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AERONAUTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ****MODULE4 MODULE 4 GYROSCOPIC FLIGHT INSTRUMENTS SYLLABUS: ➢Gyroscope and its properties ➢Types of gyros-mechanical, ring laser gyros, fiber optic gyros and their limitations ➢Gyro horizon ➢Direction indicator ➢Turn and bank indicator. Chetan Ghatage, Asst. Prof Department of EIE, RNSIT Page 1
AERONAUTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ****MODULE4 GYROSCOPE AND ITS PROPERTIES As a mechanical device a gyroscope may be defined as a system containing a heavy metal wheel, or rotor, universally mounted so that it has three degrees of freedom: (i) Spinning freedom about an axis perpendicular through its centre (axis of spin XX1) (ii) Tilting freedom about a horizontal axis at right angles to the spin axis (axis of tilt YY1) and (iii) Veering freedom about a vertical axis perpendicular to both the spin and tilt axes (axis of veer ZZ1). The below figure shows the references established by gyroscope . Fig 4.1: Gyroscope The three degrees of freedom are obtained by mounting the rotor in two concentrically pivoted rings, called inner and outer gimbal rings. The whole assembly is known as the gimbal system of a free or space gyroscope. The gimbal system is mounted in a frame as shown in figure below, so that in its normal operating position, all the axes are mutually at right angles to one another and intersect at the centre of gravity of the rotor. The fundamental properties of a Gyroscope. The two fundamental properties of a Gyroscope are: i) Gyroscopic inertia or rigidity ii) Precession Both these properties depend on the principle of conservation of angular momentum, which means that the angular momentum of a body about a given point remains constant unless some force is applied to change it. Chetan Ghatage, Asst. Prof Department of EIE, RNSIT Page 2
AERONAUTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ****MODULE4 Angular momentum is the product of the moment of inertia (I) and angular velocity (U) of a body referred to a given point-the centre of gravity in the case of a gyroscope. Rigidity: The property which resists any force tending to change the plane of rotation of its rotor. This property is dependent on three factors: (i) the mass of the rotor, (ii) the speed of rotation, and (iii) the distance at which the mass acts from the centre, i.e. the radius of gyration. Precession: The angular change in direction of the plane of rotation under the influence of an applied force. The change in direction takes place, not in line with the applied force, but always at a point 90' away in the direction of rotation. The rate of precession also depends on three factors: (i) the strength and direction of the applied force, (ii) the moment of inertia of the rotor, and (iii) the angular velocity of the rotor. The greater the force, the greater is the rate of precession, while the greater the moment of inertia and the angular velocity, the smaller is the rate of precession. The limitations of a free gyroscope and a displacement gyroscope. The limitations of a free gyroscope are: • Apparent drift • Real drift • Transport wander a) Apparent drift The earth rotates about its axis at the rate of 15⁰ per hour, and in association with gyro-dynamics, this is termed the earth rate (we). When a free gyroscope is positioned at any point on the earth's surface, it will sense, depending on the latitude at which it is positioned, and the orientation of its spin axis and its input axis,various components of the we as an angular input. Chetan Ghatage, Asst. Prof Department of EIE, RNSIT Page 3
AERONAUTICAL INSTRUMENTATION ****MODULE4 Thus, to an observer on the earth having no sense of the earth's rotation, the gyroscope would appear to veer or drift, called as apparent drift. b) Real Drift Red drift results from imperfections in a gyroscope such as bearing friction and gimbal unbalance. Such imperfections cause unwanted precession which can only be minimized by applying precision engineering techniques to the design and construction. c) Transport wander Consider a horizontal-axis gyroscope which is set up initially at the North Pole, with its input axis aligned with that of the earth, and then it will exhibit an apparent drift equal to we. Assume now that the gyroscope is transported to lower latitude, and with its input axis aligned with the local vertical component of we. During the period of transport, it will appear to an observer on the earth that the spin axis of the gyroscope has tilted in a vertical plane, until at the new latitude it appears to be in the position, termed as transport wander. Apparent tilt, or transport wander would also be observed if, during transport, the input axis were aligned with either a local N-S component, or a local E-W component of we. Transport wander will appear simultaneously with drift, and so for a complete rotation of the earth, the gyroscope as a whole would appear to make a conical movement. The limitations of a displacement gyroscope are: • Gimbal lock • Gimbal error a) Gimbal Lock This occurs when the gimbal orientation is such that the spin axis becomes coincident with one or other of the axes of freedom which serve as attitude displacement references. Consider example, the case of the spin axis of the vertical-axis gyroscope becoming coincident with the ZZ1, axis of the outer gimbal ring. This means that the gyroscope would lose its spin axis, and since the rotor plane of spin would be at 90⁰ to the ZZ1 axis but in the same plane as displacements in roll, then the stable roll attitude reference would also be lost. If, in this 'locked' condition of the gimbal system the gyroscope as a whole were to be turned, then the forces acting on the gimbal system would cause the system to precess or topple. Chetan Ghatage, Asst. Prof Department of EIE, RNSIT Page 4


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The Giants have added some veteran depth to their defensive line.
Israel Idonije, a 33-year-old who has played most of his career in Chicago, signed with the Giants today.
Last year Idonije played in 15 games for the Lions but didn't get a lot of playing time and had only seven total tackles. Idonije had previously played nine years for the Bears, and he re-signed with the Bears this offseason but lasted only two months before he was released in June.
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Women may be underrepresented in technology careers (something we hope changes soon!), but the importance of women in tech should not be underestimated.
From early (and often unheralded) innovations to CEOs of the biggest technology companies today, women in technology have been pivotal to technological advancement and the way we currently interact with the world. That's important to recognize, particularly in a year when barriers are being broken for women in tech, even if there's a long way to go. This spring Dartmouth graduated more female engineers than male for the first time. It's a significant step forward. (Check out these top STEM colleges for women for good places to kick off your career.)
In recognition of that, here are five famous women in tech who, past and present, have laid the groundwork for the technologies we interact with on a daily basis.
1. Susan Wojcicki
The Harvard alum was the first marketing manager of Google back in the 90s. In fact, Google's initial office was set up in Wojcicki's garage. She rose within the company to become Google's senior vice president of advertising and commerce. She developed AdSense, which is now Google's second largest source of revenue. Wojcicki recommended the purchase of YouTube to Google's board and handled its acquisition once the board approved the $1.65 billion purchase.
Now the CEO of YouTube, she's been labeled "the most important Googler you've never heard of" and "the most powerful woman on the internet" and is frequently included in lists of the most powerful women in tech.
A mother of five, Wojcicki is a vocal advocate of paid maternity leave and the importance of work-life balance for professional women.


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This might be one of those things about the minimum wage that people will have a hard time quite grasping. For it seems so obvious that if people working for low wages are getting welfare payments that the rest of us taxpayers have to cough up for them, if we raise the minimum wage, we'll have to cough up less in taxes because welfare payments will go down. And it's undoubtedly true that that could happen. The important question though is does this happen? And the truth of the matter seems to be that no, it doesn't happen.
What's missing is that sure, those people who keep their jobs and their hours with a higher minimum wage gain less in welfare payments. But some people don't keep their jobs and their hours as a result of this higher minimum wage. And so what is important to the welfare bill is whether the incomes gained and reducing welfare outweigh those lost and replaced by welfare? The answer seems to be that it's much of a muchness, no great effect either way.
The paper is discussed here:
For years, the union-backed Fight for $15 campaign has argued that raising minimum wages will curb low-wage workers' reliance on government assistance programs—saving taxpayers money.
Not so, says a new study that found federal and state minimum-wage boosts have had no statistically significant impact on working-age adults' net use of several such programs, including Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program formerly known as the food-stamp plan.
The study, partly funded by the right-leaning Employment Policies Institute, contends a $15 minimum wage is poorly targeted to recipients of these programs. Among those who would be affected by a $15 minimum wage, just 12% are SNAP recipients and just 10% are Medicaid recipients.
Now that EPI, the Employment PI, is rather more nakedly political than we might be happy accepting the unsupported word of. As opposed to the other EPI, the Economic PI, whose every utterance is taken as gospel over on the left but which does still manage to produce respectable and reasonable research from time to time. However, let us be fair to this EPI, their basic underlying approach does seem to be markedly better than an earlier paper which contradicts their results:
One previous study Mr. Sabia is challenging is a 2014 paper updated last year by Rachel West, now a senior policy analyst at left-leaning Washington think-tank Center for American Progress, and Michael Reich, an economics professor at the University of California, Berkeley.
That study examined the effects of minimum wages on SNAP enrollments and expenditures. It concluded that a 10% increase in the minimum wage does reduce SNAP enrollments and expenditures by levels that would have saved taxpayers nearly $4.6 billion a year—6.1% of SNAP expenditures in 2012—if a federal bill seeking a $10.10 minimum wage had been approved.
Mr. Sabia said that study's model was flawed in part because it didn't examine the impact among workers and nonworkers. A portion of his study set out to examine that using the same model and produced results that made the prior study's findings hard to believe, Mr. Sabia said.
Ms. West acknowledged that her study didn't examine the effects on workers versus nonworkers, but she said she stands by her results.
Let's just think through that starting with our basic logic.
We're going to raise the minimum wage. Our normal theoretical result is that some workers will lose hours or even their jobs as a result of this. When we move over to look at the effects upon the welfare bill we thus want to know what is the effect of people who keep their jobs earning more, minus the costs of people earning less or nothing and thus requiring more welfare.
So, the paper that says that Hallelujah! the welfare bill is reduced manages not to look at all at the increased welfare costs of people becoming unemployed. That's not convincing, is it? And then we've got the new paper that looks at both results and nets them off and finds pretty much no effect on the welfare bill. I'll run with that second one if you don't mind.
However, this then leads us to an insight about the true effects of a rise in the minimum wage. If more poor people get more money as a result of the rise then welfare bills should go down. If welfare bills don't go down in aggregate then therefore poor people aren't getting more in aggregate as a result of the rise. And this speaks to the great empirical debate about the minimum wage at present. Because we do still have that theoretical result: that higher wages should increase unemployment. And some studies say this isn't so in detail: many others say it is. But here we've a study approaching the point from a completely different angle, using an entirely different set of numbers, yet conforming with our theoretical model, not the disputed empirics of recent years.
Because the welfare bill isn't falling, the poor on welfare cannot in aggregate be net gainers from a rise in the minimum wage. We must be having hours restrictions and job losses to make up for the higher incomes going to those who don't lose their jobs or shifts.
Or, as many people have been saying for a long time now, minimum wage rises don't help the poor. So let's not have them, let's have the only minimum wage that makes any sense at all, $0. As once even the New York Times knew was correct. After all, 96% of employed Americans earn more than the minimum wage meaning that we know very well that there's something else determining wages.


