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Employing a "network of experts" model, TEEA collaborates with a broad range of U.S. and Asian specialists from industry, academia, and government to conduct innovative research and convene high-level dialogues that result in actionable policy recommendations. Our experts share insights through a number of channels, including workshops and conferences, publications, commentaries, and corporate and policy briefings. Through these efforts, TEEA helps to bridge the gap between industry and policy.
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The mission of the Center for Innovation, Trade, and Strategy (CITS) is to invigorate the U.S. economy through smart trade that spurs innovation, creates jobs, increases competitiveness, and strengthens U.S. security and diplomatic relations by informing and empowering decision-makers in government, business, and the wider policy milieu.
Pacific Energy Summit
The Summit series aims to foster economic and energy security in the Asia-Pacific by developing practical solutions to the dual challenges of rising energy demand and global climate change. The flagship event of this effort is the annual, invitation-only Summit, which convenes approximately 150 global leaders to articulate regional energy needs and opportunities.
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This initiative convenes senior policy and industry leaders and Asia energy specialists to engage in high-level discussions of Asia's energy policies and their implications for geopolitics. Experts share insights and recommendations through a number of channels, including an invitation-only spring workshop, NBR's annual Energy Security Report, and a public fall launch event.
Adapting to a New Energy Era
An unexpected boom in U.S. and Canadian production of shale gas, tight oil has accelerated an already steady decline in U.S. imports of Middle East oil and gas, while China, Japan, and the rest of Asia have emerged as major importers of oil and natural gas from the Persian Gulf. With this in mind, this initiative aims to provide in-depth and academically rigorous research into how the United States, Japan, and other countries can craft stronger diplomatic, strategic, and economic tools to support common energy security interests.
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Rental Pokémon
Like its predecessor, Pokémon Stadium 2 has a variety of Rental Pokémon to use. Unlike the previous game where there were different rentals for each cup, this game only has three sets. One for Little Cup, Level 50 and Level 100. The Level 50 and Level 100 sets are almost identical, but with some slightPokémon and move differences between the two. Heracross, for example, has a completely different set in the Level 50 and Level 100 rentals.
As Pokémon Stadium 2 uses the mechanics from Pokémon Gold, Silver and Crystal, you also have the ability to place a hold item onto the Pokémon. In the rentals, you only have the ability to attach certain berries to the Pokémon or items depending on the items you have at your disposal in the game. If you just use rentals or have no viable item in the Game Pak, the choice is as follows:
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Off-season? What do you mean? When you follow an athletic program like the University of Louisville, there is ALWAYS something going on and news to talk about. Such is the case recently. We will try to get you caught up on all of that right here with our news & notes about different teams of the program, alumni doing big things, and just any other news worth sharing. Enjoy!


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Ground balls: 3 (Vanderbilt, 4/1/13)
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Played in all 14 games as a rookie ... Caused a turnover and picked up a ground ball at Northwestern (March 16) ... Collected a ground ball, had a draw control and caused a turnover at Marquette (March 19) ... Grabbed a career-high three ground balls and caused a turnover at Vanderbilt (April 1) ... Snared a ground ball at Brown (April 6) ... Picked up two ground balls and caused a turnover against Columbia (April 28).
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Played four years of varsity lacrosse at Saratoga Springs … Captain of the lacrosse team in 2012 … Nominated for All-American honors in 2011 … Named to the Suburban Council all-star lacrosse first team in 2011 and 2012 … Named Most Outstanding Women's Lacrosse Player for Saratoga Springs in 2011 and 2012 … Selected as Saratoga Springs Most Outstanding Athlete in 2012 … A NYSPHA Scholar Athlete all four years of high school … Member of the National U.S. Lacrosse Adirondack team … Named to the U.S. Lacrosse academic team from 2009-11 … Also played varsity soccer three years at Saratoga Springs … Captain of the soccer team in 2011 … Led the soccer team to League AA Section II championship and a No. 6 ranking in New York State in 2012 … Selected for the Surbaban Council all-star soccer first team and Section II AA all-star soccer first team in 2012 … Named to New York State soccer fourth team in 2012 … National Honor Society member … Received the Connor LaFrance Scholarship in 2012 … Participated in Uganda relief club, student council and chorus … Student ambassador … Volunteered at Foundation for Small Voices … Also enjoys guitar and piano.


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Heart disease is the leading cause of death for American women. Yet by one recent estimate, only a third of the study subjects in cardiovascular clinical trials are women. Virginia Miller, a professor at Mayo Clinic, describes that disconnect in an editorial in the journal Physiology.


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The guest list for an exclusive reception during the Brisbane stage of The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge's tour of Australia and New Zealand next month has remained top secret until now. 224 names, including 12 high profile guests, were revealed when The Courier-Mail obtained the guest list for a function that will take place at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition center on 19th April at 2pm local time.
William and Catherine are known for their preference to meet with ordinary citizens who make extraordinary impacts in their communities, and the trend continues in this list of invitees. Guests will be representing many areas of community involvement, including conservation, rural development, disability advocacy, youth development, health, and welfare. 26 of the attendees will be part of an education sector group which will include a selection of school captains. 14 entrepreneurs also make the list.
Still, there are a handful of VIP's on the list who are relieved to be included. Attorney-General and enthusiastic monarchist Jarrod Bleijie had been warned that he may not gain access to the event as it was to focus on "ordinary Queenslanders". However Bleigie will be receiving an invitation along with 11 other prominent guests including Opposition Leader Annastacia Palasczuk, Chief Justice Paul de Jersey, Speaker Fiona Simpson, and The Lord Mayor Graham Quirk.
The gala is to be business casual, with the event info calling for attire of business suits and day dresses. The reception will be hosted by the Governor of Queensland Penelope Wensley and Premier of Queensland Campbell Newman.
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Another FB friend said this:So-I don't normally do this, but I am probably going to piss a few people off. People just need to shut the hell up. Stop making Boston about yourselves. Stop bending this tragedy to fit your little political fight, or your gun laws, or your belief that God is in the back seat. Stop trying to use this to feed your "I told you so" attitude about The Moral Compass Today. Just shut up-this isn't about how it is making YOU feel-you are alive today. Seriously-be grateful, hold your family, and just let the people grieve who need to.^^^What she said. If only it worked that way.


