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A student organization active in 1968 and 1969 whose objective was to inform the public and the Indiana State Legislature of the need for expanding the facilities of IPFW. Steve Pettyjohn, student body president, was executive director of the project. Other students participating were Ronald W. Rice, C. Joseph Tonsing, Thomas Newman, Mark Miethal, Allan Smith, Charlene Houk, Kent Delucany and Jim Brickley.
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I am big fan of Mazda 3 and this really top ten Luxury cars. But in the end for me Mazda 3 is the best
Top 10 Most Surprisingly Luxurious Non-Premium Vehicles
When a $19,000 subcompact car comes with a navigation system and keyless entry, it's clear that the definition of "luxury car" has changed. While expensive premium nameplate cars attempt to offer more upscale design and increasingly complex technologies, just take a look at our top 10 list below to see how comfortable you can get without resorting to a true luxury car.2011 Ford Focus Available as a sedan and five-door hatchback, the 2012 Focus shares little in common with its simpler predecessor. The new Focus hopes to prove that a loaded compact car might just be as good as a moderately equipped midsize sedan. The Focus offers self-parking technology, 10-speaker sound system, and two-tone leather seats.2011 Mazda3 The Mazda3 was one of the first compact cars in the U.S. to begin offering luxury features in a smaller package. The wildest "gee whiz" feature for a compact sedan are the HID headlights that turn around corners. A Bose surround sound system, five-level heated seats, and a keyless entry system are available.2011 Volkswagen Golf TDI Before Ford and Hyundai moved their compact entries upscale, the Volkswagen Golf served drivers who wanted a small car with premium appeal. That doesn't change with the latest Golf, which is offered in 42-mpg diesel form. A high-quality interior, keyless entry system, HID headlights that turn around corners are all available features. Though the Golf is more expensive than many direct competitors, the car is cheaper than the mechanically similar Audi A3.2011 Chevrolet Cruze A Chevy on a list of premium cars? Believe it. Part of the Cruze's success can probably be attributed to its aesthetically pleasing interior, which is reasonably quiet for a compact car. The Cruze's Audi-like side windows don't hurt its appeal, either.2011 Hyundai Elantra In designing the 2011 Elantra, Hyundai focused its efforts on the core of the market: highway commuters looking for a comfortable ride. If you want a sporty driving experience, look elsewhere, but if you like the idea of a $23,000 four-door with style, a navigation system, leather seats, a rearview camera, as well as heated seats in the front and rear, try the Elantra.2011 Kia Sportage Kia has hired a former Audi designer to give its vehicles more style, and that influence is evident in the new Sportage crossover. The driving experience isn't especially premium, but purchase a loaded model with 18-inch alloy wheels, orange paint, LED daytime running lights, plus a panoramic sunroof, and you'll turn heads as well as any luxury SUV.2011 Kia Optima Those who haven't paid attention to Kia lately might be surprised to see the automaker offering a midsize sedan as boldly designed as the Optima. Even as a loaded model in turbocharged SX trim, the Kia will sell for just over $30,000 but appear far more expensive—inside and out. Besides the premium looks, the Kia offers high-end features like HID headlights, LED taillights, and a panoramic sunroof.2011 Jeep Grand Cherokee Drivers of previous-generation Grand Cherokees might be stunned by the luxury car-like interior of the Jeep. That upscale cabin and Land Rover-rivaling off-road systems are a few reasons the latest Grand Cherokee has sold so well during the first half of 2011.2011 Toyota Avalon The Toyota Avalon is a traditional Buick in the best sense. When you want a full-size sedan that's quiet and comfortable, the Avalon is a decent option. It's also a car with optional HID headlights and rear seats that recline. If you want Lexus-like levels of luxury at a more affordable price, the Avalon is worth considering2011 Honda Odyssey Minivans have matured over the last twenty years. Pay enough money and a loaded Honda, Toyota, or Dodge minivan will have more technology than you would expect for a familymobile. Besides power-operated side doors and a rear power tailgate, Honda's newest minivan offers a blind spot monitoring system and a 16.2-inch entertainments screen that can be configured to show different programs. Don't agree with our choices? Tell us what vehicles you'd suggest in the comments section below.
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December 12, 2011
30 Organizations Collaborate on City University of New York Plan
CUNY Ventures to utilize IBM's Intelligent Operation Center™ for Solar
The City University of New York (CUNY), on behalf of New York City (NYC), has won a grant award from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for SunShot NY, an aggressive plan to streamline solar installations. The 'Rooftop Solar Challenge' is part of the DOE SunShot Initiative, a national effort to make solar energy cost competitive with other forms of energy by the end of the decade.
SunShot NY is an aggressive two-phased $3.4 million dollar plan designed to make solar energy more accessible and affordable for residents and businesses by driving down the administrative costs for installing photovoltaic (PV) systems. Using this Phase 1 award of $726,199 dollars from the DOE, SunShot NY partners aim to shorten the installation approval process in America's largest city from one year to 100 days by creating an online multi-agency permit tracking portal, the first of its kind in NYC. SunShot NY is supported by over 30 organizations* representing utility companies, installers, government agencies, and industry leaders who will utilize strategic working groups to streamline the NYC permitting and interconnection processes; identify and implement improvements to interconnection and net metering standards; design and implement self-financing programs and policies and remove zoning obstacles.
In addition,CUNY Ventures will create an Intelligent IT platform for solar in NYC utilizing IBM's Intelligent Operations Center™ (IOC) technology solutions. The IOC will use analytics to deliver real time data from sources such as the multi-agency portal and the NYC Solar Map, providing a searchable dashboard of key performance indicators and trends, allowing usersto fine-tune current resource usage and quickly identify barriers.Upon successfulcompletion in year one, the plan calls for SunShot NY to move into Phase 2, expanding this effort to other major jurisdictions in New York State with a goal of creating standards and streamlining the permitting process.
New York City, a U.S. DOE Solar America City, has realized a six-fold increase in solar production since 2007under the leadership of the NYC Solar America City Partnership, who recently launched the NYC Solar Map. The Partnership is led by Sustainable CUNY under the direction of Tria Case, University Director of Sustainability, and is comprised of CUNY, the New York City Economic Development Corporation and the Mayor's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability, with the support of multiple other stakeholders through the NYC Solar America City Advisory Board. The NYC Department of Buildings has worked closely with CUNY since the inception of the NYC Solar America City Initiative and has implemented new initiatives to streamline the approval and installation process, including the creation of the NYC Development Hub, a state-of-the-art plan review center in Lower Manhattan.
"CUNY is proud to be working with leaders from across the state as we streamline the process of installing solar," said Allan Dobrin, Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Operating Officer for CUNY. "SunShot NY is a great example of how a public university, government agencies and private businesses can work together to create solutions and in doing so-provide stability to the renewable energy market and help grow the economy."
"As a member of the Solar America City Partnership, we are thrilled that CUNY has secured this grant, which will lead to increased access to and affordability of solar energy in New York," said New York City Economic Development Corporation President Seth W. Pinsky. "The installation of photovoltaic systems across the City is helping to build our green economy, leading not only to job creation and economic investment, but also ensuring the sustainability of our City."
"SunShot NY is a tremendous opportunity to help get more solar projects off the ground and onto buildings throughout New York City," said Buildings Commissioner Robert LiMandri. "We are proud to work with CUNY as we continue to streamline procedures for those who want to join in our efforts to transform energy usage in the City. Securing this grant means more access to solar energy, more jobs for New Yorkers and a better way of life for future generations to come."
"A central goal of PlaNYC, our City's comprehensive sustainability plan, is to reduce citywide greenhouse gas emissions 30 percent by 2030. Fostering the market for solar energy is important to achieving this goal, and we have already made substantial progress, said David Bragdon Director of the NYC Mayor's Office of Long-Term Planning and Sustainability. "SunShot NY is the next step—an innovative plan developed by numerous city agencies, industry leaders and led by CUNY that can help to transform solar from a niche market in our overall energy mix to a widely distributed energy resource with significant penetration."
NYSERDA is committed to the NYC Solar America City Partnership, providing support for creation of the New York City Solar Mapandthe designation of NYC Solar Empowerment Zones, as well as helping fund the prototype portal for the Rooftop Solar Challenge. "Congratulations to CUNY and all the partners involved in SunShot NY. This project is a collaborative effort among city, state, federal, utility and corporate partners that will make solar energy more accessible and affordable for New York City residents and will serve as a showcase to promote solar opportunities throughout the state," said Francis J. Murray Jr., President and CEO of NYSERDA. "Working together, New York State has made considerable progress toward the goal of easily-deployable solar power over the past few years, and this award will allow us to build on that momentum."
Con Edison helped fund the prototype developed by Procemx, for the multi-agency portal and has provided significant technical support to the Solar America City partnership activities since 2007. "We want to make choosing and installing solar power easier for our customers," said John Mucci, Con Edison's vice president for Manhattan Electric Operations. "Solar projects promote cleaner air and reduce carbon emissions, and we are happy to be a partner in this project."
"The NYC Office of Environmental Remediation (OER) is working with developers in New York City to integrate solar projects into brownfield redevelopment projects," said Director Daniel Walsh of OER. "The collaborative efforts of SunShot NY will make it easier to attract developers and ease solar adoption which ultimately will improve the quality of life for New Yorkers."
*Organizations offering commitment or support include: The Mayor's Office of New York City, The City University of New York, New York City Mayor's Office of Long-term Planning & Sustainability, Consolidated Edison, New York State Energy Research and Development Authority, New York City Department of Buildings, New York City Economic Development Corporation, New York City Department of Environmental Protection, International Business Machines (IBM), Procemx, FJC, The Solar Energy Consortium, CUNY Ventures, New York City Department of City Planning, New York Power Authority, Long Island Power Authority, Central Hudson, National Grid, Fire Department of New York, Landmarks Preservation Commission, New York City Office of Environmental Remediation, Natural Resources Defense Council, New York Conference of Mayors, Mercury Solar, Solar Energy Systems, AeonSolar, Empire State Development, New York City Department of Finance, Community Environmental Center and more.


