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The Advantages of Taking Driving Lessons
Taking the driving lessons will ensure that you have the driving skills that are going to stay with you as longer as you live. The lessons let you pass the practical driving test so that you can get the pink driving license which other people who did not consider spending money may not get easily. Being able to pass the driving exam is going to open a new prospectus for you. You are going to be free to go any place you like and this is going to be a huge benefit when it comes to taking the driving lessons and to pass the driving test. There are also some jobs which may rise in the transport industry like becoming the driving instructors or taxi drivers.


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I had the honor of capturing Lesley and Justin's sweet, intimate New Orleans elopement.
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I had the honor of capturing Lesley and Justin's sweet, intimate New Orleans elopement.
They are very talented photographers based out of Birmingham, Alabama. Please check them out: http://darlingdearstudio.com/
Beautiful work! What an awesome couple. The love between them definitely shows!
How would I like to start this off? Well, this French Quarter engagement was awesome. That's how. I have a real hard time thinking of what could be better than walking around the colorful streets of the French Quarter here in New Orleans on a gorgeous afternoon with a genuinely sweet couple. To say we had a blast during this session would be an understatement! Once we finished strolling around, we then headed to New Orleans City Park where the amazing Mrs. Vintage had a custom vintage spread just for Tiffany and Tyler!
We're so happy to have gotten to work with this couple and can't wait to show more from their wedding!!
Ok, so I've neglected my blog a tad… That's only because it's been a pretty busy wedding season! I promise there are some posts headed your way pronto!!! In the meantime, check out some of the posts to come:
Alison & Ted's Excellent French Quarter wedding!
Denise and Wes' beautiful Nottoway Plantation wedding!
Jackie and Nazim's intimate City Park Sculpture Garden wedding!
Kara and Tyler's French Quarter engagement!
Lindsay and Wes' Dunleith Plantation wedding in Natchez, Mississippi!
Kathryn and John tied the knot at Anthony's Ocean View in New Haven, Connecticut!
And look at how big my little girl is getting!!!
Eddie, these sneak peeks are beautiful! I must see more!!!
A couple. A wedding. A few pints of Guinness.
Ros & Josh, you guys were awesome.
A whole lot of awesomeness going on here!!
Looks like a lot of fun Eddie. good work.
When my dear friend, Sara Kelley, was put on bed rest during her pregnancy, she asked me to shoot Rachelle's bridal session on her behalf (you can see her blog post here). With a gorgeous bride and Houmas House (one of my absolute fave plantations) as a backdrop, how could I possibly say no?!?
Rachelle is a laid back, super sweet girl with a great sense of humor, so naturally, I had a great time capturing her infectious smile.
Here are a few of my favorites. Hope you enjoy!
Special thanks to Erika for lending me a helping hand!
Thanks to my bud, Kaylynn Marie, for snapping this pic of Erika and I hard at work!
Hahahah. Love that last shot;)
Beautiful pictures!!!
Thanks so much for the kind words! I had a lot of fun with you guys and they came out beautiful. You are truly talented and fun to work with!
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Saturday, May 11, 2013
Margaret Cornell
Margaret E. Cornell (nee Carpenter), 84, died Monday, May 6 at York Hospital in York, Maine.
Born in Chester, Pennsylvania, Mrs. Peggy Cornell attended Goldey-Becom College in Wilmington, DE and worked as a secretary for Sun Oil.
Mrs. Cornell is survived by her husband of 64 years, Frederick, of South Berwick, Maine, formerly of Georgetown and Ridgefield, Conn., her two sons, Barry of Galveston, TX and Eric (wife Karen) of Danville, NH, daughter, Sherry of South Berwick, ME, sister-in-laws, Dorothy Carpenter, Lois (husband Stan) Carter and Phyllis Mattera, grandchildren, Brian, Jonathan (wife Sarah), Madison and Kaitlyn Cornell and an extensive family of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Cornell was an avid NASCAR enthusiast and loyal fan of Dale Earnhardt, Jr. Her favorite musical artist was Kenny Chesney.
A memorial service will be held later this summer at the Wm. A Carpenter Chapel, Masonic Village, Elizabethtown, Pa.
Arrangements provided by Lucas & Eaton Funeral Home, York, ME.
Donations may be made to the Masonic Village, Wm A. Carpenter Chapel, Elizabethtown, PA 17022
Bobbie Jo Gore
Bobbie Jo Gore, 42 of Georgetown, died May 9, 2013 at her residence. Bobbie Jo was born on September 3, 1970 in Baltimore, Md.
She was predeceased by her father, Philip E. Miller Sr.
Surviving are her husband, Danny Gore; son, James P. Gore and daughter, Samantha Jo Garland, both of Georgetown; two brothers, Philip E. Miller Jr. of Georgetown and Travis Alan Miller of York, Pa.; two sisters, Pam Todd of Georgetown and Janell Halsey of Westminster, Md.; mother, Sharon Troup Miller of Georgetown; and a step grandchild, Landon Thomas Gore of Georgetown. She is also survived by two nieces and two nephews.
A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 4 p.m. on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the Gore Residence, 117 Waxwing Road, Georgetown. Officiating will be Rev. Billy Miles.
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Director of the Jazz Ensemble
Instructor of Music Education and Saxophone
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Director of the Jazz Ensemble
Born in Northern California, Dr. Christopher K White (BMI) saxophone, flute, composer, arranger, educator, clinician grew up in small town America where he found musical success early, playing his first professional gig at age 10. An eclectic musician, he studied conducting, saxophone and composition while performing in the studios and club scenes of Los Angeles. His education and teaching career have led him across the country: California to Kansas, Baton Rouge to Boston, Montana to Maine, and finally to his home in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Along the way he has conducted and soloed with orchestras, bands and jazz ensembles from coast to coast. Popular as a clinician and dedicated to education, he continues to be active as a clinician and performer, presenting workshops in Jazz Studies, Improvisation, Program Building, Student Leadership and Conducting. Dr. White is a recording artist for the Artists Recording Collective (ARC) label and serves as the Director of Instrumental Music for the RU Governor's School for the Performing Arts.
Christopher has studied arranging and improvisation with Ladd McIntosh and Hank Levy and has performed with Cheryl Bentyne, Dionne Warwick, Ben E. King, Lou Christie, Leslie Gore, the Temptations, the Spinners, Ringling Brothers Circus, the Stan Kenton Orchestra and was active in the studio and club scenes in Los Angeles and Boston. He has recorded four albums as a solo artist or director including the soon to be re-released Old Friends – Together Again with guitarist Tom Hoffmann, and In My Own Sweet Time, which was released on the ARC label in December of 2010.
