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Angry Birds animation
This is a super popular game for personal communication devices such as the iPhone. Created in 2009, the result of a little sketch and a brain storming session from a small company in Finland, these characters are dominating their medium with millions of Angry Birds gaming apps being sold.
Now they're moving beyond the iPhone and into the mainstream.
The animation for this property is pretty darn good, so let's check some of it out.
To attest to their popularity, this video has gotten 7,363,878 YouTube views since last September as of this posting.
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Jeez. This went up on YouTube yesterday, and already has 17,981,831 views.
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Here's some gameplay animation that came about for Angry Birds last Halloween.
And a little animated Christmas special from this last season. Has 4,081,130 views since December 22, just a month and a half.
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If you're not familiar with the Angry Birds video game, here's a review that someone offered a year ago when the game was new and up to #3 on the iPhone apps chart.
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From Animation Magazine...
'Angry Birds Rio' Catapults to iPhones, iPads
by Thomas J. McLean
Angry Birds Rio is now available worldwide to help animation fans while away the hours until the April 15, 2011 opening of Fox and Blue Sky Studios' Rio.
The movie-themed version of Rovio's incredibly popular mobile game can be downloaded from the App Store for iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad, from the Mac App Store for Mac computers, and for Android devices in the Amazon Appstore. The game was developed in conjunction with Twentieth Century Fox, and features the animated stars of the upcoming film.
The game sees the Angry Birds find themselves in the magical city of Rio where they must save their friends, the rare macaws Blu and Jewel.
Users of Angry Birds Rio will have the ability to directly buy tickets to see the film with a new in-app ticketing feature via http://www.RIO-themovie.com.
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Believe it or not, there's talk of the Angry Birds franchise going the way of an IPO, which is a public offering of the company's stock.
'Angry Birds' maker eyes IPO
The game is completely addictive. But does it have the potential to become a major entertainment brand?
By Kim Peterson
May 9, 2011
Can "Angry Birds" take a company public? The maker of the addictive game hopes so.
Rovio, the company that makes the game, hopes for an initial public offering in three to four years, the chief marketing officer told a Finnish newspaper. "We are not in a hurry," added Peter Vesterbacka, according to Reuters.
He also thinks Rovio could become the world's leading entertainment brand in three years. Give the guy points for being ambitious, however unrealistic that sounds. He does go by the nickname "Mighty Eagle," after all.
Vesterbacka has good reason to be confident. "Angry Birds" is a sensation, having hit 140 million downloads in April. It's one of the most popular games of all time. The game sells for 99 cents on Apple's App store, and there is a free version available as well.
And Rovio is awash in money, having raised $42 million in funding in March. The funding was co-led by Accel Partners, a venture firm that has backed names like Facebook and Baidu.
Vesterbacka told Reuters that Rovio's 2011 sales would be around 50 million to 100 million euros, or $72 million to $143 million, a huge leap from 6.5 million euros, or $9.3 million, in 2010.
Rovio wants to ride the "Angry Birds" juggernaut as long as it can. It hopes to turn the game into a major entertainment brand, with a particular emphasis on China.
"We are now in the top three for the most copied brand in China," Vesterbacka told IDG News. "We are up there with Disney and Hello Kitty."
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Looks like there's continued activity on the business end of things for the Angry Birds franchise.
From AWN.com...
Angry Birds Creator Buys Finnish Animation House
By Rick DeMott
Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at 12:20 pm
Rovio, the creator of the ANGRY BIRDS game franchise, has purchased the Finnish animation house Kombo, writes The Hollywood Reporter. The deal was for cash and Rovio stock. Kombo will now be solely dedicated to Rovio properties. This is the first big move for Rovio since securing $42 million in venture capital.
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Quite an interesting story. Thanks for posting that.
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Angry Birds still going strong!
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A very simple, yet strong character design can go a long ways with the right exposure it seems.
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When Joey J., a photographer, went with his family on a tour of the ASPCA Adoption Center, he had no idea they'd be bringing home a furry new addition. He shared the following story with us about adopting Frannie, his loyal canine companion and photographer's assistant:
We lost our beloved Boxer, Riley, in June. I was devastated and did not feel ready for another dog. I was getting used to not having a 24-hour companion with me at our home and at my photography studio. While visiting our friend Lisa, who works for the ASPCA, my son asked if we could go take a tour of the Adoption Center. As we were there learning about all the wonderful animals and the amazing work the staff and volunteers do, Frannie came running up with a toy and melted my wife's heart. We then had a chance to meet her, and we all fell in love. Frannie found us, adopted us and we are living happily ever after.
The adoption process was wonderful. We were screened as a family to make sure we were the right fit for Frannie, which we believe is very important. We spoke with volunteers who knew Frannie well, as well as with trainers who worked with her on specific behaviors and obedience. We were given a very thorough packet of information regarding her health and training records, along with a wealth of information on care and training. We had never adopted before, and after touring the Adoption Center and learning more about the ASPCA, we recommend it to everyone.
She is a perfect family member. She loves to play hockey and football, and loves to dig up treats we hide for her in the yard. She is with me all day and works as a greeter and professional photo bomber in my studio. Everyone loves her. She's a big girl, but we find room in bed with us or with our son. We love it—and Frannie is way better than a blanket.

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text: Jeffrey Bledsoe is originally from Indiana and grew up working at his family-owned resort on Lake James. After graduating from Hillsdale College in Michigan with a double major in Theatre and Business Administration-Finance, Jeff worked for three years at the Tibbits Opera House in Coldwater, Michigan, which presented professional summer stock theatre and also served as a regional arts center. Moving east to continue his education, he received an MFA in Theater Management from Yale School of Drama. After receiving his degree and briefly temping at Manhattan Theatre Club and at Yale, Jeffrey began working in the Manhattan Theatre Club business office, where he remained for 11 years as the Business Manager. After a year as the Director of Finance for Symphony Space, Jeff returned in July 2005 to assume the same position at Manhattan Theatre Club. From 2011-2013, he served as the Director of Finance for Frankel Green Theatrical Management, supervising the financial activity for Broadway, off-Broadway, and touring productions. Jeff also teaches a first-year accounting class in the YSD Theatre Management program. Jeff lives in New Jersey with his husband, Tim Salamandyk.


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In the Chicago suburb of Des Plaines, IL, Juno Lighting was founded in 1976 by Robert Fremont. Having previously founded another lighting company, Fremont knew how he wanted his new company to run, and what it would provide: high-end business and residential lighting. It established its reputation with the Trac-Master track lighting system and continued to grow through the acquisition of several other related lighting brands.


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Area residents with old DVD players, computers and other electronics will have the chance to help the environment soon, when Keep Big Spring Beautiful and the city of Big Spring team up for the annual e-waste collection day.
