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I need to update 2000 laptops to 13.2.0 for a school group. Nandblaster appears to be my best bet, if I am not mistaken.
I have been using the guide at http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Nandblaster_for_XO-1.5. But can't find the os*.zd version of 13.2.0 as per the first instruction under the Prepare the USB drive heading.
I scoured the page http://wiki.laptop.org/go/Release_notes/13.2.0 and googled 13.2.0 .zd, to no avail.
Sorry if this is just another annoying newcomer question and I am failing to assume something very obvious...
The following are my sys specs:
From About Computer via sugar...
Model: XO-duo
Build: XO-system 1a for XO-4 (build 50)
Sugar: 0.98.7
Firmware: Q7B37
Wireless Firmware: 14.66.9.p96
From olpc-netstatus -i
Model: 4C2
Libertas: 14.66.9.p96
From Ctrl + Alt + F3
Kernal: 3.5.7_xo4-20130705.olpc.e77de3d on an armv71 (tty2)
From cat /proc/device-tree/openprom/model
C4 Q7B37 Q7B[olpc@xo-31-85-ab ~]
From ethtool -I eth0
Driver: mwifiex
Version: mwifiex 1.0 (14.66.9.p96)


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Strong second half leads Colts over Titans
Nashville, TN (SportsNetwork.com) - Donald Brown rushed for 80 yards and two touchdowns and Andrew Luck ran for a score as the Indianapolis Colts overcame an 11-point halftime deficit to down the Tennessee Titans, 30-27, on Thursday.
The Colts (7-3) trailed 17-6 at intermission but came out of the locker room in attack mode. Brown's first touchdown run on the opening drive of the second half was followed by a Devon Wylie fumble on the kick return. Two plays later, Luck scored on a quarterback keeper from 11 yards out to put Indianapolis in front.
Late in the fourth, Brown's 11-yard touchdown run gave Indy a 30-20 edge with 3:01 to play. Ryan Fitzpatrick came back and engineered a 4-play scoring drive, throwing deep for Nate Washington for a 42-yard pickup before hitting a wide open Delanie Walker out of the 2-minute warning from 19 yards out for a score.
The Titans (4-6) were out of timeouts, however, and had to settle for a Rob Bironas onsides kick attempt. Linebacker Pat Angerer, who led the Colts with nine tackles, fell on the kick to seal the win for Indy.
"This win speaks to the character of this team," said Colts head coach Chuck Pagano. "Guys were bound and determined to make amends for the home loss to St. Louis. They wanted to come down here and find a way no matter what."
Indianapolis improved to 8-0 with Luck under center following a loss, and now holds a commanding three-game lead in the AFC South.
"We have six more games to play," said Tennessee head coach Mike Munchak. "We can win them all."
The Titans started the game from their own 20 and quickly had the Colts' defense scrambling. Indy wasted a timeout on the third play of the game, and Fitzpatrick utilized his underneath options to carve up the defense. Fitzpatrick picked up consecutive first downs to Kendall Wright on crossing patterns to the Indianapolis 30. Chris Johnson did the rest, taking a handoff through a hole on the right side of the line and sprinting untouched to the end zone for the opening score.
Johnson showed his versatility on a 7-yard touchdown run on the Titans' next possession. The 28-year old back made a quick cut on 2nd-and-2 to get to the second level and had the strength to avoid two tackles as he fell past the goal line.
"We definitely let this one slip away," said Johnson. "We have to make plays for 60 minutes if we want to make it to the playoffs."
Indy started on its own 5 after a special teams blunder on the kick-off, but a 14-yard screen pass to Trent Richardson on first down quickly moved the chains. Luck moved the Colts' offense into field goal range before stalling on 3rd-and-8, and Adam Vinatieri put the visitors on the board with a 48-yard kick.
Tennessee caught a break late in the first half when three straight penalties on Indy -- a roughing the passer call on Robert Mathis and unnecessary roughness calls on Cassius Vaughn and Erik Walden -- set up a short Bironas field goal for a 17-3 margin. The Colts entered the contest as the least penalized team in the league, averaging just 3.7 per game.
Vinatieri kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired in the first half.
Indianapolis has been outscored in the first half the last three games, 66-9.
The Colts' offense came alive in the second half. Brown's 6-yard score wrapped up an 11-play, 74-yard march that ate up nearly 6 1/2 minutes.
Luck's touchdown run and another Vinatieri field goal with 1:27 in the third capped a 17-0 scoring barrage in the quarter.
Bironas pulled the Titans back within three with a 38-yard field goal with 11:39 left in the clash, but a series of punts allowed the Colts to milk most of the clock before Brown's second touchdown plunge made it a two- possession game.
Game Notes
The Colts have won 16 straight games when leading entering the fourth quarter ... Luck threw for 232 yards on 23-of-36 efficiency ... Coby Fleener had eight receptions for a career-high 107 yards for Indy ... Fitzpatrick completed 22-of-28 for 222 yards but fell to 24-46-1 as a starter in the NFL ... Walker caught all 10 of his targets for 91 yards and a score ... Indy has won four in a row against Tennessee.

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BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Fernando Cardenas scored his second goal of the season to briefly pull the New England Revolution level early in the first half, but it wasn't enough to overcome goals from Chris Rolfe and Sherjill MacDonald as the Revs suffered a 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire on Saturday night at Toyota Park.
Cardenas' goal arrived in the 11th minute and cancelled out Rolfe's fifth-minute opener from the penalty spot, but MacDonald pushed the Fire in front for good in the 25th minute and goalkeeper Sean Johnson made two saves to make the one-goal margin hold up.
The loss was the Revolution's (6-13-5, 23 pts.) fourth straight and extended the club's winless streak to seven games (0-6-1) dating back to early July. The Fire (12-7-5, 41 pts.) has now won three straight and has climbed into a tie for second place in the Eastern Conference standings.
There were two changes to the Revolution lineup which suffered a 1-0 loss to the Montreal Impact last weekend at Gillette Stadium. Blake Brettschneider and Cardenas joined the starting lineup, while Jerry Bengtson and Benny Feilhaber started on the bench as the Revs began the match in a more traditional 4-4-2 formation.
Chicago jumped out to an early lead when Rolfe converted from the penalty spot in just the fifth minute. Rolfe earned the spot kick himself when he was fouled by A.J. Soares inside the box and the Fire forward stepped up to drill the penalty off the inside of the left post and into the back of the net.
It took New England just six minutes to respond, however, as Cardenas pulled the visitors level at 1-1 with an improvisational finish. Saer Sene's low cross from the left wing caused havoc inside the Fire penalty area and although Cardenas wasn't able to direct his first effort on frame, he eventually bundled the ball over the line from close range while on his backside.
MacDonald restored the Fire's lead in the 25th minute with his first MLS goal, which ultimately proved to be the game winner. The sequence started from a throw-in deep in New England's defensive end as Patrick Nyarko fought off the challenge of Kevin Alston to loop a cross into the box for MacDonald, who rose highest to power home a header from six yards out.
The Fire almost had a third before halftime when Alvaro Fernandez delivered a teasing cross from the right wing, but his service skimmed the top of the crossbar and Chicago's advantage remained 2-1 at the break.
Fernandez threatened again through more traditional means in the 54th minute, blasting a full volley on target from the top of the box, but Revolution goalkeeper Matt Reis made a sprawling save to his left. Reis was up to the task again in the 56th minute, holding his near post to deny Nyarko after he burst into the left side of the box.
Reis got a bit of help from Feilhaber – who replaced the injured Lee Nguyen (L ankle) at halftime – in the 74th minute when the midfielder was well positioned on the post to clear Dominic Oduro's goal-bound header off the line. Former Revolution midfielder Mike Videira put yet another effort on frame in the 80th minute but Reis was alert to the danger, tipping the drive over the crossbar.
The Revolution's best chance to equalize came in stoppage time when Soares unleashed a drive from 30 yards, but Johnson dove full stretch to his left to deny the effort and send the Revs to their sixth defeat in seven regular-season visits to Toyota Park.
The Revs will be on the road once again next weekend as they'll visit the Columbus Crew on Saturday, Aug. 25. Kickoff from Crew Stadium is set for 7:30 p.m.
New England Revolution at Chicago Fire
August 18, 2012 – Toyota Park (Bridgeview, Ill.)
Chicago Fire 2, New England Revolution 1
Scoring Summary:
CHI – Chris Rolfe (penalty kick) 5
NE – Fernando Cardenas (unassisted) 11
CHI – Sherjill MacDonald (Patrick Nyarko, Gonzalo Segares) 25
New England Revolution: Matt Reis ©, Chris Tierney, A.J. Soares, Stephen McCarthy, Kevin Alston, Lee Nguyen (Benny Feilhaber 46), Clyde Simms, Ryan Guy, Fernando Cardenas (Kelyn Rowe 68), Blake Brettschneider (Jerry Bengtson 57), Saer Sene
Substitutes Not Used: Tim Murray, Flo Lechner, Diego Fagundez, Darrius Barnes
STATS: Shots 7, Shots on Target 3, Corner Kicks 2, Saves 5, Fouls 11, Offsides 2, Passes (percentage) 546 (82.8%), Possession 57.2%
Chicago Fire: Sean Johnson, Gonzalo Segares, Austin Berry, Arne Friedrich, Jalil Anibaba, Patrick Nyarko (Marco Pappa 75), Pavel Pardo ©, Daniel Paladini, Alvaro Fernandez (Mike Videira 79), Sherjill MacDonald (Dominic Oduro 71), Chris Rolfe
Substitutes Not Used: Jay Nolly, Dan Gargan, Corben Bone, Alex
STATS: Shots 22, Shots on Target 7, Corner Kicks 11, Saves 2, Fouls 8, Offsides 3, Passes (percentage) 399 (78.4%), Possession 42.8%
* Note that all statistics are unofficial
Misconduct Summary:
NE – Ryan Guy (caution) 69
CHI – Sean Johnson (caution) 89
Referee: Sorin Stoica
Assistant Referees: Kermit Quisenberry, Corey Parker
Fourth Official: Abi Okulaja
Weather: Clear and 75 degrees
Attendance: 17,495
Team Records
New England Revolution: 6-13-5 (23 pts.)
Chicago Fire: 12-7-5 (41 pts.)
- With the loss, the Revolution moved to 14-19-9 overall in MLS regular-season action against Chicago
- The loss also moved New England's overall record against the Fire – including MLS Cup Playoffs, U.S. Open Cup and SuperLiga matches – to 22-29-10
- The defeat moved the Revs' away record against Chicago to 4-11-6 all-time, including a 1-6-2 mark at Toyota Park
- This was the Revs' third-straight loss at Toyota Park
- The loss extended the Revs' winless streak to seven games (0-6-1), dating back to July 14 … the streak is the team's longest since going seven games winless from July 23 through Sept. 7, 2011 (0-2-5)
- The team's seven shots was the team's lowest shot output since also recording seven shots against Houston on May 19 in a 2-2 draw at home … the team's lowest shot total on the season was six at San Jose on March 10 in the season opener
- Tonight marked the second straight game at Toyota Park in which the Revs have conceded a penalty kick goal within the first five minutes … New England also conceded a fifth-minute penalty kick on Sept. 25, 2011
- Fernando Cardenas' goal was his second of the season and his first since May 2 in a 2-1 win against Colorado at home
- Fernando Cardenas' goal snapped the Revs 268-minute scoreless streak … the team had not scored since Saer Sene scored in the 12th minute on July 29 at Philadelphia … the 268-minute streak was the eighth-longest in team history
- Blake Brettschneider made his first start since July 14 in the home match against Toronto … it was his 15th appearance of the season and his 10th start
- Lee Nguyen came out of the game at halftime with a left ankle injury … he was replaced by Benny Feilhaber on the left wing
- Kevin Alston completed 43-of-45 passes on the night for a 95.6 passing percentage


