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Li Bingbing's elephant sculpture (3rd from the left) on display in California
The actress had already joined UNEP in its campaign to reduce demand for ivory, which has led to the decimation of elephant herds in Africa and Asia.BingBing took time out from shooting her latest film to join the Elephant Parade, which asks artists to design and hand paint a life-size model of a baby elephant for display in open-air exhibitions.
Bingbing's elephant, which is being displayed in Dana Point, California, is a sad-eyed baby painted with a tree from which exactly 100 apricot flowers bloom-symbolizing freedom of thought and expression.
The Asian elephant population is believed to have shrunk to less than 3,500, from 35,000 in 1960. The situation in Africa is just as grim. Earlier this year, Bingbing travelled to Kenya to highlight the recent spike in poaching in Africa.
"Many consumers in Asia do not realize that by buying ivory, they are playing a role in the illegal wildlife trade and its serious consequences," she said during the trip. "As global citizens, we need to take responsibility by learning more about the potential impacts of our lifestyle choices."
Data from the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) monitoring programme 'Monitoring the Illegal Killing of Elephants' (MIKE), shows that 17,000 elephants were illegally killed in 2011.
MIKE covers areas home to around 40 per cent of African elephants, meaning the true figures may well be even higher. Indications are that the number of elephants killed in 2012 ran into the tens of thousands.
Demand for illegal ivory remains highest in the rapidly growing economies of Asia, particularly China. Large-scale seizures of ivory destined for Asia have doubled since 2009.
The visit to Kenya marked the first overseas engagement for Li Bingbing, recently named 'Asian Star of the Year' by Variety magazine, in her role as Goodwill Ambassador for UNEP.
A dedicated environmental campaigner, Li Bingbing founded the L.O.V.E Green Movement in 2009 which encourages Chinese citizens to adopt resource-efficient, low-carbon lifestyles.
She has extensively promoted the Think.Eat.Save: Reduce Your Foodprint campaign by UNEP and partners across social media networks in China. The campaign aims to reduce food waste and food loss worldwide.


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County Clerk Sopak Will Not Seek Sixth Term
MAYVILLE – Longtime Chautauqua County Clerk Sandy Sopak has announced her retirement, culminating two decades worth of civil service.
Sopak, who will not seek a sixth term in office, has been county clerk since 1994. She is only the third woman to hold the office since 1811.
"After five terms of office and 20 years of living, breathing, crying and bleeding the county Clerk's Office, it's time to turn it over, knowing I left it better than I found it with a solid foundation for the next clerk," Sopak said in a news release.
Sopak saw the office through the computerization of records and electronic imaging of documents. With the help of grants in the amount of $1.6 million, the Clerk's Office upgraded its recording and filing system and scanned millions of documents.
"She really set the standard for the office," said Chautauqua County Executive Greg Edwards. "She's going to be hard to replace. Sandy has made records open and available in the elements to the people."
In 1999, Sopak was honored with the Award of Merit, presented by the National Genealogical Society, by former Congressman Amo Houghton. She was the first county clerk to receive the award.
Sopak also was recognized in 2004 by receiving a Lifetime Achievement Award and Clerk of the Year by the New York State Association of County Clerks. Three years later, she won the Wheeler Melius Award for outstanding service in records management.
"I have thoroughly enjoyed serving the people of Chautauqua County," Sopak said. "You have all been so wonderful to me. I will enjoy seeing you out and about in this beautiful county we call home."


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2013 MISS USA® Contestants are on a TV filming and photo whirlwind in Las Vegas
Since checking into their Planet Hollywood home over the weekend, the gorgeous glamour girls of the 2013 Miss USA Pageant haven't stopped for a moment. It's been a whirlwind of wardrobe fittings, makeup sessions and photo and TV filming shoots. Read more here.
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In Deep Economy, renowned environmental journalist and climate activist Bill McKibben has done more than simply write a catchy page-turner; he has created a blueprint for bringing humanity out of overshoot. McKibben weaves evidence of our ecological crisis (including Footprint data) with explorations of the history and psychology of our growth-based economy and "hyper-individualist" culture. Clearly but gently, he shows how global economic expansion has become our culture's mantra, yet is simply not an option if humans are to survive this era of global overshoot.
The bottom line is too many people on the planet. We need to reduce the global population, which means fewer children. The way to acheive that through economic means, is to tax parents for their children. The China model (1 kid per family) has worked so well, that it was unfortunately abandoned again by the Chinese (let's gloss over the gender bias issue, serious as it is). In the US, population growth is a NIMBY issue. But let us be clear: although global overshoot is around 20-25%, the US overshoot is more like 500%. Hence, the US could sustain only about 60 million people, not 300M. With a strict 1 kid per family policy, the US population would get into balance within 2-3 generations, i.e. around 50-75 years.
So let us be economical about children, and recognize them as the source of all ecological problems. The economic solution is taxing their parents.
To put it into other words, recycling, hybrid car, solar power, all nice, but not addressing the ultimate cause. If you really want to be an environmentalist, don't have kids.
Childfree from California
Bill McKibben is a GIFT to our species—-with the tight message at the right time!
Bill McKibben is truly wonderful. He confronts the converging catastrophes head on and then provides rational, reasonable solutions. He makes me want to get up in the morning and fight for a better world.
Getting the economic puzzle right is the making thing, and it seems fairly clear that Bill doesn't.
For centuries people have mistakenly thought the problem was "maximizing profit". That is definitely incorrect. It takes careful study and explanation, but the actual problem is "multiplying profit". That's the exponential pump process that does the real disasters we are seeing. It�s not the market decisions to choose products delivered with less effort. Correcting it is quite feasible, much more feasible than continuing it, because continuing it is indeed infeasible in terms of the multiplying impacts that result. I'd be glad to help anyone understand why stabilization would actually be the only true solution, with loads of hidden benefits.


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University Chapel - Shaunti Feldhahn
Wednesday, April 3, 2013
12:00 p.m. - 1:00 p.m.
The University Chapel welcomes faculty, staff and students for a weekly gathering that proclaims Jesus is first on our campus. It will typically include one hour of prayer, worship music, testimony and inspirational speaking.
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- Campus Ministries
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Continuing my coverage of the 30th annual [Data Center Conference]. Here is a recap of the other Monday morning keynote sessions:
- Driving Innovation to Achieve Dramatic Improvements
What is Innovation? It is a process that starts with one or more ideas, that results in change, that creates value. Easier said than done!
Innovation drives business growth. The analyst indicated that the IT infrastructure can either be in the way to impede business growth, neutral to enable growth, or contributing to business growth. Companies often find downtime as an inhibitor to business growth. The analyst gave these typical numbers.
Category Unplanned downtime (hours per year) Planned Downtime (hours per year) Important 61 <200 Business Critical 26 <50 Mission Critical 5 <12
A big inhibitor to change is "cultural inertia", which states that the way things are prevent what they could be. Change requires both rewards and measures. Employees are often uncomfortable with change. Motivation should be with carrots not sticks.
(I often joke that the only people who are comfortable with change are babies with soiled diapers and prisoners on death row!)
The impedence to change is further amplified by leadership because what got them into their positions was their history of success, and often leaders perpetuate what worked for them in the past.
"There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently that which should not be done at all."
--- Peter Drucker
Nothing lasts forever, and companies should not try to avoid the inevitable. Innovators need to see themselves as change agents. the analyst feels that less than 10 percent of IT will adopt innovation to enact dramatic change. The analyst took a poll of the audience asking: Why isn't your IT Infrastructure and Operations more innovative? Over 800 attendees responded. Here were the results:
The analyst suggests treating Innovation like a team sport, with small 2-5 person teams. Search for breakthrough opportunities by setting audacious goals to inspire innovative thinking. What approach are most people doing today? Here are some polling results:
The analyst suggest it is more important to establish a culture of innovation first, and process second. Skunkworks projects are back in favor. IT folks should avoid the worship of so-called "best practices" as a reason to avoid change in trying something different. To think "outside-the-box" you need to get outside the box, or office, or cubicle, or wherever you work that prevents you from interacting with your internal or external customers. Customers can bring great insights on new approaches to take.