Collection is set to begin Friday, Nov. 16, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. for businesses or residents needing to do away with 10 or more computers or other electronic items. However, the collection will be open to everyone in the community Saturday. Nov. 17, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Both collections are being held at the Municipal Landfill, located at 4100 E. FM 700.
According to Johnny Womack, environmental services and assistant director of public works with the city of Big Spring, the volunteer effort will be targeting electronic products that have reached the end of their useful lives, such as old computers and monitors, cable television converter boxes and fax machines.
"It's one of the fastest-growing segments of waste in this country, and we need to turn our attention toward recycling those items instead of increasing the burden on our landfills," Womack said.
Electronic items must be handled differently from other waste items because their components can cause damage to the environment, according to Womack. Those special handling requirements have strained the budgets and resources of waste-disposal personnel throughout the state, he added.
"Some people aren't aware of how much lead is actually contained in a computer monitor," Womack said. "Also, things like cell phone batteries and other electronic items can contain very hazardous materials, so they need to be handled differently."
Among the items that will be collected Saturday are batteries (excluding car and truck batteries); computer components, including cables, parts and components, keyboards, modems, printers, scanners and networking hardware; phone and PDA-related items such as pagers and voicemail and answering machine systems; video cameras; and citizen band radio hardware.
No batteries of any kind will be accepted, according to city officials.
"You will be required to sign a waiver releasing information on your computer at the collection site if you have not pulled the hard drive," Womack said. "Information will be erased from the hard drive by the recycling company after donation."
For more information on the e-waste collection, contact KBSB President Jan Hansen at 432-263-2616 or Womack at 432-264-2500.
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29 CFR 2705.9 - Disclosure of record to a person other than the individual to whom the record pertains.
The Commission will not disclose a record to any individual other than the individual to whom the record pertains without receiving the prior written consent of the individual to whom the record pertains, unless the disclosure has been listed as a "routine use" in the Commission's notices of its system of records, or falls within one of the special disclosure situations listed in the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a(b)).
Title 29 published on 2013-07-01.
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No doubt that Firefox 3 and the new places query syntax is going to lead into a lot of new and creative ways of managing the bookmarks saved on your machine. For those unsure what these are they would be your "Recently Bookmarked" or "Recent Tags" selections you see in your bookmarks menu now with Mozilla's newest browser.
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When creating one, you do it the same way you would create a bookmark. Hit Ctrl+Shift+B to bring up your Library window. Click on Bookmarks Menu (or any other location you would like to create it) then right click where your bookmarks are listed and select "New Bookmark…".
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The queryType=0 is telling us to only look at the user's history and not the bookmarks. 0 would be history, 1 would be bookmarks, and 2 would be both.
The parameter sort= gives us the information on how to organize the results. Here we are using 8 which means to sort by visit count, descending.
Last but not least you have maxResults=10 and it is probably the one you'll know right off the bat. This number setup here will tell your smart bookmark how many results to show. Setting this number to 0 would give you all the results returned.
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Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent
The Citadel, Ancient City and Fortress Buildings of Derbent were part of the northern lines of the Sasanian Persian Empire, which extended east and west of the Caspian Sea. The fortification was built in stone. It consisted of two parallel walls that formed a barrier from the seashore up to the mountain. The town of Derbent was built between these two walls, and has retained part of its medieval fabric. The site continued to be of great strategic importance until the 19th century.
Citadelle, vieille ville et forteresse de Derbent
La citadelle, la vieille ville et la forteresse de Derbent faisaient partie du limes nord de l'Empire perse sassanide, qui s'étendait à l'est et à l'ouest de la mer Caspienne. Les fortifications en pierre comportaient deux murailles parallèles formant une barrière du front de mer jusqu'à la montagne. La ville de Derbent s'élevait entre ces deux murailles, et elle a en partie conservé son tissu médiéval. Le site demeura d'une grande importance stratégique jusqu'au XIXe siècle.
قلعة ديربنت ومدينتها القديمة وحصنها
شكّلت قلعة ديربنت ومدينتها القديمة وحصنها جزءاً من الحدود الشماليّة لإمبراطوريّة الفرس الساسانيين التي امتدت من شرق بحر قزوين إلى غربه. وكانت الحصون الحجريّة تقوم على سورين متوازيين يُشكّلان حاجزاً من البحر وحتّى الجبل. وكانت مدينة دربنت مشيّدة بين هذين السورين ولقد حافظت جزئياً على نسيجها الذي يرقى إلى لقرون الوسطى. واحتفظ الموقع بأهميّته الإستراتيجية حتّى القرن التاسع عشر.
source: UNESCO/ERI
source: UNESCO/ERI
Цитадель, Старый город и крепостные сооружения Дербента
Древний Дербент располагался на северных рубежах Сасанидской Персии, простиравшейся в те времена на восток и запад от Каспийского моря. Старинные укрепления, выстроенные из камня, включают две крепостные стены, которые идут параллельно друг другу от берега моря до гор. Город Дербент сложился между этих двух стен и сохранил до настоящего времени свой средневековый характер. Он продолжал быть важным в стратегическом отношении местом вплоть до XIX в.
source: UNESCO/ERI
Ciudadela, ciudad vieja y fortaleza de Derbent
La ciudadela, la ciudad vieja y la fortaleza de Derbent formaban parte del dispositivo de defensa de la frontera septentrional del imperio persa de los sasánidas, que se extendía por el este y el oeste del Mar Caspio. Las fortificaciones de piedra consistían en dos murallas paralelas que formaban una barrera desde la orilla del mar hasta la montaña. Construida entre ambas murallas, la ciudad de Derbent ha conservado una parte de su estructura urbana medieval. Hasta finales del siglo XIX este sitio tuvo una gran importancia en el plano estratégico.
source: UNESCO/ERI
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Citadel, Oude stad en vestingsgebouwen van Derbent
De citadel, oude stad en de vestingswerken van Derbent maakten deel uit van de noordelijke linies van het Sassanidische Perzische Rijk, dat zich uitstrekte ten oosten en westen van de Kaspische Zee. De stenen vesting bestond uit twee parallelle muren die een barrière vormden van de kust tot aan de berg. De oude stad werd tussen deze twee verdedigingsmuren gebouwd en heeft een deel van haar middeleeuwse structuur behouden. Derbent en haar verdedigingswerken vormden het belangrijkste deel van de strategische defensiesystemen van het Sassanidische rijk. Ze zijn in stand gehouden tijdens de opeenvolgende regeringen tot de Russische bezetting in de 19e eeuw.