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PERU — The next meeting of Compassionate Friends, a support group that assists families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age, is set for 7 p.m. today, Thursday, in the special procedures conference room located near the West Street lobby at Illinois Valley Community Hospital in Peru.
The Compassionate Friends is a self-help support organization that offers friendship, understanding and hope to bereaved parents, grandparents and siblings. It meets on the fourth Thursday of each month at IVCH.
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Arsenal midfielder Aaron Ramsey is now one of the most consistent midfielders in the Premier League.
The 22-year-old has been in fine form for the Gunners this season, with the Welsh international scoring 11 goals in 17 games for Arsenal.
Ramsey's rise to the top did not happen overnight however, as the midfielder had to learn his trade at Cardiff City before sealing a £5million move to Arsenal.
Before becoming an Arsenal regular, Ramsey was loaned out to both Nottingham Forest and Cardiff City.
On the back of Ramsey's winner against Borussia Dortmund, we have decided to look at the 10 best players to have moved to the Premier League from the Football League.
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text: Also I don't understand how it would make any sense to start Geno for the first preseason game. As the incumbent, in a true battle competition (which is what we all wanted) obviously Mark will start the first preseason game, and Geno the second. There isn't wasn't any other possibility for the starters if this a competition. To say Geno "deserves" to start the first preseason game because he hasn't been worse than Sanchez for a week of practice makes as little sense as it does to say Sanchez should start week 1 because he was the starter last year.


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Ciccarelli's Sports Bar Theater in Shelby Township opened the doors to its 2,000-square-foot Hall of Fame Banquet Room on Thursday.
Managing partner Darrel Krause called it "a coming out for private parties."
"We're going to do a lot of hockey banquets, and also corporate events, charity events, Super Bowl parties, you name it," Krause said Thursday. "It's going to be popular."
Ciccarelli's Sports bar Theater Manager Melissa Hines called the new banquet facility "an eye-catcher."
"People can't believe it when they walk in – a whole new room for all ages," Hines said during Thursday's official grand opening. "People know we have DJ and dancing on weekends, but we are really a bar for people in their 30s and up from day to night.
"I think the new Hall of Fame Room is a smaller version of the original side – people are going to love it."
Manager Charlie Juby was anxious to get things started in the new Hall of Fame Room, which will serve food off a catering menu and provides a private bar, VIP gaming room, darts, air hockey, and a shooting gallery.
"People are going to love the catering menu," Juby said. "We have big screen TVs on the wall and a (12-foot) HD projection screen."
The catering menu includes: Pizza Party for $10.95 a person; Hat Trick for $13.95 a person, which you get three food items from a long list of great entrees; and the Hall of Fame package for $16.95 a person and includes three of the best food items Ciccarelli's has to offer.
The new Hall of Fame Banquet Room recently had a "soft opening," and Hines said just from first impressions she expects the new hall to be a destination for bridal showers, class reunions, anniversaries, graduation parties and team parties.
"It's a whole new room to go," said Hines, who was joined for Thursday's grand opening by Shelby Township officials as well as representatives from the Sterling Heights Regional Chamber of Commerce including Lisa Edwards, Debbie Zettel and Todd Ingoglia, among others.
Ciccarelli's Sports Bar Theater is owned and operated by Dino Ciccarelli, a former professional Hall of Fame hockey player who played 19 seasons in the National Hockey League, including a stint with the Detroit Red Wings.
Ciccarelli's has two other bars located in Auburn Hills and Detroit, and the restaurant prides itself on folks coming in to enjoy sporting events on TV or a place family dinners or a corner bar to hang out.
Ciccarelli's Sports Bar Theater and Hall of Fame Banquet Room is located at 46793 Hayes Road in Shelby Township. For more information, call (586) 247-2223 or visit email@example.com.


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March 27, 2004
In an impressive first-day peformance, foiler Cory Werk stands in third place overall out of 24 competitors at the NCAAs, hosted by Brandeis College. Michael Rohrbach, Yale's other fencer at the meet, is in 21st place in the epee. Combined with the women's scores from Thursday and Friday, the Elis are in 13th place as a team.
Werk won 11 of his 14 bouts, earning a .786 winning percentage and third place going into tomorrows medal rounds. He was one of only two Ivy Leaguers to break the top three standings, with Columbia's Alexander Krul earning third in the saber. Rohrbach had a tougher day, winining four duels for a .286 percentage.
The men's results, combined with the womens' from the days before, place Yale in 13th as a team with 37 points. The Elis will have a chance to move up in the standings tomorrow.


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Trey Anastasio Receives Tony Nominations
Phish's Trey Anastasio has been nominated for two 2013 Tony Awards. The 67th annual Broadway theater awards ceremony will take place on June 9.
Along with his Hands on a Hardbody co-composer Amanda Green, he is in the running for Best Original Score (Music And/Or Lyrics) Written For The Theatre. Two of the shows' actors are also in contention: Keith Carradine is up for Best Performance By An Actor In A Featured Role In A Musical and Keala Settle nominated for Best Performance By An Actress In A Featured Role In A Musical. Hands on a Hardbody closed earlier this month.
As reported early today, Phish have also officially released their June 20, 1995 performance at Blossom Music Center.


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Save Ofcom! Telcos and consumer groups call for end to legal disputes
Regulator spends too much time+cash bogged down in litigation, says open letter
Consumer groups and two telcos have written to the government in support of Ofcom's attempts to revamp its appeals process and stop legal challenges from obstructing its rulings.
Which?, Consumer Futures, Three and TalkTalk have all signed a letter to culture secretary Maria Miller and business secretary Vince Cable that says the current system has a "chilling effect on policy" and needs to be reformed.
Ofcom has been pushing the government for changes to its appeals system, which allows complainants to pursue their appeals in the Competition Appeals Tribunal and even onto the European Competition Commission.
Under the current appeals structure, Ofcom has nearly every new regulation challenged, often on legal technicalities rather than the substance of the rules.
The regulator has fought 61 separate appeals costing an estimated £2m to £4.5m a year for the last five years, and has lost out on some promises to consumers that were made years ago. In 2007, the regulator proposed an easier way to switch mobile phone operator; one that is already used in other European countries. But after seven years of legal challenges, the system still hasn't taken effect in the UK.
Although mobile users can change provider, it usually involves a drawn-out process of getting the PAC code for their handset from their existing provider and then waiting for the switch, which is supposed to take 24 hours but can take longer. In other European countries, users can change their mobile phone contracts from start to finish in less than a day.
"There are significant concerns that under the current regime, Ofcom's decisions can be derailed too easily, through technical challenges that ignore the substance of the regulator's judgments," the letter said.
"The routine use of legal challenges has had a chilling effect on policy. It diverts time and money into legal disputes and away from good regulation. This is bad news for competition, for the industry, and for consumers."
Mobile operator Three said on its blog that the government needed to update the rules to make it harder for regulations to be blocked on technicalities.
"Today it is too easy to derail change: It's why Three, Vodafone and O2 customers in Ireland can switch mobile providers in their lunch hour, keeping their phone number without having to get into a tussle with their old operator - and customers of the same networks in the UK can't," Three said.
The letter also said that, as a Department for Business, Innovation & Skills consultation on potential reform found last year, Ofcom's problems pushing through new regulations could be stifling the regulator's ability to regulate.
"We need Ofcom to be able to do its job standing up for consumers, not bogged down in slow and expensive legal challenges from industry which can derail the regulator's decisions," Richard Lloyd, Which? executive director, said in an emailed statement. ®
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South Carolina's opening practice Friday night was much different from the circus that was the start of the 2013 season.
COLUMBIA — South Carolina's opening practice Friday night was much different from the circus that was the start of the 2013 season.
There was no questioning whether a star player should even be out on the field, and the highlights were not shown repeatedly on national television.
That's perfectly fine with South Carolina defensive coordinator Lorenzo Ward, who feels confident in his defense and USC's entire team.
"I like the way the guys flew around. They came in with a positive attitude. I think there's a little something different about this team," Ward said. "I was impressed with what I saw initially, but we'll go back and evaluate the film."
Ward added that the Gamecocks do not have a true superstar player, something he sees as a positive.
"I just think there's something special about them. They're about business," he said. "There's no big name players on this team. They're like family, and they play as a team. I think it's something special when you do that."
The South Carolina practice field had plenty of local flavor to it on Friday, most notably starting quarterback Dylan Thompson.
The former Boiling Springs star will get his first chance to lead the Gamecocks for an entire season in 2014, and USC coach Steve Spurrier said the quarterback is off to a good start.
He added that Thompson did a nice job helping backup quarterback Connor Mitch this offseason.
"Dylan looks good. Connor Mitch looked much-improved tonight," Spurrier said. "He listened to Dylan a little bit. Dylan had a good night also. He's been helping coach the younger quarterbacks this summer."
Former Byrnes receiver Nick Jones is looking to have a breakout senior season and should have an opportunity to do so.
He believes he got better and added that the Gamecocks have a deep group of receivers with Shaq Roland, Damiere Byrd and Pharoh Cooper also expected to get plenty of playing time.
"I think we're a really talented group. We all bring something different to the table," Jones said. "I think we're going to be a dangerous group for defenders to defend."
Freshman receiver Deebo Samuel, a former Chapman standout, provided one of the highlights of the night when he caught a short pass and juked past linebacker Jordan Diggs.
The play drew plenty of applause from the crowd and impressed USC running back Mike Davis, who yelled "Deebo, that's what I'm talking about," from the sideline.
Jones said Samuel reminds him of a former Gamecock star.
"When I look at him I see a lot of Bruce (Ellington) in him," Jones said. "He's a good athlete just like Bruce."
Former Gaffney receiver Shaq Davidson was in a yellow jersey and did not practice as he continues to recover from minor knee surgery. He is expected to participate fully in practice as early as next week.
Tight end Busta Anderson also was in a yellow jersey, along with Davis, who is trying to bounce back from a hamstring injury.
Spurrier said he is hopeful that Davis can get on the practice field next week but added that Shon Carson, Brandon Wilds and David Williams impressed him on Friday.
"Sometimes those injuries linger for a long time, but we've got good running backs. We're in good shape there," Spurrier said. "Those other three backs looked awfully good. Shon Carson, Brandon Wilds and David Williams, they were fast, flying around."
USC returns to the practice field at 7:15 p.m. Saturday. It will be open to the public.


