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Every people know the famous apocalyptic prophecy of Mayas. According to some researchers, our World will finish the December 21, 2012. But another Native American people, the Hopis, have predicted catastrophic events for our future.
Prophecies come from a book written in 1997 by Bob Frissel and entitled "Something In This Book is True". We can discover the story of Reverend David Young. During the summer of 1958, he meets a hopi who walked along a desert road in Southest of United States of America. The Native American told him the incredible prophecy of White Feather.
"'I am White Feather, a Hopi of the ancient Bear Clan. In my long life I have traveled through this land, seeking out my brothers, and learning from them many things filled with wisdom. I have followed the sacred paths of my people, who inhabit the forests and many lakes in the east, the land of ice and long nights in the north, and the places of holy altars of stone built many years ago by my brothers' fathers in the south. From all these I have heard the stories of the past, and the prophecies of the future. Today, many of the prophecies have turned to stories, and few are left -- the past grows longer, and the future grows shorter.
"'And now White Feather is dying. His sons have all joined his ancestors, and soon he too shall be with them. But there is no one left, no one to recite and pass on the ancient wisdom. My people have tired of the old ways -- the great ceremonies that tell of our origins, of our emergence into the Fourth World, are almost all abandoned, forgotten, yet even this has been foretold.
The time grows short.
"'My people await Pahana, the lost White Brother [from the stars], as do all our brothers in the land. He will not be like the white men we know now, who are cruel and greedy. We were told of their coming long ago. But still we await Pahana.
"'He will bring with him the symbols, and the missing piece of that sacred tablet now kept by the elders, given to him when he left, that shall identify him as our True White Brother.
"'The Fourth World shall end soon, and the Fifth World will begin. This the elders everywhere know. The Signs over many years have been fulfilled, and so few are left.
"'This is the First Sign: We are told of the coming of the white-skinned men, like Pahana, but not living like Pahana -- men who took the land that was not theirs. And men who struck their enemies with thunder. [First sign of guns.]
"'This is the Second Sign: Our lands will see the coming of spinning wheels filled with voices. In his youth, my father saw this prophecy come true with his eyes -- the white men bringing their families in wagons across the prairies.
"'This is the Third Sign: A strange beast like a buffalo but with great long horns will overrun the land in large numbers. These White Feather saw with his eyes --the coming of the white men's cattle.
"'This is the Fourth Sign: The land will be crossed by snakes of iron. [Railroad tracks]
"'This is the Fifth Sign: The land shall be crisscrossed by a giant spider's web. [Electric power and telephone lines]
"'This is the Sixth Sign: The land shall be crisscrossed with rivers of stone that make pictures in the sun. [Highways and their mirage-producing effects]
"'This is the Seventh Sign: You will hear of the sea turning black, and many living things dying because of it. [Oil spills in the ocean]
"'This is the Eighth Sign: You will see many youth, who wear their hair long like my people, come and join the tribal nations, to learn their ways and wisdom. ["Hippie Movement" of the 1960s]
"'And this is the Ninth and Last Sign: You will hear of a dwelling-place in the heavens, above the earth, that shall fall with a great crash. It will appear as a blue star. Very soon after this, the ceremonies of my people will cease. [The Ninth Sign was the U.S. Space Station Skylab, which fell to Earth in 1979. According to Australian eyewitnesses, it appeared to be burning blue.]
"'These are the Signs that great destruction is coming. The world shall rock to and fro. The white man will battle against other people in other lands -- with those who possessed the first light of wisdom [Israel?]. There will be many columns of smoke and fire such as White Feather has seen the white man make in the deserts not far from here. [Atomic Bomb] Only those which come will cause disease and a great dying. Many of my people, understanding the prophecies, shall be safe. Those who stay and live in the places of my people also shall be safe. Then there will be much to rebuild. And soon -- very soon afterward -- Pahana will return. He shall bring with him the dawn of the Fifth World. He shall plant the seeds of his wisdom in their hearts. Even now the seeds are being planted. These shall smooth the way to the Emergence into the Fifth World.
"'But White Feather shall not see it. I am old and dying. Perhaps you will see it. In time, in time....'
http://www.newagefraud.org/smf/index.php?topic=2882.0, November 24, 2012


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CRESTVIEW � Three of five City Council members have reluctantly nodded to raising ad valorem taxes while the firefighters union presented a proposal to force senior management members into early retirement.
CRESTVIEW � Three of five City Council members have reluctantly nodded to raising ad valorem taxes while the firefighters union presented a proposal to force senior management members into early retirement.
City Clerk Betsy Roy left Thursday�s budget workshop � which Fire Chief Joe Traylor called "a spirited debate� � with somewhat of a council consensus to finalize a budget based on a .25 percent millage increase.
Most of the three-and-a-half-hour meeting focused on the Crestview Fire Fighters Association�s proposal to force Traylor, Deputy Chief Cedric Peterson and Battalion Chief John Rydell into retirement.
Traylor confirmed that the three firefighters are eligible to retire, and that at least three more will be eligible for retirement during the next fiscal year, but said that it should be up to the firefighter to decide if it is time he should retire.
"The offer of early retirement is probably an appropriate thing to do," Traylor said. "If people accept it, then they accept it."
Capt. Jim Poirrier, the firefighters union�s president, said forcing the three department leaders into early retirement would be preferable to laying off a junior firefighter, who would receive no pay.
"If you can send a person home without a paycheck, you can send someone home with a retirement check for the rest of his life,� he said.
Of the three, two, including Traylor, have fewer than 20 years of service and could retire with about $60,000 in annual retirement pay. Peterson, with 30 years of service, would be eligible for $89,000 annually in retirement, Poirrier said, using data he received from Finance Director Patti Beebe.
Junior firefighters' starting pay is between $25,000 and $28,000.
The union estimated the city would trim $301,000 from its budget by retiring the more highly paid senior management and replacing them with lower salaried junior leaders.
Council members were cautiously receptive to the idea, but generally agreed it was not feasible to implement the plan this year. Council President Robyn Helt pointed out that previous realignments in other departments have been successful.
Councilmen Joe Blocker, Shannon Hayes and Mickey Rytman spoke in favor of accepting the budget as presented by Roy at the start of the meeting, while Helt and Councilman Tom Gordon continued their stance that a tax increase was unacceptable.
"I don't think it's reasonable, I don't think it's fair, and most importantly, I don't think it's sustainable,� Helt said of a millage increase.
The meeting abruptly adjourned at 8:30 p.m. in mid-debate upon Hayes� motion and a voice vote of approval.
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A public hearing on the proposed 2013-14 city budget is 5 p.m. Sept. 10 at City Hall.

