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Carolina Garcia understands the transformative power of service—for both volunteers and the community—in her role as director of Suffolk's Center for Community Engagement. And yet she was struck by the change that came over many of the students enrolled in Community Engagement: A Personal and Professional Journey, a class taught in partnership with the Sawyer Business School honors program.
"The students took this required class because they had to, but by the end they were transformed," said Garcia.
Business undergraduates must fulfill a Local Engagement requirement exposing them to broad perspectives and diverse cultures. The community engagement course, designed so that students examine the role of civic and community engagement in enhancing personal and professional development, fulfilled the requirement. Students looked at ways of contributing to social justice and the responsibility to do so by focusing on the roles of community organizations, foundations, corporations and other entities.
Class requirements include community service activity and written reflections.
"There is really no way to understand the feeling of giving back to those in need unless you actually participate in some type of service," wrote one student. "Service should not just be seen as a requirement, but as a very important part of life and communities everywhere."
From uncertain to committed
While Salvatore Tinnerello was "in-between" on fulfilling the requirement when he enrolled in the class last year as a freshman, he has continued to engage in service even after the class ended.
Meanwhile, Allison Durett was eager to get involved. She had volunteered at her town library for three years while in high school and wanted to see how she could contribute in the urban environment.
Tinnerello, a finance major said he hadn't done much volunteering in high school beyond, "a bit of time in a soup kitchen." He signed on to serve meals to needy people at the Paulist Center's Wednesday Night Supper Club across from the Boston Common. "In two months of serving meals, I definitely learned to appreciate what I have."
Making connections
He welcomed the connections he made with the Supper Club guests, many of whom he perceived as homeless.
"You'd see some people every week, and they would be friendly and say hello," said Tinnerello, who comes from a small Connecticut town where he didn't see much hardship. "Now I recognize more and more social injustice and poverty. It affects more people than I thought."
As business student, the class made Tinnerello "want to be part of a company that gives back to the community. As an individual it helped me because I care more." This caring has brought him back to serve at the Wednesday Night Supper Club since his return to campus this fall.
And in addition to connecting with the guests, he has met volunteers from Suffolk and other schools as well as a Suffolk alumnus who joined the effort after he graduated.
"I learn more and more about people who care and want to help," said Tinnerello.
A new level of comfort
Durett, who grew up near New York City, saw vast differences in the lives of the homeless and her own life as she prepared and served food at St. Francis House, a day shelter in downtown Boston.
"It's great to see how many people are helped at St. Francis House, with warm clothing, classes, a women's center, a drug rehab center, and clinic," she said.
"It was nice going through the dining room, where a lot of people would say thank you and smile at me, and we would talk. Before I started volunteering at St. Francis House, homeless people on the street made me uncomfortable. By the end of the class my eyes were opened. I saw homeless people less as homeless and more as people."
Durett, a sophomore, majoring in information systems and marketing, is following a path similar to Tinnerello's: She plans to continue her volunteer efforts one Saturday a month with a roommate who also volunteered at St. Francis House.
Mutually beneficial
"People think it takes a lot of time, but it really doesn't," she said. "You should do it to help people, but it also makes you feel good yourself."
Durett said that businesses should be more conscious of the society around them. She was impressed with a class visitor from Fidelity who described the company's program encouraging employees to volunteer once a month.
"They make it easy through partnerships in the community, and it benefits society and their customers," she said. "I think everyone should volunteer at least one time in their life. It's such a fulfilling experience, you're helping society, and you can make people feel happy around you."


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Fisher joins the company from Maximus Federal, where she held a number of leadership positions. Before Maximus, Fisher worked program delivery efforts for the Homeland Security, Justice and State Departments.
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For systems light on truly intriguing position-player talent, it's a wonder the Mets and Yankees each mined a potential starter from the same swath of the Rocky Mountains in the 2011 draft.
That's not all Mets center fielder Brandon Nimmo, the team's first-round pick out of the baseball backwater of Cheyenne, Wyo., and Yankees first baseman Greg Bird, a fifth-rounder who hails from violence-scarred Aurora, Colo., have in common. Both are playing their first full pro seasons as 20-year-olds in the Low-A South Atlantic League, on the young end for regulars, and rank among the leaders in on-base percentage and strikeouts.
Of the two, Nimmo may be judged as the less polished prospect. He played American Legion ball because there is no high school competition in his home state, and after a short season last summer with the Brooklyn Cyclones, has been a streaky performer for Savannah. A broken hand interrupted a torrid start, then he went homerless from May to July — albeit in a tough home park for hitters — with a .228 average and meager .648 OPS. Yet, Nimmo went into last night batting .382 with as many walks as strikeouts (19) in August, and observers said he has progressed noticeably even from the spring.
"You can tell how hard he's worked, how much better he's become," said Michael Ryan, manager of the West Virginia Power, a Pirates affiliate. "The tools … the way he swings, the routes he takes in the outfield, he's a fun player to watch."
One of the men who drafted Nimmo, Chad MacDonald, the Mets' amateur scouting director in 2011 before becoming assistant general manager of the Padres, made some respectable comps.
"In one sense, his age may be 20, but his baseball age may be 17 or 18 based on the lack of reps he got in Wyoming," MacDonald told ESPN's Keith Law. "I think the power's going to come. I think he has a chance to be an Andy Van Slyke, Andre Ethier-type guy. From what I've heard, the Mets are still excited. From the outside looking in, in my opinion, there's still a lot of reasons to be excited about him."
Savannah manager Luis Rojas suggested two areas in which Nimmo can improve. At the plate, the patient Nimmo can be "too timid," getting deep into counts and setting himself up for strikeouts. And he was just 5-for-11 in stolen-base attempts despite good speed.
"He's not challenging himself to do that," Rojas said. "He's still learning to have that base-stealing attitude."
Where Nimmo projects to the top of the order, Bird is more of a classic slugger. The Yankees gave him a $1.1 million bonus to keep him away from college and converted the 6-foot-3, 215-pounder from a catcher to a full-time first baseman. Ryan praised Bird's infield defense and footwork around the bag, but what really gets the attention of opposing managers is the power that produced 19 homers through 120 games for Charleston, along with 33 doubles, 95 walks and 126 punchouts.
"You see him walk from the on-deck circle to the batter's box, you get that chills feeling," said Rojas, who put Bird in a category with bopping Rangers prospect Joey Gallo. "He has quick hands. It's a different sound off his bat."
Said Ryan, "Any time you have a guy who can hit the ball out of any part of the field, that's major league power."


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Keeping the Romance Alive
Because love is an emotion, many of us think that love will just carry romance along through its own momentum. This is a tragic misconception.
Here's why: love is an emotion, and emotions are the result of automatic, subconscious appraisals. We experience many emotions all day long and they come and go depending on our everyday experiences. We can be happy, sad, disappointed, resentful, grateful, satisfied, angry, passionate, proud, guilty, anxious, confident, jealous, admiring etc. all in the same day and even more than once in the same day.
Lovers have good times and bad times. But what carries the relationship through long term—not over just days or weeks but over many years?
The answer is: the hard work of thinking. In fact, we believe that making a relationship work long-range, that is, achieving enduring happiness, requires as much hard thinking as having a successful career.
Here are ten tips to make love last by showing that you truly value your partner...
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Rio de Janeiro: Brazilian giants Palmeiras have emerged favourites to sign out-of-contract former Barcelona star Ronaldinho.
The 34-year-old has been linked to Santos, Fluminense, Besiktas, Queens Park Rangers and Boca Juniors since leaving Atletico Mineiro by mutual consent in July, reports Xinhua.
But Palmeiras are understood to be closest to accepting a long list of demands set by the two-time FIFA World Player of the Year.
They include a monthly salary in excess of $90,000, 15 percent of gate receipts and 50 percent of income from sponsors signed after his arrival.
Palmeiras are long-time admirers of the former Selecao No.10.
The Sao Paulo-based club tried to sign the playmaker in 2011 and had another bid turned down earlier this year.
Ronaldinho joined Atletico Mineiro in June 2012 after a turbulent spell with Rio de Janeiro giants Flamengo.
The ensuing 12 months were regarded by many as the 2002 World Cup winner`s best period since his Barcelona peak in the mid-2000s.
But his form tapered off badly this year and he was substituted early in the second half of Atletico`s 4-3 victory over Argentina`s Lanus July 23. The victory, which earned Atletico the Recopa Sudamerica trophy, was Ronaldinho`s last match for the Belo Horizonte club.


