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The BPS Clean Energy Team is made up a diverse group of energy experts who provide technical support to Portland homeowners and business owners. The team also works closely with city bureaus and with state agencies and nonprofits from around the state in order to learn from and share advances in program design and models for increasing market demand.
Andria Jacob
Senior Program Manager
Andria manages BPS' portfolio of clean energy programs. Andria has over 13 years of experience in clean energy and sustainability program design, delivery and policy development. Andria was closely involved in the development of the nationally-recognized residential energy retrofit financing program, Clean Energy Works Oregon. She has overseen a range of successful energy and sustainability programs during her tenure at the City, including Solarize Portland, the BEST Business Center and the Multifamily Weatherization Program. She began her career in energy efficiency at E Source and worked for Ecos Consulting for several years prior to joining BPS. She holds an MA in environmental policy from the University of Colorado at Boulder, and a BA in economics from Lehigh University. When she's not at work, she can be found chasing around her active pre-schooler, in her garden or curled up with a novel.
Kyle Diesner
Policy Analyst
Kyle is a policy analyst at the City of Portland Bureau of Planning and Sustainability (BPS). He has been with BPS since 2003 and works primarily on climate change planning, energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. Kyle is currently working with the Clean Energy team on efficiency and renewable energy programs and is also in charge of completing the annual inventory of carbon emissions for the City and Multnomah County. Kyle also serves on the core team for the BPS Workplace Excellence Committee and dedicates a portion of his time to the Bureau's social equity initiatives. From 2006 to 2009 Kyle worked on the Sustainable City Government program, where he coordinated the Portland Clean Diesel Partnership. As a policy analyst Kyle continues to provide analytical support to a variety of BPS programs including recycling, composting and the Bureaus long range planning efforts. He has several years of experience in grant administration where he has overseen a total of $2.5 million worth of funding. Kyle has a BS in environmental science from Humboldt State University and an Executive Master of Public Administration from Portland State University.


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Prospects Weekly: Global retail sales volume growth gained traction in August
|A revival in global retail sales volume growth gained traction in August, with the median growth rate up across 29 (mostly high-income) countries (3m/3m, saar). Outliers include the United States, where retail sales growth declined at a 2.5% annualized rate over the three-months ending August. While elevated compared with the exceptionally low jobless rates recorded during the boom years (2007-2008), joblessness in those developing countries with data appears to have peaked at below pre-boom averages (median rates). In high-income countries the median unemployment rate may also be declining, but joblessness remains about one percentage point above pre-boom levels and three percentage points above the record low posted during the boom period. Total gross capital flows to developing countries are booming, but the regional and compositional breakdown varies widely.
|Global retail sales growth firmed in August, (3m/3m, seasonally adjusted, annualized rates, median of 29, mostly high-income, countries). This upturn reflects strengthening sales in Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Hong Kong (SAR, China), Indonesia, Korea, Norway and the United Kingdom. In contrast, sales growth has lost steam or remains in the doldrums the United States and several Euro Area countries. While retail sales growth in developing countries (such as in Argentina and Chile) has slowed in recent months, it is still significantly stronger than in high-income countries.
|Global unemployment appears to have peaked in July 2010 at 8%, led by a slight fall-off in developing countries (median rate for 48 countries with current data). For developing countries reporting data (mainly ECA and LAC), the median unemployment rate declined slightly to 8.3% after the recent peak of 8.6% in May—well below the pre-boom median rate of 10.5% (2002-2006 average). For high-income countries, the decline has only just begun and may prove temporary. The median jobless rate of 7.8% in August remains well above the pre-boom average of 6.3%. The apparent peak in unemployment rates suggests that improving labor market conditions may increasingly support the recovery. Nevertheless, progress—especially in HICs—is expected to be slow, and unemployment and associated restructuring will remain a front-burner social and political concern.
|Gross private capital inflows have regained pre-crisis boom levels in some developing regions. However, total inflows to developing countries for the first nine months of 2010 remain 31% below the level over the same period in 2007. Both the level of flows relative to 2007 and the composition of flows vary considerably across regions. Total flows to Europe and Central Asia (ECA) are down 60%, with foreign bank, bond, and equity inflows down 71%, 9% and 85%, respectively. Bank lending in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) is down 50% and 63%, respectively. However, in LAC this has been compensated by an upsurge in bond issuance, which also boomed in East Asia and Pacific (EAP) and the Middle East and North Africa (MNA). While bank and equity flows to South Asia (SAR) have regained pre-crisis levels, international bond flows are down (mainly India).
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Greek fires seen from space
ESA's Envisat satellite captures thick clouds of smoke billowing from wildfires that have been raging through Greece and are threatening the capital, Athens.
More than 2000 firefighters and soldiers are working to contain the blazes, the worst to hit Greece since 2007 when deadly wildfires raged across the country killing more than 70 people.
The wildfires, which began late Friday some 40 km northeast of Athens in the village of Grammatikos, have burned at least 15 000 hectares of land and forced thousands to flee their homes. On Saturday, Greek authorities declared a state of emergency after the fires spread to neighbouring villages.
One of the biggest problems during and after fires is obtaining an overall view of the damage and its evolution. Earth Observation (EO) satellites are used to detect fire spots from space and to quickly estimate the extent of burned areas.
On Sunday, the Greek General Secretariat for Civil Protection asked the International Charter on Space and Major Disasters for support. The initiative, referred to as 'the Charter', was established in 2000 to provide satellite data free of charge to those responding to disasters anywhere in the world.
In addition to data being made available through the Charter activation, ESA provides EO data from contributing satellite missions to SAFER, the GMES Emergency Response Service. GMES is an EU-led initiative to combine ground- and space-based observations to develop an integrated environmental monitoring capability. ESA's role within GMES is to implement its space component.
These images were acquired by Envisat's Medium Resolution Imaging Spectrometer (MERIS) optical instrument on 22 and 24 August 2009, working in Full Resolution mode to provide a spatial resolution of 300 metres and is available on ESA's MIRAVI website, which gives free access to Envisat's most recently acquired images.


text: > I guess I haven't mentioned it yet but I'm a PhD student in the > Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering department at Syracuse University > in upstate New York. Prior to my arrival here I only had superficial > knowledge of clustering and have subsequently spent the last year > researching, reading, configuring, testing, etc ... all of this while > working on my PhD research (CFD). So I'm essentially the administrator > _and_ major user of it. I have to admit it's kinda nice to have almost > exclusive use of that much horsepower (64 Opteron 242's) for my work! that's quite reasonable if you're planning to use off-the-shelf hardware. that is, if you're an engineer doing research using HPC. if you're actually doing research into the implementation of CFD using HPC, then you should probably look a bit closer at adaptivity, for instance, which winds up making FEM much less nearest-neighbor... > benefit to torus topology for this case it might be an option. BTW, a > managed HP Pro/Curve (forget model) 36-port gigabit switch is currently > used, which possibly may also be hindering performance. the port count indicates that's an older-generation switch, probably with poorer bandwidth than current models. > support for Fluent with their product. Dolphin has been _extremely_ > helpful in this respect, providing an SCI cluster for me to test Fluent > and offering suggestions for running it (thanks Simen). I'd be astonished if all of the tier-1 vendors didn't have a test cluster available for your asking, probably with fluent installed. > simply because the are not enough users of it. As a consequence, I am > looking to find the "best" interconnect solution which will allow a few > people use of most or all of the CPUs for the jobs we run. there's always a danger of over-benchmarking, but you should probably see if you can get access to an IB cluster. for CFM, I'm a little surprised you appear to care so much about latency, since I'd expect your workload to have the usual volume/surface-area scaling, and thus doing a lot of work in a single node, and needing only moderate bursts of bandwidth for nontrivial problem sizes. from looking at list prices on the web, Myrinet, IB and Dolphinics have similar per-port prices which are noticably lower than Quadrics but also dramatically higher than gigabit. I suspect most people would agree that Quadics is a latency specialist, at least for not purely nearest-neighbor applications. OTOH, for cheap nodes, you should probably consider whether spending 50% of the node price makes sense for the performance boost. (I see 242-based servers starting at around $2k list, and your total gigabit cost would be less than $100/port.)