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ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) - Kenny Lofton was stuck between second and third base, seemingly a sure out for the Texas Rangers in the bottom of the ninth inning.
"I was just trying to figure out what I can do in that position," Lofton said. "You just have to react."
And wait for the Chicago Cubs to make another mistake.
The speedy 40-year-old Lofton scored the winning run in the Rangers' 6-5 victory Thursday after almost being out twice in the winning rally. After pitcher Bob Howry's blunder allowed Lofton to get back to second base, he scored on Frank Catalanotto's pinch-hit single off the glove of diving right fielder Angel Pagan.
"We didn't execute that little play," Cubs manager Lou Piniella said. "That's a play you have to make at that time. Then two balls off outfielders' gloves, and we go home and try again tomorrow."
Lofton started the rally off with a leadoff pinch-hit single, a sinking liner to left that Alfonso Soriano hauled in after a diving attempt but couldn't hold onto when he hit the ground. Adam Melhuse, who had homered earlier, then had a sacrifice bunt.
Howry (3-4) stabbed Brad Wilkerson's comebacker and ran toward Lofton, who initially froze in the baseline. But the pitcher waited too late to make a throw to shortstop Cesar Izturis and Lofton slid safely headfirst back into second base.
"The pitcher actually did what he was supposed to do. He just held the ball too long and we're thankful for that," said Rangers manager Ron Washington, whose team has won five of seven games.
"The idea was to run the guy back and keep the guy from going to second at the same time. But I just held onto it for too long," Howry said. "It was an opportunity to get out of it and didn't do it."
Eric Gagne (2-0), the fifth Rangers pitcher, walked one in his scoreless inning.
Cubs starter Ted Lilly struck out 10 and walked one in his seven innings, finishing strong after a couple of shaky frames. Derrek Lee, getting a game as the designated hitter, was 3-for-4 with two RBIs.
Chicago overcame a 5-0 deficit after stranding seven runners without scoring the first three innings, including the bases loaded with no outs in the second. The Cubs left 13 runners on base in the game, one shy of their season high.
"We had a chance to score anywhere from five to 15 runs today and we ended up with the lower number," Piniella said.
"I truly believe this team is going to hit and hit with men on base. But I tell you what, I'd like to start seeing it. I really would."
Victor Diaz and Melhuse had back-to-back homers in the second to put the Rangers up 3-0, and Marlon Byrd added a two-run single in the third. But Lilly faced the minimum 14 batters after that and struck out the side in the seventh before coming out after 104 pitches.
With Sammy Sosa getting a break the day after hitting his 600th career homer against his former team, Diaz was the designated hitter. His ninth homer was a two-run shot that barely cleared the right-field wall.
Had Pagan not gotten turned around chasing the ball, the homer by Diaz was a catchable ball.
Jerry Hairston Jr. reached on a double in the third that bounced off Pagan's glove.
The Cubs finally scored after starting the fifth with six straight hits off Vicente Padilla to get within 5-4.
Mike Fontenot had a leadoff double and scored when Lee had the first of five straight singles. Mark DeRosa, Rob Bowen and Pagan also had run-producing hits before Willie Eyre, whose older brother is a Cubs reliever, got out of the jam with two groundballs.
But the Cubs got even in the sixth when Soriano had a leadoff double off Eyre, and scored on another single by Lee.
Padilla, who has been bothered by a sore right elbow, allowed 14 baserunners (10 hits, three walks and a hit batsman) in his four-plus innings. Soriano set the tone by hitting Padilla's first pitch of the game for a single.


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In the Dark with Melanie Dishman: Noah
Recalling the glossy biblical epics of yesteryear like "The Ten Commandments" and "The Greatest Story Ever Told," and comparing them to Darren Aronofsky's new movie, "Noah," would be like test-driving a '74 Chevy and then hopping in a Tesla. Really, there is no comparison with this new modern take on the old Biblical tale of the great flood.
Beginning with the film's stark realism involving bloody battles and graphic scenes of human degradation, there are many signals that this will not be the simple telling of a man who fashioned a giant boat together and boarded animals two by two. This Noah, played with much gravitas by Russell Crowe, is a peaceful man of faith leading a simple agrarian life who suddenly finds himself with a very heavy burden. After having a vision of seeing a flower spring from a drop of water followed by a nightmare of an endless angry sea, Noah realizes his creator is fed up with mankind's wicked, selfish ways and is sending a great flood to destroy everyone, sparing all other innocent living creatures. Throughout the film, Aronofsky explores the timeless themes of pride, sin, good, evil, love and forgiveness as Noah grapples with his great responsibility, sometimes failing himself and his family. Nowhere is this more evident than when the flood overtakes the land. Huge geysers of water burst from the ground, launching the ark in a roiling ocean. As Noah and his family huddle inside, they can find no solace from the tortured screams of the many drowning outside. When one of his children implores Noah to save them, he stoically replies, "We have no room," firm in his conviction he cannot intervene in his creator's intent.
The distinctive look of the film comes mostly from some of the most intricate computer work ever done by Industrial Light and Magic. It is massive in scale, and in one of the film's most visually stunning sequences, Noah finds the forest he will need for wood to build the ark by planting a seed from the Garden of Eden given to him by his grandfather, Methuselah (a wizened and wily Anthony Hopkins). An overhead shot pans back to reveal a forest of trees springing up from a rocky barren tundra (filmed in Iceland) and stretching out into an endless sea of green as the sound of branches snapping and rustling crescendos around the clearing where Noah and his family have camped.
To the massive ark that takes Noah years to build, Aronofsky depicts the animals coming on their own and passively taking their places inside where Noah gently puts them to sleep for the duration with a potent incense. Interestingly enough, no actual animals were used in the film. Each is a modified CGI rendering of what Aronofsky believes animals from that period would resemble.
As Naameh, Noah's long-suffering wife, Jennifer Connelly rises to the task, despite the wincing dialog — one of the movie's weakest facets, along with some "Mad Max"- inspired costumes that look like Flax rejects. As much as she can be for those times, Naameh is an equal to Noah. While implicitly submissive, she still challenges him often and speaks her mind, as do his sons played by Logan Lerman and Douglas Booth.
For the explicitness, particularly in scenes where mankind's wickedness is depicted in cannibalistic, orgiastic behavior, this movie will stand apart. This is an old story told in a new way. And there is a sense that Aronofsky has crafted a 21st century cautionary tale not only for us, but for our environment as well. There are frequent references to this throughout the film mostly embodied by an evil king (Ray Winstone), who represents all that is wrong with mankind. In addition to his prideful, hedonistic ways, for centuries, he mindlessly continues to rape the land for the precious abundant jewels that lie just underneath — an ancient version of strip mining. In stark contrast, Noah teaches his children not to take anything from the earth they cannot use, not even the small flower his youngest son, taken by its beauty, impulsively plucks from a shrub.
It's clear that Aronofsky, with his own highly individual expression, has sought to honor one of the Bible's most fabled stories. He spares nothing in the retelling. It is gritty and raw — and somewhat flawed. But it is grand and exhilarating — a sensory, visceral experience that is a new kind of biblical epic, and one that resonates for our times.


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Graphical Classic Literature Timeline
I need a timeline to accompany the content here:
I want a vertical style timeline where each period is a new vertical line in a new color trending down. So the top of the graphic is the earliest years, trending down. Since there is period overlap, the lines will need to occupy their own horizontal space as they go up and down.
Here are some design examples:
This design is VERY VERY similar to what I want, but I want it vertical, not horizontal.
In the attached timeline file where I've noted dates, for periods where I have noted "peak" dates I want those to be denoted with a solid color, with any pre/post timeframe fading in/out with a gradient. Where I have denoted an author birthdate in the document I want the author mentioned specifically (as well as any listed books, separately), if I did not do so I am more interested in having the books listed mentioned. If there is no date attached on the document, you need not plot it.
Feel free to use any author photos posted on my site, online-literature.com you can also use your own icons or doodles, whatever kind of artistic bent you want to apply, for each plotted event.
The timeline dates need not be dimensionally accurate in the graphic. For instance, the medieval period covers 1000 years, but is unimportant and need not have 10x more space devoted to it than any other period.
You do NOT have to do the whole timeline to enter the contest, please try to do as much as possible though, perhaps the entire line, but only plot a few events, or a third of the line, but all events, so I can get a good judge of your design (you will of course need to finish it before payment).


