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[News] Universal Ballet's 'Evening of Ballet Highlights'
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Ballet lovers are invited to enjoy one of Naru Arts Center's best performances this coming August 30.
Universal Ballet (Director, Julia H. Moon) will present the gala show, 'Evening of Ballet Highlights'. The show includes the populart ballet repertoire - classic ballet 'Swan Lake', 'Don Quixote', 'Sleeping Beauty', 'Shim Chung', contemporary 'Minus 7 (Ohad Naharin) etc.
Also, Universal Ballet will be offering pre-curtain commentaries by general director, Julia H. Moon, to make it easier for the audience to understand and enjoy the performance.
Gunkuk Univ. Station, line No. 2, exit 5 or No. 7, exit 4.
For more information, call (+822) 2049-4700/1 or visit www.naruart.or.kr
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Indiana Humanities & CEO Keira Amstutz '91 Launch 'Spirit of Competition'
May 21, 2012
"I have a challenge for you: Think of one aspect of life that doesn't include competition," writes Keira Amstutz, president and CEO of Indiana Humanities and 1991 graduate of DePauw University, in the Indianapolis Star. "These days, you can't miss the fact that we choose our leaders through a system of winners and losers ... Our children compete in spelling bees, and sometimes for seats in the best schools. Lawyers work to win cases and authors aim for the "best" seller list. And -- admit it -- you try to beat that other car to the last parking space."
Her op-ed continues, "Each day, we engage in competition, usually standing together or standing apart based on the sides we choose. That's why Indiana Humanities has launched Spirit of Competition, a two-year celebration and examination of competition and the role it plays in our culture. Similar to the Food for Thought initiative we concluded last year, Spirit of Competition will take us across the state for events, exhibitions and discussions. And Indiana Humanities is inviting you to get involved, to contribute to the conversation and enjoy the activities of Spirit of Competition in 2012 and 2013."
During the process, Amstutz states, "we'll examine five core elements of competition: civility, rivalry, passion, innovation and failure. We'll ponder great stories from our past -- from Abraham Lincoln's bare-knuckled political campaigns to the invention of the television, and from the epic Larry Bird-Magic Johnson matchup to the founding of Eli Lilly and Co. -- and discuss the role of competition in our lives. We'll also look at the ways competition informs our culture through art, literature, music and more."
Read the full column at IndyStar.com.
A political science major at DePauw, Amstutz earned a degree from the Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis. She previously served as chief counsel and director of policy for the City of Indianapolis. Learn more in this previous story.Back


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This is the second part of a series on the new version of the SAT. College Board will roll out more changes over the next 18 months as we await confirmation on the final form of the exam. It's worth noting that these changes will affect test takers in 2016, but anyone planning to take the exam before that will be under the old system (search our blog for informative posts about that exam. We have some good stuff. Did you miss the first installment? Check it out here)
Today's post was brought to you by one of our lead teachers, John Mahone.
With the old SAT, the Reading part of the test consisted of Reading Comprehension, passages on various subjects with questions about theme, vocabulary, and other verbal concepts, and Sentence Completion, which required students to fill in the blank or blanks of sentences with the correct vocabulary words or words. On the current SAT, the Writing section of the test consists of one essay written from a specific prompt, and Improving Sentences, which ask students to read sentences and paragraphs, find the error, or identify the ways in which the sentences can be improved. The new exam will shift things around, as there will be a Reading Section, Writing and Language, Math, and an optional essay.
Let's take a look at what's new on "The Reading Test."
The first detail that struck me about the Reading Test is that students may actually have to do some thinking now. The "higher complexity" passage example challenges the student's abilities with elevated vocabulary, rhetorical strategies and concepts, and historical references. Additionally, some questions will require "Command of Evidence," meaning not only will the student have to grasp what is said in the passage, but also build on that knowledge through linked questions, as seen in the example below.
The second question is a direct follow up to the first and makes the student consider the logic of the first question when answering the second. Due to the lack of a guessing penalty, these kinds of corollary questions can now appear on the SAT and force students to actually think out their answers. However, an increase in the difficulty of the passages is offset by the decrease in the difficulty of vocabulary. Gone are sentence completions and their requirements to know polysyllabic words that actually could be useful in some form in the future. In its stead, we are given "Words in Context" that actively confront the student with such strenuous vocabulary like the word "intense."
Get ready to step up your vocab game, kids. The Reading Test will also include a "founding document" or a text from the "Great Global Conversation," which is completely not an attempt to include more free texts from the public domain, but instead an attempt to incorporate content a student would learn in the classroom. These passages will be in the same layout and have the same question types as all other passages, but College Board is hanging its hat on these passages connecting the classroom to the test.
The last big change in The Reading Test is the inclusion of "informational graphics." These graphics are also used in the "The Writing and Language Test" (more on that section later) and are College Board's naked attempt to incorporate an ACT-style science section into the test without actually calling anything a "science section."
This question could have come straight from the ACT. I'm also not sure what makes it applicable to the Reading Test since it requires no reading whatsoever of the passage, and simply the ability to recognize the fact that Northeast is the opposite of Southwest.
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Well, the scale of the Saga JK Luke Skywalker was actually pretty spot-on when you compare him with other PROPERLY scaled figures. If anything that was a turn for the better in my opinion.Mark Hammil is a short guy... That's why his figure's have been shorter of late. Some are a tad too short, but the Jedi Luke from 03/04 was considered by many to be a really nicely sized figure when you would place him with say the recent TSC Han Carbonite figure... That Han's proper sized in that he's a lot shorter than a new Chewbacca for instance, but he's a bit taller than Luke as he should be... Basically, Luke's a short guy. Another great example of a GREAT scale Luke Skywalker is VTSC Luke X-Wing Pilot. THe height is short because Hammil is short. He should look tiny compared to the other pilots (or most of them anyway). For the record you can dig up actor's heights on IMDB if you want to draw comparisons on scale.
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• Mae West •
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Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: An inflatable life jacket, originally one issued to servicemen in the Royal Air Force during World War II (1939-45).
Notes: Today's Good Word has remained mostly in military jargon but it is widely used in the Navy, Coast Guard, and Air Force. Because this particular type of life jacket puffs up in front, busty irreverent Mae West was almost an inevitable eponym for it. There are many types of life jackets but a Mae West is usually an inflatable one. Because this term came into use only in the 1940s, it is still capitalized. Commonization (changing it to mae-west) is only a matter of time.
In Play: The meaning of today's Good Word is so specific, it is difficult to find uses for it other than literal ones. However, interesting literal uses do pop up now and then: "Darling, have you put on a few pounds or are you wearing a Mae West under your coat?" Meow! Now that's sarcasm. It might work as an extended metaphor like this: "Today's meeting will be troubled waters; don't go in without your Mae West."
Word History: Mae West's risqué innuendos were the primary motivator for the Motion Picture Censorship Board (or Hayes Office; ancestor of today's Classification and Rating Administration). Her pictures include She Done Him Wrong (1933), I'm No Angel (1933), and Belle Of The Nineties (1934). She was banned from movies and TV from the mid 40s to the 60s when she made a brief comeback. Why did censors hate (love?) her? In Night after Night, her response to the line, "Goodness, what lovely diamonds," made her an overnight sensation: "Goodness had nothing to do with it, dearie." But she is also remembered for such lines as, "So many men, so little time," "Too much of a good thing is wonderful," and "When I'm good, I'm good. When I'm bad, I'm better."
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Gmail Message Translation
Here is a tech tip I just sent out to my staff:
I wanted to share a neat feature that Gmail Labs offers us for communicating with our students, parents, and community. You have the ability to turn on "Message Translation" which will use Google Translate to convert a message from another language to English (or to another language of your choice). Here are the simple steps to turn this on in Gmail (link).
Of course, it isn't as good as having a live native speaker translate for you, but it will allow you to receive messages in 58 different languages (and growing) and it translated. I showed this to a group of parents last night and they were empowered with the idea that they could reach out, in a language where they are comfortable writing, to someone at school. Even understanding that it might not be perfect, but getting a general idea across was possible, brought tears to one mother's eyes.
Please take a moment to set it up and ask a student or co-worker to help you try it out.
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Property Insurance Roundtable
According to the National Park Service, "as many as 90% of wildfires in the U.S. are caused by humans, resulting from campfires left unattended, the burning of debris, negligently discarded cigarettes, and intentional acts of arson. The remaining 10% are started by natural phenomena, such as lightning or lava." Regardless of the actual cause, wildfires can be devastating.
