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Built between 1475 and 1483, in the time of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, the Sistine Chapel has originally served as Palatine Chapel. The chapel is rectangular in shape and measures 40.93 meters long by 13.41 meters wide, i.e. the exact dimensions of the Temple of Solomon, as given in the Old Testament. It is 20.70 meters high and is roofed by a flattened barrel vault, with little side vaults over the centered windows.
The architectural plans were made by Baccio Pontelli and the construction work was supervised by Giovannino de' Dolci. The first Mass in the Sistine Chapel was celebrated on August 9, 1483.
The wall paintings were executed by Pietro Perugino, Sandro Botticelli, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Cosimo Rosselli, Luca Signorelli and their respective workshops, which included Pinturicchio, Piero di Cosimo and Bartolomeo della Gatta.
Michelangelo Buonarroti was commissioned by Pope Julius II della Rovere in 1508 to repaint the ceiling; the work was completed between 1508 and 1512. He painted the Last Judgement over the altar, between 1535 and 1541, being commissioned by Pope Paul III Farnese.
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G - Defense of the Body of Moses
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I was amazed when I saw for the first time the Lokalizo page online. After getting to know a little bit more about the project, the idea of becoming part of this project quickly became important to me as I wanted to help out in realizing the goals of the project but also to gather experience in this working environment.
After becoming part of the team, I was happy to start learning more about this initiative, especially about how the reports created through the technological tools would be used to create the change we want to see in Prishtina. So the part when we found out about the digital reporting section and about sharing our experience with young people from around the world on Voices of Youth was very interesting to me. Another great experience thus far was meeting other volunteer members who have joined the project as youth mappers as it is very important for me to work in a team knowing that success is easier reached through teamwork.
On the first day we went out to begin mapping, it looked very difficult to work with kites because it was our first time doing that, but other members of Lokalizo were patient to show us how to work with them. It was fun and interesting to spot people and especially watch what the kids were doing, as the cheers attracted more people in the windows and looked very carefully to see what was going on.
I really like the Voices of Youth mobile app as it is very easy to use and functional since you do not need even internet to create the reports. I believe that this application will help us greatly to identify and gather information about some of the biggest problems in the neighbourhoods of Prishtina. Furthermore, I found that using the kite was fun but it is a little bit difficult, first of all because we have to have good weather conditions to use it.
In general all the work during this day was fantastic.
The other day we went outside and started to report the things that weren't alright in one of neighborhoods in Prishtina. Together with the other team members we were walking down this street, where we also found the first spot to be reported. It was a dangerous hole in the middle of the pedestrian area. We took a picture, waited for the report to be created, took notes and discussed briefly what could be done to fix this problem. We proposed first to put signs which would inform the pedestrians and they could see that there is a hole and that they do not get hurt until a permanent improvement is made. It will be a red object during the day and a white object during the night. Then we went further into the neighborhood and spotted other problemslike accumulation garbage, collapse risks due to inadequate construction, etc.
I remember taking a photo of some big pile of garbage and a citizen crossed by and told us "well there has been to many times people took a photo of this, but us residents never saw any results". This shows that they are tired of it, and they do not have anymore any hope for things to change, while also suggesting that there will be no effort by these community members to do anything about these problems in their neighborhood. From there we continued with a little break and then we visited a schoolyard where we found that from six basketball hoops in this yard only one had the rim. We also created this report and quickly moved to the neighborhood Qafa were we found a basketball hoop pole nearly collapsing on the small children who were playing there.
I am highly interested to see how our work over these last days will turn out as improvements in these communities. It is clear improvements in this part of the city of Prishtina are greatly needed. I would want to see the reaction of that women who told us that taking pictures of a problem does not actually solve the problem. We will prove that with the drive of young people everything is possible.