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I agree these speakers sounded great for the most part but I went in twice during different days and both times I felt the bass overloaded that room. With the right music, and the volume set to reasonable, the mids and uppers were almost ethereal.
Revel & Mark Levinson
One of my two best sounds at RMAF was from Revel's Ultima Salon2 speakers ($22,000/pair), which have been favorites of mine since Larry Greenhill's review appeared in the June 2008 issue of Stereophile. At RMAF, the Revels were being driven by Mark Levinson No.53 monoblocks ($25,000/pair), which in turn were being fed straight from the variable output of a Mark Levinson No.512 SACD player ($15,000). Cabling was all-Transparent. The superbly stable soundstaging extended beyond the physical positions of the speakers, the tonal balance was one of the most neutral I heard at the Show, and the bass was both extended and defined. I would have stayed listening for longer, but the Show only had 30 minutes more to run and I had two more rooms to visit.
Hi. I'm lucky to work for a Levinson dealer in the UK, and I just want to say these new elecronics are paradigm shifting. We have the 512/326s/532 system set up and I can honestly say I have never heard anything approaching this quality before (with either Revel or ProAc Carbon series speakers). I'm fully aware of the expense involved in acquiring these components but I urge anyone with even the vaguest interest in our hobby to do their utmost to hear them.
There was another room, by Jones Audio, showing the Revel Ultima Salon2 powered by Jones Audio Monobloc 2 electronics. They definitely had the room acoustics much better sorted out and were able to demonstrate the full potential of the Revels. As well as the capability of their amplifier/preamp combo, which were able to drive the Revels with ease. My favorite room at the show, much more rewarding than the quite disappointing setup in the identical-size Revel/ML room.
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japH de'ShortBus'edby Mr. Muskrat (Canon)
|on Dec 28, 2002 at 17:25 UTC ( #222756=note: print w/replies, xml )
|Need Help??
I know that you have all been waiting for one of us to break it down for you, so without further ado...
First I will start with the comments. Comments are never a requirement when doing an obfu or a JAPH. However, comments can be used to add humor, enlighten the reader as what is going on or perhaps mislead the reader into thinking that they know what is going on... I'll strip some of the comments that just get in the way, move some into a more logical location, etc... You'll see when we get to the code.
Subroutines while not necessary can add an extra dash of flare and panache to your otherwise boring obfu. Names of subroutines can also be used to your advantage. You will see what I mean in a few minutes.
#!/usr/bin/perl -0777
$_ = terfuge($_);
$_ = vert($_);
$_ = let($_);
$_ = way($_);
$_ = tle($_);
sub ject{ # of my affections
sub let{ # rent out something you are renting
sub way { # Eat fresh(TM)
sub vert { # To destroy completely; ruin
sub tle { # elusive; crafty or sly; devious
sub terfuge { # A deceptive stratagem or device
sub lime { # Inspiring awe; impressive.
sub str{ # .oO(Perlish)
Long story short?
Join us next time when we discuss How not to write a tutorial on writing obfuscated Perl and JAPHs...
Mr. Muskrat waves goodbye as the scene fades to black.
Updated: Fixed a typo and moved the subroutines to the end to improve clarity.
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No. 16 Oklahoma State built a big halftime lead and rolled to a 36-10 win over Arizona on Wednesday night in the Alamo Bowl in San Antonio.
Oklahoma State improved to 11-2 in the win that ended shortly before midnight. Arizona finished 7-5.
FORT WORTH - SMU coach June Jones has no plans to leave for Maryland.
Jones said Wednesday that he spoke by phone this week with a search firm, but had no discussions with school officials from Maryland. He has removed his name from consideration to replace fired coach Ralph Friedgen.
"I'm committed to being here," said Jones, who will wrap up his third season at SMU when the Mustangs play today in the Armed Forces Bowl against Army. "To be quite honest, I haven't done what I came here to do."
SMU (7-6) is going for its second consecutive eight-win season after a 25-year bowl drought. The Mustangs, who lost to UCF in the Conference USA championship game, are 15-11 since going 1-11 in Jones' first season after he left Hawaii following an undefeated regular season and BCS appearance.
Left tackle Kelvin Beachum said Jones told the team Tuesday about being contacted by Maryland representatives and his commitment to stay at SMU.
"He ain't going to lie to us," Beachum said. "Since he's been here, exactly what he tells us, that's exactly what comes into fruition. ... We believe what he tells us."
SMU, the only team to receive the NCAA's so-called death penalty, had won only 30 games combined in the 10 seasons before Jones became the coach.
"The reason that we're competitive already in the second and third year is because of the things that I believe in," Jones said. "One of those things is putting the other guy first, making sacrifices, and playing together and being honest and truthful."
Jones makes at least $2 million annually at SMU, and before this season signed a contract extension through the 2014 season. The Dallas Morning News, citing unidentified sources close to the SMU program, said Maryland was willing to pay Jones as much as $3.5 million including incentives.
"So for me, even if I was a money guy, which I'm not ... to go somewhere just for the money, you compromise your integrity," Jones said Wednesday. "You compromise everything you've ever told any player that's played for you. And so for me, I just can't do that."
Maryland announced last week that Friedgen was being fired effective after the Terps' bowl game against East Carolina on Wednesday.
Jones said he had also had indirect contact this year with another school, but did not say who that was.


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Peekaboo Barn
Friendly farm animals waiting to pop out and delight little ones... Read all about it here!
Peekaboo Barn: Farm Day
A whole new way to play with your favorite barnyard friends! This nurturing game lets kids ages 3-6 interact with the beloved animals of Peekaboo Barn: milk the cow, shear the sheep, and feed the pig and chicken. Boys and girls will love scrubbing the dirty animals and petting their barnyard buddies to sleep at night.
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Build vocabulary skills with your favorite friends from Sesame Street!
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Discover fruits, veggies and other delicious, healthy treats.
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Uncover different forest creatures drawn by Charley Harper!
Encourages healthy eating of fruits & veggies from all colors of the rainbow.
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LONDON – James Bond. The Queen. Paul McCartney. The Opening Ceremony of the 2012 Olympic Games offered their share of star-striking moments. But for me, there was only one star of this multi-million dollar extravaganza.
Danny Boyle.
He's the artistic director of the ceremony and one of my favorite film directors: "127 Hours," "Slumdog Millionaire," "Sunshine," "Millions," "28 Days Later," "The Beach," "Trainspotting" and "Shallow Grave." Oh, and that terrible Tarantino-lite film with Ewan McGregor and Cameron Diaz. I believe it was titled "The Less Said, the Better."
So it was with great excitement that I anticipated what Boyle had cooked up for the Olympics opener … undercut by an inevitable feeling of disappointment that no matter what kind of show he put together, it wouldn't truly be "Danny Boyle's London Olympic Opening Ceremony."
Because that Opening Ceremony would look like this:
Great Britain athlete (Ewan McGregor, of course) runs into the stadium being chased by a local gang over a drug deal gone wrong. He finds refuge with a gorgeous but mysterious woman (Rose Byrne, of course) who teaches him the power of love to conquer any adversity and how embracing one's mortality can lead to cathartic joy.
Alas, she's also a zombie, and quickly infects our hero with rage virus.
He enters the middle of the stadium and ravages 70 sheep, 12 horses, 10 chickens and nine geese, who in turn infect the rest of the Olympians at the ceremony. The ceremony ends with hundreds of athletes doing a rage-virus dance to theBollywood classic "Jai-Ho" while a scientist (Cillian Murphy, of course) claims he has a cure. Alas, he falls down a hole and his arm is lodged between two cliffs. Then the Queen says, "Let the Games begin!" And … scene.
Instead of this moving masterpiece, the London Olympics organizers opted for wonderful moments that celebrate the U.K.'s history, culture and people, from dancing to dramatic readings to "Hey Jude." Which is fine, I guess, if that's what you'reinto.


