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Orbit/Bundle Checklist
Here are the steps for adding a new bundle to Orbit. Please use them as a checklist to ensure that you have done everything correctly when you have a new bundle to add.
A CQ is a Contribution Questionnaire and it basically refers to legal approval to use a third party bundle in Eclipse. Every bundle in Orbit needs to have at least 2 CQs, one for the bundle being in the Eclipse repository (being a part of Orbit), and then one for each of the projects which are going to be using the Orbit bundle. These subsequent CQs can be created as "piggy-back" CQs which are commonly easier to clear legal since the code has already been approved and you just want permission to re-use it.
CQs can be created on the Eclipse Foundation web site in the portal.
Add the Bundle to CVS
In Orbit we store bundle versions in branches in CVS. Look at our Adding Bundles to Orbit document for instructions on how to initially put your bundle into Orbit.
Create a Source Bundle
If you have source for your bundle, then follow these steps for getting your bundle into the right format to be consumed by the build. This page also describes Orbit Source Bundles.
Note: if you have a more complicated bundle which has multiple JARs and multiple source roots for these JARs, then you will have to do more work. Check out this wiki page section to learn how to specify multiple source roots.
- In your bundle root, create a directory called
- Add the appropriate
about.htmlfile and an
about_filesdirectory with the licenses.
- Modify the bundle manifest to add the line to say that your source bundle is attached to the main bundle.
... Bundle-SymbolicName: my.bundle.id.source Eclipse-SourceBundle: my.bundle.id;version="1.0.0.qualifier" ...
- Extract the source to the root of the directory.
- Modify the
build.propertiesto ensure the root of the source is included in the build.
In the example below, the
my/ directory is the root of the source since it is for the bundle
my.bundle.id. The bundle also contains legal files in an
about_files directory so it is included here.
bin.includes = about.html,\ about_files/,\ plugin.properties,\ META-INF/,\ my/
Update the Feature
In Eclipse we build features so when we add a new bundle to Orbit, we must add it to the feature so the builder is aware that we should build it. Please update
org.eclipse.orbit.build.feature.set1/feature.xml with an entry for your new bundle. (you don't need one for the source bundle) Changes to the Orbit feature are done in HEAD in CVS.
<plugin id="my.bundle.id" download-size="0" install-size="0" version="1.0.0.qualifier" unpack="false"/>
Update the Map File
In Eclipse, the build contributions are driven from map files which specify your bundle, version, and location in the repository. In Orbit our map file is stored in
org.eclipse.orbit.releng/maps/bundles.map in HEAD in CVS.
When you add a new bundle to the build, you must add an entry for your bundle to the
bundles.map file. Don't forget to add an entry for the source bundle if you created one. You must tag your projects (Team -> Tag as Version) and also the feature if you changed it, and then update the map file.
email@example.com,1.0.0=v200802271055,:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/tools,,org.eclipse.orbit/my.bundle.id firstname.lastname@example.com,1.0.0=v200802271055,:pserver:firstname.lastname@example.com:/cvsroot/tools,,org.eclipse.orbit/my.bundle.id/source-bundle ... firstname.lastname@example.com=v200802271055,:pserver:email@example.com:/cvsroot/tools,,org.eclipse.orbit/org.eclipse.orbit.build.feature.set1
Update the Project Set File
We keep a project set file in HEAD to keep track of the list of bundles that we have in Orbit. It can be found here:
org.eclipse.orbit.releng/psf/orbit.psf. We always add a version number to the name of the project that we are checking out, so we handle multiple project versions. Also ensure that you are specifying the correct stream to check out the project from.
<project reference="1.0,:extssh:dev.eclipse.org:/cvsroot/tools,org.eclipse.orbit/my.bundle.id,my.bundle.id_v1.0.0,v1_0_0"/>
Update the IP Log
In Orbit we keep an on-going IP Log to make it easier when it comes to release review time. By keeping this log all the information is always up-to-date and readily available on the web. IP Log files are stored in HEAD in
org.eclipse.orbit.releng/ip_logs and a template and instructions can be found on our Orbit IP Log wiki page.
Final Notes
- When in doubt, look at the other bundles in Orbit to see what they did.
- Always check the build output to ensure that it is what you expect.
Example Layout
Here is an example structure for a bundle which contains a nested source bundle.
my.bundle.id/ about_files/ META-INF/MANIFEST.MF my/bundle/id/Main.class source-bundle/ about_files/ META-INF/MANIFEST.MF my/bundle/id/Main.java about.html build.properties plugin.properties about.html build.properties plugin.properties


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STAMFORD, Conn. - (BUSINESS WIRE) - Oct. 15, 2012 - Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT) announced today the appointment of Mary Casey as Senior Vice President of Sales, North America Division. In her new role, Casey will adapt and execute Starwood's sales strategy for North America.
Casey has more than 24 years of experience with Starwood, many of those in a sales leadership capacity in Europe and the United States and leading the Global Corporate team. She most recently held the position of vice president, global corporate sales where she was responsible for the growth and development of business and partnership opportunities with Starwood's largest and most complex global customers. Casey's more than twenty-year career with ITT Sheraton and Starwood has placed her in a range of diverse and senior operational roles including vice president of sales product development, director of sales for Europe based in Brussels, Belgium, general manager of the Sheraton Skyline Hotel and Conference Center at London's Heathrow Airport, and vice president of Six Sigma for Starwood's corporate, technology and revenue systems group based at Starwood's corporate headquarters.
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Casey grew up in Scotland and is a graduate of The University of Edinburgh. She retains her links with her homeland through her role as an ambassador for the GlobalScot organization, which is dedicated to advancing the country's status in the global business community. She has served on the foundation boards of Meeting Professionals International and the Global Business Travel Association, as well as the board for the Association of Corporate Travel Executives. Casey is based at Starwood's global headquarters in Stamford, Connecticut.
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2010: A Year of Great Success In The Face Of Transition At UND
Posted on 12/30/2010
It was a year of growth, transition and huge successes among students, faculty and staff at the University of North Dakota in 2010.
Signs that the University's enrollment was headed into uncharted territory could be seen as early as January when the first day spring enrollment numbers were tallied, showing more students on campus than any other previous spring semester. That growth trend continued into the fall, when after the official student headcount was taken, UND shattered its previous all-time record enrollment.
There was change aplenty, too. On the heels of a decision by the State Board of Higher education to retire the Fighting Sioux nickname and logo, UND President Robert Kelley announced the University's plan to make it happen. He put Dr. Robert Boyd, vice president of student affairs, in position to oversee that process. At the same time, UND made headway in its quest to find a conference affiliation for most of its sports teams, an effort that culminated with the announcement that the school would join the Big Sky Conference in 2012.
The successes enjoyed by the University community over the past year are too numerous to mention. The Office of University Relations has compiled a list of the top stories (unranked) that radiated this past year from UND. In this list, we touch on a few of the achievements by our alumni, faculty, staff and students who helped make 2010 such a great year for UND:
*The University of North Dakota and UND Foundation launched the public phase of a comprehensive $300 million fundraising campaign in October. North Dakota Spirit: The Campaign for UND intends to raise $100 million to increase the number of student scholarships awarded; $100 million for endowment funds for faculty support; $50 million to enhance programs to respond to state and global needs; and $50 million to improve existing or add new buildings and technology. It was the first comprehensive fundraising effort in the University's history. To date, more than $201 million has been raised in cash gifts, pledges, bequests and other commitments.
