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Saudi Arabia's 400,000 bpd refinery and terminal in Jazan on the Red Sea will be completed within four years, the kingdom's oil minister Ali al-Naimi has said, indicating a delay in the long expected mega plant.
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Saudi Arabia's 400,000 bpd refinery and terminal in Jazan on
the Red Sea will be completed within four years, the kingdom's
oil minister Ali al-Naimi has said, indicating a delay in the
long expected mega plant.
"We are now working on building a huge industrial project in the Jazan region that
will include an advanced refinery, which will be completed
within four years," Mr. Naimi said in speech published by the
official Saudi Press Agency."
Saudi Aramco said in 2012 the complex was scheduled to be
completed in late 2016. It has signed engineering, procurement
and construction contracts for the project.
However, industry sources have said the refinery is facing
some delays in the infrastructure.
The Jazan refinery will provide refined products for the
domestic market, which is facing rapidly rising demand. The
marine terminal will have the capacity to handle very large
crude carriers for the supply of crude oil to the refinery, and
berths to support refined product exports from the refinery.
The project was initially due to be
implemented by the Saudi government as a private sector
initiative but, after generating limited interest, was handed
over to Aramco.
Saudi Arabia, the Middle East's biggest economy, has seen
its domestic energy requirements surge in recent years as the
government spent oil revenues on new industries and
infrastructure to diversify the local economy and as the
kingdom's population grows.
Aramco, top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, plans to invest $35
billion over the next five years in crude oil exploration and
development in a bid to keep its oil production portfolio
robust, the firm's chief executive, Khalid al-Falih, said last
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TORONTO The city fire department is seeking donations from local individuals and businesses to fund its annual child fire safety program at Karaffa Elementary School.
Frank McEwen, city fire chief, said donations are down from last year, and he is asking businesses and individuals to step up to help fund the program that teaches youngsters basic skills about coping with fires.
"These are the funds we raise annually for our Fire Prevention Program at Karaffa Elementary School for grades pre-kindergarten through fifth grade," said McEwen, adding the department began fundraising efforts in November. "We need to have all the funds raised by the end of February."
McEwen said all businesses in Toronto received letters from the National Fire Safety Council soliciting funds for the program.
"(The solicitation) is generally directed toward the businesses, and private individuals can make donations in any dollar amount they wish," he said.
"The letter spells out the dollar amounts for each pupil in the school system," continued the chief, adding funds donated go toward the purchase of fire prevention materials and a fire safety educator from the safety council.
"For the last three years we raised enough funds to bring in the NFSC's children's educator," said McEwen, adding the program enabled the department to hire Cowboy Bob, Kenny the Singing Cowboy and Kerry Kazam, the Fire Safety Man to help demonstrate what children should do in case of a house fire.
"It's a total home fire safety education program," said McEwen. "It basically teaches them 'learn not to burn.' We send two members of the department along with fire trucks. They assist in teaching the safety education."
Educational materials given to pupils include coloring books, stickers and how to design a home fire safety escape plan, said the chief.
"We also have our firefighters put on all their gear, airpacks and face masks to show children what they would look like if they enter (the scene of a fire)," McEwen added.
To make a donation, checks can be made out to the National Fire Safety Council and sent to the Toronto Fire Department, 602 S. Fourth St., Toronto, OH 43964.
For information, call (740) 537-1021.

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Winter residents really help community
The calls have already started. Every day more and more of our part-time residents call to let us know it's time to put their paper on hold for the summer. So before everyone heads north, we wanted to take the time to say Thank you to all the winter residents who make our community a better place to live.
It's easy to see the economic benefit of our winter residents — just go shopping or out to dinner — but let's not forget what else they bring to our community. Our part-time residents tirelessly give of their time and effort. They volunteer at area organizations, area hospitals, assisted living facilities and other places that need their help.
We regularly receive pictures of volunteers who have donated many hours of their time to make someone's life just a little bit better.
These folks come from backgrounds as diverse as the causes they've chosen to champion. Many live elsewhere for most of the year. Yet, when they are here they devote a lot of time and energy to making our part of Polk County a better place for everyone to live.
We need to let them know how much they are appreciated. So as the temperature rises and our population falls, we encourage everyone to say Thank You to a winter resident.
Without their contributions Polk County would be a much different place.
But there's a downside. Most of the organizations they help are in need all year, not just the few months our winter guests are here. So who's going to step up when they step away? Sadly, their shoes may be hard to fill. According to the non-profit Corporation for National and Community Service, people in Florida aren't much for volunteering. Between 2008 and 2010 only 21.3 percent of Floridians did any volunteer work, ranking us among the bottom. Only Nevada and New York had worse showings. We ranked a little better in the hours we spend volunteering with 31.5 hours per person, ranking us 37th in hours worked.
It doesn't have to be that way.
Volunteering may not come with a pay check, but that doesn't mean there's nothing in it for you. If you lost your job or your home, volunteering to drive some nails for Habitat for Humanity or helping to deliver food for Meals on Wheels might be the farthest thing from your mind, but it shouldn't be. Helping others can put your own life into perspective. And it's a great networking opportunity and doesn't look bad on a resume. No one ever walked away from a day of volunteering feeling regret for the way they spent the last few hours.
We always hear, "You only get out of it what you put into it," but that doesn't apply when it comes to giving your time to a worthy cause. You get much more, and the best way to thank our part-time neighbors is to keep up their good work while they're away.
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Fulham enjoyed a 2-1 away win at Wigan ...manager Martin Jol was pleased with the win "It is nice to get three points on the board. They are a difficult team. It was pleasing to see us taking the initiative. We needed that [second] goal as they scored in added time. You can't complain because they are a good football team, they deserved a goal too."
Man City came unstuck again as they let slip a 1-0 lead against Arsenal , a late goal by Laurent Koscielny allowed the Gunners to leave the Etihad with a point as the match finished 1-1 ...manager Roberto Mancini was left frustrated as his side have now drawn 3 of their last 4 games ...Man City are currently in 7th place in the table .


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Everybody doesn't take great pictures all the time.
I have plenty of proof of that, whether it's pictures of myself or pictures of people in my family, including my dad.
I came across one really not-so-good one the other day, one of those church directory shots where my parents are both seated, dad elevated behind mom. He's wearing a tweed suit and a scowl.
If there were a thought bubble in plain view over his head, as in a newspaper cartoon strip, it might read, "I hate this" or "I'd rather be mowing" or "how much is this going to cost me."
It doesn't look like my dad at all, but more like a guy who had to have his evening interrupted to get dressed up and get his picture taken under protest.
But other photos more than make up for that one.
One I like is the head and shoulder shot professionally taken when, in addition to working on the railroad, he was a car salesman on the side back in the early days of Biggio Ford on Brady Avenue in Steubenville.
He was a good looking guy, that dad of mine.
There was an ad that showcased all the salesmen, including him in this photo, a promotion for a grand opening in celebration of a remodeling. The full-page clipping that I have ironically ran in the Herald-Star, the place that would come to be my home away from home.
Dad's wearing a suit in that one, too, but it's a more relaxed pose, a shot of a dapper guy comfortable in his skin.
You can't go wrong with photos that show people in their element. I think you call them "environmental portraits."
An especially good one is dad on Memorial Day, marching down Main Street, Richmond, as commander of the Richmond American Legion Post 740 Honored Seven. He's in his Legion outfit, looking at the camera, giving a proud wave.
Then there's the one of him on the tractor when my son Adam was just little and not all that enamored by the idea of being in a picture with Pap-Pap on a tractor.
But it's still a good picture.
So is the one from the time we went fishing at the home of one of his friends who had a little pond near his house, a pond with just enough bluegill in it to satisfy some young grandchildren who wanted to experience what that was all about.
The unposed photo shows dad chuckling to himself as he observes their progress - or lack thereof. He's relaxing in the grass. Content. Wearing his straw hat.
He has that hat on again in a photo taken on our back porch, a shot of him and mom, not posed or elevated or dressed up.
They're side by side.
In the company of grandchildren.
If you could see the thought bubble above my head this morning as you read this column, it would be "Happy Father's Day, Dad. I miss you."
(Kiaski, a resident of Richmond, is a staff columnist and features writer with the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and community editor for the Herald-Star. She can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.)