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MK-4000 61-Key Keyboard by Gear4music
MK-4000 61-Key Keyboard by Gear4musicDetails
The MK-4000 Keyboard by Gear4music is a fun instrument packed full of features. This simple and easy-to-use 61-key keyboard with built-in speakers and a headphone output, will have you ready to make music in no time. Made for beginners, the MK-4000 is ideal for those taking their first steps in music, and is a great way to develop musical knowledge and skills while having fun!
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100 instrument voices and 8 percussion sounds are easily accessed through a very simple control panel with LED display. With the MK-4000 you can sound like anything from a Grand Piano, to a Trumpet and even Bird Tweets!
12 backing tracks give you the feeling of performing with other musicians! Choose from a rhythmic drum pattern or full melodic backing, and control them easily with either one finger on the root note, or as full chords.
Backing tracks begin as soon as you start playing, and the fill-in function ensures smooth transitions between the sections of your songs, to help you sound great and make learning fun!
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Included with the MK-4000 is a detachable music stand, perfect for holding your music and exercise books.
For those who are just starting out or simply looking for a more complete set-up this Gear4music keyboard is also available in an accessory pack with headphones, and stand - MK-4000 Accessory Pack
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- Touch Sensitive Keys: No
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- Voices: 100
- Rhythms: 100
- Percussion Tracks: 8
- Demonstration Songs: 12
- Tempo Control: 46 Level
- Master Volume Control: 16 level
- Rhythm Volume Control: 16 level
- Chord Volume Control: No
- One-Key Follow / Ensemble: Yes
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- Accompaniment: Sync, Fill-in, Start/Stop, Intro/Ending
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- Rhythm Programming Function: Yes
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- Speakers: Built in (4.5? Speaker Cones)
- Dimensions: 900mm x 320mm x 130mm
- Power: 6 x D batteries (not included) or mains PSU (included)
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This unit consists of five activities, all of which focus on the response of plant life-cycle events to climate change. Students participate in discussions, field observations, data collection and analyses, plant identification, seed dispersal... (View More) comparisons, and graphing and analyses of plant phenology (timing of life-cycle events). Project BudBurst, a citizen science project which studies the impact of climate change on phenology, is integrated into this unit. The unit is one of four under the Chicago Botanic Garden curriculum entitled, "Climate Change in My Backyard." (View Less)
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In this engineering challenge, student teams are introduced to the engineering design process, and then construct and test an earthquake-resistant structure. The lesson plan includes teacher support, student worksheets, multimedia assets, and links... (View More) for students to conduct Web-based investigations. Authentic assessments, a multiple choice test, and rubrics are included. This is an optional extension activity associated with the resource, Flight Mission Challenge: Improving Earthquake Monitoring, a 3 part, multiple-day Earth science and engineering investigation. (View Less)
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Latitude and longitude impact climate. Students will learn this first hand by researching the climate for a specific 10° x 10° quadrant of the country. Students will download data sets on both temperature and precipitation for their quadrant and... (View More) will determine averages for each of those factors. Using that information, students will construct a climatogram (a climate diagram). After analyzing the climatogram, students will prepare a poster and give an oral presentation. The influence on their quadrant's climate of additional factors such as elevation, topography and solar intensity will also be considered. Note: This lesson involves several activities. Following the recommended sequence and timetable, the lesson could take six to ten 50-minute class periods. It is possible to reduce the time commitment by modifying the activities. This lesson uses student- and citizen science-friendly microsets of authentic NASA Earth system science data from the MY NASA DATA project. It also includes related links, extension, an online glossary, and a list of related AP Environmental Science topics. (View Less)
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Kansas Department of Wildlife, Parks and Tourism will host a First Day Hike from 2 to 4 p.m. Jan. 1 at Green Recreational Trail, 702 Country Club Road in Pratt. Hot chocolate will be served and first 120 participants will receive a T-shirt.
The hike is considered easy to moderate in difficulty. Pets are welcome as long as they are on a leash and under the control of their owner at all times.
First Day Hikes are a project of America's State Parks and designed to get people outside to exercise and enjoy nature as they welcome the new year. Hundreds of First Day Hikes are scheduled across the country.


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Be on time. Hustle.
That's it.
Those are Charlie Manuel's two rules. Obviously, we know today that Jimmy Rollins has broken both those rules this season. But like I wrote in today's paper, those close to the situation believe that Manuel didn't bench Rollins simply because he showed up to the ballpark a few minutes late yesterday. In other words, if this would have been Rollins' first offense, if Manuel had been happy with everything he has seen so far this season from Rollins, he likely would have given him the benefit of the doubt.
"Stuck in traffic? OK, Jimmy. Just don't let it happen again."
Manuel is not one to make rash decisions. He's not a loose cannon. He's not a manager that gets tough because he loves to get tough (think bouncers in Old City). Manuel likes to tell reporters, "Watch the game." Well, Manuel has watched Rollins show up late to the ballpark at least twice this season and not hustle on more than one occassion. He had enough, and this was his way of telling Rollins that he won't allow that behavior to continue without consequences.
I've heard from people that maybe this means Manuel is losing the clubhouse. That couldn't be further from the truth.
Jamie Moyer on the Rollins situation: "It's unfortunate, but rules are rules. I commend Charlie for standing up for the rules that he has. I think we all need to be accountable to that. Each team has their own rules, and they play not only for their managers and their coaching staff, but they play amongst their teammates. I think you create who you are in the clubhouse and on the field by the way you act and the way you carry yourself. So I'm sure it's something that probably won't happen again. You know, life goes on."
Ashley Fox wrote, "That's a pretty good whack from a veteran who has been around forever. But no other player dared to question Rollins, and maybe someone should. He proclaims to be the team leader. He should act like it. And since he didn't, someone - Ryan Howard, Chase Utley, Pat Burrell, someone - should call Rollins on it. There are other players on this team with clout. They, too, should act like it, before the Phillies' season starts spiraling the way the Mets' did last year."
Think somebody on the '93 team would have said something?
In the Phillies Notebook: Moyer's wasted effort and a look at how badly the Phillies have been struggling lately.
Jose Reyes' antics bother the Phillies, but so far they haven't done anything about it.


