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The San bushmen believed that their dead became stars. They didn't participate in ancestor worship and kept their distance from the spirits of the dead.
South Africa is a vibrantly multi-cultural country when it comes to spiritualism and mysticism, where African shamans are accessed to bring emotional and psychological clarity, along with God, Allah, Hindu deities and all manner of holistic healing and eclectic pursuit.
You can consult a trained sangoma for advice or feel the energy of the country's ley lines. Whatever your soul's desires, South Africa has a warm abundance of it.
The KwaZulu-Natal province is ideal for experiencing African spiritualism and exploring sacred Zulu sites, while the Transkei in the Eastern Cape is wonderfully endowed with Xhosa mysticism, steeped in its hills and valleys.
In the Cape there are many spiritually significant places to visit, including Table Mountain and McGregor in the Breede River Valley, considered to be a sacred sites thanks to the natural energy of its ley lines.
The Ring of Islam surrounds Cape Town in the form of a protective ring of kramats, the burial sites of holy men or Auliyah. The circle starts at Signal Hill, goes on to Oudekraal, through Constantia to the kramat of Sheikh Yusuf at Faure on the Cape Flats. The tomb of Tuan Matarah on Robben Island, where political activists were jailed, completes the ring.
The Eastern Cape, especially around Grahamstown, is the place to gain more knowledge about the South African ancestors of the 1820 British settlers, beautifully elucidated in numerous historic churches, while towns like Stellenbosch boast graceful Dutch Reformed churches.
Jewish synagogues are also prolific in South Africa, many of them in prime city locations, while a clutch of the world's most inspired mosques and Hindu temples can be found in Durban and cities north of it.
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The Clippers will have to wait until the playoffs to get another shot at beating the Oklahoma City Thunder.
And as far as chasing their nemesis down in the Western Conference standings, let's just say the Clippers must rely on others to do some of the heavy lifting.
Given three chances to beat the Thunder this year - the last coming Sunday in an afternoon showdown from Staples Center televised nationwide - the Clippers failed each time, this time falling 108-104 after digging themselves into a 19-point third-quarter hole.
Kevin Durant scored 35 points and Russell Westbrook added 29, including an answer-back layup with 1:25 left after the Clippers took their first lead of the game five seconds earlier.
Chris Paul had 26 points for the Clippers after starting slowly and Blake Griffin added 20 points and nine rebounds before fouling out with 59 seconds remaining.
Jamal Crawford added 20 points off the bench for the Clippers.
But instead of nudging ahead of the Thunder as the second seed in the conference playoff standings, the Clippers remain in third place, 1 1/2 games behind Oklahoma City and four behind the top-seeded San Antonio Spurs.
And rather than making a national television statement that they are a viable option to climb out of the Western Conference into the NBA Finals, they lost for the third time in three tries against the Thunder - twice on their home floor - less than a week after the Spurs took them apart at Staples Center.
If the Clippers were waging a public relations campaign, they might want to devise a new strategy right about now.
As it is, they are grinding their way through an NBA schedule and didn't seem in the mood to explain their credibility as a contender.
"It doesn't matter," Clippers guard Chris Paul said. "I think we were 3-1 against (the Thunder) last season and they got to the NBA finals."
But there are some red flags, especially concerning their matchup against the Thunder, who consistently came out more aggressive and effective in the three games this season.
Sunday's game just epitomized the Thunder's ability to attack from the outset, with the Clippers playing lethargic and sloppy as they immediately surrendered control to Oklahoma City thanks to 16 first-half turnovers that completely sabotaged their offensive flow.
"We had (15) turnovers in the first half, that's bogus," Paul said. "That's crazy, that's not like us. "I had four tonight, probably three in the first half. We don't usually have (16) turnovers for the whole game and we had (15) in the first half. That's kind of embarrassing."
And impactful. The Thunder dictated the pace and rhythm while leading by as many as 19 points.
"That's uncharacteristic of us to have that many turnovers," Clippers guard Jamal Crawford said. "We always talk about that, even in games we win, we always talk about that. So for us, it just comes down to taking care of the ball."
The Clippers did a better job taking care of the ball in the second half, slicing the turnovers down to five, and it allowed them to methodically cut into the lead.
By the fourth quarter they were within striking distance, and miraculously took the lead thanks to a 7-point possession in which the Clippers hit two 3-pointers and got a free throw from Blake Griffin courtesy of a flagrant foul on Oklahoma City's Serge Ibaka.
Matt Barnes opened the possession with a 3-pointer to make it 99-96, with Ibaka slamming Griffin in the groin area as the ball went through the net for the flagrant foul.
Griffin sank one of two free throws to make it 99-97, then Crawford hit another 3-pointer to put the Clippers up 101-100 with 1:30 left.
As for Ibaka, he remained in the game after the referees took a look at the play - much to the anger of the Clippers.
"I was surprised," Griffin said.
Ibaka would play a significant role in the Thunder prevailing, too.
Westbrook gave Oklahoma City the lead right back after Crawford's shot, snaking through the Clippers' defense for an easy layup with 1:25 left.
After Paul missed a floater in the lane, Ibaka broke free off an assist from Westbrook for a layup over Griffin, who fouled out on the play. Ibaka hit the free throw, the Thunder led 104-100 and the Clippers never recovered.
There went the chance to overtake the Thunder in the standings.
And so too the opportunity to state their case as championship material - for the time being.
"I don't look at it as an opportunity missed," Crawford said. "Every game you want to do your best and put your best foot forward."
The Clippers didn't do that Sunday, and truth be told they've yet to do it three times against the Thunder.
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Kanye West was outraged that Kris Jenner showed TODAY anchor Matt Lauer a photograph of his daughter North West, RadarOnline.com has been told.
There is no love lost between the rapper and the famed NBC interviewer after West's 2010 "brutal" interview during which producers showed a clip of former President George W. Bush sharing his pain at West calling him a racist for his response to Hurricane Katrina.
So when the momager promised to show Lauer a picture of her granddaughter, Yeezus got very heated up behind-the-scenes, an insider revealed.
Kanye became "absolutely apoplectic with anger because he hates Matt," the source said.
"Kanye he felt extremely disrespected and insulted by Matt and the direction the interview took in 2010…He was outraged and disgusted that Kris showed Matt a picture of Nori and he is now refusing to speak to her."
Making matters worse is Jenner's persistence that baby North West make her public debut on her new talk show.
During Lauer's interview with Jenner, he asked, "You've got a tool at your disposal and I want to know right now if you are going to use it. Are there plans in the first week of this show to reveal either photos of the new granddaughter North or perhaps a walk on from Kim, Kanye and North?"
"Well while that's ambitious, that would be fun," she told Lauer. "I think you're just going to have to wait and see and tune in because I'm not sure exactly what' s going to happen."
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2011-09-29 / Schools
Success of local middle schools driving API improvement
When the results of the latest standardized tests used to rate schools were released earlier this month, Conejo Valley Unified trailed only Oak Park Unified, which was the highest scoring district in Ventura County.
CVUSD students registered a cumulative 876 on this year's Growth Academic Performance Index—whose scores range from 200 to 1,000 (800 is the benchmark)— 42 points behind Oak Park, a much smaller district with fewer students who speak English as a second language.
The district's 876 was a ninepoint improvement over the previous year's API. Driving the growth are CVUSD's five middle schools, all of which raised their scores and surpassed 800 in this year's results.