One new approach, born in the Cloud and now coming to the Enterprise is the concept of [DevOps], which consists of promoting collaboration between the "Appplication Development" half of IT, with the "Operations" half. If you never had heard of DevOps before, you are not alone, most of the attendees at this conference hadn't either. Here are the poll results:
Some companies have instituted a "Fresh Eyes" program, asking new-hires and early-tenure employees questions like: What surprised you the most when you joined the company? Was there anything that didn't make sense to you? Do you have any ideas to improve the way we do things?
"In a time of crisis we all have the potential to morph up to a new level and do things we never thought possible"
– Stuart Wilde
Why wait for a crisis?
- Facebook: Efficient Infrastructure at a Massive Scale
Frank Frankovsky, the Director of Hardware and Design and Supply Chain at Facebook, was sitting right next to me in the audience. I didn't know this until it was his turn to speak, and he jumps up and walks to the stage! For those who live under a rock and/or are over 40 years old, Facebook is a social media site that allows people to maintain personal profiles, share photos, news and messages, play games, and create groups to organize events. They now support over 800 million accounts, a healthy percentage of the 1.9 billion people on the internet today.
Started in 2004, Facebook was originally hosted on standard server and storage hardware in colocation facilities. Facebook saved 38 percent costs by bringing their operations in-house, building their own servers from parts, and using no third-party software. Facebook has the advantage of owning their entire software stack, leveraging open source as much as possible. They even re-wrote their own PHP compiler, which they pronounce "Hip-Hop", short for high-performance-PHP.
Facebook can stand up a new data center in less than 10 months, from breaking ground to serving users. Most of Facebook's data centers sport a PUE less than 1.5, but their newest one in Prineville, Oregon is down to an amazing 1.07 level for a 7.5 Megawatt facility! How did they do it? Here are a few of their tricks:
- Use Scale-Out architecture. Having lots of small servers, scattered in various data centers, allows them to survive a server failure, as well as having the luxury to shut down a datacenter when needed for maintenance reasons.
- Free Cooling. Instead of air-conditioning, they pump in cold air from the outside, and send the heated exhaust back outdoors. Frank does not believe servers should be treated like humans, so their data centers run uncomfortably hot. The 50-year climate data is used to determine data center locations that have the optimal "free cooling" opportunities.
- Eliminate UPS and PDU energy losses. Rather than running 480 VAC power through UPS that represent a 6 to 12 percent loss, and then PDU that introduce another 3 percent loss getting down to 208 or 120 VAC, Frank's team builds servers that feed direclty off the 480 VAC from the power company. For backup power, they use 48VDC batteries. One set of batteries can backup six racks of servers.
- Target 6 to 8 KW per rack. Low-density racks are easier to keep cool.
- Build their own IT equipment. Rather than buying commercially-available servers, Frank's team builds 1.5 U servers based on Intel "Westmere" chipset. 1.5U allows for larger fan radius than standard 1U pizza box format. (IBM's iDataPlex uses 2U fans for the same reason!) Facebook has a "Vanity free" design philosophy, so no fancy plastic bezels. In most cases, the covers are left off. Most (65 percent) of their servers are web front-ends. They plan new IT equipment based on Intel's "Sandy Bridge" chipset.
- Use SATA drives. They buy the largest SATA drives available, directly from manufacturers, in direct-attach storage (DAS) in their servers. Data is organized in a Hadoop cluster, and they have developed their own internal "Haystack" for photo storage. Despite the floods in Thailand, Facebook has secured all the SATA disk they plan to buy for 2012 from their suppliers.
- Use Solid-State drives. Their Database tier uses 100 percent Solid-State drives.
Frank is also a founder for the [Open Compute Project], which takes an "Open source" approach to IT hardware.
Facebook does not bother with hypervisors. Instead, they have adapted their own software to make full use of the CPU natively. This eliminates the "I/O Tax" penalty associated with VMware and other hypervisors.
Of course, not everyone owns their entire software stack, and can build their own servers! It was nice to hear how a company without such limitations can innovate to their advantage.
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Grails 1.4.0.M1 Release Notes24th of May 2011 - Grails is a dynamic web application framework built on Java and Groovy, leveraging best of breed APIs from the Java EE sphere including Spring, Hibernate and SiteMesh. Grails brings to Java and Groovy developers the joys of convention-based rapid development while allowing them to leverage their existing knowledge and capitalize on the proven and performant APIs Java developers have been using for years.
- Documentation: http://grails.org/doc/1.4.0.M1/
- Changelog: http://jira.grails.org/secure/ReleaseNote.jspa?projectId=10020&version=11040
- Download: Amazon S3
New Features & Improvements
Upgraded LibrariesGrails 1.4 comes with Spring 3.1 M1, Groovy 1.8, Hibernate 3.6, Servlet 3.0 and Tomcat 7.0
Binary PluginsPlugins can now be packaged as JAR files using the -binary flag of the package-plugin command:
This will create a jar file from a Grails plugin with the sources pre-compiled into byte code. A dependency on the plugin can be declared in BuildConfig like any other JAR dependency.See the documentation on binary plugins for further info.
$ grails package-plugin --binary
Reloading AgentThere is a new JVM agent that handles reloading of classes, making it possible to reload changes to domain classes, statically typed services and more cases that weren't supported before.
Plugin Usage TrackingA new optional system for users to report plugin usage is integrated into Grails. The statistics of the most used plugins will soon be published on the Grails website based on this information.
Improved Scaffolding UIThere is a new HTML5 enhanced scaffolding UI
jQuery is now default Javascript libraryThe prototype and scriptaculous Javascript files are no longer included in new Grails projects. Instead, the jQuery plugin is configured as the default, which will be used by the Enhanced Scaffolding Plugin that is to come.Prototype will be available as a plugin shortly, so you will be able to replace the jQuery dependency with that.
New Test Report and Documentation TemplatesTest reports and documentation look better in Grails 1.4, thanks to new templates
Integration of the resources plugin into Grails coreThe resources plugin is now fully integrated making it even easier to serve websites with optimized static resource handling (caching, gzipping, bundling etc.)See the documentation on using the advanced static resource handling for more information.
Better Unit TestingThe section on unit testing in the user guide has been completely re-written based on new support for unit test mixins that work in JUnit 3, JUnit 4 and Spock (0.6 of spock required).Unit testing has been greatly simplified for all artifact types. Example:
Included in this release is support for unit testing of filters, URL mappings, file uploads, content negotiation, template/view rendering and criteria queries (all of which required integration tests previously)See the hugely improved documentation on unit testing for further info.
// Test class class SimpleController { def home() { render view:"homePage", model:[title:"Hello World"] } … } void testIndex() { controller.home() assert view == "/simple/homePage" assert model.title == "Hello World" }
Abstract Inheritance Support in GORMGORM now supports abstract inheritance trees which means you can define queries and associations linking to abstract classes:
abstract class Media { String title … } class Book extends Media {} class Album extends Media {} class Account { static hasMany = [purchasedMedia:Media] }..def allMedia = Media.list()
GORM API now available to Java (and other static languages)The GORM API is now injected in the bytecode of GORM entities via Groovy AST transformations. This means many GORM methods are visible and calling from Java code (excuse the semi-colons):
Book book = new Book(); book.setTitle("The Stand") book.save();System.out.println(Book.count()); System.out.println(Book.list());
Attributes On link Namespace TagsTags in the link namespace now support an attrs attribute.
With a URL mapping like this:
<link:accountDetails attrs="[class: 'fancy']" acctNumber="8675309">Show Account</link:accountDetails>
That would result in:
"/details/$acctNumber"(controller: 'account', action: 'showAccount')
Show Account
H2 Database EngineGrails now includes H2 as the default database for new applications in place of HSQL.
