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It's almost remarkable to think about where Notre Dame was this time last year. Late summer 2009 was all about desperation. It was a hopeful time, but also a time of urgency. Charlie Weis had one more year. He had the offense to put together a BCS run and, if he failed, there was no doubt he'd be gone. Three months and only six wins later, Weis was history and notorious program builder Bria...


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CORINTH – The Black History Museum in Corinth will be open extended hours throughout February.
Usually open Fridays only, the museum will be open 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday through March 1. Black History Month exhibits include a Corinth-born Tuskegee Airman, an actor from "The Color Purple," Africana, a President Barack Obama exhibit and history of the civil rights struggle in the United States. A special opening will be 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feb. 23, as student day.
The museum is located at 1109 Meigg St., (662) 665-8500, and admission is free.

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Shakespeare knew his herbs, and characterized them in his work. In All's Well that Ends Well, someone gives a compliment, describing another as, "the sweet marjoram of the salad, or rather the herb of grace." It is a delightful herb, at once sweet and savory. Use it in sauces, egg dishes, fish, poultry, and, as the Bard alludes, in salads.
Origanum majorana goes by several common names: sweet marjoram, garden marjoram, and annual marjoram. It is hardy only to USDA Zone 9 and rarely survives even mild winters. Plant seeds or purchase plants each spring. Sweet marjoram has an upright, bushy growth habit and can reach a foot in height. (Where perennial, it can reach 2 feet.)
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Not a good couple of days. Swansea (UK) was the scene of some interesting developments into the effect of a JCB (a digger for those who don't know) cutting fibre on the Internet.
Unfortunately, this had the effect of disconnecting Alan Cox's linux.org.uk and uk.linux.org DNS servers, which then meant that my arm.linux.org.uk and arm.uk.linux.org domains eventually became unresolvable.
It also had the unfortunate effect of decimating the University of Swansea's Internet connectivity, as well as their phone lines. I guess they were complaining more than anyone else.
Unresolvable domains means that the web site, ftp site, mailing lists are all unavailable, and I am unable to send or receive any mail. (Some people might think that this is a good thing.)
About 30 hours after the incident, the fibre has been repaired, and email is starting to move again. Hurray!


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Three members of the 2008-09 men's golf team have been named Division III Cleveland Golf/Srixon All-America Scholars by the Golf Coaches Association of America.
Recognized were Donald Kring of Williamsburg (St. Francis HS), Donald Scholten of Grand Rapids (Grand Rapids Christian HS), and Steven Strock of Grandville (Grandville HS).
Kring and Scholten are 2009 Hope graduates while Strock will be a senior and captain of next year's team.
To be eligible an individual must be a junior or senior academically and compete in at least two full years at the collegiate level, participate in 70% of his team's competitive rounds or compete in the NCAA Championships, have a stroke average under 79.0 in Division III and maintain a minimum cumulative grade-point average of 3.2. A recipient must also be of high moral character and be in good standing at his college or university.


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By Sarah Robinson/NEMS Daily Journal
The White House's 2014 budget calls for a strategic review of the Tennessee Valley Authority to pursue a potential sale of the energy giant.
TVA officials said they were not aware until Wednesday morning that the proposal would be part of President Barack Obama's plans for the upcoming fiscal year.
U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R.-Miss., said, "The President's proposal to sell TVA comes as quite a surprise."
Although TVA receives no federal funds, the company's $25 billion capital investment plan is counted in the federal deficit. Obama's budget speculates that TVA soon will exceed its $30 statutory debt limit.
TVA Chief Financial Officer John Thomas said TVA is financially healthy and has no plans to exceed its statutory debt limit.
"TVA has operated for years without any federal tax dollars, and by law there is no federal taxpayer liability for TVA debt," said Wicker. "I am skeptical of how this would reduce federal spending."
As part of TVA's capital outlays, the company plans to bring Watts Bar Unit 2 nuclear facility online in December 2015 and the TVA board has approved plans to complete the Bellefonte nuclear facility after that.
Thomas said other capital improvement plans include upgrading the transmission system across the region.
TVA has $24.6 billion in debt as of Dec. 31. 2012, the utility said.
In a statement, TVA President and CEO Bill Johnson said, "We will be working with the Office of Management and Budget to provide the information they request regarding the strategic review. While we do this, our employees will stay focused on doing their jobs, serving our customers and the people of the Tennessee Valley."
TVA was created by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1933 and provides power to more than 9 million people in seven states.
"History proves that the TVA experiment has worked well for the people of the Tennessee Valley," said former TVA Chairman Glenn McCullough. "I would hope that the White House and Congress would be very cautious not to disrupt a program of the federal government that has worked very well for the people of the valley and all of America."
McCullough added, "Now it's in the hands of Congress. We'll have to see how our congressional leaders respond."
Jordan Russell, a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Alan Nunnelee, R-Miss., said, "Congressman Nunnelee's priority is what's best for taxpayers and ratepayers. In tough budget times, we have to consider all options, but any changes to TVA should be thoroughly examined by Congress."


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About this artist
Smiljana Coh
After completing secondary school I studied film animation at the Department for Animated Film and New Media of the Academy of Fine Arts in Zagreb. I graduated from the Academy in 2004, my graduation work being an animated film Vivek Goes Afar.
During my studies and short after graduation I illustrated children's books for Croatian publishers, did some theatre performance posters and my works were published in several children's magazines.
March 2007 I started to work with the Bright Agency team. So far I have illustrated The Glitterwings Academy series for Bloomsbury, Cinderella for Egmont UK, I Want to be a Ballerina for Random House. I have written and illustrated two picture books for Running Press and two for Tiger Tales.
In my work I combine traditional and digital illustration techniques and I love to use fabrics and textures.
Artist skills
- Traditional
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- Photoshop
- Animation – traditional
Clients include
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Joseline Hernandez is definitely one of the most popular members of the Love & Hip-Hop: ATL cast, second only to her boo Stevie J.
VIDEO: Joseline Left Bloody By Fan For Not Revealing "Love & Hip-Hop" Plot
Between both Stevie and Joseline, some extremely funny and memorable faces have been captured during the first season of the drama-filled show. Not to mention, the quotes that go along with those faces!
Known for her accent, Joseline pronounces Stevie as "Stebie," in addition to pronouncing several other words differently, which definitely gives viewers a bit of laughter to dilute all the interpersonal contention among the women.
EXCLUSIVE: Joseline Hernandez Reveals Her Troubled Past & Says She'll Never Tweet A Naked Picture Of Herself Again!
Though she has dealt with very real situations throughout the show's first season, including being pregnant and having an abortion, being Stevie J's side chick, and trying to establish herself as a successful artist, Joseline is still a very positive and hilarious person.
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E3, LOS ANGELES May 18, 2005 — Capcom® today presented Without Warning™ for the PlayStation®2 computer entertainment system and the Xbox® video game system from Microsoft®. As part of a global publishing agreement, Capcom will publish this first title from UK developer CiRCLE Studio, a development house founded by the creators of the world renowned Tomb Raider® series. Without Warning is a highly charged third person action shooter set against the backdrop of a brutal terrorist siege of a U.S. based chemical plant. The title features a unique Timeline element and takes place over a 12 hour period, during which players will experience the events from the vantage point of six characters that are caught up in the crisis situation. Capcom plans to release the game across North America in the fall.
"We are delighted to be working with Capcom on the release of such a significant title," commented Jeremy Heath-Smith, managing director of CiRCLE Studio. "Without Warning is CiRCLE Studio's flagship product and partnering with such a respected publisher will be invaluable toward its success."
CiRCLE Studio Ltd is an independent UK games developer that was founded in 2003 by Jeremy Heath-Smith and Adrian Smith. The Smith brothers share more than 39 years of collective experience in the gaming industry. They are the original founders of Core Design and responsible for numerous software hits, including the Tomb Raider series and one of the world's most successful video game icons, Lara Croft®. The development studio is largely comprised of former Core Design staff.
"This global deal marks the first time Capcom has published a title from a European developer," said Hiroshi Tobisawa, president of Capcom Entertainment, Inc. and president, CE Europe. "As CiRCLE Studio's first title, Without Warning is momentous for both parties and compliments Capcom's own internally developed product line. The staff at CiRCLE Studio has a successful track record and they will deliver again with a new title that provides an innovative and intense gameplay experience."
In Without Warning, a radical terrorist group has targeted and seized the Peterson-Daniels Chemical Facility, a vulnerable location that jeopardizes millions of people from the devastating ecological hazard it imposes if destroyed. Pleas are useless and any direct military assault would be too great a risk. As terrified hostages fear for their lives, their only hope lies with a covert operations team, whose goal is to infiltrate the plant and eliminate the merciless enemy.
The Timeline is a distinctive feature that allows the six central characters to experience events across the same period but from their own unique viewpoints. Characters are controlled individually, with the gameplayautomatically shifting to the next, often at critical moments. Cinematic cut scenes unfold the plot and by switching between characters, their individual tales are gradually woven together to create an overall picture of the events that happened during the crisis. The player may also retrospectively view events through the eyes of another character and is therefore not only a participant in the events, but a spectator as well. Furthermore, actions performed as one character could affect the progress of others and players must successfully utilize the strengths of each in order to advance.
Without Warning includes the following features:
• Unique Timeline element
Play as six different characters and experience the game from each of their perspectives:
Three members of the covert operations team:
Kyle Rivers – the leader of the squad with an experienced combat background
Jack Hooper – the youngest and most inexperienced member of the team for whom this is the first combat mission
Ed Reagan – the squad's bomb disposal specialist
Three civilians with distinct agendas and views on the events:
Tanya Shaw – a terrified secretary whose only desire is to escape safely
Dave Wilson – a security guard who was overlooked by the terrorists; his fierce determination drives him as he fights to rescue his co-workers
Ben Harrison – a news cameraman who is grounded when his helicopter is shot down by the terrorists; his quest is to obtain breaking news coverage, however dangerous it may be
• Diverse gameplay – exploration, puzzle-solving and a variety of mini games including bomb diffusion, lock picking and hostage rescue
• Pick up and play control system – accessible and immediate participation in action-intense, volatile environments
• Objective based gameplay progression
• Advanced physics and lighting effects heighten the dynamic environmental interaction
• Full Motion Video and cinematic cut scenes link storylines together
• Modern environments – a sprawling chemical plant with numerous interior and exterior locations such as treatment plants, loading and storage areas, offices, docks, train terminals and more


