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If you believe in Fairy Tales, Santa, and Magic Kingdoms, please stop reading this post immediately!
In the past few weeks, I have been bombarded by catch phrases and soundbites like these:
I was hoping our industry and our community was immune from the media circus "CNN / FOX / MS-NBC talk show concept" and hype. We deal in 0 & 1 and milliseconds!
So I am very sorry to break the news, there is no such thing as Performance Pixie Dust, there is no magic bullet, script, device, pills… to resolve your performance issues.
Performance relies on; focus, diligence, team work, talent and a company-wide investment in its success! (not in any particular order).
To start let me answer those popular topics:
Based on my experience, the following items can impact your performance:
To have great performance you need all the above ingredients working in sync! Performance and monitoring should never be an afterthought!
I am lucky to have met over these past few months folks from Home Depot, Crate & Barrel, IAC, Wayfair, Etsy… to name a few that have taken the Web Performance challenge very seriously. They have the tools to effectively monitor, measure, analyze, improve and turn data into information/knowledge and repeat the process 7 days a week, 24/7!
Web Performance must become a priority from Top to Bottom & vice versa. Performance monitoring is a journey not a destination, similar to continuous build and agile dev! Yes it's about great user experience but ultimately it's about the bottom line! (Slow Performance is the Silent Killer, the New Downtime – 2010!)
The timing is perfect, August 2012 is Web Performance Awareness Month!
But if you still want to believe in Performance Pixie Dust, maybe these folks still have some from the 90s!
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German Customer Experience Associate (part-time) at Ace & Tate
Ace & Tate's mission is to make it possible for you to change your eyewear and sunglasses as often as you change your sneakers, without compromising on style or quality. We design, develop and then sell our glasses for €98, including prescription lenses. Since launching in June 2013, Ace & Tate has been featured in e.g. L'Officiel Hommes, ELLE, HUH Magazine, Vogue, Glamour and Hypebeast.
For our rapidly-expanding company, we are looking for a part-time German Customer Experience Associate. At Ace & Tate, the customer is at the centre of everything we do. We're therefore looking for a smart, empathetic, friendly, and high energy Customer Experience Associate to join our team. You'll communicate directly with our German shoppers via e-mail, on-website chat, social media, phone and in person. Starting immediately, this is a part-time position (16-24 hours a week).
You'll be...
- Engaging directly with our German customers, thus being the face and voice of our company.
- Turning every communication into an exciting and fulfilling customer experience and turning customers into brand ambassadors.
- Providing information to customers relating to frame size, color, fit, etcetera.
- Developing a deep understanding of our service and frames to provide educated product recommendations and styling suggestions.
- Assisting in tracking lost packages and resolving issues with our distribution team
- Are a talented communicator, a native German speaker with a mastery of verbal and written German and English.
- Are patient and maintain a positive, friendly, and helpful attitude throughout every customer interaction.
- Possess excellent conflict resolution skills.
- Have an interest in continued learning, and know when to ask for help.
- Are a recent college graduate with at least a Bachelors degree or you have similar relevant experience.
- Love the Ace & Tate brand and product!
We offer you:
- The chance to be part of a young and ambitious team.
- Personal development.
- A broad scope of responsibilities.
- Continuously update your eyewear collection!
If you are interested and recognize yourself in this profile, please apply via our job board. We're excited to tell you more about our plans in detail.

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The new Google Chrome operating system might be the straw that breaks Schmidt's back and forces his resignation from Apple.
Originally Posted by ImInTheZoneBaby
When I heard of the Chrome OS, I never thought to myself: "Oh now that Google is on the scene, Apple better watch its back."
I don't think they're REALLY that competitive toward eachother. I think most people looked toward Microsoft rather than Apple.
Originally Posted by PT88
thought that said Dictatorship for a moment...
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thought that said Dictatorship for a moment...
Originally Posted by proxymoron
Seeing as Apple don't allow their OS to be installed on anything but Apple hardware, and the Google OS is intended for netbooks, none of which are made or endorsed by Apple, I can't see how this is a conflict of interest - unless one of those things changes.
Originally Posted by Sir Digby
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Let's be honest: some fan videos suck. Listening to rants and watching reactions is dull. Endless "'shipping" compilations with irrelevant music is also getting very old. One the other hand, artistically remixing trailers and clips that have already been seen is turning into something of an artform.
Once example is Gallifrey Falls No More by Kilia93, which features the voices of the Doctor as played by Paul McGann, John Hurt, David Tennant and Matt Smith, along with Billie Piper as The Moment.
Click play, put it in full screen mode, turn up your volume to appreciate the "Gravity" soundtrack by Stephen Price and just, well, enjoy!


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LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Lightning struck 14 people, leaving two critically injured, as rare summer thunderstorms swept through Southern California on Sunday, authorities said.
Thirteen people, including a 15-year-old, were treated at Venice Beach in Los Angeles after lightning hit the area around 2:30 p.m., and at least one required CPR, city fire spokeswoman Katherine Main said.
Four people were treated at the scene and the rest were taken to hospitals, where two are in critical condition, she said. Other fire officials said most of those taken to hospitals were mainly shaken up and were expected to recover.
Some appear to have been in the water and others on the beach's famed boardwalk. Lifeguards performed CPR on at least one person pulled from the water.
On Santa Catalina Island, often called Catalina Island, off the coast, a 57-year-old man was struck by lightning on a golf course and was hospitalized in stable condition, said Steve Denning, a law enforcement technician with the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. He did not have other details.
The lightning strikes occurred as a thunderstorm hit the island, causing minor flooding and setting two small fires in the brushy backcountry that were quickly doused, Denning said.
The unusual weather came from monsoon moisture that brought a line of brief but fierce afternoon thunderstorms to the region.
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WhirleyMob's August All-in Review
Neil reviews all of the biggest pots he played during the month of August.
Neil's Session Review: 2-tabling 50NL (2)
Neil continues with his 2-table 50nl session review.
Analyzing Ranges
Neil dissects some hands in depth analyzing opponents ranges and how to play each scenario optimally...
WhirleyMob's Downswing Review
Neil reviews a recent downswing covering a few HHs, how to handle a downswing, and tips for getting ...
WhirleyMob's 50NL Review: Soft Tables
Neil reviews a some hands from a recent 50NL session with soft tables.
Neil's AK Small Stakes Review
Neil reviews some AK hands from his recent small stakes sessions.
Neil's Session Review: 2-tabling 50NL
Neil reviews a two table session of 50NL that he played a few months ago.
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This week on the download services, Nintendo's brought us a Virtual Console title that's sometimes forgotten, but always good. DSi owners get a couple new racing games that show promise, but Wii owners have a nice fireplace to cozy up to. A virtual fireplace.
This week's games are as follows:
On DSiWare this week, we have G.G. Series Drift Circuit (Genterprise, 1 player, 200 DSi Points), Arctic Escape (Teyon, 1 player, 500 DSi Points) and Remote Racers (QubicGames, 1 player, 500 DSi Points). G.G. Series Drift Circuit is an old-school top-down racing game focused around drifting. Arctic Escape has you helping out a pack of penguins, who are breaking out of captivity and looking to get back to Antarctica. Finally, Remote Racers lets you race an RC car, capping off a really good week for racing game fans like yours truly.
WiiWare has a few titles this week: Jewel Keepers: Easter Island (Nordcurrent, 1 player, 500 Wii Points), Cozy Fire (dtp young entertainment, 1 player, 500 Wii Points), and demos of Rage of the Gladiator (Ghostfire Games, 1 player) and Learning with the PooYoos: Episode 1 (Lexis Numerique, 1 player). Cozy Fire is what it sounds like: a silly little fireplace app for the Wii. Do we really need one of these? Esepcially for 500 points? Meanwhile, Jewel Keepers: Easter Island is a jewel-matching game that's pretty much like Bejeweled.
