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L S Murphy is visiting the virtual offices today to talk about her new book, Reaper. Annnddd!! She brought along a digital copy for one of you to win! Please give her a warm welcome.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Describe yourself in 140 characters or less.
[L S Murphy] I'm a country girl turned city slicker. It's like having a split personality sometimes. I'm also a co-rep for the Southern Illinois region of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and a member of the St. Louis Writer's Guild.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Can you tell us a little about Reaper?
[L S Murphy] Reaper is the story of Quincy Amarante, who learns on her sixteenth birthday that she's destined to become a grim reaper.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How did you come up with the concept and the characters for the story?
[L S Murphy] The concept was a what if question that popped into my head one day. What if you found out you were destined to become a grim reaper? Quincy's character was an off-shoot of that original question. What if you were the queen of your high school…
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three words best describe Quincy?
[L S Murphy] Popular, beautiful, snob
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If Quincy had a theme song, what would it be?
[L S Murphy] Popular by The Veronicas
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Name one thing Quincy won't leave the house without.
[L S Murphy] Make-up
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things will you never find in Quincy's purse?
[L S Murphy] Dirt, uncapped pen, scraps of paper – Quincy's a little OCD so her purse is perfectly organized.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What are your greatest creative influences?
[L S Murphy] My family. Knowing that they believe in me is enough to keep me going, even on those days when I don't think I can write another word.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What three things do you need in order to write?
[L S Murphy] Coffee, my laptop, and peace & quiet.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What is the last book that you read that knocked your socks off?
[L S Murphy] Adult novel: Shadowborn by Jocelyn Adams.
YA novel: This Dark Endeavour by Kenneth Oppel
[Manga Maniac Cafe] If you had to pick one book that turned you on to reading, which would it be?
[L S Murphy] It would be a short story actually, Harrison Bergeron by Kurt Vonnegut. Up to the day I read that, I wanted to be a rock star.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] What do you like to do when you aren't writing?
[L S Murphy] Spend time with my family. My daughter's growing so fast, every minute with her is special.
[Manga Maniac Cafe] How can readers connect with you?
[L S Murphy] Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/LSMurphyAuthor
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Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/5046440.L_S_Murphy
Blog: http://lsmurphy.com
[Manga Maniac Cafe] Thank you!
About the book:
There's no way sixteen year old Quincy Amarante will become the fifth grim reaper. None. Not over her shiny blue Mustang. Her Jimmy Choos. Or her dead body.
She's supposed to enjoy her sophomore year, not learn about some freaky future Destiny says she has no choice but to fulfill.
It doesn't take long for Quincy to realize the only way out of the game is to play along especially since Death can find her anyway, anywhere, anytime. And does.
Like when she's reassuring her friends she wants nothing to do with former best friend Ben Moorland, who's returned from god-knows-where, and fails. Miserably.
Instead of maintaining her coveted popularity status, Quincy's goes down like the Titanic.
Maybe … just maybe … that's okay.
It seems, perhaps, becoming a grim reaper isn't just about the dead but more about a much needed shift in Quincy's priorities—from who she thinks she wants to be to who she really is.
About the Author:
L.S. Murphy lives in the Greater St. Louis area where she watches Cardinals baseball, reads every book she can find, and weaves tales for teens and adults. When not doing all of the above, she tends to The Bean (aka her daughter), her husband and a menagerie of pets. "A Reason to Stay", a contemporary romance novella, is available as of November 2, 2012. Reaper is her debut young adult novel and will be released on January 7th, 2013.
She is a co-rep for the Southern Illinois region of Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) and a member of the St. Louis Writer's Guild.
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CULLOWHEE, N.C. (GoMocs.com) -- The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's basketball team won its 21st consecutive Southern Conference regular season game Saturday afternoon with a 77-57 victory over Western Carolina at the Ramsey Center. Chattanooga improves to 13-3 overall and remains undefeated in league action at 5-0 while the Catamounts fall below .500 at 7-8 and 1-3 in SoCon play.
Freshman Chelsey Shumpert (Paducah, Ky.) scored a game-high 16 points while senior Taylor Hall (New Tazewell, Tenn.) had 15 and classmate Ashlen Dewart (Spartanburg, S.C.) was the third UTC player in double figures with 11 points and a game-high six rebounds.
Shumpert was 6-of-10 from the field with a pair of 3-pointers and was 2-of-2 from the free throw line while adding in three rebounds and three assists. Hall was 6-of-9 from the field with five rebounds and six assists.
Chattanooga got out front early with the first six points of the game forcing Western Carolina to call for time. That would pull the Cats back into the game. UTC's largest lead of the first half was 13 points on a jumper by Hall at the 8:12 mark.
The second half saw Chattanooga stretch its lead with a 15-4 run over the first 5:31 of the period to make it 52-33 with 14:29 to play. Less than a minute later senior Alex Black (Memphis, Tenn.) drained a 3-pointer to make it 55-35 and would close out the game with nine points.
Western Carolina put together a quick 9-2 run over the next 3:05 to cut the lead to 13, 57-44 with 9:51 to play, but UTC outscored the Catamounts 20-12 over the remainder of the game for its ninth straight win on the season.
Senior Meghan Downes (Newnan, Ga.) was 2-of-3 from the 3-point line and had eight points on the day with four assists and one steal. Freshman Moses Johnson (Atlanta, Ga.) was 3-of-5 for the game with seven points.
Chattanooga outscored WCU 32-20 in the paint and scored 17 points off 16 Catamount turnovers. Western Carolina's bench contributed 37 points compared to UTC's 21.
UTC will remain on the road with a game at Appalachian State Monday night. The game is set to tip at 7 p.m. at the Holmes Convocation Center.
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Submission + - Gosu programming language released to public today 3
llamafirst writes: Guidewire Software released the Gosu programming language today for public availability. Gosu is a general-purpose programming language built on top of the Java Virtual Machine (JVM). It is object-oriented, static typed, imperative, 100% Java compatible (use/extend Java types, implement Java interfaces, compile to Java bytecode), type inference (very readable code yet static typing!), in-line functions that you can pass as objects (closures / lambda expressions / blocks), enhancements (inject methods + properties, even on Java types!), simplified generics. Gosu has an extensible type system: type loaders dynamically inject types into the language and handle dynamic dispatch. Type loaders dynamically add types from XSDs so XML is easier, and same for consuming remote web services (SOAP WS-I). Guidewire Software's core business is big insurance software and includes Gosu in its products. So, Gosu is new to the public but billion-dollar companies worldwide use Gosu in production for critical systems right now. Gosu is provided via the Apache License v2.0. The language itself is not yet open source, although that is planned for a future community release. Read complete introduction to the Gosu language, compare to other langs, syntax diffs from Java.


