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Free alternative for Office productivity tools: Apache OpenOffice - formerly known as OpenOffice.org - is an open-source office productivity software suite containing word processor, spreadsheet, presentation, graphics, formula editor, and database management applications. OpenOffice is available in many languages, works on all common computers, stores data in ODF - the international open standard format - and is able to read and write files in other formats, included the format used by the most common office suite packages. OpenOffice is also able to export files in PDF format. OpenOffice has supported extensions, in a similar manner to Mozilla Firefox, making easy to add new functionality to an existing OpenOffice installation.
Open Source desktop project management
OpenProj is an open-source desktop project management application similar to Microsoft Project. OpenProj has a familiar user interface and even opens existing MS Project files. OpenProj is interoperable with Project, Gantt Charts and PERT charts.
Portable software for cloud, local, and portable USB drives
PortableApps.com is the world's most popular portable software solution allowing you to take your favorite Windows software with you. It works on any cloud drive folder (Dropbox, Google Drive, OneDrive, etc), on any portable storage device (USB flash drive, memory card, portable hard drive, etc), or from your local hard drive. With millions of users all over the world and a full collection of open source software (as well as freeware and commercial software), PortableApps is the most complete solution for life on the go. PortableApps.com was founded by John T. Haller, whose Portable Firefox started the portable software trend. We've been making software portable since March 2004. Today, our team stands at nearly 100 developers, translators, application packagers, designers, and release testers. Our goal is to centralize the knowledge and development of portable software efforts and build a single, open platform that any software or hardware developer can use.
Powerful desktop publishing software
Scribus is an Open Source program that brings professional page layout to Linux, BSD UNIX, Solaris, OpenIndiana, GNU/Hurd, Mac OS X, OS/2 Warp 4, eComStation, and Windows desktops with a combination of press-ready output and new approaches to page design. Underneath a modern and user-friendly interface, Scribus supports professional publishing features, such as color separations, CMYK and spot colors, ICC color management, and versatile PDF creation.
Project Management software: alternative to Microsoft Project
ProjectLibre is project management software, an alternative to Microsoft Project. It is also the new updated version. We developed OpenProj they recommend you do not use that but use US! A compliment to OpenOffice and LibreOffice. We have a community site as well at http://www.projectlibre.org It has been downloaded over 3,000,000 times in 200 countries and won InfoWorld "Best of Open Source" award. ProjectLibre is compatible with Microsoft Project 2003, 2007 and 2010 files. You can simply open them on Linux, Mac OS or Windows. ProjectLibre has been rewritten and added key features: * Compatibility with Microsoft Project 2010 * User Interface improvement * Printing (does not allow printing) * Bug fixes The ProjectLibre team has been the key innovators in project management software. In development of a cloud replacement of Microsoft Project. If you download please donate so we can continue https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=PZRJ24P
The unofficial Apache OpenOffice Debian repository
This project intend to provide an unofficial Debian repository of Apache OpenOffice for i386 and amd64 ports while it's not in official Debian repositories.
Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge and Project Management
Application for Mind Mapping, Knowledge Management, Project Management. Develop, organize and communicate your ideas and knowledge in the most effective way.
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winPenPack is a project that aims at collecting the most frequently used and most popular open source applications made portable, so that they can be executed without installation from any USB Flash Drive or Hard Disk. The winPenPack suites offer a wide range of portable applications like office tools, internet tools, multimedia tools, development tools, security applications and other frequently used utilities. Everything you need, completely free, open source and portable!
JSignPdf is an open source Java application which adds digital signatures to PDF documents. It also contains Add-On for OpenOffice.org.
XDXF is a project to unite all existing open dictionaries and provide both users and developers with universal XML-based format, convertible from and to other popular formats like Mova, PtkDic, StarDict, ABBYY Lingvo etc. * New drafts of format can be found here: https://github.com/soshial/xdxf_makedict/tree/master/format_standard * The development of dictionary converter moved to Github: https://github.com/soshial/xdxf_makedict
Converts every printable document to PDF, JPG, PNG, TIF and more
PDFCreator creates professional PDFs with just a few clicks and it's free. PDFCreator comes with many professional features to merge documents, send emails, and more. PDFCreator easily creates PDFs from any Windows program. Use it like a printer in Word, Excel, or any other Windows application. A PDF takes less storage space, and is easier to send with email. Make PDF creator part of your the software suite you have installed on your computer for easy PDF creation. PDFCreator also comes with a COM programming interface that allows to integrate PDFCreator in other applications and a server mode to share PDFCreator on a network.
The goal for this project is to provide translators to allow for interoperability between applications based on ODF (OpenDocument) 1.1 standards and ECMA Office OpenXML based Office applications.
JExcelApi is a java library which provides the ability to read, write, and modify Microsoft Excel spreadsheets. This project mirrors the files on http://www.jexcelapi.org, which has been known to go down on occasion.
A javascript plug-in script to Adobe InDesign for automatically generating a calendar.
A Comprehensive Alternative to Office 365 for Business
ONLYOFFICE is a business service that resolves collaboration issues for both small medium-sized teams. Available in more than 20 languages ONLYOFFICE increases the overall performance of any team no matter how remote the members are located. The platform allows for optimization of your business processes from lead generation to order fulfillment. Combining a versatile set of tools ONLYOFFICE helps entities in any field from retail sales and to industrial engineering and banking. Broad access rights settings make ONLYOFFICE an asset to any executive striving for business excellence.
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PDF merging with bookmarks and pagination
PDF Split and Merge tool is implemented using the PdfSharp library and is either GUI or command driven.It is useful for automated document creation.It allows bookmarks from the input pdfs to be imported and flexibly embedded in the destination document. PDF pages can be numbered and annotated with a footer label.
CoGrOO (A LibreOffice & OpenOffice.org Grammar Checker), the only open source Portuguese grammar checker that can be used with LibreOffice & OpenOffice.org.
Take your office and CRM into the cloud!
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Library for reading Corel WordPerfect(tm) documents.
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Miracle I The next stepping stone of open miracle Miracle i. which helps in showing you the graphical representation of the company status. A unique software with unique features in it and also to be the first in market. Miracle irepresents entire openmiracle modules by projecting various graphical representaions with most idealistic view. Financial statements can be easily analyzed using pie-charts,user interface is more flexible now with the help of coloring system and bar-chart rating. An over all statistic view of a company in a single click!! Miracle Skate..! Fed up of data base migration ?!!Try Miracle Skate Miracle Skate helps to migrate data from Tally accounting software to Open Miracle without any loss of data and it helps the customer to enjoy the features of latest business accounting software-Open Miracle.
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Cross-platform command-line tool for creation of PDF documents from scans/photos of pages in JPEG (.jpg) format and the lightest weight ANSI C library to put multiple JPEG files into one PDF file. You can add handwritten comments to PDF scans (over original images) with xournal: http://xournal.sourceforge.net/ It supports graphics tablets and saves comments to PDFs as vector data.


