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Lisa Morosky needed a new stationery design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 45 designs submitted by 15 freelance designers.
I'm a virtual assistant who specializes in working with bloggers and internet entrepreneurs. I'm also a blogger myself.
I'm looking for a designer who can create a unique design quickly!
This is my business card inspiration: http://naldzgraphics.net/wp-content…03/b11.jpg
I like the adjectives on the back, and having just the name and email address on the front.
FYI - I don't really have a logo. Or a particular color scheme.
1. Must be able to upload the design on VistaPrint.com to get my business cards printed (shouldn't be a problem)
2. Would prefer everything to be in a font that appears all uppercase
3. Must have this information (probably will need to be double-sided):
Lisa Morosky
Virtual Assistant
Travel Addict
@LisaMorosky (with a small Twitter bird logo, if possible)
WordPress Fan
Penn State Grad
4. Must be an interesting, cutting-edge color scheme. I want to stand out. Specific colors don't matter as much to me as long as it works.
-REALLY take the example listed to heart. I don't want a copy necessarily, but I do like the fonts and the layout.
-Please use this color scheme as a guide: http://www.colorschemer.com/schemes…hp?id=6760
-Please have my personal information (Name, website, email) on one side; adjectives on the other
-A small design on the front with my information would work, not something too formal, I like the lines with circles of this: http://naldzgraphics.net/wp-content…03/b50.jpg.
I also like this line: http://naldzgraphics.net/wp-content…/03/b8.jpg
-Images should be standard business card size.
-The adjectives on the back of the card don't have to be in the order I've listed them


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I really wish that I could recall every book that I've read in my lifetime, beginning from the days of one of my favorite authors, Theodor Seuss Geisel, (affectionately known as Dr. Seuss). I really believe if it wasn't for his books, I'm not so sure how well reading would have taken with me.
I really wish that I could recall every book that I've read in my lifetime, beginning from the days of one of my favorite authors, Theodor Seuss Geisel, (affectionately known as Dr. Seuss). I really believe if it wasn't for his books, I'm not so sure how well reading would have taken with me.
If you don't agree with me, how many of you reading this can quote most if not all of "Green Eggs and Ham"? How about "One Fish Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"? And if by chance you've forgotten about those early childhood days of being read to or being forced to read, those memories were thrust upon us with a vengeance by Hollywood and a few funny men such as Jim Carrey ("How the Grinch Stole Christmas"), Mike Myers ("The Cat in the Hat") and Steve Carell ("Horton Hears a Who").
How many of us after seeing these movies longed for those simpler days of our youth that Dr. Seuss books represented? And had some of us (not me of course) searched the attics, basements or even bookstores for these books either to share with our young ones, grandchildren or secretly for ourselves? Those books can transport us back to our childhood and those simpler days one more time.
I'm sure that some of you are either rolling your eyes in disbelief or have already stopped reading, shaking your heads wondering how can I write a whole column about Dr. Seuss? Well actually it would be easy, but I'm not going to. That was never my intention. My intention was to get you to think, not only about your favorite book or author but maybe about your favorite story.
Maybe this story was one that you've read or heard from a friend, family member or even a stranger. I know that some of my favorite stories I've heard while sitting in a church pew from varies preachers on any given Sunday morning (and not always on a Sunday morning). Even though I've heard hundreds of Bible stories passionately told from pulpits by many preachers, I've got to mention two of my all-time favorites.
One is the story about the valley of death and the story about the dry bones. As a boy I remember the first time that I heard a Baptist preacher deliver this sermon, and me sitting in awe at the imagination of all of those dry and brittle bones coming back to life and forming an army of human Zombies.
Another of my all-time favorite Bible stories is the one about those three men who refused to bow before the king, so the king had them thrown into the fiery furnace. Without my Bible here in front of me, I don't dare to even attempt to spell those three dudes' names. But I'm sure that you've heard the story. Me, I can't even cook burgers on a grill without singeing the hairs on my arms. It's really hard for me to imagine how anyone could survive such harsh treatment, but it's in the Bible, so it must be true.
I don't read a lot of what you might call inspirational books; I'm more of a fan of Stephen King novels. That's not to say that I haven't read a few books that inspired me. Actually I recently read a very inspiring book called "The Youngest Hero" by Jerry B. Jenkins, best known as co-author of the "Left Behind" series.
This book is about a boy who strives to be the best baseball player on any team that he's on, even though the odds are against him — dad in prison, raised by a single mom, living in poverty conditions, not allowed to play with other boys his age because of his size). Any one of these reasons alone would have been enough to derail most boys, but he just used all of this to fuel his ambition and determination more.
Now if I were a baseball coach, this would be a recommended read for my players. But this column isn't about this book; actually it's not about any book. What I want to write about is the storyteller.
There are many ways to tell a story; it doesn't take a "brain specialist" to tell a story. But I think that it takes a "special brain" to able to write a novel. Take King for example. This man can really stretch out a story. He can make a day seem like a week, a week a month and a month a year. But of course that's what it takes when you're cranking out 1,000-page novels.
Not everyone has this type of keen sense for detail. But anyone can tell a story. And the best thing about it is that there's someone out there who needs to hear your story. From the clean and sober former addict, to the once homeless person, take it from me, a prime example of one who once told a story and realized that "hey, there's someone out there that needed to hear this (or read it)."
So therefore I write. And I encourage anyone who has a story to tell to tell it.
As far back as I can remember I have had a strong passion for writing. During my middle school years, I submitted a paper in my creative writing class. After reading it, the teacher came to me and asked if I'd consider writing for the school newspaper. My strong point has always been poetry, which is just another way to tell a story. If anyone would be interested in reading any of my poems, please feel free to visit my Facebook page.
When not working or watching sports, you can bet that Ron Banks is either reading or sleeping.

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Monsters University the prequel to Monsters Inc., promises naked monster coeds streaking the quad, monster beer bongs, and students pulling all-nighters to pass their monster finals. Plus brand new characters!
We know that Sulley and Mike will both be returning for this origins story film, which showcases the beginning of their friendship, but there'll also be a whole bunch of new monsters to get excited about. A new crop of character art has introduced us to five new monsters. We kind of love Terry and Terri, but we're holding out for the monster improv theater-group.
Monsters University will hit theaters on June 23rd.
[Up Coming Pixar Flickr via Coming Soon]


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NIH encourages applicants to contact the specific institute or center (IC) from which they seek funding. If an applicant wishes to submit a proposal with a budget of $500,000 or more in direct costs for any one year, preliminary contact with the IC is required. Individual PAs and RFAs include contact information.
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Initial review groups are administered by a Scientific Review Administrator (SRA), and are composed of scientists from the extramural research community. Reviewers are asked to address established criteria concerning the merit of the grant. The top half of reviewed proposals are further discussed at the initial review group meeting and are assigned priority scores: numerical ratings of scientific merit. After the conclusion of the meeting, the SRA prepares a summary statement for each discussed proposal. This report includes the reviewers' written comments, recommendations of the group and the priority score. The summary statement is sent to the program staff of the awarding IC, and to the applicant.
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Forget the iPhone, and screw Terminator 4. Everyone who's anyone knows that this week was all about Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. There are plenty of mature and dignified ways of welcoming back the good professor. Here are the rest:
- Resident musicologist Jesus Diaz revealed the top-secret lyrical underpinnings of the Indy theme, which are as safe for awesome as they are not safe for work. Too bad he hated it.
- Any self-respecting superfan doesn't just see the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull six times. He buys all the official merchandise he can find. Of course there's an official fedora and Hasbro FX whip, which increased Gizmodo workplace efficiency by 4%.
- The folks over at Toy Fair in New York finally, observing Harrison Ford's increasing potatoishiousness, have put together a "Tater of the Lost Ark" Mr. Potato Head.
- And then there's the Crystal Skull projector/homeschooling device, which speaks to your children about real archeology while projecting sort of related shots of melting Nazis and Shia LeBeouf.
