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intentio needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 27 designs submitted by 9 freelance designers.
Mansjett.no is a new men's accessories webshop. It will in the start focus mainly on cufflinks (mansjett.no is our brand name which is directly translated to cufflink.)
But we plan to expand our productline to all sort of small accessories, like scarfs, card holders, necklace, tie clips, ties, storage boxes for ties.
Our vision is to create a website which says "fashion", "gentlemen", "Stylish".
Seeing our logo we would like to use a dark background (black) in the header area, but it should be lighter in the product area. We do not want a too dark site. All or most of our products will be with a white background – keep that in mind.
We want our brand to be distinctly male and masculine. Our ideal model could be Daniel Craig or George Clooney. Masculin yet in a refined and stylish manor, or look like the place they do their shopping.
The use of a person in a suit or someone showing of his cufflinks or tie in the design is something we like, and should be considered as a main part of the design or at least on one or more product slider templates.
Men from 25 and up.
This design will be based on a template for the webshop system called Magento. The template can be seen live (link below)
The layout Is fixed and decided by Magento eCommerce template which is attached in a flat version, the design should be kept in those boundaries as best it could. If a layered & grouped version of the .psd is required it can be requested by contacting me directly
The finished design must be delivered in Adobe Photoshop format. All elements should be layered and grouped.
The Logo section should contain logo. The area with "about us" could see more links than two so that should be possible. Search bar will also be there. Also the "Home", "Product" buttons could be fewer or more.
Productslider – We will use up to 5 different sliders. From you we would like one or more templates and one or more samples with the use of some of our products.
Middlemenu will like the wireframe states, always be visible, but when entering subpages the productslider will disappear and this area will go directly below the Logo section. (See template demo for details)
My Cart and products could be varied in form of color and font. Layout should as all sections be kept like it is.
The Background should like the .psd file expand to the left and right in some way.
No existing website.
Demo of template: http://www.hellothemes.com/demo/?th…helloclean
http://www.templatemonster.com/mage…32077.html Actually another Magento theme. We like the use of the person which is stylish and may appear fashion minded. Maybe this can be adopted in some way as a big background the site. But the site is too dark for us. It would be better, in our point of view, if the section below logo would be light grey f. example.


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Leah Golberstein identifies herself as an observant Jew. She regularly studies the Talmud. She is also very familiar with Jewish history, and deeply aware of the oppression that Jews have suffered at the hands of Christians and Muslims.
But on a recent visit to the Greek islands of Rhodes and Crete, Golberstein found herself entranced by religious symbols that were not her own.
"One day I did nothing but visit magnificent churches and then I went to the museum of Byzantine culture," says Golberstein. "I found myself standing in front of this tryptich and there were tears streaming down my eyes and I was not expecting to have this reaction at all. And that sort of reframed the whole trip for me."
Golberstein says she discovered she identified with the depth of devotion she found in the art of other religious traditions. She saw beauty not just in the old Jewish quarters, but in churches, a medieval mosque, a Turkish cemetery and old fortress walls.
She started collecting fragments of bark and twigs lying on the ground in these ancient places.
And when she came home she started making sculptures that drew on what she learned about herself, and what the religions share. She made rosaries out of dried flowers, and used uprooted dead trees to represent people displaced by tragedy.
"Trees bear witness to the social and political changes over time and over generations and so I dug up trees and have wrapped them and sewn handmade paper around them as my way of bandaging and trying to heal some of the physical and emotional psychological pain of those whom the trees represent," says Golberstein.
Uprooted Lights includes a series of works that weave together handmade paper with rosaries or a Jewish prayer shawl.
At the center of Golberstein's exhibition is a chuppa - a Jewish wedding canopy. It hangs from the ceiling, floating two feet off the ground, creating a sense of light and weightlessness.
The four posts of the canopy are made from trees bandaged with paper and twigs and wrapped with old grapevines.
The canopy itself is a crocheted tablecloth that Golberstein's grandmother made in Poland, possibly for her wedding trusseau.
Joyce Lyon is an artist who also shows her work at the Form and Content gallery.
She says when she saw Golberstein's exhibition she was struck by the subtle way it brings different cultural strands together.
"She makes references to rosaries, she makes references to the Jewish prayer shawl," says Lyon. "But I think in using the handmade paper and in using the natural materials, what she's trying to do is to point out that there are commonalities, at the very root level."
Uprooted Lights runs through December 13th at the Form and Content Gallery in Minneapolis. Golberstein says she chose the title because in the Jewish tradition people often speak of souls as lights or flames.
"The essence of this exhibit for me is to be able to not judge," says Golberstein. "To be able to see the beauty in other places and things and religious objects and in art that is not our own and sometimes even which may have caused pain to our own."
Leah Golberstein says her goal is to create a space in which people of various faith traditions can feel a sense of serenity.


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Paul Horn, then the head of research for IBM, had a staff of 3,000 and a budget of tens of millions of dollars–but he also faced a complex dilemma. His research activities were geared to support a company that manufactured computer products such as servers, mainframes, and software. But most of IBM's revenues were coming from services, not products.
"I can't sustain a significant research activity at IBM if our research is not relevant to more than half of the company's revenues going forward," he told Henry Chesbrough, PhD 97, in 2004.
For Chesbrough, an adjunct professor at the Haas School, the conversation was a classic "ah-ha" moment. With the economies of Europe and North America shifting to services as manufacturing moves to lower-cost parts of the world, how can companies find new paths to competitive advantage as their old strategies are overtaken by the forces of commoditization? The answer to that question is the core of Chesbrough's latest book, Open Services Innovation: Rethinking Your Business to Grow and Compete in a New Era, which hit store shelves in January.
"Innovation in services," he writes, "is the escape route from the commodity trap and a solution for growth. As they innovate into the future, companies must think beyond their products and move outside their own four walls to innovate."
The injunction to move outside the walls should be familiar to readers of Chesbrough's earlier work in which he coined the term "open innovation," a business strategy which asserts that "a company should make greater use of external ideas in its business and allow its own ideas to go out to others to use in their businesses."
Since the publication of his first book, Open Innovation:
the New Imperative for Creating and Profiting from Technology,
in 2003, the principles Chesbrough presented have
been widely accepted and taught at business schools
and management training centers around the world.
Open innovation has become so much of a mantra
that Chesbrough says he has to warn students that "just
because something is innovative or a best practice, that doesn't mean it's an example of open innovation."
The Razr and Mr. Jobs
Open Services Innovation examines the strategies of companies like Apple, LEGO, and FedEx that successfully embraced the shift to services and open innovation, and companies like Motorola and Nokia that haven't.
While it may seem surprising to view Apple as an innovator in services, it is precisely that insight into the company's success that advances the argument Chesbrough made in his earlier work. Apple gave consumers a popular product when it launched the iPod in late 2001, and tellingly, it was developed with the aid of a number of outside companies, including PortalPlayer, a semiconductor design shop, and Pixo, a software developer. But the little MP3 player became a smash hit that transformed the music industry when Apple married it to the iTunes service 18 months later.
