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About Community College
- What is a Community College?
Community colleges are a major sector of the U.S. education system. More than 11 million students, about 46 percent of all undergraduate students, attend community colleges throughout the United States.
Community colleges provide the first two years of university education, called "lower division courses" preparing students to transfer to a university for two years to complete their bachelor's degree. This system is called two years at a community college plus two years at a university equals a bachelor degree.
The community college also offers two-year associate degrees in many fields; one and two year certificates for shorter courses focusing on career training as well as short term non credit programs.
Close to 100,000 international students attend community colleges, about 39% of all international undergraduate students in the United States. Green River College has been serving international students since 1985 and currently has 1,600 students from nearly 60 countries.
- What are the benefits of attending a community college?
The curriculum at a community college and a university are the same. Both the community college and the university are accredited by the same agency. However, the community college costs less money, classes are smaller and you receive more attention from your instructors and advisors.
- How difficult is it to transfer from GRCC to top universities all over the U.S.?
It is easy to transfer from GRCC to a university. Green River students are admitted to top universities all over the US, including University of Washington, UC Berkeley, Indiana, Michigan and hundreds of other excellent schools. Six universities, including University of Oregon and San Francisco State, also offer conditional guaranteed admission to GRCC international students.
Attending Green River
- How do I apply?
You may apply online or by mailing or faxing your application.
- When can I start?
You may start any quarter. Fall quarter begins in September; winter quarter begins in January; spring quarter begins in April; and summer quarter begins in June.
- What is the age requirement?
Students must be 16 years of age.
- How do I obtain a student visa?
Upon acceptance to Green River College you will be sent an I-20. You then need to bring the I-20, your passport, and a bank statement to a United States Embassy to apply for a student visa. It is best to check the website of the Embassy in your country for up-to-date information.
- Do I have to complete a TOEFL assessment prior to attending?
No, you don't have to take the TOFEL; you may take our English Placement Assessment when you arrive. However, if you have a TOFEL score of 173/500 you are immediately eligible for academic classes. In the event you do not qualify there is an English as a Second Program available to assist you in preparing for the college program.
Student Life at Green River
- Where is Auburn?
Auburn is a suburb of Seattle, approximately 35 miles south of the city-center. It is about 20 minutes from Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. Auburn has a population of 45,000 and is located on the Green River.
- Where can I live?
You can live on campus. Campus Corner Apartments is a wonderful place to live and make friends with Americans and others from all over the world. You may also choose to live with a host family. Our housing department will work with you to find the type of accommodations you desire.
- How many students are on campus?
Green River has 11,000 students total. Green River has been serving international students since 1985 and currently has nearly 1,600 students from 60 countries.
- Can I participate in sports and activities?
There are both intramural and varsity sports at the college. In addition, there is a full-time activities coordinator for international students. Trips, clubs, sports, cultural activities are arranged on a continual basis for international students.
- Can I work?
Yes and no. You can work on campus at any time. There are more students wanting jobs than there are jobs; however, so you have to compete for them. There are special circumstances which allow you to work off campus after attending for a number of quarters. Ask an advisor when you get to the College.
- More questions?
Please let us know if you have more questions by e-mailing us directly. We will get right back to you with the answers.
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Taylor Swift tearfully accepts Pinnacle Award at CMAs
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Taylor Swift made country music history at Wednesday's CMA Awards, where the singer was the second artist to ever receive the Pinnacle Award.
Following Garth Brooks in 2005, Swift was awarded the honor for achieving worldwide success and recognition for her unique brand of country music.
PHOTOS: 2013 CMA Awards Highlights
Among the music legends on stage to pay tribute were Tim McGraw, Faith Hill, George Strait,Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, and Keith Urban , along with video messages from Mick Jagger,Ethel Kennedy, Justin Timberlake, Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts and more stars.
In her acceptance speech, the songstress said, "You're not only rewarding my hard work and exhaustion, you're rewarding the hard work and exhaustion of my family, the label, and anyone that works for me, and most of all, the fans that fill stadiums."

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"Security is mostly a superstition. It does not exist in nature, nor do the children of men as a whole experience it. Avoiding danger is no safer in the long run than outright exposure. Life is either a daring adventure, or nothing."
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Parole Officer Arrested
A state parole officer has been arrested on drug and other contraband charges from parolees, according to the New York State Police.
Stacey Sullivan, 43, of Greenwich was arrested Thursday, Jan. 16, by the NYSP and its Community Narcotics Enforcement Team - Capital Region, charged with one felony count of falsifying business records (1st degree) and one misdemeanor count of official misconduct.
The investigation revealed that while working as a Parole Officer, Sullivan confiscated contraband from parolees under her control and failed to properly document or secure the items, police said in a statement. The contraband included steroids and prescription drugs and she admitted to investigators that she used some of them herself over several years.
Sullivan has been suspended pending internal hearings, police said. She was processed at the State Police barracks in Greenwich and released with an appearance ticket returnable in the Town of Rotterdam court.


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Movies for Kids (and their Families) - 'The Five Pennies'
This event has already taken place. Click here for the latest events.30-03-2013 12:00:00 30-03-2013 12:00:00 America/New_York Movies for Kids (and their Families) - 'The Five Pennies' | 12pm In one of his warmest performances, Danny Kaye plays Loring "Red" Nichols, a real-life 1920s cornet player. At the height of his fame, he must decide whether to quit the music business to care for his daughter. Includes a slew of period favorites, especially "When the Saints Go Marching In" (with the great Louis Armstrong.) 1959. 117 min. Not rated. http://www.nymetroparents.com/2015neweventinfo.cfm?id=129333 Jacob Burns Film Center Jacob Burns Film Center
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Ruggedized 8-axis Motion Controller Card
For a leading Chinese OEM company SYS TEC electronic developed a ruggedized motion controller solution. The controller is C/C++ programmable and allows for synchronous operation of up to 8 axes within a 50µs cycle time. It was especially designed and optimized for use in embedded motion control applications that operate under harsh environmental conditions, such as often present in off-road mobile machinery.
The design is based on the ECUcore-5484. However, in order to ensure reliable operation under the specified parameters, the ECUcore-5484 was designed onto the application board. A performance-optimized multi-CPU design approach was chosen to achieve a 50µs synchronization cycle. This consist of the 32-bit ECUcore-5484 based Supervisory CPU circuitry, a digital signal processor (DSP) for control loop calculations and two FPGA for handling the I/O processing. All CPU's are connected by a bus system. The Supervisory CPU runs an eCos real-time operating system with the user-application. It allows the user to access all device resources and therefore to keep full control over the systems behavior and its real-time characteristics. SYS TEC electronic developed the target platform board support package, the communication and I/O drivers and the control loop software running on the Supervisory CPU, the DSP and the two FPGAs. This software solution provides an API to the user application for configuring and executing moves, communicate via all provided interfaces and access the I/Os on the FPGAs.
The DSP, a TI TMS320C672x derivate, executes the hard real-time functions of the control loop, including the trajectory generation and interpolation. The control loop software supports position control and velocity control. Two FPGAs handle the I/O access. Within the FPGA firmware, eight A/B encoder input channels with an input frequency of up to 6MHz are available. The FPGA firmware also includes drivers for various absolute and incremental encoders, such as Encoders from Tamagawa, Positral Fraba and Netzer. In addition the controller features 8x pulse output channels with up to 2Mhz output frequency, 8x 24-bit ADC, 8x 24-bit DAC, 16x digital outputs and 24x digital inputs. The FPGA ensure that all I/O and encoder lines operate synchronously at a cycle time of 50µs. SYS TEC electronic implemented various hardware and software measures in order to protect the design, such as encrypted storage of FPGA firmware and the application firmware. The controller's on-board communication interfaces comprise three RS232, a RS422, a 10/100Mbps Fast Ethernet and two CAN ports. All signals and power lines are available on a 128pin class-A industrial-grade board-to-board connector. This allows for plugging the board onto an applicable backplane, and therefore to enable setup of redundant system architectures. The Motion Controller Card was designed in two versions, whereof one version supports up to eight axis and the other version supports up to 4 axis.
During the development process the device has gone through extensive climatic, mechanical and EMC tests. After development and verification of the controller prototypes, the two controller versions were produced in serial at SYS TEC electronic.
SYS TEC electronic GmbH is a skills-based system house offering expertise in leading-edge embedded control technology. The company is based in Greiz/Germany and specializes in research, development and production of custom-tailored solutions and system components for applications in machine control, transportation and automation. SYS TEC electronic GmbH was founded in 1990 with its headquarters in Greiz. Since 2007 SYS TEC electronic operates an own production line in Reichenbach/Germany. In 2005 SYS TEC electronic GmbH established an office in Beijing/China to provide direct support and a native-speaking interface for customers in Mainland China and beyond.


