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Excel 2003 Level 3 (Advanced) FRENCH
Designed for users familiar with Excel & want to expand their knowledge. Upon completion of the course, you'll be able to protect & unprotect worksheets & workbooks, use goal seek, auditing toolbar, data tables, scenarios as well as create & edit macros
- Course Outline
This course is designed for users who are familiar with Excel and want to expand their knowledge. Participants must have good working knowledge of Excel Introduction and Excel Intermediate.
Learning objectives: Upon completion of the course, you will be able to protect and unprotect worksheets and workbooks, use goal seek, auditing toolbar, data tables, scenarios as well as create and edit macros.
Course Outline:
Assigning a Password
Opening a Protected File
Removing a Password
Unlocking Cells in a Worksheet
Protecting a Worksheet
Unprotect a Worksheet
Using Shared Workbooks
Saving a Shared Workbook
Viewing Users Sharing a Workbook
Using Track Changes
Workbook Protection
Creating Macros
Running, Editing and Deleting Macros
Assigning Macros to the Toolbar and Macro Buttons
Using Relative References
Deleting a Macro from a Menu
Deleting a Macro
Creating Scenarios
Editing Scenarios
Scenarios Reports
Using Goal Seek
Using Data Tables
Auditing Toolbar Menu
Trace Dependents and Precedents
Trace Error
Show Watch Window
- Prerequisites & Certificates
Participants must have good working knowledge of Excel Introduction and Excel Intermediate.
Certificates offered
Certificate of completion
- Cancellation Policy
Compuease Cancellation Policy
We at Compuease work hard to arrange our schedules around your needs. Last minute cancellations put additional strain on our schedules and therefore we have the following Cancellation Policy for our Public Classes. You may cancel or reschedule a registration at any time up to 10 business days before the class without penalty. Canceling or rescheduling a registration within 10 business days requires full payment of the course fee. You are welcome to transfer your seat in a class to another individual at any time before the class.
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If you have taken a course through this vendor please log into your account and leave feedback for this vendor. You will be helping ensure our members get directed to the best training facilities.Lori was excellent!Reviewed by Purnima H. 2017I think I underestimated my own knowledge of the program. This is not necessarily at the fault of the course or training provider.Reviewed by Natascha M. 2016I found the instructor very informative and she addressed all of my questions and concerns.Reviewed by Kathy C. 2016Instructor and venue were excellent. Made a full day training course enjoyable.Reviewed by Travis H. 2015The building itself is pretty dingy, but the instructor made up for it!!Reviewed by Rosemarie K. 2015Too much information in one day - instructor had to race through material, skipping some of it entirely. Start delayed by 20 minutes due to course material not having been properly loaded on computers. These issues continued throughout class, ie some of my important menu tabs were in french, others in english. I had requested an English class. Another student had Excel 2007 instead of Excel 2010, when the rest of us and the instructor were working with 2010. I would have liked to continue to 4:00, but the instructor made it clear that her preference was to leave at 3:30, so no one said anything. The windows had to be opened because the room was too warm, but the people next to the windows were wearing their coats because they were too cold.Reviewed by Susan B. 2014I would take antoher course from this company in the future.Reviewed by George G. 2014The course was completely ruined because their was a complete novice in the class and they slowed down the class and we didn't learn everything that was said on the course description. There should be a questionnaire or a quick entrance test for the intermediate course to prevent this. OR the instructor should move on and tell the novice that if the cant follow to leave and join a different class, it seems unfair that 3/5 people didn't learn because of this.Reviewed by Nikki M. 2014Excellent value!Reviewed by Sylvie H. 2014I took the Intermediate Excel trg on 17 Jul at Compuease and it was excellent. Alain did a great job presenting the material. However, the Advance Lvl 3 crse held on 25 Jul was terrible. The instructor was not prepared, had only slept 1 hour the night before, spent most of the time simply reviewing the various botton options on the main toolbar, and reviewing the text in the handout. We were not able to complete one exercise using an actual excel spreadsheet with info. The instructor keep jumping around from topics and often the students (there was only 2 of us) didn't know what he wanted us to. After 2 hours I gave trying to learn anything from this particular instructor. Very disappointing, especially after such a very well run crse on 17 Jul. Although I would take trg from Compuease again, I would make sure it was Alain conducting the trg.Reviewed by Walter H. 2014AWESOME! The trainer was so engaged, knowledgeable, and helpful! I would take any training that she facilitates!Reviewed by Angela M. 2014Didn't help me at all. Too fast, too many things for one day of training. Any time for practicing. It looks more like presentation which I didn't expect. I wanted to learn something and not just to be impresses by somebody's knowledge and I didn't learned anything. Only thing that I learned is to think twice before to give your many. Sorry for saying that, but I don't recommend it to anyone.Reviewed by Ruzica J. 2014Introduce a two-hour free exercises. I like to explore and them ask questions if needed.Reviewed by Roxana O. 2014There wasn't a lot of time to ask questions at the end of the seminar such as topics not covered in class.Reviewed by Kristyna M. 2014The class was reduced to one-day because of a lack of participants. However, I think it would have been better to reschedule to class rather than condense into one day. I left the course feeling I could learn much more than what was discussed. Thank you.Reviewed by Emily L. 2014Good Course ~ Thank you :)Reviewed by Kathryn K. 2014Good Course ~ Thank you :)Reviewed by Kathryn K. 2014Instructor went over and beyond to help tailor the class to the student's needs. It was great.Reviewed by sarah . 2014Really nice place, better than the old location !Reviewed by Sylvain . 2014Felt that we should have received an actual MS Project book not just a photocopy of excerpts bound into a coil booklet give the price of the course.Reviewed by Cindy C. 2013Trainer was very knowledgeable of her subject. She was excellent and I would definitely recommend this course and Last Minute Training to anyone.Reviewed by Manon S. 2013Fantastic course with an excellent instructor. Good learning pace but a little more time would be useful. Donna is a very knowledgable instructor and a pleasure to have. I never realized how much work was involved in making animation. Thanks for the great experience and I'm looking forward to training with you again.Reviewed by Casey N. 2013The trainer was inexperienced....he admitted that he doesn't work on photoshop CS6...he has more experience on CS3... He kept talking about his personal business rather than the course. i had ask to be trained in CS6 mac not PC. Course files were not available. I only stayed until noon. I had more experience than the trainer.....Bad choice...waste of my time and money....Reviewed by Gaston C. 2013I prefered having the one-on-one training, because it met all my expectations. I've had many trainings in groups, sometimes you understand most of the course but others are slower. It was excellent for me, if I ever have training in the future it's definitely one-on-one. :)Reviewed by Amanda M. 2013the facility was a little bit too warm - no air circulation it seemed like.Reviewed by Carole L. 2013noReviewed by Jean-Philippe B. 2013Very good training. Introduction to course was a little lengthy, I felt that there was a little bit too much emphasis on minor details that we already knew (i.e.printing) and that this time could have been used on more details about Excel. The course was extremely helpful however and the consultant explained things very clearly. The building is old (which I understand is not the tenant's fault) but it smelt of mold which doesn't make for the most comfortable environement.Reviewed by Brittany R. 2013I enjoyed his sense of humour and his flexibility in meeting our needs within the group.Reviewed by Rachelle M. 2013I liked the fact that you guys do your training in small groups, easier to learn the information and to ask question.Reviewed by Breanne A. 2013It was at our faciltiy so no commnent on top partReviewed by JoAnne M. 2013Lori was very knowledgeable! She answered all my questions beyond the course outline. She was patient and gladly willing to show me concrete examples of what the software could do and made recommendations of use based on my personal needs.Reviewed by Nancy S. 2013Since taking this course, I have been practicing my new knowledge and skills on a daily basis. I can honestly say now, I much rather work in Word then WordPerfect.Reviewed by Lynne F. 2013Excellent trainer, very knowledgable and well spoken. Would love to have her again. I learned many new applications.Reviewed by Dawn L. 2013Everything met my expectations for the one-day session.Reviewed by Jeff G. 2012The course and the trainer met all of my expectations. The instructior was very knowledgeable and friendly. Once thing that I would like to suggest is for the provider to ensure that all participants are clearly notified not to wear scented products on the day of the training. Being in a small classroom space, surrounded by overpowering scents was very distracting and made it difficult to breathe.Reviewed by Urszula D. 2012The instructor easily adapted to special requests that were above and beyond what was listing in the course offering. A couple of us wanted to know more about MS Project 2010 and, when it was not at all inconvenient to the other participants, she walked us through some of the differences. This added a lot of value to the course. Her confidence with the material was contagious.Reviewed by Heather B. 2012I love teaching method, it is very affordable.Reviewed by Gilbert B. 2012The only issue was the instructor, although EXTREMELY knowledgeable, didn't follow the Course Material at all. In fact I didn't even do a single exercise on the workstation. Essentially he used the White Board and showed examples (not in course material), and we discussed the nuances of "simple" SQL. Again, the instructor was extremely knowledgeable but there was absolutely no hands on (ie workstation etc)Reviewed by Sean C. 2012Thank you for an enjoyable day of learning. Pierre was a great help. He answered our questions, and was very patient when we did not understand. Thank you again for an enjoyable learning experience.Reviewed by Jeanne M. 2012Although the course information was relevant to the specific material - some basic Windows commands should not be necessary to be reiterated to students in class such as 'Cut and Paste' and 'Save File As'. This takes away valuable time to the specific subject course.Reviewed by Andre S. 2012The course was great! Enjoyable and everything it said it would be.Reviewed by Brett W. 2012I was the only participant so received one on one training. With a group you usually do exercises from a workbook which would have been beneficial to me but that didn't happen with one on one training. I was shown how to do something and then asked to do it too rather than starting an exercise from scratch in a workbook and having to figure it out myself.Reviewed by Brenda . 