Indeed, iTunes itself is more than a service; it's a platform upon which subsequent hit products, including the iPhone and the iPad, build. "Services innovation can help companies erect service platforms, which attract customers and often a variety of other contributors, partners, resellers, and commentators as well," writes Chesbrough.
Apple's success can be better understood by contrasting its approach to that of Motorola–and the rise and fall of its one-time star, the Razr cellphone. When it was introduced in late 2004, it was the coolest, slimmest cellphone on the market, and it sold more than 50 million units. But three years later, Motorola's follow-up products, including new models of the Razr, flopped as other manufacturers learned to how to make slim, elegantly designed handsets.
Why did this happen? "Motorola's real failure was in its product-focused conception of innovation. Motorola thought about innovation in terms of coming up with another breakthrough product. What it didn't think hard enough about was its customers' experience with its products and what additional services it could wrap around its devices to deliver a superior customer experience," says Chesbrough.
By contrast, the iPhone is more than an elegant device. It's a platform that has attracted third-party developers and service providers to give users a great experience, he says. More than 100,000 applications, most not written by Apple, run on the iPhone and more than 3 billion apps have been downloaded by customers around the world.
While successful technology companies in Silicon Valley seem to carry some of the traits of open innovation in their DNA, it would be a mistake to think that the same principles don't apply in other sectors of the economy–including the service sector. But there are, of course, differences.
In a recent issue of the MIT Sloan Management Review,
Chesbrough warns that open innovation is far from
a one-size-fits-all solution: "It's important to realize
that open innovation works somewhat differently in
services businesses, in part because the role of the
customer is different in such businesses. Services are
intangible by nature, so that customers often cannot
specify exactly what they want. It is often much
harder to measure the services that are delivered.
And different customers might experience the same
service differently," he wrote.
Let the Outside in
Openness, obviously enough, is part of the open innovation model. But what does that actually mean? According to Chesbrough, there are at least two types. There's "outside in," where a company makes greater use of external ideas and technologies in its own business. "Openness in this context means overcoming the 'not invented here' syndrome, where the company monopolizes the source of its innovations, and instead welcomes new external contributions.
"The other kind of openness is 'inside out,' in which a company allows some of its own ideas, technologies, or processes to be used by otherbusinesses," he writes. "Openness here means overcoming the 'not sold here' syndrome, in which the company monopolizes the use of its innovations, prohibiting use outside of its own business."
Perhaps the most striking example of "outside in" innovation is LEGO, the maker of a familiar line of snap-together toys. In 1998 the Danish company introduced LEGO Mindstorm, in which motors were included with the plastic parts so consumers could build moving structures. Not long after, Chesbrough recounts, someone hacked into the software that came with the motors, allowing the LEGOs to do things the company hadn't thought of.
Not surprisingly, LEGO wasn't happy about that and considered it an illegal intrusion. However, LEGO later had second thoughts and opened the software so that anyone could modify it. The hacks opened up whole new areas of use. For example, a middle school curriculum was developed to teach children robotics using LEGOs. Other innovations followed and LEGO has gained adult buyers who probably wouldn't have been interested in the product if the company had kept the gates closed.
Amazon, the giant online retailer, exemplifies the "inside out" approach to open innovation. Given
its success, it could have stuck to the old "closed
innovation" paradigm and continued to hold its
expertise closely and perform all work by itself.
But it didn't. Instead, Amazon opened its powerful
website to other merchants, allowing them to list
their own merchandise, says Chesbrough. As a result,
Amazon achieved powerful economies of scale as other merchants swelled the company's offerings and even paid Amazon to host their websites.
Open Innovation at Haas
Students, particularly undergraduates, don't often have the chance to tell leaders of major businesses how they should run their businesses. But on a wet morning near the end of the fall quarter, two dozen undergraduates had that chance. In fact, their grades depended on it.
The students had just completed Open Innovation and Business Models, a course taught by Solomon Darwin, associate director of the Open Innovation Program at Haas, who also has taught classes on open innovation to executives from China, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom during the past year. The challenge for these undergrads, as described in the course listing, was daunting: "Come up with innovative solutions for a publicly traded company that either suffers from a lack of innovation or whose business model is showing signs of breaking down or simply not working and falling apart."
The companies they were assigned to study–Best Buy, Shell, Dole, Nike, and UnitedHealth Group–are all very large and quite complex, with business opportunities across the globe.
Each group began its presentation with an overview of its company's financial position, followed by a "SWOT" analysis–a snapshot of its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. The heart of each presentation was a plan to restructure or rethink a significant line of business.
For UnitedHealth, the team proposed an innovative program to engage diabetic and pre-diabetic patients in their own care. What made the plan an example of open innovation? UnitedHealth would partner with Nike, using that company's running shoe that monitors calories burned, heart rate, and other metrics, and with Dole, encouraging patients to use its line of sugarless food products.
The team assigned to Shell envisioned the
multinational oil company capitalizing on the
emerging market for electric cars by building a
network of charging stations. Shell, said senior Tim
Chen, BS 11, would create an ecosystem including
manufacturers of solar panels, whose products
would generate electricity on the roofs of the
charging stations; battery makers; and companies
that would help create standards for charging. "We're looking at groups of companies coming together to solve big problems. You might think of it as crowdsourcing," he said.
Or as Chesbrough puts it at the conclusion of his book: "By embracing the Open Services Innovation approach, you can get the best external ideas joined to your best internal ideas and take those combinations to new markets."


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— A Boeing 787 Dreamliner decked out like a flying laboratory received a rousing welcome at its U.S. public debut Friday.
The reception by thousands of aviation enthusiasts at the AirVenture air show rivaled the anticipation of airlines that are lined up to buy the first-of-its-kind jetliner.
The Dreamliner promises to expand on the economy of jumbo jets, but in a smaller, 250-seat plane. The improvements will allow carriers to operate the 787 profitably on longer nonstop routes, such as Los Angeles to New Delhi, Boeing officials said.
More than 50 airlines worldwide have placed orders for more than 835 Dreamliners, according to Chicago-based Boeing Co.
Boeing Chairman and CEO Jim McNerney said this week that he expects the Dreamliner will receive final certification from the Federal Aviation Administration in August.
The partial shutdown of the FAA this week due to a dispute in Congress over reauthorizing the agency's operations will have "no impact, no delay" on Dreamliner certification, FAA spokeswoman Elizabeth Isham Cory said.
In Oshkosh, Boeing Capt. Mike Carriker flew two passes above Wittman Regional Airport on Friday morning before landing the world's first jetliner made largely of super-hardened plastics.
The plane, ZA001, is the first 787 produced. It made its maiden test flight in December 2009 but will not enter commercial service.
"I've been thinking about bringing this airplane to Oshkosh for five years," Carriker said, referring to numerous delays that threw off the schedule.
The plane is still officially "experimental," sharing that title with many of the home-builts and other aircraft on display at the Experimental Aircraft Association's annual weeklong show. But that similarity will end soon.
The Dreamliner is scheduled for delivery to its first customer, Japan's All Nippon Airways, by the end of September, Boeing officials said.