The Insurance Information Institute reports that "the 2015 fire season set a new record for the number of acres burned in the U.S. Between January 1st and December 30th there were 68,151 wildfires, which burned 10,125,149 acres according to the National Interagency Fire Center." Over the 20-year period 1995-2014, fires, including wildfires, accounted for 1.5% of insured catastrophe losses totaling $6 billion dollars, according to the Property Claims Services Unit of ISO.
During today's discussion, we will explore the important areas of risk management and property insurance that must be addressed, to be prepared for the destruction that can be caused by future wildfires.
Key Takeaways
- [03:04] What is a wildfire, how do wildfires start, and which areas of the U.S. are impacted the most?
- [04:13] What is a wildfire hazard zone, and how can policyholders find out if they live in one, and how best to assess their risk?
- [04:50] Are wildfire insurance claims different from other fire insurance claims? Are the rules and restrictions the same?
- [05:34] How can a property be compromised if subjected to a wildfire?
- [06:52] What are things home and business owners can do, to prepare for a disaster such as a wildfire, for easier claims processing?
- [07:40] Does a standard insurance policy include coverages to assist those affected by an emergency situation?
- [08:42] What options exist under Additional Living Expenses (ALE) coverage?
- [10:26] For renters of apartments, condos, etc., what are their responsibilities, and what are the responsibilities of the building manager, in a wildfire situation? Also, what type of insurance coverage do they need in order to be fully reimbursed?
- [11:41] What extra coverages should homeowners have added to their policy, in order to mitigate any and all risk?
- [12:42] What extra coverages should business owners have added to their policy, in order to mitigate any and all risk?
- [14:16] After a wildfire occurs, contractors are in high demand. How does this affect construction cost?
- [15:02] What are the biggest hurdles in establishing building valuations post-wildfire? And, what can be done in advance to overcome these hurdles?
- [16:15] What steps can home and business owners take to help recreate lost personal property?
- [17:55] Examples of real life wildfire claims.
- [19:10] What challenges exist when dealing with carriers, due to the volume of claims post-wildfire?
- [20:10] What about debris removal, county-sponsored authorized companies, and how they affect recovery?
- [21:48] What actions should a policyholder take, immediately following damage from a wildfire?
- [23:16] What is meant by 'rule of thumb' values, and why some valuations don't apply in post-disaster environments?
- [24:26] Who is available to assist policyholders to become familiar with the ins and outs of their insurance policies?
- [25:57] The panel shares expert advice regarding wildfire insurance claims.
Bruce Tibert is a professional public insurance adjuster with Adjusters International and brings with him a wealth of experience in the public adjusting and insurance fields. Bruce was a claims manager for ten years and owned his own independent adjusting company for 28 years. In those positions, he gained the knowledge and background to stand as a strong advocate for his clients. Bruce ensures that every claims package is complete and accurate before it is submitted to the insurance company.
Bruce majored in architecture while in college and has designed and built custom multimillion-dollar homes. This, along with his experience working in construction during college, gives him a specialized perspective and unique skills to apply to each loss. He is able to identify damage and determine what is necessary to rebuild so that his clients receive all they need in order to regain what was lost.
Bruce is licensed as a public adjuster in five states and has represented many clients. He has represented victims of catastrophic losses, including the victims of the Angora fire near Tahoe, California; the Boles Fire in Weed, California; as well as high profile clients such as Aunt Cynthia Bed & Biscuit Inn (Loomis, CA); Chateau Inn & Suites (South Lake Tahoe, CA); Coachella Valley Rescue Mission (Indio, CA); Datum Precision (Grass Valley, CA); Dos Palos High School (Dos Palos, CA); Harris Farms / Harris Fresh (Coalinga, CA); Izzy's Pizza (Newport, OR); Jarvis Nichols Building (Mendocino, CA); Koffler Electrical Mechanical Apparatus Repair (San Leandro, CA); Metropolitan Bank (Oakland, CA); Prime Time Sports Bar & Restaurant (Forest Grove, OR); United Methodist Church Of Sheridan (Sheridan, OR); and Windsor Fashions (Roseville, CA & Locations Nationwide).
For ten years — while owning his own company — Bruce provided expert witness testimonies. In addition, he has spoken at conferences and has published articles in Adjusters Magazine on topics of construction defect and insurance losses.
Bruce has been featured as an expert panelist on Adjusters International's Property Insurance Roundtable podcast in the episode titled, "Wildfires: Filing Property Insurance Claims for One of Nature's Most Fearsome Foes."
As Director of Inventory Services at Adjusters International, Jody DuVall assists clients helping with to evaluate contents and create an inventory of all damaged and destroyed property. She is responsible for the pricing, aging and conditioning, and depreciation of every item on her client's inventory — which often contain as many as 3,000 to 5,000 items. Jody is proficient in both residential and business personal property claims. Prior to joining the team in 2011, she worked as a project manager in the restoration field, which provided her with valuable experience and knowledge that she applies in her current position.
Jody has helped many clients through their recovery in the aftermath of catastrophic events, including victims of the Boles Wildfire and San Bruno PG&E Pipeline Explosion. One particular client she assisted in the San Bruno explosion lost family as well as personal property. Understanding that this was an extremely difficult time, Jody remained patient, compassionate, and empathetic as she and her client worked together to remember all of her family's lost property.
"As far as I know, Adjusters International is the only public insurance adjusting company in the West with an in-house inventory team. As a senior member of that team, I know firsthand, based on the results we achieve every day, what an added value we bring to our clients lives and businesses," says Jody.
Jody has been featured as an expert panelist on Adjusters International's Property Insurance Roundtable podcast in the episode titled, "Wildfires: Filing Property Insurance Claims for One of Nature's Most Fearsome Foes."
Kyle Hensiek joined Adjusters International in 2010 as a loss consultant. He advocates for and represents individuals and businesses that have been affected by disaster, acting as the intermediary between policyholders and insurance companies. As a public adjuster, his primary responsibilities include serving as the first point-of-contact with potential clients, determining client-specific recovery goals and assembling and overseeing the team appropriate for each insurance claim, including adjusters, accountants, damage estimators, inventory specialists, agers and conditioners, and forensic accountants.
Kyle is licensed as a public adjuster in nine states across the United States.
Kyle has been featured as an expert panelist on Adjusters International's Property Insurance Roundtable podcast in the episode titled, "Wildfires: Filing Property Insurance Claims for One of Nature's Most Fearsome Foes."
For more information on property insurance claims, browse our Adjusting Today library.


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The apocryphal story of China's Chairman Mao Zedong on his deathbed in 1976 being asked about the long-term effects of the 18th-century French Revolution and replying, "Too early to tell." sums up this season's NBA Most Valuable Player race – and indeed, quite probably the race for the next few years – quite nicely.
And make no mistake; it is indeed a race, albeit with just two protagonists.
On one hand you have LeBron James, the putative Dauphin of the NBA; in the other, Oklahoma City's enfant prodige Kevin Durant and MVP la course en tete.
It is testament to James's understated brilliance that Commissioner David Stern will not be handing over the Maurice Podoloff trophy to Durant at half-time of the All-Star game this week; such has been the Thunder star's dominance thus far.
On pace for an historic season, the word most associated with Durant this season has been, as the French in their world-weary way would say, inhumain.
For those unfamiliar, Durant is knocking on the door – some might say breaking it down with explosives – of a very exclusive club.
There are just five members of the 50/40/90 club – averaging 50% FG, 40% 3FG, 90% FT and meeting league minimum requirements – in NBA history: Larry Bird (twice), Mark Price, Reggie Miller, Steve Nash (four times) and Dirk Nowitzki.
Durant is presently averaging 29.6 points per game while hitting 51.7% from the floor, 41.7% from international waters and 91.2% from the charity stripe, all while providing nightly highlights of jaw-dropping athleticism.
And while his rebounding and assist numbers – 7.4 and 4.4 respectively – are perfectly respectable, they pale into comparison with the genie athletique of Miami's own Sun King.
We take James for granted these days, his season averages of 26.5 points, 8.3 rebounds and 7.1 assists per game barely cause a ripple, such has his expansive repertoire become almost passé.
In any other season, from any other player, those kinds of numbers would be drawing rave reviews from coast to coast and on a global scale.
He's on track for career highs in rebounds and assists, and although his scoring remains on pace to be his lowest since his rookie campaign of 2003-04, his field goal and three-point percentages are also at career-best levels.