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Bird Brawl – A Quick Guide on Beating the Opposition
So you've discovered Bird Braw, perhaps the best bird-based multiplayer experience you can hope to play in your browser, but it isn't all plain sailing. In fact at times, the game can get pretty difficult when you're trying to prosper an opponent that seems to always beat you by a few eggs (or even worse, a few dozen). If you're not versed in the way of Bird Brawl, it is a bird-centric game where you must fly around and defeat the enemies, which are evil, robotic birds, by pressing the spacebar to utilise one of the many weapons you will encounter in the game; defeating enemies rewards you with a golden egg which you must then collect. The game is played like any other multiplayer in that you join a map where others are playing, and the bird with the most enemies killed and therefore eggs collected at the end of each match is the winner. The whole experience isn't a straightforward as kill and move on however, since there are other players actively making their way around the map as you play, injecting variables into the game that make things much more challenging. Below are simply a few tips to help your chances of triumphing over your enemies.
Strength Training Exercises to Increase Your Punching Power
At Fight Game we want to share our experiences on becoming a better fighter in real life as much as on a computer game but ironically actually strengthening your fingers and wrists for real world fighting can actually pay dividends for playing Fight Game – arguably one of the most finger bashing genres going in the gaming world where you do actually need good finger and wrist endurance.
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Two Giants Collides
Street Fighter X Tekken is every fighting games fans dream – where their favorite characters from two different franchise fights head-to-head to finally find out who is the true king of all fighters. Street Fighter X Tekken is the first of two collaborations between renowned developers Capcom and Namco – the other title planned is Tekken X Street Fighter. What is the difference you ask? Well, since Street Fighter and Tekken uses different game engines and graphic style, each game in the collaboration will be handled by their corresponding developer, Street Fighter X Tekken is developed by Capcom and uses the Street Fighter game engine while the upcoming Tekken X Street Fighter will be handled by Namco and will be using the Tekken game engine.
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The Souls and Swords Returns
Namco Bandai's highly acclaimed weapon-based combat game returns with Soul Calibur V. While it is the fifth game to carry the title Soul Calibur, it is actually the sixth in the series – Soul Edge or Soul Blade (the name of the localized version in western regions), was the first. Soul Edge has been the epitome of weapon-based games since its rebirth with the title Soul Calibur. Taking place seventeen years after the fourth installment, the evil sword Soul Edge is rising again and a new chapter begins. New souls enter the fray, while returning favorites make their return to the stage of history. Fans of the series can finally relive the struggles between good and evil in Soul Calibur V.
Super Street Fighter IV: Fighting in the Street for the fourth time
Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition is the third iteration of the game Street Fighter IV – which is the fourth installment to one of the most popular and well played series in history. The game was originally released in the arcades as an update to Super Street Fighter IV; it was then ported over to the gaming consoles (Xbox 360 and PS3) and later on the PC. The game has four new additional characters not found in Super Street Fighter IV – namely Yun and Yang – the twins from Street Fighter III, Oni – a new evil character and Evil Ryu – Ryu's corrupted form. The game has all the tweaks and balance updates from the most recent arcade version of the game. If you have not yet bought a copy of Street Fighter IV then by all means get this version of the game since it is considered the complete version of Street Fighter IV.


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Ofcom has been urged to take "bold action" concerning the future of national telecoms network Openreach.
According to Dido Harding, Chief Executive of TalkTalk, the recently unveiled Digital Economy Bill represents a "step in the right direction" for the broadband market.
However, she insisted that this is "not a panacea", and that the government's efforts to deliver universal broadband coverage will be "seriously undermined" unless Openreach is substantially reformed.
Earlier this year, Ofcom published its Strategic Review of Digital Communication, which outlined a strategy to promote the rollout of ultrafast broadband facilities on a large scale, based on cable and fibre lines.
Although the regulator stopped short of demanding that Openreach be separated from BT, it did suggest that it be governed "at arm's length from BT, with greater independence in taking its own decisions on budget, investment and strategy".
TalkTalk, Sky and Vodafone have since joined an industry coalition to push for Openreach to be established as a legally separate company, as this would be a necessary first step to "true independence".
Ms Harding argued that a structural separation of Openreach from BT would "drive a step change in investment, innovation, speed and quality of service".
"You don't need to be a telecoms expert to know the market is not working," she said.
"Having acknowledged the problems facing the industry, Ofcom now has a big decision to make."
However, Ms Harding admitted she is concerned that the regulator's deliberations have been carried out behind closed doors with BT representatives.
She stated that the UK's digital future is "too important to be decided in a backroom deal between just two parties", as consumers and businesses also need to be heard.
Ms Harding added that BT is understood to be "proving immovable" on the idea of both a legal and structural separation of Openreach.


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All items are handmade to order and are sent 1st Class Royal Mail. They are normally despatched within 3-5 working days unless payment is made by cheque in which case the cheque may take 3 days to clear. In exceptionally busy times it may take a little longer but I will advise you when the order is placed. If I have to source embellishments or ribbons for custom orders, delivery could take longer but I will confirm once the order has been received.
All orders (including postal) will be acknowledged by email and should I have any queries, I will raise them at this point. Therefore, please be aware that it may go into your junk mail folder! If I have a query, it is vital that you respond as sometimes this will delay your order
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Seriously. As an adult. As a Blogger. I often struggle with stopping what I am doing and render to nature calling. Ha. It's true. When I get into something I don't want to stop typing, thinking, reading or doing.
Then I think of my 3 year old son. He is 3. He is technically still a baby. To me at least. I know that there are milestones that he must reach in order to function in society and that once those milestones are reached it's a pretty good indication of self-control, growth and they come with an increased sense of self and confidence. But, in all honesty. My Santi is an amazing little boy. I don't ever want to rush him into growing up so fast.
Trust me, I am not going to forever hold him in my arms and cradle him to sleep, shoot he was too big for that at 8 months much less at 3 years old. I say...dale tiempo al tiempo. He will and has reached all his important milestones...a su tiempo. It took me years to get pregnant and at 31, I am not sure that I will be able to have more children so there is no need for me to rush the ones I have out of being babies into more of little adult, than they already are... I think.
Now my son doesn't just walk around peeing and pooping everywhere. He does an awesome job at daycare with his potty breaks and at home too. Sometimes he forgets and stops in the middle of a task and just doesn't make it to the potty or simply...doesn't want to. Trust me, it's not like we totally let it go. We are not that out of range. We do let him know that he should let us know when he has to go so we can help him and that he should go to the potty and not in his pants but we do give him a break and he does wear pull-ups, more times than not while at home.
Am I a horrible Momma for not pushing him as much as I "should"? Or as much as I feel other Momma's push their kids?
I mean trust me. When he becomes a freshman in High School he will start filling out college applications and decide to take his SAT early so that he can qualify for scholarships and internships. Then, I feel that pushing will be in order. For now I want him to enjoy playing with his toys and watching his favorite movies.
By the way . I feel the same about him still drinking his milk from a bottle, only when he is ready for bed. And, about my Cami being 19 months and still having a binkie {or paci} yup. ::gasp:: I know. I am awful.
My Mother tells the story about how I used to come home from pre-school to drink my bottle while my Sister who was 2 had already left hers. And, I graduate the top of my High School class, with Honors, was accepted to 3 major colleges and received scholarships to 2 schools. I then graduated college and have always been very hard working and dedicated in my jobs. I have always been very independent and had my first job as a junior in High School to help my parents pay bills. I got married and had my children well into my 20's and my parents didn't push me as a baby but as a young adult they sure did.
All, I am saying is that it's a lot of work to grow up and out of your baby habits and can be pretty tough for a 3 year old to take it all in and make it all work out in his favor...heck as a 31 year old Momma I still have trouble making it all work!
I know this may sound a bit like a rant but they are my true feelings.