That's three years late. The twin-engine plane has been beset by design and construction problems that caused numerous delays.
Aviation enthusiasts who watched the plane touch down Friday in Oshkosh, and then waited in a long line for a walk-through, held no grudges.
"I am standing in front of an aviation celebrity," Robert Edmonds Jr., an aerospace engineer who lives in Manassas, Va., said as he videotaped himself with the Dreamliner in the background.
Spectators got a first glimpse at features — ranging from advanced aerodynamics to oversize windows designed to give passengers a view of the horizon from any seat — that have made the Dreamliner the fastest-selling commercial airliner in Boeing history.
Boeing said the plane will achieve a 20 percent improvement in fuel burn compared to planes the same size.
New advanced engines are the biggest factor to greater fuel efficiency, officials said. But other technologies and the use of lightweight composite materials on half of the primary structure, including the fuselage and wings, bolster the performance.
In addition, the Dreamliner's pollutants have been reduced 20 percent compared with planes of similar size, Boeing officials said.
Onboard comforts intended to improve the flying experience include better airflow and more humidity in the cabin to reduce the effect of jet lag during long flights. An onboard filtration system removes odors, allergens and bacteria.
The test-flight plane was tightly outfitted with equipment that engineers and analysts use to monitor systems and performance.
When the first Dreamliner is ready for paying passengers, they will be greeted by an arched entryway, officials said. The tall cabin ceiling will create the impression of the sky, and the ceiling's color and brightness can be controlled by the crew.
Billed as an ultra-smart plane, the Dreamliner is designed to provide a smoother and quieter ride, said Boeing instrumentation engineer William Acheson. A vertical gust suppression system senses turbulence and commands wing-control surfaces to counter the choppy ride, he said.
The 787 is the first midsize plane capable of flying long distances, up to 8,200 nautical miles. It will allow airlines to efficiently expand nonstop routes without relying on more fuel-guzzling planes like 747s and 777s, officials said.
Boeing estimates that the 787 can connect more than 450 city pairs that until now required the range of jumbo jets.
Boeing is building two 787s a month, and the Chicago-based company expects to ramp up production to 10 a month in 2013, McNerney said. A larger version, the 787-9, which will carry up to 290 passengers, will be delivered starting at the end of 2013, he said.
The sleek design that uses less aluminum means that a 787 has fewer than 10,000 holes drilled into it during assembly, compared with 1 million holes on a 747, and the number of fasteners on the first barrel section of a 787 has been reduced by 80 percent, Boeing said.
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BuyProMedia needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 20 designs submitted by 11 freelance designers.
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We generate content and comparison shopping tools, focusing on SEO and driving traffic to our affiliate merchants. If you were a consumer in the early stages of researching potential VoIP services for your business, or you needed to buy an IP camera surveillance system for your business, you'd hopefully find our site and learn everything you need to know to make an informed buying decision.
B2C and B2B consumer traffic. Companies or individuals looking for technology products and services.
We actually need (2) logo's, but we'd like them to be consistent and complementary to each other, from an overall branding perspective.
The first logo is for our "corporate identity". The name of our firm is BuyProMedia. The logo will hopefully be clean and perhaps convey a sense that we deal with "technology" and voice/video communications related sites..
The second logo is for the first content and comparison shopping site we are launching, which is called IPCameraBuyer.com. As the name implies, the site will focus on IP Video Surveillance products, mainly cameras.
A few sites you can take a look at to get some industry perspective are http://www.axis.com (a very popular manufacturer of IP Video Surveillance cameras and software), and http://ipvideomarket.info/ (A news site that covers topics related to the IP Video Surveillance market).
The logo for IPCameraBuyer.com should be consistent with the BuyProMedia logo....perhaps use a similar font or color palette. The IPCameraBuyer.com logo might also include an icon or symbology that evoke the subject matter, such as an IP Video camera. What the heck is an IP Video camera you are probably asking? Google it http://images.google.com/images?q=i…=en&tab=wi
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Pull Support
EGit now supports Pull for branches which are configured to track remote branches. When local branches are created based on a remote tracking branch EGit will automatically establish a tracking relationship.
Rebase Support
EGit now supports Rebase with options to abort, skip, and continue when rebase finds conflicts .
When conflicts are detected during rebase the following dialog presents the options how to proceed
Cherry-pick Support
EGit now supports Cherry-pick
Merge Tool
EGit now supports a visual merge tool to better support resolving conflicts detected during merge, rebase or cherry-pick
HTTP Authentication
EGit now supports HTTP basic and digest authentication. This helps users sitting behind firewalls
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Repositories View Improvements
Drag and Drop Support
The repositories view now supports drag and drop. You can drag a folder or a list of folders from the file system into the Repositories View. If the folders are a valid Git repository or a direct parent of a .git folder, they will be added as a repository to the view.
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The Repositories View now displays References like HEAD, FETCH_HEAD and provides corresponding checkout and create branch menu actions.
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The following are updates on area Major League Baseball players.
Brandon McCarthy (Glendale native) starting pitcher, Oakland Athletics: After spending nearly two months on the disabled list because of a strained right shoulder, McCarthy has rounded back into form with two quality appearances. However, he's encountered some tough luck, including seeing his career-best six-game unbeaten streak come to a close Wednesday night against the host Kansas City Royals.
McCarthy, a right-hander who was the Athletics' opening-day starter, is looking to keep Oakland in the hunt for one of two available wild-card spots in the American League. Making his second appearance since coming off the disabled list Friday, McCarthy (6-4) lost for the first time since April 21 against the Cleveland Indians. He gave up three runs (two earned) and seven hits in 6 2/3 innings. McCarthy struck out four and didn't walk a batter during his 94-pitch performance. He threw 63 strikes before being replaced by Scott Doolittle.
McCarthy allowed an unearned run in the first inning against the Royals before retiring eight in a row. Oakland took a 2-1 lead in the fourth, but Kansas City scored a pair of earned runs in the seventh.
McCarthy is 6-1 with a 2.45 earned-run average in his last nine starts for Oakland, which dropped to 61-55 and is in second place in the American League's West Division.
"It stunk," McCarthy told the Associated Press. "It was a bad loss for us across the board.
"These are games we expect to win and games we have been winning all year. I'm not happy with myself. There are a lot of things I could have done better. Giving up runs, I don't like to do that. I don't like doing it late in the game. I don't like doing it with two outs."
In his first start back from the disabled list, McCarthy held a 3-0 lead before the Chicago White Sox scored three runs against him in six-plus innings. He served up a solo home run in the seventh to Dayan Viciedo to knot it at 3.
Oakland will conclude it's series today with Kansas City before beginning a weekend series against visiting Cleveland.
Marco Estrada (Glendale Community College, 2003) starting pitcher, Milwaukee Brewers: Estrada, a right-hander who helped Milwaukee win the National League's Central Division last season, continues to search for his first victory of the season. His next opportunity will be Thursday, when Milwaukee meets the visiting Philadelphia Phillies.