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Welcome to the website for Our Lady's Catholic College. We hope you find the content useful and interesting and that it gives you a flavour of the ambitious, forward thinking, successful and happy community that is Our Lady's.
Our success has recently been recognised as we have been awarded Secondary School of the Year at the Lancaster Guardian and The Visitor Education awards for the second year. Lucy Richards was also awarded the Secondary School Students of the Year Award for all the charity work she has led in school. read more

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KABUL — In another pointed challenge to President Hamid Karzai, Afghan lawmakers Wednesday overwhelmingly rejected his attempts to take control of the independent election panel that uncovered widespread fraud in last year's presidential vote.
Six weeks after Karzai issued a controversial decree giving himself complete power to choose all five members of the nation's Electoral Complaints Commission, Afghanistan's lower house sought to strip the president of his new powers.
Palace officials said Karzai was infuriated by the legislative rebuff and viewed the vote as illegal.
"He's definitely going to fight for it," said one Karzai adviser who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the president's reaction more candidly. "He is very firm on this."
The political showdown is the latest clash between an increasingly combative Afghan legislature and Karzai.
"The Parliament had to stand up for itself on this question: the presidential decree would have been fatal for the credibility of the election," said Gerard Russell, a former British diplomat in Kabul who's now a research fellow at the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government.
"Afghans should oversee their own elections, but the parliament is right to decide that one person cannot appoint the entirety of both electoral bodies," Russell said.
Karzai sparked the political dispute in February when he issued a surprise presidential degree that stripped the United Nations of majority control of the independent elections commission.
Critics saw the move as political payback after the commission forced Karzai into a runoff election by uncovering outcome-changing fraud in the vote.
Obama administration officials were reportedly so incensed by Karzai's action that they temporarily shelved plans for him to visit Washington.
In an attempt to quell international criticism, Karzai agreed to give the U.N. the right to recommend two of the five members. That move failed to assuage lawmakers, however.
"We still need foreigners to have independent elections," said Sultan Mohammed Awrang, an Afghan lawmaker who voted to strip Karzai of the political power. "It wasn't in our national interest."
The vote created considerable legal confusion.
Karzai aides contend that the legislature has no right to change election laws when its members are facing an upcoming election. Some legal experts also said the action would have to be endorsed by the Afghan senate before it could become law.
Whatever the case, Wednesday's vote was the latest move by the parliament to challenge Karzai.
Since Karzai was sworn in last fall for his second five-year term, lawmakers have twice prevented the president from forming a full cabinet by rejecting key nominees.
"We are maybe in a position where the electoral law is being used as a tool to play out bigger picture politics in Afghanistan," said Peter Lepsch, the former chief legal officer for the ECC who now serves in Afghanistan as chief of party for Democracy International, a U.S.-based elections monitoring and consulting firm.
(McClatchy special correspondent Noruddin Bakhshi contributed to this report from Kabul.)
U.S.-led campaign in Kandahar will focus on political leaders
On surprise Kabul visit, Obama presses Karzai on corruption
U.S. forces pin hopes on new Afghan civil police
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Afghan poppy harvest is next challenge for U.S. Marines
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Actor Madhavan will be seen playing an important role in India's first space film Chanda Mama Door Ke. After playing a pilot in Aamir Khan's Rang De Basanti and Sea Hawks serial, Madhavan will be repeating the similar character for the third time.
Sushant Singh Rajput, who played the lead role in MS Dhoni : The Untold Story will be seen playing the protagonist in the film, which is being directed by Sanjay Puran.
Produced Eros International, shoot Chanda Mama Door Ke is progressing at a rapid pace and the makers are planning to release the film for 2018 Republic Day.


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Google Toolbar is a browser toolbar for Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox. You can download it from Google for free and install to your browser. Once installed it resides above the tab bar of the browser and provide a search box for performing web searches. It also includes several features that are quite useful for both novice and advanced Internet users. AutoLink, AutoFill, translation, and spell checker are some of them. Although there are controversies about vulnerabilities of the Google Toolbar, it is a handy tool that saves a lot of time when surfing the Internet.
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Google Toolbar Vulnerabilities
There have long been talks about vulnerabilities in Google Toolbar. An earlier had security flaws in its "About" page. Also there were chances that an attacker could read files on an affected computer or execute scripts. In the latest versions these issues have been fixed. Still there are concerns about privacy.
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Google Toolbar - Custom Button Spoofing Vulnerability
The custom button spoofing vulnerability was another of the early security issue in Google Toolbar. Affected versions were Google Toolbar 5 beta for Internet Explorer, Google Toolbar 4 for Internet Explorer, and Google Toolbar 4 for Firefox (partially). The weakness is also confirmed in version 4.0.1601.4987 for Internet Explorer. In this case an attacker may install malicious software or conduct phishing attacks by asking the user to install a new button for Google Toolbar. However, Google considers this as non-critical, due to the fact that it involves several steps before a user get infected.
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Security Issues in 'About' Section
It is reported that the 'About' section of the Google Toolbar doesn't properly filter HTML code. This was first reported in 2004. When the user loaded the HTML that was created by the attacker, it will invoke the 'About' page in Google Toolbar. Then it executes arbitrary scripting code in the context of the page. The risk is a user can execute a scripting code within the Local Computer security zone.
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Google Toolbar and Firefox Security Vulnerability
Today many users surf Internet using Firefox. Therefore this browser has been a popular subject for hackers. Vulnerability has been detected related to Firefox extensions when the user goes to upgrade add-ons. This issue is detected in Firefox extensions such as Google Toolbar, Google Browser Sync, Yahoo Toolbar, Del.icio.us Extension, Facebook Toolbar, and AOL Toolbar, etc.
An attacker can silently install malicious software onto computers via an upgrade mechanism in these Firefox extensions. The only way to secure the upgrade path and their updates is to use SSL technology. That means use only sites with https:// instead of http:// when upgrading those extensions.
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Privacy is another issue in Google Toolbar. Because of its importance, it is always susceptible for security vulnerabilities. Tracking of browsing patterns and automatic installation of updates for the toolbar without the user's knowledge has been criticized. Also the privacy policy is revised without notice.
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Fixing Google Toolbar Vulnerabilities
Probably the best way to face the vulnerabilities of Google Toolbar is to make sure that you have installed the latest version of Google Toolbar. Most of the above security flaws have been fixed by Google, introducing fixed and newer versions with lesser susceptibility to vulnerabilities. Also it is highly advised to use the latest versions of Internet Explorer and/or Mozilla Firefox whenever possible. Updating your operating system with the latest security fixes and patches will further minimize the possible Google Toolbar vulnerabilities to your computer.


