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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Arcsabers Kaizen
Previously there's new technology to augment Arcsabers (even balance racquets) like the Z-slash, 8-DX and now the FB. Surprisingly, there's constant improvement or in Japanese, kaizen (改善).
I reckon, even balanced racquet need the extra (even infinitesimal) boost to the playability. Even balanced racquets are harder to use compared to head heavy racquets (or forehand biased) or headlight racquets (backhand biased racquets).
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Saturday, March 2, 2013
Yonex Arcsaber 11 Review
Yonex Arcsaber 11
Review Date : 3 March 2013
Racquet Type : Yonex Arcsaber 11 SP version
Specs : 3UG5
Flex: Stiff
Balance: 285 mm (Even Balance)
Strings: Yonex BG80 Power
Tension: 27lbs, pre-stretched using Yonex ES5PROTECH
Grip: Yonex cushion wrap+ original grip + Toalson overgrip
Technology : (New) Sonic Metal, T-Anchor and CS Nanotube Neo
Shuttles used: Apacs Aeroflight 700
First Impression:
I won't described the colors or the looks of the racquet as the manufacturer's website and badmintoncentral.com has plenty of those.
A successor to the flashy but difficult to use Arcsaber 10.
Similar in shape and flex to Arcsaber 10 but having different materials at the frame and the T-joint.
This racquet occupies the same niche and has the same specs as the Arcsaber 10 i.e. stiff flex and even balance.
To put things into perspective, I am benchmarking this racquet against Arcsaber 10 which is somewhat difficult racquets to use for the majority of non-competitive players.
Final comprehensive review
I played mostly doubles (and half court singles)
TOC (time on court) when making review:
total of 20 hours of game play.
Warm Ups:
Warming involves baseline to baseline forehand clears.
Clears are long and far owing to the aerodynamics, repulsion and the flex of the racquet.
If one word is to describe this racquet is 'comfortable'.
Drives are pretty fast owing to the 'repulsive' (Sonic metal) frame. The handle of the racquet is the same length as the Nanospeed and Nanoray range, hence very good for holding the racquet higher up the handle for faster reaction.
The racquet shaft is similar to Arcsaber 10 and felt that the stiffness and kickpoint is the same.
The major difference I felt is that Arcsaber 11 have a more solid feel and more repulsive string bed.
Perhaps it's the effort of the designers to improve the somewhat lame duck feel of the frame of Arcsaber 11.
Cup stacked nano tube was originally design like (a spring) to provide a trampoline effect whilst (improving control?).
Quote,'Increased durability and improved flexibility allow the frame to return back to its original shape faster. Positioned at the sides of the racquet, CS Carbon Nanotubes improve the frame's elasticity, holding the shuttle on the string bed for enhanced control at the point of impact.' -Yonex.com.
Game Time:
I won't go into detail each and every shots tried.
Generally since I am playing doubles, receiving of serve and serve are great as expected for a fast and stable racquet.
The ease of use of this racquet is apparent, as one can comfortably whip the racquet to hit shuttle gently or violently.
Front court: Aerodynamics of the racquet and the long handle of the racquet allows quick and fast reaction to perform netshots, netkills and crosscourt net shots.
Midcourt: This racquet shines best in the mid court range area as it is both good in attack and defence. As for drive shots, this racquet can rival the Nanorays in fast reactions, heck (it shares the same material as the king of drive aka Nanoray 800) Long handle and comfortable control support cap helps in using finger power (Thumb and grip tightening) for sharp compact backswing in backhand drives.
Back court:
The control and power suffers a tiny bit as it it not heavy nor stiff enough like Voltric Z-force for power smash and power clears to the back court.
Nevertheless, the sweet spot is rather large and felt very easy to whip this racquet as the kickpoint is leaning towards the handle.
Control is excellent, slicing (normal and reverse) and checked drops are precise, fast and accurate.
This racquet's playability is great as it is very comfortable to wield this racquet both forehands and backhands. An improvement to Arcsaber 10 with better repulsion and ease of use.
Feel: 9/10
Control: 9.5/10
Power: 8.5/10
Defence: 9/10
Maneuverability: 9/10
Pros: Ease of use and generally an all rounder racquet.
Cons: Almost none.
Suitability: intermediate/advanced players 3U and 2U
Player type: All rounder.
Footnote: this review was done as a hobby and as an interest to inform fellow badminton enthusiast. This is my personal opinion and in no form to promote this racquet.
Conflict of interest: None
Reference: Yonex website (accessed @ 24/2/13)
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This weekend in Austin, TX, I am presenting my three films to open the new Alamo Drafthouse on Slaughter Lane. (Of the four shows only the dinner screening of Scott Pilgrim at 7.15 has any tickets left, so snap up those final 15 now).
And those of you who are coming to my triple bill of events , will be able to buy this really quite awesome poster by Kevin Tong. Isn't it something?