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Justification for Inscription
Criterion (iii): The site of the ancient city of Derbent has been crucial for the control of the north-south passage on the west side of the Caspian Sea since the 1st millennium BCE. The defence structures that were built by the Sasanians in the 5th century CE were in continuous use by the succeeding Persian, Arabic, Mongol, and Timurid governments for some 15 centuries.
Criterion (iv): The ancient city of Derbent and its defence structures are the most significant section of the strategic defence systems designed and built in the Sasanian empire along their northern limes, and maintained during the successive governments until the Russian occupation in the 19th century.
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The ancient city of Derbent has been crucial for the control of the north-south passage on the western side of the Caspian Sea since the 1st millennium BC. The defences built by the Sassanians in the 5th century AD, which were the most significant section of the strategic defence systems on their northern frontier, and were in continuous use by the Persian, Arabic, Mongol and Timurid governments for some 15 centuries.
Derbent is situated on the western shores of the Caspian Sea, in the narrowest place between the sea and the slopes of the Tabasaran Mountains (part of the Larger Caucasus). The city has an important strategic location as it forms a natural pass (the Caspian Gates) between the Caucasian foothills and the sea. For many centuries, it was thus in the position to control the traffic between Europe and the Middle East. As a result of this geographical particularity, the city developed between two parallel defence walls, stretching from the sea to the mountains. Over the centuries, the city has been given different names, all connected to the word 'gate' (dar band is Persian for 'lock gate'). The fortification was originally built during the Sassanian Empire, and continuously repaired or improved until the 19th century, as long as its military function lasted. The fortification consists of the defence walls, the citadel, and the historic town.
The Defence Walls, the most outstanding feature of Derbent, rise some 3.6 km from the Caspian Sea up to the citadel on the mountain. There are two parallel walls (north and south) 300-400 m from each other. The city was built between these walls. The wall then continues over the mountains 40 km to the west (mountain wall), as well as extending into the sea (500 m), to protect the harbour. The north wall still exists to its full length; much of the south wall was demolished in the 19th century. The earliest parts are in unbaked brick, but the main part of the structure (6th century AD) is in solid ashlar with lime mortar, and a rubble core. Some of the later construction used smaller stones. The stones are laid face and header side alternately for better binding. The thickness of the walls varies from 230 cm to 380 cm; the height is about 12 m. A total of 73 defence towers were built at regular intervals. The north wall has 46 towers at about 70 m intervals. There are several gates, which are of architectural interest in their design. Originally, most gates date from the 6th or 7th centuries, but some have been rebuilt or changed later. There used to be 14 gates, and 9 still remain.
The citadel is situated up on the mountain; its walls are provided by small defence towers, the most interesting of which is in the south-west corner, a square tower that serves as a link to the mountain wall. On three sides, the citadel is defended by steep slopes. Inside there are a number of historic buildings, most in ruins. Along the southern wall is the Khan's Palace, which was an elaborate building with courtyards, now partly in ruins. In the citadel, there are also the remains of a 5th-century Christian church, subsequently built over when Zoroastrianism and then Islam were introduced. Djuma-mesjid is one of the earliest mosques in the former Soviet Union, built in the 8th century, rebuilt in the 14th and 17th centuries. The madrasa in front of the mosque is from the 15th century. Together with an administrative building, the mosque and madrasa form a closed courtyard. The citadel also has bath buildings and several underground water tanks.
The Historic Town of Derben was articulated in two main parts, and there were also some transversal walls (dating from the 10th to 18th centuries). The western part, on the mountain slope just under the citadel, formed the residential section. The eastern part, close to the sea, was used for merchants, craftsmen, storage buildings, barracks and depots. Close to the seafront, there was another fort built in the 18th century for the Shah's Palace (now demolished). In the second half of the 19th century, Derbent lost its defensive function; most of the southern wall was demolished, and the modern town developed in the lower part of the walled area, along the seafront. Nevertheless, most of the historic town core has been preserved, although with some minor changes. The old city was divided in separate quarters, and the street pattern referred to the gates. The streets are narrow and tortuous. The town still contains interesting courtyard houses, as well as some public stone buildings: mosques, baths, madrasas , and the remains of a caravanserai.Source: UNESCO/CLT/WHC
Historical Description
The site of Derbent is understood to have been inhabited since some 5,000 years. There was a fortress structure already in the 7th or 8th centuries BCE. In the 1st century BCE, the place was part of a new state formed in the area of Azerbaijan and southern Dagestan.
The subsequent periods related to the nominated property can be summarised as follows:
- Sasanian Empire from 5th to 7th centuries CE;
- Arab Capliphate from 7th to 10th centuries;
- Mongol rule from 13th to 14th centuries;
- Timurid Empire from 14th to 15th centuries;
- Shirvan Khan from 1437;
- Turkish-Persian conflicts during the 16th century;
- Safavid Empire from the 17th to 18th century;
- Derbent Khanate from 1747;
- Russia from 1813.
The Persians (Sasanians) conquered the site at the end of the 4th century CE. The current fortification and the town originate from the 6th century CE, when they were built as an important part of the Sasanian northern limes, the frontier against the nomadic people in the north. From this time and until the 19th century, Derbent remained an important military post. From the 7th century, it was ruled by the Arabs, taken over by the Mongols in the 13th century, and by the Timurids in the 14th century. The Persians took it back in the early 17th century (the Safavid ruler Shah Abbas, whose capital was in Isfahan). In the 18th century, the Persians and Russians fought over Derbent, and finally the Russian sovereignty was recognized by the Persian Shah in the early 19th century.
Over some 15 centuries, the fortification system was in military use. It was regularly maintained and repaired, and additions were built according to needs. In 1820, the south wall was demolished and an active building started in the lower part of the city. The upper part, with its 11-12,000 inhabitants, remained more or less intact. In the second half of the 19th century, the economy was in decline, but the city recovered at the end of the century, when the Vladicaucasus railway established a connection with Baku (1900). At the moment, the city is again facing some problems, and looks for new resources such as tourism.Source: Advisory Body Evaluation


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Melly & Me is the pattern label of Melanie McNeice who is based in Melbourne, Australia.
Melly's adventures in sewing began when she found herself a stay-at-home mum with the desire to still be productive. Her passion for sewing grew quickly after her sister encouraged her to give it a try.
