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I am privileged to host a 3-part Q & A series with my friend Brad Lomenick on his new book H3 Leadership: Be Humble. Stay Hungry. Always Hustle. Brad is a leadership consultant, speaker, founder of BLINC, and author of The Catalyst Leader — and a really terrific guy who practices what he preaches.As the former president and key visionary of Catalyst, he learned a lot about leadership and reveals a lot in this book about how God prepared him for this next phase of growth he's presently exp … [Read more...]
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One Thing Some Republicans and Modern Church Leaders Share
As I pondered a couple of seemingly unrelated things -- Establishment Republicans and Seeker-friendly Church Leaders -- I stumbled onto a similarity between the two -- a lack of moral courage. And a reason why.Establishment Republicans try to be liked by those they deem to be in the middle. They crave the acceptance of supposed Independents who they think are seeking likable, lovable politicians who just want to get along with everyone.They think that these Independent voters want … [Read more...]
Singing in Church with Elvis, Aerosmith, and Bonhoeffer
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A typical American dad woke up one morning and decided he wanted to do something very special with his 3-year-old son Oliver. What he created for his son was something all dads should take note of. Dad remembered a scene in Adam Sandler's movie 'Big Daddy', which had a profound effect on him.

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During the last couple of days, two key specifications for cloud management standards have been announced. Oracle collaborated with leading technology vendors from the IT industry on both of these cloud management specifications. One of the specifications focuses "Infrastructure as a Service" ( IaaS ) cloud service model , while the other specification announced today focuses on "Platform as a Service" ( PaaS ) cloud service model. Please see The NIST Definition of Cloud Computing to learn more about IaaS and PaaS .
Earlier today Oracle , CloudBees,
Red Hat, and
Software AG announced the Cloud Application Management for Platforms (CAMP)
specification that will be submitted to Organization for the Advancement of Structured Information Standards (OASIS) for development of an industry standard, in an effort to help ensure
interoperability for deploying and managing applications across cloud
Typical PaaS architecture - Source : CAMP specification
The CAMP specification
defines the artifacts and APIs that need to be offered by a PaaS cloud
to manage the building, running, administration, monitoring and patching
of applications in the cloud. Its purpose is to enable interoperability
among self-service interfaces to PaaS clouds by defining artifacts and
formats that can be used with any conforming cloud and enable
independent vendors to create tools and services that interact with any
conforming cloud using the defined interfaces. Cloud vendors can use
these interfaces to develop new PaaS offerings that will interact with
independently developed tools and components.
In a separate cloud standards announcement yesterday, the Distributed Management Task Force ( DMTF ), the organization bringing the IT
industry together to collaborate on systems management standards
development, validation, promotion and adoption, released the new Cloud Infrastructure Management Interface (CIMI)
specification. Oracle collaborated with various technology vendors and industry organizations on this specification.
CIMI standardizes interactions between
cloud environments to achieve interoperable cloud infrastructure
management between service providers and their consumers and developers,
enabling users to manage their cloud infrastructure use easily and
without complexity. DMTF developed CIMI as a self-service interface for infrastructure
clouds ( IaaS focus ) , allowing users to dynamically provision, configure and
administer their cloud usage with a high-level interface that greatly
simplifies cloud systems management.
Mark Carlson, Principal Cloud Strategist at Oracle provides more details about CAMP and CIMI his blog .
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GSA Announces Federal Discount Program for AT T Wireless Services Inflight Calling
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WASHINGTON -- The U.S. General Services Administration's Federal Technology Service (FTS), in cooperation with the Federal Supply Service, has announced the award of a contract with AT&T Wireless Services. This multi-year contract will provide Federal travelers with another vehicle for inflight voice, data, and fax services at discounts of up to 50 percent below commercial rates.
Effective June 1, 1998, Federal travelers using their official government travel card (currently American Express) will receive a 50 percent discount on all calls made within North America and to Canada.
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Parathyroid hyperplasia
Parathyroid hyperplasia is the enlargement of all four parathyroid glands. The parathyroid glands are glands in the neck that produce parathyroid hormone (PTH).
Parathyroid hyperplasia may occurin people without a family history of the disease, or as part of three inherited syndromes:
- Multiple endocrine neoplasia I (MEN I)
- Isolated familial hyperparathyroidism
In people with an inherited syndrome, a changed (mutated) gene is passed down through the family. You only need to get the gene from one parent to develop the condition.
- In MEN I, problems in the parathyroid glandsare due totumors in the pituitary gland andpancreas.
- In MEN IIA, overactivity of theparathyroid glandsis due to tumors in the adrenal or thyroid gland.
Symptoms may include:
- Bone fractures
- Constipation
- Lethargy
- Muscle pain
- Nausea
Exams and Tests
Blood tests will be done to check calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, PTH, and vitamin D levels. A 24-hour urine testmay bedone to determine how much calcium is being removed from the body and is leaking into the urine.
Bone x-rays and a bone density test(DXA) can help detect fractures, bone loss, and bone softening.
Surgery is the preferred treatment. Usually 3 1/2 glands are removed. The remaining tissue may be implanted in the forearm so a doctor can easily operate on it if symptoms come back. This tissue will also help the body control calcium levels.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Increased calcium levels persist or return about 20% of the time after surgery.
Possible Complications
Parathyroid hyperplasia can cause hyperparathyroidism, which leads to an increase in blood calcium levels.
Complications include increased calcium in the kidneys and osteitis fibrosa cystica(a softened, weak area in the bones).
Patients may also have complications from the other tumors that are part of the multiple endocrine neoplasia syndromes. See also:
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if:
- You have any symptoms of hypercalcemia
- You have a family history of a MEN syndrome
Patients with a family history of the MEN syndromes may want to have genetic screening to check for the defective gene. Those who have the defective gene may have routine screening tests to detect any early symptoms.
Wysolmerski JJ, Insogna KL. The parathyroid glands, hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia. In: Kronenberg HM, Schlomo M, Polansky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2008:chap. 266.
Bringhurst FR, Demay MB, Kronenberg HM. Disorders of mineral metabolism. In: Kronenberg HM, Schlomo M, Polansky KS, Larsen PR, eds. Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2008:chap. 27.
Wysolmerski JJ, Insogna KL. The parathyroid glands, hypercalcemia, and hypocalcemia. In: Goldman L, Schafer AI, eds. Cecil Medicine. 24th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2011:chap 253.
Review Date: 7/19/2012
Reviewed By: Shehzad Topiwala, MD, Chief Consultant Endocrinologist, Premier Medical Associates, The Villages, FL. Review provided by VeriMed Healthcare Network. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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Pickup should boost Apple's recently struggling security efforts
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Apple, Inc. (
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highly profitable
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She has said in past interviews that she is a "total Unix head" (OS X is Unix-like) and dislikes Windows. And she's expressed an interest in hardware security. When she left Recursion Ventures, her security firm, in July she expressed a desire to move away from bug-finding.
