business Awards in partnership with Orange has revealed the 2012 winners, at the gala dinner hosted by Sky News presenter Jeff Randall. Organisations from across the private, public and third sectors triumphed, including Trunki, Marks & Spencer and London Early Years Foundation.
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Recognising excellence, innovation and ethics in UK plc, the eleventh annual National Business Awards were opened with a video address from the Prime Minister, which highlighted Government support for British business. Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Danny Alexander also addressed the 1200 business leaders that attended the event, whilst Olympian Jessica Ennis wowed the crowd with her story of determination and success. Other influential attendees included Sir Roger Carr, Chairman of Centrica and President of the CBI and Chair of Judges, Baroness Virginia Bottomley.
Prime Minister David Cameron described British business as being in a 'global race' and commented: "It is people like you who are helping us lift our economy out of a very difficult time and who'll help make sure that Britain doesn't just compete in this global race, but really thrives in it. I want to thank-you for everything you're doing and I want to congratulate everyone for being recognised at the National Business Awards."
Danny Alexander, Chief Secretary to the Treasury said: "The Government is delighted to support this year's National Business Awards. As a celebration of the very best in British business, they are a valuable opportunity to recognise the hard work and dedication of UK companies - from micro businesses to multi-nationals - in achieving the success which drives economic growth."
Phil Smith, CEO, Cisco UK and Ireland was honoured with the prestigious Orange Leader of the Year Award, an award decided by a combination of public vote and a ballot from a panel of 35 senior executives from across the business community. Kate Swann, CEO, WH Smith received the Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business for her distinguished career leading retail businesses and turning round WH Smith's fortunes. Other winners include Shutl, the web service who organise immediate and convenient delivery of online shopping, who took home the Start-Up Business of the Year Award, with judges commenting that they have been setting new standards for delivery and service in its sector.
Joseph Joseph was crowned the BlackBerry Growth Strategy of the Year winner, with Ella's Kitchen, producers of organic baby and toddler food being awarded the 3i International Growth Business of the Year. Registered charity, London Early Years Foundation won the Transformational Change of the Year award for turning a vulnerable charity into a financially secure social enterprise.
Martin Stiven, Vice President of Business at EE, the company that runs Orange and T-Mobile and EE, the new superfast 4G brand, said: "Congratulations to all of this year's winners. The entries are truly remarkable and demonstrate the considerable breadth of inspirational companies that we have in Britain today. They are shining examples of how industry champions are pushing this nation forward with bold innovation and impressive leadership, both of which we believe strongly about at EE."
Alex Evans, Programme Director of the National Business Awards said: "Attracting household names, and those aspiring to be; the National Business Awards are the accolade of choice for those seeking the highest recognition - whether it's to attract talent, investment, new customers or media attention."
For more information visit http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk
The National Business Awards supports Help for Heroes, a charity that offers support and advice for wounded soldiers.
The Daily Telegraph Award for a Decade of Excellence in Business - Kate Swann, CEO, WH Smith
The Orange Leader of the Year- Phil Smith, CEO, Cisco UK & Ireland
The Entrepreneur of the Year - Colin Stevens, Better Bathrooms
The Business Enabler of the Year - Newton Europe
The Ecommerce Strategy of the Year - Zaggora.com
The Santander Small to Medium-Sized Business of the Year - Trunki
The Small Online Business of the Year - Luxury for Less, trading as Bath Empire
The Croner Employer of the Year - Baringa Partners
The Huawei Customer Focus Award - World First
The ICAEW Sustainability Award - Marks & Spencer
The Start-Up Business of the Year - Shutl
The Orange Innovation Award - Apetito
The BlackBerry Growth Strategy of the Year - Joseph Joseph
The Transformational Change of the Year - London Early Years Foundation
The Leadership Diversity Award - Eversheds
The Coutts FTSE 100 Business of the Year - Intertek Group
The 3i International Growth Business of the Year - Ella's Kitchen
The Grichan Partnership is the official executive search partner for the National Business Awards.
About the National Business Awards
Open to organisations of all sizes from all sectors across the UK, the National Business Awards in partnership with Orange is the UK's most prestigious independent business recognition platform with its particular emphasis on excellence, innovation and ethical business. Now in its eleventh year, the National Business Awards connects the nations' professionals through its annual awards ceremony; year-round thought leadership and round table events; and is UBM plc's flagship awards programme. Visit http://www.nationalbusinessawards.co.uk for further information or follow us on Twitter @businessawards.
About Help for Heroes
Help for Heroes (H4H) was founded by Bryn and Emma Parry after a profoundly moving visit to Selly Oak Hospital in the summer of 2007. Bryn and Emma met some extraordinarily brave young men who had been badly wounded and they just wanted to do something to help. The charity was launched in October 2007 and provides direct, practical support for those wounded, injured or who have become sick in the line of duty and their families.
