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UPDATED: D-day for Rekhabi… found guilty on 3 charges
Friday (August 26th… tomorrow.. today… yesterday, depending on when you read this) is the day Nikolai Khabibulin finds out his fate (assuming no more delays).
For those who have been living in a hole, or who google this article 12 years from now, Khabibulin was arrested for Extreme DUI on February 8, 2010 – caught ripping around in his Ferrari with a blood-alcohol level of 0.16% (2x the legal limit). If found guilty, Rekhabi could face a minimum of 30 days in federal, pound-me-in-the-ass prison. OK, really, it's more likely to be a pretty cush prison, once attended by the likes of Lindsay Lohan, and not a maximum security prison like wherever Robert Downey Jr. has spent 16 of the last 20 years of his life.
Read on here, in the Edmonton Journal article (which has thrilling information in the article such as what color of underwear inmates at Tent City in Arizona wear – pink).
I still think Khabibulin is our best bet in goal this year (Martin Gerber included) if healthy and if un-incarcerated. But that said, I don't really have sympathy for drunk drivers.
UPDATED: The trial is set for 2:30PM MST.
UPDATE 2 (@5:30PM): Khabibulin has been found guilty on 3 of the 4 charges: DUI over 0.08, extreme DUI (over 0.16) and excessive speeding. The charge of impairment to the slightest degree was thrown out. Sentencing will occur at a later date, but assuming no changes in the ruling (not sure if this part can be appealed??), Khabibulin will spend at least 30 days in prison.
UPDATE 3 (@6:05PM): Tentative sentencing date, pending approval by the state: August 31st… moving pretty fast, which is good for Rekhabi.
UPDATE 4 (@7:00PM): Tweeted by John Shannon of Sportsnet: "NHL source confirms a suspension from the league is possible."
Update 5 (@7:45PM): The Oilers have released an official statement on the ruling:
"The Edmonton Oilers acknowledge and respect the decision handed down today by the Scottsdale City Court to goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin. Both Nikolai and the Oilers organization recognize the severity of what has transpired. We plan on meeting with Nikolai, his agent and the National Hockey League in the near future."
Once sentencing has been imposed on Tuesday, August 31st, Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini will be available to the media.
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UPDATE 6 (@11:15AM, Aug 28): Per Nick Kypreos of Sportsnet: "Nik Khabibulin's sentence hearing in Phoenix is scheduled for Tuesday @ 3 pm MST". Also per John Shannon of Sportsnet: "Don't be surprised if the Oilers discipline Khabibulin soon after Tuesday's sentence."


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Wednesday, February 29, 2012
The Wolf
The next order of business for the day has been at the back of my mind for the last little while. Lurking there, waiting in stealth and I was a bit uneasy...
Part of my uncertainty has to do with a question I have, Where am I going with this business? Will these be part of a framed series? Should they be cushion covers? Are these little scenes even finished? Just what is it I'm making? I still don't know.
And one more question; just what goodies does Little Red have in her basket? Ooh, it must be lunch time!
Happy Leap Day everyone!
PS. a nice little write up on the music man here (for full disclosure - yup, he's family)
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- Notchka said...
I think little red has apples in her basket. Also I like the idea of framed wall series and I really like that these pieces are pared back - something to do with winter woods, bare branches, snow to muffle sound - the block colours show off the little bit of lace you have. They seem pensive to me (and despite the whimsical subject, I could totally see them in a 'hip' grown up apartment). Yeah - I like them a lot!
- February 29, 2012 at 1:16 PM
- Flaming Nora said...
Well now there is syncronicity. We took the boys to a wildlife park at the weekend. An old friend, but one neglected for quite a few years. What did we find upon our arrival? A sprucy spiffy new enclosure filled with guess what?
Yup Wolves.
A framed series by the way is my thought.
- February 29, 2012 at 1:34 PM
- Carmel's Closet said...
I was looking forward to seeing your wolf, and he did not disappoint. Just beautiful.
- February 29, 2012 at 1:38 PM
- Wendy said...
So fun to see how all of this is coming along--the wolf is stunning! Wishing I'd thought to use the slow cooker today . . . currently pondering my options for dinner!
- February 29, 2012 at 1:42 PM
- mel @ loved handmade said...
Beautiful! I'm loving your series whatever the may be, the're wonderful! Enjoy your family dinner, yes I think a slow cooked meal might be just the thing for this blustery day here too..x
- February 29, 2012 at 2:29 PM
- greenrabbitdesigns said...
A framed series would look great!
I really love your wolf. :)
- February 29, 2012 at 3:20 PM
- Sherri B. said...
I think Little Red is taking something to Grandmother in the basket..If she isn't careful the wolf will follow her, Oh No! xo
- February 29, 2012 at 3:58 PM
- Lindsay Jewell said...
I think she's got dinner rolls in her basket. Or maybe little hand-held pies...
- February 29, 2012 at 6:26 PM
- charlotte said...
wow I am so into these, I just think they are brilliant!
- March 1, 2012 at 1:20 AM
- Colette said...
I think she has apples and fruit cake in her basket.
They look like they'd make rather fancy placemats to me.
- March 1, 2012 at 1:36 AM
- Tania said...
Framed. Definitely. Or is it just my kids who use every cushion in the house for cubby making?
- March 1, 2012 at 5:25 PM
- Claire said...
What delightful scenes you have stitched up..........
I absolutely love the wolf.
I think a framed series would be wonderful.
Claire :}
- March 2, 2012 at 3:12 AM
- Sampson and Lorrie said...
Are you going to frame these lovely works of art? Very nice......
- March 3, 2012 at 3:35 PM
- vintage grey said...
these are absolutely beautiful! I love the colors and the vintage doilies. they add a such special touch. :)
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The Jordan effect: Third of young women would swap IQ for larger br...
Shocking new research shows almost half of young women aged 18 to 25 would prefer to have large breasts than high intelligence - with a third even saying they would gladly swap.
'These figures show that women still loathe their bodies on an industrial scale.'
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I heard about that -- that is just sad! Just shameful that people are so shallow!
No I would not do that at all -- I would rather be smart!
I wonder what the response would be if they asked those same young women if they would rather listen to the sizzle of a steak and smell it as it cooked, rather than to be able to EAT said steak. It seems to me that expresses one of the most choices people make these days:
Sizzle vs. Steak.
Appearance vs. Substance.
Right exactly -- appearance versus substance
Big boobs in a patriarchal society are not appearance, they ARE substance. Big boobs in a patriarchal society gets females more money, more power, more goods.
Do I like it? NO. I'm a 40A with a big butt, and I make very little money. But in order to extend the life of my already shoddy spine, I may end up becoming a 40-AA. Since I won't be breeding, my breasts are useless to me (otherwise than money). Maybe it's because I've always been an atheist--scientist--jock--anti-breeder, but I've always felt my breasts were nothing but a nuisance. Had I not been successful in sports and brain activities, I would probably have a completely different opinion of my breasts!
These are the very reasons I am a feminist, in order to create a shift in the world's power structure, to get away from this patriarchal society that has been our ball and chain for 2.5 millenia.