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September 22, 2013 (CHICAGO) --At least one person has died and two others were seriously injured during a rollover accident along I-57 near 119th Street early Sunday.
It was unclear whether there were more fatalities. Police would only confirm one death.
The one-vehicle crash happened around 4 a.m. Sunday in the northbound lanes.
Traffic was diverted off the interstate, which caused one-mile traffic backup early Sunday. Police continue to investigate the incident.
Illinois State Police would not share details into the crash immediately.
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Tax foreclosure auction: Bidders taking notice of Ann Arbor's former Greek Church property
Melanie Maxwell | AnnArbor.com
The auction — which started this morning and runs through Sept. 11 — includes vacant lots, commercial buildings and residential homes.
As of 11 a.m. Thursday, about a dozen properties had received bids, including several houses in Ypsilanti and the blighted Greek Church property on Ann Arbor's North Main Street.
Most of the properties drawing interest have bids equal to the minimum bid price, which includes taxes, fees, interest, penalties and the cost to bring it to auction.
Bidding on the Greek Church property was at $370,000 as of 11 a.m. Thursday — almost $5,000 above the minimum bid price.
"This is really good news," said Washtenaw County treasurer Catherine McClary.
"I'm of two minds: there is an easement on this property, which does detract from its value, simply because it means you have to work with somebody who has an easement. However, this is a prime property; it's four parcels on Main Street in downtown Ann Arbor," she added.
The blighted building was zoned as a planned unit development (PUD) in 2006 when North Main/Fourth Ventures LLC proposed a 158-foot multi-family residential development called "The Gallery." McKinley Inc. holds the easement for 57 parking spaces, which was agreed upon when The Gallery project was proposed.
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The building has since fallen into disrepair, and it was turned over to the county treasurer following a tax foreclosure.
The building is being demolished next week to make it a more attractive purchase for interested developers.
"Obviously, (demolition) won't be completed by the end of the auction, but we are notifying people on the auction site that they aren't buying that blighted structure," McClary said.
Other properties that have received bids so far include a house at 119 Bell Road in Ypsilanti, which has a starting bid of $1,000.
A vacant lot at 1560 Hickory Hollow in Dexter is up $500 from its minimum bid price of $1,000.
If a property doesn't sell during this auction, there will be another starting Oct. 18.
The auction is available for viewing on www.Auctions.com/Washtenaw.
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at email@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.
Fri, Sep 7, 2012 : 4 a.m.
The PUD on the Greek Church and adjacent properties should have been cancelled before the auction. Now the Kerrytown area will be threatened by a ridiculously out of character and out of proportion development.
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Fri, Sep 7, 2012 : 12:38 a.m.
Yes, jns131, an absurd idea EXCEPT for people made homeless by confiscatory Ann Arbor property taxes. We May-voting bleeding heart tax-parasites owe them a place to live after stealing their houses for feel-good boondoggles, anti-art, ephemera, and a green rainbow over our holier-than-thou city.
Fri, Sep 7, 2012 : 4:47 p.m.
There are organizations out there to help those who are over their head in mortgage dealings. If you are that far behind? Get help. There is help out there. Most just walk away from the house without even realizing that if they stay something might be worked out. The bank does not want the house, yes they want to get paid but still, maybe re fi? So, no, dog guy, your point is invalid.
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 10:04 p.m.
To have a city buy houses just so the homeless can live in them is absolute absurd and not a bright idea. Ypsi township has Habitat take over houses and then rebuilds them making that home owner responsible for that house and its up keep. There is no such thing as affordable housing when after reading last year a lot of folks could not afford food. So if they cannot afford food they cannot afford a house. Stop making the government responsible for peoples ills. There are jobs out there and if they want the hand outs? Go get em. Otherwise, affordable house is only a dream. The wake up call is getting a job and keeping the house.
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 7:14 p.m.
"A vacant lot at 1560 Hickory Hollow in Dexter is up $500 from its minimum bid price of $1,000." This is hard to believe, this is a nice country sub on a cul-de-sac.
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 6:18 p.m.
As the City of Ann Arbor looks to solve its affordable housing issues, it could purchase complete houses at auction for beneficiaries. The auction sale unit price is far below anything that could be developed new, and beneficiary occupants would not have to live under the stigma of being in a housing "project." For example, Avalon Housing wisely uses a decentralized housing philosophy in its mode of operation. The City of Ann Arbor could follow their model, providing maximum benefit for beneficiaries, as well as investment.
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 7:41 p.m.
With whose money? On top of the purchase price you can add $50,000 plus to bring many up to livable condition
Thu, Sep 6, 2012 : 6:25 p.m.
Good thought, a2grate. Unfortunately, most houses destined for auction are badly neglected and often simply unlivable. But not always.


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Social Hosts
Social Hosts are individuals who register an alcohol event or special event. Social Hosts who are registering an event where alcohol will be present must be 21+years of age and TIPS trained. Social Hosts registering a special event (no alcohol) do not need to meet an age requirement, nor do they need to be TIPS trained. In addition, all Social Hosts and organizations associated with the event must be in good standing with the University for an event to be approved.
When hosting an event, the sponsoring individual or organization is responsible for ensuring their event is safe for all individuals in attendance and assumes responsibility for what occurs during the event. In order to ensure the event is safe for all involved, the Social Host is expected to take reasonable steps toward planning for potentially unsafe situations. The event registration process assists a Social Host in ensuring they are taking these necessary steps.
When registering an event, the Social Host is agreeing to assume responsibility for ensuring the agreements made during the registration process and all University and state policies are followed. If these agreements are blatantly ignored or are not followed, a discussion will occur and the individual's ability to continue registering events may be revoked. As mentioned above, the registration process does aid Social Hosts in preparing for potentially unsafe situations, but oftentimes unexpected situations do arise during an event. That is why Social Hosts are expected to contact Safety and Security at x5555 if a problem (such as disruptive behavior, abuse of alcohol or drugs) occurs during an event or whenever they need assistance. Additionally, if an event is registered as a special event the expectation is that alcohol will not be present at the event. Therefore, Social Hosts and TIPS monitors are expected to ensure that any alcohol that does appear is removed immediately. Failure to report any problems at an event could result in a Social Host and TIPS monitors ability to register events or continue serving as a TIPS monitor on campus.


