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BEIJING (Reuters) - A disabled Chinese rights lawyer whose imprisonment stirred international concern said on Saturday she had been released after serving her two and a half year sentence and pledged to sue the police as well as pursue redress for her case.
Ni Yulan, who is renowned for defending people evicted from their homes, was sentenced to two years and eight month in prison in April 2012 for causing a disturbance and fraud.
Activists contend the charges were trumped up in an effort to silence her. In July 2012, a Chinese court threw out the fraud charge, reducing her prison time by two months.
Authorities forced Ni, who is wheelchair-bound, and her husband, Dong Jiqin, to stay at a hotel in 2010 after their home was demolished in 2008. Ni had previously called it a "black jail" — an informal detention site such as a hotel or government guesthouse used to hold protesters and petitioners without resorting to legal procedures.
During her trial, prosecutors alleged that Ni had "wilfully occupied" the room that she was staying in.
Ni said she now plans to sue the Beijing public security bureau in the Xicheng district for holding her and her husband in the hotel and cutting off the water and electricity.
"It is useless to fear, since we're already deprived of our rights," Ni told Reuters by telephone. "If we don't fight for rights, we will just have to wait for our death."
"I want them to return my assets. They've torn down my home without giving any compensation, leaving us homeless."
Ni, 54, whose case is closely watched by the United States and the European Union, said her health was poor. The left side of Ni's neck is swollen and the family believes it is a suspected neck tumor.
"After the sentence, they've not allowed me to get my illness treated, so my physical condition has become worse," Ni said.
Beijing police could not be reached for comment.
Ni said she did not suffer any physical abuse due to the international awareness of her case and regular visits by diplomats from the European Union.
Security officers who held Ni in a detention center in Beijing in 2011 told her: "If you're dead, then that's good since all your assets will be returned to the state," according to Ni.
Ni's husband Dong was given two years in prison in April 2012 also for "causing a disturbance".
Ni's daughter, Dong Xuan, said about 10 supporters of Ni who greeted her mother outside the prison with a red banner were taken away by police.
Ni was among dozens of rights activists who were detained in early 2011 when fears of contagion from the Arab Spring pro-democracy protests triggered a crackdown by China's security apparatus.
She was left disabled by a police beating in 2002 after filming the forced demolition of a client's home and was then jailed. Ni was again jailed and beaten by police in 2008 for defending the rights of people evicted from their homes to make way for Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics. She was later released in April 2010.
(This story has been corrected to change day to Saturday in lede)
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RIVERTON — Top-seeded Greenville High School downed Williamsville 56-41 and No. 2 Riverton beat Maroa-Forsyth 46-37 Friday in the championship bracket of the Riverton Lady Hawks Christmas Tournament.
Maria Reinhard scored nine of her team-high 16 points in the first quarter when Greenville took a 13-7 lead. Kassidy Alderman added 10 points. Jordan French led the Bullets with 18 points and Clair Stoecker added 11 points.
After a scoreless first quarter and a 16-16 halftime tie, Riverton took a 34-29 lead after three periods. Morgan Heckman led the Hawks with 16 points and Carlie Cuffle contributed 15 points. Riverton was 14 of 17 from the foul line. Heckman hit all six of her attempts and Cuffle was five-of-six from the line.
Brenna Finck topped Maroa-Forsyth with 14 points.
In other winner's bracket games, fifth-seeded Tremont beat Midwest Central 44-40. Central's Jennifer Burg pumped in 21 points to lead all scorers. In the day's seventh game, Sherrard downed Athens 41-23.
In the consolation bracket, the Sacred Heart-Griffin junior varsity beat Macon Meridian 43-37 in overtime as Catie Costa scored 14 points and Lauren Briney chipped in 11 points.
Lutheran, behind Chaela Krueger's 18 points, beat Pawnee 40-21 while Warrensburg-Latham edged Petersburg PORTA 43-42. Natalie Foster led the Cardinals with 16 points while Kelsey Seaney topped the Bluejays with 14. Megan Price added 13 for PORTA.
In the final consolation game, Cassidy Hamilton scored 15 points as Auburn downed North Mac 66-28. Hannah Tomasko topped the Panthers with 11 points.
CARLINVILLE TOURNAMENT: In the last game of the day, Gillespie rallied in the fourth quarter to edge Nokomis 58-56.
The Miners trailed 45-41 but outscored Nokomis 17-11 to claim the win. Tyler Ross led Gillespie with 17 points. Amanda Schmidt contributed 11 points and Ellen and Molly Gray — both back in action after suffering ACL injuries — added 10 points apiece. The Miners were 14 of 18 from the foul line, including Ross going 8-for-8.
Ashley Schneider hit eight-of-12 free throws and led Nokomis with 17 points. Josie Foster tallied 14 and Lacey Knodle pitched in 12.
In the first game, Hannah McEnery scored 25 points to lead Staunton past East Alton-Wood River 59-51. Caitlyn Grosboll complemented McEnery with 14 points.
Mallory Lovings notched 18 points to lead EAWR.
Litchfield blasted Greenfield 66-21 as freshman Abby Brockmeyer pumped in 22 points. Junior Riley Scharf added 14 for the Purple Panthers, while Megan Bishop scored 13 for the Tigers.
In the other game, Bunker Hill beat Carlinville 27-24. Talesha Scott scored 10 points to lead the Cavaliers.
BEARDSTOWN TOURNAMENT: Top-seeded, unbeaten Havana put 10 players into the scoring column and defeated Waverly 55-38 to advance to tonight's semifinals of the Beardstown Lady Tiger Classic.
Havana will meet Astoria South Fulton at 7 tonight in the second semifinal. Canton will play Carthage Illini West in the first semi at 5:30.
Samantha Barnes (11 points) was the Ducks' only double-figure scorer. Havana led 19-4 after one period and 32-12 at the half. Laykyn Wagoner and Katie Boyce each scored eight points apiece for the Ducks.
Micah Peebles scored 16 points and Brittney Williams hit three 3-pointers and finished with 12 for Waverly, which made just 7 of 24 free throws.
The Scotties will face Pleasant Plains in a fifth-place semifinal at 5 p.m. today. Lewistown will meet West Central in the other semifinal at 6:30.
South Fulton defeated Plains 42-29 in another quarterfinal on Friday. South Fulton led 10-8 after one period and took control when it outscored Plains 10-2 in the second period. The Cardinals got nine points from Emily Yakel.
South Fulton got 16 points from Sommer Burgard, who made 6 of 8 free throws.
BUFFALO TRI-CITY TOURNAMENT: The host Tornadoes downed Pecatonica 48-31, and Flanagan beat Roxana 62-44 to set up the championship at 3 p.m. today.
Bethany Daniels poured in 28 points to lead Tri-City. Daniels scored eight points in the first quarter as the Tornadoes took an 18-8 lead en route to victory. Erin Seipts led Pecatonica with 13.
Ashley VanWeelden led Flanagan with 24 points. Flanagan led 18-4 after the first quarter. Madison Sheraka topped the Shells with 17 points.