You say, "I've always felt my breasts were nothing but a nuisance." I've personally had a very different experience. Breasts are sex organs, for both genders. A world without breasts, completely apart from procreation, wouldn't be nearly as much fun.
I only half agree. Breast stimulation is fun, sure, I also get pleasure from caressing the hollow of my forearm, my toes, my lips of course, my ear lobes, my belly button... but the breasts are not sexual organs, they are lactating organs. Their ecological/biological sexual role, if even there is one, is limited to demonstrating to males that the breasts are apt to feed an infant. Animals who are not overfed (including humans) tend to have very small breasts which do not say much about maternal capacity. We humans, through religious censorship, have developed a fascination with breasts, because we've been hiding them for so long, and the chronic overfeeding causes them to be large and jiggly, uselessly. My sex life without breasts would not lack in any quality any more than loosing other sensitive body parts. I was an athletic youth, my nipples and my breasts were very small compared to the non athletic females of my cohort, until my fat percentage increased in my thirties, then they also increased in size. This new thing of having men look at my breasts is a turn-off for me. Just because a body part can contribute to fun in bed does not define it as a sexual organ. I also tried being a blond once, and forseeably, a whole new flock of males became interested in me, who had not been previously interested. It's all so superficial!
Humans obsess about fun, I like fun, but I'm about functionality.
Not sure I trust the sample.
The survey of 1,142 women by the discount website by www.MyVoucherCodes.co.uk aimed to discover more about the attitudes young women hold towards brains and beauty.
Good point!
That depends on what I'd been socially conditioned to value most. If I'd been socially conditioned to value money, selfishness, and wrecking the planet with a consumerist first-world lifestyle then I'd certainly choose the breast$ because they'll be what best enables me attract a man, who is better equipped in a male supremacist society to allow me to indulge in my selfish desire$. I'd also choose the breasts if I were living in the third-world because they'd be best at seeing to it that I had a secure survival.
IQ tests are bullshit and no real gauge on someone's intelligence unless you consider "intelligence" to be the ability to parrot back what the suit-dummies have tried to drill into your mind, much of which is false and distorted and doesn't address some of the most fundamental truths that anyone considering themselves to be intelligent should know (such as that democracy cannot exist under capitalism, and that we live under the dictatorship of the capitalist class). But if by IQ you mean accumulated knowledge arrived at through scientific analysis, then I'd certainly pick it in any case where I did not fear for my secured survival and ability to live with dignity, or if I was enabled by leadership with proper vision to cast aside that fear and become a revolutionary.
Some also may value breasts over intelligence due to the wave of anti-intellectualism that is plaguing the education systems. Post-modernism, relativism, woo-woo, all manners of "you can't know anything, and anyone who claims to know something is full of shit" sort of replacement drug that the capitalist class is drugging people with now that the religion drug is wearing off more people. Both drugs are aimed at keeping the world the way that it is with their class sitting on top of and overseeing a world that has long passed the ability to produce adequate food, clean water, shelter, and health care for all, yet we see people dieing all around from treatable conditions.
This is a nicely written response. However I don't get how large breasts secure survival, the initial "lots of milk" instinct isn't necessarily born out empirically.
I liked this part since I'm wildly skeptical of pomo:
"you can't know anything, and anyone who claims to know something is full of shit" sort of replacement drug that the capitalist class is drugging people with now that the religion drug is wearing off more people."
I'd like to quote that to some Derrida fanatics.
q: Do people really find the woman on the left attractive? I think she looks ridiculous as does most of Hollywood. Maybe it's just me?
I think she looks ludicrous, but my gaze is drawn to her silicone push-ups.
It's not "lots of milk," but wanting to compete for mates within the constraints of male domination. If you don't want a traditional self-absorbed male with no real respect for women, then breast augmentation holds little allure. But, even nice guy egalitarian men are drawn to big breasts. *sigh*
I hate to brag but I have the unique joy of not having to choose. And what makes big breasts so great anyhow, they get in the way when I PT.
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To me, the photo exudes the excitement and camaraderie of those engaging in a vital, nascent enterprise during an era of change and promise. If I didn't know better I would say the staff of Setit are right now ready to print their next twice-weekly edition.
But I do know better. I know that no edition of Setit has been seen since September 18, 2001; and I know that one person in this photo, Fesshaye Yohannes (back, fourth from left), was arrested and is reported to have died in secret government custody--some say the result of untreated torture wounds; another, Semret Seyoum (second from right), was, a few months later, caught near the Sudanese border while attempting to flee the country. He spent nearly one year in prison, shackled in solitary confinement for most of it. And I know Seyoum and two others in this photo--Aaron Berhane (seated) and Tedros Abraham (far right) have since fled their homes, enduring hunger and dangerous, physically brutal journeys across borders--a journey that proved fatal for one journalist last year. They now struggle to survive in exile, fearing every day that their family members will face retribution. And I know that one other reporter, who is also co-owner of Setit, Dawit Isaac (not pictured), was arrested on September 23, 2001, and is still in jail.
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In the photo of the staff of Setit, from left to right:
Eden Iyasu, entertainment reporter
Woldeab, computer technician
Hizbawi Mengisteab, sports reporter
Fessehaye (Joshua) Yohannes, reporter and co-owner, arrested on September 26, 2001; died in prison in 2007
Senait, secretary
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Tedros Abraham, reporter, in exile
Aaron Berhane (seated), editor in chief and co-owner, in
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Dawit Issak, reporter and co-owner, is not in the photo. Isaak was arrested September 23, 2001, and is still being held.


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Pickup trucks are as necessary to working farmers as barns and fertile fields, and personal preference is the traditional deciding factor in the highly competitive market segment. If familiarity is as important as function, General Motors gets high marks for both with its 2007 upgrade of the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra.
Definitely overdue for a makeover, the General Motors corporate twin trucks have always had a smooth ride, and readily recognized interiors, but after test driving the new trucks, I can assert that GM has come through in improving every facet of the pickups. They are now better-looking vehicles, are strong enough for the toughest work requirements and feature a choice of two interiors that prove you can enjoy highway-cruising luxury even while hauling or towing implements in from the north forty.
The new pickups are intended to differ from GM's new SUVs, which are based on the pickup platform, and the Chevy trucks aim to be more distinct from the GMCs, according to GM truck manager Gary White. The Silverado's contours flow into the fender flares in a styling move to shift from the square-cornered look, while the Sierra attempts to be strong and more muscular.
Along with completely redone exteriors and interiors, it's what comes under the skin that matters most. Five different gasoline engines and a big diesel can be ordered in various forms, and five different suspension packages offer alternatives for comfort, hauling, off-roading or towing priorities.
The GM trucks are loaded with features, and many of them come from among the best innovations in recently introduced competitive vehicles. The lack of a grab handle on the driver's side makes hopping into the seat more of a feat than on the passenger side, which has a grip mounted on the A-pillar. Extended-cab models have a fold-up rear seat cushion to allow more storage, similar to that of the Honda Ridgeline. Wide-opening, double-hinged rear doors are copied directly from the Nissan Titan, although a GM engineer says GM's rear door is better. It opens 170°, he says, while Nissan's opens "only" 168°.
