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I have always liked is the ease with which users can create a group blog.
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Using the email method of contributing to a group blog is much easier than having to enter permissions for each person to contribute.
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It's got to be the quickest way to get a classroom full of learners contributing to one blog.
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Three Reasons the 2012 Race Could Still Change
Here's a news flash from the campaign front: The election isn't over yet, and Mitt Romney still could win.
This may seem like a statement of the obvious, and it won't come as a surprise to those inside either the Romney campaign or that of President Barack Obama. They know this remains a close race with six weeks—an eternity in modern politics—remaining.
But it seems a point worth making in the wake of what all agree has been a bad stretch for Mr. Romney, one punctuated by his now-famous secretly taped comments about the 47% of Americans who don't pay federal income taxes, followed by a bout of sniping from within Republican ranks.
Most campaigns have periods like these, and they always present a good time to recall the assets that tend to get lost in the fog. In Mr. Romney's case, he retains three assets worth noting:
• Some highly motivated voters. In the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll, Mr. Obama leads among all registered voters by six percentage points, and among those who appear likely to vote by five.
But among those who voice the highest interest in the election—in other words, those who seem most intensely interested in voting—Mr. Romney leads by three percentage points.
Now, some of these people are intensely interested in the campaign more because they want to vote against Mr. Obama than because they want to vote for Mr. Romney. But that's of no particular consequence in the Romney world if they show up.
It's also true that intensity of support for Mr. Obama is picking up as well. His voters, in short, now seem to be checking in. But the view in the Romney camp is that they still have more highly motivated voters and that it will be hard for Mr. Obama to repeat the fervor he generated four years ago in winning the White House initially.
"They don't have the same intensity they had in '08, and we have more intensity," says Rich Beeson, political director of the Romney campaign. He also argues that the Romney campaign has a better plan than Republicans did four years ago for reaching out to low-intensity voters. Already, he says, volunteers have knocked on two million more doors urging a vote for the GOP ticket than they did in all of 2008.
• Strong conservative support. One of the fears among Republicans all along has been that the party's conservative base, not considering a former governor of Massachusetts who once backed abortion rights and his own version of government health insurance to be one of their own, would drift away.
But there's little sign of that. In the Journal/NBC News poll, Mr. Romney is getting the same level of support among conservatives that Sen. John McCain got four years ago, and with the same level of intensity.
Perhaps more surprising, Mr. Romney's Mormon religion doesn't seem to be turning off evangelical voters. He's getting almost precisely the level of support among them that George W. Bush got in his 2004 run for re-election.
• Grouchy undecided voters. As has been widely noted, much of the electorate seems locked into one side or the other in this campaign, and the share of voters truly undecided or still floating between the candidates isn't large.
But those that are still unattached tend to be more unhappy with the current state of the country than are other voters, which ought to mean they're available to Mr. Romney.
In the Journal/NBC News survey, voters who say they aren't "definitely" supporting one candidate or the other are more likely than average to say the country is off on the wrong track. They give Mr. Obama a lower job-approval rating than voters in general, and they aren't as warm to him personally.
They also have a low opinion of Mr. Romney, which explains why they are still floating between the two candidates. But while Mr. Obama leads among voters overall, Mr. Romney holds a slight edge among these voters who aren't firmly attached.
In other words, undecided and persuadable voters are still there for the taking. And Mr. Romney now has three coming presidential debates to do the persuading.
None of this means Mr. Romney is in great shape. Nor does it mean trends haven't shifted against him in recent weeks. In particular, signs that Americans are feeling more confident about the economy are a bigger problem for the GOP than that famous video.
These factors do mean, though, that the race is still very much on. It wouldn't take a giant shift in the national mood to tilt the table in the six weeks left.
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Each of the 20 en-suite rooms have been decorated and furnished to the highest of standards. Comfort and relaxation are implicit in their design and all rooms come fully equipped with all the necessary conveniences one would expect from a hotel of this calibre. Including: bath/shower combo, TV, Egyptian cotton linen, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. For those who can't leave the office behind, there is also a work desk, direct-dial telephone and free Wi-Fi access. Some rooms have beautiful views of Croft Bridge and St Peter's Church. Double and Twin room types are available or guests can upgrade to a more spacious Superior Room with either King or Queen Size beds.
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Jelly Belly Jelly Beans (1971) -- Sweetened with natural flavors for the first time, Jelly Bellys originally sold for $2 a pound. Today, you can buy a 1.6 ounce box of 20 flavors for $1.25.


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China Petrochemical Corp., known as Sinopec Group., ordered the units - two refineries and a petrochemical plant in southern Guangdong province - to halt production while they rectified any problems.
By WAYNE MA and YVONNE LEE
BEIJING -- One of China's largest energy companies has
temporarily shut three subsidiaries and promised to conduct
company-wide inspections after a state television report said
the subsidiaries had violated environmental laws, in the latest
sign of the government's sensitivity to growing discontent over
China Petrochemical Corp., known as Sinopec Group., ordered
the units - two refineries and a petrochemical plant in
southern Guangdong province - to halt production while they
rectified any problems, it said in a statement this week.
That came after state-run China Central Television reported
earlier in the day that Sinopec's refining subsidiary Sinopec
Zhanjiang Dongxing Petrochemical Co. and chemical firm
Guangdong Zhanjiang New Zhongmei Chemical Industries Co.
improperly disposed of waste water.
