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Speedweeks 2013 at Daytona International Speedway kicks off this weekend, with The Sprint Unlimited preseason race scheduled for Saturday and then qualifying for the Daytona 500 slated for Sunday.
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The Sprint Unlimited - Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.
Saturday night's Sprint Cup Series preseason race at Daytona International Speedway will be more than just a preview of the Feb. 24 Daytona 500.
The Sprint Unlimited -- formerly known as the Budweiser Shootout -- will mark the competition debut of the new Generation-6 car in Sprint Cup. This non- points event will also have a different format than the past, as race fans are determining the competition elements of it.
Even though Sprint Cup teams have tested the Gen-6 at Charlotte Motor Speedway twice and Daytona once during the offseason, there are still some unknowns about the new car.
NASCAR officials expect speeds to reach up to or over 200 mph, and they are optimistic that pack racing will be the dominant form of competition at Daytona. However, bump drafting could be a major concern if drivers opt to do it. Each of the three auto manufacturers in NASCAR's top series -- Chevrolet, Ford and Toyota -- have designs on the new cars that are different from the most recent ones used in the sport from 2007-12. Drivers noticed a significant difference in the designs while bump drafting during testing at Daytona.
A multi-car wreck occurred during the second day of testing at Daytona when Marcos Ambrose spun around in a pack of 18 cars after Dale Earnhardt Jr. was attempting to bump draft Ambrose on the backstretch. Twelve of the 18 cars riding in the pack at the time were involved in the accident.
One year ago, NASCAR made some modifications to the cars and implemented new rules which helped bring back the big drafts and reduce the number of two-car tandems at restrictor-plate tracks (Daytona and Talladega Superspeedway). Drivers, teams and NASCAR were all pleased with the return of pack racing.
"We're still drafting, just not lining up pushing each other," three-time Sprint Cup champion Tony Stewart said. "I never liked the pushing deal anyway. There's no other form of racing where you do that, so I don't know why it's been so embraced here, because to me, it's not really racing.
"It's having two cars line up, and one guy pushes the other guy. I don't know where that really fits into auto racing. I don't think it's a bad thing if the bumpers don't line up. I never was a fan of cars pushing each other in the first place, and if they don't, if we can't do it at Daytona, it's not going to hurt my feelings."
For the first time in the history of the preseason race at Daytona, fans are deciding the format.
In a fan vote that closed on Wednesday at 11:59 p.m. ET, the three segments for this scheduled 75-lap race were set at 30 laps, 25 and 20. The other two options for the segment lengths included: 40 laps, 20 and 15 or 35 laps, 30 and 10.
Fans still have an opportunity to vote on two other elements of the race. They have until the green flag drops for the start of the event to vote for the type of pit stop each team must make following the first segment (30 laps). The options include: no pit stop, two-tire change or four-tire change. Fans also have until the start of the second segment to vote for the number of cars that will be eliminated after the 25 laps are completed in that stint. The choices are: none, two, four or six.
Votes for the remaining two categories can be cast on NASCAR's new mobile app, NASCAR Mobile '13, or at NASCAR.com/SprintUnlimited.
Furthermore, fans in attendance at Daytona on race day will be able to determine the starting lineup. They will have three choices when voting: number of career wins (most to least), 2012 final Sprint Cup driver point standings or order in which drivers won their first pole position last season, beginning with the Daytona 500 and ending with last November's race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.
Nineteen drivers are entered in The Sprint Unlimited. There are 22 drivers eligible for the race. Those qualified are the pole winners from last season or past champions of the preseason event at Daytona. A.J. Allmendinger, Bill Elliott and Ken Schrader have eligibility but are not on the entry list.
Kyle Busch won last year's race. Busch bounced back from two near wrecks and then beat Stewart to the finish line by 0.013 seconds, making it the closest margin in the history of this event.
"I think anytime we ever go down to Daytona, whether it's with the new car or whether it's with a different rules package or what have you, we always look at that Sprint Unlimited race as a race to watch to see exactly what's going to happen and what characteristics you have in your race car and things," Busch said. "It's a learning experience for everybody, whether you're in the race or whether you're out of the race and not in it."
Stewart has won the preseason race at Daytona three times (2001, '02 and '07). How does he feel about his chances of winning it for a fourth time?
"I think they're good," Stewart said. "It's a fun race anyway, and to get the fans involved and make them more a part of the actual format and everything, I like it."
Dale Earnhardt holds the record for most wins in this race with six (1980, '86, '88, '91, '93 and '95).
Daytona 500 qualifying - Daytona International Speedway - Daytona Beach, Fla.
Qualifying for the Daytona 500 -- NASCAR's most prestigious race of the season -- is a unique format. Just the first two starting positions for the Feb. 24 season-opening event will be determined during Sunday's time trials. The remainder of the 43-car field will be decided in the Feb. 21 twin-qualifying races (Budweiser Duel).
There are 45 drivers listed on the preliminary entry list for this year's Daytona 500.
The top-two finishers in time trials and the highest 15 finishers in each Budweiser Duel, excluding those who had already secured a spot on the front row, will earn a spot in the Daytona 500. The next four fastest in time trials that did not finish in the top-15 in either one of the twin qualifiers will make up positions 33-36. Six provisional starting positions (37 through 42) will be awarded to the highest eligible car owners in the final 2012 Sprint Cup standings, not otherwise qualified for the race. The 43rd position will be filled by the most recent past series champion who participated in a Sprint Cup race this past year. Should no past champion be eligible, the final position will go to the next highest owner in last year's points.
No driver has ever won all four major Speedweeks events at Daytona -- The Sprint Unlimited, Daytona 500 pole, Budweiser Duel and Daytona 500. Cale Yarborough (1984), Ken Schrader (1989) and Dale Jarrett (2000) have won three of the four events.
Last year's Speedweeks winners were: Kyle Busch (The Sprint Unlimited), Carl Edwards (Daytona 500 pole), Tony Stewart (Budweiser Duel race one) and Matt Kenseth (Budweiser Duel race two and Daytona 500).


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They were terribly rude, and it's a shame no one intervened. Even if those four people were genuinely oblivious, someone already at one of the tables they joined could have had a quiet word with them, or recruited a few friends to ask to join you "since their table got so crowded." Really; my jaw dropped reading that they just left you, and no one did anything about it.One question: you say you left after the toasts. Was that also after the meal? I think our toasts were before we ate, but I just went to my friend's wedding and they were after, so it's hard to tell how long you were there.
I can't believe the bride and groom didn't come over to speak to you and done something to fix the situation. Seems pretty crappy on their part.
How to handle it? I guess you could drag your chair over with them... Moving to another table is certainly fine, as was leaving, but what a bummer!
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TomServo wrote:Sunbeam56 wrote:We are Yuppie Scum Campers, and not too ashamed about it.
your in for a surprise.
Yah, I suspect so. That;s why I am reading here.
he biggest diff is the humidity. This is the Gulf Coast. 100% humidity, a LOT of the time. So evap coolers don't work. But on the Playa... the possibilities excite me.


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It's a huge state. I'm sure there are others! My roomate and I are heading out on a roadtrip from Fort Worth on the 25th. Should be epic! Well, Texans, Roll Call!
It's a huge state. I'm sure there are others! My roomate and I are heading out on a roadtrip from Fort Worth on the 25th. Should be epic! Well, Texans, Roll Call!
Sure are, and looking forward to going going back back to cali cali, the other cool state! Actually, "yall" know you're cooler! We got SXSW out here! Can't wait to check out Coachella!
SXSW is the shit... went last year... after parties are the shit... im from texas as well
Austin on the way! Got a 'dition with 1 more spot!
Me and one other are plannin on rentin a car, driving from Dallas!
Also driving from dallas with another person, looking forward to it.
Awesome! Cool to see some texas brethren!
Oh, they can't hold us Texas folk down! We will be traveling from A-town of course. We also might have an additional spot if anyone is interested in splitting some drive time and gas.
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Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller
By A-town do you mean Amarillo. If so that's where we are leaving from.
I was referring to Austin. Sorry.
Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it. Ferris Bueller
i'm driving i don't think i want customs going thru my stuff anyone want to help with gas or preferably a place to stay let me know i am near austin and a girl so i am safe
Yea, I was kind of worried about taking 10 due to increased law enforcement since it goes through El Paso, thus being a large drug running road.
entering el paso is not the problem, it's leaving it where you will have to pass through a border checkpoint...the main thing they are looking for is illegal aliens, so as long as no one is acting suspicious or says that they are "mexican, arabian" or some stupid shit like that then they shouldnt search your ride...you will have to pass the check point twice (once going to, and the other returning from coachella) if you go through el paso...there are some ways around el paso, but they add a little extra driving time
n e one coming from houston??? its only me and one other person in a huge car we do need one more driver... but id hate to go all the way to cali just us two. N e one interested in carpooling?
p.s. no kreepy people please
my best friend KATE 22/f and myself 22/m need rides to CALIFORNIA
we bought plane tickets but maybe we can cancel them?
we're from san marcos
Hey Everyone, Are you coming by way of I-40? I live in Gallup, New Mexico. If it is on the way I would LOVE a ride with someone. Thanks
but im flying in wednesday 2 days before the show
damn thanks a lot though
thats cool of you
we couls probably bring someone else if anyone needs a ride. two scions
n e one need a ride? coming from Houston, TX and we dont want to ride alone, it will be me and my best friend (a chick) lemme know!
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i'm going solo from dallas...i don't mind driving if some people wanna ride along...or if someone doesnt mind me riding with them that would be cool too...message me on here or on myspace if you want MY MYSPACE
Thanks ya'll!
uhh i'm an idiot didnt read post dates...i already got a ride for last year thanks anyways guys lol
Hey I might need a ride from Oklahoma - a little out of your way from dallas but,
my friends (2 others) are rolliin in a sub compact and I'm like 6'6'' an shit I might need some help.
23 responsible male driver in El Paso that is going to be camping. Unfortunately, I drive a Tundra that likes to chug gasoline so I dont want to drive that all the way to Indio on the thing. Anyone in Texas driving on I-10 that might have spent 6+ hourse driving already and would like a fresh driver and has an open spot. Ill take that open spot. PM me for e-mail, cell number.
sort of Texan. born in lubbock moved away then moved back senior year of high-school for 5 years in A-town as in Amarillo. 8yrs total does that count?
bleached black sheep rebel and wear my sweater
Eels 4/13 -- Daniel Johnston 4/16 -- Coachella -- Clinic 5/18 -- Sasquatch 5/24-26 -- Pickathon 8/1-3 -- Radiohead 8/19 + 8/20
I'm looking for a ride from Austin or for people to share the drive and gas. Anybody out there?
i need a ride from dallas if you know anybody who needs a passenger!!!!!!!!
Flying in from San Antonio so hope to see some fellow Texans there, cant wait to see the Killers
my friend and i are driving from deep south texas (rio grande valley area) to coachella and have room for two bodies. we would be leaving on wednesday 04/15 and returning on 04/20. we are going via I10 through san antonio all the way through to indio, ca. if you are enroute on I10, lets go!
we are easy going guys with no hangups. let me know so we can arrange something. http://myspace.com/nighteulogy


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From the moment he took office at the start of last year, Governor Jerry Brown has told California voters the state needs new revenue. But his November tax initiative, Proposition 30, faces strong opposition on several fronts and is hovering at around 50 percent support in the polls.
Governor Brown sat down with reporter Ben Adler Thursday in Sacramento to talk about the impact of Prop 30's passage or failure on next year's budget.
The governor says there's a lot on the line with Proposition 30. He won't rule out future budget cuts if the measure passes, but insists California will be far better off.
"As people go into the voting booth or fill out their absentee ballot, all they have to say is, look – have our schools taken enough cuts yet?"
He says the tax increases in Prop 30 are reasonable…
"It's just pretty simple: If you buy a $4 sandwich, could you pay another penny? 'Cause that's what we're talking about."
And Governor Brown says he'll veto any attempt to reverse the automatic trigger cuts in the state budget if the measure fails.
"The cuts to the schools, to the colleges, that's baked into the budget. And if 'Yes on 30' passes, those cuts don't happen. If the 'No' people prevail, then we get the cuts."
But David Wolfe with the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association says the governor should re-think his priorities and make sure education gets funded – without new taxes.
"There's been no reforms: minimal pension reform, high-speed rail being built in the middle of the Central Valley with track that's not electrified. It's hard to justify $50 billion in higher taxes when you can't make the reforms to control spending."
Polls show the measure with about 50 percent support.
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GREAT BEND, Kan. - It was a family affair for the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Thunder on the Plains at S.R.C.A. Drag Strip this weekend as Glen Amerine nearly shared the winner's circle with his son Craig who was the runner up in Top Sportsman, and brothers battled in the final round for the Stock Eliminator championship.
Great Bend, Kan., resident Amerine took out fellow Super Street racer John Dexter in his '69 Camaro running 11.049 seconds at 129.55 mph. Amerine's son Craig came one round short of joining his dad in the winner's circle as he fell to Tom Donovan in the Jerry Haas Top Sportsman presented by Aeromotive class. Donovan, Wellsville, Kan., was better at the line combined with a 7.319 second elapsed time for the win to Craig's 7.883, 172.41 mph.
The Stock Eliminator championship came down to a pair of brothers going head to head in the final round with Luke Siebert, Tecumseh, Kan., taking the win in his '69 Nomad over his brother Nick, Wamego, Kan., who left early with a red-light foul start.
Jeff Koron and Michael Shelton added to the local list of winners as Koron, Hayes, Kan., took the win in the Fineline Madcap Top Dragster class and Shelton, Great Bend, Kan., won over Gordon Fangmeyer in Sportsman Motorcycle presented by Harley Davidson. Koron defeated Tom Williams, Leonardville, Kan., by 0.002 seconds in the closest final of the day running 6.758 seconds at 201.13 mph and Shelton went 9.789, 130.47 on his '08 Hayabusa.
Jason DeForrest met up with Justin Jenkins in the Super Stock final as the two are in a battle for the West Central JEGS Allstars. DeForrest beat Jenkins for the Super Stock title which should also move him into the points lead with one race to go for the JEGS Allstars held at Route 66 Raceway outside Chicago the end of June.
Defending West Central division Super Gas Champion Kevin Moore, Littleton, Colo., won over Dennis Hay in his '34 Chevy running 160.29 mph in 10.082 seconds to the quicker Hay at 10.023, 161.98.
Rounding out the winners in Great Bend was Todd Patterson, Augusta, Kan., in Comp Eliminator and Landon Stallbaumer, Wakarusa, Kan., in Super Comp. Winner's in the Super Shootouts were Mark Potts in Super Comp, Rich Shepard in Super Gas and Dennis Padilla in Super Street.
West Central Division racers head to Topeka, Kan., for the NHRA Kansas Nationals, May 17-19, before heading to Brainerd, Minn., for the next NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series event, June 1-2. Up next for S.R.C.A. is their grudge racing/test and tune event on Friday, May 10.
The following are the final results from the NHRA Lucas Oil Drag Racing Series Thunder on the Plains event at S.R.C.A. Drag Strip:
COMP ELIMINATOR Todd Patterson, Augusta, Kan., '10 Cobalt, A/SMA, 8.186, 141.59 def. Matt Harris, Nebraska City, Neb., '05 Grand Am, D/A, foul. SUPER STOCK Jason DeForrest, Andover, Minn., '87 Camaro, GT/CA, 9.654, 139.56 def. Justin Jenkins, Beatrice, Neb., '10 Cobalt, GT/CA, 9.714, 137.08. STOCK ELIMINATOR Luke Siebert, Tecumseh, Kan., '69 Nomad, K/SA, 12.575, 93.14 def. Nick Siebert, Wamego, Kan., '85 Camaro, I/SA, foul. SUPER COMP Landon Stallbaumer, Wakarusa, Kan., dragster, 9.047, 151.14 def. Rustin Mayse, Grandview, Texas, dragster, 9.047, 159.34. SUPER GAS Kevin Moore, Littleton, Colo., '34 Chevy, 10.082, 160.29 def. Dennis Hay, Golden, Colo., '85 Corvette, 10.023, 161.98. SUPER STREET Glen Amerine, Great Bend, Kan., '69 Camaro, 11.049, 129.55 def. John Dexter, Morrison, Colo., '68 Camaro, 11.001, 143.22. TOP SPORTSMAN Tom Donovan, Wellsville, Kan., '67 Chevy II, 7.319, 180.02 def. Craig Amerine, Great Bend, Kan., '10 Camaro, 7.883, 172.41. TOP DRAGSTER Jeff Koron, Hays, Kan., dragster, 6.758, 201.13 def. Tom Williams, Leonardville, Kan., dragster, 6.897, 195.99. SPORTSMAN MOTORCYCLE PRESENTED BY HARLEY DAVIDSON Michael Shelton, Great Bend, Kan., '08 Hayabusa, 9.789, 130.47 def. Gordon Fangmeyer, Lincoln, Neb., '83 Suzuki, 8.974, 137.75. SUPER COMP SHOOTOUT Mark Potts, Gillette, Wyo., dragster, 9.040, 158.09 def. Steve Swenson, Valley Springs, S.D., dragster, 9.021, 180.50. SUPER GAS SHOOTOUT Rick Shepard, Wheat Ridge, Colo., '90 S-10, 10.032, 151.26 def. Kevin Dyck, Winnipeg, Manit., '08 Corvette, 10.023, 152.64. SUPER STREET SHOOTOUT Dennis Padilla, Arvada, Colo., '67 Chevelle, 11.007, 149.36 def. Chuck Lowry, Wichita, Kan., '92 Camaro, 10.956, 146.65.