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RALEIGH, North Carolina (Reuters) - Michael Jordan's Charlotte Hornets have been selected to host the National Basketball Association's 2017 All-Star Game, the league said on Tuesday.
Top players representing the NBA's Eastern and Western Conferences will tip off at Time Warner Cable Arena on Feb. 19, capping a weekend that includes the popular slam dunk contest and other events.
The North Carolina-based Hornets, owned by six-times NBA champion and Basketball Hall of Famer Jordan, previously hosted the All-Star Game in 1991.
Landing an All-Star weekend, a showcase of skills competitions and exhibitions culminating in a game that pits the league's marquee players against each other, offers big business benefits to the host city.
The 2015 All-Star Game was hosted by New York City and generated an estimated $195 million in economic activity.
Toronto will host the 2016 All-Star Game, marking the first time the event will be held outside the United States.
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University at Buffalo researchers report 36 percent increase in risk among women who smoke or recently quit and have had periodontal disease
Women who report having periodontal disease are at greater risk for breast cancer, especially if they smoke or recently quit smoking, according to University at Buffalo research published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention (CEBP), a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research.
"We have seen associations between periodontal disease and chronic diseases, including stroke and heart attacks. Our hypothesis was that it would also be associated with breast cancer," explained lead author Jo Freudenheim, UB distinguished professor and interim chair of the department of epidemiology and environmental health in UB's School of Public Health and Health Professions.
"We thought that periodontal bacteria - either the bacteria themselves or the inflammation that's part of having periodontal disease - has an effect on other parts of the body, including breast tissue. We know there are bacteria in breast tissue and we know there's bacteria in mother's milk. Women who had periodontal disease had a small increase in the risk of breast cancer overall," she said.
The researchers examined self-reported data from more than 73,000 postmenopausal participants in the Women's Health Initiative, a federally funded long-term study that started in 1991. The women were followed to determine who was diagnosed with breast cancer. Researchers found that, among women who were smokers or who had quit smoking in the previous 20 years, those with periodontal disease had a 36 percent higher risk of breast cancer.
"Up to this point, we've known very little about the association between poor oral health and breast cancer, especially among smokers, who are more likely to have periodontal disease," said Robert Genco, a co-author on the paper and SUNY Distinguished Professor in the department of oral biology in UB's School of Dental Medicine.
"What we're seeing is an association between periodontal disease and breast cancer in a large and well-designed study. Since periodontal disease affects half or more women in this age range, the increase in risk, although small, may be important on a population base. Further study of mechanism and effects of periodontal intervention are necessary to more fully understand this relationship," Genco added.
Previously, only three small studies had been conducted examining the link between periodontal disease and breast cancer, and all three showed a non-statistically significant increase in risk. Because this study was such a large one, it was possible to examine the association more closely and look at how smoking affected the observed relationship.
"There's been an explosion of information recently that makes it clear that many different parts of the body that were thought to be sterile contain bacteria and other microbes," Freudenheim said. "These bacteria may influence diseases that were previously thought to have no infectious component."
There are several possible causes for the linkage, according to Freudenheim:
•Bacteria from the oral cavity get into the bloodstream following tooth brushing, flossing and chewing. These bacteria are cleared quickly; however, there is considerable cumulative exposure to tissues. It could be that these microbes affect breast cancer.
•"Inflammation in one part of the body may have an impact on other chronic diseases," Freudenheim said of another possible cause.
•It may also be that there are other factors that increase both the risk of periodontal disease and breast cancer.
"This is a new area, so we have to be careful in how we interpret our findings. We can't say, 'if you treat periodontal disease that it will reduce cancer,' " Freudenheim said. "We are now learning a huge amount about the microbiome, the bacteria, viruses and other microorganisms that share our world. There are new methodologies that allow us to measure things we weren't able to before. We are now beginning to understand how much the interaction of the microbiome affects our health both in terms of acute infections and chronic diseases."
Co-authors include, from the department of epidemiology and environmental health in UB's School of Public Health and Health Professions: Michael J. LaMonte, research associate professor; Amy Millen, associate professor and associate chair; Kathleen Hovey, data manager/statistician; Xiaodan Mai, postdoctoral associate; and Jean Wactawski-Wende, dean and professor. Co-authors also are Ngozi Nwizu of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Dentistry; and Christopher A. Andrews of the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Michigan.


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You can access the bins of a two-dimensional histogram either by specifying a pair of (x,y) coordinates or by using the bin indices (i,j) directly. The functions for accessing the histogram through (x,y) coordinates use binary searches in the x and y directions to identify the bin which covers the appropriate range.
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Miley Cyrus has pulled out of filming a segment for Australia's The X Factor as she battles a bad bout of laryngitis.
The singer/actress was due to record a home visit with contestants in Los Angeles earlier this week (begs24Jun13), but cancelled her appearance a day before filming.
A spokesperson for the show tells the Sydney Daily Telegraph, "It was a shame Miley couldn't record with us but she did pick up the phone and help us find our new guest judge. We're thrilled with our new guest judge, they will be a great asset to the show."
The representative did not confirm who Cyrus put forward as her replacement, but reality TV star Kelly Osbourne has hinted she stepped into her pal's role.
In a public Twitter.com message to the former Hannah Montana star, Osbourne wrote, "Called U (you) but no answer I hope you are sleeping & getting better dont worry I'm filling in for you today everything got sorted!"
Cyrus has been sharing updates about her condition with her followers, tweeting, "Can't move my neck. Can't breathe. Can't barely speak (sic)... Sick in bed. Neck, belly, throat, head..... It all hurts."


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Ten new words and phrases, including Facetime, Tablet and Froyo, have entered the 2011 version of Pixmania's official Nerdic dictionary, the lexicon of geek speak for tech-holics. They have replaced a number of (near) defunct sayings and names, such as Google Wave, MySpace and Maemo.
Nerdic relates to the semantics of technology terminology, specifically of new-found phrases and words that are universal in their use (across Europe and the rest of the World), like Internet and Wi-Fi. And the gadget retail website has even applied for its official recognition as a language.
For now though, the site maintains (along with T3 magazine, which is part of the monitoring process) a full dictionary of Nerdic, with entries added and removed as the market and trends progress.
The managing director of Pixmania, Ulric Jerome commented on the new additions to the current glossary: "Just like the technology it describes, it's natural that a language such as Nerdic constantly evolves. The market is moving so fast that the new terms we have discovered for 2011 will probably be those to forget in 2012 as new technology supersedes what we perceive to be cutting edge today".
Alongside Facetime, Tablet and Froyo, other phrases/words to be included in the 2011 volume are: Augmented Reality, Connected TV, MiFi, AMOLED, Retina Display, Cloud, and Retweet.
Pixmania also believes that other terms will become more prevalent throughout next year. Followers, Paywall, Motion gaming, Mind control gaming, MID (Mobile Internet Device), LTE/WiMax, MeeGo, Snapdragon, and Social gaming are all ones to watch.
However, the dictionary has been trimmed of Google Wave, Bebo, Landline, Facebook fan, MySpace, Widget TV, Maemo, and Poke. So if you still use any of those, you're saaaaaad!
And that's sadder than someone who happily speaks Nerdic... That's so very very sad that it's almost inversely so, and therefore cool again. Oh.
The Nerdic dictionary 2011 will be available to download from Pixmania.co.uk or Pixmania.com.
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While large businesses frequently fail when attempting to implement customer relationship management projects, CRM efforts by small businesses are often successful, according to many marketing managers, analysts and vendors.
In fact, their size may help small companies avoid many of the pitfalls that trap large-enterprise CRM projects. The CEOs of small businesses usually are entrepreneurs, with a hand in everything, which means that a CRM program will only be implemented with the support of top management. Small companies have less complicated existing infrastructures, which simplifies information technology integration. And small businesses usually are more likely to implement CRM systems with concrete objectives in mind.
"CRM always means change, and if youâre going to have a Queen Mary that has to change its course, itâs different than a small boat," said analyst Jay Curry, chairman of the Customer Marketing Institute.
Small-business success
Last month, an AMR Research study of company satisfaction with CRM systems found that only 5% of small businesses said their CRM installation failed to meet expectations, compared with 31% of large enterprises.
"The smaller, more focused implementations invested in CRM for a good reason, such as they needed to track contacts," said AMR analyst Lindsey Sodano. "People at the enterprise level like to buy for pie-in-the-sky reasons, such as `We want to get a 360-degree view of the customer.â "
Still, small businesses have been slow to adopt CRM programs. Gartner Dataquest estimated that just 2% to 3% of North American small businesses used CRM in 2002.
But the CRM market is growing and will represent an investment of $44.1 billion over the next 10 years, according to AMR Research. Small vendors, such as FrontRange, Oncontact, Salesforce.com, UpShot and Axonom, largely dominate the market for small-business CRM systems.
One key to successful CRM implementation is picking a vendor that understands the small companyâs industry, Curry said. Ideally, the CRM package should be part of an overall vertical industry package for the entire business.
For example, law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark of Little Rock, Ark., implemented the InterAction CRM package from Interface Software Inc. because itâs already used by many large law firms, said partner Joe Hurst. The firm hired a consultant to help install the software; it now runs the program in-house with a four-person IT staff.
The firm uses the software to manage two projects: maintaining a list of about 3,500 accountants who attend the firmâs annual tax seminar and tracking about 1,000 employee benefit plans for which the firm provides legal counsel.
Installation headaches
One of the biggest challenges in setting up a CRM system is importing data. Senior Flexonics Pathway, New Braunfels, Texas, which provides maintenance, repair and operations supplies to power plants and refineries, has had difficulties connecting its Maximizer CRM system, from Maximizer Software Inc., with its in-house enterprise resource management system. It currently is working through those problems with Maximizer and the consultants who helped install the product, Computer Aided Business Consultancy Ltd.
Another challenge is getting salespeople to use the CRM system. "Our average salesmanâs experience is somewhere between 25 and 30 years. They call themselves `brown loafer salesmen,â " said Dave McGrath, sales and marketing director for Senior Flexonics. "They are extremely successful but not computer literate." The company trained salespeople to use the system by providing one-on-one lessons twice a year.
The company scans all sales records, such as inquiries, quotations, orders, schedules and correspondence, into the Maximizer database. It also uses the software to import information from a third-party database from Industrial Information Resources to track construction and planned outages for power plants. The company pays particular attention to orders it lost, including, if possible, the reasons why it didnât get the order.
"We use this the next time we have an opportunity; if we are able to identify what reason we lost the last order we can adjust our proposal for the next one," McGrath said.