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Trucks and other vehicles were banned Tuesday from parking on Ocean View Boulevard between the eastbound and westbound onramps to the Foothill (210) Freeway in Montrose.
Los Angeles County Supervisor Mike Antonovich proposed the change after receiving complaints from several residents about big rigs parking on the overpass, said Tony Bell, his spokesman.
Mike Kaspar, a spokesman for the Los Angeles County Department of Public Works, said his agency and the California Highway Patrol also shared concerns about tractor-trailers parked on the overpass.


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Each member of the Northampton Area School Board agrees that work needs to be done on Northampton High School and the Lehigh School. What they don't agree on is how much money should be spent for it.
And their disagreement has brought increased weight to the value of one vote.
What the board's differences mean to the Northampton Area School District became public last Monday, when the board voted for the first time on a $10- million construction and renovation project for the two schools that was in the planning stages for more than a year.


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Seeking my juju in a vacuum cleaner
Mess. That's the biggest barrier to creativity.
Today I had several "free" hours, thanks to a late meeting. My midnight musings about my use of the precious time at home were interrupted several times by visions of piled laundry, of dusty carpets, sticky floors and cluttered countertops. And I can flip the problem and note that my creative time often is cut short by the need to stop early and clean up my own fabric, paper and yarn scraps from shared family space, like the dining room table.
This isn't an unusual conundrum, I know. Creative people aren't exactly known for their attention to housekeeping details.
But although my heart was in my Christmas cards and my holiday sewing projects, I felt blessed with that the time in an empty house. Even thought I wasn't focused on the projects I wanted to tackle, I was focused on important jobs. Mopping the kitchen floor was neither fun nor fulfilling, but I knew it was important. I wondered if I could make it more creative through some combination of music and meditation, but I was not able to find an answer … yet.
I never did get to my creative projects today. But my family arrived home to a nicer, better-organized house. Is that enough? No. But it's not bad, for today.
In the meantime, I want to think hard about ways to make my priorities more creative, and make creativity a priority.
Any ideas?
Our eclectic Christmas tree
I know someone who trims her Christmas tree all in white. It was beautiful, but cold. And it looks like it could have been created in a department store for nobody in particular.
I'm proud of the tree my family trimmed last night. We have store-bought ornaments, ornaments received as gifts from friends and family and lots and lots of ornaments that stemmed from a momentary inspiration. I like it because our funky little tree tells so much about our funky little family. Here are some examples. of our work (and play):
Joe's purple origami strawberry, done in an after-school class.
Another Joe creation (he's 10, by the way), a high-tech Lego Santa sleigh. He made this on the spur of the moment last night, after we decorated the tree.
A couple winters ago, I shot photos of the boys on the sledding hill, then laminated them and attached a cloth ribbon. We also made bookmarks.
Joe's bookmark, along with his vampire Santa Claus (?).
This is one of several turned ornaments my dad has contributed over the past several years.
Yet another of Joe's origami creations.
Dad's turned bird house, occupied.
My husband Jeff made these last year as a gift for colleagues at the nonprofit where he works. The saying was the mantra of a woman who'd had a lung transplant.
My parents' first Christmas away from home, they blew out eggshells and decorated with glue and glitter. Some 37 years later, only one brittle, chipped eggshell remains. This is my equivalent. I decorated these plain balls with paint pens one of my first Christmases on my own.
When our Sen. Wellstone died, days before the election, we kept the buttons and made them into ornaments. We hot-glued them together with ribbon.
We noticed how lovely these caps are, from our favorite local brewery. Jeff sliced half-inch pieces of cork (do we drink too much?) and hotglued it between two bottlecaps with the string in between.
These were salvaged from Jeff's grandpa's house, and decorated with ribbon.
Our tree has character (Did I mention the Barrel O'Monkeys garland?) and personality. It doesn't look professionally designed. But it's all about us and our family value, creativity. What does it say about us? I don't know. But I like it.
Go-go creativity
Today I went to the No-Coast Craft-O-Rama, one of the biggest, most innovative craft shows in the state.
I saw some great ideas, evidence of folks who think way outside the box. I like that.
But lately I've been thinking a lot about different ways of expressing creativity. Last week, I asked my kids how they liked to be creative. Knowing that my older son, Joe, enjoys some of the same creative outlets I do, such as drawing, music, writing stories, I asked my younger son to answer first. He thought a moment before he answered. I like to ski, he said. I like to play soccer, I like to climb trees. Oh, and I like to draw.
I love that.
I was writing a story recently about the closure of free, outdoor park skating rinks due to city budget cuts. A university kinesiology professor I interviewed said that while it was great that more kids are playing team sports, there's a real loss in the dearth of unstructured, pickup games that used to require kids to make up the rules as they go along, that allowed them to resolve their own difficulties, to decide where to skate, when to shoot and to find their own style of play. Hockey isn't my kind of creativity, but it's hard to argue that anything that requires kids to think isn't creative.
I look out my kitchen window and see Isaac perched in the branches of our birch or apple trees. I didn't imagine those little trees as climbers, but I love the intense look on my son's face as he contemplates which branch to climb next, how to place his feet and where to grasp for balance.
So, while I did enjoy the needlework, jewelry, the screenprinting and glasswork I saw today, I do want to remember that there are no limits to creativity. How do you like to be creative?
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text: Here is a super awkward way to end your day. Some guy thought it would be… hilarious, I guess, to film Rob Riggle while they waited to leave a plane. Riggle was none too pleased. The dude doesn't capture Rob Riggle the actor/improviser as much as Rob Riggle the Marine. Riggle officially wins this exchange when he agrees to take a photo with this guy afterward anyway. Seriously though, maybe when you try to sneakily film a comic actor, try to avoid the ones that can kill you with the quickness.


text: I'm looking for a place that has very cheap rates in the LA area. I put up quite a bit of volume, but I scalp all day long so I do a lot of trading flat or for a few pennies. I don't need any training, I've been trading for 15 years. I wouldn't mind working with some people I can bounce some ideas off of, but its not necessary. I'm willing to put up money, but from the scams out there like HLV I would like to start small. Basically looking for cheap commissions and fast platform. I've been offered .002/share, but would have to commute 30 miles one way, which doesn't sound like fun. I don't like to trade out of my house. I need to go somewhere so it "feels" like work. Any input is greatly appreciated. Thnx in advance.


