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06/13/18 by Lyon Real Estate
The Lyon Cares Foundation announced today that Assistance League Sierra Foothills is the recipient of a $5,000 grant. Assistance League's mission is to transform the lives of children and adults through community programs.
Operated by Lyon Real Estate, the Lyon Cares Foundation offers time, talent, and treasure to local nonprofits that make their communities a better place. Funds are raised through escrow and payroll contributions by Lyon agents and staff in addition to Lyon's annual Golf Tournament.
"The funds will be used to help support our philanthropic programs including our signature program, Operation School Bell®," said Lynn Mann, Historian. "Our goal during the next school year is to help clothe 1200 disadvantaged elementary and middle school children in El Dorado County."
"It gives us great pride to give this grant to Assistance League Sierra Foothills," said Lyon Real Estate president Pat Shea. "They are doing very important work."
In 2018, each of Lyon's 14 offices, in addition to their headquarters office will be giving two $5,000 grants to organizations of their choice, totaling $150,000. Lyon's El Dorado Hills office chose Assistance League Sierra Foothills to be the recipient of their grant.
About Lyon Cares Foundation
The Lyon Cares Foundation provides time, talent, and treasure to local nonprofits that make their communities a better place. Our partner in giving is the Sacramento Region Community Foundation. In 2017, Lyon Cares gave grants totaling $160,000 to 32 organizations in the Greater Sacramento Area and will be giving grants totaling $150,000 in 2018.
About Lyon Real Estate
Lyon Real Estate is the leading independent real estate brokerage company in Greater Sacramento. We are proud to be home grown, locally owned and internationally known. Lyon has served the area for over 70 years. In 2017, the company closed 7,333 transactions worth a total of $3 billion in sales volume. Lyon Real Estate has 950 agents in 17 offices located throughout the region. The company is a member of the Leading Real Estate Companies of the World®, the largest network of premier locally-branded firms, as well as LeadingRE's Luxury Portfolio International® program. In addition to its real estate services, Lyon Real Estate offers RELO Direct, a global relocation program. For more information about Lyon Real Estate, click to GoLyon.com and follow us on Facebook.com/LyonRealEstate.


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Chana Messer Photowalk
Walk, shoot, create. The three components required to execute a proper photowalk.
Recently, Adobe Touch user Chana Messer (@Chanam), and the Las Vegas Adobe User Group embarked on a "Neon Photowalk." The goal: to stroll through downtown Las Vegas, snap creative photos and create great compositions. While attendees used a wide variety of tools such as DSLR cameras and smartphones to capture inspirational content, Chana's "weapon of choice" was her iPad, loaded with Photoshop Touch.
Utilizing Ps Touch, Chana was able to capture and create on-the-go effortlessly. "I wanted to capture the immediate value of colors and turn them into a composition. I had my iPad with me, and while we were walking, I was able to upload [photos] to Adobe Creative Cloud, and then alter the images with Ps Touch to create interesting creations," said Chana.
After the walk concluded, attendees uploaded their images to the Las Vegas Adobe User Group Facebook Page. Chana was kind enough to provide us with not only her own creations, which we've compiled into an album found below, but also to share some of her go-to features/tools and tips for new users.
Adobe: What are some of your favorite features in Ps Touch?
Chana: I love the Scratches, Color Drops, Pencil and Graphic Pen Artistic Effects. Usually, I apply these effects on a new layer and then blend in to the original to achieve my desired effect. Also, I like using the Lasso Tool to create simple selections. Additionally, I use the Magic Wand Tool and the Feathering Effect to select certain portions of images with high contrasts.
Have any tips/suggestions for creative individuals thinking about getting Ps Touch?
This app comes with tutorials – listen and try to follow. Try to work on one tool. Also, don't forget to have fun!
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Want to participate in your very own Adobe Touch photowalk? Gather some friends, your Touch Apps-enabled tablet and get out there to create! Be sure to share your creations for a chance to have your work featured here, as well as the Adobe Touch Apps Facebook and Twitter channels.

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Artist and designer Isamu Noguchi was a busy man in the early 1980s.
Born in Los Angeles in 1904, he had won a Guggenheim award as a young man, catapulting him into the arts stratosphere. He spent many years working in Japan and Europe, ascending to the rank of an international artist.
Noguchi was part of the early modernist and environmental movements, having worked as an assistant to famed modernist Constantin Brancusi in Paris, and was also a close friend of American visionary Buckminster Fuller, who created the geodesic dome. By the 1960s, Noguchi had designed numerous indoor, outdoor and landscape works all over the world, according to the website, designboom.
Laguna Art Museum is bringing Noguchi home for the first-ever retrospective of his work in California, said Museum Curator of Exhibitions Grace Kook-Anderson.
The show, "Noguchi: California Legacy," opens Sunday and continues until Oct. 2.
"In his work, Noguchi was trying to diminish the boundaries of art and function," said Kook-Anderson.
The show will be guest-curated by Bonnie Rychlak, curator of the Noguchi Museum in Long Island City, N.Y. A tribute to Noguchi will also be part of a Carnegie Hall festival on Japanese culture, according to the museum.
Today, Noguchi is probably best known for his modernistic furnishings, including akari lamps — Japanese-style lanterns in varied shapes and sizes, Kook-Anderson said. His tables and other furnishings are hot items on eBay.
Segerstrom connection
In 1979, the international artist was hired by Henry Segerstrom to create a welcoming public area outside of South Coast Plaza.
Between 1980 and 1982, the two men hammered out a project that ballooned into an ambitious homage to the state of California, with depictions of desert landscapes, rivers, grasslands and mountains. During this time, Noguchi also created a now-famous plaza in Little Tokyo as well as other installations and artworks. Noguchi died in 1988.
"California Scenario" marks its 30th anniversary this year, and Segerstrom is helping to make the show possible, with many of Noguchi's multi-faceted body of work, including akari, steel sculptures, and an extensive exhibition of "California Scenario." Two films will also be part of the show; one depicting the two men's collaboration on "California Scenario," and one focused on the plaza itself.
Kook-Anderson said that patrons will be interested in an exhibit of letters between Noguchi and Segerstrom over the years that "California Scenario" was envisioned and created.
"You can see the respect both men had for each other," she said. "But there is also tension as they worked out their differences."
Originally, Segerstrom had envisioned a lush landscape for the plaza, but Noguchi convinced him to pay homage to California's varied topography.
'Spirit of the Lima Bean'
One of the highlights of the show is a small sculpture in jade depicting a lima bean about the size of a football. The lone jade lima bean occupies center stage in one of the museum's ground-floor rooms. Another sculptural tribute to the humble bean, "Spirit of the Lima Bean," is also part of "California Scenario."
The bean is a potent symbol of the collaboration between Noguchi and former farmer Segerstrom, who from humble beginnings in a farming family has become a leading patron of the arts as well as a major developer in Orange County, according to Kook-Anderson.
Lita Albuquerque exhibit
Kook-Anderson said she was trying to find an appropriate adjunct exhibit to the Noguchi show for the museum's upper level and paid a visit to the studio of noted Los Angeles artist Lita Albuquerque. Little did she know that Albuquerque had spent time with Noguchi back in the early days of her career, actually driving the famed artist around the city.
"There are other connections, too," Kook-Anderson said, because both artists see nature as a springboard for their art. For this show, Albuquerque will exhibit two works under the umbrella "Emergence:" "Red Pigment Paintings" and "Beekeeper."
In "Red Pigment Paintings," the artist experiments with raw, dry pigment, using her own breath or wind to blow it across black-covered canvas, Kook-Anderson said. The result is a wall-full of small works that have highly distinct, natural forms.
"Beekeeper" is a journey into the cosmos, usingthe bee as a starting point. The work includes a short film that gives the viewer a Zen-like experience of traveling into space and back and is sure to be a hit with museum patrons.
In addition, on the lower level of the museum is "Landscape and Figuration from the Collection," a continuing exhibit of works from the museum's permanent collection.
If You Go
What: "Noguchi: California Legacy" and Lita Albuquerque, "Emergence"
Where: Laguna Art Museum, 307 Cliff Drive,Laguna Beach
When: Open Sunday, closes Oct. 2. Seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.; open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on First Thursdays Art Walk.
Admission: $12 general admission; $10: students, seniors, active military; Free: children younger than 12 and museum members.
Contact: (949) 494-8971 or http://www.LagunaArtMuseum.org