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Oliver: 'Sacrificing Now for Kids, Schools, Will Pay Off Later'
In an editorial, Augustana president says, "...investing in education is the best means for developing an appreciation for complexity. Education is our best means for developing solutions to complex problems. ... I believe that what is needed from all of us ... is a bold call for collective sacrifice."
IN THE NEWS: Augustana Students Take Over Classrooms
On Thursday, 20 students participated in a teacher exchange, managing classrooms at Harrisburg High School while Harrisburg teachers attended a professional development course. The opportunity provided for valuable, real-world experience for Augustana education majors.
Augustana's Mark Braun Named Provost, Dean of the College for Gustavus Adolphus College
Dr. Mark Braun, senior vice president for Academic Affairs and Dean of the College, has been named Provost and Dean of the College for Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn. Braun will serve in his current role until the close of the academic year.
'Shroud Encounter' Presentation to Discuss 400-Year-Old Mystery
Shroud Encounter, a large screen, multi-media presentation features more than 150 images covering all aspects of research on the Shroud of Turin, arguably the most analyzed artifact in the world. This free event begins at 7 p.m. tonight in the Back Alley.
Papers by Schleusener, Bockelman Honored at Dakota Conference
Junior Kate Schleusener (Rapid City) and senior Adam Bockelman (Sioux Falls) have been named recipients of cash awards for papers they presented at last year's 2010 Dakota Conference. They will be honored at the 2011 Dakota Conference set for April 29-30.
Musicians Named to 2011 South Dakota Inter-Collegiate Band
Fifteen members of the Augustana Band have been selected to perform in the 2011 South Dakota Inter-Collegiate Band. Along with students from eight other universities and colleges, they will perform at the 2011 South Dakota High School All-State Band Convention on Friday, March 25.
Titze, Seeley Named 2011 Peace Prize Forum Scholars
Sophomore Thad Titze and junior Michael Seeley have been named the 2011 Peace Prize Forum Scholars. The pair will spend seven weeks at the University of Olso's International Summer School deepening their understanding of issues related to peace, justice, democracy, and human rights.
The Augustana: Winter 2011
The Augustana is published three times per year for alumni and friends of Augustana College by the Office of Marketing and Communications. The Augustana is named in honor of the College's first student newspaper, first published in 1908 in Canton, S.D.
New Underwood Senior Wins Covenant Award for Community
Jenny Lockhart, a senior English and journalism major from New Underwood, S.D., is the recipient of the 2011 Augustana Covenant Award for Community, an honor given to individuals who have been committed to serving the Augustana community.
Eide/Dalrymple Gallery to Feature Works by Eleanor Spiess-Ferris
"Shallow Waters: The Art of Eleanor Spiess-Ferris," an exhibition of large-scale paintings and drawings, will be on view March 11 through April 16. An opening reception with the artist will be held from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Friday, March 11. The artist will give a gallery talk at 6 p.m.


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L – Oilers 2, Islanders 3 – Game 8 – 2013-10-17 @ 5:00 PM MST – SNETW
Step 1. Take a blank piece of paper and cover the right side of the image.
Step 2. With the distraction removed look closely and you will see 2 very storied franchises with their names all over the cup. Both have been a long time removed from the glory days, but who says we can't reminisce over a pint?
Tonight will be the first of two meetings this season against that other team from New York. The Islanders are off to a similarly rocky start with 2 wins so far on the season. This is game 4 of the Oilers' Eastern road trip and so far they have accrued just one point in an OT loss to the Maple Leafs. A game they let slip away in the final minutes.
Current hot button topic is goaltending in Edmonton. Dubnyk gets the start tonight, so hopefully we see a solid effort in an attempt to reassert his starter status. The defence will have to be better and the team on a whole needs to start playing a more complete game.
The team is still doing well sitting 5th in the league for goals for, the issue is we're 30th for goals against… Arcobello has been making good use of his time up sharing the team lead in points with 6 assists and a team leading +5. The Nuge is at an ugly looking -9 while Hall and Hemsky are an equally abysmal -7. Simple math is we need more goals than our opponents. So, we have a plan. Now execute it!
Lines look to be unchanged for tonight.
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text: CLUSTER COMPUTING AND GRID (CCGrid 2005) http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/ccgrid2005/ 9-12 May 2005 Cardiff, UK ****************************************************************** IMPORTANT DATE: Paper submission: November 15, 2004 ****************************************************************** SCOPE ===== Commodity-based clusters and Grid computing technologies are rapidly developing, and are key components in the emergence of a novel service-based fabric for high capability computing. Cluster-powered Grids not only provide access to cost-effective problem-solving power, but also promise to enable a more collaborative approach to the use of distributed resources, and new economic products and services. CCGrid2005, sponsored by the IEEE Computer Society (final approval pending), is designed to bring together international leaders who are pioneering researchers, developers, and users of clusters, networks, and Grid architectures and applications. The symposium will also serve as a forum to present the latest work, and highlight related activities from around the world. CCGrid2005 is interested in topics including, but not limited to: o Hardware and Software (based on PCs, Workstations, SMPs or Supercomputers) o Middleware for Clusters and Grids o Dynamic Optical Network Architectures for Grid Computing o Parallel File Systems, including wide area file systems, and Parallel I/O o Scheduling and Load Balancing o Programming Models, Tools, and Environments o Performance Evaluation and Modeling o Resource Management and Scheduling o Computational, Data, and Information Grid Architectures and Systems o Grid Economies, Service Architectures, and Resource Exchange Architectures o Grid-based Problem Solving Environments o Scientific, Engineering, and Commercial Grid Applications o Portal Computing / Science Portals TECHNICAL PAPER SUBMISSION ========================== Authors are invited to submit papers of not more than 8 pages of double column text using single spaced 10 point size type on 8.5 x 11 inch pages, as per IEEE 8.5 x 11 manuscript guidelines, see http://www.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm. Authors should submit a PostScript (level 2) or PDF file that will print on a PostScript printer. Paper submission instructions will be placed on this webpage (http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/ccgrid2005). It is expected that the proceedings will be published by the IEEE Computer Society Press, USA. POSTER SUBMISSION ================= Authors may also submit short papers, of no more than 4 pages, of double column text using single spaced 10 point size type on 8.5 x 11 inch pages, as per IEEE 8.5 x 11 manuscript guidelines, see http://www.computer.org/cspress/instruct.htm. Authors should submit a PostScript (level 2) or PDF file that will print on a PostScript printer. Paper submission instructions will be placed on this webpage (http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/ccgrid2005). Please contact the Poster's chair -- Dr Yan (Coral) Huang -- if you have queries. Dr Huang can be reached at: yan.huang at cs.cardiff.ac.uk IMPORTANT DATES =============== Paper Submission November 15, 2004 Notification January 10, 2005 Final (Camera Ready) February 9, 2005 Version SPECIAL EVENTS ============== Those wishing to organize workshops, present tutorials on emerging topics or participate in the industry track are invited to send the following information to: Workshops: workshops-ccgrid2005 at cs.cf.ac.uk, Tutorials: tutorials-ccgrid2005 at cs.cf.ac.uk, or Industry Track: industrytrack-ccgrid2005 at cs.cf.ac.uk. COMMITTEES ========== Honorary Chair -------------- Tony Hey, EPSRC, UK Conference Chairs ----------------- David W. Walker, Cardiff University, UK Carl Kesselman, USC/ISI, US Programme Committee Chair ------------------------- Omer F. Rana, Cardiff University, UK Programme Committee Vice-Chairs ------------------------------- Jack Dongarra, University of Tenneesee, US Luc Moreau, University of Southampton, UK Sven Graupner, HP Labs, US Peter Sloot, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands Craig Lee, The Aerospace Corporation, US Publications Chair ------------------ Rajkumar Buyya, University of Melbourne, Australia Workshops Chair --------------- Craig Lee, Aerospace Corporation, US Publicity Chairs ---------------- Vladimir Getov, University of Westminster, UK (Europe) Marcin Paprzycki, Oaklahoma State University, US (Europe) C. L. Wang, University of Hong Kong (Asia Pacific) Ken Hawick, Massey University, New Zealand (Asia Pacific) Manish Parashar, Rutgers University, US (America) Tutorials Chair --------------- Michael Gerndt, TU Munich, Germany Industry Track Chair -------------------- Alistair Dunlop, OMII, UK Exhibits Chair -------------- Steven Newhouse, OMII, UK Posters Chair ------------- Yan Huang, Cardiff University, UK Finance Chair ------------- John Oliver, Welsh eScience Centre, UK Registration Chair ------------------ Tracey Lavis, Cardiff University, UK Local Arrangements Chair ------------------------ Linda Wilson, Welsh eScience Centre, UK PROGRAMME COMMITTEE ------------------- Seif Haridi, KTH Stockholm, Sweden Bruno Schulze, Laboratsrio Nacional de Computagco Cientmfica, Brazil David Abramson, Monash University, Australia Steven Willmott, Universitat Polithcnica de Catalunya, Spain Xian-He Sun, Illinois Institute of Technology, US Yun-Heh (Jessica) Chen-Burger, University of Edinburgh, UK Thilo Kielmann, Vrije Universiteit, The Netherlands Brian Matthews, RAL/CCLRC and Oxford Brookes University, UK Maozhen Li, Brunel University, UK Greg Astfalk, HP Labs, US Marty Humphrey, University of Virginia, US Geoffrey Fox, University of Indiana, US Martin Berzins, University of Leeds, UK Hai Jin, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China Giovanni Chiola, Universita' di Genova, Italy Domenico Talia, Universita' della Calabria/ICAR-CNR, Italy Josi Cunha, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal Ron Perrott, Queens University Belfast, UK Ewa Deelman, ISI/USC, US Stephen Jarvis, Warwick University, UK Niclas Andersson, Linkvping University, Sweden Putchong Uthayopas, Kasetsart University, Thailand John Morrison, University College Cork, Ireland Stephen Scott, Oak Ridge National Lab, US Luciano Serafini, ITC-IRST, Italy David A. Bader, University of New Mexico, US Mark Baker, University of Portsmouth, UK Emilio Luque, Universitat Autrnoma de Barcelona, Spain Akhil Sahai, HP Labs, US Gregor von Laszewski, Argonne National Lab, US Fethi Rabhi, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Fabrizio Petrini, Los Alamos National Lab, US Kate Keahey, Argonne National Lab, US Sergei Gorlatch, Universitdt M|nster, Germany Brian Tierney, Lawrence Berkeley National Lab, US Rauf Izmailov, NEC Labs, US Stephen J. Turner, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Savas Parastatidis, University of Newcastle, UK Elias Houstis, University of Thessaly, Greece -- and Purdue University, US Karl Aberer, EPFL, Switzerland Rolf Hempel, DLR, Germany Anne Elster, NTNU, Norway Artur Andrzejak, Zuse Institute Berlin, Germany Jennifer Schopf, Argonne National Laboratory, US John Gurd, University of Manchester, UK Domenico Laforenza, ISTI/CNR, Italy Wolfgang Rehm, TU Chemnitz, Germany Gabriel Antoniu, IRISA, France