The report also said another unit, Sinopec Guangzhou Petrochemical Co., illegally stored
large amounts of liquid in two tanks designed for emergency use
only, posing high environmental risks.
Sinopec also said it sent a team to investigate the
subsidiaries and would severely deal with those
responsible for any infractions.
The state-owned company's response to the reported
violations highlights the pressure China's government is facing
to resolve environmental problems.
Earlier this year, officials in the southwestern Chinese
city of Shifang scrapped the planned construction of a metals factory
after thousands of protesters rallied against the project over environmental concerns.
Last year, more than 500 people protested outside a factory
making equipment for solar-power generation after it polluted a
nearby brook in the eastern city of Haining, and 12,000
demonstrators protested against a petrochemical facility in the
northeastern city of Dalian.
In its statement, Sinopec said the reported violations by
its subsidiaries weren't in line with the company's
management philosophy and strategy, and violated the company's
relevant management systems.
We thank the relevant government departments, the news
media and public citizens for supervising and criticizing the
company, it added.
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The best thing must be done, because it will reach a time the carrying capacity of the environment will be enough and it can contain unwanted. When it happens it does not care whether some one is innocent, everybody will face the consequences. With this I urge the Health, safety and environmental executive not to compromise with non-conformities of the policies, laws and regulation. they should do their job without any fear or favour. Thus what I have. Thanks
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When, and how, to give your teenager a first credit card
Is your teenager ready for a credit card? If so, how can you keep the spending from spiraling out of control? Take this advice from the National Foundation for Credit Counseling:
Consider giving your child a credit card linked to yours. "Not only will your teen inherit your good credit rating, but it will also allow you to see how much they are spending," the foundation said. A good plan is to tell teens at first to use the card only for emergencies. If they show they can handle that limitation, allow spending that they can fully pay off with the first bill.
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mathlady wrote on Dec 2, 2012 9:22 AM:
" How about starting when they are about 5 years old to teach them to save money in order to buy the things they want out of money they earn by working? Then, when they are teens, they will understand that you can't get something for nothing. The best time to get your teen a credit card is NEVER! "
Bob wrote on Dec 2, 2012 2:59 PM:
" Thank you for that, mathlady. Haven't had a hard chuckle like that in ages. See some older people have antiquated ideas about money. In those days money had value, it was a piece of silver, now it is just a debt note. When you were a kid they probably got investment money by attracting depositors with interest payments for deposit. Now you if you open an account by the time you withdraw your saved money it's value is greatly diminished. Why would they attract capitol when they can call Ben Bernanke and make it out of thin air. In this environment buying on credit is a more sound idea. Because tomorrow a dollar will be worth less that it is today, cheaper in the long run to carry debt. If you bought hamburgers or gasoline in the early 90's and could have saved them this long, paying the bill with interest would be cheaper than paying cash for the same item years later. Dollars are not inches or we would all be 20 feet tall by now. What a wonderful time that must have been when American's were paid in a currency worth a tangible asset and be able to earn money on it. When you look at it that way, you have to wonder, what have you boombers really done? "
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Palletizers: Putting product in its place
From manual devices to robotic arms, there's more than one way to build a pallet.
July 01, 2012 - MMH Editorial
Building a pallet, especially a mixed SKU, or rainbow pallet, can be a challenge, but it's a vital link in the supply chain.
While the palletizing needs of a manufacturer with limited SKUs may differ from a DC with hundreds, both can see the bottom line impacted by the palletizing process. "In all cases, companies today are working from a continuous improvement perspective," explains Tom Eagan, vice president of industry relations for the Packaging Machinery Manufacturers Institute (PMMI).
Here's a look at how five companies took proactive steps to solve their palletizing problems and how those solutions have contributed to successful process improvements.
Pallet positioners reduce strain, increase control
HVAC industry leader, Belimo invests in pallet positioners to safeguard workers from fatigue and injury.
Palletizing system increases throughput, cuts labor costs
Graphic Packaging International installs a complete palletizing solution to meet throughput goals and reassign workers to more skilled positions.
Palletizer offers flexible patterns and eliminates hand stacking
High-infeed palletizers at Producers Rice Mill increase production and uptime while reducing expenses.
Robotic layer picker increases safety, quality and productivity
Nestlé turns to an integrated robotic layer picking solution to transform workplace safety and significantly improved the productivity of mixed case palletizing.
Articulated arm robotic palletizer picks up 220 pounds at one time
In its new DC, Dunn-Edwards uses a specially designed robotic system to handle today's palletizing needs and accommodate future company growth.
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Planning ahead....without it we're doomed!