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MILLBURY � A driver whose sport utility vehicle veered off the road and landed in Dorothy Pond Monday afternoon apparently had a medical emergency that caused the accident, officials said.
The man was driving southwest on Wheelock Avenue when the vehicle left the road, crossed a lawn and was launched into the pond about 3:30 p.m.
The driver, whose name was not released, was rescued from his red Subaru within minutes of the crash, about the same time a thunderstorm rolled through the area. The water reached up to the steering wheel in the vehicle.
Assistant Fire Chief Steve Piscitelli said he was right up the road when he heard the call come in on the radio.
He said he and another man were able to free the driver within minutes. The man was not injured, and was responsive at the time he was rescued.
Assistant Chief Piscitelli estimated the man was in his late 50s. The only complication in the rescue was that the automatic seat began moving forward, crowding the driver's legs.
Assistant Chief Piscitelli said the driver was taken to an area hospital. It is unclear what caused him to veer off the road.
Assistant Fire Chief Richard Hamilton said the response time was less than two minutes. No one else was in the car.
Assistant Chief Hamilton said this is the first time he can remember, in his 30 years with the Fire Department, a vehicle going into the water at that location.
The homeowner, Jude Cristo, said his lawn was not damaged and he believes the car was going fast enough to launch off the side of his driveway and into the water. He did not see the accident because he was in the backyard, but he said he had been using a weed trimmer in that area just hours earlier.
From now on, he said, he will face the road while working on his lawn.
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Virgin Media Press release:
Virgin Media today unveiled the first advertising campaign for its next generation Virgin Media: TiVo® Service. Promising to be the best way to watch TV, ever, the TiVo service combines the live TV schedule with catch-up TV, a huge library of on-demand programming and popular web-based applications alongside a market-leading personal video recorder. With a simple way of finding great content and intelligent recommendations based on a household's telly habits, the new service makes it easier than ever for Virgin Media customers to discover new types of entertainment they'll love.
Virgin Media's multi-million pound ad campaign is fronted by Marc Warren, star of Hustle and Mad Dogs. Created by DDB UK, the campaign involves TV, digital, print, retail, experiential and social media, beginning today with three ten-second TV spots and a raft of print ads which highlight the hugely positive reception the Virgin Media: TiVo Service has enjoyed since it launched in December 2010. The campaign continues on Saturday with Marc Warren featuring in three 30-second TV spots, exploring the TiVo service's simple solutions to the increasingly complex choices facing viewers today. Set against a clean, white backdrop, Marc is faced with a carousel of spinning TVs, catapulted screens and falling TVs, before demonstrating the TiVo service's ability to search through a wide choice of programmes to find your favourite shows quicker than ever; avoiding clashes by recording three shows whilst watching a fourth; and making sure you never miss the start of your favourite series by setting a WishListTM, providing the viewer with the ultimate control of their TV.
Nigel Gilbert, chief marketing officer, Virgin Media, said: "Virgin Media is leading a much-anticipated revolution in the way people enjoy their favourite shows and our new advertising campaign is focused simply on the great stuff on offer from our new TiVo box. We know the features and functions our customers have already fallen in love with and are making the most of a fully integrated campaign to cut through the noise and highlight these stand-out attributes. We're inviting people to take a look at our brilliant new service and interact with TiVo's iconic 'thumbs up' and 'thumbs down' buttons online to discover even more."
Guy Bradbury, creative director at DDB UK said "We've developed a campaign with the necessary depth for Virgin Media's new TiVo service. The campaign sign-off of 'We think it's the best way to watch TV, but what do you think?' invites the audience to interact with the campaign, showing the confidence Virgin Media has to engage with consumers which comes from the game changing nature of the Virgin Media: TiVo Service itself."
From Saturday, Virgin Media's campaign will invite people to visit www.virginmedia.com/tivo to explore an interactive video journey and discover more of the TiVo service's next generation features for themselves. From a 1TB hard drive, able to record up to 500 hours of content, the ability to scroll back in time and through the past seven days on the EPG and the ability to rate shows with thumbs up and thumbs down buttons and receive recommendations based on a viewer's preferences, visitors to www.virginmedia.com/tivo can interact with the site and give their favourite Virgin Media: TiVo Service feature a big thumbs up.
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Model Lisa D'Amato has undergone extensive cosmetic surgery on her face after smashing her nose in a hotel prank.
The "America's Next Top Model" star was messing around in Colorado, where she was shooting new film "Cowboys & Indians," when she took a nasty tumble that left her with a broken nose and injuries to her forehead, lips and chin.
The 32-year-old posted graphic photos of her swollen face on her Facebook and Instagram pages last week, insisting, "It was a totally freak accident."
But she's laughing off her injuries, insisting it was time to fix her features anyway.
She tells People.com, "I didn't have the best nose in the world to begin with. It gave me character. Now I have a nice little nose job. I get a super cute nose."
She also tried to cheer everyone else up in hospital: "Everyone seemed so sad."
The new bride, who wed longtime boyfriend Adam Friedman in September, is now looking forward to a belated honeymoon, during which she'll have time to get used to her new look.


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The Hub to Launch 10-10-10 with "Sneak Peek Sunday," Giving Viewers a First Look at the Network's Lineup for Kids and Their Families
Special Programming Lineup Will Offer Sampling of Original Series and U.S. Premieres
LOS ANGELES, Sep 28, 2010 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- On 10-10-10, U.S. audiences will get a first look at what The Hub, an all-new television network for kids and their families, has to offer. Debuting at 10 AM (ET), a special "Sneak Peek Sunday" will give viewers a preview of some of the new and entertaining programs they will see over the coming months. The Hub is a joint venture between Discovery Communications and Hasbro, Inc., and will be available to 60 million U.S. cable and satellite households upon launch.
During the network's first broadcast day, The Hub will give viewers a first look at the Hub Original Series "Family Game Night," "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic," and "Pound Puppies," as well as The Hub U.S. Premieres "Dennis and Gnasher," "The Twisted Whiskers Show," "Cosmic Quantum Ray," and "Deltora Quest." The schedule will be rounded out by a diverse slate of acquired animated and live-action programming.
"We're excited to give viewers a taste of what The Hub has to offer," said Margaret Loesch, President and CEO of The Hub. "With this lineup we hope to inspire, entertain, and engage kids, while also bringing families together. Sneak Peek Sunday offers a unique way to share a sampling of The Hub with our new viewers."
On October 4, viewers can log onto Hubworld.com (http://hubworld.com) to view The Hub's regular programming schedule which debuts Monday, October 11. During the network's launch rollout over the coming months, an ambitious slate of original series will debut on the network, including "Transformers Prime," "Dan Vs.," "G.I. Joe Renegades," "R.L. Stine's The Haunting Hour: The Series," "The Adventures of Chuck and Friends," and "Hubworld," among others.
The "Sneak Peek Sunday" schedule includes (all times Eastern):
10:00 AM: "The Twisted Whiskers Show"
10:30 AM: "Dennis And Gnasher"
11:00 AM: "Cosmic Quantum Ray"
11:30 AM: "Atomic Betty"
12:00 PM: Hub Family Movie: Garfield
2:00 PM: "Pound Puppies"
2:30 PM: "My Little Pony Friendship is Magic"
3:00 PM: "Strawberry Shortcake Berry Bitty Adventures"
3:30 PM: "Fraggle Rock"
4:00 PM: "Cosmic Quantum Ray"
4:30 PM: "Deltora Quest"
5:00 PM: "Men In Black"
5:30 PM: "Batman Beyond"
6:00 PM: "Meerkat Manor"
6:30 PM: "The Twisted Whiskers Show"
7:00 PM: "Family Game Night"
8:00 PM: Hub Family Movie: Garfield
The Hub
The Hub, a multi-platform joint venture between Discovery Communications (NASDAQ: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) and Hasbro, Inc. (NYSE: HAS), will entertain, enlighten, empower and educate children and their families. The cable and satellite television network will feature original programming as well as content from Discovery's library of award-winning children's educational programming; from Hasbro's rich portfolio of entertainment and educational properties built during the past 90 years; and from leading third-party producers worldwide. The Hub lineup will include animated and live-action series, specials and game shows, and the network will extend its content through a robust and engaging online presence. The Hub will launch October 10, 2010 (10-10-10), reaching approximately 60 million U.S. households on what is currently Discovery Kids channel. The online home of The Hub is http://www.hubworld.com. The Hub logo and name are trademarks of Hub Television Networks, LLC. All rights reserved.


