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NAME | Synopsis | Description | Extended Description | CONFIGURATION ATTRIBUTES | Attributes | Attributes
Location: instance-path/config/dse.ldif
Location: instance-path/conf_bk/dse.ldif
Directory Server stores its configuration as directory entries under cn=config. You can therefore change the server configuration by modifying configuration entries over LDAP, rather than by editing configuration files. Configuring Directory Server in this way allows you to reconfigure a remote server while it continues to serve other directory clients.
The dse.ldif file defines the configuration for a Directory Server instance. The dse.ldif file includes a set of entries under cn=config. These entries make up the modular parts of the Directory Server instance configuration.
Directory Server stores its schema under cn=schema, not as part of the rest of the server configuration. For an introduction to the schema available under cn=schema, see Intro(5DSSD).
Neither the dse.ldif file nor the cn=config suffix constitute a public interface for configuring a Directory Server instance. Use dsconf(1M) instead.
The dse.ldif file has the following characteristics.
The dse.ldif file is read only once at startup. Thereafter, the server configuration is based on the in-memory LDAP image of the configuration entries. Modifications to the dse.ldif file while the server is running are erased.
Modification of the configuration with Directory Service Control Center or from the command line changes the LDAP image of the configuration. Some directory features read the current configuration when invoked and do not require the server to be restarted.
Directory Server writes the dse.ldif file whenever the LDAP image of the configuration is changed. Some directory features read their configuration only when the server starts. Writing the file ensures the change is present.
The existing dse.ldif file is copied to dse.ldif.bak, and the existing dse.ldif.bak is overwritten. Therefore, any manual changes to the dse.ldif file are lost if the configuration is changed through LDAP before the server is restarted.
After every successful startup of the directory, the dse.ldif file is copied to dse.ldif.startOK in the same location. If your server cannot start because of a faulty configuration, restore the dse.ldif file from the dse.ldif.startOK file.
The following restrictions apply to modifications to the server configuration.
Rather than delete configuration entries and add them again, you modify their attributes.
Some modifications only take effect after the server is restarted. See ATTRIBUTES REQUIRING RESTART in the manual page for details.
The cn=monitor entry cannot be modified.
The server ignores invalid attribute values.
Directory Server has a modular configuration, with a number of distinct branches under the cn=config Directory Information Tree. The primary branches are below the following DNs.
Configuration attributes related to encryption
Access control for many server features, also configuration for internationalized matching and searching
Configuration for suffixes and replica
Default password policy configuration
Plug-in configuration entries for plug-in based server functionality, databases, indexes
Default replication bind information for cn=Replication Manager, also formerly used for replication configuration
Suffix configuration attributes
Used by the server to manage online import, backup, and so forth
Configuration attributes for providing unique IDs
The dse.ldif file contains all configuration information including directory specific entries created by Directory Server at startup, and directory specific entries related to the database, also created by Directory Server at startup. The file includes the Root DSE, named by "", and the entire contents of cn=config. When the server generates the dse.ldif file, it lists the entries in hierarchical order. It does so in the order that the entries appear in the directory under cn=config.
Within a configuration entry, each attribute is represented as an attribute name. The value of the attribute corresponds to the attribute's configuration.
The following example shows part of the dse.ldif file for a Directory Server instance. The example indicates, among other things, that schema checking has been turned on. This is represented by the attribute nsslapd-schemacheck, which takes the value on.
dn: cn=config objectclass: top objectclass: extensibleObject objectclass: nsslapdConfig nsslapd-accesslog-logging-enabled: on nsslapd-enquote-sup-oc: on nsslapd-localhost: myServer.example.com nsslapd-errorlog: /local/ds/logs/errors nsslapd-schemacheck: on nsslapd-port: 389 nsslapd-localuser: nobody …
See CONFIGURATION ATTRIBUTES in this manual page for a list of configuration attribute manual pages.
When Directory Server is installed, a default set of Access Control Instructions, ACIs, is implemented for all entries under cn=config. The following extract from the dse.ldif file shows an example of these default ACIs.
aci: (targetattr != "aci") (targetscope = "base") (version 3.0; aci "Enable read access to rootdse for anonymous users"; allow(read,search,compare) userdn="ldap:///anyone"; ) aci: (targetattr = "*") (version 3.0; acl "Enable full access for Administrators group"; allow (all)(groupdn = " ldap:///cn=Administrators,cn=config"); ) aci: (targetattr = "userPassword") ( version 3.0; acl "allow userpassword self modification"; allow (write) userdn = "ldap:///self";)
By default, both the cn=Directory Manager user and the cn=admin,cn=Administrators,cn=config user have access to modify configuration entries. ACI syntax is covered elsewhere in the Directory Server Enterprise Edition documentation.
This section lists configuration attributes by their location in the configuration Directory Information Tree.
General configuration entries are stored under the cn=config entry. The cn=config entry is an instance of the nsslapdConfig object class, which inherits from the extensibleObject object class. For attributes to be taken into account by the server, the entry must contain the nsslapdConfig object class, the extensibleObject object class and the top object class.
See the following manual pages.
Encryption related attributes are stored under the cn=encryption,cn=config entry. This entry is an instance of the nsEncryptionConfig object class. For encryption related attributes to be taken into account by the server, this object class, in addition to the top object class, must be present in the entry.
See the following manual pages.
cn="suffixName",cn=mapping tree,cn=config
Suffix configuration entries therefore have CNs such as cn="dc=example,dc=com". Suffix configuration entries are instances of the nsMappingTree object class, which inherits from the extensibleObject object class. For suffix configuration attributes to be taken into account by the server, these object classes, in addition to the top object class, must be present in the entry. See the following man pages about suffix configuration entry attributes.
Replication configuration attributes are stored under an entry with a DN of the following form.
cn=replica,cn="suffixName",cn=mapping tree,cn=config
Replication agreement attributes are stored under an entry with a DN of the following form.
cn=replicationAgreementName,cn=replica,cn="suffixName", cn=mapping tree,cn=config
See replication(5dsconf) for details.
The default password policy entry for a Directory Server instance has DN cn=Password Policy,cn=config. For help configuring password policy, see the Directory Server Administration Guide.
For details concerning password policy entries, see pwpolicy(5dssd). Entries having the object classes described in pwdPolicy(5dsoc), and in sunPwdPolicy(5dsoc) are used to configure password policy.
For instructions concerning legacy password policy functionality, see the Directory Server Migration Guide. Legacy password policy functionality is configured using entries of the object class described in passwordPolicy(5dsoc).
Many of the features of Directory Server are designed as discrete modules that plug into the core server. The configuration for each part of Directory Server plug-in functionality has its own separate entry and set of attributes under the subtree cn=plugins,cn=config. The following example shows the configuration entry for the Telephone Syntax plug-in.
dn: cn=Telephone Syntax,cn=plugins,cn=config objectclass: top objectclass: nsSlapdPlugin objectclass: ds-signedPlugin objectclass: extensibleObject cn: Telephone Syntax nsslapd-pluginPath: /opt/SUNWdsee/ds6/lib/syntax-plugin.so nsslapd-pluginInitfunc: tel_init nsslapd-pluginType: syntax nsslapd-pluginEnabled: on …
Some of these attributes are common to all plug-ins and some may be particular to a specific plug-in.