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As I began week 3 of the 8WWL program I wanted to make sure I approached Healthy Habits #'s 5 & 6 very seriously. It is now that I had to take care that my focus on the program remained strong. My dedication to this program and myself needed to be as passionate and enthusiastic as it was on day 1 of this journey. Throughout my life I have had a tendency to be a superior starter of a new plan and a mediocre finisher. These plans could be for a new diet, an exercise program, a business idea, a plan to organize my home, a new schedule for my family to live by, the list goes on and on. At one time I even adopted a Golden Retriever (now known as Teddy and he is adored) knowing full well that they were extremely active and required lots of walking (and I had hoped eventual running) with their owners to burn off their endless energy. All these ideas and plans started off with so much promise and somehow fizzled. I think many of us have experienced a great starting and not following through, ask any gym owner how many memberships they sell and how many of those members actually use their club. I now realize that i have this tendency so I plan ahead. Planning ahead and being proactive to situations that will come up around the bend is the key to this or any program. So.....getting back to the healthy habits that I needed to follow this week. My 1st thought was to make sure things were in place to complete #5 eating at least 6 fruit and vegetable servings per day. Food shopping was key for this, having the fruits and veggies on hand is a must. If we don't have the items in the house when it comes time to eat we've already set ourselves up for failure, with out good choices available I tend to get creative in a bad way....somehow I'll find a bad snack in a pantry that's been de-chipped and de-cookied. I've also found it's best to take it a step further before buying the healthy items like fruits and veggies have a plan for their use. So many times I buy tons of produce that ends up going bad. If your buying the ingredients for a fruit salad take the time before hand to chop up the ingredients and put them all in a large bowl. It's so awesome to open up the fridge and realize all you need is a small bowl and a spoon to enjoy some delicious and sweet fruit. Also before you do the shopping plan out a menu if one of your dinners will be Tilapia with a side of grilled asparagus, cook that meal the day you penciled it in for. You'll avoid finding the wilted asparagus bunch in the crisper 2 weeks later probably in that same clear produce bag, hate that! I also had to prepare for healthy habit #6 no sweets or alcoholic beverages. Ok so this seemed very doable for me and then it occurred to me there is a holiday to contend with. Easter Sunday the house was filled with Chocolate bunnies and jelly beans the little bit that my wife and I bought for the kids was nothing compared to what the grandparents brought them. In all honesty I broke down and had a couple of handfuls of jelly beans and a piece of chocolate. I was good for 6 of the 7 days and I'm going to give myself a pass on this. I wish I had better news, but I know this is a victory the portion was reasonable and I didn't lose it and eat chocolate all week, like I would have in the old days. I even got a Spin class in Easter morning. My gym closed early that day which i knew it would, I also knew from the past that on holiday's Spinning classes are limited and bikes have to be reserved. I had to take action ahead of time so I could get my workout in for the day. In the past I probably would've used the excuse that the class is full and I'll just take the day off. And then the alcohol, I've found in the past that too much partying always sabotages any great plans for exercise and reasonable eating. I find that if I'm buzzed I let down my guard and start having some of the snacks that are usually in place when cocktails are being served. I start thinking, "everybody" else is eating this stuff (which we all know is untrue) a little can't be so bad...but alcohol and portion control are not friends. Factor in a morning hangover and the gym gets replaced with a lazy day and some greasy food. Add all this up the extra calories from the booze itself, the calories of snack foods served with drinks, the un-burned calories for not making the am spin class and the extra extra high calories from the junk eaten to feel "better" from the hangover, its more then a few steps backwards. I attribute this awful pattern as one of the reasons I re-gained a large portion of the weight I had lost from my experience on The Biggest Loser. I've learned from my mistakes and I plan ahead...like being the driver on Easter Sunday, I knew there would be some wine served. My wife deserved some fun and she knows moderation, probably better than me!Share


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I have read several questions regarding how to fix an already enabled desktop cube or the problems it had in 11.04. But in 11.10, how can I correctly enable desktop cube in Unity 3D?
This is what I invented and tested with more than 20 PCs. Note that you actually NEED a video card that can render this and to have the drivers correctly installed. Look for the answer in the following links to install the drivers correctly:
How can I update my NVIDIA driver?
What's the difference between the nvidia-current, and nvidia-current-updates packages?
There is no need to restart the PC or logout or anything additional to this steps. In this case it works on Nvidia, Ati and Intel cards.
If you want to add more Effects you would do them in the Preference options but you need to be careful which Plugins have problems with others. In this case they are working excellent.
Simply leave CTRL+ALT pressed and then with the Arrow keys press -> or <- to rotate Right or Left, respectively.
You can also (If you mouse has support for a third middle button), leave the middle button pressed while in the desktop (Without selecting anything else) and move your mouse around.
I will need to test it even further to say that it is stable but so far am typing this with the Cube effect activated, could drag a video I was watching to another virtual desktop and no problems.
On 12.04 watching Family Guy
On 12.10 watching Game of Throne + AskUbuntu
On 13.04 watching (actually crying) Fringe:
Lastly, you can just download My Compiz Profile to import using the CCSM Import option and have the configuration that is mentioned in this post.
If this is giving you any video errors or glitches, then you need to go back to the defaults. I would try to run
Options to reset Compiz and/or Unity to default (In case of an error) are:
UPDATE - Confirmed working on at least 10 PCs and 5 Laptops. All laptops are HP ranging from DV6000 up to DV9700. The desktop PCs are all Intel Core 2 Duo and all have Nvidia cards. The laptops only the last 2 have nvidia cards. The rest are intel.
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With Syria Vote Postponed, Congress's Focus Shifts
Senators Weigh Timeline for Next Stage of Debate Amid Prospects for Diplomatic Solution
President Barack Obama's allies in Congress are using a pause in the Capitol Hill debate on Syria to regroup and try to shore up flagging support for military strikes.