2012No, all good to me !Reviewed by Claude L. 2012An excellent faclity located in the heart of downtown Ottawa. Friendly instructor and staff. As this was a one on one instructional situation, the instructor tailored the workshop to my needs. She covered every one of the twenty-two topics that I had requested and sent via email the week previous. I would recommend this school to anyone needing to learn or augment their computer skills.Reviewed by Keith H. 2012Our instructor was absolutely a delight. It made learning something that could have been boring in to something very fun and interesting. Dracy Whyte was great as a teacher!Reviewed by Dona M. 2012We had individual projects with specific questions and the instructor was very flexible in the course presentation to address our issues.Reviewed by Sheryl M. 2012We had the advantage of a very small class and very attentive lecturer to answer individual's questionsReviewed by Lothar H. 2012Great beginning for me.... I would have liked a longer basic course to cover some text data entry for templates, rather than just calculations...Reviewed by Evelyn D. 2012Would have preferred some practical exercises with the instructor going around and seeing if we understood the training. eg. complete a travel claim sheet. There were only 5 participants to probably would have been a good time to wander around the class and see how we were doing. Difficult to see the screen, esp in the a.m. with the sun hitting it.Reviewed by Trudy . 2011I had been using Word 2003 for several years. My software was recently upgraded to Word 2007. I found this course extremely interesting and useful for me. Sometimes, there are some really small tricks that can help immensely for our day-to-day work. The instructor was very knowledgeable and had a great personnality. This is one of the best courses I've taken and I've taken many... MarcReviewed by Marc R. 2011I found the instructor at CompuEase "Desiree" very patient and helpful! She is very knowledgeable and takes the time to help me through this training - especially since I've never used it before. Thank you! ConnieReviewed by Constance L. 2011This was an awesome course. The trainer was fabulous, very hands on. I would highly recommend.Reviewed by Judy K. 2011The trainer mentioned that I could retake the course for free and that this is something that is normally offered there. I might do that because it was an off day for me. I was feeling tired and my concentration was a bit off. The trainer also was having an off day because of a back injury. I have taken training with Compuease before and I find it is a friendly environment and the trainers are excellent.Reviewed by Sylvia B. 2011I was trully satisfied with the services at CompuEase. I was lucky enought to receive a one on one training with no else then the founder, who is very knowledgeable. I will definitely watch out for future courses.Reviewed by Natalie C. 2011The room was kept at about 100 degrees. Also, we needed Photoshop CS5 on MACS. After we paid/registered, I was emailed and told they didn't have Macs. I said okay, we'll cancel. Then they said whoops sorry, we do have Macs. 12 hours before the course was to begin (we were travelling from out of town) they emailed to say they didn't have CS5 but only CS4 but that the instructor was "very knowledgeable." When we got there, there were in fact two computers that had CS5, but they weren't MACS, so we had to choose, either a PC with CS5 or a MAC with CS4. My PC kept crashing because it was so old and slow it couldn't handle a program like Photoshop. And since we were on CS5, everything the instructor told the class to do did not match what was on our screen and we had to hold the class up every half an hour saying "I don't have that option on my screen." The instructor made several references to sex (I appreciated his sense of humor, but not his taste or lack of) and he seemed more like a surfer dude than a teacher. He was very disorganized ,jumping all over the place, changing his mind about what he was going to talk about, etc. It was hard to follow what was going on in his head.Reviewed by Shannon B. 2011Excellent course! Excellent Training Provider! Stellar Instructor!Reviewed by Cristiane P. 2011The smaller class size allowed for more one-on-one time with the instructor during the hands-on exercises, which optimized the learning experience. The course manual was a bit lacking, but luckily our instructor was a true expert in the field and was able to go into detail and even treat us to more advance applications when he saw that we were ready to take on the more advanced applications. I will certainly be taking another course with the training provider, especially if they continue to provide the student with such stellar instructors!Reviewed by Cristiane P. 2011The course provided by CompuEase was great. The instructor was excellent and very knowledgeable. The course content directly applied to my needs. I would recommend this course to others and am considering taking the next level myself.Reviewed by Eileen I. 2011My instructor was very interesting and knowledgable. She took the time to explain things to me that were not covered in the course outline, but were relevant to my employment needs.Reviewed by sarah w. 2011I thought that in some cases we could have practiced a bit more with the features that we learned about.Reviewed by Karl S. 2011I am satisfied - in fact, I will go to another training within the few next weeks.Reviewed by Suzanne R. 2011Good course and since I was the only participant I had the benefit of a one-on-one.Reviewed by Patricia R. 2011It was an excellent course, but I think it could be done in 1-day instead of 2-day course.Reviewed by Laura . 2011Instructor is very knowledgeable, patient and has a great rapport with her students.Reviewed by Rose P. 2011The crse was very well paced, covering all aspects of Microsoft Excel that I wanted to learn / had questions on. The trg provider is very well versed in both the subject and teaching / instructing skills, ensuring that all questions are answered before moving on to the next lesson / exercise. The crse handout booklet used and will use in the future is a great ref.Reviewed by Arthur K. 2011Excellent instructor; flexible and willing to accommodate students by explaining specific details. Has great overview of MS office suite. Provides learning experience that enables.Reviewed by Cathleen K. 2011Would love to receive course manual (not available at time of course).Reviewed by Sylvie J. 2011This was a great course for beginers using Excel! Very well taught. Thank you.Reviewed by Angela C. 2011From the "get go" the day was filled with delays and set backs (crashing computers and time delays to upload material). It appears that zero time given to course preparation....photo's had not been uploaded onto computers; the computers had not been pre-tested for functionality. The training room was filled with static - likely contributing to the problems with the computers. There was student manual that was missing (mine). The instructor provided his copy to me, but was left with none himself until after the lunch hour. I do not beleive the instructor had any kind of tuturial/instructor manual prepared - certainly one was not followed. Students were not given the basic of this course in any formal training approach - it might have been useful to follow the manual but it all seemed very hap-hazard hard understand, confusing. I did not know should be learning and why. The terms or functions (tools/keys)in the software was not well explained leaving the student wondering what was and wasn't important to know and why... - The training area lacks professionalism and cleanliness....There is nowhere to go for "breaks" (ie no lounge areas / or lunch if you happen to bring your own... the stairways skinks...Reviewed by Linda G. 2011Extremly bad training. Company obviously not prepared for training--trainer's computer did not work and went down 4 or 5 times, my workstation did not work, I moved from computer to computer, none of these worked so had to share. Workstations not prepared prior to course with proper files (instructor had to load during break and this took over an hour). I could go on and on about how terrible this training was and this was not due to the instructor who was trying. We ended the session and asked for a re-take as the training was a complete disaster from start to end. One star for many of the above ratings is being generous.Reviewed by Lee-Ann S. 2011This was the first time ever that I can remember having a two instructors teach a course. The tag team approach to teaching kept me on the edge of my seat. The thought of having a new voice and personality teaching the course material was like a breathe of fresh air. We was so wrapped up the level of passion the instructors brought to the classroom regarding Excel that we only stopped for a 30 minute lunch and then spent an additional hour at the end of the day where the instrctors shared experiences which had even challenged them.Reviewed by jonathan r. 20111. CompuEase does not have special ergonomic equipment (ie.. cordless mouse) When I arrived at the Centre, I spoke to the secretary at the front desk to say who I was and that there was supposed to be a cordless mouse set up for me (she went to check onReviewed by Diane L. 2011The instructor was really new what she was dooing and we learned alote. However, we did not have access the the internet, the facility was hard to find and was not very clean and well organised. Only coffee was offered once (i don't drink cofee).Reviewed by Lucie.Lacroix . 2011I appreciated the course as well as the instructor who was very professional.Reviewed by Gervais R. 2011The first morning, there was nobody there 5 minutes before the course started. Of course we started late. The courses was with COMPUEASE in Ottawa. They advertise the course in French and they delivered it in English, without reason. The teacher, theReviewed by Jean-Pierre V. 2009The class is very informative and easy to understand. The instructor, Pierre presents himself well and with an excellent attitude, he seems to really enjoy teaching and is very patient. We can ask as many questions as we wish or have him repeat without aReviewed by Jeanie G. 2008
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San Jose Earthquakes left back Ramiro Corrales has accomplished almost everything there is to do in an MLS uniform: He has played in more than 200 matches, twice lifted the MLS Cup and finally taken over as captain of the team where his professional career began 14 years ago.
In the middle there, he also enjoyed a successful three-year stint in Europe.
There is one hole in Corrales' resume, however: the lack of an All-Star appearance. And even though the 33-year-old is playing some of his best soccer since returning to the Quakes upon their re-establishment in 2008, that hole didn't get filled this season.
So while the Quakes were happy to see Bobby Convey, named as an injury replacement, suit up for MLS' best against Manchester United on Wednesday, the team didn't forget about their steadying influence on an improved back line.
"I think Ramiro's been the best left back in the league," Quakes general manager John Doyle said. "But that's the decision of Bruce [Arena, the All-Star head coach] and Dominic [Kinnear, Arena's assistant for the game], and maybe they don't see it the way I see it."
Corrales admitted disappointment at not snagging an invite to Houston.
"You want to be there, and I've never been a part of that," Corrales said. "So it was there, in the back of my mind. I think I've played the start of the season pretty good. But it's not up to me. I just concentrate on this team right now."
Corrales has succeeded on that front. Through the Quakes' first 15 games this year, he has played all but seven minutes of the team's matches. Last season, he was on the shelf at the All-Star break, forced out due to a right ankle sprain that he suffered on July 3. Corrales didn't get back on the field until Aug. 22, and even then, he was troubled by the injury the rest of the way.
"I'm fitter this year than last year," Corrales said. "I feel pretty good. Last year I had an injury that kept me out for six weeks. I wasn't 100 percent the whole time. This year, thank God, I've been healthy and just trying to get better and better every game."
Corrales has teamed with Convey to solidify the left side of the Quakes' lineup. After moving through several positions last season, he's started every game at left back. That fact has allowed him to focus on sharpening his skills in delivering the exquisitely timed tackles that help him slow down faster wingers trying to beat him to the outside.
"I'm not changing," Corrales said. "Before it was in the middle, left back, Frank [Yallop, San Jose's coach] was moving me around. Now, since the beginning [of the season], he told me I was going to be left back and to work on that position, and that's what I've done."
Geoff Lepper covers the Earthquakes for MLSsoccer.com. He can be reached at email@example.com. On Twitter: @sjquakes

