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Amazon awards self slimmer slice of newspaper pie
Doubles cut for publishers
Posted in Policy, 9th November 2010 13:40 GMT
Amazon is reducing its cut on newspapers and magazines to 30 per cent, improving the margin considerably - though publishers will have to shoulder a share of the distribution costs first.
The new split will see 70 per cent of the subscription price going to the publisher, which is something in the region of double what News International was getting last year according to the Associated Press. Which should help Amazon cling on as the e-book business takes off.
And it is taking off - Forrester Research reckons that seven per cent of US adults are reading e-books, but those people are the ones who spend most on books anyway. Once users have an e-book reader they're buying 66 per cent of their reading material digitally.
This is a relief when the National Literacy Trust tells us that more UK children own their own mobile phones than their own books (85 per cent compared to 73 per cent), but if they've got the Kindle app installed on their phones then there's really no problem.
Still, magazines and newspapers are hoping that electronic distribution, paid by subscription, will revive their industry - and Amazon wants to maintain control of the distribution mechanism which means enticing content into the Kindle ecosystem.
The software incarnation of the Kindle, installed on a phone or tablet, synchronises over the device's internet connection, under Amazon's control and at the expense of the user. But the Kindle hardware has a more direct connection using Amazon's Whispernet (a cellular network the user never sees, or pays for) - that makes for simplicity of use, but incurs a delivery cost which will be deducted before the 70 per cent publishers' cut is calculated.
Amazon reckons a 9MB magazine will cost about $1.35 to deliver over Whispernet. That rate is surely comparable to the cost of sticking a copy in the post, though the publisher will be saving on printing costs too and will want to ensure its part of the future. ®


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ROCKFORD (WIFR) -- The old LT's on Alpine has new life as the American Legion Post 1207.
The building was renovated with veterans all ages in mind to give everybody a space where they'd feel comfortable. The official name of the post is the American Legion Robert Carlson Post 1207 named for WWII gunner Robert Carlson. There's a display case with some of his mementos right when you walk in. In fact, there are all sorts of memorabilia from all 4 branches of the military. The best part of the building, the meeting room where families can Skype with loved one overseas via a big screen TV. These are all great features, but the most important part of this building is the laid back atmosphere where you can feel free to just talk.
"Sometimes when you're coming home from war, it's hard to related to civilians so here we give them an opportunity to share with other guys that have served and share that bond," says Post Commander Rick Rivera.
This building doesn't have too many stairs so the older guys don't have to worry, and there's a separate seating area away from the bar so the entire family can stop in. You don't have to be a veteran to join the post, but a member of your family did have to serve in the US military.
To reach the American Legion Post, call (815) 397-6672.

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There appears to be a bug in YAST SuSE 9.2 Network Services | Remote Administration (or am I having a stupider than average day?)
If I change the radio button to enable Remote Administration, save the changes, restart & so forth, the system reverts to this option being set OFF
I have been through the same steps with the text based YAST with the same result.
Somewhere, I guess, (in etc, perhaps?) there must be a config file or something that I can edit by hand to get round this problem.
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Chapels 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6 are all on the same grounds.
They were built in 1991 on a large property and is located on the Las Vegas "Strip" just north of the Stratosphere Hotel/Casino. These chapels offer limousine service and your family and friends can watch your wedding live on the internet for free. Once you turn into their large, private and beautiful property you leave the "busy" Las Vegas behind. This property has a professional photo studio on the grounds. Beside the chapels you will find breath taking fountains, an infinity pool, water wall, crystal canopy.
(All flower options include red, white, or pink - fresh or silk flowers. Other colors add $20.00.)
Chapel 2: Monday - Thursday 9 AM to 8 PM; Saturday 9 AM to 10 PM; closed Sunday.
Chapel 3: Monday - Friday 9am to 8pm Saturday 9 PM to 8 PM. Sunday 9am to 5pm. This chapel requires a $150. surcharge.
Chapel 4: Monday & Wednesday 1:30 PM to 6:30 PM ONLY. At other times this chapel requires a $75 surcharge.
Chapel 5: Monday - Thursday: 9 AM to 11 AM and after 8:00 PM; Friday, Saturday & Sunday: 9 AM to 11 AM and 8 PM to 10 PM
Chapel 6: By appointment.
These chapels book ceremonies every 30 minutes.
ALL CEREMONIES CAN BE PERFORMED AS A CIVIL OR RELIGIOUS CEREMONY. RELIGIOUS CEREMONIES CAN BE TRADITIONAL (mention of God and use of prayer), or NON-DENOMINATIONAL (mention of God in a way acceptable by any faith).
The minister/officient is provided by the chapel, the minister/officient's fee is not included in the packages prices. The minister/officient should be given $60 by you after the ceremony and the limo driver's tip should be $40 upon completion of the trip back to your hotel. The license will be $77 cash payable at the Marriage License Bureau. If you bring your own minister/officient there is a fee of $100.
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Escape from the mud and slush this spring break without an expensive get-a-way at the new Truuli Escape Day Spa on the Kenai Spur Highway in Soldotna next to Mykel's. Licensed esthetician and certified Lavish Lashes Trainer Melissa Mobley has recently opened a premier day spa with elegant atmosphere and services one would expect to have to go to Seattle or Hollywood to find. "As soon as someone walks in the door here at Truuli Escape we want them to start escaping from the stresses of life or cabin fever, relax and by the time they leave feel that they are ready to take on the world," Mobley told the Dispatch in an interview. "Just as Mt. Truuli reaches higher into the Peninsula sky than any other peak, we offer our clientele the highest possible quality in services and products," she added. Near Cooper Landing Mt. Truuli is the highest peak of the Kenai Mountains with a 6,348 ft. summit, "We wanted a symbolically local name that would be unique but would also be a play on the word truly because we have put a great deal of effort into creating a place where anyone can truly escape from stress at Truuli Escape Day Spa."
Mobley is originally from Seattle and spent the last ten years in New York honing her craft as esthetician and Lavish Lashes national trainer, "I've visited hundreds of spas and the first thing I ask myself is do I feel like this is a place where I can relax am I in a spa or is there too much going on where I can't escape life's rapid pace. I really wanted to bring such a restful ambiance to Soldotna where you start relaxing the moment you walk in a take your first breath," she said. Truuli Escape offers a multitude of services and skin care packages, "A variety of custom facials and body treatments, full body waxing, of course the very best in eyelash extensions and shortly will have massage therapy as well. We have several different packages including Spa Party packages, but also six month or yearly eye lash extension specials, we have what is called The Bacial which is the ultimate treatment that includes some massage targeting the face, back and feet areas working to enhance deep relaxation and stress reduction.
We also have the Deep Detox Transformation where we use an ancient cleansing ritual that begins with body exfoliation using a Bamboo Ginseng Scrub progresses to a luxurious Detox Ritual Mask and while you are cocooned in our wrap you'll receive a warm oil scalp massage or relaxing foot treatment." To experience the new Truuli Escape Day Spa or simply learn more about their services stop in for a visit or call for an appointment 9907-953-0112.


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When he arrives in the Boston area for Bruins rookie camp later this week, center Ryan Spooner will be bringing a friend along.
And maybe this colleague will be able to also help the Bruins down the road.
According to the Web site of Spooner's OHL junior team the Kingston Frontenacs, Spooner's teammate Conor Stokes has been invited to participate in Bruins' rookie camp. The Bruins have not yet released an official roster for the camp, which starts with testing and physicals Friday.
"A pro camp has been a long time coming for me. I'm just going to see if I can turn some heads and get more attention," Stokes told the Frontenacs Web site.
Stokes, a 6-foot-1 left winger, projects to play his fourth year in the OHL this season as a 20-year-old. Never drafted by an NHL team, he'll try to earn his way into Bruins main camp during rookie camp as a free agent. Last season in 64 games, he posted 7-22-29 totals and a minus-13 rating.