Senators on Wednesday began sketching out the timeline for the next stage of debate, after Mr. Obama told the nation in a televised speech that he had asked Congress to postpone voting on a resolution authorizing military force while he pursued a new diplomatic track.
The move abruptly halted any congressional action on Syria, just as lawmakers were preparing to cast votes on a resolution of force.
Sen. John McCain (R., Ariz.) on Wednesday called for a relatively quick vote on a revised resolution that would allow some time for Secretary of State John Kerry to determine whether he can reach agreement with his Russian counterpart on a plan for Syria to turn over its chemical weapons to the international community. Mr. McCain's proposed resolution would authorize force if diplomacy fails.
While the president "has called for a pause. I would hope it would be like 48 hours,'' Mr. McCain said at a breakfast sponsored by The Wall Street Journal. He later said diplomacy could take 72 hours or a bit longer, but that it would take only "a very short period of time'' to determine whether talks with Russia have the potential to yield an agreement.
White House officials said Mr. Obama told senators Tuesday that he wants them to continue working on a resolution that would call for military force if diplomacy fails. The officials didn't put a timeline on the renewed diplomatic negotiations.
"We will begin to see how serious the opportunity is here, how committed the participants are in making this happen," said White House press secretary Jay Carney said, referring to Mr. Kerry's upcoming talks with Russia. "I don't want to suggest that all of this could possibly be wrapped up by Friday. Let me assure you that it won't be."
In the House, Democratic Reps. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland and Gerald Connolly of Virginia have proposed a revised resolution that would authorize the limited use of force, but only if the president certifies that Syria has refused to sign the Chemical Weapons Convention or that there is "no credible plan" for Syria to hand over its chemical weapons.
Many in Congress are reluctant to impose any time constraints on the diplomatic negotiations, preferring to stick to the sidelines for now while White House officials work to hammer out a deal abroad.
"Clearly, our instructions are to keep our powder dry for the time being," said Sen. Chris Murphy (D., Conn.), who has opposed using military force in Syria. "It's completely unhelpful to be putting timelines on negotiations in the neighborhood of days or weeks."
Mr. Obama's Tuesday night speech did little to reverse the tide of opposition to military action. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R., Wis.), came out in opposition to the strike after the president's speech, calling his proposal a "halfhearted" strategy. Most other lawmakers said the speech didn't change their positions.
In one example of Mr. Obama gaining support, Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D., Ill.), who had been undecided before the speech, said after the speech she would support a limited strike if international negotiations fail.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D., Nev.) on Wednesday formally withdrew a proposed resolution of force from the Senate floor but said he would bring it back promptly if Syria wasn't serious about turning its chemical-weapons arsenal over to the United Nations, the central option being pursued in the new bout of diplomacy.
"Congress will be watching these negotiations very carefully,'' said Mr. Reid. "If there's any indication they are not serious…Congress stands ready to return to that Syria resolution."
—Carol E. Lee contributed to this article.
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I was visiting the 12 apostle site near port campbell along the great ocean road from melbourne, australia.
I was taking pictures and realised that my entire fanotec kit bag with nodal ninja 5 with the quick release went missing.
Is there some where of tracking it on line if it comes back on the grid?
I've informed the authorities in port campbell but am facing a great loss and would appreciate any pointers if the package resurfaces again.
Would appreciate if I can get any help finding it and am ready to award some reward in return as well.


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I'm wondering what forms of public transport exist to get say, between Cairns and Port Douglas / Oak Beach around 4am in the morning? Or will it be necessary to rent a vehicle?
To look up public transport options in Queensland, sadly there isn't currently one single place to look. For south east Queensland, the Translink website has a journey planner that covers buses, trains and ferries for the area. Unfortunately, you're after information on a different bit of the state, so Translink is no help...
Qconnect provides urban bus information and planners in most of the state, which will help you with planning journeys around Cairns itself. It doesn't cover long distance services, which is what you'd want.
The main long distance bus operators on the east coast are Premier Bus (only runs from Cairns south) and Greyhound Australia, but neither seem to currently serve Port Douglas. There are a few local services, such as Country Road Coaches, Port Douglas Bus and Krystal Transport, but nothing that runs that late/early.
The upshot is that I think in order to get there then, you might have to get a taxi...
Or, why not just get the last bus there the evening before, and kip on the beach?
According to the WikiTravel article on Port Douglas there are at least two companies offering shared and group transport between Cairns and Port Douglas:
Niether specifically mentions Oak Beach, but this is a tourism-driven part of the country and airport shuttles are generally extremely flexible with where they will pick up and drop off. But since you are a group it might work out cheaper than renting a car to use one of the group services these companies also offer.
You might even find they have planned especially for the eclipse. I highly recommend contacting both companies. See if there are special eclipse even services, find out if the size of your group is a good fit for a private group transfer, and compare the prices to car rental.
If you go for a group charter you might even find the price slightly lower for the shorter distance to Oak Beach. Haggle!


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I'm seeing this error in Internet Explorer (but not other browsers):
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API Error Description: The specified URL is not owned by the application
Error Message: redirect_uri isn't an absolute URI. Check RFC 3986.
My canvas URL is
http://nintriva.com/_others/groupbuy/index.php?r=groupbuy/facebook/authenticate and my app is installed on the page
I have provided the site URL,
http://www.nintriva.com/_others/groupbuy/index.php?r=groupbuy/facebook/authenticate, and the site domain
I use this code to redirect to the Facebook fan page after the user gives permission:
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page_link is the user fan page link I get from a signed request.


