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To get an early start to CES 2014, electronics giant Lenovo announced a new 28" Android-powered all-in-one 4K display to add to its substantial line of display products. According to Lenovo's press release and spec sheet, we can expect Android 4.3, a Tegra 4 processor, and a plethora of other features. Here's the official list according to Lenovo's spec sheet:
- Cutting edge 28-inch ultra-high resolution 3840x2160 monitor
- High performance SOC with Android 4.3 and powered by NVIDIA® Tegra® for a new entertainment experience
- Full 10-point touch display for PCs
- "Tap to Connect" technology allows for seamless syncing of secondary devices to the monitor
- Miracast with back control for smart device connectivity
- Extra USB ports for phone charging and peripherals, as well as additional HDMI ports for extreme connectivity
- FHD 2.0 megapixel camera for high definition video
- Powerful 5W stereo speakers
- Noise-cancelling dual array microphones for clear voice recognition
- Ergonomic design for users with slim/sexy ID (dual side diamond-cutting)
As its release date draws closer, Lenovo will most-likely release more details in the hopes of exciting the "tech savvies", like a full list of inputs and what services it will be compatible with at launch. The ThinkVision 28 arrives in July and starts at $1,199.
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Summer Starter Program
Mandatory orientation on June 12, 2020
Classes begin june 15, 2020
Summertime at ONU - it's warm, it's quiet, and the College of Law is full of passionate first-year students looking for a head start to their legal education. They belong to the Summer Starter Program, a unique opportunity for students whose outstanding undergraduate performance indicates probable academic success in law school despite a lower LSAT score.
The eight-week Summer Starter Program consists of two first-year courses (eight credit hours) and provides our students with the one-on-one attention necessary to be successful in law school. From individual weekly meetings with your academic support advisor to weekly group teaching assistant (TA) sessions, you will learn the study skills and test-taking skills needed to set you apart from students entering in a typical fall program. Many of our Summer Starter students end up in the top of the class at the conclusion of their first year. This, in addition to hard work, can be credited to the skills and confidence acquired from completing the Summer Starter Program. Once you have completed the program, you are automatically enrolled into the fall entering class. There's no need to re-apply.
Academically, Summer Starter Students are often ranked in the TOP 10 in each class.
Summer Starter students have more than met our expectations – they have far exceeded them. Academically, they are often ranked among the top 10 of each class. Sometimes, they even end up as valedictorians. Summer Starters also serve in leadership roles as members of all three classes at the College of Law. Many serve on the Editorial Board of Law Review, sit on the Executive Board of Moot Court, and hold executive positions with the Student Bar Association and other student organizations. Summer Starters land teaching assistant positions, receive book awards, compete on national and international moot court teams, and act as peer mentors. No facet of the law school has gone untouched by the Summer Starter Program.
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To apply, visit this page or www.lsac.org. From there, you'll have an on-campus interview, because only you and your presence can convince us of your desire to attend law school and become a successful attorney.
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Little did George R. R. Martin originally know that when he started writing A Game of Thrones, the first book in the Song of Ice and Fire series, changing from an idea in his head to something real on paper, that it would become such a bestseller and so popular with readers around the world.
Now with the success of the HBO series, even more people are turning to reading the books for the first time.
But it can be pretty intimidating facing that premiere heavy hardcover tome or that weighty fat paperback for the first time as you begin the series, so here's a rough breakdown of what happens in the books.
While Martin had originally intended for the series to be trilogy and soon realized it was going to be much longer, the planned length is now seven books, with five books now released and two more to go.
One hopes Martin can reach the end of the series before the HBO TV show catches up with him.
A Game of Thrones: Journey to Westeros for the first time, with A Game of Thrones, but beware for winter is coming.
In the first of George R. R. Martin's landmark, epic fantasy series, A Song of Ice and Fire, readers will be introduced to a complex world of many lands and many families, with many characters, but have no fear for Martin tells the story from unique viewpoints of different members of different families, forcing the reader to fit the different pieces of the story together, creating the overall puzzle of plot. Readers will be reminded of everything they love about great fantasy stories, whether they be simple or epic; as well as discovering why George R. R. Martin has earned the title of the "American Tolkien."
In the world of Westeros, there are Seven Kingdoms, long ago independent, now united under the Iron Throne, but those named king never seem to last long in this world of corrupt, power-hungry families. There are two main families which readers are first introduced to: the Starks and the Lanisters, emulating the Wars of the Roses with the Yorks and Lancasters. With the Starks there is proud and strong Ned, who is to be the King's Hand to Robert Baratheon, and his determined and caring wife, Catelyn. The sons are Rob, the eldest, Jon Snow, a bastard, Bran who suffers a debilitating accident, and Rickon who is too young to really understand what is going on. The daughters are Sansa, who is a young, fair maiden always looking for her knight in shining armor to whisk her off her feet; and Arya, who is boyish and wants to learn how to fight with a sword, ride a horse into battle, and defend herself. The Lannisters are a different type of family, constantly looking for gain whether it is with land, riches, or power. At the head of the household is the aging Lord Tywin, with his children: the beautiful, blond and blue-eyed Jaime and his twin Cersei – who share much more than a sibling affection – and little Tyrion, a dwarf who has had to fight for everything in his entire life. Cersei is wife to the king, Robert Baratheon, and together they have young Joffrey, heir to the throne, along with Tommen and Myrcella.
While tension builds between the families at King's landing, far to the north lies the Wall – 700 feet tall and 300 miles long, protecting the Seven Kingdoms from the evils of the far north. There lies myth and legends of demons and ghouls, as well as a landless king. It is here John Snow is sent. To the east in the Free Cities is Viserys and Daenerys Targaryen, the last surviving children of King Aerys II, looking to one day take back the throne that is rightfully theirs.
A Game of Thrones is fantasy at its very best, with lots of complex, interesting characters; moving storylines filled with tension and adventure; a detailed and varied world that is well explored; and an underlying question of who is truly good and who is truly evil in this harsh world.
A Clash of Kings: To the north beyond the wall the wildlings are amassing behind a man known as Mance Rayder, the so-called King-beyond-the-wall, as they prepare to attack the wall and infiltrate Westeros. All that stands in their way is the weak army of the Night's Watch, as this small number of the men in black with Jon Snow head out to put a stop to them. In this saga, Snow will learn of this Mance Rayder, as well as one of the wildlings whom he becomes close to.
Far to the east across the waters, Daenerys Targaryen continues to rebuild her own army in a bid to take back the kingdom of Westeros and her royal lineage. She travels with her consort to the renowned trading city of Qarth where she will face the ultimate test with powerful warlocks and the House of the Undying. Meanwhile her three dragons continue to grow and become stronger and more deadly.
And in the heart of Westeros the war rages on. Young Joffrey is arrogant, cruel, and impetuous, feeling he is in his birthright to be king of all the lands, while rumors run amuck of an incestuous relationship spawning this possibly illegitimate ruler. Joffrey rules from King's Landing with the might and support of the house of Lannister. To the west is Robb Stark, the King of the North, looking to unite his lands and protect his people. So far he has never lost a battle, but gains little ground in the ongoing war. On the island of Dragonstone sits Stannis, the eldest brother of the surviving Baratheon family, feeling he is the rightful heir, while advised by the red priestess of R'hllor, Melisandre. His biggest contender is his younger brother who currently holds Storm's End and the larger army. And finally, to the far west on the Iron Islands, a new contender decides to take the stage and declare himself king, one Balon Greyjoy.
But it is not these squabbling kings that keep readers hooked, but Martin's work in diverse viewpoints from unique, unforgettable characters that you either learn to love or hate or perhaps both. Over hundreds of pages, readers begin to hate those they loved, while loving those they detested, as Martin swings his unstoppable scythe pendulum, not knowing who will come beneath the blade next. A Clash of Kings culminates with a mighty battle at King's Landing that will leave many dead and a world in shambles, as the survivors look once again for personal gain, while readers will be left hungry for more.
A Storm of Swords: To the north Jon Snow has infiltrated the wildings, looking to get close to Mance Rayder, the king-beyond-the-wall, and find out when they plan to attack the Night's Watch, but he will find his loyalties challenged as he must fight and decide where his allegiances lie. Then there is the storyline of Bran, one of the Stark children, who is traveling to the north to find his brother. Theon Greyjoy now controls Winterfell through lies, deception and competing against his more popular sister for the love and support of his father, King Balon Greyjoy. Meanwhile, Arya Stark continues to get pulled back and forth from bad character to worse character, but because of her smarts and cunning she is able to scrape through alive. Jaime Lannister is let go to travel back to King's Landing under the protection of Brienne of Tarth with the hope that the Lannisters will free Sansa Stark.
As for the war, things are not going well, but then that really depends on whose side you're on. Robb Stark continues to win battles but make little headway in the war, but after falling for a girl who looks after him when he is wounded and marries her, he must meet with the Freys to soothe their relations. His uncle, Edmure Tully, will wed one of the Frey daughters and all will be well, it is hoped. Robb's mother, Catelyn, doesn't trust Lord Walder Frey, as she travels with her son, grieving over the loss of her father. But the Tully's have something fiendish in store for them. Meanwhile in King's Landing Joffrey rules in his cruel, childish way, while his uncle Tyrion, the dwarf, continues to fight with his sister, Joffrey's mother, Cersei; then their father, Lord Tywin, arrives to upset the balance and organize things in his own way.
Far to the east, Daenerys Targaryen returns to Pentos by sea in search of an army. She finds one in the Unsullied, a slave army, but she must give over one of her dragons for the thousands of slaves. Daenerys has a plan and soon has her army which she immediately frees from slavery, making them unstoppable soldiers who will never defy an order. As she travels across the land, looking to grow her army and power and create peace among these peoples, she discovers two of her closes retinue are traitors and must decide what she will do with them.