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i just wanted to know how do you limit a certain user in SAP NetWeaver Developers Kit for using a custom transaction code.
am accessing this code "se80" wherein we can create our own program to customize the SAP system, however my case is that I want it to limit.
For example the General Manager can use this custom transaction code eg(ZBDGEN) wherein he/she can use the custom program/transaction code, while the Sales Clerk can only use the custom program/transaction code eg(ZBDSC)
I created a two program the 1st program was to update/edit/delete privilege used by General Manager, while the 2nd program is a copy of the 1st program but the program can only used for update and used by the Sales Clerk.
And I think it is more better if the transaction code is limited for a certain user, for privilege purposes and security purposes.


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I have RAW files I would like to store in the cloud. Which are my options?
Smugmug has an optional feature called SmugVault (see also here) which allows storage of RAW and other file types. I have not used SmugVault so I can't review it for you, but I am a longtime customer and I love their other services.
The files are stored on Amazon S3 servers. As I understand it your RAW files are linked to your jpg files of the same name. So xyz.jpg showing in your Smugmug gallery is automatically linked to xyz.raw in SmugVault - for the owner's access only, of course.
The cost they list is $0.22/month/GB for the storage plus $1.00/month fee; there's also a $0.30/GB upload charge and a $0.51/GB download charge.
If the only reason you want to do this is for backup, then any number of backup services are available to you.
I use Amazon S3 for all my backup needs.
Raw files are minimally processed and are not commonly for viewing, I recommend using your application of choice to edit the images and output JPG files for viewing or printing. I personally use SmugMug for displaying images and have explored the idea of using them to also backup my unprocessed images.
But I am currently of the opinion that a dedicated service like CrashPlan or Carbonite would be a better choice for off-site backup as it would be much easier and cheaper to retrieve my images from them as it is the focus of what they do. Plus you can store any type of file with them such as Lightroom library files.
I have done the most research on CrashPlan. For $125 they will send you a hard drive to copy all of your files to and send back to them so that your initial backup does not take months to complete, then for $288 you get 4 years of backup for all of the computers in your house with unlimited space. That feels like a big investment, but it works out to $413 or a bit less than $9 a month.
I am the CEO of Mosaic. We provide online access and RAW photo storage to serious photographers.
Mosaic was designed to meet the needs of serious photographers. Mosaic is able to affordably store terabytes of data. More importantly for our customers, Mosaic is able to give photographers access to their photos through Lightroom or Aperture.
For instance, if you store your RAW images on an external hard drive, when you unplug from that external hard drive, the images appear "offline or missing." Using Mosaic even when unplugged from your external hard drive, you can fully access your images from your Lightroom catalog.
It is not enough to just backup your images offsite. Mosaic strives to give you access to your images from anywhere from within your Lightroom catalog or Aperture library.
Please feel free to reach out to us. We are happy to answer any questions.
Best, Gerard
Gerard Murphy CEO/Co-Founder Mosaic Storage Systems, Inc. www.MosaicArchive.com
There's lots of options if you just want to store/backup RAW files:
The first three I have personal experience with, and generally like.
Also see the related photo.SE question: Online Backup of Data.
Dropbox and S3 will let you share RAW files, but not in the "See My Pictures Online" way that you're thinking of (like Flickr or Picasa). I personally do not know of any service that does that; perhaps someone else will.
Researching a little bit it seems that Photoshop.com let to upload raw files and gives 2GB of free storage.
I know this question is old, but just for anyone still looking Amazon Clouddrive is offering unlimited photo storage for $11.99 a year, which includes RAW files.
I'd like to cite SugarSync here, the largest free cloud storage i've found (5Go+).
I use Mosaic which is the best for photographers. It works really well with my Lightroom workflow.