Support For Calling Association Named QueriesWhen a named query involves a domain class relationship and the relationship class defines a named query, that named query may be accessed directly as a method call. An example:
class Author { static hasMany = [publications:Publication] static namedQueries = { authorsWithRecentPublications { publications { // invoking a named query defined in the Publication class… recentPublications() } } } }class Publication { Author author static namedQueries = { recentPublications { def now = new Date() gt 'datePublished', now - 10 } } }
Filter ExclusionsFilters may now express controller, action and uri exclusions to offer more options for expressing to which requests a particular filter should be applied.
filter1(actionExclude: 'log*') { before = { // … } }filter2(controllerExclude: 'auth') { before = { // … } }filter3(uriExclude: '/secure*') { before = { // … } }
Shared Constraints And Command ObjectsCommand objects now support the application of shared constraints using the same technique previously supported with domain classes.
New OrCreate and OrSave QueriesDomain classes have support for the findOrCreateWhere, findOrSaveWhere, findOrCreateBy and findOrSaveBy query methods which behave just like findWhere and findBy methods except that they should never return null. If a matching instance cannot be found in the database then a new instance is created, populated with values represented in the query parameters and returned. In the case of findOrSaveWhere and findOrSaveBy, the instance is saved before being returned.
def book = Book.findOrCreateWhere(author: 'Douglas Adams', title: "The Hitchiker's Guide To The Galaxy")
def book = Book.findOrSaveWhere(author: 'Daniel Suarez', title: 'Daemon')
def book = Book.findOrCreateByAuthorAndTitle('Daniel Suarez', 'Daemon')
def book = Book.findOrSaveByAuthorAndTitle('Daniel Suarez', 'Daemon')
Automatic Updating of SNAPSHOT dependencies and pluginsGrails now checks for new releases of all dependencies and plugins that have a version number that ends with "SNAPSHOT" and will automatically download the newer version if one is available and install it.
Disable dependency checksum validationSome dependencies are deployed to Maven repositories with invalid MD5 and SHA1 checksum files. By default, Grails validates these and won't download such dependencies. You can now disable these checks with a simple
in the dependency DSL, for example immediately after the 'log ...' statement.
checksums false
Support for permanent (301) redirectsThe
redirect() method now accepts a
permanent parameter that if true will result in the redirect being issued with a 301 HTTP status code, as opposed to the usual 302 HTTP status code.
Breaking Changes and Deprecations in 1.4
- The OpenRicoBuilder has been removed
- The JsonBuilder class is deprecated in favour of grails.web.JSONBuilder which has been removed
- All static holders are deprecated (ConfigurationHolder, ApplicationHolder, PluginManagerHolder, BuildSettingsHolder etc.)
- Abstract base classes extended by GORM entities must go into src/groovy if they are not to be regarded as persistent
- Criteria query joins are now INNER joins instead of LEFT joins by default
- Public methods in controllers are now treated as actions, so you may want to make those methods private or protected.
- 'count' is no longer a valid domain class property.
- The 'release-plugin' command has been removed - use 'publish-plugin' from the new Release plugin instead.
- The g:resource tag may now throw a FileNotFoundException if the resources plugin is also installed. This can happen if the resource you link to does not exist. Without resources framework installed, the URI to the non-existent resource will be rendered.
- The
redirect()method no longer commits the response, allowing extra headers to be added after the
redirect()call. Code that relies on response.isCommitted() may break and will need to change to use request.isRedirected()
- The
redirect()method also uses the
grails.serverURLsetting if provided. The default value in
Config.groovyhard codes the port number to 8080, so running the server on a different port will break redirects. In this case, remove the
grails.serverURLsetting from the development and test environments.
- The withFormat(Closure) method no longer inspects the CONTENT_TYPE header but now deals exclusively with the response format via the file extension, format parameter or ACCEPT header. There is a new request.withFormat(Closure) method to deal with the request format as defined by the CONTENT_TYPE header
- The default
applicationContext.xmlhas changed, so be sure to run
grails upgradeon existing projects.
- The
ivySettings.setVariable("ivy.checksums", "")workaround for disabling checksums no longer works. Use the
checksums falsesetting as described above.


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Today marks the last day of 2012, and that means it's time for New Year's Resolutions. Instead of eating healthier, hitting the gym or passing on the extra cookie, we recommend getting out there and traveling!
To help with your travel plans, we've searched the net, asked our Facebook friends, read the reviews and compiled a list of the top destinations for each type of traveler in 2013. Do you like to have an adventure when you travel? How about some R&R? Or just some great sightseeing? We've got a destination for everyone:
The Outdoors-men: Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea is filled with endless outdoor activities. This little known, Western destination boasts all kinds of adventure sports. Whether it be diving, snorkeling or year-round surfing, this destination is great for a traveler who wants an adventure.
The Bookworm: Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is a great destination for travelers who want to learn more about the native culture, study it's history and immerse themselves in the rich wildlife. From the 2004 Civil War to the national parks filled with exotic animals, Sri Lanka has something for the traveler looking to soak up knowledge while soaking up the sun.
The Foodie: San Juan Islands, Washington
The San Juan Islands are the perfect place to escape and eat to your heart's content. You'll be able to choose from fresh seafood – oysters, clams, salmon and locally-grown vegetables at farmers' markets. If you want to exercise after indulging, you're in luck. The islands boast 250 days of sunshine per year and have bikes available to explore the nearby beaches.
And wherever you go, don't forget to protect your investment with travel insurance. It can help save your trip from the unexpected.
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by Anton Shilov
Advanced Micro Devices plans to finally launch its hybrid chips – which feature x86 central processing along with graphics processing cores – code-named Fusion in early 2011, however, according to a vice president of AMD, the second iteration of Fusion processors will not only be heterogeneous in terms of different cores within one piece of silicon, but the cores themselves will process both graphics and general-purpose data.
"The first iteration of Fusion will include a CPU and GPU, but by 2015 the model could change. In the second iteration [in] 2015, you are not going to be able to tell the difference. It's all going away," said Leslie Sobon, vice president of marketing at AMD, reports IDG News agency.
The Fusion concept was born back in 2006, when AMD acquired ATI Technologies, a leading supplier of graphics and multimedia chips. The company began talking about actual plans to integrate central processing unit (CPUs) with graphics processing unit (GPU) initially after the transaction and initially aimed 2008 – 2009 timeframe for Fusion chips. However, for a number of times AMD had to delay the actual products. Nevertheless, in 2011 the world's second largest designer of microprocessors intends to launch two models of CPU-GPU chips: Llano, which is based on AMD Phenom II and ATI Radeon HD 5000 graphics cores, as well as Ontario, which is powered by Bobcat micro-architecture x86 cores as well as DirectX 11 graphics cores.
Quite interestingly, after AMD acquired ATI, the CPU designer said that eventually special purpose graphics processors would not be needed and would become obsolete, just like discrete math-coprocessors (or floating point units [FPUs]) did back in the late eighties and early nineties. Although AMD is successfully developing and selling its ATI Radeon graphics family and the first Fusion chips will have separate GPU core within one piece of silicon, it looks like the company still has plans to unify CPU and GPU cores going forward.
Nevertheless, AMD admits that many relatively simplistic GPU cores can process certain types of data faster than traditional x86 CPU cores, which is why modern graphics processors can improve user experience not only in video games.
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Stentor wrote:I think even if there was something to it (which I doubt), foam would be a poor indicator of quality of leaf. Can't you just get similar kinds of bubbles (or "foam") by pouring the water/tea from an elevated position so that it hits the liquid that's already in the cup very hard, causing air bubbles to form?
It seems hard to differentiate between the possible cause for this "foam".
I don't think you can get a lot of foam/bubbles if you pour very gently.
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Grandma Diaries: What the heck is soccer??Posted Wednesday, August 17, 2011, at 6:35 PM
A very brave gentleman, whom I do not know, attempts to explain to a group of 5-year olds that they are to "play their positions"--and, no matter what--"Do not pick up the ball with your hands!" This was my grandson's first soccer practice--ever! Day one of a new adventure!