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Investigators are trying to determine the identity of three bodies that were found in a burned car Thursday morning.
The Butte County Sheriff's Office found an Acura sedan burning along the Skyway on the outskirts of Magalia just after midnight on Thursday. The sheriff's office called the fire department for assistance and CAL FIRE was able to put it out before it spread.
"We arrived on scene it was fully engulfed at that point and so we are trying to piece it together at this point," said Lt. Al Smith of the Butte County Sheriff's Department.
After the fire was out, the firefighters found two of the bodies in the trunk, and one in the back seat.
Investigators said that at this point, they cannot tell who the three people were inside the car.
"We don't have a good description or an ID on the deceased individuals," said Smith. "At this point it's very early on in our investigation we don't have a lot of details or facts."
One fact investigators do have is that the car was stolen in Sacramento just a couple of days ago.
The owner left the car running in her driveway and went inside her home for a few minutes. When she came out, her car was being driven off.
The Butte County Sheriff's Office is examining the burned vehicle for evidence.
"It's probably not related to decedents inside the vehicle. We have a lot of questions at this point that need to be answered," said Smith.
As for neighbors, the incident was a little too close to home.
"It's terrible," said Rosie Velliquette, who lives right down the road from where the burning car was. She said that in her 35 years in Magalia, she has never seen anything like this.
"We've had a few accidents in the past but nothing like this," said Velliquette.


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To the editor:
This letter is to express my sincere endorsement of Billy Petrella for Jefferson County commissioner.
His parents have recently retired from the United States Postal Service and there was a write-up on the front page of the paper, letters to the editor and an editorial describing the great service his mother, Anita Petrella (the Steubenville-Wintersville postmaster), and his father, Craig Petrella (the Mingo Junction postmaster), gave to the community.
Craig and Anita Petrella have instilled their sense of service into all of their sons, including their son Billy. They retired from the postal service with pure white records, celebrated careers and what I know they consider the most important - hundreds, if not thousands of postal service friends who are more like family than they were co-workers. For these two individuals to have worked for a government agency and have lifelong friends is unique in today's work environment.
The Petrellas have been in our community for decades, owning numerous businesses and being involved in several nonprofit organizations and youth programs. Billy cares about Jefferson County and, most important, Billy cares about people.
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Published: Thursday, August 1, 2013 at 9:26 p.m.
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The driver of an SUV died after the vehicle rolled down an embankment on Rainbow Lake Road Thursday.
Chad Shannon Tipton, 34, of Inman, was killed in the incident at about 4:30 p.m. south of the Timber Lake Subdivision entrance, according to statements from the Spartanburg County Coroner's Office.
Tipton drove the Saturn SUV off the shoulder of the roadway before the vehicle rolled, coming to rest down an embankment next to the river, Clevenger said. Tipton was pronounced dead at the scene by Investigator G. David Traxler.
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Seattle Parks and Recreation Jesús Aguirre, Superintendent
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PROJECT STATUSThank you, Seattle.
This Pro Parks project is complete!
The Alki Bathhouse is open and available for use!
The building opened in January 2005. Art and pottery classes are in session and the multi-purpose room is available for private rental.
The 2000 Pro Parks Levy included $412,000 to fund Bathhouse improvements. Damage resulting from the 2001 Nisqually Quake resulted in $47,000 from FEMA. The Friends of Alki Bathhouse, together with the Alki Community Center Advisory Council, contributed another $132,000. Parks and Recreation provided a final $140,000 for dry rot issues discovered during construction.
The architect was Jeff Oaklief of Johnson Architecture and Planning.
|Project Description:
The building�s exterior was improved in keeping with its 1911 origins, and the interior was renovated to support the following uses:
� Multi-purpose space: 1517 square feet with 123 square feet of accessory storage as well as a unisex restroom
� Pottery Studio: 423 square feet
� Multi-media art studio: 423 square feet with 91 square feet of accessory storage
� Men�s and Women�s restrooms with exterior entrances
The studios each have their own outdoor work areas accessed through large bay doors, and the multi-purpose space have formal entrances off both the waterfront and Alki Avenue.
Proposed uses for the multi-purpose space include: exercise classes, beach and environmental programs, various adult programs such as language and music classes, story telling sponsored by the Log House Museum, community meetings, teen events, drop in programs, private parties, and support for external events.
Project History/Background:
The existing structure is a remnant of the "Pavilion" that was erected on the site in 1911. The pavilion had spacious dressing and locker rooms for bathers, a viewing balcony for spectators, a gym, clubrooms, and a cafe serving refreshments. In 1955, the Pavilion was demolished except for a portion of the west wing that was remodeled into the building that stands today. Around 1998, community artists began using the building as a studio and classroom. In 2000, the Alki Community Council petitioned the Parks Department for inclusion of the building's renovation in the Pro Parks Levy. In late 2001, the bathhouse artists received a $10,000 Small and Simple grant that was used to augment the planning portion of the Pro Parks project budget. The Friends of Alki Bathhouse was formed in 2002 and with a matching grant from the Department of Neighborhoods was able to raise an additional $132,000 for the project.