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Here's is the latest beta in Google's stable of mapping apps: Google Transit. It's the same interface as Google Local, except it plots your trip directions using public transportation, and takes into account the time when you want to leave and arrive. Right now, the only available city on the beta is Portland, Oregon, but they are planning of course on expanding it to other cities.
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Location: 10825 – 97 Street, Edmonton, AB
Office Phone: (780) 422-3181
Email: [email protected]
Website: http://www.stjosaphat.ab.ca/
Service Schedule:
Sunday Liturgy:
9:00am (English)
11:00pm (Ukrainian)
Saturday Liturgy:
5:00pm (Bilingual)
Weekday Liturgy:
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Iconography of the Parish
History of the Parish: St. Josaphat Cathedral Parish – Катедра св. свщм. Йосафата
Location: 10825 – 97 Street, Edmonton. The Basilian Missionaries and the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate arrived in Edmonton from Ukraine in 1902. For the first two years the Oblate Fathers were providing their church premises for Ukrainian Catholic services. The Basilian Fathers were also trying to organize a Parish committee to build a church in the city. Finally the Basilian Fathers took the initiative and borrowed $2,500.00 to start the construction of the church which began on June 26 1904. On the Feast of St. Josaphat, November 27, 1904 Fr. Platonid Filas, Superior of the Basilian Order in Canada, blessed the church. Only the outside of the church was completed by this date. The property on which the church stood, on 97 Street between 108 and 108A Avenue, was incorporated in 1909.
Due to the poor economic situation in Edmonton at that time, the faithful were not able to support the continuing construction of the church. However, thanks to a Protestant Scottish man, D.R. Frayser, the construction material was purchased and the loan was eventually repaid. In 1910, the head of the Ukrainian Catholics in Ukraine, Metropolitan Andrey Sheptytsky, who had been attending the Eucharistic Congress in Montreal, came to Edmonton to bless the church.
By 1913 the membership of the faithful had grown so quickly, that the church had to be enlarged. The cost of enlargement was $3,500.00. St. Josaphat Parish became the center of all Ukrainian cultural and religious life in the city and the province.
By the late 1930's, the church was in need of repair, especially with the leaking of the domes and the roof. On the occasion of the 950 th Anniversary of Christianity in Ukraine the Basilian Fathers, with the Parishioners, decided to build a new church. A beautiful Ukrainian church plan was chosen and designed by Fr. Philip Ruh, an Oblate, who had architectural experience in building Ukrainian Catholic churches in the Prairies. The work began in 1939. Basilian Fathers made great efforts to build a monumental church for the glory of God, to last for many years to come. The main structure was completed in 1947 and the solemn dedication of the church took place on June 3, 1947, with His Eminence Eugene Cardinal Tisserant of Rome officiating, assisted by Most Rev. Neil Savaryn and many clergy. Interior paintings were begun in 1951 by Prof. Bucmaniuk, the same artist who painted the Basilian Parish church in Zhovkva, Ukraine before World War II. In 1968 the cathedral was further enhanced by the construction of an iconostas. Bucmaniuk completed the icon of the Mother of God before he died. His student, Parascevia Ivanec, painted five icons on the lower portion of the iconostas as well as the small icons on the Royal Doors. L. Denysenko completed the iconostas in its entirety.
When Most Rev. Neil Savaryn was appointed the first Ukrainian Catholic Bishop for Alberta and British Columbia in 1948, St. Josaphat's Church was raised to the status of a cathedral by the Holy See. In 1984, the cathedral was declared a historical site by the Minister of Alberta Culture.
In 1959, Bishop Neil Savaryn, OSBM assigned the following Eparchial clergy to serve at the Cathedral: Very Rev. Mitrat Yuri Kowalsky, a survivor of the concentration camps in Buchenwald and Dachau during World War II, was assigned as a Parish priest. He received two assistants: Fr. Demetrius Greschuk, later Bishop Eparch of Edmonton, and Fr. Basil Woloshyn, an exceptionally gifted priest who was recalled from Lethbridge. After Fr. Kowalsky's passing, Fr. William Hupalo served the parish for many years. Thanks to him many necessary repairs were completed; a residence for the Sisters Servants of Mary Immaculate was built; a basement renovation was completed in 1983 with a modern air-conditioned room for the 1400+ artifacts of the UCWL Arts and Crafts Museum.
When Fr. Basil Woloshyn became the pastor, the roof and domes were redone, on the occasion of the Millennium of Christianity in Ukraine in 1988. There was also an addition to install an elevator for the elderly and handicapped.
Due to the deterioration of the front steps and the fact that they were a liability, it was decided in 2005 (under the guidance of Fr. Mihajlo Planchak, the Pastor,) that new steps had to be installed The solid framework underneath, built by the Ukrainian pioneers and missionaries was clearly evident once the surface materials were removed. It took three days to remove the old front steps with heavy machinery and modern technology.
Basilian Fathers who served the community, pastors and assistant pastors: Fr. Sozont Dydyk (1902-1923), Fr. Matthew Hura (1907-1922), Fr. Athanasius Filipiw, Fr. Basil Ladyka (1923-1929); Fr. Sozont Dydyk (1929-1943), Fr. George Zydan (1927-1932), Fr. Paul Hewko, Fr. Methodius Hannas (1936- ); Fr. Juvanalis Slota (1938-1948), Fr. Athanasius Chimy, Fr. Basil Kamenetskyj (1943-1948), Fr. Sebastian Kurylo, Fr. Ireneus Procenty, Fr. Sebastian Shewchuk (1949-1953), Fr. Josaphat Skwarok, Fr. Juvenalis Slota (1938-1948), Fr. Jerome Chimy (1944-1947), Fr. Gregory Chmilar (1947-1949), Fr. Andrew Truch (1949- ); Fr. Eugene Bilyk (1952-1953), Fr. Theodosius Dobko, Fr. Mark Dyrda (1949-1951), Fr. Dionisius Dzygolyk, Fr. Sebastian Kurylo, Fr. Ireneus Procenty, Fr. Myron Daciuk (1953), Fr. Sebastian Shewchuk (1940-1953); Fr. Raphael Melnyk, (1953-1954), Fr. Boniface Sloboda (1953-1958), Fr. Orest Kupranec (1954-1957), Fr. Eugene Kushko, (1957-1959), Fr. Vital Pidskalny (1958-1959).
From 1959, the Eparchial clergy provided the spiritual guidance at the Cathedral: Fr. Yuri Kowalsky (1959-1980), Fr. Demetrius Greschuk (1959-1968), Fr. Peter Kachur (1959-1972; 1975-1982), Fr. Basil Woloshyn (1959-1970; 1985-1993); Fr. Michael Kowalchyk (1974-1975), Fr. William Hupalo (1976-1985; 1992-1996); Bishop Demetrius Greschuk (1984-1990), Fr. Philip Shinduke (1968-1970), Fr. Michael Sopulak (1975-1982), Fr. Myron Pyszcz (1985-1986; 1996-1998), Fr. Rendall Yackimec (1985-1992), Fr. David Motiuk (1994-1996); Bishop Myron Daciuk (1992-1996), Fr. Peter Lytwyn, Fr. Stephen Wojcichowsky (1999-2002) Fr. Bohdan Nahachewsky (2003), Fr. Gregory Faryna (1999-2007, 2008- ), Fr. Mihajlo Planchak (1998-2008), Fr. Michael Kowalchyk (2008-2012), Fr. Danylo Kuc (2010-2013), Fr. William Hupalo (2012), Fr. Peter Babej (2013-), Fr. Stanislav Bjeli (2013-2015), Fr. Stephen Wojcichowsky (2013-2014).
Ukrainian National Hall
Ukrainian pioneers who arrived in Canada in the early days, brought with them the established Ukrainian organizations. One highly popular organization was "Prosvita" in honor of Fr. Markian Shashkevych, and that organization worked closely with the Parish priest at St. Josaphat. Everyone had the opportunity to enjoy Sunday afternoons in a Ukrainian atmosphere. Ukrainian language classes, presentations, concerts, theatrical exhibitions, youth dances, etc. were part of their activities. Joseph Pryma, was the soul of the life around the "Narodnyi dim" as it was called. However, by the early 1990s' the hall, being mostly unused and old, was sold. The money was given to support the Eparchial youth camp "Oselia" at Wabamun Lake, as it was established in the constitution of the "Narodnyi dim" in the early days.