Thus she may see her talents first applied to Apple's efforts to lock firmware hackers
like George "GeoHot" Hotz
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have oft fizzled
The new recruit, though, could fare better as she brings a long history of eye-opening security exploits. In 2010 at DefCon hacker conference she set up a cell-phone intercepting station, a low-cost homebrew hardware setup that tricked towers into routing calls -- even encrypted ones -- through it, allowing conversations to be snooped on.
Kristin (formerly Chris) Paget led the bug finding hunt that helped dramatically improve the security of Windows Vista. [Image Source: Jean-Philippe Martin]
But Ms. Paget's most prestigious honor was delaying Windows Vista and in the process greatly improving its security. In 2006 she was hired by Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) to assist with the final development of Vista. According to recent speeches, which she gave after her five-year non-disclosure agreement (NDA) with Microsoft expired in 2011; Microsoft had expected a clean bill of health when they brought her onboard.
Instead, she and her team found a wealth of bugs. She recalls, "We prevented a lot of bugs from shipping on Vista. I'm proud of the number of bugs we found and helped get fixed."
The bug hunt was so successful that it forced Microsoft to delay Windows Vista. Ms. Paget and her team received honorary shirts from Microsoft Vice President of Windows Development Brian Valentine that read: "I delayed Windows Vista."
Windows Vista is widely viewed as a turning point in Microsoft's security history, paving ground for later
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SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced the latest release of the SAP® BusinessObjects™ Mobile mobile app. Now available on the iTunes store, the mobile app brings together multiple business intelligence (BI) and analytic applications from SAP into a single app, offering customers the flexibility and freedom to do business better on-the-go. The new 5.0 release puts the power of mobile analytics from SAP in one place, enabling users to easily interact with reports and dashboards and enjoy self-service discovery and exploration.
As organizations shift from a predominantly PC-based workforce to mobile, they cannot afford to have employees disconnected from the enterprise when critical decisions need to be made. When information is difficult to access outside the office or not available in real time, organizations are forced to answer business questions with old data or none at all. The new release of SAP BusinessObjects Mobile, built on SAP® Mobile Platform, now enables users to collaborate using the SAP® Jam social software platform, do voice command as a form of annotation and ask any question and get answers with "Exploration Views" on their iOS device.
"SAP BusinessObjects Mobile has enabled Kimberly-Clark to build a portfolio of mobile BI applications that provide key decision-makers with access to analytics and powerful insights anywhere, anytime," said Brian Marier, BI architect, Kimberly-Clark Corporation. "Over the past several months SAP has delivered rapid innovation in mobile BI enablement, consistently introducing new BI content types, features and user experience improvements to the product. The latest version of SAP BusinessObjects Mobile is another major milestone in that journey."
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SAP NEWSBYTE - SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today celebrated the 2014 regional winners of the SAP Quality Awards for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) region at a ceremony hosted at the company's headquarters in Walldorf, Germany. The awards recognize customers across EMEA that have demonstrated excellence through the entire implementation cycle and delivered significant business benefits to their organizations.
"The SAP Quality Awards recognize customer projects for their excellence in terms of management, execution and business transformation," said Yves Le Gelard, senior vice president, Services, SAP. "These outstanding projects clearly show how our customers are redefining their businesses with SAP innovations in order to succeed in today's very competitive and complex marketplace. I congratulate all of the finalists and customers that have been recognized by the SAP Quality Awards."
From a total of 222 nominations, 25 winners from across EMEA were shortlisted and presented to an external expert judging panel [PDF]. The projects were judged against adherence to SAP's 10 quality principles [PDF] and achievement of business transformation and value. The winners were announced at a ceremony hosted by Yves Le Gelard and Michael Kleinemeier, president, Middle and Eastern Europe, SAP. They include:


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Simply omitting the chocolate (whether it's melted chocolate or cocoa) will not create a very good vanilla white cake. A true white cake uses only egg whites, and most chocolate cakes are made with whole eggs. If you really mean a yellow cake, which is made with whole eggs, if the original recipe was made with melted chocolate, you'll need to add additional fat; if the original recipe used cocoa powder, you will need to adjust the amount of flour up and probably sugar down – both options will require some experimentation.


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The sponge doesn't have organs as other animals in nature have, such as a heart or a brain. They also don't have a nervous system, yet their defensive mechanisms are so impressive, that scientists are using sponges to produce new drugs. These animals, with no wisdom or independent power, are actually able to produce medicines in their own bodies while scientists must work hard to develop medicines in laboratories, using their years of work and study. The sponges, refuting the theory of evolution, are amongst the manifestation of the amazing creation of All-mighty Allah.
The sponge is an animal type that lives in the seas. Their length varies between a couple of centimeters and 2 meters. While most of this species lives in the seas, certain sponges live in fresh waters. It is possible to see a new type of sponge in almost every depth of the sea.
The evolutionists, although gravely mistaken, thought that these organisms were 'the most primitive multiple-cellular living thing', owing to their lack of brains (the sponges, that is). However, research has shown that sponges are not primitive as claimed by evolutionists, but on the contrary, are equipped with amazing chemical abilities, a manifestation of Allah's amazing creation.
Interesting sponges
The skeleton of the sponge is composed of a mixture of a protein called spongin and spicules. Owing to its porous structure, sponges absorb water and then eject it out through tiny evacuation holes.
Since sponges typically live in cool and salty waters, and since they are stationary organisms, they filter the food that approaches them by using a natural hydraulic system. They usually feed on very tiny organic substances, diatoms, single-celled microscopic plants, dead or living plankton or bacteria.
Another very interesting thing about sponges is that they can grow into a full sponge from a small piece of sponge. For example, if a huge chunk of the sponge is torn off due to strong waves, the small remaining part can grow into a full, new sponge. Additionally, the torn-off part can stick to another place on the seabed or undersea structure, and renew itself again.
Sponges are amongst the oldest living things, with fossils dating back to more than 500 million years ago. Some scientists consider sponges to be animals, and other scientists consider sponges to be specific cell groups. This confusion arises because sponges don't have hearts, livers, brains or other organs. Despite the simplicity of their anatomies, the sponges are miracles of creation that posses complex skeletal systems.
Filtering of the Sponges
A sponge consists of various kinds of cells, distributed in the inside and outside of their bodies. They are different from other animals with the small chambers in their bodies, covered with collar cells. In the center of these cells, there are small microvillis that bring water, oxygen and food to the body, using small movements.
