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With all the Microsoft video game talk about Halo 4 that is scheduled to be released on November 6, 2012, Microsoft is looking to the future and working to protect its Halo brand online. This week, the company acquired several more domain names centering around its cash cow Halo, hinting that the franchise will be around for years to come. Through the internet brand protection company MarkMonitor, Microsoft has apparently acquired the domains halo7.net, halo7.org, halo8.org, halo9.net and halo9.org.
The cow hasnt give birth yet and MS already has plan on milking its breeds.
they forgot halo 10 11 12 13..
this is ridiculous. they must love milk at MS


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D-backs' moves create ripple effect through Minors
CHICAGO -- It seemed like a pair of simple moves Tuesday when the D-backs placed reliever J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list, optioned starter Mike Bolsinger to Triple-A Reno and called up reliever Evan Marshall from Reno and starter Chase Anderson from Double-A Mobile.
But the moves created a ripple effect throughout the D-backs' farm system that had player development director Mike Bell and his staff working overtime.
CHICAGO -- It seemed like a pair of simple moves Tuesday when the D-backs placed reliever J.J. Putz on the 15-day disabled list, optioned starter Mike Bolsinger to Triple-A Reno and called up reliever Evan Marshall from Reno and starter Chase Anderson from Double-A Mobile.
But the moves created a ripple effect throughout the D-backs' farm system that had player development director Mike Bell and his staff working overtime.
In all, there were 17 moves made throughout Arizona's organization Monday and Tuesday, a lot of which were related to the two moves made at the top.
It's a part of the process that fans do not often see.
With Marshall -- the D-backs' No. 20 prospect -- heading to the big leagues, that left Reno short a reliever, so Matt Stites, who is Arizona's No. 8 prospect and was pitching well at Mobile, got promoted to Reno.
But that left Mobile short a reliever, so Jimmie Sherfy, who is the D-backs' No. 14 prospect and was dominating at Class A Visalia, was promoted to Mobile.
Of course that left Visalia short a reliever, so J.R. Bradley, who had not allowed a run in 11 2/3 innings for Class A South Bend, got sent up to Visalia.
"It was a terrific opportunity to get the really good looking arms we had at the back end moving to more advanced levels," Bell said.
Lefty Steve Hathaway was promoted from the team's extended spring program to South Bend to take the place of Bradley.
Anderson's rotation spot in Mobile was a little trickier to fill, and the team reached down into the extended spring program and sent right-hander Sean Furney all the way up to Mobile. Furney pitched one game for Rookie-level Missoula last year and 15 for the team's entry in the Arizona Rookie League.
"Sometimes you're asking guys to do some pretty difficult things," Bell said of Furney. "He got late notice, 'Hey you're going to Mobile, and by the way, you're starting.' He went out and gave them four solid innings."
If that sounds like a lot of moving parts, well, it is, and the only way to be ready for such things is to plan ahead.
To do that, Bell stays in constant contact with Minor League field coordinator Tony Perezchica and pitching coordinator Dan Carlson. They, in turn, keep in contact with the other coordinators and Minor League managers and coaches -- as does Bell -- to keep on top of all the players in the system.
Player development assistant T.J. Lasita also does some scouting for Bell as well as preparing statistical reports that help in the decision-making process.
The talk is always about what-if scenarios.
"We're prepared for these things," Bell said. "We know that if one of our back-end bullpen guys goes, these are the moves we'll probably make to fill spots, these are the guys that are ready to move up. You need to kind of have a running list. What starters can help at the big league level short term and long term? What relievers are ready? What relievers need more time? What are we going to do if we need a late-inning guy in Reno? How will that impact the other teams?"
Bell also leans heavily on the organization's scouts, particularly scouting director Ray Montgomery, who Bell says has an excellent feel for the players since Montgomery was the one that drafted them.
"I think all of us are fearful that we are going to make a decision that will put one of our players in a situation that is not best for them," Bell said. "So that pushes us to get as much information as we can from as many different people as we can to make sure we're doing the right thing."
Deciding which players are going where is only one half of the puzzle. The other is how to get them where they need to go.
Heading to or from the big leagues is handled by D-backs senior director of team travel Roger Riley.
When it comes to other moves in the system, those are handled by director of Minor League administration Susan Webner, and the logistics of that can be mind boggling.
"Susan Webner has been doing this for a long time," Bell said. "When I got the job, I told her, 'Please don't let me screw up.' And she hasn't. She's on top of everything -- schedules, where teams are at. It's one of those things where you know how much there is involved and it makes you cringe."
For instance, if a player needs to join South Bend and the team is playing in Bowling Green. Well there's not a lot of flights in and out of Bowling Green, Ky., so Webner has to know what the alternative airports are. Then once a player lands, she has to take into account how he's going to get from the airport to the hotel or ballpark.
So while Webner books the flights and arranges the transportation, she also has to work with the accounting department to make sure that money is transferred into a player's account so he can pay for baggage fees and the like.
Webner then has to make sure the moves get entered into the Major League Baseball computer system promptly and correctly.
It is a lot of work for a number of different people, but at the end of a day like Tuesday, they go home happy because it means that players are moving up through the ranks.
"It was really a special day with all the prospects moving and young guys getting a chance in the big leagues," Bell said.
Steve Gilbert is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Inside the D-backs, and follow him on Twitter @SteveGilbertMLB.


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Next: Using links outside Org, Previous: External links, Up: Hyperlinks
Org provides methods to create a link in the correct syntax, to insert it into an Org file, and to follow the link.
Org mode buffers
For Org files, if there is a '<<target>>' at the cursor, the link points to the target. Otherwise it points to the current headline, which will also be the description1.
If the headline has a
CUSTOM_ID property, a link to this custom ID
will be stored. In addition or alternatively (depending on the value of
org-id-link-to-org-use-id), a globally unique
ID property will
be created and/or used to construct a link2. So using this command in Org buffers
will potentially create two links: a human-readable from the custom ID, and
one that is globally unique and works even if the entry is moved from file to
file. Later, when inserting the link, you need to decide which one to use.
Email/News clients: VM, Rmail, Wanderlust, MH-E, Gnus
Pretty much all Emacs mail clients are supported. The link will point to the current article, or, in some GNUS buffers, to the group. The description is constructed from the author and the subject.
Web browsers: Eww, W3 and W3M
Here the link will be the current URL, with the page title as description.
Contacts: BBDB
Links created in a BBDB buffer will point to the current entry.
Chat: IRC
For IRC links, if you set the option
org-irc-link-to-logs to
a 'file:/' style link to the relevant point in the logs for the current
conversation is created. Otherwise an 'irc:/' style link to the
user/channel/server under the point will be stored.
Other files
For any other files, the link will point to the file, with a search string (see Search options) pointing to the contents of the current line. If there is an active region, the selected words will form the basis of the search string. If the automatically created link is not working correctly or accurately enough, you can write custom functions to select the search string and to do the search for particular file types—see Custom searches. The key binding C-c l is only a suggestion—see Installation.
Agenda view
When the cursor is in an agenda view, the created link points to the entry referenced by the current line.
Inserting stored links
All links stored during the current session are part of the history for this prompt, so you can access them with <UP> and <DOWN> (or M-p/n).
Completion support
Completion with <TAB> will help you to insert valid link prefixes like 'https:', including the prefixes defined through link abbreviations (see Link abbreviations). If you press <RET> after inserting only the prefix, Org will offer specific completion support for some link types5 For example, if you type file <RET>, file name completion (alternative access: C-u C-c C-l, see below) will be offered, and after bbdb <RET> you can complete contact names.
org-file-apps. If you want to override the default application and
visit the file with Emacs, use a C-u prefix. If you want to avoid
opening in Emacs, use a C-u C-u prefix.
org-return-follows-link is set, <RET> will also follow
the link at point.
(add-hook 'org-load-hook (lambda () (define-key org-mode-map "\C-n" 'org-next-link) (define-key org-mode-map "\C-p" 'org-previous-link)))
[1] If the headline contains a timestamp, it will be removed from the link and result in a wrong link—you should avoid putting timestamp in the headline.
[2] The library
org-id.el must first be loaded, either through
org-customize by
org-id in
org-modules, or by adding
'org-id) in your Emacs init file.