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No, it's not, but at one point in this thread--I'm not going to take the time to go back and find it--Ray claimed that a modest investment in the S&P500 turned into $6-9 million!You should go back and read the thread, or realize how compounding interest works. It amazes me that as a mortgage broker you're showing a limited understanding of the concept. It's "math". You and Ray were talking about $1,000/month contributed to an account over 48 years (followed by a 20 year drawdown, FWIW). Using a simple excel formula or any scientific calculator, you would learn that a steady investment of $1,000 per month for 48 years will have an end value of $9 million at a 9.2% CAGR, and a value of $6 million at an 8% CAGR.When I protested that one didn't need a calculator to know this couldn't possibly be accurate, I was hounded firmly into place by the pro-Index investors in this thread. Why, I must be stoopid not to believe that $6-9 million is possible because Ray said so! No, you were "hounded" because multiple people rolled out multiple examples, using online calculators and simple formulas (as I just did above), to show that Ray's results were, in fact, right in the ballpark of what one would expect. When faced with this reality, you tried to change the terms of the argument, move the goalposts, handwave the results away, and insult the people presenting you with very straightforward math. At least this time you did supply results from a qualified person...and no surprise, their results are very similar to Ray's! Because the math is the math is the math.As an aside, I can assure you that most if not all of the people responding to you also have a thorough understanding of volatility and the risks inherent in investing.[BTW, when I said I didn't know how to (a) create such a spreadsheet and (b) post it to the board, why, you'd have thought I admitted to mass murder. It's really disheartening that respectful discussion of this very important topic is impossible here. One must wade through a sea of snark to get to a reasonable conclusion.]My irony meter just exploded. REALLY!!?!?! You, of all people, complaining about "snark"? REALLY?!?!? And methinks your misrepresenting people's frustration with you just a bit.This isn't a matter of politics. If you haven't figured it out yet, Ray's political views are probably not much different from your own. It's about facts, data and math. Everytime you make comments like yours above that "Ray's claim that X can grow to a much larger Y is OBVIOUSLY wrong", you are ruining whatever credibility you hope to have here.-synchronicity
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1-A realignment
By Rudy Coggins
Published in Sports on December 12, 2011 1:48 PM
Stick with the original proposal.
Or revive the old Carolina Conference.
Either way, the two Class 1-A realignment drafts released by the N.C. High School Athletic Association have caused little rumblings during the past 10 days.
"I don't know what's going to happen, I really don't," said Ricky Edwards, athletics director at North Duplin. "I hate to say either way. I know they can't leave any schools out and everybody has to be in a conference. Whatever happens, we'll go with it and keep playing ... do the best we can."
The initial draft, generated by SAS in Cary, kept the core of the current Carolina Conference -- North Duplin, Rosewood, Spring Creek and Princeton -- together for the next realignment, which takes effect in 2013. Neuse Charter was added, while Goldsboro and Ayden-Grifton rose to the 2-A ranks as expected. Neuse Charter does not have football.
SAS was asked to place schools geographically and avoid split-classification conferences.
The Association model made a slight adjustment and put James Kenan, Hobbton and Lakewood into the Carolina Conference, which would revive the old league that existed until the late 1990s. Sampson County administrators requested that their schools remain together in one conference to help alleviate travel costs in the current recession.
If that happens, the Tri-County Conference would undoubtedly disband. Wallace-Rose Hill has been placed into a split 1-A/2-A league along with Pender, Union, Trask, Clinton, East Bladen, Midway and West Bladen.
"I could see the NCHSAA moving James Kenan with Wallace, and in turn, moving Union into our conference," said Robert Britt, athletics director at Rosewood. "That would keep Wallace and Kenan together, and it would also keep all of the 1-A Sampson County schools together. The second draft does relieve some travel issues for other conferences.
"If the second proposal stands, it will be a tough conference."
The Association has asked its member schools to submit counter proposals by early January. School administrators and athletics directors must attend a mandatory meeting Jan. 24, 2012, at 10 a.m. inside the Murphy Center on the East Carolina University campus.
A 23-member realignment committee will review the school's concerns and complete the conference proposals by March 15. Schools will be allowed to file appeals and the committee will issue its final decision, including the realignment, in May.
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Government backed student loans, the Pell Grant and state-based scholarships have helped millions of students get a college degree, and have helped improve our society by leaps and bounds over the past 60 to 80 years. Since the 1970s, Republicans have been eroding away at college accessibility and affordability under the name and guise of "fiscal responsibility."
Republicans have changed what we used to see as a collective investment in our society and economy into a burden which increasingly must be borne by the individual in ever rising tuition rates.
Mitt Romney is leading the charge. He not only offers nothing to struggling students, he's part of the machine that wants to roll back the clock to a time when college degrees were a luxury reserved for the wealthy elite and privileged few.
Over the past few days Mitt Romney has told students worried about getting loans for college that they should join the military or "shop around." Sound advice… but only because Republicans have been jacking up the price of tuition and attempting to cut and limit grants and loans for decades.
"It would be popular for me to stand up and say I'm going to give you government money to pay for your college, but I'm not going to promise that."
That's right. Mitt Romney is being consistent for once. His plan, which he says is similar to Paul Ryan's budget, would slash Pell Grants by 25%. He certainly isn't going to be standing up for Sallie Mae government backed loans, and he won't be encouraging colleges to keep their tuition down.
Republicans all over the country gave public colleges and universities enormous cuts over the past few years because of the down economy and budget crunches. Instead of finding new revenue, they've been signing tax pledges and increasing tuition on students.


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Joy's handsome firefighter boyfriend (Eddie Cibrian) revealed a surprising side to himself on the latest "Hot in Cleveland." First, she had to contend with five "Star Trek" movies in a row. It turns out her boyfriend is a bit of a geek. But when he convinced her to dress up and join him at a convention, she didn't expect his costume.
He showed up dressed as one of the ponies from "My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic." He then explained to her all about "Bronies" and their culture and love of the cartoon series and its associated characters. It all proved a bit much for Joy, who dumped him on the spot.
That made him newly single when he had to rescue Melanie's boss Chloe (Heather Locklear) from the window ledge. She and Melanie had chased her cat out there before the boss realized she was terrified of heights. While there, Chloe learned that Melanie and her ex had begun seeing one another, and came to terms with the end of her former relationship.
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If you read this blog, you know that we believe that record companies handling of leaks is one of the many holdovers of a bunch of Luddites refusing to adapt to the times. We write constantly about their refusal to figure out a way to take a leak and turn it into a good thing. As circumstance would have it, I had the chance to put my money where my mouth is when one of the groups I manage, Man Overboard, had their record leak 28 days before the intended release date (which happened to be yesterday). After the jump we will discuss how we made this become another thing that won us both new fans and the loyalty of the ones we already had.
Man Overboard is a pop punk band out of New Jersey that have a decent following and a VERY devoted fanbase. Despite the fact that we are no household name, we have a committed following in our scene across the country that has been eagerly looking forward to the release of our debut LP Real Talk. In addition to managing the band, I also produced, engineered and mixed the record and consider it one of the strongest achievements in my long discography, it is safe to say I have a lot invested in this release. We knew the potential for it to leak was huge since this is a scene of kids who sit on the internet all day sending files to one another and we had a lot of people lighting up Twitter and Tumblr looking for it from the day we finished recording. We decided to keep it very secure, not even letting the band members have a copy except one that was one big long MP3.