The price of each pickup depends on its size and options. A test 1500, the GMC Sierra extended-cab model with 4-wd and SLT equipment, has a standard price of $34,250, while the heftier Silverado 2500 LT2 extended cab, also with 4-wd, starts at $34,450. By chance, the smaller Sierra I tested had more options, including a Bose audio upgrade and a trailer-towing package, which pushes the half-ton to a sticker price of $41,585 — more than a less-flashy Silverado three-quarter-ton with the off-road package, which is $39,385.
The competition
For decades, there were only two main competitors in the pickup market. Worker-truck buyers fell into either the Chevy or Ford camp, and strong bias became a deciding factor. The Ford F-150 half-ton was the best-selling vehicle in the United States for more than two decades, through 2006, with the Chevy Silverado second. Not as many units of the GMC Sierra were sold, although combining sales of the Silverado with its corporate cousin Sierra would mean the General Motors twin half-tons outsell the Ford.
Both the GM and Ford trucks represent huge profits for those companies, but brand loyalty isn't what it used to be. Dodge introduced and refined the strong and competent Ram, which is now a strong third in pickup sales. In recent years, the addition of powerful trucks with high-tech engines from Nissan, and now Toyota — Japanese companies that design and build their trucks in U.S. facilities — are very competent and further threaten the tradition of brand loyalty.
The previous Chevy/GMC pickups, built on the code-name 800 platform, and introduced in 1999, continued to sell well, topping 935,000 units during their final full year of 2005. GM saved considerably in development costs by staying with the old models. But eight years is ancient in the automotive world, especially when competitors' trucks had been benefiting from computer-aided design strength in the chassis and body. So the pressure was on GM when it unveiled its new 900-platform trucks for this year.
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The brawnier 2500 Silverado test truck was fitted with a big, 6.0-liter Vortec V8 that retains the aged pushrod design but now has variable valve timing. It develops 367 hp at 5,500 rpm and 375 ft.-lbs. of torque, peaking at 4,300 rpm. It can pull pretty much anything smoothly through a six-speed automatic transmission that has two overdrive gears and can be shifted manually by tapping a switch on the column shift lever.
In the half-ton 1500 Sierra SLT, the 4-wd extended cab test model came with the 5.3-liter Vortec V8 with active fuel management, which is a system that deactivates four of the eight cylinders at cruising speed to improve fuel economy. The vehicle's EPA fuel estimates show 16 mpg city and 20 mpg highway, although in my test, combining some city with mostly freeway driving, we got a high of 15.5 mpg. That is with gasoline, although the tester engine was the iron-block Flex-Fuel version fitted for use of E85 ethanol fuel, which may lower fuel economy figures when compared to the aluminum-block gasoline version. The 5.3 has a four-speed automatic and delivers 315 hp with 338 ft.-lbs. of torque.
A new rack-and-pinion steering system is mounted directly to the front cross-member for better response and lower friction. The new trucks are quiet, with great attention to shrouding and damping material for lowering noise intrusion by 20%.
Quicker steering and GM's Stabilitrak system with rollover mitigation help the new trucks' stability, and 360° perimeter safety includes pretensioning harnesses and front, side, and roof-mounted head curtain air bags. The heavier 2500 feels calmer over rough roads than the lighter 1500, as the increased rigidity and firm suspension make a difference.
Maybe brand loyalty won't allow some buyers to concede anything to GM, but those who have always preferred the Silverado or Sierra will find the new trucks vastly improved and capable of being contenders for the title of "top working pickup."


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The core issue is this: we would like a way to determine how common a given station type is (e.g., a Sung Fortress) in a particular region of the galaxy (e.g., in the Outer Realm). The challenge is that (a) station types don't necessarily know about all regions and (b) regions don't necessarily know about all station types.
Let's stick with the example of a Sung Fortress. We could add placement definitions in the Sung Fortress XML to say that they are rare in the New Beyond, common in the Ungoverned Territories, and uncommon in the Outer Realm.
Unfortunately, this won't work if we add new map regions. For example, when TSB adds the Frontier, how do we figure out how common Sung Fortresses are there?
Of course, we could define placement rules in map definitions. The XML definition for the Frontier could include the commonality of all station types. But then, what if an extension adds a new station type (or sovereign) that is not covered?
I can think of a few ways to deal with this, but none is fully satisfactory:
We could add spawning rules in different places. For example, both station types, maps, and extensions could define placement rules. We would different a strict order for deciding which takes precedence. For example, we could follow these rules:
1. First check any extensions to see if they have placement rules for a given combination of station and system.
2. If not found, check the adventure/libraries.
3. If not found, check the map.
4. If not found, check the station type.
6. If not found, check the sovereign.
7. If still not found, then the station type does not appear in that system.
Another possibility is to model the underlying reasons why stations are in specific places. For example, we could define the sphere of influence of a given sovereign and derive station placement from that. For example, we define a sphere of influence as follows:
The above defines a sphere of influence for the Commonwealth. The influence starts at the centerNode (St. Katharine's Star) and includes all system nodes that match the criteria (in this case, everything except the Near Stars). The radiusFrequency is defines the influence as a function of the distance from the center. For example, at the center node, Commonwealth stations are common. 2 nodes away (two stargates distance), stations are uncommon, etc.
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<SphereOfInfluence sovereign="&svCommonwealth;" centerNode="SK" criteria="-nearStars" radiusFrequency="ccuurr"/>
We would allow multiple spheres of influence and combine them appropriately. For example, we might decide that some Commownealth stations should appear in the Near Stars. This we would create a new entry:
The above defines the placement probability of Commonwealth stations in the Near Stars as a function of distance from Sol. The further away, the more common they are.
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<SphereOfInfluence sovereign="&svCommonwealth;" centerNode="Sol" criteria="+nearStars" radiusFrequency="rruucc"/>
Different levels (extensions, maps, etc.) could define spheres of influence. If a given system falls under two or more sphere of influence definitions, then we would take the average (or something).
A more complicated version of the above is to set up a simulation of sovereign expansion and use that to determine placement probabilities. For example, we might define the rules for Commonwealth expansion as follows:
1. Starts at St. Katharine's Star 200 years ago.
2. Expands at 1 system per 10 years (average).
3. It prefers sun-like stars and avoids red dwarfs.
In contrast, the rules for Sung Slaver expansion would be:
4. Starts at Jiang's Star 150 years ago.
5. Expands at 1 system per 5 years (average).
6. It prefers red giant and desert systems.
When the two sovereigns come into conflict, we decide whether one displaces the other or whether they coexist. We use military power, neighboring systems, and distance from capital to make the decision.
We let the simulation run for many years and see what we end up with. We then use the result to compute the probability that a station would be in a particular system.
I'd love to hear thoughts and other ideas.


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The V-model promotes the idea that the dynamic test stages (on the right hand side of the model) use the documentation identified on the left hand side as baselines for testing. The V-Model further promotes the notion of early test preparation.