About Orange UK
Orange is the key brand of the France Telecom Group, one of the world's leading telecommunications operators. With almost 131 million customers, the Orange brand now covers internet, television and mobile services in the majority of countries where the Group operates. Orange UK is run by EE, the company that also runs the T-Mobile and EE brands in Britain. EE is the most advanced digital communications company in Britain, providing mobile and fixed line services to nearly 27 million customers, and is the first company in the UK to provide 4G mobile services alongside fixed-line fibre. Its 4G service will cover 16 cities and 20 million people by the end of 2012 and its fibre service will cover 11 million premises by the end of the year.
EE's mobile service currently provides coverage to 99% of the population with 2G and 98% of the population with 3G.
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|Character of asset.(p16)
The gain from a sale of depreciable property between an estate and a beneficiary of that estate will be treated as ordinary income, unless the sale or exchange was made to satisfy a pecuniary (cash) bequest.
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|Qualified heirs.(p17)
Gain from transfer of property to a political organization.(p17)
Gain or loss on distributions in kind.(p17)
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An estate and a beneficiary of that estate are generally treated as related persons for purposes of the disallowance of a loss on the sale of an asset between related persons. The disallowance does not apply to a sale or exchange made to satisfy a pecuniary bequest.
Net operating loss deduction.(p18)
Casualty and theft losses.(p18)
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Expenses allocable to tax-exempt income.(p18)
Interest on estate tax.(p18)
Depreciation and Depletion(p18)
An estate cannot elect to treat the cost of certain depreciable business assets as an expense under section 179.
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Separate shares rule.(p19)
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Income required to be distributed currently.(p19)
Any other amount paid, credited, or required to be distributed.(p19)
Interest in real estate.(p19)
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Tax-exempt income not deductible.(p19)
Denial of double deduction.(p19)
Charitable contribution.(p19)
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Medical and dental expenses of a decedent.(p20)
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Facebook and Yahoo have ended their brief, contentious patent war with an agreement to work together, although what that means exactly remains to be seen.
The two Silicon Valley giants on Friday agreed to settle their legal disputes against each other as part of "definitive agreements that launch a new advertising partnership, extend and expand distribution arrangements," according to a joint statement.
The two companies will also ross-license patents.
But the fact that the companies offered few specific details may indicate there are as yet few to offer.
"It sounds like they've agreed to have an agreement to agree," said digital advertising analyst Rebecca Lieb of the Altimeter Group of San Mateo.
Still, the fact that Facebook and Yahoo have indeed set aside their legal disputes could open the door for more cooperation between the two companies.
"This is an agreement that could be highly beneficial for Yahoo, which is a company that needs all it can get right now and can certainly use some of that social mojo," Lieb said.
The deal was approved by Yahoo's board of directors in the morning, according to the Wall Street Journal's All Things D, which first reported on the accord.
The announcement came after the close of trading on Wall Street at the end of a week that was interrupted by a holiday in the middle.
Yahoo – then led by CEO Scott Thompson – took Facebook to court in March on claims that the social network infringed on Yahoo's patents covering Internet advertising, information sharing and privacy.
Then in April, Facebook filed a counterclaim, saying Yahoo infringed on Facebook's patents through its home page, Flickr photo-sharing service and ads.
Yahoo's suit roiled the tech community as critics blasted Thompson for using his company's patents as offensive weapons instead of for defensive purposes.
But last month, the struggling Yahoo gave Thompson the boot and replaced him in the interim with Ross Levinsohn, who almost immediately began talks with Facebook Chief Operating Officer Sheryl Sandberg to end the dispute, according to All Things D.
The companies said that under terms of the agreement, they will "work together to bring consumers and advertisers premium media experiences promoted and distributed across both Yahoo and Facebook. Yahoo and Facebook will also work together to bring Yahoo's large media event coverage to Facebook users by collaborating on social integrations on the Yahoo site."
Levinsohn and Hulu CEO Jason Kilar were reportedly the two finalists for the permanent CEO job at Yahoo, but brokering peace with Facebook may have put Levinsohn over the top. Kilar has withdrawn his candidacy for the job.
In a statement about the patent agreement, Sandberg seems to be anticipating that Levinsohn will stick around for quite some time.
"I'm pleased that we were able to resolve this in a positive manner and look forward to partnering closely with Ross and the leadership at Yahoo," she said. "Yahoo's new leaders are driven by a renewed focus on innovation and providing great products to users. Together, we can provide users with engaging social experiences while creating value for marketers."
The companies are extending older advertising agreements, but now that the lawsuits were dropped without rancor or under the force of a judge's order, there are other areas they can work on together, Lieb said.