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The Alabama coach said as much on his weekly SEC teleconference with reporters when asked about Finebaum, who recently from Birmingham to Charlotte to air The Paul Finebaum Show on ESPN radio.
"He's been a good friend for a long time," Saban told reporters. "I think he's a guy that is one of the most acutely aware of guys in college football," Saban said Wednesday of Finebaum. "I can speak for that in terms of what's happening in college football, what the issues are in college football. Maybe sometimes pretty good opinion on how they should be managed.
"I've always had a tremendous amont of respect for Paul ... I think he'll do a fantastic job for the network. If he's happy with the opportunity he has, we're certainly happy for him."
Finebaum was a guest coach at Alabama's 2010 spring game. While his radio show was already popular, it gained more attention in 2011 when Harvey Updyke called in to his show as "Al from Dadeville" and claimed to have poisoned the landmark oak trees at Toomer's Corner in Auburn.


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A week before Nicholls State University students start classes, school officials unveiled a renovated Calecas residence hall Tuesday.
A week before Nicholls State University students start classes, school officials unveiled a renovated Calecas residence hall Tuesday.
All of the university's top brass were on hand to dedicate the refurbishment of the 40-year-old building, capping off an overhaul of the school's campus living space.
The nearly $1 million project changed all but the building's external shell, replacing windows, facades, drainpipes, floors, countertops and other decor. The residence hall is also stocked with new wooden furniture, replacing built-ins with moveable beds and wardrobes.
"This facility looks as good as when Nicholls first opened it," said Facility Manager Mike Davis.
The residence hall boasts a new courtyard with patios featuring barbecue pits and picnic tables, plus a game room stocked with couches and pool tables.
The building houses two students in each of its 50 rooms, providing space for 100 students. Each room shares a bathroom with another room.
Though Calecas used to house only athletes, it's now open to the general student population. The building is named after Raymond Calecas, a long-time Nicholls doctor to students and athletes.
Chemistry junior Sydney Edwards lived in Calecas last fall, before the renovations.
"Coming from what it used to be, it's just such an upgrade," she said. "I love this building now."
Most of the upgrade was paid for using the last of the bond money Nicholls has to upgrade its residential buildings over the past few years.
Previous projects as part of that effort include building Scholars Hall, renovating Ellender Hall, purchasing and renovating the Maison Du Bayou apartments, and upgrading campus dining options, including adding the Jazzman's Coffee Shop and revamping the cafeteria and dining hall, among others.
It's all part of an effort to boost the number of students who choose to live on the traditionally commuter campus.
"We want to build a university community that our students find appealing," said President Stephen Hulbert, who has pushed for better residential options during his 10-year tenure. "We know that students who get involved in their campus do better academically and socially."
Those efforts seem to be paying off. Although the Nicholls enrollment is declining, the on-campus population is blooming to the point where the school is struggling to meet capacity.
Last year, for example, 1,405 of the university's 6,774 undergraduate students lived on campus — 206 more than the ideal capacity of 1,199.
That's made new buildings a priority as much for creating space as for attracting students. When administrators first planned out the Calecas renovations years ago, they expected to use the building as overflow space. But they now say the building will quickly fill up to accommodate the influx of campus residents.
Edwards said she's glad to see more students coming to live on campus.
"I believe when you live on campus you're more connected, and you get more involved," she said. "I think it's stuff like this that makes living on campus have more appeal for students."
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Are you interested in socializing with Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 players your age but haven't been able to "weed out" all the adolescent gamers? Have you been unable to join traditional, time-consuming clans because, being responsible adult, you have had to juggle your free time with going to college, taking care of children, or being employed in a full time job? In short, are you interested in an online experience akin to "shooting the bull" with a group of drinking buddies? If so, then BO2 Gunslingers is the right place for you!
We are fortunate to have over 4,000 adults registered on our homepage.
We have the largest collection of parents. We have the largest collection of married couples. We have the largest collection of mature, casual gamers. And we have the largest collection of hard working men and women members.
If you would like to join the club, you need only to fulfill two things:
Be at least 18 years of age or older.
Register your membership at our forum: http://www.gunslingergaming.com/phpbb
That's it! We don't ask for resumes, kill/death ratios, probation periods, or any other sort of silliness. You just want to have fun, right? So do we! If you would like to learn more about membership with the Gunslingers, feel free to visit our "Membership" page of at our website:
We like to ascribe the Gunslinger experience akin to having drinks with some buds after work or partying with them on the weekends. Nothing stops the music faster than a few knuckleheads, so we do have a few guidelines we expect people to follow during their stay:
-Pornographic and/or obscene material is prohibited.
-Self promotion by new members will likely be treated as spam. This includes promotion of own non-commercial websites.
-No personal attacks on other members or various sorts of offensive behavior is allowed.
-No glitching/hacking/cheating. We define such as purposefully accessing the game's programming or abusing a flaw in the programming to achieve an act or status that is not intended or possible otherwise.
The Gunslingers experience is as simple and non intrusive as joining up with other adults your own age and playing some games at your convenience. For those of you who like to take part in activities, events, and communications beyond that simple formula, we offer several popular, optional features as well:
Forum ~we discuss everything under the sun within our extensive forums~
Chat ~we use our multiple chats to find out when members are playing, exchange contact information, or for some friendly chit-chat~ http://www.gunslingergaming.com/html/chat.html
Frosty Pints ~our infamous Saturday get-togethers fueled by booze~
Events ~regularly scheduled tournaments, raffles, and free give-aways~
See Event Calendar!
Theater Chat ~Watch movies while chatting with fellow GSers~
Event Calendar ~Our handy calendar that lets you view and sign up for Gunslinger Events~
Arcade ~Play classic arcade games such as Frogger and Pac-Man with GS member exclusive leaderboards~
Blog ~Read interviews given exclusively to the Gunslingers~
...and much, much more!
Thank you for taking the time to view our clan's topic! I wish you the best in your Call of Duty: Black Ops II endeavors!
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Clan for Adults.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Clan for Parents.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Clan for Mature, Casual Gamers.
Gunslingers - Blazing the trail for older gamers since 2007.
Since joining GS almost 2 yrs ago, I have made so many new and great people there I can consider my friends. Everyone is so laid back and just goes with the flow. That's the best part of being apart of a casual clan like GS. So check us out, and I hope to see ya soon with a beer in hand for Frosty Pints.
Been with Gunslingers since Aug 2011. It's EXACTLY what it says it is. If you want to chill out with some people you have stuff in common with (family, kids, work etc) then you should do yourself a favour and come and check us out.
It has been awhile since I have posted a recruiting update in regards to the arcade games the Gunslingers clan has been installing into our website, but the tradition is certainly still going on. In fact, every week for the last two years, without fail, we add a new game to the GS Arcade. Sometimes it is a racing game. Sometimes it is a space shooter or of a puzzle solving fare. Regardless of the genre, they are all exclusively for our GS members to play and attempt to add themselves to the high score list. For times when we can't play Call of Duty (like, say, when a significant other MUST watch the series finale of House), those arcade games serve as a good way to still communicate with other GSers while enjoying a bit of gaming.
