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The idea of a forward-thinking antiques shop might sound like an oxymoron. Especially in sleepy New England, with its doily-clad boutiques, known for their quaint "French country meets colonial New England" style. Or so says 26-year-old Mr Luke Kelly, the co-owner and proprietor of Mill Goods, a New Hampshire-based showroom and website offering a 21st-century take on the traditional rural antiquing experience. "When I first arrived I went to a lot of antique shops, and they were a bit uniform," says British-raised Mr Kelly. "You have a lot of stuff that is very beautiful, but totally replaceable. You might say to yourself, 'What a lovely armoire', or whatever; but go to the other 10 shops in that town and you'll find exactly the same thing."
Mill Goods, which opened last year in a converted boiler house in the small historic mill town of Harrisville, hopes to offer an antidote in the form of large-scale industrial pieces and locally made homeware mixed with offbeat collectables and one-of-a-kind peculiarities.
We had a deck of cards from the 1930s, printed blank on one side. Someone - a sailor, we think - had drawn pornographic pictures on each card
"My family were all collectors of strange things," says Mr Kelly, the grandson of Mr Roald Dahl, and a soon-to-be-published children's book author himself when his first book is released this summer. "My grandmother's house had things such as William Blake's paintbrush next to some fossilised whalebone. When I came here it kind of led me to thinking there was a bit of a gap for quirky, interesting elements."
Speaking over eggs in a diner in Peterborough, New Hampshire - near the 1930s hunter's cabin he's been living in and refurbishing since 2008, while also completing an MA in creative writing at Dartmouth College - we started off by talking about why he chose to set up shop in New Hampshire, as opposed to the more fashionable (not to mention lucrative) East Coast hubs such as Boston or New York.
Mr Kelly: "On the wall is an 1894 topographic map and two 1726 botanical prints, and on the table a miniature diorama from a children's museum."
mr kelly's curiosities
large sign and bridge model
"In the cabin there is a large vintage Humble Oil sign, as well as an antique architectural model of a Parisian bridge on the table."
"A collection of vintage Penguin titles."
Taxidermy and other items
"An 1890 case of grouse taxidermy, an antique folding ship captain's mirror, an ivory chess set made up of individually found 'orphan' pieces, a 19th-century still life and other items."


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As Senate preps Syria vote, Obama works to close the sale
WASHINGTON President Barack Obama pressed skeptical lawmakers to give him the authority to use U.S. military force against Syria during his overseas trip while the administration struggled to rally international support for intervention in an intractable civil war.
Ben Rhodes, Obama's deputy national security adviser, told reporters on Thursday that Obama was making calls to members of Congress while he attends an economic summit in St. Petersburg, Russia. The president spoke to a bipartisan group of five lawmakers on Wednesday.
"He is going to be doing outreach on the Hill," Rhodes said of the president's lobbying during the two-day summit in Russia.
The Obama administration cleared one obstacle on Wednesday when a deeply divided Senate panel approved a resolution authorizing military force, but a significant number of senators remain unconvinced and opposition is growing in the House.
Two Republican senators announced on Thursday that they would vote against any military action. Sens. David Vitter of Louisiana and Mike Lee of Utah, members of the Armed Services Committee, expressed their opposition just 24 hours after participating in briefings with Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Lee said in a statement that the risks of the president's plan outweigh the gains, while Vitter said he was concerned "that getting involved in Syria, after Iraq and Afghanistan, would make mustering our resolve to stop a nuclear Iran impossible."
- Stumbles and discord greet Obama at G-20 summit
- John Dickerson: Obama should acknowledge risks of Syria strikes
The administration continued its full-scale sales job on Thursday, holding another round of closed-door meetings for lawmakers about its intelligence on Syria.
Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, questioned the necessity of U.S. military action as she entered the classified hearing.
"This is not a choice between doing nothing and doing a military strike," she said.
Collins said she's "firmly undecided at this point" but insisted there were other ways to pressure Syrian President Bashar Assad short of an American intervention. She said the Obama administration still hasn't presented a clear strategy and that she had "many questions with the wisdom of the president's request."
"What if we execute this strike, and then [Assad] decides to use chemical weapons again? Do we strike again? Well, that's the definition of further entanglement. That's the definition of our becoming deeply involved in a war," she said.
Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C., said it was up to the administration to present members with the necessary information. "I think if they do, everybody will agree," he said.
But Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., remained undecided. "What the effects of a military strike would be are not clear," he said.
Sen. Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., said she's waiting for more information, telling reporters, "I have more questions than I have answers, and I hope we get them over the course of today and tomorrow."
Days from a Senate vote, an Associated Press survey of senators found 34 supporting or leaning toward military action, 26 opposed or leaning against and 40 undecided.
Obama has called for military action after the administration blamed Assad for a chemical weapons attack on Aug. 21 that it says killed more than 1,400 civilians, including at least 400 children. Other casualty estimates are lower, and the Syrian government denies responsibility, contending rebels fighting to topple the government were to blame.
Responding to Obama's request, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 10-7 Wednesday to authorize the "limited and specified use" of the U.S. armed forces against Syria, backing a resolution that restricts military action to 90 days and bars American ground troops from combat.
Obama's deputy national security adviser, Tony Blinken, picked up the sales pitch for the absent president Thursday, appearing on several morning news shows.
In an appearance on MSNBC, Blinken said he believes the American people will be more supportive of Obama's request once they see the Syrian situation as a separate and distinct problem as opposed to viewing it "in the prism of the last decade" of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.
"This is not open-ended. This is not boots on the ground. This is not Afghanistan. This is not Iraq. This is not even Libya," Blinken said.
He said that if the United States does not stand up to Assad and against the use of chemical weapons, some world figures will believe "it's OK to use them with impunity."
Secretary of State John Kerry, testifying for the second consecutive day before Congress, insisted that the U.S. military response would be restricted as Americans fatigued by more than a decade of war in Iraq and Afghanistan show little inclination to get involved in Syria.
"I don't believe we're going to war, I just don't believe that," Kerry told the House Foreign Affairs Committee, citing the ground troops and long-term commitment that he said wars entail. "That's not what we're doing here. The president is asking for permission to take a limited military action, yes, but one that does not put Americans in the middle of the battle."
In the Senate, five Republicans, including potential presidential candidates Rand Paul and Marco Rubio, and two Democrats opposed the resolution, which is expected to reach the Senate floor next week. The timing of a vote is uncertain.
"I believe U.S. military action of the type contemplated here might prove to be counterproductive," Rubio said. "After a few days of missile strikes, it will allow Assad, for example, to emerge and claim that he took on the United States and survived."
Paul, a Kentucky conservative with strong tea party ties, has threatened a filibuster, although he acknowledged that proponents have the votes to prevail in the Senate, and he pinned his hopes on the House.
The notion of a contained operation has failed to sway many Republicans and Democratsin the House, who question why the U.S. should get involved now in a Syrian civil war that has killed an estimated 100,000, displaced millions and is in its third year. While House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, and Majority Leader Eric Cantor, R-Va., have expressed support for military action, but rank-and-file Republicans remain reluctant or outright opposed.
Republican Rep. Chris Collins said voters in his western New York district are "overwhelmingly against involvement." The freshman congressman is undecided.
"Really, I'm looking for the president to justify limited military strike and establish what are the objectives he's seeking and what is the mission," Collins said in a phone interview.
Kerry told the Foreign Affairs Committee that he believed Obama would address the nation on Syria in the next few days. The president returns home from overseas Friday night.
Speaking in Sweden on Wednesday, Obama left open the possibility he would order retaliation for the deadly chemical weapons attack even if Congress withheld its approval.
"I always preserve the right and responsibility to act on behalf of America's national security," he told a news conference. In a challenge to lawmakers back home, he said Congress' credibility was on the line, not his own, despite saying a year ago that the use of chemical weapons would cross a "red line."