The Virtual Console gets one very cool game this week: Faxanadu (NES, 1 player, 500 Wii Points). The classic side-scrolling action title is like Zelda II without Link and with more of a traditional medieval theme to it. A very cool and challenging title for both old-school and new gamers alike.
Faxanadu came out in October on the Japanese Virtual Console and in November on the PAL Virtual Console. It, along with Jewel Keepers: Easter Island, Cozy Fire and the two demos, is available for download off the Wii Shop Channel, while G.G. Series Drift Circuit, Arctic Escape and Remote Racers are available for download off the DSi Shop Channel.
Check back next week for the latest round of digital releases for the Wii and DSi. Until then, happy gaming!
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California Becomes The Second State To Allow Gay-Lesbian Marriages
California became the second state to allow gays and lesbians marriages on Thursday when California Supreme Court passed legislation that annulled the voter-approved ban on same-sex marriages and repealed criminal penalties for adultery, oral sex and sodomy between consenting adults.
California's gay and lesbian community greeted the court's judgment with tears, hugs, kisses and at least one instant proposal of matrimony. Crowd of people raised their fists in triumph inside City Hall, and people wrapped themselves in the rainbow-colored gay-pride flag outside the courthouse.
"Essentially, this boils down to love. We love each other. We now have equal rights under the law; we're going to get married," declared a jubilant Robin Tyler, a plaintiff in the case along with her partner.
On Sept. 29, 2005, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed the bill to legalize same-sex marriage, leaving the issue up to voters or judges. On Dec. 20, 2006, the California Supreme Court agreed to decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage ban. On Oct. 12, 2007, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger again vetoed the bill to legalize same-sex marriage, saying voters and the state Supreme Court should decide the issue. On March 4, 2008, the California Supreme Court began hearing arguments by same-sex marriage supporters and opponents.


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Looking roughly west/northwest. It takes about 12 miles of hiking to get out here, and then you have all to yourself ridges and peaks, many of which lack official names, that few ever visit. Bitterroot Range, Montana-- July 2000 scan of a film print | Blodgett Mountain (Mountain/Rock) Bob Sihler's Image Gallery Appreciating the Bitterroots (Trip Report) Image Data
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DOVER — The St. Thomas' Episcopal Church, 5 Hale Street, Dover, NH is pleased to present the 3rd annual "Afternoon Tea at the Castle" event on April 6, 2 pm to 4 pm.
There will be live music, seven courses of food, and fellowship of the members of our community. Advance ticket prices are $18 until March 31 ($20 thereafter).
For more information, contact the church office at (603) 742-3155 or Nancy Stafford-Parsons at (603) 767-2349.
MADBURY -- Religious Freedom - Then and Now, Tuesday, Apr. 9, at 7 p.m., Town Hall, 13 Town Hall Road, Madbury, Richard Hesse discusses how attitudes toward religion and government developed in the colonies., Free., Richard Erickson, 749-9011, nhhc.org/calendar.php.
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In evolutionary, biological terms, primates are our closest relatives. Much of their behaviour shows an uncanny resemblance to human characteristics. Their pronounced social behaviour and the frequently observed ability of conscious adaptation to their environment to ensure day-to-day survival clearly show that this is often not a matter of instinct, but rather behaviour which is adapted through learning processes. This illustrated volume is devoted to the theoretical and photographic portrayal of the subject of primates and their culture. The pictures of Jutta Hof are the result of keen observation, and in the photographic approach to these intelligent forest dwellers show a sharp sensitivity for details. They are complemented by an informative and provocative essay by Volker Sommer, Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at the University College London and for many years one of the world's leading researchers in this field. The portraits assembled here illustrate the smooth transitions in behaviour, physique and psyche between us and our fellow primates - and with it the wealth of a modern evolutionary, biological world view.
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Steven Spielberg takes us behind the cameras for the making of a classic movie.Jaws stunned the world when it hit the screens in 1975 breaking all existing box office records and grossing $470 million dollars worldwide. Terror gripped the globe as a 25-foot great white shark captured the world's attention and made sure no one ever felt safe going into the water again. The film made its young director Steven Spielberg a superstar won three Oscars and inspired numerous imitations and countless shark phobias. This special celebrates the classic movie looking back at the film's origins as a bestselling novel adapted to become the first real summer blockbuster.
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It hasn't been a good month for supporters of Common Core. The same month that third- and fourth-graders were given exams based on the three-year-old program, two big comedians came out swinging against the controversial academic standards. First came Stephen Colbert who shed some hysterical satirical light [1] on the national math program. And then, last night, Louis C.K. joined the fray with a Twitter rant against his daughter's homework. The NYC dad of two elementary-school-aged kids was dumbfounded by a math assignment his third-grader brought home, tweeting:
My kids used to love math. Now it makes them cry. Thanks standardized testing and common core!
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [2]
But that was just the beginning. Over the next three hours, he continued to post images of her assignments, questioning not only the concepts that Common Core is teaching but how the questions were written. And as the night drew on, his supporters joined in, with his original tweet receiving more than 6,700 retweets and more than 8,600 favorites. Take a look at the Twitter tirade below.
A huge amount of my third graders time is spent preparing for and answering questions like this. pic.twitter.com/WU5tEo8JRO [3]
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [4]
This is one of my favorites. Also for third graders. Who is writig these? And why? pic.twitter.com/xUBVIxE6WU [5]
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [6]
Look at 4 of part a. And the point isn't that it's too hard. Just read #4. Please. pic.twitter.com/5bnUlaXG5b [7]
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [8]
"Why night you want each picture to stand for more than 1 balloon?"
Yet again I must tell my kid "don't answer it. It's a bad question"
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [9]
Sorry. I sit with my kids as they so their HW they devour knowledge. When it's hard they step up. Their teachers are great
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [10]
But it's changed in recent years. It's all about these tests. It feels like a dark time. And nothing is going in anymore.
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [11]
It's this massive stressball that hangs over the whole school. The kids teachers trying to adapt to these badly written notions.
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 28, 2014 [12]
But the comedian did the end the night on a high note, proclaiming his love for the NYC school system, "mice, lice and all."
Okay I'm done. This is just one dumb, fat parent's POV. I'm pissed because I love NYC public schools. mice, lice and all.
— Louis C.K. (@louisck) April 29, 2014 [13]


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The Gluten-Free Ratio Rally is a gathering of gluten free bloggers who create individual recipes around a commonly-themed baked good every month. We bake by weight instead of volume, and follow ratios of one ingredient to another, many of which are found in this book called Ratio.
The ratio I used for this cake was 1 part fat/oil: 3 parts egg: 6 parts flour: 3 parts sugar: 6 parts liquid
I don't think I've ever made this many batches, just for one recipe. But I was determined to make this a good one. Playing with it in my apple cinnamon muffins, I began to mix the flours. I am very proud of how this came out (And psyllium husk powder is my new favorite binder, making this cake hold together very nicely)! The instructions to this post look long, because of all the pictures, but it's really quite a simple recipe.
Thanks to Adina at Gluten Free Travelette for hosting our rally this month!
