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Dame Lynne Brindley
Chief Executive of the British Library
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Dame Lynne Brindley's CV
Dame Lynne Brindley has been the Chief Executive of the British Library since July 2000. She is the first woman and the first information professional to have held the post. Since her appointment Lynne has led a major strategic development and modernisation programme to ensure that the Library remains a relevant, innovative and accessible national institution in the 21st century.
Lynne came to the British Library from the University of Leeds where she was Pro-Vice-Chancellor. Previously she was a senior consultant with KPMG and has held leadership positions in information technology and knowledge management at Aston University and at the London School of Economics.
Lynne is active in high level international, European and national bodies concerned with media and information society initiatives, digital infrastructure and libraries, and cultural and public sector leadership. She is a visiting professor at City and Leeds universities. She speaks and writes on digital society, copyright and intellectual property (IP), knowledge management and innovation, and leadership. She has received a number of honorary degrees, including from the universities of Oxford, Leeds, Sheffield and University College London. She is a Companion of the Institute of Management and is on the Court of the Goldsmiths' Company and a Trustee for its charity for the Goldsmiths' Centre. She is a member of SABIP (Strategic Advisory Board for Intellectual Property) which has a remit to give Ministers strategic advice on IP issues. Lynne is currently chairing a Government Taskforce on Higher Education Online Learning.
She was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours List 2008 for services to education.
She enjoys music and is a competent pianist and enjoys buying modern art, particularly abstract landscapes and ceramics with Cornish influences; she likes to walk in the Yorkshire Dales and on the Cornish coastal footpath.


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Always buy second hand.
I use eBay like a lending library for music gear.
For example:
Fancy a Microwave XT? Buy one.
Find you can't be bothered with trying to program it? Sell it.
Can't decide between a MS2000 and an Alesis Ion?
Buy the one you like the look of most.
If you don't like it, sell it and buy the other.

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Paper Currency
Paper money has been in circulation since 1690.
Enter the Virtual Money Museum to learn about the story of money in the United States.
Paper money has been in circulation since 1690.
Coins began circulation after the creation of the first mint in 1652.
The use of commodities as means of exchange persisted in some societies for hundreds of years after the invention of coinage.
The Mint Act of 1792 gave Americans a coinage system uniquely their own and marked the beginning of the end of reliance on foreign metallic monies.
The country has had many banking systems since the creation of the First Bank of the United States.


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Outside groups spend $500M in Oct.
More than half a billion dollars.
That's the monster mountain of money outside political groups collectively spent in October to fill the nation's airwaves, scorch your phone lines and flood your mailbox with flyers that directly promote or attack federal candidates, according to a POLITICO analysis of federal campaign spending disclosures.
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Leading the way were the Karl Rove-backed super PAC American Crossroads, its nonprofit sister group Crossroads GPS and pro-Mitt Romney super PAC Restore Our Future, which has been fueled by tens of millions of dollars from billionaires such as casino mogul Sheldon Adelson and Texas home builder Bob Perry.
The three groups together spent nearly $173 million last month on ads and other communications, with the bulk targeting President Barack Obama.
To put that in perspective: That's nearly as much as the roughly $179 million that all outside together spent in September to promote or attack federal candidates.
Pro-Obama super PAC Priorities USA Action, bankrolled by the likes of billionaire investor George Soros and movie producers Steven Spielberg and Jeffrey Katzenberg, topped outside groups that support Democrats. Congressional races-focused super PACs House Majority PAC and Majority PAC followed closely behind. This Democrat-backing trio spent a combined $75.5 million in October.
In all, 57 different outside organizations — the majority of them conservative-leaning — spent at least $1 million in October to promote or attack federal political candidates.
All groups spent more than $526 million in total last month — a significant chunk of the $6 billion the Center for Responsive Politics predicts all federal-level candidates, parties and committees will spend during the 2012 election.
Among the organizations spending more than $5 million during October on independent expenditures — typically, ads or other mass communications that overtly support or oppose federal political candidates:
1) American Crossroads, $71.64 million, mostly in opposition to Obama and in support of Romney.
2) Restore Our Future, $51.64 million, all in opposition to Obama or in support of Romney.
3) Crossroads GPS, $49.36 million, mostly in support of Romney and several Republican congressional candidates and in opposition to Obama and numerous Democratic House and Senate candidates , most notably Sen. Sherrod Brown (Ohio), Rep. Shelley Berkley (Nev.), Tim Kaine (Va.), Tammy Baldwin (Wis.) and Joe Donnelly (Ind.).
4) Priorities USA Action, $31.47 million, all in opposition to Romney.
5) House Majority PAC, $25.29 million, mostly in opposition to numerous Republican House candidates, particularly Reps. Robert Dold (Ill.), Judy Biggert (Ill.), Jim Renacci and Michael Coffman (Colo.) and candidate Randy Altschuler (N.Y.).


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Cracked heels, chapped lips, scaly legs, fissured hands, skin so tight and parched it practically hurts to smile. All can be brought on by dry, hot Santa Ana winds common in the fall or by the cold weather and heated rooms of winter — and Angelenos have experienced a taste of both in the last couple of weeks. Even without harsh weather conditions, just spending time in one of Southern California's desert microclimates can be hard on skin.
But there are some solutions for soothing the dryness.
First, know your enemy
It's not just the outdoors — sun, wind and desert — that can cause dry skin. So can indoor heating — including in your car. Other culprits include aging, medication (such as antihistamines, antispasmodics and acne medication), thyroid conditions,
, certain
(such as
), chemicals, diuretics, too much hot water and soap, bubble baths and bath products with heavy fragrances.
More than dry
Sometimes, what people perceive as dry skin is something more. Redness, peeling and drying around the mouth and forehead, flaking on eyebrows or in the corner of the nose may seem like simple dryness, but could be seborrheic dermatitis, says Dr. Karyn Grossman, a cosmetic
who practices both in Santa Monica and
. It's "like dandruff on your scalp, but it's on your face, triggered by yeast on the skin and inflammation," she says. Antifungal medications and steroid creams are among the treatments, but it's important to see a dermatologist for an accurate diagnosis and treatment plan.
Other clinical reasons for dry skin include
and infections.
"Eczema, psoriasis and seborrhea are each specific
," says Dr. Peter Lio, assistant professor of clinical dermatology at Northwestern University and director of the Eczema Care and Education Center in Chicago. Moisturizers can help, but medical advice is necessary too.
Extremely dry skin is uncomfortable, sometimes itchy and, when there is cracking, painful. "Scratching the
can lead to areas of open skin; these areas, as well as fissures, can become portals to infection, which can then lead to serious complications," Lio says. "In severe cases of dry, itchy skin, sleep disturbance can be significant, and I have had patients tell me that they want to end their life due to the itch."
Julie Block, president of the National Eczema Assn., says more than 30 million Americans have eczema, including up to 20% of young children.
Putting the moisture back
Adding more moisture to skin usually helps, no matter the cause of dryness. Grossman recommends adding the moisture with a humectant and then sealing it with a product that will keep the moisture in.
Humectants include hyaluronic acid, glycerin, urea, lactic acid and lanolin. Grossman adds that a camomile tea compress and colloidal oatmeal baths also hydrate skin. She suggests SkinCeuticals hydrating B5 gel ($67) underneath a regular facial moisturizer. "If you're really dry, you can then use Vaseline all over your face. We use Aquaphor — it's a little more elegant," she says.
Besides petroleum jellies such as Vaseline, other sealants include dimethicone, shea butter and certain oils.
For dry hands and feet, Grossman suggests applying a moisturizer and then Aquaphor or Vaseline before bed. They work best if you soak or shower first. Slip on white socks and gloves and settle down for the night.
"There are wonderful, inexpensive, safe and effective moisturizers that can be obtained at most drugstores," says Lio. Among his recommendations — and approximate prices we found — are Aquaphor ($16.99), Eucerin Plus ($9. 99), Vanicream ($11.99), CeraVe Cream (15.99), Cetaphil Cream ($13.49) and Aveeno lotion ($7.99). Should these fail — or if symptoms are severe or involve itching or a rash — see a physician.
In addition, Grossman recommends Vaseline Sheer Infusion ($9). "It has humectants and sealants in it. And I use Johnson's baby oil gels ($4.29) on my children a lot."
Soap alternatives include Eucerin calming body wash (7.99), CeraVe hydrating cleanser ($10.61) and Free & Clear liquid cleanser ($8.60). Grossman also recommends Dove products.
Natural oils can be an option, though most modern moisturizers contain emollients that will do a better job of humidifying the skin.
But jojoba oil, primrose oil, omega-3 and olive oil are also options, and "coconut oil beats out olive oil as an anti-microbial topical," Lio says. He's also a fan of organic sunflower seed oil for its anti-itch properties for those with extremely dry skin.
If you have sensitive, dry skin, avoid topical vitamin E. "Some people develop contact dermatitis from it," Grossman says.
Makeup artist Pati Dubroff, celebrity beauty artist for Clarins, recommends using Clarins facial oils such as the brand's Santal & Blue Orchid Face Treatment Oil ($49, Us.clarins.com), on a moist face. But don't wear it underneath makeup or out in the sun. "I religiously wear it at night," Dubroff says. "Or I wear it in the daytime when I'm inside and the heat's blasting because its winter. Even in L.A., we have the heaters on at night and you wake up and you're just parched." She also wears the oils when she travels by plane.
For extremely dry skin or eczema, Dubroff also recommends Gabriel Couzian products, which are available at Gabrielcouzian-usa.com.
Tender, loving care
"Your body has a natural layer of lipids on your skin that kind of keep the outside world out and the inside world in," Grossman says. "Anything that disrupts that can aggravate dry skin or sensitive skin." For protection, wear rubber gloves when washing dishes, don protective outerwear in cold weather, take shorter showers in cooler water, use mostly nonsoap-based gentle cleansers that don't foam a lot and have little to no fragrance. "I tell people to limit soap to the areas that build up bacteria — the armpits, under the breasts, in the groin area," although soap can irritate mucous membranes, so be cautious. Reapply moisturizer to dry areas, including elbows and knees, two or three times a day. For the most part, dry skin sufferers should avoid microdermabrasion and peels.


