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Engineering, M.S., Ph.D.
Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology offers master's and doctoral programs in engineering.
Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology offers master's and doctoral programs in engineering.
There are seven concentrations in the engineering master's and doctoral programs:
The expert faculty of Parks College collaborate with graduate students in ground-breaking research in the following areas:
If you pursue graduate studies in engineering at Saint Louis University's Parks College of Engineering, Aviation and Technology, you will develop enhanced analytical skills. You'll gain an in-depth understanding of major theoretical and practical concepts; written and oral communication skills as applied to technical areas; and the critical and creative thinking skills required to conduct state-of-the-art research.
The Accelerated B.S.-M.S. (ABM) Program in Engineering is a discrete accelerated program that allows high-achieving students to complete both B.S. and M.S. degrees in a total of 5 years. Six credits of qualifying coursework can be used to satisfy both the undergraduate and graduate degree requirements. The B.S. degree is in the student's undergraduate major (aerospace, biomedical, civil, computer, electrical, engineering physics or mechanical engineering), and the M.S. degree is in engineering in the student's home department. The master's degree provides additional technical depth and specialization that can lead to expanded career opportunities and responsibilities, as well as preparation for doctoral (Ph.D.) studies.
Students entering the Accelerated B.S.-M.S. Program in Engineering will be subject all current undergraduate and graduate admissions and degree requirement policies of Parks College and Saint Louis University, unless stated otherwise below.
1. A minimum of 75 credits applicable to an undergraduate degree in engineering with a cumulative GPA of 3.25/4 or better must be completed prior to applying for the ABM program.
2. A minimum of 90 credit hours of coursework applicable to an undergraduate engineering degree must be completed prior to enrollment in the ABM program.
3. Applicants to the ABM program are not required to take the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or TOEFL exam. They also do not need to submit letters of recommendation.
4. Other than the higher GPA requirements and omission of the GRE, TOEFL and letters of recommendation, the admission standards for the ABM will be consistent with normal admission criteria for the M.S. degree program.
5. Students must apply for admission to the ABM program through their home department. Departments will review applications and make recommendations to the Parks College Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research who will make the final admission decisions.
Click here for a program information sheet.
If you have any additional questions, please contact firstname.lastname@example.com or Nicole Mispagel at firstname.lastname@example.com or stop by McDonnell Douglas Room 1002.
Qualified juniors should apply by completing this application and turn in to the Office of Graduate Education and Research (McDonnell Douglas Hall Room 1002) by March 1, 2018.
SLU's master's degree in engineering requires a minimum of 30 credits beyond a bachelor's degree. If you pursue an option in research, six of the total credits to the degree must be in thesis research. If you pursue the project option, three of the total credits for the degree must be devoted to carrying out a project, approved by your faculty adviser.
Our engineering M.S. also allows you to customize your program of study to meet your professional goals. This program, which will also take into account your academic background, must be approved by your faculty adviser, the department chair and the associate dean for graduate education at Parks College.
SLU's Ph.D. in engineering requires a total of 60 credits of coursework beyond the bachelor's degree, with a minimum of 12 credits of dissertation. A limited number of courses may be at the 4000 level; all others must be at the 5000 or higher level. Those students who earn an M.S. degree may include a maximum of 24 master's degree course credits with departmental approval, but not the thesis or project credits in the 60 credits for the Ph.D. degree.
Graduates of the doctoral program seek employment in the industry, government or as university professors.
Saint Louis University takes pride in being one of Barron's Best Buys in College Education
and Kiplinger's Best Values in Private Colleges.
For information regarding the upcoming academic year's tuition rate, fees and financial
aid, visit SLU Financial Services.
Saint Louis University takes pride in being one of Barron's Best Buys in College Education and Kiplinger's Best Values in Private Colleges.
For information regarding the upcoming academic year's tuition rate, fees and financial aid, visit SLU Financial Services.
Parks College offers graduate fellowship awards and assistantships each year. Assistantships provide tuition, stipend and health insurance. There are also many opportunities for students to receive funding through external research grants that are managed by individual faculty.
Information on other financial aid opportunities can be found at Student Financial Services.
Most admitted students meet the following criteria:
To apply, you'll need:
Application Requirements
|Application form and fee
|Transcript(s) from all colleges and universities attended
|Three letters of recommendation (preferably from recent instructors)
|GRE scores
|Résumé or curriculum vitae
|Professional goal statement
Admitted students who want to be considered for an assistantship must submit a separate application for assistantship consideration by March 1.
Once all the materials are received and the online application is complete, materials
will be reviewed by the Parks College's Office of Graduate Education and Research
before being sent to the engineering department for a recommendation. The final decision
is made by the Parks College Associate Dean of Graduate Education and Research.
Admissions decisions are made based on your background and educational experience. Applications are reviewed as soon as they become complete, and decisions are generally made within a few weeks.


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Oversees the finances of the Association and the maintenance and repairs to the building.
Bylaws: Joanne M. Murray – email@example.com
Reviews the bylaws and drafts recommendations as needed.
Community Legal Education/Law Day: Gabriel Montemuro – email@example.com
Organizes Law Day activities and People's Law School; provides legal education to the community on a continual basis.
Dispute Resolution: Georgeann Fusco – email@example.com
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Legislative: David Truelove – email@example.com
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MySQL 5.1 Plugin Development
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Last Updated: November 2, 2010
coder4hire writes "If you were to ask some database developers to cite their favorite strategies for expanding the functionality of the relational database management systems with which they work, you would probably hear a variety of answers. One individual might recommend the use of an alternate database engine optimized for the given application. Another might explain the many advantages of using stored procedures to replace SQL queries embedded in the source code of any programs that connect to databases. But one answer you likely would not receive involves changing the internals of the database engine itself. With the latest major release of MySQL, developers using that particular RDBMS are now able to extend the capabilities of the built-in database engines, by creating plug-ins. This is the topic of a book by Sergei Golubchik and Andrew Hutchings: MySQL 5.1 Plugin Development." Read on for the rest of Michael's review.
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Luise Rainer
Actress, The Great Ziegfeld
Luise Rainer, the first thespian to win back-to-back Oscars, was born on January 12, 1910 in Dusseldorf, Germany into a prosperous Jewish family. She took to the stage, and plied her craft on the boards in Germany. As a young actress, she was discovered by the legendary theater director Max Reinhardt and became part of his company in Vienna...
Lupita Tovar
Actress, Drácula
Born in Oaxaca, Mexico, Lupita Tovar appeared first in silent Fox films before making the move to Universal and co-starring in the Spanish- language version of 1930's "The Cat Creeps" (_La Voluntad del Muerto (1930)_). For the same producer, Czech-born Paul Kohner, she appeared as Eva Seward (the Spanish-language counterpart of Helen Chandler's Mina) in Universal's Spanish Dracula...Mary Carlisle
Actress, Dead Men Walk
She was the standard prototype of the porcelain-pretty collegiate and starry-eyed romantic interest in a host of Depression-era films and although her name may not ring a bell to most, Mary Carlisle enjoyed a fairly solid decade in the cinematic limelight. The Boston-born, blue-eyed blonde was brought to Hollywood in 1916...Zohra Sehgal
Actress, Bend It Like Beckham
Sahibzadi Zohra Begum Mumtaz-ullah Khan, better known as Zohra Sehgal, was born into a Sunni Muslim Rohilla Pathan family of Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, on 27th April, 1912 in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. However, unlike most other children of traditional households, Zohra Sehgal was a tomboy, who enjoyed climbing trees and playing games...Tony Martin
Self, Episode #1.26
Born Alvin Morris, Tony Martin received a soprano saxophone on his tenth birthday. In his grammar school glee club, he became an instrumentalist and soprano pop singer. When in high school he then formed his first band called "The Red Peppers", eventually joining a local orchestra leader, Tom Gerun, as a reed instrument specialist, sitting along with a future band leader, Woody Herman...