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Reminder: DSR, Meeks and others on tap at NHSHF
December 10, 2011 - If fans want to see future Hoyas D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera or Kennedy Meeks, a Class of 2011 signee and '13 possible, respectively, there is a rare opportunity available this weekend. The chance is called the National High School Hoops Festival.
Action begins today at 12:15p, and extends through tomorrow, where the last game has a tip-off of 4:30p. The site is DeMatha Catholic High School, and the event costs $10 per day. See the link above for more information, including the schedule.
Smith-Rivera (plays 5:45 today)and Meeks (3:45p game time) are far from the only talented players participating, with the Hoyas also recruiting others. Among others, expect to see:
Jordan Burgess (Benedictine) VCU
Arnaud Adala Moto (Episcopal) Wake Forest University
Kethan Savage (Episcopal) George Washington University
Kennedy Meeks (West Charlotte)
Tillman Dunbar (Paul VI) Naval Academy
Coleman Johnson (Paul VI) Fairfied University
Tim Higgins (Paul VI) Cornell University
Stanford Robinson (Paul VI)
Damien Wilson (Oak Hill)
D'Vauntes Smith-Rivera (Oak Hill) Georgetown
Tyler Lewis (Oak Hill) North Carolina State
Jordan Adams (Oak Hill) UCLA
AJ Hammons (Oak Hill) Purdue
Isaiah Austin (Grace Prep) Baylor University
Emmanuel Mudiay (Grace Prep)
Beejay Anya (Dematha)
Jairus Lyles (Dematha)
James Robinson (Dematha) Pittsburgh
Jerami Grant (Dematha) Syracuse
DaJuan Coleman (Jamesville Dewitt)
Tyler Cavanaugh (Jamesville Dewitt) Wake Forest University
Brief previews of participating high schools Jamesville-Dewitt (Coleman, Cavanaugh), West Charlotte (Meeks), and Grace Prep (Austin, Mudiay) are available through these links.
HoyaReport.com and i95Ballerz.com will be sources of follow up coverage.


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Why this recipe works:For a quick and flavorful pork chop recipe with moist, juicy meat, we settled on the pan-searing method and added flavor with a glaze. To prevent the chops from drying out we seared them on just one side until they were well browned, added the glaze mixture, then gently "poached" the chops in the glaze. This approach helped the chops retain moisture and reduced the glaze to the right consistency.
To begin, you'll want to make the glaze. The ingredients are all items that are in my pantry: apple cider vinegar (or white vinegar), apple cider, light brown sugar, soy sauce (I used low-salt Tamari) and Dijon mustard, and a pinch of cayenne. Whisk that together and set aside.
NOTE: Because my chops were 2" thick, I covered the pan and allowed these to poach/cook for about 18 minutes.
TIP: You'll want to see increased bubbles, caramel color, and a spatula just starts to make trails.Be patient, as the pan sauce will begin to thicken.
SIDE NOTE: Yes, the pork appears to be slightly pink, in the middle. This is safe, according to the USDA website. The internal temperature should be 145F. If you doubt, click here to read it!


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Hey, everybody. Need some help again.
I am writing a library in J# to be later linked to a C# program that needs to read data from a zip file. However, it needs to be able to read any entry in the zip file at any time without iterating through the whole file, and decompressing the file beforehand is not an option. So far, I've got this:
but when it tries to read from a entry nested into a folder zr.readLine() returns null and the loop becomes infinite. If anyone has encountered similar code and can shed some light onto this problem, I'd be very appreciative.Code:public static void ReadFile(String ZipName, String FileName) { ZipFile zf = null; try { zf=new ZipFile(ZipName); ZipEntry ze=zf.getEntry(FileName); if(ze==null) return; BufferedReader zr=new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(zf.getInputStream(ze))); while (zr.ready()) { System.out.println(zr.readLine()); } zr.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) { } finally { if (zf != null) { try { zf.close(); } catch (IOException ioe) {} } } }


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Feb 16, 2009 at 7:40 am
Hey Larry how are ya. You and I have disgust the weather on TAC don't know what you look like but that face is familiar.Have you guys started to thor out yet?
Jan 19, 2009 at 6:27 pm
Hey there Larry, this is Bobby (w72transamowner) from TAC and 78TA; hope you are well!!
Nov 27, 2008 at 6:38 pm
awesome garage you have! and i am so glad you are rebuilding a 2nd gen T/A. so many of them today look pitiful so when i find out that someone is reviving one it puts a huge smile on my face


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When the word Douche just isn't enough to insult someone, one may attatch the suffix-word, wipe. This adds a more douche-esque and profound element to the insult itself. This may confuse the person you insult, but it would be a douchey thing to do to explain this whole thing to them afterwards
Guy: Shut up you fxckin' Douche-wipe!
Guy #2: what did you just call me?
Guy #2: what did you just call me?
by jerry the suicidal freak August 10, 2006
Hey douchewipe! What the hell do you think you're doing, that's my bike!
by aoine October 10, 2009
A manwhore who can't keep his hands off of other girls and flirts with everything and anything with a vagina.
When Nathan and Melissa had a grope-fest on Nick's couch, we realized what a douchewipe Nathan really is
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OK, people have had some good excuses lately for not watching TV. The weather has been perfect in many places. It happens.
Now, however, it's time to start watching. Tonight (Monday, Oct. 10) is big, with:
-- A makeover for the struggling Oprah Winfrey Network, starting at 7 p.m. with Rosie O'Donnell's new talk show (see previous blog).
-- The departure of "The Playboy Club," a dark and dreary show that didn't deserve to live (see two blogs ago).