"Yahoo is still a large media company and really does have quality content," she said. However, "with the exception of Flickr, they don't have a strong social product, which is critically important right now."


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Michelle �Shelli� L. Stoddard and Christine A. Safstrom had creepy, uneasy feelings that their landlord had been spying on them in the Upton duplex they moved into just a month ago with their children.
�It�s very unsettling,� Ms. Stoddard said, after a few unexplained incidents. Her roommate said, �I hate to say it, it�s your worst nightmare.�
Their landlord, James E. Hill, 42, of 76A Hill St., Upton, who allegedly spied on his tenants through a tiny camera in a bathroom vent, was arraigned in Milford District Court yesterday.
Mr. Hill was charged with photographing an unsuspecting nude person, breaking and entering for a misdemeanor and being a disorderly person. A plea of not guilty was entered on his behalf after his arraignment in front of Judge Robert B. Calagione in Milford District Court yesterday.
Mr. Hill, who was in court with a family member, wore blue jeans, a brown sweater over a blue-collared shirt. He was represented by Worcester lawyer Steven D. Power.
Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Karlin requested that as part of the conditions for Mr. Hill�s release that he be ordered to wear a GPS monitoring bracelet.
�Their right to privacy has been destroyed,� Ms. Karlin said.
Mr. Power argued against electronic monitoring for his client because he said Mr. Hill had fully cooperated with police and had turned himself in Wednesday. He said he had no prior criminal history.
The judge ordered Mr. Hill to abide by a harassment prevention order and the same conditions of his bail release Wednesday, to stay away from the victims and to have no contact with the victims, and he may not use electronic equipment other than a cellphone or employment-related electronics.
He was placed on paid leave Wednesday from his job as a computer technician with the Information Services Department at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Judge Calagione further ordered that Mr. Hill live with his parents in Marshfield until the matters are resolved.
At a 15-minute hearing on Wednesday, Judge Calagione ordered Mr. Hill to turn in his keys to the apartment and stay away from it and from the Meltzer Eye Care Center, 33 Lincoln St., Worcester, where the women work, until 4 p.m. Oct. 10, 2013.
�You want this not to be really happening,� Ms. Safstrom said. �I know Jim, I know his family.�
Ms. Stoddard said she credits her Chihuahua Bella for growling at a heating vent in the bathroom floor of her apartment at 76B Main St. in Upton. She said spider plants and toiletries covered the area of the ugly vent, so she might not have ever seen the camera. It was also somewhat of a fluke that Bella was with her, because the dog usually goes outside first and then perches atop the couch. But on this day, the dog followed Ms. Stoddard into the bathroom. The dog�s growl got louder and louder and that�s when Ms. Stoddard went over to take a look.
�That�s when I saw the thing sticking out of the vent,� she said. She said the camera was being maneuvered to angle toward the shower. She said she saw a black tube with a clear lens sticking through the vent. She took a closer look and saw that it was a camera. She grabbed the base of the tube in an effort to retrieve it, and said when she did, she felt it being forcefully pulled back down into the basement.
�If it wasn�t for that dog,� Ms. Stoddard said, she did not know if they would have discovered the camera in the bathroom. To make matters worse, she said, Mr. Hill was starting to recognize their schedules.
Ms. Stoddard, 41, who lives in the apartment with her daughter, Miranda S. Levasseur, 17, and Ms. Safstrom, 41, called Upton police. In the basement, the responding officer saw a black tube, a clear lens and a small camera directly below the vent, and asked the landlord if he knew anything about the camera.
Police with a warrant searched his home Wednesday afternoon, and confiscated a camera, three laptop computers, an Apple G4 server, and several external hard drives. Mr. Hill had initially denied having any knowledge of the camera in the vent and tried to blame a roommate he told police normally lives in the backyard. When pressed for the name of the roommate, Mr. Hill stated, �All right, this has gone on long enough, it was me,� according to court records.
Mr. Hill also told investigators that there was a camera in his living room so he could watch his dog when he wasn�t home. According to court records, Mr. Hill can view a live feed of the camera from any device that has an Internet connection.
Mr. Hill was whisked down to the probation department office after the arraignment. He walked out of the building a short time later with his lawyer and family member, but none of them would comment. He turned up a short time later at the duplex to gather his personal belongings and his dog under the watchful eye of a police officer.
The three female victims were in court for his arraignment yesterday, and they did not immediately go home afterwards. They only moved to Upton a month ago, and are agonizing over where to move now. Each of the two women has a son.
�Our kids love it here,� Ms. Safstrom said, and added that it was hard to uproot the families again.
Besides her job with Meltzer, Ms. Safstrom works at the Danceworks Academy in Upton.
Mr. Hill, who is divorced according to court records, is scheduled to be back in court on Nov. 30.