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Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism
Josiah McElheny (American, born in 1966)
94 1/2 x 92 3/4 x 92 3/4 in. (240 x 235.6 x 235.6 cm)
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Hand-blown mirrored glass, low iron and transparent mirror, metal, wood, electric lighting.
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Charles C. Cunningham Gallery (Gallery 247)
Deploying the most sophisticated and virtuoso glass-working techniques combined with a conceptual rigor, McElheny creates sculptures and installations that explore crucial moments in the development of modernity, its visual and theoretical undercurrents. Over the past four years, McElheny has produced a series of works based on a conversation between sculptor Isamu Noguchi and designer/architect Buckminster Fuller that took place in 1929 during which they discussed a world of form without shadow; totally reflective forms inhabiting a totally reflective environment that would be totally self-enclosed - the perfect utopian environment. 'Endlessly Repeating Twentieth Century Modernism' presents the viewer with a seemingly infinite repetition of reflections of modernist design (decanters, vases, boxes, and bottles based on designs from Scandinavia, Italy, the former Czechoslovakia, and Austria from c. 1910 -1990) that attempts to depict the capitalist notion that all objects are eternally repeatable, that everything can be remanufactured endlessly without regard to era, geography, or culture. McElheny has stated that he aims to explore how "the act of looking at a reflective object could be connected to the mental act of reflecting on an idea."
The Artist, Donald Young Gallery, Chicago, 2007; Sold to MFA, Boston, September 2007. (Accession date September 19, 2007)
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Museum purchase with funds donated by the Linde Family Foundation
© Josiah McElheny 2007


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APPENDIX A Research Methodology
The research approach used to develop this guide is a combination of case study methodology and benchmarking of "best practices." used in businesses worldwide as they seek to continuously improve their operations, benchmarking has more recently been applied to education. Benchmarking is a structured, efficient process that targets key operations and identifies promising practices in relationship to traditional practice, previous practice at the selected sites (lessons learned), and local outcome data. This methodology is further explained in a background document34 that lays out the justification for identifying promising practices based on four sources of rigor in the approach:
- Theory and research base;
- Expert review;
- Site evidence of effectiveness; and
- Systematic field research and cross-site analysis.
The steps of the research process were: defining a study scope, seeking input from an advisory group of experts to refine the scope and inform site selection criteria, screening potential sites, selecting sites to study, conducting site visits, collecting and analyzing data to write case reports, and writing a user-friendly guide.


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Amoco Chemical Company
The Texas City marine docks xylene emission abatement project was started in 1992 and completed in May of 1995. Prior to this effort, the marine docks loaded vessels utilizing a simple open system with little instrumentation. Hydrocarbon vapors were simply displaced into the atmosphere.
P2 Application:
The new vapor abatement design is complex and utilizes closed loading where vapors are piped back to an absorption tower. Amoco designed and installed a programmable logic control system to monitor and control the loading process, to minimize operator error and to increase the overall safety and reliability of the system. The technology used in the absorber towers is lean oil absorption. The technology has been around for quite some time, and was selected because it is simple, safe, frugal on energy and materials. By using lean oil absorption the xylene can be recovered, and is not sent to a flare for incineration. The lean oil enters the top of an absorption tower and, as it falls through the packing, strips the xylene from the nitrogen being displaced from the cargo tank. The oil leaving the absorber is "rich" with xylenes and is trucked to Amoco Chemical Texas City Plat "A" for further processing.
Environmental Benefits:
The dock vapor recovery system will reduce 95% of the emissions generated from loading activities. Amoco expects to recover 140,000 pounds of xylene in a typical year.
Details of Reductions
Additional Information :
The project cost approximately $10 million. Recovery of vapors makes this option preferable to flaring the vapors, and the lean oil recovery system has lower operating costs than cryogenic and flare systems. And by not using a flare, Amoco eliminates a major source of concern of the community around the plant.
Attend a workshop and
The Zero Waste Network is one of eight Pollution Prevention Resource Exchange P2RxCenters , serving as a national network of regional information centers: NEWMOA (Northeast), WRRC (Southeast), GLRPPR (Great Lakes), ZeroWasteNet (Southwest), P2RIC (Plains), Peaks to Prairies (Mountain), WSPPN (Pacific Southwest), PPRC (Northwest). We are a proud member of the National Pollution Prevention Roundtable.