All plug-in configuration information used by the chained suffix instances is stored under the cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config entry.
The following global chained suffix configuration attributes common to all instances are stored under cn=config,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config.
Default instance chained suffix attributes are stored under cn=default instance config,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config.
Instance-specific chained suffix attributes are stored under cn=chainedSuffix,cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config.
The following list shows the chained suffix attributes used for monitoring activity on instances. These attributes are stored under cn=monitor,cn=dbName, cn=chaining database,cn=plugins,cn=config.
Number of add operations received.
Number of delete operations received.
Number of modify operations received.
Number of rename operations received.
Number of base level searches received.
Number of one-level searches received.
Number of subtree searches received.
Number of abandon operations received.
Number of bind requests received.
Number of unbinds received.
Number of compare operations received.
Number of open connections for normal operations.
Number of open connections for bind operations.
Database plug-in configuration entries are stored under cn=ldbm database,cn=plugins,cn=config. That entry is a server plug-in configuration entry for databases, and therefore takes the same attributes as other plug-in entries.
Key entries beneath the plug-in configuration entry are listed as follows.
Configuration entries for default indexes. Notice that each individual attribute type indexed has its own entry, and that the attribute type is identified by common name, CN. See the following man pages concerning attributes for such entries.
Configuration entries for indexing for attributes of the suffix whose backend database has CN dbName. Such entries take the same configuration attributes as configuration entries for default indexes.
All indexes, except system-essential ones, can be removed, but care should be taken not to cause unnecessary disruptions.
Global configuration information for all databases. See the following man pages concerning attributes for such entries.
Entry for read-only database performance monitoring attributes. All of the values for these attributes are 32-bit integers.
Number of transactions that have been aborted.
Number of transactions that are currently active (used by the database.)
Requested pages found in the cache.
Number of times that a thread of control was forced to wait before obtaining the region lock.
Total cache size in bytes.
Total cache lookups.
Clean pages currently in the cache.
Number of transactions that have been committed.
Configured number of locks.
Configured number of transactions.
Number of locks currently used by the database.
Number of deadlocks detected.
Dirty pages currently in the cache.
Number of hash buckets in buffer hash table.
Total number of hash elements traversed during hash table lookups.
Total number of buffer hash table lookups.
Total number of locks not immediately available due to conflicts.
Number of current lockers.
Number of times that a thread of control was forced to wait before obtaining the region lock.
Total number of locks requested.
Number of bytes written to this log since the last checkpoint.
The number of log flushes that contained a transaction commit record.
The number of times the log has been flushed to disk.
The maximum number of commits contained in a single log flush.
The minimum number of commits contained in a single log flush that contained a commit.
Number of times that a thread of control was forced to wait before obtaining the region lock.
The number of times the log has been written to disk.
The number of times the log has been written to disk because the in-memory log record cache filled up.
Number of bytes written to the log since the last checkpoint.
Longest chain ever encountered in buffer hash table lookups.
Maximum number of locks used by the database since the last startup.
Maximum number of transactions used since the last startup.
Pages created in the cache.
Pages read into the cache.
Clean pages forced from the cache.
Dirty pages forced from the cache.
All pages, clean or dirty, currently in use.
Dirty pages written using the memp_trickle interface.
Pages read into the cache.
Number of times that a thread of control was force to wait before obtaining the region lock.
Configuration information for databases backing suffixes you define. The dbName is by default a contraction of the common name for the suffix. For example, if the suffix has CN cd=example,dc=com, the dbName might be example. See the following man pages concerning attributes for such entries.
Virtual list view, VLV, index entries are found beneath this entry.
A VLV index provides fast searches against a known result set and sort ordering. To do this, the object class vlvSearch is needed to define the VLV search, and the object class vlvIndex is needed to order the search. See the following manual pages for details on the VLV configuration entry object classes and attributes.
Configuration entry for default indexing for all suffixes. Default indexes are configured per backend in order to optimize Directory Server functionality for the majority of deployments.
Entry for database monitoring attributes, listing database statistics for monitoring activity on the dbNamedatabase. These attributes are provided for each file that makes up your database.
Total number of entries in the database, including entries created by replication.
This attribute indicates the name of the file and provides a sequential integer identifier, starting at 0, for the file. All associated statistics for the file are given the same numerical identifier.
Number of times that a search requiring data from this file was performed and data successfully obtained from the cache.
Number of times that a search requiring data from this file was performed and that the data could not be obtained from the cache.
Number of pages brought to the cache from this file.
Number of pages for this file written from cache to disk.
Ratio that indicates the number of entry cache tries to successful entry cache lookups.
Total number of successful entry cache lookups.
Number of user entries in the database.
Maximum number of directory entries that are allowed to be maintained in the entry cache.
Maximum memory size allowed for entry cache, in bytes.
Entry for database monitoring attributes, listing database statistics for monitoring activity on databases.
Requested pages found in the database.
Total requested pages found in the database cache.
Percentage of requested pages found in the database cache, hits/tries.
Pages read into the database cache.
Pages written from the database cache to the backing file.
Clean pages forced from the cache.
Dirty pages forced from the cache.
The front end plug-in enables you to access directory data by methods other than LDAP. Directory Server provides a DSML front end plug-in that enables access using DSMLv2 over HTTP/SOAP. Attributes for the DSML front end plug-in are stored under cn=DSMLv2-SOAP-HTTP,cn=frontends,cn=plugins,cn=config. See the following manual pages for details.
The following manual pages describe attributes used when configuring the retro changelog plug-in.
All plug-ins are instances of the nsSlapdPlugin object class, which in turn inherits from the extensibleObject object class. For plug-in configuration attributes to be taken into account by the server, both of these object classes, in addition to the top object class, must be present in the entry.
See nsslapd-plugin(5dsconf) for an overview of the plug-ins provided with Directory Server, including configurable options, configurable arguments, default setting, dependencies, general performance related information, and further reading.
Unique ID generator configuration attributes are stored under the entry with DN cn=uniqueid generator,cn=config. The cn=uniqueid generator,cn=config entry is an instance of the extensibleObject object class. For unique ID generator configuration attributes to be taken into account by the server, this object class, in addition to the top object class, must be present in the entry.
The principal unique ID generator attribute is nsState(5dsconf).
This section lists configuration elements whose modifications cannot take effect dynamically, while the server is still running. After modifying these parameters, you must restart the server. The following list shoiws the configuration attributes concerned, with their full DNs, and provides a brief description of their functions.
Changing plug-in settings.
Changing the port number.
Changing the secure port number.
Enabling or disabling use of SSL, TLS, and attribute encryption.
Modifying the change log database path.
Modifying the change log suffix.
Modifying whether the server returns exact case matches for attribute names.
Changing the all IDs threshold value.
Modifying the size of the database cache.
Modifying whether the database cache memory is split into equally sized pieces.
Changing the path to the database instance.
Changing the number of locks available in the database.
Changing the lifetime of an SSL session.
Enabling or disabling client authentication.
Enabling or disabling server authentication.
Enabling or disabling SSL Version 2 for Directory Server.