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Thursday, July 11: All Eyes on Gold Prices
Wall Street traders will be keeping a close eye on the price of gold, along J.P. Morgan, Wells Fargo and Blackberry stocks. Kaitlyn Kiernan has details.
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Hiten Patel knew that in order to achieve success for his information technology staffing and solutions firm Collabera, he'd need to step outside his comfort zone.
So the co-founder and chairman purchased the 6-year-old company in 1997 — then a $2 million company known as Global Consulting Corp. — using loans from friends and family.
"If I did not put all of my life savings into this company, I would have taken it easy and would have always had a way out," Patel said. "If you always have a window, then you don't give 100 percent."
With the opportunity to rebrand and expand in Morristown, Collabera has since grown into a $520 million company.
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Collabera employs more than 8,000 professionals across more than 30 offices in the United States, the United Kingdom, India, Singapore and the Philippines — with the goal to expand even more internationally.
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Collabera has found its success using a client-centric model — rather than branch-centric — to align IT strategies with business goals for Fortune 500 companies in several industries, including retail and manufacturing, communications and media, energy and utilities, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, health care, banking and financial services.
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Collabera aligns and executes its IT strategies, dedicated account teams and technology investments around whatever the client's needs are.
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WASHINGTON — As they look back half a century later, five organizers of the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom recall the thrill of the day — the sense that the cause of civil rights would advance.
Of course they remember the stirring "I Have a Dream" speech delivered by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to the giant crowd gathered before the Lincoln Memorial. But they also recall the fear that the march might not come off, that people wouldn't show up. Here are some of their recollections of that day, Aug. 28, 1963:
Clarence B. Jones
Clarence B. Jones remembers the "I Have a Dream" speech well — he was standing 50 feet behind King when he delivered it.
Jones was a lawyer, speechwriter and confidant of King and had helped draft the speech he was to deliver at the march. As Jones recalls, King was reading the prepared text when gospel great Mahalia Jackson shouted, "Tell them about the dream, Martin. Tell them about the dream."
King set aside his script and began speaking extemporaneously.
"I turned to the person who was standing next me and said, 'These people out there — they don't know it, but they're about ready to go to church,'" Jones said.
Jones, who with Stuart Connelly wrote the book "Behind the Dream: The Making of the Speech that Transformed a Nation," noted that King had spoken about his dream earlier, but those speeches had drawn scant attention. This speech, however, was carried live on television, and King, perhaps inspired by the huge audience in Washington and across the country, rose to the occasion.
"I had heard and seen Martin King speak many times before," Jones said. "Never ever had I heard him speak like that. Nor did I ever hear him speak like that ever again."
Jones, 82, is a visiting professor and diversity scholar at the University of San Francisco and a scholar at Stanford University's Martin Luther King Jr. Research and Education Institute.
He plans to be in Washington for the 50th anniversary.
Reflecting on the speech 50 years later, Jones said, "When I hear people say, 'Well, you know, much of the dream hasn't been realized' … that's true. There are cracks in the dream. But I have to remind people there are no signs anywhere in this country that say, 'Drinking fountains for colored only' or 'whites only.'"
Eleanor Holmes Norton
She had heard talk of plans for a giant march on Washington, but nothing had been nailed down and the question loomed: Could civil rights leaders pull it off?
Then, Eleanor Holmes Norton recalls, "I got the call, saying it is going to happen."
Holmes Norton, then a 26-year-old Yale Law School student from Washington, D.C., had been working in Mississippi for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. "The call" was from the committee, asking her to come to New York to join the staff organizing the march.
She went to work from the march's Harlem office. She remembers the address: 130th Street and Lenox. She recalls the challenge: "The march was an unprecedented exercise. Nobody could remember a mass march on Washington for anything, certainly not civil rights."
The day of the march, she boarded a plane to Washington, and before landing she could see the crowds assembling from the air — "enough to tell me the march would be successful."
Later, she took in the view from the Lincoln Memorial. "What was most impressive for me, after working on the march for weeks, was looking out from the base of the Lincoln Memorial itself and noting that I could not see to the end of the crowd," she said.
She recalls being moved deeply by one speaker after another. When it finally came time for King to speak, she thought to herself, "He had better be very good, because everything that went before him, I thought, was better than anything I had ever heard.'"
Holmes Norton, 76, went on to become the first female chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, an agency that, she notes, was a key demand of the march. She is in her 12th term as the District of Columbia's nonvoting delegate in the House. She will be participating in the anniversary, including using the event to highlight another longtime cause: D.C.'s lack of voting power in Congress.
Norman Hill
On the day of the march, Norman Hill accompanied civil rights leader Bayard Rustin, one of the organizers of the event, on a visit to the National Mall, hours before the march was scheduled to begin.
Hill, then 30, was New York-based national program director for the Congress of Racial Equality. He became staff coordinator for the march, recruiting people to participate and raising money to help pay travel costs. But on that hot August morning, he and Rustin found the Mall still largely empty.
"I remember Bayard being surrounded by reporters who peppered him with questions. 'Where are the people? Is the march really going to take place?'" Hill recalled.
"Bayard reached into his pants pocket and pulled out a round watch, and inside his jacket pulled out a piece of paper, and looked back and forth at the watch and piece of paper and said, 'Gentlemen, everything is going according to Hoyle, right on schedule,'" Hill added. "What the reporters didn't know is that the piece of paper was blank."
But in time the crowd grew — and grew and grew. When the march began, Hill recalls, the crowd was so eager to move that the march leaders had to rush to take their places at the front of the column.
He says that although the march is remembered as the largest civil rights demonstration in the nation's history, it also was intended to call attention to economic issues, such as a massive federal jobs program.
He looks back upon the day as a seminal moment in the nonviolent civil rights movement.
"It did away with the stereotypes of blacks as troublemakers," he said. "For me, the march was the fulfillment and implementation of the principles, vision and strategies of my mentors, A. Philip Randolph and Bayard Rustin. It solidified for me my faith in them and their place in American history as great, monumental figures."
Hill is now president emeritus of the A. Philip Randolph Institute in Washington, named after the civil rights and labor leader and an organizer of the march.
Rachelle Horowitz
Rachelle Horowitz was the "bus lady."
She was a 24-year-old civil rights activist from Brooklyn assigned to serve as transportation coordinator for the march.
It was a tougher job than people today can imagine in the high-tech age, she says. When she talks to students, she mentions her use of mimeograph machines, "and they go, 'What?'"
"I say to kids, Dr. King gave that speech without Jumbotrons on the Mall," she said, noting how difficult it was for the crowd way down the Mall to see the speakers at the Lincoln Memorial.
"By the end of the day, there was really this moment when you thought, by God, we can have a beloved community, that everything Dr. King and John Lewis talked about can come true," she said.
But that hope, she noted, was dashed weeks later by the bombing at the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. Four black girls were killed in the blast.
Horowitz went on to become political director for the American Federation of Teachers before retiring. She plans to be back on the National Mall for the 50th anniversary.
Joyce Ladner
Joyce Ladner was a 19-year-old college senior from Mississippi with a stage pass to history.
Thanks to that pass, she was on the podium, and she remembers looking out at the crowd. She says it was "the most extraordinary thing" she had ever seen.
Before them, stretching into the distance, was a giant crowd that seemed to go on forever.
"I dare say that Martin Luther King and no one else on that podium had ever seen that many people together before," Ladner said.
Ladner was a student at Tougaloo College in Mississippi and a field secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee when she went to New York to work on organizing the march. She talked at churches, synagogues and union halls in the New York area about the civil rights struggle in the South to raise money for the travel costs of those who wanted to attend the march.
"We were trying to build a national base of support," she said.
On the day of the march, she first picketed the Justice Department to protest the arrest of three SNCC colleagues jailed in Georgia for sedition when they attempted to register voters. Then she headed over to the National Mall. She says it was still early in the morning, "and there weren't many people there at all."
She grew worried. "Are the people really going to show?" she wondered. Then about 8 a.m., busloads of people, mostly black but also white, began arriving with banners.
"And they just kept coming."
She recalls standing with Josephine Baker, the black Parisian nightclub legend, and Hollywood stars, including Harry Belafonte, Marlon Brando, Sidney Poitier, Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll and, she notes with a laugh, Charlton Heston, whose politics later veered to the right.
Ladner says that when reporters approached Lena Horne for an interview, the singer-actress "thrust [her] in front the camera and said, 'Interview this young woman, because she lives in the Deep South. She can tell you the real story.'"
Looking back, Ladner says it's disappointing that King's "I Have a Dream" speech — and only part of it — is what most people remember about the day.
"I think it shortchanges him," she said. And people, she said, "often quote the more optimistic parts of the speech. They don't really talk about how to achieve his dream." The march, after all, was for "jobs and freedom," and yet black unemployment remains a serious problem.
Ladner, 69, who went on to become a prominent sociologist who served as interim president of Howard University in Washington, says that after the march, she knew the event would generate additional support for the civil rights movement.
"But we were going back into the same conditions," she said. "The march would not have any effect on those Southern sheriffs and their deputies at all. That was our reality."
A few weeks later, she was on a school bus headed to Birmingham for the funeral of the four black girls killed in the bombing of the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church.
Her stage pass has been displayed at the Mississippi State Archives but is being returned to her. "It is the one memento I have that I want to pass on to my son and grandson," she said.


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Habs aim to rebound in Buffalo
The Montreal Canadiens will try to get back in the win column when they visit the Buffalo Sabres for Thursday's Northeast Division battle at First Niagara Center.
The Canadiens lost for just the second time in seven games on Tuesday, dropping a 3-2 regulation decision against visiting Washington. Failing to get a point in that game would come back to haunt the Habs on Wednesday, when Boston beat New Jersey to move one point ahead of the Canadiens for the Northeast Division lead.
The Bruins also play Thursday evening against the visiting New York Islanders. Both Boston and Montreal have nine games left in the regular season, but none against each other.
Montreal scored first against the Capitals, but the visitors responded with three straight goals, ending with Jack Hillen's game-winner at 5:33 of the third period. Lars Eller cut the deficit to 3-2 with 3:22 left in regulation, but the Habs couldn't produce the tying goal.
Eller scored both goals for the Canadiens and Carey Price turned aside 24 shots in the loss. Montreal had won four straight on home ice before dropping Tuesday's decision.
"We weren't quite there today," said Eller. "They got two points they shouldn't have had. The first 10 minutes of the game, we weren't hard enough on the puck. We were a step behind many times and in the second period they got momentum."
Montreal has lost two of its last three games on the road, but still boasts an excellent 12-4-2 mark as the guest this season.
Although Buffalo is 17 points behind Montreal in the standings, the Sabres have fared very well against the Habs in 2013. After losing the season series' opener in Montreal on Feb. 2, the Sabres have won three straight versus the Canadiens.
Buffalo has claimed five of six and 11 of 13 overall in the series and the Canadiens have lost three straight and four of their past five trips to Western New York.
The Sabres are still battling for a playoff berth and they enter Thursday's action as the 11th seed in the Eastern Conference. That leaves Buffalo six points out of a postseason spot.
Buffalo had won three straight before dropping a 4-1 decision at Winnipeg on Tuesday. Kyle Wellwood, Aaron Gagnon and Andrew Ladd all scored in the second period to lead the Jets to the easy win at MTS Centre.
"I thought we were okay," said Buffalo head coach Ron Rolston. "There were too many times there, especially in the second, where we gave up too much easy offense. It just wasn't good enough."
Kevin Porter lit the lamp and Ryan Miller stopped 26 shots for the Sabres, who are in danger of missing the postseason for the second straight spring.
Buffalo forward Thomas Vanek returned Tuesday after missing the previous six games with an upper body injury. Vanek, who leads Buffalo in goals (16) and points (33) this season, failed to reach the scoresheet against the Jets.
Fellow forward Ville Leino is expected to sit out a sixth straight game tonight with an upper body issue of his own.
Buffalo is 8-7-3 as the host this season and is kicking off a three-game homestand on Thursday.