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Verizon Wireless and Samsung Mobile have announced the availability of the Samsung Omnia II, a full-touch all-in-one smartphone powered by Windows Mobile 6.5.
This device includes a 3.7-inch widescreen WVGA AMOLED touch screen, virtual QWERTY keyboard with Swype technology, 5.0-megapixel camera with flash and auto-focus, camcorder and decoder with DNSe technology and enhanced 3D cube user interface.
The Samsung Omnia II is available online for US$199.99 after a US$100 mail-in rebate with a new two-year customer agreement.
- 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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Classy: National Review Column Calls President Obama "Hussein," Suggests First Lady Is Fat
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I can't imagine the thought process that led National Review to post this garbage on its website's home page:
Believe it or not, the actual column is worse: At one point, David Kahan refers to President Obama simply as "Hussein" and suggests that if Obama loses re-election, he'll "call out every union thug and goon in these United States to occupy the Capitol, shred the drapery, steal the silver, and molest the servants." And he calls First Lady Michelle Obama fat:
My first thought was that we should offer Barry the vacant throne of his native Hawaiian Islands. Sure, he'd have to put on three or four hundred pounds to fit the royal robes of King Kamehameha, but even Barry might blanch at the thought of adding King Kam's full moniker to his roster of names: Kalani Pai'ea Wohi o Kaleikini Keali'ikui Kamehameha o 'Iolani i Kaiwikapu kaui Ka Liholiho Kunuiakea, the Second. Still, Michelle would have a real shot of slipping into Queen Kapiolani's muumuu collection and making it her own, especially after a few more meals of short ribs in Vail, the calorie count of which is only slightly offset by her incessant finger-wagging at the rest of us.
Remember, National Review is supposedly a bastion of respectable, intellectual conservative thought.
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Our ophthalmologists offer the very latest breakthroughs in diagnosis, treatment and technology for glaucoma, corneal diseases, cataracts and low vision. We also offer laser eye surgery and pediatric ophthalmology services.
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Free SLAC reading
Salt Lake Acting Company's New Play Sounding Series present a free reading of "Grant & Twain," by Elizabeth Diggs and directed by Justin Ivie.
When • Monday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m.
Where • SLAC, 168 W. 500 North, Salt Lake City
Tickets • Free, 801-363-7522 or saltlakeactingcompany.org.
Two plays, one show
The Brigham Young University Department of Theatre presents "The Cleverest Thief" and "Gone Missing," two plays with a distinct storytelling approach.
When • Wednesday through Friday, Feb. 27-March 1, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 2 and 7:30 p.m.
Where • BYU's Harris Fine Arts Center, University Avenue and Center Street, Provo
Tickets • $7; arts.byu.edu
'The Man Who Came To Dinner'
Judge Memorial Catholic High School's Performing Arts Department presents "The Man Who Came To Dinner."
When • Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2, 7 p.m.
Where • Judge Memorial Catholic High School, 650 S. 1100 East, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $10 at the door. Cash or check, no credit cards
'Assassins' at Rose Wagner
Dark Horse Company Theatre presents the Stephen Sondheim musical "Assassins," which showcases various assassins or "attempted" assassinations of U.S. Presidents in a murderous carnival game.
When • Thursday through Saturday, Feb. 28-March 2, 7:30 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2 and 6:30 p.m.
Where • Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $25; arttix.org or 801-355-ARTS
'The Civil War'
The Hale Center Theater Orem presents the musical "The Civil War."
When • Thursday through Friday, Feb. 28-March 1, 7:30 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 3 and 7:30 p.m.
Where • Hale Center TheaterOrem, 25 W. 400 North, Orem
Tickets • $16-$20; 801-226-8600 or HaleTheater.org
Plan-B Theatre Company presents Eric(a), the story of a transgender man who falls for a womanas a manfor the first time.
When • Thursday through Friday, Feb. 28-March 1, 8 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 4 and 8 p.m., Sunday, March 3, 2 p.m.
Where • Rose Wagner Performing Arts Center, 138 W. 300 South, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $20; planbtheatre.org/tickets.htm
'Birdhouse Factory'
Birdhouse Factory is brimming with high-flying antics and artistry. It's a circus act with a real cirque core.
When • Saturday, March 2, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City
Tickets • $18-$65; ecclescenter.org or 435-655-3114
'Robin Hood'
The Utah Children's Theatre presents "Robin Hood."
When • Friday, March 1, 7 p.m., Saturday, March 2, 1 and 4:30 p.m.
Where • Utah Children's Theatre, 3605 S. State, Salt Lake City
Tickets • $14; uctheatre.org


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November 30, 2011
Mobile phones can transform the way rural farmers in developing countries get information to better manage their crops and animals. Today, Grameen Foundation announced a new collaboration with MasterCard Worldwide that will develop new mobile applications for rural farmers in Colombia.
With these solutions, a smallholder farmer will be able to know the specific prices for his crops and the best weather conditions for planting and harvesting, without even having to leave his land.
The pilot will start in Urabá and Santa Marta, areas that were hard hit by Colombia's internal conflicts. Over the next year, we will begin using research that was conducted earlier to test applications that will enable farmers to access information more easily and provide the organizations that serve them with tools to do so more effectively.
In addition, we will be tapping volunteers from MasterCard to work on this project and other global initiatives through Bankers Without Borders®, Grameen Foundation's volunteer program.
Listen to Alberto Solano, Grameen Foundation's regional CEO for Latin America and the Caribbean, discuss this initiative.
Read more at the MasterCard Worldwide blog.
Thank you Grameen Foundation and thank you Bankers Without Borders for bringing Grameen's initiatives to Colombia. I strongly believe that if we join forces we can truly help change the situation for many people in Colombia, one person at a time. I hope that many people in the region sign of for volunteering with BwB, because it is a real way to contribute to one's causes. Thank you for the opportunity to be part of this fabulous team!
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With online shopping gaining its popular trend in India there is always a brighter side to it, as shopping now is more convenient and hassle free. If its  Duke Apparel you been looking for, then look no further than to involve yourself in online shopping with Yebhi.com – India largest e-commerce company. DUKE is a premium lifestyle brand that combines absolute casualness with cool elegance in their products so that it stands out from the rest. The company's and its brand values are based on its authentic fashion understanding, and the heritage that dates back to the launch of the brand in 1966. Since then the brand has been further developed wherein innovation making inroads in most of theirs production cycles, designs and style feature. Besides, that Duke as a home grown brand in India also takes influence from the latest European fashion trends to in calculate and integrate in their products so as to ensure that the best final products comes as a valuable and worthy material for the Indian consumers. Today, Duke is truly a pure Indian fashion brand with its presence in pan India & abroad. Its popularity is also huge. In matter as such, Duke offers full ranges of clothing for men, women, and children. If its Duke as the brand who have been looking for to make your  online shopping, then Yebhi.com is the right place to get the latest Apparel from Duke.
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text: Laptop and Notebook Computer Repair in Dallas doesn't have to be costly. You can find good service with exceptional quality from many independent repair shops. Whether you've got a Dell, Hewlett Packard HP, Apple Macintosh, IBM, Lenovo, Sony, Vaio, or any other make, there are a lot of affordable options to choose from. A broken laptop or notebook screen doesn't mean you need a new computer. Many are easily replaced in Dallas for as little as a hundred dollars or more. Similarly if you're running out of storage space or memory, these can be easily upgraded to fit your needs. Netbooks are serviceable as well as notebooks and laptops. Any computer can be repaired affordably and updated to run Windows 7, XP, Vista, or Tiger or (Snow) Leopard without a problem. The biggest reasons for laptops and notebooks to crash are due to overheating. So many electronics in such a small space leads to this problem. So, with any upgrade, make sure to ensure that adequate cooling of the notebook is present. This will ensure the repair or upgrade on your computer is successful.