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Posted on: 01 July 2014 by Mark Howells
AirAsia is entering into a Shareholders Agreement with Octave Japan Infrastructure Fund IGK, Rakuten Inc, Noevir Holdings Company, and Alpen Company to establish AirAsia Japan.
Tony Fernandes, group chief executive officer of AirAsia, commented, "We are very excited to return to Japan's skies together with Octave, Rakuten, Noevir and Alpen this time round. I am more confident than ever that AirAsia Japan, led by Odi (Odagiri Yoshinori) with the strong partnership we have with our new investors, will continue to realise our vision to revolutionise the low-cost carrier segment of Japan. The AirAsia Japan team is now working hard with the relevant authorities to obtain necessary operational approvals, and we hope that all will be in place to start both domestic and international flights by the summer of 2015."
Odagiri Yoshinori, chief executive officer of AirAsia Japan added, "We are ready to take on this challenge and with great teamwork, we hope to bring AirAsia's successful low-cost business model once again to Japan. Our counterparts in Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia, the Philippines and India have seen great and encouraging responses in their markets, and we will work towards the same for Japan. We would like to thank the investors for their belief in us and we look forward to working closely with them moving forward."
Rakuten was incorporated in Japan in February 1997 and its major business includes internet services (e-commerce, travel), financial services (bank, credit card, securities. etc), telecommunications and professional sports, while Noevir, which was incorporated in Japan in March 2011, has major business including cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and health food, apparel and the aviation business.
Alpen was incorporated in Japan in July 1972 and its major business includes manufacturing and retail of ski equipment, other sporting goods equipment including golf, tennis, marine sports, baseball, and leisure goods; management of ski resorts, golf courses and fitness clubs. Octave was incorporated in Japan in May 2014 and its major business is to acquire, own, manage, hold, sell, and dispose of the shares of AirAsia Japan and make collections from the shares of AirAsia Japan.
Photo shows (l-r): Taizo Mizuno (CEO of Alpen), Hiroshi Mikitani (CEO of Rakuten), Odagiri Yoshinori (CEO of AirAsia Japan), Tony Fernandes (Group CEO of AirAsia), Mika Ninagawa, Takashi Okura (CEO of Noevir).


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2010 USA Outdoor Track & Field Championships
June 23-27, 2010
On TV:
ESPN, June 25 8:00-10:00 pm ET
ESPN, June 26 1:00-2:30 pm ET
NBC, June 26 3:00-4:00 pm ET
ESPN, June 27 1:00-2:30 pm ET
NBC, June 27 3:00-4:00 pm ET
Greater Des Moines has a long and storied legacy as a track and field destination. That legacy is being honored and solidified for generations to come with the unveiling of Track Central USA. In addition to serving as home of the Drake Relays, with more than 100 years of rich tradition, Greater Des Moines and Drake University, have hosted the 2007 NCAA Midwest Regional Outdoor Track and Field Championship, the 2008 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship.
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Hope College junior Carrie Snikkers has been nominated as a candidate for the 2009-2010 Division III Athlete of the Year representing basketball.
Snikkers, a junior from Jenison, Mich. (Unity Christian HS), was earlier voted the NCAA Division III State Farm/WBCA player of the year by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Now in its 34th year, the Collegiate Women Sports Awards program recognizes annually the top woman collegiate athlete in each of 11 sports in Division III as nominees for Athlete of the Year.
Athletes are nominated by national coaches associations for each of 11 sports: basketball, cross country, field hockey, golf, lacrosse, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, track and field and volleyball. The athletes are placed on ballots sent to Senior Women Administrators at all Division III institutions in June. The Athlete of the Year is determined by the outcome of the voting.
The awards program is sponsored by American Honda Motor Co., Inc. and to celebrate these awards American Honda Motor Co., Inc. donates $1,000 to each nominee's university institution. The winner's institutions receives $5,000.
The award will be presented June 21 in Los Angeles.
Co-captain of this year's basketball team, Snikkers is a two-time All-American. Hope during her career has posted an 89-4 record, won three consecutive conference championships, advanced to the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament all three seasons and this year played in the national championship game.
This year, despite missing eight games at mid-season with a foot stress fracture, she has set a Hope single season record for blocked shots (66). With a season left in her career, she already owns the Hope career mark for blocked shots."
This season she is averaged 14.4 points and 7.8 rebounds per game. In NCAA tournament games she averaged double-figures in points (20.3 points) and rebounds (10.3). She set a single season record for blocked shots (71) and will enter her senior as the career leader in blocks (171).
She is a graduate of Unity Christian High School where as a senior she played on a state championship team. She was also second in the voting for Miss Michigan Basketball as a high school senior.
A communications major at Hope, she is the daughter of John and Grace Snikkers. She has five siblings, including a younger brother Tom who was a starter as a freshman on the Calvin College basketball team.