Enabling or disabling SSL Version 3 for Directory Server.
Changing the SSL token.
Changing the SSL personality.
Enabling or disabling the SSL encryption module.
Modifying the number of entries held in the entry cache.
See attributes(5) for descriptions of the following attributes:
Stability Level
Obsolete: Scheduled for removal as a supported interface after this release
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'Teen Mom' Maci Bookout And Her Boyfriend Kyle King Are NOT Getting Married
But, no worries! They are still very much together and happier than ever!
We won't be hearing wedding bells anytime soon for Teen Mom star Maci Bookout, 19, and her long-time beau, Kyle King. Despite reports of an engagement, a source close to Maci tells HollyBaby.com that the couple is not tying the knot just yet.
"They are happy, but still just dating," the source tells us. We're thrilled they are still together, but we hope Maci and her 2-year-old son Bentley will eventually be taken care of!
Do you think Maci and Kyle will eventually get married?
–Leigh Blickley
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'Swing-door' elevators blamed for child injuries
It was the finishing touch on Michael and Brandi Helvey's Georgia dream house: an elevator to accommodate Michael's mother, who was in her 80s and living with them downstairs.
The National Wheel-O-Vator Destiny had cost $20,000. But with their first child walking and safety gates in place to block their stairways, the Helveys found the elevator so handy that they raved about it to their neighbors. Then, on Christmas Eve of 2010, Brandi Helvey walked upstairs to do laundry and 3-year-old Jacob, who was left on the main floor, tried to follow _ with catastrophic results.
Standing on tiptoe, Jacob managed to open the elevator's outer door. At that point the horrific chain of events began, a tragedy linked to many so-called swing-door elevators found in small and older buildings and, increasingly, in homes. First, the outer door (known as the "swing door") closed and latched, trapping the 31-pound youngster against the inner door on the elevator car.
When the mother heard noises from downstairs and hit the elevator button, Jacob was dragged upward. The car stopped within a few feet, but when it went back down, the little boy was pushed feet-first into the shaft and pinned at the chest and neck.
There, he hung for 10 crushing minutes while his mother and neighbors tried frantically to pry him loose with boards and a shovel. By the time first responders arrived, he had nearly suffocated.
Now 6 years old, Jacob is profoundly brain damaged, unable to speak and quadriplegic. Meanwhile, the Helveys have learned that their son's injuries weren't the result of a freak accident. Instead, they stemmed from a largely preventable hazard that the elevator industry has known about for generations. And the potentially deadly threat to children still exists despite long-available fixes and even a national safety campaign in recent years by a leading elevator company as a result of a liability lawsuit.
No one keeps statistics on the toll. But news accounts indicate that at least seven children since 1995 have lost their lives in swing-door elevator incidents like Jacob Helvey's. What's more, evidence presented in a lawsuit against the Otis Elevator company stemming from the 2001 death of a young boy revealed the names of 34 children who had been similarly maimed or killed from 1983 through 1993, just in southern New York state and New Jersey.
The Helvey case spurred the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in August to launch an investigation of home elevators. It also is prompting the industry standard-setting organization, the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, to take a fresh look at swing-door problems. Still, elevator companies have long operated with scant government oversight, and ASME's efforts to come up with improved safety guidelines have stalled for years. In fact, critics say, a change in 1981 by ASME actually made swing-door elevators more dangerous.
Prospective buyers today _ if they are willing to pay extra _ can equip swing-door elevators with infrared sensors and other safety options. Yet the industry norm continues to be a design with an inner door that, critics say, increases the risk of entrapment by letting children edge too far inside the elevator clearance space. Meanwhile, many homeowners are unaware of the peril.
"We never had any idea this could happen," said Michael Helvey, who heads a real estate company near Atlanta and who settled a lawsuit in April against National Wheel-O-Vator and its corporate parent, ThyssenKrupp Access.
"But what we found out was, the industry knows all about this," he said. "There are other cases. My son was just the only one we know of who survived."
A lawyer for ThyssenKrupp, James Doyle, said in a statement to FairWarning that at the company, "There is nothing more important than the safety of our customers and employees." He blamed safety problems on improper installation of the elevators, which he called "a critical, industry-wide safety issue," and said ThyssenKrupp, which has gotten out of the residential elevator business in the United States, supports efforts to improve installation practices.
Swing-door elevators have been in use in this country since the early 1900s. They require less wall space for installation than office building elevators with sliding doors. The inner gate is on the elevator car and the outer, hinged door _ which resembles an ordinary home door _ is installed at the landing. But almost since their invention, elevator experts say, the swing-door design has had problems.
"They have a terrible history," said John J. O'Donoghue, co-author of a manual on elevator safety for emergency responders and a member of the Massachusetts Board of Elevator Regulations. "That gap between the two doors _ kids get into it and the door closes behind them." Once that outer door is shut, he explained, the electronic circuit is completed and "the elevator is live and primed to go, and they don't realize the danger they're in."
Today, manufacturers estimate there are about 125,000 swing-door elevators in use in this country, with another roughly 5,000 sold annually in recent years, most going into townhouses and single-family homes.
Manufacturers' safety measures generally have improved somewhat over time _ for example, metal "scissor gates" that in some cases have amputated children's fingers are no longer common _ but in other cases, protections have been undercut.
ASME standards are developed not by independent safety experts, but by a majority consensus of industry engineers, installers, inspectors and consultants. Moreover, though some states and communities put the voluntary standards into their building codes, few cities inspect elevators in private homes.
In 1955, ASME adopted its first safety standard for residential elevators, limiting the gap between the inner and outer elevator to four inches. Then, in 1981, the standard was relaxed to allow five inches. John Koshak, a Tennessee elevator consultant who traced the history of the ASME standards for the Helveys' Atlanta lawyers, Andrew Cash and David Krugler, says he was unable to find a record of the reasoning for the loosening of the safety guidelines.
The problem was exacerbated in the mid-1990s, when manufacturers shifted to using accordion doors made of lightweight wood or vinyl for the inner gates. Flexible and cheap, the accordion doors fold like paper fans. That creates wider, V-shaped gaps that can accommodate a child's head, but later can trap the youngster when the doors are stretched flat, as happened with Jacob Helvey.
Many safety features are available now as options. They include infrared sensors costing $200 to $400 that can detect trapped children, as well as sturdier inside doors known as Tambour gates that add about $1,500 onto the $25,000 average price of a home elevator.
Critics point out, however, that the half-dozen or so manufacturers that dominate the swing-door business haven't taken the initiative of insisting that all of their elevators come with at least one of these features. Although some manufacturers say they now are working on new safety improvements, they have maintained that the extra cost of the available safety options would drive away customers.
Beyond that, manufacturers blame faulty installation work by contractors for creating the hazards. They say none of the known deaths or injuries occurred in properly installed swing-door elevators that precisely met ASME standards. However, although a couple manufacturers require their elevators to be put in by company-trained or -certified installers, none of them takes the extra safety step of imposing the same restriction on the contractors that can install the outer elevator doors.
All told, the manufacturers say it is up to ASME to set new industry-wide manufacturing standards if they are needed. And they say building inspectors around the country should make sure elevators are installed correctly.
