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FRESNO, Calif. – LA Galaxy II won their inaugural game on Thursday with a 2-1 victory over the Fresno Fuego.
Although goal scorers Travis Bowen and Raul Mendiola are known quantities to Galaxy fans, many of the players were a mystery.
Below is a break down on the players who suited up for LA Galaxy II:
Starting Lineup:
Goalkeeper Cody Laurendi: Trained with the Galaxy first team at the start of the season and spent the last two seasons with NASL club Ft. Lauderdale Strikers.
Right back Oscar Sorto: LA Galaxy Homegrown Player.
Center back Daniel Steres: Former San Diego State Aztecs defender who was drafted by Chivas USA in 2012. After being released by Chivas, he signed with Seattle Sounders FC for the duration of the season before spending last season with USL PRO club Wilmington Hammerheads.
Center back Bradley Diallo: A Olympique de Marseille youth product, the 23-year-old spent two years with English League One side Oldham Athletic before joining Royal White Star Bruxelles in the Belgian second division.
Left back Jason Bli: A 21-year-old French defender spent the last season with Paris FC. Bli made 11 appearances for the third division French club.
Right midfielder Aleksandar Djokovic: A 22-year-old former Serbrian youth international spent 2013 with Ironi Nir Ramat HaSharon in the Israeli first division.
Central midfielder Kenney Walker: LA Galaxy first team player. Walker spent much of last season on loan to the Carolina RailHawks of the NASL.
Central midfielder Dragan Stojkov: A 25-year-old former Macedonian youth international who spent the last four seasons with FK Jagodina of Serbia's first division. Stojkov made 53 appearances for Jagodina over that span.
Left midfielder Raul Mendiola: LA Galaxy Academy graduate who is reportedly about to be signed by the Galaxy as their latest Homegrown Player.
Forward Travis Bowen: Older brother of former Galaxy Homegrown forward Tristan Bowen. The 24-year-old spent last season with USL PRO side Phoenix Wolves FC before splitting time with Ventura County Fusion and the Portland Timbers U-23s.
Forward Jack McBean: LA Galaxy Homegrown Player.
Forward Jaime Villarreal: Galaxy Academy U-18 and younger brother of LA Homegrown Player Jose Villarreal. The 18-year-old has scored five goals for the LA U-18's this year.
Forward Adonis Amaya: Galaxy Academy U-18 who committed to UC Santa Barbara for the upcoming Fall semester. The 17-year-old has scored 14 goals for the Galaxy U-18's this year.
Center back Lee Nishanian: A four-year starter for Cal-State San Bernardino and two time selection to the All-California Collegiate Athletic Association first team.
Center back Logan Emory: Spent last season playing for Toronto FC before being waved and joining NASL club San Antonio Scorpions. Emory made 24 league appearances for TFC across two seasons.
Right back Eder Arreola: Spent the last year with Mexican Liga de Ascenso side Delfines del Carmen. Drafted by the Houston Dynamo after starring for UCLA during four years, Arreola helped United States Adult Soccer Association club Cal FC reach the fourth round of the U.S. Open Cup in 2012.
Midfielder Laurent Courtois: Split 2013 between Chivas USA and the LA Galaxy. Courtois will serve as player-coach for LA Galaxy II in 2014.
Midfielder Alejandro Covarrubias: The midfielder will be a senior this season at Cal-State Dominquez Hills. Covarrubias played 18 games for the Toros in 2013 scoring six goals and five assists.
Midfielder Abraham Campos: The 24-year-old midfielder spent the past three seasons with the Fresno Fuego. Campos also had a brief stint with Club Inter of the Mexican third division.
Forward Aaron Lombardi: Galaxy Academy U-18 who has made 13 appearances this season scoring three goals.
Midfielder Eljiah Martin: Galaxy Academy U-18 who has played in 12 games for the youth side so far this season. The Fresno native has tallied one goal this season.
Goalkeeper Nick Shackelford: A 23-year-old goalkeeper from St. Louis University. Shackelford made starts in all four years with the Billikens.


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These are chat archives for AvaloniaUI/Avalonia
dotnet.exe against the Windows subsystem, and then conditionally create a console window based on some metadata in the project
dotnet publishto create the host for us? basically a self-contained app
<RuntimeIdentifiers>win7-x64;OTHER_STUFF</RuntimeIdentifiers> in your project
/p:RuntimeIdentifier=___ when building
dotnet.exe renamed, though
.dll next to itself with the same name, and then hosts the CLR and uses that dll as the entrypoint assembly
dotnet.exe is and how many platforms you'd need to build for. That's why I am hoping we will come to some sort of conclusion in that issue I linked
Process.Start( FolderName)
FolderName? seems weird to be passing that to
UseShellExecute defaults to
false in .NET Core instead of true, so we are attempting to launch that folder as an executable rather than create an explorer there
UseShellExecute to true, or you could do
Process.Start("cmd", $"/c start {FolderName}");
UseShellExecute to false, so it doesn't work on .NET Core. You can set that manually in the
ProcessStartInfo or you can use the above command
In my opinion the right thing to do is unconditionally link dotnet.exe against the Windows subsystem, and then conditionally create a console window based on some metadata in the project
That won't work
AllocConsole will just allocate a new one
NULL, then call
it's not building for me on 2015 - is it 2017 only?
I made sure that PR is building on AppVeyor's VS2015.
GetLoadedAssemblies in .net core? http://www.michael-whelan.net/replacing-appdomain-in-dotnet-core/
A stable release of a package should not have on a prerelease dependency. Either modify the version spec of dependency "SkiaSharp [1.56.1-beta, )" or update the version field.
An error occurred when executing task 'Create-NuGet-Packages'.
Error: NuGet: Process returned an error (exit code 1).
Create-NuGet-Packages target should depend on
BTW, we need to split that script
@kekekeks I can try to split cake build script
The .NET Core and ASP.NET Core workload is no longer in preview. We have fixed several bugs and improved usability of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core Tooling.
DllNotFoundException: Unable to load DLL 'libSkiaSharp':?
@wieslawsoltes any chance of making xaml behaviours target .net core too?
@danwalmsley I have updated XamlBehaviors to latest Avalonia build
Visual Studio 2017 RC image has been updated to the latest RC3 (build 26127.03) released on February 1, 2017
static extern IntPtr GetStdHandle(int handle);
static extern IntPtr SetStdHandle(int num, IntPtr handle);
static extern IntPtr CloseHandle(IntPtr handle);
var stderr = GetStdHandle(-12);
var stdout = GetStdHandle(-11);
SetStdHandle(-12, stdout);
in the build task options
There is an option for continuing build, but it will still be marked as "partially succeded"
I don't write a single line of code to build
From my point of view that's an awful thing
VS extension development have always been a mess
True story
brew anyway, we should be fine with using it for now
brew is that it makes /usr/local/* writable by user acccount
SkBitmap::CopyTo should be able to handle that
brew install gtk+3
Package Avalonia.Xaml.Behaviors 0.4.1-build329-alpha is not compatible with netcoreapp1.1 (.NETCoreApp,Version=v1.1) / win-x86. Package Avalonia.Xaml.Behaviors 0.4.1-build329-alpha supports: portable-net45+win8 (.NETPortable,Version=v0.0,Profile=Profile7)
One or more packages are incompatible with .NETCoreApp,Version=v1.1 (win-x86).
conditional tag
It will download a metric ton of binaries anyway
scenegraph merged
gtk_window_set_transient_for, etc
GtkWidget.IsClosed checks here: https://github.com/AvaloniaUI/Avalonia/blob/master/src/Gtk/Avalonia.Gtk3/TopLevelImpl.cs
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Drop into our gitter chat room and let us know what you're thinking of doing.
+ Measure(Size.Infinity);
+ Arrange(new Rect(DesiredSize));
scenegraph has to change though anyway
UserControl then its contents don't need to be redrawn, just the layer with the new opacity
so if you e.g. change the opacity of a UserControl then its contents don't need to be redrawn, just the layer with the new opacity
I think that's how Chrome currently works
ClipToBounds is
true, you can safely reduce the size of the layer
RenderTest sample - it has proper geometry hit detection
WritableBitmap from WPF
IRenderTargetBitmapImpls but this isn't good on D2D
IRenderTargetBitmapImpl IRenderTarget.CreateLayer() which on D2D would create a D2D bitmap
<StackPanel Background="Red" Padding="10">
<Button Opacity = "0.5"/>
<MySuperControl ClipToBounds="False"/>
MySuperControl expects to draw on top of that
Button which is now a separate layer
MySuperControl drawing on top of
Button is a valid scenario anyway
shadow* prefixed properties

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Raised in Sarasota, bank executive Jeff Radcliffe returns from Naples
IberiaBank has named its first Sarasota and Bradenton market president.
Jeff Radcliffe on Monday will take up the position of overseeing the Louisiana-based bank's commercial, business and retail banking operations in Sarasota and Manatee counties.