The V-Model of testing
Early test preparation finds faults in baselines and is an effective way of detecting faults early. This approach is fine in principle and the early test preparation approach is always effective. However, there are two problems with the V-Model as normally presented.
There is rarely a perfect, one-to-one relationship between the documents on the left hand side and the test activities on the right. For example, functional specifications don't usually provide enough information for a system test. System tests must often take account of some aspects of the business requirements as well as physical design issues for example. System testing usually draws on several sources of requirements information to be thoroughly planned.
V-Model has little to say about static testing at all. The V-Model treats testing as a back-door activity on the right hand side of the model. There is no mention of the potentially greater value and effectiveness of static tests such as reviews, inspections, static code analysis and so on. This is a major omission and the V-Model does not support the broader view of testing as a constantly prominent activity throughout the development lifecycle.
W Model:
The W-Model of testing
Paul Herzlich introduced the W-Model approach in 1993. The W-Model attempts to address shortcomings in the V-Model. Rather than focus on specific dynamic test stages, as the V-Model does, the W-Model focuses on the development products themselves. Essentially, every development activity that produces a work product is shadowed by a test activity. The purpose of the test activity specifically is to determine whether the objectives of a development activity have been met and the deliverable meets its requirements. In its most generic form, the W-Model presents a standard development lifecycle with every development stage mirrored by a test activity. On the left hand side, typically, the deliverables of a development activity (for example, write requirements) is accompanied by a test activity test the requirements and so on. If your organization has a different set of development stages, then the W-Model is easily adjusted to your situation. The important thing is this: the W-Model of testing focuses specifically on the product risks of concern at the point where testing can be most effective.
The W-Model and static test techniques.
If we focus on the static test techniques, you can see that there is a wide range of techniques available for evaluating the products of the left hand side. Inspections, reviews, walkthroughs, static analysis, requirements animation as well as early test case preparation can all be used.
The W-Model and dynamic test techniques.
If we consider the dynamic test techniques you can see that there is also a wide range of techniques available for evaluating executable software and systems. The traditional unit, integration, system and acceptance tests can make use of the functional test design and measurement techniques as well as the non-functional test techniques that are all available for use to address specific test objectives.
The W-Model removes the rather artificial constraint of having the same number of dynamic test stages as development stages. If there are five development stages concerned with the definition, design and construction of code in your project, it might be sensible to have only three stages of dynamic testing only. Component, system and acceptance testing might fit your normal way of working. The test objectives for the whole project would be distributed across three stages, not five. There may be practical reasons for doing this and the decision is based on an evaluation of product risks and how best to address them. The W-Model does not enforce a project symmetry that does not (or cannot) exist in reality. The W-model does not impose any rule that later dynamic tests must be based on documents created in specific stages (although earlier documentation products are nearly always used as baselines for dynamic testing. In projects using these methods, requirements and designs might be documented in multiple models so system testing might be based on several of these models (spread over several documents).
We use the W-Model in test strategy as follows. Having identified the specific risks of concern, we specify the products that need to be tested; we then select test techniques (static reviews or dynamic test stages) to be used on those products to address the risks; we then schedule test activities as close as practicable to the development activity that generated the products to be tested.


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The Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) announced its list of films today.
The festival runs for 10 days, starting September 7th, and I plan to be there for 8 of those 10 days. Basically, I'll spend two very long weekends in Toronto, returning home once in between to teach my classes. (It's a 2-hour drive.)
Here's the list of films I'm personally considering, although it may look quite a bit different come scheduling time. I'm listing the films by program. The reason there are so few English-language films here is that most of them will eventually find US distribution.
Visions: Colossal Youth (Pedro Costa), Fantasma (Lisandro Alonso), Flanders (Bruno Dumont), Belle Toujours (Manoel de Oliveira), Climates (Nuri Bilge Ceylan), Bamako (Abderrahmane Sissako), Day Night Day Night (Julia Loktev), Invisible Waves (Pen-ek Ratanaruang), In Between Days (So Yong Kim), and three films by Jem Cohen, who made Chain.
Masters: Cœurs (Alain Resnais), Lights in the Dusk (Aki Kaurismäki), Rescue Dawn (Werner Herzog), When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts (Spike Lee), The Wind that Shakes the Barley (Ken Loach).
Special Presentations: Woman on the Beach (Hong Sang-soo), Brand upon the Brain! (Guy Maddin), Fay Grim (Hal Hartley), Hana (Hirokazu Kore-eda), Manufactured Landscapes (Jennifer Baichwal).
Mozart Program: Don't Want to Sleep Alone (Tsai Ming-liang), Syndromes and a Century (Apichatpong Weerasethakul).
Contemporary World Cinema: 12:08 East of Bucharest (Corneliu Porumboiu), Offside (Jafar Panahi), Slumming (Michael Glawogger), Summer Palace (Lou Ye), To Get to Heaven First You Have to Die (Djamshed Usmonov).
Wavelengths (Avant-Garde): Films by Nathaniel Dorsky, Peter Tscherkassky, Rose Lowder, Lawrence Jordan.
Gala: The Journals of Knud Rasmussen (Zacharias Kunuk & Norman Cohn), Volver (Pedro Almodóvar).
Real To Reel (Documentaries): Dong (Jia Zhangke), Iran: Une Révolution Cinématographique (Nader Takmil Homayoun), Very Nice, Very Nice (Arthur Lipsett), These Girls (Tahani Rached), American Hardcore (Paul Rachman), The Pervert's Guide to Cinema (Sophie Fiennes).
Midnight Madness: The Host (Bong Joon-ho).
Others: 2:37 (Murali K. Thalluri), Gambling, Gods And LSD (Peter Mettler), A Grave-Keeper's Tale (Chitra Palekar).
If you'd like to recommend other films or filmmakers, I'd be glad to hear about them.
Specifically, I'd also like to ask if you know these films or filmmakers about whom I am curious: Hamaca Paraguaya (Paz Encina); The Bothersome Man (Jens Lien); Falling (Barbara Albert); Pablo Trapero from Argentina; Catherine Martin from Quebec; Guillermo Del Toro from Mexico; Bahman Ghobadi from Iran; Ann Hui; Marc Recha; any of the three (!) Johnnie To films playing; and any of the avant-garde filmmakers I don't have on my list above? Merci, tout le monde.


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Here is an article I published on my website about night photography. I hope it'll be useful to some of you in this forum.
How to Take Better Night Photos
by Gary Hendricks
Do you like to take photos at night? I know I do. There's something magical about them - pictures of the moonlight sky and dazzling neon lights convey a special something that daytime photos can't.
When I started out taking digital photos at night, boy, did I have problems! The issue is that many digital cameras do not perform very well under low-light conditions. To take good night photos, there are some tricks you need to remember - so here are a few of them.
Tip 1: Use Long Exposures
The key to successful night photography lies in a long exposure. Were talking about exposures measured in seconds. When a long exposure is used, more light is allowed into the camera, allowing the details in your night photo to be captured.
