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The Tigers were embarrassed by West Virginia two years ago, and they are determined to avoid a similar fate against No. 7 Ohio State next Friday.
CLEMSON — Clemson defensive end Corey Crawford knows the Tigers defense can complete a major, two-year turnaround few could have foreseen the last time they played in the Orange Bowl.
Clemson's defense was exposed after the 2011 season, unable to halt a relentless West Virginia attack in a 70-33 beatdown at the Orange Bowl. The points were a college football postseason record and led to endless string one-liners at Clemson's expense.
The 12th-ranked Tigers (10-2) hope for a different, more successful showing this time around when they play No. 7 Ohio State (12-1) in the Orange Bowl next Friday.
While the jokes hurt, more devastating, Crawford recalled, was the emptiness on campus upon their return home. Crawford found many of the students were embarrassed and disappointed at the awful showing that night.
"I don't want that to happen again," Crawford said Friday. "Every time we lose, the campus is just dead. People don't want to talk to you."
Crawford believes he and his defensive teammates have worked the past two years to correct their mistakes and remake themselves into a defense that brings the school pride. The group led the nation this year in tackles for loss and finished the regular season ranked 17th in scoring defense (21.1 points per game), up from 48th a year ago. The Tigers have improved from 63rd in overall defense in 2012 to 23rd this season, surrendering almost 50 fewer yards a game in 2013.
Crawford understands a strong showing against the Buckeyes might go a long way toward putting the West Virginia debacle to bed once and for all.
"I feel like our fans deserve that," he said.
Not the change back to the top on defense has come easily.
Clemson had a well-earned reputation the past few decades as one of the most consistent and stingiest defenses in college football. Coach Danny Ford build his 1981 national champions on the backs of players like linebacker Jeff Davis and defensive end William "Refrigerator" Perry. Clemson send a host of standout defenders to the NFL after that, including Terry Kinard, Donnell Woolford, Michael Dean Perry, Ed McDaniel and Levon Kirkland.
Clemson's defense remained a strength in coach Dabo Swinney's first two full seasons in charge in 2009 and 2010. "That's when we had a bit of a change," Swinney acknowledged. "We were real young."
Clemson's defensive problems were masked in 2011 by the high-flying attack of first-year offensive coordinator Chad Morris, new quarterback Tajh Boyd and freshman receiver Sammy Watkins. The issues resurfaced when Clemson followed an 8-0 start with a 1-3 finish, then subsided after the Tigers held down Virginia Tech in a 38-10 ACC title-game win.
Crawford's unsure why things went so wrong against West Virginia. The Tigers got another jolt a week or so later when Swinney dismissed defensive coordinator Kevin Steele and brought in Oklahoma's longtime defensive boss, Brent Venables.
Venables brought in a straight forward, stripped down accountability to his players. His message was simple, safety Robert Smith says: "Do the job you're supposed to do."
Vic Beasley, Clemson's other starting defensive end, has been among the national sack leaders all season and finished with 12.
The transition hasn't always moved ahead smoothly. The Tigers had no answers for ACC champion Florida State in a 51-14 defeat last October where they gave up the most points to an opponent in Death Valley history. Clemson also struggled to contain dual-threat quarterback Connor Shaw, who rushed for 94 yards and a touchdown in the Tigers 31-17 loss to rival South Carolina in their last game.
Smith said the team has moved past that bitter loss — it gave the Gamecocks an unprecedented five-game series win streak — and focused on the chance they have to make a final impact.
Boyd was asked if he expected a high-scoring, shootout with Ohio State star quarterback Braxton Miller, and said he was ready for anything. Then he hinted that maybe the Tigers' defense wouldn't let things get out of hand this time.
"Hopefully, it won't because our defense is good enough to compete at that level," Boyd said.

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December, 2012
When Practices Fail: Warning Signs (and Solutions)
By Drew Stevens, PhD
Television programming has changed in recent years and, as you know, reality television is exceedingly popular. There is a fairly new show known as "Hoarders," in which individuals or couples are featured for hoarding intense amounts of household materials. The one fascinating concept from these shows is that all the individuals seem stupefied by how quickly and how intense the hoarding has become.
Unfortunately, many chiropractic practices suffer from a similar fate. Doctors and their staff leave one day and return wondering how on earth the practice suffers.
Suffice it to say, many practices fail. According to the Bureau of Labor and Statistics, 98 percent of most small businesses fail within the first five years. Just because you are a chiropractor does not mean the odds are not against you. What becomes necessary is to look for warning signs and know when to turn it around quickly.
Before I get into cause-and-effect, when I visit many chiropractic colleges and speak with the soon-to-be graduates, there is a general notion that they will never fail. Ironically, many believe their practice will be an instantaneous success and they will never go under. All chiropractors young and old will have volatility in their practice; therefore it is necessary to understand where you might have issues and how to quickly resolve them.
Poor Patient Awareness
Jeff Foxworthy, the American comic, has an act that typically begins with a round of "If this ... then that!" The same thing can be said about your chiropractic practice when it is failing. If you are beginning to see less volume in the business and your expenses are higher than your income, then you might have a huge problem. Reasons for low patient volume include, but are not limited to, poor marketing activities, lack of patient referrals and most of all, a lack of activity that creates awareness in the local community.
Chiropractors must remember that there are three types of people who aren't using their services: 1) patients have no idea who you are; 2) patients who are already with another chiropractor; and 3) patients who don't have a want or need for chiropractic care.
The latter two groups are the hardest to reach; therefore, when the practice begins to fail, the very first remedy for any chiropractic practice is to intensely begin activities that create awareness and help build brand recognition within the community. Potential activities to accomplish this include patient referral systems, networking, speaking and even writing articles in regional periodicals. The more intense you are about these activities, the more capability to bring back patients into your waiting room.
And then there are the fundamentals of all successful businesses. Are you tending to those? Let's discuss a few.
Tracking the Numbers
Many reading this article have a clear idea of how many patients you serve weekly or even monthly. However, when I engage certain chiropractors in conversation, I typically ask about expenses or even ask about account receivables; unfortunately, they often do not know the answer. And chiropractors who do not stay close to the numbers do not have a successful practice.
Chiropractic operates in one of two ways: cash or co-pay. Yet no matter what, every patient must pay for service. Unfortunately, too many chiropractors are shortsighted and see the money coming in and quickly buy material goods, forgetting to invest back into the practice or, more importantly, save for the future. The effect of not saving money or investing back into the business will deeply impact your practice for years to come.
The solution is to measure every inflow and outflow so you are close enough to the numbers and understand how to run a profitable practice. The best methods of measurement include spreadsheets that illustrate the number of patients you're seeing per week and the amount of payables and receivables. Additionally, breaking down your receivables by insurance carrier and type will help you to understand how quickly or slowly money arrives
In terms of marketing activities, you should also monitor the amount of marketing conducted each week to illustrate how those activities assist in producing more income.
Ultimately, chiropractors are best off reviewing profit and loss statements and producing sales forecasts so that the practice runs in the black.
One of the biggest challenges with any small business, including chiropractic businesses, is learning how to delegate. Chiropractic, much like any other business, especially when starting out, tends to rely on a "poor man's syndrome." In other words, many chiropractors will say they do not have money to pay for particular services. This has them treating less patients because they are busy with coding, billing, scheduling and a myriad of other responsibilities. Chiropractors can't do it all and a poor man's mentality will make the practice fail.
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-The Lipscomb Bisons cross country team placed 16th in the NCAA South Regional Friday morning in Tallahassee, Fla.
