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Glyn Schofield is making a habit of winning the $275,000 Black Opal Stakes after he became the first jockey to win back-to-back Opals since Mick Dittman in 1989.
The South African guided Lucky Raquie home ahead of Gai Waterhouse's Mr Cha Cha, while Lightning Ridge Plate winner Klammer was third in the 1200 metre feature in Canberra on Sunday.
But Lucky Raquie's trainer Gerald Ryan wasn't sure if the well-bred Encosta De Lago filly would push on to the $3.5 million Golden Slipper as he believes she will be better suited to the longer distances of the Sires' Produce (1400m) or the Champagne Stakes (1600m), both at Randwick.
Whichever path Ryan chooses, Canberra Racing will be crossing its fingers Lucky Raquie can finish the autumn strongly.
Either that or Mr Cha Cha can push on towards the Slipper and replicate last year's Opal runner-up Sidestep, which finished second in the world's richest race for two-year-olds. The club needs the first four home in the Black Opal to do well for the rest of the autumn to ensure Thoroughbred Park's premier race gets upgraded to group 3 status next year. It was Ryan's second win in the Opal, having won with Paint in 1996.
"She's nominated for the Slipper, but I always thought she'd be more a Sires', Champagne horse,'' he said. "We'll sit down and work it out. If we went to the Slipper, I'd keep her fresh and probably wouldn't run her again, but I think her forte would be aiming at one of those big races during the carnival.
"You'd probably go to the Sires' then the Champagne and may have one run in the middle somewhere. Paint won it [Black Opal] in '96 and I don't think I had another run in it until about two years ago … I haven't had anyone suitable, and it's a long way to come and get beat.''
Schofield saluted last year on Criterion, which went on to win the group 2 Todman Stakes at Rosehill. And the jockey has backed it up again this year.
It capped off a big weekend for the Schofield family and Lucky Raquie's connections, who also own Australia's new sprint star Lankan Rupee. The four-year-old bolted in the Newmarket Handicap at Flemington on Saturday with Schofield's son, Chad, on board.
Schofield backed up Ryan's thoughts on Lucky Raquie. "It was great [to win the Black Opal again]," he said. "This filly, we've always had a big opinion of her from day one, Gerald and I, she's shown good ability as a two-year-old, but she's ultimately going to win a race over a bit of ground, and what she's doing is based on pure ability.''
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Preschool starts today! It's going to be a great year. Remember what happened last year when MJ tried to take 'first day' photos? Haha!It still makes me laugh.
With a new school year and new teachers on my mind, I created a set of cork stamps that I'm sharing over on Design Mom.
They are so easy to make and fun to use!
We had a set of teacher themed stamps when I was younger. I used to pretend I was a teacher and I would 'correct' homework sheets with stamps like 'Wow!' and 'Good idea!' Did anyone else do that?
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|Reference : Application of a 3-D Super Ensemble to ocean forecast
|Scientific congresses and symposiums : Unpublished conference/Abstract
|Physical, chemical, mathematical & earth Sciences : Earth sciences & physical geography
|Application of a 3-D Super Ensemble to ocean forecast
|Lenartz, Fabian [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) >]
|Barth, Alexander [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER) >]
|Beckers, Jean-Marie [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER) >]
|Vandenbulcke, Luc [Université de Liège - ULiège > Département d'astrophys., géophysique et océanographie (AGO) > GeoHydrodynamics and Environment Research (GHER) >]
|Rixen, M. [ > > ]
|6th EGU General Assembly, 2009
|[en] Super Ensemble (SE) techniques have recently allowed improving the forecast of various important oceanographic parameters, such as the significant wave height, the speed of sound or the surface drift, by correcting the prediction at a single or multiple locations, where data were available during the whole training period. However, nowadays common observation systems, such as satellite imagery or drifters, do not always provide information at the exact
same locations, hence it is necessary to generalize the approach in order to take benefit of every image or track available. In this study, we try and apply a SE, fed with remote sensing and gliders data, to 3-D hydrodynamic models.
The basic idea on which rely the SE methods is that a certain combination of several model runs and possibly data could yield better results than just one single model, even if it has a higher temporal or spatial resolution. As the most efficient techniques are the ones using observations, they rapidly developed and increased in complexity by copying what had been done in the data assimilation community; getting from the simple ensemble mean of the model outputs to their linear combination based on a particle filter. In our present study, we have decided to use the Kalman filter (KF) as it alleviates the need of an a priori determination of the training period length, and does not require the run of a very large ensemble of members. In addition, we apply it in a 3-D framework in order to take benefit of the spatial information contained by each source of measurements. For example, satellite images of sea surface temperature (SST) are very useful to correct the value of this parameter, but depending on the structure of the water column, it can also give a precious guess of how warm or cold is the ocean at 20 m deep.
In our experiment the domain of interest is the Ligurian Sea during the last week of September, when part of the set-up for the CalVal08 campaign (SiC Charles Trees) had already taken place. The data assimilated during the training of the filter are SST images from AVHRR, as well as temperature and salinity profiles from two Rutgers University gliders. The models used for the study are three nested models of NCOM, run without data assimilation. The two considered variables are the temperature and the salinity. As our method is designed to work in a multivariate way, salinity forecast can possibly be improved by observing temperature profiles. Statistics are computed for both the training and the testing periods with an independent set of data.
In four test cases, we review the impact of both the nature of the assimilated data, and the formulation of the model covariance matrix. At the end, we show that, on the basis of previous model outputs from which we've drawn an estimate of the model covariance, RMS error of the forecast in the whole 3-D domain can be reduced by 30%, thanks to the only assimilation of satellite SST images.
|Centre Interfacultaire de Recherches en Océanologie - MARE - GHER
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June 26, 2014 – NAFCU President and CEO Dan Berger spoke about NCUA's proposed risk-based capital rule during the member-only call-in on Thursday, thanking members for their many comment letters on the subject.