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Ethnic markets have expanded at a rapid rate in recent years and represent an exciting opportunity for local farmers. The percentage of immigrants in the United States is higher than it has been since 1930. Once here, many newcomers seek things that remind them of home. One of the most sought-after reminders is the taste of local dishes and meals enjoyed before immigrating. The power of food as a tie to home is evident in the consistent increase in the sales of ethnic vegetables.
Over the past few years, researchers at Rutgers, the University of Florida and the University of Massachusetts have conducted intensive surveys in major northeast markets to quantify this changing market demand and to identify crops that are popular among four large ethnic groups that dominate the Eastern Seaboard: Chinese, Asian Indian, Puerto Rican and Mexican.
The last U.S. census, in 2000, found 2.7 million Puerto Ricans in the 16 East Coast states and the District of Columbia, a population that grew by 25 percent since the previous census in 1990. Though it's the largest of the four groups studied, it wasn't the fastest-growing. There were 1.5 million Mexicans, 53 percent more than in 1990; almost 900,000 Chinese, 48 percent more; and 800,000 Indians, a population that rose by 106 percent.
Using interpreters and bilingual surveys, 271 people in each of the four ethnic groups were given choices of vegetables typically found in their community markets and considered potential candidates to grow on East Coast farms, to find how much they eat and what they're willing to spend.
Chinese selections included edamame, pak choy, oriental spinach, snow peas, oriental eggplant, edible luffa, baby pak choy, napa cabbage, perilla, oriental mustard and malabar spinach.
Asian Indians want things like eggplant, amaranth, bottle gourd, cluster beans, fenugreek leaves, mint leaves, mustard leaves, ridge gourd, white pumpkin and bitter gourd.
Mexicans prefer anaheim pepper, calabaza, calabacita, chili jalepeno, chili poblano, chili serrano, chili habanero, cilantro and tomatillo.
Puerto Ricans are seeking aji dulce, batata, calabaza, calabacita, chile caribe, cilantro, berenjena, pepinillo and verdolaga.
Market research showed that with many of these products, there's a very real shortage. This opportunity has expanded with the dramatic increase of transportation costs which has negatively impacted the importation of ethnic crops from other countries and other regions of the United States. In terms of quality and freshness, an item imported from India or China will be inferior to one grown locally.
Trials in Massachusetts, New Jersey and Florida have been conducted on research and commercial farms and have demonstrated that many of these promising crops can be easily grown by traditional farmers to meet the rising demand for year-round supplies of ethnic vegetables and herbs.
This market provides a potential niche for small growers looking for new opportunities.
On Aug. 1-2, 2009, the first Florida Small Farms and Alternative Enterprises Conference will be held at Osceola Heritage Park in Kissimmee. The event will feature exhibitors, educational sessions and more. All Florida farmers are invited to attend. Visit the conference Web site at http://smallfarms.ifas.ufl.edu. For information on conference sponsorship or being an exhibitor, contact Bob Hochmuth, 386-362-1725 or email@example.com.


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Law School Admissions / Re: Help! I need motivation!« on: June 08, 2012, 01:01:45 PM »
Generally speaking, I encourage people to at least make an attempt at acheiving their dreams. If your dream is to be a lawyer, then the time to make that leap is probably when you're young, single, and don't have too many other distractions.
However, you should also be fully informed as to what acheiving your dream entails. If you go into law school unprepared for what lies ahead, you will likely end up frustrated and disappointed. Here's the deal: law school, for the most part, is not any more interesting or inspiring than economics. If you were bored as an econ major, you will likely be bored with most of the law school curriculum. Sure, you'll get to take interesting classes like criminal law, constitutional law, and maybe moot court. But you'll also have to slog your way through contracts, corporations, property, and civil procedure. In undergrad you can get through boring classes with a C by pretty much showing up and putting in some minimal pre-finals study time. You will not get a passing grade in law school with the same study habits. The amount of effort that got you an A in undergrad will get you a barely passing C- in law school. Seriously.
If you want to follow your dream of becoming a lawyer, go for it. But understand that much of what you think you will like about law is probably not quite right. A love of arguing, interest in social justice issues, etc., will not really help you too much. What you need to get through law school are discipline and focus. Law school is a marathon, not a sprint, and you'll need to commit yourself to becoming more disciplined about your study habits. Force yourself to go to class every single day, study every single day, and do all the reading. You can do it, you can get into law school and make it through law school, but you've got to reset your mind.
Incidentally, the vast majority of people in law school were not pre-law majors. I'm not even sure if most colleges offer such a major. Most law students majored in history, poli sci, english, etc. Most of your classmates will be high acheivers, and you'll have to compete with them for grades. The people I knew in law school who brought bad study habits with them from undergrad, those who procrastinated, and those who didn't pay attention in class were usually gone after the first year. Those who succeeded weren't always the smartest, but they worked incredibly hard.
Law school is doable, but you've got to force yourself to make an effort if you're going to do this. Good Luck!
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The PGA of America's spouses have partnered with the PGA Tour Wives Association (PTWA), in a philanthropic alliance, marking the 25th anniversary of the PTWA.
The collaborative efforts kick off with a Habitat for Humanity Build during the week of the 95th PGA Championship, Aug. 5-11, in Rochester, N.Y. A team of volunteers will build a home for a local family. The PGA of America participated in a similar project on Kiawah Island, S.C., prior to the 2012 PGA Championship.
"This is an exciting new chapter in our relationship with the PGA Tour," said PGA of America President Ted Bishop. "This is a way for all of us to celebrate and honor 25 years of giving back by PGA Tour wives. We look forward to strengthening the bond among the players who compete in our major championships."
The PTWA, with nearly 200 current members, includes the wives and significant others of professionals on the PGA Tour and Web.com Tour, and individuals and companies who support the Associations' charitable endeavors.
"The game of golf brings together the most wonderful people. I always say golf fans are the most giving fans," said six-year PTWA President Amy Wilson, wife of Tour professional Mark Wilson. "We have been blessed to have a relationship with The PGA of America and our association. We are thrilled to be working with The PGA of America spouses and to share with them what we have learned over the past 25 years from women all over the world to give back to charity."
"When we started, we saw that we could do better to leave a legacy, leave an impact in local communities," said PTWA Executive Director Sara Moores. "That was when we noticed we could make a difference. We went out to do Habitat for Humanity builds, went to the food kitchens, to the soup kitchens and food banks. We only go out to do something that we believe is significant."