*Harold Hamm, cited by Forbes as the richest oilman in the United States and listed by Forbes.com as 136th on the list of world's billionaires, visited UND on Dec. 3. Hamm, founder and chief executive of Oklahoma-based Continental Resources, spoke to a standing-room-only classroom of engineering, geology and business students, praising them for their knowledge of the oil and gas industry. He also lauded UND for its development of three new degree programs in petroleum studies.
*The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education unanimously approved a first-of-its-kind collaborative master's degree program between UND and North Dakota State University in Fargo. The Master of Public Health (MPH) program will address an anticipated need for professionals in the field of public health. The program will partner UND's School of Medicine and Health Sciences with NDSU's College of Pharmacy, Nursing, and Allied Sciences; and other departments at both Universities.
*In March, Dr. Robert Boyd, long serving Vice President for Student and Outreach Services at UND, announced his intention to retire Dec. 31, 2010.
*With North Dakota State Board of Higher Education approval of a site location on Nov. 4, a new alumni center on the UND campus inched closer to reality after more than 15 years of planning. The new center will be called The Gorecki (pronounced go-rets'-key) Alumni Center in honor of Benedict, '62, '63, and Dorothy Gorecki, who have donated $4 million dollars toward the $10.5 million project.
*Sanford Health-MeritCare and the UND Foundation announced in February a $1.5 million gift to establish the Dr. Roger Gilbertson Endowed Chair of Neurology at the UND School of Medicine & Health Sciences. Dr. Gilbertson is president emeritus of MeritCare Health System.
*UND will become the official repository of The Byron L. Dorgan Papers, a significant portion of all records documenting the longtime North Dakota Senator's national public service, as a result of a signing that took place on Dec. 14, between Sen. Dorgan and UND President Kelley, in Washington, D.C. The papers eventually will be housed in UND's Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections in the Chester Fritz Library.
*A research team headed by UND geomorphologist Dr. Jaakko Putkonen headed Antarctica, to the Ong Valley in a desolate, little-known region near the South Pole, in November, on a National Science Foundation-funded expedition. The purpose of the trip was to dig into the evolution of the Antarctic landscape in one of the continent's remotest and least understood regions, an area not currently covered in snow and ice.
*UND law professor Gregory Gordon, an internationally known expert on the prosecution of war crimes and genocide, traveled to Cambodia in December to train prosecutors gearing up for the trial of the top surviving leaders of the genocidal Khmer Rouge regime at the UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC), commonly referred to as the Khmer Rouge Tribunal.
*The UND School of Law ranked 19th on the list of Top 20 Best Value Law Schools in the nation, according to the Fall 2010 issue of prelaw magazine.
*The UND School of Medicine was named the top medical school in the country for producing family medicine physicians, according to rankings released in May by the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP). UND ranked first among the country's 132 accredited medical schools.
*UND School of Engineering and Mines recognized the need to produce petroleum engineers not only for the state but for the nation, and in April, the school gained the support of the North Dakota State Board of Higher Education in approving a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering at UND. The creation of this new program provides the education and research necessary to support major developments in the Bakken Formation in western North Dakota.
*UND's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences and Tokai University of Japan renewed a flight training partnership that provides for two classes each year for the next four years with a minimum of 40 students per year. The school also announced a long-term relationship with Norwegian company, Avinor, by formalizing a three-year agreement with two one-year options totaling five years. The agreement provided for 36 students per year.
*The UND Student Managed Investment Fund (SMIF) won first place in the undergraduate division for their growth-style portfolio at RISE X (Redefining Investment Strategy Education) Global Investment Forum March 18-20. With 302 universities from 73 countries represented, 50 of the top performing funds entered their portfolios in the RISE X competition.
*UND Center for Innovation's two technology incubators were designated as a "Soft Landings International Incubator" by the National Business Incubation Association (NBIA) for the third time in November. The Center for Innovation was one of first five incubators in the world to secure that designation in 2006, and today there are just 19 incubators out of 5,000 worldwide with that designation and certification. Other Soft Landings incubators are located in such places as Hong Kong, England, Australia, Finland, Belgium, France, San Jose, Baltimore and Boston. The NBIA designation identifies incubators that provide a "soft landing" to international firms wishing to expand into new markets.
Other UND highlights for the year include the following, also unranked:
*The UND Flying Team won the 2010 SAFECON national collegiate aviation competition held at Indiana State University-Terre Haute last spring. It was UND's 16th SAFECON championship in the 25 years that UND has participated in this competition.
*Students from the UND School of Engineering and Mines Unmanned Aircraft Systems Engineering Laboratory made history and won some cash for their effort in September in the land Down Under. The UND team took first place in the 2010 Australian international UAV Outback Search and Rescue competition in Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia. The victory was made even sweeter by the fact that the UND team became the first in the four-year history of the competition to actually locate the prized target, a life-sized dummy known as "Outback Joe."
*UND's Energy & Environmental Research Center, in partnership with the U.S. Army Chemical Materials Agency (CMA) and Science Applications International Corporation, demonstrated the effectiveness of a mercury pollution control technology for chemical weapons incinerators in June.
*U.S. Senator Byron Dorgan announced in June that the UND Unmanned Aircraft Systems Center of Excellence and L-3 Link Simulation and Training will collaborate on a new program to provide unique Predator and Reaper UAS operator education. The center also is part of a hub for a broad program of mutlidisciplinary UAS-related research activities at UND.
*The UND Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Fighting Sioux Battalion was one of only eight such units recently honored as tops in the nation by being named winner of the 2010 MacArthur Awards. The MacArthur Awards recognize unit performance based on the ideals of Gen. Douglas MacArthur. This year's award also acknowledged the Fighting Sioux Battalion as the top unit in its 10 state region.
*Kirk Harold Peterson, manager of avionics at the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, was named the 2010 National Avionics Technician of the Year by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
*Actor Sam Anderson - one of UND's best-known theatre arts graduates - returned to Grand Forks to hold a Great Conversation with the public on Oct. 21. Anderson helped the university kick off its Theatre Arts 100th Anniversary by attending a reunion of his UND classmates.
*U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano gave the main address at UND's general commencement, May 15. Lynn Luckow, Craigslist Foundation president and CEO, UND graduate and Hettinger, N.D., native, had the honor of delivering the commencement addresses at the undergraduate and graduate winter ceremonies Dec. 17.
*Christina (Tina) Cummings, a graduate student in UND's Department of Geography, has spent the past two years writing her master's thesis on the flooding threat Devils Lake poses to the small town of Minnewaukan, N.D. When completed, her work will become part of the Devils Lake risk assessment study being put together by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in collaboration with other federal, state and local agencies.
*Harvard astronomers using the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA's) Chandra X-ray Observatory discovered evidence of a black hole in a galaxy about 50 million light years away from Earth-by astronomical standards, a close neighbor. The Harvard discovery was based, in part, on theoretical groundwork laid by UND astrophysicist Dr. Tim Young. The location of the black hole is at the site of a recent supernova that exploded in 1979 and is the youngest black hole known. In 2005, a theoretical model proposed by Young and his team of graduate students predicted that a black hole should have been produced at the explosion site. Young's model was based on optical observations of the supernova.
*Two UND employees were among six statewide winners of the 2010 "Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service" at a luncheon held in September in Bismarck. Janice Hoffarth, an administrative assistant in the UND Department of Music, and Kirk Peterson, an aircraft avionics manager at UND's John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, were formally recognized at the luncheon by former North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven for their dedication and contributions to the people of North Dakota.