These collar cells help the sponge feed, swallow bacteria, small algae, and organic wastes, and then pass them to cells called the vesicles. The vesicles in turn, pass the now digested food to other cells. Also all the cells in the body of the sponge exchange oxygen and carbon dioxide.
The sponge is a very elaborate creation; for example, a sponge that is ten centimeters long and two centimeters wide has more than two million collar cells. It can pump 110 liters of water per day through these canals. So we can easily call a sponge a very efficient filter.
Sponges, with no wisdom and with no brains, display a technology that is far superior to a filter produced in a factory using the latest technology. The amazing and very complex structure of the sponge is one of the examples of our All-Mighty Lord's amazing creation, showing us the unique art of Allah in living things. This fact is stated as follows in Quran:
And in your creation and all the creatures He has spread about there are signs for people with certainty. (Surat al-Jathiyya, 4)
From sponges to pharmaceuticals …
Some sponge types produce poisonous chemical compounds in order to defend themselves. These poisonous chemicals of the sponge not only protect them from their natural predators, but also act as an effective protection against the aggressive shelled animals.
Sponges have been used for thousands of years in science and in our daily lives. The pharmaceutical industry in particular benefits from sponges. The poisons, produced by sponges to protect themselves, affect the various systems in the human body in different ways, and when used correctly, these poisons act as drugs and help cure diseases.
According to the scientists who discovered that sponges are rich in their poisonous compounds, these organisms, instead of trying to protect themselves with a shell or a needle or by running away, defend themselves chemically. When we say the sponge is defending itself, we are not talking about an educated scientist that works in laboratories, but a sponge with no wisdom and consciousness. It is of course impossible for such an organism to devise ways to protect itself using chemical means and produce them; sponges act by the inspiration of All-Mighty Allah, like all other living things.
How does the pharmaceuticals industry use sponges?
The scientists realized that the sponge, which feeds on bacteria, have a very strong immune system working against the bacteria in the water they filter, and they found ways to use this antibiotic effect for the good of humanity.
Clinical studies demonstrated that a molecule called AS-2 in a sponge type prevented the cell division in cancer. Other research has revealed similar results; for example scientists saw that a compound obtained from the Pacific Sponge (Dysidea frondosa) can be used to lower fever, and the chemical compounds produced by Phahertis simplex can reduce the negative reactions of the body after organ transplantation.
Also, the chemical compounds obtained from the sponge are used in the production of medications for arterial problems, stomach and intestinal disorders and in inhibiting tumor formation.
In studies conducted with sponges, scientists have discovered that substances with immunosuppressive, anti-inflammatory, anti-carcinogenic, antibiotic and analgesic effects were present in sponges, and they also announced that they are in the last stages of the production of a new medication that will be used for cancer treatment.
Sponges for cancer treatment
As a result of these studies, promising findings were obtained suggesting that sponges and bacteria in the seas can be used for the production of new drugs against joint inflammations and cancer. William Fenical, of the California Scripss Institute said that '...the living organisms in the oceans have been using chemical defense methods to protect themselves from diseases, for millions of years'. He also added the pharmaceuticals industry has been making antibiotics, pain killers and cancer medication using terrestrial plants, but now they are close to losing this source owing to deforestation, desertification, and other environmental issues.
According to the announcement made by the Florida Ocean Studies Institute, the chemical defense system a sponge uses to swiftly kill a parasite that enters in it will be used to destroy the cancerous cells in the human body. (Associated Press June 21, 1998)
The discovery of cancer-healing substances in the chemicals produced by sea sponges made the pharmaceutical companies turn to these animals. Scientists from the Australia Institute of Marine Studies (AIMS) and a pharmaceuticals company have agreed to co-develop a drug made of these organic substances produced by sponges, and if successful, this drug will be used against cancer.
The scientists from the Australia Institute of Marine Studies said that the substances obtained from sponges could kill one or two types of cancer cells, without damaging healthy cells. Lyndon Llewellyn from AIMS said that these were organisms showed potential in fighting breast cancer or leukemia, "The chemical substances in these organisms kill the cells. Some are still in the pre-clinical stage.
Surely no one can claim that a brainless sponge has developed the knowledge that leads the way to the pharmaceuticals industry. Needless to say, this creature was created by All-Mighty Allah, with all its details and is now made to serve humanity. Our All-Mighty Lord, Who creates all living things with their amazing qualities, explains this in Qur'an as follows:
And He has made everything in the heavens and everything on the earth subservient to you.It is all from Him. There are certainly signs in that for people who reflect. (Surat al-Jathiyya, 13)


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The designation is part of a national effort to improve middle school education, overseen by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform.
Summit Intermediate in Etiwanda and Vanguard Prep in Apple Valley are among 12 California middle schools to receive the designation this year, and are the first two in San Bernardino County.
"There are a lot of schools that have wonderful test scores, but they're doing very little otherwise for their students," said Irvin Howard, president of the National Forum to Accelerate Middle Grades Reform. "Test scores alone do not tell you how good a school is."
To earn the designation, schools have to demonstrate excellence in four areas, including academics, responsiveness to the needs of adolescents, opportunities for all students to excel and community involvement.
Earning the designation was an outgrowth of improvements both schools were doing anyway.
At Vanguard, the big improvements made in recent years began with tossing out their extracurricular activities and starting fresh, with technology-centered ones designed to teach skills students could use in high school and beyond, including two robotics programs, broadcast journalism, digital publishing, aeronautics and computer-aided design.
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"We identified areas that we wanted to focus on as a school. Perhaps some of them were things that we used to do, but due to budget cuts we didn't (keep doing them)," Summit Intermediate Principal Lori Arita said.
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Both schools received a banner and will be painting the Schools to Watch logo on side of their schools.
"If you saw that on the side of a building or on the banner or on the side of the school, it's very, very significant. Only 12 schools were selected this year, only 48 (exist) in California and only 400 nationwide," Howard said.
"Unlike other programs, this program requires schools to reapply every three years, so if they're not maintaining that quality, they lose that designation. No other program does that."
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Rock Hill, S.C. - Brevard College junior forward Jonathan Whitson has been named 1st team All-South Atlantic Conference, it was announced Friday night at the conference's annual awards banquet. Whitson is the first Tornado to be named to the prestigious team.
Whitson (Clyde, N.C.) finished second in the conference in scoring, at 19.1 ppg, and won the statistical title in rebounding, pulling down 8.7 rpg. The junior, who started all 27 games for the Tornados (12-15, 3-12 SAC), led the squad in those categories as well as field goals made, field goal percentage and free throws made. During the season, Whitson became Brevard's all-time leading scorer with a career-high 33-point effort against North Greenville (2/11) and the school's all-time leading rebounder against Newberry (2/25). He tallied 13 double-doubles on the season.