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I found some nice packages of little Easter colored speckled eggs at the craft store. The white and blue ones I could us 'as is' in my nest projects, like this:
And this:
Had to paint the pink and yellow ones though.
These are from 4 or 5 packages. When I find them I buy as many as I can because it's so hard to find eggs the rest of the year! And while painting eggs isn't the easiest task because of their shape and size (these are about 'quail' size) I'd rather buy ones that i have to paint than not have any at all. I've got a bazillion 'nest' ideas left over from last year that I couldn't complete due to running out of eggs.
Trying to hold these between your fingers and paint them is utterly futile. Here's how I do it. I take a small plastic tray (saved from those pre-cooked entrees) and cover as much of the bottom of it as I can with a sponge. (I bought the ginormous bag of assorted sponges at dollar store years ago and always find a new use for them!) This one was much flatter than the res of the sponges and perfect for my use here. Thicker ones will work fine too, and even 2 or 3 of them side by side will work just fine. Dampen your sponge to soften it up, then wring, WRING, WRING out as much water as you possibly can. You want it to be soft and damp, not wet and soggy.
Next take a small piece of cut sponge (sponge painting tool!) and dampen JUST 1/4″ of the end, and wring out as much moisture as you can. You want just the painting end to be soft, the rest needs to be firm enough for you to handle. Squirt some paint onto your base sponge and work it around with your tool piece. Kind of like loading a paint roller. You want it well loaded, but not sloppy sloshy full.
Plop in an egg, and using your tool sponge, press and roll it around in the paint using your sponge tool. You'll be applying paint top (from the handheld sponge) and bottom (from the surface sponge). Do this until your egg is fully covered with paint. Then drop it onto a drying tray. You'll need to repeat this process twice to get complete coverage. I do ALL my eggs with a first coat, let dry, they do all with a second coat. For the second coat, you can do several eggs at a time.
For adding specks to the eggs, I use a 'fly specking tool'. Seriously, that is what it's called. You can buy them at the craft store. Just thin your paint about 50/50 with water. I've seen lots of crafters who use old toothbrushes or combs for this, but I could never get them to come out right, so I splurged and bought the tool; under $5.00.
I cram my eggs close together for the specking process, so thins just gets one side. Let dry. shake your eggs around to expose the other side and speck again. You'll need to do this 3-4 times, depending on how speckled you want your eggs to be.
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BROWNWOOD - Michael Angelo Crunelle of Dumas was one of 112 students named to the Dean's List at Howard Payne University during the fall 2012 semester.
Students must earn a 3.65 to 3.99 grade-point average to be named to the Dean's List.
Founded in 1889, Howard Payne University is a Christ-centered academic community dedicated to excellence by developing and equipping the whole person for intellectual inquiry, personal and professional integrity, and service to God and humanity.
Located in Brownwood, HPU offers a full array of undergraduate programs and a limited number of graduate programs in a traditional residential academic community. The university also offers selected undergraduate and graduate course work by electronic means and at extended learning centers in El Paso and New Braunfels.


text: Chris Sideroff wrote: > My investigation thus far has led me to believe that one reason a torus > topology might be better is because it eliminates the need for a switch. > On the other hand fat tree interconnects seem to dominate the > larger(est) clusters out there, why? > > I'm looking more for comments about implementation and maintenance Torus topologies are easier to scale as cost and effort scale linearly with the number of nodes. And there wer and are some very popular/well-performing machines using this topology (Intel Paragon/ASCI Red, Cray T3D/E, and now BlueGene). In the cluster range, you can use SCI ('Wulfkit') for this. FatTree topology gives better (theoretically full) bisection bandwidth, and examples like Quadrics and Myrinet show that this can be done in a (more or less) cost-effective way. Manageability of a fattree network should be easier, as a failing node does not affect message routing at all. Which doesn't mean that the difference in complexity concerning this is necessarily experienced by the user or administrator if the management software is well implement. Not to forget that other topologies do exist, too (EarthSimulator/NEC SX use a full single-stage crossbar). Joachim -- Joachim Worringen - NEC C&C research lab St.Augustin fon +49-2241-9252.20 - fax .99 - http://www.ccrl-nece.de