Berger also noted the numerous letters from members of Congress, including the one signed by 324 House members and sent to agency Chairman Debbie Matz. "I've been doing this for 27 years and I've never seen so many letters, or signatures on letters, going from Capitol Hill to a financial regulator, ever," Berger said. Vice President of Legislative Affairs Brad Thaler agreed the number of letters and signatures on capital reform was "unprecedented."
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I don't have cable television, which means I miss stuff, like commercials that feature eco-model/author/activist Summer Rayne Oaks as the new face of Aveeno. I found out after seeing a tweet about a Greenwala post on the topic.
I looked around a bit more to make sure, and found that, yup, Oaks is working with Aveeno.
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Being in the public eye doesn't denote public responsibility
Often, if someone is in the public eye, folks will say, "That person needs to set a good example!" For example, consider how people freak out when choose-a-Disney-teen-star-of-the-moment smokes or shows up scantily clad to some party.
I don't actually agree. Just because someone is in the public eye, doesn't mean that they HAVE to, or even should set a good example. Especially if said famous person never claimed to stand for a specific cause or general goodness in the first place.
If you claim "eco" as part of your brand – are you responsible?
I think responsibility changes the second you publicly claim to believe in something, say you stand for such and such cause, or claim to be an expert on a subject. Then you should attempt to walk the talk and you do owe consumers a certain level of responsibility.
Oaks is known as an "eco-model," speaks at green events, wrote an eco-book, works as an environmental consultant and graduated from Cornell University with an Environmental Science degree. In fact her own bio points out…
Vanity Fair has named Oakes a "Global Citizen," Outside called her one of the "Top Environmental Activists," CNN hailed her as a "Young Person Who Rocks," Glamour anointed her "70 Women of Green," Cosmopolitan awarded her the "Fun, Fearless Female" Award, AMICA named her one of the "Top 20 Trendsetters under 40," and CNBC named her one of the "Top 10 Green Entrepreneurs of 2010."
Obviously, Oaks has built her brand up around eco-issues. It's clear that the public, including media and consumers, considers Oaks to be eco-savvy and a good representative of green issues. It's confusing as to why someone in this position would represent Aveeno.
How eco-friendly is Aveeno?
Let's see…
- They're not an organic company.
- They use icky ingredients like non-organic soy, which of course means GMO soy.
- Neither Aveeno or their parent company ( Johnson & Johnson) have made the cruelty-free pledge – which means they most likely test on animals.
- Their Skin Deep scores suck. Not that Skin Deep is utterly perfect, but right now, Skin Deep is one of the best (and only) tools consumers have for learning about chemicals in body care, and they don't rate Aveeno well.
- Aveeno doesn't disclose information about product ingredients at their website. Not only is this lame customer service, but a HUGE red flag when it comes to product safety and in their case, it's even shady. If you click ingredients on their baby wash and shampoo page, here's what pops up, "Natural Oat Extract – Natural oat extract has mild cleansing and moisturizing properties, and is very soothing to the skin." Really? Is that all that's in this product? Oat extract? Here's what the actual label says, "Water; PEG-80 Sorbitan Laurate; Sodium Laureth Sulfate; Cocamidopropyl Betaine; PEG 150-Distearate; Avena Sativa (Oat) Kernel Extract; Sodium Lauroampho PG-Acetate Phosphate; Tetrasodium EDTA; Iodopropynyl Butylcarbamate; Fragrance"
Does the Aveeno company have any eco-pros?
They have a recycling reminder on their website and some of their products have quality scores at Skin Deep. Aveeno also uses some Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paperboard and some recycled plastic in their packaging.
Most of the green stuff Aveeno does has little to do with their company and products though. Most of the time, Aveeno just makes huge public shows of greenness. For example, they've planted forests in Times Square, donated money to Global Green USA, given away reusable Earth Day bags and they've contributed over $400,000 to beautifying 28 gardens and 3 US National Parks (in collaboration with Organic Gardening magazine and the American Community Gardening Association).
Is Aveeno the most evil company ever to live – no, not even close. However, I wouldn't call them eco-friendly. Supporting eco-causes vs. actually BEING eco-friendly are two entirely different things.
Make no mistake, Aveeno is greenwashing
Just to recap, greenwashing is when a company or organization spends a lot of time and money claiming to be eco-friendly via advertising and marketing, instead of using their time to actually create and sell eco-friendly products. For greenwashing companies, marketing comes before implementing green business practices that actually minimize environmental impact.
Greenwashing can trick consumers into using products that appear eco-friendly, safe and healthy (for people and the planet) even if they're not. Additionally, these greenwashing impostors take business away from genuine sustainable and organic products.
I've heard plenty of people call Aveeno "natural" or "eco-friendly." That's not a huge surprise. Aveeno sells a natural vibe, and fake or not, people buy into it. It doesn't help that other huge organizations are helping Aveeno to greenwash. For example Aveeno was awarded the Green Good Housekeeping Seal and, insanely, they were publicly declared to be one of the greenest companies in America.
Now, Oaks is a part of these shenanigans as well. By appearing in their commercials, with the terms "eco-activist" splattered across the screen, Oaks is helping to falsely convince consumers that Aveeno is an eco-friendly company.
If Oaks was just working behind the scenes, say as an eco-consultant for the company, that would be one thing. It's not like companies usually change on their own – eco-consultants are a very good idea. However, Oaks is more than a consultant. Oaks has put her face on the brand in a big way by being in an Aveeno commercial. It's one thing to try and change a company from the inside. It's entirely another to publicly represent a non-green company before they make sustainable changes.
