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Portland, OR – The Office of University Communications will have students, staff, faculty, alumni, and friends "leapin" for joy this Leap Day when they host the third Portland State "Tweetup" from noon to 3 p.m. Wednesday, February 29 in the Smith Union Viking Game Room, 1825 SW Broadway. The Tweetup, sponsored by PSU Viking Game Room, University Market Store, Ben & Jerry's and New Avenues for Youth, Google Places, and Big Town Hero is a social media event for PSU social media fans to meet each other in real life and connect.
The Tweetup features free admission, ice cream treats and snacks, a photobooth, and raffle prizes. The Viking Game Room's bowling alleys, pool tables, and video game stations are free during the event. Attendees will receive a raffle ticket for the chance to win grand prizes, including a Chromebook computer, an ice cream party, and PSU gear. Other prizes include gift certificates and swag from campus departments, PSU Athletics, Google, and TwinStar Credit Union. The first 50 attendees at the event will also get an extra entry into the raffle.
University Communications, which manages PSU's official social media presence, hosts PSU Tweetups to build community, pride, and tradition on a campus attended by nearly 30,000 students. "We strive to take conversations online to the next level by consistently working with departments and local businesses to provide our students, staff, alumni, and fans the opportunity to meet each other in real life," says Tracy Weber, marketing assistant.
PSU's official social media presence can be found on Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Flickr, Foursquare, and Google+.
About Portland State University
Located in Portland, Oregon, PSU has about 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students. PSU's motto is "Let Knowledge Serve the City," and we provide every student with opportunities to work with businesses, schools and organizations on real-world projects. Our downtown campus exhibits PSU's commitment to sustainability with green buildings, while sustainability is incorporated into much of the curriculum.
About Google Places
Google Places is a local recommendation search engine that connects people with the places they love. You can easily find, rate and review places, and as you rate and review more, you'll see recommendations based on your tastes in your local search results.
About the New Avenues for Youth Ben & Jerry's PartnerShops
PartnerShops are Ben & Jerry's ice cream scoop shops developed and operated by nonprofit organizations. New Avenues for Youth owns and operates the SW Yamhill PartnerShop and the PartnerShop on the campus of Portland State University. The New Avenues scoop shop provides real-world work experience and opportunities to build skills through job training and entrepreneurial education programs for homeless and at-risk youth. Since opening in the fall of 2004, hundreds of youth have obtained employment in the PartnerShop and now have the skills, training and confidence to pursue career interests.
About New Avenues for Youth
New Avenues for Youth is a nonprofit service organization committed to empowering at-risk and homeless youth to exit street life and lead healthy, independent lives. Established in 1997, New Avenues programs and services include a day service center where basic needs are met, an alternative high school, drug and alcohol and mental health counseling, transitional housing, and job training.
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text: Jim. I'm no Lin fan. Nor am I in any way disappointed that he is no longer a Knick, but I think you're reading too much into any post relating to Lin. The Lin saga has obviously affected a significant part of the Knicks fan base and it's only natural that questions will be asked. This isn't a bad thing. It's summer, looks like our squad is more or less complete, and there's almost 3 months until we play our first game. Personally I'm done with Lin. Never thought he was (or will ever be) all that anyways. This doesn't mean I will not respect the fact that some people hold a different opinion to me, and that others-while not too disappointed he has gone- are trying to make some sense out of this. Point is you seem to be accusing anyone that posts something Lin related (which may not be of interest to you) of somehow attempting to divide the KO community, or having some other agenda. This isn't some sort of Lin backed conspiracy. It's a natural cycle of events that will occur in any social environment, where foundations have been shook. Let's not get all Gestapo on everyone.

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The sheer joy and excitement they experience is second to none and even more rewarding than catching a giant bass myself. Thanks to the good folks at Wilkins Brothers Outdoors, each year's trip is a memorable experience as they provide rods, reels and T-shirts to commemorate each student's special trip.
For many of these students, this trip will lead to many more fishing trips during their lifetime. So for them and the rest of you who would like to learn how to get started, here are a few tips.
First, you must head to your local outdoor store and pick up a piece of equipment every good fisherman has started with for the past 40 years — a Zebco 33 or some other simple-to-use combo. Using something more difficult to use when first starting can be a bit frustrating and lessen the fun of one of your first trips.
Spinning reels and bait-casters are fine as well, but if you have never thrown one, they will require a little extra time and practice on your part before heading out to the lake.
Now that we have our main piece of equipment, we'll have to have some type of bait that will actually catch fish. Where do we get such bait? Your local bait and tackle store, of course. Live bait or catfishing bait can be bought at local retailers and grocery stores, but when it comes to bass fishing supplies, which is the big thing in the Arkansas River Valley, it helps to go where you have a large selection and some knowledgeable sales people.
All the bass fishing bait choices can confuse even the most seasoned and veteran anglers, but here is a quick look at the baits you need to get a good start.
The world famous Bill Dance has said for years, if he could only have one single bait in his tackle box it would be a spinner-bait, because of its versatility and year-round fish catching ability.
Spinner-baits are also a great choice for beginners as well as crank baits. There are a lot of different techniques to all baits but for the most part, you can take these baits and simply chuck and wind and still catch fish.
Jigs and worms are also staples for all fishermen and with a little practice, most novice fishermen can catch fish on a worm with very little practice.
I was just about to say let's go fishing, but we might need to purchase a fishing license first. A $10.50 investment that is a bargain once you get out on the water and start fishing.
Rod and reel, bait, new tackle box and a few snacks. We are ready to go. Go where? Good question.
The best place to start would be a local farm pond. A small body of water, lots of fish and a high success rate — good for your confidence and great practice.
Once you have mastered the local ponds and streams, you'll have to make a decision on how deep into fishing you're willing to go, because from here we're going to need a new boat, more rods and reels, and a lot more bait!
Hopefully this will help you get started on your adventure. As you can see, you can keep it simple or turn it into a full-blown hobby. Either way, the fun and enjoyment you experience for the rest of your life will be priceless.
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I was wondering if someone could point me to an example or documentation on encoding / decoding strings, such as a URL?
I am in the final stages of writing the first draft of a parser, and need to be able to mainly decode url strings, but may have a need for encoding strings later.
Any help is appreciated.


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I logged on to my computer and saw that my desktop was take over by a blue screen with the message, "WARNING! You're In Danger. Your computer is infected with Spyware. All you do with your site..."
It's too long of a message to type out but I used my Zone Alarm Security Suite almost everyday and almost after every page I visit online. Now my nephew, he's a different issue. I would like to know, since I got rid of the Trojan through the Zone Alarm Anti Virus, why do I still have this message bombarding me and even a pop up from "Security Monitor: WARNING. ATTENTION! System detected a potential hazard (TrojanSPM/LX on your computer" And why, when I treat it with AntiSpyware all this Beast 1.91 and other Win32. Trojan stuff still comes up when scanning but it says nothing is on my computer. How can I get rid of it and also, what's the better product: Zone Alarm Security Suite or Zone Alarm Pro?
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Parking problems in the downtown area, where street parking is often taken up by downtown workers during the daytime and restaurant-goers during the evening, have been growing, according to residents who have becoming increasingly vocal about their dissatisfaction.
One possible concept, which Chief Transportation Official Jaime Rodriguez discussed this week with residents in the Downtown North and University South neighborhoods, would be to implement residential permit-parking zones on one side of streets near downtown, with hourly parking on the other side of the streets, and a buffer zone of hourly parking on streets nearest to downtown.
Michael Hodos, one of about 40 people who attended the meeting, said that a permit-parking system that allotted spots for downtown workers should be spread out in the neighborhood — or else workers would simply choose the spots closest to the downtown area, which would put those residents at a disadvantage.
Rodriguez suggested that parking permits could be sold to residents at a relatively cheap rate, giving the example of $30. The city would then sell the remaining spots to businesses or employees under a tiered system in which spots closer to downtown would cost more, possibly between $250-300.
Hodos suggested the parking plan be implemented in phases, increasing the scope gradually to gauge its effectiveness.
Another idea floated by Rodriguez would not require parking permits but instead set up areas in the neighborhood with time limits, possibly of four hours, to ensure that downtown workers wouldn't be able to park the cars in the same spot for the entire day.
That plan, however, was met with a cold reception from meeting attendees, several of whom didn't like the idea of having to move their own cars to avoid a citation.
Many of the neighbors said parking permits would not fix what they feel is the real problem: large downtown developments that don't provide enough parking for the traffic they bring to the area.
Resident John Hackmann stressed the immense value to the city of street parking near downtown and said it shouldn't be given away for free to employees working at large developments downtown. Instead he suggested what he called "market-based approach" that auctions off some of the most valuable spots to nonresidents.
The costs of implementing a parking-permit program would include installing signs, setting up permits and the ongoing administrative and police staffing, Rodriguez said.
In 2009 the City Council voted to implement a residential parking-permit plan in College Terrace, the neighborhood bordered by Stanford University and the Stanford Research Park. But the startup costs of that program, about $100,000, was covered by Stanford as a condition of the university's 2001 general-use permit with Santa Clara County.
Tuesday's meeting was one of several meetings planned by the city. Rodriguez was careful to say that the ideas were not set in stone but that the drafts were being proposed to gauge the community's response prior to staff presentations to the City Council.
Rodriguez said he hopes to have a permit-parking plan for the area for the council to vote on by the end of the calendar year. He said the plan would need the support of at least 70 percent of the residents, a number that many at the meeting balked at.
Do you favor parking permits for the neighborhoods surrounding downtown Palo Alto? Share your opinion on Town Square, the community discussion forum on Palo Alto Online.
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I've been trying to find an image of a soft bodied seawater bug I found biting into my skin this afternoon as I paddled in the shallow waters off Fionnphort beach, across from the island of Iona on Scotland's west coast.
I noticed a little prick on the top of my foot left - two holes very close together and bleeding slightly. I then spotted a small, about 4mm or less round off-white, softbodied semi-opaque thing attached to my other foot still under the water. As I raised my right foot I could see it had penetrated my skin and I could see the blood flowing into it as it was attached. It was almost round as it was attached to me and I reacted by flicking it off before looking closer... my mistake.
Anyway, in years of wading about since I was a child, I've never seen this before so really no idea what it was? Anyone have any ideas?
I'm guessing that humans are probably not its primary interest and I was betting it probably was some kind of fish parasite that thought I was a handy snack.
Any suggestions?
I sounds like a fish louse (a crustacean of the order Branchiura) of the genus Argulus. Fish lice have been documented to very rarely bite humans (so you might have been extraordinarily lucky!). They seem to be most fond of eyes (and have been able to survive on the inside of the eyelid).
A more likely offender is Eurydice pulchra.
Thanks. it didn't have any apparent markings as per the image. Nor did I see any limbs...Ralph
No... sorry. Wasn't that. no exterior markings and no limbs that I saw. it was soft bodied ... Ralph


