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While Sharp has not had much of an impact on the Android world outside of Japan, that's not stopping them from teaming up with frog to deliver a "new Android smartphone experience that is easy to use, highly personalized, and visually stunning." Sharp has been using custom skins on their Android devices for some time, but the new Feel UX takes things to a whole new level.
Sharp and frog have decided to break away from the traditional Android UX by removing the customization home screen and replacing it by categories which divide your apps, widgets, and shortcuts. Within these categories, users can customize the location of their apps, create folders, organize and resize widgets. Rather than explaining it all, take a look at the video below.
Feel US will be available on Sharp's new Aquos Android phones in Japan later this summer.
What do you think of Sharp's new Feel UX? Have they taken Android customization too far or should other OEMs be taking notes if they truly want to offer a unique Android experience on their devices?
Feel UX feature highlights
- Personalized and innovative lock-screen experience, allowing users to browse photos and widgets without unlocking the devices
- Real-time weather display motion experience and animation
- Desirable, gender-neutral palette and visuals
- Streamlined, curated home space to smoothly manage applications, widgets, and shortcuts
frog Redefines Android Experience
The new Sharp AQUOS smartphones with Feel UX, designed by frog, will be available in Japan summer of 2012.
TOKYO, June 17, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ — Leading design and innovation firm frog today announced that it has partnered with Sharp Corporation (Sharp) to create "Feel UX", a new Android smartphone experience that is easy to use, highly personalized, and visually stunning. The collaboration brings together a global interdisciplinary team of strategists, designers, and engineers across both companies to design a distinctive and meaningful connected experience for the next generation of Sharp's AQUOS smartphones.
According to global business analytics firm comScore, four out of five mobile phone users in Japan currently own a feature phone. However, in February 2012, the number of purchased smartphones surpassed the number of feature phones over the same period. This signals an ever-increasing importance for handset manufacturers to design and develop compelling and differentiated smartphone experiences for consumers.
"To capture the expanding market of smartphone users, we wanted the new Sharp AQUOS handsets to be a unique kind of Android experience, to look and feel different and standout from competitors," said Paul Pugh, Vice President, Creative, Software Innovation at frog. "By simplifying the interaction model and reducing clutter through a more curated experience, it will be immediately apparent to customers how to use the phones and make them more personal. In addition, the design caters to current Android users by giving them new tools to organize and optimize their handsets, while personalizing the phone in ways not previously possible."
The newly designed "Feel UX" for Sharp's AQUOS smartphones will be available in Japan during the summer of 2012 and include the following features:
Personalized and innovative lock-screen experience, allowing users to browse photos and widgets without unlocking the devices
Real-time weather display motion experience and animation
Desirable, gender-neutral palette and visuals
Streamlined, curated home space to smoothly manage applications, widgets, and shortcuts
"frog was chosen as Sharp's innovation partner because of the company's unique combination of consumer insights, strategy, design, and software engineering capabilities," said Itsuki Kouchi, Division Deputy General Manager, Global Product Development Center at Sharp. "Through our collaboration with frog, we have adopted an advanced approach to Android's concept, features, and philosophy, creating a distinctive device that will ultimately increase the life of the product and enhance customer satisfaction."


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Course Details
PRL317 Legal Writing
A continuation of PRL 207, Fundamentals of Legal Research and Writing. An examination of additional primary and secondard legal sources, both print and electronic, along with an examination of non-legal resources and reseach skills that benefit the legal professional. These non-legal resources include medical, scientfic, engineering and investigative sources. 3 Credits

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Linux kernel 3.5 has been released. New features include support for metadata checksums in Ext4, userspace probes for performance profiling with systemtap/perf, a simple sandboxing mechanism that can filter syscalls, a new network queue management algorithm designed to fight bufferbloat, support for checkpointing and restoring TCP connections, support for TCP Early Retransmit (RFC 5827), support for android-style opportunistic suspend, btrfs I/O failure statistics, and SCSI over Firewire and USB. Here's the full list of changes.


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1 1/4 cups sugar
2 1/4 cups water
3/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder (preferably Dutch-process)
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
Pinch salt
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
In a medium saucepan combine the sugar and 1/4 cup of the water and cook over medium-high heat, undisturbed, until the sugar melts and begins to boil. Allow the sugar to cook, swirling occasionally, until the syrup reaches a deep golden caramel, about 5 minutes.
Add the water carefully; the caramel will harden and steam vigorously. Cook over low heat until the caramel is dissolved. Add the cocoa powder, cinnamon, cayenne and salt, and whisk until dissolved. Transfer to a clean bowl and cool, stirring occasionally.
When the mixture has cooled, stir in the vanilla and transfer to the refrigerator until thoroughly chilled. Freeze in an ice-cream maker according to manufacturer's directions. Transfer to an airtight container and freeze for at least two hours before serving.


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EU on web-terror: Something must be done
I didn't get a 'harrumph' out of that guy ...
EU ambassadors have agreed on a draft statement regarding "cooperation to combat terrorist use of the internet". Justice and Interior ministers are expected to endorse the document in June.
The EU draft text (which can be downloaded here [pdf]), lays out conclusions regarding the so-called "Check the Web", initiative launched by Germany, which currently holds the EU Presidency.
The Eurocrats reckon internet terror is a big deal.
"Internet use plays a significant role for terrorist organisations," they write.
"Terrorists use the internet to radicalise, recruit, and train potential terrorists and to transfer information. So-called terror manuals provide instructions on how to produce weapons, how to carry out attacks, how to take hostages and how to build bombs, among other things. In the face of the global availability of the internet, this is especially worrying."
As Mel Brooks might ask*, can I get a harrumph, here?
Oh yes.
"Only resolute action against the use of the internet by terrorist structures can tackle this development. The EU has a role to play in this and has recognised the need to act," according to the drafters.
"Member States and Europol are already actively monitoring and evaluating terrorist websites."
However, "activities of the Member States have to be accompanied by action at EU level".
Not to worry. "The European Commission [has] announced its intention to explore possibilities of tackling of content used to radicalise individuals for terrorism on the internet in order to address the factors conducive to violent radicalisation."
Phew. And there's more:
"It is hardly possible for one individual member state to cover all suspicious terrorism related activities on the internet.
"Monitoring and evaluating the internet should therefore be intensified by sharing this task on a voluntary basis among the Member States, taking advantage of the special language and professional competence of the relevant authorities of the individual Member States."
Apart from fearmongering and harrumphs for the record, there will be one actual thing done. Europol will boost its info-sharing portal service, allowing the various jihad-web watchers of Europe to pool intelligence.
"The establishment of this information portal will facilitate a significantly increased quality of cooperation between the Member States in monitoring and evaluating Islamist terrorist websites," says Brussels. Non-Islamist terrorists can presumably press on, happy in the knowledge that they won't be "monitored and evaluated", or anyway not by Europol.
There will also be an EU handbook on web terror monitoring. And, "at present some Member States under German lead responsibility are sharing the task of analysing Al Qaida's media department 'As-Sahab'. If possible, the results of the project will be made available in the [Europol] information portal".
This is a bit like "analysing" 77 PR (the chosen mouthpiece of eBay) and claiming as a result that one has gained useful information about the secretive management of the online tat bazaar.
Still, those who feel that the whole terror-on-the-internet thingy may be just a tad overhyped may not be distressed by the EU's rather limited response to it. Even so, it might be nice if they'd felt able to say "web-terror bores us, we're going to focus on farm subsidies instead" ®
*In the classic film Blazing Saddles -
Governor LePetomane (Brooks): "I didn't get a 'harrumph' out of that guy!"
Lamarr: "Give the governor a 'harrumph!'"
Guy: "Harrumph!"
Governor (frowns): "You watch your ass."


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171 Ratings
Baron Philippe de Rothschild Mouton Cadet Blanc Bordeaux
Wine Details
Wine Description
The wine has a clean, brilliant, pale gold color and an ample, nicely open nose, mingling peachy fresh fruit aromas with more complex notes of toasted hazelnut and touches of dried apricot. From a full, substantial attack, the body fills out on powerful but elegant ripe summer fruit flavors, together with highly aromatic traces of white blossom. The density of Semillon and the refinement of Sauvignon combine in a generous and beautifully balanced finish, the mark of a fine vintage.