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(AFP) - The war in Lebanon has resulted in "total defeat" for Israel, Iran said.
"After one month of war, the Zionist regime has faced a total defeat and the Lebanese resistance and Hezbollah have achieved total victory," foreign ministry spokesman Hamid Reza Asefi said Sunday.
"In addition to its human, military and economic losses the Zionist regime has also become completely isolated on the international level," he added. "The myth of the invincibility of the Zionist regime was destroyed and hatred against it has reached an apex."
Reacting to the UN Security Council resolution unanimously adopted Friday calling for an end to hostilities in Lebanon, Asefi said Iran considers it "unbalanced" but is nevertheless "satisfied" because the text took into account Lebanese demands and did not result in the United States and Israel "completely imposing their will."
The text calls for an end to the month-long bloodshed and for the deployment of a 15,000-strong international peacekeeping force in south Lebanon. It also calls for Israeli troops to be withdrawn from southern Lebanon after an end to the fighting.
Iran, which does not recognise the Jewish state, helped to create Hezbollah in 1982 in response to Israel's invasion of Lebanon.
The United States and Israel accuse Tehran of fomenting chaos in the region by channeling weapons to the guerrillas.
Iran denies the allegations, saying it provides only "moral support" to the movement.
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When you think of Disney, families probably flood your mind, merrily making memories around the various amusement parks. But sometimes, adults prefer to leave the kiddos behind and tackle the parks on their own. Our TravelingMom blogger network recently held a conference at Disney's Yacht Club Convention Center, and part of our assignment while there included a visit to the parks without kids. That's right: Disney with moms. And as you'll see in the video below, it's possible to have a whole lot of fun, especially at Animal Kingdom, where these moms went a little wild.
If you think about it, it only makes sense that sometimes Disney is better when you're not hauling the entire family along, and dealing with the drama that comes with tired toddlers and moody teens. Sure, it's wonderful to share Disney with them, but it's also fun to go it alone, riding whatever ride you want, eating at the restaurant you pick, and getting back in touch with your own inner child.
You can people watch with the best of them and gladly walk away when you hear a child crying for whatever it is that has them upset every other minute. You can make your own magical memories, and then bring the kids back the next time you visit.
(Note: The TravelingMoms were guests of Disney, with many of their meals and accommodations covered. #ad)


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Please help me understand…
Where are the old fashioned men in JHB? The men who take the time to call instead of text? Who find the time to give you their attention or just let you know you are thought of?
Who still take a lady out on a date and do their best to make it special for her?
All this "hooking up", "situationships", "no feelings" nonsense is just so wrong….
I tried it to see what it is all about and what a disaster! There isnt even any real conversation, just straight into how he'd like to do this and that to me, but no feelings hey! Big No No…
I cant be intimate with someone and not have any feelings! There has to be something right?
What really annoys me is how easily I attract men with just one look at me he has already decided I will definitely be hooking up and giving him some…. Uh I think not hey!
I come from a time when you approached me and made conversation, you charm me, flirt with me, offer to take me on a date… Those things matter!
And we wonder why so much is going wrong in the world…. Living the lifestyles of a new generation will only end in disaster one day, humanity has lost the fundamentals of what make us who we are…
If men of the old skool still exist please stand up and be counted!
I salute you!


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May Have A New Winner In The Largest Security Breach Ever Department
from the and-it-will-get-larger,-I'm-sure dept
Step up to bat, Heartland Payment Systems. Chris writes in to point out that Heartland appears to have picked a pretty good day to announce a security breach that may impact over 100 million people. Everyone's off paying attention to the inauguration, so they might miss the news as it comes out today -- but they're likely to hear about it soon enough. It appears that Heartland's own computers were infected with malware which passed on information about transactions to some scammers.
Heartland is now claiming that this really isn't that big a deal, because personal information wasn't included in the breach -- meaning the data was useful for creating new cards with bogus data, but not useful for "card not present" transactions such as internet transactions or creating fake cards of real people. Because of this, Heartland doesn't think that it should need to offer credit monitoring services to impacted users, which has become the somewhat standard penance for those caught leaking credit card info.
Of course, some are already questioning the timing of announcing the breach. Considering they figured out what happened a week ago, it does seem a bit of interesting timing to wait until the inauguration was underway to disclose this information.
Still, given the history of so many earlier breaches turning out to be much worse later on, what's the over-under on the next announcement about how much worse this breach actually was?


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NEW DELHI — Brahmeshwar Singh, a wealthy landlord known as the "Butcher of Bihar," was killed in a hail of bullets Friday while taking his morning walk, ending a notorious chapter in Indian history.
Singh, 67, the leader of a banned militia of upper-caste members known as Ranvir Sena, hit the headlines in the 1990s after he and fellow landlords were accused of the massacre of scores of lower-caste Dalits, or so-called untouchables, in central Bihar state.
As news of his killing spread, supporters gathered in Singh's hometown of Arrah, yelling antigovernment slogans, burning vehicles and chasing away police who sought to recover his body for an autopsy. Authorities attempted to maintain order by imposing a curfew.
"On hearing the sound of guns, people came and saw him lying on the ground dead," local Police Chief Ajitabh Kumar said by telephone, adding that the situation was tense but under control. "An investigation is underway. We can't say at this point who's responsible."


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Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) Pops 6.45% for February 17Equities Staff Follow |
One of the S&P 500's big winners for Wednesday February 17 was Tenet Healthcare Corp. (THC) as the company's stock climbed 6.45% to $25.10 on volume of 1.23 million shares.
The stock opened at $23.77 and saw an intraday low of $23.68 and an intraday high of $25.69. All told, the day saw a per-share gain of $1.5203. The stock's average daily volume of 2.97 million and 99.67 million shares outstanding. Tenet Healthcare Corp. now has a 50-day SMA is $27.36 and 200-day SMA is $41.64, and it has a 52-week high of $60.93 and a 52-week low of $21.39.
Tenet Healthcare Corp is a health care services company whose subsidiaries and affiliates operate regionally focused, integrated health care delivery networks.
Based out of Dallas, TX, Tenet Healthcare Corp. has 108,989 employees and, after today's trading, reached a market cap of $2.5 billion. The stock's P/E Ratio is 131. Its P/S ratio is 0.16, P/B ratio is 3.12, and P/FCF ratio is -4.8.
For a complete fundamental analysis analysis of Tenet Healthcare Corp., check out Equities.com's Stock Valuation Analysis report for THC. To see the latest independent stock recommendations from Equities.com's analysts, visit our Research section.
The S&P 500 represents the industry standard for large-cap indices. While the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) may be the most visible stock market index in the country, the S&P 500 has long been relied on by industry insiders and fund managers as the more reliable gauge of portfolio performance.
While the DJIA is price-weighted and only includes 30 stocks, the S&P 500 uses a weighting system that factors in market cap and the size of a company's free float while including some 500 stocks for a more comprehensive look at the broader markets' performance. Its performance is far more representative of the large- and mega-cap stocks for any period of time.
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A 30-minute jaunt from Toronto, a new condo building located on a former parking lot by the lake in Burlington hopes to attract first time buyers, empty-nesters and everyone in between with its chic design. "This is an iconic building, both for Adi and the city of Burlington," says Tariq Adi, chief executive of Adi Development Group.
"Lakeshore is a prestigious address. There are homes just behind our site that range anywhere from $2 million to $8 million, so we wanted to provide an equally luxurious condo residence."
Burlington hasn't seen anything like the Miami-inspired project, called Nautique. Adi sought out RAW Design to deliver an architectural structure inspired by the waterfront and reflective of its expanse. But the process wasn't easy. It took about 42 designs attempts to get it just right.
With a façade of glass, the 26-storey geometric structure expands as it moves up and then tapers off, to mimic a sail. "We did try a wave-like building at one point, but curves just don't work with most residential structures," says Roland Colthoff, principal architect at RAW. "But the abstract sail shape still allows for nearly all of the 192 suites to have views of the lake."
Located within Burlington's historic downtown area, Nautique will sit just next to Spencer Smith Park, affording residents easy access to bike trails, walkways and hiking. A five-storey podium grounds the building with 16,180 square feet of retail space (much of it double height), which will fit in well within the already-bustling pedestrian centre. "The location has a nice community feeling as there are a lot of mom-and-pop local businesses, boutiques, bakeries and night spots," Adi says. "What's great about Burlington, compared to other poorly planned waterfronts, is that it has retained its charm."
Still, Rom Colthoff says designing for the location was not without its difficulties. "This is a relatively constrained site and it's actually not that large. One particular design challenge was figuring out how to hide the above-ground parking, something you see a lot of in a place like Chicago." Nautique will have five below-ground parking levels and three above.
Special light fixtures inside and outside the parking facility allowed for the glass façade to disguise the cars within. "It's definitely tricky to achieve," Rom Colthoff says. "But with a series of clear and translucent glazing, we were able to capture that spectacular light coming off the lake."
Interiors by Cecconi Simone will deliver a glamorous, airy vibe. The entire lobby, for example, is outfitted in white marble. Suite interiors, which range between 452 to 1,316 square feet, feature European kitchens complete with islands and custom-built cabinetry, sliding barn doors for bedrooms, and high ceilings. Bathroom highlights include imported tiles and deep soaker tubs.
But the 10,000 square feet of amenities also helps this residential tower compete with anything the city can offer. The sixth floor features a club area with outdoor dining spaces, pool, fireplace lounge and fitness centre, while the 18th floor has a dining room, library, show kitchen and outdoor terrace with firepit.
Perhaps the best amenity is the view: "It takes your breath away," Adi says. "Not only do you get the full expanse down the Lakeshore, but all of Lake Ontario and the Brant Street Pier, which extends into the water. And of course, Spencer Smith Park."
Prices begin in the high $200,000s and the range of sizes and shapes of units varies greatly. "As urbanists and architects, it was important for us to attract a lot of different type of purchasers to the building," Rom Colthoff says. "We want to foster that vitality inherent in a thriving urban centre."