When my son Matthew was five years old, we signed him up for t-ball and faithfully took him to all the evening games, fighting off the mosquitoes and watching him stand in the outfield filling the holes in his old shoes with sand. Occasionally, he caught sight of a high-flying airplane and watched until it was over the horizon.
Last night I had a feeling of deja vue, as I watched another little blond-haired boy chasing a soccer ball across a large green field. Other teams of boys and girls were divided up, chasing similiar balls.
Same scenario--minus the sand.
The principle behind t-ball was simple--hit the ball and run the bases. Familiar.
Not so with soccer! I never did understand the game.
I remember when the Dexter School District imported a "REAL girl's p.e. teacher" to acquaint us with all the finer aspects of both indoor and outdoor sports. Ms. Mary McMahon was a breath of fresh air! No more girls' P.E. classes taught by Coach Lee, the boys' football coach! Yippee!
We played softball, dappled in gymnastic floor exercises (a real puzzle for most of us), and SOCCER!
We gathered under the trees at the near edge of the old football field, while Ms. M explained the game; however, no matter how clear the instructions, the game always deteriorated in this scene:
Phase 1: Large group of assorted girls gather in a huge chaotic circle, kicking each others' shins until someone connects with the ball--hurling it all the way down to the opposite end of the field (about 5 miles in those days).
Phase 2: All but the most wimpy girls run like bats outta hell after the ball.
Phase 3: A dozen or so girls reach the ball and proceed to kick it into each other, until the rest of the pack arrive to continue pummeling each others' shins unmercifully.
Phase 4: Someone once again kicks the ball hard enough to send it on its homeward journey back to the high school end of the field. At this point, the entire mob of girls charge back to the starting point as hard as they can run.
My soccer consultant has run off a sheet of terms for me entitled "Soccer Positions Made Easy."
As I understand it, my grandson was supposed to be playing "fullback" last night.
Yeah? Isn't the "fullback" very similar to the "outfielder" in t-ball??
I'm just glad I don't have to do the teaching!
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Soccer is very popular these days, but so is beer drinking and I don't participate in either.
Have fun, just enjoy the view, and you will probably never understand soccer, just be happy it doesn't require a knowledge of math.
-- Posted by Dexterite1 on Thu, Aug 18, 2011, at 5:51 AM
I admire all the dedicated adults who give of their time, energy, and expertise to make youth programs work.
My husband and I tried to get our three children involved in sports as soon as possible. I never had the opportunity for this kind of involvement, and I felt the lack of it in my growing up. Sports are a way to stay healthy all your life.
-- Posted by goat lady on Thu, Aug 18, 2011, at 6:56 AM
MGD - you brought back good memories by mentioning Mary McMahon. I remember the interpretive dance/gymnastic floor exercise as a good experience. I don't remember exposure to soccer at DHS though - must have blocked it from my memory. Also enjoyed your blog about the Smyth farmhouse at Pyle where your family lived - just didn't comment on that one. I enjoy your blogs - keep them coming - thanks for the memories.
-- Posted by nrgregj on Thu, Aug 18, 2011, at 3:24 PM
Nrgregj, thanks for the words of encouragement. I often feel as if no one is reading these blogs. I guess it's a good thing that I just love to write--if only to satisfy my own need of expression.
Ms. McMahon was such a wonderful role model! On the days when the boys had the gym, we girls had to meet in that tiny, crowded room up on the top floor of the old high school (next to the study hall). It would have been a horrible experience with any other teacher, but we loved it, because she led us in lively discussions about EVERYTHING! She was one of two teachers I remembered who broadened our knowledge about the outside world. She led us with all the talent of a modern-day talk show host!
In later years, my own daughter was in gymnastics, and the floor routines finally made sense, but back in the old days, it was a total mystery to me!
-- Posted by Madeline1 on Fri, Aug 19, 2011, at 7:54 AM
hello...this is the very first time I have ever written ANYTHING responding to a blog, but I just had to say that the Smyth farmhouse was my home. My dad (loving step-father) owned it and it had been his family home all his life. I lived there all through high school at Dexter High and my sister taught across the road at the Boyd School. I loved that house and everything about it. Due to my fathers' health, we moved to the warmer climate of Arizona in 1957 right after I graduated from high school. Mother & Daddy rented the house to the Giles family. I was dating a pilot who was a cadet at Malden when I had to move away. He and I were married in Arizona in 1958. I can still describe the wall paper in every room in that house! Just wanted to tell this, as the place meant an awful lot to me.
-- Posted by austinlady on Tue, May 15, 2012, at 6:53 PM
Oh,oh! Austin lady, I am so glad you posted here! I've been searching for the specific blog where I wrote about the Smyth farm, but I can't find it!
Of course, my maiden name is Giles, in case I hadn't mentioned it before. Daddy--Edwin W. Giles--was an instructor at Malden Air Base during the 50's. We had to leave Dexter in 1960, when the base closed.
I thought Alvin J. Smyth was the one we rented from, but I got confused when I met one or the other of the Smyths at the steak house in Dexter one day. (That chance meeting would be the reason I wrote the blog that I can't find...)
I, too, remember the old wallpaper. I loved that house and treasure the memories of living there. I cried when I heard that it had burned, and I felt an unreasonable fury, thinking, "If we had been there, we never would have let that happen!!"
You also achieved something that I had dreamed about the whole time we lived in Dexter--You got to date a cadet at the Base! How I fantasized about that prospect! However, I was always too young: Daddy refused to allow it!
Do you have any pictures of the old place? I have a few, but not nearly as many as I would like.
Thank you for the contact! If you'll promise to return, I'll round up some of the old photos and do more blogs on that idyllic picture of rural country life!
-- Posted by Madeline1 on Wed, May 30, 2012, at 7:12 AM
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By MICHELLE JONES
Published April 21, 2007
SPRING HILL - Abraham Gold's memories are a part of history he hopes the world will never forget.
Gold is a Holocaust survivor.
Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day, was April 15, and congregations around the world observed the day, which was set to mark the anniversary of the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in April 1943. Members of Temple Beth David in Spring Hill welcomed Gold as their guest speaker.
Gold was born in 1926 in Romania. His family of 10 children was raised by loving parents.
At Auschwitz, where he was taken when he was 18, he not only lost his parents, but two brothers, including his twin, and his two sisters.
"I was the only one, in my family, who survived going to the concentration camps," Gold said.
Auschwitz was the largest of its kind, established by the Nazi regime. It was used to incarcerate, to have laborers available for forced labor and to eliminate the Jews in gas chambers and crematoriums.
Gold believes the only reason he survived was because of his faith in God and how he lived one day at a time, hoping for the best.
"I was forced to work in an ammunition factory, separated from my twin, Martin," he said. "That is the reason I don't have a number on my arm."
And, although he remembers this time with sorrow and anguish, he says now the only thing he hates are people who generalize.
"I'm not a man who generalizes," he said. "If someone killed my brother, why should I kill his son? There are good and bad people in all races.
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"There was a (German) woman and her daughter who asked for protection," said Gold. "They thought the Russians might harm them. So I stayed with them for a while."
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In 1949 he came to the United States, met and married Sylvia and brought three girls and one boy into the world. Now, his family has 10 grandchildren.
When he lived in New York he started his own offset printing company.
"I've always taken care of myself," he said. "Those were the days when you come up from nothing."
Gold also volunteered with an ambulance corps in Pennsylvania and later at a veteran's hospital in West Palm Beach.
"You feel good when you volunteer," he said.
Sheila Friedman, of Hudson, a member of Temple Beth David, was one of the people who went to hear Gold speak.
She said a good crowd came to the service, including a group from Grace Presbyterian Church.
"That was very nice; it made us feel good (having them come)," she said. "The service was very beautiful and emotional."
But Friedman wondered what people have learned from the Holocaust.