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Invitational and Appreciation Night set for the weekend
The CCRI men's and women's basketball teams will host the 2013 CCRI Basketball Invitational this Saturday and Sunday. There will be four games each day during the exciting weekend. In addition, the CCRI department of athletics will also be holding its fourth annual Appreciation Night on Saturday at halftime of the men's game. This year CCRI will be honoring the 2011-12 academic year season success of the following CCRI teams and individuals on this evening:
• Men's Basketball – National Tournament Finalist
• Men's Baseball – NJCAA Division II World Series Participant
• Tennis – NJCAA Divisional III Tennis National Championship Finalist
• Bobby Allen – Cross Country, Indoor & Outdoor Track National Championship Winner
• Cassandra Gustafson – Outdoor Track National Championship, third Place
The game schedule for the Tournament is as follows:
1 p.m. – UConn-Avery Point vs. Monroe College (Women)
3 p.m. – Monroe College vs. Genesee CC (Men)
5 p.m. – CCRI vs. Genesee CC (Women)
7 p.m. – CCRI vs. Mass Bay CC (Men)
12 p.m. – Genesee CC vs. UConn-Avery Point (Women)
2 p.m. – Genesee CC vs. Mass Bay CC (Men)
4 p.m. – CCRI vs. Monroe College (Women)
6 p.m. – CCRI vs. Monroe College (Men)
Vazquez sets high jump record at Roxbury meet
The CCRI indoor track team began the 2013 season with their first Meet at the Roxbury Tiger Open on Saturday at the Reggie Lewis Center in Boston, Mass. The Knights were highlighted by Steven Vazquez (Central Falls) and Bobby Allen (Cranston) who won their individual events and qualified for the National Championship at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Texas.
Vazquez won the high jump with a CCRI record leap of six feet eight inches surpassing the record of 6'4" set by Evan McGill in 2002. Allen began the season right where he left off last season, by winning the mile in 4:13.76. He also came back to win the 3000 in 8:42.74. Both are qualifying times for nationals.
Other Knights and Lady Knights also competed and did very well in their first meet of the year. On the men's side, Jordan Barboza-Simpkins (Warwick) was fifth in the high jump with a leap of 5'10.75", Carlos Diaz (Smithfield) was 13th in the 200 in 24.13 seconds, Ryan Rotondo (Cranston) was 18th in 24.39 and Jarrame Morris was 33rd in 25.91. In the 800 Daniel Duquette (North Attleboro, Mass.) was 22nd in 2:06.99 and Joseph Gareri (Uxbridge, Mass.) was 31st in 2:39.91.
In the men's mile David Palkovic (Middletown) was 25th in 4:57.19. In the field events, Colin Cabral (Cumberland, RI) finished 10th in the shot put with a throw of 11.88 and Kevin Redmond (South Kingstown) was 11th with a throw of 11.60m. In the men's 55 Rotondo finished 15th in 6.94 seconds, Diaz was 25th in 7.06 seconds and Morris was 24th in 7.31 seconds.
On the women's side in the shot put Cassandra Gustafson (Pawtucket, RI) was ninth with a throw of 8.86. In the women's 200 Akande Boluwatife (Lagos, Nigeria) was 33rd in 34.40 seconds, and she then came back to finish 25th in the 55 in 8.92 seconds. Olivia Emerick (Cranston) was 30th in the 200 in 29.87 seconds. In the women's 800, Emerick was 12th in 2:47.67 and Meaghan Shanley (Warwick) was 13th in 3:31.28.
Second half surge vaults Knights over Vikings
The CCRI Knights men's basketball team hosted the Vikings of Mercer County Community College form Trenton, N.J. for an afternoon game on Saturday. The Knights defeated the Vikings 79-60. With the victory, the Knights improved to 10-6 on the season.
The Knights and Vikings played very tough defense in the first half, holding the score down to just 28-22 at halftime. The Knights ratcheted-up the defensive pressure even more and extended their lead to double-digits 45-33 with 12:41 remaining. They extended their lead to 20 points with just 3:30 remaining and they cruised to victory.
CCRI was led by their four sophomore captains: Desmond Williams (Torrington, Conn.) scored 14 points with six rebounds and four steals, his backcourt mate Bryan Yarce (Cranston) had 13 points and six assists, Isaac Medeiros (Johnston) scored 11 points and pulled down six rebounds with a blocked shot and Steve Bevilacqua (Exeter) scored 10 points. Also helping the Knights was freshman Jerome Harris (Hartford, Conn.) with seven points and six rebounds and Pat Marchand (Cranston) with eight points.
"It was a nice team win for our young guys today," CCRI head coach Rick Harris said. "It took us a while but we got in gear and used our defense to create scoring opportunities. We played very good defense the entire game and that was very encouraging."
Lady Knights' win streak snapped by ASA
The No. 11 CCRI Lady Knights basketball team traveled to St. Francis College in Brooklyn, N.Y. to play the 10-3 Division I Avengers of ASA College earlier this week. The Lady Knights had their seven-game win streak snapped by the Avengers. With the loss, the Lady Knights fell to 14-2 on the season, still their best start since 2005.
The Avenger's size and defensive pressure was just too much for the Lady Knights to overcome. ASA held the Lady Knights to their second lowest point total of the season. CCRI went into the half with an 11-point deficit, trailing 35-24.
Though CCRI was outsized, they got a spark from their smallest player in stature, Treedy Ward (Boynton, Beach, Fla.), who scored 10 first half points on 3-of-4 shooting from beyond the three-point arc. The Lady Knights were able to cut the lead to as few as six points in the second half, but that's as close as they would get.
The Lady Knights were led by Lexi Barros (New Bedford, Mass.) with 15 points, five rebounds and four steals. Ward scored 13 points on 4-of-6 shooting from beyond the three-point arc, with two assists. Nyjah Porcher (New Britain, Conn.) contributed 13 points and eight rebounds while captain Jahira Smith (Brooklyn, N.Y.) added 11 points and four rebounds.
"We didn't come ready to play today," CCRI head coach Kate Lynch said. "We needed to rebound the basketball, get back in transition and defend the drive. We didn't do any of those well. You can't expect to win a game against a team like ASA by not executing those things."


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text: 6-10 Sidy Mohamed Djitte of Senegal finished up his official visit to Cincinnati Monday night and will return to his school in Fayetteville, NC Tuesday according to his coach at Northwood Temple Academy Chris Lattimer. "He said he enjoyed his visit," Lattimer said. "He got to speak to coach Cronin and he toured the campus. He was very tired. He comes home tomorrow and we will continue to weigh all the options." Djitte's other official visit was to Clemson. His other offers include NC State, Ohio State, Connecticut, Temple, Auburn and Old Dominion. Lattimer did not say when Djitte would make his decision.