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Viva Florida! In 2013, Florida celebrates 500 years
Florida leaders are hoping the state's 500th anniversary celebration will instill a sense of state identiy and generate an economic boost.
The official poster, by artist Christopher Still, for next year's commemoration.
In 1513, according to popular legend, the dream of eternal youth lured Juan Ponce de Leon to Florida. In 2013, Florida leaders hope their yearlong celebration of the 500th anniversary of Ponce de Leon's discovery of "La Florida" will lure tourists and attract business investment to the state.
"It has huge economic impact potential," says Will Seccombe, chief marketing officer for Visit Florida, which is planning to weave the Viva Florida 500 celebration into its marketing activities to expand Florida's image as a cultural heritage destination. "Our ability to expand people's perceptions of the Florida destination — not replace or change — but to expand them beyond beaches and attractions is an extraordinarily powerful opportunity."
Historical commemorations, however, have a mixed financial track record. A study of Jamestown's 400th anniversary in 2007 found that the celebration generated $1.2 billion in sales, created 20,621 jobs and provided $22 million in tax revenue for Virginia. According to the Wall Street Journal, the National Lewis & Clark Bicentennial Commemoration, which included 15 events from Virginia to Oregon between 2003 and 2006, was an economic flop. Tepid interest resulted in poor attendance at many events and left one small city in Montana $535,000 in debt.
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In an effort to incorporate Florida's quincentennial celebration into the state's educational curriculum, the Florida Humanities Council has been sponsoring summer workshops for teachers to learn more about the state's Spanish colonial history. "We think it really gives us the opportunity to recast Florida history beyond just the past 50 or 60 or 70 years, back to 1513, when Europeans first set foot on our soil," says Janine Farver, executive director of the Florida Humanities Council. Additionally, the council is launching a website — TeachingFlorida.org — that will provide materials about Florida's Spanish colonial past, as well as about early people and tribes who lived here before the Spanish arrived.
While Florida's Department of State is leading the statewide celebration, the success of the initiative will depend largely on the willingness of individual cities, counties, businesses and non-profits to create and fund compelling events that capture the public's interest.
Janine Farver, executive director of the Florida Humanities Council, which is working on the educational component of the commemoration, says economic constraints dictated a "decentralized" effort. The state, she says, is simply "not in the position to put the kind of money and resources into the commemoration that it might have 10 to 15 years ago." As a result, the Florida Humanities Council has been appealing online for donations to help fund a variety of programs — including teacher workshops, public radio and television history moments and a "Great Floridians" traveling chautauqua tour — that it has been planning.
Emilio Sanchez, president and CEO of the Spain-Florida Foundation, which is playing a key role in planning a number of events around the state, says fundraising is "tough," but he is hopeful that his non-profit can raise enough money to fund a variety of events, which will include a visit by the king and queen of Spain and a parade of ships from Puerto Rico to Florida's coastline. "I think this commemoration really is going to be an opportunity to highlight the importance of the Hispanic presence and influence in Florida and reinforce the cultural and trade relationship between Spain and Florida," says Sanchez.
The Spain-Florida Foundation hosted a visit by Queen Sofia of Spain in Miami last year.
The queen, along with King Juan Carlos, is planning to return to Florida for the 500 celebration.
In May, David Taylor, the subject of the Tallahassee Trend March column "Tech Tangle," resigned as executive director of the Agency for Enterprise Information Technology after the Legislature declined to fund the 4-year-old agency. Taylor has moved over to the Department of Children and Families, where he is chief information officer.


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Directorate of Youth Functions Directorate of Youth Functions
Aims to empower the youth through capacity building and provide opportunities for the youth to develop relevant life skills to enable them to become responsible and self-reliant members of the community.
To empower the youth through entrepreneurship training, youth employ ability, skills development and promote active youth participation through conducive platforms and responsive youth programmes.
- To review policy on youth enterprise promotion program;
- To formulate and implement youth employment policy;
- To establish local schools, community and industry partnerships;
- To develop and manage a youth database system;
- To collaborate in the development of infrastructure with division of planning; and
- To consult meeting with the regional staff on strategic plan
Youth Empowerment Programme
The Ministry has five (5) youth development skills training centres, namely; Berg Aukas Youth Skills Training Center in Grootfontein, Otjozondjupa region, Kai//ganaxab Youth Skills Training Center in Mariental, Hardap region, Frans Dimbare Youth Skills Training Centre in Divundu, Kavango-East region, Okahao Youth Skills Training Center in Okahao, Omusati region and Farm Du Plessis Skills Training Center in Omaheke region.
The objective of these training centers is to impart skills to out-of-school and unemployed young people who do not meet the basic entry requirements of conventional vocational training centers and are unable to obtain employment due to lack of requisite qualifications.