"As a manufacturer, the only way we can enforce these things and not drastically affect the business side of our company is by changing the safety code so that everyone would have to do it and the installers would have to accept it," said Bill Richardson, executive vice president of Canada-based Savaria Concord Lifts, one of the major elevator manufacturers.
The industry's attitude appalls Sean Kane, president of the consulting and advocacy group Safety Research & Strategies, which has published online reports this year about the hazards. "This is just a dinosaur industry," he said. "The standards need to be tightened and the elevators in service now need to be retrofitted to ensure a child can't get in between."


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Sending a Payment Reminder to a Forgetful eBay Buyer
Writing a payment reminder to a forgetful eBay customer can get sticky. You don't want to aggravate the buyer, but time is wasting, and you could spend this time reposting your item. When writing a payment reminder, you need to be firm but pleasant. Real things can happen in people's lives. Family members get sick, and people just plain forget. Perhaps your payment fell between the seats of the car on the way to the post office.
When you honestly forget to send a payment, nothing is more humiliating than someone debasing you through e-mail. So remember that people do make mistakes, and check the winner's feedback before you send the letter. If you can garner from the feedback that this winner has a habit of not following through on bids, you can definitely be a bit firmer in your wording. Always set a clear deadline for receiving payment, as shown in the following letter:
You won an auction of mine on eBay last week for the Emilio Pucci book. Your payment was due yesterday and it still has not arrived. Perhaps sending payment has slipped your mind considering your busy schedule. I know it can easily happen.
Please e-mail back within 48 hours and let me know whether you want to go through with our transaction. I'd like to put the item back up for sale if you don't want it.
Thank you for your bid,
Marsha Collier
How firm you choose to get with a nonpaying bidder is up to you. Some people who tend to overbid are indeed violating the contract to buy, but legitimate reasons might explain why someone hasn't followed through on an auction. You must decide which method to take and how far you want to stretch your karma (what goes around comes around). Assess each case individually, and don't be hasty in leaving negative feedback until you know the whole story.


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Sat April 25, 2015 9:00 pm
Windy City Soul Club
The WINDY CITY SOUL CLUB boasts that the "best rare soul deejays in Chicago come together to create the best party this city has ever seen," and if you're inclined to think real deejays need only a box full of vinyl, you'll likely agree. WCSC deejays play all original vinyl of the Northern Soul variety, Motown-style gems, regional hits, ace dancing tunes as well as your favorite recognizable sing-along classics. If you've ever wanted to "shake a tail feather" tonight's your night to get dapper and get down. Early arrival is recommended to avoid waiting in line outside! $5 cover (no advance tickets), 21+


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Bells proud of more than just their unique lineage
The honk, as David Bell recalls some 30-plus years later, was always the giveaway that his dad was looking on.
Buddy Bell, dressed in full uniform, disguised only by the T-shirt he would throw over his jersey top, always preferred to watch from the car. His Major League career kept him away from his three sons enough that he wasn't going to let anyone distract him in the minutes he had to watch.
The honk, as David Bell recalls some 30-plus years later, was always the giveaway that his dad was looking on.
Buddy Bell, dressed in full uniform, disguised only by the T-shirt he would throw over his jersey top, always preferred to watch from the car. His Major League career kept him away from his three sons enough that he wasn't going to let anyone distract him in the minutes he had to watch.
And those moments were rare, almost always squeezed between batting practice with the Rangers and the start of his game that night. Then a Major League infielder, Buddy Bell would slip away as often as he could so he could merely be another dad at the Little League game.
"To imagine that now, in full uniform, in his car," said David Bell, the Cardinals' assistant hitting coach, before stopping and shaking his head. "That was the kind of father he was and showed the amount of interest that he had. Obviously, the game can keep you from doing things you want to do with your family, so it takes that kind of effort to be able to do both."
The Bells are in every way baseball lifers, with both David and Buddy never knowing a time where the game was not an integral part of their lives. When Buddy, now 62 and an assistant general manager with the White Sox, was born, his father, Gus, was just a little more than a year removed from having made his Major League debut with the Pirates.
Twenty-one years later, David, the eldest of five children, was born near the close of his father's first full big league season. He'd then follow Buddy's 18-year career with a 12-year one of his own, leaving only a dozen years from 1950-2006 in which there was not a member of the Bell family playing Major League ball.
Mike Bell, one of David's two younger brothers, also had a cup of coffee in the Majors with Cincinnati in 2000. He is now the director of player development for the D-backs.
"The normalcy was pretty easy, because it's what we always knew," Buddy said. "We have never really been in awe of it. It's what we do, and it's what we did. But it never really did define our life. We're proud of other things, too."
Indeed, Buddy is quick to downplay his family's unique lineage as one of five three-generation MLB families. He prefers to share stories of his son's humility, noting that their character traits were passed down from the patriarch of this baseball line, with whom David was especially close.
Normalcy for David and his brothers involved their dad honking his approval from the front seat of his car and the countless days they spent at Major League ballparks -- first in Cleveland, then Texas and finally Cincinnati, as the family moved with the father's career.
Times were different back then, as illustrated by Buddy's ability to leave the ballpark in between batting practice and first pitch to watch his sons. The boys also had mostly free rein in big league ballparks, even able to hang out in the dugout during games. They tagged along with their dad almost every free day they had, often staying at the park until he left around midnight.
"It was a great life," David recalled. "We were very close to the game."
And more importantly, they were close to their dad.
"What I remember most is the moments here and there with my dad," David said. "We would be sitting at his locker and we'd be talking about who knows what, maybe even the game as I got older. Just that time that it allowed us to be together as father and son, because without that time at the ballpark, we really wouldn't have seen him much."
The offseasons provided Buddy with an open schedule for his children, whom he would coach in basketball. And in his dad's absence, David grew particularly close to his grandfather, who was conveniently living in Cincinnati when Buddy was traded to the Reds in the summer of 1985.
Gus was a storyteller, a trait David cherished since there was very little video he could watch of his grandfather's playing days. So instead, he listened, hearing tall tales about Gus' teammates in Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, New York and Milwaukee, and about what it was like to play in a World Series, something David later did with the Giants in 2002.
Gus was a regular at David's high school games, and the two talked daily when David began his climb in the Minors. When his grandson was playing within reasonable proximity, Gus would make the drive.
"He was an extremely positive guy," David said. "He was my grandfather, so he didn't have to be my dad and do the tough part. We could be friends. And just the stories he told and again the approach to the game, what's important about how you play the game. They were just things that stick with you forever."
Gus lived long enough, too, to learn that his grandson had succeeded in following in his footsteps. Lying in a hospital bed after suffering a heart attack, Gus tuned his radio to the Indians' May 7, 1995, game against the Tigers. In the seventh inning, David came to the plate for his first Major League at-bat.
Four days later, Gus, at the age of 66, passed away.
"He held on long enough to hear that," said Buddy, who listened to that May game alongside his father in the hospital room. "The thing I'm most proud of my sons is how they treat other people and the fairness they show in dealing with other people. Where they get that from is probably my dad. They were very close with my dad."
David went on to have a 12-year career that spanned six big league cities. To those who had watched David's development, his ability to not only play into the Majors, but stick as long as he did came as little surprise.