The 10-K race was held at Apalachee Regional Park and was hosted by Florida State University.
Lipscomb coach Bill Taylor decided to enter only five runners, three of them freshmen.
Florida State won the men's race.
"For us to bring just five guys down here to get experience, and to see them run loose and fast was amazing," Lipscomb coach Bill Taylor said. "To see them take chances and run up front and to finish 16th was more than I expected!
"It was a big performance for a young men's team that has an extremely bright future. This is a big statement by the men."
Sophomore Ryan Gadsey led the Bisons with a time of 32:16.6 and finished in 60th place. Freshman Daniel Gardner finished 72nd (32:37.7) followed by freshman Fidel Leon in 80th (32:45.6), senior Ben Wright in 98th (33:07.9) and freshman Jared Wingerter in 145th (34:16.8).
"Ryan was up with the leaders more than halfway through the race," Taylor said. "Though he faded a bit late, he learned how to race with the top runners in our region.
"Fidel and Daniel ran impressive 10-K freshman debuts. They were tough and showed they have a very bright future ahead of them. Ben Wright ran his best race of the year...maybe of his career. He ran his all-time 5-K at the 5-K split. Actually I think Ryan and a lot of the guys ran their 5-K PRs in this 10-K."
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1. Re: black footage at end - no orphansthe_wine_snob May 30, 2012 7:55 AM (in response to Sara@fsid)
Welcome to the forum.
If you are 100% certain that you have no Orphans (even a 1 Frame Orphan, which would be almost impossible to see), then the only thing that I can imagine is that the WAB (Work Area Bar), has become set out beyond your video, to ~ 00;03;00;00 beyond your last Frame. If one is Exporting/Sharing the entire Timeline, that should not be an issue, but if they are doing the Export/Share for the Work Area, I could see where it would possibly cause a problem. Check out the WAB too.
There is an obscure function, which sets an In and Out Point on the Timeline. This is NOT the In & Out Points on a Clip, but on the Timeline. This function is use for 4-point editing in Premiere Pro, but really has no use in PrE. It can accidentally be set, by having the CTI in places on the Timeline, and then hitting the I ("eye" key), for In Point, or the O ("oh" key), for the Out Point. Those Timeline In & Out Points are not easy to see. Basically, when they are set, the Timeline Ruler bar has a slightly darker area displayed. It is only obvious, when viewed next to the regular Timeline Ruler bar. If you had a longer Timeline, before all of your Clips were Trimmed, and accidentally hit the O key, you could have set a Timeline Out Point, that would be hanging out beyond your last Frame. Check carefuly for any "discoloration" in the Timeline Ruler bar, out around where you are getting your End.
Other than the Orphans, or the Timeline Out Point, I cannot imagine what could be happening to cause your Timeline to Export/Share with 3 mins. of black, after your last Frame.
Good luck, and please let us know what you find out there.
2. Re: black footage at end - no orphansthe_wine_snob May 30, 2012 8:03 AM (in response to Sara@fsid)
Also, in the Program Monitor, look at the TimeCode (lower-left in the Program Monitor Panel), and see what the total Duration is there. How does that compare with where your intended last Frame is located?
Good luck,
3. Re: black footage at end - no orphansnealeh May 30, 2012 8:18 AM (in response to Sara@fsid)
A quick and dirty workaround would be to set the WAB running from the start to where you actually want the end. Then, during the Share, tick the checkbox to share WAB only.
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4. Re: black footage at end - no orphansSara@fsid May 30, 2012 8:33 AM (in response to Sara@fsid)
Thanks I can't see any disoocloration and the timecode looks ok in the program monitor. I'll try Neale's fix and let you kow if I fail again!
5. Re: black footage at end - no orphansthe_wine_snob May 30, 2012 8:48 AM (in response to Sara@fsid)
I was just looking at possibilities. Those Timeline In & Out Points are not common, and usually show up here in threads along the line of "what is this darker gray box... ?"
Where was your WAB set?
What did the TimeCode counter show for the full Duration of your Timeline?
Good luck,


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There is a man in South Carolina who had to watch as his entire family was hit and killed by a drunken driver traveling on the wrong side of a four-lane highway. It happened this week. My heart ached for him when I heard about it.
There is a man in South Carolina who had to watch as his entire family was hit and killed by a drunken driver traveling on the wrong side of a four-lane highway. It happened this week. My heart ached for him when I heard about it.
A parent's worse nightmare is losing a child and a husband's worst is losing his wife. This man watched both happen before his eyes as he was following them home.
One recent evening, my daughter had some tabloid TV show turned on as supper was cooking. Paula Deen was again getting hauled over the coals for making racial remarks years ago and now won't be raking in more millions of dollars with her cooking show and endorsements.
Oprah was her usual forgiving self, even apologizing to an entire country because of a snotty salesgirl who wouldn't let her see a handbag that clearly was too expensive for one of the richest women in the world to hold. Being black has that effect on snotty Swiss salespeople, it seems. Oprah hadn't meant for it to become a "thing." (Oprah has a lot of class.)
Then the show turned to some women posing in their "significant others" shirts, and not much else — fashion models posing for a calendar. They talked about how frightening it was to show the world their bodies and how much anxiety it cost them, and I thought again about that man in South Carolina as my daughter reached for the off button.
In 1982, or thereabouts, I was working as a volunteer with the Blue Ridge Fire Station. I'm the guy who humped the block that the mason built the back bays with, and I'm the guy who put in the doors and painted the new concrete floor between the two snowstorms we had that March. We took our lunch in the ready room and watched "The Young and the Restless" on TV while the scanner squawked in the background.
One day, a call went out for the ambulance. I heard the directions and thought, "I know where that is." It was the address of someone I had gone to high school with. I had known her for years, but she said something that upset me one day and I hadn't spoken to her since.
She was a fine young woman, and now she had died while I listened to it on the radio while watching a soap opera. The banality of it still haunts me.
A young lady I know took care of her mother by herself as she lay dying in a foreign country. It is the kind of country that has food aid being stolen, and famine is the norm. No doctors or hospitals or adult services there.
The young lady was later adopted by a family here in this county. I think she was 9 years old at the time. She does not speak about her early life at all.
Meanwhile, the rest of the world focuses its rapt attention on the birth of a baby to a couple who, no matter what title they hold in their country, will not have one single say in anything of any substance. You know the family I am talking about. Over there in England.
Movie stars line up to protest fur coats, fossil fuels and Republicans. Politicians line up to prostitute themselves to the highest bidder (excuse me, voter) instead of lining up to do their jobs. And everybody gets told that he or she deserves to be protected, fed, clothed, healed and paid just for existing.
Our lives are filled with small things that matter a great deal to us until something comes along to give us a different perspective. Here are a couple of things:
Hug your children and your wife or husband. It may be the last time you get to do so.
Be polite to strangers and don't call them names; they may be deciding your future. If you argue with a friend, make it up before you walk off. A friend is who you rely on.
Always tip the waitress, compliment the cook, obey the rules in someone else's house, and never pass on mean gossip.
If you are willing, say a prayer for that South Carolina man who lost his world to a drunken idiot this week. Sometimes praying isn't just the only thing to do, it is the best thing to do for someone else.


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RHagen necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 224 diseños de 45 diseñadores freelance.
We are building a webshop for electronic building blocks. This is the first step. Webpage design and icon designs will follow.
Expect lots of feedback on your designs. We plan to keep this contest very healthy!
We are looking for a professional designer and long term relationship so your profile also counts.
Please read the brief and comments. Saves both of us lots of time...