The Senate panel's vote marked the first formal response in Congress, four days after Obama unexpectedly put off an anticipated cruise missile strike against Syria and instead asked lawmakers to unite behind such a plan.

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By Angel Gurría, Secretary-General of the OECD
Santiago de Chile, 8 November 2007
Minister Velasco, Minister Ferrero, Ladies and Gentlemen,
It is a pleasure to be with you to present the OECD evaluation of Chile's innovation policy, a cornerstone of our growing relationship with this country.
Allow me to begin by putting this evaluation in context.
Innovation has become a priority theme for the OECD. It was the central theme of our Ministerial Council and our Global Forum in 2007. Bearing in mind the growing importance of innovation as a tool to power growth and meet the great challenges of globalisation, the Ministers of the OECD countries have given us a new mandate to develop an Innovation Strategy.
Our peer evaluations of each country's innovation policies are the pillars which ensure that this Strategy is based on firm ground and that it is of practical use to public policy makers. To do this, we take into account the particular characteristics, best practice and experience of the Government of each country.
To promote better functioning of the world economy, we need a genuine global estimate of innovation for growth. The inclusion of non-member countries in our work is crucial in ensuring the quality of its results. In this regard, our Programme of Country Reviews of National Innovation Policies is an integral part of our strategy of broader-based and strengthened cooperation. In addition to Chile, we have already produced country studies of China and South Africa. At the moment, we are starting the review of Russia and another is planned for Brazil. The participation of non-member countries in our work on innovation is crucial in developing effective responses to the growing challenges of globalisation.
We have subjected Chile to review with the same rigour as we use to evaluate the most advanced member countries, with greater emphasis on the challenges and room for improvement than achievements to date. This approach based on constructive criticism is recognition that Chile is seen as a viable candidate for entry to the OECD.
Before sharing with you some of the conclusions and recommendations of the study, I would like to thank the Government of Chile - especially the Ministry of the Economy, the Ministry of Finance and the National Council on Innovation for Competitiveness - for the excellent cooperation they have provided during the review process.
As well as having access to high quality information, we were able to have valuable exchanges of views with representatives of the players most involved in the Chilean system of innovation. The preliminary report was discussed by the OECD Committee for Scientific and Technological Policy, with Finland and New Zealand acting as reviewers. The report was finally completed in close and efficient interaction with the Chilean authorities.
Allow me now to present you a brief outline of the main conclusions and recommendations of this interesting study.
I would like to begin by highlighting Chile's excellent macro-economic performance during the last two decades. It was a performance based on important economic reforms and the building of stable institutions. The opening of its economy to global international trade flows and foreign investment stand out among the factors which explain the country's macro-economic achievements and the world's perception of them. Chile already has an economic and institutional system which places it at the head of the middle income economies.
To close the gap with the advanced economies, Chile needs to expand and consolidate the base for long-term growth by strengthening its capacity for innovation. The present difference in income compared with the advanced economies is chiefly due to low levels of productivity in Chilean industry. Recent studies estimate that forest and estate management in Chile, for example, is five times more labour-intensive than in the Scandinavian countries. Increasing Chilean productivity is key in achieving sustainable development in the long term, so as to end poverty and the persistent disparity in income distribution.
Innovation is the best way to increase productivity. The experience of OECD countries which, like Chile, have economies based on natural resources, shows that the only way to promote industrial diversification and micro-economic efficiency is by developing a sound and effective innovation policy. This is a key tool if Chile's comparative advantages are to produce more value. The experiences of the wine and fishing industry are a fine example of how innovation can enhance a country's comparative advantages.
Up to now, Chile's achievements in innovation have not matched its success in other areas of the economy. The low level of research and development (R & D) in the Chilean economy (0.67% of GDP in 2002) is not only due to the difference in income compared with the advanced economies and the high dependency on industries based on natural resources. It is also a reflection, and let us be clear about this, of a degree of inefficiency in the national system of innovation which suffers from major imbalances and "bottlenecks" (as described in the study), including several years with a weak innovation policy.
These are challenges which the Chilean authorities are now addressing with determination. Today we can say that Chile's innovation policy is at a turning point. Prior to the start of the nineties, Chilean innovation policy was quite basic. During the last 15 years, however, Chile has undergone a rapid learning process which has allowed it to introduce a more complete portfolio of instruments to address a wider ranger of objectives. This has meant adjusting to best international practice as well as developing its own best practice.
Although the innovation policy still needs to refine its priorities and equip itself in a more balanced manner, it has matured significantly in terms of the capacity of Chilean institutions to develop more effective policies. This makes it possible to contemplate a qualitative leap with regard to efficiency. However, Chile still needs to develop a firmer consensus regarding the role of innovation in the development of its economy and the Government's role as promoter of innovation.
Some recent decisions, in line with international best practice, could be important catalysts. Special mention should be made of the Creation of the Nation Council on Innovation for Competitiveness and its exhortation to develop a long-term innovation strategy; the increase in public resources to implement this strategy; the fostering of innovation in the private sector with the introduction of a tax incentive for R & D. The study recognizes the important contribution of these measures and recommends further reforms to maximise their impact.
I would like to conclude this presentation by highlighting some of the many specific recommendations in the study.
These are just some examples of the type of conclusions and recommendations resulting from our evaluation. I invite you to read it carefully.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
The chief source of social progress in this new era is not tangible assets. It is the human mind, applied ingenuity, imagination. Intellectual capital is the comparative advantage of the future. The best investment that a country with Chile's economic and human potential can make to meet the many challenges of globalisation is in promoting innovation. The OECD is there to help Chile in achieving this important goal.
Thank you.
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Zynga Bets the Farm on Former Xbox Honcho
Jul 2, 2013 2:09 PM PT
Beleaguered social game developer Zynga, creator of FarmVille, on Monday announced that Don Mattrick, who was president of Microsoft's Interactive Entertainment business, will become Zynga's next CEO.
Mattrick will begin as CEO and a member of Zynga's board of directors effective July 8. Mark Pincus, Zynga's founding chief executive officer, will remain chairman of the board of directors and chief product officer of the company.
Mattrick spent six years at Microsoft, the last three as president of the Interactive Entertainment business. In that role, he was responsible for the team that grew Microsoft's Xbox 360 global installed base by 700 percent to more than 75 million consoles. Previously, Mattrick served as the president of Worldwide Studios at Electronic Arts.
Zynga declined to provide further details.
'A Rabbit Out of Its Hat'
"Zynga is a company that has fallen onto very hard times," video game analyst George Chronis, editor of DFC Dossier, told the E-Commerce Times. "Zynga obviously had to pull a rabbit like Mattrick out of its hat for wary investors unhappy with the publisher's fall from dominance on Facebook."
Indeed, Zynga had a good run with casual games on Facebook, but the market has changed in recent years, particularly as more and more people began using tablets and mobile devices.
"Zynga arguably grew too fast, resulting in it shedding significant quantities of staff and IP over the past 12 months," noted Steve Bailey, analyst for the games market at IHS Electronics and Media.
"With skill games purveyor King having taken the top spot on Facebook and the growth of mobile gaming attracting many former Zynga users, the publisher has been struggling to find a rebound strategy," Chronis added. "Investments in products like Draw Something have fallen flat. Meanwhile, revenue is declining.
"For the first quarter of 2013, Zynga revenue was down 18 percent over the previous year, with bookings down 30 percent," he added.
Early last month the company announced a broad staff-reduction initiative.
Going for Big Talent
It is obvious that Zynga needed someone with Mattrick's experience and -- just as important -- his reputation to help bring about a turnaround.
