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Vt. law school reduces workforceJanuary 19,2013SOUTH ROYALTON The Vermont Law School has reduced its workforce by 12 people, laying off two and buying out 10 other workers.
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Is it notable that Dan Deacon absolutely blasted The Stranger and it's negative Ultimate Reality "reviewer" last night at Neumos? Seriously. He sounded really angry with Seattle's Only Newspaper. Later, someone tore off one side of the Stranger's banner so it hung limply on the balcony. Then Deacon he had the audience build a human tunnel and named 'champions' to run around throughout the dance floor, like a raver feeding ecstasy to the inner child.
Deacon also played like the fat guy on the playground who was so sick of getting bullied around, that he fought back. In The Stranger v. Deacon, last night brought all the big kids back onto Dan's side.
A friend turned me on to Jesse Syke's acoustic show at the last minute, but I was not able to go. My regrets to you, Jesse, and a big honkin' FUCK YOU to all the fucktards who wouldn't SHUT THE FUCK UP during the show. I read about you fuckwits on the Intarweb, and I'm pissed off.
I've been to many shows where the audience wouldn't show some goddamn respect to the performer and SHUT the FUCK UP during the performance.
Here's an idea: All you hipsters and wannabees, how about next time you're at a show and the fucktards next to you keep blathering on about their visit to the dog spa and their Audi you give them a great big "SHHhhhhh!" I am going to do it, you can be sure. I don't care if I'm the only one or if every fucking other person in there joins me.
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I have downloaded the Swedish version of the Polldaddy but are not able to find the way to change the language on the Vote-button and the View Result-button to Swedish. I have examined the css but cannot find the correct html-codes to change.
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Do deserts have ravines, that are open to the surface? I have seen some surface ravines directly at the border of deserts, but never in the middle of a desert.
In world generation logic, desert sand placement comes after digging out ravines. Since deserts come with a solid layer of sandstone underneath them, you will never find an above-ground ravine in a desert.
I'd imagine that this was intentional; realistically you wouldn't ever find above-ground ravines in deserts because they'd simply fill up with sand.


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Intel in HPC – The Road Ahead Looks Broad and Fast
Building an On-Ramp for the "Missing Middle"
By Dr. Stephen Wheat
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Intel High Performance Business Unit
High performance computing (HPC) has come a long way in the last 15 years, not only in capability, but also in value and market-breadth. Intel engineered a key turning point in 1997 with the launch of ASCI Red, the world's first supercomputer capable of sustaining a teraflop of performance. ASCI Red showed that a computing system based on high-volume, industry-standard processors could deliver record-setting performance in the rarified world of HPC. That system held the number one position on the TOP500 list for three years.
Fast forward to today.
Intel architecture now accounts for roughly 80 percent of HPC market share¹ and more than 77 percent of the world's 500 largest supercomputers². Meanwhile, capability versus cost has skyrocketed. ASCI Red contained more than 10,000 processors and consumed about 800 KW of power. Today, 24 Intel® Xeon® processors can deliver that same teraflop of sustained performance, while consuming only about 3.5 KW of power.
None of this progress could have occurred without the technical innovation delivered by the many vendors who support HPC on Intel architecture. Intel drives processor development at the pace of Moore's Law and delivers optimized compilers and other tools to simplify integration. Independent hardware vendors (IHVs) and independent software vendors (ISVs) have added complementary advances for years at every layer of the HPC solution stack, from server platforms and interconnect fabrics to cluster middleware and HPC applications. As a result, digital simulation methodologies have become available at lower and lower pricepoints.
Intel Cluster Ready was established to foster this collaborative environment by establishing a standards-based cluster architecture that could support a broad range of applications. Clusters can now be designed and built through the horizontal integration of standard hardware and software building blocks, without the resource-intensive vertical integration that has traditionally been required for every new cluster.
This new model has helped to accelerate the pace of innovation yet again, while simultaneously simplifying cluster design, deployment, management, and use. The range of cluster solutions has expanded and the purchasing process has become easier. Helping a customer buy and deploy a cluster used to be a high-touch endeavor requiring a complex RFP and a long sales and development cycle. Today, new clusters are increasingly configured and purchased over the Internet and most Intel Cluster Ready systems are delivered ready for use, or very close to it.
So where do we go from here?
The potential demand for digital simulation remains enormous and largely untapped. In the US alone there are an estimated 150,000 small and mid-size manufacturers that could benefit substantially from augmenting or replacing physical prototyping with simulation methods. The Ohio Supercomputing Center coined a term to refer to this untapped market: the "missing middle." Most of these businesses lack the internal expertise to implement or manage a cluster. Many rely on workstations or smaller systems for design, engineering, and analysis, and may not realize that digital modeling and simulation could help them improve quality, speed time-to-market, and cut costs.
Intel Cluster Ready provides an on-ramp to HPC for these businesses, and widening that on-ramp has the potential to transform the HPC marketplace once again. It will require making cluster computing even simpler and more cost-effective, while reaching out to engage a new generation of potential users. Deploying and using digital simulation systems will need to be a natural, non-disruptive step forward for designers, engineers, content creators, analysts, and other professionals who lack specialized knowledge in cluster computing, code development, and the mathematics of simulation and analysis.