One other Tornado captured a SAC statistical crown. Junior guard Cody Siniard (Brevard, N.C.) connected on 49.2% of his three-point field goal attempts, the highest mark in the conference.
Tornado seniors Joseph Chilton (Brasstown, N.C.), Radosav Babic (Podgorica, Montenegro) and Sean Ferretti (Amherst, N.Y.) were honored as well for completing their careers.
Tusculum College senior guard Kyle Moore, who led the conference in scoring at 21.1 points per game, and Wingate University senior guard Anna Atkinson, the league's all-time steals leader, were named the 2008-09 South Atlantic Conference Men's and Women's Basketball Players of the Year, the league announced today.
Atkinson wins the women's Player of the Year Award for the second year in a row. Atkinson also received the Women's Basketball SAC Scholar-Athlete Award for the third year in a row.
Moore helped lead the Pioneers to a tie for second place in the league standings at 10-6 and a 19-9 overall record. Moore also led the conference in 3-pointers per game, averaging 3.14 per game.
Lincoln Memorial University Desmond's Johnson, who averaged 9.9 and 6 rebounds per game, was named the Men's Freshman of the Year.
Wingate's Kurie Washington, who ranked fifth in the league in scoring at 15.3 points per game, was named the Women's Freshman of the Year.
Lenoir-Rhyne University swept the Coach of the Year Awards. Men's coach John Lentz, who guided the Bears to their eighth conference title, was named Men's Coach of the Year for the second year in a row and the sixth time in his career. Women's coach Todd Starkey, who guided LRU to a share of the women's title, was named Women's Coach of the Year for the first time in his career.
Joining Moore on the men's All-Conference First Team are: Whitson; Antonio Houston from Catawba; Elliott McDowell from Lenoir-Rhyne; D'Mario Curry from Lincoln Memorial and Clemente Martin from Newberry.
The men's All-Conference Second Team consists of: Rob Fields from Catawba; D.J. Blackmon from Lenoir-Rhyne; Josh Rudder from Lenoir-Rhyne; P.J. Gore from Mars Hill; Ryan Troutman from Tusculum and DeMario Mattox from Wingate.
Joining Johnson on the men's All-Freshman Team are: Brandon Armstrong from Lincoln Memorial; Dallas Johnson from Mars Hill; Taylor Hobbs from Tusculum and Jamie Vaughn from Wingate.
Joining Atkinson on the women's All-Conference First Team are: Shari Buford from Carson-Newman; Amber Holt from Lenoir-Rhyne; Laura Marquardt from Newberry; and Stephany Neptune and Jasmine Gunn from Tusculum.
The women's All-Conference Second Team consists of: Ashley Kyle from Carson-Newman; Brittany Mitch and Denise Moore from Lenoir-Rhyne; Brittini Young from Mars Hill; Ashli Oliver from Tusculum and Kurie Washington from Wingate.
Joining Washington on the women's All-Freshman team are: Zoriah Williams from Carson-Newman; Dana Hicks from Catawba; Cameron Sealey from Lenoir-Rhyne; and Dayshalee Salaman from Lincoln Memorial University.
Atkinson and Newberry's Laura Marquardt were named co-recipients for the women's basketball Scholar-Athlete Award, while Mars Hill's Tony Blake was named SAC Scholar-Athlete for men's basketball.
Atkinson is one of the most decorated women's basketball players in SAC history. She is a two-time Player of the Year, a three-time women's basketball SAC Scholar-Athlete, the 2008 SAC Female Athlete of the Year, the 2008 SAC President's Award winner and the 2008 Division II Conference Commissioner's Association Female Scholar-Athlete of the Year. She is a two-time first-team ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division first team and was a third-team Daktronics All-American last year, and was one of only three NCAA Division II women's basketball student-athletes to earn All-America honors on the court and in the classroom last year. The senior from Marion, N.C., is majoring in biology and carries a 4.0 GPA. She has also been active in numerous civic and campus leadership projects, including St. Jude's Hospital fundraisers, Crimestoppers, Fellowship of Christian Athletes, the Wingate University Biology Club, and Pre-Professional Health Care Organization.
Marquardt is a three-year starter at guard for Newberry and is tied for third with Atkinson in the league scoring leaders at 16.3 points per game. She also was recently named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America® College Division first team. Marquardt helped lead Newberry to back-to-back tournament titles in 2006 and 2007 and set the school record this season with 72 3-pointers. A native of Mt. Pleasant, S.C., has been a leader in the Newberry community. Over the last three years she has participated in the Student Athletic Advisory Committee and the Leadership Council. Marquardt has also volunteered with the Make-A-Wish Foundation and Mary's Race, benefiting children with cancer.
Blake has a 3.91 GPA as a business administration major and was named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-Region team. He has received a Mars Hill College Presidential Scholarship and is a college Marshall. On the court, Tony is the team leader as the starting point guard. He has the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ration in the conference and ranked among the league leaders in assists and steals. He has volunteered for Relay for Live for the past five years and also spends time at a local elementary school where he reads to children and participates in their Breakfast of Champions program
The 2009 Food Lion South Atlantic Conference men's and women's basketball semifinals are Saturday at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory, N.C. The championship games are set for Sunday. The men's and women's tournament winner receives an automatic bid into the NCAA Division II National Championship Tournament.
Jonathan Whitson, Brevard
Antonio Houston, Catawba
Elliott McDowell, Lenoir-Rhyne
D'Mario Curry, Lincoln Memorial
Clemente Martin, Newberry
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Rob Fields, Catawba
D.J. Blackmon, Lenoir-Rhyne
Josh Rudder, Lenoir-Rhyne
P.J. Gore, Mars Hill
Ryan Troutman, Tusculum
DeMario Mattox, Wingate
Brandon Armstrong, Lincoln Memorial
Desmond Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
Dallas Johnson, Mars Hill
Taylor Hobbs, Tusculum
Jamie Vaughn, Wingate
John Lentz, Lenoir-Rhyne
Kyle Moore, Tusculum
Desmond Johnson, Lincoln Memorial
Tony Blake, Mars Hill
Shari Buford, Carson-Newman
Amber Holt, Lenoir-Rhyne
Laura Marquardt, Newberry
Stephany Neptune, Tusculum
Jasmine Gunn, Tusculum
Anna Atkinson, Wingate
Ashley Kyle, Carson-Newman
Brittany Mitch, Lenoir-Rhyne
Denise Moore, Lenoir-Rhyne
Brittini Young, Mars Hill
Ashli Oliver, Tusculum
Kurie Washington, Wingate
Zoriah Williams, Carson-Newman
Dana Hicks, Catawba
Cameron Sealey, Lenoir-Rhyne
Dayshalee Salaman, Lincoln Memorial
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Sex offender registries have become commonplace throughout the nation. Now animal rights advocates are tweaking the idea to come up with animal abuse registries.