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With the unemployment rate still hovering around eight-percent for Americans, and almost double that for black folks, one woman decided to up her chances of securing a job.After being unemployed for two years, Yolanda Spivey decided to attempt an experiment. An insurance professional, Spivey created a separate Monster.com resume and profile—which used her education and professional experience—with one big difference, she called herself Bianca White and claimed she was a white woman.
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Two years ago, I noticed that Monster.com had added a "diversity questionnaire" to the site. This gives an applicant the opportunity to identify their sex and race to potential employers. Monster.com guarantees that this "option" will not jeopardize your chances of gaining employment. You must answer this questionnaire in order to apply to a posted position—it cannot be skipped. At times, I would mark off that I was a Black female, but then I thought, this might be hurting my chances of getting employed, so I started selecting the "decline to identify" option instead. That still had no effect on my getting a job. So I decided to try an experiment: I created a fake job applicant and called her Bianca White.
First, I created an email account and resume for Bianca. I kept the same employment history and educational background on her resume that was listed on my own. But I removed my home phone number, kept my listed cell phone number, and changed my cell phone greeting to say, "You have reached Bianca White. Please leave a message." Then I created an online Monster.com account, listed Bianca as a White woman on the diversity questionnaire, and activated the account.
That very same day, I received a phone call. The next day, my phone line and Bianca's email address, were packed with potential employers calling for an interview. I was stunned. More shocking was that some employers, mostly Caucasian-sounding women, were calling Bianca more than once, desperate to get an interview with her. All along, my real Monster.com account was open and active; but, despite having the same background as Bianca, I received no phone calls. Two jobs actually did email me and Bianca at the same time. But they were commission only sales positions. Potential positions offering a competitive salary and benefits all went to Bianca.
Spivey's experiment lasted just a week, but it opened her eyes to the inequality that exists in the job market. While her resume barely got noticed, her alter-ego—Bianca White, with the same education level and experience—received several inquires from eager employers.
Spivey's takeaways? Explicitly stating that you're black on job sites may sadly limit your prospects, white people—despite the economy—have an easier time finding a job, and the economy would flourish if everyone was given an equal chance.
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Indigenous peoples of the Arctic have been making art for thousands of years. In this exhibit, we will look at an ancient artifact fashioned by unknown hands, the work of the first generation of Inuit artists, and two contemporary Inuit artists whose work has become part of the international art world.
For most contemporary art critics, the term "decorative" is pejorative, implying that a work, while perhaps pretty, lacks content and depth. The decorative arts, it is commonly assumed, have two features that are at odds with what we think of as fine art: decorative art is typically associated with function – glasses, plates, bowls, jars, carpets, clothes – and its purpose is to project a style or mood rather than to transmit meaning and incite dialogue.
This Collection explores visual arts in Canada through articles, photo galleries, Heritage Minutes and more, and is presented in partnership with Charles Bronfman's Claridge Collection. Above image: Untitled. Acrylic on canvas, painted by Max Johnson. Courtesy of the Charles Bronfman's Claridge Collection.
Professional painting and sculpture are relatively new to Acadia, where the arts have traditionally evolved from church decorators - both those who were self-taught and those who were professionally trained. The first organized instruction in these disciplines came with the creation at the Université de Moncton of a Department of Visual Arts in the mid-1960s...
Louis Riel is an opera in three acts composed by Harry Somers, with an English and French libretto (opera text) by Mavor Moore and Jacques Languirand. It tells the story of the legendary Métis political and cultural figure, Louis Riel. Arguably Canada's most famous opera, it was commissioned by the Floyd S. Chalmers Foundation (now the Chalmers Fund) as part of Canada's centennial celebrations in 1967. It was initially produced by the Canadian Opera Company (COC) with financial assistance from the Canadian Centennial Commission, the Canada Council and the Province of Ontario Council for the Arts (now the Ontario Arts Council). The opera was reimagined in 2017 by Peter Hinton, who sought to better incorporate Indigenous people and perspectives into the production.
The history of Indigenous (Aboriginal) art in Canada begins sometime during the last Ice Age between 80,000 and 12,000 years ago. To date, however, the oldest surviving artworks (excluding finely crafted, aesthetically significant stone tools) are datable to no earlier than 5,000 years ago.
The hotel was developed as part of the CPR's (Canadian Pacific Railway) network of hotels, which built landmark hotels in young cities across Canada in order to encourage the use of its transcontinental lines. The Banff Springs Hotel is in the lineage of hotels such as the Chateau Lake Louise in Alberta, Le Chateau Frontenac in Québec City and the Empress Hotel in Victoria, British Columbia. Known as the "Castle in the Rockies," the Banff Springs Hotel is predominantly in the Scottish Baronial style, featuring an Arts-and-Crafts interior.
The Caribbean community in Toronto, Ontario, organized this carnival for the first time in 1967 under the name Caribana as part of Canada's Centennial celebrations. It has since grown into a major summer event, drawing nearly two million people to the city every year. Since 2015, the official name of the festival has been the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, although it is still commonly referred to as Caribana by many.
The years since the Second World War, and continuing into the 21st century, have witnessed an unprecedented expansion in the visual arts throughout Canada, evidenced in the number of professional artists, the proliferation of galleries and exhibitions, the development of art magazines, and the significant expansion of art schools like the Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Ontario College of Art and Design University.
The Prix Iris, formerly known as the Prix Jutra (Jutra Awards), honour distinguished achievement in the Québec film industry. Founded in 1999 as the Prix Jutra, after Québécois filmmaker Claude Jutra, the annual awards ceremony was temporarily renamed the Gala du cinéma québécois in February 2016 following posthumous allegations that Jutra was a pedophile. In October 2016, Québec Cinéma, the organizing body of the awards, announced that a vote open to the public and industry members had determined that Prix Iris would be the new permanent name.
Notre-Dame Basilica of Montréal is located at the intersection of Notre-Dame Street West and Saint-Sulpice Street in the borough of Ville-Marie in Montréal. This jewel of Québec's religious heritage was built by the Sulpicians over the years 1824 to 1829, to serve as a parish church. It is one of the oldest examples of Gothic Revival religious architecture in Canada. At the time it was built, it was a daring, innovative edifice on a scale unequalled anywhere else in North America. The architect was James O'Donnell, an Irish immigrant to New York City. Its interior decor, which was overseen by Victor Bourgeau, along with its rich ornamentation, are unique and evoke a true sense of wonder in visitors. The Basilica is also one of the major tourist attractions in the city of Montréal.
The alma mater of some of Canada's most important artists, like Group of Seven member Arthur Lismer, the founder of the Painters Eleven Harold Town, and Michael Snow, the Ontario College of Art and Design University has adapted to the 21st century and continues to be a vital force in the art world.
The Cineplex Golden Screen Award for Feature Film (formerly the Golden Reel Award) recognizes the producer(s) of the Canadian feature film that achieved the highest box-office gross in Canada in the previous calendar year. In 2015, the Golden Screen Award for TV Drama/Comedy and the Golden Screen Award for TV Reality Show were introduced to recognize the highest rated Canadian television programs. The winners are presented at the annual Canadian Screen Awards.
Film distribution is one of the three main branches of the film industry, providing the link between film production and exhibition. It is also the most predictably profitable of the three sectors, at least for the large multinational conglomerates that dominate the industry internationally. Film distribution companies supply movies, television programs, videos and new media to outlets such as cinemas and broadcasters in territories where they have acquired rights from the producers. Traditionally, distribution companies are the prime source for financing new productions. The distribution sector has been called "the invisible art" because its practices tend to only concern industry insiders and go unnoticed by audiences. American companies dominate film distribution in Canada and have controlled access to Canadian screens since the 1920s.