- Remember how the kid down the street always had 10x more Legos than you? Well he's still around and though he's all growed up with a fancy job and girlfriend (not really), he hasn't changed. Not content with the official Kingdom Lego set, some guys with undoubtedly bright futures reenacted the boulder scene from Raiders with the little plastic blocks. 5 million of them.
- Well, give or take. This photo revealed that the giant boulder actually had a foam core, which really upset at least 17 people. I mean, they smashed some stranger's car with an eight-foot Lego ball — how mad can you be?
- But it isn't all good for Indy, as he was publicly emasculated on The View. He was informed by a surprised Whoopi Goldberg that Lucas made him "look like a man" and was forced to sit idly through a bunch of chick chatter (hey, I'm down with the whole feminist movement and all, but that just looked painful).
[Indy on Giz] -by John Herrman


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Something like a little red riding hood right? Except that I don't have a hood. FINALLY my project for University it's ooooover and I can sleep and just enjoy being a couch potato. I still have two more exams but comparing to the amount of work and stress I had to put up with this past week or maybe more, they are nothing. I will show you these days what I have been doing, I just need to structure it properly and to finish with all my exams. Phew, this final year is killing me. Anyway, here is a outfit I wanted to wear for quite some time, I just didn't find the courage to face the freezing weather in skirt (I am actually wearing two pair of tights here) and here is a fresh skirt I made for myself from a fabric perfect for cold season, the texture is soft and the shape is really my current obsession. I am beginning to like the 1950s more now.
And the shoes are my newest acquisition from H&M, and I love them dearly!
Wearing: vintage coat and bag, self-made skirt, Mondex tights, H&M shoes, random brand sweater


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Brent oil pared losses after plunging $3 to hover near $100 a barrel on Monday, extending a two-week sell-off that has knocked nearly 10 percent off prices as part of a wider flight by investors from commodities.
Gold racked up the biggest two-day loss in 30 years while Brent crude fell for the eighth time in 10 sessions, in what analysts said were indications that a host of weak fundamental signals dominated sentiment. In the United States, crude oil stockpiles have ballooned to 30-year highs as domestic output surges, with no end in sight.
Global demand has struggled due to economic uncertainty in top consuming nations. Against the background of looser fundamentals, lower-than-expected GDP growth from No. 2 oil consumer China rattled the commodity complex further on Monday, and nearly pushed Brent below $100 a barrel for the first time since July 2012.
"The sell-off is long overdue and is a reflection of weakness in the market that everyone had been perceiving," said Edward Morse, global head of commodities research at Citigroup. He said inventory builds in the United States would likely continue into the third quarter and that Chinese fuel demand was weaker than expected.
"I struggle to find where the demand surprise could be." Punctuating the bearish mood, Goldman Sachs, one of the most influential banks in commodity markets, recommended clients close their bets on higher prices for global benchmark Brent crude, warning prices could continue to fall.
Brent crude futures traded as low as $100.02 a barrel in early U.S. activity, before settling down $2.72 at $100.39 a barrel. Over the past 10 sessions, prices have dropped 9.7 percent, sending the contract to just over 26 on the 14-day Relative Strength Index. Commodities are generally considered oversold if they dip below 30 on that index. The more actively traded June contract gave up $2.41 to settle at $100.63 a barrel.
U.S. light, sweet crude settled down $2.58 at $88.71 a barrel, hitting the lowest level since mid-December. U.S. crude lost 2.8 percent in a day of heavy trading, with volumes 47 percent above the 30-day moving average. Brent May crude lost 2.6 percent in normal volume.
U.S. gasoline futures gave up 1.7 percent to trade at $2.75 per gallon, hitting the lowest level for this time of year since 2010. Heading into the summer driving season, U.S. stockpiles of the fuel are nearly 4.9 million barrels over the five-year average, while demand is at the lowest seasonal level since 2003, according to U.S. government data.
Monday's selling was kick-started by data showing China's economic growth unexpectedly slowed in the first three months of 2013, falling to 7.7 percent from 7.9 percent in the final quarter of last year. Economists had forecast 8 percent growth.
The news compounded Friday's weak U.S. retail sales data and forecasts for lower global oil demand growth for 2013 released last week by the International Energy Agency, the U.S. Energy Information Administration and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
As gold breached key support at $1,400 per ounce and copper hit 1-1/2-year lows, the Thomson Reuters-Jefferies CRB index that tracks 19 commodity markets dropped to the lowest level since late June.
Tensions mounted on Monday over a contested presidential election in Venezuela, with opposition contender Henrique Capriles urging his followers to protest Nicolas Maduro's declared victory.
U.S. equity markets fell for a second straight session, with major indices down more than one percent. A preliminary survey of analysts by Reuters forecast U.S. crude stocks rising by 1.4 million barrels for the week ended April 12. Distillate stocks, which include heating oil and diesel fuel, were projected to have fallen 300,000 barrels on average last week.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Israel is conducting a last-ditch diplomatic effort to prevent the Palestinian Authority from officially registering the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem as a World Heritage Site belonging to the country of "Palestine."
Later this month, the UN's World Heritage Committee will meet in Russia to debate inclusion of several sites from around the world. The committee confirmed that the Church of the Nativity is one of sites to be discussed.
The Palestinian effort to label Jesus' birthplace as being part of "Palestine" was made possible by last year's decision by the UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) to officially recognize the fictional state.
Israeli officials told local media that the Church of the Nativity is indeed a World Heritage Site, but that listing it under "Palestine" is both erroneous and harmful to the peace process.
The Palestinian Authority has for years been trying to paint Jesus as one of their national heroes and further deny both his Jewishness and affiliation with Israel.
Yasser Arafat used to openly declare Jesus to be a Palestinian as he kicked off Christmas from Bethlehem every year. His successors, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and prime minister Salam Fayyad, have continued the trend.
"Christmas is an opportunity to celebrate the Palestinian identity of Jesus Christ," declared Fayyad as he flipped the switch lighting a 50-foot Christmas tree in Bethlehem's Manger Square last December.
The lie has fully permeated Arab society in the region.
In a December 3, 2010 interview with Palestinian Authority TV, Samih Ghanadreh from Nazareth was asked about his new book "Christianity and its Connection to Islam." Ghanadreh told the host that he remembers fondly how Arafat would label Jesus as "the first Palestinian Shahid (martyr)," to which the host matter-of-factly responded, "Jesus was a Palestinian; no one denies that."
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- Margaret Atwood doesn't think she writes science fiction. Ursula K Le Guin would like to disagree. (A review of "Year of the Flood".)
- sarahtales takes on Uhura, Harriet Potter, and Jo from Little Women and wonders why we hold women in fiction to different standards.
- ROSE blog interviews Kanika Vats (GSoC student)
- "I never identified as a feminist because, never having personally experienced sexism in real life, I thought the topic was irrelevant. Reddit, you have proved me wrong!" Â Hey Reddit, why is there so much sexism on here?
- Lovelace and Babbage vs the Client pt. 3 — you DID see this awesome Ada Lovelace comic when it debuted a while back, didn't you? If not, go NOW.
- Boys outperform girls in maths for a change — the article, as oursin points out, is "molto creepy".
- Cate at Hardcore Nerd City posted Gatefail 2009 (or, A Primer on Stories that Scream) which explains the whole Stargate: Universe brouhaha for those who are coming in late to the drama.
- Johanna at Comics Worth Reading reviews the Manga Guides to Calculus and Electricity
- lizbee reviews Loving Richard Feynman, a book about a 15 year old girl who fangirls Richard Feynman.
- Flickr blog: many different takes on We can do it!
Tag Archives: stargate: universe
One of the reasons I'm not particularly looking forward to Stargate: Universe
I can't remember how I found this post (probably looking at linkbacks from FeministSF), but I'm so glad I did. It breaks down the number of women who've directed episodes of Stargate: SG-1 and Stargate: Atlantis and reveals that, behind the scenes, women don't play much of a role. Some years there were only one or two eps directed by women and, after SG-1 Season 8, none. Fantastic.