The problem with using long exposures is that you may shake the camera, resulting in poor pictures. The way around this is to use a tripod. I prefer to install a tripod with a shutter-release cable to ensure that I dont jolt the camera at all.
Tip 2: Take Control Shots
One problem with digital cameras is that there are always some pixels on the image sensor which are bad. When taking day photos, these defects are not discernible. However, they are pretty obvious in night photos. How do we correct these? Heres a simple way take a control shot, then use image editing to subtract out those bad pixels.
This is how it works. The next time youre out to take night photos, go ahead and snap a picture of Scene A, as you normally would. Then, when its convenient, take a photo of the exact same Scene A again, but with the lens cap on.
Now you will have two images, one night shot and one control shot (with the hot pixels). Load them up in say, Paint Shop Pro. Switch to the control shot and select Edit and Copy from the menu. Next, switch to the night shot and paste the copied image as a new layer. Then, select the new layer and change the Blend Mode to Difference and click OK. Youll get the correct night shot with the hot spots subtracted out.
Tip 3: Try to Capture Motion
With a long exposure, you have many creative options when it comes to photography. This includes capturing motion. For example, have you ever wondered how those professional photographers shoot pictures of trails of car lights as they zoom down the highway at night? Its all due to long exposures. Try to keep this in mind the next time youre taking a night photo you dont have to restrict yourself to still images.
Tip 4: Play with the Aperture
In addition to shutter speed (which determines exposure time), you can play around with the aperture size of your digital camera. There are two scenarios here. If you set a long exposure, try to use a small aperture to avoid overexposing any stationary lights. in the picture. On the other hand, if you set a short exposure, try using a larger aperture to avoid any motion in your shot.
Tip 5: How to Use the Flash
As a general rule, I turn the flash off when taking night photos. There are some exceptions though one specific example I can think of is trying to shoot a subject in the foreground, with motion trails of car lights in the background. In this case, bring along an external flash unit and shine it on your subject manually. Set a long exposure, then have your subject wait until the picture is taken.
Tip 6: When to Take Night Photos
Whens the best time to take night photos? I usually like to take them during dusk when colors and details are easier to capture. Id recommend that you do some research on the evening before the photo shoot. Decide on the location, then come back the next day to take the photo at dusk.
Hopefully, this article has taught you some tips on taking better night photos. The important concept to remember is that a long exposure is need for good night photos. This means you need to keep you digital camera really, really still. Once you understand that, the quality of your night photos will definitely improve.


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However poverty, gender bias, disease, conflict, and unfavourable teaching and learning conditions remain major obstacles to widespread educational provision in Africa. The Education for All (EFA) Goal number 5 and Millennium Development Goal number 2, of reaching gender parity in enrolment by 2005 have been missed by most African countries. It is clear, that unless strategies and actions are accelerated, both EFA goals and MDGs are unlikely to be achieved.
FAWE believes that education is a human right and that all citizens, including girls and women, must enjoy that right. That is why since its inception fifteen years ago, and as the leading African Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) advocating for girls education, FAWE works tirelessly with African governments to ensure that they provide quality education to all, with a particular emphasis on girls education. FAWE has been at the forefront of the promotion of gender equality and equity in education, thus progressively fulfilling its mission at all levels.
FAWEs strength lies in unique and direct links with Ministries of Education (MOEs), funding partners and a wide array of education stakeholders. As a strategy to reach more girls within the disadvantaged regions of sub-Saharan Africa, FAWE continues to form strong partnerships with organizations and agencies at the continental, national and local levels. FAWE members, active in 33 sub-Saharan African countries, advocate, mentor and share their expertise at the national level to accelerate girls educational access, retention and performance. Yet, in order to make our work more impactful, FAWE National Chapters need to be strengthened, staff and members need to increase their competencies to harness the power of the mobilisation and activism of FAWE chapters at country-level.
This Strategic Plan 2008-2012 is FAWEs vehicle for consolidating the important work we have been doing for the past 15 years, while striving to meet persistent and emerging challenges that hinder girls educational access, retention, performance and life chances. The Plan is the product of serious consultations with all FAWE stakeholders including members, Ministries of Education, funding partners and FAWE staff at regional and national levels.
We are at a crossroads and must surmount enormous challenges in order to live up to our ambitions and expectations for the girls of Africa. FAWEs action has had undeniable impact across the African continent. This Plan provides FAWE an opportunity to consolidate its good practices and to scale up its successful models in order to reach all African girls, those who are out of school and those who never made it to schools, those who are excluded because of gender, ethnicity, age, poverty and socio-economic status, linguistic background, place of residence, disability or any other reason. If quality education for all is to be a reality, gender equity and equality issues must remain a priority in the African education agenda. It is proven that FAWE gender-responsive approaches benefit not just girls, but also help to increase educational quality
wherever they are applied.
Although FAWEs work is informed by global education trends, our objectives and activities during this Plan period will provide localized solutions in order to address specific challenges in African education, using a national or regional approach as may be necessary. Depending on countries needs, interventions will be designed to provide targeted solutions. For instance, provision of qualifying vocational training to girls in conflict or post-conflict situations will be a major undertaking. The effective implementation of this 2008-2012 Strategic Plan will be decisive in augmenting the impact of FAWEs work on gender-responsiveness in education, as the organisation continues to foster equal and quality education for African girls at all levels. I wish to thank all those who brought this Strategic Plan to fruition. I thank all who have endured
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Generous Geothermals
by Stephen James O'Meara
Geothermal (heat energy) is the most abundant source of available energy on Earth. In fact, Earth's crust, which is about 6 miles thick, contains 50,000 times as much thermal energy as it does energy stored in coal and gas.
Humans have used geothermal energy for thousands of years. Ten thousand years ago, Native Americans used hot springs for cooking. The Romans built reservoirs around springs to create heated bathing complexes. But not until the turn of the 20th century did we realize how to extract Earth's heat energy.
Here's how it works: In conventional geothermal tapping, a drill bores 1,000 to 10,000 feet deep into Earth's crust—into a subterranean water source whose surrounding rocks are heated by molten lava below. (The temperature of the rocks found in association with these regions can run from several hundred degrees Fahrenheit to several thousand.) Once the hole is drilled, there are several ways to tap the heat energy.
The simplest—and oldest—way is to tap steam right from the source and run it directly into a turbine, which, as it spins, creates a constant flow of electricity.
Another way is to draw hot water (about 400 degrees F)—which is also under high pressure—from deep within Earth and pump it into low-pressure tanks. In the process, some of the water instantly vaporizes. This residual steam can be used to run turbines. If the subterranean water source is cooler (in the 300 degrees F range), the water can be piped through a heat exchanger, where it is used to vaporize a second fluid that boils at a lower temperature. This is called a "binary process."
Today, geothermal energy is a mainstay in many nations around the world. There are more than 40 power plants producing electricity from geothermal energy in the United States alone. In the Philippines, 16 percent of the power used on the island of Luzon, which is home to more than 40 million people, comes from geothermal power plants. And Reykjavik, Iceland, receives almost all its heat energy from geothermal sources. (Iceland, overall, receives 49.5 percent of its energy from geothermal sources.)