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Lehman College Art Gallery
Confluence and Swirl. 2011. Hay, twine. 20 x 34 feet x 22 inches
For many years my work has involved the sculptural use of hay. As a grass it is a material that is familiar, accessible and it holds a depth of history and associations. It is seasonally based and regenerative. The intrinsic nature of hay is a part of this work. This work is a populist art valuing artisanship, common and collaborative labor. Although the work is often formally based, by virtue of its material, it inherently and sometimes overtly resonates with social/political and environmental associations and concerns. Overall, my work employs two fundamental processes; weaving hay through a twine warp over a built structure and as in "Confluence and Swirl" binding the hay with twine into units that are combined into a greater whole. They are simple processes that can respond to the potentials of each exhibition or exist as autonomous works. Like the hay itself, much of my work is situational. It grows relative to its locale and the specifics of its site and circumstance. While temporary, they are prone for rebirth and regeneration in new forms. "Confluence and Swirl" has various years' hay bound together. These are consciously maintained restored and recycled from various pieces. They take on differing visual characteristics in the depth of their color hence many seasons of hay are employed in a particular piece.
"Confluence and Swirl" is one of a series of works based on the motion of rushing water. Similarly it bears qualities of a field or nest. It is created in response to the nature of the exhibition space and the greater passage and confluence of the waterways that surround and are within its specific local, the Bronx.
Confluence and Swirl. 2011. Hay, twine. 20 x 34 feet x 22 inches
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I'll miss you
Thanks a lot for the links to those Mulholland Dr. explanation sites, I don't know why I didn't occur to me earlier to just browse for some sort of clarity to the film online, but it's great to watch the film again and understand some of the stranger parts that have always been the puzzling points for me. I'm think I'll do the same for Inland Empire.
Hey man do you still have that extra FYF ticket?
I drive in on friday morning/afternoon, I'm missing sunday to walk the strip (never been to vegas), drive home monday morning... Kind of just for the fest but still trying to see vegas...
ODS, you ready for Vegas dabs?
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The Brashear Bulls have two of the biggest and smartest offensive linemen in the area and their interior line is the strength of the team. Scott Evans, (6'3, 260), is a Harvard University recruit and Jordan Maben (6'0, 300) is also being recruited by Ivy League teams.
Maben was honored as Hines Ward's Pittsburgh Positive Student Athlete of the week, March 2013. Ward established a partnership with Positive Athlete, a national organization based in Atlanta, to help recognize the accomplishment of those in the Greater Pittsburgh area.
Several factors separated Maben from the field as well as his teammates. Maben distinguished himself further in the classroom and in a leadership role. He maintains a 3.8 GPA and scored 1500 on his SATs. He is a member of SIA Students in Action Community Outreach and he squats over 500 pounds!
Joining Maben and Evans on the offensive line are Jeff Arnold (6'4, 270) and Cody Wagner. Coach Rick Murphy's Brashear Bulls plan to "Ground and Pound" their way to a city championship.
Whether it's at practice or during a game, University Prep coach Louis Berry knows for sure that his star running back, Abner Roberts, is the fastest on the field.
Roberts, the City League champion in the 100-meter dash, and receiver Marcus Johnson are two of the most dangerous offensive players in the state.
Johnson (6'2, 175) is being recruited by division I schools and had over 900 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 2012.
The Perry Commodores are the defending City League champions and won nine titles since 1997, but this will be a long season if coach Bill Gallagher can't find a quarterback.
Quarterback candidates are sophomore Shawn Rutherford, who is the cousin of former Perry and Pitt quarterback Rod Rutherford, and junior Desean McGhee, who is the brother of former Perry and current star quarterback at Howard University Greg McGhee.
Over the past three years, there wasn't a single season in which Perry's football team didn't advance into the city league playoffs and the Commodores will rely heavily on senior running back Gary Reid. Reid is one of the best and most experienced players in the city.
If the Westinghouse Bulldogs advance to the city league playoffs coach Monte Robinson should win Coach of the Year.
Last year starting quarterback Ronald Brown transferred to University Prep, so look for the Bulldogs to run the football early and often.
If speedster Rapheal Drummond (5'11, 195) can stay healthy he has the potential to lead the city league in rushing and touchdowns.


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County budget hearings next week
Mono County holds its annual budget hearings next week, beginning on Monday, Aug. 27 and ending on Wednesday, Aug. 29.
The hearings will be held in Bridgeport on Aug. 27 and Aug. 29 at the Mono County Courthouse Board of Supervisors Chambers.
They will be held in Mammoth Lakes on Aug. 28 at the third floor of the Sierra Center Mall (Shogun mall).
The hearings begin at 9 a.m. each day.
During the three days, the county supervisors will go over every request for funds that they have for the upcoming year—requests for money from Little League players to requests for help with the Jazz Jubilee.
They will also go over requests from county departments, assess the county's overall financial health, and listen to other requests, such as that for air service subsidies.
If you are interested in participating in the hearings, go to http://www.monocounty.ca.gov/bos.html for the agenda and schedule.


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A free breakfast for hunters
The Augusta First Southern Baptist Church, 2206 Ohio, would like to invite all hunters to join them for a free breakfast from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 1.
Hungry hunters coming in for a break will be served a delicious meal before heading back to the woods during opening weekend of rifle season for whitetail deer.
Biscuits and gravy, breakfast casserole and hot coffee will be served free of charge and no donations are requested.
Those attending will also have the opportunity to enter a drawing for two Cabela's gift cards and don not need to be present to win.
For more information call 775-2231, or visit: www.augustafsbc.com/huntersbreakfast.


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The Museum catalogue says the following about the armory section of the museum which was established in 1977 with the bequest of a collection by Carl Otto von Kienbusch:
I found it a very interesting section of the museum but I don't seem to have much detail about the individual pieces so the photos will have to stand alone for the most part. As a purveyor of facts and information about the places I visited I feel I have been derelict in my duty in this instance. I hope you enjoy the photos anyway.
Just five relatively small galleries hidden away at the top of the Great Stair Hall housed the arms and armor collection and this was the main large gallery.
A selection of crossbows
displayed as you see
This shield was quite heavily embossed with decoration
A selection of early firearms was attractively arranged in this case
the front. Don't you love his frown and the bags under his eyes?
was arranged in this display case
A closer view of the case above shows a very beautiful English presentation sword
from the late eighteenth century in its scabbard. It's the one with the
blue inlay in the handle. Click to see it more closely.
Strange spacing problems. I'm afraid you'll have to live with them.


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On Deck: Russell Brightwell
Age: 23
Home: Atlanta
Years riding: 4
Sponsors: 12 Gauge wakeskates and winches
Favorite spot: Prattville Dam
Lakes or Rivers? Rivers
Regular or goofy: Regs
Boat, PWC or Winch? Winch
Wake or sliders? sliders
Film or photos? Film
Skateboard or wakeboard? Skateboard
Inclines or boxes? inclines
Pool gaps or natural winching? All natural
Metal or Rap? Rap
Country or Reggae? Reggae
Home or away? away
Cash or Credit? Cash
Shout Outs…Kyle Walton, Steve Campbell, Vinny, Jake Slone, Bryan, Edgar, Slayden, Jenna , Tim Bragg, Mom, 420 Films and Nate Litmer
Hailing from Woodstock Georgia Russell Brigtwell has been making his presence in wakeskating very known. As a Member of the 12 Gauge Wakeskate and Winch team, Mr. Brighwell has been taking his riding, along with the entire winch scene, to a whole new level. After a recent winter stint in Orlando, Russell has been living with me for the past few months and I have gotten to watch him really come into his own. With a consistent background in the all the basics tricks needed and a handful of flip tricks, this guy is, without a doubt, on the rise. There is also one other thing that is for sure and that's that this kid has as good of a skateboard style as anyone in the sport. If you're in the south you never know where you might run into him, but chances are it will be at the local winch spot. Make sure you keep you eyes out for this kid to tear up whatever body of water he can find. We don't call him Skates for nothing.


