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Integrity guard - the newest generation of security technology
Integrity guard - innovative digital security technology
Infineon Technologies as a longstanding market and innovation leader in the secure chip card controller arena introduced a new digital security technology Integrity Guard that overcomes the restrictions of incumbent sensor based security concepts that dominated the market for decades.
Integrity Guard is a security technology that has been inspired by the information storage and information processing of a living cell. The technical realisation of this innovation equip controller with robust digital mechanismus to protect secret data and to monitor the security conditions. Utilizing the "Integrity Guard", the controller reacts autonomously on security threats. At the core of this self checking design is a double CPU that performs a continuous self-check of all operations. Another key elements of "Integrity Guard" is the comprehensive encryption over the whole data path, leaving no plaintext on the chip. "Integrity Guard" encryption goes much further than conventional concepts and for the first time in chip card history even calculates with encrypted numbers in the CPU itself.
Comprehensive encryption, error detection & double CPU
Integrity Guard combines several highly sophisticated digital security mechanismus that, in combination, cover whole classes of potential attacks. This is in contrast to incumbent systems that maintain more than a hundred of dedicated countermeasures against specific attacks, including continuos maintenance effort.
The main unique features of Integrity Guard are:
- fully encrypted data path leaving no plaintext on the chip - incl. calculation with encrypted numbers in the CPU itself
- comprehensive digital error detection over the complete data path
- self-checking dual CPUs
Reliability and robustness
Integrity Guard achieves many goals at a time: Digital security measures can be mathematically simulated, enabling new design and test methods that lead to thorough security systems. Digital security measures show a stable and robust behaviour while the products are in the field, avoiding potential false reactions of outdated sensor based systems.
Smashing total cost of onwership and time to market for security products
Infineon´s new generation security technology was developed for applications that require particulary high-level data security and resilience for a particularly long term of life. Important fields of application for security chips with Integrity Guard are governmental indentity cards or banking and credit cards. In this area, Integrity Guard already today sets the technological standard for chip-based security. Security controllers are also used increasingly in numerous network systems such as computers, IT infrastructures, industrial control systems and critical infrastructure systems setting new standards for overall system security.
Integrity Guard puts forward indispensible hardware security features that cannot be implemented effectively in software and gives software providers an efficient environment for truly secure, performant and feature rich applications.
Integrity Guard for the first time allowed designing a controller that achieves the following objectives for a secure device:
- R & D efficiency for application development
- Short time to market for end customer products
- Robustness, quality and long product life spans
- Open architecture to accommodate future hardware extensions
Integrity Guard security is available in Infineon´s SLE 78 controller family.
Success stories
Integrity guard is nominated for the "Deutscher Zukunftspreis 2012" award
The "Deutscher Zukunftspreis" is awarded to outstanding technical and scientific innovations from Germany that show particular market potential.
Four teams were nominated from a total of 24 technology projects. A jury of independent experts from science and business selects the nominees and the winner. Nomination alone is regarded as the highest commendation for technology and innovation in Germany.
German industry´s innovation award
Infineon´s Integrity Guard digital security technology has been elected as the winner of German´s Industry Innovation Award 2010, a high rank competition covering the whole spectrum of innovations amongst all Industries. This award gives unbiased evidence on the ground breaking dimension of Integrity Guard, even in a competition beyond the borders of the semiconductor and security industry.
Sesames award for best hardware
Infineon´s Integrity Guard digital security technology was the winner of the 2008 Sesame Award in the category of Best Hardware. For more than a decade, the Sesames Awards honors, outstanding innovations and application achievements within the chip card industry and is regarded as global standards for the Chip Card and Security industry. Infineon received Award for the SLE 78 security micrcontroller family because of the innovative Integrity Guard Security Technology incorporated in this product.
Reference projects:
Integrity Guard digital security technology is already deployed in important projects worldwide, e.g.:
German national electronic ID card
German national electronic healthcare card
"Girogo" project, Europe´s biggest contactless payment trial
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PRINCETON — Daniel G. "Gobbler" Nickells, 47, of Princeton passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at his residence.
Daniel was born Aug. 26, 1965, in Spring Valley, a son of Norman Reese and Helen June (Hutchinson) Nickells. He is survived by brothers and sisters, Chet (Joette) Nickells of Jensen Beach, Fla., Erin McCauley of Ladd, Don Nickells of Concord, Calif., Debbie Drummond of LaSalle, Sally Reuter of Princeton, Vicki (Toby) Sanden of Manlius, Chris Nickells of Princeton and Karla (Shawn) Carr of Henry. Daniel also leaves several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Norman Kelly Nickells.
Daniel proudly served in the U.S. Marine Corps and was a life member of the VFW. He loved country music, karaoke, fishing, hunting and NASCAR.
Graveside military services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Valley Memorial Park in Spring Valley. The family invites friends and family members to a gathering at The Underground in Princeton immediately following services.
Memorial contributions may be directed to the family.
The Grant-Johnson Funeral Home in Princeton is handling arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.grant-johnsonfh.com.
Daniel Nickells
PRINCETON — Daniel G. "Gobbler" Nickells, 47, of Princeton passed away Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013, at his residence.

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Amongst all the puns about beach holidays there are instances of "do a summer salt". Writing it as two words suggests a reshaping, but for the fact that the semantics elude. Any ideas?
On the plain in Spain where it mainly rains.
Al that strikes me is that somersaulting is not a particularly wintry activity and, I suppose, may even have the briny tang of a sunny beach. (When I was a lad anyone somersaulting was described as "cropping their creels", an expression I can find no evidence of anywhere. The semantics elude here too.)
Peter, I did turn up a reference to coppling in a (don't visit the site without popup blockers and cross-site scripting filters and other monkey-foot wards in place).
COPPLE. To turn over. Copple your creels – a somersault.
Like topple? So what's a creel then – I'm guessing it's not a side-basket for fish. From the same source, this might be related.
CREEL. A basket of wickerwork carried on the back and used to carry hay to sheep in bad weather. The creel of a Cullercoats fish-wife is well known.
So it can be for fish. I like the "bad weather" detail. This may also be related:
CREE. A small hut or pen. Chicken cree.
Cullercoats is up in Northumberland.
Edit: Here's a reference to "cropple your creels" on .
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I would like to create program which will analyse bitmap so would need good concept to save data. I am interested about the theory and I realize that i must to think this carefully because bad concept could create insufficient memory or inefficient program. Basically I want my program work with HSV or HSL model so I would need to convert the bitmap to HSL, but I am not sure if I should convert it first and then analyse all pixels or should I start to analyse the bitmap and make the conversion to HSL during it. But my main question is what method to choose to save the data in memory. Even that I would start with very small, it should work also with bigger image like image having 1200 or even 4200 px on height. So the program should first analyse all columns of pixels in the image so for example 1200x800 px image has 1200 columns. So I would like to know if is it possible to create such object which would have such structure like this
and in the place of columns should be placed data for every column. I would look for groups of pixels in the column, so in the result the column x could bear e.g. 500 groups of information and every group should contain the range of pixels e.g. group 1 should contain y value from 0 to 20, group 2 should contain value from 25-27 and so on. So I would create 1200 columns bear many of groups. This would be contained in "black" or "white" member to contain the data. This is just simplified idea, but the whole object should contain next data not just basicColumnData... So there should be another members bearing information calculated from the selected data.
So my question is what kind of method of saving data use for this? Should I use heap and dynamic allocated memory or should I create custom class, which will define every member, but these members will have to be dynamic memory? With the dynamic memory is there problem that there could be not enough memory to create such big object?


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O Cirque du Soleil oferece kits para a imprensa de vários espetáculos e informações sobre a empresa.
Espectáculo residente em MGM GRAND, Las Vegas, NV
Relentless pursuers, expert martial artists, loyal followers, imperialistic warriors—the Archers and Spearmen are fearsome adversaries, and they're out to destroy the empire and anyone who is foolhardy enough to stand in their way.
Chief Archer's Daughter is beautiful, accomplished and brave. She is desired by the villains, but she's not interested in them. When she falls for the Twin Brother she finds her loyalties unexpectedly divided, and realizes she's in a battle of wills with her doting father.
Ambitious, authoritarian and very devious, the Counselor is a villain in the classic mold. He rarely seeks the spotlight, but his hand is never far from the darker events and more nefarious deeds that threaten the heroes of KÀ.
The Counselor's Son is just as wicked as his father, and he enjoys being a villain punk with a relish that just might undo him one day. But until it does, he's mad, bad and dangerous to know. But a hint of tenderness lurks beneath his tough exterior as he tries to win the heart of the Chief Archer's Daughter.
When Archers and Spearmen invade the court, the Court Jester proves to be more than a simple entertainer. He spirits the Twin Brother away from mortal danger and puts his own life on the line to protect the boy. The Court Jester demonstrates tremendous strength through Brazilian Capoeira, and his soft tenderness with the shadow puppets.
The Twin Sister finds a powerful ally and life companion in the depths of a luminous forest. Firefly Boy enchants her with incredible aerial acrobatics. As the ultimate protector, he leads her quest in the climactic battle that decides the fate of the world of KÀ.
The Forest People have adapted harmoniously to their lush environment with their luminescence and dexterity. They are skillful gravity-defying jumpers who offer shelter and protection to the Twin Sister when she descends into their world.
The Mountain Tribe is a simple people living an isolated but happy life in their icy refuge on the mountaintop. But their resourceful, ingenious thinking has created a unique flying machine that saves them and the Twin Sister in the nick of time.
The Nursemaid's unquenchable exuberance and joie-de vivre sustain her, and everyone around her, whenever things are at their most perilous and seemingly hopeless. She is the Twin Sister's stalwart companion on her odyssey of discovery.
The Brother and Sister are on the threshold of adult life. Inseparable companions and martial arts (Wushu) sparring partners, they are mature for their years but still have a lot to experience about the world outside the imperial court.
Thrust unwillingly into the heart of the action, the Valets were never quite the heroic type. But somehow they rise to the occasion and not only survive, but discover an inner strength they never suspected was there.


