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Bridgette Caquatto was a lot better at gym than she was at Spanish this week in Guadalajara, Mexico.
Her teachers at Naperville Central High School should cut Caquatto some slack, since her mind was on her body.
"I got to Spanish 3 in school, and I understood a little here, but I did pretty bad trying to speak," she said. "I'm pretty disappointed I couldn't remember much."
But she aced the physical test, winning a third gymnastics gold medal Thursday at the Pan American Games.
"I'm fine with that," she said, laughing, about having sports success trump Spanish failure.
This one came in her last and best event, the uneven bars. With a score of 14.525, Caquatto edged teammate Shawn Johnson (14.500), a 2008 Olympic gold medalist, who is in the midst of a comeback after a ski accident tore up her knee.
The difference between the two was Caquatto's higher start value, a measure of difficulty. Johnson received a slightly higher execution mark.
University of Illinois freshman C.J. Maestas of Corrales, N.M., won bronze on the still rings Thursday.
Caquatto, a 17-year-old high school senior, also won the individual all-around Wednesday and gold in the team event Monday.
"I was hoping we would come back with the team gold," she said. "Everything after that was a great bonus."
The individual all-around may be good karma for Caquatto. She was the seventh straight U.S. woman to win that title in the quadrennial Pan Am Games, and three of the previous four -- Johnson (2007), Chellsie Memmel (2003) and Shannon Miller (1995) -- went on to win Olympic medals the next year.
"That is exciting to hear," Caquatto said.
Caquatto knows she will need significant improvement to make the 2012 Olympic team.
"I need to go home and up my start values," she said. "And I need to do consistently clean routines to earn trust from the coaches."
The first thing she needs to do is catch up on two weeks of missed school. Caquatto brought homework with her but found no time to do it.
For the record, she isn't taking Spanish this year.
But she can bring tres medallas de oro for show and tell.


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The Suffolk University Women's Soccer team defeated the Simmons College Sharks,
1-0 on Tuesday, Nov. 5, in the Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) semifinal round of the league's playoff tournament.
Junior Melissa Brouillette made 16 saves for Suffolk, while senior Taylor Miranda scored the game's lone goal. See the full game report.
The Rams will now take on top-seeded Lasell College in the GNAC Championship at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at Lasell. It will be the second time the two teams square off for the conference crown and automatic berth into the NCAA Division-III Tournament.

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I am in the middle of writing another post, but as part of the process of writing it, I figured out a key, critical problem with the Cosmological Argument. It relies on the Principle of Sufficient Reason - that nothing happens without a cause, but that since an infinite series of causes is impossible, there must have been a first, uncaused cause. Fair enough, at least for the sake of argument.
However, if an infinite series of causes is impossible because you need a first cause in order to have all the intermediate causes and the most recent cause, would that not also mean that other infinite series are also impossible, for much the same reason? For example, take the description "all-powerful". It cannot be true unless something is more powerful than everything else, yet in order to be that, it must be infinite, because otherwise something could be more powerful than it. Yet it cannot be infinite, because that would create a never-ending (and never-beginning) series of power levels.
What a First Cause is and what it does are two different things.
Quote from: BibleStudent on September 17, 2013, 01:01:46 PMWhat a First Cause is and what it does are two different things. CAUSE: noun \?ko?z\ : something or someone that produces an effect, result, or condition : something or someone that makes something happen or existIf an item's only definition is what it does, it really isn't two different things until another attribute can be discerned.
BibleStudent: Blame Thomas Aquinas for that, not me. It was the fourth in his Five Ways that argued that God would be the ultimate standard (the omnimax) for everything else. But in order to be the ultimate standard, he would have to be infinite. Otherwise, you could conceive of (and presumably eventually achieve) something that surpassed him. That means that the very Principle of Sufficient Reason that Aquinas used to argue against an infinite series contradicts his argument here.
Can we use a similar deviation of the Principle of Sufficient Reason to argue that the the First Cause was also the First All Powerful?
Quote from: BibleStudent on September 17, 2013, 03:27:10 PMCan we use a similar deviation of the Principle of Sufficient Reason to argue that the the First Cause was also the First All Powerful?You didn't read that post you quoted very well, did you?
Yes. I did. Why didn't you answer my question?
If we can use the Principle of Sufficient Reason to argue against infinite causes, then why can't we use a variation of the Principle to argue against infinite power? If the First Cause never had a cause, then it seems reasonable to conclude that the attributes of the First Cause were as infinite as the First Cause.
This is contradictory and sophistric. Are you sure you read and understood what I was saying? Because it sure doesn't seem so to me.
jdawg: Thus my post. If the Principle of Sufficient Reason is correct, then you cannot have an omnimax god, for the reason I just stated above. If it is not correct, then the Cosmological Argument is invalidated, since there doesn't need to be an uncaused cause.
The point of my argument here is to show that if you're going to disallow an infinite causal chain, thus making the uncaused cause necessary, you can't then give it infinite properties without conceding that the infinite causal chain is also possible. In other words, you can't disallow one infinite series to form the premise of a proposition and then apply another infinite series (or any others) within said proposition.
The reason it doesn't really work as a defense is that it's basically special pleading, and I'm glad you noticed that.If you can come up with something better than that, I'd be happy to hear it.
All that to come to the conclusion the the Cosmological argument is special pleading? Wasn't that already well established when Eisenhower was in office?
Are you aware of anything (philosophically or scientifically) that could jeopardize your position? I ask because it is often the case that when a person formulates a position such as you have here, they give extensive thought to what could make it fail. I doubt you would have thrown your argument out there unless you had really thought it through but I'm just curious if there is something you are still wrestling with.


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- "—Extra points for how pretty the snuffbox was, points off if it still has whiskers."
- —The Transfiguration exam in 1991[src]
A Snuffbox is a decorative box that often contained powder that a witch would use as cosmetics.
- "Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuff box."
- —The Transfiguration exam[src]
At the end of term Transfiguration practical exam in 1991, they were instructed to turn a mouse into a snuffbox. Extra points for how pretty the snuffbox was, points off if it still has whiskers.[1]
A snuffbox made of silver, filled with Wartcap Powder, bit Sirius Black during the summer cleanup of Number 12 Grimmauld Place.[2]
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- The Air Jordan 1 was designed by the same guy who created Adidas' Three Bars logo.
Peter Moore created the Air Jordan 1 in 1985 and would then go on to work with Adidas to design their Three Bars logo.
- The original retail price for the Jordan 1 was $65.
When the Air Jordan1 debuted in 1985 Nike set the MSRP at just $65. Given inflation, that is the equivalent to $145 in 2015.
- The original black and red Air Jordan 1 is the most re-released Jordan of all time.
Since its release in 1985 the black and red version of the Air Jordan 1 has been the most retro'd style of all time for Jordan Brand. The sneaker has been rereleased over six times.
- Michael Jordan was fined $5,000 per game when he first wore the shoe.
In the 80's the NBA had a strict and formal uniform policy that required player shoes to match their jersey.
- Michael Jordan didn't like the sneaker when he first saw it.
Jordan Brand first presented MJ with the Air Jordan 1 in the black and red colorway. Immediately after giving it a quick glimpse, Jordan was not fond of the shoe stating it was in enemy colors, as in UNC's rival NC State's traditional school colors.