About A-Blocks
A-Blocks are low cost, plug & play building blocks for developing electronics solutions. The wide range of sensors and control blocks allow you to build almost any electronic device. The building blocks provide advanced possibilities like wireless connections, internet connectivity, environment sensing, motor control, OLED screen output and many more.
To get a visual view see the link below for photos of the prototypes:
The website
It is a new website that is focussed on selling the building blocks. We will also sell other electronics components at a later stage. But the logo does not have to be a generic electronics logo.
If you need more background information or have any questions. Please ask!
Styles we like
- http://99designs.com/contests/11359/entries/7
- http://99designs.com/contests/11339/entries/42
- http://99designs.com/contests/21616/entries/605
- http://99designs.com/contests/21907/entries/118
- http://99designs.com/contests/12019/entries/38
- http://99designs.com/contests/21863…es/144More inspiration
- A professional designer from which I can expect also good followups for more designs
- Clean design
- Modern
- Not sure about the capitals so please try with and without capitals
- Variations with the name and the domain names a-blocks.nl and a-blocks.org
- A bit of business
- We like a bit of glossy/shiny but is not mandetory
- Background in white (Maybe also one in black)
- Vector drawing. Must be able to import in coreldraw (e.g. Adobe illustrator)
- Maybe we want to a a tagline later. Examples with taglines are appreciated (use a placeholder text)
- The logo should not be depended on a tagline, a version without tagline should be available.
- (part of) Design should be easy to convert to icon or favicon. Icons do not have to include name but must be recognisable.
- Neutral sans-serif font
- Landscape orientation
- No humor
- Gold digging with 5 minute designs
- Not too playfull and not too stiff
Descubre cómo funciona un concurso de diseño u obtén más información sobre nuestros servicios de diseño de logo.


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Number: 110-15
Date: November 8, 2007
House Passes H.R. 3997, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2007
On November 6, 2007, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 3997, the Heroes Earnings Assistance and Relief Tax (HEART) Act of 2007, by a vote of 410 – 0. In addition to tax provisions, the bill would amend Title XVI of the Social Security Act to provide more favorable consideration of certain income for military families, veterans and AmeriCorps volunteers. SSI-related provisions of H.R. 3997 would:
• Treat most cash military compensation as earned income for SSI purposes, thus allowing the service member to benefit from the SSI program's more favorable consideration of earned income.
• Codify SSA's policy regarding consideration of privatized military housing allowances. In situations where the allowance is withdrawn directly from a service member's pay by military payroll and paid to the landlord, the allowance would be considered in-kind income and the SSI benefit reduction attributable to the housing allowance would be capped at one-third of the Federal Benefit Rate. In other cases, housing allowances would be considered earned income.
• Exclude State-provided pensions for aged, blind or disabled veterans (or their spouses) from income consideration for SSI purposes. Currently only five States ( Delaware , Massachusetts , New Jersey , New York , and Pennsylvania ) offer such pensions.
• Exclude any cash or in-kind benefits provided under an AmeriCorps program from income consideration for SSI purposes. Under current law, AmeriCorp VISTA payments are already excluded from such consideration, but AmeriCorps National Civilian Community Corps and Americorps State/National program payments are countable.
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SkyOS IS decidedly FOSS hostile given the fact that it relies so heavily on FOSS components
You must be joking... FOSS-hostile, in my opinion, would be something like intentionally using proprietary technologies, formats, and APIs, refusing to give out the specifications, and then maybe use trademarks, patents, and anti-reverse-engineering laws to attack and sue FOSS projects that attempt to reverse-engineer, recreate or, even coexist with the product.
If you believe porting and using FOSS software, including those released under non-GPL licenses, on a closed-source operating system is "hostile" toward those same FOSS projects, then I'm certain there's a lot of people that disagree with you.
Robert has contributed back to several of the open-source projects that he uses.
Strongly-opinionated, biased people with half-assed "facts" annoy me to no end.


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Good news for those of us who can't wait until 2012 for the end of the world.
Marie Exley of Colorado Springs is convinced that Armageddon, the end of the world as written of in the Bible, will come next year.
Her conviction is so strong that, though unemployed, she's paid $1,200 to buy advertising space on 10 Springs bus benches through October to get the word out. The ad says, "Save the Date! Return of Christ: May 21, 2011, WeCanKnow.com."
"I want to do all I can to get the message out," Exley, 31, said.
Exley got the idea for the ads from listening to Family Radio, a Christian broadcast heard on 55 stations in the United States, including KFRY, 89.9 FM, in Pueblo. It's hosted by controversial Christian leader Harold Camping.
Camping predicts Christ will return on the date in Exley's advertisement. Listeners in other states have also purchased outdoor ad space to proclaim the date.
Although Mary Exley isn't pleased with this idea:
"There are things I felt I always wanted to do — get married, have a kid, travel more," she said. "But it's not about what I want out of life. It's about what God wants."
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More awards wins for PowerSmart
Press Release – Powersmart
This week PowerSmart has added 3 more business awards to their growing collection. At the New Zealand Sustainable 60 Awards on Wednesday night in Auckland the company from Mount Maunganui won both the 'Community' Category and the 'Overall Small …
More awards wins for PowerSmart!
This week PowerSmart has added 3 more business awards to their growing collection. At the New Zealand Sustainable 60 Awards on Wednesday night in Auckland the company from Mount Maunganui won both the 'Community' Category and the 'Overall Small Business' Award, beating out larger companies such as ASB, Vodafone and Westpac. PowerSmart were also finalists in both of the other categories entered; 'Environment' and 'Marketplace'.
These two latest award wins come days after the company won the SEANZ (Sustainable Electricity Association New Zealand) award for 'Best Solar PV Implementation Off-Shore', awarded for the Tokelau Renewable Energy Project. Less than two months ago the project also won PowerSmart the Clean-tech and Sustainability section of the NZ Innovators Awards. The judges had this to say;
"I have never passed a maximum score in every category in two years as an awards evaluator. To me your project in Tokelau ticks every box. You have blended working in a remote location, excellence in design and engineering, economic rationale with reducing diesel costs and on-going environmental and economic benefits. And not least training benefits to the local population. A really brilliant project and I hope we keep your company in New Zealand see domestic growth also as a result.
An outstanding example of applying existing technology to a problem with results that have brought social, economic and environmental benefits to the customer and end user. Brilliant example of a NZ business exporting it's skill to deliver the solution." – The New Zealand Innovators Awards Team
Earlier this year PowerSmart was named United Travel Emerging Exporter of the Year at the BNZ Bay of Plenty Export NZ Awards. They were also finalists in the 2012 Sustainable Business Network Awards and ranked 14th in The New Zealand Herald's Green 50 list of top Kiwi companies helping the environment. Last year they won the SEANZ award for 'Largest Small Scale Renewable/Distributed Generation Installation' and in 2010 they won the Sustainable Business Network 'People's Choice Award' and 'Trailblazer Small and Medium Business Award'.
"I am tremendously proud of our team and they continue to go from strength to strength. None of the recognition we have received would be possible without such a committed and vibrant group of staff and we have been really fortunate to attract such great people. I believe this is only the beginning for this company and really look forward to what our team can achieve going forward. Our sincere thanks to the Sustainable 60 team and sponsors for recognising our efforts." – PowerSmart Managing Director, Mike Bassett-Smith
"PowerSmart walks the talk and their product has made a positive impact on the environment, clients and the community, through the installation of solar electricity systems." – NZ Sustainable 60 Awards panel.