Oaks has actually commented on this issue, so you can hear her side. The Campaign for Safe Cosmetics started a Facebook thread about this issue and Oaks left a long comment in her defense. Also, Oaks recently wrote a blog post about her business choices – I'm guessing in pre-response to what people will say about this Aveeno deal.
But maybe I'm wrong. What do you think?
Does a publicly proclaimed eco-activist owe consumers anything? I think so. Even if you're not famous – if you're saying, "Hey, I'm eco-friendly, listen to me!" in my opinion, you'd better try your hardest to avoid greenwashing and offer people the best information you can. Everyone makes mistakes (even me). But blatant greenwashing is super lame.
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So, my youngest took a dislike to one of my garlic plants today... since he pretty much broke the stem off (and I've got plenty) I thought I might just dig it up and see what's doing.
It basically looks just like a spring onion, with a purplish end but nothing really ressembling a bulb... I realise that's basically green garlic (smells nice and probably quite tasty!) but I'm now worried. Shouldn't my garlic (planted in November) be a bit further along by now? Or is it only in the last month or so that the bulbs form?


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WidgetServer is a Java/XML server-side GUI-framework which enables an application to run as either a monolithic Swing app, a client/server Swing app, or as a Web app without any change and without loss of functionality. A rich widget set is supported that includes tree views, tabbed panes, split panels, and much more. A unified widget-based, object-oriented programming interface for Web and Swing GUIs is offered to the developer to control and assemble the GUI. Web applications are fully AJAX enabled. For Swing client/server applications, the framework handles client/server communication, including compression and security layers. A GUI builder is included.
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I had a thought this morning as I was making coffee. We've had eight presidents who died in office. However, with modern medicine, six of them would have survived.
William Henry Harrison died of pneumonia a month after taking office. It's very likely he would have been cured with anti-biotics. In fact, he probably would have been treated with antibiotics and would not have developed penumonia.
Zachary Taylor had something of a mystery illness, but it seems to have been some variety of stomach disturbance that could have been treated.
James Garfield was assassinated — but he died two and a half months after he was shot, not from the wounds, but from the infection that he got from physicians probing with their dirty fingers for the bullet. He most certainly would have survived.
William McKinley was assassinated, but he came through surgery just fine. He died of an infection eight days later. Basically, he was in no worse shape than Reagan was in 1981.
Warren Harding (above) clearly had a heart condition and was heading in the direction of a heart attack in ways that are unmistakable. His physicians would have made him stop smoking, stop eating — he gained about thirty pounds in office — and go on medication. He might have needed a bypass, but he wouldn't have died in office.
Franklin Roosevelt was in grave health around the time of his 1944 re-election. He was in heart failure, and his blood pressure was insanely high — something like 300 over 160. In those days they had no way of treating him. These days his cholesterol and his blood pressure would have been brought into line years before, and he would have been given medication to clear out the fluid in his lungs. He might not have seen 80, but he would have stood a better than even chance of getting through four years.
Only Lincoln and Kennedy were beyond the reach of medical science.
Had these men lived, it would have been a different country. Had Taylor lived, for example, the Civil War might have been fought ten years earlier. Had McKinley lived there might never have been a President Theodore Roosevelt. Had FDR lived, it would have been a different post-war landscape. All these examples are tantalizing, in the sense that things might have been better, or they might have been worse. Only in the case of Kennedy and Lincoln, who couldn't have been treated, does it seem that the country would have been unambiguously better had they lived. (Definitely with Lincoln.) With the other guys, you can argue about it forever.


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A big welcome to Tonya Hurley who is here for the sixth stop on the Saints and Sinners Blog Tour. We're learning about The Blessed series, Lucy the patron Saint of the blind, and celebrating the release of Precious Blood, The Blessed #1 (published on June 25, 203 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers ). Want to win The Patron Saints of Summer Prize Pack? Enter via the widget below.
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During my research for Precious Blood, it became clear to me that many of the saint stories of the ancient past are some of the earliest YA stories we have, pious romances full of teenage rebellion, gruesome death and supernatural love – albeit of a particular kind. These girls, these martyrs, have been revered for centuries. There is no fifteen minutes of fleeting fame in their cases, not only are they household names in many instances, but they are worshiped. Their legends handed down from generation to generation. Schools and churches stand in their names. They are a part of our everyday lives in some way or another. In a very deep way, one that will never have their names on a denim line on the discount rack at Kmart. The legend of Saint Lucy is a perfect example of this.
Saint Lucy, patron Saint of the blind, possessed inner confidence and determination as well as a defiant streak that would ultimately lead to her death at a young age. Martyred in the early fourth Century A.D., Lucy was a young noblewoman of Greek and Roman heritage who became Christian. Determined to give her wealth away to the poor, her betrothed denounced her to the Roman authorities and she was ordered to make a sacrifice to the Emperor, which she refused. She was then sentenced to a brothel to be defiled. When the soldiers arrived, accounts say that she could not be moved. Lucy's most attractive feature were her eyes and traditions hold that she gouged them out of her own head to make herself less attractive to suitors. This is why Saint Lucy is always pictured holding a plate with her eyes on them. The association of eyes and vision with Saint Lucy in Precious Blood is made not only through the physical sense of sight, but of being able to see, i.e., perceive the truth. Being blind to the truth and real meaning.
Don't miss the rest of the Saints and Sinners Tour
Monday, June 17:
Meet Agnes the girl at Confessions of a Bookaholic and Agnes the Saint at Candace's Book Blog.
Tuesday, June 18:
Meet Cecilia the girl at Bewitched Bookworms and Cecilia the Saint at A Life Bound by Books.
Wednesday, June 19:
Meet Lucy the girl at The Reading Date and Lucy the Saint at All Things Urban Fantasy.
Thursday, June 20:
Meet Sebastian the boy at Vampire Book Club and Sebastian the Saint at The Book Cellar.