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|Women's Basketball » News » Schedule » Roster » Coaches » Statistics
Preview | RecapLady Bucs suffer eye-opening loss in exhibition tilt to Tusculum, 59-51
Tuesday, November 02, 2010
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (Nov. 1, 2010) - With the departure of two 1,000-point scorers from a year ago, the Lady Bucs are in deep need of finding some offensive production, and it showed Monday night in their 59-51 exhibition setback to preseason ranked Tusculum inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
On a night where ETSU struggled from the field - going 19-for-80 (23.8 percent) - the Blue and Gold could have used some of the 3,332 total points scored between former Lady Buccaneer standouts Siarre Evans (Griffin, Ga.) and TaRonda Wiles (Danville, Va.). Unfortunately, it's a new era for head coach Karen Kemp and the Lady Bucs, as those two players have graduated and brought their game overseas. In the end, there's no time to panic as coach Kemp will use these next two weeks to work on some weaknesses and prepare for the regular season.
"This is really what we needed," said Kemp during the postgame press conference. "We needed this test, because it doesn't get any easier for us as you see what we have on our schedule, so this was an eye-opener for the team tonight. I knew Tusculum was a really good basketball team and I want to congratulate them on their effort tonight. Now we have to regroup and start working on those things we need to correct. It all boils down to missing too many easy shots and we need to fix this before our regular season opener at Chattanooga."
Seniors Latisha Belcher (Martinsville, Va.) and Tara Davis (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) paced the Lady Bucs with 12 points apiece, while Belcher also pulled down 10 rebounds for the double-double. Meanwhile, freshman Destiny Mitchell (Bluffton, Ga.) contributed with a game-high 12 rebounds and four points in 21 minutes off the bench.
"I feel like Latisha needs to get back into the groove, because she has been out for nearly two years, and I feel once she gets her touch back she will help us this year," added Kemp. "The bright side for us tonight was Destiny (Mitchell). She has been out of practice for a week with an Achilles, but once she works her way back into shape she will do some special things for this team."
In the first half, the Lady Bucs opened the first 5 minutes, 55 seconds missing 10 of their first 11 shots, and Tusculum made ETSU pay by opening up to a 12-6 start. With Davis going out with two early fouls and the starters not clicking, coach Kemp was forced to play five underclassmen; however, no one stepped up to take over as the Pioneers continued to hold a six-point advantage after Brittni Oliver sank a pair of free throws at the 11:14 mark.
From there, Kemp put her upperclassmen back in and the Lady Bucs received a brief spark, as Natalie Pickwell (Kingsport, Tenn.) and Iesha Robinson (Martinsburg, W. Va.) drained threes, cutting the deficit to two, 20-18, with less than ten minutes remaining before intermission.
After trailing for nearly 16 minutes, ETSU finally evened things up when Mitchell recorded two of her four points with 2:16 left; however, Tusculum notched the final points of the half and took a two-point lead into the locker room, 28-26.
Neither team put on a shooting clinic in the opening 20 minutes as the clubs combined to go 18-for-71 (25.4 percent). The Lady Bucs were 10-of-41 (24.4 percent), while the Pioneers went 8-for-30 (26.7 percent). ETSU held the upper-hand in rebounding, 31-23, and blocked four shots.
ETSU began the second half with a jumper by Belcher to tie things at 28, but the Lady Bucs could never get over the hump from there.
Tusculum would push its lead to as many as 10, 49-39, when Kendal Baxter netted one of her four three-pointers with eight minutes remaining, and ETSU never had the final punch to take control. The Lady Bucs got as close to six on two separate possessions, but missed shots proved to be the difference maker on Monday night.
The Pioneers weren't any better from the field as they finished 16-of-64 (25.0 percent), while the Lady Bucs won the rebound battle, 65 to 50. ETSU assisted on 11 of its 20 makes as Davis led the way with a game-high five.
Tusculum was fueled by All-American Jasmine Dunn's game-high 24-point effort in the win.
ETSU will look to regroup and close out the exhibition season on a positive note when the Lady Bucs host King College on Sunday, Nov. 7. Tip is set for 1:30 inside the ETSU/MSHA Athletic Center.
For more information on Lady Buccaneer basketball, visit www.ETSUBucs.com.
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1 egg, beaten
1/4 cup grated cheddar cheese
1-1/2 cup slices whole-wheat bread, crumbled
1/4 cup finely chopped broccoli or string beans, or grated carrots
1 teaspoon brewer's yeast
pinch of catnip (optional)
Mix all ingredients well, mashing with a fork or your fingers. Drop by teaspoon-fuls onto a lightly greased baking sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8 minutes. Cool. Break treats in half before serving. Store in an airtight container for up to 10 days, or freeze.
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Ordinarily, if you want to start a new business or offer a new service there is a simple test to find out whether your new business is needed: You open the doors and tell the world. If people need your business, you will have customers. If they don't, you won't. That experience—of learning what people need and how new types of services can fit in—is familiar to anyone who has ever been an entrepreneur. Indeed, it is familiar to anyone who has ever been a customer.
It is also an experience that the state of Virginia turns entirely on its head for people who want to offer new healthcare services. If you want to offer new healthcare services, even something as routine as opening a private clinic, you have to obtain special permission from the state government. And permission is not easy to come by: Would-be service providers have to persuade state officials that their new service is "necessary"—and they have to do so in a process that verges on full-blown litigation in which existing businesses (their would-be competitors) are allowed to oppose them. Not surprisingly, this process can be incredibly expensive, and it frequently results in new services being forbidden to operate at all.
To be clear, this requirement (called a certificate-of-need or CON program) has nothing to do with public health or safety. Separate state and federal laws govern who is allowed to practice medicine and what kind of medical procedures are or are not permitted. Virginia's CON program only regulates whether someone is allowed to open a new office or purchase new equipment; it is explicitly designed to make sure new services are not allowed to take customers away from established healthcare services.
In short, Virginia's CON program is nothing but a government permission slip to compete. It ensures that more money flows into the pockets of established, politically connected businesses, and it accomplishes this by trampling entrepreneurs' economic liberty and reducing Virginians' choices for medical care.
But patients and doctors—not state officials—are in the best position to decide what healthcare services are needed. That is why Colon Health Centers of America, headed by Dr. Mark Baumel, MD, and Washington Imaging Associates Maryland, LLC, headed by Dr. Mark Monteferrante, MD, have joined forces with the Institute for Justice to challenge Virginia's protectionist CON program. The Constitution protects individuals' right to earn an honest living free from unreasonable government interference, and it prevents states from putting up unnecessary barriers to interstate commerce. The Virginia CON program does both, and that is why the federal courts should strike it down.
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EVANSVILLE, Ind. – Because underage drinking and binge drinking by young people create unsafe and medically hazardous situations, State Senator Jim Merritt and Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller are visiting campuses to remind college students that the Indiana Lifeline Law exists to protect young people from arrest, if first they seek help for an alcohol-related medical emergency. They shared the message with students at the University of Evansville today as part of an alcohol awareness event at the Ridgway University Center.