In other games, Kincaid South Fork beat Decatur Christian 37-18, and the Tri-City junior varsity beat Ramsey 51-50. Ashley Ford scored 24 points for the Tornadoes. Megan Kimberlin netted 20 points to lead Ramsey, and Kayla Zimmerman added 14.
In other games today, Decatur Christian plays the Tri-City JV for seventh place at 10:30 a.m., followed by Roxana against Kincaid for fifth place at noon. Pecatonica meets Ramsey for third place at 1:30 p.m.
LEBANON TOURNAMENT: Mount Olive outscored Sparta 23-4 in the first period and cruised to a 69-37 victory to advance to the consolation title game. Mount Olive will face the winner of Marissa vs. Alton Marquette at 5 p.m. today.
Jill Niehaus led four Mount Olive players in double figures with 20 points. Brianna Henke scored 16; Zoe Murphy added 15, and Courtney Kernich registered 11 for the Wildcats.


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When the April edition of Smithsonian magazine hit my mailbox last week I was excited to see the cover headline, "America's Best Small Towns—The Greatest Little Places to Visit this Year."
I didn't expect Gilmer to make the list, of course, but I was curious about which towns of under 15,000 population qualified.
NUMBER ONE was rather obvious: Chautauqua, New York, has been working since 1874 to establish itself as "the sort of bucolic place where folks like to go for slow-lane vacations" but there is more to it than that.. The first Chautauqua Assembly was a training ground for Methodist Sunday School teachers but it became an institution that draws thousands of people every summer for its nine-week season and thousands more for performances of the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, the Opera Company and the School of Dance.
As Chautauqua was listed in the education category, Number Two,Healdsburg, California, was notable for food and living.
"Poised between Calistoga and the wild Pacific Coast, with damp morning fog and blistering afternoon sunshine, the place is so fertile anything grows. . . Four celebrated Sonoma County wine regions nearby—Alexander Valley, Russian River Valley, Dry Creek Valley and Chalk Hill–helped drive the gastronomical renaissance."
Number Three, Wlliamsburg, Virginia, is known round the world for its role as Colonial Williamsburg, an "American shrine" which was the capital of the "oldest, biggest, wealthiest colony in the New World." until that capital was moved to
Richmond in 1780. The original vision to rebuild Colonial Williamsburg came to the Bruton Church rector in the 1930s, William A.B. Goodwin, who brought his idea to John D. Rockefeller Jr.who brought money and commitment to "one of the most comprehensive historic preservations in the world."
NUMBER FOUR is Steamboat Springs, Colorado, a town in the Rocky Mountains which has symphony and chamber orchestras, an opera and "a world class summer festival that brings first chairs from all over the country to perform in a smashing new concert hall at the base of a mountain." And there's all that light dry snow that first made it a skiing destination.
Number Five is Woods Hole, Massachusetts, where the biggest brains in marine science draw nature lovers to a former whaling center.
Number Six is Marietta, Ohio, a historic gateway to the west that "beguiles with paddle-wheelers, art walks and roast corn."
COMING IN at Number Seven is Beaufort, South Carolina, where antebellum houses reflect the nation's history and surviving Gullah folkways hark back to what long-ago slaves brought with them from West Africa.
Number Eight, Sedona, Arizona, was once a town devoted to the fie arts, set in some of the grandest scenery in the West. Today, Zen calligraphy, cowboy bronzes and Navaho tapestries exist in harmony.
Number Nine, Nebraska City, Nebraska is "a proud river town saluted by Lewis & Clark [that is] chockablok with unique museums." Number Ten, Lanesboro, Minnesota, was once on its way out but has been revived; it is now known as the bed-and-breakfast capital of the state
The following two items came up during a web search for Yamboree on the WorldWide Web.
The population of this Northeast Texas town (normally around 34,000) swells to include nearly100,000 festival-goers each year. Word has spread far and wide – so far that cable's Food Network featured the Yamboree on its program All
American Festivals. [The population figure applies to Upshur County, not Gilmer.]
Gilmer, Texas is situated quietly in the midst of deeply wooded East Texas. For most of the year, the town of 5000 is quiet, with little activity stirring among residents. However, once a year since 1935, usually the second week of October, the town comes alive with music, parades, carnival rides and exhibits honoring the famous Gilmer yams.
Nothing to argue with there, except to note that "third week of October" would be the more accurate date, and there is plenty of "activity" among our residents the year round.
All things considered, I think the Yamboree holds up well in comparison with the Smthsonian's list of small town festivals..
A final historical note:
The East Texas Yamboree began in 1935 when several non-profit organizations in the Gilmer area organized a festival to coincide with the Texas Centennial Celebration. Per the festival's name, this area of East Texas flourished with yams in the early twentieth century. The community takes pride in the yearly event, with volunteers sustaining most of the organizational and maintenance duties involved with the Tradition and East Texas charm keep the more than 100,000 yearly Yamboree visitors coming back again and again.


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Mr. Chiodo will be assuming the role of CEO and President of Soul and Vibe Interactive. He is an award-winning 22-year veteran of the video and computer game industry who has released over 200 titles. From 2003 to 2011 he was Director of Product Development for Destineer Games, where he led the development of games and engine technologies, both internal and external, for consoles and personal computers. Mr. Chiodo created and implemented a development process that resulted in the release of more than 100 frontline and "casual" games over 4 years and managed a 35-person internal development studio. The studio's products secured a capital raise of over $12 Million. This was the second largest capital raise in the interactive industry for 2006. Mr. Chiodo and his team developed commercial games and "serious games" training tools and simulations for the United States Marine Corps and various branches of the United States Federal Government. Mr. Chiodo served as a Program Manager at Microsoft Corporation from 2000 through 2003, where he led internal teams from engine and game prototype to project green light and release for the original Xbox, and helped coordinate the localization of Xbox launch software for European and Japanese markets. Mr. Chiodo has also served as a consultant to software companies developing "serious games" training tools and simulations that help physicians and nurses provide care to patients suffering from chronic diseases.
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Audition With The Vampire," is up at Every Day Fiction. I think it's a fun bit of speculative whimsy, but of course, that's for you to judge. :)
But here's the deal. If you like it, great. I'd like to hear about it. But if you don't like it, just move on. An online magazine's comment section is not a place to critique or review the story. IMHO.
Here's why. The story has already been purchased and published. The magazine thought enough of it to pay money for it and post the dang thang. Any criticism won't change the story. It's done. Over. Who cares if you'd write it differently? I wrote it, you didn't. You either like it or you don't. Let others read it and come to their own conclusion.
Comments are different than Amazon reviews. There, a story is for sale - it's been published (by the writer or publishing house) but has not yet been purchased...by a new customer. The purpose of the review, then, is to inform other paying customers whether the story is "worth it."
Short stories in online magazines, free to the reading public, don't need a warning from some individual for whom the story "didn't work." Again, who cares whether it didn't work for you or not? Most of the time, the critical comment simply reveals the reader's genre bias or misreading of the story. And almost always the comments are anonymous. Go figure.
Sour grapes? Maybe. Like you, I don't like negative feedback. I do, however, seek criticism when I'm in the crafting stage of my stories; but once it's done, it's done. Can I learn from someone's after-the-fact comments? Sure, but only insofar as they relate to crafting my next story.