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Yarn Lines: Bare Cadena Yarn
Yardage: 330
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Lacy leaves clinging, bare stems twining around strong lines of a vineyard... that is what inspired this scarf. And just as it can be unexpected to find beauty in a bare branch, this scarf found lace in an unusual heavy yarn weight. A soft, sculpted fabric was formed from this bulky yarn; knotted fringe completes the ends and complements the vineyard pattern.
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BOSTON (Reuters) - Controversy was in the air before Thursday's Game Two of the World Series as Red Sox pitcher Jon Lester denied allegations that he cheated in Wednesday's 8-1 win over the Cardinals in the series opener.
Cardinals minor leaguer Tyler Melling tweeted a picture of Lester appearing to rub a slimy green substance on the ball during his outing, and wondered on the social networking website whether he was using Vaseline to make his pitches harder to hit.
Lester stopped to address reporters outside the Boston dugout during warm-ups prior to Thursday's Game Two at Fenway Park against St. Louis.
"The picture does look bad, but it's resin," said Lester, who blanked the Cardinals on five hits over 7-2/3 innings while striking out eight in a masterful performance. "It's resin. In my next start, I'll do the exact same thing."
Boston manager John Farrell defended Lester during his pre-game news conference, Major League Baseball considered it a closed case while the Cardinals general manager called it "a non-issue."
"We cannot draw any conclusions from this video," an MLB spokesperson told reporters. "There were no complaints from the Cardinals and the umpires never detected anything indicating a foreign substance throughout the game."
Cardinals General Manager John Mozeliak told the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "As far as I'm concerned it's a non-issue. It's something that arose in social media and not from our players or manager or our coaching staff. To me it does not represent a concern."
Farrell, who before taking the Red Sox manager's job had previously served as the team's pitching coach, said: "If you know Jon Lester, he sweats like a pig and he needs resin. And you know what, he keeps it in his glove.
"Other guys will keep it on their arm. Other guys will keep it on their pant leg. So that's my response to the allegations."
St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said he would not blame the defeat on any question of bending the rules.
"The way that we approach this is we just play the game," said former major league catcher Matheny. "We don't deny that some things have been acknowledged. And if that's what he claims, then that's what it is. That's all there is to it.
"And right now it's pretty much a dead issue. We move on with the fact that the league now has to take notice."
Lester said he throws a resin bag into his glove before every game and rubs his fingers on it during the contest to get a better grip on the ball.
The left-hander said he first began covering his glove with resin to keep from disrupting his tempo by walking to the back of the mound to grab the resin bag when his hand felt damp.
"It's perfectly legal," Lester said about his practice. "They put it (resin bag) back there for a reason."
"I take it as a compliment. I felt like I had good stuff last night.
"It's all I've ever used and all I will use," he underlined. "I know that not once I have cheated. Won't cheat."
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Six inducted into AFL Hall of Fame
They became so popular that everyone in the AFL came to know them by their nicknames - "Richo" and "Kouta".
Matthew Richardson and Anthony Koutoufides joined Andrew McLeod, Warren Tredrea and Brad Johnson to form an impressive group of recently retired players inducted into the AFL Hall of Fame.
Carlton and Perth captain Ern Henfry, who played in the 1930s and '40s, is the sixth member of this year's induction group.
They were honoured on Wednesday night at a black tie dinner in Melbourne - also Andrew Demetriou's last official function as AFL chief executive before handing over to Gillon McLachlan.
The obvious non-selection was West Coast star Ben Cousins who - like Tredrea, Johnson and McLeod - retired at the end of the 2010 season and was eligible for the first time this year.
Cousins is a walk-up start to the hall of fame purely on his football career, but the Brownlow Medallist is a confessed drug addict and continues to have health problems.
The hall of fame judges made Wayne Carey and Gary Ablett Snr wait for their inductions because of off-field issues and it appears the same will apply to Cousins.
While there will be debate about Cousins not being selected this year, there is nothing controversial about the six inductees.
Johnson (Western Bulldogs), Koutoufides (Carlton), McLeod (Adelaide), Richardson (Richmond) and Tredrea (Port Adelaide) were among the best players of the '90s and 2000s.
Significantly, they are all one-club players - Johnson, Koutoufides and Tredrea were also captains.
Koutoufides was an athletic and spectacularly skilled utility who famously tore Essendon apart in Carlton's upset 1999 preliminary final win.
He became famous for being able to pick up the ball with one hand while running at pace.
Richardson's popularity throughout the AFL was underscored when he went within two votes of winning the 2008 Brownlow Medal.
The crowd at the function that night cheered every time he polled votes.
While Richardson sometimes was in trouble for being moody on the field, he is one of the Tigers' most famous players and kicked 800 goals.
McLeod is one of the greatest indigenous players in AFL history.
He won the Norm Smith Medal as best afield in Adelaide's grand finals wins in 1997-98.
Tredrea was one of the game's top key forwards and he was acting captain when the Power won their first and only premiership in 2004.
Johnson was small for a key forward, but was an exceptional overhead mark.
He became nearly as famous for his happy demeanour as his playing ability and is the Bulldogs' games record holder with 364.
Henfry played 85 games for Perth and 84 for Carlton.
After seven years out of the game because of war service as a pilot, Henfry captained Carlton's 1947 premiership team.
He also coached Perth to the '55 WAFL flag, their first in 48 years.
Henfry, who died in 2007, is a member of Perth's team of the century and is in the Carlton and WAFL halls of fame.
There was no naming of an official AFL legend for this year's hall of fame function.
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As activity in Stamford's South End booms, creativity blooms
Pop-up gallery rises to new heights with artist's large-scale works
On a recent morning, as workers scaled steel beams to continue the construction of one of the new buildings going up in Stamford's South End, an ascent of another kind was getting underway in a gallery located several doors away.
Gripping one rung after another, William Nelson made his way up the scaffold tower, on his way to his morning's work. There would be no need for power tools, however, only oil paint and brushes.
"This is a new exploration," he had said a few moments earlier of his latest artistic output. "The size and scale of this is entirely new for me."
Since September, the Redding artist has been part of "Sprouting Spaces 1," an effort by artist and gallery owner Fernando Luis Alvarez to plant additional artistic roots in the Stamford community and to establish a creative hub in an area of the city that is growing. For a year, Nelson will work in this open studio concept, leading up to a solo show in the space.
Passersby will have a chance to see the work blossom and come into shape, too, as all of the work is being done in this large, ground-floor commercial space on Washington Boulevard. A bank of large windows wrap around two sides of the space, while two walls, stretching upwards of 18 feet tall, allow for display space perfect for Nelson's large-scale, multipaneled work.
Alvarez, who opened his eponymous gallery on Bedford Street in downtown Stamford in 2009, said he was encouraged to develop Sprouting Spaces 1 by Building Land Technology, the company behind Harbor Point, the multibillion dollar, mixed-use redevelopment project in the South End.
"It is very important to do this kind of project," Alvarez said, adding that it aligns with his desire to get a community involved and integrated in the creation and cultivation of art. Clearly, he has a commercial interest in building a market for original works, but, beyond that Alvarez said art can create a platform to engage a community, bring people together and create a value for artistic talent near and far.
Alvarez launched the program Sprouting Spaces in 2011, with the intent of creating pop-up artist studios in commercial properties around Stamford. Artists Robert Wilson and John J. Bedoya have already occupied space on Bedford Street. However, this is the first Sprouting Spaces spot in the South End.
As for choosing the first artist in this new space, Alvarez said he was looking for someone with "big ideas."
"Something about his work captivated me," Alvarez said, who first saw Nelson's work when the latter submitted pieces to one of the gallery's shows. "I asked him, what can you do if I pick you up as an artist."
Nelson's response has been to go beyond the relatively large-scale works he had been doing -- portraits and scenes of the people and place around him -- and go bigger.
"I remember looking at those big doors," Nelson said of the gallery's front entrance, and thinking what's the biggest thing I can get through them."
Once inside, his eyes grew wider. "I thought, I'll never have the opportunity to do something like this again."
The results, so far, are two multipaneled works made up of four canvases each, all 9-feet tall by 9-feet wide. Each piece can stand on its own, a mass of repetitive images, designs and symbols, but they also fit together to create a much larger design. Both remain untitled, allowing Nelson a chance to ask visitors what they see.
In one, an image of a woman dominates, amid vibrant jeweled tones set into a repetitive pattern of geometric shapes and free-form details. In another corner, it's all about skulls and bones on a more subdued color scheme.
"I do find that when I really start concentrating ... I get lost in the work," he said, adding that it is not unusual for him to finally take a break and realize hours have passed. "It's like a different universe, with its own rules. It's fun."
Nelson first began putting pencil to paper as a child growing up in Florida -- the son of a high school art teacher and football coach. Nelson continued to study art and play football while attending the University of Florida. Upon his graduation in 1984, he headed north to New York City, where he worked as a commercial artist and illustrator. For the past 10 years, he has concentrated on his own work, focusing on the large portraits and scenes that also are on display in the space.
Just as the space has influenced Nelson to explore new creative paths, Alvarez is hopeful to cultivate more artists over the next several years, building a kind of greenhouse to foster talent and encourage the community to stop by and see what's in bloom. Although he did not get into specifics, Alvarez said he has entered a multi-year lease with BLT for the space.
"This is where all the magic happens," he said during a recent visit to the studio. "People can see creativity in action."
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Sprouting Spaces is located at 100 Washington Blvd., Stamford. Visit http://www.flalvarezgallery.com.