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Dear Safehaven It is a sweet blessing to have your precincts be chosen as an acceptable place to deliver kittens! As to their disposition into loving homes, would suggest having people adopt pairs of littermates because they will keep each other company and you can give two away each time. An ethically questionable way to find homes is to take them all with you to a park or playground where mothers and toddlers go to play and get out of their houses. Then you can praise the benefits, ease and safety of having pet cats to the moms while the children beg and wheedle "Can we keep them, please?" and choose their favorites. Ask the kids which ones they like best, to prompt possessive instincts and let nature take its course. Don't forget to take a little pack of dry treats and a saucer with a small bottle of milk. A ball of paper on a string will entertain all. You're pulling strings but the moms are grown up and can consent whether to refuse or to adopt. Soon you will notice them run off with that "Uh-oh here comes that adopt-a-kitten person" look. But there will be those who are already "kittened" and they will hang around with you. There are also lots of places like that. (Humans are 'the' most invasive organisms on earth and tend to proliferate wildly!)in_my_opinion
Hi Cat lover's, I'm new here and I'm an extreme Cat(animal)Lover. Although I only own 1 cat she is my baby. I got here 7yr's ago April and I'm so grateful to have her in my life. I got her when she was only 5 week's old and ever since I'm the only mommy she know's. She is a house cat, but has adventured out since I've moved down South and into this hugh house with alot of yard, But she doesn't go far and she's really not a people cat,only me. Since the loss of my husband it look's like we will be the one's growing old together. And it might sound weird but it seem's as if I can feel my husband's presence in her(especially when I'm crying). Well I just wanted to share and my name is Lisa and my baby's name is "Snuggles" !!!Lisa
I love cats and have three. Two cats were from a feral cat colony, and one was adopted from a shelter.Denn
What a wonderful group for me to join! I absolutely love cats and I thank God every day that he put this love for animals into my heart so that I have the passion to speak for them. What a gift!Patches_71


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No. 6: CIOs Have Zero Room For Failure; The Wicked Clock Is Always Ticking
Time is money—and with a lack of money, there is a lack of time. CIOs are forced and expected to complete projects on time and under budget. At the recent MES conference, the CIO of IEEE, Dr. Alexander Pasik, told the story of how he turned IEEE from a dysfunctional and isolated department of the organization to a successful business partner by completing an existing – yet failing -- project on time and under budget. He also explained how his CIO predecessors were terminated because they were draining resources, delivering unsuccessful results and not hitting the deadlines. Under Pasik's leadership, a several-year failed project was fixed and completed in less than 18 months.
Bottom line for CIOs: get it right the first time, because there is no room for error. CIO Nickolaisen refers to this as "lean IT." This method works to reduce waste of other types of processes.


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Ask SO: How will Veterans Benefits Administration transformation affect me?
Question: How will Veterans Benefits Administration transformation affect me?
Answer: The Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) is undergoing the most extensive transformation in recent history in response to the ongoing military drawdown, an increase in National Guard and reserve claims, an increase in the number of contentions per claimant on applications for compensation, and an expected increase in annual claims to more than 1 million new claims per year for the next three years.
In terms of how things work now, correspondence is received in the VA regional office through the mailroom. It is first routed to triage to discern what type of claim it is and where it should go, and then it is routed to the proper section. The claim is assigned to a development team based on the terminal digit of the file number. A veterans claims representative then "develops" the claim in preparation for a rater to apply law in making an adjudicative decision. This development may include scheduling exams, requesting federal records and soliciting pertinent information from the claimant.
Once development is complete, the claims file is forwarded for rating. Once rated, it is sent to authorizations. The overview of this system seems to provide a picture of a very efficient assembly line type operation. However, all of these respective tasks are partitioned and take place in different physical locations, thereby creating a lack of processing continuity. But this will change with the Intake Processing Center (IPC).
The IPC will facilitate much quicker movement of incoming correspondence to the proper team. Cross-functional teams will provide a case-management approach for claims, which will enable establishment, development, processing, rating and authorization by one self-contained entity rather than by several different sections separated by geographical space.
The other facet of the transformation is the implementation of three segmented lanes: special operations, express and core. This model will increase processing speeds by consolidating claims by type.
The special operations lane will handle claims requiring specialized expertise, such as traumatic brain injury or military sexual trauma. These claims should make up about 10 percent of the overall workload. The express lane will handle claims with only a few claimed contentions, or fully developed claims, which include all evidence to be considered at the time of filing. These claims are anticipated to encompass 30 percent of the workload. The remaining multi-issue claims, such as diabetes mellitus and individual unemployability, will represent about 60 percent of the workload and will be managed in the core lanes.
The impact of the claimant, as proposed by VBA, is a 15 to 20 percent increase in productivity and a 4 percent increase in quality. The plan for the transformation of claims processing is coupled with a drive to increase the use of fully developed claims, utilization of internal quality-review teams and electronic processing software to save time in rating.
Visit benefits.va.gov/transformation/ for more information.
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October is National Eat Better, Eat Together Month. When was the last time you sat down and enjoyed a meal together as a family?
Studies show that when families eat together, meals are apt to be made healthier by including more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. In addition to health benefits, eating together provides a great opportunity for parents and children to communicate with each other and stay connected in our busy lives.
Eating meals together can be challenging due to varying schedules and lack of time for meal preparation. Here are some ideas on how to make more family meals happen at your house.
Getting everyone together
Look over the calendar and plan a time when everyone can be there, even if it is only one or two times a week. Explain to all family members the importance of eating together. Any meal can be a family meal. A Saturday morning breakfast or Sunday brunch works best for many families.
Prepare meals
in advance
Evenings can be a hectic time for everyone, especially the cook. Plan a few weekly meals ahead of time, create a shopping list and have the ingredients on hand. Try doing some prep work on the weekend, such as cutting up vegetables, making healthy muffins, or grilling extra chicken breasts for during the week. Utilize your slow cooker to make food preparation less stressful. Add a salad to as the final touch to a slow cooker meal.
Involve your family
The more you can engage your kids in meal planning and preparation, the more they will want to be involved in and enjoy family meals. Everyone can come up with meal ideas and help with various steps of the cooking process. Younger children can help tear lettuce, stir ingredients and set the table.
During mealtime, create a relaxed environment in which both food and conversation can be enjoyed. Dinnertime is not the time to enforce new rules or discuss punishment. Give everyone a chance to talk. If you cannot remember when you last had a family meal together, now is the time to start eating together and eating better.
Crock-pot autumn chicken
Makes 4 servings
4 skinless chicken breasts
2 parsnips, peeled and sliced
2 carrots, peeled and sliced
1 acorn squash, skin removed and cut into chunks
1 (14 ½ -ounce) can reduced-sodium chicken broth
Salt and pepper
1 tablespoon honey
Place carrots and parsnips in the bottom of a slow cooker. Sprinkle with garlic to taste. Place chicken on top; pour in broth. Place squash on top of chicken. Sprinkle desired amounts of salt, pepper and nutmeg on top of squash and drizzle enough honey on top to lightly cover the squash. Cook on low 8 to 10 hours.
Nutrition information per serving: 237 calories, 3.3 g fat, 107 mg sodium, 24.5 g carbohydrate, 4.1 g fiber, 7.4 g sugar, 28 g protein
Black bean and sweet potato soup
Makes 6 to 8 servings
2 teaspoons canola oil
1 onion, chopped
2 minced garlic cloves
2 teaspoons each ground coriander and ground cumin
2 (14-ounce) cans black beans, drained and rinsed
1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes
¼ teaspoon pepper
6 cups chicken broth
2 sweet potatoes, peeled and chopped
1 cup corn
Heat oil in a skillet and saute onion and garlic in oil until soft. Add all ingredients to slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours or until sweet potatoes are tender.
Per serving: 289 calories, 4.2 g fat, 49 g carbohydrate, 12.4 g fiber, 16.7 g protein


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by Chelsea Wilson, sports information student assistant
MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga.- The No. 21 Georgia College & State University women's soccer team has four nationally-ranked team statistics and two individual rankings from goalie Mary Rob Plunkett (Augusta, Ga.).
The Bobcats are No. 8 in goals-against average, giving opponents a 0.39 GAA. Also ranked No. 8 is the impressive shutout percentage. Out of the 13 games played this season nine have ended with the opponents being shut-out. On the other side, the Bobcats themselves have only been shut-out three times, two of which resulted in tied games. GCSU is tied with both the University of Indianapolis and West Chester University for the shutout category.
Save percentage is ranked No. 9 with 38 total saves out of 43 chances, giving a percentage of .884.
The last team statistic ranked is the No. 23 win-loss-tie percentage (0.792) falling right behind Peach Belt Conference (PBC) opponent Columbus State University. The Bobcats have compiled a 9-1-3 record in regular season thus far.
Individually, Plunkett has kept herself in the rankings, assisting with the goals-against average and save percentage stats. Plunkett ranks No. 9 nationally in goals-against average (0.357) having played 1010 minutes and only allowing four goals. No. 7 in save percentage, Plunkett has 35 saves in 39 chances accumulating a 0.897 percentage.
The Bobcats are only out-ranked once by any PBC school in their personal standings whether team or individual.
Georgia College is back in action Sunday, Oct. 19 on the road against Lincoln Memorial University in Harrogate, Tenn. at 1 p.m.
The GCSU Department of Athletics sponsors 10 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, GCSU prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the Bobcats' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Follow the Bobcats and their positive impact on the Milledgeville community at www.gcsu.edu/bobcats.