The fully customized and ever expanding Gunslinger Arcade is yet another example of how we provide a casual, mature gaming experience above and beyond other adult orientated clans out there. We are aware that, since we first hit the scene back in 2007, many other groups for older gamers have sprang up. Sometimes, we see our words echoed by them. That, in the end, is great. It was the Gunslingers clan, however, who wrote those words and can deliver on their promise.
We are the original.
That is why we give public shout-outs to new members frequently on our site and in our recruiting threads. That is why nearly all of our clan's content is viewable by guests while so many others trying to promise the same things hide all their content (or lack there of) until you join. That is why our clan's website feature NO advertisements or banner ads. That is why we, on a monthly basis, post interviews of randomly selected GS members in our blog. That is why we don't require probation periods or try outs. That is why we will always value and reward sociability over rank.
We are the Gunslingers. Everything we do is geared towards offering like-minded adults a place to kick their feet up and game on your own schedule, within your own time restraints. We will always be about having a good time. And you are welcome to join in on the fun.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops II Clan for Adults.
The Gunslingers - We set the standard for adult clans.
Summer time = Grilling, Drinking, Swimming and being outdoors. But, when all of the crazyness is done and you want to enjoy some virtual time away from the family, Gunslingers is the place to be. We recognize all consoles and just about every new game out there. So check us out at http://www.gunslingergaming.com and We hope to see ya in the forums and the Battlefield.
It is crazy to think that the Gunslingers group has been together for five years as of June 2012. We started off as a ten member in-game only clan back in 2007, and now we have over 4,000 members and a uniquely welcoming attitude. Ever steadfast in our commitment in defying the perceived laws of clan tradition, we continue to support our members in their freedom of being treated like the rest of us from day-one of their membership in GS, game with them around their demanding work schedules, and promising a homebase to their gaming experience that will always be respectful and civil. A person needs not look far to see that is not truly common on the internet, particularly within gaming clan circles.
Thank you GS Leaders, Toezer, Korchie, Scars, BJS, Scope, Misfit, Slammer, Balki, goppfather, Teufel, Fed Architect, FishinNick, conbrio, Captain Scarlet, and BlastingSlick1, for your proactive dedication towards fielding concerns and helping the rest of us get the most out of the GS experience. Your presence has made a profound difference.
Thank you Gunslinger members for putting weight to my recruiting words. It is quite easy to post recruiting threads claiming such and such attributes to a group experience, but it is all of you through your practice of treating each other with respect, always welcome new members in their Introduction threads, volunteered willingness to help out your fellow members online (and, at times, offline), and working from a mindset of paying forward civility that have made Gunslingers grow throughout the years. Thank you.
Also, we have had a staggering number of new members walk through our saloon doors in the last twenty-one days just in time to take part in our 5th Anniversary. Normally, I would copy the list here, but in the interest in keeping this post of reasonable length, I will instead supply the following URL:
GunslingerGaming.com • View topic - New Member Round-Up (May 16th to GS Anniversary!)
Welcome aboard and thank you all for joining the Gunslingers!
Fellow adults looking for a clan experience that is free of silly probation periods, degrading try-out sessions, and toxic clan communications, I invite you to check out the Gunslingers. Nearly all our content is public, so scan through it. Click around our group site. If you like what you see, sign up! We would love to have you as a member, and, when it comes to offering a home for parent and hard working adult gamers, more the merrier!
Again, we are celebrating the Gunslingers 5 Year Anniversary throughout the month of June. We have a number of events planned to honor such a community milestone, and some of which we already have announced. Here is that growing list:
GS Anniversary HeadQuarters - An entire forum section dedicated to all things anniversary related.
Anniversary Give-Away - All members are welcome to throw their name in the hat for a chance of winning an actual Frosty Pints mug.
Anniversary Raffle - All members are welcome to throw their name in the hat for a chance of winning a free rental from Redbox.
Frosty Pints Olympics - Throughout the month of June, we will be running a series of tournaments spanning over several games. Each will have a theme. All of them will be about catching up with friends we have all made throughout the year.
Arcade Tournament - Spanning until the end of June, aim your gun towards the top of the high score list for the game, West Gunfighter, installed in our GS Arcade. The prize? Your forum title will be changed to "2012 Arcade Champion."
...and much, much more to come!
Regardless if you are a current or a potential member, thank you for taking the time to read about our Anniversary.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 Xbox360 Clan for Adults.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PS3 Clan for Adults.
The Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 PC Clan for Adults.
Gunslingers - Blazing the Trail for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.
Black Ops holds a special place in my heart as it was the game where I met so many of my Gunslinger homies!! While we wore the game out, and have tackled many since, I'm looking forward to getting back to where it began; Black Ops. Hopefully the newest installment will be as good as the first. Cheers to all my Gunslinger pals, and I'm hoping to meet many more. Great times GS, and I can't wait for Black Ops 2!
just remember McMurphy,
That GS Mug will be mine.
Oh yes. It will be mine.
And if you are looking for a great community to game with, check out http://www.gunslingergaming.com and see what what we are all about. Like Gopp, I have made so many new friends that I game with and joke around with. Even though we don't win every match, we have a great time trying.
Hope to see you on the Battlefields.
We are still celebrating our 5 Year Anniversary as a group during the entire month of June! If you are a fellow hard working adult looking for some simple, social gaming during your down time (Why complicate things? We have bosses for that, right?), you are invited to join the Gunslingers!
Raffles, tournaments called the Frosty Pints Olympics (themed matches + beer = wait, who won?), and other celebratory events are taking place, so it is great timing to join in on the fun. In fact, I have installed "Good Ol' Poker" in the Gunslingers Arcade today!
Adults. Parents. Casual, Mature Gamers. All are welcome.
See you in Call of Duty!
Gunslingers - Blazing the Trail for Parent and Hard Working Adult Gamers.
Our ever welcoming Canadian friend, Dunkaroo69, has become a Gunslingers Leader. Congratulations and thank you for your help!
Perhaps you want to toast Dunkaroo69. Perhaps you want to toast the end of another work week. Perhaps you just want to give toast for toast's sake. Well, in that case, uncork those bottles of wine and uncap those bottlenecks because you are invited to the (in)famous GS tradition otherwise known as Frosty Pints!
Frosty Pints takes place on Friday and Saturday evenings, which actually means all day Friday and Saturday due to having members from time zones across the globe. (Quite the bender, huh!?) The busiest times tend to be from 3:00pm PST and on.
If you are interested in drinking some brews and playing some games with other hard working adults, visit http://www.gunslingergaming.com to join!
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Gunslingers - Blazing Trails for Older Gamers since 2007.
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Ever wonder what LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian are really like, away from the flashes of the paparazzi, magazine covers and Twitter spats with their respective exes?
A new reality series on VH1, tentatively titled "LeAnn & Eddie" {link:promises to give just that. : "http://www.eonline.com/news/446793/leann-rimes-and-eddie-cibrian-to-star-in-their-own-reality-series?cmpid=rss-000000-rssfeed-365-celebritynews&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=rssfeeds&utm_campaign=rss_celebritynews" target="_blank" title="EOnline"} The tabloid regulars met in 2009 on the set of the made-for-TV movie "Northern Lights" when they were both married to other people.
After acknowledging the affair, Cibrian split from his wife, "Real Housewives of Beverly Hills" star Brandi Glanville, in August 2009 and they were divorced the next December. Rimes broke off her marriage to Dean Sheremet in September 2009 and divorced the following June.
Cibrian and Rimes were married in April 2011.
The show will be produced by Gurney Productions, the same people behind the inexplicable hit "Duck Dynasty," and will show Cibrian and Rimes at home as well as with Cibrian's two sons with Glanville, Mason and Jake.