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Aloha! Welcome to Paradise! Located in the newer Konea Tower! Welcome to the Honua Kai Resort and Spa, Maui's newest luxury beach front resort. Located in West Maui, North Ka'anapali Beach has been voted one of the top 10 of beaches in the wo...
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Located on the western side of the Hawaiian island of Maui, the stretch of beach known as Kaanapali is one of the most beautiful in the state. Its location lets visitors enjoy spectacular views of the sun setting into the Pacific Ocean and offers them panoramic vistas that include the nearby islands of Lanai and Molokai. The Kaanapali area is replete with different types of accommodations, including many rental condos. These can be very affordable compared to a stay at a luxury resort. Condos often feature convenient amenities that typically aren't available to hotel guests, such as washing machines, full kitchens and outdoor grills, along with smaller, more intimate pools and hot tubs.
From scuba diving to parasailing, there's no end to the activities that visitors to Kaanapali can enjoy. There are plenty of shops renting equipment such as kayaks and snorkeling gear, and lessons are available for those new to surfing or paddle-boarding. Tours are offered daily for people wanting to fish, sail and zip-line. Beachfront hammocks are handy for more relaxed pursuits such as sunbathing and naps.
Kaanapali, with its turquoise water and generally mild surf, is at the top of many lists of the best Hawaiian beaches. This sliver of beautiful white sand has a lava outcrop known as Black Rock in the middle of its three mile length. A daily cliff diving ceremony is held there, and it's a prime spot for reef snorkeling. The Kaanapali Beach Walk, a paved sea walk that runs parallel to the beach, is perfect for people watching and taking in views of the ocean and the luxury condos and resorts.
Some of the many hotels that line Kaanapali beach have their own boutiques and stores, but the principal shopping destination is Whalers Village. This ocean-side open-air mall has complimentary lei making and ukulele lessons in addition to plenty of souvenir shops and restaurants. Free hula shows take place weekly, and it's also home to a museum dedicated to the region's whaling past.
Both the Kaanapali Kai and the Royal Kaanapali are challenging 18-hole championship golf courses. More importantly, their lush, picture postcard settings make any round of golf truly memorable.
With its warm, tropical climate, Maui is enjoyable all year. The wettest months are in winter, so May and October are some of the best times of year to visit; the island is less crowded, but frequent rainfall has either stopped or not started yet. While the period from October to April sees more rain, it's also the time of year when humpback whales migrate to the area to mate and have their calves. Visitors hoping to see one of these creatures on a boat trip, or even from shore or from their hotel balcony, should definitely visit then. Geography strongly affects weather on Maui. The northern and eastern sides of the island receive more rain, while the western and southern sides are more arid. Kaanapali's location ensures it remains mostly sunny and dry all year.
Kahului is the principal airport serving Kaanapali. All the major carriers flying into Maui from the U.S. mainland arrive there, and many people choose to rent a car to get from the airport to their lodgings and to use during some or all of their stay. Taxi and shared shuttle service are available at the airport. Private car transportation, usually in a luxury town car or SUV, can be pre-arranged prior to arrival. It's also possible to use public bus service. Unfortunately, it's not very convenient to do so because three different bus routes are necessary to get from the airport to Kaanapali.


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Contemporary style sterling silver bangle set with sparkling pink, orange and clear cubic zirconia. Easy to wear hinged design, suitable for wrist sizes up to 7.5 inches - 19 cm
Sterling silver bangle set with a sparkling Cubic Zirconia stone. This is an easy bangle wear due to the quality hinged design, it is suitable for wrist sizes up to 7 inches - 18 cm.
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Mother of Pearl star flower bangle, superb quality highly polished finished. The Mother of Pearl reflects subtle pink and green hues, suitable for wrist sizes up to 7 inches.
Are you looking for a particular chain length? We now have the following pages listing all our lengths in the following sizes:
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We offer a selection of jewellery which can be personalised for engraving. Simply click the 'Personalise' section and add your copy. Our personalised jewellery range includes heart jewellery, lockets and ID Bracelets. View the full range of our personalised silver jewellery.
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After 170 Million Downloads, Temple Run's Sequel Is Finally Here
"Temple Run," a free-to-play game built by a small shop of three developers, is often viewed as a major success story for the Apple App Store.
The game has generated "millions" in revenue from in-app purchases, has been downloaded more than 170 million times and has more than 15 million players accessing the game every day, said Keith Shepherd, co-founder of the game's publisher, Imangi.
Now Imagni is trying to replicate that success with a sequel to the game coming out today. Of course, a sequel doesn't always guarantee success — look at "FarmVille 2," a rebuilt game that has fewer than 10 million players every day, but well below that of its low-tech predecessor "FarmVille."
There are some new tricks for the game. The controls are the same, but new obstacles like ziplines and mine tracks introduce challenges players haven't seen before. There are new characters with different special abilities.
But the core of the game is still the same. It's designed to feel familiar, but have enough new content to attract new players. It also sports a significant lift when it comes to graphics and environments.
The iPhone version is available today, with Android and Amazon versions planned for release next week. We caught up with Natalia Luckyanova and Shepherd to find out more. Here's an edited transcript of the interview:
WSJ: Can you give us a quick background for Imangi?
Natalia Luckyanova: We started the studio in 2008, right when the App Store launched. We worked for other companies as software engineers before that. Our first game that could be considered a hit was "Harbor Master," that came out in 2009. "Temple Run" came out in the summer of 2011 and that was obviously a hit, with over 170 million downloads. Then we did some updates and merchandising, and we started on "Temple Run 2."
WSJ: How did you settle on making a sequel?
Keith Shepherd: We started working on the second one this past March. When we built "Temple Run 1″ there were three of us that worked on it. Natalia does the music and sound effects and design. We worked with an artist for the original, which took five months. When we started making the sequel we were trying to build a bigger, better, more awesome version than the first. We're still a relatively small studio, but we knew we were going to need some more help than just the three of us. We collaborated with two of our really good friends who are also indie developers, Fuzzy Cube — an artist and a programmer. The five of us altogether worked on the sequel.
WSJ: What's different about the new game?
KS: Our main goal was to provide something that felt familiar. You immediately know how to play. You're still running down this endless path, swiping to jump and turn and tilting.
I think the biggest difference is that you're running in a new world. It's much richer and vibrant. We leveled up on all of the art to make it look like a more compelling environment. We have gentle curves and hills and valleys. The first one is more rigid with only straight lines and lefts and rights. There wasn't much organic curviness.
We have these ziplines — you're running down a path and have to grab a zipline. It has the same gestures but you're performing a new mechanic and a new action. You tilt to lean a mine cart left and right, and ducking down to avoid rafters. There's more content there in the game. It may seem subtle on the surface, but it's what our players asked for the most. Each character in "Temple Run 2″ has a unique power, you can use those powers as you fill up your coin meter. It adds a a strategic element to how you want to use those power-ups.
WSJ: How many players are there for "Temple Run"?
NL: We have a total of about 15 million daily active users.
WSJ: Do you expect all those players to migrate to the new game?
NL: We're not really sure what's gonna happen, we're kind of curious. "Temple Run 2″ is a new update, but I think a lot of people will like the classic look and feel. We're gonna wait and see how that shakes out.
KS: We're not removing the original. I think people will play the one that they enjoy the most. Our hope is that we'll get as many people playing the sequel as we had playing the original. Our plan is to keep them both updated and relevant.
WSJ: Is there enough to merit a sequel? "FarmVille 2″ wasn't as large as "FarmVille 1," for example…
KS: I think that's definitely a concern, we hope that we've added enough that "Temple Run 2″ does feel like a completely new thing with a lot more to explore. We did the collaboration with Disney and Pixar and made "Temple Run: Brave," it's still up on the top of the charts on the paid side. (That app costs 99 cents.) That's not necessarily a sequel, but it's a version of "Temple Run" that people have grown to love. These things can co-exist. Our hope is that "Temple Run 2″ can co-exist with those other two.
"Angry Birds" for instance has about 10 SKUs, almost the same thing but with different content and environments. Mobile games are kind of small chunks of content and having multiple SKUs is a way that you can give people more of what they love. We're definitely not experts in this, and we're kind of playing it by ear a little bit. It could happen that the original fades off or people love the original, and the sequel doesn't work out. We're okay with any of these things happening.
WSJ: What works better, licensing for different SKUs or a freemium model?
NL: The in-app purchases have definitely been the biggest part of the business. Everything else adds up. That is how we're looking at it.
KS: We got our licensing program off the ground last year. It's been interesting to watch with what "Angry Birds" has done with their brand. You can't go anywhere without seeing it. It seems like there is a tremendous amount of opportunity there. It's still too early for us to tell if that will turn out that way for us, but those are things we're pursuing.
We've been working a branding agency to get "Temple Run" out there. We licensed the IP for a comic book series, arcade cabinets, board games, and a few of those things are starting to come out.
WSJ: How much revenue comes from in-app purchases?
KS: We've shied away from talking about revenue numbers for "Temple Run." The stat we did eventually said was we've made millions of dollars. Freemium has really caught on as something that has resonated with players. Freemium games tend to make more revenue per download than an equivalent product.
People in the industry always talk about DAUs (daily active users) and ARPU (average revenue per user) and all these stats about monetizing users, and we've kind of shied away from tracking a lot of that stuff. We're trying to build a sustainable business, but we're small and we focus on the game design first.
If you compare a game like "Temple Run" to "The Walking Dead" or "FarmVille" games, some of them are super-optimized for monetization. They have staff guys where they are building a game with monetization in mind. We don't have anyone on our team for which that's their role.
WSJ: So no plans to raise money then?
KS: We're self-funded. There's definitely been interest from people reaching out to us. We still, to this day, get a lot of emails of people interested in acquiring us and wanting to invest in us. Natalia and I have always thought of this as a lifestyle business. We really enjoy the creative aspect of making the games, and we decided we want to keep things small instead of growing the company. We'd end up having to manage teams instead of getting to do the part of the business we love.
Sometimes we do wonder, maybe we should have grown the company, maybe that would be fun, but ultimately being small just suits us better.
WSJ: Does that seem like a trend among app developers — staying small and sticking to development?
NL: We have heard from a number of our friends that there haven't been businesses in the past with a tiny team that brings in a lot of revenue. Now you can be independent, working out of your house, playing with your baby and bringing in the money that a big business would. We were thinking, what do we want out of our everyday life, and we would prefer to stay small and work with things we want.
We won't bring int he revenue a Zynga would make off "Temple Run," but at the same time we're only supporting us and a few contractors instead of a few thousand employees.
KS: There have been a lot of companies that had games that got really big and sold out and have been dismantled. Our small studio can outlast those big studios. Our focus isn't on the exit. We're going to be around doing what we love for a long time instead of selling our company in the short term. I think it just fits our style. Our games have been well enough that it supports what we need to do and we can keep doing it.