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By Kevin Tate/Outdoors Writer
One of my new friends in the outdoor writing business is going away. In one way, he's still with us. In another, he's almost gone. Somewhere in between, a testament to love and loyalty lies.
Tom Fegely is a living legend in the outdoor writing community. He's been published in every major magazine that carries outdoor tales, written 10 books including five for children, produced radio and television shows, served his fellows through outdoor media trade associations and directly mentored legions of new communicators who wanted to learn to do what he did, which was share what the natural world meant to him and his wife, Betty Lou.
"I never hunted before I met Tom," Betty Lou Fegely says, "but once he shared what he did with me I was hooked. He spent his hunting time after that teaching me."
In the decades since, the couple from Pennsylvania has become a powerful duo in the outdoor media world, a world from which they've largely withdrawn in the past few years since Tom was diagnosed with Lewy Body Dementia, a progressive condition similar to Alzheimer's. Tom once was a peerless raconteur, a sharer of memories through word and image, as strong in voice as in print. Now, just past his 70th birthday, talks with Tom are guided by Betty Lou. When his eyes reflect uncertainty, hers show patience and grace, framed by a loving smile. But there's more than just love there. Not far below her countenance, there's a reserve of iron. Lots of it.
I've only just recently come to know them. I've known of them forever it seems but, by the time I knew them as friends, they'd both accepted the diagnosis and what it means. For the public, Tom's work is a matter of record. For their friends, Betty Lou's spirit is a remarkable example of how far love and resolve can go, and how well. You can see her love in the way she looks at him. You can see her strength in the way she looks at the world.
Today amid warm company, in the byways of busy places, Tom shares his memories as he can. You can see they're still there, all of them, but it's as though they've become disassociated one from another. Like tumblers of a combination lock spinning free of the wheel, Tom's yesterdays roam free from restraint, mixing one with another until present and future fall from reliability. Occasionally as the wheels turn and slow, there are moments when recognition clicks into place and the famous wit cracks like a whip across the room. Laughter roars triumphant as those around welcome their old friend back from nowhere, back from corners of his mind where none may now follow. Then, inevitably, the wheels turn their separate ways again and the quick light fades from his eyes. Each time the shades are drawn, when he'll return is not known. Are these moments happy or sad? Both, I would think, though, in her acceptance, Betty Lou takes them for what they are: small miracles, blessings, quick connections to the consciousness of a loved one neither here nor gone.
In this way, a couple that has taught so much to so many is teaching still, demonstrating a power beyond definition. Life is a journey, one over soon enough. Today, they're accepting what each day brings. You can see it in their eyes.
Kevin Tate is V.P. of Media Productions for Mossy Oak in West Point.


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We all know it's Lassiter and Marlowe's wedding, but who do you think does the planning? One hint -- he "has one speed and it is full throttle."
As far as the bachelor and bachelorette parties go, despite Henry driving the party bus, the bachelorette party is way saucier -- let's just say Chief Vick knows how to party and there's a surprise stripper.
Woody takes time out of the hijinks to do a wine tasting. He finds notes of "battery acid," so naturally he'll "take a case."
Some of you may recognize Lassiter's wedding venue from the really fun series a few years ago called "Harper's Island." Luckily, there's not a mass murderer running around this time.
Apparently at the reception, Woody and Henry do the Humpty Dance -- but it only happens off-screen. *shakes head*
Marlowe's former cell mate, Big Wendy, is throwing the bachelorette party. We recommend you do what she says.
always have had a little thing for Cheif Vick
I really hope someone tells Juliet her hair sucks soon.
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The city of Puerto Plata – Spanish for "silver port" – sits at the foot of a mountain, home to the breathtaking Isabel de Torres National Park. Ride the cable car to the summit to see gorgeous mountain views. Birdwatchers will want to keep an eye out for Hispaniolan parrots and red-tailed hawks.
Afraid of heights? No problem. There are plenty of options to keep you amused here, from the dancers at Ocean World's Bravissimo Show to the nightly action at the discos.
Day trippers find Puerto Plata to be an ideal home base. Hire a taxi for a short ride east to the bustling town of Sosua, filled with colourful beachfront markets and shops. A little further, the town of Cabarete attracts windsurfing enthusiasts who flock to the windswept beaches. West of Puerto Plata (about 90 minutes by taxi) lies the historic town of La Isabela, founded by Christopher Columbus in 1493.
Perhaps all you want to do on your vacation is to relax on the beach with a good book or to eat plenty of tasty local seafood? There are plenty of places to do that too. But if you're willing to explore a little, you may be pleasantly surprised by all the unique attractions this region has to offer.
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Sudan/South Sudan: "Ordinary people asked us to raise our voices"
Worsening humanitarian crises in Sudan and South Sudan demand more attention from the international community and increased funding for humanitarian organizations. This was the message delivered by OCHA's Operations Director John Ging in a press briefing at UN Headquarters in New York.
"Everywhere we went we were appealed to by ordinary people to raise our voices [and] influence those in leadership positions to bring the violence to an end," he said, on his return from a week-long visit to the two countries with the Emergency Directors of eight UN Humanitarian Agencies and international NGOs. "This is the number one issue for ordinary people."
Darfur: More people displaced in 2013 than any year since 2004
At the beginning of this year, the UN estimated that more than 6.1 million people in Sudan were in need of humanitarian assistance – an increase of 40 per cent since January 2013. Much of this increase reflects the worsening situation in Darfur where persistent insecurity has displaced an estimated 2 million people.
Close to 400,000 were estimated to have been displaced in Darfur in 2013 – the highest figure since 2004 when the crisis first garnered international attention. Since the beginning of this year, almost 200,000 more people have been forced from their homes.
"This dire humanitarian situation is compounded by the fact that, with so many crises around the world at the moment, Darfur isn't […] getting the attention and the support that is needed to respond effectively," he said.
Only a fraction of funding received so far
Despite the deterioration in Darfur, international interest has continued to wane, a fact reflected in decreased funding for humanitarian operations. The aid community has so far received only a fraction of the funding it needs in Sudan in 2014 – US$54 million out of $995 million.
Mr. Ging spoke also of the difficulties that aid groups in Sudan face, an issue that he and the Emergency Directors raised with Government officials. In addition to the extremely challenging operating environment in Darfur, they also discussed the continued inability of the UN to access rebel-held parts of South Kordofan and Blue Nile States.
"Nearly two years since the adoption of Security Council resolution 2046 (calling for humanitarian access to these regions), aid has still not been delivered to rebel-held areas where it is estimated 800,000 people are in need of assistance," he said.
"We hope the positive discussions will be swiftly converted into aid on the ground."
South Sudan: "The first thing that struck us was the brutality"
The Executive Directors also visited South Sudan, where more than three months of violence has left about 4.9 million people in need of humanitarian assistance. The aid officials were deeply affected by the stories they heard, said Mr. Ging.
"The first thing that struck us when we met people was the brutality of what was happening," he said. "[We heard] testimonies of old women being raped and attacked in hospitals, [of] brutality against children, and the appalling conditions that people who have been displaced by this conflict are now enduring."
These sentiments were echoed by Yasmin Haque, Deputy Director for Emergency Operations for the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF). Dr. Haque took part in the visit to Sudan and South Sudan, and briefed the press alongside OCHA's Ging.
Dr. Haque was formerly UNICEF's South Sudan representative and she shared her impressions of how drastically the situation has changed in recent months.
"It is tragic to see what has happened. When we started at independence in 2011 we asked children what they wanted from their new nation. They said three things: peace, security and education. Sadly for most children in South Sudan, that is not a reality."
"We are in a race against time"
As with Sudan, Mr. Ging raised concerns about the slow response from international donors. Aid groups in South Sudan have only received about 23 per cent of the funds they need for 2014.
The humanitarian community needs funding to arrive soon so they can pre-position supplies before the rainy season starts and cuts off most of the country's road network.
"We are in a race against time," said Mr. Ging. "We appeal to our donor community to give us the funding that we need to do the things that we most urgently need to do in the quickest way possible."