API scores are calculated using results of the Standardized Testing and Reporting (STAR) Program, the California High School Exit Examination and the California Alternate Performance Assessment.
Los Cerritos (895) jumped 34 points, followed by Colina (892) which was up 28 points, Redwood (893) up 22 points, and Sequoia (880) up 12 points. Sycamore Canyon (941), which includes kindergarten through eighth grade, scored one point higher than last year. Its score is one of the best in Ventura County, putting it in the top 2 to 3 percent of all California schools.
More important, district offi- cials say, the schools also met all growth targets for subgroups set by the state this year. Subgroups in CVUSD are labeled socioeconomically disadvantaged, students with disabilities, white, Hispanic, and English learners. Students in these groups are also expected to improve their test scores each year according to the national No Child Left Behind Act.
Principals credited specific strategies with lifting scores.
Antonio Castro, principal of Los Cerritos, said the school focuses on teacher and student development, with special attention given to those still learning English.
"Last year we offered targeted instruction and homework help after school and during lunch for English learners," Castro said.
Castro said the school's partnership with Cal Lutheran University has also promoted consistent growth in API scores. Los Cerritos is the only school in the district and one of two schools in the county to place student teachers from the university in its classrooms. In exchange, the middle school's teachers collaborate with CLU professors to improve their skills.
"The university benefits from having student teachers placed. The university professors are trained to do development with staff. Teachers pick things they want (to learn)," Castro said.
"Seven teachers are working on research with Cal Lutheran faculty members," he added.
Redwood relied on a different approach to boosting academic performance. Principal Steve Lepire said that after the school's API score dropped 20 points to 871 last year, staff implemented the Super Star program, which focuses on those students performing just below proficient standards.
"There were kids that were one to 15 points from jumping to the proficient range. We pulled a big group of kids that fell into that range. . . . They don't need a lot of instruction," he said.
Students were separated into six after-school classes divided by grade level, math and English starting in mid-November, Lepire said.
"We were pleased with the results. Some kids stayed the same. A couple of (scores) fell. But the majority of kids jumped from basic to proficient. That was the goal," the principal said.
Despite all the effort Redwood's put into meeting API standards, Lepire said he likes to remind his students and staff that it's only one piece of the puzzle.
"We tell the students, 'This test does not define who you are,'" Lepire said. "But it's important. That's why we want them to take it seriously and try their best."
Improvement among English learners is also a priority.
"Looking at our (achievement) rate in terms of English learners, we dropped off a little bit . . . (but) we're gradually climbing back up again," Lepire said.
To maintain growth, Redwood will implement an intervention program for English learners. For four days a week, these students may receive additional homework help from a classroom teacher and instructional aide.
In addition to remedial programs, last year Redwood began offering an AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) study skills elective that helps students with organization and focus.
"We found that to be successful," Lepire said.
Vivian Vina, principal of Sequoia, said the school also relies on intervention to maintain a high API score. Sequoia's Response to Intervention program provides daily lunchtime and after-school tutoring.
To support special education students, Sequoia offers a Rewards program "targeted at reading fluency and comprehension," Vina said. The program was piloted last year.
And starting last year, parents of English learners met privately with teachers.
"Staff is thinking out of the box without a budget," Vina said. "I'm very proud of students' and staff's commitment to work hard."
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2011 Growth API scores for
CVUSD middle schools
(benchmark is 800)
Sycamore Canyon
941, up 1 point
Los Cerritos MS
895, up 34 points
Redwood MS
893, up 22 points
Colina MS
892, up 28 points
Sequoia MS
880, up 12 points
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Second overall Draft pick goes yard in Northwest League
By Jonathan Raymond / MiLB.com | July 26, 2013 9:17 PM ET
Kris Bryant was known for his power coming out of college, so much so that the Cubs made him the second overall pick in last month's Draft.
While by no means was he considered one-dimensional -- he batted .329 and worked a .493 on-base percentage at the University of San Diego this season -- it was his nation-best 31 homers that drove him up Draft boards.
On Friday night, in his sixth game since signing with Chicago, he flashed that prodigious power for the first time.
Bryant took a 3-0 pitch from Yohander Mendez in the third inning and drove it out to left-center field for his first Minor League homer, a three-run shot that helped power short-season Boise to a 9-1 thumping of visiting Spokane.
"It felt awesome. I mean, it's always good to get the first one out of the way in any season," he said. "It's also the hardest one to get, so it felt really good. It was a 3-0 pitch and I just decided if he threw a strike I'd take a good swing at it. And I did, and it was a good result."
It wound up being Bryant's only hit of the night, although he walked in the eighth.
Newly minted as the Cubs' No. 4 prospect, he admitted it was nice to show off his power in a game but made sure to add that he didn't feel any pressure to do so.
"I don't really focus on what people say, I kind of just do my thing," he said. "I know I have power and I know that's a big part of my game, so anytime I'm able to show that, I definitely think it's a plus. I'm very happy that it happened [early] into my pro career."
Bryant and the Cubs took longer to reach a deal than most first-rounders this year, but they eventually came to terms earlier this month -- he signed for a reported $6.7 million -- and he made his debut on July 21 in the Rookie-level Arizona League.
"It's been crazy," the Las Vegas native said. "It was like over six weeks off. Obviously, I'm hitting in the cage and stuff, but nothing really compares to playing in a baseball game. It's been crazy but a good time. It's something that I'm going to remember for the rest of my life."
Bryant played two games in Arizona before joining the Hawks. In four games with Boise, he's just 2-for-16, but the two hits were Friday's home run and a double. He's also walked twice.
His father, Mike, has helped him keep the right perspective as he begins his career. The elder Bryant was the Red Sox's ninth-round pick in the 1980 Draft and spent two seasons in the Boston system.
"I talked to my dad a lot. He played for a little bit and taught me to avoid some of the potholes he stepped in," Bryant said. "He's been an awesome resource for me and I'll definitely continue using him."
Shortstop Carlos Penalver went 3-for-4, fell a homer shy of the cycle, scored twice and drove in two runs for the Hawks.
After starter Rob Zastryzny allowed a run on four hits and a walk in two innings, Boise relievers Sam Wilson, Zack Godley, Scott Frazier and Tyler Bremer combined for seven one-hit frames.
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Even though I'm not the biggest fan of this grape and the wines it is used to make, I'm almost sad that I missed Barbera Meeting 2010, which took place over the course of four days in Asti. It simply wasn't possible for me to get into the game this time around.
Four days devoted to tastings of Barbera, from Asti, Monferrato, and Alba. I must confess that the thought doesn't exactly thrill me. But in the light of the organizers's professionalism and their hard work, their interaction with the press, and above all, the innovation they have introduced — the "Barbera blog" — I'm sure that it would have been fun to be there, not to mention professionally interesting. For those of us who had to stay home, it was possible to follow what was happening in real-time thanks to the blog.
And it also would have been to contribute, inasmuch as I am a journalist who also blogs. And I could have involved of my Italian friends who were there as well, Carlo Macchi and Alessandro Franceschini, who are not true bloggers but still publish on the web. They could have posted comments, impressions, photographs, and tasting notes of the many wines tasted, just a group of winebloggers from the U.S. and the United Kingdom did, coordinated by Jeremy Parzen author of Do Bianchi.
Their presence and their "outside-the-box" contributions were possible to the speed of the web. And others took note, as is evidenced by articles devoted to this novelty, like that published by Sergio Miravalle in La Stampa (see Parzen's translation here).