Using geothermal power plants to generate electricity produces less than 1/1000 of the air pollution of equivalent coal plants. But conventional methods (especially the hot water ones) have some drawbacks. Geothermal plants can produce much more wastewater than a coal-fired or atomic power plant. Without proper management, extremely hot wastewater can be discharged into local streams, lakes, or salt water and disrupt the local ecology. The wastewater can also contain toxic chemicals (such as arsenic, lead, and mercury).
Scientists and engineers are working to develop new methods of tapping this energy reserve that would minimize some of these problems.
- binary:
- Characterized by or consisting of two parts or components; twofold.
- subterranean:
- Underground.
- What provides the heat source for subterranean water?
- When water under high pressure is taken from Earth and placed into a lower-pressure tank, what happens? Do you think the liquid water has more kinetic energy when it is under higher pressure or when it is under lower-pressure? Why?
- If the water pumped from the ground is around 300°F, what might be done with it at a geothermal power plant?
- Why do you think this binary process is used for water that is around 300°F? Think about how vapor is used to power turbines.


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No. 22 Nebraska needs defense to rebound
LINCOLN, Neb. -- If Bo Pelini is worried about his defense, he isn't showing it.
While Nebraska fans spent the week stressing over how easily Wyoming moved the ball in the opener, the Cornhuskers' coach stayed positive. He expects the defense to be "significantly better" Saturday against Southern Mississippi (0-1).
The No. 22 Huskers (1-0) need to improve if they hope to hang with No. 18 UCLA next week in what should be their toughest game before November.
Red flags -- and not the festive kind that fly in front yards on game days across the state -- were raised last week.
The Huskers won 37-34, but Wyoming amassed 602 yards -- the eighth-most ever against Nebraska. This was after last season ended with the Huskers allowing 640 yards to Wisconsin and 589 to Georgia in losses.
And don't forget that UCLA beat the Huskers in Los Angeles last September after piling up 653 yards, 3 shy of the opponent record set by Oklahoma in 1956.
No one expected the defense to be dominant early this season. The unit is young, with a redshirt freshman and sophomore among the starting front four and four true freshmen playing a significant amount against Wyoming.
Though the Cowboys had 28 plays go for 10 yards or longer, Pelini said he felt better about the unit after he watched the film.
"I actually like the way we played in some instances," Pelini said. "I like how some of the young guys reacted and some of the things we did. I think we will grow exponentially from that game the other night."
The Huskers will face a Southern Miss offense that features California transfer Allan Bridgford at quarterback. Bridgford is not nearly as mobile as Wyoming's Brett Smith, but he's a comparable passer. Bridgford threw for 377 yards, the fifth-most in school history, in a 22-15 loss to Texas State.
The Golden Eagles committed six turnovers, the most of any team in the nation last week, and netted only 23 yards on 24 rushing attempts.
"We didn't try to run it enough. We've got to be a little more creative," first-year coach Todd Monken said. "We've got to put teams in more of a run-pass conflict. We're going to get (Bridgford) killed if we don't."
Here are five things to watch when Nebraska takes on Southern Mississippi:
MARTINEZ MILESTONE: Nebraska quarterback Taylor Martinez will reach 3,000 yards rushing for his career if he runs for 62 against the Golden Eagles. He would become the eighth Nebraska player, and second quarterback, to hit that mark.
Martinez also would become the fifth quarterback in FBS history to have 3,000 yards rushing and 6,500 yards passing.
ABRIDGED PLAYBOOK: Will Nebraska offensive coordinator Tim Beck open up the playbook? He acknowledged he was too conservative against Wyoming.
The Huskers ran on 63 of their 85 plays, with Ameer Abdullah and Imani Cross each going over 100 yards. They finished with 375 yards rushing.
Beck said he should have been more creative. Martinez didn't take any shots down the field. Jake Long caught a tipped ball for 26 yards, but no other pass play went for more than 17.
"If you look back, there were opportunities we could have took, probably should have took," he said, "but we didn't."
NEWBY NOT LIKE A NEWBY: Terrell Newby is listed as the Huskers' No. 3 running back behind Abdullah and Cross, but the true freshman will be on the field a lot.
He carried 15 times for 76 yards in his first college game, including nine times during a 13-play touchdown drive in the second half while the game was still in doubt.
"I didn't expect anything less," Abdullah said. "He's been showing good signs in practice that he's ready to come in and compete. You saw a good little bit of what you can expect from Terrell this year and what's to come."
SPARKLING DEBUTS: Southern Miss newcomers Rickey Bradley and Tyre'oune Holmes will keep the Huskers' secondary occupied.
Bradley had 193 yards on seven catches against Texas State, the fourth-best performance in the nation last week and fourth-best ever at Southern Miss. Holmes caught 12 balls for 96 yards, the most receptions by a Southern Miss player making his debut.
FBS' LONGEST LOSING STREAK: Southern Miss comes to Lincoln on a 13-game losing streak, the longest in the FBS, and won't be favored to win until it plays Florida International at home on Oct. 5. Before then the Golden Eagles play road games at Nebraska, Arkansas and Boise State.


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As a follow-up to Monday's adoption of impact fees, Mayor Don Wesely today announced a two-stage initiative to streamline the City permitting process to facilitate business expansion and recruitment. Wesely is working with the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) on the streamlining project.
"Now that impact fees are adopted, we have an opportunity to bring the City and the development community together to streamline the permitting process for developments," said Mayor Wesely. "One reason the permit process has become so complicated and time-consuming has been the negotiation process for developments. The new impact fee system, which was recommended by a Land Use Roundtable in 1995, will replace those negotiations.
"This allows us to simplify the cumbersome process that businesses must follow to expand or relocate. The new process is mutually beneficial ñ it will be better coordinated, will save time and will make it easier for businesses to know what they need to do."
Wesely said the two-stage initiative begins with an internal review of the permitting process called the Economic Development Internal Coordination Committee. In step two, the findings of the internal review will be presented to a Regulatory Reform Roundtable consisting of business, development and civic leaders appointed by the Mayor to make recommendations on reforming the regulatory and permitting process.
Key goals of the internal review will include:
The members of the Coordination Committee are Allan Abbott, Public Works Director; Mike Merwick, Building and Safety Director; and Marvin Krout, Planning Director. The Regulatory Reform Roundtable, to be appointed later by Mayor Wesely, will include representatives of the development community, neighborhoods, the legal profession, businesses, engineers, architects, LPED, realtors and homebuilders.
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Holiday Gift Guide
From the practical to the luxurious, the high tech to the old school, the amusing stocking stuffer to the extravagant "You shouldn't have!" Christmas morning bedazzler, we've gathered online must-haves to help you find that just-right gift. Click, click, click, and ho, ho, ho!
The superheroes on your list will be psyched to take on the roles of the Dark Knight and Catwoman by playing the action-adventure video game Batman: Arkham City, $55.99. A sequel to the wildly popular Batman: Arkham Asylum, it's got oodles of bells and whistles and is getting great reviews. Click here.