About PowerSmart
PowerSmart was founded in 2007 but truly began much earlier with the shared vision of the three founders in early University. Mike, Shane, and Dean saw an opportunity to create a company based on the principals of sustainability that would empower people to take better control of their electricity costs. For them the simple elegance of harnessing sunshine for electricity simply had to become a reality and ever since they have committed themselves to being a driving part of this change.
Mike was the reason the company came to New Zealand as he moved here immediately after University and took up a job with the ANZ Investment Bank. Shane had visited New Zealand with Mike before and was drawn to the wonderful lifestyle and surf. Dean is always up for an adventure and remained in Canada working in the solar industry until Mike and Shane had developed a real project for him to take on. It took over a year of working from Shane's living room for this to happen and during that time Shane and Mike spent plenty of time surfing. They now look back fondly on the days when the phone didn't ring, nothing was terribly urgent, and surfing opportunities could be harnessed at any time.
The company is now in its fifth year, has grown to over 21 employees and has completed a range of projects all over the region. PowerSmart is now the largest solar power company operating in New Zealand despite the claims of others and has an impressive portfolio of work ranging from residential to utility scale systems.
PowerSmart's notable projects include one of the largest off-grid solar power systems in the world in the Atolls of Tokelau. PowerSmart has also installed 31 systems for the ACT Solar Schools program, in which the ACT Government is providing $51 million in funding available for schools to install solar power systems. The company has won several awards as a NZ company for business performance, innovation, sustainable company practices, and a commitment to quality design and customer service.
PowerSmart is driven by an experienced and committed team that will custom design a solar power system that suits your needs and that will stand the test of time. Our designs and processes have been proven in New Zealand and internationally and we have the track record to prove it. We are 'solar power' system specialists and our results speak for themselves.
Tokelau 100% Solar Powered
Last month PowerSmart completed the award winning 'Tokelau Renewable Energy Project' officially making Tokelau 100% Solar Powered. Each of Tokelau's three atolls now has their own solar electricity system which will supply enough electricity to exceed current requirements and allow Tokelau to meet 100% of their climate change obligations.
PowerSmart was the lead contractor in the world first project which will free the communities of their dependence on increasingly expensive diesel generation. The $7.5 million NZD development was funded by an advance on aid funding from the New Zealand Aid Programme. 4032 solar panels, 392 inverters and 1344 batteries were installed on Tokelau's three atolls between June and October this year. This will enable Tokelau to be the first country to become the first 100% solar powered nation on earth.
Work started in mid-June on the 1 Megawatt project which is comprised of three individual solar power systems with battery storage, each of these individual systems is among the largest off-grid solar power systems in the world. The first system, on Fakaofo atoll, was switched on in early August after a nine-week construction period. The following system on Nukunonu atoll was connected in mid-September, and the third and final system on Atafu atoll was commissioned on the 29th of October 2012 completing the entire Tokelau Renewable Energy Project' on time and on budget.
Tokelau's government estimates the country will save 12,000 tonnes of CO2 over the life of the solar power plant. At present the country's diesel generators burn around 200 litres of fuel daily – 2000 barrels a year shipped in from New Zealand at an annual cost of NZ$1million and considerable environmental impact. Until now Tokelau's population of 1400 could count on only 15 to 18 hours of electricity each day. The installation across the three atolls will eliminate diesel fuel use and provide consistent high quality electricity.
The original tender specification called for the solar systems to supply 90% of Tokelau's electricity demand. Through creative design, project management methodology, and sheer scale the completed solar systems are now capable of providing 150% of current electricity demand, allowing the Tokelauans to expand their electricity use without increasing diesel use.
We are proud to be finished on time and on budget. The workers there took great interest in the system and have learnt a lot through the training we have provided. We did not have any significant problems with logistics thanks to the work of all involved, including the locals who offloaded an enormous amount of equipment without incident. There are no wharves or airports in Tokelau so everything had to be offloaded from the anchored ship onto a smaller boat and then offloaded again onto land. Tokelau is an incredibly remote and difficult place to deliver this volume and description of equipment so we're very pleased it's gone this well.
"I think this project has been a great success, because already Tokelau is almost exclusively relying on solar for its energy needs. PowerSmart has provided the technology and the technical know-how and the people of Tokelau have built this themselves and they have built it on time and on budget and I think that is of great credit to them. It is a really good example of how a small but cohesive community can come together behind a great project like this and make it work". -Jonathan Kings, Administrator of Tokelau, New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
"It has been an amazing project to see through from start to finish. I am very proud of our team for the amazing work done within the timeframe of the project schedule. The local Tokelauans have also been paramount in achieving this goal. They should feel proud of their accomplishment because as a community they have helped to build three of the largest off-grid solar power systems in the world." – PowerSmart Director of Operations, Dean Parchomchuk
"We gained a lot of new knowledge on concrete and construction works. This was done above and beyond what was required from PowerSmart with the contract. By the time we finished the third island most aspects of the installation of the solar panels we were able to do on our own. We learned quite a bit. We had a lot of hands on training as well some night classes put on by PowerSmart.
Anything we didn't understand we asked and PowerSmart made it really simple to understand. We got on really well. If we didn't work well together, we wouldn't have been finished in time". – Acting General Manager of Energy, John Bosco.
"Now that I have seen it I know we made the right decision. You sailed rough seas to come here to help us out and for that I want to thank you. Thanks to everyone who helped out with the project. You have contributed for the good of us all." – Tokelauan Elder.
"Solar power means a lot of things to us. We've been having problems with diesel as often we have patients who need machines – asthmatic people, emergency patients at night who need the lights, and also the vaccines need to maintain a cool temperature. The interrupted supply of power was an issue, and diesel was expensive." – Iuta Sili – Tokelauan Doctor
"Sometimes the generators used to overload and the whole system'd shut down, so we'd have problems cooking tea and the lights would go out at night. Thanks to PowerSmart we won't be facing this problem of not having power at night." – Tofiga Teao, Fakaofo Economic Development Policy Advisor.
PowerSmart Managing Director Mike Bassett-Smith says the company is proud to be leading the project because of the impact it will have on the well-being of the people of Tokelau.
"All across the Pacific there are clear issues with the current and expected future costs of electricity generated using diesel, not to mention the environmental costs and risks of unloading diesel drums on tropical atolls. Energy costs underpin the economic and social development of these nations and making a positive impact on these issues is the single most important reason we started this business."- PowerSmart Managing Director, Mike Bassett-Smith PowerSmart is now preparing to move on to other projects. Mike Bassett-Smith says getting the tender for the Tokelau project ahead of companies from all over the world was a "big win" for the five-year old business. "News of the contract has also reached our New Zealand residential customers and has led to an increase in enquiries by home owners requesting grid connected solar power to offset their increasing power bills," he says. "PowerSmart's philosophy is based on two words. We're all about people, and power. We have a great team who believe in providing people with more choice and greater power for their lives." For this project PowerSmart has collaborated with IT Power Australia, the project is funded by The New Zealand Aid Programme and supported by the Government of Tokelau.
