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- Summary
A wrap of woven raffia brings earthy texture to our elemental lamp, with its sleek cylindrical form and modern metallic base. The raffia's natural appeal is echoed in a clean-lined shade that's crafted from finely woven from jute.
- 17.75" diam., 28" high.
- Crafted of raffia-wrapped wood with a black finish.
- Matte black metal base, hardware and round finial.
- Topped with a white woven jute drum shade.
- On/off switch at socket.
- Dimensions & More Info
- Overall: 17.75" diam., 28" high.
- Base: 6" diam., 21.75" high.
- Shade: 17.75" diam., 10" high.
- Cord: 7'.
- Weight: 11 lb.
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- Bulb (1): E26 LED, 60W max. (not included); Title 20–compliant lamps will ship to CA addresses with a CFL bulb at no extra charge.
- Intended for indoor use.
- Felt padding protects surfaces.
- UL-certified.
- This product is intended for use in the United States and Canada, and is built to U.S. electrical standards.
- Made in the Philippines.
- Use & Care
- Do not exceed specified wattage.
- Wipe clean using a soft, dry cloth.
- Avoid using harsh chemicals and abrasives, as they may damage the finish.
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If I can remember a bike ride after 30 years of riding, it makes my life list. Painful rides come to mind too, but those are best forgotten.
1. Rolle Pass, Italy, 1985. It's really hard to pick a winner, but the image of Rolle Pass with its sedimentary carbonate edifice soaring skyward, is burned into my mind. The Dolomites rock! (so the speak). It was a 94-mile ride through spectacular Italian countryside.
2. Gavia Pass, Italy, 1985. On the second day of riding in Italy (100 miles the previous day) I rode over Gavia Pass. I was riding a 42/21 gear, so it's not hard to imagine what this was like in the sections with 14 percent. However, this dirt road (now paved) had become legendary among Bay Area cyclists who saw a poster of Jobst Brandt riding the pass. It was everything I had imagined, and more. A beautiful day capped off by a fantastic hotel/dinner in Bormio.
3. Corn Roast, 1981. A ride from Palo Alto to Big Basin State Park, Last Chance Road, Swanton Road. We stopped to enjoy the annual Swanton bluegrass festival, complete with live music, and lots of delicious food — burritos, corn, beer. On the way back, we dipped our burning feet in Waddell Creek off Last Chance Road. A great way to cool off on a hot summer day.
4. Gazos Creek Road, 1982. We headed to Big Basin State Park to check out Gazos Creek Road. Torrential winter rain wiped the road off the map. We clambered over redwood trees for at least a half-mile. We had beautiful weather that day.
5. New Idria, 2005. I've ridden just about every road in the Bay Area, but New Idria opened new horizons. It's south of Hollister, so not exactly Bay Area. This ride involved fording San Benito River, climbing to 4,500 feet on a dirt road, passing New Idria Mine and returning through Panoche Valley, one of the seven wonders of Central California. Open Space!
6. Mt. Evans , 1980. Scott Morson and I started in Bergen Park and rode up Highway 103, Squaw Pass Road. The real altitude burn begins at Echo Lake to the top, 14 miles. Summit altitude – 14,100 feet (road). From the summit you can see forever, if it's clear. We went in September when it can be nice, but we ran into a fog bank and then it rained. Bring gloves.
7. Doi Suthep, Thailand, 1989. It's one of the more enjoyable rides in Thailand: Chiang Mai to the King's Summer Palace on Doi Suthep. I continued on a dirt road to the Doi Pui village nearby. An opium museum and fields of poppies await. They drive/ride on the left in Thailand.
8. Mt. Hamilton, 1982. That spring the flower display in San Antonio Valley put on a show, the likes of which we may never see again. Fabulous!
9. Crested Butte, 1985. We took a train to Grand Junction, then got a ride to the mountain bike gathering taking place in September. Some of the best scenery and mountain bike riding anywhere in the world.
10. Mt. Tamalpais, 1981. It was my first ride up the old railroad grade. We continued to Olema and then over to the dirt coast road through Pt. Reyes National Seashore along the Pacific Ocean (off limits to bikes now) to Bolinas and then back to San Francisco over the Golden Gate Bridge.

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Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly is plenteous, but the labourers are few;Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.
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Since 1964, Federal law in the United States established and implemented the protected class status. This status was a tangible result from the many years of death and civil turmoil. The initial protections targeted Race, color and religion. Since 1964, the law was expanded several more times. Notably, in 2010, the law extended anti-discrimination for gender identity. These protections indicate that discrimination of these classes are unlawful. Today, gender identity and protections dominate the airwaves resulting from legal jostling to establish a place of rest for those whose identity differs from their birth assignment. Of course, the word "rest" refers to room assignment, ladies or gentlemen. Much to the astonishment of those who oppose this progressive change, the law favors the protection, thus discrimination of a protected class is unlawful. We too can reap the harvest of being a member of a protected class.
To my wonderful family of Believers, Surprise! Perhaps, it is not necessarily a best kept secret, but there are indeed other venues a side from politics that should arrest our attention, when striving to be salt & light of the earth (Matt. 5:13-16). An evangelistic tool used to discern "open door opportunities", is quite simple to detect. Hence, It is imperative to take notice when an occasion to cast a W I D E net in front of the gateway of the soul (eyes) (Matt 6:22), rest assured, the potential to" influence" the masses exist. Conversely, the 2016 Superbowl game, has been rated the 2nd (or 3rd depending on the source), highest number of viewers, based on historical data! Certainly, this type of venue must bring an evangelistic beep on a believer's soul winning radar! If not, let us explore reasons to rethink the use of that radar, with the exploration of organizations or groups that think differently.
First, let's look at the hard data.
Names are a signature, from the inception. Your name, precedes you, follows you, identifies you...from births beginning...to its end. During life paths, some seek to change the birth name given. There are some religious sects that require a name change, in order to identify more with its teachings. Still again, there are some that change their name, at great cost, in order to start life anew or even to hide in the great web of society. I write this weeks blog, simply out of frustration, (I admit this right upfront). This morning started off well, until an expression of sadness overcame me with the news of the passing of Denise Matthews. A few days ago, when learning of her passing, I too was saddened, despite the fact that we never met. Denise came into our lives as a model, singer and most notably as an actress. We knew her by a one name "NOUN", defined as its expressive attention to one's appearance.
Recently 12.5 Million viewers were tuned into the Republican GOP primary card debate. For most accounts, this viewership was significantly low in comparison to the previous debate broadcasts. While there is no debate as to "why" viewership was lower; one could make the case, that many engaged folks indeed may have become weary of the debate shenanigans and decidedly made other choices. Whatever the reason, in my mind, 12.5 million is nothing to sneeze at! If the heavens rejoice over one soul, imagine if it were 12.5 million! You may find it strange however, that a GOP debate can lend itself to evangelism strategies...however, I've learned the contrary.1) As an Authorized Ambassador (2 Cor. 5:20), never go missing in action! Opportunities to share the 'Good News", especially when INVITED, should not only be humbling, but also valued. Any audience of any size that has inclined their ear to hear, is worth the time and effort.
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January 26, 2001
Jeanne Oswald
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Two prominent New Jerseyans were sworn in today as members of the New Jersey Commission on Higher Education during the Commission's monthly meeting in Trenton.
Laurence M. Downes, Chairman and CEO of New Jersey Resources Corporation and its principal subsidiary, New Jersey Natural Gas Company, was named by Governor Christie Whitman to a six-year term on the Commission. Mr. Downes has been with the corporation since 1985, serving as President and CEO since 1995 and as Chairman since 1996. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the American Gas Association and New Jersey Manufacturer's Insurance Company. He is also Chairman of the Georgian Court College Board of Trustees and Chairman of the Jersey Shore Partnership. A resident of Princeton Junction, Mr. Downes holds bachelor's and master's degrees in business from Iona College in New York.
Henry C. Johnson, CEO and President of City News Publishing Company and publisher of City News, will also serve a six-year term as a public member of the Commission. Dr. Johnson, of Plainfield, currently serves on the Department of Banking and Insurance Community Financial Services Advisory Board, the Board of Directors of the State Chamber of Commerce, the Newark Workforce Investment Board, and the Connection Newark Advisory Board. He is a frequent speaker about the importance of urban community building and urban youth achievement. Dr. Johnson, a former school psychologist and coordinator of testing, holds bachelor's and master's degrees in Education from Emporia State University in Kansas and a Ph.D. in Education from Michigan State University.
The 13-member Commission on Higher Education was created under the Higher Education Restructuring Act of 1994 as the state agency responsible for higher education planning, coordination, and advocacy.


