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Over the past few weeks, the upper part of Planck's outer solar array has been covered with multi-layer insulation, the satellite has been prepared for upcoming helium filling operations, several sub-system functional tests have been carried out and it has undergone final cleaning before launch.
Multiple layers of insulation
On Wednesday 4 March, multi-layer insulation (MLI) was fitted on the upper part of the outer solar array at the base of the service module. After this, both the insulation and the solar array underwent a final round of inspection.
Helium filling
Planck's Low Frequency Instrument (LFI) and the High Frequency Instrument (HFI) will operate at extremely low temperatures; 20K for LFI and 0.1K for HFI. To achieve these low temperatures, the satellite employs a three-stage active cryogenic cooler. The last cooling stage makes use of the cooling effect of mixing two isotopes of helium (helium 3 and helium 4) at low temperatures (around -272°C).
Both helium isotopes are stored under very high pressure in special tanks and the helium is depleted slowly during the mission. The supply cylinders containing the pressurised helium were inspected and filling activities started on Monday 9 March.
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Engineers have also completed several system reference tests. The tests verified the health of the satellite's four major subsystems: power conditioning, thermal control, attitude measurement and control, command and data management, as well as telemetry and telecommand.


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Discrete manufacturing is a commonly used term in manufacturing that refers to a final product which can be divided up into its raw components. For example, in an automobile, each component can be separated, touched and seen. By contrast, in process manufacturing it isn't possible to get the raw ingredients out of the final product. An example of process manufacturing is medications produced by pharmaceutical companies.
This guide is intended to help those who are looking for a software solution that will make the discrete manufacturing process more streamlined for their organization. Here's what we'll cover:
What Is Discrete Manufacturing Software?
Common Features of Discrete Manufacturing Software
Benefits of Discrete Manufacturing Software
Discrete manufacturing systems are designed to give organizations better control of and visibility into the manufacturing process. Discrete manufacturers focus on reducing costs by limiting waste and reducing the time to produce. A typical system will implement a lean manufacturing philosophy, matching the inflow of parts, materials and subassemblies with the production of finished goods.
The key modules for discrete manufacturers are inventory (including purchasing and receiving), accounts receivable and customer relationship management (CRM), with a special emphasis on process control. Manufacturers of discrete goods can choose to implement a full enterprise resource planning (ERP) system or select best-of-breed components to integrate with their accounting system. Firms with automated shop floors will be interested in incorporating manufacturing execution systems (MES). Integration with project management is available on some manufacturing systems as well.
For most manufacturers of discrete goods, general ledger and accounts payable are standard. Payroll is standard, but some companies have bonus pay and overtime that must be charged against specific projects or products.
On-premises installations are the norm for discrete manufacturing software, but cloud-based options exist. The key driver of cloud-based installations is the existing information technology (IT) capabilities of the company, usually based on the complexity of the shop floor technology and integration.
In evaluating software, discrete manufacturers should consider the following functions to meet their unique requirements:
|Supply chain management
|Discrete manufacturers need transparency into suppliers' systems. Order status, supplier inventory, current pricing, order entry and payment can all be integrated between supplier and manufacturer.
|Make/buy reporting
|Products require subassemblies. Make/buy reporting applies job estimating to subassemblies to see if it is more profitable to make or buy components. Advanced systems will factor in time to build or buy, as well as the cost.
|Process planning reporting
|In order to estimate and track jobs, the process for each step of fabrication must be planned and documented. The process of planning reports tracks the development of the process plan for each product.
|Material supplier planning
|Part of the make/buy process, material supplier planning assigns a bill of materials to each subassembly. This also allows make/buy decisions to be based on current market prices for material and labor for each product and production run.
|Component substitution
|If a preferred component is not available, the inventory system should provide any alternative components. The production runs with alternative components should be tracked for recall management.
|Bill of materials (BOM) management
|The system should create BOMs directly from orders. It should allow revisions to the BOM to provide additional levels of detail. In advanced systems, a conceptual BOM is used as part of the process to develop a quote or new product.
|Workload planning
|As part of the manufacturing planning process, shop floor managers can adjust the workloads of employees and machines. Managers can use this feature to leverage the most expensive equipment to depreciate or minimize usage of the most expensive to run. Managers can also manage workloads of shop workers, taking into account workers' preferences.
|Engineering change management
|The system should track engineering changes and their impact on time and cost per unit. It should also be easy to enter the changes into the system so that the adjustments can flow to other products and the overall production schedule.
|Serial number management
|If the products are serialized, the serial numbers must be managed. Numbers must be linked to specific products, including any variations, such as color options. Serial numbers must be tied to production runs as part of recall management.
|Certified design management
|If the manufacturer produces certified products, the system should provide compliance reports for the certification authority. It should also enforce the stipulations of the certification, such as no component substitutions or no changes in software.
|Recall management
|The system should support product recalls by identifying which runs are affected and which customers received them.