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When local government units begin to experience fiscal stress, they can raise money and reform their operations without direct state assistance. In the vast majority of cases, this is precisely what happens.
In some cases, local officials may fail, however — and this is not just hypothetical. The question in Michigan has not been whether state-appointed managers or court-appointed receivers may replace local elected officials in running a local unit of government; they have been able to do so for decades. The only question is whether state government will participate in the effort to avoid local fiscal insolvency and how it will do so.
As pointed out by Louis Schimmel, currently Pontiac's emergency financial manager, the state ultimately has four options for addressing potential local government unit insolvency:
- The state can do nothing and let the local units work out their fiscal problems by themselves. Some local units may not address these problems and may face court-ordered receivership, as Ecorse did.
- The state can allow governments to file for bankruptcy more readily. This may have secondary consequences for the rest of the state by raising the cost of municipal borrowing, but it would avoid having state government imposing an emergency manager or emergency financial manager on local government. A bankruptcy judge is entrusted with some powers similar to an emergency manager's, though.
- The state can provide money or allow more borrowing. The state is already doing this to a limited extent under the Fiscal Stabilization Act and the Emergency Municipal Loan Act. However, the local government may wind up facing bankruptcy or receivership regardless if it does not repay the borrowing or fails to address core spending issues.
- The state can mandate and provide fiscal reforms directly through state-appointed managers. This is the state's current policy under Public Act 72 of 1990, and it will be regardless of whether Proposal 1 (Public Act 4) is accepted or rejected.
Public Act 4 is concerned with preventing insolvency — that is, with avoiding a situation where a judge has to cut back a government's financial obligations, with all the potential ramifications for the city's (and perhaps the state's) future financial relationship with creditors and contractors.
To that effect, both the emergency financial managers of Public Act 72 and the emergency managers of Public Act 4 are a next-to-last resort. The state already has basic rules meant to keep the government solvent. The state requires its local governments to keep balanced budgets and to plan to eliminate deficits where they arise. There are punishments for disregarding these rules. There are opportunities to receive emergency cash directly from the state when an emergency arises. There are also opportunities to float bonds to cover immediate expenses. And with any opportunity for local governments to receive cash, the state can attach — and has attached — "strings" to ensure better fiscal management.
But if all these fail to address spending problems and revenue gaps, then the state government has provided for cost reductions through Public Act 72 and through Public Act 4.
Michigan voters are not being asked to judge the entirety of the state's policy in preventing local government insolvency. Moreover, voters are not being asked whether their local elected officials should remain in control in a financial emergency. If local government units become insolvent, these local officials will be lose control to state judges, if to no one else.
Instead, Michigan voters are being asked to judge whether Public Act 72 is superior to Public Act 4. Public Act 4 contains numerous clarifications to the powers of the emergency financial managers in Public Act 72. Public Act 4 also allows an emergency manager to request permission from the state to amend existing collective bargaining agreements. This power is not trivial, but it is not easily exercised, either, and it has already saved a total of approximately $100 million annually in Flint, Pontiac and the Detroit Public Schools.
These expanded powers and clarifications strengthen the ability of an emergency manager to resolve the local government's financial crisis. Rejecting them raises the likelihood of insolvency, court-appointed receivership and even bankruptcy.


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I just felt like adding a thread here since there seems to be a fair amount of science based topics lying around. Post a picture, why you think its interesting/pretty and what it is. EG
Have the DYI instructions for this by any chance?
Maths is hard
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I tried to look into the theory of ferrofluids once, I rapidly learned that my solid state physics is nowhere near good enough and gave up!
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Great thread!
The expression of the α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7 nAChR) in the hippocampus of a newborn rat pup. Imaged with receptor autoradiography using receptor-specific ligand α-bugarotoxin labeled with iodine 125.
The bad ass snake that produces the neurotoxic venom for the ligand. Don't fuck with this guy.
A couple pretty models of the receptor that show it to be a pentameric ligand-gated ion channel.
A pathway diagram linking the α7 nAChR to some oncogenes and supporting my claim in a different thread that everything modulates (or is modulated by) RAS.
This is one you might be interested in:
Its a non-linear oscillating chemical reaction. Theres nothing moving in that petri-dish, noones sturred it or messed with it in any way. You just take some chemicals and plonk it in the dish and it does strange things like that.
Effectively you take some weird chemical mix which has a feedback effect in it, Say you have like chemical A,B,C which can produce say A+B->X A+C->Y B+C->Z then you could have that X+Z->A+C, or any way for the system to feedback into itself, you end up with different parts of the medium having rapidly differing densities of each chemical type, the boundaries between these different 'phases' are not static and its what you see expanding in the liquid. The mathematics you use to model these is exactly the same as that used in morphogenesis which is the process that makes biological things take shape, IE what turns a bag of cells into a fetus shaped bag of cells
Maths is hard
Recombinant rat pups expressing green fluorescent protein in their bones.
And here is a recombinant kitten expressing GFP, next to normal-cat mommy.
The same thing we do every night, Pinky...
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Oh, yeah: the WJC team got thumped by Belarus 5-3. Belarus! Montoya got benched in favor of Cory Schnieder, but once Schnieder gave up three goals by early in the second period, Montoya got a chance to redeem himself... and promptly let in a shot from outside the blue line on his first opportunity to make a save. It was that kind of night for the US, who played very badly defensively and got absolutely no help from either goalie.
I don't know what Sandelin's going to do, but his team is now going to be up against it vs. the Czechs today. They must win or hope for an unlikely team Russia loss or not make the medal round. And neither goalie has been anything but craptacular.
As for Michigan, it's MSU in the GLI tonight. Down to 16 skaters w/ Rohlfs playing D... uh, well it would be nice to win. I'm not expecting big things.
Another thing, though: this is a huge opportunity for Noah Ruden. If he shuts the door against a swarming MSU team tonight and Montoya continues to look awful at the WJC, he could get at least one or two more games with Montoya back as a bit of a wakeup call for Monty. And if things continue the way they are, he could get more.