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PERKIOMEN TWP. — Responding to the potential loss of three well-liked teachers due to cuts in next year's operating budget, Perkiomen Valley High School students plan to walk out of class Friday morning.
"Here at Perkiomen Valley High School we are a family. Now that we are in a time of financial crisis, the (Perkiomen Valley School) Board thinks it's logical to cut teachers to solve some of the problem," Cassidy Mattiola, one of the students organizing the walkout, said Wednesday. "As the students of this school, we are protesting and reminding the board about a lesson we have been taught here in these classrooms by these wonderful teachers: we are the PV Family and in times of crisis we don't go turning our backs on each other."
The school board discussed its budget for the 2014-15 school year Monday night. Included in the approved preliminary final budget was the elimination of one math, one social sciences and one English teacher at the high school.
Petitions and online chatter identified the teachers who would likely be cut as math teacher Todd Speilman, English teacher Maureen Curcio and social studies teacher Ryan Hinkle.
"These teachers have all played fundamental roles in the school as well as in students lives," Mattiola said.
An email to Perkiomen Valley School Board President Ann Mantey was not returned confirming the identities of the teachers whose jobs may be eliminated.
Students organized demonstrations which are scheduled to take place Friday morning.
As students come in, they plan to sit on the school's lawn until they have to head to home room.
Then, after home room, the students are scheduling a walkout to the high school's football field, where they plan to sit in again.
"IT IS IMPERATIVE that we do this respectfully and in an organized manner, as this is the best way to present our civil disobedience," the event page on Facebook said.
Other cuts district documents indicated were suggested included the elimination of two teaching positions at Evergreen Elementary School, one at Skippack Elementary School and three spread between the district's two middle schools.
It's unclear whether those positions are inhabited by teachers who planned to continue teaching in 2014-15 or were scheduled to retire anyway.
District documents indicate that even if district taxes were raised to the top of the state's Act 1 Index for the school district, 2.5 percent, the $95,657,841 budget would still carry a shortfall of $1,314,50 without cuts.
"Perkiomen Valley School District faces an enormous challenge in balancing the revenue and expenditure columns of its 2014-15 budget," read a joint statement Wednesday from Ann Mantey and Paul Smith, the president and vice president, respectively, of the school board. "On the revenue side, the biggest challenge faced by the district is the Commonwealth funding formula which is fundamentally unfair. While the average school district in the state receives 35 percent of its revenue requirements from the state, Perkiomen Valley receives only 20 percent. This forces Perkiomen Valley to rely on its taxpayers for 77 percent of its revenues while the statewide gap is 58 percent."
Mantey and Smith said that difference amounts to $1,162 in taxes for the average property owner in the district.
"On the expenditure side ... the biggest impact to the budget is the contribution of the Pennsylvania School Employees Retirement System (PSERS)," the join statement continues. "The budget currently being developed has an employer contribution rate which will rise from 16.93 percent to 21.4 percent, mandated by the Commonwealth, resulting in a $1.4 million increase in the budget item alone."
They also list cyber charter schools as a drain on district revenues of at least $600,000 per year.
On a Facebook event page for the walkout, some students discussed the need to bring forward a financial plan to the board.
"We need to present a viable way for the district to either make money or save money because they simply cannot submit their budget unbalanced," one student wrote.
"The board has no easy answers for today," Mantey and Smith's statement said. "The board is addressing the state funding issue. We have contacted our state representatives to advise them of Perkiomen Valley's situation, the effect on our educational program and the financial effect on our/their constituents."
Mattiola said she and her fellow organizers, Addison Hunsicker and Sean Moriarity, met with the high school's principals Wednesday along with Superintendent Clifford Rogers.
"At this time, we are not entirely sure what the students are planning to do to express their displeasure with the staff reductions that were proposed and discussed at the board meeting Monday night," School and Community Engagement Manager Jessica Lester said in an email to The Mercury, a sister paper of The Times Herald, Wednesday. "Superintendent Dr. Clifford Rogers met with the high school students this afternoon to talk with them about possible alternatives to a walk-out, since a walk-out would certainly be disruptive to the school day. The high school administration is allowing students to meet after school tomorrow in the high school auditorium to discuss what they intend to do. We are mindful of our students' rights to express their opinions in a peaceful and respectful way."
"I believe it was a productive meeting," Mattiola told The Mercury. "The student voice was really heard on a certain level and I believe we truly opened (Rogers') eyes. We are still planning on conducting the walk-out Friday morning."
A petition set up by Moriarity on Change.org had more than 1,000 signatures as of 8 p.m. Wednesday.
It was addressed to the school district and read, simply, "#SaveTheTeachers," a hash tag used on social media by many of the district's students in recent days.
"We are organizing, informing, and allowing our peers to gather in a mature and respectful manor because we love our teachers and we love PV the way it is," Mattiola said.
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The lights are on
I have several games that I enjoy playing on a regular basis and I often never get around to the following.
So which ones should I tackle first and why?
My Games Backlog-
Overlord-PC: started
The Witcher-PC: started
L.A Noire-PC: 30% but requires replay
STALKER Call of Pripyat and ClearSky-PC: started and not installed
Grand Theft Auto Vice City and III-PC: both started
Sniper Ghost Warrior-PC: started
World in Conflict and Soviet Assault-PC: started
The Walking Dead-PC: started
Dragon Age Origins COMPLETE-Xbox: Started and PC version not downloaded
X2 The Threat-PC: started
Star Wars Republic Commando-PC: Significant portion completed but requires replay
Metro 2033-PC: started
Assasins Creed 3-PC: started but stopped from lack of opptimization
Just Cause 2-PC: Just messed around but not really worth campaign
Brothers in Arms Hells Highway-Xbox: started
Condemed 2 Bloodshot-Xbox: Unopened
Splinter Cell Double Agent-Xbox: started but quit due to frustration
Heavy Rain-PS3: started
just cause 2 I have to say that game was so much *** fun.
I would say Heavy Rain because its short (still kind of frustrating at parts) then pick a longer title like the witcher and when you need to take a break from that play the walking dead. I also have a massive back log my problem is most of them are fairly long Jrpgs
Finish off the Walking Dead, the entire game can be finished quickly and will be a great time. After that I would go with AC3. Generally when I have a lot on my plate I play the games that are very different. For instance I just finished playing Blue Dragon and now am digging into Dead Space 2. This helps me to keep from getting genre fatique which in the past has caused my backlog to grow exponentially.
Out off all of those games, I'd hit The Walking Dead first. It won't take you long to finish and the experience is like none of those on that list.
I just bought Dragon Age: Origins because I heard it was good. You might want to play it, especially since Dragon Age: Inquisition will be coming out.
Stalker series is great! I love the atmosphere of them. GTA3, Metro, and The Walking Dead are all great also. GTA3 is one of the most influential games of all time. It was way ahead of its time.
I would start with The Walking Dead also problem because it's so good & shorter than the rest.
A good tip at least for me, is that when I start one game I make sure I finish the single-player portion before moving on to another game. It actually increases the chance that you'll complete whatever you're playing & definitely helps you focus on one narrative instead of juggling multiple stories in the air. Hope that helps!


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"It's a very simple game. Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose. Sometimes it rains." (Bull Durham)
Thursday, March 19, 2009
18 Days And 15 Players To Go...
Starters: Jason Davis, Zach Duke, Phil Dumatrait, Jeff Karstens, Paul Maholm, Ross Ohlendorf, Ian Snell, and Virgil Vasquez.
Except for injury, trade, or self-destruction, this rotation is set - but the fifth guy better not get too comfortable; Dumatrait will take a spot as soon as his arm is ready. And the Pirates were actively seeking a back-ender when free agency started; although that well is dry, the possibility of a deal for a late cut could still be struck.
Bullpen: Denny Bautista, Chris Bootcheck, Sean Burnett, Matt Capps, Jesse Chavez, John Grabow, Craig Hansen, Evan Meek, Donnie Veal, and Tyler Yates.
There's some wobble room here, especially regarding Burnett if Grabow and Veal both break camp; Bootcheck or even Chavez will have an opening if he doesn't straighten up. They'll take 12 arms north with them; there are a slew of games in April because of the WBC.
Catchers: Robinzon Diaz, Ryan Doumit, and Jason Jaramillo.
We think they'll start with a bat over a glove, but the local beat guys say both Jaramillo and Diaz could caddy for Doumit, alternating between the big club and Indy.
Infield: Brian Bixler, Luis Cruz, Garrett Jones, Adam LaRoche, Andy LaRoche, Pedro Lopez, Anderson Machado, Andy Phillips, Freddy Sanchez, Ramon Vazquez, and Jack Wilson.
Jones has made a strong case, but there are just too many corner guys in the mix. But if Adam LaRoche gets shipped this year, he'll be the guy they'll plug into his spot. Phillips should make the club, but he better climb out of the tub soon or Bix could claim his spot.
Outfield: Eric Hinske, Andrew McCutchen, Nate McLouth, Craig Monroe, Brandon Moss, Nyjer Morgan, Steve Pearce, and Jeff Salazar.
If Morgan keeps hitting like a hockey player, Salazar could sneak in, although the Pirates would like to have two center-field types until McCutchen gets his call. Pearce will go back to first at Indy as a Plan B for any Adam LaRoche deal.
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- WilliamJPellas said...
I'll say this much, Ron: the 25 man roster, as you describe it, is definitely better than what we saw as we broke camp last season. No doubt about it. The bench, in particular, is dramatically improved. The 'pen, I think, is marginally better, and still not really good enough. But it's not terrible, either.
As with most teams, our rotation will tell the tale. If it pitches to its true capabilities, I think we will surprise some people this year. If not, we'll still be better, but not by much.
So, I'll call my shot: we'll be between 5 and 15 wins better, depending mostly on our starting pitching. PS If Snell gets it together and has a strong year, we should trade him next offseason before he implodes again.
- March 20, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Ron Ieraci said...
It's a better bench, Will, and Russell will have some day-to-day options with it. But the key, as you said, is the pitching. And it looks awfully inconsistent now.
Maybe it's because all the AA players are out of the spring lineups now, or maybe its just the dogdays of camp. But it has to pick up.
- March 20, 2009 at 8:41 PM