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Off at odds of 6-1, Exquisite contributed to tough to-have mosaique for Pick Six players, as they took aim at a $87,781 carryover from Wednesday. Nobody correctly tabbed six winners in Oak Tree's popular exotic wager Thursday either, resulting in a two-day carryover of $278,276 into Friday's eight-race program. It is expected that Friday's Pick Six pool could possibly reach $1 million.
Rallying from sixth in Thursday's field of eight fillies and mares, Exquisite got the jump on her rival, who closed swiftly from a distant last under Rafael Bejarano to gain the place. It was another length back to April Ride in third with David Flores aboard.
Sent off at odds of 6-1, the comebacking Exquisite paid $15, $7.60 and $4. Bel Air Sizzle returned $4.60 and $3.40 while the show price on April Pride was $3.60.
The victory was the second in seven United States starts for the 5-year-old New Zealand import owned by the partnership of David Bienstock, Paul Mandabach and Charles Winner. The winning purse of $28,200 increased her career earnings to $112,807 from an overall record of 4-2-2 in 19 career races.
Oak Tree resumes Santa Anita's popular "Free Fridays" promotion on Friday when admission is free and hot dogs, beer, sodas, coffee and popcorn may be purchased for $1. First post on Fridays has been moved to 2 p.m.


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If you are a gearhead, Driver: San Francisco may not be for you. If you look forward to tuning the suspension in a game, then you may want to look elsewhere. Driver: San Francisco is about as far from being a technical racer in the vein of Gran Turismo 5, as any racing game can be. It is an arcade-style driving game, with an insane and slightly crazy premise, that offers one of the best new twists on the genre in years.
The game also has its own sense of cool. It harkens back to the detective dramas of years past set in San Francisco, like Bullit and Streets of San Francisco, where the ominous "wa-chicka-wa" music proceeded the musical horns to signify that something exciting was about to happen. The game feeds on that nostalgia for those that remember it, and for those that don't, it creates a unique tone that doesn't take itself too seriously.
Simply put, Driver: San Francisco is just flat out fun. It has a few issues, but fans that like racing but are tired of having to buy new tires and windshield wipers and the like, may find the title they have been waiting for. Plus, fans of the Driver series might not like that the game has steered away from its dark and gritty premise towards a more fun-action theme that is accessible to all, but they will probably be glad to know that one staple of the original games remains—the insanely hard mission.
Welcome to Tanner Frisco
The premise of Driver: San Francisco is a bit odd, but it is essential to creating the mechanic that makes this game so much fun: the shift mechanism. The game begins with series protagonist Tanner escorting his arch-enemy Jericho to the courthouse for sentencing. Inevitably, as you might expect in both a video game and a 70s themed detective drama, Jericho escapes. Tanner isn't about to let him go, and the resulting car chase ends up with Tanner in a coma. An awesome, awesome coma.
Tanner is unaware of his state, and thinks that the accident was just a brief bump on the head. Everything is just like it was before, except that he discovers that he has a new ability—the shift mechanism. The shift allows Tanner/you to pick his consciousness up and deposit it into the driver of (almost) any car in the city. He simply takes over the body of the driver, which leads to some confusing, and occasionally hilarious moments, especially when there are passengers in the car that have no idea why their driver suddenly decided to jump their car over a freeway.
As Tanner learns to control the shift mechanism, he then becomes a guardian angel of sorts to San Francisco, and can jump into dozens of side missions to help the people, or he can ignore those side quests entirely and stick to the primary plot where he thinks he is hunting down Jericho.
The primary plot is actually fairly interesting, and the variety of missions make the way the story unfolds compelling. If you skip all the side quests, then you can make it through the game in under 10 hours. If you take your time and try the side quests, then you can add at least five hours, even though they eventually become repetitive.
Shift Happens
The shift mechanism is really what sets this game apart. It is more than just a gimmick, it really is a different way to play a game like this. At any time (as long as the mission doesn't specifically prohibit it), you can jump out of one car and into another. The mission types vary, so in one instance you may be chasing a perp in a traditional "wreck them" chase. But instead of just catching them and putting them in a wall, you can shift into a semi and hit them head on, or maybe shift into a bus and block the road. If you want to get creative, you can even shift into a truck with a ramp on the back (of which, there are apparently hundreds in San Francisco), then slam on the breaks to make the perp fly into a building. The options are many, and the more you get used to it, the more creative you will become.
There are plenty of moments of humor too as you shift into unsuspecting people and their passengers are suddenly in a car going 100 mph down the Embarcadero. The shift mechanism essentially does away with the standard pursuit model of racer—unless you don't want it to. It is easy to become overly reliant on it, but that isn't the game's fault. On some missions you need to use shift, but not all. It just opens the game up and makes what could be average and predictable missions into something fresh and unique.
The car controls are a bit simplistic, but the physics are consistent. They are designed as an arcade racer, so there is a lot of leeway when it comes to the play controls. Each car handles a bit differently—as they should—but the physics are obviously designed with the sense of fun far outweighing the actual representations of a car's real life counterpart.
For those that have played the simulation racing games, the controls might be overly simplistic, but for the people that find those sims overwhelming, or just don't like the stiffness inherent in a real life car, then the D:SF controls are right where they should be.
Spoiler: The Online is Fun
When it comes to racing games online, they are either simplistic (i.e. standard races), or they are designed for the hardcore fan that wants to interactively redesign their car in a virtual racing world. D:SF manages to take the core mechanics and make the online fun. It may not have the lasting appeal that other online games have, but it is more than just an amusement.
The game modes vary, and there are both co-op and competitive options. Standard races are included (with shift deactivated), but there are a few unique game modes. With co-op, you can work with a friend to take out targets or escape pursuers, or you can go competitive in games like tag, where one car is it, and the others try to catch or shift into a nearby car to hit/tag them and become it. There is also a trailblazer mode where you need to stay in the leader's wake to score points, and several others.
Altogether there are nine online modes, and there are experience points to be earned throughout to level up. It probably won't be the "next big thing" online, but the D:SF multiplayer is a great diversion, and just adds value to the already robust single player. The co-op matches will probably attract friends, but the tag game is incredibly addictive.
The Randomizer Hates You
While there are a lot of differences between the older Driver games and D:SF, there is one legacy that occasionally rears its ugly head: the game can be freaking hard.
If anyone remembers the very first Driver, and they had the fortitude/stubbornness to beat it, then they remember "President's Run." It was sick. Developed by people that still yearned for the days of the NES, where developers were mad at you if you actually beat their game. In the mission, you kidnap the President for his own good, then proceed to try to survive wave after wave of Secret Service and Police assault who were apparently ok with a "if we can't have him, no one can" mentality when it came to the President.
God help you if you needed to blink. It was frustrating and insanely difficult, and required as much luck as skill. That cheery feature returns, to a smaller degree. Sometimes the game–especially later on in missions where there is a time limit of any kind–could make the Dali Lama want to punch a Care Bear in rage. It comes down to luck more often than not. Sometimes the corner before the finish is clear, other times there will be a bus. It is random, and unforgiving.
This is especially true later in the game, but you see it throughout. It gives the missions all a unique feel when you repeat them over and over, but it is annoying too. I personally lucked through several missions, as much by accident as anything, but the potential for rage quits can be high. In one instance I re-played a race for a solid 45 minutes, then right at the finish line, my opponent hit a truck and I won, purely by luck. I took it and graciously moved on. These missions come and go quickly, and they may affect some more than others.
Driver: San Francisco is a ton of fun to play. It's addictive, the arcade-style controls work perfectly with the mentality of the game, and the graphics border on amazing—especially the facial animations, which blew me away. The missions also have a lot of variety, and the city of San Francisco is teeming with events and side missions. Toss in a respectable online mode, and there is plenty to like.
It isn't all roses though. While the facial animations are great, the body movements are blocky and odd. The cut scenes are also great until there is action, then it looks dated. For those that just play the campaign and no side missions or online games, then D:SF will be a short and slightly unremarkable. Throw in the occasional insanely difficult level of difficulty, and they could flat out hate it.
Overall there is far more to like in Driver: San Francisco than dislike. It fills a gap for driving fans that are looking for mindless action rather than technical sophistication, and in that it is a total success.
Score 8.5 out of 10
(This game was reviewed on the PlayStation 3 on a copy provided by Ubisoft)