Estrada, who is 0-5 with a 4.36 ERA, has gone nearly a year since winning his last game. Estrada's last victory came Aug. 23, 2011, against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Since then, he's recorded 14 consecutive starts (28 overall appearances) without a win. In his last start Saturday against the host Houston Astros, Estrada yielded four runs in four innings and struck out three in Milwaukee's 6-5 defeat.
"I just felt completely out of whack out there," Estrada told the Associated Press. "It was the worst I've felt all year, and I let a bad team beat me."
On Aug. 5, Estrada allowed one run in seven innings, but suffered a 3-0 loss against the hostSt. Louis Cardinals.
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World leaders should recognize the immense potential of the ocean to reduce global warming by capturing carbon, if we are to avoid a serious climate crisis.
That's the advice of a ground-breaking IUCN partnership report, The Management of Natural Coastal Carbon Sinks, launched today at the climate change and protected area summit in Granada, Spain. The first in-depth study revealing the latest science of marine ecosystems, such as seagrass meadows, mangroves and salt marshes, shows that they have a much greater capacity to progressively trap carbon than land carbon sinks, such as forests.
"The current loss of two-thirds of seagrass meadows and 50 percent of mangrove forests due to human activities, has severely threatened their carbon storage capacity and is comparable to that of the annual decline in the Amazon forests," says Dan Laffoley, Marine Vice-Chair of IUCN's World Commission on Protected Areas and lead author of the report. "Urgent international action is needed to ensure that coastal marine ecosystems are fully recognized as critical carbon sinks and properly managed and protected."
The IUCN report, supported by Natural England, The Lighthouse Foundation and UNEP, and compiled by leading scientists in this field, provides the latest evidence of the ocean's ability to store carbon and the role each of these marine ecosystems play in reducing the negative effects of climate change. It offers specific policy guidelines about how to include management of marine carbon sinks in international and national reduction strategies.
"While there have been a lot of discussions about major carbon sinks on land such as forests, we have not heard much about the missing sinks of carbon in the oceans. The marine world not only regulates our climate, supplies essential goods and services, but also helps us tackle climate change," says Carl Gustaf Lundin, Head of IUCN Global Marine Programme. "Decision-makers at national and international level will have to look at policies and financing mechanisms for protection and management of our oceans, and this report is the best starting point."
The potential of mangroves, salt marshes and sea grass meadows to store carbon can be ensured through a number of management approaches such as Marine Protected Areas, Marine Spatial Planning, area-based fisheries management techniques, regulated coastal development and ecosystem restoration, according to the report.
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Jake Locker's Tennessee Titans career appeared to be foundering on the rocks after he went down with a season-ending Lisfranc injury in November.
With a decision on Locker's $13 to 15 million fifth-year option due before the 2014 NFL Draft, there was some sentiment that the Titans might target Jay Cutler or another quarterback in free agency.
The Bears have since removed Cutler from the market, leaving Locker with increased job security.
Even better, Locker will now have the benefit of a well-respected quarterback tutor in new head coach Ken Whisenhunt.
Entering a make-or-break season, Locker will be mentored by a coach who developed Ben Roethlisberger, took Kurt Warner to the Cardinals' first Super Bowl and turned Philip Rivers' stalled career around.
The Titans' full-court press on Whisenhunt over the past couple of days suggests the front office galvanized its opinion on Locker, placing a high priority on his graduation to franchise quarterback level.
While Chris Johnson's tenuous status as the face of the offense remains in jeopardy, the addition of Whisenhunt bodes well for Locker's future.
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TUSCALOOSA — Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't about to dole out straight A's on the top-ranked Crimson Tide's midterm report card.
TUSCALOOSA — Alabama coach Nick Saban isn't about to dole out straight A's on the top-ranked Crimson Tide's midterm report card.
He'd prefer his progress report through half the regular season to go beyond what Bama has done well.
"It'd be easier to answer that question if you said, 'Is there anything you don't need to improve on?'" Saban said Monday. "I think there's a lot of things that we need to improve on."
Keep the hankie in your pocket. The Tide (6-0, 3-0 Southeastern Conference) hasn't even been challenged the past four weeks, piling up big numbers and easy wins even as potential national challengers like Stanford and Georgia have fallen.
Those defeats aren't hot topics around the football building leading up to Saturday's game against struggling Arkansas (3-4, 0-3).
"Yeah, we see other teams fall down and we just want to make sure we go out there and do our job," offered guard Anthony Steen.
Fumbles. Dropped passes. The big play or two allowed by the defense in a 48-7 win over Kentucky — those issues are more likely to come up.
"I don't think that we've played our best game by any stretch of the imagination," Saban said. "I think there's a lot of things that we can improve on. Obviously we haven't gotten a lot of turnovers on defense. I think there's times when we've given up too many big plays on defense."
The Tide is in the midst of a six-game stretch without playing a team with a winning record. Alabama has won the first four by an average of 33 points and outgained those opponents by 272 yards per game while allowing just 46 first downs.
That's the good. Even the bad from the latest mismatch come with caveats.
The Tide lost two early fumbles against the Wildcats, though culprits T.J. Yeldon and Kenyan Drake each topped 100 rushing yards.
Alabama also had several dropped passes, even if it didn't keep AJ McCarron from finishing with a career-high 359 passing yards. A secondary relying heavily on freshmen and sophomores allowed a 30-yard touchdown pass, ending a streak of 14 quarters without allowing an opponent to reach the end zone.
So what if the Wildcats managed only 46 passing yards the rest of the game.
Those are small things in a 41-point win, but plenty for Saban to harp on.
"Coach is always telling us, don't look at the scoreboard," receiver Kevin Norwood said. "Worry about playing our best game. And that's what we want to do — play our best game. It just so happened that we always have something to work on. It's always a work in progress."
An avid golfer who often references Tiger Woods, Saban said the game did prove that if players keep competing and focusing, "sometimes you can miss the four-foot putt and still win."
He also said he doesn't want his players even paying attention to two notable Arkansas scores. The Razorbacks are coming off a 52-7 loss to No. 11 South Carolina.
Alabama won the last meeting 52-0, numbers that could raise the risk of overlooking Arkansas.
McCarron insists that's not a concern.
"I can't tell you the score of the Kentucky game," he said. "I can't remember how high we're supposed to count in the locker room, the points we scored, for our fight song. I definitely don't remember scores from all the games. It's never about them. It's never about the opponent we're facing.
"Coach Saban likes to say they are faceless, and they are. It's about us and about what we do and how we take everything on the field. It doesn't matter who we play. We're trying to play the way we're capable of playing."