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Joseluisaranag necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 70 diseños de 31 diseñadores freelance.
Thriving Families Network (TFN)
I am the director of the TFN: I need to get the different organizations in this network to work together. Each org. has a different mission and vision and they operate in different areas of Marin County. I want people from these organizations to team up and share their resources with each other so their clients (low-icome families) can benefit from the services that TFN offers as a whole. All the organizations get funding from a foundation to fight poverty under this Thriving Families Network idea. They have a commitment to do it. I coordinate their collaborative work.
We will use the logo for a number of things: documents, website, banners, id cards. letterheads, etc. Service providers as well as recipients of the services will recognize the Logo.
The service providers are the staff from the 12 organizations and the clients are the low-income program participants that will benefit from the services.
The logo should capture the following concepts:
Ending the Cycle of poverty
Multiple non-profit organizations working together (collaboration effort)
The work is done in the County of Marin in California
Marin is about nature, the ocean and the accessibility to San Francisco through the Golden Gate Bridge.
The other side of the coin is the poverty and lack of opportunities that you cannot see from the 101 freeway that runs through the County.
I would like to see opportunities and challenges. The strength of people pulling their resources to make a difference. etc.
Color is good because we have blue ocean and skies and green hills all around.
I do not want any pictures of real people shaking hands or handing things out. I'm looking for a good logo that will unite these 12 great non-profit organizations together as one, towards the common goal of ending poverty.
Here is a link to the organization where we are getting our funding from: http://www.marincf.org/
Here is a link to two of the 12 organizations as well: http://adoptafamily.org/ and http://www.canalalliance.org/
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Assassination 7
Assassination Seven: Water Hazard[edit]
This mission is a surprisingly simple one with little chance for error. So, to begin, after speaking with the Fixer at Odhner Avenue and Traeger Road in Alderney, head southward towards Emery Street, which lines the southern border of the northernmost Alderney-based island. The GPS on your HUD will get you there easily enough. Once you reach the southwestern end of the island, on the western side of Alderney, you're already in the vicinity of your target.
The game will prompt you to eliminate your lone target, who is on a boat offshore between the two Alderney islands. So, with your sniper rifle in hand, do this foe in rather easily, being absolutely positive you don't miss. Your target is designated with a red arrow over his head, so he should be easy enough to spot amongst the rest of the people aboard his ship. Missing means the boat may take off, leaving you stranded on land with nothing but a sniper rifle, so be positive your first shot counts! Remember—headshots are key.
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S6 E11 Blink
Cristina is thrilled when Teddy assigns her her first solo cardio surgery, a heart-valve replacement. "I am a living, breathing cardio-thoracic surgeon as of now," she boasts. The patient throws Cristina for a loop, however, when she decides against the mechanical valve for one from a pig, which is an entirely different surgery. Cristina preps for the new surgery, and then the patient decides she wants a cow valve instead. Cristina presents her with both valves and forces her to choose. But there's a problem during surgery when the patient starts to bleed out. Cristina is faced with two choices of how to solve the problem and can't decide which to do. We get more than a little alarmed when Teddy refuses to step in, and also dissuades Owen, who's just entered the O.R., to take over. "She's not going to let her die. She's going to save this patient," Teddy insists, and we're relieved to see that she's right. Cristina makes the right call and the patient is fine, but Owen asks Teddy, "So nothing else was going on in that room?"
When an ultrasound reveals that amniotic bands are wrapped around the legs of Sloan's baby, Mark summons Addison to perform the surgery. During surgery, Addison estimates that a complication means there's a 5 percent chance that the procedure can kill Sloan, so Mark orders Addison to stop. Sloan insists that she can't take care of a baby with no legs and Mark tells her he won't let that happen. With a worried-looking Lexie over his shoulder, he tells Sloan to move in with them permanently. We can't blame Lexie for balking at becoming an instant grandmother, but we also understand why Mark chooses his daughter over Lexie. "I think this relationship just ended," Lexie says as she kisses Mark goodbye.
Derek realizes that Richard made an error during a surgery and hasn't operated since. Miranda lies to cover for the chief, and so does Meredith, at least by omission. When Derek presses her to know what's going on, she finally admits, "He's drinking again."
Meredith is appalled when she hears Reed offer "drinks and...you know" to Alex if he'll let her scrub-in on his next surgery. She reminds him he's still married and he tells her, "I'm done worrying about Izzie because she sure as he'll ain't worrying about me. I'm moving on." Meredith calls Izzie to warn her that Alex may be straying. After the "trade" surgery, Alex wants to collect on Reed's offer, but she plays coy. "I don't trade surgery for sex," he tells her. "If you want sex, ask for it. If you want a surgery, kiss up to an attending."
Alex doesn't want to go home to the trailer and Lexie has moved out from Mark's. We totally see it coming when these two heartbroken docs end up in bed together.
Cristina is raving about how alive the surgery made her feel when Owen tells her that Teddy is leaving Seattle. Cristina races after Teddy and begs her to stay. "What do you want?" she asks Teddy. "More money?" Teddy tells her that's not the issue. Cristina begs, "You believe in me more than I do and i need that. I'm going to die here without that." Teddy finally blurts out, "I want Owen" and we're as shocked as she is—and Cristina herself seems to be—when Cristina says, "Fine, take him."


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We are fond of saying, "Don't bet the lunch money" on an AKC dog show. That goes doubly for the Westminster Kennel Club show where getting out of the breed is a major accomplishment for the most seasoned dog. However, that does not deter we dog pundits from picking our favorites at the World's most prestigious dog show. Here is our Whom to Watch at Westminster (WWW), starting with the Sporting Group.
We expect the Sporting Group to be the most hotly contested of the Groups. Not only do we have the top two Sporting Dogs from 2009, we have two dogs that have been burning up the show ring in the last two months. We start with 2009's number one Sporting Dog, the Golden Retriever, CH Toasty's Treasure Island. Treasure finished 2009 as the number four dog all breeds with 23 BIS & 89 Group Firsts. Clint Livingston handles for breeders Jerome and Pamela Oxenberg & co-owner Jane Bates.
The German Wirehaired Pointer, CH Ripsnorter's Mt View Lookout, was 2009's number two Sporting Dog and number nine dog all breeds. Scout accumulated 15 all breed Bests and 76 Sporting Group top awards last year. He was bred by Helen Witt, Claire Wisch, & Kelly Wish, is owned by Kiki Courtelis, Joyce Wilkinson, & Helen & Jim Witt, and handled by Frank Murphy.
The current number one dog all breeds is the Irish Setter, CH Shadagee Caught Red Handed. Although she got a late start in 2009, Emily managed to win four all breed BIS and 31 Sporting Groups. Memorable wins included the 2009 National Specialty of the Irish Setter Club of America over more than 500 entries and a Group One at the AKC/Eukanuba National Championship. Emily was bred by Ellen Bieler, Debra & Tim Burke, is owned by Debbie Burke & Nancy Lee Conner, and handled by Adam Bernardin.
The Black Cocker Spaniel, CH Casablanca's Thrilling Seduction, was only shown briefly last year, but has catapulted into the number three spot in the 2010 all breed rankings, gathering six all breed Bests along the way. Bred & owned by Linda Moore, Beckham is handled by Linda Pitt.
(Photo Courtesy of the American Kennel Club)
We have to have a dark horse and it is the tall, dark, & handsome Gordon Setter, CH Firethorn & Sandpiper Easy On The Eyes. Last year's Westminster BIS judge, Sari Brewster Tietjen, gave Carson his first BIS of 2010 last month. We take that as a good omen. Carson was bred by Janice Beattie, Christina Kirby, Mary McLoughlin & Caren Mcweeny, is owned by Christina, Mary, & Don & Pat Coller, and is handled by Eileen Hackett.