As a woodwind specialist, Dr. White has studied saxophone with Kenneth Radnofsky, Ladd McIntosh and William Calkins, flute with John Heitman, Angelita Floyd and Andrea Loewy, and clarinet with Charles Bay and J. Roger Cole. Christopher has also studied conducting with Lukas Foss, David Whitwell, Allan McMurray and Robert Spevacek. He has performed with orchestras throughout the nation including the Baton Rouge Symphony, Billings Symphony and Los Angeles Philharmonic Institute Orchestra.
As an educator, Dr. White has sent students to the Interlochen Arts Academy, Oberlin, Hartt and New England Conservatories, New School and Manhattan Schools of Music and numerous universities throughout the country as both education and performance majors. Christopher has many former students enjoying careers as both educators and performers with such groups as the U.S. Military Bands and the Philip Glass Ensemble.
Professor White's educational philosophy is direct and simple. "I believe in developing thinking, feelingful musicians, not only skilled performers but literate communicators able to share their joy and passion. It is essential that I engage them in finding their own musical voice."
He lives in Christiansburg, Virginia with his daughters Kathryn, McKenzie, and Brianna.
Ph.D Kansas State University - Curriculum and Instruction (2010)
Dissertation: The Communication of Musical Expression as Exemplified in Jazz Performance
M.M. University of Louisiana-Lafayette (1986)
Emphasis in Conducting
B.M. California State University, Northridge (1984)
Saxophone Performance
- In My Own Sweet Time, Christopher White and Pandemusicum (ARC)
- Old Friends ~ Together Again, Christopher White and Tom Hoffmann
- Feeling Better and Better, Tom Hoffmann and Friends
- From the Inside: The Rick Bishop Quartet
- What 4: The Rick Bishop Quartet
Recent Presentations
The Expressive Performer and the Engaged Listener: Creating connection in an imagined world. L'aprentissage de la musique: son apport pour la vie de l'apprenant du XXIe siècle, Quebec City, Canada
The Expressive Performer and the Engaged Listener: Creating connection in an imagined world. College Music Society International Conference, Seoul, South Korea
The Expressive Performer and the Engaged Listener: Creating connection in an imagined world. Jazz Educators Network International Conference, Louisville, KY
Revisiting George Russell's Lydian Concept. Poster Session, College Music Society National Conference, Atlanta, Georgia
Engaging the Listener: Strategies for enabling perceptive listening. Virginia, Deleware, New Jersey, Tennesse, & Kansas Music Educators State In-Service,
Advanced Musicianship Techniques in the Beginning Instrumental Program: making them basic. Virginia, Tennessee, New Jersey, Kansas, Montana Music Educators State In-Service
Shadows of the 7 Fish! Habits that Moved My One-Minute Cheese: Insights into ensemble and classroom management. Virginia Music Educators State In-Service
Journey to the City of Jazz: Tips on starting a jazz program and integrating jazz into your curriculum. Virginia Music Educators State In-Service
Great Things in Small Packages: Surviving and excelling in the small school program. Virginia, Delaware, Tennessee, Kansas, Montana Music Educators State In-Service
Previous Positions
Dodge City Community College, Dodge City, KS: Director of Bands and Music Education
Kansas Conference of Music Teacher Education Professionals (KCOMTEP); President
Waterville Public Schools (ME): Director of Bands (5-12)
Maine Music Educators Association: Vice President of Jazz Activities
Lawrence High School (ME): Artist-in-Residence (Marching Band, Jazz Band, Chamber Music)
Capitol Region Gifted and Talented, Augusta, ME
University of Maine-Augusta: Music Pedagogy, Music Business, Flute
Colby College (ME): Director of Band Activities (Wind Ensemble and Jazz Ensemble, Saxophone)
Rocky Mountain College (MT): Director of Bands & Head of Music Education
Professional Activities at RU
MUSC 134 Jazz Combo
MUSC 277 Woodwind Techniques
MUSC 330 Applied Saxophone
MUSC 354 Introduction to Conducting
MUSC 364/464 Jazz Techniques I & II
MUSC 418/518 Arranging and Orchestration
MUSC 434/534 Jazz Ensemble
MUSC 462 Teaching Intern Supervision
Professional Affiliations
Professional Affiliations:
National Association for Music Education (NAfME)
Jazz Education Network (JEN)
College Music Society (CMS)
National Association of Wind and Percussion Instructors
North American Saxophone Alliance
Pi Kappa Lamda
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South America and back on a 250 Super Sherpa Minimalist Adventure
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Took off from Santa Marta this morning around 9 or 10. Heading down the street in the historic district:
Went down to the malecon and took some pics of the harbor:
I didn't catch the name of this Spanish conquistador:
As with all cities, the historic district is the most visually interesting. Santa Marta is a port town and it was actually fun riding through the barrios as well. Weaving through the traffic on a little dirt bike is always fun.
I don't have a very good map of Colombia. It didn't have Taganga or Tayrona, so I just hit the main road to Riohacha that wound up into the mountains from the flat plains. Really nice riding. Arid hills that reminded me of the dry side of the Big Island of Hawaii. Lots of scrub trees and bougainvillea with some pink blooming trees that I am not familiar with. I saw a sign to Pueblito and remember trespalacios had recommended heading there so stopped for a coke and asked the owner if it was possible to ride a dirt bike up there. He said I could probably make it the first 5 or 6 kilometers. Pretty rough road:
He was right. After 5 or 6 kilometers with no tire tracks, I determined that this was more of a mule trail. Decided it was too early in the morning to die, and turned back to the highway. I had missed the way to Taganga and headed back to find the road. It was across the railroad tracks. Had to stop for this rail repair rig:
The road wound up into the hills:
Headed down this side road:
to a private beach:
before heading back up and down to Taganga. Here is the first glimpse you get heading into town:
Beautiful area with a relaxed vibe. Looks like a Greek isle. Not that I've been to Greece. But I read plenty of National Geographic mags growing up:
Here is where I'm staying up on the cliffs overlooking the bay. Hostel Techos Azules. I'm into blue technology:
Here is the only cajero automatico in town to get money. Right as you enter on the left:
Down on the beach plenty of restaurants to hang out and watch the world go by:
Actually it's all dive shops and tourist oriented places down at the beach. It you head up the hill on the back roads you will find the real people:
The prices are half up the hill in the grocery stores and local eateries.