[3] Note that you don't have to use this command to insert a link. Links in Org are plain text, and you can type or paste them straight into the buffer. By using this command, the links are automatically enclosed in double brackets, and you will be asked for the optional descriptive text.
[4] After insertion of a stored link, the link will be
removed from the list of stored links. To keep it in the list later use, use
a triple C-u prefix argument to C-c C-l, or configure the option
[5] This works if
a completion function is defined in the ':complete' property of a link
[6] See the
[7] with corresponding
#+STARTUP keywords
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How to diagnose and suppress noise
An interactive flowchart to help you solve some common problems found in car audio systems
Electrically speaking, your car is a pretty active place. Every piece of electronic equipment in your car, such as power windows, windshield wipers, and the alternator, generates its own small electrical field. These fields can be conducted through the metal that makes up your car's body and chassis. They're not really a problem until they sneak into the audio components of your stereo system and become noise.
Check all connections
You can solve almost all noise problems, without the need for adding noise filters, by making sure that every component is installed properly, that high-quality equipment (especially wiring and cables) is used, and that the car's charging system is working properly.
Loose grounds cause noise
Besides the stereo system, noise can also come from the vehicle's electrical system. Often, tightening or replacing a vehicle's ground cables will clear up the noise issue in the sound system.
- Check the battery fluid level and fill, if necessary
- Make sure the battery leads are tight to their posts
- Make sure the battery's negative-to-chassis ground cable is sturdy, intact, and tightly secured
How to diagnose and eliminate noise
Use the following process to diagnose and cure the most common noise problems associated with systems with outboard amplifiers. The idea is to isolate the specific cause of the noise so you can eliminate it. For a more detailed explanation on how to eliminate noise, see our Car Audio Noise Suppression Guide. If these tips don't solve the problem, it's helpful to be able to call on Crutchfield Tech Support. If you purchased your gear from Crutchfield, or purchased tech support separately, you can contact them toll-free seven days a week.


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CARSON, Calif. -- The LA Galaxy lost precious ground in the battle for second place in the Western Conference with Saturday night's 2-1 home loss to Real Salt Lake, but that was the least of their problems.
Captain Landon Donovan, one of the chief architects of LA's dynamic attack, went down with a knee injury with about 10 minutes to go, and it might be serious.
Donovan couldn't say so following the defeat, which left the Galaxy five points behind RSL with two games to go -- and Seattle, just a point in back of LA, have two games in hand. Nobody wants fourth place in the West because it comes with a first-round knockout game assignment, but the Galaxy look likeliest to go there after failing to hold on to an early lead nor create the kind of opportunities required to overcome a deficit built on two Fabian Espíndola goals.
READ: LA Galaxy Insider reports on Donovan Injury
All of that pales next to Donovan's situation. He went down under a challenge from RSL defender Jámison Olave in the 81st minute, landed hard on his left knee and required medical attention before limping off the field and to LA's bench.
"We have no idea [how serious it is]," he said in the locker room afterward. "We have to get it worked out."
Does it seem serious? Does he have a feel for how bad it might be?
"It didn't feel good," Donovan said.
The tests, expected to be done Sunday or Monday, will determine the extent of the injury, but he could miss the final two regular-season games -- Oct. 21 at San Jose and a week later at home against Seattle -- and perhaps the playoffs, too. With center back A.J. DeLaGarza out until at least November with a sprained left MCL, the Galaxy are suddenly in an injury crisis.
Donovan also will be expected to miss the United States national team's pivotal World Cup qualifiers Friday at Antigua & Barbuda and Oct. 16 against Guatemala in Kansas City, Kan. The US roster has not yet been announced, but Donovan was expected to be part of the squad after missing last month's US qualifiers against Jamaica while nursing a hamstring injury that sidelined him for nearly a month.
His chances of being there?
"TBD," he said.


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A host of film, television and entertainment industry professionals recently lent their support to the fourth-annual L.A. Cinemagic International Film and Television Festival for Young People, including a budding film-maker from Templepatrick.
Rachel McClure (19) was one of nine lucky participants who travelled to Los Angeles to participate in film screenings and workshops with H.B.O., 20th Century Fox, Warner Bros and many more.
A highlight of the festival for Rachel was meeting Academy Award winning film music composer Hans Zimmer and presenting him with a Cinemagic award for his outstanding contribution to the film industry.
Another highlight was the Los Angeles premiere screening of "The Mantle," a short film made by the teenagers during Cinemagic's International Film Camp in Belfast last summer.
[Source: Antrim Guardian]
Negative publicity surrounding Crossmaglen and the wider south Armagh area, which appeared in some sections of the press recently, has had a serious detrimental effect on the town's image, a public meeting in the town's Community Centre heard on Friday, March 22.
The meeting was facilitated by Newry and Mourne District Council in response to concerns from local businesses and the public in an attempt to counteract scurrilous accusations made in print and broadcast media in recent weeks regarding a number of groups and individuals from the area. Specific comments made by a Sunday World journalist linking the area to the murder of Detective Garda (Police Officer) Adrian Donohoe, near Dundalk, in January were particularly deliberate in casting the area in a poor light.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
Gardaí (police) in Carlow have arrested a man in his early 20s, following a post-office robbery in Carlow last Wednesday.
The Leighlinbridge post office was robbed just after 12 p.m., when a man on his own entered the building on High Street and threatened a customer with a knife.
No was injured, but the man managed to escape on foot with an amount of cash.
During a follow-up operation a man aged in his 20s was arrested.
[Source: Irish Examiner]
A Belturbet man has been sentenced to serve life in prison for the murder of a Limerick father-of-two in an attack during which he slit his victim's throat and stabbed him over 40 times.
Gerard Manning (33) of Upper Gerald Griffin Street, in Limerick, originally from Erne Hill, Belturbet, had pleaded not guilty to murdering Martin Purcell (54) on dates between September 28 and 30, 2011.
Manning, who has 115 previous convictions including for firearms offences, possession of knives, domestic violence, endangerment and burglary, was on bail when he carried out the murder.
[Source: The Anglo Celt]
Residents in Clarecastle are "living in fear" as feuding factions continue to battle it out in the village.
Last Tuesday night, at approximately 10 p.m., masked men attacked property in Clarecastle, armed with slash hooks and other weapons as terrified neighbors looked on in fear.
The incident lasted "minutes" and the house that was attacked was occupied at the time.
One resident was kept up most of the night with fear due to the feuding. The local said the incident frightened their children and has called for something to be done to remove those involved from the village.
[Source: Clare Champion]
A number of prominent Irish filmmakers may boycott the Cork Film Festival as a result of the surprise decision by the board to make redundant C.E.O. Mick Hannigan and festival programmer Úna Feely.
Acclaimed filmmakers Lenny Abrahamson, who has made "What Richard Did," "Garage" and "Adam and Paul," and Paul Duane, who co-created I.T.V. series "Secret Diary of a Call Girl" and a number of documentaries, have written to the board to express their disgust and that they won't allow their films to be shown at the festival in future.
Mick Hannigan revealed last Tuesday night that he had been made redundant from the festival he has been in charge of for nearly 30 years.
[Source: Cork Independent]
Forensic tests are underway to establish if an overnight fire at a Derry City center bar was arson.
The N.I. Fire and Rescue Service said last Tuesday morning that the blaze at Masons Bar in Castle Street may have been started deliberately.
The proprietors are awaiting the results of police forensic tests to establish the exact cause of the fire that broke out in the early hours.
Despite the damage, which was described as "significant," the bar owners hoped it was a case of "business as usual" over the weekend.
[Source: Derry Journal]
Padraig Doogan from Gortahork won $48,000 on Winning Streak on Saturday night, March 23.
He and his wife Kerry are married nine years. They have a daughter, Leah (7), and a son, Shane (4), and they were expecting another baby last week.
Padraig purchased the scratch card for Kelly as a Mother's Day gift but they decided to put his name on it as she would be unable to appear on the show if selected.
[Source: Donegal Democrat]
A Newry man who reactivated guns for dissident republicans has been jailed for six-and-a-half years.
Bryan Christopher McManus, from Aileen Terrace in the city, was ordered to spend half his sentence in jail and the other half on license parole.
Passing sentence, Belfast Crown Court Judge David McFarland told him he had "made a very bad decision to associate with undesirable elements" and added that, while he accepted that McManus's life had gone into a "downward spiral," it was of his own making.