Friday, June 21:
In Bed With Books has a Q&A with Tonya.
Tonya Hurley is the New York Times best-selling author of the highly acclaimed "ghostgirl" book series; creator, writer and producer of animated and live action hit television series; writer and director of independent films; writer and director of commercials for Playstation, Gameboy and Warner Home Video; and creator of groundbreaking videogames. Her new young adult trilogy, THE BLESSED, begins with Precious Blood.
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Precious Blood by Tonya Hurley
Available on June 25, 203 by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
What if martyrs and saints lived among us? And what if you were told you were one of them?
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The Band of Outsiders Spring 2011 lookbook features actor James Marsden showing off the collection as he romps around. Shot in the Polaroid style that has become a Band of Outsiders signature style, the images are playfully charismatic.
Marsden can be seen partying it up alone, playing on his bed and lounging on a poolside chair in this Band of Outsiders Spring 2011 lookbook. If this fun lifestyle comes with the clothes, then I'll be heading out to get them when they hit the stores.
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Main :: POD Farm / POD Studio / TonePort
by Tetsujin on 2012-04-13 01:31:55.9770
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Happens intermittently after switching to other apps/spaces & back.
The 'fix' to to drag it to another screen, though it doesn't matter which screen it is on initially, as to whether the symptom is triggered.
Anyone confirm?
Mac Pro 3,1 dual 2.8GHz
Mac OS 10.7.3
GearBox 3.72 with TonePort UX2
Line 6 Monkey reports all components up to date.
by Line6Don on 2012-05-23 09:26:52.2560
In the event your issue has not been resolved, we have generated a support ticket for you so we can continue to communicate. Should you need further assistance, please respond to the ticket. With us talking via the ticket, I will mark this thread assumed answered.
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In Memory of
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March 29, 1935 - April 23, 2014
Alford "Edward" Carl Deaver, Sr., 79, of Richlands died Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at his home.
He was a member of the Infant of Prague. Mr. Deaver served in the United States Army Reserve for several years.
A Funeral Mass will be held Monday, April 28, 2014 at 12:30 p.m. at the Infant of Prague with Father Jeffrey Bowker officiating. Burial will follow at the Onslow Memorial Park.
He is survived by his wife: Phyllis Franzese Deaver; sons: Timothy Deaver of Richlands, Alford C. Deaver, Jr. of Greer, SC, Lawrence Deaver of Richlands, Peter Deaver of Richlands; daughters: Brenda Terrell of Jacksonville, Rowena Dail of Jacksonville; and ten grandchildren.
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Dekorra Model 302C1 XL Heated Backflow Protection Enclosure
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A beautiful wood door.
An example of a door is what someone would open to get into their house.
- a movable structure for opening or closing an entrance, as to a building or room, or giving access to a closet, cupboard, etc.: most doors turn on hinges, slide in grooves, or revolve on an axis: term often used fig.
- the room or building to which a particular door belongs: two doors down the hall
- any opening with a door in it; doorway
- doorway (sense )
Origin of doorMiddle English dure, dor from Old English duru feminine (orig., pair of doors), dor neuter , akin to German tür, door, tor, gate from Indo-European base an unverified form dhwer-, an unverified form dhwor-, door from source Classical Latin fores (pl. of foris), two-leaved door, Classical Greek thyra, door (in plural , double door)
lay at the door of
lie at someone's door
out of doors
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- a. A movable structure used to close off an entrance, typically consisting of a panel that swings on hinges or that slides or rotates.b. A similar part on a piece of furniture or a vehicle.
- A doorway.
- The room or building to which a door belongs: They live three doors down the hall.
- A means of approach or access: looking for the door to success.
transitive verbdoored, door·ing, doors
- Slang To strike (a passing bicyclist, for example) by suddenly opening a vehicular door.
- To serve as a doorman or doorwoman of (a nightclub, for example).
Origin of doorMiddle English dor from Old English duru, dor ; see dhwer- in Indo-European roots.
Related Forms:
- door′less
A. rails
B. stiles
C. muntins
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From Middle English dore, dor, from Old English duru ("door"), dor ("gate"), from Proto-Germanic *durz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰwer-, *dʰwor- ("doorway, door, gate"). Cognates include West Frisian doar, Dutch deur, German Tür ("door"), Tor ("gate"), Danish dør, Icelandic dyr, Latin foris, Modern Greek θύρα (thýra), Albanian derë pl. dyer, Kurdish derge (der), derî, Persian در (dar), Russian дверь (dver'), Hindustani द्वार (dvār) / دوار (dvār), Armenian դուռ (duṙ), Irish doras, Lithuanian durys.
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From the ESPN live draft today.
Kellen Winslow, TE Miami
John Clayton, ESPN.com senior NFL writer: Joe Gibbs already told Kellen Winslow that if he's here, the Redskins will take him. He's the perfect H-back type tight end for the system that Gibbs wants to run. Gibbs coached Kellen Sr., so it's fitting that he gets to coach the son.
I heard this quote a while ago though, so I dont know how much has changed since then. The FO is split but Joe does have the final say. Of course he said yesterday that the decision will be agreed upon by everyone.
I want Taylor. However, I Wont be overally dissapointed if we get winslow. Any way you look at it, we become a better team on saturday. The only way that we dont get better is trading #5 and Samuels for Gallery.
thats not going to happen. I dont think any of the top four teams will end up making any trades, everyone wants to much. All this hype might turn out to be nothing
I'm excited, because I feel that whoever we pick, we are going to become better with, therefore, we won't necessarily lose. I have been an adviocate for Taylor, but I wouldn't mind getting Winslow II
I think these KWII talks are a smoke screen by the skins. It seems like everything is falling into place for us to take Taylor....KW2 signed with the Postens, he release Chamberlain and then pick up that guy from Atlanta, Hid meeting with the team didn't go well according to some, and he has the attitude of a "soldier" which Gibbs isn't a fan of. Hopefully this blows over and on Saturday we are trying to figure out which number Taylor will take.