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TEMPLE (December 5, 2012)--The Thornton Elementary School Library will present a Polar Express-themed story hour for the public Saturday.
First grade students and those younger are invited to come out and pajamas are encouraged.
From 9 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. children will enjoy activities like snowman bowling, face painting, snow play-dough and sugar-cookie decorating.
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So, back in high school I learned the algorithm I needed to use in order to solve this problem. Unfortunately, I haven't needed the algorithm since high school and now I can't remember what it is!
I have a few known values, but two unknown values. I need to find the unknown. Here are the known values:
Tickets Sold 176
Adult Ticket $53
Child Ticket $31
Total Gross Revenue $6875.17
I need to find how many adults and how many children there were. I know I can't get an accurate answer because some sales had a 6% tax applied, but a best guess is better than nothing.
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6 Real Murderers Who Put Horror Movie Villains to Shame
#3. The Bloody Benders
Life in America could be pretty precarious in the years immediately following the Civil War. Intrepid frontiersmen journeying west through former Kansas Indian territory were always on the lookout for a port in the storm, safe from blizzards and bandits. The Bender homestead, located in western Labette County, probably seemed like such a refuge. But the Bender family's price for lodging could be pretty steep, considering that many of their guests wound up with their heads smashed in.
"They shouldn't have tried to steal our towels."
The Benders -- John, his wife and their children John, Jr. and Kate, are believed to have been immigrants from Germany, but nobody was ever too sure, knowing only that they spoke with funny accents. In addition, Kate billed herself in the area as a psychic and a healer. So men attracted by Kate's "supernatural powers" (boobs) were also frequently showing up at their front door. But then it's pretty easy to be a psychic when all of your clients have around 5 minutes to live.
Guests were given a seat at the head of the table, expecting a warm meal, and once they got settled in, either Pa or John, Jr. would appear from behind a curtain and brain them with a hammer. We have no way of knowing whether the murders were committed immediately after the guest was asked whether he wanted "one lump or two," so we merely have to assume that's what happened. Once dispatched, the unfortunate patron was stripped of any valuables and delivered to the cellar via a trap door to await a more permanent disposal somewhere on the prairie.
This is what happens when you trust someone that looks like the dude from Aqualung.
The Benders kept up this macabre business venture for 18 months, until they made the mistake of doing the old "stop, hammertime" on one Dr. William York, a brother of an army colonel who later formed a vigilante group to track down the missing man. Their search led them to the Bender homestead, but when the Benders realized they were about to get sprung (and this was one problem they wouldn't be able to solve with hammers) the family fled in the middle of the night. Authorities discovered the burial fields, but they never found the family. What became of them after that? Nobody knows. Take a few minutes to try to imagine an ending to the story that isn't terrifying.
#2. Human Sacrifice Cults Were Very Real
Remember the evil, human-sacrificing cult from Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom? Those guys really existed. The Thuggee Cult (where the word "thug" actually comes from) gained notoriety in the 18th and 19th centuries, during the British occupation, for murdering countless unsuspecting travelers. They had been around for a long time, though, with the first record of their existence appearing in 1356. Over that time, the Thuggee were responsible for tens of thousands of human sacrifices in the name of Kali, the Hindu goddess of destruction, who is usually depicted laughing and waving a bunch of knives and severed body parts around.
"Mess with me, Jesus, and I'll make that stigmata look like a scraped knee."
In the early 1800s, the leader of the cult was a man known as Thug Behram, who personally admitted to killing 125 men, though he claimed to have been present for 931 ritual murders. They didn't really pull people's hearts out with magic, but they did sneak up behind their victims with a ceremonial strangle-cloth called a rumal. Behram was apparently so good at it that he could catch a man's Adam's apple with the rumal's sewn-in medallion in one swing, for the most efficient strangulation.
"I also perfected the whole 'evil moustache twirling' thing."
British Colonial authorities eventually caught up with Behram, whereupon he immediately violated the "thug life" credo by snitching out his partners in crime. With his help the Thuggee Cult was effectively stamped out and the reign of terror brought to an end. It was not so easy, however, to get rid of the Anioto cult in Nigerial.
That one was discovered in the early part of the 20th Century, when British colonial administrators found people were being slaughtered and children going missing by the dozen in what was described by witnesses as attacks by "man-leopards." The rumors turned out to be true -- at least, in the sense that they were a bunch of dudes dressed up like leopards.
"Man, I really hope it's not breezy tonight."
They were members of the Anioto, a cult of leopard-worshippers. They had apparently been around for centuries and are believed to have started off as devotees of the Egyptian god Osiris. The men believed themselves to be were-leopards, though in reality they just wore cloaks made from leopard skins, and strapped claws and knives to their hands. Apparently, whenever they faced some local problem like illness or failing crops, the Anioto knew exactly what needed to be done: dress up and find a human sacrifice.
Forty-eight killings were committed in 1946 alone. In 1947 there were another 43 and most troubling to the white colonists was the realization that the violence now seemed to be directed at them. Cultists were rounded up and executed in an attempt to prove to local chiefs that they weren't immortal supernatural leopard people. Not much has been heard from the Cult of the Leopard since the brutal crackdown in the late 1940s, but- Oh, wait, no, a kid was killed by a cult priest in 2011.
#1. Elizabeth Bathory
Elizabeth Bathory was a Hungarian countess from back in the 1500s who has the distinction of being widely regarded the most prolific serial killer in human history. Nobody even knows how many people met their end in Bathory's castle of horrors, but estimates usually get up to around 650 before they lose count and round it up to the nearest thousand or so.
A lot of what we know about Bathory is probably trumped up, because back then, history tended to get mixed up with folklore, especially when you're talking about someone who might have leaped out of a Bram Stoker novel. And since one witness reported seeing Bathory having sex with Satan one day, we can deduce that some of these reports were unreliable.
"Don't be absurd -- it was just a handjob."
By all accounts, she was a vain and beauty-obsessed aristocrat who would have been at home in any one of Grimm's fairy tales. The popular account of Bathory's life is that the aging countess became obsessed with trying to reclaim her youth, and settled upon bathing in the blood of her young female servants, which probably made a lot more sense in the 16th century. But researchers who try to stick to the facts as much as possible admit a more down to earth scenario might be that she was just a terrifyingly brutal bitch going through the worst mid-life crisis in history.
Either way, the one thing scholars agree on is that Bathory seemed to really get off on torturing young women to death, and witnesses reported that her interests were as diverse as severe beatings, burning, freezing and biting her victims' faces. It says a lot for the quality of investigative journalism that girls continued to seek employment in Bathory's torture castle despite the suspiciously high turnover rate.
"I offer health and dental."
Eventually the King decided that he should put a stop to this before she reduced Hungary to the biggest sausage party in Europe, but nobody wanted to put her on trial because it might embarrass some rich people to try one of their own. So Bathory was put on house arrest for the rest of her life, which due to 16th-century life expectancy, thankfully wasn't long.
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After installing recommended libraries I am still unable to play any DVD. I am able to play CDs just fine but when I insert a DVD, I get this error: "Unable to mount (DVD NAME) Error creating moint point: No such file or directory."
If I manually mount my cdrom with
sudo mount /dev/sr0 /cdrom I can access the VIDEO_TS file but am still unable to actually play the DVD itself.
sudo lshw output:
physical id: 3
logical name: scsi2
capabilities: emulated
description: DVD-RAM writer
product: DVDRAM GH24NS90
vendor: HL-DT-ST
physical id: 0.0.0
bus info: scsi@2:0.0.0
logical name: /dev/cdrom
logical name: /dev/cdrw
logical name: /dev/dvd
logical name: /dev/dvdrw
logical name: /dev/sr0
version: IN01
capabilities: removable audio cd-r cd-rw dvd dvd-r dvd-ram
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All her life, Melody Evans has wanted to marry a plain, average man who doesn't take risks. But when the foreign embassy is taken over by terrorists and she's rescued by a daring Navy SEAL, Melody blames the extreme circumstances for their ensuing passion. When it comes to ordinary, Harlan "Cowboy" Jones is anything but, and their encounter leaves Melody with a little more than just memories....
©2010 Suzanne Brockmann (P)2010 Audible, Inc.
"Great Narrator, Loved the story"
One installment of the "Alpha Squad" SEALS. Truly enjoyed this book, narrator one of Audible's best and the characters believable. Definitely worth the credits. Will listen to this book more than once.
"Holds some interest, could have been better"
The story included the point of view of both the macho guy and the feminine lead which was interesting, the story held my interest, but there was a lack of other characters like friends and like where were the parents, their daughter is having a baby alone and there is no mention of family, ever?
The story was not dynamic enough or believable enough.
Loved this book. It had everything I've come to expect from Brockma; a well developed plot and the right blend of romance and sexual context between the main characters.
"A letdown"
I still love this series, but this one was a letdown from the previous book in the series which was the best one so far ("Frisco's Kid"). I like all of the Navy Seal characters, but this one got dragged out more than it needed to and Melody became irritating after awhile. I did like the narrator on this one - she seemed more like the first one in the series. I actually liked the storyline with Brittany and Andy better. Hope the next is better and gets back on track.
"I love this series, but..."
OK, I have to admit that I am pretty much hooked on this series. I love the stories and the fun blend of a moderately steamy romance and a military plot. The characters are well developed and I really found myself drawn in and wanting to find out what was going to happen to each one of them. However... I found it kind of silly that the main character, Melody Evans, would find herself unexpectedly pregnant by a man that she found so brave, so heroic, so wonderful, yet she would ABSOLUTELY refuse to even be in a relationship with him. It just seems pretty much impossible. Yet, I enjoyed the story and eagerly listened to it. I look forward to the next installment, too.
Hello, my name is Teresa and I'm an addict.
"Not an Everyday, Average Jones"
This is similar to the others in the series. I enjoyed them all, so far, although the Troubleshooter series is much better; there is more action in them. The narrator did a good job. Also good by Brockmann is Infamous, Bodyguard, and of course all the Troubleshooter series in which my favs are Out of Control, Gone too Far, Into the Storm, and Dark of Night. I very much recommend the Troubleshooters they are sooooo good. Although I enjoy the Tall, Dark and Dangerous I probably wouldn't have read everything by Brockmann if I had started with this series.
"It was definitely average"
Yes. It is still a good book. Compared to the rest of the Tall Dark and Dangerous series, it isn't the best, but it is still good.
I enjoyed a moment in the second half of the book where Jones really let his emotion show. He did it in front of the rest of his SEAL team, so it made it even more emotional! I guess I like to know of a big brute of guy letting his guard down!
She did best as Melody, the main character.
Overall, good book. Definitely worth the listen.
"Great listen from a great author"
This is a fantastic story with very believable characters. The narrator only adds to the story! I would definitely recommend this.
AWFUL!! I've listened to a lot of audiobooks but this is the first one I've been compelled to review. I wish I could blame it on the narrator (who wasn't very good) BUT, sorry Suzanne - you really blew this one. She included just about every sappy cliche, characters had NO depth, and all were wimpy (except maybe Melody's sister and Andy). I love the Troubleshooter series - funny, fun word-play and full complex characters - "Gone Too Far" and "Flashpoint" my favorites. I'm glad I read those first because if I'd started with "Everyday, Average Jones" I'd have passed Brockmann off as a bad Harlequin author. Go for Troubleshooters series instead - MUCH better.
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Strokes Swimming Lessons
Shortcut to this page: www.birmingham.gov.uk/strokesforlife
The newly named Strokes for life programme is a carefully crafted programme that encompasses all swimming pathways and will ensure that both children and adults receive high quality, professional swimming instruction in a safe and friendly environment.
The Strokes for Life framework is an all-inclusive programme which takes non swimmers from their first splash to developing confidence and competence in the water.
The following stages replace the Strokes stages:
Old Strokes Stage
NEW Stage
Complimentary Awards
Mini Strokes (0 – 3)
Adult and Child
Sessions for babies and young children aged between 0 and 3 years who are new to swimming. Sessions are delivered with adults and children in the water together.
Swim a Song
First Strokes (3-5)
Sessions for children from 3 years – reception school age who are able to follow simple instructions and move independently. Sessions will increase water confidence and familiarise your child with essential skills before they progress into Stage 1. Swimmers may use aids, e.g. armbands, discs etc.
Puffin Award
Happy 1
Stage 1
Suitable for children who are of reception school age upwards. Developing basic safety awareness, the 'class' scenario, basic movement skills and water confidence.
Swimmers may use aids, e.g. armbands, discs etc
Puffin Award for new swimmers that have not done Ducklings
Happy 2
Stage 2
Developing safe entries to the water, including jumping in, basic floating, travel and rotation unaided to regain upright positions. Travel on front & back for 5m aided equipment
Swimmers can enter the stage using aids, e.g. armbands, discs etc but must leave this stage without aids.
Rainbow Distance 5M
Starter 3
Stage 3
Developing safe entries including submersion, travel up to 10 metres on front and back without aided equipment, progress rotation skills and water safety knowledge. No Aids (E.g. armbands/discs) to be used in this stage
Rainbow Distance 10M
8 + Youth Session
Covers stages 1, 2, and 3 for older children **Please note that this session is not available at all centres – Please ask at reception for more details**
Stage 1, 2 & 3
Rainbow Distance 5m and 10m
Starter 4
Stage 4
Developing the understanding of buoyancy through a range of skills, refining kicking technique for all strokes and swimming 5 metres Front crawl and Back crawl to a given standard as directed by the ASA.
Rainbow STROKE 5M Front crawl
Rainbow STROKE 5M Back crawl Preliminary Water Safety Award
Main 5
Stage 5a
Developing 'watermanship' through sculling and treading water skills, and complete rotation. Stage 5 has been split into two sub stages on the Strokes for Life programme to aid progression and retention as swimmers may be in this stage for 2 terms or more.
Rainbow Distance 25M
Rainbow STROKE 5M Breaststroke
Rainbow STROKE 5M Butterfly
Main 5
Stage 5b
Refining skills and performing all strokes 10 metres to the given standard as directed by the ASA.
Rainbow STROKE 10M Front crawl
Rainbow STROKE 10M Backstroke
Rainbow STROKE 10M Breaststroke
Rainbow STROKE 10M Butterfly
Main 5/6
Stage 6
Developing effective swimming skills including coordinated breathing; developing the water safety aspects and understanding of preparation for exercise.
Rainbow Distance 50M
Level 1 Personal Survival
Correct 7/8
Stage 7
Developing a quality stroke technique up to 100metres, incorporating skills learnt and combining them to develop a linked routine and complete successfully an obstacle course that combines a variety of skills accomplished throughout stages 1-7
Rainbow Distance 100M
Rainbow STROKE 25M Front crawl
Rainbow STROKE 25M Backstroke
Rainbow Stroke 25M Breaststroke
Rainbow Stroke 25M Butterfly
Level 2 Personal Survival
Supreme 9/10 / Junior Coaching
Competitive Stage's 8,9 & 10
Advanced swimmers greater distances of 400m+, learning swimming development skills such as turns, starts, relay takeovers. Development stage progression to swimming club (one hour lesson)
Swimming Challenge – bronze, silver, gold and honours used as contrasting activities.
School Speed Awards
Swimming Stroke Awards
Competitive Swimming Performance Awards
Multi Aquatic Stage's 8, 9 & 10
Suitable for swimmers that have completed stage 7 and would like to try other aquatic disciplines. Sessions will include a mixture of synchronised swimming, water polo and diving (**Not available at all centres – please ask at reception**)
Suitable for swimmers that have completed stage 7. The Royal Lifesaving Society UK, the leading provider for Water Safety education, rescue techniques and resuscitation, has developed the Rookie Lifeguard programme. As well as offering parents the comfort of knowing their children are aware the dangers of swimming in open water, the Bronze, Silver and Gold stage awards ensure children have a solid safety education, and have learned rescue and resuscitation techniques.
Rookie has 3 stages: Bronze, Silver and Gold which are subdivided into 3 modules.
Children's Lessons
Children develop at their own pace, so whether you opt for inexpensive group lessons or one-to-one tuition, Strokes for life will help your child reach their full potential.
Throughout the Strokes for life programme, pupils work towards achieving badges and certificates. They can also work for specific awards in distance, survival and water safety. Stickers are available for purchase at reception and can be displayed on the Progress Award Card
Any child on a Strokes course can swim for free at any city council pool, as often as they like.
Adult Lessons
Adults can also learn to swim or improve their technique with Strokes for life. Adults on a Strokes for life course can swim for free at any council-run pool.
Choosing the right course
The table above should help you to identify the ideal class for you or your child. Each leisure centre has its own timetable – please check for details. Once you have selected the most suitable class, along with your preferred day and time, complete an application form at your local swimming pool.
If you or your child has any illness or specific needs, please advise reception at the time of booking. This will not affect your booking in any way.
Booking a Course
Strokes for life swimming lessons run quarterly throughout the year. Each course lasts for 12 weeks, with a break for Easter and Christmas and many pools offer additional short courses during school holidays.
When you, or your child, join a course, you will need a Leisure Card. To book a course, you will need to go to your local leisure centre and complete an application form. Check at your local centre for the start date of the next course and the days and times when lessons are on offer. Prices are available from your local swimming pool.
You will also be entitled to priority re-enrolment on any subsequent courses. Re-enrolment takes place during weeks 8, 9 and 10. Please make sure you enrol on your next course in good time to ensure your place. Please bring your Leisure Card at the time of enrolling.
All those booked on a course can swim for free during general swimming sessions.
Disabled People
Disabled people can access our mainstream Strokes for life swimming lessons. These classes are suitable for disabled people and those with learning disabilities. Please contact reception to discuss your needs and we will make reasonable adjustments to accommodate your needs.
For further advice or information, please contact your local swimming pool.


