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BlueLava is a Web and WAP (CGI-based) x10 interface. Using commandline-based x10 tools as its backend, it allows you to control x10-compliant electronics and x10 modules from within a Web browser or a WAP/WML-enabled device. Uses of BlueLava include the remote control of lamps, appliances, and other electronics via the Internet.
GNU Phantom.Home is a computer controlled home automation system. The software includes a circuit diagram for building the Phantom.Home.Controller, a simple circuit board that attaches to your PC's parallel port. Using the combination of hardware/software you can control (i.e. flip on or off) nearly any 120V device. And with a little bit of electronics know-how, you can probably control nearly any device at any voltage by modifying the circuit board to meet your needs. The simple circuit included can be created and built for around $25. The modules cost around $10 (basically a heavy duty relay).
GNU Phantom.Security is a computer-controlled security system. Using the software and a simple circuit board (diagram included) that you build, you can create a good basic security system that is computer controlled. The system can use off-the-shelf security devices like motion sensors, door magnets, and fire/smoke detectors with little to moderate modification. You can have a total of 5 devices per port. And if the machine the system is running on is connected to a LAN/WAN or the Internet, you can have it send e-mail. If you have a pager or cell phone capable of receiving e-mail, then you will have around the clock intrusion/fire detection for your home or office.
jukebox-control includes a Linux driver module for an easy/dirty cheap to build DIY parallel to the Sony S-Link interface, plus Perl modules with both control-A1 (II) and control-S protocol implementations. Its actually-incomplete development state makes it interesting for developers mostly.
printerpowerd is a little Python script designed for users of older printers who want to save power when not using their printer, without manually turning it on and off. It runs, checking the printer queue directory every five seconds, turns it on when it sees a job, and turns it off after a configurable amount of idle time.
XMLTV is a set of programs to obtain and process TV (tvguide) listings and manage your TV viewing. It stores the listings in an XML-based format and most of the programs are filters which read and/or write XML. It includes tools to obtain, sort, grep, print, and munge listings, and two end-user programs to plan a week's TV viewing.
DirectFB is a thin library that provides developers with hardware graphics acceleration, input device handling and abstraction, an integrated windowing system with support for translucent windows and multiple display layers on top of the Linux framebuffer device. It is a complete hardware abstraction layer with software fallbacks for every graphics operation that is not supported by the underlying hardware.
Device::ParallelPort is a Perl API that allows low level access to the parallel port of most computers. It does this by using a number of drivers, which can be customized and added to, including Linux (direct and parport), Win32, Script, Dummy, and more. It also contains a number of direct access devices including an example printer and a relay controller card.
A minimalist MessagePack implementation for Java.
A network server gateway solution.


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After the drawing students got the basics pretty much under their belts, it was on to find their creative voice, their bliss, their happy place. The same steps hold for any of life's pursuits: you learn the basics, practice and build skills, then finally stop to inquire how you can identify the aspect of the craft that will suit you best. What kind of attorney will you be, or what specialty will you choose as a physician?
Am thinking that the same could be true for genealogy. Unless you're goal is to be a professional and go where's the client's wish takes you, we dabblers are completely free to do as much or as little as we please and have that focus be aimed any where at all. What's your happy place as far as genealogy goes? After a while I finally figured out what mine is: the stories.
In teaching my Drawing 2 class, I used a simple exercise with students that helped them figure out what to draw, what concepts and ideas they wanted to make art about. That is part of the maturation process for an artist: figuring out who you are as an artist, selecting a subject and concept, then picking media.
When I told students at the beginning of Drawing 2 that they could make art about anything they wished, usually a cheer would go out. Whoop! We can draw anything! Freedom. Then a day or a week later, they all pretty much freaked out. With freedom comes responsibility, and the responsibility to choose wisely fell like a shroud on the next class session. Then they all got down to work and produced really excellent stuff. A couple got into some of the very best art schools in the nation.
I noticed as this exercise developed over the years that students would only commit mentally and throw the full force of their efforts into the work at hand if they were self-directed in choosing what they were going to draw, setting out their own projects and acquiring the skills needed to complete the work. The work took on new heights of achievement only when it was the student's idea and concept, not mine.
So I'm just getting started on this genealogy thing here and after maybe two years of fiddling around with it, I've recently come to the conclusion that I'm a very different genealogist than Mom who is trying to build out the biggest and craziest tree you ever saw! She loves nothing better than adding a dozen or so people a day on a way-out branch . Not me: I'm all about the stories.
So how about you? If you don't know yet where you fall and what your happy place is in genealogy then maybe you'd like to do my exercise...? If so here it is.
Step 1: Papers and magazines.
Gather a sheet of paper and some genealogy magazines. Tear up the paper into little scraps making about 10 or so. You can make more if you need them.
Next, look through the magazines and every time you find something that interests you, write it on a scrap of paper. Keep going until you feel that you are done with this part. Make all the scraps you want!
When you have a bunch, and there's no fixed number here, put the magazines away and lay out the scraps on a flat surface.
Step 2: Playing with Scraps.
Separate the scraps into two groups: Really Like and Like, but not as much. Set the Like, but not as much, scraps aside.
From the Really Like group, take out five that you Super Like. Spread them out in an array. Now look at them and think if any overlap or duplicate each other in some way and pair them up. Is there any one you can live without, and if so take it away.
Step 3: The Final Three.
How many do you have? If it is more than three, remove those that you are less fond of right at the moment.
Look at the Final Three. What do you see? That, my friend is what you really, really like in the world of genealogy! See how they connect, and if they don't just yet, give it some time to grow and for the connections to develop.
I've found that if you choose to put your focus on your happy place subject you'll be the happiest person at your personal genealogy party and the work won't seem like work at all but just fun, all day every day. And - at least this was true in art, and probably life - that you'll get really, scary, unbelievably good at doing that special-to-you thing. Funny about that.
And... knowing where your happy place is helps put things on your to do list and pass by others. After all, even though we feel we should, we can't do everything:)
Hey, maybe she's still living? That would be nice:)
The URL for this post is: http://nutsfromthefamilytree.blogspot.com/2013/01/the-creative-process-finding-your-happy.html

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My mom has been in the hospital since Monday night. We thought she was having a heart attack, but all the tests they have been running say her heart is ok. She is in another test right now. Her legs have been swelled up for days and that's a sign of heart trouble. They haven't ruled out it's her heart. She has a long family history of heart trouble. Her dad, my grandpa had open heart surgery and died from heart related issues.
They are also checking for blood clots in the legs and lungs. We are waiting on some of the results still.
I really hope this was just a panic attack, but that doesn't explain her swelled legs.
I feel so sick about this. I've been ok, but this morning I was feeling sick about it and I still do. Please pray for her.


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Submission + - Pirate Bay Criticises Anonymous' Attack On Virgin (techweekeurope.co.uk)
judgecorp writes: "Anonymous launched a DDoS attack on Virgin Media, apparently in protest at Virgin's decision to block the Pirate Bay. Now the Pirate Bay has criticised Anonymous, saying it doesn't support DDoS as a form of protest. The statement is interesting, given that Anonymous has been music industry sites and other targets for some years, saying it is in support of the Pirate Bay."


text: Rhode Islanders will have a way to send holiday cheer to troops serving overseas. Lieutenant Governor Elizabeth Roberts and Major General Kevin McBride of the Rhode Island National Guard kicked off the annual Operation Holiday Cheer care-package drive on Monday. The campaign will send about 350 packages to service members from Rhode Island stationed overseas during the holidays. Residents and businesses who want to help can donate wish-list items ranging from cookies and coffee syrup to playing cards and DVDs. They may also make monetary donations to help cover the postage to send the packages overseas.


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Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers admitted former club Swansea fully deserved the 3-1 victory which ended his side's defence of the Capital One Cup.
The Reds were well off the pace in the first half and trailed to Chico Flores' 33rd-minute header. Even the introduction of Luis Suarez and Steven Gerrard at the interval could not prevent Swansea scoring a second on the counter-attack through Nathan Dyer and although Suarez pulled one back quickly Jonathan de Guzman scored an added-time breakaway.
"I thought the best team won. We were too slow, there was no tempo in the first half," admitted Rodgers, who left Swansea to take over from Kenny Dalglish at Anfield in June. "It is disappointing. You can only hurt if you are the better team and I thought they were the better team."
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Submission + - RIAA wants to scrap anti-piracy OPEN Act (arstechnica.com)
silentbrad writes: The Recording Industry Association of America found itself in an unusual position this week: opposing an anti-piracy bill that's gaining momentum in Congress
... the RIAA argues the bill won't be effective at shutting down rogue sites. The trade group warns of "indefinite delays" as claims of infringement are investigated. And it complains that the process envisioned by OPEN would allow for "endless submissions by parties such as Google," further gumming up the process. All the while, the alleged rogue site would be able to continue operating. The RIAA also warns that the need to hire an attorney to navigate the ITC's arcane legal process will "put justice out of reach for small business American victims of IP theft." The trade group complains that sites aren't held responsible for the infringing activities of their users, a rule the trade group says "excuses willful blindness and outright complicity in illegal activity." RIAA also says it's "virtually impossible" to prove that a site infringed willfully, as OPEN requires.