Our arts and antiques editor thinks this is an uncommonly pretty platter at an uncommonly pretty price. Don't you agree? Accented with pheasant feathers, it takes flight at Bongenre. The weighty, 18-inch platter sells for $70 and was designed by antiques dealer Jill Fenichell, who says, "It's heavy-duty enough to take a full roast with potatoes without collapsing. It's meant to resemble china but won't break or chip," says Fenichell. The company also sells pretty plates for about $15 each. Click here.
We love these flamboyant and well-made bags so much that one of us had to have it for holiday partygoing. It's from an affordable line called Anabelle, by designer Marcia Sherrill, whose accessories sell in department and specialty stores like Bergdorf Goodman and Neiman Marcus. Prices range from $24 for a cosmetic bag to $120 for a large purse. Click here.
High tech meets timeless style in this handsome Macbook cover in rich chestnut leather, with topstitching detail and a magnetic strap closure to protect travelers' and commuters' Macbooks from damage, $139 to 149 from Restoration Hardware. Click here.
This delicious "Licorice" necklace by designer Danielle Gori-Montanelli features "candy" cubes of hand cut and sewn wool felt. $150 from Artful Home. Click here.
We fell hard for this scrumptious, oversized Canoodle Lounging Chair from Soft Surroundings for $1,598. Wouldn't it look inviting in a master bedroom? It's available in a range of fabrics. Click here.
it's almost a paperless world, but who doesn't still use sticky notes? This cube of them comes in a stylish kilim pattern, $16, from Suzy Jack. Click here.
What's a holiday without a gadget or two to play with? Here's a kit for making healthy fizzy drinks. All you have to do is add flavor to the seltzer, and there are no cans or bottles to recycle. The Fizz Seltzer Starter Kit comes in five snazzy colors for $150. Click here.
Our research editor by day (and gemologist by night) was smitten with this Raphael Ring, designed by Stacey Johnson for Bri Hana Jewelry ($175). It's a blue lace agate druzy, and because it is a natural stone, each ring will vary in color. Click here.
The booster seat gets a style update. The portable Sweet Seat, $84, is meant for kids who are too big for a high chair but too little to sit at the table. It looks like it is upholstered in fine fabric (one of the doting grandmas on our staff bought it in the green and white damask pattern for her grandson to sit on while he's at her house), but is easy to wipe off. Click here.
Author Jennifer Wilson is Traditional Home's own Travel Contributor. Two years ago, she and her husband put their Midwestern lives in deep freeze, packed up their suitcases and their two young children, and moved to a tiny mountain village in Croatia where Wilson's maternal family had its roots. Her account of their months-long stay there is by turns funny, surprising, insightful, and startlingly honest. And it's one terrific read. Book Group alert! $26, St. Martin's Press. Click here.
Huzzah! For the pooch who would be king (or queen), behold these royal food bowls for $108 from The Well Appointed House. Click here.
Techies will rejoice over the eagerly awaited DROID RAZR, a very thin, very lightweight, very smart, and very hard to break smartphone, so brand new from Motorola for $299 that we couldn't yet provide a direct link when this gift guide went into production, but you can order it from Verizon.com.
Here's a stylish way to protect an iPad from damage. Artisan leather iPad covers from Restoration Hardware come in a variety of styles and colors, from $99 to $149. Click here.
Almost too pretty to eat is the Cameo Ornament collection of four chocolates from Vosges Haut-Chocolat, for $14. Click here.
For a dog jacket your best friend won't resist, try the easy to get off and on Dog Grab Jacket, made with a nylon shell and a fleece interior, $32.50 from Duluth Trading Company. Click here.
Here's a great stocking stuffer for those who love to sip. The Wine Doctor Intelli-Stopper is a high tech "cork" with a little pump that takes out a precise amount of air, keeping wine in already opened bottles looking, smelling and tasting fresh days later. $17.99. Click here.
The weather outside may be frightful, but the hostess on your list can dream of the ocean while using this striking Ocean Coral Nut Dish by Michael Aram, $89, made of nickelplate and stainless steel. Click here.
Keep her toasty with these Sumptuous Angora Socks, available in ivory and three heathery pastels, $19.95 from Soft Surroundings. Click here.
A monogram always makes a gift feel more special. We like these Acrylic Notes from PaperFancy, available in nine patterns, starting at $32.99. Click here.
We love the vintage look of the analog wide angle Sprocket Rocket Camera from the MoMA Store, $90. Click here.
Nothing says Christmas like a bicycle under the tree. The Easy Rider Bike from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child, $160-$180, combines timeless style (its made of birch plywood) and contemporary engineering to make it easy for children to keep their balance while learning to ride. Click here.
These mice cheesepicks, silverplated with crystal accents, made us smile. $22 for a set of 8. Click here.
Think outside the bowl with the Fish Hotel from Crate and Barrel, $29.95. The glass inner bowl lifts out for easy cleaning. Click here.
For the foodie, give rich, delicious, decadent Holy City Chocolate mix for hot chocolate, $12 from foodzie. Click here.
Also available from foodzie is Charleston Crepe Company's Crepe Mix for $10. Click here.
You can't blame us for wanting to make future design enthusiasts out of today's youngsters. Get your child or grandchild off to a stylish start with this handsome Mini French Wing Chair, scaled to a child's size, $429 from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child. Click here.
Give your favorite hostess (or perhaps yourself) a little glam with the Montana Crystal Napkin Ring, made with Swarovski crystal components, for $65 per ring. Click here.
2012 is the year of the dragon. Help a color-craving gift recipient ring it in with brilliant pillows from Tibetan Craftspeople of Nepal, made with a handwoven wool front and cotton back with decorative Tibetan brass buttons, $249 each from Michelle Willey. Click here.
Cozy, aren't they? These sweater vases from Crate and Barrel for $16.95 make a great hostess gift. Click here.
Help him tee off from his favorite chair with silverplated Golf Swizzle Sticks from Marquette Home for $20. Click here.
Timeless as a navy blue blazer and tan slacks, these Thank You gift tags can be tied around a bottle of wine or other gift of gratitude, 5 tags for $20 from Dempsey & Carroll. Click here.
Classic meets contemporary in this MP3 Alarm Clock Docking Station and Speakers. We love the retro double-belled design. Plus the omni-directional speakers help you get ready to greet the day with a song in your heart. $59.95 from Crate and Barrel. Click here.
These Chambray Animals, perfect for a nursery, are the epitome of childhood innocence and wonderment. Embroidered accents bring them to life. $29 each from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child. Click here.
Just right for the season is the deep claret of this classic woman's tote from the Duluth Trading Company for $139.50. Made of oiled top-grain leather that looks even better when it's been well-loved and used, it also comes in a rich brown. It zips closed and is great for carrying a Kindle or Nook! Click here.
Let a loved one channel her inner diva with the Leopard Bootie from Soft Surroundings, $198.95, complete with a whipstitched leather detail in back. Click here.
Handsomely packaged Taffin candles, $65 each, come in several scents: Fleur d'Oranger (soothing orange blossoms); Sapin (rich, woodsy pine and jasmine); and Bois de Lilas (lilac, rose, and honey), from Barneys New York. Click here.