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Making Breckenridge businesses green
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The town of Breckenridge awarded certified green business status to two local businesses in 2013 – the Hearthstone Restaurant and Ski Village Resorts.
The SustainableBreck business program resulted from the town's SustainableBreck plan adopted in 2011.
"One of the actions in this plan was, we should be coming up with a way to work with businesses to help move them towards the town's sustainability goals and also at the same time increase their bottom line," said Mark Truckey, assistant director of community development and head project planner for the sustainability plan.
To help businesses practice sustainability and other environmentally friendly plans, the town teamed up with the High Country Conservation Center (HC3). In a project spearheaded by energy programs manager Lynne Greene, HC3 offers free energy audits to businesses seeking to increase their green practices. It provides this service to Frisco and Silverthorne, in addition to Breckenridge.
In order to be involved, a business must first apply to the town, expressing the desire for the energy audit and stating what is currently being done to reduce environmental impact. The business then goes through an energy audit and a sustainability audit, separately. Upon receiving the data, HC3 "green coaches" go over it with the business owner, explaining what it means and what needs to be done.
"The best cost-saving measures are usually on the energy end," said Greene. "Lighting is statistically the largest energy expense for most office spaces, so we do a lot of lighting recommendations for upgrades."
Other suggested improvements could include heat efficiency, weather-stripping, caulking, the use of environmentally safe products, recycling and waste reduction.
Once the audit results come back, the business must choose at least one area in which to improve. After another assessment by the town, the business will officially become a certified green business, receiving a display sticker and recognition on the town's website.
When the Hearthstone Restaurant went through its audit, the results weren't surprising, said managing partner Pete Bakken. Constructed in the mid-1880s, there were a handful of ways to increase the building's energy efficiency. The main improvement was filling in insulation gaps in the walls, as well as throughout the basement level. The restaurant also purchased a sophisticated heated make-up air unit, which replaces air sucked out by kitchen vents with heated air, rather than pulling cold air in by way of the dining rooms. Bakken said he can now feel the difference in temperature and comfort level in the building.
"It was something we were thinking about before, then when we had the audit we had the science behind the information," said Jennifer Cawley, director of operations.
Sustainable practices aren't new for the Hearthstone, which has an active composting program that produces around 3 tons of compost a month. Although eventually the energy efficiency savings will make their presence known, the main reason behind the audit and certification isn't financial, Cawley said.
"It's just more the right thing to do to make our footprint smaller," she said.
Another benefit of the green certification is in marketing.
"There's definitely a percentage of the population that pays attention to that whether it's the locals or visitors," said Truckey.
Bakken agrees. "I think it means something to people in this day and age," he said of the sustainability certification. "I think they're looking for that. They're looking for businesses that are doing some of these responsible practices."
To keep the certification, businesses must continue with the sustainability effort, making at least one improvement each year. This year, Hearthstone plans to continue its insulation improvements by tackling the attic.
The energy audits are free for each business. The town of Breckenridge budgeted $10,000 for the program last year, sponsoring 18 businesses. The same amount has been budgeted for this year, Truckey said, with the hopes of at least 15 businesses making use of it. The town still has spaces for applicants, he said.
"It carries forth a goal of furthering our sustainability initiates in the community as a whole and we think that overall that can help the environment and the issues associated with that."
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Hey, peeps, Suze here. Don't let the Crown Prince of Hardydom know that I used the word "peeps" in a public–or any–forum. It's apparently hopelessly uncool. Meh, I like it.
So, another thing I like is music. I like basically everything, from classical, to bluegrass, to Tuvan throat singing, to Adele and Gotye.
In my continuing quest to free up energy in my life and home, I've been going through my collection of CDs and loading them into iTunes, with the intention of getting rid of 500 or so plastic jewel cases. I used to join, quit, and rejoin those record clubs, so I amassed a fairly large collection, mostly for the price of shipping and handling! But now, they're just taking up space.
So here are some of my favorite artists, chosen at random from my CD collection (links included!):
The B-52's. Yes, they have that grammatically incorrect apostrophe in their name, but I love them anyway. Campy, crazy, and eminently danceable, The B-52's will always hold a place in my heart. Fave song? It's gotta be all 7-plus minutes of Rock Lobster. Down, down, down …
Harry Chapin. A distinctive voice, lyrics that tell a depressing story, and a small body of work due to his early, tragic death in a car accident, Harry is an artist that I don't tire of listening to. Fave song? This one's tough. Everybody knows the heart-wrenching Cat's in the Cradle, but what about Taxi? I'd argue that song is even more depressing. He's got another, less well-known song I also love: 30,000 Pounds of Bananas. The win goes to … Taxi. Harry, keep the change.
Johnny Cash. The man's a legend for a reason. Fave song? I don't know if I can choose just one. Certainly Folsom Prison Blues is near the top. I hear the train a'comin'. It's rollin' round the bend. And I ain't seen the sunshine since, I don't know when. I'm stuck in Folsom Prison, and time keeps draggin' on …
Queen. This was a band I enjoyed in my misspent youth, but I don't think I really appreciated them until later. Freddie Mercury was an incredibly talented singer. Factoid: According to a recent biography of Freddie, he had extra molars, which pushed his other teeth forward, giving him his signature bunny look. The big mustache helped camouflage it somewhat. He never got the extra teeth removed due to fears it would change his voice. I agree–why take the risk? Fave song? Somebody to Love (Bohemian Rhapsody is a close second).
Desi Arnaz. If you haven't listened to Desi, you should! I visited the Lucy and Desi museum in Jamestown, New York last summer–definitely worth a trip. Factoid: pronounce his name "Dessy," not "Dezzi.") Lucy and Desi's story is fascinating. So is the music. The Crown Prince and I used to dance to Babalu, drumming, dipping, doing lifts (well, I lifted him. Couldn't do that anymore!). Once when we were doing just that, laughing and dancing in the kitchen, I didn't notice that the stove was on fire! So the song Babalu will always be associated with, as my husband puts it, "the time you almost burned the house down." I got a new stove, but I don't recommend this method. So fave song? Babalu.
How about you? What are some of your favorite songs? Who are you listening to now? Know anyplace I can unload a lot of CDs?


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A nationwide referendum remains the best available option to determine the fate of the controversial Fourth Nuclear Power Plant in Gongliao (貢寮), New Taipei City (新北市), despite most public opinion polls showing strong opposition to the continued construction of the plant and the use of nuclear energy, Premier Jiang Yi-huah (江宜樺) told the legislature yesterday.
"Public policy should not — and will not, as far as I am concerned — be decided by public opinion polls," Jiang said in response to a question from Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) Legislator Huang Wei-cher (黃偉哲) in a plenary session.
Jiang on Monday evening met with Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌), New Taipei City Mayor Eric Chu (朱立倫) and Keelung Mayor Chang Tong-rong (張通榮) — whose cities are within the mandatory evacuation radius of the Gongliao plant — to discuss the issue.
The three-hour meeting apparently made little progress in ironing out disagreements. Hau said he remained opposed to completing the plant, while Chu reiterated that the government must come up with ultimate solutions for the disposal of nuclear waste and guarantee that the Gongliao plant will be risk-free.
Citing concerns over nuclear safety and construction flaws at the plant, opposition parties and anti-nuclear advocates have called on Jiang to order the suspension of construction at the plant, but Jiang appears determined to resolve the issue through a referendum.
He ridiculed the DPP yesterday for advocating a referendum on the plant for more than a decade, but doing an about-face when he proposed holding one.
Jiang raised eyebrows when he told Huang that Taiwan "has the capability, technology-wise, to handle nuclear waste" and the only problem left was finding a permanent waste storage site amid strong opposition from residents in proposed areas.
However, in response to a question from DPP Legislator Kuan Bi-ling (管碧玲), Jiang refused to pledge to submit a comprehensive plan on nuclear waste management before holding the proposed national referendum. Kuan said the government does not have answers to three aspects of Taiwan's nuclear future — quality of the construction at the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, nuclear waste management and contingency evacuation plans.
Kuan said the government's evacuation plan for nuclear disasters, which sets out a three-tier evacuation zone within a radius of 3km, 8km and 16km of a nuclear power plant, was "ridiculous" because most of the designated shelters were too small to accommodate the number of people in the zones.
Jiang said the government would not ignore safety concerns about the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant, saying that the names of a panel of experts to conduct a thorough inspection of the plant would be announced on April 2 and the Atomic Energy Council would be the final "gatekeeper," since the plant cannot become operational without the council's approval.
Jiang and Minister of Economic Affairs Chang Chia-juch (張家祝) both refuted a recent article by US-based electrical power expert Chen Mo-shing (陳謨星), who said the price of nuclear power in Taiwan has been greatly underestimated and the government's claim that electricity prices would rise if the Gongliao plant did not go into operation was "a lie."
Chen's calculations "were far from the truth and reality," Chang said, because the cost of electricity production per megawatt hour at the first, second and third nuclear power plants was under NT$1 and would be less than NT$2 at the fourth plant.