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- Oral Stories : Dinner Was Alright, But Dessert Was Amazing
Dinner was alright, but dessert was amazing
Warning: contains sexually explicit content that may not be suitable for everyone. Contains content involving male/male, male/female, threesome, foursome AND group sexual contact. If you are easily offended, you shouldn't be reading this, if you are not of an open mind, you should not be reading this, if you cannot handle the sexual openness of an orgy, or interracial sex you might want to go back now! For the rest of you brave souls, enjoy what a few hours of boredom in my mind can bring.
Dinner was alright, but dessert was amazing..
"Hey, come over for dinner this weekend, we miss you two!" Wow, it was Tuesday, and Malachi and Alyssa were already getting invitations to have fun. "Yeah sure! Its been a minute huh?" Malachi (or "Mel" goes by to THOSE types of friends) said into the phone, "What time should we be there?"
"Hey brotha, I got some shit just came down the pipeline, how about eight pm Friday? But theres more I gotta talk to you about." and with that, Johnny hung up the phone.
Malachi closed his phone, "more?" It had to be serious for Johnny to mention it, he unconsciously rested his hand on his cock, Johnny and Rebecca were a wet dream come true in this lifestyle except that they were carnivores. A simple thing really, but it made dining out rather hard considering Malachi and Alyssa's choice to be vegan. Finding a both bi couple with no hangups or drama was what they were searching for, it took 6 years to find them. They were good friends that just so happened to be good partners as well, it was more than they could dream of for a long time.
Malachi called his wonderful wife of 10 years, "Hey beautiful, Johnny called us, they're going to cook for us Friday night at eight." He always called her beautiful, or sexy, or any complimentary term he could think of, she was his life. "Sweet!" she said in a hurry, "but I have to go, tell me about it later. I love you and I'll see you soon" and with that the phone ringing in the back ground drowned out Malachi's "love you so much sexy" and he hung up.
Malachi sat at his desk wondering what exactly is going on, everyone seemed so short with him on the phone. He wasn't used to that, his job required him to be friendly and talk as long as necessary to the people on the other end of the line, suicide prevention hot-lines in the mental health field are something that isn't rushed. With that the phone rang again, and he was back to work.
Thursday, a text came through on Alyssa's phone, "xpct xtra 2moro-5" from Rebecca. What the hell does this mean she thought, hell, she read it again, what does this have to do with dinner? Probably means they found a new recipe that they're going to try, and to come hungry. She deleted it without considering the implications of the cryptic message. At the same time, Mel received an email from Johnny "hey we invited another friend over, you'll like him, see ya tomorrow." Well, he thought, there goes play time. Dinner it is.
Friday Malachi and Alyssa were preparing for the evening, showering getting dressed, packing up protection just in case and talking about their week at work. They work opposite shifts most of the time so they never get a chance to connect on a personal level until the weekend. It's not what they wanted to do, just what fate dealt them with their choices of jobs. Alyssa worked in an office, she dealt with business calls all day, the more she got, the more she made. She wasn't cold calling them, they called her, theres never a shortage of people needing a wedding coordinator. Mel sat by a phone Sunday through Thursday nights hoping it didn't ring. He was higher up on the ladder, he got the easy shift, he spent too many Friday and Saturday nights stressed out in the past. Now he hopes he only answers one or two a week. He never goes into details, as his work wont allow it, just if it was a bad week or a good week, and this week fortunately was a good week. They compared the messages, and between them they had considered the possibility that it wasn't in fact just for dinner, weighed the options, and had agreed that if it happens, what the hell? They were open to anything.
They arrived at Johnny and Rebecca's house early, 12 pack of beer, six-pack of rubbers and a bottle of wine in hand. Johnny answered the door, invited them in, and gave each of them a hug and kiss on the cheek, Rebecca was in the kitchen, she looked up from the counter and smiled."Hey guys, glad ya made it, man I can't believe how hard it is to cook vegan! It makes everything more complicated!" and with that she concentrated on cutting the tomatoes on the counter again. Johnny grabbed the 12 pack of beer and took it to the refrigerator, "Hey Mel, you want one now?" as he pulled a can out of the pack.
"Yeah sure, sorry we're early, but we got anxious, its been too long since we got together last" He said as Johnny walked back. "No big deal, anytime is a good time for you two, Paul should be here soon, hes a vegan too, so we figured why not cook for everybody, he's bringing dessert"
An hour passes, still Paul hasn't showed up, talk of the evening has been good, Alyssa and Rebecca are chatting away in the kitchen, with an occasional gentle caress of the arm or butt in passing. They are sexy by themselves, but together its enough to make any man whimper in lust. Rebecca's light complexion and Alyssa's dark brown skin makes the contrast amazing, to see them together in bed is a dream. Mel is on his third beer, and Johnny on his second vodka and cranberry as the doorbell rings.
Johnny answers the door, bouncing as usual as he walked, he has such a happy disposition that its contagious, Mel cant help to smile. As the door opens, a single guy walks in, good looking, tall, and very skinny, Johnny does his typical quick introductions "Paul this is everybody, everybody this is Paul." Alyssa looks up and stops talking instantly in shock. She didn't know him, but was shocked that Paul was black, she had never been with a black guy before, not that this bothered her, but it really could be an international delight tonight.
With that everyone gathered at the table and sat down to eat. Rebecca's cooking was amazing, and the conversation flowed naturally and lightly, Paul fit right in, he was polite, well spoken, had a good sense of humor and intelligent. Mel and Alyssa were beginning to see some interesting possibilities for the evening. After dinner, they all went out to the balcony to indulge in an almost ritualistic passing of the joint, that usually meant that at some point, someone was going to be naked and cumming if not everyone. Johnnys thick strong hand rested casually on Alyssa's thigh, his pinky finger massaging her pussy. He was a good looking guy, six-foot-two, two hundred eighteen pounds of muscle. He had shoulder length dark brown hair, blue eyes, and a smile that lit up the room all the time. He always was smiling, and everyone in the room knew why, it wasn't a secret, Johnny was well proportioned everywhere, including in his pants. Alyssa was opening her legs further, her pants tight on her pussy to get the most of Johnny's massaging finger. She was beautiful, long black hair framing her beautiful almond shaped eyes and her oval face. At five-foot-seven and one hundred twenty-five pounds, she was considered tall for a Korean woman, she was taller than both her parents. Her large D breasts heaved in excitement as Johnny casually played with her.
Rebecca was cuddled into Mel's chest, her small frame almost disappearing into him, he wasn't large at five-nine and one sixty, but but Rebecca's four-eleven, 95 pound frame was positively small. Mel's long black hair dr*ped over her face like silk, entwining with her blond hair, and she loved that feel. Mel's hand was gently caressing her small pert breast, she never wore a bra that he knew, and her nipple was poking back at him through her thin t-shirt. Paul was sitting on the ground, between Rebecca's legs with his head resting on her thigh looking up at everyone. He was six foot, maybe one hundred forty pounds, with a dark, smooth complexion. His extremely short hair added to the almost statue like look he had, there wasn't a flaw on his face, it was smooth, tight, and beautiful. He was already aroused, his large member was clearly noticeable to everyone that would care to look, his loose fitting shorts were raised up in the middle to an almost comical height, but it promised everyone that he would not disappoint.
Rebecca was playing with Mel's cock through his pants, he was decent sized at six and a half inches, she couldn't handle much more because it hurt her. Johnny was the only guy over eight inches that was careful enough not to and she loved his girth, but couldn't handle his length, and occasionally she liked to be taken hard, fucked with an almost brutal harshness. Mel was perfect for this, he could slam into her with all the force he could gather, and she would just scream for more. She slowly undid his zipper, pulling his cock out and started to stroke it slowly. Paul shifted his position to watch Rebecca stroke Mel's cock and to undo Alyssa's pants.
Johnny slowly caressed Alyssa's clit as Paul gently slid a finger inside her. She was very wet and slick, she was more than ready for anything that tonight would bring. She looked down to see Paul's thin black finger slowly working in and out of her while Johnny massaged her, she could already feel herself begin to rise to orgasm. Mel began to remove Rebecca's shirt, sliding it up over her head, and off of her free arm, she switched hands so that he could remove it completely. His gentle probing hands then began to play with her nipple that was furthest away from him. She slowly lowered her open mouth the the head of his dick and began to work it furiously. He could feel Paul's hand playing with her other tit, and would occasionally touch his thigh, but this didn't bother him, he was of an open mind set that comes from years of sexual exploration and an understanding of what denial of interests can bring a human to do.
Alyssa stripped off her shirt and Johnny stopped playing with her long enough to remove her bra. The moonlight barely illuminated her large dark nipples on the balcony and she began to play with them as she turned to kiss Johnny passionately. Johnny unbuttoned his pants and pulled out his dick, his massive nine inches sprung out and begged for attention, and he grabbed Alyssa's head gently and lowered her to it. Mel looked over to see his wife sucking his friend's cock, and placed his hand on the back of her head and gently pushed her down in a slow steady rhythm of approval. Paul began to work his head in between Mel and Rebecca, to suck on the nipple he was playing with. His hand went down to his own cock and pulled his loose shorts aside to begin stroking it. Mel was playing with her ass and she raised herself up to allow him access to her ass and pussy. When she did this it put Rebecca's tits out of his reach so he turned and knelt facing Mel, and watched Rebecca work his cock. She opened her eyes when she felt his breath on her face, and saw that Paul was watching with a longing she knew as well. She removed his cock from her mouth and pointed it at Paul, he began to suck it with the same intensity and pace as she had.
Mel lifted up Rebecca;s skirt and was gently playing with her pussy, tracing her labia, and teasing her clit, but never entering her. She was trying to get him to enter her, it was a game they enjoyed playing with each other, it could go on for hours before someone caved, and tonight it was her. She got up and stood over him on the bench, she thrust her pussy into his face, and Paul worked even more furiously below. Mel parted his lips and tasted the sweetness in between her legs, she leaned forward forcing his head backwards over the back of the bench, and placed her tiny elbows on the wall in front of her.
Johnny removed Alyssa from his cock and stood up to remove his clothes, pants first, he straightened facing her and she began to suck his cock again as he removed his shirt. He grabbed her head trying to force his huge cock all the way down her throat, she couldn't handle it, but loved the feeling. Paul began to slide a second finger into her, and she placed one hand on Johnny's hips and grabbed Paul's wrist working his hand in and out of her at a fast pace, she was about to cum, and wanted more. She brought her hips forward in time with her head and Paul's wrist, moaning around Johnny's thick member.