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September 12, 2013
Post Office Hours –Sebastian Ridley-Thomas And More
By Neil Rubenstein
Observer Columnist
The United States post office will soon have different hours. Here on Jefferson and Sepulveda one soon can transact business Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
Help is one step away. I'm certain if Culver City registered voters are asked, "Who is Sebastian Ridley-Thomas?" there just might be 10 hands that go up. Consequently, in the next election for the 54th Assembly District I venture to say the county supervisor's son will have so many mailings the post office will be in the red no longer.
You can be sure his dad will assist in fundraising and getting the union troops knocking on your door. Regardless of Sebastian's claim that his great-grandparents came to Los Angeles in 1922, many of us believe a long track record of public service speaks for itself. I truly hope everybody in town will remember the wonderful job Chris Armenta did as city clerk and on the city council.
Governor Brown's new school funding formula (if approved by the legislature) would boost K-12 funding by $18 billion when it is fully implemented in eight years.
A new state law requires state and local government employees to pay for half of their own pension by 2018. But in Ventura County contract proposals call for employees to pay the 50% starting in 2014.
We should all be thankful Assemblyman Nazarian was elected. His bill AB 612 passed the Assembly on a 72-1 vote and is now in the State Senate. When signed by the Governor it would add an additional second over the current minimum to all yellow lights. Two years ago Los Angeles pulled the plug on its cameras. Now 50 cities in California have cameras and approximately 50 don't. New laws against the cameras are being proposed all the time -- maybe, just maybe, Mayor Cooper will jump on this issue.
From the file "It's about time," Los Angeles police officers suspected of racial profiling will meet their accusers face-to-face under a new experimental program to discuss the encounter.
Recently Sacramento passed a new law -- school construction bonds need only 55% to be passed.
And from the file "It ain't going to happen," even though the Democrats have two-thirds majorities in both houses in Sacramento, there will be no effort to amend Prop. 13 to allow commercial properties to be taxed on their market value.
Speaking of propositions and Sacramento, look to the November 2014 ballot. We will vote to increase the medical malpractice awards and a requirement to spend all the $3 billion of annual revenue each year from a Medi-Cal provider tax on health care services for the poor.


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Very good and easy. I had all of the ingredients except oj concentrate so I used an orange--added the zest and used the juice.
The marinade was delicious but did not really affect the salmon. It was much better on pork chops!
I had an excess of balsamic vinegar, and salmon was on sale at the store, so I tried this. Like others have said, it lacks much oomph. I don't think I'll make this again.
This was very good and simple...both my boyfriend and I loved it...we want more!!!!
Wow...this was a simple recipe with high impact results! I used lots of fresh rosemary, and fresh squeezed orange juice and like the last reviewer I basted the salmon with the marinade while cooking. Definitely a keeper of a recipe and a go-to recipe when I want to make an impressive "wow" meal.
This salmon dish is fantastic. I also reduced the same marinade ingredients by a little more than half and basted the salmon as it grilled. The salmon and orange balsamic fuse together seemlessly. Best salmon my wife and I have ever had.
really really tasty. ive made it with chicken also and it turns out moist. would definitely make this, super easy too.
added about a third of a cup of Bourbon and made a reduction. Tried it both with salmon and strip loin..the fish was good..but the beef was better!
I added about a third of a cup of Bourbon and made a reduction. Used this recipe for both salmon and strip loin...the salon was very good,but the beef was better!Be sure to serve to medium rare to rare.
This dish is pleasant but a little bland and not memorable to me. It seemed it would be better if there was a thickness to the marinade (like a glaze). If I ever make again, I may add some brown sugar or honey. It meeds more "oomph!"


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I read the reviews and decided to try it for breakfast. It's been a long time since I was there. Previously, I went for lunch in order to have the oyster sandwich, which I loved.
The coffee was ordinary, even bland.
The grilled smoked trout was a thin slice with some bones. It was tasteless. Along with it came a tiny dish with what was supposed to be sour cream with capers. It tasted like tarter sauce to me.
The "potato pancake" mentioned on the menu for this dish turned out to be nothing more than hash browns, browned on top and mushy inside.
The poached egg was okay, cooked solid. If I had wanted to spread it on toast, I would have prefered it less cooked.
I tried the scone, which had been given rave reviews. It was baked perhaps too well, made of whole wheat with a few cranberries, and was very crumbly. I was glad it wasn't sugary but I found it uninteresting. If one likes crumbly, then it was good. The best thing I liked about the meal was the butter. I wasn't given a choice about the flavor of jam, but was given what seemed to be rasberry jam. I appreciated that the butter and jam came in separate little ramkins. There was also a tiny slice of pineapple and orange on the plate.
On the whole I didn't like this breakfast and would recommend Cafe Sophia in Midtown instead. I like its Afghan breakfast.


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As Scoutmasters we are always trying to find creative ways to get the points of the Scout Oath and Law through to our Scouts. We find ourselves being life coaches teaching our young men what it means to be a man, to make those ethical choices and always do the right thing.
When I was a Sergeant Major I was in a similar position trying to find ways to develop leaders, motivate soldiers, and make my Battalion a stronger high performance team.
Ultimately it came down to team work and three words: Passion, Knowledge, and Accountability. These three words I share with my Scouts now.
Passion. Be passionate about your life. Find what drives you and go for it. Whether it is achieving the Eagle Award or being an Astronaut, you find your passion and drive your life in that direction.
As an adult my passion is my family and doing whatever it takes to make them happy, take care of them, and see them grow to be successful adults. My Scout troop is one of my passions (along with Scouting in general). It drives me to be a better Scoutmaster and give the attention needed to the unit and its Scouts.
Knowledge. Once you know what your passion is, so whatever it takes to learn more about it, how to do it, and study that which will make you successful in it. Know everything about your passion and you will be great at it.
Accountable. No matter who you are, where you are, or what organization you are in, you will always be accountable to someone. This should drive you to doing your very best and achieving the greatest results.
As a father I am accountable to my kids, as an employee I am accountable to my boss, who is accountable to his and so on. Even the President is accountable to the people of America, and CEOs accountable to the share holders of the company. There is no escaping accountability.. so do you very best and remember that others are counting on you to make the team a success.
A Quarterback can not get the play off till the Center snaps the ball to him, if the snap goes high the whole play is compromised. If a member of a Patrol fails to bring his share of the food or a piece of gear to cook, the whole patrol suffers. Accountability is a key to success in life.
I share this with our Scouts to aid them in growing into good men, men that live the Oath and Law and strive for success in life.
Have a Great Scouting Day!