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Going to SES New York or Stuck in South Succotash?
Approximately 5,000 marketers and search engine optimization professionals will be going to SES New York 2010 next week. In a challenging economy, it is even more important to keep up-to-date with industry trends, see new products and services, and maintain and build relationships. But what if you are stuck in South Succotash?
Image by SESConferenceSeries via Flickr
Your company still expects you to do more with less this year. But, let's say the folks over in finance were penny wise and pound foolish when they turned down your request to attend one of the industry's most important events this year. What can you do?
First, you can pray that none of your competitors attend SES New York 2010 and learn all about brand new topics like:
- XML, RSS & Site Maps,
- Automating Twitter,
- Eye Tracking Research Update, or
- Search, PR & the Social Butterfly.
But, let's say that your competition's folks in finance are as short sighted as your folks in finance have been. So, they won't be learning anything new by going to 70+ sessions, hearing multiple keynotes, meeting with 100+ exhibitors, or attending networking events and parties.
In some respects, you're lucky. But, you're still stuck in South Succotash and you still need to figure out how to do more with less this year.
So, here's my advice. Come to work before 9:00 a.m. or stay after 5:00 p.m. and try to read, watch or listen to as much coverage of SES New York as you can.
I know, I know. It's not the same as being there. But, what else can you do?
Now, to help make these stolen moments during your extended work day as productive as possible, I've put together a list of news sources that will be covering SES New York 2010. If you don't have time to read the whole book, at least make time to read the SparkNotes.
Here's your cheat sheet to SES New York 2010:
1. Search Engine Watch will be covering the top 10 sessions. So, check each day for the latest stories.
2. Search Engine Roundtable is sending a team to cover SES New York 2010 virtually wall to wall. In previous years, they earned the reputation as the C-Span of SES and they're sending their "A-Team" again this year.
3. ClickZ will also be covering the event from the perspective of the digital marketer. Check it out for a "second opinion."
4. WebProNews will have multiple reporters on hand to cover the breaking news, business news, and technology news. Read their stories to increase your peripheral vision.
5. SESConferenceExpo's Channel on YouTube will upload interviews with speakers, attendees and exhibitors at SES New York 2010. Visit daily or become a subscriber. Here's a sneak preview of the opening keynote by David Meerman Scott, author of The New Rules of Marketing and PR.
David Meerman Scott on the new rules of marketing & PR at SES New York 2010
6. WebProNews Videos will also have a team on hand creating search and eBusiness videos. Hey, these video journalists were covering industry events long before anyone else got their first camcorder.
7. SearchEngineWatch's Channel on Youtube will feature tips and information about searching the web, analysis of the search engine industry, and help to site owners trying to improve their ability to be found in search engines.. Become a subscriber to get alerted when new videos are uploaded.
8. The aimClear Blog never misses SES New York. As part of their commitment to stay cutting-edge-current, aimClear team members hit the road for about 80 days of training each year.
9. SESConferenceSeries' photostream on Flickr will document SES New York 2010.
10. TopRank's Online Marketing Blog will post early and often from SES New York 2010. They also take some pretty great photos.
11. Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo has a Facebook page. Become a fan to follow the event.
12. WebmasterRadio.FM will present exclusive interviews with keynote speakers, David Meerman Scott and Avinash Kaushik, who will be presenting at the 2010 Search Engine Strategies Conference in New York City.
13. SESConf has a Twitter feed. Next week's hashtag for Search Engine Strategies in New York is #SESNY or become a follower to stay updated in real-time.
14. Search Marketing Gurus will be there, blogging, taking photos, and shooting videos.
15. You can also join the Search Engine Strategies Conference & Expo group on LinkedIn.
16. Search Engine Guide will also be at SES New York 2010 in force. Check out their coverage of the event.
But wait! There's more!
There will be scores of journalists and bloggers reporting from the search engine marketing and optimization event. And there will be hundreds of Twitter users.
So, use Google's real-time search results, YouTube search, or the search engine and social media of your choice to try to keep up-to-date with industry trends, see new products and services, and maintain and build relationships. It would be easier if you just went to SES New York. But, if you are stuck in South Succotash, then you gotta do what you can do.
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- Going to SES London or SES New York for the Nth time?
- Avinash Kaushik to keynote at SES London and SES New York 2010
- What will be the Top Stories at SES New York 2010?
- Learn affiliate marketing secrets at SES New York 2010
- David Meerman Scott updates The New Rules of Marketing and PR at SES New York 2010


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Maan Roos Vis #1, 2007
Jan Jutte studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Arnhem. He graduated in painting and drawing in 1980. He is a freelance illustrator since 1983. Jutte has illustrated books by Annie M.G. Schmidt ('Het Beertje Pippeloentje'), Guus Kuijer ('Tin Toeval en de Kunst van het Verdwalen'), Rindert Kromhout ('Peppino'), Marritgen Matter ('Schaap met Laarsjes') and Sjoerd Kuyper ('Een Muts voor de Maan').
Tien Stoute Katjes
The children's book 'Tien Stoute Katjes', which he made with Mensje van Keulen, has appeared as a comic in NRC Handelsblad. He contributed tot the Zwijsen children's magazine Maan Roos Vis. Jutte has additionally drawn a comic for The New Yorker and he illustrated a picture book for the Penguin Group. Jutte has also worked as a drawing and art history teacher in Zetten between 1984 and 2000, and as an illustration teacher in Arnhem.


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So this guy, Magixion, of EoFF stated interest in starting a project: an rpg or some type of game. He stated that this was for fun and for the purposes of practicing coding and for a résumé builder, and he also would like help and asked if anybody could help. I of course volunteered, since I was already working on one myself (see my blog). We have so far a small team together and a forums to organize it. We are at the beginning stages of planning storyline and such, but so far it coming along nicely, considering time zones.
We have a few members already, but much help is appreciated. This could be fun in building your résumé too! <3 People so far:
Magixion (EoFF)
Computerfox (DIC)
SwordFighter_Dago (EoFF)
Gabehabe (DIC)
Auzzie (DIC)
If you want to check it out it's http://projectn00b.forumotion.net
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Prevent JavaScript Elements from Breaking Page Layout when Following Yahoo Performance Tip #6: Place Scripts at the Bottom
By now, everyone is familiar with the Yahoo Developer Network's 14 "best-practices" for speeding up your website. Certainly, many (if not all) of these performance optimization tips are ideal for high-traffic sites such as Yahoo or Google, but not all of them are recommended for smaller sites such as Perishable Press. Nonetheless, throughout the current site renovation project, I have attempted to implement as many of these practices as possible. At the time of this writing, I somehow have managed to score an average 77% (whoopee!) via the YSlow extension for Firebug. Of the handful of these tips that I […] Read more »


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Additional PACs aid the process
One way of getting around the state's new campaign contribution caps is by forming a lot of different campaign committees. State law forbids people from forming more than one committee (except for independent expenditures, political parties and state legislative leaders), but nothing in the law prevents "friends" and allies from forming their own committees to receive and give money.
For example, House Republican Leader Tom Cross has his own PAC, Citizens to Elect Tom Cross, his allowed "caucus" PAC, the House Republican Leadership Committee, and also appears to control or at least influence four other committees: Illinois Crossroads PAC, Citizens to Change Illinois, the Illinois House Victory Fund and the Move Illinois Forward PAC.
Before we go any further, let me stress that none of this appears to be illegal. The House Republicans don't deny they're doing this, with one official saying that they even include those campaign accounts in the presentations they give to large donors.
The point here is not to say that somebody is doing something wrong. It's to show that if somebody wants to contribute money, they'll find a way. State law caps the dollar amount that campaign committees can both give and receive, so multiple funds means contributors can give more money and the various funds can then, in turn, give out more cash.
The state's contribution cap law is just not very good at what it's supposed to do. In fact, the law makes it more difficult to track donors, because we have to look up so many different angles. I happened to stumble upon these House Republican committees, for example, while casually looking up contributions made by Jack Roeser.
OK, now, on to the info.
The Illinois Crossroads PAC was formed this past January, but reported collecting no contributions until July. It has since received more than $40,000 from Cross' personal committee, plus two $10,000 contributions from Otto Engineering, a company owned by conservative activist and GOP fundraiser Jack Roeser. Walmart kicked in another $10,000, and energy magnate Gerald Forsythe contributed $5,000. Residual Based Finance Corp. contributed $2,500. The PAC has reported receiving $82,500 so far this cycle, and has contributed $70,000 to the Illinois Republican Party.
Citizens to Change Illinois was formed back in 2007, years before the caps were implemented. Its treasurer is a longtime aide to Leader Cross. The PAC had just $22,000 in the bank at the end of June, but then money started coming in the next month, totaling $67,500, including two $10,000 checks from Roeser's company, $10,000 from Walmart, $5,000 from Gerald Forsythe, and $2,500 from Residual Based Finance Corp. $60,000 of the money raised since June 30 has already been contributed, with $35,000 going to the state Republican Party and the rest going to House GOP candidates.
The Illinois House Victory Fund is controlled directly by Leader Cross. It was formed way back in 2004, but it had just a bit more than $20,000 in the bank as of June 30. So far, it's received the usual two $10,000 checks from Roeser's Otto Engineering and the $2,500 from Residual Based Finance Corp. All of the contributions it has made so far have gone to a handful of House Republican candidates.
Move Illinois Forward PAC, based in Oswego (which is in Cross' district), was formed several years ago, but it had only $15,000 in the bank at the end of June. Since then, Otto has contributed $10,000, Forsythe contributed $5,000, and Residual has contributed $2,500. The PAC has so far contributed $25,000 to Cross' House Republican Organization and $15,000 to targeted House GOP candidates.
Again, there doesn't seem to be anything untoward about those committees or those contributions, at least not at this point. It's just money finding a way to its intended target.
It's also a pretty good demonstration of how a perhaps well-intended law doesn't perform as promised.