But perhaps what is more impressive is that he's doing it an efficient level not seen since his sophomore season in Cleveland, with a USG% rate of 30 and a turnover rate of 11.6, way down on last year's 13.3.
The stellar duo has left all pretenders to the throne in their wake. New York's Carmelo Anthony has – for the most part – harnessed his amazing talents this year and will finish either third or fourth in the race, depending on how you view Chris Paul's tremendous impact on the previously moribund Los Angeles Clippers.
But all that is secondary to the battle between James and Durant. One chasing the opening chapter of a long-term supremacy, the other's quiet brilliance ensuring the league's le roi regnant has not yet been usurped.
In the end, it will be up to Durant to storm his own private Bastille and deliver the coup d'état. There is time enough.
The original release of this article first appeared on the website of Shanghai Night Net.


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People were invited to e-mail their comments on the 2008 Beijing Olympics. Below is a selection of responses.
(CNN) -- I thought it was absolutely fantastic, the enthusiasm of the people, the logistics. I like it even more because there has been so much doom-saying and criticism in the run-up to these games. There must be a few very frustrated marathon runners who could have set a new world record in the terribly polluted air of Beijing but decided not to compete, not to mention so many journalists that wished the games to end up in a disaster. The people in the cities hosting Olympic events and BOCOG deserve praise. The IOC, in my opinion, deserves even more praise for choosing Beijing and sticking to its decision despite all the criticism.
Go China! Go!
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Of course the show was without equal, for which congratulations are well deserved. HOWEVER, the spending of $40 billion in the face of abject rural poverty, the clandestine treatment of local gymnasts' ages, the lip-synching+re-editing of the opening ceremony and the shipping-off of near-octogenarian women to labor camp after filing an unwanted eyesore of a protest "application" as only a FEW examples, show that while we can admire China's cosmetic ability to show itself off, we MUST be wary of the beast within. Thank you for the greatest Olympics ever, China! Now, can we see some freedom for your people and some more balanced economic development?
Jakarta, Indonesia
I think that the International Olympic Committee made a tragic mistake when they awarded the Olympic games to the Chinese. The Chinese have a ... track record of human rights violations that only increased before and during the Olympics. It was disappointing that many media outlets covered so little of the atrocities that the Chinese government committed against their people. I realize that they had a commitment to cover the games, but so much more could have been shown concerning the loss that occurred for the entertainment of others. Homes were seized and demolished so the venues could be built.
Michele McCullough
I think it was perhaps the best Olympics ever. China did an outstanding job of preparing and producing a very successful two weeks of competition on a world-class level. I would hate to be London and have to try even matching the spectacle or the opening and closing shows. Because of people power, which they used brilliantly, I think no other country will ever hold a candle to those two events.
Mostly, I am happy for China. I think the world will view it differently despite issues in which we differ greatly. I am hopeful that the afterglow of its success will spill over into many other areas and bring a better future to its people.
Wallace Rhodes
I don't know why the medal tracker is not done on a weighted point-based system. For example a Gold = 5, Silver = 3, and a Bronze = 1.
This would eliminate the debate and allow gold to be valued higher and all medals to count for something.
Mike K
I think the games were great, but why shouldn't they be? With a country whose government can control everything and spend what it wants, everything should have been perfect. In a country with the the number of people that China has there should be an amazing number of gold ... perhaps even more. Thing about the number of people in China vs Canada. Percentage-wise China should have won a lot more.
I'm glad that the games went well, but I don't think anyone should be at all surprised. Few countries have the number of people, the freedom for government control and spending that China has. It would be interesting to know what China could have done / would have done without government control.
Dan Ingram
Participant age controversies and government ideologies aside, this could well have been the greatest Olympics of the modern age. With less pomp and ceremony and more art and talent, the Chinese have brought together both its people, its money, and its true concern for artistic beauty, and displayed to the world what it is capable of being. Now, if it would let its people figure out how to develop and illustrate their Olympic talents without the force and pressure of the whole weight of government, we could surely have some wonderful Olympic Champions.
Thank you,
Joel Shattles
Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S.
A spectacular Olympics to be sure (however not the greatest cover of events on local TV in Bermuda... Thank goodness for my satellite dish !!) Only real complaint was that the scoring for boxing was a travesty ... Please scrap that system !!
Donald MacPherson
Without a doubt, China put on the most spectacular show on earth! However, the issue of many of China's gymnastic team not meeting age-requirement standards is of concern. Mention of this issue has been reported by CNN, and since no further commentary has been announced, I presume the issue is still under investigation.
Evidence that under-age gymnasts were knowingly being trained for China's Olympic gymnastic team is well documented in Discovery Channel's series - Discovery Atlas - China. In that documentary is the story of Jin Yang, a 12-year-old girl from Beijing. Her intensive training, along with her performance in China's qualifying Olympic trial competition, was filmed. In her own words, Jin stated, 'I dream of the 2008 Olympics.' Jin Jang qualified after the first round, but was eliminated after the second one.
Clearly, this is irrefutable evidence that China's Olympic coaches, etc., were attempting to create the most talented Olympic competitors irrespective of meeting age-requirement standards set by Olympic committee regulations. This evidence needs to be presented not only to the world at large, but submitted to the Olympic investigating committee.
Sandra St John
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Olympic Games; vulgar and shameful display of unrestrained commercialism.
Luis in Mexico
I think they were great. China may have its share of problems, but they proved to be an excellent host nation. I wish the Olympics were less politicized, but I guess that will not be changing anytime soon.
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DiS fave el Guincho (aka Spanish musician Pablo Díaz-Reixa) compiles his top ten 'great boleros' for your listening pleasure...
(play it really loud and on your own)
Olga Guillot - 'Miénteme'
Olga is just the greatest, the queen of bolero. The orchestra arrangements are so clever, the lyrics so beautiful, the beat so simple yet so perfect for the song. A massive track with a beautiful melody.
La Lupe - 'Si Vuelves Tú'
BIG CHORUS. La Lupe had an incredibly tragical life story, with huge ups and downs. Some people say she could have been as big as Celia Cruz. I love em both and dont like to compare them as they're both gone now. Anyway, she left us amazing songs like Si Vuelves Tú, about loss and nostalgia.
* Trío Matamoros* - 'Reclamo Místico'
With their estilo criollo, Trío Matamoros wrote a lot of my favourite songs ever. This is over the top songwriting. Look at minute 1:34, just how they go from the verse to the chorus. It's genius. I really hope you could understand the lyrics. So sad and kinda frightening but the melody is so gorgeous. In my top 5 songs ever. (You Tube)
Septeto Nacional de Ignacio Piñeiro** - 'Esas No Son Cubanas'
Great cuban track, Ignacio Piñeiro's septet at his best. Classic lyrics about cuban women. I love how the build the rhythm just with clave and maracas. This song is not what you'd expect a bolero to be actually but I really wanted to include it.
* Chabuca Granda* - La Flor De La Canela
One of the greatest peruvian tracks of all time. Almost all the biggest names in south american music had recorded their own version of this song. Bola de Nieve has an amazing one, my favourite, which I attach here. (You Tube)
* Bola de Nieve* - 'No Puedo Ser Feliz'
One of the saddest songs ever. Bola de Nieve has a very unique style. Mixes impressionistic pianos with a very own and very cuban way of singing. He can be super fun like when he sings El Manisero o Drume Negrita but also VERY touching (I hope that made sense in english). This song's about never ending stories, that kind of love that brings you down all the time, no matter what you do you can't be happy. He sings in a theatrical way but the lyrics are so simple and the song so minimal it doesnt sound pompous, and you cant help but relating to what he's saying even if it seems he's going too far.
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* Beny Moré *- Mata Siguaraya
The greatest. I love the way he sings every line, so effortless. Huge inspiration. I was thinking of posting his famous bolero "Cómo Fue", but I realized I like Mata Siguaraya best. There is a really good and upbeat version of this song by Oscar D'León too. I like every single song Beny recorded. He turned every good tune in a classic with my favourite Dámaso Pérez Prado and his orchestra backing him with the best sounds. (You Tube)
Bobby Capo - Luna de Miel en Puerto Rico
I wanted to talk about this song by Bobby Capo and I just found this BBC clip with all the big guys playing their sound in Portugal in 1960. The Lecuona Cuban Boys with Bobby Capo and the AMAZING Miguelito Valdés doing his Babalú in a way I've never heard before. The record version of Luna de Miel en Puerto Rico that I have is certainly slower than the one that I'm posting. It reminds me of my childhood, spending the summer nights as a kid in the south of Gran Canaria in a place called Fata Morgana, where a similar orchestra played all this hits for the english, german and norwegian tourists. Bobby used to have a big group of guys backing him with the vocals always. He may not have the greatest voice but he's so charismatic and he dances like no one else did. (You Tube)
* Lucho Gatica* - 'Tú Me Acostumbraste'
One of the biggest songs ever. I love the vocal arrangements in this Gatica version. He's got a super deep voice, so in your face that it seems like he's talking from your brain. I love the production too, so good! There is a very different version of this by Caetano Veloso in Araçá Azul, one of my favourite records. With his classic falseto, just him and his guitar. This song was included also in some of the Trio Los Panchos first recordings, very nice too.