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In the following study from 2005, researchers created a mixture of several healing ingredients and produced a syrup which the children with RLS took orally.
Out of the 14 ingredients in the mixture, 13 of them had ANTI-INFLAMMATORY properties (references can be found for each by following the link at the end of this post). The only ingredient that didn't have anti-inflammatory properities was Long Gu (Dragon's Bone) which is "ground bone" – a sedative to reduce stress and calm the mind.
"Fifty cases of child restless legs syndrome treated with the integrated method of Chinese Herbal drugs."
Wang W. and Fan H. J Tradit Chin Med. 2005 Dec;25(4):276-7.
Fifty cases of child restless syndrome were treated with oral administration of Chinese traditional herbal drugs plus auricular-plaster therapy from December 1998 to November 2001, and another 47 cases were treated with oral administration of methylphenidate as controls
For patients in the treatment group the ingredients of formula were prescribed as below:
Fu-Ling (Poria cocos) 40g
Shan Yao / Radix Dioscoreae (Chinese Yam Root) 40g
Radix Rehmanniae Praeparata 30g
Shan Zhu Yu (Fructus Corni) 30g
Shi Chang Pu (Rhizoma Acori Tatarinowii) 45g
Yuan Zhi / Radix Polygalae (Chinese Senega Root) 30g
Bai Ji Li (Fructus Tribuli) 30g
Long Gu (Dragon's Bone) 60g
Mu Li (Oyster shell) 60g
Jiang Can / Bombyx Batryticatus (Silkworm) 30g
Gou Teng (cat's claw) 30g
Yi Zhi Ren (Chinese Ginger) 30g
Da Zao (Jujube Fruit) 30g
Gan Cao / Radix Glycyrrhizae (Licorice Root) 25g
They were made into 250 ml of syrup in the pharmaceutics department of this hospital.
The syrup was orally administered to the patients under 9 years in a dose of 25 ml, three times daily, and to the patients over 9 years in a dose of 40 ml, three times daily.
Of the 50 cases in the treatment group, 21 cases were markedly effective, 26 cases effective, and 3 cases ineffective, with a total effective rate of 94%. Among the 47 cases in the control group, 15 cases were markedly effective, 17 cases effective, and 15 cases ineffective, with a total effective rate of 68.09%. The difference in total effective rate between the two groups was statistically very significant (P<0.01).
The results showed that the therapeutic effect of the treatment group was significantly superior to that of the control group
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New Era of Afghanistan –Pakistan Relations
Afghan President Hamid Karzai recently visited Pakistan and in the development of an apparently friendly posture towards Pakistan.
A possible explanation of such a positive change in Karzai's stance may well be the realization that Pakistan is a key stakeholder and is contributing its utmost for the establishment of peace and security in Afghanistan.
Over the last few months, Pakistan has been accused by the Karzai government over and over of facilitating the Taliban and allowing them to use its territory from which to plan and launch attacks inside Afghanistan.
Now a bilateral consensus has formally been achieved that both sides will not allow non-state actors to use either territory against the other. In addition, a couple of bilateral agreements for economic development, including the Kunar Dam Project, have also been signed. It is hoped that the two brotherly states will henceforth be able to build a strong strategic bilateral partnership in the region.


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Vera Wang wedding dresses are arguably the most well known of the designer wedding dresses. She has been designing wedding dresses since 1990 and is a constant at the top of the designers for wedding dresses.
Her wedding dress line is built upon the foundation of rich fabrics, luxurious details such as hand beading, and the best craftsmanship available. As with most designers, her line has a true handcrafted but luxurious feel that is simply hard to resist.
Many of her designs are just begging to be part of a destination wedding.
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Many of her dresses are perfect for destination weddings. They offer a less full skirt, wearable materials and simpler designs. Her designs are known for their modern touch as well. They consist of A-line, strapless and flowing gowns, all of which mesh perfectly with a wedding in Hawaii, whether it is on the beach, at the alter or in a garden by a waterfall. They blend in well in most venues.
The luxe line will start at $6,000 and go up from there. The rest run in the $2,000-$7.000 range. While this isn't cheap it is comparable to many designer lines.
But, there are ways to get the same incredible gowns at a fraction of these prices. Her store in New York will have sample sales that one-of-a-kind samples can be purchased for a 75% discount. You can also find her gowns at online boutiques for a discounted price. This gives you the chance to find one at a very affordable price.
Her line is not cheap (although it can be found at a reduced price), but you will get a couture wedding gown that will look incredible in a Hawaiian wedding. Her designs are well known and will last to be passed on to further generations.
Check into some of the great online resources for Vera Wang wedding dresses and you can have her quality for a price that leaves room for the honeymoon.
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This version *should* work for both ICS and JB. I still don't have a Skyrocket, so can someone please download and test and let me know if it works? If it does not, I'll fix ASAP. I'm just publishing the same basic app to the Play Store to make it a little easier for you folks to install it after a flash.
If the Play Store version doesn't work for ICS and/or JB, v0.1 in this thread is for ICS, v0.3 is for JB
I created an app in Tasker's App Factory to test your Skyrocket's charger.
The goal of this app is to help you determine if your charger is providing a fast charge and to see if your charger will cause the dreaded wakelock. You should be able to plug in your charger and launch the app to see your charger type and current reported in the notification bar.
This app was created to accompany my thread on Skyrocket battery life here: http://forum.xda-developers.com/show....php?t=1759541
The apk is attached. Just install it and launch the app when you have a charger connected.
For Reference:
The app runs a cat of these files: /sys/class/power_supply/battery/charging_source & /sys/class/power_supply/battery/batt_current_adc
***Version 0.3 for Jelly Bean ROMs cats batt_charging_source instead of charging_source***
It uses charging_source and the values below to determine the charge type
0= No charger connected.The app uses the batt_current_adc value to determine the charge current. Anything below 500 means your charger provides a normal charge. Anything above that will likely be around 900 and that is considered a fast charge.
1= USB Normal Charge. There is 5VDC on pins 1&4 and data current is detected on 2&3
2= AC Fast Charge. AC Fast Charge. There is 5VDC on pins 1&4, and pins 2&3 are BRIDGED.
6= AC Regular Charge. This is the charge state that creates the wakelock. There is 5VDC on pins 1&4, and pins 2&3 are OPEN/DISCONNECTED.
The Tasker project XML is attached in the second ZIP if anybody wants to see what the app is doing.
Version 0.1
First attempt
Should work with Jelly Bean
Updated minimum OS to 4.1
Changed cat of "charging_source" to "batt_charging_source"


text: Located six miles from Dulles International Airport, Freedom Square is in the urban core of the world-renowned Reston Town Center, a 1.8 million square foot mixed use complex of office, specialty retail, dining, cinema and hotel facilities, with approximately 4,000 structured and surface parking spaces. Freedom Square is comprised of two office buildings, the 18-strory One Freedom Square and the 16-story Two Freedom Square, each of which offers extraordinary signage identity from the Dulles Toll Road, as well as panoramic views. The total size in the two buildings is approximately 850,000 square feet.


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Every skier knows that when the snow does not come to you, sometimes you have to go to it. Thus I found myself driving across the very dry flat desert of Southern Colorado at seven o'clock in the morning the day after Thanksgiving. Three hours into a four hour drive, I found myself wondering, "where are the mountains?" Let me explain.
This past Thanksgiving holiday weekend I was visiting relatives in Colorado Springs. As a rule I normally try to avoid all major family gatherings. Not that I am anti-social — I just was not looking forward to normal holiday chit chat. However, this year the woman who I am related to by marriage promised that we could go skiing on Black Friday as part of the #OPToutside campaign. A sucker for any chance to ski no matter the conditions, I cooperated and agreed to attend the Thanksgiving festivities. The weather, however, did not cooperate.
This year Colorado has had a very warm Fall. Going into to Thanksgiving week most of the ski areas had pushed back their opening days or were operating on very limited terrain. Most, that is, except for one. The small Wolf Creek Ski Area in Southwestern Colorado had caught an early storm and my eye. Whereas most of the Colorado ski areas were closed or only skiing on one or two trails, Wolf Creek was already operating with over sixty percent of their terrain open. Thus I was up at 4 a.m. to make the four hour drive from Colorado Springs to Pagosa Springs.
Surprisingly, the drive is very flat. As folks familiar with Colorado know, anything West of Interstate 25 (the primary North-South interstate that runs down the Front Range) is mountainous. Anything East of this is really part of Nebraska and very flat. Thus, I was surprised after heading 100 miles south on I-25 from Colorado Springs and then turning due west that the terrain was still mostly flat. I was very concerned as the sun rose and I found myself driving across very arid land without a mountain to be seen. Luckily, just outside of Monte Vista the mountains reappeared and the road began to ascend. After another hour or so and a tight turn in the road, Wolf Creek comes into view.
Located in the Rio Grande National Forest, Wolf Creek Ski Area is more akin to the Far Western ski areas of Washington and Oregon or a traditional day-use area back East than the ski resorts of Colorado. Located at an elevation of just over 10,000 feet, there is no cute town, no slopeside condos, no mega hotel and not even a gas station at the base area. Just a small old school base area with the basics: lift tickets, rentals, ski shop and cafeteria/bar. It is just a real ski area for real skiers.
Wolf Creek is spread across a large North-facing, snow-holding bowl. The ridgeline tops out at just less than 12,000 feet of altitude providing the area with a 1,600-foot vertical drop and 1,600 acres of terrain. By East Coast standards, the area is huge. For Colorado, it is one of the smaller ones. What sets the area apart is the amount of snow that falls here. The area receives on average over 480 inches of snow per year! This is the highest average annual snowfall in Colorado. Wolf Creek gets snow early and often during the season.
I arrived a few days after the last storm and the conditions where still strong. While only 38 of the 77 trails were open, most were well covered. Also, as is common in the "smaller" areas out West, not much was groomed. A few green beginner trails and some small paths had seen the groomer but most of the terrain was "Skier Packed." As it was early in the season, coverage was thin in places with some tree tops peeking through, but for an East Coast skier these seem to be prime mid-season conditions.
I clocked in a respectable 15,000 vertical feet over 20 runs in the three hours I skied. Why only ski three hours after driving four? Well I had a five hour drive back to Denver to make my flight out that night. Again, you have to go to the snow when it will not come to you!