One of the most interesting posts was published by American wineblogger Saignée, who wrote about the phenomenon of the so-called "Super Barberas," in others words, Barbera d'Asti with special characteristics inspired by the Super Tuscan model. Powerful wines, very concentrated, dark in color, and rich with wood.
After reading the American wineblogger's post, it doesn't seem that this choice curried favor with the tasters and commentators in Asti. And he wasn't the only one who repudiated the excess of wood in the wines, their lacking of balance and drinkability.
Had it only been possible for me to be there, I would have liked to participate in the discussions with producers, which took place during the afternoon sessions and in the evenings, in order to understand the director of this most popular of Piedmont wines. A great deal of Barbera is produced: I'd like to know where the producers are heading and how they intend to win over the various markets, especially foreign markets, with their wines.
But as an observer who followed the event from afar, I know that one thing is for certain: the innovation and novelty introduced at Barbera Meeting marks a point of no return.
And it will difficult — impossible, in my opinion — to organize similar events, in Piedmont or elsewhere, without taking into account the sounding board of talented bloggers, in other words, ones who write seriously and with authority, tastemaker bloggers (and there are plenty of them, here in Italy and abroad).
To not invite them along with journalists who publish in the print media and guides and to maintain that "they're just bloggers" would not only be stupid. It would show that organizers of such events haven't understood that times are a changing. The wine-loving public that surfs the web knows the difference between wheat and weeds. They are more likely to believe writers who publish unhindered than conventional information, often immobilized and mitigated, like that found in magazines and wine guides. They are more likely to trust in immovable winebloggers who freely express their ideas, tastes, and distastes.
That's why this year's Barbera Meeting, sung in the key of wineblogging for the first time, with live blogging provided by seven well-coordinated wine bloggers (perhaps next time there will be fifteen) constitutes a memorable event in the chronicles and discourse of wine writing. And it merits serious consideration in future.


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The influence of the Srivijaya empire in the southern region of Palembang in the 11th century reached most of Sumatra, as well as other island and mainland regions. In 1377 Srivijaya's capital fell to the Javanese Majapahit empire, and the kingdom never recovered in Sumatra. The European powers—first the Portuguese, then the Dutch and English—traded with, warred against, and established forts among the coastal Sumatran principalities beginning in the 16th century. Anglo-Dutch treaties in 1824 and 1871 revoked English claims in Sumatra, and, through economic exploitation and administrative skills, the Dutch slowly opened the interior to their authority throughout the 19th century. The northern region of Aceh was brought only grudgingly under Dutch control in the early 20th century after 30 years of fighting. Sumatra was occupied by Japan in World War II and in 1950 became part of the Republic of Indonesia.
Since then Sumatrans have at times expressed dissatisfaction with the central government over financial and political issues, often in the form of insurrections and other regional movements. Notable has been the situation in Aceh, where armed conflict has broken out periodically since 1990 between Achinese Acehnese separatists and Indonesian forces. The island experienced a major natural disaster in late 2004 when a large tsunami in the Indian Ocean (spawned by a severe earthquake off the coast of Aceh) inundated low-lying areas along the northwest coast and adjacent islands and caused widespread death and destruction.
The high Barisan Mountains run northwest-southeast for some 1,000 miles (1,600 km), reaching an elevation of 12,467 feet (3,800 metres) at Mount Kerinci. Eastward, flat alluvial lands are drained by many rivers; the Hari River, navigable for 300 miles (480 km), is the longest. Lake Toba, with an area of about 440 square miles (1,140 square km), is the largest of many mountain lakes.
Sumatra's climate is hot, except in the highlands, and extremely moist. Vegetation includes the Sumatran pine, Pinus merkusii, the huge flower Rafflesia arnoldii, myrtles, bamboo, rhododendrons, orchids, and such trees as palm, oak, chestnut, ebony, ironwood, camphorwood, sandalwood, and rubber-producing types. The island's animal life includes orangutans, various apes, elephants, tapirs, tigers, the two-horned Sumatran rhinoceros, gibbons, tree shrews, flying lemurs, wild boars, and civets. Three national parks on the island—Mount Leuser, Kerinci Seblat, and Bukit Barisan Selatan—collectively were designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2004.
Sumatrans speak a language of the Austronesian (Malayo-Polynesian) language family. The Achinese Acehnese inhabit northwestern Sumatra; the Gajo and Alas, the mountainous north-central area; the Batak, around and south of Lake Toba; and the Minangkabau (the largest ethnic group), the Padang highlands. South of Padang along the western coast live the Redjang and Lebong mountain people and the Lampung coastal dwellers. The Malays, a coastal and riverine people dominating the eastern coast and the wide southern plains, speak Malay (Indonesian), the lingua franca of the archipelago. The Minangkabau and the Batak have been most receptive to Western-style education. Most Sumatrans are Muslims, though some are Christians and animists.
The island is subdivided into eight provinces (propinsi)—Sumatera Utara (North Sumatra), Jambi, Riau, Sumatera Barat (West Sumatra), Sumatera Selatan (South Sumatra), Bangka-Belitung, Bengkulu, and Lampung—and the semiautonomous province of Aceh. The principal cities are Medan, Palembang, and Padang. Some three-fifths of the population is rural; the highest population density is around Medan in northeastern Sumatra. Colonization from Java to relieve its overcrowding has been carried out in the southern province of Lampung.
Agricultural products grown for export include rubber, tobacco, tea, coffee, palm oil, ramie fiber, sisal, copra, betel nuts, kapok, peanuts (groundnuts), and pepper. The highland areas of Sumatera Utara grow vegetables for export. Subsistence crops include corn (maize), root crops, vegetables, and rice. About one-third of Indonesia's timber comes from Sumatran forests, which also yield various oils and fibers. Sumatra and adjacent islands have reserves of petroleum, natural gas, tin, bauxite, coal, gold, silver, and other minerals. The Umbilin coalfield near Sawahlunto covers about 40 square miles (100 square km). Other coalfields include Bukit Asen and deposits in Sumatera Selatan. The Dumai area of Riau province has some of the most productive oil wells in Indonesia; other areas have been developed at Palembang and Pangkalan Brandan.
Road networks are fairly good in northeastern Sumatra, the Padang highlands, and southern Sumatra, but mountain trails and rivers are used elsewhere. The northwest-southeast Sumatra Highway was completed in the 1980s. Three separate and unconnected railway systems operate in northern, central, and southern Sumatra. An Indonesian airline serves the major cities. Area including adjoining islands, 186,253 square miles (482,393 square km). Pop. (2000) including adjoining islands, 43,309,707.


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Bill Would Make it a Crime to Flee Unmarked Police Vehicles
"Ultimately, the statue is
unclear as to whether someone has to stop for an unmarked vehicle and whether
someone can be charged with fleeing and eluding," says Sen. Chris Shank,
Shank's bill would clarify as long as an unmarked car has lights and sirens on, a person must pull over. It also allows police to file charges, but that's not all the bill does.
"It also provides a measure of constituent protection and says in law for the first time that if somebody feels uncomfortable with an unmarked car that they they're being chased by that they have the right to pull over at a police station or a well-lit area," Shank says.
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"I believe the bill is going to assist with closing the gap that's occurring in the law right now by not allowing somebody to flee and elude from an unmarked car," says Cpt. Patrick Grossman, with the Frederick City Police Department.
Grossman says officers in unmarked cars often have to call marked cars in for back up.
"You're not readily identifiable, so at times people would not see us right away when we initiate a traffic stop or hear the audible signal and think it's coming from a different direction," Grossman says.