Apparently the FO is split. why wont they make their meetings open to the public.
the draft is gonna be upside down now, especially with the manning fiasco.
[QUOTE=itvnetop]the draft is gonna be upside down now, especially with the manning fiasco.[/QUOTE]
yeah i can't believe eli's daddy is whining and pleading with the chargers to not draft his lil' boy. what a load of bull. i don't care if his dad was an all pro, he should be keeping nose out of this. he's just trying to get eli to new york so his son can get more endorsement deals. of course i hoped san diego would trade the pick before this, atleast once if not twice to get a multitude of picks to help out there many holes and get philip rivers or rothesberger who i think r both gonna be better than eli manning, but now i want them to do it more than ever. thats almost as bad as kurt warners wife nagging the coach for her husband to be the starter.
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IN PICTURES: Family flees Australian wildfire
09/01/2013 - 15:00:47Back to Discover Home
Incredible pictures have emerged of one family's attempts to escape the wildfires ravaging Australia.
In the striking series of images a grandmother and her grandchildren are forced to take to the water as the flames engulf their home and land.
Taken on January 4, the photos show Tammy Holmes and her grandchildren - Caleb (6), Esther (4), Liam (9), Matilda (11) and Charlotte (2) taking refuge under a jetty as a wildfire rages nearby.
The images were shot by Tammy's husband Tim at their home close to the Tasmanian town of Dunalley, east of the state capital of Hobart.
The family credits God with their survival from the fire that destroyed around 90 homes in Dunalley.
Record temperatures across southern Australia cooled Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, reducing the danger from scores of raging wildfires but likely bringing only a brief reprieve from the summer's extreme heat and fire risk.
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Ever thought of what tweets would look like in visual form?
Enter: Twitter – The Comic, a Tumblr by illustrator Mike Rosenthal.
Each comic is accompanied by the original tweet that inspired it. Most, but not all, of the comics are drawn by Rosenthal himself.
Exhibits A through C:
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"And then there is inspiration. Where does it come from? Mostly from the excitement of living. I get it from the diversity of a tree or the ripple of the sea, a bit of poetry, the sighting of a dolphin breaking the still water and moving toward me…anything that quickens you to the instant." – Martha Graham
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I also like to frequent the 2GB+ Linux software repository at Sunsite, a machine hosted by the University of North Carolina. (There are mirrors of it worldwide.) They also host an excellent hands-on tutorial for total newbies who want to learn how to use Linux.
Not only is the Net where all the developments are taking place, but this is also where some of the best help and documentation can be found. If you want to learn how to do something with Linux, or have a question about some aspect of your Linux system, here is the way to go about finding an answer on the Net (see Resources for addresses):
Check the HOWTOs. The Linux HOWTOs are part of the Linux Documentation Project and a useful collection of up-to-the-minute tutorials on how to do various things with your system.
Look it up at the LDP. The Linux Documentation Project is an intense collection of free documentation on Linux, including the HOWTOs and several full-fledged Linux books (some of which are available from O'Reilly and others).
Search netnews. Usenet, or "netnews", is a huge, ongoing discussion base on the Net, and the Linux newsgroups are among Usenet's busiest. Searching it with tools such as DejaNews and AltaVista and entering "Linux" and key terms that relate to your search will often yield positive results.
Wade through Linux links. The Linux Resources Page is hosted by the pro-Linux consultants at SSC (publisher of Linux Journal), and contains links to just about every Linux resource on the Net. Worth searching here are the archives to Linux Gazette, Linux Journal's digital sister publication.
Ask on IRC. The #linux and #linuxhelp channels on IRC can provide you with instant help from a live person. Used sparingly, this can be an excellent resource for quickly finding out just what you need to know.
Post on netnews. If you still haven't found your answer, open up your news-reader software and post your question to the appropriate Linux newsgroup on Usenet. You'll be answered by a live human (probably several) who will help you for free. There's only one catch: once you too become a Linux guru, return the favor and spend a little time on Usenet helping out a newbie with a problem for which you know the solution.
Regional Linux User Groups have been popularized by the folks at SSC and have really taken off in the past six months. Called GLUE—Groups of Linux Users Everywhere—the idea of regional LUGs has spread to the point that there is now a LUG in almost every major city, and in many out-of-the-way places, too.
Talking to the folks at a LUG can be extremely helpful if you're a total newbie and need help with Linux. It's also a great way to see some of the amazing things that others are doing with Linux in your area—I always come out of our LUG meetings here in Cleveland having learned something new. And LUGs hosting Linux "Install Fests" are not uncommon; this is a meeting where you can bring in your computer, and LUG volunteers will install Linux on it for you for free (or a small donation).
You may represent a company or other entity with specialized needs or requiring a great deal of support; if so, there is a whole world of Linux consultants out there. Start with the Linux-Consultants HOWTO (see Resources), but note that a number of traditional computer consulting firms and even ISPs now provide Linux consulting services.
Another rising trend is companies who provide preconfigured Linux systems. If you don't yet have the hardware, this can be a good way to purchase a running Linux system and not have to bother with installation.


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Westminster Volunteer Awards Ceremony at The Landmark London
Volunteer Centre Westminster, in partnership with The Landmark London, will be presenting the VCW Westminster Volunteering Awards, in the Empire Room at The Landmark Hotel in Marylebone, on Wednesday 13th June between 7.30 and 9.00pm.