How The Leak Happened
Part of the plan for keeping the record on tight lock-down, was sending it to only seven key writers from websites and publications with great reputations who would never allow it to leak. So we thought. Unfortunately, one writer who was the most over-zealous of them all to get it, gave it out to some friends (The label figured out who it was by searching through Last.FM scrobbles, Facebook friends, Twitter followers and then finding a leaked copy where we looked at the watermark – the leaker then admitted it). We started to see songs on the record get shared on Tumblr and numerous tweets about it (which thankfully were very favorable). I ended up spending two hours while I was out on a Friday night begging a 16 year old girl from Canada to not leak any more of the record (not the type of thing they tell you about when you go to music business school) after she posted on song on her Tumblr. At this point we realized the record would inevitably leak early.
I approached the band and their awesome label Run For Cover with the idea of leaking the record early. Both were immediately on board (it rules to work with smart and open people) and Jeff at Run For Cover approached his digital distributor about getting it on iTunes ASAP (took about 48 hours). A few days later we saw enough tumbles and tweets that we knew it was time to put the record up. We got it up within 30 minutes of the record hitting two of the biggest leak sites on the net.
There was a lot of discussion as to whether we should get out ahead of the leak. While this seemed like it may help sales, we also worried if perhaps we were just paranoid and opted to wait. The band has long been a big fan of Bandcamp and has long had the philosophy that we should direct our fans to buy records from them rather than other retailers since we can get their emails, stay in touch with them and also steer them toward the large amount of free music we offer (not to mention get a much bigger profit share than iTunes sales). Since Bandcamp allows you to hide releases, we decided to upload the record so that we could simply unhide it once the record leaked, to ensure we could get it up as fast as possible. We were happy that iTunes was a little slow to put the record up since it meant fans came to the Bandcamp and we got their emails and they could easily find more of our free music and get hooked on the band.
Before we recorded the record we had recorded a track we decided would be exclusive to Bandcamp in order to drive sales there instead of iTunes. This ended up working out in our favor since this track did not leak with the record and gave our fans a reason to buy this version rather than the leaked version of the record. We also added physical packages to the pre-order so fans could buy the CD or LP and get an immediate download to tide them over. Run For Cover employed Bandcamp download codes to send to all of our fans who pre-ordered the record.
We crafted a press release for our website, other blogs/websites and our mailing list that explained why we did this. It is an awful feeling when you want to support a group by buying their music, but have to stare down a link to a record you really want. You would love to give the group the money but because they won't be proactive and offer it for sale you download the record and forget to buy it when it comes out since two months later you aren't as enthusiastic towards the record or broke.
We linked everyone to our website where we had up the Musformation widget that allows you to trade emails or tweets for a track (it will offer Facebook shares and likes for a track as of next week as well!) so that fans could get a taste of the record. By linking everyone to the website they could also see what else we had going on as well as follow our social networks. It was very important to us that if this record was going to leak we could use it to build more fans by having them spread the word through tweets and getting them into our mailing list.
The response could not have been better. Many fans praised us for being "adults" about the situation and countless fans were so thankful they got a record they had been waiting for a month early. Other said they would buy the record just to support groups behaving in this fashion. On messageboards and blog comments we could not have gotten a better response with at least two dozen compliments on how cool it was for us to release the record to our fans early instead of inflicting the usual torture of waiting upon them.
We earned loyalty from our fans and made them into evangelists by doing them right, which coincidentally also did us right. A win-win situation that most labels turn into a lose-lose situation. We could not be more thankful to have a smart label and team that made us able to benefit from something that is usually thought of as a catastophe.
We were also rewarded in sales. The record sold better than we expected! Of the 6 reviews we got so far, all of them are raving with most awarding us perfect scores and record of the year accolades. We had numerous sites interview us specifically to talk about how well we handled the leak and got tons of write-ups on sites that never wrote about us before, but were now interested after seeing the huge reaction to this situation. We hope the rest of the industry can learn from what this situation taught us!


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Gold for February delivery was shedding $6.30 to $1,689.50 per ounce at the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange. The
The $1,686 price was the lowest level seen for the yellow metal since Election Day on November 6, when gold surged by more than $30 per ounce to break away from a then intraday low of $1,683.50.
"We obviously broke through some support levels, and then it stopped behaving as well as we'd like it to -- being below $1,700 per ounce," said Oliver Pursche, co-portfolio manager at GMG Defensive Beta Fund.
Whereas a stall in fiscal cliff negotiations and some possible institutional selling of gold (realizing the yellow metal may not reach previously expected higher prices by year-end) plunged the precious metal on Tuesday by more than $25, Wednesday's action saw the commodity slightly fall against a strengthening dollar.
Gold benefited early in the trading session from new Chinese Communist Party Chief Xi Jinping announcing that the country would consider more infrastructure investment.
The possibility of Chinese stimulus to infrastructure could have a positive effect on gold as an inflation hedge, should the government there implement the program.
The gold price began to slump back toward the flatline shortly before Automatic Data Processing's employment change report said the United States added 118,000 jobs in November. Economists had predicted some 125,000 jobs.
A Goldman Sachs research note on Wednesday said that it is seeing growing downside risks for gold in 2013 as its analysts have forecast improving conditions in the US economy.
"In the short term, the combination of more easing and weaker growth should prove supportive to gold prices although our modeling suggests that these catalysts are to some extent already priced in. Medium term, however, the gold outlook is caught between the opposing forces of more Fed easing and a gradual increase in US real rates on better US economic growth," the research note said.
The bank lowered its forecast for three-, six-- and 12-month Comex gold prices to $1,825, $1,805, and $1,800 per ounce, respectively, from $1,840, $1,940, and $1,940 per ounce.
Gold mining stocks were mostly lower Wednesday. Shares of Eldorado Gold
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One of the longest running problems on the iOS App Store has been discovery of apps.
Since its launch in 2008, developers and users alike have been asking Apple for better ways to both promote and discover great new apps. With over 650,000 apps currently on the App Store, the current system of finding new apps is clearly being pushed beyond what it was intended for.
According to Apple's senior vice president of world-wide product marketing, Phil Schiller, Apple is doing a "tremendous amount" of work to make sure that best applications on the App Store get promoted and receive the attention they deserve.
In an effort to keep the App Store an easy to use, simple place to discover new apps, Apple is rolling out a completely new interface for the store, starting with iOS 6. The redesign seems to focus heavily on featured and hot apps, with less of a focus being but on app categories. This, along with recent moves such as the introduction of "App Of The Week," and Noteworthy sections are likely what Schiller is referring to when he mentioned that "The opportunity is the best that it has ever been for software developers."
Even with these changes being made to the App Store, Apple will need to continue to make great strides forward if they want developers to continue choosing iOS before Android in terms of development. So far, it appears the new App Store layout provides nothing radically new, but this could change soon, due to Apple's purchase of the app search engine Chomp, back in February of this year. Regardless of what happens, this is reassurance that Apple is, as Tim Cook would like to say, "Doubling down" on the App Store.