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The Simien Mountains (also spelled Semien) lie in northern Ethiopia, north east of Gondar. They are a World Heritage Site and include the Simien Mountains National Park. The mountains consist of plateaux separated by valleys and rising to pinnacles. The tallest peak is Ras Dashen (4,543 m); other notable heights includ...


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My wife, bless her, surprised me by buying the Namco Museum for the Gameboy Advanced. This includes my favorite arcade game of all time, Galaga. But I'm disappointed in the conversion. The game play, graphics, and sound are a totally faithful reproduction. But instead of keeping the scores at the top and the extra ships at the bottom, they've given up the entire righthand quarter of the screen to displaying that information. That means the game play is smooshed into the remaining 3/4ths of the already small GBA screen, and it's so tiny - the individual shots are almost invisible.
I think the motivation might have been to preserve the aspect ratio of the original game screen. But dammit, who's doing QA and playtesting on this stuff? Did not one person get a chance to say "dudes, that's unplayable" at any point in the process?
On the plus side, the conversion of Dig Dug is quite good.


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Thank you for choosing Baron and Duchess as Bulldogs of the Month.
I can't tell you how much my husband and I love these guys.
They are brother and sister, and Duchess definitely rules the roost, even though she is the smaller of the 2.
I grew up with dogs my whole life, my husband has never had dogs in his life, and this is the first time with Bulldogs for both of us.
I would have never believed if you had told me how loyal and loving these dogs are.
Baron loves to sleep on Daddy's lap at night while watching tv and Duchess must be lying beside you, normally with her feet firmly planted in your legs for leverage...
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So I'm running around looking for a Scout bust today, and I stumbled across the Obi Wan (in clone armor) Maquette at one of my local comic stores. The thing looks so cool, I ended up walking out with it.
I really dig it, and now I think I'm going to go for the whole set (The Arc Trooper & Ventress look awsome too!).
So anyone else pick up the Obi-Wan Maquette, or am I the only one here?