In 2011, the Maryland Court of Special Appeals ruled a driver could not be charged for fleeing a law enforcement officer in an unmarked car.
"Police chases are very inherently dangerous to the public, and you want to make sure that the statue reflects the fact that it is treated seriously," Shank says.
Shank's bill passed unanimously in the Maryland Senate and now heads to the Maryland House of Delegates.
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Pay attention to the details such as these in a uniform, to
help identify when it was worn.
Unfortunately, there's no single
source that shows all the uniforms worn by soldiers or sailors. In the 19th century, there was quite a diversity of uniforms, with each unit having its own. Colorful attire such as the Turkish pants worn by the Zouaves were just one recognizable variation.
If you don't know who's depicted in photograph of a soldier or a sailor, try finding evidence of military service in documents—pension records, enlistment papers and other genealogical materials.
Keep in mind that not all the military photos in your photo collection depict relatives—they could be friends of the family. One of the emails I received was from Connie L. Huntling. Her grandmother worked at a Veterans Administration hospital in Plattsburg, NY, during World War I. In her papers were many photographs of men who were patients at the hospital. Connie sent me the two in this post two with the hope that someone will recognize these men.
Please take a look at and click Comment below to tell me if you have any ideas about who the men might be. I'm going to ask Huntling to post the pictures to the photo-reunion site DeadFred as well.


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Osram Opto Semiconductors has introduced an OLED light source for lighting, the Orbeos.
The Orbeos OLED panel has an efficiency of 25lm/W, with a round lamp surface of 80mm diameter, and it is only 2.1mm thick and weighs 24g. Its brightness level is usually 1,000cd/m2 with power input of less than a watt, the company said.
With its warm white color temperature (2,800K, CRI up to 80), the Orbeos is suited to lighting that is atmospheric and functional at the same time. Orbeos can be switched on and off without delay, and in ideal operating conditions it has a lifespan of around 5,000 hours, Osram said.
- Wireless broadband developments in Southeast Asia markets
As of 2013, the 10 ASEAN nations had a total of over 700 million mobile subscriptions, with the CAGR from 2003-2013 reaching 24%. This Digitimes Research Special Report analyzes the various mobile broadband markets in ASEAN and looks at the respective trends in 4G LTE development for those markets.
- 2015 global tablet demand forecast
This Digitimes Research Special Report provides a 2015 forecast for the global tablet market and analyzes the strategies of key market players such as Google, Apple, Intel, and Microsoft.
- 2015 China smartphone panel trend forecast
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According to his blog, Pete's Place is "a running commentary on whatever strikes me at the moment," and the result is sharp and thoughtful commentary on issues ranging from college football to national politics. Pete Oppel, former music writer and entertainment editor for The Dallas Morning News, offers up a regular dose of movie and DVD reviews, and he also likes to talk about the Cowboys, Mavericks and Rangers. Oppel, who also served as public information officer for the city of Dallas, pays close attention to local politics and isn't afraid to call out public officials. Most of his posts don't get comments, leading us to believe that Pete's Place is drifting out in the blogosphere, buried among the zillions of other blogs out there. But that much effort can't go unnoticed for too much longer, as Pete's Place continues to slowly find its way into the personal blogrolls of people all over Dallas.
Admittedly, we were a touch skeptical about the Deep Ellum Film Festival's transition from The Little Indie Fest That Could into The Big-Money Target All-Star Throwdown Jamboree scattered hither and yon. But, just two years in, the thing's a mighty beast—and mighty impressive, as the likes of Lauren Bacall, Charlize Theron, David Lynch and some dude named De Niro have piled into Dallas for a week's worth of screenings and highfalutin wingdings the likes of which most Dallasites never get to see unless their Dallas lives in Highland Park. But Michael Cain's fest makes much of Dallas look shiny and special: The West Village is hoppin', thanks to Magnolia screenings; Mockingbird Station's cram-packed, what with those Angelika screens running hot; NorthPark's packed, in no small part thanks to the red carpet upon which the most famous feet trod day and night; and all of Victory Park's a go-go, courtesy the host hotel (the W, natch). Really, for one week every spring, even we think Dallas is the most awesome city in the history of parking lots.
Denton artist and musician Nevada Hill made quite the mark on North Texas this year, contributing stellar cover art for releases by Record Hop, Dust Congress and Stumptone, the latter a vinyl-only release featuring two cardboard panels screen-printed with an imposing image of reverberating speakers. And while Hill's work for Record Hop is admittedly on a much smaller scale (thanks, CD format), it's hard to deny the appeal of the cover art, a quirky drawing of what appears to be a mangy lion crapping the band's name. You can spot the Photoshop a mile away on most local record covers these days. With Hill's DIY treasures, however, all you spot is blood, sweat and artistry.
Considering the fact that we don't really like The Smiths (blame our college roommates), we weren't really sure about "Phil Collins: the world won't listen," the three-screen video installation presented earlier this year by the Dallas Museum of Art. But damn, if it wasn't the most entertaining thing we've ever seen in a museum, with the 1987 Smiths compilation, The World Won't Listen, repeating on a loop as fans from Colombia, Turkey and Indonesia sang along karaoke-style on each of the screens. We couldn't begin to pick a favorite image, though the chick in the wrestling mask and the unfortunate looking, teary-eyed Asian man certainly burned themselves into our psyche. We liked it all so much, in fact, that we went right out and got a pompadour.
For 23 years, Barry Whistler has brought seriously talented Texas artists to his Dallas gallery walls. And without fail, his exhibitions get the conversations going. From impressions and interpretations to artistic method, Whistler's gallery openings are abuzz with "I wonder..." and "That's so...wow." And that's what makes a gallery successful—when people actually talk about the art. The list of BWG's artists is impressive: Linnea Glatt, John Pomara, Allison V. Smith, Robert Wilhite (who presented audiences this year with one heavily discussed exhibition, The Bomb, featuring a skeletal, scaled-to-size sculpture of the Fat Man Bomb) and others. Plus, the gallery provides art lovers with a lively blog (barrywhistlergallery.blogspot.com) to catch the behind-the-scenes new and upcoming events in the gallery, which readers then discuss via the comments section. See what we mean about creating art dialogue?
When a musical needs a voice that can hit the back row, go through the back wall, into the parking lot and out to the stratosphere, the director calls for Megan Kelly Bates. The bouncy redhead sings, tap-dances and gets laughs, winning hearts and testing eardrums most recently as a yappy pup with a lot of high notes in Theatre Three's A Dog's Life. You've seen Bates, 28, in The Great American Trailer Park Musical and Urinetown at WaterTower, plus shows at Casa Manana, Contemporary Theatre and other stages all over North Texas. And where'd she come by those pipes? "When I was 5 and about to audition for my first show, The King and I, my mom put me in the living room, and we practiced my song. Then she had me sing in the hallway while she stayed in the living room and yelled, 'I can't hear you!' From there a belter was born!"


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I posted a solution to this problem from the beginning
Code:dpkg-reconfigure wicd update-rc.d wicd defaults
Some other forum members and myself have had "Could not connect to wicd's D-Bus interface." pop up when starting X. The log, however, shows no errors. Enabling network start on boot solves the issue, but can be annoying to some of us. I've found a simple workaround that removes the error without starting the network at boot.
Move wicd-tray.desktop out of etc/xdg/autostart and place it somewhere else if needed later. Now when starting up, the error will be gone, but will pop up again if you start wicd-client or wicd-gtk. To prevent this, networking has to be enabled first.