"Our number one goal is to deter underage Hoosiers from drinking alcohol illegally and making unsafe decisions, however, we know mistakes can happen, especially on college campuses," Sen. Merritt said. "Tragically, more than two dozen Hoosier students under the age of 21 have lost their lives to alcohol poisoning since 2004. To help prevent such devastating and unnecessary deaths, young students must be aware of Indiana's Lifeline Law so that they do not hesitate to make a call, save a life."
"College students were the true leaders last year who helped organize and make the case for getting this new law passed in the Legislature. Now we need them to continue to lead in getting the word out that the Lifeline Law is in force to encourage medical intervention if their fellow students make mistakes with alcohol. If students understand how the Lifeline Law works, we hope they will not be reluctant to call 911 – and instead will readily seek medical help for impaired friends and not look the other way," Zoeller said at UE.
Out of concern that underage drinkers might not seek help for an intoxicated person in medical distress due to fear of being arrested themselves, college students from several campuses around the state proposed the Indiana Lifeline Law and advocated it at the Legislature, where the bill passed in 2012 and was signed into law by then-Governor Mitch Daniels.
Senator Merritt, R-Indianapolis, was the author of the original Lifeline bill, Senate Enrolled Act 274 of 2012, which took effect in July 2012 and now is known as the Indiana Lifeline Law. Merritt is an advocate of the law due to the tragic death of 18-year-old Brett Finbloom of Carmel, Ind., who died of alcohol poisoning after an underage drinking situation where medical assistance was not sought in time.
Intended to prevent alcohol-related deaths by encouraging prompt medical response, the Lifeline Law creates legal immunity for the person who calls emergency services. "Legal immunity" means the prosecutor would not file criminal charges for alcohol offenses – such as illegal possession or public intoxication – against those who request help for an intoxicated friend and remain at the scene to cooperate with emergency responders.
The web site www.IndianaLifeline.org explains the Lifeline Law. Merritt and Zoeller have visited several college and university campuses in Indiana to speak to student leadership groups conducting alcohol awareness events to remind students of the Lifeline Law and encourage them to discuss it with their peers.
"Underage alcohol consumption is illegal and not something we encourage, but if young people have made one mistake with alcohol they should not compound that mistake by failing to seek help when an impaired friend needs it. The Lifeline Law recognizes that treating a medical emergency and potentially saving a life is a higher priority, and so young people should know they can call 911 without incurring legal consequences," Zoeller said.
Sen. Merritt also is author of a proposed expansion to the Lifeline Law. Senate Bill 227 being heard in the 2014 legislative session would update the original Lifeline Law to provide additional legal protection from prosecution if underage callers seek help for other types of medical emergencies such as concussions, or are a victim of a sexual assault, or witness and report a crime. Attorney General Zoeller supports Senate Bill 227, particularly wording in the bill that encourages first responders -- including law enforcement and firefighters -- to be equipped with Naloxone, a medication that counteracts the effects of an opioid drug overdose. Senate Bill 227 would remove legal barriers to first responders utilizing the antidote to save patients' lives. Having passed in the state Senate, SB 227 is currently before the Indiana House of Representatives and is eligible for a third reading vote.


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Sounds like Mayock thinks Fisher is going in the top ten.
Sounds like Mayock thinks Fisher is going in the top ten.
I think we'll draft a guard and a tackle. I'm hoping we sign Levitre in FA (and switch Incog to right for next season) but we still need another guard.
Jonathan Cooper would be a tremendous fit for us, but I think #12 is a bit early and there's a lot of opportunity in the 2nd at other positions.
Brian Schwenke of Cal blew me away in the Senior Bowl practise and the game itself. I went to have a look at his Cal stuff and I love this guy. Currently center in a ZBS, he's played both guard positions, he played guard in Mobile and looked born for it. Great use of hands - violent at times and well able to keep d-lineman off his body. Gets forward momentum quickly and creates holes with relative ease. He disengages very quickly and either freelances around the line or - more frequently - gets downfield in a hurry for second-level blocks and beyond. I've seen several plays where, having helped open the original hole, he is flattening some poor DB 20 yards downfield to open a lane for the ball carrier. Guy is surprisingly quick for his size.
Can't find any record of any injuries and played every game as far as I can tell.
He's a big guy girth-wise (yet not that heavy), he very occasionally overreaches and falls forward. He can occasionally go freelancing after the initial block and leave his gap assignment open. But in general his footwork is excellent and you could not say he was unathletic, despite first appearances. I love his familiarity with the ZBS, his mobility but most of all his hunger to keep playing to the whistle. Team-mates will love this guy.
I'd rate him in the 3rd round, but I've no idea what he's projected at.
At tackle, the guy I'm plugging is Reid Fragel of Ohio St. With the Bowl ban, the Ohio St. guys are a little under the radar and this kid is another level under that again. He only switched from TE to the O-line last offseason, but you wouldn't know it to watch him. Great technique and mobility - nothing flashy but consistent and tenacious. Probably better pass pro than run block from what I've seen, but both are good. Needs more time at the position, but he could be a quality starter in a season's time with 20lbs and more muscle on his frame. He's clearly smart and a hard worker. Philbin would love this guy.
I'd take him in the late 4th early 5th.
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Schwenke was fantastic in the practices...a lot more shaky during the game itself especially as he had to block Kawann Short a fair amount.
Xavier Nixon is a guy that is very, very underrated. He won in the Senior Bowl practices. He won against Damontre Moore. He won against Sam Montgomery. He won against Cornellius Carridine. He won against Jarvis Jones.
Don't know what else he has to prove. Maybe he lost big time to Jadaveon Clowney. That's the one I haven't seen yet.
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for the love of god get a real freaking mike already!!!
as for schwenke i like him as a zbs center...pretty good move athlete anchors better than expected...i got no problem with a 3rd round pick there to a team that needs a zone center...but he's not the move athlete mike pouncey is...no one is at the position...i think he's got some versatility to man left guard and move pretty well but i would draft him as a center prospect...maybe give you some swing interior lineman stuff in a pinch
luke joeckel
lane johnson
dee milliner (yeah i added him...tapes too good to ignore...but i have some reservations)
jonathon banks
kenny vaccaro (only safety i would even consider)
keenan allen
jonathon cooper
cordarelle patterson (love the rac he provides...wonder though if he's a consistent win in his routes wr and a red zone win option)
chance warmack
as you can see i'm not in love with any pass rusher with that high pick but mingo...and if he got to me he would not pass...and if i can't have jake matthews who i think is the top tackle but not in the class i think i would pounce on lane johnson and his upside as the tackle i would prefer over anyone else for us...if i was gonna go tackle
i also really like eifert a lot but not at #12...unless he runs a 4.5
Patterson I'm still iffy on. Physically he's top 15 all day but still don't know about him mentally. He was a non-qualifier out of high school went the JUCO route and then only one season at Tennessee...not like Tennessee is known for it's high academic standards, lol. (sorry all you Vols fans)
Banks is another I'm iffy on. Again Physical tools are outstanding but he has 3 or 4 really bad games out there on tape. He may be just as inconsistent as Sean Smith but with better physical tools and can actually close on the ball. I think I'd rather take someone who's shown more consistency at #12. Trufant has been more consistent than Banks IMO.