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Bridal Boot Sale venue and stunning Hampshire wedding venue Penton Park are opening their doors this Sunday 19 July for a unique wedding showcase event, and we think it's most definitely worth a visit!
Penton Park are holding the event alongside Ikonworks Photography, and inviting a whole host of stunning suppliers to the house, to showcase how your big day could look at the house.
Visitors can enjoy a glass of Prosecco on arrival, followed by canapés while perusing the house, which will be set up as it would be for a wedding, giving a chance to see how your ceremony and reception would look. Suppliers of dresses, wedding cake, hair and makeup, flowers, catering and more will all be on hand to speak to, and answer any questions.
As a really unique treat, all suppliers will also be taking part in a styled photo shoot on the day, starting at 2pm, which is such a unique opportunity to see them in action, creating some beautiful images. The team that will be there on the day came together to create the beautiful images in this post, so you'll definitely be in for a treat!
The event runs from 11am-3pm, and entrance is free. Brides and Grooms can contact Penton Park to book an appointment for a formal tour of the venue, or just turn up on the day to look around at their leisure and speak to the Penton Park team.


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Editor's Note: This story has been corrected to reflect the stabbing took place on Saturday, Sept. 9. The Standard-Examiner regrets the error.
BRIGHAM CITY — A 15-year-old girl is being charged with aggravated assault after stabbing another teenage girl Saturday during Brigham City's annual Peach Days celebration.
At 7:40 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, Brigham City police were flagged down and told about a stabbing near 100 W. Forest St., according to a news release from police.
When officers arrived, they found a 14-year-old girl with small stab wound in her back. Witnesses told officers the incident happened after the victim confronted and punched a 15-year-old girl she knew, the release says.
A different 15-year-old girl then stabbed the 14-year-old with a small pocket knife and fled the area, police said. Officers located her a few blocks away and took her into custody, the release says.
The knife was recovered after being thrown in some bushes, the release says.
The victim was transported to Brigham City Community Hospital, where she was treated and released.
The 15-year-old suspect was taken to Cache Valley Youth Center and is being held on charges of aggravated assault with serious bodily injury. The victim is also being charged in juvenile court for her part in the original assault, police said.
The Standard-Examiner does not release the names of minors who are accused of crimes unless they are charged as adults.
Reach digital producer Jessica Kokesh at 801-625-4229 or [email protected]. You can also follow her on Twitter at @JessicaKokesh or Facebook.com/ByJessKokesh.