The aims of the VCW Westminster Volunteer Awards Scheme are i) to recognise the outstanding work of volunteers in our community and ii) to recognize organisations that demonstrate good practice in how they recruit, induct, manage and develop their volunteers
This will be an uplifting occasion to celebrate the impact volunteers make in our community. Award winners in different categories will make short presentations about their work and awards and certificates will be presented.
Over 120 nominations have now been judged and winners chosen. Nominations were received in the following six categories:
Transformed Volunteer Award
- For volunteers who have made a big contribution whist at the same time overcoming obstacles such as disability, health, poverty, exclusion and for whom volunteering has had a major effect on their own personal development
Volunteer Impact Award
- For volunteers who have personally made an outstanding impact on the project/organization they have been working for
Volunteer Group Award
- For groups or teams of volunteers that have worked together to deliver an outstanding project or make a major impact through their work
Long Serving Volunteer Award
- For volunteers that have contributed outstanding long and devoted service to an organization for over five years
Youth Volunteer Award
- For 16-25 year old volunteers who have made an outstanding contribution to volunteering in terms of time and commitment
Organisation Award
- For organisations that have excelled in volunteer best practice, have created a range of interesting volunteering opportunities, and provided positive experiences to volunteers
Commenting on the forthcoming event, Volunteer Centre Westminster's Chief Executive, Gareth Owen, said: " This will be a special event for everyone involved. Recognising the work of so many wonderful volunteers is a real privilege. We are extremely grateful the The Landmark London Hotel for providing us with such a marvelous venue to deliver the event this year."
Information about Volunteer Centre Westminster can be found at www.volunteer.co.uk


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A clean up company started evaluating a Plum Creek neighborhood home Monday morning after it was condemned when Castle Rock police officers found explosive devices inside on Halloween.
Professional decontamination is required before the residents are allowed to move back.
Environmental Testing Company based in Parker is doing an initial assessment before a hazardous material company will remove the chemicals.
PREVIOUS STORY: Castle Rock home with explosive devices condemned
PREVIOUS STORY: Evacuees get to go home after explosives found in Castle Rock home detonated
Unknown chemicals in the home on West Prestwick Way were found in glass beakers and jugs. Firefighters said combined, they could be deadly.
When it comes to clean up, hiring the company and paying for the work is the responsibility of the homeowner. When that is completed and approved by the fire department, the family will be able to move back.
The cost could go as high as $10,000.
Since firefighters and clean-up crews don't know what the chemicals are, everything needs to be tested, logged, decontaminated and throw away at a hazardous waste landfill. That could take anywhere from one to four weeks.


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If you haven't seen in other posts of mine in the past, my dad passed away almost 5 years ago. I learned A LOT from him. I looked up to him without ever letting him know how much I really did. He taught me so much about being a good person and how important a […]
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The diagrams shows the curve , which crosses the at the points , and .
(i) The tangents to the curve at the points A and B meet at the point C. Find the coordinates of C.
(ii) Show by integration that the area of the shaded region is the same as the area of the shaded region .
I can't see the point on the graph!


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Allie Fox is going to re-create the world. Abominating the cops, crooks, junkies and scavengers of modern America, he abandons civilization and takes the family to live in the Honduran jungle. There his tortured, messianic genius keeps them alive, his hoarse tirades harrying them through a diseased and dirty Eden towards unimaginable darkness.
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"Poor predicable plot"
Well written but plot very poor and predictable I could t recommend unless you just enjoy Paul Theroux
"Dreadful in every sense of the word."
Unlikely. This book is a painful look into family dynamics that would break most of us.
For anyone who has personally experienced verbal battery, this book will be instantly recognizable. My continuing thought was "Mom, how can you stay allow this to continue?" Which, of course, is always the question.
I rate this book as 5 only because of its power - not because it is "good". It is very like being in a continuous train wreck, bruised and bloody.. Or like having a 707 go down in your neighborhood in a ball of fire, and being unable to do anything but watch in horror..
"Gripping story and travelogue"
I didn't think I could stand Allie for the length of the book; his character's brillance didn't make up for his insuffrable nature. Theroux, telling the book from the POV of Charley, made me sympathetic. The insight into a man teetering on the edge of obession and madness was intriguing and perspicacious; describing "Fatboy" as a reflection of Allie's mind was a great metaphor. You can understand how a man, held in check by our society, goes off into the wild and follows his instincts to the inevitable consequences. It was also a gripping story that raised valid issues about America and our values. And a great travel story as well - well researched and I could feel the country. It played into my fantasies of "what would I do if stranded on a desert island."
"a vey good book."
i never read the print version but think i saw the movie.
the characters were so well developed. allie reminded me of an exagerated archie bunker but he was still believable. it was an unusual setting.
yes he is consistantly good!
allie's wife. i would like to know why she stayed married to such a egotistical,crazy, offensive man--even tho he was a genius.
i will read this book many times! it was so good i read it in two days.
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I originally began each chapter of DEAD PEOPLE with excerpts from a book Cassie was writing on her experiences as a ghost therapist or with verses from Luke's songs. On my last revision, I decided they slowed the pace of the book. When I told my three critique partners what I'd done, they were dismayed and told me they loved the beginnings.
I'm convinced I made the right decision, but decided to put the excerpts on my website. So here they are:


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South America has emerged as a region of considerable economic significance. Most South American countries introduced market-oriented reforms and began reducing tariff levels during the 1990s. This reform process has led to improved levels of economic growth and with it has come an array of business opportunities.
Traditionally Australia has looked to the north for export markets and has given very little consideration to looking eastward. The development of the economies of South America means there is great scope for Australia and South America to expand their trade and investment partnership.
The first focus on South America as a region of considerable potential for Australia came with a report to the Federal Parliament by the Senate Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade in 1992. In the intervening eight years, while Australia's trade and investment relationship has grown with South America, it has not been a high priority.