The 56-year-old engineer had pleaded guilty to possessing eight firearms, a rifle, component parts of weapons, seven magazines and various ammunition, including armor-piercing and "dum dum" bullets, all with intent to endanger life.
[Source: Examiner Newspaper]
R.T.É. stars who have been hit with staggering 30 percent pay cuts should have their wages slashed even further, a TV3 boss has insisted.
The national broadcaster's biggest names have suffered huge pay cuts – but still enjoy mega pay-packets.
Broadcaster Marian Finucane is among the biggest losers, suffering a 48 percent cut on her 2008 earnings.
Her salary dropped from $731,000 in 2008 to $378,000 this year.
[Source: Evening Herald]
The people of Fermanagh had been celeb spotting last week, their target of choice: Hollywood actor Colin Farrell.
Colin is in Enniskillen at present filming his upcoming film, "Miss Julie," at Castle Coole.
With reports of Colin relaxing at the Killyhevlin, discussing National Trust properties at the Lough Erne Resort and walking around the town center, he appears to be enjoying his brief time in Fermanagh.
But do not worry if you have not crossed paths yet, as there is still time to catch a glimpse of the film star who begins filming his next film project "Solace" in Detroit in May.
[Source: Fermanagh Herald]
The government is inviting tenders to operate an air service to the Aran Islands under a Public Service Obligation contract.
Islanders have been campaigning for months to keep the air service, which operates between Inis Mór, Inis Meáin and Inis Oírr.
The current contract finishes at the end of August, but the government is hoping that this can be continued until September 2014, at least.
The government spends 2.3 million euro a year on the subsidy and those interested in operating the service have until May 27 to register a bid.
[Source: Galway Bay FM]
A man accused of stabbing his father with a kitchen knife had the case against him dropped because "no complaint was forthcoming."
Anthony Roche (22) of Glavens House, Montanagaye, Abbeydorney, County Kerry, was charged with assaulting his father, Richard, causing him harm.
Mr. Roche was taken to Kerry General Hospital – where he remains – suffering from stab wounds to the chest and shoulders.
[Source: Irish Independent]
"It was like coming out of a coma I really felt as if I had got my life back again."
Organ transplants may be becoming more common in medical terms but for those who receive an organ, the entire procedure is as much a miracle as ever and one man who knows all about it is Clr. Brendan Weld.
The longstanding local public representative had a kidney transplant last October after five years of struggling, firstly on an extremely restrictive diet, and subsequently on dialysis. As the 2013 Organ Donor Awareness Week is marked from March 30 to April 6, he is keen to encourage people to be aware of the benefits which organ donation brings, and to carry donor cards.
[Source: Kildare Nationalist]
A rift has emerged between Minister for the Environment Phil Hogan and Kilkenny County Council over the lack of funding for the notorious Saint Catherine's halting site, with the two parties offering contradictory versions of events.
Earlier this month, the council's Director of Services John McCormack said it appeared the cash was "not available" to improve the site, where conditions are very poor. The local authorities have been advancing a proposal to develop a Group Housing Scheme.
[Source: Kilkenny People]
A young Portlaoise man is in a serious condition in an Australian hospital, having been lucky to survive a fatal road crash in Queensland earlier this month.
Dean Hanley from Woodgrove on the Ballyfin Road, Portlaoise, traveled to Australia just seven weeks ago on a yearlong visa. He was returning home from work on a farm with other backpackers when their bus collided head on with a four-wheel drive vehicle on the Bruce Highway at Barratta, south of Townsville on March 6.
Dean broke two bones in his neck and several in his back and required surgery immediately. He is now in a "halo" brace to keep the bones stable. He will require further surgery and the family do not know when Dean will be fit enough to travel home. He was lucky to survive the collision which killed two government officials traveling in the four-wheel drive vehicle.
[Source: Leinster Express]
One of the biggest soccer clubs in the world has agreed to help local soccer club Abbey Rovers from Ballinamore in their fundraising efforts this year.
The Premier League giants have given Abbey Rovers a Manchester United jersey signed by club and England striker Danny Welbeck.
Abbey Rovers Under-10s coach Kevin Andrews contacted United and inquired if they could assist in any way, and the Premier League leaders were more than happy to help. It's a fantastic gesture and we hope to raise money to go towards providing an Astroturf facility in the near future – it's something the club badly needs.
[Source: Leitrim Observer]
More than 100 staff-members at Dunnes Stores in the Jetland Shopping Centre have been told they cannot park in the firm's car park.
From last Monday, Dunnes Stores staff were told that the company is withdrawing parking facilities for its staff-members to facilitate an increase in trade over Easter.
Approximately 120 supermarket staff-members in the Jetland Dunnes Stores are affected by the move, which has led to concerns over the health and safety of vulnerable members.
[Source: Limerick Leader]
Lisa Fox from Edgeworthstown has been added to the cast of the popular R.T.É. children's television program The Beo Show for its second series.
"The show is based around a fictional venue called The Beo Theatre," Lisa says. "I play the role of Gerty Gúna, the theatre's costume lady, who works with the manager, Donie."
Their hilarious interactions are based around Donie's bungling and muddling ways, with Gerty having to set him straight or point him the right direction.
[Source: Longford Leader]
Carlingford and the Cooley Peninsula in County Louth are coming under the radar of meteorologists as a result of the appearance of a remarkable amount of rainbows.
The area was recently visited by members of the Meteorology Society of Ireland following reports of a higher than average presence of rainbows in the picturesque north Louth area.
The already beautiful area was so enhanced by the rainbows that it brought attention to the high numbers being noticed by locals and visitors. The colored arcs presented amazing images over Carlingford Lough and Slieve Foy Mountain. Locals reckon that during 2012, there were approximately 280 rainbows, with some days recording the appearance of two on the same day and double-arced rainbows, with a high volume occurring in March and September, in particular.
[Source: Dundalk Democrat]
Plans to build the world's largest statue of Saint Patrick on top of the Reek have tumbled and been put on ice by Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz after a Mayo News poll convinced him of its controversy.
Almost 70 percent of respondents to the online poll said they were not in favor of the 100 ft. bronze statue being placed on the 2,510-foot-high pyramidal peak, where the patron saint is said to have spent 40 days and nights fasting back in 441 A.D.
Speaking to The Mayo News last Monday, Timothy Schmalz said: "I have decided not to continue to build the world's largest Saint Patrick on the Reek, as I have received so much hateful opposition to a project in which I intended to celebrate Irish culture and spirituality. I apologize to those people who may have thought I was being disrespectful to the sacred history of the place and am now looking to place the proposed statue somewhere else in Ireland."
[Source: The Mayo News]
The missing Ashbourne teenager, Kim Nangle, has been located safe and well.
Gardaí (police) in Ashbourne had sought the public's assistance in tracing the whereabouts of the 17-year-old, who had been missing since Sunday, March 24.
[Source: Meath Chronicle]
A security alert near Rosslea, County Fermanagh, is continuing.
It began last Tuesday night after a caller to a Belfast newsroom said a beer keg had been left on the Clogh Road, close to the County Monaghan border.
Police moved in to make the area safe to allow army bomb experts to examine it.
A number of homes close to Clogh Church of Ireland have been evacuated.
[Source: BBC News]
A native of Kilcormac, John Jacob has been announced as the new Deputy General Secretary of the Association of Garda (Police) Sergeants and Inspectors.
John joined A.G.S.I. on promotion to sergeant in 1994. He has previously presented motions at the Annual Delegate Conference as part of the Headquarters, before joining the Headquarters Branch in 1999.
He served on the Headquarters Branch of A.G.S.I. since then, and has continued to be an active contributor at Conference. John has held the position of branch chairman and is currently the branch secretary. John also served on two national executives from 2007 to 2010, and from 2010 to date.
[Source: Offaly Express]
Roscommon Gardaí (police) has issued a warning to publicans and parents of teenagers that they are stepping up their campaign to tackle underage drinking in pubs in the town. Gardaí has visited a number of pubs over the past three weekends at various times to check on patrons and to ensure that they are over 18.
This will continue as part of the national campaign called "You May Be Asked," where age cards will be requested and checked by Gardaí.
[Source: Roscommon Herald]
It once was home to the Marist Sisters secondary and boarding school.
Now a Tubbercurry landmark will house a major new social housing project.