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Thursday, December 8, 2011
A collection of reactions to Jeff Luhnow's hiring
Riverfront Times:
If there's anyone in baseball who can turn around the moribund Astros in relatively short order, I trust Luhnow as much as just about anyone to find a way. Make no mistake, this is very bad news for the Cardinals. Under Luhnow's stewardship, the Cards have seen their minor league system go from among the worst in all of baseball to a top seven, maybe even top five system despite never having the chance to draft within the top ten.
Jeff Gordon:
Luhnow will make things better . . . because they can't possibly get worse in Houston. Whether he can build a juggernaut remains to be seen. Either way, the rebuilding process won't be dull.
Jon Heyman:
hearing good things about new astros gm jeff luhnow. "eminently qualified," 1 person said. was w/ champion cardinals.
Cardinals GM John Mozeliak:
"I'm glad they're moving to the AL West."
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Luhnow's a joke. He only got his job with the Cards because he's friends with the owner, and then he managed to alienate anyone with an iota of baseball knowledge. He did ZERO internationally and high draft pick after high draft pick has been a bust. A blind guy has a better chance of leading the 'Stros out of the wilderness than this clown. Good luck, 'Stros fans. Hope the 2020s are better for you.
- December 8, 2011 at 11:42 PM
- Reuben said...
"Luhnow's a joke. He only got his job with the Cards because he's friends with the owner, and then he managed to alienate anyone with an iota of baseball knowledge."
Uh huh. And you know this how...?
- December 9, 2011 at 12:01 AM
I know this how? From spending about 2 minutes with Google, that's how. (Hell, the Chronicle writers also said as much in their coverage yesterday.)
- December 9, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- Reuben said...
OK, that's what I thought. You don't "know" anything other than what you clearly want to believe. For some reason you don't like the cut of Luhnow's jib, so you're going to come in here and make baseless, exaggerated claims about the man as if you witnessed things firsthand? You're clearly not an Astros fan, are you a Cards fan, or what? Either way, please don't waste my time anymore by regurgitating your lame opinions as if they are fact.
- December 9, 2011 at 11:03 PM
Reuben - Are you really this dumb or just playing a part? LUHNOW WAS FRIENDS WITH BILL DEWITT JR. This is not a secret, nor is it an "opinion." If you care to spend 2 minutes with Google, you'll see just how Luhnow came to work in MLB. It wasn't on merit; it was because he had a friend who hired him.
Beyond that, Luhnow had been demoted TWICE in the past 2 years. Why the Astros would hire this clown is beyond me. He went from supervising the Cards' scouting and development to supervising NEITHER.
- December 10, 2011 at 10:35 PM
- Reuben said...
Last I checked, being friends with someone doesn't necessarily make one unqualified for a particular job. By everything I've read (yes- using google) Luhnow's done a good job in the Cards org, and is well-respected in the industry. It also looks like his high draft picks have done fairly well (ie. Rasmus and Miller). I have read that Jocketty and LaRussa didn't like him, or his more stat-driven evaluative style rubbed them the wrong way.
Will he be the Astros' savior? I have no idea; he might be great, he might just be OK, but I still have no idea what incenses you so much about him that you've twice called him a "clown", or what leads you to believe he is not capable of being a GM.
You also did not answer my question. Are you a Cards fan, or what? Staff? LaRussa's cousin? Did Luhnow run over your dog?
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Feb. 14, 2010) - Freshman Briana Gwaltney belted two home runs and senior right-hander Emily Jeffery fanned 13 Lady Buccaneer hitters, as Charlotte powered its way past ETSU, 7-3, on Sunday afternoon at the 49er Round Robin Tournament.
The Lady Bucs were led by senior Cheniece Cason (Moreno Valley, Calif.), as she reached base three times - going 2-for-3 with a run scored and a walk. As a team, ETSU (0-1) pounded out seven hits; however, the Blue and Gold couldn't come through in the clutch as they left eight runners stranded.
ETSU squandered a scoring opportunity in the top of the first after Cason led off the game with a triple to right-center, but Jeffery retired the next three Lady Buccaneer hitters, leaving the Moreno Valley, Calif. standing at third.
After senior right-hander Marissa Hardy (Rocklin, Calif.) sat the 49ers down in order in the first, she ran into trouble the next inning. Hardy hit Tenaya Tucker to lead off the second - and after pinch runner Carol Buchan advanced to second on a passed ball - Gwaltney connected on the first of two dingers to give Charlotte a 2-0 lead. Hardy was chased from the circle in the second, but fellow senior Darci Gilbert (Murfreesboro, Tenn.) did an excellent job keeping the game within striking distance. Gilbert retired the first two hitters she faced, which left two 49er runners stranded at second and third.
Charlotte (1-0) added to its lead in the third when Serena Smith doubled down the left field line, scoring Kendra McCall from second. Smith came around to make it 4-0 when she scored on a fielder's choice.
The Lady Bucs' offense finally struck for the first time in 2010 when freshman Arielle Garner's (Buchanan, Ga.) double to left-center plated Lucy Schneider (Dade City, Fla.), making it a 4-1 ballgame. Schneider led off the fourth inning with a single to short and Katie Henderson (Jackson, Tenn.) - who also singled to short - cut the deficit in half when she scored on Marlina Delisa's (Tucson, Ariz.) RBI single to right.
Unfortunately, that's as close as ETSU would get.
Gwaltney, Charlotte's newest slugger, sent another pitch flying out of D.L. Phillips Complex in the fifth, giving the 49ers a 7-2 advantage.
ETSU tacked on one more run in the seventh, as pinch-hitter Sam Lower (Sebring, Fla.) came off the bench and drove in Cason on a double to center. However, Jeffrey stopped any comeback as she struck out Trisha Massenzo (Russellville, Tenn.) and forced Henderson into a game-ending pop out.
Hardy suffered the loss after allowing two runs (one earned) on one hit; while walking two in only 1.1 innings. Jeffery issued three runs (two earned) on seven hits to earn the win. Junior newcomer Jessica Duncan (Ooltewah, Tenn.) had an impressive ETSU debut. Duncan tossed two innings of one-hit ball.
The tournament, which was supposed to begin on Saturday, was cut short due to snow that hit the Charlotte area on Friday night. The Lady Bucs were scheduled to play St. John's and Liberty on Saturday.
ETSU returns to action on Thursday, Feb. 18 when the Lady Bucs travel to Furman for a doubleheader. Originally, the games were scheduled to be played on Wednesday, but were moved to Thursday at 2/4 p.m.
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This is the ninth installment of My Farm Roots, Harvest Public Media's series chronicling Americans' connection to the land. Click here to explore more My Farm Roots stories and to share your own.
Brandon Fahrmeier had a nice job as a sales rep in Ohio for a large company. He and his wife had a nice suburban home. Then they had kids.
The Fahrmeiers wanted their two daughters to grow up as they had, so a decade ago they packed up and moved back to the family farm in Lexington, Mo. Fahrmeier Family Farms and Fahrmeier Family Vineyards, which features vegetables and a new winery, includes multiple generations and Brandon's brother's family. It's a family affair, and that's exactly what Brandon wanted.
"With kids, you look at your roots and look at your values," Fahrmeier said. "We decided that we needed to raise our kids near our parents and grandparents –kind of like we were raised before — so that we were able to instill the values we grew up with in our kids as they grew up."
I originally met Brandon Fahrmeier back in May when he was a guest on KCUR's Central Standard. On the show, he talked about how he worked to rejuvenate his family's farm and how they'd worked to offer guests an experience, not just food. But I wanted to know why. Why uproot a happy family? Why quit a good job?
For Fahrmeier, coming back to the farm was about coming together as a family.
"Farming is a hard lifestyle and you've got to love it," Fahrmeier said. "It's not going to be something you're going to get rich doing but it's going to be some place that you can raise a family, make a decent living and share that with your kids."
Working a more regular job with regular hours had its perks, Fahrmeier said. But now he feels he has opened a whole new outdoor world to his daughters. And rather than merely teaching his kids, he says he's modeling a life of hard work, responsibility and devotion to family.
The Fahrmeiers chose to move back to the farm, but the lifestyle isn't for everyone. His daughters, Brandon says, will be free to do as they please.
"If that's something they choose, then great, I'd love to have them come back," Fahrmeier said. "If that's something that they don't choose, I hope that they are one of the people that appreciate farm life and appreciate what we did and gave up for them. But it's their choice in life."