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Giusseppe - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 8:38amArchitectural Gallery | flowers | gates | stainless steel
I was just wondering if
eligius1427 - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 8:58am
I was just wondering if anybody had heard from you lately and then, bam, here you are with more of your great looking flowers. The piece looks amazing, I love the contrast between the bright colorful flowers and the stainless steel.
Hope all is well
Jake Balcom
Jack Frost with a torch
Frank Castiglione - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 1:25pm
Hi Giusseppe,
Giusseppe, Nice work!
Jamie Santellano - Wednesday, April 22, 2009 - 8:20pm
Nice work! Beautiful colors!
Jamie Santellano
winter work
Giusseppe - Thursday, April 23, 2009 - 5:53am
Glad you all like them ...... except for the initial experiments I didn't do much on these ...... this is what kept my assistant Ramsay warm through the winter....
Where to bend next ... www.metalgarden.ca
This is really pretty. I
mele miller - Sunday, April 26, 2009 - 5:48am
This is really pretty. I guess the color is done with just a torch? I need to get better at doing that, I always go a bit to far.


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ok, this is a noob problem i know but for some reason the DLdvds that ive created do not seem to be bootable. now yes i did check to make sure my dvdrom works, and i set it to boot from cd, and i even loaded the boot selector and tried to boot from cd. now i know that all my hardware works because i booted a knoppix cd to test it. right now i have ubuntu on the machine, but i built it specifically to be a traveling media center that i can take wherever i go to use for movies and what not. please someone tell me what i am doing wrong... i am getting so frustrated i could just scream... thanks... oh yea, i dont want to run a live cd. i just want to know how to boot it so i can install it.... dur.


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Defending champion Roger Federer has been reprimanded by Wimbledon officials and told he must change his shoes for his second round match on Wednesday.
According to the Daily Mail, the bright orange soles on Federer's footwear have contravened All England Club clothing rules.
The Swiss world number three dazzled with his tennis as well as his loud footwear in his first round demolition of Romania's Victor Hanescu in straight sets.
He will have to make some changes when he steps onto the court for his second round match with Sergiy Stakhovsky in the last game on Centre Court on Wednesday.
Wimbledon have strict rules concerning what players can be decked out in, which basically state that all items of clothing must be almost completely white.
Federer, the seven-time champion at Wimbledon, has also caused a stir in recent years with his choice of pre-match clothing – the number three seed has taken to wearing sporty blazers to walk out on to court.
The report claims a number of other players have been pulled up on their colourful choice of trainers and officials in SW19 have been slapping wrists galore.
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San Antonio, TX (SportsNetwork.com) - Danny Green led a balanced San Antonio scoring attack with 15 points, as the Spurs sailed to their ninth straight win with a 119-85 decision over the listless Los Angeles Lakers on Friday at AT&T Center.
Matt Bonner recorded a double-double with 13 points and 10 rebounds, while Marco Belinelli and Aron Baynes each scored 12 for the Spurs, who saw all 13 players that dressed score at least three points.
"We shared the ball and everyone played great tonight," said San Antonio guard Tony Parker, who finished with seven points and four assists in just over 14 minutes. "That's what we want."
With the win, the Spurs extended their lead to a full game over the idle Oklahoma City Thunder atop the Western Conference.
Pau Gasol posted an 18-point, 11-rebound double-double to lead the Lakers, who have lost two straight and five of their last six games.
The Lakers actually led 10-9 following a Kendall Marshall 3-pointer just under 5 1/2 minutes in, but the visitors didn't make another field goal until early in the second quarter, allowing the Spurs to run away with the contest.
San Antonio reeled off an elongated 27-7 surge before Robert Sacre finally quelled LA's field goal drought with a layup to bring the Lakers within 35-19 just over two minutes into the second.
The Spurs responded with six straight points to push the margin to 22 and carried a 61-34 spread into the locker room.
"The only disappointing thing was I thought heart-wise they grabbed our heart pretty quick and we just have to learn how to be able to compete and keep going," Lakers head coach Mike D'Antoni said.
Green drained consecutive 3-pointers early in the third to extend the lead to 70-36, and despite a late burst from the Lakers, San Antonio entered the fourth with a comfortable 89-60 advantage.
Los Angeles failed to muster a threat over the final 12 minutes.
Game Notes
With the win, the Spurs "Big Three" of Tim Duncan, Parker and Manu Ginobili played in their 664th game together and won their 491st as a trio, moving into second place on the NBA's all-time wins list among a trio and third place for games played together. They surpassed the Lakers trio of Magic Johnson, Michael Cooper and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in both categories ... Cory Joseph scored 11 and Jeff Ayres added 10 points for San Antonio, which shot 49 percent from the floor ... LA went a woeful 4-of-21 from 3-point range ... The Spurs dominated the rebounding battle by a 64-37 margin.


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Damien by Aldyth MorrisJuly 29, 2:00pm - 3:30pm
Mānoa Campus, Kennedy Theatre
Father Damien, now Saint Damien, was born in Belgium in 1840 and came to Hawaii in 1864. He was ordained at Our Lady of Peace Cathedral and in 1873 and chose to serve the needs of people with Hansen's disease who had been forcibly relocated to an isolated peninsula on the island of Molokai.
Join us for this riveting drama of Saint Damien's life in Hawaii by Aldyth Morris and performed by Hawaii actor Dann Seki. Dann is a stage and screen actor as well as a storyteller. He is a member of the Screen Actors guild (SAG), the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (AFTRA) and the Hawaii State Theatre Council (HSTC).
From Aiea, Hawaii, Dann has degrees in Audiology and Health Services Administration. As an actor, he has appeared in numerous local commercials, most of the television shows filmed in Hawaii, and on stage at many of the local theatres. A storyteller since 1994, he has performed statewide at various libraries and senior centers; at the Windward Community College Storytelling Festival, the Talk Story Festival, First Night Hawaii, and on a statewide tour of "Pearl Harbor Remembered," to name but a few.
Presented by the Manoa Readers/Theatre Ensemble, a co-production of the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Languages, Linguistics and Literature and Outreach College.
Support is provided by the Halekulani Corporation, the Manoa Arts & Minds Series, Hawaii Council for the Humanities, the Manoa Foundation, and Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing.
Ticket Information
Tickets are available online at www.etickethawaii.com, by phone at 944-2697, or visit any UH Ticket outlet (Stan Sheriff Center, Rainbowtique Store in Ward Center, and the UH Manoa Campus Center). Service charges apply.
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Sunday, July 29
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Rwandan Prime Minister hosts FIVB President Graça
Kigali, Rwanda, December 10, 2013 - FIVB President Dr. Ary S. Graça F° and CAVB President Dr. Amr Elwani paid a courtesy visit to Rwandan Prime Minister Dr. Pierre Damien Habumuremyi in Kimihurura on Monday.
Graça and Elwani led a delegation of officials from the FIVB and CAVB and were also accompanied by the Rwanda's Minister of Sports and Culture Protais Mitali, FIVB first Vice President and NORCECA Confederation President Cristobal Marte Hoffiz, CAVB first Vice President Mory Keita and CAVB Board member Louis Timba.
Dr. Habumuremyi hailed the good working relationship between the Rwanda Volleyball Federation and the government, adding that volleyball is one of the disciplines being supported to advance sports development in the country.
The Prime Minister thanked the Confederation of Africa Volleyball (CAVB) for granting Rwanda a chance to host the annual continental congress, adding that Rwanda is committed to developing the sporting infrastructure in line with international standards.
Graça who fell in love with Rwanda's beauty, praised the level which Rwandan volleyball has reached, adding that the government has played a tremendous role in developing the sport.
"Over the past two years, we channelled $5 million to Africa with the aim of developing the sport and Rwanda has excelled in managing these funds to develop volleyball. This is reflected by the fact that Rwanda have qualified different teams to the World Championships in different age groups," he said.
"I also believe that with enough infrastructure, we can try to bring some of the major international tournaments to Rwanda because you deserve them," added Graça.