Sophia Housing, together with Sligo County Council, has developed a scheme of 32 apartments at the Emmet Road site.
[Source: Irish Independent]
North Tipperary Sinn Fein Councilor Seamus Morris has defended controversial remarks he made on his Facebook page this month about Fine Gael's candidate in the Meath East by-election and has rejected a call from North Tipperary Young Fine Gael that he apologize for the remarks.
According to Young F.G., the offending comments about the family of the late Sean McEntee were posted on March 14 when Clr. Morris wrote: "Isnt it amazing that the McEntee family can put their grief to one side to keep their snouts in the trough."
Young F.G. Secretary Padraig O'Sullivan said in a statement that the remarks were "particularly disconcerting due to the nature of Minister McEntee's death. It is also very discouraging to a young female candidate such as his daughter Helen McEntee, who is more than adequately educated and qualified to representing the people of Meath East."
[Source: Tipperary Star]
Dungannon's new business park at Granville has got its first business.
A Dungannon-based company, which does not want to be named yet, plans to take up 15 acres of the 20-acre business park site, which is situated on the outskirts of the town.
And the Courier has learned that no less than six other businesses have also registered an interest in acquiring land within the business park.
[Source: Tyrone Courier]
Bus Éireann has said the provision of accessible bus stops on its network is "the responsibility of local authorities."
It comes after a wheelchair user from Dungarvan, County Waterford, was refused entry on to her local Bus Éireann bus to Cork because she is disabled and there is no accessible bus stop in the town.
The woman, who does not want to be named, said she was forced to travel 40 minutes to Waterford for the next nearest wheelchair accessible bus stop.
[Source: Waterford News & Star]
It may have been almost 40 years ago, but the memory is still fresh in the mind of one of Ireland's greatest cycling legends, Sean Kelly.
Way back then, the fresh-faced Carrick-on-Suir native completed one of three stage wins in the 1975 Nissan Classic when he powered his bike home on the approach to Mullingar.
The town might have been a bit of a blur but the reality of the victory remains clear in his mind.
"I can't really remember the town but there was to be a climb to the finish and I didn't notice it," said Sean as he spoke with local journalists in The Greville Arms Hotel on Saturday, March 23.
[Source: Westmeath Examiner]
A well-known local businesswoman is in a stable condition at Wexford General Hospital having been injured in a major accident on the N25.
The woman, (who is in her 70s), was driving at Assaly, Killinick near the Danby Lodge when the accident occurred shortly before 1 p.m. on Wednesday.
The Echo understands the other vehicle involved in the accident was a Wexford County Council lorry.
[Source: Wexford Echo]
Gardaí (people) in Wicklow searching for a missing man off Arklow pier have discovered a body washed up on a beach some two miles away from Arklow Town.
It comes after the car which plunged into the water was recovered by a crane.
A rescue operation was launched after the car plunged into the water off the pier at around 6 a.m. last Tuesday.
A man in his 30s and believed to be originally from Hungary was inside the vehicle at the time, and a woman in her 20s and originally from Poland managed to escape from the car and raise the alarm.
[Source: Irish Examiner]


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NapPark Hostel at Khao San
This colourful, social hostel is very close to Khao San Road and is 'a perfect base to explore Bangkok and beyond!'
This newly-opened hostel is perfectly located in the very centre of Bangkok. It is close to many tourist attractions, including the Grand Palace, Khao San Road, the Temple of Dawn, Wat Pho, and the famous nightlife and shopping of Bangkok.
The NapPark Hostel was specially designed for backpackers looking to experience a real Thai home styled with a colourful, friendly attitude, fun, and a sociable atmosphere. Surrounded by a garden, our hostel sleeps under a magnificent 150-year-old tamarind tree, giving us our name-'NapPark'. There are special Thai cushions and handicrafts at all communal areas. We want you to feel comfortable in this unique traveller's home.
We offer the highest standard of amenities and commodities. You can relax in our comfortable beds with clean and stylish shower rooms. Wifi is also accessible throughout the building.
Our friendly English-speaking staff are ready to welcome all guests and provide 24-hour service.
NapPark Hostel features include:
- Free individual lockers and lock
- Free linens, towels, duvets, and luggage deposit
- Free internet access and access to computers
- Free library of books, including travel guides
- Free maps and travelling advice
- Free satellite TV and movies
- Free office supplies and facilities
Don't miss your opportunity to stay at NapPark Hostel-'the perfect base to explore Bangkok and beyond!'
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Board Games
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Café
- Card Phones
- Ceiling Fan
- Common Room
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Telephone/Fax Facilities
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hair Dryers For Hire
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Jobs Board
- Key Card Access
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- Meeting Rooms
- Mini Supermarket
- No Curfew
- Outdoor Terrace
- Postal Service
- Reading Light
- Reception (limited hours)
- Restaurant
- Safe Deposit Box
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
- Towels Included
- Vending Machines
- Washing Machine
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Cleaning time is 12.00pm.-2.00pm.
Late night arrivals are welcome; please contact us in advance via email.
Check-out: 12 noon. Late check-outs will be charged for an additional night.
We strictly require a passport at check-in.
Payment is due upon arrival by cash only, please.
Rates do not include government tax.
Smoking is strictly prohibited in all in-house areas.
No curfew.
This facility was designed to support the security of foreign guests; we are sorry but we do not accept guests with a Thai passport.
DirectionsShow MapHide Map
From Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK):
Take a public metered taxi (24-hour service) at the 1st floor, near Entrances 4 and 7. From the airport to our hostel (including 50 Baht surcharge and toll), the fare should be approximately 400 - 500 Baht, depending on traffic conditions.
Alternately, take the Airport Sky Train (SA City Line) to Phyathai Station and then catch a metered taxi to NapPark Hostel. The fare is approximately 100 Baht. Insist that the metre is turned on!
This train provides service between Suvarnabhume Airport station to Phyathai Station (30 minutes, 90 Baht) which covers a distance of 28 kilometres and provide service from 6am to midnight every day.
Bus S1 (Suvarnabhumi to Khaosan)
You can take a bus from entrance #7 on the 1st floor of the passenger terminal. The fare is 60 Baht, service hour from 06.00 AM. to 08.00 PM., departs every 30 minutes and takes 1 hour.
From Don Mueang Airport (DMK) :
Option 1 Bus A4 (DMK to Khaosan, Sanamluang)
You can take a bus from terminal 1 at entrance #6 and terminal 2 at entrance #12. It
runs every day from 07.00 AM. to 11.00 PM., the fare is 50 Baht per ride, leaves every
30 minutes and takes approximate 1 - 1.30 hour.
Option 2 Airport LimoBus Express - Khaosan Road
You can take Airport LimoBus Express from terminal 1 at entrance #6-8 and terminal 2
at entrance #14. Service hour from 09.30 AM. to 12.00 AM. Every day, leaves every 30
minutes and takes about 1 hour. The fare is 150 Baht.
Option 3 Taxi from Airport – NapPark Hostel
Contact Taxi stand which is located in front of the arrival hall passenger terminal. The
fare is based on meter, approximately 200 – 300 THB plus a 50 THB airport surcharge.
In addition, if taking the tollway, passengers are required to pay the tollway fee.
For Taxi:
This is our address in Thai. Just show it to your taxi driver.
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5 ถนนตานี (ตรงบางลำพู) ติดกับด้านหลังอาคารสหกรณ์กรุงเทพ
แขวงตลาดยอด เขตพระนคร กรุงเทพฯ 10200
Located Near
Located near Khao San Road, Banglamphu Market Street, Chanasongkram Temple, Bangkok Department Store and the National Library.


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NACSA is out with the fifth edition of its annual report on the state of charter authorizing.
I love this thing—great data on a critically important part of our field. If you're interested in chartering, school-level accountability, or The Urban School System of the Future, you definitely want to check it out.
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Overall, authorizers' scores improved over last year's, and large authorizers (those with 10+ schools) scored better than small ones.
Continuing a long-term trend, authorizers are increasingly picky shoppers—they approve far fewer applications than they did back in the day. The average approval rate is now 33 percent.
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But as my colleague Kathryn Mullen Upton pointed out yesterday, there's plenty of blame to go around when problems like this surface. Charter boards that agree to arrangements that effectively make them subordinate to managers and vendors are as much at fault, said Upton, who oversees the Fordham Foundation's charter authorizing operations in Ohio. Moreover, authorizers that grant a charter without even looking at the management agreement bear responsibility, too.