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Some users showed interest so here's my tweaked version (attached)P.S. : And a big THANK YOU to Brett for that great program.-Armando (February 29, 2012, 07:41 AM)
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perhaps earlier in this thread it was debated whether the preset messages should be logged. i want them to, so the other change i made to TitleLog.ahk is to change the lines SetTimer, logchanges, off to on, all 8 times, and that seems to do it!-DyNama (March 18, 2012, 05:48 PM)
when i look at the details log, and click on the summary view button, the summary log opens, but when i close it, the detail view is now empty! is it supposed to do that? no problem, i just close it and reopen it.
thanx for updating this project!
no, i didn't change anything else, just 8 "off"s. with it off, when i choose "out to lunch" from the right-click tray icon menu, a msgbox with the title "out to lunch" pops up but it isn't logged, the time "out to lunch" was begun does not show in my detail log. it may stop logging the elapsed time to window that had focus before invoking "out to lunch" but it doesn't log the time the "out to lunch" button was up.-DyNama (March 18, 2012, 10:57 PM)
you're saying if i switched windows while the button is up, it would continue to log the window that has focus? i suppose that's okay, as long as "out to lunch" shows up in the detail view--that's my main interest.
well, you know what they say about a little knowledge being a dangerous thing! i used to program a lot in BASIC and AutoLISP, but i haven't programed for a while so i'm enjoying tinkering with the insides in AHK.
i'm running the titlelog.ahk file with AutoHotkey_L on a win7 x64 laptop. -DyNama (March 21, 2012, 12:26 AM)
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FALMOUTH, Maine – Playing in the second round of the NCAA Division III Women's Tennis Tournament, No. 22 MIT took on No. 6 Middlebury this afternoon at the Falmouth Tennis Club. The Engineers played well, but the Panthers were able to escape with a key win in doubles as they advanced to the regional final with a 5-0 win.
Middlebury (12-6) got started early with an 8-2 win at No. 2 doubles. The MIT No. 1 team of juniors Lauren Quisenberry (Corpus Christi, Texas) and junior Julia Hsu (Knoxville, Tenn.) had an early lead in their match with Brittany Faber and Leah Kepping only to see the Panther team rebound to take an 8-4 decision. In the key match at No. 3, freshman Sunnie Lampl (Bluemont, Va.) and sophomore Michelle Dutt (Gurnee, Ill.) held a 4-1 lead over Katie Paradies and Dorrie Paradies, but the Middlebury duo rallied and took a 9-7 decision.
Faced with the task of winning five of the six singles matches, MIT (17-5) fell into a 4-0 hole when Dorrie Paradies won her No. 5 match against Dutt, 6-0, 6-1. The outcome was then decided when Quisenberry fell in her No. 1 match against Lok-Sze Leung, 6-1, 6-4.
While the team is concluded with its season, Quisenberry will continue her season at the NCAA Division III Individual Championships that will be held May 23-25 in Kalamazoo, Michigan.


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North-western Cambodia
Earth : Asia : Southeast Asia : Cambodia : North-western Cambodia
North-western Cambodia is a region of Cambodia and includes the provinces of Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Siem Reap and the part of Stoeng Treng to the west of the Mekong.
Other destinations
The north is dominated by the Dangrek Mountains which form the natural barrier between Cambodia and Thailand. Much of the southern part of this region is very flat and fertile leading towards the Tonle Sap - Cambodia's great lake.
Siem Reap is by far the largest city, Sisophon and Poipet both small towns, while Anlong Veng just feels like a large village.
North Western Cambodia is home to the infamous K5 mine belt, a (land) mine field 700km long and 500m wide, that runs parallel to the border with Thailand. Although parts of this minefield have been cleared, much remains.
Much of north-western Cambodia live in abject poverty, with the province of Siem Reap being one of the poorest in the country, despite the valuable Angkor Archaeological Park being located within. Like the other regions, infrastructure is a new concept in North-Western Cambodia, with only the national highways paved. Out of the towns, electricity is obtained by using car batteries, at a high cost. Despite the obvious negative effects that a lack of development can have, an advantage (if there was one) would be that the region has been largely left alone by tourists, so those who do tread off the tourist trail get an insight into Cambodia's beautiful struggle.
Get in
By plane
The region is served by Siem Reap - Angkor International Airport [1] (IATA: REP | ICAO: VDSR) which has has frequent domestic flights from Phnom Penh and is internationally linked from the following destinations:
By land
The region is linked by road to three Thai border crossings.
National Highway 5 and 6 were completely re-surfaced in 2009 and run from the Aranyaprathet/Poipet border crossing to Sisophon (1 hour) and Siem Reap (2-3 hrs).
National Highway 67, re-surfaced in 2009 runs from the Thailand/Anlong Veng border crossing, south to Siem Reap (2 hours).
National highway 68, re-surfaced in 2011 runs from the Thailand/O'Smach border crossing south via Samraong to Kralanh (2 hours), where it joins National Highway 6 for Siem Reap
National Highway 6 from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap (5 - 7 hours) is a popular route by bus.
By boat
Hydrofoils ply the route across Tonle Sap Lake from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap (6 hours), stopping stopping at Kampong Chhnang, UDS20-25/person.
One boat a day leaves Battambang in Cardamom and Elephant Mountains, destined for Siem Reap (5 - 8 hours). The duration of the trip depends on the level of the river and lake.
Get around
If you're only making your way between towns in the region, then the days of rough, impassable roads and adventure are over. Most main routes are now paved, with the exception of only a few.
By Bus
There are a range of bus companies serving all towns large enough to be worth visiting.
By Taxi
Where the bus companies don't go, one should usually be able to travel by taxi. For the best chance of success, organize your taxi the night before, otherwise an early start may be needed to secure a place in a share-taxi.
By Pick-up Truck
It's not as simple to organize a pick-up truck as it is a taxi, but they have a different market - budget outside tickets. Used for passengers and cargo, pick-up trucks head everywhere, providing a broad network, linking most every lonely village. If it wasn't for these banged up wagons, most of the region wouldn't have access to affordable transport. Simply stand on the edge of the road, and flag the first one down.
By Kuyon (tractor)
For those outside town trying to cover a distance of 15km or so, hitching a ride on a local tractor can be as simple as flagging the first one down. Be aware that this is, effectively, hitch hiking, and comes with the usual dangers. USD$0.75 per 15km would be appropriate.
The magnificent ruins of several ancient Khmer cities at Angkor Archaeological Park cover some 400 sq km and this is one of the world's great monuments. These include the famous Temple of Angkor Wat and, at Angkor Thom, the Bayon Temple with its countless sculptural decorations. Angkor was declared a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1992 and UNESCO has set up a wide-ranging programme to safeguard this symbolic site and its surroundings.
If Angkor does not fill your appetite for ancient ruins, then there are more at Koh Ker to the north.
The Banteay Chhmar temple complex, 65km north of Sisophon, is a remote site, home to some beautiful bas reliefs.
Tonle Sap is the largest freshwater lake in south-east Asia and a site of major conservation importance.
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Three of Cambodia's six overland crossings with Thailand are in this region:


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|2009-10-04, 19:14
|Link #1382
Natural Born Killer
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Roanapur
Age: 26
|2009-10-04, 20:03
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Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
|2009-10-05, 08:08
|Link #1385
Natural Born Killer
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Roanapur
Age: 26
I'm using Photoshop CS3.
Good Border ->
Bad Border ->
I'm trying to do it like the first one, but it only works when I have one frame of .gif picture. It never works when I try .JPG picture nor an a .gif with more than one frame.
|2009-10-05, 08:56
|Link #1386
Busy busy busy
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Slovenia
Age: 31
Be sure to make the border on a new layer and move it to the top. Then enable it on the first frame so it will show on all other frames as well. Here's a sample of my old avy:
Layer window.
Animation window.
And you get a nice, clean border:
|2009-10-05, 09:49
|Link #1387
Natural Born Killer
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Aug 2008
Location: Roanapur
Age: 26
I already did that but its still the same.
I go to Edit > Stroke > Blending > Mode: ?