Manufacturing businesses can see a variety of benefits with the implementation of discrete manufacturing software. Some of these benefits include:
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A.G.'s office will offer cash for working and non-working guns at drop sites across New York
Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has announced his office will be sponsoring a statewide gun buyback program in cities across New York state. During a press conference at the kickoff event in Rochester, Schneiderman announced his office will be accepting working and non-working, unloaded weapons in exchange for compensation on site in Binghamton, Poughkeepsie, Utica, Yonkers and the Buffalo suburb of Cheektowaga in the coming weeks.
"By encouraging gun owners to turn in their weapons through our cash-for-guns program, we're removing deadly firearms from locations where they can be stolen or otherwise misused, keeping them out of the wrong hands," Schneiderman said. "Every day, my office fights to ensure all New Yorkers are safe and secure in their communities. Along with vigorously enforcing our state's gun laws, I'm proud that my office has taken this additional step to stop the outbreak of gun violence that has plagued our communities."
In 2011, close to 33,000 Americans were victims of gun-related deaths. Further, The Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence reports an average of 268 people are shot every day in America. That's 97,820 people per year.
The attorney general's office will offer money in the form of debit cards when a gun is received by law enforcement officers. Debit cards with the appropriate amount will be issued after each unloaded gun is received and screened by the officers on-site.
Guns must be transported to the drop-off site unloaded and placed in a plastic or paper bag or box. Both working and non-working firearms will be accepted, and there is no limit on the number of firearms an individual can return. Licensed gun dealers, and active or retired law enforcement officers, are not eligible for this program.
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DHT Holdings Inc. (DHT) Hits New 52-week Low During January 20 SessionEquities Staff Follow |
DHT Holdings Inc. (DHT) established a new 52-week low yesterday, and could be a company to watch at the open. After opening at $5.60, DHT Holdings Inc. dropped to $5.15 for a new 52-week low. By the closing bell, the company's stock was at $5.37 a share for a loss of 5.29%.
Falling to a new 52-week low is never fun for company's shareholder, but, depending on who you ask, it can be either a buy or a sell signal. Someone bearish on the stock might see it reaching its lowest price in a year as a sign of growing downward momentum and make sure they sell their shares. Bulls, though, are more likely to see a new 52-week low as the stock hitting its low point and anticipate a bounce in the share price.
However one plays it, it's often a critical moment for any stock and should be noted by investors.
DHT Holdings Inc. saw 2.03 million shares of its stock trade hands, that's out of 92.85 million shares outstand. The stock has an average daily volume of 1.75 million shares. After hitting a new 52-week low, DHT Holdings Inc. enters the new trading day with a market cap of 498.61 million, a 50-day SMA of $7.44 and a 200-day SMA of $7.51
DHT Holdings Inc. now has a P/E ratio of 5.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of DHT Holdings Inc., check out Equities.com's Stock Valuation Analysis report for DHT. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com's analysts, visit our Research section.
DHT Holdings Inc is a crude oil tanker company. It operates a fleet of crude oil tankers which consists of ten double-hull crude oil tankers, of which all are wholly-owned by the company.
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Here's a nice article that's going to be published in the upcoming issue of Shambhala Sun. You can also go here to read it on-line instead of as a PDF file. I'm not sure I see myself quite the way the writer does. But that ain't no thang. It's still an interesting article. To me it's interesting to be able to see that perspective. I don't see myself as part of any movement. As I've said a zillion times, I really, honest to God thought there was absolutely no possibility at all for Hardcore Zen to even get published, let alone become popular. Shows you what I know. Cuz last Friday for the first time ever in my life I was stopped on the street by someone I'd never met before who recognized me from the photos on the backs of my books. That's a very strange thing...
Anyway they wanted me to include a link to the Shambhala Sun website if I used the article here. So there it is.
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Bar Dining in the French Quarter
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This romp around the French Quarter focuses on full course meals at bars in restaurants within the boundaries of our beloved Vieux Carré. It begins with a revolution, a new restaurant named R'evolution spawned out of a three-way with Louisiana Chef John Folse, Chef Rick Tramonto and Royal Sonesta Hotel owners, or management, or some combination of it all.
Bar R'evolution has become French Quarter hot spot for those of us who enjoy a bar setting more for eating with drinking. My first meal at R'evolution last summer was actually in their most formal center dining room. The reasoning was the same as my first visit to most new restaurants: I needed to go at least once so I could say I had been and so I could give an estimate on its longevity. After a shot glass liquid amuse-bouche of a heavenly citrus concoction, highlights included wood-fire grilled sweetbreads, steak tartare and "Bird in a Cage," which rivals the fried chicken at Galatoire's as the tastiest bird dish in town. To provide full details about the incredible edible cage would be like giving away the ending of a movie.
The décor equals the food, easily the most smartly dressed eatery to open in New Orleans since Restaurant Jonathan on North Rampart Street in the 1970s.
Further investigation was in order. The next day I returned solo. As is my custom when dining at a bar, my favorite seat is one near the service area. The cross pollination of bartenders and waiters guarantees access to a flow of insider gossip – a guest with a peculiar order, need the check quick for Table 10 or they will be making a baby at the table, and a local chef just left in an ongoing journey to find himself.