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Lady Tigers Win Fifth-Straight, 57-41, Over Auburn
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BATON ROUGE -- LSU All-America candidate LaSondra Barrett recorded her sixth double-double of the season with 13 points and 11 rebounds as the Lady Tigers claimed their fifth consecutive victory in defeating Auburn, 57-41, in the Pink Game recognizing breast cancer awareness on Sunday afternoon in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center.
A season-high paid crowd of 6,763 watched LSU continue its ascend up the Southeastern Conference standings. The Lady Tigers (19-8, 9-5 SEC) moved into a tie for third-place with Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia and Vanderbilt with two games remaining. The 6,763 in attendance was the largest crowd to watch a Lady Tiger game in the PMAC since Feb. 1, 2009, when 6,887 watched LSU face Auburn.
"On the defensive end, we are doing a good job of holding our opponents in the high 40s to low 50s scoring," said LSU head coach Nikki Caldwell. "Offensively we are not capitalizing and executing on the other end because of our lack of taking care of the basketball. The thing I have harped on this group about is that we are going to win with our defense and our rebounding. The game may be ugly, but as long as you are collecting those wins at this time of the season, it's good to focus on that.
Auburn dropped its fifth straight game and fell to 11-16 overall and 3-11 in the league standings.
Barrett, who moved into eighth place with Sylvia Fowles in career starts with 107, was a perfect 6-of-6 from the free throw line and added three steals. Jeanne Kenney put in 11 points and nailed a perfect 3-of-3 from three-point range - all in the first half. Both Courtney Jones and Adrienne Webb contributed seven points apiece.
For the fourth consecutive game, LSU held an opponent under 50 points as Auburn became the latest victim, shooting only 30.9 percent from the floor and 22.2 percent in the second half. Despite committing 24 turnovers, Auburn converted those into only nine points.
LSU rode a 9-0 first-half run and 63.2 percent shooting in the first 20 minutes to claim a 33-26 lead into the locker room. The Lady Tigers nailed threes on three straight possessions - two from Kenney and one from Webb - while Bianca Lutley found Jones on a beautiful alley-oop layup.
Auburn hung around early in the second half with both teams going cold from the floor. Auburn managed the only field goal of the first six minutes of the stanza until Lutley's layup at the 13:43 mark. A jumper by Barrett ignited another 9-0 run that left LSU with a 46-31 lead with 6:21 remaining in the contest.
Sheila Boykin came off the bench to give the Lady Tigers their largest lead, 53-35.
LSU dominated the boards, out-rebounding Auburn, 35-23, and improving to 16-4 when out-rebounding opponents on the season. LSU has out-rebounded 10 of its 14 SEC opponents.
The Lady Tigers senior class of Barrett, Jones, Taylor Turnbow, Swayze Black and Destini Hughes will be honored prior to their final regular season home game when LSU hosts Vanderbilt at 8 p.m. CT Thursday in the Maravich Center. The contest will be televised by Fox Sports Net. Tickets are on sale at www.LSUtix.net.
NOTES: LSU recognized breast cancer survivors at halftime with a special tribute and parade with Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden on hand ... A handful of Lady Tiger alumni were also on hand and recognized at halftime, including Latear Eason, Cornelia Gayden and Latasha Dorsey ... LSU remained undefeated in Pink Games, improving to 5-0 ... The Lady Tigers wore special Nike pink uniforms and shoes.
LSU Head Coach Nikki Caldwell
On the win ...
"This part of the season, you definitely want to be playing some good basketball. On the defensive end we are doing a good job of holding our opponents in the high 40s to low 50s scoring. Offensively we are not capitalizing and executing on the other end because of our lack of taking care of the basketball. The thing I have harped on this group about is that we are going to win with our defense and our rebounding. The game may be ugly, but as long as you are collecting those wins at this time of the season it's good to focus on that.
On the team's offensive play ...
"I am very pleased when we work our offense and we make the extra pass and we look for our isolation because we are executing at a very high percentage. It's just those turnovers make the game a little choppy for us. I truly believe this team understands where we are at, and what we have to do. When we have to make a run, you can tell in segments we may have only one turnover, and we are probably very efficient in our half-court offense. That's how we get our runs."
Sr. F LaSondra Barrett
On being efficient ...
"During the period where we were losing I was over thinking the game a little too much and trying to do too much. Now that I have had a couple games at point guard under my belt I'm getting adjusted to the position, and I'm learning how to be everywhere and not really trying to force too much. I'm letting the game come to me. With this being my last couple games down the stretch, I want to play hard for my team and do whatever my team needs. Coach always says that how this team goes determines how I go, so I just try to step my game up and hopefully my team will do the same."
On being in a good position for NCAA tournament ...
"We talked about this the other day. We wanted to be playing our best basketball toward the end of the season. We wanted to come together and have fun, and you see that out there with us. We have learned lessons throughout the entire season which I think has made us a stronger team so we know how to battle. We know how to come back, we know how to do all of those things. Right now we are in control and we have the momentum. We are just riding this wave from here on out."
Jr. G Adrienne Webb
On what they did to overcome any challenges ...
"They were scrappy and they were getting in to all of guards and forcing us to turn the ball over, but towards the middle of the game we started taking care of the ball, sharing it, making the extra pass and that converted into our offense and kept us from getting all of those turnovers."
Auburn Head Coach Nell Fortner
Opening statement...
"It was a bad day for us. It was a good day for LSU. They shot the ball well and we couldn't find any baskets. We did not play that well but I credit LSU's defense. That is a big zone to have to try to get inside of. On top of that, they shot the ball so well. It was a long day for us."
On shooting 30% in the game...
"I think the defense had everything to do with it. I thought we had some looks in the first half. We are a team that is struggling right now, so we need to knock some shots down early to get some confidence. I thought we missed some great opportunities to help ourselves in the first half. Shots just weren't dropping. That burden got heavier when you are not winning. It got heavier as the game went. LSU was shooting the ball well; they were 5-7 from the three in the first half. That is pretty nice. We went a long time without scoring in the second half, which is pretty tough. I thought we were doing some good things defensively but we couldn't score the ball today. It was a tough day for us."
On LaSondra Barrett...
"I have been watching her since she was in high school. We recruited her and she was such a good player then. She is a quiet kind of player, in the sense that she doesn't do flashy things. She is a solid player. Now she is out there playing the three, handling the ball and helping LSU getting very big. They can get so big on you on the floor."


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1. The placement of a signature on the back of a negotiable instrument to transfer the instrument or acknowledge payment of a debt. Also spelled "indorsement."
2. The expression of support for an idea or product. Someone who endorses a product publicly often receives compensation from a party who profits from its sale.
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WOCCU Team Finds Great Opportunities for Credit Unions in Liberia
June 02, 2006
Washington, DC—World Council of Credit Unions, Inc. (WOCCU) assessment team of Brian Branch, chief operating officer, and Jamie Raile, business development manager, traveled to Liberia in late May to evaluate the current state of credit unions and potential reestablishment and expansion of the Liberian credit union movement. With peace now restored to the West African country suffering from 14 years of civil war and government oppression, the assessment team found credit unions poised to play a vital role in Liberia's redevelopment.
"Credit unions were organized in Liberia in the late 1970s and 1980s around companies with payroll deduction systems and closed bonds of memberships," reports Raile. "They lost their deposits which were held in private banks that failed during the war. Many credit union records, equipment and buildings were destroyed or damaged, as well. But a dozen credit unions have now reactivated, and other employer-based credit unions are starting up again as companies are being reestablished.
"Credit unions in Liberia have not had access to the best practices and the more progressive credit union model established in the 1990s that allows for increased sustainability and outreach. Liberian credit unions are now recognizing the need to increase outreach by reorganizing on a community bond basis.
"The national association and credit unions have expressed the need for training, technical assistance, capacity building and a central finance facility. The time for credit unions to grow to help the citizens of Liberia is now."
As part of the assessment, the WOCCU team interviewed a number of Liberian citizens to determine the need for credit union services. Raile recounts the stories of two of those interviewed:
"Henry is a 28-year-old entrepreneur with an internet café business on Bushrod Island, a suburb outside Monrovia. He grew up learning about credit unions through his father who has been active in the credit union system since the 1980s. Like other Liberians, Henry's story has had many twists and turns. For ten months in 2003, he was a refugee in Guinea. When he returned to Liberia, he purchased his first two (used) computers with a $700 loan from his father, and gradually started his business. By reinvesting his profits, Henry was able to expand his business and now has 20 computers in three locations.
"As with other Liberians, Henry lost his personal savings in one of the many failed private banks. While he has known about credit unions all his life, he has never been able to be a member. Closed-bond credit unions limited to employees of large companies cannot serve entrepreneurs like Henry.
"Jacquelene is a single mother with two children to support. She works at the domestic airport in Monrovia. It is common in Liberia to have several income- generating activities to support a family. Last year, Jacquelene went to a local money lender and borrowed $200 to start a restaurant/café at the airport. The café is managed by her mother and employs several workers. Jacquelene is well on her way to paying off her loan, in spite of the fact that the airport was destroyed during the war and now is only being used by UN helicopters. The café is also serving the community.
"When a new manager was assigned to the airport this year, he taught Jacquelene about credit unions and the advantages they have over predatory money lenders. Jacquelene became convinced and decided to organize a community credit union around the airport. A study group was organized with 50 members in March 2006. The members have started paying for shares and begun saving. They believe many community members will want to join because of the advantages the credit union has over the local credit clubs and money lenders in the area. The group, however, is in need of training in order to move forward with its mission."
For more information about the recent assessment of Liberian credit unions, please contact Jamie Raile at 202-508-6755 or firstname.lastname@example.com .
World Council of Credit Unions is the global trade association and development agency for credit unions. World Council promotes the sustainable development of credit unions and other financial cooperatives around the world to empower people through access to high quality and affordable financial services. World Council advocates on behalf of the global credit union system before international organizations and works with national governments to improve legislation and regulation. Its technical assistance programs introduce new tools and technologies to strengthen credit unions' financial performance and increase their outreach.
World Council has implemented 300+ technical assistance programs in 89 countries. Worldwide, 68,882 credit unions in 109 countries serve 235 million people. Learn more about World Council's impact around the world at www.woccu.org.