To start networking and the wicd gtk interface in one click, you can right click on the Services>NETWORK>"WICD gtk interface" selection and select "edit item". Then change the command to:
Now the error's gone, networking doesn't start at boot, and wicd is enabled with one clickCode:sh -c "start-network && wicd-gtk"
I posted a solution to this problem from the beginning
Code:dpkg-reconfigure wicd update-rc.d wicd defaults
Back|track giving machine guns to monkeys since 2007 !
Do not read the Wiki, most your questions will not be answered there !
Do not take a look at the: Forum Rules !
Yes, and I tried your fix, but it started network at boot. I'd rather not do that if I can avoid it.
Here are 2 ideas, 1 go search the forums. It's a rule you agreed to uphold and follow. So now is a good time to start.
Second, if you don't know what commands you are running then it might be good to look into them. I mean how to do know the guy didn't just post a command to delete your hard drive(s).
If these two tasks are to much for you then go back to whatever operating system you came from. We are not here to teach you how to use linux.
To be successful here you should read all of the following.
If you are new to Back|Track
Back|Track Wiki
Failure to do so will probably get your threads deleted or worse.


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City of Glass
This is a story about the struggle of identity. This story is a mystery regarding a persons identity. The story begins with the main character Daniel Quinn a writer receiving a strange phone call by a man named Peter Stillman. Stillman is looking for a private detective named Paul Auster to protect him from somebody; Quinn tries to explain to Peter that he has the wrong number but cannot seem to get his point across. Stillman hangs up with Quinn agreeing...
The story begins with a character named �White' hiring the main character �Blue' to spy on someone named �Black.' Blue is a great private detective and has been doing this job for many years. White explains to Blue that he wants him to spy on Black for an indefinite period of time, and is willing to offer him a vast sum of money for doing so. White even pays for Blue to live in an apartment overlooking Black's apartment. Blue at first seems to do this j...
What drove brilliant novelist Ben Sachs to become a domestic terrorist? Told from the perspective of his closest friend and fellow writer, Peter Aaron, Sach's campaign to blow up replicas of the Statue of Liberty throughout small town America is revealed. Beginning with Sachs' own explosive death in rural Wisconsin, the story unfolds revealing the inner conflicts of a successful man obsessed with failure. ...
Mr. Vertigo
In the streets of St. Louis, vagabond kid Walt Rawley is recruited by a Jewish man, Mr. Yehudi, who claims he's seen "a great gift" in him. Soon after, Walt is taught to levitate several inches off the ground in a farm in the deep south, where Yehudi's family is threaten by the Ku Klux Klan and finally harmed. Eventually, Walt achieves success performing this act in a tour across the country, until his Uncle Slim shows up to get his cut of the profi...
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The Book of Illusions
David Zimmer, Vermont Professor, has had a nervous breakdown following the deaths of his wife and two young boys in a plane crash. One day whilst deeply depressed he discovers the work of silent comedian Hector Mann. The film gives Zimmer new direction and he decides to try and view all of Mann's films and then write a book about him. He discovers that Mann had mysteriously disappeared whilst at his peak in the silent movie business. After Zimmer's ...
The Brooklyn Follies
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BREVARD, N.C.- The Brevard College (1-12, 0-5 SAC) men's tennis team lost 7-2 while hosting Wingate University (10-6, 5-0 SAC) at the McCoy Tennis Complex on Sunday, March 30.
The match started with a Brevard win during the No.3 doubles, as George Finch and Nathan Sabate finished 8-5 against Filippo Pezzoli and Tyler Schofer. Other duos for the Tornados weren't able to grab points towards the team count. Rory Northam and David Taggart came close falling short at 8-4 while the No.2 doubles was swept by the Wingate duo.
The singles round started with a point for BC after David Taggart took over the No.1 spot against Neal Towlson. The two went into extra sets to determine a winner, starting with a set win from Taggart then from Towlson, finishing with a final set win from Taggart at 6-3.
George Finch went into extra sets at No.6 singles against Josh Eardley of Wingate. Finch started down at 4-6 then won the second set 6-2, but he couldn't finish BC with another point and lost in the extra set.
The men's team will travel to Lincoln Memorial on April 1, as just one of three conference matches this week.


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The Bristol Public Library offers free computer classes covering a variety of topics. Most classes are held in the computer lab at the Main Library on High Street.
Main Library Computer Lab
Main Library Computer Lab
Both the Main Library and the Manross branch have WiFi throughout. Simply bring you laptop or tablet, find a comfortable seat, and connect.
The library also has Computers with internet access and MS Office (Excel, PowerPoint, & Word) which are available for signup, for 1-hour periods.
Parents must complete the Parental Permission Form for Child Internet Access
Visitors wishing to save any work should bring a flashdrive.
Printing is available at a charge of $0.10 per page for black & white, $0.25 for color.


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Historic Christ Church Episcopal, the oldest church in Old Town Alexandria, anchoring Washington St., will celebrate its 240th anniversary on Sunday, February 10, 2013. This activity-packed Sunday will feature specially commissioned music, a guest preacher, a reception, a display of historic artifacts, and a special appearance from George and Martha Washington.
The guest preacher will be the Reverend Gay Jennings, President of the House of Deputies of the Episcopal Church, who will preach at the combined 10:00 a.m. service in the church. Please join us as we celebrate our church history.
The parish home of George Washington and Robert E. Lee, Christ Church has long been at the center of the religious and public life of the metropolitan Washington, DC area. Visitors have included Presidents Calvin Coolidge, Franklin Roosevelt, Lyndon Johnson, Jimmy Carter, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Senator Elizabeth Dole, and former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey. Speakers have included Rosa Parks, Nobel Laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu, former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Togo West, former Chief of Staff of the Army Gordon Sullivan, former White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen, and former Assistant Secretary of State Hodding Carter.
Christ Church is a historic church with a living congregation. Located at 118 N. Washington St. in Alexandria, VA, Christ Church is home to 2,400 parishioners and provides ministry to communities local and global.


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'"There's too many nights you just go through the game and it's non-eventful. It's just kind of blah. What is somebody walking away with? If you win, that's something they're walking away with. If you don't, they're walking away with a void that's needed to be filled."'
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'The Sabres were powered to victory in large part to stellar play from Tim Connolly who finally returned to the line up last night (Kalinin and Fitzpatrick were the scratches). J.P. Dumont had a pair of goals and co-captains Chris Drury and Daniel Briere also had strong games.'
Archives for March 2006
Tim Wow!
Thursday's Rochester Coverage
Lifeless Amerks play dead for Admirals (Rochester D&C)
Haydar has a hearty night (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
Amerks No Shows (RNews.com)
Admirals sink Amerks 6-0 (Amerks.com)
Admirals Extend Lead in West (MilwaukeeAdmirals.com)
Sabres Playoff Tickets On Sale Next Monday
'Tickets will be available in person at the HSBC Arena Box Office, all tickets.com outlets in Tops Markets, online at www.sabres.com, tickets.com or charge by phone at 1-888-223-6000.'
Derek Roy
'"Right now, we seem to be getting a lot of appreciation from the fans," said Roy, 22, who is in his second season with the razor-sharp Sabres, one of the NHL's best teams this season. "We haven't made the playoffs in a while, so the fans are very appreciative. They keep coming up to us and saying that we've given them hope."'