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The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season begins: what is in store?
The 2012 Atlantic hurricane season is officially underway. With two early season storms, Alberto and Beryl, having already come and gone, this year's season has gotten off to a near-record early start. Since reliable record keeping began in 1851, only the hurricane seasons of 1908 and 1887 had two named storms form so early in the year. So, will this early pace continue? What will this year's hurricane season bring? Here are my top five questions for the coming season:
1) All of the major seasonal hurricane forecasts are calling for a near-average season, with 10 - 13 named storms. Will these pre-season predictions pan out?
2) How will the steering current pattern evolve? Will the U.S. break its six-year run without a major hurricane landfall, the longest such streak since 1861 - 1868?
3) Will the 420,000 people still homeless in Haiti in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake dodge a major tropical cyclone flooding disaster for the third consecutive hurricane season?
4) How will new National Hurricane Center director Rick Knabb fare in his inaugural season?
5) Will the Republican National Convention, scheduled to occur in Tampa during the last week of August, get interrupted by a tropical storm or hurricane?
Figure 1. True-color MODIS satellite image of Beryl taken at 2:35 pm EDT May 27, 2012 by NASA's Aqua satellite. At the time, Beryl was a tropical storm with winds of 65 mph.
Quick summary of the early-season atmosphere/ocean conditions in the Atlantic
Strong upper-level winds tend to create a shearing force on tropical storms (wind shear), which tears them apart before they can get going. In June, two branches of the jet stream, the polar jet to the north, and a subtropical jet to the south, typically bring high levels of wind shear to the Atlantic. The southern subtropical jet currently lies over the Caribbean, and is expected to remain there the next two weeks, making development unlikely in the Caribbean. Between the subtropical jet to the south and the polar jet to the north, a "hole" in the wind shear pattern formed during May off the Southeast U.S. coast, and this is where both Alberto and Beryl were able to form. Their formation was aided by the fact ocean temperatures off the U.S. East coast are quite warm--about 1 - 2°C above average. A wind shear "hole" is predicted to periodically open up during the next two weeks off the Southeast U.S. coast, making that region the most likely area of formation for any first-half-of-June tropical storms. However, none of the reliable computer models are predicting tropical storm formation in the Atlantic between now and June 8.
May ocean temperatures in the tropical Atlantic are approximately the third coolest we've seen since the current active hurricane period began in 1995. SSTs in the Main Development Region (MDR), between 10 - 20°N latitude, from the coast of Africa to the Central America, were about 0.35°C above average in May, according to NOAA's Coral Reef Watch. Tropical storm activity in the Atlantic is strongly dependent on ocean temperatures in this region, and the relatively cool temperatures imply that we should see a delayed start to development of tropical waves coming off the coast of Africa and moving into the Caribbean, compared to the period 1995 - 2011. An interesting feature of this month's SST departure from average image (Figure 2) is the large area of record-warm ocean temperatures off the mid-Atlantic and New England coasts, from North Carolina to Massachusetts. Ocean temperatures are 3 - 5°C (5 - 9°F) above average in this region. This makes waters of much above-average warmth likely to be present during the peak part of hurricane season, increasing the chances for a strong hurricane to affect the mid-Atlantic and New England coast.
The upper-level jet stream pattern is critical for determining where any tropical storms and hurricanes that form might go. Presently, these "steering currents" are in a typical configuration for June, favoring a northward or northeastward motion for any storms that might form. However, steering current patterns are fickle and difficult to predict more that seven days in advance, and there is no telling how the steering current pattern might evolve this hurricane season. We might see a pattern like evolved during 2004 - 2005, with a westward-extending Bermuda High, forcing storms into Florida and the Gulf Coast. Or, we might see a pattern like occurred during 2010 - 2011, with the large majority of the storms recurving harmlessly out to sea. That's about as helpful as a weather forecast of "Sho' enough looks like rain, lessen' of course it clears up," I realize.
Figure 2. Departure of sea surface temperature from average for May 31, 2012. Image credit: NOAA/NESDIS.
Colorado State predicts a slightly above-average hurricane season
A slightly above-average Atlantic hurricane season is on tap for 2012, according to the seasonal hurricane forecast issued June 1 by Dr. Phil Klotzbach and Dr. Bill Gray of Colorado State University (CSU). The CSU team is calling for 13 named storms, 5 hurricanes, and 2 intense hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 80, which is 87% of average. This is very close to the 1981 - 2010 average of 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 3 major hurricanes. Hurricane seasons during the active hurricane period 1995 - 2011 have averaged 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes, with an ACE index 153% of the median. The forecast calls for an average chance of a major hurricane hitting the U.S., both along the East Coast (28% chance, 31% chance is average) and the Gulf Coast (28% chance, 30% chance is average). The risk of a major hurricane in the Caribbean is also average, at 39% (42% is average.) The CSU teams expects we will have a weak El Niño develop by the peak of this year's hurricane season in September, which will cut down on this year's activity by increasing wind shear over the Tropical Atlantic. However, there is considerable uncertainty in this outlook.
Analogue years
The CSU team picked four previous years when atmospheric and oceanic conditions were similar to what we are seeing this year: neutral El Niño conditions in April - May and average tropical Atlantic and far North Atlantic SSTs during
April - May, followed by August - October periods that were generally characterized by weak El Niño conditions and average tropical Atlantic SSTs . Those four years were 2009, a quiet El Niño year with only 3 hurricanes; 2001, which featured two major Caribbean hurricanes, Iris and Michelle; 1968, a very quiet year with no hurricanes stronger than a Category 1; and 1953, a moderately busy year with 14 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 4 intense hurricanes. The mean activity for these four years was 11.5 named storms, 6 hurricanes, and 2.5 intense hurricanes.
How accurate are the June forecasts?
The June forecasts by the CSU team between 1998 and 2009 had a skill 19% - 30% higher than a "no-skill" climatology forecast for number of named storms, number of hurricanes, and the ACE index (Figure 3). This is a decent amount of skill for a seasonal forecast, and these June forecasts can be useful to businesses such as the insurance industry and oil and gas industry that need to make bets on how active the coming hurricane season will be. Unfortunately, the CSU June 1 forecasts do poorly at forecasting the number of major hurricanes (only 3% skill), and major hurricanes cause 80% - 85% of all hurricane damage (normalized to current population and wealth levels.) This year's June forecast uses a brand new formula tried in 2011 for the first time, so there is no way to evaluate its performance. An Excel spreadsheet of their forecast skill (expressed as a mathematical correlation coefficient) show values from 0.41 to 0.62 for their June forecasts made between 1984 and 2010, which is respectable.
Figure 3. Comparison of the percent improvement over climatology for May and August seasonal hurricane forecasts for the Atlantic from NOAA, CSU and TSR from 1999-2009 (May) and 1998-2009 (August), using the Mean Squared Error. Image credit: Verification of 12 years of NOAA seasonal hurricane forecasts, National Hurricane Center.
Figure 4. Comparison of the percent improvement in mean square error over climatology for seasonal hurricane forecasts for the Atlantic from NOAA, CSU and TSR from 2002-2011, using the Mean Square Skill Score (MSSS). The figure shows the results using two different climatologies: a fixed 50-year (1950 - 1999) climatology, and a 2002 - 2011 climatology. Skill is poor for forecasts issued in December and April, moderate for June forecasts, and good for August forecasts. Image credit: Tropical Storm Risk, Inc.
TSR predicts a near-average hurricane season
The British private forecasting firm Tropical Storm Risk, Inc. (TSR) calls for 12.7 named storms, 5.7 hurricanes, 2.7 intense hurricanes, and an Accumulated Cyclone Energy (ACE) of 98, which is near average. TSR rates their skill level as 23 - 27% higher than a "no-skill" forecast made using climatology, though an independent assessment by the National Hurricane Center (Figure 3) gives them somewhat lower skill numbers, using a different metric than TSR uses. TSR predicts a 48% chance that U.S. landfalling activity will be above average, a 26% chance it will be near average, and a 26% chance it will be below average. TSR's two predictors for their statistical model are the forecast July-September trade wind speed over the Caribbean and tropical North Atlantic, and the forecast August-September 2012 sea surface temperatures in the tropical North Atlantic.
TSR projects that 3.6 named storms will hit the U.S., with 1.6 of these being hurricanes. The averages from the 1950-2011 climatology are 3.1 named storms and 1.5 hurricanes. They rate their skill at making these June forecasts for U.S. landfalls at 7 - 11% higher than a "no-skill" forecast made using climatology. In the Lesser Antilles Islands of the Caribbean, TSR projects 1.2 named storms, 0.5 of these being hurricanes. Climatology is 1.1 named storms and 0.5 hurricanes.
FSU predicts a slightly above-average hurricane season: 13 named storms
The Florida State University (FSU) Center for Ocean-Atmospheric Prediction Studies (COAPS) issued their fourth annual Atlantic hurricane season forecast, calling for a 70% probability of 10 - 16 named storms and 5 - 9 hurricanes. The mid-point forecast is for 13 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and an accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) of 122. The scientists use a numerical atmospheric model developed at COAPS to understand seasonal predictability of hurricane activity. The model is one of only a handful of numerical models in the world being used to study seasonal hurricane activity and is different from the statistical methods used by other seasonal hurricane forecasters such as Colorado State, TSR, and PSU (NOAA uses a hybrid statistical-dynamical model technique.) The FSU forecast has been the best one over the past three years, for predicting numbers of Atlantic named storms and hurricanes:
2009 prediction: 8 named storms, 4 hurricanes. Actual: 9 named storms, 3 hurricanes
2010 prediction: 17 named storms, 10 hurricanes. Actual: 19 named storms, 12 hurricanes
2011 prediction: 17 named storms, 9 hurricanes. Actual: 19 named storms, 7 hurricanes
Penn State predicts a near-average hurricane season: 11 named storms
A statistical model by Penn State's Michael Mann and alumnus Michael Kozar is calling for an average Atlantic hurricane season with 11.2 named storms, plus or minus 3.3 storms. Their prediction was made using statistics of how past hurricane seasons have behaved in response to sea surface temperatures (SSTs), the El Niño/La Niña oscillation, the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), and other factors. The statistic model assumes that in 2012 the current 0.35°C above average temperatures in the MDR will persist throughout hurricane season, the El Niño phase will be neutral to slightly warm, and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO) will be near average.
The PSU team has been making Atlantic hurricane season forecasts since 2007, and these predictions have done pretty well:
2007 prediction: 15 named storms, Actual: 15
2009 prediction: 12.5, named storms, Actual: 9
2010 prediction: 23 named storms, Actual: 19
2011 prediction: 16 named storms, Actual: 19
UK Met Office predicts a slightly below-average hurricane season: 10 named storms
The UK Met Office uses a combination of their Glosea4 model and the ECMWF system 4 model to predict seasonal hurricane activity. These dynamical numerical models are predicting a slightly below-average season, with 10 named storms and an ACE index of 90.
NOAA predicts an average hurricane season: 12 named storms
As I discussed in detail in a May 24 blog post, NOAA is calling for 12 named storms, 6 hurricanes, 2 major hurricanes, and an ACE index 102% of normal.
NOAA predicts an average Eastern Pacific hurricane season
NOAA's pre-season prediction for the Eastern Pacific hurricane season, issued on May 24, calls for a near-average season, with 12 -18 named storms, 5 - 9 hurricanes, 2 - 5 major hurricanes, and an ACE index 70% - 130% of the median. The mid-point of these ranges gives us a forecast for 15 named storms, 7 hurricanes, and 3.5 major hurricanes, with an ACE index exactly average. The 1981 - 2010 averages for the Eastern Pacific hurricane season are 15 named storms, 8 hurricanes, and 4 major hurricanes. So far in 2012, there have been two named storms. On average, the 2nd storm of the year doesn't form until June 25. We had a record early appearance of the season's second named storm (Bud on May 21.) Bud was also the strongest Eastern Pacific hurricane on record for so early in the year. Records in the Eastern Pacific extend back to 1949.
Western Pacific typhoon season forecast not available yet
Dr. Johnny Chan of the City University of Hong Kong issues a seasonal forecast of typhoon season in the Western Pacific, but this forecast is not yet available (as of June 1.) An average typhoon season has 27 named storms and 17 typhoons. Typhoon seasons immediately following a La Niña year typically see higher levels of activity in the South China Sea, especially between months of May and July. Also, the jet stream tends to dip farther south than usual to the south of Japan, helping steer more tropical cyclones towards Japan and Korea. With the formation of Tropical Storm Mawar today east of the Philippines, the Western Pacific is exactly on the usual climatological pace for formation of the season's third storm.
Figure 5. Time series of the annual number of tropical storms and typhoons in the Northwest Pacific from 1960 - 2011. Red circles and blue squares indicate El Niño and La Niña years, respectively. Note that La Niña years tend to have lower activity, with 2010 having the lowest activity on record (15 named storms.) In 2011, there were 20 named storms. The thick horizontal line indicates the normal number of named storms (27.) Image credit: City University of Hong Kong.
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Pierre Robin syndrome (or sequence) is a condition present at birth, in which the infant has a smaller-than-normal lower jaw, a tongue that falls back in the throat, and difficulty breathing.
Pierre Robin sequence; Pierre Robin complex; Pierre Robin anomaly
The exact causes of Pierre Robin syndrome are unknown. It may be part of many genetic syndromes.
The lower jaw develops slowly before birth, but may speed up during the first year of life.
A health care provider can usually diagnose this condition during a physical exam. Consulting with a genetic specialist can rule out other problems linked to this syndrome.
Infants with this condition should NOT be put on their back, to prevent the tongue from falling back into the airway.
In moderate cases, the patient will need to have a tube placed through the nose and into the airways to avoid airway blockage. In severe cases, surgery is needed to prevent a blockage in the upper airway. Some patients need surgery to make a hole in the windpipe (tracheostomy).
Feeding must be done very carefully to avoid choking and breathing liquids into the airways. The child may need to be fed through a tube sometimes to prevent choking.
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Choking and feeding problems may go away on their own over the first few years as the lower jaw grows to a more normal size. There is a significant risk of problems if the airways are not protected against blockage.
This condition is often seen at birth.
Call your health care provider if your child has choking episodes or breathing problems. A blockage of the airways may cause a high-pitched noise when the child breathes in. It can also lead to blueness of the skin (cyanosis).
Also call if your child has other breathing problems.
There is no known prevention. Treatment may reduce the episodes of breathing problems and choking.
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Tinanoff N. Syndromes with oral manifestations. In: Kliegman RM, Stanton BF, St. Geme III JW, Schor NF, Behrman RE, eds. Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 19th ed. Philadelphia, PA: Elsevier Saunders; 2011:chap 303.
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Italian plum tomatoes, also called Roma tomatoes, contain less moisture than other tomatoes. Consequently, the small oval tomatoes are packed with flavor. This makes them the choice for tomato products such as paste and sauce.
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One cup of sour cream blended with 1 tablespoon of dry taco seasoning mix can be used in place of southwest-flavor sour cream dip.
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University Of Nebraska Bug Heirloom Porcelain Music Box
Limited edition. Officially-licensed music box sports school colors, logos, Cornhuskers® pennant. Silvery Limoges-style hinge, heart-shaped clasp.
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Like most University of Nebraska® fans, this little bug is wild about the Cornhuskers®! Now, spread Huskers® fever with an officially-licensed University Of Nebraska Cornhuskers Music Box. Available in a limited edition exclusively from The Bradford Exchange, this collectible keepsake is as cute as a bug in scarlet and cream, with NU® logos decorating his shell and pennant.
This spirited Cornhuskers® music box is handcrafted of triple-fired, hand-glazed Heirloom Porcelain® for enduring beauty and shine. The shell gleams with genuine platinum trim and opens on a silvery Limoges-style hinge with a platinum-finished heart-shaped clasp. Playing "Pomp & Circumstance", it makes a rousing University of Nebraska Cornhuskers® fan gift or personal keepsake. Enthusiastic demand is anticipated, so don't wait. Order now!
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Investors are trying on the retail sector and finding decent enough earnings reports — they just don't like the forecasts.
Shares in Target (TGT) and Abercrombie & Fitch (ANF) are down this morning, while Williams-Sonoma (WSM) is on the rise.
Target's stock is down 3.3% in early trading after the retailer cut its earnings outlook for the fiscal year — a cut that overshadows decent quarterly adjusted earnings. Blame Canada, where sales continue to disappoint.
"The company will remain in the penalty box on Canada, and the burden is clearly on the company to show progress [in the country]," write Janney Montgomery Scott analysts David Strasser and Sarang Vora this morning. "The good news is that Canada is priced in as a disaster to the stock, and any improvement would be considered a positive."
Abercrombie & Fitch is down 2.7% for similar reasons — the teen-retailer's adjusted earnings beat the Street, but the full-year outlook didn't quite match up.
"[A] difficult, highly promotional environment will likely hold back results," write Stifel Nicolaus analysts led by Richard E. Jaffe. "While the company is playing good defense by cutting expenses, this [report] does little to revitalize what we believe is a stale brand. In our opinion, additional steps need to be taken, especially in the area of merchandise and design."
Williams-Sonoma, by contrast, is jumping 5.6%. It, too, beat earnings forecasts, but it also raised its full-year outlook.
"In our view, the strongest results versus expectations were delivered by Williams-Sonoma and Home Depot, two names where the expectations were more muted going into this week," write Credit Suisse analysts Gary Balter, Simeon Gutman and Andrew Kinder. "What was impressive with WSM's results was that it was broad, with all divisions and segments contributing to improved results."