New York's Suffolk County legislature on Wednesday signed off on a measure that would publicly name anyone convicted of animal abuse by having them report to a registry for five years after their conviction.
"Most serial killers began as animal abusers," Suffolk County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Chief Roy Gross told the North Shore Sun. "It's a known fact: people who hurt animals hurt people too."
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February and March are two of the coldest months in the Arctic with temperatures often hovering near -40 degrees C without any wind chill. Despite this, hardy NOAA researchers, engineers and technicians have chosen these two months to travel to points throughout the region to support the NOAA/Studies of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) Atmospheric Observatory Program. Current program activities include:
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- Inspecting and maintaining a cloud radar and aerosol cloud lidar as well as installing a new Polar Atmospheric Emitted Radiance Inteferometer in Eureka, Canada.
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Humm i had a similar prob with the live CD can you open your bios and set your HDD to boot 1st. (do you get a blinking cursor in the top right ?)
I have this same issue. I have installed BT5 to the HDD using the live USB method but when I boot (without USB) it only gives me a blinking cursor on the top left of my screen. I would think that this means that it installed Grub to my USB? I can boot into the OS fine with the USB in and run everything without an issue.


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Hi Kimberly, Thanks for stopping by! I'm gladOct 2nd, 2010 | By Nancy Andrews | Category:
Comment posted If I want to lose weight, should I do the 'Classic' or 'Lean' P90X routines? by Coach Nancy.
Hi Kimberly,
Thanks for stopping by! I'm glad you came back and told me your age because that does make a difference. Younger gals have more lean muscle mass than those of us older. By the time you hit 40, your body is definitely losing muscle mass. In your case, because you have been active with the Bikram yoga, you are in much better shape and have had less loss than most women your age.
In your case, you only need to lose a few pounds so I'd recommend a modified Classic routine. You love the yoga so you should continue to do that. Replace the P90X yoga and Kempo with your Bikram yoga. Keep the strength training routines and the Plyometrics. When you get to recovery week, you can do all Bikram yoga.
Be sure to get enough protein in your diet while you do this. What you want to do is to build 2 -3 lbs of lean mass while you actually take off 7 – 8 lbs of fat for your best look. Not only is protein essential for building lean muscle, it also raises your metabolism so it helps you burn fat.
Let me know if you have other questions!
Coach Nancy also commented
- Hi Kishan,
Classic is always better than Lean no matter whether you want more fat loss or more muscle gain. Resistance training produces a greater change in your body from a hormonal standpoint which is good for both fat burning and muscle growth. Also high intensity training like resistance training (and plyo) will produce a much greater and longer lasting post workout calorie burn. That post workout metabolic increase is much more important than the calories you burn during a workout.
I recommend a good protein shake post workout as your body will be in an optimal state to shuttle the protein into your muscles. If you are looking to primarily grow muscles (versus burn fat) than adding a little carb into the shake is a good idea.
Coach Nancy
- Hi Laura,
Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation!
First, Lean is nothing more than a glorified aerobics program which is not what you need. I am P90X certified (which means Beachbody says I can teach P90X to others) and in that training the instructor admitted what I've always known – that Lean is not a very effective version – that Classic is the one that works. I am actually a P90X certified instructor and during our training for our certification our instructors admitted what I have always known – Lean doesn't work nearly as well as Classic. So if you are serious about making changes, go with Classic.
As far as diet goes, I urge you to rethink your concerns. I'm not sure if you are losing any weight at 1300 calories but if you aren't then something is very wrong with your metabolism and adding in a lot of intense workouts won't fix it, it will make it worse. Secondly, even if you are losing a few pounds with 1300 calories, that doesn't mean you should stick to that level when adding in what can be 300 – 500 calories of exertion (and that's just during the exercise period – post exercise caloric expenditure will raise this even higher). You should follow my P90X diet guidelines (find a link to that article in the upper right hand column), not just for the calories recommended but for all the changes you need to make to your diet to see fat loss. At 1550 calories, you'd still be creating a net caloric deficit when you add in the P90X workouts. And you will be feeding your body what it needs for the metabolic changes to occur. Starving yourself to try to get a few extra pounds lost fast won't allow you to exert yourself at the maximum you need to bring to spark the metabolic changes you need to get change to occur. Weight loss is NOT a mathematical equation no matter how many times they try to imply that on shows like The Biggest Loser and women's fitness magazines.
Another key to success with P90X is that you need to focus on lifting as heavy as you can with good form during the resistance training components of the program. Do not listen to Tony when he suggests that women can lift light and do more reps for 'toning' – I know he knows better but I suspect he never expected women to really embrace the program. What works for men works for women – lift heavy and you challenge your central nervous system which then triggers hormonal changes. You won't bulk up – women only have at their height (when you are young) 1/12th the testosterone that men have which is the main hormone for muscle growth. So we need to work harder, not less hard to see changes. Push, push, push and you will see changes.
Finally, you need to focus on your shape, not your scale. Burning fat and adding a little muscle won't make as big a dent on your scale as it will in reshaping you. Take pictures before you begin and every 30 days and at least every other week take tape measurements. That's what is most important. Many people see their biggest scale movement at the last 30 days. And, you can and should do more than one round of P90X for maximum results. I saw significant results just on my first round although I only lost 15lbs. But I lost 19″ which is the big victory – not what showed on the scale. By the time I did P90X 3 times, I had a bikini body which I was (and continue to be) so proud of given I was over 50 when I first started P90X and post menopausal when I did the program (post menopause your body's hormones almost completely shut down so it's harder to produce the changes).
Good Luck!
Coach Nancy
- Hi Carmen,
You'll want to do Classic, not Lean. Classic works best to burn fat and add muscle which is what you need to shape up your abs and tone your arms. If you don't want to lose any weight, just eat more. Follow my P90X diet guidelines but start at 13x your weight for a daily calorie target.
Coach Nancy
- Hi Trina,
Right now I'm drinking BioChem Whey Protein Isolate which is really good tasting for an isolate and is from hormone free cattle. It's a bit more expensive than other brands but less pricey than the all natural raw whey I was taking before. I also use Garden of Life's Raw Protein – vanilla flavor which is a sprouted plant based protein but I have to warn anyone that it's a lot more chalky tasting than a good whey protein. After that, most brands of protein are fairly comparable. I like Myofusion and Optimum brands and at Walmart the Body Fortress brand has a pretty good tasting vanilla whey.
- Hi Amanda,
Congratulations on finishing week 1 and looking to move forward. Week 1 is the toughest. I have an article on how to eat for lean muscle growth and fat loss over at http://www.pressplayfitness.com/06/my-p90x-diet/. I'd recommend a few more calories – more in the range of 1650 – 1750. The article goes through what those calories should be made up of. Let me know if you have additional questions after you read the article. Thanks!
