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Microsoft Windows 8 has an unlikely enthusiast -- the SunGard product manager for a back office application.
Richard Chapman, director of product management operations at SunGard, said the combination of touch and keyboard, and the ability to expand and shrink data on the screen with a swipe of a finger, significantly improves back office speed.
Demonstrating on a sleek Intel Ultrabook (apparently distributed only to a few Intel partners) he showed how a user of SunGard's IntelliMatch reconciliation application can expand and contract stacks of figures in a fraction of a second on the touchscreen -- much faster than using a mouse or working with the keyboard to retrieve records and work with them.
SunGard plans to run some benchmarking to compare the Windows 8 device to regular desktops but Chapman, speaking at the SWIFT Sibos international banking conference in Osaka this week, seemed confident the Windows 8 device would win.
That's something of a surprise for him. In the course of revamping its reconciliation application -- used to check financial records in banks to spot any transactions where the numbers don't match -- SunGard took note of the fast growing popularity of Apple iPads. It began designing a light-weight IntelliMatch application for the Apple tablet so bank users could check on operations even while they were out away from their desks in meetings, where many senior users spend most of their days.
"We decided to build an iPad app even though it doesn't have Excel and PowerPoint and security protocols."
Six months later Microsoft, a long-time partner, came to SunGard to talk about Windows 8. The Microsoft people described it as a powerful hybrid operating system that could operate as a desktop and a tablet. Then Intel, which has worked closely with SunGard on making some of its risk software run in parallel to analyze millions of records, approached to talk about the processing power of the devices it was designing for the new operating system. Reconciliation customers were growing volumes as they consolidated their systems and added complex instruments like derivatives -- they were hitting 50 million records an hour -- so SunGard was interested.
Chapman and SunGard CTO Don Tyson flew to Mumbai to work with Fractal Ink, Microsoft's design part for the graphical user interface for Windows 8's independent tiles. While users are working on an application on one or more tiles, other tiles can continue to receive data in real-time and update continuously -- a useful feature in finance.
"We didn't know anything about Windows 8, but with Fractal Ink we started with a blank sheet." Chapman and Tyson explained how their application works and Fractal Ink developers showed how it could be displayed on the tablet.
"I haven't had so much fun with a development group in years," said Chapman. "I would get up and talk to them and explain what a reconciliations person needs, like alerts when thresholds are reached and how they could be tracking 30 to 50 reconciliation environments at once, and they came up with a whole load of screen designs."
SunGard took the designs to clients and went through some iterations. Then then the development teams from the financial software company and the Indian design team built it -- in six months.
"We already had all the APIs and the underlying engine."
SunGard had tried to work with Apple -- it has designed wealth management tools for financial advisors to use on the iPad -- but it couldn't get through to anyone in the development group there.
Unlike the iPad, which would be a useful monitor but couldn't connect to the Microsoft-based back office applications, Windows 8 not only lets executives monitor what is happening, they can intervene, sign off on approvals, see summaries and drill down for more detail wherever they have a way to access the corporate network.
"If I am a manager and I see the wheels are falling off in payments, I want to be able to respond," said Chapman. For much of the development cycle, he thought of the Windows 8 app as a management tool. Then the realization hit -- this could be a valuable tool for clerks.
"I saw how easy it was to run through data. Typing and tapping is much faster that using a mouse or touchpad -- it is incredibly fast. We have all sorts of capabilities in this that we wouldn't have thought about as minimizing the amount of typing required. If I want to filter or collapse records and hit match, it is done in a fraction of a second."
"You can move through data faster than with any other device. While we had ruled out aiming this at clerks because of the cost of the tablets, now we think this could be a game changer for the back office."
Chapman said that Microsoft people are genuinely passionate about this new product -- not "passionate" in the hollow way Microsoft has long talked about its products in its lame marketing. Microsoft staff also realize that this may be the company's last chance to make a claim for the cool crown which Apple decisively took away several years ago.
Soon some clerks working in back offices could have the sleekest computers in the bank.


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Wider than the childlike gap between Jose Berrios' two front teeth was the giddy grin Minnesota's flame-throwing pitching prospect flashed Sunday before, during and after the All-Star Futures Game at Target Field.
"This is big for me — a once in a lifetime experience," said Berrios, 20. "I am blessed. Another day to play baseball and have fun."
Starting for the World team in the annual minor-league showcase, the Twins' 2012 first-round draft choice blazed through the three batters he faced during a perfect first inning of a 3-2 U.S. victory.
Berrios threw 12 pitches, nine of them strikes, and blew away lead-off hitter Michael Taylor of the Washington Nationals. His fastball ranged from 94-96 mph and his curveball topped out at 86.
"He's really good," said Jorge Alfaro, the Texas Rangers prospect who caught Berrios' inning. "His fastball is alive. It's in the zone all the time. His curveball is fast; sharp break. And that change-up was awesome."
It has been a rapid ascension so far for Berrios, the Twins' 2012 first-round draft choice. The 20-year-old played high school shortstop in Puerto Rico before shifting to pitcher to enhance his draft status.
He is quickly learning the art. Berrios mowed down the opposition this season for the Class A Fort Myers Miracle in the Florida State League.
He posted a 9-3 record and 1.96 earned-run average, with 109 strikeouts against just 23 walks in 16 starts before earning a promotion earlier this month to Double-A New Britain.
"Yeah, strikes and getting my outs. Fun for me," he said in broken English.
Berrios, however, was humbled July 9 in his first Double-A start for the Rock Cats. New Hampshire tagged him for five runs and three hits, including a pair of home runs, although he still struck out four.
"First start, you know?" he said. "I keep doing my work every day. I got it."
The question facing Berrios is when might he make Target Field his permanent home.
"Maybe next year? Whenever I'm ready," he said.
The 6-foot, 187-pound right-hander is the Twins' No. 5-ranked prospect, according to Baseball America.
Berrios became the highest-ranked Puerto Rican pitcher drafted when Minnesota selected him 32nd overall in the 2012 supplemental draft.
He clearly enjoyed his debut on the big-league stage, tipping his cap to the crowd on his way to the dugout following his outing.
"It's awesome. Big (stadium)," he said. "A lot of fun."

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A study published in the journal Proceedings of the Royal Society B has concluded that the Onthophagus taurus, a type of horned dung beetle, is the strongest insect in the world.
The beetle can pull as much as 1,141 times the weight of its body. A 150-pound person with the same power to weight ratio could heft six double-decker buses.
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Aston Martin has recently announced its plans to introduce the Vantage GT and the DB9 Carbon Edition to the 2014 New York Auto Show.
Aston Martin is getting ready for the 2014th edition of the New York Auto Show with two models, the Vantage GT and the DB9 Carbon Edition. The Vantage GT is basically a renamed version of the Vantage N430 which made its debut last month, during the 2014 Geneva Motor Show and it will become available in two body styles, coupe and roadster.
"Aston Martin is unveiling two exclusive new special editions for North American markets at the 84th New York International Auto Show this week", as the carmaker is saying in its official press release.
The Aston Martin Vantage GT has clear taillights, black accents, graphite painted diamond turned alloy wheels, sport seats and some other tweaks, including the sports exhaust system or the competition derived braking system. Power is coming from a 4.7 liter V8 engine, rated at 430 HP (320 kW), enough for a 4.6s sprint from 0 to 60 mph (96 km/h) and a top speed of 190 mph (305 km/h).
Prices for this model start at 99,900 USD and sales will begin in the third quarter of this year. The DB9 Carbon Edition has received the 10-spoke diamond turned alloy wheels, some taillight infills, carbon fiber side strakes, red finished brake calipers, which can also be ordered in black, grey or yellow and some other tweaks.


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Baseball Team Now One Game Ahead
Kramer Champlin pitched his way into the record books with the first no hitter in Western Nevada College's four-year baseball history, a 1-0 victory over College of Southern Idaho Friday. Western took three of four games from the Golden Eagles and maintained a one game lead over College of Southern Nevada with eight games to play.
Western hosts Salt Lake Community College this weekend before it wraps up the regular season against Colorado Northwestern Community College in Rangely on May 1 and 2.
Western hopes to win the regular season championship and play host to the Scenic West Athletic Conference post-season tournament that begins Wednesday, May 6.