That being said, I'm writing mainly for me, not you. I like my light and airy style, my humor, my characterization, and my "predictable" plots. I've been told my dialog is believable, witty, snappy, etc. This feedback is helpful. Telling me you'd change the ending of my story isn't.
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ep 9
had a couple more funnier moments than the previous eps
that scene where they were trying to make a fire haha
rcsatcrunchyroll wrote:
You and I might be the only ones, Rito. I have to admit that the last handful of episodes has been weaker, but I hope the series comes to a strong finish (... of some kind).
we might be lol
What even
Episode 9 Impression and Series So Far:
Before I get to what I thought of episode 9, I'll say what I think of the series as a whole since I haven't posted on here each week with the new episodes. With the series slowly coming to a close, I got to say that Meganebu! is not what I expected at all. I was hyped about this show mostly because it was being called "Free! with glasses", but I don't think it's like Free! in the slightest bit. Meganebu! really caught me by surprise with how crazy and wild it really is. The comedy in it, however, is pretty good and I was laughing non stop throughout episode 1. The comedy, unfortunately, left the show for the next few episodes and it was starting to get a little boring without the comedy like in episode 1. But now, ever since episode 5, the comedy has picked back up and I find myself laughing a lot more during each episode. My least favorite character is Mitsuki because he is sooooooo annoying with how obsessed he is with Soma and how mean he is to poor Hayato, in fact I would go as far as to say I might hate him -__-. My favorite character is Yukiya because he's basically funny even without saying much. Plus, I'm not going to lie, Yukiya is the only glasses club member that is actually very good-looking and attractive, I don't like the character designs for any of the other members ^^".
Now for episode 9, I thought it was probably the best episode of the series so far. There was actually a little character development for a couple of the characters and the comedy was very good as usual.
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- I loved how Mitsuki and Hayato actually got along in this episode and really started to become friends....until the end that is -__-
- Yukiya was absolutely ADORABLE in this episode. It was very cute when they were underwater and that fish came up to Yukiya and he smile about it. Plus I thought it was cute when he was tearing up over his yPad not working >w< I felt bad for him......but I can't help it!!! He's just so cute when he cries ^^"
- Hayato's older brother is just so fabulous and flamboyant!!! X3 Plus when he was hitting on Mitsuki (at least that's what it seemed to me like he was doing ^^") I just lost it X'D I would live with the Hayato family haha :)
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You and I might be the only ones, Rito. I have to admit that the last handful of episodes has been weaker, but I hope the series comes to a strong finish (... of some kind).
I'm the same way in the Diabolik Lovers discussion thread, I'm the only one who posts on there now X3
I'm waiting until the last episode to give my thoughts on the series overall.
Ep 10
Better episode because they probably just thought screw everything, let's just go crazy with the plot.
That was a good decision.
What even
Like I said in the comments, Team Megane might want to talk to their legal department after all those movie references in the first half.
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ep 11
shirts being ripped off...I don't know what's going on anymore lol
What even
There is the possibility that Episode 12 will continue the story started in this episode.
Continuity in Meganebu. How shocking.
I like to review the anime I watch, but the CR review system is broken.
Why is it that Yukiya is the only member of the glasses club who rips his shirt off lol ^^" Not that I mind of course, Yukiya is a very good looking anime guy and really the only good looking one out of all 5 members ^^". He's took of his shirt, like, 4 times haha X3
Episode 12 - Finale
That was actually a pretty good ending for the show. I still feel like this show would've benefited more if it had shorter episodes because it does feel like the show just goes on and on at times without being entertaining. These last few episodes have been pretty good though.
6.5 out of 10
What even
Looks like this is the end, Team Megane. Back into the box for you, this time for real.
I admit, I ended up having a good time with this show, though it had next to no plot and ultimately went nowhere. One never knows, though. Their adventures may continue, one day ....
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Alfa Romeo left the US market in 1995 and has had plans for a return stateside continually delayed; it's that promise and glimmer of hope that makes this new Alfa concept car so exciting. That, and the possibility that we might one day get to drive something like it here in the US.
It's called the 6C Cuore Sportivo Concept and it is, as you can see, absolutely stunning. Alfa Romeos are known globally as remarkable things of beauty both to behold and drive.
The 6C Cuore Sportivo Concept's design draws inspiration from the 1939 6C 2500 Sport Touring and the 33 Stradale. Were it to be put into production, the 6C Cuore Sportivo Concept would sit somewhere between the 8C Competizione super car and the 4C sports car. If you don't know of either of those two cars, search engine them now.
We don't yet know anything about the powertrain but the "6" in the 6C Cuore Sportivo Concept name would, going by previous Alfas, designate that it is a six-cylinder. Knowing the Italians, it would surely be paired with a manual transmission, making for one memorable motoring experience.
Alfa has always been masterful at combining classic Italian motoring design with cutting-edge and near futuristic bodylines. Based upon the photos we found at Diseno-art, the iconic Alfa V-shaped grille design can be found reflected throughout the 6C Cuore Sportivo Concept, including the rear taillights, diffuser, and the license plat cutout.
While Fiat USA drags its feet on an official North American Alfa return, we can only fantasize about the sheer excitement, joy, and heartache that comes with owning an Alfa. If the 6C Cuore Sportivo Concept is any indication, though, of what we might see soon, we'll be more than pleased.
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Bowlegs is a condition in which the knees stay wide apart when a person stands with the feet and ankles together. In children under 18 months, it is considered normal.
Alternative Names
Genu varum
Causes, incidence, and risk factors
Infants are born bowlegged because of their folded position in the uterus. The infant's bowed legs begin to straighten once the child starts to walk and the legs begin to bear weight (about 12 to 18 months old).
By around age 3, the child can usually stand with the ankles apart and the knees just touching. If the bowed legs are still present, the child is called bowlegged.
Bowlegs may be caused by illnesses such as:
- Blount's disease
- Bone dysplasias (abnormal development)
- Fractures that do not heal correctly
- Lead or fluoride poisoning
Rickets, which is caused by a vitamin D deficiency
- Knees do not touch when standing with feet together (ankles touching)
- Bowing of legs is same on both side of the body (symmetrical)
- Bowed legs continue beyond age 3
Signs and tests
A doctor can often diagnose bowlegs by simply looking at the child. The distance between the knees is measured while the child is lying on the back.
Blood tests may be needed to rule out rickets.
- The child is 3 years old or older
- The bowing is getting worse
- Bowing is not the same on both sides
- Other test results suggest disease
No treatment is recommended for bowlegs unless the condition is extreme. The child should be seen by the health care provider at least every 6 months.
If the condition is severe or the child also has another disease, special shoes, braces, or casts can be tried. It is unclear how well these work.
At times, surgery is performed to correct the deformity in an adolescent with severe bowlegs.
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Expectations (prognosis)
In many cases the outcome is good, and there is usually no problem walking.
Bowlegs that does not go away and is not treated may lead to arthritis in the knees or hips over time.
Calling your health care provider
Call your health care provider if your child shows persistent or worsening bowed legs after age 3.
There is no known way to prevent bowlegs, other than to avoid rickets. Make sure your child has normal exposure to sunlight and appropriate levels of vitamin D in the diet.