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7 For All Mankkind blue pants from Need for Speed seen with Ramon Rodriguez (Joe Peck)
As Seen on Joe Peck (Ramon Rodriguez) in Need for Speed
TEAMED UP: Decked out in aviators and Belstaff jackets, Dino Brewster (Dominic Cooper) is not a nice guy. In fact, he's a murderer who frames mechanic and gifted underground racer Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) for his misdeeds. When Tobey emerges from prison in a blue leather jacket and slacks, he plots revenge in the only language he really knows—speed—and enters the DeLeon, a famous underground race, with plans to beat and punish the smug Dino for good.
Tobey Marshall (Aaron Paul) may have been in jail, but his crew has been awaiting his return. Now, back on the streets, Marshall pairs up with Joe Peck, played by Ramon Rodriguez, to set his record straight.
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Illegally captured parrots finally free to fly
In 2010, Bulgarian airport authorities confiscated 108 African grey parrots (Psittacus erithacus) from a smuggler. Last month, the 28 parrots who survived the stress of being stuffed into dog kennels, constantly handled by humans, and the absence of their native habitat, completed their three-year journey to freedom.
The journey began late one afternoon in 2010, Sophia Zoo employees were called to Sophia Airport, Bulgaria's largest, to take the parrots back to the zoo's animal rescue center.
"When we saw these birds stacked like sardines, we were so appalled," said Irina Sahatchieva, Sophia Zoo's international coordinator. She said the birds were packed into medium-sized dog kennels with a board dividing them horizontally in half, creating two shelves. There were 30 grey parrots on each shelf.
African grey parrots are particularly desired by illegal wildlife traders because they are highly intelligent—with the ability to mimic human voices and other sounds quickly—have longer-than-normal lifespans, and are easily tamed. The species is listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN Red List.
These parrots had been wild-caught from somewhere in Africa and transported via Lebanon to Bulgaria, without legal documentation. While Sophia Zoo quarantined them, assessing the disease risk of letting the parrots live near other animals in the zoo, more than half died from the stress of constant handling.
Sahatchieva said though the zoo wanted to return the wild-caught birds back to their home, they did not know how it would happen until an international non-profit organization, the World Parrot Trust, became involved. The World Parrot Trust spent the time and resources the zoo could not, organizing a journey for the birds from Sophia Zoo to a Ugandan wildlife sanctuary in the native habitat zone for African grey parrots.
At a release ceremony on July 10, renowned conservationist Jane Goodall pulled the string to release the grey parrots strong enough to fly into Ngamba Island Chimpanzee Sanctuary—17 of the 108 confiscated three years prior. The sanctuary continues to rehabilitate eleven other parrots that made the trip to from Bulgaria to Uganda, hoping that one day they will also be strong enough to fly off to the trees.
Panta Kasoma, executive director of Jane Goodall Institute Uganda, said illegal trade wildlife increases pressure on species that are already feeling the stress of decreased habitat.
Read more at MONGABAY.COM.
Grey parrot image via Shutterstock.


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Bureau of Health Professions Area Resource File, 1940-1990: [United States] (ICPSR 9075)
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The Bureau of Health Professions Area Resource File is a county-based data file summarizing secondary data from a wide variety of sources into a single file to facilitate health analysis. The file contains over 6,000 data elements for all counties in the United States with the exception of Alaska, for which there is a state total, and certain independent cities that have been combined into their appropriate counties. The data elements include: (1) County descriptor codes (name, FIPS, HSA, PSRO, SMSA, SEA, BEA, city size, P/MSA, Census Contiguous County, shortage area designation, etc.), (2) Health professions data (number of professionals registered as M.D., D.O., DDS, R.N., L.P.N., veterinarian, pharmacist, optometrist, podiatrist, and dental hygienist), (3) Health facility data (hospital size, type, utilization, staffing and services, and nursing home data), (4) Population data (size, composition, employment, housing, morbidity, natality, mortality by cause, by sex and race, and by age, and crime data), (5) Health Professions Training data (training programs, enrollments, and graduates by type), (6) Expenditure data (hospital expenditures, Medicare enrollments and reimbursements, and Medicare prevailing charge data), (7) Economic data (total, per capita, and median income, income distribution, and AFDC recipients), and (8) Environment data (land area, large animal population, elevation, latitude and longitude of population centroid, water hardness index, and climate data).
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A. All drugs and alcohol tests and procedures will be conducted in compliance with regulation 49 CFR §40 et. seq.
B. Leave shall not be granted after an Employee has been informed that he/she is required to submit to testing.History: Rule 07-98, eff. Feb. 9, 1999.


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San Francisco Giants bat Emmanuel Burriss in the 9th spot
Bruce Bochy has played Aubrey Huff at second base.
He's had Brett Pill play third base.
If Nate Schierholtz had gotten at hit Tuesday night, he would have been looking at playing Hector Sanchez at third base.
And now, Bochy is having Emmanuel Burriss hitting ninth in the batting order, behind Madison Bumgarner.
Bochy tried to spin the move in his pre-game comments.
"I've done this once before," Bochy said. "The way it's set up, I did put Madison in the eighth spot. It gives you two leadoff hitters, like Tony (La Russa) talked about that."
What?!? Two leadoff hitters?!? In what world would Bochy, or anyone, think about having Burriss bat leadoff?
"It's not something I plan to do on a consistent basis," Bochy continued. "But against a left-hander, Manny can play his game, which is speed, from the ninth spot."
Um, yeah, right.
And if you believe that, Bochy might have a bridge he'd like to sell you.
Bochy is doing this move for one pure and simple reason: Against left-handed pitching, Bumgarner is a better hitter.
Burriss this season vs. left-handed pitching is 0 for 11 with one walk and one sacrifice.
It's probably why he tried to bunt with two on and two out in the sixth inning against LHP Christian Friedrich on Tuesday.
He's a career .260 hitter against LHP. But last season, he was .143 vs. LHP in 30 PAs.
Now Burriss suffered two foot injuries in 2009 and 2010. But those injuries would not impact his RH batting. We're guessing the league has a book on Burriss from the right side, and Burriss hasn't read it yet.
Meanwhile, Bumgarner is 1 for 12 with double and an RBI vs. left-handed pitching. That double came against Milwaukee's Randy Wolf on May 5. Over his career, he hits .111 vs. lefties (3 for 27).
It's just another sign that Burriss' tenure with the Giants may soon be coming to an end.
The first sign came when the Giants called up a second baseman from Fresno in Charlie Culberson.
If Freddy Sanchez can ever get healthy, the Giants may be willing to part with Burriss. The Giants liked Burriss for his versatility on defense. But Joaquin Arias has shown he can fill that road … and hit.
And that's the ONLY reason Bochy drew up the lineup this way … because Arias needs one more day to recover from a bruised forearm after being hit by a pitch.