There is much work still to be done to reach this next level of simplicity, but the potential is enormous. For HPC vendors, it can open new markets and new growth opportunities by pushing digital simulation into the mainstream. For small and medium sized businesses, it can deliver a source of innovation that will make them faster, leaner, more agile, and more competitive. For small research teams, it can open new pathways to developing and testing theories that will save lives and change the way we view and interact with the world.
Perhaps what's most encouraging is the scale of the benefits that could be realized by accelerating processes, workflows, and innovation for hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized organizations. To quote Rick Jarman, President and CEO of the National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, "It will change everything. The potential is huge. This is amounting to the kind of transformation not seen since the assembly line."³
Intel is working on many fronts to fuel this next transition in digital simulation. Intel Cluster Ready has been a cornerstone of these efforts. The work goes on, faster than ever, to simplify cluster solutions and simulation applications, tap new markets, and extend simulation into the cloud and beyond. With your continued support, the next step in democratizing digital simulation innovation could be the most transformative step so far.
¹ Source: IDC
² Source: TOP500 list published June, 2011.
³ Source: "NCMS Creates National Network to Promote Advanced Digital Manufacturing," an article from Manufacturing & Technology News reprinted with permission by the Alliance for High Performance Computing, October 19, 2010.
Dr. Stephen Wheat is the Senior Director of Intel's High Performance Computing Business Unit, where he is responsible for the World-Wide HPC Business Operations. Dr. Wheat has been involved in HPC for more than 30 years, having started out in the oil patch. He is also the current chair of the Alliance for High Performance Digital Manufacturing (AHPDM, www.digitalmanufacturing.org). Dr. Wheat has been with Intel since 1995.


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Mortgages for the Masses
Al Lewis Wonders if Student Debt-Laden Young People Can Afford to Buy a Home
Make a loan, any loan, to any home buyer for any amount.
Sell the loan to Fannie Mae FNMA 0.51 % or Freddie Mac FMCC -0.62 % so it's the government's problem if it's never paid back.
This is what helped trigger the 2008 financial collapse. But last week, Melvin Watt, the new head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, which oversees Fannie and Freddie, said he wouldn't reduce limits on the size of mortgages that these government-owned mortgage giants guarantee. He also said he would loosen rules that obligated mortgage lenders to buy back any distressed loans they sell to Fannie and Freddie.
"Our overriding objective is to ensure that there is broad liquidity in the housing finance market," he explained in a speech at the Brookings Institution in Washington. He said his decision "is motivated by concerns about…the health of the current housing-finance market."
Democrats and Republicans are still fighting about what to do with Fannie and Freddie, but these agencies still stand behind two-thirds of all mortgages in the nation's $10 trillion mortgage market.
Before the financial collapse, they were supposedly private enterprises. But the government took them over once it was clear they were headed for bankruptcy. Their bailout cost $190 billion. Since then, Fannie and Freddie have paid about $200 billion in dividends to the government—a profit for taxpayers.
Never mind that their turnarounds came from the same funny-money finance that reanimated all of America's zombie banks: zero interest rates and tens of billions of dollars in monthly bond purchases from the Federal Reserve.
Now, Fannie and Freddie are feeling flush and want to stay in the game until Congress tells them otherwise. A bill to overhaul them passed a Senate committee on Thursday—but it's unlikely to go much further in an election year.
You see, without Fannie and Freddie backing a lot of loans, the U.S. economy could slip back into a recession.
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For the last half-decade, college graduates have left school with huge debts and bleak job prospects. Students and graduates owe more than $1.2 trillion. The last thing many young people need is mortgage debt on top of student debt.
What economists call "household formation" has nose-dived. The number of households established in the U.S. has dipped by about 800,000 a year since the 2007-09 recession, according to a paper by the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, hitting some of the lowest levels since World War II.
Millions of Americans remain without jobs. Millions more have found new jobs that pay less. Millions more are retiring as the baby-boom generation enters its golden age.
Who needs a mortgage? RealtyTrac, a real-estate data provider, reports that 43% of all homes sold in the first three months of this year were all-cash deals.
Wealthy investors and giant buyout firms such as Blackstone BX -0.56 % have been scooping up all the distressed homes—so there have been few deals for average home buyers to be had.
Fannie and Freddie can try to juice the market now, but there may not be much demand left for home loans.
The story of America's mortgage crisis ends like this: The rich got richer and the poor will rent from them.
Al Lewis is a columnist based in Denver. He blogs at tellittoal.com; his email address is email@example.com


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A highly controvercial ad that even the Vatican objected.
Published:October 2005
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fractalreneMay 26, 2007 - 13:24
Hmmm... Playstation is not a punishment. I would say that this didn`t came from Paris... the photo is not impressive, there's not awesome post... these guys just wanted to make a "controversial" ad... well, they failed.