Canale ST. Osteochondrosis or epiphysitis and other miscellaneous affections. In: Canale ST, Beatty JH, eds. Campbell's Operative Orthopaedics. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Mosby Elsevier; 2007:chap 29.


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Give and Surf, Inc
By Gabrielle Piccininni ('11)
Volunteering around the world was something Christiansen always knew he wanted to do, but the idea was always silenced by larger questions of how? when? money? and where? "I knew I wanted to do it," said Christiansen. "It was just a matter of time and building the courage to leave a life that all those closest to me thought was ideal."After graduating from JMU with a marketing degree, Neil Christiansen ('06) sold medical devices in North Carolina. Five years later, instead of waking every morning to an alarm clock and the prospect of a hectic commute, Christiansen now wakes to a salty sea breeze, only steps away from Caribbean-blue water. How did he get here? He simply quit his job.
The hunt for the perfect volunteer program began. When Christiansen could not find a nonprofit that was right for him, he decided to create his own. Marrying his biggest passions—helping others and surfing—Give and Surf, Inc. was born.
Located in a small island chain called Bocas del Toro off the northeast coast of Panama is the kite-shaped isle of Bastimentos. From here, Give and Surf works with the indigenous community, the Ngöbe-Buglé people, in Bahia Honda as well as the Afro-Caribbean townspeople of the Old Bank. Give and Surf works to improve the sanitation and hygiene of these communities to evade disease and to improve their overall standard of living.
Ngöbe-Buglé is Panama's largest Indigenous group. Once known as fierce warriors, the Ngöbe people have steadily lessened their contact with neighboring communities. "In a world that requires economy," as Christiansen put it, the Ngöbe resist acclimating to the modern changes around them, which poses a threat to their survival. With help from La Loma Jungle Lodge, an eco-friendly resort that employs some members of this community, Christiansen went to work with plans to improve their way of life without compromising their culture.
The plans included playground/community construction projects, water catchment tank installations, beach cleanups and educational programs—specifically a preschool.
There is little sense of community among the Ngöbe because they are traditionally an isolated people who interact exclusively with their immediate family. This began to change however, as Christiansen, his girlfriend and speech pathologist, Jackie, and a team of Give and Surf volunteers arrived on the scene.
"Bringing the families of Bahia Honda together is such a rewarding feeling," Christiansen said. Describing the unveiling of their first building project—a playground—he recalled, "We had all the children playing on obstacles they had never seen before while parents could not help, but smile and laugh with one another. It was a sight to behold; the community was coming together to share good times with one another. This is something that comes so natural to us but is so foreign to them. Their daily concerns are not what they should bring or wear to the neighbor's barbecue, but rather how they can provide food and shelter to their children."
A typical day for a Give and Surf volunteer "starts with a family style breakfast at our home, then going to Bahia Honda to participate in one of our educational/recreational/environmental programs until lunchtime," Christiansen said. "For lunch we usually eat a local Ngöbe meal after which volunteers may participate in the after-school recreation program with elementary school children. Before dark is the time for volunteers to enjoy the islands with a surf session, snorkeling, late afternoon on the beach, cave tour or sightseeing. Before dinner Jackie will do yoga on the porch with the volunteers."
Since the nonprofit's birth, adults and children in Bahia Honda are increasingly more comfortable and open to change. "As a reserved, primitive indigenous community they have let their guard down," Christiansen said. "They express themselves in ways they are not used to and are embracing changes particularly with education."
In September, Give and Surf opened Bahia Honda's first preschool and library. "I have a feeling this is going to mean huge things for the newest and youngest generation of Bahia Honda," Christiansen said. "Starting this organization is a healthy passion full of ups and downs, but I love every minute of it because the headaches are my own, created by something I can call my own."
Give and Surf, Inc. is a small organization that "relies heavily on having individuals or groups come down for the experience," Christiansen said, "that is why it is so important to build an unforgettable experience for the volunteer." To learn more visit: Give and Surf.
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The 2010 Winter Olympic Games, officially known as the XXI Olympic Winter Games is a major international winter multi-sport event held in the city of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Vancouver is the province's largest city as well as Canada's third largest. The decision was made on July 2nd 2003 when the city was chosen and announced as the host city. 82 nations competed in the 7 sports divided into 86 events. Governor General Michaelle Jean declared the games open during the opening ceremony. Vancouver 2010 was the first Olympics to have the opening and closing ceremony indoors. It was also the first to have two Olympic cauldrons.
A joint project between the Vancouver Organizing Committee (VANOC) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC), it is the third Olympic games held in the nation of Canada.
To get Canadian athletes ready to compete the program, "own the podium" was put into place to help athletes step up to the challenge to get the first gold medals on Canadian soil.
For the first time, the Winter Olympics will be held by the sea and some venues, such as the Richmond Olympic Oval, are at sea level. Vancouver is also the warmest city ever to host a Winter Olympics. In February, when the Games will be held, Vancouver has an average temperature of 4.8 degrees Celsius (40.6 degrees Fahrenheit). It was also the largest city to hold the Winter Games.
Before Vancouver, Canada hosted the games twice, the first being the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympic Games and the second being the 1988 Winter Olympic Games, to which Canada did not have a single gold medal in either games. Canada smashed the record for most golds on home soil during an Olympic games with 14.
Historic EventsEdit
- Just before the competition started Georgian Luger Nodar Kumaritashvili was taking a practice run when his sled left the track and he hit a pole, losing his life. The Georgian team bravely entered the stadium during the opening ceremony wearing black armbands and then left immediately afterward.
- Chile bravely attends the closing ceremony despite worry for their families after a massive earthquake ripped through Chile. A small black flag was attached to the Chilian flag when their flag bearer entered BC Place Stadium.
- Canada's Joannie Rochette bravely skated herself to a figure skating bronze medal, after her mother Therese passed away only four days before. She was also one of the athletes to be awarded the Terry Fox award for her courage and was Canada's flag bearer for the closing ceremony.
- Also in the figure skating competition Kim Yun-na blew away the competition with a spectacular performance to give South Korea their first ever Figure Skating gold.
- The first North American Ice Dancers to win gold went to Tessa Virtue and Scott Moir of Canada who smashed the competition with a beautiful display of skill and talent.
- After already clinching the gold, American snowboarder Shaun White landed a spectacular "Double McTwist 1260". This is the first time a double McTwist has been landed in competition
- The first ever gold medal won on Canadian soil went to freestyle skier Alexandre Bilodeau in mens moguls.
- Canada was the first team to receive gold in both men's and women's hockey on home ice, also the first to have a gold in hockey on home ice since Lake Placid 1980
- Cayman Islands, Colombia, Ghana, Montenegro, Pakistan, Peru and Serbia all made their first ever winter Olympic appearance.
Vancouver had three main mascots, Sumi, Miga and Quatchi. The fourth mascot, Mukmuk, was meant to only be on online mascot but people fell in love with the little guy and he became more of a demi-mascot for the games.