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Does high reputation mean more experience in programming?
Reputation can be a measure of:
- How long you've been using the site.
- How good you are at gathering reputation
I can't see a big number as being any more indication that the users answer could be correct.
Take for example if I give a well meaning but incorrect/misguided answer to a question. If I recieve 2 upvotes and 6 downvotes I've made a net profit of +4 rep.
So users who give harmful answers can be thought reputable.
Or the joke questions again. If someone hits the rep cap on a joke question will that person really be more trusted?
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Any configuration of ram that uses bank 0 on my MacBook causes a kernel panic after about an hour of use.
- The slot looks fine: all the pins are there, and are straight (no visible bends or breaks)
- it's not a RAM problem; I've tried four different modules in total, all of them leading to the same results.
- My EFI/SMC is up to date
- PRAM and SMC resets don't help
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With attractive tapering legs and a cubic presence, the Liam Chair adds balance to any living room. This comfortable modern chair has a cushy back pillow that really lets you sink your back into it, and a look that brings mid-century modern flair to your furnishings.
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For the first time, AUTrojans.com is counting down Anderson University athletics' 25 most memorable games, matches and meets from the 2013-14 academic year. This season's countdown began on Monday, June 16 and will continue throughout the summer.
Be sure to check AUTrojans.com during the offseason to relive all the highlights of another successful year at Anderson.
Late Runs Give Trojans 5-2 Win over Southern Wesleyan
March 5, 2014
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Crossing four runs in the top-half of the ninth inning, Anderson University baseball sealed a 5-2 win over nonconference opponent Southern Wesleyan Wednesday evening at Fluor Field, home of Minor League Baseball's Greenville Drive.
The win is the Trojans' fifth victory in a row and eighth of the season, as AU has won two-straight at the friendly confines of Fluor Field. SWU falls to 9-13 for the year.
Sophomore right-hander David Thompson completed his longest outing of the season, tossing seven complete innings, giving up just one hit and striking out a season-high eight batters. Despite the stellar performance, Thompson received no decision with the late inning heroics.
The win went to right-hander JT Trujillo who earns his first victory of the season, completing 1.1 innings with a strikeout and two walks. Junior Evan Jordan shut the door on the Warriors, earning the final two outs with a strike out, facing three batters.
Offensively, the Trojans pounded out 13 hits, but left 13 runners stranded and managed just one run through eight innings of play. After allowing a run in the fifth inning, Anderson answered in the seventh when sophomore first baseman Steven Cooper found the right center gap for a triple, scoring Brett Cash. For Cooper, the RBI triple was his second three-bagger of the year.
The Trojans grabbed their game-winning and insurance runs in the ninth as senior right fielder Paul Como singled through the left side, scoring Nathan Galliford and Cooper. Later in the inning, third baseman David Jones found the same hole in the infield and brought home Como and substitute Garrett Bernardo.
Despite a late run by the Warriors, Anderson held on for the win in the ninth inning, improving its record at Fluor Field to 2-1.
Starting catcher Ben Pendleton finished the contest 3-for-5 with three singles, tying Como for the team-high in hits. Cooper added a 2-for-4 performance with a run scored and an RBI, as the sophomore now has a hit in 16 of his last 17 games.
Anderson returns to South Atlantic Conference play on Friday when it begins a six-game conference road trip, beginning at Wingate for a three-game set. First pitch on Friday is scheduled for 6 p.m.
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(WIBW) - A Brown County man is headed to prison on child pornography charges and could be ordered to pay more than $2 million in restitution.
A federal judge Monday sentenced 32-year-old Brandon Hollister of Horton to five years in federal prison.
Hollister pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child porn. He admitted to using peer-to-peer file sharing software to download and distribute images.
The judge took under advisement three victims' claims for damage. They say they suffered permanent mental, emotional and psychological damage.
Complete news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office:
A federal court judge Monday sentenced a Brown County man to five years in federal prison for distributing child pornography and took under advisement claims for restitution from three victims totaling more than $2 million, U.S. Attorney Barry Grissom said Monday.
Prosecutors urged the judge to order restitution be paid to victims who said being sexually exploited as children had left them with permanent mental, emotional and psychological damage, as well as ongoing costs for therapy, and they continued to suffer from knowing that images of their being abused are widely distributed on the Internet. Defense attorneys argued that the defendant was only one of many users of peer-to-peer software who downloaded, viewed and distributed images of the victims. Prosecutors argued that victims have a right under federal law to restitution in child pornography cases. They cited more than 300 orders for restitution already made to the same victims, whose images were found on other defendants' computers.
Brandon J. Hollister, 32, Horton, Kan., pleaded guilty to one count of distributing child pornography. In his plea, he admitted he used peer-to-peer file sharing software to download and distribute images of child pornography. An FBI agent in Kansas City downloaded 33 image files and 37 video files from Hollister's computer. Among those were images in which the victims previously had been identified, including the "Cindy series," "the Jan-Feb series," and the "Vicky series." The victim in the "Cindy series" made a request for restitution of more than $1.2 million. The victim of the "Jan-Feb series" sought $150,000 in restitution. The victim of the "Vicky series" sought more than $734,000 in restitution.
Grissom commended the FBI and Assistant U.S. Attorney Christine Kenney for their work on the case.