Here's the list of bloggers with their original Bundt cake recipes--don't they all sound yummy?! :)
Jenn | Jenn Cuisine - Blueberry Molasses Bundt Cake
Rebecca | Salts Kitchen - Pear and Cardamom Spiced Bundt Cake
Caneel | Mama Me Gluten Free - Date Pecan Bundt Cake with Orange Glaze
Charissa | Zest Bakery - Spiked Eggnog Bundt Cake with Vanilla Bourbon Glaze
Brooke | B & the boy! - Spiced Sweet Potato Bundt Cake
Adina | Gluten Free Travelette - Pumpkin Spice Bundt Cake
Mary Fran | FrannyCakes - Gluten-Free Mini Vanilla Chai Bundt Cakes
Apple Almond Cake
6 oz. whole grain flour blend
6 oz. almond flour
6 oz. coconut palm sugar
2 t. baking powder
1/2 t. salt
2 T. cinnamon
1 oz. psyllium husk powder
3 eggs
2 oz. grapeseed oil
12 oz. almond milk
0.5 oz. vanilla
3 medium apples, peeled and chopped
In a large bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients.
In a medium bowl, whisk together the wet ingredients (don't add the apples yet).
Grease and flour the bundt pan with olive oil and brown rice flour...I know, I don't like doing it, either, but it's a necessary evil when it comes to bundt pans!
Also, peel and chop up the apples.
Now, add the wet ingredients to the dry, and mix well with a spatula, whisking the mixture as needed to smooth out the batter. Fold in the apple pieces with the spatula.
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30 minutes, or till the cake turns a golden brown color. Cover the cake with foil at this point, and bake for 15-20 more minutes, or till a knife inserted in multiple places on cake comes out clean.
When the cake is done, remove it from the oven, and cool on a cooling rack in the pan for 1 hour.
Now, at this point, my pan has a bottom that comes out (it's originally for pound cakes). If you pan has this capability, using a sharp knife trace the edges of the cake firmly, then push out the bottom, and place on a plate, to cool completely. If you use a regular Bundt pan, be patient and let the cake cool completely for several hours.
When the cake is completely cooled, trace the edges and inside hole of the cake with a sharp knife to loosen. Place a large plate on top, and then flip the cake over onto the plate.
Now you can slice, serve, and enjoy!
(Also served on Gluten Free Fridays.)


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RDBMS Realm: Database
Configuration Options Related Tasks Related Topics
Use this page to define attributes for the JDBC driver being used to connect to the database in the RDBMS security realm. To use the RDBMS security realm, you need to use Compatibility security. The use of the RDBMS security realm is deprecated in this release of WebLogic Server.
Configuration Options
Name Description Driver The Java class name for the database driver used with the RDBMS security realm.
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Scientific Name:Crocodylus mindorensis
Other Names and/or Listed subspecies:Mindoro crocodile, Philippine Freshwater Crocodile, Crocodylus novaeguineae mindorensis
Area(s) Where Listed As Endangered:Philippines
The Philippine crocodile was once thought to be a subspecies of the New Guinea crocodile (Crocodylus novaeguineae) but now considered to be an individual species. It is only found on the Philippine islands, and it is a relatively small and unagressive species. Adult males can grow up to 9.8 feet in length, and females are smaller than males. Its snout is broad and it has heavy dorsal armor. The Philippine crocodile has between 66 and 68 teeth, and they are always growing, meaning that if they constantly fall out, new ones are always growing. Crocodiles are survivors and can live up to a hundred years. The Philippine crocodile is a freshwater crocodile and can be found in small lakes and ponds, small riverine tributaries, and marshes. They are excellent predators and can take prey as large as antelopes. Smaller individuals mainly feed on fish, shrimp, rats, and water snails. Philippine crocodiles also allow crocodile birds to scavenge food scraps from their teeth. Little is known about the reproductive behavior of the species. Females lay between 7 and 20 eggs and incubates them for 85 days. The males do not help with incubating the eggs. The Philippine crocodile is one of the most severely threatened species in the world. Threats to the species include exploitation and human disturbance such as accidental deaths during dynamite fishing. The species is legally protected in the Philippines, and there is a conservation organization (The Dutch/Filipino Mabuwaya Foundation) dedicated to the preservation of the species.


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Thread: HashMap vs. SkipListMap
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HashMap vs. SkipListMap
i'm wondering what will be faster:
ConcurrentHashMap< String, String >
ConcurrentSkipListSet< String, String >
apart from the key ordering of the SkipList, what are the advantages and disadvantages of them and what about the costs for insert/delete/retrieve?
Thank you
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Probabalistic data structures are a relatively new addition to Java, I suggest everyone get their test code ready as this is going to be fun fun fun till the anti-bean tries to fudge the data by putting lucid, verbose, detailed explainations of, ahem, "how it works" without any testing anywhere......
Hmmmm, probablistic data structure - has obvious application in sampling streams under load for sampling, to get order O(log n) average time for most operations on a list, they likely will have some other data structure driving the ( supposed ) list. ( think suppository )
Much more fun than the closest common ancestor in Inheritance, and likely to produce some valuable research work. Have you read anything about the question at hand or an application arena to consider your design paradim?
A question like that with no backdop is like a candy drop on a sidewalk, sorta sticky...... makes excellent thesis material.Introduction to Programming Using Java.
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Constant concurrency vs constant access time (roughly!)
@stsm -- they're essentially horses for courses: they both have different behaviour in terms of (a) time of operations on the map as the size increases, (b) contention and time of operations as concurrent accesses increase, and (c) the overall time of operations if you need to access the data (or a subset) in sorted order.
With a ConcurrentHashMap, time to perform operations (inserts, removes, updates) is essentially constant whatever the size of the map (with very occasional "blips" when the map needs re-hashing). With ConcurrentSkipListMap, as with a plain TreeMap, the time increases by a roughly constant factor every time the number of items in the map doubles. (On my off-the-shelf AMD dual core, that factor is roughly 1.5.) This means that for most practical sizes and small numbers of concurrent threads, ConcurrentHashMap provides faster access in raw terms (with a size of 16 thousand entries and 4 threads, ConcurrentHashMap is about 4 times faster on my test machine).
However, ConcurrentSkipListMap has at least two interesting features in return for poorer access time:
(1) the keys are kept in sorted order, with fast methods to pull out any sorted subset;
(2) it is highly concurrent: with a given size of map, access time is practically constant however many threads are concurrently accessing it; although ConcurrentHashMap provides "good" concurrency, contention and access times do ultimately increase with concurrency. So although with 4 threads, ConcurrentHashMap is faster in raw terms, there'll reach a certain number of threads where ConcurrentSkipListMap overtakes it. (N.B. In practice, I think this will be scores of threads, though.)
So it depends a bit on if you need constant access time or constant concurrency, and/or permanently sorted keys.
For some measurements on ConcurrentHashMap, you may be interested in an article I put up about the performance of ConcurrentHashMap. I'll be adding similar information about ConcurrentSkipListMap fairly soon.Neil Coffey
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New York, September 24, 2013 --
Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the District of Columbia Revenue Bonds (The Howard University Issue) Series 2011A and Series 2011B (Taxable) to Baa1 from A3, concluding the review that was initiated on July 8, 2013. The downgrade is driven by pressure on all of the university's major revenue sources. The negative outlook reflects an aggressive Fiscal Year 2014 budget that may prove difficult to implement in light of pressure on hospital operations, continuing soft enrollment, and a slow start to implementing planned efficiencies. It also reflects renewal risk associated with a revolving line of credit upon which the university relies for liquidity.