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Fire at Saundra's Furniture
Shock seized the Colville community earlier this evening when a fire broke out at Saundra's Furniture on Main Street. The Colville Fire Department received the call sometime after 8 p.m. and arrived to find the building engulfed in flames. Curious onlookers crowded sidewalks across the street until law enforcement told people to stand back. "I went outside for a smoke break and about 15 minutes later a customer said there was a fire," says Brittnee Wilsey, a waitress at the Acorn Saloon across the street from Saundra's. Wilsey and a coworker called emergency services to report the incident. "It was fully engulfed," said Wilsey of the building. "Also, I noticed that it was dark inside and the lights are usually on at night."The fire at Saundra's Furniture, 279 S. Main St., required the temporary closure of Highway 395 between First Avenue and Birch Avenue just after 8 p.m., a news release from the Washington State Patrol said. Traffic on the highway was detoured.The building has resided on Colville's Main Street for over 57 years. According to CFD Chief Joe Hirsch, the cause of the fire has not yet been determined, but no one was injured. The business is also insured. "I can't speculate yet as to what was the cause of the fire," said Hirsch around 10:30 p.m. "Access to the fire was difficult due to having a basement on the bottom of the building and a second floor, which makes it unstable and heightens danger to firefighters, so I didn't feel comfortable sending anyone inside."Fire trucks from both the Arden and Kettle Falls fire departments responded as back up, though the Arden Fire Department ended up protecting the Stevens County Courthouse annex building from the extreme heat put off by the fire. City water and street crews, Washington State Patrol, WSDOT, and Avista were also on the scene. "I appreciate every firefighter we've got here, and the other agencies as well," said Hirsch.


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Harriers through to face Black Cats
Conference side Kidderminster will take on Premier League Sunderland in the FA Cup fourth round after they claimed a 3-2 win over Peterborough in their replay at London Road.
Tommy Rowe's 26th-minute goal saw Posh lead at half-time but two goals in four minutes from Michael Gash and Jack Byrne turned the game on its head.
A Britt Assombalonga penalty levelled the scores with 16 minutes to go but parity lasted just two minutes as Joe Lolley grabbed a third for Harriers, who are now the only non-league side left in the competition.
Fellow Skrill Premier outfit Macclesfield had their cup run ended as three late goals saw them beaten 4-1 at Hillsborough by Sheffield Wednesday.
Chris Maguire delivered an early blow to the non-league team's hopes as he fired the Owls ahead after just four minutes, but a 65th-minute penalty from Scott Boden had the Silkmen level.
Jacques Maghoma settled the nerves at Hillsborough, though, as he netted with 12 minutes to go and Jermaine Johnson and Miguel Llera sealed the victory late on.
A Joe Garner hat-trick handed Preston a shock 3-2 win over Championship side Ipswich at Deepdale.
Franck Nouble put Ipswich into the lead after 58 minutes but two goals in as many minutes from Garner put Preston in control before substitute David McGoldrick grabbed an equaliser.
Garner then completed his hat-trick with two minutes remaining and Preston will now go on to face Nottingham Forest.
Watford had no such problems overcoming Bristol City as goals from Marco Davide Faraoni and Lewis McGugan gave them a 2-0 win.
Port Vale will face Brighton in round four after they claimed a dramatic 3-2 win over Plymouth.
Argyle were ahead after just two minutes through Andres Gurrieri. Jordan Hugill equalised on the half-hour mark before Conor Hourihane restored the lead nine minutes before the break.
Ben Williamson then levelled things up again and the game took another twist as Jennison Myrie-Williams put Vale ahead.
There was time for more drama as Chris Lines was sent off for the visitors but Vale goalkeeper Chris Neal saved Reuben Reid's resulting penalty to ensure his side's progression.
Reigning holders Wigan survived a scare to see off the challenge of MK Dons, prevailing 3-1 after extra-time.
The League One outfit led for 69 minutes following Luke Chadwick's 10th-minute strike but substitute Nick Powell struck to force another half-an-hour.
Powell added a second early in the first period before Marc-Antoine Fortune wrapped up the victory in the 105th minute.
Championship teams Birmingham and Bournemouth both made serene progress into round four with comfortable wins.
Brett Pitman gave the Cherries the lead five minutes in against Burton but Jimmy Phillips had Albion level before Tommy Elphick restored the lead on the stroke of half-time.
Ryan Fraser opened up a two-goal cushion in the 86th minute and two minutes later a Pitman penalty secured a 4-1 win and a fourth-round tie against Liverpool.
At St Andrews, Paul Robinson scored for the Blues after 35 minutes and two late goals from Chris Burke sealed a comfortable 3-0 triumph over Bristol Rovers.
Charlton and Oxford will have to play again after their re-arranged third-round tie ended 2-2.
The first game had been called off as the Addicks continue to have problems with the pitch at the Valley and their woes were deepened when Johnny Mullins fired United ahead after 13 minutes and Scott Davies doubled the lead 11 minutes later.
Michael Morrison pulled one back in the 54th minute to give the home side hope, though, and they were level in the 82nd minute through Yann Kermorgant.


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Title: Time Out
Author: Jill Shalvis
Publisher: Harlequin Blaze
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NHL coach Mark Diego's plan to spend his off-season volunteering in his hometown goes awry when he learns that not only is he coaching teenage girls, but that the program is coordinated by energetic (and five feet two inches of trouble) coordinator Rainey Saunders, his childhood friend—and the woman he could never stand to see dating any other guy….
When their tempers flare, Mark and Rainey discover their fireworks don't just burn angry—they burn very, very hot! But that'll just sweeten the victory. Because Mark always plays to win. And with Rainey, he's planning on playing very dirty, too…
I loved this book! Time Out is the first Harlequin Blaze that I've read, and the only reason I gave this one a try is because it's written by Jill Shalvis. I enjoyed Animal Magnetism, and when I saw that Time Out is about an NHL coach, I was all excited to give it a test drive. I gobbled this up in record time, and didn't want to put it down. The characters are fun, the dialog is snappy and clever, and it features one of my favorite romance tropes – the second chance. Or Hero was too stupid to see a good thing when it's right in front of him. Ah, maybe that is a little wordy for a romance trope…
Rainey works at a rec program for disadvantaged teens, and when a nightmare from her past resurfaces in the form of Mark Diego, she finds herself on thin ice. She has been attracted to Mark forever, and the night she finally worked up the nerve to confess her feelings to him ended in disaster. She's been trying to avoid him ever since, even though sparks still flare out of control whenever they are together. When her boss, a close friend from childhood – and Mark's younger brother – informs her that Mark will be volunteering for the off-season, her world starts to spin out of control.
I loved the character interactions in Time Out. From the sizzle between Rainey and Mark, to Mark's endearing attempts to whip his team of teenaged girls into shape for the softball season, there is a lot of humor and laughs packed into this book. It is brain-candy of the best sort, and I wanted to eat the entire book in one sitting. I was able to completely disconnect from my reality and get totally sucked into Rainey's, and I didn't want the fun to end.
If I had one quibble with the read, it's the abusive parent that was worked into the plot. I just didn't feel that this plot thread was developed as thoroughly as it could have been, and aspects of it came out of left field. This is the only story element that didn't convince me to suspend my sense of belief, and it just didn't work for me.
Aside from that one plot device, Time Out is an engaging, funny read, and I am looking forward to discovering more Blaze gems like this one.
Grade: B+
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Kris Humphries – Hunk of the Day
We all know Kris Humphries as Kim Kardashian's super tall ex-husband, but did you know that he also plays basketball? Really, he's good for more than just possessing a first name that conveniently fits with the Kardashian family. But all joking aside, we wouldn't be surprised if Kim regrets ending her marraige after only 72 days because Humphries just re-signed a massive contract with the Brooklyn Nets. Humphries is getting $24 million for just two years.