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Laughter and excitement were evident on the faces of the children donning life jackets as they boarded the pontoon boats at the Harveys Lake Yacht Club on Tuesday for a special outing of Camp Sight.
Camp Sight was started six years ago as a joint effort of Community Services for Sight and The Association for the Blind as a way to allow visually impaired children to "socialize and get acquainted with each other."
"Camp Sight is a place where our children can come to learn to be independent, productive members of society," explained Lori Lesante, CEO of Community Services for Sight in Hazleton.
Of the 19 children attending Camp Sight this year, 17 attended the outing.
"I wanted to do something to help visually impaired kids," said Yacht Club member and event founder Glenn Davis.
"So I talked to a few of my friends who owned pontoon boats, and we put this event together."
Davis, a retired Wilkes-Barre Area School District reading specialist who is writing a children's book with a blind main character, approached Lesante with his idea.
"She immediately loved it and put her full support behind the effort," said Davis.
"Just seeing the smiling faces of these kids when they board the boat makes this worthwhile. It's amazing. The kids love this experience."
Picnic tables piled high with food and refreshments greeted the hungry boaters when they returned from their lake cruise.
"It's overwhelming to see how these children relate to and support each other," Lesante said. "They help one another in ways we never could. The socialization is an invaluable experience."
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She started her speech laughing, saying she was thrilled when she learned the Veterans wanted her at the convention.
"Wow, that is so great. I guess they turned down Jane Fonda."
Raquel Welch hit the stage in the 1967-68 USO Christmas tour with Bob Hope in Vietnam. She says her loyalty was always to these young boys, as she called them, because she says they had nothing to do with the war they had to fight.
"I think it's safe to say no on in their heart, really wants to go to war, even those who are fighting it."
Maybe that's why others here agree, it's ok for some celebrities to have a different opinion.
Grant Coates says it would be hypocritical to be angry at someone for speaking out when that is one of the privileges they were trying to bring to a country.
Jim Doyle agrees, saying he actually had mixed feelings about those who came to visit in Vietnam, bringing empty promises of a quick trip home.
"I was an infantryman, so we saw very few entertainers. I think everybody was so frustrated about ending the war. They all said they were helping back home, but they didn't end the war."
As Welch was honored with the President's Award for Excellence in Arts, it signaled the end of a week of camaraderie earned by these men and women who say they share more than pin-up stories and good laughs. They say they never forget the stories rarely shared outside the company of each other.


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Bitcoin is a digital currency, controlled only by software, that somehow, some people have collectively decided is worth something. This can be a bit of a brain-bender.
But, it turns out, we do the same every day with cash…
… "I have to spend time going to the ATM, and take money out, and that could be time that's taken away from other productive activities," says Bhaskar Chakravorti with the Fletcher School at Tufts University. It may not sound like a lot, but it adds up, says Chakravorti, to tens of billions of dollars. Time that you wouldn't have to waste in a Bitcoin world.
There's also the cost to businesses of using cash. You've got to hire services to protect it, and get it to and from the bank. Businesses, say Chakravorti, "incur costs because cash gets stolen from a retail outlet, or because there are robberies." In a world where everyone uses Bitcoin, instead, there's nothing in the cash register for robbers to steal.
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Student Week of Spiritual Emphasis
Heart of the Matter
AgendaThe week's schedule of speakers and the adjusted class schedule is as follows:
Tue, January 26, 2010 @ 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Tue, January 26, 2010 @ 11:30 am - 12:20 pm
Pioneer Memorial Church
Heart of the Matter: Why Do We Believe?
Student Week of Spiritual Emphasis
January 25-30, 2010
11:30 a.m. service meets in PMC Sanctuary
7:30 p.m. service meets in the PMC Youth Chapel
Prayer Oasis meets in the Office of Campus Ministries
Monday, Jan 25: "Sine Qua Non"
11:30 a.m.: Derrick Nelson
7:30 p.m.: Richie Charles
9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.: Prayer Oasis
Tuesday, Jan 26: "Silent Killa"
11:30 a.m.: Jirhony Mele
7:30 p.m.: Natasha Cruz & Tacyana Behrmann
9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.: Prayer Oasis
Wednesday, Jan 27: "Matters of the Heart"
11:30 a.m.: "Decisions" talk show
7:30 p.m.: Discussion: Jharony Fernandez, Richie Charles, Ellis Vasquez, Kathy Adrada
9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.: Prayer Oasis
Thursday, Jan 28: "A Divine Date"
11:30 a.m.: Larry Walangitan
7:30 p.m.: Jacob Gibbs
9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.: Prayer Oasis
Friday, Jan 29: "Left Over or Left Out"
11:30 a.m.: Andrew Campbell
7:30 p.m.: Filip Milosaljevic
9-11 a.m. and 5-7 p.m.: Prayer Oasis
Sabbath, Jan 30: "Disappointment or Appointment?"
8:15 a.m. and 11:20 a.m.: Nick Snell
The adjusted class schedule is:
Monday, Wednesday and Friday class times:
7:30 a.m. classes meet at 7:20-8:00 a.m.
8:30 a.m. classes meet at 8:10-8:50 a.m.
9:30 a.m. classes meet at 9:00-9:40 a.m.
10:30 a.m. classes meet at 9:50-10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m. classes meet at 10:40-11:20 a.m.
WOSE takes place from 11:30 a.m.-12:20 p.m.
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"I'm very happy with the way he worked this morning," owner and trainer Shivananda Parbhoo said. "And he came back good; he dove right into his feed tub and within 10 minutes it was gone."
After taking his customary position on the lead through relatively reasonable splits of :22.28, :45.13, and 1:09.24, Trinniberg folded inside the final furlong and dropped back to finish ninth, causing some concern for Parbhoo.
"I'm still confused about what happened that day," Parbhoo said. "I know that in this game you are going to lose races, but it's frustrating because it happened in one of the bigger races we had pointed for and it doesn't appear that anything was wrong with him. I had him checked out over and over again, and nothing was wrong. Even today, after the breeze, we had the vet look him over completely, and he appears to be as good as ever."
Parbhoo indicated that an appearance in the Breeders' Cup Sprint at Santa Anita in early November remains on the docket for Trinniberg, who is likely to have one prep race before making the trip west.
"That's still the plan," Parbhoo said of Trinniberg's expected autumn trip to California. "He'll have one more race before then, but I haven't put much thought into which one it will be. He's going to have to show me that he's ready for California. And when he does, we'll definitely be going."
Also hitting the Calder work tab on Wednesday morning was Eclipse Award champion female sprinter Musical Romance, who covered five furlongs in 1:00.20.
The move was the third for the Bill Kaplan-trained daughter of Concorde's Tune since her winning run in the Grade 1 Princess Rooney Handicap on July 7.
Kaplan has suggested that he may train Musical Romance up to her title defense in the Breeders' Cup Filly & Mare Sprint, although the opportunity for a local prep race will come on October 6 when Calder hosts the $55,000 Mike Sherman Memorial, an overnight sprint-stakes for fillies and mares going 6 ½ furlongs.
The Thursday feature at Calder, which goes as race eight, is a six-furlong entry-level allowance for 2-year-old fillies that drew a field of nine, seven of which exit last-out victories; six having won by three lengths or more.
Perhaps the most promising filly of the group is Monarch Stables, Inc.'s The Royal Boot, who has a pair of victories on her résumé, breaking her maiden by 10 ¼ lengths on June 1 before returning with a 6 ¼-length victory against starter allowance rivals on August 25.
Likely to challenge The Royal Boot for sprinting supremacy on Thursday is Juan Francisco Landaeta and Brenda Tabraue's Talent N Passion, who was seventh when debuting in the Desert Vixen Stakes but has since returned to break her maiden by 6 ¼ lengths; Westbury Stables, LLC's Believe in Charlie, a 3 ¼-length winner at first asking; and Monsan Racing Partnership, LLC's Touch Magic, who was unveiled to a 5 ½-length victory.