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How does one prove that the splitting of primes in a non-abelian extension of number fields is not determined by congruence conditions?
Here's an answer for the special case when the base field is Q. It involves a large bit of class field theory over Q, so I'll be terse.
We start with the lemma which Buzzard mentioned.
Lemma - Let K, L be finite Galois extensions of Q. Then K is contained in L if and only if sp(L) is contained in sp(K) (with at most finitely many exceptions).
The proof of the lemma follows from the Chebotarev Density Theorem.
We now show that if the rational primes splitting in K can be described by congruences, then K/k is abelian.
Proof. Assume that the rational primes splitting in K can be described by congruences modulo an integer a. This allows us to assume that Sp(K) contains the ray group P_a. The next step is to show that the rational primes lying in P_a are precisely the primes of sp($\Phi_a(x)$). By the above lemma, this means that K is contained in a cyclotomic field, hence is abelian.
Fix a number field K. For an integer m, let S_1(m,K) be the congruence classes a mod m which contain infinitely many primes p such that p|P for some prime P of K satisfying f(P|p) = 1. (That was a mouthful: p is lying below some prime of K with residue field degree 1.) If K/Q is Galois, then such p are the primes splitting completely in K, up to finitely many exceptions (among the ramified primes). That is, when K/Q is Galois, S_1(m,K) is the set of congruence classes mod m containing infinitely many primes which split completely in K. (The prime numbers which split completely in a number field are identical to the prime numbers which split completely in its Galois closure over Q, so attempting to describe such "split sets" by congruence conditions could just as well assume the number field is Galois over Q. I am working over base field Q throughout.)
As Kevin has suggested, it is not obvious at first that these sets S_1(m,K) have much structure, particularly that they contain 1 mod m. By the pigeonhole principle, any S_1(m,K) is certainly a nonempty set, and it is a subset of the unit group (Z/m)* rather than just Z/m, but this is kind of superficial. A good reason (the right reason?) that 1 mod m is in S_1(m,K) is that S_1(m,K) is actually a subgroup of (Z/m)*. In fact, under the usual identification of Gal(Q(zeta_m)/Q) with (Z/m)* , S_1(m,K) is the image of the restriction homomorphism Gal(K(zeta_m)/K) ---> Gal(Q(zeta_m)/Q). For a proof, see Theorem 3 at
and Theorem 4 there is a generalization where (Z/m)* is replaced with any Galois group of number fields.
OK how's about this to finish (I don't think either argument posted so far deals with this case). Say $K/\mathbf{Q}$ is finite and (away from a finite set of exceptions) $p$ splits completely in $K$ iff $p$ mod $N$ is contained in a subset $S$ of $(\mathbf{Z}/N\mathbf{Z})^\times$. I think the other two answers just deal with the case when $1\in S$ (where they show $K$ is contained in $\mathbf{Q}(\zeta_N)$). But if $1\not\in S$ then only a finite number of primes split completely in the compositum of the Galois closure of $K$ and $\mathbf{Q}(\zeta_N)$ and that's a contradiction. So now I think between us we have completely answered the question.
A prime splits completely in $L$ over $K$ (an extension of number fields) if and only if it splits completely in the Galois closure of $L$ over $K$. Thus to answer the question we may assume that $L$ is Galois over $K$.
Ben Linowitz's argument then holds in generality: suppose that all $\wp$ congruent to $1$ modulo some conductor $\mathfrak m$ split in $L$. Then by the Lemma in Ben's answer, $L$ is contained in the ray class field of conductor $\mathfrak m$ over $K$, and hence is abelian.
(As far as I can tell, this is not at all obvious without class field theory, and in fact, a big part of the development of class field theory involved the realization that class fields --- which were defined in terms of splitting conditiosn described by congruences --- were the same things as abelian extensions. In some sense, the equivalence of these two conditions is the essence of class field theory.)
[EDIT:] This edit is in response to Buzzard's comments on the original question, and also his answer and subsequent comments.
Suppose that $L$ over $K$ is Galois (as we may) and that for some non-empty subset $S$ in some ray class group $Cl_{\mathfrak m}$ we know that all (but finitely many) primes lying in $S$ mod $\mathfrak m$ split in $L.$
If we furthermore assume if and only if in the preceding statement, then Buzzard's answer shows that $S$ must contain the trivial class, and hence $L$ is an abelian extension contained in the ray class field of conductor $\mathfrak m$; class field theory then takes over to show that $S$ is in fact a subgroup.
But what if we don't assume if and only if (i.e. we allow that other primes besides those lying in $S$ split)? Can we still argue that $L$ is abelian over $K$?
Let $L'$ be the compositum of $L$ and the ray class field of conductor $\mathfrak m$ over $K$, let $G = Gal(L/K)$, and let $G' = Gal(L'/K)$.
Then $G' \hookrightarrow G \times Cl\_{\mathfrak m}$ (via the Galois action on $L'$ and the ray class field resp.); let $p$ and $q$ be the first and second projections (note that they are both surjective).
Our assumption translates into the statement that $p (q^{-1}(S)) = \{1\}$, i.e. $q^{-1}(S) \subset 1 \times Cl\_{\mathfrak m}.$
Now choose $s \in S$, and suppose that $(g,1) \in G'$. The previous paragraph together with the surjectivity of $q$ shows that also $(1,s) \in G'$. Then $(g,1) (1,s) = (g,s) \in G',$ since $G'$ is a subgroup of the product. But $(g,s)$ lies in $q^{-1}(S)$, hence $g = 1$. In other words, if the second coordinate of an element of $G'$ is trivial, so is the first. Thus in fact $L'$ equals the ray class field of conductor $\mathfrak m,$ i.e. $L$ is contained in the latter field. This is what had to be shown.