I used to love Stargate SG-1 and would still sit and watch many of the episodes in the first 8 seasons with happiness. (Seasons 9 through whatever do not exist because they are filled with shame and stupidity.) I even gave Atlantis a try for a season or so. But both shows slowly chipped away at my love for them due to their portrayals of women and people of color.
The fact that both shows have women and POC in lead roles is great, believe me. I am a fan of Samantha Carter and definitely heart me some Ronon. But in the end I loved them despite what the Powers That Be did in terms of writing and directing. Looking at their dismal record of including women behind the scenes, this is not surprising. And though they have a very smart and competent guy as a creative consultant (John Scalzi), I am not sure even he can stem the tide of ickiness that has flowed from the Stargate franchise lo these 6 years at least.
Link Roundup: The Legend Continues (August 21st, 2009)
- The F-Word blog reviews She Should Have Gone To the Moon, a documentary about Jerri Truhill, one of 13 women who trained to go into orbit in the early years of the US' space programme.
- Sheafrotherdon delivers an awesome smackdown to Darren Sumner on his excuses/explanations for the Stargate: Universe thing.
- Rikki Kite interviews Carla Schroder about open source. She's also looking for more women to interview!
- Lindsey Kuper writes about her experiences at the ICFP Programming Contest
- Emily "Domino" Taylor talks about telling stories within games, and how for her the draw for MMOs isn't the oft-cited competition, but rather being able to share with people. (Hm, collaboration rather than competition… sound familiar?)
Revenge of the Link Roundup (August 17th, 2009)
- jmtorres posts about her Bechdel-Test-passing vid show from Vividcon. Links to numerous fanvids about women relating to each other.
- Sarah Allen, who teaches Ruby on Rails to women, posts about Test Driven Teaching
- Stargate: Universe responds to the furore over the disabled-lesbian-bodyswap thing.
- Irene Alder guest blogs about Girl books vs boy books, and how painting in such broad strokes leads to some pretty ridiculous conclusions.
- JAOO Aarhus (a European software development conference) is offering free single-day entry for women to encourage a more even gender representation at the event. Google is also offering two grants for women to attend.
- Via the Feminist SF blog: If you're a publisher or author or just in the know, let them know about recently published or upcoming SF/F/H fiction by women and they'll post a monthly roundup.
- Newsflash: there are more men than women speaking about tech is the latest in the ongoing discussion of the issue.
- GF blogger Terri over on her other blog: Why DON'T we teach computer science earlier?


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Minor in Humanities
Recognizing that a fragmented approach to knowledge is one of the pitfalls of contemporary higher education, Evangel offers the Humanities minor to encourage students and faculty to broaden their perspectives and integrate their knowledge. This minor's cultural breadth and structural flexibility complements all majors, especially those leading to instruction in humanities, art, music or english on the elementary and secondary levels.
The Humanities minor requires between 18-20 credit hours, of which 9-11 must be Humanities courses. The remaining credits must come from two of the following areas: Anthropology, Art, Bible, Communication, Economics, Education, English, French, Geography, Government, General Science, History, Missions, Philosophy, Marketing, Music, Psychology, Religion, Theatre, Theology, Sociology, Spanish, Social Science and Social Work. The result is a well-rounded approach for students who desire a greater understanding of culture, history and the arts.
Program Plan (pdf)
|Want to see exactly what classes you will take? The Program Plan (sometimes called a degree sheet) includes all specific requirements - including University proficiencies, Frameworks courses and degree requirements.
Each of Evangel's academic programs is made up of a set of core curriculum, program requirements and electives. The courses listed below are just a small sample of courses that might be taken as a part of this specific program.
|University Seminar
|Students are introduced to Evangel's Christ-centered, integrational, exploratory, and global ethos.
|Intro to Western Humanities
|Studies the movement of ideas and their historical backgrounds through an integration of literature, the visual arts, and music.
|Renaissance-Modern Humanities
|Introduction to the historical contexts of ideas and their manifestations in literature, the visual arts, and music.
|Renaissance-Realism Humanities
|Studies the movement of ideas and their historical backgrounds through an integration of literature, the visual arts, and music.
|Modern/Post-Modern Humanities
|Survey of trends shared by the Western humanities from Impressionism through post-modernism.
Evangel University's world-class faculty is made up of caring, Christian professionals who are distinguished in their fields and dedicated to the development of tomorrow's Christian leaders.
Dr. Diane Awbrey: Professor of English
Dr. Diane Awbrey has been teaching English courses at Evangel since 2005. Prior to joining the Humanities faculty, Dr. Awbrey developed curriculum for the Kauffman Foundation of Kansas City. She has also taught at Central Bible College, Friends University and St. Michael's College in Vermont. For a time she also owned her own magazine publishing business. […] read more
Dr. Luke Gibbs: Associate professor of English
Dr. Luke Gibbs taught English courses at Central Bible College for eight years prior to the consolidation. He now is a full-time member of Evangel's Humanities Department, teaching a variety of courses including American literature, world literature and composition. Gibbs grew up in Brazil, Portugal and Belgium as an Assemblies of God missionary kid. He […] read more
NOTE: A minor is a secondary field of interest that is meant to complement your academic major. While your major is chosen for your intended career choice, your minor may be something you pursue for your personal interest or to augment your major.
General Undergraduate Requirements
The following are general requirements for all students beginning an undergraduate program at Evangel. For more information visit Undergraduate Admissions Requirements.
|Graduation from high school, or having the equivalent of a high school diploma such as the General Education Development (GED) examination.
|Core Subjects
|A minimum of a 2.0 GPA in core college prep classes (English, math, social sciences and science with a lab) or high school final GPA if no college credits have been earned.
|Standardized Tests
|>Entering freshmen should take the ACT or SAT test. The codes for Evangel are as follows: SAT: 6198. ACT: 2296.
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This case is for the person that wants to add protection and class to their phone.
The silicone is a durable soft material which will help cushion your phone against knocks and bumps, finished in an elegant colour fade, which will make your phone the centre of attention.
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Cooperative Campaign Fights Hunger
In honor of June Dairy Month, Dairy Farmers of America members and employees again celebrated the Cooperative's core value of community with the second annual DFA Cares Fight Against Hunger. Through a combination of volunteer hours, food donations and fundraisers, more than 100,000 meals were made possible for those in need.
The annual campaign is part of a larger DFA hunger and nutrition effort, which encompasses policy advocacy and legislative outreach, as well as collaboration with federal and local hunger and nutritional programs.
The nationwide effort encouraged members and employees to participate in diverse and creative ways:
- A grilled cheese cook-off in the Northeast Area encouraged employees to vote with non-perishable food items for their favorite sandwich creation. The winner was a bacon grilled cheese; the event generated 160 canned and non-perishable items to benefit the Food Bank of Central New York.
- Campaign activities in the Mideast Area ranged from a pizza party fundraiser to food donations from attendees at the monthly Mideast Area Council meeting. Employees also hosted a food drive and volunteer event, all combined to deliver more than 8,800 meals for the Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank.
- Kansas City employees representing DFA's Central Area and headquarters office participated in a series of five three-hour volunteer events at Harvesters Community Food Network, where they sorted and packaged more than 30,000 pounds of dried goods and produce. Employees also filled bins with nearly 1,100 pounds of food for donation to Harvesters.
- An ice cream social, food drive and volunteer event in the Southeast Area resulted in nearly 3,500 meals for the Second Harvest Food Bank of East Tennessee and First Baptist Church in Rogers, Ark.
- In DFA's Mountain Area, Young Cooperators in Utah and Colorado attended family activity events where the cost of admission was a bag of non-perishable food items, which generated nearly 1,000 meals for the Utah Food Bank and Denver Cares.