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A label yes, but no "S"
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Spirulina is the common name for human and animal food supplements produced primarily from two species of cyanobacteria: Arthrospira platensis, and Arthrospira maxima. These and other Arthrospira species were once classified in the genus Spirulina. There is now agreement that they are distinct genera, and that the food species belong to Arthrospira; nonetheless, the inaccurate term "Spirulina" remains the popular name. Spirulina is cultivated around the world, and is used as a human dietary supplement, available in tablet, flake, and powder form. It is also used as a feed supplement in the aquaculture and poultry industries. Spirulina contains unusually high amounts of protein, between 55 and 77% by dry weight, depending upon the source. It is a complete protein, containing all essential amino acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine, cysteine, and lysine, as compared to standard proteins such as that from meat, eggs, or milk; it is, however, superior to all standard plant protein, such as that from legumes. [5][6] Essential Fatty Acids Spirulina tabletsSpirulina is rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA). However, one needs to use 5-10 grams of dried spirulina to obtain similar quantities as that found in 1000 mg evening primrose oil or 500 mg borage oil. Spirulina also provides small quantities of other fatty acids such as alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid (LA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and arachidonic acid (AA). [6][7] Vitamins Spirulina contains most vitamins in high quantities, but are richest in vitamin A (in the form of beta-carotene), vitamin D, vitamin K, vitamin B1, vitamin B2 and vitamin B12. [6][7] The bioavailability of vitamin B12 in Spirulina is in dispute. Several biological assays have been used to verify the presence of vitamin B12. [8] The most popular is the US Pharmacopeia method using the Lactobacillus leichmannii assay. Studies using this method have shown Spirulina to be a minimal source of bioavailable vitamin B12. [9] However, this assay does not actually differentiate between human bioavailable and non-human bioavailable B12. A more recently developed assay performed by a grower of spirulina has shown Spirulina to be a significant source of bioavailable B12. [10] Minerals Dried spirulina has a very high concentration of mineral ash. It is a very rich source of iron, and also contains many other minerals such as manganese, chromium, selenium, magnesium, calcium and phosphorus. Some spirulina brands add zinc during the cultivation period, so that the supplement ends up very rich in this mineral. It should be noted, that even though spirulina is rich in many minerals, the dosages used for supplementation - 0.5-10 grams daily - provides relatively little of most of those minerals compared to the RDAs. Using more than 10 grams of dried spirulina could in time lead to iron and vitamin D toxicity.[6][7] Photosynthetic Pigments Spirulina contains many pigments including chlorophyll-a, xanthophyll, beta-carotene, echinenone, myxoxanthophyll, zeaxanthin, canthaxanthin, diatoxanthin, 3'-hydroxyechinenone, beta-cryptoxanthin, oscillaxanthin, plus the phycobiliproteins c-phycocyanin and allophycocyanin. Source:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina A powder is a dry, bulk solid composed of a large number of very fine particles that may flow freely when shaken or tilted. Powders are a special sub-class of granular materials, although the terms powder and granular are sometimes used to distinguish separate classes of material. In particular, powders refer to those granular materials that have the finer grain sizes, and that therefore have a greater tendency to form clumps when flowing. Granulars refers to the coarser granular materials that do not tend to form clumps except when wet.


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Q3 2013 Earnings Call
November 05, 2013 2:00 pm ET
Jonathan M. Rubin - Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning
Michael D. White - Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President
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Good day, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Jennifer, and I will be your conference operator today. At this time, I would like to welcome everyone to DIRECTV's Third Quarter 2013 Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] It is now my pleasure to turn the call over to your host, Jonathan Rubin, Senior Vice President of Investor Relations and Financial Planning. Sir, you may begin.
Jonathan M. Rubin
Thank you, operator, and thank you, everyone, for joining us for our third quarter 2013 financial results and outlook conference call. With me today on the call are Mike White, our President and CEO; Pat Doyle, our CFO; Bruce Churchill, President of DIRECTV Latin America; and Larry Hunter, our General Counsel. In a moment, I'll hand the call over to Mike, Bruce and Pat for some introductory remarks. But first, I'll read to you the following. On this call, we may make statements that may constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.
These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that could cause actual results to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the relevant forward-looking statement. Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are described in the Risk Factors section and elsewhere in each of DIRECTV's annual reports on Form 10-K, quarterly reports on Form 10-Q and our other filings with the SEC, which are available at www.sec.gov.
Examples of forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to, statements we make related to our business strategy and regarding our outlook for financial results, liquidity and capital resources. Additionally, in accordance with the SEC's Regulation G that requires companies reporting non-GAAP financial measures to reconcile these measures to the most directly comparable GAAP measure, we provide reconciliation schedules for the non-GAAP measures, which are attached to our earnings release and posted on our website at directv.com.
With that, I'm pleased to introduce Mike.
Michael D. White
Thanks, Jon. Good afternoon, and thanks, everyone, for joining us today.