Recent comments by Coach Nancy
- Healing at a Deeper Level
Hi Karen,
Thanks for stopping by and contributing. I think a LOT of us women have this issue but just don't think it's sub par health. I know I really had my eyes opened. It's funny that you mentioned the heat flash because that surprised me too. I thought for sure my temps would go up during on but they don't. I'm working on a follow up post now that will go into a bit further why most of my added calories have been from carbs.
- P90X Supplements or Insanity Supplements Do You Need Them?
Hi Wafik,
Iso Pure is a good whey protein isolate. Since it's an isolate, it's VERY quickly absorbed so it's best used right after a workout. I can't tell how muscular you are by weight and height but it doesn't matter if you are trying to lose body fat or increase muscle mass, the protein will help you do both. A rule of thumb is that you need 2 grams of protein per KG of weight if you are just trying to lean up and 3 grams per KG if you are trying to add mass for men. For women, it would be less at 1.5 grams per KG if you are going for lean and 2 grams of protein per KG if you are trying to add muscle.
Coach Nancy
- My P90X Diet
Hi AC,
On the Mike's mix stuff, if it's the 'mike' version (men's formula) don't take more than 1 scoop even though the label says a serving is 2 scoops. Remember that recovery drinks that are 4 to 1 in carbs to protein are best used after a resistance training workout and help shuttle amino acids into muscle. But the also will shut off fat burning which is why you don't want to take it after plyo, yoga or kenpo.
On the calories, I'd start with 1500 and see how you feel. With resistance training you want to be sure you get enough calories but the P90X nutrition guide calcs too many calories for women typically. Now if you are active on top of doing P90X (a runner for example) then you probably should go higher than 1500. But start there and see how you feel.
I can't believe you need to lose much body fat at you size which is what the fat shredder plan is aimed at. It's probably a toss up for you but again, if active, go higher with the carbs than 30% of total calories.
I'm no fan of the portion approach. While it's just my belief, I think that it's harder to stay on track with it and if you do get off, it's harder to figure out exactly what to change to get back on track.
Feel free to ask more questions!
- Nancy – How Do I Make You My Coach?
Hi Annette,
I'll email you directly!
Coach Nancy
- My P90X Diet
Hi Virginia,
Great question! If you want to lose weight, don't 'eat back' the calories. Stick with the 10x. P90X is tough but you can do it!!!
Coach Nancy
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College Football Recap - November 6
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
CBSSports.com (Palm): Florida vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma replaces Louisville)
ESPN.com (Schlabach): LSU vs. Oklahoma (replacing Georgia vs. Louisville)
ESPN.com (Edwards): South Carolina vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma replaces Louisville)
SI.com (Mandel): Florida vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma replaces Louisville)
Orlando Sentinel: LSU vs. Oklahoma (Oklahoma replaces Louisville)
Phil Steele: Georgia vs. Clemson (no change)
Sporting News: Georgia vs. Clemson (no change)
Athlon Sports: LSU vs. Oklahoma (replacing Georgia vs. Louisville)USA Today (Myerberg): Georgia vs. ClemsonUSA Today (Smith): Georgia vs. Oklahoma
College football fans, be sure to "like" the official Allstate Sugar Bowl Facebook page (linked above) and vote each week for the Manning Award Player of the Week. The top quarterback performances from each week will be posted giving you the chance to vote for that you think was the best effort each week of the college football season.
While 25 quarterbacks are on the Manning Award Watch List, additional players may be added later in the season and every quarterback in the country remains eligible for the honor. Here's a look at the best performances of the 10th week of the football season:
Tyler Bray, Tennessee(29-of-47, 531 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT)Bray tallies the second-most passing yards in SEC history and tosses a career-high number of TDs and the Volunteers need every one of them to hold off a determined Troy squad, 55-48.
Teddy Bridgewater, Louisville(19-of-28, 324 yards, 5 TDs, 0 INT)Bridgewater throws for a career-high five touchdowns as he rallies the Cardinals from a deficit for the sixth straight game to keep his team perfect and lift them into the top 10 of the BCS Standings.
Terrance Broadway, UL-Lafayette(23-of-32, 373 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT)Broadway also rushes for 87 yards and a touchdown to tally a career-high 460 yards of total offense as the Ragin' Cajuns spoil UL-Monroe's bid for a perfect Sun Belt season, 40-24.
Colby Cameron, Louisiana Tech(30-of-39, 346 yards, 3 TDs, 0 INT)Cameron, who has not thrown an interception in a record 358 passes this year, leads the Bulldogs to their record ninth straight WAC victory and the No. 20 ranking in the country with a 51-27 win over UT-San Antonio.
Johnny Manziel, Texas A&M(30-of-36, 311 yards, 0 TDs, 0 INT)Manziel records his third game with 300 passing yards and 100 rushing yards (125, as well as a pair of touchdowns) as the Aggies roll over Mississippi State on the road, 38-13.
Marcus Mariota, Oregon(20-of-23, 306 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT)Mariota also rushes for 96 yards as he helps the Ducks score the most points ever allowed by USC, in a critical 62-51 victory over the Trojans in Los Angeles.
Aaron Murray, Georgia(21of-28, 384 yards, 4 TDs, 0 INT)After trailing by 10 early, Murray leads the Bulldogs to 37 unanswered points in a 37-10 victory over Ole Miss to bring Georgia within one game of clinching the SEC East title.
Tyler Van Tubbergen, Western Michigan(22-of-32, 352 yards, 4 TDs, 1 INT)Trailing by nine entering the fourth quarter, Van Tubbergen, who also added a rushing TD in the game, throws for three TD strikes in the final stanza to lift the Broncos over Central Michigan, 42-31. Top Upcoming Games(current BCS rankings, all times Central)Wisconsin at Indiana (11 a.m., ESPN2): Amazingly, the winner of this game between unranked teams takes control of the Big Ten Leaders Division and could head to the league's championship game with a shot at a Rose Bowl bid.
#11 Oregon State at #14 Stanford (2 p.m., Fox): This is a critical Pac-12 game as the loser is likely eliminated from any BCS consideration, while the winner remains in the mix for a possible at-large berth.
#15 Texas A&M at #1 Alabama (2:30 p.m., CBS): The Aggies have been one of a big surprise in their debut season in the SEC, but dynamic quarterback Johnny Manziel will have his work cut out for him against top-ranked Alabama's smothering defense.
#5 Georgia at Auburn (6 p.m., ESPN2): The Bulldogs continue to take care of business and with a road win over a struggling Auburn squad, Georgia will clinch the SEC East crown.