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Suppose $A$ is a $n \times n$ random matrix with centered Gaussian (real) i.i.d entries with variance $\sigma^2/n$.
What to we know about the spectral norm $s(A)$ of $A$, that is $\sqrt{\rho(A^t A)}$ ? (where $\rho(.)$ denotes the largest eigenvalue of a matrix)
In particular, if $A$ is symmetric, we know that $s(A)$ is precisely equal to $\rho(A)$ and from the circular law it implies that $s(A)$ converges to $\sigma$ as $n\to \infty$.
Is this last statement true for non-symmetric $A$ ?
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DETROIT (AP)-- For the first time since 1966, there has been back-to-back shutouts tossed in the World Series.
The San Francisco Giants got yet another strong starting pitching performance and blanked Detroit 2-0 in Game 3 of the World Series to take a commanding three games-to-none lead over the Tigers.
The Giants can wrap up their second World Series title in three years with a victory Sunday night in Detroit. San Francisco has won six straight postseason games.
Ryan Vogelsong blanked the Tigers through his five and two-thirds innings. He was aided by two double plays. Vogelsong got out of a bases-loaded one-out jam in the fifth, inducing Miguel Cabrera to pop out to end the threat.
Vogelsong is 3-0 in the postseason. He's only the third pitcher to make four straight starts in a single postseason in which he allowed no more than one run, giving up five hits in 5 2-3 innings with four walks and three strikeouts.
One-time starter Tim Lincecum (LINZ'-ih-kuhm) pitched two and a-third innings of hitless relief, striking out three. Sergio Romo closed out the five-hit shutout. It's the first time since the Baltimore Orioles threw three straight shutouts in 1966 that there have been back-to-back shutouts thrown in the Series. The Giants blanked the Tigers 2-0 on Thursday as well.
The Tigers have now been blanked three times in the postseason. They were shut out just twice in the 162-game regular season.
The Giants scored both their runs in the second inning. Gregor Blanco plated the first run with an RBI triple that scored Hunter Pence. Brandon Crawford's RBI single drove in Blanco with the second run off Tigers starter Anibal Sanchez.
Game 4 will be played at Comerica Park Sunday night. It's a battle of a pair of 16-game winners in the regular season: Max Scherzer tries to save the season for the Tigers against the Giants' Matt Cain.
(AP) -- Saturday was a tough day to be a highly ranked team.
Third-ranked Florida suffered its first loss when it fell to Georgia in the game known as the "World's Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party."
Southern California's national title hopes took another hit when they were upset in the desert by Arizona in coach Rich Rodriguez's signature win for the Wildcats.
Two other unbeaten fell, too -- both to teams from the Mid-American conference. No. 18 Rutgers was beaten at home by Kent State and No. 23 Ohio fell to Miami of Ohio.
Here's the Top-25 rundown:
-- AJ McCarron passed for 208 yards and two touchdowns and top-ranked Alabama reached the end zone on its first three possessions in a 38-7 victory over No. 13 Mississippi State. The Tide is 8-0.
----Oregon, the second-ranked team in the AP poll, destroyed Colorado 70-14. Kenjon Barner rushed for 104 yards and two touchdowns for the Ducks, who advance to a Pac-12 showdown next week against Southern California.
----The 12th-ranked Georgia Bulldogs stuffed the No. 3 Florida Gators from every angle, forcing six turnovers in a 17-9 victory that left them on the cusp of making the Southeastern Conference title game. Call it the World's Largest Outdoor Turnover Party, and it gave Georgia consecutive wins in the series for the first time since 1989. Florida entered No. 2 in the BCS standings. Jarvis Jones had a huge day on defense for Georgia: 13 tackles, three sacks and two forced fumbles.
----Collin Klein certainly didn't hurt his Heisman Trophy chances on Saturday. The Kansas State quarterback accounted for four touchdowns, Arthur Brown returned an interception 37 yards for another score and No. 4 Kansas State routed No. 15 Texas Tech 55-24. Klein was 19 of 26 for 233 yards and two touchdowns, and had 83 yards and two more scores on the ground. Couple with Florida's loss, K-State figures to move up in the rankings and in the BCS standings.
-- Everett Golson threw for 177 yards and plunged in for the decisive 1-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter, Manti Te'o bolstered his Heisman Trophy candidacy with a late interception and No. 5 Notre Dame beat No. 8 Oklahoma 30-13 to remain undefeated. The Irish are 8-0 for the first time since 2002.
-- Braxton Miller ran for 134 yards and accounted for three touchdowns a week after getting knocked out of a game, leading No. 9 Ohio State to a 35-23 victory against Penn State.
-- Matt Scott had 469 total yards and accounted for four touchdowns, helping Arizona overcome a huge day by Southern California's Marqise (mahr-KEES') Lee to beat the 10th-ranked Trojans 39-36. Lee caught 16 passes for a Pac-12-record 345 yards and two touchdowns.
-- EJ Manuel tossed two touchdown passes and Devonta Freeman ran for two more scores to lead No. 11 Florida State to a 48-7 victory over Duke.
----South Carolina won the game but in the process lost running back Marcus Lattimore to a knee injury. The Gamecocks got three touchdown passes from Connor Shaw as they beat Tennessee 38-35. The 17th-ranked Gamecocks pretty much wrapped up the game when Tennessee quarterback Tyler Bray fumbled the ball away inside the red zone with 1:08 left in the game.
----Defensive end Mark Fackler returned his second interception 25 yards for a touchdown, and Kent State forced five other turnovers in stunning No. 18 Rutgers 35-23 for its biggest win since its first game in 1920.
-- Ed Reynolds returned an interception for a touchdown and No. 19 Stanford sacked Jeff Tuel 10 times to overcome a sloppy offensive effort in a 24-17 victory over Washington State.
-- Ameer Abdullah ran for 101 yards and a touchdown and Nebraska took control of the Big Ten Legends Division with a 23-9 victory over No. 20 Michigan. It's the second straight game Michigan failed to score a touchdown.
-- D.J. Harper rushed for 105 yards and two touchdowns to lead No. 21 Boise State past Wyoming 45-14 for its seventh straight win.
-- Johnny Manziel ran for three touchdowns and passed for two more -- all in a little more than a half -- and No. 22 Texas A&M beat struggling Auburn 63-21. The Tigers are 1-7, their worst start since 1952.
----Ohio gambled by going for one more play instead of a tying field goal, and Tyler Tettleton was sacked as time ran out, preserving Miami of Ohio's 23-20 upset of the No. 23 Bobcats.
-- Quarterback Colby Cameron led a late-surging Louisiana Tech offense, throwing for 292 yards and running for a score as the No. 24 Bulldogs beat New Mexico State 28-14.
Thunder trade sixth man Harden to Rockets
(AP) -- The Oklahoma City Thunder have traded Sixth Man of the Year James Harden to the Houston Rockets, breaking up the young core of the Western Conference champions. The trade came after the Thunder failed to sign Harden to a contract extension.
The Thunder acquired guards Kevin Martin and Jeremy Lamb, two first-round picks and a second-round pick in the surprising deal that was completed Saturday night. Oklahoma City also sent center Cole Aldrich, and forwards Daequan Cook and Lazar Hayward to Houston.
Harden will become a free agent next summer if Houston doesn't sign him to an extension by Oct. 31.
Jets cut Hill, sign former rugby player
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) -- The New York Jets have released wide receiver Jason Hill and signed tight end Hayden Smith, a former rugby player, from the practice squad.
Hill was signed three weeks ago to help make up for the loss of Santonio Holmes, out for the season with a foot injury. Hill had two catches for 15 yards and a touchdown in three games with the Jets.
The Australian-born Smith played professional rugby in England for a few years before pursuing an NFL career during this past offseason -- despite never having played American football before.
Baylor starts on top
(AP) -- Baylor's women's basketball team tops the preseason Associated Press poll. The Lady Bears were a unanimous choice, receiving all 40 first-place votes. Last season they finished with a perfect 40-0 record and the national championship.
The second-ranked school is Connecticut, followed by Duke, Stanford and Maryland in the top five.
The second five consists of Kentucky, Notre Dame, Penn State, Louisville and Georgia.
Red, White and Blue on top
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) -- Americans stand on top of the leaderboard at the CIMB Classic, an unofficial PGA Tour event. Bo Van Pelt and Robert Garrigus (GEHR'-ih-guhs) share the lead at 16-under par, while Chris Kirk is 15-after three rounds.
Van Pelt missed a chance at a rare 59 today when he had double-bogey on the 18th. His 9-under-62 featured 11 birdies.
Tiger Woods had a 69 and was in a group of five players at 11-under.
Calc still on top.
SAN ANTONIO (AP) -- Mark Calcavecchia (kal-kuh-VEHK'-ee-ah) shot a 3-under 69 on Saturday to increase his lead to four strokes over Kenny Perry after the second round of the Champions Tour's AT&T Championship.
Calcavecchia, three strokes ahead after the completion of the rain-delayed first round, had an 8-under 136 total on TPC San Antonio's Canyons Course.
Park in front
YANG MEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Inbee Park of South Korea shot an 8-under 64 to lead the Taiwan Championship by two strokes after the third round. Park had two eagles and five birdies and was at 18-under. Suzann Pettersen (PEHT'-ur-suhn) of Norway had six birdies in a round of 66 to sit in second place, two shots ahead of local favorite Yani Tseng (YAH'-nee sehng) (66).
It's a Williams-Sharapova finale
ISTANBUL (AP) -- Serena Willliams will face Maria Sharapova (shah-rah-POH'-vah) in the final of the WTA Championships. Williams advanced with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Agnieszka Radwanska (ahg-nee-ESH'-kuh rahd-VAHN'-skuh), while Sharapova stopped top seed Victoria Azarenka (ah-zah-REN'-kuh) 6-4, 6-2.