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Advanced Multimedia WorkstationSeptember 22nd, 2000 by keerf
QLITech issued a press release today about their new Advanced Multimedia Workstations. One thing to note is that the machine is going to come bundled with Loki Entertainment's Civilization: "Call to Power" , Heavy Gear II, and a Loki Games Demo CD that includes the full installation of Eric's Ultimate Solitare. Here is the full release:
QLITech Linux Computers Unveils Updated Advanced Multimedia Workstations
Midwestern Linux Systems Leader adds AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 800, 900, and 950 Linux Gaming Systems
September 22, 2000 — Moline, IL —
QLITech Linux Computers is proud to announce their new "Advanced Multimedia Workstation" system configurations featuring AMD Athlon "Thunderbird" 800, 900, and 950 processors.
Suitable for gaming, 3D Development, or multimedia projects, QLITech's Advanced Multimedia Workstations also feature a Matrox G400 32Mb AGP Graphics Card, 128Mb of PC-133 SDRAM, the now famous "Linux Cool Keyboard", as well as a 12X DVD-ROM, and a Creative Labs SBLive! sound card with 5 speaker surround sound system.
All QLITech Advanced Multimedia Workstations are also bundled with: Loki Entertainment's Civilization: "Call to Power" , Heavy Gear II, and a Loki Games Demo CD that includes the full installation of Eric's Ultimate Solitare.
QLITech's Advanced Multimedia Workstations have been featured in Linux Magazine,as well as on 32bitsonline.com, and geeknews.com.
Located at http://www.qlitech.net, QLITech is one of the Midwest's leaders in Linux Systems. Along with its top-selling line of "Advanced Multimedia Workstations", QLITech offers basic workstations, standard multimedia systems, entry-level servers and accessories.
In addition to being an Authorized Caldera Business Partner, QLITech is an Authorized TurboLinux Solution Provider, and a Stormix Advanced Solutions Provider.


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Oct. 12, 2005
BLOOMINGTON, Ind - Indiana heads into the most important part of the season as it travels to Terre Haute, Ind., for the Pre-NCAAs on Saturday, Oct. 15. This is the same course the NCAA Championships will be held, and the second consecutive year Terre Haute has hosted the event. Below is a quick look at the numbers behind the Pre-NCAAs.
Pre-NCAAs by the Numbers:
157 - Total men's and women's teams running.
1584 - Total men's and women's runners participating.
77 - Number of men's teams running.
769 - Number of men's runners participating.
7 - Big Ten teams, Illinois, No. 21 Indiana, No. 14 Iowa, No. 19 Michigan, Michigan State, Ohio State and Purdue.
22 - Of the top 30 ranked teams running.
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In choosing a financial planner, how much weight should I place on his or her membership in professional associations? I've discovered that a planner I had intended to go to is not a member of the National Association of Personal Financial Advisers, or a CPA-PFS. Would you advise looking elsewhere?
Oops, you're mixing associations and credentials.
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I tried briefly to reason with such people, but you can't: They've
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Zane Benefits, which provides businesses with flexible and comprehensive alternatives to employer-based health benefits, today announced the availability of its recent webinar, "Understanding Private Heath Exchanges", on-demand.
Numerous entities ranging from start-ups to new divisions of leading insurance companies have been created to offer new Private Health Exchanges. The term "private health insurance exchange" has become one of the biggest health related buzzwords of this decade.
So, what is a private health insurance exchange? Webster defines an exchange as a place where things or services are exchanged, such as a store or shop specializing in merchandise usually of a particular type.
Employers and health insurance brokers should download this webinar to learn what a private health exchange really is: a store or shop specializing in health insurance merchandise.
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If I submit a paper at other place (for example vixra) first, can I (modify it and) submit it to arxiv again?
Is it valuable to publish a paper at the vixra?
Except arxiv and vixra, does any other good place to submit a maths paper(not only upload a PDF document).
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The arXiv is the natural place to send mathematics preprints. Many of the worlds mathematicians (ranging from the very top to undergraduate-level) send their preprints there. One can also submit a paper to the arXiv then subsequently update it.
Vixra is an absolute joke. It's where people send rubbish papers that can't pass the arXiv's very modest standards. I would strongly advise against this.
The alternative is to put the paper on a personal website.
Yes, sadly true. It is unfortunate that it has become that way. When I first heard about it, back in 2009, I thought it would be a good place to post early manuscripts for dissemination, particularly for researchers that, for whatever reason, do not currently have an affiliation. Now, as you say, serious people without an affiliation should rely on their own sites.
I regularly use Arxiv since at least 1998. The first time I've heard about Vixra was reading your post a few minutes ago.
UPD: The paper titles in the Mathematical Physics section of Vixra are simply mind-blowing:
Oh good. This author solved two Millenium Prize problems in one short 5 page paper.
In addition to the other answers, which are valid and should be heeded, I found several other reasons not to submit a paper to vixra.
I think viXra was founded with genuinely good intent. While I personally am an advocate of arXiv, I am sympathetic to those who are disaffected based on unfortunate past experiences. viXra is not a serious eprint choice for a mathematics paper submission though.
Item 2 in my answer may not be entirely correct. There is a Twitter account that is linked to viXra from the viXra blog. The profile reads as follows:
Vixra has an active blog, established in 2009, which received over 1 million views according to the author. This post summarizes 2012 usage counts of the viXra eprint service. For comparison purposes, you may want to glance at a very brief post I wrote about arXiv, which included monthly arXiv submission counts since 1991.
*I'm uncertain whether the site is viXra or Vixra. I still don't recommend submitting papers to it, before trying arXiv first. There are reasons why you may not want to submit a paper to viXra even if rejected by arXiv, but that is subject matter better addressed as a separate question, or elsewhere.
Phil Gibbs is a UK 2x IMO medalist and mathematical physicist, now probably best known for his instant combinations of Higgs data plots as they came out of the two collaborations taking data at CERN. You could read the physics news on his blog before it became the official news. Phil's synthesized plots were quite accurate.


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Endeavor Entrepreneur Fatma Ghaly Featured on Egyptian TV Series "El Mashrou3″
Endeavor Entrepreneur Fatma Ghaly, managing director of Azza Fahmy Jewellery, was recently featured as a guest judge on the Egyptian reality show El Mashrou3, a series that spotlights young social entrepreneurs as they compete in team challenges that test and improve their real-world business skills. The goal of the series is to not only raise awareness of the culture of entrepreneurship in Egypt, but also provoke discussion of important social causes in the region.
In the episode, Fatma judges the contestants after they are challenged to create a home decor piece from recycled products within a small budget. She evaluated the contestants on creativity, pricing, and feasibility, while also giving advice on project planning. Working with Endeavor's Egypt affiliate, El Mashrou3 has also featured a number of Endeavor mentors as guests.
Since Azza Fahmy's selection in 2008, Fatma and the company has been active members of the Endeavor network, receiving introductions to designers and potential partners as well as strategic business advice through the G-Lab Program.
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CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Many Tennesseans looking to celebrate the Fourth of July will have to make do with a lightning display for now.