It will be a homecoming for Radcliffe, who has been working in Naples but who was raised in Sarasota and graduated from Riverview High School in 1991.
IberiaBank operates 10 offices with 104 employees in the two counties. The bank came to the area in November 2009 when it acquired two failed institutions, Century Bank of Sarasota and Orion Bank of Naples.
"In all of our markets we have seen an increase in loan demand. Businesses are expanding, which is fueling that loan demand," Radcliffe said Tuesday.
"We believe it's a good time now to really start to develop and enhance our strategies to make sure we can take advantage of the improving economic conditions and business expansion," he said.
IberiaBank is the second institution to name a new local market leader in recent days. Bank of America recently tapped Ed Luecke to serve as its market president in Sarasota. Luecke, 44, will also continue as a director for its Merrill Lynch complex.
In all, Bank of America -- the largest bank in Southwest Florida -- has $3.1 billion in assets in Sarasota and Manatee counties and 34 branch offices.
IberiaBank typically assigns market presidents for all its major metro areas but had not filled the Sarasota/Bradenton post until now.
It holds roughly $630 million in deposits in the two counties, making it the sixth-largest bank in the region, according to the latest data from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp.
Radcliffe, 40, has more than 15 years of experience in the financial industry. He joined Orion in Fort Myers in 1998, and most recently was IberiaBank's senior vice president and regional manager for its Business Credit Services department in Southwest Florida.
Jim Gburek, the bank's regional state president for Florida, said Radcliffe's local ties were important. "I can assure you that it was a factor in our decision, to have someone with connectivity to that market to lead the charge there," he said.
Radcliffe, who has a bachelor of science in business administration degree in finance from the University of Florida, said he and his family are looking forward to returning to Sarasota.
"We've stayed in close contact with a lot of folks in the area," he said. "I feel I can get up to speed on current market activities very quickly."


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NoNeedForLeads necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 154 diseños de 39 diseñadores freelance.
New rules, I may have been too restrictive. throw anything at me. Play with the lettering or whatever you'd like. There doesnt need to be a dog in the logo Either. Just something that may remind you of a dog is fine. thanks
No Need For Leads
Our company is Called No Need For Leads. It is an off leash dog training company. We are a company that prides ourselves on reliable dogs regardless of distractions.
What we are looking for is an eyecatching design. The name of the company should be easily read. The logo should be trendy and clean.
The logo should also look good on clothing (T-shirts, jackets, and baseball caps) and stationary.
Some ideas i have are a dog biting through a leash, a dog sitting in the heel position with his face turned lookin at his owner. To be honest, i am not completely sold on those two ideas so feel free to post whatever ideas you may have.
I may have been to restrictive on the idea. Throw any idea at me. =)
I preferably would like for you to work with a pitbull, lab, or a schnauzer.
An example of something i like can be found at this website
- I do not want a super friendly design. Nothing too Cute. Also if a leash is in the logo it should express it not being used. I also do not want a growling or mean looking dog. A serious dog is ok. Just not growling
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The Sheridan college Lady Generals volleyball team will play their Cure game next Tuesday at the Hoffman Dome.
They have team up with Sheridan Memorial Hospital in order to raise funds for the cure.
The Lady Generals will be selling t-shirts by the cafeteria on Oct 15 and 16 selling T-shirts
Monday Oct 17 in the Whitney building and also at the game on Oct 18.
They play Rocky Mountain college next Tuesday at 7:00.
The Buffalo Bison football team was on the road Friday at Lander to take on the Tigers and dropped a nail-biter 14-7.
Fumbles by the Bison either led directly to scores or took the momentum out of their drives, forcing them to punt.
The Bison never seemed to get in rhythm throughout the game until midway through the fourth quarter when they finally got in the endzone but by then it was too little, too late and the Tigers ran out the clock on their final possession to take the win.
Next up for the Bison is a home game against the Torrington Trailblazers, Friday night at BHS.
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL - The Sheridan Broncs built up a nice lead in Laramie Friday night then survived a Plainsmen rally and took the game 35-19 to run their winning streak to five straight at 6-1 overall Head coach Don Julian.
Seniors Riley Ryan and Gabe Dahmke missed the game because of injury and Julian says that gave some others a chance to fill and they got the job done.
The Sheridan Broncs were in Laramie Friday night, and the No. 2 team in the state improved to 6-1 with a 35-19 road win over the Plainsmen. Up on Laramie early, Sheridan controlled the game on the ground as they have done all season. Bronc halfback Jordan Roberts again surpassed 200 yards on the ground with one rushing score Friday night.
Sheridan Media's Trevor Jackson.
Sheridan Defeats Laramie 35 to 19.
The Big Horn Rams were in action Friday afternoon in an important home game. Sheridan Media's Ron Richter has more.
The Buffalo Bison football team is now 3-2 on the season after beating the Riverton Wolverines last Friday 24-7.
Tonight the Bison, ranked #4 in 3A, will travel to Lander to take on the fifth-ranked Tigers, who are coming off a 45-7 loss to Douglas. Kickoff is set for 7pm in Lander.
The Lady Bison volleyball team will host their triangular on Saturday with Torrington and Worland.
Buffalo will play Torrington at 11:30am, Torington and Worland will play at 1pm and the Lady Bison will play Worland at 2:30.
FOOTBALL - We have a live high school football double header for you today starting in Big Horn this afternoon. the Rams host Moorcroft in their Homecoming game.
The game will kickoff at 1:00 and will be broadcast live for you on 14-10 KWYO Ron Richter and Ben Chalker will have the play by play.
The Sheridan Broncs will play at Laramie tonight we will have the game live for you on 14-10 KWYO and 95.9 FM the broadcast will start at 6:30 with the pregame show presented by First Federal, kickoff is at 7:00.
FOOTBALL - In local football action we will broadcast a live double header Friday starting in Big Horn with the Rams hosting Moorcroft.
The game will kickoff at 1:00 and will be broadcast live on 14-10 KWYO Ron Richter and Ben Chalker will have the play by play.
The Sheridan Broncs will play at Laramie Friday night we will have the game live for you on 14-10 KWYO and 95.9 FM starting at 6:30 with the First Federal pregame show kickoff is at 7:00.
The Bison Cross Country Team will host their Buffalo Invite today at Buffalo High School.
The junior high girls begin at 3pm, boys at 3:30 and the high school girls will start at 4, boys at 4:30.
On Friday the Bison football team will take their #4 ranking into Lander to take on the fifth-ranked Tigers. Kickoff is set for 7pm in Lander.
On Saturday the varsity volleyball team will host a triangular eith Worland and Torrington.
Buffalo will play Torrington at 11:30am, Torington and Worland will play at 1pm and the Lady Bison will play Worland at 2:30.
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William Makepeace Thackeray was an English novelist born in 1863. Born in Calcutta, he was sent to England in 1816 after his father's death. He went on to study at Trinity College, Cambridge, but left after a year. He spent several years travelling, and used his inheritance to fund two unsuccessful newspapers and two unsuccessful Indian banks.
After losing his money, Thackeray turned to writing to support his young family. He wrote criticism and fiction for Fraser's Magazine, The Times, and Punch magazine. His first novel, Catherine, was serialized by Fraser's between 1839 and 1840. His 1844 novel, The Luck of Barry Lyndon, was also serialized in the publication.
Thackeray published several travel books. These included 1840's The Paris Sketchbook and 1843's The Irish Sketchbook. These books gave him a moderate level of success. This was also boosted by the serialization of his Snob Papers in 1846 and 1847, and its publication in book form in 1848.
Vanity Fair, Thackeray's 1848 novel, has become his best known work. It began to be serialized in 1847, and brought him immediate success. He became a sought after writer, with his satirical fiction receiving good reviews.
Many of Thakeray's later novels, including Pendennis, The Newcomes, and The Virginians, lacked the power of his earlier works. Often compared to Dickens, much of Thackeray's output began to have a softer form of satire.
Thackeray became the editor of Cornhill Magazine in 1860 and published the Roundabout Papers in it. He died of a stroke in 1863.


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Mounting and dismounting, using the oil injection method
Particularly where large bearings are involved, it is often necessary to make provisions during the design stage, to facilitate mounting and dismounting of a bearing, or even to make it possible at all.
For super-precision cylindrical roller bearings with a bore diameter d > 80 mm, SKF recommends the oil injection method. With the oil injection method, oil under high pressure is injected via ducts and distribution grooves between the bearing and bearing seat to form an oil film (fig. 1). This oil film separates the mating surfaces and considerably reduces the friction between them and virtually eliminates the risk of damaging the bearing or the spindle shaft. This method is typically used when mounting or dismounting bearings directly on tapered shaft seats. Where bearings with a cylindrical bore are concerned, the oil injection method can only be used for dismounting.
To apply the oil injection method, the spindle must contain ducts and grooves (→ Provisions for mounting and dismounting).


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Today's New York Times article titled "Major Companies Push the Limits of a Tax Break" strikes me as a microcosm of the challenges with the federal tax code.