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3 Classy DIY Cement Planters
As planting season grows on into the summer, we were on the look out for some classy looking planters to personalize for our home. I love the study quality of cement planters but they can be a pain to move, and sometimes hard to turn into something warm and welcoming inside of your home. I think these easy, upcycled, cement planter ideas from Centsational Girl just may do the trick to transform our new place into a real home.
One of the pieces I love the most about this DIY project, is the opportunity to reuse plastic that you may have laying around your apartment. The Juice Jug planter's lines add points of interest, and little deli containers or large plastic storage bins can all be repurposed equally well. It seems like there is so much excess plastic that can be immediately repurposed into useful items around the house that recycling it isn't as appealing as the creative opportunities it provides. I also love how she added stripes and color to transform the cement from rocky and ruddy into pops of color around her home.
At Re-Nest, we love new ideas on how to find posh planters and reuse items around the house, like packaging, and transform them into gorgeous planters and window displays.
Any more ideas on what types of plastic containers you could use to create interesting cement planters?
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Helen Whittaker Fellow
Helen Whittaker's art is in the design and making of stained glass windows and architectural sculptures in copper and glass. Helen uses skills such as figurative glass painting and traditional glazing techniques, combined with striking geometric designs and three-dimensional sculptures in copper employing modern abstract forms.
Helen welcomes new commissions for Barley Studio to design stained glass and sculpture for secular architectural settings as well as church windows and ecclesiastical artworks.
Helen is a lecturer at The Prince's School of Traditional Arts, London. She teaches in schools, works with community groups and lectures to professional organizations on the subject of stained glass.
Barley Studios Ltd – Church Balk – Dunnington – York – YO19 5LH
Tel:01904 489093
email:helen@ barleystudio.co.uk web:www.helenwhittakerart.com
- 2008: RAF Club, Piccadilly, London. Staircase window (2.38 x 6.14 m)
- 2007: Holy Trinity Church, Rothwell, Northamptonshire. East window-South Aisle (2.5 x 4.6 m)
- 2007: York District Hospital Chapel. Sculpture in copper & glass (1.3 x 2.7 m)
- 2006: St Peter and St Mary's Church, Stowmarket, Suffolk. Four 3-light windows (each 1.9 x 4.0 m)
- 2004: Beverley Minster. Stained glass window (1.53 x 6.42m), Seating, kneelers, life-size sculpted figures and candlestand based on the theme of pilgrimage.
- 2003: Worksop Priory, Notts. Great West window, St Cuthbert (1.94 x 5.0 m)
- 2002: St Ethelburga's Church, London, Centre for Reconciliation and Peace. East window (3.3 x 3.3 m)
- 2000: Ely Cathedral, Cambridgeshire. New Processional Way. 14 geometric lights


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April 8, 2014
Terrebonne Sheriff's Office
Alexandra Renee Haddix, 19, 2005 Laban Ave., Houma, contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile, possession of marijuana.
Tommie Ledon Jenkins, 34, 1702 Rio Vista Ave., Houma, simple battery, holding for other agency.
Charlotte Patrice Coleman, 38, 203 Cretini Lane, Houma, accessory after the fact.
Curtez Davon Coleman, 18, 203 Cretini Lane, Houma, holding for other agency, two counts of theft of a motor vehicle.
Christopher Lee Charbonnet, 32, 2112 Metairie Heights, Metarie, holding for other agency.
David Nicklos Davis, 28, 112 Faith Trailer Court, Houma, reckless operation of a vehicle, theft over $500.
Anthony Charles Bias, 24, 509 Columbus St., Houma, holding for other agency, parole violation.
Clarence Jamal Londo, 28, 155 Charlotte St., Gray, criminal trespassing.
Roy James Arceneaux Sr., 44, 775 Bayou Dularge Road, extortion.
Javon Varonte Holly, 31, 108 Crozier Drive, Houma, five counts of failure to appear.
Kidd Michael Babin, 37, 329 Allen St., Houma, simple assault.
Joshua Ray Champagne, 33, 415 Sugar Plum St., Houma, domestic abuse battery.
Joseph Ray Simmions, 58, 447 Market St., Raceland, two counts of distribution of schedule II narcotics.
Armando Joseph Brunet, 26, 126 Roy St., Houma, simple battery.
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Michael John Smith, 23, 108 Ledet St., Montegut, possession with intent to distribute schedule I drugs.
Christina Marie Walcott, 37, homeless, theft of goods under $500.
Ruben Yovany Cereda, 28, 222 Cliffwood Court, Houma, two counts of forgery, two counts of unlawful production or distribution of ID, two counts of identity theft.
William Anthony Gauthreaux, 36, 2671 Express Blvd., Houma, failure to appear.
Devin John Dasch, 21, 700 Levron St., Houma, failure to appear, second degree aggravated battery.
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A golden anniversary cake for a special couple. The beautiful details on the golden ribbon and the cake tiers make this a centerpiece of the anniversary party. Congratulations on 50 years of marriage!
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I ordered an ombré cake for my birthday and it was a hit! The cake was beyond beautiful, deliciously moist, and not overly sweet. Everyone raved about it...read more
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Everything you've heard about this place is true. One of the best cakes we've ever had! We ordered the white chocolate raspberry for a milestone birthday...read more
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Get an overview of this hotelIn the center of Old Montréal
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In Old Montréal
Housed within a converted 1800s bank building, this European-style boutique hotel is in Montréal's historic district, surrounded by fine restaurants and shops, and 4 blocks from the Old Port.
24-hour services
Hotel Le St-James Montréal has complimentary newspapers and shoe shine service. Concierge service, valet parking, room service, and reception are available 24 hours. The hotel also offers complimentary wireless Internet access.
Lap of luxury
Furnished with fine art and antiques, the spacious guestrooms at Hotel Le St-James Montréal provide views of the historic city. Beds are topped with Frette Italian linens and down duvets. Marble bathrooms feature walk-in showers.
Languages Spoken
- English
Hotel Le St-James Montréal
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Located in Old Montréal, Hotel Le St-James Montréal is surrounded by fine shops and restaurants.
The hotel occupies a handsome bank building built in 1870; its original sculptures and moldings have been restored. The elite day spa was formerly the bank's vault and it has retained the original stone walls. Spa services feature products by Pevonia, a Swiss skincare line that uses botanical ingredients. The fitness area is equipped with cardio machines and weight-training equipment. Use of the fitness center, sauna, and steam rooms is complimentary one hour before or after any treatment at the spa.
Serving daily breakfast, XO Restaurant features an opulent dining room with crystal chandeliers, two mezzanines, and intimate dining alcoves.
In the hotel's lobby, a library offers a sitting area, collections of historical and contemporary books, upscale magazines, and a wide variety of daily newspapers. Complimentary wired and wireless (high-speed) Internet access is also available. Child care is available, as is an airport shuttle (with advanced notice).
- Library
- Bar/lounge
- Babysitting or childcare
- Elevator/lift
- 24-hour front desk
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Porter/bellhop
- Restaurant
- Year Built 1870
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Free WiFi
- Steam room
- Sauna
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Health club
- Free wired Internet
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Smoke-free property
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 590
- Spa services on site
- Luggage storage
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Conference space size (feet) - 6351
- Airport transportation
- Total number of rooms - 60
- Number of floors - 12
- Multilingual staff
- Fireplace in lobby
- Free newspapers in lobby
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Available in some public areas: Free WiFi , Free wired Internet
Languages Spoken
- English
- Chinese
- French
- Italian
- Portuguese
- Spanish
Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Free newspaper
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Free toiletries
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Designer toiletries
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- In-room massage available
- iPod docking station
- Minibar
- Premium bedding
- Slippers
- Turndown service
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
- Frette Italian sheets
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access (surcharge)
- Individually furnished
- Individually decorated
- Sleep Number by Select Comfort mattress
Where to Eat
XO Restaurant - Ornate dining room with two mezzanines, intimate alcoves, and crystal chandeliers. Breakfast, lunch, and dinner daily. Saturday and Sunday brunch. Bar open daily from early afternoon to late evening.
Room service - Available 24 hours.
Nearby Things to Do
The hotel's fitness room is equipped with cardio machines, a weight-training machine, and free weights. Guests can enjoy complimentary use of the fitness center, sauna, and steam room one hour prior to or after their treatment appointment at the spa (upon availability).
This Montréal hotel is four blocks from running and cycling paths along the Old Port. Beautiful Mount Royal Park, 5.5 km (3.5 mi) away, offers cross-country skiing, ice skating, hiking, biking, birdwatching, pedal-boating, and numerous other recreational activities.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or near the hotel; fees may apply.
- Bicycle rentals nearby
- Golfing nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
Spa Services
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Number of treatment rooms 1
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body wraps
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 3 AM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Pets allowed for an extra charge of CAD 40.00 per pet, per night
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Fee for full breakfast: CAD 35 per person (approximately)
- Fee for in-room wireless Internet: CAD 20 per night (rates may vary)
- Fee for in-room wired Internet: CAD 20 per night (rates may vary)
- Valet parking fee: CAD 35 per night
- Pet fee: CAD 40.00 per pet, per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Le St-James Montréal
- Hotel Le St-James Montréal Montreal
- Hotel St-James Montréal
- Le St-James Montréal
- Le St-James Montréal Montreal
- Hotel St-James Montréal Montreal
- St-James Montréal Montreal
- St-James Montréal
- Le St James Hotel
- Hotel Le St James
We should mention
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties. Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.
Awards & Affiliations
- The property is a member of the Leading Hotels of the World.