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New Orleans is more than heartbreak
New Orleans, a city that is known for its partying ways but also, unfortunately, its crime rate as well, is certainly on its way to being the murder capital of this country. If it is not all ready. As the city continues to get back to pre-K levels,the crime steadily climbs back to the top of the charts it once occupied. It was scary to realize that on the 13th day of January there had already been 11 murders, not including a suspect shot by police after a high-speed chase. 13 days into 2012 and the violence has swept the city, and it has not stopped. Citizens of New Orleans ask the question, "what can be done to take back our city from crime,violence, and murder?"
There is not an easy answer nor is there an answer that will give us an immediate solution. The blame has to be put on someone for letting things get so bad but who? Do we blame the mayor, who has words of wisdom but no real action plan? Do we blame the chief of police, who though has brought us a long way and cleaned up most of the NOPD still can't seem to ever get his story straight and make excuses? Do we blame the parents, who ignore their children or even introduce them to the violent ways that end their life's all too soon? Do we blame the teachers, who no longer invest time and energy into saving our youth and being that inspiration? Do we blame ourselves for allowing it to get this bad and not giving back to our community to encourage a different set of values and behavior?
Honestly, we must blame all of those above. We have allowed for it to get this bad by being complacent and accepting of practices that should have long ceased to happen. The crime rate increases everyday, along with the murder rate, and the number of funerals in the city. I've heard so many people say that they have been to more funerals than any other gathering. Normalcy here should not be murder and racism but unity and growth. We have to take responsibility for our actions and the influence it has had on our children. They deserve better.
This city, is becoming more than what it ever could have been in the past. This city is moving forward after it was condemned by its country. New Orleans will no longer be about the great divide. We have come too far to see it still be a black and white issue, a death and murder issue. This is not just a government issue, but a societal and humane one. Fathering and mothering our children is what needs to be the main focus. We can not allow for the youth of today to be raised by tv and video games. The youth cannot and should not be afraid to play in their own backyards because of the violence in their area. Their cries need to be heard and they should hurt your heart. Tears should sting your face from anger, pain, hurt. This should cause for a movement, a radical change in our society and the way we view it. Violence, murder, crime, unfairness and racism will continue to exist when we continue to look at situations as a race/class issue and not a human issue. We all have to be a voice for a generation. A positive voice that will create change and productivity.


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Eclipse Table Lamp has a sculptural silhouette with a mobile-like quality that changes at every angle. Chrome and acrylic discs supported by a mirror-polished base rotate by ninety degrees to angle the diffusion of light and reveal multiple silhouettes.
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Megan and Rick we married in a beautiful ceremony at the First Congregational Church in Old Greenwich CT on July 22. The couples celebrated with an intimate ceremony in the gorgeous church with friends and family.
The ceremony was followed by a casual beach-side reception at Todd's Driftway . The bride changed into a simple sheath dress and the groom into Bermuda shorts for delicious BBQ, cold beer kegs and fun lawn games under white flowing tents with their guests. The bride & groom didn't have a traditional wedding reception run-down like the bouquet toss or first dance; but instead enjoyed chatting with each and every guest that attended, which was appreciated by all.
The party lasted into the night where the bride and groom finished the evening by some beautiful pictures on the beach.
Although the weather was brutally hot that day, no one seemed to mind with all the fun, least of all the happy couple!
Best wishes and a happy life to Megan and Rick…cheers!
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Little did I know that Windows Movie Maker seems to work well with Youtube. By dragging an AVI into WMM and rendering it as 'Best Quality for Playback on PC', Youtube later adds the option to watch it in High Quality.
I found this out when I noticed my older videos had that option and my newer ones which were made with Vegas did not.
So there you have it! Sure make your videos in Vegas but render as a High Quality AVI, import into WMM and render as a WMV. Technically it'll render the video in 760x something else...I think Youtube recognises that as a High Quality size. After a few hours the video will get the 'Watch in High Quality' button under views so be patient!
Hope this helps others because I can now upload better quality Portal and EP2 vids! People have already noticed and commented!


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The Basics
Oral Roberts (13-12, 6-3 Summit League) at Oklahoma (22-7, 4-2 Big 12)
Location: Norman, Okla. (L. Dale Mitchell Park)
Game Date/Time: Tuesday, Apr. 2 / 6:30 p.m.
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TULSA, Okla. – The Oral Roberts baseball team hits the road for the first time in two weeks traveling across the state for a matchup with Oklahoma Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. from L. Dale Mitchell Park.
Fans can also follow along all season on social media and with two mobile apps, ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row, available on the App Store and Google Play.
THE STORYLINE: The Golden Eagles begin a challenging five-game stretch away from home starting at Oklahoma Tuesday. ORU is coming off a series win over North Dakota State, but sits third in The Summit League standings.
FACING THE SOONERS: OU moved up to 26th in the latest NCAA RPI rankings despite dropping two of three at West Virginia. The Sooners are 15-1 at home in 2019 dropping only an 11-8 game to Missouri State March 15. OU's pitching staff ERA of 2.91 ranks 12th in the nation as all four starters have a mark below 3.30.
SERIES HISTORY: ORU trails in the all-time series with the Sooners posting a 34-42 record dating back to the first meeting in 1970. OU has won three straight in Norman and four of the last five against the Golden Eagles overall, including both meetings in 2018.
UP THE RANKS: Senior Josh McMinn continues his upward climb in the ORU record books as his career-high 11 strikeouts against NDSU March 29 pushed his career total to 245, ranking ninth all-time. He is already in the top 10 for wins with 26 to his credit.
SOUND NICE MAKE IT TWICE: McMinn was named Pitcher of the Week for the second time in three weeks after tossing eight shutout innings in a 1-0 win over SDSU March 22.
WILSON'S SURGE EARNS LEAGUE HONOR: After going 9-for-12 in the sweep of Purdue Fort Wayne, lead-off hitter Hunter Wilson saw his average jump 88 points. For his effort, he was rewarded with Summit League Player of the Week honors for the first time in his short ORU career.
UPHILL CLIMB: Starting with its matchup against Ohio State Feb. 24, ORU capped a difficult stretch where seven-consecutive games were versus teams that reached a NCAA Regional in 2018. The Golden Eagles went 3-4 during that period.
SECOND WEEK AWARD: Josh McMinn earned the fifth pitcher of the week award in his ORU career March 4 after striking out six in 8.2 innings without issuing a walk against Purdue giving up only one run.
FIRST WEEK, FIRST HONOR: ORU outfielder Andrew Pace earned the first Summit League Player of the Week honor of his career in week one. He posted a .615 batting average and a .846 slugging percentage thanks to three multi-hit efforts, including a career-high four hits Feb. 16.
POWER START: ORU connected for 35 runs on 41 hits, including 15 that went for extra bases, and 17 walks opening weekend. The Golden Eagles capped the series with seven doubles and three home runs Sunday against Murray State.
REIGNING CROWN: For just the fourth time in Summit League history, a player finished the season as the Triple Crown winner (league leader in batting average, home runs and RBI) when Spencer Henson accomplished the feat in 2018. The junior hit .364 with 10 round trippers and 58 RBI joining Steve Holm (2000) and Brian Van Kirk (2008) as Golden Eagles to achieve the milestone.
DRAMATIC FACE LIFT: Fans entering the complex at J.L. Johnson Stadium in 2019 immediately will notice a new LED video board located in right-center field. Measuring 33 feet high and 19 feet wide totaling roughly 625 square feet.
SUMMIT LEAGUE HONOREES RETURN: Spencer Henson and Riley Keizor return to the Golden Eagles lineup after earning First Team All-Summit League honors in 2018, while Josh McMinn is back following a second team selection. McMinn also earned first team honors in 2017. Keizor was named last year's Summit League Newcomer of the Year in his first season at ORU.
NOT SHYING AWAY: ORU put together one of its most difficult schedules to date for 2019. The Golden Eagles face seven teams that advanced to a NCAA Regional a season ago accounting for nearly a third of its 56-game slate. Five of ORU's first eight opponents advanced to the postseason in 2018 providing an early test.
LOCAL TALENT ON DISPLAY: More than half of the ORU roster in 2019 was raised in the state of Oklahoma as 18 players hail from within 120 miles of campus. The freshman recruiting class is heavy with local talent as four of its eight members joined the Golden Eagles from Green Country.
EXTENDED HOME COOKIN': With 21 of its first 28 games all coming at J.L. Johnson Stadium to open the season, the Golden Eagles have a chance to get off to a great start and build momentum for a challenging finish away from home.
MARCHING HOME: ORU will serve as the host team for 17 of its 20 games during the month of March. With Coach Folmar at the helm, ORU has tallied a 124-50 (.713) record in home games and won 20 or more contests in each of the last four seasons, including a mark of 54-6 (.900) at home against teams from The Summit League.
POWER FIVE TILTS: Coach Folmar and the Golden Eagles have taken on the NCAA's top conferences and are scheduled to battle five again in 2019. Since the start of the 2015 season, ORU has posted a 28-20 mark against the Power Five, going 16-8 when facing a team from the Big 12. ORU is 32-31 against teams in Power Five conferences during his tenure, including a 17-5 mark in home games.
KEEP THE STREAK: The Golden Eagles are making a push for their 19th-straight Summit League regular season and 20th-consecutive tournament titles as members of the conference in 2019. ORU has reached 28 NCAA Regionals in program history, including four in a row, including the 1978 College World Series and the 2006 Super Regionals.
MILESTONE WIN: Head Coach Ryan Folmar picked up the 200th win of his career against South Dakota State April 20, 2018. He is the fifth coach in program history to reach the milestone and did so in just his sixth season leading the team.
SEE US NATIONALLY: Nine ORU baseball home games will be available nationally on ESPN+ in 2019. Scott Higgins will have the live play-by-play call, while George Frazier, Erik Hansen and Scott Slarks will provide color commentary and sideline reporting from J.L. Johnson Stadium.
HOSTING THE BEST: The top four teams in The Summit League's regular season standings will qualify for the 2019 Summit League Baseball Championship hosted in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for the fourth-straight season. ORU will host the double-elimination event at J.L. Johnson Stadium May 22-25 to determine the league's automatic bid into the NCAA Championships.
STAYING CONNECTED: Follow the Golden Eagles all season long across social media platforms and two mobile apps (ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row) available on Google Play and the App State. Use the hashtag #ORUBase and #GoldenStandard to stay connected with fans across the nation on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook.
WHERE TO CATCH US: Listen live to every ORU baseball game in 2019 on the ORU Sports Network. All 30 home games also will feature free video and stats with links at www.ORUAthletics.com.
For the latest information on ORU Baseball, follow the Golden Eagles on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, or go to www.ORUAthletics.com. Fans can also receive updates on the team by downloading two mobile apps, ORU Golden Eagles Live and ORU Front Row, available on the App Store and Google Play.