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Dr. Alan Johns from the Department of Family Medicine & Community Health at the University of Minnesota Medical School Duluth together with a panel of medical professionals answers viewer questions about "Lower GI Problems" ranging from hemorrhoids and constipation, to colitis, diverticulitis, and colon cancer. Tonight's panelists are: Dr. Robert Erickson, a gastroenterologist with Essentia Health-Duluth Clinic; Dr. Dave Hutchinson, a family physician, with St Luke's Lester River Medical Clinic in Duluth; and Dr. Tom Nelson, a general surgeon with Mercy Hospital in Moose Lake.
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Arsenal face a four-way battle for Germany international Lewis Holtby after Sevilla joined the race to sign him, according to talkSPORT.
The Schalke star is expected to leave the Bundesliga club - his contract expires at the end of the season - and Holtby has expressed an interest in moving to the Premier League. Inter Milan, Arsenal, Everton and now Sevilla have all been credited with an interest in the playmaker.
Schalke have insisted his future will be decided next month, and it remains a possibility that the German club could choose to cash in on the star in January, rather than see him leave for free next summer.
But Sevilla have now registered an interest in the 22-year-old, while Inter Milan lurk in the background. The Serie 'A' side have reportedly asked to be kept updated on any changes in the player's situation, and Sevilla have sent scouts to monitor Holtby's progress.
The report claims Schalke still hold out hope that Holtby will agree terms on a new deal, but with interest building, the Germany international could be on his way out.
The attacking midfielder has three caps for Joachim Low's Germany side, although he is yet to find the back of the net for his country.
The young attacker has an English father and a German mother, but has represented Germany at every age group since the under-19's.
Arsenal have signed a number of German internationals in recent transfer windows, from Per Mertesacker last year to Lukas Podolski this summer.
Serge Gnabry, who has recently broken in the Gunners first-team set-up, is also a Germany youth international.
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It seems ironic that on the same day I decided to "bite the bullet" and write the check for my school taxes I saw an article in The Mercury that the Owen J. Roberts School District may spend $34 million to renovate two of our buildings. It is astounding, considering we're in the worst economy in decades that the school is trying to spend more money that doesn't exist. Whether the cost of construction is addressed locally or compensated partially at the state level it is still taxpayer money spent at a time when people are losing their homes due to difficult times and exorbitant taxes which continue to escalate with no regard to one's loss of income or the fact that property values have declined.
We have teacher and support staff contracts in limbo with no money to pay for the inevitable salary increases and no money to address the ongoing teacher pension crisis let alone money for building improvements, yet we are rushing ahead to bury the taxpayers in more debt. I realize that the building services should be equitable district-wide and some aren't air conditioned. Are today's students so soft that they can't learn unless they're seated in a temperature controlled environment or are we trying to appease the "professional" staff? An easy fix for that inequity is to just turn off the air-conditioning in the other buildings. No cost to the taxpayers and an additional saving by reducing the electrical consumption. Saving money is just that simple. According to the article, the proposed upgrades don't even include any expansion for future increases in student enrollment, but for extras such as music rooms and chemistry labs. (Let's not forget, these are elementary schools.)
I believe that the new solar system is a great step in energy conservation, yet the stadium and parking lot lights are still left on long after events have concluded or events are canceled. One of the security guards told me that he has never understood why the security personnel aren't the ones to determine when the lights should be turned off. That would follow the old principle of "last guy to leave, flip the switch." I guess we have a "specialist" for that job also.
It's obvious that the time has come to "pay the piper" at Daniel Boone High School as well as the Philadelphia School District and this reality will inevitably occur at every school in the near future. Our responsibility as taxpayers is to educate students, not teach them to play an instrument or how to play sports. If these administrators really cared, they would be contacting our useless legislators on a daily basis demanding options to correct the antiquated system of school funding and restructure the outlandish guaranteed pension system, but you won't see that happening anytime soon. It's just too easy to pick the pockets of us taxpayers. Giving these individuals our money carte-blanche over the years has been nothing more than feeding irresponsibility with a huge dose of "Miracle Grow."
I realize that there are those of you who believe that educational spending should be unlimited, but I disagree, considering the product we are allowing to graduate from our schools. You are entitled to your opinions and as I once explained to a friend after discussing an issue, "It's fine for you to disagree with me. I can't force you to be right!" Stay tuned!


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Like most people, dogs love food. They're willing to sacrifice their dignity in order to obtain it. If food is not given freely, but instead eaten in front of them, they will beg. Some will do so relentlessly.
A begging dog can be particularly frustrating for his owner. He'll sit and stare longingly at his owner's plate, hoping to receive a tasty morsel, regardless of size. Unfortunately, many people acquiesce under the pressure, and give their pets table scraps just to send them away. This is a bad idea for a number of reasons.
Below, we'll explain the side effects table scraps can have on your canine; you'll learn the reasons you should avoid providing them. We'll also describe a few methods you can use to discourage the behavior, so you and your family can eat in peace.
Reasons To Avoid Feeding Your Pet Table Scraps
Commercial brands of dog food are specially formulated with the nutrients your pet needs to stay healthy. The vitamins and minerals contained in these brands are necessary for whatever stage of development your canine is in. Table scraps rarely provide the same level of nutrition. Instead, they usually deliver excess calories, which are likely to cause weight problems for your pet. And that leads to avoidable health issues.
Another reason to avoid giving your dog table scraps is because doing so can lead to digestive problems. Even though your pet will eat anything placed in front of him, his body may be unable to tolerate some types of food.
Also, given a steady diet of people food, your canine may eventually become fussy with his own meals. He'll essentially acquire a taste for the foods you feed your family. And that's when his begging will begin to take on a new level of urgency.
Preventing Access To Your Table
This method removes your pet's opportunity to beg. You can use a couple of different approaches depending on whether you would like your canine to remain in the room in which you're eating, or to stay out.
If you'd like his company in the room, place a lead and collar on him, and secure him to a nearby chair or other piece of furniture. He should be kept far enough away from the table to minimize the temptation to beg. Consider providing a chew toy to give him something to do while you and your family eat.
You can also bar him from the room, which can be done easily with a pet gate. Confine your dog to a room elsewhere in your home, so he's unable to watch you eat through the gate. This will prevent him from whining to gain your attention.
Sending Him Elsewhere
This method requires more time and patience since there is training involved. The goal is to give your dog something to do elsewhere in your home without confining him to that particular space. You'll need to train him to stay in his space while you and your family enjoy meals.
At first, your dog will be tempted to abandon his designated spot, and come looking for table scraps. Over time, however, you can teach him to remain there, thereby preventing him from begging.
This method has the added benefit of being helpful in other circumstances. For example, suppose you're entertaining guests, and would like to prevent your canine from bothering them. Simply instruct him to go to his designated space while your guests are visiting. As long as he has a few toys to occupy his attention, he'll be fine.
When your dog begs, he does so because he has an expectation his begging will produce results. This is the reason owners who have given in to their canines in the past find it difficult to curb the behavior. But it's never too late. Use the methods above to turn your begging pooch into a patient, pleasant companion.