*For the second year in a row, the UND Aerobatic Team won first place in the National Collegiate Aerobatic Championship, according to results released by the International Aerobatics Club in January. This was not just any win--it's the top spot in one of the world's most difficult and challenging sports. Aerobatic flight, which is taught at the UND John D. Odegard School of Aerospace Sciences, is a highly specialized and rigorously demanding area of general aviation that requires highly focused attention, discipline, physical conditioning, and a wide array of flying skills.
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3 Items To Help You Green Clean Your Pets
My dogs make it a point to roll in any and every funky thing they come across. Sometimes it can feel as though the second they're clean, they're already taking a lavish roll in something else. Here are few items that have become essential in our household to not only keeping our pets away from chemicals, but saving water and energy along the way.
There's a great deal of water loss when washing a large dog or multiple poochies in your house. Especially when you're not bathing just for fun, you're bathing to rid them of "poop-neck" or the odor of dead snake or mouse that they just flung themselves upon. It might seem best to simply fill the bathtub and reuse the same water, but that just makes more of a dead mouse soup. Here are a few things that have helped us along the road to clean dogs:
• Natural or Eco Friendly Shampoo: Dog skin is different than our own, so the same natural shampoos you probably have in your shower won't do the same things for your pet. That said, they do make wonderful green doggie alternatives these days. Here's the new ones from Molly Mutt (though no spray is going to make their dog bed less funky!). Make sure to check the pet store closest to you and read the ingredients! If you wouldn't use it, don't put it on your dog. Good news is, green shampoos tend to work a little better, even if they don't foam up to the same level you're used to.
• Rinse Ace Sprayer: Although there are many doggie shower heads on the market, this one is without all the bells and whistles. There's a button on the side that allows water to flow through and when it's released the water stops. It allows you to put the water right where you want it in exactly the amount you want it (without pulsating or massage settings). $21.60 from Amazon.
• Large Microfiber Towel: Although you can use old towels from your linen closet, if your dog is as large as ours, you'll end up using 4 of them (even if you squeegee all the water off them first!). Instead of laundering that many items, we use one microfiber towel that sucks up a bit more water. You don't have to buy pet specific ones; just check the automotive detailing section of your local big box store for some in slightly smaller sizes (usually for less). This one is on sale at Petsmart for $11.99
Do you have a product, technique or method that has become indispensable in your doggie grooming routine? Let us know in the comments below!


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To date, more than 30 countries have established some form of individual accounts in their retirement systems. This article identifies those countries, categorizes how the individual accounts fit into their retirement income systems, and identifies some basic characteristics of the accounts. Because this analysis of individual accounts is intended to inform the current United States debate involving Social Security, the discussion is limited to countries in which such accounts are part or all of a mandatory retirement income program.


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According to Punxsutawney Borough Police, Grove entered the runaway truck ramp, and then the truck veered to the left and rolled over.
Police said Grove was not seriously injured but was transported to Punxsutawney Area Hospital by Jefferson County EMS for treatment of unknown injuries.
The truck, which is owned by Clifford Null of Reynoldsville, sustained heavy damage and was removed from the scene by Rebuck's South Side Service.
Police were assisted at the scene by members of the Punxsutawney Fire Department.


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Kickstarter of The Day: Misery Loves Comedy
Actor and comedian Kevin Pollak personally reached out to The Daily What about his Kickstarter project. Here is all about the project in his own words:
Hi, I'm Kevin Pollak. If you love comedy or if it's ever made your life just a little funnier, then I need your help telling an important story. While funny people enrich all of our lives, a staggering number of comedians are truly miserable. Why do so many talented comedians who beam with life and energy on stage suffer from depression, addiction and suicidal thoughts in their private life?
I'm directing a documentary called "Misery Loves Comedy" to shed light on this bizarre dichotomy. I want to let the public into the private lives and the personal stories of great comedians. So far, the comedians listed in the image above have agreed to appear on film. We've already shot some of these interviews and let me tell you, the conversations are incredible.
However, the original 25 famous funny f**kers who agreed to talk with us have now turned into over 60, and we need more funds to finish the film. There are 24 hours left in our Kickstarter campaign, and anything you can do to promote or participate helps. Thanks everyone.
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Last weekend, Party Town hosted a tasting of Wild Horse wines. The tasting included a Pinot Noir and a Cabernet, but what caught my interest was the vertical tasting of Chardonnay.
If you're not familiar with the terms, just know that you can have horizontal wine tastings and vertical tastings.
It was surprising the differences in each vintage of the Chardonnay.
2008, 2004, 2006 Wild Horse Winery Chardonnay, Party Town (@ Turfway), $12.99 per bottle
We started with the 2008. Kevin and I had differing opinions on this one. I thought it was the lightest, although it had spice on the nose. He thought it had the heaviest oak flavor.
Our score is the same, even if our opinions wildly differed:
Next we tried the 2006 vintage. This was hands-down my favorite of the three. We both thought the 2006 had a nice roundness to it, with a lot of creaminess bringing up the finish. If this was a horse race, I'd have bet on 2006.
Our score:
We finished with the oldest vintage, the 2004. Kevin this to be more Old World, and I would agree. At this point, the wine had found its more earthy flavors, complemented by some smokiness.
Our score:
Wild Horse is actually a California winery, located south of Paso Robles and making wines from the Central Coast. They've been making wine over 25 years and use the slogan "Unbridled Spirit." I don't know if they realize that's also the slogan on our Kentucky license plates, and for this week, I say Wild Horse Winery is honorary Kentucky. Happy Derby Week!
Dont forget "Unbridled" which is there name for the reserve tier, was also the 1990 Derby winner.
The Unbridled wines are outstanding.
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Gwen Stefani's Wax Figure Revealed!
Double take!
Gwen Stefani unveils her very own wax figure at Madame Tussauds on Wednesday (September 22) in Las Vegas.
The 40-year-old No Doubt frontwoman posed with the life-like model, which reportedly took nearly six months to create and cost $300,000. Check out the figure's tight tummy and abs!
Gwen's statue will be in good company. The wax figures of Angelina Jolie, Britney Spears, Brad Pitt and even President Barack Obama are also housed at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas.
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i looked at my tamagotchi and there were two wavey line things on either side of it. i pressed the a button and then my tamagotchi sat on this duck, and then after a whie it went back to noramal...what happened?
something happened!
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Posted 06 December 2004 - 12:12 PM ( #2 )
You made your tamagotchi go to the bathroom. If you had missed that opportunity and done nothing in a few minutes you would have founf a poo on your screen. It's like potty training...if you can catch them enough times and get them to the potty before they go, then eventually I heard they will go themselves.
Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:17 PM ( #3 )
Genie 100 is right. that thing that you called a duck was his poo.
Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:31 PM ( #4 )
I actually believe the ducky is the baby potty chair. If you catch your tama before it actually does the poo, then you get the potty chair. Later stages...teen and up actully get more of a regular looking toilet. I rarely catch my tamagotchis before they go poo, but when I do that is what happens.
You see wavy lines....you press the toilet icon, and the ducky potty(for babies/children) or reg toilet(for teens/adults) comes up....
You see wavy lines....you press the toilet icon, and the ducky potty(for babies/children) or reg toilet(for teens/adults) comes up....
Posted 06 December 2004 - 06:37 PM ( #5 )
I have never seen that happen.I will try this next time I see wavy lines on the sides of him.


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The community ascertainment period for the cable franchise renewal in Worcester is nearing an end. The role of the assessment is to determine the collective media needs of the general public and of the diverse groups, organizations and stakeholders in Worcester.