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Andreas Savakis, professor of computer engineering, was recently awarded the Outstanding Teaching Award from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. The award is given to faculty members who have made significant contributions to electrical and computer engineering in the areas of academics and research.
Savakis joined the RIT faculty in 2000 from Eastman Kodak Co., where he was a senior research scientist. He has taught classes in digital image processing algorithms and control systems, as well as supervised 29 graduate students as a thesis advisor. Savakis served as department head of computer engineering in RIT's Kate Gleason College of Engineering from 2000–2011.


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Cole, pastor of the Emmanuel Baptist Church here in Sterling, is a very good speaker. He will be discussing how to best go into a new year with hope, inspiration and confidence. We live in a fragile and frightening world and happenings in 2012 really took a toll on many of us when it comes to a sense of security and a sadness about the state of our country.
The luncheon is open to both men and women.
Cost of the luncheon is $15. To make a reservation call 521-6900, by Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Participants begin gathering at 11:45 a.m. for business and personal networking. The meal is served at noon and the program ends by 12:45 p.m., allowing guests plenty of time to return to work by 1 p.m. Location of the luncheon will be provided when you make your reservation.


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ACAMPO - Bruce Dennis Neumann Jr., 50, of Acampo was identified Monday by the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office as the man whose remains were discovered Saturday morning in a travel trailer parked at Jahant Food and Fuel Stop on North Highway 99 in Acampo.
ACAMPO - Bruce Dennis Neumann Jr., 50, of Acampo was identified Monday by the San Joaquin County Coroner's Office as the man whose remains were discovered Saturday morning in a travel trailer parked at Jahant Food and Fuel Stop on North Highway 99 in Acampo.
When sheriff's deputies arrived at the scene Saturday morning, they found Neumann deceased and determined that he had been dead for about a week. His body was discovered by relatives who went to the trailer to check on him, according to the Sheriff's Office.
Evidence of a crime both inside and outside the trailer led the Sheriff's Office to call in homicide detectives to conduct an investigation. No further details were provided Monday.
RIPON - Police are seeking the public's assistance in locating Salvador Junior Moya, 23, of Ripon.
A warrant has been issued for his arrest in connection with an attempted carjacking earlier this month during which a child was in the rear seat of the targeted vehicle and was struck while attempting to escape, according to Ripon police.
One suspect, Luis Alejandro Machuca, 20, of Modesto was arrested that night and has been convicted of attempted carjacking and conspiracy with gang enhancements, according to Ripon police First Sgt. Steve Merchant. Moya has reportedly been in hiding since the incident.
The two men reportedly attempted to carjack a running Honda parked in the 200 block of East Frontage Road in Ripon just before 11 p.m. Aug. 3. They jumped in but were unable to operate it correctly and, as family members came to the child's rescue, they fled the scene on foot.
Anyone with information regarding Moya's whereabouts is urged to contact the Ripon Police Department at (209) 599-2102 or the department's anonymous tip line at (209) 599-RTIP (209-599-7847).
STOCKTON - Three armed robbers entered a business in the 10300 block of Trinity Parkway at 11:30 p.m. Sunday, ordered the employees to the floor and stole money from the registers before fleeing south on Interstate 5 in a blue or silver Honda CRV, police reported.
The robbers were all described as men between 5 feet 6 and 5 feet 8 inches tall with thin builds, according to a report. One was described as black, 20 to 26 years old and wearing a black hooded sweatshirt with a white stripe and dark pants. The second robber was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt and beige shorts. The third was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and gray pants.
STOCKTON - Officers from 10 law enforcement agencies in San Joaquin County arrested 60 people in the 10 days from 12:01 a.m. Aug. 16 and midnight Sunday for driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs.
The special focus is part of the Summer/Labor Day National Anti-DUI crackdown in the county, according to Stockton police Officer Joe Silva, a spokesman for the campaign.
During the same 10-day period in 2012, there were 101 DUI arrests in the county.
Through Labor Day, Stockton police will deploy extra DUI saturation patrols around the city. All regularly scheduled traffic and patrol officers will focus efforts at stopping and arresting DUI drivers during their normal shifts.
Police, the Sheriff's Office and the California Highway Patrol encourage all motorists to help make the streets safer: Report drunken drivers by calling 911.