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Don't Be Too Quick To Cheer On FCC On Its Net Neutrality Response
from the double-standards dept
Now, to be clear, the concept of network neutrality is definitely a good thing -- but having the FCC suddenly put itself in charge of regulating such things (even if it's regulating it in a reasonable manner) is really dangerous. Those who are celebrating this decision should be worried about what it means. Specifically, they're going to have little leg to stand on when the FCC next tries to mandate something outside of its authority (which is almost certainly going to happen in the near future).
That doesn't mean that the apocalyptic predictions from the industry will come true, however. Represented by a positively ridiculous and blatantly silly editorial in the Washington Post by FCC commissioner Robert McDowell, it's pure rubbish to suggest that this ruling by the FCC means the internet might "grind to a halt" is totally unsubstantiated sensationalism that has been shown time and time and time again to be false. There isn't a serious bandwidth crunch -- and whatever potential crunch may be coming could be dealt with by some modest improvements in infrastructure, not necessarily by breaking network neutrality, which is more of an attempt to double charge for bandwidth than anything else.
However, supporters of net neutrality may be making a big mistake in cheering on the FCC as it expands its authority in this area. The FCC has never been about protecting consumer rights, and granting them this authority (which the law appears not to do) opens the door to a lot more trouble down the road.


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Henry Richard '37 and wife Margery will celebrate their 70th anniversary in July, and now have four great grandchildren.
Bill Adams '37 writes with news about the Class of 1937 Endowed Scholarship. Started during the 1986-87 school year, the fund has provided more than $370,000 in scholarships over the years in five categories: arts and humanities, social and natural sciences, business, engineering, and intercollegiate athletics.
William Wolff '40 writes: "At 94+ enjoying life in beautiful Santa Barbara at a senior living residence. Few SCU people in area." (He also underscores, literally, that SCM is an "excellent magazine."]
John P. Matheu '40 writes: "The new magazine is much better—with a wider scope of activity." He'd also like to hear more about fellow Santa Clara grads from his era if they're still with us.
Warren W. Smith. Jr., BS 1943 and Mabel I. Smith celebrated their 66th anniversary on May 1, 2009. They are still residing in Santa Rosa, since 1986.
Joseph Michael '43 writes that he will finally retire at age 90, for the second time.
Joseph D. Michael '43, J.D. '48 writes, "I graduated from Santa Clara, enlisted in the Navy, was assigned to Columbia University, and graduated as an Ensign. I was in the invasion of the Philippines. After the war, I attended Santa Clara Law School. Upon graduation in 1948, I opened my own law office, expanded it over the years, and retired. I then developed housing for low-income families and retirement facilities for seniors. I retired again in 2014 and developed the Michael Family Foundation to assist the needy."
Michael Filice '43 and wife Corrinne celebrated 63 years of marriage on June 1.
John Smurda '46 reports that his grandson, Matthew J. Smurda '07 and Emily Sultan '07 were married in Hawaii last July. Matt is in his last year at Loyola Law School in Los Angeles.
Joseph A. Rechenmacher '49, in September 2011, received a certificate of appreciation for 52 years of service from the state of California's Board for Professional Engineers, Land Surveyors and Geologists. Rechenmacher is the son-in-law of a 105-year-old member of the Catala Club, Winnie Hook.
Edward Maffeo '49, MBA '63 and wife Joyce recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary with family and friends at their residence in Erie, Colo., including their great grandchildren, Alexandria and Eli, ages 4 and 2.
James Arbios '49 writes, "17 classmates celebrated 65 years since graduation in 1949! We had a luncheon in Nobili, where we spent four happy years."
Harry Wenberg '50 has been residing Saratoga for 34 years with wife Jean. He is in good health and will be celebrating his 85th birthday in October.
Harry Wenberg '50 retired in 1982 as technical superintendent after 32 years of service with Kaiser Aluminum. He writes "Still living in our home in Saratoga since 1975. We are enjoying our new great grandaughter, Cameron, born March 17, 2015, to Courtney (Dunan) Duka '09 and husband Brent."
Eugene "Gene" A. Ravizza '50 was selected as a School of Engineering Centennial Award recipient for his commitment to integrity while designing and executing cutting-edge electrical systems and for his ongoing support of his alma mater. In 1954 Ravizza co-founded Cupertino Electric, a company that has grown into one of the top 10 electrical contracting firms in the country. Innovative problem-solvers, the company has "powered the creation of Silicon Valley" through projects such as the first semiconductor chip fabrication plant to an ultra-energy-efficient data center, to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. He has generously supported the School of Engineering's successful Solar Decathlon entries in 2007 and 2009, and has also created a scholarship fund for undergraduate engineers. Ravizza received the School of Engineering Distinguished Engineering Alumnus Award in 1997.
William Murphy '50, who served in the U.S. Marine Corps during World War II, was honored on Veterans Day as a Veterans of Foreign War Hero. He received the honor by the Watsonville Veterans Association. Murphy, who graduated from Santa Cruz High School in 1941 but has called Watsonville home for most of his life, was quick to downplay the distinction. "Don't connect me with a hero's honor," he said. "The real heroes are still over there; they never came home."
Robert Lambert '50 and his wife Margaret will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on June 24, 2010. This date in 1950 is one week after Robert graduated from Santa Clara.
G. Steve Holeman '50 writes that he is happy in Lake Wildwood, near Grass Valley, Calif., playing golf and enjoying the beautiful lake. He attended the 65th high school reunion at Bellarmine in June.
G. Steve Holeman '50 writes, "Hope to make it to our 60th anniversary, God willing, and my health continues to improve."
G. Steve Holeman '50 writes, "Not many of us left. .... I keep in touch with several classmates, including Charlie Bedolla '50, Jack Smrekar '50, and Bob Ferrari '50. Still trying to play golf."
G.S. Holeman '50 is still living in Penn Valley, California, and keeps in touch with Charlie Bedolla '50 and Bob Ferrari '50. He writes, "enjoying the Santa Clara Magazine. It's the only way to keep in touch with what is happening at Santa Clara these days."
John Gallagher '50 has enjoyed retirement for the past 23 years after a 40-year career as a civil engineer with the Washington State Department of Transportation (1950-1990). John and his wife, Evelyn, have been married for 57 years, raised 5 children, and have 6 grandchildren. They are now residing in an assisted living facility in Tacoma, WA.