Champlin has been Coach DJ Whittemore's ace in the bullpen all season, pitching 29.1 innings of relief. But when Jordan Lewis was unable to start on Friday, the freshman took on a new role as starter, striking out six, walking three, and hitting one batter.
It took great pitching and excellent fielding to beat Southern Idaho. The only scoring was a solo shot by Western catcher Jerome Pena in the fifth inning.
The second game saw Western take the lead in the first inning and never look back as Travis Feiner and Mike Long had RBI hits. Pena scored on an error in the fourth and Western broke the game open in the sixth and seventh, scoring three runs in each inning.
Feiner again hurt the Golden Eagles with a double that scored three after an error and two walks put men on board. In the seventh, Jay Skilton and Daniel Zylstra singled and Mike Stiles doubled, bringing in two. Lance Ray then singled, scoring Stiles.
Western pitching ace Josh Moody gave up only three hits and one run in 5.1 innings, for his third win against no losses. Kyle Starratt pitched 1.2 inning of relief.
In Saturday's first game, Western put the ball in play but could only push across one run in the final inning as CSI won 5-1. Western had five hits in the seven-inning contest. David Carroll took the loss, pitching 5.2 innings, with Jeff Barto hurling 1.1 innings in relief.
Western prevailed in the second game when Brian Barnett, the conference's 2008 Player of the Year, hit a walk-off RBI single in the bottom of the seventh to win the game 3-2. Barnett is leading the conference with 29 RBI and has a .348 batting average.
Feiner continued his hot hitting Saturday with a single in the first inning that scored two. CSI scored single runs in the third and seventh while Western's bats were silent until Barnett's hit that scored Skilton.
Kyle Starratt won the game with 2.1 innings of relief. Starter Jordan Lewis went 4.2 innings. Each pitcher gave up four hits and one run.
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What does it take to get this kid some help?
He ran away tonight. FINALLY found out where he was. At some kid's house I have NEVER heard of, who I have never had interaction with, etc. So I didn't know what to do, called the police and asked if I should go over there to get him (not knowing the parents or able to find a working phone number) or if I needed an escort. They said they would have an officer call back. Dispatch called said a cop would be waiting on us. Get there, MISCOMMUNICATION on the dispatcher's side and I got CHEWED OUT! They said I should just go over there and get him and not waste his time! That was the reason I called! I didn't call 911 I called nonemergency!
So I pick him up and get him home. Dad starts trying to talk to him, explains that you can't do that, blah blah blah and he throws himself on the floor screaming. Literally THROWS himself. Bloodied his head up pretty good. Get him calmed down, cleaned up, I send dad out of the room to calm down and I sit down at the kitchen table (he's sitting on the floor) and try to talk to him. What did I say to trigger it? Oh yeah I told him selfpity was the most useless emotion and he said no love was. I asked him why love was and he said "where did it ever get me". So I asked him to explain that and he bloodied his head up again. Has scratches on his neck/shoulder from where I was trying to keep his head from hitting the floor. While he screamed for me to kill him.
That's it. 911. Cops come, but because he didn't say HE was going to kill himself only that he wanted ME to do it, they couldn't commit him forcibly. EMS show up. Cops hoped he needed stitches to get him INTO the hospital so they would keep him. Nope, don't need stitches. Finally says he will go to the hospital, no one has beds and they all told me that if he wasn't suicidal then they wouldn't take him anyways and since both cop and ems were here and didn't transport him they wouldn't take him because he wasn't suicidal.
WTF does it take to get this kid some help?????
I'm to the point of a 72 hour vacation
Are there other hospitals around you? If so, I'm sorry but it's gotten to the point where I would tell them that he's suicidal in order to get some help. Or if there were no hospitals - I would keep calling this hospital and telling them that he's a danger to himself. It's not lying because it has gotten to that point.
Oh wow! My heart goes out to you. He definitely needs help. Maybe a guidance counselor at school has the answer. They know ways of getting children help before they do something. The police and EMS are only useful after they do something wrong. Good luck and big hugs!!!
I am so sorry this is happening to you. I wish I had some advice or cure for you. I will keep you in my prayers momma. Huge hugs.
I'm so sorry you are going through this. Can't you get him in under a voluntary commitment? Can you get his therapisy on board with getting him committed for at least 72 hours?
Maybe you can contact his doctor and/or therapist and they can have him admitted?
I am so sorry! Hang in there.
Wow, you would have thought seeing the blood, scratches, etc that the police would help you get him admitted to at least an overnight phych hospital. He's a danger to himself, he needs help if he is saying 'just kill him'. Couldn't you have gone to the emergency room & they could have admitted him? Hope you get help for him soon. Sure feel bad for you and him.


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We start where the last season left off - '''north of the wall''', Sam and a ton load of zombies. Or at least one zombie, who does its best to finish off Sam before a now ''huge'' Ghost steps in to savage it. And then Jeor Mormont sets it on fire. Yes, Mormont's still alive, and so are at least a few of the Night's Watch. And they're all very disappointed in Sam, since he failed to send the ravens for help.
After the opening credits, we follow Jon Snow into '''the Wildling camp''', where he gets stones thrown at him by small children and also gets to see his very first (and extremely well rendered) giant, before being taken to see Mance Rayder, the King beyond the Wall. After a case of mistaken identity, Mance flat out asks Jon why he wants to join the Wildlings, and scoffs when Jon claims he wants to be free. "I think you want to be a hero," he retorts, and demands the real reason. Jon reveals what he saw Craster doing to his new born son all the way back last season - and what took the baby. [[BrokenPedestal And what Mormont's reaction was.]] "Thousands of years ago, the First Men battled the White Walkers and defeated them. I want to fight for the side that fights for the ''living''." This seems to be good enough for Mance - for now, at least.
We move quickly to '''King's Landing''', where Bronn is doing the nasty with a prostitute. Or trying to, anyway, since Tyrion's squire Podrick summons him to their employer's sick room, where Tyrion is at present entertaining Cersei. Reluctantly. ''Very'' reluctantly. He probably wouldn't have let her in at all if he didn't have the axe to hand. "They said you lost your nose, but it's not as gruesome as all that," Cersei jibes, but she's not here to insult Tyrion. (Much.) She wants to know what he's going to say about her and Joffrey when he meets with Lord Tywin - which is actually a very sensible thing to be worried about, considering Tyrion's sitting on the knowledge of a whole lot of stupid and idiotic things that mother and son have done in the past.
Still, Tyrion plays dumb and (after a light interlude with Bronn in which the subject of pay is much discussed) we find out that he wasn't planning to blab to their father about the utter failures that Cersei and Joffrey are. Although the Lannister patriarch might have refused to believe him anyway; as you'll see, Tywin -- rather frustratingly -- has something of a blind spot when it comes to his children. Tyrion wants Casterly Rock, which should be his by rights, Jaime being a member of the Kingsguard and unable to inherit property or titles (as well as currently being captive/missing/who knows where) and Cersei, [[HeirClubForMen having a vagina as she does, inherits after all her brothers]].
What follows is rather distressing, and taken almost word for word from the book. Suffice it to say that Tywin hates Tyrion, highly resents the fact that his family's sigil is dishonored by a waddling dwarf - did we mention that Tyrion's mother died giving birth to him? We did? Well, we'll mention it again; Tywin certainly seems to have fixated on it. And he threatens to hang the next whore he finds in Tyrion's bed.
[[SarcasmMode What a great fath]]--no, no, even the sarcasm doesn't make it better.
Meanwhile, down at the docks, Sansa is trying to amuse herself by making romantic guesses at the destinations of the ships out on the ocean. Shae isn't really interested in the game, and is saved from further imagination when along comes Petyr Baelish to talk to Sansa. While he takes her aside and assures her he's looking for a way out for her - as well as letting slip that Arya's alive, although lying that he knows where she is - Ros, now his right hand woman (and Varys's spy - remember last season's finale?) comments to Shae on how they've both come up in the world. Shae's reaction is rather 'Yeah? Your point?'ish, but she softens when Ros tells her to watch out for Sansa. "Watch out for her with ''him''," Ros adds, knowing very well by now what sort of man Littlefinger is. Brrrrr.