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ASTM Releases Merged Standard For LSA Manufacturers
Previously developed quality assurance requirements covering the manufacture, documentation, and records retention programs for light sport aircraft have been merged into a new standard approved by ASTM International, the organization said Friday. The standard, released as ASTM F2972, is meant to ensure that LSA aircraft are manufactured "consistent with the design that was originally tested to show compliance to the standard," according to ASTM. It will be used to guide manufacturers seeking flight certificates, permits or "similar documentation" from civil aviation authorities.
ASTM 2972 was created by combining five previously developed standards released as F37. Those five standards address the same quality issues "in a very similar manner" and because they are common across aircraft types, ASTM's committee on the matter has merged them into a single standard. The standard provides requirements that ASTM believes will result in consistent production standards for LSA aircraft. ASTM is selling the F2972 document as a three-page PDF for $36.


text: Florida Statutes 626.9271 defines a "TEMPORARY NON-RESIDENT SURPLUS LINES AGENT" as a licensed surplus lines agent's employee, family member, business associate, or personal representative for the purpose of continuing or winding up the business affairs of the surplus lines agent or agency. Applicant may only replace a surplus lines agent that has died or become unable to perform his or her duties as agent because of military service or illness or other physical or mental disability. There must not be any other person connected with the surplus lines agent's business who is licensed as a surplus lines agent.


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20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
Disney's 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea (Two-Disc Special Edition)
Starring – Kirk Douglas (Ned Land), James Mason (Capt. Nemo), Paul Lukas (Prof. Pierre Aronnax), Peter Lorre (Conseil).
Tagline – Walt Disney's Mighty, Magnificent, Memorable 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea!
Released – December, 1954
Directed By – Richard Fleischer
Produced By – Walt Disney Productions
Distributed By – Buena Vista Film Distribution Company
Description – Fear of sailing the Pacific Ocean has terrified sailors and crippled the sailing lanes. Many ships have been lost and rumors of a sea monster are spreading rapidly.
In an effort to investigate these rumors, the U.S. government has invited Prof. Aronnax and his assistant Conseil along on the expedition. After months of finding no trace of any sea monster their ship is rammed by the monster.
Prof. Aronnax, Conseil, and master harpooner Ned Land, are thrown overboard and watch helplessly as the ships sinks. The three drift in the ocean until they come across an unusual metal vessel that appears to have been deserted.
They board the ship and as they look around come across a room with a full-view glass view of the ocean floor. From this window they see what appears to be an underwater funeral. It is the ships crew holding the ceremony, and when they return to the strange ship they find and capture the castaways.
The ships captain introduces himself as Capt. Nemo, master of the Nautilus, and explains that this ship is a submarine and able to travel beneath the surface of the ocean. Prof. Aronnax is recognized by Nemo who would like to recruit the Prof. to help with his work. Nemo has discovered the secrets to using nuclear power.
Meanwhile, Ned has discovered the coordinates of Nemo's secret island and sends the information off as notes in bottles in the hope that someone will find them and rescue the group. Little do they know that their adventure is just beginning.
The group will have to escape from cannibals, a giant squid, and an armada of warships intent on destroying Nemo's island and stealing his nuclear secrets.
Captain Nemo will do anything, including destroying everyone and the island himself, in order to protect his secrets.
NOTABLE: 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea won Oscar's for Best Effects, Special Effects, and Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Color. The film was also nominated for Best Film Editing.
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea proved to be the most expensive production of its time surpassing Gone With the Wind.
During the scene where the cannibals are chasing Kirk Douglas' character, Ned Land, the actors playing the cannibals painted humorous messages on their foreheads. The messages were not visible on the screen, but read, "Eat at Joe's," and "I Ate Joe."
The impressive scenes of the interior of the Nautilus were designed by Roland Hill. Hill would later design Sleeping Beauty's Castle in Disneyland.
Personal Note: An exciting 1950's Science Fiction classic that should be enjoyed by each generation of children (and adults).
Tags: 1940's horror/sci fi, academy awards, james mason, kirk douglas, oscar nominations, paul lukas, peter lorre, richard fleischer, walt disney productions