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OneStar needed a new button or icon design and created a contest on 99designs.
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Larry Petersen Tuffy Bryant Gary Scull
R.R. Platform Presents Changes
In Organization and Student Life
the CLARION
Volume X XXVII — No. 10
Bethel College and Seminary, St. Paul, Minn. Thursday, March 16, 1961
Royal Realists Run Steve, Larry,
Lois Ann, Mable, and Jim for Senate
Offer Four
Three candidates are running in-dependent
of a party but have
grouped themselves together.
Tuffy Bryant, junior class vice
president from Oakland City, Ind.
has declared himself as a candi-date
for the office of vice-presi-dent.
Mr. Bryant is business man-ager
of the college choir. He is a
member of a gospel team and also
serves on the social council.
Before entering Bethel, Mr. Bry-ant
spent two years in God's Inva-sion
Presently, he is co-captain of
the baseball squad.
The independent candidate for
recording secretary is Annette
Larson, a sophomore social studies
group major. Miss Larson is sec-retary
of the Young DFL club
and assistant treasurer on the
BWA cabinet. She is also the or-gan
accompanist for the women's
A member of Calvary Baptist
church, Miss Larson has served as
church and choir pianist for two
years, worked in the Sunday school
and is vice president of the youth
A National Merit Scholarship
finalist in high school, she was
salutatorian in a class of 275.
Sophomore Nancy Gustafson is
seeking the office of correspond-ing
secretary. She has served as
sophomore class secretary and is
president of Bodien residence. Sec-retarial
experience has been gained
through employment at Columbia
Volley Ball
A Twin City Intercollegiate Vol-leyball
league has been organized.
The first meeting will be a clinic
session held at Cook hall of the
University of Minnesota on Mon-day,
Mar. 20, at 7 p.m.
"It is necessary that any stu-dents
who plan to participate in
the league attend this clinic," said
Stu Luckman, Bethel representa-tive
to the league. Two games will
be played four Monday nights in
succession at 7 p.m., beginning
Apr. 10.
Students who are interested in
participating should contact the
athletic office before Mar. 20.
Nancy Gustafson
Included in the Royal Realist's
slate of candidates for student sen-ate
officers are Steve Peterson,
Larry Petersen, Lois Ann Wester-berg,
Mable Moen, and James
Steve Peterson, a junior from
Galesburg, Ill., seeks the office
of president. Mr. Peterson, who is
presently a counselor in Edgren
residence, was president of his
freshman class and served as chair-man
of the social council last year.
The Royal Realist party has in-cluded
in this platform a number
of broad areas of student interest
which it feels must be faced and
solved in a creative and pleasing
manner. Yet, the Royal Realist
party has not prescribed the de-tailed
implementation of these
areas of concern. We feel that it
is the responsibility of the execu-tive
board of a democratic situa-tion
as we have on this campus
to encourage the student body it-self
to seek satisfactory answers
to problem areas. Therefore the
Royal Realist party has pointed
out the following areas of interest
towards which next year's Royal
Realist officers promise to direct
student body attention and solu-tion.
Annette Larson
In addition to these offices he has
been a delegate to one regional
and one national AAES conven-tion,
and attended the last regional
N.S.A. meeting. He is also a stu-dent
member of the student-per-sonnel
committee. At the culmina-tion
of three years of active par-ticipation
in high school, Mr. Pet-erson
was awarded the Washing-ton
State Outstanding High School
Leader award in 1958.
A. Organizational Improvements
1. The RR proposes that the col-lege
and the seminary recon-sider
their relations in the
realm of student government
so that a governing situation
that is agreeable and equal to
both student bodies may be or-ganized.
2. The RR proposes that the co-curricular
program as present-ed
by the senate councils and
other student groups be co-ordinated
and inter-related to
the common objectives of
creating well balanced stu-dents
in these fields.
3. Due to the increasing enroll-ment
of our institution and the
increasing responsibilities be-ing
placed on the student sen-
Mable Moen
Running for vice president is
Minneapolis junior Larry Peter-sen
who is president of the junior
class. His executive experience in-cludes
one year as business man-ager
of the college choir and he is
currently tour manager for the
music department—e.g. choir, male
chorus, band and women's choir.
Mr. Petersen is evening choir
director and Sunday school teacher
at Olivet Baptist church. He is a
member of the pre-seminary club
ate, the RR proposes that the
senate increase its elected rep-resentation.
4. Realizing the importance of
the National Student associa-tion
and the American Asso-ciation
of Evangelical Stu-dents
as sources of new ideas
and programs as well as bene-ficial
intercollegiate relation-ships,
the RR proposes that
the senate increase its con-tact
with, and participation
(where possible) within these
organizations. Also, we pro-pose
that a more dynamic po-sition
be given the senate rep-resentative
to these national
Lois Ann Westerberg
and a double letter winner in ten-nis.
Candidate for recording secre-tary
is Lois Ann Westerberg, jun-ior
transfer student from Waldorf
College in Forest City, Iowa. While
at Waldorf, she was secretary-treasurer
of the choir, member of
the student senate and belonged to
the cabinet of the women's stu-dent
government. For two years
Miss Westerberg was secretary of
First Baptist Church in Forest
City. Since transferring to Bethel,
she has served on the homecoming
committee, been a representative
on the faculty committee for ad-mission
and academic progress and
is a member of Lamda Iota Tau.
Junior class treasurer, Mable
Moen, is the party's choice for cor-responding
secretary. Miss Moen
who is a native of Winnepeg,
Manitoba, was secretary-treasurer
of the Canadian club last year. Be-fore
entering college she was em-ployed
as a private secretary to
the president and general manager
of Powell Equipment. She is stu-dent
representative on the chapel
committee and worked on the
homecoming committee. Off cam-pus
she is involved in the Sunday
school of Immanuel Baptist church.
James Spickelmier is the Royal
Realist candidate for treasurer. As
sophomore class president, he has
been active in senate this year
and was a dormitory representa-tive
to Edgren residence dorm
council last year. Awareness of
the problems and a desire for the
senate to take a more significant
and expanded role on campus are
included in Mr. Spickelmier's rea-sons
for wanting to be treasurer.
He has had experience as the posi-tion
of treasurer in high school
and holds a banking position now.
5. The RR proposes that the sen-ate
actively seek permanent
student representation on as
many administrative - faculty
committees as prove benefic-ial
and possible.
6. The RR proposes that the sen-ate
seek a positive means for
expressing student interest,
ideas, and observations con-cerning
the long-range plan-ning
program of this school.
(continued on p. 2)
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File Late
Gary Scull, college junior who
is a member of the cultural coun-cil,
is running independently for
vice-president. While on the cam-pus
he lettered in tennis for two
years and has been a CLARION
reporter and a member of the de-bate
team. He is a student repre-sentative
on the long-range plan-ning
committee and vice-president
of the Young Republican club.
Bob Smith, treasurer of the so-cial
council, filed late Tuesday for
the position of treasurer. He is
running with the independents.
This year the St. Paul sophomore
is secretary of the "B" club and
captain of his intramural team.
While in high school he was trea-surer
of his class.
the CLARION
Editor Lois Bradshaw
Asst. Editor Sharon Dickau
Night Ed._________Robert Beardsley
Asst. Night Ed.____Don Mattson
Feature Ed—Sharon Bergstrom
Sports Ed. Jerry Dahlin
Telephone Editors—
Don L. Johnson, Don McKelvey
Art Editor Dale Goit
Adviser Lewis Barrett
Independents Hope for
Change in Three Areas
As a candidate for vice president, I am agreeing to cooperate with
the elected president and his program. However, I feel it necessary to
state certain objectives toward which the senate should work.
Next year there are three main areas in which I hope to see a sig-nificant
degree of improvement.
Primarily, there needs to be an increased emphasis placed upon
student representation. Much of the apathetic interest in student affairs
stems from lack of communication between the student body and the
senate. The problem could be alleviated to a great degree by an advis-ory
council. This council would consist of representatives from the
dorms, various organizations and off campus students. These representa-tives
would be non-voting members of the student senate. Their main
purpose would be to sound out student opinion, and carry problems and
suggestions from their particular group to the senate. With proper
organization, an advisory group such as this could result not only in
student interest but greater student involvement and hence a dynamic
spirit persuading the campus.
A second area closely related to this is that of student awareness
of what decisions have been made in recent senate meetings and what
matters are forthcoming. This problem could be handled in the class
meetings by the presidents informing their classes of what has happened
and what will happen. This too, should stimulate students to a greater
interest and greater attendance in the senate meeting.
I believe we have seen in recent weeks the need for a more effec-tive
system of senate electoral procedure. It seems rather strange for
a campus of Bethel's size to have only one political party. However, if
there is no action for the formation of a second party then it seems the
entire elections should be run on an independent basis. When our cam-pus
politics sink to the level where there is greater concern for party
unity than for proper placement of leadership, then we have the wrong
objectives in view. Next year, more information should be posted con-cerning
entire election procedures. Emphasis should be placed on the
establishment of more than one party or the elimination of the party
system altogether.
Of course great care must be taken that we have a freshman re-treat
next year which can measure up to the fine program of the last
such retreat. I believe this had much to do with the dynamic spirit dis-played
by the freshmen this year.
Should I become vice president, I shall use whatever influence that
position holds, to see that these various areas are considered.
T. Harrison (Tuffy) Bryant
R.R. Proposes .. .
(continued from p. 1)
B. Student Life
1. The RR proposes that the sen-ate,
in order to lead the stu-dents
in a mature and mean-ingful
Christian experience,
encourage the following:
a. a truthful understanding of
the basis and development
of our Christian experience.
b. an appreciation of the wide
content and contribution of
Protestant thought and tra-dition.
c. a personal life of devotion and
commitment equal to the
great demands of our pre-sent
2. The RR proposes that the sen-ate
accept its unique responsi-bility
in fostering an intelli-gent
understanding and res-ponse
to contemporary social,
political, educational, moral,
and spiritual problems.
3. The RR proposes that the sen-ate
direct student life, tradi-tions,
and attitudes to promote
a mature and stimulating
campus environment.
4. The RR proposes that the sen-ate
align our total student ex-perience
toward engendering
a "Bethel Man"; a self-reliant
student, a balanced person, a
mature Christian, and a re-sponsible
*These characteristics were first
noted in President Lundquist's ad-dress
in the fall of 1960.
"Get Ahead -- with Scull"
G B S = Gary B. Scull
"Government By Students"
A Welcome From
Sunday School-9:30
Morning Worship-10:40
Warrendale Presbyterian Church
Dr. 0. E. Sanden, Pastor
Evening Service-7:15
Christian Endeavor-5:30
( Young Peoples)
1040 Como Ave.
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Sunday, 27 March 2011
Anniversary Eats
Today is our seventh wedding anniversary. They say the traditional gift for seven years is wool or copper.
We're going for bacon. Real bacon - proper dry-cured stuff that won't shrink or exude white goo.
Fried till crisp around the edges, and slapped in a buttered floury bap, toasted on the inside only to give it secret, unexpected crunch.
Our condiment of choice has always been ketchup, but today we will fancy it up with Heinz Balsamic Vinegar Ketchup - a fruitier, tangier version, not unlike tonkatsu sauce.
We will sit in bed with our bacon butties and mugs of builder's tea, and we will feast, and we will not worry about crumbs.
Thank you to I Love Real Bacon for sending the premium British bacon http://www.facebook.com/realbacon
Thank you to Heinz for sending the Heinz Tomato Ketchup blended with Balsamic Vinegar http://www.facebook.com/HeinzKetchupUk
18 comments:
Congrats on the seven year anniversary! I'll need to try that ketchup spiked with balsamic one of these days!ReplyDelete
many congrats!ReplyDelete
but how did you decide who went and grilled the bacon? or did you invest in a personal valet for the day?
(which sounds a darned good idea, as he/she could have hoovered up the crumbs...)
Seven years! That is marvellous - well done :) Just the other day, we were congratulating ourselves on having made it to 6 months.. I see we still have work to do ;)ReplyDelete
Happy Bacon and Kitkat Day xxx
Woo hoo, seven years . . . and oh my, did that bacon bap look scrumptious! Enjoy the day lazing on a Sunday afternoon.ReplyDelete
what no seven year itch? I imagine you in a white billowing dress standing over a subway grill in New York... NO?... shame... happy anniversary!ReplyDelete
Congratulations to you and Simon. What a wonderful way to celebrate :)ReplyDelete
Happy Anniversary! What a brilliant way to celebrate. Those bacon butties look goooood.ReplyDelete
I hope you're having a lovely day.x
Congrats, lovelies!ReplyDelete
I must try that balsamic ketchup soon; in a bacon butty sounds like a good way to do so!
I mostly buy Denhay bacon (also branded as Spoilt Pig in some shops) which is proper good.
What did they send you? Am curious about others, as do love good bacon.
For our seven year anniversary we had a seven year hitch party (couldn't really call it an itch). But the next one for us is 17th!
Happy Anniversary!ReplyDelete
Happy 7th anniversary!ReplyDelete
Congratulations, that marvellous! but be careful, you know what they say about the 7th year... ;)ReplyDelete
I love ketchup and I love balsamico - I can't quite imagine them together, but shall give it a try.
@Dennis K - Thanks! I hope you can get the ketchup in the States!ReplyDelete
@Josordoni - Ah, cooking is a pleasure, so it was me! Thanks!
@Miss Whiplash - It was a marvellous Bacon and KitKat Day thank you :)
@Donna Kusman - Thanks Donna x
@Dom at Bealleau Kitchen - Ooh no - no nasty draughts for me :) Thanks!
@The Ample Cook - Thanks Jan! Which anniversary are you and Tiny at? :)
@Suzler - Thank you! And they were! x
@Kavey - ZPR sent me the premium range bacon from Sainsbury's, Tesco and M&S.
All pretty good - the Tesco's was Richard Woodall bacon and shrank the least and had marvellous texture, the M&S had the best flavour. I'd happily buy either again.
Sainsbury's was the most impressive in the packet, but gave the most disappointing result.
Left to right - bacon from Sainsbury's, M&S, Tesco
@Pavel, Su-Lin - Thanks guys!
@Ute - The balsamic ketchup is really good - like HP but not as vinegary.
Happy (belated) Anniversary! Bacon in bed and not worrying about the crumbs. Now that's teh right attitude (I can't do the whole crumbs-in-bed ting, drives me up the wall in an anxious frenzy).ReplyDelete
The only thing I'd change for me (other than the crumb thing *shudder*) would be the ketchup for chilli/sweet chilli sauce. The only thing to have on a bacon butty.
I hope the rest of the day was equally fun, easy and decadent!
Happy anniversary! Here's to many more bacon sarnies...ReplyDelete
22 years and never a cross word ;)ReplyDelete
@The Grubworm - Ooh no - not a fan of sweet chilli sauce, you crumb-hater you :PReplyDelete
@Betty Herbert - Thank you kind lady!
@The Ample Cook - Awww, that's so lovely!
Happy belated anniversary wishes to the both of you!ReplyDelete
Mrs FU and I celebrate 9 years married bliss this year......or is it 8.....no wait it might be 11.....erm
Ah bacon it makes everything better there is no food well maybe a victoria sponge that does not benefit from bacon. I have recently started curing my own bacon and the difference is amazing.ReplyDelete