text: Share: Comments Print April 30, 2013 at 5:04 PM Percy Harvin and Richard Sherman will play Madden at EMP Museum Posted by Jayson Jenks Just received this release about Seahawks players Percy Harvin, Richard Sherman, Earl Thomas and Doug Baldwin playing Madden at the EMP as part of the museum's exhibition The Art of Video Games. Here's the full release: SEATTLE – To celebrate the final days of the blockbuster exhibition The Art of Video Games, EMP Museum is hosting GAME NITE 2: GAME OVER on Friday, May 10, 2013. Special guests include Seahawks players WR Doug Baldwin, WR Percy Harvin, CB Richard Sherman, and FS Earl Thomas who will play grudge matches of Madden NFL (2012) on EMP's mammoth Sky Church screen. EVENT HIGHLIGHTS: Spotlight talks with gaming industry whizzes on topics like The History of Video Games, Mobile Gaming, Creating a Modern Game Score, and A Glimpse Into Interactive Sound* An appearance by Donkey Kong champion Steve Wiebe Retro and rare gaming with Pink Gorilla and Seattle Retro Gaming Horror gaming in the Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film gallery Board games with Card Kingdom Video game trivia DATE: Friday, May 10, 2013 TIME: 6:00pm–11:00pm VENUE: EMP Museum 325 5th Avenue N Seattle, WA 98109 TICKETS: $20 general public / $10 EMP members / $5 youth *Featured guests and speakers are subject to change without prior notice. ### *SPOTLIGHT TALK SPEAKER BIOS Richard Rowen Richard Thames Rowan is an 18-year game industry veteran, having worked on more than 50 video game titles. He has created games for seven different publishing platforms on genres from hardcore massively multiplayer online games to casual web and mobile games. He has worked for Wizards of the Coast, Microsoft Game Studios, and is currently an Executive Producer for Glu Mobile in Seattle. He teaches Game History at DigiPen Institute of Technology and is writing a textbook for game history in his spare time. Stan LePard Stan LePard is an independent composer, orchestrator, music producer, and interactive music designer based in Seattle. Since 1994, he has primarily focused on music for interactive media, while occasionally scoring for small films, videos, and broadcast media. AAA game music credits include the Halo series and the Age of Empires series. Current clients include PopCap, Zynga, Microsoft, GameHouse, Bungie, and many more. Guy Whitmore Guy Whitmore's first game-score, Mixed Up Mother Goose Deluxe, was nominated for Best Soundtrack by the AIAS. Shogo, No One Lives Forever, and Tron 2.0, built his reputation for creating highly innovative interactive music scores. At Bootleg TV, (founded by Robert Fripp), he explored non-linear music as a standalone format. As Director of Audio at Microsoft Studios he led an audio team that assisted in the production of major franchises including Fable, Gears of War, Project Gotham Racing, Crackdown, and Halo. Now at PopCap Games/EA, Guy oversees hit franchises such as Bejeweled, Zuma, Peggle, and Plants vs. Zombies. Patrick Wylie Patrick Wylie is Vice President of Big Fish Games Studios in Seattle. Over the last eight years he has overseen the creation of many award winning brands like Fairway Solitaire, Mystery Case Files, Drawn, and most recently Fetch. Prior to his tenure at Big Fish, Patrick produced Moonbase Commander (winner of IGN's 2002 award for Best Game No One Played) and several Backyard Sports games during his nine-year tenure at Humongous Entertainment, the leader in children's adventure and sports games. James Ackley James Ackley has been the Audio Director at ArenaNet for nearly five years now working on Guild Wars 2. Previously, James worked at Monolith for more than 12 years as a sound designer and audio director; and before that started his game audio career at Sierra Online. Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer The Rev. Dr. Bradley D. Meyer is an accomplished audio director with more than 15 years of experience in video games having managed the audio departments at Berkeley Systems, Shaba Games, Free Range Games, and now Sucker Punch Productions. He was also a lead sound designer at Konami. Brad has worked on nearly every piece of hardware in the past decade on franchises such as inFAMOUS, Spider-Man, Shrek, Tony Hawk, Frogger, Dance Dance Revolution, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and You Don't Know Jack. ABOUT THE ART OF VIDEO GAMES Open NOW through May 12, 2013 Organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum, this is one of the first major exhibitions to explore the 40-year evolution of video games focusing on the most influential artists and designers of game graphics, storytelling, and player interactivity. Visitors can learn about 80 different video games for 20 different consoles, and play games spanning five eras including Pac-Man, Super Mario Brothers, The Secret of Monkey Island, Myst, and Flower. The Art of Video Games is organized by the Smithsonian American Art Museum with generous support from the Entertainment Software Association Foundation; Sheila Duignan and Mike Wilkins; Shelby and Frederick Gans; Mark Lamia; Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk; Rose Family Foundation; Betty and Lloyd Schermer; and Neil Young. The C.F. Foundation in Atlanta supports the museum's traveling exhibition program, Treasures to Go. ABOUT EMP MUSEUM EMP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the exploration of creativity and innovation in music, science fiction, and popular culture. EMP combines interpretative, interactive exhibitions with state-of-the-art technologies and educational programming to offer visitors of all ages a first-hand, multi-dimensional experience of the creative and artistic process. EMP is housed in a 140,000 square-foot Frank O. Gehry-designed building. This spectacular, prominently visible structure has the presence of a monumental sculpture set amid the backdrop of the Seattle Center. CURRENT EXHIBITIONS AT EMP Fantasy: Worlds of Myth and Magic Hear My Train a Comin': Hendrix Hits London Worn to Be Wild: The Black Leather Jacket Icons of Science Fiction Can't Look Away: The Lure of Horror Film Nirvana: Taking Punk to the Masses EMP MUSEUM HOURS Winter Hours: Now through May 25, 2013, 10:00am–5:00pm CONTACT INFO 325 5th Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109 206-770-2700, main line 206-770-2702, box office 1-877-367-7361, toll-free www.EMPmuseum.org Comments