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Some of my garden hardware
I have a metal livestock fence panel -- a grid about 12 feet long and 5 feet tall. Recently, I've been growing cucumbers on it, but I've used it for pole beans in the past. I stand the panel up against three steel fence posts. I place a large stone under each end of the panel to lift it about 8 inches off the ground, and then I wire the panel to the posts. The space under the panel makes it easier to hoe or to mulch around the plants.
For the zucchinis, I use a long pallet that I picked up beside a dumpster some years ago. I lay it over the bed so the vines will grow up and lie on the pallet. My theory is that the zucchinis resist mildew and squash borers better with their vines off the ground. This method doesn't seem to deter the squash bugs, but they can be controlled somewhat by inspecting the leaves regularly and eliminating the eggs.
This year, I planted the tomatoes and peppers in groups of three. I gave each plant a cage and tied each group of cages to a steel fence post in their center. I do this because unsupported cages are likely to fall over in a rain or wind storm. The fence post eliminates this problem.
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I long ago fell in love with the clean, crisp, sweet taste of Meyer lemons. And recently, Mexican foods guru Rick Bayless reminded me why.
The Meyer lemon (named for Frank Meyer, who discovered them over 100 years ago) is a cross between a lemon and possibly some variety of orange. Thin-skinned, they often mature to a yellow-orange color and are slightly less acidic than common lemons. I like that because the lower acid makes it so much easier to appreciate the vibrant taste of these lemons.
And I'm particularly fond of using them in drinks. That's just one reason I've fallen in love with Bayless' new cookbook, "Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles and Snacks."
Besides the creative recipes, the best part of this cookbook is that Bayless provides two recipes for every margarita - a single-serve cocktail and a pitcher version.
For ease, the entire recipe can be made in advance and refrigerated. That way when your guests arrive all you have to do is fill a cocktail shaker with ice, shake the drink to get it icy cold, and serve. You also could just serve it poured over crushed ice.
Meyer Lemon Margarita
Start to finish: 2 hours (10 minutes active)
Servings: 8
1 1/2 cups Meyer lemon tequila (see recipe below)
1 cup fresh Meyer lemon juice (4 to 5 lemons)
3/4 cup triple sec
1/2 cup Meyer lemon simple syrup (see recipe below)
6 cups ice cubes
8 lemon twists, to garnish
In a pitcher, combine the tequila, lemon juice, triple sec and simple syrup. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours.
When ready to serve, fill a cocktail shaker half full with ice and pour in 1 cup of the margarita mixture. Shake, strain into two 6-ounce martini glasses and garnish each with a twist. Repeat for the remaining margaritas.
Meyer Lemon Infused Tequila
Start to finish: 4 days (10 minutes active)
Makes one 750-milliliter bottle
8 Meyer lemons
750-milliliter bottle 100 percent blue agave blanco tequila
Using a vegetable peeler, remove the zest (colored layer of skin only) from the lemons in large strips. Place the zest in a large glass jar, then add the tequila and cover tightly. Let stand for 4 days to allow the flavors to blend, tipping the jar back and forth a couple times a day.
Strain out the zest, and the tequila is ready to use. Stored in a glass container or its original bottle, it will keep its vibrant color for 1 to 2 months.
Meyer Lemon Simple Syrup
Start to finish: 15 minutes
Makes 1 cup
2 Meyer lemons
1 cup sugar
1/2 cup water
Use a vegetable peeler to remove the zest (colored layer of skin only) from the lemons in large strips.
In a small saucepan over medium heat, combine the zest, sugar and water, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Let the mixture reach a boil, then reduce the heat to low and simmer for 2 minutes. Remove from the heat and set aside to cool. Strain out and discard the zest. Cover and refrigerate until needed. Keeps for several weeks.
(Recipes from Rick Bayless and Deann Groen Bayless' "Frontera: Margaritas, Guacamoles and Snacks," W. W. Norton & Company, 2012)


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The Graphics Processing Unit (GPU), a high speed-parallel floating point processor, is the engine that powers many media and entertainment applications from pre-visualization, acquisition and post production to distribution for live to air, over the top, and consumption. And since its inception in 1999 NVIDIA has shipped over a billion units.
Traditionally used for graphics applications using the OpenGL and DirectX APIs, because of its high speed parallel processing and programmability through the CUDA and OpenCL APIs, GPUs are now used for many non-graphics applications, including image processing where the same computations can be applied to each pixel of an image in parallel.
Today, GPUs have additional features that make them easily scaleable to support large venue display systems as well as efficiently transfer and process both compressed and uncompressed video. This new technology also permits GPUs to be virtualized allowing them to be placed in the cloud and shared by one or many users.
Our meeting this month provides an overview of the current state of GPU technology, how they are being used in media and entertainment applications today, and perhaps a look at where they be used tomorrow.
Refreshments will be provided.
Presenter: Thomas True, Senior Applied Engineer, NVIDIA Corporation


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Historical Museum
Lady Lake Historical Society Museum
It is our pleasure to welcome you to the Lady Lake Historical Society Museum, the institution devoted to the history and culture of the Town of Lady Lake. During a visit to our museum, you will gain new insights into this most beloved Town, where its heritage of diversity and perpetual transformation is on display.
For more detail information follow this link to our website: www.ladylakemuseum.org
Copyright 2010 Lady Lake. All rights reserved.


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Smith, Amla help South Africa sprint away from Australia
South Africa 225 and 2 for 230 (Amla 99*, Smith 84) lead Australia 163 (Wade 68, Hastings 32, Steyn 4-40, Peterson 3-44) by 292 runs
Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
When the critical moment of the series arrived, South Africa grabbed it with a ruthlessness entirely befitting the world's No. 1 team. On the day they had hoped for a valedictory Perth century from Ricky Ponting to capitalise on a strong opening to the match, Australia were instead dismantled with the bat and run ragged in the field. Hurried along at a cracking pace by Hashim Amla and Graeme Smith, South Africa's lead is already a vast 292 runs.
Dale Steyn joined Smith and Amla in turning in a command performance, and the hosts' response was limp, with only the isolated batting resistance of Matthew Wade and a pair of startling catches standing out amid mediocre batting and worse bowling. Ponting's rapid exit was a sombre subplot as South Africa's bowlers clambered all over Australia's batsmen, and Michael Clarke's team were simply overwhelmed in the final session by the poise and aggression of Amla and Smith. Much like Steyn, they identified the time to strike with fearful precision.
United when Alviro Petersen fell shortly after tea to Mitchell Johnson's thrilling return catch, Smith and Amla tucked into poor spells from John Hastings and Mitchell Starc in particular. While Smith enjoyed a series of deliveries directed heedlessly at his pads, Amla toyed with Australia's bowling and fielding placings by moving across the crease with impunity to flick to the legside or drive handsomely through the off. He finished the day only a run shy of a century in the final session.
Smith too deserved a century, but was thwarted in his quest by a hook he did not quite control and another stunning catch, this time by Nathan Lyon. Whatever succour Australia took from this moment was to be greatly reduced when Lyon appeared to lose his footing and spilled a simpler chance offered by Jacques Kallis shortly after - the drop more representative of the hosts' foggy approach to the evening's play, which completed perhaps their worst day's cricket at home since Clarke became captain.
It was almost as though Australia's players had been overcome by melancholy at the events of the morning. Granted an opening by David Warner's poor stroke to Dale Steyn's first ball of the day, the visitors produced bowling of the highest quality on a WACA ground pitch that had quickened overnight to rumble the hosts for 163.
Quieter than usual for most of this series, Steyn pounced on what may come to be remembered as this series' most pivotal day, moving the ball at high pace and conjuring arguably the ball of the series to find the outside edge of Australia's captain and batting cornerstone Clarke. Vernon Philander contributed the wicket of Ponting, his skidding trajectory winning a second lbw of the innings on a surface not lending itself to such dismissals with its steep bounce.
Robin Peterson extracted a measure of revenge for a pair of earlier sixes by defeating Wade after lunch, and the left-arm spinner added the wickets of Mitchell Johnson and Hastings to round up the innings and more than justify his selection.
Resuming at 2 for 33, Warner and the nightwatchman Lyon were charged with setting a foundation for Ponting and others. Warner kicked his commission away however with a flat-footed swish at his first sight of Steyn, an edge clearly audible though the opener compounded his error by calling haltingly for a review. With no strongly contradicting evidence available on replays, Richard Kettleborough's finger was raised a second time.
Ponting nearly shovelled his first ball to midwicket, but found a sharp single to get off the mark in his penultimate Test innings. That brought Lyon on strike to face Steyn, and first ball he was turned around by a well-pitched outswinger and the snick was held in the gully.
Willed on by a capacity crowd and countless television watchers, Ponting swivelled into one pull shot from Philander, the stroke looking attractive but not timed with the precision of his younger days. It was to be his only signature moment, as Philander whirred one down the line of middle and off to pin Ponting lbw. For what seemed reasons as much emotional as tactical, Clarke unwisely allowed Ponting to refer the decision, which confirmed the right call had been made, thus stripping the hosts of their remaining review.
Dominant as he has been this year, an outstanding delivery was required to dismiss Clarke, and Steyn duly provided it. Angling into the stumps before bending away treacherously late, Clarke did well to edge it, and South Africa rejoiced Australia's punch-drunk tally of 6 for 45. Wade and Hussey resisted for a time, the wicketkeeper taking the attacker's role while the senior batsman tried to weather a hostile spell from Morne Morkel.
Wade's innings showed that runs could most certainly be scored, but he lost Hussey not long before lunch as he pushed indeterminately at a Morkel delivery from around the wicket and presented a slips catch to Smith. Hastings fought out the remaining minutes of the morning, and after lunch gave Wade some stout company.
The stand was worth 40 when Wade miscalculated against Peterson, ending an innings that might have tilted the match had it been allowed to continue for another hour. Johnson's defeat was the result of subtle variations in flight from Peterson and a not-so-subtle response from the batsman, while Hastings was last out when Petersen took a steepling chance and then regathered it after stepping momentarily over the boundary rope at long off.
The opening overs of South Africa's innings featured a couple of nervy moments for Smith in particular, but all 10 wickets remained intact when tea was called. Alviro Petersen would be lost shortly after the resumption when he popped up a bouncer off glove or bat handle that Johnson did wonderfully well to catch after an athletic chase and dive, but the rest was to be a procession. South Africa are not quite hoisting the ICC's Test Championship mace yet, but after this day's domination they may as well be.
Daniel Brettig is an assistant editor at ESPNcricinfo. He tweets here