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I want to detect unknown trojans that are waiting for a port knock sequence to activate?
I want to do this on windows 2000 and Linux platforms.
I also want to deny them the ability to receive their knocks to a Linux platform, however I do not have a separate hardware firewall?
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Kingston Hyper X PC3 12800 Cl9 6GB Review
Memory that is running at 1600MHz or higher is what you might call enthusiast class by definition, as most of the world is going to be running 1066 or 1333Mhz when they buy memory for their new Intel Corei7 based computer. Sure some people don't overclock their hardware, but it is all the rage, so why not get a set of memory that can run higher than what the stock frequencies offer? Depending on the memory divider used you can run the memory at speeds from 1066MHz on up to 2000MHz just by changing the divider. While that does give a small benefit, the real benefit comes when you increase the clock speed of the CPU and the memory. This is where memory that can run at the higher frequencies pays off. But speed is not everything. When Intel introduced the Corei7 processors and X58 chipset with the ability to run memory in a Tri Channel configuration, the race was on to develop memory kits that would work within the confines of this architecture. At the time DDR3 2000MHz modules were running with voltages as high as 2.1 volts and many high performance kits running in the 1.8 to 1.9 volt range. On the i7 the maximum voltage specified by Intel for the memory was reduced down to 1.65 volts to give the CPU a chance at a long and happy life - or so the story goes. This came at a time when 64 bit operating systems were coming into their own as more and more desktops and notebooks were being sold with 64 bit versions of Windows Vista to take advantage of the ability to use the additional memory. Of course with the pre-builts, there had to be some thought on making sure you can actually "see" the memory to reduce those nuisance customer service calls.
The HyperX line has long been the standard bearer for Kingston's high performance memory line up. The HyperX KHX12800D3T1K36GX kit includes three 2 GB modules rated to run DDR3 1600MHz speeds with latencies of 9-9-9-27 using just 1.65 volts. The modules do not use just the standard flat heatspreaders, but use Kingston's T1 heatspreader design to let the modules run as cool as possible under load and contain an XMP profile to allow for a no hassle setup. Included with this set of memory is something that should prove useful when it comes to overclocking the HyperX modules. This is the HyperX fan assembly. How many of us have aimed a 120mm fan at the modules in the system in the hope of keeping the modules cool? I have! Now you can couple this fan assembly with the T1 heatspreaders to keep your modules alive and cool when laying the voltage to the modules to get the most from them. Let's find out just how well the HyperX modules compare to some of the other performance modules on the market.
Closer Look:
The HyperX modules come in a retail blister pack that stacks the modules up to give the visual impact of the large heatspreaders. Across the front is a red band containing the Kingston and HyperX logos while below it there is the model number designation of the 3x2GB kit. The rear of the package contains no information. The red band doubles as the brand identifier as well as the seal to prove that the modules have not been opened and have not been tampered with. The memory kit number is KHX12800D3T1K36GX. The blister pack is opened by cutting the seal and pulling off the clear front of the package.
This set of Kingston modules contains three 2 gigabyte modules that are rated for operation at 1600MHz with latencies of 9-9-9-27 using 1.65 volts. The modules use Kingston's T1 heatspreader design that are made up of large finned aluminum heatsinks that protrude well above the top of the PCB to provide additional cooling to the modules, increasing their lifespan and potentially increasing the clock speed they can run. Cooler is better.
Taking a closer look at the modules you can see how the T1 heatspreader is configured. The top part of the assembly is slotted and rises well above the PCB with additional fins on each vertical rib to increase the surface area for heat dissipation. The sides of the heatspreader are also ribbed again, adding to the available surface area. Similar, but vastly different from the design used by Patriot on their Viper series modules.
I mentioned the HyperX fan earlier so let's see what it looks like and how it mounts to the motherboard.