- Southwest Area staff organized food drives, raised funds and participated in a kitchen volunteer event for the Tarrant County Food Bank, providing nearly 2,000 meals overall.
- A food drive in the Western Area generated donations in support of Second Harvest Food Bank of San Joaquin & Stanislaus Counties.
- In addition, 10 pallets of Borden Cheese products were donated to Feeding America Eastern Wisconsin, and DFA's Contract Manufacturing division made a monetary donation representing 8,000 meals for Feeding America, the nation's largest network of food banks.
Community outreach programs such as the annual June Dairy Month campaign are a key focus area for DFA Cares Foundation, which has operated since 2005 as a nonprofit charitable organization assisting DFA members and others in the communities DFA serves. The Foundation also provides disaster relief and a scholarship program for students pursuing careers in dairy.
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- Oct 31:
- Boulder Valley schools to lower flags Friday in honor of Scott Carpenter
- Oct 24:
- Astronaut and native son Scott Carpenter's funeral to be held in Boulder on Nov. 2
- Oct 10:
- Boulder astronaut Scott Carpenter dies at 88: 'He wanted to be the best'
- Sep 20:
- 'Aww, shucks:' Astronaut Scott Carpenter, a Boulder native, honored at park rededication
- Sep 19:
- Scott Carpenter, former mayor recall Boulder splashdown
In the early morning hours of May 24, 1962 -- 50 years ago Thursday -- Boulder residents held their collective breath as one of their own tore into space on the back of an Atlas rocket.
Scott Carpenter, who graduated from Boulder High School in 1943, on that day became the second American to orbit Earth, following John Glenn's historic flight that February. All of Boulder seemingly tuned in.
"A lot of people had their ears glued to the radio or their eyes glued to the television," said Laurence Paddock, who was then the editor of the Daily Camera. "Everybody knew Scott."
And there was plenty of suspense to keep their interest.
After launching a few seconds past 5:45 a.m. Colorado time, Carpenter's flight lasted four hours, 56 minutes and five seconds, during which time he whipped three times around the Earth in his space capsule, Aurora 7. But it was the last minutes of the flight that were particularly agonizing.
Due to a number of problems -- including a malfunctioning horizon scanner, the accidental burning of too much fuel and a list in the capsule's position as it re-entered Earth's atmosphere -- Aurora 7 overshot its intended landing by 250 nautical miles, putting Carpenter out of range of radio communication with NASA.
For about 45 minutes, the public heard no news of Carpenter and were left to wonder whether disaster had befallen the astronaut. Had his capsule burned up on reentry? Had the parachute failed to open?
Fortunately, Carpenter was found 39 minutes after landing -- safe and sound -- bobbing about in the Atlantic Ocean, about 1,000 miles southeast of Cape Canaveral, where he was rescued by helicopters dispatched by the USS Intrepid. A new hero was born, and the United States' ability to compete in the space race against the Soviets had been further cemented.
But perhaps in no place were Americans more pleased than in Boulder.
"Everybody was quite proud that he was the second man in space," Paddock said. "Scott Carpenter was a local son who had survived (a serious car) accident to go into space as one of the first seven astronauts."
A half century later, Carpenter's legacy is still evident in Boulder. A popular city park and swimming pool bear his name, a local elementary campus is named after his space capsule and the University of Colorado has continued on the trail Carpenter blazed, sending a steady stream of astronauts into space.
'Opportunity of a millennium'
Carpenter, who wasn't available for an interview with the Daily Camera this spring, was born on May 1, 1925, in Boulder. He briefly moved to New York with his parents before returning to Boulder when his mother, Florence Carpenter, was diagnosed with tuberculosis and his parents split up. Carpenter was raised in Boulder by his grandparents in a house at the corner of Aurora Avenue and Seventh Street.
After graduating from Boulder High, Carpenter entered CU, but he only attended one semester before joining the Navy's V-12a training program, which was designed to help train pilots during World War II.
When the war ended, Carpenter headed back to CU to study aeronautical engineering, but he left just shy of getting his degree in 1949 to rejoin the Navy and continue his pilot training. While at CU, Carpenter was seriously injured in an accident after he fell asleep at the wheel -- suffering a head injury as well as damage to his foot and knee -- according to a Daily Camera article published in September 1946.
On April 9, 1959, after a decade in the Navy, the newly formed National Aeronautics and Space Administration announced that Carpenter was one of seven chosen to be part of its first astronaut group, which came to be known as the Mercury 7.
"It's an opportunity of a millennium," Carpenter told the Denver Post at the time. "...This is a tremendous program; there are some great minds behind it. I'm fabulously interested in missiles and this was an opportunity that no one could turn down."
After the announcement of the Mercury 7, Carpenter's mother told the Daily Camera that the Boulder community had a hand in her son being chosen.
"Pride in Scott is not my exclusive right," she said. "He is not the product of his inheritance alone, but also of the influence of his relatives, his friends, the environment in which he has lived, the opportunities and the experiences that have come his way. Justly, the pride belongs to many of us in Boulder."
'Nothing was for certain'
Two years later, NASA announced that John Glenn would be the first pilot to orbit Earth in his capsule, Friendship 7, and that Carpenter would be his backup. NASA's second orbital flight originally was going to be piloted by Deke Slayton, but when he was grounded for medical reasons, Carpenter was tapped to replace him.
The morning of Carpenter's flight, as darkness still hung over Boulder, many residents woke and some found their way to CU to watch the live media coverage being screened on campus.
Longtime Boulder resident Alan Cass, now the curator of CU's Glenn Miller Archive, remembers waking up that day around 1 a.m. Cass, who worked as a spotlight operator in Macky Auditorium, which was directed by his father, was called that day to help set up lights for the media interviews.
Before heading into CU, Cass, who also lived in the area of University Hill, drove past Scott Carpenter's boyhood home.
"I drove up there, and I remember sitting for a few moments just sort of drinking in all the excitement," Cass said. "Here's a guy form Boulder, Colorado, and he's about to go into space. I left from there with chills up and down my spine."
At CU, the tension was palpable when the end of Carpenter's flight did not go as planned.
"You could really feel the concern, just being in that room with a lot of students and faculty and staff and people from Boulder witnessing this happening," Cass said. "...Nothing was for certain in those days."
But Carpenter pulled through, and less than a week after he was plucked from the ocean, he returned to a hero's welcome in Boulder.
"It showed his awareness and his love of the community -- both the university community and the Boulder community," Cass said. "He could have been basking in the glory and going through all kinds of tests at Cape Canaveral, (but he came to Boulder). I think that speaks very well of him."
'Rich with promise'
The day of Carpenter's hometown return, May 29, 1962, was declared Scott Carpenter Day in Boulder and thousands turned out to watch Carpenter and his wife cruise through town in a convertible during a parade before being honored at a ceremony at Folsom Field. There, CU officials presented him with the degree he failed to earn when he didn't take the final examination for a course in heat transfer in 1943.
"I expected to be touched by the sincerity of your greeting, but this is much more than that," Carpenter said at the stadium. "I am overwhelmed by what has happened today."
In the following weeks and months, Carpenter continued to return to Boulder to share his experiences with the community. On June 8, 1962, Carpenter delivered the commencement speech at Boulder High's graduation.
"When I graduated, the world was in chaos," Carpenter told the students. "Our country was slowly pulling ahead after the first disasters of war. ... No one knew what was in store for him. But the world you enter, in case you've heard news to the contrary, is rich with promise. You really don't know what riches await you. They await but they're not going to drop into your lap. You have to go get them."
On his trips to Boulder, Carpenter also appeared at other smaller gatherings, including a visit to a meeting of his niece's Brownie troop. Kathleen Daily, who was a member of the troop, said his visit left a lasting impact on her.
"It was wonderful," said Daily, who now lives in Westminster. "Just thinking about how dorky and stupid we must have been and how generous in spirit that guy was with us -- just like any other Boulder college kid would have been."
The magic Carpenter brought for children was intensified by the backdrop of current events, Daily said.