David was 4 years old when he first told his parents that he intended to be a Major League player. A few years later, while spending time with his father at Spring Training, he got emotional. Buddy asked him what was wrong.
"I just want it to happen now," David exclaimed. It of course, was his Major League career.
"He was anxious, because he wanted to play ball," Buddy said. "He didn't want to do anything else. I told him, 'Well, you have to go to school. You have to do your chores. If you play ball, you have to be smart. You have to do other things.' But yeah, he's always had the desire and the aspirations to do what he's doing now."
In the same way David followed the family's playing precedent, he later emulated his father's path to a post-playing career still in the game. Buddy spent 13 seasons on Major League staffs, including nine years as a big league manager -- three years each with Detroit, Colorado and Kansas City.
Buddy managed against his son a handful of times, something he still remembers as "awful."
"I didn't enjoy it at all," Buddy said. "I liked seeing him; I didn't like competing against him. I would hope he did well and that we won."
Following his retirement as a player in 2006, David moved quickly into a coaching career, first as a Minor League manager and now as a Major League coach. He relied heavily on his father's advice as he learned to navigate strategies and personalities. The reliance of son on father also fostered a rekindling of the relationship.
"Just seeing that he could be great at something beyond playing was an inspiration, and I think that led me into managing in the Minor Leagues," David said. "He was real supportive when I was finished playing the game, because you really don't know what you're going to do when you're finished. But he really encouraged me. And to be able to have someone to talk to that you speak the same language is really a good sounding board. You know they have the best intentions."
Baseball still remains the strongest family bond, but not the singular one. This is a family proud of its lineage, but also of its character, one that has remained exceptionally close through the grind of so many baseball seasons.
"I think I'm proud not to just say that it's three generations, but to actually have lived it and the learning that has come from it," David said. "To see the success, but also the humility -- the life lessons that have been learned through the game through three generations has been a big part of our lives."
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UNION CITY, November 28, 1862.
Brigadier-General SULLIVAN:
I have reliable information that three of the most prominent Union citizens of this county were last night captured at or near Troy, in this county, a town noted for the treason of its inhabitants. They were captured by guerrillas, who infest the Obion Bottom, near that town, and are daily carrying off Union citizens and robbing them of their property, especially their horses.
Troy is a hot-bed of traitors; not a Union man living in the town. The 3 men captured have been our main stand-by for five months past, one of whom is Colonel Bradford. I propose, if it meets with your approval, to give the authorities of the town notice that if the 3 men captured are not returned in five days that I will burn up the town. General, as unwell as I am, if you will give me the command at Trenton, which is a central point, I will have this country from the Memphis and Ohio Railroad to the Hatchie cleared of the last guerrilla in it before the return of my papers, as I know every district of the country. This will be a pleasure to me, as I have done so once before.
Colonel Fifty-fourth Illinois.
Unionism was strong across Tennessee, not just in the eastern Appalachia. While perhaps not as well-known, and perhaps motivated by different social and political concerns, the unionists in the west part of the state indeed made their presence felt. Testament to this are the "duplicate" regimental numbers among those units recruited for the Federal army from the state.
Colonel Harris' report serves as a reminder that destruction of private property was not just some despised action taken by the dreaded "Yankee devils". The southern citizenry had to fear equally of both sides. Hard war or not.
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CONWAY, S.C. - Expectations were not lowered for North Carolina A&T freshman quarterback Kwashaun Quick.
Quick, who is fresh off of leading Scotland County High School to a state championship, threw for 155 yards and a touchdown. But he also threw three interceptions, all going to Dontavais Johnson, as Coastal Carolina improved to 4-0 against the Aggies with a 29-13 win at Brooks Stadium Saturday.
Quick was playing in place of suspended junior quarterback Lewis Kindle. At times Quick looked comfortable running the Aggies offense as he ran off-tackle and roll out plays to gain yards on the ground. He was also effective in throwing short passes to the flats and letting his receivers pick up yards after the catch.
Quick's standout drive came toward the end of the first half. After a 29-yard field goal by Coastal kicker Alex Catron, the Aggies (0-1) took over possession at their own 28-yard line, trailing 17-3 with 1:15 remaining in the half. On 3rd-and-4, Quick riffled a pass to senior Donta Prince for a 15-yard gain. Redshirt junior Dominique Drake followed with a 10-yard run and freshman Marquis Gorham turned a short pass into a long 18-yard gain to the Chanticleer 23-yard line.
Quick capped the impressive drive by squeezing a pass to Larry Raper in between two Chanticleer players for a 17-10 halftime deficit.
"His timing on those throws was really good," said North Carolina A&T head coach Rod Broadway. "On that drive he showed he has an opportunity to be a good player for us. But he has to grow and learn."
There are plenty of lessens to pull from on Saturday. His first interception came in the first quarter. With Coastal players chasing, Quick scrambled for as long as he could before hurriedly flipping a pass downfield and into the hands of Johnson.
The turnover led to a 22-yard touchdown run by Jeremy Height as Coastal took a 14-0 lead into the second quarter.
A&T was able to get on the board during ensuing drive as Quick rushed for nine yards and the Aggies used two Coastal Carolina personal foul penalties to get inside the Coastal 10. On 3rd-and-goal from the 10, Quick threw a nice lob pass to Prince, but Prince could not hold on as he was coming down. Freshman kicker Zach Cimaglia finished the drive with a 27-yard field goal.
In an attempt to build on the momentum from the Aggies' previous drive, Quick tried go downfield. But he overthrew Prince, and the ball landed in the arms of Johnson. Coastal used it to score on a 29-yard field goal.
"I think he played like a freshman," said Broadway. "I'm proud of him, but we can't use his age as an excuse. He is a college football player like the rest of his teammates. We expected him to play better than he did."
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Re: "Congress needs to fund security for conventions," Nov. 22 editorial.
Your editorial stated paying for security for Democratic and Republican conventions is "a traditional federal support expenditure." Well, it's time for a change. The candidates for president and Congress spent close to $4 billion in 2004. Imagine how much they will spend this coming year. It certainly would not be a burden on either party to come up with a lousy $100 million and pay Denver and St. Paul for their own security and get off the backs of the hard-working taxpayers. Do you think any one of those presidential candidates would advance such an idea?
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Yahoo! will hold a "product-related news event" this upcoming Monday with CEO Marissa Mayer in attendance to "share something special."
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That's the word first tweeted by CNBC on Friday afternoon. Yahoo! later confirmed that it was holding a 5pm press event in New York City – "by invitation only," of course.
We can only speculate what the event will reveal, but we here at The Reg wouldn't be at all surprised if it had something to do with the recent Tumblr rumblings that are hypothesizing that Mayer & Co. are prepared to shell out a billion clams for the customizable social-networking site that lets its users "Post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos from your browser, phone, desktop, email or wherever you happen to be."
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WAG Announces Centennial Ball Committee
The Winnipeg Art Gallery is pleased to announce the organizing committee for its highly anticipated Centennial Ball, which takes place October 20, 2012. As Canada's oldest civic art gallery, the WAG will celebrate its 100th anniversary from September 2012 through August 2013.