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In this summary Monica Vitti has been and is a unique actress, through dozens of different incarnations: characters, transformations, career turns, Theater, Cinema, TV, scripts, songs ... Different publics, too, for whom it is the presence of time in refined and very popular. His long distance from the scenes, from the public appearance, has paradoxically prolonged his spell, and the diva and the woman are incredibly present in the imagination of this 2018. Now a photographic and multimedia exhibition, La Dolce Vitti, conceived and created by Istituto Luce Cinecittà, which opens to the public in Rome at the Teatro dei Dioscuri at the Quirinale from 8 March to 10 June 2018, for the care of Nevio De Pascalis, Marco Dionisie Stefano Stefanutto Rosa, tells the different forms of this presence, in 40 years of show, dozens of films, theater, TV, costume, high culture and popular, and gives the traces of this spell.
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27 Goals for my Next Trip Around the Sun!Blog Posts ,Random Musings
January 26, 2018
Yesterday, with the company of some of my closest friends, I celebrated turning 27 years old with dinner, drinks, and excellent conversation. I've always enjoyed birthdays, and this year, I wanted to take time to reflect on what I learned over the past 12 months and set goals for myself to accomplish before my next birthday. I've found that structuring specific things to do has helped me tremendously, and I've applied that thinking to help me make the most of 27.
So, without further introduction – 27 Goals for 27!
1. Run a sub-28 minute 5k
2. Complete a half marathon
3. Get my SCUBA certification
4. Lose 10lbs
5. Hike Upper Falls at Yosemite
6. Play and beat a new video game
7. Publish a short story collection
8. Understand and set 5-10 year goals
9. Take (at least!) one international trip
10. Paint an art piece I'm proud of
11. Visit ten new places in the SF Bay area
12. Improve my snowboarding abilities
13. Take regularly scheduled self care days
14. Release a programmed side project
15. Design and implement a Visual Studio Code theme
16. Climb a 5.10c route
17. Take more photos (and be better about sharing them!)
18. Visit two new US cities
19. Cross San Francisco on foot
20. Track another 52 things that I've learned through the year
21. Speak at four events
22. Get my Fove to a good home
23. Do three dead hang pullups
24. Create new educational resources for VR development
25. Win one round of Just Dance at game night
26. Hit my annual saving goal
27. Add five new pages to my long-term journal
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Robert Altman Celebration
A great documentary editor has been taken from us. This past weekend, while crossing the street near her apartment in New York City, Karen Schmeer ( '02) was the victim of a hit and run by a 25-year-old fleeing the scene of a robbery. She was returning home from work on her latest project for HBO, a documentary on Bobby Fischer.
Schmeer, who worked with Errol Morris on many of his documentaries, including The Fog of War, Fast, Cheap and Out of Control and Sydney Pollack's, Sketches of Frank Gehry visited the BU Cinematheque a few years ago to talk about her work with Mr. Morris and her time as a student in the Film and Television department. She was exceedingly kind and encouraging the the students gathered there. She will be missed.
Preparations are being made for memorials at Boston University and Coolidge Corner Theater–details to come.
Ben Pilat, (CFA '08) recently won the sixth annual Rising Star Award, presented by the Association for Performing Arts and Entertainment Professionals (USITT). The award is given to a promising lighting professional within the first few years of joining the workforce. Learning his craft in part from professor John Gates, Ben has moved on as the lighting supervisor of the Los Angeles Ballet, and is currently doing freelance work in New York City. Congratulations Ben!
The award will be presented to Ben at USITT's 50th Annual Conference & Stage Expo in Kansas City, MO.
For a profile of Ben in BU Today, visit their website.
For more information on USITT, visit their website.
Next week, the director of Boston University's Writing and Directing graduate degree programs in L.A. will hold the opening of his theatre and video piece, What Dreams May Come. Matt Watckins (COM '09), created the video for the production, and the show will run for a month at the College of Fine Arts.
For more information, and to obtain complimentary tickets to the opening night and reception, visit: the online alumni community.
The press release is below:
Join the Boston University community as we celebrate "One BU" with a collaboration among the various schools, colleges and departments of the university.
Robert Shampain (CFA'80), Director of the Boston University Los Angeles graduate internship programs for actors and writers, is visitng the Charles River Campus for one month to direct What Dreams May Come, a live theatre piece with video.
The subject matter of the project is nightmares and how we deal with the intense emotions they bring up, inspired in part by BU School of Medicine professor Patrick McNamara's 2008 book Nightmares. The collaborative show had a very successful workshop production in LA last year, and is being expanded for the BU version to include 10 actors from the School of Theatre, film students from the College of Communications, as well as input from Professor McNamara and his students.
The post-show reception will include light refreshments and a panel discussion with Robert Shampain, Matt Watkins (COM'09) and other experts from the Boston University community.
Additional performances will take place February 12th and 13th. For more information, please contact the School of Theatre at 353-3390.
Over the last few years, In a Dream, the feature-length documentary produced Boston University alum Jeremy Yaches has made its way around the festival and theatrical circuit, and has now made its way to DVD. The film follows the life of mosaic artist Isaiah Zagar as he covers Philadelphia with this beautiful, family-oriented, expressive, and sometimes sexual works of art. Yet the heart of the film is more than just the journey of an artist and his medium; director Jeremiah Zagar, the subject's father, infuses the struggles of their family into the movie until they are inseparable. The result is a wonderful film.
In their own words:
"Over the past four decades, Isaiah Zagar has covered more than 50,000 square feet of Philadelphia with stunning mosaic murals. In A Dream is a documentary feature film that chronicles his work and his tumultuous relationship with his wife, Julia. It follows the Zagars as their marriage implodes and a harrowing new chapter in their life unfolds."
When the film screened at the MFA last year, Kelly Smart and I were lucky enough to sit down with Jeremy, Jeremiah and his parents, Julia and Isaiah for nearly an hour-long interview. All four of them were open to answering the tough questions that we had for them–the film being about the struggles of their own family and all. We'll re-post that interview soon, but for now, head over to their site, give the trailer a look, and perhaps help out a BU alum by purchasing the dvd.
-Rob Ribera