Through this process, the city government is expected to bring these needs to the negotiation table in an effort to ensure community media needs are met. This is an important part of the renewal process, because without community input, city negotiators would have limited information to back up the license renewal negotiations with Charter Communications.
Therefore, WCCA has submitted a comprehensive Ascertainment Needs Assessment report on behalf of all the citizens and organizations that have benefited from WCCA's services. The data we collected through an assessment process formed the basis of our report wherein WCCA seeks to continue to serve and empower all members of our community through community media, sharing of important local information and programming, and training in the use and production of local media.
Recent data indicate the need for WCCA to expand services and to increase new production tools and technologies. The opportunity is now upon us to broaden the level of community participation and viewership, as well as to spur the creative economy by providing unique and new public access, municipal and business uses of our facility and resources.
Our plans to meet community media needs include providing live downtown audience space to allow access for exciting performing and visual arts events; an improved building fa�ade and on-site classroom and content capture space; specialized access tools to assist vital communication needs for small businesses and organizations including new technologies yet to be known; remote services; expanded reach of the WCCA channel; and adding staff positions.
Our proposed studio and facility upgrade would be a perfect fit for the current downtown development and theater district planning being promoted by the city and the Worcester Business Development Corporation.
To meet community needs, long-term stability is needed, as well as increased capital and operations funding through the cable franchise.
This renewal is an opportunity for the city to build upon its 26-year investment in public access television and, also for WCCA TV to build upon success. WCCA is enthusiastically committed to serving the city and all who live, work, and study in Worcester.
Volunteer members increasingly come to learn, create, and present community media at WCCA. Together, with the aid of our staff, they contribute to a free flow of learning, views, opinion, news, and important information, forming a participatory and creative culture that serves a strategic benefit to the entire city. The product of this synergy of creative activity, classes, workshops and television programs portrays and elevates all that is Worcester.
The People's Channel, WCCA, offers informative and entertaining video covering all aspects of local life through individual stories, news, and events which reflect philosophical and ethnic diversity. Public access is offered on a nondiscriminatory first-come, first served basis. Its valued outreach services are accessed by many social and cultural institutions, such as government agencies, the wellness community, educational institutions, neighborhood groups, religious groups, civic and youth groups, businesses, and individuals. This is made possible without the use of the city's general fund, or city, state or federal tax money.
The funds for public access are generated from cable companies in exchange for their use of public rights of way, and include a percentage of the cable company's income. It provides a return of investment that benefits the people of Worcester in excess of $15 million over a 10-year cable franchise. More locally originated programming is produced at WCCA than all the other channels on the local cable system combined, and none other represents the interest of our community as does WCCA TV.
The station offers a vibrant resource for community outreach, sharing of cultures, talent, insight, and having fun in a creative and collaborative environment. Our vision for the future reflects that the cross-pollination of such diverse media, training and cultural activities offers the potential to make WCCA a unique and valuable economic engine where learned career skills in media help nurture and promote our local economy.
We hope you will agree that the activities at TV 13 add to the quality of life while building a strong sense of place at the heart of our downtown.
Please join us in asking the city manager and City Council to support WCCA's community vision, which will enable us to continue to ensure TV by, for and of the people can thrive by allowing all members of our community opportunities to utilize our many services.
Mauro DePasquale is executive director of WCCA TV 13 in Worcester.


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It's your first year at Fort Hays State, and you want to succeed! The First Year Experience (FYE) program was designed to help you excel in the classroom and adjust to life as a Tiger whether you're a first year or transfer student. Challenges? Fears? Obstacles? FYE provides you with the resources and support to overcome these barriers to success.
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Rules for buying a dishwasher
Know your needs
Do you have a large family and run a load of dishes every day? Do you use scant dishes and therefore only need a small wash capacity? Do you plan to wash your pots and pans in your dishwasher? It is advisable to sit down and think about what it is you're looking for in your next dishwasher. With a wide variety of new features spread across many brands, you should have a good idea of your needs before ever setting foot in a store.
Look at new technology
It seems like everyone is advertising a new sensor for appliances. Do some reading about different brands and what technologies they're promoting in their dishwashers and decide whether they would be helpful.
Know your budget
We can't emphasize this enough: know how much you are willing/able to spend before you ever set foot in a store. If you've only budgeted enough money for a basic dishwasher, don't test-drive the touch-screen model priced double what you're able to spend. That said, keep in mind that many retailers have sales, particularly around holiday weekends. We recommend subscribing to e-mails from Lowes, Home Depot, Sears, and Best Buy. Doing so gives you access to emailed coupons, as well as the dates of sales and presales, both in-store and online.
What types of dishwashers are available?
Built-in standard dishwashers
The built-in dishwasher is far and away the most common variety in the US. They're spacious and feature the familiar two-rack layout. Basic models use dials and buttons to set wash cycle settings, but some of the newer models feature such advancements as disappearing touch screens and advanced temperature settings.
Price: $300 to $1,799
Average size: Width: around 24 to 30 inches; depth: around 25 inches; height: around 34 inches
Compact dishwashers
Typical dishwashers are generally 24 inches wide. Compact dishwashers, on the other hand, come in a trim 18 inches wide. Many major manufacturers have compact models in their product lines, so if there is a particular brand you like, definitely check to see if it carries compact styles.
Price: $489 to $999
Average size: Width: 18 inches; depth: 22.5 inches; height: 32.50 inches
Drawer dishwashers
Drawers are a fairly new addition to the pantheon of dishwashers. Most manufacturers, in fact, do not carry them. Because they are smaller, generally, they enable you to wash smaller loads of dishes without wasting energy or water, as the machine requires less of both. The single-drawer dishwasher is likely not the best for those with a large volume of dishes, but manufacturers have recently come out with a double-drawer model, which enables you to run the same number of dishes as a traditional washer, but on different settings as needed. It is important to note that double dish drawers are designed to fit into the same space of a traditional dishwasher, but that you may need to make cabinet modifications for the single dish drawer.
Price: $649 to $1,299
Average size: Width: 23.5 inches; depth: 22.5 inches; Height: between 16 and 35 inches
Portable and/or countertop dishwashers
Portable and countertop dishwashers are not necessarily the same thing. Many portable dishwashers sit on wheels and can be moved in and out of your kitchen in order to conserve space. Both plug into your kitchen faucet as the water source and drain into your sink. These are excellent options if you have extreme space limitations but still want the convenience of a dishwasher. They can be moved and stored away from your kitchen and brought out as needed.
Price: $319 to $699
Average size: Width: around 24 inches; depth: 28 inches; height: around 36 inches
What dishwasher capacity is available?
Depending on whether you go with a standard, compact, or drawer model, in general, dishwasher capacity is measured based on how many place settings you can fit in a single load. Here are the basic capacity ranges:
Capacity: Up to eight five-piece place settings
Capacity: Up to 12 five-piece place settings
Tall tub
Capacity: Up to 14 five-piece place settings
Dishwasher settings and features
Even the most basic of traditional dishwasher settings have received an upgrade since the last time you shopped. It's important to do some research and figure out what features fit your needs.
Wash and rinse cycles
Many dishwashers now boast advanced cycle options. Models like the Kenmore Elite (Model 12763) are certified to sanitize 99.9 percent of bacteria, which is an excellent option if you have infants or are worried about cold and flu season. Many of these new wash cycles also make the machines more efficient, which saves you money and time in the long run. In some cases, dishwashers now use steam, eliminating the need for prewashing (more on this later).