As much as I'd hate to draft another O-lineman when we need TD makers or guys that cause turnovers it would be hard to pass up the guys you have listed...would still tick me off.
vaccaro is probably more in the 20 range...good looking cover safety though...
patterson could blow up in your face...and i mean KABOOM
i don't like the thought of an ot either but that johnson kid may well be the most talented kid on the board then...he moves like he's 250 and man what an athlete...makes it look pretty effortless...
and i really don't like the thought of a left guard that high but warmack and coop would look really good in aqua and orange...


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A woman struck by a car in Bethesda Tuesday morning remained in serious condition as of Wednesday evening, according to Montgomery County Police.
Alice Ann Winkler, 50, was walking on Westport Road in Bethesda at about 7:57 a.m. when she was struck by a 2012 Toyota Sienna that was turning from northbound Saratoga Avenue onto eastbound Westport Road, according to a statement from the Montgomery County Police Department.
Winkler, of the 5200 block of Saratoga Avenue, was taken to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, according to the statement.
Bob Ladany, a county police spokesman, said Winkler was still at the shock trauma center as of Wednesday evening.
The driver of the Toyota was identified by police as Pablo Martinez Varela, 51, also of the 5200 block of Saratoga Avenue. Varela stayed on the scene after the collision and gave information to police, according to the statement.
The cause of the collision was still under investigation Wednesday. Investigators are asking anyone who witnessed or has information about the incident to contact the Collision Reconstruction Unit at 240-773-6620. Callers can remain anonymous, according to the statement.
Related link: Map of reported pedestrian/vehicle collisions in Montgomery County in 2013


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The UFC's final event of 2012 is literally the biggest of the year. UFC heavyweight champion Junior dos Santos meets former titleholder Cain Velasquez in an anticipated rematch. The first time these two titans met in the octagon, Brazil's dos Santos took Velasquez' belt. one year later, the former All-American wrestler, with fight stopping power in both fists, looks to get even. plus, lightweight action heroes battle when Joe Lauzon faces Jim Miller, and two middleweight contenders square off when Costa philippou takes on Tim "The Barbarian" Boetsch.


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Darrin Phegley / The Gleaner Dressed as a little butterfly, Laney Woodard, 2, holds Amanda Duggins' hand as they trick-or-treat along Main Street in Henderson Wednesday afternoon, October 31, 2012.
Darrin Phegley / The Gleaner Natalie Royster, center, dressed as Snooki from Jersey Shore, poses for pictures from passers by in front of Crafton's Office Supplies & Equipment on Main Street as Donna Hatfield, left, marvels at a child's costume while handing out candy Wednesday evening, October 31, 2012. Main Street sidewalks were flooded Wednesday with Halloween trick-or-treaters.
Darrin Phegley / The Gleaner Concord Custom Cleaners employee Christina Gary, right, takes a customer's order while dressed as a witch during trick-or-treating on Main Street Wednesday evening, October 31, 2012. "Kids can't have all the fun," Gary said. "I love Halloween!"
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I want to thank you all for coming. It is a pleasure to be back in the U.K. and I would like to thank the RNIB for inviting me to speak to you today. I come to you from the great state of Texas. I have been living in Texas for roughly 13 years. What I have been told is the United States is divided into two main areas - Texas and, well, everybody else. We also have great spicy food and I was told that well, England does not and I heard this from a colleague from Sheffield. He mentioned something about national food being "bubble and squeak."
He did say, however, that what I really needed to try was "mushy peas." That was not the type of food I would think a country should be bragging about. Well, I am happy to say I did try them and they were quite good. Although you might consider serving hot sauce with it.
Seriously though, all of us do have a lot in common. We work in one of the most challenging fields in the computer industry – accessibility.
Those working in the accessibility field compare it to the legend from Greek mythology of King Sisyphus, who was cursed by the gods to repeatedly push a huge boulder up a hill for all eternity, only to watch it roll down again. As you, no doubt, experienced with your success, persistence, passion, and determination can lead to tremendous rewards along the way and make pushing that rock just a bit easier. That is no different than how we are approaching the rapidly changing Web environment.
My career in accessibility began in 1990 in the halls of the IBM Watson Research Center. At this time industry was switching from a text-based interface to one that was graphical. Screen reading technology, at the time, could easily gain access to the text on the screen but when it was converted to graphics the concern was that it would all come to a halt. Just imagine the fear that a blind individuals had when faced with the prospect of losing their jobs, or one of the vehicles for basic communication with friends and colleagues. In 1991, Joe Lazarro published an article called "Windows of Vulnerability" in Byte Magazine that described this fear as the industry moved from DOS to graphical interfaces such as Windows and IBM's OS/2. Quietly, I had been working with a team of engineers at IBM to create the first Screen Reader for graphical user interfaces, which provided blind users with access to OS/2. By the way, graphical user interfaces are known in the industry as GUIs. In December 1991, I published an article called "Making the GUI Talk" in Byte magazine, that showed the community how we made it work. That day the earth shifted to meet the needs of users with disabilities. I recall my boss, Jim Thatcher, walking into a government building in Washington to discuss the loss of access to computers by blind users. When Jim approached the meeting room, stacks of the magazine containing the article greeted him at the door.
This early innovation was based on capturing what was drawn on the screen, using reverse engineering to guess what it represents such as a menu item or a button, and reproducing a textual representation that could be read to a user. Since this time we have defined new standards that allow desktop application developers to provide the textual information as well as semantics and structural information representing the rich desktop interface to assistive technologies.
This resulted in a much more reliable and usable experience. The first of these standards were the Microsoft Active Accessibility in 1995 and the Java Accessibility Application Programming Interface, a collaboration between IBM and Sun, in 1998. Looking back, both pieces of work were seminal in that they formed the foundation on which applications provide the necessary information required by assistive technologies for over a decade. If implemented properly, an assistive technology can ask for the information they need rather than guessing.