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By Jonathan Kimak
iPhone owners in several cities can now access live traffic camera feeds thanks to a new application called Mobileyes. The iPhone user will be able to see how the traffic is in certain areas around their city and then use that info to make their commute a little shorter and even less stressful. There is also the potential to save fuel and money by spending less time idling in traffic and more time moving towards the freedom of home.
Current cities where this is available are: Detroit, Hartford, Houston, Indianapolis, Kansas City, Knoxville, Los Angeles, New York, and Washington, D.C. while other cities will eventually be added. Depending on the speed of your connection the app can show low, medium or high resolution images.
Just remember to check this before you get on the road and not while you are driving.
VIA [ Ubergizmo ]


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Winter Olympics: Ex-NHL Player Randy Gregg's Kids Compete for Canada in Speedskating
By Hayli Goode | BSU at the Games
Sarah Gregg figured she'd be competing at the Sochi Winter Olympics when she visited Russia last month.
Instead, the Canadian speedskater from Edmonton, Alberta, is back in Sochi, Russia, supporting her two speed-skating siblings, sister Jessica Gregg and brother Jamie Gregg, and Jamie's spouse, Danielle Wotherspoon-Gregg.
The three are all competing for Canada, with Jessica in short track and Jamie and Danielle in long track competition.
"It sucks. I wanted to come to Sochi as a competitor," said Sarah, who missed the cut for for 2014 and never had a chance for the Vancouver Winter Olympics in 2010 because of a disc injury in her back. "But honestly, the next best thing is coming here to support my family.
"I mean, I can't complain. I'm here and my family is racing."
The three Canadian Olympians are the children and daughter-in-law of former NHL player Randy Gregg and former speedskater Kathy (Vogt) Gregg, who met as Canadian Olympians at the Lake Placid Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, N.Y.
While Randy went without an Olympic medal in captaining Canada's team in 1980 at Lake Placid and on its 1988 team at the Calgary Winter Olympics in Alberta, he played for four Stanley Cup titlists with the NHL's Edmonton Oilers and was also on a winning Canada Cup team as a defenseman. Kathy competed at the Winter Olympics in 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria, and in 1980 at Lake Placid.
As for this generation of Gregg family Olympians:
- Jessica, 25, is competing in her second Olympics with a spot on the 3,000-meter relay and was a member of the silver medal-winning 3,000 relay at the Vancouver Games.
- Jamie, 28, finished 11th in the men's 500 on Monday; and finished eighth in the men's 500 in Vancouver four years ago.
- Wotherspoon-Gregg, 33, is competing in her first Olympics and finished 33rd in the women's 500 on Tuesday. Her older brother, Jeremy, is a four-time Olympian who won a silver medal in the 500 in long track at Nagano, Japan, and still holds a 500 world record set in 2002 at Salt Lake City, and another sister-in-law.
"Obviously, I would have loved to been here racing, too," an envious Sarah said. "And I think I have a pretty good situation here supporting my family."
Family pride comes from the effort itself, Kathy said.
"As a skater, I realized how close it is to making it and not making it," she said. "Whether they made it or not, you're proud of how hard they've worked and all the sacrifices they've made."
All four of the Greggs' children, including Ryan Gregg, took part in competition through the Edmonton Speedskating Club along with other sports.
"My parents never pressured us into anything. If we didn't like it, we just didn't do it," Sarah said.
"I know what it takes. I've almost been there. And I've seen my brother and sister go through it, and I lived with them — (and) live with my sister. So, I know how to be an Olympian. And I think I have it. It's just that I need to get healthy first."
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Mfregenal necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 88 diseños de 34 diseñadores freelance.
We are a marketing startup company focused on servicing small businesses. We offer six different services 1) Email marketing 2) Social Media Integration 3) Website design 4) SEO 5) Website Traffic Generation 6) Off-Line Branding.
Our goal is to offer small businesses a more complete and integrated full range of marketing services. We believe small businesses have very little time to properly perform all the marking activities necessary to keep growing their businesses as well as having a very limited budget.
All of our services are offered as a monthly fee.
Our targeted audience is small businesses in the United States. They are typically under $5 million in annual revenues. They can be restaurants, spas, small retailers, bakeries, consultants, dentists, veterinarians, flower stores, etc…
We are looking for a company logo. The logo should be a cube and each side of the cube should be a different color reflecting the 6 main service offerings of the company. We are very open to colors, shape of the cube, angles, etc… fell free to have fun …. We will expand the six colors of each side of the cube to the website as we describe each service offering.
The six service offerings are 1) Email Marketing 2) Social Media Integration 3) Website design 4) SEO 5)Website Traffic Generation 6) Off-line Branding
Each side of the cube could also have an icon that would describe each offering and it would be carried over to each section of the website. We are very opened to suggestions… have fun with it.
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Lucy Gray on 15 May 10In partnership with Elluminate, we are in the process of organizing a free virtual online global education conference to hopefully take place November 15 - 19, 2010. Our conference strands are *tentatively* set to include: Teachers (professional development, training, etc.), Students (student-led initiatives, exchange programs, service learning etc.), Pedagogy (curriculum, digital citizenship, assessment etc. ), Policy and Leadership (exemplary schools, ICT infrastructure, government initiatives etc.), and Change (peace and social justice, equity, etc.).


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In the context of asking about the classification of finite simple groups, the question arose: what exactly is meant by a "classification"?
Perhaps unsurprisingly, there is in fact a whole branch of model theory called classification theory, and an epynomous book by Shelah which apparently is unreadable. My impression is that the notion of "classifiable" in this subject is that of a stable theory, but probably there are other notions I'm not aware of. Unfortunately, this notion seems best suited for talking about infinite models of a theory. Moreover, it's not clear to me that this definition gives a complete answer to my question:
What does it mean to say that the models of a theory (with some cardinality limit, particularly the case where the models are required to be finite) admit a classification?


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Before I leave I am trying to catch up on all my RAOGK requests. In just the month of August, I received 28 requests, and so far in September I have 13 requests....and some have multiple requests in one email... All requests are either for Chicago Tribune obituary look-ups or Queen of Heaven/Mt Carmel cemetery photograph requests.
I'm encouraging people who are interested in cemetery photo requests to post them on findagrave, as someone maybe able to get the photo sooner than I could...do to overtime at work, rainy/cold weather, and limited hours at the cemetery.
I also encourage others to post obit requests on ancestry/rootsweb message boards, as there are some newspapers in Chicago that I don't have easy access to. So if you are looking to help some people find their ancestors....check out the ancestry/rootsweb message boards.
If you have access to old newspapers...most people do through their local library, and others even have online access to newspapers through library, ancestry, or other databases.....please volunteer at www.raogk.org. Even if there is already a volunteer on your area, as they may be overwhelmed with requests like me.
You'll be surprised at how many people you will be able to help.
Happy ancestor hunting!


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It's a very exciting day for us at XtGem today as we have just launched a sizeable update that we have been working on for the past couple of months!
We have added a large number of new building tool block types, covering a very vast range of functionality: starting from click-to-call and click-to-email links and all the way up to a sophisticated, yet easy-to-use, form builder.
Here are some of our favorites:
Poll - very handy for figuring out your visitor opinions regarding various topics.
Maps and vCard support - Display the location of your business on a map and allow users to easily import contact details to their phone address book.
mCommerce - Implement PayPal and Google Checkout buttons to sell various services and goods right from your XtGem site.
Image gallery - makes maintaining an image gallery a very straightforward task.
Contact form builder - allows building custom multi-purpose contact forms using a WYSIWYG interface.
We have also launched a page content quick-setup wizard in the web version of XtGem. You can now go from zero to a functional, fully customized multi-page site in less than 3 minutes.
We are very eager to hear your feedback - please do let us know your thoughts on these new updates!