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Skaggs does it all in BayBears win05/07/2012 3:24 PM ET
By John Parker / Special to MLB.com
It took Tyler Skaggs' finest outing -- both on the hill and at the plate -- to earn his first win of the season on Monday afternoon.
The left-hander allowed one unearned run on five hits over a season-high seven innings as the Mobile BayBears edged host Jacksonville, 2-1. Skaggs, MLB.com's No. 19 prospect, struck out seven, walked one and added his first career extra-base hit by doubling and scoring in the third inning.
"My changeup was probably my best pitch today," Skaggs said. "The biggest thing I was concentrating on was keeping the ball down. In my last [full] start [on April 25] I gave up three home runs, which was really an eye-opener for me.
"I was really trying to work down and away, especially with the two-seamer."
Skaggs retired the first six batters he faced before issuing a leadoff walk to Jacksonville catcher Taylor Krick in the third inning. The Suns' first hit came in the fifth, when Ryan Patterson doubled following a fielding error by Mobile third baseman Matt Davidson that allowed Curt Smith to reach.
The 20-year-old Skaggs nearly got out of the jam, inducing two quick groundouts before striking out pinch hitter Donnie Webb, but Webb reached first on a throwing error by BayBears catcher Rossmel Perez, allowing Smith to come home and tie the game at 1-1.
"It was a 1-2 curveball in the dirt -- I guess the ump ruled that the batter had gone around, but he wasn't very loud about it," Skaggs explained. "[Perez] thought it had been called a ball and threw to third trying to pick off the runner, then the third baseman threw to first to get the batter, but it wasn't in time and the guy on third came home."
Skaggs worked out of trouble in both the sixth and seventh innings after giving up leadoff singles to Paul Gran and Patterson, respectively. Jacksonville tried to sacrifice both runners to second, but bunted into force outs both times. Jacksonville added two more singles in the seventh, but Mobile right fielder Brent Clevlen threw out Taylor Krick at home to end the frame. It was the veteran Clevlen's third assist in 17 games in the outfield this season.
Having escaped the jam, Skaggs (1-2) ended his day after 94 pitches -- 64 for strikes -- and was successful at keeping the ball down, notching 12 groundouts along with a pair of flyouts. The California native avenged a tough loss against the Suns on April 20 in which he matched a career high with 12 strikeouts.
Skaggs got the BayBears on the board back in the third inning when he doubled to left on a 1-0 pitch with two outs. Archie Gilbert followed with a ground-rule double to give Mobile a 1-0 lead.
"It was right down the middle," Skaggs said of his double. "I got good wood on it and managed to hit it over the left fielder's head.
"We actually hit pretty much every day in Spring Training, so I'm definitely feeling more comfortable at the plate than I was last year."
After going 1-for-15 with the BayBears in 2011 -- pitchers do not hit in the lower levels, so they were the first 15 at-bats of his pro career -- Skaggs is 4-for-9 with two walks and two RBIs this season.
The BayBears would retake the lead in the eighth as Gilbert drew a leadoff walk. After David Nick sacrificed Gilbert to second, a walk and Marc Krauss single loaded the bases for Mobile. Clevlen sent a sacrifice fly to center field, scoring Gilbert, but Krauss was caught in a rundown between first and second, ending the inning.
It turned out to be all the BayBears needed, as Kevin Munson struck out two in a perfect eighth and Evan Marshall earned his fifth save after allowing one hit in the ninth.
Jacksonville reliever Josh Schmidt fell to 1-1, giving up one run on two hits and three walks over two frames. Suns starter Bryan Evans worked five innings, allowing a run on four hits.
Mobile has taken the first two games of the clubs' five-game set in Jacksonville, opening up a two-game lead over the second-place Suns in the Southern League's South Division. The BayBears are 11-6 on the road.


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AUSTIN, Texas -- Texas lawmakers are working to reform the discipline system that critics call the school-to-prison pipeline.
Lawmakers have filed dozens of bills to remove criminal sanctions for youthful behavior. But experts say mental health plays an important role in the struggle to emerge from adolescence on a solid path.
Figures obtained through the state's open records law show nearly 1,100 cases of substance abuse or dependence among the 1,411 youths in custody of the Juvenile Justice Department.
The most prevalent single diagnosis is 770 cases of conduct disorder.
Those who work closely with young offenders say the decriminalization movement fails to account for the full scope of the problem. They say signs of mental illness are easily overlooked or misinterpreted even by well-intentioned parents and teachers.


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Daily Links, Jan. 31: Educating immigrants, church/state struggles, and coffee controversy
Considering that this is Catholic Schools Week, let's start off today with some education news: Here is a great story about how a Catholic university is supporting students who are undocumented immigrants.
In other immigration news, immigrant advocacy groups and farmers, as well as some religious groups, are teaming up in Washington state against the use of a program to check immigrants' eligibility to work in the U.S. Before we adopt such a program, they say, we need comprehensive immigration reform.
You've heard all about what the bishops think of the Obama administration's decision on the contraception mandate in health care. But what about the opposing arguments? We've had some good comments on our blog, and others have responded with letters to the editor of their local paper. And here's what the White House has to say.
In a somewhat related story, after being given the choice of complying with state law that would require allowing same-sex couples to adopt or getting out of the adoption business, Catholic Social Services of Southern Illinois is now officially Christian Social Services of Illinois. The difference, of course, is that they are no longer affiliated with the Catholic Church and thus able to continue their adoption services, regardless of the parents' sexual orientation.
President Obama is defending the use of drones, claiming that they haven't really caused very many civilian deaths.
Bob Reilly, who helped both Ronald Reagan and John McCain with their outreach to Catholics, says Mitt Romney can't win the Catholic vote, and thus he may not be able to win the presidency.
The real issue for most voters remains the economy, and the line between poor and middle class is getting thinner, and more people are on the brink of poverty.
Finally, next time you're in the mood for a cup of coffee, here's something to keep in mind: Starbucks supports same-sex marriage rights. But don't worry--you can always drink coffee somewhere else.


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Long-time Yuma banker Bob Carpio will serve as president for First FarmBank in Yuma. For the past nine years, Carpio was president of Colorado Community Bank in Yuma, serving a diversified customer base of agricultural, commercial and personal banking customers and managing all facets of the branch. He has more than 30 years of banking experience. He also spent 22 years at Premier Farm Credit.
"We're very pleased to have Bob join the team at First FarmBank," Hume said. "First FarmBank is actually the most locally-owned bank in Yuma, and we know Bob's local knowledge and banking experience will serve our customers well."
The move to First FarmBank, which is located at 501 E. Eighth Ave. in Yuma, brings Carpio back to the original building where his banking career began. The bank building will undergo extensive renovations to house the full-service branch.
"This area is where I have made my home and raised a family, and I am proud to continue to help the people of northeastern Colorado be able to do the same," Carpio said. "I recognize the challenges and opportunities that they face every day, and a solid relationship with their financial institution can help them achieve their goals.
Carpio is a board member with the Yuma County Economic Development Corporation and with the Northeastern Junior College Alumni and Advisory Boards. He also holds a position on the Yuma United Methodist Church council.
First FarmBank is now open on a limited basis and will begin accepting deposits in early May. To reach Carpio, call (970) 630-8900 or email email@example.com.


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I had written a program in PHP that determined whether an integer is composite or prime. Under certain versions of EasyPHP, 15999 would cause the virtual server to crash in a very abnormal way. I tested numbers close to 15999 and numbers much larger and I was unable to repeat the problem with any other number. From a mathematical perspective is there anything unique about this composite number?
When I did a google search it came up with pages about pseudo primes, but my program was deterministic so that doesn't make sense.