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Anyone who has ever had to give a dog a pill should recognize the trick that your politicians are using to attack your fundamental right to open records in a democratic society.
If you wrap that pill in bacon, it's in your dog's mouth faster than you can blink. If you're a politician wanting to help local governments keep public records private, you wrap your attack in common-sense exemptions that no logical person would oppose.
And through subtlety, you make people afraid of the Illinois Freedom of Information Act and you wrap it in that fear as well.
Cal Skinner over at McHenry County Blog wrote about my Monday blog post regarding House Bill 3137, which among other things would amend FOIA to allow governments to exempt drafts of reports and presentations prepared by government staff. It's one of a slew of bills that the McHenry County Board and 14 other counties, through their lobbying group paid for with your tax dollars, are trying to push through Springfield to curtail your right to know.
The example I cited was how draft reports contributed to the Northwest Herald's award-winning coverage of the county's repeated mishandling of the McCullom Lake brain cancer cluster – coverage, I'm sure, that county officials wouldn't mind going away.
I didn't include other exemptions proposed in the bill – date of birth, medical and health information of public employees – because such information in my opinion is already exempted under FOIA as "clearly unwarranted invasion[s] of personal privacy." As a matter of fact, medical records are plainly listed as private information, as are "unique identifiers."
I assumed that these provisions were not a big deal because they're already covered under FOIA. I owe Skinner and the person who commented on his post a debt of gratitude for showing that I assumed too much. And as my drill sergeant used to say (cleaned up for a G-rating), if you parse the word "assume," it makes something bad out of "u" and "me".
I'll bet anything that most, if not all, of the people who read about House Bill 3137 will only focus on the birth date and medical records exemptions that are already exempt. If I didn't know anything about FOIA, the idea that a journalist or business could FOIA my medical records would scare me stiff. I would then call my legislator and demand that they get the bill out of committee and pass it with all haste.
And that, my friends, is precisely the point. Planting a false fear that the evil liberal media might run your last colonoscopy on the front page makes you want to curtail open-government laws.
Besides draft reports, the bill also exempts names of applicants for public employment and applications for public employment. Again, I award points to Skinner for bringing up the county's recent problem with the background of a regional superintendent of schools candidate as to why keeping such information secret is a really bad idea.
Now let me meet Skinner's example, and raise him. How about the annoying tendency for people who scratch Illinois' politicians backs to end up with government jobs and the pensions and benefits that come with them? How about Gov. Pat Quinn giving state jobs to lame-duck lawmakers who helped him get that 67 percent income tax increase approved?
Lawmakers would love to keep applicants for government jobs – the ultimate patronage award that Illinois government can bestow, corruption's Medal of Honor – a secret until the last minute. In a state trying or at least pretending to care about cleaning up a system that has sent 1,000 public officials and businessmen to prison since 1970, including three or four governors depending on how you count, exempting this information would be a huge step backward.
And in this state, there isn't much room to step backward before we fall off of the cliff.
While I started this post off with a dog analogy, I'll end it with a cat analogy. I'm a lifelong cat owner who now owns two Siamese cats, a brother and sister named Fred and Ginger.
Ever try to give a cat a pill? Claws and fangs aside, wrapping the pill in something yummy doesn't work. A cat eats the tasty coating, and leaves the pill laying on the kitchen floor to the frustration of its owner.
Maybe we can learn something from our feline friends and do the same thing with some of these laws our state lawmakers are proposing. And outright spitting out all of what they're offering us is just as good.
Because this backlash from state and local lawmakers against our sunshine laws, and the fact that they're spending our taxpayer dollars to lobby for them, has been a very bitter pill to swallow.
Tomorrow, I'll list the anti-sunshine bills that your county, municipal and school lobbyists are pushing that I'm the most concerned about, and will neutralize any future argument that said bills are being backed in the name of your personal privacy.
Senior Writer Kevin Craver can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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This article provides information on what the power management tool in Windows 7 does and how to configure it to best suit your needs on your Dell PC.
I'm going to take you through how to manage power settings and create custom plans in Windows 7.
There are several new power management options in Windows 7 than you may not be used to in Windows XP.
You might look to change plans to either save battery power on your notebook or reduce the power usage on a desktop.
We will look at how to manage and configure the power plans and how to create custom plans to suit you.
To bring up the power plan options click on the Start Button and type power settings into the search bar in the Start Menu that pops up and hit the ENTER key.
The Power Options window opens up and from there you can select any of three different preset plans :
Offers full performance when you need it and saves power during periods of inactivity
Saves power by reducing system performance. This plan can help notebook PC users get the most from a single battery charge
Maximizes system performance and responsiveness. Notebook PC users might notice that their battery doesn't last as long when using this plan
From the first screen you can configure several options such as Requiring a password on wakeup and what the power button on the computer does.
If you set When I press the power button to Do nothing, you won't have a problem with the PC shutting down when you hit the power button by mistake.
To change any of the preset power plans just click on Change plan settings.
You can change how long it takes before the monitor is turned off or the computer goes into Sleep mode when it isn't in use.
To create your own custom plan you click on Create a power plan from the Power Options section.
Pick the preset plan that is closest to what you want and give the plan a new name.
Go through and select the sleep and display settings you want to use and click the Create button.
once your plan is done, you'll see it under the preferred plans list.
Click on Change advanced power settings, there are several things you can change to suit what you need.
These settings should only be used if you know what the setting controls.
Choosing between the preset settings should be fine for most people.
If you want to go back to the default settings, just click on Restore default settings for this plan.
You will find that the options change depending on whether you are setting a plan for a notebook or desktop system.
The main difference is pretty self explanatory. A notebook PC has more than 1 power source and uses stored power in the form of a main battery. The less demands on the machine when on battery power then the longer the battery will last. Therefore what happens on battery power gets it's own section.
The standard rule of thumb is to turn off anything that isn't needed when on battery.
Windows 7 makes it easy to manage power settings for different computing situations.
You can also use this tool to troubleshoot your computer if it starts shutting down or going into sleep mode, by going in and creating a plan for everything to never turn off and testing then enabling power save on devices in turn to see where the fault returns.
Microsoft discusses Power management on Windows 7 in the article below, if you're interested in finding out more :
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Passing the Stop Trading on Congressional Knowledge (STOCK) Act was one of the few good acts of the 112th Congress. The legislation applies the law against insider trading to Congress itself and mandates an online disclosure system so that compliance could be monitored. Just one year later, Congress slashed critical provisions, leaving enforcement of the law seriously in question.
Make no mistake: The STOCK Act is still in effect and congressional insider trading still is banned. But it has become extraordinarily difficult to ensure compliance with the law.
One way to put teeth back into the law is to mandate disclosure of the lobbyists and Wall Street operatives who roam the halls of Congress for stock trading information. In the wake of Congress' repeal of the disclosure enforcement mechanism of the STOCK Act, it is more important than ever to open the books on the political intelligence industry.
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Monday, June 6, 2011
POP ART Pop Tarts!
Sunday, June 5, 2011
We Heart Gay Art: a short menu for art historians
Queer Food for the Queer Cultural Center in San Francisco
Saturday, June 4, 2011
QUEER FOOD FOR LOVE does David Wojnarowicz
This is basically a recipe for fried green tomatoes. Fried green tomatoes are awesome, but if you live in a city like us, you might have a hard time getting your hands on green (meaning unripe) tomatoes, which come early or very late in the summer, before the crop is fully ready, or after it is done and unlikely to ripen due to cooling weather.
Since unripe tomatoes don't usually it make it to market in the city, we substituted firm underripe heirloom tomatoes we found in the market early June, from the first crop of the year. Any variety will do, just make sure that they are pretty firm in your hand, that means they won't fall apart when you fry them. A little ripe is okay, but a totally ripe tomato will be too watery to be fried.