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All Over the Map
Posted: Sept. 8, 2007
Illinois: "11th annual Eli's Cheesecake Festival." Cheesecake bingo? Cheesecake hula hoop
contests? Better yet, culinary demonstrations and – take a guess – cheesecake-eating contests. It all takes place Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and next Sunday from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Eli's Cheesecake Co., 6701 W. Forest
Preserve Drive, Chicago. The fun is free and open to the public. A slice of cheesecake is free with a non-perishable food donation. See www.elicheesecake.com/festival.


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Are You a Data Scientist or a Data Janitor?
Hadoop, SAP HANA and other technologies are evidence that there has been a lot of focus on the back-end collection and storage of big data in the last five years. And certainly the front-end business intelligence space has seen tremendous innovation from Tableau, Qlik and others.
However, when it comes to getting data ready for analytics – the process of cleaning, de-duping, integrating and harmonizing disparate data sets, no innovation has occurred. In fact, for over 30 years, there have only been two choices:
1) An expensive and labor-intensive IT-driven ETL process
2) A manual, error-prone, ad-hoc process executed in Excel or SQL
Today, the business users who have had a taste for self-service BI want to see innovation around the data prep process. They are using the IT-sanctioned data coming from corporate systems but they now have access – and want to use – data from the Web, from 3rd parties, from wherever it comes from…and they don't want to be slowed down in order to use it.
A new breed of tools are coming on the market. This session will discuss the requirements for big data integration, quality, enrichment, collaboration and governance. We will keep it very vendor neutral and only talk about the issues surrounding the way we have to do data prep today and why this won't work in the new world of big data.
About Our Speaker:
Prakash Nanduri, Co-founder / CEO of Paxata
Prakash is a 20-year entrepreneur and software visionary in start-up and large companies. As Prakash watched innovations and technologies emerge for back-end data management (with Hadoop, SAP Hana, etc.) and for front-end business user analytics (with Tableau, Qlik, Spotfire, BOBJ), he realized he was seeing nothing that bridged the gap between raw data and rapid decisions. The insight led him to co-found Paxata. Prakash previously co-founded Velosel Corporation to pioneer technology and solutions in Master Data Management. He subsequently drove the growth of that company, securing over $40 million in venture capital financing, recruiting the management team, and serving on the Board of Directors. In 2005, TIBCO acquired Velosel and Prakash led post-merger integration and the acquisition of Spotfire, then spent three years at SAP as Head of Product and Technology Strategy within the Office of the CEO, where he led initiatives including the SAP Big Data (Hana) business strategy.
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In the old days, black hat SEOs bought links from other websites to manipulate the signals seen by Google. The practice got them to the top of the SERPs – until the Panda updates. Now, some SEOs are buying "likes" and positive reviews instead. What does this mean for the future of search?
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BREWSTER Three Rivers Hospital has provided the resignation letter for outgoing Chief Executive Officer O.E. "Bud" Hufnagel Jr.
The letter includes much of the same praises and concerns Hufnagel, 66, previously shared in an interview with The Chronicle, including his opinion that the board of commissioners is divided.
"When I came to the hospital in September of 2011, I committed to you and the other Board members that I felt strongly that our situation could be improved," the letter begins. "What I wasn't sure about was whether or not the hospital could be turned around, given our demographics, adverse payer mix and significant volume of self-pay patients that we see.
"We have made tremendous strides in this regard and the credit for that goes to hospital staff and their managers. A good deal of the credit also goes to most members of the current Board and their commitment to being positive influences in the community, supporting the plans that we have collectively formulated, and having the courage to do the right thing.
"Unfortunately that relationship has taken a different turn and vested as well as emotional interests have superseded responsible decision making. With that recognition also come's the recognition that a successful turn-around can't be facilitated if the organization lacks the will to do so.
"As a result, this letter will serve as notice to the board of my intention to resign as CEO of Three Rivers Hospital effective April 30, 2014.
"Until my departure, I can assure you that my staff and I will stay focused on meeting the health needs of the entire district and continue to do the right things for our patients, staff and this organization. In addition, as we discussed, if the board would like for me to try and identify a short list of qualified CEO candidates during this period, I would be happy to do that for the Hospital."
Hufnagel gave his letter to board Chairwoman Vicki Orford and outgoing board member Dan Webster after the Dec. 30 special meeting had adjourned. It was addressed to Orford and Webster, and copied to commissioners Mike Pruett, Cherryl Thomas, Tracy Shrable and Jerry Tretwold.
Webster and four of the five current commissioners declined to provide a copy of the letter before The Chronicle's deadline for the Jan. 8 edition. Shrable did not respond to a phone call.
Orford read parts of the letter to The Chronicle on Jan. 6, except paragraphs pertaining to the board.
The hospital shared the letter Jan. 7 after The Chronicle filed a records request.
Hufnagel has said his resignation is not a reaction to contentious board meetings in late 2013, when some hospital staff and community members objected to cutting services.
Commissioners approved a budget plan that is estimated to net $422,349 of income for the hospital in 2014.
The plan eliminates 16 positions, Healthbeat Fitness Center and Advantage Durable Medical Equipment; reduces the hours of respiratory therapy and surgery, and ends non-emergent surgeries except Cesarean sections.
Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation, originally slated to close, will continue twice a week now that three physicians have agreed to be on-site supervisors so the hospital can comply with the law.
The program will operate from 7-8:30 a.m. and 12:30-2 p.m. Wednesdays and Fridays. Hours could be extended when all the patient slots are filled.
Hufnagel was hired in September 2011 to turn around the hospital's financial position and reduce the interest-bearing warrants with Okanogan County, which as of Monday were reduced to $1.88 million.
In July 2013, the board renewed his contract for another two years at $175,000 per year.
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2011 Mt. Beautiful Pinot Noir Cheviot Hills New Zealand
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I have to agree with the K&L staff on this one. On the nose this wine has fresh red berries, spices and chai. The palate is fresh, lithe and elegant. A great value for under $20.
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This wine has a nice balance of fruit,minerality and acidity. I was quite impressed with the crisp long finish of this rare varietal. Try something new.
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This is my favorite wine under $10. The von Siebenthal carmenere is a great introduction to carmenere for those who have not tried this varietal. It's nose has a distinct coffee aroma and a hint of vanilla. The palate is medium bodied with some complexity and soft tannins. I read somewhere that a carmenere is a cabernet with silk pajamas. This wine is a good example of that description.
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Review Date: 03-29-2011
I found this wine to be surprisingly elegant at this price point. It has a pleasant nose with coffee scents. It has a light body (for a cab) and silky tannins. I found earthy flavors in the mid-palate. A tiny grip in the finish. Only a hint of complexity, but quite good for $13. The K&L staff is right on this one. The sediment is quite heavy.
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I'm surprised that the Parcela 7 has not gotten more attention. Robert Parker praised the winery, and he was right. The Parcela 7 shows the elegance and balance of a more expensive wine. Not too fruity and very approachable with fine integrated tannins. For $12, it has great QPR.
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Equal parts Rhinestone Cowboy and Borscht Belt comic, two-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/guitarist Jim Lauderdale's talents dance across the worlds of country (writing hits for George Jones and George Strait), rock (writing with Grateful Dead lyricist Robert Hunter), Americana and bluegrass (with icon Ralph Stanley). Featuring Randy Kohrs on tenor vocals/dobro and the Steeldrivers' Richard Bailey on banjo, the Jim Lauderdale Bluegrass Band is unique and an absolute must-see performance.
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QPR boss Mark Hughes was left rueing his side's profligacy after seeing their wait for a Barclays Premier League win this season extended to 11 games with a 1-0 defeat at Stoke.
The Rs have sunk back to the bottom of the table following a contest in which they were the better side for long periods, only to be undone by Charlie Adam's 52nd-minute strike. Adel Taarabt wastefully chipped over for the visitors and was unable to convert further opportunities after Adam's goal, while Asmir Begovic did well to keep out an Esteban Granero effort.
"We've had this conversation too many times after games unfortunately," Hughes said. "We played well as the away side - I thought it was a decent away performance. We restricted Stoke to very few chances. In general play I thought we were the dominant team in terms of how we wanted to get the ball down and play."
He added: "But the key at the moment is that we have to take chances when they present themselves. We created good opportunities, but unfortunately didn't take them."
Hughes was keen to defend Taarabt, rating the midfielder's overall performance as "really effective".
But the manager admitted a lack of a clinical touch had cost QPR, as well as hesitant defending for Adam's goal, with the ball being allowed to bounce through to the Scot when Jon Walters nodded a free-kick his way in the box.
"In fairness to Adel, I played him through the middle and I thought he was really effective," Hughes said. "He understood what was required, got in between the lines and was causing Stoke a real problem, certainly in the first half.
"If we had got a goal, I think it would have capped an excellent first-half performance for us, but it wasn't to be and you know that at those points in games, if you don't take your chances then there is always the danger you will concede at the other end."
Stoke boss Tony Pulis expressed some measure of sympathy for his fellow Welshman Hughes, although he emphasised the importance of grinding out results.
"We have played games this year that we should never have lost," said Pulis, whose team registered what was only their second win of the campaign and are up to 12th. "He (Hughes) will be disappointed, with the chances they have created today, that they haven't scored some goals. But you need to eke out results."
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Remington model 700 .300 win mag or something. I use it like once every 5 years since 95% of my hunting in archery. Made a really big hole in anything it hit.
BB, I love the scope. I found it on Midway. I was also debating between the Vortex PST FFP and the Weaver. I read reviews on the internet for 2 months before finally deciding on the Weaver. Both are great scopes and the Vortex warranty is the best but I liked that the Weaver turrets lock. I don't have to worry about accidentally moving them while hunting. I just kept looking between swfa, Brownell's, and Midway until they had one available. Let me know if you go with the Vortex and how you like it.
A bad day in the woods is better than a good day at work.
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Remington model 700 .300 win mag or something. I use it like once every 5 years since 95% of my hunting in archery. Made a really big hole in anything it hit.
I shoot a plain-Jane Remington 700 in .270 Win., I loaded 150 gr. Barnes bullets when we lived in Colorado due to longer ranges sometimes encountered there. Here in Arizona where the brush is heavier and ranges are generally shorter I load 130 gr. Barnes TSX or TTSX. Got a Leupold scope on it. Never had a problem, nor a long tracking job.
"We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home; in towns and cities;…" -George W. "Nessmuk" Sears-
338 Ultra mag is what I will use now. I did use 7mm wsm. I always take both just in case
A tuned up Remington SPS 300 Ultra Mag stoked with 180gr Partitions ove 89gr of RL22 and Fed primers. 1/2 MOA and plenty of smack. I must admit I just picked up a Tikka T3 in 338 Winny that is in contention for "Go to" elk rifle. ABout 3 lbs lighter! At my age that is starting to count.
Browning A-Bolt 30-06 with 180gr Accubonds
Remington 700 SPS SS .300 Win Mag 180 Hornady Interlock SP Zeiss Conquest 3-9x40
For heavy timber a 450 Marlin Steyr-Mannlicher with a Burris 1.75-6 Signature scope.
For long range horseback a 338 Lapua in a rebuilt Sako TRG-S with a 28 inch #8 Krieger and a McMillan A-5 stock, right now it's between scopes as I am using the Trijicon 5-20 I bought for it on my Tikka here in Australia.
I have a custom built 7 mag. Sake action, McMillen Stock, Kreiger Barrel w/ Zeiss glass. I am using 180 grain Berger VLD's w/ H1000 powder. It's a hammer.
I hunt with a Browning A-Bolt in .300 WinMag, 3-9 Leupold, shooting 180 grain Nosler Partition handloads. I won the rifle for $1.00 in a raffle about 10 years ago, and it has accounted for elk, moose, antelope, whitetail deer and mulies since then. Good investment!