Admission requirements is out of school and unemployed young people. A tuition fee of N$ 300 to N$ 700 is payable upon registration and application forms are available at all Regional Council Offices as well as youth offices/centers countrywide. The duration of the training is one (1) year.
Namibia Youth Credit Scheme
The Namibian Youth Credit Scheme (NYCS) targets Namibian youth between the ages of 18 and 35 years and is a loan guarantee program aimed at providing financial support to youth that do not have adequate collateral to access loans from the mainstream banking system. The loans offered ranges from N$ 2 000 – N$ 20 000 and is repaid back with reasonable interest of not more than 20% of the total amount per loan term. The programme operates through an individual and group lending system respectively. NYCS provides training to beneficiaries in basic management practices, access to credit, follow-up training, counseling and mentoring of beneficiaries.
Youth Health Development
The programme focuses on the health of young people and is executed in collaboration with Namibia Planned Parenthood Association (NAPPA) and has culminated in the establishment of Youth Friendly Clinics at Mulch-Purpose Youth Resource Centres. It involves counseling and treatment of young people in aspects such as, family planning, HIV testing, per-testing and post-testing counseling and reproductive and mental health.
Juvenile/Child Justice
The programme aims to support the existing juvenile justice reform effort in Namibia and is done in collaboration with the United Nations National Action Program for Children, Ministry of Justice, Ministry of Gender Equality and Child Welfare and the Directorate of Veteran Affairs. It provides life skills training to young people in conflict with the law as referrals and diversion options from courts. It also assists the youth with family life empowerment, monitoring UN Conventions on children, training in life skills, and assistance in children and women in difficult situations. The activities involves monitoring, pre-trial diversion, assessment and screening, advocacy and legal representation and capacity building and networking.
Environmental Education
The programmes aims to create awareness, knowledge and skills in environmental education and conservation training for the youth. This includes school going, unemployed and out- of- school youth. The programme provides the youth with exposure to practical conservation work and outdoor leadership skills. Participants gain practical experience, environmental awareness and knowledge of community development within Namibia's most diverse wilderness settings.
Rural Youth Development
The programme aims to empower young people in the rural areas to acquire basic knowledge and skills through practical experiences and activity based learning. It contributes to their ability to make economically rewarding lives for themselves and their family links. The Rural Youth Program focuses on informal education and training to better the livelihood of the rural youth through experiential learning, life skills development and lifelong learning activities.
Youth Volunteers
The programme exposes the youth to practical experience in a working environment through attachments to provide them the opportunity to acquire both short to long-term employment opportunities. This initiative aims at fulfilling the desired competency level and work exposure among the unemployed youth. The programme places youth volunteers with the necessary skills at various centers and district offices to render the required services subject to their educational levels and competencies.
Youth Gender
The programme aims to engage young men and women in activities aimed at empowering the youth to become more responsible citizen and contribute to the development of the country. The programme aims to attain and sustain development among the young people to the greatest extent possible. This is done through the education of the youth gender issues that empower them to rise as key contributors to the well-being of their societies.
Youth Exchange Programme and Hosteling
Hosteling in Namibia remains an important programme component that continues to provide low cost, clean, short-term accommodation to both local and international young travelers during their recreational, educational and exchange programme.
Management: Directorate of Youth Management: Directorate of Youth
Director: Youth
Private Bag 13391
Tel: +264 61 270 6501
Fax: + 264 61 245 939
Deputy Director: Youth Employment and Training
Private Bag 13391
Tel: +264 61 270 6502
Fax: + 264 61 245 939
Private Bag 13391
Tel: +264 61 270 6504
Fax: + 264 61 245 939
Youth Skills Training Centre Youth Skills Training Centre
The Ministry of Sport, Youth and National Service has five (5) main youth skills training centres, namely; Berg Aukas Youth Skills Training Centre in Otjozondjupa region, Kai//ganaxab Youth Skills Training Centre in Hardap, Frans Dimbare Youth Skills Training Centre in Kavango-East, Okahao Youth Skills Training Centre in Omusati region and Farm Du Plessis in Omaheke region.
These training centres were established to impart skills to out-of-school and unemployed young people who do not meet the basic entry requirements of conventional Vocational Training Centres. Young people enrolled at these skills training centres are trained in various trades in order to become employable or self-employed using the acquired skills.
- To recognize education and training as a lifelong process and emphasize the needs for quality education and training that is relevant so that all young people are socially and economically productive towards national development.
- To improve access and opportunities for skills and entrepreneurship training for young people.
- To involve private sector in the education training sector.
- To establish and promote alternative modes of training for out of school learners and equip them with relevant skills for labour market and self-employment.
- To emphasize the needs of quality education
- Out of school youth and unemployed youth.
- Application forms can be obtained at any youth offices/centres countrywide or at regional council offices.