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Spencer Pratt has been called a lot of things in his day, but now he's choosing his own title – King.
Spencer is in the process of legally changing his name to "King Spencer Pratt," Access Hollywood can exclusively reveal.
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A rep for Spencer confirmed the news to Access.
And Spencer, himself, explained the reason behind his decision to legally change his name.
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"I have decided that if there is a Queen of England and Prince William, we need to have a King of America," Spencer told Access. "And I have nominated myself for that title."
Spencer's rep told Access that "The Hills" star has not yet filed the legal papers to alter his name, but plans to this week.
In the meantime, the MTV star revealed there is one nickname he won't be answering to in the future – the "white Jay-Z."
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"I take back the quote that I am the white Jay Z!" he wrote on Twitter on Monday, referring to a remark he made when he released a rap song earlier this year. "I did my research I am nothing like this person so please forget I ever said this! Thanks!"
In related Spencer news, it appears "The Hills" star is being challenged to an Ashton vs. CNN-style Twitter followers war by none other than his wife.
"Twitter fam need your help! Help me get to 1 million followers before my hubby! Let's beat him! Rt this? XO," Spencer's bride, who legally goes by Heidi Pratt, and professionally, by Heidi Montag, Tweeted.
At press time, the "Body Language" singer is in the lead with nearly 570,000 followers. Spencer is lagging behind with 418, 341.
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If only more animation studios prefaced their feature films with short cartoons, we might get more fun romps like The Colors of Evil. In this film, which Phillip Simon and Alyse Miller created as their thesis project at Ringling College of Art and Design, a wicked little girl summons a demon to deal with her obnoxious classmate. But the pink, fluffy, origami folding creature who shows up isn't quite what she expected.
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A non-corporeal lifeform (also called incorporeal) was a species composed of various forms of coherent gas or energy. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold", "Errand of Mercy") Some non-corporeal entities absorbed and utilized energy directly from their environment. (TNG: "Lonely Among Us"; ENT: "Zero Hour")
Others, such as Redjac or the Beta XII-A entity, derived sustenance from the emotions of humanoid lifeforms. The dikironium cloud creature of Tycho IV forcibly extracted the corpuscles of iron-based blood and fed on that. (TOS: "Wolf in the Fold", "Obsession", "Day of the Dove")
Generally, non-corporeal species did not utilize technology, compensating with intrinsic physiological capabilities. Some non-corporeal races had apparently evolved beyond the need for sustenance, and wielded substantial control over space and time. (TNG: "Encounter at Farpoint")
The planet Meridian and its inhabitants spent sixty years in a non-corporeal state. (DS9: "Meridian")
During Enterprise NX-01's mission, the crew encountered a species referred to as "Wisps." They had the ability to take over the bodies of humanoids, one notable exception being Doctor Phlox. (ENT: "The Crossing")
In early 2374, Kes became a non-corporeal lifeform after USS Voyager's encounter with Species 8472 in the Delta Quadrant, and the growth of her telekinetic abilities. (VOY: "The Gift")


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I thought it was stanky a couple of weeks ago when Tori Spelling and her husband KFed Jr were all mopey faced about her being sick. Of course they shared it on Twitter. And if you suspected it to be a sympathy grab, you wouldn't be entirely off base. Because Jr's ex wife Mary Jo Eustace wrote a book. Full Story