Howard University operates in a challenging operating environment. It is a private university, but is heavily supported by the US (Aaa stable) government. It owns and operates a hospital that serves as the safety net hospital for the university's immediate neighborhood in Washington, D.C., but does not receive direct local support. The hospital has been a drag on the university's financial condition and, in Fiscal Year (FY) 2013, the hospital experienced a sharp decline in admissions and a shortfall of $17 million in revenue from hospital operations.
The downgrade of Howard University's rating to Baa1 reflects this loss of patient volume and revenue. It also reflects a marked drop in enrollment in Fall 2012 and cuts in direct appropriations from the federal government. At the same time, fundraising is weak. Operations for FY 2013 were only positive due to nonrecurring financial solutions that kept the university from posting an operating loss.
The negative outlook is predicated on continuing challenges. The university's FY 2014 budget, while balanced may be difficult to achieve as initiatives to lower payroll and other costs may prove increasingly difficult. At this time, the university has solicited proposals for another party to manage, joint venture, or buy the hospital. The outcome of this initiative could result in separation of the hospital from the university allowing the university to cut its losses, but the ability to find an appropriate partner and the willingness of the university to make difficult choices regarding its hospital and longstanding clinical care operation remain uncertain. In addition, the $135 million multi-bank credit agreement upon which the university relies for liquidity is due to expire in June 2014.
The rating benefits from the university's solid reputation as a comprehensive, research-intensive Historically Black College & University with consistent and meaningful direct annual support from the US government. Other strengths include over $0.5 billion in total cash and investments and fairly liquid investments translating to five months cash on hand in addition to the $135 million working capital line. The university's operating cash-flow margin of approximately 10% in FY 2013 provided over three times estimated coverage of debt service.
*Hospital operations are a drag on university operations. The stand-alone academic medical center is largely dependent on Medicaid and market share eroded after the introduction of a new Medicaid managed care plan to the market last year. Revenues for FY 2013 were $17 million short of budget.
*The university is dependent on various revenues from the federal government and those revenues are declining. Cuts to the university's direct federal appropriation due to first year of sequestration will impact the university mostly in FY 2014. Research grant awards are also declining which will impact direct as well as indirect cost recovery.
*Tightening lending criteria for federal Parent PLUS loans contributed to a 6.3% reduction in enrollment in Fall 2012. While many of the loan denials were successfully appealed and enrollment is expected to partially recover in Fall 2013, the university will suffer from lower total enrollment for at least three more years. To address affordability, Howard froze tuition for Fall 2013.
*Cash-flow is more difficult for Howard to manage than other universities due to the fact that timing of payments from the federal government can be unpredictable. The university intends to renew the $135 million multi-bank credit agreement upon which the university relies for cash-flow before it expires on June 24, 2014.
*Corrective action may prove difficult to implement given transition of senior leadership, history of discord among board members, and other members of the Howard community that are not fully supportive of expense initiatives.
*Indirect debt including pension obligations and operating leases are significant. In addition, the university has agreed to reimbursement for certain operating expenses only after payment of debt service for two new privatized student housing facilities.
*The university has a strong and well-established reputation and is a leading black college in the US.
*The university benefits from almost one-quarter of one billion dollars annually in direct appropriations from the US government.
*Howard is relatively large with an estimated $520 million in total cash and investments for FY 2013 and $840 million of total revenues.
*Debt is relatively low with debt to revenue of 0.47 times and monthly liquidity covers demand debt by almost eight times.
*Total financial resources per student, monthly liquidity as a percentage of total cash and investments, and debt service coverage all compare favorably to other large private universities rated in the Baa category.
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i don't think anyone is counterfeiting (or has) Imperials, so those diagrams are enough for me. roland
This is from The Official Price Guide to Collector Knives XV
My main criticism is it looks like the author wrote them by hand with a pen
It would be nice to know what the original FONT looked like
Still...I think it's helpful
i don't think anyone is counterfeiting (or has) Imperials, so those diagrams are enough for me. roland
Those tang stamps look almost exactly like these, which I had saved from another thread somewhere back. It looks like they came from Knife World, however, I don't know who to give credit to.
To the best of my knowledge, these are the only record of stamps I have ever seen. (However, my knowledge is limited. )
Hope this helps...
"you know the road doesn't end, when it reaches a bend..." - Poco
Proud Supporter of JK Knives #65
Thanks for the list. This will help with my collection of Imperials.
....Be..Veerry...veerry caweful....Chinee now make honourable Barlow and others with identical Imperial Tang with crown as in iwwustration 12 above..'we just weave off made in China not to fool you..no not to fool you..we just think it wook velly better that way...anyway that originawy honourable chinee Imperial crown design you steal from us in first pwace'.....
Bay #330233921234 Whoo Who....
The link. Chinese??
....Bwister pack not for mailing...you see it have China on it and we no want spoil Chinee iwwusion do we Cookie boys??....
You see we now make Chirade Supa Stuffed Stool...I mean Supa Tough Tool as weell...it look very like real Super Tool with a bwade,a tweezer, a priers, a bawistic nywon sheath and a wots of fings to get you into a real emergency.. and you go real balistic when you use it....uh..uh..uh.......then you right in the Kung Pao!! Whroo Wroo.
Last edited by Larry303; 05-10-2008 at 12:55 AM. Reason: I break knife peeling my Mandarin...
well when i said no one was faking Imperials, i wasn't thinking of the current rash of Imperials because to me they are so obviously new that i didn't think of it as faking. but actually it is, as a bareass novice might be fooled if he were drunk.
o.k. so now a minor thread hijack. Larry mentions Schrade Tough Tools being made in China; which models ?
quite a few Schrade Tough Tools have shown up on ebay recently, described as "NEW" but also "made in USA". so did Schrade make their Tough Tools, or were they contracted out ? if the latter, then are these "New USA" ones a continuation of that contract by Taylor ? roland
Roland,Ebay #200221715953 box will tell you all you need to know.....listed under Weatherman..I mean Leatherman.......
then different model Ebay#200222563030......
I believe Schrade made their tools and Codger posted some photos of factory in full manufacturing swing somewhere on this forum.Maybe on Lrv's site under photos?
Be veeerryy veeerryy caweful buying any of the former marks as they are right into nostalgia at the moment...for posterity reasons of course........Hoo Roo
I just acquired this Imperial{the front one} that has a tang stamp matching #11. Can anyone tell me anything about it. Thanks from a newbie.
Could someone tell me what pattern the knife in my post above is. The tang stamp shows 1946-1956 production.
You don't show us the stamp or state the closed length, but a guess is that it is a Jackmaster JM301BKP. Look here.
Thanks Codger_64 for the reply and the link. The tang stamp matches number 11 in the above list but I havent been able to take a suitable photo. The knife is just over
3 3/4 amost 3 3/8s Thanks again chickenplucker
My Jack Master has stamp # 12 (1956-88)
N-109KP (I think)
No shield
Does yours have the patent #'s on the small blade?
Just curious
You can see the numbers here===>
Trent Rock the patent numbers are there but the second one is obscured by the bolster. The top number appears to be 2179537 or 2179337. Thanks
Did someone mention patents? Lookie what Larry did!
Trent and Glenn,
Thanks for posting those Imperial Tang Charts. Now, I can date the only Imperial knives I have, a 'Kamp King' Combo. Got it just because I never seen one before.
Imperial 'Kamp King' Combo
Verrry nice!!!
Nice....Jackie, I reckon you and Timstools should be our "Official Knife Photographers", I kinda just take photos of them lying there!Hoo Roo
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Welcome to the Best Tweets of the Week! Stop by every week to see a compilation of CW star tweets — sometimes hilarious and other times cool (set photos, series hints and more!)