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Into Eternity Confirmed For Monterrey Metal Fest
Canada's Into Eternity has been confirmed as the latest band added to the line-up of the 2005 Monterrey Metal Fest to be held on Saturday May 28, 2005 at the Auditorio Coca Cola in Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico.
Main Stage
Motorhead (Headliner)
Danzig (Co-Headliner)
Mago de Oz
Into Eternity
Metal Church
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To increase the incomes of many of the billion forest-dependent people worldwide the current model for investment in forests must be turned on its head. An initiative of unprecedented scale, led by The Forests Dialogue (TFD), IUCN and the Growing Forests Partnerships (GFP), has found that optimizing the benefits and productivity of forests requires moving from a 'resource-led' model to a 'rights-based' system of 'locally controlled forestry', that places local control of forests at the heart of the investment process
Over the last 3 years, The Forests Dialogue (TFD), partnering with IUCN, organized a series of country level dialogues engaging over 400 forest owners, investors, NGOs, governments and intergovernmental agencies. The resulting report, "Investing in Locally Controlled Forestry", launched today at IUCN's World Conservation Congress, shows that with the right processes in place, and under the right conditions, almost any individual or group can build a successful forest enterprise.
"A first step is to recognize that many forests and landscapes are inhabited by people with some form of land rights," says Chris Buss, Senior Programme Officer for IUCN's Global Forest and Climate change Programme "Investors are increasingly aware they must respect these rights through recognized processes, although the practical implications of such processes have until now received less attention."
The learning from this initiative demonstrates that these processes often result simply in compensation for loss of access to land or resources, rather than a genuine shared enterprise. In contrast, a "rights-based" system places local control at the heart of the process. Under this system, the people who own or have rights over the forest are the ones who seek investors and partnerships for managing their natural resource assets.
"The rights-based approach recognizes local people's autonomy and their rights to determine the land's destiny and to gain income from its effective management," says Minni Degawan, Project Coordinator for KADIOAN, an Indigenous Peoples organization based in the Philippines. "Empowering local people to make decisions on commercial forest management and land, with secure tenure rights, the ability to build their own organizations and access to markets and technology can be a highly effective way of raising incomes and protecting forestry resources."
"Communities, governments and investors all stand to gain from investing in locally controlled forestry. However, launching a commercially viable enterprise is not without its own challenges and requires adjustments to conventional investment approaches," says Peter Gardiner, Natural Resource Manger for Mondi. "To facilitate this process, the Growing Forest Partnerships which includes IUCN and TFD have developed a practitioners' manual, to be released later this month, which offers investors and rights holders a step-by-step guide to negotiating commercial agreements."
IUCN and its partners from Growing Forest Partnerships is also continuing to gather further information from ILCF projects around the world and exploring the possibility of launching a pilot project based on best practices.
About TFD:
TFD, The Forests Dialogue, is an autonomous organization hosted by Yale University. Utilizing a multi-stakeholder dialogue process, TFD builds trust among leaders, shared understanding on complex challenges and collaborative solutions on the most urgent global forest issues.
TFD's ILCF dialogue initiative was created with the Growing Forest Partnerships (GFP), with the support of the World Bank. the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) also supported and funded part of this initiative. For more information about this initiative, please visit: http://environment.yale.edu/tfd/dialogues/locally-controlled-forestry/
About GFP:
Growing Forest Partnerships (GFP) is about building up and supporting networks at local, national and international levels. Through this process, GFP seeks to improve the connections between forests and other sectors. It aims to ensure that global discussions about forests include the real and current challenges that forest-dependent people and local forest managers are facing, bringing the voices of local communities and indigenous peoples forward to influence decision-making.
There are four facilitating partners for the Growing Forest Partnership who are all members of a Catalytic Group that manages the process. The four partners are Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO), IUCN, The World Bank and International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).


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|St. Norbert and John Carroll will play Division
III's first regular-season game in Europe since 1992.
Photos by Larry Radloff, d3photography.com; Beckie Reid, John Carroll
St. Norbert will face John Carroll in Dublin, Ireland, in its 2012 season opener as part of the Global Ireland Football Tournament (GIFT). The game, scheduled for Aug. 31, 2012, will mark the first NCAA Division III game played in Europe since 1992.
The game marks the first time St. Norbert will compete intercollegiately outside of North America, and only the second time any team will have played outside of the continental United States. The St. Norbert hockey team played at Alaska-Fairbanks in 1997. The trip will be financed through private funding and no college operating funds will be used.
"St. Norbert College is extremely excited to partner with a fellow Catholic institution in John Carroll University in this event," St. Norbert president Thomas Kunkel said. "This is a great opportunity not only for our football program but for the college overall."
It will be the first regular season NCAA Division III football game to be played in Europe since Bowdoin defeated Tufts, 7-6, on Nov. 29, 1992, in Galway, Ireland.
The St. Norbert-John Carroll game, with the venue still to be determined, is the only college game played as part of GIFT. At least three American high school games will also be played that weekend at various locations around Dublin. All teams participating in GIFT will have an opportunity to attend the Notre Dame-Navy game on Sept. 1, 2012 in Dublin.
"This will be a wonderful educational opportunity for our student-athletes, and I am appreciative of our administration for supporting this endeavor," St. Norbert coach Jim Purtill said. "This experience will be great for those who might not normally get a chance to travel abroad in not only an athletic setting but an educational one as well."
"This is obviously a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity," said John Carroll coach Regis Scafe. "This is not an exhibition game like our past trips overseas has been. This will be our 2012 season opener, and will be played in one of the most famous cities in the world. I am excited for our team, our university, our alumni and the entire John Carroll community."
"After a year of planning, GIFT 2012 is now becoming a reality, and is already much bigger than I had anticipated," Global Football president Patrick Steenberge said. "Through the help of American football leaders in Ireland, we have found a number of top quality stadiums which are eager to host our games. Since there currently are no high school or junior-level league teams there, it will be a chance for the American coaches and players who travel to Ireland to demonstrate their abilities to passionate Irish sports fans and media."
Unless the regional lines are redrawn, John Carroll-St. Norbert will be a non-regional game, not because of the location of the game but because of the location of the schools, in Ohio and Wisconsin.