- A once off tuition fee of N$ 300 to N$ 700 is payable upon registration.
- This is a one (1) year face to face programme.
The centre is located 12 km west outside Mariental.
Trades/Courses Offered
- Bricklaying and Plastering
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Hospitality and Catering
- Plumbing and Pipe fitting
- Welding and Fabrication
- Tailoring and Fashion Design
- Computer and Office Administration
The centre is located 15 km outside Grootfontein on the road to Rundu.
Trades/Courses Offered
- Horticulture and Vegetable Production
- Agronomy and Crop Production
- Nutrition and Food Processing
- Carpentry and Joinery
- Textile Designed Technology
- Tie and Dye
- Tailoring, Design and Dressmaking
- Cosmetology and Hair Dressing
Trades/Courses Offered
- Tailoring
- Agriculture
- Welding
- Animal Husbandry
Trades/Courses Offered
- Computer Training
- Tailoring and Fashion Design
- Hospitality and Catering
- Office Administration
Trades/Courses Offered
- Agriculture & Horticulture
- Tailoring and Fashion Design
- Computer Training, Maintenance & Repairs
- Office Administration


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Vocab activities for your classroom
Readability, the Common Core, and Vocabulary
If you ask a class of second grade students to define readability, they will most likely shrug their shoulders and give you a puzzled look. However, if you observe their classroom routine, you will soon realize that many of their daily reading experiences are shaped by the products of readability assessments, or "leveled books." Most teachers of developing readers spend a lot of time assessing their students' reading levels, using readability formulas to measure a text's complexity, and then trying to match students with books that are "just right" for them. So, even though young students are unaware with the term readability, they are familiar with its concept. (When I asked my daughter what the yellow, blue, and red stickers on her 2nd grade classroom books meant, she matter-of-factly replied, "Most kids are allowed to read from the yellow and blue dot bins, but then there's Jasper — he's the only kid who is allowed to read the red dot books, since he's the smartest kid in the class.")
If you flash forward to the middle school classroom where students are no longer confined to reading from assigned bins, there doesn't seem to be the same emphasis on matching reader to text — despite the fact that "two thirds of eighth graders do not read at the 'proficient' level." (NAEP Reading_2009) Most likely this shift has occurred because middle school students are usually taught by content area teachers who are expected to introduce texts such as the Bill of Rights or complicated explanations of genetics, and even if their students struggle with reading these texts, teachers are still responsible for teaching the concepts conveyed in them. Furthermore, due to time constraints and a lack of training in the teaching of reading skills, teachers are forced to convey the content through summaries or illustrations instead of expecting students to be able to independently comprehend that content.
The Common Core and Text Complexity
The Common Core State Standards (CCSS) initiative is attempting to change such reading practices among secondary school teachers and students. When researchers used a readability formula to assess the Lexile level of high school texts and compared that average to the average level of college texts, they found a significant 350-point Lexile gap (Williamson, 2006 as cited in CCSS). Acting on such findings, the creators of the Common Core realigned the grade-level bands to absorb that gap beginning in second grade. In other Words, the CCSS seeks to gradually ratchet up the reading levels of the texts used in grades 2 through 12, in the hope that future high school graduates will be better equipped to independently and proficiently read the texts they encounter in college. This gradual increase in text complexity has been dubbed the "staircase of complexity": as students climb the grades, the complexity of their reading should ideally climb along with them.
Measuring Readability and Issues of Vocabulary
So, how is the readability of a text measured? It depends on who you ask… One quantitative measurement that is frequently used by teachers, parents, and librarians to easily assess the readability level of various books and texts is the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula. Flesch-Kincaid reports a grade level score based on an algorithm that assesses two variables of a text: average sentence length (ASL) and average number of syllables per word (ASW). If you have access to a digital copy of a text, you can usually obtain the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level "readability statistics" for a text by tinkering with the Spelling and Grammar settings in Microsoft Word.
One shortcoming of the Flesch-Kincaid Grade Level Formula is that it assesses vocabulary based only on average number of syllables: the more syllables a word has, presumably the harder a word tends to be. What Flesch-Kincaid does not take into account is how frequently a word shows up in the English language. Students often think of "big words" as being harder words, but word difficulty also boils down to exposure. Although unstoppable has four syllables and din has one, more students have been frequently exposed to the base word of unstoppable: stop (once every 52 pages), whereas din only shows up once every 829 pages. So which word is harder?
Source: Vocabulary.com Dictionary
VocabGrabber orders a text's vocabulary by relevance — namely, how frequently words show up in a particular text as opposed to how frequently they show up in the English language in general. VocabGrabber is a useful tool to complement the Flesch-Kincaid scale, since it will give readers an overview of a text's vocabulary and will prioritize words that are highly relevant to comprehension.