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The Muse Gallery is a company of artists dedicated to exploring individual visions in shaping the world as we experience it, encompassing a range of styles including abstraction, conceptual and representational. The Muse takes its name from the demi-goddesses of mythology; the sources of aesthetic inspiration, whose spiritual generosity provokes thoughtfulness, compassion, reveals the sublimity...
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Sustainable Strategic Planning for Nonprofits
How do you ensure that your vision and mission continue to thrive? How do you maintain your original goals and also provide flexibility for future expansion and changes? Clear evaluation of your organization's vision, mission and goals, its products and services, customer perceptions and market evaluation help to set a strategic direction and revitalize your organization. In this session, you will learn to use well-developed strategic planning tools to create a framework for your organization that incorporates your original vision, considers future directions, and revitalizes your organization.
Presenter: Naomi Takeuchi is Founder and President of 1000 Cranes Business Consulting, a private consulting firm specializing in merging social impact strategies with business practices. She has assisted organizations through thoughtful business planning, effective communication and organizational development, and as a professional member of the National Speakers Association and the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers, she regularly presents to executives, board members, senior staff, and consultants internationally. Whether you are an executive or a staff member with a nonprofit organization looking for techniques to help your clients, Naomi will show you some sustainable strategic planning methodologies you can use to help become more effective to provide social impact.
This workshop is free; however, there is a suggested $10 donation to Leadership NC. Click here for more information and to register.
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Thu, June 30, 2011
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Preheat outdoor grill (or hot air balloon, if handy).
To assemble, onto a skewer, first slide on a shrimp, followed by a red pepper, then another shrimp, then a slice of zucchini, followed by another piece of shrimp, and finish with the mushroom at the end. Repeat with the other seven skewers. Set aside until ready to cook.
To make the marinade, put all ingredients except salt and pepper in a blender. Puree mixture for 1 to 2 minutes, or until jalapeno pieces are broken down. Season with salt and black pepper and blend for another 10 seconds. Strain marinade through cheesecloth or fine sieve. Pour marinade into a clean spray bottle.
To cook, spray each kabob with marinade and place on grill. Be sure when spraying, to spray away from flame. You will need to spray each kabob twice more before the shrimp are completely cooked. Again be sure to spray away from flame.
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Are osteoporosis and osteoarthritis the same?
This is a question we often get asked and one over which there seems to be some confusion. While both terms include the term 'osteo', which means bone, the similarity ends there. They are both quite different conditions.
Osteoporosis involves thinning of the bone which makes it fragile, brittle and more prone to fracture (breaks or cracks) than normal bone. It occurs when bone loses minerals, such as calcium, faster than the body can replace them. This leads to a loss of bone density. As a result bone becomes thinner and less dense so that even a minor bump or accident can cause a fracture. Such fractures are known as minimal trauma or fragility fractures.
Osteoporosis is known as a 'silent disease' because there are usually no signs or symptoms until a fracture occurs. The bones most commonly affected by osteoporosis are the hip, spine, wrist, pelvis and upper arm.
Osteoarthritis, on the other hand, does not affect bone density. Osteoarthritis is a condition that affects the joints. In a normal joint the ends of the bone a covered by cartilage. This cartilage helps the bone move smoothly and cushions the ends of the bones. In osteoarthritis the cartilage breaks down and becomes thin. When this occurs the ends of the bone are unprotected and the joint loses its ability to move smoothly.
- Osteoporosis Australia website – accessed July 2011
- Arthritis Australia fact sheet 'What is osteoarthritis?', reviewed 2011


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Hey kids, the tongue is a sword.
- WILL Brian Matusz help pull the Orioles out of whatever funk they've started the year in? They've scored a whole 3 runs in their last 3 games. Jeff Niemann starts for th'Rays.
- CAN Scott Rolen continue to provide pop for Dusty's boys against the scoreboardless Fish?
- DO you notice Jermaine Dye's absence? Do you count the minutes until he returns and reach for his empty side of the bed?
- COULD he help the (cough) struggling Mariners squad? I told you that was gonna happen. They've got the surprising A's again tonight.
- THEN again, isn't it still too early to tell what's really a surprise and what we will have forgotten about in two weeks? Great question, eh? That's why we're going to have a Furious Five podcast tonight and discuss it.
Yes, by clicking that link tonight at 9 you will be treated to the sweet music of Rob, Drew and me discussing 4 baseball topics and 1 non baeball topic in the fashion that we've been doing for well over a year now. Also we encourage you to call to either chime in or discuss something completely off topic until we hang up on you. The number is, as always, (347) 843-4807. Do join us. Same WoW frequency. You too, RZA.


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One of the best things about Twitter is you aren't limited to sitting at your desk – go mobile with it. Here is a selection of applications that will help you manage your Tweets while you're out on the road.
Jargong allow you to manage your social networking (Flickr and Twitter), plus your instant messaging and Feeds on your phone.
Don't forget to download your FREE Blogging Planner today.
Blogs can benefit any website but don't worry if you can't do all the writing yourself … you can hire a ghost blogger for that!


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AND PETER NICHOLAS, WASHINGTON, PORT-OF-SPAIN, TRINIDAD, AND TOBAGO — The U.S. and Cuba built sudden momentum Friday toward easing half a century of hostility as President Obama met Havana's willingness to discuss sensitive topics, including human rights, with a declaration that he was ready for a "new beginning" in relations.
One official acknowledged that the Obama administration was caught off guard by Cuban President Raul Castro's willingness to discuss issues long considered off-limits by the communist leadership. Obama wants Cuba to make the next move, possibly by releasing political prisoners or removing restrictions on the press, the official said.
Cuba's willingness to talk does not mean it is willing to change policies. But the rhetorical exchange was the most hopeful sign in years of a thawing in relations between the two countries. The possibility of change was emphasized by a friendly greeting between Obama and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, a longtime U.S. critic and supporter of Cuba.
Obama and Chavez were among the leaders attending the Summit of the Americas in Trinidad and Tobago, a gathering of 34 democratically elected leaders from the Western Hemisphere. The two presidents shook hands and smiled broadly at each other.


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Shutter is probably the most powerful screenshot application for Linux, and the main reason for this is that it comes with tons of configuration options for the final process of taking a simple screenshot. And why not, considering there are people out there who need to take a screenshot of a single window or a desktop region instead of fullscreen only, like the GNOME default screenshot program.Read more »
A Quick Look at Shutter 0.86.4 - Powerful Desktop Screenshot Application
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Mono in GNOME Zeitgeist
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GNOME vs KDE - which is right for you?
Linux User and Developer: "It was quite surprising back then because neither KDE nor GNOME was a commercial project. Both started as open source, and both shared the same goal: to make Linux the best desktop operating system."Read more »
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GNOME Foundation sets out new rules for copyright assignment
The GNOME Foundation has set out its rules for modules which require copyright assignment, but it will come down to a case-by-case decision for future modulesRead more »
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Even more GNOME keyboard shortcuts
Well all strive to make our desktop as efficient as possible. Whether you're a coder who wants nothing more than to never remove your fingers from the keyboard, or if you're a writer who wants to use the mouse only when necessary, there are so many ways to make this happen. One of the easiest ways is to use keyboard shortcuts.Read more »
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8 Not-So-Common Nautilus Hacks and Improvements
Nautilus is the default file browser for Gnome. Most of us are familiar with Nautilus and its features. But there are a number of small hacks and some third party improvements which are not so common. Here is a list of top 8 nautilus hacks and improvements you need to know.Read more »
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GNOME and KDE 2011 Desktop Summit in Berlin
The GNOME Foundation and KDE e.V. have announced that they will co-host the second Desktop Summit, combining the two organisations Akademy and GUADEC conferences, in August of 2011 in Berlin, GermanyRead more »
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Canonical takes much more than it gives
...what does Canonical contribute to the FOSS world? Where does it stand in terms of its contributions to other FOSS projects, from which it takes software to create Ubuntu?Read more »
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Linux Desktop: Command Line vs. User Interface
In the Linux desktop world, the graphical user interface is here to stay. Old Unix hands may grumble, but the fact remains that, without all the efforts poured into GNOME, KDE, Xfce and others, Linux would not be as successful as it is today.Read more »
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The Perfect Desktop - Mandriva One 2010.1 Spring With GNOME
This tutorial shows how you can set up a Mandriva One 2010.1 Spring desktop (with the GNOME desktop environment) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops.Read more »
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Adding a Secure Delete Option to Nautilus File Manager in Linux
This tutorial will show you how to add a secure-delete option to the contextual menu in Ubuntu and Fedora Linux, but it can also be used as an example for adding any command to the right-click menu in Nautilus. We all know that when you simply delete a file, it's possible to recover it later.Read more »
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Enabling Compiz Fusion On A Fedora 13 GNOME Desktop (NVIDIA GeForce 8100)
This tutorial shows how you can enable Compiz Fusion on a Fedora 13 GNOME desktop (the system must have a 3D-capable graphics card - I'm using an NVIDIA GeForce 8100 here). With Compiz Fusion you can use beautiful 3D effects like wobbly windows or a desktop cube on your desktop. I will use the free nouveau driver in this tutorial instead of the proprietary NVIDIA driver.Read more »
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A little healthy kompetition
I go back and forth between the two top desktop environments with Fedora on my Fujitsu laptop — the even numbers, as it turns out, have been GNOME and the odd (with nothing to read into this, honest) have been KDE. Since we're now at Fedora 13, it's KDE time.Read more »
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Not too long back, I highlighted my feelings on KDE, detailing some of its shortcomings and talking about why it's not necessarily the de facto desktop I'd recommend to people.
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This tutorial shows how you can set up a Fedora 13 desktop (GNOME) that is a full-fledged replacement for a Windows desktop, i.e. that has all the software that people need to do the things they do on their Windows desktops. The advantages are clear: you get a secure system without DRM restrictions that works even on old hardware, and the best thing is: all software comes free of charge.Read more »
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A thousand tips and pieces of background information
There's so much we still needed to ask about our bathroom: How does it manage to do so much with so little water? What's the best way to look after the mixer? What did you say about consumption, and what can you tell me about safety? Not to mention all these technical terms ... Now you're asking. Fortunately Hansgrohe has an answer to almost everything.