It also reveals something else. It's a marketing strategy called FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt – and it's being used by the rich and powerful to protect tax codes which benefit them by making the rest of us afraid to support efforts to change or eliminate those tax loopholes.
The article describes a 90-year old tax code modification supposedly meant to be helpful to farmers and small businesses. When discussing tax codes as "helpful" it's important to always remember that that help comes with a price tag. That "help" means that the government isn't taxing a transaction. That, of course, means less tax revenues into the federal treasury and, like it or not, we will not see our federal debt lowered and our federal budget come closer to balance unless both sides of the ledger – expenses AND revenues – are tackled.
Don't get me wrong. I don't oppose every tax code meant to help businesses, especially small businesses. What I vehemently oppose is what seems to have happened here. It appears from this article that this incentive originally intended to benefit farmers and small businesses was eventually expanded and perverted into something that the likes of JPMorgan, Wells Fargo, and GE may have abused.
How does that happen and why aren't we capable of doing something about it?
Perhaps this is one possible answer.
Whenever the topic turns to the economy, business, and taxation, we seem to allow the rich and powerful to control the discussion and to set the framework for what to do next. We allow the to do this by employing a strategy those of us in the sales and marketing profession know as FUD – Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt. Here's how it works.
We allow them to manipulate and control us by controlling the discussion mostly through fear and with heavy doses of uncertainty and doubt. Too many of us are easily (and to some degree, justifiably) frightened by the threat of the loss of the most basic thing needed to survive in a modern society; namely and for starters, a job which pays enough (but not always enough) just for food and shelter.
The things that used to signal the arrival into the middle class – higher education, vacations, and even a little free time to pursue interests outside of two or three part-time jobs – are now available and affordable to fewer and fewer people. All this at a time when taxes are at historic lows, regulation on businesses of all types has been progressively shredded over the last 30 years, the wealth gap is wider than it's been since the Gilded Age, and the federal debt keeps ballooning.
When it comes to taxes, the rich and powerful use FUD to make the same argument they always make: the beneficial tax treatment of these "…asset exchanges spur investment and help create jobs." They frame the discussion about raising taxes and doing away with loopholes by saying that if they are taken away there will be less investment and fewer jobs. My response to that argument is pretty consistently this: if that's true then why is unemployment still just under 8% and why isn't the economy growing faster? You rich and powerful people are getting what you want and it's still not enough?
This is overly simplistic, I know, but I still believe it's a valid stance to take in this argument. It's still a legitimate way to tear down and take back the framing they want to use when it comes to the tax code. If tax breaks like this are so great, then why are we in the terrible state we're in and why aren't the rich and powerful investing more into a recovery?
And when it comes to changing the tax code as a means for helping to reverse the federal government's mounting debt, the discussion must be first and foremost about the sort of code changes like this one that benefit GE and Wells Fargo long before even thinking about code changes such as eliminating mortgage interest deductions.
It's far past the time to end the corporate welfare system. That must begin with changes to the corporate tax codes. They must pay more, not less. Corporations have already proven they'll adapt and, besides, how much more is left for them to outsource overseas? They've refused to do anything except hold us all hostage through fear of job loss while they sit atop record-setting profits.
It's time to call their bluff.
One of the greatest challenges we face for reversing tax codes that benefit only the strong, the wealthy, and the powerful is our ability and willingness to call them out on their FUD strategy and to tell them that, "We're mad as hell and…"Well, you know the rest.
More than that, our elected officials need to know they can't use FUD on us either. If they have the courage to stand up to big money and the power elite, then they need to know that we will stand with them. We need more people like Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren who seem to actually care about the middle class enough to stand up to Wall Street, big corporations, and the infinitesimally small number of wealthy people in America who already have rigged the system far too long and far too much to their advantage.
The wealthy aren't doing anything much to help the rest of us, so why should we keep kowtowing to them and their interests? Let's close tax loopholes that benefit large and wealthy corporations. It's a better place to start than with my home mortgage interest deduction.
Click here to find your Congressional Representative and tell him/her what you think. It's the only way they'll know.
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I have a 15-inch 2.53ghz mid-2009 macbook pro (in some places known as "macbookpro 5.4"). I wanted to dual boot mac os x with ubuntu 14.04 desktop 64-bit, so I set up a secondary partition using disk utility (not bootcamp assistant as it wants a windows 7 disk). I rebooted, booted from the ubuntu dvd I burned (there are two options in the boot menu, the EFI version called "EFI boot" and the BIOS version misleadingly called "windows," I chose the EFI one), and first thing I do is check disk for defects, and there aren't any. So I reboot and start up the installer, but the Ubuntu splash screen comes up garbled and it stays there forever. (I've waited 2 hours, I don't think the live cd is supposed to take that long to start). So I noticed there was something wrong.
One potential solution I found was installing refit on the mac os x partition. So I did. I started up the efi boot loader from the Ubuntu disk using refit instead of holding down option on startup (needed to refresh a couple times for refit to see the dvd), same result. Another solution was booting with nomodeset. This time it didn't get stuck at the splash screen, but a completely black screen (no blinking cursor either) after being at the boot screen for a while. It could be a video driver problem, but how, if I've booted with nomodeset?
I've also tried the "64-bit mac" version that they offer on the download page. That version doesn't have an efi version, only bios, but it boots exactly the same way (either stuck on the boot screen or a black screen).
I don't want to try the 32-bit version as it could be much slower and also won't recognize my full 8gb of ram. (edit: tried it, still boots to a black screen)
4/23 update: After commenting the answers I got, I should mention that on my macbook pro I have downgraded the efi firmware from 1.7 to 1.6 because I replaced the hard drive myself (the original one died), and the 1.7 update makes hard drives you replaced yourself become so slow they're unusable because they're "unsupported". For this reason I also can't install anything newer than mac os x mountain lion 10.8.3 on my mac, even if it would work normally (it would throw looping errors similar to the ones I mentioned in a comment), in fact I'm stuck on lion 10.7.5. The solution I found on the internet about this only works for seagate hard drives, and I have a western digital.
If I upgrade the efi firmware again, I could finally install Ubuntu, but it would be slowed down to a crawl (random hangs every 10 seconds or so), so it's not worth it. I'd rather just buy a new $300 non-apple laptop and put Ubuntu there. Thanks everyone who answered, but I'm open to trying something else to get it to work, if anyone has a potential solution.
2017 update: I bought a newer computer, but I kept this older macbook as a secondary one. To make it faster, I replaced the hard drive again, this time to a SanDisk SSD plus, and despite it still being unsupported by Apple, it works perfectly with the old 1.6 EFI firmware. Not only does Ubuntu work fine, but so do newer Mac OS versions (up to 10.11 El Capitan officially, even 10.12 Sierra if you use dosdude1's patch). The old Apple EFI firmware caps the SATA speed at 1.5 Gbit/s, but with a solid state drive this computer works very quickly, so I won't attempt updating it.


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Rain Can't Dampen Spirits on Graduation Dayby Jim Amidon • May 14, 2006 Share:
Dawn broke on graduation day at Wabash with a mixture of cool temperatures and drizzle, forcing all activities inside, but the spirits of the men of the Class of 2006 could not have been higher.
Seniors began showing up to pick up their caps and gowns just after 8:00 a.m. this morning, some having rested a full night and others, perhaps, never having slept at all.
Senior Chris Doty was the busiest of all seniors early Sunday. He welcomed well over 100 friends and family members to his commissioning ceremony for the United States Marine Corps.
In addition to being commissioned by Marines officers, Doty took his oath from his sister, Mary Elizabeth, who is a Naval Academy graduate and officer in the United States Navy. Chris' parents, Vince and Anne Marie, pinned his second lieutenant bars on his shoulders in a ceremony marked by good wishes and tears
View a photo album of Doty's ceremony and Baccalaureate Chapel.
View a photo album of Sunday's preparations for Baccalaureate and Commencement.
Wabash graduate Alex Miller '71, an admiral in the United States Navy, dropped by the ceremony to wish the Doty family well. Miller was back on campus to receive an Honorary Degree at Commencement.
Another student, Gable Hackman, was also commissioned into the Marine Corps on Sunday afternoon. Hackman's ceremony took place immediately following graduation activities.
Seniors stood nervously in robes and mortar boards just inside Baxter Hall shortly before the 11 a.m. Baccalaureate Chapel service. Some joked around with friends, while others reflected on four fleeting years at Wabash.
English professor Tim Lake helped calm the graduates down in his opening remarks at Chapel.
First, he saluted the 30 percent of the class that graduates with honors. Then he gave special attention to those men who would not graduate cum laude, magna cum laude, or summa cum laude. Lake said for many of the men in the Class of 2006, the most significant honors are to graduate "Thank You Lawdy."
Lake gave the invocation for Baccalaureate and Bill Placher, Lafollette Distinguished Professor in the Humanities, gave the Baccalaureate sermon.
Read a brief excerpt from Professor Placher's sermon.
On the home page: Professor of Tim Lakes loosens up the gathering at the Baccalaureate Chapel.