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The Harvard women's water polo team honored its seniors
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Senior Shannon Purcell scored the winning goal with 44 seconds left in overtime to propel Harvard to a 12-11 win over No. 20 Hartwick on Senior Day Tuesday night. Purcell, who had two goals, an assist and four steals in the game, was honored in a pregame ceremony alongside classmates Lizzie Abbott, Devan Kennifer and Monica Zdrojewski.
The win over Hartwick was Harvard's first in the last 27 meetings between the two schools dating back to 2001.
Hartwick was the first to get on the board in the contest, a score from Allison Kosic, before Harvard quickly answered to make it 1-1. Aisha Price scored on an assist from Abbott, but it would be the Crimson's only score of the frame. Hartwick scored two more times in the opening quarter, including once on a penalty shot, to gain a 3-1 advantage.
Harvard opened the second period strong, as Elise Molnar skipped in a shot to the left side of the goal just 20 seconds into the frame. Another goal from A. Price tied the score at three, before the two teams traded a pair of goals over the next two minutes. Harvard registered scores from Molnar and Purcell to keep pace with Hartwick at 5-5 with 2:19 remaining in the second. Hartwick then found the back of the cage at the 1:43 and 0:20 marks to take a 7-5 lead into halftime.
In the third, Harvard found itself in a four-goal hole as Hartwick tallied the first two scores of the frame. After a pair of scoreless possessions, the Crimson was able to get back in the game with three consecutive goals. Molnar scored under the arm of Hartwick's outstretched goalie, before Shayna Price found her sister, A. Price, for a goal at 4:16 and then netted a goal of her own from the top of the offensive set with 3:29 remaining in the third quarter.
Hartwick scored the next two goals to get back to a three-goal advantage, 11-8, entering the fourth quarter.
With a contingent of Harvard fans urging on a comeback, the Crimson started a rally with solid defensive play and a goal from A. Price one minute into the stanza. Harvard's pressure continued through the next six minutes, and S. Price added a goal with 3:04 showing on the clock to get within one.
Harvard had two chances to tie, split up by a big block from goalie Ariel Dukes with 1:40 remaining, but couldn't even the score before retaining possession with under a minute left in regulation. A pass to the middle was fumbled between Hartwick players and Harvard's Kennifer, before the Crimson senior hooked a shot over the Hawk's goalie to even the score. With just 33 seconds left in the fourth, Hartwick was unable to get a shot off.
Harvard's defensive dominance continued into overtime, as the team's played a scoreless first overtime of two scheduled extra frames. The period was highlighted by Zdrojewski knocking away a spinning ball off of the goal line that had sailed over Dukes' head on a breakaway.
In the second overtime, Hartwick and Harvard traded possessions and shots before Purcell netted the winner with 44 seconds left. The lefty caught a cross-pool pass on the right side of the offensive set and fired into an empty net, as Hartwicks goalie scrambled to get back into position.
The Crimson will take its four-game winning streak to the CWPA Southern Division tournament, hosted by Bucknell, April 14-15.
Hartwick, 12-11 Win (OT)
Aisha Price 4
Shannon Purcell 2
Devan Kennifer
Elise Molnar 3
Shayna Price 2
Lizzie Abbott
Shannon Purcell
Devan Kennifer 2
Elise Molnar
Monica Zdrojewski 4
Shayna Price 2
Aisha Price 3
Lizzie Abbott
Shannon Purcell 4
Devan Kennifer 8
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(1922, rev. 1947 – 48)
Façade marked the entry upon the English musical scene of a young man who might be thought an unlikely candidate to become one of the foremost twentieth-century British composers. The heavily jazz-influenced music and often incomprehensible spoken words fell as a cacophony on the ears of those present, like nothing they had heard before.
William Turner Walton, the second of four children, was born on March 29, 1902, to a Lancashire choirmaster and singing teacher and his wife, also a singer. Young Willie sang in local choirs but had very little formal musical training. His mother somehow managed to secure him a place in the Christ Church Cathedral choir at Oxford, borrowing money for the train journey to Oxford from the local greengrocer. He began scribbling tunes for the choir from age eleven, even trying some part-songs. He became an undergraduate at Oxford's Christ Church College, but was admittedly an undistinguished student whose efforts to learn musical instruments were generally in vain. He said of himself (in Tony Palmer's film, At the Haunted End of Day, made the year before Walton's death in 1983) that after his voice broke he decided that if he wanted to stay at school perhaps he had better write something, so at sixteen he began writing his Piano Quartet.
The greatest benefit of his Oxford years was meeting the Sitwells: Sacheverell, Osbert, and Edith. Walton met Sacheverell first, who shortly brought his brother Osbert to hear the Piano Quartet (badly played), and the two men (themselves undergraduates) decided young Walton was a genius. After failing his exams and wondering what to do next, Walton was invited to spend a few days with the Sitwells in London, where he stayed for fifteen years. Tall and gangly, the shy northerner "adopted" by the wealthy Sitwells must have found his golden opportunity finally to lose his hated accent and become a sophisticated Londoner.
"Edith Sitwell wrote her Façade poems as studies in word-rhythms and onomatopoeia," writes Michael Kennedy, Walton's biographer. Each of the Sitwells claimed the inspiration of setting the poems to music for a sort of drawing room entertainment but it was a natural idea, as they had a house composer. The poems, abstract, with references from Queen Victoria to Greek goddesses to English music halls and Spanish lovers, are full of "dissonances and assonances" with some allusions to the poet's unhappy childhood as well as to her birth by wild seas (at Scarborough). The witty music takes its tone from the poems, following the idea that Sitwell was writing primarily for sound, rather than meaning, and echoing those sounds. Osbert Sitwell claimed the idea of having the poems spoken into a Sengerphone (a megaphone-like device invented by Herr Senger to magnify the voice of the bass singing the dragon Fafner in Wagner's Siegfried) thrust through a painted curtain. The first performance in 1922, called by Osbert Sitwell "an entertainment for artists and people of imagination," featured eighteen poems spoken by Edith Sitwell, accompanied by four musicians (clarinet, cello, trumpet, percussion) conducted by the composer, before an audience of about twenty people.
The reception was, naturally, mixed, but another private performance was arranged in two weeks' time and the first public performance took place in 1923. For this event there were ten new numbers and two more musicians (one playing flute and piccolo, the other alto saxophone). The press was hostile but the audience enthusiastic and performances continued. In 1926 the second version of Façade was performed, with Walton's friend and fellow composer Constant Lambert replacing Sitwell as narrator and the accompaniments arranged more simply. (The early clarinet part was called unplayable and prompted the clarinetist to ask Walton if a clarinet player had ever done him any harm.) Further changes were made until 1942, when the definitive version of twenty-one poems was presented, containing only six of the original poems. In 1947 – 48 Walton took back the score, changed the order of the songs, and made various musical amendments; the score was finally published in 1951. Kennedy says that "in 1977 some previously unpublished numbers were performed to mark Walton's seventy-fifth birthday. … For the 1979 Aldeburgh Festival the composer reworked some of these (poems which had been dropped earlier) and other numbers as Façade 2."
Façade has been performed as a ballet, two orchestral suites (by the composer), and songs and continues to be presented as an entertainment for narrator(s) and musicians. Several suites and songs have been arranged by other composers. Not necessarily music typical of later Walton, it nevertheless displays his characteristic sense of rhythm and elegant style and remains one of his most popular compositions.
Façade, described by Constant Lambert in Music Ho as having one good tune after another, begins with a brief fanfare which sets the tone, then moves quickly into the Hornpipe, for which Walton used a jaunty sea shanty. (The music, except for the Hornpipe, is mostly original although the Tango – Pasodoble, which Walton considered one of the best of the pieces, is a parody of a popular music hall song: I Do Like to be Beside the Seaside.) En Famille, like Through Gilded Trellises and other pieces sprinkled throughout, is languid, evoking birdsong and the summer walks. Edith Sitwell wrote, in Last Years of a Rebel: "Long Steel Grass is in fact called Trio for two cats and a Trombone. It is about a couple of cats, do you see, having a love affair." The sinuous music is suggestive of cats in the nighttime.
Lambert praises the tarantella and the waltz (Numbers 9 and 16) as excellent examples of each type of music. Polka is a lively polka, with the sound of a hurdy-gurdy heard as the lyrics mention that instrument beloved of the Victorians, and the Jodelling Song's reference to William Tell could hardly be more deliberately Alpine.
Our attention is demanded by the trumpet and clarinet beginning Something Lies Beyond the Scene, which shortly turns into a jazzy romp. Others in which the music clearly carries out lyrics and title include Popular Song and Scotch Rhapsody, with a definite Scotch snap and the clear sound of bagpipes when they are mentioned in the poem. The popular Fox-Trot 'Old Sir Falk' refers to the father of Edith's childhood friends who was tall and stork-like (but who may not have danced a fox trot!).
References to the sea abound throughout, both in the poems in which water is mentioned and generally. These poems and music are meant to be savored as sound – meanings unclear or abstract, but beautifully integrated.
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Souths build Saturday night fever
RabbitohsA RECORD NRL finals crowd of more than 75,000 is set to pack ANZ Stadium for Saturday night's preliminary final after South Sydney and Canterbury members yesterday snapped up 20,000 tickets.
The Herald was told that 8000 tickets were sold in the first 30 minutes – about the same number that had been sold by 4pm for the other NRL final at Melbourne's AAMI Park between the Storm and Sea Eagles on Friday night.
The NRL said Manly members had bought 6 per cent or 480 tickets, with the rest sold to Storm members in Victoria. In comparison, Rabbitohs members had bought 9350 of the 17,000 tickets sold by 4pm for the club's first preliminary final since 1971.
The breakdown of tickets sold was 55 per cent to Souths members and 45 per cent to Bulldogs members.
With members of the clubs involved having until 8pm yesterday to purchase tickets, officials estimated that more than 20,000 would be sold before they go on sale today to the general public. Based on those figures, the NRL is on track to surpass the 74,459 crowd that attended the 2009 preliminary final between Canterbury and Parramatta at ANZ Stadium.
The Rabbitohs and Bulldogs have been the two best supported Sydney teams this season, with Canterbury's average home attendance of 21,963 second only to Brisbane.
Souths' average home crowds of 18,904 were the fourth best in the NRL, with Newcastle third. With a similar crowd expected for Friday night's AFL preliminary final between the Sydney Swans and Collingwood, it will be the biggest sporting weekend at ANZ Stadium since the 2000 Olympic Games.
"We are on track to move 20,000-plus tickets today in the pre-sale," Swans chief executive Andrew Ireland said. "This great early response, plus the huge interest shown from approximately 10,000 ANZ Stadium members, has set the scene for a blockbuster crowd for Friday night's game."
The record crowd for an AFL finals match outside Victoria is 71,019, which was set when the Swans played Brisbane at ANZ Stadium in 2003. Sydney and Collingwood played before the biggest-ever AFL crowd outside Victoria when 72,393 watched their 2003 clash at ANZ Stadium.
ANZ Stadium managing director Daryl Kerry said: "This is potentially one of the biggest footy finals weekend in Sydney sporting history, and it is certainly the biggest since the Olympic venue was built.
"The AFL and NRL could reasonably expect crowds above 60,000 – possibly even higher – on both nights."
The NRL grand final at ANZ Stadium on September 30 is already sold out, with 14,000 tickets reserved for members of this weekend's winning teams.
Direct trains from Central to Sydney Olympic Park, and major event buses are in place for the AFL and NRL finals matches at ANZ Stadium this weekend.
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Hike the Inca Trail and discover Cusco, the Sacred Valley and magnificent Machu Picchu.
Shrouded in mystery and surrounded by incredible natural beauty, Machu Picchu stands among the world's most extraordinary archaeological sites. Explore it in depth on this 6-day journey from Cusco, where the treasures of Peru's complex heritage shine like diamonds in the Andean mist. Venture into the verdant Sacred Valley to uncover incredible ruins and meet local residents, then hike the short version of the Inca Trail, watching in awe as the great lost Inca city comes into view from Sun Gate.
Independent Experiences
Independent travel, without the stress. Peregrine's Independent Experiences are a range of short 'mini tours' that you can add to other Experiences or as an extension to a longer tour, to craft your perfect holiday itinerary. Independent Experiences are for 1–4 travellers, come accompanied by a local Peregrine guide and depart daily. /experiences
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- Cusco, Peru
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- Cusco, Peru
- Destination
- Peru
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- Min 16
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- Min 1, Max 4
Why you'll love this trip
This concise itinerary is an excellent option for those wanting to experience trekking in Peru, but don't want to do the full four days.
Visit Machu Picchu not once but twice, entering the first time through the Sun Gate at the end of the trek, then the following morning for a guided tour.
Travelling independently is a dream in destinations like these. Your itinerary is flexible, and you still get the benefit of local guides – as well as a greater chance of having the views from Sun Gate all to yourself.
There's so much more to this trip than Inca ruins. Discover Peru's cultural heartland on a walking tour of Cusco, and travel into the lush Sacred Valley for lunch with a local community.
Is this trip right for you?
This trip visits places that are at high altitude, and as a result some people can suffer from altitude sickness, regardless of age or physical health. Please see the 'Medical and Health' section of the trip notes for more important information on this.
The trek involves hiking approximately 15 kilometres, the first 10 of which are uphill on sometimes steep terrain. A moderate level of fitness is recommended for this trip.
- San Agustin Plaza Hotel or similar (1 night)
Meals IncludedThere are no meals included on this day.
- San Agustin Plaza Hotel or similar (1 night)
Included Activities
- Cusco - Coricancha Temple entrance fee
- Cusco - Cathedral Entrance Fee
- Cusco - Full Boleto Turistico Pass (access to 16 archaeological sites, transport & guides not included)
- Cusco - Orientation Walk
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Special InformationMultiple sites are visited on today's walk, but the schedule and order of sites visited is flexible and also will depend on which hotel you're staying at.
- Hotel Tika Wasi Valley or similar (1 night)
Included Activities
- Sacred Valley - Community visit & lunch
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
- Hatun Inti Classic or similar (1 night)
Included Activities
- Day Trek to Machu Picchu
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Lunch
Special InformationTrek Distance: The overall trek distance is approximately 10km and will take anywhere between 5-7 hours depending on fitness and pace.
Visiting Machu Picchu:
According to Machu Picchu visiting regulations, all visitors must follow a pre-determined route within the site. This route must be followed in one direction only and once the guided visit commences exiting and re-entering the site is not permitted. Once the guided visit concludes, visitors must exit the site and personal exploration of Machu Picchu is not permitted.
- San Agustin Plaza or similar (1 night)
Included Activities
- Second guided visit of Machu Picchu
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Hotel Casa Andina or similar (1 night)
Meals Included
- Breakfast
Special InformationAt Peregrine we are always looking for ways to improve our trips, and your feedback is invaluable to us and our guides. It tells us what we're doing right, what you believe could be done better and what improvements you feel could help future travellers choose and enjoy Peregrine. At the end of your trip we ask that you to take a few minutes of your time to complete our on-line feedback form. Just go to http://www.peregrineadventures.com/tour-feedback for our easy to fill out questionnaire. We'd love to hear what you have to say!
Meals5 breakfasts, 2 lunches
TransportBus, Private vehicle, Train
AccommodationHotel (5 nights)
Included Activities
- Cusco - Coricancha Temple entrance fee
- Cusco - Cathedral Entrance Fee
- Cusco - Full Boleto Turistico Pass (access to 16 archaeological sites, transport & guides not included)
- Cusco - Orientation Walk
- Sacred Valley - Community visit & lunch
- Day Trek to Machu Picchu
- Second guided visit of Machu Picchu
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Please note, a permit is required to trek the One Day Inca Trail. We require full passport details to request this permit.
The One Day Inca Trail is closed for maintenance during the month of February. During this time we recommend booking our 5 day Machu Picchu Experience as the itinerary is very similar, without the trekking.
Full passport details are required at the time of booking in order to purchase Entrance fees to certain sites. Additionally on certain trips it's needed to book bus, train or flight tickets. Delays to provide this information may result in booking fees or changes to your itinerary.
On June 30th Peruvian authorities released a new list of regulations for visiting Machu Picchu, which came into effect from July 1st
The main points impacting our visits are:
1. Tickets are now only valid only for one entry, that means that passengers cannot leave the site and re-enter as we have in the past.
2. Once the passengers begin on a chosen circuit (there are 3 different ones) they cannot walk backwards and once they finish the circuit they must leave the site. They cannot explore afterwards.
3. The two allotted times to visit are 6am-12pm/ 12-4.30pm
4. It will be mandatory to have a guide (Machu Picchu guide, not our Leaders) to visit the site. However, this rule can't be applied as there are not enough official guides to cover the large amount of people visiting so authorities are being flexible.
These new regulations are affecting how much time our passengers can spend in Machu Picchu, in the past, after a 1-2.5 hour tour passengers could stay longer to explore the site unguided, this is not possible anymore.
Our only alternative is to make passengers explore the upper part of Machu Picchu (Sun gate and Inka Bridge) before their guided tour starts (so about 2 hours before meeting the guide). Your Tour Leader will provide more information on what the group options are at the Welcome meeting.
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With a bustling art scene, West Palm Beach is the place to be from February 5 through 10, 2013. This fine art fair has something for everyone when it comes to art. Collectors and connoisseurs from around the world will experience a display of stunning artwork assembled at the Palm Beach County Convention Center. Currently in its 17th year, the American International Fine Arts Fair hosts international dealers displaying artwork spanning all periods – from antiquities to contemporary, as well as period to contemporary jewelry. This year the art fair has over 14 new exhibitors from 5 countries as well as many returning exhibitors including Richard Green, Waterhouse and Dodd, Michael Goedhuis, The Silver Fund, Mallett, Peter Finer, Haynes of Broadway, Holden Luntz Gallery, A.B. Levy, Imperial Fine Books, Imperial Oriental Art, Faberge, Bayco Gems, Yvel, and more.
There will be daily art talks and lectures presented by prestigious experts including Marla Prather, Curator of Modern and Contemporary Art at the Metropolitan Museum of Art; Dr. Roger Ward, former Chief Curator and Deputy Director of the Norton Museum of Art; Geza von Habsburg, internationally renowned author and leading authority on Fabergé; Michael Komanecky, Chief Curator at the Farnsworth Museum. Whether your interest is painting or sculpture, contemporary or antique you will find it here. Palm Beach County Convention Center is located at 650 Okeechobee Boulevard, West Palm Beach, FL 33401
This fine art show will feed the mind as well as the soul with gourmet food, champagne bar and a VIP lounge. Close by is international dining, shopping and entertainment. West Palm Beach Bed and Breakfast Inns within walking distance are: Grandview Gardens Bed and Breakfast, Casa Grandview Bed and Breakfast and Palm Beach Hibiscus House Bed and Breakfast.