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No, the Pirates are not done. You cannot stick a fork in them yet.
But, they sure are slow-roasting their way to another sub-.500 finish and a huge collapse since being a season-best 16 games over .500 at 58-42 on July 28 after a 4-3 win at Houston.
That night, the Pirates won their 30th game after trailing and had their third consecutive winning month, something any Pirates team had not done since 1991.
Since that day, however, Pittsburgh has gone 12-22, including Monday afternoon's 5-1 loss to the pathetic Astros.
In those 34 games, Clint Hurdle's crew is 1-5 vs. Milwaukee and San Diego, 0-2 vs. Houston and 4-2 vs. St. Louis.
The Astros, by the way, are 51 games under .500.
The Pirares are 2 out in the wild card chace and have the next five games against Houston and Chicago.
That, right there, is a feast waiting to happen and one would think the organization is more than hungry enough to devour the opportunity.
Be your best every day, but you don't have to tell everyone you are at your best.
Others do not create our spirit, they only reveal it.
There is a reason why fruit is at the end of a branch.
That Ohio State T-shirt that is making the rounds comparing itself, in a terrible way to Penn State, is utterly disgusting.
The Red Sox need to fire Bobby Valentine and start all over. Purge the place.
Oh good, now we are talking about a 9-year-old tennis prodigy.
Never been or will be the biggest Serena Williams fan, but she is just whipping people at the U.S. Open. How she is the No. 4 seed is beyond me. I guess no one watched Wimbledon or the Olympics.
The latest report is the NCAA is investing the UCLA men's basketball program. Oh, good.
Did you see any high school football score's in Sunday's newspaper from around Ohio and West Virginia. Nope? Neither did I and it was all my fault.
Tiger Woods has 73 wins with 14 majors and has just past $100 million in earnings. Jack Nicklaus has 73 wins with 19 majors and has just over $5 million in earnings. Thanks, Steve Elkington.
Alabama's whipping of Michigan just states how really good the Crimson Tide is and just how good the Wolverines are not yet. But, it won't be long.
The Boise State football team opened Saturday at Michigan State, in 2011 at Georgia, 2010 against Virginia Tech, 2009 Oregon, 2008 visited the Ducks in Week 4, and will open next year at Washington. I see the Broncos are not playing teams like Youngstown State. Ooops. Oh, wait.
The only reason any PGA Tour member cares about the FedEx Cup is because of the $10 million payday at the end. Other than that, this weekly "playoff" format is nothing more than another week.
Not saying how many majors he will win, but Rory McIlroy is really good.
Still liked Philip Seymour Hoffman in Patch.
Kinda thinking that Mike Holmgren is done in Cleveland.
Cristiana Ronaldo still flops more than Vlade Divac.
That is why I prefer to watch Lionel Messi. Stud.
And I had Savannah State plus 83.
Rich Donnelly once told me that if you have told them 5,000 times and they still don't get it, tell them 5,001 and then 5,002.
Is the motivitation "What's in it for me?" or "To put others first?"
I am not sure parents really understand how much influence we have on our kids - both good and bad.
I remember my dad whistling for me to come in and if I didn't move toward the house within about 10 seconds, some mom would come out of a house and say, "Michael, if I heard your dad, so did you. Go home."
When the street light came on, it was time to go home.
Kick the can was best played at night.
Are our attitudes different waking up on Monday mornings compared to Friday mornings?
I am guessing it is for high school football coaches and players.
I really wish college football would not be played on Friday nights.
Erin DiMeglio became the first female quarterback in Florida varsity football history on Friday night when she went in for two snaps to close South Plantation High's 31-14 win.
"God bless her," South Plantation High coach Doug Gatewood told the press in a story by Cameron Smith on Yahoo.com. "She handles it better than anybody else. When she goes on the field, she's single-minded focus, but it's crazy. Great publicity for the school - it's a positive thing - but at the end of the day it's not why we did it. We did it because she's a legitimate third-string quarterback."
Good for her, the coach and the program.
Nice start by Notre Dame.
WVU has averaged 69 1/2 points in its last two games and has two weeks to prepare for James Madison. Hello, Savannah State?
I think Ohio State's year will be predicated on its defense and you have to like Luke Fickell in that position.
Kids are far more resilient than adults.
We tend to forget just how blessed we are.
Not all fourth-and-1 plays work. Sometimes the defense is just better on that play.
We choose our attitude every day and that's a wonderful thing.
Sunday's tragic car accident in Chester is another reminder of just how fragile life is - please pray for the families.
(Mathison, a Weirton resident, is the sports editor of the Herald-Star and The Weirton Daily Times and can be contacted at email@example.com and can be followed on Twitter at @MathisonMike).


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Whether you're a cyclist who conducts Spinning® classes or a Spinning® instructor who cycles, you have one amazing resource available to you for inspiration: The road.
I used to be in the camp of "you don't have to be a cyclist to be a good instructor" and "being a cyclist doesn't necessarily mean you'll be a good instructor..." but I have to say - the more I do both, the more inspired I feel - in a different sort of way.
One thing I have noticed in both my teaching of Spinning® and my road cycling is that I cannot ever (and I mean ever!) predict the outcome of my session based on how I feel going into either. And I think there are important lessons to be learned here....
Take yesterday, for example. In 4 weeks I am going to do a bike race and I have a dream of climbing onto the podium, so I set out yesterday to ride with my road-buds. We meet at 5:30am, but for me, as I live far away from them, I leave my house at 5am...which means I am awake at 4:30 and riding in the dark. This is not easy - but it is necessary. Yesterday I was groggy as I set out and had my internal monitor saying "turn around and go back to bed, you fool..." for my first 30 minutes prior to meeting them. But at 5:30, they were pumped and we were trying new drafting agreements between us and I felt the buzz...so off we set.
We ride (in Cambodia) down National Road 1, which takes you to the ferry toward Vietnam. I absolutely LOVE this place...so beautiful - so very different each and every time we ride it. In total it is about a 135km ride for me - and my race is 100, so that is good training.
Dogged, recently, with mechanical issues, I paid for premium professional service and I was pretty sure my bike was in good order : I soooooo hoped I wouldn't get a flat (which I didn't) because I find flat tires demoralizing. You too, or is it just me? When I get a flat - and yes! I know how to change the tire and carry my equipment and spares with me - I just feel like a spoiled kid, in a tantrum - moaning and crying and stomping. Frustrating. But good to go on this fresh, cloudless morning.
So, the experience of drafting is amazing - the team work and concentration required is exhilerating. I feel like a super hero flying down the road and despite my grouchy start earlier, when I took the lead, I was simply on fire. (I'm not tooting my own horn in front of you true athletes...I'm just a nearly 50 year old housewife, really...so for me to feel strong enough to do 100k at 34k/hour...and push up to 36...yah - I have no problem saying I'm really chuffed with that in my own performance.)
Arriving at the Ferry some 70k later, we stopped for a coconut (it's what you do where there is no coffee shop) and grab some food, planning our return trip. Now, heading into our second half having experienced a complete about face in my attitude and physical strength, I'm thinking "yah, I've got this....we're going to rock it all the way back."
I couldn't have been more wrong. Right after we set out a mini-van making that treck from VietNam to Phnom Penh passed and someone pitched out a bunch of garbage out the window. Un-thinkable in the US and your experience, no? Totally believable here - but what was shocking was that a small plastic water bottle (500ml?) hit me in the face. my sunglasses cut my cheek - but more than that I was shocked. I held it together and did not crash, but instantly fell behind the others.
Devastated. There is no other word for how I felt. I was angry, I was scared, I was reeling from the shock - trying to see if my face was bleeding, navigating the other traffic and all the while, my friends, unaware of what happened to me, got smaller and smaller into the distance.
The choices...the choices. Do I stop and investigate my injury? Should I just suck it up and go on? Do I limp home or try to catch up? I decided that there was time to investigate my face later and I had the opportunity to be a bad ass just then, so I rode as hard as I could to catch up. The back half of a longish ride - maybe not the smartest thing to go all out, but I was suddenly motivated to not be left behind.
The rest of the ride home was the hardest (despite being pumped at our resting half way point) I have ever ridden - mentally and physically. I decided to just experience my burning lungs, my burning legs and my burning fury at the carelessness of others. I actually felt pissed off - and I NEVER feel that way.
Some 24 hours later - I'm still digesting my experience, but I am sure this will end up in my coaching. Before, without the advantage of feeling set backs, devastation, mechanical issues, having to catch up, gut wrenching effort to just stay up with the pack...I would have just used words like "digging deep" and that...but now I have a context for it which I am supposing will make my coaching (that empathy that helps participants grow as they face their own personal challenges in their Spinning® journey.)
Coaching is so much beyond the mechanical counting of intervals. You have experiences on your bike that you can draw from on perserverance, dedication, exploration, etc... conveying this as you ask retorical questions and pose circumstancial settings in your class goes a long way toward inspiring your participants stretch themselves, because they believe it matters to you.