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TAMPA, FL -- A U.S. District Court here ruled on Aug. 13 that operators will get their day in court to challenge a Florida county's ordinance that bans electronic sweepstakes games on the grounds that they are illegal gambling devices.
In issuing his option, the judge ruled against Hillsborough County officials and the local sheriff's office, which had each moved to throw out the operators' case.
The county commission banned sweepstakes games last December.
In their lawsuit, several sweepstakes videogame operators argued that the ban violates their rights to free speech and equal protection under the First and Fourth amendments, respectively, of the U.S. Constitution.
However, the judge found that some sweepstakes games include at least one key legal element, known as "consideration," that could mean the devices run games that amount to gambling. The judge observed that when customers buy Internet time on a sweepstakes game, and that the number of entries those games receive depends on how much time they buy, this exchange constitutes "consideration."
Consideration is traditionally counted as one of three key elements that are required for gambling to be present. The other two elements are chance outcomes and some form of valuable reward to winners.


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Among the long list of hypothetical situations that can be explored (Mr. F freaking loves a hypothetical, by the way. I think I spent the 2nd and 3rd years of our relationship deflecting 60% of his hypothetical questions.) I would guess that the "desert island" scenario is the most played out.
However. As I do (sometimes) enjoy a made-up and unlikely situation, my favorite to ask other people is among the: "If you could only listen to/read/watch/eat one thing for the rest of your life, what would it be?" variety.
Sometimes I grant numbers from 2-5 to these questions, if picking only one just seems cruel.
But really, it's a roundabout way of asking for a Top 5 list. And I do love a list.
My answers to these questions have changed many times – except for my Top 2 foods . Those are on lock.
1. Sweet Potatoes
2. Peanut butter
This is the stuff I could live on. If, you know, I found myself in a situation where some unknown deity was granting me these and only these foods for the rest of my life – I would happily make it work (good butter, sea salt, black pepper, maple syrup and maybe some chili flakes included, of course.)
Today, we're concerned with my second choice. The PB. Even as a kid, I was a purist. No jelly for me on those sandwiches, thanks. Straight peanut butter, all day every day. (There may have actually been an entire year of my hyper-finicky childhood where I ate only PB sandwiches for lunch. Almost proving my theory that I could live on PB alone. But, I digress.)
These peanutty PB cookies have minimal ingredients and no flour – just all-natural peanut butter with a bit sugar for sweetness, a hint of vanilla and a few chocolate chunks bound together by a single egg. Oh and the teeniest sprinkle of sea salt on top, if you're into that.
The result is a perfect peanut butter cookie – soft and chewy with a crisp edge. This is the kind of cookie that me and my PB-loving gluten-free friends could live on forever.
The ingredients list is super simple. And only one bowl is needed – bonus!
Line 'em up.
Flourless Peanut Butter Cookies
– 1 cup peanut butter (I used all-natural crunchy, but use whatever you'd like)
– 1/4 cup brown sugar
– 1/4 cup white, granulated sugar
– 1 teaspoon vanilla
– 1 egg
– 1/3 cup chocolate chunks (I used part of a Cadbury milk chocolate bar chopped into small pieces.)
– a couple pinches of sea salt
Heat oven to 350 F/ 175 C.
Prepare a baking tray with parchment/baking paper
Place peanut butter (at room temperature) and sugars in a bowl and beat with an electric mixer until fluffy. Add egg and vanilla and beat again with the mixer until incorporated.
Fold in the chocolate.
Make 1-inch balls of cookie dough by rolling a small spoonful between the palms of your hands. (Don't fiddle with them too much.) Place them on the baking sheet an inch apart. Top each cookie with a couple of sea salt flakes.
Bake for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven and let them cool on the baking tray for 5 minutes. DON'T touch them before that 5 minutes is up, they WILL crumble.
(Sorry, that was harsh, but this 5 minutes is crucial for ensuring that you get soft peanut butter cookies that will stay together like the flour-full ones do.)
Makes approximately 30 cookies.