The bartender that second night quickly gained my confidence after recommending an iced platter of P&J oysters on the half-shell as a starter. I was under his forces. I forgot what else I ate that night, but a tattoo caught my attention. There was a bold letter on the bartender's right forearm that resembled the "R" in R'evolution's logo. None of the other bartenders had the same branding, and I soon learned that the name of the man with the "R" tattoo was Randy. The tattoo had preceded his employment at R'evolution.
"Death by Gumbo, Crabmeat Beignets and oysters on the half-shell – our three most popular food selections at the bar. Folks like eating in our relaxed and lively atmosphere," says Randy Colbus, a lead bartender at Bar R'evolution since they opened with a bang last June. He was lured to New Orleans by food, drink and a girlfriend similarly named Randi. "On a busy night at least half our bar customers are eating at the bar. They include walk-ins to the restaurant, out-of-towners traveling alone and folks out for a grazing who want a quick in-and-out bite, in addition to our local destination bar diners."
All the bartenders are stars who know food as well as drink, but wait until you meet the directors of their 10,000-bottle wine cellar. Wine director Molly Wismeier is as pretty as she is knowledgeable, and her dapper assistant Matthew Allen visits the bar as well as tables with recommendations that shouldn't be ignored. For example, a perfect Loire Valley cabernet to pair with one of their signature appetizers, a pair of long-roasted bones sawed down the middle presented with a marrow spoon best shared to reserve stomach space for other courses.
In a recent tour of the wine cellar, Wismeier showed two friends visiting from Virginia and me some of their older wines in the cellar, including a 1929 Maury she described as "lighter than a port but with all that fruit." We were snagged once we heard it was available by the glass and were soon back at the bar with three glasses. The $35 a glass price tag breaks down to 42 cents a year for an 84-year-old wine that rested in casts for decades before being bottled in the 2000s. I think that it was the first wine I drank that was older than I am.


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Panama Ethnic Groups
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Due to its unique geographical location, economic importance, and historical significance, Panama has become a blend of many cultures and ethnicities. The Panama Railroad and later the Panama Canal attracted workers from China, the West Indies, and Africa. Commercial opportunities attracted merchants from Europe, India, and the Middle East. The involvement of France and the United States in the building of the Panama Canal also influenced immigration from these countries. Panama is also home to a diverse group of indigineous people.
Indigenous Groups of Panama
Indigenous groups currently inhabit five "comarcas" in Panama; although, some groups like the Teribe and Bri Bri are so small that they do not have a comarca.
|Areas of Darién, by the banks of rivers such as the Chucunaque, Tuira, Balsas, Chico, Jaqué, Sambú, Río Bagre
|By the banks of Río Chagres en Alto Chagres, Mocambo Abajo, San Antonio, Gamboa, and Emberá Gatún
|Archipielago of Kuna Yala
|Ngöbe - Buglé
|Provinces of Chiriquí, Bocas del Toro, and Veraguas
|Teribe (Nazo)
|Western part of the province of Bocas del Toro,primarily along the banks of the Teribe river
|Small communities spread between the provinces of Bocas del Toro and Veraguas.
|Bri Bri
|On the border with Costa Rica, near the Río Yorkín y Sixaola tributary in the province of Bocas del Toro
The Embera-Wounaan people are also known as Choco and the Ngobe-Bugle people are also known as Guaymi. The Teribe and Bri Bri populations are small and they do not live in a 'Comarca."
Extinct Indigenous Groups
Some indigenous groups are extinct, such as the Doraz or Dorasque people, who mainly inhabited the town of Dolega in the province of Chiriqui. The Dorasque eventually intermarried with the local population and ceased to exist as a distinct group. However, they left behind a written language.
- Research paper on current indigenous groups in Panama.
- Description of indigenous groups in Panama.
- Geographical location (comarcas) of indigenous groups in Panama.
- Bibliography of indigenous groups in Panama.
Jewish People of Panama
Chinese People of Panama
The Chinese influence in Panama dates back to more than 150 years ago. On April 1, 1854, the first wave of over 700 Chinese laborers arrived in Panama aboard the Sea Witch to work in the construction of the Panama Railroad company. A handful of Chinese immigrants had made their way to the Panama shores earlier and had established businesses and bought farms in the interior of the country. Chinese laborers would later be imported to work in the construction of the Panama Canal.
Juan Tam wrote a book, "Chinese Footprints in Panama: 150 Years of Chinese Presence" that documents the history of Chinese migration to Panama and provides a large amount of genealogical information.
West Indian (Antillian) People of Panama
East Indian People of Panama
Arab People of Panama
French People of Panama
Italian People of Panama
The Italian immigration to Panama began during the construction of the Panama Canal and another influx of immigrants took place after the end of World War II.


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Faith in Action Picks Up Coats for Kids
After hearing the news that after 25 years there would no longer be Coats for Kids Project in the Red River Valley, Faith in Action's advisory board knew they needed to keep this project going locally.
"Through the partnership with Essentia Health Clinic and local physician and businessman Paul Diegel, we are assured it will happen," said Faith In Action director Vicki Grafing in a release.
Diegel said Monday he was happy to help, providing space at the former St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Fourth Street Southwest. Diegel said he purchased the former church building thinking it would provide office space for his businesses, and discovered Faith in Action was in need of space.