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Having a PhD in germany is a status symbol more than anything. I expect this type of thing to happen more often since plagiarism is the easiest way to achieve this status symbol.
Google search for "That's a sweeping and unfair generalization." shows 14 results... Looks like you've got some explaining to do, Mr "I don't use footnotes", or you're about to be stripped of your second post achievement.
Now I'm doing it right, put my post in quotes and google for it and "did not match any documents" is the result.
I get a hit on this [alterslash.org] other website. You have obviously copied vlm's comment word for word, not even bothering to change the username on your post.
Hey! The "purple monkey dishwasher" is MY thing!
Well, I don't know whether a potential resignation of a (education & research) minister counts a "major political implications" in the first place.
The potential break-up of the CSU-FDP coalition in Bavaria over the (non)-abandoning of university tuition fees, that is something which could have major political consequences.
"His doctorate is an honorary one, bestowed by the Bob Jones University, in South Carolina but he likes to use the title."
In other news, Bob Jones University is some sort of racist Xian degree mill, and amusingly it's logo is a "BJ", which would probably appall the fascists in charge if they knew what it meant.
I read this "for her PhD" instead of "of her PhD". I was really confused how that works.
well, that would be one way to raise money for university.
Actually the irony gets even better.: A year ago she publicly humiliated another politician because of his shoddy "copy & paste" PhD. http://www.spiegel.de/international/germany/german-press-review-of-the-annette-schavan-plagiarism-scandal-a-881783.html [spiegel.de]
Yeah, she was ragging on his copy/paste skills, not the fact that he copied and pasted his PhD. Let's face it, she's apparently an expert in copy/paste PhD work.
"A university committee yesterday evening confirmed accusations, first aired last May, of plagiarism in Schavan's ethical-philosophical dissertation entitled 'People and conscience — studies on the conditions, necessity and requirements for formation of conscience today'."
To her credit, she followed the ethical principles outlined in the disseration, to the letter.
Pics or it didn't happen... Ohh la la.
Come on, I can't be the first one to think of this joke....
Pics or it didn't happen... Ohh la la.
Seriously? Have you seen the woman?
Into "Granny Porn", are you?
But you have to admit, they really know what they're doing.
Just found out what she looks like..... Never mind. Can we strip the German Chick from Top Gear instead? Sabine Schmitt?
Can we strip the German Chick from Top Gear instead? Sabine Schmitt?
Yes please. Sabine Schmitz. My moter always warned me about fast women.
My moter always warned me about fast women.
Nice, in-context typo.
You're definitly not german. That happend often enough (3 times during the last 2 years IIRC) to politicans that a PhD is the first thing I think of that can be stripped....
Sad, I know.
Would you even think to make that joke if Schavan was a man? Food for thought.
Would you even think to make that joke if Schavan was a man? Food for thought.
Have you got something against gays? Food for thought.
It's the same food I just baked up! I'm glad you liked it enough to jot down the recipe and hack it.
Interesting comment.
It's certainly a guy thing. Is it sexist?
Well, I know a guy, a computer scientist. Since he's gay, in an entertaining turnaround from the usual, he comments on other male computer scientists hotness, but completely ignores such things for female ones.
Since he's gay, in an entertaining turnaround from the usual, he comments on other male computer scientists hotness
That would be like one of those joke "The World's Shortest Books..." lists, presumably.
Are you sure he's not abusing the stereotype to make the same point that I was? If his analytical skills aren't restricted to his work, I'd bet that he is.
Until she can copy off someone else's letter of appeal.
Until she can copy off someone else's letter of appeal.
No problem, shes studying for her law degree right now.
Started yesterday, should be done tomorrow.
She went to university in Bonn
Whose sister city is
(of course Tom Leher copied from Danny Kaye's Stanislavsky sketch from the Jack Benny show, but he gave him credit)
Romania's prime minister, Victor Ponta, was also accused of blatant plagiarism and it was all over the TV. His paper was nothing more than copy-pastes. So what happened? Well, there was this committee that was investigating these things and they were supposed to give their opinion on whether it was plagiarism or it wasn't. Two hours - TWO HOURS - before they were to give their response, the committee was officially dismantled. That didn't stop them from saying that it was plagiarism of the worst kind, but t
HA! I can top that!
In Pakistan, there is this organisation called "Higher Education Commission", which administers our universities; our court asks them to assess the degrees of our, ahem, *elected* politicians, because there was accusation of them being fake. Guess what happens, the politicians try various tactics, and in the end, decided to end the damn commission itself!
The bloody commission that governs our entire higher-educational system!
To speak in American terms, it's like eliminating the entire DMV
Defense Minister Guttenberg resigned from his post for the exact same reason a while back. Getting a PhD in Germany is a hardship and I can well imagine that some people would like to "cut some corners" to reach their goal.
Mr. Guttenberg resigned because his whole Ph.D. - done outside the university while he was already a politician - was a lousy Copy&Paste job including copying papers done by the research arm of the parliament for him. Especially also in places where he claimed original thought.
Mrs. Schavan did the Ph.D. at the university before she started her career and seemingly ca. 15 years before she went into heavy politics. As far as I understand her Ph.D. was revoked because of incorrect citations (i.e. she named sources but not marked text as direct citation) in her literature section.
The only commonality is that both lost their Ph.D..
No, if you actually follow the university announcement and the evidence, it turns out that her actions are considerably worse than Guttenbergs.
He was lousy even in his plagiarism. She intentionally rephrased and covered up where the copied from. Guttenberg did a copy&paste job - Schavan copied and then rephrased so if you would put the phrase into a search engine, it would come up empty. But she only changed words, she didn't add any original thoughts.
That's plagiarism at its worst - intentional and dec
Getting a PhD in Germany is a hardship
Getting a PhD anywhere should be a hardship. If you could just get one by sending off a coupon on the back of a cornflakes packet it wouldn't mean a lot.
I totally agree.
However, in Germany, PhD students are more often than not in the total mercy of arrogant professors with even sadistic tendencies and nobody to control them. Compared to doing research in a british, dutch or american university (based on people I know), being a PhD student in Germany is a very lousy deal. The doctorates get relatively good money with full benefits, but that doesn't really sweeten the pill.
current Committee on Science, Space and Technology member Paul Broun...
" embryology, evolution, and the Big Bang are "lies straight from the Pit of Hell
former Committee on Science, Space and Technology member Todd Akin...
"If it's a legitimate rape, the female body has ways to try to shut that whole thing down. "
on Evolution - "I don't see it as even as a matter of science, because I don't know if you can prove one or the other."
I'd love to see that kind of zeal put on the backgrounds of US politicians.
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How does a university not know a dissertation is full of plagiarism? Only by wearing blinders!
Dissertations are supposed to be carefully checked by at least 3 professors. Her major professor and committee was at best rubber stamping her work without bothering to check anything. Or they were so incompetent or lazy that none were aware of whole areas of work in their field? How else to explain a failure to recognize plagiarism? And how could they not notice that a student's ability and knowledge had wide gaps? Shop talk should have exposed her as a fraud long before she got anywhere near graduation. Also, she may have a history of cheating, unless she earned a B.S. and M.S. honestly, and only resorted to cheating for the PhD? I suppose that could happen-- someone who had an easy time in school and never experienced failure might be tempted when facing it for the first time.
So how could this happen? They were deliberately overlooking serious problems because it suited them in some way. If it wasn't outright bribes and implied threats, as in, her family was a large donor who might not wish to donate any more if she didn't receive the degree, it could be that the department or school was too eager to boost their numbers.
This kind of crap is a black mark for everyone who legitimately earned a PhD.
Get real. Computers make detection of plagiarism so much easier and combined with the internet and digitisation of so many literary works pretty much guaranteed. Of course it makes creating truly original equally difficult and the likelihood of similar works which were not glimpsed let alone researched much more likely but of course if you want to earn your doctorate you should be forced to add something new and original to the field, really that is the whole point.
How does a university not know a dissertation is full of plagiarism? [...] So how could this happen?
A) The Ph.D. thesis in question was submitted 1980. Long before computer checks and internet groups gathering to check Ph.D.s.
B) It was not "full of plagiarism". You might want to fetch (non-marked) copy from the net and find the sentences in question before you accuse others of intent.
I don't read German, so unless there's an English translation, I'll have to pass on reading a copy. Are you speaking from knowledge or have you not read it either?
I'm not doing the accusing. Schavan herself admitted "careless mistakes". She's not denying that the dissertation has problems! She's only trying to wiggle out of characterizing those "mistakes" as plagiarism. Most damning is that the university agreed that what she did is indeed plagiarism. Revoking a degree, and not just any degree but t
Her lawsuit sounds more like a desperation move to drag things out or bully or tire the opposition into giving up, rather than a serious attempt to exonerate herself by raising good points.
That won't happen.
This year we have federal elections here in Germany and the opposition will not let this chance to weaken the ruling coalition go to waste.
Especially since their own candidate for the position of chancellor it doing his best to sink his own candidacy.
You can have a look on the possible plagiats on http://schavanplag.wordpress.com/ [wordpress.com] (google translation might be necessary for non German speakers). Note that this is basically the 'prosecutors' position (except that in this case the prosecutor is a community of people on the net) not the findings of the university.
How many of them would you have found without computer help?
And I don't believe that "important officials" are less likely to have their degree revoked in Germany. I think it is actually more likel
She has got neither B.S. nor M.S, going straight for the PhD after her high school diploma.
She has got neither B.S. nor M.S, going straight for the PhD after her high school diploma.
Is that normal in Germany? I'm pretty sure you couldn't do that here in the UK even if you were some sort of genius.
Still, it is a new low: a Science Minister lost her PhD. She has also been very vocal in criticizing von Gutenberg for doing basically the same. On top of that she has no university degree at all now which is funny for a Science Minister.
This is a PhD in philosophy, it would be pretty much worthless even if it was legit. It's far harder to cheat in an actual science.
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Adams County Teacher Certificates 1913-1935This index lists the Adams County teachers who were approved to teach by the County Superintendent of Schools. This record shows their name and may include the date, type of teaching certificate they possessed, and the town of residence.
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Summaries of EU legislation: direct access to the main summaries page.
Air carrier liability in the event of accidents
This Regulation aims to harmonise the rules on air carrier liability and improve the level of compensation and protection of passengers involved in air accidents.
Council Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 of 9 October 1997 on air carrier liability in respect of the carriage of passengers and their baggage by air [Official Journal L 285 of 17.10.1997].
This Regulation defines and harmonises the obligations of Community air carriers as regards the nature and limits of their liability in the event of accidents to passengers.
The Regulation applies to damage sustained in the event of death, wounding or any other bodily injury to a passenger if the accident in question took place on board an aircraft or during any of the embarking or disembarking operations.
The liability of an air carrier (air transport undertaking) for damage sustained by a passenger or a passenger's baggage in the event of an accident cannot be subject to any financial limit defined by law, convention or contract.
The carrier can be discharged of his liability only by proving that the damage was caused by the negligence of the injured or deceased passenger.
The Community air carrier is obliged to pay the victims or those entitled to compensation an advance proportional to the damage sustained not later than 15 days after identification of the victim.
Community air carriers must inform passengers of the provisions relating to their liability in the event of accident and the compensation of victims, in particular by including them in the conditions of carriage.
Regulation (EC) No 889/2002 6. This Regulation brings the Community arrangements fully into line with the new international rules (Montreal Convention). The aim is to harmonise liability limits and legal defences in respect of European carriers, irrespective of the route (internal, intra-Community, international) on which the accident occurs.
A new Convention unifying certain rules relating to international carriage by air was signed in Montreal on 28 May 1999, setting new global rules on liability in the event of accidents in international air transport.
This Convention provides for a regime of unlimited liability in the event of the death or injury of air passengers and lays down a number of additional provisions.
Accordingly, Regulation (EC) No 2027/97 has been amended to bring it into line with the provisions of the Montreal Convention, by setting up a uniform system of air transport liability.
The obligation of insurance is to be understood as requiring that a Community air carrier must be insured up to a level that is adequate to ensure that all persons entitled to compensation receive the full amount to which they are entitled in accordance with the Regulation.
Air carriers must provide each passenger with a written indication of:
- the applicable limit, for the flight in question, on the carrier's liability in respect of death or injury;
- the applicable limit, for the flight in question, on the carrier's liability when baggage is destroyed, lost or damaged;
- the applicable limit, for the flight in question, on the carrier's liability in respect of damage occasioned by delay.
Air carriers' liability in respect of passengers and their baggage relates to:
- compensation in the event of death or injury: no financial limit is set. However, there is a first tier of strict carrier liability for damages of up to 100 000 SDRs (special drawing rights, as defined by the International Monetary Fund, i.e. around 135 000 euros), in respect of which the air carrier cannot contest claims for compensation. In excess of that amount, a second tier of liability is based on the presumed fault of the carrier, which the latter may avoid only by proving that it was not at fault (the burden of proof is on the carrier);
- advance payments: the air carrier must make an advance payment to cover immediate economic needs, with 15 days from the identification of the person entitled to compensation. In the event of death, this advance payment must not be less than 16 000 SDRs;
- Passenger delays: the air carrier is liable (unless it took all reasonable measures) and must pay passengers up to 4 150 SDRs in the event of a delay. Liability for baggage delay is limited to 1 000 SDRs;
- destroyed, lost or damaged baggage: in the event of damage, delay, loss or destruction of baggage, the passenger concerned must complain to the air carrier in writing.
Any action in court to claim damages must be brought within two years from the date of arrival of the aircraft, or from the date on which the aircraft ought to have arrived.
Entry into force - Date of expiry
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
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Regulation (EC) No 2027/97
L 285 of 17.10.1997
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Entry into force
Deadline for transposition in the Member States
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Regulation (EC) No 889/2002
L 140 of 30.05.2002
Council Decision 2001/539/EC of 5 April 2001 on the conclusion by the European Community of the Convention for the Unification of Certain Rules for International Carriage by Air (the Montreal Convention) [Official Journal L 194 of 18.07.2001].
The Warsaw Convention (1929) was adopted at a time when commercial aviation was in its infancy. Over the years, the expansion of air transport created a need to harmonise certain rules relating to international carriage by air and to establish a regime of civil liability for air carriers.
Under the auspices of the ICAO (International Civil Aviation Organisation) the leading players in air transport met in Montreal. The Convention's most important contributions are as follows:
- the principle of the air carrier's unlimited civil liability in the event of bodily injury;
- the principle of making advance payments to meet immediate needs;
- the possibility for the victim or the persons entitled to compensation to bring suits before the courts in the passenger's principal place of residence;
- an increase in the air carrier's liability limits in the event of delay;
- modernisation of transport documents (electronic airway bills and tickets);
- clarification of the rules on the respective liability of the contractual carrier and the actual carrier;
- generalised institution of the obligation for air carriers to maintain adequate insurance;
- introduction of the so-called 'regional' clause allowing economic integration organisations such as the European Union to accede to the new Convention.
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redletterdave writes: "Apple doesn't openly tell the media or the public what it is working on, but in an email exchange with a fan, CEO Tim Cook announced that Apple will soon offer Italian language support for Siri, the company's AI personal assistant exclusive to the iPhone 4S. A fan and user named Michele had written an email directly to Cook on March 8, wondering why Siri has not been able to speak Italian, despite the technology being publicly available for more than six months. Michele also complained that Italy is "no longer in the group of 'first day' of a product launch." Cook responded the next day with a brief email reply, informing Michele of the good news. 'I love Italy,' Cook wrote. 'We will support Italian in SIRI this year. Tim'"