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text: Ramsay, in his "History of South Carolina," says John Jay was the boast and pride of New York. Well may such a patriot, statesman, jurist, and diplomatist have been the pride and boast of any State or nation. In the course of only twenty-seven years he filled with eminent ability a seat in the Continental Congress, a seat in the New York Convention, the Chief Justiceship of the State, the Presidency of Congress, Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Minister at the Spanish Court, Plenipotentiary with Franklin, Adams, and Laurens to treat with Great Britain for the independence of the United States, Chief Justiceship of the United States, Special Embassador to England, and the Governorship of New York. He was a writer of great ability, and the author of several of the best addresses issued by the Continental Congress. But more than all this, he had neither ambition nor the love of distinction. The invaluable services rendered his country in all these varied public stations were rendered from a sense of duty; and when a high sense of duty did not demand his services, he declined all offices, and spent thirty years of the latter part of his, life as a private gentleman. The people of New York tendered him again the office of Governor, which he rejected, as duty no longer required him, in his opinion, to accept it. He declined the office of Chief Justice of the United States for the same reason when nominated a second time by President Adams. What a noble, disinterested patriot he was! No position was too humble for him when his country demanded his services in that position; and no office was exalted enough to tempt him from private life when duty did not require him to


text: Whether you are making a cosplay costume, props, model figurines or anything else with a metallic look, you might want to scuff them up to make them look worn and old. This short video from Stan Winston School shows exactly how to do this in a cheap, simple and quick way that still gives you a very realistic effect. Isn't it amazing how easy some things can be?


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IBM AIX Server Operating System Monitoring
IBM AIX Server Operating System Monitoring
Itheon for AIX provides monitoring, metering and automation of your business critical AIX systems. Itheon's built in intelligence means that we understand the precise status of your systems and deliver only real problems for your teams to work on.
AIX Central
Itheon has all of the unique AIX operating system interfaces such as error log interfaces, and AIX specific metrics.
Itheon has every available operating system performance counter, such as CPU, I/O and memory, Filesystem, User, Network, Process etc.
Itheon can also interrogate log files, Automate Itheon also automates many first line fixes taking the operator or administrator from the task and ensuring fast, proactive responses to problems as they occur.
When Itheon finds an issue it can take actions such as;
• Executing commands
• Clearing disks
• Restarting a program
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Choosing the right bedwetting products can be confusing. Here are some shopping essentials to help ensure a worry-free night's sleep.
How you handle bedwetting in the moment is important to your child's well being. Learn how to boost in-the-moment confidence.
Bedwetting is different from daytime accidents. Find out what the best thing is to do about it.
Don't fall for these myths that can turn a harmless development stage into a nightmare.
You want your child to experience the best summer of their life - a summer at camp. But if your child wets the bed, how do you handle the prospect of their going away and sleeping overnight at camp? Find out how to avoid those distressed calls from camp by arming yourself with information about bedwetting and summer camp.
Did you know that bedwetting is not the same thing as a potty training accident? Find out the difference.
Your child is growing up fast! They're going to school, learning new things, making new friends, and being a kid! The last thing they - and you - want to worry about is bedwetting. Find a few effective ways to cope with bedwetting and learn how your child can wake up to a dry morning.
Here are some simple strategies to help you and your child have a dry night:
You may be aware of what bedwetting is, but do you know how it's affecting your child? Find out more information about this condition and its impact on your child.
Will your kids be spending some time away from home? Whether it's a sleepover, summer camp, a family vacation, or a visit to the relatives, bedwetting doesn't have to get in the way of having a great time.
The holidays - a time for family, fun and, often stress! Holiday time can be hectic for any family, and families coping with bedwetting can face some unique challenges. Find out how to manage bedwetting this holiday season.
The beginning of school can be a stressful time of year, especially for families facing the challenge of bedwetting. Find out how to keep your family dry and happy this fall.
Is bedwetting a taboo topic in your home? Find out how to talk to your kids about bedwetting.
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Baillieston's First Christmas Tree
Originally uploaded by barry_williams.
Dressed with some simple outdoor lights, it is situated on Baillieston's Main Street opposite the Lidl store and sits safely behind a couple of barriers hotwired to the local "No Entry" sign.
Begs the question: Is the no entry sign wonky or the tree??


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No building in Dublin recalls the Victorian Music Hall more readily than the Olympia Theatre, with its glass canopy, supported by ornamental pillar and wrought iron scrollwork.
Situated opposite Dublin Castle in the heart of the city, the theatre was designed by John Callaghan, a well-known architect of the time, for Dan Lowrey who opened his new theatre, known as The Star of Erin, on the site of the present Olympia Theatre on December 22nd, 1878.
The Olympia Theatre is a fantastic venue if you're hoping to see your artist of choice in a more relaxed and intimate setting.
In recent years the theatre has welcomed World-famous acts such as David Bowie, Muse, Foo Fighters, Kings Of Leon, Alicia Keys, The Killers, Florence & The Machine, Mumford & Sons, Adele, Paolo Nutini, and The XX, to name just a few! Artists simply love performing in the intimate atmosphere and often mention the totally different feel to that of the larger theatres and stadiums.
April 2017
Blackberry Smoke - 1st
David McSavage - 8th
Amy MacDonald - 9th
Jon Bellion - 12th
The last Waltz Live - 21st
Kasabian - 22nd
Ben Portsmouth - Taking Care of Elvis - 28th & 29th
May 2017
Caro Emerald - 1st
The Watchmaker - 5th
Tom Chaplin - 8th
Mikhail Zhvanetsky - 10th
Russell Kane - 11th
The Magic of Motown - 12th & 13th
The Next Step - 24th
Picture This - 30th & 31st
June 2017
Picture This - 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th
Agnes Obel - 6th
Simple Minds - 7th & 8th
The Seven Five - 9th
Cirque Du Noa - 11th
Visions of Floyd - 17th
Alter Bridge - 20th
Once - 30th
July 2017
Once - Month of July
August 2017
Once - Month of August ends 26th
Queen of Comedy Tour - 31st
The theatre is the venue of choice for artists including Walking on Cars, Too Many DJs, Mick Flannery, Villagers, and Hudson Taylor in the upcoming year.
For details on the upcoming performances taking place in The Olympia Theatre, visit: www.olympia.ie/whats-on/
We are extremely fortunate to have this wonderful theatre within walking distance of us here at the Camden Court Hotel. The theatre is located on Dame Street, which is around a 10 – 15 minute walk away from the hotel.


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Once upon a time in the land of the junk there lived a little robot named Jack. He was alone with no friend to play with he was a little sad lonely robot.Then Jack had a great idea to make a fake friend to play with.Jack was so happy then he got sad because it did nothing. Jack had to do lots of staff for his new fake friend.Jack didint like him so Jack went blue as the sky.Jack was angry.
Then Jack saw a plug and put his hand in it the when Jack put his hand in he got hurt and fired by the plug and then sudley a friend girl robot showed up in front of Jack the they plug their arm's together.


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Preview: Draw By Four go on tour
Organ quartet Draw By Four announce their spring and summer tour in support of debut album Framework, with dates in England and Scotland
The band - Shenoy plus organist Will Bartlett, guitarist Sam Dunn and drummer Chris Draper - describes its approach as "boogaloo to Björk, the classic organ quartet reframed". All four of the musicians have a strong grounding in a variety of jazz styles from the traditional to the contemporary: Shenoy with bands such as Claire Martin's Hollywood Romance, the Ivo Neame Octet and Fringe Magnetic; Bartlett with Jim Mullen and Salena Jones; Dunn with singer Judy Carmichael and fellow guitarist Howard Alden; Draper with Clare Teal and Kyle Eastwood. As a quartet the four plan to deliver a mix of Shenoy's groove-based originals, ballads and "avant-pop".