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Lake Placid athletes Miles Lussi, Trent White and Karl Schulz joined Northwood student Luke Daniels and Matt Doyle of New Hampshire to represent the East team at the Junior National Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships Feb. 28 to March 2.
Lussi earned a silver medal in the J-2 class (14-16 year olds) special jumping event with jumps of 64.5 and 70.5 meters. Kevin Bickford from the Central Division won the event with jumps of 70.5 and 71.0 meters. Third place went to Ben Loomis.
Daniels, who is from Andover, N.H., finished 12th with jumps of 58 and 63.5 meters. White finished 31st and Schulz was 34th. It was the first trip to the prestigious national event for Schulz and White, who are both members of the New York Ski Educational Foundation junior jumping program.
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Miles Lussi of Lake Placid jumps to a silver medal in the Junior National Ski Jumping and Nordic Combined Championships Feb. 28 in Minneapolis, Minn. Lussi was joined by Trent White, Karl Schulz, Luke Daniels and Matt Doyle to make up the East team.
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In the nordic combined individual event, Lussi was again the East's top finisher with a fourth-place finish. Schulz turned some heads after recording the fastest cross-country ski time of the day which brought him up to a 14th-place finish.
Daniels skied a respectable 11th in the cross country to finish eighth overall, while White finished 20th.
The nordic combined event combines ski jumping with freestyle cross-country skiing.
Other events at the national championships were an elimination jumping event in which Lussi finished eighth in the "A" group, with Daniels tied for 15th. In the "B" group, which was won by Doyle, Schulz placed 14th and White was 18th.
In the team jumping event, the East team of Lussi, Daniels, Doyle and White finished fifth.
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KLRU-Q's Saturday Night at the Movies presents a full-length feature film every Saturday night, plus extra content that gives the evening an exciting spin. Each film explores the work of legendary actors and actresses through many important films from their careers. Here is a peek of what this Saturday has in store:
7:30 – Just Seen It
We review three very different movies – the new comedy Identity Thief, starring Jason Bateman and Melissa McCarthy, Sylvester Stallone's new action thriller in Bullet To The Head, and the documentary about Shin Bet, Israel's clandestine security agency – The Gatekeepers.
8:00 – Bedazzled
A short-order cook (Dudley Moore) with a crush on a waitress (Eleanor Bron) makes a deal with the devil (Peter Cook). Cast: Peter Cook, Dudley Moore, Eleanor Bron.
9:46 – Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
Examines the turmoil that surrounded the late-1960s variety show, including the events that led to its cancellation. With a young and brash stable of writers and performers, including Steve Martin and Rob Reiner, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour brought an edgy new brand of political comedy to the airwaves for three seasons. When they were fired in 1969, brothers Tom and Dick Smothers took on their network, CBS, in the courts for a landmark lawsuit. . .and won. This is the fascinating true story as told by its key players, including the Smothers Brothers, show writers Rob Reiner and Mason William, performers Joan Baez, Pete Seeger, and Harry Belafonte, and former CBS executives.


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Here is a super German combination stuffed rocking horse, and pull toy. All of the leather reins are intact as well as all stitching. This is an earlier horse, because the glass eyes are put under the material instead of on it. The tail and mane is real horse hair. Much work went into making this toy. By removing two bolts the toy can be taken off the rockers and converted into a pull toy. A small child could actually sit on this horse and rock.


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Hemorrhoids are one of the most common ailments for men and women alike. National statistics say more than half the population will develop symptomatic hemorrhoids at some point in their lives, usually after age 30, and some will require surgical treatment.
What are hemorrhoids?
Hemorrhoids are merely swollen veins. The affected tissue may, at times, extend outside the body; this is called prolapse, and it's a sign of an advanced stage of hemorrhoids.
Causes and risk factors for hemorrhoids:
- Pregnancy, due to the strain of carrying the baby and giving birth
- Being overweight
- Straining to move your bowels
- Sitting too long on the toilet
- Standing too much
- Lifting too much
- Increased risk as you get older
- Increased risk if your parents had hemorrhoids
How can you get rid of them?
Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids (PPH) is a procedure for advanced hemorrhoids that involves less pain and a quicker recovery than traditional removal methods such as hemorrhoidectomy (removal of affected tissue with a scalpel) and Rubber Band Ligation (cutting off blood supply to the affected area with tiny rubber bands). PPH essentially "lifts up" the hemorrhoidal tissue and places it back where it belongs - in the original, normal anatomical position. This results in shrinkage of internal and external hemorrhoids, typically within 4 to 6 weeks. This outpatient procedure is done in an operating room by a general or colorectal surgeon and is usually performed in 30 to 45 minutes. Patients who undergo PPH return to normal activity in a significantly shorter time than patients undergoing conventional hemorrhoidectomy.
In a head-to-head clinical trial, hemorrhoid patients received either hemorrhoidectomy or PPH. Patients having PPH:
Experienced significantly less post-procedure pain
Experienced less post-procedure bleeding, itching, incontinence, and constipation compared to hemorrhoidectomy.
As with any surgical procedure, PPH may present risks. You should talk to you doctor about these risks and discuss which procedure is appropriate for you.
Ask your physician about Procedure for Prolapse and Hemorrhoids at Lourdes.


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SXSW 2013: Celebrity Sightings
Rockstars, actors, Internet phenoms, oh my! Celebrities by the droves have descended upon Austin's annual South By Southwest festival as the music leg kicks off this week. Check out the who's who on the stage, walking the red carpet, or partying it up at one of the zillion shows.


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FORT WORTH, Texas — Jimmie Johnson and Matt Kenseth, tied atop the Sprint Cup Series standings, should expect to see a lot of each other Sunday at Texas Motor Speedway.
Johnson, who grazed the wall on his qualifying lap Friday afternoon, will start third and Kenseth will start sixth when they take the green flag for the AAA Texas 500.
TEXAS BREAKDOWN: Fords on the front row | Lineup with qualifying speeds
"I hate to admit it but at one point, I think I had my eyes shut because I knew there was going to be contact, I just didn't know how much," Johnson said.
"I just grazed the wall and scratched the sticker for the bumper cover and taillight on the back of the car. … (The lap) shows our car has a lot of speed in it."
Carl Edwards, 10th in the Cup standings, won the pole with a lap of 196.114 mph and will be joined on the front row by defending Cup champion Brad Keselowski (196.100), who failed to make the Chase this year.
Johnson (195.943) and Paul Menard (195.837) will make up the second row while Kyle Busch (195.780), who is fifth in the standings at 36 points behind, will start fifth next to Kenseth (195.518) in the third row.
"It's just a starting spot, but I do feel like my car drove pretty good," Kenseth said. "You can only control what we do and you can only drive your own car so you can't really control what anybody else does.
"I feel like that was OK. … I'm fairly satisfied with that."
Dale Earnhardt Jr. will start seventh, sharing Row 4 with Jeff Gordon, third in the standings at 27 points behind, starting eighth.
Rounding out the top 10 were Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Marcos Ambrose.
Kevin Harvick, who is fourth in the standings at 28 points behind the leaders, will start 19th.
For Edwards, it was his second pole of the season and 13th of his career.
"It's so neat to get a pole," Edwards said. "All the guys get to celebrate. … There's nothing tougher to win a pole, especially at a place like this during the Chase when everybody has got their best stuff out there."
Only 43 cars were entered for the race, so all 43 made the field. Danica Patrick will start 30th.
Sprint Cup drivers get two practices Saturday to prepare for the 334-lap race Sunday.


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Evie Brown
1848 - 1916
Riverview Cemetery
Clarksville, TN
Information from Ancestry.com:
Father: Josh Brown
Born: 4/4/1848
Died: 5/21/1916
Highland Sanitorium
Place of burial: Nashville, TN *
* Nashville is an hour from Clarksville where Evie is buried.
Source Citation: Tennessee State Library and Archives; Nashville, Tennessee; Tennessee Death Records, 1908-1959; Roll #: 49; .
Buried in the same lot are Joshua Brown and Evalina Bailey Brown.
Saturday, April 21, 2012
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TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - Topeka Police are looking for two men who held up a store.
Around 7:50 pm Thursday, Topeka Police say the suspects walked into the Family Dollar Store at 1313 SW 21st St., near Washburn University. Officers say one of them pulled a gun on the two clerks who were working and demanded cash. When the clerks opened the drawer, the suspects grabbed an undisclosed amount and took off. It was unknown whether they ran from the scene or made their getaway in a vehicle.
The suspects are described only as a white man and a black man in their mid-twenties. They were wearing black jackets with hoodies under them.
Two customers also were in the store, but officers say they did not witness the holdup. Neither the customers nor the clerks were injured.
Anyone with information on what happened should call Topeka Crime Stoppers, 785-234-0007.