Schiller also mentions that "more can be done to help users have control over what apps and advertisers want to do with data." This is hopefully a hint at what we can expect to see Apple do with Chomp in the future, and how they will be able to integrate the service into the current App Store.
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I have chosen Venice Italy, as the backdrop for my current group of work. This group focuses on the lives of 10 prominent women, who lived during the long decline of Venice as a major world power. It was a period of great decadence, elegance, and beauty.
With varying backgrounds, each of the women was adventurous, and often challenged the social mores and ideas of their era. After much research, I worked to reconstruct the aesthetic of the period and each woman's personal and historical circumstances. They included the first woman in the world to earn a doctorate degree, two women who spoke out boldly for women's rights, an artist who traveled the world painting European nobility, and Casanova's mother, an actress, who left her family to follow her career.
Another aspect of this work involves church reliquaries. During a recent trip to Italy, I became fascinated with reliquaries and the revered objects they held. In this manner, I decided to make paper objects to represent each woman, and install these personal items as though they were holy relics.
Although every part of the creations is made solely with paper, they appear to be constructed of precious metals, made opulent with jewels and stones. This signifies not only the women's importance, and the scope and depth of their accomplishments, but also references Venice as Europe's major trading center. I selected a color palette to reflect the historical period, in hopes of bringing the viewer back to this fascinating period in Venetian history.
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I've been wanting to make up this coat for at least 2 years and so SIL has the collar version and this will be her formal coat version.
The fabric was from Tessutis - 7m for $10 - so I thought there was little risk of this toile not working. Famous last words.
Problem #1:
I should have read the instructions. This pattern is for slight stretch fabrics. Oh well, I've made the seam allowances 1.5cm instead of the standard 1cm seam allowance. :)
I was going to add a tiger print mesh lining but I wasn't sure what my SIL style was, so I've used a plain coffee colour. When I phoned her after choosing the lining, she agreed that while most people love wild linings, she preferred plain lining. She might change her mind when I find a suitable wild lining option.
Problem #2
Again, I didn't read there's no lining to this jacket. So I've cut out 2 back yokes in the fashion fabric; roughly drafted a front lining piece; added 2cm to the centre back seam. This should solve this problem.
Problem #3
The three of us, that's Sharon, Renata and I met us at ASG yesterday and I saw the two stylish Burda trench coat versions that Sharon and Renata are working on. You'll love them. Sharon also brought a fabulous RTW trench that she's going to use as a basis for her trench coat detailing. Her RTW trench had a hood in the collar and we've both got the Minoru hood collar patterns and instructions so you'll see this in our trenches.
So on this test trench, I've used:
- Tessutis's sale fabric that doesn't iron flat
- Sunsilky lining
- Buttons from lotsofbuttons.com
- Epaulets, belt and belt carriers are from McCalls 5525
- A buckle from Stitches in time antiques in the States that I bought at SewExpo last year.
I took a stack of photos as I was making this test trench that you can have a closer look at.
Below is a view of the lining I added.
The Jalie coat length is the same as the pattern. Since finishing this version, I've taken 3 inches off the top sleeve length pieces so it's the right sleeve length but also to have the sleeve detailing is closer to the elbow.
DN wore the coat and started twirling in it. That might mean she likes it too. They share clothes some times but I knew this. DN owes me a photo or two...
I'll have better photos with the next version because I will be using contrasting colours so that means mini construction explanations.
Now to go for a bike ride and then start on McCalls 5525. These are the trenchcoat posts:
Trenchcoat sewing
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McCalls 5525: single breast trench
McCalls 5525: a hood in the collar
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Vogue Nippon January 2009, Vogue Australia February 2009
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Vogue Australia February 2009
Daria is on the January issue of Vogue Australia. I only have the small image below but so far it looks great. The shot is a reprint from Daria's Vogue Nippon January 2009 (below). Kudos to Vogue Australia for removing the 'G' though!
Vogue Nippon January 2009, Vogue Australia February 2009
Vogue Nippon January 2009, Vogue Australia February 2009
Labels: Cover, Inez and Vinoodh, Reprint, Vogue Australia
Friday, December 19, 2008
Vogue Eyewear Ad Campaign
It seems like Gisele Bundchen, the uber supermodel has been replaced by our very own Daria Werbowy. It actually surprised me quite a bit - I always that that Vogue eyewear focused on more of a celebrity angle and that's why they hired Gisele, a very well known model, to front the campaign. However, I do like the first three shots here!
Labels: Ad Campaigns, Vogue Eyewear
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Tufi Duek: Behind the Scenes
A small article from the shooting of the Tufi Duek campaign - and roughly translated below.
"[Daria was] pleasant and punctual, Daria arrived to the shooting giving kisses to everybody. She was interested by the clothes, ate a salad of watercress with cheese and oriental chicken and passed a good time conversing with Tufi. Her favorite piece was the pants sarong, which she ended up taking home."
source : lofficielbrasil.br
Labels: Behind the Scenes, daria werbowy, forum tufi duek, News, Preview
Monday, December 8, 2008
The Making Of: Tufi Duek
Backstage pictures of the making of the Tufi Duek campaign have been revealed - so far I know that Kate Moss and Daria are in the campaign with David Sims as the photographer. The shoot is a very simple studio shot but sometimes those always turn out to be the best.
Also, it seems like it is not Daria as the model who will be solely featured in the February issue of Vogue Paris. Kouklina at fashist has posted that its "100% Lara Stone".
Also, it seems like it is not Daria as the model who will be solely featured in the February issue of Vogue Paris. Kouklina at fashist has posted that its "100% Lara Stone".
Labels: Ad Campaigns, Behind the Scenes
Saturday, December 6, 2008
Rumor Mill : Vogue Paris February 2008
It seems like Carine Roitfeld is taking the idea of a girl crush to a whole new leverl. Rumors are flying of a single girl issue, slated for February 2009 of a model Carine absolutely (and I quote) "adooooores". Seeing as Daria's had two covers in the past, and she's a favourite of Emmanuelle, she's one of the top contenders. But, there's always Lara, Anna S., Eva Herzigova and Lily Donaldson that are rumored to be up for the spot ... regardless, it's a very interesting piece of information!
Labels: Rumor
Friday, December 5, 2008
The Lost Chanel Ad
IMG models renewed their homepage, along with the profiles of their top models. I decided to flip through Daria's portfolio and found an unseen ad! I don't remember seeing this before, but I do know that she modeled for Chanel a couple of times. Anyways, enjoy this image because it is a beautiful picture.
Update It seems the picture is an advertisement to accompany the Spring 2004 Chanel Haute Couture collection.