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Benefits of breastfeedingNursing your baby; Lactation; Deciding to breastfeed
Experts say that breastfeeding your baby is good for you and your baby. If you breastfeed for any length of time, no matter how short it is, you and your baby will benefit from breastfeeding.
Learn about breastfeeding your baby and decide if breastfeeding is for you. Know that breastfeeding takes time and practice. Get help from your family, nurses, lactation consultants, or support groups to succeed at breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding Is Good for Your Baby
Breast milk is the natural food source for infants younger than 1 year. Breast milk:
- Has the right amounts of carbohydrate, protein, and fat
- Provides the digestive proteins, minerals, vitamins, and hormones infants need
- Has antibodies that help keep your baby from getting sick
Your Breastfed Baby Is Less Likely to Get Sick
Your baby will have fewer:
- Allergies
- Ear infections
- Gas, diarrhea, and constipation
- Skin diseases (such as eczema)
- Stomach or intestinal infections
- Wheezing problems
- Respiratory diseases, such as pneumonia and bronchiolitis
Your breastfed baby may have a lower risk for developing:
- Diabetes
- Obesity or weight problems
- Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS)
- Tooth decay
Breastfeeding Is Good for You Too
You will:
- Form a unique bond between yourself and your baby
- Find it easier to lose weight
- Delay starting your menstrual periods
- Lower your risk for diseases such as, breast cancer and certain ovarian cancers, osteoporosis, heart disease, and obesity
Breastfeeding Can Save You Time and Money
You can:
- Save about $1,000 per year when you don't buy formula
- Avoid bottle cleaning
- Avoid having to prepare formula (breast milk is always available at the right temperature)
Get Help if Your Baby or You Have Special Needs
Know that most babies, even preemies, can breastfeed. Talk to a lactation consultant for help with breastfeeding.
Some babies may have trouble breastfeeding because of:
- Birth defects of the mouth (cleft lip or cleft palate)
- Problems with sucking
- Digestive problems (galactosemia)
- Premature birth
- Small size
- Weak physical condition
You may have trouble breastfeeding if you have:
- Breast cancer or other cancer
- Breast infection or breast abscess
- Poor milk supply (uncommon)
- Previous surgery or radiation treatment
Breastfeeding is not recommended for mothers who have:
- Active herpes sores on the breast
- Active, untreated tuberculosis
- Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection or AIDS
- Nephritis
- Serious illnesses (such as heart disease or cancer)
- Severe malnutrition
Payne PA, Tully MR. Breastfeeding promotion. In: Ratcliffe SD, BaxleyEG, Cline MK, Sakornbut EL, eds. Family Medicine Obstetrics. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Elsevier Mosby; 2008:chap 4.
Review Date: 9/27/2012
Reviewed By: Linda J. Vorvick, MD, Medical Director and Director of Didactic Curriculum, MEDEX Northwest Division of Physician Assistant Studies, Department of Family Medicine, UW Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Washington. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Ebix, Inc.


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The Graduate Student Association membership includes all students pursuing post baccalaureate degrees in the Graduate College at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center. The organization's mission is to improve student academic conditions and create an organization of the local, regional, and national graduate student community.
To further the academic and career development of all graduate students on the OUHSC campus.
To provide graduate students with an opportunity to provide input into the governance of the Graduate College
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To provide a social and support network for graduate students on the OUHSC campus.
Goverance is vested in the Graduate College Student Board composed of elected representatives for each of the six professional colleges who serve for one academic year. Meetings, open to all Graduate students, are held monthly on the first Thursday each month at noon.
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Josquin was born at Cond in or about 1450, and was a pupil of Okeghem.
Yet some of Lasso's music is as old-fashioned and stiff as Okeghem's.
In the second period came Josquin des Prs, whose desire for pure beauty in music led him to modify the forms left him by Okeghem.
One of the most beautiful of his pieces was a dirge written upon the death of Okeghem.
It is notable chiefly for its technical skill; and during his life Okeghem was the most famous teacher of his day.
Okeghem and his contemporaries completely explored the resources of canonic writing.


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Prop 39 and Orange County: A Conversation with Senator Kevin de León
Sustain OC
Friday, February 8, 2013 from 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM (PST)
Event Details
With the recent passage of Proposition 39, many are now asking how the State of California will disburse the funds generated by this new legislation. Joining us for lunch on February 8th is Senator Kevin de León, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and an advocate of renewables and energy efficiency.
Aaron Klemm, Energy Manager for the City of Huntington Beach, will join the Senator on-stage to share the municipal perspective, and the importance of leveraging these new funds for cost-effective, highly-visible projects that will not only save public agencies over the course of the project's lifetime, but also provide a unique opportunity for municipalities to upgrade some of their most critical public-facing infrastructure.
It is anticipated that up to $550 million dollars will be available annually through 2018 for energy efficiency retrofits and renewable energy generation projects for schools, universities, and other public facilities. These funds may also be appropriated to assist municipalities in establishing PACE programs, in-depth technical assistance for solar power purchase agreements, and workforce development training. If you work for a municipality, public agency, or an installer and would like to learn more about how you can compete for these funds, register today while space is available.
How Prop 39 funds are allocated remains to be seen; one of CleanTech OC's principal goals is to advocate for Orange County receiving its fair share of state funding for related projects, and we are honored to have the Senator join us for this important conversation.
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The Sustain OC mission is to accelerate sustainability in the greater Orange County area through innovation, collaboration and education. Thus broadening our previous CleanTech OC mission: a non-profit organization, is a catalyst to job creation and economic growth in the cleantech industry in Orange County and throughout California. The collaborative platform facilitates cooperation among its community including business, government and academia, and, so, helps to align goals and objectives to advance the development of renewable energy, clean transportation, energy efficiency (and other resource conservation), green building, green consumer products, and corporate sustainability. Finally, we serve to educate our community in all issues related to cleantech and sustainability.


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Sri Lanka is a small miracle partly due to the compact physical diversity of this pearl-shaped island - but, as we shall see, this diversity extends to virtually every aspect of life. Fringed by variously-shaped sublime beaches, from straight expanse to rocky cove, the island possesses a coastal plain containing a host of geographic features such as lagoons, wetlands, rivers and various types of wildlife-rich jungle.
The plain ends in the central area where the land starts to ascend into mist-shrouded mountains, covered in forests of wind-stunted trees (in fact there are seven different types of forest in Sri Lanka), plains known as patanas, and rolling tea plantations. In addition, the hillsides are invariably punctuated by dramatic waterfalls.For its size Sri Lanka has perhaps the largest number of waterfalls of any country.
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White dresses for day or night are just as sexy (maybe even sexier) than the LBD.
-PJ Gach
There's something about a white dress that's cool and refreshing. You may see one and think "Grace Kelly cool," or how a white dress will perfectly offset your glowing skin, hair and bright smile. Whatever the attraction is, we've found great white dressed for every occasion and budget.
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2 Chronicles
Chapters 1 to 6
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Chapter 21
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Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
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Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapters 34 and 35
Chapter 36
Delivered into the hands of the kings of Egypt and Babylon
Little need be said of the succeeding reigns. The king of Egypt took possession of the land, and the iniquity of Jehoiakim, whom he made king in Jerusalem, was far from leading to restoration on God's part. One more powerful than the king of Egypt, a king by whom God would commence the dominion of the Gentiles, comes up against Jerusalem, and binds Jehoiakim in fetters, yet leaves him after all to end his reign and his life at Jerusalem. Three years after he carried away his son to Babylon.
Nebuchadnezzar's conquest: the city and sanctuary destroyed by God's just judgment
Zedekiah, whom this king had made to swear by Jehovah -- thus acknowledging the authority of that Name over his conscience, -- more sinful in this respect than Nebuchadnezzar, despises his oath and the name of Jehovah; and, after an interval of fruitless resistance, in which he perseveres in spite of Jeremiah's testimony, he falls into the hands of the king of Babylon, who utterly destroys the city and the sanctuary. For both people and priests were thoroughly corrupted; they dishonoured Jehovah, and despised His prophets, till there was no remedy, and the land enjoyed her sabbaths.
In judgment God remembers mercy: Cyrus prepared and proclaimed as God's instrument
Sad and solemn lesson of the sin and iniquity of man, and of the just judgment of God!
"You only have I known of all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities." But in His judgments God remembers mercy; and in the counsels of His grace He had already prepared, and even proclaimed by His prophets (and that by name), an instrument to give His people some respite.
The length of the captivity defined: Cyrus' proclamation
After the seventy years which Jeremiah had announced as the period of Judah's captivity, Jehovah put it into the heart of Cyrus to proclaim publicly that it was Jehovah the God of heaven, who had given him all the kingdoms of the earth, and that He had charged him to build Him a house at Jerusalem. He invites the people of God to go thither, assuring them that Jehovah their God will be with them.
Government and power entrusted to the Gentiles
Thus it is by mercy -- but by a mercy which recognises that power has passed into the hands of the Gentiles -- that the history of Israel's downfall concludes; the downfall of a people placed in the most favourable circumstances, so that God could say to them, "What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have not done in it?" -- of a people that had already been pardoned once; and who, after having allowed the ark of Jehovah to fall into the enemy's hands, and after God had forsaken Shiloh, habitation, had been re-established in blessing, but re-established in vain. The long-suffering of God, the restoration He had granted them, the establishment of the house of David in grace, all was fruitless. The vineyard (for they were men) brought forth wild grapes. Its walls were broken down; it had been laid waste. Jerusalem had ceased for the present to be the throne of Jehovah, and government and power in the earth have been entrusted to the Gentiles.Synopsis by John Darby