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Research Computing Infrastructure
Our department's research computing infrastructure includes:
- several high-performance Linux clusters using Gigabit Ethernet and Myrinet interconnections, and RAID storage
- several Sun workstations and Sun multiprocessing servers with RAID storage
- numerous PCs running Linux or Windows and servers in the research labs of individual faculty/research groups
- specialized computing facilities for research in sensor networks, embedded computing and reconfigurable computing
- specialized facilities for research in networking including network processors, high-end programmable switches and active network cards
- specialized facilities and graphics workstations for research in graphics, animation and face recognition
All of these facilities are extensively networked, and wireless access points are available throughout the Engineering School. Binghamton is also a node on Internet II.
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It's the only industry that promises a boon to the American economy and a better way to kill terrorists. Those who make and market drones say it could add 82-billion dollars to the economy after the FAA allows for their commercial use in 2015, but video of Hellfire missile strikes and rumors of government drones spying on Americans have complicated the industry.
We sent KCPT Special Correspondent Sam Zeff to Kansas State University, one of the leading drone research institutions in the country, to investigate. K-State is one of the first two Universities in the U.S. to offer a Bachelor of Science in Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS).
While the Kansas National Guard doesn't own any drones now, it is still participating in research. Its 190th Air Refueling Wing at Forbes Field in Topeka has been working with the Air Force on developing unmanned refueling tankers. As for the politics: Representative Casey Guernsey says he will continue pushing his drone bill next year in Jefferson City. A similar bill in Kansas also failed to pass but its sponsor also says it will be back next session.


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President's office Web site redesigned and expanded
Posted June 20, 2005; 11:56 a.m.
A redesigned and expanded Web site for the Office of the President was launched on Monday, June 20.
The new site features a biography of President Shirley M. Tilghman as well as a sampling of the topics about which she has written or spoken. These include the full text of selected speeches, such as addresses for Opening Exercises and Commencement, and her columns for the Princeton Alumni Weekly. It also includes a list of contacts in her office and a schedule of office hours that she holds for students.
The site was built with the content management system implemented this spring with the University's new core Web site. The redesign was completed by the Web team in the Office of Communications with the assistance of staff members in the president's office.