Diegel said he was surprised the program didn't have a sponsor for this year, "and we wanted to keep the program. Faith in Action needs that space."
Diegel said Legacy Place has been involved in Coats for Kids in the past "The Legacy Place was a gathering place last fall. Last year we sent coats out to reservation kids – we want to make it more local this year."
Diegel said Grafing and other Faith In Action board members asked if he could help with the program this year. "Tamie Gernholtz works at Legacy Place and is on the Faith In Action board."
Grafing said this year's Coats for Kids Project has "two convenient drop off locations: Essentia Health Clinic lobby and Mercy Hospital lobby.
Said Grafing, "I am so thankful for these two businesses stepping up to the plate to be in charge of the drop off zones. We also have two dedicated volunteers that will be picking up coats and bringing them to storage until the distribution date. It really does take a whole community to come together to do a project this large."
Grafing said, "We will collect coats through Friday, Oct. 5. Paul and Tanya Diegel generously offered the use of their washers and dryers at The Legacy Place where the Faith in Action volunteers will launder all necessary items before the Sunday, Oct. 14 distribution at the former St. Paul's Church on Fourth Street SW from 2 to 5 p.m."
Said Diegel, "We are looking for anything that can be cleaned or repaired."
'When I heard about it, I said, 'Go ahead – do it – it sounds like a good idea," said Laura Hovland, Essentia Health Valley City facility manager.
"We were contacted by Vicki to see if we were willing to be a drop off center for coats. We felt this program was very valuable, and something that shouldn't be dropped in this community and we wanted to participate in any way we could," said Dr. Tanya Diegel, a family practice physician with Essentia's Valley City Clinic.


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A thorough body cleansing might help to reduce the occurrence and effects of health problems like infections, Candida, acne, ulcers, and overall sluggishness.
Your body may store different types of toxins due to various factors like stress, environmental factors, irregular eating habits and poor lifestyle. You may not always chew your food thoroughly. Many of us overeat and tax our digestive organs that have to work overtime to digest as much of the food as possible. Colon health and efficiency may be affected. A complete body cleanse may help to keep your body healthier so that your body may absorb nutrients more effectively so that you have a healthier body and live a better life.
Complete Body Cleansing
A complete body cleanse regimen might involve a colon cleanse, parasite cleansing and even a liver flush or cleanse. A colon cleanse might be recommended to precede the others as the liver and kidney release waste. These toxic substances have to pass through the colon for excretion. If your colon is not clean, this waste could get absorbed within the body again and intensify your problems.
Colon Cleanse
Colon cleansing may help to clear your colon of toxic substances and allow better absorption of minerals and nutrients. It may help you overcome constipation.
Parasite Cleansing
Parasites are believed to be the cause of many ailments. They sometimes remain undetected for a long time. Medications may not kill all parasites. Some people suggest that taking a combination of herbs like wormwood, black walnut hulls, and common cloves can prove beneficial. But, these
should be referred to your doctor for advice before you even consider buying or using any. Some people promote herbal preparations that contain substances like olive leaf extract, pumpkin seeds, garlic, and goldenseal for cleaning away parasites. But, none of them are proven to work. You should always consult your local doctor before even considering using any such preparation.
Liver Flush
A liver flush or a liver cleanse is intended to clean your gallbladder. It is claimed to help remove stones from the gallbladder. Some people claim that liver cleansing can prove beneficial to some degree with people that have ailments like eczema, acne, allergies, asthma, candida infections, gallstones, food intolerances and constant tiredness.
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Plot Summary: The TV anime series Lilpri is adapted from Sega's trading card game Lilpri: Yubi Puru Hime Chen!, distributed via arcade game machines. The story centers on Ringo Yukimori, Reira Takashiro and Natsuki Sasahara - three elementary school girls who can change into idol princesses.
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A person whose religious exercise has been burdened in violation of this section may assert that violation as a claim or defense in a judicial proceeding and obtain appropriate relief against a government. Standing to assert a claim or defense under this section shall be governed by the general rules of standing under article III of the Constitution.
(Pub. L. 103–141, § 3, Nov. 16, 1993, 107 Stat. 1488.)
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Litsue, the daughter of Valerie Begay and Keith Litsue, was nominated by her BEACON tutor, Lynda Diem, who cited Litsue's positive attitude and continuing growth.
"When Seraphina started with BEACON, she hardly spoke, refused to read, and she would put her head down on the desk for most of the time. Now, she is reading with pleasure at five reading levels above where she started, she enjoys learning, she just received a 100 percent on a spelling test, she tries her best at math and she smiles and is happy," Diem wrote in her nomination. "Seraphina is a delight to teach because she has a positive attitude. She continues to give her best!"


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uptempo wrote:ReginaldLewis wrote:Don't get me wrong, I think he is head and shoulders over Murphy, and Dunleavy is not even in the argument. I just hought he was a more physical guy. We still need that physical guy. Powell may be it. i really enjoy this team much more than i have any Warrior team in the last 10 years.
Other than Terry Cummings, when has a "physical" player thrived playing for Nelson?
Quicker, face-the-basket players are whom do well playing for Nelson.