"This was a day when children said the Pledge of Allegiance every morning in school. The Cold War was on. We were afraid of (Soviet leader) Nikita Khrushchev," she said. "We knew that some of the rocket scientists were from Boulder, I guess, but who would have thought that it was (a Boulder man who was) going to be one of the earliest astronauts?"
The following year, Carpenter was back in Boulder, this time for a soggy dedication of the new Scott Carpenter Pool.
During the ceremony, Boulder's mayor, John P. Holloway, said the best way to mark the dedication of the pool was for Carpenter to take a swim. With that, Holloway, chamber President Don Beeson and chamber secretary Franny Reich wrestled Carpenter into the pool, according to a report in the Daily Camera. (Though later, the mayor conceded that Carpenter had agreed to the dunking in advance.)
While the park adjacent to the pool also was renamed in honor of Carpenter -- it had previously been known as Valverdan Park -- the space playground that now sits there was longer in coming than the pool. At first, city plans called for building a "Moon Mountain" at the park, covering the hillside with a concrete moonscape. Eventually, however, the plans were scrapped due to the cost, and a more traditional playground was built instead.
A final public place named after Carpenter's space accomplishments was the Aurora 7 Elementary School, which is now home to High Peaks and the Boulder Community School of Integrated Studies.
A place for astronauts
Carpenter's legacy also lingers at CU, which now has a strong tradition of preparing astronauts.
Carpenter and the other members of Mercury 7 made up NASA's first astronaut class, and Kjell Lindgren, who graduated from CU's School of Medicine, was also inducted into NASA's most recent astronaut class, the 20th, which was chosen in 2009.
"We had one in the very first group and one in the last group to date, and we're hoping we're going to get some more in the next group," said David Klaus, a CU professor specializing in bioastronautics who was himself an astronaut finalist in 1998 and 2000.
In all, 20 astronauts have been affiliated in some way with CU, including Kalpana Chawla, who was killed in the Columbia accident in 2003, and Ellison Onizuka, who died in the Challenger accident in 1986.
Fourteen of the 20 were career NASA astronauts who got a degree from CU. Another two also had degrees from CU but were considered "payload specialists" because they only flew into space for specific instruments. The final four were career NASA astronauts whose connection with CU was as an instructor or a postdoctoral scholar.
"Certainly (Carpenter) was the trailblazer," Klaus said. "He was the first. He led the way for the 19 people who followed him. We have a well-known and very strong academic program in space. That's got to certainly be related to that."
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Oracle SE Excellence Hub Leader in Henderson, North Carolina
The primary focus of a Sales Consultant (Pre-sales) is to become an expert in a core set of Oracle products and solutions and to present the value proposition and benefits of our solutions to our partners, prospects and customers and internally to our sales force
As a Senior Sales Consultant you will be responsible for providing presales technical / functional support to prospective clients and customers while ensuring customer satisfaction with minimal supervision, through on-line/in person sales efforts. Acts as a technical resource for less experienced Internet Sales Consultants. Develop and deliver high quality standard Oracle presentations and demonstrations. Present and articulate advanced product features and benefits, product future direction and overall Oracle solutions. Design, validate, and present Oracle software solutions to include advanced product concepts, future direction, and 3rd party complimentary products. Develop and manage reference sites through high quality technical, professional client relationships. Support sales team in online/in-person selling efforts with minimal supervision. Develop and deliver proposed solution to customers. Approximate percentage of face to face interaction with customers to perform responsibilities is 10%
Job duties are varied and complex, needing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 5 years vendor (sales and marketing) experience. 5 years relevant computer applications or database/tools. Demonstrated proficiency in one multi-user operating system. Through knowledge of system and application design. Strong verbal and written communication skills: needs analysis, positioning, business justification, closing techniques. Demonstrated ability to solve complex technical problems with accounts in complex technical environments. Ability to travel as needed. BS degree or equivalent; advanced degree desirable.
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The Solution Engineering (SE) Excellence Hub Leader is responsible for managing the development and execution of ongoing Solution Engineering (SE) programs within one of NAA s core Hubs (Austin, Burlington, and Santa Monica). This person drives program execution, culture and the overall support for our North America Applications (NAA) SE teams within a hub.
The top candidate will have significant experience in defining and developing innovative programs focused on human centered design and optimized adult learning.
The SE Excellence Hub lead is a vital function within NAA with the key goal of improving overall productivity in a hub. This will be accomplished by equipping Oracle s SE in the hubs with the ability to successfully sell, deliver, and support Oracle products, technologies, and solutions.
This position will collaborate with the Oracle Sales & Partner Academy (OSPA) team and other internal groups (e.g. Marketing, Operations, Business Development Team, HR, etc.) to support multiple Solution Engineering initiatives within the hubs.
The candidate needs to plan and refine programs, as well as lead and manage execution. This highly organized and programmatic professional has experience devising and running similar programs.
This person will serve as a hub champion, hub cheerleader, and cultural & fun ambassador in the hub.
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Be a strategic thinker with abundant analytical skills.
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Perform detailed needs assessments in coordination with SE Leadership, Marketing, HR, Business Development, and Operations. Translate business needs into regular hub based SE offerings and programs
Create, develop, manage, and lead the successful execution of the cross-functional SE programs in conjunction with Sales Leadership, Product Management, Field Marketing, OSPA and HR.
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Hi Jeffrey,
Last fall my family and I moved into a new-build, twostorey home. At the time of purchasing, we upgraded to include hardwood staircases both up and down from the main floor. The basement is not finished but it's on our immediate to-do list. Though beautiful, the stairs are very slippery in socks and I'm afraid my youngest son will have a concussion if I don't cover them soon.
Do you have any great ideas for our staircase, keeping in mind we are a family of five not including Cash, our beloved golden retriever.
Thank you, Lauren.
Hi Lauren,
Your dog's name begs the question: Is he the namesake of a certain music legend or a reminder of what it takes to keep him fed and groomed?
Whatever the case, I assume your stairs are high traffic and you're not looking to install a cream-coloured runner.
As a designer, I periodically come across an idea that I wish I had thought of. Often it's the simplest idea that makes me say: "I can't believe I never thought of this" or "I can't believe I've not seen this before."
Such is the case with the stairwell pictured above on the left. Designed by Shelley Kirsch, this stair runner, made up of four different patterns, is spectacular. It's sophisticated, interesting and family friendly.
Ms. Kirsch says the staircase is such a "strong feature" of this home that she feels "the stair treatment needs to be bold and graphic at the same time."
Ms. Kirsch chose four complementary patterns in shades of grey and cream and had her rug installers join them together after they took a template of her client's staircase. Each piece was cut specifically for each stair, joined together and then bound with a three-inch leather-look binding. Be sure to source a reputable carpet retailer to do this for you. Cutting and seaming four different rugs will cost a little more because of the labour, but the design payoff will be huge.
And true to her message that a staircase is an opportunity to do something interesting, take a look at Ms. Kirsch's Charles Rennie Mackintosh-inspired runner in the photo on the right. With the help of Creative Matters, a custom carpet design company in Toronto, Ms. Kirsch created floral artwork for the stairs of a client's Craftsman-style house. I'm not suggesting with a family of five, a dog and a basement to finish that you are looking to invest in a custom woven runner, but I wanted this to get the creative juices flowing.
In both of her projects, the designer placed a co-ordinating area rug in the foyer that ties back to the carpet on the staircase. If you choose a bold patterned rug for your stairs, you may wish to do this too, and if you choose a plain runner, then liven the entryway with a patterned area rug.
Notice in both of these photos that the risers and stretchers are painted white and only the treads are hardwood. It's a great look but considering your new stairs are probably entirely hardwood, you may not want to commit to painting your risers. And depending on the width of your stairs, leave between four and six inches of hardwood exposed on either side of the runner, keeping in mind on the rail side that measurement starts from the inside of the rail.