We cut to - Davos, who somehow managed to survive that palaver in the Battle of Blackwater and finds himself on a rock in '''Blackwater Bay'''. He is picked up by a passing ship that just so happens to to captained by his old friend, Salladhor Saan. Saan commiserates with Davos over the loss of Matthos, his son, but Davos isn't going to take this quietly. He manages to convince Saan to take him to Dragonstone, although the pirate doesn't think that's a ''great'' idea. Melisandre appears to have moved from burning wooden statues to flesh and blood people - Stannis's enemies are being burned alive.
Still, this knowledge doesn't put Davos off from pulling a knife on her when she taunts him upon his return. This forces Stannis, who's clearly glad to see Davos alive but isn't really capable of showing it, to have him arrested.
Robb and his forces march upon '''Harrenhal''', which is looking even worse than when we last saw it. That probably has something to do with the dead Northmen littered all over the place, courtesy of Gregor Clegane. Robb, who clearly still hasn't forgiven Catelyn for the whole 'Freeing the Kingslayer' stunt, is quick to find another cell for her. Lord Karstark is also resentful, but Roose Bolton assures him that the Kingslayer won't be free for long - he's sent someone after him. Ominous.
Still, in the midst of death there is life, and Robb and Talisa happen upon one still living person amidst the massacre - a maester called Qyburn, who knows he should be happy to be alive but just can't manage it. Hardly surprising, really.
Joffrey, riding in his palanquin through the streets of '''King's Landing''' and on the way to the Great Sept, happens to see his betrothed Margaery Tyrell getting out of her own mode of transport. Margaery's off to meet the smallfolk, particularly to visit an orphanage. The populace are clearly warming to a future queen whose family is providing them with food, and who appears to be taking a genuine interest in them. As opposed to Cersei, who still doesn't dare go into the city without armed guards, and who's getting worried about Margaery's charitable work, and how Joffrey seems to approve of her.
Then, it's the moment you've all been waiting for... ''dragons!'' Yes, Daenerys, her three babies and Jorah are ''back'', and currently '''on route to Astapor''' to purchase a slave army to invade and conquer Westeros. While the idea is sound, the actual reality of a slave army trained from infancy to be brutal killing machines incapable of feeling pain is...rather unnerving.
Especially when the slaver touting the wares slices the nipple off one of the Unsullied, without so much as a quiver. ''Eeesh.''
After an amusing discussion between Dany and the slaver with several things lost in translation... maybe, Dany and Jorah argue about the morality of owning a slave army, when a little child, on a mission from the warlocks of Qarth, attempts to assassinate Dany. An attempt which is promptly foiled by a certain gentleman in a cloak, who quickly reveals himself to be...
...Barristan Selmy, who is also ''back,'' and ready to serve Dany in taking back the Seven Kingdoms.
!! Tropes in this episode:
* AdaptedOut:
** So far, the fate of popular book character [[BoisterousBruiser Strong Belwas]]. WordOfGod states he won't show up in the future, either.
** Stannis's daughter Shireen and Robert's son Edric don't show up on Dragonstone. Shireen will show up later in the season, [[spoiler: but apparently Edric's storyline has somehow been merged into Gendry's.]]
* AskAStupidQuestion: An InUniverse version -- Tywin is incredulous that Tyrion would ask why he'd refuse him Casterly Rock.
* BerserkButton: Tywin is ''vigorously'' opposed to Tyrion inheriting Casterly Rock, the seat of power of the Lannister house.
** Also, Davos does does not like being reminded of his only son's death in the wildfire at Blackwater.
* BreastPlate: Cersei wears one to dinner with Joffrey and the Tyrells. Margaery says [[StealthInsult she's never seen anything like it]].
* BrotherSisterTeam: Unlike Cersei and Joffrey's barely concealed discord in "Valar Dohaeris," the Tyrell siblings are very much in sync during the dinner conversation.
* TheBusCameBack: Ser Barristan still has plenty of boldness in him.
* CanonForeigner: There's no Ser Jaremy Mallister in the books. Likewise, there's no little warlock assassin girl.
** Said warlock assassin girl is a RuleOfCool stand-in for the Sorrowful Man that is in that role in the books. Likely the producers thought a man who apologizes after handing over a disguised scorpion wasn't nearly as impressive as a CreepyChild who can vanish and reappear like magic.
* CliffhangerCopout: That massive army of White Walkers and wights from the end of last season apparently just wandered off by the time this one starts. Or, at the very least, we [[BattleDiscretionShot don't see the battle]] -- we only hear the sounds of battle for a few moments at the start of the episode, and when we see the men of the Night's Watch there are less than last season and the survivors are all bloodied.
* CompositeCharacter:
** The little warlock assassin girl takes the place of a member of the Sorrowful Men hired by the surviving warlocks.
** Rast takes over for both Chett (Maester Aemon's former steward, who's pissed at Sam for taking his cushy job) and Small Paul (a [[GentleGiant very large]] and slow-witted steward who carries Sam when he falls during the retreat).
* ContinuityNod: In the opening credits the clockwork model of Winterfell is shown as a burnt-out ruin, like Harrenhall.
* ConvenientlyTimedAttackFromBehind: Ghost and then the Old Bear saving Sam's life.
* CreepyChild[=/=]DeliberatelyCuteChild: The Warlocks of Qarth send a little girl who hisses like a snake - and has blue lips like them - to kill Dany.
* DoomedNewClothes: A variation, in which Margaery drags the hem and sash of her beautiful silk dress through the mud -- but she knows full well what she's doing, and is deliberately trying to make a point.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: Joffrey seems genuinely baffled by Margaery's charity work, to the point that he hesitates before saying the utterly alien word "charitable".
* IJustWantToBeFree: Jon's first explanation for wanting to join the Wildlings.
* IfIWantedYouDead: Tyrion looks through the peephole in his door and sees his sister with two of her bodyguards outside. He's reluctant to let her in, given that another of her bodyguards tried to murder him during a recent battle.
-->'''Cersei:''' If I wanted to kill you, do you think I'd let a wooden door stop me?
* InTheHood: Barristan Selmy
* IResembleThatRemark: Meryn Trant denounces Bronn as an up-jumped cutthroat.
-->'''Bronn:''' That's ''exactly'' who I am.
* KickTheDog: Tywin Lannister gets his moment when Tyrion asks for the right to Casterly Rock[[note]]Tyrion is completely in the right, by the way - due to Cersei being a woman and Jaime a brother of the Kingsguard, Tyrion ''is'' Tywin's heir[[/note]].
** Melisandre practically drop-punts poor Davos, basically telling him that it's his fault his son is dead because he told Stannis not to take Melisandre to battle--she claims that she could have stopped the wildfire and saved Matthos. What makes this worse is that she probably set the whole thing up as a BatmanGambit to make Stannis more dependent on her and less trusting in Davos' counsel.
* MaternalDeathBlameTheChild: As with Cersei, Tywin also blames Tyrion for his mother's death, and this fact alone is enough to disown him as his heir.
* MeaningfulLook: Margaery and Loras share one after witnessing Cersei and Joffrey's snarky exchange. The Tyrell siblings, who are ThickerThanWater and work as a BrotherSisterTeam, are surprised that mother and son have used veiled insults against each other in front of their future in-laws.
* MomentKiller: Pod cockblocks Ser Bronn, who is just about to get dirty with a prostitute.
* MythologyGag: Regarding Tyrion's scar. Cersei mentions that she'd heard he'd lost his nose, but finds it's not so gruesome after all. In the books, that's exactly what happened, but it would've been an impractical prosthetic to slap on Peter Dinklage for every scene.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: Aidan Gillen seems to have dropped the effort at an English accent that he made in earlier episodes; Littlefinger now speaks with his natural Irish accent.
* OhCrap: The expression on Jorah's face when Ser Barristan asks to join Danys. Given that the king's bodyguard sees and hears everything that the king does (even more in the books where the Lord Commander of the Kingsguard sits on the Small Council) then Barristan might well know about Jorah working as a spy for Varys.
* PassiveAggressiveKombat: Margaery and Cersei at dinner with Joffrey and Loras, and [[StealthInsult stealth-insulting]] each other all the while.
* PetTheDog: Margaery seems a professional at this. Daenerys attempts to enact this trope in Astapor, but it turns out the "child" she was trying to be friendly to was a tiny assassin specifically sent to attract her attention.
* PhotoOpWithTheDog: Margaery visiting orphans in the slums of Kings Landing and bringing them food and gifts.