The Hon Tim Fischer, MP, in his capacity as Minister for Trade, profiled the importance of South America and the business opportunities available there for Australian exporters. In his reference to the Joint Committee he noted the success of Australian exporters and their contribution to Australia's strong economic performance, and was particularly interested in the opportunities that South America represents for Australian exporters in the longer term.
In the first Trade Outcomes and Objectives Statement, tabled in 1997 (TOOS'97), the Government identified Chile and the Mercosur1 countries as important emerging markets for Australia. This importance continues today in spite of some difficult world economic conditions such as the Asian and Russian economic crises in 1997-1998 and Brazil's financial difficulties in 19981999.
Peru has been identified, in TOOS 2000, as another emerging South American market that has considerable potential for Australian exporters in the medium term.
The development of direct air links between South America and Australia in November 1998 has provided both the means and the catalyst for developing and improving the business linkages.
Time is of the essence. Eight years have passed since the bell was rung in relation to South America, and Australia's competitors, including New Zealand, are well and truly in the market making money. There is little time left for Australian business to gain valuable market access.
The Committee calls on Australian business to look at this dynamic and developing market and on the Government to increase its commitment to work with business to best position Australia to take full advantage of the opportunities in the region.
Hon G D Prosser, MP
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1. Common Market of the Southern Cone comprising Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Bolivia and Chile are associate members.
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Breenguide Rope Styles
Completely terminated wire ropes with top and bottom spacers. Types F1,F2, and F3 are designed for different load cases and available for different wall clearances.
- Training structure tailored to your dimensions. The stainless steel angle section can be supplied with all mounting holds. The scope of the product covers various cases.
- Training structure tailored to your dimensions. The top and bottom mounting sections can be inclined at any angle(under a pitched roof, for example). Wall clearances and loads variable.
- The training structure consist of two spacers for the beginning and end of the wire as well as of deflectors


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Colorfabb filament is a unique compound of PLA and PHA. The PHA ensures that the filament is less brittle and tougher than pure PLA. Colorfabb is designed to have very good adhesion between layers.
- A premium quality filament made from 100% organic biopolyesters
- Soft touch PLA/PHA compound with extended elongation
- Each spool contains a minimum 750 grams of filament
- Effective diameter 1.75 mm +/- 0.05 2.85mm +/- 0.10
- Extruding temperature 210 - 220 degrees C
Tips & Tricks for printing with PLA
The printing temperature guideline for printing with our PLA filament is approximately 210°C. As each desktop 3D printer has its own unique characteristics, you might need to tweak around with your temperature settings a bit to get the best results. To obtain optimal results for your prints you need to take into account variables like your 3D printer's nozzle diameter, your printing speed settings, and layer height.
PLA has much less tendency to warp compared to ABS. Therefore it can be printed both with and without a heated print bed. However, if your desktop 3D printer does have a heated print bed it is recommended to set your print bed temperature to approximately 40° to 50° C.
A good first layer adhesion is of the utmost importance in obtaining the best results for your prints. There are several tricks to get the first layer of your PLA print to stick better to the print bed of your 3D printer.
- Blue Masking Tape. PLA prints usually stick really well to blue masking tape. When preparing the print bed it is better to have tiny gaps between your strokes of masking tape, rather than having overlaps. Overlaps of smaller pieces of tape may cause difficulties later on during the print process.
- Coat your print bed with hairspray. Like ABS, PLA has a tendency to stick really well to extra strong hairsprays.
- Use polyimide tape (Kapton). PLA prints usually stick better to polyimide tape than to the print bed. When preparing the print bed it is better to have small gaps between your strokes of tape, rather than having overlaps. Overlaps of smaller pieces of tape may cause difficulties later on during the print process.
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Delano Corner (Square)
The poolside Delano Square Corner combines practicality, comfort and affordability in an upholstery fabric seating set that is both durable and easy to maintain.
- This item is Made-to-Order. Custom Sizes Available Upon Request.
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- Depth: 34″
- Width: 34″
- Height: 27″
- Cushion Thickness: 5″
- Seat Depth: 28″
- Seat Width: 28″
- Seat Height: 16″
- Weight: 37 lbs
- Note: Dimensions may vary by up to an inch. Weights are an approximation for reference only.
- Frame: Powder Coated Aluminum;
- Cushions: Upholstery Fabric (Sunbrella® or C.O.M) & Foam;
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It's on a stretch of Collins Avenue a mile or so north of the restaurants, bars and shops of South Beach, so you will need a car (or the patience to use the $2 each-way local buses and $10-$15 cabs). It's on a good stretch of beach so it's a good choice for families that might not want to go out every day.
Modern and huge, the rooms are the big attraction of the Grand Beach. Even a standard, one-bedroom suite has two separate living areas, two full bathrooms, two flat-screen TVs and plenty of luggage space. Corner two bedroom suites are like apartments, space that would cost hundreds of dollars more per night in the high-end hotels close by. It's one of few hotels in town that still provides rooms for smokers.
Public areas
The lobby's like the rest of the hotel, clean, open and spacious, and has AppleMacs for free internet surfing and a check-in computer that allows you to print boarding passes for most airlines. There's a small bar in the lobby, so you need never be far from a cocktail.
Eating and drinking
The hotel has only one restaurant, Chez Gaston, which can get a little crowded, particularly at breakfast when buffet queues are lengthy. There are plans to improve the layout later in the year. There are three bars, with the Sunset Lounge on the seventh-floor pool deck the quietest and most relaxing.
Leisure facilities
The Grand Beach boasts three pools, with two mirroring each other on a spacious deck just in front of the beach. Each has its own Jacuzzi. The third "tranquility" pool is a rooftop, adults-only affair and is therefore much quieter. There's no spa, and the fitness room, while spacious, feels a bit isolated and stark, with a well-worn carpet (something the managers assure me is in hand).