Top: Chris Doty was commissioned a second lieutenant in the US Marine Corps.
Lower right: Tim Lake gives the invocation at Chapel.
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Omaha mayor pushes for gun reform
Suttle rallies for mandatory background checks
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle was one of more than a hundred mayors around the United States speaking out against gun violence on Thursday.
Suttle is pushing for gun control reforms and is calling for legislation requiring mandatory background checks for all gun purchases.
Suttle's announcement was part of Mayors Against Illegal Guns' national effort to stop gun violence, which was mirrored by President Barack Obama on Capitol Hill.
"We want to mobilize the citizens in our communities to ask their local representatives for common sense reforms," Suttle said.
Activists agreed with the mayor, saying mandatory checks would help curb violent crime in Omaha.
"Illegal guns -- we have got to get them off the street. We have to stop the flow, and one of the issues is the background check issue. We have been notified that it's one of the biggest loopholes for illegal guns coming into urban communities," said Willie Barney with Impact One and Omaha 360.
Second Amendment advocates said strengthening background checks won't help.
"Universal background checks are not beneficial, and background checks have never stopped any kind of a crime or any kind of a shooting," said Patrick Smith with Gun-Safe Academy.
Smith, a firearms training expert, said enacting the kinds of new laws the mayors' group is calling for would end up having an undesired effect.
"It sounds harmless and fine, but the reality is they're trying to create a national registry of firearms, and of course, registration leads to confiscation," Smith said.
Smith believes the right solution is tougher enforcement of existing laws.
The U.S. Senate is expected to hold votes on gun legislation next month.
Some mayoral candidates said Suttle's assertion that citizens in the community overwhelmingly support background checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals is not true.
Businessman Dave Nabity's campaign said he is opposed to mandatory background checks on all gun purchases.
"Dave believes that the Second Amendment is absolutely worth protecting and should not be infringed upon," his campaign said.
Former councilman Dan Welch is also against the push, saying the problem with further regulation is that it always affects law-abiding citizens and never affects criminals.
Councilwoman Jean Stothert said she supports crime control, not more gun control.
"Our challenges with crime will not be solved by Congress. They are best addressed locally with open, trusted leadership," Stothert said.
Sen. Brad Ashford said a state law he helped pass in 1991 already does what Suttle is calling for. He said the task is to work closely with state and federal officials to ensure background checks are done accurately.


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A. Accept seriously the responsibility and privilege of representing Medfield Youth Soccer: display positive public action at all times.
B. Demonstrate respect for opponents, coaches and referees before, during and after games.
C. Live up to high standards of sportsmanship.
D. Treat opponents with respect: shake hands after games and take a knee quickly when they are injured. Clap when they leave the field.
E. Respect judgment of referees, abide by rules of the games and display no behavior that could incite fans (ex. questioning calls, gestures, taunting, "show-boating" etc).
F. Cooperate with referees, coaches and fellow participants to conduct a fair game.
G. Accept favorable and unfavorable decisions, as well as victory and defeat, with equal grace.
H. Come prepared each week to practice (ball, water, shin guards and cleats) and understand that there will be ramifications for disruptive behavior- whether in practice or a game (ex. reduced playing time, sitting out practice, etc).
A. Support the team and coaches
B. Respect decisions made by referees- do not speak to them.
C. Respect opposing fans, coaches and participants.
D. Fill out coach's evaluation at end of season- this provides feedback to Medfield Youth Soccer on how the coaches are doing.
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Concerns expressed directly to the Head Coach and Assistant Coach
Notification of any schedule conflicts in advance
Notification of illness or injury as soon as possible
Appropriate Concerns for Discussion with the Coaches:
The treatment of your child
Methods to help your child improve his/her skills
Concerns about a players behavior
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While the coaches are committed to open communication with parents, there is a certain process that should be observed. In particular, the time before and during a game is dedicated to the players. It is not appropriate for a parent to approach a coach to discuss game or individual player concerns at this time. The coach will be happy to set up a meeting/phone call to address parent concerns at a time that will not interfere with the attention required by the players. An exception to this request is an incident when a player is injured. The coaches will be available immediately after a game to discuss the situation and any concerns with parents.


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Arkansas Home with a Stylish Palette
A family home gets an update from color maven Tobi Fairley
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Just as before a big game, there's a moment of anticipation when a designer is about to unveil a game plan to homeowners. The kickoff reveals the palette, textures, and furnishings that the designer hopes will create a winning style. But too often, there is one phrase—"Here is where I want to introduce color"—that can trigger a timeout, with the homeowners huddling to devise a strategy that's more reserved.
Happily for Little Rock, Arkansas, designer Tobi Fairley and homeowners Julie and Patrick Swope, of Rogers, Arkansas, that didn't happen when Fairley showed them her ideas for their house. In fact, the Swopes were dazzled with the conceptions, which fit the fast-paced style of the athletic couple and their two energetic young sons. "Patrick and I love tradition," Julie says, "but we also wanted a home with a youthful appeal that was not too serious for our active family. We knew Tobi's color sensibilities would be perfect, giving us the best of both classic and current styles."
For her part, Fairley understood that a hip plan with a winning design was needed for the Swopes. But before she injected any fancy color footwork, she relied on the fundamentals—a neutral base and classic furnishings—to anchor her vibrant approach.
"Julie is confident in her style," says Fairley. "It wasn't scary to recommend a strong palette because I knew she understood color as a tool for a memorable design. She is comfortable with color and modern uses of it. As long as the colors I used were rooted in tradition, I could create something special."
A neutral envelope of warm ivory paint on the walls grounded the intense combination of blue-and-white that the designer put into play in the entry hall and living and dining rooms. Wanting the entry hall to be not only welcoming but also useful, Fairley created a comfortable seating area at the base of the impressive curving staircase. Matching blue-and-white armchairs and a stair runner bordered in a Greek key trim warm and soften the cool sleekness of the stone and wood surfaces.
The living room served as a tutorial in investing in pieces that work well together over time and in various spaces. Fairley incorporated furniture that the Swopes already had—like side tables and a sofa with graceful lines upholstered in beige—into her scheme. Fresh pairings of seating pieces were repositioned, including grand wing chairs covered in a handsome shade that bridges navy and cobalt, cream-colored slipper chairs at the room's opposite end, and benches perched on X-shaped stainless steel bases and upholstered in a geometric Greek key motif that adds a graphic touch.
The dining room continues the palette, but here the look is contemporary and less patterned. "Julie is extremely organized," notes the designer. "Everything has its own place so the family can live clutter-free. In the dining room, we wanted her 'Tobacco Leaf' porcelain from Mottahedeh to shine when she entertained, so I kept the surroundings dynamic but restrained." White klismos-style chairs with blue upholstery encircle the round dining table.
Because of its cheerful disposition, yellow often earns the silver medal for color, coming in second place after blue-and-white. Team Tobi and Julie wanted to use yellow but preferred a hue with enough muscle to hold its own—nothing overly feminine and pretty. Black and gray accents with bold yellow in the family room, breakfast room, and kitchen give a competitive kick that acknowledges the male presence in the home. Julie, who loves to cook and spends countless hours in the kitchen, wanted her husband and boys nearby as she chops and stirs. So Fairley and Julie made the adjacent family room an effortlessly casual place where the Swopes could be comfortable. The space sports masculine stripes on its X-base benches and an armchair that looks dapper in pinstripes.
Fairley suggested replacing the kitchen's existing ornate cabinetry and making its black-white-and-gray granite counters look more sophisticated. Cabinets were refaced with contemporary doors, and Lucite bar stools with easy-clean vinyl in taxi-cab yellow provide a casual setting where the Swope men can keep Julie company while she cooks.
In the breakfast area, the bold black-and-gold duo takes on a slightly softer flair. A banquette references Chippendale style with black bamboo chairs in the same shiny patent material used on the sturdy bar stools. A fabric patterned in curvy black-and-white silhouettes is used for drapery panels, toss pillows, and cushioned chair backs. The rug echoes the room's dramatic colors.
The striking palette also makes its way downstairs to the media room, where high-gloss lacquer finishes the wall, and bar stools in wide white-and-black stripes mingle with geometric patterns in the relaxed seating area.
In the master suite, the designer repeated the blue-and-white that is so magnetic in the public spaces. But this time, she paired the twosome in a way that is calming, selecting a four-poster bed in a chalky finish and using a swirling floral fabric for window treatments and chair coverings in the sitting area.
The Swopes consider Fairley's design a triumph. ''We don't sit a lot in our family," Julie says. "We are active, athletic, and love to travel. After living in our completed home, we find it perfect for keeping us happy and organized so we can make the most of our time doing things we love."
Photography: Nancy Nolan
Interior designer: Tobi Fairley, Tobi Fairley & Assoc., 5507 Ranch Drive, Suite 103, Little Rock, AR 72223; 501/868-9882, tobifairley.com.