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On Scum someone posted some more pics of that Zombie Viper. I initially thought those things on the ground next to him were tree limbs (doesn't make sense - I know) - turns out they are giant over-sized arms to put on your Zombies. So now the Zombies aren't just Zombies - they are Mutant Zombies!
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Pakistan's foreign minister warned Afghanistan on Friday against having "ridiculous" expectations of what Islamabad could do to help Taliban peace negotiations, as talks between the two countries on the process ended in apparent acrimony.
The minister, Hina Rabbani Khar, said it was "preposterous" to think that Pakistan could deliver Taliban chief Mullah Omar to the negotiating table as Afghanistan has asked in the past — despite the Pakistani government's alleged ties to the group.
The public comments were unusually harsh for the diplomatic world where such quarrels usually play out behind closed doors. The foreign minister's words demonstrated the depth of the frustration between the neighboring countries as the war in Afghanistan slogs into its eleventh year.
Her words signaled a setback for a peace process that the United States is strongly promoting as a way to end the Afghan conflict and allow it to withdraw most of its combat troops by 2014 without the country further descending into chaos.
Pakistan is seen as key to the process because much of the Taliban leadership, including Omar, is believed to be based in the country, and the government has historical ties with the group. Analysts say Pakistan can either help the talks or act as a spoiler.
But Islamabad has always denied Taliban leaders are using its territory and rejected allegations that the Pakistani government has maintained its links to the group, frustrating Afghan and American officials who say Pakistan is not aggressively going after the terror group.
It's unclear whether Afghan President Hamid Karzai asked Pakistan for help getting to Omar during his current visit to Islamabad, and he made no public mention of the cleric. But he has called on Pakistan in the past to facilitate contact with the insurgent group's leaders.
Leaders from Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Iran held a three-way summit in Islamabad over the past two days that focused on Taliban peace talks, including steps Pakistan could take to help the process, and other regional issues. The summit ended Friday.
However, Khar indicated her government was still uncertain on exactly what Afghanistan wanted, saying "they have not conveyed that clarity to us."
Karzai also seemed to indicate the process going forward was uncertain.
"What we need now is to formulate a policy that is actionable and implementable, and actually act upon it," Karzai said at a press conference featuring Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari and Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Khar's comments came as she spoke to reporters after the press conference.
The foreign minister cautioned against Kabul expecting too much in terms of Pakistan providing access to the Taliban's leaders.
"If you have unrealistic, almost ridiculous expectations, then you don't have common ground to begin with," said Khar.
Khar said that any expectation that Pakistan can deliver the Taliban's chief for talks is "not only unrealistic, but preposterous."
Many analysts believe Pakistan has maintained links with the Taliban because it is seen as a key ally in Afghanistan after foreign forces withdraw, especially in countering the influence of Islamabad's neighbor and archenemy, India. Pakistan helped the Taliban seize power in Afghanistan in the 1990s.
That history has contributed to the tense relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan. Ties were strained further last year when a suicide bomber assassinated former Afghan President Burhanuddin Rabbani in Kabul. He had been serving as Afghanistan's envoy to Taliban peace talks, and Afghan officials accused Pakistan of playing a role in the killing — allegations it denied.
Asked about reports that the most recent discussions between Karzai and Pakistani officials were confrontational, Khar said, "The talks were very, very useful, and if they are hard, that is fine."
"We need to have some hard talks," she said.
There have been some signs that momentum for Taliban peace talks has been growing.
The Taliban are setting up an office in the tiny Gulf state of Qatar in the first step toward formal negotiations. Also, the Obama administration is considering releasing five top Taliban leaders from the US detention center in Guantanamo Bay as a starting point for talks.
But the process has also been riddled with rumor and uncertainty.
Karzai initially resisted the US-backed move by the Taliban to set up a political office in Qatar because he felt the Afghan government had been sidelined and not kept fully apprised of the process of getting an office established. He said he preferred Saudi Arabia, and members of the Afghan government's peace council have said that while the political office might be in Qatar, actual talks could take place in Saudi Arabia or another location.
Tension between Pakistan and the US has also complicated the process, especially following American airstrikes in November that accidentally killed 24 Pakistani troops at two Afghan border posts.


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Once again here I am participating in one of the giveaways organized by I Am A Reader, Not a Writer and Reading Teen. Thanks to both of you for your hard work :D
YA books are the main reason I began this blog, 'cause, you know, I love them ALL! ... Ok, maybe not all but I'm very close, hahaha.
That's why I thought this could be the perfect giveaway to share some love ;)
So, what do you say, guys? Do you want to know what am I offering?
You will need to fill the Rafflecopter form and... that's it. The prize? One lucky winner will get $25 to buy a YA book(s) from The Book Depository. So, as always, it's international :D
If you want a small list of the books I recommend then click HERE to go to my Library
The choice, of course, is yours :] Just remember to choose YA book(s).
Please, keep reading so you can see the Rafflecopter form and good luck!!! ( just click on "Continue reading").
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Hi, I would like to do the following.
I have an href where onclick the focus is on the href:
I got it to change focus to another object but i don't really want that.
It must be as if the user clicked nothing. The href is what i use for my tooltip so it's only surppose to work onmouseover!
This is the jscript:
The __Submit' is another object - i' setting the focus to
XSLT code i'm using:
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Special prices for Econsultancy members attending the 2010 Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference.
This year's Reykjavik Internet Marketing Conference will be exploring the possibilities created by employing structured promotional approaches and focused advertising campaigns through the use of Internet and Mobile Marketing and Advertising. The events main themes will be Mobile Marketing and Ecommerce through Internet Marketing.
The event will be hosting two keynote speakers on Mobile marketing and Technology: Allen McCaskill, Director of Media Solutions at Ericsson, the Swedish phone giant and Ashley Friedlein CEO, Econsultancy as part of the marketing mix for Internet Marketing.


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Project description
The AsyncArt Project is comprised by a set of Open-Source HDL libraries targeted to the efficient implementation of clockless/asynchronous circuits over Commercial-Off-The-Shelf FPGA devices.
It's worthy to note that, more than a standard library, the core of the AsyncArt project is a collection of very simple reference design examples that contain useful tricks and methodologies that can be easily applied to more complex projects.
In order to make easier the use of this techniques for educative & research purposes, the released reference designs has been standarized by porting them to a free to use project development environment.
For a full entry point to the AsyncArt project, visit the Wiki pages.
Follow this link to access the reference design catalog
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Children's Cancer Foundation › About Childhood Cancer › Diagnosis and Treatment Glossary › Craniopharyngioma
A brain tumour derived from remnants of Rathke's pouch, an embryologic structure from which the pituitary gland is partly formed. The patient may show raised intracranial pressure and diabetes insipidus due to reduced secretion of the hormone vaso-pressin. An X-ray of the skull typically shows calcification within the tumour and loss of the normal skull structure around the pituitary gland.


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Dunno why you wouldn't be happy to have some other source of charms other than dailies.
It doesn't influence character power because 1) it's just lesser charms. 2) the chance of getting anything from a roll is pretty low anyway. 3) considering I can get enough charms for the weekly in less than 2 days, a few extras from pet battles isn't going to break the lifestyle.
They also said something about pet battles giving xp to <90s equal to a yellow mob, which would make it on par with mining/herbing/skinning. Alternatives are good, this just brings pet battles to the level of... might I say... Secondary Profession?