Thunderstorms are expected to build across the state. They are most pronounced in the eastern sections, where up to five inches of rain could fall by Sunday. The National Weather Service cautions that local rainfall totals could be higher. Both flash flooding and river flooding could occur and flood watches are posted through Friday night for all of East Tennessee and the eastern parts of Middle Tennessee and the Cumberland Plateau.
Some cities have already moved fireworks displays. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported the annual Pops on the River concert scheduled for Wednesday night at Coolidge Park has been canceled. There is no makeup date for the celebration, which features the Chattanooga Symphony & Opera and a fireworks presentation.
Collegedale moved its show to Sept. 1 and Soddy-Daisy rescheduled its display for Oct. 5.
The Knoxville News Sentinel reported the Oak Ridge display has been moved to Sunday night and The Cosby Sunset Gap celebration will be moved to Saturday if the weather is wet.
Knoxville is urging residents to check its home page at cityofknoxville.org or the city Face Book page later Thursday.
Clinton canceled its fireworks show and hasn't given a reschedule date. Lake City moved its Independence Day celebration to July 13.
In Hamblen County, the Shakin' the Lake fireworks show at Dandridge is being rescheduled from Wednesday night, but a new date wasn't announced. The boat parade on Wednesday has been canceled.


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UTSA writer-in-residence Carmen Tafolla honored by Library of Congress
(Nov. 4, 2011) -- The Hispanic Division of the Center for the Book in the U.S. Library of Congress again is honoring UTSA's Carmen Tafolla for her work in children's literature. Tafolla's latest children's book, "Fiesta Babies," was recognized as a 2011 Americas Award Commended Title. Last year, she and illustrator Magaly Morales won the 2010 Americas Award from the federal library for their book "What Can You Do with a Paleta?/Qué puedes hacer con una paleta?"
A San Antonio native, Tafolla is the College of Education and Human Development Writer-in-Residence for Children's, Youth and Transformative Literature and a senior lecturer in the UTSA Department of Bicultural-Bilingual Studies.
Tafolla is the author of an array of books for children and adults that vividly describe the rich culture of San Antonio's West Side barrios. "Fiesta Babies" describes in melodic, rhyming text how a group of babies are introduced to their lively culture when they join in the local fiesta. The book was named one of the "Best Books for Babies of 2011" by the Fred Rogers Corp.
"What Can You Do with a Paleta?/Qué puedes hacer con una paleta?" follows a young Latina through her barrio with the tasty fruit-filled treat. Her other books include "That's Not Fair! Emma Tenayuca's Struggle for Justice," based on the true story of young Mexican American activist Emma Tenayuca, and "The Holy Tortilla and a Pot of Beans," a short story collection centered on San Antonio and 2009 winner of the Tomas Rivera Book Award.
The Americas Award, originated by the Consortium for Latin American Studies Programs, is given in recognition of U.S. works of fiction, poetry, folklore or selected non-fiction (from picture books to works for young adults) published in English or Spanish that authentically and engagingly portray Latin America, the Caribbean or Latinos in the United States.
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Saint Leo, Fla. (February 9, 2008) – The Saint Leo University men's basketball team came back from a 21-point deficit, but could not complete the rally before falling 69-63 to Lynn University (12-10, 5-6 SSC) on Saturday afternoon.
Lynn outscored the Lions 8-2 in the final 3:15 of the contest to snap a four-game losing streak overall and a three-game losing streak to Saint Leo.
The Lions were led by junior Kyle Rowland (North Port, Fla.) who scored 14 points, while Brandon Powell (So., Tampa, Fla.) added 10. Lynn got a game-high 21 points from Chris Hall, including 17 in the first half to come away with the win.
Saint Leo never led and only tied the game twice, as the Fighting Knights used a hot shooting first half to build their 21-point advantage. Lynn shot 50.0% (17-of-34) from the floor in the opening 20 minutes, including 7-of-13 (53.8%) from beyond the three-point arc. The Knights led 25-4 in the opening 8:08 of the contest, but Saint Leo made it an 11-point game at half-time.
The visitors pushed their lead back to 12 early in the second half, but the Lions went on an 18-6 run to tie the game with 3:15 left. Rowland followed a block on one end of the floor with an emphatic dunk to tie the game at 61. However, the Lions could only muster a pair of free throws from Powell, while Lynn scored eight of the final 10 points to get the road win.
Saint Leo will host the University of Tampa on Wednesday in another Sunshine State Conference game. Opening tip is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Bowman Center.


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The Cleveland Show: Season 3, Episode 4
Skip Day (20 Nov. 2011)
Cleveland feels like his life is over after Cleveland Jr. stands up to him and kicks his ass. Meanwhile, Rallo tries to not get caught after a hit-and-run accident with Kendra.
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Hoosiers Fall To No. 21 Stanford
Feb. 9, 2013
The Indiana softball team fell to No. 21 Stanford by a score of 8-2 this evening in the Hoosiers' third game in the Kajikawa Classic.
IU saw multiple hit games by Amanda Wagner and Breanna Saucedo. Brianna Meyer and Kassi Farmer each drove in a run for the Hoosiers.
Lora Olson was dealt the loss this evening in her first start of the season. The righty hurler went 3.1 innings and struck out three. Brooke Boetjer tossed 3.2 innings in relief, striking out one.
Both teams remained scoreless through two innings, but Stanford struck first in the top of the third on a two-run shot over the left field fence.
After Stanford added another run in the fourth, IU found an answer with the bat of Farmer. The freshman drove a double to left to wave around Wagner from first and put the Hoosiers on the board.
Stanford would eventually take an 8-1 lead, leaving the Hoosiers to their final at bat in the bottom of the seventh. With two outs, Meyer drove in a run on a sacrifice fly, but that would be the closest the Hoosiers would get, as they eventually fell 8-2.
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Found a mid-sized, mixed breed, cinnamon and white coated, sweet boy dog on 06.25.15 near the intersection of NE 79th Street and NE 10th Avenue. Perhaps he is a resident of Miami (Shorecrest), Miami Shores, Belle Meade, Upper East Side? Would like to get...More info Email a friend
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YouTube has received a major design that focuses on Channels and Social Media to increase user engagement.Read More
The official list of most shared articles in 2011 includes an interesting mixture of parenting and baby related articles, viral sensations, news and events, and trivia.Read More
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Entrepreneur and investor Bill Gross, the CEO of UberMedia, a social media company that specialized in creating social networking apps like Echofon and UberSocial/Twidroyid, has officially launched a new social networking site, which is supposedly the clone of – Twitter, Facebook, Digg and Reddit – called Chime.inRead More
I have been bewitched by Apple products ever since I got my hands on my first iPod in college (a generous gift). My old friend, the iPod, has since been retired from my service, but still continues to bring music and entertainment to my dear ones. The time was ripe and on cue, I was bewitched by another Apple product. Enter the iPad. I moved from my initial skepticism ("Oh, why do I even need something like that?â€) to pure delight when I got my iPad 2.Read More
Facebook makes major changes to the news feed. Will this be seen as an improvement or just another annoyance?Read More
Facebook is rolling out some major changes to the way you can organize your friends lists this week.Read More
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To the receptive viewer they open whole worlds, dozens of characters, trapdoors of narrative surprise and revelation.