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In such a scenario there are not often you have a single language that best fits all purpose for which you are writing an application – for example if you want write a piece of code that needs to provide best performance I would probably choose Assembler or C as a primary language as opposed to COBOL or Java (well, in my opinion) and If I had to write certain business rules or implement a business function quickly I would probably opt for Java or a scripting language.
In essence what am getting to is there will always be a set of 'hybrid' applications written in multiple languages – composite set of applications and often requiring different environments to run them. A Java applications would require a Java EE environment such as WebSphere Application Server, and a C or other applications would require a different non-Java container environment such as TXSeries for Multiplatforms.
And here is where IBM can help you, IBM WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime or WXTR in short provides a single platform and environment to host these composite set of applications. Yes, it means you can run a COBOL application in a Java EE environment such as WebSphere Application Server.
Without this unified environment, it would be difficult to manage the composite set of applications as quite often it would require different methods to manage such applications in different environments. For example, system administration, monitoring, application development/deployment, experiences are quite varied across different application environment. One would end up having to acquire different skills to manage these environments. WXTR on the other hand tries to bring across all such differentiations in to a single methodology based on the Java EE infrastructure to manage composite set of applications such as Java EE, COBOL and C language.
One of the key requirements in satisfying a unified experience of managing a composite set of application is to provide transactional capability. By this I mean a piece of code written in Java and a piece of code written COBOL or C should all be executed or part of the same Logical Unit of Work or 2PC (Yes! now am talking transactions)... or atomic in nature. With this you can simply extend an existing COBOL business logic and add new functions in Java but still execute them in the same transaction. For example, if your existing COBOL or C applications are managing a 'Order a Cheese' store where customers order and inquire the cheese that they want to buy – you can extend this store by providing discounts or voucher redemption by putting the logic in Java and all this without affecting your existing applications. It is not that you must write new business logics in Java... it just provides an increased spectrum of choice in which you choose to write the new business logics, and are not always restricted to be writing in the language that the original 'Order a Cheese' store was written. It provides tremendous flexibility for organizations who can better mange the skills that they have and keep improving their services by upgrading the application requirements quickly.
The transactional capability that am talking about to in a composite set of applications is provided by IBM WebSphere eXtended Transaction Runtime V2.1 that is made generally available on June 2012. The global transaction support capability that is brought in allows a transaction to span across a Java EE application on to a COBOL or C application. WebSphere Application Server which is a pre-requisite for WXTR would be the transaction coordinator for all your applications, effectively providing a single transaction manager for managing your composite set of applications. Now how easy this feels for an application developer who can just focus on building applications irrespective of the language that they are going to write on. You can have an EJB that can work with the resources such as database and call in to a COBOL or C programs which continues to work on the same resource as part of the same transaction.
In my next article I would want to demonstrate how WXTR helps in building transactions across the composite set of applications. In the mean time let me know if you have any comments or share your thoughts....