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|Silver Cable Overview: Kimber Kable
|Thursday, 18 March 2010
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In 1979, Ray Kimber was working in professional sound and lighting and was trying to solve what was then a relatively new problem. The speaker cables he was working with at the time were picking up noise from the lighting system and causing a clearly audible drop in audio quality. His solution was to counter braid the conductors, surmising this would cancel out any magnetic interaction. A solution provided through ingenuity, thus Ray decided he had a marketable idea and began Kimber Kable. He literally began by hitting the pavement, walking into dealers with his cables to demonstrate the difference, and his reputation quickly spread.
So as we can see, the process is very involved. This is a very expensive and time consuming process. Suffice to say Kimber is extremely meticulous and exacting in its procedures.


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Hartsville, SC- With 17 assists as a team and four players in double figures, the Cobra men's basketball team evened their Conference Carolinas record at 2-2 with an 83-53 win over the Limestone Saints on Saturday afternoon in collegiate men's basketball. The win improves Coker to 4-6 overall and 2-2 in the conference, while Limestone falls to 2-6 overall, and 0-3 in the conference.
The Cobras played a fast paced high powered offense from the very beginning, converting 22 Limestone turnovers into 20 points. Coker's bench was very instrumental in the victory, with 50 points coming off the bench.
Coker was led by Lukas Varga (Pawleys Island, SC) with his 22 points off the bench, while Mason Ambler (Atlanta, GA), Stevie Evans (Columbia, SC) and Josh Poston (Myrtle Beach, SC) each scored 10 points for the Cobras. Ambler pulled down four rebounds, while Evans gave out five assists in the game.
For the Saints, Marques Williams had 19 points, while Andrea Franklin had 11 points and seven rebounds in the game.
Coker returns to the floor on Monday, as they host the Flying Fleet of Erskine College at 7:30 p.m., while Limestone's next game comes on Wednesday, as they host Anderson at 7:30 p.m.


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Mardi Gras is one of the many things that make south Louisiana the unique, beautiful, fun place we all know it to be.
Mardi Gras is one of the many things that make south Louisiana the unique, beautiful, fun place we all know it to be.
While the Carnival tradition has its roots in religion, the secular parades have taken on a significance all their own. And nobody does them better than we do.
The Houma-Thibodaux area has a host of parades that will thrill young and old, giving you something to do every day between now and Mardi Gras if you choose to take advantage of the many offerings.
There are the parades in Houma and Thibodaux, of course. Those events draw thousands to the two cities for the festivities that stand out, making this time of year so special.
There are also parades in smaller communities up and down our local bayous.
From Montegut to Golden Meadow to Larose to Lockport to Choupic to Labadieville, there are more than enough parades in the coming days to give everyone a great chance to enjoy them.
And enjoy them we do.
You might be one of the people who arrives early, stakes out a place along the route — maybe the same place year after year — and waits for the parade to get the best throws for you and your children.
Or you might be someone who is lucky enough to live along a parade route and host your own Mardi Gras parties for the parades.
If so, you already know which parades you're planning to watch from the comfort and safety of your own front yard or front porch.
Whether it's the fun-filled floats, the many great throws, the incredible bands or just the spending of time with your family or friends, this is the culmination of Mardi Gras and the time we wait for for the rest of the year.
Unfortunately, there are times that can ruin the fun for everyone.
Keep a close eye on children around the parade routes. Make sure they stay back from the edge of the sidewalk and don't run the risk of falling into the street.
Give them a stern talk about how important it is to stay on the public side of the barricades and that they shouldn't under any circumstance wander into the street — even if a really nice throw bounces out there.
If you are hosting a party or just attending one, make sure you do what you can to prevent those around you from getting behind the wheel of a car if they have been drinking.
Arrange for your guests to get home safely or just have them spend the night to avoid getting on the roads and creating a public menace.
Have fun, take in at least one parade in the coming days and please stay safe.
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During January, the 484th flag to fly atop Old Glory Tower in the North End honors the memory of U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington who was killed four years ago this month while on his second tour of duty in Iraq. Sgt.
During January, the 484th flag to fly atop Old Glory Tower in the North End honors the memory of U.S. Army Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington who was killed four years ago this month while on his second tour of duty in Iraq. Sgt.
Harrington died on Jan. 24, 2009, of injuries sustained from a non-hostile accident while in Basra, Iraq. He was assigned to the 593rd Sustainment Brigade at Joint Base Balad and served as a mechanic specializing in humvees and other light duty vehicles.
Harrington was born in Newport, R.I. on July 17, 1984 and spent many years in Scouting and participating in many sports. He was a 2003 graduate of Joseph Case High School in Swansea, where he met his wife, Faith (Ryan) Harrington, who today woerks in the newsroom of The Standard-Times. Brian McCann, his former principal had stated that he remembered Harrington as a "spirited young man" who was very committed to his future wife and friends.
After enlisting in the U.S. Army, Harrington was stationed at Fort Lewis, Washington. He spent 4½ years in the Army, serving 21 months during Operation Iraqi Freedom. Sgt. Harrington received several medals including the Bronze Star Medal, Army Commendation Medal, Army Achievement Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Iraq Campaign Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, NCO Professional Development Ribbon, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Ribbon, Driver's Mechanic Badge, and the Driver's Wheeled Vehicle Badge.
A website created in memory of Army Sgt. Kyle J. Harrington summarizes the person he was and will always be remembered as:
"He was a soldier that everyone wanted to be around. Many of those who knew him called him a "soldier's soldier." And the soldiers in this room know what that means. It means someone who characterized the Army's core values," said Brig. Gen. Tom Cole.
He was a son. "I remember his first experiment. It involved a toothbrush, an action figure, and our brand-new VHS player," said his dad, Dennis Harrington.
He was a brother. "I can't be sad when I think of my brother. I can't think of one sad moment me and my brother had with each other," posted his sister Elizabeth Harrington.
He was a husband. "Kyle was nuts about her (Faith), and I could tell just by looking at him that that was it, he was in love," said Dennis Harrington.
He was a father. "Kyle was truly an amazing person who spread his laughter to all those around him. He was extremely proud to serve his country and teach his children true American values. He adored his children more than anything and was a wonderful husband. His memory and love lives through us and we will always keep it alive," Faith Harrington said.
Harrington was the husband of Faith (Ryan) Harrington and the father of Joshua Dennis and Kaylee Elizabeth, now ages 9 and 6, of Swansea. He was the son of Kathleen (Blow) (Seligman) Harrington of Fall River and Dennis Harrington and his wife, Jodi, of Cranston, R.I.; brother of Elizabeth Harrington of Fall River; son-in-law of Debra and Bill Ryan of Fall River, and grandson of Irene Harrington of San Andreas, CA.
A memorial Bike Run has been established in memory of Kyle Harrington and is held at Francis Farm in Rehoboth each year during the month of July. Proceeds benefit a scholarship awarded to two seniors at Joseph Case High School pursuing a career in criminal justice, the field that Harrington wanted to study after his military career.
The late Joseph Theodore, a World War II veteran and Purple Heart recipient began the practice of flying veterans' flags above the Old Glory Tower 44 years ago.
Linda Ferreira, a marketing representative at Ashley Ford in New Bedford, researches the life histories of area veterans. Paul Neary, general manager of the dealership raises the memorial flags on the veterans' behalf. Those who would like to honor a veteran by flying a flag at Old Glory Tower can contact Ferreira at (508) 996-5611 or at email@example.com