Sumi was the major mascot for the paralympic winter games and played a major part in the paralympic opening ceremony at BC place. Sumi comes from the Salish word "Sumesh" which means "guardian spirit." He is an aboriginal spirit who wears the hat of the orca whale, flies with the wings of the thunderbird and runs with the furry legs of the blackbear. Sumi takes his home in Whistler and his favorite event is alpine skiing.
Miga also was created from the legends of the aboriginals tribes. Miga is a sea bear that lives just off the coast of Vancouver Island. Sea bears are basically part orca whale and part bear, they have the unique ability to morph between the two. She loves surfing but her favorite winter event is snowboarding.
Quatchi is a sasquatch who lives in the forests of British Columbia. The sasquatch or "big foot" is of course the legendary human like ape creature that many have claimed to have seen all over North American forests. He loves Canada's favorite game of ice hockey and wants to become a famous goalie, he's really good at it because he takes up a lot of the net!
Despite what most people think Mukmuk is not actually made to look like a beaver. He is actually made after the rare endangered Vancouver Island marmot. There is not much else known about him than that he is a friendly little guy who loves to cheer on his friends. His name comes from the Chinook Jargon word "muckamuck", meaning "food", due to his large appetite.
Canada took a very unique stand on the creation of the 2010 Olympic medals. For each of their medals they took an aboriginal artwork pattern and then took parts of the work and placed it on the front of each medals so every medal given out during the Olympics were completely unique. Each medal winning athlete also got a cloth picture of the artwork so they can find where their medal fits in. Each medal also got a few bends in it to make the medals truly different from anything given out before.
Canada came in third with 14 gold, 7 silver and 5 bronze, which was a major accomplishment for Canada because they had their highest winter games total ever as well as getting their first gold medals ever on Canadian soil.
Medal Totals
- United States 9 Gold, 15 Silver and 13 Bronze. 37 Total
- Germany 10 Gold, 13 Silver and 7 Bronze. 30 Total
- Canada 14 Gold, 7 Silver and 5 Bronze. 26 Total
- Norway 9 Gold, 8 Silver and 6 Bronze. 23 Total
- Austria 4 Gold, 6 Silver and 6 Bronze. 16 Total
- Russia 3 Gold, 5 Silver and 7 Bronze. 15 Total
- South Korea 6 Gold, 6 Silver and 2 Bronze. 14 Total
- China 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze. 11 Total
- Sweden 5 Gold, 2 Silver and 4 Bronze. 11 Total
- France 2 Gold, 3 Silver and 6 Bronze. 11 Total
- Switzerland 6 Gold and 3 Bronze. 9 Total
- Netherlands 4 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 8 Total
- Czech Republic 2 Gold and 4 Bronze. 6 Total
- Poland 1 Gold, 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 6 Total
- Italy 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 3 Bronze. 5 Total
- Japan 3 Silver and 2 Bronze. 5 Total
- Finland 1 Silver and 4 Bronze. 5 Total
- Australia 2 Gold and 1 Silver. 3 Total
- Belarus 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 3 Total
- Slovakia 1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze. 3 Total
- Croatia 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 3 Total
- Slovenia 2 Silver and 1 Bronze. 3 Total
- Latvia 2 Silver. 2 Total
- Great Britain 1 Gold. 1 Total
- Estonia 1 Silver. 1 Total
- Kazakhstan 1 Silver. 1 Total
Much like the rest of the games Canada created a very unique torch to go with their games. Canada took the longest torch relay ever in Olympic history. After being lit in Olympia, Greece, it went by plane all the way Victoria BC, and then traveled across the Yukon, Northwest Territories and Nunavut. It then traveled to Saint Johns, Newfoundland and Labrador, and then followed across Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Quebec, Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and then finished back in Vancouver British Columbia where the two torches were lit. The indoor one at BC Place and the one down at the waterfront. In every major city in Canada, a small cauldron was lit, and there would be a major celebration before the torch continued on it's way to Vancouver. The whole torch run went from October 30, 2009 to February 12, 2010, and took a total of 106 days to complete.
The Olympic winter venues were placed all over the Vancouver area to take advantage of the wide range of land.
- BC Place Stadium (location of the opening and closing ceremonies as well as medal persentations for most events
- Canada Hockey Place, aka Rogers Arena (Formerly GM Place) (Main Ice hockey arena)
- Hillcrest Park (Curling)
- Pacific Coliseum (Figure skating and short track speedskating)
- Vancouver Convention and Exhibition Center (Media centre)
- Vancouver olympic village
University of British ColumbiaEdit
- UBC Winter sports center (secondary ice hockey arena)
- UBC Thunderbird Arena (Sledge hockey arena)
- Richmond olympic oval (long track speedskating)
West VancouverEdit
- Cypress Mountain Resort (Freestyle Skiing and snowboarding)
- Whistler Olympic and paralympic village
- Whistler creekside (alpine skiing)
- Whistler Olympic park in Callaghan valley (biathlon, cross country skiing and ski jumping)
- Whistler Sliding Center (bobsled, luge and skeleton)
See AlsoEdit
- Logos - A collection of logos featuring this event.
- Mascots - The official mascots of this Olympics'.
- Torch - Information about this Olympics' torch.
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Beijing 2008
| Succeeded by
London 2012
|Preceded by
Torino 2006
|Winter Olympics
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On Newly Discovered Langston Hughes Poems
"As a black writer facing racism on a daily basis, he had a remarkably precise sense of scale, as well as an inspired knowledge of the words and rhythms of speech that would best convey his messages to blacks and whites alike."
Langston Hughes wrote these simple poems* in 1930, as the Great Depression loomed in America. By the end of 1933, in the depths of the crisis, he had composed some of the harshest political verse ever penned by an American. These pieces include "Good Morning Revolution" and "Columbia," but above all, "Goodbye Christ." Here the speaker of the poem ridicules the legend of Jesus in favor of the radical reality of Marx, Lenin, "worker," "peasant," "me." Around 1940, under severe pressure from conservatives, Hughes repudiated "Goodbye Christ" as an unfortunate error of his youth. However, in 1953 he was again forced to condemn this poem when he appeared, by subpoena, before Senator Joseph McCarthy's infamous subcommittee probing allegedly "un-American" activities by some of our leading scholars, scientists, and artists.
At his core, Hughes was a lyric poet entranced by the charms and mysteries of nature. Nevertheless, political protest was a key aspect of his writing virtually from his high-school days, when many of his classmates were the children of Jewish and Catholic immigrants from Europe who taught him the importance of protesting against injustice. A stirring voyage to colonial Africa in 1923, when he was barely twenty-one, only intensified his commitment to protest art.
These discoveries are minor poems, but reflect some of Hughes's abiding concerns and images. For example, in the first poem the words "and be ashamed" echo elements of his popular Whitmanesque poem of 1924, "I, Too, Sing America." In that work, the "darker brother" who is the speaker of the poem is sorry that his white relatives force him to eat in the kitchen "when company comes"; but he eats and grows strong. One day, these whites will be "ashamed" of their conduct and admit that he, too, sings America—he, too, is America. The threat of violence in the ending of the poem that begins "You and your whole race" reflects a molten indignation that Hughes vented consistently over his entire career.