Paul could feel her thrusting, and removed himself from Mel, and watched Alyssa cum he worked his fingers in and out as fast as he could, she was so close, he came over to her, and placed his mouth on her clit in hopes to bring her to orgasm completely. He knelt between Johnnys legs and began to lick and suck on Alyssa's wanting clit. She pulled Johnny's cock out of her mouth and began to moan harder, she was cumming!. She worked his cock with both hands now trying to get him to cum on her face, but he pulled away, he didn't want to finish so soon. She placed a hand on Paul's head and forced him deeper into her, and slid her other hand down to her pussy to spread her lips even further. She couldn't handle this much longer she needed to be fucked soon!
Rebecca was far from cumming, but enjoying herself totally, she was watching her girlfriend, the wife the the man in between her thighs cum with her typical intensity. She felt an extra hand on her back, Mel was grabbing her ass and playing with her asshole as he buried his tongue in her. She turned to see Johnny behind her. He was gently pushing her away from Mel's tongue. He was stroking his cock as she moved over to Alyssa, she began to lick her pussy with Paul.
Paul was feeling happy with his work and let her take over, he stood and put his cock in front of Alyssa's face, she was hesitant, she'd never seen anything other than a white cock before. She looked at it for a moment, and slowly brought her lips to the head of his dick. He stroked his shaft quickly as her lips wrapped around the head of his dick, he placed his other hand on the top of her head and began to guide her lower onto his shaft. Quickly Rebecca's skilled tongue made her forget her hesitance of a new person, and a black one at that, and she sucked hard and fast, matching Rebecca's pace to get him to cum down her throat. She might as well take it all she thought, and taste his cum on her lips as well.
Paul had other plans however and pulled his cock out of her mouth to slow down his orgasm, He was told that Alyssa and Mel were wild in bed, amazingly passionate, and uninhibited when they got naked. He wanted her, he had never before been with an Asian. This was a fantasy for him, he would not cum anywhere other than her wet shaved pussy, and would do anything to prolong his orgasm. He backed away, and came over to where Johnny and Mel were watching Rebecca's blond head and pale white skin mesh with Alyssa's brown thighs. It was a beautiful thing, and they were both masturbating slowly to the sight. Paul sat down on the bench and watched the two guys play with themselves, then turned to watch the girls instead. He looked back at Mel and said softly "I want to fuck your wife tonight" Mel moaned and nodded his head, his eyes rolled back in his head in pleasure. Johnny was stroking his cock now and Mel was getting weak kneed from it, he sat down on the bench and sprawled out in pure pleasure.
. Johnny moved forward and placed the head of his dick on Mel's lips, he slowly opened his mouth and allowed himself to be face fucked. Paul stood up and aimed his dick at Mels mouth as well. While not as big as Johnny, he was still impressive in size, and he began to double fuck Mel's mouth. He withdrew quickly, and went to find a condom. He would have Alyssa tonight. When he returned, he raised Rebecca from her place between Alyssa's thighs and slowly slid into her. Rebecca stood up, and came over to where Johnny and Mel were playing, and gently put a condom on Mel's cock. She pushed Johnny back and began to lower herself onto Mel's cock. Johnny knelt in front of them and guided him into her, and began to lick Rebecca's pussy and Mel slid in and out of her slowly. He increased his pace until eventually Johnny could not keep up, and he stood and went back over to Alyssa.
Mel pulled Rebecca's small body with him as he stood burying himself deep in her and turned around. He put her small body down on the bench and began to pound her hard as he looked into her green eyes and kissed her just as hard. He was so full of passion, he could go from gentle to forceful at just the right time, she could feel her climax building. She wanted him to fuck her harder and harder till she exploded from his thrusts. She wanted to feel him cum inside her, his body tensing and relaxing in time to his spurts of cum. She would have loved to feel it flow down her legs and through her ass crack, but that was not the rules. They all had to wear protection, not only for risk factor, but none of them wanted to risk having children.
Mel pulled out and helped Rebecca up, he turned her around and began to take her from behind. His thrusts were hard and deep, just like she liked, and he was going to finish her this way, he would make sure she would cum before he finished. He was never satisfied with sex until the other person was satisfied, he would intentionally withhold his orgasm until his partner was finished. This would back fire once in a while, and he would not cum at all in the evening, but his purpose was to make others happy he felt.
Alyssa watched Johnny come back to her, waiting to feel his cock in her mouth, she knew her husband and Rebecca had joined for the rest of the evening, this gave her BOTH well built men to please her. She loved this arrangement, she was never one for size, but appreciated it, she loved having two partners at once, two dicks was always a bonus, as they both were for her. She began to suck his cock as Paul fucked her deep and slow, he was taking his time and she loved it. She could feel every gloriously large thick inch slide into her and she matched as well as she could with Johnny's cock down her throat. She could be happy with only one of them fucking her as long as both came because of her skills, she knew the taste of Johnny well, and it would be welcome down her throat, but she was curious about how Paul tasted. She wanted to know, no, needed to know what his cum tasted like.
Watching Alyssa suck on Johnny's cock was amazing, Paul began to speed up his pace, his thrusts burying his cock deep inside her, his thin waist had her strong legs wrapped around him forcing him in harder and deeper with every thrust. He was mesmerized by how incredibly sexy it was watching her suck a cock, he couldn't control himself at all and gave in to what he had wanted since he first saw her sitting next to Rebecca before dinner. He exploded inside her moaning loudly and long, his cum filling the condom to amazing levels, he thought he had never cum this much or this hard. He lay there kneeling on the patio floor his head on her chest, her legs still wrapped around him pulling him in and making him thrust even more, she was not done with him. He could feel her begin to tighten around him, milking his cock as she was beginning to cum, he laid his head on her chest and could hear her moans and was watching Johnny's cock bury itself down her throat. Her legs collapsed as her orgasm slowed, and he removed his cock slowly from her as Johnny removed his manhood from her lips.
They traded positions, Johnny knelt between her thighs and slowly licked up her cum, he worked fast to put on his own condom and raised up to enter her. Paul barely had enough time to pull off his condom before her hands were guiding his still semi-hard member into her mouth, she wanted to taste his cum to feel it on her lips and to kiss her husband with him still fresh in her mouth. Johnny fucked her hard and deep, she wasn't like Alyssa, she could take him all, and he loved the feeling of her muscles tightening around the base of his cock. He watched as she slid Paul's cock over her lips, on her face and down her throat, her face was covered in his cum, she would pull it out and lick her lips and put it back in. He knew she would keep this up till he came again or till he removed himself from her mouth totally spent. She had done it to him time and time again.
Mel watched Alyssa cum, and watched Paul's black cock leave trails of cum all over her face and drippings on her tits as he fucked Rebecca. He knew what was going to happen, and this got him more excited. Rebecca was cumming, she was forcing herself back as hard as he was coming forward. He could feel the warmth spreading in his belly, tonight he would unload on her. He made to decision to pull out before he came and cum on her back. She exploded, and began to squirt, she was screaming and almost hitting her head into the wall in front of her, Mel was fucking her with an intensity that was overwhelming, he felt her relax and this was his cue. He removed himself from her and tore off the rubber, and started to masturbate hard and fast. Rebecca knew somehow what was happening, and lowered herself so that he could straddle her ass. He moved forward just a bit and began to cum, the first spurt hit her in the back of the head, and the rest left his hot cum from her neck to the top of her ass crack, her back was completely covered in cum. He hadn't done this before, but shes glad he did, and would love it every time, it made the forcefulness of the sex even more forceful. It made her feel used like never before from him. He stood up, his hands massaging his cum into Rebecca's back, around her sides and onto her small tits and tight firm stomach,.She was writhing into his touch, she wanted his cum all over her, and he was happy to give it to her. In a way he loved her, not as husband and wife, but as deep close friends and would do anything for her, or for Johnny, he was more liberal with the word love than most, but he was also more liberal with a lot of things than most as well.
Alyssa watched her husband cum and rub it all over Rebecca, she called for him to come over to her, face glistening with Paul's cum. Mel came close to her as Johnny was furiously fucking her, and she pulled him close and kissed him. Paul put his hand on Mel's head and kept him there, kissing his wife passionately and deeply, she backed him off a bit and he licked her cum covered lips, she moved to the side and he licked her cheek. Rebecca came over to Johnny and put one hand on his balls and one around his massive shaft. Alyssa grabbed for Paul's ass, sliding her fingers into his ass crack and pulling him close to her face, she took her other hand and guided her husband's mouth to his cock.
She began to moan again, watching her husband lick clean the last remaining cum from Paul's cock. She loved watching him service another man, it was her suggestion that he try it for her and he did, as the thought pleased her he would do anything for her. Rebecca watched this and wanted Paul's cock too and came over to his side and took over for Mel, Alyssa was cruel to him at times, but he seemed to enjoy it, she thought it was only with her could that he could feel his pent up aggression be released.
Mel loved it, all of it, sex is free and open to him. He was always with holding something from someone in his regular life, only when having sex could he be open and free. He loved it all, men or women, he could adapt to the times and enjoyed both equally. Alyssa watched as Rebecca worked on Paul's cock, she was going to cum again, and she wanted Mel to be part of it somehow. She pulled him up from her face and asked him quietly and gently to clean his mess up, she knew he would know what she meant. He got up and went to Rebecca's back and began to lick her from her ass up.
Johnny was pumping away furiously, he was about to cum but was trying to hold out for Alyssa, he wanted to cum with her and she was close. He began to feel her hips move more violently, her tight pussy sucking mercilessly at his cock wanting it buried deep inside her. He felt the tension rise and could not hold out any longer, he came deep inside her and pulled out instantly to finish her off with his tongue. She welcomed his head and grabbed it tightly with both hands guiding him and wrapped her legs around his shoulders holding him tight until her orgasm was completed, she was moaning and screaming. Who cares if the neighbors found out she was having mind blowing sex? So what if they need a cigarette, hopefully they were watching this hole time too.
Johnny licked his lips as he raised his head from her dripping spent pussy, and giggled. "Hey, we forgot dessert!" Mel looked up from Rebecca's ass where his tongue was buried and simply said, "Oh, I thought this WAS dessert." they all giggled a bit at that, and collapsed on one bench cuddling naked, the summer night air cooling the sweat from their bodies and refreshing them.
Rebecca looked at Alyssa, her head full of questions, but only one would be right, "so, how'd ya like dinner?"
Alyssa looked around at the pile of naked bodies around her and said to them all "Dinner was alright, but I think dessert was amazing."