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Posted by Editoress on 12/6/09
Ryan Trebon was the odds on favorite to win today at the USGP STANLEY Portland Cup - racing practically in his own back yard on a course that has proven very much to his liking at USGPs past- but Todd Wells did not get the memo. The much ballyhooed match-up between the west coast powerhouse Kona team vs the east coast Cannondale/CyclocrossWorld.com did not develop the way fans expected as Todd Wells rode a brilliant race from start to finish claiming victory in front of a record number of fans in frosty Portland,OR at the penultimate race of the 2009 USGP Series.
Heading into the barrier section on lap one, Powers and Trebon led a chase group containing Geoff Kabush, Wells and Chris Jones. As Powers and Trebon traded blows on the front, an always relaxed and comfortable looking Wells rode methodically through the competition. As he roared by Kabush in the pits, Wells proved that a late start to your season can be a benefit -passing his competitors with ease and never seeming to reach the bottom of his reserves. As Wells surged to the front, Powers remained close while Trebon faded further back. Coming onto the pavement for the finish Wells led with Powers sprinting hard on his heels. Roaring to the line, Wells sat up for a well-earned vicotry salute - causing many a spectator to flinch a wee bit as Powers was closing fast. Trebon held on to finish third. For his impressive efforts Zach McDonald received the SRAM Most Aggressive Rider prize - riding from dead last in the call-ups to a tenth place finish.
LUNA's Katerina Nash came to Portland for the final stop of the USGP of Cyclocross with a commanding Series lead and today she proved no less dominant than in previous USGP outings. Nash has crushed her competition all season long and today proved to be no different. Alison Sydor had another strong start but soon faded to the chase group as only Amy Dombroski (Schlamm p/b Clement & Primus Mootry) was able to stay close. Sydor along with Meredith Miller and Nash's LUNA Teammate Alison Dunlap made chase but ultimately could not make up ground on the flying Nash.
With yet another USGP victory delivered, Nash has all but wrapped up her second consecutive Series title. Dombroski crossed the line in second and showed that she is a rider coming into form at the right time of the season. She also claimed the SRAM Most Aggressive Rider Prize for her never-say-die ride against such a formidable opponent. Sydor, who had dangled behind a powerful Meredith Miller and Alison Dunlap, found new strength to launch a late attack to out sprint Miller for the third step of the podium.
1 Katerina Nash (Luna Chix)
2 Amy Dombroski (Schlamm p/b Clement & Primus Mootry)
3 Alison Sydor (Maxxis/Rocky Mountain)
4 Meredith Miller (Cal Giant Berry Farms/Specialized)
5 Alison Dunlap (Luna Chix)
6 Kelli Emmett (Giant)
7 Sue Butler (Monavie-Cannondale)
8 Linda Sone (Planet Bike)
9 Barb Howe (Vanderkitten)
10 Kaitlin Antonneau (Planet Bike)
SRAM Most Aggressive Rider: Amy Dombroski
1 Todd Wells (Specialized)
2 Jeremy Powers (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com)
3 Ryan Trebon (Kona/FSA)
4 Tim Johnson (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com)
5 Jamey Driscoll (Cannondale/Cyclocrossworld.com)
6 Chris Jones (Champion Systems)
7 Geoff Kabush (Maxxis - Rocky Mountain)
8 Danny Summerhill (Felt - Holowesko Partners - Garmin)
9 Barry Wicks (Kona/FSA)
10 Zach McDonald (Stevens/Classic Cycles)
SRAM Most Aggressive Rider: Zach McDonald
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After years of struggling with my infant daughter to stop ripping off her bonnet (Can you believe I made a child wear bonnets? What was I thinking, we were in Little House on the Prairie?) I'm not endeared to the idea of forcing anything small and cute into an outfit against their will. But, if the dog is into it, then why not? Extra attention for a pooch is always a good thing.
I'm guessing that those who are into dressing up for Halloweeen are also those who enjoy dressing their pets up for Halloween. I'm not big on costumes myself, so I rarely put a costume on my dog. I don't think Kelly would go for it anyway. But I must admit, I did just see the cutest reindeer costume in Target's bargain bins for $2.50, and at that price, I figured why not give it a try? But when I got it home and held it up to 28-lb Kelly, it was too small. Oh darn.
Numerous parades and parties for your canine trick or treaters abound. This Halloween pet event in the St. Louis area benefits humane shelters.
Buzzfeed posts some amusing pictures of creative dog costumes. Some of the dogs, such as Orange Juice Dog and Eaten by an Anaconda Dog seem to be enjoying their outfits. Others, such as Milipede Dog and Pot Roast Dog, not so much.
If you want to help your pet feel comfortable while on display, ArkAnimals offers these tips to train your pet to wear a Halloween costume.
Finally, in addition to costumes, there is also "creative grooming." Woman's Day offers these photos of painted poodles and otherwise wackily-groomed pooches. As Woman's Day reports, "we don't condone it, we just report it."


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Yemeni president pardons reporter Obama wanted kept in jail
Yemeni journalist Abdulelah Haider Shaye, whom President Barack Obama once personally lobbied to have remain in jail, has been pardoned and released, fulfilling a months-old pledge from Yemen's president, Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi.
It was unclear whether Hadi had told American authorities in advance when Shaye would be released, but the White House said in an email Wednesday that it was "concerned and disappointed" by his release before the expiration of his five-year prison term for associating with al Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula.
Shaye's ability to gain access to high-ranking, deeply reclusive al Qaida-linked figures earned him international attention, allowing him to report for a number of Western news outlets. But he earned the ire of U.S. and Yemeni authorities for his reporting that revealed that a December 2009 bombing in the village of Majalla in the southern province of Abyan was an American cruise-missile attack that killed dozens of civilians, including 14 women and 21 children,rather than a Yemeni airstrike on an al Qaida training camp, as originally claimed.
After those reports, he was arrested in 2010 and held for more than a month without seeing an attorney. A Yemeni court found Shaye guilty in 2011 of assisting al Qaida, and sentenced him to five years in jail after a trial that international human rights groups described as a sham.
The charges against Shaye provoked immediate controversy and were sharply condemned by local and international press freedom organizations, who cast his arrest as politically motivated. In a statement last August, the human rights group Amnesty International called Shaye's detention "arbitrary" and urged that "the conviction be set aside and he should be released."
Political pressure from activists and tribal leaders initially pushed Yemen's then-president, Ali Abdullah Saleh, toward pardoning Shaye. But the opposition of the Obama administration convinced Saleh to abandon the plans. In February 2011, Obama personally raised the issue with Saleh in a phone call that the White House acknowledged in a statement. "President Obama expressed concern over the release of Abd-Ilah al-Shai, who had been sentenced to five years in prison for his association with AQAP," said the Feb. 2, 2011, statement, using an alternate spelling of Shaye's name.
Hadi had said he planned to secure Shaye's release, telling a group of journalists at a meeting with United Nations officials May 6 that he'd be released soon. But Yemeni officials said later that the release was delayed after U.S. officials objected.
As a condition of his release, Shaye will be prohibited from leaving Sanaa for two years. Nevertheless, many Yemeni journalists and local press freedom organizations responded to the news with jubilance, hailing Hadi's actions and celebrating Shaye's freedom.
Shaye's release "is a victory for common values of media freedom, justice and human rights," said a statement from the Freedom Foundation, a Sanaa-based press freedom organization headed by Yemeni journalist Khaled al Hammadi. "Especially since President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi ordered the release of Shaye despite all the American pressures on him to keep him in prison."