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The Medal of Honor: The Stories of Our Nation's Most Celebrated Heroes
Kevin R Hershberger
Genre : Documentary, Adventure, Drama, History, WarPytanie : 03/04/2012 Producent : Kevin R Hershberger Pisarz : Baron Blakley Studio : Mill Creek Entertainment Długość : 244 Kraj : STANY zjednoczone Języki : Angielski Język : EN Dyski : 2 MEDIA : DVD-rom Format Wideo : W NTSC Dźwięk : Stereo Zakresie : 1 IMdB : 2134100 UPC : 0683904525710 W rolach głównych : Bucky Anderson, Mike Bilder, Guy Gane, Eric Han, Sam Harrelson
Podsumowanie : The Medal of Honor is awarded for"conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity at the risk of his or her life above and beyond the call of duty while engaged in an action against an enemy of the United States". This 6-part documentary chronicles the highest award given to military personnel for their extreme bravery, valor and harrowing sacrifices. Covering the Civil War through the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, learn about the most courageous acts performed by the people who fight for American freedom. These are their stories... Contents: 1. The Civil War 2. World War One 3. World War Two Europe 4. World War Two Pacific 5. The Korean War 6. The Vietnam War
Great care was taken to be accurate… March 29, 2012
By Ib Melchior
There was a clear and consistent effort to be as accurate and authentic as possible in the creation of this DVD series. The historical recreations are intense, layered and detailed with great care in the special effects and historical truth and authenticity along with the powerful voice of narrator Coby Batty and other voice actors help to bring these stories of the Medal of Honor to life for a mass audience – from the Civil War to the War in Afghanistan.
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ETS 2 FX v2.0
Here is my own Sweet FX (Reshade) Mod for ETS 2.
I don't like the HDR and Bloom Effect in ETS2, also the colors (colorcorrection), so i decided to take the Sweet FX Shaders to make my own.
2 Things to say:
* Scroll = Activate / Deactivate Effects
* Print = Screenshot (in your ets 2 Folder – win_x64 or win_x86)
(You can also Change the Toggle Key in Global Settings.txt in the Sweet FX Folder)
Install: Put all the Files in your ETS 2 Folder – Steam/steamapps/EuroTruck Simulator 2/bin/win_x64 or win_x86
1 more thing
Disable ingame HDR, Antialiasing, Bloom, Colorcorrection
If you have questions, ask me, i will do my best to help you.
**Please don't reupload without my permission**
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This information was obtained from the United States Department of Transportation and individual State Departments of Transportation. The above information should be verified directly with these government agencies.


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Wyberton have booked their place in the final of the Challenge Cup.
The Lincolnshire League outfit beat Hykeham Town 3-1 at the Causeway on Saturday in their semi-final clash.
Daniel White struck a brace while Fraser Bayliss also found the net.
Gary Frost's side will now face Ruston Sports in the final at Lincoln United's Ashby Avenue ground on May 6.
Kick off will be at 7.30pm.
Wyberton currently sit fourth in the Lincs League, with Ruston in seventh.
Horncastle Town currently sit top, above Skegness Town by virtue of goal difference.
Hykeham Town, who Wyberton beat this weekend, are in third.


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The 2007 Leadership award will be conferred on June 25 by Bridging Nations, a non-partisan, non-profit organisation in Washington, that empowers leadership for a connected world and concentrates on executing innovative approaches to bridge nations.
In a release, it said the historic transformation in Indo-US relations could not have occurred without the presence of Blackwill in New Delhi.
He was the US envoy during 2001-2003, and gave form, substance, and direction to President George W Bush's desire for a new strategic partnership that paved the way for building strong relations between the two nations, it stated.
The dramatic changes in political ties that have occurred between the two largest democracies in recent years, overcoming a chequered past running over many decades, would not have occurred without the vision, effort, and energy of the ambassador.
He has proved himself to be a true bridge-builder and deserving
of the Bridge Builder award for his contributions towards laying the foundations for the new and enduring partnership to be shared by both countries in the decades ahead.
Throughout his long years in public service, he distinguished himself by a sharp and penetrating intellect and an unswerving dedication to promoting the national interest, Dr Prakash Ambegaonkar, Founder and CEO of Bridging Nations, said, adding that the award recognises his historic role in laying the foundations for the transformed relationship between the two countries.
James W Baker III, former United States Secretary of State and Co-Chair of the Iraq Study Group, Richard McCormack, Vice Chairman of Merrill Lynch & Co, Inc, former Under Secretary of State for Economic and Agricultural Affairs, K K Jajodia, Chairman, Assam Company, Ltd and several Congressmen, including Jim McDermott, United States House of Representatives, Co-Chair of India Caucus, Congressman Joe Wilson, Co-Chair of India Caucus, Thomas Pickering of the Boeing Corporation, Sam Pitroda, Fareed Zakaria of Newsweek and Indian ambassador Ronen Sen will be among other dignitaries participating in the event.