Here's what's up in the Twitterverse, CW fans: Nina Dobrev and friends head to Disney World for a girls weekend and share pics! Plus, behind the scenes photos from Beauty and the Beast, a tweet from Arrow's stuntman and Dragon*Con updates from stars who attended the Atlanta convention.
The CW Stars That Made The List:
90210: Trevor Donovan (Teddy Montgomery), Shenae Grimes (Annie Wilson), Michael Steger (Navid Shirazi)
America's Next Top Model: Johnny Wujek (judge)
Arrow: Stephen Amell (Oliver Queen), Katie Cassidy (Laurel Lance), James Bamford (stuntman)
Beauty and the Beast: Nicole Anderson (Heather Chandler), Writers, Jay Ryan (Vincent)
The Carrie Dairies: Katie Findlay (Maggie Landers)
Emily Owens, M.D.: Aja Naomi King (Cassandra Kopelson), Justin Hartley (Will Rider)
Hart of Dixie: Scott Porter (George)
The L.A. Complex: Jewel Staite (Raquel), Stephen Stohn (executive producer)
Nikita: Devon Sawa (Owen Elliot)
The Vampire Diaries: Kat Graham (Bonnie), Candice Accola (Caroline), Kayla Ewell (Vicki), Joseph Morgan (Klaus), Claire Holt (Rebekah)
Aim for justice... (Sunset Blvd.) http://t.co/NsZGhOvH
(@mguggenheim) September 02, 2012
Jersey Shore has been cancelled.....Faith in humanity restored! ...Society wins! ....I wonder who they will kill off in the series finale?
Trevor Donovan (@TrevDon) August 30, 2012
my last day as a vegetarian... going vegan (for real this time..?) between that and my prius, I'm pretty much a jedi.
Kat Graham (@KatGraham) August 31, 2012
America's Next Top Model on Friday had the models "beheaded" for their photo shoot. Another bonus, 90210′s Shenae Grimes stopped by ANTM and was actually the one to photograph the models.
I LOVE YOU! "@JohnnyWujek: Tune in tonight to @CW_ANTM Where I mount @shenaegrimes TO THE WALL #ANTM I love my job http://t.co/39EBxzmD"
shenae grimes (@shenaegrimes) August 31, 2012
Just watched my trainer do a 15:05 plank. Amazing.
I want no part of it...
Justin Hartley (@Hartleyjustin) August 31, 2012
"@90210Assistant: You should be very afraid of the story we're discussing for you right now...very afraid." oh-yeah! chicka chicka!
Michael Steger (@MichaelStegerJr) September 01, 2012
A Guy once said to me that Thompson squares song "are you gonna kiss me or not" was our song. #RedFlag #Idiot
Katie Cassidy (@MzKatieCassidy) August 31, 2012
Nina Dobrev, Candice Accola and friends celebrate their fourth Girl's Trip in a very magical place.
Listen Cinderella, we got a bone to pick with you.... http://t.co/2PvuYABr
Candice Accola (@CandiceAccola) September 02, 2012
Nina and I sending love to our Canadians! http://t.co/seCq0WV4
Kayla Ewell (@real_kaylaewell) September 02, 2012
Original vamps? Yes please!
The originals... instagr.am/p/PCloq-xAbx/
Kat Graham (@KatGraham) September 01, 2012
Vacuuming fruit flies off my kitchen ceiling with godlike vengeance in a 60's cocktail dress and heels. I must be an ad for something.
Katie Findlay (@katedangerfield) September 01, 2012
What if it wasn't thread counts. What if it was actual tiny Egyptians holding my head up. Well then,1000's much more practical then say 100.
devon sawa (@DevonESawa) September 01, 2012
"@TazzCue: @ScottPorter How many seasons of Hart of Dixie do you think there will be Scott!" a million!
Scott Porter (@ScottPorter) September 02, 2012
Time for Dragon*Con! Some CW stars attended, including actors from The L.A. Complex and The Vampire Diaries.
Who's coming out to play 😉 #Dragoncon
Joseph Morgan (@JosephMorgan) September 01, 2012
Me and Jason Momoa's nipple. Only at #dragoncon http://t.co/6qlFeQZu
Jewel Staite (@JewelStaite) August 31, 2012
Jason Momoa plays fan favorite Khal Drogo on HBO's Game of Thrones.
The most stakes I've had at 8am... #DragonCon instagr.am/p/PCJIiOxAU3/
Kat Graham (@KatGraham) September 01, 2012
Are there actually any Dragons at DragonCon? 😉
Joseph Morgan (@JosephMorgan) September 01, 2012
Hmm… I wouldn't be surprised if there were.
One of Arrow's stuntmen took to twitter about the new action-packed series.
Iconic superbattle........check. #Arrow
James Bamford (@JamesBamford) August 30, 2012
There's no good way to be thrown in a pit.
Stephen Amell (@amellywood) August 29, 2012
Staying at this hotel in Toronto built in 1929 & a small part of me is hoping that it's haunted. I should've packed my ghost busting gear.
Nicole Anderson (@HeyItsNicoleA) September 01, 2012
Stupidly expensive white shirt covered in Bike grease. #wannabeathleteproblems http://t.co/YJbt6rKE
Claire Holt (@MissClaireHolt) August 29, 2012
And I'll leave you with some behind the scenes tweets of Beauty and the Beast, The L.A. Complex and Emily Owens, M.D. – a strange mix of hairy beasts, struggling actors and hard-at-work physicians.
Ladies and Gentleman...the Doctors! @brittishibashi @zadegan
#EmilyOwensMD http://t.co/VBImE6nv
Aja Naomi King (@ajanaomi_king) August 31, 2012
🙂 it's gonna be a long night! RT @J_JHinds On set #LAComplex @JewelStaite @Mr_JPM @beckydalts #LastDay http://t.co/Tq9Zzb41
Stephen Stohn (@stephenstohn) August 28, 2012
Today's location for some kick-ass Beast action! #beautyandthebeast #CW_network http://t.co/Z11eR77D
Jay Ryan (@JayRyan) August 27, 2012
Don't know about you, but this picture of @MsKristinKreuk feels truly #behindthescenes to us! #BatBwriters http://t.co/VlUESUnG
BeautyandtheBeastCW (@BatBwriters) August 29, 2012
Back to school? May all your study sessions be this awesome! @MsKristinKreuk @JayRyan #BatBwriters #behindthescenes http://t.co/IefGT76e
BeautyandtheBeastCW (@BatBwriters) August 30, 2012
Looking for a great shot of @MsKristinKreuk & @JayRyan = wealth of options 🙂 #BatBwriters #behindthescenes http://t.co/mHYFp9S3
BeautyandtheBeastCW (@BatBwriters) August 28, 2012
Don't forget to stop by next week for another round of tweets! What was your favorite this week? I think I gasped when I clicked on Kat Graham's pic of the original vamps. Although, I could have shrieked. That's still up for debate.
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BT Germany supported the BMW International Open in Munich with a Cisco-based ICT infrastructure and high-speed global network links
World-class action, right up close. Every summer, 60,000 fans flock to the BMW International Open at the Munich Eichenried golf club. While the professionals conjured up magic on the golf course, people from BT Germany – along with its subsidiary Stemmer, and Cisco Systems – performed similar feats working silently in the background.
BT and Cisco, as official IT and telecommunications partners, supported the event's entire ICT infrastructure. Organisers, suppliers, spectators and journalists all benefited from technological precision of the highest calibre, as well as leading-edge services such as worldwide high-definition videoconferencing.
During the three-day tournament, the BMW International Open benefited from end-to-end connectivity for high-speed internet and telephony, secure in every respect, using modern IP-based technology."