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Notice is hereby given that the Urban Design Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at 3:00 p.m. in the County-City Building, 555 S. 10th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska, in Room 214 on the 2nd Floor. For more information, please contact the Lincoln City/Lancaster County Planning Department at 402-441-7491.
Wednesday, April 10, 2013
- Adoption of meeting records from the UDC meetings of February 13, 2013 and February 28, 2013.
- Introduction to and preliminary review of mixed-use project at South 21st Street (N to L Streets) and at Antelope Valley Parkway, K to L Streets (Urban Development Dept./Hoppe Homes).
- Indoor shooting sports range: proposal for Boosalis Park (Lincoln Parks & Recreation Dept./ADA/Nebr. Game & Parks Commission).
- Invitation to meet jointly with Historic Preservation Commission April 18th, 1:30 p.m., Room 214, to discuss improvements to former Track 1 & Track 2 area west of Lincoln Station, at request of Mayor Beutler.
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Abby F. Grulke and Ryan E. Brown exchanged their wedding vows June 22, 2013 at Hope Lutheran Church in Hubbard Lake.
Abby is the daughter of Michael and Julie Grulke of Cheboygan. She is the granddaughter of Florence Timmreck of Ossineke, and Ken and Joan Grulke of Alpena. Ryan is the son of Tommy and Debbie Bridges of Shelby, N.C., and the grandson of Minnie Bridges of Lawndale and the late Clarence and Lois Hoyle of Shelby.
Standing up with the bride were her co-matrons of honor, Karen Rossman and Nikki Brown, both friends from Grand Valley State University. Her other bridesmaids were sister-in-law Christine Grulke, cousin Erin Lisefski, and friends Michelle Krypel and Jessica Beer. Rachel Wince, Taylor McSwain and Kayla McSwain, nieces of the groom, served as flower girls.
Jacob Parker and Jeremy Marler served as the groom's co-best men. Ryan's brother, Chad McSwain, the bride's brother, Zach Grulke, and friend Anthony Marciano also stood up with the groom. Carson Wince and Cade Wince, nephews of the groom, rounded out the wedding party as ring bearers.
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In the wake of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's abdication in Tunisia on Friday, both President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton stressed the need for quick elections in a country that has never known democracy, freedom of the press, or the rule of law:
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton … reacted Friday to Ben Ali's departure with a statement condemning government violence against protesters and calling for free elections.
"We look to the Tunisian government to build a stronger foundation for Tunisia's future with economic, social and political reforms," she said… .
President Obama condemned the use of violence against the protesters and urged the government to hold elections that "reflect the true will and aspirations" of Tunisians.
I'm reminded of Fareed Zakaria's concerns about the blithe promotion of elections in his article "The Rise of Illiberal Democracy" (pdf; later expanded into a book, The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad):
…for almost a century in the West, democracy has meant liberal democracy—a political system marked not only by free and fair elections, but also by the rule of law, a separation of powers, and the protection of basic liberties of speech, assembly, religion, and property. In fact, this latter bundle of freedoms—what might be termed constitutional liberalism—is theoretically different and historically distinct from democracy. As the political scientist Philippe Schmitter has pointed out, "Liberalism, either as a conception of political liberty, or as a doctrine about economic policy, may have coincided with the rise of democracy. But it has never been immutably or unambiguously linked to its practice." Today the two strands of liberal democracy, interwoven in the Western political fabric, are coming apart in the rest of the world. Democracy is flourishing; constitutional liberalism is not….
Constitutional liberalism, on the other hand, is not about the procedures for selecting government, but rather government's goals. It refers to the tradition, deep in Western history, that seeks to protect an individual's autonomy and dignity against coercion, whatever the source—state, church, or society. The term marries two closely connected ideas. It is liberal because it draws on the philosophical strain, beginning with the Greeks, that emphasizes individual liberty. It is constitutional because it rests on the tradition, beginning with the Romans, of the rule of law….
Since 1945 Western governments have, for the most part, embodied both democracy and constitutional liberalism. Thus it is difficult to imagine the two apart, in the form of either illiberal democracy or liberal autocracy. In fact both have existed in the past and persist in the present. Until the twentieth century, most countries in Western Europe were liberal autocracies or, at best, semi-democracies. The franchise was tightly restricted, and elected legislatures had little power…. Only in the late 1940s did most Western countries become full-fledged democracies, with universal adult suffrage. But one hundred years earlier, by the late 1840s, most of them had adopted important aspects of constitutional liberalism—the rule of law, private property rights, and increasingly, separated powers and free speech and assembly. For much of modern history, what characterized governments in Europe and North America, and differentiated them from those around the world, was not democracy but constitutional liberalism. The "Western model" is best symbolized not by the mass plebiscite but the impartial judge….
It is odd that the United States is so often the advocate of elections and plebiscitary democracy abroad. What is distinctive about the American system is not how democratic it is but rather how undemocratic it is, placing as it does multiple constraints on electoral majorities….
While it is easy to impose elections on a country, it is more difficult to push constitutional liberalism on a society. The process of genuine liberalization and democratization is gradual and long-term, in which an election is only one step. Without appropriate preparation, it might even be a false step….
Today, in the face of a spreading virus of illiberalism, the most useful role that the international community, and most importantly the United States, can play is—instead of searching for new lands to democratize and new places to hold elections—to consolidate democracy where it has taken root and to encourage the gradual development of constitutional liberalism across the globe. Democracy without constitutional liberalism is not simply inadequate, but dangerous, bringing with it the erosion of liberty, the abuse of power, ethnic divisions, and even war.
Let's hope that the new leaders and the newly active citizens of Tunisia focus on developing freedom of the press, civil liberties, the rule of law, and constitutional limits on the power of government–including economic policies (pdf) more conducive to growth and progress–even as they move toward holding elections.


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The Nuggets ended the regular season with a thud on Wednesday night, losing 116-112 to a depleted Golden State team that rested many of its regulars.
The Nuggets finished the season 36-46.
"I thought our team was very, very tired," Nuggets coach Brian Shaw said. "We just couldn't generate any energy."
The Nuggets allowed the Warriors' 'B' team to get rolling early. And Golden State got there by doing what it does so well – hitting 3-point shots. While the Nuggets were late out to shooters on the perimeter and slow in transition and defensive rotations, the Warriors nailed six of the first eight from the arc.
They quickly took a 13-point lead and had a 14-point advantage at halftime, but were caught in the fourth quarter by a never-say-die Nuggets squad.
PHOTOS: Denver Nuggets lost to the Golden State Warriors 112-116 at the Pepsi Center
The Nuggets snatched the lead back, but Golden State was not done. The Warriors got big shot after big shot from Jordan Crawford, who scored a career-high 41 points.
With the Nuggets down 110-108, Randy Foye missed a layup and then turned the ball over with under a minute left. Harrison Barnes was fouled, made one of two free throws and then Draymond Green tipped in the second. So with 29.6 seconds left, the Warriors were up 113-108.
They held on from there. The Nuggets missed a 3-point shot to tie with time expiring.
"We just couldn't overcome the mistakes and the fatigue that we were feeling as a group," Shaw said.
It was a tough ending for Foye, who was otherwise brilliant, scoring 32 points with 11 assists. He took over point guard duties when Aaron Brooks was ejected after a technical foul in the third.
Kenneth Faried finished with 15 points and 12 rebounds.
Harrison Barnes had 30 points for the Warriors.
"Just disappointed that we didn't accomplish the goals that we set out to accomplish at the beginning of the season," Shaw said.
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on July 10, 2013 – 11:57 PM
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Et tu, Wegmans?
The Rochester-based grocer that has been continually lauded for providing health insurance to its part-time workers will no longer offer that benefit.
Until recently, the company voluntarily offered health insurance to employees who worked 20 hours per week or more. Companies are required by law to offer health insurance only to full-time employees who work 30 hours or more per week.
Several Wegmans employees confirmed part-time health benefits had been cut and said the company said the decision was related to changes brought about by the Affordable Care Act.
However, part-time employees may actually benefit from Wegmans' decision, according to Brian Murphy, a partner at Lawley Benefits Group, an insurance brokerage firm in Buffalo.
"If you have an employee that qualifies for subsidized coverage, they might be better off going with that than a limited part-time benefit," Murphy said.
That's because subsidized coverage can have a lower out-of-pocket cost for the insured employee while also providing better benefits than an employer-paid plan.
Under the Affordable Care Act, part-time employees are not eligible for health insurance subsidies if their employer offers insurance.
"It's a win-win. The employee gets subsidized coverage, and the employer gets to lower costs," Murphy said.
"As a private company, we don't share specifics of our employee benefits programs. It's a given that health care reform will result in some changes to our benefits program, but it will not change our commitment to meeting the needs of our employees," Wegmans said in a statement.
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I want to show that there is a unique isomorphism $M \otimes N \to N \otimes M$ such that $x\otimes y\mapsto y\otimes x$. (Prop. 2.14, i), Atiyah-Macdonald)
My proof idea is to take a bilinear $f: M \times N \to N \otimes M$ and then use the universal property of the tensor product to get a unique linear map $l : M \otimes N \to N \otimes M$. Then show that $l$ is bijective.
Can you tell me if my proof is correct:
Let $M,N$ be two $R$-modules. Let $(M \otimes N, b)$ be their tensor product.
Then $$ \varphi: M \times N \to N \otimes M$$ defined as $$ (m,n) \mapsto n \otimes m$$ and $$ (rm , n) \mapsto r(n \otimes m)$$ $$ (m , rn) \mapsto r(m \otimes n)$$
is bilinear. Hence by the universal property of the tensor product there exists a unique $R$-module homomorphism ($\cong$ linear map) $l: M \otimes N \to N \otimes M$ such that $l \circ b = \varphi$.
$l$ is bijective:
$l$ is surjective: Let $n \otimes m \in N \otimes M$. Then $l(m \otimes n) = l(b(m,n)) = \varphi (m,n) = n \otimes m$.
$l$ is injective: Let $l(m\otimes n) = l(b(m,n)) = 0 = \varphi(m,n) = n \otimes m$. Then $n \otimes m = 0$ implies that either $n$ or $m$ are zero and hence $m \otimes n = 0$.