The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools has recommended policies that explicitly assert the independence of the boards that ordinarily hold the...
It may seem absurd that one of California's worst-performing school districts can kill the state's finest charter school network. But that is the reality facing the 650 mostly poor and minority, but very high-achieving students enrolled at the American Indian Model charter schools. The Oakland Unified School District voted 4-3 last month to shut down the network after a state audit reported that a lack of financial controls allowed the charter's former principal and chief executive, Ben Chavis, to improperly enrich himself with millions of dollars of school business.
It is, however, hard to see how the Oakland district could have responded differently. The audit, which was issued in June 2012, concluded that Chavis was able to channel $3.8 million from school accounts to his personal business interests—mostly because the charter's governing board "failed to maintain and exercise its responsibilities, authority, and control."
Indeed, the audit showed that a charismatic and assertive school leader had control over American Indian's governing board instead of the other way around. Auditors found multiple examples of self-dealing and conflicts of interest in transactions that benefitted Chavis' consulting, real estate, and construction enterprises—transactions that often put Chavis in the position as landlord to the...
Compromise is rarely considered a political virtue. That's why political analyst Peter Wehner made a distinction between compromise and prudence. "Compromise can't be judged in the abstract," Wehner wrote for Commentary. "It can only be assessed in particular circumstances. It takes wisdom and statesmanship to discern when to hold firm (on fundamental principles) and when to give ground (on tactics and secondary issues)."
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My greatest frustration, though, has been his unwillingness to offer full-throated support for school vouchers.
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2. A recent report from U.S. Census Bureau researcher Stephanie Ewert shows that private school enrollment is negatively associated with charter school enrollment. This is similar to what economist Richard Buddin found in his report last year for the Cato Institute when he looked at charter and private school enrollment trends from 2000 to 2008. Ewert looks at more recent years and found that states with substantial increases in charter school enrollment experienced substantial decreases in private school enrollment—particularly at Catholic schools.
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2. The story also repeated the fable that vouchers are accompanied by no accountability for academic results. Wrong. Choice advocate Dick Komer of the firm Institute for Justice told the Times that the only real accountability that matters is parental choice. Voucher opponent and union chief Randi Weingarten railed, "There's absolutely no accountability with vouchers." Both are wrong.
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First, state laws and authorizer policies often require a full-fledged governing board for every charter school, and these policies make no exception for high-performing charter networks (such as KIPP and Rocketship Education). Thus, replicating at scale is difficult. In fact, only ten states explicitly allow for networks to operate multiple schools under the oversight of one governing board* and three...
Ordinarily, states that measure the academic performance of public school students assess students with disabilities no differently than students in general education. But exceptions are made, primarily for children with severe cognitive disabilities. And testing accommodations frequently are part of a student's Individualized Education Plan (such as extending the time it takes to take a test).
Those exceptions partly explain why the Thomas B. Fordham Institute excluded special-education voucher programs from a study of how private schools view the regulations that come with various voucher and tax-credit-scholarship programs. Traditional testing tools aren't always the best measure for students with special needs, but that doesn't mean no accountability measures should follow special-needs students who leave a public school for a private school with a publicly funded voucher.
Virtually no accountability measures, however, exist in most of the nation's special-education voucher programs, including the largest such program in the United States, Florida's McKay Scholarship for Students with Disabilities. And the coalition of schools that oversees the McKay program appears to want to keep it that way—and it's wrong to do so.
The McKay Coalition surveyed its own Florida schools after Fordham published School Choice Regulations: Red Tape or Red Herring, which...
The Georgia Senate recently took an incremental step toward responsible and accountable private school choice by unanimously passing a bill that shines more sunlight upon the Peach State's embattled tax-credit-scholarship program. If the House concurs, then parents and taxpayers will have more information about the students and the scholarship groups that participate—a good thing, to be sure.
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August 28, 1929 - July 6, 2013
Hudson, NY - Formerly of Newburgh, NY
Louise M. Holsapple of Hudson, NY, formerly of Newburgh, a teacher's aide for the Newburgh City School District, passed away on July 6, 2013 in Ghent, NY. She was 83 years old.
The daughter of Louis and Dorothy Wynkoop Quick, she was born on August 28, 1929 in the Town of Shawangunk, NY.
Louise is survived by her husband, Stephen D. Holsapple of Hudson; a son, Louis E. Miller and his wife, Anita of Freehold, NJ; a daughter, Dawn M. Holsapple and her husband, John Mokszycki of Hudson; three grandsons: Stephen, Robert and Matthew; two granddaughters: Leah and Leslie; great-granddaughter, Makenzie; nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by two brothers: Louis Quick, Jr. and Leroy Quick and a sister, Loraine Brown.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, July 21st, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home, 39 Orchard Street, Walden, NY. Funeral Services will be held at 4 p.m. following the visitation. Cremation was in the Cedar Hill Crematory. Newburgh.
Contributions may be made to the Multiple Sclerosis Society.
Arrangements are by the Gridley-Horan Funeral Home Inc. - www.gridleyhoran.com


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Style # 213197
Elegant pleated neckline, lustrous stretch fabric and a playful color palette is sure to make this bebe bodysuit a perfect way to lend any outfit a sophisticated pop. Work yours into suiting pieces for a look that goes from the office to cocktails.
- 92% rayon, 8% spandex
- Center back to hem: 26" (66 cm)
- Hand wash
- Made in USA
- Model is 5'9" and wearing a US size S
Pleated Knit Bodysuit is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by SheilaghR from Beautiful style, great fit, silky material Love the style and fit. Feels great on. Especially like that it's made in USA. The fabric is a little transparent so I prefer to wear a camisole underneath. Had missed the fact that it is dry clean only.
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ᐊ ᓴᕐ ᓃ - Under the Sun Of Midnigth !!
Added Aug 13, 2013
by crinamex
Toronto, Canada
Top for a Long Party Night and those 24 hrs day light, under the sun of the midnight, summer on Iqaluit, Nunavut (the north pole !!).
sheer material, self drawn pattern.
fabric fur o real one, in this case i was having one real silver fox, for a inuit traditional parka, always wanna re used on my clothes, so come up w the idea of just glue the push buttons !! really happy w the result !!
i can used w out the fur, and w any other t-shirt under !!
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Aug 22, 2013, 07.29 PMby BOWSandGLAM
Great top, it does you justice, you look great in it! I hope you had fun!
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Aug 23, 2013, 12.52 PMby crinamex
Thanks I Did finally i had the opportunity to show it up on a club, w out the fur!! lol Its Summer !! Little bit to hot !! Got Couple of Complements, and "Few heads turn arounds" …
For your Coment
Aug 14, 2013, 01.00 PMby WillowWickedRad
That truly is the best part.Knowing your style is one of a kind is pretty amazing. And your/my ideas really are the best ones when it comes to how something should be made to represent you/me.
Aug 14, 2013, 07.47 AMby WillowWickedRad
Hehe. I love it! I love the fact that it clearly makes you happy! You look great! Now go out and have some fun!
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Aug 14, 2013, 12.34 PMby crinamex
I just love the fact that I'm kind of being able to make some of my clothes !! and my own ideas o combination of them !! love it
Aug 14, 2013, 07.35 AMby martinK
you are a real paarty guy! My boyfriend would love this shirt, too. And the comment on your T-shirt,….. great :-)
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Aug 14, 2013, 12.32 PMby crinamex
thanks you guys !!
this was ald protect one of my very first ones, lol, got that fabric in Mexico, i wasn't happy w it, couse the fitting, so i refit it and add the fur, love it.
i got the same fabric but on silver as well!! yay and that one i still never touch it !!, saving it for when ill be good !! lol
Aug 13, 2013, 11.21 PMby Mary Athey
tbis is lovely on you, its very unusual unique and quirky x
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Aug 14, 2013, 01.09 PMby crinamex
Thanks Mary !!
Love unique !! always looking for those !! lol
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The bomber went to prom
OK, alleged bomber. As to those who believe the definite article is missing from the sentence above � the prom � my teenage daughters inform me that phrasing is irredeemably antiquated.
Which Dzhokhar Tsarnaev probably knew. Indeed, the intriguing � the chilling � aspect of this 19-year-old is his seeming normalcy.