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Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine, Department of Medicine (General Internal Medicine) Associate Professor of Clinical Family & Social Medicine, Department of Family and Social Medicine
Dr. Smith began his international work prior to medical school building houses with Habitat for Humanity in northwestern Nicaragua to the sound of daily gunfire and living with a local campesino family in 1985. Multiple educational and volunteer activities in Latin America throughout medical school and a Primary Care residency in inner-city Boston helped train him in Community Oriented Primary Care, COPC, and made him fluent in Spanish.
After completing his medical training, he went as Country Coordinator of the French group Medecins du Monde (Physicians of the World) to El Salvador at the invitation of local organized groups and lived in rural Morazan in the mountainous northeast of the country for more than six years working toward COPC and Social Justice.
Dr. Smith was Founding President of the group Doctors for Global Health and continues on its board as Liberation Medicine Counsel. Board certified in Preventive Medicine and Internal Medicine, he has a Masters in Public Health from Harvard School of Public Health and a Diploma in Tropical Medicine and Hygiene from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine/
Together with Dr. Matt Anderson, Dr. Smith is a founding Co-Editor of the Journal of Social Medicine, helped start the Social Medicine Portal and serves as Global Health Advisor at Einstein, making contacts through international volunteer work and counseling Einstein students toward opportunities in the field of Global Health and Social Justice. Dr. Smith serves on the Steering Group of the Global People's Health Movement.
He practices Liberation Medicine, "the conscious, conscientious use of health to promote social justice and human dignity," a concept born of community work in El Salvador. In the Bronx he is on the faculty of the Montefiore Residency Programs in Primary Care and Social Medicine and practices as a South Bronx Primary Care physician. He is part of the OPEN IT (Opportunities Pro-Immigrant, Elderly and Newcomer and International Travel) Program, which provides a clinic setting for persons from other countries to receive primary health care, including travel health vaccines and counsel, in the context of resident medical education. He is also part of the Bronx Human Rights Clinic for asylum-seeking survivors of torture. With Dr. Mini Murthy he is Co-Editor of the upcoming book, Women's Global Health and Human Rights.


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Add-People will die no matter what. Rich people get sick and die too. You can not eliminate it by getting rid of poor people. That post is so sad. Helping people releases good chemicals in the brain, gives you a good feeling, and you are loved by all you touch and will be remembered, immortalized, by your kindness. It also would create a less violent world where your chances of being murdered drop dramatically. Desperate people do desperate things!


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The National Broadband Network (NBN) is an Australia wide project to upgrade the existing fixed line phone and internet network infrastructure. It is essential for Australia's transition to a digital future. Fast broadband has the potential to fuel growth and drive improvements to local economies, businesses and homes, bringing new opportunities to the whole country.
What is the NBN?
The aim is to enable access to fast, reliable and affordable phone and internet services, from a range of providers. The NBN is designed to enable lifestyle enhancements including health, education, well-being, sustainability and wealth.
NBNCo are committed to closing the digital divide by providing access to a minimum level of broadband services to homes and businesses across Australia. Due to the nature and size of our country, NBNCo plan to use a mix of technologies to deliver the NBN, using the best fit solution for each area.


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INDIANAPOLIS – The NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Track and Field Committee announced the participants in the 2012 NCAA Division I Men's and Women's Outdoor Track and Field Preliminary Championship Competition.
The Preliminary Championship Competitions will be held May 24-26th. The East region will be held at the North Florida in Jacksonville, Fla. and the West region at Texas in Austin, Texas. The qualifiers out of these regions will compete in the NCAA Championships held June 6-9 in Des Moines, Iowa.
NCAA Heptathlon Invited Athletes
NCAA Track and Field Invited Athletes (Women)
SANTA BARBARA--Seven women and nine men from UCSB qualified to compete in the NCAA West Preliminary round in Austin, Texas.
Barbara Nwaba will be competing in both the heptathlon where she is seeded as the number two seed in the NCAA (5,986) which she scored at the Sam Adams Multi Events. She will also be competing in the 100m hurdles (13.59) which she ran at the Conference Championship, which broke her own school record she set in 2010.
Justine Diaz's lifetime best 800m time of 2:06.09 she ran at the Cal/Nevada Championships will be the sixth seed in heat one. Andrea Jacobs's lifetime best in the steeplechase (10:24.10) is 11th seeded time in heat one. Sophomore Danielle Moreno's 10k time of 35:25.67 was fast enough to rank among the top 48 list of 10k runners in the nation.
Irene Kujore will highlight the women's field events, participating in both the discus and shot put events. Kujore's farthest throw this season a 49-7.5 in the shot put and 163-11.75 in the discus. Veronica Gines will be competing in the long jump with her lifetime best mark of 19-3.