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A reading intervention program at Lake Orion School District has been so successful that almost all the district's 600 kindergartners going into first grade passed the Michigan Education Assessment Program tests.
The program that started a year ago with kindergartners in all seven elementary schools was so rewarding that this year, it is being used with first graders, said Joe St. Henry, the district's spokesperson.
"Nearly all Lake Orion kindergartners are meeting the reading standards set by the state of Michigan, thanks in large part to the school district's unique Early Literacy Intervention Program launched last year," said Heidi Kast, assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and assessment. The program is funded through federal grants.
Ninety-five percent of the students involved during the 2012-13 school year met the state's reading requirements and 87 percent met the Lake Orion school district's reaching standards, which Kast said is even higher than the state's.
"Our first grade teachers noticed a big difference in the students coming to their classrooms," Kast said. "The program has been very effective at preparing kindergartners for the next grade and allows their first grade teachers to move on to the next set of skills so much faster."
Students are screened at the beginning of the year to determine their level of reading proficiency and then individual plans are developed to meet their needs. As they achieve one skill, they move on to the next reading challenge. The program also includes special education students.
Kast said the key to the program is the ability to recognize the sounds of letters, or what is historically known as phonetics.
"Once a child masters this critical skill, not only does this help his or her reading progress, but also spelling and vocabulary work," Kast said.
A full-time staff member, who is a highly trained reading interventionist, is working with teachers and students daily.
Kast said another key to the program's early success has been the monthly monitoring of each kindergartners progress at a meeting with the reading interventionists, teachers, school psychologists and reading consultants.
"To our knowledge, no other school district in the state has such a comprehensive reading literacy intervention program that involves both our kindergarten teachers and special education instructors," said Julie Stucky, director of the district's special education department. "Our goal is to make sure no kindergartner falls through the cracks."


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I'm trying to get an SSL connection between an Oracle10.2 instance (running on Windows XP) and a JDBC client using a Thin Driver (JDK1.5). I configured the oracle instance as following (see also attached files):
- wallet created with already available certificate and correspondent CA
- configure ASO for using tcps protocol
- create a simple Java client
I do not want to use a certificate on the client side (1-way SSL) because the authentication should still happen via username/password.
Something goes wrong and the connection will never be stablished because the Java client hangs somewhere: any idea? Did anyone already tried to do the same?
I attached the following files:
- tnsnames.ora
- sqlnet.ora
- listener.ora
- java client, with comments
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Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia working with Jets starter-for-now Mark Sanchez seems like a legitimate opportunity for a man well-versed in the West Coast Offense to share his wisdom.
Throw in JaMarcus Russell, and it sounds like a punch line that's looking for a joke.
But Garcia said he was impressed with the work Sanchez was doing, as he gets used to the changes new offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg is bringing to the Jets.
"He's doing an excellent job — the progress Mark has made over the past three weeks is definitely very positive," Garcia told Jim Corbett of USA Today. "It shows Mark is committed to bettering himself and getting himself more mentally prepared.
"The most important thing for Mark is to take that tough season last year as a learning experience from the standpoint of how he can get better and give his team the best chance to win. That has to be done in terms of being confident in his ability to run this system and speak the language correctly. So now when he takes the field in OTAs, he'll be in that much more comfortable of a place."
Garcia's a good tutor for the system, and he threw for career-best numbers under Mornhinweg's tutelage in San Francisco in 2000.
"Marty and I communicated a few weeks ago [about] what he'd like to introduce to Mark," Garcia said. "Mark is definitely getting more comfortable speaking the West Coast terminology. He had a brief glimpse of the West Coast system at USC.
"The toughest thing is this will be Mark's third offensive coordinator in six seasons. The guy has had to learn a new system just about every other year. From a consistency standpoint, that just doesn't translate to success in the NFL. You really need to be secure in what you're doing mentally in order to compete at the highest level."
Speaking of which, Garcia said Russell's trying to get in shape for a pro day in a month or so, hoping to get another chance.
"Granted his back is against the wall," Garcia said of the former first-overall pick. "This is a situation where if he doesn't do it now, it may never happen. But if you look at where he was two months ago to where he is today, he's come a long way in demanding more out of himself than he ever did."
If he had done that the first time through, he might not be a reclamation case.


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Island Shangri-La, Hong Kong celebrates the arrival of the Year of the Horse with a selection of gourmet hampers and delightful dining inspirations.Fireworks Menu at Restaurant Petrus On 1 February 2014 (the second day of the Chinese New Year), there is no better place to experience one of the much-anticipated spectacles in the city than at the Michelin-starred Restaurant Petrus. With the backdrop of the fireworks display over Victoria Harbour, guests can dine on a six-course dinner menu specially prepared by Chef de Cuisine Frederic Chabbert. Dinner includes seasonal favourites such as Normandy Roasted Turbot with Meyer Lemon, Celery and Seaweed and Miérel Bresse Roasted Duck crusted with Coriander and Pardailhan Turnips. The menu is priced at HK$1,588* per person. Auspicious Dishes at Summer Palace Guests can capture the spirit of the Lunar New Year with a traditional Chinese feast at the Michelin two-star Summer Palace. In addition to the dim sum and dessert menus, Chef Ip Chi Cheung has created special dishes comprising ingredients with auspicious associations. Festive Buffet Feast at cafe TOO From 31 January to 3 February 2014, the innovative chefs at cafe TOO will continue its theatrical performances with new signature dishes including Citrus-Cured Raw Salmon, Steamed Abalone, Tandoori King Prawns and Homemade Lollipops. The lunch buffet is priced at HK$468* (adult) and HK$288* (child), and available from noon to 3 p.m. The dinner buffet is priced at HK$638* (adult) and HK$398* (child), and available from 6 to 11:30 p.m.Homemade Pudding and Gourmet Hampers at Island Gourmet Island Gourmet has prepared a collection of homemade puddings and gourmet hampers that convey wishes of good fortune. Homemade puddings such as Chinese New Year Pudding, Taro Pudding and Turnip Pudding are priced at HK$228 each. Inspired by the traditional Chinese New Year Candy Box, the delicious puddings are packaged in violet-red coloured hexagon-shaped boxes with a Chinese knot ornament. The hamper selections include:• Ruby Hamper (HK$1,888)Chinese New Year pudding, Chinese cookies, Shangri-La chocolates, caramelised almonds, candies, blueberry jam, black truffle pâté, dried mushrooms and porcini gift box, Chinese tea, a bottle of red wine and Shangri-La red packets • Jade Hamper (HK$2,588)Chinese New Year pudding, Chinese cookies, Shangri-La chocolates, caramelised almonds, dried porcini gift box, Summer Palace X.O. sauce, tin of abalone, bird nest, Chinese tea, a bottle of red wine and Shangri-La red packets • Diamond Hamper (HK$3,688)Chinese New Year pudding, Chinese cookies, Shangri-La chocolates, foie gras and toast, dried porcini gift box, Summer Palace X.O. sauce, tin of abalone, bird nest, fish maw, Chinese tea, a bottle of red wine and champagne and Shangri-La red packetsGuests can receive a HK$100 dining voucher, which can be utilised in any of the hotel's restaurants, for every purchase of pudding or hamper at Island Gourmet worth over HK$1,500 (after discount). Island Gourmet offers delivery services to Hong Kong Island (HK$150 per item), Kowloon (HK$200 per item) and New Territories (HK$300 per item). Delivery is not applicable to Outlying Islands.For reservations or enquiries, please call Restaurant Petrus at (852) 2820 8590, cafe TOO at (852) 2820 8571, Summer Palace at (852) 2820 8552 and Island Gourmet at (852) 2820 8551.*Prices are subject to a 10 per cent service charge. Child rate is for 3 to 11 years olds.
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New trial denied
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – A divided Wisconsin Supreme Court has denied a new trial for a man convicted of robbing two Milwaukee grocery stores nearly 20 years ago. The 5-2 decision Wednesday overturns a lower court's ruling that new digital enhancements of surveillance video raise doubts about his guilt. The Supreme Court says there is not a reasonable probability that a jury would have a reasonable doubt as to the guilt of Brian K. Avery, that includes viewing the new evidence. Both Avery's attorney from the Wisconsin Innocence Project and a spokeswoman for the state Justice Department, which prosecuted the case, did not immediately return messages. A state appeals court in 2011 granted Avery a new trial, based on the enhanced imagery. Although sentenced to 30 years in prison, he was paroled in 2007.
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September 2011
Opening new channels in the age of Internet news
James Nixon Jr., MBA '05, Director, Product Strategy and Partnerships at CNN Digital
Part of that innovation involves CNN iReport – a citizen journalism platform that Nixon says has incredible potential for fostering consumer interaction and CNN content.
"People submit content and we run it, so we can get news before every other organization," Nixon says of iReport.
Nixon helped create the strategy for the next incarnation of iReport, soon to go live. The new edition will enable CNN consumers to submit stories and journalism pieces to iReport from Web sites outside of CNN's domain – an opportunity Nixon hopes will help the platform grow rapidly. Nixon noted that iReport was crucial to CNN's breaking coverage of Japans tsunami and nuclear crisis and the Egyptian protests earlier this year.
Platforms like iReport are just part of Nixon's larger strategy for helping CNN to meet consumer demands for up-to-the minute information, and to maintain its standing as a news leader in the digital age.
Nixon emphasized that television has been much less affected by the growth of the Internet when compared to other forms of media such as music, radio, and print. He cited the example of Napster, the first widely-used, peer-to-peer file-sharing program, as a technological bellwether that many in the music industry failed to heed. Nixon aims to help CNN lead the way in online media and enhance overall user experience on the Web site, rather than react to changes after the fact. "Whenever a traditional company does not innovate fast enough, it becomes obsolete," Nixon says.
In addition to innovating CNN Digital's strategy, Nixon is also in charge of CNN's content partnerships with such publications as Rolling Stone and People Magazine, playing a crucial role in CNN's editorial direction. "I interact with editorial daily," Nixon says. "All of the strategies I recommend need to be completely in line with the editorial direction of our organization. Without that, the strategy will not work." Nixon, who worked as a technology consultant at Microsoft before attending Johnson, has a broad background in technology. His interest in digital media began while working as a strategic consultant at Deloitte, when a specific case involving phone service and Internet provider Embarq ( now known as CenturyLink) introduced him to the innumerable options available at the convergence of digital media and communication. After helping Embarq increase its profitability by offering more mobile options, he turned his attention to his own career and realized he would need to supplement his experience in technology with media legwork.
He moved to the New York Times Company as a strategic planning manager to get this media experience – a career move he says paid off. When CNN gave him the chance to strategize in digital media "on a global scale," he jumped at the opportunity.
"Everything I've done in the past has strategically positioned me to where I am now," Nixon says.
Part of this strategic positioning includes his Johnson experience, which Nixon says he relished for its breadth and flexibility. Nixon says he focused on finance and marketing at Johnson, with a concentration in international strategy. He also took advantage of an exchange program in Spain, and took classes at the School of Hotel Administration.
"I really learned a lot. I liked the ability to have my own customized program, and the fact that we could take classes outside Johnson," Nixon says. "The flexibility was fantastic. Johnson has given me the tools and foundation to be successful."
Brendan Doyle '12 is an intern in Marketing and Communications at Johnson.