The second poem, which begins "I look at the world," is also cut from Hughes's radical poetic cloth. Again one hears echoes of some of his better-known poems. The line "And this is what I see," followed, as in a sermon-like refrain, by "And this is what I know," is a familiar rhetorical device in his work. Familiar, too, are the conceits of narrow assigned spaces that almost suffocate blacks, "silly" walls that pen them in, and, both ominously and beautifully, "dark eyes in a dark face."
The third poem ("Remember/The days of bondage") is the most American of all. With its references to the Carolinas (in the Jim Crow South) and to Maine (alluding probably to insincere Northern liberalism), this is the most defiant piece. Here, as elsewhere, Hughes uses daubs of vivid paint on a small canvas to create his desired effects. Religion is in play here. "Days of bondage" hints at the Egyptian captivity and the desire of the Hebrews to be free. Urging blacks to "Go to the highest hill," the speaker of the poem invites them to see themselves as, in a way, Christ tempted by Satan—but also reminds them and us of their suffering and possible crucifixion. Calling whites thieves and liars, this is the bitterest poem.
The brevity of these poems conserves their power and, in doing so, prevents them from becoming boring. Again, they are simple—but we must remember that Hughes lived as an artist by the idea that simplicity at its best is or can be complex. Surely these three poems do not widely expand our knowledge of Hughes or his art. However, they remind us poignantly, in their lancing grace, of the qualities that made him the poet laureate of his people and an American master.
Hughes saw such poems both as "mere" propaganda and also as necessary acts of the committed poet. As a black writer facing racism on a daily basis, he had a remarkably precise sense of scale, as well as an inspired knowledge of the words and rhythms of speech that would best convey his messages to blacks and whites alike. The truth is that we cannot have too many poems by Langston Hughes, no matter how modest they seem to be on the surface.
*These poems were written in pencil on the endpapers of Langston Hughes's edition of An Anthology of Revolutionary Poetry (Active Press, 1929). They were discovered by Penny Welbourne, a rare book cataloger at the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library at Yale University, where the Hughes Papers are housed. This is their first known publication. Please visit poetryfoundation.org to see a facsimile slideshow of the original.
Arnold Rampersad is the author of the two-volume The Life of Langston Hughes (Oxford University Press, 1986 and 1988) and Ralph Ellison: A Biography (Alfred A. Knopf, 2007). He is also editor of The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Alfred A Knopf, 1994).
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Finally I can kick this off. All info can be found here: viewtopic.php?f=8&t=10609
Queen Lara's stronghold, near the recently captured Falx portal
Princess Storm: "My queen, a number of adventurers have gathered in the camp. They seem intent on joining the crusade."
Queen Lara: "Ah yes, the vultures emerge. Send them to me, I'll see if I can find a use for them. How many of them are there?"
Storm: "Too many to my liking."
"You must be Drakensy (Napalmking), the infamous mercenary. Mercenaries are known to change sides for a few extra coins, or run at the sight of trouble. Bring me evidence you've killed five Falx soldiers, and I'll let you join the crusade."
"It shall be done, my queen."
"Sir Jarvis (Silverdream)! I have a task that should fit someone with your reputation... The Falx have stolen a treasure chest from my personal belongings. I want you to find it and bring it back."
Squire Joul (Runny) is the next to step forward.
"Hmm... You say you're a squire? Then where is your knight? Find yourself a knight who finds you worthy of being your squire, and you can join the crusade."
Ah, Lord Godfrey (Alex). We all know you're a mighty warrior, but who is going to hold the North if you join me on my crusade? Find yourself a knight to take your place, and you can come."
"You're Tachi and Nodachi (Benkim) of the Possessed Brethren? Hmm... I'm sure you'll understand if I don't trust you completely. If one of my knights vouches for you, I will take you with me."
"Sir Dillan, (enders_shadow) always a pleasure to see you. Along with the treasure that was stolen, I also lost a chest full of enchanted gemstones to the thieves. Who knows what the Falx may do with them. See to it that they are returned to me."
"You are Droe de Alar (Killer_Karetsu)? I understand you want to repent by joining this crusade, but then your crimes are very serious. Go to the old ruins. Some Falx scouts are stationed there. I want them gone. If you succeed, I may reconsider my opinion of you."
"We can always use good hunters, Rolys (Ross_Varn). Prove to me you're a good hunter by killing the wolves down by the river."
"Ah, an engineer, good. Our last engineer died horribly. Show me a schematic of something you built, something that will be of use to us during the crusade, and I will let you join."
Finally... MFS! (Warhead)
"Ah, I know you. You provide people with presents, don't you? Find me three King's Sorrel plants and I'll let you join. Also, you can leave that beer here."
(To everyone) "You all have your orders. If there's anything you need to know, ask Uncle Patch, and most of all, do not disappoint me."
"Uncle, isn't Lord James the Black (Silent Sigfig) supposed to be here, too?"
"Who knows..."
"... maybe he ran into some trouble along the way?"
Lord James: "This rabble seeks to ambush us! Trample them into the dirt!"
You all start out in the throne room, which will be the neutral zone for this stage.
Available areas:
Throne room (neutral)
Jousting grounds
Ambush site
Old ruins
Falx Fort
Current quests:
- Ambush: Lord James is under attack. All the Falx attacking him must be slain. (5 xp to anyone who helps fight off the Falx if Lord James lives)
- Find the assassin (1 xp)
- Kill the assassin (5 xp)
- Find the missing knight (1 xp)
- Return the missing knight safe (5 xp)
- 4 unrevealed quests
- Lord James: survive the ambush (5 xp)
- Droe de Alar: kill the Falx scouts (5 xp)
- MFS: find 3 King's Sorrel and bring them to the queen (5xp)
- Rolys the Daring: find someone to replace your position as Northern general. (5xp)
- Drakensy: kill five Falx warriors (5xp)
- Tachi and Nodachi: get a knight to vouch for you. (5xp)
- Aloysius Black: provide the queen with a schematic. (5xp)
- Squire Joul: become the squire of one of the crusading knights. (5xp)
- Sir Dillan: find the queen's gemstones and bring them back. (5xp)
- Sir Jarvis: find the queen's treasure and bring it back. (5xp)
If people don't show up, I'll put their characters up for grabs after a while.
You can post your orders, or PM them, depending on whether or not you want everyone to know what you're doing. Most of all you'll want to finish your personal quest, but it doesn't have to end there. You can choose to work together (I recommend it as you're all pretty weak right now), or thwart each other, or even just dick around if that's your thing... above all have fun! Also remember to check out the info thread.


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ORLANDO, Fla. — The shot looked daunting to Tiger Woods, and so did the view from the bunker behind the eighth green at Bay Hill.
ORLANDO, Fla. — The shot looked daunting to Tiger Woods, and so did the view from the bunker behind the eighth green at Bay Hill. Across a small lake was a large scoreboard that showed Justin Rose off to such a hot start that Woods was five shots behind and trying not to lose ground.
Two shots and two putts changed everything Saturday in the Arnold Palmer Invitational.
Woods hit what he called his best shot of the third round, a 6-iron from 196 yards that settled 12 feet below the hole on No. 15 to set up a birdie. Minutes later, he hit another 6-iron from 183 yards to 20 feet and slammed his fist toward the hole when he made eagle, his third in as three days.