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A Liberal View: Academic Freedom Should Be Apolitical · 17 October 2006
My article prompted an exchange of views with David Horowitz, the author of the "Academic Bill of Rights." Mr. Horowitz responded that no legislation connected with his Academic Bill of Rights is binding (they are only resolutions about the importance of intellectual diversity), and that he does "not believe legislatures are suited to fixing the academic problems that need to be addressed. Only the university itself can do this."
Mr. Horowitz has also written a book entitled The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America, in which he briefly describes the views and careers of a collective group whom he labels as "ideologues of the left" and "political activists masquerading as scholars." I have criticized this book for its exclusive focus on the political left and for failing to acknowledge that abuses of academic freedom occur across the entire political spectrum.
It turns out that however much Mr. Horowitz and I may disagree on partisan political issues -- my views tend to be more liberal than his -- we do share much common ground in the area of academic freedom. I maintain, and Mr. Horowitz agrees, that the individuals profiled in The Professors are not only entitled to hold their personal viewpoints, but they are entitled to express those viewpoints in public, even when they are stridently anti-American. If we have learned anything from the past 90 years of First Amendment jurisprudence, it is that we must protect the right of all individuals to speak their minds and allow what Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes called the "marketplace of ideas" to sort out what is worthy of our consideration. After all, when members of the American Nazi Party were denied a permit to hold a parade in Skokie, Illinois, it was the American Civil Liberties Union that came to the party's defense, protecting the right of even this most odious organization to express its views in public.
I also maintain, and Mr. Horowitz agrees, that whatever one's position might be on an issue, be it political, social, religious, or any other topic, a professor should not use the forum of a captive audience in a classroom as an opportunity to express his or her views with the intention of convincing students of the correctness of that position. Only in the rare instance when the subject of the course is clearly appropriate for the injection of personal beliefs, and the students are adequately informed in advance, may the professor be considered within the bounds of academic freedom to express his or her own viewpoints, but even then there should be appropriate opportunity and respect for contrary views of others in the class. Of course, this argument holds true primarily for public universities, to a slightly lesser degree for secular private schools, and to a more limited extent for private institutions affiliated with religious organizations, as I point out below.
Finally, I maintain and Mr. Horowitz concurs that despite his exclusive focus on left-leaning faculty in The Professors, and the "danger" presented by the injection of their political viewpoints into their classroom teaching, the problem is not exclusively one of liberal faculty imposing their views on unwilling but impressionable students. Many conservative faculty are equally guilty of crossing over the line by using their classrooms as a forum for preaching their personal philosophies.
I know from my personal experience both as a student and later as a professor in law school that what one learns about the law depends to a considerable extent on the viewpoint of the instructor. In the area of criminal law and criminal procedure, for example, a student is likely to get a very different educational experience depending on whether the instructor is a former prosecuting attorney or public defender. In an area such as labor law, what one is taught may depend on whether the instructor is pro-employer (politically conservative) or pro-labor (politically liberal). I recall an example of a former student at the law school where I taught, who complained of a faculty member's course on employment law in which he reportedly injected his conservative personal views that the student perceived as being strongly biased against women and minorities.
Regardless of our place on the liberal-conservative continuum, we should at least agree that there is very little that can pass as "truth" in the realm of politics or religion. The role of the instructor should be, in my view, to present ideas and concepts for students to debate, discuss, criticize and ultimately to form their own opinions. It should not be to present the "truth" for the students to absorb uncritically.
In my present faculty position I teach law, mostly to undergraduates. My primary focus is on Constitutional law, particularly the First Amendment. I use a modified version of the Socratic method in which I draw students into a classroom discussion and debate on the topic of the day, usually presented in reports of court decisions. I tell my students that they are free to choose either side of the issue presented by a case, and I will choose the other side and argue against them. If I convince them that I am right and they change their position, I will often then change mine and continue the debate from the other side. My goal is not to get them to think as I do, but to get them to think. And in doing so, I frequently point out to them that this approach is not just a hollow academic exercise, for in the many U.S. Supreme Court cases decided by a 5-4 vote, 44 percent of the justices on the Court disagree with the Law of the Land. The concepts of "right" and "wrong" rarely apply in absolute terms in these cases.
As a measure of my success in applying this approach in the classroom, I can honestly say that many of my students do not know my political leanings. I consider it a badge of honor that several years ago a student in a course at the law school where I was teaching wrote in a year-end course evaluation that he was put off by my conservative political position on a number of issues that arose throughout the semester. At the time, I was a member of the Lawyers Committee for the state chapter of the ACLU.
That being said, we should also recognize that there are times and places where an objective approach may not be appropriate. I teach at a state-supported public university. At such an institution, the doctrine of Intelligent Design is not appropriate for instruction in biology classes, and at least one court has rendered the opinion that this is a religious doctrine masquerading as science. However, it would be quite another matter if Intelligent Design were to be offered as a competing theory with evolution (or even as the only viable theory, discounting evolution entirely) at a private institution. The Establishment Clause concerns embodied in the First Amendment do not apply to private universities where no state action in support of religion can be inferred.
As another example, if I am teaching a class on Constitutional Law, in discussing the case of Roe v. Wade it is not my role (and indeed, it is not my right) to convince my students that abortion should or should not be permitted by law. My role should be to help my students understand the reasoning of the Supreme Court, the issues raised by the majority and dissenting opinions, and to evaluate critically those views expressed by the Court. Whether they agree with the Court's ruling is a personal decision that each student should arrive at independently. There is a "correct" answer to the question of what the Court decided in Roe v. Wade, but at least in a public university classroom setting there is no "right" answer to the question of whether abortion should be permitted or prohibited by law.
In contrast, for someone teaching Constitutional Law at a Roman Catholic institution, the situation may be very different. The injection of the instructor's personal views on abortion (presumably anti-) would be justifiable in the context of an educational experience at a religious institution where students are informed of the philosophical foundations in advance and, presumably, have consented to them, if not actively sought them out.
The discussion over academic standards and academic freedom in the classroom should not be framed in terms of liberal, or even radical, indoctrination of students. Rather, it should be a question of teaching the subject matter using appropriate viewpoint-neutral techniques. Arguments over whether more liberal than conservative professors are "guilty" of injecting their personal views into their classroom instruction detract from the more important issue on which both liberals and conservatives can find common ground – the need to raise academic standards and improve the quality of education by challenging students to think critically and introspectively, to shop freely in the marketplace of ideas, and to develop their personal philosophy with guidance from those whom they respect and trust.
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Sir Alex Ferguson gave everyone an insight of what it would be like to play under the decorated winner by revealing what his FA Cup final team talk would have been.
When asked what he would be saying to the players prior to kick-off, the former Manchester United manager revealed all.
He said: "To enjoy it, but to remember one thing: the only way you can enjoy the cup final is to win."
Short and sweet, powerful and effective. Something that was backed up by Rio Ferdinand .
The former Reds centre-back said: "That's like one of his team talks. Simple, but effective.
"He wasn't talking, telling stories about everything that could happen on the day.
"[He was saying] Go out there and win it, and you can only enjoy it when you've got the trophy in your hands."
Ian Wright watched on and couldn't agree anymore, he added: "He's absolutely right.
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As Banned Books week comes to a close, we decided to highlight one of the most surprising books on the list—Brown Bear, Brown Bear by Eric Carle and Bill Martin.
Yes, the delightful and beautifully drawn children's book from our childhood made the list following one of the most spectacular Google fails in history. Bill Martin happens to share his name with a little known Marxist Theorist. Instead of fully researching if Bill Martin, the children's author, is one and the same with Bill Martin, the Marxist Theorist, a superintendent decided that immediate action must be taken to protect his school's youth, and banned the book outright.
In the hope of trying to make the superintendent and school district feel better for having banned Brown Bear, Brown Bear, we decided to put on our Marxist goggles and read through the book to find all of the hidden Marxist propaganda. Are you ready Comrades?
To start with, the entire book displays not only a diverse group of multicolored animals, but also a culturally diverse classroom full of children. This portrays the theory that Marxism is about including everyone and making them equal. Each animal doesn't see another of its own kind, but rather acknowledges and accepts an entirely different species. The students themselves are all equally learning regardless of culture or race. They have become one and the same, participating within their teacher's class.
The teacher within the book has a secret secondary purpose as well. If you read through the book, you may wonder why there are no parents present. Not for the adorable purple cat, or cute yellow duck, and none for the children at the end. This in fact is trying to slowly acclimate its readers to the idea of losing the family unit. As families are simply a byproduct of the capitalist and bourgeois way of life, Marxists support the dissolution of the concept of families. Instead, children become the entire community's responsibility, and schools become their home. The teacher is tasked with molding these young minds with only the approved curriculum of the Marxist state. This ensures that outdated thoughts on religion and family are eradicated.
So as you can see, Brown Bear, Brown Bear is full of propaganda hiding under the mask of an innocent children's book. Of course, it could also be that the author was trying to teach children colors and animals through repetition and artistic pictures. Whatever floats your literary boat, at least we can say that we have been reading banned books since childhood, which is a great conversation starter. So check out a list of banned books, read a few, and get ready for next year!