Wall paint ("Wool Skein" #SW-6148): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery ("Carlton Floral Vine"/Wheat #173873, discontinued): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Area rug (custom): New River Artisans, newriverartisans.com.
Upholstered sofa; end tables: existing.
Geometric-patterned pillow on sofa ("Palladio"/Baltic #180826H-392, by Philip Gorrivan): Highland Court for Duralee, duralee.com.
Art behind sofa (by Jen Bradley): owner's collection.
Lamps on end tables ("Noble Estate Large Vase Lamp in Polished Nickel" #RL14072PN-S): Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome.com.
Coffee table ("Kate Cocktail Table" #5481-10, by Alexa Hampton); pair of slipper chairs ("Avon Armless Chair" #316-23); round table between wing chairs ("Quatrefoil Book Table" #8606-20, discontinued): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Benches by coffee table ("X Side"): Worlds Away, worlds-away.com.
Bench fabric ("Palladio"/Baltic #180826H-392, by Philip Gorrivan): Highland Court for Duralee, duralee.com.
Pair of wing chairs ("Wyland Wing Chair"): Barclay Butera Home, barclaybuterahome.com.
Wing-chair fabric ("Maggiore"/Midnight #180853H-76, by Philip Gorrivan, colorway discontinued): Highland Court by Duralee, duralee.com.
Lamp on Quatrefoil book table: owner's collection.
Urn in corner cabinet (Blue Lagoon Collection from Oriental Accent Inc.): Tobi Fairley & Assoc., tobifairley.com.
Classic Blue-and-White Touches
Blue-and-white ginger jars frame the view from foyer to living room.
Blue-and-white urns (Blue Lagoon Collection from Oriental Accent Inc.): Tobi Fairley & Assoc., tobifairley.com.
Foyer Sitting Area
Below the staircase, a pair of chairs are covered in a blue-and-white damask fabric from Schumacher.
See more details of the foyer on the following slide.
Wall paint ("Wool Skein" #SW-6148): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Chairs ("Jackson Skirted Wing Chair" #7636-21, by Mariette Himes Gomez); pedestal table ("Hudson Round Pedestal Base and 42-inch Top" #5744-70 and #5742-70): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Chair fabric ("Melbury Damask"/Midnight #172734): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Table lamp (for similar, "Marlena Large Table Lamp in Blue and White" #15034BW-S): Ralph Lauren Home, ralphlaurenhome.com.
Magnifying glasses: Global Views, globalviews.com.
Flooring: honed finish marble tile.
Patterned Details
In the foyer, a stair runner is edged with an eye-catching Greek key pattern.
Carpet on stairs (custom): New River Artisans, newriverartisans.com.
Dining Room
A pendant light from Circa Lighting contrasts with cobalt lamps atop the buffet. Klimsos chairs from Hickory Chair are upholstered in a matching blue fabric from Duralee.
Wall paint ("Wool Skein" #SW-6148): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Chandelier ("Medium Arch Top Lantern" #CHC3422): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Area rug (custom): New River Aritsans, newriverartisans.com.
Drapery ("Carlton Floral Vine"/Wheat #173873, discontinued): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Dining table (for similar, "Sheraton Round Dining Table Top and Base" #2798-70 and #2799-70); dining chairs ("Regan Klismos Chair" #5420-23, by Alexa Hampton); server (Duchamp Demilune Sideboard with" #9845-70 and #9845-71): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Chair fabric ("Maggiore"/Midnight #180853H-76, by Philip Gorrivan, colorway discontinued): Highland Court by Duralee, duralee.com.
Blue lamps on server ("Large Hann"/Sapphire Crackle): Christopher Spitzmiller, christopherspitzmiller.com.
Mirror behind server ("Hobbs"): Julian Chichester, julianchichester.com.
Family Room
A painting by artist Saliha Staib informed the color scheme of the family room. It's flanked by Visual Comfort sconces above Hickory Chair's "Camden" sofa covered in a neutral Kravet fabric. The "Relaxor" charcoal pinstripe lounge chair is from Lee Industries, and the X-based "Park Avenue" benches are from Duralee.
See more of the family room on the following slide.
Wall paint ("Wool Skein" #SW-6148): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery ("Chenonceau"): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Drapery trim ("Brera," by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, designersguild.com.
Area rug (custom): New River Artisans, newriverartisans.com.
Sofa ("Camden Exposed Leg Sofa" #261-88); cabinet ("Evan Display Cabinet"): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Sofa fabric: Kravet, kravet.com.
Art behind sofa (by Saliha Staib): Pryor Fine Art, prorfineart.com.
Sconces behind sofa ("Gene Swing-Arm Wall Lamp" #AH2012, by Alexa Hampton): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Wing chair ("London Wing Chair"/Lemon): Pal + Smith, palandsmith.com.
End table: owner's collection.
Coffee table ("Mulberry Cocktail table with Antique Mirror Top" #2478-71, discontinued): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Benches ("Park Avenue Bench" #50-100): Duralee, duralee.com.
Bench fabric ("Panama Stripe"/Sand, colorway discontinued, By Baker Lifestyles): Lee Jofa, leejofa.com.
Charcoal lounge chair ("Relaxor" #1961-01R): Lee Industries, leeindustries.com.
Bowl on coffee table: 1st Dibs, 1stdibs.com.
Throw on wing chair: Andrew Morgan Collection, morgancollection.com.
Family Room
On the other end of the room, a painting by Jen Bradley reflects a similar palette to balance the space. Two yellow urns from Tozai Home ground the artwork's bright colors.
Wall paint ("Wool Skein" #SW-6148): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery ("Chenonceau"): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Drapery trim ("Brera," by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, designersguild.com.
Area rug (custom): New River Artisans, newriverartisans.com.
Yellow lamps behind sofa ("Aurora Double Gourd Lamp"/Marigold): Christopher Spitzmiller, christopherspitzmiller.com.
Sofa ("Sutton Sofa" #322-88); end table by sofa (discontinued); coffee table ("Milo" #2490-51); ottomans by coffee table ("Charles Made To Measure Hassock" #329-53): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Ottoman fabric, top ("Royal Hide"/Paleface #RH52): Edelman Leather, edelmanleather.com.
Striped ottoman fabric ("Rayure"/Gatsby #8910-83): Nobilis, nobilis.fr.
Lounge chair ("Swivel Chair"): Lee Industries, leeindustries.com.
Lounge-chair fabric ("Livingston"/Graphite #180852H-174, by Philip Gorrivan): Highland Court by Duralee, duralee.com.
Lounge-chair pillow: Ankasa, ankasa.com.
Sconces above mantel ("Amiens Wall Light"): Vaughan, vaughandesigns.com.
Art above mantel (by Jen Bradley): owner's collection.
Yellow urns on mantel: Tozai Home, tozaihome.com.
Breakfast Room
Pal+Smith's "Antoinette" rug anchors the breakfast table, extending the black-and-yellow theme. Schumacher's statement fabric, "Chenonceau," demands attention.
Wall paint ("Wool Skein" #SW-6148): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery, pillow, and chair-back fabric ("Chenonceau"): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Drapery trim and window-seat fabric ("Brera," by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, designersguild.com.
Area rug ("Antoinette"): Pal + Smith, palandsmith.com.
Dining table ("Grand Pedestal Dining Table" #WD8/60RD PQ OG): Kravet, kravet.com.
Dining chairs ("Chinese Chippendale Style Chair" #2462S): Artistic Frame, artisticframe.com.
Chair-seat vinyl ("Slick"/Sunshine, 24/7 Perfomance Upholstery): Architex, architex-ljh.com.
Chandelier ("Grande George II Eight Light Chandelier" #CHC1144): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Kitchen Island
In the kitchen, contemporary polished nickel pendants from Urban Archaeology offer lighting over the island.
See more of the kitchen on the following slides.
Wall tile: Ann Sacks, annsacks.com.
Paint on kitchen cabinets ("Amazing Gray" #SW-7044); paint on breakfast room cabinet ("Urbane Bronze" #SW-7048): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Cabinetry hardware: The Paris Apartment, theparisapartment.com/boutique.
Pot filler faucet: Kohler, kohler.com.
Hanging lights over island ("Warehouse Light" #UA0268-L EL); Urban Archaeology, urbanarchaeology.com.
Bar stools ("George II"): Plexi-Craft, plexi-craft.com.
Bar-seat vinyl ("Slick"/Sunshine, 24/7 Perfomance Upholstery): Architex, architex-ljh.com.
Flooring: honed finish marble tile.
Kitchen Details
Lucite corbels and glossy vinyl seats on the kitchen stools give the room a subtly modern vibe.
Kitchen Sink Area
Existing granite in the kitchen was downplayed by the addition of Carrara marble subway tiles used for the backsplash and on the walls above the range and windows.
Kitchen Cabinetry
The room's bright touches of vibrant yellow are tempered by its neutral background palette and natural stone surfaces.
Media Room Sitting Area
"I wanted the space to be theatrical," says designer Tobi Fairley of the media room. Adding to the room's drama are noteworthy upholstery treatments, including an ottoman that pairs a leather top and a vigorous black- and-white fabric base.