He gets the best food, he is respected at all times, and he alone mates with receptive females.
Our insecurities and fears, and need to belong, make us receptive to this exploitation.
Studies have shown that they are receptive to subtle cues from electronic text based transmissions.
We of all people should be receptive to learning from our mistakes and improving.
Daydreaming about rock groupies tumbling into a receptive mosh pit.
Francisco is already receptive to geeks, anarchists and other square pegs.
The same research also found that some people have a gene that makes them less receptive to the taste of fat.
Some automobile manufacturers are more directly receptive to the sounds of silence, however.
Clergymen and popular newspapers preached practical charity to newly receptive audiences.
They are more fearful in general, making them more receptive to threatening aspects of the environment.
The public are receptive: nearly two-thirds say the government should spend more to revive the economy.
Where there is a receptive audience, anything is possible and the truth malleable, as long as the result is a raucous ovation.
He was skeptical of the morals of industrialists and newspaper publishers but receptive to the delusions of quacks.
Those raised with television will be more readily receptive.
But by then, the frame of mind on the other side was anything but receptive.
And when she opened a private practice seven years ago, she found her compatriots receptive to her message.
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PHILADELPHIA—The National Renal Administrators Association (NRAA) President Katrina Russell and other kidney care providers participated in a conference call with officials from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to discuss an ongoing issue impacting care for Medicare beneficiaries with acute kidney injury (AKI).
Last month, we reported that representatives from the NRAA, Fresenius, DaVita, and the Renal Physicians Association (RPA) participated in a call with officials from CMS discussing a current CMS policy affecting care for patients with AKI.
The guidance CMS issued this summer found here reflected a change in policy with respect to the treatment of these patients. According to this guidance, ESRD facilities are not able to provide dialysis to outpatient hospital patients for treatment of AKI.
These services can be billed under the Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System (OPPS) and dialysis services must be delivered on hospital premises or in locations that qualify as provider-based departments of hospitals.
On this week's call, CMS invited input from physicians and hospitals on the issue, requesting that incidents be reported or comments submitted to the Medical Directors of their Medicare Administrative Contractors (MAC's).


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I am running Ubuntu 12.04 LTS with all updates.
At some point I experienced some trouble with LightDm, so after reading up on AskUbuntu I switched to GDM. No problems, except that I cannot get GDM to start automatically.
Current situation:
Whenever my system boots, I am shown a CLI/text-mode console.
I can log in just fine.
Running "sudo start gdm" gets my graphical interface up and everything works smoothly.
How can I have GDM start automatically?
The permissions on /etc/init.d/gdm are
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 21 Jan 7 2014 /etc/init.d/gdm
What I have tried:
1- Following mchid's suggestion, I tried running
sudo dpkg-reconfigure gdm
It executes without any error message / prompt but, upon rebooting, the problem persists: I am again at a text prompt.
2- Following this thread, I tried to run
sudo apt-get install -f -m --reinstall -u gdm
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Reading package lists... Done
Building dependency tree
Reading state information... Done
Reinstallation of gdm is not possible, it cannot be downloaded.
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Holga SLFT-IP4 iPhone case helps you snap creative photos6 July 2012
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Conran sofa includes surround speakers for speaker free lounge15 January 2007
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SoundBridge HomeMusic from Pinnacle connects stereo to PC wirelessly11 January 2007
Pinnacle System has introduced another way for you to stream music from your PC to your stereo – via the SoundBridge HomeMusic Player. The device connects to your stereo so that you can play audio tracks saved on your PC on your stereo via your home... >>
Bose launches the Acoustic Wave music system II6 October 2006
Bose has brought the second generation of its Acoustic Wave music system, which incorporates new sound technology, to the UK. Like all Bose products, the Acoustic Wave system does not come cheap at £885. It's designed around a 2.3 meter long "waveguide"... >>
Denon unveils D-F102DAB mini hifi system30 August 2006
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analysisBy Marianne Thamm
In just over a week we will, for the first time, celebrate Nelson Mandela's birthday without his physical presence. While we will for a long time continue to cast and recast his legacy and the role he played in helping to liberate, heal and reconcile this country, we need to begin to move inwards to find and rekindle Mandela's vision of who we could be. If we don't, extreme voices will hijack the future.
While many correctly dismiss "language activist" Steve Hofmeyr as an attention-seeking narcissist, or, at best, a bargain basement Neil Diamond, he attracts a particular kind of attention and elicits specific atavistic responses in both those who love him and those who loathe what he represents.
This weekend Hofmeyr tweeted proudly that he had decided to take the "politically incorrect" opportunity at the Innibos festival in Nelspruit to lead a 45 000-strong crowd of almost exclusively white people in a rendition of the old national anthem "Die Stem". The crowd sang in one voice and from the heart, Hofmeyr recounted to his 105,000 Twitter followers.
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Coal is the dirtiest of all fossil fuels. When burned, it produces emissions that contribute to global warming, create acid rain and pollute water. Coal generates half of the electricity in the United States and will likely continue to do so -- it's cheap and plentiful. Clean coal technology is an attempt to reduce harmful environmental effects by using multiple technologies to "clean" coal and contain its harmful emissions.
Ironically, clean coal technology is competing for government research funding with proven clean, alternative energy sources like, wind power, solar energy, biomass, tidal and geothermal. The good news is that residential solar panel installation is currently growing at a 50% rate since the cost of solar is now closing in on coal and other fossil fuel energy sources.


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News Summary: Chesapeake CEO cleared
(AP) - CEO CLEARED: An investigation by Chesapeake Energy's board into CEO Aubrey McClendon's personal deals with company partners found McClendon didn't benefit improperly.
PRICEY PERK: McClendon had a special arrangement with the company that allowed him to invest personally in the oil and gas wells the company drilled. As the company got bigger and drilled more wells, McClendon had to borrow heavily to finance the deals. He sometimes did that with firms Chesapeake was negotiating with on separate deals.
MOVING ON: McClendon will leave the company April 1 as announced last month over differences with the board.