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Tottenham Hotspur are officially the least clinical team in the Premier League, boasting the worst conversion rate of chances created to goals scored in England's top-flight this season, reports the Daily Mail.
The summer sale of Gareth Bale was always going to hit Andre Villas-Boas's side hard, but after the Portuguese boss reinvested ALL of the £85.3million received from Real Madrid for the Welshman's services, he must be left scratching his head as to why his current crop of players remain so shy in front of goal.
£26million summer signing Roberto Soldado started the 2013/14 campaign in impressive form, with four goals in his first three Spurs appearances. But, with just two in his last 11 games, the north London club appear to be struggling to make their high proportion of chances count.
Even more worryingly, excluding penalties, Tottenham have failed to score with ANY of their last 78 shots in the Premier League.
With that paltry conversion rate, pre-season talk of challenging for the Premier League title this year has been put on hold, at least until they can find their goalscoring touch again, as Villas-Boas's side currently reside in a disappointing ninth place in the table, eight points adrift of leaders Arsenal, prior to this weekend's round of fixtures, which sees them take on reigning champions Manchester United at White Hart Lane on Sunday.
The 10 poorest Premier League sides in front of goal can be seen at the bottom of this article, then click through the tabs - above or below - to check out the 10 most clinical teams in the division, based on their shot conversion rate.
20. Tottenham - 5.36%
19. Crystal Palace - 7.53%
18. West Ham - 8.57%
17. Norwich City - 9.01%
16. Sunderland - 9.09%
15. Hull City - 10.47%
14. Stoke City - 10.91%
13. Aston Villa - 11.11%
12. Newcastle - 11.89%
11. Cardiff - 11.96%
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I would be mad! You aren't showing any symptoms or bringing your son to work with you. She is being a donkey..I would ignore her FB messages.
My son was sick, he had the flu. Saw the doctor on Monday and started medication. He is feeling much better. I did not keep it a secret that he was sick, in fact the Dr told me to let his school and friends know.Tuesday I returned to work and everything was fine until my coworker came in. She actually yelled, "I am not sitting by you! Your son is sick and you should be home instead of spreading germs." Everyone went That is fine if she doesn't want to sit by me, BUT to stand 6 feet away and yell to ask me a question is not. (she did this several times during the day)Today when she came in she was heavily using the sanitizing wipes and the supervisor told her that she was using too many and the smell was causing problems. So she told the super that I was the one causing problems.Now she is sending me FB messages saying she hopes I am not mad.I am not mad, per say, I just think it could have been handled a different way.I was thinking I should just respond back and say, "I am not mad."
Trust me, my whole department is having fun with this. I am not participating or encouraging in anyway.
Quote from: MOM21SON on August 29, 2013, 04:55:14 PMTrust me, my whole department is having fun with this. I am not participating or encouraging in anyway.Well there's your problem. From now on wherever you go in the office you should yell,"'ware ahead! I have... THE POX!!!"
Ignore. eventually it will die down. but really? who does that? I have certain CWs i can joke with, but i'd never bug anyone at work if someone in their family was sick, and they came in.last winter, after the holidays, i came back to my PT job and everyone was sick. Except me and another woman. we joked we would now be using "eau de lysol" and i jokingly said to a couple of my friends there, "don't come near me, don't breath near me, don't get in my bubble" but they knew i was being funny, and weren't offended. but someone i didn't know well, No.
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Alf Woxnerud is a Swedish author of several humorous comic series, which he mainly signs with Wox. He studied at the Berghs school for Advertising Art in Stockholm and began his career as a lay-out man on Fantomen in 1981. Prior to this, he had drawn the 'Historiska Historier' strip in Svenska Serier in the 1970s. Between 1984 and 1989 he did the layouts for the Swedish MAD magazine. He created the comical series 'Cirkus Spatt' as a guest strip in Dagens Nyheter in 1990 and continued it in the Lilla Fridolf comic book.
His series 'Roine Blom' originated as 'Vicke Virus' but appears as 'Roine Blom' in publications like PC Hemma, Zits and Ernie since 1997. Wox is also an artist for the Swedish MAD and Pyton, the satirical magazine for which he created 'Bert-Börje'. He returned to Fantomen in 1997 with the series 'Stig & Grieg', that ran until 2004. He additionally created 'Ferguson', that started out in Herman Hedning but was continued in 91:an from 2003.
Wox is furthermore the author of the early 1990s 'Elvis' advertising strips about energy conservation for Boykyrka Energi and of Hubba Bubba ad strips.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers were hoping to wrap up the NL West division this weekend, but instead they'll be trying to shake off an embarrassing loss and earn a split in their four-game series with the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon.
The Dodgers have lost back-to-back games to the Giants to keep their magic number for clinching the division at four. Following a modest two-run defeat on Friday, Los Angeles was routed 19-3 at home last night.
The Giants erupted for 22 hits and produced the most runs by an opponent in the 51-year history of Dodgers Stadium.
Hunter Pence, who drove in six runs in a loss on Tuesday, connected on a grand slam and had seven RBI, while Brandon Belt also homered and set personal bests with five hits and six runs driven in.
"It was a special night. We played well in all aspects," Pence said. "Tonight was the product of a lot of guys doing well."
Tim Lincecum benefited from the outburst and picked up the win after surrendering three runs on five hits across six innings of work, helping the Giants win for the fifth time in seven games.
Adrian Gonzalez drove in a run in both the first and fifth innings for the Dodgers and Alex Castellanos smacked a pinch-hit solo homer in the fifth.
Ricky Nolasco, who had won his previous seven decisions, was roughed up to the tune of seven runs -- five earned -- and was pulled with just one out in the second inning.
"As good as Ricky has pitched, he had one bad outing. I can't be too concerned about him," Los Angeles manager Don Mattingly said.
The Dodgers have lost seven of their past 10 overall and suffered just their third setback in the past nine versus the Giants.
Los Angeles is playing without shortstop Hanley Ramirez (back) and outfielder Andre Ethier (left ankle), while outfielders Carl Crawford and Yasiel Puig are also banged up. Ramirez and Ethier won't play in tonight's game.
Edinson Volquez will try to slow down the Giants as he makes his third start in a Dodgers uniform.
Volquez was 9-10 with a 6.01 earned run average in 27 starts before getting released by San Diego. He is 0-1 with a 5.73 ERA in three games since joining Los Angeles.
The 30-year-old righty gave up four runs over four innings in his first start with L.A. on Sept. 4, but was better in a no-decision versus Arizona on Tuesday. Volquez allowed three runs on four hits and a walk while striking out five in six innings.
Volquez was drilled for eight runs over five innings when he last faced the Giants on July 13 in San Diego. He is 2-2 with a 6.07 ERA in nine career meetings.
Getting the call today for the Giants is 36-year-old Ryan Vogelsong, who has logged a 2.93 ERA in five starts since being sidelined since May 20 due to a fractured hand.
However, Vogelsong has given up nine runs over 9 2/3 innings in two starts this month, taking a loss to the Diamondbacks ahead of a no-decision versus Colorado on Tuesday. The righty allowed five runs on eight hits and two walks over five innings.
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Waiheke's Hip Op-eration Crew invited to Las Vegas, but can't afford the trip
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The Hip Op-eration Crew: The World's Oldest Hip Hop Dance Group was today invited to represent New Zealand and all senior citizens in the world by performing at the World Hip Hop Championships in Las Vegas in August. However, they don't have the funds to travel to the USA to accept the invitation; which would involve performing at a massive global event that is available for broadcast in over 40 countries around the world.
The mega dance crew consists of 37 senior citizens from Waiheke Island aged 66 to 96 years old. After doing their debut performance at the NZ National Hip Hop Championships last weekend they have suddenly catapulted to fame – attracting fans from all every corner of the planet.
"We would love to promote the youthful spirit of our country to the rest of the world and show that wherever you live and no matter what your age or physical ability; with the right attitude, anything is possible," says 79 year old Hip Op-eration Crew member, Brenda Long.
The Hip Op-eration Crew need NZ$250,000 to travel to the USA to be able to perform at the World Hip Hop Championships.
"We're hoping we can get paid work to raise the NZ$250,000 by doing advertising commercials for a sponsor or promoting their brand. Otherwise, there may be five individuals somewhere out there prepared to donate $50,000 each. We're open to any idea or job in order to be able to accept this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Whatever sum of money we are able to raise, we will be giving 10% of it to the Otara Youth Programme we have set up – as that's what this is ultimately about. Our Crew's motto is Respect and Honour Youth – and we do that through hip hop and by showing young people that no matter what limitations you face in life – you should always pursue your dream," says Long.
"We are using the crowd funding site Give a Little to raise donations. People can donate as much or as little as they like wherever they are in the world. Our donation line can be accessed via the Give a Little website at www.givealittle.co.nz/org/hipoperation," says Long.
The Hip Op-eration Crew members are all neighbours on Waiheke Island. Crew members include Violet, a 96 year old in a wheelchair; four people who use other types of mobility aids (including a zimmer frame and walking sticks), 14 members in their 80s and early 90s, many people who are deaf, and one member who is legally blind. The average age is 76 years old and there are eight men and 29 women in the Crew – including a mother (96 years old) and her son and daughter-in-law (both 69 years old).
"Only a small handful of acts are specially chosen to do a tribute performance at the World Hip Hop Championships, so it is the biggest honour any hip hop dancer could ever have. The fact that we, a bunch of senior citizens on an island in the middle of the South Pacific, have been chosen to perform is incredible.
"The World Hip Hop Championships has over 43 different counties competing in it and is broadcast on MTV to around 40 countries. Everyone who is anyone in the global hip hop community attends the event or watches it on television," says Long.
A story about The Hip Op-eration Crew was broadcast to 80 million listeners on the BBC World Service on Friday and this week they will be filmed by an international television news agency that services 150 million viewers from across the globe. In addition, a feature documentary film about The Hip Op-eration Crew is currently in development and follows the dance troupe during the first eight months of 2013. It will be in cinemas in May 2014.
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The Otara Youth Programme is currently being established to link up our aged hip hop dancers with young hip hop dancers from Otara (mainly from the Dziah Dance Academy) so our Crew members become their hip hop grandparents. All money that goes into the Otara Youth Programme pays for the young kids from the Dziah Dance Academy (and other identified at risk kids) to come to Waiheke Island for fun activities with their hip hop nanas and poppas such as kayaking, fishing, bush walking, zip lining – and lots of cuddles and cups of tea. The Hip Op-eration Crew have already formed a very tight bond with the kids at the Dziah Dance Academy – many of whom have no grandparents in NZ (as they are either back in the Pacific Islands or died early in life) or have ever had an adult show them respect. Our belief is that, the first step to addressing child poverty and child abuse in New Zealand is to change people's attitudes towards young people and to show them respect and honour them in any way we can. Hip Hop dance is being used as a vehicle to achieve this attitudinal change and to help inspire everyone to overcome limitations.
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|2006-11-08, 17:11
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Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 31
You seem to like humour/ecchi/harem quite a bit In your first post you said you liked elfen lied, so if you feel like giving something darker a go - try Higurashi no Naku Koro ni
Da Capo Should be fine if you liked Shuffle.
A good drama/romance is definitely Canvas 2 - tho without magic stuff.
If you have nothing against ongoing series you can try Happiness! and Gift - Eternal Rainbow
|2006-11-10, 02:20
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Junior Member
Join Date: Nov 2006
Another suggestion
Here's a, perhaps, lesser known anime that could be up your alley. I would recommend Gunparade March. It has little to do with guns, parading, or even marching, but it's a beautifully animated show with a poigniant story. There is an overall premise of so and so aliens attacking and the kids have to fight them off with mechs (wait, I know you said "meh" to the mechs, but keep reading), but this plot is merely a backdrop and takes a back burner for the duration of the series. It really focuses in on the relationships between the students, and two, a guy and a girl, in particular. Wonderful show; I'm surprised no one has recommended it yet.
Also -- and I intend no disrespect to your preferences -- you really didn't like Cowboy Bebop? That's perhaps the one series I've never heard anyone say they disliked. Care to share why?
On the point of other animes mentioned, I personally enjoyed Love Hina quite a bit, but I stayed away from the OVAs. One OVA you may wish to check out, if you haven't already, is the first Rurouni Kenshin OVA (Meiji Kenkaku Romantan - Tsuiokuhen in Japanese, Reminiscence in English). Not much humor, but a great story nonetheless. You could check out the TV anime as well, but I'm not sure you'd love it; it doesn't start getting superb until the 26th or so episode, so while the first half is pretty good, I don't know if you'd want to stick around for that long.
Let me know what you think.
|2006-11-15, 11:51
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: England
Age: 29
ok im halfway through the second season of mahoromatic and its getting weird now its totally lost the original storyline from the first series. im also halfway though ca capo and am looking for some new anime harem/ecchi/magic/romance containing any of them and i will be happy.
|2006-11-15, 13:44
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Obey the Darkly Cute ...
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: On the whole, I'd rather be in Kyoto ...
Age: 60
You might like Lamune as well .... it is just a straight forward romance about two people who grow up in a small town.
Dubs are almost always licensed so you might browse the DVD&Licensed forums and read up on various titles there (Tsukuyomi Moon Phase, Chobits, etc) before buying/renting one.
|2006-11-15, 15:39
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: England
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ahh right i see. i will go and take a peek in there then.
im also aquiring ahh! my goddess at the momment. just wondered what people actually think of that?
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|2006-11-17, 16:24
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Location: England
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ok i finished watching da capo first season and im little confused. the magic was coming from sakura and asakuras' gramdmother's sakura tree. so the wish for nemu to not be with asakura had to be undone by killing the tree. so nemu survives, sakura moves back to america, robot miharu dies or does she? and asakura lives happily ever after with nemu.... or so i thought, however im watching episode 1 of season 2 atm and shes nowhere in sight and miharu (the real one????) is waking him up. overall 7/10 because the magic use cudda been untilised better.
|2006-11-17, 17:11
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Bokura ga Ita is great for romance.
His and Her Circumstances also called Kare Kano is another great romance.
Fushigi Yuugi is a wonderful romance and fantasy series and it's so special.
Ayashi no Ceres is another wonderful romance series.
Fushigi Yugi is great for romance.
I'd give more detail, but this internet connection keeps breaking while I'm posting.
Anyway, real romance are series where the couple is boyfriend/girlfriend and dating during the series. I like couples that are in a relationship and boyfriend/girlfriend during the series, so it's not just about "When will happen nnext?", you're able to see the couple in a serious relationship without waiting forever. It's just great to see couples dating during the series.
I like series showing the couples as boyfriend/girlfriend and dating and it's even better when they get married. Like, my favorite Sailor Moon has great development before and after. When the couple gets together they are boyfriend/girlfriend and dating for a long time and get married. It shows great development before and after.
So, most of the time, series I recommend show the couple dating and boyfriend/girlfriend and in a relationship. I'll post more later, sorry this message seems repetetive, this internet connection can break any second.
|2006-11-17, 19:17
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Please correct me if im wrong but i thought that sailor moon was a kids anime where the lead female had super powers and a little group of friends witht eh same thing and they fought evil (a bit like pwer rangers :S ). thats what steered me away from it.
i wanna see ayashi no ceres but cant find it newhere and i am glad that season 2 of da capo will at least reveal a bit more. i was under the impression that it was a bit like the tenchi series where a different story line was now involved in season 2 with no tangible links were made hence the "da capo" "re do from the start" motif.
|2006-11-18, 04:32
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Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 31
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha (you have to survive the first 4 eps tho) and the sequel Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha A`s
|2006-11-18, 18:14
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Lost in my dreams...
Join Date: Jun 2006
Age: 31
Hm...depends if you like seeing a guy getting beat up all the time by the girl If that is so - you have a green light . It's fairly good, but you will not see me recomending it to any one tho(personal preference - i did not like it too much)
|2006-11-19, 08:34
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|2006-11-20, 18:58
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You know you want to...
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: In your attic...
From what i've heard, Hand Maid May isn't all that great. You seem to be getting all these harem animes, so i'll suggest something else...
...maybe D. Gray Man? It is (and isn't) like a cross between Full Metal Alchemist and Bleach (which i'm guessing you haven't seen yet either), but what the anime has that is different is that it has some pretty strong characters, unlike the tiresome ones that you just want killed off really badly. Other than that, it's not COMPLETELY original but it's pretty entertaining.
I also recommend Tenjho Tenge if you're into the hot chicks who kick ass sort of thing. It's got a good story behind it also.
And what may be my last suggestions would be either School Rumble, Jigoku Shoujo Futakomori (2nd season > 1st season, trust me), or Noein. All are pretty valid (in my opinion), and the second episode of School Rumble will make you cry in laughter.
|2006-11-22, 11:39
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: England
Age: 29
i tried watching school rumble but i didnt like it at all. um iam now half way through full metal panic and its alright but it doesnt seem to be telling enough story about black technology etc so far, more concerned with high school and random mechs lol.
ayashi no ceres is gr8 so far should be a good series
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When it comes to romance, Missy's attitude has always been whatever. After all, her artistic career is flourishing…her spacious New York City loft is fabulous…and her relationship with a married man is totally uncomplicated-what more could a modern girl want? But then Missy meets Brat, who's sweet, genuine and shares her fondness for 70's sitcoms. Unfortunately, he's also dating her pal Spaz. When Missy and Brat unexpectedly fall for each other, will she lose her identity…and her best friend? No matter how far you run, true love always finds you.