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I don't, sorry. The only advice I have is to be extremely wary of "work from home" schemes. Particularly anything that requires you to put up money. There are a lot of scams that take advantage of people who want the independence and extra income.
A friend of mine qualified as a medical transcriptionist. I believe she took the coursework through a community college.
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Pacman cake I made for a friend's birthday. I'm just super proud.
Quote from: Calistoga on May 01, 2013, 12:51:23 PMPacman cake I made for a friend's birthday. I'm just super proud.Love it! How long did it take you?
Wow, gorgeous! Your dress, your hair, your groom...all gorgeous!
We got married on Saturday, and I just can't stop smiling and telling everyone, "I got married on Saturday!" It is my first day back to work today.
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Graduate Admission Requirements
Wright State welcomes applications from qualified international students. Approximately 1800 students on F-1 and J-1 student visas currently attend the university. For comprehensive, objective, and timely information about educational opportunities in the United States, please visit Education USA or the advisor in your country. You may find your closest advisor at www.educationusa.state.gov.
Please note that admission requirements differ for each program. You can find a list of graduate and professional programs, including additional information about program requirements, at the List of Programs.
Graduate Admission Criteria
An applicant who has completed a four-year bachelor's degree is eligible for admission to the School of Graduate Studies. If an applicant is from Bangladesh, Burma, India, Nepal, Pakistan, or Sri Lanka and has earned a 3-year bachelor's degree in arts, commerce, or science, he or she is eligible for admission to an undergraduate program and if you have achieved a three-year bachelor's degree from select international institutions, they are eligible for admission to a graduate program.
Graduate international applicants are expected to meet the following criteria for admission:
1) Have earned a 4-year baccalaureate degree/3-year baccalaureate degree from select international institutions or its equivalent from an accredited college, university, or other institution of higher learning. Only an official transcript accompanied by attested translation into English (if needed) will be accepted as evidence of academic preparation. If the credentials cannot be evaluated by the Office of International Admissions, the applicant will be required to submit the credentials to an evaluation service and pay the cost of the evaluation.
2) Demonstrated proficiency in English. If the applicant's native language is not English, a minimum score of 79/120(IBT) on the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or a band 6 or higher through the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) or a score of 57 or higher on the Pearson PTE or satisfactory completion of LEAP Level 4 TOEFL Waiver track is required. Several departments or programs have set higher requirements for English proficiency. In addition, international students may be required by their academic advisors to take a university-administered English writing placement test. Students failing this test may be required to take supplemental on-campus classes to strengthen their English skills. Students who have earned a degree from a regionally accredited US college or university are exempted from the TOEFL requirement.
The integrity of everyone's identity is a priority at Wright State University. For that reason, we do NOT accept transcripts, test scores, banking information, or passport copies via email. All applicants are to upload required documents to their applicant portal.


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The most exciting aspect about tech, for me at least, is the exponential nature of technological change. We can see this in the big tech changes of the past 100 years. A century ago, the big technological change came from the invention of cars and planes, 70 years ago it was TV, 40 years ago the personal computer. Now, the pace of technological change is so fast that major new inventions are unveiled practically every day.
In fact, just a few days ago I was able to take part in a first-of-its-kind technological experiment. My good friend Enon Landenberg, the CEO of Infinity AR, invited me to participate in the first-ever Glass-to-Glass interview. The idea was that we would don Google's cutting-edge wearable headset and use it to film both of our eye-level views of a tech conversation.


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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.–Senior Shawn Morris is getting a chance to make an even bigger name for himself this weekend, traveling to Washington, D.C., for a tryout with the Washington Redskins.
Morris, a running back from Pensacola, Fla., ends his career as BSC's all-time leading rusher with 3,727 yards. He had a stellar tenure as a Panther, earning D3football.com First-Team All-America and Associated Press Second-Team Little All-America honors as a junior. He was First-Team All-Conference the past two seasons, and was SCAC Offensive Player of the Year and BSC Male Athlete of the Year in 2011.
With a solid performance at this weekend's rookie mini-camp, which runs through Sunday, Morris could find himself with a contract to a training camp in the near future.
Morris' family is no stranger to the NFL: his older brother, Alfred, is a running back for the Redskins. He was selected in the sixth round of last year's draft after a career at Florida Atlantic University in Boca Raton, Fla. He earned a starting spot for the Redskins and helped lead them to the NFC playoffs.


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Hi, I understand what my problem is - W3C event objects are not global but are passed to the handler, IE they are global. I've run into this issue before but I do so little front-end stuff I can't recall how to fix it.
Here is my function, works just fine in Midori, obviously not in FireFox - and yes, I'm using jQuery but not the jQuery-UI - but this doesn't appear to be a jQuery issue.
function tiledrop(nnode) {
"use strict";
var x, y, tnum, swapnode, swaptile;
tnum = $(nnode).attr('data-tile');
x = event.clientX;
y = event.clientY;
swapnode = document.elementFromPoint(x, y);
//make sure it was dropped on another tile
if ($(swapnode).attr('data-tile')) {
swaptile = $(swapnode).attr('data-tile');
swaptiles(tnum, swaptile);
} else {
Here is how it is attached to the objects -
$('#puzzle').find('img').bind('dragend', function () {tiledrop(this); });
Basically what it does, when a puzzle piece (square) is dragged onto another, it switches places with it via/ my swapTiles function (which does work everywhere)
So I have to pass the node of the image being dragged to the function, which gets the node of the image image it was dragged to from the mouse position.
Works in Midori just dandy, but FireFox event is not global.
Do I really need to write two different functions and detect which one to attach or is there an elegant way to do it with a single function?
Any suggests are appreciated.
Found a simpler way to do it without needing to know squat about mouse position. That's better anyway because it seems there is a lot of differences in how browsers report mouse positions.
Oh - the cross-browser solution w/ jQuery seems to be
$('#whatever').bind('eventName', function ( event ) {somefunction( event ); });
jQuery then passes a normalized version of the event object and it should work regardless of browser.


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does anybody have any good fundraising ideas.I am raising money for a good cause and I need ideas.Help!
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Im putting up an add for: kittens for adoption. How do I make the add interesting so people will read it? To include in the add: loving kittens well socialized very caring.will make great pets mabelle
I was wondering if you could open more catagorys.Maybe the following would be helpful.Other members,feel free to suggest catagorys. something like usful info Barn cats/ferral cats Any comments,suggestions?
Have you ever owned a pet?
.for kittens to eat.Should I feed them the carrots raw?probably.I will be feeding them around 8:00.i will just mix it with there hard food.anything else.??????? Any advice apreciated!
Its Formula milk.Not cow milk
I just washed a kittens eye out today. wash their eye out with warm water and apply eyedrops
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UCM Greek Life Traditions
Formal recruitment for sororities and informal recruitment for fraternities begins in the fall every year. Each chapter spends a lot of time together preparing activities and events for potential new members. This preparation means bonding between members and memories that will last forever!
Homecoming is a campus-wide, week-long celebration that happens every year in October. Greek chapters are involved in Homecoming in a variety of ways. Many sororities pair with a fraternity for Homecoming competitions. Competitions include the Spirit Window display, Recyclable Sculpture, Donation Creation, cheer competition, and finally a float that is pulled in the Homecoming parade. These competitions provide an opportunity for sororities to get to know other fraternities and spend time together. Many memories are made during Homecoming as sorority and fraternity alumni come back to Warrensburg to visit current chapter members.
Greek Week
Greek Week is a week of fun activities and community service projects that involve the entire Greek community. It is the one time of year that devotes a whole week to Greeks. From Opening Ceremonies, to the Step Show, to the Kiddie Carnival—there are a ton of opportunities for Greeks to hang out together! The entire week is a competition between chapters to see which chapters are the overall Greek Week winners. Each chapter also has a Greek God/Goddess candidate that competes for the title of Greek God and Greek Goddess. Find out more information about Greek Week online.
Sisterhood Week
Although Greek women belong to separate chapters, Sisterhood Week is a time when all chapters come together to celebrate what everyone has in common: sisterhood. Events are hosted daily to give chapters the opportunity to bond together and celebrate sisterhood. Events might include an ice cream social, community service activity, or a Mules athletic game. More than anything, Sisterhood Week is a fun way to end the semester with all sororities on campus!
Greek Awards Ceremony
The Greek Awards Ceremony is held at the conclusion of Greek Week. Not only are chapters recognized for their involvement in Greek Week, they are recognized for many other factors. UCM awards deserving chapters for excellence in scholarship, campus involvement, community service, and more. During this ceremony the 5-Star is also awarded. The 5-Star is given to the most prestigious sorority and fraternity on campus and is the highest honor a chapter can receive at UCM. The ceremony re-caps all accomplishments of the Greek community for the previous year.


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– Dolph Ziggler posted a Tout video to hype tonight's WWE live event in Chicago:
– WWE's website has a new article up asking fans what their favorite RAW moment of 2013 was – Dolph Ziggler cashing in, Cody Rhodes and Goldust winning the titles, The Shield and The Wyatt Family brawling, Team Hell No graduating from Anger Management, Mark Henry's fake retirement, AJ Lee's pipe bomb, Triple H and Brock Lesnar brawling, the fight during the Championship Ascension Ceremony, Daniel Bryan vs. Antonio Cesaro or The Undertaker teaming with Team Hell No.
With almost 3,000 votes cast, there is a four-way tie between Ziggler cashing in, The Shield and The Wyatts brawling, Triple H and Lesnar's brawl and The Undertaker teaming with Team Hell No. Cody Rhodes and Goldust winning the tag titles is close at 11%.


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The U.S. still holds powerful attraction to Mexican immigrants
Migration from Mexico has clearly declined because of the recession and, the anti-immigrant nativists will insist, because of stepped-up enforcement at the borders. There is debate which of these causes has been most responsible. But while hard times and hard enforcement may have stemmed the tide a bit, desperate migrants continue to brave the Arizona desert and crash the gates at San Ysidro, CA.
The decline is probably only temporary. The interest in coming to this country continues strong and has not greatly waned because of the lack of jobs in the U.S. or the return of discouraged workers. The Pew Research Center has just released a poll – part of its Global Attitudes Project – that finds the U.S. still holds a great attraction to most Mexicans. It found that half of Mexicans think those who moved to the U.S have a better life. If anything, the perception is even stronger than in the past. It is not that they view "el norte" as the promised land or are unmindful of the hard times. But with the increase of violence due to the drug wars (as in Juarez), being in the U.S. to many seems better than staying. While the flow of the undocumented may have subsided for the time being, the attitudes the poll uncovered may forebode a renewed increase of migrations in the not-too-distant future.