Los Zafiros - 'Canción de mi Habana'
This is so beautiful. The way they play with tempo and rythm, the gorgeous vocal arrangements. Most of the time, my favourite band ever. Life seems really easy with songs like this on your stereo. (You Tube)
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Armenian Rite
The Armenian Rite is an independent liturgy. This rite is used by both the Armenian Orthodox and Armenian Catholic Churches; it is also the rite of a significant number of Eastern Catholic Christians in the Republic of Georgia.
The liturgy is patterned after the directives of Saint Gregory the Illuminator, founder and patron saint of The Armenian Church. Unlike the Byzantine Church, churches of the Armenian rite are usually devoid of icons and have a curtain concealing the priest and the altar from the people during parts of the liturgy, an influence from early apostolic times. The use of bishop's mitre and of unleavened bread, is reminiscent of the influence Western missionaries once had upon both the miaphysite Orthodox Armenians as well as upon the Armenian Rite Catholics.


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"20 Feet of Dog!" This is what my husband answered to a neighbour when he asked how the 'dog' situation was going in our house. Yes, there are 20 doggie feet, because there are currently 5 dogs in our house. 'Course I always tell people, all put together probably make up one large dog! We have 2 shih tzu's, one toy poodle, one baby shih-poo, and one schnoodle.
Kelly brought her new puppy Maisie home for a visit and she is really keeping the others on their doggie toes, especially when she decides that a tail makes a better pull/chew toy. It was hilarious to see her actually dragging poor Stu across the living room floor. He wasn't too impressed and has taken to staying in his bed where she forgets about him and decides to play with another tail instead.
Wednesday, June 28, 2006
20 Feet of Dog
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Friday, June 23, 2006
Graduation Night
It was Nick's big Grade 8 graduation last night. What great weather we had - a little humid but overall a lovely evening. Big sister Kelly took him out to get a hair cut in the afternoon. And luckily he was able to borrow a suit from JF, which amazingly fit quite well. He looked quite dapper and very grown up! After the ceremony, I had the first dance with Nick, as all the moms danced with their sons and fathers danced with their daughters. The girls all looked incredible with their long gowns and beautiful hairstyles.
After the dance, the grads all met up at a local restaurant and now back to the real world for them...although most are not attending school today. Nick has to get ready for his grad trip to Quebec City next week.
Here is Nick with his 2 sisters.
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Tuesday, June 20, 2006
Noahs Ark Update
A few more animals have joined in! And the new baby has arrived - Scarlett joined her family on June 6, 2006, a very unusual date for a birthday but one that will always be easy to remember! We will get to meet her this Saturday when we have a family get-together at my sister's house. Unfortunately Noah's Ark is not close to being ready, but I have thought about taking it along to show my progress so far. I'm sure Scarlett won't mind waiting a few more weeks for it to be finished.
Its been a busy week in spite of my not having much work this past couple of weeks. Carrie and JF have decided to move back home for a while in order to save some money. Carrie won't be working in September/October as she is studying for her big final exam to become licensed as a radiation therapist. Hopefully she will find work fairly soon after that and be able to put her school days behind her. And they also hope to buy a house in the not too distant future, so this is a great way for them to start working on a downpayment. So we are doing a very needed cleaning out of several year's worth of clutter. Our neighbourhood is having a garage sale this weekend so its good timing ~whatever is worthwhile that we are getting rid of will spend the day in the garage/driveway and then whatever is left will get hauled off or donated.
And my other daughter Kelly and her boyfriend Chris are on their way here now from their home in North Carolina! She will be here for her baby brother's Grade 8 graduation on Thursday evening. Its a long drive - at least 12 hours - and I can't wait to see her! And of course the new puppy Maisie!
So I haven't had a lot of stitching time, which doesn't mean of course that I can't find time for online shopping. Has anyone seen the humongous 40 designer freebie set that was given out at the needlearts show last week? I have been scouring the web trying to find the best place to get my greedy hands on these freebies and I finally settled on Stitching Bits & Bobs. For $2.50, they will send you a CD with all the freebies on them. It looks like it would be a fun project, all the designers have various buildings and houses they have designed. I don't believe they have been shown stitched together yet, so it will be cool to see how different people decide how to work these all into one design.
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Monday, June 12, 2006
Village of Hawk Run Hollow
Carriage House Samplings has released a picture of their newest design: Village of Hawk Run Hollow! I absolutely love it. Now I'm going to have to make a mad scramble to get some more work done on my Village of Hawk Run Hollow before the urge to start this one takes over. Luckily I don't think its being released until August, so that gives me a little more time!
I'm doing this one on 40 ct Pearled Barley linen from Lakeside Linens. Its a wonderful colour and this picture really doesn't do it justice.
On Saturday, Carrie and I found some amazing garage sales at the local high schools. The students were fundraising for a trip to France in 2007, so their families were helping out with garage sales. We found some amazing deals - Carrie bought ALL of the Diana Gabaldon books (which she hadn't read yet but was tired of hearing me rave about them), a kit to make garden stones, which I'm hoping to use to mark my various herbs (yes, I actually have planted a small garden this year), a matching set of twin comforters and shams for one of the cottage bedrooms, plus some baked goodies, and my great deal - 40 various Quilting magazines and patterns for 25 cents each!
Here's a pic of a few of them....I love garage sales :-P
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Friday, June 09, 2006
Robin's Nest Round Robin
My section is almost finished - just have to add my name and country at the bottom, oh and a couple of stitches left in the border where I ran out of floss. I chose Prairie Schooler Country Seasons for this RR, which works out great since there are 4 of us in the group. And I stitched
'Autumn' which is my favourite season.
I'm playing with the idea of stitching names over one, using a freebie alphabet that I found, so I'm hoping that's okay with my RR buddies. Then it will just be a matter of getting a shipping envelope and packaging up what I want to send along. I think I'll be ready for our July 1st mailing date. Course it will have to be a little earlier here, since that's Canada Day!
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Tuesday, June 06, 2006
Nick's Birthday
It was my youngest's 14th birthday on May 26 - I can't believe it has taken me long to get up any pictures of him from then (not all my fault as hubby had the camera last week and had not downloaded the pics). I measured him that day as I could swear he had grown yet again and I was right - Nick is right on 6'1" - and still growing?!?
For his birthday present to himself, he managed to break his baby finger in 2 places (OUCH!) and is sporting a nice cast. Of course all the girls managed to give him lots of attention over this, so its really not that bad, except he found out that a broken finger also means ~ no bike riding, no skateboarding and no swimming until the beginning of July.
Having grown another 2 inches since last fall also means the suit we bought him for my niece's wedding won't fit, so its another shopping trip so he will look nice for his Grade 8 graduation at the end of June.
Here's a pic with Nick and his friend Shannon.
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Friday, June 02, 2006
Noahs Ark Update
Noah's Ark is afloat ~ with 4 animals so far, an elephant, 2 penguins and a giraffe. I got the backstitching on the ark done, mostly that around the windows, and it really added some nice detail.
We're off to the cottage tomorrow and I think I'll be taking my latest PS block to work on ~ F is for Friend.
Have a great weekend!
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Thursday, June 01, 2006
Stitching Blogger's Question, as suggested by Carol:
I do have several Drawn Thread charts and have yet to stitch one, but of course I have great intentions to. I love the delicate patterns and intricate work on her designs.
I am also in possession of several of the smaller Shepherd's Bush designs, and have never started one of those either. Luckily for my wallet, I have managed to stay away from their kits.
And I am the proud owner of a Chatelaine kit, which is still waiting of me to start - once I get some of my must-do stitching out of the way. Its looking like summer may be a good time to start this one.