After chatting with Ms. Kirsch I agree with her that far too often the opportunity to do something interesting in terms of dressing our stairs is underutilized. She has made me a convert to her school of thought that "the stairwell is the spine of the house and needs to be strong in either colour or pattern."
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One of the most famous beers in Poland, we can arrange visits to th Zywiec brewery that has been producing traditional Polish beer since 1865. The guided tour will take you round the brewery and allow your group to look at the detailed process of beer production, gaining insight into the history of the company and its distribution. Located approximately 65 miles outside Krakow so a coach is required, please contact our Krakow study trips experts at FHT Group Tours for prices and entrance fees and we will gladly book this study tour as part of any educational school or college trips to Krakow.
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Experience one of the most memorable places in modern European history. The Auschwitz-Birkenau museum comprises the two preserved camps of Auschwitz I and Auschwitz II - Birkenau. The greyed photo of an old man, just off the train and being ushered to certain death by the SS soldier, is a searing image, among many in the museum.
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We can arrange and half day guided coach or walking tour of the Old Town which will include some of Krakow's most important sights, including the Old Town, The Jewish district Kasimierz, Wawel castle and Hill and St Mary's Church.
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Take your student group on a guided tour of Krakow, learning the history of the jewish quarter and visiting the site of the factory made famous by Oscar Schindler following his inspirational and daring rescue of over a thousand of his Jewish workforce.
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The Renaissance Cloth Hall, built in the 1550's, is one of the most iconic sights in Poland and is the central feature of the main market square. During its golden age, traffic came in from the East in the form of spices, silk, leather and wax - and Krakow itself exported textiles, lead and salt from the mines at Wieliczka.
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An excellent visit for all groups coming to Krakow, the Wieliczka salt mine is only 8 miles south east of Krakow and is one of the oldest salt mines in Europe, having been in operation since around the 14th century.
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Located in the vicinity of the main square, railway station and the Planty, the Alexander II is a good quality and very central 3 star hotel that is popular with our groups. Students will be accommodated in triple rooms and leaders in singles and twins, all ensuite and with hairdryer, phone and internet access.
Comfortable and centrally located 3 star hotel, within 900m of the railway station and Old Town Square, the Chopin is a good choice for groups wanting to be close to the action and within walking distance of all the main sights. Students are accommodated in triple rooms and leaders in singles and twins, all ensuite and a full buffet breakfast served each morning
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The Legal Document Processing Solution provides attorneys with a Dashboard that allows them to quickly see all documents by matter that need to be reviewed. The Dashboard will list documents that have been routed to an attorney for review, documents where the current user is the "Responsible Attorney" (looked up in a matter management system) as well as documents that are "up for review". The Dashboard can be configured by the user to exclude certain document types and include particular Matters of Interest. During the review of a document, the attorney can see all documents involved in that matter with one click. They will also be able to filter which documents to review for a matter. This may be required if there are 1000s of documents for a matter.
The Solution also includes advanced Outlook integration that will advise the user if an e-mail has already been saved to the repository, as well as automatically assign properties to an attachment of the e-mail, if a previous version of the e-mail is stored in the repository.
Many attorneys also live in MS-Word. The advanced integration with MS-Office enables the user to not only save the document into the repository, but also provides a robust profiling interface for easily assigning properties to a document. The office integration will allow the user to go directly to a matter folder to save or open a document, by entering the matter id. Users will also have the same robust search capabilities in the office integrations, as those found in the advanced search interface.
The document intake process includes a robust capture Solution for paper documents as well as faxed documents. Utilizing the MSI Profiler, users will have the ability to quickly assign properties to a document (validated against a matter management system), setup notifications, add comments, e-mail the document to an external party and execute predefined or ad-hoc workflows.
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Jeff Lanier Bel So. Austin, Tex. Business Admin.
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Redskins Come Back Against Cardinals
WAPAKONETA — With five runs in the last two innings the Wapakoneta ACME baseball team overcame a 5-2 lead to defeat New Bremen 7-5 Tuesday evening at Wapakoneta.
"It was an ugly game at the start," Wapakoneta assistant coach Nick Sammetinger said. "We got it done in the end with clutch hits and got the runs when we needed them."
New Bremen coach Logan O'Neil pointed to some mistakes late in the game but praised his team's effort.
"We came out and hit the ball real well," O'Neill said. "We had a couple mistakes but for the most part I'm proud of what the kids did tonight."
Wapakoneta closed the game to a one-run deficit with a pair of runs in the fifth inning.
With one out, Brandon Schreiber reached on an error and Eli Miller singled. After a fly out, Marshall Gerlach and Andy Hines singled home runs to make the score 5-4.
In the top of the sixth inning Alex Koch drew a walk and went to second on a wild pitch. He scored to tie the game on a triple to left by Dylan Knoch. A ground out to second scored Knoch with the go ahead run and following a single by Miller and a stolen base, he scored an insurance run on a single to right by Kaech to make the score 7-5. Wapakoneta gave up a leadoff walk but retired the next three batters to get the victory.
"Our pitchers need to throw strikes," Sammetinger said. "They need to get ahead in the count. It has shown in the last couple games we have had trouble throwing strikes."
Wapakoneta started the game with a run in the first two innings.
In the first inning Knoch drew a walk and advanced to second on an errant pickoff throw. A bunt advanced him to third and he scored on a ground out to short.
With one out in the second inning Gerlach drew a walk and went to second on a wild pitch. He scored on a double by Hines.
"We came back and got a couple runs and took the lead," O'Neill said. "We got three runs in the third and two more in the fifth so we produced some runs."
New Bremen answered in the third inning to take the lead. Dave Zirkle singled but was thrown out trying to steal. Doug Kremer walked and Alec Friedeger singled.
Both runners advanced on a wild pitch. Codie Wendel walked to load the bases and everybody moved up on a wild pitch with Kremer scoring. Clay Bertke singled home Friedeger to tie the game and Wendel scored on a wild pitch for a 3-2 lead.
"For us it seems like we are in a different spectrum right now," Sammetinger said.
"Our pitchers are getting down in the count at 2-0 or 3-1 and our batters are getting down 0-1 or 1-2 and we are getting ourselves' in bad situations. As a hitter we need to work the count and as a pitcher we need to work the count."
The Cardinals increased their advantage in the fifth inning.
Kremer led off with a double and went to third on a wild pitch after a walk to Friedeger. Both runners scored on a single to right by Wendel for a 5-2 advantage.
Both teams will battle again in the first game of the ACME tournament Friday at Minster.
"On any given day when the teams cross the line either team can win," Sammetinger said.
"We wanted to send a message that we wanted to end Friday's game tonight, but New Bremen came to play. They knew they can play with us and I give them credit because they are a good ball club. When it comes Friday we will go back out there and play our hardest and whatever happens will happen."
Wapakoneta (14-2) travels to Crestview tonight and will meet New Bremen (10-5) in the first game of the ACME tournament at 6 p.m. Friday at Minster.


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Many older industrial facilities use single-phase, oil-filled transformers made for pole-mounting but installed at ground level to create 3-phase power distribution systems. Usually, primary and secondary "bus" conductors are strung open between wood poles. Beneath these conductors are the transformers or "tubs." Open conductor drops are run from the bus conductors to the tubs' primaries and secondaries, and the appropriate transformer connections are made using split-bolt connectors.
Suppose your electric utility is providing 2,400/4,160V wye, 3-phase, 4-wire power to the facility, and you need a lower voltage for lighting and power. What are your options?
Delta-connected system
One option, as shown in Fig. 1 (click here to see Fig. 1), is a delta-connected transformer system. Here, three 4,160V, single-phase transformers are needed, with their primaries connected in series. The electric utility neutral is not needed. The banking of these units results in a 240/120V, 3-phase, 4-wire secondary.