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Homegrown Minneapolis
Homegrown Minneapolis is a citywide initiative expanding our community's ability to grow, process, distribute, eat and compost more healthy, sustainable, locally grown foods.
Homegrown Minneapolis brings together key partners from local government, area businesses, community organizations, non-profits, and residents to build a healthy, local food system.
Learn more about Homegrown Minneapolis.
Food Council and Policy Resources
Food Council information and material, local food policy, and research and reports.
Urban Agriculture
Market, community, and home gardens, urban farming, bees and chickens, composting, hoophouses, and greenhouses.
Food Preservation, Preparation, and Kitchen Facilities
Kitchen facilities, the "Pickle Bill," food safety, and cooking classes.
Resources for Food Businesses
Starting, financing, and developing your local food business.
Farmers Markets/Shop Local
Farmers markets and other ways to shop for fresh local foods.
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Homegrown Minneapolis newsletter and events calendar.
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Welcome to Interpac Yachts!
Does your mind wander to thoughts of powder-white sands, coral reefs, crystal-blue seas and bright stars above? Do you dream of discovering exotic islands like the explorers of old, anchoring each night in a quiet bay or near a picturesque village, or snorkeling with exotic fish and sea turtles?
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DS Plumbing needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 72 designs submitted by 16 freelance designers.
Champion Plumbing and Drain Cleaning LLC
We are a small plumbing company that has been established since 2000. We have struggled to stay afloat and have recently researched how to mature our company and we need your help to begin our metamorphosis. We are looking to change and grow our company into a marketable entity that has stability and that will one day be strong enough to pass on to another.
We want to be a professional company; competetive, yet not over-the-top fancy. We want to be the plumbing company that people WANT to call when they see our logo on our work vans, flyers, business cards. We want to promote confidence in our abilities without sounding over-confident or silly.
Here's some things we want:
-colors: red/white/blue/black
-possible oval design (This is not a definite. Stretch your bounds.)
-the new name of our company: Champion Plumbing and Drain Cleaning LLC, Est. 2000
We're looking for a logo that stands out. We want to be able to print it on business cards, hats, and use it on our work vans.
Using a 'plumbing' symbol is something we're not interested in.
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Just because you happen to have romantic plans on an evening that happens to be Valentine's Day doesn't mean you need to go all-out on the pink-and-red makeup front. In fact, we think it's more fun to liberate ourselves from the Hallmark palette. After all, why smell like roses when you can smell like lavender? Why do a classic black cat-eye when there's a shimmery blue liner at hand? We see no reason to limit our looks to a predetermined theme.
College Admissions Favors Rich People — & So Does Cash Bail


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FS#855 - Scale dimension on/off option ...
QCAD 3.1.5 - has a new "Dimensioning Scale adjustment option" (Property editor/Linear Factor). NICE!!!
What means - we are now able to change the dimension scale for existing dims!
My Feature request refers to new dimensions and I think it would be perfect to have a "Scale Factor - On/Off Option" for all Dim Tools.
That would bring us in the position to copy / scale a part of our drawing for a detail view and we could just use us usual the dimensioning tools (with a scale factor) for the dimensioning task ....
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Anzen needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 129 designs submitted by 43 freelance designers.
We are a technology startup in need of a Web 2.0-style logo.
Anzen Technologies
Our company is currently building a social media platform for the next generation enterprise. We need a catchy logo that we can use for our company branding.
- We want the designer to focus mainly on the emblem part of the logo. Mainly because we want the emblem to be enough to identify our brand.
- However, we also want them to put the brand name next to the logo in the comps (using a font that best matches the emblem).
- The designer may incorporate the letter 'Z' from Anzen in the emblem design.
- We want the use of abstract shapes for the emblem.
- We want the emblem to be unique.
- We want the emblem to be simple yet elegant. The emblem should also stand out.
- We want the logo in either high-res layered PSD (300 dpi or higher) or Adobe Illustrator format.
- We want the original font file for the text portion of the logo to be included.
- We don't want the brand name to influence the design of the emblem.
- We don't want too many colors in the logo. 3 colors max.
- We don't want the use of silhouettes of objects or creatures.
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SAN DIEGO — Plenty of passes missed their target, and a few simply were dropped. Some wobbled, others sailed. Only one deserves to be included in an instructional video.
Yet Terrelle Pryor is considerably less mysterious after spending three hours on an NFL field Sunday afternoon.
Much more important than the game itself, a 24-21 season-ending loss by the Raiders to the San Diego Chargers, was Pryor's three-hour debut as a starter, an audition to determine if he might someday evolve from tantalizing project to reliable NFL quarterback.
He just might.
Pryor's performance, even in defeat and despite scattered showers that turned Qualcomm Stadium into a well-manicured swamp, confirmed there is enough potential for the Raiders to rededicate themselves to developing him as a passer.
"He did some good things," coach Dennis Allen said of Pryor, who spent most of the season as an inactive third-stringer. "Obviously, there's still some work to be done."
Plenty of work still to be done. Pryor is not yet ready to start in the NFL, much less win. He is not a truly accurate passer and may never be. He needs to shorten his memory after mistakes. He faces a steep learning curve. He is adjusting to the speed of the league.
But he was not at all the disaster some feared he might be, based on an erratic training camp and uneven practices.
"On a wet, soggy field, I was most pleased with the way he protected the football," general manager Reggie McKenzie said. "You can point to the things that didn't look so good, the passes he missed, but under those conditions he protected the ball and gave himself a chance to finish plays."
Pryor's passing numbers were pedestrian: 13 of 28 for 150 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. His best throw surely was a beautiful 38-yard pass to wide receiver Rod Streater that led to Oakland's second touchdown, a 3-yard scamper by Pryor.
The 23-year-old showed himself to be a sturdy and elusive runner, as expected (49 yards on nine carries). He flashed leadership ability, which could not have been presumed. And his competitive desire, a key component for the growth of any quarterback, was unmistakable.
Pryor's aptitude for leadership and thirst for victory were on display early in the second quarter. During a second-and-14 play from the San Diego 17, Raiders running back Mike Goodson engaged in a scuffle with Chargers linebacker Takeo Spikes, which led to teammates coming to the aid of each. Pryor physically yanked Goodson away from the scrum, flinging his teammate to the turf.
It was an impressive show of strength for a quarterback, even one who stands 6-foot-4 and weighs 233 pounds. Moreover, it was a startling exhibition of leadership from someone who practically is a rookie.
"I love Mike Goodson; that's my guy," Pryor said. "That's one of my very good friends. I know that I slammed him. But you can't do that. We were about to score. … I just said, 'Mike, you can't do that.' He said, 'What do you expect me to do? He hit me.' I said, 'You gotta be the bigger man.' "
Goodson and Spikes received personal foul penalties and were ejected, resulting in a repeated down, which erased a pass interference penalty Chargers cornerback Antoine Cason incurred while trying to cover Streater near the goal line.
Pryor simply lined up for the next play and scrambled 8 yards. He followed up with a 9-yard dart to wideout Darrius Heyward-Bey for his first career TD pass.
"He did a great job in the huddle," Heyward-Bey said of Pryor. "He kept everyone in line, called the plays right and executed. He made some plays out there — and a few mistakes — but he's new, and he will get that right."
With Oakland's offense putting up more points than it had scored since ringing up 32 in a home loss to Tampa Bay in early November, it was obvious Pryor's athleticism, his ability to move about the pocket and be a threat to run provided a dimension that troubled the San Diego defense.
"I think he earned the chance for us to evaluate him some more," Allen said. "That was a good first step in that direction.
"He needs to improve. There's still a lot of room for improvement, but there were some positive things that he did in the game that he needs to learn from and try to enhance."
Pryor eventually could, with proper cultivation, become an effective starter. He certainly expects as much.
"I will be great at the quarterback position," he said, "but I have to just let things slow down for me. Just let it slow down. Be calm, be a leader and get to the next play. If I do that, watch out for us."
It's only one game at the bitter end of a forgettable season. But the Raiders educated themselves. They can more clearly visualize the possibilities that come with Pryor.
As it is, they should have every reason to believe he is capable of working himself into a No. 2 role next season.
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Express. Home of the Daily and Sunday Express.
Gers ready to add to Sporting woes
Walter Smith believes there is one major difference between Rangers and Sporting Lisbon ahead of Thursday night's Europa League tie - knowing what the future holds for their respective managers.
Smith is set to quit the Scottish champions at the end of the season and the club have revealed he will be replaced at the helm by his assistant Ally McCoist in the summer. In contrast, there appears to be plenty of doubt over the position of Sporting coach Paulo Sergio, with the Portuguese press widely reporting he will be sacked if his team crash out of the competition, while club bosses have given him a vote of confidence.
Smith said: "The clubs have similar circumstances and, as coaches, we have to try to handle the circumstances as best we possibly can. I'm sure that's happening at Sporting at the moment. The one difference between myself and my colleague at Sporting is that I am leaving at the end of the season and he doesn't know unfortunately."
Both clubs head into the game on the back of derby defeats, Sporting losing to Benfica on Monday and Rangers suffering a crushing 3-0 loss at Celtic on Sunday.
Smith added: "The clubs are in slightly different circumstances. Although we are behind in the championship by a number of points at the moment, we have two games in hand and if we win those it will put us back up in a more challenging position.
"We also have a cup final to play in a couple of weeks time and I think we are in slightly different circumstances than Sporting are themselves, maybe not having their best season.
"I said before the previous game that I thought the Europa League would offer them an opportunity to gain some credibility in their season and that's what makes them dangerous opponents."
A 1-1 draw in Glasgow means Rangers must score in Lisbon but Smith admits the loss of players - Jamie Ness and Steven Naismith are injured and striker Nikica Jelavic is ineligible - will have the biggest impact on his approach to the second leg.
He said: "Our system will be dictated by the players that we have available. We have lost some players in midfield, especially through injury.
"We also know losing the late goal in the manner in which we did at Ibrox was something we were trying to avoid. We know we will have to try, at some stage of the game, to win the match."