This can be patchy, especially the parking valet service, which is woefully slow.
Who stays there
Families and couples, usually staying longer than just a couple of nights.
Price advice
Beach chairs (grab them early) are an extra $10. There is free internet wi-fi throughout the hotel.
- Business Centre
- Fitness Centre
- High-Speed Internet
- Parking
- Pets Allowed
- Restaurant
- Room Service
- Swimming Pool
Recommended for
- Couples
- Families with teenagers
- Families with younger children
- First-time travellers
- Mature travellers
- Great views / scenery
- Relaxation
- Special occasions
- Chilling out
Pros & Cons
- Modern building and facilities
- Family friendly
- Massive rooms
- Pool area gets noisy and crowded
- Resort-like feel
- Single restaurant


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Members of the World Intellectual Property Organization's Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) met recently to engage in a text-based negotiation on an international instrument relating to the protection of Traditional Knowledge (TK). When compared to reports of WIPO's February meeting on genetic resources, discussions at the most recent IGC session (16-20 April) went relatively smoothly. However, some observers remain sceptical over how much progress has actually been made on the proper legal protection for TK over the past ten years of discussions.
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Snapshots of Innovation: Travels With Chen (After Steinbeck's Travels with Charley)
One of my favorite books in high school was John Steinbeck's Travels With Charley, his account of his road trip around the U. S., late in his career, accompanied only by his French poodle Charley. Not having traveled much as a boy beyond my home state of Illinois, into Wisconsin and Indiana, I was mesmerized by his stories of the vastness and diversity of our country.
I've been on the road much of the fall, giving talks related to my Education Nation book. So I'll follow in Steinbeck's footsteps and tell you what I'm seeing and hearing. To start, I'm amazed at the range of initiatives, organizations, and local leaders banding together to reinvent our school system. Innovations such as distance learning, 1:1 personal computing programs, and project-based learning are continuing to gain ground and supplant the old system.
America's Best Idea
Many of you will recall Ken Burns and Dayton Duncan's marvelous series on the history of the National Parks, named after Wallace Stegner's phrase, "America's Best Idea." Our public parks, libraries, and schools are unique, complementary institutions in our democracy. Together with public broadcasting, I refer to these four systems as the cornerstones of the American nation. Yet all of them are severely underfunded for their missions and the value they create for our society.
In September, I participated in the first meeting of the new National Park Service Advisory Board, a group of 12 distinguished citizens appointed by Interior Secretary Ken Salazar to serve as advisors and sounding boards to the NPS. The committee is chaired by former Alaska Governor Tony Knowles. Secretary Salazer and NPS director Jon Jarvis addressed the group and spoke of this pivotal moment in the history of the Parks and the need to reinvent the National Park system as it approaches its second century in 2016.
Based on last year's recommendations of the National Parks Second Century Commission, on which a number of us also served, the NPS is implementing a number of groundbreaking changes. These include a greatly elevated and more visible education mission, to help students understand our nation's most significant places -- environmentally and historically. There are 392 National Park sites in our country, from Yosemite, Yellowstone, and the Everglades to Civil War battlefields, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, and the laboratory and home of Thomas Edison. The Flight 93 National Memorial is one of the newest additions this system. Our goal is to use these places to provide authentic learning experiences for American students and our millions of international visitors, both in person and online. Already, many NPS sites offer videoconferences and virtual field trips to students.
Edutopia has covered a number of partnerships between schools and National Park sites, such as how the Ferryway School in Malden, Massachusetts incorporated a trip to the Saugus Iron Works to help students design their own waterwheels. Just search on "National Parks" in the Edutopia search bar to see the wealth of Edutopia's coverage, including how students at the Crissy Field Center, part of the Golden Gate National Parks, studied the effects of an oil spill in the San Francisco Bay here in my home town.
I'd be interested in hearing from Edutopia users on projects you have done with students using National Park curricula, field trips, online content, or virtual field trips. Have you incorporated NPS web content into classroom lessons or taken students on a trip to a National Park site? Have your students had a chance to learn from National Park Rangers? Just add a comment below.
Innovations in Ohio
On that trip, I stopped in Columbus to speak to a group of three Ohio districts who are part of a Next Generation Learning project, supported by the Stupski Foundation here in the Bay Area, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the Ohio Department of Education. The Cincinnati, Upper Arlington, and Orange City school districts are building on new approaches already in place to expand 21st Century assessments, technology use, and learning time and places, precisely the "edges of innovation" I discuss in Education Nation.
Improving assessments for classroom, district, and national accountability is the most important change we can make, among all of the proposals for reinventing schools. As we all have learned the hard way, what gets tested is what gets taught. When assessments are narrow and based on memorization of facts, the curriculum narrows to focus on memorization. How are you designing new assessments to measure deeper learning? Can these assessments be shared to compare across classrooms and schools and improve teaching and learning?


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Victoria's Secret model Erin Heatherton (real name Erin Bubley) has listed her apartment at 1 Morton Square for $2.85 million, according to StreetEasy records.
Her decision to list comes shortly after her neighbors filed a lawsuit against her in July, for allegedly "allowing unreasonable levels of noise and bass vibrations to emanate from the Unit into the Condominium's common areas and adjacent units late at night and into the early morning hours." The condo board was asking for $16,000 worth of fines as well as attorney's fees.
Heatherton's reps have not yet returned request for comment on this article. She had previously told the Post that the allegations were "not true." According to court records, it does not appear that she has filed any response to the condo board's lawsuit.
Heatherton purchased the unit in 2012 for almost $1.8 million. The current listing is brief, but from the photos, it looks like the unit has good lighting and views, exposed beams and a pretty full closet. The 1,345-square-foot condo has two bedrooms and two and a half bathrooms.


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