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Comment Re:This is not unique. (Score 1) 622
You're confusing patents, copyright, and trademark so much that I can't make heads or tails of what you're raving about.
A company I know of applies for a copyright to a word (not common everyday word, but the name of a famous person from old times).
Copyright does not apply to "a word". Perhaps the company in question applied for a trademark.
There are hundreds upon HUNDREDS of other patents that were granted the copyright
This is complete gibberish. I really have no clue what you're trying to say.
The copyright that this particular company applied for was not only under a different category than all of the above, but it even had another acronym attached to the name, so it was TRULY unique.
Assuming you're referring to trademarks, appending a couple letters to the end doesn't make an old trademark new again. Trademarks exist to protect consumers from getting confused between different brands. Ever seen "Durasell" batteries? That would never fly in the US, because under trademark law, even though Durasell is "unique", it could (and, of course, does) confuse consumers into thinking that it is the same as Duracell.
Similar trade names can be granted individual trademarks if they exist in separate-enough markets. That's why Apple Computer was once barred from entering the music business by the court system. Even though Apple Computer didn't want to get into the label business, the Beatles' label's market was close enough to warrant concern about consumer confusion.
So if what you say is true and "hundreds" of other trademarks have already been granted, there stands a high chance that the intended market for your new trademark was too close to one of the hundreds.
So moral of the story is, you can have prior art all you want. You can LACK prior art all you want.
Prior art has little to do with trademark law.
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Nice chips/breakout boards. I'm still looking for easy to use bipolar ADC to measure +-10V range. Too bad these ones are unipolar.
May I suggest the use of a custom-made ADC driver chip from Analog Devices for this purpose? The 8275 will not only take that bipolar input and reduce the output to 0-4VDC, it'll also create a nice signal centered around 2VDC, perfect for differential ADCs with unipolar inputs.
There's a DIY pre-amp circuit shown on this short youtube. Maybe it will help?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aOJuCYgmPPE
You could go for a G=1.5 circuit
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I can't find Romney's name on here.
August 14, 2012
By: Christopher Reinhart, Chief Attorney
You asked for a summary of legislation pertaining to assault weapons since 1993.
In 1993, the legislature prohibited possessing, selling, or transporting assault weapons, with limited exceptions. The 1993 act also gave those who lawfully possessed an assault weapon before October 1, 1993, nine months to apply for a certificate of possession to continue to possess the weapon. The act made a number of other changes regarding assault weapons (PA 93-306).
Since 1993, only five acts addressed assault weapons.
1. A 1994 act extended the deadline for those who lawfully possessed an assault weapon before October 1, 1993 to apply for a certificate of possession.
2. A 1998 act established a mechanism for the Department of Public Safety (DPS, now the Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection) to exchange information with the Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (DMHAS) about people committed to psychiatric hospitals who also have permits to sell or carry handguns, handgun eligibility certificates, or certificates to possess assault weapons.
3. A 2001 act expanded the definition of assault weapons.
4. A 2002 act exempted possession of certain types of assault weapons from the ban.
5. A 2007 act required the lawful owner of an assault weapon to report its loss to police in the same way the law already required him or her to report its theft. The act also added penalties for failing to report a weapon's loss or theft.
Below we describe the major provisions of each of these acts.
This act generally banned possessing and transferring assault weapons. It created a number of crimes related to assault weapons, as shown in Table 1.
Table 1: Assault Weapon and Related Crimes Created by PA 93-306
Possessing an assault weapon
● Class D felony (up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $5,000, or both) with a one-year mandatory minimum sentence
● Class A misdemeanor (up to one year in prison, a fine of up to $2,000, or both) if the person proved lawful possession before October 1, 1993 and otherwise complied with the act
Distributing, transporting, keeping, offering for sale, or giving an assault weapon
Class C felony (up to 10 years in prison, a fine of up to $10,000, or both) with a two-year mandatory minimum and an additional six-year mandatory minimum sentence for selling, transferring, or giving the weapon to a minor under age 18
Buying a firearm intending to transfer it to someone he of she knows or has reason to believe is prohibited from purchasing the firearm
Up to five years in prison, a fine of up to $1,000, or both
It appears these laws didn't help much.


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- Written by Dave Walsh
Just hours after Georges St. Pierre and Jake Shields clashed at UFC 129 expect more combat sports action, this time by the way of Fight Code. Fight Code puts on yet another in their Dragon Series, a 72.5kg tournament featuring the likes of Giorgio Petrosyan and his brother Armen Petrosyan. Fight Code will be co-promoting the event with Wako-Pro, who will be putting on a Croatia vs. Hungary series to open the show, with Fight Code rounding it out.
In the Dragon Tournament the last three Final 16 fights go down;
Vitaly Akhramenko [Belarus] vs Gyorgy Mihalik [Hungary]
Halim Issaoui [Maroc] vs Simon Chu [United Kingdom]
Juri Bessmertny [Belarus] vs Selmedin Didic [Switzerland]
Then there are three big Super Fights;
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I get my news from Fox News, NPR, links from the Drudge Report to stories of interest, links from Real Clear Politics dot com, a couple blogs, and standard radio feeds during the day. Many of these links are to MSM websites. I routinely listen to talk radio when I can although recently I have been listening to sports radio (WEEI) more.
Occasionally, I will give the MSM (NBC (MSNBC), CBS, ABC, CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post a chance and am always disappointed with their socialist or left wing slant.
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Well... Another one for the purchases list lol
useful app i think
This developer has just stolen the app from the Apple App Store and is now selling it by himself. The app is free on the App Store, but you can pay to upgrade to an ad-free version.
I stand corrected if cujo30227 is indeed a part of Caramba App Development.
App Store - EasyMeasure - Measure with your Camera!
i had tried this app, it doesnt work that well by any means. Standing 1 foot from door knob tells me its 3ft away, measuring object down the stairs is 10ft when its more like 60, tried the different calibration settings such as height and stuff to no avail. Numbers I gave are just example, only so much of it can be due to user error, but it happened even as i was adjusting my height and stuff
Does this actually work with any accuracy? How do you calibrate a 3GS that has a rounded back?
What's the difference between the cydia version (99 cents) and the app store version (free) except the fact you can upgrade the app store version to an add free one with more features.
What am I missing?


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The difference between regular auto dealers and successful auto dealers is simple: successful auto dealers never stop selling, even when they're hundreds of miles from home.
Gary Brown, the incoming chairman of the Chrysler National Dealer Council lives this philosophy. And if you're near a place where beverages are served this weekend, there's a good chance you'll spot his handiwork wrapped around a longneck bottle.
Wherever he goes, Brown carries with him a pocket full of foam bottle koozies emblazoned with the name and logo of his Long Island, N.Y., Chrysler-Dodge-Jeep-Ram and Fiat dealerships. The name and logo are printed over the green, white and red collapsible koozie, which just so happens to look like the Italian flag.
Whether he's in a bar or a restaurant or even out with friends, Brown not only wraps his own beverage, he'll wrap yours.
"You never know where you'll find a customer," the affable Italian says in his thick Long Island accent. "I buy these by the case, and I always carry them with me."
It's a valuable lesson every dealer could learn. The traditional business model that treated dealerships like parishes with distinct geographic boundaries has been blown up by the Internet. That means that the competition isn't just the guy with the other brand down the street, it's the dealer with the same vehicle as you across the country.
In that world -- today's world -- relationships and name recognition can give a dealer an edge in a hugely competitive marketplace. And when that free koozie slips off the bottle and into the pocket of a potential customer, that's one more potential sale somewhere down the road.
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Hello everyone,
It is a beautiful day here at Riverfront Chalets…warm and sunny! Just a quick update as to what we are up to. I hope to have a landscape technician here soon to finish the rock wall, between the chalets and sods down in front. We are incorporating the beach volleyball court in front of chalet 3 & 4. We also have a deck man hired. He is coming out soon to interlock all the chalets together and to the outdoor hot tub. Pretty exited about that! I was sad to put away our snow machines last week but am looking forward to getting on the river again. We had an awesome winter! We were flat-out with snowmobile tours and got rave reviews on out testimonial page. We also had a couple bands stay here, the Fleetwood Mac Tribute band from St. Johns and Buddy Wasisname and the other fellows who also posted very nice testimonials. For those of you who are interested we are selling some gear which we have replaced new for this season, mainly PFDs and paddling jackets. Most everything is in perfect shape and is going cheap. We also have a few sea kayaks (both single and doubles) to sell. We are focusing on rafting only this year. Drop us a line or give us a call if interested. Hope to see you this summer!


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MTV's Video Music Awards is like a mix between Nickeleon's Kid Choice Awards without the slime, the Grammy's, but a little less formal, and the CMT Awards with less corny love songs. Now that I've reminded you of how good an award show it is, you're kicking yourself for missing it…or wanting to watch it again.
Good thing we've compiled this awesome gallery of the 10 most eye-opening fashion moments from the VMAs for your viewing pleasure.
Although this year's VMAs were seriously lacking in the meat dress department (Lady Gaga wasn't even in attendance), there are still plenty of noteworthy style moments to discuss…and to debate…and to love…and to not love.
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Yesterday on several web sites I noticed that they were saying that Dec. 3rd was a release day for some new lego kits.
Then the same night all those sites pulled this information.
I was at TRU this morning and saw three Lego employees stocking Legos. I asked them about the new Star Wars Lego Kits and they said not until January.
Buit some stores do get some of the sets in limited quanity early to put on the shelves as teasers.
So anyone going to get the new sets?
I know they include the following:
7110 Twin Pod Cloud Car $9.99
7139 WEwok Attack $12.99
7200 Final Duel $6.99
7201 Final Duel 2 $6.99
7203 Jedi Defense $6.99
7204 Jedi Defense 2 $6.99
7194 Ultimate Collector Series Yoda $99.99
*Some of these sets are shown in the Exclusive Rebel Blockade Runer and Darth Maul Bust instructions.
They also show a Technic Darth Vader.


text: I was watching ROTJ today and at the end when Luke is getting shocked he is pleading with his father to save him much like the Emperor pleads with Anakin in ROTS. After Vader chucks the Emperor down the shaft Luke pops up like nothing ever happened. Did he play Vader much like the Emperor played Vader in ROTS? The scenes go almost exactly the same. In ROTS the Emperor is the one that's getting "beaten" and he pleads with Anakin to save him and in doing so Anakin goes to the dark side. Fast forward 30ish years and we have the same scenario played out. This time Luke is getting "beaten" and he pleads with Anakin to same him and in doing so Anakin goes back to the light side. It was one of those things that just popped into my head while watching it and was another string that tied the PT with the OT.