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Stockton, CA
April 3, 1935 - March 17, 2014
Jim passed away at the age of 78 surrounded by his family after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Jim was born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island on April 3, 1935 to Frederick and Mary Coito. As a young boy of age 6, he battled Polio most of his childhood. He was very active in Pawtucket's Boys Club where he became known as "Pawtucket's Son" for becoming the National Marble Champion three times running in 1948, 1949, and 1950. He moved to Stockton with his family in 1951 where he attended Stockton High School and Delta College. He married Lorraine Filipelli on November 10, 1957 and went on to have two children. He worked at the American Can Company till it closed, owner of a Quick Stop Market, and a Real Estate Broker of Lodi Realty (1978-2013). Jim loved his family and was an avid swimmer, boater, fisherman, gardener, woodworker, and upholsterer as well as a member of the Portuguese Club of Stockton.
He leaves behind his wife of 56 years; his son, Michael (Mariel) Coito; his daughter, Antoinette Coito; his three grandchildren,
Brittany Moso, Steven Coito, and Chelsea Moso; his two sisters, Olivea Bannon and Elsa Watson; along with many sisters-in-law, nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, mother, brothers: John, Frederick, Bruce, and
Joseph, his sister, Mary Coito, and his brothers-in-law, Raymond Bannon and Raymond Watson.
Viewing at DeYoung Shoreline Chapel 7676 Shoreline Dr. Stockton CA on Sun. Mar. 23, 2014 from 11 am to 5 pm. Mass will be held at Church of Presentation, 1515 W. Ben Holt Dr., Stockton CA on Mon. Mar. 24, 2014 at 1 pm. Interment immediately following at San Joaquin Catholic Cemetery 719 E. Harding Way Stockton CA. In lieu of flowers, please send donations to Hospice of San Joaquin or any charity of your choice.


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HDC Galaxy S4 (i9400) Review: Samsung Galaxy SIV/Player Knock-off or what?
Just reading the phrase "Galaxy S4", my first thought: "seriously, HDC?".
I first thought that the famous HDC already made a knock-off for this not yet existing Samsung flagship phone after the Galaxy S3. But then when I checked it out, new thought: "Samsung Galaxy Player".
But then still, I think I am wrong.
- It doesnt looks like the previous Galaxy S3 or other Galaxy devices as there isn't physical home button in the middle anymore.
- It cant be the Galaxy Player as the soft-touch Android buttons arent present anymore. Only on-screen ICS buttons.
- The shape and flat look shouts Galaxy Player but it isn't a 5-inch, only at 4.7-inch.
Whatever, it is still a nice looking phone, wait is it really a phone? Yes it is a phone! Not just an Android multimedia device. I wonder where did the guys from HDC got the idea of their HDC Galaxy S4 came, but let's check out its full package since it seems like an interesting device.
The HDC Galaxy S4 I9400 is a 4.7-inch MTK6575 Android ICS phone, dual-SIM and has a 5 megapixels main camera. The only downer of this one is, it doesn't have 3G/WCDMA only EDGE connectivity.
The HDC Galaxy S4 i9400 is yes, obviously from HDC. The same manufacturer of the recent hit HDC Galaxy S3 Pro, other HDC S3 variations and other Galaxy knock-offs by HDC. It is using i9400, maybe to follow the naming trend to the S3's i9300.
It runs on Android 4.0 ICS out of the box, and has a multi-language support. It sports a MT6575 CPU system, but as they say that they had optimized the system to work like the MT6577 system. I wonder how they did that. It is clocked at 2GHz with the single-core CPU and PowerVR GPU combined. I am a MT6575 user and I can say that this phone is fast as per my experience with such devices of same CPU chip.
The HDC Galaxy S4 has a 4.7 inches screen, same as the HDC Galaxy S3. The screen is WVGA only at 480×800 pixels resolution. No idea if its an IPS one though.
Its camera can be impressive, even though it only have a 5MP main camera; its secondary and front-facing snapper is a 2.0 megapixels so its an edge for a bit compared with other phones of 8MP/0.3MP camera set. Clearer self-portrait shots or video-call renders is expected.
The HDC Galaxy S4 is a dual SIM device, but as I said; having no 3G/HSDPA/WCDMA support is a bit of set back for this one. But that might explain why its price had gone that way low.
It is powered up with a 1950mAh Li-on battery which is very much enough and higher compared to other handsets of its MT6575 bracket. More app time on single charge for this one, I suppose. Not much to boast with its RAM capacity size, it has a 512MB RAM which I can say that is very much sufficient again as I never had any problem with RAM management on my beloved MT6575 phone.
HDC Galaxy S4 Specs
- Manufacturer: HDC
- Model: HDC Galaxy S4 I9400
- Phone Style: Bar, multi-touch screen, 4.7 inch Capacitive touchscreen
- Operating System: Android 4.0 OS
- Processor: MTK6575 2.0GHz (CPU+GPU)
- Screen Size: 4.7 touchscreen
- Display resolution: 480*800 pixel WVGA
- Color Support: 16 million colors
- Screen Technology: Multi-touch screen
- 5 MP rear camera
- 2.0 MP front camera
- Connectivity Technology: GSM
- Network Band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz
- Data Technology: EDGE, GPRS
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- WLan: Wi-Fi IEEE 802.11 b/g
- GPS: GPS/A-GPS (Built-in GPS chipset)
Battery: Li-on battery (1950mAh)
- Built-in Memory: 512MB RAM,
- Memory Card: Support microSD/microSDHC memory card, up to 64GB
- Dimensions: 143.1*61.3*8.1
- Weight: 138
HDC Galaxy S4 Photos
Here are some more photos of this HDC Galaxy S4 for your enjoyment:
Screen protector and flip leather case is given away along with the HDC Galaxy S4 orders for free from FCT.
Back has Samsung logo and the emulated S4 mark as well.
It is very thin as well.
TouchWiz UI?
Here's the top-front part.
Closer look at the Samsung logo. Good to know that it isn't misspelled.
Main camera on the rear is positioned on the middle part. You can also see how it was finely polished and the material used for its body is definitely appealing.
The HDC Galaxy S4 comes only on white variant, no black version for this.
For more photos, click this link to check it out on FCT.
For the price, if you can live a mobile life without 3G connectivity then this phone isnt bad at all. It is over-all good looking, and a good performer even on HD games or high-quality multimedia playback.