These types (Nelson-coached) of teams are oftentimes entertaining to watch; however, they are not going to win an NBA championship. Vis-a-vis, compared to what we have been accustomed to here the past 12 years, a Nelson coached team may be our best option. I would have rather seen Cohan step in, axe Mullin, bring in a Vandeweghe or a Donnie Nelson, and have that GM build a roster that can win a championship and hire a coach that gets his team to rebound and play defense. Cuban had to do this in Dallas by pushing out Nelson and moving up Avery Johnson.
Powell will do well with this team, as will Harrington, Jackson, and Cabbage. As much as we all loved Ike, he, Ike, had no chance to excel on a Nelson coached team. Powell/Harrington are much better suited than Ike to do well with this team.
Yes, the Cavs loss yesterday evening was disappointing; however, the team is still learning to play as a unit. We should reserve judgement until sometime soon after the All Star break. Athletically, this team can match up and beat the run and gun teams (Denver, Phoenix) in the West, but still will have trouble with the teams that play inside (Utah, Houston, San Antonio).
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A Scooby-doo! Christmas
Director: Scott Jeralds
Actors: Mindy Cohn, Grey DeLisle, Casey Kasem, Kathy Kinney, Frank Welker
Genres: Animation, Short, Comedy, Horror, Mystery
Country: USA
Release Year: 2004
Duration: 30 min
Synopsis: Storyline: On the way to Daphne's relatives' condominium, the Mystery Inc. gang detours through the town of Winter Hollow, where the vengeful Headless Snowman has destroyed the town's Christmas spirit...
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A second boulder stopped just feet (about a meter) behind the traditional stone farmhouse in the rocky region of Alto-Adige.
The surreal sight was captured in a series of dramatic photographs. Nobody was injured in the tumble from mountains overlooking the village of Ronchi di Termeno. Some other boulders from the January 21 landslide blocked roads.


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May 7, 2008
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In her third season as head coach of the Lipscomb Lady Bisons softball team Kristin Peck has earned Atlantic Sun Coach of the Year honors.
Peck was selected for the award by a vote of A-Sun coaches. Peck directed the Lady Bisons to a 16-6 A-Sun record and a 29-24 worksheet overall. The Lady Bisons earned their first ever regular season softball title, tying with Florida Gulf Coast and USC Upstate. The Lady Bisons are the No. 1 seed in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament which begins Thursday morning at Stetson University in DeLand, Fla.
The Lady Bisons were picked to finish seventh in a preseason poll of conference coaches. Last season they were fifth with a 9-8-1 record.
Peck, 68-88-1 for her career, admitted she was surprised to earn Coach of the Year honors.
"There are so many good coaches in our league," said Peck. "Many of them reached big milestones and I earned my 50th victory this year. I feel a little bit out of my league, but it is an honor that means a lot to me that other coaches recognize the hard work we are putting in and what we are doing as a team."
Peck, who played both softball and volleyball for Lipscomb, was a graduate assistant coach in softball when the Lady Bisons made their first trip to the conference tournament four years ago in Boca Raton, Fla. Peck was hired as the full-time softball coach after receiving her Master's degree from Lipscomb in 2005.
"Kristin Peck has done a phenomenal job in directing our softball program for the three years and is most deserving of the Atlantic Sun Conference Coach of the Year award," said Dr. Steve Potts, Lipscomb's Director of Athletics. "She is, at a very young age, a rising star in the coaching profession and we are most fortunate to have her as our head coach at Lipscomb University."
Peck was not the only award winner for the Lady Bisons. Pitcher Alaina Jacobson, shortstop Abby Keese and designated player-utility player Kellie Sirus were all named to the All-Atlantic Sun Second Team. All three are sophomores.
"I am really excited that Alaina got something," Peck said. "There are some outstanding pitchers in our league. I felt like her overall numbers didn't do her justice, but in conference she was as good as anybody. Her numbers did prove that in conference play.
"She is somebody who has given people headaches with her style of pitching. Sometimes when you are a slower pitcher, like she is, people kind of overlook you because they want to see the speed and the strikeout numbers. Alaina is not going to have a ton of strikeouts, but she throws people off balance enough to put us in a position to win. She is a huge reason we came into the tournament this year as the No. 1 seed."
Keese is known for her hitting, especially her ability to hit with power with 14 home runs and 12 doubles this season. Keese was a member of the A-Sun All-Freshman Team last season.
"Abby had a strong start and slowed down a little bit," Peck said. "Abby is somebody who can do it at any given moment.
"She is one of the most competitive players I have ever coached. She wants to win, even if she is playing you in checkers. She is someone who has carried the middle part of our lineup, especially in the first half of the season.
Sirus proved her versatility serving as a designated player, third baseman and right fielder this season. Sirus was also a member of the A-Sun All-Freshman Team last season. She finished fourth in the conference overall in hitting for the regular season with a .393 average.
"Kellie's numbers have been better all-around this year, except for her home run total which has been on a quick climb since the middle of the season," Peck said. "She has had a lot of things to deal with this year. She puts on a smile whenever she comes to practice and she gets it done everyday. She has been a true utility player for us. She even played one game at second base.