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LEWISBURG, Pa. — Just like it was 1941, moviegoers lined up outside the Campus Theatre Friday night, adults paying 25 cents and children paying a dime to see the night's feature film.
More than 400 people, some arriving 45 minutes before the doors opened, filled the World War II-era cinema, which underwent a six-month renovation that included restoration of original art deco-style murals, an improved projection and sound system, a new air-conditioning and heating and refurbished seating. || Related links: Film Journal feature; News story on mural restoration.
"I'm over the moon, quite frankly," said Linda Sterling, executive director of the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership, as community members and dignitaries filed through the front doors to collect their free popcorn and soda then search out a coveted couch or prime seat. "When the partnership started 11 years ago, one of the frets was that we would lose the Campus Theatre. This is a historic building with a lot of meaning, and to see it renovated, it took me five times before I could walk in without tearing up. It is now a modern watching experience in an authentic art house."
The $2.5 million renovation project was funded by a Commonwealth grant and funding from Bucknell University. The University owns the building, but a nonprofit group continues to set programming and run day-to-day operations. The Campus Theatre is one of a handful of art deco theaters built in the early 1940s that remains in operation.
With three pairs of giant scissors, University and community leaders cut a film reel, and Campus Theatre Executive Director Ellen Flacker-Darer declared the theatre once again open for business. The grand opening, along with an evening street fair on South Fourth Street, kicked off the inaugural Arts. Everywhere. Festival hosted by Bucknell University and the Lewisburg Downtown Partnership. A screening of the 1962 film Music Man followed the film-cutting.
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Bucknell President John Bravman called the theatre a "treasure" that signifies "one of the best town-and-gown relationships in the nation." The movie house will be a draw not only for Lewisburg residents and the Bucknell community but for people throughout the region interested in classic movies as well as first-run films.
Bravman commended the work of John Hartmann, Class of '79, who returned to Lewisburg to painstakingly conserve the long-obscured murals and art deco fixtures, uncovering layer upon layer of oil and tobacco residue to reveal their vibrant images.
"A few months ago, I was crawling around on a scaffold, watching our alumnus John Hartmann cleaning the ceiling with Q-tips and cotton balls," Bravman said. "Much of what you see is not new paint. It was covered with decades of grime and soot."
Linking town and gown
Lewisburg Mayor Judy Wagner, whose father helped paint the original murals, recalled going to the theatre as a child. Wagner, who received her master's in education and counseling from Bucknell, said the theatre continues to serve as a connection between the town and the University. She read a proclamation commending the preservation of "our jewel on Market Street" and declared Friday Campus Theatre Day in the borough.
"Look at us tonight in this amazing theatre," she said. "It was here that we sat with our family and friends and Bucknell students. Now, 70 years later, we continue to sit with Bucknell students and to be entertained because of this theatre."
Union County Commissioner and Bucknell alumnus and Trustee John Mathias said the theatre was "an integral part of my youth" that continues to make the county "special and unique." He called the theatre restoration, along with the Barnes & Noble at Bucknell University bookstore and other historic buildings recently purchased by Bucknell and undergoing renovations part of the University's commitment to Lewisburg.
"A vibrant university needs an equally vibrant town to thrive," Mathias said.
State Sen. Gene Yaw, the parent of a first-year student at Bucknell, said he frequented the theatre as a teen-ager. Yaw commended the restoration, noting that such projects often reveal unanticipated challenges.
"When you go to renovate an old building or facility, it's like opening a surprise box," he said. "There is no question this will be known as the place for events in this town. You've done something very few theaters like this have been able to accomplish."
Student draw
Bucknell Student Government President Philip Kim said the Campus Theatre is part of the University's draw.
"Students come to Bucknell not only for the superb education but the small-town feel, and the Campus Theatre epitomizes that experience," Kim said.
The remarks were followed by the premiere of a seven-minute film celebrating the theatre and its restoration.
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A Philadelphia jury also found Gosnell guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the death of a 41-year-old female patient who died of a fatal cocktail of sedatives and painkillers while in his "care." He was acquitted on one first-degree murder charge in the death of a fetus. According to the New York Times, Gosnell was emotionless as the jury read their decision.
A staggering 200 counts, including rackateering, were filed in the gruesome case, with eight of Gosnell's staffers, none of whom were licensed doctors or nurses, pleading guilty to various crimes. The revelations of the two-month case were roundly horrifying, including tales of Gosnell allegedly murdering babies with scissors, using unsanitary medical instruments, and allowing cats to defecate at his Women's Medical Society, a place so grisly it had inspired more than 40 lawsuits prior to the criminal case.
Gosnell's case also ignited fiery debate, as pro-life advocates argued that abortionists have no respect for human life. Pro-choice groups, on the other hand, point out that the Gosnell case underscores the need for safe, regulated abortions, saying that crack-downs in states like Arkansas and North Dakota could send desperate women resorting to abortionists not unlike Gosnell.
"Justice was served to Kermit Gosnell today and he will pay the price for the atrocities he committed. We hope that the lessons of the trial do not fade with the verdict. Anti-choice politicians, and their unrelenting efforts to deny women access to safe and legal abortion care, will only drive more women to back-alley butchers like Kermit Gosnell," NARAL Pro-Choice America said in a statement.
Data says that Gosnell's decrepit clinic was an extreme, tragic outlier: According to The Guttmacher Institute, less than .3 percent of women who have abortions experience complications that result in hospitalization.
Prosecutors in the Gosnell case plan to seek the death penalty at his sentencing hearing on May 21.
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Eating healthy foods might help you lower high cholesterol. Many people whose cholesterol is high because they eat too many fatty foods are able to lower their cholesterol with diet changes.
Try these healthy food choices to help lower your cholesterol.
Avoid serving fresh vegetables with butter or cheese.
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Some margarine spreads can help to lower cholesterol levels. These margarines contain plant stanol or sterol esters from wood
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people who have high cholesterol levels or who consume too much fat in their
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Dear Editor,
I am so glad I went to "2016 the Movie." I have been wondering if others were as surprised as I that our country wasn't better prepared against the attacks on 9/11 of the American embassies in Muslim countries. Other years, the alert had always been raised.
President Obama seems more concerned about his schedule for reelection. During the increased attacks against 20 more embassies, he left the white House rather than stay there to deal with them. Soon the administration stated that the reason for the attacks was a little-known film put out on the Internet since June (?).
There has since been statements from overseas that we had been warned about the possibility of retaliation for Osama's death-possibly on 9/11
Our government has arrested the filmmaker and has published the warrant by Islamist countries calling for the deportation of the Coptic Christians believe responsible. Of course it would mean immediate "death" for them.
Our country has always been a safe haven in the past when individuals were persecuted for religious belief, or political problems. Why would our government seemingly be willing to return these people to be put to death?
Could it be that President Obama is very supportive of the Islam Religion and is willing to sacrifice Christians?
Dr. Richard Bose