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The stage is set, the candidates' name plates are in place and the seats are awarded for the Los Angeles mayoral debate to be co-hosted by NBC4, UCLA and LA Coalition on Jan. 28.
Moderated by NBC4 chief political reporter Conan Nolan, the debate will include Councilman Eric Garcetti, City Controller Wendy Greuel, attorney and radio talk show host Kevin James, City Councilwoman Jan Perry and former technology executive Emanuel Pleitez.
The Forum will be televised live and commercial free on NBC4 from 7 to 8 p.m. on Jan. 28. It will be streamed live on NBCLA.com and NBCLA mobile apps from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
A limited number of seats inside UCLA's Royce Hall was open to the public on a first come, first serve basis. Campaign staffers drew the seating assignments (pictured below) at random for their candidates.
Local news from across Southern California
In a city with nearly 11 percent unemployment, the event will focus on jobs and the economy.
The candidates were invited based on the following criteria:
- Each had raised at least $150,000 by Dec. 31, 2012, the financial disclosure deadline of the Los Angeles City Ethics Commission;
- Each had garnered at least 20 endorsements from established organizations, political clubs and/or individuals;
- Each had a physical campaign office, campaign website and email address; and
- Each had an FPPC ID number, campaign committee, staff, and a treasurer other than the candidate.


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A brief study on early Pallavas of Tamil Nadu being the decendents of Karikaal Chola
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"......king Nandivarman of the Kasyyapa-gotra. He was born in the family of "Karikaala" who was the (celestial) tree Mandara on the mountain Mandara - the race of the Sun, the doer of many eminent deeds such as stopping the overflow over its banks of the (waters of the) daughter of Kaveri (i.e 'the river Kaveri'), who made his own the dignity of the three kings (of the south)......"
"......Nandivarman had three sons, Simhavishnu, Sundarananda and Dhanamjayavarman. The youngest Dhanamjayavarman on whom devolved the sovereignty in regular succession had a son who acquired the title Chola-Maharaja, was well versed in grammar and other sciences and was the lord of the Pandya, Chola and Kerala (countries). This was Mahendravikrama Varman "who was equal in prowess to (god) Mahendra and possessed many surnames such as the glorious Muditasilakshara, Navarama etc". His son was king Gunamudita and latter's brother or was the prosporous king Punyakumara. This Punyakumara, otherwise known as Porkurumara, Purushasardula, Mardavachitta, Madanavilasa etc thus ordered the inhabitants of his own dominion as well as those of Hiranya-rashtra......."
Melapadu Copper Plate Inscription of Punyakumara of Renadu
Epigraphia Indica - Vol 11, Inscription No 35
My interpretation of the section of the text of Melapadu Copper Plate Inscription of Punyakumara of Renadu, is as follows:
(1) Nandivarma Pallava of the sixth century A.D. sprung from the line of decendents of the Chola viceroy of Renadu, comming from the family of Karikaal Chola of Chola country of Tamil Nadu of the first century A.D., appointed by him to rule Renadu of Andhra Pradsh which formed a part of his Chola empire of that period.
(2) During the period of sixth century Nandivarman Pallava of Renadu became the next successor of the kingdom of Renadu.
(3) With the death of Nandivarman his eldest son Simha Vishnu succeeded on the throne of Renadu, who subsequently became very powerfull and captured the Kanchipuram of Thondaimandalam in Tamil Nadu, and made it as the new capital city of Pallavas.
(4) While Simha Vishnu ruled from Kanchipuram he appointed his immediate younger brother Sundarananda as his viceroy in Renadu ruling under his authority.
(5) With the early death of Sundarananda, Simha Vishnu appointed his second younger brother Dhanamjayavarman as his next viceroy at Renadu to rule under his authority.
(6) During this period Simha Vishnu demised and both Simha Vishnu of the Pallava kingdom of Tamil Nadu and Sundaranandha of the Renadu kingdom of Andhra pradesh having no sons to succeed, Dhanamjayavarman made his elder son Mahendravikkrama (Mahendravarman - 1) as the next Pallava king at Kanchipuram.
(7) During this period king Dhanamjayavarman demised and Mahendravikkrama (Mahendravarman - 1) appointed his younger brother Punyakumara as the next Pallava viceroy ruling from Renadu.
(8) With the demise of the Pallava king Mahendravarman - 1 his son Narasimhavarman - 1 succeeded on the Pallava throne at Kanchipuram as the next king.
Based on the above, the chronology of the Pallava kings who ruled from Kanchipuram during this period is as follows:
(1) Nandivarman
(2) Simha Vishnu (son of Nandivarman)
(3) Mahendravarman - 1 (son of the younger brother Dhanamjayavarman of Simha Vishnu)
(4) Narasimhavarman - 1 (son of Mahendravarman)
Based on the above, the chronology of the Pallava kings who ruled over Renadu during this period is as follows:
(1) Nandivarman
(2) Simha Vishnu (son of Nandivarman)
(3) Sunderananda (immediate younger brother of Simha Vishnu)
(4) Dhanamjayavarman (second younger brother of Simha Vishnu)
(5) Mahendravarman - 1 (son of Dhanamjayavarman)
(6) Punyakumara (son of Mahendravarman -1 and younger brother of Narasimhavarman - 1)


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In Afghanistan, more than 6m children prone to abuse
In Afghanistan, more than 6m children prone to abuse
KABUL (Pajhwok): More than six million children in Afghanistan are vulnerable to violence and other abuses despite the establishment of a proper legal platform for improvement in their lives, officials said on Wednesday.
Addressing a gathering marking the International Universal Children's Day here, Second Vice President Sarwar Danish said issues stemming from the conflict and economic hardships had a negative impact on children's lives.
He said some three million Afghan children were out of school, with about 1.2 million doing hard labor and another 80,000 annually lost their lives to various factors in the country.
The VP said children's addiction to drugs, their kidnapping and sexual abuse were other issues prevalent in Afghanistan where anti-government forces exploited children in attacks and fighting.
These issues existed despite the fact a proper legal system was recently set up in the country for the well-being of children, said Danish, who added legal advocacy for children's rights existed in nine sectors of Afghanistan.
Meanwhile, an official at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Martyrs, and Disabled, Laluddin Aryubi, during the gathering said more than six million Afghan children were facing issues in 23 different spheres.
He said improving children's lives topped the President Ashraf Ghani's priority list and efforts by his ministry were also underway in this regard.
He said the Children Supporting Law draft had been endorsed by the Council of Ministers and sent to the National Assembly for approval. According to him, if the proposed draft was implemented, positive changes would come in children's lives.
Human rights panel head at the Wolesi Jirga, Fawzia Kofi, called the prevailing issues children faced in Afghanistan as 'catastrophic.'
She confirmed the creation of a legal platform for children in the country but said nothing practically had been done in this regard.
Meanwhile, Save the Children, celebrating the children's day, urged the Afghan Parliament to enact the Child Act without any delays and requested President Ghani to endorse it.
"This will provide the opportunity for the establishment of proper structures by the government to respond to the child rights challenges in the country," the organization said in statement.
Save the Children celebrated Universal Children's Day together with the Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Martyrs and Disabled (MoLSAMD), and National and International Non-Governmental Organizations in Kabul.
The organization also urged the Afghan government to further integrate UNCRC recommendations into the legal system to ensure there were improvements in the legal measures to respond to the child rights violations in a proper manner in Afghanistan.
"We are optimistic that with the current focus on the Week of the Child by the Government of Afghanistan this can be taken forward with the required urgency."
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As I read the following article from the NY Times on Monday about the impact of diet on breast cancer and the difference amongst detection rates in various ethnic groups, I cringed when I got to the section about a 10 year old California girl with Stage 2 breast cancer. Here is the link to the article which also contains a link to Hannah's blog.
Much like when you pass a car accident and attempt to make it past the crumpled metal engulfed in flames so that you don't have a permanent impression in your mind that won't ever dissipate, I tried NOT to click on the link to "Hannah's" blog. I couldn't stop myself. I spent the next hour reading about her story and crying boatloads of tears. I had never heard of a 10-year-old breast cancer patient and apparently, not a lot of other people have either since she may be the youngest one known!
I thought I was young at 36 when I was diagnosed. I had no idea.
The first entry I read was about her drains after her mastectomy. I thought to myself, "Yeah, I remember those pesky drains that I begged the surgeon to take out" while I read that Hannah was anxious to get hers out so she could get back to softball. Then I watched a clip of her on Good Morning America which was preempted by President Obama's Nobel Peace Prize announcement speech. She told KIDS that if they felt a lump to be sure and tell their parents even if they are scared. Looking back, she wished she had told hers sooner about the lump she felt in her breast. (By the time it was diagnosed, it had spread to her lymph nodes).
Suddenly my 4-year-old daughter seemed so much closer to a risk I thought I would not have to even talk to her about for years. Recently, my daughter asked me if EVERYONE has to have surgery. When I asked her why she asked she said she was afraid she would have to have surgery too because, "you did twice." Those are the only two she remembers. Since you cannot burst out into tears when a child asks you a question like this, I did my best to assure her that no, not everyone has surgery. I named all the people in our family who have never had surgery (including her great grandfather who lived to be 86 and never spent a day in the hospital until the last month of his life) and did my best to explain why I had surgery. I reiterated what she could clearly see, which is that I am fine now.
Even though Hannah is doing okay, and even though she is alive to tell her story, this "half full optimist" cannot understand a world where a 10-year-old has lost a breast to this disease. It makes the possibility of a cure seem so far off to me and the world feels like a scarier place since I read her story.