Elwani pointed out the great role Rwanda played to ensure that the CAVB Congress was a success with a record number of participating national federations. It was sign that Rwanda is ready to host many volleyball events with support from local authorities.
The FIVB President honoured Rwanda's Prime Minister with the CAVB order for his support for the sport of volleyball in the country.
The CAVB Congress closed on Sunday evening in Kigali with national federations showing great solidarity and expectations of a bright future for the sport.
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LRUHS: Students Participate In Extra Curricular Activities
BARTON - The administration at Lake Region Union High School is placing a greater emphasis on involving students in extracurricular activities, and is tracking the results. These activities go beyond participation in organized sports, but include the fall musical, FFA, FBLA, a cooking club, and the Community Service Board. Trips to France, the Student Leadership Board, and Community Art Club are other offerings. Please see The Newport Daily Express Tuesday for the complete story.


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Favorite male actors:
I really like Johnny Depp. He can play practically any character, and make it believeable. From Charlie to Gilbert Grape to Jack Sparrow...The range is amazing. Plus he is one of the most beautiful men on the face of the earth, despite his age...
Robert Pattinson...Yes, I did become aware of him because of Twilight. But since then I have come to discover his talent, and I am excited to see more of his work.
Female actors:
Drew Barrymore is one of my favorites. She is so natural and I really like her acting.
Julie Roberts has been a favorite of mine for years.
Renee Zellwegger (?spelling?) is just a funny person in her movies. I like her.


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VGW: Welcome to the first podcast in our new bi-weekly series which focuses on why various, iconic franchises are actually garbage. Granted, some of them may be loving garbage, but garbage nonetheless. This is in no way meant to be a rational, critical examination of a franchise, but rather a group of gamers discussing their love and hatred, rational or not.
This week we welcome Adam Greene from Marooner's Rock, Max Parker from the Pittsburgh Post Gazette, and Kyle Gaddo from The Gaming Vault.
Oh, look! Another negative titled article made exclusively for hits! No thank you.
I've never been a huge fan of the franchise myself. It has however pushed the platform its running on which I have appreciated.
its one of the most creative franchises out there, you guys are "like" mongers.


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The second chapter of Luke is that wonderful Christmas story. Maybe you have heard it before, but there were those who didn't read it, they lived it. Such are those shepherds who were watching their flock when the angel appeared before them and gloriously announced simply, "For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord" (Luke 2:10). After the nighttime praise session, the angels left the shepherds and they immediately responded, "Let us go over to Bethlehem ." (Luke 2:15).
Let's join them on that trek to Bethlehem and pick up some insights about that little village and ourselves. The first is that of potential. One would expect the King of kings and the Lord of lords to be born in a place of great wealth, among the privileged of society; rather God selected Bethlehem, which is described as,"little among the thousands of Judah" (Micah 5:2). God used this little town of Bethlehem to teach us that He brings the lowly things of this world to things of great value. And just as God did that with the little town of Bethlehem all those years ago, God wants to do that with you today.
Bethlehem was a place of great potential because God was in it, and you are a person of great potential with the Lord. Perhaps you feel insignificant, little among the thousands around you. Remember that God looks upon us, not as we are or even were, but what we can be. When Jesus first met Peter, Jesus saw something in him, and said, "You are Simon (small stone) but you shall be called Cephas (a rock)" (John 1:42). Jesus saw the potential that was in his life. As the Lord did with Bethlehem, so He did it with Peter, and He does it with you. He sees all that you can be in Him!
In addition to potential we discover privilege. What a privilege to be the hand-picked village to cradle the Son of God. But why Bethlehem? Why not Jerusalem, the seat of religious power? Because God was sending a message that the hope of Heaven is not found in a religion, it is found in a relationship; it is not found in a place, but in a person. That baby that was wrapped in swaddling clothes laid in that obscure manger came on a mission that would take Him to a cross where He would die for our sins.
As Bethlehem was privileged for Christ to be born in her, you can be privileged for Christ to be born in you. As the Apostle Paul wrote, "My little children for whom I labor in birth again until Christ is formed in you" (Gal. 4:19). If we think Bethlehem was privileged to be the birthplace of our Lord, what a greater privilege for Him to be born in us.
John McIntosh, pastor of Winneshiek Evangelical Free Church in Freeport.


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"......Hensler and colleagues from Florida State University conducted a study of 1024 first grade twin pairs from the Florida Twin Project on Reading. In this study, all subjects in the study completed the Stanford Achievement Test-Reading subtest (SAT-10) a validated measure of reading ability.
Analyses of reading performance were compared for overall reading ability and presence of reading disorder defined by performance at the 15%tile or lower on the SAT-10. These analyses found the following contributions:
For general reading ability, 53% of the performance was due to genetic factors, 25% was due to shared environmental factors while 21% was due to unshared environmental factors
The concordance rates for reading disorder in the monozygotic twins was .58 while for the dizygotic twins it was .32 indicating a significant genetic contribution to dyslexia
As noted in the post on the epidemiology of reading disorder, understanding the overlap between reading disorder and ADHD is important. A twin study from the Colorado Learning Disabilities Research Center is informative for understanding the overlap in these two developmental disorders.
Erik Willcutt along with colleagues from the University of Colorado, Regis University and Massachusetts General Hospital conducted a analysis of 457 twin pairs. They conducted a study starting from six cognitive domains:
phoneme awareness (ability to hear, identify and manipulate the smallest units of sound)
verbal reasoning
working memory
inhibitory control
processing speed
naming speed
They found in their analysis confirmation of previous findings that "measures of single-word reading, inattention, and hyperactivity-impulsivity are highly heritable."
Additionally, their twin analysis found that reading disorder was linked to independent deficits in phoneme awareness, verbal reasoning and working memory. ADHD was linked independently to deficits inhibitory control, while reading disorder and ADHD shared a common deficit in processing speed....."


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CAF - Preferences
Posted 23 July 2009 - 05:12 PM
17-year-old: Your birthday is in...
January - March: b/b twins
April - June: girl
July - September: boy
October - December: g/g twins
15-year-old: Your favorite kind of movie is...
Comedy: b/b/b/g/g quints
Romance: girl
Drama: g/g/g triplets
Other: twins, your choice
13-year-old: You'd rather live in...
The city: b/g twins
The country: boy
The suburbs: b/b/g triplets
The beach: girl
12-year-old: The best snack food is...
Chips: no 12-year-old
Ice cream: girl
Veggies: g/g twins
Fruit: quads, your choice
9-year-old: Your first name starts with...
A, D, J, M, or S: b/b twins
B, E, K, N, or T: g/g twins
C, F, L, O, or R: b/g twins
Other: b/b/b/g/g/g sextuplets w/ same initials
7-year-old: Cheerleading is...
Not a sport: boy
Definitely a sport: no 7-year-old
A hobby: b/g/g triplets
Stupid: girl
Posted 23 July 2009 - 05:37 PM
G/G: Luna Selene, Ever Brooke
B/B: River Jase / Aiden James
B/G: Damien Connor / Delaney Cadence
G/G/G/G: Brooklyn Jane / Tallulah Rose / Hadley Rebecca / Lavender Bella
B/B: Noah Braden / Zachary Blake
no 7-year-old
Posted 23 July 2009 - 05:51 PM
DS: Roman Maxis
DS: Rylan Adam
DS: Dimitri James
DS: Weston Liam
DD: Daisy Novella
DD: Sophia Mae
DS: Jaxson Davin
DS: Damien Pierce
DD: Kylie Rae
DS: Dominik Theo
DS: Micheal Alexander
DD: Kara Faith
DD: Allison Elise
DS: Timothy Franklin
DD: Mackenzie Ann
DS: Thaden John
DD: Luna Selene
DD: Ever Brooke
Posted 23 July 2009 - 06:51 PM
B: Stanley Edward (after bf, Stanley, and his grandpa, Edward)
B/B/B/G/G: Sylas Roman (Roman after my grandpa) / Samuel Wyatt / Sawyer Lucas / Scarlett Elizabeth / Sanaya Violet
B/G: Tristan Romeo / Ivy Juliet
quads, your choice
B/B/G/G: Hunter Elliot / Jasper Seth / Hazel Eden / Jasmin Sarai
B/B: Leo Zachariah / Logan Jeremiah
B/G/G: Max Nikolai / Sage Olivia (bf's daughter) / Jade Isabella
Posted 23 July 2009 - 07:45 PM
I like other movies, so 15-year-old G/G Twins - Heather Lynn and Rebecca Rose - http://cache3.asset-...4B40B3E875A785D
I'd rather live in the suburbs, so 13-year-old B/B/G Triplets - Joseph Liam, Jonathon Lucas and Jessica Louise - http://www.thecoca-c...oduction4_1.jpg
No 12-year-old, I was too busy eating chips :-D
I'm a J, so 9-year-old B/B Twins - Nicolas Blake and Thomas Chase - http://pro.corbis.co.....369CB053E318}
Cheerleading is not a sport, another 7-year-old Boy - Alexander John - http://www.telegraph...b-4_800946c.jpg
Wow, so that's Wyatt, Scott, Heather, Becky, Joe, Jon, Jess, Nick, Tom and Alex. 7 boys, 3 girls. Pretty perfect in my eyes
Posted 23 July 2009 - 07:59 PM
Colby Scott/ Riley Edwin
15-year-old: Your favorite kind of movie is...