This recipe is vegan, so we substituted "egg replacer" for the eggs usually used in breading and aioli. Feel free to come up with your own egg substitute if you can find one, we just felt this one wasn't too watery and its neutral flavor wouldn't interfere much with the taste, or our frying.
Have your condiments made and ready before you even start your tomatoes. That way you have something to dip them in while they are still hot. Good matches for fried tomatoes include aioli (garlic mayonnaise), vegan aioli, or fruit chutney.
- 4 or more large greenish, unripe tomatoes - heirloom varieties are best (figure at least 1 large tomato = 3 or 4 slices = 1 person )
- 1 to 2 cups egg replacer (this is a readymade white powder made from potato flour, tapioca flower, and calcium carbonate, which acts as both a binder and leavener. You can find egg replacer in bulk at Rainbow Grocery)
- 3 cups of plain flour (AP is fine)
- water (to mix into egg replacer)
- 4 to 8 cups breadcrumbs, depending on how many tomatoes you plan to fry (we made our own from drying out cubes of pain de mie bread from Acme, and grinding them in a food processor - you can use natural readymade breadcrumbs if you like, just read the ingredients first and make sure there's nothing nasty in them)
- 2 quarts of frying oil (canola, safflower, peanut, or grapeseed oil)
- sea salt (for sprinkling on at the end)
- Frying pot (tall sided pot that holds at least a gallon of liquid)
- slotted spoon or wire spider (for frying)
- frying thermometer (highly recommended, so you know what temperature the oil is)
- 3 large bowls
- 3 trays or large plates for sliced tomatoes
- paper towels or clean paper grocery bags (for setting fried food on)
1. Wash and slice your tomatoes with a bread knife (the serrated edge cuts tomatoes nicely) into slices about half an inch thick. You want it to hold up during frying. Set aside.
2 Put your frying oil into a pot that can hold about a gallon of liquid. You want the sides of the pot to be tall so the oil doesn't splatter on you during frying. Put your frying thermometer in the pot and let the oil heat over medium heat while you do your breading. Keep an eye on the temperature, you want the oil temperature to hover at 350 degrees.
3. Set up your breading station. A breading station has 5 steps, so use a large table or long counter, and line the items up in this order:
(a) a tray of your sliced tomatoes
(b) a bowl of flour
(c) a bowl of egg replacer mixed with water to the consistency of raw egg
(d) a bowl of breadcrumbs (hold half your crumbs back so they don't all get sticky at once)
(e) a platter or tray for your finished, breaded tomatoes
4. Breading several slices of tomato at once, drop 4-6 slices of tomato in the flour, toss and shake off excess flour off the sliced tomatoes. The flour is just there to soak up the extra moisture from your tomato so the crumbs stay dry.
5. Drop the floured tomato slices briefly in the egg replacer and shake off the excess or wipe it off with your fingers. You only want a thin coat.
6. Drop the eggy tomatoes in the bread crumbs. Toss the tomatoes in the crumbs til they are coated on all sides with crumbs. Remove gently and set on your empty, dry tray in a single layer. Do not stack them. Try to fry them within 20-30 minutes of breading, so your bread crumbs don't get soggy.
7. When you have breaded all your slices of tomatoes, you are ready to fry. Bring up your oil to 350 degrees on the frying thermometer (optimal frying temperature), and drop 3-5 slices of breaded tomato into the hot oil at a time.
8. Turn the slices with your slotted spoon, so the tomatoes fry evenly on all sides.
9. When they are golden brown, lift them out gently with your slotted spoon onto a tray or plate lined with paper towels or clean paper bags, to absorb excess oil. Do not stack, so they don't drip oil on eachother.
10. sure your oil comes back up to 350 degrees before you drop in more tomatoes. Repeat frying until all tomatoes are done.
11. Eat while hot, with aioli or fruit chutney.
If you need to hold the fried tomatoes for an hour or two, you can keep them in a 250 degree oven until service. PS: Don't pour your frying oil down the kitchen sink. Let it cool and bury it in your backyard, or donate it to your local biodiesel fueling station.
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1 spoonful of vegan margarine or shortening (to help build an emulsion)
2 cloves of garlic, pounded in a mortar or chopped extremely fine
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In a food processor, whip the shortening or margarine and dijon mustard. Blend until smooth. Add tofu and garlic and blend until smooth. Slowly drizzle your oil into the moving food processor; the whipping should help build an emulsion. It won't be as thick as mayonnaise, but it should be white and hold together. Add lemon and salt to taste, and continue to blend til it looks emulsified (opaque, not separated). Keep cold and refrigerated until use.
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People in Silver Valley can once again say hello to an old business with a new name. Randy McClure reopened Raymond's Pet and Feed, named after his father who previously owned the pet supply store for 28 years under the name McClure Dog Supply, on April 6.
People in Silver Valley can once again say hello to an old business with a new name. Randy McClure reopened Raymond's Pet and Feed, named after his father who previously owned the pet supply store for 28 years under the name McClure Dog Supply, on April 6.
McClure said he decided to reopen the store after people kept questioning him about the business.
"Every time I ran into my dad's old hunting buddies or met someone who knew him they always asked me the same question, 'When are you going to open the store again?' so after getting so many people asking about it, I decided to go ahead and do it," he said.
Due to some residual legal issues, McClure didn't want to use the old name. He asked his mother and brother for advice, and they replied that he should think about what people really used to call the old shop.
"No one would ever say, 'I'm going to McClure's', they would always say 'I'm going up to Raymond's for some dog food.' It was just a logical choice," McClure said. "People around here have known my mom and dad since they moved here in the 1960s, and they came to the store just from word of mouth. It must have worked because they stayed open for so long. So when I decided to reopen the store we called it what everyone just knew it by, Raymond's."
Originally the store only provided dog supplies for hunters, but McClure understood that more people were starting to need items for their house pets.
"People love their pets like they are their kids," he said, "I even call my own shih tzu my boy."
When people came in asking for things other than dog food, McClure started catering to a wider variety of domestic animals. He offers products such as Pride Dog Food, Prime Quality Horse Feed along with chicken, goat, rabbit and pig feed. The store also offers other pet supplies for dogs and cats such as shampoos, flea medication and more. One product that has gain unexpected popularity is pot-bellied pig feed.
Another product McClure sells a large quantity of is wild bird feed. "We have a lot of customers who are bird lovers. I can't keep bird feed in the store," he said with a laugh. "I have to order more every week."
McClure's father, Raymond, who passed away a few years ago, originally opened the dog supply store in 1983 to cater specifically to hunters, but quickly came to be known as a local expert on all animals.
McClure also takes a hands-on approach to customers' questions. When he received a call about how to trim a cat's nails, he told the customer to bring the animal down and showed her how to do it. If someone buys a dog collar at his shop, employees will engrave the customer's name and number on the collar for free.
McClure Dog Supply closed in 2011 after McClure's father passed away. Other family members attempted to keep the store open but did not find it a good business fit for them. His mother helps McClure with the day-to-day operations.
Raymond's Pet & Feed is located at 10921 E. Old U.S. Highway 64 near Silver Valley Elementary School. Hours of operation are 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday; noon to 6 p.m. Wednesday; and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturdays. McClure can be contacted at 475-4733 or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/RaymondsPetAndFeed.
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Pastel palettes have become a popular choice in the design world. Mint greens and pale pinks seem to be surfacing everywhere, from fashion to interiors. Would you use these colors in your home?
Often associated with children's bedrooms and girly spaces, pastels aren't as one dimensional as they may be perceived. In fact, they can be quite dramatic, ethereal and downright stunning in some instances. These colors also have the ability to create a nearly neutral backdrop for your space, incorporating just a hint of color. Love it or leave it — what do you think?
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All who wish to participate in the Martin Luther King Freedom Trail are asked to assemble in front of the Old Charles Town Library at 2:45 p.m. The march will progress down Washington Street to Lawrence Street and on to the Betty Roper Auditorium at Wright Denny School on Congress Street. Churches, organizations, clubs, schools and citizens are invited to march behind their own banners and signs.
At Wright Denny, a welcome will be extended by Charles Town Mayor Peggy Smith as well as by Jefferson County NAACP President, George Rutherford. The program will celebrate the life and vision of Martin Luther King with inscriptions from the Memorial read by children and teens. Wright Denny's chorus and other participants will lead musical selections. The year 2013 marks the 50th anniversary of the "I Have A Dream" speech. It also marks the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation, and the second inauguration of our first African American president.