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The Chronicles of Narnia Rap
It won't save Saturday Night Live, but it could save hip hop.
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If you haven't seen Saturday Night Live's Chronicles of Narnia rap, then you don't have any friends. Or at least any friends with Internet access. The two-minute video, which debuted on SNL last Saturday before resurfacing as a much-forwarded "digital short," has accomplished what seemed impossible a week ago—making Saturday Night Live a cultural touchstone for the first time since Christopher Walken pleaded for "more cowbell." The popularity of the Narnia rap might augur a reawakening at SNL—in fact, there are already T-shirts that parrot the song's catchphrases. It's more significant, though, for what it says about the state of rap.
The video, officially titled "Lazy Sunday," depicts a day in the life of a pair of dorky New Yorkers. Andy Samberg (aka Samberg) calls up Chris Parnell (aka Parns) "just to see how he's doin'." Soon enough, they "mack on some cupcakes" from the West Village's Magnolia Bakery and debate which online map service will reveal the "dopest route" to an Upper West Side screening of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. Then the chorus kicks in: "We love that Chronic—what?—cles of Narnia / Pass that Chronic—what?—cles of Narnia."
Some of the humor here derives from the fact that these whitebread guys—Samberg is wearing a John Muir T-shirt; Parnell looks like a 12-year-old accountant—are moonlighting in what's traditionally been a black medium. Sure, white rappers aren't a novelty anymore. But guys this white, rhyming about getting "taken to a dreamworld of magic"? It's the nerdy, white-boy version of Ice Cube's "It Was a Good Day."
This racial switcheroo is the schtick behind Parnell's "Weekend Update" rap routines, in which he pines for hotties like Kirsten Dunst and Britney Spears while bragging about gangsta gunplay. But these earlier bits are funny only because of the racial juxtaposition therein. (Sample lyric: "Yo it's a West-side hit, I got my Mack-10 lit / Britney get down, you don't wanna see this ****.") The Narnia rap doesn't use the MCs' extraordinary whiteness as a comedy crutch. Rather than invite easy laughs by reciting a tired checklist of ghetto stereotypes, Samberg and Parnell ditch the bling and Cristal to riff enthusiastically about the stuff they like—Magnolia Bakery's "bomb frostings." Instead of clichéd images of cars and yachts, there's a pop-up graphic of the phrase "Double True" in the iconic Google font. The most conspicuous consumption is that of Mr. Pibb. (The one rap convention that does get mocked, to no great effect, is gunplay. When they answer a movie trivia question "so fast it was scary," there's machine-gunfire in the background.)
Rather than lampoon today's artists, Samberg and Parnell evoke old-school rap. The whole presentation—the lyrics, the flow, and the aesthetic—owes more to New York rappers from the '80s than to anything that's getting made today. The way they trade rhymes and enunciate the end of each line—"You can call us Aaron Burr / From the way we're droppin' HAM-IL-TONS"—recalls the delivery of 1980s artists like Run-DMC. The production values, New York street scenes, and silly similes call to mind early Beastie Boys tracks. Really, is "I've got mad hits like I was Rod Carew" any less ridiculous than "I love those cupcakes like McAdams loves Gosling"?
Of course, part of what Samberg and Parnell are sending up is nerdy white nostalgia for the Beasties' heyday. Still, it's notable that these moments of goofiness and whimsy are what make "Lazy Sunday" work as a rap song, not just a comedy sketch. It's hard to think of a Top 40 hip-hop track that's similarly playful. Eminem's subgenre of silly songs ("The Real Slim Shady," "Ass Like That") all feel calculated—the references to MTV ensure that his videos get a ton of airplay on MTV. Sure, Ludacris co-starred in a video with Mini-Me. But for the most part, whimsy gets buried. The highlight of 50 Cent's oeuvre, for instance, is a sidelong lyric from "21 Questions": "I love you like a fat kid loves cake."
People aren't forwarding this video because it's a parody of what's bad about rap; they're sending it around because it's an ode to what can be great about it. Instead of auguring a new day for SNL, maybe it points up what's missing in mainstream rap—an awareness that it's OK to be goofy. Who needs Biz Markie and Tone-Loc? We've got Samberg and Parns.