"What is wrong with the human race when we ignore what is going on in Eastern Europe and Africa?" she asked. "Didn't mankind learn anything? It is really a shame."


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You might remember a few years back, shortly after taking office, President Obama, sent a memorandum to the heads of executive departments and agencies.
The memo was titled "Transparency and Open Government." In it the president said his administration is "committed to creating an unprecdented level of openness in government." Futhermore, the president promised to establish a system of transparency, stating "openness will strengthen our democracy and promote efficience and effectiveness in government."
While the new president sounded so sincere in his openness pledge, little did most of know that it was an extension of a hollow campaign promise that has essentially gone unfulfilled.
Not only has the administration failed to live up to the lofty expecations of that memo, the Obama presidency can lay claim to being one of the most guarded and secretaive in memory. This week's swap of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, held prisoner by the Taliban, in exchange for five high-ranking Taliban officials held at Guantanimo, is the latest example of the administration's failure to let Congress and the public know what's going on.
The story keeps getting murkier and murkier. The reasons behind this seemingly one-sided exchange have not been satisfactorily spelled out by the president. The details of the deal have been withheld. While the president has said he did consult with Congress, as many believe he is obligated by law to do, members from both sides of the aisle deny this.
Then we were told Bergdahl's health was the reason this years-long situation had to be rectified so suddenly. Yet the administration has not detailed those health concerns. And yet again Susan Rice was shoved in front of the Sunday-morning cameras to "explain" things.
Haven't we seen this dog-and-pony show before. Time is running out for the Obama adminstration to honor its transparency pledge. Transparency isn't supposed to be that big of a deal. It should be expected. But that certainly isn't the case with this administration, and the longer we have to wait for the truth about, Bergdahl, Benghazi, IRS, NSA and other scandals, the more tragic the situation becomes.


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Rajon Rondo has been quiet this offseason, despite his name being mentioned in a negative light when Ray Allen signed with the Heat. Rondo surfaced over the weekend in France, where he was attending the Nike World Basketball Festival in Paris.
In an interview with a French basketball website, Rondo made it clear he is as confident as ever, as he talked about his role as a leader on the Celtics.
"I did not choose that I wanted to be a leader or not," Rondo said, according to a translation on CelticsLife.com. "I must be one for my team. Every day, I get up telling myself I want to be better. I worked hard to get to this point and I continue to work hard."
Added Rondo: "I have matured a lot and my game has also. I think I am one of the best playmakers in the league. I think I'm the best point guard in the league."
Rondo, who has been the subject of trade rumors the past two seasons, said he understands this is "a real business," but he wants to be a Celtic for life.
"I hope so," he said. "But it is not up to me. What will happen will happen."
In another interview from Paris, Rondo talked about the moves the Celtics have made this offseason.
"I'm excited about [Jason Terry], excited about Jeff Green and Avery Bradley getting back from shoulder injuries," he said. "I'm looking forward to this team this year. We've got a lot of guys back from last year. We signed Brandon [Bass], we signed Kevin [Garnett]. We're going to have the chemistry there. We've just got to add a couple of new pieces."
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Fossils from Beecher's Trilobite Bed can be "pyritized", spectacularly preserved with fool's gold. Photo of Yale Peabody Museum specimen YPM 228 courtesy Dr. Susan Butts.
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Beecher's Trilobite Bed
Buried underground, near Utica, New York, lies a 455 million year old treasure. At the bottom of a deep ocean where oxygen was very scarce, lived trilobites and a few other types of animals who were fossilized in pyrite, a.k.a. "fool's gold." During the Late Ordovician, upstate New York was covered by an ocean trench which formed when continental plates to the east were colliding with North America. The collision uplifted the Appalachian Mountains and a bowed the ground to the west to create a trough-shaped ocean named the Taconic Foreland Basin. Sediment shedding off those growing mountains was washed into the basin, often as turbidites—mud-laden currents flowing from shallow to deep water.
The Beecher's Trilobite Bed fossil site was found by William Valiant of Rutgers College in September 1892 and was soon visited by Charles E. Beecher, the Curator of Geology at the Yale Peabody Museum from 1891-1904. Beecher studied and collected extensively, under the direction of O.C. Marsh. Beecher was the first to report the existence and details of trilobite appendages and features from the animal's underside, like gills. Over the course of decades, the precise locality of the original quarry was lost to scientists. Through clever and diligent work, amateur collectors Thomas Whiteley and Daniel Cooper were able to track down the original site, which was long since overgrown. In 1989, the site underwent a major excavation under the direction of the Smithsonian Institution (Washington, D.C.) and the American Museum of Natural History (New York City). More recently, Yale Peabody Museum Director and Invertebrate Paleontology Curator Derek E.G. Briggs, along with his graduate students, have worked on the process of pyrite replacement and the paleoecology of the Beecher's Trilobite Bed.
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Charles Emerson Beecher visited the famous fossil beds that now bear his name between 1891 and 1904 (left).
The site was rediscovered and excavated in 1989 (right). Photos courtesy of the Yale Peabody Museum.
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Fossils from Beecher's Trilobite Beds are famous for their exceptional preservation by pyritization. Even "soft parts", like these gills, were preserved—an unusual occurence. Photo of Yale Peabody Museum specimen YPM 228 courtesy Dr. Susan Butts.
Pyritization: Preservation with Fool's Gold
The environment in which these trilobites lived was rich in iron and bacteria that broke down organic matter to create sulfide. External trilobite skeletons are made of minerals embedded in chitin, with softer, more flexible legs, antennae and fine features. Usually, the processes of decomposition by microbes, scavenging by other animals, and tossing around in currents tend to destroy animal soft parts (muscles, guts, skin, etc.) and break off appendages in a matter of a few days or weeks, leaving only the hard parts (exoskeletons, shells, interior skeletons including bones and teeth) to fossilize. But in this case, very soon after the death of the animal, the external skeleton and soft parts were replaced with pyrite—an iron sulfide mineral that formed in concert with the bacteria—before the soft tissues decayed. Trilobite fossils were well known before the discovery of those in Beecher's Bed, but the legs and antennae were not preserved, so this was quite an amazing discovery. The fossilization with fool's gold also allows for detailed x-ray photography, like the Triarthrus eatoni (Yale Peabody Museum specimen number 228) pictured below.
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The fossilization with fool's gold also allows for detailed x-ray photography, like this Triarthrus eatoni. X-ray of Yale Peabody Museum specimen YPM 228 courtesy Dr. Susan Butts.
A few other types of fossils are found alongside the trilobites—graptolites, cephalopods, brachiopods, bivalves, algae, and brittle stars. Most specimens are poorly preserved as molds (shells have dissolved, leaving just an impression). Other animals may be partially pyritized, but do not have preservation of the soft tissues. Some beds have fragments of crinoids, trilobites, and other shell material. There are even discoveries of weird unidentifiable arthropods (the group that includes trilobites, bugs, etc.) like a possible crustacean (relative of crab, lobster, and shrimp) bearing over 30 legs!
Fossil Collecting
Collecting fossils is fun and there are lots of places where kids and adults can collect fossils for their own personal collections—but Beecher's Trilobite Bed is not one of them. Fossil collecting on private land and also on National Park Service land is illegal without the owner's permission, or in the case of the National Park Service, a permit. The Beecher's Bed Trilobite quarry is long-since covered and is on private land. Please respect the privacy of private land owners and see these fossils at the Yale Peabody Museum in New Haven, CT and many fantastic photographs of specimens at fossil preparator Markus Martin's website.
Article and photographs provided by Dr. Susan Butts (Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Senior Collections Manager). Photographs by T.E. Whiteley, J.L. Cisne, and S. Butts.