Update It seems the picture is an advertisement to accompany the Spring 2004 Chanel Haute Couture collection.
source : IMG models
Labels: Ad Campaigns, Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Rare
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I currently write the editorial for the PASS Connector which is published every two weeks as part of my role on the Board of Directors. I'm cross posting those editorials here as well as to the main PASS blog.
Just as the list issue of the Connector was ready to send we announced the full schedule for the 2009 PASS Summit. In this issue I want to focus on a topic that I think is of critical importance to PASS (and a personal cause) – bringing in new talent each year. If you look at the schedule you'll see a Who's Who of people in the SQL Server world, and that is good. Good because they have a lot to share, and good because they find the Summit to be an event worth their time. It's definitely good for attendees.
- So why do we need new talent? I can think of a few interesting reasons:
- We need a 'next generation' of speakers for when the current ones retire
- We need new ideas and new approaches – and new passion
- It makes speaking slots competitive – only so many seats on the island
- It's the right thing to do. Good organizations constantly look for those with potential and offer them the opportunity to grow – but they have to do the work
I asked PASS HQ to send me a list of first time Summit speakers and it turns out 12 of the 85 distinct speakers are on the list. I've linked to their blog where I could find one:
· Jamon Bowen
· Kevin Guinn
· Ravindra Gurram
· Rod Colledge
· Trevor Barkhouse
Remember, these aren't first time speakers or newbie DBA's – they've all been using and talking about SQL Server for a while. Read some of their blogs, or search for them and see what you find. I think you'll see that those listed above are another 12 good reasons to attend the Summit this year.
In the next issue we'll look at the upcoming PASS elections. Until then, if you have questions about PASS, please email me at email@example.com.


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Dude! My girlfriend gave me the peagler last night, it was awesome!
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the act of getting a finger stuck up your butt by your wife during sex, and telling all your buddies that it doesn't make you gay
Hey guys, my wife gave me the peagler last night...it felt a little strange at first..but then it started to feel pretty good.......but I'm not gay or anything


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Westfield London provides 12,000 jobs, both as a direct employer and by attracting world-class retail employers. The retail and residential expansion, which opened in March 2018, will create a further 8,000 jobs.
Westfield London attracts over 28 million visitors each year. This boosts footfall in the area, which results in additional trade for local businesses. The addition of KidZania alone attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors each year. It is estimated that a further £300 million a year will be generated in the local economy through the expansion. Westfield has helped to make Shepherd's Bush an International Town Centre under the London Plan and one of the top five tourist destinations in London.
Westfield continues to support local businesses and, since opening the centre, has contributed to the funding of a Town Centre Manager and has been an active member of the Shepherd's Bush Business Forum.
Westfield London chairs the White City Jobs and Training Panel and is a member of the White City Forum, a group of the major landowner interest in the area.
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Sara and Ginny began their partnership in 2015 and have been getting to know each other better with each experience. Sara has evented her at the Intermediate level and recently did a CIC 2* at Galway Downs, spring 2016. They are looking forward to a great future together!
At age 5, K-Gondolat started his first season of eventing and he goes out there like a pro. He is ridden by Sophie Solon and by her trainer Sara Mittleider.
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IDEA Res.Champion Junior Novice Event Horse
IDEA OP Novice Event Horse (Sara riding)
IDEA OP Training Event Horse (Sara riding)
Good luck in the future to Sara and Sophie with this beautiful horse.
"La Paz' is one of the Number of horses RHF Sporthorses has imported from Hungary. We would like to congratulate the Owyhee adventure ( owners of La Paz) on his fabulous 2015 show season.
La Paz and Sara Mittleider won all together 5 shows and placing in the top 3 multiple times. They finished 4. in the West Coast 5 years old Young Event Horse Championships.
Congratulations to all of you who is involved with La Paz.
La Paz and Sara Mittleider have been highly successful in the eventing world as he begins his career:
2015 USEA Area 7 Champion Novice Horse of the Year
2016- Successfilly eventing at the Training level!
J Figo is a Belgian Warmblood, imported from Hungary.
Currently going Training Level with Attila's training, we have every confidence in their partnership as they move up the levels!
2009 bay, 16.3hh Trakehner gelding. A big, beautiful, and powerful horse. Snapper is a gentle giant. Very easy to handle at home and on the road. Formerly a stallion, Snapper became fully approved by the American Trakehner Association in 2013. Starting his competition year in the spring of 2013, Snapper got off to a great start, finishing his 1st season with three 2nds, and a 1st place out of 6 competitions. He has since move up the eventing levels and is currently showing successfully at the Preliminary Level.
Semper Fidelis and Gary Mittleider Win OP Training and OP Preliminary Eventing Reserve Champions for IDEA
2005 dark brown, 16.1hh Trakehner gelding. Harry is the go to guy. He is always a consistent and reliable partner. Harry has that brain every top rider covets for their top horses. He is a quick study and a cool customer under pressure. Harry has had a great career to date. From traveling over seas to Germany, and around the U.S. Harry has many placings and wins up to the intermediate level and 2nd level dressage. You can also see him giving pony rides around the barn to the little cousins and niece. The favorite of the working students to have the chance to ride, Harry has been a wonderful and loved addition to M.E. Unfortunately, Harry's stellar start to 2013 was cut short with a sever case of colic that resulted in under going surgery. Harry is back at it again, currently eventing at the Preliminary level.
"Peron" is a Hungarian Gelding, imported from Hungary. He will begin his eventing career in 2016.
1997 bay, 16.2hh Thoroughbred gelding. Owl is the sweetheart of the stable. He was a bit of a wild child when he first came off the track, but had a total transformation as he settled into his new career. Competing through the advanced level with Sara, Owl's highlight has been his ability to come back down the levels to build up the next generation. Having helped several young riders gain confidence and experience through the training level, Owl is still in active use as a lesson horse. From lunge line lessons to one star training, he is a willing partner.
El Primero passed away peacefully at our farm. We will miss him .. . .
"Tony" was the 'big' man on campus. He was a 1995 bay, Thoroughbred gelding, standing 15.1hh. A larger than life attitude, and a belief that he can do anything, made him quite a character to interact with. Tony has a very accomplished record. He completed four CCI 4 stars, finishing in the top 20 each time, as well as earning Best Conditioned Horse in 2006 at Rolex 3 day event, and earning Idaho Horse of the Year awards several times, Tony was named to the United States Equestrian Team short list 2005-2007 and traveled to England to train with the Team in preparation for Burghley CCI 4 star in the fall of 2007. Tony has been everything you could hope for in an international partner. Sara's husband Attila had the pleasure of competing Tony to the Prelim level in 2013. Gone too soon . . .


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BLOG: Big businesses say Microsoft will fail in mobile
Microsoft's most loyal backers — big enterprises — don't hold out much hope for the success of Windows Phone and Windows tablets. A recent survey found that 60% of IT staff, CTOs, and others believe that Microsoft's mobile efforts will ultimately fail.