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I was talking to a couple parents of Scouts in my Troop the other night when the discussion led to when they would see the results of Scouting in their sons?
It made me think a little about just when Scouting manifests itself in our boys, or the boys that pass through our Troops.
The answer is not a simple one because it is dependant on the young man and the situations that he finds himself as he negotiates life.
I shared with the parents that Scouting did not manifest itself in me until I was in my 20's and away from home. I realized what Scouting had taught me, skills like map and compass, first aid, and cooking. I took Scouting's values with me when I entered the Army and developed a better understanding of loyalty and obedience. As I became an adult I understood those values and demonstrated them more frequently. I could see that between the up bringing of my family and the things I learned in Scouting, I was becoming the man that my Scoutmaster had hoped we all would become.
And now I am a Scoutmaster and I have that same hope for the boys in my Troop. I see development of skills every time we go camping. I see a strong sense of citizenship when we retire flags and participate in civic events as a troop. As these boys grow physically I see them getting stronger and in better shape. I can see how they do better each time we hike and that what was hard last year is no longer a daunting task.
So when does Scouting manifest in our boys? I don't know.. but I do know that it does.. some day.. some time.. it will.
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Slippery When Wet: Bon Jovi Tribute Live at the House of BluesLocation: Myrtle Beach House of Blues
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Wake Up, RAIM. This tune seems to come up in shuffle a LOT, on the MP3 player, on the PC, even on the PS3. Weird, maybe it's fate trying to tell me something. Like "buy another Rage album." (I guess 2 isn't enough)
Followed by Starbreaker, Judas Priest, Unleashed in the East.


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"I disagree with nearly everything your father publishes about me in that newspaper of his, but none the less, I hold him in high regard because he has more integrity than any other publisher in Boston."
So, to my delight, spoke John Silber to my then high-school-senior son Brad at a 1986 cocktail party held as a prelude to an Israel Bond dinner at which I was to be the honoree. Silber, a big supporter of Israel, had directed that Boston University invest vigorously in Israeli bonds. As a surprise, he came to the party to congratulate me. After that meeting, Silber took a personal interest in Brad's college choices — none of which were BU. Silber invited Brad to spend an hour with him and convinced Brad that BU should be his college of choice. It was a decision that pleased each of us — for different reasons.
Over time, I got to know Silber through a number of not-always-agreeable encounters. And while I — and the Phoenix — were extremely critical of his many aggressively reactionary measures, especially toward student and faculty progressives, I developed a personal liking for the man and a deep respect for his demandingly high standards. Under Silber's leadership, BU became academically distinguished, financially stable, and promoted a philosophy of personal responsibility and achievement.
It was, ironically, that notion of personal responsibility that came into play between us just days before Silber officially announced his bid to become governor of Massachusetts.
Silber invited me to breakfast with him at his home. No political aides, it was just the two of us. I was there, Silber explained in his intensely direct way, because he wanted my support. I belived that I could easily dodge the request by telling him what it turned out (not surprisingly) he already knew — that I made no political contributions. Silber was quickly dismissive: "I don't want your money, Stephen; I want your support in the Phoenix."
With nowhere to go, I said to Silber, using the same bold, unflinching manner as he, "John, with all due respect, I don't think you would make a good governor." Seeing no other reaction than his eyes widening, I continued, "A governor must be a consensus builder, and despite all your brilliance, building consensus is not one of your strengths."
The meeting ended shortly. Silber thanked me for coming and asked that I keep an open mind. I said would. But as I left I wondered: if Silber were to win the primary against Attorney General Frank Bellotti — whom the Phoenix did endorse — would Silber's uncontrollable temper eventually get the better of him?
And so it came to pass. In an interview the week before the election, John Silber exploded at Natalie Jacobson, then Boston's most beloved and gentle anchorwoman, because she innocently asked him to cite his greatest strength and weakness.
Flying off the handle, Silber snapped, "You find a weakness. I don't have to go around telling you what's wrong with me."
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dria: interesting, and very thought provoking...
It does bring to light, something that has nagged
me for a long long time. I have always found communication
devices fascinating. When I first discovered the wonders of
a modem, and BBS's (remember renegade??) - I was in a
utopia. I had never really been passionate about computing
until then..
With the Internet, cellphones, pagers, PDA's, and almost any other electrical device... I've been inundated with cool technology. All to help me do one thing, and one thing only. Communicate. Because when it comes to the crunch, what is it that we do, day to day? We interact. We communicate. There is a thirst there, that I cannot explain... But I would dearly like to know what it is.


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In the ambitious program they will perform this weekend (November 20 and 21 at Rhode Island College), members of Fusionworks Dance Company will premiere three pieces that look at the human condition from several perspectives. Contemplative moments about personal decisions play out in Freedom In the Box, by company member Stephanie Stanford Shaw; heartfelt recognition of an eco-disaster is the thrust of artistic director Deb Meunier's Finning; and the political nightmare of post-World War I Vienna is vividly portrayed in Wien (German for Vienna), by New York choreographer Pascal Rioult.
Balancing these solemn motifs is a reprise of Meunier's bright and lively Buenas Dias, set to the music of Carlos Santana. And rounding out the show is Pearl Primus's African-influenced Buschasche Etude, performed by the Fusionworks Company II.
Rioult has set several of his dances to Maurice Ravel's music, and La Valse is one of the most dramatic, as it jumps off from the rhythms of the Viennese waltz, inserting charged orchestral passages that Rioult has highlighted in disturbing, thought-provoking images. Meunier saw the piece danced with three couples from the Rioult company, and she asked the choreographer to set it on six of her female dancers. Seen in rehearsal, Wien is unforgettable and stunning, with strong partnering among the women and remarkable ensemble work.
Although that is evident throughout the dance, it is absolutely captivating as the dancers move quickly around the stage in a rotating circle, sometimes shifting places within that circle, sometimes leaping up and out for a moment, lifted by another dancer. Also interspersed throughout the piece are hair-trigger mood shifts: from lyrical waltz movements to goose-stepping marches, from marionette-like shuffles to tightly-spaced scurrying, from an embrace to a shove, from a false grin to a Munch-like screaming mouth.
As in Wien, the choreography in Meunier's Finning is intimately tied to the music, a sax concerto by Takashi Yoshimatsu. She has established three movements: "Entrapment," "Grief: without a witness, we just disappear," and "Play: in a perfect world without pain." In gestures Meunier terms "both human and piscine," she tells in dance about the practice of luring sharks close enough to slice off their fins and then leaving them to die.
Five women dancers begin with hands splayed fin-like behind them; then they bring palms together in front of their faces like fishy snouts. A beam of light from above ushers in the sixth dancer, an "evil force," whose arms ripple and wave in hypnotizing movements — the other fish-creatures watch intently while they sway in the ocean currents. One by one, they begin to imitate her until one "fish" (Shauna Edson) gets close enough to the "force" (Amanda DelPrete) to have her top fin lopped off.
The second movement is a trio, with Karen Swiatocha consoling and burying the "finless" Edson and Amy Bardenhagen. Swiatocha repeats a gesture of covering her mouth in a sob, chest heaving, as the saxophone gives out short cries. But that same sax emits happy trills in the third movement, as all six dancers become one leaping, smiling school together. Though a viewer could definitely pick up on the fishy images in this dance, the "finning" itself would need a program note.
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