Rory Logan/Jasper Ryan/Spencer Kyle/Lily Alexandra Kay/Leah Catherine Alice
13-year-old: You'd rather live in...
Ronan Daniel
12-year-old: The best snack food is...
Luna Victoria Jean
9-year-old: Your first name starts with...
Gavin Michael/Gage Matthew/Garrett Mason/Geneva Molly/Grace Madeline/Gemma Melody
7-year-old: Cheerleading is...
A hobby: b/g/g triplets
Emmet Tyler/Eden Cora/Ever Natasha
Colby, Riley, Rory, Jasper, Spencer, Lily, Leah, Ronan, Luna, Gavin, Gage, Garrett, Geneva, Grace, Gemma, Emmet, Eden, and Ever!
#7 Guest_~*Jacey*~_*
Posted 23 July 2009 - 11:05 PM
All multiples! OMG
17-year-old: Your birthday is in... February
DS/DS: Nathaniel Andrew/Aaron Noel
15-year-old: Your favorite kind of movie is... Comedy
DS/DS/DS/DD/DD: Michael James/Matthew Joseph/Mark Jonathan/Jordyn Grace/Jennifer Gabrielle
13-year-old: You'd rather live in... City
DS/DD: Asher Quinton/Emmeline Hope
9-year-old: Your first name starts with... S
DS/DS: Ethan Jacob/Erik Jason
Nathan, Aaron, Mike, Matt, Mark, Jordyn, Jen, Asher, Emmy, Ethan and Erik
EEK, 11 is a little much for me
Posted 24 July 2009 - 01:03 AM
DS: Eliot Riley
15-year-old: Your favorite kind of movie is...Comedy!
DS/DD/DS/DD/DS: Blake Francis/Lorelai Juliette/Patrick Austin/Lauren Eilidh/Brennan Abel
13-year-old: You'd rather live in...beach!
DD: Faith Elisabeth
12-year-old: The best snack food is...fruit!
DD/DD/DD/DS: Madeleine Lane/Norah Charlotte/Adelaide Lilly/Kai Jasper
9-year-old: Your first name starts with...A!
DS/DS: Henry Taylor/Jackson Quinn
7-year-old: Cheerleading is...a hobby!
DD/DS/DD: Leah Riot/Kieran Emmett/Piper Amelie
Eliot, Blake, Lorelai, Patrick, Lauren, Brennan, Faith, Madeleine, Norah, Adelaide, Kai, Henry, Jackson, Leah, Kieran and Piper! I tied my great grandma with the 16 kids! I got 8-8, she was 11girls-5 boys.
Posted 24 July 2009 - 07:29 AM
DS/DS: Caleb James & Jacob Daniel
DD/DD: Kara Rosalie & Lily Makenna
DS/DS/DD: Seth Maxwell & Paul Matthew & Leah Charlotte
DD: Alexis Kate
DS/DS: Emmett Michael & Tyler Ray
Caleb, Jacob, Kara, Lily, Seth, Paul, Leah, Alexis, Emmett, & Tyler.
Posted 24 July 2009 - 03:57 PM
DD: Eve Jessamine
15-year-old: Your favorite kind of movie is... [Drama]
DD/DD/DD: Ivy Annabel, Juliet Penelope & Cecilia Emmeline
13-year-old: You'd rather live in... [The beach]
DD: Amelie Seraphine
12-year-old: The best snack food is... [ice cream]
DD: Willa Francesca
9-year-old: Your first name starts with... [T]
DD/DD: Anya Rosalie & Mila Scarlett
7-year-old: Cheerleading is... [Stupid]
DD: Stella Josephine
Eve, Ivy, Juliet, Cecilia, Amelie, Willa, Anya, Mila & Stella
Posted 24 July 2009 - 07:51 PM
DD: Anna Victoria (15)
DS/DS/DD: Evan William / Luke Charles / Kate Felicity (13)
DD: Sarah Beatrice (12)
DS/DS: Ryan Alexander / Nick Zachariah (9)
Cora, Lily, Anna, Evan, Luke, Kate, Sarah, Ryan, & Nick
Posted 24 July 2009 - 11:01 PM
(15) B/G twins: Wiley Alexander / Alexa Winifred
(13) B: Elias Wisdom-Read
(12) G/B/B/B quads: Anna Louise / James Lucas-Avery / Geoffrey Abel-Worth / William Levi-Alan
(9) G/G twins: Eloise True nn Elie / Emily Ruth nn Emmy
Whit, Wes, Wiley, Will, Alexa, Anna, Geoff, James, Elias, Elie & Emmy
Posted 27 July 2009 - 06:36 AM
My Birthday is in... [April]
17 Year Old: Girl: Nevah Anna
My Favorite Kind Of Movie Is... [Other]
15 Year Old: Twins? G/G: Micha Shavon && Ayla Shavon
I'd Rather Live In........[ The County ]
13 Year Old: Boy: Rylan Carter
The Best Snack Food Is.... [Ice Cream]
12 Year Old: Girl: Rosaline Jade
Your First Name Starts With .....[A]
9 Year Old Boy: Twin Boys: Collin Rogue && Gabriel Rogue
Posted 27 July 2009 - 01:57 PM
17-year-old: Your birthday is in... July!
Boy: Nathaniel Jude
15-year-old: Your favorite kind of movie is...Drama!
g/g/g triplets
Charlotte Anne, Lydia Marie, Hannah Rose.
13-year-old: You'd rather live in...the city!
B/G Eve Caroline & Andrew Cole
12-year-old: The best snack food is...ice cream!
Girl: Madeline Elizabeth
9-year-old: Your first name starts with...N!
G/G: Cora Paige & Lilian Cassidy
7-year-old: Cheerleading is...stupid!
Girl: Rebecca Faith
Nate,Charlotte&Lydia&Hannah, Eve&Andie,Madie , Cora&Lily, Becky.
Posted 09 August 2009 - 12:58 AM
DD/DD/DD: Emma Florence / Jane Adelaide / Lydia Charlotte (15)
DS/DS/DD: Romeo Thatcher / Duncan Miller/ Marianne Olympia (13)
DD/DD/DD/DD: Elizabeth Helena / Katherine Victoria/ Anne Geneva/ Louisa Milan (12)
DS/DS: Orlando Cooper/ Sebastian Bishop (9)
DS/DD/DD: Lucius Dean / Julia Verona / Elinor Sofia (7)
Posted 09 August 2009 - 06:29 AM
b/b twins
Wayland Ross And River Theodore
g/g twins
Blaire Violet And Belinda Rose
b/g twins
Reuben Cole And Challa Olana
Micah Helena
9-year-old: ..
Dakota Blake And Henry Tanner
Priscilla Ann
Posted 09 August 2009 - 06:42 PM
15-year-old: girl Kaylee Elena
13-year-old: girl Aleesa Evalina
12-year-old: b/b/b/b quads Jamieson Adam/Greyson Alexander/Jackson Austin/Harrison Aaron
9-year-old: g/g twins Ainslie Elesha/Ashlyn Elianna
Posted 04 October 2009 - 04:33 PM
DD: Delilah Tatum
15 year old:
DS/DS/DS/DD/DD: Zachariah Henry / Emmett Mckinley / Adrian Trevor / Lily Vivienne / Seraphina Fleur
13 year old:
DD: Isabella Willow
12 year old:
DD/DD: Aurelia Bridget / Anastasia Callie
9 year old:
DS/DD: Charles Jasper / Everleigh Belle
7 year old:
DS/DD/DD: Phinneas Willem / Hadlee Grace / Katelyn Ava
Dee, Zac, Emmett, Adrian, Lily, Sera, Bella, Lia, Ana, Charlie, Everleigh, Phin, Haddie, Kate
Posted 05 October 2009 - 06:23 PM
15: Seraphina Jocelyn
13: Georgiana Reese and Nolan Reed (Georgie)
12: Luciana Jade (Luci)
9: Angus Quinn and Jasper Finn (Gus and Jazz)
7: Eulalia Jean (Lali)
Posted 05 October 2009 - 06:49 PM
15-year-old: DD: Lydia Hope
13-year-old: DS/DS/DD: Thomas Everett, Seamus Alexander, and Alissa Verity.