Dry settings
Many dishwashers now offer different options for drying your dishes. In many cases, you can decide if you want to dry the dishes with heat or without. Using heat takes less time but also uses more energy. Some dishwashers, like the KitchenAid KUDE60HXSS, also now include a fan that runs during the drying cycles to dry the dishes more quickly without the need for heat. In addition, a key advantage to stainless-steel tubs lies in the fact that, because they are metal, they hold heat longer. This enables the dishwasher to dry dishes faster and more efficiently.
With most dishwasher manufacturers, you now have the option to choose whether you would like for your controls to be located on the front of the machine (as with traditional models) or on the top of the door. Many people prefer top controls because the dishwasher looks sleek and simple. In addition, many people find top controls easier to use since you can look down at them directly, without craning your neck.
Delayed start
Many dishwashers now offer delayed start options. This allows you to program your dishwasher to start later. This is handy if you want it to run at a particular time, perhaps during off-peak energy hours or when you and your family are asleep. Times differ from model to model. The GE GDF540HGDWW, for example, allows you to select a 2-, 4-, or 8-hour delay.
Noise Insulation
Many dishwashers are insulated better in order to run more quietly. In some cases, manufacturers boast that the dishwasher is almost silent. This is fantastic if you want to run the dishwasher at night without waking anyone. The Jenn-Air JDB8700AWS operates at 40 dBA (decibel A-weighting), making it one of the quietest on the market.
Flexible or adjustable racks
If you do a lot of dishes, you may be interested in the third-rack option available in many dishwashers now, such as LG's LDS5560ST. This third rack gives additional flexibility and space for washing more items or, in some cases, smaller items. In addition, some dishwashers allow the heights of the two racks to be changed, allowing you to raise or lower the top rack to make space for whatever you need to wash. It is also worth noting that many dishwashers now feature what "flexible racks," which means that the positions of their dividers can be moved or altered to make room for differently shaped items.
Tub material
It used to be that most dishwashers only came with plastic tubs. And many still do, but manufacturers are including stainless-steel tubs for their products now. What's the difference? For starters, stainless tubs tend to be quieter during the wash process. Furthermore, stainless steel is more resistant to high heat without warping or damage. This is excellent if you're looking to really sanitize your dishes. They are more expensive up front, but because stainless tubs are more energy efficient, holding heat more effectively than their plastic counterparts, they save you money in the long run.
Food disposal
Traditionally, when loading a dishwasher it was imperative that you scrape and rinse nearly all food and food residue off of the dishes so that the machine didn't get clogged or jammed. Prewashing to wash is inconvenient and wastes water. Many dishwashers, like the LG LDS4821BB, now include food disposals that work similarly to the disposal in your sink, virtually eliminating any need for prewashing. Many manufacturers boast that you can take dishes straight from the table to the dishwasher without any additional intervention.
Jets and steam
Dishwashers, like washers and dryers, are getting the steam upgrade. The steam reduces, if not eliminates, the need for scraping or prerinsing by dissolving the food particles. And because it requires no direct contact, it is safe for all of your dishes, from the most delicate stemware to heavy-duty pots and pans. Dishwashers also feature better placed, better functioning jets that blast food particles off of your dishes. Some manufacturers, as in the case of Kenmore's 15693, have developed "scour modes" or turbo washes, using these jets.
What digital or next-gen features can I find?
Dishwashers, like many home appliances, are getting smart makeovers. These smart features range in function from saving you money and time to making your overall product experience more enjoyable through ease of use.
Many dishwashers boast smart sensors that can detect how dirty your dishes are and how much power the dishwasher will require to clean them. It will then adjust its water level and pressure accordingly to ensure that your dishes come out sparkling clean and free of debris. For example, Amana's ADB1400PYS Dishwasher (pictured below) includes soil sensors, which measure the amount of food particles and debris in each load and adjusts both the cycle time and water usage accordingly to ensure that you are not using any more water or energy than is necessary to clean your dishes.
Touch controls
Gone are the days where your dishwasher was controlled by a series of dials. Newest generations of dishwashers now feature the same touch-pad controls as many other appliances. They're sleek, easy to use, and in many cases, are invisible when not in use, as with the Electrolux EWDW6505GS.
Smart features
Certain dishwasher models will send notifications to your smartphone when the dish cycle is done or when the machine needs maintenance. For example, Whirlpool's WDL785SAAM allows you to check both the status of the wash cycle as well as diagnostic information from your smartphone.
How can I find a dishwasher that is energy-efficient or 'green'?
EnergyStar label
The Environmental Protection Agency uses its EnergyStar rating system to recommend products that save energy without sacrificing features of functionality. It is not only the higher-tech dishwashers that meet this standard of efficiency. Many of the most basic machines washers come with the EnergyStar seal of approval for their excellent water and energy economy.
Look for the CEE Rating
The Consortium for Energy Efficiency (CEE) is a nonprofit public benefits organization that works to encourage influencing markets and businesses to accelerate the development and uptake of efficient products. They have a rating system for residential appliances, including dishwashers. Products with in the CEE Tier One are highly efficient, but products in the CEE Tier Three are the most efficient available. Many manufacturers have CEE Tier One rated, high-efficiency washers.
Other green 'best practices'
Scrape don't rinse
While many dishwashers have eliminated the need to do either, you can cut down on your energy costs by scraping dishes into the trash or a compost bowl. It may seem tedious, and in some cases it is, but it will cut down on excess water use.
Use phosphate-free detergent
In July 2010, 16 states legislated limits for the amount of phosphates allowed in households and household products. It was a rough transition, as many detergent makers had to change their formulas in order to comply with new regulations. This mean, as you can imagine, a lot of "not quite clean" dishes. But that was then and this is now. Now, there is a whole host of phosphate-free detergents available to you. Whether the product is phosphate-free should be labeled clearly on the package. Popular brands include Seventh Generation and Method.


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The feeling one has when one is in a particularly bad mood about wither nothing or something. It doesn't matter. You are feeling borderline homicidal. Ideas of stabbing things to relieve the seething anger come to mind.. Then you get distrated or blog about it and it goes away.
I was cut off many times today on my way to work, then I spilled coffee on my white shirt. It would be a bad idea to piss me off today because I am feeling stabby right now.
by sean liddle May 26, 2006
I feel Stabby
by Mackenzieaeesomneess February 02, 2015
-adj. describing feelings of hostility or mean temper, usually related to misfortune or high stress. Originates from the fact the stabbing someone or something seems unusually rational when one is in a stabby mood.
Child rearing can make an overworked mom feel downright stabby. Don't tell CPS (child protective services).
by Tom Cerveaux January 25, 2010
A word used to describe an area of heavy crime most commonly within a large city or urban area. Many people are stabbed in these urban death mazes each day and thus the term "stabby" was created to describe such places.
by farquod July 21, 2006
1. The feeling of stabbing someone or something with a sherp object with the intent of causing bodily harm.
2. To relieve stress
3. Punishment for being a dipshit
2. To relieve stress
3. Punishment for being a dipshit
by AHHA Matey November 16, 2010
A word used by a girl to explain the feeling of fucking a guy with an unusually large penis.
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G2034, Reviewed October 1993
Judging contests are an important educational tool. Someday young cattle producers will be faced with selection decisions that affect the profitability of their operations. They should be prepared to use all information available to them, including performance data. Therefore, to better educate future cattle producers, performance data should be included in livestock judging classes and in all judging competitions. The combination of evaluation through performance records and visual appraisal better prepares students for realistic selection decisions.