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The Washington Redskins slapped the franchise tag on tight end Fred Davis last offseason, but they might pursue another course soon.
One league insider told The Washington Post the Redskins might choose an incentive-laden, multiyear deal with Davis, who is set to become a free agent while working his way back from surgery to repair the left Achilles tendon he tore in October.
Davis started just seven games last season after ending the 2011 campaign under suspension after violating the league's substance abuse policy.
The injury was ill-timed for Davis, who is certain to see a reduced payday from either Washington or another suitor. The fifth-year pro hauled in 24 catches for 325 yards last season after the Redskins slapped Davis with the $5.5 million franchise tag. That figure leaps to $6.5 million if he's tagged again.
It's logical the Redskins would feel more comfortable pursuing a deal that reflects Davis' future production.
If another team swoops in, the Redskins would need a tight end. The free-agent pool offers options including Jared Cook of the Tennessee Titans, Dustin Keller of the New York Jets and Martellus Bennett of the New York Giants.
Follow Marc Sessler on Twitter @MarcSesslerNFL.


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As part of our goal to get kids ready to learn, Network Knowledge is helping parents, teachers, and caregivers across central Illinois use public television to help children love learning. As a station, Network Knowledge works to build partnerships between our Illinois public television station and local community organizations such as child care centers, schools, libraries, businesses, civic groups, and government agencies. To extend the educational impact of Ready To Learn programs "beyond the screen," Network Knowledge PBS Springfield, Quincy and Macomb must do the following:
Conduct training workshops to help parents, teachers, and caregivers use public TV as a positive force in children's lives through music, art, reading and discussion.
Collaborate with local partner organizations like Head Start, Even Start, PTA, libraries and museums, and national organizations like Sesame Street Preschool Education Program (PEP) and Mister Rogers' Neighborhood Child Care Partnership.
Distribute program Users' Guides, Activity Sheets and public television media literacy information to complement our PBS programming.
Participate in the "First Book" program, which distributes free books to disadvantaged children.
Distribute PBS family newsletters which provide advice to caregivers and PBS program-related activities for area children.
Every program, workshop and publication is produced with a single goal in mind: to get all kids ready to learn -- one child at a time!


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It's not only rock stars who get made over, as Belinda Jackson discovers in Melbourne's revamped Como hotel.
Robbie Williams stays here whenever he's in town. Beckham drank in the hotel bar and of course La Minogue has hit the penthouses.
In its 22 years, South Yarra's Como hotel has had 'em all, from Nana Mouskouri to Cyndi Lauper and Paris Hilton, a swagload of tennis players and old-school rockers including Springsteen and Bon Jovi.
Situated on Chapel Street, near Toorak, which is the equivalent of Monopoly's Mayfair, the star-studded hotel has changed hands and fallen into the MGallery suite of unique properties.
Quite a lot of gold has also changed hands though the new owners are coy about the number of dollars in the multimillion-dollar makeover, but the figure of $5.3 million is bandied about, roughly $50,000 a room. Consequently, the hotel purrs like a well-fed cat.
The lobby is a funky affair of poke-in-the-eye bright magenta carpet and sparkling white Space furniture, which sets the tone for the hotel: a gentle palette spattered with ultra-bright colour. Neutrals freaks, don't be scared; the colour is maturely toned down with soft greys that are surely inspired by an autumnal Melbourne sky.
Originally built as an office, the building that houses the Como is horseshoe shaped, which makes it a little confusing finding the rooms. Our party of three checks in to our fifth-floor one-bedroom suite: my sister gets the comfy trundle that's already made up, her own stash of Morrissey toiletries on the towels. The baby gets a cot tucked in beside my king-size bed that's built for jumping on.
Out the window, we can look through a glass roof into the Como Centre, an upmarket shopping centre almost completely given over to hairdressers and European-style cafes, as well as the Palace Cinema.
One wall of the suite is a slick kitchenette, the diminutive name belying the stack of cutlery, glassware, fridges and microwave, and there's an office nook with – get this – reachable power points.
Pendant lights hang over a round dining table and two wide couches look towards the TV. It's all very spacious and large free-standing mirrors feature in all suites, opening the rooms up further.
A motif of the hotel's mascot, a rubber duck, now appears throughout the marble-tastic art deco bathrooms, but the duck himself (and it is a him) is also enjoying a makeover, to be revealed next month.
The hotel comprises 107 rooms, including six "des reses" on the third floor that open onto a Japanese garden. But the Como's calling cards are its three penthouses, now renamed Gold, Gem and Pearl. They really are very adult – each spans two floors, connected by a winding staircase.
Pearl, as the name suggests, is all about sophistication, with a sexy, subdued palette, whereas Gem is fired up with accents of strobe-yellow by way of a laser-cut coffee table. Both have a bedroom on the entry level, then you climb that staircase (a deathtrap after too many glasses of pop) to be absolutely smacked in the eye by a mezzanine level given over completely to bathing. On one side is a little sauna smelling deliciously of Norsca forests and on the other is a sunken tub attended by richly upholstered ottomans and walls of sparkling, metallic tiles.
The Gold penthouse is the entertainer's hang, with a table for 10 and that baby grand, which has been bashed by Robbie Williams, Michael Buble and many, many others. The bedroom is upstairs, away from the party zone, a wall dividing it from a spectacular free-standing tub.
Sensibly, the hotel serves only breakfast and room service – why would you keep an entire restaurant when there are a hundred on your doorstep? To test the theory, we take a one-block wander around the hotel for dinner.
A minute from the hotel, we could choose George Calombaris's Mama Baba for "Roman-Greco flavours and freshly made pasta", but plump for the hip new kid of the Melbourne dining scene, Claremont Tonic, a saucy little pan-Asian restaurant that gives off the vibe it has a secret nightclub out the back.
It's got Vietnamese, it's got Thai, and of course it's got the flavour of the month, Korean.
We hoover bo ssam duck and knock back a chenin blanc, and while it's pricey, compared with many other good options in the area, the service is smooth and professional.
The next morning, we hit the breakfast room, which spills out into the hotel foyer – however the interior tables are squishy and it's just not warm. The buffet has all you require: lashings of yoghurts, fruit, a decent toaster and cereals, and the hot menu turns up a seriously mean omelette, which comes accompanied by a bacon mountain.
At 10.30am, our room is a disaster zone and I ring downstairs to confirm checkout time. "It's 11am but I'll extend you to midday, if you like?" I like, thank you. I could stay even later, for $25, but we opt to pack up and stash the luggage in the car and swim and shower upstairs in the gym bathrooms. The heated indoor swimming pool has a retractable roof for those hot, summer nights, while the small gym is getting a lick of paint.
Facing the Como, Burch & Purchese Sweet Studio is surely a kids' playground, we reckon, but the shop is packed with adults, cooing over delightful chocpops, banana milk chocolate bars and tiny cakes.
Back at the hotel to check out, I've read all the celebrity gumpf about the hotel, but forget rock stars, the foyer is dominated by two young children, albeit clad in gorgeous Japanese-design raincoats, who team up with my progeny for an impromptu play session.
Just when I'm starting to think that it's toddlers, not rock stars, who are now trashing the hotel rooms, the lift doors open to show a suitably grungy couple in top-to-toe black, with lashings of tatts and facial jewellery. And then, in the lobby, I spy a bloke in a black band T-shirt hauling a few shopping bags full of booze upstairs, and my concerns for the Como's reputation are assuaged.
She's still rockin', she's just wearing a whole lot more bling.
Trip notes
Where The Como Melbourne, a hotel of the MGallery Collection, 630 Chapel Street, South Yarra. (03) 9825 2731, mgallery.com.
How much From $255 a night. Get a free breakfast for two, worth $50, on stays until January 31.
Top marks Huge airy rooms. The Japanese garden rooms are true serenity in the city.
Black mark Annoying, pricey wi-fi. In 2012, really? Plus the breakfast room is set up like an afterthought.
Don't miss A dip in the top-floor pool. Yes, it's heated: we're in Melbourne.
Source: Belinda Jackson, Sun Herald