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Homemade Pizza Peels
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With all the Do It Yourself folks here, who has made their own peels or wants to? I decided I would give making a wooden peel a try, and it wasn't very difficult. I've done some woodworking in the past, so I did have the necessary tools, but I don't have a shop and was working under less than ideal circumstances.
I went to my storage and dug out some old wood (Mesquite and Texas Black Walnut) that I've had for years (actually, the wood came from the scrap pile of an old woodworker...these pieces were cut from native trees over a 100 years ago - I picked it all up at an Estate Sale).
The pieces were about 1/2" thick and random widths and lengths. I ripped the wood into 1 1/2" strips so the peel would be less likely to cup than if made out of 1 piece or wider strips (presumably). I joined the strips together using "wood biscuits" and regular type II glue.
I also 'made' a turning peel from a stainless steel cake/pizza lifter I picked up at a discount retailer. It had a short plastic handle that was very tough to remove...I ended burning it off with my cutting torch :] I attached it to a wood handle (cut a slit in the end and bolted it to the handle).
After making the 1st wooden peel and going through the steps, I'm going to make a few more, different sizes.
If anyone is interested in more details, or has some tips of their own...post it here.
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Do you do contract work?
Those are both sweet.
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I make mine. I found the best way was to cut out the shape with a jigsaw then do the shaping with a course flap wheel on an angle grinder. I use 19 mm solid pine.
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I'm going to build a few more peels with some materials I have on hand, I think I'll do the next one in more of a rectangle...maybe 12" x 16". The one I finished today is square, approximately 14" x 14". I'm going to experiment a little and see what seems most useful.
Glad you liked them...I live in the Hill Country and I see you live in Austin, you never know, you may end up with one someday:]
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I had previously planed the boards on my thickness planer, before I put my big shop tools in storage...the boards were smooth on both sides and an even thickness. I am working under a carport with no sides or protection from blowing rain, so, my commercial tools are staying put in storage.
I have a multi-tool (Shopsmith) that I'm using in this situation...it has a 11" bandsaw, 4" jointer, 10" table saw, drill press, and a few other accessories. I took the planed boards and ran them through the jointer to get a straight side...then ripped the other side on the table saw. After 'biscuiting', gluing, and clamping the pieces together and letting it set-up overnight, I cut the pizza peel pattern on the bandsaw, after that, I used a beltsander to smooth the face on both sides of the peel. Then I used a 'round over' bit on the router and broke all the edges...then used a stationary belt sander (on the Shopsmith) to taper the front of the peel (top and bottom). Finally, I sanded the entire peel with a random orbital sander starting at 100 grit through 220 grit...then rubbed some pure coconut oil on it.
That's it...now you know everything I know :]
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Thanks for that Grimaldi. I wasn't aware of a problem with polyurethane, is it unsafe?
Most peels I've seen are just bare wood, but we put the peels in the dishwasher all the time and I thought a few coats of varnish would be a better option. A commercially made peel we have which is laminated does not like the dishwasher. It has decided to begin splitting at the joins.
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Here is another peel I finished up today. This one is 12" x 16" and made out of Texas Wild Cherry...a very fine grained wood, and I expect pizza's to slide off of it easily. The other pic is a side by side with the walnut/ mesquite peel.
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All I have to say is WOW. Those look awesome, have you used them yet? I want to make one but I have no tools and no know-how. I am tring to find some where that could make me one but I don't know where I would go. Would you sell me one of yours...:), or possibly make one for me.
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I wouldn't want to make somebody something when I don't know how well it will hold up - talk to me in a year, I should know all the pitfalls by then :]
Thanks for the WOW :D
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Do you build your pizza's on it or, could you slide it under a "made pizza" on top of a formica cabinet ? Nice craftmanship, i've put my dad on this project for me.
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8. If we've offended anyone, well, let's just say there are bigger problems in the world to worry about.
– from the Codebabes Philosophy page
Earlier today, the Washington Post and Fast Company ran short pieces about Codebabes, which is pretty much what it sounds like: A site that encourages men to learn how to code by flashing sexy, scantily clad "babes" all over its landing page and training videos.
Both stories about the site questioned its seriousness – could this be a joke? A biting satire about Silicon Valley and the tech industry? A metacommentary on women on the web?
What we know is that women are notoriously underrepresented in the technology industry. Tracy Chou, a software engineer at Pinterest, collected data about women engineers in tech from 84 different companies. To paraphrase Upworthy, what she found . . . shouldn't surprise you at all: Tech companies employ an paltry average of 12.33% women engineers.
It's a comically small number that companies often attribute to the 'pipeline problem,' which boils down to, "Not enough women major in computer science or technology, and our employment statistics reflect that limited pool of qualified women candidates." Although there is definitely a pipeline problem – fewer than 20% of high school students who take the AP Computer Science exam are women; less than 1% of college freshwomen say that they plan to major in computer science – it doesn't fully explain why there aren't more women in tech.
Garbage like Codebabes does.
Here is a site that uses women's bodies to teach men – who are already overrepresented in the tech industry – how to code, while dismissing the concerns of anyone who might be offended.
In a way, it doesn't matter whether Codebabes is fake or real. Not knowing whether a site like this is fake is a problem unto itself: We live in a world where it is conceivable that someone could have an idea for this website, build it, and publish it to the public.
Update: Several media outlets, including On The Media's TLDR, put out requests for comment from Codebabes folks – no responses yet.


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State of Learning Disabilities: Facts, Trends and Indicators
The State of Learning Disabilities: Facts, Trends and Indicators provides a national and state-by-state snapshot of learning disabilities (LD) in the United States, and their impact on the ability of students and adults to achieve educational success and employment. The report introduces readers to what a learning disability is and what it is not. Data are presented showing that the number of school-age children with LD who receive federally-authorized special education services has declined by 14 percent over the past decade.
State-by-state information about the number of students with LD is also presented. The data here show that while students with LD are spending the majority of their school day in the general education classroom, they continue to struggle to make adequate gains toward grade level standards. Significant academic deficits put them at great risk for not completing high school with a regular diploma, threatening their ability to pursue career training, go to college and do meaningful work. High dropout rates continue to threaten the success of these students, particularly those from minority groups. This report highlights that the outcomes, while better than two years ago, still lag behind the general population.
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Here's some encouraging recent research in the domain of social competence. In a peer reviewed paper in the Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, in a randomized controlled study of FaceSay Social Skills games, FaceSay participants – both students with classic autism and HFA or Aspergers – improved relative to controls on standardized Emotion Recognition tests and in social interactions with their peers on the playground.
Here's the link to the paper.
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Combine wine, 1 1/2 cups water, sugar, and ginger in medium saucepan. Simmer over medium heat until reduced to 2 cups, about 16 minutes. Cool. Refrigerate until cold, about 1 hour. Remove and discard ginger.