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Related information about electricians: In Citrus Heights CA, master level electricians supervise journeyman level electricians. Journeyman electricians can work unsupervised provided that they work according to a master's direction. Generally, states do not offer journeyman permits, and journeyman electricians and other apprentices can only work under permits issued to a master. Apprentices may not work without direct supervision. Before electricians can work unsupervised, they are usually required to serve an apprenticeship lasting from 3 to 5 years under the general supervision of a Master Electrician and usually the direct supervision of a Journeyman Electrician. Schooling in electrical theory and electrical building codes is required to complete the apprenticeship program. Many apprenticeship programs provide a salary to the apprentice during training. A Journeyman electrician is a classification of licensing granted to those who have met the experience requirements for on the job training (usually 4080 to 6120 hours) and classroom hours (about 144 hours). Requirements include a two year relevant degree, completion of two to six years of apprenticeship training, and passing a licensing exam.
Electricians are trained to one of three levels: Apprentice, Journeyman, and Master Electrician. Apprentices in the US and Canada are working to learn the electrical trade. They generally take several hundred hours of classroom instruction and are contracted to follow apprenticeship standards for a period of between three and six years, during which time they are paid as a percentage of the Journeyman's pay. In Citrus Heights CA, Journeymen are electricians who have completed their Apprenticeship and who have been found by the local, State, or National licensing body to be competent in the electrical trade. Master Electricians have performed well in the trade for a period of time, often seven to ten years, and have passed an exam to demonstrate superior knowledge of the National Electrical Code, or NEC.
Service electricians in Citrus Heights CA are tasked to respond to requests for isolated repairs and upgrades. They have considerable skills troubleshooting wiring problems, installing wiring in existing buildings, and making repairs. Construction electricians primarily focus on larger projects, such as installing all new electrical system for an entire building, or upgrading an entire floor of an office building as part of a remodeling process. Other specialty areas are marine electricians, research electricians and hospital electricians. "Electrician" is also used as the name of a role in stagecraft, where electricians are tasked primarily with hanging, focusing, and operating stage lighting. In this context, the Master Electrician is the show's chief electrician. Although theater electricians routinely perform electrical work on stage lighting instruments and equipment, they are not part of the electrical trade and have a different set of skills and qualifications from the electricians that work on building wiring.
In addition to the workplace hazards generally faced by industrial workers, electricians are also particularly exposed to injury by electricity. An electrician may experience electric shock due to direct contact with energized circuit conductors or due to stray voltage caused by faults in a system. An electric arc exposes eyes and skin to hazardous amounts of heat and light. Faulty switchgear may cause an arc flash incident with a resultant blast. Electricians are trained to work safely and take many measures to minimize the danger of injury. In Citrus Heights CA, lockout and tagout procedures are used to make sure that circuits are proven to be de-energized before work is done. Limits of approach to energized equipment protect against arc flash exposure; specially designed flash-resistant clothing provides additional protection; grounding (earthing) clamps and chains are used on line conductors to provide a visible assurance that a conductor is de-energized. Personal protective equipment provides electrical insulation as well as protection from mechanical impact; gloves have insulating rubber liners, and work boots and hard hats are specially rated to provide protection from shock. If a system cannot be de-energized, insulated tools and special live-line training are used; even high-voltage transmission lines can be repaired while energized, when necessary. Working conditions for electricians vary by specialization. Generally an electrician's work is physically demanding such as climbing ladders and lifting tools and supplies. In Citrus Heights CA, occasionally an electrician must work in a cramped space or on scaffolding, and may frequently be bending, squatting or kneeling, to make connections in awkward locations. Construction electricians may spend much of their days in outdoor or semi-outdoor noisy and dirty worksites. Industrial electricians may be exposed to the heat, dust, and noise of an industrial plant. Power systems electricians may be called to work in all kinds of adverse weather to make emergency repairs.
Some electricians are union members. Some examples of electricians' unions are: International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers; Canadian Union of Public Employees; International Union of Electronic, Electrical, Salaried, Machine, and Furniture Workers; International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers; United Auto Workers; and the United Steelworkers. The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers provides its own apprenticeships through its National Joint Apprenticeship and Training Committee njatc.org and the National Electrical Contractors Association. Many merit shop training and apprenticeship programs also exist, including those offered by such as trade associations as Associated Builders and Contractors and Independent Electrical Contractors. These organizations provide comprehensive training, in accordance with U.S. Department of Labor regulations.


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Meeting Minutes
IRC Log of the meeting.
Meeting minutes.
ARM Status
Marvel (mvl-dove)
- Nothing new this week.
Freescale (fsl-imx51)
- Discussed merging their latest 2.6.35 BSP to our kernel tree. Might be Maverick.
Texas Instruments (ti-omap)
- Tested Linaro 2.6.35 prebuilt kernel and Linaro 2.6.37 based kernel from their tree on OMAP Beagle board.
- Linaro kernel works fine with Maverick and Natty minimal root file system.
Release Metrics
Release Meeting Bugs (6 bugs, 14 Blueprints)
==== Alpha 1 Milestoned Bugs (14 across all packages (up 1)) ====
- 0 linux kernel bugs (no change)
- 0 linux-ti-omap bugs (no change)
0 linux-meta-ti-omap bug (no change)
==== Release Targeted Bugs (103 across all packages (up 8)) ====
- 5 linux kernel bugs (up 2)
- 0 linux-ti-omap bugs (no change)
0 linux-meta-ti-omap bug (no change)
==== Milestoned Features ====
6 blueprints (Including HWE Blueprints)
==== Bugs with Patches Attached:142 (up 2) ====
- Bugs with Patches
- Breakdown by status
Blueprints: Natty Bug Handling
Started on the list of bugs from the 5 teams that we identified as being where our most critical bugs come from.
The list is available in its current form: http://reports.qa.ubuntu.com/reports/jfo/kernel-buglist-by-team.html
It is still very rudimentary, but your feedback on it is still welcome.
I've also changed the bugs with patches item to in progress due to my initial review of the bugs as they currently
stand. I have also begun doing some draft documentation on how to address these bugs in the proper way. I will
be working with several of you to further refine this information in the near future.
Started looking at the arsenal scripts we have currently with a view toward getting them back running daily. I
have several tasks identified for this week concerning documenting their process as well as working with
Deryck H to address the limitation on how many can be processed at one shot.
Blueprints: Kernel Configuration Review
All configuration changes from the UDS review session are now applied and uploaded. Also the AGP drivers of interest have been identified and moved built-in. An ubuntu kernel with XEN_PCI_PLATFORMDEV has been tested in an Amazon Cluster Compute image. Further testing is needed within an Ubuntu Cluster Compute image, and testing is needed to see if it isn't causing some of the issues in Bug #669496. Work benchmarking the effect of changing HZ is ongoing with a report due by natty-alpha-1.
- Launchpad bug 669496 in linux (Ubuntu) "natty fails ec2 boot on i386 or t1.micro" [Critical,Confirmed]
Blueprints: Enhancements to the firmware test suite
Changes to fwts (natty development branch):
ACPI method testing: add some more advice feedback, check for infinite
loop exeception errors.
- bios mtrr tests: skip MtrrFixDramModEn test for non-AMD CPUs
- acpitables: some MADT / APIC sanity checks, dump out P_LVL3_LAT correctly
- bios mtrr tests: skip MtrrFixDramModEn test for non-AMD CPUs
- acpitables: some MADT / APIC sanity checks, dump out P_LVL3_LAT correctly
- get ACPI version number from /sys/module/acpi/parameters/acpica_version
- various build warning fixes
Blueprints: Handling of Deviations from Standard Kernels
I added the deviation docs to the kernel trees. So last thing todo is the script.
Blueprints: Review of the Stable Maintenance Process (sconklin / bjf)
The first pass through the process went well, although we didn't hold strictly to a two-week cadence, as we started with kernels ready for verification.
We had great help from certification on this, and they will have a representative joining us in this meeting starting next week.
We learned a lot and are refining the process, documented here:
In preparation for the beginning of the next stable kernel release, we ask that commits to all -next branches be held until the
stable kernel team has completed merging those changes with the master branches.
We will announce on ubuntu-kernel-team mailing list when the -next branches are open again.
Blueprints: Ubuntu Kernel Delta Review
A number of small changes dropping old no longer required patches. 13 of the 19 personal patch reviews are now done. Some of these are likely to miss the natty-alpha-1 deadline, but none are release critical for the milestone.
Blueprints: Kernel Version and Flavours
Preliminary testing of the Linaro OMAP3 kernel suggests it does contain the require Ubuntu delta and will boot the Beagle board (our target platform). We are waiting on working ARM CD images to allow substitution of this kernel for further Ubuntu feature testing. As ARM CDs are not expected until the end of the week some of this is likely to miss natty-alpha-1; work items moved out as appropriate.
Status: Natty
The final kernel for natty-alpha-1 (2.6.37-7.18) has been uploaded, built and is in the archive. This is a v2.6.37-rc3 based kernel carrying all of the configuration harmonisation and much of the Ubuntu patch delta review feedback. We are expecting to upload a futher kernel carrying a v2.6.37-rc4 rebase as soon as the milestone freeze lifts. Please test the alpha CDs once they come out.
Security & bugfix kernels – Maverick/Lucid/Karmic/Hardy/Dapper (sconklin / bjf)
|Dapper: Kernel
|Hardy: Kernel
|Karmic: Kernel
|= mvl-dove
|= ec2
|Lucid: Kernel
|= mvl-dove
|= fsl-imx51
|= ec2
|= lts-backport-maverick
|Maverick: Kernel
|= mvl-dove
|= ti-omap4
- In the last week, a security update was prepared and released.
Incoming Bugs: Regressions
Incoming Bugs
19 Natty Bugs (up 7)
1088 Maverick Bugs (up 26)
1109 Lucid Bugs (up 21)
Current regression stats (broken down by release):
As this tag is deprecated, this listing is only to ensure that I keep it on my radar until
changes to the apport hooks and my processing of the currently tagged bugs is completed.
- 1 natty bugs
- 394 maverick bugs
- 178 lucid bugs
- 23 maverick bugs (up 3)
- 81 lucid bugs (up 3)
- 6 karmic bugs (no change)
- 0 hardy bugs (no change)
- 167 maverick bugs (up 11)
- 199 lucid bugs (up 7)
- 40 karmic bugs (no change)
- 2 hardy bugs (no change)
- 13 maverick bugs (no change)
- 6 lucid bugs (no change)
- 1 karmic bug (no change)
Triage Status
The first iteration of the Bug List is running hourly. It is available:
As always your feedback on it is much appreciated.
Bug Expiration seems to be working. I have seen several bugs Expired by the system recently. I am trying to work out how
to see what is being expired (number wise) versus what we would have expired with our arsenal script. This is mainly to see
if the process is working as we expect so that I can provide that feedback to the LP team.
Incoming Bugs: Bug day report
The next bug day will be next Tuesday covering regression-update bugs. there are 118 bugs that need to
be looked at, the majority of which will need to be tested against the latest released version and the current version in
development. I'll send out an e-mail today concerning the day. I'll also post a blog post on our voices page.