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|Wilcox, Sask.
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|Athol Murray College of Notre Dame
|Previous Team:
|Team Saskatchewan
Notes: Returned to Yale for Spring 2010 semester after a year away from school battling leukemia ... Named best passer on the team in midseason survey her sophomore year ... Brothers, Jaden (Tri-City Storm, USHL) and Rylan (Colorado College), both play hockey as well.
2009-10: Returned to Yale on Jan. 8 after a year away from school battling leukemia.
2008-09 (Junior): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... One assist in 11 games ... Extended streak of consecutive games played to 73 before being diagnosed with leukemia in December ... Team held fundraiser in her honor in the spring, selling Yale Hockey "17" t-shirts, and also combined with Yale football team for a bone marrow donor testing drive.
2007-08 (Sophomore): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Third on team in assists with 10 ... Also had four goals and 14 points in 31 games, including 11 points in the last 18 games ... Had three assists in 5-0 win over Cornell.
2006-07 (Freshman): ECAC Hockey All-Academic ... Appeared in all 31 games, scoring five goals and adding eight assists ... Scored first collegiate goal in 3-1 win over Quinnipiac Nov. 4 ... Scored game-tying goal at Harvard in game two of the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals with 2:36 left.
HOCKEY CANADA: Attended Team Canada U-22 conditioning camp in June 2006 ... Also attended U-22 Top 40 Camp in Ottawa in summer of 2006.
Before Yale: Won bronze medal with Team Saskatchewan at 2003 Canada Games ... Was captain and four-year letter winner at Athol Murray College of Notre Dame ... Hounds won Macs tournament twice and were three-time Western Canadian and Provincial Champions ... Also played volleyball and ran cross country.
Off the Ice: Member of Calhoun College ... Hobbies include speed swimming, hiking and cross country skiing ... Part of Adopt a Team program.
Nickname: Schwartzy, Mandalay
Favorite musician: Keith Urban
Favorite food: Ice cream, PBJ sandwiches
Favorite quote: The vision of a champion is someone who is bent over, drenched in sweat, at the point of exhaustion when no-one else is watching.
Favorite athlete: Hailey Wickenheiser
If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be? Kelowna, B.C.; any place I have friends to visit
Favorite TV show: Friends
What is the strongest part of your game? Determination to get and keep control of the puck and to make good plays.


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DeKALB – Tuesday afternoon, Ricardo Patton sat in his office at the Convocation Center, leaned forward in his chair and talked about the difference in guard Mike DiNunno's play over the past few weeks.
After struggling with some personal issues to start the season and putting too much pressure on himself offensively while Xavier Silas was injured, DiNunno had started to perform like the player Patton wanted to see.
"It's really good to see him really just smiling," Patton said with a smile of his own, "just out there, confident and enjoying playing."
On Wednesday night against Western Michigan, DiNunno rewarded Patton's sentiments and gave Huskies fans plenty of reasons to smile after leading NIU to an 87-77 victory over the Broncos at the Convocation Center.
DiNunno led the Huskies (6-8, 2-0 MAC West) with 21 points, including six three-pointers, and 10 assists while committing only three turnovers.
"Now that I'm finding everybody else and everybody is keying on Xavier [Silas] and Jake [Anderson] and Sean [Kowal] now and it just opened up the lanes for the pick-and-roll game today and that's where the majority of my assists came from," DiNunno said.
DiNunno penetrated regularly against Western Michigan's defense, allowing open shots for Kowal (18 points on 8 of 11 shooting) and Anderson (12 points).
"I think the main thing is not focusing on my scoring, trying to put a lot of pressure on the ballhandler and get everybody else involved," DiNunno said. "Since the Chicago State game [Jan. 6], the result of that has been me getting open rhythm shots and I've been knocking them down."
That, in turn, gave DiNunno wide open looks from deep, which he buried. It was especially crucial in the first half, when Western Michigan (9-6, 1-1 MAC) held a 14-point lead just 10 minutes into the game.
"Mike DiNunno is becoming the point guard that we had envisioned," Patton said.
For the third time ever as a member of the MAC, the Huskies have started 2-0 in conference play. The last time NIU was 2-0 in the MAC was during the 1980-81. NIU's four-game winning streak is the first since the 2005-06 season.
"Now teams across the league will say, 'Well, we have to play when [NIU] shows up' and no coach will have a difficult time making their players understand that, I think," Patton said. "We're not going to sneak up on anybody."
"Coach [Patton] always talks about us defending our home court and one thing it definitely does now is it puts pressure on us to come in every game and every practice with an increased amount of focus," DiNunno said.
"Coach [Patton] said in the locker room, 'We're not the hunter anymore. We're the hunted.'"
Off to a fast start
DiNunno scores 21 points to lead Huskies to 2-0 in MAC West
DeKALB – Tuesday afternoon, Ricardo Patton sat in his office at the Convocation Center, leaned forward in his chair and talked about the difference in guard Mike DiNunno's play over the past few weeks.


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Hi, I had a chance to look at GMF Tutorial for one of my Modelling Projects. Taipan example - It was descriptive and very much similar to what I am looking for.
The link for taipan seems to be broken.I tried searching the CVS Repository for the taipan example, but in vain(http://dev.eclipse.org/viewcvs/index.cgi/).
From various links, https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=310208 , i came to know that the entire package has been restructured.So can anyone let me know the path for the Taipan example after the restructuring. This would be of immense help to us.
Thanks in advance, Raga
- Find the taipan package. Unfortunatelly I wasn't able to make it run. I can't choose the Taipan Diagram in the Example folder.
- Seems you have select all for ".tapian.*", and not only ".tapian". The document says : "select the org.eclipse.gmf.examples.taipan.* modules". TBH, this does not work this way neither, as it seems there are errors in the so imported projects. Anyway, for people with a need of a tutorial, there is either Learn Eclipse GMF in 15 minutes, by Chris Aniszczyk at IBM but it is dated 2006-09-12, so does not seems better as an up to date tutorial. --Yannick duchene.yahoo.fr 16:45, 5 September 2010 (UTC)
Wrong CVS location
The document says
- If you're anxious to see GMF in action, check out the Taipan example projects into your workspace from CVS by switching to the CVS Repository Exploring perspective and adding a repository location as shown in the image to the right. Otherwise, you can skip to the next section. Navigate to /HEAD/org.eclipse.gmf/examples
Seems this should be updated, as I do not see any org.eclipse.gmf in HEAD (there is an org.eclipse.gmp though). --Yannick duchene.yahoo.fr 12:31, 5 September 2010 (UTC)