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Andrea Lafferty Targeted, Detained By State Department Security Personnel As "Threat"
Washington D.C. (December 15th, 2011) — Traditional Values Coalition (TVC) president Andrea Lafferty was targeted and detained by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's security personnel this Wednesday during the closing event capping the three day closed-door conference advancing the implementation of U.N. Resolution 16/18.
"For weeks we have been asking whether the true aims of the Organization for Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and U.N. Resolution 16/18 would be used to apply "old fashioned techniques of peer pressure and shaming" to chill and coerce those critical of the Islamist agenda," said Lafferty.
"Hillary Clinton was as good as her word," said Lafferty.
Lafferty was circled by several members of Secretary Clinton's staff before being approached by a member of the security detail, demanding Lafferty follow him. When asked why she was being removed from the reception hall, the security detail announced that a phone call had identified Lafferty as a "security threat" to Secretary Clinton.
"I was shocked and angry at the pressure and shameful intimidation tactics our State Department put on, even to the point of identifying me as a threat to Hillary Clinton."
Secretary Clinton in a June 2011 conference in Istanbul, Turkey remarked how certain comments from those concerned about Islamic fanaticism have been deemed as "incendiary" and looked to sympathize with efforts that would criminalize certain speech that is "an incitement to imminent violence."
"This language — "incitement to imminent violence" — has been used time and time again to close events here in the United States concerning the impact of Islamic shariah law, detain law-abiding Christians elsewhere, and now even target and detain as security threats people from State Department events," said Lafferty.
"The very restriction on free speech the UN Resolution was pushing is exactly what they used against me," said Lafferty.
"I had warned previously how members of the U.S. State Department and Hillary Clinton have pointedly remarked that part of the implementation of U.N. Resolution 16/18 will be an effort to utilize "techniques of peer pressure and shaming" to silence critics of Islamic shariah," said Lafferty. "Little did I realize how quickly Clinton and her Islamist friends were set to make examples out of law-abiding Americans."
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ROCHESTER HILLS -- Oakland University women's basketball coach Beckie Francis, who was terminated last week after 13 seasons, was fired with cause, according to a statement issued by the university to The Oakland Press.
The university said of the June 12 termination that "indications of conduct and behavior of the women's basketball head coach, that if true could be malfeasance and materially adversely affect the orderly or efficient operation of the women's basketball program, came to the attention of an Oakland University administrator in April."
An internal review was launched, and on May 30, Francis was suspended without pay pending further review by Oakland University's general counsel, according to the statement.
Francis accrued a 227-162 record at Oakland and took the Golden Grizzlies to the NCAA tournament twice. She was also named conference coach of the year twice in her tenure at Oakland.
The statement adds other aspects of the women's basketball program are being reviewed.
Oakland University officials said they do not comment on specific details of personnel matters or internal reviews.
Francis issued a statement Friday evening, her first comments on the matter since tweeting shortly after her firing was announced.
"Instead of focusing on my views with respect to recent events regarding my employment, it has always been in my nature to stay positive." the statement read. "I have greatly enjoyed coaching the student-athletes over the years at Oakland University. I have challenged myself personally, professionally, and spiritually and I am looking forward to the future."
Director of athletics Tracy Huth has declined requests to speak to The Oakland Press since the firing was announced.
Francis' husband and Oakland University President Gary Russi announced June 12 his intention to step down effective Aug. 1, just hours before Francis' firing was announced by the athletic department.
Francis was terminated at 10 a.m. June 12, according to documents obtained by The Oakland Press through a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. The move was announced at 6 p.m., hours after Russi had announced his retirement.
Francis tweeted shortly thereafter: "Looking forward to next phase of life. Gary & I have talked about retiring for a while now -- it's time for both of us. Wish Oakland the best."
Russi became president of the Rochester-area school in 1995. Francis arrived at Oakland in 1997. The couple began dating and was married in 1999. Francis took a three-year hiatus beginning in 2002, which she attributed to health concerns, before being rehired in 2005. �
The school's Board of Trustees named Associate Vice President for Outreach, Betty J. Youngblood, as interim president.
Francis was recognized as an Esteemed Woman of Michigan in 2010 and the recipient of the Pat Summitt Most Courageous Award in April of this year.
Oakland assistant athletic director Scott MacDonald repeated Friday he was unaware of any ongoing investigation by the NCAA. A representative from the NCAA said Wednesday it could not confirm or deny an investigation at the school, but noted there have not been any recent reports of infractions at the school.
Francis was given a performance bonus of more than $15,000 in June 2012, according to documents obtained by The Oakland Press through FOIA, after the Golden Grizzlies went 11-17 in the 2011-12 season. Her contract, signed in July 2009, was set to expire in June 2014. The terms of the deal included a 15-percent bonus for her team achieving a specific Academic Performance Rate.
The terms of her termination dictate Francis is not eligible for any severance package from the school, as noted in her contract.
In her most recent performance review, from an evaluation cycle of April 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013, Francis asked for "more positive support from administration" after an injury-plagued season that saw the Golden Grizzlies finish 9-20. Preseason conference player of the year Bethany Watterworth (Lake Orion) sat out� the season with an injury.
The review was incomplete, lacking supervisor comments from Huth. Previous performance reviews from 2008-11 each indicated Francis had "far exceeded job requirements."
A 2012 review termed her performance successful "despite a sub-.500 performance," but indicated Francis needed "to get staffing aligned with (the) goal of recruiting Division I-caliber student-athletes." It also stated Francis had a "high level of commitment to professional development," but she needed "to get assistant coaches at (the) same level."
Francis was due for a $10,000 salary increase effective July 1, when Oakland University's athletics teams switch to the Horizon League, according to documents obtained by The Oakland Press through a separate FOIA request. Her base salary for 2013-14 would have been $136,000 per season.
Men's basketball associate coach Jeff Tungate has been appointed interim women's basketball coach and Oakland announced it intends to conduct a national search for Francis' replacement.
Paul Kampe covers Oakland University athletics for The Oakland Press. Read his blog "Grizzlies Den" at TheOaklandPress.com/blogs/sports.


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This didn't exactly copy my email from the local NBC affiliate, called "Breaking News". Every day, sometimes 2 or 3 times a day, I get the breaking news. The problem is now the news isn't featured. When I copied this, it doesn't accurately portray the message. The breaking news is in the font I'm currently using, not bolded, maybe about an inch or less of the total message. Then we get to Barracki. They've been running his pic and inauguration stuff every day. The font is huge, bolded, underlined. The actual news isn't really featured.
I sent a message to them, which I'm sure no one will ever read there, but it made me feel better. I told them if they have even a shred of journalistic integrity, they will not be cheerleaders for Obama. And I suggested they look at the calendar. The inauguration is OVER!
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Well it was a long time ago that I first heard about the 'bluephone' now its come out in the form of BT Fusion utilisign a different technoloy to that with which it was originally intended.
Has anyone used it yet? Mine is due tomorrow and I have to admit I am very excited! They have an offer on at the moment, which is why I have decided to take the dive.
It does mean you need a BT HomeHub but I already have one of those so not too big an issue.
I'm told (I'll confirm tomorrow) that mid call switching between the GSM and WLAN network is seamless, should be interesting.
I'm a bit dissapointed that the phones they provide don't include bluetooth it would be useful if I could transfer any photos or videos to the computer, but hopefully I will be able to do it using the WLAN instead (though perhaps not) if not then I guess I'll have to invest in a data cable.