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Tool of the week for journalists: Datawrapper, for quick data visualisations
Tool of the week: Datawrapper
What is it? A free, easy-to-use data visualisation tool.
How is it of use to journalists? At the Guardian Activate Summit on Wednesday (27 June), editor of the Guardian's Datastore and Datablog Simon Rogers said he had recently started using a tool called Datawrapper.
Datawrapper is a free tool that was developed for ABZV, a journalism training organization affiliated to BDVZ (German Association of Newspaper Publishers) in an effort "to develop a comprehensive curriculum for data-driven journalism".
Here is the Datawrapper site (note the button to switch from German to English). It allows you to copy and paste data from an excel spreadsheet, Google Doc or even a web page and visualise as a graph or pie chart and then embed the visualisation.
Here is a visualisation I created to try it out – which tool less than five minutes. It is based on a study by Rippla that found half of news articles shared on Twitter are BBC News storiesTags: #Activateldn, Data journalism, datawrapper, journalism tool
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text: I agree, very easy to install, and it works just fine. The only problem we've got is with the scadesktop and Kerberos. But if you dont have kerberos just enjoy the ride (or fix the problem). The best thing with wulfkit is that the performance figures they have on the web actually shows up in my tests =) We've got 8 dual PIII in a 2x4 grid. + Fredrik On Tue, Sep 26, 2000 at 05:53:37PM -0400, Jerome, Ron wrote: > Yep, I have 20 dual processor (PIII 550's) connected with Wulfkits in a 5x4 > matrix. > > In terms of installation and maintenance, it's a breeze. Once all of the > cards are installed they provide a script that installs all of the software > on all the nodes, and configures all of the cards, installs the licensing > and tests the whole system to see that it works. Believe it or not, this > whole procedure only takes about 15 minutes on my 20 node cluster. > > Scali have been very good in the support department also. They have logged > into my system from Norway in an effort to isolate a problem that I was > having. > > The problem was that a couple of nodes were crashing when both processors > were loaded to 100%. It turns out that it was not a Scali/Wulfkit problem > at all, but a problem with the system. After removing and reinstalling the > processors and memory chips in the problem nodes, the crashing stopped > (touch wood). > > -----Original Message----- > From: Walt Dabell [mailto:walt at bartol.udel.edu] > Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 3:53 PM > To: beowulf at beowulf.org > Subject: Dolphin Wulfkit experiences anyone? > > > > Just curious if anyone has any hands-on experience with Dolphin's > "Wulfkit" networking product and software? Like, how easy is it to > install/maintain/get up-and-running? > > I'm not interested in horror storys about their older products, just > interested in the newer "Wulfkit" stuff. > > Thanks in advance for any replies! > > Walt Dabell 302-831-1499 walt at udel.edu > Computer Facilities Manager - Bartol Research Institute > University of Delaware > > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list > Beowulf at beowulf.org > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf > > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list > Beowulf at beowulf.org > http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf


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Writers' potpourri
Emma Hildebrand
Emma Hildebrand, a student member of Suncoast Writers Guild, is a very talented young lady. Her writings were in the Guild's 2012 Anthology, she also won a prize for a poem she submitted to the February Book Festival writing contest. She lives in Illinois, and shares writing with her grandmother, Betsy Kreminski who belongs to the Guild. Emma recently came to visit. I got together with her, Betsy and Diana Harris, coordinator of the Book Festival and columnist for this newspaper, at Country Hound Cafe in Englewood. A very nice get-together, not only great food, but a wonderful chat with a creative gal.
Emma has been writing since the sixth grade and is now 14 years old. She sent an email to her grandparents. I wish to share a few lines with you:


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Should I deal cargo, Wandy and Lowrie for Pedroia and Hanson?
12 Team H2H. We Keep 6 Players Season to Season, each for 3 years max.
Stat Cats: R, 1B, 2B, 3B, HR, RBI, SB, BB, AVG -- IP, CG, W, L, ER, ERA, K, SV, WHIP
C R. Martin
1B A. Gonzalez
2B J. Lowrie
3B A. Rodriguez
SS A. Ramirez
OF C. Gonzalez
OF C. Crawford
OF J. Ellsbury
UT G. Sizemore
UT J. Tabata
UT I. Davis
BN I. Desmond
BN G. Beckham
SP R. Halladay
SP F. Hernandez
SP T. Lincecum
RP C. Perez
RP J. Walden
P B. Lyon
P S. Santos
P J. Danks
BN W. Rodriguez
BN A. Ogando
BN K. Drabek
DL J. Cueto
DL S. Strasburg


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WASHINGTON - In the wake of this week's tragic events, Cari M. Dominguez, Chair of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), called on all employers and employees across the country to promote tolerance and guard against unlawful workplace discrimination based on national origin or religion.
"We should not allow our anger at the terrorists responsible for this week's heinous attacks to be misdirected against innocent individuals because of their religion, ethnicity, or country of origin," Chair Dominguez said. "In the midst of this tragedy, employers should take time to be alert to instances of harassment or intimidation against Arab-American and Muslim employees. Preventing and prohibiting injustices against our fellow workers is one way to fight back, if only symbolically, against the evil forces that assaulted our workplaces Tuesday morning."
EEOC encourages all employers to do the following:
Ms. Dominguez exhorted all individuals to heed the words of President Bush, who said yesterday: "We must be mindful that as we seek to win the war [against terrorism] we treat Arab- Americans and Muslims with the respect they deserve."
EEOC enforces Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, and retaliation for filing a complaint. For example, Title VII precludes workplace bias based on the following:
"Our laws reaffirm our national values of tolerance and civilized conduct. At this time of trial, these values will strengthen us as a common people," Ms. Dominguez said. "The nation's workplaces are fortified by the enduring ability of Americans of diverse backgrounds, beliefs, and nationalities to work together harmoniously and productively."
In addition to enforcing Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, EEOC enforces the Equal Pay Act; prohibitions against discrimination affecting individuals with disabilities in the federal sector; sections of the Civil Rights Act of 1991; the Americans with Disabilities Act, which prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities in the private sector, state and local governments; and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. Further information about the Commission is available on its Web site at www.eeoc.gov.
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I have a quick question, after I give a bit of background of myself.
The languages I know include:
HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, Python, with a splash of knowledge on SQL.
So yeah, my programming background isn't the best. I plan on finishing SQL soon and then diving into either C++, Java, or Perl afterwards. I am not sure which one I will choose just yet.
So throughout all of my time learning these languages, (I may be using bad sources to learn from) I haven't been able to find a way to run or call on another program with a different extenstion to execute from within another.
For instance, if I had three files, test.py, test2.py, and test.pl in the same directory and tried the code below, it would not work. Assume the code below belongs to test.py and we run both python and perl as our choice for the program type. Of course the python program (test2.py) will work fine. The perl program, (test.pl) on the other hand will not. This is because it tries to pass the file and execute it as python. Does anyone know of a way to prevent this? It's been bugging me for a while now, and I want to get this stuff down better before tackling the programming challenges on this site.
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program = raw_input("Which program type would you like to start?" + "\n")
starting = "Starting program" + ": " + program
if program == "python":
elif program == "perl":
print("Program type could not be found")
If possible, I need to know how to do this on a website. This will give it almost a GUI based feel, because it is running from the website. Such as having a input section for commands / parameters, and then a button to click that will execute the code. I am not sure if this is possible to do. If you know how you would go about making a GUI application that can run the different file types, that will work as well. In short, I know these languages, but I don't know how to bring them together or onto a single application or website. I wish to figure this out to test this on my apache server.
I have a .sh file that checks for loadbalancing, and perl script used to dos the site.
First it should execute the .sh file, and if the condition (site loadbalancing == false) is met, it needs to run the perl script. This will be used on my own apache server on another local machine; strictly pen testing.
[Edit] I realized that I can use bash files with the following command:
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Note: I am aware of the existence of PyQt
I would still like to know how to allow any file types to be executed.
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Neil Young Reportedly Recording Two New Albums with Crazy Horse
Neil Young showed up at the Slamdance Film Festival over the weekend to promote 'Journeys,' his latest film collaboration with director Jonathan Demme, and during the coffee klatsch the duo held after the screening, Young reportedly dropped a bit of a bombshell: he has a new album with his longtime on-again, off-again band Crazy Horse in the can, and another one already in the works.
Although Young neglected to provide further details, it's still something to look forward to for Young fans who have been patiently waiting for the grizzled iconoclast to reunite with bassist Billy Talbot, drummer Ralph Molina, and guitarist Frank "Poncho" Sampedro. The last Young/Crazy Horse album, 'Greendale,' which didn't even feature guitarist Frank Sampedro, came out way back in 2003 – a veritable eternity for the restless Young, who has released a half-dozen albums since then.
Of course, music has always been just one component of Young's artistic output, and 'Journeys' is the latest proof. Young's third film with Demme, it represents what he calls "the other side of the universe" from their first collaboration, 2006′s 'Heart of Gold.'
"'Heart of Gold' was a massive production with great caretaking to present this whole image of this forgotten style of presenting music, in this great old chapel of country music," explained Young in a recent interview. "This film we just made is so opposite of that. It's just one person. The sound is completely different and the attitude of it is different…this one here, you're like inside my instrument, inside the distortion of the guitar. There's nothing in the way."
"It put a lens up to his life," added Demme. "He's a medium for all of our lives. Certainly, our generation, whatever Neil's been singing about for the last 40 years or whatever, it's like, `Thank you. That's exactly what I was feeling. You've put it into words and music.'"