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Villa Rundle Garden
The beautiful Villa Rundle Public Gardens is located in Victoria, Gozo, in the lower part of Republic Street. The gardens were planted by and named after the British General Leslie Rundle around 1915 and have a large variety of local and imported trees such as ficus nitida and Canary Palms offering shade from the hot sun during summer.
In the middle of Villa Rundle Gardens there is a fountain offering tranquillity and making it a great place to relax and unwind after a day of sightseeing in Gozo. To the bird lovers' joy, the gardens also have a birdhouse with different colourful birds.
Due to Villa Rundle Garden's perfect location in central Victoria, it is a perfect resting place for many shoppers and for people who just want sit back enjoy the green surroundings away from the hustle and bustle of the busy town.
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Perpendicular style, term given the final period of English Gothic architecture (late 14th–middle 16th cent.) because of the predominating vertical lines of its tracery and paneling. It is also called rectilinear for the prevailing angularity of the designs. The work produced after 1485 is sometimes classified as Tudor style . The use at the Gloucester Cathedral, about the middle of the 14th cent., of numerous vertical panels of tracery for both windows and walls led to a rapid spread of the style. Its climax was reached in Henry VII's chapel, Westminster (c.1500–1525), where panelings cover both exterior and interior surfaces. At Winchester they cover the whole west front. In some cases church windows were of great size, making the west end practically a wall of glass with mullions running vertically for the entire height. Elaborate traceried fan vaulting was one of the distinctive creations of the style, and roofs of complex open-timber construction were numerous. A number of elaborate chapels were built in this period, especially at Oxford and at Cambridge (where King's College Chapel is a notable example), as well as various academic buildings, such as the divinity school at Oxford (completed 1480).
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Four UK-based teams of young entrepreneurs in Intel Business Challenge Final
Intel Business Challenge Europe 2013 is a competition for innovative products, smart technologies and interactive web and mobile applications in areas such as healthcare & Medical devices, energy, biotechnology and nanotechnology.
The finals will take place between June 17th and 19th June in Dublin, Ireland.
Hundreds of superb teams entered the competition and the final represents the culmination of an eight-month process with the largest numbers of projects coming from Italy, Romania, the UK and Israel.
The UK finalists are:
- London-based Desktop Genetics which is developing easy-to-use tools to take the pain out of Genetic Engineering and Synthetic Biology techniques.
- SOMA Analytics, also based in London, is developing a smartphone application to measure, manage and predict your wellbeing.
- Cambridge start-up Project Policy is an online, intuitive tool, bringing in data from many different sources to help the world make sense of policy.
- LifeInU is devloping a home monitoring system for high risk pregnancies, focusing on cases of high blood pressure and diabetes, namely Preeclampsia and Gestational Diabetes.
The finalists were selected by a panel of international experts for their innovative and creative aspects, as well as business potential. All of the competitors are undergraduate or PhD students or young graduates, aged between 18 and 34.
The five best projects of the Intel® Business Challenge Europe 2013 will take part to the Intel® Global Challenge Finals, which will be held in October 2013 at the University of California, Berkeley.
The finalists of the Intel® Global Challenge will compete for $100,000 in prize money and will have the opportunity to "sell" their ideas to Silicon Valley investors.
The 2013 IBC Europe Finals are a side event part of the EuroNanoForum, a forum bringing together the best European experts and policy makers on nanotechnologies. Moreover, for the very first time, this year's edition is an approved event of the Irish Presidency of the European Union.
Intel is the project organizer, with Junior Achievement-Young Enterprise and INVESTIN High Tech Foundation as the strategic partners.
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The shortlist for the Education Resources Awards (ERAs) has officially been announced and we are delighted to have been shortlisted for the following three awards:
Supplier of the Year - over £10m annual turnover
for The Consortium Education
The award will be presented to a business that supplies educational establishments with high-quality, safe products appropriate to their everyday teaching and learning needs. We're thrilled to be shortlisted after demonstrating how our products, value and service make a real difference to the lives of teachers and support staff in schools and colleges.
Education Exporter of the Year
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This award recognises the company that can demonstrate an outstanding track record of export to the education market.
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for Collaboroo
We are especially excited to have been shortlisted for our new online community, Collaboroo. Providing a completely free resource for early years professional and primary teachers, Collaboroo perfectly illustrates how an innovative resource can enhance the everyday life of teachers, pupils and schools.
Suppliers and teaching professionals from the education sector will come together at the National Conference Centre, Birmingham on 17th March 2017 where the winners will be announced.
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It was my 39th birthday recently and I have to admit that yes, I am totally ruined. I am a totally ruined woman.
You see, 11 years ago Jesus took me, made me His own, and ruined me for this world.
It's not that I don't care about this world or other people, it's just that as I've journeyed with Jesus my desires have changed, and the things this world offers no longer hold the appeal they once had.
I have found total satisfaction and who I was made to be in Jesus Christ. My life has peace and purpose. My relationships are healthy and there is nothing this world can offer me that comes close to any of this...for all the world offers is tainted impurities.
When I was first born-again I could not fathom His love for me, even though I accepted it. There were times when I'd fail and wonder, "Will His love run out for me?" However I'd repent and again be amazed at His grace, learning more of His love. My life became a life of worship. I couldn't get enough of His Word and I'd sing privately to Him whenever I could, even through tears.
I will admit that often I felt incapable of truly loving Him, so I decided to show Him my love by my dedication. I received a lot of joy through Christian ministry service, but it took me many years to come to a place of really internalising His love for me, regardless of any works...But that's okay, I know He understands how broken I was and how much He needed to love me, and His love is amazingly abundant.
Over the years I became able to embrace His love, even if my comprehension of it was still immature. I was on a journey of growth. And then the difficult times came...death in many forms; my marriage died and I had friends and family pass away. I lost many human relationships but His love remained, and I let Him hold me.
He held me through my grief and panic attacks.
He held me through my tears and laughter.
He held me through my mistakes and victories.
He loved me and began to rebuild me, stronger than before. He has been replacing what the locust has destroyed in my life and here I sit totally ruined by His amazing grace and love.
His blessing of true loving relationship with Him and His people has totally ruined me for anything this world could possibly offer. I am totally His in every way and have never felt so secure.
My birthday just gone was totally amazing, I was blown away by the genuine love I felt from Him and His people. It's almost eight months since we moved interstate, and I am amazed at how loved I feel living here...No it wasn't easy moving so far away from home, and there are still challenges, but His love and miracles I witness here so often have totally ruined me for anything else...
I lay in my bed feeling settled and complete, and that in itself is a miracle. His love has brought me to a place, where I am now not willing to accept any thing less than His will and plan for my life.
My prayer for you is that you will allow Him to totally mess up and ruin your life for Him, so that you too will experience the best love as I have – that you too will know what true peace is, even in the storms life brings while awaiting His return.


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It's with great pride that I announce the Seed Library at the McCowan Memorial Library in Pitman, New Jersey will go live on February 22, 2014. I want to thank Sharon Furgason, the Director of the library for her enthusiasm and passion. Sharon's always looking for ways to benefit her library and the community. She also understands how important seeds are to preserving biodiversity. When I asked Sharon if she would be interested in doing this, she answered without hesitation with an unqualified yes. She's an asset to the library, and the community, and I'm proud to call her my friend too.
We are working on a listening event with the community during the first week of February. In September of 2013, we had a soft launch at a book sale during a craft show. I got some great feedback from the community at that time, and since the Seed Library will serve the community, the community should have input into it. Community building is so important, and seed saving offers an opportunity for that. We're meeting with the Garden Club, the county Mater Gardeners, members of the library, and invitations are going out the teacher who is facilitating the art contest, the leadership of the local VFW post, and the local food bank.
Another acknowledgment I'm happy to make is to Alexandra Barilotti, the art teach who is facilitating the art contest we're having for the packaging for the Seed Library. The people who check out their seeds will leave the library with a standard letter envelope. The envelope will contain the seeds they checked out, return envelopes for the seeds they collect, and letter with some basic instructions. The art on the outside of the standard letter envelope, and on the letter inside will be the winner of the art contest. The art contest was Alexandra's idea, and I loved it from the moment she suggested it. She's been great to work with, her students and her school are fortunate to have her. The art work will be on display in the library when the Seed Library launches, and the library community will vote on it to determine what they feel best represents their community. Until a winner is picked, and the envelopes printed, we will use plain white envelopes and paper.
Another thank you the Garden Club for hosting the community meeting. I look forward to working with them.
That's it for now. There's been some interesting developments on the Historic Seed Map with a creative writing class I'm working with, which I'll be writing about soon. Great things are happening here, and I'm grateful to everyone helping me. It inspires me to continue this work.