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Richard Gere seems to have lost his pretty woman.
The 64-year-old Hollywood star and 52-year-old actress Carey Lowell have separated after 11 years of marriage, People reports.
Meanwhile, Gere's rep tells E! News, "We are not releasing a statement nor commenting."
According to Page Six, which first broke the news, the two are "planning on filing for divorce."
The paper added that they have "been spending time apart for quite some time."
Gere and Cowell tied the knot in 2002. They have one son together, 13-year-old Homer.


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NEW YORK (TheStreet) -- Kandi Technologies (KNDI) is climbing on Monday, with trading volume higher than normal.
By early afternoon, shares of the electrical vehicle manufacturer had spiked 7.7% to $14.04. Trading volume of 3.3 million exceeded the three-month average daily volume of 3.1 million.
Year to date, the China-based company has climbed 19.2%.
Must Read: Tesla Heads Toward $200
TheStreet Ratings team rates KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP as a Hold with a ratings score of C. The team has this to say about their recommendation:
"We rate KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP (KNDI) a HOLD. The primary factors that have impacted our rating are mixed -- some indicating strength, some showing weaknesses, with little evidence to justify the expectation of either a positive or negative performance for this stock relative to most other stocks. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including feeble growth in the company's earnings per share, deteriorating net income and disappointing return on equity."
Highlights from the analysis by TheStreet Ratings Team goes as follows:
- The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 3.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 34.3%. This growth in revenue does not appear to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, displayed by a decline in earnings per share.
- Compared to its closing price of one year ago, KNDI's share price has jumped by 209.58%, exceeding the performance of the broader market during that same time frame. Although KNDI had significant growth over the past year, our hold rating indicates that we do not recommend additional investment in this stock at the current time.
- The debt-to-equity ratio is somewhat low, currently at 0.67, and is less than that of the industry average, implying that there has been a relatively successful effort in the management of debt levels. Even though the company has a strong debt-to-equity ratio, the quick ratio of 0.48 is very weak and demonstrates a lack of ability to pay short-term obligations.
- KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP has experienced a steep decline in earnings per share in the most recent quarter in comparison to its performance from the same quarter a year ago. The company has suffered a declining pattern earnings per share over the past two years. During the past fiscal year, KANDI TECHNOLOGIES GROUP reported lower earnings of $0.20 versus $0.31 in the prior year.
- The company, on the basis of change in net income from the same quarter one year ago, has significantly underperformed when compared to that of the S&P 500 and the Automobiles industry. The net income has significantly decreased by 1392.3% when compared to the same quarter one year ago, falling from $0.60 million to -$7.69 million.
- You can view the full analysis from the report here: KNDI Ratings Report