2013 Paleozoic Partner feature articles:| January: Fossils of the 2013 National Fossil Day Artwork | February: Paleontological Research Institution, Museum of the Earth | March: Falls of the Ohio State Park | April: Field Museum of Natural History, Mazon Creek Collection | May: Prehistoric Trackways National Monument | June: Cincinnati Museum Center | July: Glacier Bay National Park & Preserve | August: University of Michican Museum of Paleontology, Silica Formation Fossils | September: Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History, Beecher's Trilobite Bed | October: Guadalupe Mountains National Park | November: Utah Geological Survey, Millard County Cambrian Fossils | December: Denver Museum of Nature and Science, High-Altitude Mass Extinction |
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Nov. 19, 2009) – USA Volleyball will host its Seventh Annual High Performance Coaches' Clinic Jan. 21-23, 2010, at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colo. The theme for the clinic is "Getting Up to Speed for London" in reference to the site of the 2012 Olympic Games.
The 2010 USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic costs $425 for United States citizens and $500 for non-United States citizens. The clinic cost includes instruction, material and room and board at the U.S. Olympic Training Center. In conjunction with the USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic, the USAV Coaching Accreditation Program (CAP) will have additional CAP Level II modules on Jan. 20-21 and CAP Level III modules on Jan. 21-24 at the U.S. Olympic Training Center.
U.S. Women's National Team Head Coach Hugh McCutcheon and U.S. Men's National Team Head Coach Alan Knipe will serve as headline speakers at the USAV High Performance Coaches' Clinic. Other members of the U.S. Women's National Team coaching staff and past USAV High Performance Indoor Program coaches will also be among the speakers.
Among the tentative topics on the USAV High Performance Coaches' Clinic schedule include comparisons between the men's and women's game, Offensive Speed, Reaction Speed, Movement Training, International Serving and Passing, Anaylsis of other Countries' Game Cadence and Preparing Your Team for Varying Tempo Play. Other presentations will be made on Risk Versus Reward of a Fast Offense, Psychological Analysis of Coaching Styles, Practical Uses of Technology in Player Development and Stopping the Opponents' Offense Through Blocking.
The USA Volleyball High Performance Coaches' Clinic will focus on what it takes to win, as well as technological enhancements to teaching and learning. Sessions will be designed to incorporate participant discussion in examining the decision-making process and the on-court execution to help create their own strategies and tactics for given situations. Members of the U.S. Women's National Team will serve as on-court demonstrators.
Registration for the clinic is available online by clicking here. The clinic is limited to the first 100 coaches who complete the registration process.
Since 2004, the USA Volleyball High Performance Department has featured this clinic as a way to bring together great coaching minds to network and share the most current, pertinent and critical issues in the sport.
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Thank you everyone who sent me all those colourful healthy dishes.I am overwhemled at the response.I appreciate the effort of everyone of you who come up with such innovative ideas to sneak in all those veggies and fruits in your kids dishes. Thank you once again for making this event a success.
Do have a look at the colour palette
Kalyani sent in her enticing carrot cheese burger
Double decker Paratha's
Eggless pineapple upside down cake
Potato wedges with Tomato Capsicum Sauce
Carrot Cup Cakes
Mango Strawberry Smoothie
Carrot Pulao
spicy and sweet fruit kebab will be every kids delight:-)
Bow Biscuits for the kiddos
Sona sent her truly colourful creative delights
Chips and jelly flowers
Marshmellow pops
Super soft sponge Dosas
Spinach Smoothie
Spicy Puffed rice
cucumber salad
Mixed vegetable Pulao
eggless strawberry Raspberry souffle is my kid's delight
Raspberry Almond bars will win over every kid
Mullu Murungai Chapathi...she knows how to sneak in healthy food for the kiddo!!
Palak kofta curry
carrot wheat dosa
Raw Banana Patties. I am sure all kid's would love to have these!!
Rava idli ...yummm
Paneer Mawa Circles definitely won over my kid's heart
Paneer Chilli ....Is it only the kid's delight...No...Even mine:-)
Beetroot Halwa makes me drool!!
Rava tikkis
Cilantro Carrot Rice
Vermicelli pulao
Choorha Matar
Baked egg in spinach and potato mash
Here comes Srivalli's Grilled Aloo Sandwich
Whole Wheat Pumpkin Dinner Rolls
Eggless yellow Sponge cake
Baked Beets And Sprouted Chikpea cutlets
Egglss Pumpkin Oats Muffin
Pumpkin Poppy seed Buns
Eggless Sweet Potato And Raisin Cookies
Cheese stuffed Tomato Buns
Eggless Cinnamon Orange Cake
Eggless Almond Chocolate Flax seed cake
Thank you Srivalli for giving me the opportunity to host this event and Thank you friends for sending in all these entries.I am off to my kitchen to try these out!!!!


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Decade: 1900-1909
Collection: Texas Fashion Collection
Date: 1905
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Description: Little girl's Easter bonnet. Wired base with mushroom type top of black velvet and double ruffled brim of white lace. Small pink roses and green stems encircle hat above lace brim.
Contributing Partner: UNT College of Visual Arts + Design
Date: 1900/1909
Creator: Wichert Shoe (New York, New York)
Description: Pair of lady's shoes of black kid leather and broadcloth. The "high button shoes" have black leather toe boxes with pointed toes and black leather sections at heels which extend from heel up the back of the shoe. The uppers are of black wool broadcloth. Shoes secure at outside edges with 12 circular, slightly domed black buttons. Upper edges lined with black leather, the rest lined with white cloth. The medium-height heel is rounded at sides and back, and squared-off at front. Although not technically a "stacked" heel, the layers can be seen. Maker's label sewn into lining at top: "Wichert / Shoe / Trade Mark / New York U.S.A." Retailer's gilt stamp on inside edge: "Norton's / Gainesville, Tex." Handwritten notation inside boot, just below upper edge: "36-1 36752 / 330".
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Date: 1900/1999
Creator: Anne Klein (House of) (New York, New York)
Description: Pair of black suede boots. Ankle-height boots of black suede, with pointed toes and decorative stitch accent at opening. Black suede tassel on heel from opening. 2 1/4" high "stacked" spike heel of black leather(?). Upper is lined in black leather, inner sole lined with red leather. Sole of dark brown leather. Stamped in each shoe: "Anne Klein / New York". Stamped on sole: "Anne / Klein / Made in Italy / 7 1/2 / M"
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Description: Dressing gown/wrapper of black peau de soie. Mother Hubbard style, full-length, shawl collar trimmed with 2 tiers of ruffles of same, and white lace and black velvet ribbon and then bands of white cording overlaid with/couched down with black stitching. Long sleeves with turned 3" back-turned cuffs with white cording and black velvet trim. Hook and eye closure CF. Long velvet ribbon ties at throat. Pleated at center back, with short horizontal diamond-shaped "belt" across lower back, below which is more pleating. Label: "Meyer Jonasson & Co / Pittsburg. New York"
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Jörg Widmann
Widmann, clarinet; Heinz Holliger, oboe;
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie, Christoph Poppen, conductor
ECM New Series 2110
39 year old Jörg Widmann is a virtuoso clarinetist and one of Germany's rising stars in the realm of music composition. Both of these aspects of his talents are on display in a new portrait disc released by ECM Records. Christoph Poppen, one of the label's mainstays (another multi-talented musician – a fine violinist and conductor) leads the Deutsche Radio Philharmonie in a program that displays Widmann as a musician with a diversity of interests and a multi-faceted compositional toolkit to match.
The disc's title work features Widmann playing a plethora of extended techniques, haloed by orchestral writing that is primarily atmospheric with occasional fierce outbursts. Messe, despite its moniker and movement titles mirroring the Ordinary of the liturgy, is for large orchestra sans voices. Fastidious attention is given to contrapuntal details in several "contrapuncti" movements. Elsewhere a juxtaposition of weighty tutti and long-breathed angular melodies provide some surprising textural shifts.
Fünf Bruchstücke (1997) are early works that feature clarinet and oboe. The latter duties are fulfilled by oboist/composer Heinz Holliger (another formidable double threat!). The two are given many opportunities to display the extended technical capabilities of their respective instruments. But it is the sense of cat and mouse interaction and the energetic elan that typifies much of the compositions' demeanor that make them far more captivating than many a virtuoso showcase.