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- Travelers jittery after Malaysia Airlines downing, rocket strike near Israeli airport
- U.S. lifts ban on airlines flying into Tel Aviv airport after day and a half of restrictions
- Travel uncertainty comes at height of tourism season in Israel
It's been a tension-filled week for travelers used to flying safely around the world.
The shooting down of a commercial flight over Ukraine and a rocket strike near Israel's gateway international airport have made people keenly aware of the risks of flying through conflict zones.
Safe airspace is top of mind for people considering trips to troubled spots and those just hoping to get home sooner rather than later.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 crashed in eastern Ukraine on July 17, killing all 298 people aboard. U.S. intelligence officials say that pro-Russian rebels were responsible for shooting down the commercial airliner traveling from Amsterdam, Netherlands, to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. They now believe the rebels probably didn't know that it was a commercial airliner, officials said earlier this week.
On the day of the crash, the Federal Aviation Administration issued a notice prohibiting U.S. flight operations in the airspace over eastern Ukraine until further notice, widening an April ban on flights over the Crimea region.
Less than a week later, a rocket strike about a mile from Ben Gurion International Airport in Tel Aviv, Israel, prompted the FAA to prohibit U.S. airlines from flying into the airport. The ban lasted about a day and a half and was lifted Wednesday night. European aviation authorities also moved to ease their recommendation urging carriers to avoid the region.
A crash of a plane attempting to land in Taiwan in heavy rain Wednesday that killed at least 48 on board and reports Thursday of the apparent crash of an Air Algerie flight carrying 116 people have delivered two more blows to a tragic seven-day period.
The unusual string of events has travelers worried.
"I never had a reason to think I was flying over a war zone where missiles might be flying," said Elizabeth Bratt, 34, an American living in Taiwan, who is planning to travel to Europe and the Middle East in the fall. "I would have trusted an airline to avoid such an area."
The concern over routes doesn't surprise aviation security consultant Jeff Price.
"Most travelers were only mildly concerned about where their flights were going prior to the Malaysia flight," Price said. "Many are probably more concerned about it now. I know I would be, and I would definitely be concerned about anything flying over an 'act of war' zone."
Or into a war zone.
The FAA ban on U.S. airlines flying into Tel Aviv -- now lifted -- followed on the heels of a State Department travel warning about the region. It advised Americans to consider deferring nonessential travel to Israel and the West Bank and reaffirmed existing guidance against any travel to Gaza. Other countries are cautioning their citizens against some travel to the region.
Tourism taking a hit
The escalating violence and resulting travel restrictions have translated into tourists starting to avoid Israel. With about 8 million people, Israel welcomed a record 3.5 million visitors last year and a record 1.4 million for the first half of 2014, according to the country's Central Bureau of Statistics.
The country's largest airport, Tel Aviv's Ben Gurion, handled a record 14.3 million passengers in 2013, up 8% from 13.1 million passengers in 2012, according to Airports Council International, a trade group. (Israel has six commercial airports, two of which handle international traffic.)
Israeli tourism had already been affected by the conflict, and the FAA's flight ban had further impact. Hotel occupancy in central cities dropped to 50%, according to Yossi Fatael, managing director of the Israel Tourist and Travel Agents Association.
Since July 15, the number of visitors cutting short their visits increased from 25% to 40%. "The accumulating damage figure is some $500 million," Fatael said.
Should the conflict clear up in the next few days, Fatael said, the overall damage might be lighter than expected. If it continues, he couldn't speculate on the long-term impact on Israeli's tourism industry.
There's never been an event that affected tourism in Israel to this level, he said, in part because of the timing. "During the Gulf War in 1991, the situation was somewhat similar," Fatael said. "Yet it was in January and not during the height of tourism season."
Still trying to get to Israel
Gil Travel was still sending tour groups to the Middle East, its owner said Wednesday. The Philadelphia-based company had tour groups scheduled to fly into Israel on Wednesday night.
Working with El Al airlines, Gil Travel was able to get more than 100 passengers switched to flights that would take them from New York to Israel.
"Same goes the other way," owner Iris Hami said before the ban was lifted. "Those who need to leave from Israel will fly out El Al or stay late."
Hassan Khawaled, a tour guide with travel group Ahalan Olympus, had a group of students scheduled to fly into Tel Aviv on Wednesday for an Islamic-focused tour of Israel. Since their flights were canceled, the Israel-based agency flew them into Jordan and drove into Israel, he said.
Travelers are trying to get home
Many travelers already in Israel had cut their trips short and headed home before the FAA ban.
"For our clients traveling in Israel, we assisted the majority of them in returning home days ago," said Peter Vlitas, senior vice president of Protravel International.
"While we have a few still there now, we are working to get them home via Europe. Also, we proactively contacted all clients scheduled to travel to Israel in the next 30 days and advised them of the situation and the refund policies of the airlines."
Travelers in Israel have been finding help from the tourist association and some airlines.
United Airlines is providing "hotel, meal and transportation accommodations for our Tel Aviv customers impacted by the cancellations," a spokeswoman said.
Atlanta rabbi Joshua Lesser traveled to Israel on July 10, joining a two-week reconstructionist rabbinic study mission to learn about the Middle East conflict from members of the region's diverse communities.
His Wednesday flight home on Delta Air Lines was canceled after the first FAA ban was announced.
Lesser, rabbi of Congregation Bet Haverim in Atlanta, has some perspective. He has taken cover in bomb or makeshift shelters several times since he arrived.
"I have listened to the trauma that Israelis experience feeling like their existence is threatened and the fear of the air raid sirens and loss of life, and I have listened to Palestinians and Israeli Arabs talk about the injustices they face at checkpoints, their limited movement. This is no way for people to live long term.
"This is a small taste of how people's lives and plans are derailed every day," he said


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Even before landing in Guadalajara for the 25th annual Feria Internacional del Libro (FIL) SALALM was already present via virtual spaces. On November 16th SALALM's Webinar Pilot Project Working Group led a online orientation for new FIL attendees for more than 40 virtual participants. A follow-up session was held in Guadalajara (Sunday November 26) with participation from other SALAMistas: Hortensia Calvo (Tulane University), George and Virginia Gause (Univ. of Texas-Panamerican) and Adán Griego (Stanford).
This year SALALMistas constituted about 20% of the ALA-FIL attendees with activities in/out of the exhibit hall:
*Ulrike Mühlschlegel, Berlin's Ibero-Amerikanisches Institut, gave the keynote speech at the 18th Coloquio Internacional de Bibliotecarios.
*Alison Hicks (Colorado) and Adán Griego (Stanford) also participated as speakers at the Coloquio.
*This year marked FIL's 25th anniversary and to celebrate the occasion, groups of 25 professionals in several different fields were awarded honors. In the "librarian" category Micaela Chávez Villa (El Colegio de Mexico) and Adán Griego were among the 25 professionals from Mexico and the United States honored for their contributions to the Fair and the Coloquio. Also honored were former ENLACE fellows Helen Ladrón de Guevara (1988) and Jesus Lau (1996) as well as former SALALM member Barbara J. Ford. It was under Barbara's ALA presidency that the current ALA-FIL pass was started.
*As in previous years, Jesus Alonso Regalado (University at Albany-SUNY) shared his varied FIL activities via Facebook.
*Paloma Celis Carbajal (Wisconsin), Socrates Silva (UCLA), Luis Gonzalez (Indiana) and Martin Sanchez (Libros Mexicanos) attended the Noche Cartonera as part of "La otra FIL" events.
*As professional days came to an end, several SALALMistas embarked on a trip to the neighboring town of Tequila and got a behind the scenes tour on how tequila drinks are made. They also visited the CodexMexico artist book exhibit. A handsomely illustrated catalog of the exhibit is available for sale through your Mexico distributor.
FIL closed on Sunday (December 4th) with a record of more than 658,000 attendees. Probably the event that will be remembered most was the presentation the night before by the telegenic presidential candidate Enrique Peña Nieto who could not name books that influenced him most.