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Nice job Leake, Baker, Rolen, and Ludwick...
Nice job Leake, Baker, Rolen, and Ludwick...
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What is Baker's role in [this] Day?
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Leaving runners stranded,same ole Reds.Two outs I can understand the odds.But no outs with runners at the corners is inexcusable.
The bats were definitely asleep today, and Leaka had one bad inning. This team seems to love get-away games, so hopefully that continues tomorrow with Cueto on the mound. Then head home for a successful 9-game homestand.
"I talked to an advance scout that told me if Joey Votto and Albert Pujols were on the same team he'd advise his team to do the unthinkable...pitch around Votto to get to Pujols." - Buster Olney, ESPN
Was really really hoping for the sweep. Leake looked kinda rocky out there. He kept throwing his fast ball and Cubbies were just waiting for it.
Tomorrow it's Cueto vs. Randy Wells. According to Fangraphs, Wells has a 9.42 ERA down in AAA this year.
There's no way Frazier would be batting .167 at this point. I prefer managers who play the guys who give the team the best chance to win...no way is that Rolen right now.
Everything that results in a loss is always on the shoulders of Dusty, all wins are despite his terrible managing. Seriously to post on here, some people should be required to take a test
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If this team was decent at all they would have swept the cubs.....but they aren't
funny i said the same exact quote today. Reds fans think alike.
I say we tag team John Fay's twitter!!!
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Update: Body Found in the Snow
A body was found in the snow this morning. So far, Bangor police have released little information, but did say in a press release this afternoon that the Criminal Investigations Unit is looking into the death.
Police were called to the Stillwater Avenue entrance to Walmart just before 9 this morning to the report of a man's body found lying next to the store's sign. The man was deceased when police arrived. His name is being withheld pending notification of next of kin.
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The SPL-appointed independent commission was scheduled to start hearing evidence earlier this month but the process was put back due to illness. The investigation centres on Employee Benefit Trusts used during a previous Ibrox regime and, if found guilty, Rangers could be stripped of titles. An SPL statement read: "The Scottish Premier League today confirmed that the independent commission to inquire into alleged EBT payments and arrangements made by Rangers in relation to players during the period from 2000 until 2011 will begin on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 and is expected to sit for the remainder of that week.
"The hearing will be chaired by The Rt Hon Lord Nimmo Smith.
"The other members of the independent Commission are Mr Charles Flint QC and Mr Nicholas Stewart QC."
The new date was announced on the same day Rangers manager Ally McCoist called for the probe to be scrapped in the wake of the club's 'big tax case' success. A First Tier Tax Tribunal this week delivered a majority verdict in favour of the Ibrox side, who were facing a claim by Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs in relation to the use of EBTs. Speaking about the SPL investigation at his pre-match press conference on Friday morning, McCoist said:
"I would be extremely hopeful that common sense would now prevail and they would drop it.
"That would be the ideal situation and we could all start moving forward again.
"All we want is an opportunity to start again and move forward.
"If they did that there would certainly be closure on that point and we could start again."
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Over the last couple of weeks I've been looking for a Tama-Go in the shops. I've been really unfortunate and not found them at the flooring stores:
Toys R Us
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Those stores use to ALWAYS sell tamas! D: My parents said I'd get to buy one on easter, but I don't know where to buy them. ): (Besides online Their expensive online D:) Please help me find a Tama-Go!
Tama-Go in Australia? D:
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Wave 2 Tama-Gos are for sale for $8 in an Australian discount store called the Reject Shop, which is in major shopping centers. Look for them in the boys' toys section.


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At his Sunday press conference, Sherman, the Seahawks' standout cornerback, said Bailey is one of the players he has studied as he tried to improve his game.
"I think he's going to be a Hall of Famer once his career is done," Sherman said of Bailey, a 12-time Pro Bowler who's making his first-ever Super Bowl appearance in his 15th season in the league.
"He's kind of laid out the base work to be a lockdown corner in this league. He did it for a long time, and he's still doing it. For him to get to a Super Bowl I think is a great accomplishment for him, especially in 15 years in the game, man. That's not easy to do.
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Do you like My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic? Then come on in, my friend!
Mygod that looks freaking awful.
I........ wut?
Well, it could look worse
Am I the only one who think it looks fine?
Aesthetically, I think it looks fine, but I believe they should've left the mews alone. (only thing I find wrong with it)
I actually love it. It looks like a more perfected Mew experiment, and it's a good counterpart to Mewtwo.
Who could hate this awesome design? I wuv it. :3
I also think its fine.
Fear My Strings. Fear them.
I'm down with this design. It actually looks cool, and I think it's a refreshing change in the sea of new and freaky legendaries with insane color schemes.
I don't know what I'm doing
I take back what I said earlier. After actually looking at it, this new form looks pretty cool.
The champions come together and a new battle ensues!
Eh, it's okay. I wish it's head wasn't the size of an umbrella, but as is, it's alright.
Well, I think I just found half of my new pokemon team. All of them except for the electric type one look imo.
Well, I think I just found half of my new pokemon team. All of them except for the electric type one look imo.
You monster. Helioptile is the greatest!!!!
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Houston: Team Chuck beat Team Shaq for the second straight time by recording an NBA highest rookie challenge score of 163 at BBVA Rising Stars Challenge game.
The 163 points Friday was the best of all the rookie challenge games in NBA history. The previous best record was 155 points in 2007 and 2010, both set by Sophomore teams.
Denver Nuggets forward Kenneth Faried totalled 40 points, tying the second best of rookie challenge history, to take home the MVP reward.
"It feels wonderful. I did expect being here but I didn`t expect winning the MVP. Winning the MVP is an honour," said Faried, who was honoured with the "Player of the Week" this season.
Team Chuck did a outstanding job beyond the arch knocking down 17 out of their 32 3-point attempts to establish an early lead. Nine of the 10 Chuck team members harvested double figures. The only one left, 5-point Ricky Rubio of the Minnesota Timberwolves, dished out as many as 10 assists to his teammates, including a cross-knee pass leading to a beautiful dunk from Bradley Beal.
Kawhi Leonard and Tristan Thompson collected 20 points each, Iasiah Thomas contributed 18.
Last season first pick Kyrie Irving reproduced his hot hand, hitting 70 percent of his shots to top the Shaq team with 32 points. His one-and-one challenge against Brandon Knight was regarded as the most unforgettable scene in this year`s rookie challenge.
"More or less, that kind of rivalry with me and B. Knight has been happening since high school, since we started playing against each other. We were battling for the one and two spot in high school," said Irving about the competition against Knight.
Dion Waiters got team second 23 points for Shaq.
Shaq team rallied to 17-16 behind after a dunk by Damian Lillard but only to see three straight three-pointers for Chuck. The score got to 90-66 after the first half and Chuck team broke the half time scoring record of rookie challenge with 90 points.
The second half went on with the huge lead of the Chuck team. The rivalry between Irving and Knight became the most attractive scene. Chandler Parsons scored 13 points on home court, including the final dunk at the request of Rockets fans.