9-year-old: DD/DD: Mariah Grace and Monica Faith
7-year-old:DD: Cora Eden
Kian, Michael, Thomas, Seamus, Alissa, Mariah, Monica, and Cora
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Medicare Info Session
Age Group: Adults & Seniors
7/28/2014 • 3 p.m. - 5 p.m.Clark County Library
Room: Large Conference Room
Join us as a representative from Nevada State Insurance Assistance Program (SHIP), Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP), and Medicare Improvements for Patients & Providers Act (MIPPA) will be here to provide updated information and answer questions about Medicare, benefits and beneficiaries, deductibles and co-pays, how to file a claim, how to detect and report Medicare fraud and abuse, caregiver protection, and info about other programs to assist with the self-management of chronic diseases and Alzheimer's.
Free admission and open to the public. All ages welcome to attend, especially those over the age of 50. For more information, please call the Clark County Library at 702-507-3458.


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Longtime funeral service professional Matthew Boyle and his wife, Lera, moved to Pagosa Springs from Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 3, with a vision of taking quality funeral service to the next level — without raising prices or pushing improvement costs on to client families.
They have done that, and more, by purchasing , at 141 N. 14th St.
The Boyles have transformed White's Family Funeral Home into what they consider to be more of a "Celebration of Life Center." They will continue to offer traditional burial and cremation services, with a much-improved and more meaningful personal touch.
During the transition, the Boyles have kept the funeral home open and have provided services to Pagosa Springs and the Four Corners area.
The Boyles will host an open house and ice cream social this Sunday, Nov. 18, from 1-5 p.m. at the funeral home. The Chamber of Commerce will conduct a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 3 p.m., and the Boyles are collecting donations of non-perishable food items for local food banks. The new funeral home name, logo and improvements will be unveiled to the community during the open house.
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It's been a decade since the events of September 11, 2001, when thousands of people died as terrorists hijacked planes and crashed them into the World Trade Towers, the Pentagon and a field in rural Pennsylvania.
Marcia Franklin talks with guests and viewers about how life has changed as a result of 9/11, with wars in two countries and increased security measures. Despite those changes, how much is 9/11 still on the minds of Americans?
Guests include: Rich Gorman, a Red Cross volunteer who served in mental health services at Ground Zero; Bill and Susan Mauk, who worked with victims and firefighters in New York; Said Ahmed-Zaid, a professor of engineering at Boise State University; and Richard Seamon, a professor at the University of Idaho Law School.


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May 28, 2013 9:37:54 AM
When space is limited the smart buys are on items that can be used for multiple functions. Items with extra storage space or items that can be folded up and put away are great.
Our Aurora Pub Table Set Our Aurora Pub Table Set is great because of its versatility and small size. It can not only be used for dining and drinking but it can also be used as an extra counter to cut and prepare food. This piece is great for a studio apartment. Our Collapsible Pub Table Set is very great as well. You can fold up the table when not in use. It is very easy to manage. You can even do this while your guests are there after your meal. Botero Coffee Table Set and Prescott Table & Storage Stools Both of these sets are great space savers and can be used for dining or game playing within a small space. The stools slide underneath the table very neatly. The Prescott table top is wood, while the Botero table top is glass. Lastly, our Futon Sofa's can be easily converted to a bed for an overnight guest. Our Ewing and LF-P03 futons come in black and brown and our LF-582 comes in beige and dark grey linen. When designing for small spaces, form and function take a very high priority.
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Lots of ink on the bad blood between Jose Guillen and Brendan Donnelly.
It turns out both teams were warned before the game. And BD denied grabbing his crotch, as I suspected he might have done. I don't think NESN ever showed a replay from a behind the plate camera -- which would have given us a definitive answer.
Seth Mnookin gives Donnelley the Quote of the Day. Asked whether he had made an obscene gesture at Guillen, BD said: "I'd never do anything like that. There are fucking kids in the stands."
Last night, in Greenville, SC, Jon Lester retired the first eight batters he faced and finished with 51 pitches in four innings. "I'm just building the pitch count up and building the innings up. The next time we'll go another step." His line (4-3-0-1-5) was almost identical to his first outing (4-2-0-1-5).
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According to job postings discovered by Microsoft-centric blog UX Evangelist, Microsoft is already thinking Windows 8. The good news? Most of the jobs are technical roadmap and planning jobs, which suggests that Redmond is starting their thinking well ahead of time. We should be able to update you on how successful this job search turns out to be sometime in about 2012.
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Linux architecture is obsolete
by casuto on Wed 9th Jul 2008 07:17 UTC in reply to "One more os from Windows!!!"
RE: Linux architecture is obsolete
by gustl on Wed 9th Jul 2008 10:07 in reply to "Linux architecture is obsolete"
Funny comment you gave. Linux has it's architecture as it is because the architecture has been proven to be good for quite some time now.
Everybody can see Microsoft asymptotically merging towards the UNIX principles. Might still take some time until they finally go for the real thing, but until then they have to deal with the effects of their bad (but "modern") architecture.


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This would be a solid move. Lewis and Stubbs could hit 1-2 against RHP, and Phillips and Stubbs could hit 1-2 against LHP. I think this would be a great, inexpensive stopgap assuming Lewis would accept a platoon role.
How is this guy better than what we currently have?
Nothing amazing, but a solid addition for a 5th outfielder. He has the majority of his playing time at left field so I would imagine he would be platooned with Gomes. I don't think Lewis would take too much time away from Heisey since Heisey is the main backup for both Bruce and Stubbs and got about 77% of his playing time in CF and RF last season.Code:I Split PA AB H 2B 3B HR RBI SB CS BB SO BA OBP SLG OPS vs RHP as LHB 1216 1080 302 72 17 23 102 47 14 117 264 .280 .354 .442 .796 vs LHP as LHB 312 279 68 12 4 1 15 4 4 27 83 .244 .324 .326 .650
Great a guy closer to a .699 OPS than .799.
That's what we the Reds need, a weak hitting LF platoon player.
I hate to agree with brm7675, but give me Heisey over him 7 times a week.
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"We came to the conclusion that sharing these hardware innovations will help us accelerate the growth of cloud computing,"
I really don't get this so perhaps someone can explain: What benefit does this have for anybody?
Pushing for cloud doesn't mean that all applications become server-side. It means that some of the logic is there, as well as e.g. document/setting storage, but the app itself is native on whatever platform it's running on - including e.g. Win8 and WP8.
I really don't get this so perhaps someone can explain: What benefit does this have for anybody?
I guess it could be therapeutic for people with exceptional nostalgia towards the days of mainframe computing.
"I guess it could be therapeutic for people with exceptional nostalgia towards the days of mainframe computing."
Actually cloud has a lot of benefits. Say you need to run DNA sequencing and you do not have a super computer of your own or do not want to manage a super computer. Just use a compute cloud.
Even for storage it makes sense. You do do off site backups don't you?
So yeah, you'll save money by outsourcing your IT staff and infrastructure to a cloud storage company, but when shit hits the fan you have no control over the servers you don't own.
What do you mean "when the shit hits the fan"? I mean i'm familiar with the expression but if there is a catastrophic hardware failure then whether it's their hardware or your hardware doesn't really make any difference, but at least if it's their hardware then you would have a clause in your SLA for restitution.
If cloud storage company X decides they need a higher payment to maintain your data, well you're kind of locked in and have to pay whatever they tell you too.
How are you locked in? It's just data, back it up somewhere else instead.
It is called FUD. Slashdot is getting full of the tin foil hat crowd. One wonders what solution they would suggest for a small company that needs a 1000 node cluster to run one job a month?
I just hope you only use public data in that DNA sequencing. If you are keeping any of it secret (like, before applying for a patent), you'll have bad news.
Verses someone downloading it on a flash drive and walking out the door? Or maybe hacking your systems and getting the data?
Seeing the average network security I have as more trust in Amazon cloud than I do in your average network.
Additional customer lock-in. Personally, I would like to see a service which (may already exist, please tell me if it does) where I can host my own data at home and then have various forms of access to it from my phone or laptop or tablet or whatever. It should not require a static or known/named dynamic IP address. I like the idea of a relay server out there on the internet which enables the two peers to connect whether behind a firewall or not. VPN linking to my home network would be a nice addition maybe.