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UPDATE 4:45 p.m.: LAPD has now received over 700 tips from the public, up 100 from Monday morning. They're still following up on all of those leads.
"Irvine had a double homicide in their city so our investigators are working as part of the task force and also here at the Joint Information Center," said Lt. Julia Enge, Irvine PD. "Because we already had an investigation and started an investigation, as this progressed and grew, agencies started coming to our assistance and then became collaborative partners as the task force was formed, and now it's solidified into a task force."
The Joint Information Center includes support from Riverside PD, Irvine PD, Corona PD, San Bernardino PD, the L.A. County Sheriff's Department, the FBI and U.S. Marshals.
— Vanessa Romo
UPDATE 1:14 p.m.: Murder charges have been filed against the fugitive ex-LAPD officer Christopher Dorner in the shooting death of a Riverside police officer last week, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.
The charges include special circumstances, which would make Dorner eligible for the death penalty if prosecutors decide to pursue it and if he's convicted.
Michael Crain, an 11-year-veteran of the Riverside Police Department, was the training officer allegedly killed by Dorner in an ambush shooting early Thursday.
Dorner has also been charged with three counts of attempted murder for shooting at Crain's partner and two LAPD officers in Corona minutes before ambushing the Riverside officers. Officials are withholding the identities of those three officers because Dorner is still at large.
RELATED: LAPD manhunt: The search for alleged cop killer Christopher Dorner
The two LAPD officers were following up on a tip that Dorner was in the area when Dorner is accused of shooting at the officers on an Interstate 15 exit in Corona.
By filing the charges now, Riverside District Attorney Paul Zellerbach explained, Dorner's name will added to more databases across the country as a "felon-at-large," which he argued would help with his capture. There is now a "no-bail" arrest warrant for Dorner, which means he can be taken into custody by law enforcement anywhere in the world.
We will update this story when more information becomes available.
PREVIOUSLY: Los Angeles Police Chief Charlie Beck Monday said a $1 million reward offer has prompted hundreds of tips on Christopher Dorner, the fugitive ex-LAPD officer who allegedly murdered three people and promised to kill more in revenge for his termination from the department.
"We're getting tips … like crazy," Beck said. "Hopefully there's a nugget in there that will lead us to his capture."
They've received approximately 600 tips, Beck said. The chief said detectives are pouring over all of the leads, which are coming in from throughout Southern California.
"It's a laborious process, very resource intensive," he said. "But we may in fact have the clue that leads to him in our hands right now. We just don't know."
Beck, who once was chief of detectives at the department, said tips often break cases. In this case, it could come from one of Dorner's friends, he said.
"If he does have 'friendlies' who are helping him, hopefully their friendship will be strained."
RELATED: LAPD manhunt: The search for ex-cop Christopher Dorner
Beck lifted a tactical alert at the police department for the day, but warned Dorner is no less a threat. He said has more personnel to shift around during the day, and that the tactical alert may be reinstated at night.
The manhunt and protection of officers and former officers threatened by Dorner has strained resources at the department. When the LAPD is on tactical alert, patrol cars only answer high priority calls. Even when the department is not on tactical alert, Beck is reassigning detectives to the Dorner case.
"There are cases that are not being worked today because we are working Dorner," he said. "Hundreds of officers" are working this case, said the chief.
A command post at the LAPD's downtown headquarters is coordinating the effort. The department's elite Robbery Homicide Division is sifting through leads.
Beck said information is also coming in from federal, state and local law enforcement agencies through the Joint Regional Intelligence Center in Norwalk. The facility originally was built to coordinate terrorism-related intelligence.
"It is a joint effort," Beck said.
The chief dismissed those who have expressed support for Dorner, who claims the LAPD wrongly fired him for raising concerns about brutality by his training officer. LAPD investigators determined he was lying.
"Anybody that is a fantasy supporter of his based on some kind of Robin Hood theory, their level of maturity can't be very high," he said. "This is a man who has killed innocents, who is extremely, extremely dangerous."
The chief spoke at a morning news conference outside Cedars-Sinai hospital, where he joined Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa to urge support for a half-cent sale tax hike on the March ballot. They argue it will help avoid layoffs at the department.
Asked if he felt nervous standing outside, Beck cracked half a smile. "Of course, I am a target, and you should all back away a little bit from me."
"I make light of it because I've been doing it too long. This is the fifth day of this," he said.


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That's it everyone. After months of hard work, Caviar Status has launched!
Take a look at our stunning luxury collection at www.caviarstatus.com and order in time for the bank holiday by placing an order before 3pm today.
To celebrate this exciting time I am going to tell you a little about what's been going on behind the scenes here at Caviar Status HQ..
1) We've been social media busy..
Over the last few weeks we have been active on our social media pages. We aim to have as many posts per day as possible on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Check them out at www.instagram.com/caviarstatus_ and www.facebook.com/caviarstatus. We also have recently made a snapchat to see what our team is up to on a daily basis! Add us as a friend- caviar_status.
2) The website has been developing
The website has undergone so many alterations and changes to get it to how you're looking at it today. We're really happy with how it looks- it really has exceeded our expectations of how we wanted it to be!
3) Our photoshoot
It seems like ages ago that I was writing about our Spring/Summer shoot in March. To see what happened on that day exactly check out the blog post for that day here. The photos were edited after and ready for the website. We are so pleased with the way the images turned out so thank you to everyone that made that day go as smoothly as it did.
4) Keeping up to date with blogging
We have been blogging as much as possible in the run up to our launch. Rosie and I have been researching new topics to blog about and looking out for all the A-list events that we could blog about. We hope you like our style of blogging because we both really enjoy doing it as often as we do.
If you would like to contact us with any questions or queries please do not hesitate to do so at email@example.com!
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I have been working on various web projects and multi-channel websites for major UK retailers.
I had the chance to work pro bono on a very interesting project for showcasing awesome photographs of people in Sofia.
It is very much a reflection of everyday life as it goes on. And photographs are beautiful. :)