But of course, besides being a good rebounder and former husband of Kim Kardashian, Kris Humphries has a rockin' bod – which is why he is today's Hunk of the Day. Take a look at the physique that first caught Kim's eye and that makes him a great athlete. He doesn't look too bad in a suit either – or on the basketball court.


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These are some of the views and reports relevant to our readers that caught our attention this week.
Anti-Corruption Views- World Bank, UN make 'how to' asset recovery guide
"How do you stop corrupt regimes from stashing their money in your jurisdiction? That is the question a joint initiative by the World Bank and United Nations answers in a recent report.
The Barriers to Asset Recovery report, by the Stolen Asset Recovery Initiative (StAR), gives policymakers a 'how to' guide on implementing laws and mechanisms needed to freeze and repatriate stolen assets." READ MORE
How Non-Profit Organizations are Bolstering Citizen Media Around the World
"The most recent uprisings in the Middle East have brought citizen journalism back into the limelight, but bloggers and independent reporters have been breaking stories that major media outlets never could for some time. Janis Krums' iPhone snapshot of U.S. Airways Flight 1549 emergency landing on the Hudson River, George Allen's infamous "macaca" incident, or the continuing reports of protests from Syria in the face of violent oppression are just a few examples.
This new source of information fills a void left by a diminished traditional media corps. In some cases, the media have openly embraced citizen contributions, most notably CNN with its iReport features.
To help foster this new trend, several non-profits and social enterprises are actively working to improve the strength of that citizen media across the world." READ MORE
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Executive Director of UN Women to Focus on Central Role of Women in Democracy on First Official Visit to Tunisia
"In her first official visit to Tunisia, Michelle Bachelet, Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, will draw attention to the critical role Tunisian women have played in the movement for democracy, and the need to make gender equality and women's empowerment a cornerstone of the ongoing reform process.
In her three day visit, Ms. Bachelet will call for greater political participation of women including in the upcoming October elections and in the constitution-building processes, emphasizing that gender equality is a pre-requisite in advancing democracy and economic development." READ MORE
Mobile trends in Africa to 2020
"When we met a couple weeks ago with researchers and policy advisors at DFID we were keen to share with them the key future trends for mobiles in developing nations. For the basis of this discussion we used the slides compiled by Rudy De Waele, which cover the views of a variety of practitioners involved in ICT4D and mobile technologies in Africa." READ MORE
An Art, Not a Science
"As I participated in a conference last week that debated the recent trends in the monitoring and evaluation of civil society organisations, I was struck by the amount of energy and resources devoted to measuring the impact of the sector.
Around 170 development practitioners from all corners of the globe gathered at the INTRAC conference in the Netherlands to discuss how the increasing demand for value-for-money and evidence of results by aid donors is affecting the work of civil society organisations. Indeed, with growing pressure from donors who are increasingly struggling to justify their overseas development aid budgets amid domestic budget cuts, discussion was lively." READ MORE
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Black Gold and Guns: OSF Fellows Discuss Oil and Arms Middlemen
"In countries torn by instability and unrest, corruption and "gray" market activity are not confined to the oil business. As journalists Ken Silverstein and Andrew Feinstein explained in a recent Revenue Watch dialogue, the "shadow markets" for weapons and for hydrocarbons share startling similarities.
Open Society Fellows Silverstein and Feinstein visited RWI on 26 May for a discussion on the role of middlemen in the oil and arms industries. Silverstein, the author of Turkmeniscam: How Washington Lobbyists Fought to Flack for a Stalinist Dictatorship, is currently reporting on how governments and oil companies evade anti-bribery regulations. Feinstein is a former MP in South Africa who exposed an $11 billion corrupt government arms deal, and is also the author of The Shadow World: Inside the Global Arms Trade." READ MORE
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The Future of Africa
"'The Future of Africa' is the second film in ONE's Profiles and Perspectives Project, a series of short films shot in Johannesburg. The film features inspiring students from the African Leadership Academy -- a pan-African education institution whose mission is to transform Africa into a peaceful and prosperous continent by developing and supporting its future leaders -- discussing how technology is helping them learn, connect and drive Africa forward." READ MORE


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The Lumia 620 is hitting the shores of Singapore, thanks to a tip from a mobile phone specialist store Adix82 located in the country. As one can see from the photos we've been sent in, the Lumia 620 is looking rather good in pink. The device is priced at SGD 310 ($250), which is a steal for Windows Phone 8 hardware.
As well as other Lumia hardware and the HTC 8X, Singapore is featuring quite the line-up with high-end hardware being released from multiple sources. We're sure this handset will be a hit for consumers who are looking to upgrade but without the more expensive price tag. It's available in black, white, yellow and magenta from the store featured in this article.
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The saying a "dog is man's best friend" fits appropriately to Russell Woods and his dog Emma.
It is Woods' responsibility to care for Emma, and both of them will always have a home with Mosaic.
Mosaic in South Central Iowa partners with people with intellectual disabilities to create a meaningful life in a caring community and giving a voice to their needs.
"Russell's story illustrates that when given the opportunity to voice your dreams and goals, people like Russell can become active in our communities and enjoy a life of possibilities," said Karen Irwin, community relations manager for Mosaic.
Russell Woods
When he was younger, Woods could often be seen walking the streets around town with a bag picking up pop cans. He would hide behind trees or poles and pretend to be directing people. Children would often throw rocks at him and make fun of him because of the way he looked and talked.
Woods lived with his mother his entire life, and it was his mother who sent him out to collect pop cans. It is thought that the money from these cans was used to pay for the family's basic needs.
Woods was in his mid-50s when his mother suddenly died. Because he had nowhere else to go, Woods was literally dropped off at Mosaic's door with nothing but the clothes on his back after his mother died.
Starting out
At first, Woods stayed in a small room at a home with other individual where Mosaic provided services. Later, Woods moved into a place with a couple other men and his bedroom was in the basement. It was quickly discovered Woods didn't like the basement because he was afraid of the dark.
As Mosaic continued to support Woods in learning life skills, he was given a choice of living conditions and roommates.
Mosaic also gave him a choice of how he would spend his time, something that he did not have before, as it seemed most of his time was spent walking around looking for pop cans.
As supports were set up for Woods at Mosaic, the goal was to make his routine as normal as possible.
When asked if he would like to take walks uptown Woods adamantly said, "No," as he apparently associated walking with having to pick up pop cans – something he no longer has to do.
Through Mosaic, Woods has been given the opportunity to learn about his rights concerning his services, and he has been able to make many of his own decisions.
Woods now lives in a townhouse with a roommate and his dog Emma.
Mosaic helped connect Woods with volunteering opportunities at Meals on Wheels and at the animal shelter. It was while helping at the shelter that Woods expressed his desire to have a dog of his own.
Mosaic staff helped him select a pet that would be suited to his lifestyle.
While every word Woods says may not be clear, what is clear is how often he laughs, and makes other people laugh with him.