I used to use Threshold, but it just won't appear now that I'm trying an animated gif.
|2009-10-05, 10:04
|Link #1388
Kira_Naruto, the ecchi
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: http://www.exciting-tits.com/
Check the frames.. sometimes the blending mode for certain frames are borked.. dont change the mode unless you sure that its the toppest layer and the first frame are selected.
|2009-11-20, 15:53
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Lovable Loli
Graphic Designer
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: deviantART
I use Photoshop Elements 4.0.
Could someone help me get round corners
to my signatures? I'm aware that you have
to duplicate the layers, but for some reason,
it wont let me. Perhaps I did something wrong?
I'm extremely new to this photoshop gig.
Could someone possibly dumb it down for me? >_<; [/stupid]
|2009-12-08, 08:34
|Link #1395
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: event horizon
Add a frame after the one you want to fade. Put a layer at the top of the stack and fill it with white (your new frame should now be all white). Tween the white layer and the one before it and you get your fade.
|2009-12-30, 18:36
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Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: In the Mix
Age: 36
Alternative Workflow Using Smart Objects and Partial Transparency
Applies at least to Photoshop CS3 and CS4
Here's an idea I nicked from my working methods with printed media. The idea doing the basic design of the sig in higher resolution than the final render. Why? It gives a whole lot of more room to maneuver in terms of tweaking the sig than making it in the final resolution. When you make a sig in say 400x150 pixels dimension how the this one turned out, you lose a lot of quality when you make adjustments to for example sizes or angles of the elements. Doing it this way allows you to retain far more detail and quality, because you're always scaling down when going to final size, never up. So you can for example retain high quality while saving the sig in multiple sizes.
Here's the end result. Obviously not Asuki safe since I got a bit carried away with transparencies.
First step:
Create larger image than the final size of the sig with the same proportions. In this case as I was making an image with dimensions of 400x150px, so I initially created an image with a size of 1600x600px. I recommend sizes with the side of each side multiplied by 2, 4, 8 or so on. This is purely due to how Photoshop is capable of scaling the preview image. In this case image zoomed out 25% gives me a fairly good idea how the sig is going to look in it's final size. If I would have used side dimensions 3 time larger than the final I would have had to use the zoom out of 33.3% with which the rendering quality of the preview frankly sucks.
Since I wanted to play around with transparencies and the method I use for those makes scaling them a bit tricky, I wanted to have small safety areas. So I placed guides on the edges of the image and then used Image -> Canvas size to re-size the sig to 1700x700px giving me extra 50px per side to play around with.
So you end up with something like this:
Spoiler for size:
Beyond that you design the sig pretty much as usual just in larger format. I'm skipping the whole design process since this tutorial isn't about that.
This is what I came up with:
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Now we get to partial transparency part.
There's actually very easy way to make transparencies to images with multiple layers using the "Knockout" and "Fill Opacity" options in Blending Options. (not in the way they were originally designed to be used but who cares) You could do this by using clipping masks or layer masks but I think this is way easier.
First you create a layer of the areas you want to make transparent and make it the topmost layer. Here represented by the bright red areas. The reason why you'd want to use that little extra space around the sig, the safety areas, is because when you resize the sig and you have a this transparency layer photoshop antialiases the outer edges as well and you end up with a little stroke around the edges of the image. Using safety areas moves this problem out of the visible area of the final sig.
Spoiler for size:
Then you just set the "Knockout" to deep and "Fill Opacity" to 0%. This works just fine as long as you don't have a locked Background layer, which you can't have in the first place if you intend on using transparency in the sig.
Spoiler for size:
Now you're done with the design.
And you should end up with something like this:
Spoiler for size:
Create the smart object.
Select all the layers and then select from the menu "Layer->Smart Objects->Convert to Smart Object". Once you're done with that you can start editing the smart object. You can do so Smart Object by double clicking on the Smart Object icon in the layer panel.
Spoiler for size:
In my case the Smart Object looks like this:
Spoiler for size:
You can think of Smart Objects being PSDs within PSD since they work in fact in the exact same way. You'll find all the original layers now here. Now you can go back to the actual image by closing the Smart Object the changes are applied if you save the changes upon closing.
Now you can resize the image to the final size. I first used "Canvas Size" to get rid of the safety zones, so I resized the canvas to 1600x600px and then used the "Image Size" in the same "Image" menu to resize the image to 400x150px.
Now if you open the Smart Object you'll find that it's still in the original resolution.
Naturally you can use multiple smart objects as well for even more control.
Now you can use the "Save for Web & Devices" just as you would with any sig.
Here's a little demo.
Here's what the image would look like if you made it in 400x150px to begin with and then decided to make it 600x225px instead.
And here's the same thing done with Smart object method.
Much more like it. Well in this case you're not in fact resizing it from 400x150px to 600x225px but from 1600x600px to 600x225px so the result is pretty much given.
This is not all great, joyful and blissful though. It does add a little bit of time to the process but more importantly makes the PSDs HUGE.
Here's the 30Meg one I ended up with.
Edit: Almost forgot. If you add a stroke border you'll need to add that as a separate layer after resizing the sig to it's final size, otherwise Photoshop will antialias it and it will look crappy. And if you want to make it partially transparent as well you need to create the transparency layer as a separate smart object. When creating this you need to first convert it to smart object and then change the blending options and once again place it on top of the layers you want to add transparency to.
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|2010-01-08, 05:24
|Link #1397
Graphic Designer
A little help here please.
I followed the DirectShowSource thing and all but when I open the notepad file with VDub it says that
"aviSynth open failure
Script error: expected a, or
(C:\Documents and Settings\GERVACIOFamily\My Documents\Downloads\Video\video.avs, line 1, column 124)
What does that mean? And how can I open it in Vdub?
|2010-01-08, 08:38
|Link #1398
Manga Addict
Join Date: Sep 2009
Location: England, UK
Age: 27
|2010-01-08, 09:53
|Link #1399
Graphic Designer
I saved the DirectShowSource("The file location") in a notepad entitled video.avs
but when itcomes to Virtual Dub there seems to be an error.
The error is as listed above.
|2010-01-22, 08:52
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pita ten pyjama!
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: Netherlands
Wow big informative thread here cool. I'm kinda half assed making avatars as well. It's kinda fun so i might want to learn to use less crude methods.
So far my methods consist of pressing ctrl or shift +s in vlc making screenshots
Than i put the into the animation wizzard of jasc animation shop.
<------ my best work
I crop the scene i want. I figure out a timing that doesn't feel very off. Every screen gets a timing of around 10/15ms.
And finally resize.
Biggest problem in this thing is the screenshotting with vlc isn't a very good fixed capture rate and also the half assed timing in animation shop with guessing how many ms per frame isn't the the best solution for making a fluid gif.
How many frames per second does a fluid gif has?
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March 29, 2008
DERBY, Conn. - The No. 1 ranked Yale varsity eight opened the spring season in impressive fashion by topping both Penn and Columbia on the Housatonic River to capture the Connell Cup. The Bulldogs finished in 6:20.7, nearly three seconds ahead of second-place Penn (6:23.5). Columbia placed third in 6:38.6.
Gusty winds made for difficult racing conditions, but Yale still captured the three other races that were held. In the second varsity eight, the Bulldogs cruised to a nearly 17-second victory, finishing in 6:16.8. Penn was second (6:33.8), followed by the Lions (6:48.0).
The closest race of the day was the novice eight. Yale finished first in 6:43.1, a little more than a second ahead of Penn (6:44.3). Columbia was third (7:23.9).
In the varsity four, the Bulldogs finished first in 6:54.0. Penn was a distant second (7:27.0) and Columbia was third (7:33.1).