Before I hit my prepared remarks though, I think I'd be remiss if I didn't take a second to recognize and thank Jon Rubin who'll be retiring at the end of this year, as this will probably be his last conference call after more than he would care to count. Jon, in my experience, is an incredibly professional Head of Investor Relations and Financial Planning. I've worked with a lot in my career, both as a CFO and as a CEO, and I have to say, I think, Jon does a terrific job of listening to our investors, communicating with our investors in a clear way and making sure that I'm always aware of what our investors are thinking. And I think, I'd be remiss, Jon, if I didn't say thank you for all you've done for DIRECTV. And for me, I think, you've been an outstanding representative of our company with our investors, and we will miss you. But we know that you've done a great job training Martin Sheehan, and he'll do a great job as he picks up the mantle after this call. So Jon, thanks for all you've done for us.
So let me turn to our quarter. In the third quarter, DIRECTV's portfolio of businesses across the Americas, I think, delivered another solid quarter of consolidated results, highlighted by both a strong top line coupled with continued operating discipline across the disparate geographies, varying macroeconomic conditions and competitive environments that we operate in.
Specifically, I would have several key takeaways from the quarter. First, we're generating solid top line growth, which I think speaks to the strength of our DIRECTV and Sky brands, and increasing value of our differentiated products and services in the marketplace. Second, our commitment to profitably grow our businesses while keeping a sharp eye on cost and capital spending and productivity improvement was clearly a highlight as our operating profit before depreciation and amortization margin expanded, driving double-digit OPBDA and cash flow growth in the quarter. And finally, we continue to execute on our strategy of aggressively returning capital to our shareholders. As you saw in the earnings release, we repurchased nearly $1.3 billion of DIRECTV's stock in the quarter, which helped fuel a 42% increase in earnings per share to $1.28.
Now before I turn the call over to Pat and Bruce for a more detailed review of our U.S. and Latin American businesses, let me just offer a couple of observations. Starting with DIRECTV U.S. I really thought our U.S. business had a strong quarter, and to a large degree, the results reflect our overarching goal of balancing top line sales and bottom line profitability in a sustainable way.
Our heightened focus on higher-quality subscribers this year continues to increase the long-term value of the subscriber base that we have and is yielding strong financial returns. These benefits are particularly evident when you look at our revenue growth of 7%, which was primarily driven by our ability to grow ARPU in a challenging U.S. operating environment.
We're also delivering our best-in-class video experience with an enhanced focus on preserving a sustainable cost structure through investments that deliver benefits and drive efficiency. And the benefits we're generating help neutralize the impact of higher programming expenses in the quarter as our U.S. operating profit before depreciation and amortization margin increased 90 basis points compared to last year.
So with these successes, DIRECTV U.S. posted over 11% operating profit before depreciation and amortization growth, marketing -- marking the best third quarter performance in 5 years. Now obviously, let me be clear, we certainly, and I certainly do not expect to generate double-digit OPBDA growth going forward, but it's nice to see in the quarter. But it's equally clear that our U.S. business continues to demonstrate operating strengths that position us nicely to not only meet or exceed our full year 2013 guidance, but also provides me with even more confidence that we can continue to deliver strong growth, both top and bottom line, over the long term.
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Doug Zawisza gives Geoff Johns' "Green Lantern" #20 5 stars, calling the writer's final Lantern issue a satisfying conclusion to an epic tale that "deserves to be read and re-read, studied and analyzed."
After teasing that he and his "Green Lantern" collaborator would reteam on "a new project later this year," Geoff Johns has made it official: Artist Doug Mahnke will join him on "Justice League of America."
In anticipation of DC, CBR and the CBLDF's Greenest Night event celebrating writer Geoff Johns' 9-year run on "Green Lantern," CBR wants to read your questions and favorite moments from Johns' tenure with the ring-slinger.
"Green Lantern" writer and DC CCO Geoff Johns discusses leaving the book most closely associated with his name after nearly a decade, reflecting on his run and how different creation myths play into the Lanterns' universe.
DC Comics has released a preview of "Green Lantern" #20, the final issue of Geoff Johns' tenure writing the series with a spectrum of artists. The epic battle between the First Lantern and the Guardians hits May 22.
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DC Comics has released their full solicitations text and images for product releasing in August, 2013, including the latest on "Trinity War," new issues of "Batman Zero Year," "Green Lantern" and more.
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Located about 20 miles south of Manila, Cavite City, which is on the shore of the South China Sea, takes its name from the Filipino word "kawit" meaning "hook," because of the distinctive hook shape it takes as it curves around Bacoor Bay. The province lies south of Luzon, the most northerly of the Philippines' large islands. It was in the town of Kawit that the Republic of the Philippines first declared independence from the Spanish in 1898, making it one of the most historically significant parts of the country.
Aguinaldo Shrine and Museum
The Aguinaldo Shrine is in Kawit, which is about 15 minutes south of Cavite City. A renaissance mansion that combines elements of the baroque and Romanesque along with aspects of Malayan architecture and a five-story tower, the shrine was the former ancestral home of General Emilio Aguinaldo, father of Philippine independence and first president of the new Philippine Republic. It was donated to the Philippine government in 1963 and declared a national shrine the following year. Guided tours are offered every day except Monday.