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After a ninth-place finish in the FIVB Beach Volleyball U23 World Championships, Kirby Burnham didn't want to sit around and sulk in disappointment.
She didn't even want to take a tour of Myslowice, Poland. Burnham, the former Newport Harbor High standout, only wanted to train. As the tournament continued, she practiced in Poland.
When she returned from Poland Monday night, she woke up Tuesday morning and wanted to practice some more in Newport Beach. There is no time to rest now. Burnham wants to improve. She has lofty goals in mind. She knows she can play two more years of sand volleyball at USC. Then there are goals of playing on the FIVB World Tour and taking her shot at the 2016 Olympics. She has the desire to keep on playing and shoot for the 2020 Olympics.
As she becomes closer to reaching each goal, she can credit moments like the ones in Poland for making her stronger.
"As soon as we got back from Poland she had that mentality that 'I want to be training and I want to get ready,'" said Anna Collier, the U.S. U23 coach who is also the USC sand volleyball coach. "[The U23 World Championships] took her to another level in her mind. She can be as good as these other players. She knows that is the next generation of beach volleyball players she played against. It really kicked her up a notch. It was great to see. You see the passion in her eye. It's a big light bulb that went on. I really believe it clicked. She's thinking, 'I can do this' and more important, 'I want to do this.'"
Burnham certainly garnered confidence before the ninth-place finish in Poland, where she teamed with Tara Roenicke out of Long Beach State.
Burnham is familiar with Roenicke. Burnham won the American Volleyball Coaches Assn. national title with Stevi Robinson against Roenicke and Caitlin Ledoux last month.
The national championship provided excitement for Burnham and made many at USC proud. To win a national title in her second year in the sport gave her more incentive to continue to work hard.
Dan Glenn, the Newport Harbor girls' volleyball coach, and Collier both said Burnham has great potential in beach volleyball.
Glenn said Burnham has the tools to succeed on the sand. She was talented while indoor during her senior year in 2009 when she helped the Sailors win CIF State Division 1 and CIF Southern Section Division 1-AA titles.
She played two seasons of indoor at USC and has made a smooth transition into sand volleyball for the Trojans.
"I think she is one of the most natural blockers I have ever seen," Collier said. "She instinctively understands blocking and brought that to the beach game. And also for a taller competitor she is incredibly fast. She can move to get that ball for digs. Plus, she has a really fast arm swing. She can put the ball down quick."
Burnham, 21, has enjoyed her time at USC, attending other sporting events and gaining more knowledge in her major of communications. Yet being a part of a new sport for the Trojans has made her college years even more memorable.
"Having the sand experience is like a dream come true for me," Burnham said. "It was always a hobby for me. I always played. The most exciting thing is to play for a school like USC that is so supportive of an emerging sport."
Burnham said it was "cool," to be one of the first All-Americans in sand volleyball with Robinson and to watch the program grow.
USC did not have a training facility in its first year as it does now with three sand courts near Galen Center.
Burnham said she likes how sometimes people watch from the parking lot. Her junior season was fun and successful as she went 25-4 with Robinson.
She'll have a new partner for her senior season. In sand volleyball, there are five two-person teams that compete against another school. Burnham is set to be on USC's top team. The question of who she'll be paired with is yet to be answered.
It could be incoming freshman Sara Hughes, the top sand volleyball recruit out of Mater Dei. It might even be Cinnamon Sary, who, like Burnham, is from Newport Harbor.
Sary, who was also on that Sailors state championship team as a sophomore, made her transition onto the USC sand volleyball team this past season. She teamed with Katie Fuller to finish fifth in the AVCA pairs tournament.
"Cinnamon was a great asset to the team last year," Collier said. "It will be nice to have her training longer. She came out very late. We couldn't train her the way we wanted to. But she's an unbelievably good, natural sand volleyball player. She has a natural instinct to play sand."
Burnham has also caught on with the game rather quick. She credits coaches like Glenn and longtime club volleyball coach Charlie Brande, she said. She's also grateful for April Ross, who starred at Newport Harbor and USC before winning a silver medal at the Olympics in London last summer.
Burnham and others believe she is capable of reaching the same type of success if she continues to work hard. That's why Burnham went straight into training mode after finishing ninth in Poland.
She feels great about the success while at USC, but she knows competing against international players is a whole different story. The majority of the teams in the U23 World Championships are pairs that have played together consistently in other international tournaments, Collier said.
While in NCAA competition, Burnham didn't see too many teams serve at her, but that changed while in Poland, Collier said, and Burnham needs to continue to train to be prepared for those type of situations.
Last year, Burnham juggled her summer with a public relations internship, volleyball training and competing in various tournaments. It felt good to accomplish so much with a busy schedule, but Burnham said she wanted to change her schedule and workload this summer.
She doesn't have an internship and has basically left her summer open so that she is available to play in tournaments overseas. She said she'll go back and forth with training at Manhattan Beach and living in Newport Beach with her family aside from traveling.
Burnham said she enjoys work in public relations, but she wants to keep playing volleyball for as long as she can.
"I think if I keep working hard it will all work out," she said.