Widmann weds musicality and technical facility seamlessly. While the episodic nature of this program gives tantalizing glimpses of his potential, one looks forward to the composer/clarinetist expanding his horizons to larger formal designs on a future recording.


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Welcome to the North Carolina Department of Transporation High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) website. Here you will find information about the NCDOT HOV program and learn about HOV lanes. We are committed to providing citizens with opportunities to get involved in transportation decision making. Information is available on the various HOV projects around the state.
The central concept for HOV lanes is to move more people rather than more cars. Some HOV lanes carry almost half of the people carried on the entire freeway. Regular "mixed-flow" lanes are never converted to HOV lanes. Rather, HOV lanes are always added to existing facilities. Each vehicle that travels on an HOV lane must carry the minimum number of people posted at the entrance signs. Usually that means at least two people, or in some cases three people. Each child counts as an occupant but pets do not. Violators are subject to a fine. Motorcycles, even those carrying just one person, are allowed to use the HOV lanes. Some HOV lanes are in operation only during certain hours, which are posted. Outside of those hours, they may be used by all vehicles.
When traffic is congested, HOV lanes can carry more people than a general-purpose lane of traffic. HOV lanes are designed to maximize the movement of people. Even when HOV lanes look less congested than general-purpose lanes, they often carry more people.
As HOV lanes are begun in this state, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) will re-evaluate HOV lane operating policies to achieve the most efficient use of the freeway system. These evaluations will include consideration of traffic, safety, and environmental effects and input from other agencies. Significant changes in HOV operating policies also will need the approval from the Federal Highway Administration.
For more information on HOV lanes like rules, issues, benefits, facts and myths click here. For a list of the most common frequently asked questions click here.
Planning guidelines to assess the applicability of HOV concepts for candidate corridors have been developed by various states. Based on collective experience gained from projects, the following guidelines have been compiled and should be appropriate for identifying fatal flaws in a candidate corridor.
The guidelines are divided into primary and secondary categories. Primary guidelines should be met before a candidate freeway or region is considered valid for HOV priority treatment. Secondary guidelines are desirable criteria and are generally more qualitative in nature. They provide some assurance of the relative success an HOV project can provide. Generally, a project is more likely to succeed if multiple secondary guidelines are also met. In most cases, all primary guidelines should be met for the HOV alternative to be conceptually viable. If any primary guidelines are not met, it is important to determine requirements necessary to satisfy that guideline.
The Triangle has distinguished itself as one of the "best places" in the country to live and work. Thousands of families and companies have moved here to take advantage of the area's excellent business climate and North Carolina's rich history, diverse culture and natural beauty. While this growth brings many benefits, the increasing number of automobiles on our highways threatens the Triangle's quality of life. North Carolina is struggling with what to do about increasing traffic congestion caused by the tremendous influx of citizens.
The I-40 High Occupancy Vehicle Congestion Management Study (I-40 HOV CMS), a project of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT), will examine a variety of innovative transportation and congestion management techniques. There are many strategies that can improve the trip for I-40 travelers; these strategies become even more effective when they are combined and coordinated. Some of these strategies can ensure a faster and more reliable trip. Others can lessen the inevitable operational deterioration of our state's highway system. Thus, a multidimensional approach to congestion management will be required to achieve noticeable effects. The I-40 HOV CMS will evaluate and identify the most appropriate solution(s) for local needs and problems. Of course, the ultimate effectiveness of any of these alternatives depends on the willingness of travelers to change their habits and alter their expectations.
Phase One - 2000/2001
Phase Two - 2001/2002
Joey Hopkins, PE Deputy Division Engineer, NCDOT Division 5
Area Maps (10.9mb)
In 2001, the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) began widening I-77 from its interchange with I-85 north to the proposed Charlotte Outer Loop (I-485). This project, known as I-3311A, involves widening the existing four-lane interstate facility to an eight-lane freeway. The project also includes widening and strengthening the outside shoulders to meet current design standards and to accommodate traffic shifts during construction. A later project (I-3311B) will improve the section of I-77 from I-485 to NC-73 (Sam Furr Road) to a six-lane freeway. Based on NCDOT's 2004-2010 Transportation Improvement Program, construction of I-3311B would not begin until sometime after 2010.
In December 2001, NCDOT completed the I-77 Sub-Area Study. This study analyzed the feasibility of including HOV lanes as the inside (median) lanes of project I-3311A, resulting in three general-purpose lanes plus one HOV lane in each direction. Based on the recommendations of this study, the Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization (MUMPO) in January 2002 added an HOV project along I-77 to the urban area's Immediate Project Needs list.
In July 2002, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) approved an environmental document prepared by NCDOT that proposed designating two of the additional lanes constructed north of the I-85 interchange for HOVs. The HOV lane on southbound I-77 will extend from I-85 through the Brookshire Freeway (I-277) interchange (a total HOV lane length of 10 miles) while the northbound HOV lane will extend north of the I-85 interchange through W. T. Harris Boulevard (a total HOV lane length of about five miles).
In 2003, NCDOT approved HOV lane construction as an addition to the I-77 widening work that was already underway. NCDOT opened the I-77 HOV facility on December 17, 2004.
Photos from the Flickr page.
Barry Moose, P.E.Division Engineer, NCDOT Division 10
Transportation planners from across the region have joined together to examine the feasibility of Fast Lanes on major highways in the Charlotte region. The study will determine the technical, financial and institutional feasibility of dedicating lanes on major highways in the Charlotte region for active traffic management. For more information on this study click here.


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Action Against Hunger hosts events and fundraising campaigns throughout the year to raise funds and awareness to benefit the children and communities we serve.
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Attend an event and support Action Against Hunger's nutrition and disaster relief work around the world.


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OJ to get Vegas court hearing on bid for new trial
LAS VEGAS – O.J. Simpson will return next week to the Las Vegas courthouse where he was convicted of leading an armed sports memorabilia heist to ask a judge for a new trial on the grounds that his lawyer botched his case.
Simpson will take the witness stand to testify that the Florida lawyer who collected nearly $700,000 is to blame for his armed robbery and kidnapping conviction in 2008 and his failed appeal to the Nevada Supreme Court in 2010.
Simpson's testimony in open court will offer a first look at the aging 65-year-old former football star since he was handcuffed and sent to prison more than four years ago. Simpson didn't testify at his Las Vegas trial or in the historic case that led to his 1995 acquittal in the slayings of his ex-wife and her friend in Los Angeles.
Instead of an expensive suit and tie, Simpson will be dressed in blue Nevada Department of Corrections clothing – grayer, heavier and limping a little more from long-ago knee injuries, friends say. He is now Nevada inmate No. 1027820, a far cry from his playing days when Simpson wore jersey No. 32, won the Heisman Trophy, earned the nickname "The Juice" in the NFL and gained induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Simpson is scheduled to be in Clark County District Court beginning Monday for the entire five-day hearing. He could testify Wednesday before a judge who has agreed to hear 19 separate points, mostly claiming that lawyer Yale Galanter provided such poor representation that Simpson deserves a new trial.
Simpson is serving a nine-to-33-year sentence that makes him first eligible for parole at age 70.
If he wins a new trial, prosecutors would have to decide whether to retry him for an incident that happened in September 2007 or offer a plea deal sparing the time and expense of another trial.
In a sworn statement outlining his upcoming testimony, Simpson said he told Galanter in advance that he planned to confront two collectibles dealers in Las Vegas and retrieve what he expected would be family photos, heirlooms and personal sports mementoes that he believed had been stolen from him after his "trial of the century" in Los Angeles.
"I fully disclosed my plan to Yale Galanter, and he advised me that I was within my legal rights," he said.
Simpson said the two even had dinner the night before in Las Vegas, and Galanter told him the plan was OK as long as he didn't trespass on private property or use physical force.