Battle of Binakayan Monument
The Battle of Binakayan was one of the most significant battles in the fight for independence. The Battle of Binakayan monument depicts and commemorates the battle, which was fought in 1896 as part of a two-pronged attack against the colonizers, along with a second encounter in Kalero Noveleta, which led to the death of hundreds of Spanish soldiers, as well as the surrender of an additional 250 at Polvorin.
Corregidor Island
Set at the opening of Manila Bay, Corregidor Island, a tiny, tadpole-shaped island, is flanked by the provinces of Bataan and Cavite. It was used as a vital defense of Manila during World War II, and prior to that it comprised a checkpoint for both the Spanish and Americans for ships as they entered Manila Bay. Its oldest landmark is a 19th-century lighthouse, but it also features a Japanese Garden of Peace, with a 10-foot stone Buddha, and the remains of army barracks and artillery batteries.
Fort San Felipe
The Spanish originally constructed Fort San Felipe in the 16th century. Located on the hook of Cavite City, it was designed to protect the growing town from attack and features 30-foot high walls made of granite. Today the Philippine Navy manages it, and organized visits reveal antique canons and naval memorabilia, as well as views across Canacao Bay toward Manila. It is best-known as the site of the unsuccessful Cavite Mutiny of 1872, during which Filipino workers began a campaign of uprisings against their colonizers. On September 12th, 1896, the suspected leaders were executed at the fort and immortalized as the Thirteen Martyrs of Cavite.


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On October 24, 2012, the board of directors (the "Board") of Duff & Phelps Corporation (the "Company") appointed Norman S. Matthews as a new director, effective immediately, and appointed him to serve as a member of the Nominating and Corporate Governance Committee of the Board.
Mr. Matthews has over three decades of experience as a business leader in marketing and merchandising, and is currently an independent business consultant. From 1978 to 1988, Mr. Matthews served in various senior management positions for Federated Department Stores, Inc., including President from 1987 to 1988. Mr. Matthews currently serves on the board of directors at Henry Schein, Inc., Spectrum Brands, Inc. and The Children's Place Retail Stores, Inc. Mr. Matthews is a director emeritus of Sunoco, Toys 'R' Us and Federated Department Stores and is a trustee emeritus at the American Museum of Natural History. During the past five years, Mr. Matthews served on the board of directors of Finlay Fine Jewelry Corporation, Finlay Enterprises, Inc. and The Progressive Corporation. In 2005, Mr. Matthews was named as one of eight outstanding directors by the Outstanding Directors Exchange (an annual award voted on by peer directors and awarded to an outstanding director for the key role played during a crisis, a business transformation or a turnaround). Mr. Matthews received his B.A. from Princeton University and his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School at Harvard University.
Mr. Matthews will be compensated for his service as a director pursuant to the Company's existing director compensation scheme disclosed in the Company's proxy statement filed March 5, 2012. Mr. Matthews is not a party to any transaction that is required to be reported pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.
A copy of the press release issued by the Company regarding the appointment of Mr. Matthews is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.
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G. Love brings laid back hip-hop and funk to House of Blues Saturday
Published: Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 6:55 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, January 11, 2007 at 9:15 a.m.
G. Love and Special Sauce frontman Garrett Dutton plans to take lemons and make "lemonade" Saturday night when his band plays the House of Blues in New Orleans.
Dutton (a.k.a. G. Love) and his Philadelphia-based band will take the stage around the time the New Orleans Saints-Philadelphia Eagles playoff game wraps up.
"Regardless of who wins, well be the unofficial post-game party," G. Love said unfazed.
His sentiment was not surprising, given he named his latest album "Lemonade." The album hit stores in July courtesy of Jack Johnsons Brushfire Records.
Dutton will play cuts off his new album, plus his six previous ones, when he takes the stage Saturday and Sunday at the House of Blues. Doors open at 8 p.m. both nights, with opening act Matt Costa slated to take the stage at 9 p.m.
Recently I talked to G. Love about Saturday nights big game, musical genres hed like to try and lessons hes learned in the music business.
Question: Seeing as how you are from Philly, I have to ask: Saints or Eagles Saturday?
Answer: Eagles. Weve got the mojo; weve definitely got the momentum going. A lot of times a team has a bye week going into the playoffs and they struggle. I know New Orleans has had a great season, but Ive got to go with the Eagles.
Question: Do you think the overall laid-back vibe of your music has allowed you to connect with listeners, and thus made your music successful?
Answer: You never know why people like it. When you put everything you have into it, you hope people like it. You have to like it. If the musician is getting off and feeling good when they are playing it, it will most likely make other people feel good.
Question: On your latest record you worked with a wide range of musicians from Ben Harper and Jack Johnson to hip-hop artists Blackalicious. How difficult was it to work with so many different people?
Answer: It all came together pretty easy. You really dont invite people down to the studio unless you trust them. Theyre going to see something different in the song than you would. I think the best music comes when you are uncertain, like when you are writing a song and you dont know where it is going to go.