A Storm of Swords is Martin at his best, as the events and actions that have been building in the previous books are brought to a harsh fruition, and the author continues to reveal what makes his series so unique. Some character storylines go on for too long and could use some heavy editing to shorten them down, or perhaps have been cut entirely as little seems to happen, while others are simply riveting, even when involving two character viewpoints covering the same event. At the end, just as with the first two books, readers will be left impatiently wanting more.
A Feast for Crows: Readers of the first three A Song of Ice and Fire books – A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, and A Storm of Swords – will notice a trend with them: the page count is steadily increasing with each book. It seems like there must be a breaking point when it simply won't be possible to bind that many pages into one book . . . well, that's exactly what happened with the fourth book of A Song of Ice and Fire. George R. R. Martin was given an ultimatum from his publisher that the book needed to be divided into multiple volumes. The resulting A Feast for Crows only features a limited number of the main characters readers have become familiar with in the earlier books, as well as a number of newer ones as further lands and parts of Westeros are explored and revealed for the first time.
The War of the Five Kings is coming to a close, as many of the rulers readers have come to know are now dead, or fled for their lives. King Tommen now rules at King's Landing, though under the guise of his mother, Cersei Lannister, who has finally gotten her lifelong wish to rule the realm. She fills her cabinet with loyal elders who soon fail in their duty and she becomes ferociously angry, suspecting and suspicious of everyone, driving herself to incessant drinking. Then there is Margaery Tyrell, who is married to her son, the king, who she believes is looking to take over the realm as queen and do goodness knows what.
Meanwhile, Jaime has had enough of his sister and leaves to make what reparations he can to the kingdom, to regain control over the Riverlands in the name of Lannister and the realm. Brienne is in search of Sansa, to free her from whatever perils she is in, fulfilling an oath she promised. In the Eyrie, Sansa remains seemingly trapped by Littlefinger who conducts himself in a very strange way with her. In the Iron Islands, the king Balon Greyjoy is dead by a freak accident, and now begins the long and laborious process of choosing a successor, as Balon's children come home to claim the throne, including his tough and determined daughter, Asha. Far to the south, in the lands of Dorne, unrest is stirring as new contenders look to play a part in taking the throne, through Myrcella Baratheon who is told she has every right to the throne as her brother Tommen does. Finally to the east is Arya who is learning and training in the ways of the people of Braavos, while Samwell Tarly travels on his own journey to Oldtown to become the new Maester for the Night's Watch, and travels to Braavos along the way, meeting with Arya.
A Dance with Dragons: In the North, around the Wall, King Stannis Baratheon seems to spend a lot of time trying to decide what to do with no real power or army to use, while listening to Lady Melisandre, who continues to spout enigmatic prophecies that make little sense; yet readers do get to enjoy a chapter from her viewpoint for the first time. Meanwhile, Jon Snow is elected as the 998th Lord Commander of the Night's Watch, as he must deal with not just enemies beyond the Wall, but also amongst the very men he leads and is in charge of. He works with the wildlings, bringing them south of the wall to bolster his forces in preparation for a possible attack from the Others; it seems to be an interesting act of diplomacy, but goes on for far too many pages, with little action or continuing story taking place.
Much of the rest of the book takes place to the far east. Martin has provided a couple of new maps, but nothing so clearly defined and comprehendible as the great continent of Westeros. Tyrion flees to Pentos, drowning himself in wine. He is forced to join with a group traveling to Meereen, along with the apparently not so dead prince Aegon Targaryen. Tyrion – as he always does – manages to get involved in a whole variety of adventures, including the meeting of another dwarf, and a female no less!
Daenerys is the character that seems most put through the ringer in this book; much like Cercei was in A Feast for Crows. She is no longer the tough, proud, defiant woman that everyone feared, and not just because she has three growing dragons. Having conquered Meereen, she should be the unstoppable, unquestionable queen that she is, and yet insurrection is afoot and Daenerys cannot seem to decide what to do; perhaps it is because she has become obsessed and besotted with one of her soldiers and seems to be able to think of little else when he is nearby, and yet he is of lower class and cannot possibly be her husband. The black dragon, Drogon, meanwhile is running rampant through the countryside as growing "teenage" dragons do, and Daenerys has no idea how to control him.
Finally there is Quentyn Martell, Prince of Dorne, whose story comes from nowhere as we follow his trek across the lands to Meereen, where he hopes to woo Daenerys by enslaving one of her dragons. It does not end well for him. Interspersed throughout the lengthy book are other POV chapters from the likes of Bran Stark, Davos Seaworth, Reek (who is in fact the very not dead Theon Greyjoy), Arya Stark, Victarion Greyjoy, as well as some surprise cameos from Jaime and Cercei Lannister.
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Virginia. History. 20th century. Fiction.
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Chapter One
Jesse Oliver Aarons, Yr.
Ba-room, ba-room, ba-room, baripity, baripity, baripity, baripity--Good. His dad had the pickup going. He could get up now. Jess slid out of bed and into his overalls. He didn't worry about a shirt because once he began running he would be hot as popping grease even if the morning air was chill, or shoes because the, bottoms of his feet were by now as tough as his worn-out sneakers.
ere you going, Jess?" May Belle lifted herself up sleepily from the double bed where she and Joyce Ann slept.
"Sh." He warned. The walls were thin. Momma would be mad as flies in a fruit jar if they woke her up this time of day.
He patted May Belle's hair and yanked the twisted sheet up to her small chin. "Just over the cow field," he whispered. May Belle smiled and snuggled down under the- sheet.
"Gonna run?"
Of course he was going to run. He had. gotten up early every day all summer to run. He figured if he worked at itand Lord, had he worked-he could be- the fastest runner in the fifth grade when school opened up. He had to be the fastest-not one of the fastest or next to the fastest, but the fastest. The very best.
He tiptoed out of the house. The place was so rattly that it screeched whenever you put your foot down, but Jess had found that if you tiptoed, it gave only a low moan, and he could usually get outdoors without waking Momma or Ellie or Brenda or Joyce Ann. May Belle was another matter. She was going on seven, and she worshiped him, which was OK sometimes. When you were the only boy smashed between four sisters, and the older two had despised you ever since you stopped letting them dress you up and wheel you around in their rusty old doll carriage, and the littlest one.cried if you looked at ther cross-eyed, it was nice to have somebody who worshiped you. Even if it got unhandy sometimes.
He began to trot across the yard. His breath, was coming out in little puffs--cold for August. But it was early yet. By noontime when his mom would have him out working, it would be hot enough.
Miss Bessie stared at him sleepily as he climbed across the scrap heap, over the fence, and into the cow field. "Moo--oo," she said, looking for all the world like another May Belle with her big, brown droopy eyes.
"Hey, Miss Bessie," Jess said soothingly. "Just go on back to sleep."
Miss Bessie strolled over to a greenish patch-most of the field was brown and dry-and yanked up a mouthful.
"That'a girl. Just eat your breakfast. Don't pay me no mind."
He always started at the northwest comer of the field, crouched over like the runners he had seen on Wide World of Sports.
"Bang," he said, and took off flying around the cow field. Miss Bessie strolled toward the center, still following him with her droopy eyes, chewing slowly. She didn't look very smart, even for a cow, but she was plenty bright enough to get out of Jess's way.
His straw-colored hair flapped hard against his forehead, and his arms and legs flew out every which way. He had never learned to run properly, but he was long-legged for a tenyear-old, and no one had more grit than he.
Lark Creek Elementary was short on everything, especially athletic equipment, so all the balls went to the upper grades at recess time after lunch. Even if a fifth grader started out the period with a ball, it was sure to be in the hands of a sixth or seventh grader before the hour was half over. The older boys always took the dry center of the upper field for
their ball games, while the girls claimed the small top section for hopscotch and jump rope and hanging around talking. So the lower-grade boys had started this running thing. They would all line up on the far side of the lower field, where it was either muddy or deep crusty ruts. Earle Watson who was no good at running, but had, a big mouth, would yell "Bang!" and they'd race to a line they'd- toed across at the other end.
One time last year Jesse had won. Not just I the first heat but the whole shebang. Only once. But it had put into his mouth a. taste for winning. Ever since he'd been in first grade he'd been that "crazy little kid that draws all the time." But one day--April the twenty-second, a drizzly Monday, it had been-he ran ahead of them all, the red mud slooching up through the holes in the bottom of his sneakers..
For the rest of that day, and until after lunch on the next, he had been "the fastest kid in- the third, fourth, and fifth grades," and he only a fourth grader. On Tuesday, Wayne Pettis had won again as usual.. But this year Wayne Pettis would be in the sixth grade. He'd play football until Christmas and baseball until June with the rest of the big guys. Anybody had a chance to be the fastest runner and by, Miss Bessie, this year it was going to be Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr.
Jess pumped his arms harder and bent his head for thedistant fence. He could hear the third-grade boys screaminghim on. They would follow him around like a country-musicstar. And May Belle would pop her buttons. Her brother wasthe fastest, the best. That ought to give the rest of the firstgrade de something to chew their cuds on.
Even his dad would be proud. Jess rounded the corner. He couldn't keep going quite so fast, but he continued running for a while--it would, build him up.Bridge to Terabithia (rack). Copyright © by Katherine Paterson. Reprinted by permission of HarperCollins Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. Available now wherever books are sold.
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This beloved Newbery Medal-winning novel by bestselling author Katherine Paterson is a modern classic of friendship and loss. This paperback edition is rack size.