In 1999, the Worldwide Web Consortium published the first Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, which became known as WCAG 1.0. At the time WCAG 1.0 was published, the Web consisted of static documents where the idea of a dynamic page meant reloading a new one. Also, navigation of a web page, by a person with a disability was archaic, slow, and tedious requiring constant tabbing to navigate to get to anything on the page. Even worse, the markup language used to code Web pages, HTML, was not entirely keyboard accessible. This was largely because it was expected that the user would spend most of the time using a mouse for navigation. It was a time where the concept of making something accessible was limited mostly to adding alternative text and rudimentary semantics found in HTML; where usability for people with disabilities was an afterthought; and where you restricted the technologies used by the web site author to meet compliance. The Web experience, for many, was a step back from what users experienced on the desktop. Yet, the ability to access such a tremendous amount of information was so compelling and necessary that these drawbacks had to be accepted. That is changing. Like in 1990, another paradigm shift is now under way. It is called Web 2.0.
These Web applications also have brought in a new wave of social collaboration and for the first time users can connect with friends, old and new, and on an international scale that has been unprecedented. Yet, this shift has created similar concerns by many people with disabilities as the most powerful access to information, the Web, may be slipping away. Web 2.0 application developers are creating new user interface elements through the use of HTML, JavaScript, and style sheets that do not exist in HTML. And the designers of HTML never provided a mechanism to allow the author to provide the necessary information to an assistive technology as to what the new elements are and the state they are in. Furthermore, there was not even a provision to make them keyboard accessible. For years this problem has been blamed on the use of JavaScript and Cascading Style Sheets, sometimes called CSS, and in fact the WCAG 1.0 guidelines from 1999 effectively prohibited their use.
- This new accessibility information to work with existing HTML and with existing markup and all browser
- open source software, and
- community collaboration by industry leaders, assistive technology, and browser vendors
Today, this new accessibility information is provided in a new specification from the World Wide Web Consortium called the Web Accessibility Initiative Accessible Rich Internet Applications or WAI-ARIA. It is changing the way industry thinks about accessibility. WAI-ARIA is a way for authors to provide semantic "sugar" to a web page to allow a browser to support the accessibility services provide by an operating system which are used by assistive technologies. We call this "interoperability." Prior to WAI-ARIA, industry's notion of accessibility was more in line with what you needed in static HTML documents (headers, alternative text, and structural elements). With Web 2.0 applications authors create new user interface elements, such as a folder tree and notebook panels, where information is hidden until you are able to use it and the accessibility of the page changes as you operate it. This semantic "sugar," or meta data, allows the author to tell an assistive technology, such as a screen reader, that the object is a folder tree and whether or not it is expanded. And it uses the document structure of HTML, and semantics, to tell you where you are in the folder tree hierarchy. We call this the "user context." With WAI-ARIA we can also tell an assistive technology and the web browser the common landmarks on the page such as the main content, the banner, a search region, or the navigation section.
Prior to WAI-ARIA, keyboard navigation was limited to the use of form elements and anchors, which were all in the tab order. Everything else in HTML was not keyboard accessible. Imagine a mobility-impaired user having to tab through 1000 links on a page to get to the last link. With WAI-ARIA, keyboard accessibility is similar to that in the desktop environment where the Tab and Arrow keys can be used together to create a more efficient experience. All HTML elements can be keyboard accessible without requiring that they be included in the tab order. This constitutes a paradigm shift to one where you tab to significant elements on the page, such as a menu, which manage the information you see, and use the arrow key to navigate within. This is a huge step forward as now a Web page can have accessibility and usability, normally found only on the desktop, benefitting all users.
A second challenge will be better tooling designed to test the accessibility of Web 2.0 applications. Today, our accessibility test tools are largely geared to:
- WCAG 1.0 restrictions
- Static web content resulting in "snapshot" testing.
- Basic HTML (no "sugar" if needed)
This, as we can all see, is quite a limitation. Rather, tooling must now consider
- Removing the restrictions on the use of JavaScript and style sheets
- Taking a Functional Verification Approach where the tool repeatedly tests the page as the tester exercises the application
- Testing for proper implementation of WAI-ARIA
IBM has taken an open community approach to tooling. Through the Eclipse Foundation, we first provided an Accessibility Tools Framework to this open source tool platform and provided accessibility tool plug-ins for Web and Java applications. Most recently, we have started a new tools effort in the Open Ajax Alliance called the "Accessibility Tools Task Force." We have pulled together in an open setting, many of the major tools providers including Microsoft, Deque, ParaSoft, Mozilla, Adobe, and educational institutions. Our intent is to deliver a collection of rules and reporting best practices to assist Web application developers in producing accessible solutions. In fact, we expect this work to be integrated not only into test tools but also into development tools used to create Web applications.
The third challenge comes with what is called "the programmable web" and the extensive use of rich graphical content. I believe these come hand in hand. Today the notion of how a Web application is built is changing rapidly. Today companies, and individuals, are creating reusable web application fragments through the use of web services as the new Application Program Interfaces or APIs. These APIs, listed at programmableweb.com, totaled 1,145 at the time I wrote this presentation. Last year at this time there were only 600. Companies, and in fact individuals, mash them up, hence the name "mashup," into their own application leading to rapid application development. These services are then wired together in your web page. For example, you may choose an address of a customer contact on one side of your page and then an airport location on another side of your page. The address information from both supplies the source and destination of a travel route that is used to configure a graphical map in another. In this case, the source and destination may be provided through a web service that accesses this information in a contact and transportation data store respectively. The combination may then be wired to configure a Google map using their web service. This highlights a number of problems for users:
- The services are created autonomously and the combination may be unusable
- The services may not be accessible for a given set of users
- We don't know the author and may be unable to get these problems fixed.
- The industry needs to use complex visualizations to represent complex data
- For some users it may not be possible to make these services accessible in their current form
These issues require us to look at accessibility at a much higher level. It requires us to look at the basic fabric of how the Web is constructed. In order to solve this problem we need to step away from the one-size-fits-all approach to accessibility where a single web page must be readily accessible to all users as-is. We must step outside our constraints of thought and think of the Web as one that should be flexible and personalized. To address this we need to look to the learning and educational space where they are dealing with delivering solutions based on inclusive design.
A flexible and personalized web is one where the user specifies how they would like to see the Web delivered to them. Imagine a Web where accessibility becomes a preference rather than a solution and what is accessible depends on what the user deems to be accessible or usable. To do that you would need to also know something about the capabilities of the resources forming your page.
For example, does the video on a page support closed captioning? Does the video support closed captioning in the language I speak? If not, do you have one that does? Great, give me that one!
Is your resource a complex visualization, such as a map? I prefer a text equivalent, such as the textual driving directions. Do you have one? Great! I will take that one and I can give it to my driver too.
Do you support large fonts? Great, please deliver the page in large fonts and in high contrast if you have it.