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The BMW International Open is the largest professional golf tournament in Germany. It attracts stars of international standing and the ICT infrastructure has to operate reliably throughout this major sporting event, come rain or shine.
The organiser depends on e-mail, telephone, and instant messaging communication across the entire Munich Eichenried golf club (where the BMW International Open usually takes place). The spectators, too, demand stable telephone connections and speedy internet access to post fairway commentaries and pictures on Twitter, Facebook and Flickr, or to check business e-mails during breaks. High-availability, high-bandwidth connections are also crucial for international journalists reporting from the tournament.
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Dwellings, Part II
Central Library, Lobby Gallery
Dwellings (Part II): The Landscapes Within An Installation by Roberto Visani
Curated by Corridor Gallery
Artist Roberto Visani simulates a cave environment to transport library users beyond the walls of Brooklyn Public Library. The audience is invited to write and draw in the cave, adding to the artist's narrative constructed through cut and paste, collage, call and response, and "the space in between."
Artist Statement
"When 40 small monsters are clinging to a pregnant mother, it's because we're all fleeing from something." -Seni Awa Camara.
For my installation I decided to simulate a cave environment. My thoughts were to mask the space as a way of transporting my audience somewhere beyond the library. I also wanted to create something original, basic, and the most basic dwelling I could think of was a cave.
Symbolically and historically caves illicit myriad associations: a protected place, an entry into another realm, or a space reserved for sacred acts. Underground spaces in myth and literature include the Minotaur's labyrinth, Jesus's tomb, and the cave of Ali Baba's buried treasure.
The walls of the cave I have created are intentionally blank. I invite the audience to write and draw their thoughts on the cave walls while thinking of themselves in a "contemporary cave context." The Lascauex caves have drawings of bisons and shaman. What would a contemporary cave look like? What thoughts do you associate with a cave? Are you hiding, resting, meeting with others?
My artwork is based on my personal experience, ancestry, and the "day to day." I am a storyteller – cut and paste, collage, call and response, and "the space in between." All of my work is constructed in this manner; by manipulating the relationship between form, material, idea, and craft, I communicate a larger narrative.
Roberto Visani was born in Faenza, Italy in 1970 and grew up in Mitchell, South Dakota. He studied art/ceramics at Mankato State University and received an M.F.A. from the University of Michigan where he studied sculpture, installation art and African art history. In 1997, Roberto Visani received a Fulbright award to research the effects of modernization, globalization and the trans-Atlantic slave trade on indigenous forms in Ghana. His work has been exhibited in New York, Ghana and San Francisco. He has lived in Brooklyn since 1999.
This exhibition is the second in a three-part, multi-artist exhibition series curated by the Corridor Gallery. The site-specific installations are designed to engage the notion of space in general, with a specific focus on dwellings. The Corridor Gallery was founded in 1996 as an adjunct site for the Manhattan-based Rush Arts Gallery and Resource Center. Its mission is to provide the Brooklyn community with access to emerging visual artists and poets.
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Dr. Akinboboye, MD, MPH, FACC FACP FAHA FASNC FSCCT DABMS MBA is an Associate Professor of Clinical Medicine at the Weill Medical College of Cornell University, NY. He is also the Medical Director of Queens Heart Institute, in Rosedale, Queens. NY.
Dr Akinboboye was on the faculty of Columbia University from 1995 to 2000 as Assistant Professor of Clinical Medicine. He obtained a Master of Public health Degree from the School of Public health at Columbia University in 1998. He also received a Masters degree in Business Administration from Columbia business School in 2001. He is board certified in internal medicine, cardiology, hypertension, cardiac CT sleep medicine and nuclear cardiology.
He serves as the President of the Association of Black Cardiologists (ABC). In addition to this leadership position, Dr. Akinboboye is Vice Chair of ABC's Continuing Education Committee. He also serves on the International Board of Governors of the American College of Cardiology, the Professional Education, Hypertension Leadership, and Diversity Leadership Committees of the American Heart Association.
Dr. Ola Akinboboye has received numerous awards. He was selected by Castle Connolly as one of America's Top Doctors in the New York Metro area from 2005 to 2013. He was recognized by New York Magazine as one of New York's best heart doctors 2006-2008, New York's superdoctors in 2013, and on the cover of the Network Journal 2/2008, as one of the Best Black Doctors in the New York tri-state area. He was also recognized by US News and World reports as one of the best cardiologists in the United States.
He received a humanitarian award from the College of Medicine at University of Ibadan in Nigeria in 2005 for his ongoing efforts to spread expertise in the techniques of cardiopulmonary resuscitation in Nigeria. He also received an award from the Association of Black Cardiologists for his dedicated service as a board member from 1999 to 2005.


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Former Major League Baseball star Lenny Dysktra just got a big break. Dykstra pleaded no contest in 2011 to three grand theft auto charges and one charge of filing a false financial report, and was sentenced to three years in prison starting March 5, 2012. After only 15 months in jail, sources say Dykstra will be released from California prison early on June 16.
The Philadelphia Inquirer broke the news about Dykstra's early release. Originally Dykstra faced 20 years in prison for his convictions, but a plea deal landed him with a smaller sentence. "I hope, for his sake, his family's sake, and the public's sake, that he doesn't return to his criminal past," "Nailed: The Improbable Rise and Spectacular Fall of Lenny Dykstra" author Christopher Frankie tells the Inquirer.
During his time in the MLB, Dykstra helped lead the Mets to win the 1986 World Series. He also helped bring the Phillies the 1993 National League title. Dykstra was named All Star three times and was awarded the Silver Slugger Award during his 12 year career.


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New "Old" Elevator Opens the Door for New Businesses
Granted, the elevator car is from the 1950s, but that isn't stopping it from giving the Eastland County Museum a whole new lease on life.
"Sometimes it worked, most of the times, it didn't," said Terry Simmons, Chairman of the Museum's Board of Directors.
After decades of off and on issues, recently, new equipment was installed to make the lift functional -- a $130,000 endeavor paid for by a loan.
"So now we're pushing to rent the spaces on the third floor, not only to pay for the museum bills, but to pay the note on the loan for the elevator," Simmons explained.
Built back during the oil boom that swept West Texas in the early 1900s, the building has most recently been home to the county museum -- An effort that drains funds that are already low.
"County museums all over Texas have a real problem bringing in dollars," said Jeff Clark, director of the museum.
As for the top three floors -- well, they have sat unused for the better part of three decades -- until now.
Now, the third floor is slowly transitioning into a "business incubator," giving local shops a break on rent to ultimately help fund the museum.
"We're blessed to have a five floor building, the first two floors are taken up by the museum so it might be the top three that help pay bills," Clark said.
The fourth and fifth floors act as storage for now, filled with everything from old records to old mixing machines -- and home to one of the best views in town.
"We really see this as a center of the Eastland County community once its up and running," Clark added.
There are currently two spaces leased already, and five more available on the third floor.
The fourth floor will eventually become an "arts incubator" and feature various galleries and studios, as well as a space for classes.
The fifth floor remains an open question at this point.
The museum will hold a ribbon cutting for the "business incubator" on My 1st at 4 p.m. and give tours to the public.
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Anyone heard rumors about the next additons to the vintage series might be? I am pulling for a bounty hunters series... or a POTF series with COINs would be cool too.
Anyone heard rumors about the next additons to the vintage series might be? I am pulling for a bounty hunters series... or a POTF series with COINs would be cool too.
Sigh... For once in my life i have nothing to say...
Ive seen a list of four figures floating around somewhere, but i forget who all was on it. Im not counting them though until i see them in plastic.