So who's got something like this for free?
Yup, but when I tried out OwnCloud I had some issues with file corruption. When I investigated a few months back it was a bit of a known thing, and a lot of comments were make sure your making backups, it's not fully ready yet, etc. Shame as it was really what I wanted. Might be better now.
I don't know about free, but a ton of vendors have "personal cloud" offerings now. Western Digital network drives all have that kind of stuff now, basically all the consumer grade NAS devices do, complete with all the iphone/android apps to access it Dropbox-style and crap.
I'd be surprised if there isn't an open source stack that does it too, since the bundled hardware offerings are always a bit behind.
You have described what my Synology disc station does (i've got the ds213j). Long story short, it's a linux box with a repo of cool stuff that people have hacked out for it.
I'm currently running mine as 'cloud' storage as well as hosting a django site, and have plans to make it my crash plan destination soon.
But that would not give you an offsite back up.
And yes you can do it now over XMPP. http://socialvpn.wordpress.com... [wordpress.com]
It sucks that Google is dropping XMPP. I wish they had kept it
Try Filr from Novell. It's pretty amazing. It won't solve the dynamic DNS issues but it does allow access to your data and uses the ACLs you set on your server. It's likely overkill for one person but it works well for my small company.
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Novell still exists? Even Firefox sees 'Novell' as a misspelling of 'noel'.
Yep, they still exist. All the Identity and Security products moved over to NetIQ. The other infrastructure products are still with Novell.
Ironically, this is exactly what I use Microsoft's own Skydrive for:
http://windows.microsoft.com/e... [microsoft.com]
Its free as in beer, but sadly, the host box has to be Windows so it might not be what you are looking for.
Ask IBM. They make money hand over fist by charging people for the amount of processing power they use. The rates are extraordinarily high. You can reduce the cost by buying specialized processors for Linux, Java, etc, which are also incredibly expensive. There's a lot of money to be made by people if they can get people not stuck on the old mainframes to buy into the same trap.
It benefits them?
Most of these companies don't make much money from the server hardware. And they'd benefit more from better server hardware. So it's better for them to share info so that server hardware improves as fast as possible.
Microsoft might have joined the party late because they had some concerns over whether potential customers might build their own hardware, datacenters and thus not use Microsoft's Azure stuff. But given that OpenComputer is already out there with decent designs, I doubt them sta
The 'cloud' business will see a lot more embracing of 'open source' and sharing because the business is not so dependent on them.
Microsoft's play in cloud service is going to be based on its business clout, huge cash balance to spend on infrastructure, integration and management overlays...
None of this depends on the underlying technologies of the servers in the farms. It is in everyone's best interest to share whatever designs and optimizations they can in this area. Maybe a new design for cooling comes ou
Embrace, extend or extinguish? Which part are we on now?
OK, I'll bite. Here's my "devil's advocacy".
Isn't Microsoft the company that made billions selling software (and now services) on a very popular open platform, the PC? So, maybe there's no evil agenda here (say it isn't so!): maybe it's as simple as opening up something they don't plan to sell - server hardware designs - in order to reduce costs by increasing economies of scale, or to get the benefits of free improvements from the community. (Hey, I thought you folks liked that kind of thing...) Put in
MS sees an overwhelming trend of Linux oriented software for operations management. They don't have the same mountain of people working to do similar stuff but with
I doubt this is really a Microsoft business decision. It's written by one person, and he is perhaps enthusiastic about open source (PhD student at PSU). His supervisor probably okayed it. Just because some division of MS does that, doesn't mean the top of the hierarchy decided/steered this decision.
Actually, most (all?) Microsoft open source projects these days are released under Apache License 2.0, and even the stuff that was previously under MS-PL or other custom licenses has been relicensed to AL (in particular, ASP.NET MVC made a doing so a few years ago). [arstechnica.com]
All Azure SDKs (.NET, Java, PHP, Python, Ruby, node.js) are also under AL and on GitHub [github.io]. So is TypeScript (the open sourced parts - i.e. the compiler, not the IDE support). So are Python and Node.js Tools for Visual Studio.
I can't actually think
Sorry but infrastructure management software will not have wide acceptance with a GPL license. It would also not make much headway with MS-PL. If you actually want it to be used then it has to be BSD/Apache.
So many to choose from. On the hardware side, they didn't like the current hardware design that Facebook liked (with good reason) and so provided an entirely different set of design sensibilities. This isn't about enhanced standardization, this is about a nice-sounding venue by which to deliver requirements to bidders for MS datacenter equipment. I will say at first glance, I like MS's requirements better than Facebook requirements. The points that I'd worry about would be firmware requirements (MS tends to get insane with network protocols) and the unique IO design which limits the market of compliant equipment (basically, the same that can be said of IBM bladecenter, flex, Dell M1000, etc etc).
On the software side, you'll note that it's in
Of course, MS has historically impressed me with how well they manage to do while being a 'lone wolf'.
I would think that almost everyone is a lone wolf when it comes to highly specialized server designs. Google's servers [cnet.com] are designed to highly efficient in terms of space and power consumption. While they use an x86 architecture, the custom servers also have individual battery backups instead of a rack level UPS. While not many details are known about the motherboards (except that they are made by Gigabyte), it looks to me that they have stripped out all unnecessary parts like extra USB ports, extra SATA
It looks like the skeleton of code to put into 'firmware' of the chassis manager. This suggests they believe the chassis manager should be running Windows as the embedded solution... Holy shit what a terrible idea for a standard, the cost of the module would increase to start with (a hardware design for that role runs 40-50 bucks, moving to atom doubles that) and the cost of the OS to run on top of it would be more than the hardware cost total.
Every single time it the same with these guys.
They arrive late to the party, but when they do they bring with them their own music CDs.
Its like the arrival of the vaguely creepy older guy who likes to hang around younger people.
Nobody's got the nerve to turf them out, but at the same time nobody wants to interact with them either.
Later on, everyone says how creep-guy's arrival ruined the party.
While creepy-guy's telling everyone who will listen how awesome it was.
this isn't your father's Microsoft.
Slashdot itself is suffocating bluish smoke.... The rest of the world is moving on...
Ah, I remember when Microsoft did the same thing with the OpenGL ARB and more or less poisoned it, leaving OpenGL for dead once they had completed their mission. Also, W3C, Java and pretty much every other standard group they've sabotaged^H joined usually end up the same way.
So forgive me if I see this as yet another attempt at killing off open standards.
More reading [vanwensveen.nl]
Microsoft was also on the consortium to develop H.264 and then they almost ruined it and coincidentally created their own video standard that was kind of like it. This was also about the time that DivX got started and I'd be curious how many algorithms it "borrowed."
I think it's kind of a risk to let them partner with a group they have a vested interest in destroying, given their track record. Who knows, maybe they've changed, maybe they haven't.
The 'standard' is in a non-sabotaged state already. 'Open'Compute was mostly Facebook saying 'this is the right way to address the only requirements that matter (Facebook's). Now MS managed to get their word in and it just gets slipped in, without the slightest hint of trying to reach a consensus on anything.
OpenCompute has been full of either things uselessly specific to one user's needs or alternatively useless problem statements that are blatantly obvious without a hint of a proposed solution.
Microsoft isn't giving their server designs away out of the goodness of their hearts. They have a huge interest in getting people to move their workloads to Azure. The first step for most places has to be getting them off of VMWare or KVM onto Hyper-V/Windows Server. Next step is convincing enterprises to buy these whitebox server designs to save money on their on-premises stuff. Finally they'll make Azure too good a deal to pass up for the CIO crowd with the usual argument that you can fire most of your IT department. It's already super-easy to publish your applications right from Visual Studio to Azure...again, not an accident.
I actually think the whitebox design method is a good thing...IF...you have a dedicated staff working 24/7 to repair/replace sickly boxes, and the workload is such that a box is a box is a box. This works perfectly for large scale web apps backed by a SAN, or hypervisor hosts. It doesn't work as well for standalone application stacks that have semi-permanent physical server dependencies. Renting 3 servers in the cloud doesn't make as much sense as renting 3,000.
My company does a lot of standalone deployments of applications around the world, in places where network connectivity doesn't permit easy cloud access. It's getting harder to find vendors who aren't trying to steer us to the cloud. Microsoft is making it very difficult to purchase perpetual licenses of software, with the price of a negotiated Software Assurance deal being set less than the equivalent one time license fee [1]. Now that IBM just bailed out of the x86 server market, HP is pretty much the only vendor left making decent hardware for non-cloud applications.