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New Research Grants Awarded
Posted: 11/29/2012
The National Rosacea Society (NRS) announced that it has awarded funding to five new studies as part of its research grants program to increase knowledge and understanding of the potential causes and other key aspects of rosacea.
"We are very gratified to fund these new studies, which will both build on recent results of rosacea research and forge new paths toward improvements in its treatment, prevention and potential cure," said Dr. Mark Dahl, chairman of the NRS Medical Advisory Board, which selects grant applications for funding. "As always, we are indebted to the many thousands of patients whose donations make these important advances possible."
Dr. Anna Di Nardo, associate professor of medicine at the University of California-San Diego, was awarded $25,000 to study the role of mast cells as a possible link between an overabundance of the antimicrobial peptides called cathelicidins in individuals with rosacea and the inflammation that appears on rosacea skin. Dr. Di Nardo will endeavor to identify inflammation-causing enzymes that are produced by mast cells as well as the influence of neuropeptides on the formation of these key enzymes.
Drs. Meg Gerstenblith and Daniel Popkin, assistant professors of dermatology at Case Western Reserve University, were awarded $10,000 to study the incidence of rosacea in fraternal and identical twins, recruited at the annual Twins Day festival in Ohio. The study aims to document potential genetic factors by determining if there is a statistically significant difference in the correlation of rosacea between identical and fraternal twins.
Drs. Ulf Meyer-Hoffert and Thomas Schwartz of the Department of Dermatology, University Clinic Schleswig-Holstein, were awarded $20,000 to study whether and how kallikreins, enzymes that contribute to inflammation in rosacea, can activate cytokines, which might contribute to the disease activity. The investigators will also research inhibitors of this substance that could have the potential to treat the disease.
Dr. Barbara Summerer, postdoctoral research fellow in dermatology at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, was awarded $25,000 to use sophisticated analytical technology to evaluate specific microbes in rosacea patients. She will further use epifluorescence microscopy to identify possible biofilms – communities of bacteria that adhere to surfaces – that may exist in rosacea patients, as well as the differences in types of bacteria present in subtype 1 (erythematotelangiectatic) rosacea and subtype 2 (papulopustular) rosacea, so that therapy can target them.
Dr. Yoshikazu Uchida, associate research dermatologist, and Dr. Peter Elias, professor of dermatology, at the University of California-San Francisco, were awarded $20,000 to study whether and how enhancing the production of human β-defensin 2 and conversely suppressing the production of cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide, part of the body's innate immune system, may help suppress the overabundance of inflammation-causing peptides found in rosacea skin.
The NRS is also continuing to fund studies by Dr. Richard Granstein at Cornell University on the potential role of Th17 cells in rosacea and Dr. Edward Wladis at Albany Medical College on identifying cytokines involved in ocular rosacea.
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I've got the proof!Last week I wrote about finding the two pictures that used to be in my Grandma Lyon's home. Today I even have the proof in a photo taken years ago.
Here it is! It's " Blossom Time" in the background on the wall.
In this picture. Back Row. Edna Fahl (my Great Aunt), Eleanor (Fahl) Lyon (my Grandmother)
Front Row. Melvin Lyon (my father), Minnie (Hanson) Fahl (my Great Grandmother) and Willis Lyon (my Grandfather)
A couple of thoughts. 1. Where is the other picture, "Old Fashioned Garden?" 2. What if this is actually my Great Grandmother's home and my Grandmother inherited the pictures from her? That is a question I will ask of my Dad straight away!
Look at that lampshade. That is hilarious!
"Hi Dad?.............."
Update: Believe it or not my Dad called me last night and was actually in town! So....he came over and I showed him the picture. He sat in front of the computer and really thought and thought and it finally came to him. This WAS my Gr Grandmother Minnie (Hanson) Fahl's home! He remembered the couch being in the corner like that and the living room was really crowded. He remembered it was right after he graduated from Oak Park Academy.
So....I am really excited to find out the picture (or pictures) came from my Great Grandmother! My dad also remembers seeing them on the wall of his mom's house in Nevada, Iowa.


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Kemmer takes 3rd seat in upset over Beimel
Republican Janis E. Kemmer reportedly took the third seat Tuesday as she upset incumbent Democrat Ronald T. Beimel in a closely-contested election for one of three Elk County commissioner seats."I am in awe," Kemmer said in a telephone interview late Tuesday night. "I'm very honored, truly blessed, and I'm very humbled by the voters."I will do my very best to represent the voters."With all 33 precincts reporting, Kemmer held an unofficial lead of 133 votes over Beimel with 30 write-in votes unverified as of press time. Kemmer garnered a reported 3,099 votes.Incumbent Democrat June Heigel Sorg was the top vote-getter with 3,999 votes unofficially. Incumbent Republican Daniel R. Freeburg was second with 3,776 votes unofficially. Beimel brought in only 2,966 votes unofficially.Of all the votes cast, 558 Democrats voted straight party while 420 Republicans voted straight party, unofficially. Unofficial results on the Elk County website indicate that 38.09 percent of registered county voters cast ballots in the election.In the race for three county auditor positions, incumbent Republican Jerry Goetz garnered 3,838 votes unofficially while fellow incumbents Karen Gies and Elizabeth A. Mader received 3,456 votes and 3,421 votes, respectively. There were 30 unverified write-in votes as of press time.Republican Susanne Straub Schneider had a comfortable lead of nearly 1,700 votes unofficially over Democrat Sarah Dickinson.Incumbent Democrat Register & Recorder of Deeds Pete W. Weidenboerner ran unopposed with over 6,400 votes unofficially.Incumbent cross-filing county Treasurer Peggy Brown Schneider collected nearly 7,000 votes unofficially and was unopposed. Twenty-eight write-in votes were unverified as of press time.Newcomer Republican Michelle Muccio had a safe lead of nearly 2,200 votes unofficially over Democrat Keith VanHorn for county coroner.Incumbent Elk County Sheriff Jeff Krieg toppled Republican Blaise Dornisch with an unofficial lead of over 1,600 votes.Three seats were up for Ridgway Borough Council and newcomer Rich Parrish, who cross-filed, unofficially tallied 791 votes. He was followed by incumbents J.R. Geitner, council president, with 577 votes, and incumbent Frank Quattrone with 523 votes, respectively. Incumbent Jamie Snyder was ousted with only 456 votes unofficially. Seventy-eight write-in votes were unverified as of press time.One seat was up for grabs on the Ridgway Township Board of Supervisors as incumbent Sarah Dickinson ran for county prothonotary and did not re-run for township supervisor. Newcomer Rick Glover, a Democrat, unofficially received 425 votes to take the seat.For the Ridgway Township auditor position, Laura McCartney, a Republican, received 452 votes. In Spring Creek Township, incumbent Democrat Donna Kosick received 28 votes for supervisor; there were a reported 29 write-in votes that could not be verified as of press time. A four-year term for Spring Creek Township auditor went to Sue Gnan with 56 unofficial votes.For Magisterial District Judge 59-3-02, incumbent cross-filing George Tony King carried all 19 precincts with a reported 2,559 votes unofficially. He ran unopposed.In Johnsonburg, three seats were up for borough council as Duane Duffy, who cross-filed, took 386 votes while James DeAngelo, who also cross-filed on the ballot, tallied 375 votes; Republican J.R. DePanfilis rounded out the voting with 273 unofficial votes.For Johnsonburg Area School Board Region I, incumbent Republican Robert J. Paladino, also serving as board president, garnered 295 votes unofficially. Incumbent Richard Louie Wolfe, who cross-filed, was re-elected with 275 votes unofficially. Newcomer Democrat William Bullers was left out of the two-seat race with 245 votes unofficially. There were six unverified write-in votes as of press time.Thirty-one write-in votes for a four-year Region II school board seat and 15 two-year Region II school board votes could not be verified as of press time. Newcomer Republican Todd Fannin garnered 134 votes for a Region III school board position. There were 16 unverified write-in votes as of press time.With five seats up for grabs on the Ridgway Area School District Board of Directors, incumbent Democrat Eugene Pierce, who also serves as board president, was ousted with only 739 votes unofficially.With five slots open, newcomer Karen E. Lundin, who cross-filed on the ballot, earned the most votes with 1,287 unofficially. She was followed by cross-filing incumbent Cindy Chileski Allegretto with 1,119; incumbent cross-filing Kathy Lampman with 991; incumbent cross-filing Johna Holtz with 981 votes; and newcomer Republican David Whitmore Parsons with 819 votes unofficially. There were 22 write-in votes that could not be verified as of press time.In Highland Township, Democrat Paul Q. Burton Sr. earned 71 votes unofficially for supervisor. Democrat Jackie Vaughn took the six-year auditor position with 66 votes unofficially; the four-year auditor position went to Phyllis Baum with 58 votes unofficially.For Judge of the Superior Court, Democrat David N. Wecht defeated Republican Vic Stabile 3,817 votes to 3,027. In the race for Judge of the Commonwealth Court, Republican Anne Covey earned 3,631 votes, while Democrat Kathryn Boockvar earned 3,144.The ballot question of whether to retain J. Michael Eakin resulted in 4,421 votes of yes and 2,017 votes of no. The ballot question of whether to retain John T. Bender resulted in 4,264 votes of yes and 2,100 votes of no. The ballot question of whether to retain Mary Jane Bowes resulted in 4,511 votes of yes and 1,897 votes of no. The ballot question of whether to retain Renee Cohn Jubelirer resulted in 4,217 votes of yes and 2,130 votes of no. The ballot question of whether to retain Mary Hannah Leavitt resulted in 4,269 votes of yes and 2,071 votes of no.The ballot question of whether to retain Robin Simpson resulted in 4,359 votes of yes and 2,005 votes of no. Pick up a copy of the Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2011 edition of The Ridgway Record for more.