The main designer I have collected would be Teresa Wentzler's, and I think I actually have all of the ones I want, since I also have her 3 Best-Of books. I have completed I think 8 of her designs and there are so many more that I want to do ~ 12 Days of Christmas, Byzantine ornaments, Day and Night, 4 Season Faeries.....I could go on for a while!
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UNITAR Youth Ambassador Programme
The UNITAR Youth Ambassador Programme provides an opportunity to learn about the United Nations system as well as careers in diplomacy and international affairs through participation in UNITAR events. The programme includes study trips to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, embassies, and United Nations organizations in Tokyo to experience firsthand the world of diplomacy. Youth Ambassadors deliver Hiroshima's message of peace on behalf of their peers in Hiroshima, in Japan, and around the world.
UNITAR gratefully acknowledges the following for their support in the UNITAR Youth Ambassador Programme:
Official Supporting Organizations:
- Hiroshima Prefectural Government
- Hiroshima City Government
- United Nations Information Center (UNIC)
- Chugoku Shimbun
- Rotary International District 2710
The UNITAR Youth Ambassadors for 2015-2016 are Ms. Ayano Morishita, and Ms. Kanae Sasaki.
On 20 April 2015, the UNITAR Youth Ambassadors Appointment Ceremony was held to announce and congratulate the newly appointed UNITAR Youth Ambassadors. The Ceremony was attended by some 35 participants including 19 participants from the Training Programme on World Heritage Sites, and partners in Hiroshima.
The UNITAR Youth Ambassadors for 2014-2015 are: Ms. Nozomi Omode, Notre Dame Seishin Senior High School, and Mr. Shunya Ishihara, Hiroshima Gakuin High School.
On 14 April 2014, the UNITAR Youth Ambassadors Appointment Ceremony was held to announce and congratulate the newly appointed UNITAR Youth Ambassadors. The Ceremony was attended by some 30 participants including 21 participants of the Training on World Heritage Sites, and partners in Hiroshima.
The ceremony was covered by Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper (only in Japanese).
The UNITAR Youth Ambassadors for 2013-2014 are: Ms. Sae Murai, Hiroshima Jogakuin High School, and Mr. Yuuki Yanagawa, Hiroshima Gakuin High School.
On 19 March 2013, the UNITAR Youth Ambassadors Appointment Ceremony was held to announce and congratulate the newly appointed UNITAR Youth Ambassadors. The Ceremony was attended by over 50 participants including 26 representatives of the Ministry of Oil of the Republic of Iraq, and partners in Hiroshima from both the public and private sectors. Marimo Co., Ltd. graciously provided iPads for the Youth Ambassadors.
The ceremony was covered by Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper.
11-12 June 2013, Tokyo - The 2013-14 UNITAR Youth Ambassadors completed their Study Trip to Tokyo. The Study Trip included briefings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan, United Nations University headquarters, United Nations Information Centre, the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq, and the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan.
The Youth Ambassadors had the opportunity to meet with the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Iraq to Japan, H.E. Mr. Alaa Al-Hashimy, and the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan to Japan, H.E. Dr. Sayed Mohammad Amin Fatimie. Visiting both national and international entities, the Youth Ambassadors gained important insight into the diverse role of the United Nations, international cooperation, and bilateral and multilateral diplomacy.
(Embassy of the Republic of Iraq)
(Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan)
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs Japan)
(United Nations University)
(United Nations Information Centre)
On November 11 2013, the 2013-2014 UNITAR Youth Ambassadors made speeches at the reception ceremony for the participants of the Fellowship for Afghanistan in 2013. They spoke about their thoughts about the peace and post-conflict history of Hiroshima.
On 14 November 2013, the 2013-2014 UNITAR Youth Ambassadors met with Professor U. Joy Ogwu, Permanent Representative of the Federal Republic of Nigeria to the United Nations, and discussed the role of today's youth, gender, diplomacy, and peace.
The UNITAR Youth Ambassadors for 2011-2012 are: Ms. Yoko Kajino, Municipal Motomachi High School, and Mr. Ryosuke Koreyasu, Prefectural Hiroshima Inokuchi High School.
On 15 December 2011, UNITAR was proud to join Hiroshima Prefecture, Chugoku Shimbun Newspaper, and Rotary International to select and appoint the new UNITAR Youth Ambassadors for 2011-2012. UNITAR treasures these opportunities to engage with the youth of Japan to raise awareness on the importance of multilateral diplomacy to maintain peace. UNITAR hopes that this will encourage the next generation to actively embrace the ideals of the United Nations. Pictured below are Youth Ambassadors Ms. Yoko Kajino and Mr. Ryosuke Koreyasu with the three recipients of Honorouble Mentions.
The UNITAR Youth Ambassadors for 2010-2011 are: Ms. Yuri Takeuchi, Municipal Funairi Senior High School, and Mr. Taiju Sasaki, Municipal Motomachi Senior High School.
An Appointment and Awards Ceremony was held at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum on 18 October 2010 in order to announce the winners of the inaugural UNITAR Youth Ambassador Programme. Joined by Ms. Asako Toyoda, Deputy Mayor of the City of Hiroshima, Mr. Hiroshi Arioka, Vice-Governor of Hiroshima, as well as Mr. Jiro Kawatsuma, Past-Governor of Rotary International District 2710,Mr. Kazuyuki Kawamoto, President of the Chugoku Shimbun Co. Ltd., the Head of the UNITAR Mission to Japan, Mr. Alex Mejia, awarded both trophies and iPads to Ms. Yuri Takeuchi, a second grade student from the Municipal Funairi Senior High School, and Mr. Taiju Sasaki a first grade student from the Municipal Motomachi Senior High School. Three Honourable Mentions were also acknowledged. The competition, focusing on the youth of Hiroshima and their views on international diplomacy was well received, with dozens of high-level submissions. UNITAR thanks the staff and students of all schools who took part and congratulates the first UNITAR Youth Ambassadors.
The 2010-2011 UNITAR Youth Ambassadors completed their first official mission to Tokyo on 18 and 19 May, 2011. They had protocolary meetings with high level officials and received briefings at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan, the United Nations University headquarters, the United Nations Development Programme Japan and the United Nations Information Center in Tokyo.
In addition, they met with the Ambassadors of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, H.E. Seiko Ishikawa, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, H.E. Mohammad Amin Fatimie, and the Republic of Iraq H.E. Lukman Faily. During their mission they also discussed the value of diplomacy as a tool for peacemaking and development.
UNITAR Youth Ambassadors visit the Embassy of Afghanistan,
warmly welcomed by His Excellency Mohammad Amin Fatimie
Cultural insight at the Embassy of Iraq, shown with His Excellency Lukman Faily
A valuable learning opportunity at the Embassy of Venezuela,
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Our alumni are a valued resource. We need your experience and perspective to help us keep the imaging science program current and relevant. And we need you as mentors to help us prepare the next generation of imaging scientists for productive careers in industry, government, or academia. So we're constantly looking for new ways to stay connected with you. Give us a call, drop us a line, or just stop by the Center - you're always welcome here!
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The CIS ambassador program is made up of individuals who volunteer their valuable time to help spread the word about Imaging Science at RIT. We are always looking for passionate, dedicated people to help with our cause.
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Study Comparing Two Alternatives of Antiretroviral Therapy as Post-exposure Prophylaxis to HIV-1: Tenofovir + Emtricitabine + Lopinavir/Ritonavir Versus Tenofovir + Emtricitabine + Raltegravir (RAL-PEP) (RAL-PEP)
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01576731
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : April 12, 2012
Last Update Posted : April 1, 2015
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As a measure of secondary prophylaxis, and with the final objective of avoiding the infection, it has been suggested to use antiretroviral therapy. This is known as post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP).
Although there are different recommendations, almost every guideline recommend using 3 drugs as PEP both in USA and Europe.
Toxicity is one of the main limitations of PEP. Side effects during PEP are very usual, are attributed mainly to PI and are the main reasons for poor adherence or lost of follow-up.