Question: Youve played funk, hip-hop, acoustic music and other styles on your records. Is there a genre you havent yet played and would like to focus on for an album?
Answer: There are so many records I want to make. I write a lot. We do dabble with a lot of styles. These days the more I think about it, I dont want to put all the styles we can play on one record. Thats where we succeeded in this record is that we kept with a hip-hop base. At some point Id like to make a country record, an acoustic record. Theres so much music I want to make and so little time.
Question: Whats the main thing youve learned in 13 years in the music business?
Answer: You just have to have your (stuff) together. That one line could turn into a book. The main thing is you have to have your music tight. You also cant sleep on the business side of things, either. There are so many different ways you can screw up your career or people youre close to screw up your career.
Question: What should New Orleans expect from your live show?
Answer: We try to mix it up every night and draw from all of our records. We definitely play a lot from the new record. We are kind of on tour with that record. Then we play our hits from previous records. I also like to hit a few covers in there. I like to play a few blues songs because we started out as a blues band. We also like to play a few acoustic songs. The main part of our show is the first set. Then we come out and play an encore, which is like a second set. The most-important thing as a showman is to be able to feel the energy of a room. My goal is to take the energy of the room and take it to the highest point it can get and then end the show.
For more information on G. Love and Special Sauce, visit myspace.com/glovespecialsauce or philadelphonic.com. For ticket information, visit www.hob.com.
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|The following is a feature request for Wikipedia, the details of which may still be in development or under discussion. As a whole, this request should be discussed with the developers, who will decide whether or not to act on it.
|Even though this page is technically in my userspace, feel free to vigorously edit and improve it. --Marianian (talk) 19:29, 23 October 2008 (UTC)
A hard ban is a type of hard block which prevents an IP address from viewing any content of Wikipedia. When a hard banned IP address attempts to access a Wikipedia page, Wikipedia will not show the actual content and may return either a HTTP 403 error (techincally 403.6 - IP address rejected), or a basic login page where account creation is disabled.
There are two types of a hard ban:
- Server-level: when an IP address attempts to access a Wikipedia page, the site returns an HTTP 403 error instead of showing the actual content;
- Login-only: when an IP address attempts to access a Wikipedia page, the site returns a basic login page where account creation is disabled: once logged in as an unbanned user, editing and viewing privileges are enabled;
The rationale behind this policy is that:
- Some community-banned users have continued to violate bans imposed against them, to a point in which they are considered to be no longer welcome by the Wikipedia community.
- Some IP addresses were solely used for the vandalism of Wikipedia.
- Some IP addresses were used for denial-of-service attacks;
Unlike a ban or a community ban, a hard ban is basically a hard block plus the revocation of viewing privileges, so care must be taken all times when considering using this method because IP addresses that are subject to such bans may be unable to view or edit Wikipedia. Assumptions should not be made that the IP address that was used by an indefinitely blocked user belongs to them, or that an IP address used in a DoS attack will continue to be used for such purpose. Many IP addresses may be shared, dynamic, or those used by people who attempt to bypass Internet filtering such as the Great Firewall of China. An indefinite block as a result of a request does not provide sufficient justification for a hard ban unless it is strictly requested.
Challenges to Server-level blocking[edit]
There are limitations to the principle of server-level blocking. One challenge is the prevention of collateral damage to legitimate editors.
A hard ban should be only used in exceptional circumstances, mainly against IP address which are used solely for vandalism. This does not always mean IP addresses used by community-banned users, as these may be shared.
An IP address may qualify for a hard ban only if:
- It has been indefinitely blocked from editing Wikipedia due to vandalism.
- It has been solely used by a community-banned user or its sock puppets.
- The IP address is not dynamic.
Although requests for this type of ban should be used sparingly, Anyone, preferably with involvement with the relevant case(s) are welcome to file a request for a server-level ban against an IP address. It should then be endorsed by at least two users before proceeding. Administrators may also choose to make an offer for a server-level ban if an indefinite block is a result of a decision of the Arbitration Committee or Jimmy Wales.
The request of a server-level ban should be based on a template below and posted below, with the following details:
- The IP address to be banned at server-level.
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A notice of the request should then be posted to the RfC, the Administrators' noticeboard, the Proposals Village pump and the talk page of the IP address concerned.
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Tribute to AIR
this one too!
there is no photo in the world (except the pictures of the film) that reflect this song so good.
i totally fell in love with this artpiece.
i totally fell in love with this artpiece.
i love it.
and that song is beautiful.
and that song is beautiful.
it really works, this is perfect
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Air is beautiful as is your photos.
atmosphere is great in this!
I'm totally in with Air, the soundtrack of The Virgin Suicides is totally irresistible... I'm mad of it
the lighting is gorgeous!!
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The "Twitter" phenomenon continues to grow. If you're not familiar, Twitter allows you to give quick updates on what you're doing via your computer or cell phone. The updates are limited to 140 characters. Here at 13 News, many of us are providing updates (I'm melissa_brunner if you want to follow me!) that give you a glimpse at both what we we're doing in our lives and what's going on with news stories. In fact, several news organizations are finding tweets the perfect way to quickly spread breaking news.