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Immigrant? Quebecois? Newfoundlanders? Not wanted.
July 23, 2007
Dial this conversation up to 11.
FreshBooks has been looking for a web designer, UX expert, and marketing master lately. I received a cold call from a recruiter today who I presume found us through our job ads. He wanted to sell us his services to help fill this position.
I asked him what his process was. They interview candidates at their premises, and summarize their skills, personality, and communication skills for us. Communication skills were rated on a scale of 1-10.
Confused, I asked him to explain the last point. "10 is like you." Oh, how flattering. He continued,
9 is someone with an accent. 8 is someone with a heavy accent but doesn't have to repeat themselves. 7 is someone with a heavy accent that has to repeat themselves.
What about the Liverpudlians?
Riled, I said straight up that I didn't believe in that since we live in Canada, and he honestly insisted on defending his position: "well, many companies only hire people with communication skills of 9 or above."
Translation: natural-born, English-speaking North Americans only. South Asian? Quebecois? Newfoundlander? Get lost.
Some pigs are more equal than others.
In this industry, in this country, accents are par for the course because this industry and this country are global in scope. I would never have thought that an accent would mean poor communication skills; I would assume a tendency to use animated clip art in PowerPoint presentations did.
Sadly, this is no surprise to me. Immigrants in Canada have a hard time finding work because of attitudes like this. A lot of people claim to be equal opportunity employers, but really aren't.
So, folks out there, tell me if you've hired someone with an accent? How'd it turn out?
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Sydney Day 1 (Sunday, Nov 21)
I slowly trudged up a steep, narrow stairway in The Rocks, Sydney's oldest neighborhood, burdened by a brand new over-stuffed Gregory backpack and a weighty suitcase thumping each stair as I ascended. Short of breath with sweat pouring out across my already greasy face, I resembled a newbie contestant on "The Biggest Loser" suffering the agonizing shock of exercise to the unconditioned body. For the past several months I had completely ignored my preparatory fitness goals, always deferring them to the near future. For the first time in my life, a budding gut constantly poked and prodded my T-shirts while underneath miniature love handles in the making were hugged tightly by the waist of my jeans. I had planned an ambitious, physically exacting trip and knew that my now-soft body was in for a shock. Even though the morning was warm I wore a sweatshirt to mask the potent stench that surely had accumulated beneath as the result of a 13 hour plane ride and subsequent physical demand of hauling my luggage across the central business district on a warm summer morning. I arrived at my hostel a sweaty, exhausted mess. I dropped off my bags, cleaned up and headed out to play tourist.
As I walked to the Circular Quay where the Central Business district meets the water I quickly realized why Sydney's Opera House is the international icon that it is. It's absolutely gorgeous! Located on a small but prominent outcropping of land in Sydney's Harbor, its bright tiles reflect the mood of the sky, its distinctive white sailed shape accentuates the city skyline behind it, creating one of the most picturesque urban scenes I have ever witnessed. The Opera House's asymmetrical architecture ensures that each vantage point from a variety of harbor spots and ferry routes reveals something new, which had me, a typically restrained photographer, feeling like a trigger happy Japanese tourist at Disneyland. Two rules sum up photographing the Opera House around Sydney as a tourist.
- It's nearly impossible to take a bad shot. Each photo will leave you feeling like a professional photographer.
- Considering rule one, you can never take too many shots of the Opera House, even with the strong risk that they will all look identical when you get home.
While planning my trip, as a bit of a foodie, I had envisioned sampling some of Sydney's finer restaurants. My parade was rained on after glancing at several sidewalk menus. A good rule of thumb is that everything in Australia; food, gas and boarding is twice as expensive as I am accustomed to in the states. Indicative of how un-thorough of a planner I am, the egregious cost of everything came as a completely unexpected revelation to me. The creature comforts I had planned on for my vacation, nice hotel rooms and fine dining were quickly downgraded to sleeping in hostels, and relying on fast food for sustenance.
All of this walking has gotten me hungry. Deterred by sky-high prices, rather than eating at a sidewalk café I opted for Hungry Jack, Australia's version of Burger King. My jaw dropped as I was handed the drink to my whopper value meal in what might as well have been a Dixie cup with a lid. It took all of about 5 sips before I was slurping ice. One thing that travelling has made me appreciate about America is how we embrace the concept of "unlimited". We like free refills, unlimited minutes, data plans, etc. I rarely get refills at restaurants, but am comforted knowing that the option is there. It has been the case in both Australian and South African restaurants that no small amount of discipline is required to ration a 12 oz. soft drink throughout a meal so that enough liquid remains to wash the last bite down.
Winding down the afternoon, I mosey down to Royal Botanical Gardens which affords me a completely different view of the city and Opera House. Dozens of photographers, most with fancy equipment and tri-pods, line up along the waterfront capturing the Opera House Vista. Although I have already taken dozens of pictures of the Opera House from various points around the city I continue snapping away. Without any plans for the rest of the day I decide to hang around the gardens a few hours until sunset. The gardens, water and the skyline are reminiscent of Chicago's Grant Park. Of any city I've been to, Sydney most reminds me of Chicago, with the added perk that its weather is similar to Southern California's. Although I have already captured dozens of pictures of the Opera House, what are a few dozen more? I join the throng of photographers capturing the Opera House backed by a variety of brilliant colors of the sunset perfectly framing the scene.
I walk back to my hostel through the hypnotizing lights of the city feeling a bit lonely. I was accompanied on my last trip to South Africa by some of my best friends, who I frequently reminisce with about it. Without any travelling companions this time, my trip will be much different in nature than my previous trip. In a similar vein as the philosophical riddle "if a tree falls in the forest and nobody hears, does it make noise?" I begin to wonder about the value of experiences shared with nobody. If I'm going to get bang for my buck it will have to come in the form of introspective moments afforded by solitude, from the blank notebook I've brought to dabble in some creative writing, from the 1500 pages worth of books weighing down my bags, and perhaps some inventive photography.
Sydney Day 2 (Sunday, Nov 22)I'm slowly awoken at 2am by the muffled but relentless drone of one of my hostel roommate's alarm clock. I'm clearly the only one whose sleep has been disturbed, as there is not so much as a rustle from any of the other beds in the room. My agitation increases with each bleep of the alarm that the guilty party peacefully sleeps through, my temper ready to boil. At this point I am coherent enough to do some math. 2am Australian time would be 7am pacific time, the time I routinely wake up for work in the morning. On second thought, that alarm sounds awfully familiar. Damn…Right as I have the epiphany, someone in a neighboring bed rolls over and grumpily demands that someone turn the #@$% alarm off. I hop down from the top bunk and frantically fumble around my luggage looking for my phone, the room getting restless as I finally silence it. I climb back up into bed with my tail between my legs.
First thing in the morning, I'm eastward bound on a train for a day trip to the Blue Mountains. Given the underwhelming state of my fitness, I am hoping todays 10-miler will kick start my body in preparation for Tasmania. The sand stone cliffs, dense eucalyptus forests, and numerous waterfalls make for a pleasant afternoon. As a connoisseur of good swimming holes I find myself in heaven, with significantly more deep, waterfall fed pools alongside the trail than I have time to sample. Even better, for the most part I have it all to myself.
The euphoria of the morning's novel scenery and swimming stops quickly wears off down the home stretch of the hike as I ascend an endless of barrage of stairs over a thousand vertical feet to exit the valley. My complete lack of fitness is painfully exposed as I climb 15-20 stairs at a time, until I am short of breath, and wait a minute to climb a few more. By the time I reach the top, I am completely winded and feel like I just did a bunch of squats.
I'm feeling ravenously hungry after my hike and I peruse the town of Wentworth Falls small Main Street for a food joint, finally deciding on a Fish and Chips take-away shop. My fish and chips are accompanied by some curious looking ketchup packets, the likes of which I've never come across before. Think McDonalds chicken nugget dipping sauce packets, except the bottom plastic portion is divided into two equally sized regions and instead of the thin foil covering, a thick plastic seal with a small but stiff peak in the center. I'm sitting at the only table in the place, when a cute twenty-something blond approaches and asks if she can share the table with me. I acquiesce with a smile, and continue trying to crack the impossible code of my ketchup packet. I try everything from pealing the top, to puncturing the packet with a fork. I bring the packet close up to my face to examine it, squeezing the packet in half from the bottom. A Jetstream like blast of ketchup sprays across my face and I immediately feel the sharp sting of its spices in both of my eyes. Momentarily blinded, I fumble around the table for my napkin and quickly relieve my eyes. I sheepishly look up across the table at my neighbor, who didn't appear to notice a thing. I strike up a conversation with her.
"Excuse me…Do you have any idea how to open these ketchup packets? I'm completely baffled."
She picks up a packet and stares at it curiously. "I've never seen one of these before," she says in a European sounding accent. She picks at the plastic top, tries to peel it off and then squeezes it down the center in the exact same way I had done moments earlier. A bullet like stream of ketchup shoots across her low hanging tank top, bra and cleavage.
"I am SOOO sorry," I say with a look of shock on my face, trying incredibly hard to stifle a laugh. She looks up at me, clearly turning red with embarrassment, and starts to laugh. I can no longer hold it in, and I break down and start laughing uncontrollably. I get up and grab her some napkins. We continue laughing, as she cleans herself up. I offer the only thing I can think of to say, "You just made my day!"
Riddle solved, thanks to my new French Canadian friend. I grab the sauce packet and squeeze it seal side pointing down at my fries, and dispense ketchup on my food. We talk over our early dinner for a half hour, and I eventually reluctantly decline her invitation to repeat the hike to the falls due to pure exhaustion. I sleep most of the train ride back to Sydney, arriving back late at night and proceed straight to bed.