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Here's a fun lick you can use any time the music calls for a fat, dirty groove. This is in E♭, built predominantly on a E♭ minor pentatonic fill (with a 9th added).
To achieve this sound, you'll need a couple of effects: an octaver and an overdrive. I'm using the MXR Bass Octave Deluxe, the MXR Bass Overdrive and TC Electronic's Hall Of Fame Reverb in the video below.
Follow along with the video – where I play the lick full speed before slowing it down – and the transcription (standard notation and tab – PDF).
For the gear heads: I'm playing my Sandberg California MarloweDK signature bass strung with Dunlop nickel strings, into a MXR's Bass Octave Deluxe and Bass Overdrive, along with TC Electronic's Hall Of Fame Reverb. The amp is a TC Electronic RH450, which I run into Logic Pro through the RH450's direct output.


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FLINT, Michigan — The first player signed in Mott Community College's 2012 class led all scorers in the Bruin Club Classic on Thursday night in Flint. Antuan Burks, Flint Beecher standout, scored 23 points including four 3-pointers. It wasn't enough, however, as two of the Flint Metro League's finest showed out in the second half.
Holly's Jared Plawski and Fenton's Dylan Hickoff scored 21 and 20 points, respectively, as the Black (suburban) squad beat the Gold (city) squad 87-78.
The game is played annually to showcase the Flint area's top seniors.
Other standouts included Flint Northern's Darius Toins, Flint Northwestern's Roderick Adair and Clio's Zach Borowski. The latter is a very impressive point guard who, unlike a few former Mustangs who have played in this game, didn't look out of place one bit.
I couldn't help but to think how different this game would have been with Anton Wilson and Javontae Hawkins (both transferred out of Flint to prep schools and will play D-1) on the rosters. At any rate, next year we will have no fewer than four D-1 players in this game.


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What is perfect contrition?
Contrition is a pain of the soul and a hatred for sins committed. It must be accompanied by a good purpose, that is to say, a firm resolution to correct oneself and to sin no more.
In order for contrition to be real, it is necessary that it be interior, that it come from the depths of the heart; it must not then be a simple formula uttered without reflection. It is not necessary to show it either by sighs or tears etc. All those displays may be an indicator, but they are not the essence of contrition. That resides in the soul and in the will determined to run away from sin and return to God.
Beyond that, contrition must be universal, that is to say, it must be understood of all sins committed — at least of all mortal sins. Finally, it must be supernatural and not purely natural, for that has no use. This is why contrition, like every other good thing, must come from God and from His grace. Only the grace of God can engender it in us. However, God always grants us the necessary grace provided that we ask it of Him, provided that we possess good will and a sincere and supernatural repentance.
If our repentance is based on a motive of interest or for a purely natural reason (for instance, temporal evils, shame, or illness), we will have only natural contrition, without merit. However, if it is based on some truth of the Faith (such as Hell, Purgatory, Heaven, God, etc.), then we will truly possess a supernatural contrition.
This supernatural contrition can be, in turn, perfect or imperfect — and here we are come to our topic of perfect contrition.
What, then, is perfect contrition?
In a few words, perfect contrition is contrition based on the motive of love, and imperfect contrition is that which is based on the fear of God.
Perfect contrition is that which flows from the perfect love of God. Now, our love of God is perfect if we love Him because He is infinitely perfect, infinitely beautiful, and infinitely good (love of benevolence) or because He has shown us His love in a wonderful way (love of gratitude). Our love of God is imperfect, if we love Him because we expect something from Him.
Accordingly, in imperfect love, we think above all about the favors received, and in perfect love, we think above all of the goodness of the One Who bestows these favors. Imperfect love makes us preferably love the favor itself, whereas perfect love makes us love the Author of these favors, and our love is less for His gifts than for the love and the goodness that these gifts show.
From love, contrition flows. As a result, our contrition will be perfect, if we repent of our sins for the sake of the perfect love of God, whether from benevolence or from gratitude. It will be imperfect, if we repent of our faults owing to the fear of God, whether because sin has made us lose the reward that we have been promised, namely, Heaven; or because we have earned the punishment imposed on the sinner, namely, Hell or Purgatory.
In imperfect contrition, we think particularly about ourselves and about the evils that sin brings in to us, according to the light of faith. In perfect contrition, we especially think of God, His greatness, His beauty, His love, and His goodness; we consider sin an offense and that it has been the cause of the many sufferings endured to redeem us. We wish not only our own good, but that of God.
An example will help us grasp it better. When St. Peter had denied our Savior, "he went forth and wept bitterly." Why did he weep? Was it for the shame that he was going to endure in front of the other apostles? In such a circumstance, it would have been a purely natural pain and without merit. Is it because his divine Master is perhaps going to strip him of his dignity as an apostle and Supreme Pastor, or drive him from His kingdom? In this case, the contrition would be good, but imperfect. No, those aren't his reasons at all. He repents, he weeps because he has offended his beloved Master, so good, so holy, and so worthy of love. He weeps because he has responded to that immense love with base ingratitude, and that is perfect contrition.
Now, don't you have the same motive as St. Peter to detest your sins, for the sake of love, for the sake of perfect love, and for the sake of gratitude?
There's no doubt. God's favors are more numerous than the hairs on your head and everyone of them should make you repeat the words of St. John: "Let us love God, because He first loved us" (1 John, 4, 19).
And how has He loved you?
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Publisher: Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Publish Date: September 14, 2010
Origins: From Publisher for Review
Format: Hardcover
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Synopsis: For years, Jacob Reckless has been escaping to another world--a world behind the mirror, where witches haunt the forests and fairies and dwarfs roam. A world for treasure hunts and magnificent quests--but also a world locked in a deadly war.
Jacob's secret seems safe, until one day his younger brother Will follows him, to disastrous consequence. Faced with a curse that is quickly turning Will to stone, the Reckless brothers are thrust into a race against time to find a cure before one of them is lost forever.
Jacob's been over there enough times and has learned how to survive in the twisted fairy tale world. However, his brother and his brother's girlfriend are naive in the ways of Mirrorworld and can be easily duped or hurt. Will gets cursed and is now turning into a stone Goyl. Jacob races against time and battles many enemies to save his brother.
I loved the descriptiveness of the book and the beautiful artwork on the cover. The story felt slow at some points, but it picked back up easily and quickly. This is a great story of fraternal love and the price we pay for our families. I think Jacob learned how much his brother truly meant to him, but at first it took Will being cursed to bring it out in him. I don't think he didn't love his brother before, but when your family is in a bad situation, sometimes all you want to do is escape and that's what Mirrorworld was to Jacob - his escape. It's a good lesson - when you're trying your hardest to outrun the 'bad' stuff in life, sometimes the good things/people get left behind, too.
Reckless Series: Reckless (1), Restless (2)