Woods will often talk about Emma sleeping on his bed or licking his face. He also talks about the time Emma ran away and was found at the animal shelter, or "pet jail," as he calls it.
It's apparent that Emma is now the most important thing in his life.
Woods is just one example of many people whose lives have been changed by Mosaic.
Mosaic in South Central Iowa began providing services in 1985 with day services and vocational training in Osceola. Services have expanded to provide individualized supports for people with intellectual disabilities, brain injuries and mental illness.
Mosaic serves the communities of Osceola and Chariton by providing services and supports to more than 90 people.
Residential supports provided by Mosaic include assisted-residential services at two group homes located in Osceola, supported community living services for individuals living in their own home or apartment and in host homes where individuals live in a family-like setting.
Mosaic's day services program provides individuals a variety of daily activities including vocational training, supported employment and community connections. Mosaic has helped 10 people obtain jobs in the local communities at places such as Hy-Vee and McDonald's.
Another foothold Mosaic has in the community is Expressions by Mosaic gift and coffee shop and South Central Iowa Redemption Center. Individuals who spend their days at this facility help make items for the gift shop, provide document destruction services, grind labels and package Mosaic's private label premium coffee, Tessera, and work in the redemption center.
However, it's the interactions with Mosaic volunteers and people in the community that is valued most by the individuals at Mosaic.
"We have a number of individuals who would love to become more involved in community life either through volunteering or by connecting with other people in the community," Irwin said. "We would love to have more volunteers to help us make connections for both work and volunteer activities for the individuals we support so they can feel like contributing members of society."


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September 20, 2004
U.S Securities and Exchange Commission
Comments on File No. S7-25-99
As a member of a fee-only Registered Investment Adviser RIA firm, I am opposed to the broker-dealer exemptions to the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 as provided for under the proposed rule Certain Broker-Dealers Deemed Not To Be Investment Advisers Release Nos. 34-42099 IA-1845 File No. S7-25-99, and request that the Securities and Exchange Commission withdraw the proposed rule.
Under this proposed rule, it is my understanding, that this exemption allows broker-dealers to avoid the blanket fiduciary protections of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, and therefore, is detrimental to consumer protection. I believe this proposed rule inappropriately allows stockbrokers to misrepresent their fundamental sales role as one of a fiduciary adviser receiving a fee for advice. Further, it places RIAs at a competitive disadvantage by allowing brokers to market similar programs under less rigorous regulatory standards for disclosure and advertising.


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Find Gogebic County Michigan landfills and dumps. Landfills provide information on dump stations, transfer stations, waste management, trash disposal, hazardous waste, and sanitation.
Ironwood Landfill 121 Mill Street Ironwood MI 49938 906-932-3540
Landfills typically charge tip fees from haulers that transport waste to the Landfill. The tip fee is a per ton fee. Tip fees are usually negotiated as a part of multi-year contracts for large customers, while a fluctuating spot-market rate is charged to other customers.What happens to a Landfill after it is closed?
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act sets the requirements for closing and capping Landfills that have reached their permitted capacity. Regulations also require that Landfills be maintained and monitored for thirty years following closure. Many closed Landfills eventually become parks, soccer fields, or passive recreation sites.How many Landfills are there in the U.S.?
There are over 3,000 active landfills and approximately 10,000 landfills that have been permanently closed in the U.S. Many states have stopped permitting new Landfills and disposal options are becoming more limited as existing Landfills reach capacity.


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Fostering the development and adoption ofIntegrated Pest Management in the South
Website managed by the Southern IPM Center.
1730 Varsity Drive, STE 110, NCSU Centennial Campus, Raleigh, NC 27606
Regional IPM Centers are sponsored by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
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Nas, Jay Z and Diddy hit the stage together at Coachella to celebrate a landmark hip-hop album.
Twenty years ago Nas, a hungry 20-year-old emcee from New York's tough Queensbridge projects, issued his debut, "Illmatic."
The album, with its stark coming-of-age narrative on the pits of inner-city life in a drug-fueled, poverty-stricken housing project, set a new benchmark for hip-hop.
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Nas feted the game-changing album — it officially hits the milestone a week later — during his late night set on the Outdoor stage.
Now 40, Nas is a rarity in hip-hop: an elder statesman who's not only endured two decades in the industry but kept his cultural relevance and influence intact. The feat is especially impressive given the genre's slant toward championing youthful, more commercial, trends.
In rap, the term "classic" is tossed around loosely. But "Illmatic," widely considered one of the greatest rap records of all time, is among them.
Anchored by his lyrical dexterity and masterful storytelling, Nas' knack for biting social commentary and deeply detailed narratives drove the album, became his calling card and cemented him as a rap great who would continue to inspire new generations over the following two decades. (It's evident that new-school wordsmiths like Kendrick Lamar and J. Cole have greatly studied Nas.)
Clutching a bottle of his beloved spirit Hennessey, which he's gone from name-dropping in lyrics to endorsing, Nas emerged onstage shortly after midnight with the casual swagger of a king.
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The high winds, which aggressively whipped blinding dust throughout the festival grounds Saturday evening, kept Nas' screens out of commission. But the haze of literal grit provided the perfect backdrop to unforgiving tracks such as "N.Y. State of Mind" and "Life's A Bitch."
"I bet this album is older than some of y'all out there," Nas said as he surveyed the audience.
Celebrating hip-hop visionaries has become a bit of a theme at Coachella.
Last year Wu-Tang Clan marked its 20th anniversary here, and Jurassic 5 chose Coachella to launch its reunion tour. OutKast did the same during a headlining slot on Friday with a long-awaited reunion to launch a run of shows to celebrate its 20th anniversary.
There are not many emcees who could anchor a tour with a full run-through of a 20-year-old album and pull a crowd, but Nas did — showing his lasting imprint.
"This is a celebration for me. This album came out on cassette … and ya'll got me here," Nas said, his face widening with a grateful smile. "That's eternal love."
He moved through the album's nine songs in the sequence they appear on the album, and only stopped things for once — for the night's biggest surprise.
Jay Z, who like Nas is in the very small club of agile rap statesmen who continue to game-change decades into a career, popped up for a two-song medley.
The rivals-turned-friends ran through Jay's "Dead Presidents" (which samples an "Illmatic" cut) and "Where I'm From," with the two stopping with the song's most appropriate, and declarative, line: "Who's the best MC's, Biggie, Jay Z and Nas."
"Peace to the god Nas. I had to come out here and celebrate 20 years of 'Illmatic,' " Jay said.
After powering through "Illmatic" with a nimble ease, he moved through a quick encore and brought out another rap influencer, Diddy, for their once controversial hit "Hate Me Now."
Diddy, making good on his status as rap's most flamboyant one-percenter, popped a bottle of luxury champagne Ace of Spades and sprayed the front of crowd to celebrate Nas' big moment.
"If it wasn't for you, hip-hop wouldn't have arrived to the place it has," Diddy said.