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Submission + - Intel challenges ARM on power consumption... and wins. (tomshardware.com)
GhostX9 writes: Tom's Hardware just published a detailed look at the Intel Atom Z2760 in the Acer Iconia W510 and compared it to the NVIDIA Tegra 3 in the Microsoft Surface. They break it down and demonstrate how the full Windows 8 tablet outperforms the Windows RT machine in power consumption. They break down power consumption to include the role of the CPU, GPU, memory controller and display. Anandtech is also reporting similar findings, but only reports CPU and GPU utilization.


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Health department investigates whooping cough outbreak
This article was published November 13, 2012 at 5:47 p.m.
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The Arkansas Department of Health is investigating several cases of pertussis, also commonly known as whooping cough, at a Clinton school.
A news release states that the department has confirmed cases at Clinton Intermediate School, and more individuals are showing early symptoms.
Pertussis is a highly contagious, airborne respiratory infection that typically spreads when infected persons cough or sneeze while in close contact with others, the release states. According to the Center for Disease Control's website, one person with pertussis can spread the illness to up to 15 people.
The symptoms, which typically develop within a week to 10 days of contact, include:
• persistent, rapid coughing fits
• a "whooping" sound, caused by rapid intake of air following a coughing fit
• vomiting caused by extreme coughing
• exhaustion after coughing fits
The health department is providing booster vaccines to all Clinton Intermediate School students and antibiotics to those exhibiting symptoms, according to the release.
Individuals who believe they have been exposed to or have symptoms of pertussis should contact their doctor for an evaluation.
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Jackabbott says... November 13, 2012 at 7:22 p.m.
This is a direct consequence of letting people cross the border without any medical clearance or examinations. Also these goofballs that fail to innoculate their children should either be arrested or fined or their childrem removed from their custody.
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HM2 says... November 13, 2012 at 8:18 p.m.
Jackabbott, you are 100% correct, but those in power to check the health status of the border hoppers won't ask for their health records because they're afraid they might hurt their feelings or be labeled racist.
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nitroglycerin says... November 13, 2012 at 11:24 p.m.
Jackabbott..your name should be Jackass with a statement like that..You are a idiot
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Cold temperatures cause death, damage in South America
By the CNN Wire Staff
July 20, 2010 1:59 p.m. EDT
(CNN) -- An intense cold front in southern Latin America continues to blanket the region, causing deaths, school and highway closures, and other woes.
A total of 18 people have died in Bolivia as a direct or indirect consequence of low temperatures, the Peruvian state-run Andina news agency reported. The deaths were spread out throughout the country.
On Monday, Bolivian officials said temperatures in the major city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra would reach 3 C (37 F), the lowest in 29 years, and in other regions the mercury dropped below freezing, Andina reported.
As a precaution, Bolivian authorities canceled school from Monday to Wednesday, the official Bolivian news agency ABI reported.
Police in Paraguay reported eight deaths from hypothermia and two from carbon monoxide poisoning from the use of heating devices. The government opened shelters for the poor, who are picked up at night by military trucks.
Paraguayan authorities also estimated that 1,000 cattle died because of the cold.
In Uruguay, local media reported two weather-related fatalities.
The cold front hit the region on Saturday and was responsible for eight deaths in Argentina over the weekend.
An area of low pressure in the southern hemisphere jet stream pushed deeper north allowing for cold Antarctic air to pool over Chile and Argentina. Below-normal temperatures are expected over the next 48 hours across the region.
Argentina reported Monday that nine of its provinces were feeling temperatures below freezing.
The intense cold will remain in the area at least through Tuesday, Argentina's official news agency, Telam, reported.
Similarly, in Peru, the country's southern Amazon region was experiencing the coldest weather in three years, Andina reported, citing the National Meteorological and Hydrological Service.


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A description of how to make the five Platonic solids out of paper.
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Kaiser says he created and produced this series as an innovative way to promote healthy aging by encouraging older adults to incorporate physical activity into their daily lives.
"Among older adults, regular physical activity is an important determinant of future health, quality of life and maintenance of functional independence," explains Kaiser.
"Unfortunately, less than 50 percent of seniors are exercising regularly and less than 25 percent of people over age 65 are meeting recommended guidelines for physical activities and exercise, and these numbers have not changed in the last ten years," says Kaiser.
Yet, despite the high prevalence of sedentary lifestyle, he believes that many older adults are interested in exercise and physical activity.
"I was down at the beach and they were shooting a soft drink commercial and it occurred to me that these companies are not selling their products by telling the people the ingredients," noted Kaiser.
"They are selling a feeling. They're doing it with a sense of excitement," he explained.
"I realized that we wanted to do something similar with health education. We make it fun and exciting, but stay true to the science and the facts."
The result: 'One The Move,' which premiered recently at 8:30 p.m. on LA Cityview Channel 35.
This exciting new series takes us on a 6-week journey in which twelve contestants transform from sedentary self-professed 'couch potatoes' to active, fit individuals.
Each week the program visits a new location where contestants try new activities, meet inspirational guests, and learn healthy tips to achieve their goals. As the weeks progress, contestants put their newly healthy skills to the test and score bonus points for their team. Only one team wins on the show, but all leave winners with better healthier lifestyles.
"I now see that I am responsible for my health," says contestant David Epstein who lost more than 15lbs from the program. "I always wanted to be the guy who took the steps instead of the elevator, now I am. I live in a four-story building and I walk up and down the steps. I only use the elevator when I take my laundry to the basement.
Believe me, I would not be doing this, if it wasn't for the program."
Motivated at each step along the way by a team of enthusiastic health coaches and the energizing Kaiser, 'On The Move' contestants overcome a variety of obstacles.
Special guests including Stanford Physician and Author Dr. Walter Bortz, Television Personality and former wife of the late Jack LaLanne, Elaine LaLanne, UCLA Physician and Author Dr. Gary Small, International Council on Active Aging President Colin Milner, Nutritional Pioneer and Expert Patricia Bragg and Los Angeles City Councilman Tom LaBonge.
Exercises on the show include a core walking program, along with weight training, stretching, yoga, tai chi, dance, water aerobics, and even a virtual Zumba fitness video game workout on Kinect for Microsoft Xbox 360.
Co-host Paul Peterson agrees. "People when they watch 'On The Move', will realize they are looking at themselves."
A project of the Los Angeles Community Academic Partnership for Research in Aging, the series is produced by the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging with assistance from the Partners in Care Foundation.
'On The Move' airs Thursday 8:30PM on LA Cityview 35


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After months of sometimes contentious wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support a 2014 farm bill last week that generally drew praise from conservation-minded sportsman's groups.
After months of sometimes contentious wrangling, the U.S. House of Representatives passed with bipartisan support a 2014 farm bill last week that generally drew praise from conservation-minded sportsman�s groups.
Ducks Unlimited applauded the bill�s mandates coupling conservation compliance to crop insurance and the continuation of a Sodsaver program in the top duck-producing states of Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota.
Both mandates provide economic incentives designed to curtail the cultivation of additional cropland at the expense of wetlands habitat required by breeding ducks and geese.
�The conservation programs authorized and funded through the farm bill are the backbone of Ducks Unlimited conservation work on private lands, and they have just been strengthened by the inclusion of our top priorities,� said Dale Hall, CEO of Ducks Unlimited.
The National Wildlife Federation said on its website that the re-linking of conservation compliance to new crop insurance subsidies will �prevent countless acres of wetlands from being drained, keep millions of tons of soil from eroding and washing into waterways, and ensure that taxpayer money is not being used to subsidize environmentally destructive farming practices.�
The bill includes funding for farmers to create wildlife habitat on working lands and for a regional conservation partnership program. The NWF, however, described as �unfortunate� the limiting of the Sodsaver program to six states.
Also praising the Farm Bill was the Theodore Roosevelt Conservation Partnership, a consortium of sportsmen�s conservation groups.
Some groups weren�t so cheery, however, that cuts in conservation programs total $4 billion over the life of the bill.
Ducks Unlimited, meanwhile, expressed support for legislation introduced by Rep. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) last week. The Making Public Lands Public Act is designed to open more public land to hunting, fishing and other recreational uses.
The bill would direct the U.S. departments of the Interior and Agriculture to spend at least 1.5 percent of money generated for the Land and Water Conservation Fund on projects such as easements and road maintenance that would open access to public lands. The 1.5 percent represents about $40 million annually.
The fund is generated by a tax on offshore drilling revenues.Parting shots
Ohio�s deer bow season concludes today, one-half hour after sunset. The Ohio Division of Wildlife�s deer dates and bag limits for 2014-15 are scheduled to be presented to the Ohio Wildlife Council this week. � While time ran out for squirrel and ruffed grouse hunters on Friday, rabbits remain in play through Feb. 28.