Wall paint ("Alchemy" #SW-6395); ceiling paint (Antique White" #SW-6119): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Area rug ("Deco Garden" by Thomas O'Brien): Safavieh, safavieh.com.
Sectional sofa (Brooks Sectional," by Thomas O'Brien): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Patterned pillow on sofa ("Bengal Bazaar"/Bronze #GWF-2811.814, by Kelly Wearstler for Groundworks): Lee Jofa, leejofa.com.
Ottoman ("Devon Storage Ottoman"): Barclay Butera Home, barclaybuterahome.com.
Ottoman leather, top ("L-Cavesson"/Pear ): Kravet, kravet.com.
Ottoman fabric, bottom ("Katana"/Ivory, Ebony #GWF-2812.168, by Kelly Wearstler for Groundworks): Lee Jofa, leejofa.com.
Tray on ottoman: Michael Aram, michaelaram.com.
Drapery ("Sand Strie"/Chiffon #GWF-2813.416, by Kelly Wearstler for Groundworks): Lee Jofa, leejofa.com.
Drapery trim (grosgrain): Place Vendome, theplacevendome.com.
Circle art (by Scott Carroll): owner's collection.
Sconce on mirror ("Anemone Sconce," by Robert Abbey): Y Lighting, ylighting.com.
Media Room Bar
Bar stools add to the room's contrasting palette, each artfully clothed in a centered, wide black stripe.
"It wasn't scary to recommend a strong palette because I knew that Julie understood color as a tool for memorable design," says designer Tobi Fairley.
Hanging lights over bar ("Fili Small Pendant"): Ogetti, ogetti.com.
Counter stools (#7003-51): Lee Industries, leeindustries.com.
Counter-stool fabric ("Brera"/Pumice, with custom stripe in Raven, by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, designersguild.com.
Media Room Game Table
Bold stripes adorn the game table chairs as well. Black-and-white architectural photos and circle artwork by Scott Carroll add a sharp, graphic quality to the walls.
Table ("Square to Round Poker Table Top" #365001 and Base #365004): Lorts, lorts.com.
Chairs ("Addison Dining Chair" #2854-10, by Thomas O'Brien): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Chair fabric ("Brera"/Pumice, with custom stripe in Raven, by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, designersguild.com.
Photo behind table (from "Iron Gate" series): Soicher Marin, soicher-marin.com.
Black table lamp ("Denise Lamp" #DEN-800-01): Bungalow 5, bungalow5.com.
Brass table lamp ("Large Chunky Urn Table Lamp"/Antique Burnished Brass #CHA8174AB): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Family Portrait
Julie and Patrick Swope with sons Carter (left) and Hayden.
A custom blue finish on the walls lends texture to this red-and-blue playroom. Lucite chairs from H Studio tie in contemporary details from elsewhere in the home.
Table ("Cal Dining Table")" Nuevo, nuevoliving.com.
Chairs ("Sarah Side Chair"): H Studio, haziza.com.
Chair-seat fabric: discontinued.
Window-seat pillow, left ("Saville Row"); window-seat pillow, right ("Marrakech"); striped fabric on benches and window shade ("Bistro Stripe"): Tobi Fairley Home, tobifairleyhome.com.
Art above bench (by Scott Carroll): owner's collection.
Area rug: Flor, flor.com.
Wall and ceiling treatment: custom paint technique.
Yellow Bedroom
A chandelier from Circa Lighting reflect the room's bold stripes, which are defined in the gold-and-mint bed linens and custom area rug.
Wall paint ("Whole Wheat" #SW-6121): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Area rug (custom): Masland Carpets & Rugs, maslandcarpets.com.
Chandelier ("Morris"); wall sconces ("Boston Functional Library Two Arm Wall light" # SL2923): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Bed ("Dakota Bed"); bedside table, left of bed ("Robert Bedside Table"); long work table ("Tyler Dining Table"); bench at foot of bed ("Marco Bench"): Oly, olystudio.com.
Bed upholstery ("Dakota"/Butternut, discontinued): Pindler & Pindler, pindler.com.
Duvet ("Pageantry"/Clover #4118/05. discontinued): Pollack, pollackassociates.com.
Bed linens: Matouk, matouk.com.
Chair at work table: Lee Industries, leeindustries.com.
Chair fabric ("Wander"/Cool Breeze #2297/04, discontinued): Pollack, pollackassociates.com.
Pillows on bench: Hable Construction, hableconstruction.com.
Master Bedroom
Tailored bed linens by Matouk grace the cream-colored four-poster. "Serpentine Commodes" by Amy Howard sit on either side of the bed and are topped with crystal lamps from Circa Lighting.
Wall paint ("Krypton" #SW-6247); ceiling and trim paint ("Creamy" #SW-7012): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Drapery ("Aylesbury Vase"/Delft #173843): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Bed ("Friuli Bed"): Patina Inc., patinainc.com.
Bed linens: Matouk, matouk.com.
Sunburst mirror ("Starlata G"): Worlds Away, worlds-away.com.
Bedside chests ("Serpentine Commode" #251): Amy Howard Collection, amyhowardcollection.com.
Table lamps ("Octagonal Crystal Column Lamp" #CHA8922): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Chandelier ("Mansion Chandelier" #9334): Currey & Co., curreycodealers.com.
Carpet ("Sea Pearls"): Masland Carpets & Rugs, maslandcarpets.com.
Master Bedroom Desk Area
A stately round mirror provides glamour above the writing desk. The desk lamp from Circa Lighting imitates the mirror's round shape.
Desk ("Mark Table Desk" #5493-10, by Alexa Hampton); mirror over desk ("Sophia" #2892-10, by Thomas O'Brien); desk chair ("Joseph Chair" discontinued): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Chair fabric: Highland Court by Duralee, duralee.com.
Desk lamp ("Bedside Ring Table Lamp" #CHA8969): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Master Bedroom Sitting Area
Schumacher's "Aylesbury Vase" fabric was used for the master suite's draperies and Roman shades. It also covers the Lee Industries lounge chairs that flank a Hickory Chair "Eton" sofa in the seating area.
Sofa ("Eton Short Sofa"); end tables by sofa ("Sasha Side Tables"); coffee table ("Bristol Coffee Table"): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Sofa fabric ("Maggiore"/Newport by Philip Gorrivan, colorway discontinued ): Highland Court by Duralee, duralee.com.
Sconces ("Preston Rectangular Swing Arm Wall Light"): Vaughan, vaughandesigns.com.
Art behind sofa: by Lisa Lala, lalastudio.net.
Lounge chairs: Lee Industries, leeindustries.com.
Chair fabric ("Aylesbury Vase"/Delft #173843): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Master Bath
A beaded chandelier by Made Goods hangs above the tub, and "Imperial Trellis" by Schumacher blankets the walls with graphic pattern.
Wall covering ("Imperial Trellis"/Soft Aqua #5003363): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Ceiling and trim paint ("Creamy" #SW-7012); Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Chandelier ("Silvana"): Made Goods, madegoods.com.
Countertop and tub surround: polished Crema Marfil, ogee edge.
Sink: Kohler, kohler.com.
Sconces over sink ("Wilshire Triple Sconces"): Restoration Hardware, rh.com.
Wall sconces flanking vanity mirror ("One-Light Fixed Mini King George" #CHD1156): Circa Lighting, circalighting.com.
Rectangular mirror over sink: Plexi-Craft, plexi-craft.com.
Mirror over vanity area ("Lauren Mirror"): Bradley Hughes, bradleyusa.com.
Chair at vanity ("Marti Chair"): H Studio, haziza.com.
Guest Bedroom
Walls coated in Sherwin-Williams' "Rainwashed" set the stage for rest and rejuvenation. Black-trimmed linens with chic scalloped edges from Matouk adorn the bed by Oly.
See more of this room on the following slide.
Paint ("Rainwashed" #SW-6211): Sherwin-Williams, sherwin-williams.com.
Bed ("Margaret"): Oly, olystudio.com.
Bed and Roman-shade fabric ("Moody"): Nobilis, nobilis.fr.
Greek key trim on Roman shades ("Greek Key 01"/Black, White, #3054001): Fabricut, fabricut.com.
Bed linens: Matouk, matouk.com.
Wall sconce by bed: Circa Lighting.
Table beside bed ("Crystal Side Table" #7788-10, by Mariette Himes Gomez); desk (discontinued); desk chair ("Chippendale Side Chair" #1820-02): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Lounge-chair fabric ("Celine"/Arabesque): Schumacher, fschumacher.com.
Carpet: existing.
Guest Bedroom Sitting Area
In the sitting area, a series of classic Greek portraits provides a whimsical backdrop for Duralee chairs in stylish Schumacher upholstery.
Built-in bookshelves: custom.
Table between lounge chairs ("Nemours Side Table," discontinued): Hickory Chair, hickorychair.com.
Lounge chairs ("Lyon" #35-125-L): Duralee, duralee.com.