Jess Aarons has been practicing all summer so he can be the fastest runner in the fifth grade. And he almost is, until the new girl in school, Leslie Burke, outpaces him. The two become fast friends and spend most days in the woods behind Leslie's house, where they invent an enchanted land called Terabithia. One morning, Leslie goes to Terabithia without Jess and a tragedy occurs. It will take the love of his family and the strength that Leslie has given him for Jess to be able to deal with his grief.
Bridge to Terabithia was also named an ALA Notable Children's Book and has become a touchstone of children's literature, as have many of Katherine Paterson's other novels, including The Great Gilly Hopkins and Jacob Have I Loved.


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Using the Closure Compiler with a
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS offers better compression rates
than compilation with
WHITESPACE_ONLY. Compilation
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS achieves extra compression by
being more aggressive in the ways that it transforms code and renames
symbols. However, this more aggressive approach means that you must
take greater care when you use
to ensure that the output code works the same way as the
input code.
This tutorial illustrates what the
compilation level does and what you can do to make sure your code
works after compilation with
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS. It
also introduces the concept of the extern: a symbol that is
defined in code external to the code processed by the compiler.
Before reading this tutorial you should be familiar with the process of compiling JavaScript with one of the Closure Compiler tools (the compiler service UI, the compiler service API, or the compiler application).
- Even Better Compression
- How to Enable ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS
- What to Watch Out for When Using ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS
- Declaring Externs
Even Better Compression
With the default compilation level
SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS, the Closure Compiler makes
JavaScript smaller by renaming local variables. There are symbols
other than local variables that can be shortened, however, and there
are ways to shrink code other than renaming symbols. Compilation
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS exploits the full range of
code-shrinking possibilities.
Compare the outputs for
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS for the following
function unusedFunction(note) { alert(note['text']); } function displayNoteTitle(note) { alert(note['title']); } var flowerNote = {}; flowerNote['title'] = "Flowers"; displayNoteTitle(flowerNote);
Compilation with
SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONS shortens the
code to this:
function unusedFunction(a){alert(a.text)}function displayNoteTitle(a){alert(a.title)}var flowerNote={};flowerNote.title="Flowers";displayNoteTitle(flowerNote);
Compilation with
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS shortens the
code even further to this:
var a={};a.title="Flowers";alert(a.title);
Both of these scripts produce an alert reading
but the second script is much smaller.
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS level goes beyond simple
shortening of variable names in several ways, including:
- more aggressive renaming:
Compilation with
SIMPLE_OPTIMIZATIONSonly renames the
noteparameters of the
unusedFunction()functions, because these are the only variables in the script that are local to a function.
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONSalso renames the global variable
- dead code removal:
Compilation with
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONSremoves the function
unusedFunction()entirely, because it is never called in the code.
- function inlining:
Compilation with
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONSreplaces the call to
displayNoteTitle()with the single
alert()that composes the function's body. This replacement of a function call with the function's body is known as "inlining". If the function were longer or more complicated, inlining it might change the behavior of the code, but the Closure Compiler determines that in this case inlining is safe and saves space. Compilation with
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONSalso inlines constants and some variables when it determines that it can do so safely.
This list is just a sample of the size-reducing transformations
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS compilation can perform.
How to Enable ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS
The Closure Compiler service UI, service API, and application all
have different methods for setting
How to Enable ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS in the Closure Compiler service UI
To enable
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS for the Closure
Compiler service UI, click the "Advanced" radio button.
How to Enable
in the Closure Compiler service API
To enable
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS for the Closure
Compiler service API, include a request parameter
compilation_level with a value
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS, as in the following python program:
#!/usr/bin/python2.4 import httplib, urllib, sys params = urllib.urlencode([ ('code_url', sys.argv[1]), ('compilation_level', 'ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS'), ('output_format', 'text'), ('output_info', 'compiled_code'), ]) headers = { "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" } conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection('closure-compiler.appspot.com') conn.request('POST', '/compile', params, headers) response = conn.getresponse() data = response.read() print data conn.close()
How to Enable
in the Closure Compiler application
To enable
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS for the Closure
Compiler application, include the command line
--compilation_level ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS, as in
the following command:
java -jar compiler.jar --compilation_level ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS --js hello.js
What to Watch Out for When Using ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS
Below are listed some common unintended effects of ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS, and steps you can take to avoid them.
Removal of Code You Want to Keep
If you compile just the function below
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS, Closure Compiler produces
empty output:
function displayNoteTitle(note) { alert(note['myTitle']); }
Because the function is never called in the JavaScript that you pass to the compiler, Closure Compiler assumes that this code is not needed!
In many cases this behavior is exactly what you want. For example, if you compile your code together with a large library, Closure Compiler can determine which functions from that library you actually use and discard the ones that you don't use.
If, however, you find that Closure Compiler is removing functions you want to keep, there are two ways to prevent this:
- Move your function calls into the code processed by Closure Compiler.
- Export the symbols you want to keep.
The next sections discuss each option in more detail.
Solution: Move Your Function Calls into the Code Processed by the Closure Compiler
You may encounter unwanted code removal if you only compile part of
your code with Closure Compiler. For example, you might have a library file that
contains only function definitions, and an HTML file that includes the
library and that contains the code that calls those functions. In this
case, if you compile the library file
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS, Closure Compiler removes
all of your library functions.
The simplest solution to this problem is to compile your functions
together with the portion of your program that calls those functions.
For example, Closure Compiler will not remove
when it compiles the following program:
function displayNoteTitle(note) { alert(note['myTitle']); } displayNoteTitle({'myTitle': 'Flowers'});
displayNoteTitle() function isn't removed in this
case because Closure Compiler sees that it is called.
Solution: Export the Symbols You Want to Keep
What if you want to compress only a set of function definitions to create a small, reusable library? How do you prevent Closure Compiler from removing all the functions?
The best solution in this case is to export your functions, as the following example illustrates:
function displayNoteTitle(note) { alert(note['myTitle']); } // Store the function in a global property referenced by a string: window['displayNoteTitle'] = displayNoteTitle;
Compilation with
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS compresses this to:
function a(b){alert(b.myTitle)}window.displayNoteTitle=a;
Note that the compressed code still contains a function with a single
alert statement. This function is the
displayNoteTitle() function, renamed
a(). The function can still be called by its old name,
however, because its old name has been added as a property of the
global object. For example, if code external to this compiled code makes the
following call, the call still correctly produces an alert:
displayNoteTitle({'myTitle': 'Flowers'});
This call works because the
property now has a function as its value, just as the
window.alert property has the
function as its value.
Furthermore, Closure Compiler does not remove the definition of the
function (now renamed to
a()), because Closure Compiler
sees that the function is used in code that gets executed. It's used
in the assignment statement
window['displayNoteTitle'] =
You can export constructors and prototype properties in the same way. For example:
MyClass = function(name) { this.myName = name; }; MyClass.prototype.myMethod = function() { alert(this.myName); }; window['MyClass'] = MyClass; // <-- Constructor MyClass.prototype['myMethod'] = MyClass.prototype.myMethod;
If putting together these export statements seems too tedious, you
can use a function to do the exporting for you, using the Closure
Library functions
Inconsistent Property Names
Closure Compiler compilation never changes string literals in your code, no
matter what compilation level you use. This means that compilation
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS treats properties differently
depending on whether your code accesses them with a string. If you mix
string references to a property with dot-syntax references, Closure Compiler
renames some of the references to that property but not others. As a
result, your code will probably not run correctly.
For example, take the following code:
function displayNoteTitle(note) { alert(note['myTitle']); } var flowerNote = {}; flowerNote.myTitle = 'Flowers'; alert(flowerNote.myTitle); displayNoteTitle(flowerNote);
The last two statements in this source code do exactly the same
thing. However, when you compress the code
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS, you get this:
var a={};a.a="Flowers";alert(a.a);alert(a.myTitle);
The last statement in the compressed code produces an error. The
direct reference to the
myTitle property has been renamed
a, but the quoted reference to
within the
displayNoteTitle function has not been
renamed. As a result, the last statement refers to
myTitle property that is no longer there.
Solution: Be Consistent in Your Property Names
This solution is pretty simple. Whenever possible, use dot-syntax property names rather than quoted strings. Use quoted string property names only when you don't want Closure Compiler to rename a property at all. For example, to export a property you must use a quoted string. However, for properties used only within your compiled code, use dot syntax.
Compiling Two Portions of Code Separately
If you split your application into different modules of code, you might want to compile the modules separately. However, if two chunks of code interact at all, you may have trouble compiling them separately. Even if you succeed, the output of the two Closure Compiler runs will not be compatible.
For example, assume that an application is divided into two parts: a part that retrieves data, and a part that displays data.
Here's the code for retrieving the data:
function getData() { // In an actual project, this data would be retrieved from the server. return {title: 'Flower Care', text: 'Flowers need water.'}; }
Here's code for displaying the data:
var displayElement = document.getElementById('display'); function displayData(parent, data) { var textElement = document.createTextNode(data.text); parent.appendChild(textElement); } displayData(displayElement, getData());
If you try to compile these two chunks of code separately, you will
encounter several problems. First, the Closure Compiler removes
getData() function, for the reasons described
in Removal of Code You Want to Keep. Second,
the Closure Compiler produces a fatal error when processing the code
that displays the data.
input:6: ERROR - variable getData is undefined displayData(displayElement, getData());
Because the compiler does not have access to the
function when it compiles the code that displays the data, it
getData as undefined.