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There are currently three ways to use FastCGI to serve Web applications from Common Lisp:
- One is an FFI binding for CLISP by John Hinsdale and can be found at http://clisp.alma.com/. As of CLISP 2.31, it has become incorporated as a module.
- Another one is a Common Lisp FastCGI library and server for CMUCL by Teemu Kalvas. It can be found at http://www.s2.org/~chery/projects/fastcgi-cmucl. This is a complete implementation of the FastCGI binary packet protocol in Lisp, from scratch.
- SB-FastCGI is a Common Lisp FastCGI API Toolkit for SBCL, It contains a group of low-level APIâs which like the c API of FastCGI, a group of fcgi-server implementations, and a high-level WSGI style interface. see http://kdr2.com/project/sb-fastcgi.html.
- CL-FastCGI is a generic version of SB-FastCGI, targeting to run on mostly Common Lisp implementations. see http://kdr2.com/project/cl-fastcgi.html.
- Finally, there is cl-fcgi by Stanislaw Halik. It is a FastCGI app protocol implementation for Common Lisp. Works at about 75% of libfcgi's performance for native code compilers. It can be found at http://tehran.lain.pl/stuff/fcgi-current.tar.bz2.
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Jiri Tucek made a welcome return to the studio and we matched him with Jon Bon. We find the two of them just waking from a sleep. Jon leans over and kisses Jiri. He kisses his way down Jiri's body, until he gets to his cock. He takes the hardening cock in his mouth and sucks it. Jiri's hand is on Jon's head pushing him down on that big cock. Removing his jeans Jiri gets onto his knees and slips his cock back into Jon's mouth. He leans over and 69s with Jon. Then Jon removes his jeans and they return to the 69, sucking each other real well. Jiri goes back onto his knees and has Jon suck him more. Jiri's foot is rubbing Jon's cock and balls as his own dick gets sucked. Then Jiri rims Jon's ass getting it ready for some cock. He slides his big dick into that eager ass and starts to fuck. He fucks nice and deep, opening that hole so well. Moving to spoon position Jiri continues to work that hot ass as Jon wanks himself. Then Jiri lays on the bed and Jon slides is ass over that big cock and rides it. Jiri wanks on Jon's cock as he fucks him. Soon Jon's dick squirts it hot cum over Jiri's body, as his hole gets stretched. Jiri is ready to cum too and he straddles Jon's chest and dumps his load too. Jon sucks on Jiri's spent cock to drain it completely. Then the two of them kiss again and go off to enjoy a nice refreshing shower.
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At this point, the two previous presidents enjoyed 80% favorable. Zeeman stands at 15%. He agreed to appoint the leader of the winning party as Prime Minister. Seemed like the situation had stabilized. Now Mr. President insists on 'Final Say' on the composition of the governing cabinet, a totally unprecedented demand.
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The castings line-up today is also very good. There are some real stunners in the selection of Jan Klaus, Ludvik Sobotka, Milan Neoral and Roman Cvach. It makes selection of my pick very difficult, but in the end I opt for the stunning Milan Neoral.
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Ask most software professionals what Agile is and they'll probably start talking about flexibility and delivering what the customer wants. Some may even mention the word "iterations". But inevitably, they'll say at some point that it means less or even no documentation. After all, doesn't creating, updating, and circulating painstakingly comprehensive documentation that everyone and their mother have officially signed off on go against the very core of Agile? Of course it does! But really, they're missing the point!
Read The Agile Manifesto. (No, seriously - read it now. It's short. I'll wait.) It's essentially a list of values. More specifically, it's a right-side/left-side weighted list of values: "Value this over that". Many people seem to get the impression that this is really a "good vs. bad" list and that those values on the right side are evil and should essentially be tossed on the floor. This leads to the conclusion that in order to be Agile we must throw away our fancy expensive tools, document as little as possible, and scoff at the idea of a project plan. This conclusion is quite convenient because it essentially means "less work, more productivity!" (particularly in regards to the documentation and project planning). I couldn't disagree with this conclusion more.
My interpretation of the Manifesto targets "over" as the operative word. It's not just a list of right vs. wrong or good vs. bad. It's a list of priorities. In other words, none of the concepts on the list should be removed from your development lifecycle – they are all important… just not equally important. This is not a unique interpretation, in fact it says so right at the end of the manifesto!
So, the next time your team sits down to tackle that big new project, don't make the first order of business to outlaw all meetings, documentation, and project plans. Instead, collaborate with both your team and the business members involved (you do have business members sitting in the room, directly involved in the project planning, right?) and determine the bare minimum that will allow all of you to work and communicate in the best way possible. This often means that you can pick and choose which parts of the Agile methodologies and process work for your particular project and end up with an amalgamation of Waterfall, Agile, XP, SCRUM and whatever other methodologies the members of your team have been exposed to (my favorite is "SCRUMerfall").
The biggest implication of this is that there is no one way to implement Agile. There is no checklist with which you can tick off boxes and confidently conclude that, "Yep, we're Agile™!" In fact, depending on your business and the members of your team, moving to Agile full-bore may actually be ill-advised. Such a drastic change just ends up taking everyone out of their comfort zone which they inevitably fall back into by the end of the project. This often results in frustration to the point that Agile is abandoned altogether because "we just need to ship something!" Needless to say, this is far more devastating to a project.
Instead, I offer this approach: keep it simple and take it slow. If your business members or customers are only involved at the beginning phases and nowhere to be seen until the project is delivered, invite them to your daily meetings; encourage them to keep up to speed on what's going on on a daily basis and provide feedback. If your current process is heavy on the documentation, try to reduce it as opposed to eliminating it outright. If you need a "TPS Change Request" signed in triplicate with a 5-day "cooling off period" before a change is implemented, try a simple bug tracking system! Tighten the feedback loop!
Finally, at the end of every "iteration" (whatever that means to you, as long as it's relatively frequent), take as much time as you can spare (even if it's an hour or so) and perform some kind of retrospective. Learn from your mistakes. Figure out what's working for you and what's not, then fix it. Before you know it you've got a handful of iterations and/or projects under your belt and you sit down with your team to realize that, "Hey, this is working - we're pretty Agile!"
After all, Agile is a Zen state. It's a destination that you aim for, not force, and even if you never reach true "enlightenment" that doesn't mean your team can't be exponentially better off from merely taking the journey.


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Women's Recap
Lady Hurricanes lose to North Georgia, split season series
North Georgia earned a split in the season series with a 70-57 win over GSW in Dahlonega on Monday night.
Southwestern defeated NGCSU 76-64 in Americus on January 28.
The Lady Hurricanes jumped out to an early 11-2 lead and held their biggest lead of the night at 19-8 with 13:08 remaining in the first half. North Georgia answered with a 16-2 run over the next seven minutes and built the lead to seven (34-27) heading into the break.
Southwestern managed to stay with seven points for most of the second half, until the Lady Saints began to pull away with four minutes left.
GSW (7-17, 2-15 PBC) shot 42 percent in the first half and 36 percent for the game; North Georgia shot 42 percent overall.
The Lady Hurricanes connected on only 2-of-14 from beyond the arc and shot 59 percent from the foul line.
Brittany Reynolds led the Lady Hurricanes, posting her third double-double of the season, with 17 points and a game-high 16 rebounds. Whitley Wiltz added 12 points and seven boards.
Syretha Marble led North Georgia (7-17, 4-13 PBC) with 25 points and 10 rebounds; Danielle Seeley added 11 points.
North Georgia held a 40-28 advantage in points in the paint and 27-12 in points off turnovers.
The Lady Hurricanes travel to Georgia College on Wednesday for game three of their four-game road trip.
Men's Recap
North Georgia defeats GSW, 90-82
Chris Rawls posted his sixth double-double of the season, but it wasn't enough as North Georgia defeated GSW 90-82 in Dahlonega on Monday night.
Rawls scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds; Anthony Sargent added 16 points and Evan Mobley had 12.
The Hurricanes got off to a quick start in this game. GSW was on top 10-2 early and held a 16-8 advantage with 14:30 left in the first half - eerily similar the women's game played earlier in the evening (see story above)
Southwestern relinquished the lead with 43 seconds left in the half and trailed by one at the break (45-44). The second stanza was controlled by North Georgia (13-10, 7-10 PBC).
GSW (9-15, 5-12 PBC) shot 52 percent in the first half and 50 percent for the game; North Georgia shot 54 percent overall. The 92 points allowed is a season-high for Southwestern.
Andre Morgan led five NGCSU players in double figures with 21 points; Brody Langston had 18, LaBrian Lyons added 17, Michael Moynihan went for 16 and Anthony Rowe scored 10.
The Hurricanes travel to Georgia College on Wednesday for game three of their four-game road trip.