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Gov. Jerry Brown snubbed the Delta region in his annual State of the State address this week. Sometimes it seems Brown has it in for us.
Gov. Jerry Brown snubbed the Delta region in his annual State of the State address this week. Sometimes it seems Brown has it in for us.
The governor's record can be read as the actions of a man who feels toward our region something between indifference and outright hostility.
Here's a telling speech excerpt.
"Central to the life of our state is water and one-sixth of that water flows through the San Joaquin Delta.
"Silicon Valley, the Livermore Valley, farmers on the East side of the San Joaquin Valley between Fresno and Kern County and farmers on the West side between Tracy and Los Banos, urban Southern California and Northern Contra Costa, all are critically dependent on the Delta for Water."
So Brown said he's going to protect that water supply with the peripheral tunnels.
State Sen. Lois Wolk, D-Davis, nailed the glaring omission.
Thursday, Wolk said, "he mentioned everyone in the state who relies upon water passing through the Delta, except for the Delta itself and the people of the greater Delta region."
Brown's rejection could be dismissed as a rhetorical slip. His record raised doubts.
In 1975, during his first term as governor, Brown halted completion of Interstate 5.
The nearly finished freeway stretched from Mexico to Canada. Brown saw to it a 24-mile gap remained, 90 percent of which was in San Joaquin County.
He halted construction of the Crosstown Freeway, too.
To be fair, Brown halted road projects elsewhere, as a way of cudgeling legislators to fund mass transit.
When he served as state attorney general, Brown monkey wrenched Stockton's General Plan 2035. Again, to be fair, Brown's intervention caused Stockton to rein in sprawl. That ultimately may benefit Stockton.
But I doubt Stockton's benefit was uppermost on Brown's mind. More likely he flexed his muscle to advance progressive environmental law.
Certainly his record shows he's willing to harshly subordinate the city's interests.
As Governor 2.0, Brown has championed a variation of the peripheral canal, piping out Delta water through two tunnels 30 miles long and 40 feet wide.
The political process by which this plan was arrived at was appalling in the way Delta representatives were shoved out of the room.
Said Congressman Jerry McNerney, D-Stockton, "He has shown time and again that he does not take San Joaquin County residents into consideration. ..."
The resulting plan is to revive an ailing estuary by sucking more water out of it. With a consequent economic hit to this region.
Assemblywoman Susan Eggman, D-Stockton, called it, "A plan that doesn't recognize and protect the needs of the people who actually live and work in the Delta, that threatens its environmental health and the survival of its native species. ..."
Brown rarely visits Stockton, though it is California's 13th largest city. He occasionally attends private fundraisers hosted by a prominent business family.
A charitable interpretation is that Brown cannot be everywhere in a 770-mile-long state of 38 million people.
A political appraisal is that San Joaquin is far from California's major population centers and Democratic donors.
But neither California's size nor its political makeup stopped Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger from visiting the Valley scores of times. And he was a Republican.
Schwarzenegger also created the California Partnership for the San Joaquin Valley, a public-private agency devoted to boosting the Valley. What has Brown done?
Of course, Schwarzenegger also signed the original water legislation behind the canal.
A call to the Governor's Office was returned by Richard Stapler, a spokesman for the California Natural Resources Agency.
The state has spent $700 million strengthening levees since Brown 1.0, and an additional $300 million is in the pipeline, Stapler said. Proof of a regional commitment.
The peripheral tunnel plan also calls for 100 square miles of habitat restoration, Stapler said.
"If you talk about the Delta as a special place - which it is - if you're able to bring back some of the natural character, ... your ability to make it a place people will want to visit and cherish more is greatly enhanced," Stapler argued.
Still. Our region defeated Brown's first push for a peripheral canal. There are those who believe Brown still resents that loss.
This region again stands in the way of his grand plan. And his apparently profound hunger for legacy. Perhaps that's why he sometimes acts as if this place is just clay, to be fashioned into something great for the benefit of other Californians.
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The United States government should "use all available science to assure the safety" of the national food supply, including preventing BSE contamination, said U.S. Representative Charlie Stenholm, (D) of the Texas 17th Congressional District, during a press conference at the recent Beltwide Cotton Conferences in San Antonio.
Stenholm conceded that testing every animal that goes to slaughter is not feasible but recommended that "downed animals" should be tested and suspect carcasses hung in coolers until negative tests come in.
"The U.S. Department of Agriculture should continue to do what it is doing and leave no stone unturned" to trace the origins of the animal recently diagnosed with BSE, or mad cow disease.
Stenholm said USDA and Canadian officials have determined, "with a high degree of confidence" that the infected cow came from Canada. Traceability, he said, should play a key role in assuring the safety of the U.S. beef supply.
"We have to develop a better system. A national identification program is absolutely necessary. That became apparent when this BSE case was traced back to Canada."
Stenholm said a hearing on BSE identification and prevention likely will take place early this year. "We need to get as much information as possible from the current situation. We need to determine if this is a minor problem, an isolated instance. This is the first case of BSE ever diagnosed in the United States. That's one cow out of millions."
Stenholm said the incident indicates that a country of origin bill, if done correctly, could be useful in tracing contaminated animals. "But we have to do it right."
Stenholm also praised Secretary of Agriculture Anne Veneman and the USDA for the way they have handled the BSE crisis and for assuring the public that the food supply is safe.
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Zamaan Sohel, a student at Lake Park High School, is among 170 Illinois students who have been named the Comcast Foundation's 2012 Leaders and Achievers. As such, they each will receive a one-time, $1,000 scholarship as a reward.
"We are so very proud to acknowledge these students with the Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship," said John Crowley, Senior Vice President, Comcast. "It is an honor to be able to give young people an opportunity to prepare for the future, help increase their self-esteem while acknowledging their dedication to civic involvement and community service."
The students were guests of honor Thursday, May 31 during a ceremony held at the Chicago History Museum with special guest speaker Art Norman from NBC5 Chicago.
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Michael Vick has what coach Andy Reid termed a "pretty significant" concussion. Although Vick has not been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins, it appears like rookie Nick Foles will start his first game.
"We'll go through the protocol here, I'll just tell you it was a pretty good one," Reid said.
Reid believes the concussion happened on Vick's final snap. He said Vick was "a little foggy" on Sunday night.
"He's resting right now," Reid said. "This period, it's very important that he rests."
Reid said Vick will not practice on Wednesday. Foles will get the first-team snaps, and must work on the silent count in preparing to play in Washington.
"He did a nice job in keeping his eyes down the field when he was under the pressure," Reid said. "There were a couple plays he'd like to have back. I thought he got the ball out on time. He handled the pressure well when it was in his face."
Reid expects to know Vick's status within the next few days.
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Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook: For George Angelopolous, clothing business is the right fitMIKE COTE
December 15. 2012 8:25PM
You can't blame George Angelopoulos for wanting to slow down a bit. The proprietor of George's Apparel in downtown Manchester has spent many years working seven days a week.
"When you own your own business, that's part of the deal," he said one morning last week in the basement of his 675 Elm St. store. "But if you really enjoy something, when you come to the store, it's not work. It's just enjoyment."
At 87, Angelopoulos has cut down that enjoyment to about 40 hours a week. But he still loves to help customers get fitted for suits by such brands as Ralph Lauren, Bill Blass, Joseph Abboud, Michael Kors and Hart Schaffner & Marx.
"Everything I do is with people. You come in and shake hands," he said. "I don't spend a lot of time at the office. I'm in the people business. That's what it's all about."
That may be why George's Apparel remains a viable retail business in an era when independent clothing stores have all but disappeared, giving way to chain specialty shops and mall department stores. Walk into the shop and you'll find a folksy environment, with salespeople attending to customers with only one object in mind: getting the right suit with the right fit.
To really appreciate the store's distinction and its old-school ways, you need to visit the bowels of the business downstairs, where several seamstresses sit in front of sewing machines doing alterations while another worker operates a steam presser. Dozens of suits hang on racks in the hallway, with numbered paper tags connecting the garments with the owners who have left them there to be taken in or let out.