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The 19-year-old was included in Roy Hodgson's squad for Euro 2012, and has since impressed for both Arsenal and England, but knows he must work hard to ensure he fulfils his potential.
"I really just try to keep my head down, focused on my targets, and take everything in my stride," he told the Press Association. "I have only achieved a tiny percentage of what I want to achieve in a small fraction of my career."
The youngster's rise up the footballing ladder has been quick, but Oxlade-Chamberlain insists he will keep his feet firmly on the ground.
"I know I have got a lot more hard work to do and a long way to go, so I don't really think about how quick things have gone because I just want to keep improving myself and keep pushing on," he continued.
"The experience of going to the Euros with tournament football stands me in better stead looking towards the World Cup, but I still have a lot of hard work to do to make that squad for Brazil, if we do qualify."
Comparions to fellow Gunner, and former Southampton academy graduate, Theo Walcott are inevitable, but Oxlade-Chamberlain wishes to focus on his own game.
"I don't really look at it in terms of what he has done and what I am doing, I just focus on what I need to do to achieve the goals I set for myself," he added.


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"Bend It Like Becky/Questionable Behavior"
Bend it Like Becky - Becky's new soccer team, the Butterfly Unicorn Laser Gorillas and Dr. Two-Brains clash on the soccer field when they both realize they booked it for the same day. The two teams must play a winner-take-all soccer match to determine who gets control of the field. Questionable Behavior - Ms. Question's powers are at all an-time high now that she's discovered she can get people to tell her their deepest, darkest secrets. D
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Signing up a Canadian launch customer barred by existing rules from operating the aircraft at its hub airport may do little to quell critics of the slow-selling CSeries, but could bolster Bombardier's claims that it can penetrate new markets with its clean-sheet narrowbody.
Porter Airlines has placed a firm order for 12 CS100s, plus options for 18, for delivery beginning in 2016. But the order, worth $2.08 billion at list price, depends on the privately held airline persuading local and federal officials the CSeries is clean and quiet enough to justify lifting the ban—in place since 1983 and set to last to 2033—on operating jets from its lucrative hub at Toronto's downtown airport.
Billy Bishop Toronto City Airport is on an island in Lake Ontario, and the deal also depends on its runway being extended—also prohibited by the 1983 agreement—enough to enable the 107-seat CSeries to fly transcontinental distances and open new routes to the U.S. and Caribbean. Porter has until year-end to have both barriers rescinded, or the order will lapse.
When news of the CSeries deal broke a day before the official announcement on April 9, industry analysts were surprised and baffled by the move, given Porter's dependence on a hub that bars jets. "This came completely out of left field," says Canadian aviation consultant Rick Erickson. Analysts speculated about a change in business model and the possibility of Porter opening a second hub at Toronto's main Pearson International Airport or, more likely, in Montreal.
But that would have placed Porter in direct competition with Air Canada and WestJet, both with larger networks, better frequencies and billion-dollar war chests with which to kill off an upstart competitor. And a price war would not fit Porter's brand, built on offering a premium service targeting business travelers. "[The airline] has a recognized brand that people associate with the convenience of the island airport," says Cameron Doerksen, an financial analyst with Canada's RBC Capital Markets.
Instead, Porter will attempt what some believe is impossible: to persuade the signatories of the 1983 "tripartite agreement"—the Toronto City Council, federal government and Toronto Port Authority—to lift the ban on jets and extend the runway. "They can lobby to get the rule restricting jet operations removed, but I would expect pretty fierce opposition," says Doerksen.
"As an independent operation, it is up to Porter to pursue its own business plan for the benefit of its customers, shareholders and employees," states the Toronto Port Authority. The airport operator says it will not consider any change "until a determination is first made by the elected representatives on Toronto City Council regarding Porter's proposed changes to the 1983 Tripartite Agreement."
Porter says it needs the agreement amended to allow the runway to be extended by 168 meters (550 ft.) into the water at each end. This would still be "within the current marine boundary," says an airline spokesman, and would extend the runway from its current 4,000 ft. to around 5,000 ft. This would better suit the smallest CSeries, which Bombardier already plans to certify to fly steep approaches into London City Airport, which has a 4,950-ft. runway.
Porter says it will also require specific regulations to allow use of the CSeries at Billy Bishop. The noise abatement regulations were modified once, in 1985, to allow the operation of de Havilland Canada Dash 8 regional turboprops. This paved the way for Porter to begin operations there in 1996 with the quieter Bombardier Q400 70-seat turboprop.
The noise footprint of the CS100 will be "very comparable to the Q400," says the Porter spokesman, adding the average of the twin-turboprop's takeoff, sideline and approach noise is 85 db. Powered by two Pratt & Whitney PW1500G geared turbofans, the CS100 will average 85.7 db, he says, "which is 6% below the [noise limit set by] the tripartite agreement."
Approval to operate the CSeries from Billy Bishop is crucial to Porter, which has grown by virtue of its near-monopoly on access to the downtown airport. In 2010, Air Canada was awarded 30 slots and Continental (now United) Airlines 16, but Porter has almost 160 and last year carried 2.45 million passengers and averaged a 64.3% load factor on its fleet of 26 Q400s.
The airline seems to have no Plan B to open a CSeries hub elsewhere if Toronto's downtown airport remains stubbornly closed to jets. "It is our hub. We have made a significant investment in Toronto City Airport and that is what our focus is on right now," the airline's spokesman says. Flying from the same airports on the same routes as Air Canada and WestJet would expose Porter to brutal competition "with only flying an advanced aircraft like the CSeries to differentiate them," says Doerksen.
AW&ST Editor-in-Chief Joseph C. Anselmo saw a CSeries model in Porter Airlines livery in CEO Robert Deluce's office in 2010 and asked him about it.
Tap the icon in the digital edition of AW&ST to read Deluce's response in Anselmo's profile of the airline, or go to AviationWeek.com/porter