Just like that, Woods was atop the leaderboard, a familiar spot for him on this course. He finished off his round of 6-under 66 with two pars, and when Rose lost energy and stumbled over the final hour, Woods had a two-shot lead.
And that's a daunting view for everyone chasing him.
Woods is 41-2 on the PGA Tour when he has the outright lead going into the final round.
"Just because I've won here doesn't ensure that I'm going to win the tournament," Woods said. "The conditions are different. The game might be different. But the objective is still to put myself in position to win the golf tournament and somehow get it done on Sunday. Over the course of my career, I've done a pretty decent job of that."
Woods was at 11-under 205, two shots ahead of Rickie Fowler (67), John Huh (71) and Rose, who through four holes Saturday was six shots ahead of Woods. Rose had a 39 on the back nine and wound up with a 72.
Rose had a three-shot lead on the back nine until he crumbled, making three bogeys over the last six holes. He attributed that to a lack of energy, perhaps from the muggy conditions, but didn't mind his position.
"I just wanted to go out and play a good round of golf," Rose said. "I wasn't too worried whether I was two ahead or two behind. The real day is tomorrow. Obviously, you don't want to give Tiger too many shots. The back nine was a shame, but today means nothing until tomorrow plays out. So hopefully, he doesn't go get hot tomorrow and then today is just a memory."
Rose didn't even make it into the final group.
Fowler dropped only one shot on a muggy day with a short burst of showers, closing with a par from the back bunker on the 18th. He will play with Woods in the final round for the first time since the Memorial, where Woods closed with a 67 to win and Fowler had an 84.
Fowler was only three shots behind going into the final round of the Honda Classic at the start of the Florida swing and closed with a 74. He also had a bad Sunday at Doral (78), though he was never in serious contention. Without knowing where his 67 would leave him at Bay Hill, he sounded determined to finish stronger.
Nine players were separated by three shots going into the final round, though the dynamic takes on a different vibe at Bay Hill. Woods can tie a PGA Tour record for most victories at one tournament. Sam Snead won the Greater Greensboro Open eight times.
Thorbjorn Olesen of Denmark had a 66 and was in the group at 8-under 208, along with Jimmy Walker (70), Bill Haas (73), Ken Duke (70) and Gonzalo Fernandez-Castano of Spain, who played with Woods and had a 68.


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You wouldn't think you'd get to the Matrix by bus.
But that's exactly what we're doing tonight, braving the "cold" outside a Los Angeles hotel (O.K., it's 60 degrees) as we wait to board a media shuttle. Amid tight security, we're about to head over to the Warner Brothers studio lot in Hollywood to see the Enter the Matrix video game for the first time. We'll also have a chance to screen the first of the Animatrix short films set within the Matrix universe, and in doing so, get an early glimpse into this summer's sequel, The Matrix Reloaded.
With virtually no information released on the game to date, the general consensus was that the game would be your typical movie tie-in. What we saw was surprising and impressive, to say the least.
How It All Began
The first sign that the night would be quite different from your typical press event came as soon as we got off the bus. Outside the theater, a long carpet lined with paparazzi waited for the Matrix stars to show up, all in attendance for the event.
The evening started with Hollywood legend and The Matrix producer Joel Silver coming out on stage, explaining how all the new materials fit within the Matrix universe. To begin, we were shown The Last Flight Of The Osiris, an amazingly high-quality 9-minute CGI film on the level of Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within. The similarity is no coincidence: the computer animation was designed and created by Square USA, who also created the movie. (The short is the first of nine that will make up The Animatrix, headed up by a group of seven noted anime directors.)
The short tells the story of the Osiris, a ship in the real world outside the Matrix whose crew discovers that the Sentinels are drilling down through the earth's surface and will soon discover the location of Zion, the last human city. The crew decides they need to warn Zion of the impending threat, and to do so, jacks into the Matrix with hopes of getting a package to the city.
It's important to note the plot of Osiris, because it leads directly into the plot of Enter the Matrix, which picks up a few moments after Osiris and just before Reloaded. The game focuses on two secondary characters from Reloaded, Niobe (Jada Pinkett-Smith) and Ghost (Anthony Wong). While not much info was given on the overall plot, we do know that it mostly runs parallel to Reloaded and weaves its way in and out of the movie -- you may see a character walk offscreen in Reloaded, right into a mission from the game, and then right back into a scene from the movie.
It's hard to believe: the equivalent of George Lucas writing a script for a Star Wars game and then creating movie footage with all the principal actors and movie sets. But that's exactly what Enter The Matrix will offer, with long full-motion video clips playing at key points during the game, and this footage alone may make the game a must-have for Matrix fans. It won't be necessary to play Enter the Matrix to follow the story of Reloaded, but it will provide a lot more depth to the world, along with explaining a few events that happen offscreen in the film. As Joel Silver put it, "It's a whole new way of telling a story."


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About This Document
This document is applicable to all product versions. The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made in the preparation of this document to ensure the accuracy of the contents, but the statements, information, and recommendations in this document do not constitute a warranty of any kind, express or implied.
Intended Audience
This document provides examples for configuring AR router features in typical usage scenarios.
This document is intended for:
- Data configuration engineers
- Commissioning engineers
- Network monitoring engineers
- System maintenance engineers
Symbol Conventions
The symbols that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if not avoided, will result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injury.
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation which, if not avoided, could result in equipment damage, data loss, performance deterioration, or unanticipated results.
NOTICE is used to address practices not related to personal injury.
Calls attention to important information, best practices and tips.
NOTE is used to address information not related to personal injury, equipment damage, and environment deterioration.
Command Conventions
The command conventions that may be found in this document are defined as follows.
The keywords of a command line are in boldface.
Command arguments are in italics.
[ ]
Items (keywords or arguments) in brackets [ ] are optional.
{ x | y | ... }
Optional items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. One item is selected.
[ x | y | ... ]
Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. One item is selected or no item is selected.
{ x | y | ... }*
Optional items are grouped in braces and separated by vertical bars. A minimum of one item or a maximum of all items can be selected.
[ x | y | ... ]*
Optional items are grouped in brackets and separated by vertical bars. Several items or no item can be selected.
The parameter before the & sign can be repeated 1 to n times.
A line starting with the # sign is comments.
Interface Numbering Conventions
Interface numbers used in this manual are examples. In device configuration, use the existing interface numbers on devices.
Security Conventions
- Password setting
- When configuring a password, the cipher text is recommended. To ensure device security, change the password periodically.
- When you configure a password in plain text that starts and ends with %@%@, @%@%, %#%#, or %^%# (the password can be decrypted by the device), the password is displayed in the same manner as the configured one in the configuration file. Do not use this setting.
- When you configure a password in cipher text, different features cannot use the same cipher-text password. For example, the cipher-text password set for the AAA feature cannot be used for other features.
- Encryption algorithm
Currently, the device uses the following encryption algorithms: DES, 3DES, AES, DSA, RSA, DH, ECDH, HMAC, SHA1, SHA2, PBKDF2, scrypt, and MD5. The encryption algorithm depends on the applicable scenario. Use the recommended encryption algorithm; otherwise, security defense requirements may be not met.