Solution: Compile All Code for a Page Together
To ensure proper compilation, compile all the code for a page together in a single compilation run. The Closure Compiler can accept multiple JavaScript files and JavaScript strings as input, so you can pass library code and other code together in a single compilation request.
Note: This approach won't work if you need to mix compiled and uncompiled code. See Broken References between Compiled and Uncompiled Code for tips on handling this situation.
Broken References between Compiled and Uncompiled Code
Symbol renaming in
ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS will break
communication between code processed by the Closure Compiler and any
other code. Compilation renames the functions defined in your source
code. Any external code that calls your functions will break after you
compile, because it still refers to the old function name. Similarly,
references in compiled code to externally defined symbols may be
altered by Closure Compiler.
Keep in mind that "uncompiled code" includes any code passed to
eval() function as a string. Closure Compiler never alters
string literals in code, so Closure Compiler does not change strings passed
eval() statements.
Be aware that these are actually very different problems: maintaining compiled-to-external communication, and maintaining external-to-compiled communication. These separate problems have different solutions, and to get the most out of Closure Compiler it's important to use the right solution for the right situation.
Solutions for these two problems are discussed further in the next sections.
Solution for Calling in from External Code to Compiled Code: Exports
If you have JavaScript code that you reuse as a library, you may want to use Closure Compiler to shrink only the library while still allowing uncompiled code to call functions in the library.
The solution in this situation is identical to the solution for unwanted code removal described in Export the Symbols You Want to Keep. Exporting symbols not only keeps those symbols from being removed, but also makes them available to external code.
Solution for Calling out from Compiled Code to External Code: Externs
If you use third-party JavaScript libraries or APIs
like the
OpenSocial API or
the Google Maps API,
you need to be sure that Closure Compiler doesn't rename the symbols
you use that are defined in those external libraries. For example, if
your code calls the OpenSocial JavaScript
opensocial.newDataRequest(), you do not want
Closure Compiler to transform this call into
a.b(). Your
code must use the same names that the external file uses.
Closure Compiler provides a mechanism for declaring that a name is defined in external code and so should not be renamed. This mechanism is called the extern. The compiler assumes that externs will exist in the environment in which the compiled JavaScript will be interpreted.
Declaring Externs
/** * A simple script for adding a list of notes to a page. The list displays * the text of each note under its title. */ /** * Creates the DOM structure for a note and adds it to the document. */ function makeNoteDom(noteTitle, noteContent, noteContainer) { // Create DOM structure to represent the note. var headerElement = textDiv(noteTitle); var contentElement = textDiv(noteContent); var newNote = document.createElement('div'); newNote.appendChild(headerElement); newNote.appendChild(contentElement); // Add the note's DOM structure to the document. noteContainer.appendChild(newNote); } /** * Iterates over a list of note data objects and creates a DOM */ function makeNotes(data, noteContainer) { for (var i = 0; i < data.length; i++) { makeNoteDom(data[i].title, data[i].content, noteContainer); } } function main() { var noteData = [ {title: 'Note 1', content: 'Content of Note 1'}, {title: 'Note 2', content: 'Content of Note 2'}]; var noteListElement = document.getElementById('notes'); makeNotes(noteData, noteListElement); } main();
Let's assume that the
textDiv() function is defined in a
separate file called
textops.js that is maintained by a
third party. The function looks like this:
function textDiv(text) { var divElement = document.createElement('div'); var textElement = document.createTextNode(text); divElement.appendChild(textElement); return divElement; }
You don't want Closure Compiler to rename
textDiv, because it is
defined externally, so you declare an extern.
In both cases, you declare the extern by writing JavaScript that
defines the symbol you want preserved, and then giving that JavaScript
to the Closure Compiler. In this example, we want to prevent renaming
of the
textDiv() function, so we write JavaScript that
declares the function, giving it an empty body:
function textDiv(text){};
If we give this JavaScript to Closure Compiler as an extern definition, Closure Compiler
does not include it in the output JavaScript. The sole purpose of this
JavaScript is to tell Closure Compiler, "Our code uses a function
textDiv() that's defined somewhere you don't know
about, so don't rename any calls to
Sending our JavaScript to Closure Compiler with the extern
function textDiv(text){}; produces the
following output. Note that we have given the Closure Compiler service
formatting parameter of
pretty_print to
make it easier to see how Closure Compiler uses the externs
for(var a = document.getElementById("notes"), b = [{title:"Note 1", content:"Content of Note 1"}, {title:"Note 2", content:"Content of Note 2"}], c = 0;c < b.length;c++) { var d = textDiv(b[c].title), e = textDiv(b[c].content), f = document.createElement("div"); f.appendChild(d); f.appendChild(e); a.appendChild(f) };
Closure Compiler has changed the original program dramatically, but
textDiv calls are still there with the original
function name. This code will therefore interoperate with the third
textops.js file that
Both the Closure Compiler application and the Closure Compiler service API allow extern declarations. The Closure Compiler service UI does not provide an interface element for specifying externs files.
Do Not Use Externs Instead of Exports!
Externs are such a handy way to protect symbols from renaming that you might be tempted to use them instead of exports. If you want to expose an API from a compiled file so that external code can call functions in the file, you might think that you can just declare your API functions in an externs file.
Don't do this! Always use the exporting technique described in Export the Symbols You Want to Keep to expose functions in your compiled files.
Exporting allows better compression than externs. Closure Compiler never renames symbols declared in externs, no matter how many times they appear in your code. This means that a single extern declaration can create many long names in your compiled file. Exporting, in contrast, only includes the full name of the exported symbol once. This one instance of the full name sets up an alias, so that the symbol can be shortened everywhere else it appears.
Note: Only use externs to declare symbols in external code. Never use them to protect symbols defined in the compiled code.
How to Declare Externs with the Closure Compiler Application
Pass the names of externs files to the Closure Compiler application
using a separate
--externs command-line flag for each
extern file, as in the following command:
java -jar compiler.jar --compilation_level ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS \ --js makeallnotes.js --externs extern1.js --externs extern2.js
How to Declare Externs with the Closure Compiler Service API
There are two ways to send an extern declaration to the Closure Compiler service:
- Pass JavaScript to the Closure Compiler service in
- Pass the URL of a JavaScript file to the Closure Compiler service in
The only difference between using
js_externs and
externs_url is how the JavaScript gets
communicated to the Closure Compiler service.
These two methods are described in more detail in the next sections.
Declaring Externs by Passing JavaScript to the
Closure Compiler Service in the
js_externs Parameter
If you don't have many externs to declare, you can include the
JavaScript for the declarations as the value of
js_externs parameter in your Closure Compiler service
request, as in this example:
#!/usr/bin/python2.4 import httplib, urllib, sys # Define the parameters for the POST request and encode them in # a URL-safe format. params = urllib.urlencode([ ('code_url', sys.argv[1]), ('compilation_level', 'ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS'), ('output_format', 'text'), ('output_info', 'compiled_code'), ('js_externs', 'function textDiv(text){}'), # <-- New parameter! ('formatting', 'pretty_print') ]) # Always use the following value for the Content-type header. headers = { "Content-type": "application/x-www-form-urlencoded" } conn = httplib.HTTPSConnection('closure-compiler.appspot.com') conn.request('POST', '/compile', params, headers) response = conn.getresponse() data = response.read() print data conn.close()
You can include multiple
js_externs parameters in your
request. You can also include multiple extern declarations in a
single parameter value by separating them with a semi-colon.
Declaring Externs by Passing the URL of a
JavaScript File to the Closure Compiler Service in the
If you have many externs to declare, passing them all
js_externs parameters may be unwieldy. In this case:
- Store all of your externs declarations in a separate JavaScript file.
- Upload this file to a webserver.
- Pass the URL of this file to the Closure Compiler service as the value of
For example:
params = urllib.urlencode([ ('code_url', sys.argv[1]), ('compilation_level', 'ADVANCED_OPTIMIZATIONS'), ('output_format', 'text'), ('output_info', 'compiled_code'), # Different parameter: ('externs_url', 'http://www.myserver.com/myexterns.js'), ('formatting', 'pretty_print') ])
You can specify multiple
externs_url parameters. The
Closure Compiler service concatenates all extern declarations
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Torchiador wrote:The Garry's Field of Dreams is done!
Woohoooooo! My very own KOBRA Stadium!
I'm in KO2 Heaven right now!
Thanks so much Gianni - you've made a dream come true!
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Torchiador wrote:The Garry's Field of Dreams is done!
Torchiador wrote:opening a good fbgraph4.art I noticed that there aren't the vertical strips in the bitmap!!!! and If I try to add this gfx file in KO2, the strips are disappeared!!!!
Torchiador wrote:Practice pitch is done!
the graphic is not so good but it is practical. try normal pitch.
Now normal pitch seems a cheesboard and you can see when you change the zone and you can see what happen on the scanner.
Torchiador wrote:And now the second field of dreams, This one is for Steve1977
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School Boards React to Gun Control Proposal from Senator
COLUMBIA - Columbia Public Schools official said Thursday gun regulation is not a function of public schools. The comment comes in reaction to State Sen. Maria Chappelle-Nadal, D-St. Louis, who is calling on Missouri lawmakers to enact gun safety regulations in response to gun violence the previous year.
Senate Bill 124 requires a parent or guardian enrolling a child in school to notify the school district or the governing body of a private or charter school that the parent or guardian owns a firearm.
In a news release, Chappelle-Nadal said, "In most cases, the guns have been stolen from an unsecured plane in the home and then used in robberies, car-jackings and even murder. In one instance two kids were playing with a loaded gun they found in the home and one of them was accidentally killed. In two other cases the students took the guns to school."