They are different crimes, spawned by different demons. Yet the Boston bombing and the shootings � at Sandy Hook, Aurora, Tucson, Virginia Tech, the list goes on � somehow meld together.
But with a difference. Look at the pictures of Adam Lanza, James Holmes, Jared Lee Loughner, Seung-Hui Cho, and you can imagine the craziness, the disaffection, the just-not-rightness.
Look at Tsarnaev, and you see a regular-looking kid, one who � to outside appearances � had, like generations of immigrants before him, assimilated quickly and seamlessly. If he smoked pot, he also volunteered with the Best Buddies program and earned a college scholarship.
He looks like the bad boy in a boy band. His version of wildness: driving his car backward down a one-way street at a prom party � an eerie foreshadowing of the Cambridge shootout in which a fleeing Dzhokhar reportedly drove a stolen SUV over his brother, Tamerlan.
"He was just this scrawny little kid who was always giggling and happy," Juliette Terry, 20, an elementary school friend and part of a group with whom he attended prom, told The Wall Street Journal. "I can't remember him saying a mean word in his life."
Larry Aaronson, a high school teacher at Cambridge Rindge & Latin School, told The Boston Globe, "If someone were to ask me what this kid is like, I would say that he had a heart of gold. He was as gracious as possible."
Those are not the comments you would hear about the school shooters. They had histories of psychiatric problems, previous brushes with the law. Their teachers and classmates knew something was off. When the shootings occurred, those who knew them or had encountered them instantly suspected the culprit.
At Virginia Tech, poet Nikki Giovanni insisted that Cho be removed from her class after exhibiting "menacing" behavior, "intimidating" writing and a "mean streak." In Tucson, Ariz., Lynda Sorenson, who took an algebra class with Loughner, wrote emails before the shooting about "a mentally unstable person in the class who scares the living crap out of me" and describing how she would "sit by the door with my purse handy" in case he started shooting.
After the Boston bombing, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev went to the campus gym at UMass Dartmouth, partied with soccer friends and chatted calmly about the bombing.
"He was saying, 'Yeah, you know, it's really a tragedy it's happening right now; it's a sad thing,' " Zach Bettencourt, a fellow student, told NBC News.
So remote was the possibility that Tsarnaev was involved that Pamala Rolon, resident assistant in his dorm, told the Globe that, on looking at pictures of the suspect, "We made a joke like � that could be Dzhokhar. But then we thought it just couldn't be him. Dzhokhar? Never."
Tamerlan Tsarnaev was a less surprising bomber, showing signs of alienation and radicalization. "I don't have a single American friend," he said at one point. "I don't understand them." He became increasingly observant, and when the imam at the Cambridge mosque praised Martin Luther King Jr. during a sermon, Tamerlan interrupted, shouting, "Infidel." His YouTube channel included a song, "I Will Dedicate My Life to Jihad."
And, as with other terrorists, there were earlier encounters with law enforcement and warning signs, from a domestic violence call to an FBI investigation, prompted by a request from the Russian security service, of Tamerlan's interest in radical Islam.
Perhaps we will learn to better identify � and, more important, better handle � the violent mentally ill before they act. Perhaps we will improve at avoiding the dropped ball � the Fort Hood shooter's intercepted emails with Anwar al-Awlaki, the failure to search Zacarias Moussaoui's laptop before the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks. Perhaps Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was uniquely in the thrall of his older brother.
But Islamic radicalism has gone global. You can learn to build a pressure cooker bomb on the Internet. Sadly, as vigilant as we might be, Dzhokhar Tsarnaev is probably not the last terrorist bomber who went to prom.


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NICEVILLE � A free IT Pro camp is 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Oct. 20 in the Student Services Center, Northwest Florida State College, 100 College Blvd., Niceville.
Geared toward professional development for those working in the information technology field, the camp is also open to high school or college students or the general public who have an interest in computer science. Advance registration at http://itprocamp.com/northwestflorida is requested as space is limited. At-the-door registration the day of the event is on a space-available basis. The event includes door prizes from Microsoft and refreshments.
A variety of topics will be included, such as Windows Server 2012 & Hyper-V, Storing PowerShell Output, Windows 8- How it Changes the World of Development, Windows Azure and IaaS (Infrastructure as a Service), Windows Intune Deployment, Inside Office 365, Build and Manage a Server Core Infrastructure and more. The focus on IT Pro-related technologies will benefit system administrators, IT professionals and database professionals, in addition to managers at all levels who work with Microsoft technologies and students in IT or computer related fields.
The camp, which is co-sponsored by the college, Microsoft, Sherlock Tech, and Florida IT Server Group, will feature national as well as local expert presenters. One of the primary presenters is Blain Barton of Microsoft. Barton has been with Microsoft for 19 years and has held many diverse positions.
His career started in 1988 as team leader in Manufacturing and Distribution, progressed to PSS team manager for Visual Basic Product Support, product consultant for Microsoft Word Division, and OEM systems engineer. He currently serves as a senior IT Pro evangelist.
Barton has organized and delivered a wide array of technical events, has presented more than 1,000 live events and has received more than six �top-presenter� speaking awards.
He has traveled around the world three times delivering OEM training sessions on pre-installing Microsoft Windows on new PCs.
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Fun, Possibilities, and Canada, are the three words that describe this spot. Zak Stone came up to do some filming and riding with me before I took off for CWC for 3 months. I was taking him to all my fun spots that I like to shred near here in Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, so I took him to Swy- a-lana Park. We were shredding a large pool, doing some flat water winching when we looked over the other side of the bridge and saw this amazing structure staring right back at us. It was 3 pools of water all a step down of 2 feet each and kinked here and there. We both took a double take, looked at each other and quickly realize this was our own Stairway to Heaven. Our stoke levels quickly shot up as we started saying possible trick lines, and can we grind this too? It was an open canvas of opportunity. Then we looked at each other and knew just what we needed to do! We grabbed the winch and moved it into the right spot and ran the rope out. Of course winch immediately become non operational. Zak had to head back to Oregon and left me with the challenge of shredding this spot to pieces solo.
Like a true Canadian I did just that. I got my winch fixed and grabbed my brother out of school. I got a good two-hour session in, hassle free, even with a ton of people watching and asking questions, (not to mention the city doing major construction work 100 ft away.) From the man who tells me to give my head a shake, to the homeless man clapping under the bridge, everyone up here is down for winching. There are literally endless possible lines at this spot. I found my self studying a photo of the spot picking new lines and imagining tricks.
The only down side to this spot is that it is tide affected. I normally come when the tide is up, but as long as the tide is below the steps you are home free. The water is also quite shallow, and has many barnacles covering the rocks that line its floor. But that is only another reason to land your tricks. This spot has many more hits to take, and high fives to make.
Some good does come from Canada. Thanks Zak and Matt for coming up and hanging out! Get back here soon! There's more to this spot than what you see here. Lots More!!!


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After the success on positive feedback of previous Demo Camp in Grenoble and the recent emulation shown at Cluster Edit, we are pleased to group together a demo camp and a hackathon in a full day Eclipse event in Grenoble to gather all Eclipse enthusiast in the area around technical presentations, discussions and code.
Please register at our EventBrite page
- 1 Location, date and Time
- 2 Flyer
- 3 Sponsors
- 4 Agenda
- 4.1 Line-up
- 4.2 Proposed talks
- 4.2.1 Submissions and deadline
- 4.2.2 Maximize cost/value rate of your Eclipse tests with SWTBot test recorder
- 4.2.3 XText : an example of modelling with respect to a legacy application
- 4.2.4 XText/Xtend : A winning couple for building your DSL
- 4.2.5 Open Innovation @ Eclipse, extending the ecosystem to embrace new technology domains
- 4.2.6 Dataflow programming
- 4.2.7 Trace and Monitoring Framework - a concrete usage for multicore application
- 4.2.8 Building Eclipse Plug-ins and RCP Applications with Tycho
- 4.2.9 Example of model driven tools integration in HW/SW development
- 4.2.10 How to contribute to an Eclipse project?
- 4.2.11 Case study: JBoss Developer Studio, an IDE for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications
- 4.2.12 LiveReload integration in Eclipse is refreshing
- 4.2.13 Google Analytics for Eclipse Plugins
- 4.2.14 AutoRefactor : automatically refactor entire Java code bases!