Note how a center-tap terminal is used on the secondary of one transformer to ground the entire system. On a 240/120V, 3-phase, 4-wire system, there's a potential of 120V between this center-tap terminal and each ungrounded terminal on either side of it (Phases A and C), as shown in Fig. 2 (click here to see Fig. 2). A high leg ("red" or "wild" leg) results at Phase B that has a higher voltage-to-ground than the other two phases. This voltage is found by multiplying the voltage-to-ground of either of the other two legs by the square root of 3. Thus, the voltage between Phase A and ground is 208V (120V × √3).
Wye-wye connected system
A second option, as shown in Fig. 3 (click here to see Fig. 3), is a wye-wye connected transformer system. Here, the primary neutral must be available. With this system, you can use 2,400V, single-phase transformers, resulting in a cost savings over 4,160V, single-phase transformers. The secondary voltage is 208 wye/120V, 3-phase, 4-wire.
Note that the neutrals of the primary system and the transformer bank are tied together. As such, part of the load current will flow on the primary neutral should the 3-phase load be unbalanced. That's why it's very important the neutrals be tied together as shown. If this is not done, the line-to-neutral voltages on the secondary will be very unstable. In other words, if the load on one phase were heavier than on the other two, the voltage on this phase would drop excessively, and the voltage on the other two phases would rise.
Another point of concern is that varying voltages would appear between lines and neutral, both in the transformers and the secondary system, in addition to the 60-Hz component of voltage. Thus, for a given rms voltage value, the peak voltage would be higher than for a pure 60-Hz voltage. This would overstress the insulation of the transformers and connected equipment.


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In reference to your Jan. 9 "In Our Opinion" article on gun control, I think you are sadly ignorant, and a fine example of what is wrong with this country. To "logically conclude" that allowing teachers to carry firearms in schools is the equivalent of arming students and leaving everyone dead is ludicrous.
Enough with the liberal scare tactics and exaggerations. Guns have the power to kill, but they also have the power to save. The difference is in who is pulling the trigger. To use the argument that schools are "gun-free zones" would make perfect sense if criminals like Adam Lanza cared about the law.
Liberals are right: Things need to change. And maybe the change necessary is to protect our children by arming those who are entrusted with their care.


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Henry Clarke received his doctorate in musicology from Harvard University and then went off to serve during the Second World War as a private soldier. His letters to his parents (to whom he gives the nickname Panma) offer compelling testimony of a thoughtful man in the period from the Depression through World War II. Clarke was a Quaker, and came from a family with liberal views. In this letter, from March 17, 1935, Henry observes that the "common proposals" for laws to prohibit Un-American ideologies (he refers to them as "Laws Against Extreme Radicals") are uncomfortably similar to Nazi German laws that made every political party except the Nazi party illegal. These laws had already sent thousands of people to concentration camps. Henry Clarke argues in this letter, that by considering laws to prohibit Un-American ideologies, the United States is perched on a dangerous precipice and might slide down into the same kind of moral and political bankruptcy and tyranny as could be found in Nazi Germany. Clarke was a young, college-aged man when he wrote this letter. He is, as were many in the United States at the height of the Great Depression, clearly sympathetic to socialist and communist critiques of capitalism. The Nazis would enact the "Nuremberg Laws" in September of 1935. These laws would strip German Jews of their citizenship, their property and their right to work in all but the most menial occupations. Millions of Jewish people would be killed in Nazi concentrations camps.
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While we're not sure whether he has a window or aisle seat, former Bears coach Lovie Smith is apparently on his way to interview with the Chargers.
Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reports that Smith is at an O'Hare Airport gate, about to board a plane bound for San Diego.
Smith interviewed with the Eagles yesterday, and frankly should have been in higher demand. His 81-63 record speaks to a consistency not many franchises looking for coaches have enjoyed.
While there was a recent playoff drought, the guy went to a Super Bowl with Rex Grossman as his quarterback, which speaks to his acumen.


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Fire & Rescue Department
Patches & Badges
The Story Behind the Lincoln Fire & Rescue Logo...
The shield shape of Lincoln Fire & Rescue's Logo has been used by the department since the 1950's. The shield is symbolic of protection and safety, both of which the department has been providing to the community as a full time service since 1884. In the early 1980's, in an effort to better represent the variety of services provided to the community, members of the department developed the current LFD logo. On top of the shield is the Maltese Cross, a symbol used by the Knights of Saint John, who are believed to be the first firefighters in history. This symbol has long been used to represent the values of the fire service. On top of the Maltese cross is the square seal of the department's primary services, Fire Protection services, Medical emergency services, fire prevention thru inspection, and education of the public about fire and other emergency safety.
LFR patches may be purchased for $3.00 by sending a check or money order to:
When you provide a check as payment, you authorize us either to use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction. When we use information from your check to make an electronic fund transfer, funds may be withdrawn from your account as soon as the same day you make your payment, and you will not receive your check back from your financial institution.
All members of the Emergency Services Division of Lincoln Fire & Rescue are trained
to meet or exceed the Federal Department of Transportation Emergency Medical Technician
requirements. Licensed to practice as an EMT in Nebraska, this patch includes the state
outline, the Staff of Life & fire department indicator.
Members of Lincoln Fire & Rescue who are trained and certified to meet the National Registry Certification and the Nebraska state certification wear the paramedic (rocker) indicating they have achieved paramedic skill level.
|Maltese Crosses long have been used as a symbol in the fire service. Lincoln Fire & Rescue utilizes maltese crosses on dress uniform wear indicating years of service. Each cross indicates completion of 5 years of service to the department. Firefighters wear red malteses crosses on the sleeve of the dress uniform, captains wear silver and chief officers wear gold.
Members of Lincoln Fire & Rescue who voluntarily participate in the National Urban Search and Rescue program, wear the urban search and rescue patch on their USAR uniform. Members of the task force are also authorized to wear the United States Flag symbolizing their participation in the National Disaster Rescue Response program.
|Lincoln Fire & Rescue's Urban Search & Rescue Task Force has adopted the "Rescue from the Heartland theme". Available at all times to nation wide disaster response, NE-TF1 can assist other communities during disasters.
These badges are worn by the fire chief.
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Award-winning British singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey has released her video for 'Burning Desire'. The song was written and composed by Lana and will be the title track to a movie called 'Desire' starring Damian Lewis. The movie has been created by Jaguar Cars and award-winning producers Ridley Scott Associates.
The movie tells the story of Clark (Damian Lewis), who delivers cars for a living, running into trouble after an encounter with a mysterious woman (Shannyn Sossamon) in the desert. The movie will be released in Spring 2013.
The 'Burning Desire' music video was filmed on in South-East London at the Rivoli Ballroom, a former movie theater transformed in the 1950s and the only remaining ballroom in London from this period. The venue's distinctive neo-classical, deco style complements Lana's style.
Lana Del Rey's collaboration with Jaguar first occurred last September when she performed the song for the first to an exclusive audience at Musee Rodin in Paris for the global reveal of the F-Type.
The music video for 'Burning Desire' is available to online at Jaguar USA's official YouTube Channel: here.
It can also be downloaded from iTunes.


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At the age of just 19, Laura Robson has become a household name after catapulting herself to the last 16 at Wimbledon this year.
Robson is the first British woman to reach the last sixteen at Wimbledon since 1998 but unfortunately bowed out on Centre Court after being defeated in straight sets by Estonian Kaia Kanepi.
Robson's exploits have been a breath of fresh air for tennis and also for British sport in general.
The way the youngster has applied herself and reacted to victory and defeat must be admired by everyone.
Robson has an engaging air about her in interviews and a shyness on court that comes with youth.
It was noticeable how she reacted when winning games, it was almost an embarrassing acknowledgement to the large crowds who adore her for who she is.
Many sportsmen and women can take note of her actions. Without even realising it, Robson is now the darling of British tennis even more so than Andy Murray who has the more realistic chance of capturing titles at this moment in time.
British women's tennis now has a realistic chance of producing a future star and Robson is tipped to become a champion at some point in her career.