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Hall gives status report during Web chat
CEO updates fans on Webb, the bullpen and more
By / MLB.com
Derrick Hall: Good afternoon everyone. Thanks for joining for the chat. Let's get started.
tkwebsinc: Like most fans I'd love an update on Brandon Webb.
Hall: We hope to have him back soon. He has missed so much time that he will have to take more time in games to fully recover. We expect him to throw a bullpen session this weekend, which is a big step. We need to get him to the point of playing in rehabilitation starts in the Minors soon so that he can rejoin the team without too much time. It is difficult to put dates on these rehabs. We would hope early July.
27future: Are the continuous problems with the bullpen being addressed? And will there be any moves to improve the quality of the bullpen?
Hall: The staff discusses the rotation and bullpen every day. We have had a few injuries and are still feeling the effects of overworking them on the last road trip and most recent homestand. We have the arms to get the job done, but need some rest and to catch some breaks. I can tell you that the baseball staff will always look to improve the club, and bullpen is and area that they will always focus on.
tkwebsinc: Do you think Randy Johnson will be the last pitcher to make it to 300 wins?
Hall: It is a huge accomplishment and obviously the topic of debate these days. I am not sure we will see too many more in the near future. These pitchers on the list had long careers with what seemed to be 20-win seasons year after year after year. It will be exciting to see Randy get there -- as long as it's not against us.
27future: What steps has Justin Upton been taking to improve the quality of his ABs and hits?
Hall: He is showing great patience and confidence. He has benefited from our coaching staff sticking with him and letting him play regularly. He made some adjustments with his hands, and is a real tough out right now. He is fun to watch, and is showing why he is one of the most exciting young players in the game.
djabeck: I heard a rumor that you might be bringing Gonzo (Luis Gonzalez) in the office and might let him finish his career as a D-back. Is this a possibility? He is, and always will be, my favorite player.
Hall: We have made it clear that we want him in our front office when he is finished playing. He has always been an asset to the organization and our community, and we look forward to that day becoming a reality.
oden: Derrick, with Justin Upton having a breakout year, does the team have any plans to start marketing him as its new star? Getting him involved in charities and representing the team publicly can anchor him in the community and help keep him here beyond his current contract.
Hall: He will be a star. We need to be careful putting all of the pressure on him with all of the spotlight. We have focused more on the entire team and the fan experience over the last few years to relieve the young players of any pressure. Becoming a community asset is in the works and will happen independently. It helps that he has the right attitude and wants to be a part of the community.
ousnr44: What would you consider a priority with the troubled parts of our team -- the bullpen or the offense?
Hall: Unfortunately they have both had their ups and downs. When teams are winning, offense and pitching are clicking together. We need both to be consistent to give us a better chance to win. We are one-third of the way through the season with plenty of baseball left. But we cannot wait too long to show more consistent production.
mlb33333: How much faith do the players have in manager A.J. Hinch's baseball knowledge and experience?
Hall: It seems that they have a lot of faith in him. He is communicating well with them and they are responding. A.J. is a great leader and understands the game well. He will be a great manager and the team seems to respect him.
fedex9654: Stephen Drew needs to bat leadoff.
Hall: It is nice to have options. Felipe Lopez is comfortable in the leadoff role and has set the table well this year. Drew is beginning to swing a hotter bat, and can contribute from so many different spots, be it first, third, fourth, etc. When he is hot, he is capable of driving in a lot of runs and we will benefit from him in the middle of the order. But I agree, he has some success at leadoff in the past as well.
Gochargers: Jarrod Parker has been throwing really well for the Double-A team. Will we see him in Triple-A or the Major Leagues this year?
Hall: He is an amazing talent. We definitely do not want to rush him, as he is still learning to pitch at the professional level. He will not likely be up here in the very near future, but as a top prospect, when he does get here, he will be here for a very long time. He should be a household name throughout his career.
azhardball: Are there any additional developments in regards to the D-backs securing a Spring Training location?
Hall: We are still speaking to a few finalists from the Valley, but need to move quickly if we are to leave. Much has to do with the Rockies' decision first. If we are in a position where we feel we have to leave, 2011 is still a possibility, but that window for construction time is closing. We do have some great options here if need be.
theruch: What kind of steps are being taken to promote Upton as an All-Star representative for our D-backs?
Hall: We are pushing it as much as we can internally. We have encouraged fans to vote as much as possible. Fans can vote 25 times online as well. We are looking into having a ballot-stuffing party as well. It was nice to hear Peter Gammons say he is the player who deserves to be there the most without the votes to date.
Hall: The time is up. I appreciate the questions and your time. I also appreciate your continued support and patience for this team. They have shown some strong signs of late that they can break out of this and make a run. Let's hope so -- go D-backs!
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Let me start off with an assumption: We all want to be good bloggers, right?
But we don't get a lot of direct opinions about how good we actually are. Your friends and family will tell you you're great. Haters will tell you that you
suck. But it's not like these opinions reflect the actual situation.
The negative voices are always more vocal than the positive ones, and your friends, well, they just don't have the guts to say anything bad.
How you can find out if you're really a good blogger? To start, let's explain what it means to be a good blogger.
Who is a good blogger?
Being a good blogger is not the same as being a good writer. Writing is a single
activity-you take an idea and write an article around it. Blogging involves many more elements. Bloggers have to:
Taking all this into account, here are seven signs you're not a good blogger:
1. You don't publish regularly.
This is really basic, but some people still forget that publishing regularly is a blogger's main task. If you don't publish regularly, people will lose
track of what's going on with your blog, or even forget about you completely. That's not good for business.
If at some point you get distracted and don't publish a post for a while, just return to your everyday blogging like nothing ever happened.
Whatever you do, don't publish a "sorry I've been away" post. The reason is simple: Some people won't even notice you were gone unless you tell them.
2. You don't manage your time properly.
Time management may sound like something only people loaded with an extreme amount of work need, but it's not the case. Whatever your career, you can
always use a time management system to make you more effective.
Let's face it, there are a lot of tasks a blogger needs to do on a daily basis, and if you try to keep them all in your head, you'll inevitably forget
I encourage you to check out a methodology called "Getting Things Done," then try different online tools to make you more effective. Here are a few you can
try: Remember The Milk, Teambox, Google Calendar and Dropbox.
3. You have no blogging friends.
Bloggers who try to make things happen on their own have a much harder time achieving success. Building a network of contacts and using it for various
purposes is a much better approach. Here are some of the possible benefits:
Building a network is a great practice in any industry—blogging included.
4. No one contacts you with freelance writing opportunities.
If you're a good blogger, chances are some people will notice and reach out to you with new opportunities. The most obvious opportunity for a blogger is a
freelance writing project of some kind. If you're inside a fairly popular niche, you should get offers like that every now and then.
If you don't, maybe you're not as good as you think.
You can help the situation a little by providing an easy-to-use contact form or other clear way for people to get a hold of you. It still amazes me that
some bloggers have absolutely no contact information on their sites, or that they bury it so deep it's like it's not there at all.
5. You don't know what search engine optimization is.
Good blogging has a lot to do with search engine optimization (SEO). Good bloggers accept this and try to make the most out of it. Bad bloggers think SEO
isn't relevant and that content is the only king. There's no point providing great content if you're not going to do anything to promote it in search
Every post you publish should include some form of SEO, even if it's just some simple keyword research and good subheads. Remember that Google is the
biggest online traffic provider. You can earn a lot of traffic and recognition if you decide to play the game.
6. You don't know what your most popular articles are.
Know your audience and be aware of what's happening on your blog. If you don't know what your most popular content is, how are you going to create more of
Every blogger should aim to publish posts that have the biggest chance of going viral. To get your blog up to date, install a plugin like WordPress Popular
Posts and include a Google Analytics embed code in your blog. This will give you all the information you need.
Check your stats every week or month, and note which articles become the most popular. Create your publishing schedule for the next months to include more
articles similar to the popular ones in some way (topic, style, etc.).
7. You have no plan for your blog's immediate future.
Bad bloggers always run around like chickens with their heads cut off. Remember, you're a long-term blogger (at least, that's my assumption). You need to
have a plan for your blog, or your success will be a lot less predictable.
Things worth including in your plan are:
Of course, this is just an example, and you're free to include whatever else you find suitable.
What are other signs of bad bloggers?
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copyright the Chronicle May 28, 2014
by Joseph Gresser
DERBY — A new Walmart Supercenter could add 218 jobs and $4.7-million to area payrolls, according to an economic analysis submitted with permit applications on May 22. If the permitting process hits no snags, the new store could open by late fall of 2015.
The project will increase traffic on Route 5 by more than a third and could require at least two sets of new traffic signals on the Newport-Derby Road.
According to the permit documents submitted to the Derby Zoning Administrator and the District #7 Environmental Commission, the Walmart will likely include a grocery store, pharmacy, and auto center. It's to be built between Route 5 and Shattuck Hill Road by Shattuck Hill Investments, LLC, a company owned by Burlington developer J.L. Davis.


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BERLIN — A pair of state lawmakers and a grassroots organization this week announced proposed legislation to increase the minimum wage in Maryland, but the jury is still out on what the proposal could mean on the local front.
On Tuesday, Senator Robert Gariagiola (D-Montgomery) and Delegate Aisha Braveboy (D-Prince George's) joined the advocacy group Raise Maryland for a rally in Annapolis announcing proposed legislation aimed at increasing Maryland's current minimum wage from the current $7.25 to $10 by 2015. Under the proposed legislation, the state's minimum wage would be increased to $8.25 per hour this year before hitting $9 in 2014 and $10 in 2015. Starting in 2016, the minimum wage would be indexed, or adjusted, annually to keep up with inflation and the rising cost of living.
In addition, the proposed bill would raise the minimum wage for tipped employees, which make up a large segment of the resort area's workforce, from the current 50 percent, or $3.63 per hour, to 70 percent. Several states already have higher minimum wages for tipped employees and a handful even require tipped employees to be paid the full 100 percent of the minimum wage.
While increasing the minimum wage for all employees, including a modest increase for tipped employees, is clearly a favorite among the workforce in Maryland, it could have serious implications for the business community still struggling in a staggering economy, particularly small businesses in seasonal or resort communities that walk the thin line between success and failure.
"I haven't seen the bill, but it bears keeping a close eye on," said Senator Jim Mathias (D-38), who represents Worcester County and the lower shore. "The economy is still very soft and small businesses are still challenged. Because of the seasonal nature of our local economy and the turnover of our workforce, there could be serious implications with this."
Delegate Mike McDermott (R-38B) also voiced concern this week with the proposed minimum wage hike. McDermott pointed to the fragile balance between making it and closing up shop for many businesses in his district.
"Using Ocean City as an example, in tough times, we don't want to drive up the cost of doing business any more than it already has," he said. "Raising the minimum wage substantially will drive up the pay scale for the rest of the skilled employees with more experience and longer tenures."
McDermott said the current minimum wage is probably appropriate for many entry-level jobs, particularly in the resort area and across the lower shore. He said higher payroll costs associated with the proposed wage hike might force business owners to higher fewer employees or even lay off some.
"Ocean City is very dependent on what I would call not necessarily skilled labor," he said. "If employers higher fewer employees, the product or the level of service might suffer. For first-timers in the job market, earning $8 an hour is better than not having a job. Get in the door at $8 an hour and work your way up, or try for a better job."
However, Raise Maryland believes an increase in the minimum wage will have the opposite effect and actually help the still sluggish economy. For example, the state's current minimum wage at $7.25 per hour represents an annual salary of just $15,000 per year for a full-time worker, a salary that is not sustainable for most workers struggling as the cost of living continues to go up.
Raise Maryland cites an Economic Policy Institute report that asserts over 530,000 workers in the state, or roughly one out of every five, will benefit from the proposed increase to $10 per hour. Raise Maryland predicts the proposed increase will inject an estimated $392 million into the state's economy and create roughly 3,400 jobs.