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POPLARVILLE — Pearl River Community College split with Mississippi Delta in MACJC men's and women's non-division basketball action here Monday with the Wildcats taking a 71-57 victory, while the Lady Wildcats fell 59-55 for their third straight loss.
Through four games, PRCC's men remain unbeaten at 4-0, while its women are 1-3. MDCC's men dropped to 2-3, while its women are now 3-2.
In the men's game, Delta led only once in the opening two minutes of the game when Anthony McDonald hit a three to put MDCC up 3-2, but Pearl River answered with a stunning 31-13 scoring run of the next 18-plus minutes to grab a 17-point lead — its largest of the first half — with 1:16 left before the break at 33-16.
The Wildcats took their first double-digit lead (27-16) at the 3:05 mark off a bucket by Devontai Foye of Hattiesburg High, then back-to-back treys by Xavian Rimmer, an Alcorn State transfer who prepped at Piney Woods School near Jackson and DeAngelo Coleman out of South Pike High in Magnolia pushed The River's advantage to 17.
U.S. Air Force Academy transfer Daniel Grieves, who prepped at St. Stanislaus in Bay St. Louis, was fouled on a three-point attempt at the halftime buzzer and sank three foul shots to make it 36-20 at the intermission.
Pearl River snatched hits largest lead of the game — 38-20 — off the second half's opening basket by DeMondre Harvey of Minden (La.) High, but Delta answered with seven unanswered points (five by James Evans) to pull within 11 with 17:55 left. The Wildcats responded with a 21-15 run to go up 59-42 — their largest lead of the second half — at the 6:42 mark.
Again, the Trojans swished seven unanswered points over the next minute-and-a-half to pull to within 10 (59-49), but Frank Snow, an Angelina (Tex.) JC transfer from Wellington, Fla., answered with a basket that kicked off a 12-8 Wildcat scoring run to end the game.
Evans paced the Trojans with 17 points (seven rebounds, three blocked shots), while Cement Crawford scored 12 (eight rebounds), Anthony McDonald 10 (six rebounds), Marquarius Boddie five (seven rebounds), Jaimiason Hadley, Johnny Rucker, and Nathaniel Watkins, four a piece; and Marcus Springer one.
Grieves' 17 points and 13 boards were highs for the Wildcats, while the sophomore also boasted an eight-of-10 effort at the foul line. Rimmer added 13 (four assists, three treys, six rebounds), Harvey seven, Kaven Bernard out of Assumption High in Napoleonville, La., Coleman (two treys), and Snot (five rebounds), six a piece; Josh Carpenter of Oak Grove High five, Nick'Laus Warren out of Murrah High in Jackson four, and Foye, Rakeem Esco of Canton High, and Jeremy Hollimon of Gulfport High, two each.
Pearl River hit 62.5 percent (15 of 24) from the free throw line to Delta's 57.7 percent (19 of 33), while the Wildcats were 25 of 57 (43.9 percent) from the field to the Trojans' 18-of-55 (32.7 percent) effort. From three-point range, PRCC was six of 17 (35.3 percent), while MDCC was two of 12 (16.7 percent).
The River had the edge on the boards 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) to Delta's 40 (16 offensive, 24 defensive), while the Wildcats committed 23 turnovers in the game to the Trojans' 21.
In the women's game, the Lady Trojans struck quickly, jumping out to a 10-2 lead in the opening four-and-a-half minutes and built their lead to 19-6 at the 10:25 mark of the first half. The Lady Wildcats never took the lead, but managed to put together an impressive 13-0 scoring run over the next three-plus minutes to tie it up 19-19 with 6:02 left in the half, as well as a 22-22 stalemate at the 2:32 mark.
From that point, Delta closed out the half with an 8-2 scoring surge to lead 30-24 at the intermission.
Pearl River kept it close in the second half, pulling to within one point twice. With MDCC up 46-38 with 9:20 left, Jeronda Beason of Poplarville high hit a basket to kick off a 9-2 Lady Wildcat run of the next three-plus minutes to cut the Lady Trojans' lead to 48-47.
Delta followed with four unanswered points before Beason got two on a put back and Valescia Dixon of East Marion High hit a basket to make it 52-51 with 3:10 remaining before the Lady Trojans outscored the Lady Wildcats 9-4 the rest of the way to take the six-point victory.
Pearl River hit 63.6 percent (13 of 22) from the free throw line to Delta's 66.7 percent (12 of 18), while the Lady Wildcats were 20 of 61 (32.8 percent) from the field to the Lady Trojans' 23-of-53 (43.4 percent) effort. From three-point range, PRCC was one of six (16.7 percent), while MDCC was one of three (33.3 percent).
The River led on the boards 44 rebounds (20 offensive, 24 defensive) to Delta's 35 (10 offensive, 25 defensive), while the Lady Wildcats committed 22 turnovers to the Lady Trojans' 21.
Shanarika McCullum (nine rebounds, four assists) and Krystal Nailer (six of six field goals, four of four free throws, three steals) led MDCC with 17 points each; while Z'Hara Williams added 12 (seven rebounds), Shuntequa Lofton six, Suzzette Suggs three, and India Overstreet and Myiesha Stewart (eight rebounds), two each.
Daiquari Raine of Poplarville High paced The River with 17 points (nine rebounds, four assists), while Dixon added 10 and had a game-high 10 boards. Chaquita McGee of Yazoo City High scored eight (four assists), Kalisha Washington out of Murrah High in Jackson seven (eight rebounds, five steals), Francheska Bowman out of Choctaw High in Ft. Walton Beach, Fla., and Lolecia Richardson out of Provine High in Jackson (five rebounds), four each; Beason three (three assists), and Wisdom James of Durant High two.
Pearl River and Delta eye rematches when the Trojan squads play host Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, in Moorhead at 5 p.m. (women) and 7 p.m. (men).
The River returns to action when it hits the road for MACJC non-division foe Holmes in Goodman Thursday for contests at 5 p.m. (women) and 7 p.m. (men) before traveling to Baton Rouge CC in Baton Rouge, La., Monday, Nov. 26, for women's and men's battles at the same game times.Basketball


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This course will provide an overview of the three basic PV system applications, primarily focusing on grid-direct systems. The goal of the course is to create a fundamental understanding of the core concepts necessary to work with all PV systems, including: system components, site analysis, PV module criteria, mounting solutions, safety, and commissioning. The course will also cover the basics of sizing a residential grid-direct system, wire sizing, overcurrent protection, and grounding – all of which will be expanded upon in PV202.
Prerequisites: Before participating in the PV101 in-person workshop, students are required to complete the self-paced PV 101 PREP online component (included in price of PV101, you will automatically be enrolled in PV PREP Online at the time you register for PV101).
Course Materials: Solar Electric Handbook: Photovoltaic Fundamentals and Applications (Print and eBook Format)
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By George Ankers
When Southampton teetered on the brink of financial oblivion in 2009, the whole of the Premier League must have been worried. Not out of any particular sympathy, of course – but the prospect of the south-coast club's famed academy disappearing for good would have been nightmarish.
Few teams have been mined for youthful resources as much as the Saints in recent years, a conveyor belt of top-level talent being churned out season after season.
Theo Walcott, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Gareth Bale are just three of the many Southampton graduates who have made it to the Premier League's elite – and, as exclusively revealed by Goal.com, it looks like 17-year-old Luke Shaw is set to be the next.
Already an England Under-17s international, the teenage left-back has profited from the newly promoted side's defensive nightmares by being given a chance in the first team earlier than expected. Watch him on the pitch, though, and it seems a perfectly natural progression.
It took 13 games but Southampton's first clean sheet of the season came to Newcastle on November 25, the youngster adding confidence to a still slightly nervy back line.
Three days later, Shaw stepped things up again with a man-of-the-match showing against Norwich City. Doggedly blocking crosses all evening, the Kingston-born full-back was not intimidated by the imposing figure of Grant Holt, standing up to the target man in a defensive performance that did not deserve to be undone by Paulo Gazzaniga's goalkeeping error. Goal.com's awed man at the ground aptly hailed him as "fantaclismic".
Shaw is far from a limited, defence-minded left-back, however. His willingness to get forward is apparent and he has the quality to make an impact, too. Comfortable with the ball at his feet, the teenager can take it along the touchline at pace, making space for Adam Lallana ahead of him to cut inside.
He has not made it his trademark as Bale did when coming through the ranks but the 17-year-old is also competent as a set-piece taker, as well as having something of an eye for goal, with more strikes at youth level than your average full-back.
|Southampton are 2/1 with Bet365 to keep a clean sheet when they host Reading at St Mary's Stadium
He could undergo the conversion to midfield that Bale has done but left-back looks the most natural fit for his abilities. Whereas Ryan Bertrand is game and versatile, he is not spoken about in the same way by those in the know – Sir Trevor Brooking, who would know, hailed the Saints prospect as "technically very gifted".
There is plenty of developing to do – if a January move does materialise, it would surely be best for all concerned if Shaw were loaned back to St Mary's for the rest of the season at least.
With Chelsea believed to want him initially as an understudy to Bertrand, there will be concerns about him potentially rotting on the bench. After all, in Wayne Bridge, Southampton have already seen one of their talented left-back products stagnate at Stamford Bridge.
But Shaw has already proved this season that he will rise through when he is ready to do so. Whether or not the Saints can stay in the Premier League, expect him to rise even higher.
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Let's Talk Turkey
Everyone's heard about Ben Franklin wanting the turkey to be the U.S. national bird. Well, it turns out that story is for the birds and has been making turkeys out of gullible believers for years. That's the way it is with tech industry turkeys, too.
Like clockwork, there are vendors, people and products that emerge in the IT industry every year that just baffle the heck out of people. And when you examine them, you end up with nothing but a handful of feathers, left shaking your head and muttering "what a turkey."
Following are CRN's 8 picks for this year's tech turkeys.


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With so much interest in the elections this year, it's a great opportunity to bring your kids into the process.
1. Read a book about one of the candidates. There are new picture books about Obama, McCain and Clinton. While we have seen books for adults about Governor Palin, the children's book industry is not that speedy. For reviews visit www.toyportfolio.com.
2. Play a game. With all the discussion of blue and red states-here's a perfect opportunity to work on those state skills. Some of our favorite games are on our website.
3.Put a map up – have your kids track the states. Where does Grandma live? Red? Blue? Battleground?
4. Volunteer–it's not too late. Showing your kids that everyone can make a difference can begin with grassroots support activities.
5. Take them to vote. One of my favorite activities as kid was pulling the lever. Most voting districts will allow you to take your child into the voting booth. They also have sample paper ballots so that your child can also "vote".