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Do you remember a couple of weeks ago I mentioned WebMatrix, which gives you an easy way to install a bunch of web applications – like WordPress, Moodle and Joomla! – on a standard Microsoft platform (which means you can more easily fit into the rest of your ICT infrastructure).
Well, I just read an article on PC Pro (who sometimes enjoy being mischievous about the downfalls of technology) where David Moss talks about how easy it was to install WordPress in six simple steps. I'm not a WordPress user, so I haven't tried it myself, but it's a nice endorsement to get for our "let's make websites easier to setup" initiative.
Still unsure? Well, jump over and read the article "Microsoft Web Platform: the easy way to install WordPress"
to learn how David did it.


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U.S. Alleges KPMG Ex-Partner Got Cash for Tips
A former KPMG partner has been charged with passing stock tips to a friend who gave him cash bundles and gifts including a Rolex watch. Colin Barr reports. Photo: 'Exhibit A' in U.S. Attorney's Office for Eastern District of California criminal complaint.
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The University of South Carolina Beaufort baseball team is going to its second NAIA Baseball National Championship Opening Round.
Or more appropriately, the National Championship Opening Round is coming to the Sand Sharks.
USCB was selected to host one of nine opening round sites, the NAIA announced Sunday. By hosting the opening round, the Sand Sharks are guaranteed at least an at-large bid and will be one of five teams vying for a spot in the Avista-NAIA World Series from May 10-14 at Hardeeville's Richard Gray Sports Complex.
"It is a great honor for the University of South Carolina Beaufort," Chancellor Jane Upshaw said. "Our baseball team has played exceptionally well, and they deserve this home-field advantage.
"The entire Lowcountry deserves this opportunity to be able to see their home team play for the big prize," Upshaw added. "This region, particularly Beaufort and Jasper counties, has brought us to this place, and we are grateful for their continued support. And the city of Hardeeville provides a great venue as the home of the Sand Sharks."
Each of the nine sites will host a five-team, double-elimination tournament with the nine winners advancing to join host Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) in the Avista-NAIA World Series in Lewiston, Idaho, from May 25-June 1. USCB is one of three first-time hosts this year.
USCB athletics director Ty Rietkovich said he expects a positive response from the community in terms of recruiting volunteers to help put on the tournament, which he called "a huge undertaking" for the athletics department.
Baseball coach Bryan Lewallyn expressed his gratitude to Upshaw, Rietkovich and athletics business manager Genia Montford, who prepared USCB's bid, as well as the NAIA.
"Most of all, I'm extremely proud of the players for putting in the effort every day to be the best they possibly can be," Lewallyn said. "I'm extremely happy for them to get the chance to play at home in the postseason. This is a great step for such a young program and university."
The list of 46 opening round qualifiers and their assignments will be released May 6.