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McAfee partners have been executing on the company's Security Connected strategy over the last year, but hot growth areas have developed, fueled by renewed interest in security analytics and advanced malware detection, and McAfee executives say that puts partners in a prime position to take advantage of the opportunity.
That was the message McAfee executives gave to hundreds of solution providers at the company's daylong SecurityAlliance Partner Summit in Las Vegas. The company is fine-tuning its channel program, adding support, rewards and incentives to fuel aggressive growth in the areas of networking, data center and endpoint security, said McAfee channel chief Gavin Struthers.
"Over the last three years, we've been building a journey toward being better connected, and today we're making the case on what better connected means," said Struthers, senior vice president of worldwide channel operations. "When our sales team knows you are in and doubling down on us, we help you get to growth."
[Related: McAfee Channel Chief Details Partner Growth (Video)]
Struthers said McAfee will be revamping its SecurityAlliance Partner Program over the next year, streamlining the five partner programs the company inherited through acquisition. To help fuel growth in the near term, McAfee is removing the rebate payout cap and rewarding registered renewals with a $200 payout to each new renewal, Struthers said. The company also launched a new "Everyone's a Winner" themed promotion, which runs into the first quarter of 2014 and will payout opportunities to active partners to win a trip to the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil.
Struthers said the company is proud of its partners' successes, pointing to an 85 percent increase in eligible deal registration bookings over the last year. Rebates have had a 40 percent increase year over year, and McAfee has had a 25 percent increase in paying more rebates out to partners. Rewards payouts have doubled, beating the company's 2012 record, Struthers said. There is also a 33 percent increase in the number of people enrolled in the rewards program, he said.
The company also bolstered its training model, transforming its e-learning continuing education program into a credits-based system that leads to annual recertification on McAfee products, Struthers said. Participation in training rose from 16 percent to 30 percent over the last year. Partners that take training in security information and event management will get double education credits. The company's new StarTrac sales training program has 36 courses across 20 countries, Struthers said. The company also trained 150 channel employees, building out a strong team with the right skills and business acumen to work with partners, he said
Small and midsize business sales remain an important focus for McAfee, Struthers said. To fuel growth, the company launched a managed security provider program to support partner services.
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The main reason for me to choose for the Asus router was the BitTorrent client that was mentioned in several hundred reviews. However, as we all know, the one supplied by Asus is "less then perfect" and we still end up having to run our PCs 24x7 to get all those Linux distributions (or other type of downloads.... )
Thanks to the excellent work of K.C. (kfurge), weve gotten a whole lot closer to this dream. Now we have a descent telnet service and the option to install packages. It is now possible to run a torrent client on our server!
Several people already worked out how to get the below to work and hal2k1 already did quite a good job to explain how its done, but by putting it in the how-to section and explaining it in a bit more detail, it will hopefully be more accessible for other users as well.
For this how-to, I assume that you have some basic Linux knowledge. Like the ability to start a program or to traverse through directories.
So, thats enough for an intro, now on to the interesting stuff:
1. The first thing to do is install the 188.8.131.52 custom firmware on your router. K.C. already wrote a nice manual for that. Start reading here: http://wl700g.info/showthread.php?t=7109
2. Telnet into your router (if you didnt already do that)
3. Now you have all that running youll need to install 2 more packages: screen and enhanced-ctorrent.
Before you install these 2 programs, let me explain what they do:
The screen program is a virtual telnet session to your router. A bit like terminal services on Windows, but then textual based. So you can start a program inside this virtual telnet session, logout and later resume the session (even from another computer). The screen program has been around for a long time and is used for programs that need a long time to run like compiling a big program or to analyse SETI-data. The BitTorrent client is in the same category: It doesnt require much interaction with the user, but from time to time you want to see the progress.
The enhanced-ctorrent client is a variation on the ctorrent program. The ctorrent program is actually the program that our ASUS router was using. This program was ok for its time, but the project is now asleep. Logically the enhanced version is better and still maintained so a much better way to go.
Now you know the 2 programs, its time to install them:
4 . The command for this is:
ipkg install screen
ipkg install enhanced-ctorrent
Testing the screen program:
Now you have the programs installed, you can try out the screen program. To start it, just type screen (without the quotes). As you see, the program simply starts with a fresh screen in your telnet session. Type a simple command like ls, just to get something on the screen.
Now press ctrl+d and ctrl+a
You should now see on your screen [detached] and the prompt again. Now you type exit to close your telnet session.
Start again your telnet session and logon to your router. Now type screen r (the R stands for resume) to resume an earlier screen session.
As you can see the output of your earlier ls command is still there, including all the settings etc. So by pressing ctrl+d and ctrl+a again, youll detach the screen and screen r you get back to it. If you dont need the virtual screen anymore, you can simply type exit when you are inside the virtual screen and the virtual screen will stop (so no more screen to resume to).
I hope that the above makes it clear how the screen program works and how it is useful for all kind of long running programs.
Testing the enhanced-ctorrent program:
Before we can test this program, well need a torrent file. To test this, find a torrent file that points to something popular and small. Ebooks are usually a good one to use. Download the torrent file with your webbrowser and place it somewhere on your router shared directories.
For example, place the file here: \\WL700gE\Myshare1\Download
(I assume that you are still logged into your router via telnet).
Go to that same directory: cd /shares/MYVOLUME1/MYSHARE1/Download
The enhanced-ctorrent program doesnt need any complicated parameters to start.
Just type enhcanced-ctorrent filename.torrent and the download will start.
The first thing it will do list the content of the torrent file: Which files does it contain.
For all these files it will reserve the space already on your router. If you download for example an ISO file of a DVD, a 4gb file will be made in your hard drive, but will not actually contain anything yet.
At the bottom of the screen, youll see something like this:
Already/Total: 0/9 (0%)
Listening on 0.0.0.0:2706
So, youve already downloaded 0 of the 9mb of the file (since you just started with it) and that the program is listening on that port for clients.
The next line will be something like:
\ 0/18/0 [1/719/686] 0MB,0MB | 0,0K/s | 0,0K E:0,1
Have a look here (http://www.rahul.net/dholmes/ctorrent/userguide.html) for more details on what this exactly means, but it will give you very basic information and see that the download is in progress. The first character changes from / to to \ to | just to give you a limited indicator that the process is still alive.
Like most torrent downloads, they seem to work best if you dont look at them, this is where the screen program comes in.
For now, just press ctrl+c to stop the torrent client. You will now have your prompt again.
Start the screen program and now start the enhanced-ctorrent program again with the same command as before.
The first thing the torrent client will do is to check the file that was earlier downloaded. Youll see something like this: Check exist: 3/9.
Once the entire check has been completed, it will resume the download and will show something like this:
Already/Total: 3/9 (33%)
Listening on 0.0.0.0:2706
The download continues now until its completed. Once that is done, it will tell you that on the screen and will still continue to seed for 72 hrs. After that point the program will automatically exit.
You can change the way the enhanced-ctorrent client works with a couple of parameters, this page (http://www.rahul.net/dholmes/ctorrent/userguide.html) will give you the parameters. Specially the upload and download limits would be useful. For example, adding -U 15 D 60 will limit your upload to 15 KB/s and download to 60 KB/s.
I hope that you understand how using this program together with screen will help you download stuff on your router without your PC running.
I know its not as nice and fancy solution as a program like utorrent or Azureus, but it does the trick.
Good luck with the download and let me know if I forget to include something in this here.


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This week, Slate magazine published excerpts of the 466-page memoir of Guantanamo detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi. It's a remarkable account of the interrogation methods that were used by the U.S. and their effects. Weekends on All Things Considered guest host Kelly McEvers talks to Larry Siems, who posted the memoirs.


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|A brilliant idea to use watercolors on ordinary paper. Gives you texture in wrinkly kind of way. :)
In front of him is the Small Dog Kika in her typical pose as well. Her leg lifted when you're approaching. It's either to roll herself over on the back to get a belly rub or to randomly scratch herself. It's somewhat of her nervous tick I guess. It got much better since I got her but at the beginning she was scratching herself nonstop. And it wasn't the fleas or allergies. It's just how she copes in stressful situations.
Next is my second favorite Little Lolita. :) We call her Lola. She's little shy around strangers and unfamiliar noises. She's also very vocal and can say "mama". :)
On top of the kitty pile is Gizmo and below him his sister Ajda. They came out of the same mama. Can you believe it? :) That's their typical pose as well. They are the most spoiled and most dependant on humans. They seek people's company all the time.
Behind them is the Black Alpha Cat, my all time favorite Roadie. She's not afraid of anything except the vacuum cleaner. :) But they all run and hide when vacuum cleaner comes out of the storage. She and Murphy next to her on the right are the oldest of the bunch. 11 years in April.
Murphy is the silver tabby and she really does have an M on her forehead. :) She likes Karma, the Big Dog and likes to rub against her.
All of my cats except the Small Cat Bolha are bigger than my Small Dog Kika. Bolha is weird. She prefers dogs over cats and humans. She loves Karma and you'll probably find her somewhere around her or on top of her. :)
And then there's Karma, my Big Dog. She's not really that big but she's the biggest of the bunch.
On the wall is a "painting" of my beloved Kana who died 2 years ago. She's my favorite, too. :)
Linking to The Butterfly Effect. And you still have a chance to win my original ATC. To enter my giveaway go here. :)


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The Chatham County Sheriff's Office on Thursday arrested two absconded sex offenders.
INTERACTIVE: Search sex offenders for Chatham, Bryan and Effingham Counties.
Deputies had been searching for 41-year-old Kyle Lamont Gadson, who was convicted of rape in 1992, for about two months after it was determined he was not living at the address he'd registered at on July 23.
He was arrested by sheriff's office investigators after he called 911 to turn himself in, said Michelle Gavin, sheriff's spokeswoman.
Bobby Clinton Butler II, who was convicted of in 1988, was also captured Thursday, only hours after the Chatham County Sheriff's Office issued a statement seeking the public's help in finding the 62-year-old.
Gavin said a tip from CrimeStoppers led to Butler's arrest by U.S. Marshals.
The sheriff's office is continuing to search for two missing offenders.
Christopher Aaron Walter, 30, was convicted in 2002 in Georgia for enticing a child for indecent purposes and has been labeled a sexual predator by the state. Walter disabled his electronic ankle monitor on Nov. 13 and has been missing ever since. He is homeless and last indicated he was living under the Talmadge Bridge near the Oglethorpe Bus Station.
General Smalls, 53, is a Level I sex offender and was convicted of false imprisonment in 1998 in Georgia. Smalls last registered with the sheriff's office on Oct. 23, indicating he lived at the Inner City Night Shelter at 124 Arnold St.
If you have any information about the whereabouts of Butler, Smalls, Walter or Gadson please contact the CCSO's SORT unit at 912-656-5715 or contact CrimeStoppers at 912-234-2020 or call 911.