The Ball comes at an exciting time, just three weeks after the official launch of the WAG's Centennial year, and the opening of the major contemporary exhibition Winnipeg Now on September 29. It's a gala event like no other in the city where the galleries are transformed by centuries of art, thousands of flowers, and the most elegant patrons. Proceeds from the Ball support thousands of children and youth in Manitoba, enabling them to enjoy the WAG's educational and studio art programs while expanding their artistic horizons.
"Last year's Gallery Ball was the most successful gala in the WAG's history – with 375 guests and 25 corporate tables," explains Executive Director Stephen Borys. "Our success was due in large part to a dedicated volunteer committee, a hardworking staff, and a responsive and giving community. This year we are aiming even higher! We have gathered a group of outstanding individuals, from all sectors and backgrounds, to serve on this historic committee – and they represent largely the people who will lead the WAG into its second century."
The committee is organized as follows:
Honorary Chair: Tannis M. Richardson
Executive Committee: Hazel Borys, Stephen Borys, Heather Cram, José Koes and Scott McCulloch.
Members: Brent Bellamy, Joyce Berry, Tim Borys, Hennie Corrin, Cora Eaton, Scott Gillam, Stefano Grande, Johanna Hurme, Nathan Janzen, Rob Johnston, Pam Kaspick, Alden Neufeld, Louis Trepel, Darlene Van Ruiten, Jordan van Sewell, Faye Warren, Ben Wasylyshen.
"The Centennial Ball celebrates the past but much of its purpose is to ensure the future of art education for young people in Manitoba," comments Tannis Richardson. "I am pleased to be part of such a significant event." The public can expect a spectacular evening celebrating the WAG's past, present and future. As in 2011, attendees will enjoy the magical experience of dining in the galleries surrounded by complementary floral arrangements.
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eric Frederick of Texas Wesleyan has been named the NAIA National Division I Men's Basketball Player of the Week, the national office announced Tuesday. Frederick was selected based on his performances from Jan. 16 – 22 and was chosen out of a pool of conference/independent/unaffiliated groupings.
Frederick, a 6-foot-8 senior forward, averaged 29 points and 10.5 rebounds in a 2-0 week for the Rams. On Jan. 19, he poured in 30 points for his seventh game to hit for at least 30 this year. He added eight rebounds in the 105-79 victory over Southwest (N.M.). He then notched his seventh double-double of the season with 28 points and 13 rebounds in a 79-69 win at Langston (Okla.). For the week, Frederick shot 66.7 percent (20-of-30) from the field, 50 percent (6-of-12) from 3-point range and 92.3 percent (12-of-13) from the free throw line.
The native of Oklahoma City, Okla., ranks second in the NAIA in scoring (25.9 ppg), ninth in rebounding (10.2 rpg) and 20th in field goal percentage (.561).
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Maybe your first look at Kevin Russell's '03 H2 had you scratching your head. It does sort of look like the body has been shrunk because the wheels and tires just look massive by comparison. It's not trick photography, and it's not the perspective of the monster 3rd Coast Suspension lift, those really are 54-inch tall Super Swamper Boggers mounted to 20x12-inch Weld wheels.
Kevin is the owner of B&C Offroad in Pasadena, Texas, and like any business, it helps to make it easy for your customers to find you. What better way than to stand high above the crowd with enough ground clearance to straddle a fire hydrant? Working with another Texas–based company, 3rd Coast Suspension, Kevin used one of their biggest and beefiest kits available, but before mounting the kit, Kevin and his crew removed the body from the frame. The entire frame was stripped bare and was given a unique swirling pattern with help from a grinder before the frame was given several coats of clear and the 3rd Coast dropped crossmembers were bolted in place. Mammoth coil springs and Bilstein shocks suspend the rear of the Hummer on its five-link, while the front doubles up on the remote reservoir Bilsteins thanks to 3rd Coast's shock hoop. The 6.0L V-8 remains relatively stock, while the axles were both fitted with 5.13 ring and pinion sets to move the engine's powerband into a more usable range.
Cruising the H2 on the open road with the sound of tires howling over the pavement wasn't an option, so two JL W3 subs powered by 500 watts of JL Audio amps were fitted into a massive enclosure built by Pat Pettus that dominates the cargo area of the H2. Two additional 300-watt JL amps power the components fitted into the factory locations, and the whole ensemble is orchestrated through a Kenwood head unit. American Drag Seats, in Houston, wrapped the majority of the interior in orange suede and black ostrich, including the expansive headliner, with the remainder set aside for paint.
Swindoll Paint & Body was tapped for their spray gun expertise, and they didn't disappoint. Beginning by laying orange on top of the black base, the truck was really set off with a dynamic silver and blue graphic separating the two main colors. Swindoll also made sure the dash, door, and center console trim were given their fair share of attention until they were painted to match and polished glass-smooth.
Kevin's custom creation garners plenty of attention whenever he rolls into shows, just as anticipated. If you ever spot it in a sea of this other creations while meandering through the crowds at a Texas show, make sure you stop by for an up-close look at the impressive beast.


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MALTBY — A collision that killed three people on Highway 522 near Maltby on June 16 was caused by a driver who fell asleep at the wheel, according to the Washington State Patrol.
The 24-year-old Monroe man has since been issued a traffic infraction for second-degree negligent driving, trooper Mark Francis said. Criminal charges are not expected.
The man's 1-year-old daughter, Isabella Rose Bednarski, died from injuries sustained in the head-on crash.
Two others killed were Stanley and Joan Kinger, 79 and 76, of Redmond.
The crash happened just after 3 p.m. near the highway's intersection with Fales Road.
The Monroe man was eastbound in a gray 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, according to a State Patrol memo. He suddenly drove onto the westbound shoulder, struck a construction barrel and overcorrected.
The Mitsubishi then struck a westbound 2007 Ford Fusion.
Witnesses told police the man appeared to be driving normally in the moments leading up to the crash.
Joan Kinger died at the scene.
Stanley Kinger and Isabella died at Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. The Monroe man also was hospitalized in intensive care after the crash.
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Unless you're a game developer, you're best off waiting for Oculus to put the finishing touches on its thinner, lighter, higher-resolution consumer version of the Rift. However, that doesn't mean its developer kits aren't absolutely amazing to have a go on, and we've been fortunate enough to take a number of games for spin. Here's what's really tickled our retinas thus far.
You can play the demo version of SuperHOT now at superhotgame.com, and we recommend you do: it's an interesting and very stylish take on first-person shooters. What sets SuperHOT apart from the crowd is time: it moves only when you move. Run towards your enemies and they'll be able to shoot you without much trouble, but stand still and bullets travel through the air like coins falling through treacle. You don't get much in the way of weaponry in SuperHOT, but manage the time dilation right and you can weave through a hail of gunfire to despatch them.
What Oculus brings to this, apart from a far more immersive first-person experience, is a finer level of control. You can physically lean to one side to avoid bullets in a way that isn't possible with a flat display. This makes bullet-avoidance more intuitive and more economical: because you're immersed in VR, you have much better depth perception and you only move as much as you need to avoid being shot in the face, before turning and watching with great satisfaction as the bullet flies ponderously over your shoulder.