* PragmaticAdaptation:
** In the books, Barristan Selmy goes by the alias Arstan Whitebeard, and the reader doesn't learn his identity for quite a while. Here he makes no attempt to hide it, since we'd recognize the actor anyway.
** Also, Tyrion doesn't lose his nose and simply gets a rather nasty scar, either so Dinklage didn't have to put up with prosthetics or they didn't have to edit the offending nose out post-production, whichever is closer to the truth.
** Robb doesn't have a heart-to-heart with Catelyn and doesn't insist on her being treated gently, making his actions toward her seem like a giant KickTheDog moment compared to the books, where he forgave her setting Jaime free to essentially force her to forgive him breaking the Frey marriage pact at the same time, as the order of events and where they took place was different in the show. Of course, in the books, forgiving Catelyn also doubles as a maneuver to justify why he also broke his oath to House Frey and married Jeyne Westerling
** In the books, wealthy slaveowners in Ghiscari city-states tease and oil their hair into fantastic shapes and wear the tokar, which from its description in the books is vaguely similar to a Roman toga and needs to be constantly held in place with the left hand. When Kraznys mo Nakloz appears he's both bald and wearing something much less outlandish. Also, part of the weird and confusing Ghiscari naming customs seems to have been dropped as Krazys' family name is not mentioned at all.
** There's no mention of Mance having been in disguise as the bard at Winterfell during the king's visit, so Jon doesn't bring up having been seated away from everyone else at that feast due to his bastard status when telling Mance why he wants to join the wildlings. Instead he tells him about Mormont's willingness to overlook Craster's sacrifices to the White Walkers, which is arguably a better excuse.
* ProperlyParanoid: Tyrion sees Cersei outside the door with two Kingsguard bodyguards, insists they wait outside, locks the door behind his sister and keeps a large battleaxe handy.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: Tyrion tries CallingTheOldManOut, but he responds by telling Tyrion exactly what he thinks of him. Even Tyrion can't think of a retort in the face of his father's overt contempt.
* RelativeButton: Melisandre brings up Davos' son, who died at the Blackwater as well as the circumstances of his death, and intimates that it wouldn't have happened had Davos not kept her from being present at the battle. This (intentionally or not) goads Davos into trying to kill her.
* ReverseArmFold: This is Loras' stance when he greets Cersei and Joffrey.
* {{Robinsonade}}: Davos Seaworth, briefly.
* RuleOfSymbolism / TableSpace: At the dinner table, the Tyrell siblings are seated next to each other, while Cersei and Joffrey are positioned at the opposite ends. (To maintain symmetry, Margaery and Loras would normally have been placed across from each other.) Guess which family gets along harmoniously and which one is dysfunctional.
* SoleSurvivor: Of the Northern and Riverlands men Gregor Clegane slaughtered, only one survived: a lone guy in Maester robes named Qyburn.
* StabTheScorpion: An almost literal example with Barristan's introduction, wherein he initially appears to be an assassin trying to kill Dany, but actually is there to save her life from the real assassin. He does so by stabbing the assassin's "manticore", which looks a lot like a green scorpion with the pattern of a human face on the back of its tail.
* StealthHiBye: Pursued by Ser Barristan, the child assassin jumps off the dock into the water and disappears without a ripple, reappearing on the battlements behind him.
* StealthInsult:
** Margaery subtly criticizes Cersei's fashion sense.
---> '''Margaery''': Loras, isn't the Queen's gown magnificent? The fabric, the embroidery, the ''metalwork''. I've never seen anything like it!
** Loras then (politely) rubs it into Cersei's face that he thinks ''very'' poorly of her as Queen due to her neglect/mistreatment of the smallfolk.
---> '''Loras''': ''[smiling directly at Cersei]'' Margaery does a great deal of work with the poor back in Highgarden.
* StepfordSmiler: Loras' misery betrays itself subtly. Towards the end of the dinner scene, he is no longer paying attention to the conversation and looks forlornly into the distance.
* {{Stripperiffic}}: Cersei snarks over Margaery's clinging robes, no doubt worried that it's gaining too much of her son's attention.
* TactfulTranslation: Missandei supplies these for her master, Kraznys, in his dealings with Dany, wherein she translates around his constant crude insults of Dany. Though Missandei is clearly an unnecessary translator, since Daenerys visibly reacts to some of the insults Kraznys speaks.
* TestosteronePoisoning: Bronn and the Kingsguard are about to hack each other to pieces because they're blocking him from entering the room where Tyrion is, when Cersei exits the room and unconsciously defuses the situation.
* TravelingAtTheSpeedOfPlot: In the previous episode, Jon saw the massive encampment of Mance Rayder's troops from a hill below, and in this episode he's taken through the camp to meet Mance. So it seems like a maximum of one day has passed between the events of the season 2 finale and this episode... Except that, apparently in the same time it took Jon to get to Mance, Tyrion's huge facial scar has healed significantly, and Daenerys' dragons have grown visibly larger.
* UndyingLoyalty: When the sailors who find him stranded ask which king he served, with the strong implication that the wrong answer will get him killed, Davos after only a moment of doubt proudly proclaims to serve "the true king" Stannis Baratheon. Fortunately it's the right answer.
* VomitIndiscretionShot: The Dothraki do ''not'' like the sea.


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text: [Federal Register: March 28, 1997 (Volume 62, Number 60)] [Notices] [Page 15051-15053] From the Federal Register Online via GPO Access [wais.access.gpo.gov] [DOCID:fr28mr97_dat-142] [[Page 15051]] _______________________________________________________________________ Part III Department of Education _______________________________________________________________________ Technology Innovation Challenge Grants; Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year 1997; Notice [[Page 15052]] DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION [CFDA No. 84.303A] Technology Innovation Challenge Grants; Notice Inviting Applications for New Awards for Fiscal Year (FY) 1997 Purpose of Program: The Technology Innovation Challenge Grants Program provides grants to consortia that are working to improve and expand new applications of technology to strengthen the school reform effort, improve student achievement, and provide sustained professional development of teachers, administrators, and school library media personnel. Eligible Applicants: Only consortia may receive grants under this program. Consortia must include at least one local educational agency (LEA) with a high percentage or number of children living below the poverty line. They may also include other local educational agencies, State educational agencies, institutions of higher education, businesses, academic content experts, software designers, museums, libraries, and other appropriate entities. Note: In each consortium a participating LEA shall submit the application on behalf of the consortium and serve as the fiscal agent for the grant. Deadline for Receipt of Applications: May 30, 1997. Deadline for Intergovernmental Review: July 30, 1997. Applications Available: March 31, 1997. Estimated Available Funds: $18,000,000. Estimated Range of Awards: $500,000 to $1,500,000 per year. Estimated Average Size of Awards: $900,000 per year. Estimated Number of Awards: 20. Project Period: 5 years. Note: The Department of Education is not bound by any estimates in this notice. Maximum Award: The Secretary does not consider an application that proposes a budget exceeding $1,500,000 for one or more 12-month budget periods. Applicable Regulations: The Education Department General Administrative Regulations (EDGAR) in 34 CFR Parts 74, 75 (except 34 CFR 75.102(b), 75.200(b)(3), 75.210, and 75.217), 77, 79, 80, 81, 82, and 85. Other Requirements: It is the policy of the Department of Education not to solicit applications before the publication of a final rule. However, in this case it is essential to solicit applications at this time in order to give applicants sufficient time to prepare applications and subsequently to provide sufficient time to review applications and select grantees. A notice of proposed selection criteria, selection procedures, and application procedures was published in the Federal Register on February 26, 1997 (62 FR 8687). At this time the Department of Education has received only one nonsubstantive comment in response to that notice. If any substantive changes are made in the final notice, applicants will be given an opportunity to revise or resubmit their applications. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The Technology Innovation Challenge Grants Program is authorized under Title III, section 3136, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 6846). This FY 1997 competition supports the third round of grants under this program. As catalysts for change, grants under this program support communities of educators, parents, industry partners, and others who are working to transform their schools into information-age learning centers. The Technology Innovation Challenge Grants support the development and innovative use of technology and new learning content in specific communities. Each effort clearly focuses on integrating innovative learning technologies into the curriculum to improve learning productivity in the community. The Secretary believes that the information superhighway is creating new possibilities for extending the time, the place, and the resources for learning. Technology Innovation Challenge Grant communities can develop first-class learning environments that provide affordable access to quality education and training. Especially promising possibilities are anticipated from a creative synthesis of ideas generated by educators and software developers, telecommunications firms and hardware manufacturers, entertainment producers, and others who are extending the possibilities for creating new learning communities. Challenge grant communities need not be limited by geography. The information superhighway can be used to create virtual learning communities linking schools, colleges, libraries, museums, and businesses across the country or around the world. Students of all ages, no matter where they live, could tap vast electronic libraries and museums containing text and video images, music, art, and