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Over Christmas I did well to avoid sales and unnecessary purchases, although I was tempted by the online SpaceNK sale (which was pretty good if you got there early enough)! I ended up with this Kiehl's skincare set which was half price (it was around £27 I paid in the end) for four full sized items!
I have a soft spot for Kiehl's products so this was a really nice chance to try them out with 50% off. The set was a Christmas gift one and came in a very sturdy red box. There is a:
75ml Ultra Facial Moisturiser
15ml Lip Balm No 1
150ml Ultra Strength Hand Salve
125ml Creme de Corps
I've had a chance to use everything now so here are some mini reviews…
First of all Creme de Corps!
I was so excited for this product – basically I have wanted to try this forever but it's pretty expensive and I rarely splash out on body moisturisers. (I usually use oils anyway). This 125ml size is usually £26 alone so the price of the whole kit was a bargain!
They say:
- Kiehl's Creme de Corps is the most hydrating body moisturizer in the Kiehl's line
- This Superb All-Over Body Moisturizer is enriched with the finest ingredients known to Kiehl's for a rich elegant skin texture.
- Continued use for 10 days will provide a skin texture heretofore unattainable.
I have been using this after showers and I do love it! It has a thick texture, that reminds me of a thick mayonnaise with a subtle scent, almost creamy. It sinks into my very dry skin beautifully, disappearing rather than being tacky or sticky despite being a heavy body cream.
I used it regularly and it has made my skin super soft. On the downside I will get through this quickly as I am already using 2 big blogs per arm never mind the legs so…boo hoo…
The Lip Balm No. 1
I have actually used this product before and I wasn't keen on it; it's sort of like chip fat!
They say:
A favourite with Kiehl's patrons all over the world! Helps to comfort dry feeling lips whilst offering protection from the drying effects of wind and cold weather. Contains SPF4
It's a very plain lip balm, no airs or graces, no pigment, no fragrance but it does have a nice thick texture and it works quite well under lipstick. It's not by any means my favourite lip balm but one I would keep in the make up bag to use before doing my make up. Would I recommend it? For £9.50 I'm not sure I would.
Kiehl's Ultimate Strength Hand Salve
This is a whopping, massive hand salve! Mr has almost right away nicked this as he does with all my hand creams but I had a quick go with it; it's got a nice 'salve' texture in that it's not as thick as a cream so sinks in quickly, but isn't as thin as a lotion. It settles quickly and is pretty decent overall although I think I prefer something with a bit of scent.
They say:
- All day care and protection.
- Forms "glove-like" protection barrier against moisture loss.
- Soothes, moisturizes and conditions skin.
It's a intensive hand cream – Mr C says that whilst he does like this as it caused no irritation the problem is that these salves that form a 'glove' or barrier on the hand don't tend to moisturise as well as the ones that really sink into the skin, for truly chapped hands.
Ultra Facial Moisturiser
I owned this a long time ago and I did really like it – I actually managed to finish it for one thing and I rarely do this with creams!
What I like about this is that it's a really light liquid that just sinks in nicely. It's plain, no scent, I love it's plain-ness if I am truly honest. It makes a nice primer for foundation too.
They say:
- Our famous Ultra Facial Moisturizer is a light yet effective lotion that leaves skin feeling soft and nurtured.
- Formulated for all skin types, with Squalane, Vitamins A and Vitamin E.
My only issue with this is that it is very light so whilst this is fine for the summer, it's no good for me right now with my parched central heating winter skin! This is staying put until the weather changes.
So that was my Kiehls haul – do you like the brand?


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For information about this week's pets, call 533-7387 (LEE-PETS) or log on to Animal Services' website at www.LeeLostPets.com. When calling, please refer to the animal's ID number. The website updates every hour so you will be able to see if these or any other pets are still available.
The shelter is open for adoptions from 11:30 am to 3:30 pm Monday through Saturday. The Shelter is located at 5600 Banner Drive, Fort Myers, next to the Lee County Sheriff's Office, off Six Mile Cypress Pkwy.
All adoptions include spay/neuter surgery, age-appropriate vaccinations, rabies vaccination & county license if 3 months or older, flea treatment, worming, heartworm test for dogs 6 months & over, feline aids & leukemia test for cats, training DVD, and 10 day health guarantee.
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The adoption package is valued at $500.
This week's pets both came from homes overcrowded with objects and other pets.
Consequently, they need new homes where they can receive proper care and most of all love!
Pet Bio
Name: Chopper
Breed: Stafforshire/Hound Mix
Sex: Spayed Female
Age: 5 Months Old
Color: Chocolate
Comments: My owners packed up the car one day and just drove away. I ran after the car but they never stopped or looked back. I don't understand because I am bright and lively and I do love people especially when they play with me. I would make a great companion for someone who has time and energy to love me and train me.
Adoption Fee: $45 (regularly $95) during Animal Services Freedom Friends Adoption Promo
Pet Bio
Name: Tammi & Pebbles
ID #: 530167 (Tammi) 567231 (Pebbles)
Breed: Domestic Short Hair
Sex: Females
Age: Both 1 Year Old
Color: Orange tabby (Tammi), white with black markings on head and tail (Pebbles)
Comments: Pebbles came to the shelter pregnant and I arrived with a shattered rear leg which had to be amputated. We were sent to the same foster home and it was the best thing that ever happened. Pebbles took one look at me and decided she would be my best friend. Both of us have quiet personalities and love to be groomed. We're talkative, come when called, and even eat out of the same bowl. We recovered together and would like to stay together forever. Please come meet us to see if we could be the perfect pets for you.
Adoption Fee: $10 for both (regularly $50) during Animal Services Freedom Friends Adoption Promo


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One of the 35mm film shots S.I.P. Scootershop used in their newly published Classic Vespa parts catalogue; I sent them a CD of scanned film shots, a dozen of which made it into their excellent catalogue which can be previewed here
S.I.P. Scootershop Classic Vespa parts catalogue
By way of thanks S.I.P. have kindly sent me a couple of copies of the new catalogue plus their SIP ROAD racing exhaust which I can't wait to fit to my Sprint Veloce.
SIP say: "In a very short time, the SIP Road developed into the most wanted touring exhaust system of all. It is also mounted on most of our SIP long-distance Vespas."
To see full spec. on the SIP ROAD racing exhaust click link here
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European Commission
José Manuel Barroso
President of the European Commission
Statement by President Barroso at the press conference following the ASEM Summit
ASEM Summit /Vientiane, Laos
6 November 2012
Dear Prime Minister, ladies and gentlemen,
Let me start by thanking Lao PDR for hosting this Summit. Mr Prime Minister, you have done a remarkable job in welcoming all of us here and we are grateful for your organization and your hospitality.
We have finished two days of very open, productive and intense discussions and we are indeed very happy with the outcome of this Summit.
The Prime Minister of Laos and the President of the European Council already presented the most important results. Let me just underline some aspects.
Europe-Asia relations are today more relevant than ever. And this is not just a vague general political declaration of intentions. This is confirmed by the facts of the economic relationship, by trade, and also by increasing political interaction. The European Union's engagement with Asia is, we believe, also key for the world.
The message that we have brought to this gathering was very clear: Europe is a committed Asian partner and we want to be even more present in this part of the world.
In fact, Europe has already a strong stake in Asia's success and growth. Asia is the destination of almost a quarter of European Union exports worth 68 billion euros per year. And we procure 42% of our imports from Asian partners. Asia is also a major recipient of EU Foreign Direct Investment.
Asia has also a strong stake in Europe's prosperity. We are the largest export market for Asian products as well as a key destination for Asian investors. This proves that despite the geographical distance our continents are ever more interdependent. And this notion of interdependence was very much present in our open discussions in this summit.
These two days we had the occasion to discuss how to build on this interdependence in a mutually beneficial way, for our two regions and for the rest of the world.
We spoke about the economic and financial situation and how only an integrated approach on the part of Europe and Asia and the other major economies can restore strong, sustainable, balanced growth.
But the economy is just one dimension of our partnership. In the European Union we are building a solid framework for our relations with Asia, based on three pillars: Partnership Agreements; Free Trade Agreements; and multilateral cooperation of which this forum, the Asia – Europe Meeting, is the main example.
On multilateral cooperation, this Summit allowed us to address important global issues such as climate change and the green economy.
We are both faced with the challenge of ensuring that growth is both sustainable and inclusive. The issues of resource depletion or income inequality need to be addressed. Environmental degradation is not sustainable; inequality, extreme poverty is not sustainable. In this respect we reaffirmed our commitment to the fulfilment of MDGs and to work together on the follow up to the Rio+20 Summit and in preparing the Climate conference in Doha.
We also had a good exchange of views on how to address current political and security-related challenges in the region and beyond. I just visited Myanmar where I could witness the important changes taking place there and where I have offered EU support to advance peace, national reconciliation and economic development. This shows how the EU also has an important role to play in fostering democracy, respect for human rights, peace and stability in the region.
All the above confirms the relevance of the ASEM process in today's world. We are now a family of 51, but I am sure that this will not be the final number.
My last remark is to say that our region-to-region relations will be further facilitated if the regional integration process in Asia, through ASEAN, makes further strides. Open regionalism is indeed a basis for effective multilateralism.
As you know – and many leaders congratulated the European Union for that – the European Union was recently honoured with the Nobel Peace Prize for – and I quote: "The successful struggle for peace and reconciliation and for democracy and human rights." We were reminded by the Nobel Peace Prize that beyond the current difficulties, the transformative power of regional integration is a huge achievement for our citizens. I believe that also deepened inter - regional dialogue like the one we are pursuing. The Asia – Europe Meeting is, in fact, a first step in this direction.
So, let me once more express my sincere appreciation to the leaders and the people of Laos for the excellent hospitality provided to all of us here in Vientiane and for hosting such an important Summit for the future of our relations.
I thank you for your attention.
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Poland's Finest All Natural Pickled Mixed Vegetables Assortment is a kind of pickled salad which are fairly common in Eastern Europe but still a little unusual here in the US. The "Poland's Finest" brand name is new to me, but the concept isn't - I shop regularly at a couple of local Russian markets and you'd be amazed at the variety of different pickled salads on the shelves.
Anyway, this assortment caught my eye for a couple of reasons: the veggies were whole rather than the more common sliced or shredded, and the jar was topped of with two big red ripe tomatoes. Pickled ripe tomatoes was a new one on me. I bought the jar, brought it home, and stuck it in the fridge to chill.
We enjoyed the salad a couple of days later as a side dish with kielbasa. As we unpacked the jar we found:
- cucumber
- tomato
- carrot
- celery
- cabbage
- large hot red paprika pepper
The salad was awesome. Sometimes I find that European picklers use too much sugar in their brine, but this was not the case here. Everything was crispy, fresh, and delicious (except for the tomatoes which were not "crispy" by their very nature. But they weren't mushy, either - they were firm and flavorful, like they had been cold-pack pickled right out of the garden.) And, thanks to that bigass paprika pepper in there, the salad was spicy hot. I really liked it, though Maryanne found the heat factor a little much for her (she is not a chilehead.)
Now I just gotta get back to Ocean State before they sell out of this stuff...