Lucky's Tale
We hadn't really thought about Oculus Rift as something you could use to play platform games, or really any game that doesn't use a first-person view, but this charming little jumpabout shows virtual reality can be a lot more versatile. We didn't see much new in the game itself –you play a cartoon fox who sproings about a multicoloured world that will be familiar to anyone who's played Crash Bandicoot – but the viewpoint, floating like a disembodied ghost behind Lucky, is new and exciting. It does feel weird for a minute or two as your brain adjusts to this new form of perception, but it soon becomes natural. Looking around also becomes a highly intuitive means of controlling the game: there are a few points when you have to take aim at something, and you do so by looking, without the game needing to tell you.
One of the things we were most impressed by in Lucky's Tale was the main menu, a Super Mario World-esque map that you zoom in on just by leaning in towards it and peering around like a curious giant. It made us think about the possibilities for strategy games and even board games in virtual reality. Imagine hovering over your army in a next-next-gen Total War, or even a futuristic Risk, for that matter.
READ MORE: We build Google Cardboard, the RM110 VR headset, from a cardboard box
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The graphics in this WW2-themed MMO are faithful rather than impressive, there's almost no storyline and it doesn't lend itself to a quick 20-minute play. But while lengthy tank battles will remain the preserve of flatscreen players, we took one of War Thunder's fighter planes for a spin in Oculus and it was enormous fun.
Flying games (and racing games) are perfect for VR, because they're about moving around while sitting still, and that's also exactly what you're doing in VR. You remain seated, holding controls just in front of you, but you get a great impression of movement. In the WW2 fighter's cockpit the Rift makes things easier, mainly because you can look out of the window. Positioning your plane in the right spot to swoop down on your enemies is one of the trickier parts of flying games, and it's a lot easier to pinpoint ground targets when you can just lean over and have a look. In a dogfight situation, too, it's handy to be able to fly while looking over your shoulder. The one upgrade it really needs is hand tracking: on the demo we played, we had to reach blindly for the flight stick and the throttle, so some virtual hands to use the virtual controls would make things a lot more convincing.
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Steve Serby's Q&A today is with Sebastian Telfair, the 18-year-old Lincoln High School point-guard phenom who will join cousin Stephon Marbury next season in the NBA.
Q: Who was your favorite NBA player growing up other than your cousin?
A: Michael Jordan.
Q: Which NBA player is your game similar to now?
A: Most people would say Isiah Thomas.
Q: If I didn't know you were a New York city point guard, how would I be able to tell by watching you play?
A: The way I pass the ball.
Q: What kind of car do you drive now?
A: 350 Nissan Z.
Q: Are you going to get a new car with your new riches?
A: Not right now, but I'm pretty sure sometime I will.
Q: Any other plans for your money?
A: Get my mother a nice house.
Q: Where?
A: Wherever she wants to move.
Q: The best thing about Coney Island?
A: There's a basketball court on every block.
Q: The worst thing about Coney Island?
A: It's cold, 'cause we're close to the water.
Q: What's the worst thing you've ever seen growing up?
A: Someone hit by a car.
Q; Describe the Cyclone for people who haven't been on it.
A: It's a roller coaster (laughs). It goes fast, and it goes up and down, does a lot of turns.
Q: You weren't scared?
A: No.
Q: How old were you?
A: Maybe 10. 10 and up.
Q: You went on it more than once?
A: Yeah.
Q: Did you ever walk to Nathan's for a hot dog?
A: I walk on the boardwalk and I go to Nathan's, get some food.
Q: For people that never had a Nathan's hot dog, tell them what they're missing.
A: Best hot dog in the world.
Q: Are you going to the senior prom?
A: I'll be in Chicago for the pre-draft camp.
Q: Are you a good dancer anyway?
A: Yes (laughs).
Q: What are you getting your mom for Mother's Day?
A: Louis Vuitton bag.
Q: Do you remember a very sad Christmas growing up?
A: Yes.
Q: Because there were things that you wanted?
A: I always wanted a bike and I never got one until I was about 13.
Q: What was the worst thing about the recruiting process?
A: People asking me questions that I don't want to answer. "Are you going to NBA or are you going to college?" Hearing that question every day.
Q: Favorite TV show?
A: "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?"
Q: Favorite movie?
A: "Friday."
Q: Favorite actor?
A: Jamie Foxx.
Q: Favorite actress?
A: Julia Roberts.
Q: Favorite singer/rap group?
A: Jay-Z.
Q: If you were stranded on a desert island with one woman, who would you pick?
A: (Laughs) Let's say that I'm gonna die, right?
Q: You weren't coming back.
A: My mother. I might never get to see her again.
Q: Favorite book?
A: "Night" by Elie Wiesel.
Q: Favorite teacher?
A: I have a lot of favorite teachers … Mrs. Deparris, P.S. 238. She was my Spanish teacher, and she worked with me a lot, and we had a lot of fun learning.
Q: What's your favorite video game?
A: 007, James Bond.
Q: Who would you like to meet that you haven't met?
A: Michael Jordan.
Q: What would you ask him?
A: I just want to shake his hand. I just want to hang out with him (laughs). Also I want to meet Kayne West.
Q: Household chores you hate the most?
A: Washing dishes.
Q: You still do them?
A: No. Dishwasher (laughs).
Q: Your worst habit?
A: Pickin' out of other people's food.
Q: What did you learn from the Kobe Bryant incident?
A: Gotta be careful.


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Junior (2012):
Team co-captain ... Played in 14 games ... Ranked third on the team with nine points and tied for team lead with five assists ... Scored a goal and dished out an assist in win at Massachusetts (Aug. 31) ... Assisted on a goal in tie against Boston University (Sept. 3) ... Dished out an assist against Dayton (Sept. 7) ... Added an assist in win at Colgate (Sept. 9) ... Scored on a penalty kick and assisted on the game-winning goal at New Hampshire (Oct. 2).
Sophomore (2011):
Played in all 18 games ... Named to All-Ivy League first team ... Earned Academic All-Ivy honors ... Named to NEWISA All-England second team ... Ranked tied for third on the Crimson with 11 points and four goals ... Dished out three assists ... Tallied two game-winning goals ... Found the back of the net in season opener at Long Island (Sept. 2) ... Dished out two assists in victory over Penn (Sept. 23) ... Assisted on a goal off a free kick in win over New Hampshire (Sept. 25) ... Scored on a penalty kick in an overtime victory at Yale (Oct. 1) ... Tabbed COOP Athlete of the Week (Oct. 3) ... Scored a goal in win over Fairfield (Oct. 4) ... Scored game-winning goal with 10 seconds remaining off a free kick in Ivy League clincher against Dartmouth (Oct. 29).
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Earned All-Ivy League honorable mention accolades ... Started all 15 games she appeared in ... Was fifth on the Crimson in scoring with five points (2-1-5) ... Scored a goal and handed out an assist in career debut against Long Island (Sept. 3) ... Netted an unassisted goal in win at Massachusetts (Sept. 26).