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For today's graduates on the job hunt, the amount of numbers on a paycheck is becoming more important than benefits such as medical insurance and retirement plans when deciding to take a job offer.
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Earning an adequate salary to make ends meet should always take priority, but experts caution against overlooking the offerings in a benefits package.
According to a new study by the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), annual salary increases are the most preferred benefit among job-seeking new college graduates. Historically, graduating seniors taking part in NACE's annual student survey have placed medical insurance at the top of their needs' list.
"We've basically asked the same question since 2007 and far and away, employer paid medical insurance was the number one benefit that they were seeking," says Edwin Koc, director of strategic and foundation research at NACE. "[Now] they want to be assured that their starting salary is not going to be what they have for the next five years, but that they can actually move up a little bit."
Experts cite the stipulation in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) that allows children to stay on their parent's insurance coverage until age 26 as the reason for the shift.
"Additionally, many of the recent college graduates may have short-term thinking when it comes to health care and other benefit coverage, meaning that they think they will remain healthy and won't really use health insurance, making it less important to them than making more money," says Tracy McCarthy, chief human resource officer at SilkRoad.
After witnessing years of a recovering economy and tough job market, recent grads are more aware of the importance of financial responsibility, says Dan Black, director of campus recruiting at Ernst & Young LLP.
"They are very realistic about wanting to build up savings to be able to weather any potential future economic downturns because they've frankly had front row seats to this really soft economy and slow turn around," he says. "They're being very wise to think about salary as a key consideration in employment."
While some benefits may carry greater significance than others, it's important for recent grads to fully understand the details of their benefits package. Here are examples of questions the experts recommend grads ask about four major benefits.
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When evaluating health-care plans, experts strongly suggest asking specific details regarding plans such as monthly premium and deductible amounts, restrictions and limitations of the plans, and the exact date coverage begins.
"Health insurance options typically have out-of-pocket cost, waiting periods and limitations and exclusions that you need to be aware of in order to fully understand your potential out-of-pocket exposure and risk," says Nancy Thompson, senior vice president at CBIZ Benefits & Insurance Services.
"Unfortunately, many people do not even know they have limitations on their policy until they need to use their insurance for an illness or injury."
Retirement Plan Options
To get a jump start on planning for retirement, grads should find out what kind of investment vehicle is offered through the company (such as a 401(k) or IRA), when they are able to start contributing and if there is an employer match and at what amount.
"A salary deferral plan will allow graduates to enjoy a tax break, have 'free money' available through an employer matching, and the convenience of payroll deductions 'out of sight, out of mind,'" says Thompson.
Although they are not offered as much anymore, grads can also ask about the availability of pension plans in addition to a defined employer contribution plan, says Koc.
Vacation Time/Time Off
Because vacation and sick leave are not mandated benefits, employers' terms vary.
Thompson says graduates should understand when they are eligible for time off, what is the accrual criteria (daily, weekly basis), when earned and unused vacation time is paid, if vacation and sick leave is combined, if unused paid time off is paid, if sick and vacation time is accrued during holidays, and what documents are required for leave.
"By understanding the answers to these questions, grads will avoid any unauthorized absences by following the proper procedure for request and appropriate documentation necessary to validate the leave," Thompson says. "In addition, it is important to understand how these benefits tie into unpaid leave situations and the federal Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)."
Tuition Reimbursement Options
Particularly for grads planning to return to school to update their skills or earn a higher degree, it's especially important to inquire about any tuition reimbursement options available and the company's conditions before enrolling in a program, says Koc.
"If they do contribute to it, is it somehow tied to actually achieving the degree? Are there grade requirements associated with the funding? Sometimes employers require you to at least retain a B in your coursework," he says.
If a company doesn't offer a certain benefit right off the bat, grads should not be afraid to ask if it might be considered for the future, says McCarthy.
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"Boo Boo" Bear Found at Idaho Forest Fire
The Mustang Complex of forest fires has burned over 145,000 acres near the Salmon River, and has displaced many animals.
Saturday, a fisherman spotted a lone bear on a river trail near Corn Creek Boat Launch. The bear was in a Douglas fir tree and a fire crew looked for the cub's mother without success.
Emily Atlas of the Forest Service e-mailed Justin Williams of the Idaho Fish and Game about the bear, which she had named "Boo Boo."
Discussion about the bear's weakened condition, with second degree blistered burns on its paws, brought Williams to Corn Creek to capture the bear. Atlas and a member of the Whiskey Flats fire crew helped Williams capture the 25-pound cub. Williams believed the bear had not eaten in about five days.
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I am struggling to keep a small business afloat during these tough economic times. As a woodworking artisan making product here on my property in the Ozarks of north Arkansas I am constantly in contact with religious people, aka Christians. Some of the shops I market my work through are owned by devout people. Occasionally I am asked what church I attend blah blah. Having very long hair and a beard some have mistaken me for the brother of Jesus. Hah Hah. I have decided to not hide my atheistic stance for some time.
But adopting this open policy has caused me to lose some customers. People around here are very intolerant of anyone who doesn't attend a local church. They almost seem to be even more severe against atheists. I have a pro atheist bumper sticker on one of my vehicles and this has caused some incidents with the locals. I fear that as the word spreads I could be facing a boycott of sorts. Some religious people simply will not support or conduct business with those who don't "worship the Lord." So in a sense I feel like I am shooting myself financially in the foot to remain open and vocal about viewpoints on religion.
It's a sucky situation because I want to be vocal about the millions of thinking, rational, moral atheists who live in this country but on the other hand I don't want to alienate those who would help me keep the lights on.
As a business owner who happens to be atheistic would you remain silent or "go for broke?"
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Option 1: I would move. I am so saddened when I hear from fellow atheists who happen to live in the American south describe the hardships they endure. Please know, everywhere in this country is not like that.
Option 2: I would not be outspoken about my views but I would not lie about them either.
In this economy it is tough enough without bring this into the equation.I run a construction company, I don't have to worry much about Xians asking the questions but I live in a state where close to 30% of the population claim not to be religious, makes life much easier.
Feel your pain.
I lived in Atlanta once; that was okay but, step outside the city, and you're in Hazzard County. So I ran into some of this. I actually had a guy running a filling station who didn't want a cheque from me [this was in the eighties] until he knew the name of my pastor. Eventually, I [lied] told him the guy's name was Anton LaVey and that he could look it up later; meanwhile, the fuel already in my car, I was leaving now whether he wanted any money or not.
Optimally, you just don't live in places like that.
Here in civilisation [Denver Metro], it's not as big a deal; here, while there are theists—a disturbing percentage of them fluffbunny 'pagans' [atheists in training, really]—no one much cares. Including me. I don't really keep it a secret that I don't believe in deities, any more than I keep it a secret that I don't believe in goblins; if someone brings deities up, I'll usually smirk and, if pressed, explain that I've just never believed in the things; if and when that doesn't work, I'll respond to begged questions with 'weird; I don't do that' and valid questions with the more laughable bits I happen to know about whichever religion I'm getting sucked into talking about: 'You guys are the ones with the global flood failing to exterminate evil, so you had to nail a guy to a telephone pole? That didn't work either?'
In business, I kinda planned ahead, starting up something which works with atheism, though that's not its entire purpose. Occasionally I'll get the odd theist [odder enough than others that it talks to me] complaining that I'm advertising atheism and exploiting whatever element of society with bumperstickers and shirts and whatever; on really rare occasions, one will complain that the books I write are heavily atheistic [or at least not terribly protheistic], though for the most part theists don't read my books...whether they read others' or not.
In your case, it's a bit hard to guess what would and wouldn't work. If your stuff is secular but not particularly antitheistic—stuff christworshippers et al would buy if they didn't know who was making it—then it might be best to just let it speak for itself. If someone coincidentally brings up deities out in the world, I suppose you could try to guess whether that might lead to an amusing conversation, or instead to assault and battery, then decide how deep into the topic you're willing to get.
Losing the bumpersticker is a thought. Personally, I haven't got any stickers on my car, atheistic or otherwise; I've never been into that, as much as I might like designing them for other people. Around here, it's not uncommon to see cars parked next to each other with dangerously conflicting stickers, and I never catch anyone firebombing the other. But, again, this town's as apathetic as anything ever gets: the uppity pundits around here go as far as adding stickers to their cars, figuring that that's good enough.
So...I'm not sure how helpful all this is. The simple statement is probably that you should live within your geographical means: if advertising your sanity is dangerous to your health or your income, then don't make a big deal about that; if someone comes to you, trying to sell deities, maybe just tell them that you know, and don't care, or whatever. Theists especially will take 'oh yeah; I know' as a form of agreement; you rarely have to commit to anything to get rid of them, in my experience—even in the south.
Note: Sorry that this was longer than the question itself. Novelist thing, I guess.
I'd start looking at other ways to market my stuff. I couldn't personally lie to people if asked directly. I dislike that behavior in others, and thus I try to keep it out of my own life.
If at all possible I'd start making nice, arty things of small sizes and marketing them online. Etsy does well for a lot of crafters (http://www.etsy.com/). Or you could get a small website or your own and advertise via other secular websites and link it to whatever social networking sites you have. Akshay, one of the members on this site, is a web designer (http://www.thinkatheist.com/profile/AkshayBist?xg_source=profiles_m...). That way your entire income isn't based in an area so heavily anti-atheist.
If you really can't move or find enough people to support yourself who are ok with your views, you might not get much of a choice about playing the smile-and-nod game. Everyone has to eat. I'm sorry to hear how these people are treating you though. Let us all know if you do set up an online shop somewhere!
Since we are talking about your livelihood, I would probably take the sticker off my car and remain silent and as pleasant as possible. Being a "light unto the world" goes both ways.
I'm sorry to hear about the intolerance there- it is all too common away from big cities and university cities in America.
I wish you well.
We face the same issue here in SC. My husband and I own our own business as well. We do not make a big deal out of being atheist, though if asked we are honest and then let the matter drop and hopefully we will not get into a religious debate.
You are right the intolerance is much higher against atheists here as well. They have an immediate and very negative reaction. We own rental property and our tenants are not generally interested in our religious affiliation so we are not as directly impacted as you are.
We have experienced small issues with the kids at school. There are many children who go to school and profess their religious beliefs and often ask my children what their beliefs are. My oldest who is 13 is very open and tells them he is atheist. I worry because I know that this could be a potentially volatile situation for him in the years to come. The kids tend to be even more intolerant and the parents may just be apathetic and not care if their child is bullying an atheist kid. I keep a close eye on that situation.
Moving is not an issue for us, our real estate is here so we are here.
I have often thought about the passages in revelations that mention the "mark of the beast" and that anyone who has this mark will not be able to do business. This has come true sort of, because if you are not sporting a Jesus fish then you are not worthy of doing business. I see many vans and trucks from plumbers, contractors, heating and air companies who have a Jesus fish displayed somewhere on the truck along with their company name and logos and such.
It is starting to look like, if you do not have the "mark of the beast" (Jesus fish) you cannot do business.
I absolutely refuse to do business with any company that uses the fish or any other symbol to
promote their buisness.
I am a private piano instructor , and I would NEVER consider driving to a students home with an Atheist bumper sticker on my car. That is the easiest way to lose business. I have an adult student of mine that has talked about Praise music and Hymns and stuff and I act like It's the most wonderful music in the world. She also knows I am the pianist for a Lutheran Church close by ... they know I'm an atheist , but I think the only reason they keep me there is to 'save me' LOL
You need to suck it up and put the outward Atheism display behind you in my honest opinion. Unless you would rather not improve your connections and business. I prefer to make money and flaunt my Atheism elsewhere where I KNOW it won't interfere with my business.