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The web of Libor conspirators is growing.
Deutsche Bank has suspended five more traders in conjunction with a widespread investigation into interest-rate rigging that took place during the financial crisis and beyond, according to a person familiar with the matter. The five suspensions come in addition to two traders claimed by previous iterations of the review, the person said.
The suspensions at Deutsche Bank come in addition to a near-historic Libor settlement at Royal Bank of Scotland. On Wednesday, RBS said it would pay roughly $612 million in fines to regulators in the face of criminal charges that the bank, which is 81 percent-owned by the UK government, manipulated various "Libor" benchmarks.
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A Week After Feds Approve Movie Derivatives Market, Congress Bans It
from the so-much-for-that dept
But it appears that victory was very short-lived, as Congress banned such offerings in the middle of the night last night. Basically, the MPAA was able to shove this issue into the Wall Street Reform bill which has widespread support, and politicians who didn't want to hold it up any more refused to take that provision out (which would have involved a fight).
Apparently Hollywood is so afraid of free markets that it has to oppose them every chance it gets.


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"Of course I thought about it," said Miuccia Prada backstage after her show. "How could you not? But then I thought: there's no real way to deal with it, except by just doing your job. As good a job as possible."
"It" was the situation in Italy, which is pretty much the only topic of conversation these days in Milan, even runwayside, and "doing your job" translates, effectively, into "making clothes people want to buy", and hence pumping money into the economy.
It's as good a conclusion as any for how a product-oriented industry can address a political situation, yet it can prove elusive in fashion, especially during the shows, when the commercial (what sells) can be either subsumed by the conceptual (what gets people taking pictures), or become the motor that drives designers to the safest common denominator (what worked once, or 10 times, before).
"As good a job as possible," however, turned out to be among the best Prada shows in a long time: both commercial and provocative, it glorified and subverted many clichés of femininity, all at the same time. In the world where the economic conditions could produce "the End of Men", it celebrated the complications, and ambivalence surrounding the ascent of women.
Not that Mrs Prada said that, exactly. What she said was that she was thinking about "raw elegance" and "impossibilities: the impossibility of being really romantic in contemporary society; how you have to control your feelings all the time". And that she wanted to take the high, low, and vice versa; the sporty, chic. Movies came into it somehow, too (there was a video backdrop and a Hitchock sort of an air).
All of which can sound a bit like fashion hooey, except it made perfect sense in the melting pot context of her clothes, which exuded a sense of frustration with the demand, as well as the desire, to be beautiful. After all, no matter how much you want to look good, there is so much else to do of a morning.
So a 1950s silhouette – curvy, belted at the waist, with a just-below-the-knee skirt – was deconstructed and slightly destroyed: the top undone just enough to fall off one shoulder, revealing a grey jumper underneath, and a straight skirt on one side combined with a longer, A-line version on the other to create an unsettling asymmetry. Neat suit jackets had thick, brightly coloured ribbing through the waist, belted or not, and extravagant fur cuffs; evening versions came half jet-embroidered, half nubby tweed; and gingham mixed with bright red and blue leather and glinting metallics. It was grown-up and alluring and easy to wear, in pretty much any permutation
By contrast, at Moschino designer Rosella Jardini seemed to have resorted to option number three: the kitschiest elements of sartorial youth cliché, including such stale tropes as Scotland, the 1960s, the wild west, and gender-bending. Still, that's potentially fine as a starting point – as long as these ingredients then get transformed, modernised, or otherwise reinterpreted in a designer's mind, and atelier. In this case, unfortunately, that did not happen.
From tartan three-piece suits and mini-kilts, to red riding jacket-coats with velvet riding hats, drop-waisted white-collared Jolie Madame dresses, fringed suede coats and trousers embroidered with roses, and pinstriped flannels (with bow ties, natch), it was bereft of substance; or the reflexive addition of such typical Moschino one-liners as gold-embroidered hearts with an M inside, signature.
If you want to drive people into stores you have to give them something that doesn't look drained of ideas. Even if that's an accurate reflection of what you consider the paucity of thought outside.
At least at Etro, Veronica Etro pushed the boundaries of past into the present, and considered the evolution of women's roles (and the clothes to match). Interestingly – echoes of Prada – she said she had been struck by the reality that life now was "not about pretty, not about romance, but about being strong. Women have to be part warrior, and maybe part biker, but they also carry within them the memory of the past."
What this meant was combining traditional print references (cathedral vaults, tapestries, 19th-century ceramics) with overlaid digitised geometrics and motorcycle detailing on trousers and jackets, as well as lots of big zips. It was more successful in theory than in practice – one caviar-beaded evening dress with acid yellow "spires" looked more animal print-gone-awry; some of the combinations were simply too complicated – but pared down to colour-blocked trousers under a sleeveless coat with contrasting knit, or a simple sheath with zips running up the sleeves, it had forward momentum. Here was someone trying, very actively, to do her job.
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The first part of that question can be answered by what Mint team lead Clement Lefebvre calls the Mint Gnome Shell Extensions. The goal of the MGSE is to re-implement the known and proven GNOME 2.x desktop using GNOME 3 technologies. You can individually turn these extensions on and off; when they're all turned off, you have a vanilla GNOME 3 experience. Turn them all on, and you get a more traditional desktop.
"Gnome 3 is changing all that and is developing a better way for us to interact with our computer. From our point of view here at Linux Mint, we're not sure they're right, and we're not sure they're wrong either," Lefebvre writes, "What we're sure of, is that if people aren't given the choice they will be frustrated and our vision of an operating system is that your computer should work for you and make you feel comfortable. So with this in mind, Gnome 3 in Linux Mint 12 needs to let you interact with your computer in two different ways: the traditional way, and the new way, and it's up to you to decide which way you want to use."
At the same time, there are still people who want GNOME 2.x-proper. For these people, Linux Mint has worked very closely with the team behind MATE, the GNOME 2.x fork. The problem is GNOME 2.x can't be installed alongside GNOME 3 (at least, not easily); MATE, on the other hand, can be installed alongside GNOME 3. However, the project isn't there just yet, so Mint is working hard with them to get there.
For me, this is great news. I dislike both GNOME 3 and Unity, and I just want a GNOME 2-like experience - I don't have the time or patience to be a Canonical or GNOME guinea pig with their oversized buttons and lack of minimise. Linux Mint is starting to look like a good option here - and I'm not alone in that assessment, since Linux Mint is seeing extraordinary uptake, and may surpass Ubuntu this year.
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Is there a fast way to call glDrawElements with GL_PATCHES while providing a 'triangle strip' list of indices ?
Right now I have to convert my triangle strip to triangles list because there is now way to tell the OpenGL Tesselator Control shader that my drawElements call is triangle strip list and not a triangle list.
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Z2 Entertainment is proud to present Perpetual Groove at the Fox Theatre on Saturday, February 11th. Tickets go on sale Friday, November 11th for $13.00 in advance and $15.00 day of show.Rising out of the low country of Savannah, GA in 2001, Perpetual Groove has grown quickly into a formidable international touring organization. Now based in Athens, GA, the band continues to ride an unending wave of momentum buoyed by an enthusiastic fan base and international critical acclaim.Perpetual Groove released their first album, Sweet Oblivious Antidote, in 2003 on Harmonized Records after their first year of solid touring. Besides being the top seller for The Home Grown Music Network that year (it out-sold releases by Phish, Widespread Panic, and others), it was also voted HGMN Top Fan Pick for 2003. The buzz only got bigger on the 2004 follow-up record, All This Everything, which was produced by Grammy award-winner Robert Hannon. LiveLoveDie, their third record was released in March of 2007 and represents a significant evolutionary departure in style for Perpetual Groove. Teaming up once again with Hannon and Tree Sound Studios, the band set forth to create a darker sonic landscape without sacrificing too much of that "PGroove quality" thanks in part to Butler's warm, soaring vocals.HEAL, released in 2010, firmly established Perpetual Groove as more than a jamband with its focus on well-crafted songs. Honey Cuts, an EP released later in 2010, is the most accurate representation of the band's current sound, especially on the track "Cairo."-Perpetual Groove
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UFC Wembley Arena event official for February 16
The UFC confirmed on Wednesday that an event will be staged at London's Wembley Arena on February 16.
Following up on the September visit to Nottingham, the UFC will make a rapid return to England as it bids to fulfill its commitment to growing the sport in the UK.
No fights have yet been announced for the 2013 show, but bout announcements will follow in the very near future on ESPN.
UFC executive vice-president and managing director of EMEA, Garry Cook, revealed that the London show would be the first of three events to come to Europe in the calendar year.
"The UFC has seen significant international growth with nearly a third of all the live events now held outside the USA. London is one of the world's major capital cities and is a fitting host to kick off 2013 for the first of three European events taking place this year," Cook said.
"We work hard in Europe to keep UFC at the leading edge of MMA and as always our show will not disappoint our loyal followers."
One man who may twist Dana White's arm for a slot on the card is light-heavyweight Jimi Manuwa, who was explosive on UFC debut against Kyle Kingsbury in Nottingham.
Manuwa fights out of London and is a crowd-pleaser in the 205-pound division, and while his presence on the card is yet to be confirmed it would be a shock if he does not feature.
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Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) delivered a nearly 13-hour filibuster Wednesday of John Brennan's nomination to lead the CIA. Paul used his time on the floor to question the legality of the White House's policies on drone use, beginning at 11:47 a.m. EST and ending at 12:39 a.m. EST Thursday.
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I rise today to begin to filibuster John Brennan's nomination for the CIA I will speak until I can no longer speak. I will speak as long as it takes, until the alarm is sounded from coast to coast that our Constitution is important, that your rights to trial by jury are precious, that no American should be killed by a drone on American soil without first being charged with a crime, without first being found to be guilty by a court. That Americans could be killed in a cafe in San Francisco or in a restaurant in Houston or at their home in bowling green, Kentucky, is an abomination. It is something that should not and cannot be tolerated in our country. I don't rise to oppose John Brennan's nomination simply for the person. I rise today for the principle.