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Popular property highlights
Offering ski-in/ski-out access, this resort in Teton Village is in the mountains, 0.1 mi (0.1 km) from Jackson Hole Mountain Resort, and close to winter activities such as snow tubing and snowshoeing. Laurance Rockefeller Preserve is 2.8 mi (4.5 km) away.
Resort Features
Ski into Hotel Terra Jackson Hole - A Noble House Resort, where you can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge, eat a meal at the restaurant, and enjoy comforts including an outdoor pool and a full-service spa.
Room Amenities
All 132 rooms boast jetted tubs and offer free WiFi and flat-screen TVs. Guests will also find DVD players, refrigerators, and premium bedding.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us! Opens in a new window.
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After a day on the slopes, indulge in a treatment at the full-service spa or soothe your muscles in the spa tub. Getting to the slopes is a breeze with this mountain resort's ski shuttle (surcharge). Hotel Terra Jackson Hole - A Noble House Resort helps provide the perfect winter holiday with ski storage and shopping on site. When the sun goes down, sip après-ski drinks in the resort's bar.
The resort offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A computer station is located on site and wireless Internet access is complimentary. This luxury resort also offers an outdoor pool, a steam room, and a fitness center. Complimentary self parking is available on site.
Hotel Terra Jackson Hole - A Noble House Resort has designated areas for smoking.
- Express check-in
- Library
- Picnic area
- Bar/lounge
- Elevator/lift
- Fitness facilities
- 24-hour front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Restaurant
- Free self parking
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Outdoor pool
- Computer station
- Conference space size (meters) - 390
- Ski-in/ski-out access
- Luggage storage
- Concierge services
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Conference center
- Designated smoking areas
- Shopping on site
- Total number of rooms - 132
- Number of floors - 6
- Number of buildings/towers - 2
- Airport transportation (surcharge)
- Fireplace in lobby
- Designated smoking areas (fines apply)
- Ski shuttle (surcharge)
- Rooftop terrace
- Full-service spa
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Meeting rooms 3
- Coffee shop or café
- Pool sun loungers
- Steam room
- Free WiFi
- Babysitting or childcare (surcharge)
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
- Spa services on site
- Ski storage
- Long-term parking (surcharge)
- RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 4200
- Laundry facilities
- Spa tub
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Free newspapers in lobby
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Long-term parking (surcharge), Free self parking, Valet parking (surcharge), RV, bus, truck parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Flat-panel TV
- Free WiFi
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Bathrobes
- DVD player
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Coffee/tea maker
- Free newspaper
- Designer toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Daily housekeeping
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- In-room safe
- Iron/ironing board
- Jetted bathtub
- In-room massage available
- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Premium TV channels
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Shower/tub combination
Where to Eat
Osteria Cafe - This café serves breakfast only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). A children's menu is available. Open daily.
Il Villaggio Osteria - This theme restaurant serves dinner only. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting).
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include ski-in/ski-out access, a steam room, and a fitness center.
Guests under 18 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, fitness facility, or spa tub.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Sledding on site
- Playground on site
- Rafting nearby
- Snow tubing nearby
- Bicycle rentals on site
- Snowshoeing nearby
- Golf lessons available nearby
- Kayaking nearby
Spa Services
Chill Spa has 6 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include deep-tissue massages, hot stone massages, Swedish massages, and massages. The spa is equipped with a sauna, a spa tub, and a steam room. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy.
- Number of treatment rooms 6
- Couples treatment rooms
- Body treatments
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hot stone massage
- Deep tissue massage
- Swedish massage
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Steam room in spa
- Massages
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- In-room accessibility
Hotel Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is noon
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
- Resort fee: 8.8 percent of room rate
- Pool access
- Spa tub access
- Fitness center access
- Ski storage
- Internet access
- Newspaper
- Phone calls
- In-room safe
- In-room coffee
- Self parking
- Housekeeping
Optional extras
- Airport shuttle fee: USD 60/2pp per person (one way)
- Valet parking fee: USD 15 per night
Hotel Name
- Hotel Terra
- Hotel Terra Teton Village
- Terra Hotel
- Terra Teton Village
- Hotel Terra Jackson Hole Teton Village
- Terra Jackson Hole Hotel
- Terra Jackson Hole Teton Village
- Hotel Terra Jackson Hole
- Terra Jackson Hole
- Hotel Terra Jackson Hole A Noble House Resort
- Hotel Terra A Noble House Resort
We should mention
This property offers transfers from the airport (surcharges may apply). Guests must contact the property with arrival details 72 hours prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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I run a popular Facebook page that posts funny videos. I am currently at 50,000 Likes...
I have seen many other pages like mine that have been around for less than a year but are way more popular, in the 2+ million range.
What are some good tactics for me to blow up my likes faster?
How did you get it to 50K? Is it real likes?
I have a funny animal pics site, but i only got 2K likes, wich i got from paid FB advertising
I have the same question with HungryLama.
If you know about how to get 50K real likes which from human instead of the auto bot, you should know about to increase from the 50K likes to 1 million likes. Because getting 50K real likes is not easy.
Speed of getting new likes influenced by trend factor. If you create a FB page which related to hot topic and almost no competition then the FB page can get loads of new likes quickly. And make sure to keep update it to speed spreading process.
Are you engaging enough with your fans?
How often do you post statuses?
All these questions might factor into why you're not growing as fast.
I would watch those other popular page very closely and see how they go about their promotion for their page.
How many likes are there already?
Thank you for your responses.
Yes, they are 50k REAL likes. I post videos daily and get great responses but the page is growing slower than I expected it to.
Before, Facebook used to have a fangate which helped increase the Likes fast but since they removed it, it's been tough.
Any other pointers on getting to 1 mil quickly?
First it depends what about your page then think about only 1k and you are talking about 1M.
I am too having the same question....Currently i am having 22k likes....
Im just losing likes, 1 every second day or so, bleh
How to you increase 50,000 likes, it is already high amount of likes according to me and not have any easy method to get 2+ million real likes.
Have you tried facebook advertising ?If you are looking at bots - you can try add.me fast
make more and more friends add posts on your walls and pictures to have as much like as you can
I'm not a big social media user, but I have tried and tested FB. One thing I found was that getting Likes takes off exponentially when you find something current that people are passionate about. For example, if you're in the food industry you have to watch all the food shows, know what's going on and when something pops onto the scene that is new and exciting, you need to be one of the first to take on the subject. The more controversial, the better, but keep it on-topic. You don't want to do politics on a food page.
The best way to do it by using facebook advertising
Post and share 5 to 7 interesting posts daily on your fb page or you can buy real likes. They are also easily available in the market
Facebook advertising is best way to achieve more likes faster. But high amount of likes(1 million likes) in short period cannot be looks like as a real likes. Frequent sharing in groups with useful post will helps you to get more likes. Try to share video or image it works better than other.
It's been over a month since the OP was here, so presumably they've found an answer or lost interest.
Thanks to all who contributed. Thread closed.


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Big-Time Fun For F-100s - Tech
Big 10 Chassis BuildUp
What do you do when a successful road racer like Boris Said and a chassis engineer, Rob Macgregor, get together to build a truck? That's the story behind No Limit Engineering's new BIG 10 Chassis.
You say that you don't know who Boris Said is? Well, he's better known as the "road course ringer" to his NASCAR Sprint Cup competitors, with SCCA wins at the 24 hours of Daytona, the 12 hours of Sebring, and many NASCAR Truck series wins. He really knows what it takes to drive anything hard and fast. The same goes for Rob Macgregor. A newbie by no means, Rob has been "El Jefe" at No Limit Engineering for more than 25 years designing, building, and torturing classic pickups every day.
When Boris decided to build a '56 Ford F-100 for himself, they sat down to hammer out the details of what would be required to make a truck really work, something that is fast enough to take on a sports car, strong enough to dish out a butt whooping, and comfortable on the highway during long haul cruises to the track, or a coffee shop run down by the coast.
With a clean sheet of paper, the guys set out to cure some of the common problems owners face when attempting to "modernize" a classic pickup. Trucks are known for ill handling, poor brake performance, and horrible steering woes. To their credit, classic trucks were designed as "tractors with doors" and never meant to out-corner a sports car.
The answer is what you see in front of you. The first thing you see when looking at the BIG 10 is the size of everything. Engineered in sections, the weight is now properly placed towards the center of the truck, where it's needed most. In doing so, this balances the weight of the vehicle disbursing load over both axles rather than having a "light" rear end. The name itself comes from the size of the center section of the chassis, a full 10-inch-tall framerail is designed from channel and not box tubing. To cure the "flex," a massive X-member was engineered into the center section.
Out back, the theme of re-routing weight to the center of the chassis is easy to spot. The axle travels through the frame rather than under the frame, again, transferring weight back to where it's most needed. The same goes for the front section. Utilizing the Wide Ride IFS from No Limit's "Pro Tech" chassis, improvements were made in weight transfer during heavy G loads while pushing the truck through the paces. All of this has been achieved maintaining the stock wheelbase requirements and engine/transmission mount locations, ensuring that the truck's sheetmetal and factory items do not need modifications.
Now I know what you're thinking, "Does it fit under my truck, and how heavy is it?" Surprise, it's available for Ford F-1, F-100 through 1956, Chevy 1/2-ton pickups '47 through '59 and is engineered to fit under both Ford and Chevy applications without modifications, and will sit lower than any stock chassis. Further, the channel design of the frame doesn't add any more weight than a stock chassis. Even better, the components that are required to build a chassis are computer documented, and manufactured for the home hobbyist to install using handtools and a drill motor. This is a zero-fab chassis!
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barely get 3rd and inches. Good lord this has the makings of a blowout.
Jets don't put points on the board this drive its over
barely get 3rd and inches. Good lord this has the makings of a blowout.
And that will be ur ball game folks
What a bunch of ass holes
way to get them ready to play Rex.
What has happened to our run d?
Wife is upstairs, hears me clapping. Comes down, "How are the Jets doing?" I say they're down by 7 and she asks why I'm clapping. I say, "Because they're not down by more"
It's just not fair to be a fan of this team. I think today will be the day I finally ****ing crack
Ball sucking Sanchez.
Put in Tebow. Just for the Hell of it. Suckchez is the best player on the niners today.
Another Sanchez turnover
This game is going to be 17-0 before you know it.
Tipped ball...... DAMMIT
Not fair man
WTF was up with that throw
Almost another ****ing pick. Are u ****ing kidding me