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Catch Black 47 on final tour when it performs at FTC
Even in this, their final stretch, the band members of Black 47 are showing no signs of slacking.
"There is this tone from the six of us," said Joseph "Bearclaw" Burcaw, who has been playing bass with the band since 2006. "We always give 110 percent, but this time around we are giving 120 percent. We know this is it and we have to give a kick-ass show."
In November, the band will disperse after 25 years. Until then, it has been traversing the country, hitting old haunts and new venues on its farewell tour. "It's been a bit of a whirlwind," said Burcaw, who grew up in New Milford. "But it's been great."
Black 47, whose name was inspired by the Irish Potato Famine, formed in late 1989 behind frontman Larry Kirwan, but made its first splash in 1993 with the song "Funky Ceili" from the album "Fire of Freedom." These modern Celtic rockers offer up songs strong on political and social issues that are teamed with energetic play and an eclectic mix of styles -- rock, traditional Irish music, reggae, folk, jazz and the blues.
Last month, the band released "Last Call," its last album of original material. Burcaw said the band pulled the record together quickly, which gives it a great energy and the feeling of a live album. "I'm really happy with the way it sounds," he said.
Among the fans coming out to the shows, he said there has been a "tremendous response" to the album, particularly the single "Salsa O'Keefe."
The new hits and the classics of the past quarter-century will be on display when the band swings through Fairfield on Saturday, April 19. The group returns to the Fairfield Theatre Company, where it performed for the first time in March 2013. In addition to Burcaw and Kirwan, the other members of the band are Fred Parcells on trombone and pennywhistle; Joseph Mulvanerty on uilleann pipes and flute; Geoffrey Blythe on saxophone; and Thomas Hamlin on drums.
Even if you saw them last year, don't expect the same show, Burcaw said. None of the band's more than 2,500 shows has been the same.
More InformationStageOne at Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sandford St., Fairfield. Saturday, April 19, 7:45 p.m. $32. 203-259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org.
It will be a chance to catch them before they head out to gigs throughout the Midwest, and then return to the East in November for their final show at B.B. King Blues Club & Grill in New York City.
Earlier this year, the band played its coldest gig so far during an outdoor St. Patrick's Day festival at Empire City Casino in Yonkers, N.Y. Prior to the event, Kirwan spoke about the decision to disband.
"It is bittersweet, but it is something we all decided six months ago," he said, according to a statement. "We wanted to go out our way. We were always in control, never letting anyone tell us how we should play or anything. We wanted to be the ones to choose when we called it quits. We are playing our last show exactly 25 years after we started. This is an achievement for us."
Burcaw said the break-up had been a "very organic" process -- a matter of people moving on to their next chapters.
Burcaw, an accomplished musician who has performed or recorded with the Black Crowes, The Roots, Ron McLure, the Neville Brothers and fellow Black 47 bandmate saxophonist Blythe, has been lining up new projects. Recently, he got together with Mascot's Distance, a band he had been working with before being tapped by Black 47. He described the sound as "Ben Folds Five meets Steely Dan." He also teaches at the School of Rock in Boston.
"I have some really good things in the works," he said, but added that he is spending most of his time with Black 47, performing in venues of all sizes and settings. "There has been a bittersweet feel, but people have been so receptive and are having a great time."
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StageOne at Fairfield Theatre Company, 70 Sanford St., Fairfield. Saturday, April 19, 7:45 p.m. $32. 203-259-1036, fairfieldtheatre.org.


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Linksys ADSL2MUE is an ADSL2/2+ capable router/modem based on the Texas Instruments AR7 architecture. Marketed in the United Kingdom, France, Australia, Germany and a few other countries not including the United States of America.
If you are looking for a modem this might not be what you are looking for. Although advertised as a modem, it is actually a router with some sort of bridging capabilities.
Hardware resources
Based on Texas Instruments AR7 architecture it includes a few other chips on board, such as ethernet and ADSL transformers. TI does not provide with much information about the architecture and answers with a "this is for OEM eyes only" when asked for more information.
Chips onboard
From the labels on chips.
- Ethernet
- One on-chip fast ethernet 10/100 port attached to a transformer from Delta Electronics labeled LF8505 DELTA 0448W).
- One USB 1.1 port.
- One on-chip adsl port attached to an ADSL2 transformer from Linkcomm Manufacturing labeled LAL0671 LINKCOM 0450. Advertised explicitly as AR7 compatible.
- On-board RAM memory
- One chip of synchronous SDRAM formatted as 1Mx32x4bank module makeing up 128Mbit (16Mbytes) of RAM space. Manufactured by Glink and labeled as GLT51280L16-6TC 412 9P3030902.
- On-board Flash memory
- Four MBytes of memory on a single chip from Macronix Incorporated. Its part numbers is MX29LV320ABTC-90G and the chip is labeled as MX E042469 29LV320ABTC-90G 2K085800A1 TAIWAN.
- Microcontroller
- The core of the board is the AR7 microcontroller architecture manufactured by Texas Instruments labeled TNETD7300AGDW 49ZND69.
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Software features
With the default oficial firmware this device has four modes of operation:
- Router with PPPoA over the WAN
- Router with PPPoE over the WAN
- Router with RFC1483 bridged over the WAN
- Bridge with RFC1483 bridged over the WAN
All three router modes NAT support is fair enough for outgoing purposes but will not let you do any port forwarding to the inside.
The only modem capabilities the device shows is called brige mode. This mode interconnects a native ethernet network or an ethernet over USB network with a RFC1484 bridge mode network (ethernet switched over ATM/ADSL).


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MODO, Advaya Hospitality's affordable new lifestyle hotel brand, will have an urban Bauhaus loft design and target design-, music-, and tech-savvy guest who will have access to thousands of tracks in vinyl, CD, and MP3 formats through a partnership with Downtown Music. Guest can create their own playlists, and each guest room will feature iPod docks and large flat-screen TVs.
The brand will be introduced first to the Indian and Brazilian markets, then go worldwide.
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1. When it breaks a system it's much harder to unbreak. On a server that needs 99.9999% uptime, this is a potential nightmare.
2. Doesn't support, and the devs of systemd have said they will likely never support... anything other than the Linux kernel. Attempts were made to get systemd to work on other kernels besides Linux and these patches were REJECTED by upstream. So systemd is almost a form of Linux kernel "lock-in". Debian needs to support the kFreeBSD kernel as well and it's a lot simpler to choose something that works on everything than maintain two different standards for the boot process (by default). If systemd could ever work with kernels other than Linux, then it's far more likely to be the default in Debian.
3. The performance gains of systemd quickly evaporate if the system is booted from an SSD.