How can understanding readability help me teach complex texts?
One way to help students grapple with more complex texts is to be more transparent about measurements of readability in the classroom. Reveal to students the readability of a text before reading it, and engage in meaningful discussions about what makes a text difficult. As experienced readers, students are accustomed to skipping over more difficult sentences and trying to focus on those sentences that make more sense to them. Help students resist this temptation and begin to deconstruct the reading process by beginning discussions with questions like, "What is the most difficult sentence in this text?" "What makes it difficult?"
For example, one of the Common Core text exemplars suggested for grades 6-8 is Winston Churchill's 1940 Address to Parliament "Blood, Toil, Tears and Sweat" (measuring at about the 10th-grade level on Flesch-Kincaid in Microsoft Word). Instead of summarizing the gist of Churchill's message for students or having one of your more proficient readers do the job for the rest of the class, ask students to first identify the more complex and important sentences in the text — without discussing their content. Then, isolate one of those "meaty" sentences for a close reading exercise such as annotation.
The central sentence in the following passage from Churchill's speech spans 44 words and VocabGrabber ranks seven of those words with top relevance scores of 4 or 5 (on a scale from 1-5).
You ask, what is our policy? I can say: It is to wage war, by sea, land and air, with all our might and with all the strength that God can give us; to wage war against a monstrous tyranny, never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime. That is our policy.
Annotating this sentence to identify the antecedent of it ("our policy"), using VocabGrabber and Visual Thesaurus word maps to replace unfamiliar words with more familiar synonyms, and adding the word that to more explicitly connect tyranny to its modifying phrase "never surpassed in the dark, lamentable catalogue of human crime" are incremental steps that can lead struggling readers to decipher Churchill's message without relying on someone else's summary of the speech.
Guided annotation exercises can help students to become more interactive and observant readers of complex texts. And, once students begin to view a text as a collection of sentences and words, some much harder than others, they can more easily apply their decoding and inference skills to those especially challenging passages. The reward will come when students realize that they are actively making meaning from a text, instead of passively receiving someone else's interpretation.


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Elvis gives Rangers walk-off win against Astros
Ninth-inning sac fly secures three-game sweep in Arlington
ARLINGTON -- Derek Holland was cruising going into the seventh inning on Wednesday night. He had a two-run lead, he had allowed one run on three hits and a walk, and he had thrown just 80 pitches. Then Jason Castro, leading off the inning, smashed a line drive up the middle that smacked Holland in the forearm.
"It scared the ... out of me," Holland said. "I tried to calm myself down and wasn't able to do that."
Instead, one line drive changed everything. Holland's night quickly unraveled and the Rangers almost let this one get away. But some superb relief work by Joakim Soria and Jason Frasor kept things under control and Elvis Andrus ended it with a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning to give the Rangers a 5-4 victory and a sweep of their three-game series with the Astros.
"A big win ... a nice little comeback win," said Craig Gentry, who hit his second home run of the year and scored three runs from the bottom of the order.
"We just kept battling and things fell into place in the ninth inning," manager Ron Washington said.
The Rangers have now won 14 of 16 games against the Astros and still have one more three-game series against them at the Ballpark in Arlington in the final week of the season. The Rangers have also won 18 of their last 22 games overall and are 2 1/2 games ahead of the Athletics in the American West.
The game was 4-4 when the Rangers came through in the ninth against Astros rookie reliever Chia-Jen Lo, who had not allowed a run in seven appearances since being called up from Double-A Corpus Christi.
Mitch Moreland led off with a single up the middle and was replaced by pinch-runner Adam Rosales. Moreland had already replaced Jeff Baker so Rosales would have stayed in the game at first base if the game went into extra innings. But Washington wanted the extra speed on the bases. Jurickson Profar went up to drop a sacrifice bunt, but Lo walked him instead. Gentry fouled out but Leonys Martin drew a walk to load the bases.
"We wanted to make sure (Lo) threw strikes and we did a good job making him get the ball down," Washington said. "If you chase that high fastball, you're not going to have any success so you have to make him get it down."
That brought up Andrus, and the Astros brought in left fielder Robbie Grossman to form a five-man infield. Andrus hit a high fly to left -- not too deep -- and Rosales beat the throw from Brandon Barnes, who had moved over from center field, to score the winning run.
Andrus had already brought home one run in the seventh inning with a squeeze bunt. Washington thought about it a second time but decided to let Andrus swing. Andrus saw the five-man infield and knew he had to get the ball in the air.
"I thought I'm not going to swing at anything down," Andrus said. "He was the one under pressure to make the pitch."
Joe Nathan, who pitched a scoreless ninth, earned the victory. Holland has just one victory since the All-Star break despite a 2.61 ERA in seven starts. In the clubhouse afterward, Holland said he should be fine from Castro's line drive and won't miss a start. But he wasn't fine immediately after the play.