I totally get why AWS, Azure and public clouds make sense. When you're running the back-end for an iPhone app, and need 40,000 web servers all cranking out the same content, it makes sense to rent that. But a lot of companies don't seem to get that it's more expensive to do the cloud thing if the servers are going to be permanent and you're hosting one of those boring line-of-business apps. Hopefully people will realize this before the last decent x86 server vendor quits selling non-cloud-optimized servers.
[1] Licensing SQL Server on multi-socket physical boxes is insanely expensive now compared to VMs. I had to add ESXi to our solution for a recent deployment just to save thousands of dollars on the database license for a low-powered app.
Facebook didn't manage to 'get rid of the rest of the hardware' market, and an incompatible Microsoft addition to it won't. The specifications in this case are pretty damn tightly coupled to microsoft (an x86 SoC to run windows in an embedded context, active directory being a hard requirement, and others).
Now that IBM just bailed out of the x86 server market, HP is pretty much the only vendor left making decent hardware for non-cloud applications.
They sold it to Lenovo. IBM's PC share at the time of sale to lenovo was trivial. Lenovo turned that business around to dramatic effect. As much as some people bitch and moan and look for fault, Lenovo
The fact that you have Linux as an option is rather surprising. Azure is primarily a Windows cloud computing environment which a very large group of businesses are interested in. If you're looking to deploy an enterprise cluster of Linux servers and services, you're probably in the wrong place.
It's not at all surprising, and yes, Linux is a supported option [windowsazure.com], and MS will hook you up with companies that provide support for that kind of configuration.
Azure was MS- and Windows-specific a few years ago, but it tries hard not to be that anymore. It's not just about Windows vs Linux, but also e.g. making SDKs for many programming languages on many different platforms [github.io]. Then there's stuff like cloud backends for mobile platforms [windowsazure.com], which includes iOS and Android support.
Granted, most people who go to Azure
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(Culver City, Calif. - Sunday, May 18, 2009) Bengal Tiger at the Baghdad Zoo is a darkly humorous, haunting new play set against the backdrop of the war in Iraq, in which the lives and, in some cases, the afterlives of two American soldiers, an Iraqi translator, the ghost of Saddam Hussein's son Uday, and a Bengal tiger all intersect in a surreal and gently balanced view of war and its aftermath.
Earlier this year the play was selected as an NEA Outstanding New American Play as part of the National Endowment for the Arts New Play Development Program hosted by Arena Stage, and playwright Rajiv Joseph also received the 2009 Kesselring Fellowship for his work on the play.
Directed by Moisés Kaufman, the cast features Glenn Davis, Brad Fleischer, Arian Moayed, Kevin Tighe, Hrach Titizian, Sheila Vand and Necar Zadegan.
Gerald: It will be impossible to review this play without throwing in a few spoilers. The tiger of the title is played as a human by a human (Kevin Tighe). Imprisoned in the Baghdad zoo, he is shot by American troops who are patrolling the grounds. The tiger spends the rest of the play as a ghost, wandering through scenes and wondering about the meaning of life (and war and death).
Georja: When we first meet the tiger, he is droll, intelligent and self explanatory. As he is stuck in a tiny cage in the beginning of the show, my animal loving instincts kicked in and I was on the alert for animal cruelty and what I thought were going to be (to me) unwatchable scenes. The tiger talks about his misfortune to end up in this zoo and his stupidity when he is hungry.
Gerald: This play is full of deliberate symbolism. The tiger seems to represent wild, predatory instinct. At one point he muses whether God is punishing him just because he spent his life preying on weaker things. I believe he's the spirit of war, a war that remains undead no matter how many times it's been pronounced to be over.
Georja: The two young (I daresay almost adolescent in sentiment) American soldiers brag on about their wartime experiences. Tom (Glenn Davis) offers a slim jim to the tiger and pushes it on him. He responds by biting his hand off. The other soldier, Kev (Brad Fleischer) kills him. Boom. Gone in the first scene. But not so fast...as is said by one of the Iraqi characters later in the show, "Americans think that when you kill something it is gone." The tiger later returns to haunt his killer, but not in a mean way. He becomes a epistemological philosopher, haunted himself by his quest for the meaning of life, cruelty, and God. The cruelty to animals is seen in the context of many harsh cruelties of the war in Iraq.
Gerald: Most of the characters, American and Iraqi, end up dead but still wandering around the stage, clueless as to their roles and the meaning of the strife that took their lives. Only the character of Uday Hussein -- Saddam's cruel son -- seems perfectly comfortable in the afterlife. He even gets to reenact the tortures he caused.
Georja: As you describe it it is very grim, but yet the characters are so well drawn and humorous in their own ways. Much of it is very ironic. They are all caught in a web of stupidity. There is much humanity and wit here even midst the sadness and cruelty. For all Kev's talk about being tough, he becomes completely unglued because he killed a tiger. Although Tom puts up walls with Kev, he is guilt ridden when Kev later is unable to handle the situation. Musa (Arian Moayed) the interpreter/gardener gets into funny riffs with the two of them when he can't understand the "casual" meanings of the much used word "bitch."
Gerald: The symbols are in your face. For example, Musa the gardener has created animal topiary sculptures at the zoo. Historically, the ancient land of Iraq, Mesopotamia, is considered the garden of civilization. And this lore even extends to the region between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers being the Garden of Eden. So the garden is apt. And so, symbolically, is the elusive loot the American soldiers hope to bring away -- Uday's golden toilet seat. Granted, the play is witty, but its theme is pointlessness and despair.
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Gerald Everett Jones is the author of the Rollo Hemphill series of comic novels.
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Provides detailed and thorough documentation on treatment sheets and medical records, both manual and electronic Communicates significant patient information to the appropriate team members in a clear, concise, and accurate manner Provides reinforcement of education given to patients and their caregivers to increase their understanding of the disease and its treatment Prepares dialyzer according to procedure during prime and set up; removes dialyzer at end of treatment, preparing it for reuse procedures per MD orders Responsible for ensuring all safety checks are completed prior to initiation of treatment Cannulates dialysis accesses, initiates treatments, monitors patient and machine, terminates treatment per policy and procedures Administers medications such as normal saline, heparin, and lidocaine per MD orders under the direction and supervision of the Registered Nurse, and per scope of practice Administers oxygen as necessary by cannula or mask under direction and supervision of Registered Nurse or MD orders, per scope of practice Obtains blood samples and culture specimens as ordered and performs routine tests Responds to emergencies and alarms appropriately Participates in CPR as needed and as directed Participates in initial/annual clinical and technical competencies evaluations as appropriate Develops and/or participates in in-service education programs; attends and participates in staff meetings Performs other duties as assigned Minimum QualificationsAny combination of education and experience that would likely provide the required knowledge, skills and abilities as well as possession of any required licenses or certifications is qualifying.Education: High School Diploma or G.E.D. certificate, or equivalentExperience: Six (6) months of active hemodialysis patient care experience as a certified hemodialysis technicianLicense/Certification: BONENT/NNCC/NNCO certification (per state regulations); California Department of Public Health CHT certification (required only for CA locations); and current CPR certification Internal Number: 17-0901 Create a Job Alert for Similar Jobs About Satellite Healthcare Satellite Healthcare – Improving the Lives of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD)In 1973, Norman S. Coplon, M.D. began Satellite Healthcare with the objective of improving the quality of life of his dialysis patients. Dr. Coplon established Satellite Healthcare as a not-for-profit, community benefit organization, which allows us to focus primarily on patients.Four decades later, Satellite Healthcare has shaped CKD healthcare in our industry, and continues to elevate the standards of patient care and innovation.Today, we provide a range of expert services to patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). Satellite strives to individualize each patient's care to help him or her enjoy their life to the fullest.Satellite Dialysis — We operate 40 high-quality, state-of-the-art, patient-friendly dialysis centers that meet the long-term clinical needs of more than 4,000 CKD patients.Satellite WellBound — With more than 20 centers in place, we focus on personalized training and support for patients performing dialysis at home. In addition, WellBound provides a robust complement of pre-dialysis patient wellness education programs that can help prevent or slow the progression of early st...age CKD.At each of our centers, we put our patients first by providing:Compassionate care with a personalized touchWellness education to empower longer, healthier livesBest clinical practices resulting in outcomes that consistently exceed industry performance standards Opportunities for nephrologists to focus on their patients in comfortable, state-of-the-art environmentsIn addition to patient care, our clinical research division works on finding medical breakthroughs for CKD patients by conducting both internal and external research.For more information, contact firstname.lastname@example.com. Show more Show less More Jobs from This Employer BACK TO TOP Help is on the way! We're sorry you are having trouble applying for this job. 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To the editor:
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