Slumping Sabres aim to regain control
'"The message this morning was we took a lot of pride in being a very disciplined club, and I thought we were undisciplined," Sabres coach Lindy Ruff said. "I thought it started with myself behind the bench. We have to get the composure back, stay away from the officials and not worry about the call. We're going to get some, we're not gonna get some. We've taken a lot of pride in that, and I think we started using that as an excuse. We wiped that off the board again."'
Mair makes next step
'"The preliminary stuff came back and it was all positive," the Buffalo Sabres forward said. "It's just a case of moving on, step-by-step. The next step involves working through some contact in practice – when you have a guy's hand on you, and you have to fight through checks, get bounced off the boards. It's a different type of conditioning. No matter how much you skate, the muscles are always sore from the banging. There is a little bit of an adjustment period there."'
Sabres vs. Bruins
'C Daniel Briere has eight goals and 15 assists in past 15 games.'
Wednesday's Boston Coverage (Updated 1:15 p.m.)
Sabres thumbnails (Boston Globe)
Boston (28-32-13) at Buffalo (44-21-6) (AP)
Sabres desperate for victory in matchup with Bruins (Sportsticker)
Boston Bruins (28-32-13) at Buffalo Sabres (44-21-6) (The Sports Network)
Game preview (BostonBruins.com)
Game notes (BostonBruins.com)
Wednesday's Rochester Coverage
Amerks play for pride, not playoffs (Rochester D&C)
Sabres maintain confidence despite six-game skid
'"There's a room in there where the guys are upset, they're not happy," Ruff said, pointing to the Sabres' locker room following practice Tuesday. "And that just tells you that this might be the best thing for the team. We may, in the long run, get a lot more out of this stretch than you can imagine."'
Sabres' Mair cleared for contact
'The decision by coach Lindy Ruff came after Mair passed a series of tests Monday in Pittsburgh. Although Mair has been skating regularly the past few weeks, he will still be out an undetermined period before being ready to play in a game. He remains on injured reserve.'
College career helps boost Vanek in NHL
'When young players find themselves in their first Stanley Cup Playoffs, as Vanek will this spring, they can draw upon their previous experiences, and that's where this kid has an edge. He has had so much success in his early career that a coach may be able to count on him.'
Sabres dropped 5-4 in shootout by Rangers
'So the Sabres' slump ends with a point, an improved effort but still lots of mistakes and room for improvement.'
Sabres get consolation prize
'Here's the good news for the Sabres: The more Jagr accomplished against the Sabres, the better chance Buffalo had of avoiding him and playing Philadelphia in the first round of the playoffs. The Sabres are 3-0 against the Flyers this season with one meeting between the two teams awaiting them April 7 in HSBC Arena.'
McKee expecting a painful adjustment
'His eye was various shades of purple and tinted with yellow Monday. His teammates already had warned him that getting his nose back in line might be more painful than the initial blow. McKee wasn't looking forward to finding out.'


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I can save you all three or four hours tonight. The Packers are absolutely, positively going to beat Pittsburgh, 31-25.
So now you can watch something else, or just scarf down your neighbors chicken wings and not pay attention to the game.
Anybody else have a pick?
Anybody going to watch the game with the Boneheads, right here?


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Check this out, its awesome.
Really happy with it, SnA is going to be rocking.
If you love fighting you can never really lose!!!!!
Some really strong fights as per usual from the Shock N Awe team.
Saville will go into this as favourite but Sheridan's such a tough ask for anyone. He's a real sleeper in that division.
Phil Else vs The Yorkshire Rose is as competitive as they come and Lloyd Clarkson has one of the best chins I've ever seen so he'll probably come flying at Mike Ling like Tyrie did.
Good stuff.
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. – The Saint Leo men's cross country team posted a 14th-place finish from the University of Florida's Mountain Dew Invitational, Saturday morning from University Golf Course. In total, the Lions collected 409 points during their 8K run.
In total, two Lions;' runners cracked the top-100 as Jon Norris and Brian Haynes each ran impressive races.
Norris, the Lions top finisher, posted a finishing time of 28:32.96 while crossing the line 82nd.
Haynes was mere seconds behind Norris as he crossed the tape at 28:44.49, and a finishing spot of 86th.
Eric Dirth registered a time of 29:35.31, while David Malys and Connor Callahan collected times of 29:44.74 and 30:03.00, respectively.
Michael Berry and Jeff Van Natter bookended the Saint Leo effort as they rang-up a times of 30:12.19 and 32:11.75.
The Lions will return to the course on Friday, September 30, when they travel to Orlando, Fla. to compete in the Disney Classic. The men are scheduled to go off at 6:30 p.m. For the latest news, information, and updates on the men's cross country team, visit SaintLeoLions.com.


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The first Visualized conference was held in mid-town Manhattan last week. Even with Sandy and a nor'easter, the conference went off with only a few minor hiccups. The idea behind Visualized is a TED-like objective of exploring the intersection of big data, story telling and design. It worked.
Throwing designers and techies together is one of my favorite forums because of what is common and what is different. On one hand, artists are increasingly skilled with technical tools, on the other these people are often coming at things from very different perspectives.
The advantages of mixing these people at Visualized go beyond simple idea sharing. Each person specializes, leading to amazing expertise, skill, and focused perspective, but also leaving something out. It is not that everyone can learn to do everything, but rather, by sharing projects, methods and tools, we can learn what to ask and who to seek out for collaboration. The advantages of this mix are that it is the most reliable way to produce projects that evoke emotion with story, design and data to engage and inform.
We were treated to amazing technical talent and creativity, evident in, for example, Cedric Kiefer's generative dancer reproduction "unnamed soundsculpture." To creating the basic model his team started with song, a dancer and knitting together the 3D surface images from three Microsoft Kinect cameras. They re-generated the movie of the dance by simulating the individual particles captured in the imaging and the enhancing these to generate more particles under the influence of "gravity" and "wind" driven by the music.
unnamed soundsculpture from Daniel Franke on Vimeo.
Cedric and his team radically expand ideas of numeric visualization by capturing and building on organic physical data in complex and subtle ways, generating a whole, engrossing new experience from the familiar elements.
Four themes surfaced repeatedly in the ideas and presentations of the speakers:
Most of the projects were produced by teams made up of people with a handful diverse skills and affinities. I heard descriptions of teams such as, "we have a designer (color, composition and proportion sense, works in Illustrator, photoshop, pen and paper…), a data scientist (data munging, machine learning, statistical analysis…), a data visualization artist (Javascript, D3 skills, web API mashup skills…) someone who is driven by narrative and story telling (journalist, marketing project lead…), a database guy, etc."
Assembling and honing these teams of technical and artistic creatives is probably a rare skill in itself and the result is a powerful engine of exploration, creativity and communication.
Hilary Mason from Bit.ly summed up the second-level data scientist talent shortage clearly: "Every company I know is looking to hire a data scientist; every data scientist I know is looking to hire a data artist." As broad as data scientists skills are, many are recognizing the value of talented designers with the appropriate programming skills for crafting a clear, engaging message.
The New York Times teams (two different teams presented), the WNYC team of two, Bit.ly, and many others showed the power of teams creating together and bringing diverse talents to projects.
There were a couple of notable individual efforts. My favorite was Santiago Ortiz's beautiful, complex and functional visualization and navigation of his personal Knowledgebase. His design elegantly uses the 7-set Venn diagram, and his deep insights into searching by category and time come together perfectly.