Holland, after Castro was safe with a single, got a medical visit on the mound and assured one and all that he was fine. Then he walked Carter and Matt Dominguez to load the bases and Washington brought in Soria.
"After I got hit, the wheels came off," Holland said. "I couldn't settle down. The adrenaline took over and I started yanking everything."
Soria got Max Stassi to ground into a double play. A run scored but Soria, after walking pinch-hitter Brett Wallace, closed out the inning by getting Marwin Gonzalez on a slow grounder to Beltre at third base.
"It's a tough situation, bases loaded and nobody out," Soria said. "But you face it like normal and nobody on base. You just try to make good pitches and get ahead of hitters."
The squeeze by Andrus made it 4-2 after seven and Tanner Scheppers took over in the eighth. He got two quick outs on a double-play ball before Jose Altuve flared a single to right and Jason Castro walked. Chris Carter's high pop dropped in shallow left to score one run and Scheppers then hit the next two batters -- Dominguez and Stassi -- to force in a run.
That's when Frasor took over and struck out Brett Wallace to end the inning. The clutch work by the veteran setup relievers put the Rangers in position to win it in the ninth.
"They're certainly a pretty good [security] blanket," Washington said. "They have been in tough situations and they know how to handle it. It's very comforting. You can't say enough about experience. That's exactly what they bring."


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Can I run NetBeans with a custom Look and Feel (laf)?
Yes. You can switch the look and feel (laf) of NetBeans to any of the following widgets: (Screenshots)
Available Themes
- Metal: Also known as "Cross Platform Look And Feel" or "Ocean theme". The typical Java look - this is the default. This class is part of the Java Runtime as javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel.
- Nimbus: A modern Synth-based laf. This class is part of the Java Runtime 6u10 as com.sun.java.swing.plaf.nimbus.NimbusLookAndFeel.
- Native: Also known as "System Look And Feel". These classes are part of the Java Runtime as com.sun.java.swing.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel (MS Windows), or com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel (Linux), or com.sun.java.swing.plaf.mac.MacLookAndFeel (Mac OS) depending on the operating system you use (See also UIManager.getSystemLookAndFeelClassName()).
- Motif: A classic laf. This class is part of the Java Runtime as com.sun.java.swing.plaf.motif.MotifLookAndFeel.
- ... or choose a third-party laf such as Substance, Napkin, Synthetica, TinyLaF, JGoodies Plastic, and many more. Note that NetBeans is not being regularly tested with alternate/third-party look and feel implementations. Various implementations may or may not work well.
Activating a Theme
Follow these steps to try out different lafs:
- Decide which Look and Feel widget you want (see list above) and remember it's class name (<laf_class>).
- If it's a third-party widget, download the JAR file containing the custom laf classes (<jar_path>).
- Start NetBeans from the command line with the following options (cf. examples below):
- If it's a third-party widget, place the JAR in the classpath using the --cp:p <jar_path> start-up option.
- Select the laf using the --laf <laf_class> start-up option.
- When NetBeans starts you should notice the different look. If not, check for typos.
- If you like the theme, make your custom start-up parameters permanent.
Running NetBeans on Windows with the third-party JGoodies Plastic XP look and feel
netbeans.exe --cp:p C:\looks-1.2.2.jar --laf com.jgoodies.plaf.plastic.PlasticXPLookAndFeel
Running NetBeans on Windows with the third-party winlaf look and feel
netbeans.exe --cp:p C:\winlaf-0.5.1.jar --laf net.java.plaf.windows.WindowsLookAndFeel
Setting NetBeans to permanently use the Metal look and feel on Mac OS X
Ctrl-click the /Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans\ IDE\ 6.5.app file in the Finder and select "open package contents". Edit the following file:
/Applications/NetBeans/NetBeans\ IDE\ 6.5.app/Contents/Resources/NetBeans/etc/netbeans.conf
so that the line beginning netbeans_default_options includes the following option between the quotation marks:
--laf javax.swing.plaf.metal.MetalLookAndFeel
Setting NetBeans to permanently use the GTK Look and Feel on a GNU/Linux system
Edit the following file in your NetBeans installation directory:
so that the line beginning netbeans_default_options includes the following option between the quotation marks:
--laf com.sun.java.swing.plaf.gtk.GTKLookAndFeel
Substance Look and Feel plugin
Installing and configuring the Substance plugin. See also: NetBeans 6.0 supports the Substance Look and Feel
Petr posted some nice screenshots in his blog entry about How to change the Look and Feel of NetBeans.
Adam has some more NBLookAndFeels.
Applies to: NetBeans 4.x, 5.x, 6.x, 7.x
Platforms: All (native L&F implementations may work on specific platforms only).