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Posted by Veronica Richter in Research, School of Arts and Sciences, Staff, Student Experience, Students, Video on August 6, 2012
A very unique aspect of the Tufts community centers on everyone's ability to learn from one another. Though in some institutions of higher education the learning is most often top-down – transferred from a professor to a student – at Tufts, it's sometimes a circle. Interactions in the classroom can sometimes be as thought-provoking and intellectually compelling for professors as they are for students.
In one of Tufts Admissionss videos about the eccentricities of life on the hill, John Lurz describes this special occurrence from his own experiences as an assistant English professor reading To the Lighthouse by Virginia Woolf. Check out this video:


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wakeboarderblunt wrote: »There was a gamertag PAburnout that was a collection of PA forumers, it probably still has room on it.
So I picked this up finally for 360, is anyone still playing?
And you're still going to get it.EskimoDave wrote: »Lame. I've been waiting for this ever since it was announced.
this is the game i got when i got my ps3, and im still playing it like crack however many months later.
I'll probably pick this up at the end of august. Or maybe I'll wait for the PC version in case someone mods in a decent GPS.
fragglefart wrote: »My Niko is going to start wearing purple, wearing purple, da-da-da-da-da!
I should get back into this.
so if i sign in with my japanese account can i update this and play it regularly after that? ive never messed with DLC for a game cross region. im assuming its not that easy, but ive been wrong before.
That really sucks, I love how it's now gonna be 2 weeks late for 360, the joys of MS certification.
That really sucks, I love how it's now gonna be 2 weeks late for 360, the joys of MS certification.
Ehm, if they found BUGS in the update and are now fixing them, I will gladly wait a few days.
Are you really telling me that them having found and now fixing bugs is a BAD thing? You would rather get a buggy update? Really?


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It was teased at the end of last week's episode, but now Sony has confirmed that the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Glee [/lastfm]cast will release two original songs on Glee: The Music, Volume 5, on sale March 8.
Titled "Loser Like Me" and "Get It Right," the tracks are the first original music to produced for the show.
"Loser Like Me," an ensemble piece, was co-written by pop vet Max Martin, who's written for the likes of [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Britney Spears[/lastfm], [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]P!nk[/lastfm], and the [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Backstreet Boys[/lastfm].
"Get It Right" is a solo ballad that will be sung by [lastfm link_type="artist_info"]Lea Michele[/lastfm]'s character Rachel Berry.
Both will be featured in the March 15th episode, fittingly titled "Original Song."
The full track listing for Glee: The Music, Volume 5 is below. Tune in tonight for even more hits.
1. Thriller/Heads Will Roll
2. Need You Now
3. She's Not There
4. Fat Bottomed Girls
5. P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
6. Firework
7. Baby
8. Somebody To Love
9. Take Me or Leave Me
10. Sing
11. Don't You Want Me
12. Do You Wanna Touch Me (Oh Yeah)
13. Kiss
14. Landslide
15. Get It Right
16. Loser Like Me
Tune in to "Glee" each Tuesday (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. For more info on "GLEE" The Music visit: http://www.gleethemusic.com. In the mean time, catch up on all the greatest "Glee" hits on "Glee" Radio.
Glee is out FAVORITE show of all time, if we could win tickets, we would die.
Good Luck at your concert, Glee.
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Victoria police seek two suspects in shooting
April 25, 2012 at 8 p.m.
Updated April 25, 2012 at 11:26 p.m.
The Victoria Police Department is searching for two men in connection with the Tuesday shooting death of Jerry Paul James III, 37, and the wounding of a 24-year-old woman.
The suspects were seen arguing with James before the shooting, then leaving in an older white four-door vehicle with dark tinted windows, Victoria Police Chief JJ Craig said Wednesday at a news conference.
The information tying these two men to the shooting was not released because it is part of the continuing investigation, Craig said.
Warrants charging murder and attempted murder have been issued for Dedrick Roy Bonner, 18, and Donnell Deshaun Dilworth, 22, of Victoria, Craig said.
The shooting at the Regency Studio Apartments in the 100 block of Regency Avenue at 1:52 p.m. Tuesday killed James and injured the woman, who was taken to Citizens Medical Center, said VPD Sgt. Eline Moya. Police did not released the woman's name.
But a neighbor identified her Wednesday evening as Allaceia "Lacy" Stepheny, who lived at the apartment with James and their 1-year-old son.
Wednesday evening neighbors played with their children outside near where the grass and street were stained with orange paint marking the scene of the shooting. A police patrol car cruised through the neighborhood.
The couple's toddler, who was present but unharmed during the shooting, is being taken care of by James' mother, said neighbor Caryl Barnes, 36.
"They had their arguments between them like a normal couple," Barnes said. "But within minutes they were back to being a happy family."
Barnes said her neighbor worked at Twin Pines Nursing Home and Rehabilitation during the day and James stayed home with the child, who turned 1 in February.
Stepheny has not been at work since the shooting Tuesday, said Twin Pines assistant food service supervisor Carolyn McGrew.
"She was a good worker," McGrew said. "She mostly kept to herself, but she is a good person."
The police department wants the public to know these men are still at-large and are considered to be armed and dangerous.
"We have reason to believe they're still in the region," Craig said. "If you see them or have any information about their whereabouts, call the police."
The occupants of a black Charger who were detained Tuesday for questioning shortly after the shooting were determined not to be involved in the double shooting.


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Microsoft to End Support for Windows XP SP2 and Windows Server 2000 and Client (December 7, 2009) Users running older versions of Windows have seven months to upgrade to newer versions before Microsoft cuts off support.
As of July 13, 2010, Microsoft will no longer support windows XP SP2, Windows 2000 Server and Windows 2000 Client. Users of those operating systems are urged to upgrade to Windows 7, Windows Server 2003 or Windows Server 2008.
Microsoft is offering online resources to ease the transition, including a Windows XP to Windows 7 migration guide and a Windows 7 Automated Installation Kit. Microsoft will probably continue to issue important security updates for XP and 2000 after the official support period ends, but will no longer issue service packs or other non-critical updates.


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Jonathan Lawson added a comment - 22/Nov/10 11:58 PM - edited
Test case files.
This defines a servlet that demonstrates the problem. Also included is the output produced.
This should be everything needed to reproduce the problem.
Note that this test case is slightly complicated by defining two version fields for the case that works, but the result is more revealing like this.
Jonathan Lawson made changes - 22/Nov/10 11:58 PM
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 23/Nov/10 07:11 AM
Please follow the DataNucleus problem testcase format, as linked on the front page of JIRA, in the docs, and the forum
Jonathan Lawson added a comment - 23/Nov/10 10:36 AM
Repackaged bug report according to standards.
Note that I tested this by invoking main from within a servlet in google appengine, since this is the only test environment I have. However the only dependency on this environment is the ConnectionURL in persistence.xml which is "appengine". This may need to be changed. I doubt the problem is provider dependent though.
Jonathan Lawson made changes - 23/Nov/10 10:36 AM
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 23/Nov/10 11:09 AM
Since you say you're using GAE/J then you're using DN 1.1 (you didn't put a "Affected Version" on the report). This version hasn't been supported for more than a year. I ran your test with current codebase (against RDBMS) and I have no issue with version updating.
Refer to http://datanucleus.blogspot.com/2010/01/gaej-and-jdojpa.html for GAE/J and our position.
Andy Jefferson made changes - 23/Nov/10 11:09 AM
Andy Jefferson added a comment - 23/Nov/10 11:32 AM
See also http://code.google.com/p/datanucleus-appengine/issues/detail?id=220&colspec=ID%20Stars%20Type%20Status%20Priority%20FoundIn%20TargetRelease%20Owner%20Summary
It's up to Google to fix their bugs, or update to a recent DataNucleus version.
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How did you pick your screen name?
I wanted something clever, as do alot of people, and I thought of Edward and Bellas love at first sight. I thought that was a little bit cleshay so I but bite.
How did you come to read Twilight and which book is your favorite?
I watched twilight ( the movie) and loved it so I read the books. I like all of them, but, if I had to chose it would be Breaking Dawn.
Who do you like best: Edward, Bella, or Jacob?
There is no way I will pick just one
Who is your favorite minor character?
Hmmmm Good question, dont know??
What are your hobbies?
I'm a stay at home mom. So alot of house work, then I play darts!
Where are you from (general area like Montana, not exact town!)
How old are you? (In general, like teen, 20's, 30's, 40's etc)
Anything else you would like to share.
I'm just now getting to the point to were Im upsessing! LOL