Robson will need to continue the hard work that has got her to this stage but will also need to avoid the pitfalls that most sportsmen and women have to cope with.
First and foremost Robson will need to continue sacrificing everything she has done before in order to get her into this position in her career.
She will need to learn how to handle the constant media pressure and public expectations that will no doubt accompany her wherever she goes.
Murray may well be happy that Robson has achieved so much this year at Wimbledon as it has taken a lot of the focus away from him, but that will now return with the defeat of Robson by Kanepi.
Robson has an important year ahead of her now as she bids to build on her impressive performances at Wimbledon.
It is only natural that expectations will be high but she is still only young and has a lot of development in front of her if she is to compete at the top level over a number of years.
Robson has lit up Wimbledon this year with her engaging character and I have no doubt she has inspired many girls to play tennis along the way. Hopefully we will see Robson grace Centre Court for many years to come.
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NWSB Rookie Insider and Vancouver Canucks blogger Mitch Dyck puts pen to paper today with some thoughts on the Canucks asking price with regards to Roberto Luongo. The signing of Cory Schneider hasn't really sped up the trade talks as one would have hoped. It's been reported over the course of the off-season that the asking price for the all-star a goalie is too high.
NHL Rumor Mill: Canucks interested in Shane Doan… what a shock!
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Victor graduated from Denver's East High School and attended CU before serving in the Air Force. Possessing a rich history in broadcast journalism, Victor has worked for Channel 7 television and radio stations KOSI, KADX, KRKS and KHIH - to name a few.
Victor started at KUVO as a volunteer substitute on-air host and is now host of the Morning Beat and KUVO's Production Manager. Victor manages the "voice" of KUVO, creating recorded spots, recording interviews and shows, and a whole lot more!


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Many people who suffer loss do so silently and in isolation. The Griefshare Ministry provides a safe and encouraging environment for people to see that they are not alone, they have many of the same questions and struggles as others, and that they, like those who have suffered similar loss, can again experience joy through the Lord in a new and more powerful way. We hope that those who attend experience and witness the healing power of Jesus Christ in a way that grows and equips them to comfort and minister to others who have experienced similar trials.
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An attitude of service makes us constantly aware of the needs and yearnings of others. We instinctively respond to those needs and desires just as we instinctively respond to our own.
Often the most powerful forms of leadership is that of the servant-leader, who rather than promoting self seeks to nurture and empower others, modeling humility along with vision and clarity of purpose.
One of the most important questions in life is what and who we serve. This question is at the very heart of our life's purpose.
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Plot Summary: Plot Summary: Anne Shirley goes through quite a lot of adventures before she ends up in Green Gables. She is living with a family and helps out by looking after the kids, helping in the chores around the home... Meanwhile she discovers more about who she is, that her name is "Anne" and not "Ann"... And she just is her adorable but a bit crazy self.
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"White" or Unaged Whiskeys can be sort of a mixed bag. By that I mean they mostly suck. Harsh? Perhaps, but in my experience that's just been the case. I'm from the "wood is king" school of thinking. Wood does something to distillate that is pure magic. What more can be said?
About 4 weeks back I received an email from John Henry, a CA resident and visitor of this site. John asked me if I'd heard about an up an coming distiller out of the San Francisco Bay Area called 1512 Barbershop. He'd had a bottle and was floored by it and wanted me to be on the lookout. Soon after that I received a sample for review.
Here's the scoop. Salvatore Cimino owns an actual barbershop in San Francisco called 1512 Barbershop. During prohibition, many barbershops acted as fronts for bootlegged spirits and whiskey. It wasn't uncommon during those times for such "whiskey" to be of the unaged variety. Salvatore is a throwback whiskey purist of sorts having grown up distilling whiskey in an an old-school manner; milling grain by hand and copper pot distillation over open flames. 1512 Barbershop makes the not so subtle reference to this being Salvatore Cimino first "public" release. I chuckled when I read that. Thoughts of my granfather setting a mason jar with a peach floating in it popped into my memory.
So, how does this unaged Rye Spirit/Whiskey taste?
1512 Barbershop Rye, 45.5% abv (91 Proof), $30 (375ML Bottle)
Color: Crystal Clear
Nose: Green apple, ripe pear, clean, fragrant rye grain, and a confectionary sweetness.
Palate: The palate is crisp and clean with dusty, peppery rye grain shining through from the onset. Rock candy and taffy sweetness anchor this one as does an ever present fruity quality.
Finish: The finish is all rye, mild pepper, and a scant, haunting licoricey note.
Overall: I have to say this one caught me way off guard. To date, there are two white whiskey/spirits that I would consider "outstanding". One of them is Four Roses OBSK mashbill (OBSQ isn't far behind). The other is this one. If you are in the San Francisco Bay Area, K&L Wines has some in stock.
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While installing Exaile via Pacman will also install any needed runtime dependencies, two additional packages
While installing Exaile via Pacman will also install any needed runtime dependencies, two additional packages gnome-python-extras& libgtkhtmlwill be needed to enable the cover art, lyrics, guitar tablature, and wiki features of Exaile.
pacman -S gnome-python-extras libgtkhtml
pacman -S gnome-python-extras libgtkhtml
Revision as of 04:56, 6 December 2012
Exaile is a music player written in python that uses the GTK+ toolkit. Exaile is released under the GPL license. Features include:
- Retrieval of album art, lyrics, artist/album information (via Wikipedia), and guitar tabs (via fretplay.com)
- Tabbed playlists
- iPod Support
- Last.fm support
- SHOUTcast directory browser
- Track blacklisting
ExaileAUR is available in the AUR.
If you use ALSA and want to use alsasink instead of the default one, install gstreamer0.10-base-plugins available in the Official Repositories:
pacman -S gstreamer0.10-base-plugins
This may solve problem if no sound is heard after installation and also when trying to play several sources simultaneously.
Enabling cover art, lyrics, and guitar tablature
While installing Exaile via Pacman will also install any needed runtime dependencies, two additional packages gnome-python-extras & libgtkhtml will be needed to enable the cover art, lyrics, guitar tablature, and wiki features of Exaile.
pacman -S gnome-python-extras libgtkhtml
Playing audio CDs
Exaile requires 'python-cddb' to play audio cd's. The correct package for this is cddb-py.
Enabling multimedia keys irrespective of DE/WM
First, run
xev and retrieve the keycodes for the Previous, Next, Play, Stop, and Mute keys. Then create a textfile and add lines in the following format:
keycode 173 = XF86AudioPrev. Replace the keycode (173) with your own keycode for the Previous key. Repeat the process for the other keys, substituting 'Prev' for 'Next', 'Play', 'Stop', and 'Mute'.
Then edit
~/.xinitrc and add the line
xmodmap <file name> prior to the 'exec' command (if there is one) for the DE/WM, where <file name> is the path to the text file created above.
Finally, in Exaile, go to Edit → Preferences → Plugins, and enable the XKeys plugin. After a restart, multimedia keys should work.
Progress bar stuck at 0:00
First, make sure there are no problems with your sound architecture (ALSA, OSS, etc.). And your playback sink in Exaile is set correctly. Try setting it to automatic first.
If you're trying to listen to an MP3 file, try playing an audio file encoded in a different format, such as .ogg or .flac. If these play correctly then try installing gstreamer-ugly.
pacman -S gstreamer0.10-ugly gstreamer0.10-ugly-plugins
"Playback error encountered! Configured audiosink bin0 is not working"
If you're getting a message like this, or "Configured audiosink bin1 is not working" (or with another number after 'bin'), it may be because Flash is blocking the use of ALSA by Exaile. You can fix this by running
killall npviewer.bin
In certain cases (such as if a YouTube video has finished playing), Flash may be blocking the use of ALSA even if an 'npviewer.bin' process is not running. In that case, refreshing the offending page while using a Flash blocking browser extension should fix the problem.
Unfortunately, Exaile does NOT support smb protocol.