"It has been a lot of fun to have her here and get these results out of her. She has really started to see in herself what she is capable of. She is really realizing right now how much she loves to play. She could have been a first-teamer this season. She has been that presence in the middle of our line-up the second half of the year that carried us through."


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Kathryn Collins and Peter K. Lee were united in marriage November 3, 2012 by Reverend Robert Marciano at St. Augustin's Church in Newport. A reception followed at Glen Manor House, Portsmouth. The organist was Kyle Medeiros.
The bride is the daughter of George R. and Carol A. Collins. She is a graduate of Warwick Veterans Memorial High School and Bryant College. She is a senior operations analyst at Bank of America.
The groom is the son of Ping Kee and Lieu Voung Lee of Brighton, Mass. He is a graduate of Don Bosco High School, Boston, Mass. and Northeastern University, Boston. He is an accountant at DiCicco, Gulman & Company LLC, Woburn, Mass.
The bride wore a cream-colored floor length gown with beaded trim and an elegantly embroidered train. Her flowers consisted of white and blue hypericum berries and cream-colored roses.
Jennifer Collins, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Bridesmaids were Susan Lee, sister of the groom, Kerry O'Rourke and Alana Catalfamo.
Keith Gonzales was best man. Groomsmen were Young Lee, Paul O'Rourke and Freeman Anthony.
The couple resides in Nashua, N.H.


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Title: Captivate
Author: Carrie Jones
Publisher: Bloomsbury
From the back of the book:
"Zara and her friends knew they hadn't solved the pixie problem for good. Far from it. The king's needs grow deeper every day he's stuck in captivity, while his control over his people gets weaker. It's made him vulnerable. And now there's a new king in town.
A turf war is imminent, since the new pixie king, Astley, is moving in quickly. Nick nearly killed him in the woods one day, but Zara came to his rescue. Astley swears that he and Zara are destined to be together, that he's one of the good guys. Nick isn't buying it, though Zara isn't as sure — despite herself, she wants to trust the new king. But it's a lot more than her relationship with Nick that is at stake. It's her life — and his."
There is only one thing that dampened my enjoyment of this book, and that is the lack of a satisfying ending. Instead, we get a little break in the action, while the gang regroups to plan their assault on the pixies. Need had a great ending, and if the story hadn't continued, I would have been content with the knowledge that Zara had put a stop to the pixie threat in her neck of the woods. With Captivate, we get a pause, a place to take a breath, and a long wait until the next installment of the story. It didn't seem fair that I became all caught up in the story, only to be put on hold.
Carrie Jones once again uses the setting to effectively create an atmosphere of isolation and danger as Zara, Nick, Issie, and Devyn battle with the pixies again. Zara's solution from the previous book has caused her quite a bit of personal grief, because it is against everything that the idealistic girl stands for. She is all into Amnesty International and writing letters to overbearing dictators, but here she's gone and become one herself. By locking them in the pixie king's mansion, she's ensured that the pixies live a painful life tormented by their need. That is so not Zara, and part of what makes her such an interesting character is that she has to deal with her guilt and her self-recrimination when she is forced to do things that go against her belief system.
When a new pixie king comes to town, Zara's life is thrown into turmoil again. There is a pixie war waiting to happen, and it's all Zara's fault. By trapping her father in the house, she has created a power void, and now there isn't just one new pixie king looking to expand his territory – there are two. Astley is young and has recently become a king, and his first priority is making Zara his queen. I liked this new introduction to the cast, and I still can't tell whether he is good or evil. Zara finally, recklessly, has to put her trust in him, because she has been backed into a corner and has no other choice. Zara will do anything to save her family and friends, even sacrifice herself, and all of the difficult decisions she makes are convincing and even heartbreaking. How much would you be willing to give up for someone else? Zara is willing to give up everything. I love her nobility and her sense of righteousness. She's such a great character.
It was a little painful reaching the last page of the book. Things were just starting to get really interesting! Norse mythology was folded seamlessly into the plot, and a battle for the survival of the world made it hard to accept the non-ending. The countdown for the next installment has begun, and I hope the wait won't be too long.
Grade: B
Captivate will be in stores Jan 5, 2010
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Fireworks safety is everyone's business
While an apparent mix-up in dates prevented Howard County commissioners from passing a ban on fireworks just before Christmas, forcing officials to informally request that firework vendors not sell rockets that include sticks and fins, it's time for citizens of this community to do the right thing by not buying or setting off those type fireworks.Howard County Volunteer Fire Chief Tommy Sullivan has spoken with several local fireworks vendors, requesting they abstain from selling rockets that include sticks or fins this holiday season."The vendors I've talked to have all been very cooperative, and are willing to help us on this matter," Sullivan said. "The problem with those particular rockets are they can go long distances, well out of someone's sight. However, make no mistake about it, a roman candle can start a fire just as fast, or even faster."And while no ban means no fines for using dangerous fireworks in the county this holiday season, fireworks are never legal within city limits.Since a real danger exists, regardless of whether or not fireworks have been banned, local law enforcement officials figure to be approaching the situation with little or no tolerance."People who want to drive out into the county and shoot their fireworks from the roadway are going to be in some very hot water if they get caught," Sullivan said. "They will be in violation of the current burn ban, and if a fire causes any kind of damage, they are going to be looking at a charge of reckless damage. Add that to littering, and you're looking at approximately $1,500 in fines."Sullivan said the number of grass fires and wildfires he and his firefighters are responding to has been steady since the colder months began."We've been responding to anywhere from two to three fires a day," Sullivan said. "The surrounding counties have seen a pretty serious upswing in their fires in the past few weeks, but we seem to be holding steady at this point. However, I'm not foolish enough to think it's going to stay that way."Indeed. And, as we noted earlier, it's time for the public to not be foolish enough to indiscriminately discharge fireworks. Be responsible and safe as you ring in 2011.