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Are free-to-play gamers welcome in BioWare's flagship MMO? Gareth "Gazimoff" Harmer shares his opinion on SWTOR's recent transition.
Editorial: When I first heard about Star Wars: The Old Republic moving to Free-to-Play, I cheered BioWare on for making a smart move. As it became increasingly squashed under the weight of a number of summer releases, the switch to free would breathe new life into the game just as Christmas approached. At least, that was the theory.
What actually happened was an onslaught of concern and criticism over what would generously be described as "overly aggressive monetization". When patch 1.5 went live on the public test server, and we were able to try out life as a free-to-play newcomer, I was stunned. Lower XP rates and no rested XP? No ability to hide an equipped helm? Only two hotkey bars?
So what was BioWare's original plan? When I spoke to Jeff Hickman, BioWare's Executive Producer for Live Services, at Gamescom earlier this year, this was the reason he gave behind the move.
"As we looked at this stuff, we could stay the course just like every other MMO has tried to do, and take two or three years, and continue to analyze this stuff, and cater to our subscribers, and not think about anybody else. Or, we could try to be both options. We could still cater to our subscribers, still make sure that they're treated as premium players, with all the benefits that a premium player has. And at the same time, we could make an offer to those players who don't want to commit, because that's generally what it is
"For [free-to-play] players, we're going to have a restricted but deep experience, where you can come in and play some of the best of what we offer: our story. And our hope is that by playing the story, and interacting with all the other things that are going on peripherally - warzones, flashpoints, crafting, legacy systems, all this stuff - those players will start to reach out and grab the other things that they like.
"Think of it as an a la carte offering. If you're a person who wants to play PvP this week, you can buy out of the PvP restrictions. If you want to play flashpoints next week, buy out of the flashpoint restrictions. Whatever you want."
The end result is the three-tiered model SWTOR now has. But BioWare's flagship MMO wasn't the first game to launch with this system – Sony Online Entertainment had been using something similar for DC Universe Online, EverQuest II, and more.
An Incorrect Ethos
While it's easy to point at the list of restrictions on free-to-play players and describe them as overly onerous, I wanted to look at precise reasons why. What is it that made the revamp and relaunch feel like such a miss-step?
One important motivation behind the free-to-play movement is this sense of being fairer to players. David Williams, Lead Class Designer at FireFall, had this to say on the subject when I spoke to him at Gamescom earlier this year.
"I think [free-to-play] is generally a stronger model; it has fewer restrictions and it's easier for players to try out. It's egalitarian, because if you've got a good game, people will play, and if you do not have a good game people will not play. And I am totally fine with that."
There's more to it than just a sense of fairness – there's also a chance to develop a growing community. GamersFirst Associate Game Director Joseph Willmon described how veteran players in Fallen Earth would help free-to-play newcomers, in an interview with ZAM last year.
"Really, though, Fallen Earth has always had one of the most helpful communities in the MMO world, hands down. There's a Help chat system, and I have yet to see a question come through there that wasn't answered both quickly and accurately."
Yet, looking at the restrictions BioWare has introduced, free-to-play gamers aren't welcome as part of that community. Despite SWTOR having a heavily fragmented experience already, free players are prevented from using general chat channels once they finish questing on the starting world. They're also blocked from trading, or using particular types of gear. While some of these restrictions can be lifted by buying Cartel Coins for use in the item shop, other limitations, such as mount usage and no rested XP bonus, remain.
It doesn't end there. Part of an MMO's questing design is ensuring that there's enough content for a player to hit a specific level by the time they've finished the zone. But with free-to-play gamers gaining XP at a reduced rate, they're going to be hitting regular speed bumps as they play through the story. Taking away field revive just makes leveling even more painful.
If the idea behind free-to-play was to showcase the best BioWare has to offer, free-to-play gamers will probably feel browbeaten and penalized, rather than welcomed into a community that badly needs a fresh injection of new blood. And even if they do buy a bag of cartel coins and move up to Preferred Status, the level of support they'll receive is still very much second class.
The nickel and dime approach doesn't even seem to make a lot of business sense. Why ask players to pay for more UI hotkey bars, or to hide a character's helm, or to get a better deal from NPC vendors? Why not tempt them with items they want to buy, instead of strong-arming them into paying for unlocks they feel compelled to purchase? Focusing on desirable vanity items is something that worked surprisingly well for EverQuest II, as Laura Naviaux, Senior Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing told ZAM earlier this year.
"Well, we knew that mounts would be popular, but we didn't think they were going to be almost 25% of our revenue! There are a few things that created more volume than we necessarily thought. The expansion - Age of Discovery - is selling tremendously well. There are also a few things that come up on the boards where we go, "Oh yeah, that'd be cool to add in!" Colors are another big thing. Often times we'll make something and someone will say "Oh, I'd really love this in another color!" Nine times out of ten, we can accommodate that!"
Can bad monetization damage an MMO? Richard Corbett at Eurogamer certainly seems to think so, with their recent re-review lowering SWTOR's score from a respectable 8 to a disappointing 4 out of 10. While it's clearly more sensible to start off with an over-aggressive plan and then scale it back, the lengths that BioWare has gone to are likely to put off any potential new customers.
Fixing a Hole
There were some things about the transition that BioWare did right, like rewarding existing and former subscribers, and offering account-wide ability unlocks in exchange for cartel coins. I also think it's a nice touch that many of the unlocks can be sold on the Galactic Trade Network. Beyond that, the team really needs to address some significant shortcomings in order to convert reluctant gamers into fans.
To start with, I'd drop a whole batch of restrictions to enable new players to join in chat and ask for help, regardless of level. I'd also drop many of the pettier restrictions, such as hiding a helm or having a lower XP rate. I'd preserve restrictions only where it made sense to do so, such as credit and crew skill limits. All of this would be done with the aim of rolling out the welcome mat to newcomers, instead of barely tolerating their presence on the server.
I'd introduce account service packs to the Cartel Store – character renames, server transfers, recustomizations, character slots and so on. These are services that both full-paying subscribers and non-paying newcomers would be interested in picking up.
Oh, and while I'm at it, I would integrate that massive yellow coin with the rest of the UI. At the moment it's a neon yellow wart on an otherwise wrinkle-free interface.
Finally, I'd pull apart the cartel packs and relist the mounts and pets individually. I'd still introduce cartel packs every month or so, possibly with exclusive color items, but I'd look to get a mount and pet store up and running as soon as possible. I'd also add a barrage of cosmetic items – more new clothing sets, new items for my ship, and possibly even ship resprays. After all, every new vanity item is something that can be sold to subscribers and free players alike.
Ultimately though, BioWare need to move quickly. Without some bold and significant movement, the initiative is likely to be lost to other free-to-play games that are making a grab for the market. Without change, I'm doubtful that the current incarnation of free-to-play will pull in the new players BioWare hopes to get.
After all, you catch more gamers with honey than vinegar.
Gareth "Gazimoff" Harmer, Senior Contributing Editor


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Friday, May 19, 2006
About your girlfriend, Matt...
According to Star (yes, that rag in the grocery store so consider the source), the Arizona Cardinals have warned Matt Leinart that if he's serious about football, cut the late night party photo-ops with Paris Hilton.
Thanks to MZone reader Fred for the link.
4 comments:
- Doug said...
The worst part is that Leinart apparently nearly cried about it. I'm not one of those guys who thinks that any guy who sheds tears is automatically a pussy, but I really don't consider "Matt, we think you need to focus more on the playbook and less on that cumdumpster you've been hanging around with" sob-worthy.
- May 19, 2006 8:45 AM
The Star? He is not getting his money's worth out of his PR people. His Mom said they are just friends, and I trust Mama Leinart more than the Star.
p.s. I heard the Star has a picture of Matt in one of those Polish Bike Shorts... stay tuned.
- May 19, 2006 9:07 AM
I hope he's had all his vaccinations. She is a carrier if I've ever seen one.
- May 19, 2006 9:52 AM
- Wangs said...
The Star is NOT a rag. Sadly, it and the National Enquirer are the last investigative journalists in our country.
My only regret is that they don't cover sports.
- May 19, 2006 4:54 PM


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P.S. Can you folks see the block "M" watermarks on the white background as before? I can't but Benny claims it's there on his computer and in the coding.
Tuesday, May 29, 2007
Pardon our dust
22 comments:
- Corey said...
there are NO watermarks visible!
- May 29, 2007 7:11 AM
- Q1Go said...
I can see the watermarks - they are slightly grey and very distinguished-looking against the white.
- May 29, 2007 7:23 AM
- RTBDTHRTR said...
No watermarks.
I found the reference to the background/watermark in the HTML, and was able to see two watermarks in a separate IE7 window.
- May 29, 2007 7:36 AM
- Jim said...
I can see both the watermarks and the Ohio State Ringtone ad. Yeesh.
- May 29, 2007 7:53 AM
- Ron said...
I see the watermarks on the sides of the page, but not down the middle.
- May 29, 2007 7:53 AM
- goblue said...
the watermarks are only on the sides
- May 29, 2007 8:12 AM
- Matthew said...
Nope, I can't see nuthin'.
- May 29, 2007 8:40 AM
- Dylan said...
Yeah, it definitely depends on your web browser. When I used Opera, for example, the watermarks appeared as normal. But with IE, they failed to show up.
- May 29, 2007 8:55 AM
- detroiterindc said...
I see the watermarks using Firefox browser. Is everyone else using IE?
- May 29, 2007 8:58 AM
- Scott said...
Do you guys get paid more for clicks on the ads? If so, I'm clicking them every time I check this site. Even if they are for buckeye stuff.
- May 29, 2007 9:10 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
What's up with the tOSU ads polluting an otherwise fine site?
- May 29, 2007 9:11 AM
- Rob said...
I can see the watermarks, but I see no ads. (Though, I use Adblock in Firefox, so I probably won't.)
- May 29, 2007 9:33 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I'm using IE6 here at work and no watermarks- just the large dark blue block M in the title (top left of the page). I'll check with IE7 at home.
- May 29, 2007 9:54 AM
- Benny Friedman said...
The watermark should appear now - though not in the middle since it interferes with the posts.
The problem was only with Internet Explorer. Why anyone still uses that is beyond me, but why anyone watched According To Jim is beyond me too.
- May 29, 2007 10:46 AM
- Out of Conference said...
I can see the watermarks now (IE6).
I thought about switching browsers, but I use IE7 at home and I think it's light-years better than IE6.
Can you have Firefox installed as well as IE7 and switch browsers whenever you want?
- May 29, 2007 11:41 AM
- MGoBlue93 said...
OOC... I do some web development and IE 7, when it first came out, broke all my DHTML and client side callbacks. Apparently, MS really didn't "fix" anything from IE 6 to IE 7, they just wrapped the security differently. Which just makes it harder for the honest folks to use the product, it doesn't prevent the bad guys from doing their deeds as most of the same issues with IE 6 still exist on some level.
- May 29, 2007 12:31 PM
- Out of Conference said...
That's good to know MGB93- certasinly not the warm and fuzzy that MS gives you when they recommend upgrading. I'd like to try Firefox- can you have it and IE7 installed at the same time and use either one? I'd like to try Firefox, but don't want to uninstall IE7 just to try it
- May 29, 2007 3:53 PM
- Katie said...
I see watermarks (and OSU ads). OOC, I have IE7 and firefox.
- May 29, 2007 5:45 PM
- RTBDTHRTR said...
OK... back from work. The watermarks are visibile now.
- May 29, 2007 6:36 PM
- cvillebuck said...
That's it? I waited all weekend for this? What a rip off...
- May 29, 2007 9:58 PM
- beast in 'bama said...
OOC: I use both IE7 and Firefox on the same machine. You'll have to choose a default browser, but that's about the extent of the decision making on your part.
I like Firefox - to the point that I was going to ditch IE7 altogether - but had to keep it as my default for work.
- May 30, 2007 7:03 AM
- Out of Conference said...
Thanks for the info, all. I'll be putting Firefox on my machine at home and see how I like it.
By the way, will I need to Clint Eastwood to pilot it and does he have to speak Russian to navigate it? Yeah - that's showing my age.
- May 30, 2007 9:22 AM