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"I hate every team we play, that's all there is to it," Peavy said. "From 2 o'clock until 10 or 11 o'clock at night, I don't want to be friends with the other side. You're not going to see me have relationships with anybody. Off the field, that's fine. I'm a firm believer in taking care of that off the field or in the tunnel.
"No, I don't like the Cubs. I don't like the Minnesota Twins. Great guys, but I don't like anybody we're going to play. I'm a member of the White Sox, and I want to go to battle with the 25 guys we have in here. I don't care about being friends with anybody else. … Inside the lines, it's a dog-eat-dog world. I want to win all six games against the Cubs [this season], and it's as easy as that." …
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Tattoo in Italy ?
Can anyone inform me on the website for the hair tattoo specialist in Italy who uses the ink that fades over time ?
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Here you go. They're still translating it into English on some of the pages.
BeautyMedical - Homepage
The Truth is in The Results
Dr. Victor Hasson and Dr. Jerry Wong are members of the Coalition of Independent Hair Restoration Physicians
Thanks for sharing. I've looked for this site before and couldn't find it.
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I've seen the results in person on a couple of patients. It was in March while I was in Italy with Dr. Hasson. I also saw the results of several other tattoo clinics in Madrid then London, several of which you've heard of. None of them looked natural to me but the results I saw from Beauty Medical looked the best. When the owner, Milena, found out we were in Rome she came down from Milan by train to have dinner with us and I spoke to her at length about her procedure. It fades, yes, and she has her own custom machine and pigments that she and her company have come up with. It is being used by several hospitals in northern Italy on several patients. I asked her specifically about the color as it fades and she told me it does not change color.
One of our dinner companions is a friend of ours and happens to be a patient of hers and he had SMP into his existing hair. It is naturally still too full for surgery but thin enough to be filled via SMP and it worked very well. The challenge is that even if the pigment does not change color at what point does it fade enough to warrant a repeat session? How does one replace each "dot" of SMP that is fading with a new dot in the exact same place to prevent a confluence of pigment? There are no results that are out long enough to answer this definitively.
One thing is for certain, it is still 2 dimensional so it will not be natural on a bald scalp. I cannot stress this enough. I have said it before, once even on Spencer's show, that if you absolutely HAVE to have SMP and there is zero alternative and you are ready to accept the risks then Milena Lardi and Beauty Medical is the place to go. Please understand this is not a recommendation, it is a compromise.
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Google translate works pretty well in the meantime:
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BeautyMedical - Galleria TricoPigmentazione
Some of the results with existing hair look quite good!
I am the owner/operator of AHEAD INK a temporary/non-permanent Scalp Micropigmentation Company in the New York area. AHEAD INK is a Milena Lardi trained clinic and uses Beauty Medical equipment and products exclusively.
Jotronic, What do you think is a better option? To SMP my revised scar after the scar revision with Dr. Melina or FUE it? Which option do you think is more reasonable for revised scars?
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What do you think about micropigmentation in covering FUT scars? I mean is there any way that person can combo a H&W max out then go for SMP for a scar to achieve a buzz cut?
Isn't this kind of the same concept as tattooing dermamatch (when done with existing hair) ? Women have been doing that with eyeliner for years.
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After all the years I've spent informing people and being vocal about Planned Parenthood's agenda, I am surprised at nothing they do. In fact, after watching the video below I just wanted to pray harder for our children. They are bieng bombarded at every turn: music, television, videos, movies, and so many other places. And the sad thing is that most parents are oblivious to their struggle against the peer pressures they face.
Sure every generation has its struggles and challenges. This generation, however, is facing a bigger challenges as they have to deal with the sins of our generation, namely, the legalizing of abortion on demand and the deaths of over 54 millions babies that have been aborted since January 22, 1973.


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Katherine's will is read, Nikki confides in Paul, and Hilary and Mason scheme.
Paul hugs Nikki, who is upset, outside the ranch.
At the Club, Victor tells someone on the phone to move ahead with the plan - he doesn't want 'them' to know he's onto them.
At the Chancellor mansion, Esther stops Jill from throwing something at the drawing of Katherine. Esther tries to reassure her, but Jill hollers that she shafted her. "I am shattered, okay?" She rants about being made a joke of by Katherine. "I'll track you down in the afterlife!"
At the park, Lily tells Cane she didn't expect that to happen at the will reading and doesn't think Devon did either. Cane thinks it will lead to all out war.
Mason finds Devon downing drinks at Boulevard. Hilary watches from a distance.
Jill, Cane, Chloe, Esther, and Murphy chat with Mitchell Sherman's son in the mansion living room. Murphy says Katherine made changes to her will the day she came back from the hospital. Murphy says Katherine gave everyone what they deserved. Jill re-reads her letter. Murphy assures her she had a very special place in Katherine's heart. Jill imagines sipping a martini wearing Kay's diamonds and furs. Lily, Kevin, and Devon arrive. Jill tells Esther she hopes she's not expecting a windfall. Esther imagines Jill is the maid getting her another martini. Devon imagines getting Katherine's record collection. Kevin imagines inheriting everything and Chloe begging him to take her back.
At the ranch, Victor and Nikki prepare to go to the will reading. Nikki's reluctant to go, she asks Victor to leave her at home.
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In bed at their suite, Hilary wonders to Mason if Devon will get something out of Katherine Chancellor's will. She says Devon's suspicious of her so she wants Mason to get close to him. She needs something to squeeze him with; something to exploit. They make love.
Victor arrives at the Chancellor mansion and tells Jill this was too painful for Nikki. Sherman begins the will reading. Murphy inherits her classic car collection, a quarter of the estate, her country house, and the fishing pole she couldn't figure out. Esther receives a monthly stipend of $20,000 as long as she stays on at the mansion. Cane is to continue as sole CEO of Chancellor Industries. Jill is put out. Cane reassures her. Jill imagines Cane calling her an old dinosaur. She asks Sherman who owns the company. Sherman says Katherine wishes the fate of her company to remain private for now. Victor gets her collection of first edition books, and must read them. Tucker is given the record collection. Brock, Mac, Phillip III, Phillip IV, and Nina share one quarter of the estate equally, and Nikki inherits her writings. Chloe receives her couture gowns, and Delia is provided with an education fund of $500,000. Katherine leaves Kevin a wooden box containing a skeleton key so no door can hold him in again and so he can unlock the secret to his happiness. The remainder of Katherine's fortune, $2,475,000,000, is bequeathed to Devon. Jill is left Katherine's half of the house, but she can never sell it. She also leaves Jill her most prized and valuable possession. Sherman hands Jill a music box. After everyone's gone, Jill asks Esther to leave her alone. She sighs, "How could you?" Esther stops her from throwing the music box at Katherine's picture. She assures her Katherine loved her. She encourages Jill to figure out the message in the music box. Once alone, Jill sees the date of Katherine's 12th birthday is on the bottom, and the music box is in the drawing. "What does this all mean?"
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At the ranch, Paul comforts Nikki as she cries. Inside, he asks if she wants him to pursue the child. Nikki wants to leave it alone. Paul questions this.
Hilary watches Mason chat up Devon while he drinks at Boulevard. Devon says everything's changed. After, Mason tells Hilary he thinks Devon hit the jackpot.
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ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- Through a cooperative effort among the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), Ameren Missouri and the World Bird Sanctuary (WBS), tens-of-thousands of people from around Missouri and around the world have been getting a bird's-eye view of peregrine falcons raising five chicks in a nest box at Ameren's Sioux Energy Center in St. Louis. A camera mounted near the birds' nest box provides video feeds to each organization's website.
Ameren staff installed the webcam at the nest site in early January with this year's nesting activities first spotted in the beginning of February. According to WBS Director Jeff Meshach, the female peregrine falcon laid five eggs in mid-March, which hatched in mid-April.
Meshach placed leg bands on the five falcon chicks on Monday, May 14. The process took about one hour and involved removing the chicks from the nest and taking them down from the nesting site to a trailer. WBS staff then drew blood samples and took weights and measurements of the chicks. After the chicks were banded, Meshach returned them to the nest.
"The chicks appear healthy and very well fed," said Meshach. "The average number of chicks per nest is below four, so it is fairly rare to have five chicks, especially two years in a row now."
He added that the chicks will continue to rapidly grow. "The two male chicks should be fledging the nest between 40 and 50 days old, on or about June 4," he said. "The three females will fledge between 50 and 60 days of age, on or about June 15. Since the females are up to a third larger than the males, it takes them longer to develop."
The leg bands are issued to permitted organizations through the U.S. Geological Survey.
"When the bands are observed, hopefully on healthy peregrines in the wild, they can provide information on migration routes, migration distances and distributions on breeding birds," Meshach explained. "For instance, the mother of the chicks has a black-over-green band with the letter P within the black and the number 43 within the green. We were able to see the band because of the camera. We now know she was hatched at a power plant in Louisa County, Iowa, in 2005."
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Company Responds to Rapid Adoption of Its New Mobile App for EHR With Fast, Easy-to-Use Online Charge Entry for the iPad and iPad mini
Company Responds to Rapid Adoption of Its New Mobile App for EHR With Fast, Easy-to-Use Online Charge Entry for the iPad and iPad mini
SALT LAKE CITY, UT--(Marketwire - Nov 19, 2012) - ADP® AdvancedMD, a leader in all-in-one, cloud electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and medical scheduling software as well as medical billing services, today announced new charge capture functionality for the ADP AdvancedMD iPad® app. Hundreds of medical practices already use the ADP AdvancedMD iPad app, released last quarter. Now physicians can use the app for charge entry instead of tedious paper-based processes, saving time and minimizing missed charges.
AdvancedMD charge capture is supported on all versions of the iPad, including the iPad mini. Now that devices are small enough to fit into a lab coat pocket, physician freedom and mobility are greatly enhanced. The AdvancedMD charge capture app is particularly powerful for physicians working at secondary sites such as clinics and hospitals, as every additional site raises the risk of a paper charge entering the billing system late, or being missed completely -- at a cost of $200-400 per patient charge.
The new functionality for the iPad is designed to help physicians focus on patient care, and not on trying to track procedure code details. The charge capture feature also is aimed at helping to further streamline workflow and reduce days in accounts receivable (A/R), with the ADP AdvancedMD cloud allowing for anytime, anywhere access.
"Since our iPad app launch in July, we've seen a phenomenal response from physicians," said Raul Villar, president, ADP AdvancedMD. "That's why we have committed so much ongoing R&D to this platform, and why we developed what we believe is the best, fastest and easiest iPad charge slip entry in the industry."
"The traditional paper-based multi-step process for mobile physicians to keep track of procedures is riddled with potential risk -- from pocketed notes to typos; the app can take this stress and time sink out of the system," said Steven ZoBell, vice president of product development, ADP AdvancedMD. "The entire charge capture can be completed in about ten seconds on the iPad or iPad mini -- by navigating to patient name, charge capture tab and touching the completed procedures on the screen."
"Charge capture on the iPad gives me a simplified way to reduce steps and ultimately save time," said Lara Bruneau, MD. "The review bin helps me reduce clicks so now all my charges are completed while I see patients and I'm able to go home half an hour earlier. Billing includes more detail and modifiers than I've had before. I'm now coding properly from the start, which means cleaner claims submissions and faster reimbursement."
The ADP AdvancedMD app for the iPad with charge capture functionality is available free of charge with an ADP AdvancedMD subscription. Charge capture on the iPad automatically brings up procedure codes with the name of the procedures and features an optional review bin checklist which provides physicians with a powerful way to keep track of outstanding charges to ensure no charges are missed. The app also provides for automatic demographic population into the charge slip, the ability to add procedures and diagnosis codes by touch, and the capability to reorder a charge slip, change units and add modifiers.
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Morning Five: 11.11.09 EditionPosted by rtmsf on November 11th, 2009
- Wednesday is the start of the week-long Early National Signing Period for the Class of 2010. UCLA just got a commitment yesterday from five-star 6'9 F/C Josh Smith from Covington, Washington, and the best big man in Westwood since Kevin Love was throwing in 94-footers at the Final Four. Six of the top ten are already committed, but two of the jewels — Harrison Barnes and Brandon Knight — are still on the board.
- Villanova freshman center Mouphtaou Yarou was declared eligible by head coach Jay Wright yesterday after information from an international basketball site came to light purporting that he may have been much older (25) than his reported 19 years of age. Jeff Goodman reported later yesterday that the NCAA had previously cleared him and that the school has his immigration papers and passport showing that he is indeed still a teenager. Maybe Villanova compliance should enlist the assistance of Orly Taitz to track down Yarou's birth certificate?
- Let's call this officiating rule of emphasis by its real name, shall we? The Shane Battier Rule.
- Illinois guard Jeff Jordan will miss the Illini's first two games for playing in an unsanctioned 3-on-3 event over the summer (while he was off the team).
- Revisiting Jim Boeheim's 800th victory with some of his former players (a Matt Roe sighting!). Also, a funny anecdote from Albany head coach Will Brown talking to his point guard during the game with SU: "I said to Mike Black, `Mike, you've got to get the ball to the high post,' " Brown recalled. "He said, 'Coach, I can't see the high post.' " Yes, that Syracuse zone is long this year.