Chief communication officer for Missouri School Board Association, Brent Ghan, said hiring additional resource officers would be most effective. He said the intent of the senator is good, but that schools do not have the resources or personnel to support or carry through with the extra paperwork.
Columbia Public Schools has a no tolerance gun policy on its campuses. Michelle Baumstark, community relations coordinator said, "I don't know that public school is really the entity to provide information on gun safety. In Columbia Public Schools, guns are banned on campus. They are banned from teachers having it, banned from students having it. It would be a violation of safe and drug free schools to have guns on campus."
Chappelle-Nadal said in her release, "I simply want to make sure that children do not have easy access to guns...there are reasonable things we can do as a society to reduce the incidences of gun violence without infringing on anybody's right to keep and bear arms. "
"Actually that really isn't a function of public schools to regulate gun ownership," said Baumstark. "I do get the premise for what they are trying to accomplish with that. Although it puts another mandate on schools that really isn't the function of what public schools are."
The senate bill says that a parent or guardian of a child under the age of 18 commits an offense by recklessly storing or leaving a firearm in a manner that is likely to result in the child accessing the firearm, if the child obtains access to the firearm and unlawfully carries it to school, kills or injures another person with it or commits a crime with it. The offense would be a Class A misdemeanor unless the child kills or injures another person, in which case it would be a Class D felony.


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Congrats to Peggy and Bruce from Washington state on their relationship! After meeting on Zoosk and hitting it off, they are now in a happy, committed relationship. Peggy shares with us:
"I found the most wonderful, caring partner here on Zoosk. I hope he becomes the love of my life. It sure looks that way. Bruce and I seem to be made for each other and we both couldn't be happier."
We wish the happy couple all the best.
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Craving thin mint but can't find a Girl Scout hanging out at your local grocer? There's an app for that.
The green badged troops have entered the 21st Century with an iPhone and smartphone app .
Sugar-craving smartphone owners can simply call **GSCOOKIES and then wait for a text reply with a link to the "FindCookies" app sent to your phone.
iPhone users can alternatively go to the App Store and download the Cookie Locater app by themselves.
The app will help users find the closest Girl Scout troop in their area where they can get cookies.
This year's Girl Scout cookie season will run from Feb. 11 to March 27 but buyers will not find all their favorite flavors this year.
Increased costs and less demand has forced the cute little troops to not offer cookies that don't sell as well as the popular items, such as Thin Mints.
The troops have also reduced the size of the boxes to deal with the cost increase of flour and other ingredients. Up to 57 cents per box goes to individual troops to make the cookies the one largest money generating sources for the Girl Scouts.
Stalk Your Local Girl Scout Thanks to an IPhone App
Craving thin mint but can't find a Girl Scout hanging out at your local grocer? There's an app for that.


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Ticket #10369 (closed defect: fixed)
Windows7 x32 host system crashes after update to VirtualBox 4.1.10 with Extension Pack 4.1.10
|Reported by:
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|host support
|VirtualBox 4.1.10
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Crash happens when starting Windows8beta x64 guest system. See attached its logs before and after update to VirtualBox 4.1.10.
Change History
Changed 8 years ago by Jur
- attachment W8b-2012-03-22-09-35-02.log added
Changed 8 years ago by Jur
- attachment W8b-2012-03-13-08-51-31.log added
comment:1 Changed 8 years ago by frank
So your host crashes, what does that mean in detail, BSOD or host hang? Did you even try this guest with an older version of VirtualBox (e.g. 4.1.8)? Which host graphics card do you have and are you sure that your host graphics drivers are up-to-date?
comment:2 Changed 8 years ago by Jur
Log Name: System Source: Microsoft-Windows-Kernel-Power Date: 3/22/2012 9:35:39 AM Event ID: 41 Task Category: (63) Level: Critical Keywords: (2) User: SYSTEM Computer: Comp Description: The system has rebooted without cleanly shutting down first. This error could be caused if the system stopped responding, crashed, or lost power unexpectedly.
NVIDIA GeForce 210 driver version 18.104.22.16873 (just downloading last Version: 296.10 WHQL)
comment:4 Changed 8 years ago by frank
Ah, you tested it with 4.1.8 as well and it did apparently not crash.
comment:6 Changed 8 years ago by Jur
After NVIDIA GeForce 210 driver update to last Version: 296.10 WHQL VirtualBox crash appears when starting the same guest, see attached Image.
comment:7 Changed 8 years ago by Jur
Faulting application name: VirtualBox.exe, version: 22.214.171.124, time stamp: 0x4f60dc5a Faulting module name: VBoxVMM.dll, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4f60dc30 Exception code: 0x80000003 Fault offset: 0x000c6656 Faulting process id: 0x1fbc Faulting application start time: 0x01cd08166f209705 Faulting application path: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VirtualBox.exe Faulting module path: C:\Program Files\Oracle\VirtualBox\VBoxVMM.dll Report Id: b2378de2-7409-11e1-86aa-c860005eed30
comment:8 Changed 8 years ago by Jur
Fault bucket 2883082987, type 1 Event Name: APPCRASH Response: Not available Cab Id: 0
Problem signature: P1: VirtualBox.exe P2: 126.96.36.199 P3: 4f60dc5a P4: VBoxVMM.dll P5: 0.0.0.0 P6: 4f60dc30 P7: 80000003 P8: 000c6656 P9: P10:
Attached files: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Temp\WEREF6F.tmp.WERInternalMetadata.xml
These files may be available here: C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_VirtualBox.exe_7fd1854b4767e54c7b399b4402da3e176af34_06bb2b08
Analysis symbol: Rechecking for solution: 0 Report Id: b2378de2-7409-11e1-86aa-c860005eed30 Report Status: 0
Changed 8 years ago by Jur
comment:10 Changed 8 years ago by frank
- Status changed from new to closed
- Resolution set to fixed
Please reopen if still relevant with VBox 4.1.18. Also, the chipset ICH9 is marked as experimental and there is no real reason to use this setting for your configuration.


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Sunday, 4 December 2011
Cranberry Jam
Cranberry Jam
350g/12oz cranberries
350g/12oz caster sugar
Put a film of water in the bottom of a large saucepan and add the cranberries and sugar. Stir patiently over a low heat to dissolve the sugar; this will take a little while. Turn up the heat and boil the pan rapidly until setting point is reached, about 7 minutes. (Alternatively it will have reached a jam-like consistency.)
Pour the jam into a sterilized jar (s) and seal immediately.
Makes approx 350mls.
11 comments:
Yum! I have never tried to make jam - think I would def like this though :) x
- 4 December 2011 at 16:50
- The Caked Crusader said...
I'm really getting into cranberries in sweet cooking - this jam looks ace!
- 4 December 2011 at 17:50
- Kelly-Jane said...
Yum yum! Your first picture shows the beautiful colour so well too. x
- 4 December 2011 at 19:18
- Please Do Not Feed The Animals. said...
Maria - this looks lovely - have never thought to have it just on toast.
- 4 December 2011 at 22:53
- Nic said...
What a great festive idea! Looks wonderful Maria.
- 5 December 2011 at 16:04
- Anna's kitchen table said...
This is going to sound like a weird question- but could you have this with the turkey too?
- 5 December 2011 at 23:17
- Maggie said...
I have never come across cranberry jam before, what a great way to use cranberries and it looks really vibrant too.
- 6 December 2011 at 09:12
- Maria♥ said...
Anna, this is more of a jam than the cranberry sauce your thinking about that you have with the turkey.
- 6 December 2011 at 11:49
- Gloria Baker said...
What wonderful and nice jam María I love cramberries and I love the colour! precioso:))
- 6 December 2011 at 23:51
- Please Do Not Feed The Animals. said...
Maria, I have tagged you for food blogger unplugged if you are interested. If not, just ignore it. Lou.
- 8 December 2011 at 22:27
- Brownieville Girl said...
What an easy and delicious Christmas gift - and perfect for Christmas breakfast!
- 10 December 2011 at 07:55


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Oct 27, 2015 – Odunlade Adekola's Drama & Film Production School Holds Graduation Party For 15 Actors In Abeokuta Ogun State
Come next week Saturday the 7th of November 2015, popular Nollywood actor Odunlade Adekola will hold a special graduation ceremony for 15 students of his acting school in Abeokuta.
The event scheduled to hold at the actor's house in Abeokuta will commence by 12pm.
Budding actor Tunde Owokoniran graduated from the acting school last year.


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Committee discusses options for Auburn's Edward Little High School
Officials mull on renovating or building at new location
Auburn's new high school steering committee is discussing renovating and expanding the Edward Little High School or starting from scratch at a new location.
The committee is still in the early stages of discussion, but students said no matter what the decision is, something needs to change.
Graduating student Erin O'Leary said her school could use some help.
"I don't think renovating would help because just the way it's set up and everything, there's a lot of things we don't have that would be nice here, like we don't have any of the school performances here. We do them somewhere else because we don't have the space," said O'Leary.
School leaders said big changes have been in the works for months.
"We've narrowed it down to three options. We've already done pros and cons of the site, and tonight we'll be talking about the pros and cons of the facility," said Auburn Superintendent Katy Grondin.
Officials said the committee is still deciding whether it's worth changing the current building or creating a whole new one.
"We know a local-only project is very big and it puts a lot of pressure on a community, so it will be nice to hear from someone who has been through it," Grondin said.
South Portland Superintendent Suzanne Godin spoke at the meeting to give advice.
South Portland voters approved $47.3 million in renovations to improve the high school. Godin said it wasn't easy to approve the vote, but it has been worth it.