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Thousands of motorcyclists rolled into Washington yesterday as the Rolling Thunder veterans' group descended on RFK stadium. Some members of the group, including President Artie Muller, stopped by the White House to greet President Bush, whom they endorsed for re-election last week. Administration officials Josh Bolton, Tommy Thompson and Anthony Principi joined the group on their motorcycles.
The photo below shows Muller with President Bush. Do you recognize the woman riding with Muller?
It's honorary Rolling Thunder member Nancy Sinatra.
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It's March!
Can hardly believe how fast this year has gone by. And how unbelievably BAD I am at posting.
Sorry. :(
This past week has been one of the loveliest. Being able to wear shorts in MARCH? That's right - Michigan weather will always surprise.
With the lovely weather at hand, we couldn't pass up a photo OP!
You guessed it! I spent time getting creative with the young, lovely woman behind Chi-Tography!
Here are a few shots from our classic meets woodsy photo shoot.
Wearing Alexander Wang quilted linen jacket, Helmut Lang tissue tee, athletic shiny silver Diesel Black Gold shorts, Banana Republic gray opaque tights, and my go-to Aldo ankle booties.
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Bye bye Starbucks: A 'foreigner's' take
I remember it as clear as day. It was December 1996 when Starbucks opened her flagship stall opposite Liat Towers along busy Orchard Road in Singapore. I was 17 years old then, straight out of high school and heavily influenced by the Star-Spangled Banner and everything Hollywood. Prior to Starbucks, the only coffee I knew was the straight black variety roasted from beans. Sugar or condensed milk could be added to it for flavor enhancements, and it cost about $0.70 for a cuppa. When Starbucks opened, young Singaporeans were riding on a wave on technological advancements (that was a period when pagers were still cool and mobile phones were rare as they were too expensive) and liked to see and seen. Naturally, Starbucks became a hit.
Myself? I do admit to having – at that time – an overpriced Frappuccino every week or so. Young adults don't baulk at paying $5-$8 for a coffee. In hindsight, it does seem excessive as one can get a complete meal for $5 in Singapore. "What's that?" you say, "A cuppa coffee costs more than dinner?!" Damn right. I remember having a conversation about how cool it was to be seen consuming a Starbucks coffee with my dad. He's old school and subscribes to the old Asian ethos of working hard and saving every penny, and doesn't quite understand the excesses of life. Naturally our Starbucks conversation ended before you could say 'That's not carrot cake!'**
There isn't a coffee (or cafe) culture in this part of the world; couple that with Singaporeans' receptiveness to new foreign products (mainly America, which means it's good) and we have a pseudo-coffee addiction. Of course, who the hell knows what a cafe latte, cappucino, long black or white coffee is? Fucking hell, give me a Venti Oreo Frappuccino with whipped cream please. Or if I'm feeling something warm (seldom though, due to the sickening humid weather), I order a vanilla latte. Singaporeans are happy and contented with that. There's no need to venture out to experience the real coffee or cafe culture. Afterall, Singaporeans are a pretty sheltered bunch, and as long as it's from America, it's good. What's good for America must be good for Singaporeans.


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Little did Dr. Eric Wayne realize when he attended a veterinary conference in Philadelphia last year that he would later journey to the middle of the Arizona desert to help American Indians and their pets.
Little did Dr. Eric Wayne realize when he attended a veterinary conference in Philadelphia last year that he would later journey to the middle of the Arizona desert to help American Indians and their pets.
While at the conference, he stopped by the Native American Veterinary Services booth. Members were seeking vets to donate time and expertise to help the peoples of the Southwest. He decided to volunteer.
This past spring, Wayne, owner of Pocono Veterinary Services in Scotrun, and hospital administrator Janet Magrosky journeyed to the Arizona desert, about 2�-3 hours from Phoenix "in the middle of no place" to help for three days on a Hopi reservation.
He described the reservation as vast, with miles between towns. "Just going from one town to another can take an hour," he said.
They flew to Phoenix and then drove almost three hours to the reservation. They stayed in its one hotel and ate in its one little restaurant, which served basic food from blue corn tortillas to waffles and burgers.
"There was no other place to eat but the restaurant," said Magrosky. "I was amazed by the poverty. It was really, really depressing."
Veterinary care is minimal or nonexistent on these reservations. Inhabitants must travel hours to the closest large town or city, where they can't afford the prices anyway. Most animals, therefore, receive little or no medical care.
"We have our own Third World country right here in the U.S.," he said.
Wayne and the team were asked to do neutering and told they would handle 15 to 60 animals a day.
"The first day, no one was in charge so we were winging it," Magrosky said. She said there were so many animals that they had to turn some away.
"We were seeing 30 to 40 animals a day," Wayne said. "We would start early in the morning and finish up in the evening. Lighting was an issue since some areas had rudimentary utilities. They were definitely long days."
Magrosky said that owners would leave their animals, which were stacked in carriers, waiting their turn for surgery. One dog was dropped off for spaying even though it was near death from internal bleeding.
"Apparently, the owners didn't realize how sick this dog was," she said. "People noticed the dog in its crate and rushed it inside for help."
Wayne and Magrosky tried in vain to save it. "We think it had a ruptured spleen, and it was also infested with ticks. All the dogs were. No matter where we went, there were puppies and dogs everywhere."
The vets also had to bring their own equipment and quickly ran out of suture material because of the huge number of patients. Wayne said he'll bring more supplies next time he goes.
Whenever the team moved to a new location, they had to set up from scratch, "like a MASH unit," he said. "It could take up to an hour."
It got easier as the team developed a system. They were told that they would work in a vet hospital on the last day. "We were so excited," said Magrosky. "We didn't have oxygen or intravenous anesthesia at the other locations. We had to give the animals shots of anesthesia and monitor them that they didn't wake up during surgery. We thought we'd have medicine and lights. But then we got there and they didn't have any supplies or air conditioning.
"We're definitely going back in the spring," Magrosky said. "This time, we're hoping to take over and run it."


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Definitions of moth
n. - A mote. 2
n. - Any nocturnal lepidopterous insect, or any not included among the butterflies; as, the luna moth; Io moth; hawk moth. 2
n. - Any lepidopterous insect that feeds upon garments, grain, etc.; as, the clothes moth; grain moth; bee moth. See these terms under Clothes, Grain, etc. 2
n. - Any one of various other insects that destroy woolen and fur goods, etc., esp. the larvae of several species of beetles of the genera Dermestes and Anthrenus. Carpet moths are often the larvae of Anthrenus. See Carpet beetle, under Carpet, Dermestes, Anthrenus. 2
n. - Anything which gradually and silently eats, consumes, or wastes any other thing. 2
The word "moth" uses 4 letters: H M O T.
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Lift manufacturer Kone Oyj is conducting excavation work at the Tytyri limestone mine to construct a test laboratory. Tytyri limestone mine is located in Lohja in the southern parts of Finland.
The test shaft is being excavated for testing lifts intended for medium and high-rise buildings. The side dimensions of the shaft are 10 x 10 meters, and it extends from the ground level to a depth of over 100 meters. The total duration of the project is from July 2014 to October 2015, during which time an approximate total of 34,000 meters will be drilled. The contractor for the project is Lemminkäinen Infra Oy.
At the outset of the work, a pilot hole of approximately two meters in diameter was excavated in an upward direction using the Alimak method. In this method, the raise climber runs along a toothed rail installed in the wall of the shaft. The lift features a covered working platform, and the drilling is carried out with a manually operated machine.
Once the pilot hole was complete, the expansion of the shaft was initiated in a top-down direction. Two drill rigs are used, one of which is the FlexiROC T20 R equipped with a COP 1140 rock drill. A total of 19 645 millimeter holes will be drilled in a single blasthole pattern, and bolt holes will also be drilled into the wall. The rig uses SR 28 drill rods. After completing the blasthole pattern the drill rigs will be lifted up. Blasting will take place and after cleaning the shaft from rocks, the drill rigs will be lowered into the shaft again for the next round.
Drilling one round takes about 16 hours, and there are two, three, or sometimes even four blasts a week. The shaft sinking work proceeds about three meters at a time. Because there is a tunnel underneath the shaft, the very bottom of the shaft cannot be reach by the drill rigs as they run the risk of collapsing into the tunnel. Instead, the final section will be drilled from the bottom up using long hole drill rigs.
FlexiROC T20 R is the second smallest member of the Atlas Copco family of drill rigs. It is also available with a short feed which is particularly well suited to drilling in narrow and cramped spaces. The rig has a hole range of 38–64 mm and features full remote control.