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I did hear (THIS IS A RUMOR) that one of them would be a Snowtrooper. I don't remember the others. I only remembered this one because a SA/SG Snowtrooper has been getting very close to the top of my wishlist.
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Edit: My buddy tells me Vader, Jawa, Bespin Luke, Endor Leia, and the Snowtrooper.
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An SA Jawa would be kind of lame, almost like Yoda. A bespin Luke and snowtrooper sound cool, as well as Endor LEia. Vader has been done and will nore than likely be a rehash. They will probably stick him on an ROTJ card instead of ESB.
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I'd read a list including all of those figures. The snowtrooper would be cool along with the Luke. I agree about the lameness of the Jawa.
Up, up, and OKAAAAY!!!
The rumor that was post on rebelscum (originally reported on some other site) had the jawa with electronic glowing eyes. This would make it the definative jawa to me. I definately hope they continue the line.
More is more. Less is less, Twice as much is good too,
Too much is never enough except when it's just about right.
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Id like to see this line put out all of the original lines figures, thats around 90 figures, correct?
Darth Cruel, no need to thank me for being in the sig, you were the first person that was willing to trade with me on the internet so im grateful for that.
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I like Darth Vader...but............ANOTHER ONE!? I know it is just a rumor right now, but if this is true, I wonder if they are just going to repack the ROTS vader again.
I would be willing to buy a few snowtroopers, the leia, the jawas, and maybe bespin luke.
I wonder how long they will continue to put out the votc figures? This is going to get expensive.
One way to out think people is to make them think you think they'll think what you are not really trying to get them to think what you think.
I don't need tons of them, but the core characters in all of their outfits would be great:
Bespin Luke, Leia and Han
Hoth Luke, Leia and Han
ROTJ Luke with Jedi Robe and Endor accessories
and I'd also like to see a Snowtrooper.
I hope it's a Star Wars card they put him on. Him, Chewie, the Stormtrooper and 3PO are the only Vintage figures not on the movie cards that they came out on. Though technically Boba Fett was released on SW and ESB cards before ROTJ, it's his ROTJ paintjob which Kenner wasn't worried about then. I suppose if you count the Special Editions then ROTJ-colored Fett should be on a SW card like his very first release....Originally Posted by Kidhuman
Anyhoo, I'd like to see those rereleased on their very first edition cards and any upcoming vintage figures released on their first edition cards. The only reason why the 4-5 from the vintage line weren't released like that is due to Hasbro wanting to do 4 iconic figures per movie. No reason to worry about that now.
I think I would prefer them to release the rest of the first 12 figures on their vintage cards including rereleases of Vader, Stormie and 3PO.
The wave would be:
R2-D2 (ROTS R4 sculpt)
Chewbacca (Rerelease)
Darth Vader (Rerelease)
C-3PO (ROTS with Silver leg)
Stormtrooper (Rerelease - but hey, a second chance to army build)
Death Squad Commander (I suppose since Fett was appropriately colored, the DSCommander should also be painted how he should've been, but I wouldn't mind him being grey)
Boba Fett (not a first 12 figure, but it rounds it out to 8 for this wave.)
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Jack Nicklaus of Ohio State won the 1961 NCAA tournament. The legendary golfer will be the featured speaker at Thursday s tournament dinner.
Before he was Tiger Woods, the most dominant professional golfer in the world, he was Tiger Woods, NCAA champion from Stanford.
Woods is one of many top pros who owned college golf s most jeweled crown before they went on to more fame and mega fortune on the PGA Tour. Jack Nicklaus, Ben Crenshaw, Phil Mickelson, Tom Kite, Curtis Strange and Scott Verplank were all NCAA individual champions, like Woods.
It was at the 1996 NCAA championship at The Honors Course in Chattanooga where Woods won his title. After shooting 69-67-69 in the first three rounds, Woods survived a poorfinal round and still finished 3 under, and ahead of the field.
Tiger built up such a big lead after three straight rounds in the 60s that he was able to shoot 80 in the final round and still win, which is unheard of, as far as final rounds go, Stanford coach Conrad Ray said.
Back then, he was the best college player, but I wouldn t say that other players were intimidated like they are today. At that point he hadn t achieved all of the fame and success he has now.
Nicklaus won his NCAA title when the tournament was an all match-play format. The Ohio native beat Peter Cook of New Hampshire, 5 and 4, and then eliminated Charles Layton of Georgia, 4 and 3.
In the semifinal round of the event, Nicklaus defeated Gene Hunt of Michigan State, 2 and 1, and then had to face Ohio State teammate Mike Podolski for the individual championship. Nicklaus won that match,5 and 3.
Crenshaw is one of just two golfers to win the NCAA crown three times, with Mickelson being the other three-time champ. In 1971, Crenshaw shot a then NCAA record score of 67-69-72-65 273 and became the first freshman to win the individual title while leading the University of Texas to the team championship at Tucson National Golf Club.
The following year, the NCAA was contested at Cape Coral Country Club in Florida, and Crenshaw tied Texas teammate Tom Kite for the championship as the Longhorns won a second straight team title.
In 1973, Crenshaw won his third individual crown in Stillwater, Okla.
Mickelson won his NCAA titles in 1989, 1990 and 1992. He is the only player to win the outright NCAA championship in his freshman and sophomore seasons. Mickelson shot an opening-round 63 to take command of the 1992 event.
Stanford s Ray, whose team won the NCAA title in 2007 and has qualified for the event at Inverness, said there is no single dominant player like Mickelson or Woods in the 2009 field.
Every year it seems like there are more and more players and teams that can win the NCAA, Ray said. Men s collegiate golf is very deep, and it takes four good days to win it.
Although he has never seen Inverness prior to this year s NCAA, Ray expects it to provide a classic championship venue, much like Woods encountered inTennessee in 1996.
The Honors Course was and is very difficult. It was long, narrow fairways, long rough, fast greens it was set up like a major all of which the NCAA championship is known for, he said.


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The first-round playoff matchup is set. The Mercury will play the Seattle Storm.
The Mercury sealed it with a 91-76 victory over the Tulsa Shock on Thursday night in front of 8,189 at US Airways Center.
Now the Mercury (19-13) must determine their seeding for the playoffs. They battle the Storm, their opponent Friday, for the second seed in the Western Conference, which would mean home-court advantage.
The Mercury must win Friday and against the Minnesota Lynx, the West's top team, on Sunday.
It's a scenario the Mercury don't mind.
"It's a good feeling to have," guard Diana Taurasi said. "I've been in the playoff hunt where you have to rely on other teams to win or lose. When you do that, you feel helpless. But we're in a position where we decide our fate, which is real nice."
The Mercury hope the game plan to give more minutes to their reserves and sit their starters against the Shock (3-29) will pay off for the back-to-back set. The Mercury leave at 7:30 a.m. Friday for Seattle, a place they haven't won at since 2009. They are 1-2 against Seattle this season.
The Mercury, though, got what they needed Thursday night: a win.
Taurasi still had a team-high 21 points. Reserve guard Ketia Swanier had a career-high nine assists, Marie Ferdinand-Harris had 14 points, and Alexis Gray-Lawson contributed 12.
The Mercury built an 11-point lead in the second quarter. But the Shock, via 6-foot-8 rookie Liz Cambage and 5-foot-5 second-year guard Andrea Riley, cut the deficit to three points (48-45) by halftime as the Shock went on a 13-5 run to end the first half.