A current standard regimen is AZT+3TC (Combivir®) or tenofovir+emtricitabine (Truvada®) plus the PI lopinavir/r. Toxicity associated with this regimens are high (31-85% of cases),with a high tolerability, a integrase inhibitor (raltegravir)could be an adequate drug for PEP.
|Condition or disease
|HIV Infection
|Drug: Tenofovir, Emtricitabine, Lopinavir/r Drug: Tenofovir, Emtricitabine, Raltegravir
|Phase 4
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Actual Enrollment :
|240 participants
|Intervention Model:
|Parallel Assignment
|None (Open Label)
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Open Randomized Study Comparing Two Alternatives of Antiretroviral Therapy as Post-exposure Prophylaxis to HIV-1: Tenofovir + Emtricitabine + Lopinavir/Ritonavir Versus Tenofovir + Emtricitabine + Raltegravir
|Study Start Date :
|July 2012
|Actual Primary Completion Date :
|July 2014
|Actual Study Completion Date :
|July 2014
Active Comparator: Tenofovir + emtricitabine + lopinavir/r
Standard postexposure prophylaxis combination
Drug: Tenofovir, Emtricitabine, Lopinavir/r
Combination drug
Experimental: Tenofovir + Emtricitabine + Raltegravir
new postexposure prophylaxis combination
Drug: Tenofovir, Emtricitabine, Raltegravir
Combination drug
- Proportion of patients dropping out before the 28 days of postexposure prophylaxis [ Time Frame: 28 days ]Proportion of patients droppping out before the 28 days of postexposure prophylaxis considering death, lost to folow-up and stopping or changing treatment for any reason
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|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Potentially sexual exposition to HIV
Exclusion Criteria:
- Pregnancy
- Source case with antiretroviral resistances
- any treatment contraindicated with the drugs of study
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01576731
|Hospital Clínic of Barcelona
|Barcelona, Spain, 08036
|Principal Investigator:
|Felipe Garcia, PhD
|Consultant senior
|Responsible Party:
|Felipe Garcia, MD, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
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|First Posted:
|April 12, 2012 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|April 1, 2015
|Last Verified:
|March 2015
HIV Infection
Postexposure prophylaxis
HIV Infections
Lentivirus Infections
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Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Raltegravir Potassium
Antiviral Agents
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Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Nucleic Acid Synthesis Inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
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HIV Protease Inhibitors
Protease Inhibitors
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Discover Incredible Methods Of Selecting Brooklyn Landscaping Services
A person who wants to decorate a home has to ensure that landscaping in your compound is done perfectly, which is by choosing the right landscape designer in Brooklyn. Landscape design is a process that involves a step-by-step procedure that needs to be done by professionals who have been providing services for quite some time, so avoid working with a beginner. There are a couple of things to look out for in a landscaping enterprises before hiring as discussed here because it shows whether those people are ideal for your job or not.
Come Up With A List Of Some Firms
It is pretty easy for a person to come up with a list of some of the enterprises providing landscaping services because one can talk to friends and a couple of neighbors who have used their services at one point. As long as one sees their neighbor's yard looking awesome, it is always good to comment about it and ask more regarding landscaping companies they use, and also gets to know if the firm has incredible customer service.
Pick A Perfect Landscaping Design
It is quick for a person to choose a company as long as they know the design needed, because that is the first question an individual asks the expert, such that if one is not capable providing these services, there's always an option for someone else. Some people will go for vegetation while of others love having water in their compound; therefore, always decide looking for an enterprise and go through the internet, without forgetting to ask a couple of your friends. As long as an individual has the right ideas in a piece of paper, expressing them is always pretty easy because one will not leave out anything, and also gets a chance to have the team add their ideas.
Get A Perfect Landscaper
Some people are born designers who have acquired the licenses later; however, it is always a stage of life that is crucial, before agreeing to work with any enterprise in any phase. People need be sure that the enterprise has individuals who have acquired the necessary training, and also before consulting them, take a look at their site to see if your style is pretty much close to what one wants. The right individual to work with, is the one known to be affiliated with some of the best organizations in the areas, as it shows their services can be trusted. If one is working with a company that has the right insurance covers, it is the right way of protecting yourself from having to repair or replace items that are not in your budget in the first place.
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Q: How similar are Jim Thome and Frank Thomas as hitters?
A: With the end result, they're very similar, because they're both very dangerous guys that can carry a ballclub. They do kind of go about it a little differently. Frank was obviously a right-handed hitter, and his numbers simply don't lie. And he had really good at-bats. But, you know, that's a tough question. Their numbers are very similar. They both walk a lot and hit a lot of homers, so… you know, now that I think about it, I guess they're pretty damn similar. I'll say this: hitting aside, both of them, with their preparation and how they got ready to play each night, you can see why they're both future Hall of Famers. They're people who have done so much in their careers, but even though they've hit 500 home runs, and won MVP Awards, and played in All-Star Games, they still approached every game as if they hadn't done anything. That's another way in which they're similar. There was never any complacency. Every time they took the field, they'd get after it as if they were hungry to do more, and that gets you a lot of respect. With what they've done in their careers, it would be easy not to do that.


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Parallel connected resistors in DC circuits (DC/AC Circuit Theory Course)
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Click the link above and a circuit with theory will appear, which you can check online with TINACloud. You can also use the Interpreter to carry out the calculations with formulas. Tap or click the blue Interpreter program area then press Run to see the results.


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Two boys, 13, charged with homicide in Sheboygan Falls woman's killing
Barbara Olson found dead in garage Wednesday
Two Sheboygan boys were charged Friday morning in the killing of a 78-year-old Sheboygan Falls woman.
One of the boys, Antonio Barbeau, was her great-grandson. They are both 13-year-old eighth-graders.
"This is a very disturbing allegation, particularly as to the details as to how this crime occurred," Sheboygan County District Attorney Joe DeCecco said.
Barbara Olson was found dead in her garage Wednesday afternoon.
Police said Barbeau initially hit his great-grandmother in the head with the blunt end of a hatchet, knocking her down. He then hit her several more times. The other boy, Nathan Paape, then hit her twice with a hammer, and then, Barbeau hit Olson in the head with the blade of the hatchet, police said.
Prosecutors said the boys went to the house with the intent to kill her. They also stole some of her jewelry and other items, police said.
The boys are being charged as adults with first-degree intentional homicide.
"It's a very adult crime. It's the adult crime," DeCecco said.
The boys killed Olson inside the house and then dragged her into the garage, police said. They then stole her car, parked it in a Sheboygan bowling alley and had pizza at a nearby pizza parlor, according to the criminal complaint.
Afterward, the boys bought wipes to clean up the car and left it unlocked with jewelry showing, hoping someone else would steal it and be accused of the slaying, prosecutors said.
DeCecco was asked after the hearing if the boys seemed remorseful.
"Well, I'm not sure how remorseful. In the interviews I heard and reviewed, they were matter-of-fact about what they'd done. I think the fact they both went out and got a pizza right after killing this woman indicates some of their extreme lack of concern," DeCecco said.
The boys are being held with bail set at $1 million.
Barbeau's mother was in court but didn't talk afterward.
Wisconsin law was changed in 1995, allowing adult charges for suspects as young as 10 years old.
Even then, 17 years ago, there was a noticeable and growing trend of violent crimes committed by children.


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Long Island Restaurant Week is extra tasty for those recovered from Sandy
Six months ago, Lawson Pub in Oceanside looked more like an indoor swimming pool than a restaurant. Superstorm Sandy had put it under five feet of water, setting half its furniture afloat down the street. Miraculously, the place was up and cooking within a month.
Fatfish in Bay Shore came close to being entirely wiped out and spent the winter under construction. Recently, a section of the waterside dining spot reopened.
Clearly, Sandy has left its mark on Long Island Restaurant Week, which runs Sunday through May 5, and has more than 150 participating restaurants. (Go to longislandrestaurantweek.com or call 631-329-2111 for a full list.)
While details of the event look pretty ordinary -- a three-course meal for $27.99 (available only until 7 p.m. Saturday night) -- the list of participants harbors stories of hope amid hardship.
Here are six restaurants, affected by Sandy in varying degrees, that have managed to relaunch in time for this celebratory week.
So, along with your Thai calamari, grilled mahi mahi or slow-cooked short ribs, you can savor the fruits of hard work and resiliency. Tables fill up rather quickly, so make your reservations early.
BRASSERIE PERSIL, Oceanside
What happened This comfortable French-style bistro was closed for two weeks due to wind damage, loss of power and basement flooding.
Menu sampling Appetizer choices include goat cheese mushroom strudel and baby arugula salad; entree options, a half roasted chicken and boeuf Bourguignon; finish with a mixed-fruit cobbler or crème brûlée.
LAWSON PUB, Oceanside
What happened Flooded by about five feet of water, this classy gastropub came back after about a month. Credit the hard work of chef-owner Joseph Bonacore and his team.
Menu sampling What's available will change nightly during the special week, but probably will include Asiago truffled potato chips, and shrimp and clams Casino as starters; then a chicken, fish or pasta selection. Dessert will be a choice of several mini indulgences.