Place fruit in large bowl. Add syrup; toss to coat. Cover; chill at least 2 hours and up to 4 hours before serving.


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Jessica Staire '13, a music education major from Mahomet, Ill., has been around the world, from Haiti to China, to teach and learn from children. "There's just so much positivity in kids, even if they don't know it," Staire says. "If I act excited about something, the kids will be just as excited about it." Staire spent the summer in China with Dr. Nancy Gaylen, associate professor of education, fulfilling her global studies credit and teaching English as a second language to children. During the winter of 2010, Staire participated in a mission trip to Haiti, where she was met with entirely new experiences. "When I went over there, I didn't speak a lick of Creole. I couldn't talk to these kids in the same way I talk to other kids."
Despite the language barrier, Staire connected with one of her students on a walk to the town's water source. "We pointed at things and said what they were in English and what they were in Creole," she says. "By the end of the night, we developed a friendship even though all we said was things like 'rock, tree, star!' It just goes to show that even with a language barrier, human beings can go together." An appreciation of other cultures is an important lesson in Staire's classroom. She developed an ethnomusicology curriculum about Filipino culture and music for her James Millikin Scholar (JMS) project. "My mom was born in the Philippines. She moved to the U.S. when she was 6 or 7," she says. "So, I wanted to do something to further myself professionally, but also something that would allow me to learn more about myself and about my own culture."
The curriculum in the classroom at Decatur's Dennis Elementary, where Staire interns, had a focus on culture before she arrived, and her JMS project was an easy fit. "I really like working over at Dennis because there's such diversity in the school," she says, "which is not something I got to experience when I was in high school." Staire and other Millikin students explore music education theory through the Kodály* Music Education Student Group. The group's mission is to give music educators more tools to use in the classroom in order to teach a wider variety of students.
"We look through lesson plans and talk about mixing different educational theories, so we have a diverse way of presenting things to the class," Staire says. "That way it appeals to many different types of learners." In addition to her experiences educating in and beyond the classroom, Staire has volunteered at Decatur's Homework Hangout, was awarded the Scovill Prize last semester and led a Bible study last year with the InterVarsity Christian Fellowship. "Jessica makes it very clear that she strives for excellence," says Dr. Travis Stimeling, assistant professor of music, "not only because she holds herself to higher standards, but because she genuinely wishes to use her many talents to the fullest extent."
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RADIOACTIVITY from Britain's Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant in Cumbria has spread through the Arctic Ocean into the waters of northern Canada. The contamination, which has never before been picked up so far from Britain, is having a bigger impact on the Arctic than the Chernobyl accident, according to new Canadian data.
The data, due to be revealed next month at an international conference on radioactivity in the Arctic in Tromsø, Norway, were compiled from seawater samples taken by the research ship CSS Henry Larsen in 1995. They show that a plume of iodine-129 from Sellafield has penetrated beyond Siberia to the northwestern shores of Canada at a depth of about 200 metres. Radioactivity in the plume is "an order of magnitude greater than the background level from nuclear weapons fallout", says Mike Bewers of the Bedford Institute of Oceanography in Halifax, Nova Scotia, who led the research.
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NCMA Announces Board of Directors for 2013–2014 Program Year
April 18, 2013
Contact: Jessica Friedman
ASHBURN, VA—April 18, 2013—The National Contract Management Association (NCMA) is pleased to announce the NCMA Board of Directors for the 2013–2014 program year, which commences July 1, 2013. All members of the board will congregate for their first meeting during NCMA's World Congress 2013 in Nashville, Tennessee, July 21–July 24, 2013.
"The NCMA Board of Directors for the 2013-2014 program year is an accomplished group of contract management professionals. By engaging new leaders, the governing body for the association will continue to lead NCMA members on the path to professional growth and educational advancement," said NCMA President Elliott Branch.
NCMA is led by volunteer members who are elected officers. The 2013–2014 Board of Directors are:
• Elliott B. Branch, Fellow (Past President)
• Russell J. Blaine, CPCM, Fellow (President)
• Larry Trowel, CPCM, CFCM (President-Elect)
• John G. Horan, JD (General Counsel)
• Karl Bird, CPCM, Fellow (Director)
• Bill Bressette, CPCM, CCCM, CFCM, Fellow (Director)
• Sara Brown, CFCM, Fellow (Director)
• Po Collins, CPCM, C.P.M., Fellow (Director)
• Michelle M. Currier, CPCM, CFCM, Fellow (Director)
• Jan Frye (Director)
• Patricia G. Garcia (Director)
• Doris L. Gray, JD, CCCM, Fellow (Director)
• William S. Kaplan, CPCM, Fellow (Director)
• Rodney F. Matsushima, Fellow (Director)
• William (Bill) McNally, CPCM, Fellow (Director)
• Terry Raney, Ph.D. (Director)
• Thomas Robinson (Director)
• Kim Rupert, CPCM, CFCM, Fellow (Director)
• Phil E. Salmeri, CPCM, Fellow (Director)
• Debra W. Scheider, CPCM (Director)
• Allie Stanzione, CPCM, CFCM, Fellow (Director)
• Penny L. White, J.D., Fellow (Director)
About NCMA
The National Contract Management Association (NCMA), which was founded in 1959, is the world's leading professional resource for those in the field of contract management. The organization, which has over 22,000 members, is dedicated to the professional growth and educational advancement of procurement and acquisition personnel worldwide. NCMA strives to serve and inform the profession it represents and to offer opportunities for the open exchange of ideas in neutral forums.


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R&B singer Sevyn Streeter is Atlantic Records, she's set to release her debut EP Call Me Crazy, But … and has been doing some heavy promoting by touring with K. Michelle to releasing new sexy photos of her. Check out Sevyn Streeter's lights, camera, action mode without the mic. –Joi Pearson @joiapearson
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Last month, unconfirmed rumors began flying that "Real Housewives of Atlanta's" most popular newcomer, Claudia Jordan, had been kicked off
When it comes to the Kardashian family, the famous reality TV ladies have had an infamous history of stealing other
A few days ago, TMZ confirmed the recent reports that someone has been shopping photos of Bobbi Kristina on her
It's bad enough that Black men in New York are subjected to unlawful "stop and frisk" by the NYPD, but
Sexy celebrities Omari Hardwick and Tank bring their mates to Seagram's Gin day party at House of Blues Seagram's Gin took
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Post office on Johnson Avenue Stuart operating without air conditioning for weeks
STUART, Fla. - Teresa Lundberg loads a bin filled with mail into the trunk of her car. She's standing in the parking lot of the post office on Johnson Avenue in Stuart. She says it's cooler here than inside.