This is very much about a "need to restore both confidence and focus in its operations and its roadmap of output," Bailey told the E-Commerce Times. "An important target for Zynga is profit, and it needs a commercial leader who can organize and deliver that, especially given how it has struggled in this regard across 2012."
The company "needs to usher in a coordinated focus of its game-development resources, and this is where Mattrick's leadership could be valuable," he added.
'A Crowded Field'
Zynga "hired a guy who knows the traditional console game business, suggesting they are going to start building traditional games for those systems or -- more likely -- come up with a system of their own," Rob Enderle, principal analyst at the Enderle Group, told the E-Commerce Times.
"There is cloud gaming and several Android-based systems coming to market, so it will be a crowded field that Zynga will be entering late," Enderle pointed out. "The odds against this one are huge, but the alternative -- which is either becoming a vastly smaller company or shutting down -- were worse."
As for Mattrick, it's not entirely clear why he would leave Microsoft, especially as it faces a battle ahead with Sony for the living room and hard-core gamers.
"We fully understand why Zynga would want him, yet are still not convinced why he accepted the offer from a business perspective," said Chronis. "Rebuilding Zynga seems like a difficult long shot for Mattrick, but obviously it was more appealing than the Microsoft environment ramping up for the Xbox One launch."
'Investors Approve'
In any case, just the act of hiring Mattrick has already been enough to deliver at least some confidence.
"Investors apparently approve: Zynga's stock has soared more than 20 percent since the news was announced," Enderle pointed out.
"Can Zynga rebound?" he added. "It is possible, if they can somehow find a way to exist across an increasing diverse ecosystem with the kind of social game they are known for, which people want to play."
What's no longer possible, however, is "the console thing," Enderle said. "They just don't have the funding anymore. Their only real shot is multiplatform social, which is an area they know and where no one else seems to have much of a foothold -- other than Blizzard, which often doesn't seem to realize what they have."


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Black Studies
Diverse Community, Diverse Learning
Trinity Christian College's Black Studies minor explores the global experience of people of African descent through history, literature, music, politics, psychology, and sociology. A Black Studies minor will increase your knowledge of black culture and help you better understand the world. The interdisciplinary nature of the minor will also help you develop the ability to consider the world from multiple perspectives, enhancing your understanding of your major field and better preparing you for a career and/or graduate studies. Finally, the Black Studies minor is an important part of Trinity's mission. By increasing your overall knowledge about the diverse peoples of God's kingdom and the legacy, you will better understand both the brokenness of the world and the possibilities for redemption. The Black Studies minor is beneficial to students of any race, ethnicity, or major and may be of particular interest for those considering programs in History, English, Sociology, and Political Science, Social Work, or Education.
Leading the Way
One of Trinity's newest academic programs, the minor has already attracted a diverse group of students; we hope to see program alumni excelling in education, the law, government employment, the corporate world, and graduate programs. By creating this minor, Trinity is helping to lead the effort toward diversity in Christian higher education. We are only one of five members of the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) to offer such a program, compared with 111 who do not. In addition, we are only the second member of the Association of Reformed Institutions of Higher Education (ARIHE) and one of 19 Chicago-area colleges to do so.


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SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. - The York College men's track and field team had an extremely strong day at the Paul Kaiser Track & Field Classic held at Shippensburg University on Saturday.
By the end of the meet, many Spartans tied if not bested their personal bests.
Head Coach Erick Camodeca is pleased with the way his squad performed today.
"It was the best meet of the year for our entire team this year," said Camodeca. "It's a great way to head into the conference championship meet next weekend."
Sean Welsh (Baltimore, Md./Parkville) continued to be strong in the sprints. Welsh tied his personal best in the 100-meter dash. He ran a 10.97 in the race and finished in fifth place.
In the 400, John Follety (New Milford, N.J./New Milford) had a great finish to help him finish at a season best time of 52.65 and place in the top 20.
Okera Beidleman (Germantown, Md./Northwest) ran a nice even split race in the 800 meters. Beidleman finished with a season best time of 2:01.68. Camodeca was pleased with his performance and knows that it was a great confidence booster.
Michael Stetson (Old Bridge, N.J./Old Bridge) once again looked strong for the Spartans on the distance end. Stetson ran a PR in the 1,500 with a time of 4:04.55. Camodeca feels that Stetson has it in him to run even faster.
The 5k saw Matt Smith (Bel Air, Md./C. Milton Wright) with a break through run. Smith finished in eighth place with a time of 16:06.70. Also running a strong race was Joey Orlando (Minotola, N.J./Buena Regional) as he finished with a personal record time of 16:28.77.
The 4X100 relay had a good time, especially with Follety subbing in the first leg of the race. The team of Follety, Welsh, Sebastian Hall (Mount Joy, Pa./Donegal) and Phillip Cavaluchi (Port Carbon, Pa./Pottsville) recorded a fifth place finish with a time of 42.94.
The Spartans 4X400 relay ran a season best time. Follety, Okera, Hall and Darnell Tillman (Enola, Pa./East Pennsboro) clocked a 3:30.95 for ninth place. Camodeca is extremely happy with the relay and felt that they did a great job.
Cavaluchi was the final Spartan of the day to earn a season best jump. According to Camodeca, Cavaluchi is really starting to feel and look good heading into conference championships. In the long jump, Cavaluchi recorded a distance of 6.92 meters and a sixth place finish. Also jumping his best was Hall as he finished with a personal record in the event. Hall came in 19th place with a jump of 6.37 meters. Both jumpers have put themselves in good positions for CAC's.
The Spartans return to action Saturday at Salisbury University for the Capital Athletic Conference Outdoor Championships. The meet is set to begin at 3:00 pm and will run through Sunday evening.


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Hello everybody!
I am currently developing a 2D OpenGL application using Java and an AWTGLCanvas from LWJGL embedded in a window. Everything seems to work perfectly except from the coordinates. While OpenGL coordinates normally look like this:
The x axis seems to be mirrored, i.e.
Now my question obviously is: Why?
The relevant code so far looks like this:
Code :// Note: initGL is called by LWJGL when the canvas is created. @Override protected void initGL() { GL11.glViewport(0, 0, getWidth(), getHeight()); GL11.glMatrixMode(GL11.GL_PROJECTION); GL11.glLoadIdentity(); GLU.gluOrtho2D(0, getWidth(), getHeight(), 0); GL11.glMatrixMode(GL11.GL_MODELVIEW); GL11.glLoadIdentity(); } @Override protected void paintGL() { if (renewViewport) { initGL(); renewViewport = false; } GL11.glLoadIdentity(); GL11.glClear(GL11.GL_COLOR_BUFFER_BIT | GL11.GL_DEPTH_BUFFER_BIT); GL11.glPolygonMode(GL11.GL_FRONT_AND_BACK, GL11.GL_LINE); // Note zoomAmount is within [1, 100] at all times, so negative scaling can't be the cause. GL11.glScalef(zoomAmount, zoomAmount, 1); GL11.glTranslatef(cameraPosition.x, cameraPosition.y, 0); drawThis(); drawThat(); super.paintGL(); }
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2010-12-22 / Obituaries
Marjorie Alma Lander, former professor
Massapequa Park resident Marjorie Alma Lander, a former professor at Nassau Community College, died Nov. 27, 2010 at Winthrop University Hospital in Mineola. She was 81. She was born Jan. 31, 1929 to Franz Henri and Ethel (Craig) Lehry in East Rockaway, Queens. In addition to caring for her family and home, she taught at Nassau Community College.
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The Revs look to get back on track this Saturday night at Gillette Stadium in the middle game of a three-game home-stand
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FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Two teams looking to right the ship early in the 2010 season will meet at Gillette Stadium on Saturday night, when the New England Revolution hosts FC Dallas in a battle between clubs looking to keep pace in their respective conferences.