Judging contests have long been used to exercise the decision-making abilities of young producers. Contestants must make logical decisions as to the relative worth of each animal in a class. Often, the only knowledge about the class comes from visual appraisal. Contestants can visually appraise and estimate general size, weight and composition (lean to fat ratio), but they could increase their accuracy if they could consider performance information. Factors such as weight, rate of gain, frame score, backfat and scrotal circumference are easily measured, and contestants can make more accurate decisions by evaluating them. Estimated Breeding Values (EBV), ratios, accuracies and Expected Progeny Differences (EPD), which are easily obtained from most beef breed associations and progressive breeders, can help determine differences between individuals more accurately than visual appraisals alone.
This guide can be used to train youth interested in modern beef selection practices. A cattle producer using performance information while making selections is like any successful businessperson who uses the most accurate inputs possible to make economically sound decisions. This guide provides some examples of judging situations that include performance records. The possible types of classes are as numerous as the selection decisions producers must face every year. Before any judging exercise, contest or otherwise, you must define the class of cattle, obtain the appropriate performance data, and make and justify decisions to meet the defined needs.
Any selection exercise involves determining which animal comes closest to fulfilling a defined need. Before a sensible choice can be made, the judge should provide the answers to three questions:
The class purpose, situation, and priorities can be very simply stated, such as for this class of Shorthorn heifers:
These selection criteria can be stated more elaborately depending upon the advanced level of the student or contestant or upon what concepts the instructor wishes to teach. Consider the following description for a class of Angus bulls:
A realistic situation is the key to giving the class a real life, applied meaning. It is not necessary to use actual data; hypothetical situations and data can be applied to a class in a realistic manner. The educational value of the exercise is the critical issue.
Other examples of selection situations are:
A statement of selection priorities should not imply that they are the only criteria to consider. Certainly, if a bull has a severe structural problem or clearly lacks testicular development, he should not be chosen even though soundness or fertility was not listed as a selection priority. The instructor may even choose to omit selection priorities from the class description. This would encourage the student or contestant to individually develop priorities based upon the selection situation and then make corresponding selection decisions.
Besides what students can see, what other factors should they consider? Any student wishing to excel in beef cattle judging should be prepared to use the following performance information:
All of these records will not be available for every class. Some classes may have nothing more than birth dates and weaning weights.
Students should be trained to understand each factor and to optimize use of whatever information is available. It is impossible to describe every combination of class description and performance data set. However, many will be related to commercial production. Table 1 provides some guidelines to consider when making bull selections.
Table 1Commercial bull selection criteria
When both EBVs and actual data are presented, give emphasis to the EBVs even if the accuracies provided are somewhat low. However, if EBVs are not provided, a minimum of actual weights and within contemporary group ratios should be provided, and students should seriously consider them.
Decisions are not always simple, regardless of whether data are provided or not. To illustrate, let's look at a pair of Simmental bulls. The performance data are provided in Table 2. Two different possible class descriptions follow.
Table 2Example — Simmental bull data
For situation A, the judge may decide that Bull 1 is a more logical choice than Bull 2. This decision can be justified (perhaps through oral reasons) by stating that: "1 has greater weaning and yearling weight EBVs than 2. Thus, if 1 and 2 were bred to comparable cow groups, 1 should sire faster-growing calves that are heavier at weaning. Furthermore, 1 has a greater scrotal circumference than 2. Although 2 has a smaller actual birth weight than 1, their birth weight EBVs are nearly equal, so similar occurrences of dystocia are expected from either bull on the average.
"Situation B presents a different need to be met by the bulls. A judge may prefer Bull 2 over Bull 1 in this case and would justify this because 2 is expected to contribute greater maternal ability to the rotational system as he was estimated with a much greater maternal breeding value than 1.
"Also, 2 has a lower (near average) growth EBV than 1. Thus, with low feed resources available, replacement heifers sired by 2 should be of more moderate weight than those sired by 1. Finally, 2 has a slightly superior EBV for birth weight than 1. However, 2 is to be faulted for having only a minimum required yearling scrotal circumference."
Remember that there are no clear guidelines on placing classes even though performance records are included. In fact, including weights and breeding values can create more ways to justify alternate decisions. The records may even be contradictory to the results of visual appraisal alone. However, these contradictions can provide a marvelous opportunity to discuss various producer goals and how alternative selection practices can be used to reach them.
At one time, cattle were selected by visual appraisal alone because no better method was available. Fortunately, evaluation techniques have improved and visual appraisal can now be used as an aid to the more accurate performance selection. Difference in composition, frame size, muscle expression, structure and abnormalities can be determined visually after the main decisions have been made on performance data.
It is important, especially in reason classes, that performance information be made available to logically combine visual traits with performance data. The following are a few examples of combined visual and performance traits:
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ARCADIA >> Bob Baffert celebrated New Year's Day two months early on Saturday afternoon. He hopes he will have a celebration five months later, too.
At next May's Kentucky Derby.
The trainer's 2-year-old rallied down the stretch to win the $2 million Breeders' Cup Juvenile for colts and geldings at Santa Anita. It was Baffert's third win the race and ninth overall in the Breeders' Cup.
"As soon as he hit the wire I started thinking the first day of May," Baffert said.
New Year's Day, ridden by Martin Garcia, fell behind Havana, ridden by replacement rider Gary Stevens down the stretch. But Garcia hit new-found power to rally the colt to his second consecutive victory. He last raced in August at Del Mar, but Saturday's run, at 1 1/16 miles, was his longest race.
"I told Martin not to get distracted," Baffert said. "He's not a speed ball. I said to ride our horse, not the track. If her gets there, he gets there. When he turned for home, he didn't panic. He really rode a great race. I knew about the 1/16 pole that he showed me he could run all day."
Havana had not lost in his only two starts this year.
After his Del Mar win, New Year's Day was shipped to Santa Anita, but Baffert said he was sick and could no run. He told owners Gary and Mary West to pass on Santa Anita stakes races.
"This is our greatest accomplishment," Gary West said. "This is very special and something for us to look forward to for the 3-year-old races."
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Guidelines for Home Energy Professionals: Standard Work Specifications for Single-Family Home Energy Upgrades Now Available Via Online Tool
April 1, 2013
After several years of development and industry review, NREL and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) are pleased to announce that the Standard Work Specifications (SWS) for Single-Family Home Energy Upgrades are now available via a user-friendly online tool, with specifications for manufactured housing and multifamily homes to follow.
SWS define the outcomes of quality work within the home energy upgrade industry, setting uniform expectations that can be leveraged in energy audits, scopes of work, quality control efforts, and training. The SWS reflect a whole-house approach to installing energy-efficiency measures and include ventilation, insulation, air sealing, and more. Safe work practices, relevant codes, and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Healthy Indoor Environment Protocols for Home Energy Upgrades are also included in the SWS.
This new online tool developed by NREL, enables utility administrators, weatherization program managers, training centers, home energy upgrade contractors, and weatherization workers to find, email, print, and save individual specifications to streamline their work. The current tool is a beta version, with future versions to include a Spanish translation of the SWS, and expanded features such as an advanced search, API, and how-to video.
Additionally, these specifications serve as the basis for the new Home Energy Professional Certifications, scheduled for availability this summer.
Read more about the development and purpose of the SWS for Single-Family Home Energy Upgrades.
—Devin Egan


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Tame, the ladies man and star of reality show The G.C., might have to brush up on his te reo and join a Maori culture group when the second season of the controversial series starts filming later this year.
It has been confirmed by TV3 that Tame will be back for the show but given the Maori language and cultural criteria it has to meet this time round, he will have to display more of his Maoritanga than just his tattoos.
The show has received $420,000 from Maori funding agency Te Mangai Paho (TMP) and with that comes stricter stipulations around Maori content.