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Coastal Student-Athletes Excel Academically in the Spring; 41 Graduate
32 Post 4.0; 104 Make Dean's List; 242 Had at least 3.0 for the Semester
Cross Country Competes at Southeast Regional
Emily Marchini and Evan Niciphor were top finishers for the Chants.
Women Finish 2nd, Men 6th at Big South Championship
Letitia Saayman and Joseph Keitt named to Big South All-Conference Team
Cross Country Set For Big South Championship
Women's 5K to begin at 10:30 a.m. | Men's 8k to begin at 11:30 a.m.
Women Finish Sixth, Men 10th at Blue Ridge Open
Lange, Larson, Dennison and Brengal all record personal bests
Cross Country Personal Records
5K - 18:19.61 (2012 Big South Championship)
6K - 22:30.03 (2012 NCAA Southest Regional)
2012 Cross Country: Ran in five events, leading the Chants in two of them: the Charlotte Invitational and Blue Ridge Mountain Open ... Finished second for the team, 23rd overall at the Big South Preview in 18:50 ... Ran a 23:00 6K to lead the Chants at the Charlotte Invitational ... Turned in a 5K personal best time of 18:41.05 to lead the team at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open ... Placed 11th at the Big South Championship with a 5K personal record time of 18:19.61 to help Coastal win the runner-up trophy ... Crossed second for the Chants with a 6K personal record time of 22:30 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2012 Outdoor Track & Field: Finished the season with Coastal's top 3,000m steeplechase time ... Ran a 4:54.25 in the 1,500m at the Shamrock Invitational ... Posted a 10:43.20 to place 10th in the 3,000m at the CCU Invitational ... Crossed the finish line in 18:26.01 to place 19th in the 5,000m at the North Florida Invitational ... Ran a Chanticleer season-best time of 11:10.04 in the 3,000m steeplechase to place fifth at the Duke Twilight ... Scored valuable team points, stopping the clock at 11:22.22, in the 3,000m steeplechase to place seventh at the Big South Championship ... Came home fifth in the 3,000m steeplechase (11:50.94) at the Weems Baskin Relays ... Named to the 2011-12 Big South Presidential Honor Roll ... Served as the president of the Coastal Carolina Student-Athlete Advisement Committee throughout the 2011-12 academic year.
2012 Indoor Track & Field: Placed 16th in the 3,000m at the Tiger Paw Invitational with a time of 10:51.80 ... Helped Coastal to a third-place finish in the distance medley relay at the Big South Championship.
2011 Cross Country: Opened the season with an 11th-place finish at the 5k Gamecock Open with a time of 19:32.78 ... Crossed the finish line in 19:08 to place 26th at the 5k Coastal Carolina Invitational/Big South Preview ... Turned in a time of 24:53 at the 6k Paul Short Run ... Ran a 19:48.8 at the 5k Blue ridge Mountain Open ... Finished 38th at the Big South Championship with a 5k time of 19:20 ... Posted a 6k personal-record of 23:17.3 at the NCAA Southeast Regional.
2011 Outdoor Track & Field: Began the season at the CCU/Shamrock Invitational finishing the 1,500m with a time of 4:51.37...Completed the 3,000m in 10:24.53 at the Tiger Track Classic...Turned in a season best time of 11:11.40 in the 3,000m Steeplechase at the Duke Invitational...Ran an 18:41.97 in the 5,000m at the Big South Championships...Finished the season with the fifth best 3,000m steeplechase time in the Big South ... Named to the 2010-11 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2011 Indoor Track & Field: Member of the Chanticleer distance medley relay team that finished fourth at the Big South Championship with a time of 12:37.20... Turned in season best times of 5:18.71 in the mile and 2:25.56 in the 800m at the Tiger Paw Invitational... Completed the 3,000m in 11:39.82 clip at the Virginia Tech Invitational to place 19th.
2010 Cross Country: Began the season at the Gamecock Open finishing in a time of 21:33.2... Placed 17th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational in 19:55.6... Was Coastal's top performer, finishing sixth with a time of 19:37.38 at the Will Wilson Citadel Invitational... Finished 23rd in a time of 18:43 at the Walt Disney World Classic... Competed at the Blue Ridge Mountain Open, finishing in 19:11.4... Placed 39th in the Big South Championships, crossing the line in 19:56.76... Rounded out the season at the 6K NCAA Southeast Regional in a time of 23:29.
2010 Outdoor Tack & Field: Ran 1500m and 3000m steeplechase for the lady Chanticleers... Ran personal-best time of 4:59.21 at Duke Twilight in the 1500m... Finished second in the steeplechase with a time of 12:15.32 at Liberty Twilight... Scored points for the team in steeplechase at Big South Outdoor Championships... Competed in the 1500m at Duke Invite and Weems Baskin... Ran a time of 20:17.81 in the 5000m at Hokie Invite ... ... Named to the 2009-10 Big South Presidential Honor Roll.
2009 Cross Country: Finished in 12th at the Coastal Carolina Invitational with the time of 20:29.84... Finished 44th overall at the Big South Championships..
High school: As a senior was named All-Conference in the 4x8 and All-Area News Sun Team for track and cross country... Also qualified at the regional and state level for both track and cross country... Sophomore year and junior year was on the All-Area track and cross country team along with being an All-Conference cross country semi state qualifier... As a freshman was on All-Area track and cross country team with a semi-state qualification...
Personal: Full Name: Jessica Christin-Sue Dennison... Daughter of Chris Dennison and Sue Petre... Majoring in exercise science.


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It was clear Cisco had big plans for software-defined networking when it poured $100 million into its SDN-focused "spin-in" Insieme Networks last year.
Since then, however, details of those plans, and what exactly would emerge from Insieme, have been light. That all changed Wednesday when Insieme, along with its vision for the future of data center networks, stepped into the spotlight at the Cisco Live event, taking place this week in Orlando, Fla.
Though Insieme didn't share any concrete product details, it did unveil what it calls a new "application-centric infrastructure," or a next-generation architecture for data center networks, aimed at making those networks more programmable, automated and equipped to handle the new wave of business applications that are emerging from trends like big data and the Internet of Things.
[Related: Cisco Sees $14.4 Trillion Opportunity In Internet Of Everything]
Soni Jiandani, senior vice president of Insieme, described the new architecture as the next evolution beyond the "first generation" of software-defined networks, or those that run a separate, software-based overlay on top of existing network infrastructures.
The overlay concept has become a popular one for SDN deployments, and it is supported today by companies including Big Switch Networks and Nicira, the SDN start-up VMware acquired last year.
But, according to Jiandani, these overlays ultimately just add another layer of complexity to the network, requiring network administrators to manage them separately and in addition to the existing infrastructures that lie beneath. These overlays also make it difficult to achieve optimal scalability and end-to-end visibility across a network, Jiandani said.
"What I'm trying to convey to you all, ladies and gentlemen, is that making networks simple is difficult," Jiandani said at a press conference Wednesday.
Insieme believes the way to eliminate these complexities is through its new "application-centric" architecture, which it said delivers a common, open platform for managing physical, virtual and cloud infrastructures.
Insieme also said its architecture was built upon a "systems" approach -- versus a box-by-box or traditional overlay approach -- that allows for a common policy management framework to be leveraged across network, security and application teams. Down the line, Insieme said this framework would be extensible to compute and storage, as well.
Another key piece of Insieme's vision is leveraging open APIs along with a mix of both custom Cisco and merchant silicon. Jiandani emphasized that Insieme will not be held back by the "limitations" of merchant silicon, and it will use a mix of Cisco's own custom silicon and ASICs when building out its architecture.
Insieme said a product portfolio supporting this architecture would be rolled out before the end of the year. It also confirmed that Cisco now has an 85 percent ownership stake in the company.
Kent MacDonald, vice president of Converged Infrastructure at solution provider and Cisco Gold Partner Long View Systems, said Cisco's investments in Insieme serve as a validation of SDN, in general, and that this is, in fact, the direction in which the networking industry will move.
"I think a lot of the market was waiting to see what Cisco was going to do, and how serious they were going to take [SDN]," MacDonald said. "So I think just by the comprehensiveness of their statement that they will be and are a player in this market ... it's all very reassuring that this is where people need to invest and this is where we will see the market move to."
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