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Is there a maximum value to the id of a facebook user ?
I was using an SQL integer to store the value but it's not enough as I've encountered an id with 15 digits.
I'm guessing there is none (would be logical...) and that the equivalent of a big integer is being used ? So should I just switch to varchar(255) ?


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Danny Horner Returns To Cottage Grove Speedway For Historical Night
By Ben Deatherage
(Photo Courtesy of Madman Photography)
Cottage Grove, Oregon- Four-time Cottage Grove Speedway track champ and the 2006 Northern Sprint Tour titlist Danny Horner will be on hand at the Cottage Grove Speedway on Saturday September 7th for Historical Night to compete against the Northwest Extreme Sprints. Be sure and make it out for a wonderful evening of racing and see the induction of the 2013 class get inducted into the Hall of Fame.
Tickets for the races on Saturday are $12.00 for Adults, Senior/Military/Junior (13-17) $10.00, Youths (6-12) $5.00, and Children under the age of five are FREE. A Family Pass is offered for $30.00 which includes two Adults and up to four Youths. Pit gates open at 2:00 PM, front gates 4:00, time trials 5:30, and racing starts around 6:45.
The Cottage Grove Speedway has hosted fast and exciting action as far back as 1956. Since then the ¼-mile banked oval has been regarded as a place where fast times are set and plenty of side-by-side racing occurs. Regular classes include 360 Sprints, IMCA Modifieds, NW Extreme Winged Sprint Cars, Late Models, Street Stocks, and Hornets from the months of April till October every Saturday night. For more information be sure and visit the venue's homepage www.cottagegrovespeedway.com or call the brand new Northwest Tracks Hotline at (360)-699-RACE.
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News and Events Archives
Thursday, March 26, 2009
Lacey Childress has been named interim director of admissions for Columbia College. Since joining the college in July 2006, she has served as a coordinator in the financial aid department, an admissions counselor and, most recently, as associate director of admissions. Childress is a graduate of the University of Missouri where she majored in business administration and is currently a graduate student in the Columbia College MBA Program.
Childress will fill the interim role until the final selection and hiring process for a new director is completed to replace John Wilkerson, who left for other opportunities on March 20.


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I've trick-or-treated 18/20 houses in Auburn Pines, but I cannot for the life of me seem to find the other two. (This is in the PC version of Costume Quest.)
I know the game has no map in it, but does anyone know of a map someone's made with the houses' locations?
Alternatively, is there some task I haven't yet completed that would give me access to the houses I haven't found? Or are some of the houses in a non-obvious place (not reachable from the road, for example)?
Here are the quests I've completed so far:
- Robot Repair
- Programmed for Protection
- Pie for the Putterpam
- The Patriot's Party
- Auburn Pines Hide 'n' Seek
- This Card is so Rare
- 2/3 Bobbing For Apples Tiers
I have all three Costume Patterns available in Auburn Pines.


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Nintendo's Wii continues to sell at a fast pace, outselling the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 during January. Market research firm NPD Group reports that consumers bought 436,000 Wii, while Xbox 360 sold 294,000 units, followed by PlayStation 3 with 244,000.
Nintendo is crediting much of its success to the broad appeal of Wii compared to machines from Microsoft and Sony. "I do think that we're selling to additional and different customers," said Perrin Kaplan, VP marketing for Nintendo. "We've had an incredibly healthy start and we think there's going to be a pretty long tail on this product."
Each console experienced a drop in sales when compared with figures from December 2006. The Wii saw the least decline when compared to its previous month at 604,200, while Xbox 360 saw the biggest decline from its 1.1 million units sold. PlayStation 3 also fell from its 490,700 sold during December.
The PlayStation 2 continues to be a strong seller, likely because of its price point, with 299,000 units—but down from the amazing 1.4 million during the holiday month. The Nintendo DS also loosened its grip, selling 239,000 during January—a steep drop from the 1.6 million during the gift-giving season. PSP also fell to 211,000 from 953,200.
quote: I wouldn't care what you chose to play, except that if the Wii continues to be a success, Sony and Microsoft may release crippled gimmick consoles next generation aswell. The Wii is destroying gaming, why can't you see it.


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It's a check of historic proportions. $2,855,000 was awarded Thursday to 5 Barren County Elementary Schools. It's the largest grant in district history. Administration says it will be money well spent.
"Here for the last several years, specifically the last six months, all we've had are basically negative financial forecasts for our future," says Superintendent Bo Matthews.
Now that future looks bright for students. Over the next 5 years the grant will be used for summer and after-school programs. Superintendent Matthews says funding extracurricular activities is just as important as learning inside the classroom.
"Learning doesn't stop when the bell rings. We have found that there is a tremendous amount of interest in after school programming. Whether that be tutorial and specific subject matter or other career type explorations," says Superintendent Matthews.
Some principals have already put together a plan for summer programs. A vital asset that will ensure continued learning year-round.
"We will have two themes. One on sports and a theme on animals and our partner is the library here in Glasgow and we are excited in partnering with them with an emphasis on literacy," says Principal Jon Hall.
Meanwhile North Jackson Elementary, a technology, math .and science focused school, plans additions to an already established curriculum.
"We want to bring to our students more, beyond the school day so that we can do enrichment in those. Again, hopefully move forward with our greenhouse and our gardening things and our edible school yard," says Principal Anthony Frazier.
Along with more science related learning schools say they will continue to fund college and career ready lessons.


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[b]A great new book to honour Michael Jackson - and raise funds for charity![/b]
Leading international writers on beer and whisky have joined together in a unique project to celebrate the enduring legacy of celebrated drinks writer Michael Jackson (65), who died in August 2007 having suffered from Parkinson's disease for over a decade. They have each donated a piece of new writing to Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser that will be launched on 27 March 2009 in London to raise much-needed funds for the Parkinson's Disease Society of the UK.
The collaborators represent a roll of honour from drinks writing: (in alphabetical order) Stephen Beaumont, Dave Broom, Ian Buxton, John Hansell, Julie Johnson, Charles MacLean, Hans Offringa, F Paul Pacult, Roger Protz, Lucy Saunders, Conrad Seidl, Carolyn Smagalski and Gavin D Smith.
All have donated an original essay - without fee - to Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser. The book will be published by Perthshire publisher Classic Expressions on 27 March to mark Jackson's birth date. All proceeds from the publication, which was supported by leading single malt whisky The Glenlivet, will be donated to the Parkinson's Disease Society of the UK.
Editor Ian Buxton, who conceived the project, said "Michael Jackson dominated the world of both beer and whisky writing for two decades and was hugely influential in both 'real ale' and single malt whisky. A complete generation of writers has cause to be grateful to him, not to mention countless brewers and distillers. This new book honours that legacy."
He concludes: "If variety is what you celebrate in your choice of whisky or beer, then this is truly a joyous and eclectic celebration of a life well-lived. We have sought to honour Michael with words, fresh and new writing on beer and whisky that he would have enjoyed reading; that he would have respected; that he might even have wished to have written himself."
Beer Hunter, Whisky Chaser (ISBN 978-1-906000-04-2) is a 176 page volume; hard cover bound in laminated covers with an illustration of Michael Jackson by artist Gill Allan and with place ribbon.
It will be available initially from the Whisky Magazine store (here!) or the Classic Expressions website at http://www.classicexpressions.co.uk and from leading whisky retailersand other outlets, priced at £12.99 (UK), €14.99 (Europe) and €18.99 (USA).


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