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This is a guest post from Shell Harris from InfographicsShowcase. If you love information communicated in a visually appealing and thought-provoking manner, our infographics showcase is worth a few minutes of your time. New infographics are posted every week and user submissions are welcomed.
Infographics, or information graphics, have been around for as long as man has been able to draw. The earliest cave paintings are a form of infographic as they pictorially depict the life and activities of our very distant ancestors. Thousands of years later, we still readily understand them. The infographic underwent significant development in the 20th Century and an infographic, rather than written or spoken language, has been used in our first communication effort with extraterrestrials!
Infographics are widely used in our society, in mathematics, mapmaking, signage, news media, education, travel, medicine, politics and even religion. No aspect of our lives is untouched by the application of infographics.
So why are they so popular?
Infographics convey knowledge and advice, even mandatory orders, in a form which the human brain readily recognizes and associates with the information behind the representation. This is known as visualization.
Before man learned to read and write, he drew. Modern written language is itself derived from the development of drawings which became standardized into symbols and in turn, into recognizable letters and numerals we now recognize. Hieroglyphics from ancient Egypt are a good example of an intermediate written language which revolves around symbology and formed the basis for the development of vowels and consonants.
Graphical representation renders itself far more accessible and understandable by people; whether they understand the language of the designer or not. The reason why people accept so much information via infographics compared to text is explained by how our brains have formed over time. During man's early development, we were not equipped with language, never mind the ability to read and write. Man primarily looked at the world around him, his eyes being the primary sense with smell, sound, touch and taste running distant also rans. Visuals are how our brains are "hard wired" to "read" as our default operating system what we can visualize is our primary mechanism for taking in information as a consequence. A baby must learn to speak, must be taught to read and write but, they have no issue in drawing as soon as they can hold a crayon.
As the saying goes, a picture paints a thousand words, which is why, possibly, the most important infographic is currently aboard the Pioneer 10 spacecraft. Pioneer 10 was launched in 1972 and is currently journeying through outer space – the first vessel to leave the solar system. It contains the Pioneer Plaque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pioneer_plaque); a pictorial representation of humankind, our planet and solar system and where we are located. This is a powerful testament to the universal understanding provided by infographics which are not restricted by language barriers.
Visual language is universal for those who can see; imagine your car journey without graphical road signs for instance. Graphical images can be very quickly assimilated by the human brain, and render a meaning which is clear without the need to read text. In part, modern infographics are so readily understandable because we have become educated by the basic grammar of visual language. We know, for instance, that a bar running through a left-pointing arrow means, "Don't turn left" for instance. Possibly the most important development in road signs has been the stick figure drawings that represent people (originating from the Munich Olympics in 1972).
Newspapers have probably done more to lay the basis for our understanding and appreciation of infographics than any other medium. In the 1970's, British newspapers started to develop a series of charts and graphical representations to convey information in an understandable format to readers. This was rapidly picked up by USA Today when it launched in 1982, and spread to other mainstream media publications such as Time magazine.
Infographics have not been without their critics. Newspaper critics and traditionalists deride the "chart junk" which populates papers and the media. They argue that infographics demean the information being conveyed. At the same time, the idea that infographics are artistic has also received derisory comments from the art world. The idea that an infographic is where "art meets science", is not widely accepted in the journalistic or art world, but nevertheless, the reading public clearly appreciates the graphical, and sometimes comical, representation of information.
What of the future? A notable exception to the long list of infographic applications is in television. Television has only recently embraced the notion of the infographic for transmission of frequently complex and large volumes of data in a visual fashion. Perhaps this is because television itself is a visual medium relaying information in real-time, i.e. without the need for a fast data burst to our brains. This does lead to the question – how much more powerful could a televised infographic be in relaying information to people? The televisual infographic is under development at this time, but how successful they will be we shall have to discover for ourselves as they start being broadcast on our screens.
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Information_graphics
- http://sixrevisions.com/graphics-design/40-useful-and-creative-infographics/
- http://www.manolith.com/2009/03/23/how-to-pick-up-girls-using-your-iphone/
- http://www.flickr.com/photos/blprnt/3597686581/
- http://theconversationprism.com/1024/


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OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. – The Women's Collegiate Wrestling Association (WCWA) released its second set of national rankings on Monday, Jan. 21. The King Lady Tornado fell to No. 3 in the country while boasting two individuals ranked No. 1 in the country. Simon Fraser University took over the top spot in the team rankings while Oklahoma City University places second heading into this weekend's WCWA National Championships, hosted at King.
Alli Ragan (Carbondale, Ill.) and Sarah Hildebrandt (Granger, Ind.) both reside as individual favorites in their respective weight classes. Ragan, who returned to action on Dec. 1 in a dual against University of the Cumberlands, has dominated since her return and has held on to her No. 1 ranking in the 136-pound category with ease. Fellow Junior World participant Sarah Hildebrandt has had a consistent collegiate season and remains No. 1 at 123.
Defending National Champion Emily Martin (Frisco, Texas) is currently second at 109 behind Simon Fraser's Vicky Anthony who took an Olympic redshirt year in 2011-12. King has a total of 16 individuals ranked in the top-10 over the 10 weight classes represented by the WCWA. Other notable rankings include Julia Salata (3rd, 155), Kayla Brendlinger (3rd, 115), Lorrie Ramos (4th, 170), and freshman Malexis McAdoo (4th, 191). The Lady Tornado have four individuals ranked fifth in their divisions. Complete individual rankings are listed below.
As a result of their individual placements, King currently ranks third in the WCWA team polls heading into the National Championship weekend. The Lady Tornado fell two places after holding the No. 1 spot through the majority of the collegiate season.
Simon Fraser (British Columbia) sits atop the national rankings, paced by five No. 1-ranked individuals – Vicky Anthony at 109 pounds, Helen Maroulis at 130, Danielle Lappage at 155, Justina DiStasio at 170 and Jenna McLatchy at 191. The Clan ended Oklahoma City University's dual winning streak at 75 and unbeaten string at 90-0-1 with a 22-10 victory Nov. 17 in the Harry Geris Duals in London, Ontario. Simon Fraser also captured the NWCA National Duals title Jan. 13 in Springfield, Ill., defeating the five-time defending tournament champion Stars 27-13.
Four-time defending national champion Oklahoma City University holds the No. 2 spot. Jamestown (N.D.) is fourth, and Lindenwood (Mo.) rounds out the top five in the team ratings.
In the 2012 WCWA Championships, Simon Fraser finished third place while DiStasio won the 170-pound title. The Stars won the national championship behind six individual national champions. King finished second overall and posted two individual national champions (Emily Martin, Krista Revelle).
The 2013 WCWA National Championships will be hosted by King inside the Student Center Complex (Bristol, Tenn.) on Jan. 25-26. Complete information regarding the championships will be provided at www.KingTornado.com.
Women's College Wrestling Association Rankings
1. Simon Fraser (British Columbia)
2. Oklahoma City
3. King (Tenn.)
4. Jamestown (N.D.)
5. Lindenwood (Mo.)
6. Missouri Valley
7. Missouri Baptist
8. Cumberlands (Ky.)
9. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
10. Menlo (Calif.)
11. Waldorf (Iowa)
12. Midland (Neb.)
13. (tie) Pacific (Ore.); Northwest Kansas; Lindenwood-Belleville (Ill.); Southwest Oregon
1. Jenna McLatchy, Simon Fraser
2. Heather O'Connor, Oklahoma City
3. Angela Vyborny, Wayland Baptist
4. Malexis McAdoo, King
5. Juliana Triplett, Missouri Baptist
6. Indya Stevens, Lindenwood
7. Jenette Mitchell, Cumberlands
8. Erie Bragg, Jamestown
9. Vanessa Schmitz, Lindenwood-Belleville
10. Cherese Thomas, Oklahoma City