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Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby is out indefinitely after having surgery for a broken jaw, the team's Twitter account announced Sunday.
Crosby was hit in the face by a slap shot from teammate Brooks Orpik during Saturday's game against the New York Islanders. The puck knocked out several of Crosby's teeth.
The Pens still managed to defeat the Isles, 2-0, despite the injury to their 25-year-old captain. The victory extended the team's winning streak to 15 games and secured an undefeated month of March.
Losing Crosby, arguably the NHL's best player, is still a huge blow for the Eastern Conference-leading Penguins with the playoffs roughly a month away.
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text: Mental Illness Suicide Prevention Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, Human Services & Related Agencies Statement by Laurie Flynn, Executive Director, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill Jan 08 2000 Arlington, VA - NAMI is grateful to Senator Arlen Specter (R-PA) for his leadership in holding today's hearing and that of Senator Harry Reid (D-NV). We commend Dr. David Satcher, the Surgeon General, for his Call to Action to Prevent Suicide, published last year, along with his recent Report on Mental Health—the first in the nation's history. We also commend Dr. Steven Hyman, Director of the National Institute for Mental Health (NIMH), who has contributed important leadership by recognizing early-on that suicide today is a public health crisis; making scientific research in the area a priority; and demanding that research also be translated into practice. Every year, approximately 30,000 Americans commit suicide: the eighth-leading cause of death overall; and the third-leading cause of death among young people, ages 15 to 24. Ninety percent of all people who take their own lives suffer from severe mental illnesses. Suicide occurs because of biological factors in the brain that distorts rational thinking. It does not result from lack of character or courage. Yet ignorance and stigma endure. It was offensive and alarming—but sadly illustrative—when Governor Jesse Ventura last year declared that people who commit suicide are "weak and feeble-minded" and that he doesn't "have time" for them. Fortunately, Senator Specter and Senator Reid do. Brain disorders can be treated, and treatment works--but only if you get it. We need more public education about mental illness. We need more interventions. We need more scientific research. We need more access to treatment. Danielle Steel has declared: "If you let a bad cold turn into bronchitis and then pneumonia, without medication, it can kill you. If you do not treat serious diabetes, it can kill you. If mental illness goes untreated, it can kill you. People need to know that, so they get the appropriate care." We also need leadership marked by a courage and compassion. Professor Kay Jamison recently noted: "We've got to have the President of the United States saying look we've got a real epidemic here, and there's something we can do about it. People are dying from not gaining access to treatment." We need governors to say it too, along with legislators and other leaders, at every level of society. We must invest resources to change a mental healthcare system that is in crisis. We need to start saving people's lives now.


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Edinburgh.pm had a bit of a turnout for us. Phil, JJ and myself had a great time chatting with Rob, Neil and Andrew. It was really nice to finally meet Rob, who has been my co-writer on CPAN-YACSmoke for the last 16 months too. We got to discuss all manner of things, including the YAPC::Europe conference (I think we managed to persuade them all to come and visit us) and some Perl!
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Recommendations to Strengthen Civil Society and Balance Michigan's State Budget
An Analysis of Fiscal-Year 2002-03 Appropriations and
Recommendations for 2003-04
If Gov. Jennifer Granholm and the Michigan Legislature need specifics on how to close Michigan's looming $1.7 billion budget deficit, they need look no further than the Mackinac Center for Public Policy's new report on balancing the state budget, released today.
More than 200 specific recommendations from Mackinac Center analysts total more than $2 billion in cost savings and revenue enhancements. All budget reductions, including those involving federal funds, total $3.7 billion. 157 pages.


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ONTARIO, Calif. — Stephanie Rodriguez missed her husband's last two boxing matches, opting to stay home with their three children in Worcester rather than travel to Monaco to see Edwin remain undefeated.
But Stephanie was in the house Saturday night as Edwin met Andre Ward in a super middleweight bout at Citizens Business Bank Arena. How much of the fight she watched was likely to be determined on a round-by-round basis.
"I'm not sure if I'll keep my eyes on it the entire time," Rodriguez said beforehand, her free-spirited, world-traveling sister, Amie Rapa, and youngest son, seven-month-old Evan, both sitting quietly by her side.
It wasn't always that way.
Stephanie and Edwin were in their early 20s when they met at the Boys & Girls Club of Worcester, where she served as a counselor and he trained. She knew little about the sport, but found the fights to be exhilarating and quickly became a rabid ringside rooter.
"In the beginning of his career, I was always watching the fight," she said. "I was really into it, very excited and cheering him on. Then, as the competition has stepped up and the stakes have gotten higher, it brings a sense of anxiety to me and I don't get as excited."
Boxing is a dangerous way to make a living. Anyone associated with the sport recognizes that.
Stephanie is no different.
"I guess there's always that underlying fear of injury, even in the earlier days of his career," she said. "But obviously those fears become a little more real when you're fighting people who have the ability to deliver impact punches.
"He didn't get hit a lot in the beginning of his career and he had a lot of early knockouts, so it's a little bit more (fearful) now. But it's always been there, I've always known the risks."
In addition to being concerned about Edwin's physical well being, there's also unease about the harm that would come to a career "La Bomba" — as he's known to his fans — has worked so long and hard to build. She doesn't want to see a dream destroyed.
"I guess it's because I understand the sport more and I recognize the fact it's not going to be as easy as it was in the beginning for him and there is just so much more sacrifice and preparation that has gone into it," Rodriguez said.
"I know how badly he wants to make it to this level, so that's kind of where it comes from. Before, he was always kind of favored to win and he was building himself up to that point and I wasn't really aware as much about what a loss can do to you in this sport to reach where you want to reach. I guess the stakes have just gotten higher, and the competition has gotten better."
Rodriguez, 30, was born and raised in Worcester. She attended Holy Name High and Holy Cross before declining to study law on a scholarship at Western New England University after twins, Edwin Jr. and Serena, arrived more than four months early in 2006.
Rodriguez did go on to earn a master's degree from Fitchburg State and currently works as a guidance counselor at Sullivan Middle School in Worcester.
With Edwin having moved his training base to Houston in 2012, meaning he's gone for stretches of eight to 12 weeks, that makes time management the key as Stephanie cares for their three children, works full-time, and helps out with Edwin's career where needed.
"It took some time to get into a rhythm in order to figure out how to balance everything while he's gone, but it's pretty established now," Rodriguez said. "I get a lot of support from my mom (Jamie Herrick), so that's good."
The Rodriguezes celebrated their third wedding anniversary in September, and in October moved into a house they purchased in Worcester that's on the same street as Stephanie's mom. They gave their former home to Edwin's parents.
Despite having lots of family around, Edwin's extended absences are tough on everyone. The twins, in particular, miss their dad with Serena getting teary at times.
"But I understand why we do it and thankfully we've been able to really have some nice benefits in life because of his sacrifice to be at this level in boxing," Stephanie said. "I know he misses us, too, but Edwin is the type of person when he's focused and wants something, he doesn't get very easily distracted.
"So he's not the type to get homesick and want to come home. He just remains focused and keeps working and working and working."
And Stephanie will just keep watching and watching — most of the time, anyway.
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Amazon Swings to Surprise Loss as Expenses Grow
Amazon reported a surprise second-quarter loss Thursday despite a 22% jump in revenue. WSJ's Greg Bensinger reports. (Photo: Getty Images)
This transcript has been automatically generated and may not be 100% accurate.
I ... Amazon was a surprise quarterly loss ... by Greg Benson Wall Street Journal ... Amazon dot com today reported a loss for the second quarter surprising analysts who expected its slim profit for the quarter ... this is because the company is spending heavily on new investments has caught up with the company and analysts on the call this afternoon focused operating margin ... and expand expenditures for the future wondering ... when what he was non stop investing in the company ... and putting more money into profits ... analysts also focused on the third quarter because Amazon said it expected ... possibly another loss as they continue to spend heavily on things like building new warehouses acquiring media for their streaming video ...