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Before retiring in 2012, Kenney served three times as the United States Olympic Team head coach, was recognized as the NCAA Division I Coach of the Year six times and was honored as the Pac-10 Coach of the Year 20 times. In 33 years at Stanford, Kenney led the Cardinal to seven NCAA Men's Championships and 31 straight conference titles. Kenney coached 134 All-Americans to 1,086 such citations and developed 72 NCAA champions. Out of the pool, 100 percent of Kenney's student-athletes earned their degrees. Ten student-athletes since 1983 were named CoSIDA Academic All-Americans under his watch, a list that includes three-time recipient and Olympian Pablo Morales, and fellow Olympians Ray Carey, Kurt Grote and Ben Wildman-Tobriner.
THIS AND THAT . . . Former Castilleja Athletic Director Jez McIntosh has moved on from his job in the Stanford Athletic Department and is now the Director of Athletics at the Miss Porter School in Connecticut. The all-girls boarding school is located just outside of Hartford. McIntosh has been on the job for nearly three weeks and already has subbed in as the tennis coach . . . Stanford grad and USA beach volleyball star Matt Fuerbringer has joined the US men's volleyball team staff as an assistant coach, as announced by new coach John Speraw. Fuerbringer, 39, has almost 10 years of experience coaching junior club volleyball and has spent the last year as the volunteer assistant coach under Speraw at UCLA. He is well-known for being a pro beach volleyball player and came close to making the 2012 US Olympic beach volleyball team. He played volleyball for Stanford University and also professionally overseas. At Stanford, Fuerbringer was a four-time AVCA All-American and a member of the 1997 NCAA National Collegiate Men's Volleyball Championship team. His final block sealed the first NCAA men's volleyball title for Stanford. After Stanford, Fuerbringer played professional volleyball from 1999 to 2003. Fuerbringer has played pro beach volleyball since 2003. In 2012, he and partner Nick Lucena were edged out for the USA's final Olympic Games berth in a battle that came down to the final qualification tournament.


text: By modifying the surface of the fly line with a micro-repeating structure, you can achieve surface interface properties that mimic nature such as the ability of insects to walk on water, the shedding and self-cleaning ability of Lotus leaves, or the adhesion that allows a gecko to walk up vertical surfaces. Scientific Anglers Sharkskin technology is a precise texturing process that embosses the surface of the fly linecoating with a repeating geometric micro-pattern. The finished surface is no longer smooth, no longer exhibits unwanted line flash, and can be optimized via the engineered shape, depth, and frequency of the pattern to yield greatly improved line-to-water floatation, casting performance, and overall line suppleness and durability.


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Nobody knows how??
I am trying to Install VMware Player on Backtrack 2 final HD Install,
but at this step:
What is the location of the directory of C header files that match your running
kernel? [/usr/src/linux/include]
I tried using: /lib/modules/2.6.20-BT-PwnSauce-NOSMP/build
but that doesn't work, anyone knows what directory i should use?
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BREVARD, N.C.- A trio of Brevard College women's basketball players registered double figures, but the Tornados fell victim to two late three-pointers while Newberry escaped BC, 62-58, in a South Atlantic Conference bout in Boshamer Gymnasium Saturday afternoon in Brevard, N.C.
The Wolves (3-1, 1-1 SAC), who were tabbed No. 1 in the SAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, claimed a victory against BC for the 13th consecutive time while dominating the defensive boards, 31-17. The Tornados (0-3, 0-2 SAC) fall to 0-3 for the second consecutive season despite holding a +16 advantage on the free-throw line.
"I think our girls played very hard tonight. We came together and played as a team," said head coach Shannon Reid. "We got good shots all night long and executed our offense. We get a couple shots our way and a bounce, and I think the game ends up different."
Both offenses came out sluggish as the teams combined for 10 points in the first 5:52 of the first half. BC freshman Madison Lenox jump-started the Tornado offense when she reeled off five straight points to give the home squad an early 13-7 lead.
Newberry's Tasia Holdorf responded with a four-point spurt of her own to tie the game for the third time, 15 apiece.
Both teams exchanged baskets until a free-throw and a three-pointer from Katie Williams pushed the Tornado lead back to four, 27-23. However, consecutive buckets from Samantha Creed in the final 70 seconds sent the game into the break knotted at 27.
The Tornados shot only 25% (6-for-24) in the first half, but was able to knock down 12-of-15 free-throws while connecting on three three-pointers.
In the second half, the game remained tight until the Wolves accumulated a 12-5 run thanks to a seven-point outburst from Creed to give Newberry a 51-41 advantage with 6:13 remaining.
BC's Williams took the offense on her shoulders and reeled off an 8-0 run to put the Tornados within two, 51-49, with 3:41 remaining. Lenox connected on a layup and was fouled with 1:08 to go. The Raleigh, N.C., native drained the plus-one to knot it up at 54.
Newberry's Zara Pearson silenced the home crowd when she drilled consecutive three-pointers in the final minute to give the Wolves a six-point lead.
The Tornados made things interesting and received a little help when Hadara Bannister was fouled and the Wolves received a technical foul for too many players on the floor. BC converted on all four free-throws, but was unable to force a turnover as time expired.
Williams led both teams with a career-high 19 points and seven rebounds while Lenox had a career-day with 17 points. Junior Taylor Hiatt finished the day with 11 points. BC forced 22 turnovers while only committing 12 itself.
"Madison Lenox was huge off the bench for us," said Reid. "Katie Williams is such a high-energy player and she hit some big shots for us and made some big plays."
Newberry's Haylee Lepaio and Holdorf finished with 15 points each while Creed notched 13. Newberry knocked down 9-of-11 from the charity stripe while BC hit 22-of-27.
The Tornados hit the road for a SAC matchup at Tusculum with action starting at 6 p.m. in Greeneville, Tenn.
Newberry vs Brevard
11/23/13 2 p.m. at Brevard, N.C.
At Brevard, N.C.
Haylee Lepaio 5-9 5-6 15; Tasia Holdorf 7-8 1-2 15; Samantha Creed 6-10 0-0
13; Zara Pearson 2-5 2-2 8; Devanee Taylor 3-8 1-1 7; Kirsten Dunsmore 1-2
0-0 2; Ellie Gleeson 1-2 0-0 2; Emily Perry 0-1 0-0 0; Aaliyah Ramirez 0-1
0-0 0; Kaitlynn Pacholke 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-46 9-11 62.
Katie Williams 4-13 8-11 19; Madison Lenox 6-13 4-4 17; Taylor Hiatt 4-11
1-2 11; Shelby Wolfe 1-4 7-8 9; Hadara Bannister 0-7 2-2 2; Chelsea Turner
0-4 0-0 0; Jennifer Martin 0-0 0-0 0; Chezney McJunkin 0-0 0-0 0; Lynsey
Crisp 0-1 0-0 0. Totals 15-53 22-27 58.
Newberry...................... 27 35 - 62
Brevard....................... 27 31 - 58
3-point goals--Newberry 3-9 (Zara Pearson 2-3; Samantha Creed 1-3; Ellie
Gleeson 0-1; Emily Perry 0-1; Aaliyah Ramirez 0-1), Brevard 6-23 (Katie
Williams 3-9; Taylor Hiatt 2-5; Madison Lenox 1-5; Chelsea Turner 0-4).
Fouled out--Newberry-Samantha Creed; Tasia Holdorf, Brevard-Shelby Wolfe.
Rebounds--Newberry 36 (Devanee Taylor 6; Haylee Lepaio 6; Ellie Gleeson 6),
Brevard 26 (Katie Williams 7). Assists--Newberry 13 (Ellie Gleeson 5),
Brevard 6 (Hadara Bannister 2). Total fouls--Newberry 25, Brevard 12.
Technical fouls--Newberry-Devanee Taylor, Brevard-None. A-425