Community Involvement:
The planning process began in December 2001 when the community hired the firm of Johnson Architecture and Planning to prepare design concepts. The process involved two public meetings, facilitated by the consultant, to ascertain the community's vision for the bathhouse. This information was used to develop four different concepts, three of which would require more money than was available through Pro Parks funding.
The community chose one of the more expensive options. In response, a group calling itself the Friends of the Alki Bathhouse (FAB) was formed to raise monies to augment the Pro Parks budget. FAB and the Alki Community Center Advisory Council have now raised an additional $132,000. Because of their efforts - and the skill of the architect - the community has a fabulous new building at its disposal.
Friends of the Alki Bathhouse
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161 Glass: Site Specific Music in an Artistic Context
Date: May 2010
Creator: Rusnak, Christina S.
Description: The composition 161 Glass is a 17-minute musical work with percussion, wind and brass instruments in which the intersection of mid-century architecture, and the art and culture of a dynamic city are inextricably linked. Through this paper, I explore the process of composing a musical work in relationship to the significance of site specific context. The paper begins by defining the concept of site specific art works; then reviews the discourse of the intersection of art, music and architecture. I then delve into the cultural and geographic context surrounding this project from the modern era through the present, and how those perspectives apply to the building and my piece. I reveal how the composition relates the musical ideas to the site. Finally, I describe the collaborative process between myself, the musicians and the Dallas Contemporary staff.
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The 1896 Vienna Tonkünstler-verein Competition: the Three Award-winning Works and Seven Anonymous Submissions with Clarinet
Date: August 2014
Creator: Harrell, Andrea
Description: The Vienna Tonkünstler-Verein (1885-1929) was established for the sole purpose of providing extensive support to the music and musicians of Vienna. The society became renowned in Vienna for its outstanding performances of chamber music and counted among its members many of the city's foremost musicians and composers. Johannes Brahms had a significant influence on the society as its honorary president and assisted in establishing its composition competitions, aimed at promoting and reviving under-developed chamber genres. Of particular interest to clarinetists is the Verein's competition of 1896, which aspired to promote chamber music literature for wind instruments. Brahms's recently completed chamber works for clarinet were clearly influential in fin-de-siècle Vienna; for of the twelve works chosen as finalists in the competition, ten included the clarinet in the chamber combination.The purpose of this document is to provide an English-language history of the Vienna Tonkünstler-Verein and a thorough account of its1896 competition based on my study of the society's annual reports. In addition, this document will provide the first published account of the anonymous submissions for the 1896 competition. It is my hope that this paper will serve as a springboard for future endeavors aimed at uncovering the identities of the anonymous finalists ...
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The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Commission: An Introspective Analysis of Two Marimba Works
Date: August 2005
Creator: Fang, I-Jen
Description: The marimba is rapidly achieving greater importance as a solo percussion instrument. Solo compositions for the marimba have been commissioned and performed only in the last sixty years. The 1986 National Endowment for the Arts Solo Marimba Commission is considered one of the most important commissioning projects in the history of marimba literature. Two compositions created through this project, Velocities by Joseph Schwantner and Reflections on the Nature of Water by Jacob Druckman have become two of the most influential works in contemporary marimba music. This thesis will focus on a historical perspective of the project, as well as theoretical aspects and performance issues related to these two compositions. The National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) issued a consortium commissioning grant through the Percussive Arts Society (PAS) in 1986 to three internationally renowned marimbists, William Moersch, Leigh Howard Stevens and Gordon Stout. Three Pulitzer Prize winners were brought together to compose three new works for the marimba. The resulting pieces were: Reflections on the Nature of Water by Jacob Druckman, Velocities by Joseph Schwantner, and Islands from Archipelago: Autumn Island by Roger Reynolds. A brief history of the classical concert marimba and the development of solo marimba literature is provided ...
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Accessibility and Authenticity in Julia Smith's Cynthia Parker
Date: December 2007
Creator: Buehner, Katie R.
Description: In 1939, composer Julia Smith's first opera Cynthia Parker dramatized the story of a Texas legend. Smith manipulated music, text, and visual images to make the opera accessible for the audience in accordance with compositional and institutional practices in American opera of the 1930s. Transparent musical themes and common Native Americans stereotypes are used to define characters. Folk music is presented as diegetic, creating a sense of authenticity that places the audience into the opera's Western setting. The opera is codified for the audience using popular idioms, resulting in initial but not lasting success.
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The Adagio of Mahler's Ninth Symphony: A Schenkerian Analysis and Examination of the Farewell Story
Date: May 2011
Creator: Patterson, Jason
Description: Mahler's Ninth Symphony, since its premier in 1912, has sparked much debate about its programmatic meaning. This thesis provides an in-depth analysis of the Adagio and an examination of the controversy of the farewell story. In the process of the analysis I have compared my findings to some of the important authors in Mahler's field such as Vera Micznik, Henry-Louis de La Grange, and Christopher Orlo Lewis. Some of the conclusions are that a closer investigation of the music is necessary and that the programmatic reading of the farewell story can be appropriate.