The Revs (2-3-0, 6 pts.) began their April schedule with back-to-back wins over D.C. United and Toronto FC, but they closed the month with losses to the San Jose Earthquakes and Colorado Rapids, dropping them into a tie for fifth place in the Eastern Conference. Even so, the Revolution enters this weekend's round of games just one point back of the Columbus Crew, Chicago Fire and Kansas City Wizards, which are all tied for second place in the East.
FC Dallas (0-1-3, 3 pts.) sits at the foot of the Western Conference table as one of only two teams in the league – along with D.C. – without a win entering the month of May. The Hoops have reached this point with a trio of draws at home and a road loss to the much-improved New York Red Bulls, however, so to categorize them as a winless club is short-sighted.
Although this will be their first meeting in the 2010 regular season, the Revs and Hoops actually squared off as recently as two months ago. Both teams were stationed in Orlando, Fla., during a portion of preseason training in February, and the clubs scheduled an exhibition match at ESPN's Wide World of Sports Complex. FCD earned a 2-0 win in that game courtesy of goals from Atiba Harris and Marvin Chavez, although Chavez looks unlikely to be available this weekend as he continues to recover from a right hamstring strain.
Because the clubs have a certain level of familiarity with one another, preparation for the match takes on an extra element. Throughout the week, Revolution players stressed organization as one of the key areas of improvement needed ahead of the FC Dallas match.
"I think in terms of team organization we could've been a bit tighter (last week against Colorado)," said club captain Cory Gibbs. "I take that upon myself, wearing the captain's armband for that game, for not organizing the team better. I think our backline could've been a bit tighter."
While the Revolution's defensive corps largely kept Rapids forwards Conor Casey and Omar Cummings in check last weekend, it was one momentary lapse in the team's shape which led to the game-winning goal. As Casey held the ball at his feet in the box, he drew five Revolution defenders, opening up space outside the box. That space was exploited by Pablo Mastroeni, whose 30-yard blast found the back of the net.
"Defensively, we struggled a little bit last week," said left back Seth Sinovic. "(In training this week) we worked a little bit on shifting, and as the ball is moving across the field just locating where we're supposed to be position-wise. I think that's important with Dallas because they play with a lot of guys in the midfield and they like to be in possession, so it's going to be important for us to cut off angles."
With Dallas likely to employ a 4-5-1 formation and crowd the midfield – as Colorado did last weekend – much of the heavy lifting will fall on the central midfield tandem of Pat Phelan and Joseph Niouky. With lynchpin midfielder Shalrie Joseph unavailable to help the Revs maintain possession, the midfield battle will be firmly in the spotlight for both teams on Saturday night.
The hope for the Revolution is that last weekend's experience against Colorado has helped prepare the club for what it's likely to see from Dallas.
"It's the same [as it was] with Colorado – you've got to win your individual battles from the beginning," said Phelan. "We've got to start better as a team, we've got to be more physical, be first to the ball and let them know that they're not in for an easy day. I know they might play with five in the midfield and present a little bit of a problem, but we'll learn from what happened with Colorado and move forward."
As Phelan mentioned, a strong start will also be critical to the Revolution's chances on Saturday night. Even in their two home matches, the Revs have been slow out of the gates, conceding the opening goal to both TFC and Colorado.
Getting a foothold in the early-going against Dallas could go a long way to setting the tone for the entire evening.
"Everybody's got to work hard together from the onset," said forward Kheli Dube, who returned to the starting lineup last weekend against the Rapids. "The last couple of games we've been starting slow and I think as soon as the whistle goes, everybody's got to concentrate on the game."
Head coach Steve Nicol agreed with Dube's assessment that a better start comes down to individual performances.
"Clearly we haven't started well enough in most games," he said. "It's an individual thing. We really need to take responsibility for it. We're doing the same things we've done previously when we have started well, so it's really down to the team mentality to start well.
"We need everybody as positive as they can be at the start of the game in order to push forward and put the other team under pressure rather than vice versa," he continued. "So we really need to take responsibility individually for that, but at the same time, [the coaching staff] will certainly be doing everything we can to make it easier for them to start well."
While the Revs will have to be extra focused in the opening stages, they'll have to keep their eyes on the dangerous Jeff Cunningham for the entire 90 minutes. The 33-year-old forward went through a re-birth with Dallas in 2009, scoring 17 goals to lead the league en route to being named a finalist for MLS MVP.
Cunningham scored the only goal the last time the teams met in the regular season, leading the Hoops to a 1-0 win on Sept. 30, 2009. He's gotten off to a fast start in 2010, as well, scoring three goals in the first four games of the season – although all three of those strikes have come from the penalty spot.
There's no question that Cunningham will attract plenty of attention on Saturday night, but the danger, according to Gibbs, is focusing too much on Cunningham and forgetting about the other players wearing FC Dallas uniforms.
"You've got focus on the whole team," he said. "I think Jeff's a key player for them and trying to contain him is the most important thing, but not losing focus on everybody else is also going to be important. He's not the only one on that team. They have a strong team. We just have to be ready, and if we put our game-plan into play, we should be alright."


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PERCOLONE pill identification by imprinted code,color and shape
What about PERCOLONE and what is PERCOLONE used for?
PERCOLONE is a medication used for treating chronic pain; pain
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Please be noted: In U.S. all the medications including OTC and prescription are proved by FDA,which should be required to have a unique imprint.If you are using a drug without any imprints,then there are several reasons for this case.Firstly,it maybe a new medication which is not approved by FDA until now.Secondly,it may also be a vitamin or any other supplement,even,it will be an illegal drug.Lastly,other foreign medications are not required.So in any of above case,you'd better check with your doctor before using this pill. Now according to PERCOLONE,due to a variety of factors such as brands,manufacturers,drug dosage and others,the pill could be imprinted with 1132 5 EPI 132 or other codes,check out this information as below:
The list of pills maybe not a whole list,share your knowledge about PERCOLONE including side effects,interactions and etc,write it down and it will be appreciated very much.
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Thursday, October 13, 2011
Petition to Save our Stros
And the text:
Dear Mr. Selig,
As a lifelong Astros fan I am very upset with your plans to move the Astros to the American League and/or out of the Central Division. The Astros have been in the National League since their beginnings in 1962 as the Colt .45s. Before that the Houston Buffs were a minor league team for the St. Louis Cardinals which is also in the National League. All our rivalries are in the National League.
We are also in the central time zone which is 2 hours ahead of the western time zone. If the Astros were moved to the western time zone a majority of our games would not start until 9pm and would end after midnight. The box score would not even make our newspaper.
You acquired the Seattle Pilots in bankruptcy court, moved them to Milwaukee, and renamed them the Brewers in 1969. The Brewers were in the American League from 1969-1997 (28 years) and then moved to the National League in 1998. Since the Brewers don't have near the years of history in the National League that the Astros have, move the Brewers back to the American League to make the American League more balanced if that is so important.
Please Mr. Selig, leave the Astros alone. You are breaking my heart and ruining what is left of our fanbase.
Sincerely Yours,
14 comments:
- Kathy Amen said...
I just mailed a letter (snail mail--more gravitas?--to him yesterday making many of these points. But I'll sign the petition, too. I doubt if us small fry will have much impact, but if we don't try to do something...
- October 13, 2011 at 10:48 AM
- Kathy Amen said...
Although in my letter I said I didn't care if we moved to the west as long as we stayed in the NL (my suggestion was to move the D-Backs to the AL west).
To even up the divisions, which is a laudable goal, SOMEONE is going to have to have a lot of games two time zones away. Saying we don't want that to be us seems like a separate argument from the much more important argument to stay in the NL.
- October 13, 2011 at 10:53 AM
I think it is a mistake to throw another franchise under the bus. It would be more tasteful to mention the Brewers history, and the fact that the D-Backs ownership is quoted as saying that they would willingly move.