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Managing your chronic pain
Managing chronic pain means finding ways to make your pain tolerable so you can live your life. You may not be able to get rid of your pain completely, but you can change some things that worsen your pain. These things are called stressors. Some of them may be physical, like the chair you sit in at work. Some may be emotional, like a difficult relationship.
Reducing stress can improve your physical and emotional health. It's not always easy to reduce stress, but it is easier if you are able to ask your friends and family for help.
Make a List
First you need to figure out what makes your pain better and what makes it worse. Go ahead and make a list of these things.
Then try to make changes in your home and work to decrease the causes of your back pain. For example, if bending down to pick up heavy pots sends shooting pain down your back, re-arrange your kitchen so that the pots are hanging from above or are stored at waist height.
If your back pain is worse at work, talk to your boss. It may be that your work station is not set up correctly.
- If you sit at a computer at work, make sure that your chair has a straight back with an adjustable seat and back, armrests, and a swivel seat.
- Ask about having an occupational therapist assess your workspace or movements to see if changes such as a new chair or cushioned mat under your feet would help.
- Avoid standing for long periods of time. If you must stand at work, try resting one foot on a stool, then the other foot. Keep switching off during the day.
Long car rides and getting in and out of the car can be very hard on your back.
- Adjust your car seat to make it easier to enter, sit in, and get out of your car. Bring your seat as far forward as possible to avoid bending forward when you are driving.
- If you drive long distances, stop and walk around every hour.
- Do not lift heavy objects right after a long car ride.
These changes around your home could help relieve your back pain:
- Raise your foot up to the edge of a chair or stool to put your socks and shoes on instead of bending down to the floor. Also consider wearing shorter socks -- they are quicker and easier to put on.
- Use a raised toilet seat or install handrail next to the toilet to help take pressure off your back when you sit on and get up from the toilet. Also make sure the toilet paper is easy to reach.
- Do not wear high-heeled shoes. If you must wear them sometimes, consider wearing comfortable shoes with flat soles to and from the event or until you must put on high-heeled shoes.
- Wear shoes with cushioned soles when you are walking.
- Rest your feet on a low stool while you are sitting so that your knees are higher than your hips.
Rely on Friends and Family
It is important to have strong relationships that you can depend on when your back pain makes it hard to get through the day.
Take time to build strong friendships at work and outside of work by using caring words and being kind. Give sincere compliments to the people around you. Respect those around you and treat them the way you like to be treated.
If a relationship is causing stress, consider working with a counselor to find ways to resolve conflict and strengthen the relationship
Establish Life Routines
- Exercise a little every day. Walking is a good way to keep your heart healthy and your muscles strong. If walking is too hard for you, work with a physical therapist to develop an exercise plan that you can do and maintain.
- Eat foods that are low in fats and sugar. Healthy foods make your body feel better, and they decrease your risk of being overweight.
- Reduce demands on your time. Learn how to say yes to things that are important and no to those that are not.
- Prevent pain from starting. Figure out what causes your back pain, and find other ways to get the job done.
- Take medicines as needed
- Make time for activities that make you feel relaxed and calm.
- Give yourself extra time to get things done or to get where you need to go.
- Do things that make you laugh. Laughter really can help reduce stress.
Review Date: 10/21/2011
Reviewed By: David C. Dugdale, III, MD, Professor of Medicine, Division of General Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Washington School of Medicine. Also reviewed by David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M. Health Solutions, Inc.


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Rice pudding, or arroz con leche, is one of Costa Rica's most popular desserts. Often made with the zest of an orange or a lemon, Costa Rican arroz con leche is always very sweet and very creamy. Historically, rice and sugar have been important cash crops in Costa Rica, and these two ingredients naturally found their way into one recipe.
Costa Ricans have a special fondness for arroz con leche, because most ate it as children. Arroz con leche reminds Costa Ricans of naptime, cozy evenings and grandmothers. In fact, arroz con leche is such a childhood favorite that every Costa Rican knows the words to a popular nursery rhyme about the dessert. Although the lyrics sometimes change slightly, the words are basically as follows:
Me quiero casar
con una señorita
de la capital.
Que sepa coser
que sepa bordar
que sepa abrir la puerta
para ir a jugar.
Loosely translated into English, the words are:
Rice pudding.
I would like to get married
to a young lady
from the capital.
Who knows how to sew
who knows how to embroider
who knows how to open the door
to go outside to play.
The Magnolia Restaurant serves a particularly spectacular arroz con leche, which quickly runs out, no matter how much the kitchen makes. Be sure you're at the head of the line the next time arroz con leche appears on the Magnolia's buffet menu!
Listen to Arroz con Leche, the nursery rhyme. (In this version, the singer wants to marry someone from San Nicolás–"de San Nicolás–instead of from the capital.)
Writing and editing by Beaumont Hardy Editing.


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About 120 people were killed on two subway trains in Daegu, South Korea, today after a man lit a carton filled with an unidentified material that burst into flames.
Motivation for the attack is still unknown, but the suspect allegedly has a history of mental illness.
The fire began in a six-car train at a station, igniting seats and spreading to another train also stopped at the station, reported the Associated Press. People were killed by asphyxiation from the fumes or by being burnt by the fire itself. Another 138 people were injured, many of them seriously.
The fire was put out about three hours after it began, but toxic gas in the tunnel delayed rescue efforts.
The signs will be developed and finalized as part of a Mental Health Awareness Symposium to be hosted by Metra in September to coincide with National Suicide Awareness Month.
Some NJ TRANSIT trains have been canceled this week because engineers are choosing not to work under the terms of their contract amid the summer-long repair work at Penn Station.
Mayor Carlos Gimenez's $534 million proposal for rapid-bus routes would indefinitely defer the Metrorail expansion promised voters in 2002 during a referendum for a half-percent transportation tax.
Ruling called for an additional environmental study of the light rail line, despite the fact the project had already been studied and signed-off on by the feds.
When state inspectors visited Miami-Dade in late 2016, they concluded the county needed 84 working Metrorail cars a day but that mechanical problems left only 72 that could be deployed for service. State inspectors returned in late June and found Miami-Dade's daily goal was to have only 60 Metrorail cars in service.
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I purchased the same card today (WPC54G-EU v.3) after finding it in the compatibility list in the wiki pages of backtrack and madwifi project.
It does not seem to work and people in various threads wrote backtrack can't make us of it because of the broadcom drivers.
Can anyone from Backtrack team please officially answer to this question?
If this pcmcia card is not usable for packet monitoring/injection with the backtrack live distribution could someone plese remove it from the list(s)?
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Jesse Eisenberg Cast As Lex Luthor in "Batman vs. Superman"
We already know Henry Cavill will play Superman and Ben Affleck will portray Batman, and on Friday (January 31) Warner Bros. Pictures announced that Jesse Eisenberg has been cast as Lex Luthor for "Batman vs. Superman."
Aside from the announcement of Jesse's role, it was also revealed that Jeremy Irons will play Alfred, Bruce Wayne's most trusted friend, ally and mentor.
"Lex Luthor is often considered the most notorious of Superman's rivals, his unsavory reputation preceding him since 1940," director Zack Snyder said. "What's great about Lex is that he exists beyond the confines of the stereotypical nefarious villain. He's a complicated and sophisticated character whose intellect, wealth and prominence position him as one of the few mortals able to challenge the incredible might of Superman. Having Jesse in the role allows us to explore that interesting dynamic, and also take the character in some new and unexpected directions."
The screenplay will be written by David S. Goyer, while Benjamin Melniker, Michael E. Uslan and Wesley Coller serve as executive producers. The highly-anticipated film is set to hit theaters on May 6, 2016.