It's not just us! On "The View" this week, I heard Jane Fonda say she's started twittering. Also this week, State Rep. Mike Burgess, R-Topeka, announced he is twittering as a way to keep constituents informed about Statehouse happenings. He's the latest of several elected officials nationwide to join the trend.
It makes me wonder if the concept of Twitter could be applied to other aspects of the political process. Imagine a Topeka City Council meeting where people were limited to 140 characters to express their position. No more three-hour debates over a sales tax question! That prime-time speech by President Obama that took out your Tuesday night TV shows? No problem - a five-minute special report will do! Think about how much more quickly the budget debate at the Statehouse could go!
Granted, you might miss some of the eloquent soundbites packed with emotion. That whole "devil is in the details" thing might rear it's ugly head, too. But there is something to be said for keeping it short and sweet. Excuse me while I go check my tweets!


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The connected classroom is more than a place that fosters "digital literacy."
In this presentation, we will discuss how the civic & experiential engagement models overlap, and how that impacts the ground-up approach to the digital transformation in education.
As classrooms integrate technologies into their everyday lessons, we should take a close look at the systems and services that we come in contact with and learn with. Customizability, personal learning style & preference can be explored using the same lesson plans, and alternate learning environments can be experimented with.


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Gala raises money for autistic children
Published: Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 4:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Saturday, September 1, 2007 at 12:00 a.m.
BREVARD -- Free Rein Center for Therapeutic Riding and Education in Brevard will host a gala event at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 8.
The "Anything Goes Ball: From Formal to Funky" will be held at Straus Auditorium at the Brevard Music Center. The special event is being held to raise money for scholarships for autistic children and other physically challenged individuals who can benefit from Free Rein's therapeutic riding program but are unable to afford to participate.
The evening will include hors d'oeuvres and a sit-down dinner furnished by Falls Landing of Brevard. Wine is courtesy of Poppies Market in Brevard and the Biltmore Winery. Entertainment will feature the Brothers duo of Charlotte, performing Celtic music and other eclectic styles, followed by music for dancing provided by Tom Martino. The event will also include a silent and live auction.
Tickets are $50 by reservation only and must be purchased by today. To purchase tickets, call 877-3263 or 884-4932.
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In early 2005 I spent some time reading about comprehension as I was new to the ARCT team and this was the area of focus for our resource development in English. In my reading I was particularly interested to find that the gap between decoding and comprehension experienced by many middle and upper primary students was well documented. It was something I had experienced and worried about as a teacher of students at this level.
Vocabulary and grammatical knowledge are significant factors in influencing reading achievement. Many students struggle particularly with words that have different meanings in different contexts. (Pickens, Glynn, Whitehead, 2004). Words that students do not use in their every day language also cause difficulty.
According to Chall (1983) weak vocabulary leads to poor reading comprehension that in turn limits vocabulary development. This cyclic effect is particularly worrying because as students move up through the school system it becomes increasingly important that they can read with understanding across the curriculum. The research literature suggests that there is a place for explicit vocabulary instruction within a balanced reading programme. (Pressley, 2000).
Working with students
During term 3, I worked with a group of six Year 7 students for approximately one hour, once a week. According to the classroom teacher these students were all able to "decode" at a relatively high level when reading but needed support with comprehension. This was an opportunity for me to try out some strategies for teaching vocabulary and identify common words that students could be struggling with.
As a first step a colleague and I looked through several "Figure it Out" maths books to get an idea of the sort of vocabulary middle/upper primary aged students were likely to encounter in instructional material. We identified:
- words commonly used when giving instructions eg. Explain, describe, compare, contrast
- words that had different meanings in different contexts eg. Table, prime, turn
- words that we thought the students were unlikely to use in every day conversations eg data, strategy,
We then designed some diagnostic assessment activities based on these words.
From the assessments it became clear that this group of students had only limited understanding of several words that I would have previously assumed they would have known. I then planned a series of lessons that all focused on the word explain. I attempted to include activities that would allow the group to construct together a meaning for the word that was deep enough to be useful for them, and to heighten interest in words in general. Activities included oral language games, "post box" type activities that lead to discussions clarifying meanings, exploring other words that were derived from explain or had similar meanings, reading and analysing explanations, giving explanations and critiquing others' explanations.
The most important outcome for me from this exercise was my heightened awareness of how often I used words that were potentially difficult for students. For instance the first sentence of a science assessment task we explored coincidentally contained the words "table", "material" and "properties" – all words which have a different meaning in science than in every day contexts. During a group discussion about the words, we agreed that property was something that belonged to you but that in some situations property meant specifically land. In science "properties" refer to the way things behave or look eg shiny, can be bent, heats up, melts easily. Prior to this intervention I would not have stopped to think about the range of meanings "properties" could have, nor the potential difficulties this could cause for students.
During the time I worked with these students I also became aware that some of the words that I used in written feedback were unfamiliar to them and their inability to infer meaning from the context of what I had written made my feedback inaccessible and therefore pointless.