#21 Mississippi State at #7 LSU (6 p.m., ESPN): After an outstanding 7-0 start, the Bulldogs have been brought down to earth with two lopsided losses, however, they can still play the part of spoiler when they take on LSU in yet another key SEC West showdown.
#2 Kansas State at TCU (6 p.m., Fox); The Wildcats are hoping to close impressively to secure a BCS National Championship berth, but questions surrounding star quarterback Collin Klein's health make this game an intriguing affair in Fort Worth.
Each week the Allstate Sugar Bowl will make its YouTube Pick of the Week, top highlights, impressive off-field performances, great games and amazing plays, including Alabama's game-winning drive led by AJ McCarron with only 51 seconds remaining to take down LSU, 21-17.
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Brevard, N.C. - The Brevard College Sports Information Department is pleased to announce the release of the 2011 Fall Sports Desktop Wallpapers for everyone to enjoy on your home computer screen.
These 1280 x 1024 pixel wallpapers highlight Brevard College athletic teams and feature 2011 schedules. The artwork is the original design of Brevard College Athletic Media Relations Director Seth Montgomery. Photographs are from Duane Jones, Christie Cauble and the Sports Information Office.
The new wallpapers can be viewed by clicking on the links below. To set as desktop wallpaper, right click on the image and select "set as desktop background."
|Fall Sports All-In-One Wallpaper features the 2011 Football, Volleyball, Men's Soccer and Women's Soccer Desktop Wallpapers in one easy to view desktop background
|Football Desktop Background features the 2011 BC Football schedule and preseason All-SAC selections. From top left going clockwise: Eric Watts, Michael Gist, Kelvin Jeter, Caleb Campbell, Salonick Amos and Prince Simunyu
|Volleyball Desktop Background features the 2011 BC Volleyball schedule and preseason All-SAC middle hitter Jordei Osby
|Men's Soccer Desktop Background features the 2011 BC Men's Soccer schedule and the 2011 Men's Soccer Seniors and Coach Juan Mascaro. The players from top left going clockwise: Scott Schuurman, Coach Mascaro, Anthony Cardenas and Thomas Kombol.
|Women's Soccer Desktop Background features the 2011 BC Women's Soccer schedule and the 2011 Women's Soccer seniors. The players from the top left going clockwise: Bailey Varley, Chelsea Freeman, Alyssa Caracena, Jordan Box, Janet Basinger, Chelsea Watson, Caitlin Hubbard and Rachael Laughlin.
|Brevard College Athletics Desktop Background features the various Brevard College Tornados Athletic Logos combined in one fun background


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MX 2013 - Hosted by Adaptive Path
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Monday, March 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM (PST)
Event Details
MX is a conference for people who take a leadership role in guiding better experiences into the world. Learn from real-world examples and discover new approaches that can help you lead your organization toward investing in, or improving your customer experience on the web, mobile, and beyond.
"I came away from the session with an overall direction of next steps...as well as some very practical tips, tricks and lessons learned from well-respected companies." June D.
"This is hands down the best event I've attended in years...MX far exceed anything I was hoping for...I'm impressed by the high level of UX professionals that attend MX." - Ryan W.
Date: Sunday, March 3rd & Monday, March 4th
Location: Mission Bay Conference Center (see map in the upper right)
Pre-Conference Workshops (optional): Sunday, March 3rd, 8:30am - 12:00pm
Main Conference: Sunday, March 3rd, 1:00pm - 5:00pm & Monday, March 4th, 9:00am - 5:00pm
Opening Reception: Sunday, March 3rd, 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Check out: www.mxconference.com for highlights, videos and general program flow from MX 2012
Questions? Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
We are pleased to offer pre-conference workshops session on Sunday, March 3rd from 8:30am - 12:00pm before the main stage talks begin at 1:00pm. All workshops will provide tips and tools through a half-day of hands-on activities.
*PLEASE READ: Workshops are not included in general conference registration. Add one to your order when registering. Capacity is limited. All three workshops run at the same time, so only choose one (unless you can be in two places at the same time, which is awesome).
Questions? Contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com
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Measures of Success: How to Quantitatively Measure Your User Experience | Richard Dalton, Assistant Vice President of User Experience Design at USAA
How do you know if the user experience your team is slaving over is succeeding or failing? How can your team use data to make better decisions? Quantitative measures can help answer these questions and can complement more traditional qualitative research methods like usability testing.
Upon completion of the workshop each participant will have a solid understanding of the technique, have experienced several practical iterations, and will leave with the beginnings of a Capability Strategy that can bootstrap their own quantitative measurement efforts.
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Designing for Multi-Touchpoint Service Experiences | Jamin Hegeman, Design Director at Adaptive Path
Want to help your team and stakeholders develop a mindset for designing and delivering multi-touchpoint service experiences before getting caught up in constraints and requirements? Could you use a fun, experience-driven method to level the playing field and get multidisciplinary teams working together to generate ideas?
During the first part of this service experience workshop, we'll use an acting method called 'service storming' to rapidly generate ideas for a service concept across multiple touchpoints. This simple, but powerful tool will help teams cover a wide range of experiences in a short time period.
After acting out some service experiences, we'll focus on making them operational. For this, we will turn to the service blueprint, a service design tool that helps you capture experience across time and touchpoints in a way that many teams and stakeholders can understand and design from.
Together, these tools will help you and your teams develop a service mindset, work better across disciplines, and move from ideation to execution of multi-touchpoint service experiences.
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Creative Leadership Skills: Break Down Silos, Cultivate Teams | Sarah B. Nelson, Founder and Principal, Tapir & Tine
How many times have you wished that your team would just get along and do great work? It can't be that hard, right? Turns out, it sure can be. People are tribal, emotional creatures. No matter how UX-y we are, we still see ourselves as the center of our universe, band together with people like us, and see ourselves in opposition to others.
Cultivating a great, high-functioning team is the elusive challenge of every creative leader. What's more, there's no there-there - you can't check "have great team" off of your list and be done with it. Building a great team is more like tending to a garden - planting seeds, fertilizing the soil, tilling the field, pulling out the weeds, and showering it in sunshine.
This hands-on workshop is an advanced course for managers and team leaders of multi-disciplinary teams or needing to bring multiple teams together. You'll learn about, experience, and practice a set of methods aimed at overcoming toxic team killers, lowering walls between individuals, disciplines and groups, and building highly functioning creative teams.
Pre-Conference Workshop FAQs
// Do I get access to a pre-conference workshop with my general session ticket?
No. Registration for workshops is not included and is an additional $395 cost outside of general conference registration.
// Can I attend all the workshops?
Unfortunately not. They run at the same time (Sunday, March 3rd 8:30am - 12:00pm) so only register for ONE.
// Can I attend a pre-conference workshop if I do not attend the conference?