Art on bookshelves; chandelier; table lamp: owner's collection.
Greek portraits behind lounge chairs: Soicher Marin, soicher-marin.com.


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Kiss that Hawaiian timeshare goodbye / Islands will sink in 80 million years
Slowly, slowly, the Big Island of Hawaii is sinking toward its doom. From its palm-fringed beaches to the summit of Mauna Kea, 13,796 feet high, nothing will remain of that volcanic island but a small, stony lump on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean in the far northwest, thousands of miles from where it stands today.
And then it will disappear completely, swallowed into the Earth's heaving crust.
Scientists in Berkeley and elsewhere say Hawaii's fate -- some 80 million years into the future -- is a certainty not just for the Big Island, but for all the major Hawaiian islands and a string of smaller, related islets that dot the ocean toward the northwest for 1,500 miles.
As those islands vanish one by one, new volcanoes will rise from the seabed where Hawaii is now; and ultimately, those too will move northwestward and shrink beneath the waves, just as if a huge undersea conveyor belt were carrying them along from birth to oblivion.
This sad end to the tropical islands as we know them is being revealed in a geologic saga playing out deep on the ocean floor. It is there that one huge moving slab of the Earth's crust, called the Pacific plate, moves the islands along toward their fate a few inches each century.
And it is there that a great "hot spot" of magma, created by the fiery heat of the Earth's core 1,800 miles beneath the seabed, is fueling the replacement islands with magma, while the massive plate itself is twisting slowly toward the west.
The Berkeley scientists and their many colleagues have chronicled these island and plate movements with data painstakingly acquired by researchers at the Berkeley Geochronology Center, aboard research vessels roaming the far Pacific, at the U.S. Geological Survey's paleomagnetism lab in Menlo Park, and at Stanford and many other research centers.
"The islands," said Warren Sharp, a geochemist at the geochronology lab in Berkeley, "are all just passively riding on that Pacific plate. The moving hot spot formed them, the plate carries them, and over time they will all disappear."
Sharp and David Clague, a marine geologist at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute in Moss Landing, reported on new clues to the process in a recent issue of the journal Science.
And earlier, geophysicist David Scholl of Stanford and the USGS led a research group concluding that the great "Hawaiian Hot Spot" is not fixed in one place, as scientists previously believed, but actually moved southward between 47 million and 81 million years ago.
"This finding," Scholl said, "will break across a cherished idea about how things work in the innards of the Earth."
The reports add fresh insights into the dynamic behavior of the entire Earth's crust, where vast tectonic plates are constantly moving against each other to cause volcanoes, earthquakes and the formation of new land masses.
When the Hawaiian islands disappear in the distant future, they won't be the first to go, for they are just one part of a long chain of volcanoes that rose from the Pacific floor and vanished, one after another, over millions of years.
For example, Midway Island, part of the Hawaiian chain, was once a volcano, too. Now it is only a coral atoll barely above sea level, with two small, flat islands that held Navy runways during World War II. They, too, will vanish one day.
From Hawaii, the islands of the Hawaiian chain stretch northwestward for more than 1,500 miles, with each island eroding and shrinking into the sea floor in turn until they become merely low rocky reefs, and more flat atolls, barely above the surface.
Beyond the atolls, at the end of what's called the Hawaiian Ridge, the chain becomes completely submerged and then bends in a mysterious kink to continue due north for 2,200 miles, forming an even longer string of totally submerged islands known as the Emperor Seamounts.
When and how that kink in the seamounts developed has long been a major puzzle to scientists who study the dynamic movements of the Earth's crust, but answers are now appearing.
Sharp and Clague reported in Science recently that the mysterious bend in the Emperor Seamount chain is about 50 million years old, and probably took at least 8 million years to develop. They based their calculations using the Berkeley Geochronology Center's newest high-tech methods for dating ancient rocks based on the decay rates of the element argon's radioactive forms.
Part of the Pacific plate appears to be moving too, they say. It twists clockwise ever so slowly, forcing the chain to bend and pointing the line of sunken islands due north. The plate's motions have been dated by changes in the orientation of magnetic particles frozen into the crustal rocks over millions of years.
Back at the Big Island of Hawaii, there's movement, too. While the Kilauea volcano is still building, as soon as the Big Island's other volcanoes have stopped erupting, they have started to lose height, Sharp said, "and the entire island is now sinking about 1 foot every hundred years as the Pacific Plate bows down under the weight of the volcanoes on it."
But already, only 15 miles southeast of Kilauea, the Hawaiian Hot Spot is pushing up magma to form a new volcanic island. It is named Loihi, and its summit is still more than 3,000 feet below sea level, so it is technically still a seamount. But swarms of earthquakes show the island is active and growing, and if it continues erupting as often as Kilauea and Mauna Kea have, it will rise above the sea surface as a brand-new Hawaiian island in a "few tens of thousands of years," according to scientists at the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory.
Midway, the coral atoll, is 1,500 miles northwest of Hawaii and is the oldest in the Hawaiian part of the chain, formed about 28 million years ago. Then there are the strings of other islands and atolls between Hawaii and Midway, each one a little older than the other -- like Necker Island, 657 miles from Kilauea and 10 million years old; French Frigate Shoals, 740 miles away and 12 million years old; and Laysan, 1,130 miles from the Big Island and 20 million years old -- according to dates estimated by Clague and Brent Dalrymple, a retired geophysicist from the USGS in Menlo Park and Oregon State University in Corvallis.
The entire chain of Emperor Seamounts and Hawaiian islands, tens of millions of years old, consists of at least 129 volcanoes, according to Sharp and Clague; together, they stretch for more than 3,700 miles north toward the deep-sea region between Siberia and Alaska known as the Aleutian Trench.
And there the chain ends. The islands and seamounts vanish forever as the Pacific plate that has carried them north dives 25,000 feet deep into the trench's great arc in an earthquake-generating process called subduction. There the Pacific plate is butting up against the western end of the North American plate, and that is where Hawaii, and Loihi too, will ultimately die, after riding the great conveyor belt around the seamounts' bend for 80 million years.


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I've spent the morning writing thank you notes today. The stack of people who have either stopped by, brought a meal, sent flowers or just make check-up phone calls over the past three weeks is really humbling. It lead me to today's topic.There have been many times in the past couple of years when we've had comments about "allowing" someone to help (too many to find and link in this post). We all know that it feels good to do something for someone; we just hate being the someone who needs assistance.
Cayrn (my fiancee) and I made an agreement when I decided to schedule this surgery. Knowing that she couldn't be around 24/7 for the week or so that was recommended for care after discharge from hospital, I agreed to spend a week or so in a convalescent home. It was not ideal for either of us, but I was willing to make my half of the sacrifice if she was and we agreed.
Then, about a month and a half ago, I had a bright flash of the obvious and asked my father if he'd be willing to come and stay with us for a couple of weeks and help out. It was cheaper than my co-pay would have been and dad's retired so he had the time. Plus it would offer him a chance to spend some time with his future daughter-in-law.
He was more than willing and my mother was as well (I think the 17 days he spent out here was the longest they've been apart since they were married!).
Asking for help is never easy. Allowing someone to help, I've realized, is one of the greatest gifts we can give.
As dad changed my dressing on my first day home, he noted how red and irritated the skin around my wound had become from the tape. He gently rubbed the area with the tips of his fingers and we were both transported back about 35 years. I was his son and he was my father, taking care of me with love and care in a way no one else ever could or can. When I mentioned it to him, he said nothing. Later that week, he told me that when I said that to him, he couldn't speak; he was feeling the exact same thing.
People are generally good; we want to do the right thing. If we need help with the things that make our life livable, we should not hesitate in taking someone up on that "If there's anything I can do..." line. They mean it; we all mean it when we say it. Why is it that when we need help we ignore the offer?
They say that it is better to give than receive. Well, I'm not going to argue with "they." However, I will say, that I have seen the joy (almost relief) in people's faces when I actually ask for help. What better gift to give than allowing someone to give to you? I call it the gift of receiving.
I think we might all take a moment and remember that when times are tough. We owe it to those closest to us to help. It does them even more good than it does us.
Finally, to all who send comments and/or e-mail wishes to Caryn and I over the past weeks, I thank you too. It really meant a lot!
Wishing you and your family the best of health.


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About Me
My name is Xue Fuqiao. I have been a GNU/Linux user since 2008. I've been an Emacsite since 2009 and began to write programs in Emacs Lisp since 2011. I used to be an XEmacs user. Now I use GNU Emacs and Guile-based Emacs. I don't like using the Emacs Lisp package manager. Instead, I like install additional Lisp packages by hand, which is flexible. I prefer to learn new things from reference manuals, instead of tutorials. My favorite font is proggy_tiny. Currently I use GNU Emacs on a laptop with Colemak layout.
I'm a software developer and software freedom activist. And I'm currently a student of NCUT. My major is Communication Engineering.
I'm a Free Software Supporter.