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Regions served: US and Canada
For over a decade, EView Technology has been a trusted "go-to" resource when it comes to managing and integrating the IBM server environments into the leading IT Enterprise Management software providers. EView Technology specializes in software solutions that seamlessly integrate management, monitoring, and automated control of IBM mainframe and AS/400-iSeries environments into leading IT Management, Discovery platforms, and IT Operational Intelligence (BigData/Analytics) enterprise platforms.
Customers select EView Technology for our expertise in providing comprehensive solutions which facilitate the consolidation of the IBM legacy server environments under a single view. The EView solutions take the complex and make it look easy. Today, EView Technology has hundreds of customers in over 35 countries worldwide, in a wide range of industries including: financial, insurance, utilities, government, retail, manufacturing and managed services.
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ESI Technologies helps Canadian companies accelerate their business since 1994 by connecting the critical areas of data transformation into knowledge. ESI's mission is to provide solutions from the leading technology providers in the industry to manage, protect and transform data into meaningful, competitive insights driving better outcomes.
ESI offers state-of-the-art technological expertise and a depp unestandign of buisness challenges in order to gain real added value from data volumes, for a tangible competitive advantage in a constantly evolving market.


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Prerequisite(s): MFT671 This course is for students to complete the 500 hours of clinical Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) practicum which meets or exceeds requirements of the Minnesota Board of MFT. Students work under the on-campus supervision of a Minnesota Board of MFT and American Association of Marriage and Family Therapy (AAMFT) Approved Supervisor for a minimum of 36 hours per semester, as well as the off-campus supervision of an AAMFT Approved supervisor or equivalent licensed mental health professional with documented clinical experience with families. All practicum hours must be completed at an approved practicum site. The on-campus practicum seminar provides an environment for observation of taped clinical work, discussion of case material, and discussion of problems and concerns that arise in the practicum setting. Personal and professional issues relevant to the practicum experiences are also explored.
Upon completion of this course, students are expected to be able to do the following:


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Give to MCS
Given from a desire for quality education, and to further the Kingdom of God, your gifts can help provide not only improved academic programs and facilities, but also give the school a margin of excellence.
We saw unprecedented giving at the end of 2016 and we are grateful for your help in achieving so much for our school! In December alone, we raised over $25,000 through the faithfulness of our current families, alumni, and friends of Monarch. In total, in the 2016-2017 school year, Monarch was blessed with over $90,000 in donations- $10,000 of which came from our first ever Family Fun Fair! Thank you so much!
As a result of these incredible donations, we are in the process of:
• Replace the sand in the Early Education yard with beautiful turf.
• Upgrading all electrical outlets in Early Education and Elementary.
• Replacing the carpet in third grade.
• Installing laminate flooring in the chapel.
• Fixing door locks, bathrooms stalls, trim, gutters, picnic tables, and other physical campus needs.
• Updating the girl's and boy's restroom pipes and toilets as needed.
• Installing shade sails in Early Education.
• Refreshing technology in Elementary.
• Continuing to raise awareness for our overall campus plan.
As a reminder, we are working toward the following goal:
While Monarch continues to grow in excellence, we will improve our current physical classroom space and campus environment, strengthen our current programs for students, provide needs based financial aid, and increase classroom space on the campus to begin the sixth grade program. Improved facilities will benefit our students as we focus on their educational rigor in an environment that allows for outdoor classrooms and more. And, of course, we continue to work toward acquiring the new buildings for our sixth grade class!
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» Workshop final report is available here
The Basic Idea
The workshop will be divided into 4 sessions. The first 3 sessions will each start off with a panel of workshoppers, who will each give 10 minute mini-presentations based on their position papers, followed by approximately an hour of discussion in each case. We will, of course, try to capture the ideas that emerge during the first three sessions, and will then devote the fourth session to producing a synthesis of what we've learned.
Note: More detail on the start-stop timing of the workshop will be provided here in the next few days.
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This structure leads to the following to dos:
Below is a provisional plan for how we will organize the workshop. Note that putting a paper in one session doesn't mean that it isn't relevant to other sections...
8:45-10:30am -- Session 1: Explicit Incentive Mechanisms
Rationale: In the first workshop session, we're going to focus on three position papers that all, in one way or another, deal with communities in which some of the incentives have been made explicit.
10:50-Noon -- Session 2: Implicit Incentives I
Rationale: The remainder of the position papers involve systems in which incentives are implicit; that is, they are not built into and computer by the system per se. For the second session, we've chosen two papers whose authors have different theoretical takes on how to understand sustainable communities. While we will continue the work of trying to understand how incentives play out in these systems, our hope is that we can also manage to discuss different theoretical frameworks for grappling with incentives
2-3:30pm -- Session 3: Implicit Incentives II
Rationale: We continue with the rest of the position papers. The communities in this session share a sort of public service focus, in that they reach out to a broad set of constituents, and have an element of public service. In this section, we will continue our investigation of incentives, hopefully building on what we've developed in previous sessions.
3:50-5pm -- Session 4: Synthesis and Wrap Up
For more background on the workshop, see Sustaining Community at the Group 2005 website.