It is also incorrect that most games would start late and not be done before midnight. The Astros will have half their games scheduled for home, and I am sure there will be some day games on the road. It is a nitpick, but it still gives the commissioner another reason to dismiss the proposal.
This petition is sloppy and poorly presented.
- October 13, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- John Royal said...
If you're a lifelong fan then you have no problem with West Coast games because for a majority of their history the Astros played in a division where they played an awful lot of late night West Coast games. So at least get the talking points right.
- October 13, 2011 at 10:59 AM
So if the talking points aren't good, somebody come up with a new petition.
- October 13, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- John Royal said...
Dear Mr. Selig:
It is reported that you would like to move the Astros to the American League so that both leagues would have 15 teams. While I understand and appreciate this reasoning, I disagree with the decision to make it the Astros.
It needs to be noted that the city of Houston, as both the home of a St. Louis Cardinals farm club and as the home of the Colt .45s/Astros has a long history as a National League city, and it seems wrong to toss that long, long history aside.
It should also be noted that there is another, better alternative. The Arizona Diamondbacks have only fielded a team since 1998, so they do not have the longstanding history in the National League. It should also be noted that they were originally intended to join the American League, and that the current owners have stated that they would not object to changing leagues.
Moving the Diamondbacks makes geographic sense, and it would allow the AL West to finally have 5 teams.
This move would leave the NL West with only 4 teams, while the NL Central would still have 6 teams. In this scenario, and in keeping with the history of the Astros in the NL where the majority of their history was spent as a member of the NL West, moving the Astros to the NL West would not only be logical and keeping with team history, it would finally allow all six MLB divisions to have five teams. It would also allow for the resumption of historic rivalries with the Dodgers and Giants.
Thank you for reading, and I hope that you will see and understand the logic of this argument.
Thank you.
- October 13, 2011 at 12:07 PM
- Kathy Amen said...
I like your petition, John, but I'll sign ANYTHING supporting us staying in the league where they play real baseball (I didn't mention this old saw in my letter).
In my letter my first suggestion was to move the Brew Crew, 2nd to move D-backs.
- October 13, 2011 at 12:10 PM
- Reuben said...
I do think John's petition is better (just needs an "click-and-be-done-with-it" button to send it to Selig). Personally, I think the whole idea of 15 teams in each league is flawed, because it necessitates interleague games at all times. Which means, for example, in the final series of the season, some AL team fighting for the division will be sitting their $13mil DH, or some NL team will be DHing a Geoff Blum type, and does anybody really want to see that in a crucial game?
I'm also very worried that this scenario will lead to the DH being implemented in both leagues. Baseball is about athleticism, versatility, and tough strategic choices, and the DH goes against all of that. I really hope I'm wrong but MLB and the Union both seem to care way more about money than respecting the history of the game, so I think that's what we're headed towards.
- October 13, 2011 at 1:04 PM
- Astros County said...
We should probably point out that no one from Astros County was involved in the creation of said petition - just linked to it.
- October 13, 2011 at 2:41 PM
Eh. I'll still watch if they play in the AL. Infact, I think it will make things more interesting since the Stros are going to be terrible the next 3 to 5 years. Thanks Hunsicker, Purpura, Wade, Tal and Drayton for running this franchise into the ground. I can't wait until Crane cleans house, brings in a new regime and starts fresh in the AL West.
- October 13, 2011 at 2:58 PM
My problem isn't moving to the AL, its moving to the West where all of the away games don't finish until close to midnight. How is that going to work for the fans here in Houston who not only cant watch the game because they have to go to sleep early enough to wake up for work on time, but they can't even check the box score in the news paper? Its stupid for the Astros to have to play 2 hours behind their based time zone. Switching Divisions to me is more of a hit than switching Leagues.
- October 13, 2011 at 3:56 PM
I've never once heard a Ranger fan complain about West Coast games. I grew up with the Astros playing in the old NL West, which also had the Atlanta Braves! Imagine that, the Braves fans had games starting at 10pm when they were on the West Coast.
I guess I just don't get what the big problem is. It's still baseball, I just won't have to see pitchers lay down sac bunts two or three times through the order.
The biggest drawback is that moving to the AL didn't happen sooner, because after next season Carlos Lee will be a FA. It would have been nice to have a position for him to play while he "earned" that $18.5M.
- October 13, 2011 at 4:02 PM
This is a wasted cause...
History changes folks...just get used to it or give up on them and cheer for the Braves.
You are either a baseball fan or not...to say that the American League is not "real" baseball is moronic.
If you don't like it...don't go to the games and turn off the TV...
In 2010 the Rangers played 30 Games on the west coast of which 16 started at 9:05 CST.
GET A GRIP PEOPLE!!! That's only 10% of all the games played impacted by this fake time issue!
- October 13, 2011 at 4:53 PM
To all those who think moving the Astros to the AL is not that important. Does not 50 years of history, playing the game where everyone fields (as opposed to sitting on their fat asses!), and not asking the fans what they think about all of this....then maybe it is YOU who are not the baseball fan!
- November 16, 2011 at 11:09 PM


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Water & Energy
The relationship between water and energy is complex. Learn from CU-Boulder scientists about the key role water plays in most forms of energy production and how a warming planet impacts our water resources. Watch the Emmy-nominated video "Water: A Zero Sum Game" and explore other resources to learn about water and its connections with climate, energy, and more.
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What does the West's water supply look like today? Use these graphs to investigate current data on precipitation, snowpack, drought intensity, and reservoir storage. These graphs are taken from the Intermountain West Climate Dashboard by the Western Water Assessment and are updated daily for decision making support for water managers and users. Find ideas for using these graphs in the classroom and tips for water conservation in your school.
- 30-day Precipitation as a % of Average
High Plains Regional Climate Center (Updated daily)
- Water Year (2014) Precipitation as a % of Average
High Plains Regional Climate Center (Updated daily)
- Current Snowpack as a % of Median
National Resource Conservation Service (Updated daily)
- Upper Colorado Reservoir Storage
Bureau of Reclamation (Updated daily)
- US Drought Monitor
National Drought Mitigation Center (Updated weekly)
- Current Streamflow - Colorado US Geological Survey (Updated daily) Key to Percentile Classes
Find more graphs and review the Western Water Assessment's monthly summaries at the Intermountain West Climate Dashboard.
CU-Boulder's Western Water Assessment uses research to address societal vulnerabilities related to climate, particularly in the area of water resources for the Intermountain West.
Ideas for the Classroom
Climate or Weather: What's the Difference?
Ask students to explain which graphs represent weather, which graphs represent climate, or if some graphs represent both weather and climate.
You Make the Call: Decision Making
Use the following scenarios for a role-playing exercise with student:
You are the water manager for a suburb of Denver that draws from streams and reservoirs in both the South Platte and Colorado River watersheds (map of the Denver Water collection system). Nearly all of your annual water supply comes from snowmelt in the spring. If you expect a below-normal water supply (less than 80% of normal) this year, you will need to arrange ahead of time to buy water from local farmers to supplement your supply. This is very expensive, but if you don't do it, your city might run out of water. Which information on the mini-dashboard would you look at to decide whether to buy water this spring? Given that information, would you buy water? Why or why not? What additional information would you want before you make a decision? Are there other choices beyond purchasing water that could make up the water shortfall for your city?
How Does Your Water Footprint Measure Up?
Have students calculate their household water usage using Graces Water Footprint Calculator (gallons/day), then convert to gallons/year, and then convert to acre-feet/year(1 acre-foot = 325,851 gallons). Next, have them find how many acre-feet of water are stored in the closest reservoir in the Upper Colorado Reservoir Storage graph (current acre-feet stored is the first number in the line beneath the reservoir name). How many years would the reservoir last if just the student's household were using it? If the whole city had the same water usage as the student? The whole state? Compare results among students.