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Washington, D.C. -- The U.S. Office of Personnel Management yesterday convened in Raleigh, North Carolina, a panel of 15 citizens to consider nominations for an elite award given to federal employees.
Members of the Presidential Rank Award Meritorious Review Board reviewed the accomplishments of nominees -- career members of the Senior Executive Service (SES), and the Senior-Level (SL) and Scientific and Professional (ST) communities -- for the 2004 Presidential Meritorious Rank Award with President George W. Bush's goals and criteria for sustained accomplishment in the management of federal programs and services.
"I sincerely appreciate the contributions of these North Carolinians in helping President Bush select this year's winners of the Meritorious Rank Award," said OPM Director Kay Coles James. Members of the Presidential Rank Award Meritorious Review Board represent state, corporate and other sectors of the local community. "The integrity and selflessness with which they carried out their duties epitomizes the spirit and patriotism of the people of North Carolina who have answered this call to duty."
Following a review of the panel's work, James will send her recommendations to President Bush, who will make the final selections and announce the award recipients later this year.
Second only to the Presidential Rank Award of Distinguished Service, the Presidential Rank Award of Meritorious Service is a high honor bestowed upon career federal employees. The award recognizes members of the career SES, SL and ST communities, the federal government's top cadre of managers and senior professionals, who have a consistent record of integrity, industry and commitment to public service. Members of these communities manage many of the nation's most vital programs in defense, intelligence, the environment, energy, agriculture and others.
The SES, SL and ST are comprised of 7,300 dedicated employees out of a federal work force of 1.8 million, and members are highly valued for their management, leadership and technical skills. And while they are small in numbers, an even smaller population is recognized each year with a Rank Award.
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o Janet C. Wylie, President & CEO, Engineous Software, Inc.
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June 1, 2010 > Sticks-2-Schools brings lacrosse to Sunol Glen
As students filed onto the Sunol Glen field and were handed a stick, there was a great deal of curiosity and anticipation. Many had never even seen a lacrosse stick, let alone held one. Guest lacrosse coaches Jen Milus and Bob Mezeul from Sticks-2-Schools began their instructional demonstration and the students couldn't wait to give it a try.Childhood obesity is an epidemic. In order to get fit and healthy, kids need to get off the couch and stay active. This includes the hours of a typical school day as well. Without the necessary funding to upgrade or enhance PE programs with the needed equipment or instructors, schools all over the country are struggling to provide students with required elements of physical education.Sticks-2-Schools (S2S) is a local non-profit organization that provides local schools with lacrosse equipment, curriculum, and support to schools to introduce co-ed soft lacrosse into the Physical Education curriculum. Since 2005, the organization has introduced co-ed soft lacrosse into the PE and after-school programs at 78 elementary, middle, and high schools in the greater Bay Area. Through generous corporate sponsors and private donors, an estimated 40,000 youth have learned to play lacrosse, having fun, and getting fit along the way.The organization offers a variety of lacrosse programs and is adaptable to meet the needs of the school. The lacrosse program brought enough sticks and soft lacrosse balls for 40 students to Sunol Glen. Visiting coaches provided two days of basic instruction, along with curriculum guides for a six-week PE rotation program. The equipment is the school's to keep, provided they make the commitment to implement the program throughout the year with the classroom teachers.Considered to be America's first sport, lacrosse was invented by Native Americans. It is an exhilarating, fast-paced sport that includes elements of basketball, soccer, and hockey. No dedicated field or special structures are required and both boys and girls of all ages and athletic abilities can play. The sport helps children develop and increase their hand-eye coordination, speed, and agility and is an excellent form of exercise, as players are constantly running up and down the field. It is not unusual to run several miles over the course of a single game.Sports Illustrated Journalist Alexander Wolff said about lacrosse, "As parents discover that lacrosse is more exciting than soccer, cheaper than ice hockey and not as dangerous as football, the game is getting a closer look."Sunol Glen parent Lisa Garcia contacted Sticks-2-Schools after seeing an ad at a Washington Stealth lacrosse game, (previously known as the San Jose Stealth) earlier this year. With just 250 students, the school has no dedicated gymnasium or PE instructors; grade level teachers rotate teaching PE to the students a couple of times a week. It is a challenge finding curriculum and activities that don't require extensive equipment, and yet will still provide the students with an opportunity for exercise as well as burning off excess energy.While professional lacrosse is a full-contact sport similar to hockey, the lacrosse taught at the schools is known as "co-ed soft lacrosse". The balls are soft, and no physical contact is allowed, yet it still retains the fun and fast-paced nature of the game.Sunol Glen staff and students are all excited about the new activity and are looking forward to more practice. Fifth grader Eric Sanchez thought lacrosse was "a very fun sport. It takes a lot of practice to learn how to master the stick and to throw the ball. The history behind it is very interesting, too," says Sanchez. "My favorite part was when you get to field the ball and toss it to teammates. I can't wait to play some more!"For more information on Sticks-2-Schools, visit their website at www.sticks2schools.org.