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Addition, Omission and Revision: the Stylistic Changes Made to Zehn Variationen über ein Präludium von Chopin by Ferruccio Busoni
Date: December 1994
Creator: Yoon, Soomee
Description: This study examines what Busoni meant by "formal deficiencies" when he described his 1884 version of Chopin Variations, and reveals that changes made to the 1884 version during its process of revision in 1922 correct the "formal deficiencies" and show a fundamental change in Busoni's compositional style and perception of musical motion. Including a detailed analysis of the modifications, omissions, and additions made to the 1922 version (including an examination of the Chopin Prelude in C minor, op. 28, No. 20 as a theme to reveal aspects of its construction used in the variation process), which shows how these changes affect the work's compositional structure.
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Aesthetic and Technical Analysis on Soar!
Date: August 2010
Creator: Wang, Hsiao-Lan
Description: Soar! is a musical composition written for wind ensemble and computer music. The total duration of the work is approximately 10 minutes. Flocking behavior of migratory birds serves as the most prominent influence on the imagery and local structure of the composition. The cyclical nature of the birds' journey inspires palindromic designs in the temporal domain. Aesthetically, Soar! portrays the fluid shapes of the flocks with numerous grains in the sounds. This effect is achieved by giving individual parts high degree of independence, especially in regards to rhythm. Technically, Soar! explores various interactions among instrumental lines in a wind ensemble, constructs overarching symmetrical structures, and integrates a large ensemble with computer music. The conductor acts as the leader at several improvisational moments in Soar! The use of conductor-initiated musical events in the piece can be traced back through the historic lineage of aleatoric compositions since the middle of the twentieth century. [Score is on p. 54-92.]
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Aesthetic Models and Structural Features in Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band
Date: December 2005
Creator: Anderson, Stephen Reg
Description: Concerto for Solo Percussion and Concert Band was commissioned by Staff Sergeant Rone Sparrow, a percussionist with the West Point Military Academy Band. Funding for the project was provided by the Barlow Foundation. The piece was premiered April 13, 2005 in the Eisenhower Hall Theater at West Point, New York. Rone Sparrow performed with the USMA band, and Colonel Thomas Rotondi Jr., Commander/Conductor, conducted the piece. The concerto consists of three movements, and each movement features a different instrument: the first features marimba, the second, vibraphone, and the third movement features the drum kit together with a rhythm section (piano, bass, and drums). In addition to the piece, the dissertation paper discusses important technical detail related to the piece, including: harmony, form, rhythm, programmatic ideas as they relate to motivic strands, and the process of generating and discarding material. The paper also focuses on a number of factors that were influential to the piece, such as postmodern philosophy.
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The Aesthetics of Minimalist Music and a Schenkerian-Oriented Analysis of the First Movement "Opening" of Philip Glass' Glassworks
Date: May 2009
Creator: Wu, Chia-Ying
Description: Philip Glass' Glassworks (1981) is a six-movement composition for two flutes, two soprano saxophones/clarinets, two tenor saxophones/bass clarinets, two French horns, violas, cellos, and the DX7 electric piano. Glassworks consists of six movements titled "Opening," "Floe," "Island," "Rubric," "Facades," and "Closing." This thesis covers the first movement "Opening." Repetition in musical minimalism confronts traditional prescriptive codes of tonal music and post-tonal music. While challenging the traditional codes, repetition in musical minimalism established new codes for listening to minimal music. This thesis explores the implications of these ideas.
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Alberto Ginastera and the Guitar Chord: An Analytical Study
Date: December 2010
Creator: Gaviria, Carlos A.
Description: The guitar chord (a sonority based on the open strings of the guitar) is one of Alberto Ginastera's compositional trademarks. The use of the guitar chord expands throughout forty years, creating a common link between different compositional stages and techniques. Chapters I and II provide the historical and technical background on Ginastera's life, oeuvre and scholar research. Chapter IV explores the origins of the guitar chord and compares it to similar specific sonorities used by different composers to express extra-musical ideas. Chapter V discusses Ginastera's initial uses and modifications of the guitar chord. Chapter VI explores the use of the guitar chord as a referential sonority based on Variaciones Concertantes, Op. 23: I-II, examining vertical (subsets) and horizontal (derivation of motives) aspects. Chapter VII explores uses of trichords and hexachords derived from the guitar chord in the Sonata for Guitar Op. 47.
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5 Insane True Facts About StarCraft: The Professional Sport
Cracked asked me to go undercover and infiltrate the insane culture of StarCraft because they said I would be "ideal" for the job. The last time I played online, I constantly got cussed out by players when I asked for simple help on how to build peons or where to find quests (nobody has told me to this day), so I asked the Cracked guys why on earth they would think I would be a good fit. They just coughed meaningfully and eventually said, "You know. Because you're... uh, your people like StarCraft, right? Isn't that like the national sport over in, uh, the Orient?" They then looked at me encouragingly. I think someone struck a gong.
"Sorry guys, I'm not following you."
Yeah, so I'm not sure what any of that means, except that you're going to learn about the bizarre world of professional StarCraft from someone who can't play the game.
First of all, StarCraft came out in 1998, and StarCraft 2 just came out--mildly interesting to you or me, but a life-changing event for a bunch of Koreans.
You know, like a Rain concert or something.
Why? Well...
#5. StarCraft is a Career in Korea. A Career.
Yeah, the U.S. has pro gaming circuits, sure. The Koreans have 12 professional StarCraft teams with top players making fat six-figure salaries. Even the average pro gamer makes more than the average Korean.