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Eurasian Empires Seminar Series Lecture by Kaya Sahin, History, Indiana University
Tuesday, February 11, 20142:00 PM10383 Bunche HallUCLA
The word "frontier" is closely associated with early Ottoman history, and the Ottoman expansion into the Balkans. The Eastern frontiers of the Ottomans, on the other hand, failed to attract significant scholarly attention, even though the Ottomans always had a checkered relationship with their Turko-Muslim neighbors. Particularly with the rise of the Safavid dynasty to power around 1500, the area extending from the Caucasus through Eastern Anatolia/Western Iran to the Persian Gulf became a zone of conflict and competition between the two empires, a competition that most notably extended into the empires' politicized Sunni and Shiite identities. In my presentation, I will discuss the Ottoman-Safavid frontier as a physical space as well as a mental construct. The physical space presented logistical challenges, while the demographic and cultural diversity of the frontier zone posed political and cultural ones. At the same time, at least in the minds of the Ottoman and Safavid elites, there began to emerge various notions of religious and cultural disparity between the two sides, which led to the fabrication of an ideological frontier in the form of a discourse of difference.
Kaya Sahin is a historian of the early modern Ottoman Empire, with a particular interest in history writing, governance, religious/confessional identity, and the construction of discourses/fictions around the question of what it meant to be an Ottoman. His current research projects deal with issues such as the cultural and religious aspects of the Ottoman-Safavid rivalry in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, the European views/representations of the early modern Sunni-Shiite divide, and the fabrication of consent and legitimacy in early modern Eurasian empires. He is the author of Empire and Power in the Reign of Süleyman: Narrating the Sixteenth-Century Ottoman World (New York: Cambridge University Press, 2013).
The 2013-2014 seminar series, Eurasian Empires & Central Asian Peoples: The Backlands in World History, is co-sponsored by the UCLA Program on Central Asia and the Center for Near Eastern Studies. Click here for more information about the series.
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The outlook for the 2014 California apricot season varies from grower to grower, from location to location and from variety to variety. In general, however, it appears that the crop will start earlier than usual, the set is variable but averaging lighter than normal, and quality looks very good.
For Family Tree Farms in Reedley, CA, which is "a major player on early season apricots," the orchards are showing "a very mixed set," Don Goforth, director of marketing, said in early April.This year, "our start date on apricots is May 1."
For some varieties, "I have heard the word disaster" used to describe the set. On other varieties, the set "looks OK," he said. "In general, on early-season apricots, we are looking at probably half a crop," but the lighter crop could mean "sizing might be a little bigger."
For Homegrown Organic Farms in Porterville, CA, the apricot crop appears to be "close to normal, from what I can tell," said Stephen Paul, category manager for stone fruit and fall fruit. "I don't view it as heavy, I view it as normal, or it could be even slightly lighter than normal" depending on location.
Quality looks exceptional, and the crop is very clean, Paul said. "During bloom time, we had fairly dry weather, and for organic that is a huge plus."
The crop is early and is "moving rapidly with this type of weather that we are currently experiencing in the Central Valley," he said. "We have an early variety that we think we are going to be starting as early as around the 22nd or 23rd of April. Last year we were early. This year is even earlier."
"The crop, relative to the past three or four years, is what we consider to be on the lighter side," said Jim Hanson, general manager at Grower Direct Marketing LLC in Stockton, CA. "Our apricots are a proprietary variety that we have planted in the Arvin district" and other locations as far north as Fresno. "In all areas, it is not a full crop, and that corresponds very closely with what other people are saying about the early apricot and tree fruit deal. It is just not set as well as people would have liked to have seen it."
As a result of the light set on early varieties, "apricot availability for the first three weeks of May will be lighter than it has been for the past few years. That may be due to inadequate chill, or to other factors, he said, "but the fact is it did set lighter."
However, "the crop is clean" and fruit size looks good, Hanson said. It just is "not as plentiful as it was last year."
"We will be off a little bit" on apricots because of a light set, Justin Bedwell, managing partner of Bari Produce LLC in Madera, CA, said April 11. The set was erratic, and that appears to be true on other stone fruit as well, he said. Some varieties in some locations had good sets and "the same variety a couple of miles down the street didn't take." Overall, as to the the number of prices of fruit per tree, "we are down from last year."
Fortunately for Bari Produce, the company has a new 60-acre block of apricots I production, "so I think we will have more packages in total, but that took more acreage to get there."
Bari is "still doing three main varieties of apricots," Bedwell said. "We are starting off with the Kaylece variety," a newer variety that "was a numbered variety last year. It looks just like a Poppycot, but it is five to seven days earlier. It is primarily an 80-84 tray pack" with a "nice yellow-orange color and good flesh." He expected the harvest to start April 21-22 -- about five to nine days ahead of last year.
Poppycots will also start about nine days earlier than last year for Bari, he said. But "as you get deeper into the season, that earliness shrinks," so later varieties of stone fruit appear not to be as far ahead of normal as the earlier varieties.
Around mid-May, Bari will start its Giant Lorna variety, which is a major portion of the company's apricot production.
"That will carry us another six weeks," Bedwell said. All of the company's apricots are grown by Logoluso Farms. "We always hand pack all of them."
Grower Direct's proprietary apricot varieties are marketed under the trade name "Monster Cot." They are series of proprietary varieties with similar characteristics that the company describes as exceptionally large size, good color and good flavor.
Grower Direct has been growing "Monster Cots" for the last seven seasons, and through 2013 production increased each year as young plantings continued to mature.
"Monster Cots" have "gained a great following at the retail level," said Hanson. With the lighter set this season, "it is unfortunate that we don't have more of that product to offer this year, but that is what Mother Nature has handed us."
Homegrown Organic Farms starts its apricot harvest with the Tasty Rich variety. "It is an extremely delicious variety" and "one of the best eating pieces of fruit early on," said Paul. "It is phenomenal. It is a beautiful, full-color apricot" and "very flavorful. Just a fine piece of fruit."
From there, Homegrown moves into Earlicot. "Then we end up with Brittany Gold," he said.
"I think we do apricots fantastic," said Family Tree's Goforth. "We leave them on the tree so that they taste like apricots" and grow only varieties with great taste. There was a time when the industry was growing some varieties that had great yield but "just didn't taste good. "Consistent with the brand of 'Family Tree,' that just didn't fly for us, so we removed all those old varieties. All we are doing now is tree ripe Earlicot and Apache, both of which are just outstanding flavor. I wish we had more of them."


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TYNGSBORO -- Five people were hurt, including one who suffered life-threatening injuries, in a two-vehicle crash Friday afternoon at the intersection of Middlesex and Kendall Roads at the Tyngsboro Bridge, police said.
An adult male occupant of one of the vehicles was transported by MedFlight helicopter to Boston Medical Center for treatment following the 3:29 p.m. accident, according to Tyngsboro Police Chief Richard Howe. The other four injured parties were taken by ambulance to Lowell General Hospital.
One of the occupants, who was trapped inside a vehicle, was extracted by Tyngsboro firefighters.
There was substantial damage to both vehicles, Howe said.
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While the cause of the accident remained under investigation, the police chief urged any witnesses to the crash, or those who may have observed the operation of a white Honda Civic prior to its involvement in the accident, to contact the Tyngsboro Police Department.
"We're looking for anybody that wants to contact us, anonymously or not, who may have possibly seen the operation of a white Honda Civic prior to the accident," Howe said. "There were reports that a 1995 white Honda Civic was traveling erratically on Middlesex Road north bound, and may have caused the accident."
Howe directed anyone with information regarding this incident to contact Detective Sgt. Cynthia Shay at 978-649-7504.
The Massachusetts State Police accident reconstruction team was still at the scene late Friday evening. The accident, at the western end of the town's signature bridge, one of Tyngsboro's busiest intersections, backed up traffic in the area for several hours.
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By Ben Levisohn
Yum Brands (YUM) CEO David Novak told investors at the company's annual meeting that he remains confident in its China businesses, despite disappointing sales in the Asian behemoth.
beyondbrics looks at Russian corporate bond issuance in 2012. With $14.8 billion raised in international debt markets—the most since before the financial crisis—let's just say it's been a very good year.
The Wall Street Journal reports that Chinese oil and natural-gas companies weren't heavy bidders in China's second shale-block auction. That's bad news for those hoping China's energy players would move to rapidly develop its shale-gas, as occurred in the North America.
Get them before they're gone. Poland will cut back on borrowing in international markets after a banner 2012, in which it met 75% of its 2013 foreign borrowing needs.
One of China's largest construction firms will spend about $3.5 billion to flatten 700 mountains, the Guardian reports, so they can build a new city near Lanzhou in northwest China.
The Philippine peso feels the effect of capital control speculation, Bloomberg says. Will its stocks follow?
Private-equity firms focused on geopolitics see opportunity in the Middle East and North Africa, the Financial Times reports.
A courtroom thriller worthy of John Grisham? A U.S. court halted an order forcing Argentina to make good on $1.3 billion in bad debt—but that hasn't made hedge funds who own the bonds throw in the towel.


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Why read Thoreau?
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Everyone should read Henry David Thoreau's On The Duty Of Civil Disobedience. The full annotated text can be found here: http://www.constitution.org/civ/civildis.htm
Wherever you see injustice know there is always a non-violent solution to it. Thoreau explains why we have a duty to stand up to evil, injustice and things that are just plain wrong.