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The Kane Borough Council is looking ahead to another mild winter.Instead of buying 1,000 tons of anti-skid material to spread on icy borough streets in the winter, council voted 5-1 Monday to seek new bids for just 500 tons of the tiny pebbles.Council is gambling that the 500 tons—plus the stone left over from this year—will be sufficient for road maintenance next winter.Council President Howard Kane joined with Councilwoman Holly Harris and Councilmen Harold Hallberg, Dennis Drost and John Gentilman to seek bids for 500 tons of anti-skid material. Councilwoman Janet Bard cast the lone negative vote. Councilman Bill Tunall did not attend the meeting.Earlier in the meeting, Bard made a motion to accept a low bid of $12.50 per ton from IA Construction of Franklin for 1,000 tons of anti-skid material. The motion died for lack of a second."We don't need a thousand tons," Gentilman said in his motion to reject the IA bid. Council voted 4-2 to reject the bid with Bard and Kane casting the lone votes to approve the motion.Prior to the anti-skid votes, Jean Swanson of 323 Kearney St. said the borough "didn't use much this year" and shouldn't be "hoarding it." She advised council to "set money aside" and buy additional anti-skid only "if needed."Council acted on the amount of anti-skid to buy without first consulting Mike Beane, foreman of the borough Streets Department.A knowledgeable source, who declined to be identified, said the borough could be in a pickle if normal snowy conditions return next winter.The source said Kane very well could run out of anti-skid material before the end of winter and might find difficulty—or a steep price—in obtaining a supply.See full article by purchasing the May 17 edition of The Kane Republican.Kane Borough Council When: Tuesday, June 5 Time: 4 p.m. Where: Borough Building, Bayard Street


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Once that is opened, you should see something like this
There are a few very simple things you need to change there. First, uncheck the box that says "Enable Application Framework". Then, go to the box that says "Startup Object:" and change that to Sub Main. Then, delete the form that was put in your application automatically. By now, you should notice that there is no startup object in your application. In fact, there is no Code in your application. So, you need to add a Sub Main in. Add a new module to your application (call it anything you want). Then, add this sub into your module:
Sub Main() 'This will execute when your application 'starts up. This is the equivilent of a 'Form_Load event in a form application. 'Put whatever code you want in this sub, 'but make sure you end it with this statement: Application.Run() End Sub
Let me explain exactly what this is doing. When you changed the startup object to Sub Main, you application will execute from a Main routine, like a console application, so what is stopping it from showing a console window? Notice the box that says "Application Type:". You will see that that is set to "Windows Form Application". When you create a console application, that box is set to "Console Application". When you create any windows form application, there, of course, is no console window. That is because the application has a type of "Windows Form Application", which basically means your application will not show a console. Of course, in Consle Applications, there are no forms. So what happens when you application's type is Windows Form Application, and there is no form in it? Your program will have no interface at all. But, even though your application is called a Windows Form Application, it will still exit once all the code in Sub Main has executed, like a console application. To prevent that, you must have a line at the end of your Main routine that says Application.Run(). That line will prevent your application from closing right after Main has finished. Now, it will run like a standard form application, just with no form, and the only way you can close it is with an Application.Exit() call. And it's as simple as that. You can treat the module your main routine is in as if it was the code for your form. The only difference is, there is no form, and you can't add controls to it in the designer (because there is no interface there to design). So, for example, if you wanted to add a timer to your application, you can't just drag-and-drop it on the form, you have to get down and dirty and add it in manually, with something like this
Friend WithEvents Timer1 As New Timer()
That will create a timer object, exactly as if it was created by the designer. To add a tick event handler for it, go to the box near the top-left of the code editor. Select the item that says "Timer1", or whatever you called your timer. Then, select the box next to it and it will show a list of events for that control. Click the one you want, Tick in this case, and it will add an event handler for that event directly into your code.


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This week Jeremy Chapman and Tal Krzypow return to the Garage in Microsoft's Redmond campus to kick off season two. They try to answer common questions, "Which version of Office should I buy?" and "Are the Office apps in Office 365 the 'full' Office?" while recapping the events and new client side features of the last four seasons. And if you've ever wondered what some of the main differences are between Office generations or whether Click-to-Run deployment can really scale, you're in luck as Jeremy explains topics using authentic Flamenco dancing from Madrid.
Jeremy: After a sweeping array of shows from New Orleans — where we wrestled alligators to test Office against the Wild, challenged a blues bands to real-time co-author a blues song and saved #dealwithit from himself through Data Loss Prevention as he took revenge on his boss — we are back in the real Office Garage in Redmond — the hub of Office innovation — to kick off season two of the Garage Series.
Tal: To start the new season of shows we thought that we would take a look at the new Office almost 365 days in market. A question that we get asked a lot is which version of Office to choose on your desktop. The Office 2013 single license, single device option, what you may be used to as an off-the-shelf boxed product, or the subscription-based service with Office 365.
Jeremy: So the first thing to level-set on is no matter which option you choose you get the full version of all your familiar Office applications. No matter which option you choose it will run locally off your device. The main difference as Tal explains on the show is that Office 365 is connected to you as a user which means that you can install on multiple devices, up to five, and your content and files will roam with you. Because Office 365 is delivered as a service the new features and updates can also be delivered to you more dynamically.
Tal: In fact, to help you better understand the difference between the two new Office options we decided to take a look at what difference a year makes and evaluate the evolving capabilities distinct to Office 2013 and Office 365 on the desktop. We tallied the results and we hope this helps you to determine which option is best for you
Jeremy : The thing that I think will stand out to people is the ongoing expansion of Office to your devices of choice from Windows to iOS and Android, while retaining the fidelity of your content for a consistent user experience. In addition to this there is cross-device support across communication and collaboration scenarios. Beyond all of the end user things we highlight, there was a lot of work done for the IT pros out there. We added several identity tools to make to move into a user-based Office world easier, things like Password Hash Sync, DirSync Filtering, Office 365 Adapter and my favorite feature, Click-to-Run.
While we were on location in Madrid, we decided to highlight the ability of Office 365 ProPlus to run side-by-side with older versions of Office and prove that scaled automated deployments are possible – in a race. During the process we also wanted to explain the core differences between the generations of Office from Office 2003 to Office 365 ProPlus – all set to authentic Flamenco dancing from the team at Tablao Las Carboneras and filmed at the beautiful Torres Bermejas in Madrid. Special thanks to our Flamenco performers – this was truly a unique choreography challenge! Watch the show to see how it all turns out.
Tal: So what's next? We have a fantastic season of shows ahead of us that will offer you a deeper dive on how you can take advantage of the new capabilities as they become available in the new Office 365 service at work, home and play, from cross device usage, advanced collaboration scenarios, power user features and the latest in IT administrative control. And you won't want to miss our road-trip specials from Hong Kong, Washington DC and Dubai where we meet with people and organizations deploying Office 365 today and engage in stunts with local, international and cultural flair.
See you then!
Jeremy and Tal
More Resources:
Compare the different Office versions from 2003 – 2013
Garage Series Season 1 Blog Archive
Follow @OfficeGarage on Twitter
About the Garage Series hosts:
By day, Jeremy Chapman works at Microsoft, responsible for optimizing the future of Office client and service delivery as the senior deployment lead. Jeremy's background in application compatibility, building deployment automation tools and infrastructure reference architectures has been fundamental to the prioritization of new Office enterprise features such as the latest Click-to-Run install. By night, he is a car modding fanatic and serial linguist. Tal started his way at Microsoft as the PowerPoint and Graphics product planner. Today he serves as the technical product marketing manager for Word and PowerPoint. Tal's persistence with PowerPoint through various roles is by no mere chance. A design passionate, Tal enjoys designing messages, stories and visuals. Among his creations are a collection of over 200 icons in PowerPoint, and his very own hand-made PC messenger bag.