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California Assembly Speaker John Perez will recognize and honor Ryan Andresen – the East Bay Boy Scout who was denied his Eagle rank because he's gay – at the new Assembly's opening session Monday in Sacramento.
Andresen, now 18, of Moraga, and his parents also are scheduled to meet with supporters including Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner, D-Berkeley; state Sen. Leland Yee, D-San Francisco; and Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The Boy Scouts of America this summer re-affirmed its national policy of barring openly gay boys from membership and gay or lesbian adults from leadership. Andresen came out as gay, and though he had participated in Scouting for 12 years and satisfied all of the many requirements to attain its highest rank, Troop 212′s leaders denied him his Eagle award. The local council subsequently kicked him out of Scouting entirely.
His mother, Karen Andresen, started a Change.org petition which has been signed by almost 428,000 people urging the troop's leaders to ignore BSA's policy and give Andresen the award he earned.


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Daniel Ogren is a Captain at Montgomery County Fire and Rescue Services in Potomac, Maryland. His primary job is working for the fire department; however, he also heads up response and disaster management for his unit. On the side, he runs his own photography business. Daniel uses Evernote for everything from organizing procedures for disaster response to running his photography business.
I use Evernote, Everywhere
- Windows
- Android Phone
- iPhone
- iPad
- Web Clipper
I use Evernote for…Coordinating and Planning a Disaster Relief Effort
I use Evernote every day, both in my personal and professional life. I'm trying to go completely paperless, so everything from tax documents to receipts gets scanned with my Fujitsu ScanSnap and gets sent to my Evernote account. Evernote has also proven to be hugely helpful for my work in disaster response.
I'm active in coordinating local disaster response efforts, and am also a member of the FEMA Task Force. I first started using Evernote for disaster response back when Hurricane Irene descended upon us. As the person in charge of safety for our local task force, I'm responsible for a lot of planning and management. I work with structural engineers and hazardous material folks to make sure that a disaster scene is promptly and safely overseen. From the moment that something happens (an earthquake, hurricane, terrorist attack) I begin gathering information to get an idea of the scope of our job. I use Evernote to capture and manage all of this information.
Creating a Disaster Relief Plan in Evernote
Whenever a disaster occurs, I usually set up a new notebook with the name of that event. From there, I can use a combination of Notebook Stacks and tags to keep my research, communications, and reference documents organized and easy to find.
I use the Evernote Web Clipper to clip weather reports, research information on chemicals and hazardous materials, and begin contacting people in the service. Evernote is my central hub of information: I clip all my research to it, store our standard operating procedures in a Shared Notebook, and forward important emails and correspondences to a notebook for that specific event. All of this information is available on my iPhone and iPad, and I can even store it offline and not have to worry about an Internet connection [Offline Notebooks are a Premium-only feature].
Creating separate notebooks, both private and shared, for different events as well as for general topics makes it easy to distribute information quickly to the right people. For example, I can selectively share notebooks with volunteers who are working on a certain event, or give access to standard operating procedures to everyone in my organization. This saves me an enormous amount of time and keeps me focused on the task at hand.
Evernote for News Monitoring
Since my job requires me to be on top of what's happening in the world, I use Evernote to help me manage an inflow of information. I subscribe to federal government sites like the National Hurricane center, and follow a number of news-oriented Twitter feeds, all of which are configured to automatically send information straight to my Evernote account.
Evernote as a Reference Hub
For general information on urban search and rescue, as well as documents, manuals, PDFs, and training documents, I create separate notebooks that serve as an electronic encyclopedia that I can access from anywhere. Many of these documents can be referred to anytime, and some may come in handy someday! For example, I once had to do research on a UH60 Blackhawk helicopter. I wasn't familiar with this aircraft, so ended up doing a bunch of research online, clipping specifications, pictures and operating procedures to my general notebook. It was useful for the Hurricane Irene effort and now lives in my Evernote account forever.
Before Evernote, I was collecting information from different places; I didn't have a central, easy-to-access and searchable place for all of this information. The longer I use Evernote, the better it works for me. Every time I deal with a new disaster it takes me less and less time to hit the ground running.


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The Dolphins just traded up from the No. 12 overall pick to the No. 3 overall pick to draft defensive end Dion Jordan.
The Dolphins think Jordan a latter day Jason Taylor.
The club gave up the No. 12 pick for Oakland's No. 3 and added the No. 42 overall pick -- the higher of Miami's second rounder. Bargain!
"I'm going to bring tremendous athletic ability," Jordan said.
Jordan is one month into a three-to-four month recovery from shoulder surgery. He might not be ready for the start of training camp in July. The Dolphins expect he'll be ready for the start of the season.


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VILLA PARK – Willowbrook picked up four wins at the West Suburban Gold girls track and field meet Friday.
The Warriors placed third in the team standings with 118 points as hosts of the meet.
The 4 x 400-meter relay team of Taylor Burton, Kayla Denwood, Colleen Krawczykowski and Molly Krawczykowski picked up first place by finishing in 4:10.01. All four of those athletes succeeded on individual events, as well.
Molly Krawczykowski won the 800-meter run and took third in the 400, sister Colleen was second in the 300-meter hurdles and the long jump, Burton won the 400 and Denwood was fourth in the 800.
Denwood teamed up with Britannia Horn, Shannon Jones and Ashley Krause to finish as runners-up in the 4 x 800.
Jada Stills was the Warriors' other winner. Stills won the discus and was also second in the shot put.
Third-place finishers were Shannon Jones (1,600) and Marisa Klaassen (high jump. Fourth-place finishers included Bryanna Daniele (discus, shot put) and Kathrene Garcia (3,200).


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After the Wild's second loss in two nights, you might think they would be angry and frustrated.
You would be wrong.
In what head coach Mike Yeo termed "a win for me," the Wild proved what they've been proving all season: This is a team that doesn't quit. Yes, it's just one game out of 82. But, one night after an intense, emotionally draining loss inWinnipeg, the Wild came back from a 2-0 deficit to force overtime Wednesday before losing to Chicago at home in a shootout, 4-3.
This despite missing crafty winger Pierre-Marc Bouchard, who was out after having his nose broken the night before. This despite losing winger Guillaume Latendresse to post-concussion symptoms after one period.
"It sucks we didn't get two points, but this is a win for me," Yeo said. "As far as I'm concerned, that's a win for our guys."
In a game between the top two teams in the Western Conference — at least point-wise — the Wild started slowly playing on the tail end of a back-to-back but finished strong.
Kyle Brodziak and Matt Cullen scored minutes apart in the second period to tie the game 2-2. With the Wild down 3-2 late in the game, Mikko Koivu scored to send the game into overtime.
As a result the Wild remained the top points team in the West and continued what is becoming an improbable season. The Wild still doesn't have a regulation loss playing on the back end of back-to-back situations, going 2-0-2 in those games.
NHL Team Report – Minnesota Wild – NOTES, QUOTES
–RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard, his nose broken and his lip bloodied and swollen, didn't play Wednesday night against Chicago. The good news? The Wild's play-making winger does not appear to have sustained a concussion from his hit by Zach Bogosian in the closing minutes of Tuesday night's game in Winnipeg.
Bogosian hit Bouchard from behind, into the boards, and Bouchard crumpled to the ice. When he was helped up and off the rink, blood was spilling profusely. There is no word yet whether Bogosian will face discipline for the hit.
Wednesday morning, Wild coach Mike Yeo said he felt Bogosian's hands were high and needed to be in a lot more control, but "we're not screaming bloody murder" that he needs to be suspended.
Bouchard? He said his nose and lip are sore and he was scheduled to have a CT scan Wednesday afternoon. As for concussion symptoms? "I had a pretty big shot on the nose," he said. "And with all the sinuses, my body doesn't feel 100 percent. I lost a lot of blood last night. But I don't have many big symptoms that tell me my head's not fine."
Still, he sat Wednesday because the Wild wants to play this safe. "With his history, we want to make sure that he's good to go," said Yeo. Bouchard missed the final eight games of the 2008-09 season with a concussion, then 81 of 82 games in 2009-10 with post-concussion syndrome before returning Dec. 1, 2010.
–LW Guillaume Latendresse's return was short-lived. He missed 15 games with a concussion before returning to play in Winnipeg on Tuesday — after having practiced with the team just one time — and scoring the Wild's only goal. But Wednesday against Chicago, Latendresse was lost during the first intermission with what Wild coach Mike Yeo termed post-concussion syndrome. Latendresse logged just 7:03 of ice time and had four hits. On one shift, he checked Nick Leddy hard, then rocked Viktor Stalberg with an open-ice hit near the benches. It's unclear if that's when Latendresse was rattled.
–C Matt Cullen returned from a one-game illness to score his ninth goal of the season. Still, with an injury to Pierre-Marc Bouchard and with Casey Wellman struggling, the Wild made a series of moves Wednesday. They put goalieJosh Harding (whiplash) on IR, defenseman Nate Prosser was sent back to Houston of the AHL and center Warren Peters was recalled from Houston and installed in the lineup.
QUOTE TO NOTE: "It could be just easy to write it in and start thinking about the next one. But great job by the guys in the room sticking with it, and we got a valuable point out of it." — Wild center Kyle Brodziak on the Wild rallying from deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 to force overtime and get a point out of Wednesday's game with Chicago.
NHL Team Report – Minnesota Wild – ROSTER REPORT
–C Mikko Koivu continued his strong play, scoring his eighth goal — and his fourth in five games — late in the third period on a delayed penalty to send the game with Chicago into overtime. Koivu has points in 13 of his last 14 games and leads the team with 28 points (8-20-28).
–RW Cal Clutterbuck posted his second career two-assist game. He had the primary assist on Mikko Koivu's goal that sent the game into overtime.
–C Kyle Brodziak scored his 11th goal of the season, the most on the Wild roster. He also won 16 of 23 faceoffs.
–D Marek Zidlicky returned to action after missing 13 games with a concussion.
–D Greg Zanon was a healthy scratch Wednesday. It was the first time in his career that Zanon had been scratched when healthy. He sat because Marek Zidlicky returned from an injury.
–G Josh Harding (whiplash) has been cleared to play, but he was put on injured reserve Wednesday to make room for the Wild to call up Warren Peters from Houston of the AHL. Harding missed his third game Wednesday.
–D Justin Falk (upper body) missed his ninth game Wednesday. He has been cleared to play but will have difficulty finding his way back into the lineup unless a Wild defenseman either gets hurt or struggles in his play.
–RW Devin Setoguchi (lower body) missed his fourth game Wednesday. He has yet to start skating on his own.
–RW Pierre-Marc Bouchard (broken nose) missed Wednesday's game after being boarded late in Tuesday's game in Winnipeg.
–Niklas Backstrom
–Matt Hackett
–Nick Schultz, Mike Lundin
–Marco Scandella, Jared Spurgeon
–Clayton Stoner, Marek Zidlicky
–LW Darroll Powe, C Mikko Koivu, RW Dany Heatley
–LW Cal Clutterbuck, C Matt Cullen, RW Guillaume Latendresse
–LW Colton Gillies, C Kyle Brodziak, RW Nick Johnson
–LW Cody Almond, C Warrenn Peters, RW Brad Staubitz.