language instruction. They could work with scientists and scholars around the globe who can help them use mapping tools, primary historical documents, or laboratory experiments to develop strong research and problem solving skills. The Secretary encourages each community to view this competition as an opportunity to act on its most ambitious vision for education reform. It is essential, however, to guard against a future in which some communities have access to vast technological resources, while others do not. Low-income neighborhoods and other areas with the greatest need for technology must not be left behind in the acquisition of knowledge and skills needed for productive citizenship in the 21st century. A failure to include those communities will put their future, and the future of the country, at risk. For this reason, in the final selection of applications for funding the Secretary may consider the extent to which each application demonstrates an effective response to the learning technology needs of areas with a high number or percentage of disadvantaged students or the greatest need for educational technology. Project Activities: The statute authorizes the use of funds for activities similar to the following activities: (a) Developing, adapting, or expanding existing and new applications of technology to support the school reform effort. (b) Funding projects of sufficient size and scope to improve student learning and, as appropriate, support professional development, and provide administrative support. (c) Acquiring connectivity linkages, resources, and services, including the acquisition of hardware and software, for use by teachers, students, and school library media personnel in the classroom or in school library media centers, in order to improve student learning by supporting the instructional program offered by that agency to ensure that students in schools will have meaningful access on a regular basis to those linkages, resources, and services. (d) Providing ongoing professional development in the integration of quality educational technologies into school curriculum and long- term planning for implementing educational technologies. (e) Acquiring connectivity with wide area networks for purposes of accessing information and educational programming sources, particularly with institutions of higher education and public libraries. (f) Providing educational services for adults and families. [[Page 15053]] Note: Section 14503 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 8893), is applicable to the Technology Innovation Challenge Grant Program. Section 14503 requires that an LEA, SEA, or educational service agency receiving financial assistance under this program must provide private school children and teachers, on an equitable basis, special educational services or other program benefits under this program. The section further requires SEAs, LEAs, and educational service agencies to consult with private school officials during the design and development of the Technology Innovation Challenge Grant projects. Each application must describe the ways in which the proposed project will address the needs of private school children and teachers. Selection Criteria In evaluating applications for grants under this program competition, the Secretary has proposed using the following unweighted selection criteria, as described in the notice of proposed selection criteria, selection procedures, and application procedures for this program that will be published in final in a later issue of the Federal Register: (a) Significance. The Secretary reviews each proposed project for its significance by determining the extent to which the project-- (1) Offers a clear vision for the use of technology to help all students learn to challenging standards; (2) Will achieve far-reaching impact through results, products, or benefits that are easily exportable to other settings and communities; (3) Will directly benefit students by integrating acquired technologies into the curriculum to improve teaching and student achievement; (4) Will ensure continuous professional development for teachers, administrators, and other individuals to further the use of technology in the classroom, library, or learning settings in the community; (5) Is designed to serve areas with a high number or percentage of disadvantaged students or other areas with the greatest need for educational technology; and (6) Is designed to create new learning communities among teachers, students, parents, and others, which contribute to State or local education goals for school improvement, and expand markets for high- quality educational technology or content; (b) Feasibility. The Secretary reviews each proposed project for its feasibility by determining the extent to which-- (1) The project will ensure successful, effective, and efficient uses of technologies for educational reform that will be sustainable beyond the period of the grant; (2) The members of the consortia or other appropriate entities will contribute substantial financial and other resources to achieve the goals of the project; and (3) The applicant is capable of carrying out the project, as evidenced by the extent to which the project will meet the problems identified; the quality of the project design, including objectives, approaches, evaluation plan, and dissemination plan; the adequacy of resources, including money, personnel, facilities, equipment, and supplies; the qualifications of key personnel who would conduct the project; and the applicant's prior experience relevant to the objectives of the project. Application Deadline In order to ensure timely receipt and processing of applications, an application must be received on or before the deadline date announced in this application notice. The Secretary will not consider an application for funding if it is not received by the deadline date unless the applicant can show proof that the application was: (1) sent by registered or certified mail not later than five days before the deadline date; or (2) sent by commercial carrier not later than two days before the deadline date. An applicant must show proof of mailing in accordance with 34 CFR 75.102(d) and (e). Applications delivered by hand must be received by 4:00 p.m. (Eastern Time) on the deadline date. For the purposes of this program competition, the Secretary does not apply 34 CFR 75.102(b) which requires an application to be mailed, rather than received, by the deadline date. Note: All applications must be received on or before the deadline date. This requirement takes exception to EDGAR, 34 CFR 75.102. In accordance with the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 553), it is the practice of the Secretary to offer interested parties the opportunity to comment on proposed regulations. However, this amendment makes procedural changes only and does not establish new substantive policy. Therefore, under 5 U.S.C. 553(b)(A), proposed rulemaking is not required. FOR APPLICATIONS OR INFORMATION CONTACT: Telephone 1-800-USA-LEARN (1- 800-872-5327) for applications. For information contact Technology Innovation Challenge Grants, U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. 20202-5544. Telephone (202) 208-3882. Individuals may fax requests for applications to: (202) 208-4042. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf (TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-877-8339 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern Time, Monday through Friday of each week except Federal holidays. Information about the Department's funding opportunities, including copies of application notices for discretionary grant competitions, can be viewed on the Department's electronic bulletin board (ED Board), telephone (202) 260-9950; on the Internet Gopher Server (at gopher:// gcs.ed.gov); or on the World Wide Web (at http://gcs.ed.gov). However, the official application notice for a discretionary grant competition is the notice published in the Federal Register. Program Authority: 20 U.S.C. 6846. Dated: March 24, 1997. Marshall Smith, Acting Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement. [FR Doc. 97-7905 Filed 3-27-97; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4000-01-P


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Siteri Sauvakacolo
Thursday, July 03, 2014
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Mia Kami with her
sister Joy, singing at a WOWS press conference last week.
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SINA Kami made a promise to her daughter, the late Tae Kami, that she would continue fighting for children suffering from cancer. Six years later, this fight is still going strong.
This is something the Kami family would never live without — to support and seek all the assistance they can to fight the battle against cancer.
Last week, the Fiji Cancer Society made an announcement that the organisation formed in the memory of the late Tae Kami — WOWS (Kids) Fiji — be registered on its own.
Despite this, a strong Sina reiterated that they would continue with the good work for the sake of these children who are affected by cancer.
"It's something that we agreed on and we would continue to do this in Fiji and we are here to carry on no matter what happened," Mrs Kami said.
"Even though we have been through this difficult time, for us the message is still there and we still need to carry this on. It's not easy for us alone to do it, we need a great team behind us to move forward with this.
"When you have that passion and dedication the message says it all that no matter what we go through, we have to walk on and walk strong and we are willing to carry on."
The mother of three said that when WOWS started, they thought they were going to do it in Tonga only, little did they know that they were going to end up in Fiji.
She added the motive was to inspire and especially support and assist those affected by the deadly disease.
"We believe in a mission and we are here to assist and help Fijian children suffering from cancer.
"Our simple message to Fijians is that we are not going to give up and we are here to move on and tell these people that WOWS is here to stay.
"We will walk on and walk strong with them and despite all these little problems we are going through, the song itself says it all — that through fear and fire, but in the end, the storm won't last too long.
"It's a strong message as well for us as a team and to those companies, organisations and individuals who have been supporting us. We would like to thank them and ask them as well not to give up especially for the sake of our children as these are the future of Fiji.
"Every time I see the face of a child suffering cancer, I see the face of my child and I see that as a child of God, and if we do this today, we are helping these children's future."