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Played soccer all four years at Catonsville … Also competed in indoor and outdoor track … Captained soccer team as a junior and senior … NSCAA Scholar All-American as a senior … NSCAA All-Region selection as a senior … Baltimore Sun All-Metro Player of the Year as a senior … Maryland Old-Timers Soccer Association State Player of the Year as a senior … Three-time all-state first team selection … Received all-state honorable mention as a freshman … Named to the All-Baltimore Country first team four times … Named team Most Valuable Player as a junior and senior … Soccer team was regional champions in her sophomore season … Helped Catonsville win program's first Baltimore County Championship in senior season … National Merit Finalist … National Honor Society member … Spanish and Math Honor Society member … Maryland Distinguished Scholar … Students Sharing Coalition member.
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As I mentioned in my previous post, Fixed-Priced Contracts, there is no ONE best type of contract to manage. The risk the vendor and customer share is determined by the contract type. The best thing you can do is understand the risks and benefits of each. There are three categories of contracts: Fixed-Price, Cost-Reimbursable, and Time and Material (T&M). In this second installment of a 3 part series, I will define the contracts in the cost-reimbursable category. It will hopefully help you on the PMP exam and out in the real world.
Cost-reimbursable is a contract category involving payments (cost reimbursements) to the seller for all legitimate actual costs incurred for completed work, pus a fee representing seller profit. Cost-reimbursable contracts may also include financial incentive clauses whenever the seller exceeds, or falls below, defined objectives such as costs, schedule, or technical performance targets. Three of the more common types of cost-reimbursable contracts in use are Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF), and Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF).
A cost-reimbursable contract gives the project flexibility to redirect a seller whenever the scope of work cannot be precisely known and defined at the start and needs to be altered, or when high risks may exist in the effort. Frankly put, if the buyer doesn't know what they want, this type of contract allows the project to move forward without the risk to the seller.
- Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) reimburses the seller for all allowable costs for performing the contract work, and they then receive a fixed fee payment calculated as a percentage of the initial estimated project costs. The fee is paid only for competed work and does not change regardless of seller performance. The fee amounts do not change unless the project scope changes.
- Cost Plus Incentive Fee (CPIF) reimburses the seller for all allowable costs for performing the contact work and receives a predetermined incentive fee based upon achieving certain performance objectives as set forth in the contract. In CPIF contracts, if the final costs are less or greater than the original estimate costs, both the buyer and seller share costs from the departures based upon a prenegotiated cost sharing formula, e.g., an 80/20 split over/under target costs based on the actual performance of the seller.
- Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) reimburses the seller for all legitimate costs, but the majority of the fee is earned, based on the satisfaction of certain broad subjective performance criteria. This performance criteria is defined and determined by the buyer and and incorporated into the contact. The determination of the fee is based solely on the subjective determination of seller performance by the buyer, and is generally not subject to appeals.
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Venge in Monterey
Another popular post from our archives and in search, is Mark V's rant on integrated seat posts.
In the past few years there have been a number of different frame designs on the market that eschew a traditional, round/cylindrical seatpost that inserts into a seat tube. Instead, these frame designs have seat tube structures that extend far beyond the top of the top tube and incorporate some sort of specific fitting to hold the saddle atop. What does an ISP offer? Is it the wave of the future? What should you know before you buy one?
The post is from 2011 and doesn't include newer aero seatpost designs like what we're seeing on aero road bikes, including the Venge and Cervelo. My take has always been, whatever value an ISP has is lost for traveling with the bike and they're not worth it.…
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On Wednesday, Boulder District Attorney Stan Garnett said prosecutors were waiting to decide on charges in the Mapleton elk shooting until they received the texts between Boulder police officers Sam Carter and Brent Curnow. As it turns out, they were worth waiting for.
According to investigators, the texts between Carter, Curnow and a Boulder County sheriff Deputy Jeff George showed that the shooting and disposing of the elk Jan. 1 was a premeditated hunt for a trophy kill.
The arrest affidavits for Carter and Curnow -- who were booked Friday on suspicion of nine different charges -- stated while analyzing the cell phone interaction between the two, investigators, "discovered several messages indicating that the killing of
the elk was planned and personal gain of meat and trophy."
Carter told police he encountered the buck while on patrol that night, but at 2:56 a.m. -- almost 20 hours before the shooting -- Carter texted "Found wapiti (elk) you up," followed by a text of "Should I go hunting," at 4:14 a.m.
At 5:56 a.m. Carter texts George with the location of the elk, followed by George texting, "Did you shoot him?" to which Carter replies, "Nope."
At 2:45 p.m., Curnow texted, "You should have killed it," to Carter, who responded, "Oh he's dead tonight. His right side is broke off at main beam. And he looks a little smaller. He may not be wapiti, but he's gonna die."
By 10:43, Carter texts George that he had found the elk near Ninth Street and Mapleton Avenue and asks him to head to the scene.
Carter then tells Curnow at 11:44 that he found the elk. Curnow texts Carter back telling him to, "Get him," but Carter says "Too many people right now."
But at 11:55 p.m., just after Curnow asks Carter, "When you think you can wack it," Carter texts back, "Elk down."
In addition to the shooting, Carter and Curnow also discussed what to do with the meat. Just before the shooting at 11:54 p.m., Curnow asks Carter,
"You gonna be able to help butcher it? Or are you gonna go home sick?" Carter responds, "I can butcher."
Boulder police said Curnow was supposed to be on duty that night but had called in sick. According to the arrest affidavit, Carter called in sick immediately after clearing the scene after the shooting.
All of the texts and calls from that night had been deleted on Carter and Curnow's phones when they were seized for evidence, but investigators were able to obtain them from their respective cell phone carriers.
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As I produced more artwork, I kept having lots of small scrap metals. With these smaller pieces I designed a line of unique recycled jewelry. I use almost anything I can find to create my pieces. That is why each piece is one of a kind. I get most of my materials from the metal bins at the recycle facility in Missoula. I use wire, pipe, and old copper pieces in my jewelry. I even "harvest" pieces from old electronic components.
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What's good for the BlackBerry PlayBook is good for BlackBerry handsets by the sounds of it, as Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer has pumped hands with RIM boss Mike Lazaridis and declared all future BlackBerry phones as being Bing-friendly.
Apparently Bing on BlackBerry isn't just going to be a search app. Ballmer said "this goes way beyond a search box, it's about finding real tools to help people get things done", showing how the user's location affects the maps and search results, plus Microsoft Deals which will show offers nearby. [SlashGear]


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The Town of Erie Christmas tree recycling program has closed, and the subsequent mulching program in under way.
Beginning this week, the Erie Public Works Department will mulch the trees and leave the mulch on site for the public to remove and use free of charge. The mulch is located at Coal Creek Park, in Historic Downtown Erie at the intersection of Cheesman and Kattell.
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Former Jalopnik intern Eric Tingwall over at that magazine all about the Automobile has put together a small-car fuel economy comparison to finally settle the question of whether a compact hybrid like the Prius is actually a less-expensive alternative to non-hybrid compacts. As Tingwall mentions, the real equation is a lot more complex than just "purchase price plus fuel cost," involving insurance, maintenance and the real kicker: depreciation. We're not going to give away the results, but we will say Prius owners' smugness isn't entirely unjustified. [Automobile]
The True Cost Of Owning A Fuel Efficient Car