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WINNECONNE, Wis. – Concordia University Wisconsin's men's and women's cross country teams ended their seasons on Saturday at the NCAA Division III Midwest Regionals, which was run at Lake Breeze Golf Course and hosted by UW-Oshkosh.
The Falcons men 23rd out of 39 competing teams, while the women placed 26th out of 40 teams. North Central College's men's team won the team trophy and UW-Eau Claire took the women's team trophy. UW-Stout's Tim Nelson and UW-Oshkosh's Christy Cazzola were individual medalists, respectively.
Junior Martin Hinze (Bourbonnais, Ill.) and sophomore Andrew Coop (Mora, Minn.) paced CUW's men's team with 90th and 92nd place finishes after running 26:31.88 and 26:34.10, respectively.
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Event: Bollywood diva Kareena Kapoor, Shahid Kapoor, Nargis Fakhri, veteran star Rekha, Anushka Sharma and the sizzling babe Bipasha Basu performed at the Stardust Awards 2012
Guest List: Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Bipasha Basu, Anushka Sharma, Nargis Fakhri, Akshay Kumar, Vidya Balan, Deepika Padukone, R Madhavan, Rekha, Kunaal Roy Kapur, Vir Das, Shreyas Talpade, Rohit Shetty, Kajol, Tanuja Mukherjee, Tanisha Mukherjee, Aarti Chhabria, Madhur Bhandarkar, Tusshar Kapoor, Ekta Kapoor, Arunoday Singh, Gulshan Grover, Atul Agnihotri, Sachin Joshi, Gul Panag, Bhagyashree, Vidyut Jamwal, Shraddha Kapoor, Prem Chopra
Bollywood celeb Aamir Khan along with wife Kiran Rao were spotted at PVR.
Bollywood producers-directors Vidhu Vinod Chopra, Krishan Kumar, Ravi Bahl, Divya Khosla Kumar, Sajid Nadiadwala, Wardha Nadiadwala celebrate diwali with Bhushan Kumar
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Opinion: Putin's Enemies List
Editorial board member Matt Kaminski on Vladmir Putin's blacklisting former Bush attorney John Yoo and other American officials. Photos: Associated Press
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... I ... welcome back to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel ... the US and Russia are once again at odds over the magnets key act ... which punishes Russian officials allegedly tied to the death ... of the Russian whistleblower ... editoral board member Matt Kaminski is here to explain that ... when the big of a tit-for-tat with maths Calbee blacklisted eighteen officials on Friday ... the blacklist eighteen officials in what blacklisting guys tied to a legit murder ... their blacklisting Bush missed ration officials is this ... the ballpark in Dubai the The mosque and was a classical Moreno when we use a Russian spy and a still dry ... an American diplomat ... has recently hit me what happened was that ... under the law was passed at the end of last year ... aam Congress said that that that that we must designate gross human rights abusers in Russia ... in preterm on a blacklist for new fees that blacklist ... but also to prevent them from banking in the U S and to freeze any assets they might have in U S territory ... was probably the most significant piece of human rights legislation ... that came at a Congress ... in a very long time yet in ... the Obama administration's well before Congress on the bum and vicious official was supposed to come up with a very robust list compiled this list was not a robustness they they came up with ... a basically ... sixty people who are tied directly to ... the killing of study made miscue was a Russian whistleblower ... dive into thousandnine for exposing corruption ... and to basically hired attention ... aam and the killers ... they did not put any big names on the list ... mentality that head of the prison of Chechnya ... Mr. could tear off his secret list so that's not really because the kids and freeze assets ... as of the same degree of public shaming ... so they really it's a good step in lieu of ... that something finally ... was a bit disappointing that the business was not stronger okay let's unelected Cohen's blacklist which includes ... think we've got a couple answer on the screen John Yoo David Addington digital Geoffrey Miller pre Faria ... engine break off so we got sign your prosecutor Colonel Berkeley ... law professor ... aam is this kind of ... ridiculous that anyone has Moscow achieve by doing this other than looking silly well they're very upset about the magnets key act and I mean that mean that that's quite harmless and think any of these guys were planning on holiday incendiary ways and soon all three kids leverage ... to Titus to Russia ... um but you know there's time did deflect attention in in Russia itself but the more powerful thing was when they are the at the end of last year in the past the ban on ... adoptions of Russian children by American families ... with a seat punish Russian children ... for the record humanist efficiencies ... okay editorial board member Matt Kaminski on a ... for tat the cold war revive in the U S and Russia thanks so much for being banks with this


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It's been over a week since my last post and I have a really, really good excuse. I spent the past week attending the 2012 Book Passage Travel Writers and Travel Photographers Conference in Corte Madera, California. The event is a gathering of the "crème de la crème" in the world of travel writing and photography – all under one roof to teach some 80+ participants who are ready to soak up the knowledge through four days of networking, morning sessions, luncheons, intensive afternoon workshops, and evening "conversations" with travel personalities and authors of note. All of the faculty – from Pauline Frommer to NatGeo photographer Robert Holmes – available and ready for endless questions from us budding travel writers, authors, photographers and creative souls.
I'll share more about Book Passage soon, as my brain is still absorbing it all (and the title may well be "I Heart Book Passage") but I want to start by saying: I left my heart in North Beach, San Francisco.
I had signed up for a pre-conference Travel Writing Intensive field class with Don George, who happens to be National Geographic Traveler's Editor at Large, not to mention an amazing author and established travel journalist, co-founder of the conference and super nice human being all around. Led by Don, we experienced "a day in the life of a travel writer" and the chosen area was North Beach, an Italian neighborhood in San Francisco, filled with sidewalk cafés, pastry shops, amazing bookstores and all sorts of ethnic restaurants. So eclectic and so me!
Between sips of macchiato and bites of cannoli, I found it hard to concentrate after lunch and write those few paragraphs for class, to be critiqued at the end of the day. The breeze of hilly North Beach, the chatter of people walking by, the glorious 80-degree sun shining on colorful murals and even the handsome Italianesque man who followed me around and asked me to sit with him while I was "on assignment" scoping out a local bar, all conspired against me… I just didn't want to head back to the ferry and end this fabulous day. And I dreaded returning to the oppressively humid, concrete jungle of Washington DC.
As the Grand Dame of travel writing Georgia Hesse said at the opening of the conference, gushing with advice from her decades as a travel writer and editor: "Sitting at a sidewalk café is never a waste of time."
Now I just need to move to a place that has them.