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Working Together, Governments and Unions of Top-Performing Countries Show that it is Possible to Improve the Teaching Profession
Last week, I traveled to New York City to attend the first International Summit on the Teaching Profession hosted by the US Department of Education, the OECD, and Education International, a global teachers union. Of the 16 countries represented, all were top-performers in the international PISA tests, or rapid improvers, such as Poland and Brazil. U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called the meeting to learn from what other countries are doing to improve teaching and learning, a sign that not only is this task complex and challenging, but that it is critical to countries at all levels of development.
So how do these top-performers and rapid-improvers manage their teaching forces to achieve high learning outcomes? The goal of the Summit was to have frank and open discussions about what works. Each country's delegation included both government and teacher representatives, thus recognizing from the start the need for collaboration in the design and implementation of teacher policy reforms.


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Because no detailed digital mapping has been done for this county, this map is extracted from the state geologic map.
Prescott, G.C., Jr., 1953, Geology and ground-water resources of Sherman County, Kansas: Kansas Geological Survey, Bulletin 105, 130 p. [available online]
The Kansas Data Access and Support Center (DASC) has ArcInfo coverages available for this geologic data.
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I'm not really into zombies. I generally confine my summer reads to mildly-embarrassing vampire fiction or binge-reading Game of Thrones books. I did not choose World War Z to fill the guilty pleasure niche as my summer came to a close. What attracted me to World War Z was the oral history angle. I have always loved oral histories and was curious to see how the author used that framework to tell a sci-fi story. I was not disappointed by what I found. Author Max Brooks did an amazing job adapting his subject matter to have the feel of a real collection of oral histories. In his credits at the end, Brooks cited the late, great oral historian Studs Terkel as one of his main influences. Those who are familiar with Terkel's work can see why after a couple of chapters; the voice of Studs is continually present.
I would highly recommend this title to the average reader – not strictly those who are into sci-fi, zombies, gore, dystopian novels, or anything else you would assume that a book about zombies might represent (though readers looking for all the above will get hooked on this book just as quickly). By necessity there are some gruesome descriptions, but that's not what dominates the stories told by the author. World War Z, above all, gives a human voice to a terrible (though fictitious) period of human history.
Once you've had the chance to check out a fictional oral history collection, you may want to branch out into the real thing. Oral histories are collected to tell a range of different stories about historic events, cultural phenomena, or just to record what life was like during a specific time period. The Everett Public Library has a lot of great oral histories in its collections – here are some voices from a few:
One of the boys in the show, Tony, said, 'Don't worry. All my uncles are stagehands and the rest of 'em are bootleggers. Pick out a night club you want to work, we'll work'. I looked at these freaks, with these little postage-stamp stages… Up to this time, the most sexy thing I'd ever done is Scheherazade in the ballet. I thought a girl who went on stage without stockings was a hussy (laughs). -Sally Rand, Dancer. Excerpt from Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression, by Studs Terkel.
"Punk rock saved a lot of people's sanity, emboldened the timid and gave countless youth all over the world a voice." – Henry Rollins from the forward of Punk Rock: an Oral History, by John Robb
D-Day was not one day, but a composite of many days, experienced by each of those individuals who played a part on the Allied side – from the 120,000 men who landed during the initial action to the millions of personnel who supported them. […] The record, as offered in this volume, does indeed show that they didn't just do their job "well" – they were magnificent. – prologue to Voices of Valor: D-Day: June 6, 1944, by Douglas Brinkley and Ronald J. Drez
"But I love him! I love him! He's sleeping, and I'm whispering: 'I love you.' Carrying his sanitary tray, 'I love you.' I remembered how we used to live at home. He only fell asleep at night after he'd taken my hand. That was a habit of his – to hold my hand while he slept. All night. So in the hospital I take his hand and don't let go." – Lyudmilla Ignatenko – widow of a first responder to the Chernobyl disaster. Excerpt from Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster, by Svetlana Alexievich
I walked down the street, not knowing where to go, thinking that everybody I'd been with had died. I barely knew who I was, I was dizzy and disoriented, my speech was slurred. Looking back, it makes perfect sense: I'd been hit twice on the head, once in the office and once on the street. The wall of my office had knocked me on my right temple… All I wanted to do was get uptown and find my wife. I knew where she worked and I said to myself, I don't care if I have to walk all the way, I'll get there eventually, just go. So I started walking. – Tom Haddad, 31, escaped from the 89th floor of Tower I. Excerpt from Tower Stories: An Oral History of 9/11 ,by Damon DiMarco
"We had a policy in place that was ridiculous. I had served for so many years with so many people that I knew were gay and were outstanding soldiers. Officers, enlisted-they ran the gamut. I mean, yes, there were some that I wasn't fond of and would never want to be friends with, but in general most of the gays and lesbians that I served with in the military did a good job, and I would have been proud to call them a friend at any time. So I did want to do something to change the policy." Brenda Vosbein, WAC Retired. – excerpt from Ask and Tell: Gay and Lesbian Veterans Speak Out, by Steve Estes
"We received support from the most unusual places, like The Times. I hope they live forever. They saved my neck. A year making mailbags in prison was not on my itinerary [laughs]." -Keith Richards. Excerpt from The Rolling Stones: An Oral History, by Alan Lysaght.
Explore these other oral history titles for even more first-hand accounts of culture, history, and events that changed the world:
Please Kill Me: The Uncensored Oral History of Punk, By Legs McNeil and Gillian McCain
And They All Sang: Adventures of an Eclectic Disc Jockey, by Studs Terkel
Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, by Mark Yarm
The Record Players: DJ Revolutionaries, by Bill Brewster and Frank Broughton
Why? Because we Still Like You: an Oral History of the Mickey Mouse Club, by Jennifer Armstrong
Listening is an act of Love: a celebration of American life from the StoryCorps Project, by Dave Isay with StoryCorps
Indian Voices: Listening to Native Americans, by Alison Owings
Nā Kua'āina: Living Hawaiian Culture, by Davianna Pōmaika'i McGregor
Lost Voices from the Titanic: The Definitive Oral History , by Nick Barratt
Beyond Glory: Medal of Honor Heroes in Their Own Words: Extraordinary Stories of Courage from World War II to Vietnam, by Larry Smith
48 Hours of Kristallnacht: Night of Destruction/Dawn of the Holocaust: An Oral History, by Mitchell G. Bard, Ph.D.
Reflections of Pearl Harbor: An Oral History of December 7, 1941, by K.D. Richardson
Remembering Jim Crow: African Americans Tell About Life in the Segregated South , edited by William H. Chafe, Raymond Gavins, and Robert Rodgers Korstad
What We Knew: Terror, Mass Murder, and Everyday Life in Nazi Germany: An Oral History, by Eric A. Johnson and Karl-Heinz Reuband
Local Interest
River Pigs & Cayuses: Oral Histories from the Pacific Northwest, by Ron Strickland
Voices from Everett's First Century
Riverside Remembers: Books I, II & III
Whistlepunks & Geoducks: Oral Histories of the Pacific Northwest, edited by Ron Strickland
Everett Voices, by David Dilgard of the Everett Public Library
Upriver Voices: Tales of Skykomish, by Nancy Cleveland and Anne Sektor