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This question has been a hot topic in the video game industry for a long time. Lately, the discussions I've had surrounding said subject have injected the angle "Are video games the new B-movies?" Sure, Gears of War's plot embraces the B-movie motif to an almost frightening degree, and a multistory flowchart is needed to follow Metal Gear Solid 4's plot (is the Coke-drinking monkey supposed to be Jesus Christ?), but with these examples aside, I stand by what I've been saying all along: The video game medium is just as viable a storytelling vehicle as any other. Generalizing the entire game catalog under the B-movie designation isn't fair.
Over the last few days, I've thought long and hard about this topic (which stems mostly from a heated debate with film-buff friends). Their argument that games are nothing more than B-movies holds merit for a large portion of the games out there; I can't disagree with that. But in looking back at the games I've played, I realized many of my fondest memories are tied to the tales they tell. Did I just get caught up in B-quality fiction? Or is gaming an established storytelling medium?
For me, the answer is easy: A good writer can turn anything, be it a movie, book, or video game, into a masterpiece. In the same stroke, a bad writer can turn anything into a B-movie or worse. Sure, developers, filmmakers, and publishers can muck up a story, but I'd like to think most are handled with care by all parties involved.
Remember, unlike books, comic books, or movies, video games did not start off as a storytelling vehicle. But it has evolved into one. Developers are finding new ways to express fiction in the gameplay. Bioshock intertwines its story seamlessly into an FPS framework, and Bioware's stable of games allow players to shape the fiction through choose-your-own-adventure-like choices. Heavy Rain, the upcoming thriller from Sony, looks to be opening the doors for more dramatic fiction. I could see a Stephen King novel working in this engine.
No, video games have not delivered the equivalent of Gone With the Wind, or Citizen Kane. Books and movies have a much wider pallet, at this time anyway, to work with. But video games do have Star Wars in Mass Effect, The Lord of the Rings in Final Fantasy, and Indiana Jones in Uncharted. The story-based memories I have with the aforementioned titles blend into one big ball of awesomeness.
To reiterate, my stance has been and always will be that video games are just another place where stories can land. There are great stories in video games. There are great stories in movies and books as well. You just digest them in different ways. Applying a good story to game code doesn't instantly turn it into B-quality.
I'd love to hear your thoughts on this subject. I could go on and on here, but to bring it back around to the discussions I have with friends and colleagues, I'd like to open the debate up to you. Fire away.
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Providing behind-the-scenes accounts of MSF's decision-making processes, they pose the question: Do we—can we—always live up to our principles? Are the struggles and compromises we make to reach people in need in places like Somalia and Myanmar so different from those we faced in Democratic Republic of Congo (then Zaire) following the Rwandan genocide, or in Ethiopia during the 1984 famine? And, as Marie-Pierre Allié, President of MSF France, writes, "How can we judge whether a compromise is acceptable?"
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The Montreal Canadiens will try to get on the board in their season series with the Toronto Maple Leafs, as the Original Six rivals get together for Wednesday's battle at Air Canada Centre.
Montreal hosted the first two of five meetings between the clubs this season and lost both in regulation. The most recent encounter on Feb. 9 was ugly as Toronto pounded the Habs 6-0 at Bell Centre. James Reimer earned the shutout with 37 saves and Phil Kessel contributed a goal and two assists to the blowout.
The Maple Leafs have won five of the last eight contests in this historic rivalry, but Montreal has taken two in a row and three of the past four games in Toronto.
One thing that will be different from the last matchup is the Canadiens won't have to face Reimer this time around. The goaltender is close to returning from a sprained left knee, but he is expected to miss Wednesday's game.
Ben Scrivens has made seven straight starts in Reimer's absence and is 4-3-0 in those outings. He turned aside 23 shots on Monday to help the Maple Leafs hold on for a 4-2 victory at Philadelphia.
Mikhail Grabovski scored the eventual deciding goal in the third period and Jay McClement later sealed the win with an empty-netter. Phil Kessel and Nikolai Kulemin also lit the lamp for Toronto.
"You have to give our guys credit," said Maple Leafs head coach Randy Carlyle. "They battled and went toe-to-toe with a pretty good hockey team over there."
Toronto is playing three of its next four games on home ice and has won three straight at Air Canada Centre to improve its record as the host to 4-4-0.
The Canadiens have lost two of their last three contests, but have earned a point in eight straight games (6-0-2) since the Feb. 9 rout against the Leafs.
Montreal dropped a 2-1 shootout decision at Ottawa on Monday. Peter Regin scored the winner in the fifth round of the shootout and Ben Bishop made 44 saves to continually frustrate the Canadiens.
"The result was not in our sight," Montreal coach Michel Therrien said. "Bishop was outstanding. I liked the way we played. We competed, we played hard. We were aggressive on the puck. We had traffic; we hit (three) posts. For me, it always about how we're going to play, and I believe we played a good hockey game."
Andrei Markov scored the lone goal for the Canadiens, while Carey Price stopped 23-of-24 shots in defeat.
Montreal had won three straight on the road prior to Monday's loss. The Habs are 4-1-2 as the guest this season.
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Yes that's what I'm wondering. Is Pulseaudio using more energy than ALSA used alone? Maybe because it's more sophisticated designed or so? I tried to google the answer but couldn't find out much.. Just some informations that Pulseaudio could be configured to cache a lot and such reduce the number of interrupts.
Do you have more information on this topic?
power saving measures are not something of the sound infrastructure, but the kernel module for your sound hardware.
cache a lot
What matters is the size of the hardware buffer. And it's only *ALSA* that talks to the hardware. ALSA can cache too (e.g. buffer_size).
Speculating, I could only imagine Pulseaudio reducing power, if the app is ludicrously badly written. In reality, I've never heard of such an app.
Note that Pulseaudio, being a middleman, is yet another app for the CPU to run, thus taking more CPU power.
According to Lennart Poettering it could result in power saving
He's the author, talking about what could possibly be the best scenario, assuming that pulseaudio worked perfectly - biased much
I'm biased towards believing it's the work of Satan, after seeing hundreds of threads by users wondering how to get their audio working, and having the additional layer of Pulseaudio just be an additional source of confusion for them
I see the only reason to use pa - if you need echo cancelation for your audio/video conferencing. At all other cases alsa is the only way (to my taste, of course). To be happy with alsa just digg in slightly how to use dmix alsa plugin to permit multiple applications simultaneous access to audio devices.
"I exist" is the best myth I know..
In fact, I used to be a firm believer that alsa was the way to go, and when installing pre-built distros one of the first things I did was remove pulse.
Unfortunately, I've started encountering the cracks in alsa recently, too, and have come to the conclusion that the only sound server worth my time is OSS.
Alsa fixed problems I had with pulse, and OSS has fixed problems I had with alsa. I'm hoping I don't start seeing cracks in OSS, because there's nowhere to go from there
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What I could say about....well. On my computer seems, I'll repeat, seems that ALSA makes the system smoothly. I don't know exactly, but, with pulse, it's more or less like a 5% heavyer than alsa....
Repeat.... it seems.....
At any case pa uses alsa. Pulse is an additional tie between apps and drivers.
"I exist" is the best myth I know..
Pulse is a touchy subject, you'll be hard pressed to find factual data on power consumption with and without pulseaudio without the poster being biased to pulse (favorable or unfavorable)
I suggest you do live testing on your box manually to find out what provides the best result for you, power consumption is going to depend on the alsa driver as well as the use of pulse and isn't generally the same for every system. Currently, it's the only way to get a solid useful answer.
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what annoys me is that pulseaudio (?) seemingly keeps the soundcard active - well at least powertop claims so
but after reading http://linux-tipps.blogspot.co.at/2011/ … -alsa.html I'm not so sure if that matters so much ...
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Yes that's what I'm wondering. Is Pulseaudio using more energy than ALSA used alone? Maybe because it's more sophisticated designed or so? I tried to google the answer but couldn't find out much.. Just some informations that Pulseaudio could be configured to cache a lot and such reduce the number of interrupts.
Do you have more information on this topic?
PulseAudio, if working as intended, should be able to reduce your powerusage a lot. If your music player informs PA that it is playing music (rather than something which requires low latency such as gaming or chatting) then PA will tell ALSA to increase the kernel buffers and only wake up to re-fill them once per second.
When I last tested this the difference in wakeups/second want from roughly 200 when using pure ALSA to less than 5 using PA. This corresponds to a couple of watts difference.
Obviously your milage might vary, as optimizing your sound software won't make much of a difference if something else on your system keeps your CPU awake, there might be issues/bugs with your particular hardware/software, etc.
The best would be: use powertop to measure the before/after powerconsumption (you'll probably be best off if you use PA in combination with a gstreamer based app).