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Veterans in the outdoor-graphics industry discuss how their companies have dealt with changes in the market and how other recent issues, such as the economic recession and the push for sustainability, have impacted their businesses.
By Lori Leaman
Renda: Digital printing is becoming more of a factor in our industry, which accommodates shorter runs and competitive pricing for lower quantity orders. This allows us to service some customers that might not have been big enough in the past for our larger screen-printing presses. This benefits them by being able to access our creative side of the business—our artists, graphic designers, and engineers. Companies are starting to ask for environmentally friendly or green materials, and some are starting to require them. One of our customers is requiring that we sign off on a questionnaire that asks a number of questions about how we operate our business. Some of the questions relate to how we treat our employees, do we pay them a fair wage, are our working conditions safe, and do we provide a good working environment. They are requiring not only us to answer these questions, but also have our suppliers do the same. After I thought about this I realized that this could be a good thing for America. Some foreign countries, especially in the far-east, do not have fair labor practices and still run sweatshops. These methods have allowed them to steal jobs from US workers and drive up our trade deficit. More companies should start to require these fair labor practice assurances and jobs may start coming back to the United States. I believe that our workers can compete with any workers in the world as long as the playing field is the same for all.
SP: What effect have those changes or trends had on your business?
GABRIEL: These trends are welcoming to us because they are in harmony with our business strategy to provide solutions in a more innovative way. Most people in this industry would answer that negatively, but we aren't one of the old dogs, that has a history of preconceived notions and bad habits to break.
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First off, Newsday reported this week that the Yankees plan to make a 'good, strong offer,' because they believe they have 'more to offer the Twins in a trade than anybody else.'
That may be true, but will they actually do it? I mean, the Yankees can offer Phil Hughes and Melky Cabrera, but will they? Personally, the people I've talked with say they have no intention of trading Melky, and not because of any scandalous rumors; but because they need him in center field with Johnny Damon.
Lastly, also over the weekend, ESPN.com's Peter Gammons said that the Twins want Hughes, Cabrera and Austin Jackson, while Santana is seeking at least six years and $150 million for his next deal.
My feeling is that the Mets are prepared to pull the trigger on any deal, so long as it doesn't include David Wright or Jose Reyes, which is why I keep saying, "It's not so much about whether the Mets can top each team's best package, it's about who, besides the Mets, is willing to overpay in a trade to get him and sign him to that massive contract extension." And I believe Omar Minaya is willing to do it.


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Daily Forecast for December 16th 2018
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He was born on Wednesday March 5th 1873, in Pilgram, Germany,.
December 16th 2018 is a day of revelations, and - longing for knowledge, Karl Schoch will experience dreams with messages.
Although Karl feels safe using his strong intuition today, he needs to keep his feet on the ground, and not be surprised by experiencing occasional sense of insecurity.
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Question: I see more and more people carrying digital SLRs these days. And when I look at the great photos, I understand why. I'd like to upgrade from my point-and-shoot, but the choices are overwhelming. What's a good beginner SLR that can also grow with me if I want to get more serious?
Advice: Our current favorite among beginner models is the Nikon D5000. It's not the cheapest -- even from Nikon -- but it has great room to grow. The D5000 is very similar to the company's pricier D90 camera and comes with one significant upgrade: An articulating, 2.7-inch LCD screen allows you to frame the photo while holding the camera above your head, down at your waist, or even facing towards you for a self-portrait. That gives it a leg up on Canon's Digital Rebel line of entry-level SLRs.
The LCD is especially handy when using the D5000's video-capture feature, since you don't have to hold the camera right up to your nose while shooting. The 720p HD movies it takes don't match the crisp images you can get with a dedicated high-def camcorder, but they make a fun supplement to the excellent 12-megapixel still photos.
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Marine Opens Up On His Support For Marriage Equality
Former Marine sergeant Roger Dean Huffstetler certainly hooked us right off the top in his Washington Post piece, writing:
I slept with a gay man for six months in Afghanistan.
No one asked. He did not tell.
In actuality, far from being salacious the piece explores Huffstetler's evolution on marriage equality both as a Marine and a Christian.
It's a really good read and drives home Huffstetler's main argument:
We don't need to look backward for a chance to stand up for principles. Life isn't about always being right — I was wrong for a long time — but about learning from mistakes and making amends...There is still time to be on the right side of history.
Give Huffstetler's full op-ed piece a read, here!
So, I guess we all hope for the best and for someday that significant other to come into our lives. Meanwhile, the rule is to live happy and be happy... Enjoy the view and be patient. I live in Monterrey, Mexico and the view of the mountains here amazing....takes my breathe away every morning as i look out my window.
I just had the person I consider my first love. Someone I used to think will be my last. But, as we grow older, things changed. There is this hollow space that even love can't fill. He decided to have the normal life while I, decided to take a different path. Now, I try to live each day hoping that someday, that certain someone will come and will never leave. For now, its a me time. Time to make the best out of myself.
You can think what you want. You can't "lure" the willing if that is what they choose as a relationship. As for whether they do is their decision. Yes you will probably attack me for this comment but I care not what you think. I personally have been with my Husband for 15 years and married legally for 7 years. Life is to be enjoyed by those involved. There is always hope, just apparently not for you.


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Room Divider Roundup
Room dividers are a great way to create the illusion of a larger space, especially in small rooms. They also create architectural interest and can even provide a nice dose of color and pattern. We've rounded up some great products and D.I.Y.'s to provide you with some inspiration for your own small spaces.
Whether it be hanging wall panels, open book cases, vintage folding screens, or D.I.Y. solutions made from unusual materials, there are lots of creative ways to make your small space more dynamic.
As with anything you introduce into a child's space, be cautious with your solutions. If you use a hanging divider, anchor the bottom of it in some way so it doesn't become a makeshift climbing wall or Tarzan swing for those curious kiddos. Most of the open bookcases can be displayed horizontally making them more stable, but if the design doesn't allow for it, consider the vertical units for older kids' rooms. You will want to anchor your room divider if it's displayed in a space with small children.
• Eames Rocker Hanging Fabric Panel, $238.00
• Modern Contemporary Hanging Room Divider Screen, $199.99
• DIY Room Divider made from contact paper
• Hokku Designs Marcel Bookcase, $269.00
• LOFTwall Room Partition
• Hokku Designs Lucas Bookcase, $199.00
• Vintage Teak Room Divider, $995.00 (Keep an eye out on Craigslist!)
• Vintage Folding Screen, $295.00
• Laugh in Grass and Lime Slat, $199.00-$238.00
• Placemat Wall Hanging DIY
• DIY Wall Hanging Divider (another option for the matte board component could be plexiglass in a variety of colors!)