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From GENE LOGSDON (1985)
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Garden Farm Skills
With a very small number of animals on a homestead, the whole tenor of livestock management differs from that of the commercial farm. You get to know your few animals well as individuals, and you become almost friends with them. Chore time becomes pleasurable. If you have hostile animals, you can get rid of them and buy others. And, if after a while you cannot find gentle animals, nature is telling you something. I have always believed that a good dairyman would be successful in any working relationship with humans because if you can get along well with a bunch of cows, you can get along well with anyone.
Animals are creatures of habit, too. Domesticated, they will tolerate being trained to a routine somewhat foreign to their instincts, but once that routine is established, they do not look kindly upon an abrupt change. Change only confuses and alarms them. You must be patient, or suffer the consequences.
A totally gentled cow — the only animal I can talk about with conviction — is a pleasure to be around, more relaxing companionship than most people. She will not kick you when you are milking, if she considers you her friend, although she may fidget and raise her foot if she has a sore teat. Don't yell at her for that. She will let you trim her hooves when she is lying down — a job that otherwise you need a special (expensive) tool for, since a cow will not generally let you lift its foot up in your lap as a horse will.
Animal Talk
Animals can talk to you and they can understand most of what you need to communicate to them, so long as you do not get into anything as abstruse as the philosophy of Spinoza. Mostly they understand your tone of voice and will respond amazingly. I have a tone that they know is angry; another they know is happy; another that means please go out the door, ma'am; and another that means Go! They know by my movement and my voice whether I'm just walking by or whether it is time to get up. If they don't want to get up, my cows lay their heads low to the floor and shake them in a very plain No! When they want to show me how pleased they are, they come up and lick me. When the horse is angry at me, she turns her rear end to my face.
Animals have many different sounds for communicating with each other. Knowing them can help you. Even if I couldn't see, I'd know when a ewe is going to accept her lamb — by the gurgling, almost inaudible sound she makes to it.
Body Language
Animals communicate with each other either by body language I can't always pick up or sounds I can't hear. The cow, for example, knows when the horse is going to chase her away from the water hole at the creek, and when the horse is going to sidle up in a friendly fashion — long before I can denote any flattening of the ears or baring of the teeth. If I could learn this language, I could communicate with them better. They in turn can occasionally sense my anger even before I think I have revealed it to them. They distinguish my different facial expressions. The horse and dog especially sense the slightest frown or smile and react accordingly.
This kind of intimacy makes work in the barn much more pleasant and easy. Hoof trimming is one example. Another is heat detection. On a homestead where there is only one cow, the novice homesteader has a difficult time knowing when his cow is ready to breed. (Cows will ride each other when in heat.) But if you are very familiar with your cow's character, you will know immediately when she is in heat, even before the telltale physical sign of excessive mucus issuing from the vagina. The cow will be noticeably belligerent, nervous, pushy, flighty — anything but her normal languidness.
Our horse taps gently on her stall gate when she wants out. If she gets no reaction from me, she taps louder. And louder. Finally I yell — to save the gate — and she stops. She knows at least that I've gotten the message. In the field she has a cunning way of continually walking in front of me and stopping. I finally realized she was trying to discourage me from leaving her.
Being gentle does not mean that you must be wishy-washy. I will whack, firmly, but not too hard, a balky cow that decides she just will not go out of the barn right now, thank you. Once whacked, she invariably moves with alacrity if I just wave the stick. The big calf will occasionally decide to keep on nursing after I tell it to go back to its pen. A prick with the fork changes its mind. But don't whack your animals until you have won them over completely with kindness. Until then, too much physical discipline will make them wary of you forever.
To gentle an animal to easy handling, I think you should start from birth. When I have bought an adult animal, I have never been able to instill in it the trust and understanding of home-raised stock. I started our flock of sheep with ewes raised elsewhere. They were wild beyond gentling, and they have passed their distrust of humans on to their young. Some day I will get rid of them and start over with bottle-raised lambs.
[Update 5/15/11: Truth be known, the wildness that my first four sheep were infected with continued to infect their offspring to this very day in 2011, although only in a much milder form. I never had the heart to get rid of them and start from scratch. For example, no matter how gently and slowly I enter the barn, they still will rush out as if the devil were after them. Then they stand outside, stare at me sheepishly, and realize that they are acting stupid. They then come back inside again, even though I am standing there, and brush right by me. So all my patience over the years is not lost.]
Stop to pet your animals as you pass their pens. Take a choice tidbit out to the field to feed them. I've never had any trouble catching the horse for work or riding, as seems to be the case on so many homesteads. The horse always comes up to me, associating my presence with something enjoyable. I always feed her a bit of oats when I first put her in the barn, for the same reason.
Nevertheless, there will probably be times when you do lose your temper with animals. Be ashamed, but not discouraged. We all do, and always to disadvantage. It is sort of like smoking. Once you really resolve to stop it, you can. And like stopping smoking, the rewards are great. Around the barn, calmness pays in every way.


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The Ivy League announced the 2019 Ivy League men's and women's basketball Tournaments will be held at Yale in the John J. Lee Amphitheater at Payne Whitney Gymnasium.
Senior Camille Zimmerman has been named First Team All-Met by the Met Basketball Writers Association. The MBWA announced its Div. I women's honors and awards on Tuesday.
Camille Zimmerman has signed a professional contract with the Minnesota Lynx of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA), as announced by the team on Tuesday. Zimmerman will join the reigning WNBA champions at the team's training camp. The Lynx will announce their training camp plans at a later date.
Ten Columbia University student-athletes were named to the 2018 Winter Academic All-Ivy League Team, league officials announced on Tuesday afternoon.
Columbia women's basketball senior Camille Zimmerman is at the Women's Final Four in Columbus, Ohio, participating in the "So You Want To Be A Coach" program, presented in partnership with the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) and Alliance of Women's Coaches. Zimmerman was selected for the three-day program in January, which runs March 28-30.
Columbia women's basketball announced the dates for its 2018 Summer Camps. This year, there are seven sessions to choose from, including three Day Camps, two Elite Camps, a Team Camp and a new Academic Exposure Camp.
After leading the Ivy League in scoring and rebounding for a second consecutive season, Columbia senior Camille Zimmerman earned her second straight First Team All-Ivy League selection. The league's postseason women's basketball honors and awards, voted on by the eight head coaches, were announced on Wednesday.
The collegiate basketball careers of Jillian Borreson, Paige Tippet and Camille Zimmerman were celebrated Sunday afternoon at Levien Gymnasium. However, the trio was unable to go out with a win, falling to Harvard, 78-59.
Dartmouth shot over 55 percent from the field and hit 11 threes to spoil the first game of the Columbia women's basketball team's Senior Weekend, 88-77, Saturday afternoon at Levien Gymnasium.
The Columbia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics and Physical Education has announced a schedule change to this weekend's home women's basketball games
The Columbia women's basketball team bids farewell to its senior class in the final two games of the regular season this weekend at Levien Gymnasium. The Lions host Dartmouth Saturday, followed by Harvard on Sunday. Both games will start at 2 p.m., with a Senior Day ceremony scheduled prior to the start of Saturday's game against the Big Green.
Imani Whittington was selected Ivy League Co-Rookie of the Week for women's basketball by the league office on Monday. Whittington averaged 15.5 points and shot 52.2 percent to help this Lions go 1-1 on the road over the weekend.


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GRAND RAPIDS (AP) — Another winter storm is heading to Michigan, with up to at least 6 inches of snow forecast for parts of the southern Lower Peninsula.
The National Weather Service says snowfall is expected to start Monday afternoon in western Michigan, with 4 to 6 inches of snow anticipated by the time it wraps up Tuesday. Southeastern Michigan including Detroit area could get 3 to 6 inches.
The snow could affect the Monday evening commute.
In the northern Lower Peninsula, 3 to 5 inches of snow is forecast, with higher amounts possible locally. The Upper Peninsula also is expected to get clipped by the snowstorm, with 3 to 5 inches of snow possible across the western and central U.P.
Warmer weather is expected Tuesday through Thursday in parts of the state.