Yale hosts Cornell and Syracuse next Saturday at 9 a.m. at the Gilder Boathouse.
Yale Boatings
C: Berkley Adrio
8: Tess Gerrand
7: Christina Person
6: Taylor Ritzel
5: Jamie Redman
4: Alice Henly
3: Catherine Hart
2: Caroline Nash
1: Christine Glandorf
C: Mia Kanak
8: Katherine Adams
7: Maren McCrea
6: Lee Glandorf
5: Cara Dermody
4: Jennie Hansen
3: Emily Matykiewicz
2: Stephanie Madner
1: Rebecca Nadal
C: Alyssa Reyes
4: Suzanne Salgado
3: Karrin Weisenthal
2: Allix Wilde
1: Alexandra Thompson
C: Sarah Brownlee
8: Amanda Grady
7: Roxanne Carini
6: Hayden Mulligan
5: Lauren Ross
4: Jennifer Zeckendorf
3: Mary Freeman
2: Mary Barrosse-Antle
1: Lily Blair
Report filed by Tim Bennett, Yale Sports Publicity


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Jackie Weeks has always stressed the importance of a college degree, but for the last few years she's led by example, too.
Jackie Weeks has always stressed the importance of a college degree, but for the last few years she's led by example, too.
That's because for the Weeks family, college has been a family affair. Jackie and all five of her children — ages 17 to 24 — have been enrolled at Spartanburg Community College.
Jackie, Katherine, Mike, Jeremy, Alan and Grace commute from Gaffney and have cut college costs by sharing used books, carpooling in the family van and bringing packed lunches in the family cooler.
They've also applied for every scholarship possible, Jackie said. "No matter how little it is. We apply."
The family has made other sacrifices, too.
Since they all ride together, often times one or more members of the family will have to come to campus hours early or stay hours late to wait.
Affording six tuitions hasn't been easy as the family has juggled jobs and schooling largely on the salary of Joe, Jackie's husband, who works for Charter Communications.
"We ate a lot of beans and potatoes," Jackie said of the last few years.
Jackie was the first in the family to go to college, enrolling at Spartanburg Community College in 2009 while still working as an administrative assistant for an organization that works with disabled children in Cherokee County.
"I was an assistant. There was nowhere for my career to go," she said. "If I wanted to make a livable wage, I was going to have to do something."
Since then, she's encouraged each of her children to join her. Her youngest, Grace, enrolled two years ago.
"I want them to have a degree in something," Jackie said. "My parents were factory workers and there's no shame in that. But I want them to have a choice. My parents didn't have a choice. I didn't have a choice."
"Your dream job is out there," Jackie added, looking to her children. "But you have to make a lot of stops along the way."
Jackie said the family chose Spartanburg Community College because of its convenience and cost and said she and her children are taking as many transferable courses as possible before graduation.
"This is a good, affordable college," she said.
In the beginning, Jackie's children were her biggest cheerleaders and proudly displayed their mother's grades on the family refrigerator.
"It made me feel proud that they were proud of me," Jackie said.
But with most of the family in school and many taking the same courses, a friendly rivalry has developed.
"Those two — they are hell bent on doing better than everyone else," Grace said, pointing to her mother and sister, Katherine.
But the competition hasn't kept them from taking advantage of their close ties, either.
The children said they prefer going to the same school, even if they aren't always in the same class.
"I've always been very close to my family," said Katherine. "I like walking down the path and passing a brother or sister."
Mike said the family connections helped him get acclimated to the school.
Colleges often strive for a "family" environment, he said. But few can come as close to what the Weeks have at Spartanburg Community College.
"I'd be afraid to go to a big school all by myself," he said.
Earlier this semester, when Jackie and her two daughters were too sick to attend a class, her three boys filled in. They sat in on the class and took notes for the rest of their family, even though they weren't enrolled in that specific course.
"We try to help each other," said Jackie, who described the family's study habits, which include quizzes, flash cards and lots of homework help.
Jackie, who graduated on Thursday but did not participate in the ceremony, was majoring in art education. Katherine, 24, and Alan, 19, are studying computer technology. Twins Mike and Jeremy, 22, are studying graphic design. And Grace, 17, is studying music.
Jackie, Katherine, Mike and Jeremy are all members of the school's honor society, Phi Beta Kappa. And Jackie, who graduated on Thursday, will enroll at the University of South Carolina Upstate this fall. Others in the family hope to join her in the near future.
"We'll have to get two coolers, then," Jackie said. "One for each campus."


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Congrats to Andy for his 300th cache find. Way to go!!!
Congrats to Andy for his 300th cache find. Way to go!!!
Just smile it won't crack your face
The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four persons is
suffering from some sort of mental illness. Think of your three best
friends -- if they're okay, then it's you.
For such a busy guy youve done well
A great milestone. Have fun on your way to the next one OK.
Happy Trails!
Congrats Andy !!! May you find many more.
Awesome! Congratulations - have fun doing the next 300!
~ Beach Comber ~
Thanks guys, it's been an unbelievable amount of fun
Meeting all of you only sweetened the deal.
congratulations, andy! here's to the next 300!
"life is short...make a mess of it!"
Great milestone Andy, congratulations! Here's to another 100!
Congratulations Andy on your 300th milestone!!!


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Time will tell if Ravens linebacker Terrell Suggs, the 2011 NFL Defensive Player of the Year, will make into to the Pro Football Hall of Fame whenever his playing career ends. But if Suggs does get inducted, his gear will be waiting for him when he arrives.
The uniform worn by Suggs in his standout 2011 season arrived Thursday at the Hall of Fame, so if you make the trip up to Canton, Ohio you can check out the helmet, purple jersey, pants, socks and cleats he wore while chasing after enemy quarterbacks in 2011.
"We appreciate Terrell and the Ravens sending these momentos to us," Pro Football Hall of Fame curator Jason Aikens said. "This helps us achieve our mission of preserving the game's great history and the players who've made an impact on the game."


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Elijah and Hannah are breaking up. She is kicking him out for his transgression with Marnie and it has gotten really ugly really quickly.
"Here's your round brush, here's your Astroglide. Don't even know how that ended up in my room," announces Hannah, looking for all the world like Divine in "Hairspray" in her Granny muumuu.
Elijah announces he will not be paying this month's rent, but Hannah is coming out the winner as George (Elijah's ex-Sugar Daddy) has told her she can keep all of Elijah's belongings that he paid for which is ... everything. Their break-up fight has too many quotable lines to list, but the way in which Elijah turns on his heel, articulating the word "butt-plug" was the highlight.
Uptown, Jenna and Thomas-John are preparing to meet his parents. She's already on the offensive, irritated that her new in-laws are early and forcing her to dine at a steakhouse. "I can't eat meat unless I'm mon-stroo-ating," she whines. "I'm sure you'll find a delicate way to explain that," he hopes.
Hannah is hosting a dinner party to celebrate her first article getting published on Jazzhate.com (confidential to HBO's marketing department: you really missed an awesome opportunity by not utlizing that URL, dummies). Her soiree is marred by awkwardness — Marnie arrives, aghast that Charlie is there with his headband-addicted and altogether rude girlfriend, Audrey.
Shoshonna and Ray arrive late ("Because we had sex," he admits, to her horror). Things don't get any less uncomfortable as it's revealed that Ray is homeless and by default living with Shosh, which she honestly didn't realize. Audrey's nonstop bitch assault sends Marnie to the roof, and Charlie follows her.