The Mercury began pulling away in the middle of the third on consecutive 3-point plays from Taurasi. She made a 3-pointer from 22 feet before doing it the old-fashioned way, earning a trip to the free-throw line after a layup. Taurasi's free throw gave the Mercury a 60-50 lead.
Candice Dupree grabbed three rebounds Thursday, becoming the 19th WNBA player and the second Mercury player with more than 1,500 rebounds and 3,000 points. Dupree has 3,103 points and 1,501 rebounds.
- Mercury forward Penny Taylor, who has been dealing with a back strain, did not play.
Seattle update: The Storm (19-13) are 2-1 against the Mercury this season, winning the first two games between the teams. Seattle is coming off a back-to-back set, beating the Tulsa Shock and the San Antonio Silver Stars. The Storm have a short rotation, using only three players off the bench - Katie Smith, Le'coe Willingham and Ashley Robinson. Lauren Jackson has scored in double figures in all seven games since coming back from injury Aug. 20.
Phoenix Mercury guard Diana Taurasi, center, drives to the basket between Tulsa Shock defenders Abi Olajuwon, left, and Tiffany Jackson, right, in the second quarter of a WNBA game on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2011, in Phoenix.
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*The Accreditation Course in Connecticut has been postponed to start on Tuesday February 12 and end on Friday, February 17.
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Preparing for the CourseYou will receive a flash drive with the presentations and relevant handouts for each presentation on the first day of the course. We recommend that you bring a computer to view the files during class and study for the exam. If you would like to review materials before the start of the course, we recommend reading the NOFA Standards in Organic Land Care. Paper copies of the standards will be available for purchase at the Accreditation Course. Course AgendaFrom 8:00 - 8:30 each morning is a time for attendees to check in and have coffee and a light breakfast. Courses will start at 8:30 and go until 5:30 each day. There will be a mid-day lunch provided by a local catering company that includes vegetarian alternatives. The cost of lunch is included in your registration fee. View the complete agenda. Accreditation ExamThe test will be administered on the last day, and only attendees who intend to accredit need to take the exam. Attendees are encouraged to study the material from each presentation with special attention to the learning objectives for each course. Material from the NOFA Standards for Organic Land Care will also be on the exam. You can pay for the exam before or during the course. Course ContactIf you have questions leading up to the course, please contact Course Coordinator Kristiane Huber at firstname.lastname@example.com or 203-888-5146.Choose a Track:
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The turf track will expand on the basic overview of the principles and protocols of organic lawn care taught as part of the core curriculum. The emphasis in this separate track will be to go into detail in the areas of the creation of a healthy, biologically active soil environment suited to manage turf grass, an in-depth look at turf grass nutrition and the options that we have available, a review of cultural practices as taught during the course, and a section on the appropriate choice of grass seed for an organic lawn.
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During the month of June, we will be holding another beginners-only Max/MSP/Jitter workshops at SAE in Los Angeles June 28-July 1.
This workshop is specifically for beginners only, and is intended to provide an introduction to Max, MSP, and Jitter together as a unit. It concentrates on the basics of working with Max for all users in a variety of situations including audio and image processing.
The topics to be covered in the workshop includes an overview of the Max, MSP, and Jitter objects in their natural habitat, basic audio and video processing techniques, strategies for patch design and creation, user interface design, and techniques for better patching, learning & problem solving. Particular emphasis will be given to learning about and taking advantage of Max's data neutrality — the ability to interconnect audio and video image processing data.
These workshop places an emphasis on strategies for learning Max/MSP/Jitter that can be applied after the workshop ends.
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First let us all take a moment to oooo and ahhh over my new cover. Isn't it beautiful. It's been a while since I've had a release, but I've been bust writing and this book is just the first in 5 new releases I have come in the next 12 months. But first the oggling of the cover.
Okay now that we're done with that, let's talk a bit more about A LITTLE BIT WICKED. I have an excerpt on my website that will give you a taste of how the book opens. Here's the back cover blurb.
Marcus Kincaid has returned to England after a ten-year absence as the Earl of Ashford after his brother's untimely death. Unfortunately, his younger sister is embroiled in a potential scandal that could ruin her chance at marriage, and his aunt has already called in reinforcements—The Paragon.
Vivian March is known simply as The Paragon. She moves through every circle within Society, smoothing out scandals and stopping gossip in its tracks. Everyone in London knows that if she aligns herself with you, Society will forgive your sins. What they don't know is that she uses their secrets to cover her own jaded past.
But with every kiss and every touch that Marcus thrusts upon her, Vivian comes to believe life is infinitely more fun when you can be just a little bit wicked…
I thought it might be fun to share with you some interesting tidbits about the book, research, inspiration and whatnot.
1. I kind of borrowed characters from an old book (that will never see the light of day) and resurrected them in this book. At least that was my starting point, but then the characters took on lives of their own and everything changed. The finished product shares only the hero's occupation with that former book.
2. Back when I wrote that other book I did a ton of research on guided tours and travel during this part of the Victorian era. I came upon the Thomas Cook and Son and the idea snowballed from there. I loved the idea of having a hero have been an adventure guide of sorts and it gave Marcus nice edge with a smidge of danger.
3. I'm really not certain where the whole concept of the scandal cleaner came about. I remember that I was in bed thinking (this is actual plotting work!) and I thought of the name Vivian March and The Paragon and it grew from there. Scandals are so popular in historical romances and I liked the thought of having a character who basically deals with sweeping said scandals under the proverbial rugs.
4. Marcus Kincaid is in my top two favorite heroes I've ever written (my other favorite is Fielding Grey from Seduce Me). He's just so rotten and I love him and how much he's totally smitten by Vivian.
5. There are two other books scheduled in the Forbidden Love series, A LITTLE BIT SINFUL and A LITTLE BIT SCANDALOUS, both will be out in 2013.
What's the most interesting tidbit you've ever discovered while doing research or reading? I'll give a copy (digital) of A LITTLE BIT WICKED to one commenter.
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I was doing a project in college and my chosen subject was Byron. Fascinating!!!
Seriously, it was like reading today's celebrity scandal papers and most of today's celebrities couldn't hold a candle to Byron. 😉
I love the cover and overview of the book. I can't wait to read it. I went to the courthouse with my sister-in-law to research the family tree. I discovered that my one g-grandmother had been married four times to three different guys..twice to my g-grandfather. They divorced twice. Once because she was seen riding in a buggy with another guy. When I told my father he denied it. His sister told him that it was true. That grandmother died before I was born. I'm sorry I never got to meet her.
Hey, Robyn! Loved your first three books!
I love reading Steve Berry's books for bits and pieces of history, like the Catholic Church. -
Here's a fun one. When my husband's grandfather passed, they were looking through some old papers. Turns out he had another first name on his birth certificate(Irving). What makes it funnier is that he adopted "Edward" as his name, and his son was "Edward Jr.", my husband is "Edward III", & yes, we have an "Edward IV".
Congrats on your new releases this is awesome news. I do so love the new cover, its beautiful.
I love the cover, it really catches your eye. I did some research when I received a twenty dollar bill with Hawaii stamped across the entire back of the bill. It turns out the government did that after the Pearl Harbor attack, so if Japan invaded Hawaii all the money stamped Hawaii would be worthless to the Japanese.
information about Freemasons from Dan Brown's Angels and Demons
Hello Robyn. First of all everytime I try to get on your website it keeps "jumping" back to the top again. Impossible to check anything out. Secondly is your latest book "A Little Bit Wicked" going to be in print. If not,that will be a disappointment as it is another great looking book that I won't be reading.Regards, Helen
The Egyptian's used honey as a contraceptive. Sorry, I can't remember the book it was in.