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Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Robert Downey Jr. is Holmes
Rating: 7.5/10
Action, Adventure, Crime, Mystery, Thriller,
Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams,
eXistenZ (1999)
Play it. Live it. Kill for it.
Rating: 6.8/10
Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jude Law, Ian Holm, Willem Dafoe, Don McKellar,
Artificial Intelligence: AI (2001)
David is 11 years old. He weighs 60 pounds. He is 4 feet, 6 inches tall. He has brown hair. His love is real. But he is not.
Rating: 7.1/10
Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi,
Haley Joel Osment, Frances O'Connor, Sam Robards, Jake Thomas, Jude Law,
All the King's Men (2006)
Time brings all things to light.
Rating: 6.2/10
Drama, Thriller,
Sean Penn, Jude Law, Anthony Hopkins, Kate Winslet, Mark Ruffalo,
Enemy at the Gates (2001)
Some Men Are Born To Be Heroes.
Rating: 7.6/10
Drama, History, War,
Jude Law, Ed Harris, Rachel Weisz, Joseph Fiennes, Bob Hoskins,
Repo Men (2010)
For a price, any organ in your body can be replaced. But it can also be repossessed.
Rating: 6.3/10
Action, Crime, Sci-Fi, Thriller,
Jude Law, Forest Whitaker, Alice Braga, Liev Schreiber, Carice van Houten,
Spy (2015)
One of the guys. One of the spies.
Rating: 7.1/10
Action, Comedy, Crime,
Jude Law, Raad Rawi, Melissa McCarthy, Jessica Chaffin, Miranda Hart,


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Adobe Photoshop CS6 13.0 Extended (x32/x64) | 423MB
Among the most interesting innovations are the following
Technology Truer Edge, improves the definition of boundaries of objects in photographs.
Tool Content-Aware Fill to remove from the image of an object and automatically fill the space with relevant content.
Advanced tools for working with HDR-images, which include tool HDR Pro, which improved removal of artifacts and image adjustments. Using the HDR-toning, you can mimic the appearance of HDR-images for the usual picture.
Tools Mixer Brush, blending the colors in one brush
Puppet Warp Tool for the strain of any element of the image. It can, for example, change the landscape to create a different perspective, or to straighten a bent arm.
ability to save 16-bit image format JPEG.
Custom mini-bar Adobe Mini Bridge for fast file management, which is available directly from the application.
Components to be installed
- Adobe Photoshop Core
- Adobe Photoshop Driver
- Adobe Photoshop Support
- Adobe Suite Shared Configuration
- Adobe Player for Embedding
- Adobe Photoshop Camera Raw
- Adobe CMaps
- Adobe Color CommonSet CMYK
- Adobe RGB Color CommonSet
- Adobe Photoshop Color Specific
- Adobe Dynamic Link MediaServer
- Adobe Dynamic Link Support
- Adobe Type Support
- Adobe Color Video Profiles
- Adobe XMP Panels
Removed components
Adobe Bridge
Adobe Camera Profiles Installer
Adobe Color EU Extra Settings
Adobe Color EU Recommended Settings
Adobe Color JA Extra Settings
Adobe Color JA Recommended Settings
Adobe Color NA Extra Settings
Adobe Color NA Recommended Settings
Adobe CSXS Infrastructure
Extensions CSXS Adobe
Adobe Device Central
Adobe ExtendScript Toolkit
Adobe Extension Manager
Adobe Fonts Recommended
Adobe Fonts Required
Adobe Hunspell Linguistics Plugin
Adobe Linguistics
Adobe Mini Bridge
Adobe PDF Library Files
Adobe PDF Settings
Adobe WinSoft Linguistics Plugin
Adobe switchboard
1. Remove all traces of previous installations of Adobe Photoshop in the system
2. Make sure that the file % CommonProgramFiles% \ Adobe \ Adobe PCD \ Cache \ Cache.db not set the attribute " Read Only "
3. Install an Administrator !
Assembly adapted for the automatic (silent) installation
does not require registration and activation;
Only English and Russian interface;
Updated Camera Raw module to version 7.1,
Hidden toolbar buttons and menu items for remote components.
System requirements:
Operating system : Windows 2000/XP/Vista/7 (x64/x32)
Processor: Intel Pentium 4, 64 processor
Memory: 2Gb
Hard disk: 1.5Gb
Monitor: 1024x768 pixels on a screen
Video: 512Mb (it is advisable to update the driver for "3D")


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Mandi Odoerfer writes: "I was thrilled when the first Adventure Time game, Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!!, was announced. WayForward and Adventure Time seemed like a perfect match, and a game set in the Adventure Time universe was the stuff of my dreams. Unfortunately, it didn't live up to the hype. It was entertaining, and it had some funny dialogue. However, it was plagued by annoyances — that inventory system! — and it didn't capture the show's magic."
Explore the Dungeon Because I DON'T KNOW! makes us feel like 'I don't know why am i playing this game?'
The author makes some very good points. Ice King did have some major issues as well as some good aspects, but all in all it was disappointing. It is a great cartoon and it deserves a great game. Explore the Dungeon was not a great effort.
Adventure Time: Hey Ice King! Why'd You Steal Our Garbage?!! is good


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Embattled SAG Pension & Health CEO Resigns
Bruce Dow's departure comes in the wake of a lawsuit against the organization alleging improper conduct by the CEO.
Bruce Dow, a 28-year employee of the SAG Pension and Health Plan and its current CEO, has resigned effective April 30, the organization's board of trustees announced today. He had previously been on a sixty day medical leave starting in January, and then returned to work a few weeks ago.
According to the statement, COO Chris Dowdell, a 20-year veteran of the Plan, will serve as interim CEO. Dow, the statement said, will continue as a consultant for a term and salary that were not disclosed.
Pending in state court is a wrongful termination suit filed March 22 by the Plan's former head of human resources and information technology, Craig Simmons, who alleges that he was discharged a year ago after reporting alleged illegal conduct by Dow. The Plan has denied the allegations.
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Missouri S&T Ballet and Dance Club presents Beauty and the Beast
The Missouri S&T Ballet and Dance Club is proud to present the story of Beauty and the Beast told through dancing. Watch the tale as old as time come to life through dance in this family friendly production.
Friday, February 9 at 7:00pm
Leach Theatre
400 W. 10th St., Rolla, MO 65409
- Cost
$5 students, $7 children, $9 adults
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This title was actually the first LaserDisc ever purchased by a consumer. Ray Kuehne dropped down the staggering $5.95 at McDonald's Magnavox on December 15, 1978 at 9:35am. He said at the time: "I've been reading about it [DiscoVision] for five years...The big problem right now is the lack of software. They said they would have around 200 titles at first, but wound up with only 50 or 60 being available right away and people are buying the discs even though they don't have one of the players. MCA's execution getting the discs into the stores has been extremely poor, but my enthusiasm remains high overall." He continues, "The imagination is the only limit to DiscoVision."