"It's like, egh," she says, making a disgusted face.
Lundberg did not want to come to the post office today. She says her colleagues at Gulfstream Business Bank actually fought over the chore.
"I'm not going. You're going. No," she said, reenacting the conversation.
It's not the task of collecting 30 people's mail that bothers her. It's the heat.
"It's probably over the 90s, at least," said Lundberg.
If they're not sweating walking in, some customers say they're definitely sweating walk out of the post office.
"It's like a sauna in there," said Stuart resident Bill Johnson.
The culprit for the steamy environment? The air conditioning unit. It's broken. People who complained told us it's been two months since the AC worked properly.
"We go to the moon and stuff, and they can't fix this?" asked Earl Smith, a post office patron.
Fans and 10 portable AC units chug away inside, but customers say they're not helping. Some patrons say they're concerned for postal employees' wellbeing.
"Oh my God. I feel terrible for them. They're dripping sweat in there," Hailey Fintz said.
"I'd call in sick till they fixed it. Or find another job," said Johnson.
A U.S. Postal Service spokeswoman says immediately after the AC broke, they tried to fix it. But the building was built in the early '70s, so it took time to find compatible parts. Then, she says the duct work design prevented the portable units from working.
"They need to definitely do something with the air," said Lundberg.
The postmaster says the AC parts came in today, and as of Friday afternoon, AC experts were working on fixing the permanent unit.


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Pair Of Fires This Morning Keeps Firefighters Busy
La Crosse fire fighters are battling a pair of fires this morning. First,
around 7 this morning, a fire broke out at the Trane Company in La Crosse. There are reports of smoke billowing from the building.
The other fire, reported just before 8 this morning is a house fire in the 600 block of Wall Street in La Crosse. No word on the extent of that fire.


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Gift: a transfer of property which is: (1) gratuitous, (2) complete, and (3) voluntary. An irrevocable, unconditional transfer of an asset.
Gift annuity, charitable: an arrangement whereby the donor makes a gift to charity and receives back a guaranteed lifetime (or joint lifetime) income based on the age(s) of the annuitant(s).
Gifts by Will: You may be able to contribute much more to the University by naming Drexel in your will than would be possible through an outright gift. You may fund such gifts with cash, marketable securities, real estate, tangible property, or closely held stock.
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The Interrogative Mood
Precise and beautiful, intimate and hilarious, you will never have read anything quite like it
'If Duchamp or maybe Magritte wrote a novel it might look something like this remarkable little book of Padgett Powell's: immensely readable, ingenious, witty, and ultimately important-feeling in a way you can't quite describe but don't need to'Richard FordAre your emotions pure? Are your nerves adjustable? How do you stand in relation to the potato? Should it still be Constantinople? Does a nameless horse make you more nervous or less nervous than a named horse? In your view, do children smell good? ... Does your doorbell ever ring? Is there sand in your craw? Is it a novel? Whatever it is,The Interrogative Moodis stubbornly memorable. Through a seemingly random but infinitely artful series of questions this small masterpiece mysteriously, elusively, hilariously, compellingly lights up life.
About the Author
Padgett Powell is a novelist whoseEdisto(to be published by Serpent's Tail) was nominated for the US National Book Award. He teaches writing at the University of Florida.
'An extraordinary book... a celebration of the human need to understand, which makes it life-affirming. Fresh and funny, it reminded me of the work of that other playful miniaturist, Nicholson Baker.', Adrian Turpin, Financial Times
'Lyrical, profound, heartbreaking and fantastically funny, it becomes, as the questions pile up, a compendious and intimate portrait of the questioner', Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times
'Powell is asking us to consider what we want from fiction... a remarkable book... Where many experimental novels are content merely to test the limits of our concept of fiction, Powell is more ambitious... he has succeeded in producing a novel which exists entirely off the page; it is our unseen responses which determine what the story will be.', Sam Byers, TLS
'Would you spend£9.99 on this book?', Ben Jackson, The Sun
'Surreal, hypnotic and unique... an epic journey of enquiry', Independent
'What if I told you that, as unlikely as it may sound, reading this book was one of the most intriguing and pleasurable experiences I have had this year?An impressive literary comeback and a work of real bravado and charm. The book is not a novel but it manages to do something that many novels try to do: it offers a detailed, fascinating character study by exploring the textures of a highly individual and idiosyncratic sensibility... There is, asthese questions accumulate, a kind of melancholy, an obsessive nostalgia that is, in a way that is hard to put one's finger on, deeply moving....So did I enjoy this book? Should you read it? Do you really have to ask?', Troy Jollimore, Observer
'Is this the most bloody-mindedly brilliant new work of fiction I have read this year? Why? Who's asking? Could you stop that please?', Stephen Poole, Guardian
'When we first came across Padgett Powell's remarkable writing it blew our minds completely... brilliant!... bonkers Beckettian comedy... a truly great and hilarious little book, and these questions are for life. Not just for Christmas.', Stuart Hammond, Dazed and Confused
'A compulsive read...you'll find yourself answering back to every page', Danielle Goldstein, Time Out
'A remarkable book. ..astonishingly insightful...compelling and mesmerising...The prose is beautiful and the questions admirably structured, touching upon all aspects of life from the mundane to the sublime...Powell fires off razor-sharp questions with a casual flair that belies the intensity and personal nature of some of the questions...Brilliantly inventive and intelligent, The Interrogative Mood is a bewildering and fascinating story. Not only is it unique and strange, but this bizarre book will linger in your mind long after you've stopped reading', Bryony Byrne, Aesthetica
'Ingenious... Am ambient inquisition full of random, radiant connections, it's infuriating, elating and quite brilliant.', Claire Allfree, Metro
'Brilliantly bizarre', Hannah Marriott, Grazia
'Gradually enthralls with its kaleidoscopic interrogation of personality, morality and life itself.', Benjamin Evans, Sunday Telegraph
'Very amusing - and a lot more', William Leith, Evening Standard
'Exuberant and funny... The sheer, lunatic variety of Powell's surreal questionnaire exerts a cleverly hypnotic influence', Robert Collins, Sunday Times


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Madeira Cable Car
One of the favourite diversions in Madeira's capital, Funchal, is to ride the cable car from the Parque Almirante Reis in the old part of the town up to the scenically beautiful village of Monte in the mountains above the city. The journey takes about 15 minutes and ends at the cableway station near the Monte Palace Tropical Garden.
Address: Caminho das Babosas
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
Website: www.madeiracablecar.com
Telephone: 291 780 280
Opening times: Open daily from 10am to 6pm
Admission: Round-trip single fare is €15 (adults), €7.50 (children), concessions available


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