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New Streams: Black African Migration to the United States
This report explores the migration patterns and demographic make-up of Black African immigrants, a small but rapidly rising new immigrant population in the United States. The authors examine the admission channels, human-capital characteristics, and labor market performance of foreign-born Black Africans; they also provide an analysis of these immigrants' integration prospects and projected future flow trends.
Black African immigrants have diverse modes of entry into the United States; however, the report finds that they are much more likely than other immigrants to enter the United States through refugee and diversity programs. The share of unauthorized immigrants is estimated to be somewhat lower among Black Africans than among the overall immigrant population, indicating that Black Africans generally have better prospects for integration than other foreign-born groups. The report also suggests that Black African immigrants are disproportionately high-skilled and well-educated in comparison to both the overall foreign-born and native-born stock. These characteristics, combined with high English proficiency rates, appear to translate into high labor force participation for Black African immigrants, though not necessarily high earnings. The authors suggest that low earnings may indicate underemployment of highly skilled African immigrants as a result of difficulties with credentialing and racial discrimination in the U.S. labor market.
The authors predict that demographic and economic trends in Africa—persisting poverty, recurring political conflicts, and the projected doubling of Africa's working-age population by 2050—could dramatically increase emigration pressures. Because relatively few Black Africans gain admission to the United States via employment categories, their flows have not subsided noticeably since the 2008 economic downturn. However, the authors believe that a decline in refugee admissions or certain proposed changes to U.S. immigration laws—most notably the elimination of the diversity visa program—could cause future African migration to slow. On the other hand, if the United States were to adopt a mechanism—such as the point system—that promotes more high-skilled immigration, the shift may increase the flow of educated Black African immigrants.
I. Introduction: A Long History of Black African Migration
II. A Small But Rapidly Rising New Immigrant Population
III. Increasingly Diverse Origins
IV. Diverse Modes of Entry and Legal Statuses
V. Geographic Settlement Patterns Similar to U.S.-Born Blacks
VI. More Human Capital than Other U.S. Immigrants
VII.High Employment Rates But Relatively Low Earnings
VIII.Underemployment of High-Skilled Africans in the U.S. Workforce
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Free SAT Prep Class
My son took the SATs last summer. I encouraged him to study in advance. But he declined all my generous offers of tutors and SAT preparation classes. I know him. So this was all predictable. In fact, that's why I insisted he take the test before he was a sophomore. I figured that he would be disappointed in his score and learn – for next time – that studying is good. (I know, I'm probably delusional but I persist anyway.) He didn't do too badly on the test so I'm not sure he learned that lesson. But I'm pretty sure he'd like to do better next time. Who doesn't want a better score?
I'm signing him to take the test again. So, once again, I'll be encouraging him to study. This time, though, I plan to set him up with a prep course that he can do while slumped on the couch staring at a screen -- his favorite activity. I'm looking for a class that will come to us and is taught by an engaging, interesting teacher who really knows the subject matter. I want the class to be individualized and focus on questions that will be on the test. I want it to offers quick refreshers on topics he has forgotten, not bore him by going over stuff he already knows, but to go in-depth into material he doesn't know or didn't understand. Oh, and I'd like to get the class for free.
If you are laughing at me right now, then you aren't familiar with the Khan Academy.
This free online school offers quick classes in a variety of subjects – from art history to organic chemistry. In fact, there are 3,100 courses at the moment -- and more in the making. And they are taught with a depth of knowledge, interest in the subject, and sense of fun that is often lacking in school.
The Khan Academy, naturally, offers a complete (free) SAT math test prep course. To take it, all my student needs is The Official SAT Study Guide ($12.99) and an internet connected computer or tablet. The first lecture tells him to start working through the problems in the book until he hits one that gives him trouble. Then he is to come back to the Khan Academy Test Prep class and watch the video that goes with that page in the book. If he needs more help with the math than a reminder, the teacher will direct him to an in-depth Kahn Academy lecture on that area of math.
Targeted, quick, and just about free. Just what I'm looking for.
Christina Tynan-Wood writes the Family Tech column for Family Circle, and is the author of "How to Be a Geek Goddess." You can find her at GeekGirlfriends.com.


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Going north we are. You're feeling like something along the lines of 105-110 miles. Let's lighten up a bit on the footies this time too, say something around 7,500 ft; ok with you? We can mix in some varied road surfaces, wind tunnels, and shorter, staccato type spiky hills… 16 distinct downhills, all different.
There will be loads of "WEEEEEEE!!!" too. Nothing says you're have fun more than referring to yourself in the plural, right?


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There are many ways people show respect to others, and the more aware that students are of what those actions look and sound like, the more likely they are to incorporate those behaviors in their daily lives. Here are 35 activities students can do to learn the meaning and value of respect. There's one (and a few more) for each day of the month.
Dr. Michele Borba is an internationally-recognized educational psychologist who has presented workshops to well over a million parents and teachers. She is an honorary board member for Parents and frequent guest on TV and NPR talk shows including Today, The Early Show, The View and Fox & Friends. Author of 20 books, this article is adapted from Building Moral Intelligence: The Seven Essential Virtues that Teach Kids to Do the Right Thing, selected by Publishers' Weekly list of "among the most noteworthy of 2001." Her latest book is 12 Simple Secrets Real Moms Know: Getting Back to Basics and Raising Happy Kids. To find out more about her work check out: http://www.moralintelligence.com.
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It Ain't Nothin' But The Blues
This is the show's first major NY production since its Broadway debut in 1999.
The most rousing version of "Goodnight Irene" to be sung during Hurricane Irene will be in the final performances of "Ain't Nothin' But The Blues," presented through Sunday, August 29 at Aaron Davis Hall by New Haarlem Arts Theatre (www.newhaarlemartstheatre.org).
The much-acclaimed musical revue, now playing its one-week extension, also includes classics like "Crossroads Blues," "Fever" and "Let the Good Times Roll." There's a pair or comps for anybody named Irene who comes to the show for any remaining performance. If you have any doubt about whether the show is on, you can check the theater's website or Smarttix, (212) 868-4444 or www.smarttix.com.
Here are some media reactions so far.
The New York Post: From the fiery gospel of "Catch on Fire" to the steamy sexuality of "Come On in My Kitchen," it "Let[s] the Good Times Roll." It'll be a long time, if ever, before "The Thrill Is Gone."
Marvel Allen proves the vocal powerhouse of the group, with full-throttle renditions of "St. Louis Blues" and "Strange Fruit." Dameka Hayes accompanies many of the songs with her sinuous, expressive dancing. And Shawn Brown is a natural comic, singing "Candy Man" with an angelic demeanor that makes its lascivious come-ons all the more amusing.
But for sheer sexual bravado, it was hard to beat the big-boned Gerald Latham, whose enthusiastic bumping and grinding during "I'm Your Hootchie Cootchie Man" literally knocked the glasses off the face of a woman in the front row.
The Daily News: The outstanding performers include Dameka Hayes, who sparkles with confidence. Her "My Man Rocks Me" and sultry "Fever" were off the charts -be it Fahrenheit or Centrigrade. She's got moves, too, sensually showcased in Tracy Jacks' choreography.
Marvel Allen proves herself a powerhouse vocalist, equally at home with a sexy "I Put a Spell on You" and a haunting "Strange Fruit."
Crowd-pleasers include Gerald Latham's frisky "I'm Your Hootchie Cootchie Man," Shawn Brown's sly "Candy Man" and [Nathaly] Lopez's flirty "Come on in My Kitchen." That number found her turning an unsuspecting man in the audience into her love toy.
The New York Times: Here are the blues in every permutation: country, city and churchy blues; happy blues and sad blues; slow burns and fast-talking come-ons...Lots of standout moments, thanks to a strong, nicely varied cast of eight performers. (A live band provides accompaniment.) Some highlights: Dameka Hayes's "Fever," Marvel Allen's "St. Louis Blues" and Shawn Brown's sweet and shyly lowdown "Candy Man." The show's high point [is] Nathaly Lopez's vampy-funny "Come On in My Kitchen." She understands how to find the drama in the blues, and milks the song for all she can get. (Plenty.)
The play is running at Aaron Davis Hall -- Theatre B-- West 135th Street and Convent Avenue, Hamilton Heights.
Thursdays through Saturdays at 7:00 PM, matinees Saturdays and Sundays at 2:00 PM.
Tickets $25 general admission, $15 students and seniors, $10 with CUNY ID. Box office: SMARTTIX, (212) 868-4444, www.smarttix.com.
Free on-site parking is available in South Campus Parking Lot (enter at 133rd Street and Convent Ave.).
Subways: #1 to 137th Street or A, B, C, D to 135th Street.
"It Ain't Nothin' but the Blues," directed by Alfred Preisser, is the second show of the inaugural season of New Haarlem Arts Theatre, the resident theater of City College of New York (CCNY).
This is the show's first major NY production since its Broadway debut in 1999.
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