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Google cuts ribbon on Berlin research institute after ponying up €4.5m
It's not for Google, it's for EVERYONE
A Google-funded internet research centre opened its doors in Germany yesterday.
The €4.5m academic institute will explore web innovations in general – and not just those related to Google.
"This is not a 'Google Institute'," the company stressed in a blog post. "It is an independent academic body. Google will not interfere with the research.
"Of course, Google is keenly interested in better understanding the interaction between the web, academia and society. But we need experts to help us all understand how the web is changing our world."
Regulators in Germany have been quicker than many of its European counterparts in criticising and, in some cases, curtailing Google's operations in the country.
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In April this year Mountain View confirmed it would not be collecting any more pictures for its Street View service in Germany.
The decision was taken in light of objections from German privacy watchdogs.
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Fruit Ninja is one of the most popular iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad games in the App Store. Up until now, on the menu select screen, there has been a mysterious banana-shaped mode, marked as "coming soon". Well soon is now and Halfbrick have finally revealed "Arcade Mode" -- 60 seconds, 3 power ups,
Double Points – This banana will award you double points for a short period of time. Criticals and combos count too, so rack up those fruit for some massive scores!
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Water damage, whether from fire-fighting, flooding, burst pipes or other mishaps, can ruin clothing and other fabrics. Water damage is not always immediately visible, but can worsen in a short amount of time. Bacteria, mold, and mildew can begin growing in wet or damp items, so it is important to begin restoration as soon as possible.
The success of restoration efforts depends on what kind of water affected the items and how long ago the damage occurred. Waiting more than 72 hours significantly reduces the likelihood that the items can be restored. If you do not have time to wash soiled clothing right away, or if your washing machine / laundry room was also affected and cannot be used, take the items to a professional dry cleaner. Dry clean only items that have been water damaged can usually be restored by a regular dry cleaning as well.
Kinds of water damage
In cases of severe flooding, no matter where the water came from, it has probably come into contact with many other substances present in your home and surrounding areas. For this reason, it is important to be careful handling water damaged items that are still wet. Wear gloves or wash your hands with clean water and soap after handling them.
Clean water
Clean water is water that has no contaminants or organic matter in it. If your clothing was damaged by water from a fire hose, broken water line, clean toilet, sink, bathtub, or rain/snow/ice, then it has clean water damage. However, if water that was originally clean has been left standing for more than 48 hours, it may become grey water.
Grey water
Grey water is water that has biological organisms, contaminating chemicals, dirt, or other organic matter in it. It may have a cloudy appearance and would be unsafe for human consumption. Examples of grey water are used laundry or dish water, toilet water with urine but no feces, fish tank water, and water from a water bed. Because grey water may have microorganisms and bacteria already in it, it can quickly become black water.
Black water
Black water is water that is contaminated and unsanitary. It may not always appear "dirty," so it is important to know the source of the water. Flooding from sea, river, and lake water is classified as black water because of the presence of microorganisms and unknown chemical pollutants. Sewage water is also black water. Items that have been heavily damaged by black water should probably be discarded, but always check with a dry cleaner to see if they can be restored.
- Do not put quilts stuffed with cotton batting in the washing machine – the stuffing will get bunched up and clumpy.
- Hand wash in a large laundry tub or bathtub. Use ½ cup vinegar to help dissolve all of the soap suds. Do not put in the dryer – line dry outside, preferably in the sun.
- If line drying isn't an option, take the comforter to a dry cleaner to be washed and dried instead.
Removing mold / mildew from machine-washable items
- If garments are still wet, lay in the sun to dry. Dry heat and light help to kill mold. If your item is labeled dry clean only, take it to a cleaner after it is dry.
- If your item is washable, fill washing machine with warm water and regular amount of detergent. Add ½ cup Borax and let mildewed garments soak in this solution for up to four hours.
- Run regular wash cycle.
- If garments still show signs of mildew, do not put in dryer. Apply a mixture of lemon juice and salt to mildew spots and dry in sunlight.
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A Cowboys offensive lineman has pleaded guilty to a first-time drunken driving charge.
Ronald Leary was arrested in suburban Dallas in September 2012 after failing a field sobriety test. According to the arrest warrant affidavit, he was pulled over for multiple traffic violations and on suspicion of driving while intoxicated.
Online court records show the Cowboys' starting left guard pleaded guilty Thursday. He will receive 18 months of probation and a $1,000 fine.
A message seeking comment was left with his attorney Monday.
Leary was a Memphis University guard before the Cowboys signed him as a free agent in 2012. He has had a chronic knee problem.
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This is an interactive workshop designed to assist USF F-1/J-1 students and scholars to use GLACIER Tax Prep (GTP) to prepare their 2015 US Tax Forms. Only students and scholars who were in the US as F-1/J-1 during 2015 (even if only for one day) are required to complete 2015 tax forms. Students who arrived in the US as new F-1/J-1 students or scholars in January 2016 do not need to complete these forms and should not attend a workshop.
Workshops are located in EDU computer labs – Education Building. Those who attend should be prepared to complete and print tax forms for mailing to the IRS. Non-resident aliens cannot file taxes electronically. The workshop will not provide tax advice. Attendees must bring all relevant documents, including the following as pertains to individual tax situations:
1) USF ID card2) Immigration documents3) Evidence of current/prior visits to the US4) All W-2's from 2014 employment5) 1042-S form (if scholarship recipients and/or tax treaty benefits)6) Any other relevant tax related document.
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Renewed commitment to Diamond Hill Park?
Renewed commitment to Diamond Hill Park?
CUMBERLAND - It's been 18 years since the Town Council first adopted a master plan that identified far-reaching improvements to Diamond Hill Park.
Since then, an athletic complex has been installed with two multi-purpose fields, along with a softball and a baseball field.
But virtually all the other recommendations have been forgotten.
On Sept. 4, the council is expected to pick up where the 1995 council left off and weigh in on a new master plan for Diamond Hill Park, Resolution 13-37, that restates many of the same improvements called for then, during the administration of Mayor Edgar Alger III.
Updated by the Gifford Design Group of Cumberland, ideas include:
* Resurface the parking lot in phases as funds become available
* Install a playground
* Establish an attractive park entrance
* Maintain security access
* Improve the picnic area
* Consider a kayak dock in the north pond
* Improve the sledding slope
* Upgrade the first aid station
* Add signs to mark areas of the park and trails.
* Upgrade the old ski lodge to make it more comfortable for meetings.
Where the old and new plans disagree is over the stage area.
The 1995 plan calls for improving the pond that sits in front of the stage by adding a decorative spray fountain.
The 2013 plan wants it removed and replaced with a grassy spot for audiences to get closer to the stage, thereby encouraging more music concerts at the park, according to proponents.
This new plan, in fact, coincides with the town's application to the state Department of Environmental Management for permission to fill the pond.
It's a wetlands alteration permit request filed earlier this summer but expected to take at least several more months of state scrutiny.
Director of Planning and Community Development Kelley Morris was scheduled to present the new master plan at last week's Town Council meeting but was delayed because of a busy agenda. It's expected at the Sept. 4 meeting, but both the old and new are available now at http://bit.ly/15u4p1C and http://bit.ly/150cdEP
In 1995, the town had just acquired the park from the state. The master plan that was first devised noted "hundreds of citizens turned out for public meeting or otherwise provided input to the development of this master plan."
Making numerous references to the "deterioration of the existing park facilities," it goes on, "The town administration and Town Council are anxious to enhance the attractiveness of Cumberland to residents and visitors through improvement of its unique site." A price tag of $675,000 was attached to the list of renovations, including $350,000 for a new parking lot.
A revision in 1998 upped the investment estimate to $1.3 million.
The new plan doesn't attempt to affix dollar amounts, and town officials are counting on a piece of a recreation bond but mostly grants to fund improvements.
Morris will find some opposition at September's presentation.
Neighbors led by Chris Ratcliffe of Fisher Road are protesting that the pond should be retained as an asset. He argues for creating "a majestic park" on Diamond Hill Road that enjoys the protections bestowed upon the Monastery Grounds.
Although currently a mucky eyesore every summer, the pond is simply lacking maintenance, he says.
"It comes down to simple maintenance and they haven't done any maintenance," he says.
He's spent some time studying the setup there and blames two blocked inlet pipes of the four supposed to fill the pond, a crumbling retaining wall that permits overflow, and a broken dam that allows the pond to drain too low.
"It could be fixed in an afternoon for $20. Then just clean the pipes and do overall maintenance," he says. "It's a management issue with the pond. It just has to be managed."
Referencing the town's application for wetlands alternation, he says, "They spent $40,000 to do a study. But they can't clean a pipe or fix a stone wall?"
The new plan addresses opposition to filling the pond and plans for encouraging music concerts, noting, "There is a trade-off between a definite benefit for a majority of Cumberland residents versus a hypothetical, slight inconvenience for some nearby residents, and if so, then only for a few hours on only a few days."
The plan adds, however, "It was decided that guidelines would be developed for the use of the improved venue, to ensure there would be no decrease in the quality of life for landowners surrounding the park."
Argues Ratcliffe, "(The administration) looks at the concerts as economic development but people around the park will have to pay for this economic development."
He questions, too, the entire argument about a concert audience's relationship with musicians, noting that no one ever complained during the days of Sunday concerts when families would spread out blankets on the hill overlooking the pond and stage.
As the above article makes perfectly clear there were a time in this town when we had a Mayor and a Town Council that, very much so, recognized 'The Jewel' that we have here in northern Cumberland at Diamond Hill Park.
Plans were put in place to make it into one of the best, if not the best, locally owned parks in the entire state!
Then in 1999 the voters of this town were snowballed into believing that if they elected Dan McKee as mayor of this town, all of these many items on the table would come to fruition.
Unfortunately, as we have learned, as is documented in many of the stories in this week's Breeze, due to Financial Irresponsibility, such as the constant underfunding of our Best in the State, Police Officer's pension, none of this, especially Quality of Life Issues, have been addressed or come to fruition.
Again, all of this due to, in almost all instances, the irresponsibility of the sitting mayor and his only being concerned with what are his own personal agenda items....one of which has been, since Day #1, starting with the Euphata House, his wanting to take, and destroy, hundreds of acres of our precious, hard fought for and won, OPEN SPACE!
Time for change.
@alfaracer1 I couldn't agree more. Our mayor is fixated on selling and destroying town owned property and open space. Where will it stop - from trying to sell the land across from the town hall, for his charter school pipe dream. To filling in the pond at Diamond Hill and the worst idea yet - wanting to clear cut 50 acres of the Monastery, for his Saftey Complex, that no one wants. (we must ban together and push back) I never voted for him, and I'm glad he has loftier goals - it's time for change!
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The park is sub-par compared to other towns. The parking is a joke, 3rd-world nations have better pavement. The concession stand at the soccer fields is run off a gas generator and is under a pop-up tent. Go to Attleboro, Smithfied etc and you will see world class facilities. It's an embarrassment to what truly is a great town. We need to step it up. Oh and check out the "pond" at the monastery. It's little more than a grass filled swamp now. DPW should be there TOMORROW digging it out and landscaping it. Total cost? Nothing more than we're already paying for salaries.