"It will hopefully be a quite different programme," says TMP chief executive John Bishara of the series about the lives - and loves - of a group of young Maori following their dreams on the Gold Coast.
The first series was funded by NZ On Air and drew criticism for its light, fluffy and at times trashy style which was compared to a Kiwi version of Jersey Shore. It had little Maori content apart from the 10 core characters having Maori heritage.
And as well as documenting them working hard and aspiring to a better life on the Gold Coast, a large part of the show was about their nights out on the town, partying.
Despite its divisive nature it was one of TV3's most popular shows last year with an average audience of 333,000 viewers per episode - and a strong online audience watching on-demand.
Bishara says the first proposal put forward by producers Black Inc. Media was declined because it did not meet TMP's requirements. However, in a later pitch it developed a Maori language plan, which outlined how it intended to meet TMP's te reo and cultural criteria throughout the series.
Another major reason for TMP funding the show was because of the strong Maori viewership (especially among the young demographic) that the first season picked up with an average of 92,600 Maori tuning in each week.
"And young Maori are a difficult audience for us to reach, so we're confident that Black Inc. is going to come through."
As for who else will be joining Tame, all TV3 is saying is "all our favourites" from the first series will return. Which presumably means budding singer Jade-Louise (and Tame's eventual series one girlfriend) will be back, along with likeable personal trainer Alby and, for entertainment's sake at least, the straight-talking and fiery Rosie, who also had a fateful foray in the boxing ring last year against Jaime Ridge. Though where her promo girl-cum-glamour model qualifications quite fit with the show's new criteria could be up for debate.
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10 Bold Patterned Placemats
Placemats are great tabletop accessories for both special dinners and everyday meals. Serving a dual purpose, placemats mark off each diner's space and also protect the table from scratches and stains. For a bold colorful tabletop, check out these patterned placemats.
• Rope Placemats from Unison $12/each
• Pieni Unikko Oilcloth Placemat from Marimekko $22/each
• Orange Bobo Waves Placemat from Jonathan Adler $20/each
• Ikat Diamond Placemat from West Elm $11/set of two
• Plaid Placemat from CB2 $7.95/each
• Chilewich Brown Cowhide Placemat from Sur La Table $20/each
• Linen Placemats Modern Trees from etsy seller Sima Prints $40/set of four
• Feast Placemat from Crate & Barrel $5.95/each
• John Robshaw Floret Placemat from Neiman Marcus $100/set of four
• Classic Stewart Tartan Place Mats from Williams-Sonoma $59.95/set of four
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The Buffalo Sabres today announced that members of the Sabres organization will visit the Niagara Health System's St. Catharines hospital site as part of the team's second annual "Invade Canada Caravan" tour next Monday, Sept. 9.
As part of the tour, members of the Sabres organization - including current and former players - will visit various locations in Fort Erie, St. Catharines and throughout Southern Ontario.
The visit to the St. Catharines hospital, which opened in the spring of 2013 as a replacement facility for the former St. Catharines General and Ontario Street sites, will take place on Monday from 3-4:30 p.m.
During the hospital stop, the Sabres visitors will visit the children's health unit and chemotherapy clinic to sign autographs and spread some cheer. The Sabres will also pay a visit to an emergency department trauma room that has been named in appreciation of the Sabres Foundation and Alumni Association to honor their support of the hospital.


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text: KTM's 390 Cup previews faired-in 390 for 2014 To all those impatient faces unable to wait any further, let's get this out of the way first\: yes, this is the new KTM 390 Cup and yes, this is what the production version of the faired-in 390 Duke will look like. Well, almost.The 390 Cup, as the name suggests, is KTM's latest weapon for its 2014 ADAC Junior Cup racing championship, a league that promotes up-and-coming riders. This racy 390 is based on the standard 390 Duke, and employs the same 373.2cc, liquid-cooled, single-cylinder motor that makes a slightly lower 38bhp to conform to championship regulations. It features suspension by WP and brakes with four-piston calipers to show how committed it is to the racetrack, but what we're most interested in is that full-sized fairing up front.KTM admits that the 390 Cup is a 'series model project', and that it previews a small, fully-faired sportsbike that will go on sale very, very soon. So, exercise your imagination a bit - get rid of the stickers, the Akrapovi? exhaust, replace that little piece of foam with a proper seat (along with a joke of a seat for the pillion), add a headlight, a tail-light, indicators, a registration plate, a rear tyre-hugger and a saree guard - and there you have your faired-in 390 for the road.Now, that fairing will add about five to ten kilos to the 390's kerb weight, but when the 390 already produces a heady 43bhp, it shouldn't really hamper its ability to make you shriek. Clip-on handlebars and re-positioned footpegs should lend to a more aggressive (read ever-so-slightly-uncomfortable) riding position. It will share almost everything else with its naked cousin - from the engine, the six-speed gearbox, the suspension, right down to the excellent Metzeler rubber.So, when is it coming, how much will it cost, and what will it be called. Sometime in 2014, to answer the first query. Those extra bits of metal should nudge up the cost, but not by much, so it should still be priced just above the fairing-less 390. And finally, when it's not a race machine anymore, KTM might possibly drop the 'Cup' moniker, and call it the RC390. They've already got the RC8 superbike (which has been on display at Bajaj's ProBiking showrooms and has generated quite a bit of interest), and it only makes sense to expand the family, doesn't it? Amaan Ahmed 17 July 2013 KTM's 390 Cup previews faired-in 390 for 2014


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The Bayou Blue Senior Citizens Center will suspend serving meals the first Tuesday of each month.
The Bayou Blue Senior Citizens Center will suspend serving meals the first Tuesday of each month. The center will continue to hold its monthly birthday luncheons at 11 a.m. on the third Tuesday of each month.
Those celebrating a birthday in February are Marceline Babin, Lera Deroche, Annie Hebert, Audrey Thibodeaux, Madeline Cunningham, Loretta Chaisson, Louise Lirette, Nag Ledet, Maarjorie Fournier, Sarah Eschete and Dot Aucoin.
The half-and-half was won by Rose Melancon. Winners in the umbrella contest were Lois Lovell, first; Mason Arceneaux, second; and Sandra Hebert, third. Costume contest winners were Les Danseur de Bonne Terre, first; Clarence Matherne, second; and Delores Arceneaux, third. Float contest winners were Mary Benoit, first; Lois Lovell, second; and Aubrey Carlos, third.
The center's next meeting is scheduled for 11 a.m. Feb. 19.
Sympathy: Messages of sympathy are extended to the family and friends of Lera Deroche, Magnus Dupre and Emile Cantrelle, all who died last week. They will be missed by all who knew and loved them.
School news: Students in Lafourche Parish will be out of school the week of Mardi Gras Monday through Feb. 15.
Student picture day is scheduled for Feb. 19 at Bayou Blue Middle School. Early dismissal is scheduled for 11 or 11:30 a.m. depending on the school they attend.
Church news: First Presbyterian Church of Bayou Blue is beginning a new youth group, open to members and the public 13 and older. For information, call Vicky Wingard at 856-5532, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
A movie and pizza night sponsored by St. Louis Catholic Church's junior youth group is scheduled from 3:30 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 16 at the church, 2226 Bayou Blue Road.
Adult faith formation is scheduled for 6 p.m. Feb. 28 in St. Louis Catholic Church's parish hall. To RSVP, call 876-3449.
Knights news: The LLAA state meeting is scheduled for Saturday at St. Margaret Auxiliary in Albany. Registration is from 8 to 9 a.m.