- For the symmetrical encryption algorithm, use AES with the key of 256 bits or more.
- When you need to use an asymmetric cryptography, RSA (2048-bit or longer key) is recommended. In addition, use different key pairs for encryption and signature.
- For the digital signature, RSA (2048-bit or longer key) or DSA (2048-bit or longer key) is recommended.
- For key negotiation, DH (2048-bit or longer key) or ECDH (256-bit or longer key) is recommended.
- For the hash algorithm, use SHA with the key of 256 bits or more.
- For the HMAC algorithm, use HMAC-SHA2.
- DES, 3DES, RSA and AES are reversible encryption algorithm. If protocols are used for interconnection, the locally stored password must be reversible.
- SHA1, SHA2, and MD5 are irreversible encryption algorithm. When configuring a password for local administrator, it is recommended that you use the SHA2 irreversible encryption algorithm.
- To prevent brute force cracking of the user password, the iteration algorithm is added to the password on the basis of salts. The iteration algorithm uses PBKDF2 or scrypt key export algorithm.
- The ECB mode has a poor capability of defending against plaintext playback attacks, so ECB is not recommended for password encryption.
- In SSH2.0, the symmetric cryptography using the CBC mode may undergo the plaintext-recovery attack to cause a data leak. Therefore, the CBC mode is not recommended for SSH2.0.
- Personal data
Some personal data may be obtained or used during operation or fault location of your purchased products, services, features, so you have an obligation to make privacy policies and take measures according to the applicable law of the country to protect personal data.
- The terms mirrored port, port mirroring, traffic mirroring, and mirroring in this manual are mentioned only to describe the product's function of communication error or failure detection, and do not involve collection or processing of any personal information or communication data of users.


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Industry News
Why I Love this Industry: We ARE Compassion
My friend shared with me that she was going to have a cosmetic surgery done and needed someone to drive her to and from her appointment. I asked her about what she was having done and suggested I accompany her in her consultations and also be her designated driver the day she decided to do the surgery. So she set up the appointment and we went to fancy building downtown, were greeted nicely by the front staff and led to a private room in the back. We were told that "Brittney would be in shortly." Brittney ,huh? Sounds young, we both said aloud and laughed at ourselves. Picturing a young gal with no sun damage no wrinkles and a shiny happy smile, what would she know about the vanity of aging? And we were correct. Brittney was young , pleasant and very professional as we laughed at ourselves in the mirror, talking about how time had slipped away along with our makeup for the day. She was knowledgeable and scripted to the final pricing conversation, and graciously left us alone to talk and soon came back ready to book the fountain of youth appointment by cash, credit cards or financing options. Small down payment and she books the next appointment with the doctor who is, of course, the best there is in the city.
Next step, the Doctor Consultation. A pretty coordinator takes us to the doctor's office and she stands off to the corner engaging us in light conversation until Dr. Scrubs walk in. It's a very quick introduction and his face is plastered in the medical file, firing one question after another at my friend, not once looking at her. I am watching this, amazed…and not in a good way. My friend is visibly nervous and having a hard time answering the questions. I bite my tongue for a long as I can and know my friend has been hijacked by his demeanor or lack of bedside manner. I begin to ask questions that we had discussed on the drive in and he shoots me a dirty look. He then comes over to my friend and without asking starts grabbing, shifting and moving her face and neck in a way that was intrusive. I could see in her eyes the fear of what was happening; she was having second thoughts. He did his fine print conversation about all the things that could go wrong, not once looking her in the eyes. He left the room so she could sign about 15 pages of information describing what could go wrong.
Now I understand he can't make promises, and that liability and malpractice limits a doctor today from being human, but this is a volunteer cosmetic surgery, an incision of self-confidence, for goodness sakes! Just make her feel good for 30 seconds about her choice and the business you will be getting,not to mention the word of mouth, if she is happy with the results.
She decided to move forward and assumed the best docs don't have to have personality just good credentials. And his credentials were impeccable but he had no emotional l intelligent skills.
And that is why I love hairdressers because you have to face the client, even backwards in the mirror, and you have to be personable and they begin to build trust in us and share their lives with us and we make them look and feel beautiful about themselves in about an hour or so!
Now here is my request: for the next week, instead of talking or consulting through the mirror turn the chair and face the client and connect with them in a way that no other industry does. Let me know if the experience is different for them and for you by doing that. Because remember …we are compassion!
P.S. My friend looks great and one day I may need a ride too, but I will find an Emotionally Intelligent, compassionate and technically savvy doc first.


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How does Montgomery Conty Public Schools receive their funds?
MCPS has three major funding sources - state revenue, county revenue amd federal revenue. The revenue amounts for 2013-2014 are:
State Revenue - $47.8 million
County Revenue - $42.0 million
Federal Revenue - $4.0 million
Total - $94.6 million
This is vastly different from revenue in 2008-2009:
State Revenue - $57.5 million
County Revenue - $35.3 million
Federal Revenue - $4.0 million
Total - $97.3 million
State revenue continues to decline and County revenue has increased, but has not increased enough to maintain the total budget.
County revenue is largely received through personal property and real
estate taxes. A one cent increase in the personal property tax rate
dedicated to education equates to $700,000.
Montgomery County Public Schools does not discriminate in its programs and activities for reasons of race, religion, color, gender, national origin, disability, age, or on any other basis prohibited by law. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies:
Director of Human Resources and Assistant Superintendent for Operations
750 Imperial Street SE, Christiansburg, VA 24073
(540) 382-5100


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|Newberg, Ore.
|High School:
|Mechanical Engineering
2013: Scored 40 goals and added 41 steals, 21 assists, 39 ejections drawn and six rebounds throughout his sophomore season … third on the team in goals, fourth in steals, tied for third in assists and second in ejections drawn … scored one of MIT's two goals against UC Irvine (9/07) … led the team with his three goals in the 12-10 victory over Iona (9/21) … CWPA Division III All-Tournament First Team.
2012: Recorded 77 goals, 21 steals, 19 assists and 29 ejections drawn as a freshman … leads the team in goals and is third in steals, second in assists and second in ejections drawn … had a total of 19 goals in three games against Princeton, George Washington and California (9/08) … currently first in the MIT record book in season goals … CWPA Second Team All-Northern Division … CWPA Rookie of the Week (9/12) … CWPA Player of the Week (9/12) … CWPA Rookie of the Year … CWPA First Team All-Tournament.
Out of the Pool at MIT: Majoring in mechanical engineering with a concentration in theater arts … worked at Oregon Health and Science University's Vaccine and Gene Therapy Institute during the summer of 2013 … researched Human Cytomegalovirus and the Chikungunya Virus … community service chair and assistant rush chair for Delta Upsilon.
High School: A 2012 graduate of Newberg High School … first team All-State … state MVP – Oregon High School Water Polo State Championship … NISCA All-America first team and third team … Oregon High School State champions in the 200 free relay … captain of the water polo and swim team … was also part of the rugby team … National Honor Society … sports editor of Echoes, Newberg High School's newspaper … valedictorian … was a part-time rodeo clown during summer 2011.