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A LOOK AT THE WEEK: After hosting one of the premiere non-conference tournaments in the nation, the Judi Garman Classic, the Cal State Fullerton softball team heads on the road this weekend to begin Big West Conference play against the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos. The Gauchos currently hold the second best record in the Big West conference. The teams meet in a doubleheader on Saturday (March 23) at 12 & 2 p.m. before concluding the series with a single game on Sunday (March 24) at noon.
IN THE POLLS: Neither the Titan or Gauchos are ranked in either of the top 25 polls entering this weekend's contests.
NEW LOOK BIG WEST: The Big West Conference Board of Directors announced on Dec. 10, 2010 that Hawai'i will re-join the Big West as of July 2012. The Warriors, women's programs were previously part of the Big West from 1984-96.
BE A FOLLOWER: Fans can keep up with the latest in Titan athletics by following us on Facebook (CSUF Athletics), Twitter (@FullertonTitans) and Youtube (www.youtube.com/CSFAthletics). Also follow the softball Twitter (@CSUFsoftball).
I NEED STATS, STAT!: Live stats will be provided for both games this week. To access live stats for the games, go to www.FullertonTitans.com and go to the softball schedule then click live stats.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?: Thanks to a partnership with Arizona-based Stretch Internet, select Cal State Fullerton softball contests will be broadcast live over the Internet at FullertonTitans.com. To access the links, click on the audio link on the schedule page.
CAN YOU SEE ME NOW? EVEN BETTER!: Cal State Fullerton Athletics now offers live streaming video for select softball contests over the Internet courtesy of the Big West TV. Fans can catch all the exclusive action from the comfort of their home computers. For more information, please visit www.BigWest.org/TV.
ABOUT UC SANTA BARBARA: The Gauchos enter the weekend at 19-8 overall after taking the series against Santa Clara on the road last week with a 10-1 win in game two and 1-0 victory in game three. UCSB has won four of their past five games and head into conference play with the second best overall record in the Big West. Freshman infielder Arianna Palomares leads the team with a .390 average to go along with seven RBI's while senior Keilani Jennings have provided the pop with five home runs and 18 RBI's. Sophomore Shelby Wisdom leads the team with eight doubles and 25 RBI's. Wisdom (10-5, 2.10) and junior Andriana Collins (4-1, 3.63) have split time in the circle this season with Wisdom holding opponents to a .234 average, while striking out 77 batters on the year.
FOR OPENERS (BIG WEST STYLE): Fullerton is 19-9 in Big West Conference opening games, and is 6-4 in its last 10 such contests... the Titans are 11-3 when opening the league schedule at home compared to just 8-6 on the road... since switching to the three-game series format in 1999, Fullerton is 32-13 in 15 conference-opening series.
SERIES HISTORIES: Cal State Fullerton has dominated the all-time series with UC Santa Barbara, 103-11, after taking two of three from the Gauchos last season in Fullerton... the Titans won the opener, 2-1, before dropping game two 5-4. Fullerton took the series after winning game three 5-4. Fullerton is 54-6 against UCSB on the road since 1980, having won 10 of the last 12. Since the Big West Conference began sponsoring the sport of softball, the Titans are 84-10 against the Gauchos since 1986... UC Santa Barbara's last win in the series came on May 9-10, 2008, when the Gauchos won games one (8-5) and three (11-7) from Fullerton to clinch the series – only the second series victory by UCSB in the history of the two programs.
CONFERENCE CALL: Since the Big West conference started sponsoring softball 27 years ago, the Titans have a combined record of 371-163-1 against all-time Big West opponents.
PLAYING SPOILER: The Titans have taken down three top 25 ranked opponents this season, which is tied for most in the Big West-. On Feb. 26th, Fullerton defeated No. 10 11-5 at Easton Stadium in Los Angeles and defeated No. 7 Missouri 5-4 on Feb. 23, 2013 at Anderson Family Field. Fullerton also defeated No. 21 Virginia Tech 7-3 at the Judi Garman Classic on Mar. 16. The last time the Titans took down a top ten team was on March 15, 2009 when they defeated the University of Washington 3-2 at the Judi Garman Classic in Fullerton, Calif.
ON THE ROAD AGAIN: The Titans have played only one away game this season coming against UCLA at Easton Stadium on Feb. 26. The Titans last season were 5-10 on the road and have not had a winning road record since the 2009 season. Cal State Fullerton is 33-52-1 in the past five seasons on the road.
GETTIN' ON THE BOARD FIRST: When the Titans score first in a game they are 9-1 compared to 4-15 when the opposing team scores first. The Titans scored first against Virginia Tech, but eventually lost off a walk-off RBI single by the Hokies in the bottom of the seventh inning.
WE NEED HITS: The Titans are batting .240 this season, but when Cal State Fullerton out-hits the opponent they are 11-0 compared to 2-15 when the opponent out-hits them. The Titans have produced 13 hits in one game, the most this season, three different times. Last time the time the Titans had 13 hits was versus Charleston Southern on March 8.
TAKE CARE OF THE SOFTBALL: Cal State Fullerton is 9-6 when they commit no errors in a game and 4-10 when they do commit an error. However, the Titans have only committed one error in the past 53 innings and rank second in the Big West in fielding percentage (.970) compared to Pacific (.974)
CONTROLLING THE LEAD: The Titans have been perfect so far this season when leading after four innings. Fullerton is 10-0 in games they have led after four innings and a whopping 11-0 after six innings. However, they are 2-12 when trailing after four innings.
SAFE HAVEN: Senior Ashley Carter single against the Sooners extended her streak of reaching base safely now in each of the last nine games. Johnson has 10 hits in those contests, including a hit by pitch against Arizona State on March. 14.
CARTER STEALING BASES: Carter is finding a way to get on base and this season she leads the team with eight stolen bases. The Fontana, Calif. native had only stolen 11 bases prior to this season.
SHOULDERING THE LOAD: In 20 starts as a freshman, Antunez is second in the Big West in appearances (24), tied for third in strikeouts (105), and fourth in innings pitched (93.2). Antunez is holding opponents to a .228 batting average this season, which ranks sixth in the Big West.
YBARRA DOES IT ALL: Sophomore Desiree Ybarra was the Titan's ace last season, but this season she has contributed not only in the circle, but at the plate as well. Ybarra in the circle is 4-5 with one save. Ybarra has closed out 14 games for the Titans this season, which is the most in the Big West. Ybarra's bat has been a big addition for the Titans. The Riverside, Calif. native has a .264 average, two home runs, and 13 RBI's. Ybarra is also tied for the most sacrifice flies in the Big West with four on the season.
WINNER, WINNER, CHICKEN DINNER: Seven different Titans have tallied game-winning hits this season, led by three from Jasmine Antunez.
SUPER MARIO:Cal State Fullerton second baseman Lauren Mario belted two home runs versus Charleston Southern, which is the first time a Titan batter has hit two home runs in a game since Anissa Young crushed two against Michigan State on March 4, 2012.
SOMEONE TURNED UP THE A.C: After blasting a triple to the center field fence in game two versus McNeese State on Feb. 11, 2013, Ashley Carter moved up to fourth on the all-time list in career triples with nine tieing Carey Hess, who played for the Titans from 1987-90.
IRON WOMEN: Catcher Ariel Tsuchiyama has started all, but two games behind the backstop for the Titans this season, while leading the Titans with a .293 batting average as the starting catcher. Tsuchiyama has 14 RBI's on the season the most since 2011 when she recorded 12 RBI's. She missed all of 2012 due to an injury.
SAVES: Cal State Fullerton is tied with Long Beach State with the most saves in the Big West (3). Each Titan pitcher has recorded a save this season.
FORD UPDATES 2013 SEASON: Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Kelly Ford sat down with the sports information staff to discuss the 2013 season thus far. Filmed by department videographer Matt Brown, fans can view the entire video via Youtube.com/CSFAthletics.
GETTING ON BASE: The Titans are last in the Big West in on-base percentage (.312) compared to UC Santa Barbara who has an on-base percentage of .350.
DOUBLE TROUBLE: Eliza Crawford and Desiree Ybarra have combined for 11 doubles this season. Ybarra currently stands fifth in the Big West in doubles, while Crawford is tied for sixth with five.
PITCHING RECOVERY: In 51 games last season the Titans pitching staff finished with a 5.20 ERA. In 2013, the Titans pitching staff has cut that in down with the current 3.44 ERA they have managed.
DEBUTS AND TITAN CAREER FIRSTS: Freshman Monique Wesley made her first career appearance as a Titan in the circle tossing one inning versus Arizona State on March 14. Junior Kailey Mertz, transfer from San Jose State, recorded her first hit against Charleston Southern. Mertz hit an RBI single up the middle giving the Titans a 10-2 victory enforcing an eight-run rule. Freshman Cami Jacob managed her first hit of her career after driving a double down the left field line against Charleston Southern on March 8th during the Long Beach State Invitational.
NEW ERA: Head Coach Kelly Ford began her first stint as the head coach of Cal State Fullerton softball program on Feb. 7, 2013. Ford recorded her first win in game two versus Southern Miss, 4-2. Ford spent 11 seasons at Mount San Antonio College in Walnut, Calif., recording a 455-102-1 record overall (.812 winning percentage). Prior to her time at Mt. SAC, Ford worked under former coach Michelle Gromacki as an assistant in 2000 and 2001.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE TITANS: Fullerton finished sixth in the Big West race a season ago with a 8-13 mark in conference play to go along with a 20-31 overall record. The Titans return six position starters and three pitchers while welcoming nine newcomers to the fold for the 2013 season. Leading the way for returners is senior outfielder Ashley Carter, an all-conference first-team selection who hit .325 to go along with 55 hits and 27 runs scored. In the circle, sophomore Desiree Ybarra returns after earning all-conference honorable mention accolades a season ago, finishing 13-17 with a 4.66 ERA.
FIVE SIGN WITH CAL STATE FULLERTON FOR 2014: Cal State Fullerton softball Head Coach Kelly Ford announced that high school standouts Sydney Colenzo, Megan Estacio, Olivia Martinez, Delynn Rippy, and Kayla Silverstein have signed National Letters of Intent to continue their academic and athletic careers with the Titans beginning with the 2014 season.
TAKING DOWN THE BRUINS: After defeating UCLA 11-5 on Feb. 26th the Titans not only took home a victory to add to the win column, but a new record. The Titans scored the most runs against UCLA since April 25, 1989 when they scored seven runs. The 11-run tally is the most in 73 meetings between the two schools.
PLAYING JAPAN TOYOTA: The Titans played against the Japan Toyota professional softball team on Wednesday February 20, 2013 at Anderson Family Field, losing 7-1. The Titans and Japan Toyota played seven-inning exhibition contest, as Japan Toyota gets ready for their upcoming season. Team Toyota comes over to the United States annually to play collegiate and professional teams to prepare for the Japan Softball League. Team Toyota features USA Softball Olympians Monica Abbott and Natasha Watley, who have won back-to-back Japan Softball League Championships (2011 & 2012).
PRESEASON POLL: The Cal State Fullerton softball team was picked to finish sixth in the race for the 2013 Big West Conference title according to a vote of the league's head coaches released on Jan. 30, 2013. The Titans received 33 points to finish behind newcomer Hawai'i, which received four first-place votes and 76 points to top defending champion Long Beach State (73 points).
WRATH OF THE TITANS: Among the league's top offensive teams in 2011, 2012 wasn't anything different as the Titans finished second in runs scored, second in stolen bases, and third in RBIs. The 2012 Titans finished with a .280 batting average topping 2011's .275 average. Cal State Fullerton also produced the most hits (365) in program history since 2007.
WE'RE HONORED:Cal State Fullerton placed seven players on the 2012 Big West Conference all-league honors: Ashley Carter, Leesa Harris, Nicole Johnson, Morgan LeMond, Adriana Martinez, Desiree Ybarra, and Anissa Young). Three of those all-conference honorees return for 2013: Ashley Carter, Leesa Harris, and Desiree Ybarra.
FORD PREVIEWS 2013:Cal State Fullerton Head Coach Kelly Ford and Associate Head Coach Dee Dee Kingsbury sat down with the sports information staff to discuss the upcoming 2013 campaign. Filmed by department videographer Matt Brown, fans can view the entire video via Youtube.com/CSFAthletics.