text: For those of you who do not know, Castle World is an AFOL forum dedicated to writing stories, usually incorporating LEGO. I've seen a lot of new faces around here, so I'm re posting the link for anybody who is interested in it. The forum has had one new regular poster sign up this year, so we could use all the new members we can get.


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American Stamps
American Stamps Previous Broadcasts
KQED Life: Mon, Dec 24, 2012 -- 7:00 PM
This program provides a behind-the-scenes look at the designers and artists who create postage stamps. Discover how stamps are conceptualized, designed and produced. Each of the iconic images on all those little bits of paper captures a unique angle of the American experience. In depicting and honoring their subjects, stamps play a significant role in memorializing national icons and showcasing important features of American culture and history.
Repeat Broadcasts:
- KQED Life: Tue, Dec 25, 2012 -- 1:00 AM


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INDIO >> The ever cool and fashionable Dum Dum Girls rocked the Outdoor Theatre on Friday afternoon at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
The rock band drew a light crowd despite a powerful performance during the second weekend of the music festival.
The set included "It Only Takes One Night," "I Got Nothing" as well as "Bedroom Eyes." Lead singer and song writer, Dee Dee Penny's vocals were impressive throughout the set but really shined on the closing song, "Coming Down."
Leave it up to these women to wear all black at an outdoor music festival and still look cool. Penny, who always pushes the fashion style envelope, was wearing a sheer top with only pasties and a bow tie. She did, however, have a colorful flower bouquet placed on the microphone which somewhat concealed her outfit.


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Rapper Wiz Khalifa has cleared up reports suggesting he has wed his pregnant fiancee Amber Rose, insisting they have yet to officially exchange vows.
The mom-to-be sparked rumors she had secretly married the Black and Yellow hitmaker over the festive season after referring to him as her "husband" during a run-in with a TMZ.com videographer in Los Angeles on Tuesday.
After the cameraman gifted Rose with a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles ice cream bar, she said, "My husband loves Ninja Turtles! That's really cute, thank you."
The comment sent fans into a frenzy, but Khalifa has now cleared up the claims.
He tells TMZ, "We've always called each other husband and wife since day one. We've always been husband and wife."
The hip-hop star previously revealed he and Rose were planning to have two ceremonies – a low-key one to make their romance official and a bigger bash for family and friends in 2013, after Rose gives birth – so she can wear her dream wedding dress.
In December, he told New York DJ Angie Martinez, "We're gonna get, like, licensed marriage, in a couple of weeks we'll have that done.
"When you have the (big) ceremony that's when you can invite the family. She can fit into a dress and then… if we have a daughter one day, she might wanna give the dress to our daughter, but if she's pregnant then she can't do that."
Rose is due to give birth to the couple's first child on 24 February.
Rapper Wiz Khalifa has cleared up reports suggesting he has wed his pregnant fiancee Amber Rose, insisting they have yet to officially exchange vows.