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In the midst of heated debates and discussions about the state of the England national side, Jack Wilshere has thrown some more fuel onto the fire with his recent press conference remarks.
The Arsenal midfielder said that "being in England for 5 years does not make you English" - a comment which has seen a tremendous amount of backlash in the media.
Perhaps this is representing a shift into the way that the FA is thinking, on the day that a commission has been announced to assess ways to improve English football.
There is no coincidence that the comment comes at a time when Roy Hodgson has stated that he is interested in talking to Manchester United sensation Adnan Januzaj.
The Belgian-born youngster is yet to set an allegiance to a national side, and could be eligible to play for England.
Wilshere was quick to rule out that he was speaking with Januzaj in mind.
Kevin Pietersen was among some of the high-profilers to join the debate, asking Wilshere over twitter whether people like he and Mo Farah were classed as "foreigners".
The gunner responded by saying that the question "was about football!" and went further by tweeting about his respect for people like Pietersen, Farah and Wilfried Zaha.
The midfielder exclaimed that "English people should play for England" and "going to a new country when ur an adult, & because u can get a passport u play 4 that national team - I disagree".
These comments have once again sparked discussion about the perceived lack of English talent coming into the Premier League, with seemingly more gifted players now being swept in from abroad on much lower transfer fees.
Wilshere believes that if you are good enough then you will make it to the top, perhaps the Premier League is just not suited for the majority of English talent coming through?
Clearly, at the heart of this issue is the state of grass root level football and a much deeper discussion about the core of football education and development.
A fundamental question, however (that the FA will need to deal with), is whether it would be acceptable to improve the national squad with players that become eligible through the FIFA ruling , rather than players who were born an bred in England.
Arsene Wenger backed his player's comments, stating that he always felt an Englishman should manage the England side, before walking into a contentious issue.
"If we are not clear on (the issue) then the national team will become like a club".
This point is very intriguing, considering the general feeling that there is a lack of commitment shown by English players.
This summer's Under-21's tournament revealed a lack of desire for younger players to play for the team after earning a senior cap- such action in Spain would have been dealt with severely.
This question is certainly not just restricted to football, and goes into the political mine-field of core attitudes and values.
Arsene Wenger said "One of the tasks of the modern politicians will be really to define what is the nationality of a person, because some people feel differently to their passport" and this is a major talking point.
If you believe that being born in a certain country gives someone a stronger attachment or right to identify with that country, then perhaps it is a no brainer - you represent where you are brought up from.
But if you believe that this is not the case; then the question is, how long could it be before someone can be a 'part of' the place they have moved to?
Should we take national identity at face value in football, and just have national players that have been raised in their home country for the majority of their lives?
Or should we look more to the feeling of a player's willingness, desire and passion to play for another country?
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At my work we have a pretty nice cafeteria to eat it as well as a outdoor patio. There are a few of us that are repulsed by people putting up there feet on unused chairs. Some keep their shoes on. Some wear socks and some barefoot. Is there a polite way to ask them not to? Or is it a management issue?
I'm really surprised that so many people here deem this normal, it must be a cultural difference, maybe? I'm not saying it's wrong, because clearly y'all are in the majority, but... for me it's really "out there" to do that in public. To the point that if I saw someone with their feet up a chair in public, I would assume they were trying to recover from a bloodpressure dip or they had hurt their foot or something. I don't find it icky or anything ("germs" aren't really in my dictionary - yet another cultural difference ) but it's just... well, not something I'm used to seeing. Putting one's feet up a chair is really something for in private only, for me.
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The boat explosion that sent two men to the hospital over the weekend was accidental.
According to the Jacksonville Daily News, the 28 foot long boat was ignited by a spark from a fuel leak.
The paper also reports NC Wildlife Resource Officers believe the boaters did nothing wrong in this case.
The boat explosion happened around 9:45 a.m. Saturday at the Morehead City Yacht Basin.
We know nearby witnesses controlled the fire using fire extinguishers.
Both boaters were taken to the hospital following the explosion, but no word on their recovery yet.
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Morehead City Fire & EMS say that 2 men were sent to the hospital following a boat explosion.
Officials say they got the call around 9:46 a.m. for a boat explosion with injuries at the Morehead City Yacht Basin.
When emergency personnel arrived on scene, they say they found a 28 foot Carolina Classic fishing vessel tied to the dock with significant damage due to the explosion.
Officials say 2 men were found injured on the dock. Both were taken to Carteret General Hospital, with one of the men eventually flown to another facility.
Witnesses tell officials that the boat had just been filled with fuel when the explosion occurred. Witnesses in the immediate area used fire extinguishers to control the blaze.
The Army Reserve and Atlantic Beach Fire Department deployed absorbent booms to catch any released fuel, which is believed to have been minimal.
NC Wildlife and Marine Fisheries is investigating the explosion.
Agencies that responded were Morehead City Fire/EMS, Morehead City Police Department, Atlantic Beach Fire Department, Beaufort EMS, US Coast Guard, US Army Reserve, NC Wildlife, and NC Marine Fisheries.


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I have Mod #2 and there's nothing about it that I don't like! All the benefits that 2Q mentions. I find that during the day, I usually zip it all the way open and tie the net out of the way and use the hammock for seating.
At night I usually put the net up. Keeps out bugs or mist if its really raining hard.


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Two moderate Republicans — former congressmen Mike Castle of Delaware and Tom Davis of Virginia — wonder whether that wing of their party can survive. In years past the party had a component referred to as "Rockefeller Republicans" — named after former Vice President Nelson Rockefeller. The group tended to work well with middle of the road Democrats.


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As your faithful insider, I will show you all the new features coming in RootsMagic 4. And by "show you" I mean with real screen shots and descriptions. But as a big tease, I'm going to start with the itsy bitsy new features and work up to the big (really cool) ones.If you haven't figured it out the RootsMagic "Insider" is none other than the program's creator Bruce Buzbee. Yes, we will get word on RootsMagic 4's new features straight from the horses mouth and that is the best source to get it from. You can bet I have that blog subscribed in my reader.
Bruce hasn't even told us what's in store yet and I just know it's got to be good, especially considering it's BIGGER than what we already have in RootsMagic 3. Now that's saying a lot.
See ya tomorrow, for tomorrow is always another genealogy day!