- 4.2.15 Projets Eclipse pour l'IoT, le M2M et le SOHO
- 5 Who Is Attending
- 6 Carpool
- 7 After the conference
- 8 Contact
Location, date and Time
November 25th 2013, all day long.Xerox Research Centre Europe
6 chemin de Maupertuis
38240 Meylan, France
LatLong: 45.2173989, 5.7921349
Travel Information
If you're interesting in promoting the event in your organisation, please print the following flyer and put it where your colleagues will see it:
Hosting and Funding
- Thierry Jacquin - Xerox Research
- Mickael Istria - Red Hat
- Mathilde Gradfort & Patrick Emin - Cluster Edit
The day will feature informal demos, presentations and discussions about cool Eclipse projects, ranging from research prototypes to fully-featured open-source and commercial offerings. Each presentation should be 20 minutes + 5 minutes of questions, doing the transition with next presentation. If you want to make something shorter, then we'll plan quickies (5 minutes). This tentative agenda is subject to change depending on the proposed talks.
|Introduction, event, sponsors, who you are
|XText/Xtend : A winning couple for building your DSL by Nicolas Palix
|XText : an example of modelling with respect to a legacy application by Thierry Jacquin
|Coffee break and chat
|Comment bâtir rapidement et efficacement des éditeurs graphiques de modèles sous Eclipse avec Graphiti by Nicolas Hili
|Example of model driven tools integration in HW/SW development by Sebastien Revol
|Case study: JBoss Developer Studio, an IDE for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications by Max Andersen
|Lunch and chat
| 8 quickies:
|Building Eclipse Plug-ins and RCP Applications with Tycho by Xavier Raynaud
|Coffee break and chat
|How to contribute to an Eclipse project? by Mickael Istria
|Projets Eclipse pour l'IoT, le M2M et le SOHO by Didier Donsez
|Open Innovation @ Eclipse, extending the ecosystem to embrace new technology domain by Gael Blondelle
|Code together: need help on a piece of code, on a project, to contribute your first patch ot an Eclipse-related project ? Let's work all together to make progress together!
Proposed talks
Submissions and deadline
Submit your talk proposal before November 12th!
You can submit simply by adding a paragraph there (please respect follow title conventions so we can easy use the page outline). We are looking for talks that show:
- Cool stuff in Eclipse (Eclipse insight)
- Cool stuff with Eclipse (how you use Eclipse)
- Cool stuff for Eclipse (what plugins you develop)
All technologies/projects/organizations/... are good for a presentation, while it relates to Eclipse. Good topics of presentations can either be: innovative projects, new technologies, best practices with Eclipse IDE, showcase of a nice RCP application...
You proposal should also includes the possible formats. You can select either one, or both of them if you talk can suit to both standard and quicky format.
- Standard talk (20 minutes of presentation + 5 minutes of questions)
- Quicky (5 minutes to use as you want)
Note that as the schedule is quite tight, we can't allow any talks to be longer than announced. So make sure your presentation fits in the timeframe! It's better to make something shorter and have more time for questions than having something too long that you can't finish.
A speaker is allowed to present several talks. Presentations my be submitted either in French or in English.
Maximize cost/value rate of your Eclipse tests with SWTBot test recorder
|Mickael Istria
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|Quicky (5 minutes)
|SWTBot recently integrated a test recorder and generator that speeds up the process of developing a functional test. This will be a quick demo.
XText : an example of modelling with respect to a legacy application
|T Jacquin
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard (20min)
|There are easy ways in XText for linking a model with applicative java structures such as classes, methods or attributes. Few slides / short demo ?
XText/Xtend : A winning couple for building your DSL
|N. Palix
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard (20min)
| XText eases the building of your DSL frontend. XTend helps you building your DSL backend. This presentation will illustrate
how to use them together in your project. Few slides / short demo ?
Open Innovation @ Eclipse, extending the ecosystem to embrace new technology domains
|G Blondelle
|Cool stuff with Eclipse or Eclipse ecosystem
|Standard (20min)
|After a short reminder of the Eclipse Foundation story, I give the vision of Eclipse hosting new technologies in the domain of Embedded Systems, Location aware software, m2m, ... This move extends the Eclipse ecosystem beyond its natural borders and opens new opportunities for the community.
Dataflow programming
|X Raynaud
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|This presentation may be split in two parts: (1) Dataflow programming requires support of a new C-like language in eclipse: difficulties and achievements. (2) Visualization and profiling of a dataflow application, focusing on Eclipse technologies used.
Trace and Monitoring Framework - a concrete usage for multicore application
|X Raynaud
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Tracing and Monitoring Framework (TMF) started as a collection of Eclipse plugins to analyze LTTng traces. Since then, it has evolved into a generic trace analysis framework. The presentation will provides an overview of the framework, as well as a concrete usage of this framework for embedded multicore applications.
Building Eclipse Plug-ins and RCP Applications with Tycho
|Xavier Raynaud, or somebody else if any volunteer
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|To be discussed
|Tycho is a maven extension for building Eclipse artifacts (plug-ins, products, update-sites...). Idea is to exchange around this practice, perhaps using http://www.eclipsecon.org/2013/sessions/building-eclipse-plug-ins-and-rcp-applications-tycho
Example of model driven tools integration in HW/SW development
|Sebastien Revol
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|To be discussed
|EMF Model driven tools provide fantastic ways to structure and reuse information with model transformation and code or doc generation. However the development and the deployment of such tools require eclipse and java skills which prevent non-expert people to integrate those tools in their development flow. We present here a set of plugins we have developped on top of EMF tools to allow HW developers to easily write, deploy and execute their generators in a command-line based unix environment.
How to contribute to an Eclipse project?
|Mickael Istria (other welcome)
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|Standard (20 minutes)
| Everybody uses or have used Eclipse for various purpose. As a consequence, everybody has an idea of something to improve in Eclipse. Eclipse is community-driven, and your feedback and your contributions are actually what make Eclipse what it is, and what it's going to be. But the process of giving feedback and contributing code is not trivial.
This talk will present the standard process of contributing anything to an Eclipse project: what are the entry points? How to be explicit? How to convince people of the value of your request? How to contribute code? How to become a project committer?...
Case study: JBoss Developer Studio, an IDE for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications
|Max Rydahl Andersen
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard (case-study)
|JBoss Developer Studio is an IDE dedicated to JBoss technologies and focusing on very high productivity of developers doing Java for Web, Mobile and Cloud applications. This presentation will feature a demonstration, and can be extended to a case-study explaining how such an IDE leverages pieces of Eclipse.
LiveReload integration in Eclipse is refreshing
|Max Rydahl Andersen
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard or Quicky (demo only)
| Having to go back and forth between the IDE and the browser's refresh button to reload the Web page after editing a few lines of code is a repetitive and tedious task...
In this session, you'll see how the LiveReload integration in Eclipse can save web application developers'time, whether they build their pages with plain old HTML or JSP/JSF templates deployed in an application server or even plain asciidoc documents.
You'll also learn how the LiveReload protocol has been implemented on top of Jetty and the Eclipse WebTools APIs to support multiple modes of development and to target multiple platforms - including BrowserSim, tablets and smartphones ! - all along with a minimum of configuration.
You can get an idea of the features that will be covered and demoed during this session by watching this screencast or by reading the New and Noteworthy section of this JBoss Tools component.
Google Analytics for Eclipse Plugins
|Max Rydahl Andersen
|Cool stuff with Eclipse
|Standard or Quicky (demo only)
| It's always fun to see the download statistics for your plugin, but it is even more fun to see live who is actually using your plugin, how they installed it and where they are from.
Getting that up and running can require a lot of bandwidth and infrastructure but luckily there already exist a well known analytics service called Google Analytics that can do this for you with all the graphs and earth-plots you want - even animated.
We've implemented a plugin that utilizes Google Analytics to do all the heavy lifting of complex reporting and just leave it up to our plugins to setup and invoke a basic http request.
We will present the inner workings on how this Google Analytics Usage plugins works, the legal challenges and report some of the interesting findings we have done over the years.
For an example of what data and monitoring we have done see https://community.jboss.org/en/tools/blog/2012/07/30/observations-from-t... and http://jboss.org/tools/usage for details/source code.