text: DOROTHY E. MURPHY, 72, 745 W. Lansdowne Ave., Orange City, died Thursday. Born in Revere, Mass., she moved to Orange City from Miami in 1972. She was a homemaker. Survivors: husband, Ambrose J.; daughters, Deborah Carpenter, Miami, Marlene Penny, Homestead; son, Timothy, Flagler Beach; seven grandchildren. Lankford Funeral Home, Orange City.


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Another by-the-slice joint gives it a go downtown. Will this one gain a foothold? That's what this week's review of King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza (1131 Washington Avenue; 314-553-9999) seeks to answer.
See Also: - First Look: Empire Deli & Pizza Serves East Coast Style Slices and Sandwiches Downtown
You cut a pizza into wedges (everywhere outside of St. Louis, that is) and you call the result "slices of pizza," but this is not the same thing as "pizza by the slice." The former is geometry. The latter is art.
For pizza by the slice, you first must engineer a single slice large enough to be a meal unto itself (or paired with one other slice at the most), yet not so large that you have to charge more than a few bucks for it. The crust should be thin, but it must also support sauce, cheese and toppings. Ideally -- this is mandatory in New York City, the Paris of pizza by the slice, but St. Louis isn't yet a walk-and-eat city -- you should be able to hold the entire slice in one hand, creasing it lengthwise if necessary, without the end drooping. This prevents the toppings from sliding off and splattering across your lap or the ground.
A dozen (at least) by-the-slice joints should be battling one another for supremacy in downtown St. Louis. Partisans should be arguing the merits of each online. Yet St. Louis has remained curiously immune to the charms of the slice.
Check back tomorrow to read my review of King Louie's Empire Deli & Pizza.
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Bushwackers Announce 2010 Percussion, Brass, And Visual Caption Heads
The Bushwackers Drum & Bugle Corps is excited to announce the addition of Rob Thatcher as the Percussion Caption Head for 2010. In addition, we are pleased to announce the return of Chris Kilian as Brass Caption Head and Jason Pliska as Visual Caption Head.
Rob Thatcher is a long-time Bushwacker who got his start in drum corps in 1993 as a member of the Bushwackers Tenor Line. Rob went on to march with the Crossmen and instruct the Skyliners and the Jersey Surf before returning to the Bushwackers in 2005 as a marcher/instructor. Rob has written for and/or instructed many successful band programs, including his current position at Old Bridge H.S. (NJ). The Bushwackers are excited to have Rob take the reigns of our percussion program.
Chris Kilian is beginning his 2nd season as Brass Caption Head in 2010. Prior to holding this position Chris was a marching member, administrator, and staff member for the corps for 13 years, 10 of which were spent as drum major. He spent 2008 as the arranger and program coordinator for the 2nd place Fusion Core, and returned to the Bushwackers in 2009 to the position he currently holds. Mr. Kilian is excited to return in 2010 to build on the positive momentum and firm foundation build in 2009.
Jason Pliska, as well, will begin his 2nd season as the Visual Caption Head of the Bushwackers. Jason's holistic and coordinated approach to the visual program helped bring our "Psychotic Circus" to life in 2009. Mr. Pliska is an active and well respected judge in several circuits, and is currently the director of the Triton HS "Free Spirit" winterguard and the program coordinator for Matawan H.S.
Please join us in congratulating Rob, Chris, and Jason. More staff announcements are expected soon, so stay tuned.
Brief bios can be found on our Staff page. More announcements will be made in the near future.
For more news check out our Bushwacker Forums.
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text: I'm really noticing it here the past few weeks. Limes are usually 10 or sometimes even 20 for $1.00 at the Mexican and Asian Markets in my neighborhood and the past few weeks they've been $4.98 lb. Today at my favorite Pho place I got lemon wedges instead of lime with my soup. Summer drinks without lime are unthinkable--Margaritas, Moscow Mules, every other cold, colorless spirit cocktail I can think of...All the hot weather dishes I make that depend on limes...it's going to be a challenging summer.


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I've just put some white kidney beans on to soak. Betty and Donna are coming for dinner on Friday night. Cassoulet, although a one-pot meal when served, takes a while to put together, especially if you start with dry beans. As I've written about before, I'm not a fan of the taste of Navy beans, and I find white kidney beans are like the cannellini beans I found very tasty in Italy.
Hmm, there are some interesting ideas in this recipe that I may steal and adapt!
Initial thought: smoked turkey thigh instead of ham hock (less fat, still lots of flavour).
Some of my own grown tomatoes. Maybe add a little of my allotment garden kale to it an hour before serving? That will put some green in the dish.
More to follow later this week.


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LOS ANGELES, Nov. 2, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Gaston Espinosa, nationally recognized scholar on Hispanic evangelicals, directed a scientific survey on Latino Religions and the 2012 elections. Espinosa, in cooperation with the National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference also issued and published a survey in 2008. The survey captures interesting findings particularly on how Hispanic Catholics and Hispanic Evangelicals are currently leaning as it pertains to the Presidential election. (To view the summary and survey please go to WWW.NHCLC.ORG).
Gaston Espinosa, Ph.D., the Arthur V. Stoughton Associate Professor of Religious Studies, Claremont McKenna College and Co-Editor, The Columbia University Press Series in Religion in Politics, said, "The Latino Religions and Politics Survey of 1,000 likely voters found that Romney gained a bounce after the first debate and that 43% of Latino undecided likely voters nationwide and 56% in Florida are Born-Again Christians and socially conservative and that if enough of these undecided voters swing over and vote for Romney they could help him eke out a victory in Florida, Colorado, and/or possibly the nation."
Latino Religions & Politics Survey Summary of Findings
The Latino Religions and Politics Survey differs from other 2012 surveys because…
- It's recent — completed on October 10, 2012
- It's the only survey focused exclusively on U.S. Latino religion and political behavior in the Fall of 2012, with questions on the intersection of religion and controversial social, moral, and political issues
- It's a very large survey of 1,000 Latinos (+/-3.0%); most polls are of 300-750 people
- It's focused exclusively on likely voters, which is a more accurate sampling method than surveying general or registered voters, since one can be registered but still not be likely to vote
The Latino Religions and Politics Survey captures a number of important findings like…
- Catholics make up 67% of all Latino Christian likely voters, Protestants 32% and Other 1%
- Born-Again Christians have grown to 39% of all Latino likely Christian voters in 2012
- Born-Again and Evangelical Christians make up 88% of all Latino Protestant likely voters
- Top 3 Election Issues? Fixing the Economy, Creating Jobs, and Immigration
- Most Latinos believe their standard of living has remained the same or improved under Obama
- Obama leads among Latino Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelicals, though with some defections
- Romney, for example, received a +5 point bounce with Latino likely voters after the first debate
- Romney received a +5 point bounce among Latinos nationwide after the first debate on Oct. 4th
- Obama saw a -6 point decrease in support among Latinos nationwide
- Obama saw a -6 point decrease in support among Latino Catholics
- However, Obama's Evangelical support remained stable at 50% and Romney's at 39%
- But Romney now leads nationwide with the 2 largest U.S. Latino Protestant traditions (40% of all Prot):
- Latino Born-Again Assemblies of God likely voters (45% Romney v. 42% Obama)
- Latino Born-Again Baptist likely voters (52% Romney v. 45% Obama)
- And Romney now leads in Florida with Latino Catholics & Born Again Assemblies of God likely voters
- Most Latinos believe Obama's social views are moving the nation in the wrong direction
- A plurality of Latino Catholics believe Obama's public support for abortion, gay marriage, and contraceptive coverage is moving the nation in the wrong direction
- By a ratio of 3:1 Latino Protestants and Evangelicals believe Obama's public support for abortion, gay marriage and contraceptive coverage is moving the nation in the wrong direction
- The survey found that a majority of Latino likely voters also oppose gay marriage (50% v. 30%), including Latino Catholics, Protestants by a ratio of 2:1, and Evangelical by a ratio of 4:1
- Latinos say Health Care is a top issue, but they also say it's a violation of religious freedom to force self-insuring religious schools to pay for contraceptive coverage & abortion-inducing drugs
- Latinos ranked supporting Health Care as the 4th most important 2012 issue
- Latino Protestants & Evangelicals oppose Obama's Health Care Mandate by a ratio of 2:1
- Who will help decide the 2012 Election? Undecided voters.
- Latino Born-Again Christians make up 43% of all undecided likely voters nationwide & 56% in Florida
- Given that such a high percentage of Latino undecided likely voters are Born-Again and socially conservative, will a majority of them vote for Obama? Yes, probably, but it's uncertain by what margin and if it will be enough to win key swing states like Florida and Colorado
SOURCE National Hispanic Christian Leadership Conference