At one time, Angelopoulos employed as many as a dozen seamstresses and two custom pressers, but the crew he has now seemed plenty busy one recent morning while some of the four full-time and three part-time salespeople worked upstairs.
"As a store, we give service. That's our niche," said Angelopolous, who bought the store in 1988. "People come in the store, and we know our customers. It's all repeat business."
The World War II veteran opened his first clothing business in Dover in 1955 and operated it for 15 years before moving to Manchester. He had intended to travel, having spent several years working as a civilian manager in Europe in his twenties for the Army & Navy Exchange Service, but he remained in New Hampshire to care for his ailing mother. Before buying the store that would become his namesake, he worked for Jim's Oxford Shop and operated a clothing store on Maple Street. When the owner of the Elm Street store wanted to retire, he invited Angelopoulos to buy it.
"Thirty or 40 years ago, the store sold 8,000 to 9,000 suits a year. He went to all these factories in New York," Angelopoulos said. "He bought them for $30 or $40, and he sold them for $99, $119, free alterations. He had people from various corporations coming in. People back then dressed."
These days, George's Apparel offers a two for $299 suit special, with free alterations for life, and has a fast-growing tuxedo rental business. While the store has remained profitable during the recession - business was up year over last Angelopolous says - changing attitudes about professional attire has made business more challenging.
"The retail business has changed so much over the past 10 years. People aren't dressing up as much as they used to, and our sources of buying merchandise has decreased a great deal," he says. "I'm sorry to say I have to buy overseas. I'd rather have factories in this country. They can't compare as far as wages. There aren't too many business suits made in this country."
Angelopolous, a widower who has four stepchildren and nine grandchildren through them, likes to spend his free time at the beach and visiting family. His stepson, James Richards, works part time at the store. He credits longtime general manager Bernie Marchowsky for keeping the business humming and helping to generate sales and publicity by making presentations to schools and civic groups about dressing for success."
"I can leave here and not have to worry about anything," Angelopolous said.
Marchowsky, who began working at George's Apparel in 1994 and returned five years ago after a five-year absence, has become the public face of the company. What began as an impromptu talk to the Kiwanis Club at the Puritan's Back Room nearly 20 years ago has evolved into frequent speaking gigs that can range from a 20-minute breakfast talk to a two-hour fashion show.
The former road salesman for clothing companies enjoys spending time outside the store, offering tips to students and returning military workers on how to dress for job interviews. Instead of waiting for customers to come to them, why not go find the customers instead?
"It's so challenging now for us with the competition, not having the advertising budgets that these stores have," said Marchowsky, 70. "But we seem to be competing fairly well, despite all those difficulties that face us. It's mostly because of the service and word of mouth."
Marchowksy jokes that he'd like to find his boss a 40-year-old girlfriend and admires his tenacity: "I hope when I'm 87 years old, I have half the vigor that he has."
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1. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?Ilenek Apr 16, 2010 6:01 PM (in response to Dav3yDark0)
I'm sorry you were unable to find support for the AnyPoint 310. Intel, like many other manufacturers has to occasionally end of life an old product. This product may have been manufactured in 2001 (and I vaguely remember it) however it is no longer manufactured or supported. I did a little searching to see if anyone had mirrored the original drivers on a legitimate site. Here is a link I found on CNET. I can't verify that these are the correct drivers or that they will work. http://download.cnet.com/Intel-R-AnyPoint-TM-Home-Network-USB-1-6-Mbps-Wireless-Adapter/3000-2112_4-73896.html?tag=lia;rcol
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2. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?Dav3yDark0 Apr 16, 2010 8:12 PM (in response to Ilenek)
Thanks for the reply Ilenek, but the download link at the CNet site only links back to the Intel site where there are no drivers or software available for any of the Intel AnyPoint products. I have found this same senario a few times in my own search for this files, apparently Intel does not want other sites hosting files for their products and that is why those sites only provide a link back to the Intel site for Intel's files. Which leaves me without a way to get drivers for this Intel product. Another note, I have the AP310 11Mb adapters, not the 1.6Mb anyway. Thanks for trying, I really do appreciate it.
So can anyone out there get me the drivers and software for the Intel AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 11Mb USB network adapters?
Also, I would like to say that I find it disturbing that Intel would remove all signs and "already created software and drivers" for any of their products from their web site. This does seem to me like a thumb-in-the-eye to people who purchase and use Intel products. As I stated before, I have no interest in Intel creating new, or updating, the drivers and software for this product, I only would like to have access to the already created software and drivers which must have existed at some point for this to have been an Intel product. Many companies have an archive support area where the support pages and files are kept intact for discontinued products in case anyone might need them in the future, I can only suggest that Intel consider doing just that, or at least allow other sites to host archive Intel product files, such as CNet. In fact, if I ever do find these drivers and software I will post them on my website so that others will not end up in the situation I am in.
Thanks again Ilenek, hopefully someone else can help me find what I need.
3. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?Dav3yDark0 Jan 18, 2011 5:59 PM (in response to Dav3yDark0)
I have located some drivers that work for the AP310 wireless network adapter, I still have been unable to locate the other software that was originally included with this product when Intel shipped it. I have tested these drivers with both Windows 2000 and Window XP. For Windows 2000, since it does not include a wireless network management tool like XP's 'Wireless Zero Configuration' service, you will need to manually configure the driver for the particular WiFi network you want to access.
Here is a non-live link to where I have uploaded these drivers, just copy and paste the following URL and replace the ** with tt :
I hope this helps others who may be in the same situation of being unable to locate these drivers since Intel has removed all signs of all the AnyPoint products from existence. If anyone has additional drivers or software available for these products please contact me here or on the site I have the drivers uploaded on.
4. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?Dav3yDark0 Dec 23, 2010 1:36 PM (in response to Dav3yDark0)
I received an email from the Community Admin which stated "You haven't set a status update." Well if they are talking about the reply to my thread from Ilenek, the only options given are "Helpful Answer" or "Correct Answer", neither option describes the status of this thread or his reply so that is why I have not selected either of those options. Maybe an option to say "Did Not Help" would be in order.
I still would like to find the drivers and software that originally came with the AnyPoint AP310 USB wireless adapter. I find it troubling that Intel would remove even archived support for any of the their products and it does cause me to think twice before considering purchase of any Intel product, current or future.
If anyone has the original CD that came with the AP310 I still would like to arrange for myself to get a copy of it so that I may post it on my site, since I can find no where else that the software and drivers exist on the Internet.
5. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?
you can check here try this link http://http://zyztems.myfreeforum.org/viewtopic.php?t=159&start=0 hope this helps
6. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?Dav3yDark0 Mar 23, 2011 5:26 PM (in response to bigsperm1000 )
Thanks, but that is my forum and I posted those drivers there. But now thanks to a kind person I now have the complete CD available for download in that thread on my forum.
But thanks anyway.
7. Re: AnyPoint Wireless II Network AP310 drivers & software?Dav3yDark0 Mar 23, 2011 5:31 PM (in response to Dav3yDark0)
Thanks to a very kind person I have now acquired the AnyPoint AP310 installation CD. It is available for download from my forum which can be found at the following link:
I sincerely hope this helps others utilize their AP310s. Thanks for the help everyone, and a very special thanks to tilanlele for providing me with a copy of his install CD.


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Dr. Butzel received a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College in 1975, and an M.A. and Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 1977 and 1984, respectively. She has been at Clark since 1984 and serves also as adjunct associate professor of French and Comparative Literature. She is affiliated with programs in Women's and Gender Studies and Communication and Culture.
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Professor Butzel teaches courses in film analysis, European film history, and film theory. Her varied research interests include International cinema, film criticism and theory, relationships between film and the other arts.
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Illuminating Movements: Theory and Practice of Cinematic Choreography. forthcoming.
Butzel, Marcia and Ana M. López, Guest Editors, "Mediating the National," Quarterly Review of Film and Video, Volume 14, Number 3, 1993.