Not only do Korean pro gamers rake in the dough, but also national attention. 120,000 people gathered live in a stadium to watch a 2005 StarCraft championship--over 40K more than attended the Super Bowl that year.
That's an actual StarCraft tournament, this is not a joke photo.
And if you had any doubt that Korea as a nation takes this seriously, note that the Korean Air Force actually started their own gaming team so that top players wouldn't have to stop playing when the joined the military for their compulsory two-year service. The team doesn't usually do very well in the leagues since most of the players are ancient greybeards at an average age of 27, but I bet they'd still kick most non-Korean asses.
"We who are about to play a video game salute you."
If you're wondering if it's like this anywhere else, well, no. Almost half of all copies of StarCraft (4.5 million out of 9.5 million) were sold in South Korea. Note they have one sixth the population of the U.S. Shame on you, America. We're already lagging in so many areas. Must you fall behind on StarCraft-buying too?
I think competitive eating is all we've got left.
Why is Korea so cuckoo for StarCraft? Most likely because it's a multiplayer game with strong replay value that came out just when multiplayer gaming in Internet cafes ("PC baangs") took off as the hot new craze in Korea. After staring at a screen in a cubicle all day, who wouldn't want to escape and unwind?
Left: Korea during the day. Right: Korea at night.
You can probably see now why Koreans and other StarCraft pros are so nervous about StarCraft 2. After almost 12 years of playing the same exact game and working out their little strategies and gambits, it feels almost as set in stone as chess. Imagine becoming a chess grandmaster and suddenly being told to throw it all away because they've come up with a Chess 2. Backwards-moving pawns! Bishops that can teleport! Elevated squares! Cats and dogs living together! Mass hysteria!
Although apparently we will adopt it eventually.
#4. Foreigners Move There For Their StarCraft Careers.
So no matter how hardcore your U.S. StarCraft team is, nobody is ever coming to a football stadium to watch you play. And the U.S. Air Force is sure as hell not going to make a team for you. So what's an American StarCraft ace to do?
Ha ha, just kidding! You move to Korea, of course!
The first big star to go East was Grrr (Guillaume Patry), a Canadian. He moved to Korea at age 18 in the early years of StarCraft, and was a pioneer in developing strategies and whatever, winning things left and right, until time passed (like one year) and this new generation of damn kids studying the strategies of the old schoolers rose up and usurped their elders.
Time had moved on and passed this grizzled old man by.
Life moves fast in StarCraft.
After trying his hand as a poker pro, Patry got a real job or something, and now has come full circle to throwing his hat back in the ring with StarCraft 2. He's a creaky old 28 now, so this is probably going to go the way of Mickey Rourke in The Wrestler.
I mean he is going to die performing the Ram Jam on an opponent.
Since then, other foreigners have attempted to make their name in the Korean scene, including American big shot, IdrA (more on him later), who also moved over at 18. What would your parents have done if you told them that, at age 18, you were going to Korea to advance your StarCraft career?
This look, right?
Would they make you repeat the last two words a few times, certain they hadn't heard you right? Well, I don't know, maybe your parents were super open-minded, I'm just saying my parents would have staged an intervention.
#3. StarCraft Training Is Ridiculous
At first I had planned to research by ramping up my gaming skillz to work my way up the ladders in order to get to know some competitive players and understand their ways. But then I saw this video.
After that, I deleted the game from my hard drive, ate a gallon of ice cream and decided to just read about them instead.
They're measuring their speed in "actions-per-minute," the number of times in one minute they can move a unit or do something else in the game. In that video, one gamer talks about how at the top levels you need about 300 actions-per-minute. That's five actions per second.
My enthusiastic StarCraft-playing friends estimate themselves at about 30 actions-per-minute. Me, I can do about two, but if you count erratically zooming all over the map trying to find the ramp to your base as an action, maybe three.
They get up to that speed by first being born with a Rain Man-like perfect storm of genetics and then training for a minimum of 10 hours a day, six days a week. Teams actually live together in barrack-like quarters, though of course they separate Protoss, Zerg and Terran players into separate rooms. Naturally.
Zerg players' bedroom.
So, if you think you know some crazy StarCraft players, consider there are millions of Koreans whiling away all their free time in PC baangs playing match after match of StarCraft and they're not good enough for the pros. Only 300 lucky nerds are licensed pros--yes, you have to be licensed. They have a draft too, seriously.
You might as well give up right now, kid.
Meanwhile, I don't think I'd even qualify for the StarCraft class at U.C. Berkeley. Now that's sad.


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I am moving to use a Alpha/Beta ISO and I am wondering will it become stable after official release or will I need a new iso?
The beta ISO image will always be beta, because it contains a snapshot of packages that existed at a particular time, and Ubuntu 13.04 was beta at that time. (It is also beta now, as you know, though it will be released soon.)
Any version of Ubuntu can contain bugs but development versions (alphas and betas) are expected to have more bugs than released, stable versions. It's possible for a bug to cause a problem installing updates. However, except for possible beta bugs getting in the way (which only rarely happens), a system installed from the beta ISO can be updated successfully.
After 13.04 is released, an installed beta version will become the stable version simply by installing updates (in the Software Updater or by running
So, in summary:
If you're going to do new deployments of Ubuntu 13.04 after it is released, it's a good idea to obtain a copy of the stable release ISO for it. (Which doesn't exist yet, of course, but will once 13.04 is "released.")