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Ease your aches with these five easy-to-master moves
By Melissa Katz
- Yoga poses for joint and muscle aches
- Yoga Pose: Cobra
- Yoga Pose: Supported Warrior
- Yoga Pose: Butterfly
- Yoga Pose: Rear Arm Lift with Strap
- Yoga Pose: Wall Plank
- More Ways to Get Fit
Yoga poses for joint and muscle aches
If you're looking for an alternative to pills to treat joint pain and other common (and uncomfortable) aches, relief may be a yoga class away. A review of 20 years worth of studies conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center found that yoga is effective in the treatment of chronic pain, including osteoarthritis, carpal tunnel syndrome, and fibromyalgia.
In the studies reviewed, patients saw significant reductions in joint pain, muscle stiffness, and overall physical discomfort while greatly improving their flexibility, range of motion, and muscle strength.
Performed correctly, yoga's fluid movements allow swollen or otherwise painful joints to glide smoothly over one another, increasing mobility and strength without excess wear and tear, says Cynthia Maltenfort, a yoga instructor at Sun and Moon Studios in Virginia. "Yoga is a safe alternative to weight-bearing exercises that could worsen weak joints because it strengthens the muscles around them, which reduces tension and increases mobility," she explains.
We asked yoga instructors for their five favorite poses for relieving knee pain, back pain, and more (talk with your doctor before starting an exercise program and use props such as blocks for support as needed).
Yoga Pose: Cobra
Try it for: Back pain
Lie face-down, forehead resting on floor. Place hands on either side, at middle of ribcage. Draw legs together, pressing tops of feet into floor. Reach back through toes, lengthening legs, and press evenly through hands as you draw elbows close to ribcage. Using strength of back (not arms), lift head and chest, sliding shoulder blades down back. Take 5 to 10 deep breaths before gently releasing to floor, turning head to one side. –Lynn Burgess, director of Yoga from the Heart in Sarasota, FL
Yoga Pose: Supported Warrior
Try it for: Knee pain
Stand tall and place hands against a wall at shoulder height. Step right foot forward so toes touch the wall and bend elbows as though you're trying to push the wall away. Step left foot about 1 to 3 feet behind you, slightly bending left knee toward floor. Hold for 10 to 15 breaths. Slowly straighten left leg while bending right knee, ensuring knee does not extend past ankle. Hold for 10 to 15 breaths before stepping left foot forward to meet right and switching leg positions. –Rachel Schaeffer, yoga instructor and author of Yoga for Your Spiritual Muscles
Yoga Pose: Butterfly
Try it for: Hip pain
Sitting on blanket on floor, bring soles of feet together, knees wide so legs form a diamond. Keep entire back straight and shoulders relaxed as you breathe and gently drop weight of legs, slowly allowing knees to lower toward floor. For gentler relief, place blocks or pillows beneath outer knees for support. –Annie Moyer, yoga instructor at Sun and Moon Studios in Virginia
Yoga Pose: Rear Arm Lift with Strap
Try it for: Shoulder pain
This stretch is also known as "Standing Yoga Mudra" pose. Stand tall, feet hip-width apart, holding strap in one hand. Sweep both arms behind back and pull shoulders in to grasp strap with both hands in a comfortable position. Walk hands toward each other, creating an opening in chest as shoulder blades move toward one another. Breathe as you adjust shoulders, easing or increasing tension. –Vandita Kate Marchesiello, director for the Kripalu Yoga Teachers Association (KYTA)
Yoga Pose: Wall Plank
Try it for: Elbow and shoulder pain
Stand facing wall with feet hip-width apart. Place palms against wall, arms extended, and slowly lean forward, letting body rest on hands. Keep arms in and body in a straight line as you slowly bend elbows, inching closer. When nose touches wall (or you feel discomfort), slowly push back to standing. –Cynthia Maltenfort, yoga instructor at Sun and Moon Studios in Virginia


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Universal Design
The design of products, information and environments to be usable by all students, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. Link on to resources and examples to help you get started.
- Wikipedia A general overview of universal design.
- Universal Design for Learning, Part 1 24 minute Breeze presentation with audio. A good introduction to Universal Design at the post secondary lever.
- DO-IT University of Washington
- EnACT (California State University, Sonoma)
- Project Pace (University of Arkansas, Little Rock)
- FacultyWare (University of Connecticut)
- Illinois Center for Instructional Technology Accessibility (University of Illinois at Urbana/Champaign)
- University of Minnesota


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Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst in Talks to Star in New CBS Comedy
What could be funnier than Limp Bizkit's Fred Durst in a sitcom? Apparently, that's what CBS was thinking when they inked a new deal with Durst to star in an upcoming comedy project.
It's being reported that Durst will star in and co-produce a new sitcom with the working title 'Douchebag' -- no seriously, we didn't make that up. The concept behind the series revolves around an aging rock star trying to balance the pressures of juggling a celebrity lifestyle and raising a family at the same time.
CBS hasn't completely signed off on the show just yet but has given it a script commitment. The script is being written by Matthew Carlson, who wrote for the recent Matthew Perry show 'Mr. Sunshine.'
While Durst has seen some minimal time on the tube, this would be his first major role. He's been featured in few different shows, including the NBC mini-series 'Revelations' in 2005, as well as an episode of 'House.' He also has some experience on the parenting side of things with a teenage son and daughter.
Durst reunited with his band Limp Bizkit earlier this year to release a new album titled 'Gold Cobra.'


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