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Federal Communications Commission Announces Launch of the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
July 2, 2012
Source: Federal Communications Commission (FCC) [PDF, 2 pgs.]
[Note: Eleven footnotes are included at the end of this press release.]
The Federal Communications Commissions (Commission) Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau (CGB) announces the launch of the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program (NDBEDP), effective July 1, 2012. The Commission is pleased to take this affirmative step toward inclusion in our nations communications systems by individuals who are deafblind.
The NDBEDP will begin to fill existing equipment and technology gaps to meet the communications access needs of this underserved population which, until now, largely has been denied the opportunity to enjoy the full benefits that these systems can provide.
The Commission established the NDBEDP in response to the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act (CVAA)./1 The CVAA directed the Commission to establish a program using funding of up to $10 million annually from the Interstate Telecommunications Relay Service Fund (TRS Fund) for the nationwide distribution of communications equipment to low income individuals who are deaf-blind. On April 4, 2011, the Commission adopted the NDBEDP Pilot Order, establishing the framework for a two- to three-year pilot program to fulfill this CVAA mandate./2
Today the Commission announced the selection of 53 applicants to become certified programs authorized to distribute equipment under the NDBEDP in each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands./3 A list of those entities and their contact information will be available on the Commissions website at http://www.fcc.gov/encyclopedia/national-deaf-blindequipment-distribution-program. One entity per state is certified as eligible to receive support from the TRS Fund for the distribution of this equipment./4
Each NDBEDP certified entity will have primary oversight and responsibility for compliance with the Commissions program requirements, but may fulfill its responsibilities either directly or through collaboration, partnership, or contract with other individuals or entities in-state or out-of-state./5 In addition to the distribution of equipment, each certified program may provide and be reimbursed for the reasonable costs of related services provided to the covered population, including local outreach, individual assessments, individual training, and equipment installation and maintenance, that may be needed to effectively provide a person who is deaf-blind with the equipment that he or she needs to access the communications services covered by the CVAA./6 Each certified program also may obtain an allowance for certain costs associated with administering its program./7
Recently, the Commission also announced the selection of the Perkins School for the Blind and its affiliated partners to conduct national outreach efforts to promote the NDBEDP pilot./8 The Commission has set aside $500,000 (of the $10 million available annually for the NDBEDP) for these national outreach efforts during each year of the pilot program./9 The remaining $9.5 million of annual funding will be used to reimburse certified programs for the reasonable costs of distributing equipment and providing related services to low-income individuals who are deaf-blind./10 Funding allocations for 2012-2013 are calculated by allocating a minimum base amount of $50,000 to each jurisdiction plus a portion of the available funds based on the population of each of these jurisdictions./11 The Commission announced these funding allocations earlier today.
ACCESSIBLE FORMATS: To request materials in accessible formats for people with disabilities (Braille, large print, electronic files, audio format), send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com or call the Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (TTY).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Jackie Ellington, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 202-418-1153, e-mail email@example.com; or Rosaline Crawford, Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau, 202-418-2075, e-mail email@example.com.
1 Pub. L. 111-260, 124 Stat. 2751 (2010); see also Pub. L. 111-265, 124 Stat. 2795 (2010) (technical corrections to the CVAA). Section 105 of the CVAA adds Section 719 to the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, which is codified at 47 U.S.C. § 620.
2 Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, CG Docket No. 10-210, Report and Order, FCC 11-56, 26 FCC Rcd 5640 (2011) (NDBEDP Pilot Order). The NDBEDP pilot will run for two years, with an option for the Commission to extend the program for another year. Id., 26 FCC Rcd at 5649, ¶ 22.
3 The Commission had invited applications for certification to participate in the NDBEDP in September 2011. See FCC Announces 60-day Period to Apply for Certification to Participate in the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, Public Notice, DA 11-1591, 26 FCC Rcd 13118 (Sept. 22, 2011). See also 47 C.F.R. § 64.610(b).
4 See NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5646, ¶ 12.
5 Id., 26 FCC Rcd at 5647, ¶ 13.
6 See 47 C.F.R. § 64.610(f). See also NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5659-5676, ¶¶ 45-79. Such local outreach may include, but is not limited to, the provision of information about the state-level certified program, contact information, available equipment, and ways to apply for equipment and related services provided by the program. See 47 C.F.R. § 64.610(e)(1)(vi). See also NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5675, ¶ 79.
7 See 47 C.F.R. § 64.610(f). See also NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5680, ¶ 92. On March 20, 2012, CGB conditionally waived 47 C.F.R. § 64.610(f)(2) to the extent that it only permits NDBEDP certified entities to submit reimbursement claims every six months. Implementation of the Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, Section 105, Relay Services for Deaf-Blind Individuals, CG Docket No. 10-210, Order, DA 12-430, 27 FCC Rcd 2812 (2012) (NDBEDP Waiver Order) Pursuant to this waiver, certified entities may opt to submit such claims on a monthly or quarterly basis, or every six months. Id.
8 See Perkins School for the Blind to Conduct National Outreach for the National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program, Public Notice, DA 12-910 (June 8, 2012). For this effort, the Perkins School for the Blind is partnering with the Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults, FableVision, Inc., and other national and local consumer groups, parent groups, agencies, and associations. Id.
9 See NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5675-76, ¶ 80.
10 NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5677, ¶ 85.
11 NDBEDP Pilot Order, 26 FCC Rcd at 5677, ¶ 84.
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Well, it's a good thing I was "realistic about the odds" because Leonard didn't make it into the quarter finals. Naturally, it would've been nice if it had, but that's okay. There's always next year and if my Kickstarter project is successful, the manuscript will be in even better shape than it is now (and published!).
A nice thing about getting as far as I did is that I'll be receiving feedback from the two Vine reviewers who read my manuscript. Last year's Vine reviews (one snarky, the other gushing) were very helpful and I took them to heart during a subsequent rewrite.
Congrats to all who moved on to the next round -- a very impressive accomplishment.