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BEVERLY, Mass. – The Endicott football team garnered a 28-6 victory over Curry in the opening weekend of New England Football Conference (NEFC) action as senior quarterback Drew Frenette (New Bedford, Mass.) threw three of his four touchdown passes to senior receiver Brett Egizi (Walpole, Mass.) and the Gulls defense, led by a two-sack performance by fifth-year linebacker Andrew Holfinger (Sterling, Mass.), was able to subdue a Colonels' offense that held a significant advantage in time of possession.
Frenette threw for 197 yards and connected with Egizi on touchdown passes of 37 yards and one yard in the first quarter and later added a 31-yard score with 54 seconds remaining in the third quarter to cap off the scoring. Frenette also hooked up with sophomore wide out Chris Lipscomb (West Springfield, Mass.) midway through the second quarter as the Gulls built a 21-0 lead before Curry (0-4, 0-1 NEFC) got on the board.
On Curry's possession following the Lipscomb touchdown, Colonels freshman quarterback Spencer Tyler (Yarmouth Port, Mass.) led his team to its only points of the game as Spencer found sophomore running back Dean Anderson (Melrose, Mass.) on a short pass that turned into a 15-yard score. On the ensuing extra-point attempt, Coady Fiero Parmalee's (Seekonk, Mass.) attempt was blocked by Holfinger to hold Curry to six points.
Holfinger totaled nine tackles including 2.5 tackles for a loss and two sacks. The defense was led by freshman linebacker Erik Goguen (Waltham, Mass.) who in his first game action of the season notched a team-high 12 tackles, 1.5 tackles for a loss, a sack, and a pass breakup.
Tyler, who finished 31-of-51 for 252 yards, a touchdown, and an interception, used sophomore fullback Dave DiGiorgi (Watertown, Conn.) on a regular basis with short out passes as DiGiorgi had 12 catches for 77 yards. Curry's offense did find some success on the ground with senior running back Trae Weathers (Revere, Mass.) who ran 11 times for 93 yards (8.5 ypc) with a long rush of 34 yards. Anderson added 26 yards on seven rushes.
Curry's defense was led by freshman linebacker Devin Williams (Gardner, Mass.) who had a team-high 12 tackles and two tackles for a loss.
The Colonels return home next weekend, welcoming M.I.T. for a Friday night clash at 7:00 p.m. Endicott (2-2, 1-0 NEFC) travels to Maine Maritime for a noon contest on Saturday. (Portions provided by Endicott Sports Information)