"Communication is key, from having the community understand the project, understand the need and embrace the proposal that's developed," said Godin.
Grondin said no matter what the committee decides, it's what's best for students and taxpayers that matters most.
"This is about the Auburn citizens, so what's most important is what the citizens can afford and what do we need for a new high school to make sure we're providing the best education for our students," Grondin said.


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A comfortable and properly fitting leotard can mean the difference between a subpar performance and a great one. Because you have to make intricate movements as a dancer, your body has the ability to withstand more strain and stress than an average person's body. For this reason, you should pick comfortable dancewear if you want to perform well, which could lead to a long-lasting career.
When buying dancewear, you should make sure that it is durable, flexible, and well fitting. Do this by taking the right measurements and referring to a size chart to know your right fit.
What to look for in dancewear
Whether you are a tap, ballet, jazz, or hip-hop dancer, you need to look for the following when shopping for dancewear:
Comfort – you need to search for stretchy, soft fabrics that will allow you to move fluidly. If you are a hip-hop dancer, you should opt for tank tops and baggy pants: you should buy pants that fit properly around the waist but are baggy elsewhere to avoid interfering with your movements. Jazz, tap, and lyrical dancers usually wear leotards with tights.
Fit – most dancewear needs to be tight but not restrictive. When you opt for very loose clothing, you risk compromising your dance performance if clothing falls out of place, causing you to lose focus.
On the other hand, if you wear very tight clothes, your flexibility and fluidity reduces. To avoid any of these scenarios, you should measure yourself correctly and alter your clothes when necessary.
Flexibility – dancers usually wear tight clothes so that the audience can see their movements. However, you should avoid wearing restrictive clothing, as it will prevent you from performing well. Your dance attire needs to be elastic and stretchy.
Durability – you should not buy the most expensive dancewear at the store. Instead, you should look for high quality fabrics that last long to save on money. Go for thick fabric and stay away from sheer, flimsy fabrics that tear easily. The material also needs to be washer and dryer friendly because dancewear needs to be washed frequently.
Shoes – no matter what kind of dancing you do, you need to buy the right shoes. Without comfortable footwear, you will face many setbacks in your dance routine. Your shoes need to be fitted by an expert and you have to try several pairs before you purchase. Because dance shoes do not come in the same sizes as street shoes, do not use regular sizes as a guide.
Sizing dancewear
To find the most comfortable outfit for dancing, you need to take your measurements correctly. Before buying anything, ask a professional to take your measurements accurately then refer to a sizing chart.
How to measure for dancewear
Measuring for dancewear is not very different from measuring for regular clothing. As a dancer, you need to measure your waist, inseam, girth, hips, and bust to get the correct size. Here are some tips when measuring for dancewear:
Bust – you should measure from your back and around the fullest part of your bust.
Inseam – you need to measure from your crotch to the anklebone on the inner part of your leg.
Waist – just measure your natural waistline
Hips – you should measure around the fullest part of your hips
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rogue27 wrote:I've already got 28 years worth of old horses, and I think the new horse is better. This is a welcome change.
dyntar wrote:I just got a 2 of the new horses yesterday. They look great and are the same size as the old ones but the head and skinnier legs make them seem a lot smaller. I've decided that the old horses are going to be Clydesdale's and the new ones will be regular horses. The new horses seem too small when you put a fully armoured knight on them.
SPACE MARINE wrote:Well, I don't have any of the new horses, but, in theory, couldn't you put an old horse head on a new horse to get the best of both worlds?
SPACE MARINE wrote:Well, I don't have any of the new horses, but, in theory, couldn't you put an old horse head on a new horse to get the best of both worlds?
bronx wrote:(...why? It's been stated there will be new horse accessories for the current model of horse.)
mencot wrote:But Bronx blasphemy? I don´t think that is a fitted word or meaning to use in this situation!
Shadowviking wrote:Yes. New horse accessories. Which means new designs. Which means if you want a horse to wear any of the existing designs, you're bang outta luck if you consider swapping pieces to be "blasphemy".
There's no cutting or glue involved, if that isn't clear- the old horse at least could be pried apart at its seams, and merely clicked back together. Little different from switching legs or arms on a minifigure.
Does anyone think that the skeletal horse will be remade in this style? That would be great.
Quickblade22 wrote:the next best thing would be a black horse with Glow in the Dark printing on it like the mummy in the new Monster Fighters set.
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Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital again ranked as one of nation's best
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital again ranked as one of nation's best
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital has been ranked in five specialties in U.S. News & World Report's 2013-14 Best Children's Hospitals rankings.
Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital ranked in cancer, urology, orthopedics, neurology and neurosurgery, and cardiology and heart surgery -- two more specialties than last year. Children's Hospital first made the Best Children's Hospitals list in 2008. The new Best Children's Hospitals list is the first to be released since Penn State Hershey opened its new 263,000-square-foot Children's Hospital building in February.
The rankings highlight the top 50 U.S. hospitals in each of these pediatric specialties: cancer, cardiology and heart surgery, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology, neonatology, nephrology, neurology and neurosurgery, orthopedics, pulmonology, and urology. Eighty-seven hospitals across the country ranked in one or more specialties.
"Ranking shows the dedication and expertise that Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital brings to the care of children who need those qualities the most," said Health Rankings Editor Avery Comarow. "We think it is important to identify and call attention to pediatric centers like this one."
U.S. News introduced the Best Children's Hospitals rankings in 2007 to help families of sick children find the best medical care available. The rankings offer families an exclusive look at quality-related information at the individual hospital level.
"We are honored that Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital has been recognized as one of the nation's best in multiple specialties for a third year in a row," said Dr. Harold L. Paz, CEO of Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center and Penn State Hershey Health System; Penn State's senior vice president for health affairs; and dean, Penn State College of Medicine. "Each of these programs is driven by world class physicians, nurses, clinical specialists, technicians, researchers, administrators, and support staff who consistently provide leading-edge treatment, outstanding care and great compassion to our patients and families. This recognition by U.S. News & World Report is a validation of their excellent work and dedication."
Each hospital's reputation among doctors was only a small part of what U.S. News factored into its rankings. Three-quarters of each hospital's score was determined through an analysis of patient outcomes and data on the structural resources each hospital has for pediatric care. To gather data, U.S. News used two surveys: a clinical questionnaire sent to 179 pediatric hospitals and, for the reputational assessment, a survey of 150 pediatric specialists and subspecialists in each specialty. The 1,500 physicians were asked where they would send the sickest children in their specialty, setting aside location and expense.
"This achievement is a testament to the dedication of our highly skilled and caring faculty and staff who put patients first every day, and who are committed to providing nothing less than the best care for children," said Dr. Craig Hillemeier, medical director, Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital.
Children's Hospital ranked 35th in cancer, urology, and neurology and neurosurgery, 39th in orthopedics, and 44th in cardiology and heart surgery. The full rankings and methodology are available at www.usnews.com/childrenshospitals.
A video of thanks and congratulations to Penn State Hershey faculty and staff, students, friends and supporters is available on the Penn State Hershey YouTube channel.


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With us today is Allan MacKinnon, President, CTO, and founder of Everypoint, a company that builds developer tools and a platform for developing mobile applications.
Q: Allan, your company provides a mobile application development environment called "Nemo". What problem does Nemo solve?
A: Let me first start by explaining the mission for Everypoint. Everypoint was founded with the goal of redefining mobile application development by creating a clean and powerful way for developers to create, distribute and manage feature-rich, iPhone-quality applications to most possible Internet-ready mobile phones.
Everypoint's Nemo platform was created to be the industry's first mobile application development ecosystem to create, distribute, and manage highly interactive and graphically elegant applications for the over 1+ billion Internet-enabled phones in use across the globe today, effectively increasing market potential for developers by at least 100x. With this, we're looking to make it easier for developers to reach the largest audience of phones currently in use in the world.
Q: Can you tell us about Nemo from the developer's perspective?
A: With Nemo, for the first time, developers can create "rich" interactive always-on applications for Java ME devices. Nemo gives developers a rich presentation layer, infrastructure for pushing and syncing content in real time and an interactive scripting language that lets them try code out and break free of the "edit, compile, test, debug" loop of traditional mobile development.
The Nemo programming language was built to run on very resource limited Java ME feature phones. The goal was to build a language and runtime that would support dynamic loading of programs from either the network or local storage. Additionally, we wanted to give developers a rich vector graphics presentation layer and a powerful means of getting back and forth across intermittent low-bandwidth wireless networks.
From the developer's perspective, the Nemo programming language inherits graphics concepts from PostScript, structure syntax from JSON and JavaScript and its overall programming model from stack-oriented programming languages like Forth.
Nemo also is unique in that is supports structured exceptions, closures and dynamically scoped variables. We leverage these features in our graphics and animation framework.
One of the most interesting features in the Nemo scripting language and its supporting Cloud Services is the ability to create "flows." Flows are real-time replicated collections of JSON objects that can be snapshot'ed, queried and manipulated from Nemo. Flows let developers subscribe to content that is either in the Nemo Cloud or is found on the internet and it will appear as an always-up-to-date collection inside of Nemo. Flows can be used for sharing content and even applications in real time across wireless networks. Flows are transactional and also guarantee that only the minimum amount of data is transmitted between the mobile phone and cloud, phone and Internet or phone to phone.
Because Nemo is interactive, a developer can ease into development and try the language out from the command line. The developer can draw anti-aliased text and graphics to the screen as well as create new definitions and test them immediately. We've found this immediate feedback invaluable and conducive to rapid development of applications.