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By Sunday evening, Tommy Tuberville's sideline blowup at one of his graduate assistants had attracted more than half a million views on YouTube. No matter your perspective — that an angry coach ripping off a headset is tolerable in the heat of the moment or that it's an egregious act — that few seconds of theatre generated more opinion than Texas Tech versus Kansas itself.
There were a lot of shouldn'ts in the whole deal.
Tuberville shouldn't have gone off on GA Kevin Oliver to the degree he did, at least not in front of the players Oliver coaches and not in front of a stadium full of people. Save it for later.
Head coaches are paid not just to coach their players, but to coach their coaches. That includes getting on their case now and then. I get that.
But Tuberville could have vented at Oliver after the game or even two minutes later. Then the blowup wouldn't have been, as in this case, a center-stage spectacle.
The Red Raiders had already blown their shot at fourth-and-2. Tuberville's uncorking on his GA wasn't going to change that.
All the outburst did was generate headlines on all the major internet sports sites and that clip for YouTube.
A number of people are downplaying the incident, just as Tuberville did after the game. A coach's son I know said he saw a Tech football coach do something similar years ago. But hey, not every game was on television then, YouTube didn't exist and so unless you happened to be looking right there, right then, you never knew.
In big-boy football, coaches get mad. They lash out. They deserve a little leeway.
But those defending the act ought to rethink their position. They stress that Tuberville didn't actually slap Oliver, and sure enough, you can't establish from that highli — I mean, lowlight — that there was any skin-to-skin contact. But it's a pointless distinction. As soon as Tuberville took a swipe anywhere near Oliver's face, he crossed a line.
He lashed out in anger, got physical, and made a scene.
It must've humiliated the GA.
And it did nothing to help Tuberville's image.
■ If the University of Texas was going to make a big deal in advance out of lining up in the wishbone for the first snap Saturday, the Longhorns should have at least run a play in the spirit of Darrell Royal. Not some trick-play pass. It's not as if they don't have Joe Bergeron, Malcolm Brown and Johnathan Gray to run a wishbone option, ya know?
■ Every time Tech's played at Oklahoma or Oklahoma State the last few years, we've driven through Royal's hometown of Hollis, Okla. I'm always struck that college-football greatness sprang from that little one-stoplight town.
■ It doesn't diminish Royal's achievements to point out that former Tech coach JT King nudged the Longhorns along in developing the wishbone. The Red Raiders' 1967 victory in Austin was a seminal moment, both in Tech history and in UT's triple-option offense. Royal told me so when King died nearly 20 years ago.
"Anytime you have something that confuses you and baffles you, it makes you think about doing it," Royal said. "Yeah, it probably moved the process along. We went to it the next year (1968), just a different form of it, but the same idea, the same execution."
■ Kliff Kingsbury was a terrific quarterback and a budding coaching talent. But the people talking up the great work Kliff's doing with the Texas A&M offense ought to acknowledge it has more to do with Johnny Manziel. The kid's special.
■ Mike Leach's first season at Washington State is like a wreck you can't take your eyes off of. On Saturday, the second-leading receiver in school history quit the team, claiming abusive behavior from Leach's staff. Maybe you heard about that. But how about that first half against UCLA, where the Cougars had two punts blocked, two field goals blocked, one returned for a touchdown and fumbled a kickoff?


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Ten years after dropping a promising debut album of lo-fi soul, this LA-via-Atlanta singer-songwriter sounds revitalized on his stunning second album. More fully produced than his debut, Landing On A Hundred was recorded with a 10-pience band at Memphis's Royal Studios (famed for Willie Mitchell's classic production work with Al Green and many others). The album's steeped in the expansive '70s soul sounds of Marvin Gaye, Curtis Mayfield, Al Green and Stevie Wonder, blending funk and soul with shades of Afro-beat, gospel, reggae, smoky jazz and more, highlighted by ChesnuTT's frank, confessional songwriting and limber, falsetto-laden vocals. 10/5/2012 - Don Yates


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Let's go back in time. Not so far back, but back to 2008. IBM was making big changes in how their company worked and continues to work. These five predictions are credited to Mike Rhodin who was then head of the Lotus division and pushing Sametime and Sametime Advanced as IBM's unified communications and collaboration platform and services to be used internally and to be offered to other companies. Even or especially keeping that in mind, the recognition of these 5 trends all point in the same directions as the #noemail project as described in the process of writing this blog.
We're talking about #noemail in the marketplace (as one G+ commentor called his business), in serving customers (one reason that another G+er claimed he could not possibly even think of trying #noemail), and building internal communications (as Luis Suarez at IBM has been practicing and promoting since 2009 or earlier).
Here are the five trends, slightly abridged but described in full in this Fierce Wireless archived press release from 08):
- The Virtual Workplace will become the rule. By that IBM means that you'll be carrying your work everywhere you are. Imagine working in a coffee shop! Or taking calls and IMing during off hours!
- Instant Messaging and other real-time collaboration tools will become the norm, bypassing e-mail. IBM wasn't quite ready with something like Google Plus or even Facebook messages, but they are right about collaboration tools changing the way we communicate and work together.
- Beyond Phone Calls to Collaborative Business Processes We've seen this too. Most smart phone users I know are using more Smart than Phone. That is to say that the phone part has become more about connectivity than about voice messages. In business this has been true for a while. I confess: before I completely turned off my desk phone, I changed the voice mail to ask people to send me email instead — or finally to find me online
- Interoperability and Open Standards will tear down proprietary walls across business and public domains. I like this and hope that it's true. There is continuing evidence that things are becoming more open. But closed and non-interoperable systems persist. Android is gaining on the iPhone. Google Plus includes a Data Checkout option. But Apple remains mostly closed even as Microsoft is diminished in our communications sphere.
- New meeting models will emerge. Here IBM is pushing Virtual Worlds as meeting spaces. For whatever reasons, Second Life and others still seem too soon and too flaky. But Skype, and now Google Plus, have become a regular part of our lives in business and in private or social life.


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What do you guys think about trying to aquire Gilbert Arenas?
Despite all of his off the court mistakes this guy is a slasher and a scorer, he puts pressure on the oposing defence and can take some pressure off of Chris Bosh. He would probably play along side Jack more sucessfully then Jose ever did (I hated that line-up) I would suggest starting Arenas at the PG and bringing Jack off of the bench.
He is probably available as he has a unfavourable contract and it looks like Washington is in full rebuild mode.
Washington gets:
expiring contrat of Evans
Marco Belinelli
1st round pick
Tronto gets:
Gilbert Arenas
Why we do this trade? we get a big name scorer/slasher that we desperatly need to Keep Bosh in Toronto
Why Washington does this? they gets 50 million in salary relief over the next 4 years that they can use to rebuild, a 1st round pick and a good starting PG In Jose.


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In March 2014, we volunteered to photo document the SR 530 landslide disaster response effort in Oso, Washington.
We spent 6-days on the frontlines of the slide, 6-days that felt like 6-years. Here, in our own backyard, as in the rest of the country, we experienced humanity at its very best, amid some of the worst circumstances imaginable.
In Oso we saw world-class crisis leadership practiced at its finest. We witnessed the unwavering courage of rescue canines and the self-sacrificing bravery of local volunteers. We ventured through the mudslide debris pile, a thick, primordial soup of mud, shattered homes, uprooted trees, leaking propane tanks and managled vehicles in search of missing people and pets. We stood quietly at attention and watched a grandfather identify the remains his 4-month old grandchild; a moment forever seared into our collective memories.