Yes. There are a limited number of seats available for each workshop allotted for people who cannot attend the full conference.
// If I register for one workshop, but decide to change later, can I?
Maybe. We'll do our best to accommodate all requests to change. Since capacity is limited, we may not be able to do so.
// Will you feed me?
Yes. There will be a light breakfast before the workshops and lunch will be provided immediately after the workshops.
// Questions?
Contact us at email@example.com
// Check out: www.mxconference.com for highlights, videos and general program flow from MX 2012
When & Where
1675 Owens St
San Francisco,
Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 8:00 AM - Monday, March 4, 2013 at 5:00 PM (PST)
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[Blogger's note: This is a copy of the Larry the Free Software Guy post from today. Since it involves CrunchBang, it is reposted here as Larry the CrunchBang Guy post.]
Surprise: It's not Sunday, but still here's a Larry the Free Software Guy blog post.
I was speaking to someone today who was recently "slashdotted" — clearly both a rite of passage and a badge of honor in FOSS circles — and I started to think about my experience on Slashdot a few months ago.
At Linux Fest Northwest, a videographer interviewed me about CrunchBang, and it ended up on Slashdot. No, I didn't change my surname to "Califero," as the title shows at the beginning of the video, but never mind. There's about 18 or so minutes of me talking about CrunchBang — about the same length of time in the gap in the Watergate tapes (purely coincidental, I assure you) — but I thought it was a lot of fun and I'd do it again in a heartbeat.
I should mention that although I didn't respond to any of the comments, I found a great majority of them to be entertaining and hilarious. I am grateful for the entertainment. I could have addressed the phalanx of malcontents who seem to have nothing better to do than post comments on Slashdot articles (that, of course, does not include all commenters, but some), but I decided not to. In the grand scheme of things, it's a raindrop in the Pacific, so I just enjoyed the moment.
This morning, I thought about the video and the Slashdot experience because there are comments that I thought were unfair and could use clarification.
Specifically, one commenter said that there was an opportunity missed and, to paraphrase, the commenter implied I didn't "sell" CrunchBang properly. That's interesting because it wasn't a sales pitch, and as much as CrunchBang works for me, it might not work for him or her — that's a determination that one has to make for one's self by trying it.
In fact, in my opinion, the only thing FOSS advocates for any distro or FOSS program should "sell" is the concept of using whichever distro or FOSS program works for you. If there was anything lacking in the video, it's this.
As an aside, CrunchBang's lead developer Philip Newborough himself has said this in the past, and it's on a slide in my standard CrunchBang presentation: "It is a common mistake to think that every developer wants their project to be widely popular."
The other thing I wanted to mention — and something else I find humorous — is this: A slew of Captain Obvious wannabes couldn't help pointing out to me, and to others (which, sooner or later, made their way back to me) that I may not be the most handsome or eloquent "spokesman" for the distro.
First of all, I'm not CrunchBang's spokesman. That would be Philip Newborough. But let's put that aside for a second.
It may come as a surprise to some, but I am at peace with the fact that I no longer possess my drop-dead handsome boyish charm of decades past, and I realize my public speaking skills run hot and cold; nothing short of plastic surgery and hair transplants could remotely help the former, and I'm working to be more consistent on the latter.
Other than forum moderator, I hold no official title within the CrunchBang community. I lend my fairly extensive experience as a FOSS exhibitor to CrunchBang at the shows I attend with permission from the lead developer, and I gladly do this at my own expense.
I contribute time, and occasionally money, because CrunchBang is an exceptional project based on a remarkable Debian-based distro backed by a community model of service and cooperation. Being as involved as I am, I feel there are two options I can take: I could say nothing to others about it and keep all this FOSS goodness to myself, or I could let others know about this great thing called CrunchBang and let them decide if they want to be a part of it.
Keeping it to myself would be selfish, so I let others know — yeah, I plead guilty to evangelistic zeal at times, but in the end it's really up to you to try it and determine if it's right for you. That last part? I make that point in presentation after presentation I give about CrunchBang and hope it sinks in.
So those of you who aren't using it, or haven't tried it, give it a shot and let me know what you think. If you like it? Great. If it's not for you? OK then, thanks for giving it a shot.
In the end, what you see is really what you get.
See you Sunday.
This blog, and all other blogs by Larry the Free Software Guy, Larry the CrunchBang Guy and Larry Cafiero, are licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs CC BY-NC-ND license. In short, this license allows others to download this work and share it with others as long as they credit me as the author, but others can't change it in any way or use it commercially.
Larry Cafiero is one of the founders of the Lindependence Project and has just started developing software at Redwood Digital Research (RDR), a consultancy that provides FOSS solutions in the small business and home office environment. RDR is based in Felton, California, USA.


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OSU Romps Again in Civil War Showdown
Oregon State scored early and often while cruising to a 12-2 win over Oregon in the finale of the 3-game Civil War series in Eugene.
Michael Conforto singled home a run in the first, hit a grand slam in the second, and doubled-in a run in the 9th. The Beavers' outfielder drove in half of OSU's runs in a victory that left Oregon State two games ahead of both Oregon and UCLA with three conference games remaining for all three teams next weekend.
After the Beavers were shutout over the first 14 innings of the series at PK Park, their bats came alive. OSU scored 21 runs in the final 13 innings of the series.
By the way, Michael Conforto (who also homered in OSU's 9-0 win Saturday) will be a guest on Fox Sports Radio 620 on Monday during Wheels at Work (3-4pm) and again (replayed) on Beaver Nation Live (7-8pm).


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I've often heard politicians and journalists make reference to 'the international community' yet I've never really understood who they mean.
I have also seen posters on various forums such as this refer to 'the BJJ community' and still not really understood who they're referring to? Is a no stripe white belt a part of 'the BJJ community' or is it an altogether more exclusive club?
Do you feel a part of the BJJ community, if so, why? If not, again why?


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Woman rescued from Milwaukie house fire
Saturday morning, Clackamas Fire District #1 firefighters responded to a reported house fire at 3835 SE Adams St. in Milwaukie.
Initial reports advised that there may possibly be people still inside.
Firefighters arrived to find fire from the front of the house. After confirming that at least one person was still inside, firefighters went into a rescue mode. Firefighters located the female inside of the house, and removed her. She was treated for possible smoke inhalation, and transported to Providence Milwaukie Hospital.
Firefighters were also able to safely rescue two dogs from the house.
While the rescue was occurring, other arriving fire units extinguished the fire. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the front exterior and interior areas of the house.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Every 28 hours in 2012 someone employed or protected by the US government killed a Black man, woman, or child! This startling fact is revealed in Operation Ghetto Storm: 2012 Annual Report on the Extrajudicial Killings of 313 Black People by Police, Security Guards, and Vigilantes.
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