Simpson claims that at trial, Galanter told him he didn't need to testify because prosecutors failed to prove their case, and didn't tell him about a plea offer by prosecutors that would have gotten him a minimum of two years in prison.
"Had I understood that there was an actual chance of conviction, I would have accepted such an offer," Simpson said.
Galanter, who is expected to testify Friday, declined to comment ahead of his appearance.
Throwing trial attorneys under the bus on appeals is a common legal tactic for people convicted of crimes – but rarely successful.
The burden of proof in a post-conviction writ of habeas corpus is on the defendant to convince a judge – not a jury – that the trial was tainted and new evidence might yield acquittal. It's not yet clear whether Clark County District Court Judge Linda Marie Bell will make an immediate ruling or issue a written decision later.


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Originally from Wales, Derek Thomas is the Robert Strong Professor of Systematic and Pastoral Theology at RTS Atlanta and Minister of Preaching and Teaching at First Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina. After pastoring for 17 years in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Dr. Thomas returned to the USA in 1996 where, in addition to his service to the Jackson campus as the John E. Richards Professor of Systematic and Practical Theology, he served as the Minister of Teaching at First Presbyterian Church in Jackson until 2011. In addition to serving in the pastorate, Derek has served as editor of the Evangelical Presbyterian, a monthly denominational magazine. A graduate of RTS in 1978, he gained a Ph.D. from the University of Wales, Lampeter in Calvin's preaching on the book of Job. He has written or edited 15 books and has contributed to commentary series by Banner of Truth and Evangelical Press. In 2004, Derek Thomas became Editorial Director for The Alliance of Confessing Evangelicals and the editor of its ezine, Reformation 21 (www.reformation21.org ). His interests include the music of Richard Wagner, Anton Bruckner, and Gustav Mahler, and he has a passion for good coffee and blue cheese! He has been married to his wife, Rosemary, for more than 30 years. They have two adult children, Ellen and Owen, two grandchildren, a dog called Jake and a cat (with feline attitude)-Maxamillian Beauregard!
Listen to a Fall 2005 Chapel Message by Dr. Thomas on Romans 11:33-36.
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It was as if the Senate was saying: Anything remotely effective, we're not going to do.it is hard to see how politicians who were terrified to support a cap (because opponents labeled it a tax) will suddenly become bold enough to support a carbon tax. Policy groups such as the Breakthrough Institute argue that instead of making dirty fuels more expensive, it's time for intensive energy research and development to make clean fuels cheaper. That sounds reasonable, but without the revenue stream that a cap or tax would provide — and in an era of budget cutbacks — it is hard to see government supplying the massive, long-term funding their plan requires.
It's hard to forge centrist solutions when an entire party is denying there's a problem.Republican John McCain, who sponsored the Senate's first serious climate bills but now faces a primary challenge from the right, recently called a successor bill "a farce." His mantle of Republican climate courage passed to Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, who took so much heat from his own party that he withdrew from the climate bill he helped write. Graham's position has been incoherent since then, but he has signaled support for a cap on the power sector. That could be something to build on.
The Green Group wanted too much and ended up with nothing.environmental leaders try to negotiate a compromise cap on electric power plants, which account for 40 percent of U.S. emissions. Passing a utility cap would have been a great first step, but the talks got started too late. The Green Group wanted too much and ended up with nothing.
Welcome to the 'glorious mess' — the tangle of regulation and litigation that follow when Congress fails to act.cap carbon and accelerate the transition to clean energy. But it was a fleeting moment. Many climate campaigners knew the climate bill was dead on June 15, when Obama gave his long-awaited Oval Office address on the oil spill. Instead of making an explicit connection to the climate bill — and explaining that by capping carbon the U.S. could speed its transition to clean energy and help break its addiction to fossil fuels — Obama whiffed. He had a road map but didn't try to share it with the people. "We don't yet know precisely how we're going to get there," he said. Today, with that map in shreds, we surely don't.
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Stand head and shoulders above the rest, in the Platinum Independencia 100X fur felt western cowboy hat from rodeo legend Larry Mahan. Hat features a classic 4" hat brim and 4 1/2" cattleman hat crease crown. Naturally breathable leather sweatband. Satin crown lining.
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Two of the smartest dudes in sports and great together. On the radio side, throw in Stugots and it's gold and on TV it's the same thing throwing in LeBatatrd's old man.
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Thank you for your interest in doing business with Delaware State University. This information is provided to assist suppliers with the process of building business relations with DSU. You will find detailed and practical information to make doing business with a large and complex organization like DSU easier.
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Fairfax Solid Red Duffle Bag
- Overview
Whether kids are going on a fun vacation or heading to a sleepover, this roomy duffle is the perfect carryall.
- Made of rugged, water-resistant 600-denier polyester.
- Shoulder strap and handles are crafted of durable synthetic webbing.
- Roomy interior stores all the essentials.
- Shoulder strap is adjustable and detaches.
- Please note, personalization placement varies along the striped pattern.
- Personalization may not appear as shown.
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- Overall: 21.5" wide x 11" deep x 11" high
- Interior Zipper Pocket: 8" wide x 6.5" high
- Carrying Handle (2): 1.5" wide x 5.5" long ; 7" drop
- Shoulder Strap: 1.5" wide x 19-34" long
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At Pottery Barn Kids, we take great pride in the quality and craftsmanship of our products. Attention to design, materials, safety and construction is our priority. We carefully inspect your order prior to shipment; upon receipt, please inspect your purchase and notify us of any damage. We will arrange for a prompt replacement. If, within 7 days for Quick Ship upholstery and 30 days for all other products, you are dissatisfied for any reason, you may return your purchase for a refund of the merchandise value.
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Your Servers Will Be Dressed for Formal Service with Our Catering Clothing
Our server clothing includes dress shirts, neckwear, and gloves that will make your waiters and waitresses look appropriate for any black tie affair. Whether you run an upscale restaurant or you're catering a wedding, this attire will suit the formality of your venue or any special occasion. Tuxedo shirts are a staple in every server's wardrobe, and we carry shirts in multiple sizes to accommodate the members of your staff. Read more
Use our black bow ties and white gloves to complete your catering clothing uniforms. Our bowties are adjustable and pre-folded, making them simple for your staff to put on and take off. We also carry gloves in several sizes, and they're ideal for servers who directly present food to customers. This server clothing will make your staff look crisp and professional, which customers and event organizers will appreciate.


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At DrupalSouth 2010 (Wellington) after LCA2010, Peter and I implemented a Drupal module as a practical example of how the OQGRAPH engine can be used to enable social networking trickery in any website. The friendlist_graph module (available from GitHub) extends friendlist, which implements basic functionality of friends (2-way) and fans (1-way) for Drupal users.
The friendlist_graph module transposes the friendlist data using an OQGRAPH table, allowing you to query it in new and interesting ways. By adding some extra Drupal Views, it allows you to play Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon with your Drupal users or find out how two arbitrary users are connected. It can find a path of arbitrary length near-instantly. Previously, you'd just avoid doing any such thing as it's somewhere between impossible/limited/slow/painful in a regular relational schema.
Now think beyond: retrieve/share connections using Open Social, FOAF, Twitter/Identi.ca, logins with OpenID, and you "instantly" get a very functional social networking enabled site that does not rely on localised critical mass!
We tested with about a million users in Drupal (and approx 3.5 million random connections), which worked fine – the later demo at the DrupalSouth stuffed up because I hadn't given the demo VM sufficient memory.
Naturally, you could do the same in Joomla! or another CMS or any site for that matter, we just happened to be at DrupalSouth so a Drupal module was the obvious choice. Take a peek at the code, it's pretty trivial. Just make sure you run a version of MySQL that has the OQGRAPH engine, for instance 5.0.87-d10 (Sail edition!) from OurDelta.


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Our tutors help you study certain subjects, offer individual and group study sessions, assist with e-mail and computers, and provide other services requested by instructors.