Working with these students also gave me opportunities to explore ways of developing students' interest in words and their meanings. I was constantly amazed by the insights into students' thinking and the opportunities for learning that were provided by group discussions. For instance when discussing the difference between "describing" a school rule and "explaining" a school rule (as a follow up to the "post box" activity) the group as a whole quickly came to realise that the word "explain" had an element of "because" in it.
Possible considerations for teaching
In order to develop a classroom climate that promotes the importance of words and their various meanings:
- Critically look at the language in instructions students are being given and discuss the vocabulary with them. Are there words with multiple meanings? What does a particular word mean in this context?
- Encourage students to ask for clarification of unknown words – may be build up a class list of words causing difficulty to identify the really high frequency ones.
- Include language activities that build families of words or rank words by shades of meaning.
- Construct Word maps (See Teachers' Notes Selections 2005)
- Play language games as a way of promoting interest and awareness of words and their various meanings.
None of these strategies is new, yet I believe if the teacher is aware of potential difficulties students could be facing with vocabulary they could all be used effectively, with little modification to the usual class programme, to enhance the development of vocabulary.
Chall, J.S. (1983). Stages of reading development. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Pickens, J., Glyn, T., & Whitehead, D. (2004). Students reading together: A modified reciprocal teaching approach. Set 3, 2004.


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9 Ways To Die By Doughnut With Killer Voodoosby Toby
Recycled Roof Tile Birdhouses Not Just For Clay Pigeonsby Steve Levenstein
Augmented Reality Provides Terminator Eyesight!by Ron Callari
Fruit Slice Mini Memo Dispensers Sweeten Up Your Desktopby Steve Levenstein
100 Years Of Social Mediaby Ron Callari
9 Most Inventive Flip Flops Of Summer 2009by Fashion Finds
Summer's coming to a close, and it's time to start reflecting on all of those fond memories of beaches and margaritas, and while we're at it, let's not forget about the fashion. Summer 2009 brought some truly innovative and inventive fashion. A favorite summer staple, the flip flop popped up in a variety of forms that were fashionable, functional and wacky.
Prius 6-Door Limo Goes To Great Lengths For Hybrid Efficiencyby Steve Levenstein
LED Key Lights Locks, Locates Lost Latchesby Steve Levenstein
BMW Releases More Information about the Upcoming EfficientDynamics Conceptby George Delozier
HuffPost Social News + Facebook = Strange Bedfellows?by Ron Callari
Kutano, The Super-charged Twitter Search Engineby Ron Callari
Facebook, So Long, Farewell, Auf Wiedersehen, Good-bye!by Ron Callari
Jailhouse Fire: Entrepreneurial Inmates Market Their Brand Of Hot Sauceby Beth Graddon-Hodgson
It's no secret that some inmates in prisons in North America have privileges; you don't even want to get me started on some of the opportunities available to Canadian prisoners who have more opportunities available to them than some law abiding citizens. Freedom might not be one of the privileges of a group of Floridian inmates, but that hasn't stopped them from developing entrepreneurial roots.
Solar Roads Project Could End US Dependence on Power Plants for Electricityby George Delozier
Jetlev: Amazing Jetpack Company Offers Experiences That Will Blow You Awayby Beth Graddon-Hodgson
A new and innovative company is just getting off the ground, both figuratively and literally. It offers a unique service that is the stuff that dreams are made from, and it will blow you away!


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Went from 3.4 to 3.6 and although my by day, by week, by month all work just fine, by category doesn't seem to be recording (or at least displaying) data anymore?
View here: fistintheair.com - along the right hand side on every page (like a widget).
Any ideas? I skipped 3.5 because it broke the way I had it set up visually, but with 3.6 that issue seems to have been fixed. The only problem now is my sort by category is saying "Sorry no data so far"
Thanks! Love the plugin anyway.


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I have OS X server set up as a directory server with portable home directories. I'd like to guarantee the 3-4 client Macs all have the same applications and versions installed without having to manually install everything. All I can find is documentation on how to set up the update server.
Do I need to get Remote Desktop 3 to be able to do what I want?


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N. Korea tells China planning nuclear test: report
Seoul (AFP) Jan 12, 2013
A North Korean official has apparently told Chinese authorities that the communist state is planning to conduct a third nuclear test in the coming week, a news report said Saturday. "We've heard a North Korean official in Beijing told the Chinese side that the North planned to carry out a nuclear test between January 13-20," the Joongang Ilbo daily quoted an unidentified Seoul official as saying. South Korean officials have a policy of not commenting on intelligence matters. "We're now stepp ... read more
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I really need to find Lucia (the orphan) and I can't find her anywhere. Can I teleport to her, or can she teleport to me? This would be very useful. And anyway, if you can't do that, where does she sleep at night? Because that's the reason why I want to teleport. Because I can't find where she is/sleeps!
This is what UESP has to say about her whereabouts:
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The Adi Weld lifestyle fitness shoes from adidas are great for casual wear. They give superior traction and protection to the feet, while remaining comfortable and stylish. Team these with jeans and tees for a great casual look.
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