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Iowa judges are under attack for unpopular rulings that have permitted gay marriage in their state. Unhappy about the rulings, and displeased that so few could overturn the will of the people, activists are looking to check the power of the judges by way of the ballot box. From the Wall Street Journal
[T]his year, conservatives in Iowa are waging a campaign to vote out of office three supreme court judges, who joined a ruling last year that Iowa's law barring the recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.
This isn't the first time I've noted the action of one piece of our political "family" (executive, legislative, and judicial) acting against another to check its power. Our constitution was written in such a way as to disperse power and spread it out, limiting the ability of any one group to tyrannize another. In this case, we see the people, the legislative function by which laws are usually made, acting to check the power of the judiciary.
Judges are intended to be independent so as to be free from political pressure. This is to enable them to make decisions that are based solidly in the law and the constitution and to act as a restraint against the power of the majority to protect minorities. However, even this power can be checked. Even when Supreme Court of the United States finds that a law of Congress is misbegotten and unconstitutional, the right to amend the constitution, however high that bar has been set, is still available .
On the state level, because justices are often selected by the executive, they usually have to stand for a "confirmation" vote periodically in order to retain their office. Usually, because of the low levels of interest in the predominantly mundane work of the courts, few voters follow or even care about confirmation of a judge, and voter turnouts are often low. In Iowa, voter anger is seeing to assuring that changes.
"We need to vote them off the bench to send a message across Iowa that we, the people, still have the power," said Bob Vander Plaats, a Republican state politician who is leading the campaign. "Not only will it send a message here in Iowa, but it will send a message in California, in Arizona and across the country."
The effort in Iowa, the Post reports, worries gay rights advocates and legal experts who say it is wrong to punish judges for unpopular decisions. But on the flip side, campaign advocates say they are simply exercising their democratic right to rein in a judiciary that has overstepped its authority.
Vander Plaats announced this month the creation of Iowa for Freedom, which has rented office space and hired six full-time staff members, who plan to wage a political campaign replete with mailers, phone calls and door-knocking, according to the Post.
While the judges have not, yet, said anything in their own defense, this does raise the question of independence of the judiciary. Can a judiciary that must cater to the winds of political whim ever be completely, to say nothing of partially, independent and objective sufficient to provide a fair trial? How can a judge provide a fair trial when he, or she, knows that the parties before them may, or likely will, work to support or oppose their next election? The result would be that the politically and financially powerful will end up winning their cases, while minorities and poor will lose.
On the other hand, there must be some check against the power of the judiciary to set policy from the bench. If the judiciary, by one decision, can change a law established by the will of the people, what does it matter that the people have spoken or that the legislature has acted?
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When its Valentine's Day, my heart is all about the tarts and these Mini Blueberry Heart Tarts satisfy my cravings. Hopefully they do the same for you and all your loved ones!
These sweet Mini Blueberry Heart Tarts will take you less than 30 minutes to create for your sweethearts this Valentine's Day and only require a few ingredients. Don't ya just love that?
I love when I can create a dessert that looks festive, tastes great, and requires very little effort.
The idea for this recipe came about the day I opened a box sent to me by Lucky Leaf which included a few cans of their pie filling, a muffin tin, cupcake wrappers, and some recipes. One of the recipes was for Baby Blueberry Pies topped with a lattice crust. They looked so cute and would be a great dessert for any day, but I wanted to transform the pies into a Valentines Day edible craft, which was so easy.
Using store bought pie dough and Lucky Leaf Blueberry Pie Filling, these little tarts took minutes to make. While the tarts were baking, I cut hearts from the scraps of dough, topped them with sparkly colored sugar then baked them separately. Once baked I topped the tarts with the hearts and they were ready to serve.Just a note: I tried baking the hearts directly on the tarts and by the time the bottom crusts were browned, the heart had not baked through, so I don't recommend doing it that way.
Mini Blueberry Heart Tarts (makes 9)
flour to dust cutting board
1 refrigerated pie dough, thawed according to package instructions
1 can Lucky Leaf Blueberry Pie Filling (you'll use 9 tablespoons)
colored crystal sugar
milk or egg white (about a teaspoon)
cutting board
1- 3 inch round cookie cutter
2 – 6 cavity muffin tins or 1 – 12 cavity muffin tin
1 small heart shaped cookie cutter
rolling pin
pastry brush
Pre-heat oven to 400 degrees Fahreneit.
Dust your cutting board lightly with flour. Un-roll your pie dough on the cutting board. Roll out dough slightly. Cut out 9 circles using a round cookie cutter. Press the rounds into the cavities of your muffin tins. Spoon a tablespoon of the Lucky Leaf Blueberry Pie filling into each crust. Bake for 10-12 minutes until the crust is golden brown.
Cut 9 hearts out of the remaining pie dough, re-rolling as needed. Brush tops of the hearts with milk. Sprinkle colored sugar over top. Set on a baking sheet and bake for 6-8 minutes until golden brown around the edges.
Remove the mini blueberry pies from the muffin tin and top each pie with a heart. Serve the pies hot or cold.
Items used to create this project that are available on Amazon.com (commission earned for sales)
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Yaupon Holly Tea
Yaupon holly (Ilex vomitoria) is an evergreen shrub native to the southeastern U.S. Yaupon holly produces small white flowers in the spring followed by red berries on female plants that remain through fall. Its small dark green ovate to elliptical leaves are scalloped and occur alternately on the stem.
Ilex vomitoria may reach heights of up to 25 or 30 feet. The leaves contain more caffeine by weight than both coffee beans and green tea and it has the highest caffeine content of any plant native to North America.
Yaupon holly is also high in antioxidants and less bitter than green tea. It's a close cousin of the South American yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis) and its tea is similar in flavor and quality.
Not all hollies are safe for consumption so it's important to make positive identification, as is the case with any wild edible.
Yaupon holly tea has been used for ages by southeastern U.S. Indian tribes for both recreation and ceremony.
Early white settlers knew the tea as "the black drink." Ceremonially, it was sometimes made as a strong brew which intensified the tea's emetic qualities inducing vomiting and purification, hence the Latin name vomitoria.
During the Civil War, southerners substituted yaupon holly tea for coffee and black tea.
Leaves and stems of yaupon holly may be used fresh, dried or roasted and stored like any dried herbal tea. They were traditionally parched to a dark brown over a fire.
The leaves may also be parched in the oven or on the stove top at 350-400 degrees F. It may then be stored in jars and can be brewed by itself or in combination with stems and/or fresh leaves.
A simple tea is brewed by steeping just a few leaves in a cup of hot water for a few minutes and then straining out the leaves.
Parching the leaves imparts a smoky flavor similar to yerba maté (Ilex paraguariensis). Again, it's important to positively identify the plant as Ilex vomitoria.
Yaupon holly prefers maritime forests, salt marshes and woods and swamps of the coastal plain at elevations below 500 feet.
Although its original range is limited to these areas, it now occurs in areas as far inland as the mountains of North Carolina, as it was traded and cultivated by Native American tribes.
Spotting yaupon holly is easiest in the fall when clusters of red berries cover the female plants. To harvest leaves, grasp the stem near the trunk and slide the hand outward to strip off the leaves.


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Instead of toys, Valérie Messika grew up playing with precious stones brought home by her father – a key figure in the diamond industry – and went on to launch her eponymous fine-jewellery brand in 2005. Fans of her 'everyday diamonds' include Beyoncé and Kendall Jenner, and she opened a flagship store on Paris' Rue Saint-Honoré last year. Find her Travel Notebook from the Maldives in this month's February issue, on sale now.
Whose wardrobe do you wish you had?
'Victoria Beckham's; her clothes are both elegant and charismatic.'
What has been your worst fashion faux pas?
'Black low-cut bell-bottom trousers; I used to wear them a lot in the Nineties.'
What is your favourite thing about spring?
'I love simply being able to sit out on a terrace and drink a glass of wine with friends.'
Messika 18-carat gold and diamond Glam'Azone cuff, £9,630, and 18-carat gold and diamond Move ring £3,800, available at Harrods
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Nadia Galindo with KGBT Channel 4 interviewed Hidalgo Councilman Guillermo Ramirez and attorney Jerad Najvar prior to last Friday's temporary injunction hearing in Palmas v. Sanchez.
Najvar objected to procedural deficiencies with the Plaintiffs' petition, and the judge rescheduled the hearing for November 1, allowing the plaintiffs to amend. In the meantime, as Defendants pointed out, the court had no further authority to extend the temporary restraining order, so S to N Transport was able to finally begin running its buses–competing directly with Councilmember Franz's STS Transportation–picking up passengers at the Hidalgo-Reynosa International Bridge and transporting them to McAllen.


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The Authority will be updating its sewer infrastructure with installation of a gravity sewer main, pressure force main across Ellison Wilson Road
Ellison Wilson Rd. will be closed north of the entrance to Oak Harbor for a sewer main replacement. The Detour will go into effect approximately 3 PM on Sunday, 10/30/2016. The detour is shown on the map included on this page and will be in place until completion of crossing. The anticipated removal of the detour is November 14.


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Errata in Self-Published Books
Here you will find a list of known errors in Sally's newer, self-published books. Please check the list below to see if what you've found has already been documented. If not, then please, contact us with a comment. However, it is too late to change errors in some of these editions since there is a high charge to make each correction.
The Haunted Schoolhouse
Some character names from a previous draft, were missed when they were changed for the final version.
Pg 5: First paragraph, 5th sentence "(Emily felt a sudden sympathy for Peg Hoffman, which changed almost at once to resentment.)"
" Peg" was meant to be " Clara"
Pg. 20: Last paragraph, 1st sentence – " And with that little joke, made to keep her pupils from fear, Emily finally admitted to herself that Duncan and Rorie were not actually spending their days creating a spook."
" Rorie" was meant to be " Ian" .
Multiple cases of " Lark" instead of " Dawn".
Pg 34: Second sentence. " " We ain't afeared of him," offered Lulie, looking at Lark with patent displeasure."
Third paragraph – 2nd sentence: " Lark was as playful and joy-filled as a kitten."
Pg 43: Last paragraph, 2nd sentence: " Golden and warm and happy, as Lark said it should always be."


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