Water Now and Water Then
Ask students to find historic precipitation averages in their hometown for the current climate period (1981-2010) and a past climate period (30 year period). Find historic annual precipitation records through the United States Historical Climatology Network. Select your hometown (or the closest town to it), "Get Monthly Data," and select "Annual Precipitation (PRECIP)" under #4. Have students compare the climate periods and discuss changes in precipitation, and hypothesize causes and implications of changes (if there are any).
From daily habits to a water audit, here are some toolkits to help you conserve water in your school:
Colorado Water Wise Water Conservation Assessment Toolkit
The Green Schools Alliance SMART Schools Water Conservation Toolkit
Average: In the figures above, "average" describes the statistical mean of data from years 1981-2010.
Drought: The US Drought Monitor map uses drought indicators including (but not limited to) the Palmer Drought Severity Index, soil moisture, streamflow, precipitation, measures of vegetation stress, and reports of drought impacts.
Intermountain West: The geographic and geological region located between the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Cascade Range and Sierra Nevada on the west in known as the Intermountain West
Percentile (as used in the USGS Streamflow Map): A value on a scale of one hundred that indicates the percent of a distribution that is equal to or below it. For example, on the map of daily streamflow conditions, a river discharge at the 90th percentile is equal to or greater than 90 percent of the discharge values recorded on this day of the year during all years that measurements have been made. [from USGS]
Water Year: From October 1 of the preceding year to September 31 of the following year. Hydrologists use this time period to capture the snowpack and snowmelt of one year, beginning with snowpack accumulation in the preceding October. For example, water year 2014 begins October 1, 2013 and ends September 31, 2014.
Learn more about the graphs above on the Western Water Assessment's "About the Dashboard Graphics" page.
University of Colorado Boulder Institutes and Programs
Western Water Assessment identifies regional vulnerability to climate change, and develops information, products and processes to assist water-resource decision makers throughout the intermountain west.
The Getches-Wilkinson Center for Natural Resources, Energy, and the Environment is dedicated to informing and influencing natural resources law and policy. The Center fosters practical and effective solutions to resource problems through its extensive research program, outreach activities, and educational programs for law students and the general public.
|The Center of the American West takes as its mission the creation of forums for the respectful exchange of ideas and perspectives in the pursuit of solutions to the region's difficulties. Projects address such critical issues as energy, the interior, mining, water, land use and more.
The Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research (INSTAAR) develops scientific knowledge of physical and biochemical environmental processes at local, regional and global scales. It applies this knowledge to improve society's awareness and understanding of natural and anthropogenic (human caused) environmental change, focusing on the world's high-altitude and high-latitude regions.
The Department of Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences (ATOC) is an interdisciplinary program that provides an educational and research environment to examine the dynamical, physical, and chemical processes that occur in the atmosphere and the ocean.
Science Discovery is an experience-based, educational outreach program that stimulates scientific interest, understanding, and literacy among Colorado's youth, teachers, and families.
The Colorado Center for Biorefining and Biofuels (C2B2) is a cooperative research and educational center devoted to the conversion of biomass fuels and other products.
The Renewable and Sustainable Energy Initiative at CU-Boulder is a joint institute with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) designed to become an international force in solving the energy challenge through research, education, and technology commercialization.
The Center for Energy and Environmental Security (CEES) works to develop practical strategies and solutions for moving international society toward a global sustainable energy future. CEES addresses issues of energy security and climate change.
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My Water Comes from the Rocky Mountains & My Water Comes from the San Juan Mountains
These books are written for children ages 8-11 that takes them on an illustrative journey from the snow high in the mountains to water in their faucet tap, introducing them to the distinctive wildlife, ecosystems, and diverse uses of water along the way. My Water Comes from the San Juan Mountains is also available in Spanish. Learn More
Niwot Ridge Live TundraCam
Visit the filming location of "Water: A Zero Sum Game" without leaving your classroom. Take control of the Niwot Ridge LTER Program HD TundraCam for a real-time, panoramic view of the Front Range from 11,600 feet. Students can use the camera as part of a virtual field trip to the Niwot Ridge Long-term Ecological Research site.
Mountain Snowpack Data Analysis
In Colorado, the majority of the water supply comes from snowmelt. Researchers at the Niowt Ridge LTER site monitor snowpack properties using snow depth sensors. In this activity, educators and students use real data to play the role of water managers. What is the snow water equivalence, or the amount of water contained in the snow in the Green Lakes Valley Basin? What does that mean for the basin's water storage? Given that the average person uses 82 gallons of water per day, calculate the number of people that the basin could supply?
Download the Mountain Snowpack Water Data Analysis Worksheet
In Time Of Drought
Alfalfa grown with Colorado River water is a case study of how and why water gets used as it does.
Why Farmers Care About Snowpack
Like much of the far West, northern Nevada is in the grips of a historic drought. The federal government has declared much of the region a disaster area. Snowpack in the Sierra Nevada is at historically low levels. That means feed will be in short supply, which is a big deal, because the alfalfa that's grown here doesn't just stay local. NPR talked with Pete Olsen about drought on his fifth-generation dairy farm in Fallon, Nevada.
Listen to the podcast.
Oil & Gas Water Quality Interactive Maps
The Intermountain Oil & Gas Best Practices Program provides a platform for the systematic collection, measurement and display of state-level laws. It is a resource for researchers, practitioners, policy-makers and the public. Use the Interactive Law Maps pages below to generate maps and tables. Highlight selected features of the law as it exists today, or see how it has changed over time.
Permitting, Design, and Construction Map
Well Drilling Map
Well Completion Map
Production and Operation Map
Reclamation Map
These maps and tables are generated from policy surveillance datasets that are produced by Publish Health Law Research staff, grantees and outside sources. For more information about the methods of collecting this data, please visit the Law Atlas website.


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D.neal needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 880 designs submitted by 175 freelance designers.
Empirica Research
Empirica Research is a new full service, boutique market research firm based in Melbourne and Los Angeles. We offer a complete range of market and consumer research services in both Australia and the US.
We need your help in developing strong, vibrant, imagery that captures our personality. We conduct custom-designed consumer and social research projects for companies, government agencies, and not-for-profits. Our main "point of difference" is our strong link to the academic world - we will be bringing more empirical rigor and the latest ideas from psychology and consumer behavior to help address our clients' research questions.
Here is a list of personality traits our logo needs to convey:
Intelligent, innovative, young, creative, agile, not-conservative-and-yet-trustworthy. Logical, powerful, outcome-focused. Academic, but not nerdy or disconnected from the real world. Warm, but sharp and professional.
UPDATE: We do not like logos with magnifying glasses in them, so suggest avoiding this concept.
Our target audience is mainly executives (e.g., research directors, marketing managers, policy advisers) working in companies, government agencies and not-for-profits. These individuals would visit our website looking to commission us to conduct a research project on their behalf.
Below, you will find common examples of what our audience would have in mind when they first encounter the logo you design.
Retail companies (e.g., the marketing manager at a cell phone company might hire us to conduct a large survey of teenagers to see what sports stars have the most appeal).
Advertising firms (e.g., an ad agency might hire use to run focus groups on several TV ads for a new car to see which one resonates the most).
A government agency (e.g., a policy adviser might commission us to study how many people in a rural area have a plan for what to do in the event of a bushfire/wildfire).
A logo that will be a powerful presence on our website and letter-head. No restrictions in terms of color, design features, or size. The logo needs to include the words Empirica Research, but can certainly include additional design features as you see fit (e.g., initials, imagery etc).