AutoRefactor : automatically refactor entire Java code bases!
|JN Rouvignac
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
|Quicky or Standard (French or English)
| Was your code base written in majority with Java 1.4?
Does running SonarQube expose 10000+ violations on your code base?
Projets Eclipse pour l'IoT, le M2M et le SOHO
|Didier Donsez
|Cool stuff for Eclipse
| L'Internet des choses (IoT) devient désormais une réalité avec la disponibilité de dispositifs enfouis communicants (étiquettes RFID, capteurs sans fil, téléphonie mobile …) de faible coût. L'Internet des choses offre aux entreprises de nouvelles opportunités de modèles économiques (ie pay as you use), d'amélioration de la qualité du service rendu à leurs clients (particuliers ou entreprises) et de satisfaction de leurs obligations légales ou contractuelles. Il s'impose comme le nouvel outil d'efficacité (ie just-in-time) et de productivité pour les entreprises et organisations e-agiles. Les services nécessaires sont appelés Machine à Machine (M2M) car ils sont à la convergence des dispositifs enfouis et des systèmes d'information des entreprises via des moyens de communication ubiquitaires. Cependant une grande majorité des services M2M sont actuellement conçus de manière ad-hoc en adressant spécifiquement un domaine sectoriel (santé, énergie, agriculture, distribution, transports, …). Ces services M2M sont généralement incompatibles entre eux et de ce fait, ils ne permettent pas de « croiser » les applications inter-secteurs.
Les intergiciels pour M2M jouent un rôle crucial dans la livraison et l'évolution rapides d'infrastructures matérielles et des suites logicielles flexibles et adaptées aux besoins des entreprises et des organisations, et de leurs clients et de leurs usagers pour l'exploitation de l'Internet des Choses. Cette présentation introduira 3 projets de la fondation Eclipse qui développent des intergiciels et des environnements de développement pour l'IoT, le M2M et le SOHO (Smart Office Home Office).
Who Is Attending
There are only 50 seats available, so please register quickly to have your seat at this democamp.Insciption is mandatory. Attendees will be required to confirm their presence a few days before the event.
Registration page is here on EventBrite.
Eclipse DemoCamp Grenoble is a Green event. If you plan to use your car to go to this event, and have some seats to share, please add you to this list:
|Departure from
|John Doe
|Minatec ou Gare
After the conference
To be filled later
- Twitter: Follow @EclipseGre for more news about Eclipse-related news in Grenoble and its area.
- Mailing-list: Organizers can also be reached on the france-ec mailing-list. Feel free to come to ask questions, make suggestions, anything...


text: State aid – the European Commission charges forward Global Tax Alert Share this 8 SEP 2016 By: Pie Geelen This note provides an update on the EU state aid decisions and aims to put recent developments in context. We review the current state of the state aid investigations, provide some political context, touch on the US position, and offer guidelines to help US multinationals address and discuss state aid matters with internal and external stakeholders. 1. The current state of the state aid investigations The Apple decision is the latest in the state aid decisions from the European Commission. Previously, the Commission ruled that the Netherlands, Luxembourg and Belgium all had granted state aid to corporations – in Belgium's case, about 35 companies were caught up in so-called "excess profits" rulings. The Commission's state aid investigations walk a fine line between the Commission's authority and EU member states' tax sovereignty. The domestic tax systems of the EU member states do not fall within the competency of the Commission. However, based on the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU), the Commission is authorized to challenge any aid granted by a member state that is incompatible with the free internal EU market. It is this particular section of the TFEU (article 107(1)) that effectively gives the Commission the tools to influence tax policy. Although all state aid cases are different, the common denominator in the Commission's recent decisions is the reference that the respective rulings and, in so far as available, the corresponding transfer pricing documentation and mechanics are not in line with arm's length standards. There has been much debate in the tax community about this theme; one could argue that the Commission is introducing its own concept of arm's length transfer pricing principles that is separate from existing OECD transfer pricing guidelines and that also has the potential to deviate from the revised transfer pricing guidelines of the OECD BEPS initiative. Apart from two pending state aid decisions of the Commission in Luxembourg, no new formal investigations have been initiated at the moment, nor are we aware of an initiative by the Commission to start challenging state aid positions on a broad scale. 2. The political context and the US position An interesting element in the Commission's press release was that the Commission has invited both the US IRS and, indeed, other countries to consider taxing Apple's historic profits. This is a clear challenge to the respected OECD international framework of taxation. It can be viewed as the introduction of a form of EU common consolidated tax base allowing each member state to claim taxing rights linked to sales and other activity in that state. The common consolidated tax base has been on the Commission's political agenda for some years now, but, after its initial proposal in 2012, has not been able to gain enough political momentum. As part of the 2016 EU anti-tax-avoidance package, the CCTB initiative is making its way back onto the political agenda, albeit in a slimmed down form, of the Commission. The UK was not an advocate of the original CCTB proposal. It will be interesting to see, post-Brexit, how the renewed effort on the CCTB will play out in the EU and if this will affect the Commission's going-forward strategy on the state aid investigations. The Netherlands and Luxembourg are appealing the Commission's decisions and there is a strong belief in these jurisdictions that the Commission's decision does not have sufficient merit to be upheld by the EU Court of Justice. Ireland is still considering if it will appeal, but, in any case, Apple will appeal − hence the case will go to court. Although the US Treasury has on occasion indicated that it is concerned about the EU state aid investigations, more recently it has taken a much stronger position against the Commission's direction. Most notably, on August 24, 2016, shortly before the Apple decision, Treasury issued a White Paper specifically dealing with the state aid investigations and decisions. In the White Paper,Treasury sets out three main areas of concern: The Commission's approach is new and departs from prior EU state aid case law The Commission should not seek retroactive recovery and The new approach is inconsistent with international norms and undermines the international tax system (including the BEPS initiative). The positions in the White Paper are further supported by subsequent statements in the media from Secretary of the Treasury Jack Lew and Deputy Assistant Secretary for International Tax Affairs Robert Stack. 3. What's next for US companies? Inform stakeholders. There is a lot of press coverage on the state aid cases, as a result of which the nuance can get lost within your organization. Inform all stakeholders based on the facts of the different cases. Not all state aid cases are equal and rulings agreed upon in recent years often have a different profile than rulings concluded more than 20 years ago. Review existing structures and rulings. Make sure you understand your position. Be sure that you are also taking into account the audit perspective to help you understand your company's position when it comes to possible state aid risk. In case you deem it necessary, old rulings can be updated to ensure compliance with the latest international developments. Focus on transfer pricing documentation and compliance. Organizations are currently revisiting their transfer pricing documentation requirements as a result of BEPS developments. Master files and local files are required. Appropriate transfer pricing documentation is the first line of defense against state aid investigations. In addition, companies should ensure that operating models act in line with the agreed upon transfer pricing methodology. Consider state aid aspects of any rulings when conducting M&A activity. Learn more about the significance of the Commission's state aid ruling by contacting the author.


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Rutgers University is hosting a free conference for entrepreneurs Oct. 16 to connect startups with investors, government agencies and other emerging businesses.
The annual event, which will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the university's New Brunswick campus, will also include a keynote address from Donald Black, president of Trialynx and a former senior executive at Merck. Black will discuss his work managing clinical trials for Lipitor, the world's best-selling prescription drug — a story that will resonate with entrepreneurs, said Richard Mammone, a Rutgers business and engineering professor and the founder of Entrepreneurship Day.
"Dr. Black will share with us his experience in drug development, with the associated challenges and pitfalls faced by people in the industry, which are relevant to many business initiatives," Mammone said in a statement.
The event is geared toward university researchers hoping to commercialize their technologies, entrepreneurs hoping to learn more about funding and to network with service providers, venture capitalists, angel investors and early-stage startups.
The conference is free, but online registration is required. To register, visit http://innovate.rutgers.edu/content/home.


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The problem is that Mark Buehrle doesn't know what to do.
In one sense, he feels that his highly deceptive pickoff move to first base is only an issue with umpire Joe West and his crew, so he will continue to use it, even though West's crew called four of his five balks on him last year. West called two in one game and Angel Hernandez called two in another.
On the other hand, Buehrle is worried that umpires have been told this offseason that West's interpretation of the balk rule is one that will become standard around the league. …
March 9, 2011
Mark Buehrle worried his pickup move will be called a balk this season
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