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The mechanism underlying perceptual grouping of visual stimuli is not static, but dynamic. In this paper, the dynamical grouping process is implemented with a neural network model consisting of an array of (hyper)columns suggested by Hubel & Wiesel, where intracolumnar inhibition and intercolumnar facilitation are incorporated. The model was applied successfully to figures consisting of a set of dots yielding either of two ways of groupings from time to time due to neural fluctuations and fatigue. Then the model was extended to introduce dependency on fixation points as well as neural fluctuations and fatigue. Then, it was applied to the Necker Cube. The model output from time to time either of two ways of 3D interpretations depending on the fixation points.
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Department of Mechanical Science and Engineering, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL 61801
The microstructure-level finite element machining model developed in Part I of this paper is used to perform a detailed analysis of the failure mechanisms that occur while machining the carbon nanotube (CNT) reinforced polycarbonate composites. The chip formation in plain polycarbonate (PC) is seen to be influenced by the ductile failure mode. For the composite containing 1.75% by weight of CNTs (Composite A), the polymer fails in the ductile mode. The presence of CNTs is seen to result in CNTs protruding from the machined surface and subsurface damage. The low thermal conductivity of the polymer phase is seen to result in the formation of adiabatic shear bands in plain PC and Composite A. As the CNT loading is increased to 5% by weight, the failure in the polymer phase is seen to be predominantly brittle in nature. The presence of the larger percentage of CNTs is also seen to offset the formation of adiabatic shear bands. The machining model has also been used to successfully predict the machining behavior of CNT composites with tailored microstructures. Simulation experiments with varying CNT alignment, aspect ratio, percentage loading, and cutting velocity were conducted to study the effects of these factors on cutting forces. The results show that the machining model in combination with the material model is an effective tool to design CNT composites with emphasis both on the mechanical properties and machinability.
PC chip formation process at a depth of cut of 700nm and a cutting velocity of 4mm∕s
Composite A chip formation process at a depth of cut of 700nm and a cutting velocity of 4mm∕s
SEM image floor of the machined slot showing the presence of CNTs
Cutting force for Case 4 of the machining simulations for PC and Composite A
Composite B chip formation and temperature distribution at a depth of cut of 700nm and a cutting velocity of 4mm∕s
Temperature distribution in chip: (a) Composite A showing the presence of adiabatic shear bands; and (b) Composite B showing the absence of shear bands
Two-way diagrams for significant two-factor interactions
Cutting force for Case 4 of the machining simulations for Composites A and B
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Will be missing deadline on the BIGADV project 2684
I have jsut restarded folding (I was gaming-rig less for a couple of month) on a I7 950 (current oc to 4.2) and 2 GTX470. I am using Bill2 to change the GPU folding priority to Average and the CPU folding to less than average. Back last spring, it worked fine, and I was getting the BIGADV bonuses but I was not runnig two GTX 470, I was on 2 GX2's.
Now, looking at the TPF, it seems I will miss the deadline. This kind of suprised me. I know the 2684 are diifficult WU, but still I was thinking I would make the deadline. Do I need to go back to regular A3 or do I need to tweak the core affinity for CPU folding ? Like dedicating 6 cores to CPU etc.... if so, I dont remeber how to do that. Can someon kindly help ?
I use the Window client, back then I was on Linux.
Thanks for the help. and keep on folding !
Edit as of now, suggestions are :
- use -smp 7 -bigadv in command line
- kill one or two GPU folding while it finishes
- don't use any affinity/priority program like Bills2
- in the config set the priority of CPU folding to lowest and GPU to Low
- For the GPU set Disable Cpu affinity lock, set it to yes
Try setting "-smp 7 -bigadv" as the commandline option along with setting the affinity of the gpu3 clients to a single core. This should improve your TPF, but depending on how late you are you still might or might not make it. You also need to decide if killing one or both of the gpu3 clients (temporarily) will help and is worth it.
My i7-930 @4.06 with two (2x) GTX 460's has no problem making the 2684's deadline, yours @4.2 should do it easily.
I set the priorities within the Folding clients with the CPU using all eight cores and let windows (7) deal with the affinities.
Welcome back...
ok thanks. Nah I wont make it since It will be running slower all day long, while I am at the office. I wont kill the WU either since it will be reported anyway. Meh, I ddid not think about killing one GPU... that was so simple.
Do I need to tweak the priority of the GPU folding to ?
Use the default (lowest) priority settings and don't use another program to change it. If that doesn't work, do what LCB001 said. Also try running -smp 7 just like what xeven said.
What sort of TPF/PPD are you getting and how long has it been running for ??. If it's only been a day or day and a half you still might be able to get a bonus if you stop both gpu's when you get home.
During config I set the cpu to the lowest priority and the gpus to low (instead of idle).
Oh and I forgot to mention for the gpus' I set "Disable CPU affinity lock (no/yes)" to 'yes' letting windows assign it to whichever core has the lowest load at the time...
At the begining I was getting a 48-50 minutes TPF. Last night before I went to bed the TPF moved to 1hre10 minutes. Mind you, during the day, I had lots of downloading from Steam and some gaming.
So you are not using any program to manage affinity/priorities ? I'll try that since eveytime I look the manager takes a couple of % points of CPU cycles.
what does SMP -7 does ? Does it set the affinity correctly for the GPU ?
Gaming will kill production on bigadv units. Also take off the advmethods of the GTX470s if you have them. You may get less 912/925 point WU's without it. I am not sure how the GTX470 differs, but when getting those WUs on my GTX460 it kills my SMP clients production.
For the GPU settings, I only did the quick windows setup. I dont remember doing anything regarding Advmethods. I'll look into it tonight.
48-50 minutes TPF seems a bit high... If I remember correctly, average TPF for a OCed i7 is around 40 minutes isn't it?
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