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Theory and practice in the field of race and race thinking: critical reflections for South Africa and beyond.
This article is primarily concerned with some of the dilemmas of doing research on race and race thinking in South Africa, and beyond. It examines the broader theoretical debates and concepts within the field of race and ...
Global epidemiology of HIV-AIDS.
(WB Saunders., 2007-03-01)
HIV, the cause of AIDS, has in the 25 years since its discovery spread rapidly to every region in the world [1]. To date, more than 65 million people have been infected with HIV and about 25 million people have died ...
Determination of phase equilibria for long-chain linear hydrocarbons by Monte Carlo simulation.
The focus of this study was to determine the coexistence phase equilibria for three groups of long-chain linear hydrocarbons (n-alkanes, 1-alkenes and 1-alcohols) using Monte Carlo simulation. Three common transferable ...
Oxidative dehydrogenation of n-octane using vanadium-based hydrotalcite-like compounds.
The oxidative dehydrogenation of alkanes provides a potential route to higher value products such as olefins and aromatic compounds. Alkanes are of low environmental impact and their increasing availability has prompted ...
Ten-year review of research in South Africa : government is tackling the R&D crisis caused by a shift of focus to service delivery.
(Nature publishing Group., 2004-04-29)
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Assessing the integration of information communication technology (ICT) in the public sector.
Information Communication Technology (ICT) is used by private sector companies to differentiate themselves from their counterparts. Some companies view ICT as a strategy enabler and through its integration have improved ...
Integrated employee participation schemes in the South African gold-mining industry : a study of their effects and dynamics.
This research study is concerned with the effects and dynamics of 'integrated' schemes of employee participation, where workers are involved in both work-related decision-making, and also share in the profits of their ...
An investigation to determine the rates of return on an investment in a diploma, made by a teacher employed by the Department of Indian Affairs.
The Investigation falls within the field of study known as "economics of education". According to Blaug(l) the subject of economics of education can be divided neatly into two sections: analysis of the economic value of ...
The induction of beginning teachers in South African Indian secondary schools : an investigation and recommendations.
The aim of the research was to document as fully as possible the programmes and practices in Indian secondary schools in the Republic of South Africa for the induction of beginning teachers. Teacher education is viewed as ...
A critical study of the report of the De Villiers Commission on Technical and Vocational Education.
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This drop dead gorgeous wedding is just one of the millions of reasons why we love our jobs here at SMP. Where else can you start off your Monday morning with so many layers of pretty? It's this kind of pretty that gets us up in the morning and keeps us swooning all.day.long. And this Rosemary Beach wedding has us especially giddy today thanks to all the unbelievably beautiful details starting with the bride's fabulous dress. And it just keeps getting better! Lauren Kinsey Photography snapped up all the goodness and there's so much more to see right here!
Click here for the FULL wedding!
From the Bride... Our love story began back in March 2010 when we met at two of our good friends' engagement party. A few weeks later, I went on the best date of my life with the most amazing man. I actually came home the night of our first date and wrote in my journal that I was going to marry him. I just knew it! A year later Jason asked me to be his wife, and of course I said YES. I couldn't wait to get started planning our wedding. Jason and I took a trip with my parents down to Florida and fell in love with Rosemary Beach. We knew this is where we wanted to get married. The beautiful beaches, the quaint town with shops and restaurants, an all-white town hall to say our vows and the green to have the reception at. My dream has always been to have a long weekend of celebrations with family and friends, and this was the perfect place to have it. Once we found the venue, everything started falling into place. My mom and I spent many hours on every detail of the wedding. We both have design backgrounds, so this was such a fun experience to have together.
One of the best days was the day I found my dress. My mom and I were just out running errands for the wedding, and I had no intentions of looking for a dress, but we ended up driving past a bridal store so we decided to stop in and just browse. When I walked in, I saw the most amazing dress displayed inside the store. I had to try it on. Immediately once I put the dress on, I knew this was it. It was in that moment when I first saw myself in the dress that everything became very real. I felt like a beautiful bride, and I couldn't wait to walk down the aisle to Jason. A couple weeks after I found my dress I was going through old boxes and found a page I had torn out of a magazine back in middle school. It was an Estee Lauder ad with Elizabeth Hurley in a wedding dress that was identical to my dress. I couldn't believe that 17 years later I picked the same dress! My mom surprised me and had my favorite scripture verse embroidered on a piece of her wedding dress, and we had it sewn into my dress. She also recreated her veil for me to wear.
Everything about the wedding day was perfect. Jason and I added so many little touches that had significance to us. We had our guests sign rocks as our guest book because we wanted something we could display in our house for forever, and we also had cocktail napkins made with song lyrics on them that were meaningful to us. My favorite part of the wedding was when the church doors opened. Amazing Grace was playing, and I started walking toward Jason.
Wedding Photography: Lauren Kinsey Photography / Wedding Venue: Rosemary Beach Town Hall in Rosemary Beach, Florida / Event Design: Christina Gillon + Kim Nicolalde of Fete Weddings & Events / Floral Design + Lighting: Christina Springfield of Events by Nouveau Flowers / Catering: Kim Pitchford of Dine by Design Catering / Wedding Cake: Confections on the Coast / Band: Second Coming Band / Wedding Dress: Vera Wang / Hair + Makeup: Renee Armour of Two Fishes Artistry / Bridesmaids' Dresses: J.Crew


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|Home > Birch Tree Care
|Birch Tree Care a step-by-step guide
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Birch trees (Betula spp.) are a popular choice for the home landscaper. Their distinctive bark and beautiful leaves make them prized shade and ornamental trees. However, they do demand a little care and attention. Not just any site or soil condition will do and many trees fail to reach maturity due to site and soil factors.
Improving Your Birch Tree's Soil
Probably the most important factor for a healthy birch tree is good soil. The type of soil determines not only how much nutrients and water the plant has access to, but also how efficiently the tree can use those nutrients. This can determine whether your birch can successfully withstand the stresses of growing in an urban environment of be able to fend off pests such as the bronze birch borer. As a homeowner, the best contribution you can make to your birch tree's soil and to the long-term viability of your tree is the addition of beneficial mycorrhizal fungi.
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Tessellations Gallery
Corn Brothers neo-classical design
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Corn Brothers transfer printed dust-pressed tile with hand colouring, in neo-classical style, 6" square, c1900. This was a popular design, also manufactured by a number of other makers. A two tile central panel exists to work alongside this design which was much used in cast iron fireplaces
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Python, PHP, and R Training / PHP Training
Introduction to PHP and MySQL
MySQL™ and PHP are two of the most popular open source technologies to emerge during the past decade. PHP is a powerful language for writing server-side Web applications. MySQL is the world's most popular open source database. Together, these two technologies provide you with a powerful platform for building database-driven Web applications.
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Most Accelebrate courses are delivered as private, customized, on-site training at our clients' locations worldwide for groups of 3 or more attendees and are custom tailored to their specific needs. Please visit our client list to see organizations for whom we have delivered private in-house training. These courses can also be delivered as live, private online classes for groups that are geographically dispersed or wish to save on the instructor's or students' travel expenses. To receive a customized proposal and price quote for private training at your site or online, please contact us.
In addition, some courses are available as live, online classes for individuals. See a schedule of online courses.
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Introduction to web development with PHP
The architecture of a web application
The Product Discount application
How to edit and test a PHP application
How to code a PHP application
Basic PHP skills
The Product Discount application
How to code control statements
How to use the PHP documentation
Introduction to relational databases and MySQL
An introduction to relational databases
The SQL statements for data manipulation
An introduction to MySQL
How to use phpMyAdmin
How to use PHP with a MySQL database
PHP for working with MySQL
How to get data from a result set
The Product Viewer application
The Product Manager application
How to use the MVC pattern to organize your code
How to use the MVC pattern
The Product Manager application
The Product Catalog application
How to test and debug a PHP application
An introduction to testing and debugging
How to work with form data
How to get data from a form
How to display data on a web page
How to code control statements
How to code conditional expressions
How to code the selection structures
How to code the iteration structures
How to work with strings and numbers
How to work with strings
How to work with numbers
Other skills for working with strings and numbers
How to work with dates
How to use timestamps to work with dates
How to use objects to work with dates
How to create and use arrays
How to create and use an array
How to create and use an associative array
How to use functions to work with arrays
How to work with arrays of arrays
The Task List Manager application
How to work with cookies and sessions
How to work with cookies
How to work with sessions
The Shopping Cart application
How to create and use functions
Basic skills for working with functions
How to create and use a library of functions
Advanced skills for working with functions
The Shopping Cart application
How to use regular expressions, handle exceptions, and validate data
How to use regular expressions
How to handle exceptions
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All MySQL and PHP class attendees must be fluent in HTML. The course can be customized to any level of programming and relational database familiarity.
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All students receive a copy of Murach's PHP and MySQL and related courseware.
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