Sniffing out the story is fundamental to projects that evoke emotion with story, design and data to engage and inform. Journalists can smell drama and conflict and ask lots of questions. They have a sense of where to dig deeper. They are able to stick to the thread of the story and a have a valuable work ethic around finding the details and tying up loose ends.
A large part of success of Shan Carter and his team in creating the New York Times paths to the White House win visualization come from their ability to return over and over the the basic idea of making a relevant, accurate and understandable visualization of the various likely outcomes each each of the battleground states. This visualization went through 257 iterations being checked into their Github repository with a few evident cycles of creative expanding followed by refocusing on the story.
Data Mashups
API-mashup skills found there best examples in the news teams. WNYC's accomplishments in creating data/visualization mashups to communicate evacuation zones, subway outages, flood zone information updated in real-time during the storms, and other embeddable web widgets was amazing. While their designs didn't have the polish of some of the "slower" work presented, they produced great, accurate and timely results in days and sometimes hours.
"A visualization should clarify in ways that words cannot." (Sven Ehrmann)
This summed up what I found awe-inspiring and satisfying in the design work. Since I primarily work with data visualization, I often rely on the graph-reading skills of my audience rather than optimized design. This may be necessary for many business applications, but when the message is important and the investment you can reasonable expect from your audience is uneven, to take short cuts on design is to completely miss opportunities to engage and inform. Great designers are masters at creating memory because the are able to reliably create "emotion linked to experience" (Ciel Hunter)
Jake Porway summed up data, team, story and design in the observations section of his presentation:
- Data without analysis isn't doing anything
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Research Interests
The application of Geographic Information Science to ecological and natural resource management issues; remote sensing as a tool for natural resource management; remote sensing research.
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Reiners, William A. and Kenneth L. Driese. 2004. Transport Processes in Nature. Cambridge University Press.
Peer Reviewed Articles
Sivanpillai, Ramesh and Kenneth L. Driese. 2008. WyomingView: Providing no-cost remotely sensed data for geographic education. Journal of Geography 107(4-5):154-160.
Latchininsky, Alexandre, V., Ramesh Sivanpillai, Kenneth L. Driese and Hans Wilps. 2007. Can early season Landsat images improve locust habitat monitoring in the Amudarya River Delta, Uzbekistan? Journal of Orthoptera Research 16(2):167-173.
Baldyga, T.J., S.N. Miller, K.L. Driese, and C. Maina Gichaba. 2007. Assessing land cover change in Kenya's Mau Forest region using remotely sensed data. African Journal of Ecology 10.1111/j.1365-2028.2007.00806.x.
Sivanpillai, R., Latchininsky, A.V., Driese, K.L., Kambulin, V.E., 2006. Mapping locust habitats in River Ili Delta, Kazakhstan, using LANDSAT imagery. Agricultural Ecosystems & Environment 117(2-3):128-134
Sivanpillai, Ramesh and Kenneth L. Driese. 2008. Five years of WyomingView: A review of
accomplishments and future challenges. ASPRS Annual Meeting, 2008.
Driese, Kenneth L., William A. Reiners, Gary M. Lovett and Samuel M. Simkin. 2004. A vegetation map for the Catskill Park, NY derived from multi-temporal Landsat imagery and GIS data. Northeastern Naturalist 11(4):421-442.
Reiners, William A. and Kenneth L. Driese. 2003. Transport of energy, information, and material through the biosphere. Annual Review of Environment and Resources 28:107-135.
Reiners, William A. and Kenneth L. Driese. 2001. The propagation of ecological influences through heterogeneous environmental space. Bioscience 51(11):939-950.
Driese, Kenneth L., William A. Reiners and Robert C. Thurston. 2001. Rule-based integration of GIS and remote sensing for land cover mapping in NE Costa Rica. Geocarto International 16(1):35-44.
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Driese, K.L., Sivanpillai, R., 2007. Promoting sustainable agricultural practices through remote sensing education and outreach. EOS Transactions, American Geophysical Union, 88(52), Fall Meeting Supplement, Abstract B13D-1523.
Sivanpillai, R., and Driese, K.L., 2007. Remote sensing educational opportunities available through WyomingView. Proceedings of the 2007 ASPRS Annual Conference, Tampa, FL.
Sivanpillai R. and K.L. Driese. 2006. Satellite data archive development and data distribution to promote research and applications in Wyoming. Proceedings of the 2006 ASPRS Annual Conference, Reno, NV.
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Wyckoff, Teal, Kenneth L. Driese and Steven D. Prager. 2007. Sagebrush community structure characterization for improved remotely sensed imagery use in the Laramie Basin, Wyoming. Proceedings, American Association of Geographers. 2007 Great Plains Rocky Mountain Regional Meeting. Colorado. 28 September 2007.
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Rodemaker, Eli and Kenneth L. Driese. 2008. Modeling consumptive water use in the Green River Basin, Wyoming using remotely sensed data and the METRIC/SEBAL model. Final Report to the Wyoming State Engineer.
Driese, Ken. 2008. Teach English in China: Demand is high with upcoming summer Olympic games. (article and photographs). Transitions Abroad Magazine. January/February 2008.
Driese, Ken. The Silk Road. Feature article (article and photos). Casper Star Tribune, 24 June 2007.
Driese, Kenneth L. 2007. Text and photographs illustrating an article on children in China. Faces Magazine. May 2007.
Rodemaker, Eli and Kenneth L. Driese. 2007. Mapping land cover types using remote sensing, GIS and aerial photography for the SW Wyoming, Pinedale and Green River Wyoming Game and Fish Department regions. Final Report to the Wyoming Game and Fish Department for RFP 0025-M. 7 May 2007.
Sivanpillai, R., and Driese, K.L., 2007. Aerial views yield producer news: Remote sensing reaps data for farmers, ranchers. Reflections 41-43, June 2007
Sivanpillai, Ramesh and Kenneth L. Driese. 2007. WyomingView Bringing remote sensing to federal agencies. Geoworld. May, 2007.
Sivanpillai, Ramesh and Kenneth L. Driese. 2007. Promoting remote sensing research and applications with no-cost satellite data.. Invited Highlight Article. Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing 73(3):223-227.
Driese, Kenneth L. 2006. Teaching in China. Circle Volume 55 (Sept/Oct 2006):6. (Newsletter of the 501(c)(3) Chinese Children Charities).
Sivanpillai, Ramesh and Kenneth L. Driese. 2006. Wyoming's New View of Remote Sensing. Geospatial Solutions. September 2006. Pgs. 20 25.
Other Professional Activities
- Chair, Geospatial Information Technology Association (GITA) Scholarship Committee at UW
- Chair, UW Student Computer Fee Committee
- Member, American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing
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- BOT/GEOG 4111/5111 Introduction to Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management
- BOT/GEOG 4211/5211 Advanced Remote Sensing for Natural Resource Management
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The '''Vercetti Gang''' is a very powerful
The '''Vercetti Gang''' is a very powerful that is based in and around [[Vice City in GTA III Era|Vice City]].
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Vercetti Gang
Members of the Vercetti Gang outside the Vercetti Estate.
|GTA Vice City
|Vice City
|Tommy Vercetti
|Italian-American crime family
Patrol Invest Group
Forelli Family
Micro Uzi
|Armed Robbery
Black mailing
Drug dealing/trafficking
Auto-theft ring
|Vercetti Estate
Kaufman Cabs
Malibu Club
The Pole Position Club
InterGlobal Films
Print Works
Sunshine Autos
Cherry Popper Ice Cream Factory
|Tommy Vercetti
Lance Vance (betrayed, deceased)
Ken Rosenberg (excommunicated)
Avery Carrington (Deceased)
The Vercetti Gang or Vercetti crime family is a very powerful criminal organization that is based in and around Vice City.