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Elbow Wins Mercury Prize Award
Cult Manchester band Elbow were the surprise winners of this year's coveted Mercury Prize Award...
D'Addario endorsees Elbow were last night (September 9) announced as winners of the Mercury Music Award 2008 for their album The Seldom Seen Kid.
The group, who endorse D'Addario Strings, Planet Waves Accessories and Evans Drum Heads, beat off competition from Radiohead, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss and British Sea Power, as well as from dubstep artist Burial and fellow D'Addario endorsees The Last Shadow Puppets.
"This is quite literally the best thing that's ever happened to us," gushed singer Guy Garvey as he accepted a cheque for £20,000 in front of an audience of industry movers and shakers in London.
Many will see Elbow as deserved winners, having come full circle since their debut album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize back in 2001.
The group seemed genuinely overawed at their accolade.
Speaking from the podium, singer Guy Garvey said: "Thank you very much. I'd like to thank all the players we've been with since day one, including Phil Chadwick, our manager.
"This is the best thing that's ever happened to us. We'd like to dedicate this award to Brian Glancy, one of the greatest men who ever lived. Thank you very much and have a top evening!"
Previous Mercury Award winners include Arctic Monkeys, Franz Ferdinand, Portishead, Pulp and Primal Scream.
Read More on the NME website
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Reviewed By Jeff C (Milford, MI) Reviewed for a 1999 Oldsmobile Intrigue —6/5/2012 3:02 PM
I put the PIAA xtreme white bulbs in my daughters 1999 Olds Intrique. Since owning this car the lighting has been mediocre at best. The stock bulbs were pitiful and the Sylvania brighter bulbs weren't much better. The PIAA xtreme white bulbs are the best so far. Much brighter than either of the others. Although they haven't been used while raining the general use is very good.


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U.S. Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission
Meeting of July 15, 2009 – Age Discrimination in the 21st Century-Barriers to the Employment of Older Workers
Michael A. Campion has been a Professor of Management at Purdue University for the last 23 years. Previous industrial experience includes 8 years at IBM and Weyerhaeuser Company. He has an MS and PhD in industrial and organizational psychology. He has over 100 articles in scientific and professional journals, and has given over 200 presentations at professional meetings, on the full range of topics in industrial psychology and human resource management. He is among the 10 most published authors in the top journals in his field for both the last two decades. He is past editor of a scientific research journal and past president of the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology. He manages a small consulting firm that has conducted over 400 projects for over 100 private and public sector organizations during the past 22 years on a broad variety of topics, including expert testimony in employment discrimination cases (several for the EEOC).


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Performance Affiliate Program
Joining the Performance Affiliate Program
Who can join?
Just about anyone with a website who appreciates the sport of cycling. We do reserve the right to exclude a site at any time if we deem the content of the site inappropriate.
What does it cost?
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Sorry, but the Affiliate Program is available only to web sites within the United States.
Why should I join?
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Attract more visitors and enhance your site by being linked to the nations largest supplier of bicycle parts and accessories.
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How do I link my site to Performance Bicycle Online?
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Can I use the Performance Bicycle name and logo on my site?
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Syria: Soldiers came under 3 chemical attacks
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Syria's U.N. ambassador is demanding that United Nations experts investigate three alleged chemical weapons attacks against Syrian soldiers.
Ambassador Bashar Ja'afari says the attacks occurred on Aug. 22, 24 and 25 in three suburbs of the Syrian capital and dozens of soldiers are being treated for inhaling nerve gas.
Ja'afari says he sent a letter to Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon asking that chemical weapons experts now in Damascus investigate the incidents. The U.N. team is investigating an alleged chemical weapons attack that reportedly killed 355 people, which the U.S. and its allies have blamed on the Syrian regime.
Ja'afari spoke to reporters Wednesday near a room where the five permanent Security Council members discussed a British-proposed resolution to authorize the use of military force against Syria.


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ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan Health System's leaders today reported positive fiscal year-end results, with an anticipated 0.7 percent ($17 million) targeted margin on operating revenues of $2.52 billion for the U-M Hospitals and Health Centers.
This performance helps position the university's health care enterprise for continued investment in targeted strategies and support of the Health System missions in patient care, education and research.
T. Anthony Denton, chief operating officer of UMHHC, presented the projected year-end results for FY 14 along with the FY 15 plan today to the U-M Board of Regents during their monthly meeting. He credited the strong financial performance to increases in patient care activity and successful strategies to adapt to rapid changes in the health care industry.
In the annual financial summary, leaders projected that the 2014 fiscal year results will meet the target set last year. Patient care activity grew 4.3 percent over the previous year, and all three U-M hospitals had very high occupancy rates throughout the year, approximately 88 percent.
Also today, the Regents approved a new budget that sets the bar even higher for the fiscal year that begins July 1.The FY 15 plan aims for a 3 percent margin on revenues of $2.66 billion, based on further increases in patient activity and effective management to reduce the rate of expense growth.
Achieving this target for clinical operations would position UMHS for long-term success, because clinical margins fuel the next generation of investments in buildings, technologies, research and talent. Gifts to UMHS, through its $1 billion portion of the Victors for Michigan campaign, will also be vital.
T. Anthony Denton
"Thanks to the hard work of more than 22,000, including physician faculty, leaders and staff, we continue to grow and strengthen our ability to provide value to those we serve, including patients from every county of Michigan and beyond," says Denton. As of June 20, he becomes acting CEO of the Hospitals and Health Centers, when the current CEO Doug Strong becomes interim executive vice president and chief financial officer for the University.
Denton notes that in addition to keeping up with rising patient care demand, UMHS teams of physicians, nurses and others have worked hard for more than a year to plan for two major launches: continuing the phased implementation of a new electronic health record and billing system known as MiChart, and the opening of the Northville Health Center in July.
Patients have already started scheduling appointments at the new 100,000-square-foot primary and specialty care center, which will improve access to U-M care for patients in metro Detroit.
"A wide range of other projects and initiatives have also helped keep UMHS finances on target during fiscal year 2014, including stepped-up efforts to manage expense growth, improve productivity and provide ideal patient experiences," Denton says. "Patient satisfaction continues to improve across the Hospitals and Health Centers, reaching record levels on rating of care."
It will take time for UMHS to assess the full financial impact of the Affordable Care Act on its clinical operations and financial health. In FY 14, UMHHC provided more than $152 million in uncompensated care. Increased insurance coverage is likely to reduce that figure in coming years.
At the same time, says UMHS Chief Financial Officer Paul Castillo, the pressure to provide high-quality care and contain cost growth continues to be a focus.
Paul Castillo,
UMHS Chief Financial Officer
"Our participation in the POM ACO Accountable Care Organization, which works to meet those aims for patients covered by traditional Medicare, supports this effort," he says. "We can be very proud of achieving our financial target during a year of such change. But we'll continue our focus on operational efficiencies and all aspects of our revenue cycle."
Additional investments in capital projects to expand clinical capacity, including the opening of the Northville Health Center and a new Emergency Critical Care Center, will continue to take shape in FY15.
Strategic clinical collaborations with other health care institutions in Michigan will also enable UMHS to continue to provide access to those requiring the expert and complex care provided by U-M physicians and other clinicians. Just before the start of fiscal year 2014, UMHS signed an affiliation agreement with MidMichigan Health, and teams from both systems are working to develop enhanced programs and services. Last December, UMHS and Allegiance Health announced a proposed affiliation; that proposal is still in the due diligence phase.
For more information:
- Slides presented at today's Regents meeting: http://umhealth.me/hhc1415
- Northville Health Center: www.uofmhealth.org/northville
Fiscal Year 2014 activity across the U-M Health System - click to view full-size in a new window.
Fiscal Year 2014 activity across the U-M Health System - click to view full-size in a new window.
About UMHS: The University of Michigan Health System is a national leader in advanced patient care, innovative research to improve human health and comprehensive education of physicians, health professionals and medical scientists. UMHS includes the 990-bed hospital complex and 40 clinical care locations of the U-M Hospitals & Health Centers, which attracts patients from every county in Michigan and from other states and nations. It also includes the U-M Medical School with its 1,700-physician Faculty Group Practice, numerous research laboratories and projects funded by more than $460 million in research grants, and highly regarded training programs for physicians and biomedical scientists. UMHS has earned recognition for quality & safety from U.S. News & World Report, the Leapfrog Group and beyond. More information: www.uofmhealth.org.