The deadline for the Knights of Columbus Council No. 7657's Catholic Youth Leadership Award scholarship is Monday.
Sing-along: The Open House Gospel Sing-along is scheduled from 6:30 to 8 p.m. the last Friday of each month, except November and December, at the SLECA building, 2028 Coteau Road, Houma. Admission is free. Anyone interested in singing or playing an instrument is invited to participate. Also, all pastors of different denominational churches are invited to attend. For information, call James Lee Savoie at 217-7949.
Birthdays: Jennifer Robertson, Emily Duplantis, Marie Luke, Barry Hebert, Allen Rini Jr., Mike Pitts, Michael Theriot, Ashley Guidry, Grant Levron, Feb. 6; Morgan Blanchard, Dot Vice, Ernest Breaux Jr., Julie Leroux, Jude Landry, Brandon Marcel, Crystal Harmon, Kambria Ledet, Garrett Lirette, Feb. 7; Benjamin Vedros, Madeline Breaux, Debbie Hebert, James Fanguy, Jordan Freeman, Kristin Daigle, Godfrey LeBoeuf, Brandon Ledet, Ashley LeBoeuf, Feb. 8; Shirley Verdin, the Rev. Robert Rogers, Clarence Porche, Brynn Potts, David Labit, Alvin Collins Jr., Christina Sanford, Jeremy Hoffpauir, Sonia Martin, Jarrod Moore, Katrina Salas, Feb. 9; Norman Duplantis, Lawrence Charpentier, Adam Autin, Jackie LeBlanc, Jamie Triche, Crystal Foret, Lucille Theriot, Feb. 10; Heath Domangue, Judy Dupre, Jeanelle Heron, David White, Craig Foret, Jennifer Pitts, Jessica Robichaux, Elray Scott, Shaylie Trahan, Feb. 11; Damon Stein, Paul Rodrigue, Mandy Dupre, Frank Conn, Kayla Falgout, Courtney Haynes, Chuck Jernigan, Kandie Saucier and Alisha Lirette, Feb. 12.
Anniversaries: Mona and Kevin Naquin, Feb. 8; Maurice and Pearl Ledet, Feb. 9; and Jennifer and Clint Porche, Feb 10.


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Org Board and Livingness
Livingness is going along a certain course, impelled by a purpose and with some place to arrive.
It consists mostly of removing the barriers in the channel, holding the edges firm, ignoring the distractions and reinforcing and reimpelling one's progress along the channel. That's life and that's this org board. —L. Ron Hubbard
The year was 1965, the location Saint Hill. And with the Saint Hill Special Briefing Course in full swing, Mr. Hubbard's researches had brought technology to a whole new plateau. More specifically, he had discovered the very core of the Reactive Mind and mapped its entire anatomy. Here was the long-sought breakthrough to achieve certain Clearing, resulting in both the Clearing Course and the first-ever Grade Chart delineating the exact steps upwards to its accomplishment for every being.
Moreover, and notwithstanding the magnitude of these achievements and what they meant to every individual being, these same discoveries had also revealed the answer to expansion and the accomplishment of planetary clearing. For what L. Ron Hubbard had discovered in the core of the Reactive Mind were purposes and cross-purposes, booby-trapped so as to aberrate an individual. Then, again, as a group or society is no more than an aggregate of its individuals, here too was the answer to aberrated groups and, more specifically, organizations. So broad reaching were these discoveries that what Mr. Hubbard next unveiled was no less than a Grade Chart for the Third Dynamic—the Scientology Organizing Board.
Transcending anything Man has previously understood on the subject of organization, the Org Board embraces the whole of life itself, delineating purpose, the alignment of purpose for each of its members, a built-in system of self-correction to prevent counter-purposes—and all of it paralleling the Bridge with each successive department representing an awareness level directly corresponding to those an individual ascends on the Grade Chart.
Here, then, is L. Ron Hubbard's legendary lecture revealing the pattern by which to organize life itself.


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Doc Martin "The Wrong Goodbye" On his last day in the office treating patients, Martin sees a taxi driver who complains of severe headaches. Going through town on the way to London, another incident helps Martin connect the medical dots and he realizes Louisa is in danger in the man's taxi on the way to her own medical appointment.G
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Outdoor Idaho "Boat Builders" Idaho's boat builders draw on old craft techniques as well as new technology to rebuild wooden boats or design new ones. Whether working on a 1939 speedster or creating new drift boats, they turn out stylish products for Idaho's waters.G
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This American Land "Rio Grande Del Norte, Climate Adaptation, Flying Aces of the Insect World, Peel Watershed, Indigo Snakes" In northern New Mexico the Rio Grande runs through a spectacular gorge formed by a rift in the Earth's crust. It is a critical flyway for migratory birds, with a plateau on either side that is an important habitat for elk and deer. A pending Congressional bill would protect these areas as the Rio Grande del Norte National Conservation Area.G
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Midsomer Murders "Murder On St. Malley's Day, Part 2" After a local Devington man is found murdered on the school grounds, Barnaby believes that someone is willing to kill to keep the morbid history of the Pudding Club from being exposed. Part 2 of 2G
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Garden-Inspired Rugs for Kids' Rooms
If you're going to have garden sheets, you might as well have a garden rug, right? We've rounded up some new takes on the standard floral rug, with some modern, whimsical garden-themed rugs. I'm coveting the veggie garden one, myself.
- IndiB Veggie Garden Kids' Rug, $595.
- Whimsy Flowers in Bloom Rug, $59.
- Garden Stepping Stones Rug, $105.
- Lil Mo Whimsy Ivory Rug, $299.
- Hand-tufted Missy Pink Floral Rug, $137.
- Better Floors and Gardens Rug, $299.
- Hand-tufted Round Flower Kids' Rug, $180.
- Joyful Garden Rug, $199.
- Lola's Magic Garden Kids Area Rug, $350.
- Handmade Children's Flowers Green New Zealand Wool Rug, $380.
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4. Please wear your watch at least 8 hours a day to maximize power reserve.
5. If watch is not worn for extended period of time, please rewind by moving the watch back and forth for 30 seconds in order to initiate the power process.
6. It is recommended to repeat steps 2 -4 every night before removing your watch for the first week after purchase.
7. Wear your watch daily or every couple of days to keep accurate time.
8. Please note that shock and vibrations may affect the mechanism. Please remove your watch when doing hard labor or extreme sports.
Set the Time
1. Pull crown to the first position.
Note: The seconds hand is still moving.
2. Turn the crown clockwise to adjust the time. (Please do not try to set the time counter clockwise).
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2. Turn the crown counterclockwise until the previous date appears. pull the first gear of the crown, adjust the date anticlockwise
Note: Do not set the date between 9 pm and 3 am. Otherwise, the date may not change properly. If it is necessary to set the date during that time period, first change the time to any time outside this period, then set the date.
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Model industry icon Eileen Ford, who founded the Ford Modeling Agency, celebrated her 90th birthday at Le Cirque on Monday. Ford, who discovered and nurtured cover girls Rene Russo, Maude Adams, Janice Dickinson and Steve McQueen's wife Barbara Minty, told 15 of her past protegees who had graced the pages of Seventeen and Vogue among other glossies: "It wasn't easy for women in business when I first started, but I'm proud to have brought modeling to the next level. I've loved and protected all of you like my own children." Le Cirque's Sirio Maccioni arranged for the birthday girl's cake. Among those applauding was Lady Liliana Cavendish.
Eileen at 90
By PageSix.com Staff
June 14, 2012 | 4:00am