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NEW HAVEN, Conn. – The Yale men's hockey team opens its 2013-14 regular season by playing in the 2013 Liberty Invitational at Newark's Prudential Center, home of the New Jersey Devils. The Bulldogs play Brown on Oct. 25 at 4 p.m. before facing Princeton the following night at 7. Both games can be heard live on WYBC (AM-1340).
This is the inaugural year of the Liberty Invitational. The two-day, four game tournament features four ECAC schools, Princeton, Yale, Brown and Dartmouth, competing for the Liberty Trophy. Over the next three years, the tournament features Princeton and Yale with invitational spots filled by Hockey East programs at Maine, Massachusetts, UMass-Lowell, Merrimack and Vermont.
Yale leads the series with Brown 89-71-8. The Bears and Bulldogs split one-goal decisions last winter. Saturday is the 247th meeting between Yale and Princeton with the Elis holding a 135-102-9 lead. The Blue has won the last four, including a sweep of the ECAC Quarterfinal series at the Whale last March.
A weekend snowstorm blanketed New Haven County and forced this game to be postponed twice before a pair of senior goalies put on a show in a 1-0 Brown win over No. 9/10 Yale. Anthony Borelli stopped all 44 shots to earn the game's top honors before 1,205 at Meehan Auditorium. Yale's Nick Maricic stopped 31 of 32 shots and all three Brown power plays.
Official practices began on Oct. 11, eight days later the Bulldogs got their first pre-season test with an exhibition against the University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) at Ingalls Rink. Yale outscored the Ridgebacks 9-2, getting goals from eight different players and a strong showing in net by three different goalies.
The Bulldogs, coming off the 2012-13 NCAA Championship run, are ranked No. 6 in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Poll and seventh in the uscho.com poll. Yale was picked first in one ECAC Hockey pre-season poll and second in another.
A limited number of tickets are available for all regular season home games, including the night the national championship banner gets raised, Nov. 1 against St. Lawrence (SRO only). The only game completely sold out at this point is Feb. 14 against Quinnipiac.
Yale begins ECAC play when St. Lawrence and Clarkson come to Ingalls Rink the first weekend in November. Prior to Friday's 7 p.m. contest, the 2013 National Championship banner will be unveiled with both the ceremony and game airing live on ESPN3.
The Yale roster includes players from 12 different states, two provinces and Norway. Five players represent New Jersey, Minnesota has three players while Massachusetts, Florida, and Michigan each contribute a pair.
The United States Hockey League contributed nine players to the Bulldog roster. There are three from the British Columbia Hockey League, four from the Eastern Junior Hockey League and one from the Atlantic Junior Hockey League. Nine Yale student-athletes came directly from prep schools and one came from the US National Team.
The Bulldogs have just four seniors, including three forwards and a defenseman. There are seven juniors, eight sophomores and eight newcomers.
"We weren't perfect, but I like the fact that we got better as the game went on. Our focus and discipline was great in the third period. We got out of the game what we wanted to get," said Keith Allain '80, Yale's Malcolm G. Chace Head Coach.
Yale hockey celebrated the re-dedication of Ingalls Rink (3,500 capacity) on Jan. 16, 2010. The rink built in 1958 has been modernized while adding 13,000 square feet of operational space. The additions include locker rooms and space for strength & conditioning (including skating treadmill), student-athlete study area, medical & training, officials, video, coaches, equipment, reception and more. There are new historical displays, concession stands and bathrooms for the building nicknamed the "Whale" because of its humpback-shaped roof.
Sophomore Connor Wilson (Cary, NC) and freshmen Patrick Spano (Cote Saint-Luc, Que) and Alex Lyon (Baudette, Minn.) each took a period against UOIT and combined to make 16 saves. Both newcomers stopped all but one shot on net, while Lyon had a team-high seven saves.
There are five current Yale players drafted by NHL teams: Gus Young (Colorado), Kenny Agostino (Pittsburgh, Calgary), Rob O'Gara (Boston), Matthew Beattie (Vancouver) and John Hayden (Chicago). Thirteen former Yale players are skating professionally this season including Vancouver Canucks forward Chris Higgins '05 and Mark Arcobello '10 with the Edmonton Oilers.
Andrew Miller ' 13 (Oklahoma City Barons, AHL)
Antoine Laganiere '13 (Norfolk Admirals, AHL)
Jeff Malcolm '13 (Hartford Wolfpack, AHL)
Brian O'Neill '12 (Manchester Monarchs, AHL)
Broc Little '11 (Springfield Falcons, AHL)
Mike Matczak '11 (Kalamazoo Wings, ECHL)
Sean Backman '10 (Manchester Monarchs, AHL)
Mark Arcobello '10 (Edmonton, NHL)
David Meckler '09 (Salzburg EC, Austria)
Brad Mills '07 (Rockford Icehogs, AHL)
Chris Higgins '05 (Vancouver, NHL)
Alex Westlund '99 (Wheeling Nailers, ECHL)
Ray Giroux '98 (Novokuznetsk Metallurg, KHL)
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