Appcelerator, a platform-tool company, polled 840 IT directors, CEOs, development directors, CTOs and others about their plans for mobile, and the news was all bad for Microsoft. One part of the survey asked them how interested their companies would be in developing consumer and enterprise apps for the major mobile platform. Some 80% said they would be interested in developing apps for Apple smartphones and tablets, with 71% saying they would be interested in developing for Android smartphones. Fifty-nine percent said they would be interested in developing for Android tablets. The Android smartphone numbers and tablet numbers were up 7% from a simililar survey done in the previous quarter. The iOS number was unchanged.
Then comes Windows smartphones and tablets. The survey found that only 26% were interested in developing for Windows Phone, and 25% for Windows-based tablets. Those numbers have been falling. In the previous quarter, 29% said they would be interested in developing for Windows Phone, and 30% for Windows tablets.
And then the news gets worse. Computerworld reports:
To add insult to injury more than 60% thought that Windows 8 would ultimately fail as a mobile platform.
Nolan Wright, co-founder and CTO at Appcelerator says that this is a result of how poorly Windows mobile devices have done in the market, although he says there is some hope for Microsoft:
"That is probably a reflection of market demand. I think Windows hasn't done too well in the market, and the interest for developing apps is following that. It will be interesting to see what happens with Nokia."
"... From what we hear there is a genuine interest in the enterprise for Microsoft to have viable products. So it certainly still has an opportunity."
All this underscores how important it is for the next CEO of Microsoft to get mobile right. Windows Phone and Windows tablets are down, but not necessarily out. Wright is correct in saying that Microsoft still has an opportunity in mobile. And that opportunity is clearly greatest in the enterprise where Microsoft is strongest, rather than among consumers. But given the way that consumers increasingly drive enterprise buys, things get more difficult for Microsoft with each passing month.
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Milliput is an epoxy putty. Milliput produce five grades: Standard Yellow/Grey, Silver Grey, Superfine White, Terracotta, and the latest addition - Milliput Black. Each grade is presented in similar packs containing 2 x 56·7gm. sticks and the general instructions for preparation and usage are the same. The two sticks have a long shelf life but once mixed the resultant putty is at first soft and highly adhesive and then gradually hardens. Speed of hardening is dependant on temperature and at normal temperatures (20-25ºC) Milliput becomes rock hard in three to four hours. By the application of heat the setting time can be reduced to a few minutes.
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It's lambing season here in the mid-Atlantic, and yesterday afternoon a couple of dozen little lambs were making all sorts of noise at the Mount Vernon Estate, including this fellow.
It's probably no coincidence that Passover falls during the time of the lambs. I was reminded of John Tavener's interesting treatment of William Blake's poem The Lamb, the gentler half of a pair of poems, the other being The Tyger. Tavener gives "contrary motion" in voice leading a most literal interpretation here.


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You can get a diploma or associate degree in registered nursing after two to three years of study, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. However, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree is necessary for supervisory positions and advanced clinical work. A traditional BSN program usually takes four years, similar to other bachelor's degrees. However, alternative and part-time BSN programs are also available.
Traditional BSN Programs
Classes and clinical work in traditional college and university BSN programs usually take four years of full-time study, according to the American Medical Association. The typical subjects include chemistry, physiology, microbiology, psychology, nutrition and nursing practice, plus classes in social sciences and humanities. Students do their clinical practice in public health agencies, clinics, nursing care facilities and hospitals, taking rotations in pediatrics, surgery and maternity, for example. A traditional four-year BSN degree at the University of Michigan requires 128 credit hours.
Second-Career Programs
Some colleges offer accelerated BSN programs for students who already have a bachelor's degree or higher. According to the AMA, these programs usually take between 12 and 18 months. At the University of Michigan, for example, those with another degree can earn a BSN in the second-career nursing program. This program begins in the fall and continues for three additional terms -- winter, summer and a second fall term. However the program requires numerous prerequisites such as English, psychology, anatomy and physiology, pharmacology and organic biochemistry. Applicants who lack the necessary courses must complete them before starting the program.
Bridge Programs
Some colleges and universities offer special BSN programs for students who already have a nursing diploma or an associate degree. Some of these programs are targeted at licensed practical or vocational nurses, who receive additional training in nursing management and general education. They qualify for RN licensing exams while earning their BSN at the same time. At West Coast University, for example, the BSN program for LPNs takes a little less than three years. Similar programs are available for RNs who originally qualified through diploma or associate degree programs. At Azusa Pacific University in California, for example, an RN can complete a BSN in 15 months.
Part-Time Options
Various part-time bachelor's degree options are available for nursing students with jobs or other outside responsibilities. At the Kramer School of Nursing of Oklahoma City University, most classes are available both spring and fall semesters, and many are offered in the summer. This gives nursing students the flexibility to complete a BSN part time at their own pace. Some colleges also offer part-time options for second-career BSN students. For example, the Rutgers School of Nursing offers a 30-month part-time program for students who already have another bachelor's degree.
You must obtain a state nursing license before you can practice as an RN. After completing the BSN degree, graduates who don't already have the license must take and pass the national NCLEX-RN examination. Additional requirements, including a licensing fee, vary according to the state.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook: Registered Nurses
- American Medical Association: Registered Nurse
- Rutgers School of Nursing: BSN Program Comparison
- University of Michigan School of Nursing: Traditional BSN Program
- University of Michigan School of Nursing: Accelerated Second Career BSN. Program
- University of Michigan School of Nursing: Acclerated Second Career BSN. Program -- Admissions Requirements
- Azusa Pacific University: Accelerated RN to BSN Program
- West Coast University: LVN to Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Oklahoma City University: Kramer School of Nursing -- Accelerated, Traditional, and Part-time BSN
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Recalls of eggs and meat: Will you change your shopping and eating habits?(Read article summary)
This week's massive recalls of eggs and deli meat have consumers on edge.
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August 2010 is shaping up to be "National Recall Month." Between the escalating egg recall and now, a recall of deli meat sold at Wal-Mart, there's a lot to double-check in your fridge. Already, there are signs that food producers and everyday eaters are changing their habits.
How are you responding? Will you consider relying more on local food suppliers? And how would you improve government inspection of food?
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Labour Day is celebrated on various different days in the different states and territories of Australia and sometimes called Eight-Hour Day as the day commemorates the granting of an eight-hour working day for Australians. It is also the day where we recognise worker's rights and the contribution workers make to the nation's economy.
Considering that over 100 years of work place relations was just condensed into two sentences, if you'd like to read more about the topic the following books are a good starting place:
A divided working class: Ethnic segmentation and industrial conflict in Australia by Constance Lever-Tracy and Michael Quinlan
Revolutionary industrial unionism: The Industrial Workers of the World in Australia by Verity Burgmann.