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Estrada progresses, but Roenicke won't rush him
By Kevin Massoth / MLB.com
MILWAUKEE -- It has been a long road back for Marco Estrada from a hamstring injury suffered in early June, but he made a bit of progress Friday with a rehab outing at Triple-A Nashville.
Estrada threw 2 2/3 innings and allowed two earned runs on three hits while striking out two and walking two. He threw 47 pitches, 25 for strikes, but Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said he would like to see Estrada make at least one more rehab start before returning.
"I don't want to just bring him back here [before he's ready]," Roenicke said. "We've filled in OK with the starters we have. Ideally, we'd like to get him at least one more start."
Estrada was placed on the 15-day disabled list on June 5 with a strained left hamstring and he has also battled back issues.
The right-hander had a 4-4 record and 5.32 ERA in 12 starts before landing on the DL.
"It's important for him to finish out this season well," Roenicke said. "I don't want to just put him out there when he's not stretched out or he's not throwing the ball that well. Hopefully, we'll make sure he's ready."
Gorzelanny's next start in question
MILWAUKEE -- Tom Gorzelanny's Wednesday start is in doubt after the left-hander got hit by a line drive in the second inning on Friday.
X-rays were negative, but Gorzelanny was in considerable pain after he took a Jayson Werth liner off his left elbow on just the 13th pitch he threw against the Nationals. He said nothing changed from Friday to Saturday.
"It feels exactly the same," said Gorzelanny, who had baseball seam marks on his elbow according to Brewers manager Ron Roenicke. "There's probably more to report when there's progress able to be made. Progress report whenever we find out is the progress report."
Roenicke said he spoke with Brewers general manager Doug Melvin prior to Saturday's game with the Nationals to explore the team's options if Gorzelanny is unable to go Wednesday against the Giants or beyond.
"His start on Wednesday is definitely a question mark," Roenicke said. "Doug was in earlier and we were talking about different scenarios, what we could do. It's getting really complicated."
Roenicke has already used 11 starters this season, including Gorzelanny and Saturday starter Donovan Hand, who each started in the bullpen. Top prospect Tyler Thornburg is filling in for Yovani Gallardo, who left his Tuesday start with a left hamstring strain and was placed on the 15-day disabled list on Wednesday.
Roenicke said the DL is a possibility for Gorzelanny, but it depends on if he will be able to make his subsequent start after Wednesday.
"We probably won't know that for the next couple days," Roenicke said. "If the next couple days the doctors don't think that that second start is a going to be a good possibility, then we may have to [put him on the DL]."
Dipping into the bullpen again for a spot starter is unlikely according to Roenicke, taking Alfredo Figaro, who returned from a month-long stint on the DL on July 24, out of the equation. That leaves a couple likely possibilities from Triple-A Nashville in Johnny Hellweg and Jimmy Nelson.
Hellweg has dominated at Nashville this season, but he already made an unsuccessful jump to the Brewers that ended in mid-July. In three starts and one relief appearance, Hellweg coughed up 13 earned runs on 19 hits (10.97 ERA) in 10 2/3 innings. His biggest issue was control as he walked 13 and struck out just three.
"We'll see, we'll see," Roenicke said. "I don't know. There are so many different things that we talked about. We've got a lot of options."
Gennett, Weeks to platoon based on matchups
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said Scooter Gennett and Rickie Weeks will each see playing time at second base based on pitching matchups during Gennett's stay with the team.
Gennett became the Brewers' 26th man for their doubleheader against the Cubs on Tuesday and he was technically called up from Triple-A Nashville the next day to take the roster spot of Yovani Gallardo, who was placed on the 15-day disabled list with a strained left hamstring.
"What we're going to do is just match up," Roencike said. "So, we're going to do that for a while, and then we'll see what happens."
Gennett made his Major League debut in early June and platooned with Weeks at second base for most of the month. He batted .214 (9-for-42) with a home run and five RBIs in 17 games and 10 starts at second base before getting optioned back to Nashville on June 26.
Weeks was hitting .184 when Gennett joined the team, but picked up the pace while sharing time at second in June. During Gennett's stay, Weeks hit .452 (19-for-42) with five home runs and nine RBIs in 14 games, 11 starts at second base.
But Weeks' production has fallen off since Gennett's return to Nashville. Entering Saturday, Weeks was hitting .175 (20-for-114) with two home runs and five RBIs in 32 games, 30 starts at second. He also made a costly error on Friday, whiffing on a likely double-play ball that resulted in a run.
Roenicke said Gennett may or may not stay with the team when Gallardo and Marco Estrada return from the disabled list.
"When Yo gets back, when Estrada gets back, we'll see if we stick with a five-man bench or a four-man one," Roenicke said. "I know it's nice to have five guys. Hopefully, we pitch well enough where we can continue to do that."
Last call
• Khris Davis and Yuniesky Betancourt were in Saturday's lineup, playing left field and first base, respectively. Brewers manager Ron Roenicke said the two right-handed hitters were penciled in to face Dan Haren, because he has struggled against righty's this year.
Right-handers hit .308 with 14 home runs off Haren entering the game.
"For whatever reason, right-handers hit Haren a lot better than lefties," Roenicke said. "He's got that really good cutter that can cut in to left-handed hitters. So, that may be the main reason for it."
Kevin Massoth is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Another Monday morning update to our music catalogue. We added 9,943 albums and singles a few days back, in total 111,678 new tracks are now available.
A lot of releases from CDBaby again but a few nice highlights include:
Have a look at the Google doc for the full listing of all the releases. As with every update not all albums listed may be available in your country and some tracks previously available may no longer be playable due to regional restrictions.
Let us know what gems you find in this update.


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around the world are hard at work on technologies that are measured
on the nanoscale. The problem for many areas of research is that
there are no sensors accurate enough to measure such small distances
and forces that are common in the nano world.Researchers
at Purdue
University are working on a breakthrough process that will
allow tiny micro electromechanical systems (MEMS) to calibrate
themselves. The technology has the potential to usher in a new
generation of precise sensors for all manner of uses ranging from
medical testing and diagnosis to crime scene forensics. Part of the
problem researchers are tackling is the inability of current systems
to accurately measure distances and forces that are at play in the
microscopic and nanoscopic world.Purdue assistant professor
of electrical, mechanical, and computer engineering Jason Vaughn
Clark said, "In the everyday macroscopic world, we can
accurately measure distance and mass because we have well-known
standards such as rulers or weights that we use to calibrate devices
that measure distances or forces. But for the micro- or nanoscopic
worlds, there have been no standards and no practical ways for
measuring very small distances or forces."According to
the researchers, there are various techniques used currently to
measure the force and movement of tiny nano objects, but those
techniques can be off as much as 10% because of uncertainties in what
is being measured like variations in microstructure geometry and
variations with fabrication processes.Clark added, "A 10
percent change in width can cause a 100 percent change in a
microstructure's stiffness. Process variations have made it difficult
for researchers to accurately predict the performance of
MEMS."Clark has created a new technology he has dubbed
electro micro metrology or EMM. EMM is allowing researchers and
engineers to take variations of the material being studied into
account to predict the performance of the MEMS accurately. Clark says
that using his technology a MEMS can self-calibrate for the first
time.The reason self-calibration of this type is so important
is perhaps easiest to understand when considered in the realm of
space exploration. Clark surmised, "Say you have a MEMS sensor
in the environment or on a space probe. You want it to be able to
wake up and recalibrate itself to account for changes resulting from
temperature differences, changes in the gas or liquid ambient, or
other conditions that might affect its properties. That's when
self-calibration technology is needed."Clark also plans
to use his technology to increase the accuracy of atomic force
microscopes (AFM), which are used in nanotechnology to measure small
displacements and forces. The EMM technology is being used to help
those operating the AFMs to calibrate them accurately.Clark
also plans to use the technology to create a miniature AFM-on-a-chip
that can calibrate itself. This will not only shrink the size of the
AFM, but make it much cheaper as well. He noted, "Such an advent
should open the door to the nanoworld to a much larger number of
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L.B. Foster rail, concrete ties, direct fixation fasteners, third rail with accessories ,and special trackwork will be installed throughout the HART project's new elevated railway system and maintenance yard, the first major passenger rail transit project on the island of Oahu and in the state.
The company says it offered a comprehensive materials and logistics package that maximizes purchasing efficiencies and meets critical scheduling requirements for the HART project.
"Our company provided the highest quality and value offering, most comprehensive logistics package and the professional project management team necessary to successfully satisfy the requirements of such a large municipal project," noted company Vice President of Rail Product Sales Greg Lippard.
"Our L.B. Foster team has a long and successful relationship with Kiewit. We have worked closely with this leading contractor to provide quality products for signature projects throughout North America," said Hakan Eksi, general manager of L.B. Foster Transit Products.


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While the freewheeling psychedelic eclecticism of this Chicago rapper's last album (2002's Electric Circus) left many long-time fans scratching their heads, he gets back to beats-and-rhymes basics on his sixth album. Hip hop's man-of-the-moment Kanye West produced 9 of the album's 11 songs, giving it a much more cohesive sound than the all-over-the-map Electric Circus. Be features Common dropping typically smart, socially conscious rhymes with some vivid street imagery over tight, jazzy '70s-influenced grooves for one of this year's most satisfying hip hop albums. 5/18/2005 - Don Yates
Other Common album reviews:
Nobody's Smiling - 7/25/2014
The Dreamer/The Believer - 1/13/2012
Electric Circus - 12/15/2002
Like Water For Chocolate - 4/15/2000