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The time was exactly 0600. Very early, by the standards of the crew of the Christa. Most of whom could rarely be dragged from their bunks at any time before 0800. The only sounds that could be heard in the winding dimly lit corridors were the soft humming of the engines, the secondary thrusters firing periodically only to maintain the starship's stationary position in space. The seven year voyage had come across a significant barrier to their progress in the form of one of the most massive asteroid fields in charted space. The Christa's computers had very little information to give on navigating the safest route. So the crew had 'parked' the Christa and turned in early, planning on tackling the difficult task after a full night's sleep and a good breakfast.
The Christa's computers were on autotracking for the night. But the starship was a vessel of unique qualities. Her systems knew and understood the dangers her crew was to soon face in the asteroid field. So when her scanners locked on the position of another starship, also on autotracking, she immediately formed a signal link with the new vessel's computers. The acknowledging response was automatic. The Christa's secondary thrusters fired again, the starship turning and drifting closer to the oncoming vessel, whose own thrusters reacted in response to slow its progress to a halt. Within a matter of minutes the two ships were side by side.
Down in the Christa's engine room, the resident android Thelma was busily dusting off the edges of the consoles. The Gizbot whirred along behind her, sucking up small bits of debris off the floor. Thelma hummed as she worked, on the sharp lookout for any speck of dust she might have missed. She bent over to wipe a small section of the base of the protomix master controls.
And then Thelma froze. After a moment, she straightened up, a smile on her face.
"Aha!" she said. "How helpfully fortunate. This new data should make today's tasks much easier to accomplish. I should inform the Commander immediately." She paused again, cocking her head slightly. "I sense the Commander has just entered the command post. Let's go, Gizbot."
The Gizbot opened a panel on its side, and Thelma dropped her dusting cloth into it. Abandoning what was left of the chore, she made her way out into the corridor and towards the command post.
For once, Commander Goddard was not startled by Thelma coming up behind him. He saw her enter the room from where he stood. He was standing at the helm, eyeing the array of softly blinking crystals and levers in front of him. The Christa's systems refused to respond to his touch, no matter what he tinkered with. Today he could feel that irritation far more acutely. The task that was facing his young crew would not be easy. The asteroid field was called the Sarattus System Death Zone for a good reason. He had never dreamed he would be so far out in space that he would be faced with the challenge of navigating it.
"Thelma," he said as the android stepped into the room, his gaze still on the helm display. "Good. I want you to be sure the crew is out of bed and in the galley by no later than 0830. It's gonna take at least eight hours to get through those asteroids."
"Yes, sir," Thelma replied promptly. "And speaking of the asteroids, I have good news."
Goddard raised an eyebrow, immediately suspicious. News of any kind from Thelma was always an unexpected surprise…and more often than he liked, they weren't welcome surprises.
"Go on," he said.
"The Christa has just finished obtaining a very detailed navigational readout of the entire asteroid field," Thelma reported. "It turns out there are several possible routes we can take to minimize the risk of taking damage."
Goddard's eyes widened. He stepped down from the helm and approached the android, who smiled at him serenely.
"Where did the Christa get the readout?" he asked. "Is there a navigational drone out there we didn't see before?"
"Oh, no, sir," Thelma replied cheerfully. "The Christa requested the data from a passing ship her sensors picked up a short while ago. The other ship's autotracking system was quite willing to relay the information, and asked for very few things in return. We should be all set for…"
"Wait, wait," Goddard snapped. "What passing ship?"
Thelma nodded towards the head of the room, where the moddled walls hid the main display screen.
"Screen on," she instructed.
A view of the front of the Christa materialized at Thelma's command. Another ship hovered nearby, their respective airlocks linked by the glowing beam of a spaceway. The new ship was nowhere near as exotic looking as the Christa. Goddard recognized it immediately as a common mid-sized freight hauler. Sleek in design to minimize engine usage on long voyages, but dull metallic grey and without any identifying marks on the hull. Goddard could feel his heart pounding in his chest, staring at the spaceway linking the Christa with the completely unknown vessel.
"The Christa linked a spaceway with an unknown ship?" he growled at Thelma.
"At its request," Thelma confirmed. "It was very polite, for a fully automated system."
"For all we know, that ship is full of pirates or renegades! We could be getting boarded as we speak!"
"Oh, do not worry, sir. The other ship had only one crewmember. And its identification did not register as being of a criminal origin. The Fearless mainly transports goods and supplies between the small colonies in this sector."
Goddard froze, stunned by shock. He stared more closely at the screen, studying the other ship.
"The Fearless? Are you sure about that?" he finally asked, his tone cold.
"Yes, sir," Thelma replied.
"And what did the Fearless want from the Christa besides the spaceway?"
"Just her name, and the name of her commanding officer."
Goddard sighed and bowed his head, thinking hard.
"Thelma, did the crewmate from the Fearless come over onto the Christa?" he asked flatly.
"Let me check," Thelma replied. Goddard heard the whirring of her servos. "There is an unidentified intruder…walking very slowly…in the aft corridor past the galley." She gave him a mildly curious look. "Shall I awaken the others?"
"No," Goddard replied, straightening and turning to face the android. "I'll deal with this myself. Tell the Christa to get as much information out of the Fearless' computers as possible."
"Yes, sir!" Thelma replied, giving an awkward salute.
Goddard made his way towards the jump tubes, keying in the code for the galley. In the early silence, the whoosh of his passing sounded even louder than normal. He slid out the other end tensed, immediately crouching into a battle-ready stance. But the room was deserted. Nothing appeared out of place. He scanned the area as he moved towards the door to the corridor, but there was nothing that could make a decent weapon.
"Looks like this will have to be by hand," he murmured to himself.
The doorway automatically slid open as he approached it, and he immediately jumped to one side and pressed himself back against the wall. He paused and listened just in time to hear a very faint breathy hiss from out in the corridor. The intruder had heard the sound of the doorway opening. Goddard stiffened as he heard footsteps slowly coming closer. The doorway started sliding closed, but a hand suddenly appeared, the fingers curling around the edge of the frame and forcing the passage to remain clear. Another soft hiss sounded.
Goddard was not nearly as young as he used to be. In his prime, he had been well known for holding his own in fights. But he had more than a few reasons to summon back some of his old swagger now. The intruder's body was now sliding slowly into the room, intently scanning the area. Goddard could tell the instant those shining eyes caught sight of him, and he reacted immediately. The intruder let out a yelp of shock as he threw himself forward, tackling and driving the intruder to the ground.
The sounds of the fight were quickly swallowed by the quiet of the rest of the ship. In the command post, Thelma was happily focused on the influx of information the Christa was drawing from the Fearless. The Gizbot zoomed back and forth across the floor, doing nothing of any real use.
And the rest of the crew slept on, peacefully oblivious.


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WASHINGTON (AP) — The government says it will significantly increase the amount and type of flying experience that first officers — also known as co-pilots — must have to qualify to fly for an airline.
The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday it will publish new regulations requiring first officers to have at least 1,500 hours of flying experience. Airline captains are already required to have at least 1,500 hours. Previously, first officers were only required to have 250 hours of flight time.
The rule also requires first officers to have an aircraft type rating, which involves additional training and testing specific to the airplane type they fly.
The new regulations are required under an aviation safety law enacted in 2010 in response to the crash of a regional airliner near Buffalo, N.Y., that killed 50 people.
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text: The artwork created by the Japanese art collective known as Three creates work with a political subtext as powerful as it is subtle. Three often uses common food objects such as fish shaped soy sauce packets or candy. For example, the installation Eat Me uses 7,000 wrapped candy pieces hung from the gallery ceiling in the shape of a house. Visitors are encouraged to pluck candy from the installation and toss the wrapper in a corner set aside in the gallery. Slowly throughout the day the 'house' of candy is transformed into a pile of trash – a symbolic recreation of the overwhelming destruction of homes by Japan's 2011 earthquake and tsunami.


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ST. PAUL, Minn. - A Minnesota House panel has approved a measure that would ban people convicted of domestic abuse from having guns.
The public safety committee approved the measure Tuesday on a voice vote. It's sponsored by Cottage Grove Democrat Dan Schoen.
The bill would also apply to people subject to restraining orders.
The bill didn't get universal support. Julie Zappa, a Grey Cloud Island woman who testified that she survived a physically abusive relationship, said the bill is misguided.