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Friday, January 27, 2012
Sweet Derby Jesus! We were on Good Morning Texas!
Look for me in the lime green socks and the camo shorts!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
upcoming derby events....
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|our 2012 calendar buy it here
|our 2012 home team season
more wedding planning
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Wednesday, January 4, 2012
wedding planning....
we have decided to get married on our anniversary, which is march, 21st. it will be our 4 year anniversary and our wedding day now! we are still deciding if we want to have our reception that night, that weekend or much later. dave doesn't really like planning stuff. haha. we are still trying to narrow down where we want to honeymoon. i think we are going to go to Yosemite. i know we will have a lot of fun there. decisions, decisions!
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Discussion in 'Transformers News and Rumors' started by Tim Formas, Dec 11, 2008.
Art & Story 68 - The Big Isenberg | Art & Story
Just finished listening to it myself...seriously, anyone with even a passing interest in Transformers Animated, Transformers cartoons and story production in general should listen to this. Over the course of an hour-long discussion, he gets right down to the nuts and bolts of the series, provides awesome insight into its construction, tone and creative choices, as well as providing a few insights into what's to come.
Among the highlights:
- Knowing your demographics; promises of a "darker, grittier" Season Three, in keeping with Cartoon Network's overall "aging up" (previously comparable to Ben 10, now comparable to Clone Wars)
- The construction of "Garbage In, Garbage Out" - hear how that story was developed, and the inspirations drawn from Monty Python and the Marx Brothers
- The genesis of characters - Blitzwing intended to be Sixshot?
- Discussion of the series in comparison to previous shows - Isenberg discusses his hatred of G1 Starscream
All in all, a totally fascinating interview, both as a Transformers fan and as a general fan of animation. Do listen!
Very nice to hear that the series is going to get "older".
Just hope we won't lose 100% of the light-hearted moments.
Yay for mature season 3 to shush the Animated haters.
I hope it's more like 'Thrill of the Hunt'
Is really interesting and the creative procces, also.
And the Optimus Crew as a Family... I loved it.
I've always seen Prime and his crew as a family. I like that touch.
I also love the way Marty talks about Hasbro's "toy decisions", it is kinda funny.
"Sorry no Sixshot, too expensive to make, use a triple-changer!"
Also it kinda makes sense to mature the series with time, considering your kid-fans are getting older every year and you just gotta make sure they won't pull a "Dude Transformers is GAY now, NEWACTIONSHOW is the bomb"
Oh wow... O__O
Animated had a few "Mature" episode that came off really, REALLY well. I just don't want it to lose all of it's lighthearted charm.
I don't think it would be (its still CN after all), but probably less the lesson of the day, and more: we are in danger.
Heard this and it's amazing how Marty Isenberg is.
He belongs with writers like Bruce Timm, Paul Dini, Greg Weisman, Greg Johnson, and any other good cartoon writer.
Marty Isenberg stated that one of the themes is growing to what one is destined for is very intriguing.
That's awesome to hear. I really want to see Prime and his grow to become legends amongst Cybertron. Gosh I love this show and can't wait till season 3.
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Top 14 Verdict - Part 1
Le bon, la brute, le truand
Martin Gillingham
May 16, 2012
Michael Cheika's time at Stade Francais appears to have come to an end © Getty Images
So the league phase has finished and we now know who has qualified for the play-offs and who has joined Lyon in Pro2 for next season. It's time to pass verdict on each team's season and to consider what lies ahead for them. I'll work from the bottom up, starting this week with the clubs whose seasons are now over…
14th, Lyon, 31 points
The 2011 Pro2 champions had been planning and building towards promotion to the top flight for a long time so their dismal failure has been a surprise. Lyon's budget was almost twice that of Bordeaux's and on a par with play-off contenders Castres's. The conclusion must be that they spent badly and underestimated what it takes to compete in European rugby's most competitive league. But the owners appear undeterred. The recruitment process for their campaign for a swift return has begun with Lionel Nallet, Sebastien Chabal and Wales hooker Huw Bennett already signed up. Former Lion Tom Smith is moving from Edinburgh to take charge of the forwards.
13th Brive, 42
In the late 1990s they reached the French Championship final, beat Leicester in a Heineken Cup final, and the following year came within a whisker of its successful defence. Their demise will be a salutary lesson to the likes of Biarritz and Perpignan who too are in sharp decline. Rumours of financial problems have circulated from time to time and the club's board and owners who are all based in Paris will have to act smartly to ensure Brive's slide is arrested and that they are competitive in Pro2 next season.
12th, Bayonne, 48
The two turncoats from Agen, coaches Christian Lanta and Christophe Deylaud, will move in during the summer and it will be interesting to see what changes they make to the playing staff. Faded star Joe Rokocoko still has one year to run on his deal but he has been a feeble contributor this season. And he's not alone. If the new coaches and president Alain Afflelou can stabilise a club which has lurched from crisis to crisis over the past two years then anything's possible. But it's a big IF.
11th, Perpignan, 49
Have suffered similarly to Biarritz with the culture of big city rugby and their fatter wallets leaving traditional rugby towns trailing. The 2009 champions were 2012's chumps with Jacques Delmas's appointment in succession to Jacques Brunel as head coach a disaster. He may share the same tonsorial stylist as Bath-bound Gary Gold but Delmas doesn't have anything like the same powers of persuasion as the former Springbok assistant coach. Delmas lost the dressing room on virtually the first day he walked in. The Catalans never really looked like going down but neither were they ever in contention for the play-offs. There will be a playing and coaching staff clear-out in the summer with Marc Delpoux moving down from Bordeaux to head it up.
10th, Agen, 52
Agen are the season's best example of how boardroom battles can permeate the dressing-room walls. In mid-December, Agen travelled to Toulon knowing that victory would lift them into third place. They lost 34-12 at the Stade Mayol and the following week speculation emerged that the two coaches Lanta and Deylaud had agreed to join Bayonne next season. It was a turning point with Agen losing 10 of their 15 remaining matches and the coaches being told a fortnight before the end of the season to clear their desks and leave. A new regime headed by local hero Philippe Sella takes charge in the summer.
9th, Biarritz, 52
The warning bells have been rung for president Serge Blanco. In the last seven seasons Biarritz have won the French title twice and lost two Heineken Cup finals but over that period their powers have waned and they are now in danger of being left behind as rivals grow their budgets and build up larger, more star-studded squads. Fly-half continues to be a problem position and the appointment of a new head coach to replace France-bound Patrice Lagisquet is eagerly anticipated. Biarritz may be one of the world's most attractive rugby destinations but it is no longer the home of a team capable of competing for France's national title. Their run of 11 straight seasons in the Heineken Cup will end if they don't beat Toulon in Friday's Amlin final at the Twickenham Stoop.
8th, Bordeaux-Begles, 53
A revelation. They had by far the smallest budget in the league and were tipped by many (including me) to be the first to be relegated. Yet inspired by coach Marc Delpoux they picked up points here and there throughout the season and gave themselves a real chance of survival with a dramatic 18-17 win against Toulouse in round 21 when Lionel Beauxis missed a kick at the death which might have sunk them. That was the start of a run of four wins from their last six matches which not only saw Les Bordelais avoid the drop but clinch a remarkable mid-table finish.
7th, Stade Francais, 58
The ownership and debt problems that have blighted them in recent times may have been resolved but their form remains an enigma. Their home record was certainly good enough to book a top six finish - just one defeat to Toulouse - but their record on the road was woeful. They won just once - at Perpignan in November - and collected just eight points from a possible 65. Talismanic hooker Dmitri Szarzewski and head coach Michael Cheika are two high-profile departures. More will surely follow. The balance of power in the capital is shifting further towards Racing Metro.
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System for dispensing hydrogen to a vehicle
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|A system for delivering hydrogen to a vehicle is provided which includes a first hydrogen generator coupled to a first compressor. A second hydrogen generator is also provided that produces hydrogen gas at a pressure at least 2 times that produced by said first generator. Coupled to the second hydrogen generator is a second compressor that increases the pressure of the hydrogen gas produces to a desired delivery pressure. A storage vessel is coupled to both first and second compressors to store the hydrogen gas at a desired pressure level prior to dispensing.
|Khan, Amjad (Newington, CT), Maloney, Thomas M. (Hebron, CT), Moulthrop, Lawrence Clinton (Windsor, CT), Kowalski, Michael Thomas (Seymour, CT), White, Erik James (Storrs, CT)
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. -- The Berkeley County Commission, in following action taken by Gov. Joe Manchin, will close all county offices on Friday as a special day of observance in honor of the late Senator Robert C. Byrd.
The County Commission encourages all employees to join their state counterparts in honoring and celebrating the life of the state's senior senator.
County offices will also be closed on Monday in observance of the July 4 holiday.
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Kalypso Media's new trailer for its upcoming vampire RPG, Dark, showcases some of the skills you will inherit as its protagonist Eric Bane. Among your powers are the ability to slip around enemies, kill from a distance, and pull off stunning finishing moves. Dark is scheduled for a June 2013 release on the Xbox 360® and Windows PC.
In this new trailer from Kalypso, you get to see first-hand some of the inherent skills such as the 'Shadow Leap' where Eric transports himself in a cloud of smoke undetected across short distances and 'Auspex', a vampiric night vision that picks out enemies by the blood pumping round their bodies. The trailer also showcases some of the darker skills such as the stealthy 'Shadow Kill', the deadly 'Shadow Grip' and 'Domination', a form of vampire mind control.
About the game
DARK is a stealth action game with RPG elements that lets you slip into the role of the ultimate killer... a vampire. Stalk your enemies from the shadows then use powerful vampire abilities to attack and silently dispose of them! The exciting story of DARK immerses you in a world full of blood and darkness in which the hunter can become the hunted at any time. As you unravel the mystery behind the omnipresent and powerful global conglomerate, Geoforge, you must continually improve your character by developing powerful skills to aid you in remaining unobserved, or silence those unfortunate enough to take too keen an interest in you.
Features of DARK:
- Stealth and action combine as players walk the world in darkness and silence, attacking their unsuspecting foes with supernatural fury.
- Use powerful vampire abilities and hard-hitting melee attacks to defeat dangerous enemies - turn into a puff of smoke and disappear, or close in on your foes in an instant!
- Powerful and intelligently controlled AI enemies mix the fantastic with the real-world. Battle police and elite special forces along with ghouls and other vampires.
- Castles, museums, skyscrapers, nightclubs and more are rendered in stunning 3D graphic novel style graphics, beckoning the player to explore - but beware, powerful enemies hide everywhere.
- RPG element mix with a compelling story – players will build up their skills through successful evasion and combat, while advancing the story through conversations with non-player characters.
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U.S. Customs and Border Protection has issued a final determination concerning the country of origin of certain cordless headsets that may be offered to the U.S. government under an undesignated government procurement contract. CBP issues country of origin advisory rulings and final determinations as to whether an article is or would be a product of a designated country or instrumentality for the purposes of granting waivers of certain "Buy American" restrictions in U.S. law or practice for products offered for sale to the U.S. government. This determination was issued Feb. 3 and any party-at-interest may seek judicial review of it by March 14.
The headsets at issue are lightweight devices worn over the ear that allow the user to control and communicate with mobile phones and computers. They are packaged and sold with a Bluetooth universal serial bus dongle/adapter (a hardware key for electronic copy and content protection that unlocks software functionality or decodes content) that, when plugged into a computer, allows the headset to control Voice over Internet Protocol communication by acting as a pass-through for data.
The headsets and dongles are manufactured as follows. In a non-Trade Agreements Act country, individual chips containing all the components of an electronic system ("system on a chip," or SoC) are manufactured and loaded with Bluetooth protocol stack firmware and 16 megabits of programmable memory. In a non-TAA country, a printed circuit board containing transistors, diodes, capacitors, the SoC with flash memory, and an antenna is manufactured and assembled with plastic housing, buttons, speakers, microphones, sensors and batteries using solder and glue into a complete headset. These components are from both the non-TAA country and TAA countries. An antenna and an integrated circuit from a TAA country (also loaded with Bluetooth protocol stack firmware) are assembled with the plastic housing to create a dongle. Finally, the fully assembled headsets and dongles are shipped to a TAA country, where firmware (designed and coded in a TAA country) linking the headsets with other devices that have corresponding software is downloaded onto the SoC, a water-resistant coating is applied and the headsets are packaged for retail sale.
The petitioner argued that the addition of the firmware makes the headsets into new and different articles because without it they could only receive signals and could not answer or end calls, operate by voice recognition, be turned on and off based on their positioning, direct signals to paired devices, or otherwise interact with a VoIP softphone or other Bluetooth devices. CBP, however, said that the downloading of the firmware in the TAA country does not amount to programming (which, when it changes or defines the use of an article, generally constitutes substantial transformation) because it does not involve writing, testing or implementing the code necessary to make the headsets function in a certain way. Given these facts, CBP states that the country where the last substantial transformation of the headsets occurs (and thus the country of origin for U.S. government procurement purposes) is where the major assembly processes are performed. Likewise, the country of origin of the dongles is where they were assembled.


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Sunday, December 16, 2018
"Growing disciples who know, love, serve and share Jesus Christ.
A nursery is provided during our Small Group and Worship service times on Sundays and Wednesdays.
We're Growing! And that means we need help. If you have a child in the nursery (includes babies, toddlers and Pre-K) we ask that you sign up to help at least one Sunday a quarter. We will be contacting you to set a time for you to work. We will also take volunteers who do not have children but have a willing heart to invest in the next generation!