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When a floating home rental company promises a 'home on the water' experience, we're compelled to delve a little further. As far as we're concerned, it's always worth celebrating those who are able to deliver.
On that note, allow us to introduce you to this compelling houseboat from SleepAfloat. Her name is Calypso, and she hails from Key Largo, Florida. Docked in a protected part of Pilot House Marina, this Airbnb rental boasts that it can accommodate up to eight people.
That in itself is quite remarkable - but wait until you see of what awaits us aboard.
You might be tempted to think we're just looking at your everyday yacht. Don't take things at face value, though: beyond these sleek exteriors lies an even greater deal of elegance.
The spacious upper deck foreshadows what to expect from the rest of this floating home. Here, we are greeted by a stylish sofa set and a coffee table that glistens among the sunny vistas.
We gave you the entree, now we move to the sweet dessert: lush wooden interiors that inspire us to cherish the most intricate details.
The kitchen brings us a harmonic ensemble of exquisite antiquities and brilliant stainless steel appliances.
Who says fine dining is only reserved for fancy restaurants? With marvelous views and a beaming glass table to match, nobody needs to stray too far to feel like they're getting the full five-star treatment.
One thing you'll notice about the bedrooms is that they all have the same patterned duvets. Along with the serene bedding, the master bedroom helps its guests wind down by surrounding itself with natural embellishments.
Silver hues along the walls accentuate the sandy tones lining the bathroom's door and cabinetry - granting this intimate area just the right amount of luxury.
To really appreciate this space, though, we need to examine it from a wider angle. Now we can see the shower right at the corner, all the essential fittings, as well as a footstool that complements the bath towels.
See what we mean about matching blankets? Similarities aside, we just love the vintage bedside lamp adorning this room.
The final sleeping spot is double the fun - along with a comfy bunk bed, it sustains the themes from its neighboring bedrooms by fully embracing its special bedside ornaments and low-key glimpses of the marina.
SleepAfloat invites Calypso guests to "float all their cares away." With a myriad of stunning amenities on board, it'd be hard not to take them up on their offer. After all, this floating home's graceful elements are bound to impress all vacationers who are looking for a taste of the seafaring lifestyle.


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Team of the 1950\'s announced
Three St George players are included in a rugby league Team of the 1950s announced at a lunch in Sydney today, with Reg Gasnier, Johnny Raper and Norm Provan reflecting the club's dominance in the latter part of that decade.
Gasnier and Raper, along with North Sydney's Ken Irvine, joined an illustrious group of players to be selected in successive Teams of the Decade following last year's selection in the Team of the 1960s.
Clive Churchill was a stand out selection at fullback while South Sydney great Greg Hawick pipped Brian Clay for the five-eighth position and Keith Holman was a unanimous choice as halfback.
Team of the 50s: CLIVE CHURCHILL (South Sydney) KEN IRVINE (North Sydney) REG GASNIER (St George) HARRY WELLS (South Sydney, Wollongong, Wests) BRIAN CARLSON (South Newcastle, Wollongong, North Sydney) GREG HAWICK (South Sydney, Wagga Kangaroos, North Sydney) KEITH HOLMAN (Wests) DUNCAN HALL (Brisbane Valleys, Home Hill, Newtown Toowoomba, Brisbane Wests) KEVIN SCHUBERT (Wollongong, Manly Warringah) ROY BULL (Manly Warringah) KEL O'SHEA (Ayr Colts, Wests) NORM PROVAN (St George) JOHNNY RAPER (Newtown, St George)
The judging panel included rugby league identities Don Furner, Ian Heads, Ron Massey, Bob Fulton, Terry Fearnley, Alan Clarkson, David Middleton, Ferris Ashton and Ken Arthurson.


text: Students found "responsible" for sexual assaults on campus often face little or no punishment from school judicial systems, while their victims' lives are frequently turned upside down, according to a year-long investigation by the Center for Public Integrity. Administrators believe the sanctions administered by the college judiciary system are a thoughtful way to hold abusive students accountable, but the Center's probe has discovered that "responsible" findings rarely lead to tough punishments like expulsion — even in cases involving alleged repeat offenders. About the project


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What happened to the 6irc channel, noone from ausphreak is in #chat anymore?
How about putting the webirc back on this site?
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Not exactly the premise of this blog, but fall to good to pass up, Charlotte Grey passed away recently at 98 years old. This sassy young lass was part of the French resistance and had a 5 million Franc bounty on her head.
So feminine was she that when escaping from pursuers on one notable occasion, she dressed in a smart frock, silk stockings, high-heeled shoes and a camel-hair coat, arguing that she didn't want to look like a hunted woman.In that same outfit, she jumped from a moving train into a vineyard to avoid capture at a Nazi checkpoint. And so aggressive was she that, after being parachuted into France as a Special Operations Executive agent, she disposed of a German guard with her bare hands and liked nothing better than bowling along in the front seat of a fast car through the countryside, a Sten gun on her lap and a cigar between her teeth, in search of Germans to kill.
She led attacks on German convoys and even took on armoured cars. When asked why she insisted on travelling in the lead vehicle, she said it was because she couldn't bear dust being thrown up in her face by cars in front.In one mini-battle, her car was strafed by German fighter planes but she crawled out of the wreck, hanging onto her prized possessions — a jar of face cream, a packet of tea and a satin cushion.When the roads were too dangerous to travel by car, she cycled more than 300 miles in three days to find a working radio set to contact London.Nancy never lost her softer side, for all the horrors of war. Two American weapons instructors dropped into her forest hideout found a jar of flowers beside their makeshift beds.
But for all the feminine wiles she employed to get what she wanted, she knew where to draw the line. She was loyal to Henri, the husband she loved.Any Maquis who fancied his chances was rebuffed. 'If I had accommodated one, the word would have spread and they'd have been coming over the mountains for more,' she once explained. 'So, no love affairs, and that was that.'This was made clear from the start. When she dropped into the Auvergne, her parachute snagged on a tree. The agent who met her simpered that he hoped all trees could bear such beautiful fruit. 'Don't give me that French s**t,' she snapped back.


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Faux Fur Ear Muff is rated out of 5 by 1.
Rated 5 out of 5 by Mango from Cute + Fluffy + Warm I got the white earmuff and it's so cute. I love the fluffy faux fur and it feels very soft and comfy. I wore it when I shoveled snow outside and it was surprisingly warm. It's definitely a stylish winter must-have.
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Did New Rules Help Adrian Peterson in 2012?
By all accounts Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had a phenomenal season.
His 2,097 yards rushing made him only the seventh player in history to top 2,000 yards in a single year, and he missed the all-time single season mark by just nine yards. All that after having major surgery on his knee during the off season.
He helped turn the Vikings from a three win team a year ago into a playoff team this year, and he's already gone record as saying next season he plans to rush for 2,500 yards.
But are AP's accomplishments tainted in any way? One former NFL coach is hinting that they might just be.
Former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach, and current CBS analyst, Bill Cowher says that new defensive rules that don't allow players to lead with their heads or hit the heads of opposing players might just have something to do with "why we're seeing all of these records being broken."
Cowher didn't mention Peterson or his season specifically, but he did say that it is a lot more difficult to play, and coach, defense in the NFL these days because of the new safety measures.
I don't think anyone honestly believes that AP benefited from soft defenses and stricter tackling rules in 2012. I do think plenty of defenders in the NFL did experience great deal of fear going against Peterson this season, but it had nothing to do with tackling technique; they were afraid of getting run over and embarrassed by one of the best to ever play his position.