These concepts are not fantasy. In fact there is a specification called the Access-For-All specification from the IMS Global Learning Consortium and it is used in some new learning systems being developed like those by Angel Learning, Teacher's Domain, and a project called Fluid led by the University of Toronto. What is not there is a standard way to use these specifications to arbitrate personalized content on the Web. This is now in the early stages. In the World Wide Web Consortium Ubiquitous Web Applications Working group we are in the process of harmonizing a core set of Access For All preferences into standards that define how content is delivered to all devices.
This is a first step toward making your mobile device a truly personalized digital assistant. We must then define standards for how we access the personalized information and tag the accessibility capability of resources, such as a map, to deliver a form that is consumable by the user. When that fabric is in place and is widely adopted companies, like IBM, will be able to deliver a personalized experience to all users.
The Web is, and continues to be, the most important vehicle for delivering information to all users. Its power is rooted in its open pipeline to the masses. Looking forward I encourage all of you to become part of that open community. The ability to contribute to open standards and open source has allowed innovations like WAI-ARIA to move the web ahead at tremendous speed and advance accessibility for all to new heights. I encourage you all to participate and set the course for a Web without barriers.
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Now that sit-down restaurants in Damascus can sell beer and wine on site, the door is open to the likelihood new restaurants will open in town.
"Several [potential tenants] have expressed interest, and we've reached out to them," said Chris Bell, vice president of Hekemian & Co. of Hackensack, N.J., which owns and manages the Damascus Shopping Center on Main Street.
"We're already in conversations with them," said Bell, about two vacant spaces in the recently expanded center that he believes would suit restaurant tenants.
"We want to get the mix right," he said. "We don't want to be restaurant heavy."
Bell said restaurant owners had approached him about moving in but said it wasn't financially feasible unless voters in the 12th electoral district lifted the longstanding ban on alcohol in Damascus.
The referendum passed by a 2 to 1 margin on Nov. 6, and soon afterwards Bell's phone started ringing.
"It started that fast," said Bell, who declined to name the interested parties.
"There's definitely a pent-up demand," said Bell, adding that any leasing agreement will hinge on getting Class H licenses approved by the Montgomery County Board of License Commissioners.
"It's probably six months before we end up with a deal," Bell said.
Kathie Durbin, a division chief with the county's Department of Liquor Control, said as of Nov. 19, the department had received three inquiries but no applications, she said.
A Class H license allows a bar area where patrons can order glasses of beer or wine for consumption on the premises, provided the restaurant has a kitchen and serves more than snacks with a menu that could include foods such as soups, sandwiches and salads. The legislative wording approved by Damascus voters in House Bill 690 requires only that patrons in the establishment be seated.
"There's nothing in the wording that precludes having a bar area," Durbin said.
There is also no limit to the number of Class H licenses that can be issued in Damascus, Durbin added.
Board hearings to review license applications are advertised in newspapers and posted on the commission website 30 days in advance, she said.
A bright orange sign is also posted at the location applying for a license, she said.
The Dec. 19 effective date of the legislation means that with hearings held every two weeks and the 30-day posting period, a restaurant with all its paperwork in order could begin serving beer and wine by the end of January, Durbin said.
Owners of two Damascus businesses — The Music Cafe on Ridge Road and New York J&P Pizza in the Weis supermarket shopping center on Ridge Road — have already said they plan to apply for licenses.
Ray Schupp, principal with Next Realty Mid-Atlantic based in McLean, Va., that leases space to tenants in the Weis center, said he has not been approached by outside restaurants about moving in.
Still vacant in the Weis center is a space formerly filled by the Hair Cuttery. At 1,300 square feet, it is relatively small for a restaurant but not out of bounds, as the number of small and quick-serve restaurants with beer and wine licenses is growing, he said.
A second vacancy, formerly occupied by a video store, will be filled by the end of the year, said Schupp, who declined to name the new tenant.


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This year we will be running a team putting matchplay tournament in the field behind Disc Stalker. Each team entry is $20.00 plus a toy for each team member or each member can pay an additional $10 bucks each in lieu of a toy.
All entry fees will go into the pot with Disc Stalker adding in an additional $260 dollars for a total payout of $900 dollars at 64 players.
We will pay the top 6 teams.
Scoring will be done at 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 feet. Each shot from a given distance will count in points equal to the distance, thus 5 shots made from 10 feet equals 50, 5 shots from 30 equals 150. Points will then be added up for each team and a winner of that round will be declared. Each team will assign an A and a B player, A players will play A players from the other team and B players likewise. Ties for any round will be sudden death played by the A players. Rounds 1 - 3 will be best two out of three, rounds 4-6 will be 3 out of 5 and the final round will be 5 out of 7.
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Step 1: Sample drink can craft
Edit: In answer to a couple of questions the edges aren't sharp and don't need to be filed or sanded. But if you were making something with corners then that would be a little sharp. So just stick to curved things or cut just the slightest curve on any corners you do have.
Edit: The painted label can easily be removed with 320 grit sandpaper. I haven't tried any other grades.
Update: See http://www.instructables.com/id/Drink-Can-Butterflies/ for an excellent instructable that features a more 3D look and uses permanent markers to add color. It also has good butterfly patterns there to trace. Thanks clintonmc
What did you use to paint your butterflies?
Hi Cindy,
I asked my 6 yr old son to decorated it with fabercastle paermanent markers ( similer to the type we use to write on CDs). he produced beautiful designs on the butterflies. Right now I dnt hav an image, but wud love to upload some later, sorry.
Hi Cindy
I think you might have intended to post your question in clintonmc's wonderful instructable. Everything here is just plain silver from the can.
Apologies for the delay, I only just got a notification email about your comment today.
Hi Cindy
I think you might have intended to post your question in clintonmc's wonderful instructable. Everything here is just plain silver from the can.
Apologies for the delay, I only just got a notification email about your comment today.
Your butterflies are beautiful. You definitely needed to publish as your embossing techniques are more advanced than mine and your use of color is great. Great job.
with this one. I will spray paint mine I think* I love the springy stems too .
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Ooh, I must try that. I'm assuming you used the bottom of the can as the central bit and cut petals out of the sides and folded them down. I've done similar things with soft drink bottles but using the top of the bottle as the middle of the flower; but why oh why didn't I think to do it with cans. That's a great idea.
Could be a great idea for visitors at the Vietnam War Memorial instead of paper.
I like your fish idea. Funny I didn't think of it considering my avatar is a fish. There's lots of scope for fine detail in the fins and scales. I think I'll make one. Thanks for the idea.
I'm looking to make plant markers for my garden. I bet these would be great. I wonder if you wrote on them with sharpie or pencil, if the writing would last.
Really cute!
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