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The university's bioengineering department hopes to use its new facilities to increase its 2-year-old undergraduate program's course offerings and competitiveness.
DARTMOUTH — Standing at the end of a dim, empty hallway deep in the Textile Building, UMass Dartmouth professor Christopher Brigham peered through a small rectangular window into the half-finished laboratory beyond.
"I'm excited to get in there," said Brigham, a recently hired bioengineering professor. "I'm starting to look at the sort of equipment I'll want to put in there."
The lab is just one of several throughout the building — once used extensively for materials science and textiles classes — that the university's new bioengineering department hopes to use to increase its 2-year-old undergraduate program's course offerings and competitiveness.
Department officials also hope the new facilities show the outside world that the bioengineering program — which filled the void left by the declining materials science programs that were once UMass Dartmouth staple — is ready to send graduates into the real world, said professor Tracie Ferreira, one of the campus' original bioengineering faculty.
The bioengineering field combines material from several scientific disciplines such as biology, mechanical engineering and more to prepare graduates for careers designing medical devices, artificial tissue, pharmaceuticals and more.
That cross-disciplinary training, along with the hands-on work UMass Dartmouth students can expect in the lab, will put graduates in a position to jockey for the best jobs. Hopefully, it will also act as a magnet for some of the state's sharpest high school students, Ferreira said.
"We want to say to employers 'We're giving you a product that thinks on their own,'" Ferreira said as her students performed cheek swabs on each other for an assignment Wednesday afternoon.
Faculty started the program to put UMass Dartmouth's extensive textiles and materials science expertise to use in a more "marketable" major as interest in those programs flagged, she said.
New students and transfers from other majors flocked to the program, boosting its enrollment to about 70 this year. The first graduates are expected to receive their diplomas next year, Ferreira said.
"It was logical for us to use our expertise to create a more marketable major," Ferreira said. "(We said) let's take the initiative and do this."
The students also took some initiative this past year, getting the UMass Dartmouth chapter of the Biomedical Engineering Society nationally recognized.
"There's a lot of enthusiasm to make it something we're all proud of," said sophomore Danielle McDowell, who came to bioengineering after her job as an emergency responder in Boston sparked an interest in designing medical devices.
The chance to be the first graduates and to build the program into a nationally competitive one drives a number of students, as well. Being the first impression employers will get of UMass Dartmouth feels "intimidating," McDowell said, but other students said it provides an opportunity.
"That just gives me the motivation to do good here and expand the program," said sophomore Patrick McCarthy, who took up bioengineering as a path to medical school.
Finalizing courses, creating new offerings and a host of other challenges remain for the program, but building a powerful program is possible, said Brigham, who finished his doctorate at Tufts Medical School.
"I did my postdoc at MIT and I know we have what it takes," to make us competitive, he said.


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Nigeria approves opposition political coalition
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) — Nigeria's electoral commission on Wednesday approved the creation of an opposition coalition that will join three political parties and is expected to present a strong challenge to President Goodluck Jonathan and his party in 2015 elections.
The commission announced that the parties met all statutory requirements for their merger into the All Progressives Congress that includes powerful Muslims from the north and equally influential Christian southerners.
Among them are former military ruler Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, a popular northerner who some consider a strong anti-corruption fighter. Jonathan is largely perceived as failing despite promises to halt the endemic graft that is debilitating to the economy of Africa's biggest oil producer.
The coalition's most powerful figure from the south is Bola Ahmed Tinubu, a former senator and past governor of Lagos State who is considered a kingmaker.
"All sorts of obstacles were thrown into our path by anti-democratic forces," said coalition spokesman Lai Mohammed, welcoming the decision. He said the coalition's emergence is "a victory for Nigeria and for democracy" that propels the country into "the league of top democratic nations with two major political parties."
Jonathan now is presented with the double challenge of a strong opposition and rifts within his own People's Democratic Party that could damage any bid to extend his presidency. Jonathan has not yet decided whether he will run, his office announced this week. He came to power by default as he was vice president when President Umar Yar'Adua died in 2010 and he then won the presidential election in 2011.
Northern politicians are opposed to Jonathan, a southerner and Christian, running for a second four-year term in 2015, objecting that northerners have been cheated of their chance at the presidency by Yar'Adua's death. While there is nothing in the constitution about it, there is an unwritten agreement in the ruling People's Democratic Party that power must be shared between the north and the south and a northern president should be succeeded by a southerner, to balance power in Africa's most populous nation. Nigeria has more than 160 million people, divided about equally between Muslims who dominate the north and Christians who live mainly in the south.
Traditional rivalries between Christians and Muslims have intensified because of an Islamic uprising in the northeast of the sprawling nation. The Boko Haram terrorist network is accused of the killings of more than 1,600 civilians since 2010, according to an AP count.
The People's Democratic Power has won every election since decades of military dictatorship ended in 1999 and democracy was restored.
Tinubu's support ensured Jonathan won the vote in the southwest in the 2011 elections, clinching the president's victory. Jonathan would have difficulty securing those votes without Tinubu's backing.
Jonathan is also confronted by a revolt within his own party, from some governors with presidential aspirations. In the most dramatic manifestation of the divisions, a handful of pro-Jonathan legislators who want to impeach Rivers State Gov. Rotimi Amaechi led thugs into the National Assembly and started a fight in which one legislator broke the mace — the symbol of authority of the house — beating up another legislator.
The new coalition is considered the first viable option to PDP rule. But it too faces challenges in deciding who to present as its presidential candidate. Buhari, who appears an obvious choice, is a strong contender in the north but likely would have difficulty garnering votes from Christian southerners, even with the support of the coalition's southern partner, Tinubu's Action Congress of Nigeria.
The coalition's statement promised "plans to turn today's hopelessness into a time of great opportunities, to reverse the downward slide in our socio-economic development, and to ensure that every Nigerian benefits from the commonwealth, instead of the present situation in which a few fat cats are milking the system dry at the expense of the citizenry."
Bashir Adigun contributed to this report from Abuja, Nigeria.


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Sept. 14, 2000
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. - Sophomore transfer Jamil Walker (Rochester, N.Y.) scored in his third-straight game as a Bronco to lead Santa Clara to a 2-1 victory over Cal Poly in Sunday's game in the San Francisco diadora Classic hosted by the University of San Francisco.
Walker, who was named the event's Most Valuable Performer, took a pass from senior Michael Goehring (Fresno, Calif.) in front of the goal and completed a quick-hitting, low crossing shot for a 1-0 Bronco lead just 16:20 into the game. The goal marked the first score of the season for the Broncos during a first half of play and was Walker's third goal of the season.
"I thought we showed a lot of improvement today," said head coach Mitch Murray "We looked really good in the first half and through most of the second half. Cal Poly has a tough, physical team that does not give up. When they scored in the second half, I was happy with the way our guys kept battling and didn't back down. We still have a few guys injured but we are playing through those setbacks and have improved every match."
Santa Clara's second score came on an own goal by Cal Poly's Eli McGarva just before halftime. Interestingly, the game's second own goal proved to be Cal Poly's only score at the 62:04 mark of the game. Junior keeper Rusty Johnson (O'Fallon, Ill.) had played over 152 minutes without giving up a goal prior to SCU's own goal.
The Broncos next face Oregon State on Friday at 5 p.m. in the first game of the Washington Husky Classic in Seattle, Wash. Santa Clara faces host Washington on Sunday at 2:15 p.m.


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Futures slip on China moves and struggles for tech
NEW YORK (AP) — Stock futures are heading lower on some disappointing quarterly performances from tech companies and more hints that China is trying to rein in growth to keep its economy under control.
Dow Jones industrial futures are down 35 points to 15,449. S&P futures have lost 4.8 points to 1,679.20. Nasdaq futures are down 5.75 points to 3,044.25.
Shares of Amazon.com are down in premarket trading after reporting a surprise loss late Thursday.
Zynga is down 18 percent before the opening bell Friday after telling investors that it's not going to get into online, casino-style gambling.
And Asian markets slumped after China ordered companies to close factories in 19 industries where overproduction has led to price-cutting wars. The latest actions affirm China's push for painful economic restructuring even as its economy slows.


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