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Located just to the north of the Lincoln Memorial, The Vietnam Veterans Memorial is a testament to those who fought and died in one of the most unpopular conflicts in American History. Split into three distinct sections, the memorial's purpose is to separate the sacrifice of the veterans from the policy of the government of the day. This in order to aspire to some form of reconciliation for the 58,000 Americans missing or killed in the conflict. Admission is free and the memorial is open daily.
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Established during the American Civil War on the former estate of Confederate General Robert E. Lee's wife Mary Anna, Arlington National Cemetery is the largest national burial ground in the United States, with 624 acres of landscaped grounds. Veterans and Military casualties from each of the nation's wars are buried here. Notable among the thousands of headstones and memorials are the graves of President John F. Kennedy, his wife Jack read more ...
Located in the Smithsonian Institution, The National Air and Space Museum was originally founded in 1942 as the National Air Museum and then renamed and reopened in 1976. The museum houses the largest collection of Spacecraft and historic aircraft on the planet, including the likes of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module, Charles Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis and Orville and Wilbur Wright's 1903 Flyer.
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Spanning three floors and containing numerous exhibitions the National Museum of American History looks in detail at the rich diversity and scientific achievements of The United States. Student groups can try out various activities, such as sending telegrams by morse code and performing various experiments in the interactive Science Center. Open daily and with free admission for groups.
Located in the Smithsonian, the National Portrait Gallery tells the story of those who have shaped the culture of America through it's rich history. It houses thousands of pieces of artwork and plays home to numerous fascinating and diverse exhibitions which encapsulate the diversity and richness of America's culture and story. Admission is free for groups and the museum is open daily.
The Smithsonian is an unparalleled record of the American experience and captures the aspirations and spirit of Americans over the last three centuries. It features works by over 7,000 artists including John Singer Sargent, Gilbert Stuart and Edward Hopper. Admission is free for student groups and the museum is open daily.
The Pentagon is one the largest office buildings in the world at over three times the square footage of the Empire State and is the Headquarters of the US Department of Defense, employing some 23,000 military and civilian staff.
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- MATLAB is a high-level language and interactive environment for numerical computation, visualization, and programming. Using MATLAB, you can analyze data, develop algorithms, and create models and applications. The language, tools, and built-in math functions enable you to explore multiple approaches and reach a solution faster than with spreadsheets or traditional programming languages, such as C/C++ or Java.
- 1 General installation
- 2 Troubleshooting
- 3 OpenGL Acceleration
General installation
MATLAB 2013a+ should install fine with the install script provided by MATLAB, without any additional packages.
To install from an iso file:
# modprobe loop # mount -o loop matlab.iso /mnt/ # /mnt/install
Additionally, install xorg-fonts-100dpi, xorg-fonts-75dpi, and xorg-fonts-type1 so fonts are displayed properly in figures.
Create Desktop and Menu Shortcuts
If you choose Custom in Installation Type, the symlink will be created automatically. Otherwise, you may need to manually create a symlink in
/usr/local/bin to make it easier to launch in terminal:
# ln -s /{MATLAB}/bin/matlab /usr/local/bin
To create a menu item, we need to get a icon first:
# curl http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/21/Matlab_Logo.png -o /usr/share/icons/matlab.png
Then create a new .desktop file in
/usr/share/applications with following lines:
#!/usr/bin/env xdg-open [Desktop Entry] Type=Application Icon=/usr/share/icons/matlab.png Name=MATLAB Comment=Start MATLAB - The Language of Technical Computing Exec=env -u _JAVA_OPTIONS matlab -desktop -nosplash -r "cd('%d'); edit '%f'" Categories=Development; MimeType=text/x-matlab;
Exec command line is composed as follows:
-desktopis a flag needed to run matlab without a terminal.
-nosplashis a flag preventing the splash screen from showing and taking up a temporary space in your task bar.
env -u _JAVA_OPTIONSprevents the creation of a .java.log-file in your home directory by unsetting
$_JAVA_OPTIONS. Java prints all options set this way to stdout, and matlab treats everything in stdout as error worth a log.
-r '...'executes matlab code on startup:
cd('%d')This changes the working directory of matlab to the opened file's directory.
edit '%f'This spawns an editor tab for the file.
You can also put this .desktop file in the ~/Desktop directory to create a shortcut.
More details see MATLAB - Community Ubuntu Documents
Install supported compiler
In order for Matlab to work with C code (needed for simulink) it is necessarry to install a supported compiler. Install gcc44AUR from the AUR.
Then edit
${MATLAB}/bin/mexopts.sh and replace all occurances of CC='gcc' with CC='gcc-4.4' and CXX='g++' with CXX='g++-4.4'. Afterwards run
mex -setup
in Matlab and select the
mexopts.sh file.
As one installs Matlab, it might complain that it cannot find a package, for the most part just look at the package name and then install it with Pacman, or in the case of x86_64 there are some libraries only in AUR.
Install-Time Library Errors
- Make sure that the symlink
bin/glnx64/libstdc++.so.6is pointing to the correct version of
libstdc++.so.xx(which is also in the same directory and has numbers where 'xx' is). By default, it may be pointing to an older (and nonexistent) version (different value for 'xx').
- Make sure the device you're installing from is not mounted as
- If you downloaded the files from Mathworks' website, make sure they are not on an NTFS or FAT partition, because that can mess up the symlinks. Ext4 or Ext3 should work.
License: invalid machine id
The installer may complain about an invalid machine id, because it is looking for a network interface named eth0 to get a MAC address for activation, while new Arch Linux setups do not have a network interface called eth0 (systemd uses Predictable Network Interface Names).
The optimal solution is to create a dummy network interface named eth0 with the MAC address of the network device in use (wireless or wired) when you activated MATLAB. First, get that MAC address using
ip link Next, create the following file:
[Unit] Description=Dummy network interface for MATLAB Requires=systemd-modules-load.service [Service] Type=oneshot ExecStart=/sbin/ip link set dev dummy0 name eth0 ExecStart=/sbin/ip link set dev eth0 address 00:00:00:00:00:00 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target
Replace 00:00:00:00:00:00 with your MAC address.
Then make the script run on boot:
# systemctl enable matlab.licensing
Finally, set the dummy module to load on boot by creating the following file:
Rename Interfaces
A less preferable option is to change the name of the interface.
The machine id should now be different than 000000000000 and you should be able to install and activate MATLAB without problems.
Resolving start warnings/errors
- Even if all needed libraries are installed, Matlab when starting can still report some missing libraries. This is resolved by symbolic linking of needed libraries to directories that Matlab checks at start-up. For example, if Matlab triggers error/warning about missing
/lib64/libc.so.6library, this can be resolved by:
# ln -s /lib/libc.so.6 /lib64
- Matlab R2011b with an up-to-date Arch Linux (as of March 12, 2012) fails on startup with the familiar "Failure loading desktop class." A solution is to point Matlab to the system JVM (confirmed to work with the jdk7-openjdk package):
export MATLAB_JAVA=/usr/lib/jvm/java-7-openjdk/jre
MATLAB crashes when displaying graphics
To identify this error, start MATLAB with
LIBGL_DEBUG=verbose matlab
from the terminal and try to collect OpenGL information with
opengl info from the MATLAB command prompt. If it crashes again and there is an output line like
libGL error: dlopen /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/swrast_dri.so failed (/usr/local/MATLAB/R2011b/bin/glnxa64/../../sys/os/glnxa64/libstdc++.so.6: version `GLIBCXX_3.4.15' not found (required by /usr/lib/xorg/modules/dri/swrast_dri.so))
then the problem is that MATLAB uses its own GNU C++ library, which is an older version than the up-to-date version on your Archlinux system. Make MATLAB use the current C++ library for your system by
cd /usr/local/MATLAB/R(your release)/sys/os/glnxa64 sudo unlink libstdc++.so.6 sudo ln -s /usr/lib/libstdc++.so.6
Blank/grey UI when using DWM/Awesome
wmname LG3D
OpenGL Acceleration
Once Matlab is installed type the following in the interpreter:
>> opengl info
The output should be similar to the following:
Version = 2.0 Mesa 7.8.2 Vendor = Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. Renderer = Mesa DRI R600 (RV710 9552) 20090101 x86/MMX/SSE2 TCL DRI2 MaxTextureSize = 4096 Visual = 0xcb (TrueColor, depth 24, RGB mask 0xff0000 0xff00 0x00ff) Software = false # of Extensions = 107 Driver Bug Workarounds: OpenGLBitmapZbufferBug = 0 OpenGLWobbleTesselatorBug = 0 OpenGLLineSmoothingBug = 0 OpenGLClippedImageBug = 0 OpenGLEraseModeBug = 0
This will vary with card you are using, but the important part is "Software = false". If it's not "false" for you, then there is a problem with your hardware acceleration.