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Chris_m_millar needed a new t-shirt design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 11 designs submitted by 3 freelance designers.
Member of an ice hockey team looking for a custom logo.
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I am looking for a custom logo for an ice hockey jersey.
The logo will ultimately be screen printed on the jersey and will be two color.
The primary logo color should be R: 231 G: 209 B: 172
The secondary color should be: R: 6 G: 70 B: 53
I would like the logo to look as much like the attached logo as possible, but it should read "Healthy Scratch", with "Healthy" the dominant part of the logo in the primary color and "Scratch" the text in the banner and in the secondary color.
This logo will be printed directly onto the jersey so it should have no background.
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ECHL Game Night: 3-26-13
Florida Everblades 8 @ Orlando Solar Bears 3
W Alex Hutchings, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 40 GP, 14-20-34, E, 30 PIM
D Charles Landry, FLA: 0-0-0, +1, 1 SOG, 2 PIM (slashing)
Season totals: 46 GP, 4-12-16, +4, 27 PIM
F Maxime Langelier-Parent, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 3 GP, 2-1-3, -3, 5 PIM
(Syracuse Crunch contract)
D Daniel Milan, FLA: 0-0-0, E, 1 SOG, 0 PIM
Season totals: 43 GP, 2-6-8, +5, 56 PIM
D Pat Nagle, FLA: Did not play
Season totals: 31 GP, 14-9-3, 3.02 GAA, 787 S / 882 SA (.904 SV%)
Florida fell behind 1-0 early in the first period before rattling off four consecutive goals over the next nearly 40:00 of action, then outscored their hosts 4-2 in what time remained. The win helped the Everblades cushion their hold on second-place in the South Division and their current fifth-seed spot in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Florida now has a three-point lead with only a game in hand on South Carolina, so the combination of an Everblades win and a Road Warriors loss will ensure Florida doesn't lose any ground. Jesse Deckert, who stopped 22 of 25 shots in the match, bumped his record to 6-1-1. Not bad for a guy signed to a try-out contract. Dan Milan, who was out of the lineup the past few games, returned to action. Alex Hutchings and Pat Nagle remain with AHL Syracuse. Florida (36-22-11, 83 PTS), with just three games remaining in the regular season, will stick around to hit the Amway Center ice against Orlando (27-34-7, 61 PTS) again Wednesday night.
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Rich old woman Pauline Christophe (Mary J. Todd McKenzie) seems to have everything a woman could want: a palatial estate, devoted and attentive servants, and the respect of her community engendered by her fabulous wealth and rumored occult powers. However, like many landed aristocracy, as she nears the appointed hour of her death she begins to think about the important things that are missing from her life--namely, family. Therefore, from her deathbed, she sends out four letters to her remaining living relatives, summoning them to her mansion for a chance at reconnection and an opportunity to pass the torch, and presumably all her glorious riches. However, before her grandchildren--none of whom has ever met any of the others--arrive on a stormswept summer afternoon, Pauline kicks the old bucket, clutching a voodoo doll in her gnarled, wrinkled fist. Of course almost immediately Strange Things start happening around the Cristophe estate.
Stop me if you've heard this one.
It may not tread any new ground, but here's a movie that hits its marks with competence and enthusiasm if not overwhelming skill. Featuring some well-done voodoo sequences, a couple of strong performances, and enough nonsensical supernatural happenings to keep you from getting bored, 1974's The House on Skull Mountain does manage to divert and entertain for its hour-and-twenty-minute running time. And really, what more could you ask for from a voodoo epic starring Carter Country's Victor French?
The first of the family to arrive at Christophe Manor is Lorena Christophe (the elegant and lovely Janee Michelle)--or rather, she would have been the first to arrive, had her loud-mouthed, jive-talkin', fast-drivin' cousin Phillipe Willette (Mike Evans, better known as the straitlaced spawn of George and Weezy Jefferson) not nearly run her off the treacherous mountain road in his pimped-out land yacht. Understandably shaken by her brush with automotive cataclysm, Lorena pulls over to the shoulder of the road...
...gets out of the car, takes a few deep breaths...
...and then looks out through the clear, sunlit summer afternoon sky to get a look at her destination, which looks...well, a little like THIS:
Ron Honthaner stretches his budget to give us some near-seamless matte work:
Say what you will about this movie, but when it promises a house on Skull Mountain, it FUCKING DELIVERS.