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The International Society for Agricultural Safety and Health (www.isash.org) urges everyone involved in agriculture to recognize National Farm Safety and Health Week (Sept. 16-22) and promote awareness of safety solutions year round.
This year's theme, "Agricultural Safety and Health … A Family Affair," focuses on the family farm.
"Although farming in many regions is moving toward larger operations, a great percentage of the agricultural industry is still based on the family unit," said ISASH President George Cook, University of Vermont. "The protection and well-being of farm family members remains one of the guiding principles of ISASH."
Agriculture is more than seven times as hazardous as other U.S. industries, with 621 fatalities in 2010, according to the Census of Fatal Occupational Injury.
ISASH approaches agricultural safety and health from multiple perspectives. Its membership includes engineers, educators, insurers, physicians, nurses, veterinarians, statisticians, communicators, business leaders and others who contribute to a safer and healthier agricultural work place.
ISASH is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Able to trace its roots to a small but viable farm safety awakening in the United States during the late 1930s, ISASH incorporated in 1962 as National Institute for Farm Safety. Many safety initiatives in U.S. agriculture have involved members of ISASH or its predecessors, including: slow-moving vehicle emblem; emergency farm rescue; rollover protective structures; assistive technologies for disabled farmers; and hand signals.
2012-2013 ISASH Board of Directors: George Cook, University of Vermont (president); Chris Shivers, Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation (president-elect); Ann Carruth, Southeast Louisiana University; Mike DeSpain, John Deere; Karen Funkenbusch, University of Missouri; Bernard Geschke, Progressive Agriculture Foundation; Bruce Johnson, Farm and Ranch Safety and Health Association; Marsha Purcell, American Farm Bureau Federation; and Deb Reed, University of Kentucky. Ex-Officio to the board: Nancy Hetzel (treasurer); Chip Petrea, University of Illinois (secretary).


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Hans Coufal, a well known member of the scientific community, died on September 19, 2006 at the age of 61 in Palo Alto, Ca.
Coufal worked most recently as Manager, Science and Technology, at IBM Almaden Research Center, where he oversaw prominent research areas, including quantum information, nanotechnology, supercomputer simulations and holographic data storage.
Bert Hesselink, of Stanford University, worked with Coufal on the $53 million DARPA/Industry/University/NSIC PRISM and HDSS consortia to develop digital holographic data storage systems and media. Hesselink remembers Coufal as a very intense and driven person in both his personal life and scientific career. "He was energetic, philosophical and competitive, with a keen desire and insight to lead the way to new applications of fascinating technologies ranging from data storage to more recently nanotechnology," recalls Hesselink. An avid train enthusiast, Coufal once took an overnight train from San Francisco to Whistler, British Columbia, Canada, to attend an optical data storage meeting, just for the pleasure of riding the train. "He certainly will be missed in the community and by many of his friends," stated Hesselink.
Coufal earned his Ph.D. in applied physics from the Technical University of Munich. After serving as junior faculty at the same university and Free University in Berlin, he spent a sabbatical at IBM Research. He eventually returned to IBM as a visiting scientist and, in 1981, became a research staff member, pursuing research in laser-induced, sonar-acoustic transients. Former colleagues recall that through his contacts in Germany, Coufal attracted many excellent postdocs and researchers who spent time at IBM Almaden working on data storage and materials problems, among other topics.
Coufal was a member of the editorial board of Applied Physics, a Fellow of OSA and of the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC). He authored or co-authored more than 150 publications, edited 10 books and held 14 patents.


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Commentator Bruce Hamilton offers a good suggestion about how House Speaker John Boehner can get out of the box he's in ("The way out for John Boehner," Oct. 9).
Another way would be for the speaker simply to put a "clean" bill up for a vote, saying that the good of the country matters more than whether he keeps his job.
Just doing that would cement his place in history. But he probably won't do it.
George Fisher


text: As the regular season winds down and the playoff slotting is all but certain, it certainly has the look of a Tribe-Yankees ALDS; but don't tell that to the folks on the island, who somehow remain flippant about whom the Yankees will play in the playoffs. Everyone around the country is aware that this is a COMPETITION and not simply a coronation for the Pinstripers, who have "overcome impossible odds" to work their way back into the playoffs (with a payroll close to the GDP of some small countries that didn't hurt), right? Perhaps it's that the inferiority complex in Cleveland sports rivals the superiority complex in New York as we wait, cautiously, for the Yankees to come to town to play the role of the bully while Cleveland continues to fork over their lunch money as much as it is the unbearable obnoxiousness of Yankees fans and the New York media. As much as Cleveland fans and media emit that knee-jerk reaction that the big, bad Bronx Bombers are coming in to take the steam out of the "Little Engine that Could", the Evil Empire is just as quick to assume that the ALDS is merely a formality for what will become the latest chapter of the New York-Boston history. The Los Angeles What…of Where? To Yankees fans, the Indians are just a road bump on the way to their "inevitable" showdown with the Red Sox and to their birthright of another World Series title. The Indians could be one of any of their 28 potential opponents (not from Boston) – simply fodder for how the ALDS plays out. If the Yankees win, it will be a glorious vindication of how they came back from adversity to re-establish themselves on their rightful throne and to bring order to the payroll universe (as, surely, a team with a payroll of nearly $200M can't be beat by a $75M payroll team). The Indians will become an afterthought or an answer to a New York trivia question almost immediately after the final out is squeezed. If the Yankees lose, nothing will be said of how they were beaten by a superior team or how the pitching of the Indians so vastly outclassed the New York rotation; instead, the focus will turn on what Joe Torre didn't do or whether he'll come back, how A-Rod is ill-equipped to handle the bright lights of Gotham, or how Mo Rivera has truly lost it and it's Joba Time. All of the subplots and angles will be explored except for the performance of the team that beat them. By the time that everything settles down, Game 2 or 3 of the ALCS will be underway and the national media will remain entranced by A-Rod's opting out of his contract or what Free Agent the Yankees can bring to the money trough. Not that anything's happened in the playoffs, obviously, but isn't it funny how Yankees fans always either say that their team "blew it" or that they "gave it away" when they lose, rather than conceding that they got "beat" by a superior team. It's almost as if the other team is window dressing and the actions of their team are the only thing that determines the outcome of the game. Often, the phrase is heard that you "tip your cap" to the other team for an outstanding effort or performance that resulted in a loss for your club. Not on the East Coast, where the search for the goat or "what went wrong" far outweighs any contributions from the team in the opposing dugout. Obviously, the sensationalistic tabloids and back pages play into this approach to the news, but I'd be surprised if the prelude to the ALDS is covered in New York as if TWO teams are participating. Is that Yankees hatred stirred up yet? Or do you need more to work yourself up into a rabid lather in anticipation of the Bronx Bombers' attempt to trump our Pair of Aces? No worries, there will be much more on the impending Yankees' series, with a breakdown of what both teams' rotations will look like and how the two teams match up (with some anti-Yankee rhetoric thrown in for good measure) as the best record in the AL race plays itself out, which should remain the focus of the Tribe right now…ahem JoeBo.