With an NVIDIA card, the output should be similar to this:
>> opengl info Version = 2.1.2 NVIDIA 177.82 Vendor = NVIDIA Corporation Renderer = Quadro NVS 140M/PCI/SSE2 MaxTextureSize = 8192 Visual = 0x21 (TrueColor, depth 16, RGB mask 0xf800 0x07e0 0x001f) Software = false # of Extensions = 144 Driver Bug Workarounds: OpenGLBitmapZbufferBug = 0 OpenGLWobbleTesselatorBug = 0 OpenGLLineSmoothingBug = 0 OpenGLClippedImageBug = 1 OpenGLEraseModeBug = 0
With the NVIDIA card all it required to start working was to copy the
libGLU.so from the Matlab installed library
${MATLAB}/sys/opengl/lib/glnx86/libGLU.so to
/usr/lib directory. Note that in x86_64 this might be a different directory.


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The German economy contracted by a larger-than-expected 0.5% in the fourth quarter of 2012. Dow Jones's Paul Hannon points out that with exports slowing and the euro rising, any recovery for Germany or the rest of the euro zone in 2013 will be gradual. Photo: Reuters
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I ... the the ... the euro zone has finally hit Gemini ... the region's largest and strongest economy ... expanded by zero point seven percent last year ... but ... just for the fourth quarter alone in shrank by zero point five percent while Paul Hannon ... is heads tell us exactly what this means ... um ... those of the West expected what they ... don't and most economists had expected ... to see a contraction of around zero point two zero point three percent so that Apple was just in the fourth quarter minute there was expected ... to be the trigger for ... two thousand tons of coal to be ... to be an expansion because the German economy ... the fight to many people's expectations and grim for each of the first report was okay so basically what costs of the economy or to unwind with ... look we don't know final figures to give us that the sale officially United discusses tips for today's very preliminary rough guess ... what ... it looks like it was probably exports um you know what's been keeping to the German economy going all the year has been exports domestic demand ... has been very mixed up ... in a business investment ... of ... done quite a lot ... of household expenditure up a bit ... but mainly they've been relying on exports and what was seen from the figures from Germany on that side of things not for the whole of the fourth quarter just for couple of months ... suggests that sales to the bits of euro zone better in trouble and have been for awhile ... finally ... taken their toll ... that is the case has still ... not always the case of Dumont out to the US is the time is forcing him ... but also should imagine ... outside of the euro zone of the strength of the year and we have seen the euro going quite strongly over the last ... thing any of it that it's not so much that stuff about ten percent as I have an impact ... are unsure how Zales of you who read too well meaning in it it's that it takes awhile before currency appreciation as ... its of manufacturing exports alone less snow ... in the world in some of ... the links global supply chains in lots of stuff in the old days of output so it may well have an impact on what what's more worrying is is for the future I mean if if you think of the euro's appreciation ... you know may well continue as the sort of ... a ... questionable ... when the euphoria but that the crisis continues ... um ... you know you're still looking for German exports to drive to Grossman of economy and ... this is another headwind isn't a good because ... the big markets that would have to rely on having gotten going quite yet Europe the people of the Crocs for China The chairman as well as does the souls of the swells says echoing back ... this is a little bit of a doula strength may happen or that the wrong time you might have them little bit of an effect of but maybe not persist and are ... so interesting I mean this is the only statistically so simple absent action ... that does that mean we can get and all the possible confession a sport that has kept his recession hegemony nearly inevitable ... um but I don't know yet ... we got to see DJ live if it is interesting the B ... the German fund on Sunday Finance Ministry of release before costs for next year ... show that it expects growth of just zero point four percent ... for the whole of two thousand and thirteen to less than two thousand and twelve ... sorta suggests that they think something bad is going to happen in the early part of that is given ... much haven't even read ... that the euro zone is the whole what does this mean for the euro zone the ... 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Jen is going down that road what about that ... what a house that we have to give a show such future France's well which against a lot to get an appraisal of skepticism has also continued to grow ... at least until the dough recipe recently ... um ... well it means that the euro zones contraction in the in this final quarter of last year's gonna be quite big ... on less than some miracle in disappears pain ... and I like to see ... evidence of time ... um ... but really the day that the impact depends on how long lasting this is you know I mean it is one quarter of a ... is is ... not a big deal and there are signs that the proofread the southern parts of ... the euro zone are beginning to conduct stress on pulling away ... it ... does is also mean the debt crisis ... which ok this is the result people quite optimistic that this is good news because both Asmussen's comes in and out of all ... yes sure the Minogue ... Europe's Leroy of your Germany's strong German economy ... going if new school speed would make it much much easier ... for the Southern Europeans to export their way out of ... the problems there in ... and for longer term point of view I mean that the Financial submitted to the euro zone as a whole ... has only strengthened when its biggest economy ... is generous to grow and is therefore ... able to revise help to others if ... they it's called on the record to do so so ... this is no good core of the future of the year is ... full thank the much ...


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Brailian soccer star Kaka (a.k.a., Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite) is the world"s first athlete to reach 10 million followers on Twitter, making him only the sixteenth person to hit the high benchmark. He ranks right under Eminem (10.3 million followers) in the 10 Million Club, where Lady Gaga reigns supreme (with 23 million followers).
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Police have issued a warrant for the arrest of Northern Irish rapist Edward Connors (19) who fled failing to tell the police that he had entered the Republic of Ireland.
Four years ago when he was 15, he twice raped a 29-year-old American tourist. He fled to Dublin and later gave himself up to the authorities.
In 2009 Connors was jailed for eight years. He was released earlier this year having served a total of four years.
He was charged in Dublin District Court on 26th July 2012 for failing to notify the police of his name, address, and date of birth, as per the Sex Offenders Act. The day before this court appearance he had been arrested in Dublin's Labre Park, where he had been staying with his aunt. He made no reply in court when cautioned.
Connors successfully applied for bail when he appeared at the Cloverhill District Court six days later.
During this bail hearing, police officer Dave Connolly objected. He said he believed Connors "would be a flight risk" and did "not normally reside in this country". The court heard that when Connors saw the police he tried to escape. He was arrested after a chase.
At that time a bench warrant had been issued in Northern Ireland. He also had no identification documents.
Judge John Lindsay granted bail on the condition that he lived at a house in Labra Park, obeyed a curfew, and signed in twice a day with Ballyfermot police. He was also asked to make confirmation that he had contact with the Police Service in Northern Ireland (PSNI) within 14 days. Lindsay said Connors was not to leave Dublin unless it was to "attend appointments with members of the PSNI".
Connors was set to appear at Cloverhill District Court on Wednesday, 29th August.
In court, his defense lawyer, Kelly Breen, said she had not seen her client. A police sergeant added that he had not been complying with his bail conditions.
According to the Evening Herald's reports, Connors had served a custodial sentence for offenses he had committed when he was 15-years-old. At that time he was also arrested for breach of his probation terms.


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