Lorena gets to the house in time to attend the last half of Grandma Christophe's funeral, attended only by the old lady's servants Louette (Ella Woods) and Thomas (Jean Durand). Here we get a little voodoo lore for no extra charge, as the servants have scattered shards of broken mirror on the grave "to keep the evil spirits away." It doesn't seem to work, though, as Louette sees a crow drop a chicken-foot totem on the coffin, which bursts into flames! I don't know from voodoo omens, but it's clearly meant to be a not-so-good one here.
Inside, Lorena spars with Phillippe over his near-vehicular homicide, though her righteous indignation does not prevent him from putting the moves on his much classier cousin. Nor his OTHER much classier cousin, Harriet (Xernona Clayton, who arrives safely despite having a vision of Hooded Death on her plane trip), nor serving girl Louette--here's a brother who believes in keeping all options open. One Christophe is still missing, and stately Mr. Leroux (Senator Leroy Johnson, the first African American to be elected to the Georgia General Assembly since the end of the Reconstruction era--thanks imdb!) insists they wait for him to arrive before reading the will.
"a honky in the woodpile," as the fourth cousin is Dr. Andrew Cunningham (Victor French, also of TV's Little House on the Prairie and Highway to Heaven fame, though both those efforts pale in comparison to his Carter Country years, in my humble), a white professor of anthropology with an emphasis in voodoo studies. The will stipulates the expected division of gold between the surviving children and the servants, and also contains the requisite warning against evil spirits, lest you forget where you are.
Man, I just love that.
After some racial tension between Phillippe and Andrew (that neither of the much more sophisticated female cousins take part in), they all turn in for the night, and of course that's when the voodoo vengeance starts in earnest. Drunken Phillippe is lured to his death in a vacant elevator shaft, and Andrew finds a chicken-foot totem beside his corpse. The next day Lenora and Andrew go out on the town (Atlanta, I think, though I don't know of any famous skull-like rock formations in that general area) for a falling-in-love montage and an appropriately heartfelt love song. Back at the house, Harriet sees more visions and finally falls prey to a venomous snake in the old lady's rocking chair. Another chicken-foot calling card is found at the scene.
Don't go thinking this is some kind of pre-Clue whodunnit, however--we the audience know from early on that the bad mojo in the Christophe House is being delivered courtesy butler Thomas, a voodoo priest of great power who was (I think) enslaved by the more-powerful Pauline Christophe while she was alive. Now seeking vengeance on her heirs (not to mention an undivided chunk of the estate), Thomas is bumping them all off with his evil black magic. Can Dr. Cunningham's university training stand between Thomas and his evil goals?
With at least two relatively famous TV personalities in the cast and a cinematic style that would be right at home in a two-camera sit-com of the era, The House on Skull Mountain feels like it'd be right at home as a Very Special Episode of The Jeffersons or Good Times. (You know, like the evil-Tiki Hawaiian episode of The Brady Bunch, only a lot funkier.)
Still, there are a few things that lift it from the "meh" to the "actually pretty okay." Despite a largely static camera, one-time director Honthaner does give us a couple of nice transitions based on skull imagery, including a rather effective overlay of a death's head on a living (?) character's face near the end. And late in the proceedings there's a voodoo ceremony/human sacrifice that is actually well filmed and choreographed, a few suggestive snake scenes (sometimes a bulging python is just a bulging python, but not here), and a double-astral projection for no reason that nonetheless made me smile.
sacrificing his coworker and raising his former boss from the dead to kill her own offspring! Talk about a disgruntled domestic!
The House on Skull Mountain as a blaxploitation flick just because it was clearly intended to cash in on the blaxploitation audience; however, as far as the ethos of those films go it kind of drops the ball, since the male hero is the only white character (as appealing as French might be) and the only sharp-dressin' brother is the first to go. It's not a barn burner, but I had an okay time with it, so I give it the slightly better-than-average 1.75 thumb rating.
Monday, December 14, 2009
The House on Skull Mountain (1974): or, Voodoo House Party
Posted by The Vicar of VHS at 1:19 PM
Labels: '70s, 1-2 Thumbs, Blaxploitation, Old Dark House, Voodoo
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"Every room is a living tomb." Wow, Marketing put the A-team on this one. Is that what scored the extra .10 thumb?
- December 14, 2009 at 7:11 PM
Or was it that serious dude in the second-to-last screen grab?
- December 14, 2009 at 9:26 PM
- The Vicar of VHS said...
@Geo--it was actually the scary zombie lady that squeezed the extra tenth-point outta me. :) That and my unhealthy nostalgia for Carter Country...
- December 15, 2009 at 8:12 AM
Saw this movie about 5 o'clock this morning and enjoyed it. Agree that it has that "made-for-tv" look. Hmmmmm, was it made for tv? The acting was very well done as were the special effects (I was surpised, too, by how well the matte work looked). There's a scene where our heroine is sitting at her vanity table and you see the optical illusion of a skull (see "All is Vanity" illustration by C. Allan Gilbert at wiki and you'll know what I mean) which I thought was a clever touch. Jean Durand was also a delight. Unfortunately, I can't find much about him. All in all, an enjoyable little film.
- April 22, 2011 at 6:38 PM