LOLA'S KITCHEN & WINE BAR, Long Beach
What happened Under four feet of water, with all its equipment lost, this popular Long Beach spot rebounded in three weeks.
Menu sampling Start with such appetizers as pulled pork spring rolls and seafood empanadas, followed by an entree such as flat iron steak au poivre or walnut and herb-crusted St. Peter's fish. For dessert, there's a warm apple tart or house-made New York-style cheesecake.
VIEW, Oakdale
What happened It took about five months to totally renovate this scenic restaurant perched over Great South Bay. Flooded and badly damaged, its interior had to be gutted and redone; outside, the bulkhead and patio needed to be replaced.
Menu sampling Among appetizers are crispy Thai calamari and blue claw crab and corn chowder; entrees include pan-seared local diver scallops and 48-hour braised short rib of beef. For dessert, there's wild strawberry cheesecake and Tahitian vanilla crème brûlée.
CAPTAIN BILL'S, Bay Shore
What happened This waterside restaurant, as well as its catering arm, Bayview House, had to be gutted and put back together after extensive water damage. It took about a month.
Menu sampling Appetizers include Prince Edward Island mussels and baked stuffed clams; for an entrée, there's horseradish-crusted grouper and linguine with shrimp and scallops; conclude with toasted pound cake with bananas and caramel sauce or vanilla-glazed bread pudding.
FATFISH, Bay Shore
What happened Chef-owner Brian Valdini is still rebuilding the main section of the restaurant and its idyllic patio overlooking Great South Bay, both severely damaged by wind and water. After five months of demolition and repair, the wine bar and canalside deck are finally up and running.
Menu sampling Among appetizer choices are a chargrilled artichoke salad and steamed clams with chorizo; main courses include grilled marinated mahi mahi with warm chickpea and cilantro salad as well as chargrilled spiced hanger steak. For dessert: apple tarte Tatin and Grand Marnier-chocolate dipped strawberries.


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Interface Segregation in Application Programming
In application programming, interface segregation is used to ensure that dissimilar interfaces are not too tightly coupled, posing maintenance problems. The canonical example of a violation is the actual case of the Xerox print system job class which did everything from printing to collation and stapling of papers. The problem is simply that the methods would become sufficiently entangled that small changes would require significant cascading interventions elsewhere in the system.
Interface segregation is a principle which suggests that the basic abstractions should be internally cohesive but externally less so, such that cascading changes are minimized. It therefore goes hand in hand with the single responsibility principle but focuses on the interface level rather than the class level.
Interface Segregation in the Database
We'd like to think that interface segregation is a solution to a problem that only affects applications. We really would. However, many of the bad experiences people have had with stored procedures are in fact violations of this rule.
In general, my experience has been that stored procedure interfaces (or UDFs returning sets) work well when they are a single large query with some minor support logic, and become much harder to work with when they are many smaller queries chained together. When a stored procedure or UDF tries to do to much, that's where you get problems and rather than counting screen lines, numbers of individual statements provide a better estimate of reducible complexity there.
When a stored procedure or UDF tries to do too much, maintainability problems occur because functionality is intertwined in a way which exactly mirrors the problems found in the application layer. This gives people bad experiences....
An Example of a Violation
In LedgerSMB 1.3 we introduced a number of stored procedures for payment management. These each have some difficulties associated with them so what I am talking about here is not necessarily a condemnation of one interface over the other, but one specifically violates this principle by combining support for prepayments with support for paying existing invoices when the input requirements are different and these are handled dissimilarly in the underlying database.
This single payment interface, which can support either an overpayment or a payment of an invoice, is difficult to maintain because the input complexity is much larger than necessary. In fact the function requires nearly 20 inputs vs 12 for each interface if these were split up, and about 20 statements as well, vs far fewer if these were split up (additional refactoring might be possible in that case too, to further reduce the number of statements through consolidation). This is a piece of code I tend to dread fixing problems in. It works well currently, but there is always a fear that I am breaking something that I am not aware of, and test cases only get you so far. Fortunately we haven't had to change much there but all our payment interfaces are up for redesign when we get back around to them.
Danger Signs
The most obvious danger sign that a stored procedure is trying to do too much is what I call "reducible complexity." The ideal stored procedure in my view is a single very large query with some minor supporting logic around them. Reducible complexity is bad, and should be reduced. Singular large queries can be debugged much more easily than a series of shorter ones because one can take advantage of the highly structured nature of SQL. Consolidating queries thus increases the complexity locally in the SQL statement but reduces it over the scope of the function.
For purposes of a blank rule, my thinking is that if you have more than about 5 queries in a stored procedure, it is worth taking a look, and if you have more than 10 or 20, something is definitely worth looking at.
A large number of small queries, or worse, a large number of large queries, is a sign that something is amiss. The first step is to consolidate queries to the extent possible. However if a large number of queries persist, then the immediate question is what can be done to break the logic into separate interfaces which may be independently used.
A second warning sign are stored procedures that require a very large number of inputs. Large here is best seen in the context of distribution relative to other interfaces, and it is not an absolute guide.
I am a very large fan of using functional interfaces (stored procedures and user-defined functions) to grant access to the data, but such interfaces must be kept as simple as possible. Simple in this case is defined by complexity that can be reduced by consolidation of logic at least as much as it is defined by complexity that can be reduced by breaking a function into several components.


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Samuel Cribbs later cited for crossing road unsafely
Ocean City police are investigating a hit-and-run in which the person who was hit was the one who ran.
Police said Samuel Cribbs 24, of Murrysville, Pa., was hit by a car early Sunday morning while crossing Coastal Highway at 49th Street.
The vehicle stopped, but police said Cribbs fled the scene. Police said he crossed against the traffic signal and rolled onto the windshield of the car that hit him.
Police couldn't find him after the crash, but later Sunday morning, police and emergency medical workers were called to the scene of a hotel about five blocks away for a report of an injured man. Cribbs was found there and taken to a hospital for treatment. Police said he appeared to be drunk.
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Why is Panorama Tools so successful ?
The method Helmut Dersch selected (computing the best position on a sphere which center is the entry pupil of the camera lens for every source image to be stitched) and the care he took to select an optimal solution for every problem this poses (this necessitates difficult to write programs and often implies heavy computations) made the resulting programs constitute a very powerful toolkit which is now used not only for every kind of panoramas and mosaics but for perspective control, multiple exposures, lighting control, astronomy, etc.
An important point was Helmut Dersch's decision to use script files to place the parameters for PToptimizer and PTstitcher: without this compact and well specified way of exchanging information, other programs which now are useful members of the family would have been much more difficult or nearly impossible to make...
Important note: I'm not a good copywriter - especially in English - just hope those ideas about Panorama Tools success could help.


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NORBA #2 Snow Summit, West Virginia
June 14,15 2003
Day One: Cross-country
Technical course + Two-10mile loops + Lots of rain in the proceeding weeks + Thunderstorms and constant rain all day friday = Excellent conditions the Subaru/Gary Fisher Team!!
The Proof:
Ryder Hesjedal 1st Men's Cross Country
Chrissy Redden 2nd Women's Cross Country
Mary Grigson 5th Women's Cross Country
Walker Ferguson 9th Men's Cross Country
The Story:
Due to my bad placing at the previous Norba race in Big Bear, I started on the third row today. I knew I had to have an incredible start, as we dipped into the most technical descent of the course within a couple minutes. I enter the first downhill in 3rd. There was slipping, and general chaos as there was no real line and the fastest option was stay on the bike and hope for no trees getting in the way. We entered the bottom single track with Sue Haywood (trek/vw) with a good lead over Katrina Hanusova (luna) and Willow Koerber (RLX). I was close behind.
After that bit of single track I had closed the gap to 2nd and 3rd, passed them, then had my sights on Sue. After a short steep climb, we entered a boggy 1 mile wood section. This section was rideable when I had pre-rode, so obviously I tried riding, but I ended up running/riding/fumbling. About midway thru this section, Katrina ran by me, followed by Alison Dunlap (luna). This was frustrating. Next, Jimena Florit (RLX) passed me, so I started running, only. This was good enough to exit that section in 5th. We finished off lap one in this order. By the bottom of the descent the order had changed as Alison crashed and pulled out and Jimena passed Katrina to take the lead. By the time we hit the bog section again, I had bridged up to Sue, passed her and started catching up to Katrina. I bridge, then passed Katrina in the final 2 miles. The final results were:
1st Jimena Florit (RLX)
2nd Chrissy Redden (Subaru/Gary Fisher)
3rd Katrina Hanusova (Luna)
4th Sue Haywood (Trek/VW and West Virginia Tourism)
5th Mary Grigson (Subaru/Gary Fisher)
6th Trish Sinclair (Gears Racing)
9th Melanie McQuaid (Ford Outfitters)
(gotta list my training partners....!!)