Zappa said a piece of paper won't keep battered women safe. She said abusers will find a way to get a gun, regardless of its legality.


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Item #94 of my 101 Things in 1001 Days project is to paint something from my imagination.
I have a lot of painting and drawing challenges on my list, but they're all pretty focused on drawing things that I can physically see, as realistically as possible. I decided to give myself an extra challenge and see what my brain could come up with on its own. I've been feeling pretty worried about this, actually!
I think when I set this challenge I intended to paint some sort of scene, not a person. But last night I had just finished off another painting and I wanted to keep going. I started pushing paint around on a fresh piece of paper, not even bothering with a charcoal drawing first. Eventually I decided that the shapes looked like a face and a couple of hours later this little lady was looking back at me. It's so fresh that you can still see the wet paint in the photo above.
It was strangely liberating to invent a face without using any reference material. I'm a little bit surprised that all the little features work together so well, as though this person may exist somewhere.
There are plenty of little things that I would like to fix, but I've decided to resist temptation and leave this painting alone for now. I'd prefer to wonder what her name is, and is she maybe eleven or twelve years old? Definitely not a teenager yet, I don't think. And she probably has a little sister.
I don't know. But this challenge is officially complete, and it was really fun to do!


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Why spend on CCTVs that don't work: MLAs
Legislators question spending Rs 68 lakh on the 28 cameras set up as footage of traffic cop being beaten is claimed to be inconclusive
The thrashing of Assistant Police Inspector Sachin Suryavanshi at the Vidhan Bhavan has revealed how Rs 68 lakh the cost to install 28 CCTV cameras at the legislative assembly has gone down the drain, as the footage captured is reportedly inconclusive. The incident has again raised concerns about the efficiency of the cameras and the expenses incurred to install them.
Additionally, sources said that the CCTV cameras failed to capture any images as the incident occurred too far from the cameras. The 28 cameras are not positioned at the main building, and most of them have been installed outside the building to keep an eye on movements around the premises. A source added that very few cameras have been installed at the main entrance of the building than originally planned. The cameras are positioned near Inox, Maharshi Walmiki Chowk, and the roads leading to Vidhan Bhavan, said another official.
The surveillance was set up after a plan had been floated in 2011 to install 128 CCTV cameras in and around the sprawling Vidhan Bhavan premises. But according to sources, the funds lapsed owing to the alleged inaction of the cops, in charge of setting them up. A senior official said that the DGP's office failed to act in time. Out of Rs 5 crore earmarked for the purpose, Rs 3.75 crore was finally made available.
But the DGP could not complete the process in the financial year. Having no other option, the state secretariat took up the task. Following that, in 2012, it was decided that 28 cameras would be installed and bids were invited following which a consultant was appointed and Rs 68 lakh was spent on the project.
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Meanwhile, API Suryavanshi appeared before the Deshmukh Committee, which is probing the incident and answered 60 to 70 questions about the episode. A questionnaire was handed to him and members of the committee heard his side, sources said.
He was calm and answered all the questions as per the statement given to the Crime Branch. Soon after, suspended MLAs Ram Kadam and Kshitij Thakur appeared before the panel. The committee headed by Ganpatrao Deshmukh will also go through the footage of the thrashing today.
The number of CCTV cameras that were to be installed according to the plan in 2011
Number of CCTV cameras that are currently installed
Ram Kadam writes letter to top cop
Ghatkopar MLA Ram Kadam has sent a letter to Commissioner Dr Satyapal Singh after his police cover was withdrawn. Kadam said that except the ongoing controversy, the cases cited against him were of a political nature. In fact, the police chief himself in 2009 felt police protection was necessary after the incident involving a brawl with Samajwadi MP Abu Azmi. "I have written a letter to Dr Singh and conveyed my views," said Kadam.


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Important announcement from Cal-Hi Sports | Archived Cal-Hi Sports content
Greenberry, three others from Washington Union gain annual honors from Cal-Hi Sports while four from Sierra Canyon are tabbed.
Note: This is the second release of several highlighting the 33rd annual edition of the ESPNHS Cal-Hi Sports All-State Football Team. Still to come are All-State Medium Schools, All-State First Team, All-State Second Team and All-State Third Team. The small schools team is comprised of players from Division IV and Division V schools that are eligible for our traditional state rankings. That is why CIF Division III state champ Washington of Easton has players in this group while schools like Lompoc, Campolindo and Marin Catholic will have players eligible for our medium schools all-state team.
Click here for the All-State Underclass teams (juniors, sophomores).
Click here for the list of those that were on our board as nominees for this year's all-state teams in all divisions.
Mr. Football State Player of the Year Deontay Greenberry from Washington of Easton leads the way on the annual Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools Football Team.
Greenberry, a receiver who set state records for touchdown catches in a season and receiving yards in a season, is one of four players from CIF Division III state champ Washington to earn a selection. The other three are running back Donald Phelps (first team), linebacker K.C. Migliore (second team) and quarterback/running back Chris Cain (second team).
The quarterback position is among the best for California small schools ever and was very difficult to choose. Elite 11 camp participant Shane Dillon of El Cajon Christian was first team while University of Arizona-bound Nathan Sudfield was second team. Others, such as Carmel's Devin Pearson and Sierra Canyon's Tyler Stewart, made the first team as multi-purpose players.
Here is the complete roster of the 2011 Cal-Hi Sports All-State Small Schools Football Teams:
First Team Offense
WR Deontay Greenberry (Washington, Easton) 6-3, 190, Sr.
WR Kenneth Walker (Kennedy, Richmond) 5-9, 175, Sr.
OL Dave Drain (Rio Hondo Prep, Arcadia) 6-3, 235, Jr.
OL Lucas Govan (Carmel) 6-3, 260, Sr.
OL Leo Koloamatangi (Sacred Heart Prep, Atherton) 6-5, 255, Sr.
OL Kevin Sundberg (Fowler) 6-3, 280, Jr.
OL Freddie Tagaloa (Salesian, Richmond) 6-8, 310, Sr.
OL Andrew Terry (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-5, 265, Sr.
QB Shane Dillon (Christian, El Cajon) 6-5, 200, Sr.
RB Josh Miguel (Escalon) 5-10, 175, Sr.
RB Donald Phelps (Washington, Easton) 6-0, 185, Sr.
RB John Wiernicki (Liberty Ranch, Galt) 5-11, 185, Sr.
PK Noah Beito (Scotts Valley) 6-0, 190, Sr.
First Team Defense
DL Scott Batchelder (Orland) 6-4, 265, Sr.
DL Ray Edwards (Highlands, North Highlands) 6-3, 205, Sr.
DL Austin Hoyt (Argonaut, Jackson) 6-7, 260, Sr.
DL Tony Vincent (Escalon) 6-1, 220, Sr.
LB Zack Giuliano (Hilmar) 6-1, 190, Sr.
LB Ray Hecox (Orland) 5-10, 200, Sr.
LB Craig Jones (Central Catholic, Modesto) 6-2, 195, Sr.
LB Brian Tucker (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 5-10, 205, Jr.
DB Connor Moore (Santa Fe Christian, Solana Beach) 6-0, 190, Sr.
DB Rayvon Owens (Christian, El Cajon) 5-10, 180, Jr.
DB Daniel Young (Rubidoux, Riverside) 6-1, 175, Jr.
P Brian Bostrom (The King's Academy, Sunnyvale) 6-0, 170, Sr.
First Team Multi-Purpose
RB/LB Brian Alvarado (Coalinga) 5-8, 200, Sr.
WR/DB Zach Moreno (LeGrand) 6-4, 185, Sr.
QB/RB Devin Pearson (Carmel) 5-10, 175, Sr.
RB/LB Edgar Segura (Mendota) 5-9, 165, Soph.
QB/RB Tyler Stewart (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 6-4, 210, Sr.
QB/RB Jihad Vercher (Salesian, Richmond) 6-0, 185, Sr.
Second Team Offense
WR Cody Hall (Farmersville) 6-1, 165, Sr.
OL Dave Drain (Rio Hondo Prep, Arcadia) 6-3, 235, Jr.
OL Ian Fowler (Bradshaw Christian, Sacramento) 5-11, 280, Sr.
OL Alan Gonzalez (Escalon) 6-3, 250, Jr.