My GNU Emacs Installation
./configure --with-x-toolkit=no --without-toolkit-scroll-bars --with-wide-int
src/emacs -Q
make install
My GNU Emacs Invocation
emacsclient -c -a ""
My Accounts
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Started physiotherapy on June, 2012.
- There is no system but GNU, and Linux is one of its kernel.
- I've used Emacs for many years now, but have never reached its maximum potential.
- It is a logical impossibility to make a language more powerful by omitting features, no matter how bad they may be.
My Init Files
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My ~/.Xdefaults
Emacs.bitmapIcon: off Emacs.font: ProggyTinyTT-12 Emacs*menubar.margin: 0 Emacs*toolBar: 0 Emacs.useXIM: off
My ~/.sawfish/rc
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2013 Day of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Awareness Parade of Cherubs - Peoria, IL
CHERUBS - The Association of Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Research, Awareness & Support
Saturday, April 20, 2013 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM (CDT)
More details to be posted soon! Date and time subject to change. Stay tuned!
Learn more about CDH and CHERUBS at www.cdhsupport.org.
50% of all local sponsorships, t-shirt sales and donations will go towards CDH Research at our local Children's Hospital!
Order items through any of the Event Registration pages listed above.
50% of proceeds of item sales go to CHERUBS, 50% to local children's hospitals for CDH Research.
All event item orders must be received by March 31st!
Our Organization:
CHERUBS is a 501(c)III organization located in North Carolina. CHERUBS serves families of children and adults born with Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH). As of 2015, we have over 5000 members in all 50 states and 60 countries. Our Board Members include the founding father of in-utero surgery, genetic counselors, epidemiologists, pediatric surgeons and parents of children born with CDH. We are a volunteer-run organization and a United States Internal Revenue Service recognized 501(c)III Non-Profit Organization.
What is CDH?
Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia (CDH) occurs in approximately 1 in every 2,500 births (1,600 cases in the U.S. each year). The cause of CDH is not yet known. The diaphragm is formed in the first trimester of pregnancy and controls the lungs' ability to inhale and exhale. CDH occurs when the diaphragm fails to form or to close totally and an opening allows abdominal organs into the chest cavity. This inhibits lung growth. The cause is not yet known.
Roughly 50% of babies born with CDH do not survive. Of the 50% that do survive, most will endure long hospital stays, feeding issues, asthma and other problems. A few of the survivors suffer from severe long-term medical issues.
CDH occurs as frequently as Spina Bifida and Cystic Fibrosis, yet there is very little research being done and virtually no media coverage.
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On 2002-04-02 13:02, John Flaherty wrote:
All together...
On 2002-04-02 16:33, Andrick wrote:
You guys really do have sick minds. What I had described was a closed circuit electronic synchronization system with solid state devices connected by a voltage spike blocking oscillator and a shunt resistor in parallel. Add a pair of D-cell batteries and that remote control toy car works just fine...you freaks.
As for Kira, she's a spirit trapped in a sword who can only bring 'firewolfys' into the spirit realm with her. That rules out other possiblities unless other firewolves are introduced or Savrin no longer is 'keeper' of the sword.
John Flaherty wrote: First, I don't {know what the} HELL ya said!!!
Second, that 'Firewolves Only' just gave me more nasty images... *thinking* ...cool...
Silverfox_R wrote: dang andrick thats just..... sick!!! o-o
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"Deadly Focus" Co-Authors Carol and Bob Bridgestock Guest with Mike Angley
MA: Today I will change up my format a bit. Instead of a series of Q & A with my guest authors, I am going to let them tell their story in their own words. All the way from England, please welcome Carol and Bob Bridgestock!.
Carol and Bob Bridgestock have spent almost half a century between them working for the West Yorkshire Police in the North of England. The force is the fourth largest in the Country.
Bob was born in West Yorkshire in 1952. He attended local schools – the last one being Morley Grammar School. He had a weekend and holiday job working at the local butchers, and when the offer of an apprenticeship came he left school and commenced work before the exams. The apprenticeship was for five years after which he became qualified and competent. Bob decided after a while that the career wasn't the one he wanted to pursue and took up a job in a dye works, only because of the money and he had a young family. This, however, was a complete contrast to what he had done before and over the next two years he considered his future.
The next 30 years he spent as a Police officer, working as a detective at every rank and spending less than three of them thirty years in uniform. During his distinguished and exemplary career he received recognition for his outstanding detective work by way of 'commendations' from judges and chief constables. A total of 26 is an unusually high figure. As well as being a senior detective for over 17 years, he was also an on call negotiator for kidnap, hostage and suicide intervention incidents.
He achieved the rank of Detective Superintendent and became one of a very small number of Senior Investigating Officers in the force. As 'the man in charge' in his last three years alone he took charge of: 26 murder investigations, 23 major incidents including attempted murder and shootings, over 50 suspicious deaths, and numerous sexual attacks.
Carol was also born in West Yorkshire in 1961 and the majority of her schooling was also in West Yorkshire, although for four years she lived in Milford-on-sea in Hampshire. She ended her school days, however, at Sowerby Bridge Grammar School. On leaving school Carol became a hairdresser and opened her own salon before going on to College to teach the subject. Later she worked in the Police in a number of support roles and was ultimately a supervisor in the administration department. During this time she also was commended for her work with the community, inspiring children to highlight crime prevention work.
When Bob completed his service Carol also retired from the force and they both headed to the south of England where they now live on the Isle of Wight. They had often holidayed on the Island and fell in love with the way of life and the tranquillity of the Island. The Police service behind them, they got on with enjoying life without a pager or a mobile phone. Carol had always told Bob he should write a book, but he had no incentive to do so. Their new group of friends on the island with no police connections also suggested that he write due to the fact he relayed so many stories about his career; some happy, others sad, many macabre. He resisted until a cold damp morning in 2008 he saw an advert in the local paper advertising a college course 'Write your first novel'. As sudden as it was out of character, he booked them both on it to Carol's amazement.
Thereafter their new joint career as co-authors took off.
Crime fiction was the answer to Bob's reluctance to write. This way he could use his real life experience in a way that would not be connected to the original events.
Deadly Focus, the first novel, introduces Yorkshire Detective Inspector Jack Dylan and the clandestine love of his life Jennifer Jones. This is a fast moving story that allows you to travel with Dylan to a series of murders, seeing through his eyes the stark reality of death and its fallout. It allows the reader to feel as he does the highs and lows of an intense murder investigation. The reader through the 'eyes' of Jen also gets to know how it feels to be the partner of the 'man in charge'.
Dylan's strengths lies with his persistence and experience, but will the pressure have a dire affect on his health? Jen is his 'norm' a safety net for his turmoil of emotions after the distressing sights he has to endure. Deadly Focus continues to receive 5 star reviews on Amazon, WH Smith etc. In May it was resurrected as the first crime novel in the RC Bridgestock series published by Caffeine Nights Publishers. It is also live on eBooks via Smashwords and Amazon as well as many other e Book outlets.
People often ask the question, 'How do you write together? Does one of you write the odd, the others the even?'
We enjoy working together at last! Our police 'working life' often meant spending hours apart. Bob writes the plot and the storyline from start to finish. Carol then takes this first draft and develops the scenes, the story line and importantly the characters. Carol teases out of Bob the true feelings of what it is really like to deal with these gruesome crimes. The novel is then passed back to Bob for the re-write to be checked. Then they both sit down together and go through every word, sentence and chapter to ensure it works. Then and only then is it ready for the publishers to scrutinise the draft.
As we said before, May this year sees the resurrection of the original Deadly Focus and it is also being published this time as an eBook. We have been fortunate to be taken into Caffeine Nights Publishers stable of authors who will also publish book two in the series this summer. We have called this book 'Consequences.' The third book in the series is ready for scrutiny by the publishers and book four is ready for the re-write stage. Others in the series are also being penned.
As can be seen, the writing is industrious, as well as being addictive and enjoyable. Both Carol and Bob are members of a local writing group called Wight Fair Writers's Circle that Carol chairs. This group evolved from the college course and we remain a group who also runs competitions to inspire others to write, especially children. All proceeds go to local charities. Bob and Carol also do talks about Bob's career for schools and colleges as well as other adult groups to raise money for the local hospice which they support. Certainly exciting times and a new career which they never considered when they retired,
To learn more about Carol and Bob and their writing visit their website. www.rcbridgestock.com. A must is also www.caffeine-nights.com. On both these sites you can download the first two chapters of Deadly Focus FREE! Carol & Bob are also on Facebook – Carol Bridgestock and RC Bridgestock and we Twitter – RC Bridgstock
The support from our readers around the globe is extremely satisfying and spurs us on. Read More


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The Engineering Department is responsible for the planning, design and construction of the municipality's infrastructure. This includes the provision of transportation related services (road construction / repair, storm sewers, etc.), the urban transit system as well as the provision of utilities related services such as water and sewer.
The City's solid waste and recycling initiatives are also the responsibility of the Engineering Department. For more information on these initiatives, see the Environmental Services section.