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May 19, 2012
Tampa (April 9, 2012) – The International Academy of Design & Technology-Tampa (IADT-Tampa) will present its 27th annual IMAGINE fashion show on Saturday, May 19. Held at the Mainsail Conference Center in Tampa, the evening will begin with a VIP pre-party at 6 PM, and the runway show will follow at 8 PM. Miss St. Petersburg USA 2013, Collins Medlin, will serve as the event emcee.
The show will feature approximately 200 designs created by 44 IADT-Tampa students, with a theme reflecting the uncertainty of the 2012 Mayan calendar. The room will go dark and glowing designs will start the night off; then, viewers will travel to the beach, the workplace, and to the club. A surprise video intermission will cast some light on the making of the show from behind the scenes. Extravagant fabric and trim then appear in cocktail and eveningwear, finishing with a bridal finale unlike any traditional wedding you've ever attended! The show also features some of IADT-Tampa's community projects, including The Pink Party (in partnership with Westfield Mall) and the Festival of Chocolate (in partnership with MOSI).
IADT-Tampa will again partner with My Hope Chest, a local non-profit organization focusing on the issue of breast reconstruction for uninsured breast cancer survivors. There will be approximately 30 professional runway models from Benz and Alexa Modeling Agencies, as well as a myriad of event volunteers, including hair and makeup by Toni & Guy and The Art of Hendrickje. This innovative production by Directions Media will include state-of-the-art technology and entertainment. As the evening unwinds, "Best of Show" awards will be announced; attendees will also have the opportunity to participate in a "text-your-favorite designer" campaign. The results will be aired on July 29 at 2 PM, when the show is broadcast on MOR.
Tickets are on sale now and are available through the IADT-Tampa bookstore or by calling 813-889-3400. Inside the venue, the Promenade will have select seating at $25. Outside, the Salon will have $15 general admission seats, for an intimate runway experience similar to fashion week. For more information on the Imagine 2012 Fashion Show, please visit www.tampafashiondesignexpo.com.
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With more than 30 years as an established institution, the International Academy of Design and Technology offers students a hands-on education with experienced faculty dedicated to providing students with the necessary skills, knowledge, support and guidance to pursue fulfilling career opportunities in the design and technology fields. The Tampa campus (IADT-Tampa), which opened in 1984, offers degree programs in fashion design, interior design, graphic design, professional photography, audio production, retail merchandise management, information technology, Internet marketing, and Web design and development. Students also have the opportunity to take a portion of their coursework online through IADT-Online. IADT-Tampa is accredited by the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS). ACICS is a national accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education. The International Academy of Design & Technology – Tampa's Bachelor of Fine Arts in Interior Design program is accredited by the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA), 206 Grandville Ave, Suite 350, Grand Rapids, MI 49503, www.accredit-id.org. Find disclosures on graduation rates, student financial obligations and more at www.iadt.edu/disclosures. IADT-Tampa cannot guarantee employment or salary and is a member of the Career Education Corporation (NASDAQ:CECO) network of universities, colleges and schools. For more information, visit www.iadt.edu/Tampa.
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It seems one can put a price on loyalty. For the County Commission, it's $300.
It seems one can put a price on loyalty. For the County Commission, it's $300.
The board Tuesday will weigh whether to approve a one-time "loyalty incentive payment" for about 2,300 full-time employees across all county agencies.
Another 40 part-timers would be eligible for a $150 bonus under the plan, which renews a similar payment approved by the commissioners in November 2012.
The bonuses will cost a total of $750,536, County Administrator Lee Niblock wrote in a memo to the board. The funding will come from savings realized from last year's budget that were brought forward into the new fiscal year.
The payment "recognizes and credits county employees for their continued dedication, hard work and ongoing service to the citizens of Marion County," Niblock added in the memo.
The 2007 recession depleted tax revenues, which still have not bounced back, and forced the commission to tamp down on pay raises for most county employees, even into the current budget, adopted four years after the downturn officially ended.
In light of that, Niblock wrote, he and the county-level elected officials — court clerk, elections supervisor, property appraiser, sheriff and tax collector — unanimously concur that the board approve the bonuses to express "encouragement and gratitude" for the employees' service.
"The employees are a professional and qualified group of individuals who remain dedicated to serving all citizens of Marion County," Niblock wrote in the memo.
"Marion County has seen declining budgets, reduced revenues and reduction in staff levels; however, our dedicated employees continue to exceed expectations by doing more with less. This is a way to recognize the efficiencies and efforts produced by our employees in implementing cost-saving measures throughout county government."
Most of the loyalty bonuses will flow toward County Commission employees.
According to county records, 1,362 full-timers and 36 part-timers will benefit.
The Sheriff's Office staff gets the next biggest chunk, as 732 full-timers will receive the payment.
That would be the second pay boost in two months provided to sheriff's employees, if the commission green-lights the bonuses Tuesday.
In early October, Sheriff Chris Blair, in keeping with a long-time agency policy, handed out nearly $1 million in "longevity pay" increases, which ran between 1 percent and 3 percent of each employee's base pay, depending on his or her tenure.
Among the other agencies, the proposal affects 114 full-time staffers and three part-timers who work for Tax Collector George Albright, 51 full-timers and one part-time employee under Property Appraiser Villie Smith, 32 full-time workers at the office of Clerk of the Circuit Court David Ellspermann and 13 full-timers working for Supervisor of Elections Wesley Wilcox.


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Welcome to our school.
The mission of Cotter School District is to provide an environment conducive to the emotional, intellectual, and physical growth of each child.
Cotter School District will provide its students with the skills necessary to acquire, assimilate, and analyze information.
We will strive to develop each child's fullest potential by promoting a positive self-concept and meeting individual needs. We believe that education should be a major priority of both school and community and will work toward this goal by involving parents and community to the fullest extent possible.


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Car News
2014 GMC Sierra Denali Officially Revealed
- Sierra Denali offers upscale features inside and out
- Includes standard 8-inch touchscreen
- 5.3-liter V8 standard; 6.2-liter V8 optional
The all-new 2014 GMC Sierra Denali is coming. GMC officially revealed the Sierra Denali online, giving us our first look at the newly redesigned pickup's high-end luxury trim level.
As usual, the Denali trim level indicates a long list of luxury features and high-end appointments. They start on the outside, where the truck boasts a unique chrome grille, 20-inch wheels and chrome exhaust tips. Also, the Sierra Denali includes body-colored front and rear bumpers.
Inside, the Sierra Denali offers a level of technology rarely seen in pickup trucks. Standard in all Sierra Denali models is an 8-in, center-mounted touchscreen that shows audio and navigation information. The system, which features GMC's IntelliLink infotainment technology, also includes Bluetooth and a whopping five USB ports. Rounding out the Sierra Denali's list of high-tech standard equipment is a Bose audio system.
The Sierra also offers standard luxury features beyond its high-tech gadgets. The front seats are both heated and cooled, while the steering wheel is heated. The truck also has front and rear park assist. And a power sliding rear window gives occupants easy access to the Sierra Denali's bed. Of course, there is also a long list of options, such as hill-descent control and a lane departure warning system.
The Sierra Denali also packs big power under the hood. The standard engine is a 355-horsepower 5.3-liter V8. GMC says the engine's 23 miles per gallon highway is better than competitors' V8s or even the Ford F-150's EcoBoost V6.
For drivers who want even more power, the Sierra Denali can deliver. All Sierra Denali models are available with the pickup's 6.2-liter V8, which is expected to produce 420 hp and around 450 lb-ft of torque. The Sierra's standard 4.3-liter V6 won't be offered in the Denali trim level.
With the 2014 Sierra Denali, GMC marks the upscale trim level's 13thyear on the market. A pioneer in the luxury pickup world, the Sierra Denali was quickly joined by high-end competitors such as the Ford F-150 King Ranch and the RAM 1500 Laramie Longhorn.
While GMC has not yet announced pricing for the Sierra Denali, we don't anticipate a huge bump over last year's base figure of around $50,000 with shipping. We expect the Sierra Denali will arrive later this year.
What it means to you: For those interested in a luxury pickup, the 2014 GMC Sierra Denali must be included on any shopping list.


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Check out GameStop's website and you can pretty much buy any game from the past generation or two - or pre-order anything due out for the next several years. But one thing that's missing from the global retail giant is the ability to buy games prior to the era of the PlayStation 2, Xbox and GameCube. Want a classic NES or SNES game? Some other classic part of gaming history? You won't find it.
According to GameStop CEO Paul Raines, that's going to change.
"We think there's a vintage sales opportunity, so we're accumulating some inventory," Raines told Verge in a recent interview, specifically pointing towards GameStop's website as the destination for this new venture. "If you go to eBay and look at all of the gaming stuff that's on there, it's unbelievable. Collector's stuff. We've got to be in that business. We will be."
Raines noted his company already has many old school classics, the result of trade-ins over the company's meandering 25-plus year history. According to the executive, there are a few challenges remaining, such as "sourcing the product, the condition [and] the refurbishment," but because the demand is there, the effort to expand the business is seen as worth it.
Raines offered no timetable for this expansion, merely noting his company is "working on some stuff we haven't announced yet."
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