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Valentino Spring 2014
It's so clear who the Valentino woman is today, and why so many want to be like her. The combination of serenity and self-possession in the faces of the models, each of whom looks like a fleeting memory of some historical portrait, is a compelling part of it. This season, those women had minimal antique gold-studded leather circlets in their hair and gold chains with mythical-beast pendants wrapped at their throats, and were padding the runway in flat Greek sandals. The theme? Not the sort to hit you over the head with obviousness, but Maria Grazia Chiuri and Pierpaolo Piccioli immersed themselves in opera as they were designing this collection. Images of Maria Callas, playing the vengeful Medea in Pasolini's 1969 film—all stark robes and stately golden jewelry—stuck in their minds. Further delvings into the costumes and drawings at the opera house in Rome, and then more research into traditional peasant needlework and "humble" fabrics became part of the thinking. Then months of work went into making heavy fabrics look light. So if you caught the general drift of something ancient and primal in this show, you were right.
Chiuri and Piccioli's remarkably accurate international fashion antennae had tuned into "pagan" and "ethnic," but on their own, very Italian channel. That instinct, and their immense talent for accessories, led them to come up with basket-woven, raw-fringed techniques for bags, including dropping in a section of fringed suede at just the right moment to cross-reference with Western trends that have been rising elsewhere.
But when it really comes down to it, who shops for "trends"? Much more important is whether a label has a distinctive personal identity out of which ideas seem to grow naturally. At Valentino, Chiuri and Piccioli have cultivated a kind of trust with their audience. Unlike so many other labels which frantically grab at novelty every season, what Valentino delivers is calm continuity, another installment in what the designers might do with a long, chaste dress, lace, flower embroidery, and (increasingly) an interesting cape each season.
So all that was there, and done very beautifully as always. The newness, though, is not so much in the theme as in the way Chiuri and Piccioli are subtly deepening their range so the label can't be categorized as just a go-to resource for an ingenue party dress. Piccioli's ideas from the menswear collections have been sliding in here and there—leather espadrilles, a pair of chinos, blue cotton shirts (Valentino for an ordinary summer day!). And the evening now includes something for sophisticated grown-ups, who might act almost as lethally as Medea herself when quarreling over ownership of the two statuesquely simple floor-length dresses (plain black, or cape-backed maroon).


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Get an overview of this hotelEco-friendly Las Vegas hotel in East of the Las Vegas Strip, near University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Popular property highlights
Located in East of the Las Vegas Strip, this eco-friendly hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of Miracle Mile Shops, University of Nevada-Las Vegas, and Thomas and Mack Center. Las Vegas Convention Center and Fashion Show Mall are also within 3 mi (5 km).
Hotel Features
This smoke-free hotel features 3 outdoor pools, a fitness center, and a poolside bar. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a free area shuttle are also provided. Additionally, 2 coffee shops/cafés, a spa tub, and a sauna are onsite.
Room Amenities
All 787 rooms feature kitchens with refrigerators and microwaves, plus free WiFi and TVs with cable channels. Other amenities available to guests include sofa beds, living rooms, and dining areas. Weekly housekeeping is available.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!Opens in a new window
Wyndham Grand Desert
Hotel Amenities
Hotel Amenities
Wyndham Grand Desert features 3 outdoor swimming pools, a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center. Guests pick up coffee at one of the hotel's 2 coffee shops/cafés. A poolside bar is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3.5-star property offers access to a business center and meeting rooms. This eco-friendly hotel also offers a children's pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and tour/ticket assistance. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Wyndham Grand Desert is a smoke-free property.
- 24-hour front desk
- Arcade/game room
- ATM/banking
- Total number of rooms - 787
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business center
- Number of coffee shops/cafes - 2
- Concierge services
- Fitness facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Laundry facilities
- Spa treatment room(s)
- Meeting rooms 4
- Multilingual staff
- Picnic area
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Free self parking
- Free area shuttle
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Children's pool
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Television in common areas
- Free WiFi
- Smoke-free property
- Spa tub
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Separate living room
- Free Wi-Fi
- Kitchen
- Area shuttle (complimentary)
- Laundry facilities
- Arcade/game room
- Separate dining area
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Free self parking
Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
- Premium bedding
- Separate sitting area
- Ceiling fan
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Free local calls
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Kitchen
- Weekly housekeeping provided
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Television
- Cable TV service
- Sofa bed
- Free WiFi
- Separate dining area
- Separate living room
- Separate bedroom
- In-room safe
Where to Eat
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge.
Nearby Things to Do
3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, other recreational amenities include a spa tub, a sauna, and a fitness center.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Fitness classes on site
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at 5 AM
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Kids stay free! Up to 5 children 17 years old and younger stay free when using existing bedding.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Cribs (infant beds) are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
No rollaway/extra beds available
No cribs (infant beds) available
Optional extras
- Breakfast fee: between USD 10 and USD 25 per person (approximately)
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Kerry Washington & Quentin Tarantino canoodle
Jodie Foster. Use your words, not your fists.
Amy Adams
Robert Pattinson
Jennifer Lopez introduces Casper to her ex, Sean Combs.
Leonardo DiCaprio
Jonah Hill can't believe he is going to party with Leo and Bradley Cooper.
John Krasinski and Emily Blunt with Harvey Weinstein.
The Hough siblings with matching hair.
Damian Lewis and his wife.
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Im still telling you, it really doesnt matter just clearcoat the shit, if you dont clearcoat it it will fade. Even by touching it it will fade.
Im still telling you, it really doesnt matter just clearcoat the shit, if you dont clearcoat it it will fade. Even by touching it it will fade.
I use Rusto clearcoat enamel so fish eyes and bonds less with the paper and more to itself. That way It really is providing a barrier. You're colors will fade sooner or later, but resist. to outside elements (rain, dirt, light) is why I spray em.
It does make a difference if you clear them, but in the long run I wouldn't coat everyone that left the shop.
disclaimer: I do not commit or condone any illegal acts, nor am I affiliated with anyone that does, regardless to anything that I post.
Ever tried to put on self adhesive see thru foil on it?
I do that
Make sure that when you stick 'em, you stick 'em flat on the surface.
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the USPS will mail you 500 free shipping labels that are perfect for putting your own shit on. they double as stickers quite well.
oh sweet Jesus, you can't be serious?
but seriously though out off all the different stickers ive used postal slap are fukn perfect. know matter how big u make them they will always fold up and fit perfectly in ur back pocket. i love back pockets strictly for this reason. i just consider it a sticker holster in way haha
hahaha me too but i hate when i forget about them and wash my pants
stickers are so much fun.
but seriously, why the fuck would you worry so much about protecting them?
make a fuckin new one.
hahaha a used to get my stickerz of the postmen hahaha....
im starting to go big with my stickers. ive been putting slaps together 2x4, doesnt sound like a lot but its pretty large. i just got to find a surface big enough to put these up.
Last edited by PRIMEape; 09-25-2009 at 08:30 AM.
i by 3 r small wtf r u talking bout u want ur name to been seen
Name to be seen?
Who gives an ass rats.
You get too much bigger then one by three you're wasting stickers.
Why not just wheat paste a poster up for that?
do u mean 1 inch by 3 inch or wat?
no 1 sticker by 3 stickers. the usps slaps
oh ok i thought u meant 1 inch by 3 inches i was saying they suck balls
Sorry I wasn't clearer about that mate.
Yeah, one by three stickers.
It's good because it's not too much to fill, but at the same time you get room to play.
yea i need sum bigger then 1inch by 3 inch lol they suck so much balls


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