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Although not quite like Amazon Prime in the sense that books and movies are not available, Newegg is marketing it new shipping service, dubbed Newegg Premier, as a competitor. The new service offered by Newegg will cost customers $50 per year, which is cheaper than Amazon currently as it sells its Prime membership for $79 annually. Members of Newegg Premier can expect some benefits, to include free shipping of packages that are guaranteed to arrive in three days or less, discounts on two day and one day deliveries, free returns, no restocking fee, exclusive deals, dedicated customer service, and special alerts. While the program is currently in beta status, customers are able to sign up for the service now.
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Conrads are pleased to announce another important award for the German artist SASCHA WEIDNER, born 1976 and based in Berlin.
The prestigious STIFTUNGSPREIS FUER FOTOKUNST 2011 for young artists is awarded by the jury members Petra von Olschowski, Ulrike Flaig, Werner Meyer to SASCHA WEIDNER. With a sum of 10,000 euros for the prizewinner, this is one of the most generous prizes for contemporary photography.
Artworks of SASCHA WEIDNER and the 7 finalists will go on display in a joint exhibition on November 21, 2011 in the museum KUNSTWERK / collection of Alison and Peter W.Klein in Nussdorf (near Stuttgart).
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SAGAMIHARA, Japan — A pet parakeet was returned to its Japanese owner Wednesday after the brainy bird told police its home address near Tokyo.
The male bird, called Piko-chan, escaped early Sunday morning from his home in the city of Sagamihara and remained at large before being coaxed into perching on the shoulder of a guest at a nearby hotel.
He was handed over to local police, but Piko-chan did not speak until Tuesday evening, when he blurted out the names of the city and district where his owner's home is located, a police spokesman said.
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The General Services Administration spent more than $268,000 on a one-day awards ceremony, an inspector general told Congress Thursday, the latest revelation of lavish government conferences on the taxpayers' tab.
In a letter Thursday to a House subcommittee, GSA Inspector General Brian D. Miller said he was investigating the Nov. 17, 2010 event in two Washington hotels that featured a drum band exercise and more than $50,000 in gifts and awards to attendees. Some of those, more than 4,000 drumsticks, cost more than $20,000.
Miller said the event was reported to him on July 11 by Dan Tangherlini, the scandalized agency's acting administrator.
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In his letter to the House Economic Development, Public Buildings and Emergency Management Subcommittee, Miller said his preliminary investigation shows the event cost more than $268,732 for the one-day ceremony, which took place at the Crystal Gateway Marriott, and a "commissioner's reception" for 200 attendees was held at the Key Bridge Marriott the same day, he reported.
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– $34,073 for the Crystal Gateway Marriott event, including $20,738 in catering charges;
– $7,697 for the Key Bridge Marriott reception, which included hors d'oeuvres, a violinist and guitarist;
– $104,464 for "coordination and logistical management" by a firm called Gallagher & Gallagher Inc., which included $104,484 for management services; $20,578 for 4,000 drumstick given to attendees; $5,390 for five buses, two mini-buses and a van and $10,010 for entertainment by "Mission Possible Agent X" management.
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THAT NAME. Priv we can just about get on with, but DTEK50 sounds like a kind of sentient being in a made-for-TV sci-fi adventure. Or you might mistake it for the Gtech AirRam.
The BlackBerry DTEK50 was launched earlier this week with the claim that it is the "world's most secure" Android smartphone thanks to BlackBerry's added software flourishes. However, the lowly £279 price means it's not the most exciting smartphone in terms of specifications.
If you think you've seen this design before, you're not mistaken. BlackBerry has taken the Alcatel Idol 4 and pumped it full of its own software, mostly with success.
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Global Printing Toners Market: Resins Derived from Soybean Replace Petroleum-based Resins in Printing Toners
Growth of digital printing market has pushed the demand for printing toners. Shifting consumer preference has led printing inks to give way for toners. With a wide range of applications of digital printing, the global market for printing toners is expected to expand at a CAGR of 5.8% during the period between 2014 and 2020. The demand for printing toners across the globe was around 216.0 kilo tons in 2013. The overall market stood at a valuation of US$2.91 billion in 2013 and is estimated to be worth US$4.33 billion by 2020.
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In 2011, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) published guidelines for printer toner bio-content. According to the USDA, a printer toner manufactured with at least 32% renewable raw materials can be qualified as bio-based. Petroleum-based resins constitute around 70% of toner resins. Various bio-based materials such as cottonseed, soy, and corn can be substituted with the petroleum-based resins. Bio-based toners increase energy dependence by reducing the need for petroleum-based toners. Increasing demand for existing agricultural products such as soy will also spur the economic development. Following are some of the bio-based toners recently introduced in the market:
- AgriTone: A bio-based toner created with resins derived from soybean has been developed by an independent research and development organization Battelle and its partners, Advanced Image Resources, and the Ohio Soybean Council. Advanced Image Resources Inc. manufactures BioRez, a soy-based resin that is a vital constituent in the production of the bio-based toner. Battelle was awarded the 2008 Greener Synthetic Pathways Award for the development of this bio-based toner.
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The lyrics are, as usual, what make the album worthy of a positive review.
By Bridgette Bayley
In my robe, with my cigarettes and my cat, I bundled myself up to listen to "Ruminations" the whole way through.
An Oberst fan since grade school, he can basically breath and I'll swoon. So, it's not an exaggeration to say I was in love with almost all ten tracks.
Maybe it's just a biased opinion or maybe the anticipation of the two year gap between "Upside Down Mountain" and "Ruminations" made the sound of his voice so pleasing.
For a man who can't sing, he sure does sound great.
The funny thing about idolizing celebrities is that we notice parallels in their lives to our own. We try to make comparisons to feel closer to them.
The first song, "Tachycardia", Oberst is making it too easy for me to make these connections that I always do when listening to his music.
His struggle with the court system and balancing his interpersonal relationships humanize him in a way where he really could just be singing about my life.
He not only could be /like/ me; he could /be/ me.
Substance abuse and death are the major themes of the album, not too much unlike his other works and the mood stays mellow throughout. The lyrics are, as usual, what make the album worthy of a positive review.
His instrumentals are average at best and very par for the course of his work. In fact, it felt as if I were really listening to his "Coyote Song" about ten times in a row, simply with new verses. Luckily, his words are why I keep coming back.
The highlight of the album was "Next of Kin", it hit all of the feels, hard.
If you're interested in connecting with your sad side and addiction references won't cause you to relapse or go over your head, this is something you will appreciate.
Be calm and patient with this one, it requires your undivided attention.
I recommend this to be enjoyed with coffee. Listen to it on NPR by clicking here.
Bridgette Bayley is an East Orlando resident and grew up in the Central Florida area.