The Vercetti Gang is headed by Tommy Vercetti, a renegade Forelli Family member who has assumed control of many businesses and property ventures during the events of Grand Theft Auto: Vice City, circa 1986. The organization is known to be involved in various illegal enterprises, including extortion, drug dealing and organized crime.
The gang's name presumably originates from dialog between Tommy Vercetti and Doris during the purchase of Kaufman Cabs. When Doris asks which gang Tommy belongs to in an announcement, Tommy responds that he does not belong to any gang (despite running a gang-like criminal organization at this point of the game). To Doris' annoyance, she improvises by simply calling it the "Vercetti Gang". This is the only instance of the name being used in storyline scripts.
The Vercetti Gang congregate and move in groups. They usually do not patrol the streets separately. The Vercetti Gang are never hostile to Tommy, and will never attack in self-defense, unless under the influence of the "Pedestrians Hate You" cheat.
Vercetti Gang members may attack or be attacked by the Sharks and Patrol Invest Group if they are seen by Sharks gangsters or Patrol Invest Group security guards in Prawn Island or Vice Point. Likewise, Cubans and Haitians will shoot and kill Vercetti Gang members seen in Little Haiti, Little Havana or near the Print Works. The Vercetti Gang are frequently in conflict with the Haitians gang and the Cubans Gang over turf and control of their assets; police act against both parties when gun battles occur. In addition, policemen will pursue and kill Vercetti Gang members in the same manner as they do with gang members and street criminals, allowing the player to attain "Good Citizen Bonuses" worth $50 each for each punch/kick/attack delivered to a fleeing Vercetti Gang member. The Player must be careful though, as accidentally hitting the cop will give the player a one star wanted level, killing the cop will give the player two.
Tommy Vercetti was originally dispatched by the Forelli family to Vice City to oversee a drug deal funded by Forelli family money; the drug deal was supposed to be the beginning of the Forelli expansion down south towards Vice City. After the deal was ambushed by Ricardo Diaz' gang members, Vercetti was forced to start over with no money or property and aided only by Ken Rosenberg, a bent lawyer with Forelli connections. He eventually killed the perpetrator of the drug deal attack, Ricardo Diaz, aided by his new friend Lance Vance. Following the killing, he seized many properties and businesses assets in the city, with no assistance from the Forelli family, forming the "Vercetti Gang" in the process.
The expansion of the Vercetti's throughout Vice City made Tommy a very rich, powerful, and influential man, infuriating Sonny Forelli who was demanding his cut of the profit. Tommy's refusal to give in led the Forelli Family to send collectors to Vice City to attempt to cut into the profits of Tommy's businesses by attempting to take over Tommy's businesses, which he bought. The Forellis' efforts were thwarted, and Sonny Forelli eventually confronts Tommy in person, which lead to a massacre, resulting in the death of many Forelli members, including a recently defected Lance Vance, and Sonny himself in the Vercetti Estate. Following Sonny's death, the Vercetti Gang is assumed to have total domination of Vice City.
The Vercetti Gang, or at least Tommy Vercetti himself, is presumed to remain in power for an undisclosed time. In The Introduction, the prequel film to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, Ken Rosenberg, who was also initiated into the Vercetti Gang in 1986, is assumed to have been abandoned by Tommy after Ken is forced into rehabilitation for prolonged cocaine abuse. Following his release from the Fort Carson Medical Center, Vercetti no longer takes his calls and their relationship is dissolved. This led to Ken's subsequent assignment as a middleman for the Leone Family, the Forelli Family and the Sindacco Family over Caligula's Palace along The Strip, Las Venturas and then employment as an accountant to rapper Madd Dogg. The Truth makes a reference to the gang as a mob.[1]
- Though some might consider the Vercetti Gang a Mafia family, due to being led by a former mafia member, it cannot be a true mafia family because there are members, such as Lance Vance and Ken Rosenberg, who are not Italian, however not all mafia's are Italian, such as the Russian Mafia and Albanian Mafia. However, it does appear that Tommy structured it to resemble a mafia family. In San Andreas, The Truth mentions that Dwaine and Jethro had their business bought over by the mob.
- The Vercetti Gang are frequently hostile towards the Cubans. This is very strange, because the Cubans, unless threatened by Tommy, are friendly towards Tommy, who is the leader of the Vercetti Gang. It is possible that their conflict is simply over turf.
- There is a Modification, where you holding a selected weapon, they also have a weapon that your selected.
- After completion of Keep Your Friends Close... mission, the Vercetti gang members will be armed with Uzis.
- When the player hits a Vercetti Gang member (without killing him or setting him on fire), he will not fight back, but fall on the ground, and get up after a while.
- If the player inputs the cheat code which makes everyone in the city hate Tommy, even his own gang members will attack. However, while they can blow up any vehicle the player is driving, any direct attack on the player character will not result in loss of health.
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The Truth: "C'mon, man, there's these two guys I know - used to work on marine engines, 'til the mob bought their business over in Vice."


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The second book in a series that started with �The Soldier's Return� follows Sam Richardson and his family in the seven years between 1947 and 1954. On his return from the World War II in Burma, Sam found that he and his wife, Ellen, had grown apart. The book ended with Sam's near departure from the small town of Wigton to Australia. Now, in 1947, they move carefully, each knowing that a misstep could destroy their marriage. The focus in �A Son of War� s...
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In the third novel in the series that began with �The Soldier's Return,� we find Joe Richardson on the eve of high school graduation. The series began with the return of Joe's father, Sam Richardson, from four years of fighting in Burma in World War II. Sam, born and bred working class, is torn between his desire to be close to his son and his desire for Joe to do better than he did. Sam has become the proprietor of the most popular bar in the working-c...
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Nov 28/13
WATERLOO Principal Conductor of The Stockholm Youth Orchestra Glenn Mossop will conduct the Wilfrid Laurier University Symphony Orchestra Saturday, Nov. 30. The programme, which begins at 8 p.m. in the Theatre Auditorium on Lauriers Waterloo campus, will feature music by Mendelssohn, Brahms, Vaughan Williams and de Falla. The 2013 Faculty of Music Concerto Competition winners, pianist Yvonne Choi and violinist Allison Stringer, are also featured in the concert.
Mossop was born in Calgary, Alberta and has been professionally active as a conductor in Europe, the United States and Canada. Throughout his career, Mossop has worked extensively with professional, youth and community orchestras. He is head of orchestral conducting at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, Sweden.
Ive known Glenn Mossop for over 50 years, and I continue to be inspired by his passion, energy and extravagant commitment to making music, said Laurier Associate Professor Paul Pulford. His considerable experience conducting on several continents and working in both opera and symphonic repertoire with talented youth is his trademark, but his sheer love of making music will always be Glenns greatest strength.
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- Molto allegro con fuoco
- Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op.90, Johannes Brahms
- Allegro con brio
- Andante
- Poco allegretto
- Allegro
- The Lark Ascending, Ralph Vaughan Williams, featuring violinist Allison Stringer
- El sombrero de tres picos (Three-cornered hat) Suite No. 2, Manuel de Falla
- Danza de los vecinos (Dance of the Neighbours)
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