Finally, it's worth noting that Nemo is written in itself. The entire language, interpreter and compiler are written in Nemo. We found this to be a great way to "bring up" a new language as well as prioritize features during early stages of the language's development.
Q: What's different about developing mobile applications, as compared to desktop applications?
A: Where do I begin?
Java ME feature phones typically have only 2MB of RAM to work with. Some more, some less. Think about that for a second, that's really small by today's standards. For that reason, our Nemo scripting language compiles down into a tiny executable representation. For us efficiency in both time and space is important so we built the smallest fastest language we could.
Wireless networks are not LANs. Mobile applications should be designed to be "intermittently connected." As a mobile developer, your application can go from no connectivity to 10KB/sec on a 2.5G network to megabits/sec on 3.5G network. This is why we built a powerful abstraction into the Nemo programming language that lets developers simply subscribe to content either in the Nemo Cloud or on the actual Internet. If you have connectivity, the content will be delivered. If you don't, it won't. All of this is taken care of by the Nemo Runtime and Cloud and only changes are sent to your mobile phone. The Nemo abstraction layer then informs you what's changed and where. The same goes for sending content from the mobile phone back up to the Cloud or to the actual Internet.
Screen sizes are not only consistently small but aspect ratios vary greatly. 240x320 pixels has rapidly become the standard screen size for developers to target but what happens when you want to develop across different screen sizes and aspect ratios? This is why the Nemo Runtime has a full-featured vector graphics engine built in. Nemo's vector graphics engine is amazing in that it's entirely written in portable Java and gives developers anti-aliased graphics, Bezier curves, transparency, outline fonts, animation, affine and perspective transforms, JPEG image scaling and more... all running on J2ME device with only 2MB of RAM and a 150MHz CPU.
Finally, the biggest and hardest to solve challenge with mobile applications is actually designing applications that work the way the mobile consumer expects. Most mobile applications are used for minutes or less at a time. Making sure the user gets all the information they need as quickly as possible remains a challenge. Nemo tries to help developers build great mobile applications by providing the three technical innovations I listed before but we also try to lead by example by demonstrating to the developer and consumer what great looking mobile user interfaces should look like.
Q: If you had to name the top three or four headaches for mobile developers, what would they be?
A: 1. Extreme device "fragmentation." Fragmentation has stagnated mobile development until this point. Trying to develop applications that run across phones with different hardware and software capabilities simply doesn't scale. We built the Nemo Runtime to "defragment" these device differences and present as ideal of an environment as possible to the developer.
2. Low fidelity APIs. Whether it's lack of access to powerful data structures or being stuck with primitive graphics APIs, it's very frustrating when your big ideas that would easily run on a PC simply can't be brought to a typical mobile phone. This is why we set out to build Nemo. We really wanted to build a layer that would enable really great mobile applications.
3. Debugging. Not knowing exactly why your application failed on a real device is painful beyond belief. We've lived through that pain and that's why we've made Nemo applications as debuggable as possible.
Q: Where can readers go to find out more about Nemo?
A: Nemo is available for preview beta via registration at www.everypoint.com. A list of Frequently Asked Questions is available at http://nemo.everypoint.com/wiki/FAQ.
Demos of each application can be trialed using Everypoint's online emulator at http://nemo.everypoint.com/wiki/Live. All five applications, source code and tutorials are freely available for download by all registered Nemo developers.


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From out friends at the South Shore Genealogical Society in Lunenburg, Nova Scotia comes the following news -
Registration fee: $20 (Bring your lunch or purchase a brown bag lunch for
Sessions on Friday afternoon - June 1- 1:30 - 4:00 pm
"Lessons Learned from Inter-generational Sleuths"- Nancy Wilson,
Project Coordinator , SSGS
"History and Genealogy in the Classroom" - Dr. Ken Paulsen, Bunker Hill
Community College, Boston, MA
"Genealogy: A Contemporary Phenomena or Something Deeper'- Dr. Terry
Punch, BEd, MA, CG,CM, FIGRS
Sessions on Saturday - June 2 - 8:30 am. - 4:00 pm.
"Grand-Dad Went to Sea: A Guide to Genealogical Resources at the
Fisheries Museum." - Ralph Getson, BA, BEd
"Getting Started in Genealogy" - Dr. Terry Punch
"My Grandmother's Diaries: Finding Creative Inspiration in Primary
Sources" - Joanne Jefferson, MA
"A New Look at the Founding of Lunenburg County" - Dr. Ken Paulsen
And to celebrate the final phase of this project
20 displays and 5 presentations by "Genealogical Sleuths" From across Lunenburg County.
For more info, see www.ssgs.ca
Celebrating Family History Fundraiser
Friday, 1 June 2012
7 - 10 pm
Lunenburg Community Centre Collage, Riverport Choir, The Ernst Family, storyteller Joanne Jefferson, and a fantastic silent auction.
Tickets: $20 (available at Kinley Drug Company, Kinburn PharmaSave, North End Strings and Things).


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Nick Consiglio began to tear up as he watched the three Doolittle Raiders ride by in antique cars during Saturday�s Parade of Heroes.
FORT WALTON BEACH � Nick Consiglio began to tear up as he watched the three Doolittle Raiders ride by in antique cars during Saturday�s Parade of Heroes.
�It�s an honor to be in their presence,� Consiglio said.
Hundreds of people lined Eglin Parkway on a cool, breezy morning to pay their respects to the Raiders and service members past and present.
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Watch a video of the parade. >>
In addition to grand marshals Richard Cole, David Thatcher and Ed Saylor, veterans from World War II, Korea, Vietnam and the Gulf War were represented along with wounded warriors and active-duty members.
As military groups, school organizations and businesses paraded along Eglin, World War II-era planes circled overhead, some leaving a trail of smoke for spectators who craned their necks to watch the maneuvers.
Senior Airman Adam Phair and his family came out to show their support. The Doolittle Raiders� attack on Japan in World War II is lauded throughout the Air Force, he said.
�It�s an important milestone as part of our heritage,� Phair said.
Families brought youngsters to the parade, foregoing the usual candy and beads for American flags.
For Lona Caldwell, it was a chance to teach her young grandchildren about veterans.
�It�s important for them to see what these Americans have done for us and how lucky and blessed they are to live in America,� she said.
For Ron Eubanks, who spent 30 years in the military, the parade was a doubly momentous event: the first military parade in Fort Walton Beach and the final reunion for the Raiders.
�These are true American heroes,� Eubanks said.


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Transfer Credit Policy for New (First Time) Freshmen
Policy on New (First Time) Freshmen Transfer Credit Policy
New first-time freshmen may transfer a maximum of 5 courses carrying up to 4 credit hours each toward their undergraduate degree requirements under the following conditions:
- Students must complete an application form within the first 30 calendars days of initial matriculation at Loyola University Chicago, to be validated by a high school officer, attesting to the fact that the course did not satisfy a high school requirement. The completed form must be received within the first 30 calendar days of initial matriculation at Loyola University Chicago.
- The college course must have been conducted in conjunction with an institution of higher education.
- The student must have earned a grade of B or higher in such transfer courses.
- Students awarded such transfer credit are limited to a maximum of 24 credit hours for the combined total of AP credit, IB credit, CLEP and/or transfer credit.
- The transfer credits will be applied toward the normal 120 credit hour graduation requirements and be consistent with transfer articulation rules in effect for Core, Major, School, or Elective credit.
- An exception may be granted to students who attend a high school in which students may earn an associate degree while in high school; such students may transfer up to 64 credit hours to LUC.
- This policy will be administered by the Office of Registration and Records.


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LAWRENCE — Willy Lantigua is so old-school.
Most mayors left Tammany Hall behind long ago. Prodded by anticorruption laws and public opinion, they try to avoid the appearance, if not the reality, of impropriety. Not Lantigua. He doesn't care how dodgy he looks – even now, with two close associates indicted on corruption charges, and himself the focus of several investigations.
Watching Lord Lantigua of Lawrence in action can be pretty entertaining. Until you remember there are actual people who live under his retro reign, and suffer for it.
People like Tom and Heather Sapienza. On Thursday morning, Heather, 40, was sitting on a stool in their tiny kitchen, working on a bagel she'd been trying to finish for an hour. Eighteen months ago, Heather ate with the same immense gusto she brought to everything. But then she was diagnosed with cancer, which had spread from her lungs to her brain.
Through radiation and chemo, Heather Sapienza was funny and irreverent. She had a penchant for hot pink and electric blue wigs, and a way with defiant profanity, documenting her treatments on a Facebook page.
Then, last June, doctors said there was nothing more they could do for her. They gave her six to eight months. She can no longer speak easily, think clearly, or walk. Her tall, devoted husband, Tom, 41, tends to her every need. "We're going to do a little pirouette here," he said gently, lifting her off the stool and carrying her to the couch a few feet away. "One more step, one more, hold my neck."
When Heather Sapienza's treatment ended, Tom was a Water and Sewer Department laborer for the city of Lawrence. He asked for unpaid leave to care for her. Though he did not qualify under the Family and Medical Leave Act (recently returned from a layoff, he hadn't worked enough hours), the city said it was fine for Sapienza to take the time, that they'd hold his job for him.
But in October, the city declined to grant him another extension, demanding he return to work immediately. He pleaded with them, explaining that his wife hadn't long to live, but they fired him just after Thanksgiving.