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Thomi Meyer is the Insurance Lead for Accenture in Europe, Africa and Latin America, and the Managing Director for Accenture Switzerland. He has long been an attentive follower of both global carriers' innovation initiatives and the exciting new offerings that emerge from previously unknown, usually tiny enterprises. A recent trend, he reports, is that the two are getting together.
Why are insurance companies partnering with FinTech start-ups?
Meyer: In mature markets, growth is hard to come by. Carriers are recognizing that consumers are responsive to innovative products and services that are related to, but are 'beyond', insurance. Our research tells us that 61 percent of carriers are already offering non-insurance products, or plan to do so. But there's a problem: most carriers are not very good at innovation, due mainly to their conservative nature and their legacy infrastructure that inhibits agility. And so they've realized they need to look outside the industry, or at least on the fringes. And this is why most of the Digital Transformers – as we call the 25 percent or so who see technological innovation as an opportunity to pursue growth by creating new sources of customer value – are either acquiring or partnering with creative young enterprises that have a fresh perspective on things and are nimble enough to make it happen quickly.
Are they just testing the water, or is this a serious strategic play?
Meyer: I suppose until about 2013 you could describe it as tentative, or exploratory. Then in 2014 we saw a sharp, almost five-fold increase in investment. The research company CB Insights estimates that almost $1.8 billion has been spent by insurance companies since 2010 on tech start-ups. Add to this the fact that just over $2 billion has been invested by new technology companies moving into the insurance industry – with things like policy-comparison engines, tech-enabled health coverage and insurance tools – and it's clear that this is becoming an important trend in the industry, and potentially a very disruptive one. I believe, however, the jury is still out in the judgment of how serious these attempts are. After all, many carriers' executives regard it as less risky to further optimize their current business models for the next couple of years or to the end of their term. Furthermore, I believe that for any large carrier, real transformation will mean a phase of potentially lower income. In my view it's unavoidable that sooner or later these start-ups will eat into existing income and margin streams, thus cannibalizing some of the insurers' existing business. I have heard too often the argument from the industry that "we seem to prefer the competition to cannibalize us, in order to create a need for change, than to suggest that we cannibalize ourselves."
Do these agile newcomers pose a serious threat to the large, traditional insurance companies?
Meyer: The incumbents face all sorts of threats; they don't need us to tell them that. The tech start-ups, at this stage, don't have the critical mass to make a dent in the big insurers' market share. But what they are doing is demonstrating to customers that there's a different way of doing things, and this is making life uncomfortable for the incumbents. What's more, as the Digital Transformers start partnering with them, or acquiring them, their innovations can be scaled up very rapidly, to the point where they do pose a serious threat. It's the Digital Followers – the carriers that are still using digital technology primarily to optimize their existing products, processes and infrastructure – that face the greatest danger. And with the pace at which the marketplace is evolving, they may be caught flat-footed.
Could you give us some examples of Digital Transformers' investments in FinTech?
Meyer: Well, if we look only at the European market – which I'm most familiar with – there are lots of interesting examples. AXA, the French global carrier, has launched a venture capital fund worth €200 million (US$220 million). Just one of its investments is Flyr, a San Francisco-based airfare forecasting start-up that can partner with travel intermediaries, credit card companies, and insurers offering fare-protection products. Then there's Generali, Europe's third-largest insurer, which plans to invest €1.25 billion ($1.37 billion) by 2019, in mobile payments and data analysis among other areas and is embarking on a collaboration with Discovery to jointly launch innovative services in health insurance. The French arm of Allianz recently announced a crowdfunding initiative to invest in start-ups and high-growth tech companies. It's also teaming with Admiral, ERGO, Momentum, Unipol Group and Lloyd's, together with the global tech accelerator Startupbootcamp, to mentor new enterprises and seek out the most promising insurance technology of the future. So you can see they're taking innovation very seriously, and they're looking outside of their walls to make it happen.
To learn more about this topic, read Thomi Meyer's blog series.


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If you ever needed a reminder how the life of a professional athlete is infinitely better than yours is, we re-introduce you to Matt Geiger. The journeyman center bounced around the NBA for 10 years, fouling Shaq a lot, mostly just being bald. And how was rewarded for his tenure? Rather handsomely. Witness the house that he's selling.
The 28,000 square-foot estate, which has a $177,000 yearly property tax bill, includes "several lavish bars, a DJ station and dance floor, hot tubs, a pizza oven and even a cigar room." Not to mention "40 televisions, 18 of them wired with Xbox so that Geiger and his buddies from high school could play video games together, plus a 330,000-gallon pool and a 5,200-square-foot guest house." And a "putting green and a man-made lake stocked with 2,500 bass and a personal herd of livestock that has included 12 buffalo, 11 Watussi, two donkeys, a miniature horse and one cow on the 40-acre estate."
And this is Matt Geiger, people. Matt Geiger is living like the guy from "Entourage." There is no God.
Matt Geiger Sells 28,000 Square Foot Home [Sports By Brooks]