Wines with a fashion illustration on the bottle¹s label are perfect for your most stylish recipient. Banana Republic for Clos du Bois Limited-Edition Holiday Wine Bottles, $16.99 for chardonnay and $18.99 for cabernet. Click here
Fashionistas will appreciate the style of this print by David Downton, signed, numbered, and dated by the artist, about $500, from Fashion Illustration Gallery (many other prints available). Click here.
The happy colors and textured handmade look of these Color Burst bowls from Up in the Air Somewhere, $52- $64 each, help set a festive table. They also come in peach and yellow. Click here.
Wrap her in luxury with this Leopard Fur Capelet (leopard-print dyed rabbit) by Adrienne Landau, $650 from Neiman Marcus. Click here.
Yes, Virginia, some of us still use recipe cards. This nifty leather Recipe Organizer, $32 from Gallery Leather, comes in a rainbow of colors, with Mylar tabs for reference and journal pages for jotting down kitchen wisdom. Click here.
This handsome shawl collared sweater in a wool alpaca blend with a plaid flannel lining will make your sweetie ready for his close-up on Christmas day. It comes in chestnut, navy, and dark gray for $149.50 from Duluth Trading Co. (Now all he needs is his pipe and slippers). Click here.
For the hard to buy for man in your life, consider what gentlewomen refer to as "something in a glass," in this case, Ron Abuelo 12 year rum for $34.99 a bottle. Distilled from molasses in Panama, it's been aged in whisky and bourbon barrels. Click here.
Hmm, what to put in a beautiful box. Love letters? Photographs? A pressed flower? It's up to the romanticist on your list. Mustard Chinoiserie Box, $230, from The Well Apppointed House. Click here.
Boy meets grill with this Napoleon Apollo 3-in-1 Smoker for $359 from Amazon.com. It has more options than a 2012 automobile, with a smoker, a stand-alone grill with lid, and a water smoker. Click here.
Your best pal can sleep in style in this comfy cotton canvas dog bed, edged in cording, from Garnet Hill. Available in three patterns, the covers can be removed for washing. From $68 to $174 depending on size. A monogram can be added. Click here.
Does someone on your list like the retro look? Give them a little sixties flair from the Plimpton Flame collection, earthenware table items in colors rain, maize, and tangerine from Jill Rosenwald studio. Prices range from $78 for a soup bowl to $124 for a vase. Click here.
We're intrigued by Andrew Miller's custom mosaic portraits, made up of tiny miniature photographs. Artist Miller, a young father, came up with the idea as a Mother's Day gift for his wife when he realized he had more than 1,000 images of their twin daughters on his hard drive. Clients provide images that are meaningful to them, making a wonderful showcase for memories. Fees start at $1,000; gift certificates are available. Click here.
For sartorial splendor, nothing beats a handmade shirt. Wouldn't your fella look fine in this purple gingham-checked number? Choose among classic, contemporary and classic fits, with prices starting at $85. Gift certificates are available. Click here.
Oh, so soft! Baby the baby in your family with this cashmere blanket and toddler pillow set from Restoration Hardware Baby & Child for $189; it also comes in dove (grey) and petal (pink). Click here.
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I've been trying to work with animated VRML files in Java 3d for about a week and the one thing I can't figure out is exactly what object is suppose to dictate the animation of the scene it's attached to and, better yet, how to invoke it. I saw something online about an Interpolar object, but whenever I try to dissect the scene's hierarchy, I can't find any sort of object like that. Anyone have ideas as to why?
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MELBOURNE, Fla. – Barry University men's basketball team came within six points of a school record in a 109-79 rout at Florida Tech Saturday. The win bumps Barry's record to 19-7 overall, 9-7 in the Sunshine State Conference.
Barry will be seeded fourth in the SSC Tournament and play Eckerd at noon Wednesday at Silver Spurs Arena in Kissimmee, Fla. Florida Tech fell to 16-12, 5-11, and finishes eighth in the SSC.
The Buccaneers, who were ranked sixth in the South Region poll entering the weekend's games, shot 54 percent from the field. The top eight teams in each of the eight regions qualify for the NCAA Tournament.
Barry built a 55-41 lead at halftime, shooting 19 of 36 from the field. Tech hit 17 of 26 first half field goals for 58.6 percent. But the Buccaneers held the Panthers to 38.5 percent in the second half. Barry also sank 16 of 17 free throws for 94.1 percent to set a school record. The Bucs were 8-for-8 from the stripe in the second half.
The Bucs opened up a 20-point lead with 12:44 to play when Juan Ferrales buried one of his eight triples. Ferrales' eight threes is a career-best and ranks second in Barry single-game history.
"We came into this game knowing it was important," said Ferrales, who reached 30 points for the third time this season. "I'm just glad my team responded the way we should have."
Ferrales canned two more threes – the second at the 5:59 mark – to extend Barry's lead to 27. Adrian Gonzalez, who finished with 15 points on 7 of 10 field goal shooting in 19 minutes, scored in the paint to push the Bucs up 99-69 with 3:55 remaining.
Garrett Naughton's dunk on a feed from Magne Fivelstad gave Barry a 31-point lead. Naughton later threw down an alley-oop dunk on a lob from Toure Hunt to put the finishing touches on a runaway win. Naughton matched his season-high with seven points.
Ferrales finished with 33 points, one under his career-high. His three 30-point games this season matches Jason Junker's three 30-point plus games in 2000-01. That same season the Buccaneers had four players score 30 or more points four times as Travon Broadway also hit 30 in 2000-01. This year's Bucs team also matched that feat as Gonzalez scored 30 earlier this year as well.
"It feels good," Ferrales said. "Credit to my teammates pushing me every day. I have to thank everybody else because they helped me get there."
Ferrales was 8-for-12 from 3-point range, and finished 11 of 17 from the floor. His eight triples are tied for second most in a game by a Barry player. Junker hit 10 triples versus Nova Southeastern on Nov. 19, 2000. Ferrales also had seven triples in a game this season.
Fivelstad had 16 points, eight rebounds, seven assists and a steal. Yunio Barrueta had 15 points, nine boards, five assists, a block and a steal. Savad Garner had 12 points, seven rebounds and a steal.
Deric Hill had eight assists – all in the first half. He became the first player in Barry history to record over 200 assists in a season. He has 204 this year.
Florida Tech's Jermaine Jackson had 17 points and six assists. Chris Carter had 11 points and seven assists. Corbin Jackson had 15 points, five boards and four blocks.
The Buccaneers outrebounded the Panthers, 45-33. Barry finished with a season-high 30 assists, which is tied for second most in school history. The school record is 38 assists set on Dec. 12, 1999 against Puerto Rico-Humacao.
"This is definitely a big win for us, a big uplifting win," Ferrales said. "All of our games are super close, so it was good to stretch this one out, kind of relax a little bit. But the next step is we have to take the mature step. Even though we had such a good win, we have to feed off this win and continue to work hard and stay disciplined."