Day 2:
Again, lots of rain! It rained constant from 10am to 3pm!! The short track held up as the finishing straight was asphalt and the back section was gravel. Only a small off-camber grass section. I felt confident after pre-riding because this was the same course as in 2001.....I won that! The race started fast and a group of about 12 formed at the front. Jimena got crashed out in the first lap so she lost quite a bit of time, basically putting her out of contention. The race stayed steady with attacks from Melanie McQuaid, Trish Sinclair, myself and Dara Marks (SOBE headshocks). Sue was playing it smart, staying out of the wind, whereas I liked the front because there was less mud spraying in the eyes! We were down to a tight and motivated group of 7 with 3 laps to go. Dara took a huge attack, but Sue and I were right there....waiting.... then Sue went with 2 to go. I knew I should have went, but Sue just went first. I quickly got on Sue's wheel. I attacked hard to get around her on the final lap, but she was too strong. I then attempted another pass on the downhill, but again, she was ready and too motivated for the win in her home state. My only chance now was to take her on the line and although I knew this would be near impossible on a 25metre stretch, I knew I had to try. We went into the final 180 deg corner almost together, she went wide, I went tight. She fumbled, just for a millisecond, with her gears. This was enough for me to sneak by the inside and take the lead. I push with every fibre in my legs to hold her off for the win. And, I won. What a great feeling to have been 2nd yesterday and 1st today. I'm psyched for the next two weekends in Mt. Snow, Vermont and my favourite course, Mt. St. Anne, Quebec!
1st Chrissy Redden (Subaru/Gary Fisher)
2nd Sue Haywood (Trek/VW)
3rd Katrina Hanusova ( Luna)
4th Mary McConnoloug (Seven Cycles)
5th Melanie McQuaid (Ford Outfitters)
There were a few behind the scenes people that helped my motivation and preparation for this weekend. They are HepC and the E-Town boys, helping me to adhere to my strict diet while training in Victoria. Marnie McBean for sharing a special motivational Barcelona Olympic story. My team-mate Ryder for entertaining me during our epic 13 hr travel day. Our team mechanic Ian for dealing with our grossly muddy bikes....everyday! Our team soigneur Judy for saving my legs!
And, of course, all my amazing sponsors!! Check out my website for all their details!! www.chrissyredden.com
Blizzard Bike Club Fort St. John, BC - June 15
Courtesy Pat Ferris
The team of Vaughn Hildebrand, Gilbert Bilodeau, Ed Fornelli and Pat Ferris won the Ferris Fast Cycles 4-up Team Time Trial, Sunday, under very windy conditions. There time for the 40 km. Cecil lake event was 1:07:40 hours, well over the course record 1:03:00.
In second spot was the team of Robert Martens, Gary Hilderman, Derek Waldron and Roger St. Jean with 1:09:06. Third was the team of Tessa Bilodeau, Ross Garbutt, Jean Guillemette and Anathalie Redmond who had 1:18:35. Lisa Verbisky, Adam Currie and Eric Snucins did 1:21:32 for 4th and Timothy, Jack, Joseph and Trisha Gladysz had 1:30:16 for 5th place.
At the same time, Stephen Ferris was doing a team time trial with the Alberta Junior Abitibi Team in Canmore, Alberta. Their 6-rider team was 5th with a time of 57 minutes for a very hilly 40 km. time trial circuit. Stephen also rode the Alberta Provincial Time Trial Race #1 on Saturday and placed 18th with 1:06:18 in Cat. 4.
Coming Up:
Thursday: Baldonnel Time Trial with sign on at 6:45 pm.
Saturday: 100 km individual time trial from Mile 54 to 92 and finishing at Mile 73 Shepherds Inn. Start at 10:00 am from Mile 54.
Sunday: 40 km individual Cecil Lake Time trial at 10:00 am.
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Raytheon Co. and Lockheed Martin successfully completed the first significant integration milestone between Raytheon's Global Positioning System (GPS) Next Generation Operational Control System (OCX) and Lockheed Martin's GPS III satellite system.
The joint Lockheed Martin/Raytheon team successfully exchanged satellite commands and telemetry data between the GPS III satellite simulator in Newtown, PA, and the OCX development site in Aurora, CO. The integration of the two sites will facilitate development testing of the OCX system and allow early risk reduction testing of the ground-satellite interface in a test-like-you-fly configuration.
"The successful test of GPS OCX, with our teammates at Lockheed Martin, is a testament to the solid engineering and design for both GPS OCX and GPS III," stated Ray Kolibaba, Raytheon's GPS OCX program manager. "Working together, we are well on our way to launching the first GPS III satellite in 2014."
The GPS III program will affordably replace aging GPS satellites while improving capability to meet the evolving needs of military, commercial and civilian users worldwide.
"The first connectivity between the modernized space and control segments is a major milestone for the entire GPS enterprise," said Keoki Jackson, vice president of Lockheed Martin's Navigation Systems mission area. "This achievement demonstrates the close partnership and carefully planned synchronization that will enable mission success for GPS III and OCX in the years to come."
GPS Sustainment and Modernization
In 2000, the U.S. Congress authorized a GPS enterprise modernization project, commonly known as GPS III, to maintain and upgrade existing GPS capabilities. The project involves new, more capable satellites and a flexible, secure control system that together will provide new civil and military navigation signals for both civilian and military users, and will improve accuracy, availability and resistance to jamming.


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Things I liked: The pellets are lead-free and environmentally friendly.
Things I would have changed: The pellets are too light at 4.8 grams. I shot 10 pellets with a Crosman Recruit at a range of 25 feet after pumping the rifle 4 to 5 times. The pellets were stopped by a cardboard box holding my target. Although some pellets were lodged in the cardboard, several other pellets did not penetrate the cardboard. One pellet even ricochetted! However, using the same rifle and shooting parameters, I shot 10 Crosman Field Hunting pellets (7.4 grams) with drastically different results. All the lead, 7.4 grams pellets easily penetrated the cardboard, and several pellets lodged in the opposite wall of the cardboard box. The accuracy of the Silver Eagle and Field Hunting pellets were similar, and the increased velocity of the Silver Eagle seemed minimal. In short, the light weight and flat nose of the Silver Eagle pellet renders it a poor choice for backyard targe practice, and a poorer choice for pest control. Low-velocity, backyard shooters should not purchase the Silver Eagle pellets.
What others should know: Unlike me, If you do your research, you can find a lead-free, environmentally-friendly pellet suitable for low-velocity, backyard shooting. Pyramid Air features an extensive array of pellets--and finding just the right pellet is part of the fun.
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Things I liked: Newley designed pellet from previous by crosman.All uniform and consistent.Lead free .This newer Crosman pellet says"Super Sonic Pellet" on tin.And is 4.0 gr. in weight.
Things I would have changed: Nothing,Perfect lead free. A pointed design would be better penetration.
What others should know: This is the improved version of previous pellet and lighter also ,at 4.0 gr. Tested on my crosman T4 8 shot crosman and did not work well at all.Every clip attempt to fire jammed a pellet .Semi flat nose design and very hard alloy type metal content of this pellet seemed to be the problem in chambeing after each cycle.A few did fire with extreme velocity but others didnt ever leave clip .Maybe extra oil on pellets might do the trick. When tested on the Crosman 1077 12 shot repeater ,PERFECT! Every pellet fired .No miss fires also.Increased velocity was excellent.and accuracy is not perfect but at 25 feet , its ok.The light weight seemed to limit the damage to targets i had.Amazingly did penetrate some compressd particle board.Penetration on soda cans is ok but,on heaveier metal targets ,only dents outside . The flat nose design prevents penetration on hard objects.But is still a pellet of choice each time i go target shooting.Lead free is perfect not to worry of contaminating a certain area.If not stopped at a pellet trap it will richochette wildly (Wear eye protection at close or any range distances).Crosman did do a perfect re-manufacture to this ammo.Will buy again if still available .
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Things I would have changed: A bit oversize compared to lead , Make 500 count tins available,A BIT EXPENSIVE for 250 count tin.
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