There's a sweet scene where they talk about what they mean to each other and he, not surprisingly, leans in to kiss her (and immediately goes for her breast — really? Who DOES that?). She pushes him off and tells him she's seeing Booth Jonathan, and he leaves in disgust.
Thomas-John's parents are precisely as uptight and WASPy as you'd expect. Jessa's introduction starts off with a bang: "I mean, I hate this restaurant but I don't even care because I'm so happy to meet you guys!"
Their dinner proceeds to be just as excruciating as Hannah's. Jessa regales them with tales of world travel and heroin addiction, while Thomas-John's Dad drunkenly undresses her with his eyes and his mom tries not to spit-take at every shocking revelation about her new daughter-in-law.
Finally the claws come out and T-J's Mom pointedly asks her about her lack of job, commenting that "It must be very nice to find yourself in such a successful situation."
"And this is why we didn't invite you to the wedding," Thomas-John confesses.
Back at his palatial apartment, Thomas-John and Jessa have it out. He's livid she didn't just lie, act nice, and get through the dinner, and admits he thinks she's after his money: "I'm a f----ng needle in a haystack and you're just some f----ng dumb hipster who's munching my hay!"
Jess fires back without mercy: "I'm embarrassed when we walk down the street because you're so f----ng average." The fight escalates to imminent divorce ("I have never made a mistake like this before.") and then to projectiles.
The last two scenes are heartbreaking. It's the first time I've actually gotten teared up watching
As Shoshonna and Ray wait for the subway to take them back to her place she's still shocked he couldn't admit he needed a place to live. "Just say it, I'm a loser," he bellows. "I'm falling in love with you," she says as the train comes in. "It's way too early for you to say something like that," he scolds, and then mutters, "I love you so f----ng much."
As the two of them sit, facing forward, emotionally wrecked and shocked, not looking at each other, I'm immediately reminded of the scene on the bus at the end of "The Graduate" — it's so gut-wrenching and beautiful and painful to watch, all at once.
Alex Karpovsky and Zosia Mamet are absolutely brilliant in this scene, and the whole episode. It's just perfectly acted.
Back at Hannah's, she's sitting in her bathtub, serenading herself with Oasis' "Wonderwall." Jessa comes in, unannounced, and strips down, joins her in the tub, and breaks down in sobs. Hannah's bewildered and empathetic silence is so well done, this moment is female friendship at its best.
We end, in true Lena Dunham style, not on that aching moment of connection, but on Hannah being grossed out that Jessa wiped her snot and left it floating in the bathwater. "Even I don't do that." she chides. They laugh, clasp hands, and the credits roll.
This episode was an emotional body slam. Absolutely the best episode and writing I've seen yet this season. I suspect Jessa will be Hannah's next roommate, and am so looking forward to seeing how Ray and Shosh cope with consciously living together.


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January 14, 1946 - July 9, 2013
Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY
On July 9, 2013, our nation lost a truly great soldier-scholar. John A. Calabro Jr. of Cornwall-on-Hudson, NY, passed away suddenly and unexpectedly, while visiting family with his wife Angela in Anna Maria Island, FL. He was 67. John was a colonel, United States Army; Ph.D.; and Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the West Point Association of Graduates.
Born to John and Frances (Yonkauski) Calabro of Forest Hills, NY on January 14, 1946, John had been a beloved resident and faithful leader in the Hudson Valley since 1978. A 1963 graduate of Xavier High School in New York City, John went on to graduate from West Point with the Class of 1968. He was commissioned into the U.S. Army, subsequently serving in Viet Nam, where he was decorated for valor. Soon thereafter he was selected to join the faculty of the United States Military Academy's Department of English. He would earn advanced degrees from Columbia University (M.A.) and the University of Virginia (Ph.D.), teach at the University of Nijmegen in The Netherlands, and rise to the rank of full professor on the West Point faculty. Most important, he became a cherished and highly esteemed mentor and teacher for thousands of cadets and fellow faculty members.
Following John's retirement from the military, he joined the executive staff of the West Point Association of Graduates in 1998. Notably, he served for seven years as the Vice President for Alumni Support, managing services for more than 45,000 West Point graduates and their families. In this role John was known for his sympathetic, innovative, and efficient management of the Association's support for classes, West Point societies, and individual graduates. Since 2007 John had served as second-in-command at the Association, personally guiding the integrated functions of the organization and serving as the Association's secretary.
An accomplished writer, watercolorist, gourmet cook, and musician, John Calabro was also a fine athlete who enjoyed competition, passionately playing racquet sports and golf, maintaining a lifelong devotion to fitness. He will be remembered for his humor, integrity, and sense of fairness. His volunteer activities included leadership in the founding of the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, NY, and service on the Putnam County Historical Board. A ceaseless learner, John was truly a Renaissance man; in recent months he had undertaken a program to teach himself Italian. At West Point, during the years since his retirement, John continued to teach English and literature lessons as a pro bono, adjunct member of the Department of English & Philosophy faculty. His actions inspired personal achievement and growth in his family and his many friends and colleagues.
John is survived by his wife of 32 years, Angela (Manali) Calabro; their son, Tony, a former U.S. Army officer and currently a business consultant in New York City; John's son, Jac, an attorney in New York City, and his wife, Elizabeth; grandchildren: Joseph, Jake, and Jackson; John's sisters: Mary Calabro of Aiken, SC, and Lori Berg of Yorktown Heights, NY; and countless cousins, nieces, and nephews.
He will be greatly missed and fondly remembered by family, friends and colleagues.
Visitations will be at Quigley Bros. Funeral Home, 337 Hudson Street, Cornwall-on-Hudson NY, 12520. Visitation will be from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, July 17th. Memorial Services at West Point, the Cadet Chapel, will begin at 10 a.m. on Thursday, July 18th. Please visit WestPointAOG.org for complete details.
Arrangements are by Kevin Quigley of Quigley Bros. Funeral Home; to send condolences or to get directions to the funeral home, please go to www.quigleybros.com


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As many of you know, I was in Germany last week attending the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg.
Not only was I ecstatic to discover many wonderful new wooden toys and Waldorf dolls to introduce this year at Bella Luna Toys, but I was also fortunate to have the opportunity to meet with the presidents of several of the lines of European toys we carry, including Grimm's Spiel & Holz, PlanToys, Käthe Kruse, HABA, and Ostheimer.
I had a long and wonderful visit with Wolfgang Schühle, the president of Ostheimer in Germany, and met Stephan Zech, the company's current designer. I was able to share with them my love of Ostheimer figures and tell them about the joy they have brought my family over the last 20 years.
Wolfgang was able to share with me some of the history of the company, founded by Margarete Ostheimer in Stuttgart, Germany nearly 60 years ago. Fortunately, I was able to record some of my talk with Mr. Schühle and am happy to share it with you here!
I want to share my Ostheimer love with you, so Bella Luna Toys is giving away a set of these beloved wooden figures, perfect for a child's Easter basket!
Set Includes:
- 1 Sheep
- 1 Sitting Rabbit
- 1 Picking Brown Hen
- 1 Brown Chick
- 1 Yellow Chick
Click on the link below for details and to enter for a chance to win:
Ostheimer Wooden Toys Giveaway
We'll announce the winner next Sunday. Thanks for tuning in, and good luck!
Thanks to all of you for your many wonderful comments. Congratulations to Toby Rolf who won the Ostheimer Set Giveaway!
Toby wrote: "We are pretty new to the Waldorf world so I would really LOVE to have these for our daughter! She would especially like the beautiful bunny! Thank you for the opportunity!!"
I hope that this set brings many years of enjoyment and fond childhood memories for your daughter, Toby. Enjoy!