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No. 2 Perry Meridian heads field for rugged Bellmont Super Dual
"The super dual at Calumet is very good, but this one is definitely one of the very best, with six out of the eight ranked. You can't get much tougher," stated Bellmont coach Brent Faurote on Saturday's annual wrestling feast, the Bellmont Super Dual.
The ninth-ranked Braves host No. 2 Perry Meridian, sixth-rated Mishawaka, seventh rated Penn right off their title in the Al Smith Classic, 14th rated Bloomington South, and Castle, ranked until this week in the Indianamat.com poll and currently rated No. 14 in the coaches poll. Two of the top small-school wrestling teams in the state complete the field with Whitko 15-6) and newcomer Fairfield (20-3).
"Lawrence North has been our closest dual (41-21), but we'll find out a lot more this weekend," stated veteran Perry Meridian coach Jim Tonte, whose squad has meet every challenge so far. The Falcons have won the Marion County Tourney, the Capitol City Tourney, the Franklin Duals and the North Montgomery Duals.
"In every meet we've had this year everything has gone our way. I don't think we're all that tremendous," admitted Tonte, who may be underplaying his hand.
"One thing about these guys, even the ones who aren't that good, is that they think they are supposed to win every time out. Some of our mediocre kids get whipped on, but it's hard to beat our 14," said Tonte.
The Falcons are led by No. 1 rated Jared McKinley (25-1) at 125 pounds. He's one of five No. 1 rated wrestlers who will be performing at Bellmont on Saturday, starting at 9 a.m. The host Braves have 22-0 Daniel Meyer at heavyweight while Castle brings in top-rated brothers Doug and Chad Welch at 152 and 160. Penn's Alex Gregory, the Outstanding Wrestler at Mishawaka, is No. 1 at 130 pounds. There are 30 rated wrestlers in the field..
The Falcons also have unbeaten Kirk Johnson at 152,, and unbeaten frosh Cody LeCount at 112 pounds. Jake Masengale is 19-2 at 171 and Derek Harz at 160 is 22-3.
It's so hard to get into the Meridian lineup that senior Michael Clem, who has over 90 victories in his career, can't find a slot at 125 or 130. He's 5-2 on the season and will likely see some action Saturday.
Whitko is a two-time sectional champ who has made it to Adams Central in consecutive years, and Fairfield is off to a solid 20-3 start. Whitko's new coach,, Frank Baumgardner, reports that he has had several key injuries and some of the setbacks may cost his grapplers any chance of returning this season.
Faurote reports that 189-pound sophomore Brad Busse, who won seven straight matches at Mishawaka, has won the spot again this week. However, both of his top competitors, Ben Baker and Isaac Birch, will see action at 189 or 215 on Saturday.


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Fund flows: cracks starting to show in bond funds. I've been watching fund flows carefully for any signs of a "Grand Rotation" out of bonds and into stocks.
It's not happening yet, but there are signs of trouble for bonds.
First, here's the good news: everyone wins this week! There were Inflows into stock and bond funds. Lipper reporting that for the week ending this Wednesday, there were inflows into stock and bond ETFs, and stock and bond mutual funds.


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After weeks of hints, Terrebonne schools Superintendent Philip Martin says he will propose a property tax increase within a year.
After weeks of hints, Terrebonne schools Superintendent Philip Martin says he will propose a property tax increase within a year.
"We have reached a point where we can't cut anymore. We can't slash and burn anymore," Martin told the School Board Tuesday night. "If we want to give our children the education they deserve, we need more resources."
Martin has been setting the stage for a possible tax increase for months, distributing state documents to board members and local residents that show Terrebonne taxpayers pay a far smaller rate for schools than other parishes do.
Terrebonne schools collect two main taxes — a 2.08 percent sales tax and a 9.27-mill property tax.
The sales tax is an average rate for school systems. But the property tax is the lowest in the state.
"Nobody wants their student going to the poorest-funded school system from local tax money," Martin said. "Our students deserve better."
A mill is a $1 tax on every $1,000 worth of property. Louisiana school districts collect an average property tax of 40.5 mills — more than four times that of Terrebonne schools.
Martin did not release a specific plan for exactly how much of an increase he thought the board should ask for or when to put the issue on the ballot for parish voters to consider. He said he plans to give the board a basic plan and let it decide exactly what to propose to voters.
"It's possible the board may change my plan. That is your prerogative," Martin told the board. "It's possible you may tell me we're OK where we are."
Though he didn't propose an exact number, Martin kept referencing the state average of 40.5 mills. If voters approved increasing the tax rate to that level, Martin said a homeowner with a $100,000 house would pay about $72 more a year. Because of Louisiana's homestead exemption, which exempts the first $75,000 of taxable property, Martin pointed out that almost half of taxpayers don't and wouldn't pay any property taxes.
Should taxpayers approve the increase, Martin said the money would pay for three main things — instructional programs, school construction and salary increases for teachers and other staff.
Though an exact spending plan would depend on what the board passes, Martin gave a few examples — the school system could implement pre-K parishwide, bolster interventions for struggling students, replace buildings 60 years or older and pay high-performing teachers better.
"We know that these programs are good. We know that they work," Martin said. "But we just don't have the money for them right now."
On Facebook, many parents said they were OK with the idea of increase in theory, but were suspicious of where the money might actually go.
"Yes, pay taxes for bettering the schools, but not for school board salaries," wrote Heather Chelette. "I also want to see where the money is going to know that all schools will be able to have a positive effect from these taxes."
Martin said he understands voters need to see specifics.
"I don't like taxes either," Martin said. "But I think once parents see exactly where we stand, and what we can do with this, they'll support this."
Staff Writer Matthew Albright can be reached at 448-7635 or at matthew.albright


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#1 Vacation? Really?11-30-2012, 08:22 PM
SURVEY: Should Obama be taking a two week Hawaii vacation for Christmas in the middle of the 'fiscal cliff' crisis? Should the taxpayers be paying for it?
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$4mil. mmmkGood men sleep peaceably in their beds at night because
rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.
Real superheroes don't wear capes. They wear dog tags.
Honestly, would it matter? I'd like to hear nothing from him for two weeks. It would be a relief. All he has does is repeat the same thing over and over and over and over and over again like he is stil out on the campaign trail..."We need to raise taxes on the rich". It's non-stop. It's all he has to offer. Someone tell that dope that campaign slogans are useless in the real world. How the hell did he get this reputation as being smart and/or educated? We should start calling him Fredo.
Tax the rich for an amount of money that won't run our government for more than a week and that's supposed to solved our problems. Don't mention cuts of any kind or what you think should be cut. He offers zero leadership. On anything. What more do you want from someone that is nothing more than a community organizer. It's amazing he is allowed to get away with this.Be Not Afraid.
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New Forest Walking Festival 2018: Guided Alpaca Walk - 13 October (AM)
Alpacas are a domesticated South American animal that looks like a small llama in appearance but tend to be much friendlier. They produce a quality fleece that makes a really good wool, which we sell in our farm shop.
Come and experience something new on this unique walk around Petlake Farm with your alpaca.
Event Organiser: Petlake Alpacas of the New Forest
Contact Details: Susan Sears 02380 811710
Distance: 1 miles
Farm is located on the main road between Totton and Cadnam, parking available. Buses run infrequently from Totton, nearest bus stop is in Netley Marsh opposite the White Horse pub. Check out the Wheelers Travel timetable for details.
Walk Difficulty: Easy - walking at the gentle pace of the alpacas
Further Information
Sorry, no dogs allowed.
The walk is not suitable for wheelchairs or pushchairs, however the lower paddock can be viewed when visiting the farm and is accessible.
Portaloo toilet available on the farm for visitors.
All walkers walk at their own risk and neither the New Forest National Park Authority, partners or guides can take responsibility for personal injury.