Why the change? Here's a clue. On the very day Tom Sapienza was fired, a guy named Jose Santiago started work as a laborer at Water and Sewer. Santiago and Lantigua go way back. In 1998, after Santiago injured his back and went on disability leave from the Methuen police force, Lantigua helped him win a seat in the legislature. But then they had a falling out, and Lantigua ran against and replaced Santiago in 2002. Santiago worked for Lantigua's mayoral opponent in 2009. But now the mayor has given his unemployed frenemy a break. Lantigua was acting within the law when he fired Sapienza. And he was legally allowed to hire Santiago. But just because something is legal doesn't make it right.
For example: The law allows a mayor to keep paying an indicted police officer. But who would actually do that? Lantigua! Twice. When Deputy Police Chief Melix Bonilla was indicted on extortion charges and suspended in September, the mayor elected to keep paying Bonilla — who managed Lantigua's mayoral campaign — his $140,000 salary. Ditto Officer PJ Lopez: Indicted on bribery charges in September and suspended, this Lantigua ally is still collecting his $60,000 salary.
These guys are sapping 200 grand from a struggling city, and Tom Sapienza gets fired?
Sapienza said a couple of people who know the mayor recently suggested he might get his job back if he apologizes to Lantigua for speaking to the Eagle-Tribune, which first reported the Santiago hiring. Instead, Sapienza would like Lantigua to come to his house, "and look at my lovely wife, and what it takes to get through every day."
I called Lantigua to extend this invitation, but he didn't call back. He never does. Lord Lantigua of Lawrence doesn't answer to me.
He doesn't answer to anybody.
Yvonne Abraham is a Globe columnist. She can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com


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Animal Science Program
Interested in learning about your 4-H animal project during a summer weekend? The Massachusetts 4-H Program offers academies for dairy cattle, dogs, goats and sheep. You will explore animal care, showing and grooming techniques, first aid, and have the opportunity to meet youth with similar interests from throughout New England.
The objective of the Massachusetts 4-H Animal Science Program is:
- To develop and foster life skills through positive interactions with others.
- To teach scientific principles of Animal Science to young people.
- To increase the awareness of animal industry issues among youth.
- To inform youth about careers in animal agriculture and educational opportunities at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Throughout the state, there are a variety of animal science clubs that focus on either one or multiple species. The program has clubs that focus on companion animals (dogs, cats, rabbits, cavies, etc), livestock (beef cattle, dairy cattle, goats, sheep, swine, working steer), poultry (chickens and turkey), the heritage breeds and our most popular animal project area is the horse. In the horse program, there is the option for both horse owners and horse lovers (do not own a horse) to join a club.
Animal camps and day clinics sponsored by Massachusetts 4-H and the UMass Amherst Veterinary and Animal Science Department give youth and adults the opportunity to build upon skills in their respective project area. Participants learn in a fun environment about various topics such as nutrition, health, reproduction, and grooming and showing skills.
Fairs and horse shows held during the spring and summer allow youth the chance to exhibit their project animal. These events are also a good avenue for youth to network with other youth from across the state with similar interests.
If you have an interest in animals and you want to learn more about them, the Massachusetts 4-H Animal Science program is worth exploring.
"The animals are a lot of work, but the friends you make and the experiences you get out of 4-H are unforgettable." Franklin County 4-H member
"The UMass Veterinary Camp was a great experience in giving me insight into what large animal veterinary medicine is about. I have now decided to apply to UMass Amherst for an animal science degree on a pre-vet track." Julia Lloyd, Hampden County 4-H member
For further information on the Massachusetts 4-H Animal Science Program you may contact: Carrie Chickering-Sears
Director of Community Education in Animal Agriculture
University of Massachusetts Amherst Veterinary & Animal Science Dept.
111 North Maple Street
Hadley, MA 01035
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) Skip Holtz was fired as South Florida's football coach after two straight losing seasons in which the program fell back instead of progressed.
Athletic director Doug Woolard made the announcement Sunday after meeting with Holtz individually and then accompanying the former coach to a gathering with players. A search for a replacement will begin immediately, with no definitive timetable for naming the successor.
``It was a very difficult meeting and one I will tell you that Skip handled very professionally and very classy as he always does,'' Woolard said during a news conference.
``It was a matter of just not having the production that we needed to have over the last couple of years on the field. ... Every program experiences highs and lows on the way to national prominence,'' Woolard added. ``Brighter days are ahead.''
The son of former Notre Dame coach Lou Holtz went 16-21 at the Big East school, concluding a three-year run with the worst season in school history. The Bulls lost nine of 10 to finish 3-9, 1-6 in the conference, following a 2-0 start.
The firing came a year after Holtz was given a contract extension through 2017 despite going 5-7 in his second season. He will receive a $2.5 million buyout paid over five years.
In a statement released by USF, Holtz thanked his assistant coaches and players for their dedication and loyalty.
``I'm extremely proud of how they fought through adversity during this time. Throughout my time here the young men on this team never gave up, and that reflects on their character as individuals and as a team,'' Holtz said.
``I believe we made some positive strides, most notably in our academics, that were helping to build a foundation for this program and I would have liked the opportunity to see it through,'' the coach added. ``But I understand the administration's decision and wish them nothing but success in the future.''
Holtz inherited a program that Jim Leavitt built from scratch, signing a $9.1 million, five-year contract in January 2010 after Leavitt was fired for mistreating a player who had accused the former coach of grabbing him by the throat and slapping him in the face during halftime of a game.
The 48-year-old Holtz came to USF from East Carolina, where he had guided the Pirates to a pair of Conference USA championships. He welcomed the challenge of stepping into the Big East and trying to transform the Bulls, ranked as high as No. 2 in the country in 2007, into an elite program.
But it did not happen.
The Bulls went 8-5 and appeared in a bowl game for the sixth consecutive season two years ago, but a pattern of underachieving that actually began under Leavitt returned in 2011, when USF won four straight to climb into the Top 25 only to drop seven of eight down the stretch and tumble to the bottom of the conference.
USF has lost 14 of its past 16 against Big East opponents and were 5-16 overall in league play under Holtz, who stated boldly after taking the job: ``We can win conference championships here. We can win national championships here.''
The dismissal came the day after the Bulls concluded with a 27-3 loss to Pittsburgh. Holtz said afterward that he hoped to retain his job, reiterating that the program had made strides under his direction, including academics, that weren't necessarily reflected in the win-loss record.
Woolard acknowledged as much, lauding the fired coach for setting a ``new USF standard for team GPA'' and working tirelessly to ``mold our football players into outstanding young men.''
``However my responsibility ... is clear,'' Woolard added. ``We must strive to put a more successful football program on the field.''
Injuries hurt this year's team, particularly on offense, where the Bulls lost quarterback B.J. Daniels, No. 3 on the Big East's career total yardage list, and red-shirt freshman Matt Floyd started the last two games. By the end of Saturday's loss, tight end/emergency backup QB Evan Landi was playing.
Pitt limited the Bulls to a USF record-low 117 yards, including 8 rushing. The offense scored one touchdown in the final 15 quarters of the season and USF was outscored 94-22 in the final three games of the season.
Holtz is 88-71 overall in 13 seasons at Connecticut, East Carolina and USF.


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Cobb Mixed Bonspiel (mixed)Thursday-Sunday, February 20-23, 2020
An international bonspiel with extensive social activities for out-of-town teams and selected Utica teams (based on performance in the Mixed Championship). There are six medal events and a 4-game guarantee. Trophy presentations: President's Cup, winner of the first event; Curler's Cooler, runner-up of the first event; Silver Tassie, winner of the second event; The Ice Box, winner of the third event; and Friendship Trophy, winner of the fourth event.
2020 Results
Previous winners
ChairsKnyoca & Conrad Law
3 Samoset Dr.
Whitesboro, NY 13492
Information and Entry Form2020 Entry Form
Participant release form
Coming soon
LodgingHampton Inn and Suites (5 min from club)
201 Woods Park Drive
Clinton, NY 13323
$109, includes breakfast, queen double or king studio
Reservations (Book by Jan 30): reserve online or call 315-793-1600, mention Cobb Bonspiel
TownePlace Suites
4760 Middle Settlement Road
Whitesboro, NY 13492
$80 Studio King
$114 Double Queen
Includes breakfast (5 minutes from club)
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2019 Cobb Rules
- This is a competitive bonspiel, with extensive social activities, including out of town teams and selected Utica teams as based on the MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP. There are six medal events.
- Any curler who participates as a regular member of a MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP team that accepts a COBB BONSPIEL invitation and fails to play in the event without good cause shall be barred from the MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP and COBB BONSPIEL for a period of one year.
- Should any skip require any substitutions on their rink, they will be assigned BY THE EVENT CHAIR in accordance with the following order of precedence:
- Members of Utica 7 (runner up of second event)
- Members of Utica 8 (runner up of third event)
- Members of Utica 9 (runner up of fourth event)
- If Utica 7, 8 etc. are used as teams to fill the bonspiel, subs will come from the next eligible teams. Any eligible substitute that declines and/or is not available to sub will fall into the general substitution pool.
- Members of the UCC may play as members of other clubs, as long as they have not participated in the MIXED CHAMPIONSHIP as either regular team members or substitutes. Fifty percent of the team must be made up of non-UCC members.
- Five or six person teams are allowed, limited to one male and/or one female, but each person must pay the bonspiel entry fee.
- The order of application receipt shall determine acceptance for out of town teams.
- The COBB BONSPIEL is an invitational event, the committee reserves the right to decline any invitation that, in its opinion, is not in the best interest of the event.
- Any disputes and/or situations shall be resolved at the sole discretion of the event chairs.
- Trophy presentations:
- Presidents Bowl- winner of first event
- Curlers Cooler, runner up of first event
- Silver Tassie, winner of the second event
- The Ice Box, winner of the third event
- Friendship Trophy, winner of the fourth event