OL Nate Karn (Grace Brethren, Simi Valley) 6-2, 280, Sr.
OL Ryan Wallace (Whittier Christian, La Habra) 6-4, 280, Sr.
QB Nathan Sudfield (Modesto Christian) 6-5, 215, Sr.
RB Collin Corbella (Scotts Valley) 6-0, 190, Sr.
RB Xavier Menifield (Sierra Canyon, Chatsworth) 5-10, 170, Jr.
RB Jacob Taylor (Rim of the World, Lake Arrowhead) 5-11, 170, Jr.
RB Sean Tow (Union Mine, El Dorado) 5-6, 165, Jr.
PK Kurtis Bettencourt (Hilmar) 5-7, 175, Sr.
Second Team Defense
DL Trevor Candelaria (Willows) 6-2, 245, Jr.
DL Dustin Drai (Campbell Hall, North Hollywood) 6-2, 230, Sr.
DL Tyler Juncker (Hilmar) 6-1, 180, Jr.
LB Jake Holguin (Rio Hondo Prep, Arcadia) 6-3, 190, Jr.
LB K.C. Migliore (Washington, Easton) 6-1, 185, Sr.
LB Zach Parella (Valley Christian, Dublin) 6-1, 225, Sr.
LB Bryan Rodgers (Paraclete, Lancaster) 6-2, 205, Jr.
LB Matt Spoelstra (Citrus Valley, Redlands) 6-1, 230, Jr.
DB DeVaughn Gaines (Chowchilla) 5-10, 170, Jr.
DB Philip Robledo (Sutter) 6-0, 205, Jr.
DB Jarrod Watson-Lewis (Santa Fe Christian, Solana Beach) 6-1, 185, Sr.
P Ricky Adams (Foothills Christian, El Cajon) 6-0, 195, Sr.
Second Team Multi-Purpose
QB/RB Chris Cain (Washington, Easton) 6-0, 175, Sr.
RB/DB Daniel Guizar (LeGrand) 5-10, 185, Sr.
RB/DB Marcial Mailic (Salesian, Richmond) 5-6, 160, Sr.
TE/LB John Mundt (Central Catholic, Modesto) 6-4, 220, Jr.
QB/P Hank Trumbull (Chadwick, Palos Verdes) 6-4, 205, Sr.
QB/ATH Austin Young (Colfax) 6-4, 220, Sr.
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I am just curious if there's anyone out there that has close to the same conditions that myself and my son have. If there is Please let me know.
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Fun news from the kitchen, y'all!
I am joining Anuradha of Baker Street and Lora of Cake Duchess for their new baking series #BundtaMonth! I have been talking about baking a little more, so I decided to challenge myself to go for it! The details of #BundtaMonth: Anuradha and Lora will pick an ingredient and announce it the first week of every month. Then we all use the ingredient to inspire our own mini or large Bundt, and link up all our blogs throughout the month.
I was pretty sure my hectic schedule could handle baking a bundt cake once a month, and I was excited to jump in with the first featured ingredient ZUCCHINI! I have never made anything with zucchini. I know…the horror!
I decided to go for the timeless chocolate zucchini bundt, and got a little carried away with my extra additions. I was super happy when my creation baked perfectly and ended up delicious. So now, I present to you, my first ever…
Chocolate Raspberry Zucchini Bundt!
Yes, I realize the description is a mouthful, but trust me, you will not be disappointed in this cake.
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup butter
1 1/2 cups white sugar
3 eggs, beaten
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup milk
2 cups grated zucchini
3 teaspoons raspberry extract
1 10 oz bag of chocolate chips
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour Bundt pan.
2. In a medium bowl, sift flour, cocoa, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Set aside.
3. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, vanilla, raspberry extract, and milk to the butter mixture.
4. Add in dry ingredients and mix until well blended.
5. Fold in zucchini and chocolate chips.
6. Pour into a greased and floured Bundt cake pan.
7. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 50 to 60 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.
8. Allow to cool before slicing and serving.
I cut down some of the sugar in the original recipe to make up for the chocolate chips I was adding. The original recipe called for 2 cups and I thought that was a lot. The cake was dense and super moist. The raspberry extract added a faint fruity note to the rich chocolate flavor. Personally, I was hoping for a more pronounced raspberry flavor, so next time I would proabably add more, but my taste testing co-workers said it was enough. I'm not sure if theyhumouring me, or just being nice so I continue to bring them more samples in the future. I likes it, so that may be all that counts, right? 🙂
If my raspberry, chocolate, zucchini creation doesn't float your boat, then be sure to check out all the other #BundtaMonth recipes! They ALL look pretty amazing to me, so I am sure you will find one to call your favorite.
Anuradha from Baker Street baked Chocolate Zucchini Bundt Cake
Deb from Knitsmatic baked Healthy Wanna-Be Bundt Cake
Kate from Food Babbles baked Chocolate Coconut Zucchini Bundt Cake
Kate from Diet Hood baked Zucchini and Banana Bundt Cake w/ Maple Cream Cheese Frosting
Lizzie from Food and Thrift baked Banana Zucchini Bundt
Renee from Magnolia Days baked Zucchini Spice Bundt Cake
And Lora from Cake Duchess baked Chocolate Zucchini Swirl Bundt Cake
What's your favorite zucchini flavor combination?
If you are also interested in joining the #BundtaMonth Bakers:
Bake your September #BundtaMonth Zucchini Bundt.
Post it before September 30, 2012
Use the #BundtaMonth hashtag in your title. (For ex: title should read – #BundtaMonth: Chocolate Zucchini Bundt)
Join the Bundt baking party by linking back to both Auradha and Lora's announcement posts.
If you are looking for a chocolate, orange, and zucchini combination, check out the original recipe that inspired my first bundt from allrecipes.com HERE.


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By Chris Chaney
Sun staff
Glen Este High School held a signing ceremony for graduating senior Blake Huber last month as the two-time Eastern Cincinnati Conference Bowler of the Year decided to take his talents north to Wright State University.
"(Blake)'s got the game. He knows it inside and out, he knows what to do, where to move," Glen Este head bowling coach Kathy Demarko said. "He has the equipment and parents (that support him), he's got the drive. Now, all he has to do is take that final step that is inside of your brain. You can't teach someone that. What's inside of you, what drives you, that's all up to you. He's only 19 years old — he has the rest of his life to figure that out — and he has that drive that I expect him to do nothing but kick butt and take names across the United States."
Over his four-year run at Glen Este, Huber led his squad to a league championship every year. Beginning in the now-defunct Fort Ancient Valley Conference, Huber averaged a 198.6 during his sophomore season, earning him First Team All-Conference honors. From there, the Trojans became Huber's team, captaining his classmates to back-to-back titles in the first two years of the ECC.
Individually, Huber's highest average came as a junior when he posted a 221.4 pin per game mark and a high series of 567. In his senior season, taking on more of a leadership role, he helped his team to their fifth consecutive conference crown while still throwing an average game of 216.8.
A member of one of the most dominant Glen Este bowling teams in history, Huber will join Leslie Campbell at Wright State where the pair will continue to bowl together under the tutelage of program director Jeff Fleck.
While Campbell has a lighter load of talent to sift through her freshman year than Huber — he's one of 12 incoming freshmen that the Raiders have coming into the men's program — both are expected to compete for spots as varsity starters.
"The fact that both of them ended up at Wright State — first of all, what a compliment to Wright State," Demarko said of two of her prized pupils. "I'm sure (Fleck) is ecstatic (to get them both). It's nice because I know Blake's mom and dad and Leslie's mom and dad will be able to go watch their children perform at a college level as close as they are. What a great way to have that happen.
"I'm thrilled that both of them got into the same program with wonderful coaches and the fact that it's accessible to myself (and others). I'm stoked."
The collegiate bowling will be the next step for both Huber and Campbell, but first they have their summer circuit that takes them around not only the state, but also the region and beyond as they continue to try to improve themselves and their games.
The collegiate season gets underway in the late summer and the schedule traverses through fall and winter and into spring with tryouts commencing in late August and Nationals being held in mid-April in Reno, Nev.
The Raiders will roll locally and nationally, competing nearly equally in Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania, even coming home in 2015 for the Storm Hoinke Bearcat Classic at S&S Western Bowl on Jan. 11 and 12 on the west side of Cincinnati.